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LOCAL NEWS Subscribe for the Post. $1.60 per PROSPECT DRILL ARRIVES year. * * r H v WI4B.4.- Watson Caudill was a Sunday visitor • - — • --^rs* J. Kubli left Wednesday for- aX-Medford. Work on Jackson Creek to Ccm- Portland. Mrs. T. W. Fulton was in Medford i .. i mence Immediately. Ries Chapman spent Thursday night Tuesday afternoon. at Medford. « " By M. QUAD Deputy County Clerk, Frank Cole Franjo Neil of Derby was at the county man was at Medford Tuesday. Copyright, 1911, by Associated Lit A carload of machinery con listing of erary Press. seat'this week. Miss Lula Williams made a trip to engine, drill, etc., to be used in pros Hon. F. M. Calkins of Medford was Medford Wednesday on business. pecting for*gold in Jackson creek bed, -in>town Monday. When a village of 1.400 inhabitants Misses Mary Bagshaw and Louise arrived in thia city over the R. R. V. Ry. Friday eyening and today was ’ can toast of six widows, five old S. E. Dunnington was a visitor at EhMele were in Medford Sunday. of bachelors, six widowers and five old Medford Tuesday. R. Hammersly and’George Loudes qf unloaded and moved to the scane maids you may take it that that com operations. George Hull of Prospect was a recent Rogue River were recent visitors in This machinery, under direction of munity is "going aome.” visitor in this city. this city. Buch was thè case with the village of Mr. Radford, the company’s engineer Mt. and Mrs. Fred Owens were visitors Chauncey Florey and family returned in charge of the work, will be utilized Grand View, and when a stranger would refer to the rival village of | at Medford Monday. home Saturday from an outing in pur in thoroughly testing the creek bet). Spring Valley as having two butcher < suit of venison. L. Biden of Ruch was in town the In case gold is fouud in paying quan shops lie wus met with the reply: beginning of the week. The regular monthly session of tl e tities, as is confidently expected by "Yes. sir. I admit that she has. but S. B. Simmons of Medfosd was a vis county court was held at the couit many, a dredge will be installed and where are her widows and widowers house this week. , and old maids and old hacheiors? She itor in this city Tuesday. the ground worked systematically. The company promoting the entir- hasn't enough to count on two fingers, j Luke Ryan who has put iff the ljet Chas. F. Dunford transacted busi tew weeks at his ranch near Derby, prise already has a considerable acre if you are looking for a home. sir. go ness at Ashland Tuesday. aje of land signed up and in case the no further than this, where business , L. Vaughn of upper Rogue river was returned to this city recently. is always steady and real estate on experiment proves a success.more will the boom.” The offices at the court hilUse, the a recent county seat visitor. i It is es- undoubtedly be acquired, schools, banks and saloons were closed There was n flaw in the armor, Attorney Phipps of Medford was in timated that it will require seven or though strangers did not get on to the Tuesuay, it being election day. attendance at court Wednesday. eight years time to work over the fact. While these four classes of peo Don’t post unsightly, scrawled notic Sheriff W. H. Singler was in Med available land in the creek bed. This ple were residents, there were no mar es when you can have them neatly ford for a few hour«. Thursday. undertaking will afford employment to riages between them printed at this office fora small charge. a number of men and will undoubtedly 'The entch among the combined wid R. H. Moody of Granite City was » Rev. and Mrs. Jenkins attended lhe be of benefit to the city. Let us wish owers and bachelors was Abraham visitor in Jacksonville this week. County Sunday School Convention at Gunner. He was a bach. He was Professor P. J. O’Gara of Medford Medford Tuesday and Wednesday. the company success. the wealthiest. He was popular. was at the county seat Thursday.' Ail of a sudden Abraham received a ( They report a splendid time. (lro|> letter at the postoflice. It was Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Taylor of Ruch MEDFORD MAN ROBBED Principal F. C. Smith of our pnblic written by a woman who said she ad- | were Jacksonville visitors Saturday. schools and wife attended the "Choco iniyed and loved him and hoped he Harry Luy and Ed Helms were Tues late Soldier,, at the Page opera house would not Judge her too harshly for By Paar mi Bandits. Left day afternoon passengers to Medford. in Medford Thursday evening. her plain statement of fact. He might • / Attorney Gus Newbury transacted never come to know the writer, but Geo. N. Lewis, mention of whose Pihable Condition. he could treasure It in his heart that business at the county seat Wednes illness was made in this paper several day. one woman at least held him above all weeks ago, is recovering. He is now other men in the world. E. D. Briggs of.Ashland, in his offi- Fred Benedict and wife were the out of bed and able to walk aroui d Abraham scratched his ear and grin town. cial capacity as potentate of Hillah ned. guests of Jacksonville friends this week. C. B. Stark of Ashland, who had Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles "Who the devil can it be?" Abraham Mr. and Mrs. R E. Peyton of Flounce brought^an action against the Mutual of the Mystic Shrine, has received a kept repenting to himself as he work- 1 Rock, visited friends in this city last Fire Insurance Co. of Portland, was letter of considerable interest from ed about the mill, but wondering and week. awarded $248, by a jury in the circuit Christobal, Canal Zone, according to guessing didn’t bring the solution. That evening he didn’t appear at the I the Ashland Record. The postmaster court last week. • Fresh bread all the time, pies and drug store to play checkers. He re- j there. Gerald D. Bliss, who is a mem Mrs. Jenkins and Mamie Hards at /cakes to order at Chapmans Chocolate mnined at home to read that letter over ■ tended the Sunday School Convention ber of the Shrine, writes with refir- and over and try for a clew. Of course ! ‘Corner. ?nce to B. H. Harris, is a member of Superintended! J. Percy Wells was at Medford Tuesday and Wednesday as Hillah Temple, and who was picked i p no married woman had written him a business visitor at Medford Tuesday delegates from the Methodist Sunday on the streets there in a pitiable condi thus, and as he was forty yeirs old ; mid made no secret of it the marriage- I School of Jacksonville. forenoon. tion on October 23. able girls in town would pass him by. I D. W. Bagshaw has had the large lo . Torn Devore of the Jacksonville Ba Accoiding to the letter. Harris*whose "it’s some one giving me a Josh." was . cust tree which for many years hi s kery made a business trip to Medford home is in Medford, landed on the isth Abraham's conclusion ns lie quit specu- ■ been growing in front of the premises, Wednesday. mus about the middle of September luting and went off to bed and to sleep , removed. Dick Gaskin was the wood On the third day thereafter he re | and went into the interior on a pros Mrs. Geo. E. Neuber and daughter man who did not “spare that tree.” reived another letter from the Same 1 pecting trip fop timber interests. Bri Miss Laura were in Medford for a few The Parent and Teacher’s Associa gands robbed him of his money clothes person. It was also full of admiring hours Monday. tion will hold a social session in connec and papers and he narrowly escaped terms. It was not likely they would Mrs. Jas. Johnson attended the Sun tion with Dr. By water’s address Fri ever meet, the unknown wrote, but she day School Convention in Medford Wed day evening at School Auditorium. with his life. He got back to Panama was strauggly and strongly interested : after a terrible trip afoot, almost craz in his welfare. nesday afternoon. Music will be rendered and “apples” ed by hunger and exertion. His feet j As a bachelor, be must live a more ; Attorney B. F. Mulkey of Medford served >n all kinds of ways—pie, cider, were in a terrible condition from con- I or less lonely life. was at the court house on professional dnmplings and cream etc. A very As a husband, be would have a com- ! tact with the jungle. business Wednesday. small fee will be charged of those de Before he found anyone by whom he rude and companionship. Mrs. U. W. Bagshaw attended the siring refreshments. Every body in- could make himself understood he was i As a boarder, as he bad been for meeting of the R. N. A. lodge at Med- vited. —Committee incarcerated in the Panama jail. When years and was yet. he knew nothing ford Tuesday afternoon. found by a brother Shriner he was whatever of the comforts of a home. It was hoped lie would give the sub- I JACKSONVILLE QUARRY D. W. Bagshaw was attending to clad only in a pair of trousers and shirt. Jeet all due consideration and. in case professional business in Judge Hurt’s' The letter states that his sufferings he decided to enter the bonds of matri court at Ashland, Tuesday. have rendered him unable to talk epn- mony, qilglit he take to the altar such Fr nli Carroll of Applegate was in May Supply Rock for Construc n ictedly for more than a minute at a a bride as a good man deserved. "By thunder. Imt that's a darn good time and he i< not able to tell how or Jacksonville and Medford on business tion of New Highways. woman, whoever she is!” exclaimed w len he reached Panama. the latter part of the week. SOLVING A MYSTERY L. D. Dollarhide owner of the Siski Believing that the. excellence ol you mountains toll road was in Jack Jacksonville quarry rock for road sonville on legal business Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hackel arriv building purposes should be called to the ed recently to make their home with attention of those in authority, a dele Mr. Hackel’s brother Judge TouVelle. , gation of our citizens invited State Engineer Bowlby and Assistant Engin- Miss Emma Wendt was among the , I eer Kittredge to inspect our resources Jacksonville people who attended the (in that line the first of the week, The theater at Medford Thursday evening. ■ officials seemed duly impressed and The American Bonding Co. of Balti took samples not only of the rock but more will go on your bond and write also of the waste sand at the Opp burglary insurance. mine. - D. W. B agshaw . Agent. Tuesday evening a committee of local Bert Higginbotham, T. M. Peelor commercial club*men consisting ot and J. H. Erskine of Flounce Rock, Messrs. J. M. Williams, Lewis Ulrich, were recent bu.incss visitors in this Paul S. Bandy, Wm. Johnson, Benj. city. M. Collins and W. H. Barnum, toes Misses Mary S. Hurst and Laura the matter up with the Medford city Couch enjoyed the presentation of the council, aa trie city of Medford owns “Chocolate Soldier” at Medford Thurs-i • the quarry property here. On Wed- ■ nesday the Medford counciimen and day evenin'. i Assistant Engineer Kittredge Were County Clerk and Mrs. G. A. Gard- e8C orted on a tour of inspection escorted ne- and Mr. and Mrs. Chauncv Florey i of the quarry, . As a result the Med attended the opera at Medford Thurs- f01d council decided to submit figures uay evening. • .- j rc the state for supplying stone fur Mr. and Mrs. J. Percy Wells were ihe construction of highways. If the among those who attended the produc figures are accepted the quarry wiL tion of “Chocolate Soldier" at Medford I again be operated. Thursday evening. Mesdames S. W»ish, J. Morcom and Deeator Davis were at Medford Tues day afternoon attending a meeting of the R. N. A. lodge. Mrs. Loretta Langell of Portland was b tried in the cemetery at this city Mon day afternoon. Rev. W. B. Hamilton officiated at the services. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brown were at Grants Pass Monday attending the funeral of Charles Ellis of this city who died at Merlin, Sunday. Tuesday was election day but little interest was manifested in the matter. Less than on-half of the electors voted in either precinct in the city. Miss Trueblood of Medford has been engaged to instruct our public school pupils in vocal music. She will give one lesson a week to each department D ’puty Sheriff Good of Ashland was in town Tuesday. He came over to g-t Al Dunford who was wanted at A > i ind on a charge preferred by the A- iland Trading Co. Mr. Dinford was r leased on $100. Lail until the next a. sei .n of the grand jury when the mat ter will be investigated. PARENTS TEACHERS MEETING Dr. Ed Bywatet of Grants Pass Will Lecture on “Ade- noids.” The Parent and Teacher’s Associa tion will hold their monthly meeting Friday evering, Nov. 14. at 7:45 p. m. at school auditorium. Every patron is urged to be present as Dr. Bywater, the specialist, from Grants Pass has been secured to give a lecture on "adenoids.” This is a com mon ailment among children and leads to permanent disability if not attended to. Ail parents should hear this lec ture. Your child’s welfare demands it. Dr. Bywater’s lecture i» free irom technicalities and he makes things so clear that it will interest you. Tins lecture is free and we want your co-op eration. F. C. Smith l A ”< kx 1 Investment. »1 "I! -i r . kniwn merchant of ■ » iter jn<’ V/is, b ugl.t a stock of Chim- joriain in» icincs so os to be able to supply Did you ever hear of the Smiths in then to k.j emtomers. After receiving them he ws< himself taken s ck and says Congress? In the Senate there IS that one ihk .1 bottle cf Chamber! tin’s Colic, Smith of South Carolina, Smith of Ma Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy wci worth ryland, Smith of Georgia, Smith of more to him than the cost of his entire stock Arizona, and Smith of Michigan, The of these medicines. For sale by all dealers. man from South Carolina has cotion —Advertisement. ----------- r «------ — balls slicking out all over him —he is The Smiths of Congress such an authority Vipon the question. Smith of Maryland ia a lumberman, while Smith of Georgia is the same old “Hoke” Smith who was Secretary of the interior under Cleveland Smith from Arizona is “Uncle Mark” a typi cal product of a typically new state. Smith from Michigan has two large front handles to his name: William Alden. He has been important in in vestigating the Titanic disaster, the Mexican situation, and looking after the afflictions of the Republican party in the Senate. In the House there are sevengSmiths, of which two are from Michigan. f I . i> Saloon Men Jo Fight Abraham as be read the letter. After ten minutes he read It again and mused: "Who can ft lie? Who can It be?” "Say. old man. you must have beard some tied uews." was the greeting he got from a dozen friends In the next three days. "What makes you think so?” "Why. your face is ns long as a earners, and you were going right past without speaking!" it was almost n week liefore another letter came Same handwriting—same womanly Interest In his welfare. "And has it ever occurred to you." was one of the paragraphs In the let ter. "that a man situated as you are is selfish not to marry? it would relieve at least one woman from her cares and struggles It would add one more household to the many." "By John, but I'd propose to that wo man In a holy minute If I knew who she was!" exclaimed Abraham, and when lie reflected tlmt he didn't know and had no way of finding out be wanted to kick over chairs mid call bls dog names. Five hundred people a day called at the postotiice How could they all be watched? Abraham had no Intimate man friend to go to with the letters He -bad a strong admiration nnd lik ing for the woman, no matter whether she was an old maid or a widow, but flow was she to know it? How was he to find her and tell her so? The old bach received a fourth let ter mid then a plan popped Into Ills head. The postmistress Imd held ber |M>sltlc.n for five years She must know the handwriting of scores and scores of women Why hadn't he thought of it liefore? At midforenoon Abraham left his mill and walked to the iHmtoffi'e and entered with firm step mid handl’d one* of the envelo|>es to the- post mist rese at the general delivery window mid asked: "t ali yon tell me. please. If you rec ognize that hand?" "Flu. um. ah uni.'" she etmrnnered aa a blnsll mine to tier cheek "May. hr cracky Mr«. Dayton, you are" a widder!" almost sbon.ed the nimi. - Y yes ” "Drat me. hut It never occurred to Salem, Or,, Nov. S— Inforiratior obtained today from an author ative source that the. liquor interests will bring an injunction suit ag linst Coun-1 ty Judge Bushey to restrain him from issuing an order declaring Salem • be | dry as a result of the lot al option elec- : tion Tuesday. The suit will be brought <wt the ground that a local option election cannot be held legally, except at the time of a no.’* general election or when a regular city | "I’ll <ome In this evening nnd we'll election fall« on the first Tuesday after ------- ----------------- the first Mon lay of November in a «et a date for the marriage!” "Rut. Mr. Gunner”— Don’t !x. .-.prised 'f - -ve /uar v h»n there is no general election, i Rut he called and the date a«« aet. of . >cnrn»li«:r th:- v- - -- r-.i t rr.b tht •flactod parts fraely anta LnamimiI 1.1- The ‘ wets” ^inland that Tu.iR.ay«, and there waa no jioetponement on ac i ment and it a ill soon (Reappear. SoiJ Ly election was t special and r*t general | count of the weather or anything ala* all dealers. i election. * • I Good printing costs no more than tm» Rise of Joseph Pulitzer. Joseph Pulitzer was Isiru Iu tie vil j poor kind. Leave your orders at this lage of Make, near Budapest, in offici. W*e do gooJ work atreasona iG Uuugay. on Xpcil IU.. ISI7. 411» tar prices:' ~ ............. -?• tber was a Jew. bis mother a Chris tian At the age uf sixteen he emi grated to the (‘lilted States. He land ed without friends, without money, uu- nble to speak a word of Euglisli. lie enlisted immediately in the First New York (I.lneolni cavalry' regiment, a regiment chlefiy eonqiosed of Germans BEGINS its fortv-fiftb school ye> S eptember iv <aia. and in which German was the prevail DEGREE C JURSE3 in many phases^ f ing tongue AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING, HOT.’« Within n year the war ended, and ECONOMICS, MINING. FORESTRY. CO: Pulitzer found himself, in common j MEHCC. PHARMACY. with huudreds of tliousauds of others, TWO-YEAR COURSES in A^Ricut. out of employment at a time when em TURE Holtz ECONOMICS MECHANIC ployment whb most difficult to secure. ARTS FOREUTRY. COMMERCE. PHARMA-T At this time he was so poor that he TEACHER'S COURSES in niiinc was turned away from French's hotel. training,'agriculture, domestic scieu< • In New York, for the luck of 50 cents and a-t. with which to pay for his bed. Twen Music, uir lmling piano, string, bai i ty years later he bought French’s ho instruments und voice culture. tel. pulled It down und erected iu its A BEAUTIFUL BOOKLET entitled place the Pulitzer building, at that “T he E sk icitMiM' of R ural l.tr time one of the Injrgest business bulk! and a C atalogue , will be mailed fi Ings In New York, where be housed on apphcaticu. the World.—Alleyne Ireland tn Metro Address .H. M T knnan ’, Regintrar nnllti»» ttw 7-1» to9-9) Corvallis. Oregon ingenuous Daughter. "What is it your husband wants to see me about. Della?” asked Mrs. Bur- rough's father. "Why. father." said Della. “I think OREGON and WASHINGTON he wanted to borrow a couple of bun ilred dollars from you. He's so anx ious to get out of debt."—Lippincott's. OREGON ï AGRICULTURA COLLEGE -i POLK’S» Business Directory Corsica’s Forests. W A Directory of each City. Town and M Village, giving descriptive sketch Of fl each place, location, population, tele- graph, shipping and banking point; fl also ClaMined Directory, compiled by « business and profession. ( The forests of Corsica, the little is land upon which Napoleon Bonaparte was born, are managed by the French W* Ii. L. POLK Jt CO- fiVA«wr.rE' government. They produce lumber, firewood and turpentine, and all parts of the various trees are far more close ly utilized than in America. Too Wabbly. It sometimes happens that when a mnu arrives home at 2 a. m. and his wife commands him to go straight up stairs to lied she Is attempting the lui possible.—Chicago News. Up to Date. Old Fashioned Individual—Well, lit tie man. building a castle? Up to Date Infunt— Nope. Tills Is a hotel: there's no money In castles.—Harper's Maga zine. What Money Can’t Buy. Money will buy a lot of things. hiV It can't buy the loyalty of a dog m the frlcniKilp of a baby.—Cincinnati E m m I r»r Anvone sending a sketch and description may anlcldy ascertain our opinion free whether au iiiveiKlon is nriihnbly pntenfahle. Conm unica- tiona striclly coiiiidontir.l. HANULOOK on Pateuta sent froo. (>!<!est agency fdr securing patents. Patents taken tlirouL’h Munn & Co. receive tpecial tu>i4ce. without charge, in the Scirafiii: Wrlcait. A handsomely i culatiori of rii' rear ; tour rr MUNN i Dranch -.’»'ed wpokir. l.t.rirost clr. ;iiuc J'-'.ff’ial. Tern»« f » a 'J. tiuiii Lj Uli newsdealers, -inm-dwn, KcwYCfk ’ Wn.fihingion, D. C. Great Combination Offer The Post management has made ar rangements with the Portland Evening Telegram whereby we can give subscribers the advantage of a gigantic combination offer for a limited period. You can get a Metropolitan evening paper with all the latest news from all over the world and all the news of Jackson County and vicinity in the Posf at a remarkably low price. The Evening Telegram is the best paper in the state, market reports unexcell ed, Saturday edition contains a magazine and comic section in colors. The Evening Telegram- The Jacksonville Post- $5. per year 1-50 Total- $6 50 “ Both papers through this office if paid in advance for 1 year, on or before Dec ember 31st 1913. HAIR BRUSHES Once upon a time you bought a Hair Brush A good Hair Brush, too, as bru.hc-; go, but now--it lacks back-bone in its B i-ules and is given to Shedding Hairs. Pretty near time you thought about a new one? 25c. to $2.50 CITY DRUG STORE
