Down tbout Woodville. A Veteran ol the Old Sasv. Mr. ami Mrs. J. 1). Devlin of Ruch Roy Evans has returned from Cottage were in Jacksonville over Saturday night Grove. guests of Mrs. Paulin Hines. Mr. Devlin V. W. Birdseye ami family have gone is the owner of a fine ranch but he has it leased to his sou ■ in - law. Miles Cantrall, ■ to Crescent Citi for a few week* outing. and he and Mrs. Devlin are leading the Mr. and Mrs. Grant Wert* of Coles, quiet lives that are a fitting close to them California, have l>cen visiting relative* oh of a long life of great action. Mr. Devlin Foots Creek. is one of Enn's sons who has wandered I . .. ... . . far from his native heath and seen much .. j i/Txi " H|,5 '» ,»i i ■ of the world. When but a lad Mr. Dev ‘‘j..Slark. ? lin went to sea on a merchant vessel and crotw of hav, has just finished baling and $ served before the mast for several years wall deliver some to Grants P.i»s, soon. visiting all parts of the world, among Voti tv ili litui ;it Kyttn's D. C. Cameron who moved to Foots the ports being Portland which he visited Crvck i few week* ago i* going torun thè Jacksonville, < tremoti, in the spring of I «»the vessel he was on Ixiarding house for thè Dredger Coni pun v. taking a load of spars to China. Arriv The compitiv now bus tls <latn compieteti the best variety <>/' ing at that country he enlisted in the | and the Goat is uuder construction. United States navy and served under Commodore Perry, at the time that gal- | B. J. Moyer ami wife left for ¡»oiiglas lant commander w as teaching the Chinese I County this week. Mr. Moyer tor tin and the Japanese to respect the American ' past year has had the G. W. Lame place flag. He was on the frigate Mississippi, rented, which was recently purchased a sidewheel steamer, at that time one of ( by the Christum Champyaiti Company. the first warships in the United States it is reported that the titnlier deal which navy, or any other navy for that matter, has been on hand for the past two years at the time that Commodore Perry forced on Foots Creek, is now about to l>e push- the Japanese to negotiate a treaty to ed to completion. Mr. S’.ansel has gone open their ports to American trade, He east ami expects to have things ready to was with Perry at the time that doughty- go to work the middle of next month. old command’ ’nok it on himself to An extensive tract of timlter was Ixmght teach the Chin *. to fear, if they «lid not last year at the head of the creek ami the respect, the Am ican flag. Commodore | company intend putting in a rail road 1 Perry had his tfeet consisting of the Pott- i that will 1 connect with the Southern j smeuth, San Jacinto and Levant lying at Pacific nearly opposite the mouth of anchor in the estuary below Canton and Foots Creek. desiring to establish peaceful intercourse with the Chinese he sent an officer in a Calcutta wheat bags, barley or oat bags ship's boat ut> the river to interview the Shawsheen linen bag twine, in lots to suit. Chinese officials, but they would have Nunan-Taylor Co. none of it and opened tire from their Mr. and Mrs. N F. Car|>enter were in forts on the boat and a solid shot took Jacksonville Saturday from their Willow- off the head of the boat’s coxswain and it rolled into the river. Peace negotiations Springs farm. Mr. Carpenter reports were then off. and that lieing in the days everybody prosperous in that section, the before the telegraph and the cable when farmersail having good crops and getting big prices for their hay, fruit and other naval officers on foreign stations were produce. given a free hand and neither waited for orders nor diplomatic intervention Mrs. E. C. Brooks to furt he re neon rage from their govemients when on emerg the spirit of improvement that is now ency arose, Commodore Perry had his pushing Jacksonville to the front as the dtek cleared for action in a tnce ami the handsomest and most progressive town Yankee tars went at the Chinaman in a in Southern Oregon has hail her house way that made the pigtail soldiery think repainted giving it a bright new appear for su-e that the “forign devils” were af ance. ter them. The forts, known as the Bar M. I). Sturgis, a well known rancher rier Forts, were shelled into «ilence by of Applegate was in Jacksonville Monday the warships but not until after a stiff fight by the Chinese, and a storming getting a load of supplies. Mr. Sturgis party was sent ashore to capture the forts, handles some sheep along with his other the sailors landing under the protecting stock, and finds them very profitable, or fire of their ships. The Chinese kept up a they would lx? were it not for the ravages hot fire until the Bluejackets began to of the coyotes, these marauders coming scale their walls, when they fled. Mr. down from the hills quite frequently ami Devlin carried a ladder ami was one of making a raid on his flock. the first to mount the walls. While in a j Curtains are trimtm-d to fit your wind small boat going from his ship to the ows without extra charge at C. W. Conk Call and see my Stoik. attack upon the fort. Mr. Devlin came lin’s. near loosing his head too. for a big solid , W. L. Orr ami J. I.. Demmer, doing shot hitting the water skipped and passed business at Medford as W. L. Orr & Co. just in front of him smashing the thwart ami carrying a stock of general merchan- of the boat and breaking the oar in Mr. I dise, have sold out to O. D. (»wen. Mr. Devlin's hand and driving a splinter from Owen was lately of the firm of Brown the oar into his arm. That was the only- & Owen, grocery men, but sold to Carl wound that Mr. Devlin received during Crystal. Mr. Owen is an up-to-date mer the attack upon the forts. chant, and he will be sure to conduct a store that will be a credit to Medford and Medford Personals. fully up to the standard the store was Harry Merriman is visiting relatives in while owned by Messrs. Orr & Demmer. Albany. Mr. Orr will 11 probably again take tip up the Largest Stock of farm Machinery in South business, but Mr. Demmer 11 busincM, Demtner Miss Kate Reed was in Medford Mon planing null has not as yet decided what business he day and Tuesday. ern Oregon. County School Supt. Patrick Daily was will take up. \V. M. Spence and his son, A. C., in this city Tuesday. Complete line of Vehicles, embracing farm were in Jacksonville Monday from D. T. Lawton visited his fatui;-. at their ranch on Rogue river near the and freight Wagons, Spring Wagons, Car Colestin last Sunday. mouth of Bear creek. Mr. Spence and his The Misses Angle, Prudence and Ber- sons are among the alfalfa raisers of Sou riages, Buggies, Etc. nice, are staying at Colestin. thern Oregon, they having 2H0 acres E. D. Elwood and family returned ________ on their Rogue river ranch and they have Haying and Harvesting Machinery. Horse from their vacation last Monday. a ranch of 2.000 acres at Pelican Bay in forks and Wire Rope. L. G. Parter and fanilv have been stay Klamath county which is largely to al- < I falfa. They exjx?ct to plant 3H0 acres ing at their homestead on Big Butte. J. A. Whitman, who has been operat of their Rogue river ranch making .*><*) ing a mine on Stines Fork, is again in acres in all to grass. As an alfalfa mead ow yeilds three crops each season of from Medford. two to three tons each, which is selling D. G. Karnes is home again. He has now in the markets of Jacksonville for Wen to San Francisco and other points in £10 per ton it can be readily figured out California. that an alfalfa farm is an investment , Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bates have gone to equalled by but few in any’ine of indus-1 their homestead on Big Butte. They trial or commercial activity. E. F. will lx? gone some time. WINKLER for Sale. Ivan Hu mason has lx-en in town for Fine Shoe Work and Repairing 1500 pound draft horses suitable for the past few days. He left for his mines a Specialty. hauling heavy freight. Apply to Matt at Cinnabar last Tuesday. Work for Jacksonville patrons Mrs. Paul Theirs and daughter, Gerald Calhoun, Phoenix, Oregon. received by morning train and ine returned last Monday from Colestin. Sick Headache. finished to lie returned on the where they have been spending the sum evening train. Second Floor, Adkins Block, “ For several years my wife was troubl mer. ed with whatphysicianscalled sick head op|*»site Postoffice. Shop on I street, opp. S. I’. Depot. Rev. W. F. Shields, pastor of thr first ache of a very severe character. She Presbyterian church of Medford, has gone doctored with several eminent physicians Medford Ore to Klamath Falls, his former station, for and at a great expense, only to grow a short outing. worse until she was unable to do any Miss Elvira Hibbard, Mrs. Rose and kind of work. Abont a year ago she be Miss Lulu Hartzell have returned from an gan taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Professional Carpet Weaver outing at Colestin. Miss Hibbard ex Liver Tablets and today weighs more Fine Photography a Specialty. pects to return alx>ut the 30th. than she ever did before and is real well,” Has «new Flying Shllttlr says Mr. Geo. K. Wright ot New London, Special attention given to posing and is prepared to do strictly first dam work on carpets and tugs Slabwood in stove lengths £1.00 per load New York. For sale by City Drug of children. Jill work guaran> Store. at saw mill—Iowa Lumber C o . teed. Prices reasonable. EAGLE POINT LADIES í Corsets, Hosiery and Underwear RYAN’S JACKSONVILLE, STEEL DAVENPORT LOUNGES I lie Idlest thing io the Bed and Lounge line. Come and inspect. I also take orders for Harness and Saddles Timber Land Wanted T. C. NORRIS MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVER CO MEDFORD BRANCH D. T. LAWTON. Mgr. A FULL LINE OF CENERAL SUPPLIES H. C. MACKEY MEDFORD SHOE SHOP Photo Gallery Mrs. A. L. PEACHEY OREGON •\l