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About Jacksonville post. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1906-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1909)
JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 7, 1909 STRUCK BY tT’TTTT’ rpr> A TlkT 1 11 fj 1 IvzYllv Man named Pugh severely injured by Shasta Limit* ed at Medford Tuesday Evening. Central Mexico, from the Pacific O- cean to the Gulf was severely shaken ! by an earthquake Friday morning. The loss of life is reported at 25 killed out right and 30 or more fatally injured. Orville Wright surpassed the speed Regular meeting of City required by the government contract, Friday, by making a ten-mile flight a- Council held Monday cross county in 14 minutes and 42 sec onds in his famous aeroplane, at Fort night. Meyer last week. 11, 368 buildings were destroyed in the recent fires at Osaka, Japan. The A regular session of the city council property loss will run up in the millions. was held in City Hall, Monday night. Twelve dead and 102 injured is the Present: Councilmen Britt, Davis, result of the collision of two passenger Dunford and Shaw; Recorder Pox. trains on the interurban road nearCoe- Minutes of previous meeting were ur d’Alene, Saturday afternoon. read and approved. A number of bills Four governors, namely; Hays of were presented, audited and ordered Washington, Hughes of New York, paid. Street Commissioner Haney pre Johnson of Minnesota and Glasscock of sented his report for July, which was West Virginia, met at the exposition read and ordered filed. in Seattle, Monday. Mr. Davis reported the receipt of a A dispatch from Acupulco, Mexico, letter stating that the writer would states that 73distinct earthquake shocks construct the waterworks and accept have been felt there since Friday and city bonds at par value in payment that every house in town has been ru- thereof. The council decided to ad- vertise for bids for the completion of ined. the city well. Adjourned to meet Aug. 17r COUNCIL ACCIDENT MEETING IN CAVE Frank Ellis killed in Mar* ble Halls wife remains in dark with body. Mrs. Amanda Bridges, of Portland, is taking an outing with her relatives up Little Applegate. Mrs. Kate Stephenson, was visiting Mrs. Anna Coffman, last week. Byron Johnson, was a recent caller at Garretts. Two cream wagons run twice a week from Buncom, one is run by H. Gilson to Jacksonville, the other is run by J. Goldsby, to Provalt. T. L. Devore, of Jacksonville, was up Little Applegate, last Sunday. Barney Randolph, who is at Will iams creek, is expected home. Mrs. Teash Jennings and sons, pass ed by Buncom, last Sunday. Walter Yocum and family, who have been in the Valley for several weeks, are visiting up Little Applegate. A dance was given at A D Me Kee’s new house, last Friday, a large crowd and a fine time was enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. John Bellinger, were visiting Mr. and Mrs A. B. Saltmarsh, last week. GOOD ROADS County Judge Jewell tells what Josephine county is doing--He says that good roads and good schools will bring good people- Frank Ellis, a young druggist of Editor Courier: In respmee to your Grants Pass, was shot and almost in request that I give your readers some stantly killed while exploring tha Jose thing on road matters, I shall briefly phine county caves near Williams, Sun state a few facts as to existing con day. The report sent sent out from ditions, and also give my views as to Grants Pass is as follows; what should be done in the future. The road question is like “the story Frank Ellis and bride of two monthe that never grows old.” Good roads and Arthur Vineyard and bride of a and civilization have ever gone and week, went to the Oregon Caves a few ever will go togather. In fact, easy days ago for an outing, in exploring and rapid transportation is essential to the caves Sunday Ellis was in the lead the moral, intellectual, and material and on going up an incline passage growth of any people. We are social from No. 2 to No. 3 chamber, he alip beings by nature, and experience proves ed, discharging an automatic revolver that our p-esent world-wide fraternal- which struck him in the eye, spattering ism is largely due to the progress of his brain against the wall. modern transportation. When nations Vineyard and wife left Mrs. Ellis as such, and individuals as such, be with the dead body of her husband for come better acquainted there will then four hours, while they went to secure General News. Active at 87. be less jealousies and more charity. assistance and telephone to Grants The new Oliver Typewriter, latest Pass for the coronrer and a physician. This is not only an age of good roads, This would be unusual news if men After waiting 62 years for their pay and women would keep themselves free improved can be seen at this office. Some blame is attached to Vineyard Farmers’ Institute Workers but it is an age in which the people are disposed to put good roads to a proper nine survivors of the Cayuse Indian from rheumatism and all aches and pains We have secured the agency for JacK- for having left the wife alone at such at Portland 16-17-Hops use. In ancient times roads were built war of 1847 and 1848 in Oregon will be as well as keeping their muscles and sonville and surrounding country and a time. But the real motive has not allowed $1.50 per dav for the time ser joints limber with Ballards Snow Lini would be pleased to receive yourjorder. been learned. and Hogs advancing in mainly for the purpose of transporting Jacksonville Post. armies, but the transportation of arm ved. ment. Sold by J. W. Robinson It is reported that both Ellis and price—Steamboat service ies is a very remote consideration now. Vineyard had heard stories of there We now build good roads in order to being some bad men in the vicinity of for upper Columbia. promote peace and substantial comfort. the caves, and prepared themselves But after we have said all the good with revolvers in case they should ver ify this on going in. This would ac Portland, Or., Aug. 5. (Special) things about good roads that it is pos count for Vineyard’s hasty exit, and Conventions of more than usual in sible to say, we must still face the cold the lone vigil of Mrs. Ellis with her terest to the whole Northwest will be proposition that money and labor are dead husband in the darkness of the held here the middle of August. The essential factors in their construction. caves for so long. American Association of Farmers In Josephine county is expending about stitute Workers will gather here for $12,000.00 a year for road purposes. the 14th annual meeting on August 16 This is about one eighth of our county News of the State and 17. The Association for the Pro taxes. And while this may seem to be motion of Agricultural Science will a large sum. it is not sufficient to mset G. L. DAVIS, Insurance rates on class “D” at Coos meet here August 17 and the Associa. the present demands. We have more Bay, have been reduced from 75 to 50 tion oj American Agricultural Colleges than three hundred miles of public President will hold the 23rd annual convention highway in this county, and mist of it cents. has to be repaired every year. E. H. HELMS, Thomas J. Dealey, City Treasurer of here on August 18, 19 and 20. The The policy of the present county conventions will deal with scientific Astoria, died at that place Monday. V. President agricultural and improved farming court is to do as much permanent road J. T. Simpson, a Po tland restaurant methods will be discussed fully. Able work as the means at hand will allow. man committed suicide by swallowing W. R. COLEMAN, authorities on'these subjects will speak. We are trying to shorten the distance an ounce of lauffanum, Monday morning. Many will be in attendance from all from Grants Pass to the different sec Secretary Lane county farmers report that parts of the United States. The meet tions of the county by eliminating I hundreds of Chinese pheasants were ings will be held in the convention hall heavy grades and unnecessary crooks Directors: killed by the heavy rainfall in July. of the Commercial Club. Following and angles. We are also putting con 1.1. Boak, Head Consul W. O. W. is the final session on Friday, the visitors crete culverts across the small creeks E. H. HELMS in the state this week on a tour of in- will be taken by special train on a trip Within the past three yaars we have , epection of the eamps in this state. W. R. COLEMAN through the Willamette Valley as put in about twenty large concrete cul guests of the Commercial Club. The verts and about the same number of The annual appor. ionment of the state EMIL DEROBOAM hop, prune, walnut and other leading smaller ones. We have permanently school fund inter st among the several located and graded about thirty miles GEO. L. DAVIS counties of the state will amount to crops of the district will be seen. Cor of road and have planned for about vallis will entertain the delegates over $308,300. which will give a per capital night. On the following day a simular that much more in the near future. of $1.85 to each child of school age. trip will be made to Hood River, where We are convinced that money judici Lively times are reported in the Des ously expended on roads is a business chutes Canyon, caused by th» attempt the extensive apple orchards will be investment. The increase in taxable inspected. of rival crews to block-the railroad The price of hops is soaring and the wealth will more than replace the construction. A large number of depu advance means money in the pockets amount expended. If we expect to ty sheriffs haJe been sworn in and hur of the Northwest growers. A repeti bring good people to Josephine county. ried td the scene. tion of the spring days of 1904 in the I we must be able to show them good The Sinslaw River Improvement Club hop trade is promised. Brewers of the roads and good schools. We should has decided to organize a new county world are said to be facing a serious also give all possible encouragement to to be called Pacific and to embrace the shortage of hops. The market in Port the state road proposition. This will western part of Lane and the northern land has been lifted in a few weeks be worth much to the people of South- part of Douglas counties. Florence is from 10 to 20 Cents. Even old hops , ern Oregon. S tephen J ewell . to be the county seat. From—Rogue River Courier. command good prices. Offer of 13 cents Engine na..”’' of the CooB Ba^ have been made for the 1908 crop, that Oregon and Idaho R.R. w, -has f,led a a few weeks ago went begging for 5 report in which he says he has estan-, ^nts. Short crops in England and Hsned S permanent location for 1J miles Germany »re reported to be boosting A New Back for an Old One How of the Crack and declafel thst he «an | the price. it ia Done in Jacksonville. Oregon lumbermen will participate I get a one per cent grade with easy The back aches at times with a dull, quite generally in the semi-annual tUrVes, the entire length of the road. Charieft V. Menkie, one of the pro- meeting of the Western Pine Mana- indescribable feeling, making yon weary ptleiurS t»f the Menkle and Western | facturera’ Association at Spokane on and restless; piercing pains shoot across saw mill at Glendale WdS Sought be August fl. The program is an interest the region of the kidneys, and again tween two logs and almost instantly. ing ana and many will go from this the loins are so lame to stoop is agony. killed while at work on a rollway near state. Among th« speakers will be No use to rub or apply a plaster to the Gifford Pinchot, United States For back in this condition. You cannot that place Saturday morning. ester. Conservation and reforestation reach the cause. Exchange the bad Josephine county Is spending about are subjects that will be discussed and back for a new and stronger one. $18,000: per year for read purposes. are of general Interest to lumberman. I A. Betz, living Cor. D and 6th St., Mrs. Mdry d. Martin, a bride of mv| Mogs continue to make new records Medford. Ore., Says: ‘‘I suffered )y 12 hours, has bfoiigt suit In It Matters in the Portland market. What is said more or less from kidney trouble for court at Salem, fot a divorce. to have been the highest price ever four or five years. The disease did not Not paid Ih any market in the United 1 bother me severly at first and I was States was realifeii hete during the under the impression that it would soon ßuncdm Rêpotti. past week when $9.50 wa.S paid for a pass away. I steadily grew worse how bunch Of fine porkers. Many other ev«r, and soon began to suffer from se sales at better than W per 100 pounds vere pains through my loins that I was Correspondence to the Poet. were made in the local Stoekyards. unable io stoop. When feeling gener- We are wishing for a thunder storm These attractive figures ought to en i ally miserable a friend recommended as the weather is quite warm. ■ Doan’s Kidney Pills, I procured a box courage farmers to raise more hogs. Miss Beulah Garrett, of Buncom was Jacob Kasrr, pioneer steamboat man, and began their use. They gave me shopping in Jacksonville last week. who built the first stern wheel steamer prompt relief, and a continued use re Exquisiteness of design: Trustworthiness of fabric: Cor Miss Addie Dorn, of Upper Apple on the Willamette River, is making moved every symptom of the complaint. gate is working for Mrs. Mollie Klein- plans to put a line of steamers on the 1 It gives me pleasure to recommend rectness in style: Perfection in fit Elegance in finish. Upper Columbia and Snake rivers. He ' Doan’s Kidney Pills to other sufferers, hammer. IN SHORT all that is best and latest in high class expects to put the steamer Norma in 1 as they proved very satisfactory in my Ernest Me Kee, of Big Applegate, commission above Celilo and the Undine case. ” was visiting near Buncom, recently. Metropolitan City tailoring, the result of Seasoned, Ex Plenty more proof like this from on the lower end of the route. It is Bert Me Kee, was a caller at Pur- perience Unrivalled Equipment, Straightforward Business thought large quantities of wheat will Jacksonville people. Call at The City sels, last week. be secured on the run ap the river to drug store and ask what customers re Methods, at Competition-staggering prices. Call and see Several men are busying themselves Lewiston. port. this magnificent new line at cutting their winters wood. j For sale by all dealers. Price 50 Hollis Parks, attended the bail at A. A special election, to vote on the ques cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. D. Me Kea’s, last Friday night. tion of issuing bonds for the construc ! New York, Sole Agents for the Unit- Manford Goldsby who has been visit tion of a system of waterworks, will 1 ed States. Remember the name-Doan’s-and ing his brother, left for hia hom; at beheld in the City Hall, Tuesday, I take no other. i Holland, last week. August 17. R R. Pugh, a recent arrival from Spokane, was struck by the Shasta Limited Tuesday morning while he was attempting to cross the track near the S. P. depot at Medford. He was re moved to th 3 hospital in a precarious condition. It is believed he will recov er. Pugh was struck a glancing blow in the back by the pilot of the engine. It hurled him to the ground to one side of the track, skinning his hands and face. Several people endeavored to warn him, but he paid no attention to them. It is believed that the man was intoxicated. PORTLAND LETTER Do Your Business With The Bank of Jacksonville if tn FAIR EXCHANGE. 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