FOR COUNTY CLERK
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hat anyone north of Central
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Statement No. 1:
A S APWtAI. TO M A SO N
Friends and whoolmalos, I appeal to
you to make at least one reselution an d th at
ia this, ' ‘W hat oth»rs h a w done wv can
do” . Let us elim b the ladder step by step.
We are need»el at the top.
Let us rem ember as the coming citizens
of G rand Old Oregon th at w e m ust be
prepare»! to take th e reins of the govern-
ment in doe time and fill the pla»v of
honor. Let ns be qualified to, fill the
legitimate positions th at aid in m aking a
great people and a glorious commonwealth.
Let it- all take care and lieed the pitfall
that leads to destruction and disgrace. I
cannot allow myss-lf to think th at law
b n ak » rs of all »l» s»'ript»ins, liars, inqx»»-
ter« anti the rest of the evil »letu» tit that
is to tie toiuid in part- of the universe, shall
1»' supplie»l from tie rank of tlh schools
ofourw otrliy state. Ktincml« r dear chil­
dren the great men of today er yesterday
were school ehildrtn once, though no;
bk-ssst » itl. the mo i rn o p iip n u -n t which
*itlong the lines of safety
cnee as miner, rancher and
into anti a knowledge of the
in Jackson county that fit hint
spires. He made good as deputy
n the Applegate, a miner on Foots
de and Gold Hill, he has a uniform
record of squareness anu » u ic,» . He is now serving a term as city
councilman of Gold Hill, and his record of alertness and ability
in that capacity fully justifies the confidence reposed in him by the
voters who elected him. In private life, as in public affairs, he has
always borne himself hopomblj and uprightly.
The democratic voters of Jackson county will confer a favor on
the entire county electorate by nominating W. II. Miller of Gold Hill
for county clerk. Then, whoever is nominated on the republican
ticket, the people of Jackson county will have the satisfying assurance
that they have at least one candidate who is amply qualified beyond
all question or criticism.
W H E A T , $ 1 .0 0 PE R B U S H E L
P E A R L S H O R T N IN G , 6 O c a n d $1.15
We will sell Fancy Willamette Spuds, $1.50 ewt. on arrival of car.
Free Delivery to Foots Creek by Stage twice u week
COUNTY COURT TO BLAME AS WELL AS HARMON
N pat vernacular. Engineer Harmon’s friends—and he has not
LANCE & COMPANY’S JBIG STORE
a few among those who have been the beneficiaries of his official
I bounty—consider
that lie has been unjustly made the “ goat” for
misdeeds
upon the
the part
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the credit for which they vehemently insist properly repose
county court. This is erroneous insofar as any intention on
of this paper is concerned. Mr. Harmon is indeed the
He degerVes Io he. Assuming that he knew the law, he
In 11.u , »1 the above sta te ! truth»
k* » that he was breaking it many tunes during his slapdash career
apjx’al to you, classmates an.! frien.ls, w, ! as county roadninster. He should have known that he was none the
are comparatively few in num bers, we less culpable with the county court approving of his illegal actions,
ask that you one ami all try and interest gg d must be presumed that they, knowing the law, did approve,
some friend or loe, ami bring them t-> T , .
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR COl'.XTY t ’LFItli
I hereby announce myself as a can­
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. That the county court was accessory
both before anti after the fac
this beautiful Southern Oregon village and I ,
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didate for the democratic nomination
introthice tlwm ¡nt.« the routine of work *s uo extenuation of Mr. Harmon’s .illegal official actions. Neither
for the office of county clerk: sub­
of one-of tlieeth cicn tan d uKHlem schools js the fact that Mr. Harmon was the principal actor in a frenzie»
ject to the will of the voters of that
of today. u e are lab».ring underditficul- ,
tics, our ambitions an- g n a t and to great d ram a of illegality any excuse fo r the co unty court. If H arm on was party at the primaries.
things do we aspin». but how much inon- Brutus in the tragedy of stabbing the state law in a dozen places
I promise the people of Jackson
could we do were our nuincers only in- ■
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county
that In case of my nomination
crease» 1 and how great would be the boon the members of the county court were co-conspirators. If Jackso
to suffering hum anity.
county’s credit lies a prostrate corpse today, the county court is and election I will fulfill the duties
The following paragraph from a
North Dakota paper is offered by the
Retail sped a 1st to those who find
his remedies beneficial as being good
for whatever ails them:
There is a certain quality in happy
recollection that defies definition—
that is as impalpable and as sweet as tlit-
wind blown perfume of springtime
fields, and that is in its elusive frag­
rance never twice the same. What
secret chemistry of memory do we
grope upon at such times— unless It
be the very
e of forgotten joy?
of the office of county clerk accord­
my
equally guilty with Mr. Harmon. Those who ehoose to believe that ing to law and to the best of
Mr. Harmon is less guilty than his fellow-stabbers of the couuty knowledge and ability.
court are welcome to that opinion, for whatever it is worth to the\n
Gold Hill, Or., Feb. 16. 1912.
Qr j0 Jjim
W. H. MILLER
The fact remains that laws have been broken both by Mr. lia r
mon and the county court.
Perhaps it will take a special session of the grand jury to fix
the blame and the amount thereof exactly.
THE UNITED MUCKRAKERS
HE newspapers of Jackson county have responded nobly, and
almost unanimously to the “ Call to Arms” printed in the las:
The worst thing that has been issue of The News. With one exception, the county press is united
printed about Judge Colvlg since he
came home and told the papers how in the fight for a higher conception of public duty as applied to conn
a girl in ’Frisco filched his watch and ty officials than has heretofore obtained. The News has faith to be­
stickpin is an eight-story “pome’' In lieve that this one exception—the Medford Mail Tribune—will soon
Thursday's Mall Tribune. As far as j shake off the possible entangling alliances which seem to clog its
is known, the judge has never done editorial utterance, and vault into the arena to become the most
anything to provoke or justify his
being celebrated In spavined dog­ zealous muckraker of the bunch. True, the Mail Tribune took care
gerel, such as limps and wheezes of the ease of County Clerk Coleman and his failure to comply with
down an entire column t ‘ southern the law. and waiving all possible motives aside from a desire to fur
Oregon’s leading dally. The author ther the common good, took care of the case in good shape. Having
had the saving sense not to reveal his performed this magnum opus, the Mail Tribune, contrary to its tra
Identity, and Harry Hicks, although
innocent, is compelled to shoulder ditions, subsided into a clam-like silence, which The News trusts
will be broken shortly with a noise that will drown the busy click­
the b'ame.
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ing of the linotypes and the rhythmical roaring of the big Duplex.
Oratory
Then the people of Jackson county will get the truth in one unpollut
The statesman throws his shoulders ed stream from all their newspapers, to the great final benefit, as
back and straightens out his tie,
And says, "My friends, unless it The News is bound to believe, of the administration of county affairs,
which has become o ’ergrown with the moss of carelessness and tarn
rains, the weather will be dry,”
And when this thought into our ished with the rust of illegality.
brains has percolated through,
We common people nod our heads
and loudly cry: ‘‘How true!”
The statesman blows his massive
nose and clears his august throat,
And says, "The ship will never sink
as long as It’s afloat.”
Whereat we roll our solemn eyes, ap­
plaud with main and might.
And slap each other on the back the
while we say, “He's right!”
T
RUN AN EXCURSION FOR SCHUMANN HEINCK
l PERSONALITY absolutely unique is one of the factors that has
» placed Ernestine Sehumann-IIeinck at the head of all present
day concert singers. A newspaper writer once said of the great
contralto that she was “ essentially human.” Since then hundreds of
others have repeated this assertion. And it tells a part of the story
of the tremendous popularity of an artist who is none the less a musi­
cian because she is always a woman, with a kepn sympathy for her
The statesman waxes stern and warm
fellow beings.
his drone becomes a roar.
That Madame Sehumann-IIeinck should stand in the same super­
He yells, "I say to you my friends,
lative position in the concert field that she occupied in opera is large­
that two and two make four!’’
And thereupon our doubts dissolve, ly due to her personality, a personality which projects itself beyond
our fears are put to rout,
the footlights. The moment she appears on the stage she seems to
And we agree that here’s a man who
transfer to the audience something that binds them together in bonds
knows what he’s about.
— Exchange. of sympathy. And when she sings her effects are the keener because
The chap who does this stunt the of this tie. This season Madame Schumann-JIeink will be busier
than ever, singing in all of the principal cities and in many of the
best of all the windy bunch,
The hero bold who never falls to smaller towns, where she is as popular as in the metropolis.
have the proper hunch.
Included in her tour is Medford, where she will give one concert
The statesman who with sage advice
on the evening of Friday, March 1, at the Natatorium. Owing to the
Is always primed and ready,
Who knows it all from soup to nuts size of the auditorium and the vast popularity of the artist, popular
— good guess, why, yes, It’s Teddy! ' prices will prevail, the best seats being but $2.
Political Notes
A (M-rsistcnt ranior floats out from
Medford to tlie ell'eet th at W. II. Canon
will shortly withdraw his candidacy for
the democratic nomination for judge.
C. E. Whlsler of Medford. In an­
nouncing bis candidacy for joint
representative, declares that he is for
statement No. 1. because he believes
in It. Mr. Whlsler's frankness Is
such that It becomes almost sarcastic.
C. B. Watson, of Ashland, is out
with a political announcement—dif­
ferent from the average run of polit­
ical announcements, howuver. He
says he Is not a candidate for the
republican nomination for county
Judge, and that he would not accept
the honor If It were to be unanimous­
ly tendered him.
COME HOME
Far, far away where the silvery
spray
Dances along the shore,
There waits today, as she does al-
way
The mother whom you adore.
She’s thinking of you, this mother so
true,
Wherever you may roam.
Tho’ beyond her view, she's calling
to you:
“Come home, my boy, come home.”
In many a place on the earth's broad
space,
A mother sits alone,
Where she tries to trace the dear,
sweet face
Of the one she calls her own.
She's thinking of you, this mother so
true.
Wherever you may roam.
Tho’ beyond her view, she's calling !o
you:
"Come home, my lass, come
home.”
By the old fireside o'er the ocean
wide,
A mother weeps today,
Where oft she's cried for her great­
est p rid e—
Her dear one, now far away.
She's thinking of you this mother so
true.
Wherever you may roam.
Tho’ beyond her view, she’s calling to
you:
"Come home, my child, come
home."
JAMBS A. POWER,
G et
T h e Purest
and the best in Drugs and
Medicines, and that means you
will come here for them. We
carry a full line of very high
grade goods, and we guarantee
them to give satisfaction in
every particular. Our charges,
too, will satisfy the most economically inclined. Here we have
a special departm ent for Toilet and Bath Room necessities.
Once you get the habit of dealing here you will find it profitable
J a rv is th e D ru ggist
Gold Hill Cafe
For Sundries and Meals
Fancy Mixed Candy
Fresh Supply Peanuts
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1 5c per lb.
1 5c per lb.
English Walnuts
Almonds, Oranges
and Apples
At Prices that Meet any Competition
TRUAX & CO., Proprietors
S T E IN H O F F
T h e A rc h ite c t a n d B u ild e r
Is here to stay, and is very much alive to the
needs of this growing city, and will design
and execute anything in thje Building line,
Brick, Stone anc
id Cement. Plain or artistic
Cement and Iron Grill Fences
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S p e c ia lty