Jacksonville Post
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2,
s'
»’ ■ -
1915,
LÒCAL NEWS
Floyd-Jones was in Medford
day.
Fred Owens was in t iwn Monday.
Ora Stout was u visiter in
Sunday.
Medford
Put Swayne of Watkins was in town
Sunday.
Mrs. A. Gull wns a recent visitor in
Medford.
Mon­
J. Percy Wells was a business ^isi-
E. Forman of Buncom was a recent
tor at Medford Tuesday.
visitor in this city.
Clinton Purkeypile of Medford was
Chester Kubli of Applegate was in
a visitor in this city Saturday.
this city Wednesday.
Ray Bunch of Medford was transac­
Fred Offenbacher of Applegate was
ting
business in this city Monday.
a recent visitor in this city.
Dodgers
are out announcing a dance
C. C. Pursell of Buncom was a visi­
to be held in Orth’s h ill January 15.
tor in this city Wednesday.
Rowell Hines is assisting President
Johnson, in the Bank of Jacksonville.
Lee Black of Forest creek was a
Mark Winningham of Forest creek
business visitor in this city Wednes­
was a recent visitor in this city.
day.
Are you a subscriber to the Post?
Major A. A. Fries of California visi­
If not, why not? Onio $1.50 per year.
ted his sister Mrs W. T. Grieve, this
H. V. Richardson of Ashland trans­
wjek.
acted business in this city Wednes­
Herman Offenbacher of the Apple­
day.
gate valley was a visitor in town Wed­
Bert R. Greer, editor of the Ashland
nesday.
Tidings was a recent visitor in this
Mrs. C. D. Stout and daughter, Miss
city.
Ora, visited friends at Eagle Point,
Only about sixty days to the City
this week.
election. Who are you going to have
Attorney H. L. DeArmond of Med-
for councilmen?
fore was transacting business in this
W. H. Venable and Ray Offenbacher
city Thursday afternoon.
of Ruch, transacted business in this
A surprise birthday patty Was giver,
city Monday afternoon.
on Floyd Jones Tuesday evening an
The county court was in session for enjoyable time was spent.
the transaction of county business a
Mrs. P. A. Hines and son Rowell
couple of days this week.
who have been residing at Salem re­
Mrs. T. W. Fulton left Sunday for turned to this city this Week.
Montague, Cal., to join her husband
Mr. Barneburg of Talent passed
who has errploymin' there.
through town with a drove of cattle
Ekron Gall who has been spending Wednesday on his way to the Apple­
gate.
the holidays with her parents returned
to school in Albany Sunday.
The Fireman initiated a class of six
new members Wednesday evening,
Chicago bakers raised the price of
Some of the initiates thought it “slow”
bread to 6 cents per loaf as a result
bot some others were shown a “good
of in -rease in price of flour.
time.”
Mis»* Lillian Pierte who is teaching
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Sunday School every Sunday at 1G
School in the Sams Valley district, vis­
o’clodlt W. (1: (JaHdill Suflt. Public
ited friends in this City Wednesday.
worship at 11 a. m. eacll second and
Charles Prim, Jr. who spent the hol­ fourth Sunday of the month and at
idays With his parents in this city has 7:30 every Sunday evening,
Class
returned to the University of Califor- meeting every first and third Sunday
nla.
11 a. m. H. C. Gallup leader. Pray­
Sheriff Singler m-.de a trip to the er meeting lliufSday evening at 7:30
Meadows Monday, to arrest a man The public is invited to attend these
named Charles Drake, wanted on a services. A. Coslet Pastor
charge uf obtaining money by false
The new county officers have assum­
pr> tense.
ed the duties of thfiit1 ra-pective posi­
tions and are rapidly getting on to the
The Eiectric Theatre had a record
routine of the work. In the treasury
breaking attendance Sunday waning.
department, Fred Uolvig and his as­
Th * management is putting on a good
clean show and is entitled to a liberal sistant are ready to handle the funds
in whatever denominations they may
patronage.
come. Chauncey Florey and Miss Neil
Mesdames
Hargrave,
McGowan, his deputy in the recorder’s office, are
H imilton, and Newbury and Mr. Gus handling the deeds, nt ’rtgage.«, etc. in
Newbury of Medford attended the in­ find shape. Mr. Ma !den. the new
stallation of officers at the Eastern Commissioner has taken hold like an
Star Lodge in this city r.ursliy
old hand in the administration of coun­
night.
ty affairs. It is stated that Mr. Guy
J LeClair, a hobo arrester! at Med- Harper who has had considerable ex­
f jrd. charged with the larcenv of a perience in the tax department of the
sheriff's office will assist Mr. Colvig in
lawn mower and a coil of garden hose,
was sentenced to CO days in the coun­ the collection of taxes and when the
ty jail Thursday and is now serving roll of delinquent taxes is turned over
to the sheriff he will follow the roll I
out the sentence.
and attend to the eollecdon of delin
The order of Eastern Star h»ld a quent taxes as well.
public installation of officers W Ines-
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day evening at which a number of
Insialhticn
of Officers
guests were present. As we Were not
furnished a :ist of the officers we are
unable t > give the names at this time.
At a meeting of t’ e Junior Brotvet-
Mr.«. Fannie McNulty, of Medford .lood, Friday night, the following ■ ffi-
who wu convicted O' forgery, at a re ee 's were elect ’d and installed:
cent ter'm of the circuit -ourt, ha.
Dan Baghaw, J. C.
b en gran;ed • Conditional pardon b,
Will Copeland, Vice J. C.
Governir West. Mrs. McNulty wi 1
Chas. Abbitt, Secy.
likely return to Biise, Idaho, in a fee
M- rrit Dewi, Tr» is.
days.
Bruce Grieve, J P.
Ivar. Applegate, J. C. H.
Elsewhere in this pape» appear th<
|i: ,-iy Wulsb, J. O. W.
Maternent" of Beekman’s
Banking
Tri.«ties:- F: cd Collins, Cecil Gall,
House, and the Bank of J icksonville
in id Earnest Landow.
nl these institutions appear to
be in a flourishing condition and ar*
worthy the confidence and patronage
tf our readers.
Re iorts are current as we go to press
that Mr. Enyeart who has been sink nx
a ptospect shaft in the eastern end of
town has struck it rich. Mr. Enyeart
has been aeti-g on the supposition that
the course if Jackson creek in years
I *ng past was considerably to the south
cast of its present location and his pro-
*rt shaft has proved that he w
t gh„ He has discovered an ancient
cr.*e'i bed at considerable depth, the
- m of which are report’d to be very
r
in gold. We e< ngr itulate Mr.
K i/eart uuon hu success and h ope
tn it the find win be richer even toan
reported.
Information
By EDITH V ROSS
Joseph Martin came over from Med­
ford Monday.
Benj. M. Collins made a trip to Med­
Leon Hanna was in Medford Wed-
ford Monday.
nesday.
Mrs. John Barnum was a recent vis­
Lewis Girich made a trip to Medford
itor in Medford.
Monday.
S. Blake of Medford was a recent
Mrs. P. Ensele visited in Medford.
visitor in this city;
Thursday.
Fred Luy of Wellen wai a recent
Joseph Martin was a recent visitor
visitor in this city.
in Medford.
Mrs. Nettie Thompson visited in
B. R. McCabe was a recent visitor
Medford Monday.
in this city.
Mrs. Frank Robison was a visitor
Col. J. M. Williams was in Medford
in Medford Monday.
Wednesday.
Miles Cantral of Ruch was a recent
Mrs. R. B. Dow was a visitor in this
visitor in this city.
city thia week.
John Cantral of Buncom was a visi-
MW. flattie Deneff was a visitor n
tor this citf Tuesday:
Medford Monday.
George Wolff of Medford was a re­
cent business visitor in this city.
TomGailapher* s
Sujar $20).
Per $¿ck
“We are ex eedinjly interested ir
he beet sugar proposit on’ said Jack
Sheridan and J. D. Bell uf the Nasi
hotel List night, “t d will give I21 '*
for the first sack of sugar mane in the
Rogue River valley.” Both men are
axing treir influence in making p,s.-:
Ole the establishing of a beet ruga:
factory in the »alley and are wed fat-
isfied with the pr gruss made curing
the last we»k. Wednesday m rt. ng
Emil Mohr, of the Medford hotel stat­
ed that be would give $100 f .r the firs:
sack of saga' made in the val <*y anri
a week ago F. S. Carpenter
ifered
$10 tor toe first 100 lbs.
Sometimes a Clear
Consc enee Needs
No Accuser
By LOUISE B. CUMMINGS
0elf Belief the Key to Succese.
Do you still believe in voeiself? if
eo, you cannot becume n failure You
cun nt worst only UiWe falffitrfti ffriirri"
ils yet the s< leia-e of suci ess. of winch
self respect Is the key
In tile great
gamble of life we can afford to lose
everything but our self r«’spe< t. Money
lost Is little lost; friends lost, lunch
lost, but self respts-i lost, mid ull is
lost. Si‘lf liellet Is tile 111 is I 11 ,< j of self
respei’t. Just ns self respect Is the
mother of self reliance
Believe III
yourself mid you will wiu through, fol
self belief is the mainspring of human
activity mid the |irincl|ial source of
bumiiu Improvement II Inspires you
to <io things
It leaches you to try
lignin The mini who retiiliis Ills belief
in himself will uever give up trying,
mid success is the reward of persisteni
effort ' Self reliance w ill pull us
through many a struggle from which
the coward flees in vain mid in which
the weak succumb The ability to "get
up again" Is the reward of the self re-
Ila u t — Sea tile 1 'ost 1 u tel llgelicer.
vou 11 ."i tr rum
•A vc-y ,i>od retort'" said a senator
in nil argument
A verv good retort
tadeeiX: It »< mlndsJ’UM f Weeks..
“Weeks anil hi- w
were qunrTrt-
Ing.
•‘‘The night yon propo-usi ' said Mrs.
Weeks, with n hard, scornful laugh,
'you netis! lil e n fish nut of water.’
•*Weeks slgtied
I
•• 'But a very cleverlv landed fish.’ fid
«iM. In a musing voii e " VusLUigioa
Star.
Tom Dili higher's term in stute pris­
1 uus shopping one «lay wbeu a wo­
on whs finished He was given some man In the place where 1 was buying
money for present use and started dry goods was arrested for shoplifting.
down the street. Tom had nowhere to She seem«! to be u liuly aud very
go iuh I there seemed to la' no use look­ much cut up She endeavored to con­
big for n Job. That day of making a vince the proprietor that she was re­
living by honest work bad passtsL He spectable mid bad uo occasion to steal,
bad tried work nud twd tried house- but lie was olKli'rate. mid the poor wo­
breaking. Several terms at bard labor man was hustled off to u police station.
A few days later I saw by II newspa­
In prtsou had led him to prefer bard
per that the lady was the wife of a
labor In the open, But If be could get
iveiilthy mitl prominent mini. She lived
Poe's Reeding.
(
a Job—which was not likely without a
In another city, mid, there being no one
It
was
a
pi
«-«Il
iirily
of
I'oe
that
when,
reeonimeiidation, which be did not pos­
at hand to vouch for her. she spent the
he was most melaiu holy lie rein! the
sess—It wouldn’t tie loug before some
Iler liusbnud came
night in a cell,
most lugubrious ...... ks. and. living *ii
one who knew him for what be was
for her, got her out and commenced
sort <>f Mark Tapley, lie was happiest'
would come along and give blm away.
vvlien he va- most miserable.
But
suit against the dry goods Brui for
He stopped at a restaurant and bad
Rules For Succeia at Golf.
Poe's rule would not be a good one for
$100.000 damages
!
Writing In the American Magazine.
a meal, after which he bought a cigar
the armin' I»»-”» to ndont.
This mutter made so great an lm
and enjoyeil the first good smoke in a
Jerome D Travers culls llarry Verdun
pression on me that I dreaded there­
the greatest golf player be ever met
long Willie. Then he wulked on Into
after getting Into such a position my­
(lie residence part of the city, inspect­
and says the bulk of tils success might
self
1 never went to a counter to
be set down to these few simple rules:
ing premises with a view to finding
look over goods but that I tell that the
Control of teni|M*r.
one of easy access, from which he
eyes <lf » detective were upon me.
Refusing to worry over any bad de
might extract something which be
One day while buying some goods 1
might exchange for funds against the laid my bag on the counter to examine or any hard luck
Playing easily wltliln himself and
time when his meager purse should them. Several other persons came to
never pressing.
again need replenishment
the counter while I was there. When
Playing ulwuys for the hole, even
Coming to n fine residence that stood
I finished making uiy purchases—they
in a lot so large that there were no were tu be sent borne— I took up uiy when 200 yards away
Studying his game and practicing at
other houses near it, he stopped and
bag and went to another counter, every opportunity
looked it over carefully. There was an
where 1 bought a spool of thread and,
Making n point, even In practice, to Here every Friday and Saturday
arbor for grapes from which a second opening my bag to put in tlie purchase,
story window might be reached, and uutleod some bundles that I could not follow nil simple rules, such us kee|i-
tng one's head still, looking nt I he ball,
For 20 weeks in Medford
most of the windows on the main floor account for.
Either they had been etc.
were not so high but that they could
put in my bag or I had changed bags
EVERY EPISODE COMPLETE
Keeping the body under control un
tie reached from the ground.
witli seme one else.
til perfect timing Is developed.
Matinee 2 P. M. and evening
With a view to looking for a weak
Remembering the case I have men-
Using mi easy, nnturnl upright swing
spot he entered the premises aud went
Cloned, I lieeauie terror stricken lest 1 that stays ns long ns possible In Hue To follow “ Million Dollar Mystery”
round to the fear. Through a window
should be arrested us a thief.
with the intended flight of the bull
Margaret Snow as “Zudora,”
he saw a woman washlug dishes. She
Aud here is where an innocent per-
Girl Detective and an All Star
saw him, too. aud to divert suspicion
son is llable to Incriminate himself.
Details.
Cast, Packing Theatres every­
he knocked at the kitchen door and
Unless Very cool and collected there
Details are something beneath th*
asked if that was Mr. Smith's bouse. are nineteen chances in twenty that
where.
It requires n
He was taken all aback when the wo­ he will do the wrong thing, and there notice of the majority
of
mind
to
accord
to
then
ra
re
h
<
>rt
man said that it was.
are nineteen chances In twenty that the proper importance.
Including Mutual Weekly News
"Mr. Jacob Smith?"
one. especially n woman, wdl not be
it is necessary for every great artist tc
The Woman replied in the affirma­
I certainly was understand details In order that he may
cool and collected.
tive.
Dot, and I did not do what I should know when they should be Ignored
"Mr. Jacob Brown Smith?"
have done— that is. take the bag to
-Yes, Mr. Jacob Rrowu Smith lire« the office mid report the facts. My Gulliver discovered tills Interesting fuel
i when lie wnk<* up one morning Tile
Here. Do you wish to see him?”
one desire wits to get out of that store
Tom, not biiriiig sufficient wit to ex­ before the lynx eyed detective on duty perfect!«,;' • f ■ ny masterpiece de|iend-
tricate himself from such a bole, stood should ixiunce upon me. 1 went toward upon the strategic elimination of It-
looking nt the woman shamefacedly the dots’ III ii great hurry, doubtless detulls.
Those who see only those thing--
aud without reply.
showing by tnv »xpreimlon that 1 was
which lie la-tween the little and tb*
BUSINESS CARDS.
"Yuli dou't want to see the owner a thief running mvuy with goods
great set1 neither of these It requires
of the boilsc at all. You are recon
I iritracted the ntteutiou of a woman,
lho kiiiic »ffpiiclty of Imagination to ■
noiterlng with a view to breaking 111 who followed me out. 1 caught Sight
master details that It does to mastei
to carry off valuables, I su w you sis­ > of her staring at me and. looking back
GUS NEWBURY
Immensities Tn see big one must also
nig up the ehanci’s of mi entry from on gulilliig tbe street, saw her coming
the arbor and giving a professional behind uie. 1 did not doubt that she lie able to see little
Controlling events means controlling
was a detective, employed by the firm
glance at the second story rear win
Attorney-at-Law
dow
You ought to know that the to watch shoplifters, aud that 1 wotlld details
Nothing
succeeds
like
details
—
Life.
safest way for a Job like that Is to i be ul'rested ns soou as she could se
Will Practise in All Courts in the State
take n sériant III and have the whole cure the Hei vl: es of a policeman, 1
Heathen Hospitality
hurried on. she following us fast as she
thing opened up to you a
African Jungle |>«*<>ple nri* ir>t very
"Are you in the bteT" asked Tom
euuld
But lie dill >i°t gh»1 on me,
< lue
OREGON.
MEDFORD.
'-'1 ktio« all about the craft and can for she IV;:» older than 1 mid some p irtlcn'.’ir .mr ernliig their f<a«l
of oir mi.-sl’Hiiiri women wiih down
tell one of them on sight. I'm tired wb;.t i-orpul* nt
Sts lug a eab standing beside the With nil n.trick of fever some time ago
■ if taking risks and will never take an
curb.
I Juiapid in nud told the cabm.'lb This was a source uf sorrow to these
>ther ntiless I'm cocksure that thefe's
l><jirr. unle.’iriieU .vet sympathetic uh
no chance of uiy getting caught, and io «line lib’ i * my house The woman
mr. I.:g ut> a» we were driving away, tlvt«, wire In their own way are really
the pay must be big "
Attorney at I aw
compassionate and want to help One
"What luck!" exclaimed Tom. “1 neE endcavor d to attract tin* cabman's at
I an w of these "bush mammies" tried to ex
elltio’i. iml lieill-i Ii ’i see her.
I
rr thought to find a hel|>er In here.
pl.ilnly enough
enough, but
blit I looked pre»« her sorrow la’cause the “white \ NOTARY PUBLIC AND CONVEYANCFK
You Just put me <>n to the game tiDd ier plainly
intimuiy missionary” was so III After
pretending
lint
to See her
zwuy.
not
you cull fiJiike y,,nr own terms as to
l’liere was no
u<> other call near, and I a time she left the station with n
Office with Jacksonville Post.
the divvy ”
ue< ceded in i tlfng away from the bright Idea in her head and started for
The woman stood looking nt Toril
the
Jungle
A
little
Inter
she
returned
When I reached home 1 rnc
- OREGON
I JACKSONVILLE.
Then .vunniii
with un eye that puzzled film
with n large tropical leaf from one of
in as quickly ns I could, locked the
she »ild:
Uisin It «ere several t>lg
ine. and aftet <*.-i|ilug tu the trees
“1 reckon I'll trust yon. I've had s door b- lilllO
crawling green worms, which she tin I
lot of expcrii’iiie with our kind, mid If the maid to admit no one I went Up- i-nUght nisi brought to the s:ck mt-sloii
a person has v.ny good In him nt all 1 stilll*« l’> m.' rooui
ary Slie thought they would la* nice
li. K. HANNA
I irtd tint Ix'en there long before
cun tell It Ytal Won't give me away."
anil tender for tier to ent during her ill
sharp ring nt the dour
there
was
a
It was aminged tH’tween the two
Lawyer
bell
1 reimilin*d In my room, shiver peas -ClirLstUm llctald
tiuit Tom should come to the house
big. and the ktlhlnnms was not an-
to
Bud
a
He was
that night nt 12
swered
There was illiotller and an-
Psychological Moment.
Office in Bank of Jacksonville Buildup
kitchen window unlocked. through
ether ring, but after that w lioevef Wag
•To. whot h Dittint by the psycho
will-h lie might expect an entrance there went away
I heard some one
OREGON
JACKSONVILLE.
A back staircase ttoiild lead bini to a yolng down the steps and, looking out logical mdtnpHt?”
“When I giro yowr mother a check,
he
would
wall
and
safe built in the
of ilie win low saw a policeman riding m.v son. that N 1b<*
bohHricnl mo­
find the key under n rug near by. lie away on it indturcycle.
ment for me if» toil h r 1 Won’t t>e
was to take the silver and any cash
I determined to get u*ay from the bo!D? until kite." Birmingham Affr-
he might find in the safe and go out house before be could come buck, but
I)R. T. T. SHAW
with It as he came in. Having turned flirt inc luded to examine the bag. Henild.
the swag into cash, he was to meet the ft was not mine nud contained a num
Dentist.
Careful.
woman that day week at ths Dorth
bcr of artk’les of no great value that
Biol,lis That feline Skinnum Is al
west comer of the city park and de­ were evidently purchases of a woman. wny- Imisting :*!.* ut 1-1» pull. Rliibb« Office in Uvan Building, California St.
liver two-thlrds of the profit. Tem Then I r»*viille<] flint I hud been nt my -Well, don't let hin: -»«»ply it to your
Upstairs
was surprised at being so largely trust
Jeweler's mid brought .away a valuable leg.- I'l.i •dclphhi Ihroid.
ed. but this didn't trouble him n bit.
brooch that I bad left there for repair
OREGON
I JACKSONVILLE
At the ai'ixilnti’d hour be appeared I hud exi-lianged my brooch for n yard
at the window mill found It unlocked, of emnbri
six luindken liiefs. half a
entered, went up tile back staircase, yard of dress lining mid n number of
found the key of the safe under the other articles of uo more vulue.
nig mid was ofienlng the safe door
While I was preparing to continue
when sudd« lily ev«*ry electrii’ light my flight 1 beard n latchkey fumbling
blazed out nt oiiee Fei’lliig a hand on in tlie keyhole of the front d«x>r. I
his shoulder, be turtn-d and tooked Into kn«’W ft was my liusbnud mid ran
th«* face <*f n |»>l.i*:..;in At the same downstairs, oiwned the door mid when
time lie he.ir-l n n»-«’e of n dress nxd he enter«««! fell Info bl" arms
In re
the woman with wlimn he had made ply to Ills agonized apis-uls to be told
A full Ine of the be»* groceries, c nfe-tu», h , nuts, fresh fruit».
the deal npinMn-d oil the wene In even
w bat w as the matter I "«tally gasped
Cig fiii and Tobacco, Etc
Ing eosttnne
that I was nls>ut to tie arrested as a
ill I take him a wiry ma'am?"
shoplifter
This naturally astonished
fall and app u<
“Walt a munite. I wish to speak t*> him. mid he worked bard with me till I
Tom
she
Then turning to
film."
lie p»f the Ktory
“Nonscnser lie ezrtalmed
"Some
•«Wed
,i ftimoon
woman has unintentionally exchanged
"When
left me I
bags I oubth-ss while »h qiplng nt the
noth my
I a|H*n<l a
•nme counter with you you both laid
was «lob
down yvW bag- h , i <1 she picked up the
rood <’<■■ I
-«■wiling I
wrong bag
When y*u turned for
» <>■:<• I h d ««-n t ' n d b: rs
Y*>n yours you took what was left.
«re a Is tti r I'lan Ih -u you look to Im
There was another ring at the door-
if ; oil Were 11,4 li'udhupisd bow bell, an*! my bu-l»iud In-i-tisl ■ n going
e<a. >1 you ■ -e t" e*rn an li* i.**t llv
to tlie door I inn U|»fair« and Ilk! In
the clo-et f'n-srutly I heard film call
!Dg fo.'t I rem ilti«"1 where I was till
a m riot
■r
Come set ur Bright,
e mtn upstairs with my lost lug
of the Very Latest
'»I
plac.
’
f*T
Gifts,
indeed.
Our
ii
Tlie «orcin who lind followed me.
A
rowd more
Styles, and tie Verv Best
rndii x that she had es< ban
li*
Merit into E eh Lollsr’s v
ith " me one atid «eclnii
he -tore wuglllzed me as one
on'-ained elsewhere.
•r no<1
uC’1 seen -b-’ -¡’Illg l»~ld*
Anl Savings at Un. i
I'rcd to . mi ll me
Fill 1.1« • he
prove tha our V; lues a e
after
■ nt a mot’ cycle polk entan
1 sal ret mini, reperied that lie
|
•! to gain admittance, and the
. . ••u-iirHb ’I i- a work
l
It Theatre
ZUDORA
Here Fri.--Sat. Jan. 8-9 1915
SIX REEL PROGRAM
Don’t MissZudora
Thanhausers Greatest
Photoplay.
I). W. BAGSHAW
NEW STORE! NEW GOODS!!
Groceries, Confectionery, Notions,
Goods Z II Fresh.
Prices Right.
MS. HAIT E DENEFF
We Are Ready f >r
CITY DRUG STORE
■ - « d i-.*- --ed a wua
hifiii m
r UX V« .ilvlu.
J. W. ROBINSON >f. L>„ Prop.,
lai knoniille, Ortgon