~:-JACK SON VILLE POST- - ■
Official Paper of the City of Jacksonville, Oregon
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, 1879.
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A Revival
Of Romance
Bv SADIE OLCOTT
SATURDAY. MARCH 17, 1»17
Miss Josephine Warren, n prominent
n society girl In uu eastern city, being
tired of the winter social gaieties,
plued for something different. In the
first place, site bud laid half a dozen
proposals, not one of them having in it
A
tejid
Real
Estate
The Source of Borax
anything like real love. They came
r
—
Swindler Acquitted from men who wished to marry from
some Interested motive. One wanted
The volcanic deposits on the side of
ber because she would bring her bus
the Calico Mountains, at the edge of
Eugene, Or., March 14. —F. G, band some means, unotber because she
the Mohave I'esert of California in
would give him a lietter social position
clude clays containing colemanite, a Mathison, charged with obtaining and still others because they wished to
money under false pretenses, was ac marry and she was considered one of
crvstalin.* borate o' lime.
Co'em nite contains 50.9 per cent of quitted by a jury in circuit court the prizes of the season.
Miss Warren's father owned, among
boric aci I, 2 .2 per cent of lime, and here yesterday afternoon. A deed,
21.9 per cent of water. The deposits which the state offered in evidence, other’things, a ranch in the far west
near the Calico Mountains are beleiv- was not properly certified to and tie which had fallen to him through u
ed to have been formed by replace case went to the jury without any foreclosed mortgage. One morning dur
Ing the early spring Josephine beard
ment of limy beds that were laid down evidence being introduced by the de him say that Ills ranch, which lie calle.'
locally during the evaporation of lake fense. Mathison was accused of trad his western elephant, would ruhi him
waters, at intervals between some of ing tracts of land in Texas to which, If be did not go out and look after it.
the great outbursts of volcanic ejecta his alleged victims claims, he had no
“Do go, papa." she said, "and talc
which formed so large a part of the title, for valuable fa>ms in Linn and uie with you."
Ills having ills daughter's compaui
Tertiary'deposits. The boric acid was Lane counties.
decided him, and within a few week
undoubtedly derived from fresh vol
father and daughter Were in a wesl
canic materials and carried to its pres Dallas Man Trades Hop
ern ranch house and Miss Warren in
ent position by underground waters.
stead of receiving the attentions o:
Rai ch For Timber Land young
The deposits are in two principal beds
men in silk hats and spats was
each 5 feet thick and about 50 feet
surrounded by cowboys with sombreros
apart. These b ds have been mined
Dallas, Or., March 13. —Or.e of the uud spurs.
One night Josephine was awakened
to a depth of 500 feet. All the borax biggest real estate deals made in re
produced in the United States is ob cent months in Dallas was closed by a serenade under ber window. A
tained from California mines, mainly Saturday afternoon when Charles man, accompanied by a guitar, wa-
singiiig witli a voice smooth as a run
from Lang, nortn of Los Angeles and
Bilyeu traded his 65 acre 1 op ranch uiug brook. Moreover, his whole heart
Death Valley. The value of borate
lying west of this city to John Ebbe seemed to come out with bis voice, and
ores produced :n 1915 was nearly
for 160 acres of fine timber land ii bls song was one of passionate love
$1,700,0*0. The borax is made by
tie Siletz basin. The Bilyeu hop Josephine could not help comparing ii
heating the pulverized colemanite with
with the lovemaking she bad listened
ra ich is considered one of the best to from the gilded men of tlie eastern
a solution of sodium carbonate, form
tra Is for hops and fiuit growing in social world.
ing the soluable sodium borate, which
t lis vicinity. The new owners will
Rising from her bed, she went to tilt
crystalizes. [U. S Geological Survey.
take charge next week.
window. Tlie moon was at the full
Department of the interior.
ami shone directly upon the face of the
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serenade!' lie was In cowboy apparel
Flag Trampled in
except for the lint, which lay on tilt
Eugene Cannery To Build
beside him. Whether it was
Dust Near Roseburg ground
the moonlight or that bis face was
Big Addition to Cannery
really more refined than the average
cowboy or llie effect of the music, be
Roseburg, Or.. March 14. — The certainly appeared to Josephine as a
Eugene, Or., March 14 —Another American school flag on the school superior being.
He sang but one song, which seemed
big addition to the cannery of the house at Edenbower was torn down
Eugene Fruit Growers’ association and trampled upon after dark last >lt< gellier too short to tlie listener
will be erected at once, according to night. The citizens of the little vil lien went away, leaving Josephine in
announcement of directors of the as lage nailed the flag on the pole this i sort of ecstasy she had never felt be
ore. Ob. that she might be wooed in
sociation. The directors at their last morning, and have asked the sheriff ■ ueh fashion by one of tier own sta
and
United
States
District
Attorney
meeting authorized the purchase of
Ion!
the John M. Singletary residence Reames to investigate. There is con
The next morning she asked those in
siderable
excitement
over
the
affair.
property adjoining the cannery proper
he house who was the serenade!
ty on the south, to make room for the Edenbower is a village adjacent to They had beard the serenade, but no
new addition. The structure will be Roseburg. It is not known who com ■lie knew any cowboy who < ould slug
m.v thing except ragtime music, mid
48 by Ik) feet, and will be used as an mitted the act.
here was no musical instrument
additional preparation room. This is
irnong them except a banjo. Josephine
found necessary in view of the fact Report
on Submarine
■vas disappointed. And yet what ben
that the capacity of the plant will be
efit would she derive from knowing
Base is not Completed which of the many herders bad poured
enlarged this year and many more
hands will be employed during the
forth an impassioned love song? She
was not for such as these: she would
fruit and vegetable season than ever
Washington, March 14.—Senator return to the east mid settle down to
before.
Chamberlain is advised by Admiral lhe artificial life of a woman of society
Helm, that the report on the Colum with some man who spent n part of the
bia river submarine base is not yet day in trade, the rest at his club and
Teachers' Institute
completed, but that the board is fits evenings escorting her to social
Ruch School Building, Sat. March
working on the report for early sub functions.
24, 1917, 10:30 to 3:30.
Josephine hoped that the serenader
mission to congress.
would favor her again. Every night
l«:30 Music to be selected
■ibe lay awake till sleep conquered her.
Ruch School
Countv Treasurer’s 88th Call Imping to hear tlmse delicious notes
1'1:45 American History
nice more. Wlieu she rode out, which
Mrs. Evelyn Lane Walker
-he did a great ileal on horseback, she
For Warrants.
scanned the face of every man she met.
Teachers Training Dept. Central Point
looking for that of the serenader. But
11:30 U. S. Historv in the eighth
no one appeared with the same fea
State
i.f
Oregon,
County
of
Jackson
grade
Prin. N. A. Frost, Ruch
tures, mid Josephine at Inst concluded
Treasury Department.
that the moonlight had given the one
12. Luncheon. We are informed
Jacksonville,
Oregon, March 17, 1917. -lie had seen Its heaven born expres
from reliable sources that the ladies
Notice is hereby given that there are sion.
at Ruch will entertain the teachers at
When her father announced to her
funds
on hand for the redemption of
luncheon in the school building.
all County Warrants which were pro that lie had done w lint wns to lie done
ti respect to ills investment, which wns
1:00 Music Violin & Piano “Humor- tested before December 16, 1911.
Interest ceases on the warrants above to sell tlie much to a neighboring
e kc”
ranchman, her heart fell nt tlie idea of
Mr. Paul Wright, Applegate, Violin called on this 17, day of March 1917.
caving. The last night she spent at
Miss Mildred Nibert,
"
Piano
M yrtle W. B lakeley ,
the ranch wns one of regret. She was
Treasurer of Jackson County, Oregon. going to sleep thinking of ber sere-
1:10 The Applegate
under when again that melodious voice
Mr. B. F. Nibart, Principal-Apple
came up from under the window.
gate School.
Tlie next day tlie father mid daugh
Electric Sparks
ter rode twenty miles to tlie train, nnd
1:20 Kids Mr. C. S Cramer Principal
soou after boarding it Mr. Wnrren
Washington School, Medford
(From Off Our Wireless)
brought a man to ills daughter and In
1:45 Demonstration, Class in Palmer
troduced him as the purchaser of his
Writing.
Miss Marguerette Morris
ranch. He was about thirty years of
Before the American Ambassador is age mid evidently a gentleman. It soon
sey, Primary Department, Ruch
ent to the Mexican government both appeared that he was one of those
School.
should be furnished with identification young men who. having inherited
2:15 New School Legislation
Hon. cards.
means, prefer a free life to one of con
Ber, C. Sheldon, Representative Jack-
Sec. Daniels unhesitatingly admits finement and go in for ranching. He
wns going east to raise funds to pay
son County.
that the naval man may have to face a for the property lie had bought from
more formidable foe than the old de Mr. Warren.
1000 Americans Ate
mon rum.
The ranchman traveled all the way to
“I am willing to eliminate myself the Atlantic coast with the Warrens
Unable to Gel Home
entirely if it would help for me to do and u|K>n arrival became, for the time
so,’’says Mr. Bryan. Go ahead with he remained in the east, a frequent
visitor at their home. When he had
New York, March 15.-With hun the elimination. Bill.
converted some securities he owned
dreds of Americans in Scandinavian
No German can be go dense as to into money he paid for the ranch he I
ports anxious to return to their native wonder at the bitter feeling against i had bought, received a deed for it and,
land, the Norwegian steamship Kris- the Kaiser and his war ministers the transaction I cing closed, asked Mr.
tianfjord, which arrived here todav, I throughout the world, after reading Warren for Ills daughter's hand. He
was obliged to sail without booking the boastful report from Berlin, given wns referred to Josephine, was uccept
passage for any of them, owing to the out by the semi-official Overseas News ed, and stie Informed tier father that
concern felt by the owners over the ' Agency, to the effect th it Teuton raid her fiance would remain in the east till
the wedding, which was fixed for an
German submarine blockade. Officers ers shelled a children's skating partv early date.
of the vessel estimated there were at Bruges, killing sixteen.
When tlie couple, after a quiet wed
1(MX) Americans unable to reach home. I Secretary Baker should be careful ding considering tlie social standing
not to let that general staff plan for of the bride were speeding westward,
the groom asked Ills bride how It came
universal training burn in the oven.
Aged German
that she had uevepted him In prefer
Year by year the apocryphal "Lin
Wants Citizenship coln stories” increase in number. Here ence to one of her eastern suitors.
“Because." she said, “they never woo
Oregon C'ty, March 15. Friederich is a burden which the great man, who ed me. In this commercial age it is
Heilman, a native of Germany and had a flue sense of humor, should m t supposed that romance Is dead. It will
never d'e with us women Yoir wooing ■
now a farmer living near this city. I be compelled to bear.
yesterdav declared his intention of I If the Turks are finally run out of was delicious. Your serenade”—
"My seen ’<■' Hew did you kno-v?
becoming a UnPed States citizen. Europe, it will be on account of their
You did not e me"
Mr. Heilman has been in America past offenses, not the harm they have I "You forgot Hie m HMiUght.”
Since 1»6<> and is 68 years old.
done in the present conflict.
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The Home Merchant
KEEPS HIS EAR
TO THE GROUND
Weather Report.
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OREGON
Highest quality, jewelry
repairing, diamond set
Following is the report of U. S. Vo'-
ting, watch repairing,
agate mounting and jew i unteer Cooperative Observer, E. Britt;
elry manufacturing.
¡Jacksonville, for month of
Feb.
Martin J. Reddy,
J Latitude 42 deg. 18. min. north; longi-
MEDFORD, OREGON.
| tude 123 deg. 5 min. west.
Date Maximum Minimum Precipita
tion
1
32
13
2
37
25
.08
3
39
33
4
38
31
5
39
31
6
51
25
ft-?
54
7
28
■ .H.".es CR LG FEE.
irenipily obtained in ;
TRADE-MARKS, <
■ '..I < UpJ : Ighl » n
54
8
26
„¡el or I’hoio. tur
si ■ .• '. Mend • ■ ■
9
51
28
FREE REPORT on 1
; • bi uv. I’nleid pract-
e exci naively. E.
I rURENCES.
10
54
35
Sr: it 2 <•<•'.!» fn f
for invaluable book
49
11
n -OA 1 J C .T. J
41
I SELL PATENTS,
'.'hieb ont-3 v. : i j-i :. li(.r.- to get n partner,
12
55
42
tient law and 0..1 er 'uluable intorniai on.
52
13
29
Di Sw& CÜ
53
14
28
15
55
28
PATE’ 1 L V/YERS,
47
16
39
13
303 Seventh St.. Washington, D. C
43
17
27
42
18
29
40
26
19
35
39
20
29
88
38
21
29
64
41
29
22
38
34
28
THE DOW HOSPITAL 23
35
36
¿4
30
84
40
28
25
Conducted by Doctors D ,w
96
41
He knows what THIS TOWN
26
26
14
Surgical and Obstetrical
37
27
27
> wants.
43
cases
only,
received.
28
22
5» He knows your INDIVIDUAL
29
?
Graduate Nurses only, employed.
30
wents.
I atients received at any time.
■M
He b anxious to please.
4 75
Day
aid
night
telephone
service.
À
He wants you to call again.
Temperature
—
mean
max.
44.07;
mean
Phone 341.
He GUARANTEES lii* gor.’s.
mir. 28.92; mean 36.94. Max 55. on 12.
He'll exchange them ii they do V Central Point
Oregon Minimum, 13, on 1. Greatest daily
net please.
range, 28. Total precipitation 4.75
Î
inches. Greatest in 24 hours, .96 in.,
on
25. Number of days with 01.
inch or more precipitation, 10. clear,
OFFICES
i
10; partly cloudy, 4; cloudy, 14.
Í Dr. McM. M. Dow,
Total snowfall 35 inches
Physician and Surgeon
i
Precipitation for season, 15 33
Dr. Lydia S. Dow,
Precipitation for last season 14.20
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Osteopathic Physician.
Seasonal average 18.02
It is a pity that safe conduct on the
E. B ritt ,
306-7 M. F. & H. Building
part of ambassadors cannot be guar
Cooperative Observer.
Mtdford Telephone 139,
anteed as can their passage from place
Medford, Oregon.
to place.
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Why Not I rada
at Heme?
FOR
COUGHS
COLDS
and
i
Dennis Eucalyptus Ointment
AT ALL ORUQ STORCS
Tuute 25C
JARS 60C
Drop In And
Order That
Stationery
Canada Sends to U. S.
For Farm Laborers
Winnipeg, March 14.—The provin
cial cabinet has decided to send six
men to the United States to urge
I farm laborers to come to Manitoba.
‘The Dominion government also is
sending six men to the United States
on the same errand,’’ said Valentine
Winkler, minister of agriculture.
Cost cf War Staggering
London. March 14 —The cost of the
war to Great Britain for the fiscal
year ending March 31 will b« $10.000-
000,000.