OUR COUNTY
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Central Point Items.
BY WILL.
Miss Julia Martin spent Sunday
at the fries house.
We are glad to report John Car
ney able to be out' again.
Bert Newton is again quite il
lie1 is with his parents at present,
Miss Anna Clements and sister,
"Verna, visited Lulu Newton Sun
day.
Johnny Williams made Ins par
ents in Central Point a visit Sun
day.
Miss Josie Benson visited in Med
ford a few days since. She has re
turned to Ashland.
Mrs. u. Li. Jf reeman nas Deen i.
with an attack of La Grippe, but is
much better at last reports.
C. M. Fries and Ed Wilson eac
took a load of hay to the Black
Channel mines, on Foots creek, last
week.
The boys gave their regular semi
monthly dance the 25th, and wil
give no more dances until after the
ladies have their Leap 1 ear party
Hunt Magruder's daughter, Jen
me, has been ill the past week with
a mild form of spinal meningitis.
Dr. Hinkle is the attending physi
eian.
The Eagle Point Leap Year
party was considered a succes3. A
very pleasant time was enjoyed
We did not learn how many num
bers were sold.
A number of our young people
went to Jacksonville the 24th, , to
attend the Leap Year ball. We
hope to have Jacksonville return
the compliment when our party
time comes.
borne of our teachers went to
Medford Saturday expecting to
come back on the evening train.
Oar trains are so irregular not much
dependence can be placed on them,
for a certain hour, so the Central
Point people took the track and
came home. The train did not pass
until quite late.
The ladies met the 24 th and
made all final arrangements for the
Leap Year ball to be given the
night of February 14th. The com
mittee on supper, Misses Bertha
; .rankey. Birdie Jones and Laura
Coakley, engaged their supper of
Mr. Williamson. A first-class ball
sapper was ordered. The music
committee, Misses Katie Fries,
Anna Clements and Belle McDon
ald, engaged the Woodruff sisters
io uiuaiuiaus. xue uuuiuiuiee on
i decoration, Bertha and Mary Pan
key and Birdie Jones are to take
charge of decorations and cleaning
the hall. The floor managers, Misses
McDona'd, Jones and Pankey and
Mrs. Stickle, are to see that the
lights are taken care of and to open
the doors at eight o'clock. The
committee on invitation are Misses
McDonald, Pankey, Coakley, Fries,
Kenney, Clements, Nell . Leever,
Maury and Lillie Gregory, of Cen
tral Point, Misses Myrtle Nichols
and Jessie Gregory, of Medford,
Misses Sophia Simons and Celia
Brown, of Eagle Point, Miss Cora
Lynn, of Jacksonville, Miss Lillie
MeCleridon, of Sams Valley, Miss
Ida Sullivan, of Tolo, Miss Lillie
Pyburn, of Woodville, and Miss
Maggie Ham mersley, of Gold Hill.
The tickets are on sale at the post
office. Tickets including sapper,
A general invitation from the
committee is extended to all and a
good time assured those who attend:
A .first-class supper, first-class
jnusio, and no disorder allowed,
will insure a fine dance for all.
the manner in which they bring up
their children.
Geo. Aiken is able to travel on
foot again. He had the misfortune
to nearly sever all the toes on one
foot some time ago, but they have
healed perfectly natural.
Some time ago, but not reported,
McDonald Perdue built a bridge
across the river at his place. He
has some rich bottom land on the
west side, which he will cultivate.
Rev. Greene is not falling off
much although he is doing more
hustling than a whole family on
his homestead, one mile east from
Prospect when the weather per
mits. A.H. Boothby butchered recently.
Nothing peculiar about it he always
kills about this time, but he pre
sented us with some spare ribs
which were a perfect fit. He's all
right.
Eagle Point Eaglets.
BY A. C. HOWLETT.
Mr. Duhack was in town Monday.
Rev. Wood will preach next Sun
day morning and evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nichcls
were trading with our merchants
Monday.
Mr. onderllellen, of Wellen
was doing business in Eagle Point
Monday .
Joe Kader, one of our enterpris
mg stockmen, was doing business
in Eagle Point Monday.
Miss Anna Schneider, of Rogue
river, was smiling on her many
mends in fcagie Point last Satu
day.
Last Saturday Wm. C. Daley, of
upper L.itue .Butte, was in town
His many friends gave him a hearty
welcome.
Mike Mayfield, one of the lead
ing stockmen of the Meadows, was
in this part of the country last week
loosing aiter his stock interests.
Miss Lottie Perry, of Big Butte.
came out the first of last week to
stay with her mother, who is here
under the care of our owu Dr. W,
B. Officer.
The Leap Year dance, eiven bv
the ladies of this place, last Friday
mgni, is reponea as navinz been a
very pleasant affair, the basket sup
per was excellent.
Prospect Items.
large
BY MINERVA.
E. S. Moore is making a
quantity of very fine shakes.
Geo. Stockton is saying nothing,
bat sawing wood that is, just
quietly baling hay.
We hare a dancing party almost
once a week very pleasant affairs
patronised by all.
Irving MoCall is spending the
winter qear town trapping. He
had designs on that band of gray
vohrea. : - .......
Hiss Ora Woodraff has located a
homestead two miles below thi mill.
The, family are residing on the
land with her.
O. R. Beaure guard is putting
finishing' touches on that inlaid
wood picture. The railway locomo
tive Is perfect brass work, screw
heads and all.
Miss May Earhart is teaching
our school, and very successfully.
O ur district has always been very
fortunate in its teachers. All
v our school is a model one. which
is complimentary to the parents for 1
T a r i ,
x.asL ounaav aoouc noon a mes
senger from Mr. Gordon's, on Rogue
river, came dashing into town for a
doctor for one of the young Gordons,
who through mistake had taken a
dose of carbolic acid for a dose of
cough medicine.
Last Thursday Mrs. John Daley
was thrown from her horse and
badly injured. She had her child
ren with her on the horse, which
was being led by her husband. In
passing a tree the horse shied, and
II were brushed from the horse.
She was carried to Geo. Morine's
house, which was near the place
of the accident, where every at
tention possible is bestowed. One
of the children received a few
bruises, but nothing serious.
In my last I spoke of the arrest
of Irvin Dahack for violation of the
game law and the sending forjudge
Stanfield to prosecute the case The
case was called at one o'clock Tues
day Judge Stanfield for the prose
cution and Mr. Dahack acted as
his own counsel. The jury after
hearing all, the evidence came to
the conclusion Irvin Dahack had
nothing to do with the killing of
the deer, but that his brother had
killed it, and as his brother has not
been found at yet we are not pre
pared to tell the finale of the case.
On Thursday of last week we
had another case in Judge Hazel-
ton's court. One Joe Brown, a
half-breed Indian, was arrested on
complaint of A. J. Daley charged
with larceny of a cow, and the at
tempted larceny of some other prop
erty When Constable Pool went
to arrest him he was grubbing for
Joe Rader, and he informed the
the constable that if he came in
reach he would kill him with the
grubbing hoe. Mr. Pool retreated,
secured help and made the arrest.
Brown was examined on Friday,
Judge Stanfield conducting the
prosecution, and bound over to
await the action of the grand jury,
Awarded '
Highest Honors World's Fair,
Oold Medal, Midwinter Pair.
DOr
in the sum of $600. He is now
boarding with Sheriff Patterson, in
Jacksonville.
Died January 19, 1896, at her
home in Clackamas, of pneumonia,
Mrs. Mary Fannie Foster, nee Mary
F. Cooke, aged 46 years 4 months
and 13 days. The subject of the
above notice was born in LaFaytte
county, Missouri. September 6, 1 849.
In early childhood she came with
het parents to Clackamas county.
Oregon, and in 1859 she came to
Jacksonville with her aunt, the
late Mary A. Chambers, then Mrs
Al. A. Harris ot the ob Indian war
fame. She attened school there
for some time, and then returned to
the home of her parents where she
remained until her marriage, in
1868, to Frank W. Foster, one of
the pioneers of '47. Her husband
died in August, 1S90. She leaves
ten children, fivo brothers and one
sister Mrs. A. C. Howlett besides
a number of relatives in this county
to feel the sad bereavement. She
united with the M. E. Church
shortly after her marriage, and
lived a constant christain life, and
in her last hours gave unmistakable
evidence of her preparation for the
change.
Dear Is the spot where Fannie sleeps.
And sweat the strains that angels pour,
O, why should we in anguish weep?
She is not dead but goue bvforo.
We can her dead, and mourn her loss,
Because her dear faoe we roe no more.
Remember, and light will be the cross
She is not dead, outgone before."
Mound school house January 19th,
to a small but appeciative audience.
He will hold services again the
third Sunday in February, at 11
o'clock. We have not had meet
ings in our neighborhood for a long
lime, but Rev. Hood promises if
met with any encouragement to
preach for us all summer. So we
hope to see a full attendance at the
next meetintr.
Evans Creek Events.
Gold Hil
been
BY GENEVA.
Tom Herriott was in
Monday.
Mrs. E. J. Anthony has
quite ill for several days.
Miss Maggie Hillis was the guest
of Miss babey Booker last week
C. M. Hamilton is now employed
as clerk in J. Robinson s store at
Wimer.
Joseph and Robert Wakeman
and Jack Blair were in Grants Pass
Thursday.
Mr. Harris and H. E. Beck left
for J. W. Robinson's mine on Jump-
off-Joe rid a v.
Ed. and Miss Anna Herriott came
home Sunday to remain a few days
with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole, who have visit
ing relatives here returned to their
home at Coles station, California,
Sunday.
Mott Smith spent Tuesday and
Wednesday with Zeb Hide and
Sam Call, at their mine on Pleasant
creek.
Miss Linnie Robinson has had
quite a severe attack of the whoop
ing cough, but is now on the im
prove.
Hiram McKee, who has been the
guest of Geo. Harriott for several
days, returned to his home on Ap-
plegate Friday.
Dr. Hines, of Jacksonville, was
called Friday night to attend Wm.
Iarnott, who has been very sick
for the past week.
Fred Minthome and family came
down from the mines Thursday
and will reside at home for the re
mainder of the winter.
Mr. Denton and family, who
have been living at Wimer for the
past few months, moved to the
farm of Mrs. Evans Thursday.
A candy pull and a dance was
given at the Wilcox hotel Friday
night. Those present report hav
ing had a very pleasant time.
Died Near Wimer, January 18,
I896, Mrs. S. J. Beers. Deceased
was a well Known and nigniv re-
pec ted lady who has resided here
for many years. She leaves a hus
band, two daughters and a son to
mourn her loss.
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CREAM
Most Perfect Made. '
40 Years the Standard.
Big Sticky Items.
BY BILL NYE'S BROTHER.
'Mr. Head, Sr., was quite ill with
aGrippe at last reports.
Harry' Warlow, of Climax, spent
ast Sunday night at J. W. Smith's.
Watson Adams, of Griffin creek,
visited friends on Big Sticky last
week.
Will Ray, of Oakland, ia spend
ing the winter with his cousin,
Oscar Goodell.
Mrs. Ed. Wilson and children,
of Central Point, were the guests of
Mrs. F. R. Moore last week.
We are sorry to state that Ed.
Lands' youngest child is quite ill,
as is also Henry Bangaris little
girl.
Mrs. Dennis Duggan and daugh
ter, Mary, made friends on Big
Sticky a pleasant visit not long
since. (
W. F. Moore, our efficient road
supervisor, is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. George Little, of Central
Point.
Allie and Myron Turyin, of Ante
loDe. have been spending a few
days with their cousin, V
Gregory.
Mr. Bryant, who recently
chased land in our vicinity;
suddenly called to Cal., by
serious illness of his daughter.
Rev. Hood preached at
W.
pur
was the
the
Griffin Creek Gatherings.
BY OCCASIONAL.
Mrs. A. A. Kellogg, of Medford
is visiting friends here.
The infant son of W. F. Grifliin
has been ill, but is convalescant.
Mrs. Guches, of this place, is suf
fering with an attact of pneumonia.
Rev. Robt. Faucett will preach
here next Sunday at the usual
hour.
Mrs. Wm. Hamlin, of Grants
Pass, visited relatives here last
week.
Miss Eva Randies, of Medford,
is paying Mrs. II. L. Grifliin a
visit here.
Coroner Brower, of Ashland,
passed throngh here one day re
cently on a business tour to Jack
sonville. "
T f ' .
Launppe is masing its appear
ance here once more, and one and
all are sharing equally. Grifliin
creek is always a place of plenty.
but this time the "plenty" being
sickness . and rain. Jfrom the
general appearance of the weather
at present a young flood is surely
expected.
Real EsUte Transfers.
John F White to Wm B Comstock land
In tp J7sr2w ..!
J C Tolman to F C Holmes H intercut In
the Houck-Tol'man & Dunn ditch Id Id
Srl e
A D Helman to C A Etianon 1 17-100 acres
tpSWsrl e
Wm H Hurley to J B Robinson all Int In
the Baldwin ditch tD W s r J w
C M Hanson to I J Hanson lands in
Jackton County In aee 7 to ST rs m
J Vi Cook to Sterling mining company
q o d to 20 acres of Placer mining ground
In Sterling mlnlnr dint
H K Ankeny to Sterling mining company
30 82 100 acres In same dial
Vlnoent Cook to Sterling mining Co
90 acres of mlnlns rround uma dlat
Cordelia L Ankeny to same X) acres of
mining grauna same dint
R A Cooke to Sterling mining comoan
SO acres of placer miulog ground same
district
Henry B Ankeny to Sterling mining com
pany is ob im acres see tp 39 also to
acre In sec 38 with water right fluma
ditches etc
A P Talent to Mary L Packard 2 30-100
acres tpSt) s r I w.
Sheriff of Jackson county. 8 Patterson to
K P Nell and J K Pelton, sheriff deed in
foreclosure an aadirtded H interest In
and to 161 81 100 aorm to SS a r 1 a
Morton Dudley lo W V McNair the
modus cortaio Cjaaru claim on Kanes
oreek
Morton Llndloy to Wm Lampert the Ex-
ciisior ana uoiumota quart claims
also plaoer mining claim all in Sardine
creek ..... .... ................
Morton Llndley to I H Beeman Interest
In and to the Red Oak and Iowa quarts
claim In Galls creek district
F C Holmes to Geo W Dunn 10 miner's
inches ot water from Dunn a Houck
ditch
Emily E Hills to Anna L Clute i acres of
dlcMtpStarle reserving right of
way for trrisatlnv ditch
M W Holmes to Geo W Dunn 61 80 100
acres of d I e No Si tD 39 s r I e
HI Ankeny to Sterling mining company
NO acres. seo 13 tp3tsr3 w with un-
160
100
1000
divided H of water right and ditch.
I ! patent to Dt
S0ip3sr 1 w.
V S patent to Diilaln P Hill ISO acres sec
r .
Morton 140 acres sec 2S tp
8035
100
500
500
635
3S30
1
CSto (Justin
37 s r I w.
John G VaaPyke to Svth VanDyke MO
acres in tp a, s r i w
shown) in combination with the
crows, K K, subsequently as shown
in the drawing for the purpose set
forth a purpose not set forth.
WON THE B.GPRIZE.
A Book-Keeper's 8et Kxperience with m
Homo and Wagon. 0
It ia not often that winning a prize
will make a man look sad, but the un
likely frequently happens, says the
Chicago Globe. The other morning the
book-keeper in ono of the wholesale
establishments of the city went to bis
desk looking so blue that bis fellow
clerks thought he must have lost some
of bis relatives during the night. Tbny
delicately inquired what the trouble
"I Bee him as de slnkln summer Bun
crept inter de winder an turned his
white h'nr t'o de color ob silver. HeJ religions.
wukv irum iiih son Hiccj), an liar mum
Rich happiness in his eyes an' sich glory
in his face as I neber saw befo. lie
listened like one who h'ars de far-off
sounds of Bweet music, an de glory
deepened as he reached out his hands
to me and whisX'red: j
" 'I kin see my ole wife an' de cbil'len
up lar: 1 kin see glory an rest an
peace! I kin look across de dark valley
an' see sich happiness as I neber
dreamed ofl
"An' he passed away like a babe
full in asleep, an' you who go up dar
to-niorrer will fin' dnt same glorious
smile lightin' up de faceof de dead. He
has suffered an' believed an' had faith
an gone to his reward. He has bin
dispised fur his color, ridiculed fur
his jgnerance, an. Bcorned fur his
faith in de hereafter, an' yit no king
eber died wid sich a smile on his face
an' wid fcich happiness in his heart.
Teace to his ashes! While we mourn
fur him we shall still rejoice dat he has
gone to bis reward. Let ns break de
meetin in two an' go home." Detroit
Free Press.
defeats ito own ends. Nelson.
Sands make the mountains mo
menta make the years. Young.
Habit renders wrong-doing of any fif
llnd a sort of second nature.
Nothing is degrading which a high
and graceful purpose ennobles.
Truth has never yet proved fatal to
any one; there are too many antidotes.
To owe gratitude oppresses a coarse
nature; to receive it oppresses a fine
one.
Socialism is the fantastical younger
brother of a nearly spent despotism,
whoso inheritance he claims.
The gardens of modern poetry too
often betray a nearness to the drains
of the cities.
There is not enough religion in the
world to admit of the annihilation of
GRAINS OF GOLD.
WlM lalacs Which Fill from the TLipa
of Great FhUoaophara.
Cowardice is the greatest giver of
alms.
Spare moments are the gold dust of
time. Cole.
He who is devoted to every body is
devoted to nobody.
If you note all the details you have
not seen the whole.
Deliberation. tnr far prolonged.
For many natures it is as much a
duty of cleanliness to change opinions
as to change clothes.
Not when it is dangerous to tell the
truth will she lack a prophet, but only m
when it ia tiresome.
Those things which engage us merely
by their novelty can not attract us for
any length of time.
Man should command his flesh as a
slave his master. The dominion of
the enfranchised is the most imperl- -ous.
He that boasteth himself to know
every thing is most ignorant; and he
that presumeth to know nothing is
mst wise. Plato, B. C. 427.
Old age is the night of lite as night
is the old age of day. Still, night is
full of magnificence, and for many it
is more brilliant than the day.
If you have built castles in the air
your work need not be lost; that is
where they should be. Now put the
foundations under them Thoreau.
IN ORIENTAL LANDS.
The pipul tree of the Ilindoos is held
in such veneration that it is consid
ered a crime to cut ofe one of the
branches. .
The motives to suicide in India are 4
said to be anger, disease and grief,
while in Europe they are alcoholism,
love, misery and fear.
VTb owe the invention of visiting
cards to the Chinese. They were first
used during the Tongdynasty (61S-907). "
The present Chinese visiting card is
large enough to fold twice, and is bright
red eolor.
J. W. LAWTON, .
DEALER DJ-
TTARNESS and gADDLERY
Order Work Given Special Attention.
Hand-made and Camtibell lock stitch machine-made harness alwavs
on hand. Repairing is ritrbt in mv line. Branch at Gold Hill
MEDFORD, OREGON.
GOLD HILL, OREGON.
S. CHIhDERS'
...FAIRYIEW MM
Location of Land
Some Queer Inventions.
A late issue of the Scientific
American, in an extended article on
the various classes of eccentric in
ventions that lumber up the busi
ness ot the patent olhce, says
among other things :
Perhaps one of the most amus
ing patents ever granted was issued
on the claini of an Ohio man in
1SS3. He evidently had not lived
a great length of tiiue on a farm,
for his invention of a corn planter.
while original to an extreme degree,
could hardly be put into use. The
picture accompanying the patent
is a work of art. it represents an
old horse driven by a stout man,
who holds the lines nonchalantly in
one hand, an expression of much
pleasure on his face, while at his
side trudged a small hairy dog of
the yellow variety . To the horse's
forelegs, just above the fetlock, are
attached two' small boxes to con
tain the feed. Ropes are fastened
to catch in the sides of these boxes
ead through pullevs attached to a
small saddle over the horse's
shoulder and back of the horse's
hind legs. As the horse moved
forward each step of the hind leg
opened the seed boxes, and corn
was sifted down into the holes
made by the front hoofs. The ver
biage of the claim on this patent is
as original as the drawing:
First. I claim the combination
substantially set forth with the
cheap horse,' A, to the forelegs of
whii-h are attached the boxes, D B,
that are filled with corn.
2. I claim the pulleys, C C, in
combination with the strings, D D,
substantially as shown in the draw
ing. '
3. I claim the guide, a small
iron affair shaped like a rowlock,
fastened above the horse's tail,
through which the lines pass, for
the purpose set forth, and the
sticker, H, to prevent the lowering
of the tail.
4. I claim the fat driver, F, to
prevent the saul cheap horso from
going too fast.
. I claim the fat dog, G, merely
as company for the driver.
b. I claim the worms (not
Amount of
Tract
Land in
Now on the flarket
Lying but a few rods more than one.
mile to the east of
....Medford, Oregon,
Is situated 1G0 acres of land which is
especially adapted to
Fruit Growing.
M'u : , i. ii i i
1 1 'i 1 J r
n uyu iiic iiiiii ivtr l nun is iiiiw tiufrtfii in
sale in tracts of from
21 to 10 Acres.
Commands an
cellent View of
Medford
Ex-
How Payments may
be flade
Fruit and Fruit Culture
Who to Address
f r i j - - a l
A. 1 1 TT Iljll If . I'tllVlfW l flVfll I. Ill
property because, that being located
- ii. i
it is. on a siiErnt eminence, a view ot a
yf - 9
parts of Medford and a good portion
il. H . . . 1 . 1 . 1 a
uie iana. iseariv an ot tins iana rr.
been cleared and has been under cult
vation tor a number ot years, lne so
is of an exceptionally fine quality and itt
adaptability to fruit-growing has bee
proven. This land will be sold upon tl
Installment Flan.
Payments may be made at f 1.25
Aas " . A
wees, fo per montn or f lo every quar.
ter, or a liberal discount will be mad'
for all cash purchases.
1 .. . T 3' . 1
no longer an experiment;, joy direct anal
ysis the soil is found to contain all the
elements required to produce fruits from
the semi-tropical to the hardiest varie
ties. Over these favorable conditions
hangs a climate co-ordinated and ad jus
ed to the nature of the soil.
I or lurther miormation cencernm;
this depirable property call on or address'
S. CHILDERS,
MEDFORD, - - OREGON.'