Communication
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ÎS uninv »ns.
Miles Cantra'l of R ich was in town
Thursday.
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The city council asks for bids for To the Editor Mail Tribune:
OF OR' ."N ;■ VN'U F'It JACK UN
SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1917
hauling gravel.
In your paper yesterday you charg.d
COUNTY.
John Duniiington made a trip to B in- me with a uumb.r of tilings, most of
Charles Niche!!. 1'1 li vi.?.
| them being false and if ui answered
com Tuesday.
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LOCAL NEWS
damage tj my
1
will
work
irreparable
Mrs. G. A. Gardner was a visitor at
Chas.
B.
Woleo t defer. I . t
B-,
ELINOR
MARSH
among
persons
By
ALAN
HINSDALE
reputation, especially
Me lford Fridiy.
Action :it law to reaver ni >ney.
who do not know the facts, lienee this *---------------------------------------------- H
Easter Sunday tomorrow.
To Chas E. W b- t. the tli >.- - 'rim
All work done in 1917 spot cash at ■ correction which I trust your sens ■ of
Johnny Greer wus an operator at
In
the
twelfth
century
there
lived
u
ed
defendant:
Mirnie Kelly was over from Med- W. R. Sparks.
fair play will induce you to publish.
Hinsdale, u way station oa the It. W. cobbler who grew so tired of making
You are hereby r qn red to ba a'- I
ford this week.
Are
vou
a
subscriber
to
the
Post?
I
While
I
do
not
want
to
see
our
coun-
and I' raiiio.id. ami l.lizabetli Crofut
I
1 try in war, I have ma le no “sediti us was a wui. au operator al Warfield, a j shoes that be, one day while |>atching appear in the ib >v ? ear tied ■ art and
Did you pay your taxes in time to es If not, why not?
1 a pair, said aloud, throwing them on c mse on or b-jfor ■ the expi ation of-
cape the penalty?
H. H. Taylor of Ruch was a visitor pro German speeches,” as charged in thriving town on the line. One day i the floor:
six weeks from mi l if: -r tin- date of
Hess
lad
occasion
io
tall
Greer's
sta
1
the
article
referred
to,
nor
against
the
Everett Miller of Applegate was in in town Monday.
“To the devil with you I"
j
the first public I'i : . of ■ ho an n m- to
tion
for
some
Infoimation
about
trains,
town Wednesday.
He sat for a few moments resting his then and there an>w -t th? complaint
Harry Sngen of Watkins was in town president and administration in gen- and as they were using the phone John
i
eral.
noticed that the | er on calling had a bead on his bund and his elbows on his tiled against you in the above entitled
Homer Stephenson of Watkins was first of the week.
1 am not a German: I was born in
in town this week.
A. D. McKee of Buncom was in this the state of Indiana; my parents were very sweet voice, lie e< m; iimented I knees, wishing ter wealth that he might e >urt and ca i-e, and if you f il to so
escape this drudgery, then, seeing a
heron it mid thus made n beginning.
appear you are hereby no iii d that
County Clerk Gardner was a recent city Wednesday.
both natives of the United States, one
Miss Crofut found larious excuses shadow before him, turned toward the
visitor at Medford.
Clarance Ruck of Buncom was a re born in Obi ■, tne other in Indiana; my for culling up Mr. Greer, and vice ver door. There stood a man looking at p'aintiff will apply to the court fora
A. J. Sharn'of Buncom was a visitor cent visitor in town.
gran (father on father’s si ie was a na sa. Then came an < xchange of photo him through a pair of eyes that twin ' judgment against you for the >um of
$74.29 with inter.st thereon at 10': n r
kled like a star in the heavens.
in town th:s week.
Oliver Harbaugh was a visitor at tive of the U. S. and my grandfather graphs.
“You seem to be dissatisfied with your annum from May .!>. 1?9>. and for the
At this point there was n divergence
Medford
Wednesday.
on
mother
’
s
side
was
born
in
Wales.
Flo Thompson spent Sunday with
from the frankness Unit had been dis lot,” said the man, “ami you are quite ■ further sum of $5 1,00 reasonable attor
Joe Rader of Phoenix transacted bu- My wife is a German by birth, speaks played when both parties were pro right. Why so many persons continue ney s fees, and for the costs and dis
friends in Medford.
fairly good English, and is in nowise in tected by distance and an absence of to make slaves of themselves when they
Lou Baker was a visitor at Medford ness in town Friday.
bursements of th s action to be taxed.
sympathy with the German emperor in identification Greer I cing a man and might bo rich Is remarkable.”
E.
D.
Briggs
of
Ashland
transacted
Wednesday even ng.
You are further notitiei that plain
having less at stake sent his own pho
“Rich I" cried the cobbler. “Do you
this war.
A. T. Lundgren was a recent busi business in town today.
As to my record: I served the U. S. tograph. Miss Crofut sent a picture suppose I would remain poor if I could tiff will apply to the c. urt tor the sale
of sufficient of the real property here
Miss Nellie Dickey of Ashland was a as a regular soldier in the U. S regu- which, whether or not it was of her be rich?”
ness visitor in Medford.
“You will be rich from tills hour," tofore attach? I herein to satisfy said
lat army, have been a law-abiding citi self. was that of a pretty girl. As soon
J. H. Carlton of Central Point was visitor in town today.
judgment which real property is des -
Frank Casey of Salmon Bar, Cal, zen all my life and while deploring war as Greer saw It he pronounced it pret said the stranger.
a recent visitor in town.
ty enough to kiss, and he anuoiimed
“But how?" asked tlie cobbler.
■cubed asfoli'ws to-wit: N E11 of NW1,
was in town this week.
at
any
am
ready
to
serve
my
country
the
fm
t
to
Ida
auditor.
B. F. Pi«tt of Medford transacted
“Never mind that." And, taking tip NW', of NE',, NW, ol' SE', Seeti-u
F. L. Champlin of Rogue River was time if needed.
Tlie natural sequence was. next, an tlie pair of slices tlie cobbler had
business in town Friday.
arrangement for a meeting, fleer was thrown on tlie floor, the man walked 7, Twp. 37, South. Range 2 West, and
W. K S parks .
a recent visitor in this city.
W. W. Ussher of Ashland was a vis
to go on a certain date to Warfield away. Rising from his seat, the shoe E ’ j of N W \ . SE1, of S\V1, in Section
Attorney F. J. Newman
itor in this city Tuesday.
There was a small park near the War maker ran to the door and saw his vis ¡1?. Twp. ‘17, South. R oute .'I We t, all.
business at the court house today.
Resolution Of War,
field station, mid at !> o'clock In the itor walking away so lightly that his i in Jackson County, Grego-'.
•fasten Hartman made a business
Mrs
-
H.
B.
Stephenson
of
Buncom
evening be was to go to the northwest tread seemed that of n eat, Ono other
This summons is served upon you by
trip to Medford Tuesday.
corner of this park, where he would thing tlie former noticed—though the publication thereof pursuant to tie
was a visitor in this city We Inesday.
S. S. Bullis of Medford transacted
The following is the resolution pass- find a girl sitting on a bench. Then' sun shone tlie man east no shadow!
order of Hon. F. M. Calk ns, Judge of
Gus Newbury and Geo. M. Roberts
business in town Monday.
were two benches near together, and
ed
bv congress this week.
The cobbler went back to bis bench the above entitled court and which or
of Medford were at the court house to
Walter Kitto made a business trip to day.
“Wi ereas the imperial German gov the girl would be sitting on the one wondering how lie was to lie made der is of date March '-’I, 1917.
under a tree unless it was occupied
Ashland Tuesday afternoon.
ernment has committed repeated acts If ft was, she would be on tile other ! rich in exchange for a pair of old
The date of the first publication of
All teachers in the Talent schools of war against the United States of
shoes, but had no time to think of tlie
Paul E. Blanchard of Grants Pass
.
this
summons is March 21. 1917.
one.
which
was
flanked
by
a
bush.
have been re-elected for the ensuing America; therefore be it,
matter, for customers began to (lock
was a recent visitor in town.
It was flic month of June when the 1 in to buy siloes, and before nightfall
C harles P rim
year.
“Resolved by the senate and house days me long, but not long enough for tlie little stock he had on liiiml was
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Langley were
Mesdames Martha Dunnington and of representatives of the Urated States one to distinguish a face w ithout aril
all sold out. Tlie cobbler emptied tlie
visitors at Medford Thursday.
Ida Wilson were visitors at Medford of America in congress assembled, that Acini light at 9 o'clock at night. True, proceeds into Ills handkerchief, and
Uncle Billy Cameron of Uniontown Friday afternoon.
Oregon will make a governm -nt stmt
the state of war between the United tlie moon was half full, but a half when lie reached Ills home lie poured
was a recent visitor in town.
Throw away that rubber stamp and Slates and the imperial German gov- moon is not especially illuminating. tlie money on the table. On counting at creating a state highway system 1 y
Dr. Cameron of Ruch was a business get printed stationery at this office. irnment which has thus been thrust John, that he might make sure of the it lie found that it amounted to ten voting the $15,90'1,OiHl state b mds, the
girl, put an electric hand lamp in Ills
visitor in this city Wednesday.
Work right, prices right.
upon the United States be hereby for pocket. He entered the park as a times wliat Ids stock of shoes hud cost interest on which will be paid by mo
him.
tor vehicle livens- s.
Sheriff Ralph Jennings was a busi-
George Hoffman of Thompson creek, mally declared; and that the president neighboring clock struck 9 and ad
From tliis moment lie continued to
n 'ss visitor at Medford Tuesday.
a former resident of this city transact be and he is hereby authorized and di vanced to the northwest corner of tlie find gold wherever lie looked for it.
rected to employ the entire naval and park. Nearing It lie saw two girls, ! On opening a closet in bis liome lie
's
Geo. W. Cherry of Medford transac ed business in town Friday.
found it full of gold pieces. Going to
ted business in this city Thursday.
The Royal Neighbors held an inter military forces of the United States each sitting on a bench.
Tills was unfortunate, for it was Im- i ills shop tlie next day lie found all tlie OREGON and WASHINGTON
and the resources of the government to
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Hanna were vis esting meeting at the home of neigh carry on war against the imperial Ger possible for him to determine which boxes In wlii- li lie hud kept Ills slices
full of money. In short, from Unit
itors at Medford Wednesday evening. bor Coffman Tuesday afternoon.
man government; and to bring the con was bls telephone girl.
James W. Mee, a pioneer of South
Johnny was in a quandary. He had time forward lie continued to grow '■ A nir. aery of cash City, Town nn.l
Judge and Mrs. F. L. TouVelle were
flict to a successful termination, all of no liking for speaking to an unknown richer every day
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deacripttve iikt tch of
1 c - li place, location, populnfIon, trle-
visitors at Medford Thursday evening. ern Oregon, died at the home of his the resources of the country are here
One
day
tlie
man
whose
shoes
lie
woman in a public park and turned to
Ciaph, : ' i.ipioa and banking point;
daughter on Thompson creek, Friday
V I»1-.; lory, compiled by
Andrew Jeldness of the Blue Ledge morning. Funeral at Williams creek by pledged by the congress of the Uni leave. He was stopped by a “Hem!" find been mending mid which bad been A u! ? Cl; .
taken
away
by
tlie
stranger
tame
t
>
S
b-.islneis and j.-.bfesalon,
ted State5. ”
which lie supposed came from tlie girl .
district was a recent visitor in this this afternoon.
T-
A
1.
1
VO-
CO,, SEATTLE
see
him
carrying
them
in
a
parcel
mi
on the bench under the tree and, turn- !
city.
dcr liis arm lie had found them nt
George Marshall of Tacoma, repre-
Ing,
started
toward
her.
He
bad
taken
The county court was in session for senting the Weyerhauser interests,
only a few steps when another “Hem!" tils door.
"There Is something wrong about
the transaction of county business Wed was in town this week paying that
him and which came unmis these
shoes." said the visitor. "After
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-P -I- ••
nesday.
Chilblains arrested
takably from the girl on the bench be you mended them they were too sn ail
corporation’s taxes on timber lands in
side the bush. Supposing Hint he had for me I gave them to my son. mid
Fred W. Mears of Medford transact Jackson County.
g
Dennis Eucalyptus Ointment
not heard aright as to the first call, be lie bad scarcely put them on before
ed business in this city Wednesday af
Nancy Jane Pankey died at Central
AT ALL DRUG STORES
turned bls course to the girl who liad he slipped into n bole mid broke Ills
ternoon.
Point, April 2nd, aged 72 years. She
TUBES 25C
JARS 50C
given the last one.
leg. I then gave them to my liirril
Sam Walsh has been putting in his was wellknown to many of the older
Another call came this time from the man. mid lie fell through a hole in the
soring crop on his Applegate ranch, residents of the valley and had lived in
bench under the tree, which was fol loft of tlie barn and broke liis neck
Notice of Final Account
this week.
Jackson county for the past forty
lowed by one from the other bench. Still not tliijiking that tlie shoes bad
There were two girls calling to him, i anything to do with these mishaps, I
Judge J. R. Neil left Tuesday for a years.
few weeks visit with relatives living
NOTICE—The Red Cross Society IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE STATE and Johnny stopped stock still and gave them to a student of tlie univer
thought. Evidently n prank was being slt.v, and lie Immediately went blind
at Ashland.
will hold a meeting at the Presbyter
OF OREGON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY
played on him. What wisdom that he i Tills leads me to believe that they are
ian
church
at
2.30
Tuesday
afternoon.
OF
JACkSON.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kubh of Ap-
had brought tin electric lump! Flush- ' fated for evil, and I desire that if
p'egate "transacted business in town A cordial invitation is extended to the In the matter of the Estate
Ing It, lie iidvnneed on a line midway , any one must suffer on uecount of
public to meet with us and help us in of Lewis A. Wait, Deceased.
Wednesday.
between both benches, first turning It 1 them it slmll be you.”
J. M. Williams and daughter, Miss the good work.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on tlie girl on tlie bench under tlie tree. I With this lie threw tlie shoes down
Henry Mankins and Eleanor Crowder the undersigned as administrator of the She seemed to !>e tlie girl of tlie photo- j before tlie man who lind mended them
Lulu, were visitors at Medford Tues-
went ills way.
were married in this city Saturday eve Estate of Lewis A. Wait, deceased, graph, but a photograph does not ill- | and
day evening,
Now, tlie cobbler, having become
ways
fully
represent
its
original,
and
Stephen Kranish, a mining man of ning March 31. Both of these young has tiled his final account in the Coun John was not sure. He turned his I rich, was not n whit climiged in Ills
Sterling, transacted business in this people are well known to many of our ty Court of the State Oregon in and for lump toward the other girl. It seemed desire for wealth. So long us money
readers who join with the Post in wish Jackson County and that Monday the to him that she was more like tlie pic- I poured in on him he spent it freely,
city Thursday.
ing the newly wedded pair a long and 7th day of May 1917, at the hour of 10 lure than tlie other He was non but one day upon looking in n closet
C. C. Daniels of Forest creek min
which whenever lie opened it lie found
happy married life.
A M. of said day in the court room of pluscd.
ing district transacted business in this
A yi. <le fro> 1 l> Hi girls convinced full of money lie discovered that tlie
s
lid
court
has
been
named
by
the
said
city Wednesday.
store hud not been replenished. From
court as the time and place for hearing hhu that :i r : :e Im 1 b -en put tip on that time on there was no addition to
Raymond Phillips of the upper Ap-
Wes/ Point’s First Class
1
1
of
being
miffed
lie
him.
I!::l
1
;
I-
all objection thereto and settlement
his fortune, and lie liegan to curtail
piegate valley transated business in
caught the s; I lit of the prank mid liis expenditures. I’y tlie time tlie
thereof.
Will
be
Taken
sto
>d
for
a
few
moments
considering
town Wednesday.
Dated at Jacksonville, Oregon, this bow lie might n itwit tlie prankers by n shoes were returned to him lie had lie
come very parsimonious.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fick, Edith Hoef
Washington, Anril 3—Graduation of 7th day of April 1917.
hit upon his correspondent.
Examining them, lie found them In
and Mrs. Ida Wilson were visitors at the first class of cadets at West Point
J ohn A. W ait ,
“I Leg pardon " lie said, “you've got good condition, ami, trying tliem on. lie
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Medford Tuesday afternoon.
on April 20 was ordered today hy Sec
Administrator of the
the better of me. You must be twins.' found that they fitted him exactly.
retary
of
War
Baker
to
meet
in
part
“
We
are,''
sai
l
both
at
once.
Estate of Lewis A.
•County Commissioner George W.
On going out into tlie street lie was I Do you wish to PRESERVE
Turning to one girl, lie nsited, “Did run over by u butcher's cart, and an
Wait, Deceased.
Owens of Ashland was at the court the shortage of officers in the regular
THE LIFE of your home town?
So. 5 | a-, s here late this morning?"
army. The class comprises about 125 First publication Anril 7, 1917.
arm mid sevcial ribs were broken, lie
house Wednesday and Thursday.
If
you do, trade with your
Silence.
men.
Last publication May 5th 1917.
was a long while getting over lids nils
Turning to tlie other girl, lie asked bap, nnd when lie could walk again li"
Edgar G. Headley died at his home
HOME MERCHANTS.
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tile smile quest!; n
in Medford, Thursday April 5, aged 42
put on tlie III fated shoes and set out
BE NEIGHBORLY.
Silence.
years. Funeral was held Friday after
“Yoti'ie very bright," thought John, to take an airing. He had not gone far Ï You work for COMMUNITY
noon.
before a blind mail ran ngalnst him.
but i’ll g t you yet."
INTEREST when you DEAL
Earl Bailey who went to Weed Cal.
•'One of you indicated that when wc and, since lie was weakened from long
V
last week has returned and is holding
met 1 might have a kiss At any rate. confinement, lie was knocked to the i AT HOME.
pavement, striking Ills skull, concus
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I'm going to take one."
down his old job with the Southern
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A Don’t Fall a Prop From i
WANTED— Antimony ores and good shipping
Advancing to one of them, he made sion of tlie brain resulting.
Traction Co.
By tills time lie felt sure tlint there
tlie Tot- ,1 You Live In
ns though he were about to take her
was some malevolent influence In tlie »?♦
J. C. Burton of Star Gulch left Wed
by Spending Your
in bls arms.
properties.
Write,
stating facts fully to
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shoes, nnd when he recovered lie de
nesday evening for his old home in
“(jo away!"
tiToney Llsewhere
cided
to
get
lid
of
them.
So
lie
threw
Richmond, Va. where he has secured
Johnny went to the other girl and re
C. N. Miller, 617 Pacific Building, San
tliem Into tlie tire. Wliat was bis as
peated the process.
lucrative employment.
tonishment to see that, though tlie
•'I'll stli k n pin in you,” she said.
Francisco.
John M. Scott of Portland, General
flame.'» crncklcd about tliem. they would
“
My
friend
of
tlie
phone,"
said
John
Passenger Agent of the S. P, Co. was
uy, bowing Io«-. I am happy to make not burn Then be knew Hint lie laid
At The Churches
looking over the valley this week in
sold tliem to Satan.
your acquaintance."
the interests of his company.
“The devil take tlie shoes!" he ex
“How do ymi know 1 am the one?'
P resbyterian
claimed us lie had done before.
naked the girl.
Jim Grieve of Prospect was a busi
Albert H. Gammons. Minister
There was a noise In the chimney,
“By your vol e Yo'ir sister may be
ness visitor in this citv Thursday. Mr.
like you in looks, but (lie tones that . and Satan rnme down mid. standing
Sunday Services regularly as follow s:
Grieve reports that there is 21 feet of
pass her His. compared with yours amid the flames, cald:
10:00 A. M. Sabbath School Classes
snow yet on the ground in the vicinity
are as a cornstalk fiddle compared with ; “I took tlie b I iocs once nnd pnld you for all ages.
of Prospect.
well for them. If you wish me to take
the tender notes of u (lute."
11:00 A. M. Mornicg worship, with
Miss Amanda Helms who has been
Tlie sisters had realized tills differ them back It must be an exchange, as
•ermon.
HESS
&
CLARK
’
S
Stock
Food
It
was
before."
ence between their vol <-s and provid
visiting friends at Grants Pass for sev
(5:15 P. M. Christian Endeavor Pray-
“What Is your price?" asked tho cob
ed against Its giving them away by
eral weeks, returned home Thursday.
SANTA
ALICIA
Olive
Oil
1 er meeting.
bler.
arranging
to
speak
both
nt
once
Her brother E. H. Helms of this city
7:39 P. M, Evening worship, with
"Your soul."
lolm's only re nurse was to force one
met htr at Medford.
NY AL STONE ROOT For Kidneys
The offer wns declined, nml the devil sermon.
to apeak while the otln r kept silem e.
Mr. Bullis informs us that the log
Thus ended the prank provided by disappeared. The cobbler made every
Prayer meeting on Wednesday even
A. D. S. Blood Purifier
ging railroad will be completed to the j
Elizabeth and Margaret Crofut. The) i effort to get rid of the shoes, but wns ing at 7:30.
Invited Johnny to go to their bom.- inable to do so
timber by Tuesday next and that haul
Ev 'Wine wel-■ mi ■ to th -m meeting-.
Fine Line Of STATIONERY
(me day while sitting In Ills bedroom
with them, where he finished tlie even
ing logs to the sawmill at Medford will |
‘‘I was gl 1 I when they said unto me
Ing very pleasantly Johnny noticed before the Oropla e lie called on S itan
be commenced immediately thereaf
et us go into the the house of the
that
h
tli
remained
with
him,
neither
(o
come
to
him.
Sntnn
i-anie
down
the
ter.
giving way to the other This had Is-en chimney, ns before, and saw the cob Lord.-Ps. 122:i.
The public schools did not open Mon- 1
J. W.Robinson, M. I)., Proprietor
arranged between them, and during
ler sitting before Idin holding out the
day as announced last week. There
the subsequent visits lie made them shoes with one hand nml a cru Iflx In
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
being a number of families yet suffer
they kept It tip until tie allowed tin 'lie «flier Satan < ow»rw1 to k tho
mlstnl.ably that lie favored Elizabeth • tiocs. dropped them In the flames, mid
Strvic s )i Id every Sunday morning
ing with the measles it was thought
Then the other twin cheerfully gave • 'icy were entirely consumed. Then at 11 o’clock in I. O.O. F. Hall.
best to defer the opening one week
way to her sister.
•ie hurried up the chimney.
Everybody welcome.
longer.
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