Courier MINERS’ JUBILEE SEPT. 4-5-6 A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS Volume I Number 11 Valley Home Scene of Festivities Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, August 12, 1937 Do the Girls Teach the Fish How to Swim? Price 5 Cents Work Starts On Jubilee Grounds Last Sunday evening there 1 »st Wednesday the grounds gathered at tile home of Mr. and -ominittee, Bert Wall.ins, chair- Mrs. Phil Patrick a group of man, started men to work on the friends bent on having a good grounds of the Miners’ Jubilee time as well as enjoying a Dutch ■oncession street, the fun pari of supper out on the lawn. To say the Jubile«* called “Sailors Dig- that they all succeeded would b«* gins." The street is going to be putting it mildly and many of 20(1 feet long and 5«) f *t wide them forgot they wele on a diet. and will be th«* center of ni inv in­ When all were served, in buffet teresting events «lurin ’ tie three style, the table still groaned with «lay celebration. delicious food, and many of the Several trees are be big cut men, thinking of the old army down to make room for the con­ days, began asking for seconds, cessions and a well is Vein?* «log None were refused and to top it deeper so water Will be .va,table all off, home made ice cream was f to all concessioners. Th«* street served. will b«* leveled rnd graveled and After supper the dishes were mad«* as attractive us possible for cleared away ami all gathered on th«* hundreds of customers who the lawn on the other side of the will visit us during the Jubilee. house where a splendid program To the local citizens who want was given. a concession on the street dur n r Mrs. J. J. Villair acted as Mis­ the Jubilee, it is now time to get tress of ceremonies introducing them. Come early and get the choice of spots, if then* are any, those taking part. Kerby s Rod and Gun Club found olentv of willing helpers when 23,000 silverside frv were dumped into Sucker creek last week, as this Reading, by Mrs. Effie Smith; photo shows. This group of Illinois Valley beauties volunteered to help nlant the fish and incidentlv take a dip in the creek waters. The this, however, we doubt, for any fingerlings were brought down from Butte Falls hatchery by Everett Moore and with the help of H. M. Hayden, president of the club Parody on “River Shannon” by and the girls the fish were successfully planted. A total of 225,000 silversides and steelheads have been released in the streams and lakes place on the street is going to Ted Athey; reading, by Mrs. Ad­ nearby. Reading from left to right the girls are: Helen Floyd, Phyllis Jones, Clarissa Welsh, Edith Stanfield, Carolyn Hayden, Char­ be good. However, you had bet­ ter come in and get your place die Martin; reading, by Mrs. G. lotte Badden, Fay McLean, Grace Thrasher, Myrna Jones and Adelaide McCleary.—(Cut courtesy of the Grants Pass Courier). spoken for, for they may all be W. Martin; Swedish imitations, gone if you don’t hurry. There E. White, of Medford; Comic Coming Attractions Large Gathering are just so many concessions that Bettie Scheiffer- readings, Miss can be given out and no more, be­ Celebrates Wedding stein; songs, Miss Maxine Pat- At Cave Citv Theater cause we cannot make the street rick; “Down by the Old Mill any longer. Titles some times mean a lot At the Tom Hervey home last Stream," with jestures, by Mrs. Next to “Sailors Diggins,” will and again not so much, The play Friday night the friends of Mr. White; songs Phil Patrick and E. and Mrs. Lee Sowell gathered to be exhibits of automobiles, trucks in Spanish, E. White; group sing- coming to the Cave City theater, and many other pieces of ma­ celebrate their marriage, ing ed bv Mrs. W . E. Armstrong. Friday, August 13, is so full of chinery allied to the mining in­ comedy name means that the Among those present were, Mr. Mrs. G. W. Martin read one of dustry, and we suggest that all nothing according to Malcom St. ami Mrs. Tom Hervey, Mr. and her own poems for the occasion Clair the director of “She Had Mrs. It. T. Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. those who desire to make an ex­ entitled, Friends. STANDING OF THE CANDIDATES To Eat.” Elmer Yerke Mr. and Mrs. Keith hibit of this nature to do so at EDDA BURKE 96350 One day into our midst Wells and son Dan, Mr. and Mrs. once for this territory is also lim­ He says gather as many co came DORA ST .JOHN 83350 S. O. Gooding. Mr. ami Mrs. Fred ited, and only a few will have an medians as you cun, give them a A long, lean gink with an Irish story, and they’ll soon have you display their Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ty opportunity NELL HAYDEN 35350 wares. name, cer, Mr. and Mrs. Loren George, laughing until your bones rattle. BERTHA M. CAID 32350 He wont to work with a riirht Mr. and Mrs. .1. E. Simmons t Mr We have just received word On the set of this unusual com­ EMMA OWENS 24,000 good will and «Mrs. Howard Bearss, «Mr. and from Seattle that the Smelter will edy St. Ciair managed to amass JEAN ABERNATHY 20,500 This i long, lean gink whose name the startling total of six comed­ Mrs J. W. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. be here and running during the was Phil. JEAN WILLIAMS 19.250 S. S. Bunch. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jubilee, This will give all miners ians, Jack Haley, Arthur Treach­ M rs. Thomas in the district an opportunity to Turnerl, Mr. and Mrs. MAXENE PATRICK 4,000 er, Eugene Pallette, Douglas He brought his wife and diaugh- Eowley, John Qualen and Tom Smith, Dr. ami Mrs. . A. N. Coll­ see the mill an«l how it operates EILEEN WHITEHEAD 1.300 ter too man, Mesdames Leo Martin, Geo. and what it can do for them. The Kennedy; and, with his tongue in LOIS CAINE 1.500 they, like he, prove« 1 out his cheek let them go to it, in the Clark, Frank Sowell, G W. Bald- smelter will be near “Sailors EVELYN .JANF l.ooo w n, James Sefferth, Mr. Chester Diggins" where everyone inter­ expectation that each of them IRENE HOFFMAN 500 M irtir. Miss Margaret Sowell, ested can inspect it. Miners would try to grab every laugh for HALLIE CURNOW 250 Jim Wells, Ralph E. Sowell, Miss should bring in all their concen- himself. Grace Sowell, Joe Sowell, C. A. | trates and they will get their J. OUISE CO! rON 25o In every seen«* each of the com­ Hervey, George Baldwin, Percy money immediately for the values ics brings out a line for himself Miss Hoffman, Miss Cotton and Miss William-; They tried to sense their neigh­ which he thinks tops all the oth M. Sowell, Jimmy Baldwin, Roy in the concentrates. Bring a buck- are all withdrawing from the contest and wish to Hervey Louis«* Cotton, Flo **t full and have ?nough money to bors needs era, with the result that St. Clair And smoothed their ways with has six laughs where only one thank their many friends who voted for them. Leedy, Leona Schroeder, Mary see all the interesting features of kindly deeds; Lou Schroeder, , George Wells, the Jubilee and have a bank ae­ grew in the script. Girls, girls, beautiful girls, and will be counted and the standing Grint ita I Koch, Blanch Bruch, count left. You can do this if Tis true they had their worries When any one of the they don’t grow any lovier than of each candidate will be given in Jcyce Bruch. too. Marjorie Bruch, the concentrates have any values, 1 line all to himself, all the others in the Illinois valley, and what the News, so watch and see where But they Patsy Pender, Richard Grenier, if they haven’t, of course you try to steal the scene with bits of an array of beautiful girls are in your candidate is in the list, folks I lo-othy O’Brien, won’t get so much money, but if Ken Wells, pantomine business in the back­ the race to be Queen of the Min­ O. E. Jones of the Cave City Cl al ley Trefethen, Fred Hervey, the miners will pan their concern ground, with an inevtable double­ ors’ Jubilee. And when, alas, we heard them theater is going to put on a Queen II rold Trefethen, Alfred Gate*, trates down and bring them to the up of hilarity. I-ook ths list over f say, ■ how, Wednesday evening, Sep- R. E. Walton. Peter Sour, Allen smelter, they will be agreeably cide which one you v They might be leaving us some Louis Stone, Dick surprised at the returns. tember 1st, and on this night the Reynolds, Forlorn River” — 2000 wild port and then go ou and work queen will be announced, as the Stone, Lloyd The pageant is nearly ready to Harper, Roland •lay, range horses, who have success­ like the dickens tc elect her Our hearts went heavy with re Tresham, Ed Waddell, Charles go into rehearsals and the stage contest ends the 1st at (> p. nt. fully wtthstood the efforts of queen. gret. This gives the girls who win a White, Bud Beck, George Card­ will soon be erected and then re­ man to capture or exterminate we can’t hear.als will commence in ear­ For friends Only way she can chance to get their dresses ready in: I. C, A. Hale. them, are important players in forget. Some others tried to make the nest. Ted Athey has the script is to ask your frien for the night of th«« 4th when the the new Zane Grey outdoor ac­ purchases in the vail Queens ball will be the opening party but did not get ther«* in nearly completed and from hear­ tion romance. “Forlorn River,’’ To one and all, we say God speed. time. Among those who fell by ing some of it read, it is going for the queen votes attraction of the Jubilee which plays at the Cave City Good fortune 'tend your every th«* wayside were, Art Drews, Ted to be a great show that everyone so. This is the only Being elected the first queen of theater Saturday and Sunday. need, be elected. the first annual Miners' Jubilee, Athey, George Thrasher, O E. will want to see. In “Forlorn River" the horses You came at first to search for The rodeo grounds are being This is the last chance mer- is going to be a great honor and Jones, Nell Hayden and Larry “po.-e” as army remounts, the ob fixed up and a good track is be­ Musil. gold. chants have to the coupons, it is going to be a lot of fun be tret ject of a band of rustlers headed If we have been correctly told. ing constructed for horse races, for after the 14th, no merchant ■ides, and the fir) who wins will by Harvey Stephens. The man­ relay races, etc., and this part of But something better vou have ner in which Larry Crabbe, cast will be allowed to come in and never forget the first Jubilee. It lx>cal Men Take Over the Jubilee is going along nicely. found, again as the happy-go lucky “Ne­ participate in the contest, There will be an experience in her life l-ost Cabin Mine All in all the Jubilee is taking A host of friends, where love must be a closing date, so the will linger forever, and as that vada." assisted by his saddle-mate on serious proportions and the abounds. valley grows and develops, committee made the 1 Itb the dot ­ this Recently plans were completed “Weary,” played by Syd Saylor, committees are working night and Those present were, Mr. and prevents the theft and saves the ing date. If you have not pur­ she i cqn remember with pride whereby Danna W. Bowers of day to see that everything is done Mrs. Harry O. Smith, Mr. a-v1 l.e.r.e» f»r the United States army chased the queen eo'ipotis already, whe: ;. she was queen of the first Santa Rosa California, I)r. E. E. that they can think of. Mrs. John Smith. Mr. ar-1 Mn. J. e»valr>. contributes much of the do so at once, for after Saturday Jubilee ever held in the valley. Brooks of Cave City and D. H. --------------o------------- J. Villair, Mr. nn«l Mrs. Sw artioi arid thrills of the picture. night no new accounts will be History is in the making, and the Hancock of Kerby are the new Lew Hammer, popular mer- opened. girl who is elected queen is going owners of the Lost Cabin mine. Bunch. Dr. and Mra. A. N. Coll­ chant of Selma was in Cave City to help make it. The contest has started out like The group of claims are located man. Mrs. Mattie Seyferth, Mra. tin and daughters Jeanne and last week end transacting busi- Girls, the doors are wide open, on Roguf river and is equipped E. L. Coovert, Ted Athey. Mr. Janet; Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hill. it is going to be a great race. ness. and Mrs A. A. Johnson and Mrs. Artia Frietas, Miss Bessie Already thousands of votes have no obstacles to overcome — Just with all the machinery necessary daughter Mrs. Phyllis E. Naftel Scheifferstein, Mrs. Addie Mar­ been cast for several candidates, hard work and perseverance wild to begin operations at once. Phyllis Naflet and daughter Dr. Brooks and Mr. Hancock and daughter of Oakland. Califor­ tin, Mrs. Patrick’s sister Mrs. Nor­ and the list shows that every con­ win. Tel) your friends to ask for Jean of Oakland, California, are testant has many friends who are have moved over to the mine and the queen votes. ma Kripps and son Don of Med- nia; Mr. and Mra. W. E. Arm­ visiting Mr. and Mrs. A A. John- going to go the limit to elect their Some of the merchants are go- will be located there in the fu­ strong. Mr. and Mra. R. S. Leon­ ford; E. White of Medford; Mi son. ard. Mr. and Mra. G. W Thrasher Effie Smith, and Mr. ajd Mrs. favorite. ing to give some added prizes to ture. Dr. Brooks has closed his ------------- o------------- dental parlors in Cave City, at Each Wednesday night, from and daughters Dorothy and Vir­ Phil Patrick and «laughter Max Look out for autoa. least for the time being pow until the finish, the votes ginia, Mr. and Mra. G. L. Mar ene.