Jacksonville post., August 05, 1911, Image 1

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JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 5, 1911
VOL. V
• hibit, and it may include not only
FIRE. AT MEDFORD
Mrs. Frank Zell who has been in­ i
• WILL BUILD BRIDGE
i those things grown but things taken
disposed for the past week went to
from the soil. The show will be more
otwn to consult a doctor Monday. We
i than a mere instrument for the use of Monday Night Destroys Home
To Vote Upon Bonding County h°Pe t0 hcar of her BPeedy recovery.
At Main St. Crossing of Bear Grain Crcpa are Large. j the land man in selling land. It will
J. Spiker is busily employed this
of IV. F. Delano.
show graphically what can be produced
To Build Roads.
week in putting a coat of paint on his
Creek. Cost $30,000.
Elk From Wyoming. Old on lands in the territory west cf the
new bungalow, which promises to be a
Twin City, what it costs to produce
“thing of beauty” when completed.
Oregon to Lead Fleet in the crops and the profits.
With his wife lying ill, W.F. Delano of
At a meeting of the county court
Misses Maud and Grace Harr are
1301 North Central avenue was burned
Bids for the new Bear creek bridge
held Thursday, it was decided to call a
St.
Paul
and
Minneapolis
business
1915.
special election for the purpose of spending the week at their brother's at the Main ftreet crossing of that
interests have pledged their co-opera­ out of house and home last night. The
strea m in Medford wil1 be opened in
submitting the proposition to issue ranch on Elliott creek.
tion on the theory that every man and fire was probably started from a lamp
in the kitchon arid the entire room
A few of our folks attended the the county court at 10 o’clock on the
bonds for raising of funds to construct
Portland, Or., Aug. 3 (Special) — . every dollar put to work in the states
roads, to a vote of the electors of dancing party at Deb. McKees on the morning of August 28. An ordet for Bankers and business men generally ’ interested, will be a direct benefit to was ablaze before any of the household
awakened. Mr. Delano discovered the
the new structure was made in ■the
29, and report a fine time.
Jackson County.
expect marked improvement in business the local markets.
fire, going into the kitchen to find it a-
court Wednesday afternoon. All ob-1
The order and necessary legal papers
' conditions throughout the Pacific
blaze and the room full of smoke.
stacles to the building of the bridge
are being prepared by A. E. Reames
FOREST FIRES
Northwest as the result of the bumper
Closing thedoors of the house he turned
Buncom
Reports.
have
been
removed,
the
last
being
re
­
of Medford. The amount of the pro­
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crops the farms are turning out this
in the alarm. When the fire engine
moved by the purchase of the portion
posed issue is limited to a million and
year. It is believed the distribution
reached
the place the entire house was
of
the
proposed
approach
which
was
a half dollars, the interest not to ex­
State Forester Desires Prompt
A week ago last Monday we had the privately held by Mr. Williamson and of the crop money among the farmers
ablaze and flames were shooting
ceed six per cent per annum.
will mean renewed activity in all lines
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through the roof.
Reports on Forest Fires.
While the limit is fixed, beyond largest thunder and lightning storm Fred Page. This property has been and in none more particularly than in
in
this
community
for
some
time,
The fire was discovered about 11 o’­
deeded to the city.
which the commissioners cannot go,
j the lumber industry. cu
A reawakening
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reuwanenuiK
clock and after making a record ran
Wednesday
was the latest
date
at . I une luinuer inuunuiy.
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they are not bound to sell the entire several trees were struck and blown ..
. tha hrirlrra mol rov« PAIlln
.. , HÍ1VO i I of the lumber business will bo widely *
The State Forester is constantly for the distance, the firemen got ths
urhi/ih
which the
bridge matter could have
i
issue at once, but it is the intention to down by the wind.
beneficial by reason of the money it getting notice through the daily press blaze under control in a very few min­
Mrs. L. Taylor of Ruch was in town been determined by the county court to
dispose of such parts as may be
I make certain the construction .of the distributes among a large number of j and from residents of the state of fires utes. The loss is well covered by in­
necessary to pay for the roads con- I last week.
people.
having gotten beyond control after surance. After closing the doors of
structed from time to time.
Vern VanDyke and his aunt Frances bridge this season. If there had been
The grain harvest, now in full swing, gevera] days fighting, that have not the kitehrn a number of men took the
The exact date for holding the! were over on Little Applegate visit­ further delay, the work would have run
is the most satisfactory feature of the 1 been reported to his office until after
election has not been yet fixed but it ing Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Kleinhammer. into the rainy season, which means whole situation. The yield of the t)0Comjng a menace to the neighbor- furniture out of the other rooms an I
the loss from this source will not bj
will probably be the first week in
Mrs. Laura Ryan and family of that the bridge would not have built un­ three Pacific Northwest states is fixed Í hood He wishea t0 urge UpOn an great.
till
next
year.
October.
Jacksonville have moved on the
at better than 60,000,000 bushels and state fire wardens the necessity of re­
Mr.Delano is a young man and pur­
It is estimated that the new bridge
Johnson place near Buncom.
prospects are favorable for high prices. porting to him all fires as soon after chased his home only a short time ago.
will cost a sum near $30,000. It will he
Fruit, hops, salmon, and all the varied being discovered as possible, instead His wife has been ill for some time.
Mrs. Salo of Ashland has been visit­ the largest in Jackson county.
WATKINS WIRELESS
resources of the northwest states wil of waiting until they become dangeious
ing her daughter Mrs. Elden Jennings.
The bridge will be 239 feet long, will
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Stansell spent have n thirtv-six foot roadway with contribute their share to the continued to life and property. One such firo
Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and fortv-foot approaches and there will prosperity of this section of the country. has just been brought to his notice
Correspondence to the Post.
SAWMILL BURNED
Elk from Wyoming will be shipped after having burned three weeks,
be two walks eight and one-half feet in
Wm. Louden who has finished his Mrs. Joe Goldsby.
Gargeld White of Medford spent the clear,making the entire width fifty- to the mountain districts of Union and that might have been controlled and
contract of logging for the sawmill
Wallowa counties during the coming probably entirely extinguished if re­
Sunday
at Buncom.
three feet.
returned to Little Applegate Wednes­
At Springfield, Oregon.
Loss
winter.
The animals are hard put to ported earlier so that proper assistance
day.
W. R. Garrett has commenced work
could
have
been
given.
it during the severe Wyoming winters
On the road near R. J. Cameron’s
$300,000.
May Rebuild.
M. Wotnack; accompanied by a
Every State fire warden, or other (
Cold Water or Hot Air
and many of them starve each year.
place.
mining man spent a couple of days
The Government is determined to save persons, in case they are unable to j
Dr. and Mrs. Warren Cameron and j
here last week. They have bonded
the Wyoming herds from extinction «•* in touch with a state warden, j Fire destroyed the Booth- Kelly
That cold water instead of hot air is add tbe Qregon mountains offer idea) should telephone or telegraph (collect) | Company's sawmill at Springfield.
one of Frank Zell’s claims ^and will son Loyd were visiting at Goldsby's
last week.
start operations soon.
needed to irrigate desert lands in | range for themj
F. A. Elliott, State Forester, Salem, Oregon, Friday night entailing a loss
The picnic we had two weeks ago j Oregon is more than a smart'
Oregon, informing him of forest fire* estimated at $390,000.
Mrs. W. E. Finney of Jacksonville
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The suggestion of Representative, before they get beyond control.
saying. It means that the tricks
of - the
The fire started from an overhoatil
and Mr. and Mrs. H. ¡F. ¡Watson of was a success. It was enjoyed by a !
■ earlier years in Foss, Illinois, farmer chairman of the
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boomer, practiced • in
large crowd.
bearing in the mill. In a few moments
Medford are at Watkins this -week,
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the
Hoiise
naval
affairs
committee,
GRAN1S PASS TIN
the entire plant was atire and the da n
Ernest Forman was at Ruch the states farther East, ■ have - no place - in 1 that the old battleship Oregon lead
guests of Mrs. K. Byrne and family.
v/iu^un, There
mete is
in piciiij
vppvivuir
r
.
Oregon.
plenty t/i
of opportun-
forepart
of
the
week.
which held the water supply for t'l >
On Saturday they made a trip to the
ity for investigation by the Eastern Ithe fleet of battleships from New
mill and the town went out.
Hollis Parks did trading in town re­
Penn, mine, where Mr. Finney is em­
buyer before he plants his money. Nev­ York to San Francisco when the Matter to be Determined by
The property destroyed consisted of
ployed.- They report work progressing cently.
ertheless,it is up to the state to see Panama canal is finished in 1915, will I
the sawmill, planing mill and aba it
fine at the mine undeh the direction of
Otis and Ernest. Buck are busy ir­ that its good reputation is not stained, meet with the hearty approval of every
Assayers and Professors.
four million feet of lumber. Insurance
E. C. Faucett, who informed them rigating their crop which looks fine.
This famous fighting
nor any outsider bunkoed by some dev­ Oregonian.
$100,000.
that piping will begin in a couple of
ship,
that
made
such
a
splendid
record
Byron Johnson and Harry Ryan are I ious gentleman with acreage for sale —
It is reported that the company wil'
weeks.
during the Spanish war, deserves re­
The shakeup in “tin ore” circles
working on the road.
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rebuild
the mill at once.
cognition.
caused by the statement at the recent
Miss Beulah Garrett was visiting
Mrs. M. Watkins and daughters
i
mining
congress
of
two
professors
of
the
The Portland Commercial Club is I
Mamie and Pearl, as also Frank friends recently.
fathering a new plan for the develop­ state school at Corvaliis that they
Edwards and family of Hutton, who
License Bachelors
Mrs. M. R. Buck and daughter
OPENING OF ALASKA
ment of the state that has for its could not find tin in samples alleged to
have been camping for a week up Grace were visiting Mrs. John Cantrall
contain
that
element,
has
not
caused
object the use of Oregon products by
near Eileen returned Saturday.
last week.
the champions of that metal to subside
Atlanta Ga.,July 31. Georgia bache­ Oregon people. This doctrine has Assayer D. L. Johnson, who declares Measure by Pinchot to Licerne
Wm. P. Reid who has been residing
been
preached
before,
but
there
has
lors are waist deep in gloom today fol­
on the Middle Fork for the past year
When a hot wave takes its departure lowing the announcement that State never been greater opportunity for that the ores from certain prospects
all Coal Prospectors
departed Monday for the south, he it leaves few mourners.
located down the river are tin, that he
Senator Sinler proposes to introduce a building up home industries than now. assayed them for tin, and got tin in re­
made many friends while here, and we
Do not let your insurance policy lapse bill in the legislature which imposes a A campaign to extend the use of turns, now proposes to take samples of
hope to see him again in the future.
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Washington, July 31. Broad provis­
this dry weather when danger from tax of $50 annually on bachelors. Un­ Oregon-made goods here as home is
P. J. Sullivan who is employed in loss by fire is so great. I can write less the batchelors are minus an eye, now under way and the co-operation the ore to Corvallis and assay them un­ ions for the development of coal do-
doing assessment work on his property it for you in first-class companies at or a leg, or can flout dire poverty as of commercial bodies of the state will der the eyes and the noses of aforesaid ' posits in Alaska and the prevention of
doubting profeesors. In fact the prof­ 1 monopoly are made in a bill prepared
on the Cask and Green was down reasonable rates.
an excuse, they will be forced to “come b? enlisted.
essors invited this test in this way and I bv Gilford Pinchot and introduced ia
among his friends Sunday.
D. W. Bagshaw.
across” with $50 bones. —Ex.
Interest in commercial club circles declared to Mr. Johnson that they the senate today by Senator Works of
of the state is now centered on the would aid him in his work in their lab­ California.
I annual convention of the Oregon oratory;
Under the terms of the measure *
I Development League in Astoria Aug-
There are many in Grants Pass who license may be obtained to prosect for
; ust 14, 15 and 16. The program, now deride the idea of an ounce of tin in coal during a term of two years an I
■ being completed, includes the leaders Josephine county. Many tests have secure a lease of about 5090 acres of
in development work in this part of been made and no tin found in any of coal lands for 30 years. ¡The inter­
I the United States, as well as a number the alleged tin ore samples. Thus the i state commerce commission is author­
of speakers of national prominence. tin war rages, and if it keeps up much ' ized to fix the maximum selling pricj
I Coming as it does while the Astoria longer the governor will be compelled to I of the coal mined and to regulate t'l r
I Centennial celebration is in progress, send tin soldiers here to stop the tin ' rates of transportation. All appli­
I delegates will be entertained by the din. Courier.
cations suggesting attempts at mon< -
Astorians in royal fashion.
poly may be rejected. Coal producers
Recognition of good work done, as Two Progreslive Communities are to pay a royalty of 25 cents p- r
ton during the first year, 50 cents
; unusual as it was gracious, was
during the second year ¡and $1 per ton
i evidenced during the past week at
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor- ■
Sublimity, where women of the Wahi vallis, Ore. Aug. 1.—Oregon has dem-! thereafter.
Club gave a dinner to the convicts onstrated, through the eradication of
who have been building roads in that fire blight at Hood River and the
i precinct. Such appreciation is almost excellent work in control of pear
i unheard of, yet it is instances such blight at Rogue River, the fact that
i as this that probably do more to help she has at least two of the moat pro
I the uufortunate regain their self re­ gressfve fruit growing sections in the
Jacksonville People Give Credit
spect than anything else.
entire country,” said Dean A. B.
Where Credit is Due
Cordley of the O. A. C. school of
agriculture, discussing recent pest
LAND SHOW
fighting work done in these districts.
People of Jacksonville who suffer
“Some tour years ago, when 1 first with sick kidneys and bad backs w«nt
detected the presence of pear blight in
To be Housed at St Paul Audi- the Rogue River Valley, the fruit a kidney remedy that can be depended
upon. The best is Doan's Kidney Pills,
growers of that section immediately a medicine for the kidneys only, made
tori urn for Twelve Days
inaugurated an energetic campaign from pure roots and herbs, an«1 the
for its eradication. Upon being in­ only one that is backed by cures in
From December 12 to December 23. formed that, owing to a lack of funds, Jacksonville.
Here’s Jacksonville
inclusive, the Northwestern Land Pro­ this institution could not place a man testimony:
ducts Show will be held in the St. Paul in the field, they al once applied to
Frank Kasshafer, Applegate Road,
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Auditorium under the auspices of the the Department of Agriculture at
Washington for assistance. The re- Jacksonville, Ore., says: “For years
Northwestern Development league.
I was a miner and no doubt this work
These dates were announced today suit was that Professor O'Gara was
caused
my kidney an I bladder trouble.
after advices had been received from I sent to their assistance.
The first symptom was pain and stiffness
“
Professor
O
’
Gara
organized
the
the various Western states and the
Our Prices are Right
in the small of my back, especially
dates of other shows and expositions work so successfully, and gave such
severe when I first arose in the morn­
ha<l been considered, The dates se- satisfaction, that when the Govern-
ing. I also had much trouble from the
lected give those who will exhibit in | ment decided to withdraw him from kidneys, but it did not take Doan’s
Chicago an opportunity to bring their the field, the fruit ‘growers themselves Kidney Pills long to bring me relief.
exhibits here. The Chicago show raised the necessary funds to retain Whenever I catch cold and feel any
closes December 9.
j his services.
slight recurrence of my old complaint,
“He has been in complete charge < f
The entire enterprise has but one
I take Doan's Kidney Pills and they
object in view, according to officials of the work ever since, with such ,
relieve me.”
of the league, to aid in the develop­ success that, notwithstanding the tact,
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
ment of Washington, Oregon, Montana, that hundreds and thousands of acres
Leading Merchants
l
cents.
F ob ter- M ¡burn Co., Buffalo,
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of
orchards
have
been
completely
des-
Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota,
■ troyed in other fruit growing sections, New York, sole agents for the United
Minnesota and Alaska
It is more than simply a land show, the losses in Southern Oregon have States.
hence the incorporated name will be been insignificant, though the disease [ Renumber the name —Dean's - and
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the Northwestern Land Products Ex- | has not been wholly eradicated as yet. ” j ! take no other.
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