Jacksonville Post
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917.
LOCAL NEWS
All work done in 1917 spot cash at
W. R. Sparkr.
Fort McKee of Watkins was a recent
visitor in this ci»y.
The Legislative Assembly meets at
Salem, January Sth.
Chauncey Florey was a visitor at
Medford Wednesday.
J. C. Grubb, of the Applegate valley
was in town this week.
B. W. Baldwin of Buncom was a re
cent visitor in this city.
A. S. Klienhamer of Buncom was a
visitor in this city Mon lay.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Murlo-k of
Bishop creek transacted business in
this city an ! Medford, Thursday.
Five wagon loads of copper ore from
the Blue Ledge mine were delivered
here Thursday evening. The ore wi[l
be shipped to the smelter at Tacoma,
for reduction.
¡.eon Hanna was a visitor at Medford
Monday.
Harry Mills of Butte Falls was a re-
i cent visitor in this city.
Herman Offenbach-r of Applegate
was a recent visitor in this city.
Mrs. Charles Hansen of Medfoud vis
ited friends in this city Wednesday.
Mahlon l’urdin, Esq. of Medford was
a business visitor in this city Wednes
day.
Chas. IL Basye, of this place, has
been appointed jailor by Sheriff Jen
nings.
Medford’s city attorney, B. R. Mc
Cabe. was a business visitor in this city
Friday.
George Owens of Ashland, the new
county commissioner, was in town sev
eral days this week.
Miss Lizzie Reuter has gone to The
Dallas, in response of a telegram an
nouncing the serious ¡lines of her moth
er, Mrs. Christina Reuttr.
The Jacksonville Band was organized
last night and the following officers el
ected: President, 1». IL Cronemiller;
Vice President, George Wendt; Secre
tary-Treasurer, Dan Bagshaw; Libra
rian, Lewis Baker. The new organi
zation contains sixteen members, most
of whom own their own instruments.
The first practice meetin g will be held
Thursday eveniug of next week.
Paul Anderson of Ruch was a recent
visitor in this city.
Judge Neil transacted business at
Medford Thursday.
County Clerk Gardner was a businfi’s
v isitor at Medford Friday.
Mrs. Anna Coffman of Medford was
a visitor in this city Tuesday.
H. K. Hanna was a business visitor
at Medford Tuesday afternoon.
Prosecuting Attorney Roberts of
Medford was in town Wednesday.
John T Deadmond of Watkins trans
acted business in this city Thursday.
Ira’Coffman of Bishop creek was a
business visitor in this city Thursday.
LOST—Ladies’ Elk brooch pin, be
The county court was in session for tween Stub Wilson’s home and South
transaction of county business Wednes ern Oregon Traction Co.’s depot in this
day.
city. Return to Mrs. J. W. Wilson
The order of the Eastern Star held and receive reward.
an installation of officers Thursday
The Royal Neighbors held an inter
night.
esting session at the home of Mrs. Bag
A. T. Lurdgren of Watkins spent the shaw, Tuesday afternoon. Among the
week transacting business and visiting business transacted the following offi
cers for the ensuing term were install
friends in this city.
Miss Elith Baily, who was injured in ed: Oracle, Nettie Jones; Vice Oracle,
a coa=t:ng accident a few days ago, is Gladys Ulrich; Chancellor, Mrs. Ryan;
Marshal, Annie Coffman; Receiver,
rapidly recovering.
Maye r Has Narrow Escape
Ada Bagshaw; Recorder, Ella Walsh; |
Marshal Joe Norris was struck in the
Manager, Rose Singler.
After the
St. Helens, Jan. 3.-E. 1. Bailagh,
eye by a snowball, Wednesday, sustain
close of the business session a tastv president of the city council, had a nar
ing a severe injury.
lunch was served.
row escape from death Saturday when
John B. Renault, Sr., who has been
Roy Copeland, with whom he was hunt
The
new
county
officers
assumed
their
visiting friends at Seattle for several
ing dui ks, slipped on the ice and his
respective
duties
Tuesday.
In
the
weeks, returned Thursday.
sheriff’s office the sheriff is assisted by gun was discharged, the 1 al missing
Merrit Wilkenson died at Centra)
Leslie Stansell and W. O. Garret as Bailagh’s head only a few inches. As
Point, Jao. 1, aged 72 years. Funeral
deputies and a couple of clerks. As it was Mr. Bailagh received several
was held Thursday afternoon.
sessor J. B. Coleman has J. M. Crone shoe in his shoulder and his light cheek
M's. Ellen Band, who has been spend miller as deputy. Treasurer Myrtle was badly lacerated.
ing the winter at the Horn Ranch, in W. Blakeley is handling the business
California, is in town this week.
of the office without anv deputy at pre
The heavy snow broke down the old sent. Superintendent Ager is also
frame barn at the rear of the U S. without a deputy. The Prosecuting
Attorney and the Surveyor having their
hotel building, Tuesday afternoon.
Owing to the absence of Justice Tay offices at Medford, we have not learn
lor of Medford. Justice Dox is having ed whether they have appointed depu
a rush of criminal cases to handle this ties or not. Everything seems to be
moving along nicely.
week.
When you are hungry and in Med-
fore, try the nice meals served by An
na Coffman and Anna Hoxie at the
Nash Caffeteria
[Adv] !
My ad says cash for all work: I mean
it. When you send for your shoes,
srnd money to pay the repair bill.— i
Yottr3 truly, W. R. S parks .
[Adv. ]
Peter Ingram and Carl Reed, partic- I
CALIFORNIA-with its oranges, its Win
ipants in a drunken row at Medford, ,
Saturday night; plead guilty in Judge
ter flowers, its beaches, its mountain re
Dox’ court this week and were fined i
sorts, its time-stained missions, itsgde-
$10 each.
ligntful sunshine and out-of-door life—
Mrs. Sabra Wiley died at the home 1
of her son, T. E. Wiley, at Central '
surely the call is irresistable in January.
Point, Jan. 3, 1917, aged 81 years. She j
But a two days journey away on daily
was a native ot New York.
Funeral
wis held Friday.
trains of the delightful
Anna Whitman and Van Treese of
of Medford were tried on a charge of
vagrancy, in Justice Dox’s court Thurs-1
day. The woman was paroled pending
her good behavior and the man was |
given sixty days in the county jail.
W. H. Singler, who has just finished
a term as sheriff of this county, left
Thursday morning for Portland, where
they will reside for the present. Mr. |
Singler has many friends here, who are
sorry to hear of his leaving, but wish I
him peace and prosperity in his new |
You can secure tickets or complete
home.
information from any agent or write
The thermometer has risen many ’
points during the latter part of this I
week and the snow is rapidly melting.
JOHN M. SCOTT. General Passenger Agent
During the month of Deccmbir, a tota I
Portland, Oregon,
of 17.5 inches of snow fell in this city,
as shown by the report of Observer
Britt, published in another column of
this paper.
Medford taxpayers are worked up
over the city’s financial afiairs, and the
“Medvnski plan,” the ‘‘Hanson plan,”
the ‘‘.50-50 plan” and other "plans”
form the principal topic of conversa
tion in some circles. "In a multitude
of counsellors there is (not) always
found wisdom.”
A letter from Dr. Robinson, at Oak
land, Cal., to a friend in this city, says
that the Doctor’s daughter. Mrs. Stev
suitable for gifts for young and old.
ens, who has been ill, is rapidly recov
ering and is now out of the hospital.
Purses, Box stationery, toilet articles,
The doctor also states that he has been
ill, but is getting better and will come
Xmas and New Year’s cards, Perfumery,
home as soon as able.
Books, etc. Call and see our stock.
The semi-annual statement or W. II.
Singler, sheriff and tax collector, for
the period ending December 31, shows
collections amounting to $285 975, pen
alties $5,948.27, mileage fees $177.35,
total $592,100.71, all of which hns been
J. W. Robinson, M. I)., Proprietor
turned over to the treasurer Mr. Sin
gler also turned over a check for $7.58,
representing an unidentified balance
remaining in the cash account al the |
close of business December 31, 191«.
Mrs. H. K. Hanna entertained a few
friends at her home Saturday evening |
C»rda and some excellent music were
the principal amusements. A delicious
lunch was served. Those present were
Mayor Britt and Miss Britt, M r. n' d i
Mrs. D. W Bagshaw. Mr. and Mrs.
Rowell Hines, Mr. and Mrs Reis Chap
man, Messrs J B. Renault, Jr. smi
L K Hanna, and Mr. and Mrs. II K.
Hanna. A delightful evening passed
•11 too quickly.
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A Prave Man Afraid
of His £ Sadow
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A Policeman’s Life
Is Not a Happy One
By M QUAD
By F. A. MITCHEL
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Copyright,
by the M - 'lure
Newspaper Syndicate
Al The Chinches
F kesbytek \ n
A.belt 11. Gammon’. 5 ini.-tcr
Sim lay Services regul irly as follows:
lu: i i X. M. Sabbath S<bo»l Classes
for all ages.
11:00 A. M. Morni'g worst) i , with
sermon.
6:15 P. M. Christian Eilleavjr Piay-
11 r meeting.
7: It 1’. M. Evening worship, with
sermon.
Prayi-r meeting on Wednesday even
ing at 7:3 >.
Everyone web'om ■ to th so meeting’.
‘‘i was glad when they said ut to me
let us go into ti.e the house of the
Lord,—Ps. 122;.'.
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"Herr Lieutenant," said General Blau-
"My son," begun th* officer as we
kor, "1 wish you to carry a message to walked his l>eat together, “when you
the commander of the Bulgarian forces see u patrolman sauntering along the
operating on our right. We arc within street and swinging his club you think
half a dozen tulles of them, and it is to yourself how easy he earns Ins mon
necessary that we come together. There
Is no road leading in that direction, ami ey. It is not so easy when you coiue
you’ll have to go on foot. But tin* moon to understand everything. I may not
Is nearly full, and your way will be make tin ari-'t once ill two weeks of
lighted. Here is the written message.” I an offender n linst the law, but 1 am
Lieutenant Obermeir t<s>k the mes busy all the ¡¡me, and you shall hear
sage, saluted und left his suiierior, 1 about it.
starting nt om-e. The general had
"In the first place It seems to me that
spoken correctly In - tying that the four out of five families have a row
CHI'.ISTIANJSCIEN« E
moon was nearly full, but when Ober- three or four times a week. In winter
melr got beyond the tip of the army’s
Services
held every Sunday morning
wing lie looked up to see that a film 1 do not hear so much, but in summer,
at
11
o
’
clock
in 1. O.O. F. Hall.
I
when
the
windows
are
o|ien,
I
hear
o$ mist was spread over it and the sky
mil' ll more than I want to. Tile dwell Everybody welcome.
about it.
'Well,'' he said to himself, “I shall ing houses on my bent are mostly three
cast no shadow. Tonight I am not my I stories and of brick. The first story Is
self. I feel as I did after that last I occupied, as a rule, by b okke.-pers, Uncle S.?m Is
wound when the pluck had gone out of salesmen und the like, who can afford
Creating Id -al Hen
me. In other won \ if I should see to pay about $20 a month. There are
niv shadow it would frighten me.”
I two families above them which belong
The country through which he walk | to the laboring class.
Nev York, Jan. B. An ideal Ameri
ed was no man’s land. It was sparse
"I am sauntering along my beat and can fowl is the object of exp rin ents
ly settled with peasants, but war had
driven most of them away. What else the first floor family are at sup|s.-r being conducted by the U. S. govern
was there was probable, but not cer when I hear the hu-band call out:
ment at its farm at Bellsville' Md. H.
“‘Maggie, what in the devil do you M. Limon, head husbandmai of the
tain—that is. a sniper lying In wait
get
such
meat
for?'
for any enemy. One passing would
“ It wiis nil I could get with the farm, who has been workin: for the
not likely receive a challenge; he would
last live years on the American pioduct
money
you left me.’
be more apt to receive a bullet. The
' explaine 1 that the new hen in laying
“
‘
Then
why
didn't
you
run
in
debt
a
way. too, was rugged. Nature had not
, qualities and the size of its eggs will
smoothed the country, which was up little?'
and down grade, rocky, covered with I “ 'Beenuse we owe now more than wo resemble leghorn. It will have as much
meat on its body as a Barr d Rata or
decayed trees, and. to make it worse, , can ever ¡wy.'
“‘Don’t you concern yourself about Plywouth Rock.
war had filled it with shell holes.
The lieutenant had come to a com what I can pay or cannot. This meat
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paratively level sweep when, looking isn’t fit for a dog to eat! It Is all bom*
and
fat
and
gristle.'
down on the ground before him. he saw
Americans Bnili Allies Divers
“ Well, you must eat It ti e best way
what seemed to be his shadow cast by
the moon—such a shadow as the moon 1 you can. 1 am always pinched for
would throw covered with the thin money and always have to buy the
San Francisco, Jan. 3.—John A. Mc
gauze that partly obscured ft. Turn cheapest things. We have got to keep Gregor, president of the Union In n
you
well
dress
d,
von
know
and
the
ing. he looked up to w here the moon
Works, of San Francisco, a subsidiary
should be. It was not there. Turning rest of us must wear onr old clothes.
‘‘‘Darned If I don t wish I had never of the Bethelem .Steel corporation, ad
again, he saw it overhead and slightly
mitted on the witness stand in the U.
; married !’
before him.
“
'And
so
do
I.
for
that
matter.
’
S.
district court, for the first time pub
"Surely," he said, "that cannot be a
"And then I hear the husband shove licly, that his company built submar
shadow cast by the moon. Shadows
are on a direct line with the light that back from the table, and in u minute ines for the entente allies during 1914-
makes them. ’ He looked down in front I more he Is on the street and walking 1915. He was a witness for Franz
of him again. There was that dark away. Half a block below 1 hear an Bopp. German consul general, on trial
something, shadow or whatever it was. other row.
"You may say, my son, that these with others for conspiracies to dyna
But it wns not well defined. Indeed, it
family
skeletons do not concern the pa- mite ships and trains carrying muni
was like a film of darkness. He turned
tions of war in Canada and the United
his eyes upward to see what was caus I trolman on the beat, but they do just
ing it. There was nothing In the heav I the same. About three out of five of States.
ens except that pale mist which dim | them end in a row In which furniture
med the moon, and a line from the Is smashed and blows are given and
moon formed an angle with the shadow. 1 taken. Then It is his duty to make Ills Rubb:r Shoes And Tires Go Up
aiqiearanee and take a hand in. We
The warrior trembled.
Why was it that in battle he could try to be [>eacemakers, but It often bale
New York, Jan 3.—An immediate
stand up against shot and shell with pens that we have to take the whole
out a quiver ami here in perfect silence, I family to the station. Wives drink as II per cent advance in the price of rub
with not a creature, so far as he knew, well as husbands, and when It hap[>ens berfootwear of all kinds was announced
to harm him. be was shaking like a 1 that both have been drinking they are here by the United state i Rubb--r Co.
very hard to handle. When they ap- The company has also advanced tire
leaf in the wind?
In the distance was a light. He • pear In court next morning one or the prices, effective at once, av -raging 15
blessed It and hastened his pace mak other has a black eye to be ashamed of. percent for casings an 1 10 percent for
fng straight toward it. The nearer be and they are so repentant that his hon
came to it his fear grew less. And or generally lets them go on sus|ien<Ied tubes.
w hen suddenly he heard “Who comes?" sentence. There is another thing, my
in the German tongue and heard the son, that may surprise you. Take them
Tea:hers To Get More Money
click of a rifle, instead of fearing a 1 ns they run c-n any patrolman's beat In
this
city
and
not
one
out
of
five
chil
picket might shoot him l>efore he could
make himself known he felt brave as dren up to six years old has learned
Pittsbur?, Jan. 3.—Increases of ap
the number und street of his home
a lion.
The lieutenant was taken to head As sure as they get throe or four blocks proximately 10 per cent in the salaries
quarters, delivered his message to the away they are lost. They can tell the of all teachers and other employees of
general commanding and was about to first name of the father or mother, but the Pittsburg schojis receiving |75 u
set out on his return when the officer that Is the best they can do. It would month or less have been approved by
take a father or mother about fifteen the city board of education. The in
said to him:
’Why not return with us, lieuten minutes to teach a child th« street ami crease will affect more than 50U teach
ant? We shall move to make a junc rmmlier, tint they don't do it. It would ers.
take about ten minutes to write the
tion with your force at daylight."
Obermeir would gladly have done as address down on a card and sew this
the general suggested. But there is u 1 card to their clothing, but they never
Lumber Camp Ready To Start
professional pride among toldiers that take this precaution. Win n a child Is
lost
the
first
step
of
the
mother
Is
to
must t-e maintained. The lieutenant
was afrai l of his shadow, but he was find mo. She seems to think I ought
Centralia, Wash., Jan. 2. Turvey
more afraid of an Imputation of cow to know every child on my beat.
"I can’t leave my licet to go hunting Bros., who have a contract to furnish
ardice. not so much from his comrades
as from himself. He thanked the gen up lost children, and so I send her to logs for the Skookumchuck Lumber Co.
eral and set off on his walk back to his the station. Nine times out of ten I in Tenino, have their camp ready to
linve got to go looking around after start operations. The mill company,
own command.
The atmosphere bad not changed; my regular hours of duty. Sometimes which has taken over the Blumauer
there was the same mist over the face I find the < ¿did not more than two i bankrupt properties, will start its mill
of the moon Obermeir would not look blo-ks away, and sometimes I have to , some time this month.
for his shadow. Why? He said to hunt f' r two hours, with my feet ach
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him* If It would be cowardly to do so. fng ns if somebody hod clubbed tic m
I
tell
yon
as
a
fa
t
that
not
one
moth
Woman Is At Head Of
Then It occurred to him that it would
be cowardly not to look for It. The or In ten can so describe a lost child
Linn County Schools
moon was now at his back. M ith a as to make eas1 work of finding him or
her
We
wt'l
snpi>os
‘
*
that
a
woman
Halsey,
Jan.
2. —Mr». I. C. Maxwell
dread he could not control ho looked
down t>efore him. There was the black comes running up to me to say that her ha» moved to Albany and has taken ov
thing, denser if anything, than t>efore. little girl, five years old. Is lost I must er the office and duties of county sup
first calm her. for she is greatly excit erintendent, to which she was elected
He shudder d
Rut he trndged on trying to make ed. aid then the conversation runs in November. Mrs. Maxwell who has
himself think that some peculiar at about as follows
taught school for 20 years, was one of
“‘When did you nils» your girl?’
mospberie C’mditl'm - au-'-d his s isdow
the successful w >men candidates at the
••’Alsi'it two hours ago'
to lie « tit of pla e Many thing’ caute
recent election.
“
‘
What
was
the
color
of
her
hair?*
refraction of light. One thing h>* bad
" ‘Brown, sir.'
often not!'ed himself. An oar dipperl
" ‘And were her eyes blue or black?*
In water will apt '-ar to be broken at
“’I can't l>e sure which, but I think Karras Farmers Are
the point where it touches the surface.
they
wore black.'
nis effort» to explain away the mys
Digging Up Hedges
“‘What sort of a dress did she have
tery were futile tnd bud he satisfac
torlly explained them to hlms.-lf it onT
“ 'A brown calico.'
would not have heli<d the burden that
Hutchinson. Kan.. Jan. 3.— With the
“‘DM she hnve shoe» on7
weighed him down. The Journey home
discovery
that Osage orange tree roots
“
T
think
not.
sir.'
ward seemed longer than bls going
can be utilized in the manufacture of a
‘‘‘Did she wear any sort of a hatT
This was doubtless that the farther h-
substitute for dyes of German make,
“ ‘No, sir.’
went the stronger the sped under
"‘Is she a good »Izod girl for her farmer» near here are grubbing out
which he stag 'e;ed. Yes; be staggered
their hedge fences and disposing of the
now. his eyes held by an InvI-ibb* [ ->w a get
“'Many people have taken h'-r for root» to buyers of Eastern dye maul.-
er on the bla'k mas» before him
which constantly grew denser and ten years old sir
factoring concerns.
“I take all this down In writing, but
larger, too. till there war no space
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I
»m
pretty
sure
that
It
Is
ii
’
eless
about him that It did not fill.
At daylight the Gormans marched to Four bl'-cks np my beat I rs-nic a roas Falls City Without an
me< t the Bulgarians A short distance the lost girl She has walked and
Arrest in Whole Year.
from where the Germans started they walked until she has become weary
..
I
(.
«''ting
on
the
c-
’
rb
tone
to
rest
came npon the body of T.feuienant
Falls City, Jan. 1.—There was , .t a
Obermeir lying dead In a shell hole Her l air, her eyes, her size, her dress.
. ,t fvr any br
'
' •
-e
t
d
"'■rent
fr>-m
what
the
mother
Tliry turned li'm over to s<-e where h
ty's
laws
mad
-
d
iring
the
year
19111.
i
th**11), Stic! Ut t shp ! a flip l<wt
had been hit. but could find no wound
pi .. .- t n ar tai Las lit tie t" lo ex -e| t
"Killed by a ball'» wind.” said the »>1 .V» < n I m ! her bu k to the ror to rirg the cu’^ew ■ 1 repair tbe wat-
•or
from
irhkh
«
‘
ip
r
nn
Iwr
boo*
»
surgeon. “There are many such cases ”
affairs >»
.
i, r t If ! hflflf) t I m ; pupc !
They did not know that Ol-ermelr
I h , her the hunt might bav* gun» attributed to the prohibition law. Prior
bad died of fright, caused, not by an
to prohibition arrests were numerous.
on for two or tore«* davw”
enemy, but by bls own Imagination.