JACKSONVILLE. JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON. AUGUST 22. ¡90S
VOL. II.
FRANK W. BENSON
through his critical poisoning.
Mr. Morgan had only been out of the
ill'ITF
CICI/ hospital a brief time, as just a week
v ' I • L
Jl V I\ to
very hour he met with an acci
dent at the C. C. Fisher place near
Cancer of Stomach Attacks Official the Normal School that came within a
in SanFrancisco-Long Illness As moment of sending him to his eternity
for a reckoning with the power that be.
sumes Most Alarming Aspect- While employed sinking a well Morgan
Death would Cause Complications. had lit a fuse and the horse had drawn
him to the surface with a rope tied
Secretary of State Frank W. Benson around his waist. As he was placing
now in San Francisco, is to have an his hands on the curbing on the top of
operation performed for cancer of the well the rope broke and he went
stomach. His condition is so serious down 35 feet and struck the back of
that grave fear is entertained as to his head such a stunning blow that it
his recovery.
required several stitches to bring the
Next to the govenor the secretary wound together. Though badly stunn
of state is the most important office in ed he was just conscious enough to
the state. Should Govenor Chamber- gather himself together and extinguish
lain be chosen U. S. senator, Benson the burning fuse a second before the
would succeed Chamberlain in the deadly discharge was prepared to t
office as govenor.
place. —Valley Record.
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RATTLER BITES
We are closing out our entire line
FRUIT GROWER of new and second hand sewing ma
chines not at cost but at a price inili
Fred Morgan was bitten by a rattle terms to fit your pocket. You can
snake this sde of the Tyler place have the use of a machine while you
,
on the Ashland-Klamath Falls stage are paying for it without interest, A
road last Friday and badly poisoned. few of our best machines are at the
Mr. Morgan was taking a load of fruit following prices.
to Klamath Falls and at the creek
New Drop Head Singer
.$28.00
stopped to let his horses drink. A
“
Davis.......... .$20.00
large rattlemake was on the scene
« 4
“
White ........ $30.00
for the same purpose and Mr. Morgan
2nd hand ............Singer...........
$8.00
felt the time worn instinct creeping
Davis.
$8.00
into his blood and proceeded to get
New Home
$6.00
down off the wagon and bruise the
$6.00
Help Mate
serpent’s head. The rattler was seem
Singer....
$5.00
ingly retiring to a clump of brush when
Terms: 2nd hand cash, new ones on
Morgan grabbed at a piece of board
time, e will take your old one as
in the vicinity of the rattler’s tail and
part payment on a new one.
was startled with the rapidity with
Medford Pharmacy.
which the rattler fronted and socked
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his three-quarter-inch fangs into the
middle finger of his right hand, clean
to the bone with both strides and dis-
charging its load of poison into the
Plans are on foot for the teachers of
flesh.
Josephine and Jackson counties to hold
Morgan’s companion soon dispatch-
a joint institute this fall. The dates
e 1 the rattier, which measured five
and place of holding the institute have
and a half feet in length, and was as
not been settled as yet, but the date
thick as a man's arm and had his tail
will probably be October 28, 29 and 30,
ornamented with eight rattles and a
and the place of meeting will be at
button.
Ashland or Medford. Superintendent
Unexpected and unavoidable circum-1
Lincoln Savage of Josephine county
stances devekpedin his arrival in Ashland
was in this city Monday in conference
and it was five hours before Morgan
with Superintendent J. Percy Wells on
arrived at the Southern Oregon Hospital
the subject of holding a joint institute.
with his arm tightly bandaged to ob
I Able speakers will be in attendance
struct the passage of the poison through
I and a good programme will be pre
his system. His finger was cut to let
pared.
the poisoned blood run out and three
pint of whiskey in his stomach and one I This is another instance where Jack
sonville is in need of an opera house.
pint injected failed to make him drunk.
There would be no question as to what
One-thirtieth of a grain of strychine j
’ town would be entitled to the meeting
every two hours all night was adminis
place if we had a hall large enough to
tered to help the whiskey undo the
work of the rattler’s stock of goods. . j hold the crowds.
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Mr. Morgan was unconscious and had
JOINT INSTITUTE
a close call before
being
brought i
For the news read the P ost .
WATERWORKS
BEFORE BOARD
The Board Has Investigated the Water Supply in Jack-
son Creek and Cantrell Gulch—Engineer Made
Measurements—Result Will be Presented to the
Board at Next Meeting.
NO. 16.
of the party in question. It was Feb
ruary 14, 1865.
How nice would it be for you to keep
the files of the Jacksonville P ost for
44 years, and then look over this col
lection and note the progress of this
city and county? 1 fear that you
would not accept $5(100 for such a col
lection, with a complete history of
■ your family and relatives. Think it
over and save the files, it costs noth
ing. Get an old box put it up stairs
and when the family has finished read-
: ing the paper fold it up and put it in
the box. They will be worth more to
you than a life insurance policy.
REDMON OF
THE PiONELRJ
Committees at Work Arranging De
tails for the Big Re-Union of
Southern Oregon Pioneers in This
City Next Thursday.
The various committees for the pic -
neer’s re-union to be held in this city
next Thursday, are working hard.
Several prominent speakers will be
on hand, and the committee is expect
ing the secretary of the state historical
society of Portland.
Clarence Reams, one of our able attor
neys, will deliver the address for the
All the resident pioneer’s of Jackson pioneers.
ville will please call at the secretary’s
The committee is figuring on a band
office and secure their badges before and several vocal selections. They
pioneer day.
promise a good musical program.
The water question has taken on new bight and the
PIONEERS NOTICE
prospects are good for a water system for Jacksonville.
The proposed sight is in Jackson Creek just below the
point where Cantrell Gulch intersects Jackson Creek.
The board has investigated this water supply and were so
encouraged that they employed a water engineer to make
measurements and survey out a proposed sight for the ATTENTION ATTORNEYS! SUH IDE AT
MEDFORD
dam. His report will be prepared and come before the You know the law pertaining to the
printing of abstracts and briefs. How
board at the next meeting, September 1. when, if it be mauy such documents have left this With a prayer for his wife's forgive-
found that the report is favorable the board will take steps county printed according to law? Why I ness trembling on his lips, and after
1 not send your manuscript to an office fully realizing the awfulness of the
to float a bond issue.
where you knbw that the work will step he had taken, Frank 1. Nelke died
How different will the city appear in 1909 with an comply with every reqnirement of the at 8:2) o’clock Tuesil ly in >r ting Th s
he had made a third attempt on
abundance of pure and sparkling mountain water flowing law. It costs no more. Try us next after
his life.
time.
through the city. With this vast supply of health and
The end came peacefully as far as a
struggle Was concerned. Until within
wealth at our very door there is no necessity for the city
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS
ten minutes of his death, Nelke was
to be longer without pure mountain water to quench the
conscious ar.d was endeavoring to tell
Following is a list of the successful
his reasons for the act. About a quar
thirst of our lawns and parks.
applicants for teacher’s certificates at
ter after 8 he laid back on the bed,
There will probably be another watef proposition the recent examination held at Jackson colsed
his eyes and apparently fell
offered the city at the meeting of the board. The new ville:
asleep. The only one at his bedside
FIRST GRADE
water talk is to take water from Little Applegate, but Mae B. Nealon, Central Point; Rose was William Handley, who was with
throughout the night.
when the city can get water at our very door what is the L. Nealon, Centra! Point; Louise Ward, him Mrs.
Nelke bore up bravely for a pe
Talent; Nellie A. Crocker, Ashland.
use to pipe from Little Applegate? It will not be necessary
riod after the news was conveyed to
SECOND GRADE
her, but at last reports she was pros
tooperateapumping plant on Jackson Creek because the in Harriet I. Miller, Wimer; Ida E. Dits- trated.
She refuses to see anyone and
Peyton; Minnie R. Corey, Med
take is several hundred feet above the city level, while the worth,
has turned all matters over to Mr.
ford; Delmer O. Fredrick, Medford;
Handley. He immediately wired rela
Applegate water will require a pumping plant.
Ruby E. Hesse, Medford; Bertha
tives in the east and replies ate ex
Smith, Jacksonville; Lola Phelps. Cli
pected at ai.y moment.
max; Inez Willits, Climax; Bessie
Nelke regained consciousness Tues
Haselton, Eagle Point; Chas. E. John
day afternoon about 4 o’clocx, but w.is
son,
Jacksonville.
The forest fires in the Applegate
Several petetions are being circulat
unable to speak to those about bun
THIRD GRADE
ed on the streets this week as a result district are raging. Forest Ranger
Bessie Flippen, Rock Point; Eleanor He would sink into spells of unconsci
of the counsil meeting last Monday Ira Tungate was in this city Tuesday
Maule,
Medford; Alma S. Hansen, ousness and then regain his reason.
night, which ordered that the water to employ men to go.out and fight the
He was carefully guardid to prevent
Medford: Frances G. Miller, Medford;
committee ascertain how many resi spread of the flames.
another attempt.
Lucile
Marshall,
Medford;
May
Hove,
Mr. Tungate was unable to secure
dents would use city water. This is
However about 10 p. m. he succeeded
idle men in this city and went over to Climax; Nell C. Palmer, Ashland; Mar in getting a case knife from a nearby
merely a feeler in the way of progress
garet
Shuck,
Central
Point.
Medford
on
the
morning
train
to
secure
anything to delay matters until the
dresser and plunged this into his side.
people have become so disgusted that men to fight the fire.
The dullness of the knife and his own
they would vote down a bond issue.
EAGLE POINT—JACKSONVILLE
weakness prevented him from infla t
Sign the petition, it is not likely that
ing anything more serious than a flesh
The ball game played last Sunday wound. He was then handcuffed to the
we will have anything sprung this
In a small town in this state a news between Eagle Point and Jacksonville iron railing of the bed. Later in th
week.
paper was established in 1864. It was was very interesting for the spectators. night the handcuffs were removed, Ini'
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a small weekly paper, but covered the In the first inning Jones, Baker and Mr. Handley sat by his side and cat.
We can handle briefs and abstract
field fairly well. A couple was mar Ross went 1, 2, 3. Jacksonville follow fully guarded hi.a.
work just as well as any office in the
ried the same week that the paper ed close. With two down and Wilson
The doctors at no time entertained
state.
made its first appearance, this news and Stout on bases. Brown went down. any hope for his recovery. This fact
In the second inning the visitors was communicated to Mrs. Nelke and
note was recorded, the couple sub
scribed for the paper not on account scored two and the locals went the 1, accounts in a manner for the way in
of the notice but to help develope the 2, 3 route. The visitors opened the which she was able to keep up after
country. The notice of the birth of third inning with one run and the locals hearing that the end had come.
) their first child was published in this closed with two points to their credit.
The last words uttered by Nelke
Wil -on pitched the first three innings were to Mr. Hanley. He asked him
paper' A family of nine children and
this
three deaths were also recorded in
but was relieved in the fourth by Mc to look out for his wife and child.
same paper. The husband died a few Intyre who played his usual shut out About 8 o’clock h> seemed to realize
years ago and the children married game. In the fif'h Jacksonville made that the end was near and muttered a
and settled in various parts of the four runs and one in the seventh.
prayer for his wife’s forgiveness. Fi
The visitors made a pretty double, nally he drew Mr. Handley to him and
state, all of which was recorded in
this paper. The mother is now alive from short to second and from second whispered: “(III! Billy, Billy, why did
and to this day has a complete file of to first, retiring F. Stout and McIntyre. I do it.” Then came the end.
the paper which recorded her marriage.
Several of the regular players are
Endeavors were made to have Nelke
This is a wonderful historical col out of town, but the substitutes held tell why he had taken the step, but he
lection. The progress of that county their own in nice shape.
was unable to explain. He tried a
is recorded in detail and this lady has
The score was 7 to 3; in the favor of number of times, but failed to make
her unbound history carefully packed Jacksonville.
his hearers understand. Tribune.
in boxes in the garret of the old farm
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W. I. McIntyre has been appointed
Wht-n in Medford stop at the Emerick
house.
A question arose one day about the where the finest of meals are served agent for Brooks & Son, nurserymen of
age of a neighbor who claimed to be and the most corteous attention given. Carlton, Oregon. Give him your or
ders.
*
five years older than he actually was, Try us and see.
11-tf
' the lady who had this collection of
' newspapers was the only one who
could tell the exact age of the party
in question. By referring to the index
which she had prepared she found the
box in which contained the birth notice
FIRES ARE RAGING
SIGN UP FOR WATER
KEEP YOUR PAPERS
SAY, ITS HOT
But if you had one of those
Swell Negligee Shirts
REAL ESTATE
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32 acres, alfalfa or orchard land.
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and fruit land in the best location. A crop failure in the vicinity is
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Our prices are right.
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ADOLF SCHULZ, Manager