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Fh< Hetitinel ami the Weekly Oregonian will
,,r m - ii I Io on«- adrlrcM lor JZ a year The s« nti
m l Itive» the Jm k»«>ii lonnly lo w* ami the (He
M oiiiuii give* lh< »talc, national ami world new»,
Ilin* a leader 1» aide lo cover the entire new*
held al aliout the piicr ol but one paper.
T miai si mm . Mirrioa* The Jackaonvlllr Henlinel
will lw Kent lo any artdreaa, at any |joal«Hicc in
•he fnileil Male», lor l««ur week* lor lo cent*.
Ol «nt»* riplion*, rrgulai or trial, will be prompt
ly «toi>)H-d al the datr ol capirstion. uiilr*» a re
newal I* received
Friday, August 12 1904.
t w.it i* a given quanity of electricity
und i kilowat i* imm wats, for kilo in the
term hi metric measure lot looo A Hi
candle |aiw( r lamp require* .56 to 58 wata
,xr hour, so a kilow.il will keep a Hi
<-andlc jaiwer lamp lighted fur aliout IN
hour*. Thu* at 3 cent» per kilowat
it would < ost three ('1-111* for IN hour* of
light for 11 Hi candle power lamp whether
in continuou* service or as wanted.
and by the other miner» ol the Blue
Ledge district.
The Blue Ledge Company have lately
bought a fine mule team to haul ill sup»
plies to their camp and have erected a
Winehouse at Joes Bar, where the wagon
road from Jacksonville now teminate*.
Prom that place to the mini'*, a distance
of four miles, tlu- supplies are taken in
by pack animal* over a trail. An ad
dition to the messhotise has beell built
and the culinarv department 1*111 charge
of two experienced women.
Development work on the Blue lardge
is living rapidly pushed by Supt. G. W.
Geddes, who ha* a force of 15 men at
work in driving tunnel*.A steel orc car
of a cajiacitv of 1600 pounds of ore was
recently taken lo the mine and a track
ha* been put in to ojxrrate it oil. Tile
ore is steadily gaming in value as the
ledge is ¡x-iietrated, ami though the
tunnel is in les* than HM) feet it is now
running from 12 to 20 |»?r cent cupper,
some gold and other value*. At the rate
the ore is gaining in richness it is quite
certain that when a lower depth is reach
ed that the ledge will lx? found to lx- one
of the rich cop|x-r bearing mi m s of the
United State*. <11 the near future the
Company exjxct to greatly increase their
crew of men and m > push development
work that by the closed of the year they
will know the value of their property
and as to what their plans will lx- in
regard to erecting a smelter and build
ing a railroad to connect their plant with
the Southern Pacific railroad. l‘‘or this
railroad they now have the preliminary
survey completed from Jacksonville to
the Applt gate and a practicable route of
low giadcs was found. But as to wheth
er a connection will lie made at Medford
Central Point or Gold Rav has not been
settled, the right of way and the pro
bability
of
using
electric
|x>wer
together with a jxissible purchase
of the Medford-Jacksonville railroad be
ing factor* that will influence the loca
tion of the terminus of the road.
Tile citizen* of Chico have the atiiff in
them that build t>rogre»»ive, pro*]x-rou*
town* and they have made their town
one of the best in California. They
have »ecurcd a Ing pay roll by locating
factories in their town among these fac-
torn* living one of the largest match
factories 111 the world. Their latest
effort in building up their town 1» to
raise J s . oimi with which to piirchaae a
farm to present to the Department of
Agriculture for 11 plant garden which the
gov< tlinn nt will establish in Calitorua
where seed and plants suitable to that
PROFIT IN El ECTRIC LIGHTING.
state will Ire tested.
It is not wondered at that there is
Jackson county now ha* two rural mail strong competition, that even runs into
route*, one of them being from Medford bitterness, in the effort to secure the
serving the farming district southwest of light franchise for Jacksonville, for this
th it town and the other i* from Central enterprise gives promise of being the
Point which serves a section of country most profitable investment to be had in
west, north and cast of that place. A third Jacksonville as will lx? seen by the esti
route has been granted to the district mate herewith given l>v E. L. Gurnea,
of Ashland and 1* soon to lx? put in electrician for the Gold Hill Develop
o|>eratioii. Petition* are now being pre- ment Company, and who is as well frost
| ared f >r two other routes, one south ed 011 electrical matters as any man in
and cist of (odd Hill and the other (tregon.
cast and north east of Medford. The
Mr. Gurnea'sestimate i* as follows:
diatnet* covered by these two proposed 00, 30 ft. poles with crossarms and
route* arc both well settled and have
setting in ground. (« $5.50, $450.00
lairlv good rued* and there would lx? 40 brackets and streets lamps (a
more than a hundred families on each
4.00
300.00
route to lx- supplied by these routes 1500 lbs. No. 10 copper wire f« .20c 184.00
which would I* a great convenience. Switches, cutouts, etc.
16.00
Tin- rural mail service i* one of the factors Labor stringing wire, freight, etc. 200.00
that is h **< mug tile disadvantages and
fl 140.00
tin discomforts of f irm life and so rapid
This system of wiring is to cover two
h.isbei n itsgrowth since inaugurated by
mile* and IN0 feet of distance along the
the goverinent that within HI years every
princifial streets of the town which will
farming district in the United States
cover the business district anil the prin-
will be *nppl cd with a daily mail service.
pal part of the residence section, and
provides tor 46 street lights, of 32 candle
BLUE LEDGE'S DEVELOPMENT
power each, and two arc lights. The
While making no big demonstration as streets are now lighted with 23 gaslights
to wliat they are doing the Blue Ledge | of 32 candle power. It d<x?r not include
Copper Company are getting things in the cost of making the connections for
shape for pushing more rapidly the de house lighting for that and the wiring of
velopment work that they are now carry the house is charged in all towns to the
ing on at the famous Blue Ledge claims. individual having the work done. In
Dr. Rrddv with a force of men, is build making up his estimate Mr. Gurnea is
ing a new section of road lip Elliott creek, above rather than below actual cost.
which will place the road on the south The ¡roles are put in at $5.00 each, this
side of the creek and eliminate three includes the crossarm at 40 cents,, two
dangerous fouls. This < haiige of route bolts eight cents three insulators at 15
is for a distance of three miles la-low cents and three pins at 12 cents, total of
|ovs Bar and much of it is heavy grad 75 cents, leaving $4.25 for purchase of
ing and will cost about $690. Of this ¡role, delivering, setting and attaching
amount the town of |ack*onville contrib- crossarms. As good fir poles, which will
buted $50 and the citizens of the town last quite as well as sappy cedar poles,
$200, the balance of tile cost of the road 'can be had delivered for $2 each there is
is being paid for by the Copjier Company a balance of $2.25 to puy for digging
holes, setting |x>le* and attaching cross- Morgan county, Ohio, November 4, 1840
arms. The copper wire can lx? had for and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William
IN cent* jx-r ¡xiund but he put» it at 20 Kahler. The family came to Oregon in
cent* per pound. The brackets at $4.00 1N52 crossing the plains by ox team and
each are 25 cent* above cost. Switches arriving in Jacksonville October It) of
and cutout* are also given above cost. that year, residing here for two years
the
family
moved
to
a
Th< $200 is fully $50 too high for paying '‘when
freight on wire, insulators, »witches, etc. farm near where Tolo now is. In 1880
and for labor in stringing wires ami Mr. and Mrs. Kahler moved l>ack to
putting on brackets for street lamps. Jacksonville where she died in 1890 and
Mr. Gurnea thinks that by careful expen he in 1895, both honored pioneers whose
ditures the entire lighting system for lives had been well spent. Wesley
Jack*onville could lx? put in for $1000. Kahler was one of the pupils in the first
It must lx? understood that the current school in Jacksonville and he afterward
for this .system come* direct from the attended the old Uni[X|ua Academy at
company's main wire to the local circuit Wilbur, in company with bis sister Re
by transformer that is attached to a pole becca, now Mrs. McDonough, for two
al the place of connection and put in by te'ms in 1854 and 1855. Later he attend
ed Willamette University where he grad
the electric company.
As to the earning capacity of the sys uated in 1865 with the degree B. S. Re
tem and the profit to be had on the turning to Jacksonville he took up the
investment, there is a most promising study of law in the office of Orange
outlook for the electric conijianv that Jacobs. He was admitted to the bar in
is fortunate enough to secure the fran • 1868, and soon after opened an office in
chise. The town is willing to pay $200 Jacksonville where he practiced his pro
a year for street lights and fully $500 a ffession until his health failed last year.
year can lx? had from individual lights, He was highly successful in his practice
making a total of $700 a year gross in but his clientele were mostly persons who
come. As the rate to produce this gross sought his services to keep them out of
earning is based 011 a charge of 10 cents trouble and he would never bring a suit
jxr kilowat hour, the rate the electric until all other means of a settlement had
company propose to charge if they han failed.
Mr. Kallier was unmarried. His sur-
dle the business, as against 3 cents per
kilowat hour if they sell direct to the ving relatives are Mrs. Rebecca McDon
town or to a private company, the profit ough of Jacksonville, Dr. George Kahler
going to the town, the electric company of Tacoma, Andrew Kahler of Centralia
or the individual company handling it, Wash, and Thomas Kahler of Tolo.
(for municipal ownership is not consid Mr. Kahler was a man that while reserv
ered in Jacksonville) would lx? $490, ed in his nature had many noble quali
the current
costing
them
$210. ties and was highly respected by all
From this gross profit of $41«) is to lx? who knew him and his death is sincere
deducted the cost of replacing burned- ly regretted and a loss to the communi-
out street lights, collector's salary and
incidental expenses w hich would be high
at $190, leaving the net earnings at $300.
(Continued from first page.)
thus giving a profit of 30 per cent on the found of the fourth jailbird but he left
investment. An electric company that his coat back of the jail where he drop
would not make a big fight for the Jack ped it in his frantic efforts to climb the
sonville light franchise don’t know a board fence. When coming down town
good thing when they see it.
after supper from his home Harry Luy
AN OLD PIONEER LAID TO REST
Remains of Charles Wesley hahler Intered
In Ihe Jacksonville Cemetery By Sor-
sowinq friends and Neighbors—Rev.
Moore Conducts Beautiful Service.
On last Sunday afternoon all that was
mortal of Charles Wesley Kahler was
laid to rest amid the peaceful beauty of
Jacksonville's cemetery. The funeral
service* were held at the family resi
dence, Rev. W. B. Moore conducting the
exercises,
having lx?en summoned
from North Yamhill, Or., for the pur
pose, he being a close personal friend of
the family and of the deceased. Rev.
Moore was assisted bv Rev. Roliert Ennis
and Rev. Sanford Snyder. The singing
was by Miss Corinne Linn. Miss Emma
Armstrong, J. F. Miller and Henry Dox.
The selections were 1x?autiful and well
rendered. At the close of the services
the remains were escorted to the cem
etery where the interment took place.
The obwquies wAr under the auspices
of the Jackson County Bar, of which Mr.
Kahler had been an honored member for
36 years. The pall bearers were Judge
H. K. Hanna, Thos. Cameron, Jas. A.
Wilson, M. M. Colvig, (). Harbaugh
and T. J. Kenney. There were many
friends of the deceased and of the family
present and the floral tributes were many
and lx?auttfuL
Mr. Kahler had been ill invalid since
January 1903, when, during the big flood
in Daisy creek, he injured himself while
lifting a heavy timber to place it so as to
protect his place against the high water.
The injury brought on partial paralysis
and failing in other relief, he went to
Tollman Springs six months ago, but be
coming seriously sick, was taken to Ash
land where he died last Friday after
noon.
Charles Wesley Kahler was born in
saw a man walking along the east side of
G. N. Lewis' wheat field going south.
Mr. Luv did not know of the jailbreak
and paid no attention to the man but he
was evidently the fellow who had escap
ed into the timber at Rev. Ennis’ place
and had come out to get his bearings so
as to get away from town.
Sheriff Rader is at his stock ranch at
Dead Indian, but he is expected to get
word and be here this Saturday Mean
while a description of the escapes has
been telephoned to all near-by towns and
a vigorous effort will be uiade to capture
the runaways. Jesse Madison was the
prisoner who escaped by way of Rev.
Ennis’ place. He was awaiting trial on
a charge of burglary committed in
Medford and is 19 years old and a stranger
in this county. Chas. Wilson the other
escape was iu on a burglary charge from
Ashland and was 32 years old. E. How
ard, the one captured in the Kareuski
barn and Tom Keegan, the one held up
by the empty guns are both transient
gentrv in on a charge of burglary from
Ashland. Geo. Irvin and Monk Robin
son, the prisoners who refused the escape
are both Medford boys. Irvin is in for
burglary committed in company with
Madison and Robinson, is a half-witted
fellow serving a sentence for indecent
exposure. The four who broke jail are
all hard cases who are crimnals by in
clination. Thev have been making desper
ate efforts ever since incarcerated to break
jail an<l .*0 determined have they been
and so threatening their conduct that
Sheriff Rader has had J. A. Wilson to act
as night guard. These fellows in their
viciousness some time ago burned the
mattresses in the jail and smashed the
chairs and howled nights and cursed
days until Sheriff Rader took the fight
out of them by diet of bread and water
and confitnnent to the cells, but their
meekness was only a sham as the event
of yesterday proved.