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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1899)
1 v, A I PURELY PERSONAL. Jeweler D. T. Pritchard was In Ash land Sunday. . . . , Mint Iva Purdtn was vlittlng Aibland friends this week. J. U. Wllllke Is down at hla plnoor mlno near Loland. Surveyor J 8. Howard wa at Port land a few days this week. Merchant J. F. White was at Grants Pass this week upon business. . ' H. A. and H. G. Meyers, of Lake Creek, were In the city Wednesday Mrs. E. 0. Wells of Gold Hill, was , visiting Medford friends Wednesday, W. E. Finney wag In from Watktns this week upon a visit and doing busi ness. . ' Thos. H. B. Taylor was up from Woodville Monday and Tuesday upon business. . v Mrs. E. D. Elwood and ohlldren were ' up at Ashland Sunday upon a visit to Mrs. J. W. Losher. Landlord 8. R. Reeves and Ned Or ser, of the Unlou stables, were In Ash land Saturday eveuluar. Mrs. D. 8. Busey, of Harrlsburgy Is ' in Medford upon a vUtt to her sou-Iu-law, J. H. Butler, and family. J. H. Daley and J. Wiltlsoroft, two of Eagle Point's best oitlzens, were Medford visitors last Saturday. Miss Julia 01 well, of Central Point, wan in the oltv Tuesday dolnn shovuliiiT - and visiting wltn a. f. ineiss ami family. M. F. Parker left Monday evening for Leland, where he will be employed in the O'NoU-Wlllike-Whttehead placer mine. Mrs. A. L. Harvev. of Gold Hill, naased south over the Southern Pact Bo Monday, en route to visit a daughter at Klamath Falls. Andrew Steuer, of Nebraska, who was here last week visiting tne uem mer families, returned to his home Saturday night. Miss Ceolle Stevens came down from Albany Tuesday for a visit with rela tives H. W. ; Stevens ana lamuy ana Mrs. L. S. Webber and lamuy. Mlss Mary Brantner, of Applegato, is in Mearora attenaing at toe oeasiae of her sister, Mrs. C. C. Barkdull, who baa been very ill lor tne pasiiour weeKs. Attornev A. S. Hammond returned last week from Klamath Falls, and left again Sunday for Grants Pass, where ne 18 lOOKing aiier some legal .uustneea. Mrs. Thresea Buckner, who has been in Medford for several weeks bast vlsl- tincr her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Uemmer, returnea to ner noma at nose' burg Sunday evening. - O. B. Roame, the well known sewing maohine repairer, of Medford, Or., has been In Yreka this week, and is now canvassiog Siskiyou County in his line of business. Vreta journal. A. F. Saokett left last Saturday for Grants Pass, near which place he will get out wood lor.tne railroad company, himself and brother having taken a large contract from the company. B. F. Fredenburg, of Big Butte, was in the city yesterday. The gentleman has recently moved his family to Eagle Point, where his children can have the advantages of a winter's schooling. . . Mrs. Eli Williams and sons, Lloyd and Walter, of Oregon City, arrived In Medford Wednesday, en route to Big Bu'te whither they go to visit. Mrs. Rachel Alien, mother Of Mrs. Williams. Miss Pearl Webb reached home Wi)dneeday from her quite lengthy visit at Dcs Moines, Iowa. She has been visiting friends at Portland, Albany dnd Eugene for the past coupleof weeks. "Prof. L. A. Stocking, principal of the Central Point schools, was in Med ford Saturday upon business. The gentleman reports that the pupils in all departments of the school are doing excellent work. . Albert Phillips, of Trail, was a Med lord visitor Monday, and from this date on he wiil get all the news of the county from the columns of The Mail. -He has rented Benj. Baker's farm, Mr. B. having moved to Medford . ' L. McLellan, who, a few years ago was proprietor of the Medford steam laundry, is in Medford this week upon a visit to bis old-time acquaintances, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Drisco. He is now in the employ of the O. R. & N. Com pany. Fred Slagle left Monday evening for Soeeburg,- Willamette valley points and possibly to the Sound. He is out looking up a desirable location for his business, that of merchant talloriog - and his If iends here, of whom there , are many," are hoping he will be suc- "' ccssful. . . , i J. E. Medley, of Oakland, Oregon- is in Medford upon a visit to his brother-in-law, R. T. King, the gentleman who purchased the Ritter place, just west Of Medford. Mr. Medley likes our .country immensely well even better, -we imagine, than the Immense turkey fields of Douglas County. : Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Fitzgerald and daughter, Miss Inez, left Monday even ing for their old home at Hutchinson, Kansas, where they expect to reside permanently. These are good, honest, congenial citizens and their going is a source of much regret by their Jackson County fi-lends. P. Olson and family, of Central Point, were in Medford Tuesday upon business. Mr. Olson lives juet outside the city limits of Central Point, and has but recently added to bis landed Sossessions by the purchase of the lat Hurst property. Ho is a genial 'fellow to meet and his friends are all "jTvlahlng him well. ' Capt. Gordon Voorhles and family left Medford Monday evening for a winter's viBit to many eastern points. - Thav will visit Kentucky, New York and "Washington, and propose putting ' V in the entire winter in traveling and i visiting. During their absence Jake v fT nirer will have full charge of Mr. " Voorhles' Eden yalley fruit farm and the trust coma not oe netter piaoea. .1. Ij. Demmer left Medford Saturday s evening for Herndon, Kansas, where he expeots to remain ior a moiun or six weeks nerhaps longer. His mission is that of straightening up some bual- ness matters in wnicn ne ib interested. Tt Is barelv possibly he will remain there but we people here who know him oast are hoping that he will not so decide. He Is a capital good fellow and both himself and most estimable lam lly would be greatly Biased. SEM -ANNUAL OFFICIAL STATEMENT Of Jackson County, as Complied By and Certified To By the Clerk, Treasurer and Sheriff. Itcmlied sinenses of Jaokaon County for llio sli month! omllnK October lat. IKiWi alary ot clerk (tlua Newbury).,.,.... ll.&OO Oil " alwrM (Alex, urutol 'J.OOO on " coumy recorder (Voter An- VlegaleJ W county Juil(W. 8. Crowell) 600 00 ; - school - suuerluteudenl (CJ. A. Gregory) (B 80 " county treasurer (l. L, J a- oolx) 0 00 " slock luaoeclor ((1. N. Grainier)' WOO " court h ,ue Janitor (Owoa Ktcgan)....: Ma Paid commissioners (G. 8. aullor and v Martin Perrvl 200 70 alary or county assessor (J. C. Pen aieionj... ,v u Paid for priming and blank, W " booka and stationery 1M1 1U " court house and Jail 10" OS Indtgont allowances .. ."J g" Uouuty on soalpa tw Paid for wood 7 SO jusltceoouitoxpeUHCS 174 W Circuit oourt expeuscs l.T'-v 0.. Boarding priMucra 'Jti u Teachers' examination - 00 Kxamluatiou or lusauo 'n inouesls 170 Hurtarvtsors' compensation... m CO Itebate ou taxes ' 15 si Sundry oxDentca . 1 w. Koads and bridges 3.741 Ou County oxpcusaa In Chapman and , Reynold supervisor caaea ........... 74 ftt Total expenses IHS.7M t HTAIIJIKI.T Of the nnauclal condition of Jackson County on October lat, lMH: Warrant., nutatanfthlff on Anrtl lat. 1JB9, aa per report IMMlo 63 Warranta cancelled in 1895 and subse quently oaldon Aunuot 18th, 1S09... 21'-' 67 Total warranta Alltatandlnff Anrll lat, 1S99 1185,658 80 Warrants protested ainco April Will m ,. 16.8S1 51 Total 1K!,540 84 Warrants HwlMtnNl slne Anrll lat. 1899 (principal) il.758 8S Total warranta (principal) out standing October 1st, 1899 tl'.7,7a 51 Interest on warranta outstanding, In Alurilnff tntarevt nn warranta Dre- vleusly cancelled ... 25,819 78 interest on warrants proiosteu siuua April 1st, 1899 271 03 Interest accrued on (JlSS.fvW.30) war ranta outstanding since April 1st, 1899 ....... 5.S06 83 Total 181,397 13 Interest oa warrants redeemed since . AprU lat, 1899. 9,203 66 Total outsuadlng Interest October 1st, tow K,IN ' Total outetandiug warrant October lit, isw : wh,iw oi Total outstanding interest October 1st, 1899... 21.193 Total outstanding principal and In icroai ucioocr iat, low ainv.v.u BUXMABY. Total outstanding warrants aud inter est ucteoer iat, lew aiw.v.o m Money In hands of treasurer applica ble to redemption of warranta 8,983 48 Total outstanding debt October 1st, 1BWI A141,U14 OU STATE OF OREGON, I County of Jackson, i I. Ous Kewhutv. Countv Clerk of the above named county, hereby certify that the forego lug statement of the Itemized oxpeoaes of Jackson county for the six months ending Oc tober let, 1899, and or the Unsocial condition of said county on October 1st. 1899, is correct and true as the same appears of record lu my office and In my care and custody. - Vttnes5invhand and toe seal of the county Oourt affixed this 4ih day of October, 1899. - . uusnEWBURI, county Clerk. Total amount of outstanding 6 per - cent warrants .... t30,381 20 Total amount of outstanding 8 per cent warrants v.-wi oi SHERIFF'S REPORT. semi-annual statement of the amount of money nuu HMiuuiH rtrameu lur taxes una mileage In civil cases, and money paid to the county treasurer by the aheriLT or Jackson county, Oregon, for the six months ending on the 30th dar of seDtembcr. 1899: Amount received In April, 1899 1 20,189 88 ' May, 1899... 6,964 85 " " " June, 1899 3,fi05 54 " " " July, 1899 4,534 47 ." " " August, W99 7,814 27 " " Septembor, 1899. . 11,542 86 Total amount received from taxes. '. '. . $53,&'i0 87 Total amount paid over to treasurer, 53,650 87 state oi uregon, i ijumy oi jucason, I. Alex. Orme. sheriff o'aald countv. An ham. bv certlfv that the fore&olnff statement la (wyr- red and true. Witness my hand this 8d day of October, 1899. Alex. Orme, Sheriff of Jaoksou county, Oregon. . Bv Jas. Cronemlller. Denutv. State of Oregon, M county oi jaoason, I. Uus Kewburv. countv clerk of the above named aountv and clerk of the countv court of aald eoontv. herebv eertlfv that the foreffolnir statement of the sheriff of said jaokson county is correct and true as the statements therein made compare wltb the records of my office. Witness my hand and the seal of the county' court affixed this 16th day of November, 1899. UUS NEWBuRT, Clum. SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT Of L. L. Jacobs, county treasurer of jacKson county, uregon, or the six months ending October 1st, 1890, of moneys received and paid out, from whom received and from what source, and on what account paid out. . General Fund. To balance In treasury April 1st, 3899 $10,361 81 To county clerk's fees col lected 091 81 To county recorder's fees col lected U47 so To sheriff's fees collected. . . 35 60 To redemption tax sale 123 08 To assignment tax sale cer tificates s 29 46 To coal tar Bold to W. H. Gore 1 85 To fines in circuit oourt 200 00 To amount transferred from nathfund.i 49 06 To amount ree'd from sale of (2) Klamath Co. warrants. 1,934 88 Regular tax for 1898, in coin, 11,807 45 To regular tax for 1898, in warranta oi w To delinquent tax collected for 1893 124 80 To dellnauent tax collected for X894 124 80 To dellnauent tax collected for 1895 123 00 To delinquent tax colleoted for 1896 -404 53 To dellnauent tax collected tor 1897 455 99 To delinquent tax colleoted for 1898 19,678 69 To sheriff's assessment for 1898 356 06 To sheriff's costs in total for 1897 ,, 346 32 To sheriff's assessment for 1BU7 08 To delinquent S. P. U. R. tax (orlSiM 8,203 01 To amount transferred from surplus tax aalo, , . , , 42 140,488 11 Per Contra. To warrants redooiuod, In cluding Interest. 13,1)01 01) To amount ' trnnatorrad to state fund 0,602 04 To balance on hand Septum ber 80th, 1809 8,003 48 40,488 11 Amouut of aountv warrants called and not prosented.. I 0,101 20 Stale Fund. To balance In treasury April 1st, 1800 ( 6,032 40 To amount transferred from general fund 0,562 04 11,605 04 Per Contra. By amouut sent state treas urer U,505 04 School Fund. To balance la treasury April 1st, 189H, .'. 11,654 50 To amount received from taxes 9,743 02 To amount received from re demption tax sale cert's.. 40 60 To amount received from as signment tax sale cert's.. . 7 11 To atu't received from fine. . 6 00 To amount received from de linquent S. P. R. R. tax. . 664 40 To amount received from state apportionment. ..... 7,332 60 $20,447 .'10 Per Contra. By school superintendent's orders paid til, 253 20 By balance on hand Septem ber 30th, 1809 8,194 10 29,447 80 Road Fund. To balance In treasury April 1st, 1889 23 65 To amount - reoolved from state treasurer 43 26 $60 01 Per Contra. By balanoe on hand Septem ber 30th, 1809. 66 11 Institute Fund. To balance in treasury April 30th. 1890. $40 75 To am't received from fees. . 40 00 $80 76 Per Contra. By school superintendent's orders paid $50 00 By balance In treasury Sep tember 30th, 1899. ... 30 75 $80 75 Special Countv Fund. To balance In treasury April isi, isuv 72 63 Te amount received from . . incidental sources 75 00 $148 53 Per Contra. By orders paid tl20 80 By balance on band Septem ber 30tb, 1809 27 67 $148 53 Indigent Soldiers' Fund. To balance in treasury April 1st, 1809 $141 87 To am't received from taxes, 104 06 245 43 Per Contra. By orders paid $109 50 By balanoe In the treasury September 30th, 1800 135 93 $245 43 List of Surplus Tax Sale. To balance In treasury April let, im MSi). 17 889 17 Per Contra. By amount transferred to general fund. .42 43 45 845 80 By orders paid. . . . ; '. ....... By balance on band Septem- er 3Utn, law. ............. $389 17 1032 60 Path Fund. To am't received from taxes, 032 66 t 49 66 583 00 Per Contra. By amount transferred to eeneral fund By balance on hand Septem- Dor sum, ibh $632 06 $ 85 98 700 94 - School District No. I. To balance on hand April 1st, 1898 To amount received from taxes... ; $780 92 $698 77 88 15 Per Contra. By orders paid... By balance on hand Septem ber 30th, 1699................. $780 92 8100 52 49 29 School District No. 4. To balance in treasury April : 1st, 1899........' To amount received from taxes , . . ..... ... ... ..: $149.81 $ 70 00 79 81 Per contra. , , By orders paid....!...,,... By balance on hand Septem ber 30th, 1890. . , $140 81 2,378 13 2,420 11 School Dlatrlct No. 6, To balance on hand April lat, 1890...... To amount rocelved from taxes $4,802 24 $4,086 18 Per Contra. By orders paid. By balance ou hand Septeua- -is . , ',. : ber 80th, 1891)...,. Jn $4 8013 School District No, 0. ' To lislsnoo .on liuud April 1st, 1800 28 To amount received tram ' taxui.,... 8114 jjitTaa Pur Contra. By orders paid IH0 Lly balance on hand Huptuui ber 30th, 1800 152 v $632 Suhool District No. 0. To bttlanuu on hand April 1st, 1H90 $138 To "mount received from taxes 400 $545 Per Ooutra. By orders paid $300 lly halant e on hand Septem ber 80tb, 1800 , , 146 . "M6 School Dtatrlot No. 16. To balanuo on hand April lat, 1800 $47 To am't received from taxes, 38 $80 1'er Contra. By balanoo on hand 180 ' $80 School Dlstriot No. 18. To balanoo on baud April 1st, 1800 $01 To am't reuolvod from taxes, 4 $06 Per Contra, lly balance on haud Septem ber 30tll, 1800 $05 $06 School District No. 23. To balance on hund April 1st, 1890 $ 40 To am't reoolved from taxes, 208 $m8 Per Contra. By orders paid $316 By balance on haud Septem ber 30th, 1809 3 318 School District No. 22. To amount recolved from salo of bonds (2,020 w'olio Per Contra. By balanoe on hand Septem ber 30tb, 180U $2,020 $2,020 School Dlstriot No. 20. To balanoe on hand April 1st. 1809 o To am't received from taxes, 27 $03 Per Contra. By ordors paid $18 By Coupon No. 5 paid.'. 10 By balance on hand Septem ber 80th, 1899 28 $03 School District No. 30. To am't received from taxes, $ . Per Contra. By balanoe on hand Septem ber 30th, 1899 . School District No. 44. To balanoe on hand April 1st, ism go To am't received from taxes, 45 $48 - Per Contra. ' By orders paid $43 By balance on hand Septem ber 30th, 1809. 6 $48 8chool Dlstriot No. 40. To balance on hand April 1st. 1899 SI.12P. To am't received Irom taxes, 2,100 $.1,230 Por Contra. By ordors naid s2.709 By balance on hand Soptetn- oer aula, isuu o2l $3,230 School District No. 53. To balance on hand April 1st, 1800 , , $11 To am't received from tazes, 65 66 Por Contra. By orders paid $44 By balance on hand Septem ber 30th, 1800 22 86 Sjbool District No. 55. To balance on hand April 1st, low... - $10 " . $10 Per Contra. Byordorspald $10 Mcnooi District NO. 67. To balance on hand April 1st: isuu t tan To am't received from taxes, 319 $016 Por Contra. By orders., paid $364 By Coupon No. 11 paid..... 80 By balance on hand Septem ber 30th, 1800 172 $016 School Dlstriot No. 50. To balanoe on hand April 1st, 1899 74 To am't received from taxes, 120 $203 Per Contra, By balance on hand Septem ber 80th, 1899. $203 203 School Dlstriot No. 00. To balance on hand April 1st, 1800 $17 To am't received from taxes, 12 ": so Per Contra. By orders paid.. '" 830 School District No. 78. , To balance on hand April 1st, 1890 13S To am't received from taxes, 02 $190 Por Contra. By Coupons N08.ll and 13 paid; HOO By balunco on hand Septem-, 81 28 00 bar 80th. 1809 , , 80 BA : . ' $100 28 Oltyof Juoksonvllto. To balanuo on hand April April 1st, lHOH $ 48 20 To nin't t-uouWud li'oin titxoa, 1)01 118 riolii Pur Oiiutra, By orders paid . , , , , $335 82 lly bulmiu 1 on huntl Boiiloin bur 30th, 1800 til 71 " $:it0 58 City of Mudfnrd. To buliinoo 011 hund April lt, 1800 604 54 To uiu't received (rum tuxes, 1 ,063 (HI . (2,318 2 Por Conti'u, lly ordors paid ,, (1,293 00 By bulaiicti on hund Septem ber 30th, 1H00 1,025 14 ' $2,ili(T28 Oltyof Ashluml. To balanoo on hand April 1st. 1800 (1,034 02 'I'D atu't rucolvnd from taxes, 1,645 00 wTsrjToi Per Contra, nyoidora piild $2,417 87 Bv balance on hand Septem ber aoth, 1800 102 04 $2,680 01 tU'MMAIIY (IV 'llAf.ANCKH IN TIIK KKV KIIA1, KUNDH. Clunoritl fund HIKI3 4H Suhool fund 8104 10 Ktiud fuml 00 111 Institute fund 30 75 Special county fund 27 67 Indigent soldimV limit.., , . IHft oa l.tst of surplus tax snlit 315 30 Path fund 683 00 School District No 1 v ' 88 15 " " No. 4 70 81 " " No. 6 710 Oil " " No. 0 152 00 " " No. 0 145 08 " " No. 15 Wl 67 " " No. 18 96 04 " " No. 22 2020 00 " " No. 23 3 18 " " No. 20 28 80 " " No. 30 10 " " No. 44 6 08 " " No. 40 621 03 " " No. 58 22 04 " " . No. 67 172 81 " " No. 69 203 81 " " No. 73 30 28 City of Jacksonville 13 71 " " Modford 1025 14 " " Ashland 162 64 Stato of Oretfon. I . County of Jackson, f I, L. L. Jacobs, oounty troasuror of the abovo namod oounty, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correal statement of the amounts reoolved and puld out, and'tbe amount romalulng on band In the countv treasury of said oounty for the six months ondlug Octo Tayler, ilifl Foot Fitter, of up-to-date Ladies' Button All kinds of boot and shoe attended to. TAYLER. FALL RAINS Are hurrying the sitting-room JJ stoves into position. Why pay over-grown prices for half-growii stoves, when vou can net more material and a better articlo for less money at my Second Hand Store? Perhaps a noarly now second hand stove is what you are looking for I have them. Lot me show you my new stoves. G. L. New Lumber Yard Rough and Dressed Lumber Fir Rustic and Flooring Medford, Oregon inree Year urn. Thoroughly Seasoned Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co., DEALERS IN JVIaehinety and .. Vehicles 78 Land Plows, both in Single and Walking Gang. Steel 1,1 T TJ T) -l 1 J a il JT1... Tit.. 1 x' laiuo juovoi xj.aiiuwB, iaiuu nuu oinuuni WHO, IviHCflOll Wagons, Hacks, Etc.; Single and Double Harnoss, and in font ovArvfriinfr nnrrinrl Viv n. flrof.nlnna imnlstnonf liA.,nn ' " ' j' r J nenu ior catalogue. P. T. LAWTON, ber 1, 1800. Witness my hand this 4th day. of October, 1800, ' Ij. Ij. jAOOUrl, County Treasurer, Statu of Orogun, I , County o( Jackson, f I, litis Nuwhucy, uouuty olurk of the ufui'uiiumud county, hui'uuy certify that 1 hnvu (linn pnrnil thu furogolng list of liiiliinuos with thu records of uiy ollluu lllltl I (1 11(1 tllU BlllllU UOITCUt. In ivIliiiiHs whereof I huvu hurminto set my hand mid ulllxud thu seal of thu County Uuui'l this 4lh tiny uf Oiitobur, 1800. Oua Nkyviikky, County Clerk. - In mutters of II mil proof Tun MAir. will miiko out all pnpurs necessary for the ooiumiiiiueiiieut of proof fruo of uharKo. Quick dsllvery Tho Weakly Orefonlaa. NOTICK FOR PUBLICATION. Land offlon al ItnanlitirK, Orcaoti, Novouibnr US, 1899, Nutloo Is lutrcliy ulvun that Hie lolluwln. iianiiMl sultlur lias lllnd notluo of her Intention to muko llnul nnKif In support of hur claim, and thai said proof will be mado beluro Ous Now. bury, oounty olork of J solium (.'uuiily, (Jroiion, ill Jaelisonvlllo, Onuon, 011 January 'J, )wuo, vlj: MAHY P. WII.MAMH, On II. K No. 0707, for Hit, KH SW, Wlj tiKU, Hoc. W,T. HUH., It I K. Hlie iintnca the lollowlns witnesses to prove hiiranntlmious ntstdouuo upon and cultivation of said land, vis: Adillo rlknoiers, Junios Htevens, Charles Oswald and rrank Ooiilora, all of Modfortt, J uokson County, Orvson. HliitHIM, ItcjUlor. COUNTY TREASURER'S TWENTY-SECOND NOTICE. Orrtca or Oounty TniAstiniH I (If JACKSOH t'OI'HTV, OHkUON. I JAimaiinvii.i.K, Uhkuiim, Nov. IT, law). Notion is hereby ylven that them era funds In the eounly treasury (or the redemption of all outstanding oounty warrauts nroloalod on Oct. 10, ikuo. Iiiteresl ua the saute will ooaao aflur the above data. . . I,. I.. Jamas, County Treasurer, BUTLER. ...JKWELEB Watch Repairing has just received a large shipment and Lace DreHB Boots. repairing promptly 7ih Street. Modford. Schermerhorn. O. E. QORSLINE & SONS Ofposits HotolNa-h MANUPACTURKItH OP AND UKAI.KK8 IN and Pine Shingles Ysrd South of Wbllmen'H Warohousa " y.v4A U IlrUDU, Mrr. Medford Branch i