JACKSONVILLE. JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON, JUNE 26. 1909 VOL. Ill ANNUAL RE-UNION SHOOTS TO KILL Seventeenth Annual Re-Un Portland Contractor Shoots Employe for Breaking ion of The Soldiers’ and Up Home Sailors’ Association Will Be Held at Jacksonville, Harry E. Garrett, a teamster in the Sept. 13 to 19. employ of R. T. Dickerson a street THE HAWAIIAN BUILDING, A.-Y.-P. EXPOSITION, SEATTLE. The building erected at the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Exposition for the exclusive use of the Hawaiian Islands, occupies a prominent position on the Court of Honor next the central government structure. Hawaiia has prepared a more extensive and comprehensive exhibit of its marvelous resources than for any other world’s fair. It will show all of Its native fruits and vegetables; will offer an aquarium of live fish, and in various other ways interest the fair visitors. Fruits will be served by native girls and native orchestras and singers will be always on hand. A tank in the center of the structure will show the islands as they rest in the Pacific Ocean. Upwards of $100,000 has been expended in assembling Hawaii** display. The officers of the Soldiers and Sail ors Association met here on Friday June 18 1909 to make arrangements for the 17 Annual Encampment, which will be in Jacksonville Sept. 13 lasting for one week. The following were the officers present A. C. Spencer of Ashland, .Colonel J. Adams of Phoenix, Lt. Colonel C. Per kins of Central Point, Major P. Hull of Medford, Quarter Master and E. E. White of Ashland Adjutant. The officers expect the coming en campment to be one of the most enjoy able re-unions ever held by the associa tion. Cattle Eat Lye contractor of Portland, was shot and instantly killed in that city by his em ployer, early Monday morning. The cause of the shooting was Dick erson,s belief that Garrett maintained improper relations with Mrs. Dicker- son and was instrumental in her insti tuting suit for a divorce. After the shooting Dickerson re paired to the county jail where he gave himself up to the sheriff. ,Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson had been divorced once and afterwards remarried. Ugly ru- mors are in circulation regarding im- proper conduct of Mrs. Dickerson and the murdered man. News of the Sfate NO. 8. Orchards Are Sold Over $200,000 Paid for Four Orchards in This Vicinity- 135 Acres Sell for $80,000 Several large sales of orchards and lands are reported this week, the total price for four of which exceeds two hundred thousand dollars. The sales referred to being the following, viz: The G. A. Morse tract, situated about four miles south of Medford, containing 145 acres, of which 135 acres are set to fruit, sold to C. F. Rowell and E. M. Soboda for $80,000. The Will Stewart orchard, situated about a mile and half from this city, containing 170 acres, sold to E. M. Daggett of Minneapolis. The price is said to be $85,000. Part of the old Gordon ranch, southeast of Jackson ville, containing 212 acres, forty of which are in fruit, sold to G. A. Morse for $30,000. Tract northeast of this city, owned by J. M. Root, sold to M. B. Glover for $6,100. M. P. Ensele, who resides on the The Rhinehart family, which has re Applegate road West of town, called lations all over the country are holding at this office Monday, and stated that a picnic on re-union, lasting all this he wished to correct certain reports in I week, at Pendleton. regard to the loss of some cattle, re The Coos Bay Coal company, with ported to have been poisoned, the fol principal offices at Portland, was in- lowing being the facts in the case, viz: into court and allow the city to go Baseball coroporated Thursday. ahead with the construction of the The cattle were out at pasturage and Pacific College at Newberg, confer gravity water system through the M. When found Thursday evening were VALLEY LEAGUE STANDING red degrees on four graduates, Thurs F. Hanley place on Little Butte creek.' lying near the spring on the Pat Ryan The standing of the teams of the The Tribune says this means that Flat, dead. An examination led to the day. Valley League now is-as follows The annual convention of county the matter will be de'ayed until it is belief that the cattle had been poisoned. I which is being carried on openly in that Won Lost Pct carried into the supreme court and a Mr. Ensele removed part of the school superintendents will be held at General News. Grants Pass.... ....... 3 city. 2 600 ruling obtained, which will require at stomach and the tongue of one of the Salem, June 28. Medford............ ....... 3 2 600 least two weeks, and if it loses there, animals for examination by a veteri Charles Knoop, a Lane countv farm Joshua Klein, the “erratic mental Central Point... ....... 3 2 Prominent Japanese merchants of healer,” threatens to return to Ta 600 or the attorneys fail to get it into the nary surgeon who promptly pronounced er was fined $200. by the Circuit Court, Jacksonville .... ....... 1 4 200 supreme court, the matter must lay it as his opinion that lye had been the last week, for selling prune brandy of San Francisco have sent a reporter to coma. over until the September term of the cause of the animals’ death, that after his own make. Honolulu to investigate and report on SEASON SCHEDULE Charles E. Hughes, governor of New The schedule for the season is as circuit court, when the condemnation swallowing sufficient lye to burn the The Underwriters Rating Bureau has the merits of the Hawaiian strike. York, will visit the A.Y.P. fair on proceedings will be heard and decided. tongue aud stomach as shown by the promised residents of Bandon, a re follows: Centralia, Wash, will start a publici Monday, Aug. 2nd. The date of his sample the animal would not travel duction of from 15 to 25 per cent in in ty campaign. Funds for that purpose, visit has been set apart as New York May 23—Central Point at Grants far but would quickly succumb. Pass, Jacksonville at Medford. surance rates. amounting to $400. per month have day. They say all whiskey is good whis Mr. Ensele Is utterly at a loss to un May 30—Grants Pass at Jacksonville, Olmsted the landscape gardner who been subscribed by business men of Two workmen employed in grading key only some is better than others — derstand how or where the cattle ob Medford at Central Point. camps near Bellingham, Wash., were “Some’ means “HARPER,’ the others tained the lye, but desires us to state drew plans ror Lewis & Clark and the the city. June 6—Jacksonville at Central are ‘also-rans.’’—Call for HARPER that he does not suspect anyone of in A. Y. P. fair grounds, will prepare the The site of the town of Roosevelt, ground to death under the wheels of Point, Grants Pass at Medford. plans for decorating the O. A. C. Idaho, is now a large lake, formed by Great Northern trains Saturday. at E. H. Helm’s. tentionally poisoning his stock. The June 13—Jacksonville at Grants the damming of Mule creek, the result cattle, four in number, were valuable, grounds at Corvallis. Pass, Central Point at Medford. The prune crop in the region around of the massive slide of talc, earth, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the Best one bei )g a specially fine Jersey cow. June 20—Medford at Jacksonville, POISON OAK POISONING. Albany, promises to be the largest rocks and timber that wiped out build Grants Pass at Central Point. On the Market. within the last ten years. Ballard ’ s Snow Liniment cures it. ingsites and property on May 32. June 27—Medford, at Jacksonville “ I have used Chamberlain’s Cough Mr, 0. H. P. Cornelius, Turner Ore. NOTICE Q. L. Robertson a former employee Central Point at Grants Pass. Advance figures from the forest ser Remedy and find it to be the best on writes -My wife has discovered that of the Corvallis & Eastern Ry. Co. has vice at Washington, D. C. show that the market,” says E. W. Tardy, editor Snow Liniment cures “Poison Oak Beginning Sunday, June 27, 09, mail brought suit against the company for Poisoning”, a very painful trouble. will close in the morning (North bound $11,000. damages for injuries received tne state of Washington led all others of The Sentinel, Gainsboro, Tenn. Will Stop Work She not only cured a case 'of it on her and Eastern mail only) 8:30 A. M. in an accident at Albany, last Novem in the production of rough and dressed “Our baby had several colds the past lumber last year, with Louisiana close winter and Chamberlain’s Congh Rem self, but on two of her friends who sharp, and in the afternoon (South ber. second. The two states named each edy always gave it relief at once and Judge Hanna of the Circuit Court were poisoned by this same ivy. Price 'bound and Eastern mail only) at 2:15 The state game warden has decided producing about one-tenth of the out cured it in a short time. I always rec has denied the petition of the city of 26c, 50c and $1.00 Sold by J. W. Robin- P. M. that boys under 15 years of age not re put of the whole United states. ommend it when opportunity presents Medford to pay a certain sum of money John F. Miller P. M. quired to have angler’s licenses. Abraham Rosenthal, of Chicago was itself.” For sale by C;ty Drugstore. The Salem Journal gives the follow arrested recently charged with picking ing names as probable candidates for pockets and upon examination of his Wherever possible farmers should governor, vii! Frank Benson, J' H, pockets was found to be possessor of Ackerman, Atty. General Crawford, bank books showing a deposit of $30,- irrigate. It will in most cases double crops, and in many cases treble or Dr. Withecombe, Grant B. Dimmick 000 to his credit. quadruple them, immense volumes of and George J. Cameron. Senator Brown’s amendment placing The Haines Bank, of Forest Grove, print paper on the free list of the tariff water are going to waste all over wes which failed during the panic of 1907, bill, has been defeated by a vote of tern Oregon that could be utilized for this purpose. To put it on the land has already paid off 75 per cent of its 29 to 52. will in some cases be quite expensive, indebtedness in three payments of 25 The plant of the Western Saddlery but what of that if the investment will I htermatiohal T ailoríng C o per cent each. Co. at Winnipeg, the largest of its pay from 20 to 100 yer cent annually, Drain boasts of being free from debt kind in Canada, was destroyed by fire as it will?—Ex. of all kinds and a balance of $4,300. in Wednesday, loss $500,000. Six hun the city treasury dred men are thrown out of employ It is reported that the Greenback ment. mine, 20 miles north of Grants Pass will The State of Washington has sold soon be put in operation again by its three million grain .bags, for delivery old superintendent, C. W. Thompson, before September 1st. Tax the Women of Jacksonville who has taken a lease on the property. Up to noon Monday the Tacoma po The young Men’s Commercial Club lice had made 27 arrests of men and the Same as Elsewhere. of Marshfield, has taken up the good boys, charged with smoking cigarettes road question an <1 efforts are to be contrary to the law passed by the last Hard to attend to household duties made for the improvement of the roads legislature. Each one was fined $2 with a constantly aching back. between that city and Roseburg. and costs. A woman should not have a bad back, Plans are being formulated fur the Bill Matthews, a notorious cattle and she wouldent if the kidneys were holding of an apple fair at Albany. rustler and desperado, Is held at Twin well. Tne government dredge Mathloma is Falls, Idaho, for compl.city in the Un Doan’s Kidney Pills make well Kid at work in the Willamette river near ion Pacific train robbery at Omaha. neys. It Matters Salem, clearing the river of snags and Charles Weaver was arrested at Mrs. J. H. Baussum, living Corner bi debris which make navigation difficult. Aberdeen, Wash, Monday morning Twelfth & C Sts. Medford Ore., says: Not C Dufur boasts of a strawberry plant charged with stealing a horse from ■ “I suffered so severely from kidney liveryman at Chehalis. trouble that I was unable to do my bearing 800 well formed berries '■ö housework. My kidneys were very ir Fred Rosk, a Finlander living on Portland's chief of police has issued Ct regular in action. My back pained me an order strictly prohibiting the explod claim near Yacolt, Wash, fell from severely when stooping or lifting and ing of any fireworks in the city, on any ladder and broke his neck, last week. kJ day other than the Fourth of July Mrs. Mary Adelia Robings, aged 71, sharp twinges would shoot through my itself. slipped away from her house at Wil loins. I ran down in health and at times felt very miserable. Doan’s Theodore Zimmerman makes com lows, Calif, and eloped with the man of Kidney Pills were fiinally brought to plaint to the .railroad commission that her choice, Monday, The elopement my attention, and I procured a box. was planned to avoid the wrath of her Exquisiteness of design: Trustworthiness of fabric: Cor a carload of household goods shipped They helped me from the first, I con March 25, from Phillips, Wis. to Med children who opposed the match. rectness in style: Perfection in fit: Elegance in finish. tinued taking them and was entirely ford, Ore. has not arrived. He says Winatchee, Wash, is to vote on the cured. I have often recomended Doan's that the freight was prepaid. license question under the new local Kidney Pills to other sufferers.” IN SHORT all that is best and latest in high class Cottage grove has decided to pave option law Aug. 24, Plenty more proof like this from Metropolitan City tailoring, the result of Seasoned, Ex Main St. from the S. 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