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About Jacksonville post. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1906-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1907)
/ MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Board Passes Much-needed Or dinance and a Gives Good Account of Itself. The city council met in special ses sion last Monday evening for the pur pose of transacting some business that was left unfinished when the holidays were proclaim ed C. W. Conklin was not present and at the next meeting it is very probable that a new councilman will be selected by the remaining members of the Board to take his place. The "cow ordinance” was given the third reading and was passed, so as soon as it has been published it will be in effect and force. The ordinance providing for the build ing of cement sidewalks through the principal streets of the town was given the first and second reading and was passed to the third reading, after which, if found to be satisfactory, will be passed. But few seem to realize the importance of building sidewalks of this kind. So many fail to take into consideration that every foot of cement enhances the value of their property more than enough to pay for the walks, while the improvement in the appear ance of the streets will be incalculable. All should pull together when such questions as these come up. This is a world of progression and nothing can stop this town from advancing, so its citizens may just as well get into the band wagon and join the long proces sion. Among other good things, the city council has ordered the principal streets graveled where there are no sidewalks, and they have also ordered the building of wider and better cross walks on California street. Street Commissioner Haney is clean ing the gutters, hauling away the leaves and doing other effective work, all of which is badly needed and a very commendable act. The council levied a 5-mill tax. This is one mill less than last year, but ow ing to the increased assessed valuation this year, it was figured that the 5- mill tax would strengthen the city's exchequer to the same extent that it was last year. With a (¡-mill tax an indebtedn ss of $900 was liquidated the past year, but the town is about $300 in debt at this time. Extracts from the proposed new charter were read and the matter dis cussed, but nothing definite was done. The Board adjourned to a call meet ing. P & E to Save Estes Bank. To save the Estacada State bank from being forced into insolvency. Judge Gantenbein of the circuit court at Port land has issued an order directing Thomas C. Devlin, as receiver of the Oregon Trust & Savings bank, to de liver to the Estacada bank two certifi cates of deposit aggregating $41,256, on eonditi n that the Pacific & Eastern Railway company will cancel the claim it holds against the Oreg n Trust & Savings bank tor itsdeposit of $40,423.- 31. and will make a cash payment of $.327.69 to the Portland bank. According to the statement of the Estacada State bank, n the petition of Louis J. Wilde against the Oregon Trust & Savings bank the two certifi cates of deposit to the Oregon Trust & Savings bank for $20.625 each, were is sued May 20. 1907, by the Estacada in stitution upon the request of the Paci fic & Eastern Railway company and of the defunct Portland bank. No return consideration v Aatever was given the Estacada bayik, the understanding among the three parties being that the certificates v ere to be paid by the rail way company. At the time of the fail ure of theJOregon Trust & Savings bank they were still outstanding. The Pacific & Eastern Railway com pany wi s organized to construct a rail road from Joe Bar, Jackson county, to a point near Crater lake. It had on de posit with the Oregon Trust bank at the time of the bank failure $40,422.31. If the Estacada bank had been com pelled to meet the certificates, which could legally have been done, it would have been forced into insolvency, ac cording to the petitioners, so that the institution would not only have been unable to pay in full for the certificates, but could not have paid its depositors. The petition shows that the railway company is willing to fulfill its part of the agreement by turning over its de posit in the defunct Portland bank and making a cash payment to balance the amount of the claim held against the Estacada bank. By complying with Judge Ganten- beln’s order, Receiver Devlin will be relieved of a debt of more than $40,000 owed the railway company, and the Estacada bank will be enabled to con tinue business. Red Front Shoe Factory BOOTS AND SHOES MADE TO ORDER REPAIRING HARNESS REPAIRED SPARKS & 0. K. Barber Shop Hair Cutting Shaving Face Massage I)e VORE California St. bet. 3rd & 4th. The FRANK ROBISON, CHRIS ULRICH Pr. • • • PIONEER FEED STORE • • • • • Dealer in Hay, Grain and Wood. I also manufacture Cornmeal and Graham; always kept in stock. 1 also roll Barley any day you bring in a load, $2 per 20 sks. Stock and Poultry Food. Doors and Sash. Buy a a package of poultry food ; make your hens lay in less than a week. Eggs 40c a doz. No chances to take. 25c, 50c, $1.00 pkg. Busehl, $3.50 Additional Local Items. Dick Gaskin was on the sick list last Thursday. Miss Mervena Kenney and Mrs. Chris Kenney visited in Medford last Tues day. H. L. White and I). M. Bower were down from Ashland on a brief visit last Tuesday. A. B. Chapman of Barron was at tending to business matters in this city this week. Mrs. J. Johnson of La Grande is vis iting Misses Emma and Nellie Wulf in Ihts city this week. John Mast, the enterprising Eden rancher, was a business visitor in Jack sonville last Tuesday. L. B. Caster and wife of Agate at tended court this week as witnesses in the Jack Montgomery case. The following letters remain uncalled for at the Jacksonville postoffice: C. P. Marshall; Mrs. Ella Cole; Henry Gorden. Deputy District Attorney C. L. Reiimes expects to leave Sunday for Berkeley. Cal., where he will spend Christmas with relatives. C. W. Conklin and A. D. Houston are presenting some very beautiful calen dars to their customers. Both are ru ral scenes that delight the eye and are well worth giving space on the wall. The reader’s attention is called to the amendment to ordinance 10» in another column, pertaining to the prohibiting of stock running at large. The marshal has been instructed to impound any an imal in the street after next Monday. A change will be made in the grades when school re-opens after the holidays. The eleventh grade will be discontinued for the present because now there is 31 only one eleventh grade student. The eighth grade will be taken over by Prof. Welis, and other changes will le made in order to give tiie teachers more relaxation. Schulz Co., and Ulrich Bros, are presenting their customers with some «■: beautiful calendars this week. Schulz &Co.’s is entitled, "A Christinas Belle” and represents a maiden dressed in a Winter costume, while Ulrich Bros.’ is entitled, "Easter Lillies" and repre sents a beautiful girl with a cluster of liliies in her hand. Both are nice sou venirs. JU And if this does not suit, my business is for sale, consisting of 3 lots fronting on California and 5th Streets, 25 feet on California and 500 feet on Sth street; Warehouse, Shop and large Barn for Hay, studded on both sides; 1 BoileJ and Engine, 15 H.P.; 1 Gig Saw; 1 Saw Table; 1 Lathe; 1 Wood Saw; 1 Large Barley Roll, 18 x 18; also Complete Outfit for making Cornmeal and Graham; 1 Centrifugal Pump and Large Tank, and the best supply of water in town. Sprin kle the streets of Jacksonville by using the water from this well. Half Cash, Balance Terms. CHRIS ULRICH. JACKSONVILLE, OREGON i^ !T í Seasonable Goods Heinze Mince Meat‘ «•«'■» Monopole Mince Meat, sume J*» <>'■ g Gordon & Dilworth I’lum Pudding New Crop Seeded Raisins New Crop Zante Currants Lemon and Orange Peel Cape Cod Cranberries Merced Sweet Potatoes A' unan- Taylor Co. fg] WES* STORE The Central Point i ® BARGAIN HOUSE Í Ladies * and Mens' Furnishings •
