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Story of a Fo.tuno.
Official Paper of the City of Jacksonville, Oregon
1’eter Th« ius.-eii, u Londou ruerthaut.
d.d in 1797. leaving u fortune of £790,-
A weekly newspaper published every Saturday at the county seat of Jackson W l. By bis will ilOO.COO went to Ills
County, Oregon. D. W. B agshaw , Editor and Publisher
Wife mid cLi.dreii. The rest of Ills for
t: ne wus comniittel to trustees, with
Entered as second-class matter June 22. 1907, at the post office at Jacksonville, the stlpul.itlon tb:it it should be ullow-
, 1 l<> accumulate «luring the lives of
Oregon, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
the sons uuil grundsoua. When they
were nil dead the fortune was to go
____________SATURDAY. JANUARY 15, 1916
to the uldu't living great-grandson, or
SUBSCRIPTION: One year by mail $1.50.
Advertising rates furnished on ' If there should be no grent-grnndsou
It should go to the government and be
application.
• ipplfid on the iiatlomil debt. The will
was contested, but the heirs were un
a!.!e to break It. The last grandson
dl< I in 1R.VJ. and the fortune was de
livered to Charles Tbelussen. the olJ-
est living great-grandson. At the time
I he will was made experts figured out
that the fortune would amount to
sonicthing like £1.900.000 by the time
it should l;e turned over to the great
grandson, but the expenses of litiga
tion and administration had lieiin So
great that he received only about tbe
amount of the original fortune, £700,
000.
Half Price Clean-up Sale
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POLITICS ARE LOOKING UP.
Political bees are beginning to buzz in the bonnets of
some of Jackson County’s citizens in preparation for the
approaching primary.
It is stated that several persons
have announced their intention to become candidates and
several others are said to be seriously considering their
chances of nomination.
So far the office of sheriff seems the most attractive;
among those mentioned as probable candidates for this
position are E. W. Wilson, the present chief deputy; W.T.
Grieve, present County Assessor; A. W. Walker, auto deal
er of Medford; and Pat Mego, of the Medford police
force.
As probable candidates for County Clerk we hear
mentioned the names of G. A. Gardner, present incum
bent, and Miss M. B. Towne, former deputy clerk.
For Assessor, E. M. Wilson, Pat II. Dailey and Mar
tin McDonough, all of Medford are mentioned as likely
to be candidates.
E. E. Kelly, present incumbent. G. M. Roberts, and
Fred Mears of Medford, and E.D. Briggs of Ashland, are
spoken of as likely to try the race for County Attorney.
For County Commissioner, F. D. Medynski, of Med
ford bonding fame, and Col. II. H. Sargent of this city,
have been mentioned as possible candidates.
Anyway it is early yet and the next month or two
will likely bring out numbers who will be willing to serve
the dear people.
LETTER
WEEK
N e XT week, beginning Monday his
been designated a« ‘‘Letter Week” for
residents of Oregon, a id m nt of our
exchanges have insisceil that their
readers write letters to friends in the
east a id else vhere s itting out the a I-
vantages, etc. of Oregon, with a view
to increase the travel of tourists and
prospective settlers.
While the motive is praiseworthy and
may result in some benefit to the state
at large it seem« to us that the readers
of the Post who live in this city and in
fact in the county, can do much m >re
good by each and everyone writing a
personal letter to Julge To iVelle and
Con* ni si mere Leev r and Madden,
setting out in plain term« the neei of
improving the Jacksonville Melfo-l
r i.id and asking that steps be until • di
stely taken f >r the liar I s i facing o
the same.
Then when tourists an I otho'S have
C *me to view our beautiful valley they
will fin I the county seat con i ■ -ted up
with the Pacific Highway and ra y of
access to all, our own people as w II a
Visitors.
Tell them that the present “chuck
holes” in this road are i aha no to a
progressiva people line th ■ inh mit it
of Jack io i County —a pe «pie wh > have
■pent half a million dollar.« i i piving a
road from “nowhere to no vhere. ’
Will you writ s ic i ; let e- <> v u
you sit still and keep on g.o I mg a1 o .I
t le e mdi.ion of thia ro ni? ic. it once
everyone of you. This is pa
<> our
letter and it will be sent to each m m-
ber of our c uinty courl.
J J Kso’i County
How Cotton Varies.
Cotton Is usually differentiated In or
dlnary classification by the length of
Its staple. "Ordinary cotton" in the
(Tilted States Is of several kinds, chief
among then) the upland cotton, with
a staple of from seven eighths to one
Inch In length, and gulf of Texas cot
ton. of which the staple is not usual
ly quite so long Th«* longest stapled
cottons among the "ordinary cottons’
here are the bottom land or bender
cotton, with a staple of from one and
one-eU'lith to one and otie fourth inch
at «l the special fatl< y staple cotton, one
and lilt bO-eigliths to one and live
eighths inch in length The sea island
cotton, which Is grown on the sea is
lands off tbe const of South Carolina,
lias a staple of from one and a half to
two and a half inches, the average
length being one and three-fourths.
Egyptian cotton is being grown 111
southern California. New Mexico and
Arizona. Its staple is not so long as
the sea Island cotton, tint compares
rather with tbe upland cotton here.
Japanese Houses.
A number of causes have affected
th«* size of the Japanese house, which
seems much too small for n comforta
ble habitation in the eyes of the for
eigner. In the first place, the people
themselves are small, the average
height of the Japanese male adult be
ing five feet three and one-half inches
and that of the female four feet uine
SURVIVOR TELLS OF MÍX/- ami one half inches. As it is the Usual
custom to sit on the floors upon cush
CAN MASSACR:.
ions. with the legs bent beneath, great
height of ceilings Is not desirable. Tile
low ceilings may also be attributed to
A me:¡cans Taken From Trair, the lack of any heating systems other
than tin* small charcoal brazier known
as the "bibashl." Tbe frequency of
Forced Io Eisrobe and
earthquakes throughout Japan has
been a largely contributing cause as
Then Shot
Death.
well, and the question of expense in
n country whery economy reigns su
El Paso, Tex., Jan. 12-Thomas B. preme has also had a powerful thilil-
ence.
Holmes, th«* only American to escape
the massacre, arrived here about noon
Odd Cures For Seasickness.
tobav with a more detailed story of
Among curious remedies for seasick
tbe killing. He declared that the train ness is that which is popular atnoa£
was halted at 2 p. m. bv a band o’ ban tbe mariners In the levant—the daily
swallowing of Iron rust, vvlileh is ob
dits which he e tima e i at 2 0.
After the Amer < ans w« re taki n off tained by tile simple process of scrap
the train and Bind up id in mid« the ing it off the anchor or anchor chain.
But this Is only part of the treatment,
track they were ordered to <1 mole.
for n small pouch containing ronsted
R aliz.in; what was about t > o •<* !.■, I e salt and flowers of thyme must be tied
sai l he mid.* a b • • ik f >r liberty to. upon tin* abdomen as firmly us can be
geth-r with C. R. Wat« n, Tom I’vars borne, this being considered to counter
and R P. M icHatton.
act the effect of the internal disturb
I hey were ptirsu * I by al out 15 ban- ance caused by the rolling of tile ves
di s v.ho one after th • other shot his sel Known to the ancient Greeks ns
e > 111) inions in H e .ais'.i for i.e, but 'thymt.-in salt," tbe preparation has at
least the authority of old age. while
m'ssed Holms.
Its efficacy Is not without modern tes
He sai l he r nab.il three r..iloj, timony. And the belt Is better than
w en, noticing I.e w
ii.« longer pursu salt and faith better than the belt
ed, best ippel, exh.iu de I. Some rar ch
A Martyr.
in n came to hi a.- ista ce and I >anei
“When we Were married you said
Iv n a mule on which to leachChihm-
there was nothing you wouldn't do for
hu i City th • nigh f Januar« .0.
Holmes said Watson’s h ad was me." said the spoiksl darling
“Well, my <Ieaj.” auawered her hus
U«wnoT an 1 that after t • bodies
band patiently. "I was thinking the
■ a r>* brim *nt to Chihuahua ' 'ity it w as matter over the other day. and it seem
• h n
u d t<t
ey ha«i been ric • ed to me tile «* was nothing yon hadn't
<1 ed with bullets ¡nd otherwise mutila asked me to do for you. but If there Is
ted.
any little thing on your mind you
Ho mes declared he did not know wh< haven't mentioned yet speak, ami I
will do the best I can.” — Chicago
led the bandits.
News.
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Waler Permits Prairie City Secures Need
Th« following permits wore h>«ued ii
Juckson Com ty during the past quar
te’*:-
Mr«. M. W. Jac bs of Cold Hill, for
the irrigatmn of 20 acres, diverting wa
ter from Rogue River in Sec 21 T 36 S
R 1 W. (J. F. Bi lings i f Ashlan I, f r
the irrigation of 160 acres, diverting
water from the West Brunch Ashland
Creek in Sec 31 T 39 8 R I !•’ ”. *-’”-
ver J. S Bailey nt \
j, . , ,,.llt, .
tic suppl", tin Im
w ter , «m
Spi inrs in >. e , i JJ o It t ,:
|, i >.
Dollar!.. '•» of . is!, :yo',-, fu* , h - i i,
tion of 40 acres, diverting w .,.i Gun.
Carter Creea in See 21 T 40 « R 2 F.
J. W. Richardson of M.-dforl, f ir the
irrigation of 4 acres, including domes
tic supply, diverting water from Cold
Spring Creek in See 16 T 33 S I. 2 E. i
F. E. Martin of Medfo’d, for the irri
gation of 52 acres, diverting water
from Bear Creek in Se«* 21 T 35 S R 4
W.
His Dauble Loss.
"I've been rohlied In that hospital!”
shouted the loony ex patient as be met
a policeman.
Salem, Or., Jan. 11—Permiss: n to
“Who robbed you. and what did they
appropriate tie waters of the J..fin Pay 1 take?" asked the policeman
river and Warm Springs bus be« n
"Why. on«* of th«* orderlies took my
grantel b
State Engineer Le vis, to watch, and nil the doctors took uiy
the Praii i ■ l ower comnanv. of Prairie temperature.” —Baltimore American
t ity. This company h is acquired a
Inherited.
smaii p wir «level [mint n«ur I rair.i
They were Jollying the man about
CitJ, and intends to exteial «beprir-
Ills enormous appetite, but he kept
«• it canal two miles «'own stream. It "putting away," undisturbed by the
h * ■ ’ ""plications pendin for a pet- taunts Finally he said in defense:
fit : >r : >< e i «.—action o: a reser
“Well, you M*e. I ink«* after both my
voir at b r.; v i
lake. I'he esti- father mid uiy tnoiher One ate n long
■ na! *<i •• *a* «I the dev-lopment at while, anil the other ate a great deni'
i*.u.ne City is $15,dot), an I the pow«r
The Old Trouble.
is t.i be used for lighting trat town,
"Every resid«*n<-e shmild have a serv
and probably Canyon City and John
ants' bath." says ii housekeeping mag
Dav.
azine Oh. what's the use- Th«* serv
tints don't stay long etrm-rh to neixl a
Proposes Independence For bath Louisville «'oiiricr-.lotirnnl
ed Waterpower.
The
P.dlippines.
Washington, Jan. 11 S nator Ci rk
Damociat, today intnaiuceJ a res >!i -
ti >n to eirect the president to with
w
all American sovermgnt v eve.' th ■ P- |-
ipo n i i
>
rs, w i
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P •*
gov < I . ... I
s
home of his brother in-law, J .Im Bum- within two yrura. The resolution was
ton, last week, was buried Friday at ■ referred to the Philippines’ commit
Pioneer cemetery.
tee.
Aged Man Laid To Rest
Easily Managed.
First tllrl | mean to l*c c:igag«*d
when I m nin<*te«*n Se<-« nd Girl But
sup: osinv veil « an t m.inace It'- First
Girl Then I shall renni n nlnet«*en un
til I mn ei.gii_-<sl
w
s
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Look! Read! Coma in and Buy!
After Inventory we find a lot of Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, Men’s
Women’s, Misses’ and Children’s Shoes, Men’s and Boys’ Hats and
Caps, Ladies and Girls’ Dresses, Hosiery, Sweaters, Maekinaws\ Dry
Goods, Notions, Dishes, &c,
The above áre a few of the many items on our Bargain
Counters which must go for cash and which we positively offer at
1-2 Price for the next few beginning Monday, Jan. 17th.
Prices smashed to Half and Less
Think of it- Men’s $1<5.00 Suits now $7.25
Ladies’
1.50 Dresses ”
.75
Everything else in proportion.
Without question the Greatest
Bargains of their kind ever offered in this vicinity;
BETTER GET HERE QUICK while selections are good.
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Taylor - Williams Co
The People’s Store, where
“The World is Growing Belter"
Jacksonville,
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Oregon
PHONE 142.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
^THE J/.4 C.1C LAND OF PALMS AND FLOWERS
Southern California has much to offer you this winter;
City or countrx», mountain or bench resorts all are invit
ing.
The Panama -Olifornia Exposition at San Diego
will remain open another ye .r- bigger an<i be’ter than
ever.
But Southern California offers sometl ir g even
greater than this.
It is the ever present and delightful
Sunshine and Flowers
Ko es in blocm’ Oranges ar l Lemons ripening on the
tr ■ s, Poppies '«nd Geraniums everywhere.
Ti is is
the te I Ca'ifornia. Th .* expense of a ti ip to Sout-
ern California is not great.
Low Round Trp t
Pacific Northwest p fr.'s
«-<•
o’, so d nl.v 'rom :.ll
Stc.p->vs.,-^ pre
i’ow *1 at
pleasure. Thr ugh car serv ■ on lim ed trains, th .ugh
«lining c.-r and oh« -v t'.m c i s make the a I ait rou e
the delightful " ay to go.
Ask your Inrsl
or wr’te
j«»hn M. Scott, Ge i-’ral Passen ger Aont, I'u; zl-.n-l, Or'pnn,
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Grays Hjtb:
fllil s /
H r sere m
helo b-j
ban 1 to the door w en the »■sailant
disappeared in the d'.rk i?-9. He was
traced by his f 'otprints in the snow,
Aberdeen, Wash., Jan. 12 Every
and the cih ’ers «re certain of th *
Io ' ;mg camp on G . « II . ba > • x
identity of the culprit, They are now
>' Aberdeen’s la";.- s iW.illP '■
e
avait ini’* further develoiirr’cnta be
f reed to close down t o I v ■ ■ • r i '
fore m » in/ the
arrest, which it is
night’s heav . smwfail. 8 •
d H-
whispet od, wijl make a d c:«i d stir
piitim mills also m • sh it low,
owing to the pr minerice of the SUS-
irily. The mow has r -sn'in i m
pct.
than two thousand men b ing f< - ■« <
trid'eness in this con* t;
Lo.'g is,
hvweyer, arc not leaving th ■ camps,
RFC’PK FOB GRAY HAUl.
remaining thereto resume work t
To half pint of water add 1 oz. Bay
th.' earliest possible time
I’ne co'd Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound,
^4 oz. of glycerine. Apply to the hair
weather of the past six'een days has and
tv ice a week until it becomes the desired
«o hindered logging operati. :« her« shade. Any druggist can put this up or
that more thn i one-ha f of th m s you can mix it at home at very little coat.
Full directions for making and use come
are v itb out sufficient I >gs to j i tif; in each box of Barbo Compound. It will
gradually
d«°.rken streaked, faded gray
re pening iminediat ly, even w. re th<
hair, and removes dandruff. It is excel
Weather go«>d. Some of the camps lent for fal’ii g hair and ill make harsh
h>ve logs on han I but these c«n- h lir soft and glossy. It will not color the
alp. Is not Btl.-ky or greasy, and does not
n >t be ra'ted while the c< d wo»‘.he: s rub
off
la >ts.
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M«ir$hHe!d Wcrmi
at tier Own
LEGAL BLANKS
We have on hand for sale the following
blanks viz:
Lease,
Mortgages,
Bill of Sale,
Agreements,
Warranty Deeds,
Quit Claim Detxis,
t hattel Mortgage,
Acknov le.lgements,
Rsal Eilat * onrract,
Location Notice- FlaCer*
Location Notice Quartz,
Satisfaction of Mortgage,
Rial Citr.i kfiiti '.>r.-i-*.t.
At reasonable prices. We intend adding
oth-. r blanks as fast as possible unti
the line is complete. Blanks of special
form printed to order at short notice
JACKSONVILLE
POST.
H i .way, East Si le. Marshfield, Like-
sice, >,ewp< rt ard Reedsport. The t«>-
tai estimated Coat of ail works tube
con tracted under these p rmits is $>,-
319,152 In aiiditio’i to the permits for
rrigation, power and municipal supply,
a large number have been issued for
individual domestic supply, manufac
turing and numerous other uses in
which wrter is applied.
Spire of Life
Dad on The Jury
One of the impirtani witnesses for
the plaintiff was a young man who ap
peared to be the ne'er-do-well of ths
village. The attorney representing the
railroad company alternated to attack
the credibility of his testimony.
‘‘What do you do for a living?” he
a«ked.
"Oh, I don't do much o’ anything,”
replied the witness.
“As a m «Iter of fact,’, pursued the
counsel for the railroad company, “you
are nothing but a bum, an 1 your fath
is 4S5u7t:i
er’s nothing but a bum. Isn’t that
Water Permits During Year
So?”
“Oh, I don’t know,” ropliel the wit
ness, grinning, "y,,u might ask dad.
Ou-'n r the vear on ling December 31 He « there un the jury ’’—The Dock-
11-Mrs. E
' 1915, the State Engin**« r issued >St p r- <st.
encineer
mits foe the nimropri v- n and «tor*«ye
'«•fwit r. These permits call tor ih»
ru’“ PAPEfi RfPfiFSENTFD FOR Fro-,.-N
1 Î’ t ' ky
n n*’ 9“* **■>!
Mere Elective.
Husband I saw the <l«*tor toitav
lie says | must go iivvnv and rest
« • <>i Lt *
-v .
Wife* |i|d yon sh *w him your tongue'* 1 « - -
Husband—No. but I told him about I home and grasped the woman b;, the | ter, and cover iruulcipal supply for fil
throat ami struck her in the face when lamovk, Oregon City, Gaston, Amity,
yours.
she stepped outside.
Falls City, Portland, Milton, Cove,
. - .TiSi .G EY THE
!X K-ri-i^L-T p. ■
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general offices
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES