A CONDUCTOR’S
STORY
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By BISSELL T. RAND
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Clearance Sale
Copyright by American Press Asso­
ciation. 1911.
We railroad conductors have to stand
a great deal of abuse, to which we are
Charge in Southern Pacific Time
Table.
The Turk is a great tlgliiing man.
Th« Fighting Turk.
perWups the best In the world-that Is.
on land, for ns a sailor he has never
shone. He is a great tighter because
be is physically a strong man. The
Turkish peasantry, from whom tlie
army Is recruited, have to work bard
for n bare living, and there is no
room among them for weaklings.
Therefore the Turkish soldier Is calla­
ble of tremendous feats *>t endurance
nnd can live on nothing or next door
to it. Then be is accustomed to fight­
ing almost from babyhood. On the
frontiers nnd in the country districts
ot Turkey there Is always trouble
iroiiig on
, Death In battle has uo terrors for
< him. for by bls religion it assures him
ot paradise.- London Answers.
Efteclive January 1st, 1910.
NORTH BOUND TRAINS.
20 Portland Passenger....................8:Q> A.M.
21 Grants Pass Motor....................10:21 A.M«
32 Grants Pass Motor..................... 4:48 P.M.
16 Oregon Express.......................... 5:24 P.M.
2-16 Oregau Express...............5:34 P.M.
12 Shasta Limited (Mail only)2:35 A. M.
expected to give a courteous reply. I
make it a rule when a passenger takes
me to task for something that occurs
SOUTH BOUND TRAINS.
iu the line of my duty not to stop for
a talk, but to push on to another part
23 Ashland Motor.................. 8:45 A. M.
of the train. In this way I avoid an
1 15 California Express ....... 10:35 A. M.
unpleasant discussion, probably hav-
31 Ashland Motor..................2:24 P.M.
lug to listen to a catalogue of the rail­
13 San Francisco Express.. .3:32 P.M.
road management’s sins against the
11 Shasta Limited(Mail only)5:47 A. M.
public and being tortured into break­
Question For Question.
“I shall discharge our butler." said
ing the rules by using severe words.
Viz: 5 year $4.00 Coat for $2.*00
The most disagreeable duty of a con­ Mr. Cutnrox
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"What's tlie trouble?"
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ductor
is putting persons off the train
2.25
4.50
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“lie doesn't show me proper defer­ Dr. CcU’sr .’ne-Tar-Honey
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who either cannot or will not pay their
ence. When I am paying a man liber
For Coughs and Cold«.
5.00 < I i 4 2.50
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fare. We must be careful to keep with­ ally I consider it bls duty to laugh at
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1.75
in
the
law.
and
we
can
’
t
always
be
3.50
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my Jokes.”
certain about it. The company don't
"And won't he?”
4.50 I I I1 2.25
9 < <
wish to be sued for damages in suoh
DR. T. T. SHAW
"1 don't think lie can. He’s an Eng­
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2.25
4.50
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eases, and where they are it prefers lish butler. When In a spirit of gentle
nnd condescending badinage I said to
Denti if.
that the law be on their side.
7.50 4 4 4 4 3.75
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I was going through my train one him. ‘Hawkins, can you tell me which II Office in Ryan BffiIJn », California St.
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7.50
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day when a seedy looking man banded innie first, the chicken or the egg?' be
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me a ticket on another road. I re­ said. ‘Which did yon order first, sir?’”
3.75
7.50
Upstairs
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fused to take it, of course. Whereupon — Washington Star.
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be said that it bad been sold to him
JACKSONVILLE
OREGON
No Chance For Detection.
for n ticket on my road and I bad got
“Townley says you'll have to count
to take It. I insisted that if be didn't him out ot the theater party."
These prices mean a loss to us 0*1 every coat of 50c. to
pay his fare I would put him off,
"Eh? What's the matter?"
whereupon he paid to a station called
$1.50 but we are reducing stork so you gain where we lose
"He's so hoarse be can't speak "
Arlington, saying that was all I would
“’Tell blm to come, anyway You
get for the whole distance. I replied ran pair blm off with the Gnbber girl.
that he could ride to Arlington, and if She won t give blm a chance to say
he didn't pay further he would be put n word."-Cleveland Plain Denier.
off ut Ilarkervllle two miles beyond
Arlington.
Wall Street and Stocks.
The man was evidently playing some
Probably 80 per cent ot the stocks
game. I disliked interfering with him >jught nnd sold for speculation on tlie
for fear lie wns Intending to get put Stock Exchange are bought nnd sold
In wishing my many cus­
off that lie might serve some purpose not upon conviction, but on example.
tomers a Happy an J Pros­
by doing so. The fellow looked too A majority of the time It Is true that
perous New Year I desire
respectable for bls clothes. However, the strongest reason people hnve for
the rules were Imperative, and when buying Is that others buy. or vice versa
to express my appreciation
be refused to pay at Arlington I de­ •-New York Post.
of their generous patronage
termined to put him off nt Harker­
during the past year and
ville. When the train stopped I put
Effort.
my arms under Ills and lifting him
assure them that I shall
Keep the faculty of effort alive in
out of his sent hustled him to the you by a little gratuitous exercise
Ondeaver
to deserve their
door of the cnr. I got him through, every day. Do every day .something
godd wiH m the yew to-
but when I endeavored to dislodge him for no other reason than that you
' That is jumping out of th? frying pan from the platform he put up an ef­ would rather not do IL—W illiam .lames.
come'.-
fective resistance. Getting his grip
into the fire.
on the gunrd rail, he hung on till a
It is the enemy whom we do not sus­
G xxl warm clothing is a capital way crowd, attracted by the noise, collect­
Official Paper of the Citg of Jacksonville, Oregon
to save doctor’s bills. See that the ed, and my man, though struggling, pect who Is the most dangerous.-
Rojns.
A weekly newspaper published every Saturday at the county seat of Jacxson wife has her share. A warm coat will found breath to curse the railroad, its
manngement and all Its employees.
County, Oregon. D. W. B agshaw , Editor.
last for many years.
Finally I pushed him off and signaled
Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1937, at the post office at Jacksonville,
When your husband wants a hammer the engineer to pull ahead. I left the
Oregon, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
in the house give him yours. He will man shaking his fist nt me and vow­
bring you home a better one the next ing vengeance. Looking bnck from a
SATURDAYDECEMBEIi 30. Iitl 1 ______
time he goes to town. See if he doesn’t. distance, 1 saw him haranguing those
vfftb had witnessed his ejectment.
SUBSCRIPTION: One year by mail $1.50.
Advertising rates furnished on
When the producer and consumer
The matter troubled me. I expected
application.
are one man, then indeed the distance tbnt he had some right to ride that I
between them is reduced to a mini­ knew not of—that be would sue the
THE OLD AND THE NEW.
mum. Raise everything possible for company and 1 would be discharged
for not having passed him. Ordin­
your own use on yourfarm.
With the present issue of the Post completes its files
arily, tills would not hnve troubled
From January Farm Journal.
me, but ir this case the man, though
for 1911 and with the next will begin 1912. A thought
shabbily dressed, did not look like a
pertinent to the time seems worthy of utteranc3.it is this:
tramp or a man accustomed to force
as a deadbead.
the manufacturer, the merchant and most other business Call for Jacksonville Oregon himself
There had been an attempt to wreck
one of the trains on the road which
people at the close of the year take account of their stock
City Warrants
had nearly succeeded. The train re­
and cash accumulated during the past year, in order that
ferred to carried a large sum of money
they may plan intelligently the work for the year into Jacksonville, Oregon, Dec. 30, 1911. for an express company, and It wns
We are revising our lists ready for the
supposed that it wns to rob this car
spring trade. If you have real estate to dis­
which they are just entering.
Notice is hereby given that there that the attempt had been made.
pose of at a fair price, place it in our hands
It seems to us that as individuals, men and women! we are funds on hand to pay all Water Running n local train myself, I did not
for sale, we have a number of prospective
take
much
Interest
in
the
matter,
for
Warrants protested up to and
buyers who expect value for their money.
could profit by the example of the business people and Fund
including Feb. 13th. 1911 and on Gen­ my train wns not liable to be wrecked
for
purposes
of
robbery.
We can sell your pioperty at a price
take stock not of wares and money but of ourselves, our eral Fund Warrants protested up to [ One morning I was told that the
and including Dec. 14th. 1910. Interest |
equal taTts full value but do not want any
gang
who
had
attempted
to
wreck
thoughts, actions, habits, etc. where and how we have ceases on all above called warrants,
listed at fictitious or "Boom” price.
the train had been tracked by detec­
failed in our duties, etc. and from this invoice taken we the date of the first publication of tives
employed by the company, and
notice, which is Dec. 30th. 1911. an nrrest hnd been made. But where
might be better prepared for the responsibilities and diffi­ this
James M. Crtmemiller. City Trea­ they had beeu captured 1 did not hear.
culties of the future.
surer.
I wns Just stnrtiug out on my daily
trip and bad no time to indulge my
The year just closing has been filled with both joys
curiosity by making inquiries about
R. R. R.
and sorrows, successes and failures, but after all it has
the matter.
The Weather.
When I reached Arlington I wns
OFFICE: Bank of Jack­
been fairly good to most of us in a general way—what
handed a telegram from the superin­
sonville Bldg. Upstairs
the New Year will bring to us remains for the future
tendent to stop my train Just across a
about a mile before 1 reached
to reveal. “Ring out the Old, ring in the New”, we Following is the report of U. S. Vol­ bridge
Harkerville and take on a party that
unteer Cooperative Observer, E. Britt; would be waiting there for me. I made I
welcome you with extended hands wishing all A Happy Jacksonville, for month of November
the stop as ordered and found several
New Year.
Latitude 42 deg. 18. min. north; longi­ plain clothes police officers, armed
tude 123 deg. 5 min. west.
with rifles ns well ns revolvers, guard­
ing a number of handcuffed prisoners.
As the law of 1911 changes the time of holding pri­ DATE MAXI- MINI- PREC’P- CH ’fi’CT The
officers put their captives aboard
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OF DAY
mary elections to April instead of a later date as hereto­ 1 .......... 63
the train, nnd nfter stnrtlng 1 went
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clear
into the car where they were to collect
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Is famous the World over
fore, it is time to begin thinking of possible candidates for 3 2 ..........
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their fares. One of the officers, clap­
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For its splendid hostelries, its varied attractions, its
ping a band on my shoulder, snld:
nomination for the various offices to be filled at the elec­ 5 4 ..........
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"See here, conductor, a few weeks
fine beaches, hot springs and pleasure resorts—All
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tion held later. Among those mentioned we heard the 7 8 ..........
ago you put me off this train for not
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paying my fare. I was obliged to sub­ . these can be reached with ease by the
name of our townsman H. K. Hanna, suggested as a 10 9 ..........
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mit, but now 1 propose to carry this
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candidate for the office of Proscuting Attorney for this 12 .......... 41
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whole gang through without tickets or
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money. We're quite prepared for any­
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district, in fact a number of prominent persons in various! 15 ........
part cloudr
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thing that mny happen."
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parts of the district knowing his ability to fill the position 17 .......... 50
The man s|>oke banteringly. I looked
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at hl« face nnd it seemed familiar.
insist that he be a candidate and offering their unqualified 19 18 ........
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“Road of a
trace
Route of
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Then It dnwned upon me that be was
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I ogoen & shasta I
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Thousand
the
seedy
passenger
with
whom
1
had
support. Mr Hanna however has as yet not committed 21 22
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Shasta Limited
tuid the scuttle.
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Wonders’’
himself; that is he has not decided whether he will or will 23 24 ...
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"Don
’
t
you
remember
me?'
he
asked,
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smiling.
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“I think I do."
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nounce his candidacy we will have more to say on the 2V
“You should. You helped me get tn
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with these gentlemen with bracelets
subject in a future issue.
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on tbelr wrists. They are the men
Excursion Tickets Costing
Temperature—mean max. 49.56; mean - who tried to wreck the express some
until some woman gets busy and pol­ min. 33.76 mean 41:66; Max. 66 on 3rd' time ago. They were tracked to Her-
$55.00
Gumption on the Farm
kervllle, nnd the company sent nie
ishes off the rough edges.
min. 25, on 11th 'greatest range 42. there to gatn their confldeuce. 1 saw
Portland to Los Angeles and Return
Precipitation
Total for month, no better way for an introduction than
On sale daily, good six months with stop-overs going or returning. Cor­
Footprints on the sands of time are 1.85. Greatest in 24 hours. .78
responding low fares from other Oregon points. Call on our agent» for
Here'« wishing you the beet year yet!
to get put off the train. 1 stayed awhile
all right, but be cnreful not to make '
in Harkerville, cursing you and the
HANDSOMELY ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE
Ever notice how easy it is for a m*n them on mother's clean kitchen.
road, until one Of these men was em­
Describing San Francisco, Oakland. Stanford University, Lick Observatory
to get married who ian't able to «up
boldened to propose to me another at­
Santa Crux, Del Monte. Paso Robles Hot Spring« Santa Barbara, Lo«
The thing that uses a man up and
port a wife?
Here is a woman who speaks from per- tempt at wrecking.
Angeles. Long Beach, San Diego. The Old Spanish Mission«, Yosemite
tonal
knowledge
and
long
experience,
via.,
makes h«m old before his time is to
National Park and Rig Trees, and other places of interest in the
ne bad had a pass In his pocket at
W>iat ia the uae of sucking a filthy
Mrs.
P.
H.
Brogan,
of
Wilson,
Pa
,
who
says,I
Golden state; or write to
stop work and become a loafer.
roll of tobacco called a cigar, anyhow?
*‘I know from experience that Chamberlain's , th« time 1 put btm o" and had an­
JOHN M. SCOTT,
Cough Remedy is far superior to an- other. other now for himself an I party. But
Be clean.
Some folks sell out and move away For croup there is nothing that excels it." I I didn't ask to see it.
General Paasenger Agent.
PORTLAND, OREGON
Boys’ Overcoats
Ages 5 to 16 Years, ’ at Half Price
Happy
New Year
JACKSONVILLE POST-:-
T. L. DeVore
Sell Your
Property
By listing it with us
a
Rogue River Realty Co.
Jacksonville, Ore.
CALIFORNIA
The leU-made man is noyer finished
every time they get in a tight place.
For sale by all dealers.
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