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Published Every Friday Morning.
Official Paper of Jackson County.
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, Medford, Friday, May 15. 1896.
Our Clubbing List.
to print had best consult the chair
men of the central committees arid
should the communications meet
with favor by either of these gentle
men they will undoubtedly appear
in the space in this paper which has
been purchased by them.
SCHOOL NOTES.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. DEMOCRATIC COLUMN.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
G. A. JACKSON,
OF MEDFORD.
Regular People's Party Nominee.
CThia Column la hniloht. .nit n.M tnr h ,.
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR,
F. M. STEWART,
OF PHOENIX.
The Mail and Weekly S. P. Call 32 25
" Examiner 2 35
" u ' Chronicle
" " " Oregonian
" " Cosmopolitan....
' " Popular Science..
Hie Ladies' Home
Ideal
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nati Eoqwrier,
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Before its adjournment the
Owing to sickness Miss Galloway
was unable to present her paper at
the institute last week.
The sixth trade is beginning to
realize that there are only six weeks Regular Republican Nominee,
in which to complete the year s
work.
The first grade finds the busy
work table a great attraction, ea
pecially upon rainy days when it is
impossible for them to play out
doors.
Miss Julia White, while on her
way to Jacksonville, visited the
fifth grade. We are always glad
to receive visitors who are interested
in our work.
Teachers at the institute will re
member that Prof. Gregory gave
the name of a song book which he
lit leal
ac-
FOR COUNTY SHERIFF
A. F. HUNT,
OF ASHLAND.
Regular Republican Nominee.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT
SCHOOLS.
GUS NEWBURY.
OF PHOENIX.
Regular Republican Nominee.
OF
Democracy's Plea Before the People.
xo me voters 01 Jackson countv:
In the present unsettled condition of
pontics on thjs American continent,
evidenced by the repeated"tidal waves"
of recent years, the great body ot the
people have in a measure been divorced
from party, asking only of the different
political orgmazations that they pre
sent good men, and fit men for the
various offices national, state, county
and municipal, to be filled at each suc
ceeding election. While the profes
sional politicians and those whose liveli
hood depends upon endless polit
agitation and intrigue are loath to
knowledge the fact, yet it is true that
tne independent element are today
holding the balance of power, aca we.
as representing the one party in Jack
son county which has this year shown
nu appreciation oi tnis truin, and a
desire to accede to the demand for the
very best men available, appeal to you,
the great public of Jackson county,
men of all parties, throucrh the medium
of the independent press of the countv.
in behalf of compotencv and efficiency
in the administration of public business
in tne county omces.
The position of the Democracy of
this county, as the minority partv in
the last biennial election, was partic
ularly iavoraoie to a choice
of candi-
dates who could not fail tnVwi u.oAntjhl
recommends for achool nso. HiU Verf7uohma. Jne !P ?. delegates to
V V-..V lo--l-. -v.aa.ul h. a.j. il. -jj r il ut:.u. tude as to iwulre the entire time of the County tneir convention held en the 25th of
w"-""" I ' I uiiub ,ue auureaa OI wie imuuauer saMrtntendent to the ezolusloa of ether lines April, beinf free from tha Imnnnn..
Greater New York bill. .There is is Lancaster. Pa., not Harrisburg. 'I?ed .! si"0.""? ities of professional office-seekers.
were enaoiea to dispassionately select
that oromise.1 I mo very nest men available for each
particular omce. now well they suc-
Saperintendent to the ezolnsloo of ether lines
I of easiness. I was elected and hare given the
I oBV nT entire nenonal attention. That Is
created by this bill a municipality Many words of praise for the new w "d 1 "ow nat
embracing 288 square miles of school building were heard during
4 . j V i.; I the institute from such men as
r.1? . WY" Sunt, Irwin. Pres. Chapman and
inree millions oi peope. p Camnbell. It was nronounced
a - .... I the best building of its sie in the
o o -r ut.i.
won oi cauiornia eo&uguous lo
Santa Monica, over the house $3,-
000,000 appropriation for a deep
water harbor there, when San Pedro
was the- place designated by the
people to be benefitted.
The hand of "Butcher" Weyler
has been stayed by the president
of the United States, until Ameri-
eans, who are under Beaten oe of
leath, can have a fairer examina
tion. Weyler claims that the
United States is severely interfer
ing with his business.
-us
E. E. Phipps, Populist candidate
for superintendnet of schools, de
sires ns to Btate mat ne n&s been a
resident of Oregon for eight years;
that he holds a normal school
diploma from the state of West
Virginia; an Oregon state teachers'
diploma and a classical diploma
frem the Portland university.
The civil service rules have been
extended to include nearly 30,000
additional government employes,
and raising the number of classified
government positions from 55,000
to 85,000--in fact, civil service
rales have now been extended to
Cover nearly every appointive
tion under the national govern
-stent excepting such as are subject
to nomination by the president
and confirmation by the senate and
a few secretaries and confidential
clerks.
Uaioa Memorial Services.
By invitation of the G A. R. post,
of Medford, the churches will hold
union services at the opera house In
Medford, on Sunday. May 24th, at 11
o'clock a. m.. in memory of fallen
heroes of the late war.
They Nomlaated Predict Officers.
Trail Cheek, May 0, 1896. At a peo
ple's party meeting held here upon
even date with the above, for the pur
pose of nominating precinct officers.
the following officers were nominated:
For justice of the peace, Harvey Rich
ardson; for constable, J. A. Hunter. As
these nominations did not reach the
county seat in time to be printed on
the ballots the voters desiring to vote
for these parties will of necessity needs
write the names on the ballots.
Populist Speaking.
The populists of Jackson county are ,
figuring that next Monday will be a
red letter day for their cause. They
have secured lion. J. it. sovereign.
grand master of the Knigts of Labor of
the United states, for a speech upon
the above date. To accommodate all
horn it is expected will be present
the fair grounds at Central Point have
been secured and the speech will com
mence at 1 o clock in the afternoon.
Anti-rust tinware at Kame Jt Gil-
key's.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
(Election June 1)
For Supreme Judge,
John Burnett, of Benton County
posi-1 For Congressmen, 1st Cone. Dist.,
Jefferson Myers, of Linn County.
For District Attorney.
rlrt Judicial District,
S. S. Pentz, of Jackson county.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
Tab Oregon state board of horti
culture have conceived the idea of
placing a line of horticultural in
struction in the public schools, and
have resolved, "That it is the judg
ment of this board that the State
Board of Public instructions should
take measures to introduce into
the public schools of this state
ruaimentary line ot instruction in
horticulture, as the essential ele
ments of our education to fit men
and women for intelligent labor on
the farm and in the orchard."
The democratic central commit
tee of Jackson county has purchased
a column of space, in The Mail for
each week until the June election.
The republican central committee
has also purchased an equal amount
of space and next week will occupy
it with literature tending to the
fostering of their party principles
and their candidates. The populist
central committee also has under
eonsideration the purchase of like
space in which' to defend their
principles and individual candidates-
For Representatives,
E. D. Brigos, or Ashland.
J. J. HouCK, of Gold Hill.
J. W. Robinson, of Wimer.
For County Judge,
W. S. Crowell, of Medford.
For Commissioner,
Ben. Beall, of Central Point.
For Countv Clerk.
WM. W. Holmes, of Central Point.
For Recorder,
w. J. Compton, of Brownsboro.
For Sheriff,
J. w. By bee, of Jacksonville.
For Treasurer,
Lek L. Jacobs, of Jacksonville.
For Assessor, -
J. L. WOOLDRIDGE, of Applegate.
For School Superintendent,
J. M. HORTON, of Jacksonville.
Fpr Surveyor,
FRED Pape, of Jacksonville.
For Coroner,
Dr. J. B. Watt, of Medford.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
(Election June 1.)
For Supreme Judge,
R S Bean, of Lane County.
For Congressman, 1st Cong. Dlst.;
Thus H Tongue, of Washington Co.
For" District Attorney.
First Judicial District,
GEO W COLVIG, of Josephine County.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
The Mail, is in receipt of several
communications bearing upon poli
tical matters and in some instances
there has been sent us some nicely
worded paragraphs comendatory
to individual candidates. The
Mail is not taking any part in the For Treasurer,
For Representatives,
N L.ANQELL. of Jacksonville,
W B Colton, of Ashland,
H D Kubli, of Applegate.
For County Judge,
J W Mkrkitt, of Central Point.
For Sheriff,
A F HUNT, of Ashland.
For County Clerk,
H L. ALFORD, of Medford.
For Recorder,
Ora Kahler, of Willow Springs.
FOR COUNTY CLERK,
U. L ALFORD,
OF MEDFORD.
Regular Republican Nominee.
FOR COUNTY. CLERK,
WM. M. HOLMES,
OF CENTRAL POINT.
Regular Democratic Nominee.
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR,
JOHN GRIEVE,
OF CENTRAL POINT.
Regular Populist Nominee.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
J. J. HOWSER,
OF MEADOWS PRECINCT.
Regular Populist Nominee.
FOR COUNTY RECORDER,
W. E. ANDERSON,
OF EDEN PRECINCT.
Regular Populist Nominee.
Those taxpayers of Jsckaon county who know
me Deraonailw Know run well that IT elected I
will correctly keen the records ot theeoantr,
I Those who do not know me are referred lo my
acquaintances lor inlonnatton
FOR COUNTY SHERIFF,
J. W. BYBEE,
OF JACKSONVILLE.
Regular Democratic Nominee.
As it seems Quite the proper thing to state
ore s mentions, ir elected, I. or course wui
drop into line. I hire always been a resident
of Jackson county. or reference as to my In
tegrity and ability I bare only to say "see
those people who know me best and learn of
tnem. ir elected l promise to conduct toe
offloe impartially and to the best interests of
all ooocernea.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,'
LEE L. JACOBS,
OF JACKSONVILLE.
Regular Democratic Nominee.
To the Voters of Jackson County.
t hereby pledge myself to the people of Jack
son oounty, it elected, to devote my entire time
to work in the schools of the county, and to
fire to escn scnooi its due amount or my limn,
claim that one hour during a term (the maxi
mum time given to too majority of our schools
during the past two years) is not sufficient to
ensble the Superintendent to competently pass
upon the work of any school. I therefore
pledge at least a half day's time to every school'
room in the oounty. K. E. Paipps,
reopies- rtru nominee
for School Superintendent.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
J. J. HOUGK,
OF GOLD HILL.
Regular Democratic Nominee.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, FIRST
JUDICIAL DISTRICT,
G. W. COLVIG,
OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
Regular Republican Nominee.
Feoatrutlou of Bullets lo 8oow.
Some curious tests have been made
lately of the penetration of projectiles
In snow. According to the report in
Cosmos (Paris) the Lubcl rillo was the
weapon used, and some snow heaps, I can be relied upon to apply business
from one to two vards thick, we're methods in the transaction of public
seeded the almost universal approval
ui men oi aii parties attests.
Without descending from the high
plane of a dignified discussion of quali
fication and individual fitness for office,
we" contend that our opponents in
the contest now coming on, the
Republican and Populist parties, have
not been so fortunate in their nomina
tions. We contend, and. believe that
those who are not allied with "the
machine'' will agree with us, that
most of the candidates of the Republi
can party in Jackson county this year
obtained their nominations by the oft
repudiated methods of a decade ago,
"fighting it out in the primary" and
then by secret caucus and combinations
in the interest of a few men, crushing
the opposition in their convention.
stifling discussion of the claims of
those not slated bv the bosses, and
thus defeating the wishes ot tbe
primary electors. In proof of this.
observe the exceedingly weak nomina
tions made by them for all but tbe
paying ofMces. Those latter gentle
men will prove anything but willinc
sacrificial iambs, if by an v mishap thev
are appraised of tbe fact that they aie
ous regaraea as good "trading ma
terial" by the shrewder bosses.
The Populist partv. on the othp
hand, to the astonishment of its af
filiates and friends In tbe old rjartics.
after having been signally successful
two years ago in nominating and elect
ing a most competent and efficient
corps oi officers, with a few exceptions,
me present year surrendered itseir in
to the keepin? of the professional
agitators, remorselessly repudiated the
most deserving men of its former
choice, and go before the people as
exponents of the principle of a
single term, no matter how efficient
tbe incumbent or how desirous the
people may be or retaining him
in office, a principle which in it
self offers a premium on rascalitr
in office and unusually Insures in
competency. In their frenzied anxiety
to secure the fat places, their bosses
also lost sight ot the fact that the sole
reason why the people endorsed
their selections of two years ago, was on
tbe score of efficiency and admltis-
irtiiive aumij. n un pernaps one or
two exceptions, where "locality"
governed their convention in iu
choice, tntlr ticket tbe present year
is man forman Incomparably In
ferior to that of two years ago in all
that goes to make rood officials, and
if elected will mean chaos in the
records, confusion in accounts, and
utter incompetency on the bench.
The Democracy, realizing that no
existing party has strength enough
within itself to win in Jackson county
without 1 he assistance of the lar?o in-
deponent clement which desires effic
iency and competency in office above
mere party preference, met in conven
tion on tbe 25th ult., while yet the
voice of disproval was loud over the
character ot the nominations alre&dv
made, and named the strongest ticket.
in point of efficiency, fitness for offico
named and general character, which
has been presented to the voters of
this county in many years. Not a
man on the list but has Borne special
recommendation for the office to
which we desire to elect him, and
scarce an instance but that the
office literally sought the man, few
of those named having been before the
convention of their own accord.
Gentlemen, you whobv vour suffrages
will select whom you will to serve you in
public office during the next two vears.
on the coming first day of June, this
ticket was selected by tbe Democracy
on the 25th-day ot April in the confident
assurance that we are offering you the
very nest material we nave to nil the
various county offices, and we believe
that, taken in connection with the hich
character of men named for the higher
state and district offices, we present
you witn a tic net mat is well worthy
of your support. Locally wo do not
bolieve a man has been nominated
on our ticket but who realizes fully
that if elected he will act for the term
of his offico In the capacity of a publio
servant, rendering to the people his
best services, and we feel warranted in
predicting that not a man of the entire
lot will degenerate into a political boss
or place-hunter. These men are busi
ness men, capable men, and men who
dally becoming stronger In favor of
the election of Col. Crowell to the
office of county judge, and that he will
be elected unless something can be
done to offset this growth in popular
favor, the enemies of that gentleman,
(whose numbers are few), encouraged
by certain parties of whom more honor
able things might have been expected,
have undertaken to blast his fair name
and accomplish his defeat.
A citizen of this county, an eminently
reliable gentleman be it said, has sent
a communication to interested; parties,
in which he states that he has positive
information to the fact that certain
fiartles who were foiled by Col. Crowell
n an attempt to grab certain homestead
claims in Klamath county, and whose
grievance is caused solely by their fail
ure to illegally grab the land of honest
esttlers,bave devised a plan for revenge.
Almost on the eve of election, and when
not time enough is left to meet tbe in
dictment, they propose to charge Col.
Crowell with perjury in connection
with this matter, and propose the most
extreme measures contemplated by tbe
law. While these fellows are not only
morally but financially bankrupt, they
have already begun their nefarious
work, and expect to be supplied with
the money necessary to proceed with
their contemptible scheme from those
who are to be benefitted by it. These
men are well known, their names will
bo published at the proper time, and
they will be held strictly accountable.
Their charges have no truth in tbem,
and are simply devised in a spirit of
hatred and revenge. Col. Crowell's
life record s open to all, and we court
the fullest investigation of his long,
upright, and honorable career, both in
military and civil positions. Only men
possessed of pre verse and evil motives
nave ever had occasion to question him
in tbe least.
Democratic Central Committe.
For the Kidneys.
"I am 65 years old; have bad kidney
disease and constipation for 25 years.
Am now well used your S. B. Bead
ache and Liver cure one year. Used
6 bottles at 60 cento each. J. H
Knight, Rutledge, Ore." For sale by
Chas. Strang. "
Legal blanks at The Mail office.
A BRAVE GIRL.
Heroism ot a Waitress In a Borates;
Hotel.
It does not .require either mature
years or an exalted position in life ti
develop the qualities that make a
hero or heroine. One of the bravest
and most resolute deeds that we hare
ever read of was performed only recent
ly by a girl of sixteen who was serving
as a dining-room girl in a hotel at Har
per, Kan., says Youth's Companion.
At four o'clock on the morning of the
16th of November a fire broke out at
this hotel. In its rooms slept thirty
seven guests. A strong wind was
blowing, and the fire spread rapidly.
In one of the rooms two dining-room
girls were asleep. One of them, whose
name is Maud Schermerhorn, woke half
suffocated by smoke. Her companion was
insensible; and Maud, though herself
half-suffocated, helped the other out of
tbe window, and herself leaped out,
cutting her flesh badly on the glass, as
she did sa She dragged her companion
to a place where she would be safe.
Then she saw that the flames were
enveloping the house, and that th?
guests had not been alarmed.
The task of doing this she took upon
herself. Breaking through a fastened
lower window, and again cutting her
self severely, she crept back into the
hotel, the halls of which were thick
with choking smoke. She could not
walk upright against the smoke; but
getting down on her hands and knees,
her face to the floor, she crept through
the corridors, from room to room,
alarming all in the house
Everywhere she left a trail of Mood
behind her from her bleeding flesh.
When the last guest had opened the
door of his room in response to her
call, he found her lying helpless in a
pool of her own blood.
Though he himself was half-amoth-ered,
this guest picked wp the girl, and.
groping his way, reached the street
with her in safety. No life was lost in
the fire; but is is said that several peo
ple would undoubtedly have perished,
but for this heroic girl's efforts.
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political struggle, because, as we
before stated there are three almost
entirely new tickets in the field
the candidates for offices which are
of most vital importance to the taf -payers
are all new men in politics.
Yoa know them as well as we do.
Parties who have communications
Theo Cameron, of Jacksonville,
For Commissioner,
J o Martin, of Beagle.
For Assessor,
r M STEWART, of Phoenix.
For School Superintendent,
tiOS NEWBURY, of fboenlx,
For Surveyor,
A Andrews, ot Uriffin Creek.
For Coroner,
DR ALEX PATTERSON, of Central Pt
placed on the firing range, situated
near Aurillac and fired at from a dis
tance of fifty yards. It was found that
the bullet had stopped at a depth of
about five feet. It iu believed that the
great velocity of the projectile and its
rotation ('3,500 turns) attracts to it par
ticles of frost and minute icicles, which
end by forming a ball and practically
annihilates its penetration.
The U. S. Gov't Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
taperior to mil other.
atrairs. xney are deserving of your
confidence and your vote. Take the
ticket as published elsewhere in this is
sue of The Mail, and scrutinize each
name carefully. Consider his claims to
preferment from the standpoint of gen
eral .character, fitness and efficiency,
as compared with his competitors in
the race, and we are assured you can
but decide favorably to the Democratic
nominees.
Driven to Extreme Measures.
A Nefarious Political Plot Discovered.
Having made the discovery that the
sentiment ot Jackson county voters is
Dry Goods
FflTfllSMfi
Etc.
G. L. DAVIS
MEDFOED, - - - OREGOIST
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SHOE DOCTOR
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Oxford and Southern Ties
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from $1 per pair up. All kinds of
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