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About Jacksonville post. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1906-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1917)
Wisconsin -Man Starts Have you paid your taxes? Elecfrx Sparks All work done in 1917 spot ca«h at Skunk barm at Asotin I From 'Iff Our Wireless) W. R. Sparks. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1917 Sheriff R. G. Jennings was at G< Id No* the least encouraging feature m Lewiston, Idaho, Oct. 1 A skunk the balance of exports in favor of the Hill Wednesday. James Owea of Wellen was a recent farm lias been e.-.tabli lie I on the t lov- western hemisphere is the number < f LOCAL NEWS erland si e of the Blue mountains, German diplomatists being returned. visitor in this city. above Asotin, by Mr. Golgert. who Ii: British slang a “sammie” is said Ellen Hartman was a visitor at Med Gus Newbury of Medford was a vis came from Wisconsin, where he w. s t > be synonymous with a "sucker”. ford Thursday forenoon. itor in this city Thursday. engaged extensively in the rearing of Mrs. Andrew Can’ral is reported fur-bearing animals fo the market. All right: Ven Hindenburg will soon J. F, Rocho of Ashland was a busi be thinking a million are boi n every seriously ill at her home here. Mr. Golgert has purchased 83 acres, n minute. ness visitor in this citv Thursday. The empty dwellings in this city are a district, he claims, exactly suited for G. M. Roberts of Medford transacted What we want is not food conser business in this city Friday forenoon. filling up —new families are arriving his purpose. vation so much as price conservation. every week. J. J. Deadmond of Watkins was a That Nantucket submarine is evi Mayor Britt and sister, Miss Amili», Monmouth Lad Is Dead At Sa dently one of the Luxburg spurious kind. b isiness visitor in this city Thursday. , > attended the grand opera “Carmen Secretary Daniels believes the en L. C. Basve of Murphy. Oregon, lem Stale Hospital. at Medford Thursday night. listed men in the navy are there for was ajbusiness visitor in this city Mon The house of W. F. Dunn, near fighting, but must coniine their activi day. Talent, was destroyed by fire Wednes ties to ether than street disturbances. Monmouth, Or., Oct. 1 — Willie Strong The Jackson County Sunday School day morning. Loss about $1500. W. Strong, a aged 16 years, son of E. The government is realizing that it Convention will be held at AshlanJ Mrs. Ida Wilson made a trip today Monmouth business m>n, who was last pays to advertize and proposes pub n>xt week. hospital for A detachment of Compamv C made to the road camp on the Pacific High- week taken to the state died Friday licity through the primed word for insane for treatment, the next liberty loan. Which shows wav, where her husband is employed. a hike from Medford to this city and night. Several years ago the lad sus that there are some progressive busi return Monday. Frederick and Kenneth Puhi now tained a blow on the head from a fall ness men on the advisory board.. Worden Ennis of Portland is here for serving in the U. S. navy at San Fran- ing piece of wood, to which accident Secret diplomacy compels Sweden to a few days attending to business affairs cisco, are expected home on a short the trouble is attributed. The funeral mark the distinction that may exist furlough, to-day or to-morrow. and visiting friends. was held from the Evangelical church. between the will of the people and the A number of persons from this city Central Point will vote upon a ambition of the government. attended the funeral of E. L. Jones at charter amendment, Oct. 16th, which Medford Wednesday. substitutes the “Hanson Plan” for the Three Accidents In Week Re- A carload of horses for the new army Bancroft act in regard to city assess suit in Fatalities. was shipped from this valley to ments. American Lake Monday evening. I David Brown of Gold HiH has FOR SALE. —A camera, with tripod, instituted a suit to set aside the recent Salem, Or., Oct. 2—Three of the 439 plates and other equipment. Cost $72. action of the Boundary Board extend acc.dents reported to the state indus Will sell for $15. Call at this office. ing the limits of the Gold Hill school trial accident commission during the week ending September 27 were fatal. The new war tax bill, passed by con district. gress, was signed by Presidant Wilson The use of city water for irrigation, The fatal casts were: P. J. Cassia, of Wednesday and became effective Thurs sprinkling of gardens, lawns, streets, Cake, killed in mining operations, and day morning. ate. is ordered suspended for the J. J. McDonnell and Robert Clarke, A number of taxpayers of the county present as the water must be saved killed while traveling on the high- way. were at the court house this week for house use and fire protection. ---------------- ------------------------ By order of Water Committee settling up the second installment of The Bea MeOiofne tn the World. their taxes. Mrs. Alice Sargent, wife of Colonel “My little girl ■! hr ; lyrontery very bad. 1 Mrs. S. E. Dunnington, Mary Big- H. H. Sargent arrived Thursday and is nought she would di Chumbe, 'sin’s Colic, iolera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her. shaw and Cliff Dunnington left this packing up some of their effects I 1 can truthfully say that I think it is the morning for Weed Cal. They expect preparatory to moving to Princeton, t i ilicine in the world,” writes Mrs. to return Sunday. N. J. where the Col. is assigned to • i.iiain Orvis, Clare, Mich. For sale b; i • : r:e:a.—Advertisement. R. A. Hutchinson, former pastor of duty as Professor of Military Science. the M, E. church in this city has been sent by the recent Conference to Oak land and Sutherlin charges. times nre only half fed.—East West News. James McLaren who was injured by a fall from a fruit tree three weeks ago “Rockots ard Blue Light».” is slowly improving and is now able to Charles M. Schwab, the steel master, sit up in a chair for a short time. owns (he famous palming "Rockets Lind Nelson died at his home at and Blue Lights." by Turner. the noted Medford Saturday, September 29, aged Is a plersant winter route. Travel in com English colorist, for which he Is said 63 years. He was a native of Sweden to have paid n quarter of a million dol fort througa land where it is always summer lars. and bad resided at Medford six years. The painting represents a storm or The city council will discuss the pro heavy weather at sea. The high Bea Is prosed Budget of city expenditures for breaking on a sandy shore. In which There’s San Francisco, San Jose, Del next year, at the City Hall next Tues the lights ure reflected. Two steamers day night. Taxpayers are invited to are rolling In the tumultuous ocean and Monte, Monterey, Pacifiic Grove,Santa attend. are almost hidden from view by tho groat waves and showers of mist and Barbara, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Owing to the shortage of water in spray. the dam on Jackson creek, all water i Venice and many other charming re The vessels are warned by rockets of users are requested to be careful in the the shoal water from tlie end of a pier, use of water during the next few sorts, and much beautiful scenery wLile beyond at the left tlie harbor Is weeks. fairly discernible. In the foreground a enroute. group of fishermen appear looking In A large barn belonging to C. M. tently out ujxm the sea. Ruch, at Ruch, was destroyed by fire, "Rockets and Blue Lights” is consid at noon Thursday. The barn contain ered ono of tho artist’s masterpieces.— ed a lot of hay, wagons, harness, etc. Brooklyn Eagle. No insurance. WANTED—The Red Cross Society Silver In the Sea. of this city wants two sewing machines Portland to San Francisco. Standard Sea water contains silver in consid for use in the work here. If you have erable quantities, and It is often found and tourist sleepers, dining cars, solid one that you can spare for a time, no deposited on the copper sheathing of tify Mrs. Marie Ulrich. steel equipment. Particularly attract ships. Misses Mary Bagshaw and Flora ive at this season of the year. Words pass away, but actions re- Thompson and Mrs. Minnie Kelly re muln.—Napoleon. turned Monday evening from their va cation spent with friends at Seattle Ask your local agent for particulars. Bright Idea. and other Washington cities. Motorist (after smash)—Wind shield E. L. Jones, a well known mining broken, mud guard bent, lumps John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland. man of the Blue JLedge district, died smashed! Tuesday morning at Medford from can Wife—But you’ve lost the three teeth thnt you were to have gold crowned. I cer. Funeral services were held at Thnt saving will cover all the damage Medford Wednesday. Interment in —Chicago News. the cemetery at this city. Jacksonville Post East Via California Three Daily Trains SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES It is reported that a petition asking for an all-night patrolman for the com ing year, is being circulated and will be presented at tho meeting of the city council next Tuesday evening. If the prayer of the petitioners is granted it will mean a considerable raise in the levy for city taxes. ECONOMIC AND MILITARY PREPA REDNESS THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON in addition to complete courses in general and scientific education, offers fuli opportunities in NOTICE—The first meeting of the Parent-Teachers’ association, for the present term will be held at the school house, Friday afternoon, Oct. ’2, at 3 o’clock. An excellent program has been prepared and a full attendance is desired. All persons interested in the advancement of our schools are invite I to come out a d join us. MILITARY DRILL, DOMESTIC SCIENCE ARTS AND COMMERCE Plan for effective future service. Your country needs it. Senci for free illustrated booklets,"Train tho Brain for Peace or War” and "The Woman and the University.” Address Registrar, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eucene, Oreocn Anne McCormick, District H ime Demonstration Agent, will hold a meeting in Jacksonville at the Presby- terian Church. Thursday, Oot. 11, 2:30 P. M. Mi9s McCormick will explain her work in this County and will lecture on “True Economy in the use of Foods.” Miss McCormick is especially anxious to organize a "Homa Economies Study Club” in Jacksonville and wishes to have women out to discuss ih - possi bility of a membership here. CITY DRUG & GIFT STORE Gem Razors & Blades, Ever Ready Razors & Blades Fine Toilet Goods, Violin Strings, ” Box Paper—Correspondence cards Ladies’ Handbags at cost De Luxe Tooth Paste, 20c per tube. Many Good Positions Can be had by any ambitious young man or women in the field of railwaj’ or commercial telegraphy. We want a number of young men and women to prepare for the telegraph service to fill vacancies caused by unusual draft- ing of young men for Signal Corps. Prepare to help yuur country, Write today for full particulars. T he R ailway T elegraph I nstitute P ortland , O regon . J. W.Robinson, M. D., Proprietor Jacksonville i Oregon Th» Curious Water dear. They say a camel g >es eight days wl.liout water. The urdlsca or water bear goes six months without It some- times. But lie doesn't do so volunta rily. In fact, to every outward uppear- .b e lie dies during the drought. Tlliu i..lie (teulurc. mi. roscr-pic in size, is i.i li.b.ibii.iiit of water troughs uud simil.ir | I.ices where moss Is apt to .-row hen It rains be is as happy as a ilnt.i In high water, but when there Is no luiu his sacklike body uml four pulro of stubby legs dry up. mid the closest examination under the tuiero- scope fulls to show any sign f life. But It must be only an exag-crated form of hlliernatlon. for when the rain comes again be wakes up uud starts tn enjoying himself. Which suggests the wonderful power of clinging to life shown by some crea tures. The four legs and tall of a sala mander. one of the small lizards, have been cut off ns many as eight times, only to grow out perfectly after each operation.—Kansas City Stur. t I FOR SALE —The McLaren property on Applegate road. Good small hull.- ■ and necessary o itbuil.Hngs, - ehi.-i.vu park, etc. A n imber of fine fruit tre s bearing excellent fruit. Wirt be sold at a bargain Apply at the premises or at office ot Jacksonville Post. Tiie Government needs Far ners as well as Fighters, Two million three hundred 'housand acres of ■ Ircgon i& California R lilroad Co. Gran Lands. Title revested in Unite ! Stales. To be opened for homesteads ar.d sale. Containing some of best land left in United Stites. States. Large Copyrighted Map. showing land by sections and des cription of soil, Climate, rainf ill. ele vations, temperature etc., b • c lunties. Postpaid One Dollar. Grant Lands Lo cating Co. Box 6U) Portland, Oregon. Harriman's Dream. George Kennan. In an article In Asia, At The Churches the magazine published by the Ameri can Asiatic assoelatlou, sayu that if he had lived E. II. Harriman probably Albert H. Gammons, Minister would have built a railroad through Sunday Services regularly as follows: Alaska across Bering strait and over eastern Siberia to u connection with 10:00 A. M. Sabbath School Classes the Siberian railway. He bad Ills plans for all ages. well along w lien lie died. This would 11:00 A. M. MorningjJ worship, with have made It possible to go by rail sermon. from Boston or Quebec to Petrograd. Endeavjr 11 6:45 P. M. Christian i Tho first thing that suggests Itself In that connection Is what would have er meeting. 7:30 P. M. Evening]!worship, ¡ t, i. u been the effort of such a railroad upon the world war? And Mr. Kennan uu- sermon. swers it by saying that If It had been j Prayer meeting on Wednesday even- possible to reach Petrograd In that j ing at 7:30. way In 1011 over a road built and Everyone welcome to these meetings. equipped In the American way there "I was glad when they said unto me might have been no war let us go into the the house of the Lord, —l’s. 122:1. Weighing Common Air. Tho weight of air lias often been test ed by compressing It In receptacles by CHRISTIAN SCIENCE the air pump. That It really lias weight when so compressed Is shown by tho Services held every Sunday morning fact that the weight of the vessels Is at 11 o’clock in I. 0. O. F. Hall. increased slightly by filling them with Everybody welcome. compressed air mid that such vessels become specifically "lighter" as soon as the air contained in them Is ha listed. Many elaborate experiments on weight of air have proved that cubic foot weighs B30 grains, or some thing less than one and a quarter ounces. The above experiment on tho Off NO FEE. Piomptl. obimneil in i«.: TRADL-MtRK.S, Cii'..- U n ■<l » «>pyiigl.ts rvgiB- weight of air Is supposed to be made !rl or Photo, tor F 1ÏEE RFF” ‘RT oll 1 ■ '•■in ..ilitv. Patent pract- at the surface of the earth, with tho it - <■'chiaively, t ■ V : I 'ERI NCES S.- 4 2 «•••• • « H . : ■< f r invaluable book temperature nt ¡50 degrees F. Ilented <‘■1 -OW » J Ci." . . ; I SELL PATENTS, air or air at high elevation Is lighter. VliU '.i eitet« V. ul ¡ .■ . ; .V to get a pat turi, d law und » .... r y a! .table iutunnation. Feeding tho Snails. In France, where there Is a big de mand for snails, the small farms yield a handsome profit. As many as 000,000 "first quality" snails, the price of which tn normal times averages about $1.80 a thousand, cun be reared on an acre of laud, says the London Tit- Bits. They need be fed only once a day, preferably in the evening, and, though extremely voracious, nro by no means fastidious. After a fall of rnln, which seems to sharpen tlielr appetites, n bed of 100,000 snails will soon demolish a barrow load of cabbages. They nro fed not only on green stuffs, but on wine dregs or bran soaked In wine, a diet which is supposed to impart u spe cial flavor. PATCUT LAWYERS, 303 Seventh St., Washington, D. C. fclfkiSSF ’rt»i ar. - . Dennis Eucalyptus Ointment i AT ALL DRUG STORES TUBES 26C JARS 50C POLK’S JREOON and WASHINGTON ft Cut Glass Is Fragile. T .» Di. ■ wss Directory ry of each City, Town and Cut glass probably would break more , V1:1.: :e, giving d»-srrli»tr.o sketch of easily than uncut pattern glass. The . o: li ptnic, location, population, tele- pattern In cut glass Is cut by means J print:, r!il:j,lng and banking point; of grinding wheels. I ncut glass put- 1 r Iso C'.is-H'.rd rdrr. lory, compiled by terns nre usually molded. Tho angles ibuvInesB and profession. in cut glass are better defined and ,g n. I. I OI K 4 CO., SEATTLE sharper. The cutter also may. In some cases, drive his wheel a little deeper than In other spots. Obviously the North Bend—Contract let tor school glass nt such points would be thinner house for Dougins county district. and more fragile. Harrisburg Work progressing at His Excuse. new Standard Oil i station. Machine “Why (lid you snatch this lady’s shop to be started here. purse?" Portland — Work being rushed on "My wife told me when I left home In the morning to get her a recipe for a Pacific Highway. new salad dressing, and 1 thought sure Mapleton Electric plant sold here. I'd find one in her pocketbook, judge." —Exchange. Keeping Track of Ships. In the course of a year more than a dozen ponderous books are filled at Lloyd's with nothing but the names of ships, their captains mid the dates on Soul hern Oregon which they touch and leave port. Ev The Saving Sort. I ery known vessel In the world of more McTnvlsh—Have ye a light, Donald? pany Time Table No. 5. than a hundred tons register has its Donald—Aye, but It's out. — Boston record In them, and the underwriters can easily turn to the name of any Transcript Effective August 23d, 1917. British or foreign ship and tell ap proximately where she Is at the ino- +++++++++++++*++++ Leave Jacksonville. ♦ ♦ incut.—Ixmdon Tit Bits. ♦ PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. * 7:30 a. m. daily except Sunday ♦ 7:50 a. m. Sunday only ♦ A Good Reason. * Enlarged Glands. 3:30 a. in. daily except Sunday] "Does your wife begin complaining ♦ ♦ When children have enlarged ♦ 9:00 a. m. Sunday only about your coming home late?” "My wife never begins complaining ♦ glands In tlio neck or elsewhere ♦ 10:30 a. m. daily except Sund iv ♦ they should always bo placed un ♦ 11:30 a. m. daily except Sunday about anything 1 do" ♦ der the enre of a physician. ♦ 2:00 p- "You nre fortunate." "Not at nil She doesn't begin com ♦ Very often well meaning moth ♦ 3:00 p ♦ ers make local applications that ♦ plaining because sties never stopped ♦ d<> more harm than good liecanse ♦ l:"0 p. — Baltimore American. ♦ they hasten the softening thnt Is ♦ 5:00 D. ♦ so much to be dreaded. What ♦ 7:15 P- in. All the Same, ♦ I h true of applications Is also ♦ that tie Is crazy, doc- "Are you sure ♦ true of handling or rubbing. All ♦ tor?" a rn. wife. You ought to ♦ tuberculous processes and glan ♦ "You are ♦ dular swellings should be kept as * know ” a. re ♦ quiet as possible. For that rea- "But I’ve been married twice before, ♦ a. ni. ♦ sen if the swelling occurs on and I thought lie acted about the same ♦ ♦ some part of the body where ♦ as the others."- Life. ♦ there Is much movement, such as ♦ ♦ the groin, the patient should ei ♦ P- m. daily In the Stocks. I’- m. daily The term "stocks" as au Instrument ♦ ther remain In bed or the part ♦ P- m daily of punishment Is applied In the author ♦ affected should be made Immov ♦ Ized version of the Bible Io two differ ♦ able by means of splints and ♦ P m. daily ent article«. one of which answers rath ♦ bandages. An open air life and ♦ From Riverside Avenue. er Io the plllorv The other answers ♦ nourishing f<«sl are essential, ♦ 10:30 p m. daily except Sat Sr Sun. to the stor ks, the feet alone lieliig con ♦ for everything possible must be * 11.00 p. m Saturday & Sunday only. ♦ done to maintain the general + fined In It ♦ health. The enemy as yet Ims + (Note llRu's to Medford depot and ♦ gained only a local footing The •> waits until 5:50 p. m. Iiefore going to Her Quick Wit. He— Your m w hat Is charming, but I ♦ fight must Is- to prevent Hie ills- + East end ot l:ne (Note 2) Runs to Medford depot only fnn< y It doesn't go well with Hull dress ♦ ease from be inning ge ■•■rat nnd ♦ unless She (en< liautedi Oh. you dear old hub ♦ coiiKtituiion.il carrying passengers for beyond. ♦ by. so you really meun to buy me a ♦ R. S. B ullis , + dress as well? Gen.¡Freight & Passenger Agent. i
