LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. S. Coffman was a recent visitor
A Wonderful Prodigy.
Politician and Othor Bible*.
at Medford.
The klug of prodigies died on June
“You bibliophiles talk about the
27. 1725. nt the nge of fire, after hav ‘breeches' Bible, the 'bug' Bible, the
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wendt spent Wed
71' ing ast-iufeslied. the whole worlds Hi
Harry Luy was a Medford visitor nesday in Ashland.
Hto i ‘politician' Bible, the 'vinegar' Bible,
Sunday.
story Is the most remarkable lu human nnd so on. What do Those nanieh
Ries Chapman spent a few hours in
annul« and Is attested by evidence mean?"
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Walter Bostwick was m Jacksonville Medford Thursday.
which has satisfied all the learned In
“1'11 tell you." the collector answer
Monday. * *
quirers who have written about him. ed. "Take first the ‘breeches' Bible. It
Mrs. W. S. Barnum left Wednesday
Harty jfewis spent ¿unday afternoon
The infant. Christian Melnecken, was Is so called because- a typographical
for a trip to Salem.
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in Medford.
born of respectable parents In Lubeck, error In it causes the garments made
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Mrs. Charles Prim spent a few hours
1721.
A
few
hours
nfter
his
birth
he
by Adam and Eve out of fig leaves to
John Bowman of Applegate was in in Medford recently.
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FOR
began a conversation, at ten months be termed breeches instead of aprons.
town Monday.
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there was scarcely a subject on which
“In the 'vinegar' Bible of 1'807 the
Lewis Ulrich was in Medford on
James- Cantrall was among his business Wednesday.
be
could
not
express
an
opinion,
and
word
'vineyard'
Is
misprinted
'vinegar.'
Christmas
Candies
and
Nuts.
Fancy Box Candy
at a year aud a month he had mastered
friends Monday.
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"The ‘printers' Bible, 1702. makes the
Mrs. W. R. Coleman visited friends
both the Old and New Testaments. lie psalmist say. ‘Printers bare persecuted
a
See the Christmas Post Cards at the as Phoenix this week.
Potted Plants and Cut Flowers. Cigars
was only two and a half when he was me without a can«*.'
City Drug Store.
uble to answer questions concerning
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‘The 'religious' Bible. wM< h waa
A. R. Thompson was a Wednesday
and
Tobacco
Ray Venable drove into town from passenger to Medford.
anything lu ancient aud modern Ills printed In 1IJ3T. put TetlgloBs’ tor 're
Ruch Wednesday.
tory. aud be was also at this time an bellious' tn the fourth etM»i>t*r. seven
See Taylor-Williams Co. for the
expert geographer. lie spoke I .a tin teeuth verse of Jeremiah—‘Because ah*
See our Fancy Line of Up-to-Date Christmas
Fletcher Stout was in Medford on famous Red Ribbon flour.
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aud French and at the age of four hath beeu religious, • • • satth th«
business Saturday.
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was speaking In the French language Lord.’
R. A. Bunch was in Medford Thurs
Post
Cards
æ
f
Mrs. Geo. Lewis was at Medford day morning on business.
¡Uj
at the court of Denmark. All this
"The 'politician' Bible was published
time be was being nurse! by bls moth at Geneva In 1<552. It makes the fa
Saturday afternoon.
John Byrne of Watkins had busi ness
er. At the age of five It became nec rnoug verse 'Blessed are the peace
Ralph Jennings of Littte Applegate at the county seat Tuesday.
bl
essary for him to be weaned, and In makers' read 'Blessed are the place
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was in town Monday.
consequence of this change of diet he makers.' ”
M. A. Finney of Medford was calling
.
Make your Christmas purchases early on Jacksonville friends Tueoaay.
died,
leaving
psychologists
an
Insolu
JA CKSON VILLE, OREGON
at Taylor-Williams Co.
ble problem.—Westminster Gazette.
Animals Used to tset Drugs.
Mrs. L. I. Brown was shopping in
Use is mode of chemical manufac
Lester Throckmorton was a recent Medford the middle of the week.
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Ancient Glass.
turers of various animals, such as
visitor in Jacksonville.
In the Slade collection at the British chickens, dogs, eats and frogs, to test
Felix Cimborski of Little Applegate
museum In Loudon the most ancient the efficacy of drugs.
Frank E. Bybee was a Medford was a Jacksonville visitor Monday.
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Charles S. Hansen is the guest o’
SEYMOUR FOUND GUILTY
specimen of pure glass the date of
visitor Monday evening.
Ergotine. for tnstauoe, la tested on
For the next sixty days, 25 per cent Jacksonville relatives.
which can be approximately fixed Is a chickens In an extremely simple way.
Mrs. Harriette Margreiter was shop- ofl on all wall paper. Fred J. Fick.
small lion's head, bearing the name of Should It fall to tu.ru * chicken's comb •I
C. M. Ruch of Ruch was in Jackson
ing in Jacksonville Monday.
Egyptian king of the eleventh dy black It Is nt once known by the ex
Frank R. Neil of Big Butte was a ville on business Friday.
Verdict of First Degree Murder an
Sheriff W. A. Jones was in Medford visitor at the county seat Saturday.
nasty. That Is to say, at a period perimenter that the drug Is worthless. '«
Mrs. Magnus Hall is reported to be
which may be moderately placed at
Monday on official business.
Dogs are employed to test hashish.
O. N. Nelson made a business trip suffering a severe illness.
Returned. Sentenced-Today
more than 2,000 years B. O. glass was This Is manufactured from Ornate
Mrs M. M. Taylor wus a Saturday to Ashland the beginning of the week.
made with a skill which shows that buds of hemp, the male buds having
Harold Kubli of Applegate was a
afternoon visitor at Medford.
the art was far from new.
no particular medicinal value. Hashish
LOST—Gold watch, Columbia works Jacksonville visitor Friday.
James Buckley of Applegate was a
administered to dogs Induces a peculiar
Circuit court was occupied the great
Leave at this office and vet. reward.
S. C. Whittington was a business
county seat visitor Wednesday.
pathological condition, If the drug 1»
Through the Earth.
er part of the week by the trial of
Mrs. W. H. Venable, daughter and visitor at Medford Tuesday.
If there was a tunnel through the correctly prepared, which la seen lu uo
Mrs. Arthur Kleinhammer was a Bon of Ruch, were in Jacksonville Fri
Frank Seymour for the murder of
other anltunl save man himself.
Attorney W. P. Mealey of Medford I George Dedaskalous.
visitor in Jacksonville Thursday.
Some trouble center of the eurth and an Iron ball
da#.
Digitalis, the heart stimulant. Is best
was dropped Into It where would the
was at the county seat Friday.
was experienced in selecting a jury, as . ball come to rest? Unless It was re tested on frogs. Injecting a drop of
W. E. Church of Vilas ranch was a
t
C. C. Pursel of Little Applegate
Mrs. Fred Pierce of Applegate visit most of the jurymen in attendance at! tarded by the resistance of the air the the drug Into the stomach of the frog,
county seat visitor Wednesday.
drove into Jacksonville Friday after- ed Medford relatives this week.
court last week had been present I ball would go through to the other side the chemist, by means of the kymo
Fred Kleinhammer was among the noon.
C. Braur.steit of Portland transacted at the Spanos trial at which the and then fall back to its starting point, graph. or heart recording machine,
callers in Jacksonville Wednesday.
Orin Coffman of Poorman’s creek i business in Jacksonville Wednesday.
state presented practically the same I repeating this operation forever. If re I studies the changes of the frog's heart
A. E. Reames of Medford was at the visited Jacksonville relatives this
evidence, and were, for that reason, tarded by the resistance of the air It action, thus obtaining accurate knowl
The
City
Drug
Store
has
an
up-to-
court house on business Wednesday.
would ultimately come to rest at the edge as' to the effect of that particular
week.
date line of Christmas goods on hand. ineligible.
kind of digitalis.— St. Louis Republic.
center
of the earth.
L P. Weddensbury of Portland is
Attorney Clarence Reames of Med
B. R. McCabe, who defended Sey
Mrs.
J.
B.
Freeman
of
Sutherlin,
visiting friends in the Applegate valley. ford had business at the court house
mour, put up a streuous fight for his
Ore., is visiting Jacksonville friends. client’s life, charging Sheriff W. A.
Miss Mary Bkgshaw and Cliff Dun Friday.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Brown of Klam Jones, Jailer Louis Eaton and Harry
ning ton were at Medford Sunday even
Miss Ada Kingery and Mrs. Wheeler
ath
Falls
are
visiting
friends
near
this
Hicks
of
the
Mail-Tribune
with
using
I
ing.
of Talent were at the county seat on
>
city.
third degree methods to extort a con- ,
Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Cameron of business Tuesday.
W. E. Phipps of Medford was at the fession- from Seymour. As was the'
Applegate were in Medford Tuesday
Mrs. Maude Kubli of Applegate
court
house on professional business case in the Spanos trial, Judge Calkins '
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night.
passed through Jacksonville en route
Friday.
allowed the confession of Seymour to j
Mrs. E. J. Kubli left recently for to Medford Tuesday.
Mrs. T. W. Fulton and Miss Myra be introduced as evidence.
Portland where she will spend the
Most of the business houses were Gallup were at Medford Saturday af
The case went to the jury Thursday 1
closed during the funeral of Mrs. John ternoon.
holidays.
morning, who, after an absence of
VIA THE
Mrs. Gene Thompson and Mrs. Lewis F. Miller, which occured Friday.
O. H. Lawler of Medford was in about three hours, returned a verdict I
Harry Miller of Burlingame, Cat, Jacksonville Wednesday on profes of murder in the first degree.
Ulrich spint Saturday afternoon in
attended the funeral of his sister-in- sional business.
Medford.
Seymour, with Spanos,’who drew a|
I
similar
verdict last Friday, will receive '
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Frank Silvia of Ap law, Mrs. John F. Miller, Friday,
John-S. Orth, cashier of the Medford
Geo. Hoffman of Thompson creek National Bank was a business visitor I death sentence today, and will prob- |
plegate were shopping in Jacksonville
M /SUN SET
Return Limit
December 30
ably be taken to Salem Monday.
was shakiug hands with Jacksonville in Jacksonville Wednesday.
lOGOlHkSHASTAl
Wednesday.
I ROUTES J
Neither have given up hope ami do
M Days
Nothing finer for Christmas presents friends the latter part of the wee k.
1912
Misses Bessie Colvin and Laura
Miss Amanda Helms was among the Couch of the Applegate school spent not believe they will be hanged basing
than Parisian Ivory Toilet Sets. At
their belief on the thought that Gover- ’
Jackfonville people who took in the Tuesday evening at Medford.
the City Drug Store.
nor West will commute their senten’e !
shows
in
Medford
Saturday
evening.
Attorney Clarence Reames of Med
G. A. Ross of Applegate, who is en- to life imprisonment on account of I
Mr. and Mrs C. Combest of Buncom gaged in mining on Thompson creek,
ford made a professional visit to the
their youth.
.
left Tuesday for Prineville, Oregon, was in Medford this week for a short
countv seat Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kentner of where they expect to make their future stay.
$36.00
Medford, visited Jacksonville relatives home.
Grants Pass and Rogue River
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Bridge Permit Expected Soon.
Roy L.- Furgeson, who visited Jack-
the beginning of the week.
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Gold Hill
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City Treasurer’s Notice.
Attorney H. D.’ Nort«i of Grant» sonville friends for several days re
turned
to
his
home
at
Oakland,
Cal.,
Washington, Dec. 18.—The applies- ' Tolo
35.50
Paas was at the county seat on pro
-
this week.
fessional business Saturday.
Call for City of Jacksonville, War cation of the Willamette Pacific Rail
35.00
Medford, Phoenix, Talent and Ashland
road Company to construct a bridge
Mrs. M. Reeves, accompanied by her rants.
Miss Grace Nelson left Saturday
across
Coes
Bay,
which
has
been
held
I
daughter-in-law,
Mrs.
Clarence
Reeves
Jacksonville, Oregon, Dec. 21st, 1912.
night for North Dakota, where she
SPECIAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
of Happy Camp, Cal., was in Medford Notice is hereby given that there are up for some time, will be disposed of
will reside with a married Bister.
Leave Medford 8:35 F. u.
Leave Grants Pass 2:21 P. M.
Fur.ds on hand to pay all General Fund within the next week, in the opinion of
Benj. M. Collins, cashier of ihe 'Wednesday
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Congressman Hawley’, who took the
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Phoenix 3:46
Rogue River 2:39 44
Warrants
protested
up
to
and
including
Miss
Mabertieary
left
Saturday
for
Bank of Jacksonville, was at Portland
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Talent 3:53
matter up with the War Office today.
Goal
Hill
2:55
May
5th,
1911.
Interest
ceases
on
Phoenix,
where
she
will
make
her
home
several days this week on business.
4 •
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<4
“
Affilant
4:10
He
was
assured
that
the
delay
was
Central
Point
3:21
above called Warrants this 21st day
Thirty-five teachers from different with her sister, Mrs. J. Turnbough,
caused by inquiries required of all
of December 1912.
Arrive Sen Francisco 1:10 next day in time for
parts of the county took the examina for some time.
such
applications, and believed that
J as . M. C ronemiller ,
Mrs. Fred Benedict, Miss Gladys
tion held at the school house this week.
c
the
permit
would
be
issued.
Hawley
Lan Francisco’s New Year Celebration
Treasurer of City of Jacksonville,
D. S. Force who is engaged in.farm Rose and Elmo Throckmorton of Ap Oregon.
and National Committeeman Williams
plegate,
accompanied
by
Miss
Emma
Stops south of San Francisco can be made at Del Monte, San'a Cruz,
ing in Josephine county spent a few
had a conference with President Taft
Paso Robles H >t Soii igs and San’s B.iruari. Fi > n LuAngeles trips
Wendt,
autoed
to
Medford
Tuesday
days in Medford and Jacksonville this
j this morning but declined to discuss
to Long Beach. Pasadena. San’a Mo.iica, Ostrich Farm, Mt. Lowe the
evening.
Presbyterian Church.
! the result of their visit to the White
week.
Orange Groves. Catalina Island, etc
Paul Force, a former resident of this
! House.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stout were in
For full particulars, reservation and beauti
town Tunsday or> their way to the city, but who has been in other sec
Morning Service 11 o’clock- Special i
fully illustrated California literature call on
Bauten place, after spending a week tions of the county for some time was
shaking hands with Jacksonville friends Evening Service at 7:30 o’clock. Sub
any S. P. Agent
For bo notfsor tn« miiael««, whether in
in Medford.
ject of Sermon: Preparation of the duced by violent exercise or injury, there i-
this week.
Ledge
A. Jeldness of the Blue
JOHN M. SCOTT, General Pm’dfjr kf.’nt. Purtlmd Oregon
Don Cameron, Clyde Shaw and World for Christ. The chorus choir nothing better .han < har.oerlain’B Liniment
county passed through Jacksonville
liniment also relie’’es rueumatic paiu-
George
Demmer, members of the rail will sing, “We Praise Thee, We Bless ¡’hit
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a
rnjo
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.tiers.
Wednesday on his way to Medford for
road survey crew, who were in town Thee,” by Harry Tucker. "The Holy ,
a short visit
for a few days, returned to the camp City,” sung by Mrs. Margaret Taylor. I
Chas. Snow of Klamath Falls is in the Applegate valley the beginning Sunday evening following Christmas, I
visiting his old time friends in Jack-
there will be another special service. ‘
of the week.
sonville. It has been ten years since
Several extra numbers will be given
Chester Withington, who his been
bv the chorus choir, w:th a quartette
Mr. Show was in Jacksonville.
attending college at Berkeley, Cal., is
Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Kubli of Port- expected to return to Jacksonville to and solo by members of the chorus.
land arrived in Jacksonville Thursday, day, to spend the Christmas vacation Mi s Lulu Williams will recite, “The
Christmas Bells,” by Tennyson. Ti.e
called here by the death of Mrs. Kubli’s with relatives in this city.
Christmas sermon will be given on the
sister-in-law, Mrs John F. Miller.
A thoroughly enjoyable entertain subject: "The Expectant Life.” A
W. C Cgnnon, who was arrested at ment was rendered by the primary . cordial invitation ia extended to all.
Medford for vagrancy and disorderly pupils in charge of their teacher, Miss
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e >nduet, ia incarcerated in the county Emma Wendt, at the school house Fri
jail here, where he will serve a sixty day morning. That Miss Wendt is a
M. E. Church Noles.
d ay sentence. ".
proficient and skillful teacher was evi
Misses Laura Couch and Bessie Col denced by the manner in which her
Reheirs.ls f>r the X mi prrgri n
vin of the Appleg ite school are spend small charges delighted the audience^ have been held neirly every night this
gathered
to
listen
to
the
program.
ing Christmas vacation at the home of
week.
A new auto stage line between Med
Mr. and Mrs. Benj M. Collirs. Miss
The I.aJies Aid Society met with
Colvin took the teachers’ examination ford and Jacksonville with E Clement
The Owners have no idea of selling to the Bell Telephone Monopoly or any
Mrs. M. E. Abbott Thursday after
of
Medford
as
manager
was
installed
held at the school house this week.
this week. The autos make» hourly noon.
one else but intends to maintain it for the purpose of giving the people of
Some unk nown party broke into Dr. trips during the day with less frequent
Rvv. Wm. R. Wimans, Sunday
R E. Golden’s house on the brow ot trips in the evening. The institution
the Rigne River Valley the best telephone service known.
School Missionary of the Medford Dis
Jacksonville hill Sunday or Monday of this line and the regular train ser
trict,
will
preach
at
the
Methodist
night and helped himself to four sacks vice makes it possible for local people
church, Sunday at 11 a. m. Christ
of hulled corn. Tracks ind;cate that to visit our neighboring city at almost
mas sermon in the evening by the
any hour they choose.
the corn-hungry party drove cut from
How to Bankrupt the Doctor».
pastor.
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town to the doctor’s place, which is on
A prominent New Y. ik pl. ician »»y • I Next Tuesday evening at this chute!
the Applegate road, pried open a nail ' I f jt V'CFR not f^r tllO tint)
>’tDf{« ?1»'
e. window with a crow bar, loader! the '•■in soled •!•'«» worn by woiuau U»t J -.tn.' a Christmas program will be piescut
s < <ed corn into his rig and continued would probably Isr bankrt:, I. W I cn vo. ed. and a tne will be erected. Every
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his journey toward the Applegate ' ontrict a cold do not v nt for it to develop ( one is invited to the program and tree.
i,m pneumonia I '■* !”»* • •! <’,!~e ! hs I Anyone wishing to m ike a contribu
v ijy. As the caretaker on ihe place w*aio's
< ou|[h K< ttu'ir :s int-nded e peel
tion to the fund for securing Chriatm is
i in old man, who spends the nights Jlr lor co'lt, 3 Si d <
'
i-> town, the culprit was safe from in- wid<- tq.iU'."« I ■ Itscn'csr.
pr.-sent* fr.- the -hillwr will Irxve
s ime with Mrs J. C. F. Harrington or
tjrr- nt'ou. Dr. Guide i :s anxious to It i» moat efirctusl n"d « pl<
u> take. For wle 1/ all J.
Mrs. H. C, Gallup.
ascertain bia visitor’a.addreM.
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