OUR COUNTY
Correspondents
JACKSONVILLE LOCALS.
Itetos of Interest at the County Seat
of Jackson County.
Mesdsmea George Lewla, T. M.
Shaw and J. H. Huffer of Jackson
Tllle were shopping In Medford dur
ing the week.
Fred Klelnhammer of Buncom was
attending to builneaa matter at the
county teat Friday.
Among tbe Jacksonville Odd Fel
lows who were at Talent Saturday
to assist In Instituting a new Odd
Fellows lodge at the latter place
were Messrs. Silas J. Day, Charles
Dunford, Jr., James Cronemlller, J.
P. Wells. Roy Ulrlch, Chris Ulrlch.
W. R. Coleman, R. T. Burnett and
Miles Cantrall. The Initiatory de
gree was put on by tbe Jacksonville
lodge,
Mr. and Mrs, J. Trembreth, who
have been residents of Jacksonville
for the past two years, left Saturday
for Redding. Cal., where they expect
to make their future home.
- Miss Mollle Brltt, Miss Issle Mo
Cully and Mrs. Dora Harbaugh of
Jacksonville were Medford visitors
Saturday.
W. W. Hurst of Aurora, Or., was
In Jacksonville Saturday on business
connected with the guardianship of
Roy Berry and Percy Berry, minor t.
J. D. Rltter of Hubbard, Or., was
In Jacksonville Saturday on Probate
court business.
Attorneys F. J. Newman and O.
Boggs of Medford were In Jackson
ville Monday In attendance on Cir
cuit court.
Miss Agnes Broad of Jacksonville
visited Medford friends the last of
tbe week.
Prosecuting Attorney B. F. Mulkey
was at Grants Pass, Wednesday on
official business.
Ex-County Clerk John S. Orth o'
Medford was greeting bis many Jack
sonvllle friends Thursday.
Thomas K. Campbell of Cottage
Grove, railroad commissioner, was In
Jacksonville Thursday on official
business.
C. P. Brlggs was down from Butte
Falls Saturday on business at tbe
county seat.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Cantrall of
Ruch were guests tbe last of the
week at tbe borne of Deputy Sheriff
R. B. Dow and Mrs. Dow of Jackson
ville. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barneburg of
Ashland are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Cantrall of Jackson
ville. Mr. and Mrs. Barneburg ex
pect to leave shortly for Los An
geles to spend tbe winter.
The entertainment given In Jack
sonville on Tuesday evening for the
benefit of the Jacksonville public lib
rary was a very successful "affair,
both from a literary and financial
standpoint.
The following program was given:
"Ave Maria" (J. Ascher), the Caugh
tbran orchestra; "Merrily Goes Our
Bark" (C. E. Leslie), Courthouse
quartet, Messrs. Floyd Edglngton, R.
T. Burnett. J. P. Wells and Jess Ap
plegate; piano solo, "Faust" (Gou
nod., Miss Regina Borland Robin
son; "Irish Folk Song" (Foote),
Miss Leona Ulrlch; "The Ghost
Scene from 'Hamlet' " (Shake
speare), Hon. B. F. Mulkey; violin
solo, "Traumerel" (Schuman), Leon
Hanna; "The Love Scene Between
Hamlet and Ophelia," Hon. B. F.
Mulkey; "Lullaby," by Ladles' quar
tet. Misses Leona Ulrlch, Anna
Wendt, Emma Wendt and Gladys
Shaw; "The Duel and Death of Ham
let," Hon. B. F. Mulkey; "Sing Me
to Sleep" (Edwin Green), Miss Jen
nie Kitto; "The Tar Song" (Leslie),
Courthouse quartet.
Sarah J. Erdman vs. Adolph Erd
man; suit fo rdivorce; decree grant
ed. State of Oregon vs. Earl Jackson;
grand jury returned not a true bill;
charge was assault on Editor Put
nam of the Tribune, Medford.
State of Oregon vs. I. M. Williams;
grand jury returned not a true bill.
State vs. John Doe, charged with
non-support of wife; grand Jury re
turned a true bill.
Harry Sliver and James S. Bailey
vs. Charles E. Wlckstrom; dis
missed. P. M. Morse vs. Rogue River Val
ley Orchard Co.; defendants given
five days In which to fine answer.
John W. Prall vs. Fred Marshall
and Kate E. Marshall; ordered that
demurrer be withdrawn and that A.
E. Reamea be allowed to withdraw
his name as attorney for defendant
and that the name of F. J. Newman
be entered of record as attorney for
defendants.
J. F. Reddy vs. 3. M. Keene; set
for trial Saturday, December 19.
Emery J. Eastman vs. Jack Frel
enburg; demurrer argued and taken
under advisement.
D. W. Hasel vs. Southern Pacific
Railway Co.; order removing same
to United States Circuit court.
Emily Clark and M. M. Clark vs.
W. J. Boosey; ordered that mandate
from Supreme court be recorded.
Thomas Moran vs. O. W. Dodson;
demurrer of defendant overruled by
court. . -
State of Oregon vs. C. E. Roach;
grand jury returned a true bill.
Alfred Barzee and Jennie Barsee
vs. John Wlntten; dismissed.
Gus Newbury, administrator of the
estate of Arthur Pool, deceased, vs.
George R. Wilkinson et ux: order
confirming sale of real property.
New Cases Filed In Circuit Court.
Thomas Moran vs. Geo. W. Dod
son; action to recover money alleged
to be due on promissory note; attor
ney for plaintiff J. A. Lemery and
for the defendant, F. M. Calkins.
Ashland Manufacturing Co., a cor
poration, vs. Frank W. Hudson and
A. D. Helman; suit to foreclose lien;
F. M. Calkins, attorney for plaintiff.
E. P. Hughes vs. F. P. Smith and
F. E. Smith; action to recover $000
ullexed to be due for services ren
dered in procuring purchaser for a
certain tract of land. F. M. Calkins,
attorney for plaintiff.
J. Y. Summerville and II. X. Clark
vs. C. E. Wlckstrom; action to re
cover $400 alleged to be due as
commission for making sale of cer
tain mining property; attorneys for
plaintiff are R. G. Smith and H .L.
Do Armond.
Probate Court.
Estate of Euphama Edmondson,
deceased; order appointing January
22, 1909, as day for bearing final
settlement of estate.
Estate of Amanda C. Swacker, de
ceased;, order appointing Frank
Swacker administrator of said es
tate. Estate of W. V. Jones, deceased;
order appointing Samuel Mathts, ad
ministrator, and F. W. Streets, Ben
Lowell and Charles Hatch, apprais
ers of said estate.
Estate and guardianship of Lucy
Chandler, an Incompetent person; or
der appointing J. B. Roblson, guard
ian.
In the matter of the guardianship
of Roy L. Berry and Percy J. Berry,
minors; order setting December 12,
1908, as day for hearing petition to
vacate order appointing W. S. Hurst
guardian.
Estate of Maria M. Wright, de
ceased; ordered that Thursday, De
cember 10, be set as time for bearing
appeal from administrator's disal
lowance of claim of I. K. Reader.
Same estate as above; ordered
that claim of J. K. Reader be allow
ed In full.
Estate of James Elliott, deceased;
order made to purchase tombstone.
Estate of W. H. Bradshaw, de
ceased; order setting apart personal
property.
Estate of Thomas Oster, deceased;
Inventory and appraisement filed
showing estate to be valued at
$1676.44.
Estate of W. H. Bradshaw, de
ceased; Inventory and appraisement
filed showing estate to be valued at
$5923.93.
Estate of Walter S. Jones, deceas
ed; first semi-annual account of ex
ecutrix filed.
Estate of Mary A. Toung, deceas
ed; semi-annual report of executor
filed.
Estate of William Bybee, deceas
ed; Inventory and appraisement filed
showing estate to be valued at $32,-
092.55.
Same estate as above; ordered
that J. W. Bybee, executor, be au
thorized to pay off all mortgage liens
and Interest thereon.
Estate of James Elliott, deceased;
order of publication of final settlement.
Estate and guardianship of "ercy
Berry and Roy Berry, minors: or
dered that W. S. Hurst be appointed
guardian of Percy J. Berry.
Estate of Thomas Merrick, deceas
ed; Inventory and appraisement filed
showing estate to bfl valued at $649.
Estate of Thomas Oster, deceased;
order to sell personal property.
Estate of John Pell In g, deceased;
sale of real estate confirmed: final
report of administrator tiled and
approved and administrator dis
charged from further liability In the
matter.
Estate of Nellie A. Blackburn, de
ceased: Inventory and appraisement
filed showing estate to be valued at
$1400.
Estate of Benjamin Wagner, de
ceased; Inventory and appraisement
filed showing estate to be valued at
$7143.05.
Marriage License.
Marriage license Issued to Charles
A. Obenchaln and Hattle P. Stcpp.
FOR SALE One two-year-old Jer
sey Dun. inquire oi jonn nam
rlck, one mile east of Central
P.llDt. tf
Not a Drop of Alcohol
Wnar ic "ionic"? A medicine that increases the strength
or tone of the whole system. What is an "alterative"?
A medicine tnat alters or cnanges unneuuiy um w
..tut... n niu th he.t "tonic and alterative ?
1IHUU1T WWMVM ......... - -
Ayer1 Sarsaparilla, the only Sarsaparilla entirely free from
alcohol. Ask your own doctor all about it. Never take a
medicine doctors cannot endorse. j.L.Aer(-o.,Lowtn,Mass.
Without daily action of the bowels poisonous products mutt he akserbed. Then you have
fcs blood; Muoawssi.hi.dsch.. Ask your doctor about Ay Pilb for ceostlpatloo.
ITEMS FROM EDEN PRECIXCT.
(By Adam.)
There la some talk of Incorporat
ing the town of Phoenix.
The wires for the electric lights
at Talent and along tbe county road
are being strung tbls week.
C. W. Wolters of Talent Is having
a barber shop erected adjoining the
Jewelry store.
N. 8. Bennett of Eden Valley was
In North Talent last week delivering
fruit trees.
There are several families In this
locality who have come from the
dry, unlrrlgated portlona of Okla
homa, and they think the artesian
wells at Talent are next to the river
of pure water that came up In the
Garden of Eden. .
Mrs. Zemlma Rose and her daugh
ter, Mrs. A. S. Furry, were Medford
visitors Monday.
Several of North Talent's people
were trading in Medford Monday.
Mrs. Weeks and her daughter,
Gertrude E. Weeks, will move to
their new home in Medford soon.
C. Carey says that a fine big deer
came through his alfalfa field Tues
day morning. It jumped a picket
fence over eight feet high, also five
other fences. In crossing lots, all of
which he cleared with ease. He waa
not molested and made his way on
across the valley.
The tract of land formerly be
longing to Mrs. Martha Rapp, being
a portion of the Reames estate, has
been sold to real estate men from
Ashland, divided Into small fruit
farms and cleared-and sold. Ed Foss
purchased the largest tract, which be
will plant to apple and peach trees.
Several of the purchasers will sow
alfalfa on this, as It Is tine alfalfa
land..
A number of enterprising citizens
In Phoenix and North Talent and
the outlying community have decid
ed to form a company and erect a
telephone line for local use.
This Is a move In tbe right direc
tion and one that will pay Its stock
holders. It will supply a long-felt
want to the farmers and put them
In touch with Medford and with
each other. It Is hoped it will be n
success.
John Mast, from near Medford,
bought 50 head of fat hogs last
Monday and will kill and make ba
con of them. They were a fine lot
and were purchased of Dunlap Bros,
of Talent.
TABLE ROCK ITEMS.
(By X. Y. Z.)
These cold, frosty mornings make
the wood piles suffer. It seems.
The school closed Friday for a hol
iday vacation of one week.
W. R. Byrum was In Medford Fri
day disposing of a load of choice
pork.
H. L. Flnley spent Tuesday at his
place here to oversee the work.
Mr. Wykoff and Miss Blanch Col
lins were In Medford recently.
Miss Rose Nealon has closed her
school and will spend her vacation
at home.
Rev. A. C. Howlett preached ct
the schoolhouse 8unday to a good
audience.
E. H. Davis' family were in Med
ford doing Christmas shopping Saturday.
Mr. Connor Is expected this weiit
to take possession of his property, re
cently purchased from Mr. Finnl
more. -
S. H. Mears, Jr., has had several
men at work the past week setting
trees on his place.
Stewart Porter leaves Wednesday
to spend Christmas with his parents
at Yoncalla.
Rev. M. C. Davis is expected to
preach here next Sunday. A good
attendance Is hoped for.
At a special school meeting last
Tuesday a tax of 2 mills was voted
to carry on the school work.
Colonel R. C. Washburn and S.
M. Mears, Jr.,, will spend the holidays
In Portland visiting the home folks.
A. W. Reld, F. A. Green and Miss
Mary Reld were In Medford Satur
day to purchase tbe "goodies" tor
tbe Christmas tree.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Wilson vlsitel
her parents, Hon. and Mrs. S.
Nealon, here Sunday. Mrs. Wilson
was surprised by her Sunday school
class of girls calling on ber and pre
senting her with a nice Bible as a
wedding gift.
Plans are being made for a good
program to be given at the Christ
mas tree Thursday evening. It Is
hoped a good attendance and a
merry Christmas will be bad.
Our quiet neighborhood was
startled to learn of a robbery In our
midst. While S. M. Mears, Jr., was
In Medford Saturday some party en
tered his place and ransacked tbe
contents, taking what they chose.
Among tbe articles missing are a
revolver, checks made out to differ
ent parties and clothing. Suspicion
points to a man recently employed
by Mr. Mears, but nothing has as
yet been learned of his whereabouts.
KAXES CREEK ITEMS.
We are sorry to say that John
Brown Is suffering with a bad attack
of asthma.
Mr. and Mrs. Householder spent
several days of last week at Medford
and Ashland, combining business
with pleasure.
Mae Householder, accompanied by f
her brother, Ralph, spent Sunday on J!
Sardine creek as guests of her sister,
Mrs. Dusenberry. :
Peddlars, canvassers and solicitors )
are quite numerous these days, de
spite the bad condition of the
weather.
Mrs. Rltter of Central Point was
doing business In this neighborhood
and Gold Hill Saturday.
Bad colds and sore throats are
again quite prevalent.
The party Saturday night at Mr.
Thompson's was a most pleasant af
fair and much credit is due Mr. and
Mra. Thompson as entertainers.
Miss Lizzie Stallsworth Is confined
to the bouse with an attack of la
grippe.
We are Informed that Mrs. Doane
la still quite 111 at the home of her
son-in-law, Mr. Miner.
Mr. and Mrs. Blggls spent Sund.iy
as guests of John Mardon and wife.
NORTH MKIlFOItK NOTES.
(By J. G. Martin.)
Joseph Jnes, the carpenter and
painter. Is employed by Mr. Bo.'.ney
in building the addition to his pretty
residence on North Central avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Moore left Fri
day for their home near Woodville
after spending a month very pleas
antly with Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. P. Buck, of North Med
ford.
Frank Gonlah has begun building
a woodshed and other buildings for
temporary use on bis two lots on
tbe west side of North Central avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schmidt, or
grandpa and grandma Smith, pio
neer residents of Jacksonville, tar
ried in the city Saturday night, the
guests of their old-time friends, Mr.
and Mrs. Emil De Roboam of North
Central avenue, having bad a very
enjoyable time.
Mrs. Bern, of Bly, Wash., Is vis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Turpln, of North Medford.
Mr. Metz Is adding a woodshed
and other outbuildings to his pretty
residence property on North B street.
W. J. Scott tarried In . tbe city
Monday, the guest of J. G. Martin
and family.
Mrs. Emll De Roboam was taken
suddenly 111 Sunday night at her
home on North Central avenue with
a severe attack of bleeding at the
nose. Dr. Morrison was called.
The Metz new residence on North
A street Is receiving Its first coat of
plaster.
Miss Pearl Gould, a student of
the West school. In West Medford,
Is confined to her home by Impaired
health.
The fall term of school at Antloch
closes Friday. General satisfaction
has been given by the teacher. Miss
Henry.
Mrs. John Jones, formerly Mrs. J.
Williams, has disposed of her 160
acre farm In Table Rock section.
Mr. and Mrs. Snyder of Central
Point were trading In the city on
Tuesday.
Mr. Brown, the Invalid gentleman
In North Central avenue, la conval
escent, we are glad to note.
J. J. Owlngs, the photographer, is
paying his son George and family of
Phoenix an Indefinite visit.
TRAIN ROIIIIKR CONFESSES.
Portland Man Tells Ho v. He and Two
Others Held Vp O. R. & N.
PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 21. In the
presence of Sheriff Stevens and dep
uties and representatives of the O.
R. ft N. Co. and newspaper men to
night, William Burke (assumed
name) of Portland, a man of about
21 years of age, confessed that e
took part In the robbery of the O.
R. ft N. passenger train near here
Thursday night last. He Implicated
Jack Hayes, alias Walton, all is
"Slim," ex-convlct from Folsom, and
a youth who, like Burke, lives here,
whose name is withheld until his ar
rest, which Is expected momentarily.
Burke was arrested today. He made
a confession. He said he was sorry
for the part he had taken and he-
cause be had been given only $1.15
as bis portion of the booty. Hayes
later, according to the confession,
took possession ot all the valuables
secured, double-crossing the others
by telling them he found nothing In
the express safe.
Hayes, who was arrested Sunday,
had In his possession three dia
monds, which be says were given to
him by "Chicago Whltey," said to be
a yeggman. A telegraphic descrip
tion of the diamond shipped to a lo
cal firm tallies with three jewels
found In Hayes' possession. Hayes
denies absolutely any connection
with th ecrlme, but became so In
volved in the maze of explanations
that be lost track of bis statements
and became angry and sullenly re
fused to talk further.
After being put In jail Burks
Identified Hayes as the man who
had been associated with him In the
robbery. Tbe capture of tbe sus
pect resulted from the discovery of
a sticker dropped by one of the rob
bers after leaving the scene. This
was traced through Its owner to
Hayes' possession.
Christmas Hall, Roses Hull, Dec. 23,
The best of music will be furnish
ed. Horse feed and supper tickets,
$2.00. Applegate, Ore.
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VXDER SEALED ORDERS.
The Battleship Maine Has Been Sent
on Some Secret Bflsslon.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Com
plete mystery surrounds the desti
nation of the battleship Malno,
which left Norfolk today under
sealed orders. Neither the state nor
the navy department officials will
make any statetment on the subject
further than to say she has gon on
a "cruise." They will not affirm or
deny that the ship Is bound for Veu
ezuelan waters.
The American government Is with
out any naval representative In that
immediate section and should an
outbreak against the existing govern
ment occur such American Interests
as may exist in La Guira, Porto
Cabello and Maracalbo would have
to appeal to the navies ot foreign nations.
ELEVEN SOLDIKRS DEAD.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Follow
ing are the names ot tbe soldiers
who died last week as a result of
methyl, said to have been served
them as vlnol: John Duffy, Edward
C. Clark, Thomas W. Blng, Charles
Delaney, all ot Company L; Otto
Kuppo, John J. Pbelan, Frank L.
Smith, James E. Curtis, Samuel IS.
Bramel, John O. Corbel, William
Nickolas, all ot Company M. Eighth
Infantry.
NEGLECT OF Dl'TV.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. Po
lice commissioners this afternoon an
nounced that after tbe mlnuteat In
vestigation they are convinced that
Morris Haas obtained the derringers
with which he killed himself, con
cealed In bis shoe, where It bad been
overlooked by Captain Duke, who
searched Haas after the shooting of
Heney. Tbe commissioners found
Duke guilty of neglect of duty and
fixed December 30 as the date for
imposing sentence.
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NOT IN IHE TRUST
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Who pays the agent, you or the other fellow? I deal direct
with the planter.
A nice siock ol fmit trees and Tokay vines for fall delivery.
Tell me your tree troubles
IN. S. Bennett, Medford
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G. W. PRIDDY.O. D. NAOLE, G. T. O'BRIEN. Proprietors
MEDFORD, OREGON
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Timber Land Bought and Sold
Those hsving timber lands or relinquishments for sale would do
well to consult us. 8
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