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T he J acksonville M iner ★
“The Sheet That’s in the Pink”
Volume 3
The only criticism moat of us
have of the dollar dropping la that
It Isn't dropping In.
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Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, February 2, 1934
J’VILLE MINING
CO. MILL TO RUN
THREE SHIFTS
Development at Mine Planned
for Spring; To Incorporate
A» Oregon Company
Number 5
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Pop Observes 22 nd
Business Birthday
As Dealer Today
IN A THOUSAND
YEARS FROM NOW
By J. C. REYNOLDS
Did you ever ponder, friends, on how
The folks in a thousand years from now
Will strangle with mirth as they survey
I he history made by us today;
An<l shriek with laughter as they explore
Our doings in Nineteen-thirty-four ?
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RED MENACE
PROVESBOON
TO AUTOISTS
Two Local Scribe* Meet On
Field of Dishonor To
Bury Grave Copy
r~
I
in a
Cattle War?
Nix! Says JCR
Old-Timer View. Cliff Huts
of Ancient Aztec* Near
Durango, Colorado
According to L Houghton, presi
Everyone gets breaks, but fools
Insist on inking them In th« neck. dent and general manager of the
Jacksonville Gold Mining company,
i
Editor’s Note—Views in this
A* R. CLAY CHAPPELL
Judging from currant reports. It limited, a resumption of activity nt
series are. of course, those of
Would Write It
1» doubtful If Germany and Franc« their mine, th« former George
•Mr. Reynolds and do not neces
could got together even If they were Hchump property. Is planned for
The other day City Marshal Lit-
sarily coincide with those of
spring
months.
At
present
the
com
Siamese twins
tel dug down and repaired a leaky! The Miner. Mr. Reynolds’ un
In searching the records of our time.
pany In operating mil) In this city
'S'C
water-main in the heart of town
censored accounts are pre
Unearthed from beneath the dust and grime
Helf pity la self persecution Most on custom ore.
and when he had finished found
sented for what they are worth
"We must develop lower levels
people who are fortunate enough
that he hadn't even a scrap of red
as sometimes acidic writings
Of a thousand musty years, they’ll stand
not to have to work night and «lay of our mln« to secure more milling
material to use as a traffic flag,
by an old-timer who has been
Amazed
at
the
customs
of
our
land
—
places.
The travel was so heavy that he
keeping alive spend their time feel ore," said Mr Houghton early this
And hand us the same as we bestow
week. “It will bo March or April
ing sorry for themselves.
didn't dare leave to hunt up his
On people who lived that long ago.
before we will bn In a position to
-vr
last year’s flannels and for a while
By J. C. REYNOLD8
will
bn
about
three
do
thin.
There
Art (hie) Powell, that final notice
it looked as though he would have
The first time I saw Durango.
from Central Point, after waiting months development necessary be
to stand out there on guard until Colorado, there were three house«
They’ll scoff at the legends of Santa Claus
45 minutes for hla order In a Med fore we can open enough ore to
he froze stiff. But Just then his
And
heap
cold
ridicule
on
the
laws
keen eye spotted a passing newsy there. One year from that day there
ford restaurant last week decided keep our mill loaded, and In the
That sanctioned ruin, by slow degrees,
and like a flash he grabbed a paper were 6900 resident population and
all the time tattles aren't In railroad meantime we plan to busy our-
selves running custom ore for mtn-
In stripping the forests of Christmas trees—
de|g>t*.
from the kid. A moment later the the floaters brought the estimate to
er* of this section.”
Paying no heed to the damage done.
¡'vC?rnT1»e
abOUt 15000 al> tOld D«™*’ ™
The
mining
company
has
been
Still water runa deep into tbo
iaffic was JJ?
” and! the gateway to the rich mining dis-
"Twenty-two year* it a long time
Until
of
evergreens
there
were
none.
cus-
working
two
shift*
a
day
on
pocketbook, according to drugstore
looking forward, but a short time
trarric was sare.
trict of the San Juan country and
torn ore. which la being handled at looking back.” said C. E. "Pop”
liquor quotations.
The incident reveals not only the became a wlde
town ofy„uch
the rata of one and one-half tons an Gate*, above, this week. Mr.
Our reverence for the sacred Stork
full Jelled mental movement of importance ln a very ghort tlnle
Practically every musical plctur« hour on some types, while reduc-l Gate*, one of southern Oregon's
the officer but a so shows that the For a whUe ererybo/y made mon.
Will furnish the critics with food for talk;
nowaday*, declama E Hemtnlla. tlon is as low a* 20 tons every 24 i most prominent automotive deal
Miners vivid color Is neither due ey lar|?o and gub8tant)al bui;dings
Quaint
superstitions
to
which
we
’
re
lent
hour* on ore from thetr own prop er*, today I* observing the 22nd
'Continued on pag« two)
to
virgin modesty nor to a vulgar jwere erected and lndllatrleg
Are sure to provoke their merriment;
erty. A Htraube rib-cone unit, 25 anniversary of hl* entry Into bust-
urge to challenge the local bull. 'e
klnd
(
“
Just
think
of
those
ancient
mutts,
”
they
’
ll
say,
tons capacity, la equipment now
Its
roseate hue is simply a clever wag not Iong before the relJloug
nss* in Medford.
being used Officials plan to bn
“Observing yearly a Ground-hog day.”
device to make the paper so darn- element drifted In and Immediately
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■
able to employ three crew* within
decided the greatest need of the
a few weeks, with full-time opera-
that even those who can’t read will town was churches. Not having the
Veteran Flivver Seller
They’ll chuckle and say, “Of all the tricks
tlon over a long period.
insist upon subscribing for It. And means to build the churches, they
Performed by that crazy bunch of hicks,
Cyanide equipment, for reduction
it may work too for think of the started a
Tol£ fund,
of concentrates, will be Instnllofl Enters Business When
That Ground-hog business sure takes the cake;
countless uses of red flanne a one Everybody donated. The sawmills
for convenience of small operators Former Frills Funny
for which it might be substituted! and planing mills gave them lum
And they’ll laugh till their gizzards fairly ache,
within a short time, said Houghton
Gentle reader, have YOU a lit ber, lath and shingles; the brick
At
our
steadfast
practice,
so
truly
odd.
The cyanide tanks would reduce
tle Miner in YOUR home? If not, yards brick and the hat waa passed
Leaping from a bathtub into a
Of appointing a Wood-chuck weather-god
concentrates to a point where gold
why not?
among the employe*.
could be shipped direct to the mint horseless carriage all In one hop
And trusting to him to regulate
Who knows when you may run
Storekeepers and merchant* gave
Miner One of State Paper* Instead of to smelter as ts neces was quite a feat back In 1912. but
out
of
red
flannel
and
get
a
sore
The
wintry
storms
on
a
certain
date.
liberally, but the most generous
Averaging More Than
sary at present to recover all val C. K. "Pop” Gates has tackled big-
throat,
or
catch
the
scarlet
fever,
contributions came from saloon
ue* I'lana also Include a new com ger Jobs than that, and pulled
or suddenly go bolshevik!?
Column Weekly
men and gambler*. So the churches
pressor for the mine, known a few through.
And
speaking
of
using
it
as
a
were built, several of them. How
As the sun rises today on the
years
back
as
the
Midas
and
Old
news
Oregon weekly and dally
recommendation was tendered the1 fever y*rnlnK brings to mind this ever. very few outside of their own
largo two-story sales nad service
Town,
with
electrification
of
all
of
M
paper* carried an average
postoffice department by Represen- ''"dutiful poetic thought:
members attended. The outsiders
Institution built up by the well-
A Miner tacked
to your door
column Inches, or more than a full equipment.
tative Walter M. Pierce of Ore-
““
well knew they were incorrigible
known dealer, who has ridden ht*
1.
Houghton
plana
to
leave
for
each day,
column, of public *cbool new* In
gon.
sinners, so why waste time to at
mode) T's to the state capital as
Heattie
over
the
week-end.
where
Will scare the bill collectors
each Issue over a perltai of a month,
According to press dispatches,
tend church to be told of It? With
member of the state highway com
away.
it wn revealed In a recent survey he will take steps toward reorgani mission four years, and as chairman
no classroom examination will be.
big fortunes being made every day,
The
Jackaonville
Miner
is
indeed,
made by student* In a class In pub zation of the Jacksonville Gold Mln- of the state fair board for two sum-
given during pending postal exam
an outlaw element to be handled,
pluribus
unum.
lie Information method* conducted Ing company, limited, under the
inations, but applicants "will be Ie
the uncontrollable and often hostile
Pop will be remembering
by C. J. Mclnt<»*h. professor of in laws of Oregon The present ron- back Just 22 years to the day when
rated on their education and bust- .
Ute Indians to contend with and
dustrial editing at Oregon Htatr cern waa Incorporated under lawa he and Mrs Gates alighted from a
ness experience." Civil service com- A’
EXAGQERATE the bloody Farmington cattle war
of
Washington
No
stock
ha*
hwn
college.
mission will make inquiry among
Would Handle the Story
drawing closer day by day, the sin-
Southern Pacific passenger In Med
Four Issue* each of 76 represen placed on the market for financing, ford with an auto dealer's contract Permanent Job Hang* on Civil representative business and. pro-; Late last week The Miner was >■ ners had enough to occupy pieiway
said
Mr
Houghton.
tative newspapers of the state were
feesional men and women, and1 unfurled to a new use. proving tention besides religion. So the
Service Examination
In bls pocket.
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clipped during one month ant? the
findings will be considered in de- again its unusual versatility. It church people, feeling slighted,
According to Pop, It all can be
In
Few
Week*
result* tabulated, classified and
termining ratings of applicants, came about like this:
blamed on a forced visit to Oregon
quietly had a Sunday closing ordi
compared with a similar survey Andy Brown Could
Presidential postmasters are not
When water mains in Jackson- nance passed. Everybody knew of
for his health in the full of 1911,
Yesterday
morning.
February
1.
made at Columbia university, New
Tiptoe Thru Wild
when he stayed In Medford a month Mrs. Ella EAton, wife of William under regular civil service regula- ville spring a leak. Marshal-Wate.' this, but like our late prohibition
York. Subject* given the most
, Master Littell resorts to a pick. law, nobody imagined it could be
rest and recuperate from stren E. (Yaklet Eaton of this city, took tions, according to word here.
space In the two sections of the
Buttercups in ’Gate to
uous duties as general manager of over duties of the Jacksonville I Retiring postmaster, Alice Hoefs. shovel and other necessary tools, enforced.
country tallied fairly closely, with
As no one paid the slightest at
. a liathtub manufacturing concern ;>ostaffice as acting postmaster; has been in charge of the Jack- makes the proper excavations, ap-
extra curricular activities such as.
The Applegate is living up to
In Noblesville, Indiana, a few miles pending civil service examinations! sonville postoffice more than five ¡Plies remedies and refills the hole, tention to the new iaw, the church
sports, dramatic*, musical event*
Its fame a* an ideal valley by
years, her regular term expiring which generally is somewhere near people hired a spotter for |5 per
north of Indianapolis. From then on expected within a few weeks.
and Ihe like lending with 47 per
producing its first wild flowers i It was the same old story expe-
. about a year ago. She expected to the center of the street. This time day to spy on saloons, business
Mrs.
Eaton
had
worked
extra
in
cent In the east and 59 per cent
In January. Since nobody else
rlenced by all easterners who thrill the local office some time back, J leave for Portland and other points of year the filled hole remains soft houses, theaters and other resorts
In Oregon.
lias made known his claim to
to southern Oregon's extreme liva under the postmastership of Flora upstate, where she will visit with and automobiles, if not warned, and obtain evidence necessary to
Next In order In this state were
the honor, Miss Carolyn Bene
bility. The C. E. Gates moved to, Thompson. She has been a resident I relatives. Her duties with the of sink to a Jarring depth as they pass. i convict. His salary was paid out
P-TA activities and management
So last week, as Jim Littell pro of the very funds the sinners had
dict holds the record of discov ! Medford for keeps within three of Jacksonville for the past six-1 fice had been entirely satisfactory,
and finance, while In the caat new*
ering the first wild blossoms ( months after Pop's return with his teen years, coming here from Gold change being due to the recent pol ceeded to fill in over his latest so generously donated, which real
of teacher* and school officer* was
Tuesday, three buttercups Ixist
glowing tales of green valleys and Hill. On arrival, she was local itical switch in national govern repair on the main corner of town, ly was a pretty raw deal. The sin
second with P-TA activities third
year In mld-January nearly a
high, snow-capped mountains. They switchboard operator four years, ment and the resulting redistribu i he cast about for a red flag to ners had no inclination to stand
The Columbia survey also Included
foot of snow covered the
warn passing autoists of the soft for such a lot of nonsense and,
detrained on a Friday. February 2. which position she also held in tion of political patronage jobs.
the order of preference a* to school
ground.
hole. He erected a stake, tied a grabbing Mr. Spotter one night,
1912.
the
preceding
four
Gold
Hill
for
new* a* expressed by parents in a
The Medford of those days was years.
’’What’s the lowest form of ln-' piece of string around a red some rode him out of town on a rail and
questionnaire circulated widely.
told him to keep on going. Word
' Just a little town with big Ideas, but
said yesterday six- sect?” someone wants to know. thing and left for other duties.
Mrs.
Eaton
Replle* from parent* Indicated Fight Fan» See Night the business of both Pop and of had received no notice of civil Quit asking questions and look for
For several days a copy of The was quietly passed to the churches
they were interested first tn new* '
the town were destined to grow as service examination but it was un-(it in Thomaston, Georgia.—Weston i Miner unfurled its crimson warn- that if they desired to remain
of pupils’ progress and achieve of Hero-Villain Tussle the years rolled on. The new dealer derstood applications close Febru Leader.
ing to travelers of the Old Stage peacefully in town it might be a
ment, second In methode of Instruc at Armory Wednesday , first told the world the bright side ary 13, one week from Tuesday. I
road. Jim states it was the most good idea to lay off of the rough
tion and third in news of pupils^
| of Henry Ford’s offerings In 1913, Although she had abandoned hope' "Nothing is impossible.” asserts\ effective scare-crow he has yet dis- stuff. After that matters moved
health. while extra curricular ac-1
It was hero versus blackguard I when he abandoned his first love, of receiving the appoinment when a philosopher. This statement ■ covered, and has placed his bid , along a lot smoother.
tivlty nows was placed in thir villain Wednesday night at the I Overland, and decided Henry was Mrs. Lula Saulsbury was awarded sounds unreasonable until we con for overrun copies of the paper for
(Continued on page four)
teenth or last place.
1 destined for a rattling good future the office. Mrs. Eaton had the back sider that Clark Wood is impossi-1 future reference.
“It I* not at all certain that par Medford armory, when Mack Lil
This is but one of a great var
C E Gates' business grew, as ing of Judge Cannon, of near Med ble—Olin Miller.
ent* mean precisely what they lard's weekly malmen got together did hl* long list of friends, and in ford. Judge F. L. TouVelle of this ■ If and when the plain people be iety of uses Jacksonvillians have City Council to Meet
for two hours of mixed roughhouse
think they mean at tout the kind of
1916 Pop was chosen as mayor of city and Attorney Frank DeSouza. | come air-minded, they’ll be airplane found for the paper.
nows they Want." says Professor and science. Crowds thoroughly en
Coming Tuesday Nite
Medford acting postmaster. Her people.—Weston Leader.
(Continued on page four)
joyed
themselves
booing
Dirty
Dal
McIntosh in commenting on the re
ton
Friable
and
Belligerent
Bad
Applegate Hops to
sult» of the two surveys. "Natural
Jacksonville’s city dads will meet
llelcastro and cheering heroes of
ly they are interested tn progress
regular monthly session Tues
the evening. Honest Frank Clem S’MATTER POP
New Beer-Flavoring in
and achievement, particularly of ens and True Blue Ix-s Wolfe.
day evening. February 6, for reg
their 6wn children, hut the element
ular and special business, accord
ln the first go. Clem« ns. an Ok-
Crop As Spirits Up ing
of the unusual is essential to news,
to Mayor Wes Hartman.
!
lahoma
boy
with
a
spectacular
In
which Is found moat largely in
It is expected some action will
dian
paralyzer
hold,
and
Ray
Fria
•port*, play* and other *o-called
The repeal of prohibition has had be taken toward closing of streets
frills theoretically frowned upon ble. Medford fireman, caused un
its effect on the Applegate valley, adjacent to school property, which
ending floor stomping, whistling
and this year at least 140 acres of will enable the district to acquire
but widely read.
Beyond this, however, editors are and throaty yelling. Clemens, who
the lower Applegate section will be title to seven 1 lots now compris
sppeared
a
week
ago.
had
won
over
faced with running what they enn
planted to hops. John Herriott, who ing playground and ball field. One
get or none at nil, and to the ex fans to hl* sldo, but had an up
came here recently from Portland. lot already has been purchased by
tent school organization* will make grade Job handling the smoke-eater,
Is plowing 15 or 20 acres of the old the district, which will square out
who
had
hint
spotted
for
weight
i
Herriott farm, preparatory to set- the location.
it possible for the papers to get and strength. One time, however,'
well prepared now* on other school
ting out the hop roots, which will
Councilmen will gather at 7:30.
the
paralyzer
hold
got
In
Its
vise-1
activities apparently desired by
be of the early cluster variety. Mr.
Herriott will not construct dry
parents, the editors will doubtless like work and Friable patted the
mat, hut Clemens bowed to the su
kilns or other harvesting equip
be most happy to run it.”
perior
hulk of his adversary twice
The Miner has been one of the
ment. being able to use the build
ings at the B. M. Clute yards, since
Oregon weeklies holding up Its ave when flying scissors pinned him,
rage of more than a column of and customers relaxed to save thetr
Mr. Clute’s main yield is of a later
strength
for
the
next
show,
when
variety.
publij school news this year. The
Les
Wolfe.
Dnllaa,
Texas,
rolling
Mr. Clute, for a number of years
"High Prospector,” under the sup
owning the only hop yard in Jack-
ervision of MI sb Edith Fenwick, scissors expert, met Pete Belcas-
tro,
many-time
performer
here.
son county. Is relinquishing this
faculty member and teacher of Jour
Wolfe and Belt-astro alternately
honor with the appearance of other
nalism here, has been one of the
lion growers, but is adding an ad
regular weekly features, this week's had one another In troublesome
ditional 15 acres to his yards, mak
Issue of the student-written depart spots, hut Pete’s extra bulk enabled
ing a total of 95 acres of hops.
ment being the seventeenth con him to crawl from the ring when
ever
Ixts
Wolfe
could
apply
his
secutive edition for this school
George Truax also expects to plant
fall
•
productive
scissors.
They
year.
30 acres to hops this spring.
groaned for an even hour of no
“Horseless?
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fall endeavor, with last minutes of
Senseless!”
the go dragging as Bclcastro’s ex
Applegate CCC Club
PROSPERITY
tra weight offset the outstanding
To Dance Saturday . . . so they said, leaning
cleverness of Wolfe, some 20
against the hitching posts In
pounds lighter. The boys will be
Help Create It
front of the Nugget. But there
Applegate Camp club of the CCC
brought back to the armory ring
was envy In their hearts, Just
will provide something new in the
next Wednesday to work off their |
Keep Your Money
the same. When Gu* and Liz
way of dances Saturday night when
tie and settle doubt in fans' minds
zie put on their duster* and
musical talent recruited from the
whether bulk or brains will win in
goggle* and gave the town an
camp personnel will furnish music
the end, In n finish match. Clem
In Jackson County
eyeful It was almost a* Im
for a big dance at the Applegate
ens will be matched with a suit
portant an occasion as the day
hall. Men of the camp have been
able
opponent
on
the
card.
Banks
they added
Journeying to various dances for
Wolfe has been one of the most
some time and it is said the offi
popular wrestlers to show in the
The
cers are lending support to the
That Finance
armory on Lillard's Wednesday
idea of providing entertainment
night cards, and fans are anxious
JACKSONVILLE
nearer the camp where the men
to see a return of the boy with
Home Institutions
may enjoy the terpsichorean art
the safety-catch
legs.
Weekly
MINER
without necessity of long trips.
shows start promptly at 8:15, with
A very good brand of music is
to their regular reading list.
one price for both ringside, reserv
Farmers
provided by musician members of
Gu* and Lizzie like the red
ed and balcony, so early comers
the CCC club and valley dance en
headed newspaper so well they
and Fruitgrowers
get the seats, explained Promoter
thusiasts are assured of a delight
have watched their expiration
Lillard.
Bank
ful evening at Applegate. A nom
date and have owned a paid-
inal sum will be charged to defray
up iiubscriptlon aver sine*.
DEPOSITS INSURED
What the nuc'.ists need is a blan-
club expenses.
ket code.—Weston Leader.
OREGON PAPERS
PRINTING MUCH
SCHOOL NEWS
ELLA EATON NOW
J’VILLE ACTING
POSTMASTER
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