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About Jacksonville post. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1906-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1916)
Jacksonville Post "’rs. E la Walsh was at Ash und Thursday. Dan Wheeler of Steamboat was in SATURDAY, JULY 8 , 1916. j town this week. Lost—A pair of gold riirmed spectc- | cles, in •■ase. Fiu ler pie ise return to LOCAL NEWS I City Drug Store. Miss Flora Thompson wa« a visitor at Ccu r.v ■ erk Gardner wat at Med- Medford Sunday. fori Friday. Peop'e will rail i r»3it p iitil b" I L. H. Wertz of Buch was a visitor in but will not loik twice ar a bad scrawl. town this week. Just received —a new stocc of “Old Mrs Maud Gaskin was a visitor at English" graniteware. Prices Right. Medford Thursday. Fred J. Fick. Pat Swain, the Watkins cattleman, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gallup left Tues was in town this week. day for Wilbur, where Mr. Gallup has Henry G. Dox was a business visitor secured employment. at Melford Wedneslay. Dr. Porter of Medford, a retired ar C. J. Fry of Copper, Cal. was a re my surgeon, has been ordered to report 1 cent visitor in this city. for duty at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. C. M. Roberts of Medford was a vis Bettter get your butter wrappers itor in this city Thursday. printed at this office and comply All work done in 1916 at w. R. with the law governing the sale of bitter products. Spark’s must be spot cash. A Ford auto belonging to Earl Tumy Sheriff W. H. Sing’er was a business of Medford was stolen at Ashland, vis tor at Medf >rd Thur-dsy. The car was found in some Tuesday. George Pot'er of Mon'ague, Cal. is a ¿ “¿“a — -...i near Grants Pass Wednesday. visitor in the valley this w ek i i A. r. Lundgren of ln<S the - Blue Ledge Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tunga’e visited ' friends at Butte Falls Tuesday 1 V'8'tlnf? fne,1<'8 ; and transacting business in this city for i?'.1 .EnSliih” gran- several days, left for the mines Tues- iteware at Fred J. Fick store? — ’s — -—? I d iy. If you like this paper, drop in and ! subscribe. Only $1-50 per year. At The Churches i W. R. Garret of Buncom transacted i business at the court house Friday. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Paul Blanchard an attorney of Grants Pass was at the court house Thursday. Services held every Sunday morning ! M. B. Whipple of Rogue River was a at 11 o’clock in I. O. O. F. Hail. Everybody welcome. business visitor in this city Thursday. Col. Miami ofJSeven Oaks transict- ed business with the county court Fri P resbyterian day. I 10: A. M., Sabbath School. Judge Glen O. Taylor of Medford 11: A. M., Morning Worship. Theme:' i transacted business in this city Thurs , “Jesus in the Midst.” The Sacrament' day. j of the Lord’s Supper will be adminis- I Mr. and Mrs. Will Henry arrived , tered during this Service. Sunday and expect to reside here for 8: P. M., Evening Worship. Theme: i the present. “The Sin of Indifference.” - Old English graniteware at Fred J. The topic for the Prayer-Meeting on Fick’s. Someting neat, serviceable Thursday evening at 8 o’clock is “The and at reasonable prices Value of Faith.” Come and have good fellowship with Rev. Gammons, the new pastor of the Presbyterian church, has moved his us in these services. Albert H. Gammons, family to the Manse in this city. Minister. It is expected that the surfacing on — ■ - - the county road between this city and Medford will be finished in a few days. Drank Liquor; Went A number of citizens of this town at Back To Penitentiary tended the parade at Medford Friday night in behalf of the railroad contract. Call at Fred J. Fick’s store and ex Salem, July 5.—Because he violated amine the new stock of “Old English” his parole by indulging in liquor, M. F. graniteware. Up to date and at right Hutchinson, serving a term from Uma prices tilla county for obtaining money under Enlisted men of the N-tional Guard false pretenses, was returned to the now in federal service, having families penitentiary today. dependent upon them, are to be dis ---- —+&•------------ charged. Kansas Society Meets Rev. Hutchinson, who is suffering from a combination of diseases, was In Ashland July 13 taken to the Asnland hospital for treat ment Wednesday. The third annual meeting of the Kan The Fourth was a quiet day in this city; many of our citizens went to Ash sans of the Rogue valley will be held at Ashland Thursday, July 13, and it is land. a few went fishing and the re the intention to make this the biggest mainder stayed at home. and the most enjoyable oceassion of its Joseph Applebaker jnd L. C. Wise nature ever held iu the valley, and ev man are working a section of the Opp eryone who was born a Jayhawker < r mine under lease. Mr. Opp does the formerly lived in the sunflower state, milling of the ore mined. is cordially invited and earnestly re Everett T. Trefren of Rogue River quested to prepare now to attend and and Miss Vera Caroline Baily of Ash- take baskets well filled for an old fash land were married at the court house ioned Kansas picnic dinner—the kind bv Judge TouVelle, Wednesday. that you enjoyed so well in the days Richard Gaskin, who has been work- that will always live in your pleasant ing in a logging camp near Weed, Cal., memories. Plan to take a day off and Bpent the Fourth with his family here, attend the Chatauqua on July 13. ■ »w---------- returning to work Wednesday morning. Well anyway when Mr. Hughes does Fix auto accidents occurred on the Pacifiic Highway between Ashland and •peak, he says something. As between Medford Tuesday. Nc serious injuries Hughes and Wilson there should be no were received by any of the partici question as to which should deserve to get the silent vote. pants. There are times when one is inclined Mrs. George Binns, a resident of Grants Pass, wellknown to many of our to believe making history and writing readers, died in that city Wednesday, it are two different things. Hear the pea-e dove twitter. aged 67 years. Funeral was held DuPont gun cotton works aredischarg- Thursday afternoon. Weed baseball team won the cham ng 3, 50J men. Convention enthusiasm that is made pionship of Southern Oregon and Nor thern California in an eleven inning to order gets nobody anything. game with the Medford team al Ash land Thursday. Score 2-1. Highest quality, jewelry The county court was in session for repairing, diamond set the transaction of county pusiness this ting, watch repairing, agate mounting and jew week. Only Judge TouVelle and Com elry manufacturing. missioner Leever were present. Martin J. Reddy, Madden being somewhere north. The celebration at Ashland this week was pronounced immense by those in attendance. It is estimated that 20000 people were present Tuesday and about half that many on the two succeeding days. Medford will vote on the Bullis rail road contract Monday. It is expected that the proposition will carry by a large majority, notwithstanding the fact that several knockers are out with their hammers. A meeting to discuss improvement of Fifth street was held at the court house Wednesday afternoon, and after con siderable discussion it was decided to take the matter up with the County Court. It seemed to be the sense of the meeting that a hard surface road way 18 feet in width would be suffi cient at thia time. I MEDFORD. ND i’. E—Uwinr < > pasthr, R. v. H itchi no pre icbing servi • ch irc i, t -me. row. I ■ e j ■ — McCilly lercaotile C >. to er ■ co er :<• store building. Ore mi Citv—Several new school houses .ruing up costing $15,000. “Vocational education” seem? to pre pare n'ie out of ten f .r som; state or federal sa aried position. The state need- m re producers. Portland has $50 ',000 sheet improve ments under way. Astoria dairymen have advanced pri ces of miik and cream. Salem—Mile of pavement to godown on S Commercial street, 1e m ti NEWPORT . . U90.JJ tVusli.nyto.'i’s Sobriquet*. Wiiahii.; ! ii was called by many so briquets. He was first of al "Father of fils Cotti.’ry." “Provldeuic left him • li l lh-s that Ills country might call hli i father " S - r.irney calls him “l'a ter Patriae;'' Ch'-f Justice Marshall, the "American Fabius.” Lord Byron By ALAN HINSDALE in Ills "Ode to Napoleon” calls him I "the Clncinnatns of the West." For I bavin;* a new world on his shoulders During a winter season 1 was n mem lie was cal’ed the “Atlas of America.” The English soldiery culled him by the ber of a certain "bunch” consisting of sarcastic nickname of "Lovely Georgi half a dozen girls and as many fellows, us.” ltcd Jacket, the Seneca Indian who assoeinted principally with each chief, culled him the “Flower of the other. We made it a rule to address Forest.” The Italian poet Vittorio Al- one another by our Christian mimes. fieri called him “Deliverer of America." ! We were nil excellent friends, but so His bitter opponents sarcastically call far as I knew there was nothing lover- ed him the “Stepfather of His Coun liko between any couple. If there was try” during Ills pres deney. any one of the girls that 1 was more drawn to than tho others It was Edith Cloverlie. but our Inter: ourse was en tirely friendly and nothing more We IxH-niue s. uttered In ^ie spring, some of the girls going to the country eii'ly. some of the fellows going off to di.Terent places to make I heir start In a career. I reu allied in the city where we had been so happily united. One morning <>:i arriving nt my place of IOR business I found on my desk a tele gram reading tia follows: An Unregretted Mistake Reduced Fares Summer Trips When summer comes and a vaca tion outing is planned, remember Newport is cool. The breeze from off the mighty Pacific never fails. With the many diversions and at tractions to pass the hours away, surely you could find no better place for your vacation. The Cost Is Low Round Tr;p Tickets arc on sale daily from all Southern Pacific stations in Western Oregon. The return limit is Oct 313t. 2 Daily Trains from Albany and Corvallis make excellent connections. Wrive for illustrated booklet “Newport” or ask local agent for complete information. John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon SOUTHERN PACIFIC Yasser roasts It’s the uniform unva rying heat of a good oil stove, and the perfect control, that keeps the juices in—that pre serves the savory goodness of the meat —and gives that even brownness all over. Ml the convenience of gas. Cooks everything any wood or coal range will cook, but keeps ^our kitchen cool. The long blue chim neys do away with all smoke and smell. In 1, 2,3 and 4-burner sizes, ovens separate. Also cabinet models with Fireless Cooking Ov ens. Ask your dealer today. —a cleaner, cooler kitchen, and less fuel expense Best Result! Use Be ari , . J H I* 7 STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) For Sale By TAYLOR-WILLIAMS COMPANY LEWIS ULRICH ABBOTT HARDWARE COMPANY FRED J. FICK OREO FREE One Heavy Weight Silver Plated Teaspoon With any Fifty Cent Purchase of Nyal Quality Goods, At THE CITY DRUG STORE, JACKSONVILLE, ORE. J. W. Robinson, M. D. Prop. k '-'»’J. ? ■ V- U ? ü - “Vf ■■ J fed L__ MADE BY "J : i a • W r>* n - ------- w .. . rf— -J 5 MODERN PROCESSES You want to get all the enjoyment and benefit possible ____ _ WMV out of tobacco. I hen chew Plug tobacco. You want your chew to have the wholesome, appetizing richness of ripe fruit. Then chew Spear Head. You want a plug with a d< liciotHy sweet and mellow flavor that last! as long as the chew lasts. Then ci.ew Spear Head. One chew of Spear Head will con vince any man that there’s no Other to bacco on earth with such a rich and lasting flavor. That’s because all t'.e natural juices of the choice: t Larky leaf are retained in Spear Head. The making of Spear Head is con Chituworth, N. Y . Juns —, -----. ducted strictly according to pure-f< I F. R Emerson. Victoria. N. Y : methods in a great modern factory .gat You are exi«ecte<l by the 1 o'clock train. is spic-and-span throughout. Como to tl South prorpet t sir. et i t 9 p. in. sharp. Barbara has arranged between ua The most expensive, modem pro EDITH C. cesses keep Spear Head fresh, sweet If ever a fellow was puzzled that and pine at every sta; e. The luscious plug of S; cr.r IT-, nd, fellow was myself I am Francis Rob ert Emerson. The signer seemed to from which you bite the t i be Edith Cloverlie. and Barbara Stew wholesomest cf chews, 1 ;• r. -. j the highest form of pluff Uoacco art was one of our so lai clique. But production. what I was wanted nt Chatsworth for Try Spear Head—the very ' c'tcw was more than I could imagine. that money can Luy. in i c ci.s, Chatsworth was but an hour's ride wrapped in v- by rail, and I determined to answer the telegram in person On my arrival Weather Report. there 1 dined an 1 spent the evening in I the park smoking till 9 o'clock, when I rang the doorbell nt 41 South Pros Following is the report of U. S. Vol liect street. I was received by a maid, unteer Cooperative Observer, E. Britt; who took my <urd upstairs and. re Jacksonville, for month of May. turning. said that Miss Carter would Latitude 42 deg. 18. min. north; longi be down in a few minutes. Miss Carter! Here was a solution tude 123 deg. 5 min. west. | In a nutshell. The telegram hud not liecn sent by Edith Cloverlie. After Dale Maximum Minimum Precipi all. a mistake had been made through 11 lion 81 43 a coincidence of names. What should 83 I 2 48 I do? Doubtless when the young lady Is 82 48 appeared und met a man she had never 14 77 49 seen before an explanation would be 5 78 52 .12 reached. 6 55 37 21 52 29 ( Miss Carter came down dressed to 7 59 45 go out. She displayed no surprise nt 8 15 55 32 07 all ou meeting u stranger. She was to 9 56 10 33 me on sight intensely attractive, She 11 61 29 received me cordially and began in 12 68 33 tills wise: 69 33 13 72 36 "I presume Barbara or. rather. Mr. 14 77 39 Underwood, Ims explained Just what is 15 74 49 required of you. and there Is nothing 16 - 02 65 46 for me but to do what she requires of 17 61 48 18 26 me. I have kept her secret, and no 19 66 43 disarrangement of her plans will occur 20 67 4« from my having communicated them 21 45 64 58 35 to any one. Of course, now that you 22 54 37 are to be one of the actors In this lit 23 14 60 43 24 0« tle"— 60 38 25 "Pardon me. I cannot receive a se 26 37 73 cret under a mistake. Before proceed 27 40 79 ing further will you tell me who do 28 40 74 40 62 you think 1 am?" 29 76 36 “Why, Barbara .Martin's betrothed, 30 44 65 31 of course." 1. < 5 "And who is Barlmra Martin's be I trotbed ?" Temperature—mean max. 67.22; mean I “Wlm is her betrothed! Why, Fred mir. 40.48; mean 53 85. Max.81 on 2. Emerson. Why do you ask those ques Minimum, 29, on 11. Greatest daily tions?" range, 40. Total precipitation 1.05 "Because there Ims been a mistake. Greatest in 24 hours, 0.27 in , I am Frank Emerson, not Fred. This inches. 18. Number of days with .(>1 morning I received a telegram from on one I supposed to tie Edith Cloverlie inch or more precipitation, 8. clear. It was doubtless Intended for one the 13; partly cloudy, 9; cloudy, 9. 19.77 Precipitation for season, Initials of whose name are the same Precipitation for last season 18.42 as mine. I did not understand why I I was to come hero, hut I came. I beg E. B ritt , of you not to tell me what I have no Cooperative Observer right to listen to." “Ob, my good gracious!" I took out tlie telegram and explain THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDIHON ed the coincidence of names ns I have explained it here. But the young OF THE NEW YORK WORLD lady's mind was on something else. "This Is very unfortunate," she said, much disturbed. "Mr. Emerson ami I were exjiected to do certain things Practically a Daily at he Price tonight. A carringo is to call for us at hulf post 9. We Mero to go where the of a Wee' ly. to Cther coachman would take us, and”— "Can 1 not ai t tn the other fellow's Newspap .r in he Werl i stead?" "That I don't know. I have not been Cives so Much al so given the details of this affair. I am expected to do what I shall be told Low a Price. to do.” “Then It would not be wise to Intro duce me as this Fred Emerson. You are not authorized to bring a stranger There has never been a time wh"n a Into a secret belonging to others.” newspaper was more needed in the "But If we do not appear the whole household. The great war in Europe affair may collapse.” At this moment a maid appeared and has now entered its second year, with announced to Miss Carter that she was no promise of an end for a long time. wanted on the telephone. She left me These are world shaking events, in for a few minutes and on returning which the United States, willing or un seemed very much relieved. willing, has been compelled to take a “It's been postponed,” she said. "It part. No intelligent person can ignore came to light late In the afternoon that i this Fred Emerson had not received such issues. The Presidential contest also will my telegram.” soon be at hand. Already candidates "For wlib h I am duly thankful." for the nomination are in the field, and “Why do you say that?” "Because If he had received It I the campaign, owing to the extraordi would not and should have been de nary character of the times, will be *. prived of the pleasure of this inter supreme interest. No other newspa view.” per will inform you with the prompt She did not appear at all displeased ness and cheapness of the Thrice-a- at this speech, which she mistook for Week edition of the New York World. mere gallantry. It was much more— THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLD’S the case was one of love at first sight regular subscription pri’e is only $1 IX) had ail tills journey "Rut you have per year, and this pays for 156 papers. for nothing." “My time will hang heavily on my We offer this unequalled newspapt hands unless you permit me to remain and In your company for the rest of the POST JACKSONVILLE evening.” "I shall lie pleas«! to entertain you.” together for one year for f2.00 cash The i»art Mr. Fred Emerson had »nlv. been expected to play was best man The regular subscription price of th in a secret marriage. Miss Carter was wo papers is $2.50. to have been Ua bride's attendant
