JACKSONVILLE POST
Poor Rubber Rings
Make Tests Necessary.
Official Paper of the City ot Jacksonville Oregon
With fruit, sugar, and vegetables at
A weekly newspaper published every Saturday at the county seat of Jackson their present high levels the canner
who dees nut test the rubber rings she
County, Oregon.
ums is taking a long chance as to
whether the 20 to 50 cents worth of
Tom Fulton, Editor.
good material in the can will keep or
not. This year the country is flooded
K Here I as second-class matter June 22 1907, at the post office at Jacksonville with poor rubber rings, and unless the
Oregon, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
housekeeper tests the rings she is
1 using the chances are good that her
' canned product will not keep. The
SATURDAY, SEPT EM IiRE 11. 1920
cost of everything entering into re
tailing rings has increased, and in
order to continue selling them at the
SUBSCRIPTION: One year by mail $2.00. Advertising rates furnished on old price and to make a profit many
application.
| manufactures have reduced the quality
| of the rings they are putting out. The
' United States Department of Agri
The mass meeting to be held at City Hall Wednesday culture gives a number of tests which
may be used to determine whether a
evening, September 15th, is called for the purpose of con rubber ring has the requirements that
sidering ways and means of resisting the removal of the it should have or not. One is ths
stretching test.
court house to Medford. This matter is of vital impor A 6-inch piece is cut out of a ring;
tance to every resident of Jacksonville and you can show take ho'd of the end so there are four
nches between the fingers. Stretch
your willingness to cooperate in opposing the removal by the piece along a ruler until the fi> gers
about ten inches apart. The sanple
attending this meeting. If you have the welfare of your are
should not break and should return
home town at heart, now is the time to show it. No real, when released to its original length.
The tensile strength is as follows: Fill
substantial reason can be given for the removal of the a lightweight pail with 1 gallon and 7
court house at this time; on the contrary, much may said pints of water (total weight approxi
mately 17 pounds.) Place the jar ring
against the move, but many voters in different parts of I around an empty spool; pass a wire
through the center of the spool ar.d
the county are unacquainted with the true condition of fasten
to handle of the pail; then pass
affairs and may be persuaded that the time is ripe the round handle of a wooden spoon or
broom through the ring and lift,
for a change of location of county headquarters. It is ring should not break If rings
these two tests they are
our duty to lay the facts of the situation before every stand
likely to give trouble in canning.
taxpayer and voter in the county. There are many clear,
convincing arguments against removal which should be
presented in each precinct and our citizens are invited to
cooperate in this work. Make a special effort to attend
the meeting Wednesday evening.
SCHOOL BOOKS
AND
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Owing to the sma margin of
profit we are compelled to sell
Schoo Books on a
STRICTLY CASH BASIS
John M. Williams Co
Th 2 Peoples Store
Phone 142
Oregon
Jacksonville
Attend the mass meeting at
Hall Wednesday night and helo keep
the court house in Jacksonville.
Weather Report
Following is the report of U. S. Vo’-
In a communication printed in the Mail-Tribune on unteer Cooperative Observer E Britt;
Jacksonville, for month of August.
the 8th inst., H. L. Walther, president of the Medford Latitude 42 deg. 18. min. north; longi
Chamber of Commerce, expresses the belief that a little tude 123 deg. 5 min. west.
cooperation on the part of Medford citizens will result in Date maximum Minimum
Brecip.
the removal of the court house to that city. The result■
of a vote on the question will probably impress upon ouri
neighboring city’s intellect the fact that some small por
tion of JackBon county is situated outside of Medford’s
city limits.
Worth Tryiig.
A few moip smiles 01 silent syrnpo-
tliy, a few more tender words, a little
more restraint on temper, may make
all th difference lu our Ilves.—Stop
ford Brooke.
Be a Home Town Trader!
J. W. Wakefield
Resident Agent
. I
FIRE INSURANCE
If the county seat is removed to Medford and that
city’s population continues to decrease at the rate it has
in the past decade, how long will it be before some agi
tator arises to remark that the court house is situated in
a small and sparsely inhabited community and should be
moved to a more populous center?
JOIN THE HOME TOWN PROCESSION.
This is your home town.
Your interest Is here.
The town's prosperity is your prosperity
Keep the money in town by spending it ia town.
In order to spend it wisely
Ranch and City
Good as the best and better
than the rest. All losses—
large or small settled
promptly.
Read the Home Paper
Oregon
Medford,
Phone 17 R
And “the most unkindest cut of all” is handed us by
C. B. Watson of Gold Hill. He wants to remove the
court house and immediately erect a monument—pre
sumably over the remains of a defunct Jacksonville.
A new court house means higher taxes; higer taxes
mean higher house rent. Mr. Tenant, do you get the idea?
PERSONAL SERVICE
Let's Cheer Up
and be Happy
lie have lots to be thank
ful for. Get ready for
the hunting season. We
have all kinds of ammuni
tion and hunfiny supplies
•
Fick’s Hardware
—-J
Post Ads Bring Results
V.
Temperature—mean max. gl.3; mean
min. 51.3; mean 72.8; Max. 105 on 13.
minimum 42 on 26.
Greatest daily
range, 45. Total precipitation .44 in
Number of days with .01 inch or more
precipitration, 3; clear, 24; partly
•loudy, 5; cloudy, 2.
E. B ritt ,
Cooperat ive Observe
DIED WITH LOVED BROTHER
Prstty gastern Legend Csneemlng ths
Affection and Loyalty Displayed by
Burmese Queen.
A legend concerning Mount Pope,
dealing with the time when the Bur
mese court flourished, tells of a black
smith of prodigious strength named
Mahaglrl. He possessed a sister of
grant beauty who was commanded by
the king of Tagaung to be brought be
fore him, shortly afterward being chos
en as the principal queen. The king's
Infatuation brought Jealousy among
the lesser queens and they Instituted
n plot to destroy her.
As a means of destroying the girl's
Influence over the king, her brother
was charged with being a traitor, and
the king, In his terror, ordered the
blacksmith to be brought to Justice
and burned. The unhappy sister us -d
all her allurements to save her broth ,
er, hut failed, finally asking that site l
might be present at the burning. Dur
Ing the ceremony, before a hand could
be outstretched to save her, she
Jumped Into the fire, and was burned
with her brother.
A few days after the burning the
spirits of the two victims were re
ported tn the form of two “net».“ In
recognition of this. King Kysn-ylt-
Th a later Issued an edict that all his
subjects should henor the spirits bv
suspending s coconut shell In their
bouses, this custom Mill being ob
served by «very Borman In the out» I
tw
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