Jacksonville post., January 25, 1913, Image 1

Oregon Historical Society
JACKSONVILLE, JACKSOxN COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 25, 1913
NO. 38
j method, escaping on the train he had
AGAIN IN COURT "
tremendous
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
TO OPERATE STERLING MINE and vicinity have
robbed.
“grouch. ”
During his residence in southern
Real estate men are heavy losers.
John St Clair Paid Jackson- Oregon, Lounsberry frequently made Jackson County Bills Likely to New York Men Make Prepara­ With the annual tourist season on. in
IV. J Boosey Brings Suit Aginst
long trips, and on one of these he was
full blast they were reaping a harvest.
ville a Visit.
arrested for the robbery of the Union
Then Jack Frost took a hand. Now if
Carry in House.
tions to Operate Mine
C. S. Sanderson.
Pacific near Topeka, Kan. He was
a man asks for an orange grove thev
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identified by means of a letter to his
put him off with an excuse, it
It is said that Johr St Clair, who wife, and tried to commit Buicide when
Salem, Jan. 20.—The road bill, H.
W. J. Boosev, who fre luuntly f gui es
wouldn’t do to show him a grove at
made a specialty of robbing Southern capture came, resisting
in actions in the circuit court, this
the of­ B. 13 introduced by C L. Reames per­
this time.
Oregon postoffices, confessed to one ficers determinedly. When the news mitting counties to contract bonded in­
if sampling and test work to be
week brought ,sujt against C. S. Sand­
For miles along the railroads
of the officials who was responsible for
reached Medford, the idea that he was ! debtedness for road building will prob- started next week Come up to expecta- southern California the orage groves erson of Central Point, charging Mr.
his arrest, that he was in Jacksonville
the man was scouted by men who had | ; ably pass the house. A similar bill, i tions, the Sterling mine situated about resemble an August wheat field when Sanderson with tearing down a fince
the night of Dec. 30 or 31, he could not known him for years.
I however, being senate bill No. 12, by [eight miles southwest of this city, and they should be a dark green. The frost on his (Boosey’s) property. The case,
remember which date, and attempted
i known as one of the richest placer
!
.which was tj have been heard before
The convicted man is now 40 years Barrett, will probably be passed by I mines in Southern Oregon, will be hit them, and hard.
to break into the postoffice here but
the senate and the two committees on
Palm trees were ringed while the Justice Dox Thursday ‘afternoon has
old,
and
with
good
time
allowed
for
was unable to gain entrance.
opened
and
developer!
entensively
the
roads and highways will then probably
semi-tropical parks were hit very been postponed until next Tuesday.
After hours the doors of the local his sentence he will be released in five pick out the best points in the two and I first of March.
There has ,h^en some, ill-feeling and
hard.
years.
H
ìb wife and two little boys
postoffice are always double-locked
S. S. Bullis and son, Raymond S.
likely re-write the measure that is
A loss of $50.000,000 is conservative. lengthy litigation between Boosey and
who
do
not
know
of
their
father
’
s
pre
­
and barred and the windows fortified
passed. Mr. Reames does not care 1 Bullis of New York, who control the This doe6 not include the canceled or­ Sanderson over the ^location of tl e
with strong wooden shutters and bar­ dicament are with him, and «vili make particularly who gets the credit for | property plan to do considerable pros-
ders for fruit boxes, transportation dividing line between their respective
red so securely, that any members of their home on their ranch until he is passing the bond measure, just so ore I pecting and sampling and an effort
properties, Boosey at one time serving
and the like.
released.
the light-fingered fraternity striving
is passed. It looks as though his bill j will be made to find a new channel and
a county jail sentence for contempt < F
to gain aocess to the office will find
i place a hydraulic at work for tests. If
had a chance to go through at
court us a result of ignoring the presid­
their work cut out for them.
i everything is satisfactory between 50
time.
ing judge’s instructions regarding the
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Spanos and Seymour Appeal.
Reames introduced a bill which has and 60 men will be employed in a short Reames Introduces Fish Bill.
disputed property.
’
beon reported favorably by the judic­ time.
Buys Ranch Near Crescent City.
A new high line ditch is contemplat­
iary committee and which will be vot­
Salem, Jan. 20.—Representative C
Attorneys for Mike Spanos and Frank ed upon by the house probably today ed which will open, up virgin ground L. Reames of Jackson county today
Moving Pictures for Fair.
Cresceni City, Jan. 23.—By far the Seymour, alis Parker, will file a motion and it will, no doubt, become a law. believed to be rich in gold, and which introduced the first of the Rogue river
could
not
be
worked
under
the
old
This bill amends section 7348 of the
most important deal in real estate that for an appeal before Judge F. M.
fish bills of this session. It provides
has been made in this section for Calkins, sitting in chambers, at Ash- ' c<xJe . - Under the old law if a man ditch, which Lipped only the lower for the reopening of the stream to} At a meeting of the Medford Com­
mercial club held recently plans were
levels.
This
new
ditch
will
tap
all
some time is under way and will prob­ land this week. The pair are sentenc- died without leaving a will or making
commercial fishing from its mouth to
portions
of
the
property
above
the
low
discussed
looking toward the San Fran­
ed
to
hang
for
»he
murder
of
George
testamentary
disposition
of
his
pry-
ably be completed by the last of this
the mouth of the Illinois river,’ and has
-
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Medford last Septem
­ . | perty, it descended, first, to the chil­ line. The installation of a dredge to the approval of the Rogue River Fish cisco exposition in 1315 and it was ten­
week, the same being the sale of the Dedaskalous in
Robert Walton ranch to Dr. J. F. ber and the appeal will act as a stay dren and, if there were none, then to find out what is below the prospects is Protection association, which dratted tatively planned to have a series of
moving pictures of the ranches in the
of execution from the date set for ex­ the husband or wife, as the case might regarded as probable.
Reddy tend others.
the present initiative law closing the
Water furnished by the proposed stream.
valley taken during the piecing, pack­
The property is just outside of Cres­ ecution, February 14. Anticipating be, and if there were no children, nor
cent City, on the Grants Pass read, this action. Governor West has post­ husband, nor wife, then the property high line ditch may also be used for
Under the provisions of the bill, it is ing ard growing season, views of the
and consists of approximately 100 poned the formality. In letters re­ went to the father to the exclusion of irrigating purposes, by being diverted made illegal t> purchase, sell or catch power sites. Cra’or l ake, elc., and
acres. Mr. Walton reserves five acres ceived from Spanos and Seymour, they the mother; and, if there was no to neighboring farm land, Much of steelhead or other trout by any means presented in the Oregon state building
of ground for a home. The price paid express themselves as well satisfied father, then the property went one- the land embraced in the Sterling hold­ except with rod and ¡inq. Gill-nets for at the fair.
Newspapers were requested to aid in
with conditions that surround them at half to the mother and one half to ings being suitable for agricultural salmon are permitted only below the
was^20,000. •
brothers and sisters. The bill amends purposes.
Salem.
Illinois, and nets must be at least 8J4 gathering statistics regarding the pro­
it is considered probable that if con­ inch mesh.
ductive land in thu valley, the name of
Seymour’s chief concern is the keep­ this so as to put the mother on an
ditions justify the outlay the Minney
each ranch, distance from shipping
GOES UP FOR 7 YEARS
ing from his mother the knowledge of equal footing with the father and
Sunday closed season throughout the
Co., holders of an electric franchise
station, ¿tc., the data to be compiled
provides
that
she
inherit
equally
with
open seasons are specified and the open I
his impending fate, and in this he is
may build a line to the mine. The
by County Pathologist O'G ira for the
him.
season below the Illinois extends from
aided by local authorities, city and
Southern
Oregon Orchardist county. The aged woman has written The county school supervisory law Medford & Crescent City railroad also April 15 to August 10 and from Sept. 1 benefit of canning factories ami oth< r
industries looking for establishment in
has a line surveyed practically to the
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several letters asking for information being Howard’s bill co repeal the act
1 to Nov. 20, as fixed by the slate '
this section.
Sterling. With these two lines com­
Who Turned Bandit.
game and fish association.
regarding the whereabouts of “her creating county school supervisors will
pleted
a
vastecuntry,
the
advancement
boy,” but no definite reply has been | be reported back with an adverse
The bill will be fought in both sen-
of which has hitherto been retarded
returned, except not to worry. Sey­ I recommendation from the committee
ate and house by the Josephine dele- ;
by
lack
of
transportation
facilities,
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 17.-Wells mour after his conviction exacted this on education. Howard will bring in a
gation which wants the upper river P. 0 Robber In licted, 5 Counts
Lounsberry of Medford, Ore., who laBt promise from his keepers. He writes minority report and the vote will be will be tapped.
opened to Grants Pass.
August robbed a mail car on the Union that he will walk to the gallows with very close. The entire Jackson and
Portland, Ore , Jan. 20. The Unit<d
Pacific Overland train between Kansas a stout heart if this is granted him.
Douglas delegations will vote to repeal
Blizzard Grips Blue Ledge.
States
grand jury today returned an
City and Lawrenco, Kan., was found
the
law.
Spanos in letters which he is allowed
Von det Hellen for Governor.
indictment containing five counts,
guilty today in the federal court at 1 to write once a ijionth,
.civil vllp quotes
VV7 o texts
I Lu
F. W. Carnahan and wife, both well
| aga’nst John St. Clair, who was ar­
Kansas City and sentenced to seven ; from Holy Writ, and a deep religious
known
to
Medford
people,
a>e
snow­
rested last week at Rosebtirg, and
Th«
Sunday
Oregonian's
Salem
cor
­
and a half years at Leavenworth.
strain runs through them all. He Dental Offices Robbed of Gold.
bound in their quarters at the Blue respondent launches a boom for Sen­ later brought to Portion I
Four of
'
I philosophizes at considerable length on
Ledge mine, according to a letter that ator Von der Hellen for governor as the counts charge St. Clair with rob­
This closed the last chapter of one of i the folly of sin, and the suren ;ss of
reached Medford Monday, and the first
bing the postoffiees at Medford, Gold
the most unique and unusual criminal! the law-. It is understood that a fight
The annual visit of the Pacific coast | attempt Lo rescue them w s futile. follows:
Hill, Talent and Rog le liver, in South­
Friends
of
Senator
Von
der
Hellen,
careers in the annals of train robbery. ’ will be made to commute the sentences dents! burglar who has made regular ; ffight'feet’of sniw Ciivirs the" ¿round}
of Wellen, Jackson county, huve also ern Oregon, and the fifth charged
At flume on his ranch near Central ' of the two to life imprisonment, and in trips through Medford has, just been }due to a storm that rHged in
(he
m
„
un
.
in the moun-
Point, Lounsberry was an ideal citizen, i this regaru a petition is being pre- paid and a number of local dental shops l tains the middle of last week. Eric suggested the possibility of his be­ the theft of u letter carrier’s key at
loving his family of three, with furnish- < pared tor circulation for signatures. — ‘ have been robbed of gold used for fill­ Anderson tried to reach the Carnahans I coming a republican factor in the gub­ Medford.
United States District Attorney Mc­
ernatorial race. Senator Von der
ings of art. in his abode, scores of. Sun.
ing. No clue vas left.
but was forced to turn back to Hutton I Hellen lives on a ranch near Wellen, Court today stated that. St. Clair
friends, and honored as a neighbor and
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I*1'8 l>tlle visit at night to dental of- ! for more aid when he covered half the
a man. Away, on mysterious missions i
I fices occurs regularly each year. Noth- distance, with the snow over liu head is interested in a bank and is consid­ would be turned over to Sheriff Judd
he W hs a bold, daring bandit, rifling ■ For the next sixty days, 25 per cent ing is ever disturbed aBide from gold.— i in spot«. Mr. Carnahan is superintend- ered a strong man in that community. 1 W. Boyd of Red Bluff, Cal., to be #-
Senator Von der Hellen has not ex-, turned to California to stand trial for
mail coaches by an entirely new 1 off on all wall paper. Fred J. Fick.
i Tribune.
ent of the Blue Ledge mine.
pressed himself es being a probable the alleged killing of Edward Miller at
The letter stated that another at- candidate, nor has he made any state- . Vina, Cal., Dec. 4, as soon as Boyd
| tempt would be made Monday to reach merit in this regard, but a number of had secured the necessary extruditicn
I the Blue Ledge mine on snowshoes. his friends both in and out of the leg-1
No fears are felt for the safety of the islature have stated that he would |
| couple, but it is expectad that their make a strong showing if ho got into I
New Duties of County Officer*.
food supply is low, as it has not been the race.
replenished for a week, the tri-weekly
mail coach having difficulty in reach­
I That the duties of the county clerk
ing Hutton, five miles from the R|uc
are to “build bridges and be respon­
Grants Pass Editor Dies.
Ledge camp.—Sun.
sible for fairies,” was one of the start­
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ling answers to a question propounded
Grants Pass, Jan.—Charles G. Coût­ to an 8th grade pupil who was this
Cannery for Valiev,
ant, editor of the Daily Courier, pass­ I week taking the examination for ad-
ed away at his home on South Sixth I mission to tho high scho >1 of Albany,
C. A. McAllister has received a let- street, Friday evening, January 17, at I says the Albany Democrat.
ter from T. H. E. Hathaway, who re­ 7 o’clock, at the age of 72 years, three
One of the pupils stated that “it was
cent.ly went to Chicago to try and in- months and one day.
I the duty of the county judge to look
duce men with capital to invest inland
Mr. Coûtant was stricken early in after the city,” while another asserted
in tne Rogue River valley. He Btated October while at his duties at the | that it was the duty of the county
that he had men with capital who Courier office, an insidious paralysis i clerk “to act as banker and pay off
were interested in products of the rendering useless his left arm. This the debts of the county.” Another
valley and who would be here soon to and succeeding mild attacks of the j claimed that it was the duty of the
erect a canning factory.
protest of nature to a furtherance of county judge “to exam ne a man and
He says they mean business and the activities of a human life that had tell whether he whs guilty or nut guil­
have capital tn carry out their plans. reached its allotted span, kept break­ ty.” One youngster thought that “th t
Mr. Hathaway Btated that almost ev­ ing down the physical defenses, and county judge was expected to serve as
ery one had the western “bug” and strength fast waned.
a witness at trials,” while anoth r
he thinks it will be but a short time
claimed that, “the county sheriff h s
until people will be looking this way
the power t> semi 'idio lies' to the r -
! for'their future locations, as every-
form school and the insane asylum.''
i one seems to know something of the Grants Pass Gamblers Caught
Rogue River valley.— Sun.
The state of Oregon as well as the
city
of Grants Paas has stringent laws Mexican Volcano Erupts Lave.
Frost Destroy California Fruit
regarding gambling or games of chance
and Monday morning Chief of Police
Mexico Citv, Jm. 2!.- The volcano
The pouthern California orange and McLane filed complaint in the police ; Colima is vomitin ' < no m.-us quantities
lemon crop valued at $50,000,000 is c< urt ugainst nine residents who wire of lava, «and and p< i.ion >us gases, and
completely gone. While the pres.t dis­ charged with violation of the law in has sent inhabitants of se.’etal villages
patches out of Log Angeles h-.ve some of its forms. There were warrants fleeing in terror, according to advicis
minimized the l< as, no one in southern for those who had play«! at solo where received here todav. S > far as known
California conversant with the facts chips were worth a whob cent each, here, there have been no fatalities, but
disputes it.
and warrants for others who had min e hundreds of cattle and other live, tuck
Leading Merchants
Not only did the cold spell ruin to this a side bet upon a billiard game. The are dead.
year’s crop but it killed thousands of proprietors of a local amusement hall
The eruption started at noon yesti -
acres of young trees and set the bear­ were also arrested, charged with al­ day and was folio v.-d by terrific sul>-
ing trees back two or three years.
lowing the games within their place of (erranean rumblings. Ra ¡road traci, s
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The Los Angeles papers at first pub­ business.
in the vicinity are covered with aevui-
lished the bewi following up with re­
The evidence upon which the com­ al feet of lava. traffic is at a stand-
ports that the damage was much less plaints were based is said to have been still.
than at first believed. Thev petitioned obtained by a detective who had been
The city of Guadalajara, 100 milea
congress for a frost fighting appropria­ here for some time past and who had from the volcano, reports ash« « from
tion. Smudge pots were photographed entered into the games with each of the eruption ar« fulling there. It is
and run on first pages and their use the parties arrested,- Rogue River feared sever.I tov-ns will Le d«Uroi-
explained, The people of (,<>’ Angeles Courier.
ed.
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