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About Jacksonville sentinel. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1903-1906 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1904)
t AT 0TH1K TOWNS Hems from Gold Hill <jnd Grants Pass Showing I hat Much Prog ress Is Being Made In I hose Wide-Awake towns. CAHH PRICES IO Bt HIGHER Grants Pass Mining Notes. ’J hi* following in h synopsis of mining new* from the Oregon Mining Journal of Grant*« Pa»», that will be of interest to the mining men of thia »ection. An agent was in town Saturday settling lip claims against the Bowden (»old Mining Co. We understand lie settled in full, with all except Wm. Mee. We also learn that the mine will open in full blast, about the first of pie year. The school fund is a little «by just at this time, and the old bell is out of order, so the lioard has decided to give a grand ball on Friday evening, Sepf. 30, pro ceed» to help buy a new liell. Everlxxly should attend, or buy a ticket any way. There has not been a dance for some time. See bills later. • Cd tile Prices To Be High. The excessive dry weather prevailing George Anderton haw leaned the Wilson all over the Pacific Coast for the last placer mine oil Illinois river and will three months has cut ¡xcsturage ami hay o|>erate it till» winter. so short that farmers and stockmen have II. C. McIntosh is working a valuable between necessity ami alarm at a short tellurium property on Canyon age of feed forced the «ale of their Creek, which he recently bonded from stock to such an extent as to break the market ami as a consequence prices Perkins an<l other». have gone very low. Of this demoral F. J. Catterhn, of the Williamsburg ization of the stock market and the cer .'dining Coiii|»aiiy that is operating the tainty of a sharp advance withih the next * Bone of Contention** mine on Williams few months the Oregon Agritulturist has creek, reports that work is progressing the following to say: very iw.ti»lactory at that mine. The statement recently published to Capl. McIntyre, of Portland, haataken the effect that the present low prices of the contract for hauling the coke from cattle in Oregon are due to the great in (»rants Pass to the Takilma smelter and crease in the numlier raised in the Willa the copper matte from the smelter to mette Valiev is not well founded. For (•rants Pa»s for shipment east. He will a numlier of years the growth of fxipula- employ a large numlier of six-horse tion in the Pacific Northwest has lieen team» ami has bought the Colonial lodg much more rapid than the increase in the ing house in (»rants Pass for a lararding numlier of cattle raised. Just at present house for their men in town. there are an unusual number of cattle offered for sale in Western Oregon. This Manager John F. Wickham reports is because of the drought. The pastures development work being pushed with a are exhausted, hay is scarce and. high- force of men on the Alameda mine on priced, prices of grains make it unprofi Galice creek and large bodies of rich ore table to feed them and the cattle are are Ix-ing opened up. The company is planning to build a new road to lx-land already losing flesh. Therefore the that will give a shorter milage and better ow ners are selling them as fast as possible. Within six months prices will advance grade« than is had by the present road. 30 to 50 per cent ami cattle will lie Prominent mining men of Grants Pass brought from Idaho, Montana and Utah are agitating the question of organization to Portland. of a local miners* association for the pur- |s»»e of bringing about a union of inter The Cosmopolitan for September. ests in pushing the development of the mining region contigious to (»rants Pass. The great Exposition at St. Louis, by One of the principal objects of the asso far the largest that the world has ever ciation will l>e to maintain in Grants seen, covers practically the entire range Pass an exhibit of all the minerals found of human knowledge. The attempt of a in that district. single individual to cover the most im portant of its feature requires the consid eration of science, art, mechanical in News Events dt Gold Hill. vention, literature, government process es, education, military affairs, hygiene, The following news notes are taken agriculture,anthropology, transportation, from the Gohl Hill News: mining, household affairs et cetera, in We understand some big strikes have cluding the latest in invention and dis been made in the mines near town, but covery. In twenty-five articles in the September full particularsan- lacking. number of The “Cosmopolitan,” Mr. J. S. Howard was in town yesterday John Brislien Walker gives to the world making survey for (KM) feet more of city the result of his personal studies at the sewerage that will lie put in at once. Ex|K>sition, dictated to stenographers at The walls of the new bank are up and the time. the roof |>artly on. A cement sidewalk Must Return Certificates. will lie laid in front, first of the kind in town. The ministers of Oregon who have Twelve teams are drawing lumber from the Stansell mill on Sardine creek neglected to make returns of certificates and shipping it to the box factory at of marriages jierformed by them will find themselves in serious trouble unless they Medford. make a prompt report to the County Clerk. We hear that one of the large pump The law, which passed at the last is out of order at the Champlain dredge, session of the Legislature, requires the thus causing another shut-down for a ministers to return the certifices within a tort time. 30 days of the issuance of the license if G. II. Patrick is loading a car of extra the ceremony is preformed in the same fine ore to be shipped to the smelter at county. If preformed in another county Tacoma. Too bad, our home smelter a duplicate of the certificate must be re ought to be ready to receive all such and turned to the clerk of the county in which the license was issued. For fail will lie soon, we hope. ure to comply with the law a penalty of Messrs. Champlin and McDonald of the $50 is imposed. big dredge, have returned from a business TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNK 3, 1878—NOTICE ! FOR PUBLICATION. United Stale» Land Office, Roaeburg, Oregon, June 17, 1901 Notice ia hereby given that in compliance with the provision» ol the act of Congrees of June 3, 1X7», entitled “An Act for the sale of Tim tier Lands in the States of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory," as extended to all the Public Land Htatea by act of August 4, 1X92, WILLIAM SULLIVAN of Iron It I ver^’county of Iron, State of Michigan, has this day filed in this office his sworn state ment No 62M. for the purchase of the South-east quarter of Section No 20. Township K> South of Rang ,i West, and will offer proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to es tablish his claim to said land before the Register and Receiver of this office at Roseburg, Oregon, on Saturday, the »th day of Octo tier. 1'.«>I, He names as witnesses F.. I. Giles, Wilbur Franklin, James Slcinner and L- Oberg, all of Roseburg, Oregon Any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to file their claims iu this office on or before said Mth day of October 19OL J. T. BRIDGES, 7 », 9-30 Resister. TIMBER LAND ACT JUNE 3. 1378—NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office, Roseburg, Oregon, June 24, 1901. Notice is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3, 1M7M. entitled "An Ac* for the sale of Timber Lands in the Statesof California, Oregon. Nevada, and "ashington Territory" asextended to all the public land states by act of Au<u»t 4. 1S92, MRS. ELIZABETH WHALEN of Crystal Falls, County of Iron. State of Michi gan, has this day filed in this office her sworn statement No 62-vI for the purchase of the NU'q and N% fiWJ^ of Section No 22 in Township No 37 S, Range No 3 W and will offer proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or «tone than for ag ricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said laud before Register and Receiver of this office at Roseburg, Oregon, ou Saturday the Mth day of October. 1904. He names as witnesses: B M Whalen of Crys tal Falls, Mich; James Skinner, E L. Giles and Wilbur Franklin all of Roseburg. Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to file their claims in this office on or before said Sth day of October, 1901. J. T. BRIDGES, 7-29, 9-30 Register. You Can Furnish Your House With Better Goods For Less Money At Norris’ Furni ture Store, two doors from p. o., Medford, Oregon, than at Any Other Store In Southern Oregon. Everything for the Kitchen, the Bed room and the Par lor. Come in and Examine My Stock. T. C. NORRIS, Medford, Ore. _______ J How About Your Summer Vacation? Newport on Yaquina Bay is the ideal seaside resort of the North Pacific Coast, j Round trip tickets at greatly reduced ' rates on sale from all Southern Pacific j points in Oregon, on and after June 1st. | Ask Agents for further information and | a handsomely illustrated souvenir book- ! let, or write to Edwin Stone, Manager C. I & E. R- R., Albany Ore., or W. E. Co man, G. P. A., S. I*. Co., Portland. CHAS. H. BASYE THE Medford Bazaar Mrs. 0. Gibert, Miss Lila SacKett Ladies’ Goods and No Willconduct a gene ral Blacksmith busi ness at the old G RON EMILLER STAND Wagon and Plow Work, Horseshoeing and Ma chinery a Specialty. tions, Linen Good, Fancy Work, Silks, Lace. Material for all kinds of Fancy work and Laces. Orders taken for all kinds of Fancy Work. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED BICYCLE STORE REPAIR SHOP Fine Chinaware. Full Stock Fresh Confections AND Racycles, Ramblers and other standard bicycles. Repairs made to bicycles sewing machines, guns and all kinds of small machines. TED KELSO trip east. They talk favorable of building For rent, a well furnished bedroom MEDFORD - OREGON another large dredge to lie operated by with use of adjoining parlor in private electrical power when The Gold Hill De residence near business part of town. New potatoes, cabbage and early vege Address Room, care, Sentinel. velopment Co. get going. tables at Learned’s. - F|NF Z- CABINET -PHOTOS- $3.00 a Dozen UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. In Posing and Finishing my Pic- Ivres cannot be excelled. Orders Filled Promptly. û. W. MACKEY Over Miller's Hardware Store Medford, - - Oregon