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T he J acksonville M iner
JackHonville, Oregon, Friday, June 22, 1934
TIGHT DEPUTIES
FAIL TO ARREST
‘DRUNK’ YOUTH
lookouts ‘At Home*
Again As Fire Time
Visits the Applegate
"Everybody's home again and
feeling happy," It was said of sev
eral members of the forest service
personnel who have resumed their
summer posts in the hills on fire
protection. All employes, including
lookouts, guards and JMc Wars, have
assumed a new dignity this sum
mer In the wearing of uniforms
consisting of coat, shirt and wool
en trousers in forestry green,
which result in a nifty appearance
to the wearer.
Lookouts now on duty are Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Andrews of Ash
land at Wagner Butte, Alex
Schlchtl at Dutchman's peak and
Dean and Ed Saltmarsh at Tallow
box. Fireguards resuming their
duties within the lost few days are
W. H. McDaniel, who remains at
his home; Jim Winningham at
Hutton; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Com-
iK-st at Wagner Gap; John Byrne
on Little Applegate, and Ervin
Lewis at Perk’s pasture. Mr. Lewis
Is enjoying the company of his
son, Robert, for a short time.
Charles Knutzen is employed as
packer, and will pack Madam
Queen, the famous outlaw mule.
Albert Young also is on duty at
the Star Ranger station as pro
tective assistant. The remaining
lookouts and fire guards will go on
duty in a short time.
A new emergency lookout house
is under construction on the divide
between Beaver creek and Little
Applegate, and will be known as
the Cinnibar Trail lookout. Brush
Marines have just completed a
road io the site from the Beaver
road.
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“The Sheet That’s in the Pink”
Volume 3
Paradoxically enough, the recov
ery program will have clearer Mill
ing now that congresx bus «topped
blowing.
•
And, we auppoae, flour-sack
dcalera of a certain Canudiun dis
trict are rubbing their hand« in
glee.
•
It's the early-rising worm that
has to catch the fish.
•
"Nuggets are now so common
down in Jacknon county, we hear
that Brother Hall refuses to tak<
them on Jacksonville Miner sub
scriptions,"
commented
Clark
W«K>d of the Weston Leader last
week Yeah. Clark, them nugget*
la ahn|>ed like sour grapes.
•
The farmer who Is loudeat today
in hla claim the tiller la the na
tional backbone and must be aided
at any cost la the same fellow who,
a few seasons back, moved to town
when the crop paid well.
•
Mr Average Man la the fellow
we compare ourselves to when
speaking of our shortcomings, and
who we minimize when bragging
•
Our New Deal Interpreter tells
us "1 resign because- of disagree
ment with recovery policies that
threaten Fascism, etc., etc., etc.,"
really means "you can’t fire me,
1 quit."
•
People who cuss the power trust
one month expect it to trust them
the next.
•
Foolish
Pleasures
(No.
1):
Scratching your poison oak.
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One that was hard to xwailow
was being told by Dick Slngler.
Medford fisherman, who claims
that last Sunday, while asleep with
bis mouth upon, a frog jumped into
the aperture.
•
Art Powell of the Central I*olnt
American reminds us that If Jack
sonville was joint host city with
Medford recently, something was
out of joint. The governor, how
ever, made his most convincing
speech of several years from the
special platform erected for him
at the old courthouse here.
•
Then there were the two depu
ties who deny they were in their
cups the other evening They were
in their hiccups.
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It Beath all, said Gilbert the
other day, how up-to-date the lit
tle spider is. He now invites the
fly into his beer-parlor.
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Deputies, Who Can’t Carry
Their Evidence, Gather
in Shiner While ‘Enforc
ing’ Disorderly Statute
When old Jacksonville cuts loose
ind puts on a show er, that is,
when someone comes over here
from Medford and puts one on in
the mining camp audience seldom
«its on Its hands Saturday night
i thrilling program was staged at
u late hour that resulted In much
fisplay of fisticuffs. authority and
what was termed a pretty «lamed
,-ood shiner adorning one of the
principals
It all started, say witnesses,
when two sheriff's deputies came
>ver from Medford to observe u
oral
mushroom
establishment
which sprang up during the dia
mond jubilee The place. **49'era
club," was suspected of selling
««ala pop strong enough to pry off
ts own caps, and the undersher-
ffx wen* assigned the job of gum-
shoing around preparatory to an
irrest, If suspicions were well
founded. But. It seems, the depu
tes couldn't carry their evidence
✓ery well and became (In the de
scriptive vernacular) well oiled.
In fact, declare a couple dozen
witnesses, they were so aglow with
ncriminaUng evidence they found
It impossible to arrest the sus-
•»ected liquor peddlers and merely
id vised them to get out of town,
fast which they did, for dawn
text morning found all traces of
hr club vanished Into thin air But
then, as one deputy can testify,
there were other traces the fol-
owlng day of the night before,
uid included two shiners, one of
which was puffed nearly shut, and
t broken flat, car tracks in the
iltch near Bybee's corner and a
battered stop sign at the corner of
Oakdale and Main streets In Med-
'ord.
While the deputies from the
sheriff’s office were at the height
of their celebrating some youth, it
Is alleged by eyewitnesses, men
tioned that they were drunk, and
the larger of the two deputies took
«»ffensr to the statement by threat
ening arrest of the youth, who was
quite a man himself, as resulting
«cuffles testified. The young Med
ford college graduate seemed to
resent being "taken” by two
drunken officials and said so. For
nearly an hour the deputies fought,
wrestled, cursed vilely and wal
lowed back and forth across Jack
sonville’s main stem and, at one
time, had their prisoner down with
one deputy's foot over his neck
and the other official's knees in
his stomach in an effort to apply
a pair of handcuffs They were un
successful. and the cursing and
fighting continued till several
’Gate Grange Will
Aid Sponsoring of
Ashland
4th Fete
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The Applegate Grange, In co
operation with all other Granges
of the county, Is sponsoring a
Fourth of July celebration at Ash
land to which the public is invited
The use of the park has been se
cured from the city, ax well aa the
armory for dancing in the after
noon and evening.
Further details of the day's ac
tivities, as they are being worked
uot, are being broadcast over
KMKI) every Tuesday from 12:15
to 12:30 through the courtesy of
five Medford firms, with Aubrey
Edwards annoucing At this time
the Grange presents songs ax well
ax yodeling numbers by one of the
Rogue River Cowboys from Eagle
Point.
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THANKS FRIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. A. M Sutton have
asked The Miner to express their
deep appreciation for the interest
in their welfare and help given by
those Jacksonville people who were
at the Cronemiller blaze Tuesday
morning, and for their thoughtful
ness in removing Mr. Sutton to
safety when fire threatened their
home.
Jacksonvilliana, fearing mayhem
might be committed on the fellow
who resented being arrested for
drunkenness by two soused under
sheriffs, called state police and ad
vised them of the situation
Attempts of local officials to
quiet the riot were blocked when
the deputies informed them they
were the city officers' superiors in
authority. State police, however,
did not argue the question of au
thority. and the entire troupe
traveled. It was reported later that
no charges were lodged against
the "prisoner" for resisting an of
ficer. and more than a score of
eyewitnesses have since declared
he was by far the soberest of the
three. One handcuff, which had
been fastened to the lad’s wrist
was unlocked by state officers.
Ix»cal officers declared they
were kept busy quelling other
fights which started around fringe
of the crowd, inspired by the loud
mouthed arrest being attempted,
and earlier in the evening a do
mestic fight broke out that showed
possibilities, but waned when the
law arrived as a spectator.
According to sheriff's office, the
two deputies had been sent to 1
Jacksonville to Investigate the
■‘49'ers club” at the request of a
local businessman. Their behavior
while here, however, has caused
much civic resentment and com
ment and witnesses are unanimous
in declaring the alleged prisoner
was unreasonably and unnecessar
ily manhandled and beaten. A
companion of the arrested youth,
several spectators said, was struck
in the face with a pair of hand
cuffs when he took sides with his
friend.
Dave Cronemiller Suffers
Burns from Blaze Thot
to Have Originated in
Upstairs ‘Bed Smoker’
Starting, according to neighbors,
in an upstairs room, fire complete
ly destroyed the David Cronemiller
house in Jacksonville early Tues
day morning, resulting in severe
burns being suffered by Cronemil
ler about the hands, face and
shoulder. No insurance covered the
building, it was learned, but fur
nishings were insured for a small
amount.
The house was occupied at time
of the blaze only by Art Hodgkins
and Cronemiller, Hodgkins sleep
ing upstairs while Cronemiller oc
cupied bed on the lower floor Ac
cording to close neighbors, a party
at the house broke up at about
3:30 am. and about 4 o’clock
flames were seen eating through
roof of the two-story structure
Apparently there was no blaze on
lower floor at that time. The vol
unteer fire company arrived at the
scene some 15 minutes later, when
citizens were aroused by the dis
charge of several cartridges in the
house, and prevented flames from
spreading to the A. M Sutton
home, standing within a few feet
of the burning structure. Firemen
Wesley Hartman, Bob Metzger.
Preston Card, Ernest Olsen, Hu
bert Ih-Haa.« and Chief Ray Wil
son answered the call.
The burned house was owned by
Harry Helms, uncle of Cronemil
ler, according to information, and
contained many valuable pieces of
antique furniture, as well as other
furnishings. No furniture, clothing
or valuables were saved from the
building, but firemen and towns
people removed furnishings from
the Sutton home as a precaution
ary measure. Mr. Sutton, bedrid
den for several years, was carried
to safety by the crowd
David Cronemiller, according to
late word, was recovering at the
local sanitarium, where he was
taken early Tuesday morning.
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Applegate Now Can
Hold Head High As
‘Black Widow’ Seen
The Applegate is not to be out
done, and now supports a black
widow spider.
The insect was found by Robert
Fletcher, 14, of Big Applegate. The
widow was happy under an old
box. but now is in bottled cap
tivity with her two cocoons. Rob
ert is thinking of letting the co
coons hatch if he finds that a
bounty exists on spiders.
S’MATTER POP .............................. By C. M. Payne
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Number 25
FIRE DESTROYS
D. CRONEMILLER
HOME TUESDAY
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Ring the Bell!
One may not get a big black
cigar If they ring the fire bell,
but they may save a few big
black cinders if they’ll scram,
first thing, to the fire hall and
give the bell-ropes a few violent
tugs
The other morning, when fire
broke out, one person ran afoot
to the fire chief's house, not
knowing how to manipulate the
bell rope in the fire hall. Pos
sibly 15 minutes might have
been saved had first witnesses
of the blaze looked for a fire
bell first and watched the spec
tacle later.
Operation of the bell is quite
simple, advised Fire Chief Ray
Wilson. Door to the fire hail,
though closed, always is un
locked. One push on the sliding
entrance and any person wish
ing to spread the alarm will
see. directly inside under the
bell, two ropes. These ropes are
fastened to the bell-clapper, and
if ringer will take one in each
hand and alternate his pulls, the
bell will ring as loudly as de
sired.
Next time you see someone’s
house badly in need of the fire
company, reach for a bell-rope
instead of a yawn.
TO DEDICATE
APPLEGATE’S
BRIDGE 23RD
Span to Be Dedicated to
Pioneers of Valley, As
Headed by Mrs. Louisa
Ray, 87, Presides at Day
BUTTE FALLS TO
INVADE JAYVILLE
HERE ON SUNDAY
Miners Trounce Prospect
19-4 on Local Diamond
Last Sunday to Continue
Long Streak of Wins
With sore feet from running
bases, and tongues hanging out so
far they were scarred with base
ball spikes, the Jacksonville Min
ers finally managed to reach the
ninth inning of a trackmeet-base
ball game on the local diamond
last Sunday when Prospect was
defeated 19-4. continuing the gold
diggers’ winning streak of several
weeks duration.
The visitors scored in the first
inning when a passed ball on a
third strike put one on, followed
by an error in left field. The Min
ers started rapping Rawlings’ alow
ball all over the lot in the first
frame, and ended the second in
ning with the score 12-1. After
coasting along Uli the fifth. Pitch
er Hammersley, for the Miners,
swapped places with Left-Fielder
Tommy White, who allowed the
only hit of the game for Prospect,
a three-base clout by Asquith, who
attempted to stretch it into a
home run and was put out at
home. Tommy White led with the
stick for Jacksonville by connect
ing four times out of six, once for
a homer.
Thirteen hits were gathered by
the Miners, and errors by Prospect
helped other runs across. The local
gold diggers are scheduled to
travel to Prospect for a return
game July 15, when Manager Jack
Balding says a stronger lineup will
be ready and waiting.
8core by innings:
RHE
Prospect ...100 100 110— 4 1 4
J’ville
480 240 lOx—19 13 2
Next Sunday, starting at 2:30
sharp, the Miners will meet the
powerful Butte Falls nine on the
local diamond. Shorty Mlles’ men,
according to warning issued thia
week, will be coming here with
mayhem in their eyes caused by a
story printed last week that Pros
pect once had defeated that city’s
aggregation. Such is not the case,
declared Miles, and the yarn re
sulted in an indignity that only
another trouncing of the Miners
can erase. The sluiceboxers took a
6-4 defeat at Butte Falls some
weeks ago. but plan to reverse the
final count Sunday, when a full
lineup ts expected to start.
The Butte Falls nine so far has
ji ken the measure of Ashland,
Jacksonville and Eagle Point, and
dropped games to Gold Hill and
Medford’s Rogues. Pitcher Bill
Hammersley, who has won all
three games for the Miners played
this season, will start on the
mound, and probably will have
everything under control so far as
he is concerned. Other spots on
the local lineup have been giving
trouble lately as Ferra, who re
cently was signed to cover third,
suffered injuries the following
week when logs pinned him in cab
of his truck near here, and Don
Curry, left-handed first-baseman
and pitcher, also signed two weeks
ago, suffered a broken finger while
working at Pacific States mines
last week.
Fans who want to see a game
which means something to both
teams to win, should be present at
2:30 Sunday at Jacksonville to see
the Miners and Butte Falls wage
a horsehide war that will be a real
contest.
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Plans have been completed for
the formal opening of the new
steel bridge at Applegate store
Saturday, June 23. when the struc
ture will be dedicated to the pio
neers of the Applegate valley, with
Mrs Louisa Ray, 87, presiding at
the ceremonies.
Twelve pioneers of the Apple
gate have been requested to par
ticipate in the program, and any
old settlers not contacted for the
occasion are asked to get in touch
with E. H. Taylor, master of the
Grange, or other committee mem
bers in charge.
Ceremonies will begin at 2:00
pm., following a picnic lunch at
noon. The following program has
been arranged by committees from
the Home Extension unit and the
Grange:
Invocation; singing of America,
band accompaniment; address. C.
E. Gates of Medforc^ selection b
band; address, Dr. Taylor, histor
ian of SONS.; introduction of pio
neers; community sing, Oregon
state song, band accompaniment;
cutting of ribbons by Mrs. Louisa
Ray; band selection.
Aubrey Edwards will serve as
master of ceremonies. The dedica
tion is being sponsored by Apple
gate Community league. Apple
gate Grange and Applegate Home
Extension unit.
A special invitation is being ex
tended to all Applegate valley
pioneers, and everyone is welcome.
A large crowd is expected to
come early with well-filled baskets
and individual service for the pic
nic, which may be held in the hall.
Coffee will be served free of
charge, and the Home Economics
club of the Grange will sell cold
drinks and ice cream. A big dance
will be given at Applegate hall in
the evening.
TRAILER FII.LEI) WITH
Jacksonville Youth
Dies Suddenly at
Applegate Picnic
Albert Valentine Wyatt Jr., 8-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert V. Wyatt of this city, passed
away suddenly while picnicking
with his parents in the Applegate
country Sunday.
The little boy was stricken with
an actue heart attack shortly af
ter going in wading, and fell over
backwards when reaching in a car
for his sweater. He was rushed to
a Medford hospital by Mr. and
Mrs. John Hackert, also of this
city, but was dead when arrived
there.
The family came to Jacksonville
In March, 1932, and have gained
> wide circle of friends who mourn
with them in their sorrow.
Beside the parents, there are' left
two brothers, Neal and Michael,
aged 5 and 2 respectively. Also his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. P. L.
YOUNGSTERS MAKES BIG
SPLASH AT CANTRALL’S
George Brownlee, Jacksonville
Miner, sort of kidded Cantrall's
swimming hole on Applegate Sun
day when he hitched a trailer to
his roadster, toured the Sterling
district collecting young-uns, and
took his dozen-odd friends to the
well-known Applegate swimming
hole.
Tall boys, short ones, fat and
lean ones made up the party, and
size 42 suits (borrowed from Pa,
without his permission) on 8-year-
olds. trunks, cut-off overalls, pa
pa's shorts and every other con
ceivable form of bathing attire
was displayed by the aggregation
which lustily, and with much
splash, concentrated on swimming,
sunburn and banter.
Andre of Trail and Mr. and Mrs.
V. Wyatt of Texas.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. W. R. Baird at the Con
ger chapel at 3 p.m. Tuesday, with
interment in the Siskiyou Memor
ial park.