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The Jacksonville Miner The Jacksonville Miner Jacksonville Early Camp Pair Get Lost Weekly at History Colorful, Within Stone Throw JACKSONVILLE, OREGON Hang Indian Boys of Campfire Quarters Publithtd By R. CLAY CHAPPELL CAMERON, HORSESHOE EXPERT, VISITS ’GATE Wilbur Cameron, ex-mayor of Jacksonville and president of Med ford’s horseshoe club, managed to get some time off and visited Ap plegate folks recently Mr Camer on, who Is an enthusiastic horse shoe fan, was electod president of the club a short time ugo when he wasn't present, ho says. However, he accepted with (he knowledge that th«» club has an acting vice president. Mr. Cameron mad«» particular comment on th«» new pitching court In the city park, which bail been moved from the De Voe grounds a Hhort time ago. The men’s and wo men’s court will be put in first class condition, with a lawn, he said. after the main performance, pretty misses from the Dunclng Islands off th«» coast <>C Australia presented a play entitle«! "Llttl«» Noll,” u farce in poetry. Thu boa constrictors and pythons w«»re rendered exactly as harmless us garter snakes under the capabl«» charms of la»da who has a more natural incllnatli^W for th«» wiggly creatures than most other girls. There was no sign of depression at this circus; money was as plentiful as In 1928. Sec tions of pin«» cones w«»r«» the me dium of exchange. Admission was h I x bits, and pink lemonade was two-bits. During encampment the girls have enjoyed two overnight hikes to th«» "bald spot" on Nigger Ben mountain nearby, and while out ut cam)» they gave signals back to the girls at "homo." I^eda O'Neil has accomplished unusual records In nrchery. Never having sent an arrow darting through th«» air before, Miss O’Neil made 190 points in archery tests In two weeks time, wh«»reas only 125 points are necessary. The very humiliating fact that the cook and director at Camp Will (Continued from last week) The last session of the peoples’ pen Pines were lost within sight of eamp probably would have been Editor and Publisher court was held in August of the LEONARD HALL kept secret forever, had it not been same year and. unhappily, its last . ..Applrgitt Editor MAUDE POOL.. act was one to cast a dark stain for some ambitious reporter in camp getting a "scoop” on the upon an otherwise clean record. Address All Communieatlons to Box 138 Subscription Kates, in Advance: During the summer the Indians story and laying bare the facts in One Year.............. 31.00 Six Months................ 50e had waged a desultory war against "Willpen Mirror,” the scouts' news Headquarters: the whites. Several settlers had paper. Under the caption, "Near Ca THE NUGGET CONFECTIONERY been shot down from ambush in lamity, ” the story follows: Telephone 162 the outlying districts and the sav “Wednesday night when each ages were becoming more embold unit was enjoying a campfire by ened every day by their success. itself, Polaris (Mrs. Pardee) and Finally Thomas Wills was brut Corvus (Miss Loeffler) took this ally killed almost in the edge of chance to go over to Buckley's town and the citizens were en for the dally mail. Polaris was anx- raged. ions to hear whether her family A few days later two Indian lads and household goods had received entered the town and although they their destination at the ranch were far too young to have pos which is to be her home when she sibly been warriors or even spies, leaves camp. Corvus went along to Groaning, worrying, a flock of I so bitter was the anger of the A three weeks successful caiu|>- take care of her. But alas, what a miscarriages of justice, libel suits townsmen that the boys were guardian! She forgot her flash ing perlo«| at Camp Willpen Pines FIVE-LEGGED FROG no end and recall petitions for hon- j seized and hailed before the light. So they had to stumble over closes Sunday, August 28. with a closing assembly for presentation “ court. ” Justice was, for the time, DISPLAYED AT HOLLY est judges who step on lawbreak- fences, fallen logs, rocks and black ers’ toes—for which we had always blinded by passion and without a berry patches. Finally the moon of camp awards, to which parents Following in th«» wake of Frank supposed judges were for—and ’ shred of evidence to connect them peeked out through the clouds and an«l friends are invited. Assembly Zell’s discovery of a five-legged will be held at 2:30 n m. | with any crime they were hastily right in the middle of all this dark, showed them the river, the light of The circus last Friday evening, wart-producer earn«» news from dank despair and glum future a i convicted and. although they pit the campfires appeared to the wan staged under the big topB of th«» John Noldermeyer thnt one of his eously protested their innocence, I little town, for years lying quiet dering ‘babes in the woods.’ When henchmen, Alton Lindley an«l B. and sleepy where hills and valley i strung up to a tree on the banks of one of the Locusts flashed her trees beside the river Nile, was on«» Brown, found a Ilk«» critter on the of the outstanding activities of the meet, does a Rip Van Winkle, Jackson creek. light out on the river in the dlec- Applegate river this week. On September 5 a regular court tion of giggles and gurgles m Id- girls. A wooly brown pup collected wakes up not only herself but the The queer frog, with the oxtra from the neighborhood led the pa entire state, and stages the gosh : was held in Jacksonville by the i stream, she discovered the two appendage between front should dingdest, biggest and best celebra Hon. Matthew P. Deady under the ■ wading across toward home—Cor rade. striking terror into the hearts ers. war placed on display In the tion ever witnessed in southern territorial jurisdiction and thus vus carrying shoes and mail, Po of the many onlookers In the name lobby of the theater this week and Oregon and, considering the town’s | I passed the rough and ready, though laris wearing some heavy shoes of a ferocious lion. All of the girls forms an Interesting exhibit in con efficient, judicial system of the pio- borrowed at Buckley’s and clutch were in the parade posing as nection with showing of Ripley’s colorful past, that's saying a lot. pseudo elephants, camels, kangar j neers. ing the letter that brought news of oos. giants, midgets, pirates, Turks "Believe It or Not" on the screen. During the spring of this year a the safe arrival of family and goods Frank Zell, original frog finde^^ It all goes to snow that the Old an«l clowns. The hippo and alli large religious element had arrived at the ranch." has been eyeing the newcomer rule of “man is the captain of his gator bore such weird resemblance and the Methodist church was "Willpen Mirror” is a live five- fate” works during a reign of se- founded. The building, which is the to the wild lizard and toad found Medford with suspicion and vere depression as well as any oldest protestant church in the page newspaper published in camp only in the darkest and hottest of small amount of jealousy end avers other time. When the rest of the i west, was erected by popular do every Friday with the aid of a the Applegate Congo that they that, although it may bo alive, his was the first “and th«» best, dang world was busy worrying and fret- nation, much of the money being mimeograph, each issue bearing were kept in captivity. different characteristics. The front it!” ting because of the lack of money, The bearded lady, one of the given by the sporting fraternity page of one issue carries an Bins employment, necessities and gaso who, in the parlance of the old tration by the staff artist symbol leading sideshow attractions, pos line, a few Jacksonville men got time gambler, were probably “hedg izing the scout’s motto, “Hold Your sessed the only moss-colored beard their heads together, admitted they ing” against the future. ever worn by a human being, and Mirror Up to Nature." The stiff when sh«» has crosse«! the great had raw material aplenty awaiting | The first brick building was fin a bit of publicity and nerve, and ished in ’53 on the present site of for that week, which varies weekly divide, youngsters of future genera for the benefit of each individual, started the ball rolling toward put PHYSICIAN and the city hal'^by Morford and Davis. included Anne Dean, editor; Ruth tions will be able only to listen to ting the town not only on the map the awesome tales of what their It was constructed of brick burned Banish, art and poetry; Nan Teng- SURGEON but also on the road to recovery in the limits of the town and ce wald. Campfire reporter; Phyllis vrandparents once saw. The pan and solution of its unemployment tomime band interpreted some fam mented together with “dobe” from Smith, general reporter; Barbara Office in Jacksonville problem. A meeting was held for the desert east of Medford. This Holt, jokes, and Naomi Hohman ous overtures, with Josephine Bul all interested parties and behold, Sanitarium structure was destroyed in the dis (Katydid), advisor. "The Mirror" lis as leader. There were numerous the Gold Rush Jubilee became a astrous fire of '73 but Jacksonville intimates that the staff is afraid novel attractions, such as the spot Hours—Mon., Wed., Fri„ 9 12 fact! It is not necessary to use ad still boasts the oldest brick build ted calves, the’ tumbling act. etc. 6-9 Every Evening jectives to describe just what a ing in the state for the store erect of snails. The last issue carries all The dancing class presented the success the venture was, for every ed by Brunner brothers in 18'5 is of the front page characteristics jugglers’ dance, an«l Edith Hodg of a city newspaper, even to the PHONE JACKSONVILLE 81 person in Jacksonville knows—and in a fair state of preservation. kins was official ballyhooer. In "lead.” was surprised—at the overwhelm In spite of serious Indian trou An editorial states that this is stead of the usual wildwest show ing tribute paid to Oregon’s second bles and the severe winter of ’52 the first newspaper printed regu oldest city. and ’53 which shut off the town larly at the camp, and that the from the outside world and caused staff is endeavoring to make it As well as aiding financially, the prices to skyrocket until flour sold better than any other camp paper Jubilee has advertised Jacksonville for a dollar a pound, tobacco for in Oregon. Illustrations of the no end and has furnished a dra as much per ounce and salt to be friendly frog and grasshopper or matic example of the error of al balanced with gold dust, this was a sizzling frying pan or gleaming ways being "agin everything” some perhaps the most prosperous year campfire lend spice to each page, public spirited group attempts. that the camp ever enjoyed. and portray something of the true Every community has its clique Gold flowed from the rich placers spirit of a woodsy camp. Intimate that forever stands at attention in an ever increasing stream; new glimpses of the scout life and their with buckets of cold water and, settlers poured into the valley en standards are given through num particularly when times are hard, gaging in farming and the various erous articles and poems, possibly odds often are in their favor, for industries necessary to the larger only of passing interest to the cas HP one is overly optimistic these community; a branch of the Adams ual reader, but something long to days. But, when some worthwhile express company was established be cherished in the hearts of the project comes along which should with C. C. Beekman carrying the girls. Something of the sentiments merit the support of everyone, a mails and thousands of dollars in and inspiration gleaned from camp barrage of “aint possibles” is laid gold dust over the lonely Siski- associations which can be connect and those who would accomplish yous and through the hostile In ed with the years to come only by something not only have the usual dian country, strangely enough a beautiful memory, is given in the difficulties to encounter, but also without molestation, though usual following poem published In the the added burden of carrying along ly traveling alone and always at scout paper: those who will not, through dispo night, and regular pack trains were sition. aid or at least fail to hinder running to Crescent City handling PICTURE A SPOT the workers. immense quantities of merchan- Picture a spot of beauty rare, dise. Picture a sky so blue and fair, The social life of the town was Paint it with rainbow hues so However, don’t get us wrong on bright: this jubilee affair—it was marked colorful. Swarthy Mexican packers by the lack of opposition and by a mingled with the red-shirted min Then tone it down with shades of night, wholehearted community spirit in ers and rough-clad ranchmen while putting it over—the entire city and an occasional Indian slunk sullenly Frame it with friendships tried and true, surrounding territory is to be among them with ill-concealed hat thanked for its success. And red of the strangers who were Then let it thrill the heart of you. strange as it may seem, coopera sowly but surely pushing him from A picture of camp ever will be A challenge to you and to me. tion of Jacksonville’s nearest city his hunting grounds. Night was the time of iieh revel went far in helping stage the af fair and particularly newspapers ry. With plenty of dust in his pouch HEUBER-HOWARD UNITE not only of Medford but also Grants the Jacksonville miner lived un to Pass, Ashland, Klamath Falls, Gold the miners’ proverbial reputation IN TUESDAY CEREMONY Hill and Central Point were in for liberality, and the saloons, the Miss Thelma Heuber, formerly strumental in bringing the record gambling and dance halls and even crowd to this city. Judging from the bawdy houses were scenes of of Ruch and a sister of Mrs. Leon Offenbacher, was united in mar-| our personal observation, all Ore wild gaiety. gonians hold a warm place in their ■ There was, too, a higher stratum riage to Charles Howard of Grants heart for Jacksonville and are of society where greater conven Pass Tuesday evening, August 16. j eager to aid the old town do her tionality was demanded in dress The wedding was solemnized at the and manners and it was not un home of the groom’s parents, Mr.1 stuff. , common to glimnse among the mot and Mrs. L. D. Howard, at 658 West A In this connection it is interest ley throng proud dandies in ex Third street, Rev. C. H. Hilton of ing to note that each man is .a pensive broadcloth with stove-pipe the Christian church officiating. The ring used in the ceremony,: • community unto himself—with an hats and glistening white vests to which was performed in the pres-| complete the ensemble. optimistic group hounded by the One could write volumes on these i ence of the parents and immediate Headquarters for cold water of his pessimistic na glamorous days as the seemingly friends of the young couple, was ture. Like any town, he Is torn be THE JACKSONVILLE MINER I tween the two elements within— unending strea^n of gold poured given to the groom’s paternal I forth from nature ’ s treasure chest; grandmother by his grandfather in which, though they both serve a • purpose, one is nevertheless re of the cruel and inhuman warfare 1868. Following the wedding, re-1 sponsible for a lot of lack of ac of the savage tribes; of devastat’ng freshments were served at the new complishment and action. The Gold fires and floods, and of the terrible home of the couple at the Climate City. Rush Jubilee last Saturday, which ravages of a dread pestilence. And out of it all would stand, Mrs. Howard, who is the daugh-j attracted so many people that stay- aways can’t believe there were clear and distinct, the picture of ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Heuber Sandwiches, Fountain Drinks, Candy, Cigars, News 15,000 here, is a good example for a big, happy people; a people gen of New Hope, resided at Ruch with erous and chivalrous and coureg- her parents six years ago, and at- we humans to follow. Barber Shop and Pool Hall in Connection eous to a fault; a people who dared 1 tended grade school there. Mr. to break the ties of home and com i Howard is proprietor of the Gen- Anything worthwhile CAN be fort to invade an unknown savage | eral Petroleum service station at SOUND HORN FOR CURB SERVICE done! wilderness and build from it the Grants Pass. PHONE 162 beautiful, peaceful land we have Subscribe for The Miner today. today. Subscribe for The Miner today. Kntefd u tecond-elan natter February It, 19S1 at U m poll offici at JaeksonrUlt, Oragun, under the act of March 3. 18T9. The Editor Pseudo Wild Animals Parade at Willpen Harold B. Gillis The California Oregon Power Company • The Placeto Get Good Home-Cooked Meals HOT DINNER SANDWICHES THE NUGGET >
