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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Getting their hands dirty ... Quills & Queues: Schneider Museum of Art Director Malbaurn no longer 'interim' director ... Community invited to explore new facility ... Getting their hands dirty ... Quills & Queues: Schneider Museum of Art Director Malbaurn no longer 'interim' director ... Community invited to explore new facility ... AS IT WAS As It Was: Tales say Jacksonville ghost screams on windy nights Comment By Alice Mullaly Southern Oregon Historical Society DailyTidings.com By Alice Mullaly Southern Oregon Historical Society Posted Jul. 20, 2016 at 6:14 PM By Alice Mullaly Southern Oregon Historical Society Posted Jul. 20, 2016 at 6:14 PM » RELATED CONTENT • As It Was: Crushed granite muffles Chautauqua echo • As It Was: WCTU 'Broom Brigade' battled 'demon alcohol' • As It Was: 'Grace's Visit to the Rogue River Valley' was a hit in 1915... • Digs will uncover history of Indian war on coast » Social News When the wind blew from the southwest and the clouds scudded across a new moon, she screamed! “She” was the ghost of a woman haunting the front bedroom on the south end of the B.F. Dowell house in Jacksonville, Oregon. At least that was the story told around 1900. The scary story went this way: A traveling salesman stayed in the room one night after a long ride by horseback. He had a good supper and retired to his room. About midnight, he awoke to the sound of a woman screaming. She screamed again and again. Terrified, the salesman dressed and left immediately. No one else in the house heard anything but the hoof beats of his horse galloping away. But no one wanted to stay in that room again. Sometime later a chimney sweep cleaned the chimneys and said he had solved the mystery of the ghost. It seems there was a piece of tin stuck in the chimney in such a way that it would act as a reed when the wind blew from the southwest. But the ghost story stuck and no one would stay in that room. Source: L. R. E. "Wind from the Southwest," The Jacksonville Sentinel, 17 Aug. 1962. Print. As It Was is a co-production of Jefferson Public Radio and the Southern Oregon Historical Society. As It Was stories are broadcast weekdays on Jefferson Public Radio and are available online at asitwas.org . By Alice Mullaly Southern Oregon Historical Society DailyTidings.com By Alice Mullaly Southern Oregon Historical Society Posted Jul. 20, 2016 at 6:14 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501