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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-13
EXPERTS REPORT ON COUNTY BOOKS
COMPLETE REPORT OF MAN SELECTED TO EXAMINE INTO JACKSON
COUNTY FINANCES BY The COUNTY COURT

floor, resulting in the certain de-
struction of these invaluable public
records.
If the public records of Jackson
county are to be preserved from
mouldering and decay, some ade-
quate arrangement will have to be
made for their better protection.
This is especially the case with the
city maps.
1t would be possible to rearrange
the offices in the court house at
Jacksonville with very small expense
and without making any further ad-
ditions to the building, by utilizing
still further some court room space
and placing the assessor upstairs
where he would have much better
office than he now has, and thus
make room for the sheriff on that
side of the building downstairs. AS
have had considerable experience
with court houses, will add a page
suggesting how the space in the
court house could be made to serve
all purposes of Jackson county for
many years, without any appreciable
cost
The recorder keeps his work up to
date, or nearly so.
He has been fortunate in the Sc
lection of assistants, both of whom
he has trained to a high degree oil
efficiency. | think | am safe in say
| ing that the recorder Of jackson
county and his two assistants do as
much work as four copyists ordinar
lily perform.
The County Clerk, w. II. Coleman
The county clerk has earned anC
collected as fees, and deposited eacl
month in the treasury from July 1
1912, to January /, 1913, the fol
lowing amounts:
Month An,Onn :
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keep his attention fully engaged all
the time.
IT. addition to these duties, the
clerk has naturalization business, a
Io-between the circuit court and the
department of commerce and labor
He has a considerable volume of
scalp bounty business and registra-
tion therefor consumes much time
ard labor. He has the computation
of the levies on the tax rolls, which
with 5000 or 10000 different com
putations requires much labor, and
he has the issuance of game licenses,
which lays a burden on the county
for which there is no repayment.
This game license all goes to the
state. 1t is placed in the hands of
the county clerks for convenience,
but it costs Jackson county several
hundred dollars for the states CON
venience, which is not right.
The bulk of this labor returns no
money to the county, but the law
imposes it, on the clerk, and there
fore the financial returns of his Of
flee are no criterion to the amount
of work accomplished in the office.
The hunters and anglers licenses
issued during the year amount to
$6,542, of which $5,110 has been
forwarded to the state treasury, as
evidenced by his receipts Nos. 1892,
1927 and 23971. The balance has
been deposited with the treasury and
receipt on file.
The county clerks scalp bounty
warrants issued agree, according to
their stubs, with the reports sent to
the state treasurer, and amount to
$342. State treasurer warrants for
$4425 have been received and de-
posted in hte treasury by the county
clerk, and $126.75 is still due from
the state treasury.
have examined and compared
with the warrant register the list OF
county warrants ordered cancelled by
the county court on September 4
1912, and find that the county clerk
has correctly noted the cancellation
thereof on his warrant register.
| have compared all bills audited
by the county court from July /
1912, to January |, 1913, with the
warrant register, and find all war
rants registered in the amounts au-
dited by the county court.
The county clerk on January 2
1913, deposited in the treasury the
following amounts:
Amounts of fees due from
him by my report of April,
1912, due Jan. /, 1912 $302.75
Amount by report of July.
1912 ............ 5000
Iotal ....''...... ..'... @33 3i''o
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it in the treasury on January and
January 4, 1913.
| will state that in my opinion the
bulk of these delinquencies occurred
prior to 1912.
On January l, 1912, had against
the sheriff $21,OS5.O1, and these
amounts were deposited between
January 8, 1912, and April 10, 1912.
There were numerous tax collections
showing date of collection a number
of months prior to January l, 1912.
At the time the money was de-
posted taxes for 1911 were coming
in freely, and the sheriff had on
hands a large sum of money from
1911 collections.
ut became known that this short
age was evident January l, 1912, as
soon as my report was published, and
consequently | came down to Jack
sonville in June, 1912, voluntarily
to investigate to the first of July, at
which time the sheriff and treasurer
both showed me statements from
their banks showing the deposit to
their favor July l, 1912. The sher-
iff showed me bank balances of $63,-
943.49 cash and currency and checks
of $2,695.55 and two deposits dated
June 2S and June 90 according to
the sheriffs deposit book aggregat-
ing S13, 3,46O.49, or total of $780,
O99.53, as l had charged him on
July l with but $40, ,214.50, the over
plus being money On hand for which
receipts had not been written. l
was satisfied that he actually had
the county's money safely in the
banks and treasury. | notice. how
ever, that the deposits were made
July 2, which in the event the money
deposited was drawn from the banks
that day, would diminish his balance
on hand of actual cash and bank bal
ances by that amount. That, how
ONCl, uocS uOI dlleCI LHlS report IN
any way.
Changes Recommended.
| would again urge upon the sher-
iff the Importance of complying with
the letter of the law in making de-
posits, which calls for all taxes col
lected to be deposited every week.
1t would be better to deposit every
day, and for the sheriff to keep an
accurate daily cash book or a cash
book in addition to his tax collection
register which is cumbersome vol
ume and impossible to be written as
rapidly as taxes are collected.
In order to deposit daily collec-
tions the treasurer will have to open
a special "sheriff's daily deposit" ac-
count, which will not be distributed
to his funds, but the distribution
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This report does not include the
money on deposit with the clerk
which will be turned over to Mr..
Gardner, his successor.
The Sheriff, Wilbur A. Jones.
The sheriff has collected from
January l, 1912, to January l.,
1918:
Mileage fees, $2O3.2O, which
amount has been deposited in the
county treasury, December 81, 1912.
From July i, 1912, TO January / =,
1913, the sheriff has collected taxes
as follows:
1909 taxes, page "a, collection
register, collected prior to July /,
1912, $5S4.19; deposited July 2.
1911 taxes, page 81, collection
register, collected prior to July /,
1912, $12,S76.3O deposited July 2.
1911 taxes, page "a, collection
register, $24,779.SO; deposited July
80, less $124.2S error allowed
1911 taxes, page SO, collection
register, $14,676.O5, less $12I.2S er-
ror allowed; deposited July 6.
1911 taxes, page 67, collection
register, $5,994.O9; deposited July
10.
1909 taxes, page Is, collection
register, $49.2O; deposited August
Is.
1910 taxes, page So, collection
register, $3,529.O1; deposited Au-
gust Is.
1910 taxes, page SO, collection
register, $16O49; deposited Au-
gust s.
1911 taxes, page S4, collection
register, $15,S73.47; deposited Sep
tember 27.
1911 taxes, page 26, collection
register, $S,357.13; deposited Octo-
ber 10.
1911 taxes, page 80, collection
register, $l4 ,OOO.4O; deposited Octo-
Der 20.
1911 taxes, page 81, collection
register $14,3S2.62; deposited Octo.
Der 10.
1911 taxes, page SO, collection
register. $26,S119S; deposited No
vember 12.
1911 taxes, page 40, collection
register, $24,393.26; deposited No.
vember 20.
1911 taxes, page SO, collection
register, $12,7SS.10; deposited De
cember 7.
1911 taxes, page 1OS. collection
register, o$1O,2O796; deposited De.
cember "a.
The above amounts duly deposited
in the treasury as indicated above on
the dates shown.
The following amounts were due
the treasury on January l, 1913:
Receipt No. 1874. ....S 1851
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Certificate of delinquency
Z4o ........... l.O4
Certificate of delinquency
246 ............. 41.15
Certificate of delinquency
1874 ....... lS.4O
Certificate of delinquency
lou J.J4
Delinquency certificates
as shown by page 1873
G9OS), register. .. 493.83
Redemption certificate No.
0Z9 .:........ 1851
Redemption certificate No.
05O S.55
Redemption certificate No.
oOl .......... IL.
Redemption certificate No.
6OZ ............. 112S
Redemption certificates
Nos. 525, 526, 527.. 1892
Redemption certificate No.
~ 4O.Z(
105 taxes, page 14S, col
lection register. .. 1888
1906 taxes, page 1928, col
lection register. . 1888
1907 taxes, page 1923, col
lection register. .. SCI
1908 taxes, page 1873, col
lection register. ..... 1886
1909 taxes, page as, col
lection register. ... 9O6.77
1910 taxes, page 16, col
lection register. ..... 22.02
1910 taxes, pages 54-55,
collection register. -. 2,OS3.09
1910 taxes, page co, col
lection register. . 1853
1911 taxes, page 81, col
lection register. ... 1,091.7S
1911 taxes, page So, col
lection register. .... 7S4.69
1911 taxes, pages $3.50,
collection register. 80. 1,54S.77
1911 taxes, page 106, col
lection register ...L.. 11,O79.24
Deposited jan 2, 1879
1911 taxes, page Ill, col
lection register 80. 1,122.65
1911 taxes, pages 112-113.
collection register .... 2,239.34
Total amount due coun-
ty ............... $21, ,423.42
Less receipt No. 1878,
which was deposited
twice ..............$ 44.35
Balance in hands of
sheriff Jan. l. 1912. $21,379.O7
Deposited Jan. 2, 1872. 11,O79.24
Deposited Jan. 4, 1913... 1O,299.S3
AS soon as Sheriff Jones ascer-
tanned his accounts were short he
Immediately procured the amount
from private resources and deposited
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.s2.96O.75 $47.5O


These fees have all been deposited
regularly in the treasury each month
as earned.
The recorder is much cramped for
room in his office
His office force necessarily occu-
pies much of the available office
room, and desk room for use of the
public is very scarce. This works a
decided inconvenience on the public,
and is a source of constant embar-
rassment to the recorder.
The recorders vault is too small.
It is filled with books, many of which
they are compelled to pile on the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-13

The county clerk has been keep
ing his work up to date in good
shape The circuit court throws
large amount of business on the
clerk. The probate court the coun-
ty court and the public generally
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-13

Report of ]. H. Wilson. on eXami-
nation of officers books and ac-
counts, for Jackson county, Ore,
from July 1. 1912, to January l,
1913:
Jacksonville. Ore, Jan. 3, 1913.
To the Honorable County Court,
Jackson County, Oregon:
Gentlemen: have made an eX-
animation of the books, accounts and
vouchers of the several county Of
ficers handling county funds, from
July 1, 1912, to January /, 1918,
and report as follows:
The School superintendent, j. p.
Wells.
The superintendent has received:
From permits .............$ $4,000
From examinations ...-..... 300
Which amounts he has forwarded
TO the state superintendent of public
instruction
He has received from the treas
urer, J. Nj. Cronemiller, all school
superintendent appointments or
ders and duly receipted for the same,
as by law provided. except the Or
ders redeemed in December, at which
time the superintendent was absent
attending a meeting in Salem.
The County Recorder, Fred Colvig,
The recorders office earned and
collected fees from July 1, 1912, to
January |, 1913, as follows:
Month. Fees. lndem
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Continued on Page Seven)
The Chitina leader., 1913-06-24
PIPES and TOBACCOS
Prescriptions carefully compounded.

Prompt attention given to mail oSders
The Chitina leader., 1913-06-24
PUBLICATION NOTICE

For the matter of the Estate of Axel Fast, deceased. notice is hereby given to all persons that I, H. T. Staftsholt, was on the eighth day of February 1913, duly appointed ad- ministrator of the estate of Axel Fast, deceased, by letters issued by J. W. Nickell. United States Com missioner and ex-officio probate Judge in and for the Chiitna pre- cinct, Third Division, District of Alas ka.
 All persons indebted to said Axel Fast deceased are requested to call at my place of business in the Overland Hotel in Chitina, Alaska, to settle same. All persons having claims against the said estate are requested to file your certified bill with me the undersigned administrator on or be- fore six (6) months from the date of the first publication.
 H. T. STAFSHOLDT,
 Administrator First publication April 8, 1913-4w.
The Chitina leader., 1913-06-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probeae Court, Chitina Pre- cinct, Third Judicial Division,
 Territory of Alaska

In the matter of the estate of Leo Muth, deceased, Notice to Creditors
 Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned administrator of the es- tate of Leo Muth, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within six months after the first publication of this notice, to the said administrator, at his res- idence at Phillips P. O., Chitina Pre- cinct, territory of Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate.
 JOHN NJ. NEAGLE,
 Administrator Date of first publication May 13, 1S1: Date of last publication June 24, 1913
The Chitina leader., 1913-06-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court, Chitina Pre-. cinct. Third Judicial Division,
 Territory of Alaska

In the matter of the estate of John Barker. deceased, Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned administrator of the es- tate of John Barker, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within six months after the first publication of this notice, to the said administrator, at his res idence at Phillips P. O., Chitina Pre- cinct, territory of Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate.
 JOHN NJ. NEAGLE,
 Administrator Date of first publication May 13, 1913 late of last publication June 24, 1913
The Chitina leader., 1913-06-24
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

have this day sold to Thomas w. Cloninger of Chitina, Alaska. the restaurant outfit, furniture and fix lures heretofore known as the Chit ina Grill, located in the ChitinaHo- tel building, Chitina, Alaska All debts owing to me personally or in the conduct of said business will be paid on demand while the said Cloninger assumes the payment of all debts incurred in the conduct of said business after this date.
 c. H. SAINDON Dated May 8, 1913.
 Last publication June 24, 1913
The Chitina leader., 1913-06-24

WASHINGTON, June 21-The tariff bill, as revised by the finance committee, has been submitted by Chairman Simmons, of the Senate Democrats. It provides material reductions in rates on iron and steel and adds cattle, wheat and pig iron to the free list.
 OROvILLE, wN., June 21-Resist- l ing arrest at his home, J. H. Ethel, a wealthy lumberman, fatally wound ed Deputy Sheriffs D. B. Crandell and Charles E. Gale. A posse of citizens became so enraged over the action that they fired the house and Ethel was burned to death. FAIRBANKS, June 21-Capt. Pe- ter V. Martin, the aviator, and his
 wife, are expected here next week, where they are both billed to navi-
 gate the Panama skies on July 8, 4 and ,, for which exhibition they are to receive s2,700.
 ST. PAUL, June 21-The repre- sentatoves of the railroads affected by the decision of the Minnesota Su- preme court, have agreed ut into effect the two-cent passenger rate, and also to refund nearly S4,- 000,00 collected in overcharge on freight rates.
 NEW LONDON, June 21-The Harvard college eight-oared crew de- feated Yale in four mile course by eight lengths. The time made was twenty-one minutes and forty-two seconds.
 DOUGLAS, June 21-In a mes sage from Governor Pasqueria he states that the federal column has been entirely surrounded at Ortez and Santa Rosa and that a battle has been raging for two days be- tween the forces of General Obregon and General Ojeda.
The Chitina leader., 1913-06-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court, Chitina Pre- cinct, Third Judicial Division,
 Territory of Alaska

In the matter of the estate of Fred Wahle, deceased. Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned administrator of the es- tate of Fred Wahle, deceased to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within six months after the first publication of this notice, to the said administrator, at his res idence at Phillips P. O., Chitina Pre- cinct, territory of Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate.
 JOHN NJ. NEAGLE,
 Administrator Date of first publication May 13, 1913 Date of last publication June 24, 1913
The Chitina leader., 1913-06-24

claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers. within six months after the first publication of this notice, to the said administrator, at his res- idence at Phillips P. O., Chitina Pre- cinct, territory of Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate.
 JOHN NJ. NEAGLE,
 Administrator Date of first publication May 13, 1913 Date of last publication June 24, 1913
The Chitina leader., 1913-06-24

THE AFRICANO and other high grade CIGARS.
The Chitina leader., 1913-06-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court, Chitina Pre-. cinct, Third Judicial Division,
 Territory of Alaska

In the matter of the estate of Gus Gunderson, deceased, Notice to Cred itors.
 Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned administrator of the es- tate of Gus Gunderson, deceased, to creditors of, and all persons having
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-05
meat INJURIOUS
TO THE KIDNEYS
TAKE A TABLESPOONFUL OF
SALTS IF BACK HURTS OR
BLADDER RoTHERs - MEAT
FORMS URIC ACID.

We are a nation of meat eaters and
III blood is filled with uric acid, says
a well-known authority, who warns US
to be constantly on guard against
kidney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood OF this irritating acid, but
become weak from the overwork; they
get sluggish; the eliminative tissues
clog and thus the waste Is retained in
the blood to poison the entire system.
like Jumps of lead, and you have
singing pains in the back or the urine
is cloudy, full Of sediment, or the blad-
der is irritable, obliging o to seek
relief during the night; when you
have severe headaches, v and
dizzy spells, sleeplessness, acid stom-
ach or rheumatism in "a weather, get
from your pharmacist about four
ounces of lad Salts; take a table,
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast each morning and in a few
days your kidneys will act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and has been used for genera
lions to flush and stimulate clogged
kidneys, to neutralize the acids in
urine so it is no longer q source Of
irritation, thus ending urinary and
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
~injure; makes a delightful efferves-
cent lithia-water drink, and nobody
can make a mistake by taking a little
occasionally to keep the kidneys clean
and active.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-05
The THEATRES
Orpheum.

Orpheum.
".Dollie's Dolls or a Thinking Tale of
a Toy Shop" presented by VIII J. Har-
rls, the famous song writer, features
a splendid bill at the Orpheum theater
this week. Dollie's Dolls is a beautiful
musical number staged in a toy shop,
the opening number revealing a little
girl with six dolls. She wishes by a
grandfather's clock that they come to
life which they do. Dolly then libvr-
ates Jack in the box, a part which is
we'll and cleVerly played by Bob Adams
after which the dolls return through
the pages of a story book, each dressed
to represent a favorite character of
Mother Goose. The act is handsomely
staged and delightfully."- rendered and Is
one of the best headline attractions
seen at the Orphcum theater this sea-
son.
Mr.. Harris was here three years ago
with his Bunch of Kids and made a
tremendous hit at that time. This act
the performance last evening. This act
Of Dolly's Dolls Is a timely Christmas
Offering and everyone should see it.
Faust & Faust, pantomimic and
musical comedians. give an entertain
ment which affords much amusement,
and the house Is in a roar from start
to finish. The dancing kids. Allen and
West, give a pleasing act and kept the
audience ~convuIsed with their iests.
Joe Brennan, the Irish Yankee singing
comedian, shared honors with the head
line attraction, and is the fun of the
bill. Miss Nancy Neville gives the
singing number Of the bill which is ex-
cellent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-05
The EIiaht of Flies.

That the fly is a peripatetic and.
what the politicians call a good mixer
is we'll known. The linear extent Of
his peregrinations is, however, still a.
matter of dispute. And as he certain
~ carries with him and distributes
infection, whenever there is any to be
had. the more or less exact determin-
alton of his maximum range is OF
great practical Importance. y At one.
time he was thought to be very much
of a "home-body", never wandering
more than a few hundred or a thous-
and feet from his birthplace. Then
observations made in England and.
elsewhere threw doubt upon this con
clusion, and it was finally proved that
he may travel at least a mile from
home.
Now comes along Prof. c. F. Hodge
with a 600 per cent extension of the
record, and the opinion that flies "aro
able to travel much farther than IS
commonly supposed. :
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-05
new INVENTION
INSTALLED HERE
FARGO HAS A NEW HONIGMANN
AUTOMATIC JOB PRESS FEEDER
CAPABLE OF MORE THAN
DOUBLING THE OUTPUT OF AN
EXPERT HAND FEEDER.

A new invention which will greatly
tend to simplify job printing is the
Honlgmann Automatic FOL Press feed
er, the invention of an expert printer
Of Duluth. 1t is capable Of more than
doubling the output Of an expert hand
feeder on job presses.
The Hanigmann Automatic Job
Press feeder Is the result of some four
years Of experimenting by the in
ventor. While it Is new on the
market, it is a machine that has been
thoroughly tested before it's final in
stallation.
Ten machines were constructed dur
ing the last yea and are now in
operation in Minneapolis in some of
the larger printing shops there and
nave been found to give entire salts
factlon. A brand machine, an i'm
proVement even upon those completed
last year, has been installed in Fargo
in the shop of the Pierce-Wheelock
Co., which Is said to be virtually the
only one Of it's kind in operation in
the country. The one in Fargo is said
to be the first to be equipped with an
a~ir-suction feed, and it is also said
that II is the first to be put on the
market of the finished type.
one OF the important remedies noted
in the new machine is that the finger
prints of operators are eliminated,
which under the old process, have
caused more complaint from printing
shop patrons because of the necessity
of the operator having to handle each
sheet twice, which not infrequently
soiled the work.
In job work now with this new in
Vention, each sheet is separated by a
slight suction process which works
with such precision that it carries but
n at a time onto the press, SO that
all difficulty in forcing into the feeder
is avoided.
This machine makes it entirely pos
s1ble for it's owners to turn out rush
orders with great rapidity. Any sup
position that it would tend to lessen
the number Of employees hired by a
concern owning one would be errone-
u from the fact that competent
operators who know how to handle 1t
are difficult to find. This machine is
doubtless a forerunner of a system
that will become universal.