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About Jacksonville post. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1906-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1917)
Jacksonville Post b\l'URI)\Y, NOVEMBER In. i'll; LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Jack Refer was a recent visi or at Medford, Miss Lulu Williams wa.s a recent vis itor at Medfont. Andrew ('antral was s business visi tor in Medford Monday. Mrs. Chauncey Florey was a visitor in Medford Saturday night. Uncle Billy Cameron of Uniontown was a recent visitor in town. H. C. Whitney of S-attie was a busi ness visitor in this city Thursday. Joe Beeman of Gold Hill was a busi ness visitor at the court house Wednes day. Mrs. P. A. Hines hns had a new roof put on one of the porches at her rest dence in this city. Attorney C. M. Thomas of Medford was a business visitor at the court house Wednesday. Frank Mengoz, the wollknown Wat kins miner transacted business in this ci’y Thursday afternoon. John A. Haskins has sold his stock farm near Watkins and will reside in this city for the present. Mary Bagshaw. Flora Thompson and Mrs. Minnie Kelly were visitors at Medford Saturday night. The Southern Oregon Traction Co. is putting in a spur and siding for load ing ore from the Blue Ledge mine. FOR SALE. — A camera, with tripod, plates und other equipment. Cost $72. Will sell for $15. Call at this office. WANTED—Bids to clear land this winter by contract. Aptjly Webster ranch, 1' ! miles north of Jacksonville. B ix 63A R R 2. Congressman Hawley will be here next week to consult with Jackson county constituents. He is expected to arrive Tuesday. A man named Mayham, convicted of giving a companion “a snort” of liquor in a Medford rooming house Tuesday night, was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Thomas B. Higginbotham, a pioneer i of Jackson councy, died at the home of his son, near Derby, Tuesday, No vember 6. He was a native of Michi gan and was aged 68 years. The school budget for next year ap pears in this issue of the Post: the amount to be raised by taxation is $3,- 770.96 as against $2976.13 last year and will require about 5% mills levy. C. C. Gall, a wellknown pioneer of Jackson county, died at the homo of his daughter, Mrs. Hodges, at Gold Hill, Monday, November 5. He is sur vived by ten children, three sons and seven daughters. Hugo Lundberg a wellknown gradu ate of Medford’s high school, died at the home of his parents near Central Point, Tuesday, November 6, aged about 22 years. Funeral was held this afternoon at Medford. B. B. Biekman was a visitor at Me !- ford Thursday. All work done in 1 >17 sp it c ish at W. R. Sparks. Sain Sandry of Rogue Rirer w as a recent visitor in this city Jim Rock and Bill Fraley were visi tors m Medford this morning. Mr. mid Mrs. Chester Kubli of Ap- nlcgate were visitors in this city Thurs lay. S. S. Bullis preside it of th ■ S O. T. Co. was a visitor in town Friday tv ning. The county court ¡was in session for the transaction of county business Wed nesday. Frank Carnahan, manager of the Blue Ledge mine was a recent visitor in this city. Postmaster Ulrich has received no tice that beginning Dee. 1, all parcel post pack ages the postage on which amounts to 25 cents p istage will be re quired to pay a war tax of one cent and one cent for each additional twen ty-flve cents postage or fraction thereof. This war tax cannot be paid by attaching postage stamps, but will require the special revenue stamps is sued for that purpose. A number of residents of Gold Hill and vicinity were at the court house Wednesday, before the Boundary board in regard to the school districts in that vicinity. Joe Beeman and David Brown were leaders of the opposing factions. A delegation of Ashland women re quested the removal of Truant Officer Gay by the county court, alleging that he is not a fit man for the place. The request was presented Wednesday but so far as we can learn, no action has been taken by the court. Annual school budgets of every dis trict must now be published for at least two weeks prior to the meeting at which the tax is to be levied. If there is a newspaper in the district the no tice must be published m that paper and if there is none, then the publica tion shall be made in the paper nearest the district. Directors of rural school districts please take notice (Session Laws 1917, chap. 385, Sec. 4.) W. R. Coleman of Medford mid Her man Offenbacher, of Applegate, met with an accident on the Pacific High way, just across the top of the Siski you« Sunday afternoon, the car in which thev were riding plunged off the road turned turtle and pinned Offenbacher under it on the mountain side. Cole man jumped as the car left the grade •nd escaped injury. Offenbacher had a badly bruised shoulder and the car was damaged considerably. A message was received from Port land Thursday morning stating that E. J. Wendt was badly injured while re turning from his work Thursday eve ning. He was riding on the steps of a street car at the Hawthorne bridge and was brushed off the car by the frame work of the bridge breaking one leg •nd injuring his back. The leg was amputated at a hospital and at last ac- i counts the injured man was expected to recover. Mr. Wendt is a son of the late Henry Wendt of this city anti liv* ed almost continuously from boyhood up to a few months ago when with his family he moved to Portland. His ma ny friends here wish ¡him a speedy re covery. —> * A B Forbes of Me f 'rd ara« Bob Fi-t-ey was in from the Blue e t FriGy. Ledge mire Friday. Mm J >hn D mningt.m was Mrs A. W. Wi ker if Melfrrl w.i- virit r m Me If rl. a visitor in town Thursday P r e> J Neff of Medf rl Chas. F. Duntord was in court h > i".' We L t ?* 1 ty. r .mi on the Stv: .!:ig road Fr H _h: a'JT nv Cou.b •( B. n noon. were visitors in t •V *vn Frdsy. Mrs. Henrv Stephenson of A . k - Mr and Mr*. H K H mny « e vii was i v-sitir in this city and Mei: i- i- >rs it Meiiord F: i .y f > • Friday. tor Chris Ulri h wa ’ a busines« Mr. and M>*. M insfieli of the Aii- in at Medfori IVniii- .l;-. ..t't.rn piegate valley wore recent visitors ’ Mrs. Le'niK'i'Z"! was buried in this city. y M >" I ay. Frank Zell and M. JR. Watkins of the cemetery at The Ashland high s.-hoo! football Watkins, were visitors in this city first team defeated Me:for1, team U Mrd- of the week. Henry Stephenson of Watkins wh’ ford Saturday. Benjamin E. Hu'!, a native was taken to the hospital in Medford »■ a. died at his G m t Ml ifor . S is reported better. day morning, ige.i S2 A ears. Mias Jean Mackey ¡of Fort Jones, C. D. Abbott, reuresentin-z Grand who had been visiting friends in this Master Trefren. is vis:ti"g th" 1. O. city left for h"r home M >nday. O. F. loigos in D. a.glas county, this fir the A drive »o raise $15,000,0X) week Y. M. C. A. is on for next week, the committee in charge of the campaign here is W. IL Johnson, John M. Wil liams, E. Britt, G. A. Gardner, A. H i Gammons and Lewis Ulrich. Have OREGON and WASHINGTON your m ney ready for this worthy eause: Jacksonville made a record in A D. ry of e?.ch City, To-.’. n r.- the B m 1 sale, let us make another one ir.g deb .p O Uh O •e. location, population, te'.e- here. IiipDiiig’ and banking point; POLK’S™—x Business Directory s.'.e? Directory, compiled by and profession. POI li A' CO., SKITTLE J Low Round Trip Fares to Land Products Show, Portland Costs but Little More to Go East via California You will enjoy the diversity of Scenery Many changes of Climate. Opportunity to visit San Francisco, Los Angeles, El Paso, San Antonio, New Orleans or Salt Lake, Denver, etc. Choice of Routes and Trains. 4 Trains a Day Portland to San Francisco Let us make up an itinerary and arrange your trip Ask any Agent for particulars or wiite John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES A Great Clubbing Offer! Regular price Portland Daily Telegram $5.00 Jacksonville Post Your choice of any one of the following Magazines: People’s Home Journal $0.75 McCall’s Magazine...... .75 Today’s Housewife____ .75 Orange Judd Farmer. LOO Hoy’s Magazine___ _ . 1.00 War Tanks. War "tanks" were conceived many years ago, not in the moving towers of the pre-Christian era, but in more re cent times. In 1814 a workman pre pared a scheme to present to Napo leon. explaining how a vehicle could be construct tai, to be drawn by horses, thoroughly protected, including the hor.-es. uml able to carry men und guns light up to the enemy's lines. The man was arrested us a lunatic. And did not Leonardo da Vinci de clare that he could construct a safe and indestructible vehicle, carrying ar tillery, which could enter the ranks of the enemy and prepare the way for the Infantry? Two of the great crafts man's pen drawings of "war machines" are included in the famous Allred Mor rison collection of autogt’aph letters and (aipcrs.—London Chronicle. A Test o( Civilization. The rema, i.al-le pc ‘pie of tlils World are Useful in their way. but the com- moli pee| >!e. after all. represent th" na tion. thè nce ami the eivilr-nCon. Go iato any town or its : do not a k w!.o live: in tl.-it s(-!end fl h.- -e. do •. t sa v. •T1 us " n tine town: here are st eets i or or.. . Wmses bmses w ' ith garde:." mid v..rds mid and everythin everything that is beautiful tlie wlio!e i* wai way through, through. Go into the lanes, go i Into into the t!ie Kick liack street», go a here tho li: m a . limile hauls- lives; go wliere See ! dal !:l' or i.il S. - v. .i.it I- ll'.c oi.dilion of tlie streels streets there. Sec •vl .it they ilo w'.tli tlie poor, with the helpless and tlie mean, if tlie top of ■-..'ciety bends perpet rally oi er tie l"-t tom with ter.derness. if the ri. h am! stiong are tlie l.e.-t friends of tlie p 'or ami needy, that is a civilized ami n Clnlstian <'immunity; blit, if the li'li •nd the wise are tlie i ream ami tlie great bulk of the population skir.imilk that is li"t a |-:-eq'eious eomiumdty.- Henry Wind Beei her. A Notab'o Day’s Work. Robert Burns .oiio o-a'd his master piece. '"ram o' Shanter." in one day in the open air. Bums went out of the house hi the morning mid. not return big. his wife Joined him in the niter noon with her two children Sec u.; that lie was "crooning to liimsei’." she forebore to Interrupt him. I ut stayed in the fields ut n di-tame. where she could see him. She observed him wild ly gesticulating and nt times fairly leaping with joy. She said to Allan Ctmiihiglium. the pm't. after her hns bund's death "1 wisht ye lmd seen him: lie was in such ecstasy that the tears were happing dow n his cheeks." lie committed the p. eni to wilting by the riverside mid went into the house and read it to his wife at the tireside with great triumph one of the most notable day's Work ever done in Scot land! For Ssle, Tods, Etc. A lot of Blacksmithing. Wood work ing and Pipe fitting tools, stock f bolts. ,d iron, etc. A set of I wheels for hack, oi l buggy, gasoline engine, etc. now m shop on California street. Al-'-.i: Small cook stove, heatirg stove, step ladders, large camera etc . being the nersonal property belonging to the estate of the late Charles II. Basye, deceased. Will be sold in a lot at n bareai'i. or b i k-mith outfit will be sold s. oarate's if desired. D. W. BtnaitAW, Adm. Jaeksorville, Oregon. County Treasurer's 90.h Call l’or Warranta. State <f Oregi n, Co inty of Jackson Treasurv Departin mt. Jacksonville. Oregon. November 10ih, 1917. Notice is hereby given tha there are funds on hm.I tor the redemption ail County Warrants which were (no tested December 16th. 1911 to June 1st. 1912. Interest ceases on the warrants above called on this the 10th. day of N ivember 1917. M ykti . v : W. B lakeley , Treasurer of Jacks in County, Oregon. Modern automob le thieves seem to Only One Cost System. have forgotten how th ■ old fashioned The "illy i-ost system whl< h N worth horse thieves were regul irL discourag the use of paper ami ink is that mie «■hili Is an hitiui.il p.ii't of the uen ed mid the rope industry promote I. Peevish neutrals should not blane era! books ut account. The dll Of the memoramlum cost system lai-' definite I the di moernt c alliance I -r their hard ly passed. There Is mi way ot proving ships Thev should blame the sea as cost results exiept threiigli the gener sassins 'hat have m ide Uringe.it tii.-.i ili ledger, ami simc figures net known sures nece -sary. to he :u cimiti* m e «m e tinnì worth less, being dangerous I'eejil-e mislead big. it uatmali.i bCluws Hint without adequate gei'eiid led ter control the iost system Is n liiei .i e to those who rely upon It. Stephen Gilman in lu One Armed Daly. Among Americans who have achieved ll list lini Management. athletic prominence. though minus an arm or leg. Hugh Daly. the phenomenal Splendid Test of Patriotism. T.'flOI-h one armed pitcher for the Cleveland Na One of the no -t n-i.i.irkable subscrip r x< « tional league team in the early eighties, tlons ei er raised in Great Britain was LI r AIT. <T is iterbaps the best known. The older the one Initiated by I’itt in 1C.’9. hi ■J generation of basi-bnll fans remember which j ear E - laud rejected Napo J i*> Daly's pitching whs unusually "classy." Icon's proposal- of peace. I'itt ap The records show that in l'X'l ]l(> pitch pealed to all who could afford it to PAtr.-’l I.AWYBR3, fl ed a no hit game against Philadelphia, contribute voluntarily toward the ex 303 S'".'C.' II ..t. Wa-.hinn'cn, (1. C fJ and the next year he establlslied an pen-.es of the war. It was a splendid average strike out record for one sea test of patriotism. <’ver iJ.ooo.o u> was son that still holds good. actually raised in this way a much During that year lie took part in fifty- more Imposing sum than It looks when four games and struck out 404 luitsnien, one I (insiders tb it the population, large Southern Oregon Traction Com giving him an average of ,s59 per eent ly poverty stricken, was then only I pany Time Table No. 5. The nearest approach to this record about one-fifth its present size, I.on was that of the late Itllhe Waddell, don ChroiikIs* wlio pitched thlrt.v-nlne games in 1911, fanned 323 batters mid made n iicrceiit- Effective August 23d, 1917. Compulsory Cleanliness, age of .830. Exchange. "I don't believe in compulsory inili Leave Jacksonville, tar.v training." said Meandering Mike. 7:3i) II. m. daily except Sunday "A mini should not be compelled to Ths Rocking of L,k, Erie. 7:50 a. in Sunday only The 230 mile trough of Luke Erie 11 gilt." 8:3i> a. in. daily except Sunday] "Dat ain't de Iles approximately in the direction of 9;fi<> a. in. Sunday only the west t > sou.Invest winds which ding I’etc. "If 1(1:30 a. in. daily except bind iv prevail in that part f the country. you don't know : 11: 10 a. m. daily exeepi Sunday Thus the lake offers mi excellent op have to fight or portunity lor studying the effects of t'illg dey'll make you use soup all' wa 2:00 I’- the wind upon a large b<xly of Inclosed ter regular, which is eontrnry to per 3:00 I'- water, and very hitere-ti ig these ef sonal liberty."-rittsliurgh Chronicle- 4 :"0 I’- fects s >niet lines pi o' e. Itlij t liini gusts Telegraph 5:00 ii. produce a risking motion, mid great 7:15 I- To Imprns tho Neighbors. blows from 11.o w est or soot Invest Mr. Wlgsb.v See lu re, my love, there sweep the liquid body of the lake east ward and souietlines ciiiim * n rise of is sonic mistake 1 he expre-sinan left . 8:00 i in. <1 illy exe qit S in ! iv eight feet oi l.i'.ie nt Bniialu m the seieii trunks "li our fr-'iit porch. Mrs course of a lew houi.s. As mhiii as Wigshy (who Illis Just returned from 1 S:3') a. m. Sunday only the maximum force of the gale ha- the inoiltltaiusi hnls" ile! Don t you . 9:00 a. tn. daily except Sun 1 i.v passed the water swiiers l-a - Con understand ? Iles coining bm-k after ¡11:00 a . in. daily tinued roekhms are observed on days dusk for the extra the Boston Trim i 12:00 Noon daily except Sunday when the strength of the wind fluctu script. 2:30 p. m. daily ates. 1 3:">0 p. tn. daily Embsrrsssing. Judge—I find you guilty of beating 4:30 p. tn. daily On tho Jump. 0:00 p m. daily "Growlm! litl'e town, this!" compii your wife and tine .' "U Ml” Prisoner -Could you trust me for it From Riverside Avenu". meliteli the v <• dri miner. "Growing? You j': t beiclm!" replied till tomorrow? I Imte to I,nice tier for 10:30 p m. dailv except Sat A Sun. the landlord of I e |'i Huila tarer.i. « h i It right now.—Vancouver Province. lLoop. m Saturday & Sunday only. la stlN-liarg.nl with local pride. "Wliv. (Note DRurs to Midford depot and Iniomni». we've allem!,.- g I mi eii-t side anil n waits until 5:50 p. n. before going to of the best Deep breathing 1“ one wi st side, uml the tir t thing you know- we ll have a imitli side mid a south cures for imnniinln, Ils it draws tin* East end of l-’ne. (Note 2l Rims to Mei'if rd depot only Ge. Oh Li (inibì !a< tot the lilt In Ido si fr an I he bra in Io tin* lungs. Unless carrying passengers for beyond. teeth i "il Te.- tall oler the flush The -ting of a reproa h I m III.* truth b. ani. ami there ain't no atopplng lier!" '(. S. Hl l.t.is, — Kunsus City Star. of It. Gen. Freight & Passenger Agent. ------ r at*. IS LÎ.SWPÏ& One Year for only $5.00 Both Newspapers and eithr Magazine for the price of one alone. Better hurry This offer good to Dec. 1, only Subscribe at This Office CITY DRUG & GIFT STORE Gem Razors & Blades, Ever Ready Razor? & Blades Fine Toilet Goods, Violin Strings, ” Box Paper—Correspondence cards Ladies’ Handbags at cost De Luxe Tooth Paste, 20c per tube. J. W.Robinson, M. D., Proprietor Jacksonville Skin of the Devilfish. ¡•i'.unii try su:’.; e. huge size, and \ power of (he big <le\ iltish, or nuiniM. give him an evil reputation, w’ ?. li he’.cafened by his black color ing. A tp.’-’cr pc uliarity of this color ing is (hat t c bla k pigment d ines off on anything tt'U. Lina it. Kneeling on one of (lie devilfish when it was drawn np on the >ainl I arose with ray knee Completely I la- keiud. T’.e skin is not oniy \ery tc'.mh. but i> also very rough, living covered. l:ke that ot an ckl shark, with dermal denticles whicli scarify » the skin if a naked arm or leg is drawn a»-ress it. The l ig mouth is practically <H»(hh >s. entirely so as regards the up per jaw. while the 1 wer jaw has a small denial plate wl.i h differs in the two > xes. In sj ite of us size the man ta is in no way dangerous to man un less attackivl, but when harpooned its furious vnerg sy. tenacity of life mid enormous sin •engtli render it formida- hie for it cap easily smash or overturn a I •at which is clumsily handled, mul if the ropes foul an accident is apt to occur.—Tlieod«*re Roosevelt in Serib- tier’s. At The Churches Rsnam.ng Indians. ¡e year» ag>». in Jer to make I’RESllYTERtAN Inheritance > f land un re simple r M our govemun-nt commis- J Dr. Ciiarles A. Eastman, a lol-.'W s; < > r. _ Indiai i. to rename in .e timi U « • Sioux with their family names, ü task w:i Tie \< .1 m. v. • n f diffi u "re i s-i.lle Dr Eastman kept M ray . ;. I ,-d Si ..X URtUe f - me item i a loudly, a* in U st ■n lig the r V. . Mui* ska. Uw'.ii.iiig W : : t oit the family of that ebief. s. i m tlu.es the «<>uil'!u.iii< it of wife's *n- P. al. 1 biisl'at.d s llalue l a< |'ix>- du. <-d a musi, al result. such a> "W'l- not ia i itami." The fav. rite name fur w men moans "she V bo has a beauti- ful home." which Dr. Eastman has An'-'i.i-ml in the patronimie “Good- Hue ly far the hardest task house wa in tii.ding new names i\»r the a' CHRISTIAN SCIENCE <»f Indian numem'.ature. s.trflitie "Bobtal 1 Coy- te” wa-* a y> ung Ill Services he!.! every Sunday mominff diati who li as come to prefer himself Û. O. F. Hall. as "Itobert T Wolf.” After a b»ng at 11 o’el struggle wi !i ••Rotten rv.mpkin” Dr. Evervb Eastuiuu at last rt‘c* :dex! the owner of tlie name on the tribal records under the uom •i » m al title of Robert rum; '..in. I.oS Angeto Tili'.-.s Oregon