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About Jacksonville post. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1906-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1908)
! ^1 JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 12,1908 MIKADO BUYS ANTIMONY MINE Pays $100,000 for Property Which Is Needed to Supply Material for Powder—Alaska Pioneer Closes Deal With Little Brown Agent. ed immediately. He staked the claim and the $100,000 is practically clear profit. Several requests for the Jaksonville P ost have come in lately an d we have complied with the requests. We have sent no less than twenty papers and booster books to Colorad« > alone, in each case the party asked for litera ture setting forth the adv antages we have to offer. Jackson' zille WILL grow. The spring exec rsions will bring thousands to the coast, the ma jor portion of the storm- ridden east erners will come to Oregon, and the Rogue River Valley will receive its share. Today Jacksonville has more to offer the fruit raiser than any other city in the state. We h ave thousands of acres of the best fruit, garden and hay land within the sound of the city. The price of our best land is only about one-fifth the price a;tked for in ferior land in Ohio. Wheir four tons of beets was marketed from four rows each 100 feet long, we can justly claim that our soil is ail that we cliaim of it. LAND OFFICE ACCOUNTS PROBED Receiver A A. Roberts of La Grande Is Under In- vestigation-, Believed the Shortage Will Exceed Five Thousand Dollars. D. A. Dunning, special agent of the government land office, is in La Grande checking the accounts of A. A. Rob erts, receiver of the local office. Rob erts’ accounts are badly mixed. It is thought that the investigation will un cover irregularities of extensive scope. Roberts is probably worth $10,000. He could make good a shortage to that amount. He has lived modestly since his arrival in La Grande and is well liked by the patrons of the land office office and the employes. can legally be charged for valuable timber lands. Under the new regulation a person desiring to make a timber entry must file his application, accompanying it by an affidavit stating that he has been personally upon the land and must sub mit his own estimate as to the amount of timber and its value and value of land when cleared. These filings will give him a preference right to the land. NO. 32. CIRCUIT COURT CONVENES MONDAY Dockct Long Again This Ses sion-Several Cases Held Over From Last Term -Jury Has Been Drawn -Prospects of a Busy Session. CHAMBERLAIN AT WHITE HOUSE for a paper or magazine and as soon as it was read it was passed around through the community and would probably be gone for six weeks or two months before it would be returned to its owner. These books are in an ex cellent state of preservation and can be seen at the Jacksonvillt library. Newspapers and maguzines are mo dern history, pure anti simple, but one can hardly realize that the now small events wilt in 20 years, be looked upon as important history, a glance through this collection will reveal many mat ters of national importance while at that time were merely news itemB. Mr. Gleave is a very interesting man to meet. His home is about 50 miles from Yellow Stone park and his occu pation, cattle raising quite frevuently calls him within the boundaries of the National reserve. A person cannot carry a gun on the reservation unless it has been sealed by a government official. The park is full of bear, buf falo, deer and antelope but no one is allowed to shoot. Mr. Gleave said that bear come in camp at night and rob the provision boxes and on one occasion his wife fed one from a plate held in her hand. Visitors in the park are not allowed to build fires on the ground but must a stove. This pre caution on the part of the government is to prevent forest fires. The win ters are cold in Wyoming, when Mr. Gleave left at At Meeteetse the mer cury was down to 20 degrees below zero. The December session of the circuit court for Jackson county will convene Monday with a docket equal to that of the last session. Several cases have Governor Chamberlain and J. N. been held over. This term promises Teal at the White House Saturday to be a busy one owing to the large paid their respects to President Roose docket and approaching holidays. velt. Chamberlain has been the re The work of the grand jury may not cipient of much attention. His dau take up much time, although it is ghter Carrie Lee Chamberlain, is a hard to forecast the business of this student at Virginia college at Roanoke body. Va. She arrived in Washington Fri Following is the list of jurors: day night and will remain several days W. K. Price, farmer Tolo; James as the guest of her father and several Wiley, fruitgrower, Ashland; C. C. For That Dull Feeling After Eating, relatives of the governor who live here. Taylor, capitalist, Medford; Thomas Chamberlain and Teal were guests at I have used Chamberlain’s Stomach dinner of Frankliu K. Lane, Interstate Nichols, farmer, Eagle Point; Sam PENDLETON COUNCIL Murphy farmer, Talent; F. E. Wiley, and Liver Tablets for some time, and Commerce commissioner. merchant, Central Point; Sam Murry, REFUSES LICENSES can testify that they have done me butcher, Central Point; J. N. Hocker- more good than any tablets I have smith, farmer Medford; Thomas Young ever used. My trouble was a heavy EASTERNER SENDS There are four near beer s aloons less farmer, Eagle Point; W. V. Barnum, dull feeling after eating—D avid in Pendleton. The city council has re ANOTHER LETTER farmer, Phoenix; J. P. Hoagland, far F reeman , Kempt, Nova Scatia. fused licenses to four of the 15 appli mer, Central Point; Ed Dunnington, These tablets strengthen the stomach cants for permits to conduct soft drink The •’Easterner” who took issue merchant, Jacksonville; R. E. Tucker, and improve the digestion. They also , joints in the city gran ing to 11 others regulate the liver and bowels. They , with the P ost regarding the catalogue farmer, Eagle Point, Jahn Rader, far the lights desired. are far superior to pills but cost no , houses comes forth with another letter, mer, Eagle Point, A. N. Halbert, far more. Get a free sample at Robin- , he bases his argument this time on a mer, Gold Hill, A. C. Hubbard, mer- ron’s City drug store and see what a certain process of tanning leather, and chant, Medford; P. E. Fritzwater, $200 NUGGET IN claims that the shoes listed in the cat painter, Ashland; W. I. McIntyre, splendid medicine it is. JOSEPHINE COUNTY alogue tanned by a certain process, farmer, Jacksonville, J. H. Crump, regardless of the quality of the leather, farmer, Sterling; G. G. Ogg, gardener, Taft Talks to Tarheels Unusual interest is being taken this is a standard shoe. The letter in part Ashland; Edward Woodcock, farmer, follows: Draper; Polk Hull, farmer, Medford; year in the diggings of nothern Joseph President-elect William H. Taft ad “I beg to challenge your statement C. F. Case, farmer, Sams Valley; Geo ine county, particularly the bars and dressed the members of the North that your catalogue house does not rge P. Lindley, farmer, Medford; Hen benches along the streams. A few Carolina society in New York Monday- handle one brand of standard made ry Ruch, farmer, Applegate; William days ago a $200 nugget was found in night. shoes. Enclosed find two illustrations Kerby, farme., Talent; E. G. Coleman, one of the channels by a placer digger. EFORF purchasing of ‘Napa Tan’ (Napa California) farmer, Phoenix; F. L. Camps, photo The ground there is very rich, paying your Christmas pres shoes.” grapher, Ashland; Fred C. Holmes Sr., from $2 to $4 a cubic yard, which al It Is a Wonder. I failed to find the two illustrations farmer, Ashland; Charles True, far lows good wages even for the man who Chamberlain’s Liniment is one of ents don’ fail to exa mine works with shovel and rocker. Coarse of shoes manufacturée fn Napa Calif- mer, Medford. the most remarkable preparations yet my stock and prices. I gold is common, nuggets of from $25 ornia. I found the ‘ HI-CUT LOG produced for the relief of rheumatic to $75 value being often found. have a large line of pains, and for lame back, sprains and GER’ brand, probably manufactnred A COLLECTION bruises. The quick relief from pain in a sweat shop by Chinese labor. OF OLD BOOKS APPELLANT’S BRIEF which it affords in case of rheumatism “Napa Tan” does not signify that the Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Cut Glass, is alone worth many times its cost. leather in these shoes was ever tanned IN MEDFORD CASE Bliss Gleave, formerly of this city Sterling Silver, Silver Plate and Silver Price, 25 cents; large size 50 cents. in California. Portland cement is not manufactured in Postland, Oregon, or ' but now of AtMeeteetse, Wyoming, For sale by City Drug Store. Filled Knives and Forks, Spoons and all any Portland, but in Japan by a pro- gave to Bert Haney of this city a col Appellant’s brief in the case of the oess known as the “Portland” process. lection of Harper’s magazines publish state vs. George Putman, the famous Fancy pieces Timber Sharks are Hit The illustration resembles a shoe ed shortly after the war. The maga Medford libel case, was filed in the like the writer bought in Portland two zines are bound in book form an! cov supreme court Saturday, The trans- Everything new and latest styles and patterns. A fine line of Beginning December 1, unreserved years ago to wear on a hunting trip, er a period of 84 months dating from cript of record has not arrived. The Clocks public timber lands entered under the this pair of shoes cost $3.75, therefore 1868. A Webster’s dictionary publish brief recites the familiar incidents of timber and stone act must be paid for the catalogue buyer would save about ed in 1858 is also among the collection. the case and bases its argument on at its appraised value and will no long $1.25 on his shoes by buying at home. There are 14 volumes of Harper's mon which is that Judge Hanna of the Everything I sell 1 absolutely Guarantee er be sold for a flat rate of $2.50 per “Easterner strikes a very goed point thly and one volumn of Harper’s week Jackson county circuit court refused acre. Secretary Garfield today pro in his letter about advertising. I will ly- The books were bound with the to admit evidence offered by the de mulgated a regulation to this effect, agree that the catalogue bouses do a exceptions of the dictionary, by Frank fendant to show that statemen is made basing it upon the language of the law great deal of advertising, principally Towne, well known in this city, from by Putnam in his pr.j ■ i the Medford which says that timber land shall be in news papers and magazises. But old straw board boxes such as under Tribune, about the (’.'strict attorney Near the Poet Office Medford, Oregon sold “for minimum price of $2.50 per this flare of colored inks should not clothing is packed in, Mr. Towne pro- and grand jury, wei <. l j. -------- •----- — acre.” Garfield holds that if $2.50 is cause one to be unloyal to his fellow cured the boxes from the Nunan-Tay- the minimum price, a greater amount townsmen. You make your bread and lor and Patrick Ryan stores in this NOTICE butter here in this city, you depend city. Post cards with tinseled lettering These books were the property of must be enclosed in an envelope and upon the merchants here to furnish means which enables you to fight the Philip Gleave, an uncle of Bliss Gleave should there be any writing on the battle for the mail order house. These who was a regular subscriber to the card it will require a two-cent stamp. merchants paves the streets and assists magazine for seven years. Philip Post cards with a small envelope at to beautify your home. What has the Gleave came to this county in 1854 and tached requires a two-cent stamp. All catalogue house done for you? They1 at the time of his death Bliss Gleave cards deposited in the post office con OUR LINE OF send out large catalogues mostly con- became the owner of the rare collec trary to these rules are sent to the demning the local merchants and tion who in turn presented the books dead letter office at Washington D. C., j to Bert Haney. Should Jacksonville and are destroyed. quoting prices on inferior goods. About the hack saw blades I have 1 ever possess a museum these books Contractor Fick has his cottage in been unable to find any in the city and will have a prominent place in the in- the Lur.gren addition almost complet am not prepared ,to say what they j stitution. In early days a man would subscribe ed. will cost. The mikado has purchased for $100,000 from Joe Sliscovitch, the fam ous Alaskan pioneer, the largest an timony mine in America from which the Japanese government will take vast stores of mineral containing val uable ingredients for smokeless pow der and materials which will make the steel hulls of Nippon battleships proof against barnacles. The deal was closed here through agents of the Japanese government who paid over to Sliscovitch $10,000 in cash and signed an agreement to pay the remaining $90,000 within 20 days. Sliscovitch was met by the Japanese agents, who had received reports of an assay of ore taken secretly from the mine in September. Japanese experts have made a complete investigation not only of this mine but nearly every important property in Alaska during the last six months. Sliscovitch was surprised when the offer was made to him and he accept- NOTICE B MARTIN J. REDDY RUBBER GQQDS IS COMPLETE NOTICE Commencing December 1, the Blade Hotel will be under new management. The house will be as a first-class ho tel.—C. D. Abbott. Men's Hip Boots in Gold Seal & J.H,Parker REAL ESTATE Best in the World ----- ------- STEVENS Men's Knee Boots in Superior Grades ----------- e&e----------- 5Generations of live,* wide awake American Boys have obtained the right kind of FIREARM EDUCATION by being equipped with the > unerring, time-honored STEVENS 4 Men's Long and Short Slickers in Yellow and Black also Hats in the same Color -------- w---------- Children’s Knee Boots in sizes 7 to 12 1-2 Boys Knee Boots in Sizes 12 1-2 to 5 1-2 ULRICH BROTHERS LEADING MERCHANTS AU prorreMlve Hardware and Sporting Good* Merchant« handle HTBVEN8. If you cannot obtain, we will ship direct, erpreaa prepaid upon receipt of Catalog Price. Send S cent« In atampa for ISO Page Illustrated Catalog. Replete with 8 T R V E N S and frenerai firearm in formation. Striking corer in colors. H ft $6000 5000 1500 3750 2750 8000 3000 2750 4000 3250 10,500 1650 4500 5500 2500 3000 55 acres, fruit, alfalfa, grain, near town. 30 acres, 10 acres grapes, balance esily cleared. 80 acres, 15 acres cleared balance timber. 120 acres, 35 acres meadow, good ditch, stock ranch. 25 acres, alfalfa, good ditch. 40 acres, in orchard, near growing town. 60 acres, best of orchard land, good location. 26 acres, 10 acres in trees balance timber. ]2J,£ acres, orchard and alfalfa, an ideal home. 160 acres, good fruit land, good location. 35 acres, orchard and alfalfa, good improvements. 13 acres, orchard land on good road, near town. 28 acres, alfalfa or fruit land, fine locality. 20 acres, alfalfa land with improvements, near town. 10 acres, in alfalfa best of land near town. 5 acres, in alfalfa and fruit, good 8 room house, other out buildings, near town. 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 f-’iure in the vicinity is unknown. If you want to buy or sell come and see us. Our prices are right. J. STEVENS AIMS a TOOL CO. V r. o. in4«w t CM msm F»k. I Jacksonville Real Estate Company ADOLF SCHULZ, Manager