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THE MEDFORD MAIL TBIBUNE, MEUXgQRD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1009.
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A CHRISTMAS
AT GAPE HORN.
ONCE I lnul n shlpmato who cele
brated the most grateful Christ
mna of bis life at tho Horn.
It was on the Mary Ann, In
December, ISO". She was a deep cut
steel clipper, but she waH a four mast
ed bark, and four masted barks are all
ugly In heavy seas. Tho best nea Ixvit
afloat will plunpo at Capo Horn, but
four masted barks nro all the time un
der water. Sometimes they are swamp
ed altogether and float waterlogged
around the Horn. Then the current
pushes them south to perish In the
Ice Jam.
Somo sailors can bo likened to tho
four masted barks. They are the sail
ors who have been too long away from
home. All sailors plunge liberally into
Bhnre life, but the "too long away from
homo" fellows nre, as n rule, swamped
In shore life's breakers.
One of my mates on the Mary Ann
vras Bob Jones, a typical "too long
oway from homo unfortunate. But
bob still bad somebody dear to bis
heart lie had started on mora than
one trip around the world with tho set
determination that tho end of tho voy
age should see him rejoin his own loved
ones nt home.
But on pay day at tho end of his
trips his good resolutions had been
broken. It had often gone so, and Bob
was hiding self despair under tho grim
surface of a man hating man.
Bob and I. with twelve other Yan
kees. Dutchmen and Swedes, wcro on
the starboard watch under Chief Mate
Dickson of the Mary Ann. Wben we
went below on Christmas cvo the sea
was running high. Sleet and hall camo
down in the squalls. The western gale
had trimmed our sails down to tho
)ov. r 'opjwlls.
We. had hardly fallen asleep when
we beard the man at the wheel strike
one bell. Before the signal for "All
l&nds on deck" was answered forward
Bob and I were out of our bunks and
had our sea boots on.
"What's up now?" growled Bob. and
he got his answer from Jimmy, tho
deck boy, who came rushing In with
out preliminary warning.
"Rise, rise. rise, sleepers! Weather
ehlp for icebergs on tho leeward bow.
Rise, rise, riser
The watch on deck was already set
ting the fore staysail to head the vessel
off the wind. She was running easy
when we came on deck, and the storm
.spanker was hauled out to bring the
vessel to tho wind
on the other tack.
Bob was sent for
ward to furl tbo
fore staysail. The J
rest of us went i
to the braces and I
pulled the yards
in to starboard.
Then camo tho
ugliest part of the
job. Slowly the
Mary Ann turned
to face her foo
again. But before
she could head
her bow against
tho mighty seas
they broke over
her from stem to
stern.
Bob came aft
from the staysail
to join us Just as
we all jumped
out of the way,
for u b. U.aker camo thundering
over tho weather rail.
The breaker caught Bob at tho foro
burkstays. lie Jumped up and put his
arm through the colls of tho foro sheet,
hanging In straps In the royal back
stay. The straps were rotten, and Bob and
the coil sheet rope dropped and disap
peared In the boiling deck waters.
The waters surged to leeward and
carried a dark object with them.
The skipper threw a life buoy from
the poop.
"Poor Bob!" said everybody to him
self. It was all wo could do for him.
Bob was gone, and thero seemed to be
no help for It
Wo had tho Mary Ann snug at lost
Our watch had still an hour more be
low, not long enough to mako It worth
whllo to crawl Into our bunks, and we
lighted our pipes, lay down on our
chests and discussed poor Bob.
Bill, who was Bob's own chum, went
to Bob's bunk and overhauled tho
things.
"It Is enough to mako anybody rip
plug mad to think of a rotton old strap
chucking a poor fellow overboard,"
mused Bill. "Christinas night too.
Say, boys, when we auction this stuff
off wo'vo got to show Bob up hand
boiuo to his friends."
It must be explained that when sail
oru dlo at sea their belongings nro sold
at auction to tho crew. This custom
(serves a double purpose. It Is easier
to ship money halfway around tho
globo than to Insuro tho safo delivery
of. an old wooden chest A. good, sum
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U AX1 Tilt LUi'E
DROrrED.
scription of tho same, nnd thnt tho
respective amounts represent tho
portiounl beenfits of said wnter
main to snid respeotivo parcels of
land nnd also tho porportionnl front
neo thereof on said portion of said
street, nnd tho council does hereby
declare each of tho parcels of prop
erty described below to bo assessed
nnd each of tho snmo hereby is as
sessed tho ntnount set opposito each
description for the cost of lnvttic
snid water main.
ASSESSMENT FOR A FOUR-INCH
WATER MAIN ON MISTLETOE
STREET. FROM ELEVENTH ST.,
SOUTH. TO DAKOTA AVENUE.
IN CITY OF MEDFORD. ORE
GON. Assessment No. 1 A. J. Dnlov.
heeinnine at tho northwest corner
of' lot 1. block 3. Bnrr's addition in
the citv of Medford. Oroeon. runninc
thouce east 1110 feet south 149 feet,
west 130 feet thaneo north 149 feet
to plnce of beirinuine, frontneo 149
feet on east side Mistietoo street
'south, described Vol. 72. pace 203.
county recorder s records ot Jack
son county. Orecon. 99 feot: rate
CI cents: nmount due, $00.39.
Assessment No. 2 Nnnnio L.
Zono. tho west of lot 1. block 3.
Bnrr's addition in tho citv of Med
ford. Oreeon. (execptinc tracts
marked BS. BT. BV. BW. BX.
BY. on plat) frontnee 140 feet on
cast sido Mistietoo street, south,
described Vol. 72. paco 300. county
recorder's records of Jackson coun
tv. Orecon. 140 feet: rate per foot.
61 cents: nmount due. $85.40.
Assessment No. 3 Adam Enie.
lot 2. block 3. Bnrr's addition in the
city of Medford. Orecon. (excoptinc
the followine described tract of land
commencinc 20 feet south of tho
northeast corner of lot 2. block 3,
Bnrr's addition and runninc thence
west 100 feet, south 137 feet, cast
100 feet north 137 feet to ulnco of
becinninc. nnd becinninc nt tho
southeast corner of lot 2. block 3.
Bnrr's addition nnd runninc thenco
north 50 feet, west 150 feet south
50 feet, cast 150 feet to p'-re of be
cinninc. and commencinc at tho
southeast corner of lot 1. block 3.
Bnrr's addition and runninc thence
west CC0 feet, south 20 feet, east
CC0 feet, north 20 feet to placo of
beginning, tho last described tract
beinc known as Twelfth street, front
ace 310 feet on east side Mistie
too street, south, described Vol. CI.
pace "460. county recorder's records
of Jackson conntv. Orecon. 310
feet: rato per foot. 61 cents: nmount
due. $189.10.
Assessment No. 4 James Camp
bell, commencing 250 feet west of
the northeast comer lot 3. block 3.
Bnrr's addition in tho citv of Med
ford. runninc thenco west 410 feot
south 87 feet east 410 feet north
87 feet to place of becinninc. front
ace 87 feet on east side Mistletoe
street, south, described Vol. 03. pace
284. countv recorder's records of
Jackson countv. Orecon. 87 feet:
rate ner foot. Gl cents: amount due.
$53.07.
Assessment No. 5 William H.
Hamlin, lot 3. block 3. Bnrr's addi
tion in tho citv of Medford. Orecon,
frontaco 243 feet on east side Mis-
Iff
foot: rato por foot, 61 cents: amount
duo. $148.23.
Assessment "No. 6 Anna Marion
Parker, lot 4, block 3, Bnrr's nddi
tion in tho oitv of Medford. Orecon,
frontneo 295 feot on east side Alts
tletoo street, south, described Vol
72. unco 67. countv recorder's rec
ords of Jackson countv. Orecon. 295
feet: mto per foot, 61 cents; amount
due. $179.95.
Assessment No. 7 -Frederick Y.
and Minnio Wnsohnu, lot 4, block
4. Bnrr's addition in tho city of
Medford. Owmin, frontneo 295 feot
on west side Mistletoe street south,
described Vol. 10, pneo 425, county
recorder's records, Jnukson county,
Orecon. 295 feet; rate por foot, 01
cents; nmount duo, $179.95.
Assessment No. 8 L. B. Willinms.
lot 3. block 4. Bnrr'suddition in the
citv of Medford. Oroeon. frontnee
330 feet on west side Mistietoo street
south, described Vol. 60. pace 610.
countv recorder's records of Jnok
son county. Oroeon. 330 feet: rate
wor foot 61 cents: amount duo.
$201.30.
Assessment No. 9 Perry B.
Scott, lot 2, block 4, Bnrr's addition
in tho citv of Medford. Oroeon. (ex
ccntiuc tracts marked BE. BF. on
plat) froatneo 105 feet on west side
Mistletoe street south, described
Vol. 53, pace 180, countv recorder's
records of Jnckson countv. Orecon.
165 feot: rate per foot. 01 cents:
nmount duo. $100.65.
Assessment No. 10 Philip J.
SDcncer. becinninc at tho northeast
corner of lot 2. block 4. Bnrr's nd
dition in tho citv of Medford. Ore-
eon nnd runninr thenco south on tho
east lino of snid lot 165 feet, wost
parallel with tho north line of snid
lot 330 feet north parallel with the
east lino of said lot 165 feet to ' -
north lino thereof, thence enst on
said north lino 330 feet to place of
becinninc. containinc lw acres.
more or less, frontnee ICS feet on
wost side Mistletoe street, southy de
scribed Vol. 02. pnee 102. conntv re
corder's records of Jnckson countv
Orecon. 105 feot: rnto per foot CI
cents: amount due. $100""
Assessment No. 11 Robert Lance.
lot 1. block 4. Bnrr's addition in the
citv of Medford. Orecon. G60 feet
enst and west, bv 330 feet north and
south, containinc five acres, frontneu"
280 feet on west sido Mistletoe
street, south, described Vol. 42. pace
559. countv recorder's records of
Jackson countv. Orecon. 280 feet;
rata vcr foot. Gl cents: nmount due.
$170.80.
Section 2. And it is hereby or
dered and ordained thnt snid Severn!
assessments and tho liens bo en
tered in the water main lien docket
of said citv. and thnt thereupon no
tico bo civen tho owners or reputed
owners of said property, nnd that
the same bo enforced
and collected in tho manner provid
ed bv tho chnrter of "id citv for tho
collection of assessments for tho
improvements of streets therein.
Section 3. It is further ordered
thnt tho notice above provided for
bo published threo times -in tho Dailv
Mail Tribune, n newspaper published
and of ceneral circulnHnn said
citv. in tl" manner provided bv or-
ed bv tho citv council of tho citVi
of Medford on the 7' dnv of De
cember. 1909. bv tho followine votu:,
Merrick, absent: EifoH, uvo: Welch,!
nve: l-.inenck. nyo; Donunor avo:
Wortuuui. nvo.
Approved Doeombor 8th. 1909.
II. CANON.
Mavor.
Attest:
HOBT. W. TELFER.
Recorder.
BENSON
AR
GAINS
We Are Headquarters for
Small Orchard Tracts
tletoo street south, described Vol.
42. paco 332. countv recorder's rec-dinnnco No. 250 of said citv.
ords of Jackson conntv. Oregon. 243 The foregoint ordinnn" wns pass
4 miles south of Medford. Price
$245 por noro.
Will oxchaneo five residonco lots
for improved city property.
Our plan and terms makes invest
ment easy. Own somo property nnd
recoivo your shnro of the increase
in vnluo this spring.
ncros on Nowtown street, good
5-room house, well nnd outbuildings,
nonrly all sot to fruit $2800
2V ncros between Peaeli nud
Newtown streets;. nicely located for
subdividing $2100
Wo represent soven strong fire in
surnnco companies. Insure bofore
tho firo; its too Into after.
Within 100 feot of Oakdalo ave
nue, new 10-room modern house,
south front, largo lot $2500
Suroty Bonds Wo represent the
Union Guarnnteo Association of
Portland.
Bocomo informed about our ten
nnd twenty-ncro orchard tracts,
mostly undeveloped nnd prices right
One fivo-ncro tract, xiloso in, will
mnko 2G building lots. Figure it out
nnd see for yourself what you enn
mnko on it $4000
Our rentnl department enn handle
your houses right
Benson
Investment
Company
Over Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank
(Continued on page 15.)
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filTY NOTICES.
(Continued from pngo 13.)
termined to be the sum of $1409.40.
Now therefore, it is hereby further
determined thnt tho proportional
fihnro of tho cost of lavinc said water
innin of each parcel of proportv
fronting on said portion of said street
is tho amount sot opposito tho de
scription of each parcel of land bo
low, and that each pieoe or parcel
of land benefittted bv tho layinc of
snid water main to tho full oxtent of
tho amount so set opposito the do-
WE "WISH to call to the attention of our many patrons that we now have
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OUR CLEANING DEPARTMENT
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JN OUR TAILORING DEPARTMENT we do a general repair business. Jack
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A trial will convince you. If we cannot please you it won't cost you a cent. We
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lore Mot Water
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What would bo a more useful and ideal
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I also install gasoline lighting systems for
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THE NEW ELECTRIC PIRELESS
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211 W. Main St. Phone 1082
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