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----------- -—__ —-______ L"-^l Meaning ot the Green Bough. BLACK JIM” THE CONVICT By M. QUAD A Band of Velvet Ribbon Copyright. 1914, by Associated Lit erary Press. By JOHN Y. LARNED Tbe uiistoni »1 |»la<’iiti4 a green bough on the rout, of i newly built house b» nut con On p<1 to <«crniany, but was ndopied -ny the French Canadians who brought it with them from Brit tnny The «iKfom originated from tiie siiperstirit»ii prevalent centuriei* ago tti.it every free Is inhabited by a spirit; consequently It was believed that every time a tree was felled an other spirit wn» dispossessed, and this «ns supposed t<> <ause some bitterness on his part against society. Bather than risk lilting these homeless and disgruntled spirits vent their 111 feel Ing upon the hmiHpH under eonstrurtion or upon tlie tmliderH a branch was plauled on rhe highest pail of tbe bouse for their occupancy. They were then supposed to tie mollified, and if they reiiiaimsl so until tlie roof was liut on hiii evil design contemplated would prove liarmlesM. for the spell would lie iiroken Notice of Sheriff’s Sale Under Execution Charles L. Schieffelin, I’laintilf. vs. B. F. Forbes and Mary Forbes, his w ife, Defendants. N otice is H ereby G iven , that un- der and by virtue of an attachment t x ecution and an order of sale duly is sued out and under the seal of th I ireuit Court of the State of Oregon, in and for the County | of Jackson in a certain cause I therein wherein Charles L. Schieffelin as PlaintifF recovered judgment against the defendants H, F. Forbes and Mary j Forbes for the sum of $58.15 together with interest on the mm of $56.65, at the rate of ten per cent per annum ! from February 25th, 1914. until paid, for the further sum of $35.00 reason able attorney’s fees, and th«- further sum of $16.00 costs and disbursements and accruing costs of sale, which said execution is of date August 1st, A. D., 1914, anil was issued m pursuance to a judgment of March 27th, A. I). 1914, j which judgment is enrolled and dock- ' eted in the office of of the Clerk of said Court and is of record in Volume 21 at pages 150 151 of the Circuit Court Journal, in which judgment it was also ordered bv the Court that, the property attached in said cause and ami hereinafter described be sold- for the satisfaction thereof. I am commanded by virtue of said execution and order of sale to sell the __ real property hereinafter described to satisfy said above named judgment, I will therefore at 9:30 o’clock A M on MONDAY, AUGUST 31st, 1914 at the front door of the Court House, in Jacksonville, Jackson County, Ore gon, otter for sale and will sell at pub lic auction, to the highest bidder for cash, all of the right, title and interest of the above named defendants in and to the following described real proper, ty, subject to redemption as is by law provided, to-wit: The- East Fou t en feet of Lot Eighteen and the West 23.75 feel of Lot Nineteen, in Block Two of New town Addition to the City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon. All of said above described property or so tnu ’h ¡hereof a« may be neces sary will be sold to satisfy said above named judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants. Dated at Jacksonville, Oregon, this 1st day of August, A. D, 1914. W. H. SINGLER. Sheriff <f Jackson County, Oregon By E. W. WILSON, Deputy IF I Change in Southern Pacific Time Table. Effective November 13, 1913. j ou are NORTH nol'ND TRAINS. Portland Passenger............ 8:27 A.M. Grants Pass Motor............. 10:22 A.M. in need of Tbe man known as "Black Jim" had At a suminer hotel in tbe Adirondack been sent out to the penal colony of mountains, where there were the usual Australia for forgery. quantum of young girls und the usual They sent hlui up to Woona Wally deficit of young men for tlieui to flirt after Ills first two years of Imprison with, Albert King, who needed rec re ment, and he fell into the bands of atiou after too much work, found him George Stebbins. In those days an »elf in demand But King was not Australian convict was bid off—that is, u settler In want of help would bid a a ladies’ man, ami he demurred. Nevertheless, there was one girl who price for so many men, aud they were turued over to him for a certain length attracted him. She was not one of the of time. He was responsible for their rocking chair brigade, as the Indies who feed and care, aud his word was law. sat on tlie piazza were dubbed, fur she He could work them as bard aud ns was not admitted to their cliarmed cir long as he wished. He could starve eie. Why, King did not know. King made her acquahitame and aud beat them and there was no one to (Brazil Found by Accident, was thereafter taboo by Ihe patrieiai cotue between. In case of Insubordina Amerigo Vespucci imide the first map girls, who had no use for a man who tion be could shoot them down, and of Brazil, although only of the coast Would divide tils attuili ions to them the government simply accepted his line, and it was the publication of this witii one of another caste. But lie did statement of the affair. All convicts map that led to the fixing of the name not mind this, for Ellen Bi kford, tin* were glad enough to get away from of the new world, Brazil itself vas young lady In question, interested him prison and out upon the ranches, and revealed to Europeans in 1500 by an and relieved the monotouy of bls stay In most cuses they found good musters accident—the drifting out of Its course in tiie mount aims Besides, lie disuov aud were decently treuted. As a mem of a Portuguese ex ¡»edition. The coun ered her superiority In one respect, try indirectly owes Its modern ad ber of the mounted police 1 knew that courage, for when a large party were vancement to Napoleon. To escape Stebbins was a bard man to get along caught out on tlie lake in a turriti« from tile conqueror King John of Por ■with. He bud been n tavern keeper 8(]uall and it looked as Tf their boat tugal tied to his dominions in America and a bully In England, and bls wife would be swamped Miss Bit kford dis and. believing Portugal lost to the roy had committed suicide, aud bls two played no terror whatever, while othei al family, set about putting Brazil upon sons bad been taken away from him by girls were desperately frightened a civilized basis by tbruwlug open its the law on account of Ills cruelty. Miss Bickford never wore short ports to the whole world. Black Jim came up to Woona Wally sleeves to her dresses except at the with six other men, and the gang were hotel dances, wlien she displayed a up at iiollce headquarters for the night. A Bit of Forestry, well rounded neck mid arms But at •‘Do you Know how to tell n hard It fell to us to take their pedigrees and 1 such times her right arm was inva wood tree from a soft wood tree?’ post them ns to their new master and riably encircled with a broad strip ot said u forester “I’ll tell you how to what would be expected of them. In velvet. Tlie taut that this part of her do it. mid the rille bolds good not only our diatrli't we always gave a convict a rm--mid way between tlie shoulder a fair start He was told what would iand the elbow-was never exposed Here among our familiar pines and be required of him, advised to do tils soon began to excite comment. That I walnuts, but in the antipodes among best to please Ills muster and given to I there was something on her arm to I the strangest banyans, baobabs and whatnots Soil wood trees have nee understand that if he went straight we be concealed was evident; curiosity ! die leaves, slim, narrow, almost uni Would see that be had fair usage. 1 stepped in ami would know wliat it | form in breadth If you don t believe was interested In Black Jim nt once The law had made n convict of him. was. But there was a dignity about me consult the pine, the spruce 01 the Miss Bickfoitl that vanned curious per tir H fird wood trees have broad but It hadn't degraded him. I had aa Idea that Stebbins would sons to abstain from making inquiries, leaves ot various shape the oak. t lie so tiie matter remained unexplained. ebony, the wainut. the mahogany ami be down on him from the first because King was ignorant of tlie gossip con 80 uu.” of hla superior looks, and I went pret ty thoroughly Into details. When I corning what kind of blemish was hidden under I lie velvet. Ile timi noticed had finished the prisonW said: She Doesn’t Shut Up. the fact of Miss Bickford’s wearing it | "I thank you. sir. unil shall do my M i Flatte Old you tieni wuat be Notice of She Sale tint had not troubled himself as to tiie ■ best to pleu.se." ch 11 ed bls wife? Things cnuie about as I feared. As cause. If be thought of It at all lie , Mix Flatte No. Foreclosure. Stebbins Inspected bls gang ha picked very likely set it down to tlie conceal “A delicate little phi nt” ment of a scar, probably caused by Sarah S. Van Dyke, Plaintiff. Black Jim out for special attention “Well?” But one day the rumor He had little to say to the others lie vaccination va. “Why. delicate little plants generally yoiiil making bhsidcuidlliig threats of reached his ears that Miss Bickford shut up during u storm.Yonkers John Arnell and Annie M. Arnell whut would happen If they didn’t toe was the daughter of a common sailor Statesman his wife, Defendants. the mark, lint to Jim ho said: who. when she was a child, had tat N otice is H ereby G iven that under “So they have sent me a gentle tooed on her arm au anchor. Since and by virtue of an execution and an Art In thè Soup. order of sale duly issued out and un man. have they7 They thought I need King bad been smitten with the young The artist’s wlfe leu ned over unii der the seal of th - Circuit Court ot' ed Hoinetnxl.v to teach mi- manners per lady this report uaturnlly Interested looked ut bei hushniid s soup after sbe the State of OreuOn for the County ot haps. Mehlie the Idea was for you to bi in. ¡ .Jackson, dated July 23rd, 1911, in’ a timi lui mieli it tn him sit on the veranda uiid give me dally Whatever lie may have thought of "Oh," site cried "lisik at the seroL I certain cause wherein Sarah S. Van lessons Well, you've come to the Miss Bickford's origin, it seemed to thè fnt bus imide in your soup Isn't I Dyke as plaintiff recover id judgment wrong shop Look. now. I'm gain' him unlike her to conceal any mark It nrtlstle’r I ain't eat It Iti» so beau j against John Arnell an I Annie M. Ar- to keep nu eye on you! You think of it I nell, his wife, as defendants, for the He would ratiler expect her to yourself head and shoulders above the liermit the whole world to know her tifili.’" ¡sum of $713.14 with intere-.t thereon crowd, but I'll take the conceit out of for exactly what she was | from the 1st day April. 1911, at the London ’ . Great Fire, you!” ! rate of 8 per cent per annum and $70 Miss Bickford. It seems, was ns much The great tire ot London In IIMMl J attorney’s fee, and the further sum of m Not oik - convict 111 a thousand would attracted by Mr. King as lie was by her. .tailed hi a mmse on I'uddlng in ne I $16.50 costs, which judgment «’as en- have stood the Insults and dognidation Moreover, she noticed that after a cer Hiid ended al I'leeriisl alley Thirteen ¡rolled and docketed in the Clerk’s ot- put upon Black JI in the next year tain period lie seemed disposed to draw flee of said Court in sain Ceunty on th • I know he tried his best, but there away from tier She knew that what thousand I wo tiumlred houses were ! 9th day if May, 1311, and is of record tilirned. Iliclildllig eight) nine ctiurcllea was no pleasing Stebbins He was | m Vilume21 at p.igej 251-2-3. she was conuealing was causing a alwuys boasting that be had a gentle I am cemmanded by said execution smothered commotion among the young man convict and that hi- was bound ! and ord ’r of s-le to make sale of the After tn* Squeeze of th. Day. ladies of tile hotel and inferred that to “break" him. mid he spent a good “W Iler»- is tmit pall of old shoe* <)( lieroinafter descrihed rial property, «olile one of Ihe many stories tiiat were land I will at the hour of 10: 0 <’ ' share of his time worrying the man mine «lief floating about concerning it had reach I A.M. on One day. as I was returning with the •u hi ■lelilí naie you t<H I gOttUtl We One day she frankly said to troop after huutlug down a false alarm cd him TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 mid a Uisldllllt III the • nio< K ills! of bushrangers, my horse shied am! him; W» m K ? I at the front door of the Court 11ouse 1 ohsvis Mutesiunii “ Mr. King, have you lieu rd tlie story threw me almost In front of Stebbins in Jacksonville, Jackson County, ......... j. Ore | gon, aeli a III public auction to the high bouse, and as I struck on a stone and (hat 1 am the daughter of a common | esl bidder tor cash, subject to redi-mp bad several rll« broken I was carried sailor who tattooed an nuchor on my providid. d. all the tn. He wus not glad to see me. bill arm?” Forecl( sure of Del n- tion as.iy by law ’provili« right, tille and interest of the defin “I have.“ Under the elrciiiustiiiicca was obliged qucnt Tax Ceiliticate. iliH.tr in and to the followingdeseribed “You arc* tlie onl.v person In this to give me a bed. On the fourth night real properly, to-wit: of my accident four men mid three house whose opinion I care for, but I IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF The w si half of t he following: Com OREGON. FOR JACKSON CJUNTY. do care for yours and do not wish, so women arrived for an evening visit. mencin' at the Southwest corner of When dinner had been finished and far ns you are concerned, to sail under D.L.G. 63, in Township 37 South F. F. Pinkerton, Plaintiff. tbe drink had gone around Stebbins false colors My father Is or was a of llar.ue One West of the Willametie VB. sent for Black .llm and ordered him to landsman and hail nothing to*do with S. I . McGary and all other persons unknown Meridian; th« nee running South 5.585 dance for tlie niiiiiseliieut of the com what is under the circlet I wear But I any Lavin«- or claiming to have an interest in I chains; thence West 11.81 chains; puny, The convict respectfully but I do wenr’lt to conceal’ something that or to the real nroperty hereinafter described. lh«-ii<e North 19.38 chains; thence run- l ning in rn Easterly direction 11.81 Defendant. firmly refusisi, and Ids master cried has luen tattooed <»n my a rm." . oiu h h 13 795 To S. L McCnry, the above named defendant. I chains; thence running rou: out In Indignation ; “Thank von very much Tor the pref In the Name of the State of Oreg-on: You are ■ -’ha ns to ihe place of l> gi ning. "You won t dance, ell? Too much ereiice you have shown me and your Exfiling and reserving n right-nf- hereby notified that E. E. Pinkerton, the holder of a gentleniaii to give ns a hornpipe frankness For tlie Gist time my cu of Cert'ficate of Dolinqnency numbered 1631 is wav 60 feet wide reserv. ed bv Mebbi- this company l-n t swuggei rioslt.v ns to tint ribbon lias been ex sued on the 2nd day of May. 1914. by the Tax Trustees of the estate id' )'i anci enough for the likes of a hloouilu • Ited. ami sin e you have caused It I Collector of the County of Ji«c\s<>n. Slate of < lark, deceased, extei’diiii Mor’h Oiegon, for the amount of 80.20 Dollars, the South ilong the entire murderer!' as: cru bound- look to you to gratify It” de same being the amount then due and delinquent ■ify line of the property herein i'be charge against me was forgery “1 assure you that It is nothing to I- Ail as sh >wn in C’en i lìmite L r taxes fcr the > ear 1910. together with pen sci il e I. quietly replied tin- man aslmmud of’ of Title N.i. 1321, issued Oetolier 22. alty, interest and costs thereon upon the real I don't care whilt It was You are “Is it nu\thing to I m * proml of?” 11)1:.’. by the It f'i trar of Titles for property assessed to you. of which you aie th< iliHiilsirdliiute. slid up you go Io tin To this she : shunted li iltlirrly I .icltson County, Oregon, owner as appears of record, situated in said thumbs: Alter bangin' till d i.vllglu All of said propert.’ or so much, “In Hint cun ■ I lusl t upon seeing ft " County and State, aid pei tieulaily bounded and you’ll probably be a II,tie more bum theie f as mav be nece-sary will After some pvr-itiaslon she pul ed the tiescribed as follow». to-wit: ble ” r South li- Il Southeast Quarter Section 20. be sold at Haiti time and place to sat- ribbon down toward Ilei elbow, ami The man had lieen hanging ten mln there In blue Ink nudel the skill were Township Forty. Two East, less ten acres sold isfy the judgment in i favor of the plaintiffs and against th j for county load and railway iighi-o;-way. def in- utes ami the agony had almos I he letters “He: oiiie ’’ with the accruing You are further notified that said E. E. Pink dants, together brought unuonsuiousnPHs when (lie King looked at the word, then up at erton has ptiid taxes on said premises for prior costs of sale. door was kluketl open and bushranger, Hie girl's face ami. with a smile, said: Dated at Jacksonville, Jackson or subsequent years, with the rate of interest crowded in l( was a complete sin “Come; tell (lie story I am dying to on said amounts as follows: County, Oregon, this 23rd prise. Tlie women surenmed out mu hear It ” Year s Tax Date Paid Tax Revint No. Amount July. 1914. bt'g.ni to cry Imi the men. with Hi lull M iy 2nd. 1911 “It Is n<»t mu di of a story For years W. IL SINGLER. 1< 30 09 exception of Stebbins, took It rathe 19,2 May 2nd, 1911 1029 fl 1:7 n.v family had i cottage on tlie sea Sheriff of Jackson Ciuntv, Oregon. 913 Ma. 2nd 1914 r<wdly The bully uud coward wen 7311 6.117 coast. Mv siiianiui’s were spent there By G. R. HARPER. Deputy. ' Said S. I, j . McCarv us the os no of the legs! wlnte ns duuth mid fell Into a chair from tlie time I was six years old i I i¡lie of the s above described prop« rty as the same mid It was iilinoRt pitiful to hear him lea riusi to swim like a dt.uk ml could A hninislri ors Notice to Creditors apth am of reco.d iiiu euvh of iheoiht r {arson- bug f r bls life handle a bout ns w 'I as a boy Our above named are hereby funner notified that E IN THE COUX !'Y i' HTRC OF ’I t GON. F >R Tlie m v ’•i’»taiit Stebbins toppled out cottage was • .. •»IH J <CK TON COUN .’Y. a ms k of rl. I nk. iton will u{>| ly to ihe Uircu t Court of Ills chilli ni.li a I ’diet In Ills li^ad laud and a life oi > he County and S ate ai'ovvHaid for a decree In the Matter of the Kolat, of Wiill.ini Hart- und Hie leader said the <»ther side torACio..i.>.; the hen aKumat the property above man Deceased. “Sorry wo have liitumip’ed the fe> Notice fa hereby Riven that the und »raijened • 'lip cam«' ashore I’he life inen did iif,«c ibfu ui.». inuniioneo in .- ’ . certificate. And tlvltles. bill It w is our eprinlilvll! not know of li >i being there, and tliere you ate hereby summoned to appear within six has »wn appointed by the C -unty Court of We w»Te after Stebbins alone, md tin was not time in whluh to tell them tv days auer tire service of thia summons upon Jackson County, Oregon, administrator of the you. exclusive of the day of service, and defend estate of William Hartman, deceased. real of von ne<a1 not fear Come. .Ilm There were six n » n about to drown this action or pay the amount due as above All persons having claims against «aid estate we want you “ I pulled out lu mv boat and saved .‘hown. together with co.-.ts and acciued interest, are hereby notified and required to present the Two of them I ip I| hm I the forger-con them I was hut tìilrteen years old and in ease of your failure to . ij so a decree wil same duly verified. to the undersigned adminis ▼let out of the lioiiae mid upon a horse mid didn’t know enougli to refuse to be rendered foreclosing the lien of said taxes trator, at the office of his attorney. J. R. Nei’. in • nd that was the making ot the most permit one of the lift* savers to tattoo and tost» ag linsl the land and pii nnses at'ove the city of Jacksonville. Jackson County. Ore notorious hushrangei In all Airtralln named. gon. on or before six months from the date of my arili.” Hus rum nons is published by order of the this notice. He had a career of tlvv years mid then “You lia\e hurrhsl through your sto Dated July 27. 1914. died from a bullet, mid It wan two ry.” said l\li g “ns though it was Honorable b. i . Tou Veile. Judge of the County J. N. PACE, years Mfter Ills death la fore It became souietldug to be ashamed of I'm glad Court of the State of Orego t. tor the County of Administrator of the estate of William J .ckson, an t said order was made a d dated publicly known th. I be h «1 let the wl at you is Indelibly written on this 7th Jay of August, 1914. and the date of the man deceased. luw make n convict of Idm In order to vour person and If you were mine I first i ubltcation of this summons s the Sth day shield ii brother I had always h<* would never « ¡»nsent to an attempt to of August. 1914. lleved him tnnocun! <»f the < 1»i e j«mi J. W. Cbpeland, of Dayton, Ohio, p.ir- of’dl’-.’lte It All prt c»s.s a nJ pi.pers in (his pt ceed ing may knowing how he h.«d Peen p*-: «»i, ■ In iln?u she lHM*nine tils, mid there bo.tiv.d jot. u - ui.Uei>ig;><d res io in r within '-liHsed a bottle >i Clia nboriain’s Cor.<h l'i-iiH-«ly for his boy win) li <1 " <- 'u, anil be • n<1 abused by Mtebblh« I itm< • i r. wsm iitgh’ng lu’ was uore proud of t i. S ute ot Utcguii. at the address hereafter fore tbe bottle was all use«« t-’e boy's cold Joined wbvu (he buMi ni * .irrh-: Hi ii ihe proud tit'v Ills wife continued titii’liuned. was gone. Is that not Iwtter ihsn tn pay E E KELLY. blui uff tu rrnke fl Irmlrr of li m io ruin eal. Aau.I r .he i'lal.i.i. . live dollar doctor'« biJi? bcr Mile by dvalen. Audi®«« Med.orò. Ureguti. Grants Pass Motor.............. 4:27 P.M Oregon Express..................5:20 P.M. Good Printing SOUTH BOUND TRAINS, i 23 Ashland Motor...................... 8:35 A.M. California Express ......... 10:52 A.M. Ashland Motor......................2:24 P.M San Francis-o Express.. .4:00 P;M Shasta LimitedlMail only)5:22A.M Try the Extra fare train. ÔO YEU1S’ V tXPERICNCE Jacksonville, Ore S Shasta Limited (Mail only)2:44 A.M Extra fare train. T rade LT aiiks Des; - ng . ’'MiO CopvniGi.rs 4c. Anvonc b.udì a I Lvt< . und d»'«cr' 'Ion may qiili-Uly .-I* Lrhui; c-iir ( imiii’» früe w uilmr uu invent ion fa |>r<.baldy piitentahlu. ('onojiiinli'iu lions at riel, /(•(.irtldant lai. 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