The Jacksonville Minet*
GIVEN THE AIR,
HOEFS TAKES
DOUBLE ORDER
Not satisfied with occupying the
etheral upper spaces enroute to
Portland for her summer’s vaca
tion with relatives and friends '
Alice Hoefs. Jacksonville’s gentle
woman postmaster, informed the
city at large via unprotected post-,
card that she plans to return to
southern Oregon Sunday as chap
eron to the daily cargo of airmail.
Dire accusations had been cast
at the local distributor of news of
the outside world as to her reasons
for choosing the more modern
method of transportation and it
had even been hinted that the uni-
form handsomeness of pilots on the
route had its effect. This latter
theory has been discredited, how
ever, for Miss Hoefs discovered
that all pilots fly with a stick in
their hands.
Alice Hoefs is returning to Jack
sonville the first of the week to
prepare for arrival of a brother.
Henry H. Hoefs, who has been sta
tioned in the far and troublesome
east for several years as paymaster
in the navy department. The sea
faring Hoefs is expected here
about August 1.
Virginia Fick, deputy clerk, has
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ployed as fire guard at the local
ranger station, a new luyout haH
been established by headquarters
men and Byrne has been put in
charge for the summer.
working an old, ancient river bar j "I am not thoroughly settled yet,"
H*. rm« said, "and I have numerous I
higher than the water is now.
Walking up-river one-half mile little things to attend to around j
we saw some quartz float scattered rump.” The forester, having Ills
about—here seemed to be a prom 'phone connected on the farmers*
ising place to look for a ledge. line, hastily barricaded himself
There is a mine and mill working with an alibi that he “listens in”
near here, hauling concentrates, only when he thinks ho hears his
several tons per day, to Nevada; ring, although he did admit to the
reporter th^L he would “listen”
City.
We saw one rattler that day—it when he had more time.
The only drawback to the new
disappeared before I could get into
abode,
Byrne seemed to think, is >
action.
To get to Washington you take the consequent separation from
a high-dive of 2000 feet in four The Miner. He stated that he would
miles—lovely going down—but one make arrangements to have It sent ’
needs an ambitious and accurately to camp. He also added that the
tuned engine in the car to get up It.; camp slto would justify a trip out
by the staff photographer for a
While on this trip 1 got short on. fiont page cut. When asked why |
Spark Plug. Noticing a sign read-1 he did not do more copy for The
ing "cigars, candy and tobacco,” I. Miner, Byrne, who is a journalis
proceeded to investigate. The store tic contemporary of Bert Harr, re-
was small and the clerk absent. plieC that writing and smoke-chas
The middle door to a large and ing do not fit In together.
dark back room, seemingly devoid;
of any business, stood partly open.
Whether we like it or not we
Carefully, as an amateur pets a must work, and we must accept em
honeydew* cow, 1 shoved an an ployment at the best terms we can
tennae around the edge of the door. get. This Is hard doctrine, but there
There I discovered a half-moon seems to be no escape from It.
counter behind which stood a
bronze statue in a sunflower col-!
ored -chiffon dress holding a 1000
c.c. wash bottle in her hand which
contained a red liquid—in front of
this counter sat three male chem
ists. each with a 50 c.c. size beaker
under his beak. They seemed to
be waiting for a precipitation. As
one they tipped back their heads
and precipitation took place. All
this I saw in a fraction of the time
it takes light to travel from the
sun to where I stood.
Taking a diagonal course across
the road I found Joe . . .
When coming back up this 2000-
foot grade we met a band of 350
head of cattle—all we could do was
set the air and let our tires rest
until they passed by.
WHISKER BILL MISTAKES BEER
GUZZLERS FOR CHEMISTS AT WORK
This is the fourth of ■ series
of articles concerning a recent
trip of two old Jacksonville
sourdoughs in search of Midas’
undoing, gold.
BY W. SMITH BLAIR
(Whisker Bill to You)
Making Nevada City our base, we
visited a number of mines within
a radius of 40 miles. The Hoge
mine, perhaps five miles east of
Nevada City, is a fine electrically
equipped property 600 feet deep,
working two levels. Ore is ribbon
quartz in gray granite, varying in
width from a few* inches to sev
eral feet. Values run from $12 to
$100 per ton. Sulphite ores.
On the second day we visited an
old mining town called Washing
ton. This place is on the south
fork of the Yuba river and has in
use a cable foot bridge across the
river. They still use old iron bullet
proof doors in the old brick build
ing built in the early days.
Driving up river a mile or so we
stopped for lunch perched on the
soft side of a large old channel,
wash-boulder; eating out of our j
paws bear-fashion and keeping a
sharp lookout for snattlerakes.
Across the river at this point we
saw a hydraulic outfit in operation
been pinch-hitting in the absence
of President Hoovers hired girl
in the local office.
To Revive Old Days
Here August 20th
MEDFORD’S COOLEST
Saturday Only, July 30
I
(Continued from page one)
and Ray Wilson, with Hall as secre
“The Monster Walks”
tary, was elected. Ideas were ex
Rex Lease, Vera Reynolds
changed and President Lewis ex
plained the vital importance and
Sunday, Mon., July 31, Aug. 1
worthiness of the purpose behind
“One Heavenly Night”
the development, pointing out that
(Have wanted to write Joe
Evelyn Laye—John Boles
erection of a quartz mill here would
since coming heme but Alice
I
solve
the
local
unemployment
Tuesday, Wednes., Aug. 2-3
has advanced the price of
problem for the coming winter and
stamps, making writing to a
“Cohens and Kellys
! offered a needed payroll possible
friend
almost prohibitive. Oh
in Hollywood”
from no other source. He added
well, I suppose she must have
that this was Jacksonville's su-1 a new powder puff. Ho, hum.
Thursday, Friday, Aug. 4-5
preme chance to show outside capi
I have been considering nego-
“THE BROKEN WING”
ta! the city’s willingness to cooper
tiating a loan of her for say
Lupe Velez—Leo Carrillo
ate with development work and to
50 simoleons—could get along
I encourage Industry in southern
Daily Mats. 1:45—Eves. 7:00
with 25—but these two items
Oregon.
Continuous Sunday 1:30 to 11
totaled would put Joe and I
The program, according to pres
Adults 15—Children 10c
up near the snow line in Plum
ent plans, will begin officially at 1 f as county for the rest of the
| p. m. August 20, and will feature
season. This would be a small
baseball, horseshoe, chopping and
sacrifice on her part. I also
racing contests, with all local mu
would appreciate a present
of
interest
seums and points
MEDFORD
from the editor of The Miner
j thrown open for the visitors. It
of a fountain pen that would
has also been decided to mark the
TYPEWRITER
hold two gills of sky-blue ink.
spot where gold was first discov-
Amen—Whisker Bill.)
ered in Oregon, on Rich gulch in
EXCHANGE
To Be Continued.
town, and station several miners
at that point with pans and equip
Typewriter
ment to illustrate to crowds the
dances, one strictly old-time—fid
Specialists
intricacies of gold mining.
dlers, callers and everything—and
As darkness approaches there
a more modern version in the ho
probably will be a fight card
Corner Main and Grape Sts.
tel building will open. An effort
staged, lighted horseshoe courts
Medford
and numerous concessions of the will be made to secure the Odd
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carnival type to amuse and enter Fellows hall, itself a historic land
tain crowds. Following this, two mark, for the old fashioned shin
dig. Faro games, roulette wheels,
twenty-one, chuckaluck, dice and
other forms of gambling prevalent
a
THE
in Jacksonville’s prime will be
housed in the banquet room of the
old hotel, with an abundance of
phoney money available for use of
pseudo gamblers. A bar, brass rail
and near beer will give added et-
ANTIQUES—NEW AND USED FURNITURE
feet.
At a meeting of the executive
ELECTRIC FANS—CAR WASHING BRUSH—CLUTCHES
committee Wednesday evening it
AUTOMOBILE LENS
was decided to publicize the event
WHEELER & WILSON No. 9 SEWING MACHINE HEAD
£8 an "overnight return to Jack
SINGER ELECTRIC SEWING MACHINE
sonville, 1882, or turning back the
calendar 50 years.” Because the
COAL OIL STOVE (PERFECTION) GOOD AS NEW
city was at its prime a half cen
Post Office Box 61
tury back, that period has been
i chosen for reproduction as nearly
as possible in the city’s revival of
the old days.
Clint Dunnington
was given
charge of interior activities, Oscar
Lewis charge of outside conces
sions, Ray Wilson afternoon enter-
, tainment program and old time
dance in the evening. Leonard Hall
| was placed at the head of publicity
and advertising and Joe Wetterer
was appointed curator of the Mu
SUITS
AND PRESSED
seum of Southern Oregon for the
day, and also was given charge of
entering two cases of relics in a
lobby display contest to be held
at the Fox Craterian theater, Med
ford, Friday and Saturday of next
week, August 5-6, which will be
held in connection with the show
DRESSES CLEANED AND PRESSED
ing of "The Vanishing Frontier,"
a picture based on early day his
tory.
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Jacksonville Exchange
SPECIALS
CLEANED
Byrne Turns from
Pen to Open Spaces
All Quality Work
PAY’N TAKIT CLEANERS
ACROSS FROM ROXY THEATER—MEDFORD
“A real nice camp, close to the
river and not far from the road”
was the information given by John
S. Byrne, concerning his new for
est guard camp at the forks of
Little Applegate when interviewed
over the telephone yesterday af
ternoon. Although formerly em-
Friday, Saturday, July 29-30
GEORGE BANCROFT (
“LADY and GENT”
COMEDY—NEWS
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
July 31, August 1-2
“SKYSCRAPER
SOULS”
with
WARREN WILLIAM
MAURINE O’SULLIVAN
Wed., Thur«., August 3-4
“RESERVED for LADIES”
with
LESLIE HOWARD
Mats., Week Days.......... 25c
Nites, Hols., Sun. Mata. 35c
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