COITY
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Our Several Hustling Correspond
ents About the County Tell
Terse Paragraphs of the
Doings of the People in their Re
spective Districts Tab Kept .
on Everybody and Friends.
Eagle Point Eaglets. ,
BY A. C. HOW LETT.
Mrs. Geo. Givens is quite ill.
F. B. Inlow has been spending a
few days in Talent.
Prof. A. L. Haselton is confined
to his bed with rheumatism.
The B. C. R. F. mill company
have been putting battening on the
store room.
MissWyland, of Climax, is in
Eagle Point visiting her sister, Mrs.
John Daley.
J. J. Fryer, wife and daughter,
Miss Giadius. were in Medford a
few days ago.
Hon. Chauncey Nye, of Prospect,
was here last week visiting his son-in-law,
A. J. Florey.
Some of our citizens have caught
. the hauling gravel fever from John
Young, and are graveling Main
street.
Jerry Heckathorn had the mis
fortune to lose his watch last week,
on the road between this place and
Medford.
Miss Emma Perry, who has been
visiting the family of Mr. Hovt, on
Big Butte, for a few weeks past, re
turned to Eagle Point last Friday.
Win. Chambers and wife passed
through town Monday morning.
Mrs. C. was on her way to Grants
Pass to see her daughter, who is ill
at that place. j
A little boy by the name of Earl
Taylor was kicked on the leg by a j
horse, a few hours previous to tuis
writing. How serious the injury is,
is not yet known.
Born, December 19, 1S94, in
Brownsboro, to Mr. and Mrs. James
Bell, a daughter. ,Mrs. Bell was
afflicted with lockjaw a short time
ago, but I am glad to be able to
say that she is getting along very
nicely.
Mr. Reyborn has rented Mr.
Storey's farm and Mr. S. has re
turned to England. Speaking of
England, I may next week have
something more to say regarding
that O'Donnel letter to which I re
- ferred last week.
On Sunday Miss Etha Griffith,
who has been living jn Sisson, Cali
fornia, for some time, arrived at
this place on a few weeks' visit to
her mother. She stopped off at
Ashland and visited friends there
for a few days. Her many friends
here give her a cordial welcome.
The wire foot-bridge across Butte i
creek at this place gave way last
week, one of the posts having rotted
off, causing one of the main wires
to give way, but fortunately no one
was injured. The break was im
mediately repaired and no-.v the
bridge is O. K. v
That irrepressible "Jack" Florey
. has hauled gravel and made an
excellent crossway from his store
to the opposite 6ide of the street.
If a few loads were dumped between
Jack's Btore and Sticklers black
smith shop, it would be a great
benefit to persons passing on that
side of the street.
John Young, our efficient, road
supervisor, finished up his road
work last week Thursday. It is a
-conceded fact that Mr. Young is
the beet supervisor we have had for
thirty years. It is a subject of
general remark that the roads in
this district are the best in the
County. However, tlie.-e are a few
chronic grumblers who find fault,
but they are aspirants for Mr.
Young's office and are totally, un
fit for the position.
Mr. Combs, president of the El
drianna company, passed through
Eagle Point several times last week,
poins.toand from the prospective
citv. There is considerable talk of
another colony being started on Big
Butte the coming spring. A gentle
man has settled on a tract of govern
land at the head of Axletree
(rulch. I understand that he ex
fits to have about thirty families
from Washington in the
spring and locate in that vicinity
Last Saturdav Sheriff Patterson
rame out with a warrant for the ar
Mrs. A. McNeil, for the
shoplifting in Medford
T'ho l.adv is to aDDear in Medford
to-dav (Monday), for examination
It seems a singular circumstance
that a womait of her standing in
the community should be charged
with the crime of theft. She has
t;-rorl in this vicinitv all her life
and has always sustained a reputa
tion for honesty and uprightness.
As she is-of a good family, the
entire community sympathizes with
them in this sad case, and hope
that shp may be able to exonerate
herself from all censure.
Last week was rather a memora
ble one in M. S. Woods' family. On
Monday Mrs. John Smith was vis
iting in the family, with her chil
dren, and aftor being there-' a few
hours Mrs. Smith's baby, about
fourteen months old, fell into' a tub
of water and when recovered was
almost drowned. On Tuesday her
daughter, Mamie, while cutting up
a squash, with a hatchet, cut two
of her fingers, one of them very
severely. And on Wednesday Mrs.
Woods let a cup of hot tea fall, the
contents going in her sleeve, burn
ing her arm badly.
A short time ago I spoke of the
necessity of some plan being
adopted so that the business men
of Medford could better accommo
date the crowd of customers that
throng that city, and last Saturday
I was convinced more than ever of
the necessity for some such arT
rangement. During the few hours
I was in the city I saw and recog
nized a host of people from different
parts of the county; for instance
there were half a dozen from Sams
valley proper, some from upper
Sams valley, quite a nu.nber from
The Meadows, several from Yankee
creek, and from this place R. A.
Potter, J. A. Jonas, Mrs. A. M.
Thomas and her son Charles, Boyd
Tucker, Mrs. M. S. Woods and her
daughter, Mamie, D. P. and Green
Matthews. John Ashpole, Thomas
Kelly, and Mrs. Hewlett, all intent
upon buying themselves rich.
From Over the frock.
BY HI LEY.
"Jack, the Ripper," "Mr. Few
Clothes'' and old 'Betseyannspikes"
are fast friends. They work together
harmoniously (at the tabl es
pecially). Johnnie Ilockersniith has done
considerable fall plowing. His
neighbors say he is a model farmer.
as well as a model man and an all
round good neighbor.
Mr. McAndrews, one of Jackson
county's prosperous farmers and
stock raisers, sold seventy-five head
of fat hogs to the Southern Oregon
Pork Packing company recently,
and killed twenty-seven head for
his own use.
Geo. Lindjey has commenced
the long looked' for and much
needed sidewalk. Now that Mr.
Lindley has started the ball rolling,
let all those interested on this side
continue the good work to the
Medford bridge.
Win. Stewart, son of the Hon. J.
H. Stewart, is having his residence,
at the Roxy Ann farm, overhauled.
The old rubbish is being torn down
and new work put in. Mr. Stewart
has just received a large assort
ment of fruit trees from the Albany
nurserv and has the ground marked
off for eight thousand trees, to be
set out next spring.
Sardiue Creek Items.
BY BOURGEOIS.
J. W. Hav was doing business at
the saw-mill Thursday.
Fred Phillips, of Grants Pass,
will spend the winter here.
Rev. Kinnev was visiting friends
at Gold Hill one day last week.
The Jenne brothers are expecting
their fancies from Washington
soon.
Miners are very busy these davs,
and the prospects are favorable, for
a good winter's run.J
Miss Nellie Vrooman arrived
Wednesday from Grants Pass for a
short visit with .relatives.
Oliver Benson has sold out his
mining interests in this vicinitv to
some parties from the north end of
the state.
A rousing dance was given at the
lumbering camp at this place Sat
urday night and a very enjoyable
time was reported by all.
Kanes Creek Items.
BY SINE DIE.
Mrs. Stover spent last Wednesday
visiting with airs. Swinden.
Mrs. Birdsey has been on the
sick list for the last ten days, but
is much improved at this writing.
We are sorrv to note that Miss
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Etta Brown, of Willow Springs, is
suffering with a severe attack of
tonsilitis.
Mr. Blackwell, of this place, was
in Ashland the latter part of the
week on business connected with
mining interest in that locality.
Messrs. . Knolts, Swindon and
Birdsi'V have commenced piping'on
their hydrolic mine in China gulch.
We wisli them success and lots of
water.
Quite a number of the' young
folks from this place attended the
dance on Galls creek, given by Mr.
D. Horn, which was quite a social
success.
Jacksonville Sews.
The following is a list of officers
elected at the last meeting of the
A. 0. U. W., for the ensuing term:
Master Workman, .las. C. Whipp;
Foreman, L. L. Jacobs; Overseer,
Chas. Purcell ; Recorder. Geo. M.
Love; Financier, Hugh Elliott; Re
oeiver, K. Kubli; Guide, Jas. A.
Wilson; Inside Watchman, Fred
Luy; Outside Watchman, A.
Schmitt.
Following are the newly elected
officers of Adarel Chapter No. 30,
E. S., who were installed at their
last meeting by Mrs. J. N. T. Mil
ler, Past W.' M.: Miss Alice
Ilanlev, W. M.; Geo. M. Ixve. W.
P.; Mrs. P. Elmer, A. M.; Miss
Pauline Karewski, Conductress;
Mrs. Lizzie Croiieinillor, A. Con
ductress; Miss Estella Ievi, Treas
urer; .Miss l.-sie .McCully, ecre-1
tarv; Mrs. Mollie Cameron, Adah;
Mrs. Dora Harbauch, Ruth; Miss'
Mollie Miller, Martha; Mrs. Hattie'
White, Esther; Mrs. Lena Jacobs,!
Electa; Joe Thomas, W.; Miss Jos- j
sie Langoll, Organist; P. Elmer,
Sentinel. At the close of the chr.p- j
ter the members partook of a
sumptuous repast in the club mom.
l'ig Sticky Items.
ItY DILI. NYES llUOTMKi:.
John Schneider is up on Lak
creek, on a hunting expedition.
.Mrs. inas. larnev and chwdren
recently, made a short visit with J
Medford friends. i
Johnnie and Georcie Owens siiei
last Saturday night with their
brother, James Owens.
Miss Carrie Anderson, of Med
ford, last week made friends on
Big Sticky a pleasant visit.
Johnny Owens, who has been at
tending the Jacksonville public
school, is home for the holidays.
Last Saturday G. C. Roberts and
daughter, Miss Lulu, visited Sam's
Valley friends, returning the next
day.
Miss Cora Little, of Central
Point, was the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. F. R. Moore, for a couple of
days last week.
Charles Meustrom was up on
Lake creek the fore part of the!
week, enjoying the Christmas fes-1
tivities in that locality.
Mr. Gregory came up frsni South
ern California last week and will
make an extended visit with his
sons, William and game.
J. L. Goodell had' a severe sick
spell last week, but owing to the
timely assistance of Dr. Geary, of
Central Point, has almost entirely
recovered.
John Matn.ey is over from East-
ern Uregon, visnmg tnenos ana
relatives. John is a favorite with
the young people, all of whom glad
ly welcome him bak.
There are a few cases of measles
in this neighborhood. Among
those afflicted are Mrs. J. W. Smith
and her sons, Rollirt and Lonis. As
these cases appear to be mild
form, we trust they will soon re
cover. Mound school closed last week
after a successful three months'
term. A number of visitors were
present, some of whom participated
in a lively spelling match which
was the principal feature of the en
tertainment. Prof. Barnard is an
, 8a,i8faction in the t
excellent teacher ana nas given
wo terms
be has taught the Mound school.
A meeting of the Mound literary
society was held last Friday, and
goodly number of jwople were
present, r irst on the program was
a comic piece, read bv Charles
Schnellbocher, followed by a still
more comic out by Nellie Roberts.
Then F. Morgan sung "Pin the
Daddy of a Little Black Coon." E.
G. Roberts read a piece on love-
making, which caused considerable
merriment, and Mrs. Crabtree fa
vored the audience by reading a
selection entitled "Uncle Sam's
Wedding." The Gregory quartette
furnished excellent vocal music.
The debate, subject "Resolved, that
an old maid is preferable to an old
bachelor," was warmly discussed;
each side brought forth good argu
ments and scored a number ol
points, but it was decided in tavor
of the negative. The judges were,
Mrs. Crabtree, Arthur Smith and
James Owens; those on the affirma
tive, Chas.' Schnellbocher, J. W.
Smith, A. P. Creed and F. Morgan;
Barnard, Alfred
Lulu Huberts and
The meeting was
January 5, 18'.)5.
Ontral Point Items.
W. Ttliodcs, of Table llock, spent
Monday here.
Chas. O.ttMi m. f
our cil v Sundav.
oio, was in
Henry toi-o made
de Medford a
visit Wednesday.
Last Monday E. Pleasant made
a business trip to Medford.
J. 11. Kincaid is now mining in
the Wilhnv Springs district.
W. Griffin, of Grants Pass, spent
Christmas here with friends.
John Vincent and mother were
here Saturday, doing trading.
15. Vincent,-of Sams Valley, was
in town the fore part of the week.
lion. S. M. Nealon. of Table
Rock, spent Monday at the Point.
Win. Herriott and son vere.np
form Woodviile Monday, after flour.
Virtue Beall is home from the
deaf mute school, to spend the holi
days. Mrs. II. E. Drum was in from
Table Rock for a few days the past
week.
Frank Cardwell came up from
Gold Hill to spend Christmas with
bis mother.
Mrs. Jane White has been paying
her sister, Mrs. James Gay, a visit
the pa.-t week.
Eider T. M. Jones, assisted by
Ilev. Moore, are holding a series of
protracted meetings at Pokegama.
Mr?. M. M. Cooksev, who has
been visiting in Portland for several !
weeks, retun.ed hoiue a few days;
; ago. !
I Wm. Henderson, of Wojulville, I
I was the city tlie fore part of the;
jweek. having -o?:.e up to attend our;
Christmas frstiviii-s. :
John Nugent, who is now employ- j
fed at tlse Ashland mine, came
jdovvn Saturday to spend Ciiristmus
i with his manv friends.
Arthur IJ.iswell and Henry Cobb '
returned from Sardine
ek Mon-
negative, J. C
Smith, Misses
Li Hie Gregory,
adjourned until
)tday. where they have been nt work
on lr. limbics .North. Mar lede.
Wm. Kinney and Miss Estella
Stidham to.tk Sunday morning's j
train for rokegama, I ahf., where
they went to spend the holidays
with relatives.
The Dramatic club will piay
"Ten Nights in a Bar Room." a't
this place on the 29th. The Gold
Hill co-net band will give an enter
tainment hereon the 31st.
The races Christmas were well
attended. The pony race was won
by Rolicrt Balwrs "R-ssie Burke."
Seitind race", won bv Cleveland's
Prince; distance. (WJO yards. Third
ace. free for all, won by Frank
Furgeson's Rhondo; distance. MO
ards. Fourth, saddle horse race,
won by J. C. Pendleton's Maude;
:list,mee, 440 yards. The masque
rade ball in the evening was well
attended and an enjoyable time is
reported.
Tahle Kock Items.
Several verv large ssimoii have
been caught in the river lately. One
was said to have weighed 42
pounds.
The many friends of R. E. Drum
will be pleased to learn that be is
improving rapidly. tie is still
ltd relatives in Kansas.
Last week was very quiet in this
ANEWSTGnY
BY
CflPTAlH JACK CRAWFORD.
(THE POET SCOUT.)
We have In store for our readers a
delightful treat In the shape of
a story from the pen of the
above gifted writer.
. . IT IS ENTITLED .
Private
Brown,
And In Its pages " Captain Jack"
has depicted in glowing colors the
adventures and romance of life
at one of our frontier forts. As
a picture of a phase of our clvili-'
zation fast disappearing It will
prove doubly interesting.
The Opening Chapter?
Will Appear Soon.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
vicinity, as many of our neighbors
were-called to Jacksonville to at
tend a legal "pow-wow."
Some of the members of Mr. Vin
cent's family have had a hard time
with the measles, but all are re
ported doing nicely. Dr. Geary, of
Central Point, was in attendance.
. E. P. Pickens has just finished
butchering forty-five head of hogs.
They were a fine lot and he will
soon have a choice article of bacon
he knows just . how to do the
trick.
Otis Frierson is making improve
ments on his farm, in the shape of
corrals and fencing generally. He
does not intend to take up bis resi
dence in Central Point, as has been
announced.
Geo. Jackson, our genial county
assessor, paid this locality a visit
the fore part of last week. He has
lately returned from the northern
part of the state and says this is
way ahead of that country.
The enlargement of The Mail is
fully appreciated by its readers
here, and several copies have been
sent away to draw attention to this
part of Oregon as a desirable place
for homcseekers. Keep up your
lick and vou can soon put out a
daily.
The few cases of measles scat
tered around ' this "neck of the j
woods'' put a damjier on our having j
a Christ mas tree. The little ones j
were disappointed at not seeing i
Santa Ciaus in public, but he did
not forget to leave his tracks around !
the chimney (and there was plenty
of frost for him to make tracks in).
A b.:iiWt of horse fiesh was given by
eu-nuary burgeon Jacieii u. nopKins
of Newark. V J., recently. The Must
practical arsruuieat for the intnxluetion
of horse meat was the manner iu which
it was served up on this occasion, mid it
teemed certain that the rich a well a
the poor would be convinced of its mer
its if they conld get il cooked as Dr.
Hopkins had it prepared for the ban
quet. There was horse-tail soup, soup
richly flavored and nourishing; boiled
saddle of horse with horse radish sauce,
and boiled tenderloin of horse, while the
piece de resistance was a rib roast.
There was a pot roast and plenty of
broiled steaks and breaded outlets, with
all imaginable soups and relishes and a
variety of vegetables. There was a great
deal of jocular conversation, at the table
and all sorts of horse talk, but not the
slightest indication of qualmishness.
Everybody went there with the inten
tion of eating what the doctor had pre
pared, and the first taste of the palat
able soup encouraged all to go on with
the course.
When Bmtyr was Jck, xn gaw her Cfcsaoria.
When she was a Child, she cried foe Ctetoria.
Wben ri became liss, she dune to Castofia.
tn itw had Children, che gate them Cutoria,
The Bton police board has revoked
the licenses of three theaters which
have been giving bumlar concerts.
Wirins. the Arctic explorer, and his
pany. who were lot to the woriu for
several wrrks last f.-ill. arrived at Arch
anrl on Dec 13. Five of the party
wereseverelv frosrbitten. All of the 40
men suffered great hardships during the
overland journey of 33 days.
Senator Pugh has introduced a bill in
the senate limiting the power of United
States courts to punish for contempt or
uiuDehavior committed in their pres
ence or so near as to obstruct the admin
istration of justice.
E. Ellery Anderson, one of the gov
ernment directors of the Pacitic rail
roads, favors the Keilly funding bill in
his tvstunouy before the house commit
tee on Pacific roads.
Sore Throat.
For a sore throat thoro is nothing
bolter than a tlanncl handiure dsunp-
ened with Chamberlain's I'ain Balm.
It will nearly always effect a cure in
one night's time. This remedy is also
a favorite for rheutna'ism and has
cured many very severe cases. 50 cent
bottles lor sale by t... 11. iiaskius,
Medford.
Are Yon tJoing East?
If so and desire to go via Portland
and enjoy the .luxury, safety and com
fort of a trip over the old reliable North
ern Pacific Railroad, you cau do so from
Grants Pass and all's. P. points in
Southern Oregon as cheaply as by any
other route. The Northern Pacific
runs through trains from Portland to
St. Panl daily withoutchangeof cars
frcccolontst sleepers, elegant Pullman
and Tourists' sleepers accompany every
train.
For tickets and full information ap
ply or wrilo to A. I). Charlton, Asst.
lienoral Passenger and Ticket agent,
Portland, Oregon, or to S. F. Cass, N.
P. Ticket agent for Southern Oregon
First National Bank, Grants Pass, Ore
Onu pair 10-4 blankets at Anglo &
Plyniulo's for SH) cents. -
Gang plow, mower, rake and har
row for sale. Call ami seo Aiuucr.
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RULER OF THE NAVY.
Secretary Herbert Has Power Which
Cannot Bo Gainsaid.
"There is one msn in the United
States who has mora power than the
president and all the federal courts
combined," said a naval officer recent
ly. '"The secretary of the navy is the
man. 111s power over otHeers of the
navy is autocratic lie can without
the aid of a court fine an ofScer all the
way from four hundred to four thou
sand a year, according to his rank, and
simply ts it the whim of the secreta
ry. L'nhc officers of the army, offi
cers in the navy arc not paid a uniform
and fixed compensation. In the army
the salary of an officer is fixed by law,
and no one. not even the president,
can deduct a cent from that pay with
out a court-martial. In the navy there
are three regular grades of pay. In
Uie ca-se of a rear admiral, which is
the highest rank in the navy, the pay
at Kca is thousand dollars. On
shore duty this is reduced to five thou
sand dollars, while if the officer is on
leave of absence or 'waiting- orders'
this is reduced to four thousand dollars.
"Now suppose a rear admiral is or
dure J to the command of the fleet in the
North Atlantic. The secretary of the
navy proposes to visit the fleet. He is '
received on board the flajrship with all
th h -nors due his station, and the ad
miral does his best in the way of enter
tainment. Suppose again, when the
secretary fits down to dine at the ad
miral's table he finds that a cheap
brand of American wine is served in
stead of his accustomed Chateau
Y'!Ui-ra. The secretary determines to
resist this indignity. He goes ashore
aui i"eci.:es t j relieve an admiral who
lin.jv.-.; nothing of the first principles of-ho.-pitali:y.
He issues an order de
taching the admiral and placing him
ca waiting orders. Then on the fol
!;v,vir..T day he determines to punish .
ii::u :.-.i":l further. He calls in the chief
of the bureau of navigation and directs
tltat .V'.iuirv.l Ikiwline be given an iu
dcur.iie furlough. That means that
insujau vl Urav.-ing six thousand dol
lars a year as he was ye.U-riiy. the
late admiral of the Ncrkh Atlantic finur.
his inct ue suddenly reduced to two
til .u;iin-i dollars, and all because he
ha i cfK-:!:!cd the ruler of the navy in
some sll r.il mattor.
"t'auiot the admiral appeal? Cer
tainly not. There is none to whom he
can cry oat. The president has no
power to review the decisions of the
secretary of the navy in matters of this
kind. This is an extreme case, of
course, but it would not be difficult to
point oat where lieutenants hare had
their pay cut from t vo thousand six
hundred dollars to nine hundred dol
lars by a secretary who had a grudge. "
Diamonds as Poisoo-
According' to the Mohammedans of
southern India pulverized diamond is
the least painful, the most active and
the most certain of all poisons- Ac
cording to WilUs" History"" the powder
of diamonds is kept on hand (by the
wealthy only, presumably! as a last re
source. Itut a belief in the poisonous
character of the diamond also existed
in Italv in the sixteenth centurv-
oC m Harmony.
"Every morning." said Mr. Brffing
ton, "I meet at the baker" s a man that
interests me very n -ch- He is a tall,
slender man, but he always boys a
thick, chuuty loaf of bread. He knows
what he wants, no doubt, and it's none
of my business, anyway: but somehow
I can't help-thinking that one of these
iong. French loaves would fit him
better."
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