JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY’, OREGON, JULY 3, 11)09
FIRE STATIS
Cherry Fliif At Salem—Ore- [
TICS WANTED
PORTLAND LETTER
gon Bankers At Conven
tion-Trade With China- States Cooperate With For
California Men Get A est Service To Obtain
Fire Statistics.
Lessori.
Portland, Ore., JiDV 80, State of
Salem is making preparations for
the fourth annual cherty fair to le ficials, associations, and individ»»*h will
1 eld in the Capital City Jrfly 8 and 9. cooperate with the United States For
The people of Salem make a big event est Service in an attempt to get ac
every year of the cherry show and the curate l'fcm’d# of all fire losses in
fete this season will eclipse anything Washington and Oregt"* »hie summer.
of ti e kind ever held there, according The Forest Service will compile » re
to those in charge of the programme. port showing by counties, the areaiJ
PANSIES AND POSIES EVERYWHERE AT A.-Y.-P. EXPOSITION.
The fair will be held at the time of the burned over of merchantable timber,
Midsummer Meeting of the Stale Hor- non-merchantable timber, and cut over
In the foreground of the picture is shown the bank which slopes up
ticultilral Society at Salem. There I land; ths quantity and value of the
from Geyser Basin at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle. Upott
It have been planted 300,000 tufted pansy plants, and close up to the will be addresses by prominent orchard- timber destroyed, and the cost of fight-
ists and specialists and a trip through I ing the fires. In this tvfly the Federal
ballustrades high-growing plants of bright blossom.
Above Geyser Basin can be seen the banks of the Cascades, and around the orchards about Salem on Friday, : and state Governments as well as the
these are growing 100,000 rose bushes, so selected that there will be a July 9, will bo a feature of the gather public will be enabled to obtain at once
ing. Fruit growers of the state are Hystomatic information concerning all
rotation of blooms throughout the Exposition.
making plans to atiehd.
fire losses Ill these states.
Oregon was well represented at the
Heretdfore, this information ha# been
traded
special
attention
was
a
large
Baseball
tri-state bankers’ convention at Seat only partially collected. The forest
boquet of pure white lilies, Light re
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tle last week. Many prominent in the ; Service has secured comprehensive re-
freshments were served.
VALLEY LEAGUE STANDING
financial affairs of the State were in at- ports from rangers on the National
Following are the names of those
tendance. The sessions Were of un- 1 Forests, but from no other source. The
The standing of the teams of the present:
Usual interest and because of the bank- 1 State Boards of Forestry in Oregon
Valley League now is as follows:
Rev. Ennis and family, Miss McCully,
ers of Oregon, Wrshington and Idaho . and Washington haves had report# from
Won Lost
Pct Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Coulter and fam meeting together, a closer relation was | their wardens, but many regions had
Medford................. .. 4
2
667 ily, Mrs. Elmer and family, Mrs.
Central Point......... .. 4
2
667 Grieves and family, Mrs. Kenney, Mrs. established between the financial inter- no wardens. The State and Govern-
ests of the Pacific Northwest.
I ment statistics were in different form
Grants Pass.......... .. 3
3
500 Dr. Robinson, Miss Cronemiller, Miss
That Oregon has immense trade pos- | and not brought together. Consequen-
Jacksonville.......... .. 1
5
166 Klippel, Miss Peter, Mrs. S. Jones, and
daughter, Mrs. M. Jones, Mrs. Wilcox, sibilities with China, which offers a ■ tly, although those interested in the
great market for the manufactures as subject know in fl general Way that
Mrs. Miller, Mr. Neil and Mr. G. Ken
well as the raw products of this cotin- fire entails an enormous loss to the
ney,
A YOUNG HUNTER
try, is the opinion of Quan Kai, a community every year, they have been
wealthy Chinese merchant of Hong unable to back their arguments for
Kong, who has been a Portland visitor remedial action'with any definite proof:
F.
E.
McKee,
an
eighteen
year
Not
One
Killed
r.
old
for the past few days. He believes an
District Forester E. T. Allen is re-
boy of Buncom, in the Applegate coun
era of closer commercial relations with ceiving the active help of the Oregon
try, deserves first place as the cham
The many improvements which have
pion panther hunter of Jackson County. | been made both in track and rolling the United States is about ta dawn [ Conservation Association, the Oregon
State ooara
Board oi
of Forestry,
and me
the
roreatry, ana
Mr. McKee brought to the Clerk’s of stock, to say nothing of the introduc for his country aild he welcomes ft j state
fice at thecourt house, Wednesday af tion of block signaling, are beginning to larger commerce with the Pacific Coast. : Washihgtoh Forest Fife Association in
ternoon, the skins of three panthers, ■ tail in the direction of lowering the list Quan Kai says his country is entering organizing the wotk. «rhe fwo latter
(one full grown and two small ones) of fatalities and injuries. The Penn upon a period of expansion and must have revised their report forms to
and after making affidavit as required sylvania Railway is to be congratulated i have railway materials, machinery of briflg out the same facts regarding all
by law, received the sum of $30. bounty on its remarkable record of the past «11 kinds and manufactured products fires. The Oregon Conservation As
for killing the “varments”.
These year, during which, although it carried in addition to the lumber, wheat and sociation is canvassing tile state to se
were the first pelts bronght to the a total of 141,659,543 passengers, not flour, this chief commodities secured cure suitable men to act as fire war
from this Coast, saying that his people dens and report on fires in their terei-
court house since the new law went in one was killed. Scientific American.
prefer to trade with thia country in tory and presents their names to the
to effect.
preference to the English and German State board for appointment. It will
exporters who have the bulk of this also send each man a post card remind-
Twenty-Five
Cents
is
the
Price
Surprised on Birthday.
I er every two weeks, with a return
trade at present.
• of Peace.
California business meii on
; card on which he will enter a few main
cant trade excursion north got a lesson facts about the fire. The Washington
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
The terrible itching and smarting, from Modern, enterprising Medford. I Forest Fire Association will collect re
tendered their pastor,¡Rev. Robt.Ennis incident to certain skin diseases, is al A city of 6,000 people took the party ports from its rangers and from other
and family a surprise on the evening of most instantly allayed by applying of 100 visitors out in autos and had correspondents where it has no rangers.
June 25th, that being the reverend Chamberlain’s Salve. Price, 25 cents. enough cars left over for as many The Forest Service will furnish frank
gentleman’s birthday. A very enjoya- For sa]0 by city Drug Store’.
more. Could ally California agricultur ed envelopes for mailing in the reports,
ble evening was spent in music and so
al city of the same size, not a center and compile the results. The Wash
cial intercourse. There were manv
Subscribe for the Post, only $1.50 per for tired out and back number million ington State Board of Forestry has not
beautiful floral offerings, one that at- year.
aires, have turned a like trick?
made any agreement as yet, but will
undoubtedly furnish all the aid it can.
Every lumberman, or any one else
who is interested in preventing forest
L».
fires, will see the advantage in bring
ing this information before the public
and can be of great assistance by re
porting fires in his vicinity. Forms
will be furnished on application to the
Secretary of the Oregon State Board
I of Forestry, or, in Washington, to the
Washington Forest Fire Association.
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Metropolitan City tailoring, the result of Seasoned, Ex
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THE ALL SILENT FOURTH OF JULY
R
ever you hear
of Miss Polly
Shannon,
Who nearly goes
mad at theslght
of a cannon?
J ust outside of Bris
tol she lives ail
alone
And hasn’t so much
as a cat of her
own.
While dreading tho
thought of tno
Fourth of July
She said to herself,
“I shall certain
ly fly!"
Then suddenly there popped in her head
the way
SlM»* »erenely to spend our national day.
>
At evening aba plugged all the keyholes
with wax
And over each window hung blankets
from tacks:
Then, filling her ears full of pink cotton
batting.
She tied on her nightcap, all ruffles and
tatting.
And said to herself, "Now, we’ll see if
that cannon
At four in the morning will rouse Polly
Shannon!"
The mayor of Bristol, hovcever, was sick.
And even so low as to mind the clock’s
tick.
And therefore the council made haste to
proclaim
By means of great posters, In letters of
flame:
«*.
the next morning car.ie With a sense of
release
Which rilleci her whole soul with content
ment and peace,
Bho tossed wax and cotton far out of her
sight.
Threw wide doors and windows and gazed
with delight.
Iler
neighbor. Dick Jones, came and
lounged on her gate.
“Good mornin’1 How are ye? You’re up
rather late.
I thought you was sick, ’twas so sort o'
shut up.
Too bad on tho boys thet ’are bHl they
put up!”
“What bill?” “Ain’t you heard? Thet’s
why ’twas so still.
They put off the Fourth 'cause the may
or’« so ill.”
“And didn’t they shout off tho cannon at
all."
Cried Folly, amazed; “not a gun, great or
small?”
“Thero ain’t been a day as I know on this
year
So dead level still as ‘twas yesterday
here!”
Miss Folly said only: “Well, there! 1 de-
clare!“
Then slammed to the door and dropped
Into a chair.
With look very sheepish and manner iree
curt,
Sho thought. “Aitor this I won’t cry till
I’m hurt.”
—-Fannlo E. Newberry in ITilladelphla
North American.
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“BECAUSE OF HIS HONOR, THE
MAYORS CONDITION.
Pronounced very critical by the physl-
clan.
Tomorrow no cracker, gun, cannon or
pistol
Shall once bo shot off In the city of
Bristol.
Police are Instructed and will without
fall
Most promptly remand all offenders to
jail."
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Just think of the grief of those poor Bris
tol boy#
When reading thia placard which vetoed
their Joyal
But Polly slept sweetly, for no thunder
ous roar
Of cannon terrific awoke her at four.
’Twas late when she rose, with supreme
satisfaction,
Preparing herself for a day of Inaction,
For how could she work—the house dark
as a pocket
And mercury going way up like a rockett
But when perspiration meant peace and
protection
She felt she could stand It with little ob
jection.
So all day long In the darkness and heat
She sweltered and worried, while outside
the Bweet.
Ripe fragrance of summer pervaded the
air.
Tho birds gave their concerts, all nature
was fair,
While never a gun. a torpedo nor pistol
The ghost of a sound woke In solemn old
Bristol.
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Burglars robbed a store at Scappose on an average is 1000 pounds a day.
Saturday night, securing $10. cash and The importance of this business for
about $100. worth of cutlery and this section can hardly be overesti
mated. —Courier.
jewelry.
The mine planter “Ringgold” ar-
rived at Ft. Stevens, Monday. After
doing some work in the harbor it wili
proceed to the Sound.
Eugene’s big Fourth of July cele
bration will last three day».
Freight and passenger receipts at Kidney Diseases Cause Half the
Klamath Falls, for the first 30 days
Common Aches and Ills of
after opening the road are reported as
Jacksonville People.
being $75,000.
Pickpockets at Union Depot, Port
As one weak link weakens a chain, so
land robbed a Wyoming man of $328. weak kidneys weaken the whole body
Monday morning.
and hasten the final breakingdown.
A Contented Woman
A full carload of cherries was ship-
Overwork, strains, colds and other
is always found in the same house with ped direct from Salem to Chicago, causes injure the kidneys, and when
: Ballard’s Snow Liniment. It keeps Tuesday.
their activity is lessened the whole
1 every member of the family free from
Stephen Fisher, a laborer, employed body suffers from the excess of uric
aches and pains, it heals cuts, burns at Gervais, was run over by a train poison circulated in the blood.
and scalds and cures rheumatism, neu and instantly killed, Monday.
Aches arid pains and languor and
ralgia, lumbago and all muscular sore
urinary ills come, and there is an ever
180,000
young
trout
of
the
rainbow
ness and stiffness. 25c 50c and $1.00 a
and brook varieties were turned loose inceasing tendency towards diabetes
bottle. Sold by J. W. Robinson.
in the upper McKenzie river, neai and fatal Bright’s disease. There is
no real help for the sufferer except
Eugene this week.
News of the State
Astoria reports the quietest fishing kidney help.
Doan’s Kidney Pills act directly on
season foryeari.
the kidneys and cure every kidney ill.
The Southern Oregon Chautauqua
Francis J. Heney, San Francisco’s
A. R. Bly, living Cor. 4th & B. Sts.,
has engaged the services of the famous
graft prosecutor, passed through Rogue Ashland, Ore., says: “Doan’s Kidney
Innes’ Orchestral band of New York,
River valley, Monday, enroute to the Pills proved of wonderful benefit to me.
for two performances on July 16th.
A. Y. P. fair.
At the time I began them I was so
The office of the Pacific Telephone &
The Southern Pacific company have lame and sore that 1 could hardly gel
Telegraph Co. of Grants Pass, was
entered by burglars one night last week. asked for bids for the construction of around. My kidneys were disordered
The thief secured about $45.00 for his 60 miles of railroad between Klamath and the secretions gave me much an
Falls and . Natron, Bids must be died noyance, by their frequent action. 1
trouble.
at San Francisco, not later than July would arise in the morning feeling tired
Cresswell, Ore. has decided to incor
and worn out and the pains in my hips
10th.
porate. The result of the election held
were excruciating. Il was while I was
Pioneer
association
The
Waldo
Hills
Friday was 44 in favor of incorporating
in this condition, that Doan's Kidney
held
its
annual
re
union
near
Salem,
and 21 against. A full board of town
Pills were recommended to me and I
Saturday.
officers were elected.
procured a box. 1 had only used them
The
figurehead
from
the
battleship
Albany's council has passed an order
a short time when I felt better, I con
closing all "neer beer” joints and | Oregon
. . is to be placed in the capitol tinued taking the rem-dy and was soon
notices have been served on the pro- *>u*Iding at Salem,
free from any trace of kidney trouble.
prietors that if they do not comply ¡ The Yachats Telephone Co. of Wald- 1 have recommended Doan's Kidney
with the order arrests will follow, port was incorporated at Salem, Sat, Pills to many persons uttering from
About thirteen establishments will be urday.
this affliction and will continue to do so.’’
affected.
Plenty more proof like this from
Eight barbering establishments of'
Jacksonville pc pie. Call at ¡'he City
Fish Shipment.
Eugene have published a notice that on 1
[drug store and ask what customers re-
and after July 1st. the charge for hair ,
| port.
cutting will be 35 cents.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
i The Rogue River Fisherman’» Union i
Francis Revenue, the
I
oldest man in I t)f (jrarlta Pass is doing a paying busi- l cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
»_ means
_ _ . the distribution
_ of a New York, Sole Agents for the Unit
Clackamas county, (liod
died at Sandv_
Sandy, ness, which
I Monday night, aged 95 years.
whole lot of gold money in this country. ed States.
Remember the name-Doan’»— ar.d
La Grande will pave 11 blocks of The shipments, it is true, are not quite
i streets, this summer.
as large as last year but the amount take no other.
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WEAK KIDNEYS MAKE
WEAK BODIES.