Oregon Historical Society
City Hall
VOL. III.
JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 11, 1909
BASKET BALL.
Oi ir High School Wins And
I. oses At Basket Ball.
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to make this the best year in the his
tory of the Jacksonville schools. It
should be. Won’t you help and en
courage us by visiting us while at our
work?
DESPISED
GOOD ROADS
SAGEBRUSH
DELEGATES.
Buncom Reports.
Yields Valuable Products- All County Judges Appoint
May Be Worth Millions
ed Delegates.
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The hig h sehool again met the college
preparator v school of Ashland at basket
ball last F. 'iday night. The girls of
the high sch«. 'ol won with a score of 9
to 5. Ulrich s tarred by throwing -four
field baskets.
she w®s assisted very
much by the forw ards Dunford •& Kin
ney. Reeve play ed a fine g; .me at
guard often holding' the ball in the
hands of her opponent.
J lewbury
pUyed a steady consistent gan ie.
The boys game was a nic< .■ piece of
basket ball. Our boys did some fine
team work and threw seve ral pretty
baskets. Ennis especially played a
good game. The Ashland boys play
clean just ball. They won with a score
of 40 to 20.
After the games the learns had a
social time in the at'sem bly r^a of
the school house. Both ti :ams ^[Wrt
a good time.
Saturday evening the h igh school
girls again played the Ash land girls.
The game resulted in a score of 8 to 7
in favor of the home t3am.
SCHOOL N OTES
Correspondence to the Post
We are having a little snow at this
wri ting.
W. R. Garrett was in the city re
cently.
Oren Coffman spent several days on
Little Applegate.
B. Randolph and Byron Johnson of
Grants Pass are expected home soon.
Frank Cameron was in Medford
several hours the fore part of the
week.
Mr. Werton Coffman of Jacksonville
is visiting relatives and friends living
here.
Miss Addie Dorn accompanied by Ed
Saltmarsh, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. Goldsby.
Fred Dorn who has been in California
has returned home.
Walace Haskins of Big Applegate
was doing business in Medford recently-
There will be a big shooting match
at Ruch, Sunday Dec. 19, everybody in
vited to come and get a big fat gobbler
for Xmas.
Sagebrush, heretofore looked upon as
valueless, may prove to be one of the
big crops of the west if the informa
tion given to the publicity and indus
trial commission of Nevada by Chicago
chemists prove to be correct.
According to the report of Professor
Sylvester Sparling of Chicago, 4000
pounds of sagebrush produced 22 gal
lons of distillate, and further yielded
350 pounds of charcoal. The distillate
contained tar, wood alcohol, acetic acid
and several other products.
The figures given indicate that thou
sands of acres of sagebrush land in the
west can be made to produce millions
of dollars in products in the distilling
process now being perfected by the
Chicago chemists in the employ of the
state.—Ex.
NEW OFFICIALS
For Oregon Offices Nominated by
GRAND LODGE SECEDES
President Taft Tuesday.
Oregon A. O. U. W’s. to be
Seperate Jurisdiction.
Among the 1200 official nominations
sent to the senate by President Taft
this week, we note the following of in
terest to the readers of The Post, viz:
Fred D. Fisher of Oregon, to be U.
S. Consul at Belfast, Ireland; Charles
B. Merrick, to be Register of the U.
S. Land Office at Portland; Benjamin
F. Jones, to be Receiver of the U; S.
Land Office at Roseburg; George B.
Riddle to be Register of the U. S.
Land Office at Roseburg.
E leventh G rade , Edi tors
The student body held a meeting
Nov. 23, and decided to organize a
glee club, orchestra and literary society.
The latter consists of two sides, whose
members will give programs alternate
ly. On account of rivalry, e xciti^g
times are expected.
The school had a vacation until Mon
day.
The teachers’ sewing club ro et at
Miss Elmers’. Quite a bit of sewing
was accomplished. Light refreshments
were served.
The two literary societies were or
ganized Wednesday afternoon. It is
hoped that much good may ret ult and
that interesting programs may be
given for the benefit of the public.,
the following officers were elected.
Society No. 1: Gladys Shaw, p resident;
Maude Newbury, vice-presiden t, Ward
en Ennis, secretary; George Henry,
sergeant-at-arms.
Society No. 2:
Esther Berry, president;
Chester
Withington, vice-president; Fleta Ul
rich, secretary.
It is hoped that sometime during the
coming winter a debate may be ar
ranged between pupils and teachers of
the school and the citizens of the town.
Teachers and pupils are trying hard
Rather than submit longer to what
it regarded as an inequitable and un
just imposition of taxes for the benefit
of other jurisdictions by the supreme
lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen, the grand lodge of Oregon
has seceded and will itself become a
sovereign body, accoruing to the Even
ing Telegram. The grand lodge of
Oregon has adopted a new constitution
and by-laws.
Rich Men’s Gifts Are Poor
beside this: I want to go on record as
saying that I regard Electric Bitters as
one of the greatest gifts that God has
made to woman, writes Mrs. O. Rhine-
vault, of Vestal Center, N. T., “I can
never forget what it has done for
me.” This glorious medicine gives a
woman buoyant spirits, vigor of body
and jubilant health. It quickly cures
Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Melan
choly, Headache, Backache, Fainting
and Dizzy Spells; soon builds up the
weak, ailing and sickly. Try them.
50c. at City Drug Store.
North Western Inventors.
The following patents were issued
this week to North western inventors
reported by D. Swift & Co., Patent
Lawyers, Washington D. C.
Mont. J. E. Dougherty, Missoula,
Rail curve seat.
Idaho. A. R. Miskin, Idaho Falls,
Spring wheel.
Wash. T. W. Cross, Everett, Saw
swaging and shaping device. A. C.
Ditmar, Davenport, Journal. R. M.
Edwall, Spring tire.
Ore. L. B. Larsen, Portland, Con
crete block machine. A. L. Penwell,
Leland, Combination door.
Seasonable
Suggestions
Cranberries,
Tea Garden Mincemeat, 44b. Jars
Tea Garden Mincemeat, in Bulk
Monopole Seeded Rqjsins
Monopole Seeded Currants
Candied Citron, Lemon and
Orange Peel
New Crop Almonds and Walnuts
Satisfaction Guaranteed
or Money Refunded
Ulrich Bros,
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Leading Merchants B
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A meeting of the National Good
Roads Association will be held in
Topeka, Kan. Dec. 14 and 15.
Governor Benson has appointed all
the county judges in the state as dele
gates to this meeting. As Judge Neil
is interested in a case set for trial in
the circuit court at that date it is not
likely that he will be able to attend
the meeting.
Oregon Sidelights.
Kind of Pears to Plant
in Rogue River Valley.
The experience to date in the Rogue
River Valley pear industry is that there
are but six varieties that have proven
a commercial success. There are the
Anjou, Bartlett, Winter Nelis, Comice,
Bose and Howell.
They are here
named in the order of their preference
by the majority of the pear growers of
the Valley. As to which is the most,
profitable pear there is a difference of
opinion as also to which is the least
profitable. This usually comes from
the grower’s personal experience with
his orchard, and that is governed large
ly by the character of the soil, water
table, bedrock and other conditions.
In past seasons the Bartlett and the
Comice have eaeh led in record price,
but this season the Anjou was the best
seller of the Rogue River Pears, the
record price being $6.75 a box f.o.b.
car, New York.
While every other known variety of
pears have been fruited in Rogue River
Valley and have here attained their
perfection both as to yield and quality,
yet the six varieties above named are
the only ones that lead in price in the
world’s best markets and have been
found profitable to the fruit growers
here.
The labor problem is a matter that
the Rogue River Pear growers have to
take into consideration, for to get and
to keep a crew of skilled pickers and
packers will be no small task when
there are a million pear trees in beat
ing in this Valley, as there will be
within 10 years. By planting varieties
that will ripen in succession a smaller
crew can handle a larger given acreage
than if the orchard is of on* or two va
rieties. But as the character of the
soil and other conditions govern the
varieties of pears that can be grown in
an orchard the fruit grower will have
to grow only those pears that do best
on his land. The date of ripening of
the six standand pears varies in differ
ent parts of the Valley, but the average
dates are as follows: Bartlett, August
14; Howell, September 1; Anjou, Sep
tember 12; Bose, September 18; Comice,
September 24; Winter Nelis, October
12. The grower who is fortunate
enough to have different kinds of land
will be able to have a succession in the
ripening of his pears and thus enable
him to handle his crop economically
and with no delay to cause damage to
the fruit. With peaches and apricots
for fillers, or separately planted, the
orchardiBt could have a continuous pick
ing of fruit from the first of July until
late in October.
The characteristics of these six stan
dard pears varies and must be taken
into consideration in the planting of a
pear orchard. The Bartlett is the all-
around pear of the Valley for it is a
regular and prolific bearer and thrives
on any soil that has a fair depth and a
reasonable amount of moisture. It will
grow on heavy, wet land and on lighl,
dry land. It does not always sell at
fancy prices but its ability to yield reg
ular and big crops make it a profitable
variety. The Anjou thrives best on a
medium rich, moist soil of good depth,
while the Winter Nelis is only profitable
on the very richest of soil with plenty
of moisture. Comice will not do on
rich, moist soil ar.d should only be
planted on the foot-hill clay loam, and
the Bose also wants the clay loam.
The Howell does best on medium rich,
moist land.—Fruit Grower.
NO. 32
CITY COUN-
CIL MEETS
Only Routine Business Trans
acted—Tax Levy Will be Made
Later.
The regular monthly meetiug of the
city council was held in the council
chamber Tuesday evening.
Only routine business, such as allow
ing bills for previous month, etc., was
transacted. The question of tax levy
for city purposes was discussed in an
informal manner but definite action
thereon was deferred until later.
The filling of the vacancy on the
town board, caused by the resigna
tion of Mr. Davis, was also left for
action at some future meeting.
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Small acreage seeded as yet around
Gervais.
News of the State
Fine Gravenstein apples are raised
back of Clatskanie.
Floyd Avery of Marshfield, Ore., ac
Hillsboro needs sawmills, and should
cused of passing counterfeit money,
make a strong pull for them, urges the
plead not guilty, in the federal court
Argus.
at Portland, Monday. His trial is set
A young man and his mother paid
for December 13.
$60 to be conveyed from Hillsboro to
S. V. Davidor, the Portland real
Tillamook.
estate broker, indicted for misuse of
Douglas county reports a record
the mails has left for parts unknown.
prune crop. Forty per cent of the
Mrs. J. P. Alumbaugh lies at the
year’s averages 30’s.
point of death at Wallowa, as the re
A traveling man is sending a box of
sult of a runaway accident Thursday.
Dufur apples to Germany as a wedding
Sleighing at Pendleton, with the
present to his sister.
thermometor 4 to 10 degrees above
zero.
A Rogue River man received word
that 314 half boxes of his Comice pears
Eleven inches of snow reported at
sold in London at $3.36 per half box.
Albany, Monday.
An increase of 21 per cent in postal
Miss Onetta Serra was instantly
receipts was the showing made by
killed and seven others severly injured
Eugene last month, as compared with
in a coasting accident at Portland Sun
November, 1908.
day night. The Chief of Police has is
That oil in paying quantities wll be
sued orders prohibiting the pastime in
found in Malheur county in the near
the future.
future is now an assured fact, asserts
Roseburg wants a postoffice building,
the Baker City Democrat.
it is stated that Senator Bourne will
Assessment of timber lands in Coos
introduce a bill appropriating $150,000.
county is "a farce,” declares the Har
for this purpose.
bor. It mentions a township assessed
Eugene carpenters have organized a
at $296,337, on which the timber at $1
union and are demanding an eight hour
a 1000 feet, is worth $1,300,300.
day.
There are thousands of places in this
John Love, convicted of complicity in
neck of the woods where the split log
the postoffice robbery at Monmouth,
road drag could be used to good ad
was sentenced to three years at Mc
vantage these days, and there would
Neil’s Island, Monday.
be better highways as the result, says
E. E. Redfield of Glendale has dis
the Salem Statesman.
posed of a gun invention to a Massa
Reducing the number of saloons of
chusetts firm on a royalty which will
The Dalles to 12, raising the license
net him $1000. per month.
from $400 to $1000, fixing the hour of
Portland fuel dealers are swamped
closing at 10 o'clock p. m., and com
with orders for wood and coal and are
pelling all saloons to have a glass
unable to deliver the goods.
front, so that a clear and unobstructed
1000 acres of logged off land in Hood
view of the bar may be had from the
River valley has been purchased for
sidewalk, are some of the provisions of
platting.
a proposed ordinance there.
Medford claims a rival to the Wrights,
Albany Democrat: The Democrat
Frank
E. Ilefferman having invented a
recently received notice from Congress
machine for flying which it is claimed
man Hawley’s private secretary that
will go far toward solving the problem
an assortment of bulbs had been sent
of navigating the air.
the Democrat. Now comes the disap
The business men’s ticket was elected
pointing news that the bulbs cannot be
by a large majority at Union, Tuesday.
sent until next fall. In the meantime
if Congressman Hawley will send us an
The undertaking parlors of Farley &
assortment of electric light bulbs 16
Co. at Baker City, were gutted by fire
candlepower, it will be appreciated.
Sunday morning.
Albany Herald: The launching of
Fourteen inches of snow fell at Leb
the orchard properties in this county,
anon, Tuesday.
such as that of the Linnhaven Orchard
company, means more than many are
now ready to believe. Large tracts of
land, now bringing only small returns
to owners, are to be developed to such
an extent that large profiits are to be
Tax the Women of Jacksonville
derived from the land. The sub
the Same as Elsewhere.
division of such a tract, it is figured,
COOK’S RECORDS
will increase the population of Linn
county by 400 families.
Hard to attend to household duties
In 1854, Judge Moreland, present Have reached Copenhagen and
With a constantly aching back.
clerk of the supreme court of Oregon,
A woman should not have a bad back.
North Pole Controversy
was a schoolboy of Milwaukee. During
And she wouldn’t if the kidneys were
is Revived.
that winter he made $75 cutting wood
well.
at $1.50 per cord with an axe. This
Doan’s Kidney Pills make well Kid
money was used to pay tuition in
Copenhagen, Dec. 8.—The North neys.
school. While he was here the Stand Polar observations of Dr. Cook reached
Mrs. J. II. Baussum, living Corner
ard flour mill, which long since has de here today and were turned over to the Twelfth & C. Sts., Medford, Ore.,
cayed and fallen to pieces was built. officials of the University of Copenha says: “I suffered so severely fiom
Time has not dealt so harshly with the gen. Great care . was taken to guard kidney trouble that 1 was unable to do
judge as with the mill.
the iron box in which the documents my housework. My kidneys were very
Oats 8 feet 3 inches tall; carrots 20 reposed.
irregular in action. My back painel
inches long, blackberry vine (one year’s
The examination will probably be me severely when stooping or lifting
growth), 6 feet 6 inches tall; timothy made at Copenhagen University, and and sharp twinges would shoot through
hay 5 feet tall; potatoes weighing 5 none but a duly chosen committee, my loins. I ran down in health and at
pounds, cabbages 28 pounds; beets, 28 representing the University of Copen times felt very miserable. Doan’s Kid
pounds; turnips 15 pounds; apples al hagen will be permitted to be present. ney Pills were finally brought to my at-
most as large as a man’s head; onions
The cominr of Dr. Cook’s papers is tention, and I procured a box. They
weighing 3 pounds, and the historic accompanied by a revival of the con | helped me from the first, I continued
chair in which that great family man, troversy, the Politiken asserting that I taking them and was entirely cured. I
Brigham Young, sat, are a few of the supporters of Commander Peary were have often recommended Doan’s Kid-
things which go to make up a carload | trying to enlist the services of Green j ney Pills to other sufferers.”
of exhibits being sent from Klamath land explorers in organizing an anti
Plenty more proof like this from
county, Or., to the International Live Cook campaign.
Jacksonville people. Call al The City
stock exposition in Chicago and the
drug store and ask what customers re-
' port.
Corn Siiow at Omaha.—Journal.
For Eczema. Tetter and Salt Rheum.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
The intense itching characteristic of cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
Why go to Medford when you can these ailments is almost instantly al New York, Sole Agents for the Unit-
buy goods at Abbotts Hardware just layed by Chamberlain’s Salve. Many | ed States.
as cheap. Be loyal to your home severe cases have been cured by it.
Remember the name—Doan’s—and
i town and patronize home industry,
take no other.
For sale by City Drug Store.
HOUSEHOLD CARES.