The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, November 24, 1905, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOREGON Is the Best ' . part of the United States. Hiyou want to ' ' "', Mine, Saw Lumber, liaise Fruit, Grow Stock or do most anything else yon will find your opportunity here THE HAIL tells about it BIfEB fflLLET is the best pan ol Oregon MEDFORD 1b in the contor ol the Tailor nd THE MAIL the belt paper VOL XVII. MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1905 NO. 47. JtWl ANOTHER BIG PLAGER MINE Two weeks ago The Mail made nion tiou of the prospective development of a number of plaoer olaims iu the upper Elliot oreek oountry, kuowu aB the Arnold, Wright and Eokelsou elaims, and ohrouicled the departure of Major Cardwell for that seetion on ao investigation trip. Since bis re turn matters hare been arranged re tarding the development of the prop ety and on Tuesday John Suoimer ville, of the firm of Cardwell and Suinuierville, started for Pittsburg and New York to interest oapital in the exploitation of the poposltion. The property oonslats of tfo and one half miles of "virgin ground," i. e., ground that has nevsr been tonohed in Kilning operations and will average fifty oenta to the eubio yard, all through, according to the results obtained by careful prospeoting. The shallower portions of the olninis have beau worked mere or less by the own era with primitive applianoes, and with results whioh demonstrated the richness of the ground, but they have not until now been able to interest oapital sutUoisnt to put iu a plant capable 'of working the deeper por tions of the property. This it is pro posed now to do and to seoure the necessary funds is Mr. Summerville's mission east. The water supply is abundant for 'all seasonB of the year, in fact the mine has heretofore been worked principally in the summer, owing to the difHoulty of oontroiling the water in winter. If this miue proves to he all that it is believed it will dovelop into a sec ond Sterling and add one more reve nue paying enterprise to the country tributary to this valley for although lying just across the line in California, the only feasible way to get in or out is from this side. Full Carload of Page's Wire Fence. C. F. Smith, of Eugene, has boen in Modford this week, assisting Vol noy Dixon in the work of delivering , to the farmers and orchardmen of the valley a full carload of Pages' Woven Wii'e fouoiag. Mr. Smith is agent for the fenoing in Jackson, Joso phiuo, Klamath and Lane counties and Mr.' Dixon is soiling agent in the three southern countios, and it is Mr. Dixon who has sold the carload .which is now being unloaded. Among those who have invested iu this variety of fencing are James A. Bell, 500 rods for niB desert ranch ; L. B. Brown, 500 rods for his Anti ooh ranch ; Thos. Riley, 300 rodB J L. Neidermeyer, 320 rods. ; and a great number of others whose orders are. for smaller amounts. Mr. Riley has placed an additional order for 160 rods of coyote fence. There were fourteen miles of fenoing iu the oar. Mr. Dixon is satisfied that anothor season he will be able to dispose of a considerable more ot the Page fonce than he has this year. The farmers will hereafter be more familiar with the fonce and he fancies hiB sales will be made more readily and with less effort. W. C. T. U. Items. The Union met at the Chirstlan churoh November lGth on time with all officers present, The whole time was devoted to work. Mrs. Ham ' mond read Mrs. Shaw's views con' ceruing the conference at Los An geles, which she praised,but thought that suffrage cause is hotter. Mrs. Buok read a communication from Ashland, inviting the Medford Union to be in Ashland next Wednesday, Novomber 22d, at the- regular oounty executive meeting, whi'h was accept ed. Mrs. Buok reported of finding a family in destitute circumstances, who bad a number of small children. Steps were immediately taken for re lief and Friday appointed for sewing, etc A number of the ladies met al the home of Mrs. Day and fashioned garments for the ohildren. There is not a single human virtue of interest which the saloon does not menace. It is the blight of love; the assassin of honor; the dispoilor of home; the robber of childhood. The Union ad' journed to meet at the Christian church November 23d. PRESS SUPT Welcoming Reception. ' . A public reception was held at Tal ent last week as a welcome to Rev. and Mrs. Ferrell, the new Baptist pa3tnr, and nls wife. The paBtor and deacons of the varloiiB churches be onging to the Rogue River Baptist Association had been invited and many were in attendance. A brief program, consisting of an address of welcome on the part of the Talent churoh by Mr. Wilcox; responses by Rev. F. W. CarBtens, as moderator, on the part of too Association, and Rev. Baker, of Ashland, on the part of the pastors, preceded by prayer led by Rev. Fredcuburg and inter spersed with music, was rendered After this refreshments were served and a social good time enjoyed. Mrs. J. A. Gross, who with net hus band formerly conducted the depot hotel at Asblaud,dlod iu San Francis co last week, from the effeota of a sur gical operation. Mollenry C. Perkins, a California pioneer, died at Ashland last week; aged lghty-soTen years. He was one of the early miners of the Golden State. He was mining on Jackson meek when the Indian war of 1850-0(3 broke out. The girls' baud of Gold It ill has been very successful with a series of Saturday Might dances lately. Th young ladies are rer mindful of th comfort of their gutsts and spare no pains to make the ocoasions enjoyable ones. Uohn KleiMhammer, the 18-year-old son of Fied Kleiubammer, of Apple gate, was drowned in that stream last Wednesday. The lad was e abject to epileptic fits and It 1b supposed was attaoked by one while crossing the creek and was unable to save himself. The A.ountaia Lion mine, in the Applegate districts showing up well. There are threo tunnels the main being 1000 foot long and the otheis 300 and 500 feet respectively. The greatest vertical depth 1b about 350 feet. The ore locks well in each tunnel. The suit of Clark vs. Boosey, which has been in the circuit court for sev eral years, has been settled out of oourt. The suit arose out of a dis pute concerning the boundary lines between the lands of the two contes tants and they have agreed to abide by the result of u survey of the dis puted lines. Wild hogs in great numbers are said to be ranging on the divide petween the head of Thompson creek and Will iams creek. The hogs are descendants of domesticated hogs which have es caped and have lost all the character istics of their immodiate ancestors and havo returned to a primitive state of wildness. Usually they are of the "mountuin shad" variety, but this year, owing to the abundance of crop of aorous, are in flue condition. A mining transaction of more than pausing importance was made this week, when W. P. Builey become the owner of the Black Gold Mining Ob tin -nol Company. We wore- unable to learn the amount paid for the mine, but wo understand it wub in the neighborhood of $10,000. This is a good paying property, located in Foots creek district, and Mr. Bailey has a force of men already at work. C. S. Ruble will remain iu this sec tion a short time, sottling up the affairs of the company, and will then join-his family in the north, they having left theforopart of the week. Mrs. Nancy E. Bile, native of Illi nois, died at her home on West Branch, near Hornbrook, .last Mon day morning, November 13th, aged seventy yop.ra, pfx months and nine teen days. . bliu, wUh her surviving husband, were among tho first settlers' on Cottonwood creek, at Henley, and has resided at that place and vioinity fur over half a century, having an ex tensive acquaintance throughout the entire county, Bays the Vreka Journal. Mrs. Hilt was a sociable, olever busi ness woman, possessed of considerable property, inoluding a number of min ing olaims, and a good friend tc all in distress during her. younger years in the neighborhood where she lived. During the past few years she had been in poor health, and resided awhile at ABhand, hoping to be bene fited by tho change, and also stopped some time during the, past summer with her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Smith, of Hornbrook, when taken with a se vere spell of sickness. The funeral took place Wednesday-afternoon at Hornbrook, from the M. E. church, and waB largely attended by many fiiends of the family, who.extend sin cere sympathy with the surviving members aud 'relatives in their be reavement. Medfofa Band Re organized. For some months Medford has had no band. There has beun good ma terial hero all the time, but the old band somehow just naturally became disjointed; but now the boys have gotten together again and have re organized. They have elected R. F. Deeters president; Will Warner.man- ager; Wilson Wait, musical director; Fay Anderson, secretary and treasur er. The members of the band are: Wilson Wait, Hans Hockenyos and Trove Lumsden, , cornets; ThoB. Scott and Claud Miles, baritones; Ralph Wilson, Lawrenco Pickens and W. A. Cattauach, trombones; K. F. Deeters, clairnet; Fred Strang and Percy Cochran altos; Fay Anderson, tuba; Will Warner, snare drum ; Ster ling Rothermal, base drum. ;Tbe boys, are meeting often for practice and there la every reason to believe that they will booh be in fit shape to furnish good music for any occasion. They are nearly all exper ienced in a musical way, all are adepts in the art and many are quite proficient, Fine line of new goods just un packed, at the Medford Jewelry Co. 's store. ASSESSMENTS OF A Comparative Statement Showing an Increase in Taxa- able Property of Nearly ' Below is printed a comparative statement of the assessed valuation of the taxable property of Jackson oounty in been increased from W,523,2U.52 in 1904, crease of $8,195,779.22, or nearly 200 per statement is instructive. For instanoe in 1904, while iu 1905 9149,021 was placed on the assesBuieut roll, more than 200 per oeut over that of last year. Tho Southern Pacific Company was as sessed $20,000 a mile on its roadbed in the boatd of quaUzation to 10,000 a mile, just 100 por cent over wnat it was last year. If the county court reduce the levy in proportion to the increase in valuation of taxable property in the county, the Southern Pa cific Co. will pay less taxes than last 3 ear. It will be noticed that few ohangwa were made by the board of equalization, but the reductions made a tliMorenoe or o4.,UfU Detwoen me iowu sessor and as equalized by the board. Assessment, 1904 Description No.nprcstilUbniliiDd.VB-ttO $ Acres dou tillable land, V08.6T5.T9 Value of iiaprofemeuts Value of U low Value of improvements on lots... Value of Improvements oa laml not deeded or patented No. mllt'Hof K K. bed. telephone. telegraph Hue, elc-.SoO.4U Value of roll t lie stock Value of Hteain boats, taUbontH, stntimcry emrines and maim- facturiug machinery Vulue of merchandise and stock Iu trade Value farm Implements, wagous, etc Money i Notes and accounts No. shares stock, 9 Household furniture,' watctits, jowclry, etc ; No. oi horses and amies, 2,564..;.. No. ot eattlc, 9.0 No. of sheep aud uoats, B.689 No. of swine, 8,039 . Valuation A14.X&7 iK) 1.675 69 00 21C.5S0 Ot) SIC 764 00 47L445 00 8.005 00 85,217 87 84,680 65 53,036 00 144.873 00 45.536 0(1 40.249 00 124.824 00 66.426 00 48 948 00 62 586 00 oo 9 641 00 5,j83 00 Gro value of all property. Exemptions .8 4,645.871 (.2 122.627 00 Total value taxable property. .8 82 GREAT VOTING The voting ooutoat which has been on In Medford is becoming "more ex citing as the Unal day draws nearer. Contests are on at Medford, Jack sonville aud Gold Hill. The young lady who receives the greatest number of votes in those throe towns will be given a free trip to the Santa Cata lina Islands. Following is the vote up to Thurs day noon : MEDFORD. LAST COUNT THUKSDAY.- Lulu Porter 8908 1848 Jessie Eifert 5953 2021 GOT.D HILL. Maud Eippey 1112 3915 Lyda Ring 607 851 Nina Carter 227 v JACKSONVILLE. EllaOrth 1255 Total 10,756 7874 5057 1518 227 1225 The contest closes at 6 p. m., Satur day, Deoembei 30th. Medford's ballot box is looatea at one Jteuiom book Store; Jacksonville's at Learned's Conf ectionei y Uold Hill at Smith & Alasterson'B and J. A. Hamrnersley'B. A public) count of all votes will be read at each of the above named places on Tuesday and Thursday of eaoh week., at noon, when all may iook on. Vote all tickets each week on or be fore the sneoial date stamDed thereon. Ask for ooupons at cue ronowing named stores and vote for your favor ite. ". r IMEDFORD. J. G. Van Dyke & Co., Dry Goods. Miller & Monroe, Grocers. Medford Pharmaoy. Elwood's Jewelry Store. Hale's Piuuo House. Smith & Molony, Shoes. Southern Oregonian. JACKSONVILLE. City Drug Store. The Boss Candy Store. Conklin's Furniture Store. Fumes, Gents' Furnishings. F. H. Thornbrue, Grocer. J. A. Ilammersley, Confectionery, etc. f Smith & Masterson, Confedtionery. Airs. Brumau's Millinery Store. A. K Kellogg, Furnituro. The Gold Hill News. Harvey's Hardware. Uarter & Dullleld, Gon'l Aldse. Case of Carelessness. The theft of a watch taken from a prisoner at the Oregon penitentiary from tbe safe in whch it baa been placed for safe keeping, has brought out the faot that no systematic record of valuables taken from prisoners is kept. A ring belonging to a convict was found upon the per. on of the son of Supt. James. It developed in the investigation that there was consider able carelessness in handling the safe, as Supt. James vas not at ail sure that it was locked whenever he was absent from the office and on one oc casion, on arriving in the morning. he found the door of the safe un locked and partially open and sup posed Lie bad failed to close it the night before. During this time em ployes and trusties had access to the office. With no record of valuables deposited it was Impossible to tell whether anything had been stolen or not. Turkey dinner Wilson's opera house Thanksgiving prepared and served by tbe ladies of tho M. kj. churoh. , 1904 AND 1915. Two Hundred Pr Cent 1901 and in 1005 The valuation has to S12, 718,(.74 in liXX; un iu- cent. A study of tha subjoined the assessor found HO, 219 in money the first pine, but it was reduoed by vmuaviua ta vurntu in uy mu Aesvaaaient, 1905 Description ' Valuation . 9 3,79fitrJtt 00 No. acres tillable land, M.Sftft.. No. acres uou tillable land. Viiluu of Improvements Value of all lots Value of imnrnTeroentti on lot... 5,501,84 80 77,S7 00 "M.S.MS U0 l,125,;t3ll 00 10,410 00 Valu .- of improvements ou land not opened or nulcnten i . . No. miles U. K. bed, telepvoBv, tclenraoa. lnee. etc.. M2A2 Value of rolling stock Value ot steamboats, satlbontn. manuiucturiup uiaeninerT and stationery ermines 117,060 00 333,984 00 ' 100.655 00 14V.021 (Ml lt.O.OTfl 00 139,3 If- CO 235,478 00 141.1159 00 18:i,')52 00 21.271 00 18,049 DC Value of Hcrclmidlse and stock.. Farming lmplemuuu, wagons, ate Money -. Notes and accounts . No. shares stock, 559 Household furnituro, watches, icwelrv. etc No. horses and mulcB, 8,688... No. of cattle, 12,154 No. of sheep and Koalu, 4,204 No. of swine, 5,094 Gross value of all nroDerty. . . . 13.741 710 74 Exemptions tl-lU,!!!!) uu Total value taxable property..! ll,;iAi,093 74 Total &Xw;iiiii&7ajaa " Estato of Thomos Ohavne-. reduced 12.061. O.H. Butler cited to appear aud assessment misted i i,100. . Medford Bank reduced from 141.250 to 122.441. Jackson County Bank reduced from 156.250 to 815,750. , S. It Duntjan rained $6,000 on total'asseHHnicnt. Oregon & California K. R. Co. reduced from 0 820,000 to $10,000 per mile. - BIG DRE BODY A new body of ore baa boon struck iu tbe Mammbth quicksilver mine, ou Rogue river, near Elk oreek, owned by Hamilton, Jaoksou and others, which is even Better than thut of lodges previously struck1. The company bus been quietly work ing away developing tho mine and have run severul huandred feet of tunnels, whioh have peirced three different ledgos of oi una bur ore, whioh the owners believe will concentrate deeper down lutoone immense, solid ledge ot quicksilver-bearing oro. Samples on exhibitun are very rich in tne metal and from now on work will! 'be pushed more rapidly than heretofore. Know Something Now. A cartoon in Saturday'sPortland Telegram . shows some of the good things which have resulted from the flying trip of the Portland, Business Men's excursion through Southern Oregon. The returning pilgrim is de picted, as "Tired but Happy." Ho has a car seat more than one Beat to himself. Hieing above hiB dome of thought even so high as to cause his hat to be removed from its accus tomed position is a bump labelled "information about Southern Ore gon;" on the floor lie two books, one on "What we don't know about Ore gon'1 aud the other of equal size giv ing a list of the "good follows we have met." Surrounding the sleoping and happy Portland it are various agricultural and horticultural products from tho d iiFerout sections ho has traversed. There is a samplo of dried fruit from Ashland, a big red apple from Medford and a sugar beet attrib uted in a general way to tho Rogue river valley. Tbe season was a little late, or ibere would, havo been a pic ture of a Central Point watermelon. provided the darky porters on the train could, havo been kept away from it long enough for tbe artist to make tin sketch'. We have a right to feel good ovfr the appreciation the business men from the big city of the stato showed our small enortn toward entertaining them. Tnoy have learn ed something and so have wo. Two 'seotions of a 'nation, a state, a coun ty, a town, even a family, pulling one against the other, will result In loss of prestige of dignity, of buainess, of everything that goes to mako lifo worth living, or to build up the clv ilizalton and prosperity of the world. The inscription upon the car of the special train, "Oregon United," Is especially appropriate and should be the motto of all citizens of the state. Insurance Was Promptly Paid. This iB to cortify that I have receiv ed from the Norwich Union Fire In surance Society, tbrouuh their HKents, Messrs. W. B. Jaokson and (jeoro Li. Davis, tho Bum of one thousand dollars (dlOCO), being in full payment for the amount ol my policy wnicn 1 held on my general storage building, which burned on the 30th day of Oo- tober. VM;. and I hereby rooominond said company to any person wishing iuBurance. Signed, ELIZA J, SLINOEK. STREET, ECHOES if. M. Coss: "1 have just Installed two more eleotrieal pianos .in Grants Pass. This makec four 1 have sold and instilled.il that ottj . There is nothing lik. the eloetriod piano for soft aud absolutely perfeot 100810." Fred L. Champlin: "Things are going to begin hnmmlng'at tha dredge on Foots er.ek pretty toon. We have just completed tha installment of eleo trio power and lights throughout, the eleotrieity beiaK supplied from tha Condor Water & Power Co. 'a plant. The maohiaary wai atartad np the other day aad it worked like a charm and w appraa.ad bo trouble from lack of power after this." Jaa. Geary: "This fall weather wo art having hita nia juat right, al though some of tha faraiara are grum bling aoma about laok of rain. 1 have btea ao busy this aeaaoa fixing up the reaoa aud trying to gat thiaga inta ahapa sa tkat it would seem homelika, tkat 1 haven't had time to do the hauling from the valley In the way of supplies, eto., aaoeeeary to make the wlater months oonifortablo. As a ooasequeaoe I am hoping for a fow days, at laaat, more fair weather and then I don't oaro how soon or how inuoh it storms." H. W Jaokson : "No, I am ' hunting an bear this fall. I'm to dad-burned busy finding mines. Vou oan laugh if you want to, bnt some oi these days I'U aurprisa a lot of you fellows. I've got to the point now when some of these mines will begin to make good, and whau they do oom- mence showing up they will startle the natives, They ain't no hot air proposition ;pt all. There's mines, and good oues, here in this oountry, just like your paper has been saying there is ; bat It takes grit and stay withitiveneBB " to develop them. Wo've got some development work go ing on that wo haven't, told about No, I wont toll you where it 1b, but you will llnd out one of these days and it will surprise you." 13. N. Butlor: "What's the mutter with Mfdford time? Well, sir; there isn't u thing wrong with the oorreot time. The only trouble with the wntohns aud house, store and bank olocks is that thoy buvo been trying to koop paoe with the Iowa Lumber & llox Company's whistlo. This com pany Iibb been utilizing, lutely, the fow minutes of day light whioh oomeB along before seven in the morning aud consoquoutly blew tho whistle frcAn tou to fifteen miuutos boforo so von. My time ib correct. It is solur time and is taken twioo n month for me by Surveyor J. S. Howard. Koop -your eye ou liutler's indicator und koop you watch lined up with It and you will nevor miss a moal or a tralu if you have tho price of the meal." An Old Settlor: "Did I ever see anything like this seusouf No, 1 never did. I'll own up that this is oho time in my oareor as oue of tho 'oldest inhabitants' that I couldn't Und a parallel buck in the 'DOs or 'GOs for any kind of a season, but this beats mo.' It has been ideal weatbor for the past eight montbB, baring tho fact that a littlo more rain might have boen hotter; but wo will got tho rain lator on. It has nover entirely failod us yet. The season is one' of those freak seasons that come in any olimnto. Evon In Southern Calltor- nia tho 'laud of perpetual sunshino,' they havo - a wet season sometimes that would mako the Willnmotto val oy and Pugot , Sound oountrioB ub bnmod of thomsulvos. Wo have hud a littlo of ono extrcmo horo this your; things are likely to return to tho nor nial conditions next Boason." In Mcmorium. Whorcns: In tho course of natural events W. H. Ilurrison Post No. 07, Uupnrtment of Oregon, G. A. 11., is ngnin culled upon to report tho death of one of its momborB in tho porsou of Wm. E. PerkiMB, luto of Co. K. 38th Wisconsin Volunteers, diod Oo- tobor 10, 1005 ; thoreforo be it KESOLiEVU: lly this post Hint iu the death of Comrade Perkins wo are again brought Into tbo proseuon of tho Orini Dostroyor and made to ronl izo that the veterans who compasod that grund amy that so freely guvo of thair virile strength and manhood, who took thoir Uvea in their bunds and stood in tho breach betwoon urmcd trousou und tho honor of our country und land nil upon tho ultur of patriotism ; und wo further ronlizo that tboso who composo that gallant host are fast passing away and we drop tear of regrot thut the placos they occupy will soon know them no inoro forever by tlioso who aro now enjoying the blessings secured by their valor and devutinn and made this nation tho greatest and mot honored of nil nations of enrtb; and wo hereby extend sympathy to his Bor rowing family and more especially to bta aged companion, who hoH walked and arm arm with him for ovor sixty yoars.faithfiilly and lovingly ; una that a copy of thuse resolutions he spread upon tho minutes of tho Post as a memorial. . E. L. BURHANK, M. ELLIOTT, W. H. PATKICK, Committee. z Sevoral yours ago II. W. Jaokson diBcoveicd a large quartz ledge about four miles west of Jacksonville. The quartz was apparently barron and the finder did nothing with it, thinkiug it to bo worthless. Lately, however, ho concluded to have the ore tostod and accordingly sent samples of the rook to the Selby Smelting Works. The returns from the assay show that the rock waB by no means barren. The uueay shows g5 10 In gold, 10' ounces of silver, 2 per cent, zinc, of 1 ier cent oopper and 1 per oent antimony to the ton. An assay of the ore made by Card- well & Summervllle showed the Bame results as that made.by tbe Selby peo ple. Tho. samples which comprised tho.e f ssay8 were picked up from tbe surface aud were not iu any way se lected. The ledgo is from twenty to fifty feet iu width, buse oro and seems, to have values distributed evenly through it. Owing to tbe eizo ot the ledgo, lr. Jackson believes it oan bo worked up on a large soale and very profitably. Further development work will be commenoed at onoo. An Unfortunate Altray. At Central Point, on Friday evon ing of lust week at about 10 o'clook p. m., J. 11. Pipes was Bhot iu an al teroation by H. Vau Burkleo and died Saturday oveuing from the effeots thereof. The ououniBtanoes leading up to the shooting uro brieily as fol lows: Pipes was a boarder at the roei- deuce of Mies .Mnry Moo, whoB'e sis ter, Mrs. Kuntzen, resided with her. Van Burkleo had been paying atten tions to MisB Meo, whioh attentions were not favored by nor siBtor. On the night bf the tradegy. Miss Mce was just closing tbe drus store, whioh she i conducts, and Vim Burkleo was waiting to accoompuuy her home, when Mrs. Kuutzon, acoonipnied by Pipes, oamo s in. Words wore ox chnugod J)otweeu tho parties aud fin ally Pipes advanced throatoiily toward Van Burkleo. Tho latter drew .a re volver with hiB lol't hand and Pipes grasped tho weapon. There was a short struggle and the plBtol was dis ohargod, whether luteutionully or not, is known ouly to tho parties involved. Tho bullet took olloot .iu Pipe's ab domen, the ball passing through the body und lodging just) undornoatb the skin iu tbe book, whore it was ox truuted by Drs. Stovonson und PIoub uuta. The wounded man suliorcd great agony before his donth, He had strougth, however, nftor being shot, to walk to tho telophbuo office and havo a moHsngo sent for a dootor aud thoreon to his room. Tho inquest was hold Sunday.Jus- tooo A. S. Jnoobs aoting us coroner, and tho vordiot of the jury wun that Pipes oumo to hiB death from a gun shot wound, inlliotod iu the mnuuor ubovo mentioned und that iu tno opinion of the jury tho orime of man slaughter hud boeu oommltted. Vun Burkleo wus tuken into mis tody by Sherllf Under und tukon to the oounty juil at Jacksouvlllo Sunday afternoon. Kalumnth Wants lo Sccced. Tbore is a strong purty in Klamath county, whioh favors secession from Oregon und unnoxntlun to California, busing their argument upon tho ul logatlon that the Klamath country really belongs to Culiforniu, uot Oro gou. This discussion hue bocu go ing on over since tno counootion of tho Southern Pacific and old Orogou & California roads was mado, giving tho Klamath country un outlet down the Klamath, on tho California side, to tbo ruilrood. (Jeographiclly tbo contention might bo truo, but if annexed to Culiforniu, Klamath county would llnd horself reduced from boing"soine pumpkins" in Oregon to "huiuII potatoos und mighty fow in a hill" among the many populous oud rloh countries of tho Golden Stnto. Besides it is tho policy to reduco tho sizo of tbo state, instead of to Increase them, and if a secession ever mudo, tho nuturul und logical division of Oregon will be along the lino of tho summit of the Cascade mountains and In timo wo bollovo two wealthy aud populous stutoa will bo mudo out of tho present area of Oro gou. Tbo timo is not ripe yet, or couiso, for such producing, but that period Is likely to urrivo when In creasing population und divorsity of interests will mako suoh a division both politic und bouolloiul to both suctions. ProHatc Court Estuto of Samuel I). Edoall, de ceased. Order for salo' of personal property. Estate of II. L, Pnlm. Inventory j lllod and- approvod, showing popcrty valued ut 8731.25. Guordlnnship of F, W. Jouos, a minor, Bond filed. WOLVERTON AP POINTED JUDGE A dispatoh from Washington, dated. November ls, annouuoes the ap pointment of Chas. E. Wolverton, associate justloe of the Oregon su- prorue oourt, as United States Dlstrioc Judge of Oregon, succeeding the lata Chns. B. Bellinger. Sinoe the death of Judge Bellinger muny oundWates have been mentioned ' ' in oouneotlou with the vaoanoy and at one timo the appointment of W. W. Cotton seemed to have solved the problem. However, Mr. Cotton de- ' ulined to accept tbe position and matters rested as before. The appointment ot Judge Wolver ton oomes as an unsolioitated honor; In fact he endorsed the oandidaoy ot Judge R. S. Boan, ohlef justice of tbe supremo oourt of Oregon, and hud -made no effort to seoure the honors which has been conferred upon him. It is audoratood that Attorney-General Moody has been from the first an advooato of the appointment of Judge Woivorton. 1 1 The appointment will lonv a vu canoy upon the bonoh of tlio atute . supreme court and the appointment of hiB suooossor will be In the hands of Governor Jhamberlain. It 1b under stood that he will appoint Thomas G. Hailey, of Pendleton, as the governor haB Said praotioally that'ln the event of a vaoauov upon the supreme benoh he would appoint an eaatern. Oregon man. The new appuintee would only serve. In this case, until he netx gen eral eleotion in June. "I am highly gratified by my ap piontment, particularly ub it oomeB to me without solicitation on my part," said Justioe Wolverton, when inform ed that his appointment haB been oonflrmed. "I have reoeived from Chief Justioe Bean a telegram of con gratulation, and thiB I deeply esteem. I have supported Judgo Bonn in his oandidaoy from the start, and should have been gratified had he been ap-' pointed. "1 fully appreciate the honor of an upppintment to the Fedoral benoh for lifo, and also the high responsibility that devolves upon me by reason of , that appointment, und it shall be my purposo to discharge tbe duties of the high olllao in justice to all mon." Judgo Charles E. Wolvortou wus born in Iowa, May 10, 1851, and Is now fifty-four years old. Ho oame to Oregon whon but two yours of ago. lie received the most of bis education ut the Christian colloge, at Mon mouth, Oregon, from whioh ho grnd- untcd iu 1872. Ho then wont Bust and studtotl law in the Unlvorsity of Kentucky, ut Lexington, from whioh he graduated in 1871. He then roturnod to Orogon. Upon his urrlvul he was, on motion of Judgo lion Hnydon, ono of the oharaoteristio figures of the early Oregon bar, admit ted to prniitu: before the cirouit oourt at Sulem. In tho fall of the , sumo your ho was admittod to prac tice before tho Buprome ' oourt of the state, ou motion of Georgo R. Holm, a prominent momber of tho bur ut that time. When bo waB admittod to prao tice befoe tho supreme oourt, tho lato Charles B. Bollinger, whoso pluoo ho is now nppointed to fill, wus then clerk of the state supremo court. Judge Woivorton in tlmos past has taken an aotlve part in politics, but has been idoutiflod with no par ticular faotlon. Ho wns prominent iu tbo prosiduutiul campaign of 1892, uud wus oleotod u dologuto to tho National Uopublicau convention, at Minneapolis, which nominatod Bon- jnmin Ilurrison. Ho wns elected to tho supromo court in 1801, and is now Borving his socond term ns assooiato justice of that benoh. City Loses Case. Judgo Hiinna last weok, sitting. In chambors, bunded down n deoision in the case of tho olty of Ashland vs. tbo Ashland Elcatrio Light uud Powor Co., iu fuvor of tho dofouduute. Tbosuit was brought to oujoin de fendant ' from orocting polos to ; extend its linos within tho oity, claiming tho light company hud a frunchiso and wus n trusspussor. The injunction wub grunted but afterward dissolved. Tho final docisiou of Judgo Huuna wus iu lino with his socond opinion. In his findings ho sold: "In January, 1880, the plaintiff granted. the defendunt permission to orcot poles in tho streets und nlloyn of said city and string wires thoroon for tno purposo or furnishing light ,to tho oity anil Its inhabitants. The time for sotting and maiutaiuin'g'of said polos wns not limited. Defend ant noting upon said permission, hits ut lurgo oxponse of money caused poles to bo set in streets of said oity and has over since mulntulnod poles lor suld purposo. It ;1b not shown that the said polos intorfore with tho convenient uso o! tho stroots und b1 leys of said oity nor is it showu tbn tno setting of additional poles will injure tho city. Thoreforo the plain tilf is not ontitlcd to un Injunction und its bill should bo dismissed." For Sale. Ono uonrly now, 3,' 4 Inch wagon and good wood raok. lu-tf L. U. BROWN.