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OTleial Paper >nt the City nt Jacksonville, Oregon
weekly newspaper published every Saturday at tha county seat of Jackson
County, Oregon. D. W. B agshaw , Editor and Publisher
lust Received!
Enieved as second-class matter June 22, 1907, at the post office at Jacksonvi.'l
Oregon, under Act of Congress of Mandi 3, 1879.
Another shipment of
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SUBSCRIPTION: One year by mail $1.50. Advertisihg ¡rates furnished ui
,
application.
It may occur to the ambitious Trot-
aky that there is a pos.-ibility of setting
up a kiiserdom on his own account.
Rii io Communica’ion
Twenty-seven years ago a Belgian
officer wrote a forecast of Belgium's
Washington. Jan. 24—Direct ridio fate, astonishingly true. Now won’t
c immunication between an Italian gov somebody please hunt up what he said
ernment station in Rome and the Ar about the United States,
lington station of the Unite i States na
The Germans are mad because they
W here has been successfully estalilish- have discovered that tho Kaiser once
e 1, and is being used daily for com- said “If I had a people so intelligent
municitions passing bjtwe n the two and so patriotic as the Italians I wou'd
governments and between their diplo conquer half the world.”
matic represntatives and foreign offic
It is worth at least a rise of 2) de
es. 1 he daily statements of the Ital
grees in the thermometer here to know
ian war offices will be received by ra that the Alpine passes between Teu
dio from Rome and usual here forpub-
tonia and Italy are also being snowed
li.atioiin th ; Unite I St itet.
in and frozen in.
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Passengers on water wagons this
American Cavalrymen Re year are advised to keep a sharp look
out for hostile periscope.
turn Mexican Fire.
Not all the bunkers are on the war
ships. Some of them occupy swivel
El Paso, Texas, Jan 22—Two armed i chairs in Washington.
Possibly Lower California, which
Mexicans were shot and killed today
on the “island” opposite Fabens, Tex seeks to secede from Mexico, has read
as, 32 miles southeast of here, when the interesting history of Texas.
UniteJ States cavalry patrols returned
What the holsheviki have done in
r.fl .• tire from the Mexican side of tl e Russia does not encourage the peiple
bound try line, according to a report of the democracies to trust the I. W.
received at military headquarters here. W.
f)oe American cavalrymen’s horse was I The idea of picking 1,000 bricklayers
I
shot from under him.
I from the drafted men for immediate I
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service shows a high order of strategy
Douglas County Civil War i if they’ll only take the bricks with
them.
Veteran Diesat Gardiner The fact that Vesuuius is again in
eruption makes shivering people some
Roseburg, Or., Jan. 22—W. A. Fra- what jealous of the lucky natives who I
ter, a Civil war veteran and early set live on the slope.
The immediate duty of civilization is
tler in Oregon, died at Gardiner yester
day at the age of 75 years. He is sur to arrange matters so that the little
vived by two sons and three daughters, Belgians won’t have to wait until leap
George T., of Riddle, and James, of year for a visit from Santa.
Portland, and Mrs, Schuyler Ireland,
With wartime economy recommendi d j
of Olalla: Mrs. Lincoln Blackwell, of for the public schools, Johnny is ready I
Smith River, and Mrs. Daisy Abraham to begin by cutting out ’rithmelic, jog-
of Portland. The funeral was held to gerfy and other nonessentials.
day at Gardiner.
Some of the railway officials speak
with the cheery tone of a man who
Skunk Case Settled Out of Court looks forward to a little vacation after
a long period of hard work.
Rome And
The U.
5. Hive
For Men and Women,
Golden Day School Shoes and
Scuffers
Jean Iticroche, tor some years a chef
in llu French army, hut now head chef
at a New York hotel, lias submitted
what he calls the "Victory” menu which
is :i new wartime list of foods for the
public to help save what is needed for
the soldiers. He suggests that the
well-to-do guest should receive what
he Is accustomed to. such ns terrapin,
duck, lobster, etc., which would b<> of
no use to tin- army. The famous chef
believes the new menu will serve the
double purpose of satisfying the de
mands of the public mid nt the same
time conserving staple foodstuffs for
our fighting num. The following
“Victory" menu for dinner:
Torbay Oysters
Shirred Egg Beroy
Minced Chicken Gratin
Ihiked Potato
Vanilla Ice Cream
Tea
Coffee
M
For Bovs and Girls
Come in and look them over
Jno.M. Williams Co
JAW OF BEHEMOTH
Dug Up in Alaska Snow and Then
Shipped Out South.
Robert N
Stanfield
Republican
candidate for
United
States
Senator
From Oregon
(From ’Iff Our Wireless)
Weather prophets are announcing an
unusually hot summer. Thia is the
kind of climate in which to break that
kind of news.
Giving Credit.
"Poor Tompkins ttcier gets credit for
what lie doe«."
"That's tile fate i f seine men."
"Ills secretary gets the credit for nil
tile speeches lie mikes Ills wife gets
the credit for his manners, mid hi-
daughters get me i redit tor tils ability
to dance."—Baltimore Sun
Oregon
Jacksonville
The lower Jaw of a mammoth, said
to be the only similar relic of the ex
tinct behemoth now In existence, was
brought to Sun Francisco recently
from Point Harrow. Alaska, by the
power schooner Herman.
The relic was dug out of the snow
by natives while the vessel was in
Point Burrow harbor. The beast which
possessed the Jaw Is said to have
roamed over the Alaskan plains thou
of
sands of years ago. The Jaw will
he presented to an eastern museum.
A live polar bear was also captured
In the interest of brevity it might be near Point Burrow and brought down Stanfield, Umatilla County,
Oregon, City, Jan. 22—The famous
"skunk” case has been settled out of as well to refer to Mr McAdoo as on the ychooner.
Oregon.
court and the officials of the county are “Secretary of the Treasury, etc.,”
BATHROBE A NET
going about today with a smile that with emphasis on the “etc.”
won’t come off. The case was brought
It can hardly be denied that some of Caught
a Baby ?nd Saved It From
into court when J. S. Imel, who oper the recent investigations have thrown
!
Death in a Fire.
ates a “skunk” farm on the Abernathy considerable light on a few senators.
In n fir»' nt four o’clock tin» other I
east of town, sold his entire stock to
4
The threat of Lower California to se morning Miss .Tulin Tate of TVtieo. Mrs.
Geirge McKinms, receiving a check
Elsie
Etilrldge
and
her
two-year-old
cede
from Mexico to the United States
for $25 inpayment for three fine “Star
daughter narrowly escaped death win n
Black skunks" with the understand I sounds very much as though Carranza Are destroyed their home. No. 2121
might
have
his
revenge.
North Harwood street, Dallas, Tex. A
ing that the latter wo ild call for the I
bathrobe, stripped from a man watch
re it of the animals. When Me Kinins
ing the fire, wits used as a life net. i
called for his stock, he claims sime of
the animals were missing and stopped ! KEPT HAWAIIAN FLAG FLYING Mrs. Eldridge threw her two-year-old
baby out of a window; It was caught
payment on his check.
Imel denied Natives Smeared Pole With Thick Coat in the bathrobe. Mrs. Eldridge then
that there were any missing, and
of Grease When French Frigate
Jumped. Miss Tide followed. The only
brought the case into court. The case
one injured was Miss Tate. She re-
Threatened to Capture Fort.
has been settled out of court between
celved minor bruises. The home was
the parties with the understanding that
llow the Hawaiian ting was kept fly- entirely destroyed.
McKinms gives up possession of the j Ing nt great odds Is the subject of a
three “beauties” now in his care, but, J story told recently, says the New York
FORGOT THE ENGINE
n it being experienced in handling them i Herald. It relates to an Incident In
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when
tlie
commander
of
the
imel has agreed to come and get them.
Responded to a Call, but
Not
I French frigate I'oiirslnvnnte threat
Take Apparatus.
ened to capture tin1 old fort. The
Firemen of Charlestown, IV. Vii.
German Mark Declines
French udinlral demanded the return who were culled upon for assistance in
of about $6.000 which had been paid saving the home of .1. Edward M ilt of
to the Hawaiian government by tlie Rlppon from destruction by fire re
London, Jan. 21-The value of the French government for an unlawful sponded to the call, but failed to take
tiny apparatus, am! the building burned
German mark has fallen sharply on seizure of ten years before.
When tlie fort mid Honolulu were down, causing a loss of about
neutral exchanges in the last few days
reflecting loss of confidence ir. neutral threatened with gunfire, II. C. W.vl- 85.1X10. The entire village was threat
I lie, u British subject, advised Kame-
countries regarding the outcome of the heme III that the French could not ened and a number of buildings Ignit
peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk 1 sink the earth, and so the French ed, but the liantes were extinguished
bucket brigades.
and the present condition of internal j money wus hurled In the public square. by
The man
affu.ra in Germany.
Also that while tlie fort might suc-
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■ eeed In sinking tlie French war ves-
who believes
I
-el,
It
would
be
lient
for
the
safety
Biblical House Is Used.
I of his people not to make untied re- Wounded in Same Place at Same
Time; Cots Now Adjoin,
slstnnce.
in the devel-
Her«1 Is a reiimrkiible war colncl-
Wyllle
then
visited
tile
fort,
where
London, Jan. 20 -The hms* in Japp i
donee.
Twin
brothers
In
Scotland
on-
lie conferred with Colonel Malitlka.
Palestine, where St. Peter stayed wi h wjm was In comma nd. He told the listed in the same company and were
opment of
Simon the tanner, is |to lie secured by colonel to cull all his melt In line sent together to France. In an attack
the Church Army as a center fur the mid then asked for the best seaman both were allot through the left ankle
Oregon’s
cxre of Britis'i troop« lighting in Pal among them. From out of the lines nt the same time, the bullets in both
estine.
stepped a former whaleman who was eases lodging In the right foot.
The men were brought to England
Church Army center« are located in ordered to climb the flngpoln with n together and are In n hospital on ad
opportunities.
grease
pot
and
tie
tlie
flag
securely
to
is dated North sea bases in all import
joining
cots.
ait camps in the United Kingdom, the stalT. Then ns the whaleman de
France, Italy, Egypt and Flanders; at scended the pole he smeared It plea
Owns Historic Flag.
tlfully with grease.
Malta. Saloniki. Bard rd. Kilt; along
Capt. Thomas 11. Laird. Savannnh
After this there was an honorable
the banks of the Tigris and the Eu retreat to a point of safety, while the harbor master, is dying front the bal
If you have not received
phrates and in East Africa
French murines were put ashore to cony of Ills residence a beautiful
As many as 2000 letters are written enforce the demands of their com American flag which was rescued by complete copy of my princi
home from one hut in a day. and a hut mander. However, ns none of them Ills son. Gilbert, flout the City of
Memphis, on which the latter was first
will supply 2000 men witn refreshments. could climb the greased pde. the Ha officer. when tile ship was torpedoed ples write me at Stanfield.
waiian
ting
continued
to
fly.
mid.
ns
But chief honors go to thecoffee cart,
ami sunk liy a German submarine last
R. N. STANFIELD.
which accompanies the men whenever the French money was safely burled, March. On account of the unusual
they
finally
had
to
depart
empty
I
they go into action.
connections
of
the
flag.
Captain
Laird
(Paid
Advertisement.)
handed.
Illes the ting only Sundays.
Electric Sparks
Phone 142.
The People’s Store
Eat Clams. Says Teacher.
"Ent ehuns," Is the advise of Dr. C.
11. Edmondson, assistant professor of
«oology al tlie University of Oregon,
to all patriotic Americans who are
trying to conserve the nation's meat
supply. lie declares the elam is ns
palatable ns the oyster and has a
similar food value.
Disloyal Ranks Man Arrested.
Banks, Or.. Jan. 2’—The Banks com
munity gave up one of its extremely
few disloyal citizen« when-Johann L«'i
I
ritzen was placed in the county jail at
Hillsboro for declaring on his question
naire his unwillingness to fight against
Germany.
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The Home Merchant
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Following is the report of U. S. Vol-
j unteer Cooperative Observer, E. Britt;
Jacksonville, for month of Dec.
Latitude 42 deg. 18. min. north; longi
tude 123 deg. 5 min. west.
Date Maximum Minimum I’recipita-
40
33
40
3U
35
29
36
39
36
30
42
30
36
30
33
28
33
26
33
28
32
27
42
27
47
36
46
36
41
32
49
37
52
41
53
39
49
38
50
44
47
30
48
39
51
41
4ò
41
52
36
56
44
53
44
57
4a
52
45
49
43
48
37
1
9
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
H
12
13
14
15
’o
17
». 18
19
r 20
21
22
23
24
25
V He knows what THIS TOWN
26
Í wants.
27
28
He knows your INDIVIDUAL
29
wants.
30
+ He is anxious to please.
31
He wants you to call again.
He GUARANTEES his goods.
He'll exchange them if they do
not please.
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at Home?
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Make Ycur Own Fat Compound.
Temperature—mean max.
mean
min. 35.67; mean 40.31; Max 57. on 28.
Minimum, 26. on 9. Greatest daily
range, 16. Total precipitation 3.84
inches. Greatest in 24 hours, 1.67 in.,
on 1.
Number of days with 01.
inch or more precipitation, 13. clear,
0; partly cloudy, 6; cloudy, 25.-
Total snowfall
inches
Precipitation for season, 9.56
Precipitation for last season 7.90
Seasonal average
K. B kitt ,
Cooperative Observer.
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Many folks object to paying the pres
ent high price for lard, but realize that
I the price of hogs and with the prob-
ble future demand it is unlikely that
lie price will |>e reduced soon. It be
comes important, then, to find ii cheap
White and Blick.
er satisfactory substitute. Dr. Louise
Stanley of the Missouri college of ag i
If-’i
-
riculture, suggests that housewives i
Uncle Ned ‘ Mistah Sheriffdey tel's
consider suet ns a source of cheap fat.
Suet has not been ns extensively used me Hcovah is goirg ter ftn alide white
ns lard on account of its harder cou- flouah ovah to France—an let de Unit
si stoney. It cun be obtuined at aliout ed States eat of de bla<-k bread?”
10 cents u pound, From this can lie
Sheriff—‘‘Yes Uncle Ned —We have
obtained 14 ounces of pure fat ut a to send the best we have to the allies.”
cost of 12 cents u pound, In order to
Uncle Ned —"Well Massa Sheff—dat
bring this to the consistency of bird
it is only necessary to add oil In the looks like »endin de white folks to do
proportion of one of oil to two parts de fitin —an keepin de black folks to
if suet. This gives a compound fat home. ’ ’—Contributed.
which is very satisfactory for general .
household use. Cottonseed oil or corn Metric System Is Adopted
oil can now be obtained at about 21
cents n pound. On the basis of the
By The United'States.
above proportions n satisfactory bird
substitute can be Imd at u cost of 15 | Washington, Jan. ’ 22-Adoption of
the metric system of measurement fur
Bi-ight Idea.
artillery and machine guns and map!
Motorist lufur swash)—Wind shield
broken, mild gnard lient, lamps for the American overseas forces has
been announced by the war depart
smashed!
Wife—But you ve les’ »he three teeth ment.
The change we.8 agreed upon at the
that you wore to b.ivc gold crowned
Tli.it saving ; v. iiJ
nil tlie damage suggestion of the French government
—Chicago N 'm.
to avoid confusion in France, where the
metric system is used exclusively.