A Mining Deal. WHAT IS REASONABLE PAT? MUST REFORM OR FALL. After many months of work T. James has finallv succeeded in getting the Hope A ttorney G. W. W hite B rings O ct R E. O'Brien, Who Came Within a and ^hortv mine under one head, and now Halr'a Bread'h of Being County S ome F acts T hat T hrows L ight on ASHLAND, Or...Thursday, Nov. 19, 1896. has them both bonded. He made the first Recorder, Suites the Case of Popu* JACKSON CO. ’ S DELEGATION. W hat is R easonable C ompensation . Iu this issue we Drint several letteis Çav tn ent of $2500 on the Hope yestercav. list Duty his will cause active operation to be begun from different parts of the county on the A pplegate , Oa., Oct. 21, 1896 and the base ores will be treated by a new Senator Holt In Favor of Pruning. E ditor V alley R ecord : question of the reduction of the salaries Your request for my views of the peo­ E ditor V alley R ecord : — concentrating plant. PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. P hoenix , O r ., N ov . 9.1896. ple’s party plank in the county convention of our county officers, The legislature Having read your letter to the public in Mnsic hath charms to soothe a savage, no E ditor V alley R ecord :— with reference to the salaries of county regard to the salaries of the county officials. Dr. Barr, Dentist, I. O. O. F. Block. meets the first of January and between doubt; but the Schubert Symphony Club Your favor of yesterday at hand, inform­ Mrs. Will Rice came ont from Portland and Lady Quartette are not traveling for now and the time it adjourns is the ac­ ing me that you will again open up the officers is received. I am now and was at I will say that you have taken the right the express purpose of soothing savage«. cepted time for the tax-pavere to press Sunday. that time heartily in sympathy with that discussion of the salary question and ask- part of the platform. I believed then and stand in this matter. Neither are they trying to educate the peo­ The salaries must be reduced. Joe Weininger came oyer from Klamath ple. They are entertaining the public, and this question in — a - practical - r---------- way. The' ---- ing me to write you in regard to what I river yesterday. Our last populist county convention in a manner that is thoroughly enjoyable people of this countv have beard a great wish to do with the platform adopted by still believe that the salaries of the county Frank Williams went to Portland Tues­ from first to la-t. Their program i« hill of deal of ccmplaint about high taxes and our last county convention. I suppose officials of Jackson county is greatly out of placed fair salaries for those placed in nom­ novelty and artistic elegance, besides giv­ proportion to all other kinds of legitimate day on a business trip. ing our readers many opportunities to in­ excessive official salaries. The people’s you have special reference to the resolution income, that is the following salaries, I ination. Our officials can inaugurate the necessary For trunks and traveling telescopes call dulge in the world-famous American laugh. passed by the convention in reference to think, should be reduced:— on J. P. Dodge at Opera House. If you want to be happy on the evening of party has made a specialty of presenting reform by reducing their own salaries. «alaries of county officers and district at November 26th. you can be, by going to The county clerk’s salary ought not to The aim of the majority of the rank and Evangelist E. A. Ross will begin revival hear this company’s entertainment. Under the wrongs of the people on this line. torney. You will doubtless remember ths exceed $1000, and he should be allowed two meetings in the M. E. church Nov. 28. the auspices of Granite lodge. No. 23, K. of Yet when the party had the absolute say just before I took charge of the convention I deputies at a salary not to exceed $600 I I file of the people’s party is for reform and in the naming of the salaries for Jackson if our officials do not carry out the wishes The DeMoss family played in Jackson P. as chairman I publicly requested the con­ county this week, going south yesterday. of the people, the people’s party will sure­ county in the general salary law that vention to take action on the salary ques­ each. Religious News. The sheriff should not receive to exceed ly fall. Mrs. M. M. Cooksey was up from Cen­ passed both houses and became a law at tion ; and in taking action on said question The Salvation Army in Ashland still $1500. He should have one deputy salary tral Point this week visiting Ashlaud My oppinion is voiced, I believe, by a holds on and increases its grip. A new the last session of the legislature, the the convention plainly stated the various of not over $600, with provision for such friends. majority of the people of Jackson county. cadet. Miss Hurt, arrived at the barracks same old burdensome figures were re­ amounts at which it desired the salaries , additional help and pay if necessary as the II Ashland Hose Co. No. 1 will give a grand Saturday and is adding new life to the Yours Truly, placed there. Not one office was lowered, of our officers to be placed, and pledged our | county court in their judgement may de-! Masquerade ball in Ashland Christmas army. R. E. O BRIEN. members of the legislature, if elected, to night. The Y. P. 8. C. E. ot the Presbyterian and one office was raised. The populist demand the same. I therefore consider it j cide. It should bo borne in mind that the ' IN OTHER COUNTIES. i sheriff is paid by the stale for conveying A. W. Wille of Trail creek was here church have elected the following officers: county officials never reduced the expen­ last week and returned home with Mrs. M. President, F. D. Bobbins; vice president, ses of the county one cent through their my privilege and duty to use all honorable convicts to the penitentiary and insane and means at my command to fix those salaries idiotic persons to the asvluni and that the A. Hull. Lora Colton; secretary Genovieve Tiffany: The following rich and opulent salaries. Thus the as demanded by our convention. I feel county pays for boarding all prisoners. It A Visiting Leader From Clackamas Wm. High, wife and daughter were in treasurer. Leslie Rose. Tells What the Populists Did There from Butte creek, Cal., this week visiting chairmen of committees were appointed: populist party of Jackson county stood that the least that could be said in justifica­ would seem that the county treasurer’s —They Consulted the Parry and Praver meeting, J. C. Haworth; lookout. convicted not only of continuing a rob­ tion of that action of our convention is that relatives. Mary Silshv; flower and calling, Genevieve salary of $800. considering the responsibil­ the PeoDle and Instituted Reform it was a step in the right direction. bery of the tax- payers, but of a shame ­ Ex-Conductor Fred Wall has gone into Tiffany; missionary and information, Fan­ ity , is none too high , While that of county Right From th© Start—What Mo­ the grocery business with Lon Zeigler al ny Fox; social, Daisy Mingus; music, Char­ ful surrender of its principles to greed, Yours Truly, superintendent is regulated by the county doc County Will Do. Roseburg. lotte C'oltou. 8. H. HOLT. selfishness and the unholy ambition to board and I believe good material can be Ashland, Or.. Oct. 5,1896. Crit Tolman, who has been purser on an Rev. G. N. Anne« will preach the Thanks­ live off the sweat of other men’s brows. State Senator for Jackson County. had to fill that office for $700 per year. Alaska steamer all summer, returned to giving sermorn in the Presbyterian church E ditor V alley R ecord :— Ashland to winter, next Thursday at 10:30 a. m. A collection Nothing but an upheaval in the party in Representative Schrnultleln 'Wants The office of county judge should be run At your request I make the following be taken for charity work in Ashland. the spring saved it from an inglorious for $800, considering that the judge is not statement as to the action of the county Coanty Judge Cut Down. Mrs. Dr. Gil! of Dunsmuir paid her will Eatables will be received and distributed daughter Miss Grace Gill, the express by a committee All are invited. debarred from practicing in any of the officials of Clackamas county (all Populists) W oodville , O ct . 7, 1896. defeat. In face of the facts and the i ec­ agent, a visit Sunday. courts outside of his own, elected at the June election, 1896, with ref­ ord the populist party, through the ac­ E ditor V alley R ecord :— Chas. Young, wife and heir returned Thanksgiving Dtnuer—Hotel Oregon. tion of its officials in the court house, has The way I reason on these matters is by erence to their pledges to the people to I want to say a few words in regard to home to Gold Hill Saturday from a visit 12(roon)to2 p. in, Nov. 26, 1896 the reduction of county official salaries and comparison, taking the legal fraternity of inaugurate a reform in the mattter of with the folks in Ashland. The menu will he everything that can started to again defeat the will of the let the people of Jackson county know just the county and average their yearly pay, salaries. John Coleman and wife have arrived be had in the market». Roast turkev, people. It is the intention of the R ecord where I stand. I will say that I was elect­ and it is less than $600 apiece. Some of my The county platform did not pledge the from Dixon, Cal., to spend the winter. Air. dock and chicken, fresh eastern oysters to keep up the agitation of this subject ed to carry out that resolution and I intend brother attorneys may say that I estimate candidates to reduce their salaries volun­ Coleman will clerk for Vau Sant. in can and shell, shrimp, crab and lob­ and keep the public mind upon the to carry it out. I promised the people’s t iis from my own prsctice. Not so, I have tarily, or in advance of legislative action: Prevent sick'-ess and save doctors’ bills ster salads, and evert thing to make up a people’s party, its leaders, its court house party if elected that I would do it, and 1 conversed with a number of attorneys and but did pledge them to do all in their pow­ at this season b' IV keeping vour blood rich first-class spread. Dinner, 50 cts. officials and its representatives in the intend to make my word good. find this to be true. Take the male school er to procure legislation which should re­ Hood’s Sarsaparilla. and pure wish Hood Old Fulks' Concert. t:achers, from whose ranks can be found duce the salaries to the figures named in legislature—all of whom are directly or Every reasonable person m Jackson coun ­ D. R. Jones, a prominent man in Lake Program of the Old Folks’ Concert, at county, arrived this week with his family the opera house, Nov. 21st, (Saturday eve­ morally responsible to their masters, the ty knows that the salaries of county offici­ the best qualifiied material to fill all offices the platform. That was all. to spend the winter in Jackson county. After the entire people’s party ticket was people and the tax-payers. So that if als are too high in proportion to other pur­ and deputy-ships, and their pay will not ning) by home talent. exceed $250 per school year. Take the elected, and the officers-elect had qualified Mrs. Nellie McShane of Lakeview was Chorou«, “Ye-Old Folks at Home” (illus­ the official representatives of the people suits. trated) ticketed to Wa-hington, D. C., last week I have heard more than one man say that business men with their capital and but few and were sure they would have the offices, bunco or "flour-bin”, this community Recitauon—Mother Wai rad. over the O. R. & N. by Robt. Leonard, they would be glad to take the county are accumulating $500 per year. The farm­ they voluntarily held a caucus with the Violin Solo—Mr. Bagl<*y. again it will he done while the public The Ashland republicans having given up Qu irtete, “Refuge”—Mesdames Thornton, judge’s office for $800 per year and be satis­ er-average them up and $200 will catch leadin g people’s party men of the county attention and eye has a full view of the their proposed celebration the republicans Austin, Berry and Trefren. fied, and I thing if all the county officials them all. And a great many of all classes to see if it were not possible to inaugurate at Jacksonville “bluwed out” last evening. Recitation—Mrs. Engle. operation. were cut down to the way that resolution are not making a living. a reform right from the start, and not Harry Barbour was in town Sunday. Quartet. " The Tar’s Farewall.” [We had intended making some re­ reads they would still do well enough, The people's party convention assembl­ wait for the legislature to enact a law re­ Vocal Solo. "Oh ye Tears, ’ ’ Frans Abt — His crew of 17 men are now located on the marks upon the subject in this issue, but ed demanded of our represeutatives at the ducing salaries. The result of that caucus Yours Truly, Mrs. Beach. Siskiyou for a few week^repairing bridges. coming session to reduce the«e salaries, the was that every county officer pledged him­ Character Song and Tableau. our correspondents have taken so much G. F. SCHM1DTLEIN, Mrs.M.J Canning, formerly Miss Ida Quartet, “Drifting With the Tide”— people elected two members pledged to do self that he would conduct his office for the space that we will deal with the question Representative for Jackson County. Prim. passed through Saturday from Port­ Mesdames Beach, Austin, Messrs. Tret- all in their power to accomplish it. Will salary provided by law, and pay all deputies land to San Francisco to spend the winter. later on. Everybody ¡8 invited to dip ren and Wahworlh- The Lone Republican Means Busi­ they do it? I believe they will; it ought to and other expenses ot doing the business of in. Opponents of the idea are especially New stock, mixed pickles and sweet pota Tai>!eau—"16 to 1.” ness. be done. Along this line the county con ­ his office out of his salary, and not ask the toes in bulk, raisins, nuts, candies, lemons, Original Poem, by a Gravbeard. invited. We have extended a personal J acksonville , O r ., N ov . 12, 1896. cran berries, etc. at D. L. Minkler A Sons. Recitation—"An Experience”—Mrs. Annes. vention passed another plank or resolution county to bear any portion of it. These invitation to the court house officials, bat E ditor V alley R ecord :— Comic Quartet. that had my hearty approval then and now reforms ttie Clackamas county _ officers ______ Mrs, Lou Geitner and her daughter, Vocal Solo, by an octogenerinn Complying with your request in relation that is, for one term of office. So our leg-j instituted on taking their offices and are Miss Mattie Niles, arrived last week from Ladies Quartet, "Last Rose of Summer.” they don’t seem to have anything to say Sacramento to pay relatives and friends a Vocal Duet, Life’s Dream is Oe’r — —to the public—on the subject-. Their to my views respecting the reduction of the islators cannot be hampered by a paid ; to-day carrying out; making a saving to visit. Mesdames Roper and Norris influences will be at work in some other salaries of our county officials and other loby from present incumbents, to prevent J the county for the first month (July) over Elder Levi Troxel of the Dunkard breth­ Tableau—"Free Coinage of Silver”. » * In «<* z* « » L. C il___ __________ • direction and the methods applied will means wberby taxation may be reduced, I Q a TOilnnfinn reduction, f/iv» for fkn the rnnenn reason ¿V the uncertain is 4kz* the same month of the previous year, in ren, is holding a series of evening meet­ Chorus—God Be With You Till We Meet have only to say that I am and will be not be those that are commonly used to Again. ” removed. I have known in other states ings in the Baptist church. Everybody in- the matter of salaries to deputies alone, General admission 25 cts. yited. sway the mental and reasoning powers, ready at any time to confer with my popu­ the several county sheriffs and other officers amounting to $258.65. All pupils of the State Normal school and list colleagues and do all I can to bring to organize and bring to bear upon mem­ _________________ Previous to the advent of the peoples par­ Col. W. H. Hurlburt, the efficient gener­ Ashland public schools will be admitted either,] about that end. al agent of the O R. A N. at Portland, was for 15 cents. bers of their legislatures all the influence ty officers in the county.the deputies of their SOUND POPULISM BY J .B. WELLS. on Sunday’s train for a business trip to It will doubtless be remembered that they could to prevent the cutting down of republican predecessors were paid by the San Francisco. during the last spring campaign our pop­ salaries, If they could not expect a second The construction oi a steel plant is •'---------- --------- --------- 1----------------------------------------- | lUUH county, instead KZ*. of uuv the UUIVUia officers VUll out UL of their A pplegate , O r ., N ov . 14, 1896. ulist opponents promised the people to or third term it would make no difference I salaries. Permit me to add that the prompt If tbe hair is falling out and turning gray, among the many new enterprises pro­ E ditor V alley R ecord : th. gl ands of tbe skin need stimulating posed for Los Angeles in the near have a further reduction of the salaries of and color-food, and the best remedy and i future. The manager of a local iron In response to your letter, I will say that our county officers. Therefore the taxpay­ to them. I believe there is less corruption effort« of the people’s party officers to re­ in office of one term than in several and , duce taxes and expenses, has cemented the siliuulantis Hall’s Hair Renewer, and steel company says that this will the people of Jackson county surely ought ers will expect them to fulfill their promise better service. j party together as nothing else could have R.E.Young.repre-enting Carius, Reynolds to appreciate your efforts in the way of re­ in this respect and while I made no prom­ Respectfully, done, and insures them an easy victory in & Prather of Oakland. Cal., was in Jackson involve an outlay of $30,000. form, and do all they oan to assist you in county this week to buy beef cattle and G. W. WHITE. The railroad station at Diamond their execution. You seem to stand firmly ises of that character yet I feel it my duty 1898. It dealt a fatal blow to republican feeders. He goes to Klamath county from Springs, Cal., was robbed, by highway­ to do all in my power to relieve the tax­ couirol hereaiter, Republicans stand and solidly for their rights, their liberties payers of our county as well as the whole here. men, who presented revolvers at the and their absolute independence so far as SAMS VALLEY HEARD FROM. amazed at the sincerity of populists in car­ For first-class dental work see Dr. A. agent and compelled him to open the state. rying out reforms, but they have to ad­ •• just laws are concerned. Hinman, Masonic block. I am glad to see the R ecord take hold of mire. The Populists of Clackamas say that •F safe. + I know not whether you are one of those, The Klamath county grand jury returned this matter and keep it before the people This Hot-Bed of Populism Pals Some “the way to reform is to reform.” • • John Sheilars, a juryman in a mur­ who believe hi rushing the whole people’s Talling Truths Right From the ten indictments principally against gamb­ • • Respectfully, lers and that line of offences. Their work der trial at Sacramento, failed to res­ party train into the Democratic or Repub­ and at all times expose insincerity and by- Shoulder. <• pocracy wherever it may be. looked more like a meeting of the W. C. pond to roll call and it was found that lican camp, as prisoners of economics, every • • D. W. SMITH. E ditor V aller R ecord :— • • T. U. Very Truly Yours he had died an hour before court time one or the other of said parties steal, • > I am pleased to see that the Record is N. LANGELL. Orders have been received at Vie* Mrs. Nellie Jeffrey, wile of the tram dis- opened. in this later day, a plank or two from the itatcher, C, 8. Jeffrey, of Dunsmuir, died Representative for Jackson County, calling the attention of the Populist county tori a, B. C., from O.iawa lor the Do­ people’s party platform. This idea should n Sacramento on Nov. 10th. They have officials to the resolutions adopted by the minion government ilearner Quudra to < A Pincushion Tree» been residents of Dunsmuir for several be most determinedly quelled. To us, Représentative J. J. Howeer'e Views. convention that placed them in nomination. go north and put a slop to fishing by . i One of the oddest trees in the world fusion gains nothing; it is indulging merely years past. Those resolutions were not passed for bun- American halibut uchoonerD ou the E. N. Williams, who has been working a is the yucca palm, which grows in the in the illusions of hops, and gives only the oumbe, but were'a pledge and promise to bank within the three-mile limit in the placer mine on Sardine creek for the past southwestern part of the United States momentary pleasure of a sweet and pass­ the voters who were asked to support the vicinity of the northeast end of Van­ three years with considerable profit, was in and in Mexico. It may well be. called candidates nominated. town Friday en route to San Francisco on the pincushion tree, for the Indians ing dream. True financial reform does not couver island and southern end of lie within the horizon of either of the old a business trip. With one exception the nominees were Queen Charlotte island. Most vessels who live there cut the palms down, saw parties existence. Their game has always present when the resolutions were being fish outside the tine -nflo limit, but J. W. Wiley has quit farming at Phoenix them into sections a few inches long been to hypnotize the American people by and moved to Medford -his week He will discussed and acted upon, and there was they come inside to clean the fish be­ hereafter engage in tbe busine-s of buying and round over the white pith inside word, in most all their elections, and in no objection offered, Ths Now Under the Management of an Experienced and First-Class Hotel Man. + I ♦ : TRAINS. Men and Travelers. ♦ Autumn Winter Clothing Qoodj, Boots and Shoes Mens Boys Ladies Misses r The Finest Line at Prices that Cannot be Defeated. The New Brick LIVERY STABLE .. . I. A. MOUNCE, Proprietor. MILLINER. * CREAM BAKING -> •F + The Best Rigs The Safest Drivers The Swiftest Animals A’i, Give us a call x^^sza^Horses Boaîded at Reasonable Rates Front Street. BEDFORD. OREGON.