Society
JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 21, 1911
VOL. V
NO. 25
I publicans and six De n< crulic Govcr-1
MRS. KENNEY DEAD.
j nors to displace Republican«. Evety-i
one, from th? sagest noliti ml observer
to tho veriest tyro in politics, who!
Said to Have Been Found
Convention to Plan Local studies the results of the election of 1 Aged Resident Dies Suddenly
Wm. Finley and F. Edwards of Hut-
1910, must be convinced that the
al Her Home in This City
Slope of Roxy Ann.
Development.
Celebra victory was distinctly a national one,
ton tarried at Watkins one day last
Total
Valuation
as
Equal
week.
won on national issues and due to
tions Marking Advent of | causes
A six-foot vein of high-grade bitum
Just as we closed our forms for
w hich stirred the nation. Ti e
ized is Over Thirty-Three
Zeb Collings the Watkins Hercules
inous coal was struck at the Crescent who has been cutting cord wood for
I
i battle next year for which everybody | this issue of the Post, news was re
New
Railroads.
coal mine, on the slope of Roxy Ann, Frank Menzog is at home again.
Millions.
1 is now actively preparing must be1 ceived of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth
Tuesday afternoon, and a piece about
: fought largely on the magnificent re- Kenney, an aged resident of this city
D. Dorn made a I rip down to Miles
as big as a barrel was brought in town
cord of the present Democratic House, and a pioneer of Southern Oregon.
(Special)
—
Portland,
Or.,
Oct
17,
The county board of equalization
and is now on exhibition at the Com- Cantrall’s last Monday.
At the time of her deuth Mrs.
will be the 1 of which Champ Clark is Speaker and
Tri-county
development
mercial club.
Wallace Haskins was at the Watkins | met at the assessor’s office Monday object of a convention to be held at in the shaping of whose policies his Kenney was prob ibly the oldest woman
According to Manager Graham this posto^ice one last week. He and his and in a few hours completed the Arlington October 31 and the morning has been the predominant influence. ! in Jackson county and one of the very
is the richest strike yet made at the parents have since moved to Jackson valuation of property in Jackson Coun 1 of November 1. Delegates will attend Small wonder, therefore, that his first settlers therein.
mine, and Secretary Boos of the.Com- ville, where he will be employed by ty for purposes of taxation.
She leaves three generations of
| from Morrow, Sherman and Gilliam name stands high in the list of the
mercial club declared that it was one the city water works.
The meeting was very harmonious, counties and a special car of Portland Democratic Presidential probabilities. descendents axd a host of friends and
of the finest pieces of coal he had ever
only a few minor changes being made
acquaintances to mourn the loss of a
Mr. Wait and his brothor.in-law Mr. from the list as prepared by the as business men and officials of the Ore The logic of events has placed him noble life.
seen.
there,
for
since
he
has
made
and
is
gon
Development
League
will
go
from
The strike was made near one of Moore of Jacksonville, spent a couple sessor and his deputies. The following Portland. At this convention a Tri making the record upon which we
The funeral arrangements have not
the laterals about half a mile from of days in our midst last week.
is a brief summary of the va luations County Development League will be I must appeal to the country, it is but yet been announced.
the eutrance to the tunnel, and all in
P. J. Sullivan who has been staying
logical that he should loom large upon
Tillable land, acres 80,053; value formed.
dications point to a large area of good at Hutton for some time past moved 7,622,647.
The Oregon Conservation, through the horizon as a strong Presidential
burning coal opening out as the tunnel down to his abode near Watkins last
The Buying Power of $1.75
Non-tillable land, acres 2,353,376 J. N. Teal, and the Oregon Develop- probability.
is extended. The company is doing an Monday.
I ment League, represented by Secretary
value 11,436,455.
excellent business and a large part of
Mrs. F. E. Payne who has been em-
Improvements on patented land C. C. Cnapmaiv have been actively at
its product is now being taken up by
A little money sometimes buys a
HISTORIC PAPER
work on plans to help these three
ployed as cook at the Penn mine, for value 701,231.
Medford consumers. — Medford Sun.
1 good deal. For instance, take t he
counties. Funds have been collected
several months past returned from a
Telephone lines value 5,000.
subseiiption Drice of The Youth’s Com
by Mr. Teal for prizes to be offered
visit with relatives at Glendale on
Steamboats, engines and manu- farmers and farmers’ children for Presented Io Agticullural Col- panion for a year—$1.75. If all the
Tuesday’s stage.
good reading in the 52 weekly issues
Buncom Reports.
factunng machinery 182,230.
diversified crops and steps will be
Geo. W. Kearhs of Grants Pass, a
lege
—
Now
in
Library.
of the paper were published in book
Machinery and stock value 875,062.
taken at the canvention to hold [a tri-
timber locator was at Watkins not
form, according to its kind, it would
Farm implements, etc value 163,852. I ¡ county fair next fall. It is expected
I
make
about thirty volumes of fiction,
William Jennings was a Jacksonville long ago accompanied by Mr. Darcy
Nu mber of autos 209.
to secure the co-operation of farmers,
Corva”'S, Ore., Oct. 18.—A copy of
of Wash.
visitor last week.
Value of autos 161,220.
land owners, commercial organizations the new York Herald of April 15, 1865, science, essays by famous writers,
Miss Emma Wendt of Jacksonville
Money 63,835.
J. E. Wren was in Medford Monday.
and business men ef these three coun J announcing the assassination of Lin household management and economies,
A
Notes and accounts 872,09'J.
ties and of Portland for developing coln, has just been presented to tho 1 sports and pastimes for boys, natural
Lee Saltmarsh was in the city Tues has been visiting her many friends at
Watkins during the past week. Sat
No. shares of stock 2,781.
that section along broad lines, with library of the Oregon Agricultural Col history, anecdotes, humor, etc. The
day.
< (
the special purpose of bringing about lege. This old newspaper, brown with serial stories alons would fill several
W. R. Garrott .the road boss was urday evening a social dance wag Value 419,895.
given
in
her
honor
at
Mr.
Spiker
’
s
Furniture,
watches,
etc
345,9000.
better crop methods and intensive1 age, is in excellent preservation. The volumes. Among these is Ralph
working on the Sterling road the first
1 Paine’s great story of the Boxer Re
bungalow. About 30 were present,
No. horses and mule3 5,389.
farming.
1 front page is, of course, heavily black- bellion in China, "The Cross and the
of the ¿week.
and all pronounced it a great success. Value 373,410.
Oregonians have been fairly busy leaded, in mourning for the death of Dragon.” Another is by J. W.
lim O’Brien was hauling lumber A delicious luncheon of salads, coffee
Cattle 8251, value 140,249.
the past week in welcoming new rail- ’ ■ tne president. Other material of Schultz, who was adopted by the Black
from the Pursel mill Iasi. week.
and cake prepared by the ladies was
Sheep and goats, value 29,915.
roads. No sooner had the golden great historic importance is found in feet when a boy. It is called "The
Mrs. R. J. Cameron is quite sick at served at midnight. Wednesday morn
Swine 4296, value 4,033.
spike been driven in the new roads up i the descriptions of the Southern armies, Quest for the Fish-DogSkin.” Anoth
at this writing.
ing Miss Wendtdeparted for her home,
The total assessed value of all tax- the Deschutes to Bend, than Tillamook Jeff Davis’ last appeal to his followers,
O. M. Rose of Medford took ¡dinner with the best wishes of her [friends able property in the county is $33,511,- held a similar celebration marking the , and the surrender of the chief army er is a glorious girls’ story by C. A.
Stephens, called "Julia Sylvester.”
and a promise to renew her visit at 158.
at J. Goldsby’s Sunday.
completion of the new Harriman road of Juares in Central Mexico.
It is the story of a "Mercer” girl, in
some
future
time.
The
Another newspaper given the libra 1 the pioneer days of Oregon and Wash
Otis Buck is employed at bean thrash
Assessment of property in the nine to that place from Portland.
ing for John Cantrall.
Tillamook line will be open to traffic ry is of interest because of its great ington—and that is only part of the
I incorporated towns is;
difference in form from American serials.
Mrs. C. Klainhammer of Phoenix
Medford.............................. $6.471,843. Nov. 1.
Catarrh Cannot be Cured
journals, It is the Arbroath Guide,
with
Montana
is
getting
in
line
visited her son and family A. S. Klein-
It will cost you nothing to send for
Ashland ............................ 3,183,746. i
from the west coast of Scotland.
I
with Local Applications, as they c an
hammer last week.
the beautiful Announcement of The
Central Point...................... 464,501. other Pacific Northwest states for
Companion for 1912, and we will send
Died-Oct. 15, 1911, at the Pursel not reach the seat of the disease, Ca Jacksonville......... ............ . 418,091. development. Billings, a city of less
with it sample copies of the paper
Gold Hill............................. 212.317. than 11,000 people, raised $17,760 at CANAL
ranch, the infant baby of Mr. and tarrh is a blood or constitutional dis-
OPENS
IN
JULY,
1913
ease, and in order to cure it you must
Do not forget that the new supscrib
Mrs. William Louden.
Talent..................................... 149,417. one meeting for publicity work, during
take internal remedies. Hall’s Catarrh
the past week. The Oregon system
er
for
1912 receives a gift of The
Phoenix
.............................
T15,
137.
Pat Swayne made a business trip up
Cure is taken internally, and acts di
Companion’s Calendar for 1912, litho
Eagle Point............................ 92,836. is spreading and this state should not
Little Applegate last week.
President Says Calculations Set graphed in ten color s and gold, and all
rectly on the blood and mucous sur
Woodville .............................. 75,377. fall behind others in the good work.
Mr. Miers and A. S. Johnson of | faces. It was prescribed by one of the
operate
the irsues for the remaining weeks of
The
O-W.
R.
&
N.
Co.
will
Early Date for Completion.
Medford made a business trip to the best physicians in this country for
through
1911 free from the time the subscription
a
farming
demonstration
train
Goldsby ranch the fore part to the years and is a regular prescription. It
Fruits, soft drinks, cigars and tobac Crook, Sherman, Gilliam and Morrow
is received.
week.
is composed of the best tonics known, co at Shaw’s Confectionery.
Only $1.75 now, hut on January 1,
counties on a six-day tuur, starting
On his present tour of the coast,
•
combined with the best blood purifiers,
October 30. Scheduled stops are Ione, in speaking of the opening of the 1912, the price, will be advanced te
MINERS NOTICE -Notice of Location Heppner, Condon, Clem, Arlington, Panama Canal, tho President said he $2.00.
acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
‘ WATKINS WIRELESS.
The perfect combination of the two in both Quartz and Placer, for sale at this Grass Valley, Morn, Wasco, Bend, . would let the people “into a little
The Youth’s Companion, 144 Berkel
JACKSONVILLE POST.
gredients is what produces such won office,
ey St. Boston, Ma-s. New Subscrip-
Redmond, Culver, Metolius and Mad-1 official confidence.”
derful results in curing Catarrh. Send
"If nothing untoward happens,” he i tions Received nt this Office.
CbrresDendenceZto the’PoaL
If you have young children you have per ras. The train will be known as the
for testimonials free.
haps noticed that disorders of the stomach Hog and Field Pea^Special and lectures said, "you can count on the completion
Mrs. Jane Welch visited Mrs.. K.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props ,
are their most common ailment. To correct and demonstrations on
subjects of of the canal not later than July 1, 1913.
Byrne and family last Tuesday.
Toledo. Ohio. this you will find Chamberlain's Stomach interest to farmers will be given by It has only been promised on January
J. W. Cope. mi i, of Dayton, Ohio, pur-
easy
D. H. Harrell of Hutton, Cal. stop Sold by Druggists, price 75 cen's. nnd Liver Tablets excellent. They are eas
a Imltle
Chamberlain’s Cough
experts from the Oregon Agricultural 1, 1915, and therefore if it is not ready chased
and pleasant to take,
and mild
and gentle
i
2 —
2-in
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Remedy
for Ide Loy alio had a cold, anil be
ped over one night at Watkins on his Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation effect. For sale by all dealers.
College. Improved methods of agri until then you must not say that any fore the buttle «as nil used the boy’s cold
culture and stock raising will be body made a promise that it would be was gone, is that not belter than to pay a
1 completed be foie. I am expressing a Gve dollar doctor’s bill? Sold by all dealers.
taught.
| Portland boys will engage in another hope based on calculation, but of course,
Use print ?d stationery; it adds dignity
poultry-keeping contest this winter, man proposes and God disposes, and to your business. All kinds of office
under the direction of the lo- it is possible that something will hap stationery printed on short notice and
The compe- pen down there in the way of stiles or at reasonable prices. Jacksonville
cal Y. M. C. A.
Nuvember 1 delay to work that may continue it P ost.
started
tition will be
and run until February 29. Records until January 1, 1915. But I don’t
will be kept of eggs produced and want you to have any unpleasant sur
methods of housing, feeding and car prise. I don’t want you to have heart
»
TESTED AND PROVEN
ing for the fowls will be told by the disease if you learn that the first
young poultrymen in essays. Prof. steamer goes through there oa July 1,
James Dryden, head of the Depart 1913.”—Ex.
There is a Heap of Solace in Bc-
ment of Poultry Husbandry at the
ieK Able to Depend Upon a
Oregon Agricultural College, will judge
Al! for Good Roads.
the work of the contestants and award
Well-Earned Reputation
prizes.
Announcement mide today that the
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For months Jacksonville readers
three state highway commissioners of
OREGON NEXT, SAY WOMEN California, who are to direct the ex havo seen the constant expression of
penditure of the $18,000,000 appropria praise for Doan’s Kidney PHI«, and
ted for good roads in that state, are at read about the [good work they have
Hopef
ul NoW lha LÍne
' C,H Cole’s Station today investigating the done in this locality. Not another
Theï
Ha
fa"«"
demand made alike by Northern Cali remedy ever produced such convincing
forma Has r
fornia and Southern Oregon that the proof of merit.
J. B. Shafer, 963 E. Elm Street,
California state highway come through
Portland, Ore. —Although their ef the Shasta Valley and over the Siski- Ashland, Ore., says: “I was in a bad
forts to secure equal franchise in Ore yous, is arousing great interest here. way with kidney trouble and despite
gon was overwhelmingly defeated the And rightfully "so. It means more all my efforts, I seemed unable to get
last time it came up for action, Oregon than can be estimated at the preaent relief. The kidney secretions were
suffragettes were enthnsed by reports time if the great Pacific Highway unnatural and my back was extremely
which indicated the success of their comes through the Rogue River Valley lame. At night I was resth-ss and if
instead of being diverted either to the I caught the slightest cold, it settled
sisters in California.
westward through Eureka, Cal., or in my kidneys, causing n^ condition
Predicting that Oregon will be the eastward via Klamath Falls or Alturas. to become woi se. Being told of
next to join the suffrage column, Mr». Representatives from Ashland and Doan’s Kidney Pills, I procured a box
Abiga) Scott Duiway, president of the Medford will meet the California com and before I had used them long, I
Oregon Equal Suffrage Association,
missioners today anil they can truth felt better. 1 was soon in good health
sent the following telegram to Mrs.
fully say that Jackson county and in and my kidmys no longer caused me
Elizabeth Lowe Watson, president of
deed all western Oregon is behind the trouble. My advice to anyone afflicted
the Equal Suffrage Association of
movement to get the highway through in a similar way is to give Doan’s
California:
this sectior, not alone frcm selfish Kidney Pills a trial.” (Statement
"Righteousness triumphed. Greet-1
motives, but because it is their con- given December 16, 1907.)
ings to California’s patriotic men.
CONFIRMED PROOF.
; viction that the best and most advan-
Our turn next.”
When Mr. Sheffer was interviewed
tageous route for the highway lies
on October 23, 1909, he said: ‘‘My
; here.— Tiding,. .
former endorsement of Doan's Kidney
Presidential Probability.
We pay cash for any Oregon Session Pills still hmds y >od. I am in good
Laws before 1866. Also want Senate health and my kj Ineys give me little
It was the magnificent record of the Journals 1865 and 1864. Also Codes or no trouble.”
For sale by n’t dealers. Price 50
House Democrats in the Sixty-first, 1851, Journal of Council 1851, Statutes
Leading Merchants
Congress under the leadership of 1854, and of 1855. and Code of Civil cent«. Fostei-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
Champ Clark, which laid the foundation Procedure and General Laws 1862, and New York, sole agents for the United
for the sweeping victory of 1910, elect, Archive* 1843-1849. Write Geo. A. States.
Remember the name- Doan’«-and
¡ng a Democratic House, seven Demo Bateson t Company, Inc. Portland.
cratic Senator« to seats held by Re Portland, Oregon
take no other.
BITUMINOUS COAL
way from Jacksonville.
Bert McKee was at Watkins Friday
having some notary work done by
John Byrne.
ASSESSMENT
COMPLETE
NEW FALL AND
WINTER GOODS
In All Departments
Our line is now complete and
we would like to show you
that our prices
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quality considered
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