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JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 1, 1913
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irrigation of 20 acres, including domes-
KENTNFR INDICTED
KILLED AT ASHLAND
ic use with the waters of Huyler
Springs in Sec 26 Tp 34 S R 6 W. Mrs.
Herman Schmidt of Grants Pass Sadie Osenbrugge of Ruch, for the ir­ True Bill Alleges a $5000 Short­ Man Riding on Brake-beam Fa
rigation of 10 acres with waters of a
spring in s"ecs 28 & 33 Tp 38 S R 3 W.
tally h;j'j:ed. Fourth Acci-
Shot in Leg While
age in Firm’s Accounts—
Geo. C. & J. M. Spencer of Ashland,
dei t in One Week.
Deer Hunting.
for the irrigation of 50 acres with the
$1000 Bonds.
xvaters of Bon Miller creek in Sec 35
Tp 38 S R 1 E. A. C. Caldwell of Ash­
Ashland, Or., Oct. 27.— John Kauer,
Grants Pass. Oct. 28 —Herman land, for domestic purposes, in Sec 31
H. C. Kentner was indicted by the a transient, was fatally injured in the
Schmidt, son of Claus Schmidt, was Tp 38 S R 1 E, also one for the irriga­
shot in the right leg by Fritz Gebers tion of 18 acres in Sec 16 Tp 36 S R 4 grand jury late Tuesday afternoon, Southern Pacific yard here Friday.
while hunting deer with a party of W, and one for the irrigation of 8 acres upon a charge of embezzlement. He Kauer, who had ridden into town on a
friends Sunday, the bullet from a .30 | in Sec 15 Tp 39 S R 1 E. M. B. Mur­ was released upon $1000 bonds, and freight, crawled out from under it and
caliber high power rifle shattering the phy of Dothan, for the generation of 4 will be arraigned to plead some time stepped in front of the engine, which
today. The indictment is anothej was on its way to the roundhouse. He
femoral bone and making a most severe horsepower with the waters of West
chapter in the difficulties growing out had had both feet and one hand cut off
wound that will render the limb useless Boli/er Branch, in Sec 15 Tp 22 S R 10
for a long time, though the surgeons W. N. H. Latimer of Seattle, for the of the management of the store form­ and died in a few hours. He has li
believe that it can be saved and made storage of 2 acre feet of the waters of erly known as II. C. Kentner and com­ sister and brother at Sandusky, O.
pany.
This is the fourth accident within a
a serviceable member again.
the Middle Fork of Foots Creek in Sec
The indictment charges the embez­ week. Last Friday Elmer Conger was
Schmidt, in company with Fritz 13 Tp 37 S R 4 W, and also a permit to
Gebers, his cousin; Lloyd Launer, ! apply the stored water to the irrigation zlement of $5000, although it is alleg­ shot and accidentally killed by his
Harvey Fanbion and Lester Sparlin, of 12 acres. M. F. Cashe of Agness, | ed a shortage of $12,000 exists on the brother while hunting deer in the moun­
went out to Waters creek, near Won­ for the irrigation of 20 acres, including I books which were presented as evi­ tains east of here; Friday night Jelf
dence. The bill covers only the money Coldson, a tramp, was snot and fatally
der, Saturday evening to hunt deer on
domestic’use* with the waters of an involved, and is surrounded with a i wounded by R. C. Burns, a companion;
Sunday. Schmidt and Gebers ‘ were
unnamed stream in Sea 31 Tp 34 S R maze of business technicalities. H. C. I Thursday, Henrj’ Kellar, a transient,
hunting along the creek near its head,
; 11 W. I. R. Sheaffer of Grants Pass, j Kentner, Walter Kentner, and F. E. ’ was caught on a trestle in the Siski-
where the canyon is abrupt and Sleep,
steep, j I far t|le jrrigatjon of 4 acres with the
one on each sMe of the creek. < e ers | waters of Jones Creek in Sec 10 Tp 36 Merrick who filed the original complaint yous south of here and compelled to
were the principal witnesses.
Mr. jump to the rocky creek bed, thirty-
says that he saw a deer and shot once i
S R 5 W. George Irwin of Ashland, ’ Kentner is one of the best known busi- five feet below. He is in the Granite
at it, the aim being too high to hit the
for the irrigation of 28 acres with the ness men in southern Oregon,
City hospital here suffering with brok-
deef, but that the bullet evidently
waters of Wagner creek in Sec 23 Tp j
1 en ribs a broken arm and possibly in­
struck a rock or a tree and was de­ 38 S R i W. W. J. Barnes of Grants !
ternal injuries.
flected from its course, striking
Pass, for mining purposes with the wa-1
Large Coal Mines.
Schmidt, who yas seated on a rock
ters of the South Fork of Althou.se Ck
about 200 yards distant, in the leg.
in Tp 40 S R 7 W. Sanford Placer I
PORTLAND LETTER
and dry fight, and the largest regis­
tration ever made in the city has been
completed. It is larger by 300 than
that of last June.
An electric light plant is being in- Southern Oregon io Hold Impo
I stalled on the lower Mohawk river near
tint Rally.
I Donna. It is a small affair, but will
furnish lights for Donna people and
the farmers thereabouts.
Portland, Ore. Oct. 28, (Speci-1) -
The oil indications in the wells in An urgent invitation is bein; sent oi t
Malheur county grows daily better. to officials and members of all Southern
The gas pressure is heavy, and a big Oregon commercial bodies to attend a
company, waking up to the importance great “booster” convention at Grants
of the field, is purchasing much of the Pass on Thursday, November 6. The
oil lands.
Grants Pass Commercial Club, assisted
Although it is a year in the future, by the business men of Josephine Coun­
the Eugene Register, on behalf of the ty, will be in attendance to welcome
University City, hastens to assure the the visitors. There will be a morning
club women of the state that they will session at 9:30, but the general con­
be most welcome when they assemble vention will meet at 1:30, P. M. The
there in convention.
arrangement of a program for this
Thnt support of a band by taxation I session is in the hands of a committee
is just as rational as support of a park of fifteen, of which Judge Wm. N. Col-
or a library is the contention of the vig, of Medford, is chairman.
The principal object of this conven­
McMinnville News-Reporter, which
urges the council to make a levy for tion is to induce the people of every
Southern Oregon community to con­
municipal music.
An Airedale dog belonging to L. G. centrate all their .efforts toward at
Stewart, of Hood River, became so in­ trading the tourist army, which is cer­
tent in chasing a squirrel that be I tain to visit the Panama-Pacific Expo­
climbed up into a tree some 30 feet, , sition in 1915, to the Willamette, Ump-
and, being afraid to try to descend, he j1ua an<^
River^ valleys enroute,
’ A greBt exhibit of all-Oregon products
remained in the tree 36 hours.
j is to he installed at Ashland for the
Stepping into a boat and rocking it | purpose of entertaining and educating
while carrying a gun, Chester Lundlay, . the public, and strong efforts will ba
FROM NOME TO ASIA
of Klamath Falls, had the muscles of 1 made, by the wide distribution of Ore­
Mines Company of Dothan, for mining
The annual report on coal, compiled
his left arm torn away when the gu" gon literature, to induce prospective
purposes
with
the
waters
of
Boliver
•
by
Edward
W.
Parker,
of
the
United
was
discharged. Ha was also badly visitors to this Coast to purchase their
WATER PERMITS
creek in Sec 11 Tp 32 S R10 W. Grant; State Geological Survey, shows the First Wireless Paid Telegrm wound«! in the side.
tickets by way of Oregon either com-
Davis of Ta'ent, for the irrigation of j concentration of the anthracite coal in-
Not peering but taking only a casu­ ing or returning.
Sent
From
Aléska
Io
issued by State Engineer For 60 acres, with the waters of Bearcreek rfustry into relatively few strong units
al glance into the future, the prophet
At a recent meeting of the jobbers
in Sec 30 Tp S R 1 E. H. R. Marsh of or companies. Nearly 80 per cent of
ic Pendleton East Oregonian says: “A j and manufacturers of Portland it was
Siberian
Coast.
Wolf Creek, for the irrigation of 30 i the anthracite mines were producers of
This District.
few years hence and local people will decided to make Buyers’ Week an
acres, including domestic purposes, , more than 100,000 short tons of coal
be planning junketing trips to the east i nual event, the next one to be hel l
with the waters of Wolf creek in Sec each> and 62 percent of the mines pro-
Seattle, Oct. 28.—The first commer­
1 from August 10 to 15, 1914. An official
During the past quarter 150 permits 22 Tp 33 S R 6 W. W. G. Smith of ffuced over 200,000 tons each. The to- cial message handled by wireless be­ via the Panama canal.”
for the appropriation of water have Eugene, for the irrigation of 20 acres, i tai production of these large mines— tween America and Asia was transmit­ That Corvallis hen has completed her I report was made of the results of the
been issued bv the State Engineer, , < Of including domestic use, with the wa- those producing
100,000
tons- -was ted from the United States Army year’s work, and has the record. She ; buyers' week during September which
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which
eleven
are fdr the con­ tore
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of a enrirttr
spring in
in Qan
Sec 32
Tp 33 S R C 6 1 97.3 « per Cen . t of - the
entire anthracite Signal Corps station at Nome, Alaska, laid 291 eggs in one year, adding ten ' showed that buyers from 263 stores in
struction of reservoirs. According to W. A. A' Hanseth of Dryden, for the i .output. Only 0,1 per cent of the an- to the Russian government station at to the record. She is still working, j150 towns visit«! Portland. Of this
these permits it is proposed to irrigate irrigation of 10 acres with the waters | thiacite produced came from mines Anadyr, Siberia, yesterday. The mes­ and this in spite of the fact that eggs , number 108 bought more than $50»
I worth of goods entitling them 10 a re-
18,690 acres, develop 21,716 horsepow­ of Azalia Springs in Sec 8 Tp 38 S R 7 ' yielding less than 19,000 tons. The sage, in code, was from the Russian are worth 40 cents a dozen.
I fund of their railroad fare. While the
er, as well as for municipal purposes. W. C. F. Rhodes to store 750 acre number of bituminous mines producing gevernment at St. Petersburg and was
Oregon City surely has one or more
The construction of the works describ­ feet of the waters of Lost creek in Tp over 200,000 tons was 677, and their to­ addressed to Commander Wilkitzky, men who can take the blue ribbon for I most of the buyers came from Oregon
communities, Washington, Idaho and
ed in these permits would cost approxi­ 37 S R 2 E. W. M.
tal output 221.017,125 tons, or 49 per discoverer of the large body of land in meanness. Willis Mosier, a blind man.
Montana were liberally represented
mately #2,3u0,000, of which amount
cent of the total bituminous produc­ the Artic recently reported and who who runs a little cigar store in that
and every visitor went home at peace
$550,000 is estimated the cost of con-
tion. the average for each mine being is on the flagship Taimyr off the Si­ city was robbed Friday morning, for
with himself and his entertainers and
struot-ing reservoirs.
326,465 toni
Ashland Store Robbed.
berian coast.
the fourth time, of hi» entire stock.
satisfied that his time ano money hud
The following permits have been is-
While 62 per cent of the anthracite The messags was sent by cable from
Deadly parnllel drawn bv the always been well spent.
suediin Jackson, Josephine and Curry
mine each produced more than 200,000 St. Petersburg to New York, tele­
just
and observant Moro Observer: “A
With the development if reclamation
Counties durjng the past quarter;-
tons of coal, aggregating 88 per cent
Ashland, Or., Oct. 28.—Simpson’s of the total production, only 12 per graphed to Seattle, where it was turn­ school authority says that there arc projects in Eastern Oregon. The O-W.
H. D. Reed of Gold Hill has secured
ed
over
to
the
'United
States
Signal
thousands of teachers in the Southern R. & N. Co. is planning a campaign'to
a permit to develop 2,727 horsepower hardware store here was robbed last cent of the bituminous mines produced
Corps and sent by cable, land lines and
with the waters of Rogue River. The night, $20 in money and about #30 each more than 200,000 tons, but this wireless to the its destination, 500 states who earn 'ess than $150 a" year: educate the waterusers in the actual
a Moro teacher receives as much in two i application of moisture to the land, ac­
point of diversion lying in Sec. 19 Tp worth of pocket cutlery being taken. 12 per cent produced approximately miles further west.
months’ time.”
36 S R 4 W. This filing has been as- I All knives were high priced and etched one-half of the the total bituminous
cording to an announcment made by
Last July communication was estab­
signed to the Rogue River Public Ser­ “Thomas H. Simpson & son, Ashland, output. —U. S. Geo. Bulletin
President J. D. Farrell. The company
Lakeview
Examiner;
The
ladies
of
lished between the Nome station and
vice Corporation, successors in inter- i Oregon.” There is no clew, but it is
the Presbyterian Aid have today gone expects to send an experienced irriga­
Anadyr
and
congratulatory
messages
tion man from farm to farm to give
est to the Chicago-Rogue River Com­ believed the work was that of tramps,
were exchanged, but this is the first to the O’Neill & Dunlap ranch, west of
pany. Lester Lucas of Harbor, for as there are from 30 to 70 of these be­
Good printing costs no more than the time a commercial message has been town, where they will be entertained actual working instructions on the best
domestic use with the waters of Nan ing driven from town daily by officers. poor kind. Leave your orders at this
way to utilize the wate>. How not 10
transmitted. From St. Petersburg to and incidentlv sack the large crop of
irrigate is as essential as how to irri­
Pelt Creek in Sec 9 Tp 41 S R 13 W. Admission to the store was gained office. We do good work at reasonable
potatoes
on
that
place,
turning
the
its destination, the message traveled
F. M. Huyler of Grants Pass, for the through the back door.
prices.
proceeds of their labor into the church. gate and the expert will put the farm­
12,000 miles.
er wise to all the benefits and dangers
Three Iowa girls have written May­ of the work.
or Albee, of Portland, saying they
A suggestion that, might be profita­
NEWS OF THE SIATE
want to get acquainted with three Ore­
bly adopted throughout Oregon is that
gon ranchers, object matrimony. They
contained in an exchange to the effect
are 19, 20 and 25. all brunettes, and
that the United States Deparment of
each
confesses
to
being
good
looking.
Brief News It. ms Gathered From
Agriculture is tu encourage and assist
They require that the men must also
in the organization of “pig clubs’’
be good looking, which is dead easy
among the young people in every agri­
for the Oregon rancher,
cultural community throughout the
If you don’t believe it give us a trial. We have
country. It is pointed out that pigs
Merritt F. Prindle. a logger, was
LAD MADE INSANE
are everywhere a profitable crop, that
killed by a falling tree near Gray’s
the finest and best stock of staple merchandise in
even the smallest growers can make n
. Harbor Monday.
little money out of hogs and that eve­
Jacksonville, and strictly guarantee everything
The Hood River apple crop is about Blindfolded He Was Threatened
ry family cun at least lower the cost of
I all harvested. It will approximate
living by raising its own pork The
we sell
| ’200 carloads
With Burial and Mind Gave
"pig club” plan is a good one ami
The DeKo en Glee club of 13 mem­
worthy of general adoption.
Way.
bers, has been organised by ladies of
That Oregon horticulturists have
| La Grande.
more than a local reputation is indica­
The Eugene high sehool, with room
Oakland, Cal., Oct. 28.-George ted by the appointment of Mr. (5. R.
for only 600 pupils, has 621 registered Fonts, 14 years old, who is said to have Greisen, general manager and associ­
| that cannot be accommodated.
become mentally unbalanced as the re­ ate editor of the Fruit and Produce Dis­
Larry Evans, special deputy game sult of a hazing received at school six tributor, to the position of Industrial
warden, and C. E. Frey were arrested years ago, was today committed to the Superintendent of the National Apple
in Portland Monday for hunting pheas­ home for feeble-minded at Glen Ellen. Show to be held at Spokane, Novcnmer
ants in the city limits.
The alleged hazing was committed by 17-22, 1913.
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Roseburg, which always sets the four youths, who tied a sack over the
pace in the turkey harvest, says there boy’s head and told him they were go­
D^benger Gap.
Pure Food Groceries delivered by our own wagon
will be plenty for Thanksgiving, with ing to bury him in the school yard.
By Norman Gage
Young Fonts never recovered from the
lots left over for Christmas.
any time you want them from 7 in the morning
fright.
The
mother
of
the
boy
told
I
Oregon Baptists, who have just end
Ira Vincent is employed at the ranch
ed their annual convention, held this her story of the hazing in court today.
to 6 at night.
of Elbert Glass of Antioch.
year at Lebanon, selected Grants Pass
for the meeting place next year.
NEW CROP RAISINS—3 Crown Muscatel, London Layer, Thompson
Hilf Frozen al Land Dr awing
George Twine of Central Point cams
Dallas is taking steps to secure a
up Io the home of of Willis Morgan
Bleached Seedless,
New Currants,’
White Figs
cannery, and its leading citizens will
last Sunday after a load of pitch for
North Platte, Neb., Oct. 28.— Mar­ his winter supply of fuel.
meet a representative of the Central
In Fact Everj thing is Fresh and New.
California Canneries company to induce ion Fitch. Kiresville, Mo., drew No. 1
Miss Mary it’d Martha Gage were
in the drawing for Government land­
it to start a branch there.
visiting nt the home of Mr. and Mrs.
DRIFTED SNOW FLOUR--<-The kind that makes
Res
in
the
North
Platte
and
Niobrara
"This year, as usual,” says the Eu­
I’lymire of the willows ranch last week,
gene Register, "it is hard to say when I ervations.
the housewife smile, makes better bread and more
they were accompanied by their broth­
A
thousand
half-frozen
persons
were
the hop grower is gambling or merely
er N iirnnn who went to work for Mr.
at
the
doors
of
the
opera-house
early
holding for such prices as the market
of it than any other flour. A full line of feed,
this morning when Judge Witten open Bigham tiring for the county engine
conditioos warrant.”
ed
the structure for the drawing. Dur­ which Mr. Bigham has rented t> haul
Baled Hay, Etc.
Baker Democrat: Gold bricks, the
ing the night a mild temperature had gravel from the McAndrews hill.
real stuff, the output *>f Baker county
turned to 10 degree weather, accompa­
We Want Your Business and Will Guarantee Satisfaction
Mr. and Mrs. Arbegass of
mines, are again being put on exhibi­
nied by a howling wind.
Branch
were visiting on upper
tion. It reminds one of old times, and
The drawirg for appraised and ur.ap- ! ast 8un..aj .
is proof that history repeats itself.
praised lands was combined, the fortu
llenni Zimm lee of Ttiil is working
The rozk work on the Noti tunnel on nate persons being permitted to file on
the Willamette-Pacific road from Eu­ appraised or unappraised land in the for J. B. H.inns du ing the fall work.
gene to Coos Bay. has been completed order of their names being drawn Fil
Mr. and Mis. J B. Plymire of the
JACKSON VI LLP
and tee contractors are moving their ing on Niobrara lands will commerce Willows ranch visited relatives at t ie
plant.
April 1, 1914, and on the forest reserve Debenger < ap ranch Saturday and Su ■
The Dalles is having a red hot wo November 17, 1913.
day.
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Buckingham & Hechts Leather Boots for Cowboys and
Farmers, best on earth or any other place.
Ball Brand Rubber Boots for Miners, and listen, we
guarantee these rubber boots also.
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