LOCAL NEWS NOTES
Happenings In and About Jackson­
ville During the Past Week.
—All the Doinqs About the
County Seat Given In Detail.
ONLY PAPER PRINTED IN THE CITY
Ice Cream at the Model.
Quartz and placer location blanks for
sale at the Sentinel Office.
Watermelons the best on the market
at Miller's confectionery store.
Keep your floors clean by the use of
Busline. Sold at Conklin’s furniture
store.
C. Vroman a successful miner and one
of the progressive citizens of Gold Hill,
was in Jacksonville Saturday. Mr. Vro-
man states that there is much activity in
the mining industry about Gold Hill and
the prospect is good that by another year
there will lie several large quartz mills in
O|*eration in that district. One of the
causes for this impetus to the mining
business is the opportunity of securing
cheap power for operating nulls, hoists,
etc. that will soon t>e had from the big
electric power station that is soon to l>e
erected at Golrl Hill by a company of
Milwaukee, Wis. capitalists. As a result
of this new industrial activity Mr. Vro-
uian stated that Gold lltll is taking on
new life and has certain prosju-cts ot be­
ing one of the most pros|>erous and pro­
gressive towns in Rog in River Valley.
M. A. Gilmer, who for the past six
months
has been one of the amalga­
When bilious take Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. For Sale In mators at tin (purine has resigned his po
City Drug Store.
- lion and lias g -nr on a short visit to his
Watermelons in quanitity, quality and tii-i her, w > resides at Beaverton, Ore-
price to suit vou at Learmrd’s Boss con­ g >n. Ik- will return to Jacksonville for
fectionery store.
a few days next week when he expects
To get perfect rest use one of those to leave for Reno, Nevada, where he
silk floss or cotton felt mattresses. They will enter the slate School of Mines at that
are the best. C. W. Conklin.
place, which is In-coming to l»e one of
the
most famous mining schools in the
Rogue River Creamery, Medford, man­
ufactures the C. E. G. brand fancy cream­ country ami its graduates hold a high
ery butter, that is clean, elegant and guar­ standing in the mining world. Mr. Gil­
anteed. Ask your merchant for it.
tner is an industrious voung man and a
Tillamook is planning to operate its i close student and for his age be is well
own water system. At a meeting of the posted in his vocation, but being imbiti
water commission, held Thursday it was ous he proposes to fit himself thoroughly
decided to ask the council to employ an for his work so that he tnav tie able to
engineer io prepare plans ami specifica­ hold any position that may come his
tions for a water plant, and also to deter­ way.
mine what price the present water com­
Low Rates To California
pany wanted for its property. The com- j
pany wants $7000.—Astorian.
The triennial conclave Knights Temp­
Mrs James A. Wilson, Mrs E.J.Kubli. lar will be held at San Francisco, Sept­
Miss Frances Barnes, and Miss Issie Mc­ ember 5th to 9lh, ami the Sovereign
Cully were a pirty of Jacksonville la ’ies Grand lodge I. <>. O. F. will I k - 1 i > Id at
wllo went to Ashland Tuesday to visit same point SeptemlK-r 19th to 25th. For
with frit nds in that city. Mrs. Wilson these occasions the Southern Pacific
and Miss Barnes were guests of Mrs Dr. will place in effect the extremely low-
R. G. Burnett. Mrs. Kub.i was a guest of rate of one ami one third fare for the
Mrs. F. M. Drake and Miss McCullv of round trip, not to exceed $25.00, the rate
Mrs. Dr. J. S. Parson. Mrs. Wilson and from Portland. Those who are planning
Mrs. Kubli returned Wednesday but a trip to California should take note of
Miss Barnes and Mi— McCully will re­ these rates.
main in Ashland for the week. On her
return to Jacksonville Miss Barnes will
remain but a few days win n she will go
to Sams Valiev for a short visit with
Mrs. Horace Pelton a id to attend to some
business matters pertaining to a farm
which she ownes in that locality. About
the first of Septendrer Miss liarnes will
leave for Portland where she has a posi
tion in the North Central school.
Rigs on short notice tor timber cruisers, com­
mercial men, mining men, sawmill men, all
kinds of men or parties. Horses fed at rea­
sonable rates.
Geo. N. Lewis, Prop.,
JACKSONVILLE
HARNESS AND ‘
SHOE
Union Livery Stables
SHOP
Rev. Robert Ennis, who owns a house
and an acre and a half of land on East
California street is having a well drilled
to provide his h>,me with water. \V. P. j
All Kinds Of Harness
Dodge of Medford and his son J. M. j
Work Done Prompt­
Dodge have the contract and the work is
ly. Fine Shoe Work
in charge of the young man and James
Van der Ford. At a depth of four f< et ■
A Specialty.
rock was struck and the well is now­
Prices Reasonable.
down 58 feet with rock formation all th<
way. The first strata was a sandstone ;
below which porphyry was encountered. I
The porphyry was pentrated with quartz I
seams and Rev. Ennis who is something
of an amateur miner, as is the average
Southern Oregonian, got out his pan and
glass and succeeded in finding several
colors in the crushed rock brought up by
the drill, but the yellow metal was not -
in sufficient quantities to justify Ri-v.
Ennis in turning his well into a mining
Wm. Puhi, Prop.
shaft. The drill used by Dodge & Son
is operated by horsepower and cuts a six
inch hole. They have sunk over 200
Up-to-Datc Shop
wells in Jackson county and never failed
Three Fine Chairs
to secure water. The deepest well they
have put down was for the Medford Ice
Good Workmen.
Works, 303 feet but the usual depth is 75
to 125 feet. These deep wells demon­
strate the fact that the lower stratas of Two fine Bathrooms with the
rock are so permeated with seams filled best tubs cleanest towels, etc.
with water that even a large power pump
Fine job work at the Sentinel Office.
connot exhaust the supply of water.
Henry R. HawK
jacKscnvoie
^OREGON NURSERY CO
E k tabl ¡»hod 1867
SALEM,
OREGON
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Oldest ami Largest Nursery on Pacific Coast.
All our stock
is Home Grown and guaranteed True to Name. All Tree»
that fail to live replaced at Half Price. Can fill ord« rs for any
kind of Tree, Shrub or Flower that can be grown in Oregon.
Large Illustrated Catalogue sent Free on application to
R. D. MAPLESDEN,
MEDFORD,
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agent
OREGON
PROPRIETOR
o. K.
Barber
W
hite & T rowbridge
Shop
THE BIG LAND AGENTS
MEDFORD. - OREGON
lie have the largest 'and best list in Southern Oregon of
Fruit, Alfalfa, Dairy and Stock Lands, Timber Lands,
Mining Bargains and Town Property.
Dealers in
Sewing Machines, Lime, Cement
and
Shingles.
We buy wool and mohair.