Jacksonville post., May 22, 1909, Image 1

VOL. Ill
NO.
JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 22, 1909
SUCCESSFUL CONSER­
VATION MEETING
Eastern
Washington
Sunday
School A ssociation and Sports­
man’s Association at Walla
Walla.
THE AUDITORIUM.
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at Seattle, occupying 250 acres
of the campus of the University of Washington, will result in benefits for
Washington’s seat of learning that the University could not have hoped
to secure in many years, had not the great fair of 1909 been planned. So
the exposition that will exploit Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippines and
emphasize the importance of the growing trade with the Orient will leave,
after its gates have closed, a large number of permanent structures to
constantly remind the people of the Northwest of the Alaska-Yukon-
Paclflc Exposition and the place it will occupy in the history of the Pacific
hb the medium through which one-half of the world was brought in such
close touch with the other and a tremendous impetus to commercial in­
tercourse given.
8even buildings on the exposition grounds will be left for use of thé
University and the auditorium, one of the finest of this group, Cost the
State of Washington more than 13 00.000. While the exposition is in
progress this building will be used for conventions, congresses and con­
ferences, and its hundreds of seats were in place and the building turned
over to the exposition management three months before the opening date
of the fair.
Baseball
VALLEY LEAGUE STANDING
The standing of the teams of the
Valley League now is as follows:
Won Lost
Pct
Medford............ ....... 1
0
1,000
Jacksonville .... ....... 1
0
1,000
Grants Pass ... ....... 0
1
.000
Central Point... ..... 0
1
.000
SEASON SCHEDULE
The schedule for the season is as
follows:
May 23—Central Point at Grants
Pass, Jacksonville at Medford.
May 30—Grants Pass at Jacksonville,
Medford at Central Point.
June 6—Jacksonville at Centra!
Point, Grants Pass at Medford.
June 13—Jacksonville at Grants
Pass, Central Point at Medford.
June 20—Medford at Jacksonville,
Grants Pass at Central Point.
June 27—Jacks in ville at Medford,
Central Point at Grants Pass.
Ball Game at Jacksonville.
The sessions of the Conservation Con
gress, just closed, have been enlivened
to a high degree by an unusually in­
teresting program of surprises, as
speaker after speaker has added
his contribution to the inventory
of Washington’s marvelous wealth of
nature’s gifts.
Governor Hay presided over the de­
liberations. He was tendered an en­
thusiastic reception, in the rooms of
the Commercial Club, at which his
popularity with the citizens of this
■ community was clearly shown.
The final session closed on Friday
I afternoon and was followed by an
automobile tour of the surrounding
| country and a luncheon, the visiting
delegates being taken ‘ in tow by the
“Come Again” committee of the Com­
mercial Club.
Preceding the Conservation meeting
the Eastern Washington Sunday School
Association held their annual conven-
I tion here and for three days of thiz
week beginning on Wednesday, the
19th, the city entertained the twenty­
fifth annual Shooting Tournament of
the Sportsman’s Association of the
Northwest. A large number of crack
shots were booked as candidates for
the honors and prizes of the occasion.
They came from as far as Montana and
California and some from Canada.
Score cf last Sundays game with Cen­
tral Point. Score by innings.
Medford News
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0
Central P.
1
0
0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hits
2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 From The Maii
Jacksonville 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 •
D. J. Allison of Cottage Grove is in
Hits
2 0 1 4 0 0 1 2
the city
R. H. E.
W. H. McMannon of Oakland was a
Jacksonville
9 10 4 visitor in the city yesterday.
Central Point
3 8 7
Carl Bennett, E. C. Crater and Arthur
Batteries—Sexton and Wilson; Good­ Brown were Ashland visitors yesterday.
pasture and Sanderson. Umpire, Tobe
W. B. Sherman of Grants Pass left
Brouse.
for home yesterday after a few days’
stay in this city.
A. W. Glover, who has been in the
Oil Magnate Dead
city for a few weeks, left yesterday
for Kennett, Cal.
Mrs. W. S. Brooks and sister, Miss
Henry H Rogers of New York, the
vice-president of the Standard Oil com­ Thompson, of Baltimore, Maryland,
pany, moving spirit of the Amalgamated left on No. 16 yesterday for Portland,
Copper company, builder of railroads where they will visit for several days.
and philanthropist died of appoplexy
Mr. and Mrs. J. Henselman of Port­
early Wednesday morning.
land stopped off in this city yesterday
,
to visit with friends. They are return­
ing home from quite an extended visit
in some of the Eastern states.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. H. Davis of
Tacoma stopped off yesterday while en
route home from various California
points for a few days’ visit with Mr.
Davis’ brother, Mr. A. A. Davis, and
family of this city.
F. L. Orr, a former resident of this
city, now of Central Point precinct, was
in the city yesterday attending to busi­
ness. He reports that he has been
quite busy this spring, having put out
a 30-acre orchard on his place.
Constable S. H. Caspel of Butte
Falls was in the city yesterday on busi­
ness. He reports that the saw and
sh:ngle mills at the Falls are being
operated steadily and teams are hauling
out lumber to the company’s yard at
Eagle Point.
ports Gold Dust in City
Well.
An adjourned meeting of the City Council was held
in the City Hall Monday evening, present Messrs. Britt,
Davis, Dunford, Fick and Shaw. Recorder Dox and
Attorney Hanna.
Ashland News
The corrected sections of the proposed amendments
to city charter were read and discussed at some length
(From The Tidings.)
John Mattern is home from attend­
The city attorney was instructed to make the neces­
ance at the University of California at
sary additions and to prepare copy for the recorder, also
Berkeley.
for
publication.
Judge Frank Willliams, a former
resident, now in the real estate busi­
The question of bonds for water works was discussed
ness in Portia d, is in Ashland visiting
and
it
was decided to submit a proposition to the voters
relatives and friends.
providing
for the issuing of bonds to the amount of
Ashland strawberries are in market
in limited quantities and will soon be $25,000 for the construction of a water system, the at­
abundant. Comparisons between them
torney was instructed to draft the necessary ordinance
and the inferior imported berries—well
therefor.
don’t be a knocker.
A. E. Steepe, recently from Idaho
The committee in charge of work at the well reported
is sojourning in Ashland for awhile,
the
well
down 35 feet. Mr. Fick presented a bill for work
having been attracted by our mineral i
springs, and is delighted with the city done in well, also a credit of $2.50 for gold dust found in
and its environments.
same. It was decided that work on well be discontinued
C. T. Sanford leaves this week for
until after the bonding question is decided.
New York to see Mrs. Sanford and
Permission was granted Mr. Davis to repair wood­
their son, Kenneth, off on a touring
trip to England, Ireland, Scotland and shed and store room in the rear of his premises.
Wales. They will spend three months
Mr. Britt reported that damage to windows, plaster­
abroad, returning to Ashland for the
opening of the schools in the fall.
ing on walls, etc., had been done by the blasting at the
M. L. Erickson, forest supervisor, quarry and that complaints had been made on account of
was here Friday night, enroute to the
Dead Indian region on official business. the same. After some discussion it was decided to con­
While here he conferred with a number sult with the manager of the Granite Co. and request that
of the stockmen of the upper valley
the use of excessive charges of explosives be discontinued.
in regard to the allotment of the range
Council adjourned to meet at the call of the chair­
in the forest reserve to cattle and
sheepmen.
man.
Marion Elliott, an old time resident
of Rogue River valley, and son of one
of the early pioneer farmers, Jeremiah
Elliott, now deceased arrived here last
week overland from Boise, Idaho,
where he has resided for a number of
years past. He has heard the call of
the old home and thinks of locating in
this section again.
News of the State
Klamath connty’s third box factory
is being established near Keno by
Harvey & Adams.
James Patterson of Baker City has
fallen heir to a fortune in London,
Eng. estimated at several thousand
dollars.
A lady driving on the country road
near Eugene was held up by a lone
highwayman last week.
The city council of Salem has decid­
ed to pave Court street at a cost of
145,000.
The Lebanon Lumber Co’s mills have
undergone extensive improvements and
are now running full time.
The Grants Pass dog ordinance has
had its effect in thinning out the crop
of canines and the storekeepers express
themselves as well pleased with the
results, says the Courier,
The Lownsdale orchard in Yamhill
County has been sold to a syndicate of
Portland and Seattle capitalists for
$275,000.
The fish hatchery at Ontario is said
to be the largest in the state, it has a
trough capacity for fiftysix million
eggs.
Cottage Grove is excited over the
prospect of a railroad to Coos Bay.
The length of the proposed road is
about 75 miles.
A three year old boy named Ray­
mond Adams was burned to death in a
fire at Scappoose, Saturday. The fire
was started by the little boy in his
bedroom, presumably while playing
with matches.
Cresswell will vote on incorporation
in June. The town has a population of
600.
Lebanon will hold a Strawberry Fair
June 4 and 5.
The Methodists of Forest Grove will
immediately begin the erection of a
church edifice in that city, to cost
, $10,000.
IM
¿31
Amended City Charter A''mast
The price of flour at Portland has
j reached $6.25 barrel, tbe highest price
I in ten years.
John Isaacson, was accidentally killed
by a tree falling on him at Astoria,
Sunday afternoon.
Wm. Bariner, aged 40 years com­
mitted suicide by shooting, at Portland
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Wallace, who died at
Grants Pass last week, was buried at
Ashland Friday afternoon.
A party of distinguished visitors in­
cluding Governor Benson and other
state officials is expected to arrive in
Medford today to look over the Crater
Lake railroad project.
The Klamath city council has had an
ordinance drawn up providing for a tax
of from $10 to $80 on every line of
business and profession represented in
the city.
Seaside is to have a dahlia festival
in August.
Mrs. John McQuerry, died at Inde­
pendence, Saturday, aged 84 years.
At the recent term of court in Crook {
county, six persons were committed to
the state penitentiary and four more
were given jail sentences,
Mrs Mary Kerrigan, aged 35 years,
committed suicide by hanging at Rain­
ier, last week.
Playing with Bulphur matches and
eating the heads caused the death of a
little girl, 20 months old, at Alleghany
in Coos county, last week.
Prineville and Shaniko have put on a
line of antomobiles to take the place
of the old stage lines.
At the close of the Summer school
course in October the existence of the
Oregon Normal schools will cease pend­
ing further legislation on the subject.
A party of Eugene men are searching
the mountains near Fall Creek, for the
body of A. A. Ford who has been miss­
ing since April 23.
The Presbyterian church of Dorcna,
Ore. filed articles of incorporation,
Monday.
The Commercial club of Eugene are
raising $150, 000. as a bonus for the
constructions of a railroad from that
city to Florence.
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out thought of sharing their blessings
with the outside world,” said, ’’but
now they are going to get a share of
the colonists who are flocking to the
coast in search of homes. Southern
Oregon has the climate, the soil, the
minerals and the means of transport­
ation with the outside world, but lacks
people to devlop its resources. These
latter we propose to furnish, and in a
few years the fertile valleys and wood­
ed hills of Jackson and Josephine coun­
tries will contain thousands of happy
homes, where, upto this time, all is a
comparative wilderness.”
The holiday season is over and the
Boss has a few things left oyer which
must go. A fresh supply of candy hits
been received.
NATURE TELLS YOU
As
Many
a Jacksonville
Knows Too Well.
Reader
When the kidneys are sick,
Nature tells you all about it.
The urine is nature’s calander.
Infrequent or too frequent action;
Any urinary trouble tells of kidney
ills.
Doan’s Kidney Pills cure all kidne/
ills.
James Powell, living at 124 Iowa
St., Ashland, Ore., says: "For twe: -
ty years I was afflicted with kidney
complaint. The kidney secretions
were too frequent in action und the
pains in my back were :=<> severe that I
could hardly endure the misery. There
were pains through my loins and my
general health was in a m '.ch rt n
down condition. I finally procur, d
Doan’s Kidney Pills after other re­
medies hail failed to help me tnd be­
gan taking them as direc’ec. They
quickly banishe I the troubl - mid in a
short time my health returned. 1 am
now in my nintieth year and m. h< alth
is fine. I unhesitatingly recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills to others.”
Plenty more proof like this from
Jacksonville people. Call at The City
To Get Our Share.
Drugstore and ask what cu tomers
Mr William Me Murray of Portland, report.
For Sale by all Dealers. Price CO
General Pass, Agent, Southern Pacific,
in a recent interview regarding the cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Bullale,
development of the Northwest, is New York. Sole Agents for the Unit*
; ed States.
quoted as saying;
Remember the name—Doan’s—and
“The people of Southern Oregon have
enjoyed life in that favored region with­ I take no other.