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Or°i’'”’ HiB‘orieal Society J JACKSONVILLE. JACKSON COUNTY, VOL. IX BRIDE’S ASSAILANT COMMITS SUICIDE Evan B. Kemp Leaves Let ters to Public .; And Mother, Express ing Remorse. VOLUNTEER OFFICERS FOR ARMY AVAILABLE. BRAKEMAN LOSES ARM COLLISION. IN OUR OWN STATE .ALASKA’S BEST YEAR NO. »36 INDUS!RIAL REVIEW Some Recent Happenings Advance Statement of Min- Manufactures, Enterprises and liVar Department Compiles Lisi Misreadin? of Meet Order eral Production for Improve n? .Is Providng in Various Parts of of Men Who Have Had Is Claimed Responsible 1915 by United Payrolls and Promot Oregon Military Training. For Wreck Near States Geolog ing Development Girl Struck by Jitney is Dead Roseburg. ical Survey of Oregon Washington, Jan. 4—The number of Roseburg, Or.. Jan. 3—Miss Helen young men available for service as jun R >bertson died yesterday as the result Roseburg, Or., Jan. 3- Train service Porland, Oregon, Jan. 1916.----- ior officers in the volunteer army was The Alaska mining industry as a Washington County pruned $13,590 of an accident two m< nths ago, when With a bullet in the right temple disclosed in a recent war department was resumed yesterday afternoon on she was struck by an unknown jitney whole was more prosperous in 1915 from 1917 budget. the body of Evan B. Kemp, who shot . report, __r_ .. Already the department has the Southern Pecific after a 20 hours’ aid thrown to the pavement. Alike than in any previous year. This is in- Redmond raises water rate from $1.75 and brutally attacked Mrs. Mabel My- ’ the names of nearly 70)9 men possibly blockade caused by a head-on collision time of the accident she managed to dicatsd by the value of the total miner- for 500 feet to $2 for 300 feet. ers in his lonely cabin near Gresham available for this purpose- Of th it of two freight trains at Winchester save and protect a baby she was car ' al output, which is estimated to have Banks Herald his made a hard fight I ite Tuesday afternoon, was found near number, 37 have been duly examined Saturday evening at 6:40. Engineer rying. She was 35 years of age, and been $32,000,n00, compared with $19,- Stanley station yesterday afternoon by and certificates issue I to them. Four Henry Ryan an 1 Conductor Howard i< survived by a sister and two broth 061,963 for 1914. The highest value for I for tax reduction. Railroads placing big orders s -nds up Garfield Haynes, 529 Churchill street. teen were former enliste I men in the Weichlein misread their orders to meet ers. a ly previous year was in 1996, when freight No. 22 ) at Winchester siding, On the body Sheriff Hurlburt and De regular army. Alaska produced $23,378,428 worth of I price of lumber and shingles. puty Sheriff Phillips at 3 o’clock found minerals, but this was at a time when Rogue River Courier—Too much red Recomm .nidations for certification it is claimed, and after having passed a note confessing the crime and also a have been received in regard to 1400 the station met the other freight near the bonanza placers of Fairbanks and I fane is finding its way into public af State Broking Department letter to Mrs. Hannah P. Kemp, moth- others, students at schools where mili the end of the trestle over the North j Nome were yielding their greatest re fairs, and regulation and control fr< m of the dead man. turns. an authority “higher up" is impairing tary training is given, and additional Umpqua bridge less than a quarter of a Needs no Appropriation. Kemp killed himself shortly after 6 applications for appointment have mile from the siding. The high value of the mineral output rather rather than increasing efficiency o'clock Wednesday night, according to reached a total of 5000. in 1915 was due in large measure to tne in many lines. Glen Patrick, fireman of train 229 the note to his mother, dated 6 o’clock. Salem, Or., Jan. 3—Statement of the extraordinary amount of copper that During the school year of 1915 there lost his left arm when he was thrown The Coos Bay Harbor sensibly says Hunted, cold and penniless, Kemp left were 32,313 students in the schools with under a telescoping box car. H rror receipts and disbursements for 1915 of ; was "lined Preliminary estimates in- r small factory that runs all the time the home of Mrs. Elva C. Dallam, at military courses and in the preceding was added to the situation by a < ar the state banking department, issued ( dicate this to be 83,850,090 pounds val- and makes a steady employer and nets Errol heights, a mile and a half from 10 years 39,430 had been graduated, all loaded with matches which took fire by S. J. Sargent, superintendent of ued at $14,400,990. In 1914. 21,450,628 a return to the own r is better than a Stanley station, after 4 o’clock Wed of whom would be still available in time and a car loaded with tobacco which binks, gives tin. department a balance poun Is of copper were mined, valu'd big concern idle a large part of t e nesday afternoon. He told Mrs. Dal of need. was soon destroyed, Two cars of stock o ' $415 over the amount paid out, and at $2,852,934. The gold production al year. lam he was going through the woods to were barely saved from the fire and a s lows that none of the $15,000 appro so increased in 1915, when the value Congressman Hawley promises ti e Oregon City. part of the trestle was also burned. priated by the legislature for maintain was about 116,900,009, against $15,625,- people of Crescent City a breakwater Mrs. Dallam did not know she had Cjxey of Idle Army Fame 813, for the output of 1914 This is ing the office for two years, has be< n and jetty. fed the criminal unt'l an hour and a expended. This is the first time the de the largest gold production since 1912, is in Politics. LX CHANGE ON GERMANY partment has made such a record The when the output was valued at $17,- North Bend —Archie Cruse puttii g half later. She at one notified Sher iff Hurlburt. While the sheriff and a diversion of the annual license fee paid 145,951. As the production of silver is in « box factory plant here. FALLS; BRITISH GAINS squad of 17 deputies were scouring Port of Portland will have 2500 horse by the banks of the state, from the incidental to gold and copper mining, Columbus, O., Jan. 6 —“General Ja the woods near her home Kemp kill cob S. Coxey, wealthy manufacturer corporation department to the state this als > increased. It is estimated power drdge finished by Jan' 10. ed himself. The next morning Depu that $409,000 worth of silver was min I Kruse & Banks, North Bend have of Massillon, O., who ted the “Army German Money Reaches L:w banking department, enabled the ty Sheriffs Phillips and George Hurl office to leave untouched its appropria ed in 1915, as compared with $218,327 i contract to build 220 foot vessel t- r of the Commonwealth’’ to Washington burt passed within one hundred feet tion. worth in 1911. The output of other San Francisco. Value Recoid in New in 1834, outlined to lay plans for his of the blind road on which the body campaign as an independent candidate The department collected $10,591.58 minerals, including tin, antimony, mar Public utility assessments in Jose lay. York Market. for making 318 examinations of banks ble, gypsum, coal, and petroleum, in phine County are reduced $43,323.23. f >r United States Sen"tor from Ohio 1915 had a value of about $309,«00 com With two of the six shots fired, the during the 12 months. to succeed Senator Pomerene next .32 caliber revolver with which Kemp pared with $222,8)2 in 1914. , Coos wav is cooperating with the S. year. He said he would run on a plat New York, Jan. 4—Exchangeon Ger The developments made during the P. Co. in developing that section, •hot himself and the girl was found form demanding that congress author many t slay fell to 75'», the lowest quo year give assurance of continued large ! Home contractors to be preferred on near the body. The body is now at ize issue of $1,000,010,009 legal tender tation since the outbreak of the war Gopher and Mole Scalps Redeem operations in both copper and gold lode new Baker $125,000 schoolhouse, the morgue. Mrs. Kemp is said to be currency half of which is to be used in and probably without precedent in the ed at Court House. mining. Placer mining has been less 1 Pittsburg capital developing Rose- too poor to care for it. It probably creating a merchant m irine an 1 half will be given county burial in a pau for naval equipment or coast defens financial relations between this center ; Salem, Or., Jan. 4—Yesterday, the prosperous, for this industry has not burg and Iowa capital dew-loping Suth- and Berlin. per’s plot. i first legal day of the New Year upon yet reacted to the stimulus of the Gov- | erlin Portland capital has not even es' The unit of exchan-e on Germany is ------------ «E»».. -......... ’ which gopher and mole scalps could be ernment railway, which will make opened an Oregon stone quarry. The four marks, so that today’s quotations redeemed under the (Tom) Brown scalp availab'e for profitable exploitation new First National Bank building is Peppermint Growers oli lusband and Wife Die In implies a value of only about 18% cents bounty act of 1915, County Clerk Gehl- large bodies low arade gravels. The is built of eastern stone. for marks, as against the normal value hur and his force of clerks were kept same is true of the coal mining indus Valley are Organized Reodsport—Railroad men putting in side of 24 Hours of about 23% cents. I busy taking in scales and issuing war try, which also must await railway 250,000 fishing and cold storage plan*. On the other hand, remittances to ! rants. Over 29,009 scalps, of both spe transportation. Oregon wheat, corn, oats, barley, po Albany, Or., Jan. 6—Peppermint The annual report on mineral resour Scapdoose, Or., Jan. 3—Samuel Ad London attainel their highest rates in | cies of rodents, were redeemed, at 10 tato is, rye and bay net $28,059,000 in month “ , demand sterling being quoted growers of this section of the valley ams, aged 76, and Julia, his wife, aged cents each, and it is believed that the c s and production in Alaska for 1915 1915. were in session at the Conmercial club 75, both died of pneum >nia within 24 at 4.74%. tot’I appropriation for the year, $13(0, is now in preparation under the dire, - ---------------- -------------------- Roseburg—With new machinery Dou rooms yesterday, and formed a tempor hours They came to Scappoose about will have been exhausted within the tion of Alfred H. Brooks of the United glas Countv flour mill starts Feb. 1. ary organization with I. B. Copeland, 30 years ago an J took up a homestead States Geological Survey. next few days. Claude Harris, a 14- Aberdeei Has Heavy Sncw chairman, and A. O. Condit, a Salem in the timber west of town, and by The first gold mining in Alaska was Roseburg Sand & Gravel Co. will en year-old boy of this city, turned in 1456 attorney, as secretary. Steps will be hard work and industry had accumulat scalpsand received $115.69 in coun done in 1380, and since that time gold large plant at once. taken immediately to incorporate the ed a valuable property. They leave a to the value of about $291,050,000 has Aberdeen, Wash., Jan. 3 -The freez ty- Work is being rushed on Oswego, association and put it on a sound oper family of 10 grown children and numer ing of last week was fol owed last night been produced. Of this about $186,- Dallas & Roseburg Ry. to furnish ma ating basis. There will be about 200 ous grandchildren. The funeral and and today by a heavy fall of snow. It 2“0,000 has been won from the gold terial for factory at Oswego by March more acres of mint put out the coming interment will be held in Fairview ceme was over six in hes on the level at noon placers. Copper mining began in 1901, 15 if possible, 59 men at work. Asteria Council Says Punch season. and the total copper output of Alaska tery this afternoon. today. Machinery purchased for Canby boards Must i ' o . is now about 217 250,000 pounds, val ehe se factory. Astoria, Or , Jan. 4 —1'unch boards, ued at $34,150,0 >0. The value of t.ie Coast guard station to be biilt near dice an I other forms of gambling for total silver production to date is ab u mouth of Siuslaw. cigars or candy must go, under an edict $2,650,090. Coal, petroleum, tin, leal, New shingle mill to be built at Acme issuidto the chief of police at last quicksilver, antim my, m trble, gypsum night’s session of the council. Games and other minerals have been produced at once. Hauser is new town on railroad in are operating in violation of the state to the value of about $2,159,0 X). There 1 iw, it is claimed. Councilman Kaboth fore, the value of the total mineral pro Coos County. declared it the duty of the chief of po duction during 36 years of mining in County has installed gravel plant at lice to act, since the sheriff has not Alaska has been $300,0)0,009. Albany. done so. E. M. Houghton has been re Southern Douglas Co. is witnessing appointed chief of police by Mayor considerable mining activity. Grazing Homestead Bill Io Johnson. Newport is to have up-to-date hospi Provide For Roads. tal, Roseburg is to have new fireproof News Dealers Obey Law concrete warehouse. Washington, Jan. 4 Followings con Eugene, Or., Jan. 4—News dealers Lakeview Nitrate deposits 25 per ference between Representative N. J. of Eugene are complying with the pro cent pure discovered in Goose L ike val hibit! n law in regard to advertisements Sinnott of Oregon anrl Chief Forester ley. Graves, the forestry bureau is recom in magazines ai d newspapers published Worn is progressing rapidly on Pen o n - ine of Oregon, and yesterday be- mending an amendment to the grazing i gan to tear out the advertisements of homestead bill provisions for the pro dleton’s new library. $25,00') hotel planned for Woodburn. liquor in per dicals kept in stock and tection of roads and trails so that each ¡ninth they will go through them stockmen may have access to the na The Dalles Diamond Flour mills tional forosiB for their livestock. Mr. making extensive improvements. Mill as they arrive. Sinnott believes the enactment of the is now running night and day. grazing homestead law will practically Ri ports say Bandon mills will soon Work on Valley & Siletz Road absob the remaining public lands. start. The Dalh-s Work on new evapora is to be Resumed. Over Million and Half in Tieis tor for Dri-Fresh Co. progressing rap- Independence, Or., Jan. 3 —A large ally. ury of Oregon number of men have been ordered to Ro eburg Drager Fruit Co. may en report for work on the Valley & Siletz large packing plant next year. railroad, at Hoskins this we-k. The Salem, Ore., Jan. 5. According to a men are to complete an unfinished report issued today by State Treasurer Yoncalla, Or., Jan. 3 —Yoncalla had part of the work on the south end, Kay, for the three months ending tie first fall of snow on Saturday when then be transferred to the north end December 31, there was a balance of four ir.ches fi ll the heaviest snowfall to construct the rai road into this. $1,527,560.79 in all funds at the end in four or five years. The thermome city. of the period. The balance in the ter dropped to freezing on Friday nignt general fund was $1,107,410.95. Dis- thia being tie hint of winter weather bursem -ntH for the period totaled $1, for this season. Pendleton .Mayor and Friend 558, 481». 20, the receipts $2,251,642 58, ---------- — are Injured. ar d there w is a balance 'if $.834,400 41 Early ilop Grower Die« Pmileton, Or., Jan. 1 —Mayor-elect i on hand at the beginning of the peri id J mis H. Best and Dave Graybeal, an Dali-s. (ir.. Jan. 1- Lycurgus C. Hill it suranee agent, w< re injured yesler- who pasbed iiway in Ibis city yesterday Mulkey’s Successor Named. d <y near Holdinan when their automo- wi- oi e of tl.e early bop gri wers of 1 he Pioneer Store Jacksonviile, Ore. bi.e str r -X an obstacle, overturned and Medford, Ore., Jan. 5. At a special Polk < i itti, sitllii p in Dalli a ar.d rolled into the diiso Dr Best was un- meeting of the M-.-dford scho- I b . aril a i ng h >• t i t yard n« r this city in C' .iseious for several hours, and Gray- list evening J. W. B rrian was ilei’te-l 1-84 Mr. Iti I w» be ili near Km xville bralhal two ribs broken, and it is a member of the board to fill the VI- 1< nn.. May 23, '833. He ih SLrvivtd i,l, d \ "io in ed there are other internal nal injuries. injuries, It it c rncy incy enured by the resignation of it not thought that Best is serioudy Attorney B F. Mulxey, who h<s re ami Mrs. Scott Campbell, both of th a injured. [ moved to Portland. city. I » OREGON. JANUARY 8, 191(5. Start the New Year right by giving us a share of your business. II II ' K ! ill We will appreciate it very much and try our best to please you. 8! If ill M Lewis Ulrich 1 i . »