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“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
“
*:
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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
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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
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____
__________
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
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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,
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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
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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.
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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?