Illinois Valley News, Thursday, July 28, 1938
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once who took out ten thousand
Good baker, reasonable.
In
dollars out of his mine, thought he
quire News.
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hail it all, and sold it. The fellow
he sold out to took out forty-five DO YOU KNOW THE VALUE of
one of these* small classified
thousand dollars and was sure he
ads. They get results, and cost
ha«i it all, so he sold it. That fellow
so little.
took out a cool million dollars.—
Me—I guess I’m staying for-the FOR SALE — Mining location
million.”
blanks, both quartz and placer
and trespass notices at the
CLASSIFIED ADS
Illinois Valley News office.
HOP PICKERS — Picking will
FOR RENT—Store room in new-
start at the Hilton Hop yards
concrete building, size of room
about August 4th. Good picking.
15 feet wide 35 feet long. In
Those who expect to pick should
quire
at The News office.
write or phone for registration.
Hilton Hop Yards, Grants Pass, SELL IT!—If you have something
Ore., Phone 606 F-2
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you don't need or don't want,
Somehow or other you can’t
poor Mrs. Grouse and taken her . help but have a feeling of pity
home for his dinner!” cried Sam . for the old fellow whenever you
my.
see an old prospector, rattletrap
COME people like to spre. d be I
"I don't believe it.” replied Chat ’ car loaded to the top, or heavy
news. They w
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terer. who right that minute was ' pack strapped to his patient old
bad news than good news. It's eating nuts that he knew Farmer
i back as you are sure he must be
queer, but it's so. Sammy Jay is Brown’s boy had left for him.
that kind. He never seems so happy
"You don’t have to. but that a little queer, And I guess you’re FOR RENT — 4-room bungalow,
as when he is flying about through doesn't make it that it isn’t so. I ! right. We prospectors are kind
large rooms, shower, toilet. Va.
the Green Forest telling some saw him do it.” retorted Sammy, of a queer lot. But then some
cant
by the 5th of August. Ap
dreadful news to everybody h e and started on.
times 1 get to thinking the-e city
ply
of
Bert Watkins, Cave Junc
meets. And this isn’t the worst of
Right away Chatterer lost his ap fellows are a whole lot queerer
tion.
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it. He doesn't always tell the truth! petite. He didn't know whether to than we are. Why a big strapping,
He sometimes makes things out a believe it or not. He felt dreadfully
great deal worse than they really sorry for Mrs. Grouse and then, too, heaMiy man would want to spend FOR SALE — 5-foot 1-man saw,.
7 foot bucking saw, 5-foot drag j
are so as to make his story more he didn't like to think that Farmer his life sitting behind a desk in
exciting. And so it often happens Brown's boy had been very good a hot stuffy office listening to a
saw blade, 6-foot failling blade,
that Sammy spreads false reports. to him. and though he had once lot of other peoples troubles, in
Ottowa gas engine, box heater, i
You know false reports are stories hated him. he rather liked him now stead of being out where you can
GO tier wood. 24-in. crosscut j
that are not true or only partly that he had come to know him. get a wide -weeping view front
buzz blade, 1 -gallon churn, 26
true.
though Chatterer wouldn't have ad-
Chrysler sedan, 4
Guernsey
Now, Sammy Jay had happened mitted this to anybody for the a mountain top, or get a drink of
heifers and 4 year old Guern
along just in time to see Farmer world, "Oh. my no! I don't believe good cold water out of a mountain
sey cow. All on the Don \Veb
it," he muttered over and over to stream. Now that's too much for
ster farm, Box 121 Cave Junc-
himself. “I don't believe it.” But me.
tion, behind the Yarbrough |
just the same he lost his appetite.
For instance 1 happened to be
Presently Sammy Jay saw Reddy up north a while back, and had OC-
place, or call at News office
Fox. "Great news! Great news!”
for directions.
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casion
to
call
on
a
lawyer
friend
shrieked Sammy.
"What is it'.’” demanded Reddy. of mine.
FOR SALE — Plymouth Rock
"Farmer Brown's boy has killed
“Now see here,” said he, kind
pullets. Will lay soon. Inquire
poor Mrs. Grouse and taken her of patient like he was talking to
C. G. Martin, Esterly Mine.
home for his dinner.” replied Sam a child “Can’t we figure out some
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my.
way
to
sell
out
that
mine
of
How do you know?” demanded
FOR SALE — Auto Camp an«l I
yours. Get the money out of it for
Reddy suspiciously.
Grocery on Redwood highway, i
"I saw him do it,” replied Sam you so you can have it before you
Book- will show value $14,000.1
my. ’
get too old. You know that’s what
i
Owner
wishes to retire.
See
C.4Í
"I hate Farmer Brown’s boy!” most of you old fellow- do. Keep
Ted Athey, News office.
growled Reddy Fox. "Mrs. Grouse looking for a bigger strike until
belonged to me. I meant to have
you are too old to use it if you do SAVE MONEY On Dressed and
her for my dinner some day.”
"Why didn't you catch her then?” make a stake. I'll try and help
Rough Pine and Fir Lumber.
you sell it if I can.”
asked Sammy Jay slily.
Buy direct from Saw Mill. G
' I would have, some day,”
Now I don't trust all of these
B. Begg, O'Brien, Oregon.
•‘Great News! Great News!”
snapped Reddy.
city lawyers, not by a whole lot,
Screamed Sammy.
9 Up I
"The way you have Peter Rab but I ve known this one quite a
Brown's boy pick up poor Mrs. bit!" laughed Sammy.
long while, and 1 really think he WANTED — Horse or mule for
Grouse after he had broken the
Idn’t mj a word, for felt sorry for me and wanted to
pack animal. Inquire of Ted
hard, icy crust that had made her you knpw he had tried and tried
Athey, News office.
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a prisoner underneath. She had to catch Peter Rabbit and never help me. Hair turning gray, should
been so weak and worn out that could He just glared up at Sammy, ers bent over from carrying
she could only flutter feebly when who just laughed and then flew off heavy loads of grub up steep Complete INSURANCE Service
We actually save you up to 40'7
he had set her free, and So he had to spread the dreadful news All the mountains. Skin tanned like a piece
picked her up and started for home rest of the day he told the same of leather from the wind and sun. All forms of insurance, bonds,
with her. Sammy Jay had seen story until all the little people who
PUG filing.
,
At first I thought maybe he
this. His eyes had popped out with were out that cold winter day in
Your
interest
is our interests
excitement. Here was great news. the Green Forest and on the Green was right. And then 1 kind of look
Al J. I’eake Agency
He couldn't sit still a minute. And Meadows, green no longer because ed him over too, before I answer
what a splendid chance to say some they were covered with snow, had ed, Years ago when I first knew So. 6th Cor. "M" St. Grants Pass :
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thing bad about Farmer Brown's heard that poor Mrs. Grouse had him as a young lawyer just out of
boy! Sammy never misses a chance been killed by Farmer Brown’s boy. law- school he was as straight and
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PREST-O-LITE Batteries $4.00
to make trouble for F a r m e r And some it made very, very sad.
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tall and slim as a young suppling,
and up. Wholesale and retail.
Brown's boy.
And some, like Reddy and Granny
So off he started ns fast as he Fox ..nd Old Man Coyote, it made and about as wiry. Now he sat
CampbelFs Super Service, next
could go. The first one he met was angry, for each of them had meant solidly behind a desk piled high
to Courthsuse, Grants Pass,
Chatterer the Red Squirrel.
some day to have Mrs. Grouse for with letters and papers, all about
Oregon.
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"Great news! Great news!” dinner themselves. And all the time other people's troubles. The office
screamed Sammy.
Mrs. Grouse wasn't dead at all, as outside was crowded with people FOR SALE—470 Acres. Owner
"What is it?" asked Chatterer.
you and I know.
waiting to pour their troubles into
mfist sell, not able to work. Lo
T. \\ Burg«
—WNU Service.
"Farmer Brown's boy has killed
his ears. Ami those ears. Years ago
cate«! on Caves highway, 30
I remembered they stood out stiff
springs on property, 90 acres :
ly
above
a
slim
neck
and
spare
cleared,
35 in cultivation. See
PICTURE
OF NEWS
Tides at Crescent
Ted Athey, News office, Cave I
BUILDING NO GOOD shoulders, listening eagerly for
for the Week
people’s troubles. Now they sort of
Junction, Oregon
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drooped over a neck a little loo
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FOR
SALE
—
Small
cook
stove
red for health and just beginning
We had planned to publish a
Day
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of tired of listening to other peo
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7;.'ts —0.4 took several snap shots of the
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“No," I decided, “I guess their
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one good one, but, too bad. Not like. I guess all we old prospector-
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but I'm living the kind of life 1
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Home Cooking a Specialty
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if I sold these claims I’d be out
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In the near future we hop«* to looking for another one. It's sum
Try Our Lemonade and Ice
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get a good picture that will do th«* mer you know- in the high moun
Coffee or Other
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"Besides, I heard of a fellow
SAMMY JAY SPREADS A
FALSE REPORT
why not use this column to sell
it. Costs so little and results
are astounishing.
Can t Something Be Done About This?
CAVE JUNCTION, ORE.
cessions will face the highway
from the Legion hall to the Span
ish Castle with a w ide street down
the center extending back from
the street. The plot is now avail
able to look at. Call at The News
office and pick out your spot and
have it reserved.
Now Is the Time to Get
Your Canning
Beef
1
SAVE
One-Half
a Pound by the Quarter
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MARKET
on
TIRES
Holland, Oregon
Bring in your worn tires. We
retread them with a thick, new
wearing surface of the same
kind of fine rubber you get on
a new tire — at ’a the cost
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Safety, full mileage and
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See our American Retreading
Molds at Work
Custom
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THE TIRE MAN
Sixth and “M” Streets
( AVE JUNCTION, ORE.
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Announcement
To the good people of the Illinois Valley I wish to announce
that I have acquired the fine furniture store formerly kn<>\vn
as Moore's Furniture store in Grants Pass.
We will carry on the fine line of furniture thnt was handled
by Mr. Moore and will be very glad to have the folks from
the Illinois Valley call and get acquainted. No obligation to
buy. Just com«* in and look around and make yourself ut
home in this fine furniture store.
Manchel Furniture Co
GEO. V. MANCHEL, Owner
Formerly Moore’s Furniture Store, Grants Pass
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2 Year-Old Steer» and Heifer»
City
Camp-U-Rest
FREE TRIP TO
Hadley's
(¡rants Pass, Oregon
A thrifty store for thrifty people—that is
why we are always glad to have Illinois
Valley folks shop in our store
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Congratulations to The Illinois Valiev News on Your New Home
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