The Ashland advertiser., December 16, 1896, Image 1

Advertiser.
Honarch of the Amateurs.
VOL. IV.
ASHLAND. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1896.
November Rain and Snowfall in Oregon.
The precipitation was the heaviest on
record for November. The average is
from 4 to 9 inches west of the Cascades,
FOR THE
and from 1 to 2 inches to the east of
them. In the month of November, 1896,
the total precipitation west of the Cas­
cades was from 5 to 38 inches, the former
at Ashland, in Jackson county, the latter
in the Coast range of mountains, in Til­
lamook county. To the east of the Cas­
cades the total ranged from 1 to 7 inches.
As is the usual case the heaviest was
STYLES IN
along the immediate coast, where from
15 to 38 inches fell; in the Willamette
valley it ranged from 11 to 21 inches; in
the Umpqua and Rogue river valleys it
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was from 5 to 10 inches. At the Cascade
locks, where the Columbi? river passes
EDITH G. PORTER'S MLLINERT STORE, through the Cascade mougtains. 23.65
inches fell. The rain fell principally
Ashland House Block.
from the 1st to the 20th; the latter 10
days
very light precipitation. Snow­
Complete line of NOTIONS in stock. fall is had
unusual west of the Cascades, and
in November it is phenomenal; during
the month from 2 to 10 inches fell, which
remained on the ground for several
days ; to the east of the Cascades snow is
not unusual, though it is so for Novem­
ber, and thia November from 1 to 4 feet
fell, which was rapidly melted by the
Chinook wind.—Monthly Climate and
Crop Bulletin.
LatestAxn •
Pleasing
. .MILLINERY, ..
TliOiOMiOlOiOIv
Nothing
BETTER PREPARES YOU
FOR THE DAY’S WORK
THAN A . . . .
t
Nice
Tender Steak
Purchased of - •
KLUfl & CRISLER,
- • DEALERS IN • •
presh and Cured Heats,
:*
ITAIN STREET,
Two Doors North of the Post Office.
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT
ATTENTION
POLEY & CO.,
DEALER* * IN
Groceries. Poultry,
Eggs, Flour, Feed, Grain,
|| FRUITS.
II VEGETABLES. ETC.,
A. Millsap’s Ohl Stand,
MAIN STREET,
-------- ASHLAND, ORE.
NO. 39.
machinery was a total loss. What but­
ter there was in the building was saved.
The machinery and building originally
cost $2000. The plant will be rebuilt
with more modern machinery and with
a greater capacity, and will be in opera­
tion in two or three weeks. There was
no insurance on the property .
How “Sheriff” is Spelled.
Deputy Sheriff C. L. Scott, of Lane
county, has been keeping a list of the
different wavs “sheriff” is spelled on
envelopes addressed to the Lane county
sheriff’s office, and so far lias 22 differ­
ent ways of spelling the word, 21 of
which, of course, are incorrect. The
list is as follows: Sheriff, shereff, shearf,
sherif, sheriffe, shirf, sherieff, sherriff,
sherief, sherrff, shireff, seheriff, sharef,
sheraf, sherf, aherrif, shiriff, shiroff,
shejrff, scherrif, sbirif.—Exchange.
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"Tl is a rv»table fact that all farming in­
terests improve where it is possible to
utilize the water that the wells on the
place will produce. How few people
think of the value of water for irriga­
tion, and what could be produced at
minimum cost if it were used. The
question has been heretofore how to get
the water to the surface economically,
and this has been accomplished by the
use of Gasoline or Kerosene Oil Gas En­
Opium in Cracker Tins.
gine manufactured by Palmer & Rey
Type Foundry, 405 Sanso.?e street, San
H onolulu , Dec. 4.—About 480 half- Francisco, California.
pound tins of opium were captured by
custom-house authorities on December
The annual election of officers of Gran­
1. They were found concealed in tins ite Tent. No. 4, K.O. T. M., was held
of soda crackers in a shipment of 124 last Wednesday evening. The officers
casee, per Mount Lebanon, by the elected are as follows:
Portland Cracker Company and the
Past Commander, E. A. Hildreth, Jr. •
Washington Feed Company.
Morris Commander, G. W. Croweon; Lieut.
and Lowden, of the latter company, are Commander, E. P. Spencer; Record
under arrest. They probably did not Keeper, C. H. Gillette; Chaplain, W. S.
know the opium was contraband.
Kelley; Sergeant, Chas. Lindsey; Mas­
Mr. H. Wittenberg, manager of the ter at Arns, T. E. Ahlstrom ; 1st Master
Portland Cracker Company, was seen of Gaurd, A. L. Helman ; 2nd Master of
last Thursday evening in regard to the Gaurd, Wm. Fox ; Sentinel, J. W. Bish ;
above. He says the comdany shipped a Picket, L. M. Goodwin.
lot of crackers to Honolulu something
over a month ago, and has some 15 tons
New officers of the local G. A. R. Post
ready for shipment now. He says posi­ were elected last Saturday evening, as
tively that neither he nor any one con­ follows:
nected with the company knows any­
Commander, Milton Berry; Senior
thing about .the opium. The crackers Vice-Commander,
A. D. Furgeson ; Jun­
are delivered at the dock by them and ior Vice-Commander,
G. O. VanNatta;
that is the last they see of them. Some Sergeant, Geo. Crowson
J. D.
one 'on board the steamer mav have Loucks ; Quarter Master, ; Chaplain,
J.
E.
Cox
; Of­
tampered with the packages, but the ficer of the Day, C. Ganeire; Officer
of
cracker company knows nothing about the Guard, C. G. Coy.
the opium.—Oregonian.
Tualatin Creamery Burned.
Advertised Letter List.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
Says one of our Portland exchanges:
in the Ashland, Oregon, Post Office,
H illsboro , Or., Dec. 11.—The South December 14, 1896:
Tualatin creamery, three miles south of
Barnes, L. H.,
Heastings, Jas.,
here, burned last night. The fire was
Hartley,
Walt.
N.,
Payne, Dick,
first seen about midnight, but was so far
Wry
ley,
Mr.,
Walker,
J. W..
along that the building could not be sav­
Ohurath, Miss Jessie.
ed. The fire caught from a defective
Persons calling for same will please
furnace, the wall of which was close to say “advertised.”
W. H. B runk , P.M.
the wall where the fire started. The