Vol. I JacR«onville, JacK»on County, Oregon. Friday, December 11, 1903. Just Received. I ine Jewelry. Holiday Notice. We w ill take order* for Elgin, Waltham <>r any of the better grade of watches. Also diamond*, Sterling silver war«. etc. We Mvc our patron* 2D |x-r cent oil tin* line of giard* Cidi at the City Itruig ” Store. LOCAL NOTES. Tov* ¡md game*, the kind tliut ph .is- you. Medford B<x>k Store Mr*. M. E llutiM r. late of Butte, Mon tana, and who ha* been in Jacksonville for some time a gue*t of Mrs. \ Elmer, I< ft Monday (or Napa, California, where she will s|>end several weeks with a bro- ther who r< «ides there. Joseph A. Hi*h, principal of the • Phoe «11 nix *<liixd ha* been granted a »tate sti ploin.i by tlic state board of tduiatioii. Mr. B *h is ) ne of the progressive, ind most successful true her* of Jackson coun ty and the raising of the grade of In* certificate is an honor that lie has won by hard study and diligent application to hi* vocution. No. 31 Fancy China X m a s O. D. Owen, An early selection gives the pick of the stock. Mv Stock L now complete and the largest and the finest ever brought to Medford. • • Mr* A Elmer ha* received word that lies son Alfred, who w, nt to California MEDFORD, OREGON Inst last month, n> is *>«>w now etnj employed < n a »treet cur line in < ink land I le could have sc cured a pMition in Sail Francisco but hr wa* under the age hunt of the car companies <>f that city. Mrs Elmer’s 's other son Ernes*. wlir> has been in San I ‘ Francisco for over a year i* working al tile (Minter* trade and earning good wages. Wishes you all a Merry Xmas and a Happy W. R Dickinson, who has a fine Linn mid orchard at Table R<a-k wa* in Ja« k* A’etv Year. Some very comfortable warm lined Shoes. «onvillr Thursday Mr Dickinson is Pure Wool. I also have a very complete stock of heartily in favor of farmer* institute*mid v xpre**cd his appreciation of the effort* Ladies', Gentlemen's and Children's Shoes. < f the J icksonville Loan! of trade ill m ■ curing the si 1« ndid array of talent for tin Lowest in Prices Best in Quality Latest in Style institute to la- held in Jacksonville on Saturday of n< xt week. Mr. Dickinson stated that h< should attend the institute and was certain ibut mull) <4 his neigh- I f»»r* woiiiil also aft, ml. Toilet Ca*« *. smoking sets, glove lx>x- «*, handkerchief ca*«*. truv« ling case*. - Medford Book Stoic. Eugene R. A rm-trong received u notic< Tuesday from Pyrtuiastir I'.am roft of I'ortl did stating that I d - had I ecu placed on the list of letter earner* for P- rtl.ind. Mr. Armstrong left Tinos.I.iy (or Port land amt h< expei is to take tip his new work next week. He took the examin ation last spring and pissed *ucci ssfnilv but he hurl to await Ills turn lor a position. Mr Armstrong was formerly a currier in the Portland |* stof’ice service but re signed oil account <-f ill health and as he made an averag' of 97 (ter cent in hi* ex amination In will go into the fir-tcla-s ami will receive a salary of FliMm |x r year. The Sentinel office bn* lx-eti made bright thi* week by a large Ixxpiet of choice chrysanthemum* embracing more than tlnrtv varieties a Coinnliment from Mrs. S. P. Jone* Mr* Jon«» has sonic of the finest chry * anthemunis in all South One of the most acceptable and durable « rn Oregon she h iving nearly .'ill varn-t holiday housewife presents would bean ic* mailt <>f them living rare, imported kinds, lx aring flower* <»f the most del IRISH LINEN TABLE SET We have icate tints and as lu-iriou* as «ilk. Chrys them from $10 to $2.50 per set. Or a anthemum* lu-ing a semi-tropical plan1 it t ikes much «-.ire to grow th in to |x-ifict few IRISH LINEN DAMASK TOW ELS. ion even in the mild climate of S >uth< rn from 50 cents to 10 cents each. Oregon, but Mrs. Join s has given such attention to her plants that tile flowers are a* large and perfect as th- >ugh grow n lie respectfully solicit an inspection in the most favored localities. J. P. True, who reside on Griffin er«ek where he and hi* sons have a line firm was in Jacksonville Thursday morning on business at the court I ioiim -. Mr. True though 71 years old walki d the live miles from hi* place to Jacksonville, ar riving here a* fresh as a man of .'!<•, for lie is one of th«- ninny old persons in Jackson county who at 70 are vet in their prime, the wild «-Innate of Rogue River Valley precluding pneumonia and Cornelius J. Armstrong moved Monday "I was much afflicted with sciatica," those other diseases so fata! to aged with his family to a farm he owns in writes lid C. Nnd. lowaville. Sedgwick |»eople in the Easttrii states. Mr. True Josephine count v near Wildt rville. Mr. tierferred to walk rather than step one of Co.. Kan., "going about on crutches and Armstrong and his brother Eugene have his teams from the farm work. Mr. suitering a dealot pain. I was induced to had charge of Laurelash farm, belonging True is ¡mother one of the miiiiv farmers try Ballard's Snow Liniment, which re to their brother, Prof. A. P. Armstrong, of Jackson county who see the Ix-nefit lieved me. I used three 50c bottles. It is of Portland, for the past year, but he de farmers institutes are t<> the farmers and the greatest liniment I ever used; have cided that it was more profitable to him he and his sons will attend the institute recoinended it to a number of persons; to care for his own farm than to rent it. to be held in Jacksonville on Saturday of all express themselva s as being b< nelited so he gave up his position here. For tile next week. Mrs. True is in rather |xx»r by it. 1 now walk without crutches, present Lnur-lash farm will lx- in charge ■ r . ., , . , , , . ,, , . health this winter, but an early restora able to tierform a great deal of light labor of Clias. C«r|>eiiter. assmted by Robert tion of her health is anticipated by her 0,1 the farm.” 25c. 50c. fl .00. Sold by Oglesby. I City Drug Store family. TA YLER ™E FOOTFITTER 7th Street Medford BLACK DRESS GOODS Serges, all wool, $1 to 25c per yard Silk Warp Henriettas Drap De Alinas Cashmeres. $1.50 to 25c per yard THE NUNAN-TAYLOR CO JACKSONVILLE, OREGON A fin«- assortment of picture moulding. Bring in your pictures and have th< m framed. The workmanship speaks for itself. At C. W. Conklin's. Christmas in Jacksonville. Christmas lime will I m - made pleasant in Jacksonville fortieth voting and old. At both Methodist ami Presby terian church es Chris ma* trees and a literary and music i piogram will lie carried out by the resjM-ctive S indav S. h ol* on Christ ma* Eve. The you eg people are making every preparation f-r an evening that will I m - lx>th in* ru tiv and enjoyable, to whether there wt.l lx- a union -ervi< e of th>-two churche* has not l> en a* y et decided by th»- p.«*tor*of the two church es. At St. Joseph * Cathode ch-irch *p cial server s will lie held at I'l-fD a. III. and at 7 ."50 p. m. and Father Murphy will also hold services at Medfo-d a’ Ha m. The Sistersaud schola sofSt Mary'* Academy arc pr> paring an entrr’ainmeiit for Christmas Eve that promises to I m - a *ucce*s in every part cular. The prog-am will embrace many fin musical .selections as well as literary features. The public school will close Friday. Decemix r IK, for the regular Christmas vacation of two w< ek*. Studies w ill lx- re*nmed Monday, January 4. All de- (xirtnr n's of the schrxa will unite in giving a program at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the assembly room to which the parent* ami friends ¡ire invited. The follow ng is the order of exercises: Song—High School Iiepartment. “A High Ambition” — Four boys, primary department. Read-ng— I^slie Stansell, grammar department. Christmas *ong—Intermediate depart ment. I<-citation. -‘Kitty, IJollie and I”— Fern Daily, primary«lepartment. Song—< <irls fr<-m gramm <r department. “Christina* Customs”— Mary Colvig. high -school iiepartment. Concert recitation—Intermediate de- i ■trim* i-t. S ng—High school department ‘"An Im|x>r’.ant Note”—Walter Norris Song. “Christmas at Sea”— Three girls, intermediate department. Recitation— Grammar department. A Christmas Hymn—Four little girls, primary department. E*sav,“What Christmas Should Mean to T's”—Frances Snyder. Recitation. “A Telephone Message”— Frances Hubert, interuivd ate depart ment. Song. “America”—Audiencv. At the close of this prirgramea parents' council will Ire held and addresses will I mi given by Prof. S. P. Robbins and I’rin. E E. Washburn and by patrons of the schexil. Typewriters. For sale or for rent. New ami second hand. Cash or easy installments. All makes repaired or remodeled and work fully guaranteed. If you need a machine, write us. J. E. Huxley. K2 Fourth St.. Portland, ()reg<>n. A Frightened Horse. Running like mad down the street dumping th< occupants, or a hundred other accidents, are every day occur rences. It liehoovts everyljody to have a reliable salve handy ami there’s nom as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Burns, Cuts. Son s Eczema and Piles dis appearing quickly under its soothing ef fect. 25c, at Drug Store. Prof. A. P. Armstrong, principal of the Portland Busim ss College and owner of Laurelash farm will cotm up from Port land next Friday ami remain here until Sunday looking after his farm ami to pay a visit to his mother, Mrs. M. J. Arm strong. Thomas E. Armitstead, one of the firm of the Hazlevvood Creamery Company of Portland, was in Jacksonville Tuesday and made arrangements with John Lyden at the Hooligan restaurant to handle the celebrated Hazelwood ice cream next summer. Mr. ami Mrs August Schmidtling ar rived in Jacksonville Wednesday from San Rafael, California, where they have been since last spring. They will again take up" their residence in J icksonville and I •>) Mr. Schmidtling again engage .UK I . ,*< >1 III Ul, I I US will " > ■ • 'S>i ‘I * ii K-'S* in biarksniithing at his <4d shop on Ore- gon street.