THE JACKSONVILLE MINER
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Kay Francis
(Continued from page one)
the still struggling Medford. Fbr
six years he guided the city’s foot-
steps with the loving care he had
lavished on Son George, who was
away to war much of this time. Pop
refused to draw a red cent of salary
from the city’s treasury, which was
having Its troubles, and not once
wan he paid a nickel's expense
money, though many of Medford's
most prominent citizens agree that
Pop’s services were worth a king's
ransom.
Pop—tall, genial, smiling, near-
portly—is known over the state.
And. like all public-spirited men In
Oregon, has come in for his share
of villiflcation and political mud
slinging (to which The Miner can
testify) but Pop. through it all. has
retained his good-natured poise, his
friendly qualities which have made
him one of the state's outstanding
citizens.
Pop Gates, and son George, are
justified in relaxing today and remi
niscing in pleasant memories of
more than two decades of service
in southern Oregon's automotive
world. The vehicle of their choice
has carried them safely past 22 Glamorous star as she appears in
milestones with a minimum of mot her latest hit, “The House on
or trouble and one could hardly 56th Street,” coming to the Holly
blame Pop and his chief helpers,
theater Sunday.
Mrs. Gates and George, if they feel
like stroking fondly the gleaming
lines of the newest V-8 models.
soon he jumped on the bed where
Bill Rogers and I were and. grab
Editor’s Note—This more fav
bing the covers, yanked them clear
orable publicity being given
off of us. There right by our sides
"Pop” Gates, one-time political
were two moan-looking Winchester
opponent of The Miner, may
rifles and as quick as he saw them
come as a surprise to some
he put the covers back over us
readers. But The Miner has
very carefully and no one touched
lived and learned since that
anything else as long as they were
time and in this case the editor
in camp.
Is writing his own copy.
We made about 15 miles more
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that day and camped. Next morn
ing we were up bright and early,
had breakfast and were packing
I our burroa. when from a side can-
1 yon a short distance away burst
25 or 30 heavily armed men. riding
furiously, each man having a naked
rifle in front of him on the saddle
(Continued from page one)
Then came the news of the dis and six-guns on a wide belt full of
covery of the old Aztec cliff dwel ammunition. In a jiffy they had
lings down the Animaa river, 60 spread out in a half-circle around
miles away, and as soon aa I heard us and the leader asked us sharply
of it. I sent for Bill Rogers and a which side we were on. We re
couple of friends, who were in the plied we were on neither side and
vicinity and. packing our outfits on had been down looking at the ruins.
He said. "We don’t want any
burros, we lit out to have a look-
see at this new attraction. We had I neutral people in here and are not
to go down the Animas valley right going to have any, either. You can
by Farmington where the cattle take our aide or take the other
war was raging, but did not antici side, whichever you like. Otherwise
pate any trouble as we were neu get to hell out of this country as
tral. And we had none on our way fast as you can go." We replied
very pacificly that we were doing
down.
Believe me. those ruins were well that very thing and we wouldn't
worth seeing. Millions of years ago be back, either. Of course we had
a vast lnlud sea had covered that guns, but were not crazy enough
whole country. This of course was to mix it up with that army. Co we
long before the earth was created, swallowed their abuse with the best
because that happened (according grace we could.
The cattle war continued merrily,
to Moses) just 5938 yean ago. How
ever, I'll stick to my figures, my each faction shooting as many men
word against that of Moses, so take and cattle of the opposing Bide as
possible,
until everybody was
your choice.
As | jr«a saying, millions of yean forced to quit from pure exhaus
ago this vast inland sea went dry tion. They even brought the war
and the soft sediment of many feet right to Durango at one time, one
in thickness during succeeding mil party establishing themselves on
lions of years hardened into sand the bluffs across the Animas river
stone, which was late** cut into by and shooting into town all of one
floods, possibly glacien. or other ' afternoon. Their object in this In
forces of nature which gouged out stance was to incite Harg Eskridge
deep ravines and valleys, which tn (an opposition leader then in town)
time were peopled by this strange, to come out and fight with them.
But Eskridge paid them not the
long-extinct race.
In places could still be seen their slightest attention. Luckily no one
old ditches which bad been used to was hit. for people avoided the
convey water to their cultivated streets in line with the bluffs. On
fields of hundreds of years ago, the cross streets business went on
faint marks of which remained in about as usual, but the hail of bul
a few places. High up under the lets became monotonous after
immense slabs of sandstone which awhile and the business men got
jutted out far above the valley bot together and signed a petition re
toms. they had established their questing Eskridge to leave town in
homes where no enemy could get the interests of peace. C. M. Wil
at them from above, nor could their liams, a rather pompous banker, for
foes reach them from below when whom I was working at the time,
they had once pulled up the lad- but not in the bank, was selected
ders they used in climbing
to present the petition to Eskridge.
Shortly after these ruins were
He found Harg leaning against the
covered the government took pos open door of the hotel where he
session and started charring ad - stayed, contentedly smoking a ci
mission fees, but we got there first gar. Harg took the petition, read It
and had our pick of everything. I through, then dropped it on the
found for myself a gunnysack full sidewalk and reached for his six-
of old bones, pipes, pottery and shooters and C. M. Williams imme-
other relic«. One day we climbed
up into a new place and there laid
an Aztec Indian as perfect as the
day be died. He had been there ao
long his clothes had rotted off. I
started to take hold of him to roll
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him over when bing! he crumbled
into powder, giving me quite a
start. The rarified atmosphere of
Saturday Only, Feb. 3
that desert country either does that
to a dead body, or else petrifies it.
TOM TYLER in
After 10 days of exploration, we
decided we had seen about all of
It and started home with our loads
of curios. Next morning we were
Sun., Mon., Feb. 4-5
camped about 15 miles up the river.
Feeling lazy, we were still loafing
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in bed at sunrise. A party of a
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dozen Navajo Indians, spotting us,
came Into camp and one fellow,
who had the biggest foot I have
ever seen on any human being, be
gan to act the clown to make fun
for the others. As we didn’t do any
thing about ft, he grew bolder and
finally kicked over our coffee pot.
We just laughed at him. Pretty
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be In the valley metropolis where
the natives don't even have privies
on their own lute, but dump their SOUTHERN OREGON'S FINEST
sewage Into the river to he paused
on to their neighbors In the lower
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ployment of a dozen full time privy
TO ROXY THEATER SUNDAY
Inspectors in the Takima valley, not
one real qualified “specialist” can
ZaSu Pitta, co starred with Slim
be found In the lot. Specialists may
come and specialists may go, but Summerville In "Ix>ve, Honor and
no country ever witnessed such a Oh. Baby!", the Universal comedy
swarm of embryo specialists as; which comes to the Boxy theatre
wore turned loose In tills valley Sunday and Monday, declare« that
yesterday. Remodeling, repairs and ■he would accept several radio
moving la to be a specialty, but contracts now offered to her If
careful attention also will be given
she could figure out what to do
to new construction, with
be with tier hands!
Ing exorcised (o fac* tlM slim lurel
to (he east, close by a handy tree!
and bordering the wood pile trail
All tills Is n part of the CWS
(civil works sanitation) program
to make the Yakima valley a clean I
Continuous Shows
and healthful place in which to
Saturdays ■ Sundays ■ Holidays
live. A general cleanup of old-time
prlvlea had been planned for sev
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ities, which plan was given further
inipettiH by the recent flood, which
removed many pioneer structures
from their accustomed locutions,
consequently adding to the typhoid
danger by contamination of shallow
wells In the lower parts of the val
ley.
A corps of Inspectors is provided
by CWS to inspect outdoor plumb
ing facilities; followed by crews
whose job it Is to make such alter
ations as are deemed necessary by
the inspectors, l.abor Is furnished
by CWS. but In case of now con
struction materials must be pro
vided by the owners. It has been
stated by CWS Inspectors that
about 10 per cent of the typhoid of
the lower valley Is traced to out
door privies, while the remainder
Is blamed on the untreated sewage
of the city of Yakima which is
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diately shed his dignity and broke
all speed records getting away from
there. When dark came, the shoot
ing ceased and the town was never
bothered with a repetition of it.
I could tell many a tale about this
Harg Eskridge and hi» brother Dy-|
son. did space permit. Suffice it to'
say they were both celebrated guu-i
men and bad actors. Some time
after the war was ended and mat
ters had quieted down a lot. word
was brought that the (Ties had gone
on the warpath over west of town
and 30 or 40 of the gunmen around
town got together and decided they
would ride out that way and show
the Ctes some real shooting.
They managed to stick together
until they reached the Mancos
river. Then, while eating lunch,
they had quite a disagreement as
to which was the best road to take.
The argument waxed hot and end
ed by several parties being formed,
each of which started off in a dif
ferent direction from the others. "The Invisible Man" haa arrived
Harg Eskridge determined to flock to join the weird procession of
by himself and took the main road chsracters who hsve beaten a
west. Inside half an hour a lot of fantastic path across the pages
shooting was heard from the di of screen history. The picture
rection taken by Harg and every- comes to the Craterlan theater
body turned and raced over that Sunday for a three-day run. An
way.
unseen chsracter who vanishes
They said they found Harg tn a Into the thin air to upset the
fallen tree-top where he had rhythm of the universe proves
crawled after his ankle had been beyond doubt hie right to a prom
smashed by a bullet and around inent position In the ranks of the
grotesque.
him lay 14 dead Utea. The party
drove away the remaining Indians
after killing several and rescued
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their comrade.
Some time afterward Harg was
When depression come on. there
eating dinner In Bennett's hotel in
Antonito, a little town on the are some industries that continue
DARG railroad in southern Colo prosperous after others have gone
rado. Bennett's nephew had lately flat And then when the recovery
come from the east and someone from depression Is accomplished,
pointed out Harg to him. The boy certain industries, usually the ones
was fascinated at sight of such a that were the last to feel the orig
notorious desperado and stared at inal disaster, are slow in starting
him with all his eyes. Pretty soon up. Even now, when there is a
his steady gaze began to annoy very marked pick-up all over the
Harg and he spoke to the youngster country, some business people re
(he was about 17) telling him he port that they can aee little if any
didn't like It. But the boy only improvement.
stared the harder. Becoming exas-' Their turn will come all right. It
perated. Harg drew his gun and takes time for the currents of in-
shot the boy through the head, dustry to flow into all the slow-
killing him. then went on eating. moving pools. Hut any industry that
As soon as this became known, has lived through the past four
every peace officer in town left for years and is still running, can be
unknown.
Harg
parts
walked sure that it represents a vital need,
around town for an hour till the And if it represents a vital need.
train came, then got aboard for people are going to demand its
some place in New Mexico.
product, and plenty of It, within
Five years after that I happened the near future.—Chronicle. Mil-
to be in Antonito. Coming out of ford. Delaware.
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the barber shop, where 1 had been
getting shaved. I saw a familiar i
OREGON SETS PACE
figure riding up the street. Hurry
ing back in the shop I said to the I__
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Down
in _______
Oregon, ______
where ___
all ____
tom-
barber. “Are my eyes on the bum. fool legislation used to originate,
or is that Harg Eskridge coming the natives are giving Washington
on that bay horse?" He told me it a lesson that might well be studied,
was Harg all right and that he had , Their legislature was called into a
a half-interest in a cattle ranch 14 special session to consider hootch
miles out. just ever the line In New regulation: began work promptly;
Mexico, and had never been mo- completed its task and went home
tested for killing Bennett's nephew. | Over here if the legislature gets
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been able
find
out home the
by pourlh (tf July the
how bi was able to get away with state will be fortunate, whether the
that cold-blooded murder, for that Job for which the session was
is what It was. But there were some called is completed or not.—Dan
queer things happened in the west I Bagshaw
illlah (Wash.)
those days.
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