COUNTY GLEANINGS
Our Several Hustling Correspond
ents About the County Tell
Terse Paragraphs of the
Doings of the People in their Re
spective Districts-A Tab Kept
. on Everybody and Fri"ns.
Eagle Point Eaglets.
BY A. C. HOWLETT.
Rev. A. J. Daley will preach at
this place next Sunday, at 7:30 p.
m.
Miss Lelah Fryer has returned
home from a visit with friends in
Ashland.
Born, March 10th, to Mr. and
Mrs. Forrest Moore, a 134 lb.
daughter.
" County Commissioner Bradshaw
was in our town one day last week
doing business.
A family, recently from Kansas,
moved upon the A. G. Johnston
place last week.
Miss Grace Stanfield went to
Medford Thursday of last week and
returned Saturday.
Mrs. Wm. McKee and son. of
Big Butte, were in town a few days
ago, doing business.
Mrs. Minnie Dauvaul last Satur
day had so far recovered from her
recent illness as to be able to go to
Medford.
Frank Nichols, who has been
attending school at Central Point,
has returned home and is now a
pupil of the Eagle Point school.
Ben Edmondson and wife, of
Big Butte, passed through Eagle
Point a few days ago, on their way
to the "'Hub" on a trading expedi
tion. Your corespondent's daughter,
Millie came out from Medford, Sat
urday, to help commemorate my
sixty-third birthday the day above
mentioned.
Dr. Stanfield reports Mr. Daliack
to be o.uite ill, the result of a recent
fall. The doctor also states that
Mrs. Geo. V. Apger is ill and in a
rather precarious condition.
Wilbert Ashpole and Jos. Rader
took a few beef cattle to Medford
last week, and then the latter
gentleman took a band of stock
cattle, that he has been feeding, to
the mountains.
Rev. S. S. Caldwell has organized
a Sunday school, in John Oben
chain's neighborhood. James Greves
being elected superintendent. I am
informed that Mr. C.'s lecture was
pronounced excellent.
Miss Altha McDowell ' and her
grandmother, Mrs. Ewens, were
visiting Miss McDowell's mother,
Mrs. Pool, one day last week. Miss
Altha is engaged to teach the Lone
Oak school, where she has been
teaching for several terms.
Last Friday morning Mrs. Vol.
Stickle went into Geo. Morine's
yard and Mr. Morine's dog, that
has always seemed quiet and not
inclined to be cross, attacked the
lady tearing her cloak and dress
almost off. but fortunately some of
the family heard the nrJise and
came to the rescue.
Mrs. Howlett had a quilting and
rag tacking party one day last
week. A few special friends were
invited, mostly married folks, and
just enough girls to give vivacity
and vim to the occasion; in fact
wherever Misses Grace and Daisy
Stanfield are everything they can
.control turns into pleasure.
Dr. W. B. Officer had a quite
uteresting experience a few even
ings ago. Four ladies came to his
office, all four suffering with tooth
ache. Each wanted one or more
teeth extract"d, but waited for one
of the others to be the first, and as
a consequence all went home, each
thinking what cowards the other
three were iu not having the nerve
to have a tooth pulled.
Last week G. W. Daley, Sr., and
his brother, John, who have been
prospecting in the Applegate hills
for sorcC time, returned to their
hoiSe in Eagle Point, and last
Friday Mrs. John Daley, who has
been stopping with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Wylanu, on Ante
lope, returned home so one more
house that has been closed for some
time is again made cheerful by the
presence of the happy family.
Mr. Barnard, our school teacher,
reports forty scholars already en
rolled, and a prospect of several
more names being added to the list.
Word has gone out that this is a
very hard school to control. Among
the scholars are a few toughs, who
are so cowardly that they will take
advantage of a teacher if they think
they can do so, but, judging by the
way Mr. Barnard has commenced,
I think he will hold them level.
Rev. Kennedy preached here
Sunday evening. The sermon was
an lateresung one, but 1 am sorry
to say that the conduct of some of
the young gentlemen and ladies
present was such that it became
necessary for Mr. K. to appeal to
the audience to know whether he
should attempt to proceed or give
the meeting up to the hoodlums;
the audience voted that order
should be maintained, and I would
not be surprised if I should have
occasion to chronicle the names of
some that had got into troublo on
account of their lack of discretion.
Rev. S. S. Caldwell gave a tem
perance lecture at this place,
Monday evening of last week. The
lecture was a sequel to the one he
delivered Saturday evening preced
ing, on the subject of the proper
development of our intellectual
faculties. The subject Monday
evening was ' "Johnnie and the
Snakes." This lecture was illus
trated ' with pastel sketches on
canvas. Although the house was
crowded there was not a person
that did not speak iu the highest
terms of the lecture, which fact is
not to be wondered at, as it was an
intellectual treat.
Kubti Items.
BY SYKfS SIMON".
Mrs. L. Lowdon has been quite
ill, but is now convalescent.
Our district school begins April !
1st, with Miss Eva Sill as teacher. !
Miss Nancy McKay, of Willow i
Springs, is visiting friends at this '
place. j
March has come, bringing beauti-
fui spring weather and dainty ;
tlowers. I
Mrs. E. Smith has been spending ;
a few days with her parents, Mr. ;
and Mrs. S. Cook.
Mrs. J. Davidson, accompanied
by Myra Bailey, visited Grants,
Pass one day recently. I
School meeting passed off quietly. ;
Jos. Russell was chosen for direc
tor, and Win. Knox for clerkg
The Missouri Flat literary society
is progressing nicely. Albert York
is president, and Frank Bailey
secretary.
Mrs. 8. Tethorow and Mrs. Win.
Lewman, of Williams, were here
last Sunday visiting their mother.
Mrs. Nickerson.
Miss Ida York, one of Josephine;
county's most popular teachers, is
spending a two weeks' vacation, at
her home on Applegate.
Willow Springs' Items.
School commenced in the Willow ;
Springs district last Monday.
March ISth, Miss Ida York teacher.
Mr. Niddery has been mining the ;
greater part of this winter and has ;
just begun cleaning up. He thinks!
he will get well paid for his work. ;
Monday evening of last week was
made memorable by the organizing j
of a writing school, at the Willow j
Springs school house, under the
management of Prof. Hughes. HcS
has a very large class, and all ;
are eager to learn good penman-i
ship.
There was pleasure galore at the
residence of Mr. John Slagle. Thurs-
day evening, March 14th. A number I
of young folks gathered there, at j
the late hour of ten o'clock, thei
occasion leing a surprise party j
given in honor of Miss Blanche!
Slagle. Among those present were!
frot. Hughes, fcber Davis, Miss
Patrick, Miss Lottie Roe, Will
Mansfield, Harry Patrick, Miss
Carrie Mansfield, Geo. McCoy, Lee
Patrick, Miss Myrtle Hitch, J. A.
Fish, of Sticky; Joe Downing, Perry
Patrick, Miss Owens, Charley Sul
livan (who claims to be of the blood
of John L.), Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Pankey, Miss Sophia Davis, George
McDonough, and the cook of-the
Tolo hotel, and several others.
Music was furnished by Messrs. G.
II. Samuels and Wm. Pankey. All
enjoyed themselves hugely. The
party broke up in the wee hours of
the morning, and all turned home
ward feeling just the same as
though they had been to a ball.
This crowd all came in one wagon
and was therefore verv crowded.
They got along very nicely, though,
until they began ai-centling a small
hill, when of course the front end
of the wagon was highest, and the
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back couple tumbled out. Whether
or not it was an accident remains
unknown, but luckily no one was
seriously injured. A midnight cho
rus was heard from two boys of
the part', who, we suppose, found
shelter under the roof of a building
not far from the Willow Springs
school house.
Jacksonville News.
Jasse Ilouck and G. W. Johnson,
came over from Ashland Friday.
Miss Stella Downing, of Lake
creek, was the guest of Miss Allie
Hanley during the week.
Mrs. Taylor Payne is still at
Junction City, at the bedside of her
father, J. Dennis, who has been
dangerously ill.
Frank Theising and family, who
have resided in Jacksonville for a
number of years, expect to leave for
California in a short time.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Hewitt, March 17th. but did
not survive long. The interment
took place in the Jacksonville ceme
tery Monday.
Miss Mamie Isaacs, of Medford.
spent a few days here during the
week, soliciting for some interesting
and instructive, books. She met
with fair success.
The county jail now has three
occupants, and the musical voice of
Brooks does not disturb the court
house officials as it did while he
was without company.
Frank IIufTer, one of the bright
est legal lights on the coast, is
paying his old home at this place
a visit. He is at present located at
Tacoma and is meeting with well
deserved success.
J. II. Whitman, the abstractor.
of Medford, was in Jacksonville!
Tuesday looking up the records.)
Mr. W. was accompanied by bis!
wife, and they returned home that i
evening on their bicycles. .
Miss Grace Foster, of Medford.!
passed through town Monday, from
I'uiontown, whither she went in;
quest of a school. She was sue-
eessful in getting the soho.il and '
will assume charge thereof March;
iVSih. "
Philip Klippei, a brother of:
Henry Klippei, Sr., of Medford, and i
who has spent the winter in Kansas, j"
has returned to Oregon content to ;
remain where he may enjoy life,!
where the bitter cold north winds;
conieth not. He will once more!
turn his attention to mining. j
Last fall W. J. Plymale had eight !
cords of stove wood chopped, ou.his
ranch, two miles from town, forj
home use. The first of the week i
he sent a team out to bring in the
wood, but to his surprise and dis-j
may someone had hauled the last i
stick away and undoubtedly sold I
or appropriated it for his own use. j
The wood was worth $21. f
The many friends of Attorney
Colvig in this county will be pleased
to learn that he has been promoted
to the position of Grand Foreman
of A. 0. U. W. of Oregon, the same
having been brought about by the
resignation of II. D. Ramsdell. If
nothing prevents, and there ought
not to, ho will be made Grand
Master Workman at the next
Grand Order meeting.
Ceutral Point Items.
Mrs. S. W. McClendon is quite
ill.
Prof. L. L. Freeman visited Jack
sonville last Saturday.
B. Vincent, of Sams Valley,
spent Monday in town.
Rev. Kennedy is holding a pro
tracted meeting at Eagle Point.
Mrs. W. Flippin was up from
Gold Hill, Saturday, doing trading.
W. E. Coul was over from Jack
sonville the fore part of the week.
Dr. J. Hinkle made a business
trip to Jacksonville the first of the
week.
Mrs. Belle Kennedy is spending
the week with friends at Eagle
Point.
John A. Harvey is teaching
school near Bonanza, Klamath
county.
Mrs. E. Dahack came over from
Big Butte a few days ago. fur a two
davs' visit.
W. E. Case, of Sams Valley,
made a business trip to our city
on Tuesday last.
Mrs. M. Cooksey and Miss Mae
Morris made a visit to Jacksonville
friends last week.
Mrs. Wm. Nichols and Miss
Martha Cardwell made the county
seat a visit Saturday.
W. II. Norcross, our live nursery
man, is now very busy shipping
trees to California points.
John Carney, an employe of the
S. P. company, spent the past week
with friends at this place.
Frank Gregory shipped a carload
of hay the first of the week, to .1. 0.
C. Wimer, of Grants Pass.
Mrs. S. B. Cranfill, of Medford,
was in Central Point several days
last week visiting her husband.
Mrs. Lizzie Parks left on Tues
day's train for Pokegama, Calif.,
where she will make her future
home.
Mrs. P. W. Olwell, who has been
in San Diego, Calif., for several
weeks for the benefit of her health,
is much improved.
James Williams, whose illness
we mentioned last week, has recov
ered his usual health and has
returned to his butchering business
at Grants Pass.
Gold Hill Nuggets.
HY YOUHS TKLT-Y.
Thos. Curry was in from his
mine Tuesday of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmonson, of Big
Butte were in Gold Hill the first of
the week.
Joe Bemin has purchased the
Stewart property. The price paid
was -looO.
D. V. Cryder has purchased the
property of E. Barnhart, considera
tion six hundred dollars.
J. L. Madden returned from a
prpspecting trip in the Rogue River
mountains of Josephine county
Tuesday.
Fred Hansen, propri''tor of the
Table Rock farm, was doing busi-'
ness in Gold Hill the fore part of
tiiis week.
Ike Williams, of Central Point,
and Shorty Hamilton, of Medford.
were among the many visitors
Tuesday.
Klippei it Marcusou are shipping
on an average of about four car
loads of lumber to Medford from
this station.
Deputy Sheriff Payne was sum
moning jurors in this vicinity, a
few days ago, fort he April term of
circuit court.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Moore came up
from Grants Pass last Sunday to
visit Mrs. M.'s parents. Mr. and
Mrs. J. V. M ister-son.
Atr.ong the visitors from Sams
Vrdlev this week we noticed
lb. race lYhiei. Andrew Moyre,
Sehm Gal!. Wm. M re and John
Hefner.
Mis? Rose Griffith left Gold Hill
Wednesday for Azusa, Calif, to
visit her brother, Mr. Charles Grif
fiths, and sister. Mrs. O. II. Ilui-er,
of that place.
J. E. Pelton. of Ashland, passed
through Gold Hill Sunday on his
way to Sams Valley. He was ac
companied by a representative of
the Union Stock Yards of Portland.
Our worthy postmaster, H. A.
Cryder. informs us that his pedal
extremity has entirely recovered ;
from the injuries sustained dur-l
ing the excitement caused by the .
supposed burglar some time since, j
School closed in Gold Hill last !
Friday. While we are sorry to see ;
the school close so early in the sea-j
son, we think the directors are work-j
ing for the best interests of the
district. We are sorry to loose Mr.
Parker as a teacher and townsman,
yet where ever his lot is cast, may
success accompany him and also
may success attend his worthy
assistant, Miss Rose Griffiths.
On Thursday evening of last
week, quite a number of the young
folks of Gold Hill hied themselves
away to the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. F. M. Blevins on Galls creek
The evening was passed in songs and
merry making. At about the mid
night hour the guests were invited
into the dining room, where they
feasted royally. After congratula
tions were extended to the bride and
groom the merry party returned
home.
Woodville News.
Ben Tabor went to Grants Pass
Saturday evening.
Ed. Farra will Soon start east of
the mountains, with a big band of
cattle.
Mart Whipple came down from
his mine Friday night to attend
the dance.
Last Friday Riley Hammersley
passed through Woodviile, on his
way to his mine.
Chas. ami Henry White are hav
ing some work done on a quartz
lead which they discovered some
time ago.
Tom Hammersley will soon leave
for Los Angeles, to reside there.
Tom will be sadly missed in this
vicinity.
Clarence Pressly commenced a
term of school at Woodville last
week, with Miss Rena Pyburn as
assistant.
Milo Ward, of Gold Hill, spent
Monday night in Woodville. He
will soon go to San Francisco, on a
business trip.
Pete Henderson, formerly of
Medford, stopped over at Woodville
a few days, last week, while on his
way to Portland.
Jack Holcomb, the Jump-Off-Joo
miner, paid Grants Pass a visit
Monday evening, returning the
following morning.
J. H. Misner has .just had com
pleted a good blacksmith shop. Mr.
M. is a good blacksmith and is
getting lots of work.
Ed. Bagby, of the Hammersley
mine, came down and spent a few
days hist week at Woodville and
Grants Pass, returning to the mine
Sunday.
The dance which took place at
the Seheflliu school house, Friday
night, was a success in every re
spect. Several of Woodville's young
folks were in attendance.
Gid. Wilcox has renfed the hotel
and fixtures, of Mrs. Addie Smith.
The table is neatly arranged, under
the supervision of Mrs. Wilcox,
who is assisted by Miss Maggie
Hillis.
Tom Hammersley, of Gold Hill,
was at Woodville, Monday, on his
way to the famous Hammersley
mine. The gentleman was accom
panied by Miss May Hammersley
and Misses Rose and Lilly McClen
don, two belles of Sams Valley.
Table Rook Items.
Joe Vanllardenherg came up
from Sams valley Monday for a
load of seed wheat.
Mr. McClendon, of Sams Valley,
spent a day with our neighbors.
He reports farmers about through
seeding in his vicinity.
Miss Kate Hansen is spending a
few weeks on the ranch with her
parents, and frequently indulges in
her favorite pastime of horseback
riding.
Mr. Clint Hubbs, under the care
of Dr. Geary, of Central Point, is
improving rapidly, and is able to
mingle with his friends and neigh
bors once more, to their mutual
delight.
As soon as the weather is more
settled we propose to have a Hag
raising, with some literary exer
cises, to be followed by a picnic.
We hope to see a good attendance
from every place.
School opened a week ago Mon
day with Mr. L. A. Simons as
teacher, and an attendance of fif
teen, which is gradually increasing.
From the genera! verdict at the
closr of the first week we prophesy
a S'j'.'(Vfful school term, ("rider
his influence the interior of the
school i:'"".ise has changed greatly
for the l-etU-r; and an interest is
being manifested that helps both
teacher and pupil.
Our Lee planting picnic, was in
every way a success. About sixty
trees were set out. making a row
clear around the school grounds.
The ladies did more than well in
furnishing a dinner for every one
present, Mr. Johnson did his share
in procuring and delivering trees,
but could not remain nor could any
of his family attend, much to the
regret of all, owing to the illness of
his youngest daughter. Mr. L. B.
Warner and the Misses Warner
were out from Medford, and by
their presence added greatly to the
pleasure of all who were their.
Medford was aiso further repre
sented by Photographer Miser and
wife. Mr. M. took a croup picture
of all present.
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A peculiar substitute for window
class, known as "tectorium." is stated
to have Ivon for some time employed
in Austria. Italy, Germany, Switzer
land and Russia, as a covering- for hot
houses, marquees, verandas, windows
of factories, roofs of stores, etc. It is a
special, insoluble, bichromnted gelatin,
translucent as opal glass and. incor
porated in wire gauze. It posM.'sscs,
v.c ore told, the translncency of opal
glass, is tough and flexible, bonds with
out breaking, does not dissolve in
water nr.d is not injured by frost. It
is a bad conductor of heat, and becomes
stronger, it is str.ted, the longer it is
exposed to the air.
Odd Name for Mint.
There are some odd names for game
birds far down the Chesapeake. A
small shy snipe that Hies with a twit
tering noise is called the horsofoot
snipe, because of its fondness for the
horse-foot or luin-e-shoo crab. It is
called also th.2 turnstono. from its
habit of overturning pebbles in search
of food. The telltale snip bears that
name because it alwr.ys sounds a note
of alarm nt the sight, of a gunner.
Chesapeake gunners believe that a sin
gle telltale can clear a whole region of
game birds. The widgeon is locally
called the bald pate, and tie willet is
so called because of its crv: "Will-will-willetr
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I'rom Our Watklns Correspondent.
Canby it Buck have a young
giant in their mines, on the Apple
gate, which does well among the
boulders.
Mr. Adams, of Adams, Frakes Sc
Co., has returned from the Sand
wich islands, where he spent the
winter, and Mr. Frakes is . now
making a visit to his parents at
Grants Pass.
Mr. McComb and his partner
have struck a back channel, on
Elliott creek, which prospects well.
As high as $3.75 to the pan is re
ported. Judge McMurray and A. Tozier,
who have been prospecting the Joe
Creek mine on Elliott creek, have
returned to Tacoma. These gentle
men gave the ground a good test,
with good results. They employed
O. B. Dews and C. S. Carter, of
Tacoma, to prospect the gravel, and
Walter Plymale was engaged as
cook.
Neubtr it-Co. will put a 15-inch
pipe on their mine. They get their
pipe head from Joe creek and their
by-wash from Elliott creek, which
will give them plenty of water the
year round. Geo. Faucett, the
packer and teamster, will put the
material on the ground, and S. C.
Carter will furnish the camp with
fresh beef.
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The Good Fortune or mo Ocean Traveler
Who Liked to Iit.
A well-known Washingtonian of
sporting- proclivities who has recently
returned from Europe spends about
half his time tolling his friends the
story of how he made a big winning
while crossing- the pond, says the Wash
ington News.
"We had been out three cays." savs
ho. "and had exhausted nearly every
mean of amusement, when far away
on the horizon we Mghted the smoke cf
nn approaehing su-a:ncr. Speculation
among tSe sporting element at onee
ti-k the form of the nationality cf the
vessel. At Jecjr'.h some one tujrgiested
that we each put one hundred tioiiurs
int a pool, end eight of us did so.
Miniature flags of the eii'ht principal
m:.ri:i:r.e nr.t:ons were deposited iu a
bar:, and each of us t-xk a Craw.
"Well, you can imagine my feelings
when I found that the one I had U.ken
v.-as that of Itciy. The smailnos of
her navy and merchant marine be-me
painfully apparent tome, and vi ions
of a cool century g re in a moment be
gan to roll up before my eyes. The
Kngiish flag, by some sort of hog luck,
had fallen to an Englishman.and in his
min Vs eye he had that eight hundred
dollars dead sure- And how he did
chaff us.
"Well. I had nothing to say. and you
can bet I played my part well until the
vessel get sirrgsice of us. Then I al
m.st went into hysterics, for there at
her mast flew the banner of Sunny
Iu-.ly. I was so overcome by my ex
traordinary luck that I spent nearly
h-..":f of my winnings in pledging Italy
in the best of wines before we landed
i: New Vorli. The captain of our ves
sel toid rue afterward that this was the
first Italian ship he had met on the high
seas for five vears."
ot So Bad a Shoe
Rulers have always been flattered,
from Canute's time downward, it be
ing, it would seem, an unwritten law
that a monarch's weak points should
pass urirecosnized. Napoleon II L once
said, in consoling a friend who chanced
to be shooting with him for his poor
marksmanship:
"You need not fret about it: the em
peror (by which he meant his nncle,
the great Napoleon I.) was even a
worse shot than you are: the only time
they put a gun in his hand, he killed a
a poor hound, and went away think
iug he had killed a stag.
"In those days the stag, wherever
brought to bay, was left for the em
peror to kilL One day, however, the
emperor was cot to ho found, and the
master of the stag hounds finished the
animal with his knife. Just then the
! emperor came in sight.
! "They hurriedly got the dead stag
on its legs, propping it up with
i branches, and so forth, and handed
j the emperor the 'carbine of honor,' as
it is called. The emperor fired, and
; of course the stag tumbled over, but
; at the same time then was a piteous
whine from one of the hounds, which
had been shot through the head.
"The eu;pei or wheeled round, uncon
scVuts of the mischief he had done,
saeing to one of his aides-de-camp:
'.i':er all. lam not as lad a shot as
they pretend:'" Youth's Companion.
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