Jacksonville post., April 10, 1909, Image 4

JACKSON COUNTY
IN AUGUST 1883
ed at least 25 per cent by the assess­
ment of the present year. Accordin <
to the census of 1830 the population
was 8,116.
(West Chore)
JACKSONVILLE
When in Medford stop at the Emerick
The Boss has reduced the price on
have been the altitude of the cor.e SOMETHING ABOUT
where the finest of meals are served
his fancy Chinaware.
that was reared above it? Besides it
TYPEW ITE.7S and the most corteo'js attention given.
Hood, Shasta and Tacoma would hi !e
Try us and see.
11-tf
their dimished heads.
WHILE IN MEDFORD
“« * * The Indians view Crater lake
1 Why do so many people pay $109.00
and its surroundings as holy ground,
Call and see Mack in front of
f, a typewriter when they can get i
and approach it reverence and awe.
Wearie’s for Chili Concarne
one just as good for about $50.00?
It is one of'the earthly spots made
and
hot and cold lunch. Em­
There ¡3 no better time to
We are agents for the GRADY RE- ■
sacred by the presence of lhe G ’eat
ployment
office in connection
paint your building than at
BUILT TYPEWRITERS and can fur-1
Spirit, and the ancient tribal traditions
MACK WILL C£T YOU WORK
the present time and you
n:
!i
our
customers
with
almost
any
relate many mys'erious incident ir.
cannot set better paint
than we use.
connection with it. in the past none m thine they waut. These are not
but medicine men visited it, and when st ond-hand machines but re-built.
DR. T. T. SHAW
..DECORATING..
one of the tribe felt called upon to be­ Webster defines the word “rebuilt” —
Dentist.
come a teacher and healer, he spent “to build again” —and “repaired” as
There is nothing that will
Office in Ryan Building, California St.,
add more to the appear­
several weeks on the shore of the lake “mended”.
ance of a house or lence
Upftairs
L'hese machines are sent to the
in fasting, in communion with the
than a new coat of paint.
JACKSONVILLE
OREGON
dead, and in prayer to the Shahuliah Grady factory and every movable part
It is the foundation of all
Tyee. Here they saw visions and is taken off and sold as junk, including
decorations.
dreamed dreams, and when they came the type bars. All bearings are re­
PRESERVATIVE
down from the mountain, like Moses placed with new, the machine is re­
from Sinai, they were looked up to enameled and re-nicl;!ed and few of
Taint will not only add to
with reverence as having communed the mo3t expert can detect the differ­
the appearance ci a build­
And Latest Styles of Wall
ing but will preserve the
witl the Great Spirit and seen the un­ ence. Many of the rebuilt machines
Paper, Call on or Address
wood
and
¡
revent
disease.
are equipped with the latest improve­
known world. ’’
See
ments and are guaranteed to do first-
class work.
Jacksonville, Oregon
FAIR NOTES
Go over these prices and see whether
ycu can do better. Remingt :n, models !
Seattle, Washington, April 9.—Ja­ 6 nd 7, price $43 to $60. Nc. 2 Rem­
pan’s participation in the Alaska-Yu­ ington, $30. Each No. 2 Remington is
That
kon-Pacific Exposition will provide the equipped with two color ribbon per-
world with such a show as it has not m .ting you to write in two colors.
seen at any other international Fair. Smith Premier, No. 1, $35; No. 2, $45
Li»h
For the big event which opens June 1. to $60. Oliver No. 3, $50. Underwood
dessert
could
you
have
for
Sunday
dinner?
Nippon has expended more money and No. 1 and ?, $55 to $75. We have the
brought together a more comprehen­ Monarch, Fox, Fox Visible, Densmore,
sive exhibit of its people, resources, Fay Sholes, New Century, Blickens-
products and other components of il3 derfer. The machines range in price
greatness, than ever in its history.
frum $20 to $75, just a3 good as new
T. Takesava, Imperial Commission­ with a better guarantee.
er to the Exposition, arrived in Seattle
Take one on three mi nths trial and
a fortnight ago to take personal j if not satisfactory all we ask is a
charge of the construction of the Jap­ ■ small monthly rental for the use of the
anese building and the subsequent in­ j machine which will be applied on any
Why Buy a !. econd-Hand Machine?
stallation of the long list of exhibits. i other machine you may select.
He was accompanied by K. Hay:., hi,
Or a machine sold
Bring out the dignity of your busi-
special consular agent, who Will be net ; by using a typewriter, it is the
by a peddiar, that
as a rule has out­
No
Risk.
Every
Machine
h
attached to th-o Seattle Consulate . r modern way. How many letters do!
f ully Guaranteed. Think it
lived its useful­
the special purpose of watching over you receive from a business house not over
ness, or it would
the interests of the thousands of b.s I written on a typewriter? If you re­
not be offered for
fellow countrymen who will come io ceive a letter from your wholesaler
sale. The ordin­
ary second hand
tile United Slates to view the big ex­ written in long hand the thought
typewriter is only
OUR GUARANTEE
position.
strikes you that he ¡3 not progressive We guarantee every machine
temporarily r e -
Japan’s building is to be of the arch­ and unsafe to deal with. That his ! vre sell t- civ* Suliaiaction,
paired and is only
and
will
r.cep
them
in
repair
itecture of the Sapan of a century ago. goods are of an inferior grade and his one year frem date of b J c ,
short lived, while
Skilled workmen, residents in the price may be too high. If he does free of charge. We cl o wu ..ie able to oiler you machine entirely rebuilt, as
guarantee them for two good as new in every respect. A product of the largest
northwest, are putting it together and not use a typewriter he is not modern years against detrimental
wear. This ia better than factory of th a kind in the world, employing only skilled
so near is it to completion that it can and his goods must evidently be out of you
pet with a new machine mechanics.
All our machines have all the wearing
for $190.00.
be taken as a promise of one of the date.
parts removed and new parts substituted. The bases
and frames have been re enameled and re-nickeled.
most interesting and beautiful struct­
They appear to be new and are as good as new. Apply at
ures on the Exposition grounds.
For the assembling and installai! n
The holiday season is over and the
of the exhibits which it is to heu. , Boss has a few things left over which
Japan is spending 290,091) yen. Of this must go. A fresh supply of candy has
sum the government appropriated or.a been received.
half. The other half was provided by
e-l.-jS
.-I :s.l.
the Japanese Exhibition Society, an
-ig. j ¡
organization of the leading businc. 3
men of the Empire. As in case of the
United States Government the value
of the exhibits to be provided by Jap­
an will run into the millions of yen,
the Government having entrusted to
its Commissioners its most treasured
historical relics and documents. All of
the fu étions of government will be
illustrated and a fully equipped Japan­
Express, Freight, General Delivery. Teaming to
ese mint, in operation, will be a por­
all Parts of the Country. Nothing too Heavy or
tion of the showing made by the de­
too Light. Agents for Cölestin Mineral Water.
partment of the exchecquer.
(The West Shore, a monthly maga­
“* * * The county seat is Jackson­
zine, published in Portland, in August ville, once the liveliest mining camp of
1883, and went to the newspapers’ this region and still the most impor­
burial ground a few years later, pub­ tant trade center. The conditions of
lished several pages devoted to the in­ its existancc have gradually changed
ti rests of the Rogue River Valley. from that of a rudely constru :ted and
We will not publish the entire article, transient mining camp to that of a
because space will not per nit. —Loan­ thriving trade center for a large ex­
ed by T. L. DeVore.)
panse of mining and agricultural coun­
“* * * In its climate this delightful try. Its business is firmly established,
region possesses the combined advan­ its business buildings large and sub-
tages of the various other sections of ! stantial, and its private residences
Oregon without the accompanying neat and often eiega-’t. It has always
draw backs. It enjoys the warmth of held the position of the leading town
summer and the frosts of winter of Southern Oregon, which its enter­
known in Eastern Oregon without the prising business men are determined
extremes there experienced. With a to maintain. It has a population ap­
rainfall ample enough for ail the pur­ proximating 1,200 anl is beautifully
pose? of agriculture, it escapes the i situated on the banks of Jackson creek
continual rains of the Willamette val­ | a tributary of Rogue river, in a west-
ley in winter, and receives but oc­ I ern arm of the valley. Ita taxable
casional refreshing showers in summer, I property amounts to about $500,000
the annual rainfall varying from twen­ and is increasing year by year. The
ty to forty inches and averging about advent into this region of many new
twenty-five.
families to engage in agriculture and
<<* * * To the eastern man especial­ fruit raising, which is certain to follow
ly, who desires in summer a warm Lhe railroad, will facilitate the growth
climate without the excessive heat of of Jacksonville and increase its busi­
his native state, and in winter a clear ness, and the citizens very properly
bracing atmosphere unaccompanied by anticipate a large advance in its popu­
extreme cold and exemption from con­ lation, trade and the value of real es­
tinuous snow or rain, Rogue River tate. Several classes of manufactures
Valley presents attraction« peculiarly could be conducted here profitably, and
inviting. It is beyond question the their founding is only a matter of time.
Paradise of Oregon.
The most prominent buildings of the
“* * * It ¡3 because of its superior city, aside from the long rows of sub­
fruit that we refer to Rogue river val­ stantial brick business blocks, are the
ley as the Italy of Oregon. It is a Masonic temple, Orth block, United
well known fact that the finest flavor­ States Hotel, the Presbyterian church
ed grapes of California are produced and the court house, now in process of
on the sunny solpes of the foothills, erection. The last named structure
and .he conditions there found . xist in will be of brick on a solid stone founda­
the foothill region of Jackson county. tion, and will cost about $59,0'90. It
The vines produce large clusters, and will be very ornamental in its architec­
the grap, s have a most excellent flavor ture, two stories high, and surmounted
being very juicy and making a super­ by a belfry. The Presbyterian church
ior quality of wine. The slight touch is one of the most handsome edifices
of frost in winter, though too mild to of the kind in Oregon. The Methodist
injure the vines or trees, gives a flavor and Catholic denominations also have
to the fruit that is lacking in that of neat church buildings.
the warmer regions of California. The
ASHLAND
bottom land are especially adapted to
“* * * The second town of Jackson
fruit culture, and it is that cla,s of
noil that has been utilized the most by county is Ashland, situated on the line
fruit growers. In addition to grapes of the railroad now being constructed,
and peaches, apricots, pears, plums, and in the southern end of the valley
apples, cherries and the small fruits nt the base of Siskiyou mountain. It
produce luxuriantly, and arc of excel­ has a population of about 1,000, and is
lent quality, especially the apples, rapi lly increasing in size and impor­
which have no superior anywhere. tance. In the btauty of its location
Hitherto the foothills have been used and the character of its residences,
chiefly us a grazing ground for sheep, public buildings and business blocks, it
but that the Docks will seek “pastures is the equal of any town of its size in
new’' and the land be planted exten­ Oregon. In addition to its excellent
sively in vinyards and orchards ¡3 cer­ public school, college and woolen mills,
tain. On the whole the fruit interest which have already been mentioned, it
of Rogfle river valley consists more in has a fine flouring mill, a saw mill and
the possibilities of the future than in planing mill doing a good business.
what has already been uccomplised. Another flouring mill is situated a
* * * It is a great pity that the far­ short distance from town. Ashland is
mers of that region have not prepared a thriving place, and its position as the
themselves for the market now being most southcrnly railroad town in Ore­
opened by planting extensive orchards, gon and the nearest station to the
but it is by no means too lute, though Lost riyer and Goose lake regions, as­
the golden harvest must be delayed. sures it a large increase in business
The men who set out at once large or­ and population.
There will be models of the fighting
chards and vineyards and get them in­
machines of Japan’s great navy and
CRATER LAKE
to bearing condition, will be the first
also models of the war junks that
“* * * The greatest curiosity of this
to reap their reward. The market is
were used in the days before the na­
region
and
one
of
the
greatest
of
the
large, growing and permanent.
tion awoke to modern obligations.
Farms and ranches of all kinds may whole northwest, is Crater lake, in The development of Japanese small
the
very
summit
of
the
Cascades,
be purchased in Jackson county at
arms and heavy ordinance through
prices which are extremely moderate seventy-five mil ?s northeast of Jack­ several centuries will be shown.
when the advantages are considered. sonville. Its remoteness from the
Nippon’s fisheries and fishing meth­
Good improved farming land cun be usual routes of travel has kept it in ods are excelled by no country in the
bought from twenty to fifty dollars comparative seclusion; but more are
world and these will be demonstrated
per acre, though a few choice places attracted hither yearly, and it will, in
in competition with exhibits to be
would command a higher price. Other the future, be one of the regular ob­
made along the same line by the Unit­
lands, not so well improved but just as jects visited by tourists in this region.
ed States Government.
fertile, and in some cases more desir­ It has been variously known as Blue
Japanese arts and crafts, Japanese
able for fruit and grape culture, can lake, Deep lake and Lake Majesty,
theatres,
the Japanese tea garden in
be had as low as five dollars per acre. but the more appropriate title it now
which Admiral Sperry and his officers
These prices depend upon the amount bears will no doubt remain with it for­
were entertained and the same dainty
of improvements, location, character ever. hi approaching, the visitor sud­
little geishas who entertained them —
of soil, water facilities, etc. Two denly finds himself upon the edge of a
these and dozens of other romantic
tremendous
preeipice
and
looking
farms, two miles apart and containing
and
beautiful minor features will be
a total of 400 acres, were recently across a wide stretch of water that
provided.
sold for $8,000, or $20 per acre. An­ lies far beneath. The shores vary
The Japanese building will be com­
other of 300 acres brought $7,000, or l,S00 to 3,000 feet in height. To be
pleted by March 15 and the exhibits
$23 per acre. These are choice places, critical, there is no shore, for only at
will be shipped from Yokahama so
wholly arable land with good buildings one point can a surefooted person des­
that they will reach here close to that
cend the cliff to the lake level, and
and modern farm improvements.
date.
“* * * The assessment roll of 1882 when there the presence of a tew
shows a total valation of $2,404,832 in boulders and some fallen debris is all
Jackson county, which is about fifty that indicates a shore. The waters “One Touch of Nature Makes the
per cent, of the actual cash value of are wide, deep and silent. It is seldom
Whole World Kin.”
assessable property. This was divided that a breeze disturbs them, but at
as follows: Value of improved hinds, moments a wierd breath moves softly
When a rooster finds a big fat worm
$058,985; unimproved lands $114,531; along anil breaks the calm surface in­ he calls all the hens in the farm yards
town lots, $02,982; improvements, to ripples. Looking across from the to come and share it. A similar trait
#201,509; merchandise and implements, surrounding wall the sky is seen so of human nature is to be observed
$390,435; money, notes and accounts, perfectly reflected in the water that when a man discovers something ex­
$594,287; household furniture, etc., were it not for the rocky margin of ceptionally good he wants all his
$08,735; horses and mules, $149,005; the lake it would be impossible to dis­ friends and neighbors to share the'
cattle, $72,335; sheep, $31,301; swine, cern the line of division. The circum­ benefits of his discovery. This is the
$21,077J These figures will be increas- ference is more than twenty miles, touch of nature that makes the whole |
and the altitude of its surface as great world kin. This explains why people
as the summit of the pass over the who have been cured by Chamberlain's
mountains. On the outside the steep Cough Remedy write letters to the
walls shelve o(T into mountain ridges, manufactures for publication, that'
wooded to the top; on the inside they others similarly ailing may also use it
stand almost perpendicular, looking and obtain relief. Behind every one
down forever on the captive sea.
of these letters is a warm hearted wish
In early years, before the wide scope of the writer to be of use to someone
of country to th’e east was covered up | else. This remedy is for sale by City j
with lava and ashes, there must have [ Drug Store.
stood here one of the grandest moun- |
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tains of the world. How great this' FOR SALE Two and one-half acre
immense volcano must have been can 1 in city limits, two story house, out
bo imagined when it is realized that
buildings, water tank and gasoline
these walls that now stand from 7.500
pumping plant, good family or­
to 9,000 feet high, are only the shell of chard and garden spot. Most de­
the mountain ns it once exirted. With
sirable locution in the city, fi.r salt
a base twenty miles in circumference,
cheap. Enquire of Jacksonville Real
at a height of 7,000 feet, what must
Estate Company.
Painting Season
For Paper Hanging
Chappell & Fick
C. F. BOWMAN
ENEFF & COMPANY ■,
Pay $100 for a Typewriter?
The JACKSONVILLE POST
M
Charles F. Dunfoi d
DR AY AGE
JACKSONVILLE
OREGON
Criterion Saloon
For Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
DUNNINGTON & DENEFF, PROPRIETORS
Jacksonville.
The “L” Behind
“L SYSTEM” Clothes
vouches for the most advanced
fashion and superlative tailoring.
They’re easy and dashing in
cut and virile and vigorous in
style, as befits this touch-and-go
agft
Every “L SYSTEM” gar­
ment for Spring is marked by an
emphatic distinction and a subtle
t ood form that irresistibly capti­
vates the young man of the period
Look'for the "L SYSTEM”
It’s jrotrr warrant of worth and
out pledge cf perfection.
Sold Only by the
Oregon
Yes, I have it in any color and
quantity you want at prices as low
as the same grade can be had in
Portland. Now is TTA
®
a Our paint com­
the time of year : ' idî 1 TB T pares favorably
to paint the house.
**■*•■“’ “■ with other brands.
We assure courteous treatmennt
and prempt attention to every
order and guarantee satisfaction.
Paint
Fred J. Fick, Contractor and Builder.
WHEN YOU ARE,
In Town Call On
'S
T. L, DeVore
Northwest Coiner Oregon and Main Streets
Jacksonville, Oregon
He buys junk. Buys and sells all kinds of second hand goods.
Also carries Whips. Harness Goods. DeRillcr’s Pliers. Baseball
Goods, Bicycles. SHOE AND HARNESS REPAIRED
OREGON
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