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OREGON SENTINEL. JACKSOSV It,LK t Saturday, May 29, 1886. The Republican State Ticket. For Conjrress, BINGER HERMANN of Douglas. For Supreme Judge, j. b. walio of ItullBomah, For Governor, T. 11. CORNELIUS ot Washington. For Secretary of State, GEO. W. McBRIDE of Columbia. For State Treasurer, H. L. MARSTON of Umatilla. For School Superintendent, e. b. Mcelroy of Benton. For " - "nnter. FRANK C. BAKER of Multnomah. Pint Judicial District Foi'Circuit Judce, L. R. WEBSTER. For District Attorney, HARRISON KELLEY. Jackson Co. Republican Ticket. For Stat Senator, DR. E P. GEARY. For Representatives, W. C. MYER, J. H. GRIFFIS. For Sheriff, J. G. BIRDSEY. For Countv Clerk, M. L. ALFORD. For County Commissioner!, DOLPH CARLTON, HENRY AMMERMAN. For Treasurer, A. H. JLEGLY. For Assessor, GEO. M. LOVE. For Surveyor, M. L. McCALL. Precinct Officers. For Justice of the Peace, J. H. HUFFER, For Constable, ADAM SCHMIDT. "Times" vs. Birdsey. The interest manifested by the "Times" to blacken the good name of James Birdsey is only what might be expected from that source; It is well known tact that Charles has been receiving a handsome income from the offices of Clerk and Sheriff, for lo! these many years, therefore it is indis pensable to his happiness and prospority that the Democratic Sheriff and Clerk be elected. Hance his zeal to defeat Birdsey nd Alford. Wo claim that in justice to the taxpayers a change should be made, in order that the man's grip may be loosened from the throats of the tax-payers ot the county. Ho has grown rich from the income of his party officials who held the offices of the county so long, as to incur a debt ot about one hundred1 thou sand dollars, and leaves it as a legacy lor us and our olitldron to pay. Try a change and "let us cx amine the. records." Who will lose excepting Charles if such should tako place. That Insinuation. Chawlosofthe "Times" makes use of tho following poiuted re marks. He says, "If anybody is responsible for the size of our county debt, Messrs. Webster, KoIIoy and Birdsey share that responsibility in a. great degree. He further says, that he "can cite instanooo wlioro thoea gentleman are directly responsible for heavy aua unnecessay expenditures." Now we would ask if these ex penditures occurred iu paying you thirty five dollars for about thirty copies of tho John Justus brief, or is it for printing county blanks for Clerk aucl-Sheriff that were in former "years furnish ed by those officers themselves, if not, let us have the "instances." Certainly theso gentlemen caunot afford, to have any insinuation cast against them onen though it comes from tho "Times." Tho President has made an other unkind thrust at his Dem ocratic constituency ot Southern Oregon, in ordering the abandon ment of Fort Klamath',, and the removing of tho troops quartered there, to Vancouver. It is thought this would be a bad move, as that s the only post in the whole of Southern Oregon, and the Portlad Board of Trade have memorialized the President to revoke the order. Our County Clerk's Bills. The Democracy of Jackson county seems to grow restless and peevish whenever reference is made to county management, and the mode of keeping the countv records, and as a consequence of such peevishness the taxpayers have been unable to get satis factory statements from the coun ty officials as to the precise con dition of county affairs, and the mode ol doing county business. To illustrate the mode ot doing county business we append the following copy of a list presented and filed in the Jackson county court on January 5th, 1886, by W. H. Parker, County Clerk, "allowed," and endorsed, Ed. DePe.it, Judge. JACKSON COUNTY, To W. H. Parker, Dr. For County Clerk's Fees: 7G journal entries, Co. court record$10.00 CO filini; Co. court for current No. . 6.C0 10 additional folios in Co. record.. . 1.00 Issuing 3 appointments of viewers. of damages.. 3.00 To entering road in road record. . . 3.00 For making up accounts 4.00 For drawing jury list and making allowance 3.00 Two app and 2 filing patient to Hospital .40 2 orders of admittance of patients.. .20 Drawing 1 03 Co. warrants 5 9.65 Drawing 193 abstracts of said war rants 19.30 Fees on 19 scalps 8.70 $97.15 . 32.38 33Jjf account added. $129.43 I, W. H. Parker, do hereby certify that the above bill is correct, as I believe, W. II. PARKER, County Clerk. Upon this bill an order was made by the county court for 129.43, and county warrants is- sued therefor. It will not require the aid of a lightning calculator to discover an error in tho foot ing and in tavor of the clerk of over 20. This is doubtless a mis take made by a hast' clerk to get bis bill allowed, probably feeling thatno eyes more critical thau a Democratic court would ever see the bill. It was a fortunate cir cumstance to Mr. Parker, that the mistake fell on the right side, as tho taxipayers-aro more nblo to lose that amount than Mr. Par ker. There is no excuso for a county court passing such a bill without detecting tho error. A clerk that will present such a bill, and a court tLat will pass it, shows a combination of careless ness and inattention to public duties,, both daugerous aud ex pensive. When such facts are shown, for what reason did Judge DePeatt make such an cfl'ort to secure tne election of a delegation from Ash land favorable for the re-nomination of W. H. Parker for County Clerk? "Wo pause A Worthy Candidate. "While wo cannot say an unkind word of Mr. Fisher;- the Demo cratic candidate for Treasurer, wo find it impossible to give a single reason why he should bo elected over Mr. Mmgly, tho worthy candidate on tho Repub lican ticket. Mr. Fisher has se cured that offico several times by some means only known to tho ring hero in town and himself and it would require tho strongest kind of a magnifying glass to dis cover what he has done for his party to give him another claim on it Indeed tho people are be. ginning to ask if he is to have a hfo long lease of tho Treasurers office and wondering by what kind of a "hocus pocus" healways "gets there" in the convention Now there is an opportunity to beat him with a young mau who camo hero poor something." like ten or fifteen years ago but who has got a start by his own indus try and good business habits and who really had the- nomination forced on him without any scheming on his part. Mr, Msegly represents tho young element of this county and is a wide awake, public spirited man, always ready to help any enterprise or con tribute to tho building up of the country. Ilis home is hero, his qualifications aro of the very high est order, and it would be to the interest oftho people to make him the custodian of their fuudsjust to show tho politicians that they cau't always pull tho wool over tho voters eyes and then laugh about it. What has Charley Nickell dono to his Jackson county patrons to deterve a complimentary vote! Ak yourself thu qutioa bfor yeu cast your bal lot on rltciion dav. Neil's Confession. On the 22d day of May, 1886, on California Street, in the town of Jacksonville, Otegon, when, were present, N. Langell, J. C. McCully, ourselves and other pop sons, James R. Neil, a candidate for Circuit Judge, did then and thero admit, that he approached Lyman Chappel, who at the time was a sworn Grand Juror, and then acting as such, and tried to indnce said Chappel sot to find an indictment against John Jus tus, whowas held to answer for the crime of murder, whose case was then being examined before the Grand Jury. Neil gave as his reason for approaching the Grand Jury, was to save tho tax payers the expense of a trial; that thero was not sufficient evidenco to convict him. Patrick Donegan of this place was a member of that Grand Jury, who was also ap proached Ijy Mr. Neil. At the time Neil approached the Grand Jury, he was acting as the attorney for John Justus. The Grand Jury paid no attention to Neil's arguments in John Jus- Itus' behalf, but did their duty .'.. j j . ...j ? uo guuu uuu ii uo men, ana in dieted John Justus for murder in the first degree; under which indictment he was tried, found guilty and sentenced to be hung. His case waB appealed to the Su preme Court upon a flimsy tech nicality, and he wa8 granted a new trial. He was again tried, and eleven ot tho jury favored guilt, of murder in the first de gree, aud a compromise verdict was agreed upon, finding him guilty of murder iu tho second degree; and John Justus is now serving a life sentence in tho peni tentiary of this State for blowing out bis father's brain9. Is it possible that tho tax-pay-era of this county aro desirous that Mr. Neil should intercede iu their behalf, to prevent tho prosecution of one of tho most damnable crimes that has ever been committed in this county? "We thiuk not. We believe it is not considered by the pro fession, a very laudible pursuit, for the attorney for tho dofendont to practice his profession before the Grand Jury. Then in the light of Mr. Neil's admission, do tho voters of this Judicial District, believe that he is the proper material, out of which a District Judge should be created? "Wo believe wo now hear your answer; we hear it echo ing along the canyons, wo hear it coming from the mountain sides, wo hear it down tho valley, we hear it down by the river; wo miei take it, not, it is no, emphatically NO. Turn the Rascals Out The Medford "Monitor" de votes almost a column in pufiing W. H. Parker, Democratic candi date for Clerk. He saya "that Mr. Parker can tell the exact debt oftho county." He has already dono so in his "semi-annual exhi bit" of January last, and if we remember right the "Monitor" was among the first to denounce tho exhibit as a fraud and au insult to tho' intelligence of the people of this county. Mr. Parker got tho exhibit up on pur pose to influence votes in the coming election,- but unfortu; nately for him the deception was discovered and exposed by the Sentisul, "Monitor" and "Tid ings," in a manner that should put a blush upon the cheek of its author. Ho was well aware that a proper exhibit giving tho true debt and financial standing of the county, would operate very detrii mental to tho interest of the Dem ocratic party, and also his politi cal hopes in tho future. "Wo be lieve that tho interest of the county at this time demands an entire change of politics, in ordor that thescript manipulators, favor tism aud outrageous bills allowed ma' be properly laid before the people. They do not deny the fact of paying a bill of mauy hun dreds ot dollars that was disallow ed by a former Democrrtic board. This is one and doubtless mauy more that could be brought to light if an opportunity afforded. "Turn the rascals out," Call and sea the low prices just aiade at the New York Store. That Bridge Again. In our last issuo a correspon dent makes some very pointed remarks in relation to the co3t of our Rogue River Bridge. But few people can understand why a bridge across tho same stream and about twenty miles lower down should cost just ono.half as much as the one built in this county. Wo confess that wo aro not one of the wife on that business. 16, 000 seems a very a largo amount for the bridge built, and it will tako an explanation ou the part of our officials beforo somo of the taxpayers will be convinced that there was not a job somewhere Thero is another query iu relation to the building of that bridge, and that is why our county authorities built the bridge on land belong! ing to "Wm. Byboe without first contracting with him for tho right of way beforo a Btick of timber was ITauled'upon thegreu?L This J uuia miHiaKo cost me usx-payers just 600; Does this transaction indicate that they wero business men worthy of the place they oc cupy? "We think not. Again we say give us a change. An Efficient Remedy' In all casei of Bronchial and Pulmo nary Affections Is Ater's Cherry 1'ecioral. As such it U recognized and fircseribed by the medical profession, end o many thousand of families, for the Jast forty years,it has beenregarded as en nvaluab'e household remedy. It U a preparation that only requires to be taken in very pmall quantities, aud s few t!oes of it administered in the early Biases of a cold or cough will cfl'cct a speedy cure, and may. vcrv possibly, save life. There Is no doubt whatever that jars Cherry Peoiorai Has preserved the lives of great numbers of persons, by arrcstm; the development of Laryngitis, Kroncliitis, Pneumonia, and 1'uluionnry Consumption, and by the cure of those dangerous maladies, ft should be kept ready for use In etery family where there arc children, as it is a medicine far superior to all others In the treatment of Croup, the alleviation of Whooping Cough, end the cure of Colds and Influenza, ailments peculiarly inci dental to childhood and jonlli. Fromptl tude In dealing with all diseases of this class Is of the utmost importance. The less of a single day may, in many cases, entail fatal consequences. Do not waste precious time In experimenting with medicines of doubtful efficacy, while the malady is constantly punin a deeper hold, but take at once the speediest and most certain to cure, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, PnF.rAR.ED BY Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists. OffiRLiD TO CALIFORNIA TIA Oregon & California R. H. Aad connections. Timo 2J days. rare froiu rrtl.iml to San Francisco $53; to tacraoic-Httf $30. CI03C connections made at Ashland with stages of the California Oregon and Idaho Stage company. (DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY) East Side Division. Between Portland & Ashland Hail Train. LEAVE. ATUtlVE. Medford.. .3 :24 a. it Ashland.. .4:15 A. M. Mcdfoid..l0:10r.M. PorlIand..4:23r.M. Portland.. 7 :30 a.m. Medford. .3:2. a. n. Ashland. 9:30 p.m. Medford. 10:11 r.si. Albany Express Train. LEAVE. ARRIVE. Portland.. . .4 :00pi Lebanon. ..0:20 tm Lebanon... .4:45 a iilPortland. .10:03 am .Pullman Palace Sleeping cars daily be tween Portland and Ashland. The O. & C. It It. Ferry makes con nection with all the regular trains on the East Side Div. Irom fool of P. St. West Side Division. Between Portland & Corvallis. Mali Train. LEAVE. I ARKIVE. Portland. .. .9:00 a m Cbrvalhs. ..4:30 r m Cbrvallis....8:30AMPortland...3:20rM Expreu Train. LEAVE. Portland 5:00 pm Mc3Iinnville5;45 am arrive. McMinnvilIe8:O0rM Portland. ..8:30 am Local tickets lor sale and baggage checked at company's up-town office, cor ner Stark and Second streets.- Tickets for principal points in California can only be procured and baggage checked at com pany's office, Corner F and Front (., Portland, Oregon, Freight will not be received for ship ment after five o'clock p m on either the East or West Side Divisions. K. Koeuler, E. P. Rogers, Manager. 6. F. & Pass. Agt Citation to Heirs. In the County Court of the State of Ore gon for the county of Jackson, sitting in probate . May term, 1SSG. In the matter of the estate of William Briner, deceased . To Lemuel Bnner, Ulizabeth Briner, Ma tilda Foster, Matilda Kicewarmer, Elsie Harvey, Thos. Briner, George Brimer. Pernina Glandon , YOU AUE HEREBY NOTIFIED that B. C Goddard Administrator, has filed his petition praying for an order of said com t to sell the following des cribed real property belonging to said c.tatef to-wit: Lots No. 1,2, 3, and the W 1-2 of the N E if and the N W if of the SE 4 all in section 23, Township 37 south, range 1 west, located in Jackson countv, Oregon, the homestead claim of Wm. Briner, de ceased. Threfer, n.tlc. 1j hmbj glrf n to the beln-at-law ofiiideitate that th. prayer of laid petition will be beard and detenntaed at the o ual place of boldloe CuQDtj 0art in Jacksonville, in said county ana State on Tuesday, Jnnt !Ih,lSS8,t 10 o'clock a. M, at which Ume the aaidhein and all others Intereated in said estate are hereby notified to appear and show cause, if the j hare, why an order of sale should not be made.aa in the aforesaid petiUon prayed f.r. PuMubtd byonlerof Hon-E. DePeatt, Judge. Attest! -V7M.H. MAKER, County Clerk. Alerritt's Cash Store. The Only Cash Store in Jacksonville! Spring Stock! Hew Goods, ISTE-W PRICES ! Coffee C. Sujar, 13 Ibj. fer ?1 00 Powdered Sugar, per box, 3 00 Choice C. R. Coffee, per lb.r .... 14 Fair C. R. Coffee, per lb., 10 Choice Oolong Ten, per lb., ..... 60 Oysters, per can .... 12 J and ... 15 Gloss Starch, 6 B. box 65 Assorted Jtllies 25 Good Lard, 10 lb. cans 75 Sardines, per box.... 10 and..,. 15 Dress Goods ! Fancy Ginghams LrNTEISTULSTEHS ! Red Men's Building, - Successor to Bilger & Maegly. Selling goods for Glory and Very Small Profits. We keep in stock all kinds of Shell Hardware, Stove and Tinware, Oils and Plows; Wagons Harrows and Cultivators? Lamps, Bells, Rope, Iron, Paint and other Brushes, Curry Combs, Tacks, Window glass, Coal oil, Hinges, Blackings, Pad locks, Door locks, Powder and Shot, Fues, Caps. Sand Paper, Knives and forks, Cross cut saws, Hand saws, Planes, 'Nails, Traps, Grind stones, Bolts, Augers, Cable chain, and many other goods too numerous herein to mention. Largest Stock of Hardware and Farm Implements in Southern Oregon. Call or write for prices A. GENUINE CLOSING SALE, Owing to ill health and recent fina cial difficulties, the undersigned has conclud ed to retire permanently from the mercantile business, and therefore offers for sale his entire stock ot - At the Old Ashland Store, At m Eframciseo' Cst I The Store nnd OFFERED Ashland, Or., June 26, 1885. DEALER IN CkaeeiI and Clothin MATS AN BOOTS, Tohacco, Cigars, Candies, Etc., Etc. California street, between Oregon slutfThird, Jacksonville CALL AND Fresh New Stock PRODUCE TAKEN Frank Brothers Implement Company, DEALERS IN Farm9 Mill Machinery BUFORD'S WALKING PLOWS, HODGE'S DOUBLE DRAPER Headers LaBELLE WAGONS, WALTER A. WOOD'S MOWERS, McSHEhRY DRILL AND LEEDERS, REAPERS, TWINE BINDERS, BUFORD'S GANG 4 SULKY PLOWS, COATES SULKY RAKES, BUFORD'S RIDING AND GEAR, SCOTT & CO.'S Engines & Threshers, WALKING CULTIVATORS, COOPER & CO Saw Mill Machinery, RAN DALL W HEEL HARROWS, CARRIAGES, SPRING WAGONS, THE CELEBRATED HOLLO 7PTOOTH, BUCKBOARD WAGONS, HARROWS, Etc, Etc., Etc. A Full line Of Farm Machinery. Write for catalogue Address either FRANK: BROS. IMP'L. CO, Portland, Or. Or, R. W. PORTER, Ageoo, Orogoa iby Oregon. apr 3 m Frtnca Calf Sewed Boots, $5 00 Carpets, Floor and TM Oil cloth in excellent patterma Good Calf Boot...... 3 75 Good Kip Boot, 2 50 Boys' Suits, 12 to 17 years, 6 00 Men' Suits, fair... .....10 00 Ladies' Stocking IOto.... 60 Ladies' French Kid Shoes 3 50 Ladies' American Kid Shoes..,. 2 50' Jacksonville, Oregon. II. Maeolt & Co., Jacksonville, Oregon. Fixtures will Be FOE EENT. J M. McCALL. SEE MY and New Prices ! IN EXCHANGE. TO OFFSET The Dull Tims SEtfMAX FUSES Has marked his goods dowm to Hard Times Price He will sell y MORE GOODS far LESS MONEY than ever U! Mht in Jacksonville. Bit stock is AS GOOD AS THE IEST, And his prices will ASTONISH YGTH It la needless tn ennmprM. tho rtil he has to sell, as he keeps everything t General Merchandise Store I When in town give 'him a call and ha will show you go ods at prices that will KNOCK THE HARDxTIMESr Idea clean oul your head". Hfs stock Is TuTietf and complete, and you can hardly ask for anything he' fcaa-' not gut. Remember tho place coroner of' fall' fornia and Oregon streets. Highest Market Price PAID FOR FARM PRODUCE! tS""Call and sec if this adv.Ttiseatalf is not as true as gospel". NEWMAN FL-HKK. ' ..- IMNTUBS EMPORIUM! Jacksonville, Oregon'. J0HS MILLER, - Proprietor, DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF ACRI' cultural implements, tools nf alf kinds nnd a general assortment of shelf hardware. He also keeps the largest stock of, aac all the latest improvements in GUNS AND PISTOLS,. ANB A FTTT.I. ASSORTllEOT I Fishiteg 'S'aclile, Powder, Shot, St ALSO LAMPS, CHANDITLESS AND ALL KINDS OF OX Give him a call and examine hit g&U bctbrc making your purchases. Farmer's Store,. Medford; Oreook, ANGLE & PLYMALE PropV. . The undersigned takes pleasure In av nounciuir that he has opened his place of business in the m-w town ofiledfnrd, Or--egon. r-ndls now prepared to furnish, in' quantiticsto suit, . GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, PAINTS AND OILS MACHINE OIL TOBACCO AND CIGARS, CANDIES, NUTS, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, Etc.- My stock is fresh and firskclass, and Jr propose to keep a full assortment of every thing in my line and sell at- PRICES LOWER THAN EVER All I ask is a trial. tSHighest price paid for Produce. PPPpillllil! M