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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1933)
THE KEYHOLE la Thera a Roberta’ Rules of Order In the House T T he J acksonville M iner Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, February 3, 1933 Volume 2 EDITOR HANGS HOOK ON NOSE OF ASSAILANT Justice, Where Are You? Now don’t all you good readers got the Idea we like to fight. This week’s encounter win our first pugilistic demonstration In almost First Blood Drawn in Jackaon io years Hut for a man who County Political War; hadn’t even been fortnully Intio Charge« Dropped duced to start putting his hands all over us—that Just naturally means fight where we came from. MEDFORDTOre.. Jan. 30. (Spec lai)- —The first bloo I was shed in As for ponce-time activities, Jackson county's po.ltical war to- we’ve been attending tho Good Govor 'men! Congress, and have dny when Leonard IItil, 25, editor boon wondering just what It’s go- of the Jacksonville Miner, hung one on the nose of Grorgn I. Max . ^ig to be good for. well, local miner and leader In the We don’t mean that it 1« not com L. A. Ranks faction, on the main posed of a group of reully fine street of the hisj'iric town of ack- citizens sincerely bent on Improve sonvllle. Complanlt for arrest of Hall, ment of the local political situa tion. but wo do wonder Just how charging assault and battery, was far toward accomplishing any filed by Maxwell late today In the actual rood It will get with I. \ city court nt Jacksonville. Hall en Ranks and Henrietta Martin guld tered a plea of not gutty and was Ing Its destiny. released on his own recognizance. No time has been set for the hear The member« themselves seem to ing. The fight followed the appoar- be of a wholesome type, but evi ince last Friday of an article in the dently have been led Into believ Jacksonville Miner, which read: ing that our district attorney, cir "Conflicting statements uncover cuit Judge, county commissioners ed last week when registration end two of southern Oregon’s news cards of George I. Maxwell and papers are a direct menace to their wife wore scanned are being refer safety and well-being They really red to Portland immigration auth fool thnt law «rd order in southern orities this week. Oregon HAS broken down. Maxwell, a local miner and 'cheer leader’ of L. A. Ranks, had it Is significant to note, however, sworn that he was born in Trenton, thnt about nine-tenth« of the Inter N. J. while his wife asserted he ested member« come from the out lying districts, depend on the Dally was a native of Scotland. Convict- News for their Information and arei Ion on a charge of perjury on a willing to taka the Paranolanal sworn statement carries with it a Publisher's word an gospel truth sentence of not less than two years when It comes to shenanigans the nor more than five years’ Imprison ’’gang’’ has perpetrated on a suf-; ment ” The article was headed "Max faring county. well Alien Case Referred to Fed There In no doubt In the world ! eral Immigration Office.” According to the story told in among those who understand Mr.' Ranks and know of hln past history Jacksonville this afternoon. Max that hln motives In forming a Good well met Hall on the main street, Government . Congress are purely told him he would show him who selftrh aimed solely at furthering I was the best citizen, and attempted his own dishonest schemes. Poof?i to take from the young editor the ^Well, the first meeting of the or gun he was recently granted a per Aganlzatlon wn« a victim to the rail- mit by Sheriff Schermerhorn to “roadlng through of n resolut'on carry. Hall took a swing at Max which decreed that all court action well. hit hla note, and he. with —some 15 or 20 cane« against the nose streaming with blood, ap- Ranks In all—be set aside and held neared nt the Judge’s office. In abeyance "until such time as Hall has been leading the fight law and order have been re-estab here In opposition to L. A Ranks, lished In Jackson county." Well, most of us feel that law and order editor of the Medford Dally News already 1s pretty well established and leader of the protest demon The above photo, coyly posed for tn thin garden spot. Just who. If stration arnlnat the county court by John J. Taxp-yer and Mrs. the resolution COULD be effected house. asking for the resignations Henrietta B. Meddlln, was snap- would decide when law and order of County Commissioners Billings ped last Monday night by staff and Neslon «nd District Attorney huve bene re-established? photographer Verne Shangle for < <»fdlng. Ranks nlso called a ma«« Miner readers. The lady, as usual, Mr. Ranks had much to «ay about meeting Inst week nnklng for re was telling all about her uncle Hec moval of Circuit Judge H. D. Nor democracy at hl« meeting the other tor who came over on the May night, yet we doubt If he has any ton and District Attorney Codding flower—in the brig—and of her intention whatsoever of applying ' —Portland Oregonian. grandfather who shook hands with its principles. Although graclounly President Garfield the time he vis decllng every nomination offered Water Bonds Delivered ited Leavenworth prison. Rumor st the meeting Monday night, he I has It that the woman, who dotes did accept—with a beaming, satis Tho city of Jacksonville third la on running everything but her own fled smile—the position suggested sue funding bond« which will be family, caused her husband to be by a woman seated next to him -nod to refinance $13,000 due in- transferred here from Salt Lake She read n resolution which would make of Mr. Rank« a super-presl- deb*edness. wore delivered to City City. And there are more rumor« dent or the meeting, delegating that Recorder Ray Coleman yesterday. concerning another transfer. The bonds. In denominations of tho duly elected president of the congress, and all his subordinate«, 1500, will mature In 19'2. and each should ask his advice and get his -ontnlns 40 Interest coupons worth approval before consummating any $13.75 each, due every six month«. I ’’ach bond, and attnehed coupons act or plan before the meeting. bear the signature of Recorder Ray Mr. Rank«, upon passage of tbial I '”olemnn and Mayor Wesley Hart- resolution, arose and seated "I had . man. no Idea anything of this kind would j Printing of the Issue, 26 $r00 By LLEWELLYN A. BUNKS come up tonight.” and then smiled ' bonds In all, was handled through knowingly at the lady with him The Miner, and your corrsepondent him who had introduced the reso- stepped high as he carried the val lutlon which, we strongly suspect, | uable certificates into the local was written out on the familiar hardware store Thursday. ¡Ranks’ typewriter, aa are so many Unable to gain the title any other way, the Hogwallow of those ’’anonymous” communi • Mrs. Ray I.e Fever and Helen cations and "name on file” lette a McAlister of Medford motored to Blatter editor has decided to become a congressman by starting which appear in hi« paper. And Applegate Sunday afternoon. The a congress of his own! then, Just to prove that he had | two ladles enjoyed horseback rid “Aw heck, it’s a lot easier and a darn sight cheaper to just ing while here. (Contined on page three. 5c a Copy But You Really Oughts Subscribe Number S Drunk Grand Juror Fails to Tell Source of His Own Supply I he present Jackson county grand jury has had much to say about the mysterious disappearance of a large quantity of al coholic liquors from the county vaults. It has pointed a finger of suspicion and doubt at the former sheriff and jailor, but has not produced any information of a definite nature concerning fate of the spirits. The present grand jury has admitted it was the tool of law and order, yet it failed to take any action when recently in formed as to the whereabouts of property removed from under the sheriff’s padlock while that property was under judgment to Roy Parr. I In case the grand jury has forgotten the details, the fol lowing constitutes a partial list of machinery removed | either by, or under the guid ance, of Earl Fehl, present county judge: One set of linotype space - - bands. I 12 steel galleys. Attemnt* Browbeating Method 1 mat caster. Following Admonition By 1 distributor bar (now on Pana Bank« in Column No. 2 machine in Daily News plant.) Jackson county’s present—and 1 linotype magazine. probably temporary—sheriff—Gor 1 font of 12-point linotype don L. Schermerhorn, wants a editor’« gun permit back. matrices (now being used young “Give me that gun permit," to set up Banks’ “Once in greeted its bearer in Schermer A While” column. horn’s private office this week. “C’mon, hand it over, or off to Jail 1 addressograph. Approximately 1000 pounds you go right now!” continued the Irate peace officer, who granted of linotype metal. the right to carry firearms but two This equipment was taken weeks before—after having read at a time when it had been the Oregon code covering such awarded to Roy Parr, and not maters. The sheriff, after heated argu even Sheriff Jennings had per ment. was content to NOT get the mission to “loan” that ma permit and was undecided as to chine—(worth in excess of whether he would cancel It, when $1000) to either Fehl or Banks, the interview was concluded. It was pointed out that it was unnec and is TODAY in use at the essary for the sheriff of Jackson Daily News. county to threaten citizens with Now, it being quite plain a Jail sentence to cancel such per just where the sympathies of mits. The regular procedure 1« for officer merely to notify the the majority of the members the possessor of such permit that he of the present grand jury are. had canceled it and make an of and in view of the fact they ficial record of the matter. have recently added another The mixup was not the result of of such permit but followed charge for Banks’ cannon— misuse as an aftermath of an editorial mysterious disappearance of from editor L. A. Banks, who seem« liquor under Sheriff Jennings' to have some strange power—pos care—we would like to pro sibly indirectly — over Jackson county’s present representative of pound just one question: law and order. Just where do you suppose Schermerhorn, who ran on a one member of the present strictly democratic platform, has grand jury obtained the liquor never explained his appointment of he was using a few nights ago four republican deputies. One, Phil I-owd, was Banks' defeated candi when he was observed SO date in the primaries, but seems to DRUNK he had to be assisted have the goodwill and support of by an officer of Medford into both parties as a conscientious, am his automobile from a prone bitious young man. The other dep position on the sidewalk so uty—who is reported to have never taken a SINGLE ASSIGN that his lady friend could drive yet MENT from the sheriff’s office— him home? (The officer, rath seems to attract disfavor and crit er than be branded a tool of icism from all sections. His name, the “gang,” permitted the Amos Walker, when mentioned seems to bring to mind scenes of grand juror to go home when robbed deposit valuts, crook he should have arrested the ed bank safety practices, burning garages man and cast him in jail. filled with automobiles. Honor rings The grand jury knows liquor and other odious recollections to has been taken from the court old settlers who have been ac quainted with the life and habits of house under very unusual con southern Oregon. “Congress, Save My Che*e*e41d!” ditions. It has had access to It is generally known that Walk this warehouse. Why doesn’t er has been, rather than a deputy it investigate the source of sheriff for which he receives his supply of its own members be salary, a deputy county Judge. Reg ular duties of deputies which nor fore pointing a finger of an- mally require the services of two nonymous guilt at former men, have all fallen on the shoul- (Continued on page five) form a Terrible Government congress (recall and back-knifing county officials? senate to you) and have myself appointed Supreme Chief Congressman,” he was heard to explain to his first string stool pigeon yesterday. “My followers can’t see through my cunning ways and diabolical schemes, so why not band ’em together, give ’em a fancy name and start our pilfering right here at home? Never did have much confidence in these ‘greener pastures soon had academies. Tn 1854 the By MAUDE E. POOL across the fence’ any wav, and I’m too well known back home Jacksonville’s renown as a his first territorial university to be to become much of a national figure,” summarized the Mis toric center is visibly mirrored chartered in the Northwest was throughout a social history of Jack started at Jacksonville, but before carriage Misuser. county which has been com- i the building was completed, the And so, dear readers, our infamous contemporary launched son piled by William Pierce Tucker.! legislature located the school else the Terrible Government congress, with “we’re for law and student of the local high school in . where. Western University was order, oh yeah?” as its slogan. “Loyalty,” reads the new con 1926, who is now a graduate stu chartered at Jacksonvlle, but fail gress’ by-laws,” shall become a synonym for a Hollywood dent of the University of Washing ed to materialize. First photographic studio in the yes-man,” and when they mean loyalty, Banks-appointed offic ton. The history appears in the De Northwest was established by Peter ers of the congress (or clan, or gang, or 1933 model night cember issue of the Oregon rllstori- Britt in 1853. His photo of L. F. riders) mean loyalty and nothing else buttinski. “You’ll do cel Quarterly, and the activities of Mosher was the first photo taken as we will tell you, or you ain’t loyal atall,” exclaimed one of the old town since 1850 are out Jn Oregon. First rain gauge In Southern standing. In many Instances Jack the charter members Monday night. sonville was first in sponsoring new Oregon was installed by Peter And having launched his Ship of State (helluva a state, developments, some of which are Britt. Most of the distinguished pion according to Webster) on the troubled waters of Jackson shown below: eers listed for the 1850’s were were county's tide of affairs, Captain—er—er—Congressman of the First school district In the coun Jacksonville men: Judge P. P. was organized at Jacksonville Hogwallow Blatter steers for Mutineers’ island, where courts ty Prim. Wm. Colvlg, John Cantrail, In 1853. of justice, lawyers, bar associations and foreclosure reefs are First schools and churches were Wm. Bybee, and Peter Britt. unknown, cautioning his trusting crew to look out for the established in Jacksonville and I In the paragraph on inventive SHERIFF, AFTER PANNING,WANTS PERMIT BACK Once Too Often Rolling Whiskey Barrels No Child's Play Avers Linguists "No sir," agreed a group of local I chase of a new repair bolt in the member« of the Upturned Nailkeg store. squadron who were gathered In Hay “Never will forget,” drawled Ray Coleman's hardwaro store yester Coleman, on returning from wait day, “I caint think o’ nothing more ing on the customer, “the time strenuous—or welcome—than roll when George Humphrey departed ing full whiskey kalgs up Green for Klamath Palls with a six horso spring mountains.” load of whiskey. Always a hard Thus started an interesting recol trip, this time It took tho old codger lection of the dear, dead days when three weeks to complete his Jour Jacksonville was queen of the ney. southern part of Oregon, and a wo “Rack in those days they had to man’s Hklrt was something which take the steep, tortuous road over could be hidden behind. In fact, it was brought out, an entire regi the mountains which is still visible ment could have been concealed tn down in the canyons. George was the wake of some of the eastern driving along one of tho high points models local maidens daintily lift in the road ono afternoon, lazily ed above village mudpuddles. The humming to himself and picturing entire conversation, which shifted the sweet relief and relaxation he to trucking toamsters, livery stables would find in the Falls on his ar and days when mankind dodged rival whop he got a bit too near clods thrown by horses’ hoofs, was the edge of the narrow road. precipitated bv the breaking of a "Probably not understanding singletree, and the necessary pur- (Continued on page six) Wm. Pierce Tucker, Class '26 Writes History of Jacksonville (Continued on page two) Ashland In the early 50’s, and both | (Continued ou page six)
