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About Jacksonville sentinel. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1903-1906 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1903)
Geo. G. Howard was home to sjiend the Fourth and a few days with his rel ’ ’ * TTl 1 Li V 17 V AT A T I I.AW A UZ atives. Mr. Howard is employed at the ATTORNEY If you have any Timber land you want High Line Ditch Company at Gold Hill, Will practice in nil the Court* of the he having charge of the force that is to sell—See T. C. Norris. State clearing the right-of-way. He states Miss Low Brown of Antioch is visiting that they now have a mile and a halt Juckbonville Oregon in town, the guest of her cousin. Miss opened up ready for excavating from Ada Norris. ('.old Hill up the river, but they will not Three buggies and two wagons for do much work until after a resurvey of sale. Wagons almost new, buggies in the upper section of the route has been A full line always on hand of ' DENTIST firstclass repair. At Geo. N. Lewis, liv made by his father, J. S. Howard, the ' well known civil engineer who has .*\11 work equal to th«* lx**t to !>«• had in ery stable, Jacksonville. Portland charge of the engineering work for the I Judge II. K. Hanna will leave Sunday Crown*, Bridge work and Artifici*! Teeth Company. The object of the resurvey on either rubber or c< lluloid plater afternoon for Grants Pass where he will will be to do away with the trestle work JacliMonvillit • - Oregon convene oil Monday the July term of ami carry the big ditch, w hich will be so circuit court for Josephine county. large as to be really a canal, on the Win. M.Colvig was in Grants Pass ground bv putting in curves and run- j Monday looking after some legal cases ning the ditch up and back the various j for which he is attorney that will come streams it will cross, thus holding the ! ( N1Ì I.I» STATES I.ANI» COMMISSIONER upin the Josephine county circuit court ditch to its grade without the big expense j /•'ine grade of CIGARS Filing* nn<l final proofs for hoinrstt ads next week. of putting viaducts across their various handled un<l O iii I mi claims mmh*. II. E. Rogers, a stock and grain farm low places. Mr. Oreji'on er, was in Jacksonville Tuesday. A fine line of fancy toilet soaps just re Jacktionvklle Rogers states that the wheat crop of his ceived at the City Drug Store. Special attention given to vicinity will be short owing to a less Tims. McClaiichan, Louis Duns and Prescriptions acreage than usual bring sown last fall, Robert MeClanchan, not being at work Imt the yield will be up to the average by reason of the shut down at the Iowa --------- ;----------------------------------------------------------- k. ' • LAWYER and of a line quality. Other crops he mill, took a trip to Ray’s dam Monday J. W. ROBINSON M. D. states arc quite good. to see what that big piece of work looked Proprietor, < filler opponiti* Coin t JloilHt*. H. Von dcr Hi Ili n, postmaster at like. They report that Dr. Rav has JacKsonvile, - Ore I Welleii ami <me of the leading farmers about 50 men employed in cutting the Jncltfiorivill« Or«* fion and prominent republicans of that part race from the dam to where the |x>wer of Jackson County, was in at the county station is to be. The race is 30 feet wide scat Monday. The friends of Mr. Von ami will be about 12 to 15 deep. It is be L£M <|i ri li lien are planning to secure for him ing cut through solid granite and the the nomination for county clerk on the rock from it is taken in a car and dump l.AW VER republican ticket for the election next ed into the river above the dam, it being spring. the idea that the heavy blocks of rock Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Davis who have been will strengthen the dam. This rock till Distric attorney, 1st Judicial Dis making a short visit with their parents, is being placed at an angle in the river trict. Mr. and Mrs. S. 1*. Jones, left Monday so as to deflect the water more strongly Mr. Davies into the race. The dam projier is not Itti kaum Ille, Oregon for their home in St. Paul. his onlv a .’111 days vacation from his quite completed, but will be soon as the duties in the general freight office of the waler in Rogue river gets a little lower. Northern Pacific in St Paul, ns they will It is expected that work on the power make a brief trip through California, station building will be begun next mon- 1 ' • I’ll VSli’IA N ntul S w ith a short stop at Salt Lake, they have I th. The wheel pits are now being pri- A fine line of Knives, part’ll and it is expected to have this to make their home visit rather short. < litici- III <>lt II s Illi I li 11 II g Razors, Etc., have just Papa Schmidt, who had his foot sever- gieat electric power plant in operation in bet.n received. Satisfac the early f ill. The principal part of the lloiiis J to •> mid 7 to M p m lv hurt l>v a fall from a step ladder three tion guaranteed. power will be carried to the near by Jiu Kiionvillo Oregon weeks ago,is slowly regaining the use of his foot au<l he is able to walk about his mines to operate quartz mills and pump loom with the aid of crutches and he ex- ing plants, but a lighting plant will also pet Is to lie able in a tew <lav s to get down be installed and contracts will be sought Of all kinds found in a town, but it w'l be some time vet la-fore to light Medford, Jacksonville, Central first-class stock. • JEWELER In-can resume work as the bone of the Point and other valley towns. heel and the flesh were severely injtired Watches and clocks repaired Miller at the l’ostoflice hardware store and thi- bone is slow to heal. promptly and all work guaran* carries all kinds of miners tools and teed ■ W. B. McKinney, representing the supplies and his supplies and prices are ( lllii'e opposite I . S. Hotel. < hegonian. was in Jacksonville Tuesday right. Bamboo Poles, Lines, Oregon in tin-interests of his paper. Jack »on* lite, • * Mr. Me J. C. How ml, the well known survi v Flies in great varieties. Kinnev was soliciting subscriptions and or and mining engineer now a resident in towns where the Oregonian has no of Medford but formerly of Jacksonville, agent In-appoints one. Mr. McKinney was in the old town Tuesday and after is a trained newspaper man and has had transacting some business at the court very good success for tin- < gonian, house, he joined for a couple of hours which by the wav is one of the best of the reminiscent, story telling Ancient the great tn vv spapets of the country. Proprietor and Honorable Order of Prevaricators, Veterinary Surgeon. J The voting ladies of the Epworth ably presided over by Sargeant Dunlap, V League took in Jll.tkA as the sales at that holds daily sessions at their rendez Tuesday afternoon’s tin ir ice-cream ami candv stand on the vous in this citv. Fourth. As their ex|s-nses were very session was greatly enlivened by Mr.How- In iv v they cleared but I 70. Of tins ard’s stories of his varied i xperi- mis in sum #?0 will Is- applied on Rev. Lock the pioneer days of the Rogue River hart's salarv, £1 to missionary work and Valiev. Mr. Howard has been handling the 70 cents will be held ill the League the compass lor I,”» years in Southern Or- First-class Quality treasurv asa starter tor another fund, regon and he surveyed the first legally and a reasonable flic voting ladies worked verv bird and located wagon road in this part of Ore price, my specialty i amed i very dollar ot the dav 's receipts. gon. Mr. Howard was the engineer w ho Misses Minnie and Rose Hoeketivos of made the survey for the Rogue River Medlord, lett Monday for the North on a and Cn scent City wagon road at the Fresh fruit six week's vacation after which thev time that Jackson. Josephine and Di‘l and vegetables will i elurn M iss Minnie to take hi r jxisit- Norte counties undertook to improve the old road put through bv the early freigh ion this tall in the Medford school and Highest price paid I make all my own Miss Rose to resume her clerkship in ters. He succeeded in locating a route for farm produce *2 that shortened the distance IS miles and Candies and keep Duel X* Co’s store. While on their trip low end the heavy grades to less than thev will spend some time in Portland A» them in lar^e quail- with their brothers, who conduct a store two thirds w h it thev were on the old titiesand ijiexcellent in \lbin i. and thev w ’ll visit friends in road. The counties afterwards turned the route over to M. Gasquet, a well Salem Hid enjoy tin- ocean breeze at Va variety. known French pioneer ot Del Norte quina bav. county, who opened the road up and I he West Side Grocery. W. H. Venable h is bi en delivenrg made a toll road of it. Mr. Howard some tine altalta hav m Jacksonville this made the survey in 1SB2 for the town ICE CREAM week from his Applegate ranch, getting site ot all that part of Jacksonville that Medford. Oregon I he best iu Southern Oregon SI5 a ton cash for it. As an alfalfa mea is now south of Main street. The north dow will yield from two to three tons to part ot the town was on the donation FRESH FRUITS the crop and usually three and sometimes claim of James Cluggage and he had his llwiyi kept in »lock four crops pet yiar, and it not pastured part of the town platted by a surveyor will remain productive for 15 to 25 tiann <1 Sherman in the Spring of 1S52. years, w ith no coat but that of harvest following the gold discovery in tin- pre Cigars, Tobaccos ing the crop, it is good as a gold mine, vious fall. The pirt surveyed by Mr. and it is little wonder that good alfalfa How ird had been held by squatter right and Notions • • land sells at <|t>0 an acre. bv various partus since the winter of • • Mrs. I T’Vault Kennev of Jackson 1S.M-.52, when the miners first built their ville, one of Oregon’# most noble old cabins here, anil the survev was made to • • ladies, visited with her friends, Mrs. F. enable the squatters to acquire a legal • • R. Miller ami Mrs V Slocum, in (»leu title to their lots under the I’nited State» nMUEMBMKSV?AF«A/ dale \V< duesdav . upon In r n turn home town site law» Mr. Howard is vet hale from Portland, where she attended the and hCarty and actively carries on his Praying and heavy regular mi eting of the Oregon Pioneers’ engmii ring work. He dm-s much of the IWkM'SVIl.1.1 VITI.El, ATI STAGE team work. Light |.M k MlIH tllr Reunion. Hl SKV XX KNOT IHivrr Mrs 1” Vault Kenney'» surveying tor the big mining, irrigating art King at A|>* dully ewcrpl Sumtav al 7 n i m expres> transtèrred. father, Col. \\ G. T Vault, a noted law ami p'Wi r compatiii s that are opt rating pl«“* ir al 11 a m. lenir Appi« gate at II I » nr- Prompt delivery to Mr. Howard holds the * IV 11 • < Al lack'-»nvitli at ' t P m < !«»*< eon h txt to® vi-r and political!. had the distinction of in this vallev. math atti» »tagr ti» Meant («ont ami Mage tv Kiitili having established the first news|»a|w r <>n record of living able to out walk any all parts of the city âii«i I lai litaoii 'tin Pacific C>sist the Weekly Spectator man whoever went on a surveying trip, K - \ 1! 1 I t ( OI i > K MIMICA UT AGI at Oregon Citv tn Novi mb« r. Istii. Tin but lit s.iv s tin- hills are getting higher J « N > K WltJHIW l»IUrl 1.« «\rs J ak k^»IIVtllr Ncwsotliic was honored bv i pleasant and steep« r than thev used to be and he Charges Reasonable al • a m Momtay» W « iln« Mta\* Aliti V îu I h >* rut call from Mt». K«nmv ami Mrs. Miller is not as willing to take .50 mile jaunt- RiivH I nieiihiwn, 1‘un ri U rtlkiii» and Jot» Hat irtufuuig ui» Ihr toll«»* in g davi* on Wednesday Git tidal« Xiw* over tin mountain» as he once was. VVM. M. COLVIG & LOCAL NOTES. ¿7 .... Store P)R. T. T. SHAW Box Stationery Tablets Fancy Soaps and Perfumery R. N E I 1 A. E R E AMES ÍPOSTOF F ÌCÈÌ HARDWARE STORE R G. GALI :. M 1) CUTLERY Miners’ Supplies fishing ./• H. Messner, Medford Oregon I H E BOSS Tackle JOHN F. MILLER GROCERIES for homemade candv T. J. GOODWYN A. LEARNED CHAS. DUNFORD JACKSONVILLE TRANSFER