PAUE SIX
MKDFOIin rATIJ TKTRUNE. MEDFORD. OTIEflON, SATURDAY. .-OCTOBER tX 1fl17
E
APPLE DRYING
PLANT OPENED AT
The organization of the Jackson
county "Hoover Drive" committee
lias been perfected und preparations
for the drive during pledge card week,
October 21 to 28, tire well under wo',
'the instruction cards for educational
work have been distributed thruout
the county and tlio work in the
schools wil begin at once, under the
direction of County Superintendent
Ager.
The Medford schools will "do their
hit" under the super vision of Superin
tendent V. Meldo lllllis, who is heart
ily Interested In tho work.
W. A. Folger, county chairman, has
npolnted local committees In each
town In tho count'- the work being
divided Into three departments edu
cational, publicity and pledge card
work.
Tho local committees are us fol
lows:
Ashland. Educational Superin
tendent Geo. A. Briscoe. Publicity
Bert H. Clrecr. Final work. Mrs. E.
C. Uurd.
Talent. Kducnllonnl Peter L.
Spencer, principal. Publicity lira.
Marlon Tryer. Final work Mrs. 0.
W. Iloldrldge.
Phoenix. Kducatlonal IF. H.
Mathews, principal. Publicity Mrs.
Clinton C. Carey. Final work Mrs.
F. K. Furry.
Jacksonville" Kducatlonal G. V.
Godward, principal. Publicity Mrs.
Louis Ulrlch. Final work Harry
Luy.
Central Point. Kducatlonal K. 1).
Stanley, principal. Publicity. J. W.
Kldon. Final work Mrs. J. V. Kl
dcn. Gold HIM. Educational G. W.
Milan, principal. Publicity J.' II.
Hoeman. Flnul work Mrs. -Margaret
Galagcr.
Rogue Hivor. Educational R. G.
Harding, principal. Publicity Mrs.
Ethel Tarent. Final work. Mrs. O.
H. (illmore,
Kaglo Point. Educational J. C.
Barnard, principal. Publicity A. C.
Howlutt. Final work Mrs. Will Von
tier llelloli. (
llutto Falls. Kducatlonal- T. O.
Hutchinson, principal. Publicity
Mrs. E. P. MorrlB. Final work
II. D. MlliB.
AH districts outside of those above
mentioned will bo taken enro of by
ono committooniuu In each district.
Tho work In Mcd'ord ie in charge
of V. Moldo HIlIIs for tho educational
work, Mrs. W. E. Crows for the final
work. Mrs. E. 1). Plckel has In charge
nrrnngeinenls for patriotic addresses
In ull churches next Sunday morning.
Tho county comnifttco consists of
W. A. Folger, Mrs. E. N. Warner, and
County Superintendent Ager. The
committee bus npolnted Mrs. Alan
Drackinreed county publicity manager.
I
FAMINE C01II1S
Tho valley will soon liuve a new
fruit industrial concern which will
afford a local market for nn enor
mous (innntlty of cull apples, anl be
sides will give employment to about
fifly persons during the working sea
son of several months.
K. M. MeKeany, tho well-known
local fruit man, and W. 0. Allen, a
well-known fruit man of Salem, havo
formed a partnership and have leased
the Central Point packing house for
threo years, which they will turn Into,
a largo apple drying concern. They
will operate under the name Allen &
MeKeany, Applo company.
Tho new concern wll begin operat
ing within ten days, just as soon as
tho furnace, dryer and crates have
been installed. Messrs. MeKeany and
Allen have already made arrange-,
moots with packing houses and or
chardlsts of the valley to tako from
them 400 tons of cull apples this
fall, which will bo dried at the Cen
tral Point plant.
They figure on the plant turning
out a ton of driod apples dally, and
aro planning to opeuit-; tiie plant for
two and a half months this full.
L
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UNIVKKSITY, OF OltWiON, Ku
gene, Or., Ocl. 1:1. The Hchool of
commerce of the I'niversity of Ore
gon nirtiin litis made arrangements to
supply Or.'pm people with informa
tion intended to assist in the devel
opment of the Kioto's commercial and
industrial interests.
This service now lias been supplied
to tint business men of the slate for
Mm- last two or lliree yours, and litis
proved exceptionally helpful, especi
ally In mtiuui'ai'liii'i-rs and exporters
who tire endeavoring to reach into
foreign ninvkels. The school of ootu
nierce is in close cooperation willi
the I'edernl di-ptirlinont of commerce
and with various oilier agencies Unit
miii n i n in connections in foreign coun
tries. Tin) industrial und commercial ser
tfct AniirtvivMi mL' Jbc i(.):nj.! ef ft'ui
ineice ll.it jtat fi fn rliaige of Shad
O. Krniitz, wlio for seven years lie
fore coining lo Hie university was re
porter on liiiuuritil and industrial
subjects for the Orcgrmitiii, and ox
poets to use bis newspaper experi
ence lo the iiihnulneo of Hint ilo-
parli it. Anyone who is iiilcrc-lcd
in Ibis service can secure I lie bulle
tins issued regularly by Hie indus
trial und commercial service depart
ment, or special iuljiritintiou on imv
subject, by addressing the School of
Commerce, I'niversity of Oregon, Eugene.
COPENIIAflKN, (VI. i:l.-Tlie
German iwliniiiislralinu of Warsaw
has issued .( denial of slalenicnls Hint
famine conditions prevail in Poland.
It asserts there is an abundance of
food in tho rural districts anil tlinl
Hie people ill the cities are ailcipiatcly
nourished.
The Whole Neighborhood Knows.'
Mrs. Anna Polzer, 2520 Jefferson
SI., So. Omaha, Neb., writes: "I can
recommend Foley's Honey and Tar as
a sure cure for coughs and colds. It
cured my daughter of a bad cold. My
neighbor, Mrs. Ilcuson, cured herself
nnd her whole family with Foley's
Honey and Tar, and everyono In our
neighborhood speaks highly of It."
This reliable family remedy masters
troup. It clears the air passages and
eases the Ranging, strangling fight
for breath. Sold everywhere
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There Is Bui One Grade In
t tt if.v.v
Our Varnu r-iy.'." V'.u'cr From Fatli 0;ifr Not in
(Jmilsiy V.-.-t Mirc'.y in Cao Design
WPiMOHTS $J00OO
A3 LOW A3
Divii.i d, ii Hi liml, iu Mi oll.lv or Qnvtctly Payment! to Suil
tn-i I iinvr'nimto.
Kin- ' ! '' s Viit.-'j jur ii'.i' Mft'ii:..;.
HALE'S PIANO KOUSL, INC.
ASHLAND, Oct. 13. The closing
sessions of tho 26th annual conven
tion of the Jackson County Sunday
School association will bo held In
tho Chautauqua aditorium m this
city on Sunday, Oct. 14. The follow
ing Is the Ashland unit of a tri-city
program which began at Phoenix on
Friday, was continued at Talent on
Saturday and will he concluded here
on Sunday. Arrangements are under
way to make this convention tho most
successful one in the history of tho
county association.
.Sunday Morning.
10:00. Big patriotic Sunday school
rally of all tho schools in the valley.
Union song service, led by M. F,
Sheets of Phoenix, nnd tho Ashland
orchestra.
10:20. Sunday school session.
11:00 Convention sermon Sub
ject, "Nipped in the Bud," by Rev.
Frederick W. Carstens, Medford.
12:00. Picnic lunch. Everybody
bring a basket.
Sunday Afternoon.
2:00. All 'teen ago girls meet In
Pioneer hall for a talk by Mrs. Da
nenhower. 2:20. Sons service, led by M. F.
Sheets, and the Ashland orchestra.
2:45. Short, snappy talks by rep
resentative men and women, includ
ing Miss Helen Carlton of Elizabeth,
N. J.: Mrs. M. E. Danenhower of
Portland; Mayor Gates, fir. J. C. Rol
lins and W. 11. Goro of Medford;
Mayor LniuUin, Supt. Briscoe of Ash
land, and others. '
Tho convention Is an Interdenomi
national union affair, und large rep
resentations wilt be present from all
over the valley.
COUNTY CLERK'S SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDING JUNE 30th, 1917. ; r . i.
STATEMENT OFEXPENDITURE8
County court and commissioners...
Circuit court
Justice court
Sheriff's office . ..
Clerk's office
Treasurer's offices
Coroner's office
School superintendent's office
Fruit insiiector's office
Assessor's office
Collection of taxes
Tax rebates
WldowB' pensions
GIVES UP TO POLES
Zl'Kll'll, Oct. IX Dr. Vim Seyil
Icr, tiie Austrian premier, ticcording
lo n ilispali-h from Vienna, lias in
formed Deputy Das.inski, the Polish
leader, that the government is ready
to comply willi the Polish demand re
garding (lalicia, including Hie reslor
ation of yitii ndiiiinislniiion. Tilts
-ivrrniihl' to tiie Polish parly gives
Hie premier a majoi'ily in tlib rcicli
sral in securing llie passage of the
budget.
FIRE DESTROYS PLANT
OF CHEMICAL COMPANY
NKW VOlik'. Oct. IX Fire de
stroyed part of the plant of the
llrilisli-Auicricau Clu-mical company
in (nccuslinroiigh today witli a prop
erly loss estimated nt -f J7.1.000. An
explosion occurred in n still eonlaiu
ing m-iil.
Keep Clean
Keep clean inside, ns
well as outside. Do not
allow food poisons to ac
cumulate in your bowels.
Headache, a sign ol self
poisoninR, will point to
numerous oilier troubles
which are sure to follow.
Keep yourself well, as
thousands of others do,
by taking, when needed,
a dose or two of the old,
reliable, vegetable, fami
ly liver medicine,
Hack-Draught
Mrs. Magpie Bledsoe,
Osawatomic, Kan., says:
"lllack-Draught cured
me of constipation of 15
years standing, which,
nothing had been able to
help. I was also a slave
lo stomach trouble . . .
liverylhin" I ate would
sour on my stomach. I
used two packages of
Wack-Urniifclit. aud Ohl,
the blessed relief It has
uiven me." Ulack
lmiught should be on
your sncit. tjct a park
ace today, nrlce ic.
One cent a dose.
All Druggists
Court hoiiKe expenses - -
Jail exiteiiH : ,
Care of at poor farm -
Care of poor not at poor farm -
Juvenile court, reform school commitments, etc.,
Advertising and county printing
Indigent soldiers
Klection expense
Registration of voters-
Roads and highways ,
BUCK ;
Power Auto Co.
! : : : 1
Recorder's office
Surveyor's office :.
Ferries
Water master
District attorney's office
Health rcKistrars
Scaln bounty .'.
Stock inspector
Knforcement of prohibition law
Kxperting county records
n-,i ' ...... SS.K50.0U S5.217.13 16.352.41 $4,3SII.03 $3,772.76
Total exiiendiTureerTc 30, 1917, as per foregoing itemized statement
Total warrants Issued (Current Kxpense f und) for tne six montns enuing June uu, mn.
Fund ,
January February March
f 9.71 S 3.20 t 3.15
14.10 6.45 675.1o
65.40 140.20 154.76
266.95 280.49 147.65
81.66 126.62 229.56
1S5.10 82.28 11.15
18.00 102.25
"' 186.14 175.21 159.86
13.75
63.25 94.92 71.60
148.00 135.40 9.00
52.32 23.11
""767.50 772.50 787.50
109.85 648.99 48.45
112.10 171.02 144.01
120.84 1,147.13 164.56
867.00 074.87 759.44
129.28 103.90 133.05
38.87 159.87 1,743.53
28.66 10.00
63.45 11.90 .....
.50 9.37 .60
84.37 44.55 273.25
68.88 61.86 49.72
7.50
7 00 8.40 12.15
14.21 14.10
18.00
149.00- 189.00 228.50
50.00
156.76
260.00
April
; 3 30
24.95
102.12
213.50
67.23
10.52
58.70
140.49
4S8.50
343.39
40.25
108.66
767.50
2.2
07.05
217.89
907.55
90.35
1.38
90.00
3.76
2.48
345.05
68.29
16.70
97.50
50.00
04.07
May
( 2.95
8 00
130.85
189.15
31.60
11.81
"" 141.72
32740
06.65
2.40
707.50
43.42
133.12
471.12
1.07S.50
139.30
116.36
10.00
20.00
8.70
.50
125.90
57.50
19.00
2T.60
77.50
June
6.71
1,621.85
286.99
196.92
101.06
9.30
11.40
154.38
i'6"l3
Total
2"1t
2.3 1 50
870.43
1,294.60
698.13
310.16
.190.35
' 950.80
602.25
605.09
399.30
186.49
4,010.00
898.87
834.44
2.437.60
5,165.88
741.98
2.094.44
100.00
2,008.25
104.50
,' 22.20
969.72
3S1.66
7.50
104.65
28.31
39.50
831.50
100.00
368.97
250.00
17,195.49 J3n.481.79
g;iU,4X1.7
$30,481.79
747.50
45.90
207.14
310.12
808.52
146.10
35.43
1,950.25
26.70
8.85
90.00
75.12
41.30
90.00
"81.83
STATEMENT SHOWING OUTSTANDING WARRANTS DRAWN ON THE GENERAL COUNTY FUND OF JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON
also accumulated Interest thereon for the six months' period ending Juno 30, 1917.
No warrants drawn on General Fund during this period.
Issued ' .-
January 1st . ;
January .. :
February
March i
April -
May .....1
,J une ; -
Paid
$
3,014.68
803.98
10,428.87
8,913.71
10,054.31
1,4437
Balance
Outstanding
$389,305.72
380,351.04
385.487.00
375,058.19
360.144.48
355.490.17
354,040.80
Interest
2.079.71
2,070.37
2,075.10
2.017.40
1.972.90
1,917.06
Interest
Paid
$ -
932.21
260.03
3,180.54
1,991.79
2,499.30
433.65
Accumulated
Interest
$85,355.51
80,503.01
88.313.35
87.201.91
87,227.52
86.701.18
88.181.59
Totals - $35,318.92
County Salary
$354,046.80 $12,132.60 $ 9,303.52 $SS,184.59
County cnijrt and commissioners ;
Circuit court
Sheriff's office
Clerk's office -
Treasurer's offico
School superintendent's office
Fruit inspector's office .......
Assessor's office .
Collection of taxes ,
Ferries
Court house expenses
Jail expenses
Care of poor at poor farm.
Recorder's office - ..-.1
Surveyor's office
Sealer of weights and measures .
Water master
Fund
January
$ 101.87
15.00
362.46
380.93
100.00
28S.75
192.75
701.00
318.92
25.00
60.00
50.00
208.33
241.66
59.45
17.80
83.33
February
$ 228.00
SO.'OO
326.39
329.99
100.IIO
250.00
171.12
394.40
326.00
25.00
60.00
48.33
183.33
241.66
35.90
24.93
83.33
March
$ 197.00
70.00
333.33
329.99
100.00
250.00
210.00
352.20
654.00
25.00
00.00
50.00
183.33
241.66
100.35
26.99
S3.33
April
$ 194.60
27.00
- 333.33
329.99
100.00
284.25
297.00
1,068.20
690.25
25.00
00.00
50.00
183.33
241.60
110.20
32.71
83.33
May
$ 280.80
27.00
333.33
329.99
100.00
281.45
2.030.20
1,640.00
473.50
25.00
00.00
88.00
183.33
241.60
67.65
22.67
S3.33
Juno
$ 285.30
42.00
333.33
329.99
100.00
290.70
515.00
928.00
294.00
25.00
60.00
112.00
183.33
241.66
' 106.35
30.40
83.33
Totllls ;; $3,307.25 $2,85S.38 $3,209.78 $4,000.85 $6,267.91 $3,960.39
Total expenditure for the six months ending Juno 30, 1917, as per foregoing itemized statement
Total warrants issued (County Salary Fund) Tor the six months ending June 30, 1917 - -
County Advertising and Fair Fund.
Warrants were drawn against this fund only in May nnd June.
Expense of Tri-SUite Good Roads Convention at Medford
Total
$ 1,347.57
217.00
2,012.17
2,0.)0S
0U0.00
1.045.15
3.452.67
5,123.80
2.55ii 07
150.00
300.00
398.33
1,124.98
1,449.96
479.90
165.50
499.93
$23,004.56
..$23,604.56
..$33,604.50
May
June .
.....,.$236.73
63.27
Total .......I .". ! .'. $300.00
Pacific Highway Road Fund.
Total expenditures (County Advertising and Fair Fund) for the six
months ending June 30, 1917, as per above statement $300.00
Total warrants issued (County Advertising and Fair Fund) for tho
six months ending June 30, 1917 $300.00
January ,
February ii...i...: .....
March .......i......:
April
May 1
June r....'.
..$ 262.03
.-. 369.25
.. 5,818.63
200.00
.. 1.0S9.44
.. 650.34
Total ,
..$8,285.69
Road Fund
Total expenditures (Pacific Highway Road Fund) for the six months
ending June 30, 1917. as per above statement $3,285.69
Total warrants issued (Pacific Highway Fund) for the six months
. ending June 30, 1917 $8,285.69
District No. 1 Labor.
Material
District No. 2 Labor.?.
Material
District No. 3 Labor.
Material
District No. 4 Labor.
Material
District No. 6 Labor
Material
District No. 6 Labor.
Material
District No. 7 Labor.
Material
District No. 8 Labor-
Material -
District No. 9 Labor
Material
District No. 10 Labor
Material
District No. 11 Labor....-
- Material
District No. 12 Labor -
Material ,
District No. 13 Labor....
January
$ 111.11
""77.00
1.60
41.00
"16960
23.'66"
7.36
139.U0
1.25
202.00
''39.66
'fs'.bo
Material
District No. 14 Labor
Material
Genoral Road Labor ;
Material
Ashland refund 1912 Road tax
Balance due Meiifonl Jacksonville road contract..
Crater Lake Highway
Rent of shed for road machinery
Inspecting Central Point bridge
Soda Springs road
Freight 011 supplies
Repairing MoilfordlJacksonvllle Road -
Eaglo Point brldgo
111.00
19.S3
84.63
4.00
121.00
6.00
26.25
13.94
'95.00
6.10
200.00
Fobruary
$
"255Z6O
22.00
31.50
36.50
0.70
70.12
.60
30.25
.""38.06
"12266
40.40
"'77.66
175.80
23.00
I996O
3.10
26.00
3.70
79.74
"i'260
March
$ 103.110
19.53
102.00
4.15
47.50
50.50
13.30
96.25
3.00
51.00
..
S366"
"""49.00
31.00
126.50
19.50
129.50
32.90
10.00
"15266
1.S0
14.00
12.25
94.19
36.00
60.00
20.00
April May
470.00 $ 926.22 $
74.95 38.85
129.00 290.12
18.70 14.00
143.00 274.05
3.00 1.40
131.50 69.99
1.50 .
149.37 360.48
.75 4.60
P2.0O ID 3.23
18.75 12.50
28.90
.94
184.50 604.24
17.38 207.05
64.00 178.74
27.20 20.44 .
106.60 277.35
6.50 1.15
379.85 417.35
212.90 18.45
21.00 164.60
.61.30 49.05
216.00 422.25
4.70 3.00
36.00 45.19
''"i'356'6 '25.15
63.69
"""76.99 "'ni'zO
7.32 .
391.47
June
979.10
15.70
451.60
116.73
607.20
20.10
112.87
'"3G536
2.60
209.98
6.30
855.50
399.13
859.37
14.65
530.74
''Tot'-M
17.37
013.75
125.97
649.84
05.74
454.56
12.97
356.61
85.81
65.00
267.13
484.89
117.53
Total
2,655.32
149.03
1,605.12
177.73
1,044.25
30.50
510.86
21.50
1,064.52
18.71
723.46
38.80
949.90
400.07
1,955.61
238.98
851.48
79.24
1,141.69
43.52
1,728.45
616.85
942.96
170.09
1,605.31
30.57
478.05
112.00
185.00
625.17
139.53
200.00
47.60
60.00
20.00
208.19
7.32
876.36
117.63
Totals -
Total expenditures (Road Fund) for tho six months ending June 30, 1917, as
Total warrants issued (Rond Fund) for tho six months ending Jui.e 30, 1917...
The following recapitulation Is made up from the County Treasurer's
... $1,716.36 $1,265.41 $1,449.47
per foreging statement -
ropei t for the six months ending June 30, 1917:
liainnee
Fund Jan. 1, 1917
General $ 12.022. 28
County School 15.6S5.41
High school and library 1.276.04
School districts 9.4SS.38
General road 3,156.40
l'nciric Highway road . 84.072 95
lioad bond Interest . 45S.71
Konil dis tricts 1,998 81
City road districts 33 91
Current expenses 11,732 37
Salary 21.405.97
Ktre patrol
Fruit Inspection 1.400 95
Overcharge 1914 ier tax fund 693.40
Ovorchamo 1915 per tax fund 9.39
Ovuivharito HH6 per tax fund
SiH'ilal deposits 1.S51.30
Indigent soldiers 846.77
mlveriistng and fair 13S.37
Indemnity 40( 02
District boundary board 496.75
Cities nnd towns 2.407.83
Talent Irrlcntlou district lien
Knforeenient of prohibition law 219.10
1916 per. lax fund S.9.H.72
Received
S102.9S0.94
24.S56.24
10,125.33
80,742.42
54.0S1.05
224.76
20.070.97
21,650.43
99.60
35,518.90
28.009.86
1.636.41
2.05
409.21
949 65
48 87
2.S74.0S
Sl.710.56
2.513.00
714.10
Balance
Disbursed June 30, 1917
$ 80,357.79 $ 29,251.43
S2,S60.67
10,246.18
75.050.41
27,278.67
8.714.69
12,500.00
19.261.S2
30.93
29,378.14
33.509.56
1.329 12
1,469.00
17.28
20S.70
965.59
sotuio'
79.S22.74
1,803.31
8.931.72
17,690.08
1,155.13
14,680.39
29.958.54
7o.5S3.01
8.629.08
4.386.92
96.58
17.873.19
15,906.26
207.29
"iffis'is
9 39
20051
1.S45.42
895.1.4
2.712.46
. 404.02
490 "5
4,301 05
709.09
933.2
Total - $179,475.51 $179,730.07 $430,082.12 $228,628.40
Pal. on banilJnn. 1. 1917 179.476.51 Disbursements
Transfers 46.285.19 Transfers 46,285.1:'
Heoceipts 433.444. SS July 1, 1917 S2S.52.1.lii
Total receipts
Disbursements.
Puld County Treasurer:
For 1916 taxes $353,410.32
For 1915 taxes 42.067.97
For 1914 taxes GS6.49
For 1913 taxes . 104.29
For 1912 and prior years' taxes 6.061.92
Fyr service fees 292.40
Paid certificate holders redemption money
Balance on hand:
For 1910 taxes.... , 6,993.24
For 1915 taxes ' fts.44
For 1914 taxes 2 020 44
For 1913 taxes
For certificate holders 1 241.35
Total disbursements nnd balances..
:'..c t. :ai receipts nlwvc Del forth:
Received 111 warrants
Received iu cash
$2,849.47 ;071.74 $9,277.63 $21,630.07
- $21,630.07
$21,630.07
Tho following figures from the semi annual report of Ralph G. Jennings
as Sherlfr and Tflx Collector show the amount of money and county warrants
received on payment of taxes, pennHles, interest and fees and disbursements
thereof for the six months ending June 30, 1917:
Receipts.
191G taxes $360,403.56
1915 taxes - 42,126.41
1914 taxes 2,706.93
1913 taxes - 1.223.66
1912 and prior years' taxes 6,061.92
Certificate of redemption Issued 23,509.96
Service fees 292.40
.$436,324.83
$102,683.39
22,208.61
11,372.83
..$136,324.83
.$ 16,497.27
.. 420.827.58
..? 130,3:4. S3,
659,205.68
$659,205.58
Total