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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1939)
Illinois Valley News, Thursday, May 11, 1939 Page Four Cave City Park Tourist Camp R. T. Baumberger drove through thA-'valley a little more than a year ko and was so attracted by the beautiful valley that he looked around for a place to make his fu ture home for himself, his lovely wife and his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Baum- berger. Del Rio camp on the banks of the Illinois river caught his fancy and it was not long until Mr. Baumberger was the owner of this camp and changed the name to the Cave City Park, and started in to improve the property. Coming from Los Angeles where he had been most successful and the largest manufacturer of house trailers on the west coast, be brought new ideas for a tourist park and during the past year has made the park one of the out- A complicated switch board con gon. This information is often ob trols every move of the trains. As an individual exhibit, Mr. Baum scure as much of it is pioneer lore berger perhaps has the best mod which has not been written down. I el railroad exhibit on the west The writers’ project wants to ob •4 coast. A recent visitor expressed tain, for permanent record, all the k r« the belief that it surpasses the ex available data on present place That are worth while for the Girl and Boy hibit at the San Francisco Expo- names, or names by which places siiton. used to be known—for example Graduate Not satisfied with all this, Mr. Takilma used to be called “Takil- 50 feet. The building is situated Baumberger was given a cub bear mah” but was changed in 1904 BULOVA and WESTFIELD WATCHES on the highway for easy entrance and he built a big steel cage and when the name was discovered to and contains a grocery store, of Oregonite Rings, Pendants and Tic Clasps now has a full grown brown bear be a duplicate of a place name in fices and residences for Mr. and for visitors to his park to see. Oklahoma. Anyone having source Iyockets, Cameos and Buckle Sets Mrs. R. T. Baumberger and Mr. Then he fenced off three acres in information concerning geograph and Mrs. T. H. Baumberger. a big park where he has four pet ic names—rivers, towns, lakes, Come and Shop R. T. is a model railroad en deer that attract all who stop at mountains, or any place worthy of thusiast, and was a prominent the camp. The deer are so tame a name—is asked to send it to the ► member of a model railroad club that they like to be petted and will federal writers' propect. Elks in Los Angeles. He brought with put their nose into Mr. Baumber Building, Portland, Oregon. For Over 30 years in Grants Pass him a complete work shop which ger's pocket for choice tid bits he contains a lathe, band saw, jig carries for them. They are as fine X3E5E3E5E5E5tjE3cjc3Ejc5t5Ej£jExjt3E5EjEjtjEjE5cjcjEjE3E3E3EjE3Eji3£jE5EjE3E5öQGE3CE3 * saw, drill press and all the other a set of pets we have ever seen How quickly you can “put on .......MMM 111,*,, •« ...................................MMM,I,M>[ | paraphernalia that goes with a and indeed attract all who have the brakes" at the approach of 0 M,UMMM.»«MMMMMMMMMMMMMIMMM»M«M.MMUM* ’ machine shop for the construction seen them. danger, is accurately measured at of a modern model railroad and This year Cave City Park will the California World's fair by a cars and engines. During his spare have horses for rent for those who reactometer as part of an auto time he can be found in this work desire this sport. Swimming, fish driving test. shop making engines, passenger ing and hunting are also activities cars and box cars. The engines all visitors can enjoy. Making of synthetic rubber is being electrically equipped and The park has natural mountain demonstrated at the California run as any other full sized en spring water piped to all cabins World s Fair. gines and are exact duplicates of giving a large flow of the purest ( T of spring water. A fully equipped i laundry is at the disposal of guests. : Clean rest rooms with running :: TRY OUR hot and cold water, and a large and attractive trailer park with FAMOUS FRIED picnic tables on the river bank With Personal Interest in make it indeed inviting for tourists to camp. Your Financial Problems Cave City Park Tourist Camp and will be one of the interesting places to stop and visit for many COMMERCIAL LOANS tourists in the future, with i at- AUTO LOANS tractions that will interest every < member of the family. Sandwiches and MODERNIZATION LOANS --------------o-------------- : Graduation Gifts BERT BARNES Jewelry Store Complete Banking Service Rabbit, Chicken Baked Ham Origin of Names of Interesting Places Model Railroad Scene in Cave standing tourist camps between San Francisco and Portland. New buildings were erected and the cabins all completely redecor ated and improved. The cabins al) have complete electrical equip ment with individual electric hot vater tanks and electric stoves, l'he first building started was a two.atory office and residence 40x I ■> City Park Tourist Camp the real thing built to a perfect scale. Early this year Mr. Baumberger decided to erect a building 30 by 60 feet that has nothing but the model railroad in the house. A double track circles the building with a small city at one end and the trains run around this tract as perfect as the real trains run. That Wonder was named I for a store which the proprietor called "Wonder Store" because ] people wondered where he would get his trade in so sparsely settled terri tory; that Takilma is a name of Indian deriviation; and that Pro volt is a poineer family name are a few of the interesting origins of Josephine county place names found by the Federal writers' pro ject of the WPA in the research being conducted on the sources, origins, meanings, and pronuncia tions of all place names in Ore Dinners 11 a. m. to 9 p. m. Daily at the Richfield Station Famous for Home Cooking Satisfaction or No Charge PERSONAL LOANS : 3 : : ! Grants Pass Branch The First National Bank Of Portland Cave City Send The Illinois Valley News To Yoar Friends * ave g ity t •fr ARK TOURIST CAMP LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER. NEW MODERN TWO AND FOUR-ROOM COTTAGES ENTIRE LY ELECTRICALLY EQUIPPED, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL ELECTRIC HOT WATER HEATERS. SIMMONS INNER SPRING BEDS. COTTAGES SEPARATED, INSURING YOU THE PRIVACY OF YOUR OWN HOME. INDIVIDUAL GARAGES. Moderately Priced $1.00 to $3.50 STOP AND SEE OUR PET DEER AND THE BROWN BEAR Free Model Railroad Display, 1800 Square Feet—Kids from 21 to 90 Enjoy Shis 4 Saddle Horses for Rent............. ............. Fishing • Hunting • Swimming MAKE ( AVE CITY PARK TOURIST CAMP YOUR HEADQUARTERS WHILE VISITING THE OREGON CAVES ( ave Junction. Oregon 3 I
