VOL. IL
JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 23, lidi
•PROSPECTS ARE
VERY BRIGHT
which held large areas also in theButte
Falls district
Messrs. Murphy and Mundy, who
left for the east Sunday, will in all
probabil tv meet Mr. Dewing and ar
range for the transfer of his timber
fl Smeller May be Constructed holdings, and it is said that he will
in the Near Future Near this become a member of syndicate. It is
that negotiations by cable with
City —Man on His Way to known
English capitalists interested in these
England to Inteiest Capital properties ha', e taken place in the last
few days.
in fhe Enterprise.
For some time the Murphy inter
ests have had an option on the P. &
The reporter was handed two letters E. and the timber holdings of the
last Saturday from a man in New , Iowa Lumber company. Just what
York
addressed
to
a
mining the terms are as to consideration and
engineer in this county in which he j length of time which the option will
said that he would leave this country ' held good has not been made known to
for England about the first of this the public.
month for the purpose of interesting
Ci nlirmation of the fact that the
capital to the extent of building a deal is pending and practically com
smelter near Jacksonville.
pleted is found in the fact, that during
The party who sent the letters is in I the past week Edgar Hafer and his
terested in some mining property also ’ attorney E. A. Reames, have been in
some timber land which is located daily conference with the Murphy peo
within a few miles of this city.
ple.
It is thought that the company is in Another fact that further proves
terested in the Blue Ledge property that the deal is practically closed is
but nothing was mentioned in the let that the members of the survey gangs
ter about this property. The engineer have been employed with the under
did not want any names mentioned in standing that they will have an all
the paper at this time but promised an summer’s job. That means that there
interview at the proper time.
must be a great deal of work contem
This will call for a railroad from the plated in the way of mapping out rail
smelter through Jacksonville to the road lines.
main line of the Southern Pacific. ■
Jacksonville will be the distributing ;
GUILTY
IN
point.
SECOND
WORK BEGINS
ON RAILROAD
Work has already commenced on the
railroad to connect the coal mines of
the Murphey interests with Medford.
Monday morning W. T. Beveridge,
the locating engineer for the Sunny
side Coal company, took a level party
out for preliminary work. Tuesday
morning a transit party also went out,
the two parties comprising eight or
ten men. The two gangs will be out
a matter of ten days or so.
The line is to run from some point
on the P. & E., probably from the
switch on the other side of Bear creek,
which is known as Kolus. From that
point it will make a big turn to the
right and run south of Roxy Ann to
the old Furry workings. It is thought
that the line will pass near the J. N.
Hockersmith place and hug the hills
from there on to the terminus.
Successful closing of the deal will
mean the extension of the P. & E. to
Butte Falls in the near future, with
an ultimate terminus at Crater lake
It will mean the taking over of the
big timber holdings of the Iowa Lum-
ber company and those of Edgar Ha-
fer in- the Butte Falls country, The
deal also includes the acquiring of the
timber holdings of W. S. Dewing and
the Michigan interests behind him,
DEGREE
From a painting by Sargent.
JOSEPH PULITZER, EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK WORLD.
The trial of Will Mack for the shoot
Josoph Pulitzer, who drew’ the president's fire through editorial criticisms
ing of Miles Carter in the Layton ho of the Panama canal purchase, has for the last thirty years been one of the
tel in December, commenced Friday in most conspicuous figures in American journalism. The New York World, of
the circuit court before Judge Hanna. W’hich he is the proprietor, has for two decades been a potent factor not only
The defendent is without means and I in natlcnai politics, but has wielded a powerful Influence in public affairs In
the court has appointed A. C. Hough New York city and throughout the Empire State. Few men have a firmer
and W. C. Hale to defend him. They grasp upon matters of worldwide Importance than Mr. Pulitzer, and his
endeavored to obtain a postponement, newspaper reflects his views in the most minute particular.
but in view of the fact that the chief
witness for the state is dangerously
Mack took the stand in his own de
The case was bitterly fought. In
ill, the court refused to grant it and fense and made the plea that he was outlining the case to the jury Prose
announced that if necessary he would insane when he shot Carter. He said cutor Mulkey declared that the nature
hold court in the sick man’s room in hard drinking caused him to have crazy of Mack’s crime was such as to make
order to have his testimony directly spells, during which he was irrespon but one verdict justifiable, that being
before the jury. An interesting devel sible. He also declared that Carter a verdict of murder in the first degree.
opment of the case is the affidavit put was kicking him when he fired. Mack Mack’s attorneys expected to prove
in by defendent for a postponement, admitted that on former occasion when that Mack, besides being “crazed”
wherein he states he had been buying he had had the “tremens” he was al
with drink, notwithstanding Grants
whiskey all day in Grants Pass, a sup ways sick and in bed
Pass is a prohibition town, was obliged
posedly dry town.
He explained how a friend had given to shoot in self-defense. Witnesses
Will Mack, charged with the murder him the pistol and in the morning he whose testimony was calculated to
of Miles Carter, was convicted before went hunting and on returning he took prove this assertion were brought on
a jury in Judge Hanna’s department to drinking. He remembered nothing the stand and their testimony was to
of the circuit court at Grants Pass ,of the crirne from 5 o’clock until next the effect that Carter the barkeeper
Saturday afternoon. About thirty morning he woke up in jail. It was of the I.ayton saloon had ordered Mack
minutes after the case was closed a^ this juncture of his story that the out of the place, when the latter re
Judge Hanna instructed the jury. state, upon cross-examination, at- fused to pay for the “temperance
The jury deliberated for four hours tempted to draw out that the defend- beer” given him, and at once began to
and thirty minutes when they brought an^ s lapse of memory was due to his kick him in an attempt to put him out.
in a verdict of guilty in the second de- reading the report of the Finch trial The two were in combat, so it was as
serted, when Mack pulled his revolver
in Portland, but this he denied.
gree.
The courtroom was packed by wo-1 Mack was defended by Attorneys and shot Carter through the lungs.
men, who managed to crush their way A. C. Hough and Judge J. C. Hale of
Mrs. Nicholson who lives north of
through to the space usually occupied Medford, while District Attorney Mul-
by the bar.
I key was assisted by Robert G. Smith. this city met with quite a serious ac-
cident last Friday while she was cook
ing. She fainted away and fell upon
the hot stove and was seriously burn
ed. Mrs. Nicholson is the mother of
Art Nicholson.
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I acking and shipping appl.s and plae,
growers on the coast under unfair com ikzl.ï A
petition until an altogether new system
could be inaugrated.
Apple growers also object to the
passage of the bill in whole or in part,
i of Klamath
particularly a provision in it which
states that boxes not conforming to
in Geiting
the large.- size stipulated in the Porter
e Soon Cap
bill shall be marked “short box.”
Part ot the 3ooty
This, they say, is placing an unfair re
striction on the apple pre ducts of the
ed.
northwest, it is also said that the
apple box now in use contains over a
Two masked men ent ■red the Kla-
bushel of apples that are salable and
1, c !■ >rt y after roon
as near perfect as it is possible to have i math County bun
r.t of pistols
them, and that dealers who are push I Saturday and at Í16 point
T Martin
i
and
ing the Porter bill are taking an unjust ordered Cashier Alexan uler
course to compel the grower to give i two depositors. Do i J. Zumwalt and
them more fruit in order for the buy C. C. Brower, to th row up their hands.
ers to take profits which justly belong One of the thieves handed a bag to
I Martin and told h m to fill it. Two
to the grower.
trays containing $350!) were emptied
into the bag. Fi ur hours later both
PETITIONS WERE
robbers were in c usti- ly.
of the robb
was left to guard
CIRCULATED the One
three men while the other hurried
I away with the booty, At the expira-
Four petitions were circulated last tion of a few minute ■s the remaining
week asking the Town Board of Trus highwayman coolly lei ft the bank and
tees to prepare a charter for the town ran up Conger
m e er ave
avenue. Martin, Zum-
of Jacksonville to be submitted to the wait and
>d Brower
Brow • r ■■ ovci ing from their
voters at the next city election. This surprise followed after seizing arms
is a good move and the people : h uld that wer in i Is ; . aih the bank count-
have the privilege of voting in the er. The bold crimi inal was fired upon
matter at the coming election. The anil the shots attra i-ted many persons
charter was passed by the legislature! who joined in the chase, The fugitive
in 1860 and the conditions at that time being hard prej ■d took refuge in an
were different than they are now.
old barn and tried to hide under a pile
Some changes were made by the of hay. He was captured and said to
council in the charter which arc illegal. be Riley Beever a mere boy, who work -
One being the election of a street com ed here for years.
missioner. Ordinances have been pass
At 2:’-l o'clock in the afternoon the
ed regardless of charter provisions, second highwayman
wayman was captured in a
■uth oi
of town.
Lown. He proved to
and it is doubtful whether the next haystack south
city election will be conducted in ac lie John Hall, a young man well known
cordance with charter provisions.
ibout Klamath. When questioned he
The charter provides that elections refused to give any account of his rea
must be conducted in the same manner son for committing the deed.
The police searched a room that had
and under the same conditions that
state elections are held. If something been occupied by the pair in the Klam
is not done within the next few days ath hotel and found S22I>1) of the stolen
it will be too late to hold the election coin, a mask and a revolver in a work
according to law. Who will be blamed chest.
Roy Beever, the first robber captur
for this neglect.
There is a provision fo- publishing ed, broke down and confessed. He
ordinances in a newspaper at a certain was ¡mini li-itely indicted by the grand
rate. There was a library bill present jury which is now in session.
The two boys pleaded guilty in the
ed to the council a few months ago
which provided for a half mill tax, the circuit court and were sentenced
general public should know about this Thursday to ten years in the peniten
hence the provision in the charter to tiary.
publish all ordinances. This tax can
not be collected or voted out of the
general fund. It is illegal. We be
LOCAL NEWS
lieve that the bill was good and Jack
sonville should have a library but let
Bia! " A ' mis tlie cashier of the Line
the ordinance be published.
Ledge mine is spending a few days in
A franchise was asked from the city this vicinity.
at a special meeting last Friday grant
Frank Tracy and bride were over
ing to the Pacific Telephone and Tele
from Medford Monday visiting friends
graph company a franchise to lay wires
in Jacksonville.
in the city. The people should know
Mrs. W. R. Stokes of Medford was
something about this franchise they
may remonstrate. The P ost will re the guest of Miss Grace Henry the
monstrate for one against the flimsy first of the week.
document. Evidently it was drafted
by the company’s attorney and you
show me an attorney who will draw
up a document favoring the other side
and I will show you a man who don’t
■
lie CM tea Finds the
draw a regular salary.
Struggle
Hard
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A HARD STRUGGLE
TO PROTEST
NEW PAPER IN
THE FIELD
PORTER BILL
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Hood River apple growers are up in
arms against the Porter bill, which has
been introduced in congress and pro
poses to increase the size of the apple
box used by northwest growers. In
addition to the resolution which was
recently passed by the local horticul
tural society protesting against its ad
option, the Oregon delegation in con
gress has been formally asked to work
against the measure, and the applemen
of Washington have sent J. L Dumas,
owner of the big Pomona apple ranch
at Dayton, to the capital city to use
his influence to bring about its defeat.
It is stated that the matter will be
taken up officially by the Hood River
Apple Growers’ union, which will com
municate with other similar organiza
tions in the state, asking that they use
their utmost eTorts to prevent the bill
from passing; and also for their co-op
eration in raising funds to* send a re
presentative of the apple growers of
the state of Washington to work with
Mr. Dumas in opposing a measure
which it is stated will mean an annua)
loss to growers on the coast of $1,000,
000.
One of the probable courses of ac-
tion will be to prepare a memorial to
congress showing that the present box
in use in the northwest, which was
adopted several years ago as the stand
ard box of the fruitgrowers’ organiza
tion, contains 400 more cubic inches
than the Winchester bushel, at preBent
accepted as the standard in the United
States. It will also be shown that a
change such as the one proposed wil|
disorganize the present method of
NO. 38
“The Rogue River Fruit Grower” is
the name of a pap r published at Med
ford by Charles Meseive. Ti e Fruit
Grower is devoted to the inti r at of
the fruit raisers of the valley and will
no doubt be of great benefit to the
fruit industry. Mr. Meserve said in
his opening editorial “While the fruit
int rests will be the dominant feature
of the Rogue River Fruit Grower, yet
all the other industries of Southern
Oregon will receive full recognition
and be given every encouragement
possible.”
Mr. Meserve is well acquainted in
this county, having for several years
published a paper in th: city nd later
embarked in the real estate busine-s
ut Grants Pass. The P ost extends to
the Fruit Grower a curia d welcome it.
this fiiekl and wish for the manage
ment the success due the enterpi i. e.
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MARRIED
At the court
WELCH-MITCH I LL
house in Jacksonville, January 14,
1909; William L. Welch and Della J.
Mitchell. Judge J. R. Neil officiat-
ing.
There is some talk of
lit
nassc-nger autoin oil- ;
Ju
between Central Point, iV
sonville and Phoenix,
accomodate 16 passengei
po3ed to put two ears in
to start from Mulford
morning nnd another
Point, Phoenix or Asblai
defmately decided. If t
put in operation there is
that the people wil1 patronize the c
liberally.
With a back constantly aching,
With di 'i rearing
s ing urinary disorders,
gle.
Dail
No need to keep it up,
Doan's Kidney 1 ills will cure yeti.
Jacksonville pe ople endorse this
claim:
Jesse Freeman. living at Sterling
“I
Mine. Jin ksonvi *
actually 1 11.eve * ' ■:* D am’s Kidney
I s'lfTere 1 from
Pills saved my P
kidney diseases fol a Ion ' t 'n o before
. I tl
'
I realized whal it
first th - r.vmptimis would pass awa--,
but instead they ii cri . d in : everi y
until I was sufTeri ng untold agony. I
a d uaed
was treated by |
many remedies bu obtaini 1 no relief.
My worst troubles v.ere pains in my
back and limbs i . | i;"V'C'.I II it y of
the kidney s ere* or.-. I was urnlie
to rest cr sleep wi II on account of the
pains and was s*if! and 1 nr." at times
as to be unable to .■■.■I a' out. At o -.e
time I was laid up 'or se rid weeks
1 i nally learned
and unable to w.,r!
of Doin'- Kidney Pills and as they
were so highly r< commended, 1 pro-
an
tha