The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-29
NEWS
FROM
ASHLAND
Lucky Strike of For
mer Oregon Boy
Eastern Syndicate Purchases
LumbeTing Interests
Various Southern Oregon
Items
(Journal sneolal serYice.

(Journal Special Servicel
Ashland. May 29.-News has. just
reached here of big oil strike made
by an Ashland young man in New
York
Frank Garrett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Garrett, and a brother Of our
efficient deputy postmistress. Miss
Laura Garrett, of Ashland, In COM
pany with William Royce. s. S. owen
and II. W. Ferrington, organized an
oil company at Bolivia, N. Y, each
owning a one-fourth interest. The
members of the company subscribed
$3.50 each, and begun their search
They leased so acres of land from the
Ithemer Ferrington farm. and began
to bore At depth of 900 feet the
young men struck a gusher, and on
the day of the strike $4,000 was
offered them for their holdings, but
the boys refused to sell the property,
and will make many more thousands
of dollars from It.
The land leased was piece belong
ing to the father of one of the four
organizers of the company.
Frank Garrett, the Ashland young
man, who. by this stroke of good luck,
has become possessed of several thou
sands Of dollars, is very popular here.
He resided with his parents, but some
time ago left for New York, TO work
in a mercantile establishment for an
uncle The Southern Oregon friends
Of young Garrett will hail with delight
the good news Of his success.
Brakeman Schrader lost his right
foot in wreck on the McCloud road
Monday.
Report comes from Pokegama,
few miles south OF Ashland that the
extensive interests OF the Pokegama
Sugar Pine LAUNDERING Company have
been sold to an Eastern syndicate,
which has already assumed manage.
ment Of the affairs. The consldera-
tlon is not made public, but It is many
thousands OF dollars.
Ed. Brautlacht, of Yreka, Cal, who
is working for Contractor Cooper. in
building a box factory at Weed, just
over the line in California, fell from
the upper floor yesterday. breaking an
arm, terribly mashing his head, bruis-
ing his body and otherwise injurlng
himself Medical assistance was Sc
cured promptly. but IL is thought the
Injuries will prove fatal.
G. Y, Harry, OF Portland. president
of the Oregon Federation of Labor. has
an organization In Ashland.
The membership is 26.
Henry Gaddie, colored man, 22
years of age, miraculously escaped
death in the railroad yards here yester-
day. He attempted to swing onto a
moving train, but failed TO land as he
and was dragged along |
The track for 100 yards. Just then
the train reached the Ashland creek |
trestle, which is 100 feet long and 90
feet high. and the man was carried |
ACROSS here. dangling from the car. BE |
yond the trestle he fell. mass OF
bruises and torn flesh. He was picked |
up in an insenslble state and carried
10 the city physician, and placed un-
Ter his care GaddIe is a race horse
trainer. employed by C. A. Higgins, OF
and was en- route there from
Oakland, Cal.
II. Clark, in tho employ OF Emil |
Peil while blacksmithing yesterday,
badly injured his left hand from
stroke with a heavy hammer. His |
second knuckle was torn away by the
blow
Thornton & Hildreth's baseball
team will play Medford's team at
Sunday. Ii will be a good
game, and many will go down from
here.