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Jacksonville Post SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1917. LOCAL NEWS Miss Louise Jones was at Medford last night. John Waite of Watkins was in town s veral days this week. Dick Gaskin is working in the office of the Central Point Herald. Harold Kubli of Applegate transact- e 1 business in this city Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ulrich were vis. iters at Medford Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Hanna were vis- tors at Medford Friday evening. Mrs. John Greaves is reported ser- iously ill at her home in this city. G. B. Alden of the Riverside Colony transacted business in this city Friday. H. W. Adrian of Portland was inter viewing his customers here Thursday. Reuben Robinson has been suffering from a severe attack of lagrtppe this week. All work done in 1917 spot cash at W. R. Sparks. The funeral of Mrs. Win. Keeley, who died Saturday m irning was held in this city Wednesday. Pat Swayne, a wellknown rancher of the upper Applegate valley, was in town several days this week. Mrs. A. H. Peachey of Ashland, was a recent visitor at the home of her son Robert H. Peachey of this city. 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] Mrs. S. P. Jones, mother of Miss Louise Jones, chief operator at the tel ephone exchange, has ftrived into the living rooms in the rear of the tele- phone office. The Jacksonville Lodge No. 10. I. O. O. F. installed officers for ensuing term at the meeting held Saturday night. The following are names i f principal officers: N. G., G. N. Lewis; V. G., G. J. Shafer; Rec. Sec., John R. Norris; Fin. Sec., C. D. Abbott’ Treasurer, James M. Cronemiller. A number of persons attended the band concert at Medford Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Rilph Jennings attend ed the Lilac Domino, at Medford Friday evening. H. A. Canaday of Medford transact ed business at the cou rt house Monday forenoon. Mrs. E. J. Kubli, who has been vis iting relatives in Portland, has return ed home. The cold spell seems to be broken, although considerable snow remains in Bhadv places Misses Flora Thompson and Mary Bagshaw were visitors at Medford Fri day eyening. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Chapman went over to Medford to see Lilac Domino, Friday evening. J. A. Lemery, an attorney of Ash land, attended to business at the court house Tuesday. Dr. O. N. Nelson, the insurance man from Medford, transacted business in this city Thursday. J. R. Neil is assisting the force in th» recorder’s office correct the indices of the deed records. A number of persons from this city went over to Medford last night to see the Lilac Domino, at the Page theater. Members of the new band meet once a week for practice. They expect to he able to play in public in the near future. The Limousine Look. Clint Gallitan of Me fold was intown Perhaps It K hypereiltkal of Monday. Riding in n liin.'uslne Is a mogul: John Buckley of Applegate was a un! aw. ill t: in;-, u: d h w should recent visitor in this city. plain mortal be ex; < ted t<> i-mluie ■ Sheriff Jennings was a business vis without naiei.di . -Ill to h's s- til? Sti: fioie <au s: . .,1'.. we do o'. >. i»e t.. itor at Me .fold Wednesday. pi- ;< .-t < an no liuinnn i I. evu Chas. F. Dunford, of Sterling road, th u;!i to the linio.lsh e I- th . I-aI'll t< was a visitor in this city Thursday. ride in a closed <ar a:. 1 avoid the ch s J. J. Halley of Butte Falls transact ed face, that blank, top lofty nloufne-' ed business in this Monday afternoon- of expression so alien to normal Amer lean worry uiul clieerfulm-ss? Fred and Kenneth Puhi have taken The limousine I•<-<k uttin ks any bap the preliminary examination to enter py, laughing debutante or bank presi the U. S. navy (lent the Instant the door slams and Arthur Morrison and family are pre they sink ba< k In what Is technically paring to move to th ■ R gue river val known In motorcar literature as “mlla It ley, where Mr. Morrison expects to dl's drawing ro< m on wheels." w rk as a salesman for the Mt. Shasta comes on or off the fn< e very much as Land and Irrigation Company. They do tlie detachable tops that convert an will reside at Jacksonville. - Montague ordinary touring car of commerce into a miniature palace tit to stand before Messenger. the blazing glory of an opera house Medford’s new city council was or with uniformed attendant handing in ganized Tuisday night. Among the a very eliarming and exi-enslve wife.— appointments made were the following: New York Tribune. Water Supt., Olen Arnspiger; City At A Japanese Composing Room. torney, Fred W. Mears, Chief of Po The most interesting department of a lice, J. W. Kittson; Police Judge; Glen O. Taylor; Market Master, E. J. Run-., Japanese printing plant is tlie compos- Ing room. Great cases of type of all yard; Recorder, Mary Haswell. sizes extend the whole length of the Semi-Tropical Southern California CALIFORNIA-with its oranges, its Win ter flowers, its beaches, its mountain re sorts, its time-stained missions, its*de- lig-htful sunshine and out-of-door life— surely the call is irresistable in January. But a two days journey away on daily trains of the delightful SHASTA ROUTE Shasta Limited California Express San Francisco Express You can secure tickets or complete information from any agent or write t JOHN M. SCOTT. General Passenger Agent Portland. Oregon. SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES Medford papers state that the prose cuting attorney has ordered out all the punch boards in cigar stores and candy stores of that city. Mrs. Galligar has moved from the McCully house on California street the small house on Fourth street longing to T. J. Kenney. Mrs Grant Bailey of Portland and Mis. E. J. Lytle of Hamburg Bar.Cal. arrived the first of the week to attend the funeral of their mother Mrs. Heel- ey. The barn and packing house belong ing to Harry Irvin and located on part of the old Burrows orchard near Phoe nix, was destroyed by fire Thursday night. Loss estimated at $10,00). Several alterations in furniture and fittings of the offices at the court house have been made recently with a view to greater convenience in the transaction of the county business. Three Medford men arrested Thurs day, charged with stealing a hog be longing to a rancher named Tyrrell liv ing near Lake Creek, were held under bonds for trial in the justice court next week. A consolidation of the congregations of the Presbyterian and Methodist churches in this city, whereby the ser vices of one minister will be dispensed with, is proposed to be put into effect soon. The Blue Ledge mine will ship a car- load of ore just as soon as the S. P. furnishes a car More than a carload of the ore is now in the warehouse in this city and the teams are making Bemi-weekly trips from the mine. It is reported that a rupture in the faculty at the public schools is immi nent: one report stated that the princi pal had demanded the immediate re lease of one of the teachers but the re quest was not granted by the board. William A. Stewart, a prominent or- chardist of the valley, died at his hoim in Medford, Friday Jan. 19. aged 47 years. He planted the Hillcrest or chard, near Medford, and later, th< Stewart orchard, near Central Point. mammoth room. As tlie Chinese and Japanese characters used in a printing office run far into the tens of thou- sands, tlie life of the compositor must be a continual search for the letter he desires to use. The compositors were scuffling around tlie aisles of the room hunting for these characters and all singing at the tops of their voices, which apparently caus ed them to forget the terrors of their work. There seemed to lie hundreds of them, and tlie din was deafening. After the proof is Anally corrected the forms are made up. quite as they are in an American newspaiier office, stereotyped and sent down to big cylin der presses.—Archie Bell in World Out look. Harriman Told Him. Harriman had an almost supernal ural Instinct for knowing what was going on and who was doing it in tlie mysteries of stock manipulation. Once when Southern Pacific bad been going up fast, Harriman and various bank ing houses buying in concert, lie called up on tlie telephone one of bls private brokers. "Somebody Is selling.” be said “Yes, sir," was tlie answer. “Well, hand the market 25.000 for tne " Im mediately lie called up the head of a banking firm much Interested in the market. “Who's selling Southern Pa clflc?" he asked. "I don't know, We haven't been able to find out," was the answer. "I’ll tell you," snapped liar riniaii; "it's your house, ’ And he cut off the connection before any reply to him could be made.—Exchange. Somewhat Different. Miss Ambrosine Murphy, whois trav- elitg for the Palmer school of penman ship, visited friends in this city, Mon day and Tuesday. Medford news item states that B. Collins has been appointed agent Josephine county, and will move to Grants Pass in the near future. Mrs. Tiny Combest of Buncom is in the hospital at Medford, where she un derwent an operation this week, condition is considered serious. Real Treasure Islands. There are quite a number of Islands S'altered about the g "be u hereon buried treasure exi ts. Aud'peopli are alwnys tryii to tin 1 It t.’iii e a s.or< of attempts have been made, f< r In stance, to unearth the treasure alleged to be buried on Cocos island 1 et s-< far the adv- aturers have te ip.-d no re ward for tl.-ir toil. Fully iAO.tW bus been wasted, again, in futile attempts to recover the "pirates' hoard” report- ed to be li Idetl near tlie lip of the crater of an active—very a. ti-c—vol cano on Pagan island. In the Ladrone group. Stilb as a set off against many fail urea, there have been some few sue cesses. There is no doubt, for in stall. e, that a Liverpool sailor name 1 John Adams unearthed treasure to the value of between £15t>.000 and £209.000 on Auckland island some years la k; nor that 55 llllani Watson, a shepherd, recovered in 1868 nearly a ton of gold that had been hidden on one of tlie Likew Ut Queen Charlotte islands. two runaway seamen named Hanilley and Cross sue essfuily located and dug up a valuable board on Dak island, off tlie coast of Nova Scotia, mid this after many others had failed.—Londou Standa rd. Fred—There are times when 1 care nothing for ric hes, when I would not so much as put forth a hand to receive millions. Kittle—Indeed! That must be when you are tired of the world and its struggles and vanities, when your soul yearns for higher and nobler things Is it not? N-no; you are wrong.” Then when is it?” When I'm sleeping.”—London Mall. Home Patronage Will Do it If you spend your money with your neighbor he’ll spend his with you. The ads. in your home paper will tell you how to spend it judiciously. BOOST FOR ROME TRAEE AND PROSPERITY CITY DRUG & GIFT STORE Fine Christmas Novelties! suitable for gifts for young and old. Purses, Box stationery, loilet articles, Xmas and New Year’s cards, Perfumery. Books, etc. Call and see our stock. Holiday Greetings tr» All J. W.Robinson, M. D., Proprietor Jacksonville Oregon Try the POST for neatly printed Butter Wrappers Old Lord Mayors’ Banquets. There used to 1-e a good deal of sav agery about London's lord mayors banquets, even In times c omparatively recent. Th" humbler guests at least struggled with each other for fo cl and had to bring their own table cutlery If they wished to eat decently and in comfort. For instance, Samuel I’c-pys tells us how. at the banquet served up two years after the restoration, there were many tables, "but none In the ball but the mayors and the lords of the privy council that had napkins or knives, which was very strange.” Still more strange to such a lover of female beauty as I’epys was the plain tress of feature of the city dames Of the Indus' room he says: “I could not discern one handsome face. » • • Being wearied with looking upon a company of ugly women, I went away and took coach and through Cheapside and there saw the pageants, which were very silly.” Mrs. Wi: iam I •-•!■■.' tassel wav at the fa n ly r ■ i !■ nca a -. nv:ITr. O ■ '■> i. I ( i iry 13, . I ®1 years. •') months ani 16 She '-V s buri • I in the ( a no <c tery at Jacksonville, January 17, + + + + ++++++++++++++++++ .1 : ck- g- days. terne- 1917. Mrs. \\ ilium Heeley. nee Frei 'age, was born in Baden, Gerr Feb. 28th, 1835. A' th i age of li sailed tor America, a voyage of days duration. After a sh-.rt residence in St. Louis 'h - fam ly moved to K' n- ag, b it the Go den West still beckoned and on May 15 h, 1352. th-. e immenc- ed the long and arduous j urney across h plains by ox team’. .Minor adven tures with the Indi ins b -f_-i them but they arrived -afelv in the Will.im t e valley the followin ’ September. Af ter a few weeks in Par 1 m I. then a vil i ige of frame hous s, the. located at Oregon City. Later t y lived it Clackamas at Brownsville and at C'< r- Vallis In li 0, Fced< rika became the w ife of J s- ph B. Wetterer and came to Jacl - sonville, where she his since resid’d. Mr. We’.', rer died in 1879 an 1 in 1883 Mrs. W tterer married Wilii on Heel’y who, too, was called by D ath in 19*16. Mrs. Keeley’s later life was sadden« ed by p »or health, b It a prou.l triouie . to her character was the patience and courage with wh.“h she b-ire her ufflic- ti ins. Sne leaves to sorrow for her four daughters M s. Pauline B iiiey, of I Portland; Mrs. E. I. Lytle, if H im- I burg Bar. Cal;Miss Daisy Wetterer, of ; Portland, an 1 Miss Mary Wetterer, of this city; a son, Joseph B. Wetterer, of this city; and a host ot friends. M inv will miss h r: many wiil mourn for her; and yet: Beyond life's tolls and cares, Its hopes and j lys, its weariness and sorrow, Its sleepless nights, its days of smiles and tears, There is a 1 >ng sweet life, unmarked by years. One bright unending morrow! Old Time Theater Rowdies. Rowdyism in London theaters was a common occurrence in tlie old days, How's that young doctor getting as is shown by the following from the along in your neighborhood?” London r-t of Oct. 27. 1798: "It depends." "Two mon in the pit at Drury Lane “On what?" theater last night were so turbulent "If that crowd that visits his office and riotous during tlie last act of dally are patients he's doing very well; Henry V.' I that the performance was if they're bill collectors he's having a interrupted upward of u quarter of an hard time of it."—Detroit Free Press. hour. Tin- audlem e nt last asserte I their power and turned the m disgrace An Easy Task. fully out <>f the theater. This should Lover (mournfully)—Have you learn always be done to crush the race of ed to love another? Flirt (who bad disgusting puppies that are a con just broken off her engagement with stunt nuisance at tlie playhouse every him»—Oh. no, George. I didn't have night." to learn. The man Is very, very A “Friendly Match.” wealthy, and the love came spontane 1 speak of a "friendly match," not ously. at all forgetting that dictum of the old Scot to whom his opponent, break Raised the Ante. Small Elmer—Papa. give me a nickel. ing some trivial rule, said. "I suppose Papa—Why, Elmer, you are most to you won't claim that in a friendly old to be begging for a nickel. Small match?" "Friendly match!" was the reply Elmer—I guess you're right, papa There's no such thing at golf!"—Ixm Make it a dime.—Chicago News. don Telegraph + 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- Morbidly Suspicious. + + "If you want to tight I'll bold your + PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. + + eoat." said the by stan ici to tlie quar- + + relsome man Boils and Carbuncles. + “Great Scott: Can't n man even The appearance of boils In 4- + + crops is mainly an Indication of + stand in the street without having n 4- impaired health. Single boils are 4- check boy try to wuik a tip out of + generally due to local irritation. + bim?"—Washington Mur + The location of the boil or car + Couldn't Fool Her. 4- buncle determines the amount of 4- The .Mother Do you think he has 4- danger it may be to the patient. + 4- If a boil or carbuncle occurs in 4- matrimonial Intentlcns. dear.' Tlie + a locality where there are rich + Mai l I certainly do. mother He tried 4- blood and lymphatic area It at 4- his very best to convince uie In t night + once becomes a source of danger + that I appeared to better advantage + because the vessels spread the 4- in tlint twelve dollar lint than in the •!• fifty dollar one.—I’uclt. + infection. Boils and carbuncles are due to 4- + Foxy Jack. + lnfectlwu by the streptococcic ml- + Edltb—Oil, Jack told a dozen girls + crolie Tlds means there are In + 4- flammation and pus present In + he loved them before lie propoad to + these affections. Unless active + you. Ethol-Well. Hints nil right. + treatment is Instituted at the 4- When I spoke of It be told me they very beginning of Inflammation 4- merely represented steps In tils pro 4- there will lie grave constitution 4- gressloo to Ids present Ideal + al involvement which cannot be + change. * + + checked. + To avoid serious results It Cynical. 4- Plane— Fo you believe In signs, eb? + should l>e Impressed upon every + •f one suffering from boils or car + Well, when n man Is always making 4- buncles the imperative need of + new friends what is that u sign of? having a physician at the first + Blane It's most likely a sign that bls appearance of the affection. De 4- old friends have found film out lay will cause destruction of tis + sue or bone, deformity of a part + The’ one who has rend the book that 4- or systematic infection. which re + « cnl <1 woman knows more than the 4- one who baa grown pale in libraries.— sults in il - ss of life. + Houssaye. + Success or Failure. Line For Prosperity. The Judge Hit Back. A late police magistrate wan a most painstaking Judge in all Ills cases, and in important ones it was Ills custom to defer summing up until tlie next sit ting of the court. On one o caslon he gave an exhaustive decision on a cas". lifter whicli the lawyer for the plain tiff rose mid questioned It. "Pardon me.” said tils worship, “1 cannot allow you to reopen the case after I have given my final decision I may be wrong, but that is my opiu Ion." The lawyer quickly replied. “Then, your worship. I know It Is no •:se knocking m.v liead against a brick vail. I suppose 1 must sit down." The magistrate adjusted his eye glasses and. looking sarcastically at the lawyer, said: "Sir, I know it Is no use you knock ing your head against a brick wall, but 1 may add that 1 know of no one who could perform such an operation with less injury to himself than you.”—Case and Comment. OBI ITI Vif Countv Treasurer’s 87th Call For Warrants. State < f Oregon, County of Jackson. Treasury Department. Jacksonville, Oregon, Jan. 2-t, 1917. Notice is hereby given that there are funds on hand tor the redemption of all County Warrants which were pro tested before November 9th, 1911. Also for the following which were protested on November 9, 1911, t>-wit: Nos. 13075, 13211, 13219, 13239, 1301'. 13223, 13025, 13032 13044. 13056, 13057, 13058, 13059. 13072 13077, 13<)79, 13083. 13c>84, 13986, 13087 13088. 13027, 13063, 13064, 13068, 13042, 13043, 13092, 13091, 13094, 13096. 13'<18 13105, 13101, 1324.’, 12785, 12758. 13107 1.3108, 13110, 13112, 13116, 13149, 13106 13117, 13136, 13141, 13143, 13146, 13147 13212, 13226, 13195, 13196, 13197, 131 13202, 13203, 13204 and 13213. Interest ceases on the warrants above called on this 20, day of Jan., 1917. M yrtle W. B lakeley , Treasurer of Jackson County, Oregon. fit The Churches P resbyterian Albert H. Gammons, Minister Sunday Services regularly as follows: 10:00 A. M. Sabbath School Classes for all ages. 11:0 i A. M. Morning worship, with sermon. r,:!5 P. M. Christian Enleavir Pray- r meeting. 7:30 P. M. Evening worship, sermon. Prayer meeting on Wednesday even ing at 7:30. Everyone welcome to there meetings. “1 was glad when they said unto me let us go into the the house of the. Lord.-Ps. 122:1. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Services hel l every Sunday mornir g at 11 o’clock in I. O. O. F. Hall. Everybody welcome. 2»»' S3MO1S onso li» 1» )uaiul "jo s¡uuaQ sanoo aNV SHU>noo By watching the flight of the buzz- ardi, Gen. Pershing ought to know where Vila is by this time. Wrappirg paper has gone up endously in price. I..t us hope that foreign complications will not .iris ■ and operate to raise the c>st of writ ing paper. People wh » raiae objections are al- j ways sure of a bumper crop. 1