JACKSONVILLE POST
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Official Paper of the City of Jacksonville Oregon
COMMUNICATION
To T he E ditor :
I have just read in last evening»
issue of the Meiforl ■tail 1'ribune
A weekly newspaper published every Saturday at the county seat of Jack: ' n an item soggesing that the name of
Table Rock be changed.
bounty, Oregon.
I, as a native da ighter ^of Oregon,
Tom Fulioh, Editor.
protest in the name of every grand
old pioneer of Southern
Oregon
Entered as second-class matter June 22 l:»07, at the n ».st office at Jacksonville against such desecration. Tibi; Rick
was named more than seventy years
Oregon, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
ago. These historic roegs, rivers and
hills were named bv the brive m n
to whom we owe everlasting gratitude
SATURDAY. SEPTEM DRE 18. 1920
and deyotion by those who made it
possible for us to live in this beau
SUBSCRIPTION: One year by mail 12.00. Advertising rates furnished on tiful valley. These old historic 'and-
j^marks stand as monuments to our
application.
t'fathers and mothers, they are part of
our heritage By what right shall any
individual or any organization change
these time honored names?
Table Rock it was named and Table
Rock it should stand as long as time
shull endure.
Stone Pickling Jars
In All Sizes
In presenting reasons for the removal of the county
seat to Medford, supporters of the move invariably em
TUMERIC, SPICES, ETC
phasize the argument that certain county records are
A lice A pplegate S akgept
stored in the woodshed at the court house where they are
in constant danger of loss or destruction by fire. The Following is the articlec referred to
ih firs Sargeul’s communication:
fact of the matter, easily ascertained by a trip to the Captain Holt of the marine corps
with his family is sp? nding a few
court house, is that practically all of these records are who
weeks in the city and vail ev is highly
valueless documents—worth no more than their weight impressed with the scenic beauties.-'
and especially Table Rock. He thinks
in scrap paper—and would much better be destroyed. that
the nama of the latter should be
It is clearly evident that no vault large enough to ac changed to Indian Castle mountain,
a id thus maintain its historical value.
commodate the record accumulation of many years past Captain Holt declares that Table Rotk
The Peoples Store
Pinne 142
spit image of Ehrenbreii stein, the
could be built and these records are stored in their present is fam a >us
German fortress on the Rhine,
location in order to make room in the vaults for really which the American army of occupa
Oregon
Jacksonville
tion held. The question of changing
important and valuable papers. In the event that the i the
name of Table Rock has been su^
county seat is moved it would be of interest to know gested to the Chamber of Commerce
and will receive attention at one .’of
just what measures Medfordites propose to take to safe- the forum meetings in the near fut
guard these “invaluable” documents over which so much ure.—Tribune.
solicitude is expressed. According to state law a court The Russian Soviet authorities have
rushing all available east Siber-
house must be moved within 90 days after the measure i l>rui
m troops to west Siberia to quell the
providing for its removal nas been voted upon and car growing uprisings.
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ried at an election. Obviously, it is impossible to provide
Special
School Meeting
means and erect a suitable court house in the time speci
CuroA of I. J ver i
N tice is hereby given to the legal
fied. It is equally indisputable that there is no available voters of Sch< ol Distiiet No. 1 of Jack- ‘I wbh suffering srua aver ct
Iva Smith < f Point Q an):, Texat, “an
building in Medford equipped with fireproof vaults son County, Stale of Oregon, that a it •’••5 ’ ’ ltd
to try a 25c. jgx of (-ham’ierbiin
SPECIAL SCHOOL MEETING of said T.iblets, and am happy to ray that I n:n enrr
spacious enough to accommodate the really invaluable district will be held at the school house p!. I iv cured and cun rccuiuniend U ht . i ic
24tb dayjof September, 1920, at1 every one.” For sale by a! I dealers.—4 J
records of the county, to say nothing about the muss of 4 on o’ the
clock in the afternoon, for the fol
waste paper now- reposing in the woodshed at the court lowing objects: Shall the district
discontinue
I he
Standard
Four
house. Pending the construction of a court house, where Year High School? and: Shall the dis- I
Wakefield,
are public documents to be stored? Medford master minds trict provide transportation for the J,
high school pipils of this district to |
may, perhaps, have solved the problem but it is more the Medford High School?
Resident Agent
Dated this ll-.h day of September, i ,
probable that their intellects have been devoted to evolv 1920.
FIRE INSURANCE
MONEY TALKS!
N elle W, F ick .
ing ways and means of gaining possesssion of the court
Ranch and City
Attest: Chairman Board of Directors ! /
house, regardless of the fate of the records after removal. A lbert rf . G ammons ,
Make it talk loud enough to wake the town up.
Good as the best and better
District Clerk.
This town will not go to sleep if you spend your
■ than the rest. All losses—
The Pacific Record-IIerald, which never overlooks an
money here.
Call for Bids
large or small settled
opportunity to indulge in alleged witticisms at Jackson Ths Board of Directors of
1
Read the bargains in your home paper.
District promptly.
ville’s expense, in this week’s issue relegates the Medford No. 1, Jacksonville, will receive b:ds
Oregon
for the transportation of the High Medford,
WAKE UP!
Mail-Tribune to the “mud-hen” class. A term used, ac School
pupils of this district to the
Phone 17 R
cording to to the Record-Herald, to describe journals al High School at Medford for the school
year up to Sept. 24, 1920.
lowing advertisers to dictate their editorial policy
On The Clerk will furnish specifications
those interested.
another page of the paper appears a paragraph containing to The
Board reserves the right to
Now is the time to subscribe
what may be interpreted as a veiled intimation that Jack jecl any and all bids.
A lbert H. G ammons ,
sonville’s advertising patronage may possibly have some
(Jerk Dist. 1, Jackson County.
influence in determining the R.-H’s attitude in regard to
Weather Report
the removal of the court house. ’Wonder if there’s a!
whole flock of “mud-hens” at Medford?
UNIVERSITY-
Following is the report of 0. rf. Vc -
John M. Williams Co
IV.
PERSONAI
unteer Cooperative Observer E Rritt,
Jacksonville, for month of August.
Latitude 42 deg. 18. min. north; longi
tude 123 deg. 5 min. west
maximum
Minimum
The Post
OF"
• OREGON•
—i» maintained by the «state
in order that the young peo
ple of Oregon may receive,
without coat, the benefita of
a liberal education.
The University includes the College of
Literature. Science and the Arts, the
Graduate School, the School of Phys
ical Education, and the professional
Schools of Law, Medicine (at Portland',
Architecture, Commerce, Journalism,
Education and Music.
High standards of scholarship are
made possible by an able faculty, well
equipped laboratories and a library of
nearly 100,000 volumes.
Supervised athletics are encouraged
and every attention given the health
and welfare of the students.
Let's Cheer Up
and be Happy
lie have lots to be thank
With
a
heightened
confidence
gained by the recent expreeeion
i
of public support, the University
Get ready tor
the hunting season. He
have all kinds of animimi
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till
foi
is now entering upon sn era of
Post Ads Bring Results
I
Outing Days
Are Now Ideal
at
NEWPORT
( a charming resort for the family)
A picturesque trip across the Coast R tnge Mountains. Situated
on Y; qui'ia Bav and the Pacific Ocean. Modern Natatorium with
salt water baths.
1ILLAOOK COUNTY BEACHES
Two trains daily from Portland.
These attractive beaches in-x
chd - Rockawav, ard Garibaldi bench resorts. Neah kah nie,
Manzanita and Bay Ocran.
large development and extended
neefnlness.
For a catalogue or for any information,
address:
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University of Oregon
Eugene. Oregon
CRATER LAKE
(A Lake wi-hir» a Crater.)
Located in the heart of th? Cascade Range. Reached by auto
mobile stage from Medford oiKlama'h Falis.
OTHER RESORTS
Colestin
Josephine County Caves (Oregon’s Marble Halls)
Shasta Mountain Resorts
•l OREGON
OUTDOORS” BOOKLET
Will help you decide on that vacation resort. Contains descrip
tions of the different outing places, excursion fares, hotels and
camp rates
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Fick’s Hardware
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Temperature —mean max. gl.3; mea i
nun. 54.3: mean 72 8; Max. IOS on 13. I
minimum 42 on 26.
Greatest daily
range. 45. Total precipitation .44 in
Number of days with .01 inch or mere
precipitr.di. n, 3; clear, 24; partly
cloudy. 5; cloudy, 2.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
JOHN M. SCOTT
General Passenger Agent