How Playing Cards Ara Mad*.
Chris Kenney was in from Buneom ACCIDENT ON LOGGING *------------------------------------ --
Rear Estate Ads.
Did you know that ordinary playing
Friday.
cards are made of three or four «heels
How Nicholson’s Court
ROAD.
Roy Ulrich was a recent visitor in
•at paper pasted tog< . .er? in making
FOR SALE -A tract of five acre« in
SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1917
Med ford.
—
them tile .sheet on which is printed the Appl' gate valley, close to postoffii e
ship Was Begun
back <>f the* caul is find d< wii on u ta and school: an ideal location for lunch
J. A, Norris was a visitor at Med Engineer Dead,
Fireman
tile and the while side brushed witli
ford Friday.
LOCAL NEWS
paste. A sheet of cartridge paper is counter, confectionery, etc. Large
Badly
Hurt.
Lewis Ulrich has been reappointed
Bv F A. MITCHEL
laid on this and covered with paste. house nearly new, barn with stalls for
hoi-?« Tract fronts ,P.i ft. on Ap
postmaster at this city.
*---------------------------------------------- ![ 1'crimps a second sheet of cartridge
i paper is udded. Finally the sheet plegate river. Regular stopping place
Mrs. Lee Jacobs of Medford was a
Ail work done in 1917 spot cash at
An accident on the logging railroad,
Nicholson met his fate in a library. which is to form the face of the card for t airists etc. Will be sold at a bar
W. R. Sparks.
visitor In this city Friday.
n'ar the City dam on Jackson creek, He was sitiing in an alcove reuiling is placed on top.
gain if taken soon. D. VV. Bagshaw,
Mrs. Ralph Jennings was a visitor in Friday afternoon resulted in the death "Dombey & Son.” A young lady in | When tlie workman lias a great stack
Are vou a subscriber to the Post?
Jacksonville, Oregon.
Medford Friday forenoon.
If not, whv not?
J ot Denver Marsh the engineer, and street costume entered and passed her of these pasted sheets he puts them in
Chas. Dunford was in from his ranch Charles Schumpf, the fireman of the eye over the books on the .'helves. On a strong press and squeezes out all the
Mrs. Joe Pope of Coquille js visiting
FOR SALE The McLaren property
on the Sterling road Friday.
logging engine had a leg broken and coming to a set of Dickens' works she water from tlie paste. Then they are
her mother in this city.
separated and dried, which makes Idem
other
injuries.
I began to appear interested, scanning rough and wrinkled, so tlmt they have on Applegate road. Go >J sni ill huu«e
Mrs. Hal Harrington returned to her
Fred Offenbacher of Applegate was
home in Corvallis Friday night.
It seems that the engine and two . the volumes more carel'uily. A librarian to be Ironed betneen steel rollers ami and necessary outbuildings, chicken
a recent visitor in town.
cars
were at the landing about a mile ! ha< passing, and the girl called her.
pressed between smooth sheets of zinc park. etc. A nun her of tine fruit trees
Attorney
L.
A.
Roberts
of
Ashland,
John Grieve of Prospect was a re
“
Is
this
tile'
only
set
of
Dickens
works
above
the
dam,
the
car
next
to
the
en
in another press. Alter this they ure bearing excellent fruit. Will be sold
was a business visitor in this city Tues
cent visitor in this city.
j
in
the
library?
’
’
she
asked.
brushed with a mixture of while lead. at a l> ire sin Apply at the premises
gine
was
loaded
with
logs
and
the
sec
Judge Neil was a visitor at the Ash day.
“I believe it Is. Yes; I'm quite sure . water ami clue When this is dry they or at office ol Jacksonville Post.
ond
car
was
p
irtly
loaded
when
the
Mary Bagshaw and Cliff Dunnington
land Chautauqua this week.
loading crew asked to have the car , we haven't any oilier. What volume do are rubbed with Uannel dipped in snap-
' stone and polished w ith a brush to give
Mrs. Hattie Deneff left Friday for were visitors at Medford Friday eve moved ahead: Denver backed up and 1 you want?"
The Government needs Farmers as
I them a smooth, bright finish.—Detroit
several weeks visit with relatives at ning.
Schumpf removed the chunk with
“‘Dombey & Son.' It seems to be Free Press.
well m Fighters. Two million three
Mr. and Mrs. Rowell Hines were vis which the locomotive was blocked star out.”
Bly.
.
hundred «housand acres of Oregon &
“Beg pardon; here is ‘Dombey &
Widow's Weeds.
David Griffith was fined $5 and costs itors in Medford Wednesday eve ted ahead until the rear car was at the
California Railroad Co. Grant Lands.
Jack—There’s one good thing about Title revest«! in United States. To
desired place, but when he tried to Son.' " said Nicholson.
for being intoxicated at Medford, Sun ning.
"Oh. 1 wouldn't think of depriving widow's weeds. Tom—What's tlmt?
Mr and Mrs. James Cronemiller stop the train the airbrakes failed to
day.
you of it!" said the girl.
•luck—They rarely interfere with the be opened for homesteads ar.d sale.
were
visitors
in
Me
1
’
ord
Friday
eve
work
and
engine
and
cars
started
down
Containing some of best land left in
Mrs. Jane Kent of Medford, was a
“I have nearly finished it, but I shall gl ow til of orange blossoms.
the grade at a rapidly increasing speed not be able to just now. I beg you to
United States.
Large Copyrighted
business visitor in this city Tuesday af ning.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ager returned until near the upper end of the citv take it."
Map. showing land by sections and des
ternoon.
The Sort He Buys.
reservoir when engine and cars left the
"Not on any account, so long ns you
“I want to look at some note paper." cription ot’ «oil, Climate, rainfall, eh-
Charles Johnson, a miner of the Ster this week trom an auto trip to Port
like reading it.”
“Watered stock, iimdani?"
track in a genera) smashup.
land.
! vations, temperature etc., by counties.
ling district, transacted business in this
“1 should say not. My husband has Postpaid One Dollar. Grant Lands Lo-
“Well, then, I will complete It. I
It is said that Denver threw Schumpf
John B. Renault, Jr. left Wednesday
city Tuesday.
wasted money enough on tlmt kind.’— ■ eating Co. Box 6'0 Portland. Oregon.
shall do so in a few minutes.”
for a few weeks’ outing in Klamath off the engine but stuck to it himself
“Don't hurry. I shall not get away Detroit Free Press.
WANTED—An apprentice to learn
and when found was pinned under the from the library for some time."
typesetting, girl or boy. Apply Jack 'county.
j A heavy pall of smoke from the for wreck of the cab where he was badly
She left the alcove, and Nichol on pre
sonville Post.
The best preparation for tne future
At The Churches
est fires hangs over the valley this scalded by the steam and hot water tended to resume bis reading, but in Is the pre-ent well seen to, tlie last
It is estimated that 800,000 little fish
from
the
boiler,
his
body
a
mass
of
stead
h?
followed
lier
with
his
eye
us
PRESRYTERIAN
luty well «tone.
es are now in the ponds at the State morning.
bruises. Medical aid was summoned she dawdled over the shelves, now
Mr.
and
Mrs
R.
A.
Hutchinson
of
Albert H. Gammons. Minister
Fish Hatchery at Butte Falls
and autoes conveyed the Injured men and again taking out a book, turning
Sunday Services regularly as follows:
The Straw Dairy at Klamath Falls, Gold Hill were visitors in this city Fri to the hospital at Medford, where an the pages for awhile, then passing on *
10:09 A. M. Sabbath School Classes
Y
the largest in the county was destroy day afternoon.
examination showed that there was no to another. Nicholson noticed Iler -»■
William Kenney, sexton, of the cem hopes for his life. He died at 7:15 last pose e.s she stood on one foot, the oth 4-
for all ages.
ed by an incendiary fire Tuesday night.
er Incused in a slender boot showing
11:00 A. M. Morning worship, wilh
Mrs. R. C. Stretchberry of Grants etery at this city is spending a vaca night.
beneath her skirt, the boa drooping on
tion
with
Frank
Mongoz
at
Squaw
sermon.
Pass who has been visiting her sister
The dead engineer was aged about her shoulders adding to the picture.
creek.
6:15 P. M. Christian Endeavor Pray
Mrs. C. H. Topping, returned to her
28 years. He was unmarried, lived
Nicholson wore a tiny bunch of for-
er meeting.
Miss Dorothy Florey entertained a with his parents in this city and was getmenots in his buttonhole. When he
home Thursday.
7:30 P. M. Evening worship, wilh
number of her little friends at her home their principal support. He was a bad kept the book long enough to have
Men and boys are wanted to pick lo
sermon.
Friday afternoon, the occasion being steady, industrious young man and had made a pretense of finishing it lie took
ganberries in the Willamette valley
Prayer meeting on Wednesday even
her seventh birtnday.
a host of friends who were shocked to one of the Howers from his buttonhole
where the crop is the largest in the
and
placed
it
between
tile
leaves
ot
ing
at 7:30.
Forest fires are burning in the woods hear of his death.
history of the valley.
the book; then, going to where the
Everyone welcome to these meetings.
at Prospect, Steamboat creek, Ander
Reports from the hosnital state that young lady was doing her literary
Three of the auto trucks hauling ore
“1 was glad when they said unto tne
son creek, and several other localities Schumpf had one leg broken but other browsing, he handed it to her
from the Blue Ledge mine have quit
let us go into the the house of the
in the hills surrounding the valley.
“Are you sure you have finished it?”
wise seems to be all right.
the job on account of differences of
Lord.-Ps. 122:1.
she asked.
The Ashland Chautauqua closed last
opinion regarding the rate for haul
“Quite sure—that is, for this time.
night. Several persons from this city
ing.
1 shall doubtless read it again, or rath
Forest Notes
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
attended at different times during the
William Redans of Ruch was in town
er parts that are favorites of mine.”
term and report it to have been very
Services held every Sunday morning
Thursday enroute to his home from
“I shall return it within a week. I
fair.
at 11 o’clock in I. I). (). F. Hall.
The National Forest Reservation am a quick reader.”
Medford where he made final proof in
The funeral of William R. Byrum Commission recently approved the pur
Everybody welcome.
“Do you ever note parts of books
sunport of his homestead claim in the
will
be held at Central Point tomorrow, chase of 52,°00 acres of land in the that especially appeal to you?" he ask
Applegate valley.
services at the grave will be conduct White Mountains and southern Appa ed. looking nt the forgetmenot that
July bids fair to set a new record for
ed by the Odd Fellsws’ lodge of this lachians. making the total amount the hung without the leaves.
hot weather in Jackson county. For
“Sometimes,” she replied, her eyes
city.
government ha« purchased or is acquir directed also to the Hower. Then
ten days the thermometers have hung
John
A.
Perl
of
Medford
was
arrest
ing
un
ler
the
Weeks
Law
practically
around the 100 mark, several times
thanking him for his kindness In let
ed Friday upon the charge of using wa one and a half million acres.
ting her have the book she bud conic
crossing the line.
ter from an open hose. He pleaded not
The Forest Service is erecting six to the library for she bowed an adieu
William R. Byrum of Central Point,
guilty and his hearing was set for this new standard fire lookout stations in and took it to the loan desk, w here it
died at the hospital in Medford, Tues forenoon.
-t- If every man and woman in •
Oregon and Washington this year. was duly stumped and handed back to t THIS TOWN makes up his or T '
day July 17, aged about 66 years. Mr.
her.
The
Taylor-Williams
Co.
has
pur
Ready cut material for these buildings
Byrum was a native of North Carolina
V. Ilici! <>n< 4 »111 |>! . I
10 lift It partner, Rj
A few days biter Nicholson went into t her mind today to SPEND V
Dilcnt l.tA
:.! 1 O. . : A
line iniol II al'«'D rl
and had resided in the valley about 15 chased a new auto delivery car and is now on its way to the summits of the library at that hour in the after- j THEIR DOLLARS with the X
now
makes
quick
deliveries
to
their
Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Mc noon when young women go gadding.
years.
£ home merchants this town I j
customers, Watson Caudill is in charge Laughlin, Wagner Butte, Rustler Peak
lie had not been there long when the
Lightning started 12 fires in the Pro of the car and handles it like an old
PATÇ':r LAWYC'iS,
HU
and
Kiona
Peak.
young lady w ho hud wanted “Dombey f WILL BOOM as it never did +
|ton, D. C. J
spect district, Monday afternoon. One timer.
T
The thirteen tree nurseries main & Son" entered. Nicholson retreated J before.
of these spread rapidly and soon cover
The charge against councilmen Hart tained by the Forest Service have an Into an alcove where lie could be in f Out of town bargains often ••• |
ed about 100 acres of timber land. A
the shadow and look out nt his charm ? prove a DELUSION and a X
force of fire fighters have the fire now men in the Recorder’s court Wednes annual oitput of ten million seedlings, er who was under the skylight in the
day,
was
dismissed
for
want
of
evi
which are used in reforestation work center of the library.
X SNARE.
+
under control.
dence and not “because he was a mem on the National Forests. This is suffi
X
J OREGON and WASHINGTON
Sometimes
a
very
big
tiling
will
fail
A new schedule which went into ef ber of the council,” as stated by some cient to plant 15,000 acres, spacing the
to move one. and sometimes a very lit * Trade at Home and See i
fect on the Southern Pacific last Sun street gossips.
trees eight feet ap irt in each direc tie tiling will give one the emotion of f
THE TOWN BOOM
day makes the arrival of trains at Med
his life. A very little thing at this
H. K. Hanna is assisting Col. Wil tion.
A Directory of each City, Town and
ford a few minutes later than under
Village, giving descriptive sketch of
... *
liams in the store forenoons during the
Nearly one-half of the population of juncture set Nicholson's heart beating + 5.4.
-ft--t-ST ❖
•> +-F 4>->
<?.'<
h place, location, population, tele
the former schedule. The difference
absence of the bookkeeper, Miss Lulu Oregon obtains its drinking water from wildly. The girl wore a faded forget
graph, skipping and banking point;
is slight however, being from 2 to 8
menot
in
her
corsage.
also Classified Directory, compiled by
Williams who is spending her vacation the National Forests of the State.
Here were two persists of opposite
minutes only.
business and profession.
at Rainier, Oregon. With that “smile
Lightning caused 23 percent of the sex who bad met. conversed, the man
FOR
T K. I.. POLK & CO., SEATTLE
Francis M. Bailey, a bachelor hermit that never comes off,” Herbert makes fires on the National Forests of Oregon ! had offered a token In his own deli
BURNS, CUTS
of the Elk creek district who had re an ideal merchant.
and Washington in 1916. Careless cate way. the girl hud accepted it, and
and
WOUNDS
sided in Jackson county for 30 years
Members of the Royal Neighbor lodge campers were responsible for almost as it would natural!« be supposed that
The suspicion appears to be growing
this wurrunted Nicholson's presuming
was found dead near his home Sunday. gave a reception at the home of Mrs. many.
that Washington regards the conduct
o
Dennis Eucalyptus Ointment
that it involved an acquaintance.
A small forest fire was raging in the Bagshaw, Wednesday evening in honor
AT ALL DRUG STORES
of the war on big business lines as a
The Secretary of Agriculture has ap
Nevertheless lie did not take advan
T ubes 26 c
J ars SO c
woods near his home and when found of Neighbor Anna Norling, a member
violation of the Sherman act.
proved cooperative road work plans on | tage of the situation lie considered
the body was charred from the feet to of the local lodge, who lives in Port
fifteen Forest road projects in tne State tlmt situation momentous. Thus far
the chest. It is thought that he was land and is now visiting friends in this
of Oregon, which involves $1,114,194 of the moves on botli sides had been
fighting the fire and succumbed to the city. Nearly all the lady members of Federal money. This is matched by a i worthy of a pair of thoroughbreds.
heat and smoke.
the order were present and seemed to similar sum of State and County mon Nicholson Imd no idea of making a
false move. Instead of walking past
A thunderstorm at Ashland Tuesday be having a jolly good time. The wri ey.
the
young lady, looking al tier and
ter
was
“
the
thorn
among
the
roses
”
evening done considerable damage to
The Forest Service has specially pre giving her an opportunity-to give lilni
tor
the
occasion.
the telephone and lighting systems and
pared photograph and wood suecime
a nod of recognition, lie got out of
the lightning set fire to two barns. A
exhibits which are loaned to public the library by the front floor, while
Ask Four Millions tor schools and libraries on request.
storm in the afternoon of Monday, cre
she was in the rear of the building.
ated much excitement in the Chautau
Altogether too much would depend,
Alaska
Road.
should lie meet Iler face to face, upon
qua grounds many of the tenters seek
what she might decide to do. If she
ing safety outside the camp. The
Survey To Examine Bend
did not recognize him there would he a
storm Monday was confined to small
fork in their paths which might never
Washington, July 17—An additional
area —a narrow strip along the creek,
Salt
Deposits.
bring them again together At any
but Tuesday’s storm covered the whole appropriation of $4,000,000 for the
rat« , Nicholson decided not to hazard
Alaska railroad, to close a 30-mile gap
city.
a rebuff.
on the main line from tidewater at An- ; Washington, July 17—Senator Cham
The next day he went to the library,
Mrs. Minnie Kelly of this city, em
Those who seek rest and sea
chorage to Seward and open up the berlain has been advised that the geo found "Dombey & Son" In its place
ployed at the Medford Hotel, was at
Matanuska coal fields was asked of i logical survey will examine during the on the shelves, took it out. o[>ene<l it
shore [recreation, will find
tacked by an unknown scoundrel while congress today by Secretary Lane with ' summer the district in the vicinity of nt the plate where lie bad inserted the
going from her work at the hotel to
forgetmenot
and
found
a
visiting
card
Rend
reported
to
contain
nitrate
salts.
President Wilson’s approval.
abundant
opportunities at
her room at Mrs. Thomas’ house, Mon
which Imd apparently been left there
day night. The man grabbed her by I
for a book murk. The name engraved
Newport.
on It was Miss Ella Stanley Nichol
the shoulders and her screams brought
son too,, o ,t a Lu .sill leal her case,
the occupants of a passing auto to the i
Ample hotel accommodations,
put the card in It ii'nl walked out of
scene, upon which the man made his
tlie
library
like
one
who
Imd
achieved
get-away across a vacant lot. A search
cottages or camping arrange
a signal victory.
by the police failed to reveal any clue
It must be admitted tlmt this Is a
ments.
to the identity of the miscreant.
very unsatisfactory place to close a
HESb & CLARK’S Stock Food
story.
Nevertheless
It
must
lie
closed
Jasten Hartman was arrested Tues-;
hero, for Nicholson, who told me the
day, charged with using city water for
SANTA ALICIA Olive Oil
story himself, did not proceed any fur
sprinkling, out of hours provided by
ther with it. He married the girl who
the city ordinances: he plead not guiity
NY AL STONE ROOT For Kidneys
wore his forgetmenot und who care
and was given a hearing Wednesday
lessly left her card in its place in
Daily '¡rains Each Direction
A.
D.
S.
Blood
Purifier
afternoon at which he admitted sprink
'Dombey A. Son." But the only ad
ditlon lie made to bis narrative was
ling his porch and steps, but denied us
Fine Line Of STATIONERY
that after their marriage he asked his
ing the water to sprinkle the lawn,
Ask our nearest agent for folder “Newport.” or write
~>lfe some questions about another sto- ■
yard vr street. Mr. Garrett, the only
John M. Scott. General Passenger Agent
■y—the story of “Dombey & Son”—that
eye-witness of the occurrence testified
brought out an astonishing ignorunce
that he saw the defendant use the hose
J. W.Robinson, M. I)., Proprietor
of tlie tai* Indeed, she had never
at the porch for probably 3 or 4 min
read tlie liook. I asked Nicholson if
utes but did not see him use it to sprin
he regarded tlie card as an invitation
kle either lawn, garden, yard or side-'
to call, but Ills wife wus present when
I did so and at a glauce from her bv
walk. The charge was dismissed for
turned the subject.
want of proof.
Jacksonville Post
I
Draw a CHARMED
CIRCLE of Home
Trade Dollars
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P.OLK’S
Business Directory
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Charming Resort
b g the Sea
CITY DRUG & GIFT STORE
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