county, which, in the near future will be
Mrs. Howard Kilhum, who has been
C. C. Hull of Thompkins creek, was in
a most im|x*rtant factor in the industrial spending the past two months with her Jacksonville last Friday for a load of
proajierity of the county.
mother, Mrs, E. J. Kubli, left Friday supplies. Mr. Hull is happy toannounce
ISSUED ON
with her two little children for her home that a bright baby girl was born to
FRIDAY OF EACH
WEEK.
in Portland.
Mrs. Hull, making now a boy and a girl
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS
Clt A Ml. M.S Mr.HkRV*
....
ElHTOM
to
brighten the Hull home. Mr. Hull
Mrs. Geddes, wife of Superintendente.
NO LONGS« ( AN 11KB IT
recently
had a visit from his brother R.
W. Geddes of the Blue Ledge copper
NAL PROOFS.
Entered In the |xMtofFi<r of Jacksonville,
P.
Hull,
who with another brother oper
mine is in Jacksonville to enjoy a week
Jackson County, Oregon, »■ second « lusa matter
The land department has marie a rul
ates
a
large
umbrella factory at Norwalk,
of the whirl and excitement of life in the
ing prohibiting United States land com
Ohio.
The
Hull Bros, are planning to
county seat, after a seclusion of six weeks
MiNKiiirriiM R ate *
missioners from taking proof in home
establish
a
branch
factory on this Coast
One year
.....
fl
in the quietness of mountain life at the
Six months
.....
76 stead, timber, mineral or other land en
and
one
object
of
his
trip was to select
Blue Ledge.
Three mouths
....
40
tries and hereafter applicants will have
the location, though it will probably be
Miss Mamie Cronemiller who has been Tacoma, that city having offered them
to go to a district land office to make
CLCMSING TkMMH.
their final proof, all for Southern Ore visiting with her relatives in Jacksonville the first inducements.
The Sentinel and the Weekly Oregonian will
<>r wnt to one Hildrem lor 42 a year. The Senti gon having to go to Roseburg. The De for the past six weeks left Thursday for
nel give« the Jack «oil county new« and the Ore
lype writers.
gonian give* the alate, national and world new«, partment was forced to deprive the com her home in Crescent City. She went
thus a trader 1« aide to cover the entire new* missioners of their chief duties by the by way of Grants Pass and will be on the
For sale or for rent. New and second
field at al>out the price of but one paper
great number of gross frauds that locators stage 24 hours on the journey from hand. Cash or easy installments. All
makes repaired or remodeled and work
were able to jx-rjx-trate in acquiring title Grants Pass to Crescent City.
fully guaranteed. If you need a machine,
T rial S i hm MIHTI<I<<H The Jacksonville Sentinel
will I m - «ent to any add re««, at any |x»«tofhce in to land by the connivance of dishonest
write us. J. E. Huxley, 82 Fourth St.,
The
marriage
took
place
last
Saturday
tlie United state«, lor lour week« lor 10 cent«
Portland Oregon.
All » u I hm i iptlon«, regular or trial, will I m - prompt commissioners. By the locator dividing evening at the home of the bride’s
ly «loptM-d al the date ol expiration, unless a re the profits with the commissioner before
brother, Robert McClanahan, of Miss
newal la received
whom his applicants made their proof Sarah McClanahan to Mark Applegate.
To St. Louis.
any kind of testimony was admitted and Justice Henry Dox, officiating. The
The Southern Pacific have made addi
Friday, October 21, '04
title was gained to land that was made young couple have many friends who tional sale dates for the sale of World's
by clear fraud. Thus a system of land give them their best wishes for a happy Fair tickets, as follows: October 27th,
Salem, after a contest ot several frauds grew up in Oregon and other married life. Mr. and Mrs. Applegate 28th and 29th.
W. E. COMAN.
months during a part of which time the Western states that bid fair to rob the have taken a cottage on South Oregon
Stationery, the best in quality, the
streets were tn darkness, has settled its public domain of every acre of land that street.
is
of
value
and
turn
it
over
to
the
land
latest
in style at prices that are right at
differences with the electric light com
Walter Van Loom, a barber by trade the City Drug Store.
pany and has made a five year contract grabljers. Special agents were sent out
and a whiskey and morphine fiend by
for
arc lights of 2,(MM) caudle power ami every effort was made to check the
occujja'ion,
was bound over on a charge
each at ¿5.95 per month per light. As evil but little was accomplished as when
of
sodomy
by
Justice Milton Berry, of
emjxiwcreil by the citv charter the Salem there was a thorough understanding
Ashland,
Tuesday
under ¿500 bonds to
council has pawed an ordinance regulat between a dishonest trio of commissioner,
appear
before
the
circuit court. Not
ing the maximum charges to individuals locator and applicant, it was impossible
being
able
to
give
bonds
he was brought MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE FOR JACKSON
made by light, gas, water ami telephone for the government officials to convict
to
the
county
jail
Tuesday
by Constable
COUNTY.
companies doing business within the the guilty jiarties. Eliminating the com
V'. Carter, Ashland.........
Senator
Long
of
Ashland,
to
await
his
trial at the E.
missioners
will
be
a
big
factor
in
check
W.
I.
Vawter,
Medford
........
city under a franchise.
Representative
H.
Von
der
Hellen,
Wellen
December
term
of
court.
ing land stealing for it is not so easy to
4»
D. H. Jackson, Ashland
"doctor” testimony at the land office and
Try the Sentinel for three months.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Grants Pass is advertising for bids for
the department will be belter able to de
George W Dunn...................................... County Judge
city lighting and the council memliers
The Jackson County Lumber Company John S. Orth................................................................Clerk
tect attempted land frauds.
Roliert B. Dow...................................
.......... Recorder
arc beginning to lx- exercised nt the slow
is
sending out a car load of lumber a day Joseph Rader................................ ....................
Sheriff
The fact of the case is that United
D. II. Miller....................................... ............. Treasurer
lies» of the electric companies, doing bu
States commissioners should never have and will this week complete an order of Wilbur S. Jones................................ ................ A ssessor
siness in the Rogue River Valley, in
H Daily......................................... ..Superintendent
lieen allowed to handle land business for 19 cars of lumber which they are shipping P.
Dr. W L. Cameron......................... ...........
Coroner
putting in their bids ami the surmise is
to
Ashland.
This
shipment
cleans
up
Garl T Jones..................................... ............... Surveyor
there was no way of controlling them
Crttn
mituiinnpr
Toshua Patterson Talent
gaining current that the corn panics’have
and of preventing them from aiding dis the greater part of the stock of this sum George Brown, Eagle Point. ..........
agreed on a division of territory, or a
mer's
cut,
though
there
is
considerable
honest persons to tiefraud the govern
COUNTY COURT.
••sphere of influence” as the European
County court meets on the first Wednesday
ment of land. And the law was so fram stock left in the yard of salable lumber
governments have it, and will not bid
after the first Monday in each month at the
ed that the Land Department had no that Manager Stevens is selling at very court house in Jacksonville.
against each other. According to the
low
prices.
A
change
of
ownership
has
Probate court meets the first Monday in each
chance to pass on their appointments
month.
Grunts Pass Herald some of the council
been
made
in
this
mill
the
King
brothers,
that being left to the United States dis
CIRCUIT COURT.
men of that town are in favor of having
trict judge and all a fellow seeking an ap Herman, Charles, Edward and William Hon. H. K. Hanna.............................. Circuit Judge
the legislature amend the charter so as
Hon. A. E- Reames..... .. ............... District Attorney
pointment had to do was to get a few selling out their interest to their partner
Circuit court for Jackson county convenes at
to jrermit the town to put in its own
James
Stevens.
The
King
boys
have
no
Jacksonville on the fourth Monday tn March, first
influential men to endorse him ami pull
light plant.
Monday in September and second Monday in
for him and though he might Ire ever so definite plans as to the future. Mr. December.
Stevens
has
bought
a
body
of
fir
timber
dishonest the Department could neither
TOWN OF JACKSONVILLE.
Recent advices from Washington state prevent his apjxnntment if the Judge saw and he will log it this winter and run the Emil Britt.................................................................. Mayor
J. Nunan...........
Councilman
that th« Secretary of the Interior, will, fit to give, nor to revoke his appointment mill. This will close out the available Theo. Cameron
9*
timber
convenient
to
the
mill
and
next
John
S.
Orth
............
a
...............................
"
within a short time, restore to entry a if they suspected he was guilty of fraud
J. H. Huffer, Sr............................................
”
spring
Mr.
Stevens
will
move
to
a
new
large area of land in Oregon that has ulent practices. The Department though
Henry Dox.......................................................... Recorder
James Cronemiller.......................................... Treasurer
been temporarily withdrawn from mar had the power of not permitting them to location but as to where, he has not W. S. Kenney.................................................. Marshal
decided.
Henry Wendt............................ Street Commissioner
ket for the past year or more. Among take filial proofs anti the long delay in is
City council meets the first Tuesday in each
these lands is a large Ixxly in Southern suing the recent order is almost like
month.
Josephine county and in Currv county leaking the stable after the horse is Groceries
JACKSONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
T.
Williamon i
that was withdrawn with a view of mak stolen, for about all the public land that
Board of Directors
That are Fresh and of
ing it a forest reserve, but such a protest is tempting spoils to land-grabbers is
C. P. Briggs
)
Gus
Newbury
...............
...
...........................................
Clerk
was made by mining and timber men gone, but the order wiii do some good
Best Quality.
S. P. Robbins..... ................................................. Principal
that the plan has been abandoned by the even though it is late.
JACKSONVILLE JUSTICE DISTRICT.
Hats
Dejiartment am! soon the land will lie
Henry Dox.................................... Justice of the Peace
Frank Kasshafer.................
Constable
<qx-n to homestead and timber entry.
Mrs. Emma Dorris Thompson of Eu
A Good Selection of the
JACKSONVILLE POSTOFFICF.
There is sure to lie a big rush for this land
gene. is spending the week in Jackson
Mail closes for Medford train at
-
9:1.5 a m
Best Quality and Styles.
44
for it embraces some of the lx-st timber,
•
3:15 p m
ville the guest of Mrs. John S. Orth.
“ arrives from Medford at
-
- 7:30 am
mineral ami farming land in Southern
4«
»Shoes
-
-
12 noon
It
< Iregon.
County Treasurer D. H. Miller has
"
“
•'
-
- 5:30 p m
Mail closes for Lower Applegate ____
Stage
_: 7:1.5 a m
remitted the last of the state tax due
••
•• - I'nnrr
“ ,r
•• _____ 7:45 am
All the best in Ladies’
Upper
and Gentlemens’ fine wear JACKSONVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
An nrticle written for ami appearing from Jackson county making this county
Hose No. 1 meets on the first
and a Specialty in Miners’ JACKSONVILLE
in the Sentinel of September .’Kith, re one of the 12 counties that are paid up in
Monday evening in each month.
full.
M. M. T Ay lor , President.
garding the development of the Evans
and Loggers’ Shoes.
J. C. K inney , Secretary.
creek coal measures has been copied into
JACKSONVILLE-APPLEGATE STAGE.
Walter and Joseph Kitto, who have for
a number of Southern Oregon papers, some months past been employed at the Furnishings
H enry W endt , Driver—Leaves Jacksonville
daily except Sunday at 7:30 a. m., arriving at Ap
some giving credit to the Sentinel and Granite Hill mine, are spending the week
plegate at 11 a. m. Leave Applegate at 11:1-5 ar
Full Line of Gentlemens’
riving at Jacksonville at 3 p. m. Close connection
others giving no credit at all or as in the in Jacksonville taking a rest and visiting
made with stage to Steamboat and stage to Kubli
wear.
and Davidson.
case of the Medford Mail, whose pub their father, W. C. Kitto and their sister
JACKSONVILLE COPPER MINES STAGE.
lisher would not copy a line from the Miss Mildred.
Clothing
G eo . N. L ewis , Driver—Leaves Jacksonville
Sentinel for he considers the Jacksonville
at 81)0 a. m. Mondays, and Fridays for Ruch,
Uniontown,
Purcel. Watkins and Joes Bar,
Joseph
Wetterer,
Wm.
Deniff
and
W.
paper lieneath his distinguished notice,
Orders taken for Suits
returning on the following days.
II.
Smith
returned
Wednesday
from
a
which copies the article in full and gives
and fits guaranteed.
JACTSONVILLE-MEDFORD STAGE.
credit to the Grants Pass Courier. But week’s hunting tripon Little Applegate,
F rank B ellinger , Driver—Leaves Medford
for Jacksonville at 6:30 a m. Leaves Jackson
then the Sentinel makes no objection to during which one shot by Billy Deniff at Notions
ville for Medford at 7:30 a. m.
a
deer
was
the
total
effort
in
the
game
the scissor editor of the Mail making use
R. R. V. TRAINS.
I^ull line of Sundrirs of
of
the
article even though
his line. The hunters found little game
Leave Jacksonville for Medford at 9:30 a . m.
and 8:30 p. m. Leave Medford for Jacksonville
various kinds.
prejudice forces him to give a false signs in that section and the heavy storm
at 11:30 a. m. and 4:50 p. m.
that
prevailed
nearly
all
the
time
they
credit, for every paper that the article
SOUTHERN PACIFIC R. R.
appears in helps that much more to ad were out caused the deer to hide away
Northbound at Medford, at 4:16 a. m. and 4:44
p. m. Southbound from Medford at 11:25 a.
vertise the coal resources of Jackson in sheltered spots.
JACKSONVILLE SENTINEL
DIRECTORY.
J.M. C ronemiller
tn. and 11:52 p. m.