Geo. G. Howard was home to sjiend
the Fourth and a few days with his rel
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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-
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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.
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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,
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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
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land sells at <|t>0 an acre.
bv various partus since the winter of
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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
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ladies, visited with her friends, Mrs. F. enable the squatters to acquire a legal
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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,
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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
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LOCAL
NOTES.
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.... 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
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G. GALI :. M 1)
CUTLERY
Miners’ Supplies
fishing
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H. Messner,
Medford
Oregon
I H E
BOSS
Tackle
JOHN F. MILLER
GROCERIES
for homemade candv
T. J. GOODWYN
A. LEARNED
CHAS. DUNFORD
JACKSONVILLE
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