JACKSONVILLE POST
Official Paper of the City of Jacksonville, Oregon
The Stroke Oar
A weekly newspaper published every Saturday at the county seat of Jackson
County, Oregon. D. 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, 1379.
SATURDAY. AUGUST 12. 1916
SUBSCRIPTION: One year by mail $1.50. Advertising rates furnished on
application.
, , I the engineers camp, a collection of
The Editors Visit Crater Lake log buildings with steep roofs, snug
By WILLARD BLAKEMAN
A nutnlier of young men, mostly col
legians, were sitting In a group on the
forwurd de< k of a North river steam
er. They were going up to Polish-
keepsle to a boat ruee of college crews
on the Hudson. An elderly man sat
near tlieni lisieiiiiig to their talk and
enjoying the exuberance of youth
which came bubbling out of them.
Presently lie drew bls chair near them
and said:
‘Your talk takes me back a good
many years. I pulled In the race of
ISO— between Harvard and Yale, a
and comfortable looking equipped with
telephones and other modern appurte
Sunday morning at 5:15, the editor of
nances.
the Post accompained by Mrs. Bag-
Leaving the engineers camp behind
aliaw, left for Medford to join the i
the road winds around the sides of
editors of the state in an auto trip to numerous gulches and hills at a pretty race never to be forgotten by me on
Crater Lake and other points of in
steep grade for about 2‘i miles coining account of a curious culmination con-
terest.
out suddenly upon what at first sight no ted with IL”
“What was that, sir?”
The starting point of the excursion appears a plain but which proves to be
The man hesitated. Presently he
Was at the Hotel Medford where a I the lake itself. Near the rim of the
number of cars (37 in all) were in I lake is situated the hotel, a large said: “I'll give it to you, but under-
, stand that I don't put any Interpreta-
readiness to convey the newspaper I building of three stories and attic, i tlon on it.
men and their better halves to the I , which on this occasion furnished sleep-
"I was at Harvard the year I have
•‘eighth” wonder of Lie world. Ben I ; ing aocomodations to 198 people be- ' mentioned. Yule had beaten us for
C. Sheldon of Medford was official : sides a number who slept in tents.
I several years. We Lad lost several
Biarter and general manager for the
We will not attempt to describe the ! consecutive races, and tills year
o :casion and handled everything in a i beauty and grandeur of the lake: were especially anxious to break
first class manner, which by the way ; | many writars have attempted the task I the run of ill success and get some
was highly appreciated by the travel- i , and have miserably failed. We simp y I couragement Into our supporters
winning a race. Those who could go
lers (but dont tell Ben,) the last car iky, “ffo and see it”, no written de- back In college nffafrs snld that there
leaving Medford at 7:30. When our • scription or photograph can give an l:n<l been no success since Wilkins had
names were called to embark we were adequate idea of this great wonder.
| been captain of the crow and stroke
pleasantly surprised to learn that our
Mil] Creek Falls, Rogue River Gorge, at the same time. We hadn't the
coaches In those days you boys have
companions for the trip were Mr. and
the natural Bridge and other scenic now and were more dependent upon
Mrs. G. J. Taylor of Molalla, who were
attractions are each of them worth some single member of the crew.
old friends and neighbors of ours in
the cost of a trip to that region and
“I was captain of that crew of 186—
Washington state; in fact Mr. Taylor
I we would like to describe them but and made ft up myself. I expected to
was the founder and editor of the
space forbids- Leaving the lake Mon give the stroke, blit a couple of months
Oakville Cruiser, a newspaper which day forenoon we arrived home at 5 before the regatta I was taken ill and
the writer purchased from him and
P. M. Monday, well satisfied with the when the race was about to come off
conducted for several years. To say outing and hoping that sometime we had not sufficiently recovered to row
that we had an enjoyable visit with may enjoy another trip to that wonder at all. I luid a hard time to find a
man to take my place In the crew, and
these old friends would be cutting it
ful region.
as for getting one who could give the
mildly: the editors and their wives
In common justice we feel bound to
were a jolly bunch and acted like a lot say that the success of tho excursion stroke and carry the crow to a possible
success—It wns Impossible.
of kids just let out from school.
is largely due to Mr. Sheldon who
“The evening before the regatta 1
Our driver for the occasion was Al ' engineered the affair 1 from start to was sitting In my room nt the -----
Clark of Medford, and a first class man 1 finish in an able manner.
House alone and feeling very blue
when there came n tap at my door.
he proved to be: careful of the safety
♦ TT ♦
I said, ‘Come ini' and n young man en
and comfort of his passengers, court
tered who was one of the most strik
eous to all and with a never failing
Lighting Strike Parsonage
ing fellows In appearance I ever saw.
a«nse of humor which contributed
He was very thinly dressed, and the
largely to the pleasure of the ride.
muscles stood out all over him. The
After leaving Eagle Point the route
Kelso, Wash., Aug. 8.—During a only thing agnlnst him for strength
was through a region unfamiliar to heavy thunder shower here yesterday was that be was very pale.
“ ‘Going to get In ked tomorrow?’ he
everyone in our car. A piece of road afternoon the M. E. parsonage was
this side of Prospect, built a few years struck by lightning. The current fol said.
“ ‘I suppose so. Who nrc you?*
ago by Jackson county is deserving of lowed the electric wires and spread
“ ‘I’m a Harvard man. I reckon HI
special mention. Running along the to many nearby residences. The have to help you out Can you use
mountain side, curving around the greatest damage was done at the me?'
heads of gulches, it ascends at a regu parsonage, where the current fol-
"I naked lilm n lot of questions about
lar gradient which is very easy for lowing the wires caused many small what class he wns In, what course he
autos or teams; in fact the grade is so holes in the partition, but caused no wns taking, when be hud entered,
when he would graduute, and could
even and the roadbed so solid and fire.
get nothing definite out of him. He
smooth that the traveller hardly real
snld that he was an expert onrsmau
-----------------------------------------
izes that he is rapidly climbing up the
and If I would put him on the crew
foothills of a mighty mountain range. I
Administrator’s Notice To
and any one after the race attempted
Reaching Prospect we had lunch at
to prove that lie had no right to be
Creditors.
there It would bo time enough to be
Jim Grieve’8 and then followed a
more explicit. The college needed a
pleasant ride of 12 miles through a
virgin forest of fine sugar pine, fir,
Notice is hereby given that the un- victory, nnd after a victory It would
yellow pine and cedar, most of which dersigned has been appointed by the pluck up.
“1 fully agreed with him ns to the
is in the forest reserve, to Union County Court of Jackson County, Ore necessity of a victory and arranged
Cieek station, a splendid camping gon, as administrator with the will with him to be at the boathouse as
place abounding with ice cold water annexed of the estate of Bradley O. the t»oat was about to be put into the
and many shady nooks.
Moore, deceased, and has qualified. I water. He wns there, nil right, and
A few miles beyond Union Creek we All persons having claims against said | when In rowing togs his frame wns a
came out on the government highway, estate are hereby notified to present ! sight to behold. I've never seen better
biceps In my life. When the crew en-
a fine boulevarde as wide a grade as the same with proper vouchers and ! tereil the boat be took the stroke.
Jacksonville streets and which extends duly verified to the undersigned at
“What a sweep be gave tnat oar of
to the rim of the lake, some 20 miles Prospect, Oregon, within six months his! It seemed a feather In his hands.
from where we struck it. About 5 from the date of this notice.
And his stroke was so perfect that
miles this side of the lake is the sup-
Dated and first published August though there was not a man behind
him who had ever been In a boat with
erintendent’s office, postoffice, etc, 12th 1916.
him before, there was no difficulty In
where »11 visitors are required to reg-
Squire S. Aiken,
Miter and where auto drivers mus* Administrator with the will annexed of all of them keeping perfect time with
biin.
procure a license before proceeding the estate of Bradley O. Moore de
“The tioat shot out Into the middle of
further. Three miles farther on is ceased.
the river, where the faces of the crew
were not very plain to those on shore,
and I was glad of it, for I had my
doubts about my stroke's right to be
there. The boats lined up and made a
start at the first signal to go.
“There was a noticeable difference
| between the work of the two crews.
Now and again some Ynle man would
Aug. 24, 25 and 26
send np the spray, but not a man In
I the Harvard boat struck a cupful of
water ou the recover. It was all In
the leadership of the stroke.
“Our fellows took the lead from the
first and kept It around the stake boat
Coos Bay Country invites the
and won the race by a good hundred
world to celebrate the coming
yards. It was the prettiest won race
I ever saw. When I got to the boat
of the railroad. Hospitality is
house the men had carried In the boat
the Keynote of this celebration
| I looked around for my stroke, but
didn't see him. One of the crew said
PROGRAM
lie hail just gone up the bank. I fol
lowed, but lie was nowhere to be seen.
“It would take a lot of time to tell
NORTH BEND DAY
you wliat was snld about the Intro
Aug 24th
duction at the last moment of a new
and unknown man. There was much
Band Concerts —S|>eaking Ceremi nics - Dedication Simpson Park
adverse criticism, and It fell principal
Street Carnival—Water Sports -Parades —Driving Golden Spike.
ly on me. One tiling I heard startled
me. Several persons who had known
COOS COUNTY DAY
Wilkins when he was In college de
Aug. 25th
clared that my stroke was he. I won
Trips by rail and boat to Coquille. Bandon, Myrtle Point, Powers,
dered if he had come back and got
Coos Bay, Mussel Reef, Sunset Bay,’Cape Arago. Sea food dinner
Into the crew without letting me or
at Charleston Bav. Fishing at Lakeside—Launch trips on Coos Bay
any one know that he was doing wbat
he had no right to do. I learned where
MARSHFIELD DAY
Wilkins lived anil wrote a line to him
asking If he would kindly tell me
Aug. 26th
where lie was ou the day of the regat
Industrial Parade—Water Siorts Auto Racing —Illuminated Launch
ta. What do you suppose was the re
Parade—Fireworks -Dancing —Horse Racing.
ply? His father wrote me that he had
bet'll very 111 for some time and died
Low Round Trip Fares
the evening liefore the race.
On Sale Aug. 21 Io 26 inc.
"Now. young gentlemen. 1 don't wish
Return limit Aug. 31
any comments on m.v story. I have
none to make myself. 1 have simply
Ask local Agent
given It to you as. according to my
senses. It occurred. 1 may hare dream
John M. Scott, Gen. Pass. Agt
ed It.
PoHlaisl Oreson
Coos Bay
Railroad Jubilee
Boost
tor COOS
The Greatest Celebration in Years
SOUTHERN
PACIFIC
LINES
Dry Goods, Notions,
Monopole and Red Ribbon
Groceries,
Pure
Men’s Ladies’ and Child-
White
ren’s Furnishings,
and White Lily Hard
Won’t upset
Wheat Flour,
THE TIN THAT IS FOIL SEALED
Opening fits the hand
Boots and Shoes, Hats,
Caps, Millinery,
A cup of good tea costs Levi Strauss’ Overalls,
but little more than a
Black Cat Hosiery, and
glass of good water.
Heinz’s 57 Varieties,
Normi’s Pan-Dandy and Always brew the finest Everything good to wear
flavored tea—it costs so
and all at Right Prices
Butternut Bread
little a cup, and gives
so much more satisfac Then Think of
and everything good to
tion, pleasure and en
joyment and delight
than the ordinary tea
of coarse taste and no
■ flavor.
Taylor - Williams Co
'lhe Peonie’s Store, Phone 142
Alias Summons.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF
OREGON IN AND
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Elfis>hei
FOR THE COUNTY OF
JACKSON.
J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company,
a corporation,
Plaintiff.
vs
Henry J. LaClair, Mitchell-Lewis Sta-
ver Co., a corporation, and Maude R.
Keen,
Defendants.
To Maud R. Keen, defendant: In
The Name Of The State Of Oregon,
you are hereby required io appear and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff
igainst you in the above entitled court
ind cause within six weeks from the
ate of the first publication of this
ummons, exclusive of the day of first
publication, the date of the first pub
cation of this summons being the 5th
lay of August, 1916, and you being
squired to so appear or answer said
■omplaint on or before the expiration
■ f six weeks from said date, and you
ire hereby notified that if you fail to
so appear or answer within the time
required, for want thereof the plaintiff
vill apply to the Court for the relief
lemanded in his said complaint, to-wit:
For judgment against lhe said defend
int Henry J. LaClair. in the sum of
fifteen Hundred Dollars, together with
interest thereon from the 6th day of
■June 1911 at the rate of six per ceni
per annum; also for judgment against
the said Henry J. LaClair in the fur
ther sum of $311.24 taxes and city
assessments paid by the plaintiff upon
he premises described in the said
complaint, and again described as
follows;
Lots numbered 1-2-6-7-8-9-10 and 13
in Block numbered 2 of the Westmore
land Addition to the City i,f Medford,
Jackson County, Ore according to the
plat thereof on file and of record in
the office of the County Recorder in
and for said County and State, together
with the costs and disbursements of
this suit; also for a decree of this
Court foreclosing and cancelling the
c ntract described in said complaint
against said premises, and decreeing
the interest of the plaintiff in said
premises to be prior, superior and
paramount to the interest of defen-
lants, and each of them, and forever
foreclosing and barring the interest of
the defendants and each of them in
and to said premises, and fixing a rea-
s "liable time within whi-h said defen-
1.mts, <>r any of them, may redeem
said premises, and for such other, fur
ther or different relief as to the Court
may seem just and equitable in the
premises as is further shown by said
complaint to which reference is hereby
made and same is hereby made a part
hereof
This summons is served upon you by
publication in the Jacksonville Post,
under and by virtue of an order made
in said Court and Cause, by the Hon
F. M. Calkins, Judge of said Court,
s lid order having been made on the
1st day of August, 1916, and duly filed
for reconi in the records of said cause;
the date of the first publication hereof
is August 5th 1916.
F. J. N ewman . Atty, for Plaintiff.
Medford, Ore.
Bud Fisher jumped the old-time rut when he invented
Jeff and Mutt. For years, with that amusing pair, he’s
chased away the people’s care, and made them laugh
and throw their hats, and cackle till
they broke their slats. The tired,
the sad, the weak, the worn, have
laughed with Bud, and ceased to
mourn; the lame, the halt, the blind,
the deaf, have whooped with glee
o’er Mutt and Jeff. Where does he
find the joyous jests which break the
buttons from our vests? You’d
think the fount would have to fail,
but never once has he been stale.
BUD FISHER
When he sits down to hatch a plot
Famous Cartooniit,iayi:
in which his heroes will be caught,
" Tuxedo has made a
he lights his pipe, and soon a joke
pipe my favorite form of
trucking. Its coolness and
emerges from Tuxedo smoke. He
mildness make pipe-smok
swears by “Tux” and so will you,
ing a real pleasure, **
when you have tried a jar or two.
against you in the above entitled
court and cause, on or before the ex
piration of the ‘¡me prescribed in the
order for the service of summons here
in upon you by publication, to-wit: on
or before the expiration of six weeks
In its Six Schools and Forty-eight De from the date of the first puhlicat oi
partments is engaged in the great work of this summons, namely, on or before
of uniting Learning and Labor.
September 23, 1916, and if you fail to
Forty-eighth School Year Opens
so appear and answer, for want there
of the plaintiff will apply to the court
SEPTEMBER 18, 1916.
for a default against you and for the
Degree Courses requiring a four-year
high school preparation, are offered in relief prayed for in her complaint
herein, a succinct statement of which
the following:
AGRICULTURE, 16 Departments; is as follows: For a decree of this
COMMERCE, 4 Departments; ENGIN court forever dissolving the bonds of
EERING, 6 Departments; MINES, 3 matrimony heretofore and now exist
Departments; FORESTRY, 2 Depart
ments; HOME ECONOMICS. 4 Depart ing between plaintiff and yourself and
ments; and PHARMACY.
for such further relief as to the court
Vocational Courses requiring an may seem equitable.
Eighth Grade preparation for entrance I
This summons is published in the
are offered in Agriculture, Dairying,
Commerce. Forestry. Home Makers, and Jacksonville Post, a newspaper of
Mechanic Arts. Pharmacy with a two- general circulation printed and pub
year high school entrance requirement.
lished at Jacksonville. Jackson County
SCHOOL OF MUSIC.—Piano, String, State of Oregon, by order of the Hon.
Band and Voice Culture.
C italogue and tieautiful illustrated F. M Calkins, Judge of the above
booklet free.
entitled court, and which order is dat
Address T he R egistrar ,
ed
August 10, 1916, and it is therein
1 w 7-IJ -16 to 9-7-16)
CORVALLIS. ORKOON
ordered that summons herein be served
upon you by publication in said news
Summons
paper once a week for six consecutive
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE weeks and vou are therein ordered to
STATE OF OREGON IN AND FOR appear and answer plaintiff's com*
THE COUNTY OF JACKSON.
plaint herein on or before the expira
Mery Frank Gcrth,
tion of six weeks from the date of the
Plaint iff,
first publication of this summons.
vs.
The date of the first publication ot
Emett Theodore Gerth.
this summons is August 12, 1916, and
Defendant.
the date of the last publication and on
To Emett Theodore Gertn, the above or before which date you are required
named defendant;
to appear and answer is September 23,
In The Name Of The State Of Ore 1916.
gon: You are he-eby required to ap
H. K, H anna ,
pear and answer the complaint filed
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Uniting Learning and Labor
THE ORECON
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE