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
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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
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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
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at the school house.
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The Sugar Bowl
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We are Bucking the
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The Home of Santa Claus and
Candy Canes
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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.
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John M. Wiliams Co.
Phone 142
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Oregon
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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.
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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*
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For Men
Roan Durham Bull
Stand: Sales Stable rear of
Jacksonville Garage
<• Joi- the HOME BOOSTERS’
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♦ 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.
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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
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Ileep that dollar of your» IN
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THIS TOWN.
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TO YOU
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