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T he J acksonville miner
“The Sheet That’s in the Pink”
Volume 3
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1934
RUSTLERS BUSY
IN SISKIYOU; NO
THEFTS ON’GATE
Master Pernoll Picks
Season’s First Flower
A Miner story a few week*
ago concerning the flrat wild
flower» on the Applegate thio
spring ha» created much inter
est among the little folk» of tho
comm unity.
The Miner ha* been Informed
that John Pernoll, junior, at
tained the honor of picking the
first spring beauties and paint
brushes over a week ago. On
Valentine's day Master John
presented a large bouquet of
the flower» to hl» teacher, Mrs.
Ethel Lu<lwig.
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NEW EQUIPMENT ON WAY
FOR PINK SHEET SHOP TO
BE SET UP IN JAYVILLE
Number 8
Who’s That Pecking
At Your Door? Why,
It’s the Jayhawker!
Political Air
Fehls to Clear
for Primaries
When The Miner went through
the mails to the Kansas wheat
b*-|t it started developing a
"peck” of expansion tor itself.
Stock Losses Impair Siskiyou
A dozen kind» of direct relief
For In Randolph, Kansas, one J.
County Cattle Loans; This
don't »<* iii to be enough for some
W. Peckham happened to pick
Side
Is
Safer
Pasture
people They also are demanding u
up a pink newspaper from Jack
pound of flesh from Mr Roosevelt.
»onville and the trouble started.
Type, Intertype, Presses, Machinery Enroute; As a result "Peck’’ bundled to Politics Is Politics Elsewhere,
The neighboring county to the
Any lumberman can toll you It is south, Siskiyou. Is suffering from
But in Jackson County It
gether his family, which includes
tho extremes too wet or too <lry— an epidemic of cattle rustling, ac
Mr». Peckham and little Polly
Kansan Joins Staff of Miner As
Is Hell and How
that wurp hoards. Mebbe that'* why cording to a pro»» dlsputch in the
Anne Peckham, the family furni
many are referred to a* "wooden Siskiyou New» lYieka) (’ W. I,Ind
ture and shook the dust of bleed
New Business Manager
If at first you don’t suceed. Fohl,
heads.**
ing Kansas (so termed because Fehl again. Or should we say a Mrs.
»uy. California field representative
of the shar sand burrs which in is NOT as good as a mile?
for the Regional Agricultural Cred
Those who alwsy» ding to the it corporation, stated that out of
fest that plains country) and
This week The Miner will realize an ambition cherished since
THOMASTON’S BEEK-ON
Jackson county again was shaken
middle ground are likely to get 71 loans In Slwklyou county the gov
headed their petrol eater toward to Its foundations on the anniver
its birth in Jacksonville more than two years ago. The paper
*l<|e» wiped.
the
mountains
of
southern
Ore
The
Ja>'k»on
ville
Minor
»ays:
ernment Is out between 600 and
sary of the ballot thefts which re
has ordered equipment sufficient to produce the paper in its
a-r
gon to see what made news established law and order in Jack-
700 houd of cattle, with no other
"We suppose Clark Wood will
The chief objection to tho »alo» 1 county of the state suffering like applaud us when wo suggest that own »plant here in Jacksonville, anti erection of a new Inter
papers of this region pink-eyed
son county by terminating in mur
tax seem* to bo that you will have loHsea.
As a result of all this The der, just to show how sincere the
the only timo hl» pul Olin, down In type typesetting machine, presses, type cabinets and other ma
to pay It.
Miner this week takes much "reformists” were. 1-ast Monday,
Although the theft» on tho Cali Georgia, was a guiding light in chinery is expected to start by Monday morning, with a public
'A'*’
pride aud pleasure in introduc fittingly enough just a year to the
fornia »Ido of tho Siskiyou moun Thomaston, w».i when hl» nose wiu opening scheduled for sometime next week, according to pres
The mnn who predicts the end tain* are threatening the credit of shining.”
ing J W. "Peck" Peckham to day from the ballot thefts which
ent
plans.
of the world In a few years has stockmen there, »herlff's office mid
the communities it serves, and closed books on the status of the
We do but why the "was"? it’s
never known the spiritual luxury rtute |»>Hce office In Medford shining all the time.—Weston
The acquisition of indepentlent equipment comes simultan
in announcing that the newcom Fehl and Schermerhorn suspected
of raxing a*. 6000-yesr-old redwood stated this week there have been Leader.
ers have purchased a junior in »•lection frauds, the prison-widow of
eously with the addition of a new staff member, J. W. Peck
terest in fate of the weekly The Earl H. Fehl. Electa Fehl, filed as
trees In the southwest corner of no stock theft» reported there
ham. who took up duties of
Oregon, anil just M'.oss the Cali ItiiMtllng seems to be taboo In Jack-
Peckhams have taken up resi a candidate for county judge, the
business manager for the paper
fornia line Mother Nature, In nil son county, although Applegate'
dence here, have household ef position which her husband lost
early this week. Mr. Peckham,
her glory, strive» mutely to tell valley and many of tho larger pus '
fects set up and are rapidly be through conviction of a govern
more humans the story of life, but turea mingle intimately with the
coming Jacksonville-ized.
who hails from near Manhat
ment-overthrowing felony.
the lesson falls on dead minds.
"We like your town, your
ntato lino stop tho Mat-west range '
tan. Kansas, became interested
The Miner thought It had success
a *
country
and
most
of
all
your
State police stationed at Medford '
in Oregon and The Miner some
fully burled its old Once Too Often
A man killing driving force seem» recently apprehended a rustier for:
people,
”
announced
Peck
shortly
months ago. and his arrival late last
slug and could embark on the road
to possess Oregonians. Last year California authorities, un Interview i
week made the present improve after his arrival here last Fri of sensible journalism but no, the
there were 2<6 corpses from auto disclosed. Applegate valjeyites are
day.
"We
come
from
a
Kansas
in the paper’s statu» possible.
stink restinketb all over again. The
Misery may love company, but what is far ment
mobile accidents.
chiefly stockmen, and cattle are one
Mr. Peckham has been identified town near Manhattan, and dead past has not ceased rotting,
(Continued on page two)
of tho main border section indue-i better for the miserable is company that can with the newspaper business for checked carefully specifications and the spring primary Is to de
of the country before deciding to generate to another of the messes
some year» and comes here with
S I tries hereabouts.
Applegate stockmen, according to I help on the way back.
highest recommendation», assuming come here.”
which proved so futile and so ex
So if readers see a blue-eyed pensive to the county last year.
one raiser, suffer an annual loss of I
a junior interest in the paper.
fellow
in
the
early
thirties
wav
We
have
a
leader
who
has
gone
into
the
cattle due to iMilson larkspur and j
There probably will be little hope
Heretofore The Miner has been
ing his arms Kansas-ward and for the election of Mrs. Fehl, how
I accidents, and some winter out |
printed in Medford shops, although exchanging
smallest
town,
hitch-hiked
to
the
remotest
ham
greetings
with
other
I without being found. It Is generally ,
ever, and it is thought by some
mechanical phases of its production
midwesterners who trekked over close observers that election is not
-believed there that a very few of let and farm to be one of us. This new national were handled by the staff itself,
| the tnlMsIng animals are butchered
, but starting next week the paper the covered wagon trail since it the goal Fehl’s wife seeks. Psychol
I by Individuals for meat, evidence: buddy of ours, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has will maintain its own plant in Jack became a highway you will know ogy of the filing for the candidacy
eck is making the rounds and bears the earmarks of the old L. A.
of this having been found in that
sonville. located in the Toft estate . getting
acquainted.
I community last winter, hut no rust- propped his feet on our desks, whittled in the iroperty next door to Coleman’s
Banks mental scheming and it is
The family added, in unison thought the candidacy “to vindicate
| ling on elthor small or large scale cool shade of a summer s afternoon on the vil hardware and until recently occu
yesterday,
that
they
are
to
be
At One-Time Richest City of has been suspected or reported on ;
pied by Frank Zeil, antique dealer. known as just plain “Pecks” to a suffering judge who was a victim
. thl» side of the »late line.
of a political ring, and is innocent,
lage
bench,
tramped
down
long,
moist
furrows
ix»ase has been taken on the build their
State, J’ville Will Recall
new friends here. “Peck
The Siskiyou News, in describing ■
as shown by new evidence.” is for
ing. which will afford one of the
Golden Past Days
Pauline and Polly-Anne to you ’’ the purpose of stirring anew in
j the deplorable condition there,' in our fields, swung pick and shovel, faced hun best business locations in the city
they declared.
j said:
terest in Banks’ incarceration and
and present plans include the com
"Siskiyou county has more cattie gry families and scrambled for bare necessities position of next week's paper in
creating more maudlin sympathy
By E. R. RO8TEL
for the eventual release of the age
this city on Miner-owned equip
Jacksonville, one of tho oldest t stealing going on within its bor-1 with us in his understanding and sympathies.
ing murderer and his cell-mates
ment.
and most hlntorlcal cl tie» in the ders than any county in the state
from this county.
Our neighbor and friend, Mr. Roosevelt, has The Miner, started as a small j
■late, Will play an important part and probably more than sny county
There is some talk that chances
with Medford In Oregon’s Diamond in the nation. This startling bit of
four-column, four-page weekly Jan-|
of a pardon for Banks and the other
Jubilee celebration next June third nows was disclosed ’at a meeting of ; looked at human beings, comprehended the uary 1. 1932. has grown by degrees i
hoodlums in Salem from this coun
to ninth, when 75 year» of state- Siskiyou county stockmen held at J passionate loyalty of Americans that conquers till it has reached the full-length,
ty. may increase if certain poten
hood will l>o officially observed. E»- the city hall here Wednesday eve-I
seven-column
proportion
of
the
tial candidates for governor should
tabllNhod In 1S5I, when gold In nlng. A poll of about 30 stockmen despair, want and discomfort. Though the loud standard weekly. Next week will
secure the position. Lonergan, de
large quantities wus found In near present showed losses for the year
mark
the
entry
of
the
paper
into
the
which thefts were suspected, of ■ est noises of the money marts have raised their job printing branch of the Indus-!
fense counsel who termed the mur
by hllla. Jacksonville was n thriv In
der of Officer Prescott by Banks
ing settlement long before other well over 160 head of stock. A de- din he has been able to hear the faint cry of the try, equipment for that phase being
i "self-defense,” is being talked of as
section* of Oregon began to be termined campaign to ■tamp out
ordered
also.
Woman Joins Utes a possible candidate, while State
rustling in the county 1» to be
populated
struggling little merchant, listened to the sobs Journalistically, The Miner will White
launched nt once.
, Treasurer Rufus Holman is regard
As Matter of Personal
A-complete historical exhiblL re "A general discussion of the ru«t-
divorce Jacksonville and this side i
ed as an even greater ru'eni^-e»-^
viewing early Incidents of this sec ling situation Indicated that the ac of ragged children and comforted the down- of the county from any dependence
Taste Says JCR
the
completion of sentences* .n-
tion and their relationship to state tivities of the rustlers are not con and-outer whom everyone had been kicking on other printing plants, and will v.
posed on the remaining Jackson
history, will be one of the Jackson fined to any particular section of
give this city a new business house
jailbirds.
By J. C. REYNOLDS
ville features on which considerable the county, but that with the i»>s I around. Mr. Roosevelt has thought, and acted, and tenant for the downtown sec
Besides the candidacy of Mrs.
I had a rather curious experience
preparation has already been un- slide exception of Butte valley, cat
tion.
Fehl. C. H. Brown, father of Hen
derwny for sometime. The exhibit tle stealing Is a major Industry all in terms of flesh and blood.
Definite opening date announce a number of years ago. I had been rietta Martin and secretary of the
will revive a period fraught with over the county. Some of the stock-
ments will be carried in next week’s writing a series of short stories I Good Government congress, has
Stomachs and bodies now come first, instead edition.
danger and hardship* which only men present stated that In certain '
Meanwhile, all readers are about the Mormons, a subject I am j filed for postmaster in Medford, and
served to Increase the determina sections the rustlers apparently: of purses and charts. Theory is being replaced invited to drop into the new build very well acquainted with, for an has threatened to sue Medford.
tion of early »ettler» to build a new followed some kind of a code of
ing at any time and inspect equip Idaho paper, the editor of which, Jackson county and the state of
country which today has developed fair practice, as they would steal I with horse sense and a square meal, with a table ment being installed, and to become was an old time friend of mine. In Oregon and city and county officials
Into one of the outstanding states about the same number of cattle
acquainted with the Kansan who several of these sketches I had for his Incarceration 'n the county
to
eat
it
on.
Rugged
individualism
is
being
ban
of the union.
has
cast his lot with Jacksonville mentioned the Blue mountains, . Jail a year ago. It is thought by
from each rancher In the neigh-
which are on the line between Colo
The discovery of gold brought borhood.
and the red-headed newspaper.
that the general public, fol
ned,
along
with
ragged
dependence
on
charity.
rado and Utah and I had even men many
miners to the Jacksonville region I "Harry Nelson of Macdoel stated
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recent developments, should
tioned the names of a couple of i lowing
by the hundred», to some of whom that In Butte valley the stockmen Our president has been spending billions of dol
The Hubbard Enterprise says the the oldest and best known settlers I sue the same group for not keeping
wealth came almost overnight »nd had organized, and offered a stand
sure cure for dandruff is the in the cattle country on the Colo- i Mr. Brown in the county jail per
sometimes was often a* quickly ing reward of 1500 for the convic lars for direct, speedy recovery, but not one only
guillotine, and we’d like tosee it rado side and given the location of I manently. According to the dope.
gone, when gaming tables called tion of anyone on cattle stealing
tried on Olin Miller.—Weston the nearest settlements that had C. H. Brown is angling for publicity
too fn»istently. The metropolis of charges, and that since the reward dime for a theoretical “trickling-down” pro ’ Leader.
in his postmastership effort, and
sprung up in that vicinity.
southern Oregon was a commercial was posted there had been practic gram. That is why the thirsty have tasted the
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will file later as candidate for coun-
huh for nn extensive trading area ally no rustling going on in that
In some way I had incurred the tjr commissioner. Others of the
We
regret
to
report
that
Spain
’
s
and a headuuarters for activities section.
sweet coolness of water, instead of watching decision to send a cruiser to Span animosity of a reader of the paper, county revolution group are sched-
against warlike Indians who re-1 "The group adopted a resolution
a female busybody (I cannot In uied to file for sheriff, and other
Rented the encroachment of set-] to supfiort a general cleanup in the with parched throats the rains in far-off moun ish waters probably does not mean justice call her a lady) who, by available county offices, it is said,
that
she
plans
taking
back
the
is
tiers upon their hitherto unmolest county on all cattle stealing and
some strange convulsion of men-' As a reminder of the old days
tains, hoping that the streams will not all be land.—Weston Leader.
ed lands.
tality, which I am unable to fath- when Jackson county traveled
loan frauds. Mr. Llnd»ay urged that
While the passing years have all stockmen get behind this move licked up before the life-saving drops course out
om. decided to take a hand in the armed in the daytime and kept in
taken with them the stirring events ment, and that they give any infor
Gold 1» dug out of back yards in proceedings and wrote to both groups at night, and plots were rife
of pioneer nnd »»■nld rush days,1 mation they may have regarding into the desert.
Jacksonville, and it's nuggets to I these old pioneers requesting Infor- for kidnaping the district attorney,
Jacksonville ha» lost none of Its thefts to the authorities. The advis
that Brother Hall of The mation concerning myself. Both almost nightly visitations have been
Yet there is an ever-increasing army of sour- goobers
Interest for visitors and continues ability of posting a reward for the
Miner hasn’t any yard.—Weston answered that they knew no one of observed of former GGC heads to
(Continued on page four)
a» one of the thriving communities | conviction of rustlers wan discussed
Leader.
my name. As she was a subscriber the home of Rogue River’s former
of th»> Rogue River valley Along and it was decided to call another
to the paper, the editor felt com- mayor, Walter Jones, who now is
wfth Bedford.
Medfon It» pinna for Orogon's county-wide meeting of the stock-
with
pelled to accord her the space in boarding off the state. Mrs. Henrlet-
Diamond Jnblle« prominc a celebra men In the near future to take def S’MATTER POP
which to enter her complaint. So ta Martin, according to a report,
By
C.
M.
Payne
tion notAoon to bo forgotten.
imagine my surprise to see in the has threatened to force the cancel
inite action on the matter.
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Locajr arrangements for the his
next issue, an article retailing her lation of KMEIYs radio franchise
toric^ exhibit are In charge of C.
activities and stating I was un-.on some minor charge. Mrs. Mart-
II. yiinnlngton. member of the Dia- Two Trips to Play
known to the two aforesaid cattle- in’s husband is manager of the
nigful JubB<*<> committee. Jackson-
men and that without a shadow of Medford Airways radio station
Proves
Miner
Is
‘
Red
vj U at t - ha -Hec»r
vflle In receiving widespread pub
doubt I was a fakir par excellence, which, like the political stink-stlr-
licity already as a result of the part
•Mez.
who had invented a lot of stories rers. always is cutting in where it
That
"The
Miner
Is
more
thor
I It Is playing In the celebration and oughly red than any other paper”
from pure imagination and should Isn’t wanted,
LOo&e.
be exposed publicly to the trusting ’ Mrs. Martin still is on probation
indication» nre that publicity yet to
is more truth than poetry. This was
OW -XAJ
readers who had been thus swin for conviction on a disorderly con
come will be unlimited.
proved Friday night when a Bell
dled.
duct charge resulting from an at
view family, not having received
Believe me. when I read that, it tempted horsewhipping of the editor
C> vj •'V
their last issue of the paper, came
nearly knocked me cuckoo for a of The Miner.
to the Applegate to view the unit
time. Why should those two old-
General opinion is now that the
contest play, arriving Juat in time
time friends of mine deny knowing hoped-for peace and sensible politi
to see tho last part of the dress
me? I couldn’t figure it out. Then, cal campaign this spring will be
rehearsal. The Miner having stated
all at once, a light began to shine. replaced by the mud-slinglng, vi
that tho play would be given on
Of course they wouldn't know me tuperation and general cussednees
that night.
by name, because likely they never rampant a year ago.
The visitors were not disheart-
heard it. But they would darn well
To nut it briefly, from The Min-
ened. howover, upon being informed
remember the name the Indians , er’s standpoint, there will continue
that tho date had been changed to
gave me. so I had my friend, the to be a blacksnake in the grass
Saturday, and were faithful in re
editor, write to these old settlers ; among Jackson county’s political
turning that night for the play.
and inquire if they ever knew a aspirants.
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rider named Jap-arny, generally
Jap for short, and he sure got an I Yet it may not always be prac
Kubli Cow Killer
earful when he was answered, ticable. in lean years, to lean on the
Located; Loss Paid
which he took great pleasure in government.—Weston Leader.
publishing at once. I am not ene < 1 ,
i ,■
.».a
who turns the other cheek to any
The mechanic of the Mountain
Pretty, But of What States Construction company, em
body. even a woman, so I leave it
CITIZENS!
to your imagination whether I got
ployed In building tho Williams and
Use Were They?
J
square
with
her
or
not.
Applegate bridges, wns discovered
+| e ' y ! \A/«4 at 5
I am not ashamed to state that I
by state police Wednesday after
c S»- t *n4A
Save your money
t
—asked Lizzie and Gua as they
UAI in ’ atc 4 a '
am proficient with either sarcasm
noon
to
have
been
tho
hit-and-run
An A in
IM-
gazed disinterestedly at the
Y
mj
-H-AT'S
or
ridicule
and
I
showered
her
with
driver causing a cow and calf be
Pay your taxes
glass-covered what-not and Cous
i \ JDHA-
both, many times after, in payment
longing to Edward Kubli to be
I EATiu' -ATC-HA-
«
OV» *
in Elmer’s map. Speaking of doo
for her unprovoked assault on my
killed on tho Applegate highway
\u
?
Save the discount
dads that are hard to describe
O VJ- MJ
veracity. I rather think before I was
the evening before.
but easy on the eyes, they both
done with her that she had repented
The calf was found dead on the
Help your
agree that
I
butting into something where she
highway shortly after the accident,
had
no
business.
Since
then
I
have
community
and the cow was In such u condi
|v
%
The
O MJ VA/,
been rather reticent about giving
tion that she had to be killed. With
names and addresses when not nec-|
By helping your
glass from a broken headlight and
o
■ W
JACKSONVILLE
essary, as there are probably other
other parts of tho car as clues, po-
selves . . .
meddlers like her who can cause a
lice located the driver, who at first
MINER
V
lot of trouble. I mean unnecessary
denied die accident, finally admit-
It
Is something worth putting In
trouble.
ting it. Re was driving a Packard
Farmers
the parlor. To show their sin car. The mechanic agreed to reim
I now will explain about the I
cerity, they even watch their
name.
As
perhaps
you
know,
In
burse Mr. Kubli for the loss, and
and Fruitgrowers
yellow addreas slip and keep
dians always name every white
charges will not he filed against
their subscription paid up on the I him.
m*>n after some characteristic that
Bank
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line. Try It yourself, and ess how (
apneals to them. A large percent of
Deposits
Insured
O
T*w
tt»l
’
tynd>«««.
1st.)
all whites In that country at that
we'll both like It.
I
The beat of the Roosevelt poli
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(Continued on page four)
1
cies is honesty.—Weston Leaner.
WHY WE LIKE OUR PAL,
THIS MAN ROOSEVELT
THIS CITY WILL
SHOW EXHIBITS
JUNE JUBILEE
n on
Squealing Kids
Instant Soothe
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