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About Jacksonville post. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1906-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1920)
high school • auditorium last Friday afternoon. Mis* Pool, the county dem onstrator was the main speaker of the day, and she left some profilable in Official Paper of the City of Jacksonville Oregon formation, for the future welfare of the school. A short program consisting of nine numbers w.is rend. rod. It was A weekly newspaper published every Saturday at the county seat of Jackson as follows: I irst Grade I Exercises County, Oregon. | Song Sturdy Bl icksmith 5th & 6th Lyda Borde I Recitation Tom Fulton, Editor. | Recitation Cora Long 1 Sor.g District No. I 3rd & 1th 3rd & alh Recitation Brook SATURDAY. DEC EM HER 18. 1920 Recitation Virginia Nuran Quartet Kentucky Dream-Male Quartet Solo-< Irasshoper Green Mildred Witter JACKSONVILLE POST I I All Ready tor Xmas GUIs for Ladies The Democratic News, a newspaper published in Jack Miss Fuller, the County Supervisor, sonville in pioneer days, in its issue of December 25th, addressed the high school assembly 1869, extended the greetings of the season to its readers Wednesday afternoon on the subject of project work. in the following words: JOKES “A Merry Chrismas. — Time in its rapid flight, has "Do you want the shoulders pad brought another Christmas. Almost 1,870 years ago the ded?” asked the tailor of the mother , birth of Christ gave origin to the great holiday, which who was buying a suit for her boy. “No, mama” pleaded Jessie ‘‘tell I has ever since been religiously observed by Christians him to pad rhe knickerbockers", throughout the world, and is looked forward to with A boy from Phoenix and J'vide were having a heated decussion on which more eager anticipation, by the young folks, than any town had the tallest man. Finally clinched it. other day in the year. The elapse of a twelvemonth has •I ’vide ‘‘Do ya know that Sam Johnson?” brought many sad changes to our community. Fatal con- "No” ‘‘Well there is a lad tha'. has get down on hie knees to put his tagions have visited us; and many friends—in the bloom to hands in his pockets.” of youth, the strength of manhood and the decline of life Nicholas: "I asked if I couli see her ” , have passed from our midst; many children are even home. John B : “And what did she say?” now stricken with disease; while there are some, who a Nicholas: “Y<s, come up and look it over any time, ” year ago had all the luxuries of life, are now without the Victoria: “Have you g good joke for necessities. But grieve not, for such is life; yet while the paper?” Donald: "Yes, the school picture.” we enter into the festivities of the holidays, remember Mr. Stultz: “Ouch, I’ve a.splinter in the departed, think of the sick and forget not the poor. my figure.*’ Mary: "Aha. You’ve been scratch Now upon the life-boat-Hope—let us all embark: and, ing your head again,” und^r full sail, skim away, and leave the sinking craft— "A FRIENDLY QUARREL” Despair—far behind. A Merry Christmas to all.” fair walked down the street, From the tone of the above clipping it may be assumed A A lady man named Stultz beside her, that 1869 was one of Jacksonville’s black years-—one of And if you Sad been watching close, ’d noticed that he eyed her. many such years the first comers were called upon to en He You looked in to her large grey eyes dure. ■ They were a hardy breed. Scourged by want and And said with love like mien are by far the beautifuliest disease and bearing the scars of bloody Indian wars, they "You Of all the girls I ve seen.” never lost their indomitable, fighting spirit; never re Two dimples shown within her cheeks. She knew not what to do, laxed in ther efforts to maintain Jacksonville in the posi And then she said, "I’m sorry sir tion it occupied for years—the most important center in But I « can’t say that for you" looked at her astonished. a vast area of country. Living, as we do, under incom He And said in words of gold, parably improved conditions, can we say as much of our- “You can, if you but wish to tad A falsehood as large as I told.” selves? Are we true to the traditions handed down to us? Are we doing our utmost to make Jacksonville a IVea/her Report city of which, were they alive today, the early pioneers would be proud, or are we “laying down on the job?” Following is the report of U. S. Vol Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Towels, Dainty Caps, and Collars, Purses, Casseroles, China and Glassware .j/ I J. H. S. NOTES ATHLETICS. A basket day night Phoenix at was 46 to 5 ball game between Phoenix. in favor was played Fri- Jacksonville and The girls score of Jacksonville. unteer Cooperative Observer E Rritt, Jacksonville, for month of November, The boys scare was 55 to 2 in favor of Latitude 42 deg. 18. min. north; longi Phoenix. tude 123 deg. 5 min. west. After the game, hot chocolate and Date maximum inimum Precip. sandwitches were served to the team 1 53 24 at the school house. 2 55 28 56 3 38 PARENT-TEACHER'S MEETING. 4 49 34 .1« 46 .04 32 The local Parent Teachers Associa 5 45 24 tion held an interesting session at the 6 7 52 26 52 25 8 9 54 24 10 28 50 11 36 49 .If. 40 12 51 .28 13 54 43 .03 114 48 40 115 41 54 55 48 .90 I 16 !n 56 51 1.74 .35 18 55 47 'c 19 52 42 • 37 46 20 33 .05 21 33 .14 f3 .72 48 39 22 ■ 23 44 34 35 : 24 43 I 25 45 36 ¡2« 49 40 42 ¡27 4E 28 28 44 . 33 29 47 30 54 36 31 Christmas g Candy 'i'J ra g o’/ f). Pound $ Made at a The Sugar Bowl Medford a. We are Bucking the Candy Trust T) . 1 A Cl I » , T* 2 The Home of Santa Claus and Candy Canes — _ Mackinaws, Ties, Suspenders, Shirts, Slippers For Children Dolls and Toys Candies, Nuts and Fruit We can enumerate only a few of the items we carry in stock; come in and see the rest. « John M. Wiliams Co. Phone 142 ic i Oregon JEX Union Savings & Loan Ass’n ACo-operative Financial Organization, Under State Supervision and Control Would you be satisfied with on your savings if you had a good First Mortgage on improved "Real Estate for Security? 1 This cin be had in any amount and on monthly or yearly installments if desired Medford Depository, Jackson County Bank Brown & White, Medford, Oregon The net cost of the World War to the American government was fixed by Secretary Houston at $24,010,000.000. j I Pull Hard For Í Heme Trade Trees and Fires. More than three hundred buildings ' were destroyed by fire in Cork, Ire- Here is a woman who »peaks from per hind, last Sunday and the estimated nnal kn and long experience, via., ■ rs. I'. II. Brogs it, of Wilson, Pa , whomes loss was $15,000,000. Diplomatic relations between Holland 1 I know from experience I) at Chamberlain's 'i:?h Homed* ir far superior to any othei and Jugo-Slavia were broken off a,- 'o> croup there is no.h.ng that excels it’ If . cording to reports. Enrico Caruso, famous tenor, suffer ed a bursted blood vessel in his thrort whde singing in opera last week. Colossal preparations are being FOR SFRVKF made to welcome King Constantine on h » return to Athens to ascend the Term: $2.09 to m^ire throne. i President Wilson his appointed a P. VV’iNVV, committee of 130 i rominent American nenew that Subscription Xow1fnocXniun<tai<>r-,,,reli’‘f‘>iia,n‘ne* The Peoples Store Jacksonville, It Is doubtful whether any single agency lias caused more tires than Christmas trees. These are covered with Inflammable ornaments ami kept until the branches are a- dry as Hin der. The practice of decorating with candles and lighting these tn order to beautify the tree Is rhe main source of danger. There Is something so pleasing and satisfactory about Christ inas trees that no one feels like giv I ing them up, or opposing thpjr use, I hut they are a source of loss and dan ger. Something should be done to rature—m ■an max. 50.2; mean Mlmlnnte the danger, even though it . min. 35.:9 mean 42.6; max. 56 on 3-17, should reduce the number of trees. Until regulations from the outside In minimum 24 on 1-6-9. Greatest daily terfere with the practice. It will be range, 30. Total precipitation 6.41 in. j well for every person who indulges In Number of days with .01 inch or more the luxury to have a garden hose [ precipitation 15; clear, 11; partly ready for Immediate use In case the I cloudy, 1; cloudy, 18 tree catches Öre. Those who have no means for extinguishing a Hie should E. B ritt , not have a tree—From the Kansas Cooperative Observar ; City Journal. 20‘ a 23* ,1. For Men Roan Durham Bull Stand: Sales Stable rear of Jacksonville Garage <• Joi- the HOME BOOSTERS’ ♦ ♦ team. This is YOUR TOWN. BE NEIGHBORLY. t Let the HOME merchant t your needs. j He can and will fill them + CHEAPLY as the out of town merchants. f S The Basis of CIVIC PRIDE Is HOME TRADE Give the HOME MERCHANT a ehance to ill your wants. Show that vou ba.e RflL CIVIC PRIDE by trading in t ♦ ; ; Í tm Ileep that dollar of your» IN < I «' THIS TOWN. "YT," -, ‘1 ' YcvC . X I i ■!<“ IT >+♦+++++++♦+♦♦+•!•+♦♦++♦♦+ WILL COME BACK Ji TO YOU in iintuii. I
