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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1932)
T he J acksonville M iner Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, July 15, 1932 Volume 1 Number 29 TEST MALE SUPREMACY The Editor Speaking REPUBLICAN WAR HORSES ROUTED After worrying about licenne plates for two months, the fact suddenly dawned on un that pain- lens taxes, like dentists and razors, just don't exist. INVADING FEMMES ATTEMPT PROOF ARE BETTER HALF What is considered one of the most important and far-reaching A good example of the present skirmishes of the generation in prohibitive state taxes of this southern Oregon is to take place country have reached in the rat Sunday afternoon on the Medford tling spectacle of a >10 flivver fairgrounds diamond between the bearing a |20 license plate. Southern Kansas Stage lines girls baseball team and the Jacksonville And if the depression la going Pirates, admitted rulers of Rogue to add any pleasure to the world. valley clubs. Battlefield has been we believe it will be a parallel caae squared off and ammunition pre pared for the test of the sexes over to the man who hit hfmaelf on the the week-end. head with a hammer because he The invading femmes are rated felt so good when it stopped hurt as the world’s champion women ing. baseballers and are set to prove that fact to Medford and Jackson There la just one prohibitive tax ville fans when they clash at 2 which wo believe would meet with p. m. Sunday. Faye Langford, pret ^^Ancral acclamation and approval ty lefthanded hurler for the Kan ^■^Vmost of ua—and that would be sas lasses, is scheduled to start in levy on radio crooners, who have the box. The nine has been to become thicker than Hoover's bur gether for four years and repre eaus or the senate's investigating sents an accumulation of the na committees. and about an useful. tion’s fastest and ablest players of the supposed weaker sex. Jaax, fair ¿Moral to be gained from the moat recent upstate expone: If you Above photo shows the GOP’s white e'ephants as they appeared after a nud bath in the river of pro first banewoman, has become so don't have sympathy enough to hibition modification near Chicago. Animals are shown leaving the refreshing waters with renewed proficient in her art that sex alone keeps her from the majors. The hopes and ambitions for a bigger and better parade of Her Hero for the coming fall. gain your ends, rob youraelf, caHt girls have been winning games reflections on your opposition and from such prominent coast teams give an artificial effect of value as Stockton, Calif., and many other Jo your proportion—but be care fast clubs. Faye Langford, who al ful not to be found out. ternates in the box with Schmidt, male relief, has lost but two games And It would seem logical to be ; on the present tour, which has lieve that, after suffering loss of | This is the third of ■ series prospector is a man either four taken the girls across the conti the Jackson county courthouse a of articles by two old Jackson feet from a million dollars or a nent. few years ago, and realizing fully Harold Reynolds, manager for ville sourdoughs who made a million feet from four dollars. This what it means to lose an institu^ the Wichita team, was at one time recent search for that elusive i fit our case to a T. tion, local voters will have no sym-l treasure known as gold. Leaving Oroville we laid a true captain of a high school basketball pathy for proponents of the edit-1 course for Nevada City, intending team in that city which won na cational consolidation-suicide prop No, it's not on a rampage be By W. SMITH BLAIR to short cut at Sheridan for Au tional championship in a fast two- osition who would rob southern cause of hot weather or the failure (Whtaker Bill to You) burn We overshot our course day series played in Chicago, the Oregon of its normal school, among of citizens to remember that let Having absorbed a night of about one mile here, but found a Wichitans winning every game. He other things. ters now require three cents post peaceful rest at Redding we par 14-cent per gallon gas station. We later was a member of the com age, but It Is because Alice Hoefs. took of a generous and delicious stuffed our gas tank to the limit mercial league national champions Famous last words: "Essy Jacksonville postmaster, plans to breakfast. Feeling so self-satisfied, here, back-tracked our error, land in the same sport. Reynolds has a menta.” travel by plane Sunday when she I suggested to Joe we do a little ed in Nevada City at 4 p. m. with record of many years as a national starts the first leg of her month’s post holing before leaving. Post a flat front tire. Skirmishing chapion and without doubt his con • Four of Jacksonville's more vacation. Miss Hoefs will depart nection with the girls aggrega prominent Waltonians journeyed from tho Medford airport Sunday holing, what for? said Joe. For red around we found a camp ground tion has influenced their remark with several playhouse size cabins able record to a great extent Your Sunday to Gold Ray dam to in afternon at 3:20 o'clock bound for quarts, to be sure. and vest pocket size cook stoves correspondent used to attend Elevating a trembling and agi dulge in the ancient sport of catch Portland, where she hopes to ar ing (or attempting to catch) ye rive for dinner with her sisters, tated finger jowards me he said, 'therein. school with the tall, dark com Rogue River Fish. Little or no co Mrs. F. E. Butler and Edith Hoefs. Gently insert yourself behind that I Upon retiring Joe gave me the plected athlete and admire his wheel—we continue south today. camp bed and slept on the cot—I prowess. operation was had from the fish, The ride will be the local stamp From Redding to Oroville we hope he has a platinum border The team of girls, all attractive, which seemed livelier and more energetic than usual, and nary a cancellor's first Jaunt above the passed through some fine country around that argentum crown be winsome winners, were through cat meal returned with the party. earth and It is suspected the week —as near like paradise as I ever will wear In old age. He placed the valley points earlier in the week ^Half a dozen, described with ex- is passing slowly until takeotf expect «o see. Well cared for or head of his cot near the foot of my bound for Portland and other north- • bed and in front of the door. No ern cities where they were to play ^^Bpded arms by the party, were time. Miss Hoefs also will drive chards. miles of them. via automobile to The Dalles, Se Arriving In Oroville at 4 p. m.. one could get out or in—we had to exhibition games pending arrival ^^^^oked, but nil of them managed and coast points where other we found the town pulling an old talk in whispers to have room. This of Sunday when they will return outmaneuver the fishermen. The attle (Continued on page four) losers In the struggle included Viv relatives live and she is expected 49-er gold mining celebration. night he snored terrible and ex ian Reach, Duke I^ewis, Lee Smith to return to Jacksonville about Every male in the town had de- pelled his breath in great bubbles. August 1 for the balance of her ; veloped a crop of w’hiskers. Seen He seemed to be trying to expell and Ray Coleman. vacation, as a brother, Henry H. one white-headed youngster in his some obnoxious substance. Hoefs, is expected here from China, teens dressed in true miner style, We got out bright and early next where he has been stationed as including a set of coal black whis morning to get room to turn around pay clerk in the United States kers. Upon looking at a thermo- in. The mountain air was delicious navy. 1 meter I found the temperature at here—about 70 degrees in the During the course of her 30-day1 the astonishing figure of 96 de morning. Spent most of the day The universal symbol of a drug getting acquainted with old timers, stoxe. mortar and pestel, atop the The Jacksonville Volunteer Fire escape from duties Miss Hoefs will grees in the shade at 4:30 p. m. From here we intended to go up including the Mark Twain variety. Jacksonville pharmacy here is said ompany has been busy the past visit four of her eight brothers several weeks burning dry grass In and sisters. It Is not known just In the mountains in Plumas coun- Mark also says a minir is a man to be in jeopardy this week due to the city for various property own what contributed to her air-mind- ty but from an old timer at the who is a darn liar with a hole in the most recent acquisition of ers who wish removal of summer edness, but the fact that so many camp ground we learned the snow the ground—they are in existence Frank Zell, antique shop operator. fire hazard in a controlled manner. airmail letters arrive unscathed was 14 feet deep yet up where we yet. Zell Monday obtained quartz sam Speaking of air, I have often ples from the Arnold mine near It has been the custom of volun may have had a bearing on the wished to go May 14. As I am only teers to meet on certain nights of decision to travel as the crow flies.! 6 feet 3 inches tall I decided It wondered how deep the air is on Whiskey peak which show about the week, hook up hose near lots And It is admitted pilots of the would be impossible for me to see this old foot-stool of ours. We are 320 in free gold easily visible to to be burned off, wet down a fire coast airway enjoy a reputation for where I was going. all hurtling through space at 18 the naked eye which, with equip wall and proceed with burning. Oroville is welTTiedged in on one miles per second—just why all the ment such as C. C. Chitwood has being uniformly handsome. Addition of new equipment, made side by a rock wall. Hundreds of speed? If a state speed cop ever posed above bis establishment, possible by last week’s donation acres of these bare rock put there overhauls us the fine will be great might be recovered in a few min of >100 by Ben B. and Carrie Beek Attend Family Reunion by dredging operations for gold er than the Worl^war debt. I utes. man, jvill greatly simplify proced make the town in hot weather as think I will have a private confer Melvin and Jim Arnold, who got At Harrisburg Fourth ure in battling spread of this type hot as the place we were taught ence on this subject with Shirtless the pieces at time of discovery of of menace during the dry months to avoid in Sunday school. As much Professor R. Clay Chappell, Ph. D., their holding on the headwaters of Miss Issie McCully and nephew, as 31000 an acre was paid of the summer. This week, accord T. E., Paper Hanger and Decorator. the Applegate two years ago, are ing to Fire Chief Ray Wilson, al George Merritt, of this city attend ground—one dredge cleaned He is quite well up on astronomy, reported to be installing a quartz terations are to be made in the ed a family reunion at Harrisburg, about J1000 a day, I was told, if he is knock kneed. mill to handle ore. The Arnold is building housing the fire truck. Ore., over the holidays. There were unmined part of the town is about 40 miles from this city and Partition dividing the two rooms more than 50 descendants of the rich digging. The next episody of this thrjjl- the last 12 miles of the trip must back of the old city hall is to be original families of the McCully While here we met several of ing sourdough sojourn will ap be made by pack train. The sam removed, ennabilng firemen to brothers, father and uncles of Mrs. Mark Twain’s miners. Mark says a pear soon—watch for it. ples brought in are remarkable move about the truck with free Tssie McCully, who founded the specimens and show clearly seams dom and It will give better venti town in 1852, gathered for the ob- Ville’s Wall street. Fifth avenue of gold running through sizeable servance and banquet which was WillazvA lation and more room. and Broadway combined. chunks, and make ideal displays Residents of the city who wish spread under a grove of trees at for the antique shop, which daily to have the company burn grass or one time the property of Harris- bedrock as is host to dozens of uninitiated trash should notify Wilson at the burg’s founders. -------- this paper goes to press and have easterners who never before have jflhigget confectionery or any one "Under the spreading chestnut already found traces of the metal seen gold in its natural state. the volunteer firemen. This co It has been noted by close ob ^^Kperation by the company was • There was a bit of excitement tree’ has been modified by Henry they seek. Seventeen feet upwards and Mark Wilkerson of this city buckets must be hoisted at this servers that ever since Monday on Jacksonville hill Saturday eve ^^made possible early in the year when it was decided the greatest ning when it was found a cow had to read "under the spreading wal point, and the work is being car Frank Zell has been sitting wrapt service a fire department could fallen into a deep spring and, not nut tree the village gold mine is ried on as fast as July tempera in thought on the California street render the city was in prevention being able to get out, was In dan digged.” The brothers, choosing tures will permit. This latest ven doorstep facing the pharmacy. One and removal of hazards such as ger of being drowned. Neighbors the coolest spot in town for their ture is an example of the happy eye seems to rest speculatively on dry grass and weeds present. Mem all gathered and succeeded in get mining venture, have sunk shaft combination of comfort, conven the giant primitive grinding equip bers have contributed much time ting the frightened animal out and proceeded to remove gold from ience and colors attained by the ment above the store and no doubt and effort to following out of the alive but it was so chilled it died. a lot adjoining the Johnson house backyard mining interests of Jack Frank is busy considering ways on East California street, Jackson- sonville. and means. Owner of the cow is unknown. lan. • Postmaster toGollpinAir MINER A ‘LIAR WITH A HOLE IN THE GROUND’ SAYS BILL DRUG SYMBOL SAID TO BE IN JEOPARDY FIREMEN BURN CITY’S GRASS • Village omitny Cat. (jets Rival on Main Stem • The boys are down to
