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“The Sheet That’» in the Pink”
Volume 3
Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, June 29, 1934
Welcomes All
PACIFIC STATES Grange
Picnickers to Ashland ‘DIRTY COWARD’
MINE WILL MILL For 4th Celebration WHO SHOT JESSE
TWO SHIFTS 1ST
JAMES LAID LOW
If you happen to be feeling de­
pressed, think of the )MM>r news­
paper writer who la accused of
making the news because he prtnt.i
it.
•
After watching so many flag­
rant violations of the blue Kuglo
codes hereabouts, we're not going
to put much stock, henceforth, in
the expression "eagle-eye."
•
And iiewsdlspatchea declare a
young lady received 25 cents foi
eight hours Isbor sewing blue
Eagles on cravats. No, we would
n't want to tie that.
•
Southern Oregon farmers an-
learning, now that it rains during
every cutting of alfalfa, to make
haste while the sun shines
•
With harvest time here again,
too, we suppose market conditions
will go against the grain.
•
Which reminds us that, possibly,
the reason an agriculturist Is re­
ferred to as a dirt farmer is be­
cause he is handed so much of it.
•
He may be a Mr. Milquetoast
to moat people, but nevertheless
the fellow who halts at a stop
sign when there is neither officer
nor automobile in sight is the
backbone of America’s Inherent
honesty and stability.
•
Yes, and then the lad who was a
reckless s|M*edster on a tricycle in
the horse-and-buggy age is the
same one who uses three-wheeling
on curves today.
•
Some people have trouble dis­
tinguishing between definition and
justification Calling a spade a
spade does not necessarily mean
it is a good spade
•
Money may not be king, but the
government finally has resorted to
offering a large reward in the
hope that Dillinger some day will
be captured.
•
If we keep on incurring a na­
tional debt that will reach into the
second and third generations, we’ll
have our descendents where the
heir is short.
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Yea. and it's pretty hard for a
rounder to be on the square.
•
Clark Wood, of the Weston
leader, sets his paper by hand and
punches Olin Miller, his columnist
contemporary down in Georgia,
with a fistful of type every week.
We suppose Olin looks at Clark's
type rack as a bad case
•
When the state of Oregon went
into the liquor business it got rid
of a lot of monkey business.
•
Strikes and wars are never set­
tled by foisting blame on one side
or the other. Armistice or com­
promise is the only thing that
minimizes issues being fought for.
•
Speaking of getting in the hay
before another Oregon shower,
that would be a pitched battle.
•
The pesky little fly always
wants a hand In everything at din­
ner time.
•
Now the Chinese tell of a Can­
ton woman who gave birth to
eight children, seven of which still
live. Most people, however, prob­
ably would just as soon litter
alone.
<4
Crew Sinking on No. 18
Orebody; Second Car of
Concentrates Soon Full
for Shipment to Smelted
Southern Oregon now is black
widow spider conscious, but is be­
ing bitten most by the new-car
bug.
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Then there's the chap who could
drink enough beer to bloat a bat­
tleship.
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Famous I^ast Words: Yeah, sure
I’m twenty-one!
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• Thelma Martin, unfortunately,
has not been enjoying her school
vacation as much as she could,
having been ill most of the time
since school closed.
Applegate Grangers, aiding In
the sponsoring of the Fourth of
July celebration at Ashland, de­
sire the public to know that the
noon meal will be a picnic in the
city park and ask everybody to
bring a basket lunch.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend the day's activities, which
begin with children's races in the
forenoon, sponsored by Ashland,
who also are sponsoring a bathing
beauty contest at
the
Twin
Plunges. The Granges have ar­
ranged for dancing at the Armory
both in the afternoon and evening
Ray Gill, state Grange master,
will be among the speakers of the
aftern<M>n Complete details of the
program will be broadcast over
KMED Tuesday noon.
Reynolds, in Wanderings,
Met and Hissed at Bob
Ford, Slayer of 'Beloved'
Bandit, Captain Howard
Number 26
Merchants Challenge
Miners to Twilite Tilt
Jacksonville merchants, rubbing
their ageing thighs and scratching
wrinkled brows, decided they feel
young enough and good enough to
tackle the Miners nine one week
from this Friday, July 6, when a
game will be called at 6 p.m.
Vivian Beach, manager of the
Townies, challenged Manager Hall
of the Miners several days ago,
and advised the Importation of
plenty of professional talent when
the gold diggers come up against
the has-beens. Although charlie­
horses and aches will be plentiful
after the encounter, it is expected
that some one-time home run hit­
ters and stars will have their day
for an evening. {
Anyway, all Jacksonville is look­
ing forward to the big evening,
when Miner will be pitted against
Merchant, and groceries are ex­
pected to fly from the gallery.
By J. C. REYNOLDS
Inaugurating a new era In hard-
rock mining In southern Oregon,
Strange to relate, two of the
the Pacific States mine, formerly
most popular characters the west
known as Opp property, Is sinking
has
ever known were Jesse and
shaft In No. 18 tunnel and now
Frank James And two of the most
has a crew of men drifting at the
BO-foot depth. It is the first time
heartily despised individuals were
in the history of mining in this
the brothers, Bob and Charlie
section that exploration work has
Ford, who shot and killed Jesse
been carried downward along ex­
from behind for the reward offered
tensive gold-bearing quartz de­
by the governor of Missouri for
posits
the apprehension, dead or alive, of
The shaft, which slopes to the
vast, will have sublevels at each
the famous James brothers.
100-foot level, where drifts will be '
Outlaws though they were, they
punched through quartz seams
seemed to have friends and sym­
Ore from this development, in vir­
pathizers by the thousands. They
By J. C. REYNOLDS
gin territory, and from another
were everlastingly doing some
development In breast of No. 18 is
Robert Stanley I^ewia, 21, son of kind act that won them the ad-
’Tis the Fourth of July—
calculated to keep mill running Mr and Mrs Oscar Lewis of this 1 miration of the public and helped
The most glorious of days—
two shifts a day, beginning July 1. city, passed away at St. Maries, : turn indignation at their daring
And we meet to observe it
The shaft la a continuance down­ Idaho, early Tuesday morning, fol­ , escapades into more amiable chan­
In suitable ways;
ward of a stope which worked an lowing a brief Illness He had just nels For instance, Jesse, on one of
For on this day our nation
old orebody from No. 18 to the been graduated from Oregon State his trips across country, came
Threw off the harsh yoke
surface, and shows much promise college on June 4, and on the 6th upon a small farm at nightfall
Of tyrant oppression
of opening up large deposits of he left for Clarkhill, Idaho, where | and. inquiring at the house if they
At one daring stroke.
lowgrade orc, spotted with sam­ he had accepted a forestry posi­ could keep him, discovered there
ple., which assay at a much higher tion. He had taken a class of men was no one living there except a
Deep blue are the skies
figure
in camp to teach them tree iden­ widow woman, who at first told
And the weather is fine;
Drills are driving straight ahead tification .
him it would be impossible to ac­
And our thoughts to a time
along hanging wall at head of No.
He was bom in Jacksonville commodate him as she wasn't in
Of enjoyment incline.
18, where workmen now are push­ February 27, 1913, and attended shape to even feed anyone decent­
But why, may I ask,
ing the opening through a fault in grammar and high school there, ly, being in hard circumstances
Are these slackers allowed
virgin territory and Umbering has graduating in 1930. He also at­ and hardly having enough for her­
To mingle at will
been necessary through much of tended Ashland Normal school in self On being assured he would be
’Mongst our rollicking crowd?
the drift.
1931, going from there to Oregon only too glad to put up with what
A crew of 27 men is employed State, where he graduated from she could offer, she permitted him
What have these traitors done
to stay. While cooking the meager
at present, said Superintendent the school of forestry.
That would half-way supply
Robert A. Clarke, and others will
An excuse for thus sharing
Robert had taken an active part meal that would pass for supper,
be added over the week-end, when in Boy Scout work in Jacksonville, Jesse observed tears streaming
Our Fourth of July?
mill output wl! be doubled. Twenty being one of the highest ranking down her cheeks and upon gently
Have they ever been known
tons of concentrates are ready for scouts in the Crater Lake council. inquiring the cause, was finally
To afford any aid,
shipment to Tacoma smelter, said He was a member of Troop No. 35, 1 told that her little farm was mort­
In behalf of our wars,
Clarke. Shipment of a 43-ton car Jacksonville. He is survived by his gaged for $800 to a grasping old
Public welfare, or trade?
was made three weeks ago,
parents, Mr. and Mrs Oscar I^ewis, skinflint, who had called that day
In war-time from danger
The Pacific Stales mine has de­ one brother, Ray E. Lewis, his to Inform her the money was due
They hastily slid;
veloped Into a substantial Jack­ grandfather, George Lewis, and a and if she couldn’t dig It up by the
Sneaked out the back way
sonville industry and at present host of friends and relatives to next day. he would foreclose and
To a safe place and hid.
maintains a payroll of from $1600 mourn his passing He was one of put her out of her home. Jesse
And through our depression
to 12000 per month, in addiUon to the most popular young men in asked numerous questions and dis­
covered that a dirty deal was in
They strove without pause
an average expenditure of $1000 this vicinity.
To obstruct our best efforts
The body arrived in Medford progress to oust the widow from
in thia section for supplies and
And injure our cause.
maintenance The exploration of, Wednesday night, and funeral her home and gain possession by
lower levels cf the Jacksonville services were conducted Thursday rough-handed methods of a much
How can such base traitors
gold producing district will be I afternoon, June 28. at 1:30 at the desired property on which was a
Lay claim to a place
watched with interest by mining ! Jacksonville cemetery. Arrange­ fine spring long coveted by greedy
In our Fourth of July $
ments were in charge of Conger cattlemen of that range.
men here.
Before leaving next morning,
’Mongst real men of the race ?
Funeral parlors, with the Chris­
Thia day's celebration
Jesse told the widow he was going
• Piano students of Mrs. E. E. tian Science service held.
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If for those of our breed
to help her to get the best of her
Gore were heard in recital Friday
Who stand by their country
evening. June 22, at the Baldwin • Clyde Shaw of Corvallis, an­ persecutors. Said he had quite a
In its moments of need.
piano shop in Medford. LeVon other diamond jubilee guest who lot of money he had inherited not
Dunford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ike missed previous mention, was a long before and that he was going
Dunford and OSC student, has ec- guest at the Ike Dunford home. to let her have $800 to take up the
cepted employment for the sum­ Mr. Shaw is a son of the former mortgage on her farm that day.
mer in the blister rust control Dr. Shaw of Jacksonville, and en­ which she could pay at her own
joyed
renewing
acquaintances convenience, without interest or. in
work near Rogue River.
fact, if it were never paid he w’ould
• Gage Sanden left Monday for here.
the young peoples' conference. He • Mrs Stell Zigler was a Medford not press the debt, nor did he care
The Medford Christian Endeavor
caller Tuesday.
(Continued on page four)
will be gone for the week.
baseball nine won from the Palmer
Creek Hill Billies on the Palmer
diamond Sunday just through the
big-heartedness of the Hill Billies,
according to the perspective of the
local batters.
"It just shows what conceit will
do,” said a local fan, who stated
that the Medfordites were so cer­
tain of walloping the farmers that
they left three of their players in
the city park as they started out
for Applegate. However, they
picked up "a kid” on the way, and
would have been trounced in the
dust had not the Palmer Creek
boys did them a kindly turn by
giving them what they term as
"two of their worst players.” The
resulting score was 9 to 10.
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ARMORY WRESTLE SKIPPED
THIS WEEK DUE TO LACK OF
SUITABLE TALENT FOR SHOW
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ROBERT S. LEWIS
OF JACKSONVILLE
PASSES IN IDAHO
The Fourth of July
Medford C-E’s Wallop
Palmer Creekites 9-10
S’MATTERJPOP
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If we remember correctly, it was
a slipper that was good for little
boys who were slipping.
•
Though the entire world appre­
ciates
nature's
sweet-smelling
flowers, no one seems to have
much use for a blooming pansy.
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By C. M. Payne
Promoter Mack Lillard an­
nounced early this week there
would be no wrestling show at the
Medford Armory, due to his in­
ability to secure suitable talent for
the match. Next Thursday night,
July 5, however, will see another
all-star show which will be replete
with thrills and dramatics.
Lillard, most successful promot­
er ever to enter southern Oregon,
has brought to Medford some of
the outstanding wrestlers of the
nation from time to time, and has
gained a steady, interested group
of fans who follow the weekly
shows closely. Complete card for
next week will be announced soon,
Lillard stated. Ted Cox, of Lodi,
Calif., has been signed to meet a
suitable opponent in one-half the
double main event July 5.
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PIONEERS OPEN
NEW ’GATE SPAN
WITH CEREMONY
Pop Gates Hopes Bridge
May One Day Be Part of
Route to Oregon Caves
and on to Pacific Coast
Dedication of Applegate’s new
$32,806 steel bridge at the Pernoll
store took place Saturday after­
noon before a large audience, with
11 pioneers of the valley partici­
pating in the ceremony, Mrs. Lou­
isa Ray, 87, closing the program
by cutting the white ribbon sym­
bolizing formal opening of the pio­
neer bridge. Mrs. Ray sat in her
chair and clipped the ribbon with a
pocket knife.
Following the invocation by S.
M. Johnson, C. E. (Pop) Gates of
Medford gave a short address in
which he paid tribute to the old
bridge which had been cleared
away after 42 years of service, and
gave recognition to the steel struc­
ture which is typical of the prog­
ress in road building today. Mr.
Gates, former member of the state
highway commission, referred to
Oregon as the greatest state in the
union, and further stated that he
hoped to see a road from Apple­
gate to the Oregon caves some day
which would be extended to the
coast. Nor in the wide range of
his subject did the speaker, who
had attended the picnic luncheon
1 served in the hall at noon, forget
to praise the ability of local cooks.
"It was the best meal I’ve had in
months,” Mr. Gates declared.
Dr. Arthur 3. Taylor, historian
of the Southern Oregon Normal
school, spoke briefly of the ad­
vancement of the pioneers from
the first settlement at Jamestown
in 1607 to the establishment of
government In Oregon. He spoke
of the constant need of a program
of education, and said that all
phases of human activity that are
legitimate must be encouraged, in­
cluding agriculture, manufactur­
ing, etc.
Pioneers, seated on a platform
near one end of the bridge, were
introduced by Aubrey Edwards,
master of ceremonies. Miss Mary
A. Mee, 72, who has charge of a
drug store at Central Point, per­
haps was more closely connected
with the dedication than the rest
since her father, the late Thomas
Mee. built the original bridge at
Applegate in 1873, hewing the
timbers by hand. Miss Mee re­
called the early day floods, and
the dedication of the county court­
house in Jacksonville Jn 1883 Miss
Mee's brother, Warren Mee, 66. of
Applegate also spoke a few words
on early days.
Mrs. Auriel Keeler Clark of Eu­
gene was an unexpected guest at
the dedication, and was asked to
speak a few words. Mrs. Clark is
the daughter of Colonel Keeler,
who came to Applegate from San
Francisco and established the first
trading post in southern Oregon,
located at the present site of the
Kubli ranch, which also is the lo­
cation of the first Grange hall.
Col. Keeler was the first represen­
tative to the state legislature from
Jackson county, and a tributary of
the Applegate below Ruch, Keeler
creek, bears his name.
Logan Woolridge, hale and
hearty pioneer of 79, who avers
he “likes to sit by a good-looking
girl,” brought many a laugh
throughout his talk in which he
said he owes his fine health to
practicing the Golden Rule and to
always voting the democratic tick­
et. Mr. Woolridge, who has the
distinction of living on Missouri
Flat for 75 years, making him
longer a resident of the Applegate
than any other person, spoke of
his only school days in a log school
house there, where desks and seats
with backs to them were unknown.
Fritz Ruch, 74, also of Missouri
Flat, spoke briefly of early day
events.
Other pioneers introduced were
Mrs. Sarah Cantrall, 89, and Mrs.
Anna Dorn, 80, both of Jackson­
ville: Manley Rexford, 77, and Will
Jordan. 74, of Applegate, and
Newton Haskins, 84, recently from
Pekin, Illinois.
America and the Oregon State
song were sung by the audience.
The afternoon's events culminated
in a dance in the evening, when
mre than 100 numbers were sold,
with a Medford orchestra furnish­
ing the music.
A bronze plaque will be Installed
on the bridge as soon as It is ob­
tainable.
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• A large number of people from
here attended the concert pre-■ • Miss Juanita Morris is spend­
sen ted by the Willamette univer- ! Ing this week with her sister, Mrs.
sity at Medford Tuesday evening. • Ted Dailey of Hillcrest orchards.