T he J acksonville M iner 4 The Jacksonville Miner POEM Published Weekly at JACKSONVILLE, OREGON In reporting what kv ner and hear, we ought to try to describe it exactly as we saw it or heard it.—A. S. LEONARD HALL.... Editor and Publisher MAUDE POOL------ --- — Applegale Editor Address AU Communications to Boa 13< Subscription Ratal, in Advance: Oaa Year____ 4100 Six Month*........ S0< Headquarters: THE NUGGET CONFECTIONERY Telephone 162 EDITORIAL BETTER BANKING LAWS It seems strange that a nation with men smart enough to wheedle two million dollars out of the gov­ ernment cannot work out a system of laws to protect people who trust their life savings to banks for safe keeping. The present situation has illustrated how much our hanking laws lack of perfection. We read the pleas of the administration to bring money out of hoarding, but we read nothing of efforts to pro­ tect the money after it has been brought out and put into circula­ tion. The odds are against the small man, and under the banking sys­ tem of today he has too little chance. A .'aw requires that funds of federal, state, county or munici­ pal governments shall be amply protected against loss, but makes no provision for the funds of indi­ viduals.—D. W. Bagshaw in the Zillah (Wash.) Mirror. I Two ears and only one mouth have you; The reason, I think, is clear: It teaches, my friend, that it will not do To talk about all you hear. Two eyes and only one mouth have you; The reason of this must be, That you should learn that it will not do To talk about all that you see. Two hands and only one mouth have you; And it is worth while repeating: The two are for work you will have to do— The one is enough for eating. —Anonymous. ises or boastful claims—is reputed to be a man of character and ex­ perience and one whose word is en­ tirely reliable. So when George Porter promises, if nominated and elected, to fill the office to the best of his ability voters can be certain that he will do just that. OLD AGE PENSIONS Odd Fellows hail, stood the old Franco-American hotel. John Done­ gan’s blacksmith shop and a store were conducted on the present site of the Sparks residence on the comer of Oregon and Pine street. Opposite the resident of Jim Littell stood the old Arkansas livery stable owned and operated by Kubli and Wilson. Mrs Wilson, wife of the deceased, still lives in our city. As the merchants moved from Main street to Oregon or Califor­ nia street Main street became known as Chinatown and that part also included territory in back of the Native Daughters’ building and the China house occupied ground in back of the meat market up to the next street. At one time Jacksonville claimed a population of 3000 and boasted of having 17 saloons. Most of the stores in those days sold whisky and other drink. Jacksonville was run on a fee system, so in 1868 an election was called to vote a three- mill tax and it was defeated, so things went on as before. Every few days the marshal would arrest some Chinaman, take him before the recorder for hitting the pipe. 1 If not the Chinaman, some woman, or pick up a drunk. In some way daily appeared somebody before “his honor” and contributed to the upkeep of the city and helped pay the officer’s salary. Among the duties of the marshal was keeping the street lights burn­ ing. In those days street lights were coaloil lamps on top of posts about eight feet high. Every afternoon the marshal would secure his lad­ der, visit each lightpost, fill his lamp and when night fell go out and light his lamps and at 5 o’clock in the momir.g proceed to put the i same out. Jacksonville was named after i President Jackson, was founded in; the late fall of 1850 and is the third oldest city in Oregon. (Continued from page three) Spring and scrip season seem to We have our millionaires, our bil­ be rather late this year, no end. lionaires and our poorhouses. We pension able bodied retired officers A VIEW FROM A READER of the army and navy, at the rate As the readers of The Miner do of $2500 to $6000 per year, and not hear me discuss the issues of give them positions at the heads of the day I am going to beg some useless bureaus, at salt. :es rang­ ing from $3000 to $9000 per year, to express my views. Jacksonville has had some hard and allow the spectre of poverty fights to keep some of our enter­ and want haunt the waking hours prises. Some of the office holders of our poor old men and women and would-be holders were bom, who have worked and struggled raised and gained here help to put and suffered to make this the them where they are from their greatest country in the world (for friends in the old town and nave rich people) and we call ourselves shown their appreciation by doing civilized. everything against tie town and have no respect for friendship. I hope the voters will inquire in regard to the merits of some of our (Continued from page three) “friends,” as there are candidates on both tickets who are not entitled camp was the scene of bustle and to a single vote in Jacksonville.— busy life. Gone are the days when J. B. W. the people sang: “We are coming. Father Abra­ Times are so hard now, too, that ham, Jacksonville gamblers are betting Three hundred thousand more.” m credit. Many of the dashing troopers who rode so gallantly in th® re­ BUT NOT WITH AMATEURS views at Camp Raker away back in the sixties have answered their last “Taxes can be reduced without roll call. May theirs be the honors impairing efficiency of our insti­ in the last grand review. tutions” says William E. Phipps, If the shadowy form of a trump­ democratic candidate for nomina­ eter should stand on the old parade tion to the county judgeship. This ground today, what would the sil­ most certainly is true, but no doubt ver notes of the trumpet say ? Not little actual reduction will ever re­ “reveille,” not “tattoo,” not jolly­ sult without impairment unless ex­ mess call, nor the ringing, soul­ perienced, capable men are elected inspiring notes of the “charge,” but to fill the various positions. that saddest and sweetest of all And in the entire field of candi­ trumpet calls blown over the grave dates for county judge there is just of a departed soldier—“Taps.” one lawyer, one man experienced in matters of law and probate busi-1 (Author’s Name on File) ness. Of the several aspirants for the position just one of them is Nine-tenths of all that goes really qualified, by experience, spe­ wrong in this world is because cial training or education to cap­ someone doesn’t mind his business. ably handle the county court’s legal When a terrible accident occurs matters. And that one mar. :