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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1934)
c a Copy But You Really Should Subscribe Today T he J acksonville miner “The Sheet That*» in the Pink** JACKSONVILLE, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1«, 1934 FIRE ROAD SOON WITHIN 2 MILES OREGON CAVES Applegate Kiddie» ‘Doll Up* Inanimate Playmate» for Day To Be Diamond Jubilee Guest Number 7 S. Wilson, Mail Route Driver, Dies Suddenly Home Here Saturday CITY WHACKS $4000 FROM DEBT IN 1933 By MAUDE POOL Essie 8. Wilson, known In and Tli«re ar« lri<llvldualltles, many about Jacksonville as "Slats,” died | of them, In th« doll world, and it suddenly at his home here Satur wum time varied personalities that day. February 10, at 1:25 p.m. from I mad« mi Interesting study to Ap- heart trouble. He bad been work Late Fall May See Completion plegate school children a short No oil« known us well iim th« man ing on his mail truck when he re Rogue Forest Road to time ago. when almost every •lolly who linn wanderod over th« taco tired to the house complaining of In th« district put on her beat Caves* Back Door of th« earth Just how two faced thio "not feeling well” a few minutes ■ Audit Shows Records ir Good dress and came "Doll to school for world really Is before his death. He was aged 48.! Shape; Treasurer Chitwood Day." Emergency treatment was admin latte fall may see th« completion 30c Long in Accounts The youthful dolls, as well ax Max Gelhar. ao It would seem, of a forest service road to wltbln the aged, were istered by Carmen Dorothy, regls- represented, the wants to arona« somebody's skills two mill'« (by proposed road) of little tered nurse, and Ray Coleman, who I "The city of Jacksonville has re commanding the most with butter at the expense of th« th« Oregon caves, connecting with respect Indy were called to the home. duced Its net indebtedness approxi for her advanced yearn and creameries. It'a a einart worm thut 1 Copper through the Sturgis creek her retention of Mr. Wilson was In usual health ’ mately >4000 during the year and arms and legs never churns In Oregon. until shortly before bis passing,: "urrent operating expenses have section, according to Curl Janouch, and both eyes belonged to Bar- a < death resulting from heart disease. been paid in cash.” declared Leland regional forester. Although no def bara Mee; xb« had reached the Thu dollar Isn’t th« only tiling inite time limit has been set, road He was the laat of a large family, J. Knox, certified public account of Mix and one-half years. The that hua been ¿«valued lutely. work In th« section already has age and leaves no near relatives ex-1 ant last week In hfs annual report diminutive dolly, who hud a pleas cept bis wife. Think what a drop airmail < 10» i been started by Heattie Bur Brush ant face and speaks no harm of to city officials. Mr. Knox, brother trueta took lain last wonk. He was born at Blue Springs, of a former Jacksonville mayor, Murines. Th« road will have a anybody, measures three inches In K C Nebraska, March 3, 1886. and came . standard (forest service) 10-foot height, although she possessed a "found all receipts to be properly The biggest mlstakn In spelling width, with sufficient turn-outs to friend west when a small child. The fam-1 accounted for, and all disburse who reached an antithetical we can think of juat now In made muke two-way traffic feasible. ily first settled at Olympia, Wash., t ments upon proper authorization” 24 Inches. by peopln who regard themaelvea and after 10 years residence there | In hfs audit of city records and Rogue national forest boundaries Th« N«grold dolls were us wel-| One of the few surviving oxen which crossed the plains, shown above, ax great when th«y really grate. com« within one and one-half miles come as their white Misters, for was driven with another animal from Connecticut to the Rogue River came to Jacksonville, where Mr. business for 1933. f~r a * has resided for 35 years. I The complete report was present of the caves, which lie In Josephine was there with her pudgy valley a few years ago, taking several months to make the trip. The Wilson Oregonians ar« juat beginning to county and th« NDklyou forest pa Topay On November 1, 1910, he was I ed In typewritten form to city of pig-tails and red ox and cart, as pictured by Staff Photographer Shangle, was Jack satin dress and rnallz« that charai'ter waa born and trol. und th» road Is part of u sys- panties. Tusko, the elephant, sonville's "taxi” last summer during the annual Gold Rush Jubilee, married to Ida Fick, also of a well i ficials at the regular meeting last bred In th« Ilona. , tematic opening of that section of brought by Marl» Roundtres, gave and will again be the center of much attention when Oregon’s 75th known Jacksonville family, who! week, and accepted by that body Mr. WJlson was a Mason . Details of the audit, which reveal Jackson and Josephine counties pleasing contrast to th« exhibi anniversary of statehood will be celebrated by Medford and Jackson survives. Munir In th« universal languag«. still lm|>«netrabl« for automobiles. n tion. and held membership In the Jack-! interesting facts and figures con ville week of June 3-9 this summer. ao wo ar« told. And tho moat popu However, aci ordlio; to l.iriom h. sonvllle Blue lodge and Royal Arch. cerning this municipality, follow: Among other dolls present were lar notes seem to bn tho military most direct rout« to the caves, and Sally Funeral services, in charge of Balance on hand at close of 1933 Benedict. Susie f'orlln, Baby march. Jacksonville Masonic lodge, were was represented by $2306 95 tn the th« one affording the beet high-' Rowden, Billy Roy McKinney, sev held Tuesday February 13. and in way, would be through Copper, on ■ Medford National bank. $143.55 In From lain developments. It ap the present Applegate highway that eral Dolly Dimples, and Sleeping terment was in Jacksonville ceme-i the Chase National bank of New Beauties. Billy Boy possessed un pear« the layman little suspects doubles back down Thompson usual tery. Conger funeral parlors were' York, $8.10 In currency and $4.30 in distinction. In that he wore just where thia hog control pro- creek, as far as Hteamboat lookout, overalls In charge of arrangements. NSF checks. During the year City that had been worn by Kram will end. It waa ao successful or Sturgis, and then on up Sturg tho little owner's brother, now 16, Jacksonville rural mail r ro “ *: “ t u e j I Treasurer C. C. Chitwood deposited down on the farm that Roosevelt is creek to the caves. Another' when he was a toddling baby. Only carried three times a week by the 30 '“¡nts ‘ more "than i bWec! his records haa extended hog control to air road has been proposed that would j one deceased for several years, will be show to have recelved , ac _ been ----- ----------- very brave little boy brought mail companion They evidently had lake motorists to i’rovolt, then up his stuffed con Inued to expiration of contract , ClIIlwuuu cording to the report. Chitwood, . In clown doll. The older been balling out tho pork barrel, Williams creek to th« caves, but boys liked to Echoes of rumbling covered wagon wheels will again be amm b>i»a nepl,ew’ Carl ,-ar‘ his many years of service, has make fun. but the but now are nlinplv bnlilng out. this route would require still mor«' little fellow laughed and enjoyed heard when Oregon celebrates its 75 years of statehood dur ”. ,hls eltF- never shown a shortage in his ac I road construction, and would lack counts. Bank accounts, says Knox, joke most of all. Th« prize ing Oregon's Diamond Jubilee in Medford and Jacksonville r Business always pick« up when the scenic advantages of tho Cop-' the have been reconciled in the custo winning beauty dolls belonged to June 3-9. when events which made history will lx* reviewed in people atari picking ’em up and per route. mary manner and are correct. Caroline Benedict and Margaret putting *«m down Applegate Brush Marines prob (Toodles) Kuntzsn. Much Interest imposing pageantry. Admitted to the union on Valentine’s day, Treasurer received a total of w. < ably will construct 20 or 26 miles i was added to the doll show when 1859, Oregon, derived from the word Ouragon, has made re $7241.96 during 1933. and paid out If Oregon doean’t quit abunlng of new roads during tho spring and th« boys of the school were given markable strides since the region first became known, dating $9040.51. The year was started with th<’ public utilities pretty aoon out- summer months, say forestry offi a balance on hand of $4261.15, and of acting as judges. back to the discovery of the Columbia river in 1792, followed aide capital la going to look at thin cials. It would be necessury for in th« At privilege closed with a $2462.60 balance, ac recess time the youngsters by the explorations of Lewis and Clark in 1805. alate an the land of public futliltlea. terested groups and residents to cording to the audit. Receipts from posed In a smiling group to have persuade the regional district for I White men knew little of the great country of the west for the various departments were as And It la beginning to look an ester or other forost service offi a snapshot taken. follows: $15.000 water bond sink numerous years following the though on« of th« biggest tax haula cials to give priority to the caves ing fund, $641.65; $15,000 water travels of Lewis and Clark, and road If an early completion Is to be (Continued on page two) Applegater Reminisces on bond fnteres» fend. $501.32; refund hoped for. It Is quite probable that it was not until 1835 when the ing bond sinking fund. $805.40; re Cure for Mob Violence the Siskiyou division would agree first overland crossing was funding bond interest fund. $501.70; Old-Time Dance and to build the remaining two-mlle cemetery fund. $60; $6000 water for Present Age successfully completed by mis connecting link, or the Seattle Bar bond sinking fund, $626.65; $6000 sionaries inspired to come w'est fol Play ‘Kidnaping Betty’ Brush Marines might be authorized water bond interest fund, $187.98; lowing the arrival of four Flathead By J. C. REYNOLDS to continue to the national monu $10,000 water bond sinking fund, Indians In St. I-oufs. The Indians at ’Gate Hall Saturday ment. Big. rich mines were being struck $313.33; $10.000 water bond inter wished to learn more of the wisdom almost According to A. II. Banwell. Med daily in the San Juan moun- ____ est fund. $328.64; paving district of the men of pale faces and take tains and everybody was mine No. 1, $37.22. An old time dance, lasting until ford chamber of commerce secre back to their tribesmen the Infor Especially In the Red moan Jacksonville’s resource« were 2:00 a. in will be featured by the tary. efforts have been, and are be they so eagerly sought. His crazy. tains, mining claims were being __ listed in the audit as $35,849.51, With southern Oregon hills filled with Brush mation Applegate Home Extension unit to ing made, to persuadn the highway tory states two of the aborigines sold for fabulous sums. Speaking while liabilities totaled $41.000. All morrow night at Applegate hall, bureau commissioner to favor the Louis died in St. and another suc- of the Red mountains puts me in ____ ____ ____ __________ following the presentation of their pro|>oa«d cut-off route. It waa Marines getting ready to build miles of roads cumbed on the way back. 1 bonds sold _______ covering improvements mind of red snow. I ... got quite a in paving districts Nos. 1 and 2 play. "Kidnaping Hetty," which la brought out. through several Inter this spring and summer; with CWA and PWA Missions paved the way for the shock once ln in those big hills when have been paid, but $1887.38 stHL entered in the county dramatic views with prominent citizens, that -vtmteat Music will be tarnished Jackson county's chances in secur funds pouring in for many projects — some influx of settlers, who also fol- it started to snow, red flakes fall remains on the city's books. mosU lowed In the wake of trappers and ing and red snow piling up on the ly ln paving district No. 2. The old by George and William Purcel, lo ing an early completion of the long- cal mualclana, and refreshments of sought route, which would be nelth- needed and others outright extravagances— traders, gradually building a new ground. I was sure I was becom Jacksonville railway is still down empire against discouraging odds ing color-blind, until an old-timer for $40.79 In the latter district, also. sandwich«« and coffee will be serv-' er expensive nor elaborate. He During 1933 Jacksonville spent ed at midnight. The public is cor chiefly In concerted, united action why not that road to Oregon caves from the of hostile Indians and conditions | ; laughed at me and explained that which made self-preservution an I there were only two or three places $933 for marshal's salary, $240 for dially invited to com« and enjoy Chambers of commerce, civic and Jackson county side? arduous task. Unsung deeds of on this continent where it snowed city recorder’s salary. $159 99 for an evening with the club workers. Grange groups and private citizens heroism are written on forgotten , red and that the Red mountains treasurer’s pay. and $93.12 for mar Although formerly .announced that Interested In the completion of the By fall, according to forestry officials, a road pages of unrecorded history as was one of them. shal's expenses. A total of $103.58 the play would occur on Friday Applegate caves cut-off will find night, the date has been changed organization and planned, orderly ! is expected to be completed within TWO hardy pioneers surmounted great { The tops of the mountains were was expended on roads and bridges, promotion of the project most effl- 1 in moulding a state,! of a rather bright shade of red $216.25 on the water department, to Saturday. MILES of the Oregon caves, a national monu difficulties which began to have crude forms | porphyry and the dust from it is $20 on water meters, printing cost Other events on the evening's dent, said Mr Banwcll. There Is little possibility that | of government during the days of | blown high in the air by the fierce the city $75, the local library branch program will Include readings and CWA appreprlstlons could be ob ment. But 1 2 miles of road wpuld need to be the trappers, beginning in 1823, i fall winds of that section, where received $25, while Jail expense to vocal numbers by local people. The maddening plight in which tained st this late date for thia use. I built from Steamboat guard station to connect followed by provisional government it appears to hang until the snow taled $58.33, which sum was ex In 1845, territorial government in flakes of the first storm pick it up pended last December. Elections Dan finds himself trapped In the but PWA aid la possible. If the I and bring it back down. After that set Jacksonville back $29, lighting hands of Betty, the school teacher, proper ste|h were taken, believe ] the Oregon caves with the Jacksonville-Ruch 1849. and statehood in 1859. la only one of the hilarious sit several public officials. The road j paved and surfaced highway, providing the Faithfully these stirring epochs the snow is as white there as any totaled $789.60 for the year, sex ton’s salary was $120. $13.89 was uations In ‘Kidnaping Betty." which would cut off about 50 miles of un- i of Oregon will be shown again to where else. New mining towns were being spent on the fire department, and reaches the climax In an hour's necessary travel from this section | most scenic, shortest and most direct route to jubilee visitors, encouraging a (Continued on page four) time. Eugene Krouse Interprets tho of the state In each direction, if the deeper appreciation for the efforts established everywhere and prices antics of tho furious and determin Applegate entrance were com these famous caverns from this part of the state, of early pioneers who became in as well as wages were high. Four ed young man. Betty's father. Fred pleted. to hardships and found joy in cents per pound was paid for —<——-•----------- and would directly connect a national park and ured Clute, proves that h« can be an visions they held for the future of freighting and all commodities Purcel Mill to Saw Irate parent, even when contrari Sailor Franz Downs land of which they were the build were sold by the pound, even eggs. a national monument, both of which are worthy a ers. Black Walnut for ness Is necessary, and Dan's aunt. All Oregonians are urged to The few wagon roads were toll Mrs. Lee Port, suffers a round Oklahoma Indian in of much tourist travel. celebrate in Jackson county which, roads with gates every ten or fif Foreign Shipment teen miles, where all animals and of continual nerplexlty and worries played an important pact vehicles were taxed before they Weekly Mat Fights It is a certainty that some day this short-cut itself, over the family trouble, finally giv Oregon’s yesteryears. Nelson Purcel. owner of the Pur could pass. A great part of the im ing tin In despair Sally Perkins, ----------- •----------- mense bulk of freight was handled cel sawmill on Little Applegate, In a wild match, which caromed to the Oregon caves will be built A road has the vHInge gossip, played by Miss In opposing the sales tax, :■ by burrotrains, which could go will experience something new in Josephine Clute, gives it humor from fisticuffs to hair-nulling and already been started up Sturgis creek toward seems to have trouble m m. k sawing in the next few days, when anyw-here. ous twist to the comedy with her several spectacular holds. Sailor (Continued on page four) ing his pints.—Weston Leadtr Cherokee Dan and I thought we he will saw 1.000 feet of black eternal "collar tree.” with which Franz. Ran Diego, took two falls would go punching burros for a walnut for L. W. Robnett of Cres sho hopes try capture Dan Edward from Frank Clemens, Oklahoma In change, so we hired out to a big, cent City, who recently purchased Warford, us the hired man. and dian. who was able to Inflict his good-natured man named Al Hens two walnut trees from Frank Cam Mrs, l.ar,/« Offenbacher as Dan’s punishing paralyzer vise hut once, S’MATTER POP ley. who had a train of 32 of these eron. hut then successfully. Franz and snappy sister, enter th« curious The lumber will be cut Into two- hardy little jackasses and was tangle 'of the comedy and add to Clemens, ns the main eventers. gave freighting from Rockwood, a little inch planks from sfx to twelve a rousing performance that kept Its l iterest with their spats. station on the railroad 17 miles feet In length, and will be used for Tnn county has been divided into the customers yelling, what with above Durango, into Rico. This gun stocks. The sawed • timber. th^Tee districts by the county dra- Franz' grimaces and ape-like shrugs Hensley was a good man to work which came from a portion of the ,+I ovj Italics committee, composed of whenever the bronzed matman for and furnished horses to ride, trees not usable for direct ship 'Y ou *?£ Miss Claire Hnnley. chairman; slapped his face. ¿3 1 L in ' so we didn’t have to walk as most ping to manufacturers, will be In the seml-wlndun Fireman Bay Victor Bnrsell, Mrs. Elsie Hoover, •A m as ' J uki F* im ' ■A m ¿T ifaóLiW of the burro-punchers did. It took i hauled to Crescent Cltv for ship Mrs. O. C. Matist. and Mrs. Mabel Friable, Medford's home-talent, took -A W J UM'O'N I A im T us the best part of three days to ment. A k T 3 i ¿¿ lin T C. Mack Applegate recently was Al Schnell. Australia, two of three Û U m V' m make the trip each way. Then ln grouped to compete with Bellview falls Frlsble and Schnell also re ■A m ' Rico we usually had two or three D oixj and Onk Grove, the winner to com sorted to clenched fists nt times, J ib ¿L ik I' days to loaf in. while our boss lined pete In the finals at Medford Jun hut thp rolv-noly visitor seemed to up a load of ore to take back with ior high school February 24th for he tincnjovlng an off-nleht, though us and we received our $65 and the honor of representing the coun lie was nlwnys eultc willing to mix board apiece per month Just the ty in the stnte contest at Corval It. As a snecfnl curtain-raiser. Pro same, loafing or working. In Rock mote« Mack Lillard presented Bun lis the Inst of the month. wood it was the same. The Applegate Grange Is not ny Mnrtln, cagy Seattle pretzel The board was good as in ad entering the dramatics contest this bender. and Helnle Olsen. Portland dition to the provisions we car who went 20 minutes to a no-fall year. ried for ourselves we always made ----------- •----------- d—'w O'sen. however, seemed oufte free with any fancy eatables that able to untangle himself from Mar hapnened to be in the loads of mer My Valentine tin’s tig-snw nuzzle holds when chandise and groceries and I never ever they became painful, and the heard a complaint from any of the pnlr nearly stole tho whole show By J. C. REYNOLDS merchants to whom the goods were with »hetr dls">nv. consigned. They seemed to t«ke it Although Lillnrd has not vet an With pen in hand. I sit and muse, as a matter of course. Probably “Oh, Tell Me, Pretty Who for my sweetheart shall I nounce'! his card for next Wednes charged it un to "overhead." day right’s armory show, ho stated choose? Maiden” As to bedding, we didn’t care to Who Is the one whom I shall name last night ho was lining up another haul blankets back and forth at nil-star card thnt will keen fans sang Gus as he leaned into his Anti proudly to tho wot id proclaim. four cents per pound, so we used ndard” collar and waited for As most esteemed »nd super-fine gnawing their hnt-brlms and won the 35 pairs of saddle-blankets to dering whnt will hnnpon next. First Lizzie, and thought how proud Of women—for my Valentine? sleep in. We would snread a great she would be of him when she gong sounds sharply at 8:15 each wide bed of probably 25 blankets -ame back from the quilting bee Wednesday, with ringside and bal And modltntlng thus todny, on the ground to lie on and the on Applegate. For Gus had Juat My thoughts most reverently stray cony still at one open-house price. rest with a covering of heavy tar signed on the dotted line for a To one. whom truly I confess paulins over us and nobody ever full year of "A socialist Is one who Is willing Deserves my utmost faithfulness, slept cold, though I admit I woke to shnre anything he hasn’t got.” Ro 1« these verses I enshrine The up plenty of mornings feeling tired says Olin Miller. If a socialist, Olin My Mother—for my Valentine. from holding up all that weight of would no doubt bo willing to share JACKSONVILLE blankets through the night. Where Is a love that may compare his brains.—Weston Leader. i The less said about the smell Unto a mother’s tender care? MINER of these sweaty saddle-blankets, "Cltv Snarled Over num.”—Ore Or where on earth can mortal find the better. Still when one got used and meant to see that she real gon Journal headline. Consumers A love -io patient, loyal, kind? to it, tt wasn't so bad. Thank good ized just how nice a little red- have been known to snarl over It. Ro to this mother-love divine, ness there were no dudes In our headed newspaper could be nround It. outside of It and even I now address this Valentine. outfit. you see, Gus liked little red- under It.—Weston Leader. ----------- •----------- After saddling and packing up ln headed youngsters, and he w>i Denrcst of mothers—lifelong friend. the mornings, we had to make our going to be eubtle about It. The "Most subscribers to a country In these few humble lines I send full dav’s drive of 15 to 18 miles. little yellow address slip always paper are highly in favor of a free A «lowing tribute. faMv won Couldn’t stop for lunch, as the gives Gus and Lizzie the ecore This day, from me, your grateful press.” writes Olin Miller. One can t’envlly loaded burros would lay (on their newspaper). Go ahead, svmnathlze with their vi«w as ap son. right down snd roll and disarrange try It youreelfl plied to a paner running Olin’s col- Above all others, Mother mine, (Continued on page four) I , umn.—Weston Leader. I choose you for my Valentine. Wagon Wheels Again Will Rumble Nation-Founding Tale Burro Punchin to Boom Camps No Kids' Play WHY LET CWA-PWA OVERLOOK BUILDING THE CAVES CUT-OFF?
