Oregon Historical Society
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JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 14, 1909
MURDER AND
SUICIDE
Woodburn is paving its principal
street with bilithic pavement.
Linn county reports 8 deaths and 28
births during the month of July.
Mark Buzzard was fined $50. at Eu-
| gene, Friday for killing a deer out of
1 season.
Douglas county man shoots
his cousin, then turns gun The Albany postoffice is
on himself with fatal re , more help to handle the
business.
sult.
A glove factory with a
asking for
increasing
payroll of
$400 per month is assured Eugene irj
John Hendrickson, a Finlander, who the near future.
was engaged to marry his cousin Ida
Bradley Sanders, a lineman was
Erickson, shot and instantly killed her electrocuted while coupling wires at
and then walking about200 yards away Portland, Saturday.
fired two shots into his side near the
The Redsecker farm of 500 acres,
heart causing almost instant death.
near Roseburg has been sold to G. A.
The tragedy occured early Saturday Lindbloom for $25,o00.
morning at the Erickson home at Oak
Grants Pass has an anti-noise crusade
Creek, near Roseburg. Hendrickson on account of whistling done by the en
left a note to the girl’s brother stating gineers of passing trains.
that she had refused to marry him;
The Oregon Water and Power Co. are
that he loved her and could not live making preparations to give Gold Hill
without her andthat he had decided an adequate water system.
“to end it all and take her with him".
Members of the Columbia River Log
gers association have decided to resume
work in the camps September 1st.
News of the State
Portland high schools will add a
course of dressmaking when the fall
Medford is to have a business college term opens and a millinery course will
soon.
j be added later.
Klamath Falls is to have electric
Prominent women of Central Point
street railways.
are. about to organize a Civic Improve
A new shingle mill was put in opera ment club, with a view to improving
tion at Mist, this week.
and beautifying the town.
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The heirs of N. B. and H. H. Carter
have set aside the sum of $1000. for
the construction of a Memorial drink
ing fountain, for man and beast, in the
City of Ashland.
Medford claims more automobiles
than any town of like size in the United
States. According to The Tribune, it
has over 200 machines, or an average
of one to each 30 inhabitants.
A small semi-weekly paper, bearing
the name “Union Progress" is creating
a sensation at Union. It made its first
appearance last week and claims to be
the organ of civic righteousness.
The body of Sammy Andy, one of
the oldest Indians on the Klamath
reservation, was found in the lake re
cently. He was upwards of 80 years
of age and belonged to the old Link
river tribe.
PIONEERS MEET
IN ASHLAND
PORTLAND LETTER
VETERANS
REUNION
Governor of Nebraska will
visit Portland August 21-
OLD SETTLERS REUN
To be held in this city Sep
Insurance Men meet Aug
ION SCHEDULED FOR
tember 13 to 18 in
ust 17-20-—Japanese ex- j
AUGUST 26TH
clusive
cursionists here in Sep
tember-Columbia River The 18th annual re-union of the old
Tabernacle for Auditorium
soldiers and sailors will be held in this
and Grand Army Head in good shape
city, commencing Monday Sep. 13, and
continuing during the entire week.
quarters for Dining Hall-
Portland. Ore., Aug., 12, (Special) The camp will be pitched in Ulrich’s
Various Committees Ap ’ Governor Shallenberger, of Nebraska grove in the southern part of the city,
his staff, will visit the Pacific wood and water will be provided at the
pointed-Big Time Anti , with
Northwest this month and will be the camp, also straw for use in tents.
cipated
guest of Portland on August 21 and 22. Coffee and some other supplies will be
While in the city he and his party will furnished free.
be entertained by the Portland Com Soldiers of the Spanish War are con
It has been definitely decided to hold mercial Club and every possible cour-
Active at 87,
sidered "old soldiers” and are request
the annual reunion of Jackson County,s 1 tesy will bi shown the visitors. The
ed to attend. Every member of the
This would be unusual news if men pioneers at Ashland, Thursday, August party will make stops at other Coast G. A. R. and W. R. C. should attend
26th.
The
Tabernacle
will
be
used
for
and women would keep themselves free
points, including a stay of five days at this meeting and make it th most suc
from rheumatism and all aches and pains the annual gathering, and the new the Seattle Exposition. The trip is cessful re-union ever held by the As
as well as keeping their muscles and Grand Army building will be utilized as mado for the purpose of getting better sociation.
joints limber with Ballards Snow Lini a dining hall, where a substantial meal acquainted with the Coast and earning
All old Confederate soldiers ana sail
will be served, the “first call for din into closer touch with its people.
ment. Sold by J. W. Robinson
ors are cordially invited to join in the
ner” to be announced for 11:30 a. m.
The 14th annual convention of the festivités and to bring their families.
Various committees have been appointed
The new Oliver Typewriter, latest and the exercises proper will be held in American Association of Mutual In The usual entertainments, consisting
improved can be seen at this office. the Tabernacle at 2:00 p. m., including surance Companies will be held in of music, speeches, camp fires, etc.,
We have secured the agency for JacK- an address by Hon. B. F. Mulkey, with Portland August 17-20. About 300 will be given. A cordial invitation is
sonville and surrounding country and other features to be announced later. delegates from all parts of the United 1 extended to all. A royal good time is
States will be in attendance
Delega- : assured.
would be pleased to receive your order.
Several committees on necrology have tions from some of the states will I
Jacksonville Post.
(County papers please copy)
been appointed, which are expected to come in special cars. Oregon mutual
report resolutions of respect to the me insurance companies have arranged for i
mory of the following deceased members the entertainment of visitors. Port- 1
Fed Tape aid Red Indian
Mary A. Berry — Misses Alice Klip- land and nearby parts of,the state will
pel, Issie McCully, Carrie Beekman. be shown them and a trip up the Col
J. D. Buckley—Clarence Reames, Tod umbia River will give them an idea of | Had some stronger race a century
ago overrun this continent and reso
Cameron, C. C. Beekman.
Oregon scenery.
lutely sequestrated the American peo
S. P. Jones—J. S. Howard, I. W.
Extensive plans are now being made ple into little cut-off communities, bid
Berry, R. V. Beall.
for the reception and entertainment of
Wm. Bybee—J. R. Neil, D. Linn, E. the Japanese excursionists who will ding them “develop” and make mental
and moral bricks without straw, we
K. Anderson.
visit the Northwest during the early would have a working analogy to our
Mrs. A. C. Foudray—Mrs. A. Russell,
part of September. The party is ex treatment of the Indians; under these
Mrs. R. Moore, Mrs. H. F. Barren.
pected to spend two days in Portland circumstances our beef barons and our
G. L DAVIS,
Committees on general entertainment I and they will be extensively entertain
steel kings would be hard to find.
are classified as follows:
ed while here. A reception committee Could Andrew Carnegie have added
President
On Address—C. H. Gillette.
has been named by the Portland com golden numbers to golden ni mbers cn
Decorating-Mabie Russell, Belle mercial bodies that will take charge of an Indian reservation?
E. H. HELMS,
Anderson.
the representatives of the land of Nip
Has not the whgle thing been a color-
Music—Mrs. J. Churchman, Will pon and see nothing is overlooked in sal paternalism?
V. President
We have kept the
Mitchell.
making them welcome. The visitors Indians too long in tutelage away from
Program—C. B. Watson, F. Wagner. are very prominent in the commercial all that fills out the measure of a man
W. R. COLEMAN,
Reception —Mrs. Lottie Paulson, Mrs. life of Japan and hope to bring about substituting the rule of the agent for a
Secretary
M. Kinney, Mrs. B. Winter, Mrs. Ella closer industrial relations between the man’s divine right to grow by experi-
Watson, Georgs W. Dunn, F. D. Wag two countries.
I ment and failure. They were not look
ner, G. W. Barron.
Directors:
A famous Oregon pioneer, Dr. John ed upon as youths and maidens, small
To Mrs. E. Van Sant, Miss J. True, McLauglin, will be remembered on boys and wise old grandfathers, but
E. II. HELMS
and Will Myer, have been delegated September 9, at Oregon City, when his i (Heaven help them!) “the Indian.”
the arrangement connected with the old house, now restored and moved to a Some one has said that Indian nature
W. R. COLEMAN
general supervision of the dining fea-
public park, will be dedicated. This is human nature bound in red, and we
EMIL DEROBOAM
i tures of the occation, and the inner pi- grand old man of Oregon, who did so have made the binding red tape. Ag
| oneer will be abundantly refreshed with much for the early settlers of this nes Deans Cameron in the Pacific Month
GEO. L. DAVIS
■ a menu, the substantiate and dainties state and made personal sacrifices to ly for August
of which will be provided by respective
assist others, is at least to have public
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committees, viz:
honor paid him for his work. Septem
MARRIED
Hams and chicken —Will Myer, Mrs.
ber 3rd is the date of his death and on
E. B. Barron.
the following Sunday a memorial ser
Leander Neil, Mrs. G.
vice in his honor will be held, and the MARRIED —At Redding, California,
old dwelling, where he lived for many i I August 7th, 1903, Mr. E. R. Ballard
L. Neil, Mrs F. years, dedicated as a memorial of his
of Chico, California, and Miss Bessie
Hoffman of Jacksonville, Gregon.
kindly life. The services promise to
Bread and cakes—Mrs. Mabie Kinney,
be largely attended.
Mrs. Lottie Paulson.
Many prominent Oregonians are in J Go to Abbotts Hardware for fruit
Ice cream and fruits Mrs. Bertha attendance at the National Irrigation cans.
Winter, Miss Lydia McCall.
Congress at Spokane this week. Gov
Table Committee —Anna Wagner,
ernor Benson and the commercial bod
Luella Schaumloeffel, Gertrude Mulit,
ies of the state have appointed a large
Elizabeth Gillette, Blanch Mitchell, An
number of delegates who are interested ]
na Walker, Anna Myer, J. M. Wagner,
in furthering irrigation work in the
Ralph Billings, Homer Billings, G. M.
west. Many left the first of the week A New Back for an (»Id One How
Grainger.
to attend the sessions of the Congress.
it is Done in Jacksonville.
Soundings made by the officiate of the
Port of Portland during the past week
Oregon Man First
The back aches at times with a dull,
show that the Columbia River from
indescribable
feeling, making you weary
the mouth of the Willamette to the
and restless; piercing pains shoot across
ocean
is
in
better
shaep
for
navigation
Isidor Selig of Myrtle Creek, Ore.,
the region of the kidneys, and again
drew the first number in the drawing by deep vessels than has been the case
the loins are so lame to stoop is agony.
for lands in the Couer d’ Alene Indian for some time. Dredges are working
No use to rub or apply a plaster to the
at
a
few
places
where
shoals
have
been
reservation, Monday. It is estimated
back in this condition. You cannot
that the first choice of the claimB is located but on the whole, little work reach the cause. Exchange the bad
is necessary. That there is plenty of
worth $40,000.
water in the river is shown by the fact back for a new and stronger one.
A. Betz, living Cor. D and 6th St.,
that the British steamship Suveric,
Medford.
Ore., Says:
“I suffered
drawing 27 feet, was dispatched during
For Better Roads
the week, going down the river with more or less from kidney trouble for
four or five years. The disease did not
out delay.
bother me severly at first and I was
President
Taft
has
again
expressed
K
under the impression that it would soon
an interest in the subject of good roads
pass away. I steadily grew worse how
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A Canine Raffles
the following extract from a recent
CÚ
ever, and soon began to suffer from se
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letter
is
his
latest
expression
on
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vere pains through my loins that I was
the subject.
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unable to stoop. When feeling gener
a
A
resident
of
this
city
is
owner
of
“I regard this as part of the general
ally miserable a friend recommended
good roads movement in the country, dog which is gaining a reputation as a Doan’s Kidney Pills, I procured a box
canine
edition
of
the
mysterious
Mr.
and I have pleasure in saying there is
and began their use. They gave me
no movement that I know of that will Raffles. Chained up during the day, he prompt relief, and a continued use re
have a more direct effect to alleviate visits the neighbors' premises at night moved every symptom of the complaint.
the difficulties and burdens of the carrying off anything that is loose and It gives me pleasure to recommend
farmer’s life, will stimulate traffic and movable, though chair cushions and old Doan’s Kidney Pills to other sufferers,
add to the general happiness of the clothes seem to be his favorites. Like as they proved very satisfactory in my
people, more that the establishment of the illustrious Raffles he balks at no case.”
trivial obstacles such as picket fences,
good roads throughout the country.
Plenty more proof like this from
screen doors, etc. but passes over or
“Ido not think that because this]
through them with celerity. With a lit Jacksonville people. Cali at The City
may have been stimulated by people
tle training in regard to selection of drug store and ask v.hat customers re-
using automobiles it is to be frowned proper articles he would be a valuable Port-
upon, for while persons using automo asset to any foraging party.
For
sale by ail dealers. Price 50
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biles are by no means the most import
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
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ant in the community, the fact that
New York, Sole Agents for the Unit
their sharp interest has focused the
MINERS NOTICE-Noticeof Location ed States.
attention of the public on the move- both Quartz and Placer, for sale at. this , Remember the name—Doan’s-and
' ment entitles them to credit”
office,
JACKSONVILLE POST.
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