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I OREGON SENTINEL. JACICSONVlLL.lt Saturday, Juke 4, 1881. W' Land OHlcrnt Kosclinrjf. Osn.l June 30, 18S0. J To All Whom It inn) mccrnt Kotlre In hereby gitrn that I hate lcIs iUktcd OicOKEGO.N M'.NTIMX tin the paper In which I hall hereafter pnbllnh nil pre emptions, homemeail ami application fr mlaln: patent fur land I) Ins near Jaclum Ule, Jackvm count)-, Oregon. W. F. Iti:JAMIV, Register. To Return. Dr. Will Jackson, Who has been north on a dental trip will return next week and will be on hand to attend any branch of dentistry. The Dr. will be welcomed by the un fortunate victims of toothache. Prospering. Messrs. J. H. Penn t F. L. Maddux are now running a tin ehop and stove store at the corner of Oth and Washington streets, Portland, tend, we are pleased to say, are doing a feood business. Any one visiting Port land will always do well by giving them b, call. Laces on the Fourth. Providing i citizens of Jacksonville decide on having the Fourth of July celebration at the Court House square James A. Cardwell will hang up several purses to be contested for on that day by the tanning and trotting horses of this valley. Gone to Linkville. We regret to Bote the loss of one of our best phy sicians, Dr. Martin Vrooman, who has gone to Linkville to locate, there be ing no practitioner there. Dr. Vroo nan is a regular graduate and a man of ripo experience and sound judgment and is not one of the "guessing school of physicians. Tun Railroad Survey. Col. Hul burt's party of railroad surveyors, hav ing succeeded in establishing a practi cal line for a roadbed north are now surveying south of the summit of the canyon. It is said that the surveyors will find less difficulty in establishing a grade on this than on the other bide of the summit. The Turner Surveying Party. This party consisting of Mike Parker, J. N. Fields, W.n. Brodbeck, Jesse Huggins, J. C. McCully, Stephen Hubbard and L. M. McCall left here June the 1st, bound for the Spraguc river country, to be gone perhaps nil summer. Wm. M. Turner, deputy U. S. Surveyor, left on the following day for the same destination. Pioneer Meeting. A meeting of this society was held at the Town Hall last Thursday for the purpose of elect ing officers with the following result: President, Win. Hoffman; Vice Presi dents, J. M. McCall and Jasper Houck; i mer lvuuiu D-iiiai: as the place for holding the fifth an nual reunion of this society, andThurs day, Sept. 15th is the day set. A New Residence. John Orth on Woduesday moved his old dwelling lie use to the rear of the lot, and has everything in readiness for commenc ing to build a new brick residence on the premises of the o d. lite dimen sions of tho structure will be 36 by 60 feet, two stories high, with rock cellar underneath, and the whole to be set oil' by a handsome porch. Mr. 0. is one of our roost substantial citizens and he generally "makes everything go" what he undertakes. Sunday Lectures. John Beeson will give a lecture in the Court House, next Sunday at half past two o'clock. Subject, "Laws of heridety, or the in fluenco of antiuatal education." Only gentlemen, no women nor boys under fifteen years are invited. At half past seven P. M., the same day he will s'peak at Holt's Hall on the recently formed "Institute of heridety." Ladies as well as gentlemen are respretfully in vited aud an opportunity will be given for those who wish, to become patron of the Institute. Basket Meeting. I will hold a basket meeting at the school house at Central Point on Sunday the 12th of Juno. Profs. L. L. Rogers and Ladru Royal of Ashland College, and other ministers will be present to entertain the people. The occasion will be one of great interest. Two services will be held; one at 11 A. ll. and the other at 2 r. il One of the services will be de voted to tho cause of education, a sub ject in which every body is interested. Every body should be present, and all are requested to bring their dinner and stay for the afternoon service. The meeting will be held in the open air under the trees near the school house. AH are invited to conio and have a good time. D. A. CROWELL, Pastor. m The Storm. A heavy south wind visited Jacksonville and vicinity yes terday morning between five and six o'clock, which shook up the trees pretty jenerally, twisting otF some saplings and the limbs of fruit and shade trees, also shaking up tho folks who reside in rickety buildings exposed to the wind. The sky was overcast with a dense coat of clouds and the distant rumbling of thunder could be plainly heard. A glorious rain ensued allay ing the dust and refreshing vegetation which had for sometime been drooping for the want of rooibture. The barom eter had for some days pointed to the stormy side of the corapas, and the thermometer, which for a week had danced among the eighties sank down to fifty. It was evident that other parts of the valloy besides our own were sharers in the outpouring, which lasted most of the afternoon and is still raining as we go to press. LOCAL ITEMS. Let us celebratel Ashland will celebrate the Pourth also. County Court will be in session next week. The glorious Pourth is next on the docket. Mr. A. Fisher is looked for next Tuesday. Karewski received lots of new goods this week. Have you examined N. Fisher's new goods? The Impd. 0. R. M. elects officers next Tuebday. Ten yards muslin for SI. 00 at the New York Store. Prof. E. T. Kugler is going back to Germany to remain. Ladies dress goods at the New York Store for 121 cts. a yard. Herman Helms will accept our thanks for favors shown. Father Blanchet will hold services at Eagle Point next Sunday. The new Mayor of Kansas City used to be a circus clown. Banner Lodge No. 23, A. 0. U. W., elected officers last evening. The Jacksonville amateur minstrels perforin at Ashland to- night. Ladies button shoes worth S2.D0 for S1.25 at the New York Store. Ladies fancy colored hose, six for S1.00 at the New York Store. pair Cleaning up on Foot's creek is still progressing with satisfactory results. E. Jacobs, K. Kubli and Grob & Ulrich received now goods this week. Rev. D. A. Crowell will preach at Grant's Pass to-morrow, the 5th inst, Note chance in advertisement of Ashland College, oil first" page of this paper. The Foot's creek school i in a pros perous condition, Miss Ida Klip pel teacher. Since the mishap to Nort. Eddings Ab. Giddings is driving stage on the former's runs. One hundred thousand feet of good lumber on hand, at Hopkin's saw mill on Jackass creek. CI) as. Klum, Ashland's principal electrician came down yesterday and favored us with a call. Chinaman Gee Toy of Williams creek is having 250 feet of pipe made at Bil gerJi: Maegy's tinshop. - Haymaking is .xtensively carried on at this writing. Alfalfa is the fa vorite winter cow fodder. M. Conley, Esq., of East 'Portland passed through Jacksonville June 1st on his way to San, Francisco. , Revised -New Testa went can be had by applying to JVm. Hotlman, at the express office. ; Peter Boshy will accept the thanks of this office for a basket of very nice cherries. They were relished. The pic nic near Eagle Point was largely attended by all classps of citi zens, but principally Germans. The top masonry and woodwork about the courtyard well has just been repaired. A needed improvement. The shelving in Jerry Nunan's store are neaijy completed. He will soon open out a large stock of new goods. County Clerk K'.ippel has been em ployed several days this week taking depositions in the Kelly-Ruble suit. J. W. Shively, one of the early min ers of Jackson county, but now a resi dent of Astoria, is paying Jacksonville a visit. Kinder Boze of Upper Applegate was in town several days this week. He had not been in Jacksom ille for a lung time. Miss Mel Wrisley who was thrown by her horse and received such severe injuries, we are glad to say, is rapidly recovering. Paul fichoen, will ho in Jacksonville next week to tune and repair pianos and organs, and to take orders for new instruments. Professors Rogers and Royal are off this week to Shasta and Scotts vallies in the interest of Ashland College and Normal school. A pleasant social was had last' Mon day night by die membprs of Ruth Rebekah Lodge after the transaction of regular business. Fifth street, leading in front of the Court House, has ben filled and grav elled by Street Commissioner McDan iel. It is a good job. Ascension day which occurred on Thursday of last week was celebrated by services at the Catholic church, morning and evening. Dr.Ed.Rohi oson passed through Jack sonville the other day on his way" to Portland, where he goes to attend the Bybee-Hockett suit. The proceedings of the Teacher's In stitute held at Ashland have been un avoidably crowded out this week, but will appear in our next. P. Finfrock and John Frauenknecht started last week for Idaho to seek their fortunes in the Wood river mines. Hope they may strike it. The undertakers of a number of the Missouri valley towns advertise that they will bury printers at half price. Generous souls,1? those undertakers! Wm. Spangler came in Thursday from Redding vith an immense load of freight for G. Karewski. A lot of agricultural implements came along. We understand several excursion parties are forming in this county to visit Crater Lake this summer. Prof. Merritt of this city, expects to be in one of them. The quarterly meeting of the M. E. Church South for this circuit will take place to-day and to morrow (June 4th and 5th) at the Antioch school house, Sam's valley. All the teachers cf Jackson county who attended the Institute, speak of it in terms of highest praise. It certain ly was an occasion of great profit to all who participated. The. Jacksonville Amateur minstrels who performed at Holt's Hall Friday night of last week, propose soon to give another entertainment of which due notice will be given. The Jackson County Circuit Court will convene on the second Monday of this month being the 13th of June. The appearances indicate that the docket will be light. From Henry Pech and J. Tunn, who reside on Little Butte creek, we icarn that the grasshoppers are depre dating on the gardens and alfalfa fields in that neighborhood. Last Wednesday was a sultry day. In the afternoon a passing cloud treated us to a few. darts of lightning, some thunder and a few drops of rain. Good enough for a starter. Gen. T. G. Reames and W. J. Ply male have been chosen to represent Banner Lodge No. 23, A. 0. TJ. W., in the Grand Lodge which meets at Portland on July 13th. A lawn festival and concert by the Jacksonville Brsss Band, at the Court House Park, one Of these fine moon light evenings, is one of the possibil ities of the near future. Nort Eddinss, .an account of arhofe accident we published last week, is ut the New State Hotel of this place and is steadily improving. He expects boon to be "out of tho woods." Robr. Cameron of Uniontown in forms us that that section of the coun ty -was visited by several severe frosts last week. The mildew killed some of the tender plants in the gardens. Geo. Schumpf, carrier of the Wright, Sterling and Uniontown mail, onWed nesdaj brought to town a nice lot of fish. They were mostly salmon caught in the Applegate near Uniontown. The Lakeview Herald of May 21st contains the following personal notice: Dr. L. Danforth and Ladd Savage, of Jacksonville, were in town this week. They are en route to Boise City, Idaho. The cases of diphtheria heretofore reported from Wagner creek, are net of the malignant type. A system of preventive treatment seems to have been sufficient to control the disease. Tho letter of fH. Gafquet in another part of this paper will furnish the reader with the latest phase of the Crescent Cityjwagon road question. It will bo seenrMr. G. means business. The" colts from Robt. Wcstrop's horse Turk, -eem to be the favoritics now. Wo have seen several stock raisers who have colts frcm this horse who claim to have the finest in tho valley. The Pataha Spirit has soen a threo Igged chicken. The extra leg is to do the scraping when a new pullet comes along. Another leg would bo convenient to many human roosters don't it. On Monday we were visited by a light rain, which barely laid the dust. Judjing from appearances it rained more in the mountains. Small favor thankfully received, and greater ones in proportion. Goose Lako as well as Big Klamath Lake are "soon to have a steamboat each on them. At the former lake the proprietors expect to have the vessel ready to celebrate a portion of the 4th ef July. James Sutherland took C. W. Kah ler's trotting mare "Nelly" and a two year old fillvbelonging to James Mc- Donough to Yreka this week where he ptoposes entering them for the Yreka races at the Fair. Prof. L. J. Powell passed through here on last Sunday's stage bound for bis home, in Albany. He was accom panied by his niece, Miss Lucas, of California, who goes to the Willamette to attend school. D. M. McMenamy, formerly Deputy Sheriff of this county, and Byron Terrill of Little- Butte, left here on Monday for Idaho, taking with them a numlier of horses and mules. They go by way of Linkville. W. H. Byars of the Plaindealer passed through hero on Monday's stage en route for the Goose Lake country where he has a government surveying contract. We only saw his pleasant face for a few minutes. The cherry season which has been a very prosperous one, is drawing to a close. Tho past two weeks many of our housekeepers have been engaged canning this delicious fruit. The birds aro also putting up many of them. Nick Ficke will next week commence the erection of a spacious new barn, 20 by 50 feet and 16 feet high. He in tends putting up a large amount of hay for feeding his sheep, when they come in from the mountains next winter. The M. E. pulpit in this place was filled by Rev. S. S. Caldwell, former ly of the Ashland Presbyterian church. We understand Mr. "Caldwell will shortly assume the pastorate of a con gregation at some point north of here. We this week publish the third and last article descriptive of a trip to Cra ter Lake from the Lakeview Herald. These articles will be of especial bene fit to those of our citizens who propose visiting shortly this continental won- aer. J. L. Wilder of JoplMKeounty spent a few days in .tojagLlWs week He says the outlookrtor.aTSap'cronin '" ".v' Josephine is anythingbattering, owing to the fact that' "thf seasonable spring rains failed to comtto time. Sorry to hear it. "jfe).1' Wagons loaded with hug. "bales of marketable wool maylnoij 4rbe seen passing through town'Sar 1 county bound for the railroad ,sta ion. The wool product of the Tlo ue river country goes partly toffRi Iding and partly to Roseburg. Jp S 1). R. White of GrifEnJc: eek passed through town on Tuesjday.l with two loads of building lumberjlfrom the Williams creak saw .milbpMr. W. has planned a number of useful' improve ments about his farm wbicliViH take considerable lumber. ,iCT I We have received a copy, if the Ari zonia Daily Star, an excellit 28-col-unin paper published by'L. 4. Hughes. It is a snri"htlv. newsytublication, ana cives evidence of thej .stonishiiig development of that interest' g part of our common country. 4l$t Wm. M. Turner, ;ditor,i1 i-chief of this paper, left here yest for the Sprague river iurvey a 16t of Governmentian will be gone about four month" 1ST which time" the editorial tupou,w fje occu- pied by Adam Klippel, Jisi The Oregon Conference bfthdW.E. Church will meet in Eas Portland, Thursday August 18th; B shop B, 0. Haven presiding. ThelCoilumbia river confeience of the same.clnl fch will con vene at Waitsburg, W&T; of the same mouth, samel bide. -'M WonTthe -4th ishop to pre- To ootties or thefflg nuine Bud- weiser beer were received! afclthis office this week accoinpanied!bv,the com pi i .ni? ments of J. Gripp, trayellimgragent for Bach, Meese fc Co., of'Sai iJfFrancisco. The beer was excellehtla ndfcwo hope the company will ,nevei j.Jo$o their Grip- -Mf Geo. L. Baily of NewJlYork, adver tising agent for Perry .Day nvegi table painkiller, was in towfiwyMoilday and Tuesday. The past sixtee1i)ye-ar.s, Mr. B. Kays, he has vfsitedKieafly every portion of the habitableWprld, and everywhere Perry Davislpaiiikilier is used. ; According to our suggestions of last week a meeting of thelcHizens of Jack sonville is called to mpJSjat the Court House to morrow al3half--r'past two o'clock to make arrangements for cele bratinj; the cominj: Fourth -of July. Turn out everybody,, and help -make il a success. . i )t. J. K. Gill, Esq:?bok dealer of Portland, passed .throug Jacksonville list Saturday on .his.3 way. to JNcw York. Ue missed til steamer at isco and not Portland for San Fran' having time to wait 'the next steamer ho was compelle,. take tho overland sta;eto If end A distressed western Uor rolieves his mind thusly: -''Goyor it is going to discontinue the coins 'of nickels, iner. How If that is done wealn does the government end to provide tor the eaitorsl .aucuaiejis ation is a diiect stab at the' libermof the press gie us nickels or givousfdeath." The Postmaster General on May 19th established tJioffgHowIug post offices in this StatofmCrWley, Polk county, route 4 4,004,-jbet ween McCoy 4 miles tnorth, and Tlickarel 4 miles south; Langlois, CurmKpunty, route 44,144, between tianoon 14. miles north, and Port OrfordllS miles south. We Irarn that quitaTsPnumber of cattlo were poisonedjstjweek on the range in the vicinftyJoifSjlver lake. Thev were grazing wherqHhere was an abundance of wildjparanip and tho herders discovered itjonlJJSfter a num ber had eaten of tmjjffataltbane and had succumbed to itsTdSsily effect. State Line Herald. ;;Hf , . Nick Wright, the clever.'dispenser of Uncle Sam's mails qnjjjpper Apple gate, came to to wnonBJTh ursday ac companied by his familySk Uncle Nii-k is on of the appoinTeesjSof"' President HavcB' administrationjtanjhhis success ful management willjpnoTffloubt result securing him the positionuluring Presi dent Garfield's term.Sg Prof. A. L. Jobnson'sjiecond lecture on the decay of nutionsSor rise nnd fall of the Chinese empire, will tike place at Holt's halftogiight. Each lecture U splendidly illustrated with a fine collection of embleuwCtic paintings, covering more th anl OTOOjfeet of-can vas. It pays to atte44Ur&i?lectuie3. Admission only 25ci . . rmrcm . i ?. - The TCnerable JohnWBeeson. of Wagner creek, lecturedtihe Court House last S u n d ay'Jaf ternoon to a small audienco of ' menTsnS one lady. His subject: "causes "alcufe of evil," wa; not exhausted by considerable, and he promised to lecturefagain as fooh as he should hear the'parjieulars of a convention of scientists now deliberat ing in one of the cities of the East. The Tidinjs savs: Last week three different indixiduals of a bibulous ten dency tumbled into thecreek that runs through town. They had been in the habit of crossing a gang plank leading into the rear of an establish ment for their "bittejs'lwhen the ac culent happened. Somewhat of a scare and a good ducking,1! resulting in "so bering up" the parti psjwasltpe result, On Tuesday the 24thfofjMay, Mrs" Imans, living at tliBsawimill opposite the Cascades on theWashinstou Ter ritory bide of the Columbia, while walking in advance ofiher husdand and carrying a child, wasTaUacked by a wild steer. The child ffwas thrown down and badly hurt atfdfMrs. Imans was gored in the ablqmwif one horn being thrust the full lengtfeinto her body, inflicting a horriblefwbund. She lies in a precarious coadiiiwL The Last Day's Races. The last day of the races, the other two days having been reported in last issue, proved the most interesting of any that Lad been previously held. A large at tendance was present and considerable money found its way into the pool box on the different races of the day. The first was a match rare of 300 yards between Ellison's "Capt. Jinks" and Kendricks' "Skcdadle," $4U a side, which was won by the former. The next was a single dash of one milo be tween James Drum's "Gray Dick" and the Baley mare; won by tho former in 2:05 After this came the foot race, which proved tho event of the day. The entries were Henry Mensor, Fred Wickwire and George Dunlap, distance, 80 yards and repeat. Men sor proved the favorite in the pools and also won the race easily in two straight heats. For the trotting race there were two entries, C. W. Kahler's. "Nelly" and Jas. A. Cardwell's "Aleck" won by the former in two straight heats, time 3:01. The track was very heavy during the continuation of tlTe races, which accounts for the slow time made, but the proprietor promises to do considerable work on it before the next races occur. . Rmlroad Work. Since the with drawal of the suits by Villard com plete harmony has. been restored be tween the Oregon Railway and Navi gation and the Northern Pacific rail road companies, and the work of con struction on both roads is now being vigorously pushed. Speaking of the acquisition of the C. & 0. R. R., the Chicago Tribune of a recent date says: Mr. v lllard and his friends have re cently acquired the Orpgon and Cali fornia lines running south from Port land in tho valley of tho Willamette river, and they are to bo extended southward to connect with tho Cali fornia and Oregon railroad so as to form a connection with San Francisco by rail. This system has already 300 miles of railway in operation 200 on the east bank and K)0 on the wet bank. Under the jdan of reorganiza tion adopted at Frankfort-on-the Main a few day ago, a new loan of 66.000, 000 was obtained on the security of these 300 miles in operation and of the extension proposed to bo built, and work will be proceeded with immedi ately. I. Dangers of the Foot Loo. The long foot log spanning Big Applegate between the Squaw Lako company's diggings and the Grand Applegate mines on Wednesday last was the scene of an exciting accident. Mrs. Geo. Schumpf, who was visiting the mines, whilst endeavoring to cross the foot Ioj: and w hen near the center of the log, lost her balance and being overcome by a sense of dizziness, fell into tho stream dragging with her Dan Silva, who was assisting her across. As the waters of Applegate at that point are very swift and deep a scene ensued that beggars description. The heroic struggle for dear life was wit nessed by the helpless spectators on shorp,and Dan Silva afterintense appli cation succeedrd in rescuing himself and charge from a watery grave. It was a close call for Mrs Schumpf, but all the injuries sho sustained consisted in a big scare and a thorough wetting. From Wood Bowden of this River. Samuel S. city has received a letter trom tho Wood river mines, written by Jos. Parkhurst and dated May 22d, it Ketchum, Idaho, convey ing the following information about that country : I believe this to be a good country. Mining men say that there is more ore in sight than in any country in America. Many capitalists are coming and making purchases of mining property, but little machinery is heie yet. In July several mills will be erected; three saw mills are just being put up. There is plenty of work for carpenters, and all other laborers desiring employment, at good wages. I have never encouraged persons to go to new countries, which this is. But the Wood river country will remind you ot Lalitorma in io:U, only that money is not plenty as then. .Nothing has, as yet, been realized from the mines. Conquering a Grizzly'. A good story is told of a tu-sel a trapper and a grizzly had, said to have taken place only a short time ago in the Cascade mountains near Spencer's ranch. The trapper was out in the woods with a sharp axe blazing trees for a trail into a dense section of the forest, when he saw a hugh grizzly coming rapidly toward him. Running away from bruin was or.t of the question, and be ing without gun his only show was to stand his ground with his axe and go for his assailant with that weapon. He succeeded in getting in a lick just back of the grizzly's shoulders, burying the axe so deep that it stuck fast. Dodg ing the struggling grizzly the trapper Snally got in the finishing stroke, and his hide was the only trophy he carried off from the field of battle. Clean Up. The warmdavs of sum mer as well as the time to cjean up, aro upon us. Begin with your cellar, then the door-jard and be sure not to stop until the gutter in front of your house and the alley bact of it are in a good sanitary condition. Decaying vegetablesleft over winter in tho cellars and outhouses should be removed, for if left they 'will generate malaria, diphtheria and a doctor's bill, and possibly undertaker, gravedigger and tombstone expenses. Suoap. Cane Sked. Hon. M. C. George, our Congressman, has caused to have forwarded to our address eight packages of sorghum sugar cane seed of white Liberian species, from the De partment of Agriculture, which are for distribution to such of our farmers who are willing to experiment with it. Those wishing to try the experiment raising sugar cane from this seed are welcome to come and get some. ASHLAAD COLLEGE COHHEACEHCNT. The closing exercises of this young institution, including class examina tions, occupied the first three days of last week, May 23, 24 and 25. The annual sermon by Rev. W. T. Chap man was delivered on Sunday evening in the M. E. Church. The examina tions occupying three school days, were both oral and written, giving ample opportunity for visitors to participate in the exercises, and to judge intelli gently concerning tho attainments of pupils, irrominent among the visitors and ample form was our State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Prof. L. J. Powell. Also that of County Superintendent, J. D. Foun tain, scarcely less ample. On Monday evening the public were treated to a feast of good things in the shape of a literary entertainment, in which, had it been a contest for hon ors the prize would have fallen to the Primary Department, where "march ing song" and other performances were executed with such perfection to not only delight but surprise those who ex pected good things from there under tho training of Mrs. Rogers. The recitations by thoso of the higher grades were oxcellent. Tuesday evening came the musical entertainment, which was patronized by a large audience filling the spacious chapel. -Among the pieces rendered with special excellenco were the "Hallelujah chorus" and tho "Hunters Glee." Miss Ella Scott, of San Fran cisco, had charge of tho musical depart ment during the past year. She is succeeded by Mifs Weber of Chicago, 111. Wednesday ovening brought the crowning success of tho entire pro gramme, it being the occasion of the institution awarding its first diplomas. Two undergraduates represented the lower grades; John T. Gore of Phoenix, presenting an original oration of much merit and Mis3 Maria Merriman of Jacksonville an essay. Prof. Powell, who sat near tho writer, applauded them warmly, and whispered the sug gestion that we should not hear them excelled this evening. The graduating class consisted of Miss Kato A. Thornton, Mr. William II. Gore and Miss Nettie Wagner, all of Jackson county. The productions of these were full of thought and evinced excellent rhetorical training. Marks of undoubted originality, inde pendent expression, earnest and grace ful diction characterized them. Each was so excellent in itself and so admir ably performed that, when Prof. Powell was called out for some remarks at the close, ho responded with more than his accustomed warmth; peaking in highest terms of the school and of all that he had seen of its work and work ers, closing with tho remark that he had "never on graduating occasions in Oregon or in any other State, seen the performances of this evening excelled." Others who had in tho eastern states witnessed commencements, asserted the same. The addiess to the graduat ing class was given by Prof. Ladru Royal, after which President Rogers presented the diplomas which are tho first awarded by the school. The audienco was largo and intelli gent, leading citizens n&t only of Jack son county, but of Lake and Josephine and of Northern California being pres ent, and manifested an eager and ad miring interest. We predict for Ash land College and Normal School con tinued success. It has already won a warm and seeming permanent place in the sympathies of the people. A future of great usefulness and honor is before it. The friends of tho institu tion are much pleased that President Rogers remains in his present position, and that Rev. Ladru Royal has been elected Vice President and Professor of natural science. Miss Kato Thorn ton remains as assistant teacher, and Mrs. Rogers who is popular with all the pupils has consented to continue as preceptress of the College and princi pal of thepreparatory department. As before noted, Miss A. Weber of Chic ago, was elected teacher of Instrumen tal Music. Traveller. Circuit Court Jurors. The fol lowing is the list of jurors drawn for the June term of Circuit Court to con vene on tho 13th: J. W. Manning, J. II. Whipple, P. Donegan, Thos. Kah ler, Arthur Wilson, Arthur Pool, John Cardwell, John O'Drien, I. J. Phipps, John W. Mills, Oscar Ganiard, James Helms. Thos. Wright, J. W. Smith, 0. S. Sergeant, Wm. P. Hillis, Danl. Chapman, tVm. Sonson, John Shgle, John Sizi-moro, J. P. True, T. A. New man, John .Miller, II. F. Barron, John Neathamnier, Orlando Rose, J. A. Ashpole, J. M. McCall, Wm. Peninger, T. J. Kenney, Win. Canipron. Down the Embankment. Quito an accident befel Al. Sturges last Tuesday night as he was endeavoring to find his way home in the dark from Jackass creek. Walking nlong what he sup posed to be the road ho missed his step and fell over a 20-foot embank ment onto a pilo of rocks. He came down, he hardly knows how but very much like a bag of meal altogether. A few bruises and a broken upper rib were the sum total of the injuries, and Al is doing well under the care of Dr Aiken. Grapes and Peaches. The season so far has been very favorable to the growth of orchards and vineyards. At no previous season have the peach trees been so heavily loaded as now. The "thinning out" process is being re sorted to by many orchard men to pre vent the trees from breaking down. The vineyards also promise to yield more bountifully than ever. An "Onpleasantness." The Mo notony of our village was somewhat disturbed the other night, by a street fight or two. The next day, tho eyes, face and noso of one of the participants were seen in deep mourning. Bad whisky, as usual, wa? at the bottom of the fracas. Children CRY roa cners '.'. Uotliot-3 liio and PJiyloiaai rooommcr.il it. IT IS HOT NARCOTIC. S5.vv.wx-ii :- CENTAUR LINIMENTS'; tho World's great Pahi-lfco-licvinjj remedies. They heal, Kootlio raid euro Burns, Wounds, 'Weak Back and Rheumatism upon Ulan, and Sprains, Galls and Lameness ,r.pon Beasts. Cheap, quick and reliable. EPTJRT3 of dlsrraatlnsiauoui., Rnndoa, Craoldins PoIclb in iho Koail, Fetid Ercoth, Deafness, and any Catarrhal Comn2aini, can ho exterminated ly WolDo Iayora Catarrh Cure, a Conuti tstionai Antidote, riy Absorp tion Tho most Important 'Cis oovery sinco Vaccination. Independence Day Monday, July 4th. The patriotic people of Jackson county will have an opportunity of celebrating the nation's Natal Day, by A GRAND BALL, AT Madame Holt's New Hall Jacksonville, Oregon. Prof. Scott's full Orchestral Band has been engaged to furnish the music for the occasion, and the most complete arrange ments arc being perfected to make this The Boss Entertainment Of The Year. Tickets for each couple will be $2.50, which will entitle the holders to a first class supper at the Unit.d States Hotel. Come one come all. JANE HOLT, Prop. May 28, 1881. SELLING OUT 1 FISHER & COHN OFFER THEIR LARGE STOCK OF General Merchandise FOR SALEJ A.T COST. All of our goods must be sold at once and we mean just what we say. Call and examine our prices. United States Hotel Announcement. - JIadnme Holt, proprietress of the U. S. Hotel, Jacksonville, respectfully invites public attention in general to the fact' that she keeps a No. 1 house in every parlicu Iar first-rlnss tables and bed-rooms and all accommodations to make the hotel the most superior one in Southern Oregon. Madame Holt has adopted the lowest scale of prices, so as to enable her num erous friends on the Pacific Coast to share her comforts and pleasure. The following price-list has been adopt ed: First-class bed room, with first-class table (or single person) :J 00 per day; Single bed room, with excellent table, (for single person) $1 00 per day; one good meal, superior to auy that can be had in town, 50c; finest lunch, at any time, (dy or night) 23c; a cup of coffee, with, ex cellent broad and butter, al any time, (day or night) I2jc. MADAME HOLT. Jacksonville, May 11, 1S31. The Hopkins Saw-mill situated on JACKASS CREEK, Tony and Lindley Proprietors, Has been fitted up in first-class order and the lessees arc prepared to furnish all kinds of lumber on the shortest notice. All kinds of lumber sold as cheap as the cheapest and all orders filled promptly. All kinds of country produce taken la exchange for lumber. H. L. MURTON Forwarding and Commis sion Merchant, Roaoburg Orogon. All business entrusted to my care will receive prompt attention. The shipment of wool, hides, flour etc., made i specialty, and satisfaction guaranteed. Fine white lace 3 cts. a yard at ho New York Store. , - - "",