JACKSONVILLE SENTINEL
ON
FRIDAY
OF
(IIAMIIH MlM'MVE-
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of J,t' kwoiiviHr,
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county court purchnued a large rock
c rusher and a big traction engine to op-
crate it and haul it around the country.
The crusher will tie put to work at once
to gi t a supply of rock readv whe n road
work c an lx- begun hi the spring. The
Columbia county authorities plan to op
erate their crusher only in the winter
months when help is cheap -md plenty;
it give s the in the further advantage of
having the rock ready for use early in
the spring, for they do no f ill grading in
that county. Columbia county is also
doing another sensible tiling for roads
l>v having all roads that a'c-utin' cessarily
long, or h iving heavy grades relocated to
shorten distance and lower grades. Clack
amas county adopted that »¿ime rule sever
al years ago and no road was given a
greater grade than sev< n la-rccnt except
in unavoidable places. Clackamas his
also lately lamght a big crusher and roll
er combined ojierated by its own engines.
The county also owns a cru-her th it is
ojierated bv a traction engine. Clatsop
county has taken up the good road work
ami has a crusher for building macad nn-
ized roads, ami the county also has a jiort-
able saw mill for cutting planking for
building plank roads, which are built in
the back sections of the county.
trade with other towns will lx- few in
niindx-r* hereafter. Then- was a time
when it was < onsidered fashionable and
economical to go away from home to
trade, bfil that day is past and in its
stead has come a determination to stand
by the home town and home interests
anb to work for the prosjx-ritv of Jack
sonville.
and John Doc and Richard R<x- are the
deb ndants.
Win n a “merchant” is
enterprising enough to violate the law.
on credit, he tdiould have his money with
! out further publicity than is necessary by
justice court pr< cee lings.
hi Heav< n s name, you ask, what shall
von pruit? Print local events of no inti-r
est and editorially touch far off subjects
and if there is space for a two liner, set
you down this:
‘‘Plate sin with gold and the strong
lance of justice lmrtless falls,
Clothe it in rags and a pigmy's straw
doth pierce it.”
In order that my lines may not lx- ac
credited to others who have offrred un-
olicited advice under the notn de plume
of ‘‘A Citizen.” “Taxpayer” “E Pluri
bus l'nnm.”itc. etc., I subscribe myself,
His F olks .
facksonville, 12—24, 1003.
One of thr Medford papers has a store
to
the effect that the n.nm s of Lewis and
fl W)
75
Cl.irk ami the »late Jxo.'» has Ix-en found
|o
cut on a rock on the summit of Wagner
Butte and also that other evidences had
Cu HMiNo T i mm »
been
found that th-- famous explorer* vis
Th*- hmilncl and the U'rrkly Oirgonian will
I m nriit to one addir*« lor f.’ n ymr
The Hrnli
ited
Rogue
River Valley. That thisst >ry
nr! give» the JarM.MHI county new« and the or«
Kunlun give* thr »tute, iiatioiiul ami world new»,
is a fiction is known to all who an fam
lini» a irader I» atole to cover the entire new»
iliar with the history of the I, -wis ami
field ut m I mjii I Ihr price of but one paper
Clark expedition, for those explorers
T miai . H i mhc Mirrioh* The Javkuonville Mentine!
nev» r left the immediate vicinity of th»
will im ' »« ni lo any addir*». »it any |»u.«l other in
thr t'nited biute», lor Jour werkt for Io ernt».
Columbia, river while traversing th«
All aula« ripiiont regular or trial, will i>r prompt' j
country
between the R<x-ky Mountains
ly wtoptM-d ut thr dale of r «pinti ion, unie»» are
Rev. J. D. Morally sp nt Wednesday
nrwal t» rccrivrd
and the Paciln- Ocean either ot| th» iro .1
n Portland, making the trip down Tues-
ward or return trip. There is no mon lay mght and back Wednesday night.
Friday, January I, !VU4 i
likl iho»xl that Lewis ami Clark were eve. Bu-.ii-' ss matters connected with his
in Rogue River Valley than that they hurch work was the reason for his going
At the January term of county court,
to Portland.
were on Puget Sound.
which convenes next Wcdnc «day, the
C. T. Davidson returned Wednesday
Judge s and clerks for the eh » lion lcoarcls 1
fr m a slmrt trip to Grants Pass and to
SOME PERTINENT ADVICE.
•lie Millionaire mine in the Bla -kw-e’l
of the various gcecmcts in the county
Editor Sentinel—Your pajer reaches district. He says the big sirike in the
wilt l>c ap|x>inted to act at the general I
my fireside with regularity and while
Millionaire mine is a be-v.itv to look a’,
election to l<c held next June. The courf
the walls of the shaft fa rly glistening
have
lu
ted
with
pleasure
the
energy
and
The incorporation bill for the new
will also appoint the road -ii|srvisors for
with gold.
1 town of Gohl Rav, gotten through the care as to detail that characterizes your
under the new law governing the ap
Wedding stationery, the latest out, at
- recent session ot legislature by Senator work, 1 am confident that your policy the Sentinel office.
pointment and the duties < f these sub
E. V. Cartel of this county, has several as exemplified in a recent tr.imlx-r of
After a two w eks re-t from their
ordinate count v officers, the members of
j ft-atuies about it that are rather unusual, your publication is ruinous in the ex school for the holidays, the boys and
the county court ure authorized to make
girls w-ill again take up their school work
as is also the fact that Gohl Ray is prof- treme.
the appointments in January. Under the
Monday morning. The new single, ad
I
would
kindly
warn
you
of
the
dang-
:
ibly the sni d est town in Oregon that
justable desks arrived from Portland
old law, which was iep .»led at the last
gers
that
beset
vour
pathway
an
I
which
was ever incorporate'! for it consists of
Friday and Prof. Washbum and a helper
session of the legislature, they were elec
a datn hi Roger River, a messhouse, a if not guarded against will prove vour un- will g t th»-m set up and in pl-a -e Situr-
tive by popular vote.
While the new
store, a bunk house, a few shanties and doing. You are doubtless young and in- dav so that when school begins there
law g«x s into effect January 1st by a de
will lx? ample sea's for all the scholars.
tool house and the club house of the exj eriettie«l and it will require years of
cision of Attorm y General Crawford, the
Wednesday a donkev engine was tak
careful
treatin'
nt
to
fu
Iv
recover
from
Gold Ray Gun Club. The clause in
en to the Sturgis mine ami a full electric
terms < f office for wInch the present in
these
maladies,
even
when
taken
in
the
the charter regulating the sile of liquors
light plant arrived here Friday and
cumbents were elected do not expire un
in this prospective town appears to have acute stage. A few brief suggestions may will lx- tiken aton -e to the mine. This
til July 1st next. To avoid the confusion
I m - i - ii drawn for the expr» ss purpose of serve the friendly purpose that prompts machinery is for an electric light plant
of having two sets of road *u|x?rvisor* for
that is to l>e installed at the mine to fur
permitting the Rod & Gun Club to have this article.
the first half of tile year the Court will
nish ligh for th • night shift to work by
Avoid
personal
mention
unless
of
the
a m<>no|M>ly of the saloon business and of
and for lighting the houses and the store
likely rcapjxint all the su|*-rvis- rs who
keeping out other saloon keepers, for it highest complimentary character, In belonging to the Company. So soon as
d< sire to retain their offices, though in
| provides that all individual saloon keep- other words, avoid telling the truth ex- the lights are tip piping will be car-ie»l
cases where satisfaction has not ) m - cii giv
‘ ers shall pay a license of $-_lnsi per year, cept in minor affairs. Avoid having an on night ami day so as to utilize all the
water during the wet season.
eu by the incuinl>eiit there may lx? no ap-
| wliil'- a r<xl \- gun club that lias a mem opinion, or at least voicing it through
¡»ointnicnt made until the expiration of
G. Epperson is very sick with the
bership of I<* i or more members may sell the columns of your pajx-r.
chicken-pox an»! fora time he was thought
that term when such vacancy could
Direct
reference
to
one
or
two
very
liquor* on payment of a license of ¿10
to lx- in serious danger. hut there iseverv
be tilled
l>y another appointment.
per year. Had Gold Ray not lxenincor- damaging error*, on your part, of recent prospect that he will pull through. The
The amount of road work to lx- doi e this
{«»rated the Gold Ray Gun Club would »late may place you in line for practical house is strictly quarantined. No other
yiur will lie gove rned largely by the road
members of the family have as yet taken
have liad to pay $400 a year license to thought.
the disease.
levy that the court will fix at tins term
Your
criticism
oti
the
manner
in
which
Jackson county f< r the privilege »1 con- i
Why worrv with that old womout mach
when the general tax levy for all purpos
ducting a bar in connection with their certain public fluids were used for impro ine when a small monthly outlay will put
es will be made. Everybody arc in favor
club house, but as it will lx- the county vement were entirely out of order ami in its place the best, lightest running
of good roads, but it takes money to
will lx- out that sum and as the town of | the gentleman who was the subject of machine made. The payments are made
build good roids ami m>t everybody are
to suit all. C. W. Conklin.
Gobi Ray, and the Gold Ray Rod it Gun that criticism did the proper caj>er in
willing to |M*V the taxes to raise this
Mrs. T. J. Kenney and Chris Ulrich
stopping
his
papt
r.
He
killed
two
birds
Club are one and the same the club will
received a telegram Thursday morning
money. Many arc opposed to a high
with
one
r»x-k
—
he
“
vindicated
”
himself
b. ahead the $400, and that much handi
stating that their sister, Mrs. Emma
toad levy for the reason that they think
Bartlett, hail Ix-en killed in the big fire
cap will lx- placed upon the saloons of ami "suppressed" you.
that the 1 irger jiart of th. money put in
Raising the question about the acts of that destroyed the Iroquois theatre Wed
Gold Hill ami other near by places that
to roads building a» carried on under the
nesday afternoon. No particulars were
have to ]iuv the full state license, plus a public official on the eve of a political sent am! it is not known whether any of
present impractical system in Jackson
year might imperil his chance in the
what ever the town charter may add.
her children were w ith her at the time
county is largely wasted, for much of the
Coming campaign. No man knows the ami were lost, but full particulars are ex
work is neither good nor jiertnanent.
The Jacksonville merchants rejxut that other fellow's aspirations. Perhaps he pected today from her husbaud. Mrs.
Then there are many persons, many of
Bartlett was raised in Jackson county,
their holiday trade has l>een larger this has looked w ith longing eyes at some of making her home with the family of Ben
them leading land owners in the county
season than for several years past, and the plums that grow in the court house Hay morn! at Rock Point. While here
ami who would l>e most benefited by
what is equally gratifying to all who are yard, or mayhap he has been casting ab she married I). S. Dalton, one of the
good roads, w ho are such mossbai ks and
striving forthe upbuilding of this town out for some settlement that needs a new engineers who made the survey for the
chronic growlers that they would op|X>se
railroad through this valley. In after
is the fact that the Medford merchants school house worth the money.
years she went East and taught school in
a road tax no matter under what system
Secondly you are arraigned for indis- Illinois where she met and married her
say that they have had less trade this
expended. So between these conflicting
cretion
in publishing the court notes present husband. A. L. Bart’ett, who is a
winter from Jacksonville than for vears
interests there is little likelihood of a
w
herein
a loc d “merchant” is plaintiff wealthy farmer of Cook County. Ills.
past. Two factors have made up the han
large road levy living made for this year
dicap that has retarded the commercial
and those who travel the roads of jHck-
growth of Jacksonville in the past few ‘
son county may exjiect to be stifled by
years, one was that the merchant did not
clouds of dust during the summer
carry the selection and the extensive
months ami to be drowned in canals of
variety of goods that would enable them
mud during the winter months.
to offer as good trade advantages as Med
Columbia county is another Oregon ford ami the other was that the people of |
county that has fallen into line with the Jacksonville made no persistent effort to
good roads movement. 1 wo years ago stand by tin- local merchants, but rather |
the first effort was made for good roads were inclined to give their preference in
and a levy of five mills was made for road trading to other towns. And this trad
purpose* ami so well pleased were the i ing awav from home was not all done by
I am still in the Real Estate business.
If you have
farmers and principal tax pavers with the the laity either, for it has been no un
a farm or timber land which you want to sell I will
beginning made in permanent road ini- i common sight for merchants and their
sell It.
I also have what you want to buy and will
provement that in compliance to numer wives ami daughters to return from Med
ously signed jx-titions the county court ford with buggy loads and arm loads of
sell it to you at the riqht price.
raised the road levy to 10 mills for last goods. No one ever heard of a Medford
year. With this large mad fund a large person trading in Jacksonville, Ashland
Call and see my Stock.
T. C.
section of roadway was gotten readv for or Central Point ami there is every cer
permanent improvement and recently the j tainty that the Jacksonville people who
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