JACKSONVILLE. JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON. SEPTEMBER 5, ISO«
VOL. II.
NO. 18.
CITY BOARD DELAYS THE WATER
HUR l [CULTURE A
NICE STUDY
found ripe (teaches and ripe prunes on
the same tree. The Italian prunes
were grafted on peach stumps, and
by pruning to develope the base of the
tree new shoots started to grow below
A Day With One of Jackson County’s the prune grafts, consequently the
new wood grown on the peach wood
Leading Horticulturists-The Aphis would develope peaches and the graft
Is an Enemy to Be Overcome.
ed portion of the tree would raise
! prunes. The peaches are bright red,
Th: writer visited the orchard of W. I in color, and the prunes are dark blue,
1. McIntyre Wednesday and found that I this coupled with the green foliage
gentleman busily engaged in packing makes a very pleasing effect.
pears fot shipment. The pear was
The insect pests most dreaded in
carefully picked from the tree and this section of Oregon are the codling
placed in a basket, care being taken moth and wooley aphis. The aphis
to not bruise the fruit. The pears lays its eggs in the ground near the
were then hauled to the packing house roots of the tree during the latter
where they were grader! and wrapped part of summer and during the winter
in neatly printed paper then placed in months feeding upon the tender roots,
a box, the top layer being in even and when the sap starts to go up into
rows. This affords employment to
of the tree, the aphis will
several hands-ladies being engaged to fo]]ow ft up and feed on the life blood
do the wrapping and packing. In most of t)le tree> ft not killing the tree they
large packing houses Chineses, Greeks will damage it so that the fruit can
and in fact nearly every variety of not develope. The moth works on
cheap Asiatic labor are engaged to the fruit and can be killed by spraying
wrap and pack the fruit.
with sugar of lead. The moth bites
The pears are not ripening very fast the fruit and if it comes in contact
and are a little smaller this season than with the spray it will die before much
they were last year but the quanity damage has been done, However, if
has materially increased. The size is there be no spray on the apple the
due to the trees being to heavily load- ■ worm will eat its way into the apple
ed, although Mr.
McIntyre went and we have what is commonly called
through the orchard early in the spring a “wormy” apple.
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and thinned the fruit, picking off near- i
ly as many as remained on the trees.
REUNION AT
Thinning out the fruit in this section
is almost an annual occurance.
CENTRAL POINT
The peaches are ripening and resemble
a Christmas tree laden with lighted
There will be a reunion of the sol
candles, the foliage has been trimmed diers and sailors of Southern Oregon
off so that the peach will get the full at Central Point on Wednesday, Thurs
benefit of the sun in ripening, hence day and Friday of next week. There
the beautiful sight. One can stand in will be a dance each evening in the pav-
the orchard and look between the rows illion at the fair grounds.
for a hundred yards and see nothing
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except trees loaded with red spheres
SMALL BOY OFF
tinged with a green leaf. A more bea
utiful sight would be hard to find.
FOR AN OUTING
Mr. McIntyre has a novelty in the
Johny Thompson, the 14-years-old
way of a plum. This plum is known
variety 1 boy of Mr. Dave Thompson, left Sat
as the “Satsem” a Japanese
<
and in growth resembles a plum, but urday for a trip in the hills. His
the meat and seed, when ripe is a deep mother was away visiting and the boy
scarlet. It is used for jell and the was stopping with his grandprrents.
flavor is similar to that of the straw Mr. and Mrs, Thompson was notified.
berry. The bloom appears very early Mr. Thompson left in a buggy for
in the spring and is snow white. Squaw Lake where the boy had been
When in bloom the clusters of flowers fishing, but evidently the boy saw him
are about three inches in diameter, and walked about 15 miles to Robert to
resembling a tree heavily laden with Cameron's farm. The boy was fouud
snow. Owing to the extreme earli at Mr. Caneron’s later Monday night
ness of the bloom it is very difficult to and brought back to the city.
Saturday night he was at a dance at
get a crop unless protected in some
Watkins, and Sunday and until noon
manner from the frosts.
In one section of this orchard we Mondao v as at Squaw Lake.
CIRCUIT COURT OPENS TUSEDAY
The Board Transacted no Business Aside From the Regular Run
PIONEER OF
ASHLAND DEAD
Judge H. K. Hanna will open the
September term of the Circuit Court
of Business.
A Large Crowd Was Present to
Tuesday, Septembers, A large docket |
I awaits the mill of justice. The docket Had Lived forMore Than Fifty Years
Hear What the Board Would do
follows:
Upon the Place Where She Died-
State of Oregon vs. Ehler Band,
Funeral Was Held From Residence.
disturbing peace.
S. of O. vs. Sam Hudson; rap«’.
Mrs. Bennett Million passed away
S. of Oregon, vs. Lottie E. Simmons ’ at the family homestead on Oak street.
Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Mrs.
Board Should Appoint a Commission to Investigate, Otherwise and Chas. W. Stinson; adultery.
S. of O. vs. James F. Coss, Jr. libel. Million had been in feeble health for
Jacksonville Will Never Have a Wafer System
S. of O. vs. James Hayes; assult 1 two years past, and death came to her
with intent to kill.
as a sweet rest after a long and active
At Present Too Many Bosses
i S. of O. vs. Jack Montgomery, sell life which spanned more then four score
of years; and had its full measuse of
ing liquor without liaense.
S. of (). vs. August Buccuine; assult joys and sorrows.
The city board met last Tuesday in regular session at with intent to kill.
Mrs. Million, whose maiden name was
Armilda Beam, had lived on the place
the city hall, aside from the regular monthly bills nothing S. of O. vs. Wm. Eaton; selling liquor where
she died in Ashland for over fifty
to minors.
was done.
years.
Born in Wayne county, Indiana,
S. of O. vs. E. M. Hostetter; assult
May 26, 1626, she removed when a lit
The water question was up but as usual nothing was | with eangerous weapon.
girl with her parents to Ohio, and
done, only delay. It developed that the pipe would cost S. of (). vs. Zera Dohoel; assult with tle
afterwards to Wisconsin, where in
! LaFayette county, March 21, 1841, she
less than $5,000 and that the entire plant, installed, would dangerous weapon.
Geo. W. Stevens vs. Bankers Reserve was married to Bennett Million, who
cost less than $30,000. There is no reasonable excuse for Co., action to recover money.
j died in November, 1905, in the 74th
the delay. If the water is there what more is wanted. M. Bryan vs. Western Oregon Or year of his age, severing the marriage
chard Co. and Fred Lundahl; action to union that had exi >ted for more than
If not look some place else.
04 years. Mr* Million, a pioneer of
Jacksonville is assessed at nearly $500,000, the insur recover money.
H. M. Coss vs J. A. McIntosh; action j Wisconsin as well as of Oregon, was
ance carried within the city limits will range about $300,000. to recover money.
| a veteran of the Black Hawk War in
A saving of about one-third will be made on our insurance Joseph Carrie vs. Robt. B. Powell; | the northwest and served with distinc
tion therein. He first came to the
policies. Or if your insurance amounts to $36 a year now. action to recover money.
Pacific Coast in 1849 with the tush of
John Walters vs. A. D. Walters; gold seekers to California. Returning
you will get it for $24, or a net saving of $1 each month. action
to recover money.
Wisconsin he disposed of his farm
If you pay $1.50 per month for water, it will require Wadham & Kerr Bros vs. Rose Hay to
and with his wife and six children st t
150 consumers to pay off tne indebtedness in 20 years and mond; action to recover money.
out again for the Coast with ox teams
Supply Co. vs. J. H. Fitzger and landed in Oregon in 1851. They
meet all expenses, if you consider the insurance saving. ald; Forbes
action to recover money.
1 located a donation land claim of 320
The POST does not believe in the slardjije system Alonzo Ord vs. Geo. Ura; action to acres, which is now largely included
| within the city of Ashland and upon
Albany has such a system which is unsatisfactory, and recover money.
Ashland Mfg. Co. vs. Woods Lumber I which the family have ever since resid
the expense is too great for this city.
ed. Portions of the place were sold
Co., action to recover monev.
If the board does not want to sholderthe responsibili Chas. Kohn vs. J. H. McClendon; ' but a tract of 113 acres has remained n
I the possession of the family and lies
ty, why not appoint a water commission composed of men action to recover money.
been continuously cultivated bv two < f
who understands something about water systems and let H. C. Messenger vs. G. O. VanNatta the sons for many years. Tidings.
action to recover money.
this commission look into the matter?
C. W. Wolters vs. A. J. Stevens; ; Mrs. Jennie K. Reams of Klamath
action to recover money.
Falls, Worthy Grand Matron of the
POOL SCHILLER
LOCAL NEWS
E. T. Huth vs. Scott Bruce; action Order of the Eastern Star of Oregon,
A fight occnred on the sidewalk
to recover money.
i paid an official visit to Adarel Chapter
Thursday evening, in front of Pool’s
Judge Prim las returned from I his
Crater Lake Lumber Co. vs. John No. 3, O. E. S. of Jacksonville on
barber shop, between Mr. Poole & Geo. outing at Newport.
Wolff and Geo King; action to recover Thursday evening September 3. Mir.
Schiller- Both men were somewhat
Miss Lillian Henry has accepted a
Reams spoke in a very complimentary
bruised but no serious damage was done. position in Russells confectionary store. money.
manner of the work done by the officers
The trouble occnred over money mat
The Gold Hill Bank
vs. GoldHill
A’torney Wm. Colvig of Medford
of the Adarel Chapter and especially
Canal Co. et al.,astion to recover motey.
ters.
was at the county seat Friday transact
complimented Miss Mollie Britt by sav
Douglas
Co.
Bank
vs.
D.
M-
Parry,
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ing legal business.
ing that her ritualistic work was per
action to recover many.
LOST—A gold chatellany pin between
fect. The O. E. S. cleopter room was
Miss Maud Byrne came in from her
W. W. Kirk vs. J. F. McKay, tastefully decorated for the occasion
the Methodist and Presbyterian home on Applegate Friday evening and
action to recover money.
churches. Finder will please retnrn is the guest of Mrs. W. E. Finuey.
with potted plants cut flowers and
to this office.
Emil Peil vs. Charles Hooper, action dainty refreshments were served by
Among the many pioneers from Ash- to recover ntoney-
the committee on entertainment for
and who attended the annual reunion
the evening which was composed of
('anal
,1.
B.
Dungan
vs.
Gold
Hill
of the pioneers in Jacksonville, Thurs
Misses Mollie Britt, Kate Cronemiller,
day were: Mesdames Russell, Gillette, I Co., action to recover money.
Mrs. Emma Dunford
Mrs. Lizzie
Dunn, Rapp, Farlow, Kinney, Caldwell* Edgar Hafer vs. Medford ACrater Lake Cronemiller, Mrs. J. Tremberth, Messrs
Wagner, Misses Lydia mcCall, Belle R. R. Co. Suit.
Emil Britt, J. Tremberth and T. Cam
Anderson and Elsie Reames.
Lucy Mee vs. J. 11. Messier, action eron. Mrs. Reams was for many years
This office turned out a brief tilis to recover money.
a resident of Jacksonville and was a
week in a neat and workmanlike man
charter member of Adarel Chapter
(continuui in next issue.)
ner that complied with the state law.
when it was organized in 1880. This
Better let us print the next brief and
is the second time a Worthy Grand
A new L C. Smith typewriter for
you will know that it will not be thrown
Matron of the (). E. S. of Oregon, has
sale cheap at this offiice. Two-color
out on a technicality resulting form
been chosen from the list of charter
ribbon and tabulator. One of the latest
the printing office.
members of this chapter; the other
all ball bearing machine, The only
J. W. Bingham and family, from machine on the market with ball bear- one being Mrs. J. N. T. Miller of Port
land formerly of Jacksonville who was
Donis, Cal., is ccupying one of Mr. ing keys.
among the first Grand Worthy Matrons
Ryan’s houses on Railroaq street.
Paintn’ time’s a-comin,’
of the State.
Mr. Bingham bought a farm on Thomp
Weather's gettin’ clear,
son Creek, and is moving his household People’s gettin' restless
l ook over our want advertisements,
effects on the farm. Mrs. Bingham
Shortly you kin hear
you may find something of interest Io
may remain in the citp this winter and All th’ folks »-callin’
you. Results are obtained from our
“Hurry up with that paint.”
send the children to school.
ads. and the people begin to realize
For Hostetter A Zook, you see,
this fact. Try one andsee.
Are never very late.
FOR RENT - Or will leate for a num
ber of year* to a good tenant, my
farm containing 275 a ret. adjoin
ing the town of Jacktonville. good
houue and barn living water, Fur-
ther information enquire of J.
Nunan, Jacksonville.
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MANY SPOKE IN WARM TERMS
I FALL and WINTER
63 S3 S3
Samples F rom The
International Tailoring Company
And M. Born & Company
Are Now at Hand
LARGE ASSORTMENT
To Pick From, Ranging in Price From
$14.00 UP
Strictly Made-To-Measure Gannente and a Good
Fit ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED
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ULRICH BROS
The Leading Merchants
REAL ESTATE
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Timber
Land, Act June 3,
Notice for Publication.
1878
Unite<l States Land Office, Roneburg’, Oregon,
April 29, 1908.
Notice ia hereby given that in compliance with
the providion ' of the act of CongreRH of June 3,
1878. entitled "An act for the sale of timber landH
in the Staten of California. Oregon. Nevada, and
Washington Territory," as extended to all Public
¡.and States by act of August 4. 1W2,
JOHN N. DUNCAN
of Albany, county of Linn State of Oregon, filed
in thia office on Dec. 26. 1907 his sworn statement
No. 9829, for the purchaaeof the N E H of Section
No. 8, in Township No. 41 South Range No. 3
West. W M. arid will offer proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for its timber or
tone than for agricultural purposes, and to es
tablish his claim to said land before the Register
and Receiver at this office in Roaeburg, Oregon,
on Saturday, the 21. day of November 1908.
He nanw* as witnesses: E. E. McKinney, of
Sublimity, Oregon. H W Smith of Turner, Ore
gon G. W. Kearns, of Grants Pass Oregon, C. J
t'ameron of Gold Hill. Oregon.
Any and all persons cla ming adversely the
above-described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office on or before .said 21st day of
November. 1908.
BENJAMIN I. EDDY Register
2'10 acres, rain and timber.
55 acres, fruit, alfalfa, grain.
[JUS.
30 acres, 10 acres in „
grapes,
KO acres, 15 acres cleared, balance timber,
275 acres, loo acres meadow, stock ranch,
25 acres, alfalfa, good ditch.
40 acres, in young orchard,
00 acres, grod orchard land,
32 acres, alfalfa or orchard land.
20 acres, 10 acres in trees, balance timber,
9. acres, orchard, alfalfa, gram.
12' acres, orchard and alfalfa.
160 acres, orchard land.
3.) acres, orchard and alfalfa.
20 acres, orchard and grapes.
13 acres, good orchard land.
We have a large list of other property not. herein specified. Im
proved and unimproved at reasonable prices. Stock ranches, farming
and fruit land in the best location. A crop failure in the vicinity is
unknown.
If you want to buy or sell come and see us.
Our prices are right.
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Jacksonville Real Estate Company |
ADOLF SCHULZ, Manager
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