Jacksonville post., July 05, 1913, Image 1

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Or«tton Historical Society
JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON
VOL. VII.
quarters. There are 12 persons work­
DIED SUDDENLY
COUNCIL MEETING
PORTLAND LETfct
ing in and from the office.
take charge of the cooking.
Society
item
in
the
Newport
Signal:
H. H. Taylor was in the city Uiis
Held Tuesday Night.
Routine City Attorney Laid Down to Rest Twinkle Starr and Warren Daugherty
Horse Thief Gang Broken Up By week.
accompanied by a few lady friends Progress Made In Oregon Fa.m
Mr. and Mrs. Ancel Gilson were down
After Dinner And Wife
left last Friday for Waldport, on the
Business.
Wm.
Barnum
Sheriff Singler
to the Taylor ranch last week.
Development. Forestry
Mirene, where they spent a couple of
a a
ur — ■— «n lamsr-
Frank Cameron and family were trad­
Found Him Dead
Elected Councilman.
days, returning Monday on foot.
Work
Lester Hickson, whose confession ing in Jacksonville last week.
Dallas Itemizer: Last week ye edi­
»
Mrs. Cora Crump was visiting Mrs.
has implicated three Sams Valley men
City Attorney R. H. Burns died very tor received back a letter through the
The regular meeting of the city
and exposed one of the cleverest horse C. C. Pursell last week.
Portland, Ore. July 2 (Special)-
suddenly this afternoon. He was not Dallas postoffice that he sent out from
council
was
held
at
the
city
hall
Tues
­
stealing rings in this district for many
Mrs. Newt Lewis was in Jackson­ day evening. Present—Mayor Britt; feeling well this forenoon, but was here April 10, 1898. As the postmarks 1 At the annual convention of the Ore­
years, was brought to Medford Tues­ ville Wednesday.
gon State Bankers’ As-<>ciation, h< Id
Councilmen Fick, Florey and McIn­ able to come down town and transact were entirely obliterated, it was im­
day afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Frank Robinson of Buncom was in tire; Recorder Stansell; Attorney some business. He went home to possible to tell where the letter had recently at Corvallis, the progress
Hughes of Siskiyou county. W. Z. Medford recently.
made in agricu tural developine it imd
lunch and after lunch laid down to rest. been lying all these 15 years.
Hanna.
Mynatt, Roy Wyatt, and Chas. A. Wo­
A prize horse has been scared up in education during the past year was
About 2 o’clock Mrs. Burns went to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
R.
G.
Jennings
were
in
Minutes
of
previous
meetings
reud
den, the other men implicated, were
and approved. On motion of Mr. Fick, call him and found him dead. The Sherman county. It took fright at carefully review, d. Report» from all
arrested by Sheriff Singler, and with town last week.
over the state indicate,! that the effort
John Cantral was in the city Wed- William Barnum was chosen council­ news of his sudden death created much Sheriff McKean’s auto, broke loose made last season to interest the school
Hickson, the cleverest of the gang, are
! man to succeed Lewis Ulrich, whose sorrow when it became known as Mr. from a buggy it was drawing, chased
at present in the county jail. A pre­ nesday.
Burns was a man who made many back and forth three times through a children, as well as their parents, had
Fred Coppie and wife were trading resignation had been presented and
liminary hearing will take plac”6 before
friends and few enemies. He was ac­ barbed wire fence, and came otf with met with remarkable success, enabling
accepted
at
a
special
meeting
of
coun
­
in Jacksonville Wednesday.
Justice Taylor tomorrow.
tive in business and fraternal circles only a couple of dozen tiny scratches the association to hold fairs in every
cil held June-----.
Hiekson, although but .17 years of
county in the state except two at
Amos MCKee and Henry Stephenson ’ Bills for the previous month, for and was very prominent in making ar- in its fool hide.
age, lived several months about Med­ were up to the Pursell mill after lum­
which the various articles made ard
'
,
were
presented,
!
ragements
for
the
Shriners
’
ceremon
­
labor, supplies, etc.,
The Dalles Optimist: The Dalles is
ford. In spite of his age he has had ber Monday.
the
products grown by the children
ial Saturday and was present Saturday the proud possessor of the first county
audited and allowed.
quite a record as a horse thief and two
were exhibited.
At these county
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Buck were trad­
Several ordinances were introduced evening.
library
in
the
state
of
Otegon,
the
or three dozen horses have been stolen ing with merchants in Jacksonville the
gatherings
the
finest
sp ci nens were
He leaves a widow and a little babe twelfth county library in the United
and passed their first and second read­
by him so far, the officers say.
selected and forwarded to the State
first of the week.
but a few months old.
ings.
States,
and
with
pride
boasts
of
hav
­
Deputy Hughes believes that Roy
Mr. Burns came from St. James, ing secured for librarian of the local Fair at Salem, where the children were
Bob Watkins was in the city Tues-
The recorder was directed to pro­
Wyatt was the brains behind the ring
awarded prizes in an amount aggregt -
cure receipts for water superintendent Minn., about two years ago and has- institution one who was the head of
and young Hickson, although clever, day.
made many friends in .Ashland during the first county library in the United ting $20,000.
and
notices
to
property
owners
to
pay
got a small part of the “boodle.”
It was pointed out that under the
his sojourn here.
installments.
States. The Dalles is not so slow af-'
Hickson was paroled two years ago
provisions of Senate Bill 72, passed at
Debenger Gap.
Il is too early to make any definite ter all.—Journal.
having been arrested for horse steal­
I the recent session of the Legislature,
The True Conservation Policy. announcement as to funeral arrange­
ing and while paroled stole two more
the counties of the state are authorized
ments.—Tidings, June 30.
By Norman Gajje.
horses. He had planned to steal a val­
to provide an unlimited amount of
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BUREAU OF SOILS
uable blooded horse at Doris Sunday
Perry Foster and Bill Lewis who are
money for the purpose of carrying on
Secretary Franklin D. Lana of the
night but his arrest by Hughes inter­ working with supervisor Dave Pence’s Department of the Interior has gone
Battle with Salmon.
educational frrm work and to pay the
fered with his plans. When caught road crew at Dedenger Creek made a about solving the conservation ques­
salaries and expenses of Held agents,
U. S. Department of Agi ¡cul­ with a further provision that appro­
he had several horses in his possession business trip to Eagle Point last week. tion in the right way. He has applied
Grants Pass, duly L —A battle with
and several more were tethered in an
priations made bv the individual coun-
ture, Washington.
Mrs. Roscoe Rodgers and her step­ to water-power rights on the public do­ a giant salmon at the pool below the
island in a swamp near Doris. He will
‘ ties will be duplicated by the state.
main
the
principle
of
taxation
accord
­
daughter Miss Ola Rodgers were shop­
Golden
Drift
dam
proved
the
undoing
plead guilty at the hearing.—Sun, Wed.
From the splendid reports coming in
ing to value of privilege enjoyed. of H. A. Simmons, and as a result
ping in Central Point last Monday.
Soil Survey of the Medford Area, from all over the state to the Superin­
That is the easiest and most practical Simmons now carries his left arm in a
Miss Martha Gage and her brother way to prevent monopolization of the
tendent of Public Instruction and to
Oregon.
Norman were Central Point visitors public domain, and at the same time en­ sling and will be out of the game un­
Buncom Reports.
The Department of Agriculture has the Agricultural College, the Bankers’
til the broken bones are repaired by
last Monday.
, ,
sure its use to the extent that public Dame Nature with the assistance of just issued the report on the Soil Sur­ Association was convinced that it could
vey of the Medford area. Oregon, made not afford to discontinue their support
Mrs. Charles Skyrman of Trail was a 1 interest requires. Under this policy, Dr Loughridge.
Harley Hall was in Medford Tuesday.
by the Bureau of Soils. The territorj of the movement until such time as it
I increasing the development of water-
Central Point trader last Monday.
Simmons had hooked the monster
Mrs. R. J. Cameron visited the ranch j
i power will not cause the charges chinook and after playing him to ■ surveyed covers 544 square miles am. could be taken over and carried for­
BORN—June 27, 1913, to Mr. and
recently.
lies in the central and west-centrai ward by the state.
against the privilege-holder to be in-
Mrs. C. C. Buck and family visited Mrs. Jesse E. Glass of Beagle, a big 11 1 creased. Secretary Lane sees that to finish was drawing him to shore when parts of Jackson County. The area
The Forest Service department has
the hook tore out, and Simmons made
pound bey. Both mother and babe are
home folks at Buncom last week.
j secure full use of the steam, the hold- a grab for the fish floundering in the consists of two parts, the larger one recently taken up the work of reclassi­
getting along nicely.
W. R. Garrett was in Medford last
! er who develops twenty horsepower shallow water. Slipping on the rocks, embracing the long and generally nar­ fication of lands in the national forest
row lowland belt locally known as the
Bird Johnston of Debenger Gap made must not be taxed twice as much as
week.
Simmons* struck his elbow on a bould­ Rogue River Valley, and the lesser reserves with a view io opening up
business
trip
to
Central
Point
and
Med
­
fur settlement such agricultural lands
the
holder
of
an
equally
valuable
priv-
Dora Saltmarsh was visiting her
er; breaking the bone below the elbow
| ilege who develops but ten. He rea­ and also chipping a piece of the bone part includes a portion of the Apple­ as may now be included witiiin the le-
brother Benton Pool and family Sun- ford last Monday and Tuesday.
gate Valley lying south and west of the serve boundaries. Under the plan tor
dav.
Mr. Lee Ingram of the upper Rogue lizes that that would discourage devel- from the elbow itself. It was a ser­
this work the bureau uf soils will de­
I
opment, and tend to encourage with­ ious break, but even in the excitement main part of the area.
river
country
started
from
Central
Ray Offenbacker was trading in
The climate of the area is described termine what soils sre agricultural in
holding
of
power
rights
from
use.
On
Point last Monday with a load of pro-
of the accident, the chinook was saved, as moderate. The summer days are
Jacksonville Tuesday.
I character, experts of the forest ser-
the other hand, the requirement that
C, C. Pursell was in the city Mon­ visions for the mines on the head wa- holders of these rights shall pay for Scott Hamilton coming to the rescue warm but seldom hot and the summer l vice will determine whether or not the
ters
of
Elk
Creek.
and holding the fish down until assis­ nights are always cool and comforta­
day.
j value Of the timber on such lands is
their privilege all that it is worth, re­ tance arrived.
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ble. The winter temperatures are not I greater than the agricultural valuation,
J. F. Cramp was in Medford the first
gardless of horse power developed, will
severe, the lowest record in the valley I and if not, any lands which are found
of the week.
A Good Investment.
ensure the most productive use possi­
being about 3 degrees below zero and l valuable for agriculture and are not
Chariie Smith was in town Wednes­ I W. D. Magli. a well known merchant of ble of these natural resources. The Holds Turnóla Project Legal.
Whitemound, Wis., bought a stock of Cham­ policy is somewhat of a novelty in our
the average minimum temperature dur­ i needed for public purposes will be im­
day.
berlain’s medicines so as to be able to supply '
ing the winter months is about 31 de­ mediately opened to settlement and
treatment
of
the
public
domain.
If
it
Edwin Taylor and and Paul Anderson them to his customers. After receiving i
them he was himself taken sick and says i had been applied by previous adminis-
Salem, Ore., July 1. Supreme court grees above. '1 he mean winter preci­ j entry under the liomesend la .vs.
were in Medford Monday.
that one small bottle of Chambcrlnin’s Colic, i trations, monopolists could not have j today held that the state of Oregon pitation is 8.3, spring 5.1, summer 2.2,
Through the interest of the Harney
Mrs. John Cantral was shopping in Cholera and Diarrhoe* Remedy wes worth ublained g0 muth. SecIetary Lane’s
has a right to expend $150,000 on the and fall 4.6, and the annual mean is I County National Hank, the ranges of
more to him than the cost of hia entire stock
..
...
.
.
Medford Monday.
I that section of the state are to be
of these medicines. For sale by all dealem. P«>'cy will preserve for actual users Tumoia, better known as the Colum­ 20.2 inches.
The report is accompanied try a soil s ocked with high gra le cows, repre-
Two darkies from San Francisco ar- —Advertisement.
| what is left.—The Public
bia Southern project. The court finds
that the legislature had a right to map in colors showing the location and i sentatives having been sent into the
make the appropriation and that the extent of the different types of soil Middle West, for the purpose of pui-
claim of plaintiff L. IL McMahan that found during the surv. y. as well as the j chasing high grace Holstein«. The
the credit of the state was being im- locations, of churchi r, school houses, ' bank has received notice that 77 head
paired was not well founded. Mc- roads, and streams in the area, and is of fine young cattle have been secured
; Mahon’s contention that the work was illustrated by photographic scenes I and will be shipped into the county
■ being done for the benefit i f individ­ showing typical t pes of agriculture i.i ■ within a few data. Until this Sun-
uals and not the state at large was also the area.
j mer Burns has had to depend on out­
overruled. His application for an in­
side points for its butter, a condition
junction tying up tne funds was re­
which will doubtless be corrected in
fused.
MINING COMMISSION
i the near future.
Preparations to at once resume work
The United States forestry service
on the project were made by the des­
and the state game waidens will co­
ert land board, fullowing the de­ Created By Act of Last Legsla operate for the protection of game, as
cision.
well as of the forests, under an agree­
ture, Now at Work.
ment recently entered into between
State Game Warden Finley and Dis­
Daily Newspaper Will Suspend
Under a law passed by the last Ore­ trict Forester Cecil. The agreement
gon Legislature a commission known jgovides that rangers, assistant rang­
Grants Pass, Ore., June 30. —Pub- as the mining and geology commission ers and oilier officers may be appoint­
1 lisher A. E. Vomhees, of the Grants was provided for and an appropriation ed deputy game wardens. They wiil
' Pass Courier, has issued a circular let- made to carry the purposes of the act report all violations of the game laws
< r to the merchants and people of into effect.
within their respective districts and
Grants Pass, stating that if the paper
Its object is to gather reliable data will also make arrests in cases which
ÍÍ is not awarded better support, the concerning the mineral resources of come under their personal observation,
i daily issue will be suspended July 3, the state. The commission was ap­ except during the lire season. On the
and Grants Pass will be without a pointed and Prof. H. M. Parks the di­ othee hand, tne regular deputy game
daily newspaper. The Courier was rector of the mining Bureau of Oregon wardens will extinguish any small fires
Û started as a daily over three years ago was directed to organize proper field they may discover and all such tins
and Mr. Voorhees has made great sac­ experts to examine the various sec­ will be as promptly ns possible report-
rifices to keep it going. If the cooper­ tions of the state and prepare a report ' ed to the forest officer in charge of the
ation appealed for is not forthcoming thereon.
| district.
J.Í publi'
atiun will be abandoned.
Dr. Alex Winchell of the University
of Wisconsin, L. E. Reber of the sam ■
h
Seme Scrapper.
Oregon S,delights.
institution, Sidnev W. French of th •
H
Bureau of mines uf Oregon an 1 C. B.
In the citv recorder’s court this af­
Watson, chairman of the committee on
â McMinnville Freemasons seem about mines
terroon S. T. Smith paid a fine of iló
and minerals of the Oregon con­
to realize their ambition to build a new
for assault upon R. Hammond. A fine
commission were employe i
of $5 tor assaulting Chris. Hestner was
H temple. It is proposed to spend $38,- servation
to take charge of this work in South
000.
suspended. 11 .mmond paid 15 on a
Western Oregon. They have now been
As an inducement to join, or stay in the field lor about three weeks, and charge >i ass lult, to winch he pleaded
with, the volunteer fire company. at the present time are engaged in th guilty. A similar charge against Hest-
Stayton citizens, as appear» from a vicinity of Jacksonville. Tais is a work ner was dismissed. A row developed
statement in the Mail, are granted a of great importance and all should ren­ between Smith and Attorney George
Jones during the heard g und th. y
small rebate on their water rent.
der these gentlemen every possible as­
Leading Merchants
agreed to go beyond the city limits and
A race with wild steers for mounts sistance.
seltle the matter with their fists.
is on the program of the Elks’ rodeo
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Chief of Police Fenton, Constable Sin­
at Klamath Falls. A rope cinch will
gleton und a bevy of pietators still t-
Causes of Stomach tie tries.
be used instead of a saddle and contes­
Sedentary habits, lack of out-door exercise, ed with tb-rn lute fhis afternoon -
tants will he allowed a rope-and-tail .naufficient
mastication of food, constipation,
hold.
a torpid liver, worry and anxiety, overeating,
Marshfield’s postal business having partaking of food and drink not Itiited to
Th ' American Bonding Co. of Ball •
age and occupation. Correct your
so grown as to demand almost a d< ub- yonr
habits and take Chamberlain’! Tablet« and mure will go un y^ur„bond and writ*
bng of the present floor space, an in­ you will soon be well again. For tale by burg'ary Insurance.
spector has m»uu pioposals tor needed all dealers.—Advertisemen*
D. >V. B acshaw . Agent.
I
CONFESSION BRINGS ARREST i rived at the Preston ranch today to
We Still Have
Some Good
Bargains in
SHOES
«i
HI
$3 Shoes for 50c.
U rich Brothers
Jacksonville
Oregon