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About The Democratic times. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1871-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1877)
e hr spcnwcntfir aunts. a Weal her much cooler. J FBI DAY,.................. SEPTEMBER 28, 1877. The cucumber has lost its grip. ! Read the new advertisements. . C amp -M eet i ng .—The camp-meet- i ing going on near Bybee’s ferry con cluded last Sunday, having resulted in several conversions. The attend ance was quite large, especially on the last day. Reverends W. Hurlburt, W. Mayfield and others otliciated. —————— • —— ——— D iptheria .— Piiis dreaded scourge among children is reported as having B. R. Willits Is managing the He made its appearance on Applegate, and the greatest caution should he tak ber Grove school. The dog-tax man killed three canines en that it is not spread. We learn that it is prevailing in the families of one day last week. James Buckley and Mr. Ivery, in that John Pearson and family have re section. moved to Linkville. S >me of the contracts on the Sterling L arge S talks .—Our old friend Al fred l’reatcr, now a resident of Buena ditch aro completed. Col. J- N. T. Miller is training one Vista, (’al., sends us some stalks of bar ley, wheat, oats and rye, which are of his Vermont colts. 31 rs. Ben. Haymond of Rock Point immen-e. Pho oats measure over .-even feet in height, the rye six and a was in town this week. half, the wheat fouraud a half and the John Orth will ere long put an awn barley four. ing around his building. — ——— j H ydraulic A rriving .—The pipe f >r the hydraulics to lie used in the ¡Sterling company’s mines is now be ing hauled, J. E. Beggs having al ready arrived with three loads. Sev eral “Giaula” will be put in operation as soon as the sea-on iipens, and the » . pipe Used will be twenty-two inches m diameter. E. F. Lewi- and J. 11. Hoff man have the contract tor putting it up. Elder 31. Peterson will preach every third Sunday at Ashland. W. J. Ply male will take a load to the Siskiyou county Fair. Ves. Smith is over from the Elliott creek mines for supplies. Morris Mensor has gone to San Fran cisco after a stock of goods. The Jacksonville Grange meets in Odd Fellows Hall at present. ! Calvin Lacy and family have re turned from a visit to California. Carter & Son are repainting the awn ing around the Masonic building. IL V. Grubbe and family have re turned to Wilbur, Douglas county. We understand a lodge of Red Men will ere long be instituted at Yreka. Father Blanchett has our thanks for a liberal supply of splendid grapes. We send our subscribers statemen ts of their account at the end of each year. Why should our town belles feel like sailors? Because they wear navy blue. Judge Day and family returned Monday from a visit to Walla Walla, W. T. J. S. Howard, Henry Pape and Geo. W. Frey received new goods Wed nesday. A. B. McIlwain, of Waldo, has sold out to Jacob Wimer and gone to Albany. I G a lice C reek N ews . A corre- spondent of the Mercury, under date of the 17th, gives the following news: Green Bros, cleaned, up last week, after having crushed seventeen tons of rock in their arastra, which yielded $584 of amalgam. The quartz was not choice ruck, but worked as taken from the ledge. Bybee A Co. are building two aras- tras and putting up two »tumps, and will soon be ready to begin operations on their qu »rlz. They have discover ed tho ledge cropping out fit several points above where the shaft was sunk, whichj^ive abundant evidence of be ing very rich. The cinnabar mines on Beaver creek, in Siskiyou county, Cal., (.just over the line) are being worked by Jackson county men. The Emeline claim is now retorting about 500 pounds of on* per day—and not its best Lish Apple gate has gone to view ore, which yields 250 pounds of quicksilver daily. Work is also being done and tun the natural beauties of Lake county. nels an* being run on adjoining claims, viz: On his return he will deliver a lec the Alcorn, Judge Prim's and Beaver Quick silver Mining Company’s claims, with ev ture at Ashland on the Koran. ery assurance of success. The EmelineCompany did not succeed A very large ami long ditch is being con in obtaining the mules it desired in structed ami is nearly finished in order to this county, so T. B. Kent went work the Sterling mines, lion. D. I’. Thompson, Levi Ankeny and Mr. Burrell to Siskiyou and purchased them. furnish the capital, which is estimated at Chas. L. Mosher and James J. Flett $75,000. From the well-known richness of will shortly commence the publication the ground the company hope to gel their of the II7-.«fern Star, a Democratic pa money back in a short time. They will be ready to run probably by November next. per, at Roseburg. Success to them. Judge Tolman and others are bringing a We acknowledge the receipt of a ditch five or six miles long to work some complimentary ticket .to the Siskiyou gravel claims in Middle creek, between Cow County Fair, which commences at creek and the I’mpqua. The ground is well spoken of by those who have pros Yreka next Wednesday, October 3d. pected it. Another ditch eight miles long is being The funeral of Win. 11. Merriman will be preached in.lhe church at 31an- undertaken from Squaw creek to some hill on Big Applegate creek, It will be in oper- zanita by Elder S. S. Martin on Sun ation by Christmas. day, September 30th, at 11 o’clock A. M. These, taken together I I Company’s claims on G A small child of 3Ir. Avery, of Ap will make their usual returns if the season plegate, died last Monday and was bur is favorable, will thoroughly test the gravel ied the following day. Diptheria is mines of .Jackson county. Should they supposed to be the cause of its death. turn out as well as is expected it will be but the beginning of other and perhaps more ex Some of the ore from the vein re- tensive operations. The richest ground in cenlly discovered in the Elkhorn Com that county will never be washed until iit- pany’s claim is on exhibition at K. ■ teen or twenty thousand inches of water Kubli’s. It is evidently rich in cinna are brought on the divide between Bear creek valley ami Applegate. It can be done, bar. ami more money than it would take to do it Jacksonville School District is some has been expended in much less certain en- terprixes in California and Baker county, what in debt, but there is yet quite an ( >rrgon. ------ / amount delinquent on the school H k .;. F or the S tate F air .—W. C. levied last year toward counterbalanc A larm of F ire .—Quite a sensa Myer, writing from Ashland under ing it. tion was occasioned Wednesday by an date of the 20th,says: I expect to leave alarm of fire, which fortunately did Superintendent Farlow will conduct here October 1st for the State Fair, • not prove serious. John Orth’s wood the regular quarterly examination of ami will take with me White Prince, I shed was the scene of the fire, but it applicants for teacher»’ certificates at Pride of Perche and “76.” The latter was speedily extinguished through the the Jacksonville District school house is a full blood yearling colt, and syld to energetic efforts of those who came to to-morrow. Mr. Treaner, of Heppner, Umatilla the rescue and a great conflagration Jay Beach, of Fort Klamath, arrived county, for $1,200, to be delivered at ttius averted. It is supposed that some D. Linn has just received an in- in town on Sunday, but returned the the Fair, and Leon a seven-sixteenths ■children playing with matches set fire ' voice of Singer machines, tor which he Tuesday following, accompanied by blood yearlingcolt. Doll and a filly foal, to the shed. The damage was slight. Mrs. B., who has been on a visit to White Rose, Hortense and colt, ami , is agent. this place. L arge C olts .—Jackson county en Elsie, a two-year-old filly. Dan Chap Marshal Hehqs this week accommo- Tom Brown, the stage robber cap man, of this place, has a five-year-old joys the reputation of producing about j dated several “Bashi Bazouks” to tured near Ashlaud some time ago, one-half blood of good style, line action the best horses on the Coast, and it al ludgiugs. was sentenced to seventeen years in and good bone, that he will probably to has some of the largest. \\ e cite a Misses Ella and Kate Thornton and two-year-old Percberon colt, owned by Alice Alford, of Ashland, wero in town the Penitentiary by the County Judge take down with me. My stock has of Shasta, Cal. Fred. Heber, which weighs in the Wednesday. been at work most of the time during neighborhood of 1,600 pounds, aud a Wintjen A Helms have on exhibi the Summer and are not overloaded Paul Schoen, the piano tuner from yearling by Mike, owned by J. 11. tion a snake-shaped cucumber about with surplus flesh, as I do not think it Gray’s San Francisco music store, will Penn, weighing 1,100, us evidences of three feet in length. It was raised on advisable to keep stock animals in too 8 J >n be here. this fact. These colls are of good pro Col Stone’s farm near Pbtenix, and is huge condition. Where are those good Samaritans portions and equal to any to be found. quite a curiosit}’. A lden F ruit -D ryer .—This estab who are going to prevent us freezing -------------------- I On account of the way the European O perations C ommenved .—Klippel, this Winter? lishment is liable to stand as a monu war seems to be setting, ladies will Hanna & Co. are energetically pushing ment to the generosity of those of our Jos. Ripp last Friday tickled the cease to use Ruchings for trimmings matters in their new diggings on Ap palate of ye hungry printers with a fine citizens who invested in it. The di aud will substitute deep Turks with rectors have no funds in the treasury plegate. A permanent survey of the j water-melon. considerable gore. to run it this season, and nobody seems ditch is now being made, which will Re*’. 31. A. Williams will hold di Because a young lady walks up willing Io take hold and conduct it on be eight and a half miles long. A vine services at the M, E. Church next street, scattering half-dollars as she his own account. It ought to be a prof dam has already been put in and 120 i Sunday morning. goes, is no sign that money is becom itable enterprise if lightly managtd. rods of ditch completed. Six men are 1 Geo. A. Webb, assignee of the estate ing more plentiful. It only denotes a now at work and operations progress S chool R ates .—There will be a | of A. W. Sturges, was in town this sudden fall in silver. finely*. The water will be brought free school until the citizens of Jack week on business. Reames Bros, on Wednesday re jrom Squaw creek. There is plenty of Col. J. II. Reed has returned from ceived th© first installment of their sonville District hold another election gravel and dump and splendid water Portland. He is actively engaged in Full and Winter stock, which will be (which will be next month) and privilege, which will make only the vote on this question. A light rate- one of the finest assortments of goods presence of gold necessary to ensure a mining enterprises. bill will perhaps be observed. It is An unusual pressure of local matter ever brought to this section. .big thing. highly probable that the voters will de crowds out the second chapter of our Ashland base ball players talk of go cide to levy a tax for the continua F or the S iskiyou F air .—There trip to Lake county. ing to Yreka to compete for the ball tion of free schools. Will be quite an altendauce from this Ed. DePeatt, Esq., of Ashland, has and bat to be put up at the Fair. Our section on the twelfth annual ¡Siskiyou i been commissioned a Notary Public by boys will probably not attend, their R eligious A ppointments .—The County Fair, which commences next players being badly scattered. I Governor Chadwick. following appointments for Jackson Wednesday. Considerable Jackson J. P. McDaniel left yesterday with Jim Marshall, who has the contract ville District were made by the Colum county stock will also compete for the the Emeline Company’s pack train, of hauling the wire for the new tele bia Annual Conference,which convened purses and premiums. Johnny Ross graph, says he has got as far as the at Walla Walla, W. T., on the 12th; left Sunday for Yreka, taking with taking over supplies. A number of horses from Lakecoun- Mountain House, and expects to get Presiding Elder, J. R. N. Bell; Jack him Boston (Judge Tolmau’s three- sonville, Angelo Hardison; Roseburg, year-old Norfolk) and a two-year-old , ty are expected to compete in the to Yrreka before bad weather sets in. J. R. N. Bell; Applegate, to be suppied. filly, while S. Booth and Geo. Stephen races at the Yreka Fair. The Eugene Gnard says: We noticed -------------------- Flour commanding $3.50 a hundred in town during the week several teams son started yesterday with Scamper P omona G range .—The regular down, Sir Walter aud Jennie. The at Roseburg, teamsters are hauling loaded with wool from the Klamath meeting of the Pomona Grange will be managers of the Fair are sparing no that staple to that market. country. The sheep raisers of that held at Odd Fellows’ Hall on Thurs pains to make it a great success, with B. F. Dowell has gone to Washing country bring their w’ool here and ex day, October 4th, at 10 o’clock A. M. A good prospects of it coming up ty their ton to gather testimony in one of the change it for a winter supply of grocer- full attendance is requested. expectations. j ies and provisions. I J. S. H errin , Master. suits against W. C. Griswold, SIXTY DAYS’ SALE ! —AT— Fisher & Caro’s SELLING OUT and NO HUMBUG I Oifj’ Stock Must be Sold! mill*: undersigned , having con - 1 eluded to sell their entire stock of mer chandise and close out business, now oiler for sale for CASH or its equivalent, at SAN FRANCISCO COST! a large stock of Dry and Fancy Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Groceries, Tobacco, Crockery and Glassware, etc., etc. To convince the public that we mean bus iness we quote the prices of a few staplear ticles as an illustration : 1’he Salem W ould not ¡S tick Statesman understands that the gar nishee process served on W. C. Gris wold by the State in the case of the State vs. the 31ay securities, could not be made t) slick. The judgment ob tained by B. F. Dowell against W. C Griswold had to be paid into the U. S. Court, there to remain subject to Dow ell’s order after his attorney fees were paid. 31r. D. has, after paying said lees, turned over the remainder to the State, to be applied on the judgment against the 3Iay securities. --------- ---------- I n the F ield .—We have lately re ceived a lot of new type, borders, etc., both unique and tasty, as also an ex tensive bupply of fiat paper, bill-heads, envelopes and cards, aud are now lul- ly prepared to do job work of every imaginable character in good shape and at reasonable prices. Patronize home industry, and don’t send your priuting away until you have ascer tained our facilities aud rates. 14 yards of standard prints... $1.00 White Rock and Lownsdale Muslins.................................. 12%c. per yard 44 Dress Linen.............................. 33'3c. 44 Grass Cloths............................ 12’;>c. 44 Bed Ticking............................. 16(0.30 Best Brands of Teas............... 50c. per pound Costa Rica Coffee.................... 25c. “ And all other articles at corresponding low rates. The public is invited t’) call and avail themselves of this opportunity of securing bargains before it is too late. FISHER A CARO. POST SCRIPT. All persons knowing themselves indebted by either note or book account are hereby notified to settle by September 1st next, or their accounts will be placed in the hands of our attorney for forced collection. Those interested will please take notice. Jacksonville, July 14, 1877. F. A C. VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE OR LEASE ! rpHE CALIFORNIA A OREGON LAND 1 C ompany , assigns ot the Oregon Central Military Wagon Road Company, hereby of fer for sale or lease, in tracts to suit, all the lands within Klamath Indian Reservation. Lake County, Oregon, enuring to the said O. C. M. W. R. Co., under the Act of Con gress approved July 2nd, 18G4, granting lands to the State of Oregon “to aid in the construction of a Military Wagon Road iron» Eugene City to the Eastern boundary of said State’'. The said lands are situate within Townships 28 to 37 South of the Base Line, and 7 to 14 East of Willamette Meri dian, are secured by patents from the Gen eral Government, and comprise 130,IKK) acres of the best agricultural, grazing and dairy lands in Southeastern Oregon, l’auies de sirous of locating thereon can obtain all needful information by addressing the of fice of the Company, 418 California St., San Francisco, Cal. B oard of E qualization .—This body, composed of the County Judge, Clerk and Assessor, has been in ses sion this week, examining the assess ment roll. Up to time of going to press, no one had appeared for a change in the assessment made by the Assess or, which has been very satisfactory. We will next week give a summary of the labors of the Board. N ew S aw M ill .—Marsh, Valpey CALIFORNIA & OREGON LAND CO. A Co. have completed their steam saw By GKO. E. STRONG, mill on Big Butto and are now pre Agent ar.d Attorney-in-Fact. pared to furnish lumber of all kinds on short notice and suitable terms. Their mill is situated in an immense forest of pine ami fir and its products THE EAGLE MILL, are of the best. Read the advertise ment elsewhere. I QITUATED FIFTEEN MILES SOUTH • ft -- ------------------------ -•---------------------------- ■' ■' ■ POSITIVE N ew S trike .—Nelson A Co. have been prospecting a quartz ledge on the head of Cayote creek with a horse arastra for the past few weeks, and up on cleaning up tho other day found that the quartz was paying at the rate of $45 per ton. The company are now busily at work putting up a water wheel to run their arastra with and ex pect to have it completed in about a week, when they will commence the crushing of quartz again at a more rapid rate. The Statesman says this company is composed of Messrs. Nel son, Peterson ami Moller. Messrs. Buck, Hopkins A Forel have an aras tra running by water-power about a mile from the above company, but over on the Grave creek side of the ridge. When this company makes a clean-up we expect to hear of some* thing big, as they are running upon apparently very rich rock. The Ashland and Farmer’s Mill Com panies have entered into the same ar rangement for the enduing year that existed between them last. --------------------- — There is no other one man in the State to whom Southern Oregon is more indebted for the development of her mines than she is to Judge J. II. Reed. Of course other men have mined in Jackson and Josephine coun ties; but they were surface miners, took that which was easily obtained, left that which required patience and capital to develop, and diparted. But when Judge Reed came he went into the deep gravel hanks of Jackson and Josephine counties, found rich mines ami introduced capital through the cel ebrated English company. This suc cess set other men of capital at work in the same field, says the Independent, and to-day we have the following im portant mining enterprises in and about Jackson and Josephine counties: after next. Little if any stock will go Northern California. The creek is being turned through a tunnel about 840 feet in from here, however. length in order to get dump. Thoeompany 31 rs. J. I*. Burpee, of Oakland, Cal., own about a mile of the creek which has who has been visiting friends in this sec never been worked, owing to the depth of the gravel and the water running over it tion for some time past, left for home amt the want of fall. The tunnel will obvi Tuesday via Portland. ate these difficulties. •— — — T ransferred .—Rev. J. R. N. Beil, so favorably known in this Circuit, iias been appointed Presiding Elder of Jacksonville District and transferred to Roseburg. Although we are sorry to lose him, it will be a source of grati fication to his many friends to know that he will often be with us. --------- ----------- S treet L amps .—One of the new lamps has made its appearance on the corner of Oregon St. and China avenue. They will be quite beneficial on dark nights and add to the appearance of the town, as well as being convenient lor the weary wayfarer to balance him self against as he roils home in the morning. i Geo. A. Jackson has raised a long, spiral cucumber, resembling a snake, I>. W. Crosby has gone to Salem. Ashland schools are in full blast and which may be seen at James Drum’s. The advertisement inserted in the well attended. The attendance on the Sisters’ school T imes by Senator Herrin, offering a band of sheep for sale, brought him a is improving. purchaser. The party of ladies from Yreka have Roseburg is well supplied with returned home. peaches from this county, which com Sweet potatoes are successfully raised mand fancy prices, $2 a bushel being in this county. asked for them. Henry Smith, of Wolf creek, was in Odes to departed Summer are now town this week. in order, so semi them along. Our James Wright, of Roseburg, was in junk dealer is still paying two cents town this week. per pound, cash. A very heavy operation is being conducted Chris. Weiss has gone to Yreka with Several from this section will be at on A It house* creek, which was once* one of a load of bacon. the State Fair, which takes place week the richest creeks in Southern Oregon or P ersonal .— Dr. ,J. (’. Hawthorne, Superintendent of the Insane Asylum, called on us Tuesday. 'Phis is his first visit to this section, and tie expresses himself well pleased with the trip. ■ — < - i Chavner’s bridge is now in apple-pie order and doing well under the manage ment of Peter Anise, chief engineer. Gov. Thompson is in Portland. -———-——. —— — .III—.. ■ recommended as a preventive. Farmers are burning stubble. S tatements .—We are sending out statements of account to our patrons, | imd request that they give them the earliest attention. ■ Some sheep-raisers are losing from ' their bands by tho leech. Copperas i/* BRIEF MENTION. LIVE AND LET LIVE ! kJ ot Jacksonville, and half a mile north of Ashland, Is prepared to do general Cus T. B. Kent arrived Ci NN A BAR. tom and Exchange Business. Wednesday with the Emeline Com Flour and Feed at the I pany’s pack train, bringing ten flasks of quicksilver. Over three llasks, weighing 76 pounds each, are now turned out daily, with an increase no ticeable as operations progress. We learn that about fifty flasks are now on hand. LOWEST CASH PRICES. Thirty-six pounds of dour, two pounds of shorts and eight pounds of bran given per bushel of good wheat. Will sack and brand the sacks—customers furnishing the sacks. My brother, <». F. Billings, will have charge of the business, being assisted by competent smilers. .£.<0* Everything as represented or no sale. MRS.S. E. FARNHAM. 31iss Mollie Brown, who was here A BARGAIN FOR SOMEBODY. last fall with Montgomery Queen’s cir cus, is doing the “daring bareback act” with Forepaugh’s great circus. FlfilE undersigned offers for C ounty C ourt .—The October term of this Court will be held next week, at which time the tax levy will be made. I sale his ranch and mining property, sit uated on Sterling creek, containing li>4 acres, all under lemv. Forty aeros are un der cultivation, with plenty of vegetable land; a good orchard, living water ou var ious pans, plenty ot timber and line stock range. Cash market al the door for every thing raised. Health of locality unsur passed. There are 54^3 acres and a half of mining ground, which are guurenteed to pay $5 a day per hand. T itle —U. S. title to the whole. Inspection invited and everything guar anteed as represented. For further particu lars enquire of T. H. GII2SON. I B ran new goods, of the latest styles and best quality, just received at Rea tries Bros. ■ ^TThe National Gold Medal was awarded to Bradley A Rulofson lor the best [’holo graphs in the United Slates, and the Vienna Medal for the best in the world. 429 Mont gomery street, San Francisco. GOOD WORK AND LOW PRICES! —AT C alifornia S treet , - rpHE UNDERSIGNED HAS JUST BE- 1 ceived a supply of the lanious ST. LOUIS BEER, Frey’s Boot and Shoe Store, Jacksonville, I now all the rage everywhere, which he wilt sell in quantities to suit. Give him a call and test this celebrated beverage. M A IT. W_. DILLON. Oregon. Jacksonville, August 31, 1877. ANGORAS FOR SALE. AVING PERMANENTLY LOCATED H in Jacksonville, the undersigned re spectfully informs the public that he is rpilE undersigned offers for I sale one huudred and forty head ot prepared to do all kaids of work in the boot tine Annora izuat» iu first-cla»s condition. THOS. CHAVNER, aud shoe making line. Satisfaction guaran Apply to Chav tier’s Rauch, Jacksuu County. teed. GEORGE \V. FREY.