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INDEPENDENT ON ALL SUBJECTS, AND DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHERN OREGON. T VOL. II.—NO. 52 ASHLAND, OREGON: FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1878. $ í k I a n Í tidings. PROFESSIONAL. '— ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY — DANIEL GABY, -B T- ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ASHLAND, OREGON. I. O. Miller. Tterwti 'W Subscription: Oa« oopy tm j*r................................................... | 2.M “ " Hi muatba............................................. 1.50 •• •* three “ .............................................. 1 00 Ctab ntM rix copiee Tor........................................ 12.50 Term», la advaaoe. Terms of Advertising: “ ‘Owe 3 <>o 5 00 . 8 00 . 10 00 . 14 M) . 17 50 •8 I« ADWH»IMUTII ■One eqaare (tea Hee««.- lees) let iu-ertion |2.5G BW.il additional tatertion.................................... 1.00 * Job Printing, Of al deeevLptton, dune on »bort notice. Tjegal BUaka, Citealare, Bualne«» Ord«. Bllbeade, I<etter- keala.Toatera, etc., gut.en up in good style at living pricaa. Agents fur the Tidings. «nmuele, - - • /. WXLIta ». O. C. WIMKB WIMER & WELLS. Practical Hillwiiglits. . il ASHLAND. TX7TLI. do anything in his line on short notice and ** on lhe loweai term». n7v2tf .. loetn. .|lo oo Txtcal Netteraper line............ iFrefeeaiuaal CW4e, per jeer.. XT we lacSea, per quarter.......... •« T«« “ TRigat •• Oie-lulf Cnlumo ¿Three-fourth» •• Architect and Builder. GRANITE STREET - - - • Purtinnd, Oregon. Jacob Tbuotpeon, ... M •• J. A Applegate, ..... Salem M. L. Ctumberha ..... ■* Or N. L. Lee .... Junction City. ITnatcuer A Warden .... Llukvuie. A. F. Saellin«, ..... Lakeview. J. P. Roberta, .... Mer^aueer A. Handy, . .... U huuu . S. M. Pet'engi'l A Co., ... New York. Rowel! A Cbeeauian, ... bt. Lout«. L. P. Ft» er, ..... 8m FraDciacu, T»«». Boyce, J. It. Netl, • . . • Jacksonville. <1 tt Oarxeat, . . . . Pmutx. Ed. R. Owen, . • Cencrai Point. Mi«« Aflie W. Culvic, - • Ruck Poiut. P«ril H. Burt ..... Youcdla. C H. Djrar, ...... D..iry. Mi«« H>ry McC.br .... AM.Hnd J. M Hulton, General Agent fur J^ckeon and Ju«e> phiae count ie«. Capt. U, J Ferrer Geueml 4grnt for L-Ice cnor.ty Stages leave Ashland as hallow» The O IC. Stage C".> Stage leave Ashland for JacKt*«>nviiie, Rock Point and Rose burg every day at 6 a. tu. M til clo es nt a. tn. For U«*«|yt Ytekt and Reading at 6 p. m. Mol ck>-e« at 5:30 p. nt. Garrett t hrtrue’e Stag«*« h-ave Asbland every Monday, Weduredty and Friday morning* lor Linkvill»*, and return uu •very Ta-'sday. Thursday and Saturday. L<*ave Linkville l >r L>ke City, California, Wedursdays ; arm« at Lake City Satur days ; leave Lake Citv Mondays ; arrive at Linkville Thursdays, carrying mail aud patarngera. A. D. HELMAN, P. M. Flouring mills, saw mills, quarts mills, and ah kinds of mill machinery put up to •>rder in the very best style. All work war ranted. Satisfaction guaranteed. Address either, or both, at Ashland. Oregon. [29if. O. R. MVER. T. U. WATTEKS. WATTERS & MYER. WATCHMAKERS, JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS. door south of lhe Pust-offiice, Ash land, Oregon, O do D. S. SCOTT Ashland Orejón An abundance of good brick always on hand at my kit«, uue mile Dur LU uf AeUtaud. I am also prepared to do all kinds of brick work in me VoTy beet luauuer. Give me a trial and rest ataured that I can eatiefy You. D. S. SCOTT. v2n26-6m T. G. WA TTERS, LAND AGENT. I Asblsud, Juckt-oa County, Oregon. Will attend to the buying and selling of All business entrusted to me will leceive prompt nlletriuu. I will cheerfully answer idl letter» of in quiry in ieg»rd io ibis portion ot Oregon — Its Climate, Soil. Products etc. Reference given it requited. v2i»24] T G. WATTERS. J. W. RIGGS, 8 O C I E T I E < ARTIST, Ashland Lodge No. 189,1. 0. G. T. Meets st tbe Kall of He'man A Foantam every Friday evening *t 8 o’duck r. m . B i others aud statar« In good .taudiug are cur l tally invited to nt- <♦■*. Tos Temple meets evary tin« aul thlid Wed. •esday In each mouth. T. O. ANDREWS, W. C. T. H. T. C bitwood , Ure y. • Ashland Lodge No. 23. /Sr\ A. F. Ac A. Nf.. Hold« their «tatal eomautlcation» Thursday even |ag«M or before tbe full moou. Brethren In good standing are cordially invited to attend. W. H. A TKINSON, W. M. J. 8. E vbank «, Bec’y. Ashlimd Lodge No. 45, Oregon. Ashland I am r.ow permanently located in this place, and leapeclfuily asks tlie patrotiag of the citizens. ALL WORK WARRANTED To give Entire S tisfaetion. The Tunoa. Prices to suit tagf’ Call and sec Specimens. |v2ngtf Rebekah meeting« oo Tu*»l«y evening, nearest ke foil of the moon eaca month. PROFESSIONAL. J. A. APPLEGATE. gutoruey and <£ouns¡ror-at-^atv SALEM OREGON. DR. J. H. CHITWOOD, A shland ,............................. O regon . OFFICJÇ— M the Ashland Prog Store. J. R. NEIL, ^TTOBNEY AT-LAW, •« JackMBDvillc. Oregon. - > —-------------------------------------------------------- • ! J. W. HAMAKAR. NOTARY PUBLIC. LINEVILLE LAKE CO., OREGON. H O T E L S. ASHLAND HOUSE. rpilE UNDERSIGNED WISHES TO RE- JL initid his friends, and the traveling pub lic generally, that he is still to be iouud al this LONG ESTABLISHED HOUSE, where he Is'ready at any time, and on all occasions to set be oie them ibe best the market affords, in a style second to no other honseain Oregon. Dinners aud »uppers for special occasions, gotten up in appropriate style, at «bort no tice. JASl’ER HOUCK. P ioneer H otel . Linkville, Lake County, Oregon The subscriber is again in charge of the O ld P ioneer H otel of the Lake country, and is determined to make bis guests Comfortable and Happy. Give him a call and rest assured that he will make you feel at home [2-29tf. GORGE NURSE. Office in Post Ojfi ce Budding. Special fittentiqn given to conveyancing. [2 19tf. LAKEVIEW COTTAGE I H. KELLEY, A Plesanl and Homelike House situated Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law, JXGMOSVILL*, O h SGON. Will practica in all the Court« of tbe State. Prom, at aoUon given U) all boeme»« intrusted to my care. Orrica.—In the bolidi-g formerly occupied yat»tar a Wa»e< n, opposte Court House. M. L. McCALL, Surveyor »nd Civil Engineer, ASHLAND, OREGON, |a prepared to do any work io hi« line oo «hort do - H«. * * LOe37tfl I I I. O. O. F.« Hold tbelr regular meeting every Saturday eveD- teg at their hall In Athhod. Brother» in good stasdlag are cordially Invited to attend. A. D. BELMAN, N. G. B. P. NEIL, Rec. 8ec'y. some of the refinements of the older charity, his means entirely exhausted— vaiu difl Mr. Hayden protest and do* communities, it was superior in the ab cheated and robbed by tbe man who i eliue the proffered honor; in vain did BY LVUGHIN’ BWXÏ. sence of many things with which older should have stood by him in his mis he modestly insist that be was ignorant communities were cursed and hamper fortunes. In his distress, be sought of law ami unwilling to bear so grave a Hear ye not the trumpet«’ warning. Thoughts of death and dinger e turning, ed. Life and property were compara tbe services of a neighboring miner I responsibility. The popular current In the bright ai d bean1 ions morning? tively vafe. Wherever the territorial named Prim, who, report said, was a was too strong; a wild yell of acclama* 'Tie the tigucl for the fight. law extended, it was simple and effec lawyer, but who, for tbe sake of avoid tion proclaimed him Judge Bee ye not the burner« dancing; tive in its operation. Where it did ing annoyance in petty trials where the of Appeal, investing him, in a See je nut the oayuuet» glancing; Dot, through lack of judicial organiza fees were not commensurate with tbe limited sphere, with a power as su- See ye not lhe war-eteed« prancing ? So dier« bmve are on the march. tion, justice was reached by short cuts, lawyer’s services, had kept his true preme as ever clothed czar or sultan. unobstructed by the complex machin calling a secret. Sprenger found tbe The Dew justice did not wait for • See, on high, the “E'g e” soarin’ Where lhe ciouda of war are low’rlng, ery of modern law, uuclouded by the disciple of Blackstoue in a tunnel, vig formal certificate of election, but pro* And the murd'rou» canDons ro »ring’ perplexing and uncertain verbiage of orously swinging his pick among the ceeded with tbe organization of his C >!uinbu*a son» are iu the vm. legal lexicons. Iu each localities, jus muddy aud dripping bowlders, looking court iu a manner that showed him to Now they charge! hark to their cheering, tice was administered by alcaldes elect more like a Cornish miner than an ex be a man of no ordinary bu siness capac Neither death nor danger fearii g, ed by the people. Their jurisdiction pounder of legal perplexities. Prim ity. A clerk and sheriff we re at onoa From the foe, bla banners teariLg; Columbia's eons have gained the day. was ample, their decisions were final, was disposed to disavow any knowl appointed, a record opened on which When returned from deeds of daring, aud the mandates of their courts were edge of law for the sake of saving him was spread the extraordinary proceed* Proully eicn b is laurel« wearit g, generally respected; but their acts self the trouble of a case, where, un ings of the hour, and when tbe court Aud lhe ’‘Sta e anl Stripes" uj be »ring, were vigilantly scrutinized by those der the circumstances, defeat was cer wa9 in working order, a mandamus is They again the sume can do. who invested them with official digni tain; but bis humanity overcame bis sued commanding Alcalde Ragers to Comrades brave they’re done regretiug; ty. Consequently, the administration selfishness,and, moved by the recital of appear with the records of his court. Scenes of death and war forgetting, lathe thoughts that love's begetting— of this backwoods magistracy, always Sprenger’s grievances, he threw down The writ was disobeyed, the alcalde re Thoughts of home and sweethearts dear. subject to the powerful test of public his pick aud espoused the injured fusing to recogDize the appellate pow F ort K lamath , M.,y 1878. opinion, was usually honest aud just. man’s cause as zealously as if expect ers of tbe new court. An unexpected Occasionally, however, bad men stole ing a generous fee. Kinney, the form complication having thus arisen, the PIONEER JUS TICE IN OREGON. into office, and uuder their extensive er counsel of Sprenger, was sought,aud process was about to be enforced by the [WILLIAM M. TUBNTK IN OVIBMKV MONTHLY.] powers, perpetrated wrongs that,in the a consultation entered upon. Every excited people, when Justice Hayden, Oregon, twenty years ago, was yet in absence of any court of appeal, were known point of the law bearing upon maintaining the dignity of bis court territorial swaddling-clothes. Only a hardly redressible. Under sucu cir tbe case, was discussed. Every fatndtar amid the greatest uproar, solved the short time bad elapsed since the fame cumstances, an episode occurred dur maneuvre or pretext, likely to assist in difficulty by ordering the parties iu of ber beautiful valleys and noble ing the early history of the territory, obtaining a new trial, was proposed,and equity to appear before him for a new streams, already blended in our nation that illustrates this simple judicial sys tbe advocates waxed more earnest upon trial. Sims dared not disobey, seeing al poetry,bad reached the over-crowded tem, and recalls vividly the stories of euch examination of the subject. All, that the dissolution of tbe high court settlements at the East. Astor had es the just Caliph of B xgdad, over which however, to no purpose. Tue known would be the signal for popular vio tablished a small trading colony, which childhood has lingered with so much obduracy of tbe alcalde and his sus lence, and securing the services of pected collusion with Sims, rose ever Orange Jacobs, a young attorney from yet bears his name, at the month of the delight aud admiration. Prior to January, 1852, there were lastingly before them,presenting an im Michigan, prom ptly responded,and th« great river whose solitary grandeur bud awakened poetic inspiration. Douglass, no county organizations south rif the passable barrier between them and jus trial at ooce went on. A venire was is the naturalist, bad pushed alone far Caiapooia Mountains, a range stretch tice. A protracted and exhaustive view sued for a jury—twelve good and law among the majestic mountains that ing from the Cascades to the Pacific, of the case only left the attorneys less ful men—subpoenas issued for witness crown the western «lope. Fremont hud and dividing western Oregon nearly hopeful than ever—when Prim, in a es, and tbe case formally opened. touched it among the southern lakes, midway between the Columbia and the half soliloquy, remarked: “If we only Jacobs, of whom little was known, ex cept that he was recognized us a quiet, and Lewis and Clarke had stood and California boundary; and for Dearly a bud a Court of Appeal.” “Great God, sir!” exclaimed KinDey, unassuming miner, appeared with an gazed iu silent wonder over its almost year later, no courts were held in that endless plains to the eastward. When region, other thau those of the local ’springing to his feet in a state of in able and appareutly exhaustive argu the question of boundary between Ore alcaldes. In the summer of 1852, a tense excitement. “Why did we not ment, protesting against aud denying gon aud British North America assum rich and extensive discovery of gold on think of that before ? We will have a the extraordinary jurisdiction assumed by the court as contrary to tbe argania ed a public prominence, it attracted at Jackson Creek, within a half mile of Citirt of Appeal, sir!” Prim did not understand him, think law of tbe territory, and therefore tention to our extreme Western posses the present site of Jacksonville, had sions; but there was another influence brought a large number of miners to ing he referred to a probable election against publia policy and revolution greatly instrumental in the settlement that locality, both from other portions and the organization of tbe regular ju ary; and moved for the case be dismiss of the new territory and in molding tho of the territory and from California. diciary, and suggested, gravely, that ed for want of jurisdiction. He pleaded At this time, justice was dispensed their client would probably starve, and as one wedded to bis profession as an character of its population. Round the camp fires of the trappers within the new district by an individ reach tbe Court of Death, before they abstract science, jealous of the law’a and mountain men, from the Yellow ual named Rogers, who bad been elect would get it before any earthly tribu infringement for its own sake; bat he appealed to a juuge who sat for tbe dis- stone to the Arkansas,the enchantments ed prior to the gold discovery. Rog nal. “No, sir I” continued Kinney, with dispensation ol justice more than for of the reputed fairy-land beyond era was known as a man of stubborn, the Rocky Mountains were a constant willful nature, and not credited either increasing warmth, “I say we will have the vindication of law, aud, as might theme,and the few who had courageous with discernment or honesty; but, a Court of Appeal within tweuty-four have been expected, his motion was ly penetrated to it, drank from its crys hitherto, hie decisions, involving no hours. Who made the d---- d scouu- overrlued. Prim and KeDDy managed tal streams, and beheld its wondrous considerable amounts of property and drel alcalde? We, the people, sir! aDd the case with the skill of veteran attor beauty, were regarded with a sort of not outrageously unjust, had passed if we have the power to create one neys,and in knowledge of the peculiar envious admiration. Passing from unquestioned by the people. When, court, we can make another high enough circumstances surrounding, it over mouth to mouth, and losing nothing, in the fall of 1852,the mining camp was to try and hang tbe one below it, if matched their opponent; who deftly and courageously met every argument the wonderful stories of Oregon and its at the full tide of prosperity, a com necessary.” A new ligjit dawned upon Prim, and sifted every witness with all th« beauty and fertility were occasionally plication arose between two mining Kinney was right. His btrong good adroitness of a thorough legal expert. related in the settlements along the partners, involving the right to a min Mississippi and its tributaries, creating ing claim und the settlement of a part sense, by goiDg back to first principles Daring a stubborn argumen t on a law a feverish and unsettled longing. Iu nership, the adjudication of which was ana invoking the power of the people poiut presented by Jacobs, he became so earnest as to venture to bet a smalt 1850, the Government, wisely perceiv finally taken in band by the people, to correct an abuse which was the re sum that it was good law and f-upport- ing the importance of inducing emi and resulted in stripping a dishonest sult of their own short-sightedness, had ed by ample authority. Kinney sprang solved a pioblem that to the lawyer to bis feet triumphantly; he knew that gration to our north western territory. judge of his undeserved honors. offered a princely share of the public Two miners,named respectively Spren was full of stubborn impossibilities. A tbe point wm law, but he knew his min and understood the composition of the domain to all bona fide settlers in Ore ger and Sims, owned and worked in Court of Appeal was resolved on. jury. Drawing bis buckskin with an gon. The offer was tempting. Along partnership a valuable mining claim on Sprenger was immediately dispatched air of the most supreme confidence, ho tbe frontier line of the Mississippi Jacksoa Creek, and, lata in tbe fall, I to summon the “boys” to a miner»’ flung three of tbe old fashioned fifty- States was echoed “laDd for the land Sims, taking tho partnership funds, meeting. He was not armed with any doliar slugs upon tbe table, and tbe amount of bis opponent» less,” and soon tbe plains, heretofore started for Portland to purchase a sup wordy legal process, with its aDgular demanded bet. It was a bluff against knowledge, dreaded as an almost impassable Saha ply of provisions, leaving Sprenger at and imperious verbiage, but with a aud bluff won. Jacobs was a recent ra, were dotted with moving caravans work in tbe claim. During his part writ that found a soft spot in every immigrant, without “color'* in his wal pressing to the promised land. There ner’s absence, Sprenger met with rough breast among the mining popu let, aud responded not; there was an fore-drawn mainly from the border a serious accident, which confiued him lation; a writ that tbe miners never re audible smile on tbe face« of tbe jury, and the court, with becoming gravity, States and territory, and comprised to his cabin, crippled and helpless. sisted—an appeal to their sympathy pronounced the point “not well taken/ largely of men whom civilization, with There was “lack of woman’s nursing” and sense of justice. Never was im Jacobs fought over every iuch of ground irksome restraints and apparent en in the wild mining regions, but there perial ukase more potent. Never did and opposed every effort of Sprenger'» croachments on the liberty of tbe citi was no lack of kindly, generous sympa the fiery cross on highland height joint counsel with a moral heroism,that in tbe face of an angry and excited zen, bad pushed to the verge of the thy for tbe unfortuuateamong the rough rouse tbe clans more effectually than crowd of spectators, was almost sub wilderness—it is not surprising that the miners, and Sprenger was nursed and tbis simple appeal did the mining pop lime; but be w .d at a sad disadvantage, population of tbe young territory cared for with all the proverbial hu ulation in the early days; and the crip and talking to a court and jury who- should be not only of a marked Ameri manity of this class of people. When pled envoy was as successful as bis ad did not care a fig for law when conflict with their ideas of right and can character, but of a peculiar type Sims returned, finding his partner like vocates cuuld w’sh. The “boys” threw ing wrong. of Americanism. These pioneers were ly to be a burden on him for the com down their tools, and, deserting their Tbe witnesses examined and the is brave people, who accepted the liberal ing winter, he at once ejected him claims, flocked to the town nearly a sue made, Kinney presented the cane to offer of tbe Government and its conse from the cabin, aud took possession of thousand strong, and in a perfect fer tbe jury. He dwelt oq the right of citizen to the peaceful possession quent trial and hardship with all the tbe claim. Sprenger appealed to Al ment of indignation. A committee every of bis property, and ou tbe duty of pluck which characterized the fron calde Rogers for restitution, but ap waited on the alcade to demand a re every man owed to society in the pro tiersman. They had been in the ad pealed in vain. His suit was conduct hearing for Sprenger; but be declined tection of his neighbors’ rights; but it vanned guard of progress, they had ed with considerable skill by a fellow I to open bis court for tbe purpose of re was when be referred to the relations cleared tbe way for the settlement and miner Darned Kinney. Every point of versing bis own judgment. Kinney at existing between tbe two meu that bumau nature triumphed over development of the Mississippi Valley, law, both territorial and local, was on once sprang upon a stump, c tiled the crude legal science and skill. Drawing a dis and were still willing to cleave new h^i »jde; every principle of equity in meeting to order, and suggested the or tinction between partnerships in civil homes at the very outposts of our do hiv favor; but tbe pleadings of his ad ganization of a Court of Appeal, aud its ized communities aud those in tbe main. While they brought with them , vocate fell on the ear» of a corrupt and investment with full power to review wild mining region, where tbe social of life were uncommon, be their marked Western prejudices aud unfeeling judge, whose decree stripped the proceedings of tbe court below. amenities showed the former to be mere commer their half-nomadio habits, they brought him of every dollar of his wordly pos The proposition struck tbe popular cial aud financial connections among also their sturdy independence, and sessions. His counsel, suspecting the chord, and the affirmative response that men, while the latterwere ties of brotbr- that keen sense of right aud wrong in credibility of some of Sims* witnesses, swelled up from tbe crowd, which was erhood, sanctioned and prescribed by separable from strong courageous na and satisfied that tbe trial was as un I now in ill mood for trifling, almost custom, aud imposing obligations tbam I which there were none stronger. He tures, that left its sterling impress up fair as the decision was unjust, de drowned tbe speaker’s voice. A gentle told tbe jury that a mao’s partner wa» on every public act and record in Ore manded a new one, which was refused man named Hayden, a native of Con required to be his friend,to sustain bin» necticut, known for his uprightness in evil and in good repute,to share with gon’s early history. Society in the by the alcalde. young territory was by no means rude Poor Sprenger was almost in despair. aDd probity, was unanimously pointed him in health.to nurse him in »icknees^ or unsettled. Iuferior, perhaps, in He was a cripple, dependent on public to for the position of Chief Justice. In f Concluded on fourth page. \ Song. NOTARY PUBLIC C. APPLEGATE <t* CO. and <0FFICE-Oo lia» Street, (in rear llEA L ESTA TE A GENT. 'Gbitwood J Atkwon’a Drug Store.) $2.50 PER ANNUM. —AT— Hniuminic Bird bpriug«, uear Kluinath Lake, Eleven miles from Linkville, on tbe road to Ft. Klainatb, Lake Co., Oregon. Attention paid to tbe wants of guests Tbe subscriber also keeps a Good Stable well supplied with hay aud grain. Call ana see if be can keep hotel. «01^1 n. j. Ferree. «te A