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THIRD TEAK.
MEDFOED, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1908.
No. 138
MAHY WANT NAMES OFF REC
ALL PET T ON
ALLEGE WATER QUESTION
MIXED P W MOV
UW
APPLY IN i
CASE?
i
Petition For Recall o! 01
well Started by Prohis
Under the Guise of First
Warders Filed
Alleging that the filing of a petition
for the recall of John D. Olwell aa
councilman of the First ward is noth
ing more or less than a political move
'to place it within the power of certain
members of the city council to close n
deal to have the city obtain their
wutor for the proposed water gravity
system from Wasson canyon, a number
of the original signers of the petition
called at the city hall Monday morn
ing and asked to have their names tak
en from the pot it ion. They stated that
they signed the petition in the first
place for the purpose of having the
First ward represented in the council
as the petition alleges, and now that
it is being used for the sole purpose
of gaining a majority on the eouucil
in favor of Wasson canyon.
Prohi Movement First.
It became known soon after the
launching of the movement that the
petition was a prohi movement in order
to gain a majority on the council op
posed to the granting of liquor licenses,
although ostentacionsly it was for the
purpose of getting a resident of the
First ward to represent the ward in
the city council, as Mr. Olwell had mov
ed from the ward. When the reason
came out, a number took their names
from the petition, and ever since it
has reposed in some pigeonhole accu
mulating dust until suddenly it was
resurrected and filed with the city re
corder on Saturday afternoon.
Storm of Protest.
Upon the filing of the petition with
the city recorder after it was thought
that it had died a natural death a
storm of protest went up on all sides,
and on Monday a number of signers.
headed by J. N. Howard, called at, the
citv hall and asked the recorder to
take their names from the petition,
Mr. Collins asked them to await such
time as he could consult legal advice
to determine whether he could take
their names off or not, the petition
having been filed. Thin decision he
will make known later. The final dis
position of the petition also awaits
legal advice.
May Bo Water Question.
When the petition was first circulat
ed it followed closely upon a scrap in
the council over the application of the
Hotel Xash for a liquor license. Tht
license was granted bv Councilmen )l
well. Hnfer nnd Eif-rt voting yes, and
Trowbridge. Merrick end Wortman vot
ing no, the mayor casting the deciding
vote. If the recall could be used on
"Mr. Olwell. and a man with different
views elected to his T.lace, tlu-n all li
nnor licenses could be rejected. The
matter has been allowed to lapse for
some months, and the fact that it is
brought up at the pr-ent time is paid
to be owing to the fact that Merrick.
Trowbridge nnd Wortman stand ngaint
Hnfer, olwell nnd Eifr-rt regarding the
water question. The first thren are on
record in favor of Wasson canyon as
a niiun-c f supply ngnint nil others.
Watt Will Not Bun.
J. K. Watt has IWn mot prominent
Iv mentioned as a probable un-ees.or to
Mr. Olwell by those who filed the peti
tion in ennr- nf the recall is successful.
Mr. Watt, hnwever. stated positively
Mnndav morninif that he would not be
come a candidate for the place under
any circumstances.
A Legal Obstacle.
In the recall law ndopted in .Tune
'here in, however, n clause rending:
"There may be required, 23 per c-nt,
but not more, of the number of elector
v who voted In hit district at the preccd-
. .. f - r . V
... ; -
JOHN D. OIi WELL,
Councilman From the First Ward,
Whom the Frohis Are After.
WATER FAMINE
Plenty ef Water For Use
in City at Present Time
Irrigate at All Hours
The water famine which has been
ever present during the summer has
come lo a close. There is plenty of .
water for irrigation purposes at the
present time, and no more will the
householder have to rise at 6 a. m. in
order to coax a little water from tho
system for his lawn. Now the irri
gating can bo done at any old hour
one chooses out of the 24.
Tho water committee Monday morn
ing turned on the water, so to sprak,
and bade all residents to help them
selves.
Tho chief cause for tho rise in water
was the digging of a trench across Hear
creek. J lien tne rain came aim " ,
snow on Ashland butte, all of which
helps out tho cause.
So have no hesitancy in giving the
grass a good old soak. It will help
both the lawn and the temper.
ing election for justice of tho supreme
court to file their petition demanding
his recall by the people." As the First
ward has not voted upon the election
of justice of the supreme court, there
is no way nf determining, according to
the law. the number of voters iu the
ward. This is said to invalidate the
petition.
Tho Recall Petition.
The petition filed in no follows:
"To tho Honorable Recorder of (he j
City of Modford, Jackson County, Ore- :
. ... .1
" e. tlio undersigned, legal voters;
... .1... I..;-... 1 :.. i... ..;.. ,.f t,.,l.
ford .l.wk.on connti- Oroon. do here-
bv and here wit h resnec tfullv petition
and iltmand the recall by the people of
t :.i "i T..l.n
li. Olwell. from the office of councilman
t ;(l. ..t i,ir..,.i . .!,,. h ffio
the H-.iui John I). Olwell wan elected
.rom the First ward of the city of
Medford, to serve as councilman from
,,rd. fr,,,,, .ho mi. day of
said First
.lanuarv. l!m
' '
uary, l!i"i(. j
'The reasons ft "signed are that the
said John I. Olwell does not now re- j
aide in the First ward of the city of
MMfurd. niM no rilI',I i" sni(I i
Firt ward for more than nix months ,
p.'t.
"We bt
r,t.o in tin- ward from whicn Ihoy
arc rl.-H.-l lo offuo.
" Kvi-n tlioanh l'"' r,-'""V!l' nf " r""n
oilman front
was i-lo,t,-'l
tl.,, ward from wltu-n li-1
to offio' li"t I'ar
.... ;;,, o tlit function, of
him from
aid rif f Li-i-.
vi-t, it i: I'o
i-otistitu'-nl
ualil 1,.- i. iviiy
r ,. 1 .. -r iaiir,t
...I for tin- war
minted,
of hi"
1 from
;i, ,.e, ted. that
whii h mirh roaai-ilmati w
.I ..;in,riT, (ontirm'- to
re.i.le
"" " ,
thon-in during hi. li-n" of on .
..Tl,,. r.oional of a enuncilmnn
from
the ward from whiih he was !
(Conrtsned to pj )
led lo
GOME TO END
T
JaGkson Found That He
Was in Weed Sept. 17
Letter Written on Sept.
16-Other Inconsistencies
From various facts determined by
former Sheriff D. II. Jackson, who was
sent to investigate the supposed mur
der of O. M. Cagle at Grass Lake, Cal.,
it appears that Cagle was not mur
dered,, but that he planned the letter
to the chief of police in this city with
tho deliberate intention of covering up
his tracks and disappearing from the
country. Mr. .Inckson could find no
trace of a murdered man, but he found
instead that Cagle left Dorris Septem
ber 15, that ho was seen in Weed Sep
tember 17, one day after the letter was
written telling of finding his body
with the head battered in, "which find
evidently been exposed for three or
four days."
Iii Dorris September 15.
Cagle was in Dorris September 15
and was known to have- left on that
day for Weed. No ticket was sold to
Grass Lake, nnd no ensh fare was paid
to that point. Furthermore, no stranger
was seen at Grass Lake, which would
certainly have been the ense had Ca
gle stopped there, for the total popu
lation is only three or four persons,
The letter to Chief Shearer was dat
ed on September KJ, and was not signed.
In Weed September 17.
Mr. Jackson determined further that
Cagle was seen in Weed on September
17, the dny after the letter was written,
telling of the finding of his body. In
fact, every indication shows that the
man wrote the letter lumseir in oruer
to get nwav and cover up his tracks.
When Cagle left. Dorris he had no
guns or ammunition with him that were
in evidence, which would certainly have
been the case had he intended hunting
in Grass Lake as he wrote his wife.
No Reason for Action.
As far as can be determined there
was no reason, such as debt, for the
man's action. The money he had with
him was his own, lie left no bad debts
behind him or was there any reason
knnwn )1)ls(,rtr(1 ts wifl. ,!
two SI11IlU 0ii1.1-n in this city.
It may be possible that the matter
was all a hoax and that Mr. Cagle wilt
return. The case is a puzzling one and
at present the only positive farts
known by the authorities are that, he is
gone, that tli' y hnvo tin' letter, ami
Unit t liny tin nut know his present
whereabouts.
SOUTHERN CANDIDATES
TO FIOHT A DUEL
PAI.Qt'P.MlNI', Ala.. Sept. 2 1. The
friends of Calvin K. Schwing, success
fill candidate in the recent primaries
for the judgeship, declared today that
he undoubtedly would accept the chal
lenge ninde by T,. C. r.elilanche, his
opponent in the election, to fight a
duel.
Kchwlnff won the contest liy one vote
i .ell anc ne sno'i io noio.i.w.oo-.
i trict committee to recount the ballots
! but neither Schwing
nor l.emancii
could decid
' ftnif
indoe to trv tlie
! When R-hwing was granted a writ of
prohibition bv the supremo court yes
terdav LeLlanche wai so angry that he
formally challenged Sowing to a duel
SECTION OF CHELSEA ESCAPED
i .
A
MURDERED
AN AWAY?
BECOME SCENE OF RAGINO iumlaokaiium iiiu tall
CIIKI.HKA, Ma.., S-pt. SI.TIk
whole B'Cti'n i,f rlii'Lea that a"'l
! the cmflaeration f In. I win!"r. i
that rnunrilnipn huuM liiiminir. Aid ha .iimm..rii'l from
I'.o.tntt. Maiden nnd Kn-rett and It I.
f.areil that the nut of the town will
lie destroyed liefore the flume, ran 1m
elioeked.
The poliee helieve that the fire w.'i.
of ineendiary origin, no ijuieklv did it
.tart. The flame, were first noticed
in the ldoek hounded liy Hutk n.l
Vale, utreet., Kver.'tt. avenue .,.1 the
Ho.ton Maine rmlrnnd trnek..
The whole l.lork wa. on nnre, nno
: liv 9 o'clock Hi hoii.en an? a Or(o ff
fartorv mft.hnwenw K':f w'r
i trovi-d.
There wai the wildest cuufuiion t
JONATHAN
BUYS PEARS
FOR TEDDY
Senator Orders 40 Boxes
ol LoGal Pears to Pre
sent to Roosevelt and
Members of Cabinet
Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon
has ordered 40 boxes of Cornice pears
from the Lewis orchard in this valley
whicn he intends to present to Presi
dent Roosevelt and members of the cab
inet in order to prove to them some of
his tales of Oregon's wonderful penrs,
which lie told in Washington during
the last session of congress.
The work of picking and packing
tho penrs was undertaken Monday
morning and shipment will speedily fol
low. Urent caro is to bo exercised in
Ciioosing t he largest and finest ones,
and they will be packed with great caro
so that they will bo in tho best condi
tion possible when they reach the cast.
ARRESTED FOR MISUSING
THE UNITED STATES MAIL
FKICSNO. Cal., Sept. ill. Mrs. Mnr
garet Walder, a blonde, aged 2(1, is
in jail here today, facing a charge of
misusing the United States mails as
the result of. the operations of a little
matrimonial bureau she conducted nil
by herself. The ollicers declare that
she has done a big business for the past
few years and she will be called upon
to explain her bureau.
The arrest of Mrs. Walder came about
through a deal with S. It. Johnson, Jr.,
of Guthrie, Okla. Johnson claims that
he made an agreement to innrry the
woman and give her $lli,imil. lln wrote
a check for that amount and neglect
ed to write ".Ir. after his name.
The check was relumed and the own
er of the ranch placed the affair in
the hands of a local constable. .Johnson
was exonerated and the woman nrrest-
cl.
The ollicers claim that she has been
writing to prospective ' husbands and
asking for carfare and then keeping the
monev.
RICH STRIKE REPORTED
IN THE BOWDEN MINE
.Tames Davis of the Blaekwell dis
trict, who in company with Thomas Ha-
gan, is developing the old Howden mine
reports an exceptionally ricn sirme 01
ore on that property. On the seventy
foot level they ran into n body of ore
that averages from ten to twenty four
inches wide and assays show values
ranging from 1'i to 5f per ton. They
have been running for some weeks in
this ore and the pay streak shows no
signs of diminishing. They expect to
cn-ct a five-stamp mill on the property
about the first of the year. Tn years
oast the Itowdeii has been one of the
leading mines of Southern Oregon, nnd
to see it come into prominence again is
.M-atifving to these men, Mr. Davis was
-me of the original owners nf the mine
mm) came into possession of it again
!:st Hummer, nnd since that time has
tone much work upon it. Gold Hill
News.
The Leavers have been plnying good
ball during the past ten days nnd wnl
loped the Seals several timn at Port
land, t hereby going into the second
t-laee. The pennant has been cinched by
Los Angeles, however.
FIRE LAST WINTER TO
- .Ann I I TIAII Tlll Fill
,- l,x factory. Over em,loyeii
, L. ,.,d iiit L'one to work were com
p.llod to flee for their live, nnd their
e.eape w a. cut off nn nil .idea ley oni
.vail of flame.
The factory was built of wood nnd
wu. ,,oii a marine furnnee of flnme.
The womin nnd men employed are nil
thought to have e.eaped with their live.
I, lit II i tnit.ollile lo learn whether
an. wei. lo.t.
Th.re in the l..t confu.ion
fiilitinv tl. fire. 4 'ire lone liiimt
m i i u,w. ,.. p.. tiii-a mi
rolliil
thOeurb. ,l,.abling both and .erlou.ly
handicapping the work of righting nr
The mil engine, from tfiiiunn, r.ver
elt Ad Tio.ton are ndvnnclng to holplhn.
the local dcpartmo.it.
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HON. THEODORE A.
Chairman of the Democratic Natlona
Ronldonts of Jackson County at tho C
DISC
Saloon Keeper Goes Free
Because IndiGtment Re-!
turned Was Faulty I
l
II. ). YiilKciison, who owns the saloon :
on d'Anjoii street, known as "Weary1
Willie 's, " was discharged Saturday,
when arraigned for selling liquor to a
minor. The indictment returned by thr
grau
jury alleged that Witkensou sold
beer to a minor. No mention was mad
of the bartender, who, it is said, sold
the beer, hence no agency was shown.
All that remained was for Wilkcnson
to prove that he did not sell the beer
personally, and he was discharged.
The case proved of much interest, to
number of local people who went to
.lackHotn ille to hear the trial. 'I he mat
ter wiih over in a ahort lime and Wil
keiiHon was diachared. He waa rep
reai'tlteil by Jiiil(i' :. M. Kelly.
A aeeond indielmeat wan returned I. y
the irnnd jury nipiiiiHt "John Doe,"
who, it i. ulleeed, .old liinior in Jack-
Honville lo u minor. The indictment
in alill on Hie ai-cret duck pendine tin
arrent of Iho nccuBed man.
The outcome in the Wilkemoui cam
wn. a .evere di.nppoinlment to I i h t ri-1
Attorney Mulkey, who look a yreat in-
tere.t in Hie cane, allhouoli the indict 1
merit drawn by him wan faulty. Mm- I
or. were employed to Hoeure e idence !
and furnished money to luiv lieer with.
CAN A HALF CHINESE
CHILD OO TO SCHOOL?
VLv f,ll I.1 VV4 1,. Met. I oiAl
torncv lieneral (iuill today face, a dif i
ficlllt problem in deciding whether or
not lh- child of n Cliill.se who married
a white woman ha. the right to all, n.l
Hie public school, of thm slate. Tie
matter came to the intention ot ine
loeal scl I board a few days ago, when
the child Attempted to enter Hie public
school of Ht. I.andrv parish. 'I'll" mat
Iter was turned over to State Superin
'. ". JL . .
tendent f.ouca, ,., na r,.. . a,
-r, in o. ., . . . . .
- 1 wi i mi. i,,r i
ten 111" no..,.-. ...
general to decide.
WILKINSON
BELL OF CALIFORNIA,
1 Convention, Who Will Spoak to tho
liautauo.ua Building in AHliland Tonight.
SELF IN FOOT
Harold Cochran Victim of
Accidently Discharged
Rifle Will Not Cripple
Harold Cochran, the I t year old Hon
of J. II. Cochran of (his city, accident
ally shot himself Sunday afternoon
while playing with a companion on the
hanlis of hear creek. A rifle which
i he young man had was accidentally dis
charged, the bullet entering his leg
above 1 he knee, ranging downward
through tlm foot. No bones were shut
tered mid the young man will probably
not he crippled as soon us tho flesh
' heals.
! With a plnvmnte, the boy was playing
t ulong the luniks of tho creek, when
, the accident oceurrecl. !ia companion
rushed for ai.l and ('. D. Ilazelriitg nnd
I.I. A. Hothwell carried Hie youngster
ho where medical nsfOHtance ffim
LMven. The wound wan dressed and
jlhe youiio; man restinir easy before llic
family returned from an online; on the
liver. It is fortunate that nothing more
rious than a flesh wound resulted, as
Hie sliojilost deviation would have
ti nde the boy n cripplo for life.
J IREMEN RUSH TO AID
OF THREATENED TOWNS
MII.UAI KICi:, Wis., Sept. 21.-T.H
otlict :tOOO feet of liose lllld U Colli-
l ' ' " 1 "" " "" Hint ,u
1 1 r '" l:iv ' r' sponse to nil urgent appeal
I t..r help in fighting the forest fire that
I I" iri,-M:oillL' Hie toWII.
l ie- ro.pn.t for help stated that one
gine and n company of men had been
Siting the fire for hour. .d the men
. e
f
1
w re almost, exh.listcd.
Advices Inter today stitcd that the
,,. is favorable lo Mincl.adcr, but
lliat towns of flirt t. K'Stiico, Moon
.mil l.a.l.vsinith a' li''.l itl ilea
t i acl ion
BOY
A ir.ling to mrw r...v,. .,, ,cer -- .
., i .i. i..A,.,ve..n fiokt.l w,m 1 .rater lioing nnd Tletaon Ho-
' "'"'-'. 'min
, total
t ,., , rnibtrenl oAls are enceTieut for n good ea.on
I - - - - . .......
) have lieen moved to o.icn ot safety.
TO DELIVER
ROCK
WEEK
Will Probably Get First
cars on Wednesday-Paving
to Start Soon After
wardsQuarry Ready
Tf nothing happens to prevent, the
city will receive tho first ears of crush
ed rock from tho quarry near Jackson
ville on Wednesday nf this weok, and
soon afterwards the work of paving
Seventh street will bo undertaken. The
work was to have started last week,
but owing to tho trouble experienced in
finding a suitable location for the bunk
ers, tho work was delayed.
Everything at tho quarry is in readi
ness to commence crushing the rock,
and all that remains to be dono is to
complete tho bunkers near tho city lim
its of tho West Side. This is nearly
done, and it will not be long before
they are full of tho material for tho
grading of the street nnd making it
ready to reccivo tho bitulithio covering.
Kverything in connection with tho
work is shaping itself for Iho speedy
completion of tho job, and Superintend
ent Chipman does not contemplate auy
difficulty in completing tho work with
in Iho time specified by his contract,
or November L
JURY CHOSEN IN C0SS
CASE; TRIAL UNDER WAY
The trial of 11. M. Coss, who is charg
ed with a statutory crime by Carrie
Stnggs, was begun in the circuit court
Mondiw' morning. The forenoon was
spent iu choosing a jury and the work
of Ink ing testimony started at 1:30
o'clock. The personnel is as follows;
John Lvden, John ( off man, Arthur
Nichols.' J. M. DesH, W. W. Scott, J. M.
Mast, David l-'orce, J. K. Roberts, 8. G.
Van Dyke, M. II. Gorden, Joe Goldsby,
and M. II. Koiiudtree.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
BRYAN CLUB NAMED
President W. W. Kifeit of the Itrynn
dub announces tie appointment of an
executive committee as follows: W. N.
Campbell, It. V. Little, K. K. Kelly and
S. I. llrowu nnd J. A. Terry.
BIO, LAND DEAL
TURNED BY J. B. WOOD
,f. It. Wood has Hold the north 100
:ien-s of the Isaacs property to Charles
II. lb-own of Springfield, ill., for $11,-
, Mr. llrowu will erect sccveral new
buildings and put U'O acres out to fruit.
FINAL BAND CONCERT
ENJOYABLE
AFFAIR
A Ini-oe number of locul people gath
ered nt the park Sunday afternoon to
hear tho Haul concert of tho season.
The baud was unusually good and will
bo missed for the rest of tho yenr. John
A. Norline; of .lackionville entertained
with n cornet solo, which, .pidgin,; from
the applause, was the most pleasing
ti 1 1 in l.i - r.
LATB LOCAL NEWS.
IMgnr llafer, J. P. Iteddy, C. A. Mai
boeuf nnd W'es (Ircen returned last eve
ning from n hunting and fishiug trip
in the llig Unite district. They met a
party of I iiiibernieu, consisting of W.
II. Merscrcaa, K. (I. Husenburg, W. A.
Iliisenblllg. Hert Skillller and R. W.
M.scrcn:, ami at nipanied them home.
Krcd I'urry of Phoenix has .old his
fin tn, consisting of S'.l acres, to A. A.
Davis, the Medfonl capitalist. The price
paid is said to be in tho vicinity of
fin, nun. Mr. I'urry will inovo tn Phoo
ni and open a feed nnd livery .table.
Tvsoii lleall of l eulrnl Point .pent
Moiidav in .Medfonl.
P. i. MeWilliann of Ashland has
.,,1,1 the Williams ranch near Hold Hill
to llarrv ltoss of Hiiwhide, Nov., 37
acres, for 3-100.
Kd Howling of Gold UiH .pent Sat
urday in Medford. He renort. tlmt tne
i Hen UitcK ovrawi Dy
. w. tl.o W.t r,m In yenrs Vt
.en.on. ceaia.up over ;KW. Vro-
tUi winter with tho average rolntnU.
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