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JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 8, 1913
OBITUARY
li storica! Society
City H»M
NO. 44
is denied by United States Army of
hundred feet away could distinguish
CITY ELECTION
COUNCIL MEETING.
JACKSON COUN1Y THIRD
ficers. Lieutenant Nicholson, command
the words and not more than 2,000
er of the 15 men which first engaged
persons could hear the sound of his
Mexicans, and Captain Armstrsng, Passes Quietly.
Many Women Regular Session Thursday Evening. . voice.
Jean St. Lac De Roboam, Cri- the
Appropriations Gran'ed by Leg
who cammanded troops E and F which
The crowd, which had been held back
Bills
Allowed.
Votes
Canvassed.
came
to
the
relief
of
the
guards
de
Cast First Ballots.
mean War Veteran, Called
a hundred yards, was permitted toI
islature $1,009,0C0 Less
clared today that a volley came from
Railway Franchise Introduced. break through the line of soldiers when
the
Mexican
side
before
the
fire
was
by Death.
Than Two Years A(,o.
Wilson started speaking, and rushed
The annual city election held Tues
returned by the Americans.
Mayor Shaw’s Resignation Ac beneath the platform. Shortly before
day
of
thia
week
for
the
purpose
of
According to the accounts given by
the official party arrived at the stand
cepted.
Jean St Lac De Roboam, an old resi- the army officers, Lieutenant Nichol electing two councilmen for a term of
Salem, Ore., March 5.—Sj eaker Mc
the wind strengthened and w hen Wil
hent of this city, died at the home of son and his 15 men were fired upon two years, a city recorder and a city
Arthur
in thanking the members of tl e
son started taking the oath of office it
his son, & P. DeRoboam, at 11 p. m. without warning by 75 Mexican Fed- treasurer, passed very quietly, the
The regular session of the city coun had increased to a gale.
session specially tharked the wavs and
I
only fight being between Henry G. cil was held at the City Hall Thursday
Sunday, March 2, of paralysis. He was erals.
At 2:05 the new president entered a means committees of which Represt nt-
aged 84 yaars, 2 months ■ and 5 days'
An incident which preceded the skir- Dox and Leslie W. Stansell for the of evening, the meeting having been ad four horse carriage and returned to the ative Carkin was a member, for ti e
I f. DeRoboam arrived in Jacksonville mish and which is believed by some fice of city recorder.
journed from Tuesday night on account
faithful and efficient wav in which
About 220 votes were cast which, of the election. Present: Mayor Shaw. white house. He took the right hand they had cut out a'.J useless appropria
Dec. 24, 1871, since which time he has observers to hpve some connection
seat,
to
his
left
rode
William
H.
Taft,
with it,
it, was
by the Ninth I c onsideririK the fact that the 1,id'1’8 Councilmen Britt, Fick, McIntyre and
resided here continuously. He con with
was the
the Arrest
*ai
the retiring president. Opposite Wil tions and saved the taxpayers money.
ducted the U. S. Hotel for a number Cavalrv border patrol Saturday after are now entitled to ballot, is far from Ulrich. Recorder Dox, Attorney Han
Not counting $450,000 loaned by tie
son sat Senator Bacon of Georgia and
of years, retiring from active busi noon of Juan Castillo as he was trying ’ being the full voting strength of the na, Marshal Jones and Street Commis
state for the completion of the Colum-
opposite
Taft
sat
Senator
Crane
of
I
ness in 1909.
to cross from the American side to city.jl87 women voted, a great majori- sioner Ulrich were also in attendance. Massachusetts.
Crane and Bacon
1------ ! b*“ Southern project and the sane
Mr.DeRoboam was born in Bordeaux, Agua Prieta with messages from E. of them exercising their right for the
Minutes of previous meeting were were members of the congressional i amount carried by Representative
France, and for 16 years was a mem-* Calles, leader of the Maderista junta first time.
read and approved. The committee o
j Spencer’s state aid road bili total ap
W. I. McIntyre and Chauncey Florey lights recommended that a street light inaugural committee.
ber of the French navy, making two in Douglas, to Calles’ followers in
Behind the presidential inaugural propriations for the 27th session are
were the only candidates for city coun be placed on Academy St. near the
complete trips around the world while Sonora.
came
troops of cavalry, infantry and over a million dollars less than they
in that service. He was a veteran of
Soon after the arrest of the rebel cilmen. McIntyre received 171 votes i Elksnat property and that the light bands. Mrs. Wilson and her daughters ■ were two years ago.
the Crimean war and was present at missionary Saturday a few shots were and Florey 169. Bot h were elected. near Dunford s residence on Third St.
When the committees started to
also occupied carriages in the triumph
mo"ved acrosg the 8treet. On mo
the siege and fall of Sebastopol, and fired across the line at a squad of the McIntyre is a veteran of the council.
prune there were bills in for between
al
march
from
the
capitol
to
the
white
and has always rendered the city good tion the recorder was directed to notify
received one of the silver medals pre border patrol.
nine and ten millions and the governor
service.
Florey is a progressive, ener- the Electric company to install the house. The trip up Pennsylvania av made threats to veto all bills in exce; s
sented by Queen Victoria to the French
The sergeant in charge of the feder
enue
was
one
continued
ovation,
with
soldiets for their loyalty in that war. al garrison of Agua Prieta and Felipe I g etic yonug man who may be counted ! lamp on Academy St. and move the President Wilson, holding his silk hat of a certain figure lie would name but
The deceased possessed a great number Luna, were executed at Agua Prieta j upon to work for the best interests of lamp across Third St. as recommended. in his hand, bowing to right and left. | the work was so well done not a that
of friends in this city, who extend yesterday on order of General Ojeda | the town.
Under the head of “unfinished busi Retiring President Taft sat back
veto had been made by the got -
In the race for the city recordership ness” the further Consideration of
their sincere sympathy to the bereaved on charges of conspiracy against the
solemnly in his seat, looking stolidly at j erno5*.
Henry G. Dox, the present incumbent Ordinance No. 188, was indefinitely the crowd
family.
' A institutional and department bids
Huerta regime.
was defeated by Leslie W. Stansell. postponed.
He leaves two sons and one daugh
The march from the senate chamber bei,‘K puc in
,he hl,U8e W“J'8 i»1“1
Stansell receiving 129 votes and Dox
ter, S. P. DeRoboam of this city, Amil
Mrs. C. Ulrich appeared before the to the east front pf the capitol when ‘ nr"'Hns
‘here were few
DIED A HERO
90. The newly elected city recorder is i council stating that she had been the oath of office was administered J prlV“t‘‘bl1'8 °r ca“8 for ne* il,siitu-
DeRoboam of Medford and Celita
assistant cashier of the Bank of’ Jack soliciting subscriptions for the purpose was led by the senate serge-nts-at-| t,ons or 8tate Tne>8’ Senator Joseph
Harper of Seattle, Wash.
sonville and is thoroughly capable of of raising money to purchase pipe for arms. Behind them came the justice- I plck^ th.e bigfe,!8t.1,lum-J’wilh »175,000
Funeral services conducted by Rev.
Paul S. Bandy were held at the family Former Talent Man Gives Life handling the office to which he has conveying water to the cemetery and of the United States supreme court ( I for the Panama fair though a bull
been elected. Mr. Dox has been re asked the council if the city would
residence Tuesday, March 4, at 2P. M.
wearing flowing judicial robes ove. j mooser. Chairman Abbott with »¿ver-
to Save his Companions.
corder for a number of years and seys make the necessary excavation and
Interment in JacKsonville cemetery.
their overcoats.
Wilson and Tait, ' al bills from the Portland chamber of
he is not sorry to hand over the burden lay the pipe provided that the ladies
walking followed. Wilson removed hir commerce, logginjfand other industry s'
furnish same; also whether the city hat to test the weather and a gale of came second with some over a hundred
The remains of Charles James, son of office.
Fire or American Soldiers
Jas. M. Cronemiller met with no op would donate water for use in cem wind quickly disarranged his hair. He thousand, while Lair 1 hompson of
of George James, who resides on the
Lakeview with senate bill 72 to pro
old Hartley ranch, between Talent and position for the office of city treasurer etery. On motion duly made and replaced his hat immediately.
seconded
the
council
agreed
to
excavate
and
was
returned
to
the
office
which
Phoenix, were buried at Phoenix Fri
WhenWm. J. Bryan of Nebraska vide for demonstration and experimen
El Paso, Tex.. March 3.—Mexicap day. The circumstances of his death he has efficiently and faithfully filled. ditch and lay the pipe as asked for but appeared on the eapitol platform he tal work of the O. A. C. with $05,000
As the office of mayor is now vacant, the question of furnishing water free was given an ovation. He bowed t< ran neck and neck with Carkin of
soldiers on patrol duty on the Mexican were at once tragic and heroic. He,
side fired a few shots over the inter with others, was working in a mine at the council will probably choose a pre for cemetery was deferred until some the right and to the left. The men Medford with an appropriation of $41',-
national line early today. The bullets Republic Wash., and near a powder siding officer at an early date.
future time.
who are to compose the new cabinet 090 for a stale bureau of mines and
A communication signed by Lewis were seated on a stand before Presi $25,000 asked for the Medford armory
fell in Washington Park, three miles magazine. Before the magazine was a
Ulrich and J. M. Williams as president dent Wilson and Taft. All were pres the closing days of the session. Hughes
east of El Paso. No one was injured. box containing Borne dynamite, fuse,
and secretary of the “Merchants As ent except James C. McReynolds of of Salem, for the state fair, Malarkey
caps, powder, etc. James went to
First Ball Game of Season
for state industrial home for giris,
sociation” was read but as the matter Tennessee.
Douglas, Ariz., March 3.—Four dead stick his candle into the wall above the
Lawrence for expenses of industrial
referred
to
had
been
already
disposed
box
and
in
some
way
it
fell
into
it.
He
Mexican soldiers and an unknown num]
accident commission, Loughlin for the
A delegation of big league, minor of no action was deemed necessary.
ber of wounded were taken to Agua immediately grabbed it up and carried
Club Meeting Postponed.
veterns of the Indian wars all ranged
Attorney
D.
W.
Bagshaw
offered
for
it
out
of
the
tunnel,
thus
preventing
league,
bush
league
and
sand
lot
ball
Prieta today from the point on the in
about
the $50,00*1 mark and from this
the
consideration
of
the
council
a
pro
ternational border five miles from here the explosion of the magazine and tossers will journev from this city to
others down to a few doiiars.
posed
ordinance
granting
a
franchise
saving
the
lives
of
his
companions.
The
public
meeting
which
was
Central
Point
tomorrow
(Sunday)
with
to
where troops of the Ninth_ United
This the speaker said in spite of a
States Cavalry fought a 30-minute Just as he went to throw the box at the firm and unalterable intention of to the Rogue River Valley Railway Co. have been held Thursday evening for constantly growing state making in
battle with Mexican regulars yester the mouth of the tunnel it exploded, grabbing the Pointers scalps and giv I for a period of 20 years. As the terms the purpose of reorganizing the Jack creased demands upon the legislature
day, which ended with the retreat of instantly killing him. Mi. James spent ing an all-round demonstration of how of the ordinance had been pretty sonville Commercial club was postpon was a remarkable showing and had not
the Mexicans. More than 2000 shots several weeks at Talent last summer the national game should and should thoroughly discussed heretofore, lhe ed on account of the fact that a special been equalled by any former legisla
were fired by the American troopers, and played ball some with the local j not be played. There are very few proposed Ordinance No. 189 was on meeting of the city council was held in ture.
and it is estimated that fully as many team. In addition to his parents he | sections of these glorious United motion of Mr. Britt regularly intro the hall that evening, and as no other
were fired by the Mexicans. None of leaves a young wife who was at Lake • States where the game may he played | duced and passed its first and second hall was available it was decided to
,
the Americans were hit. Neither side City, Cal., at the time of his death.— so early in the year, so take advantage readings and ordered printed at ex- postpone the event until W ednesday Machinery for Sterling Mine.
evening. March 12.
of the fact that you live in such a pense of the applicant.
Tidings.
crossed the international line.
The resignation of Mayor Shaw was
The organization of a commercial
favored region, accompany the boys,
General Ojeda, Mexican commander
A consignment of mining machinery
Blue Stone and Seed wheat and oats enjoy an afternoon’s recreation and read and or motion accepted. On mo- club is a matter that should meet
at Agua Prieta, today declared that
for
the Sterling mine passed through
tion
of
Mr.
Ulrich,
Councilman
Britt
with
the
approval
and
hearty
support
root
for
your
home
team.
the American troopers first fired. This i Taylor-Williams Co.
I
was selected as temporary mayor to of every citizen of the city. We have town this week. Messrs. Bullis of
serve until next regular meeting of the as many inducements to offer heme- New York, who have control of that
(’ MO VWl
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council.
seekers as any section of the valley, property arc preparing to operate the
Council then adjourned.
but at present we are without ways mine on a large Seale this summer,
and means of laying our advantages the work proposed including the build
before the public. An active commer ing of new ditches which will enable
PROGRAM
cial club would take charge of this them to mine a vast amount of new
work and advance the interests of ground.
The Sterling mine is known as one
our city in many other ways.
Monihly Meeting of Parents
Make it a point to attend this meet of the best paying placer propositions
ing and bring your friends and neigh in Southern Oregon and the present
and Teachers Association.
bors with you. Remember that a boost owners seem determine I to develop it
1 .
for the town you live in is a boost for more extensively than has been done
yourself
and come to the meeting with for years.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Parente-Teachers Association will be the intention of giving your whole-
M. E. Church Notes
held in the Assembly Room of the souled support to the project.
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Jacksonville School Building on Friday
The Woman’s Home Missionary so-
evening March 14, at eight o'clock.
LE MASTER PARDONED
r it
ciety met at the home of Mrs. J. C.
Subject for the evening: “Shall we
F. Harrington, last Friday, about
introduce Industrial Training into the
twenty-two
ladies being present, The
Public School.
Papers Received From Gov.
lesson was on "Mormonism” and many
Song, Eighth grade and High School,
interesting facts were brought out.
“Industrial Training."
West Friday Morning.
Mrs. Davis and Mrs Rutnmell chose
Instrumental music, (To be supplied)
I heir sides for the Enigma Contest to
Song, Eighth Grade and HighSchool,
T. A. LeMaster who has been serving be held. Mrs. Sid Nichol was elected
“Peerless Oregon”
Discussion, “Resolved: That the In a 200-day sentence in the county jail secretary to succeed Mrs. GeU’hell who
troduction of Industrial Training into on a charge of bigamy was pardoned has moved away. After the business
lhe Public Schools is Beneficial.” Af Friday by Governor West and is now a social hour was passed and refrenli-
rne its of coffee, sandwiches and assort
firmative. (To be supplied). Negative a free man.
Considerable interest has been ex ed wafers were served by the hostess.
Rev. Paul S. Bandy.
Address, “What other schools are cited in this case and people convers
The usual weekly prayer mooting
doing with Industrial Training," Co. ant wi'.h the facts say that LeMaster was hell Thursday evening, Mrs,
is fully entitled to a pardon, It ap- Harrington having charge in the
School Supt. J. Percy Wells.
Address, Expense of Introduction of pears that some years ago LeM aster absence of thj pastor.
Industrial Training into Jacksonville separated from his first wife with the
The Probationer’s class met Tuesday
understanding that she was to appi;,
School,” Prin. J. C. F. Harrington.
evening
at the church in charge of
for a divorce. Believing that the
Mrs. Harrington.
divorce had been granted and without
The usual services will be held at
any intention of violating the law. he
WILSON INAUGURATED
recently took his second plunge into church Sunday.
The regular monthly business and
the sea of matrimony, marrving a
social meeting of the Epworth League
Mrs.
Lord
of
Medford,
Arrest
uni
75,000 People Watch President
Leading Merchants
conviction followed, the first Mrs. Lr will be held mxt Wednesday evening
Master not securing her divorce until a the place to be announced in League.
Take Oath of Office.
few days after the trial. LeMaster Ail Leaguers come uud bring a friend.
The Epworth League Service was
was fined $490 which he was serving
Washington, March 4.— Woodrow in the county jail.
His term would, led b, Miss Elite H »•fs list Sunday,
Wilson of New Jersey, a democrat, have expired in July. On account of Miss Pauline Greaves is the lea ler for
became the twenty-eight president of 1 failing health he was released from next Suri lay.
the United States at 1:37 o’clock here I jail about two weeks ago, since which
Preparations for an special East, r
this afternoon. It required juaty i time he has been staying at the U. S. song service to be given by the young
thirty seconds for him to take-the oath i Hotel.
people ure underway.
We want all
and kiss the bible. More than 75,000 I The facts in his case being laid be- the Leaguers uni others who will h Ip
persons witnessed the ceremony.
. fore Governor West, a pardon was to be present at the rehearsal and help
Wi son’s inaugural address was read , promptly granted. The papers arriv- to m»ke it » success. The annouiu u-
to the winds. None standing over a ing in Jacksonville Friday morning.
ment will be made Sunday night.
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