the general good of the country in which
JOHN W. OPP
we live and have cur being we must
emphatically state that this has got to
People who overheard them,
IS DEFENDENT a bestopped.
day or two previous to their departure
Suit for $15,000 Damages Is
Soon to be Tried in the
Circuit Cour .
John W. Opp, formerly of this city,
who recently sold his interests in the
Braden mine at Gold Hill, has been made
the defendant in a $15,000 suit for dam­
ages. The plaintif is James Robbins
of Gold Hill.
to the mountians, say that they started
out with the intention of ruining the
fishing business in Jackson County.
So it was not an accident, but the clever,
villianous scheming of those two areh-
ccnspirators. The proof is strong
against them, as the Post has been
working on tl>e case for several days.
Last Monday the writer succeeded in
witnessing the catch; in fact it was
brought into this office in a paper sack.
In order to ascertain whether or not it
was the genuine article or just an empty
sack, we put a powerful microscope on
the fish and discovered that it was no
exaggeration. The horrible truth was
only to plain. There it a lay, a beautiful
specimen of a frog pond minnow, almost
hidden between the folds of the sack.
But it was there! As soon as Franc's
J. Ileney has finished prosecuting the
San Fracciseo grafters an effort will be
made to secure his services here in Jack-
sonvil.e. He is badly needed during the
fishing season.
A $25.00 phonograph and 10 records
for $21.25 at the Singler Music Store.
Fresh bread at the Boss.
F ound Ladv’s purse, containing
small sum of money and trinkets,
Ice Cream Cones at the Boss.
Call at Schulz & Co., describe property
Ice Creatn Bricks for family consump­ and pay for this notice.
tion. The Boss
The Singler Music Store was the
Send your orders for sheet music to first business house in Medford to pat­
Singler’s Music Store,, Medford.
ronize the Post. Call on him and show
There is comfort even in hot weather him you are from Jacksonville.
by using one of Conklin’s hammocks.
All prices from $2 up
Business Pointers.
L ost —In Jacksonville, Julv 4th, gold
bracelet, set with three diamonds.
Finder leave with R. B. Dow and
receive liberal reward.
Fred J. Fick
Contractor &
Builder ...
On November 27th oi last year an
explosion occurred at the mine. The
giant powder thawer, which was estab­
Perhaps you re.d abracer something Estimates Furnished on
lished at the mouth of the main tunnel
Kinds of Building
that
will give you energy, life and ambi­
and within a few feet of the blacksmith
tion. A suggestion try I. W. HARPER
shop, was a very flimsy affair. Pieces
Jacksonville, Oregon
of tallow candles were put in and about
whiskey. Sold by E. H. HELMS.
the |>owder and just under it to thaw
the sticks of dynamite. The workmen
were in the habit of removing such
portions of the powder as were required,
and some portions usually remained
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which in time would drip, and on Nov­
ember 27 these caught fire.
The foreman, coming out of the tun­
I.ate Legal Decisions.
nel at the time was warned by one of
Synopses of Land and Mineral De-
the men. He ran to the thawer and cisions, Furnished the Post by Wood­
uncovered the burning mass, which was ford D. Harlan. Land Attorney, Wash­
covered with some light fabric. Then ington, D. C.
...... At Jacksonville’s......
he started to run into the tur.nel, but
C oal : Failure to file declaratory state­
was caught within a few feet of safety.
ment within sixty days after date of
James Robbins, who was bla :ksmith,in
actual possession, and make payment
company with several others who were
It is a well known fact that for high class workmanship,
within one year from expiration of the
in the shop, and Caral Darling, his as­ time for filing, renders the land subject
trimming and designing Miss Chapman stands in her town
sistant, received notice of the danger to the entry of another who has com­
without a rival.
.
and started to run to a place of safety, plied with the law.
Styles are Correct Quality Positively the Best
but were also caught by the expios'on.
F lnal P roof : Final proof taken
Foreman Dawson recieved the princi­
Prices the Lowest
pal injury on the back. Caral Darling without authority or notice is void.
Astonishingly
big
bargain sale will begin Monday, June 17th,
False swearing in making final proof,
received the charge in his face. During
and continue for several days. Pattern Hats, Ready-to-
is
punishable
under
the
law.
the run he, with the others, looked
Wear Hats. Frames. Flowers and Novelties at prices so
Final proof though technically com­
over his shoulder. He lost ai. eye and
low that the poorest purse can easily afford to buy. Early
plete,
is
not
always
received.
received severe injuries about t e face.
Buyers get the Flyers.
Ready-made proof, submitted before
Robbins’ face was cut so severely that
the attesting offic.r without proper
Mrs. M. Reeve, Saleslady
none of his friends could recognize him.
Miss K. Chapman,. Forelady
cross-examination should not be accept­
One eardrum wa’ ruptured, pieces of
rock entered both eyes and ga hes ex­ ed.
M ineral : land chieflv vnlonb'-
tended across the face in several places
Two others received injuiies of less
everiiy and were soon about, but thest
Jacksonville, Oregon
First Door West of Postoffice
three were in a cr.’t cal condition o.}
some weeks.
Sveral me nt hr after the accii en
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Opp tendered $1 0 to Robbins, vhkll
Land containing guano may ba
he refused.
Within the past few weeks Rcbbins tered as mineral land.
has employe! Att rney I lanchard of
The Weather.
Grants I', ss, and he in return has em­
Following is the report of U. S. Vol­
ployed Co'.vig and Durham of Grants unteer
Weather Observer E. Britt; for
Pass and Medford.
Jacksonville, for month of June, Lati-
Opp is reported to be wo'th about tude 42 deg. 18 min west; longitude
123 deg. 5 min. north.
$200,000.
Able attorneys are ined up on both DATE MAXI- MINI- PRECP- CH R C T’R
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Leading Millinery Parlor
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Fishing Easiness Ruined.
We r< gret to cl n nicle the fact that
it will be us< less for any of Jackson­
ville’s people to contemplate a fishing
trip anywhere within a radius of a hun­
dred or two miles, for Roy Ulrich and
Dan McQuade have returned with all
the fish (here were. It is to be regret­
ted, we s.iy, because a whole lot of
poor people in this vicinity needed a rest
and a few thousand t out, but they will
have to worry along here at home for a
few years now until George Neuber
stocks some moreof the streams. There
ought to be a law regulating this matter;
there ought to be an article in the fish
law prohibiting the depopulating of all
the streams. Both the above named
gentl ■ n >n r* fr ids of the writer
and we hope they will understand that
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