Jacksonville post. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1906-19??, December 25, 1915, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text: JACKSONVILLE POST Official Paper ot the City of Jacksonville, Oretjon 1 he Korin Fo3e A weekly newspaper published every Saturday at the county seat of Jackson County, Oregon. I). W. B agshaw , Editor and Publisher Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1907, at the post office at Jacksonville Oregon, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SATURDAY. DECEMHER 25, 1915 SUBSCRIPTION: One year by mail $1.50. Advertising rates furnished ot. application. RAIN AND WIND ALONG U. S. Army Officer is Held COAST as German Spy Trains Delayed By Wash outs. High Winds on Ocean Front. Washington, Dee. 20—The war de partment has been unffi'ially advised that Lieutenant Edward L, Dyer of the Coast artillery, who had been giv en three months’ leave of absence from duty in the Philippine Islands, Portland, Dec. 21 —High winds ac is detained in Singapore as a German companied by sharp driving rains has spy, having neglected to obtain a done minor damage throughout the passport on leaving the Philippines. northwest the last three days. Tonight a washout on the Spokane, Portland Body is Found Nearly 3 and Seattle railroad near Skamania, Wash., east of here is reported and the Months After Drowning through train is not expected until six to twelve hours after scheduled time. On the Northern Pacific between Port Chehalis, Wash., Dee. 20 The body land and Puget Sound minor washouts of A. E. Snider, a one-armed man who are reported and trains are delayed was drowned in the Cowlitz river near from one to several hours. At Porter, Salkum, October 26 last, when attemp Wash., the washout is comparatively ting to cross the stream in a dugout with Archie Eckstein and a Mr. Stein, serious. Streams in the Cowlitz county dis er of Ethel, was found Saturday three trict of Washington are at flood stage miles below the scene of the accident, and in Oregon huge slides have occurr The widow identified the body, and ed along some of the roads principally it will be buried here. The other on the Columbia highway where tonight two men in the dugout saved them- the highway is temporarily blocked by selves. a slide forty feet wide. At Cascade locks four inches of rain $225 Gold N igget Found has fa'len in the last 24 hours. Almost two inches have fallen in Portland in Bandon, Or., Dec. 21 A gold nugget that time. From Falls City, Oregon it weighing 12 ounces and valued at about is reported that the T.uckiamute river $225, was picked up last week by is higher than at any time this season Charles Curl and Clint Ainsworth, on and that a part of the dam owned by their mining claim on Boulder cieek in the electric light plant went out this Northern Curiy county. The nugget, afternoon. The w-ter is still high whicn is the largest eve- found in this enough to furnish power. section, is one of several large ones At Ho<xi River, Ore., a section of a which have be -n 1 rough! in bv prospec dam constructed by the city, state and tors from the Boulder creek country fish game commission, went out with during the past six months. the high water. In places throughout the Cascade mountains the snow is re C/g Timbers f:r Caml Wo -i ported ten feet deep. Some snow has follen in the valleys but this is ra- Kelso, Wash., Dec. 2'—The Ostran piillv melting. der Logging Railway company shipped Shipping is temporarily held up by yesterday, seven large timbers to be the high winds off the Columbia river. used as ‘ spuds” for dredgers at the Several of the large ships are cruising Panama canal. Three of the timbers o itside the bur w liting for the sixty were 31 inches square and 70 feet long mile gale to relent, and others are hold and the other four were round’ being ing in inside the river waiting for a 32 inches in diameter and 6"> feet long, ceisati n of the storm which is promis "he round timbers were flawless with ed for tomorrow. out pitch seam or knot They w. re The rainfall for the season is 4.40 shipped by rail from this place to Ta above normal to date. coma and will there be loade 1 on a steamer and taken to their destina- JOVIAL Christmas was that spent by Admiral Peary on his Inst expedition to the uretlc. from which be return 'd w' ’.i the report of the discovery of the north pile. At Cape York, Green land. the Roosevelt picked up Eskimo« ■ and dogs ami by way of Eta 11 and I Cape Sheridan made her way to Grant Land, whore she had to halt in the Ice locked waters of the Arctic ocean. only t!00 miles from the pole, when Christmas day came. The story of the party’s celebration of tills Christ- mas, one of the “farthest north" ever enjoyed by white men. was told inter estingly by the explorer when lie re turned to tiie United States. "It was not very cold." wrote Peary, "only minus 23 degrees I-'. In the morning we greeted each other with the ‘Merry Christmas’ of civilization. At breakfast we all hail letters from home and Christmas presents which hail been kept unopened. MacMillan was master of ceremonies and arrang ed the program of sports. At 2 o’clock there were races on the Ice foot. A seventy-five yard course was laid out. and the ship's lanterns, about fifty of them, were arranged In two parallel rows twenty feet apart. These lan terns are similar to a railway brake man's lantern, only larger. It was a strange sight—that Illuminated race course within 7',-j degrees of the earth's end. “The first race was for Eskimo chil dren. the second for Eskimo men. the third for Eskimo matrons with babies In their hoods, the fourth for unen cumbered women. There were four entries for the matrons' race, and no one could have guessed from watch ing them that It was a running race. They came along four abreast, dressed In furs, their eyes rolling, pulling like four excited walruses, their babies In their hoods gazing with wide and half bewildered eyes at the glittering lan terns. There was no question of cruel ty to children, as the mothers were not moving fast enough to spill their ba- Then there were races for the Yes, Merry Christmas comes but once a year. It might come oftener but it deesn’know how to cut across the equator’and must sit still until the world turns clear round and bob it up between • » Thanksgiving and New Year. With this eventful day comes gifts and good cheer and to help others makes us feel that “The World is Growing Better.” OUR HOLIDAY STOCK is well assorted consistin? of a inamoth line of General Merchandise, as well as Toys and Gifts for one and all, old and young, Staple and Fancy Groceries, Vegetables, Nuts, Candies, &c. May the coming Holiday Season be one of good health, Good Cheer and happiness for all, are the wishes of Taylor - Williams Co The People’s Store, where Jacksonville Oregon PHONE 112 Go Home For Christmas rpHE holidays wil soon be here. -* The time of happiness and cheer. Your friends wi I be ex pecting vou to come home, So will mother, father, sister or brother. Low Holiday Fares Snow Ties up Traffic in Seat'le, Dec. 21 Transcontinental t flic on the Great Northern railway i is ied up today by snow slides in tlii Cascade maintains. Three linn- i red fuel of snowehids between Scenic an I I ve < n the we it slope <>. the Cas cades collapse I tixlay ii'i ier an enorm ous weight of snow which had -lid down the mountain. Tim snowfall In thi ■ mountains is nearly f. ur times ns great ns it was a' this time 1 st yi ar. Railroad officials rejorte«! that th< snow was ten feet deep on parts of the mountain line unprotected by the snow sheds. The lines of the Northern Paeim am: Chicago and St. Paul are open to traffic an<> the Gr at No them tonight ts.'.i.r sending its trai’H--online it train ev er the Northern Pacific tra-ka b twe, n Seattle and Spokane. No lie.in wen- caught b. • ween the slides nml ex ■ it for many hours delay neeessiia'ed by asnfin; the trains back to nn c. IOII3 w ill the Nor,her i Paeifi . pa 's i* ers s itfired no inc mvemem ■. Gaud Northern offici ils sail they Imped to have their line cleared b fore ti in irtoA night. CHRISTMAS AGAIN! Electricity In Toyland 'AT BHEAKKAST WE Alt. HAD LKTTF.KS Arc available for the holilavs. On sale between all S uth-rn Pacific station« in Oregon, Dec. 17. is. 22, 21, 24, 25. 3’, and Jan. 1. Return limit Jan. 4. From Origen to California points cn sale Dec 2>, 23, 24. 25, 3'), 'll, Jan. 1st. Return limit Jan 3d. proiin tlyobtained hi i,’! < i.Ulrica en NC FEE. TRADE-MARKS, < ‘ ’• itsnlut Çü)»yrightsr«-gis- istere«i. Send Ske h. '.¿el or Photo, tor FREE REPORT OH ) ii. ibi i'y; Patent prilcL- Ite exclusively. Bi; K REFERENCES. Send 2 fftii.t In Ft.tmp« f œ invaluable book VJ?, ‘?W To COT Al.M a <1 SELL PATENTS, u hi<'h on» s will p’»,’-. Jl'iw to get, n partner, j».tient law and oua-r va.uabie information. B. SWÏ & CO. PATENT LAWYERS, 303 Seventh SI., Washington, D. C. LEU AL BLANKS XV e have on hand for sale the following blanks viz: Lease, Mortgages, Bill of Sale, Agreements, W arranty Deeds, Quit Claim Deeds, Chattel Mortgage, Acknov ledgements, Real Estate ontract. Location Notice —Placer, Location Notice -Quartz, Satisfaction of Mortgage. t • il E i itt If .• it« ('. ntr let, FROM HOUK." It Is only rcccntlj- that electricity be gan to piny n conspicuous pnrt In the Chrlstmns tmliduy. Of nil the electric ship's men ami the members of the Ask the local agent for fares, tri in service toys the little trolley car is one of the ex) edition and a tu oi M.ir between last. It get.« its power from the light the men aft mid fm-v.iii-d and other information, or write "N'.-iture herself pittlelpaled in our ing circuit and will run on Its .-In inr truck quite well, ns well ns Its big Christmas eelebrntious bj- providing iiu cousin runs in the citj streets. Toy I aurora of < onsiderable brilliancy. motors mi l generators to run toy ma While the races on the be font were At reasonable prices. We intend adding chinery nre especially interesting to In progress the nori hern sky was lined other blanks a3 fast a3 possible unti boys. Eor girls modern doll houses nre with streamers and lames of pale the line is complete. Blanks of special lllnmlnnted with tiny electric lamps. j white light. form printed to order at short notice This year Snntn Chius will have In "Between the races mid the dinner John M. Scott, Gin rd I’jimijer kgeit, Portland, Oregon h!< pack n new toy lor llttl 1 girls, n hour, wliii h was nt -I o’clock. I gave a in nlnttire cl. etrfe range. It Is a. com | concert on the piano In my cabin, i p!"te pm -t'.-nl ra ic that cooks and i choosing the merriest music in the bnl.es peri'cctly. the ■ very thing for rack Then Me separated to dress for th Gc man- \m- icaii i.i Presi Mhl li little girls h.iv o longed with nil dinner This eeretnonj consisted of Spt.e JÍ L l : 'A ils ui, wh it would they h ivi tlielr hearts It 1.« a cafe plaything for putting on clean tlannel shi.-ts ntid children, mi I ivli n using It they not neckties. The do. tor wins even so am ha I tile c luti I been elected? — iii!i!;i:i!iiirj!i!iiiii!!iiiiiii!iiini;iii only oecup ■ themselves happily, but tiltlous as to don a linen collar. n Her i d. they r -teally l< am to cook There Is "Percy, the steward. More a chef's i '' < .'■ I 'l l"';-..AbEKS’WEEK n complete »ct of utensils furnished cap and n large white apron In honor "Ti is d g fours,” said M Jone and RU MI. 1.11 E CONFERENCES I Eleclnc p tks fro?, with a cookbook for children writ of the o elision, and he laid the table i u th S.bbatli iiii ner ,u , a tn.is January j to 8, 1916 ten so slmn'v t'mt t!ie.v<-nn understand with a line linen cloth and our best culiar »'111 nal. tie runs av.ii ver. "1 alw i s fi-¿isti what 1 begin," re Live In . rin.it. m, l’i.« tieni Help for the Home It ivlthout di 'I ulty This small range : sllier. I he wall of the mess room was I often a d st; ys for .a. > it h • ai ma ke<l Mary Pick‘ ord. the Farm, th Community. fiere is a use Is fifteen Inch * h'l-'i. u lth six burners Jecorated with the American Hag. We ways comes home on Sunday. ” “ \ hy ' ' ' "’t ”>s >f orrg< ■ «’.reHtcM Industries ful little recipe f >r succ- s« n-i 1 a pin -tb-nl little oven in any de- had musk ox meat, an English plum L it i n.•.s ..tt < t^t n k Most Vital Problems pudding, sponge cake covered with is that? Why does i.e c o ae S . day .iartment of endeavor. ♦ I»' I.KvTUK] !»' \!OXI’HATltiNS— 1.- 1 Hi ON, !•: ; i KXTAINMKNTS ■ho. olr.te. mid at each plate was a o return?" asked the puest. "i real Yale has no’, score I a touchdown “Yolo Doughs" an.I Mince Pies. Tw.i t’bi-.-i -i p p! • atleti . <1 last yeir. It is a package containing nuts, cuke nml can y don’t kno> ,” smil.d Mrs J. nos. against Ha vard since The Yule dorg'is i'It‘1 • cakesi. mln -c 19)7. This is - e i' I ee to tn ik frit nth with live dies. with a card attnehed. 'Merry tenderly str. king the dog's -le- k bro.vn thi .x i" in i live tho. gins guvcl pies and plum porrlil re tmnv plum pud " iketa. and goo*, woik. need. "Sun e strai g? ca ine mt-iiti m, ■omething for the op'imist c I’r if. 1'aft din-.’). wore o!<1 especial Christmas Christmas From Mrs Peary.’ "After dinner came the dice throw I ruppose.” ‘ Canine i uthin’,” anilfeit to vi w with alarm. The 11 -«t. also called Yule When a like impression, without any dtshes. WINTER SHORT COURSE ing contests and he wrestling nml ittle John; Jones "I ‘specthe knows Albania is about as sociable with i's b-tides, had their origin In Home, when January io to Fibcuary g, 1916 api areni reason, comes tn « — pulling contests In the fo'eastle. But its The hat Sun ay's the on’y day we have a neighbor« as a par.-upinn. ’ "» of the chil l Jesus na i the Ylr A l*r«(ti.'dl 1|(iini turni Con »e in a Sul Shell. many people at t»- ' ; m ti:n . it m nns ; ; Ili M H| " neighbors have usually trie I to win its bv the* b’kt'rs on celebration ended with a phonograph decent tnea'.”—Judge. Appli.* - ir- ce in A.e.ni Work of Bometitres ill lea..', h.it tie i.nseer : f’bt 1-1: - i Hie l-'iv •■,. aii.1 Houaehiitd. following account com ert given by Percy. cmfidenee with a club "But perhaps the most Interesting forces tiiut set -.1 e Mo. I y si age and ! ir«'-' Ni ! • ’» o 'n • pie. as recorded tr'i ... ,n I AVI A KAISISG, FIRM CROPS, One of our dipl >mats has come h >m“ - ill - - : K KAISIS-t-., PAIKV WORK, call tin :i< .a ui , oo; m 11 i.i h - c i by an • ’d t il vier, will doubtless be pnrt of our day was the distribution Learned East I" . , KA' IS . ' 1X11«.SIN.;, COOK- f v his heal h, p.nd many of us think of prizes to the winners In the various dropp <1 a prog'am whi h the w I. io.■» i . .esting to housewives of the pros i- iiovs? loi.n va rs, homk contests. In order to afford a study In ‘ ' X'. Bl -ISH-s MI-.THODS. KOAU "Well, Dinah, bow are you and y - r its high time some of the foreign diplo has picked up and is del ve i ig to the ent day: ' Thou every family against n IM. >• A < V RNI.ISI "RING. RURAL < ■ ‘'First- ma's here want home for theirs. OH A IZATIOSS. MARK! I ISG. outsi ie nations of sensitivo souli. Th? Chrlstmns made n famous minche:! Eskimo |isj ho'o gy there v ns In each new husband g,t ing alon case a choke between prizes Tookoo rate. Miss Betty. I been 'greeably Currc-p ml nre Cournea Without Tuition, One re idily understand* Senator Pen w nr in Europe never had a more sav- pye. called Chrlstmns p.ve; It Is a most l-.xp it In.tri.s„u. in Munte. le-iri’ed mixture of meats, tongues nuih. for Im-.tnnie. who moh in the ‘«prised In dat man ” ‘ D es he t e..t rose’s expressed aimirition for boxing K- duce.l railroad rates. age look than it has today. N ver ehi- ken. egira. sng-ir. raisins, lemon. women's ra e. Ind a choice I etwecti you all right?" "Yessuni. He ah-.* -he's long teen in the ring himself. Fori - g-nm w ,te i.. The College Eichinge, Orrgmi weie mightier nrmi s in array, nevi : ormige I>eel and various klnds of three prizes a t ox of tlii-ee cakes ot • Io, and I ain’t bad ter hit hi-n b i ne Agricultural College. Corvaliit. <iw l’ ltof-1) were (he dark P«<«iot-s of men m >re splccry. An E ir mean futurist calls our sky- They nlso made a sort of sceutel amp. n seivlng oattlt contain ime. I never s cd er nigger learn as furiously cullati <1. Still there is an soup with plums, which Is not at nil Ing a paper of n .Pcs. two or three scramj-s “works of art ” Hight ait Bi. m ugh tin Xge- ■>f course. impres'ion out that the tension is up Inferior to the pre. which Is In their 'hinible- nml *c oral sp > >| . of dlCer quick as he Cu. Stopping Him Her- ent si e.i th end mid a v u.U , rke cov H.rald. to th- breaking point, and ‘hat war is language culled plum porridge The Czar promise! S-rvia, aid by a sm! to sU'Slim'y collapse It my rl' k. In his ne. omit of the ceremonies CI O I l) c-nb?r, tut failed to m?-ition wha-. ” 1 shall rever ask yon to promise to man >’!iv come fr< m « h ipe fl at it m Iv be sn. of Christmas eve, writes: year. come home early again,” she Sir'd sor- Coni« guard« thia night the Chrtatmaa e.w S-i ..ip. oil or a belief that the f r i s ci gaged are PV», iNFt’l b-1 i.b I--..' Possibly Major Thompson of Cl,i -,. rowfu ly, w‘ en he iet bimae'f in at 2 almost exhausted, but et p. ton ‘I r That the thiefe. though ne’er slie. I toward i v . u ' i I r*th-r o.. “ ■« With his flesh hi t'k don't ovine nie th« impression c< m< - f om i pr.- Mo.lt It ’ .-■iit fur The h -.-.H h ii To catch It gi am that the Fates have dropped and of clean!1 .4 it i I < awneil upon tier ■-I- U II.. . o a. I I'he Alius would do well to bew ire that it was a true dispatch that the From him who all olone sits the ret a «miden iimb -< >n to be nttractive."- wi hout ma .mg a ¡i i o i ..i ? ,u, ,o” Having his eyes still In hvs care, of Greeks refusing gifts. —Chatt inooga ! "• aringie r.as only JJJ.O j O.OOJ left," she ’■eplied, and he had no comeback.— New ïoik Tribune. wireless of eternity picked up and dis And a doni« of nightly fears reads a headline. Whatdye mean News. To watch It tributed. —Ex. > Buffalo Enquirer. " “only?" Southern Pacifiic JACKSONVILLE h POST.