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About Jacksonville post. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1906-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1917)
i ) . >«n Historie»! S ul JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, THE CITY COUNCIL OUR OWN STATE Regular Session Tuesday Some Recent Happenings Various Parts of Night. Bills Allowed. Oregon Franchise Ordinance Introduced. Remo Sumpter Pioneer Breaks Leg val of Wrecked Sumpter, Or., April 2 Mrs. Mary Young, a pioneer of the Sumpter val Buildings Or ley, fell and broke her leg one day last week. She had attended to some out dered. CHAMP CLARK IS AGAIN SPEAKER Medford May Have Fine , New Hospital. Defeats Mann, His Repub lican Opponent, for House Leadership. The largest real estate deal in Med - ford city property in five years was consummated Siturdiy, according to the Medford Sun, when Dr. E. H Por ter bought from Dr. E. B. Picket the quarter block opposite the fedaral build ing ou Sixth and Holly streets, for a a consideration of $6.009. The deal was made through Earl S. Tumy. Dr. Porter plans the erection imme diately upon the site of a private sani tarium and hospital to cost $15,000 The plans for the building are now in the hands of the architect and will be ready •arly next week. Other det tils regarding the new pro ject are in course of formation. f Washington, April 2—Speaker Clarke was re-elected today by a vote of 217 to 2)5 over his Republican opponent, Representative Mann, as the first steD in organization of the house of repre sentatives—the necessary preliminary to the delivery ot President Wilson’s war address. Clark was placed in nomination bv Representative Schall, of Minnesota, a Progressive. Mann was nominated by Representative Green, of Massachu- sitts. All of the Democrats present and four of the so-called independents, Mar tin Progressive-protectionist, of Lou isiana; Schall, Progressive, of Minne sota; London, Socialist, of New York, and Randall, Prohibitionist, of Califor nia, voted for Clark. Estacada still plugging for a cheese factory and shingle mill. Sutherlin —R. M. Fox of Roach Tim- ber Co. says railroad work starts. St. Helens lumber shipments for the past week week were nearly four mil lions. Shipyards here will build boats for the government. Also flour mill. side duty and when she stepped into the house slipped on the linoleum The regular April meeting of the floor, and in the fall fractured her city council was held in the city hall leg. Present —Mayor Tuesday evening. Britt, Councilmen Bagshaw, Eick, Youth Drowns in Coquille Hartman and Lewis, Recorder Bag- show. Minutes of last meeting were Bandon, Or., April 2 Harry Sap read and approve#. pington, aged 24, a dairyman employed The following bills were presented bv a local rancher, wim drowned early and ordered paid, viz: California-Ore yesterday, when he fell into the Co gon Power Co. $22.40, J. M. Rock $9.00 quilie river, just after leaving a launch J. M. Dew3 $23.62'-, Dan Bagshaw on his return from a dance. Four oth $2'.9O, E. Britt $2.15, E. S. Wilson er men were with him but could not $48.60, Mary A. Bagshaw $8.75, II. K. save him. The river is being dragged Hanna $10.00. for the bo.lv. Recorder ¡reported the following re ceipts: water rent $89.25; cemetery fees $5.00; taxes from county treasui- Named for State Position er $247.48. Sumpter, Or., April 2 M. H. Allen, Bonds of treasurer, marshal and street commissioner were presented, a resilient of this city, has been ap pointe 1 deputy labor commissioner and approved and ordered filed. and factory inspector by State Labor Ordnance No. 1028, granting 50 year franchise to Southern Oregon Traction Commissioner Hoff. Co. was introduced, passed its first and second reading and ordered printed at Deputy Sealer Is Appointed expense of anolicant. Salem, Or., Aoril 2—State Treasurer Or. motion the recorder was instruc ted to notify owners of several wreck Th >mas B. Kay, as state sealer of ed buildings to remove same within ten weights and measures, today appoint days. The marshal was instructed to ed D, T. Lawton, of Medford, district notify J. F. Hall to cleanup his prem sealer for Southern Oregon to succeed Charles Hansen, resigned. Mr. Law- ises on Fifth street. The removal of ihe cement crossings ton was recommended by the Jackson on California street was discussed at County Republican central commit- some length, but no action was there on taken at this lime. Physicians Ready to Re spond to War Call. Grants Pass, Or., Aptil 3—Dr. J. C. Smith, state senator, called a meeting of the physicians of Josephine county yesterday afternoon, at which the Med ical Defense association of Josephine county was organized. Every physi cian in the county was present and all signed an agreement that, if a call comes every physician to a man will respond. It is very likely that if war is declared a homo guard will be orga nized of men who are too old to enlist in the service. They will drill and get in shape to protect the local inter- Fancy Toward United States Than Great Bri- tain. Milton, Or., April 2—Dr. James Ca- nane, a dental surgeon of this city for the past 12 years, died yesterday af- | ter an illness of 10 days. He was a i graduate of the class of 1902, r»- - -- —» of - — Chi- - j naiiiuA, me uciiiiuno Halifax, rxpiii April c. 2 — —The Germans uuiv hate cago College of Dental Surgery. Pre- \ fhe Americans worse than they do the vious to coming to Milton he was asso- . British, declared Dr. Orville McKinn, ciated ciatcd with "'ith Dr. Hickey, of Portland. a veterinary surgeon of New York, He was born in Chicago in 1874. His who has arrived here from a Germe» wife survives. internment camp. Dr. McKinn wag veterinary aboard the White Star liner Geòrgie wnen she was sunk in mid-At- Wasco County Sells Bonds lantic last December by a German com merce raider, which he thought was an ordinary freighter named i’uyme, hail The Dalles, Or., April 3-The $26'),- •M)0 road bond issue for Wasco county ing from Bremen. Telephon? Company’s In come Shows Increase. I Jacksonville, Ore. Milton Dentist Is Dead Roseburg, Or., April 3—The state highway commissi m has ordered a sur vey ma le of the Coos Bay wagon road from Ro3eb irg t > Myrtle Point. The state provides $5300 and Coos and Dou glas counties $101)0 each toward the cost. Earliest and best The Pioneer Store Warrenton, Or., April 2—An election was held here Saturday afternoon on the matter of changing the local high | HATRED OF GERMANS school course from two years to four TURNED TO AMERICA years, and standardizing it. The vote was unanimous in favor of both ques- j tions. Are Declared More Bitter Will Survey Wagon Road Seed Potatoes Lewis Ulrich Warrenton People Vote For Better High School. yesterday soli to thi Lumberman's Trust company, of Portlan I, on its bid of par and accruel interest. The mo ney will be available in a week. Ths first road contracts will be let at once. Early Rose lit ii ii ii ii ¡I II ihA¡ Salem. Or., April 2—The net income of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company last year was $2,266,927, an increase of $141,513 over the previous vear, according to the report filed to day with the public service commis- don. The Portland Railway, Light & Pow- •r company's report shows that it sus- ained a deficit of #2:1,266.34. ---------- <T> - ------ North Bend to have two more facto ri.-s employing 150 additional men. Government planning to build 1.000 ii w ships, many of which will be con structed at Pacific Coast shipyards. Haines opens cheese factory this week. La Grand? and O. W. R. & N. agree , on $22,000 overhead viaduct. INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Manufactures, Enterprices and Improvements, Provid ng Payrolls and Promot ing Development of Oregon. Oregon City—Southern Pacific Co. intends to proceed with construction of its proposed line through West Linn. Empire crab cannery running to full capacity, 70 to 100 dozen daily Plans completed for new hospital at Roseburg Soldiers Home. Eugene Chamber of Commerce unan imously approves Bean bill placing O. &. C. land grant lands on tax rolls, as adding $500,000 to revenue. Leban >n an 1 Roseburg making win Plan to Form Company of Home ning fight to establish fruit canneries. Guards at Centralia. Centralia, Wash., April 3 As a pre cautionary an I prepared i -is tn >ve, E. F. Kirklin, form -r captain an I organi zer of company M an I present com mander of the Colonel John H. Whol- ley camp of the Spanish war vetcrai « will begin the immediate enrollin':» of a volunteer company of ‘ home guards” with a view to making the company available to the government in case a second call comes from the nation. Are Great Gold Holding* est in History. Washington, April 2 —Gold hoi lings of the United States treasury today were the greatest in the World’s histo ry. Toe total value of the coin an I bu'lion in the vaults was $3,011.3)9,- 292. The sum practically has doubled dur ing the last five years. Most of the accumulation, of course, is due to the inflow of goll during the war. Men With Families Cannot Go To War. Washington, April 3-N ttiouHl guards men with dependent families will be mus’ered out of the federal service, it was announced today at the war de partment. Departmental commanders have been so instructed. Florence subscribed more than its ■hare of >10,000 to pr poeed shipyard. Heppner—Groun I broken for erte- tion of a cheese factory here. Independence securing a sugar fac tory with large acreagj of beets. Brookings wharf being built to give vessels 25 feet of water. Canby building a bungolow home for the IJnitel Artisans. St. Johns Lumber Co. will build dock 100 by 250 feet. North Bend Box factory closed two yea,s will be operated on enlarged scale. Oregon banks gain in resources over a year ago $3 ,,563,449. Warrenton drain tile, sewer pipe plant starts Multnomah county farm under busi ness regime has been run by a Woman for $5600 per year less than under foi- mec political management. Salem Presbyterians will erect large School room. Madras—Jetferson county to get a sub tanti.il brick county bail ling. Linen m mufacturer from New York tn Oregon to locate a factory. Portland First bi ' steel ship built in Portland yard launch"d Saturday. Co ,s Bay I! y I a . nuli is h i"c im-