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Volume 3
Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, August 3, 1934
COUNTY COURT
SEEKS TO CLOSE
DANCES AT 12 M.
There ia to be a spiritualist me
dium In Medford Ulla week Prob
ably want a to show 'em her ap-
pirition.
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An oil well was recently com
pleted at a depth of more than
two miles Sori of going in the
hole to get out of it.
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The Klamath Indiana, rich cat In
the world with an average of >28,-
000 each, are one tribe of redskins
who bit the gold-duet.
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It might be a good auggeation,
too, to waah out a communist's
mouth with the con ten ta of a soap
box whenever he mounta one.
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And in aouthern Oregon, it haa
developed, when a man shouts
'down with everything" he gen
erally ia the first to go down
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Maybe part of the delay In aet-
tling the dock atrike waa due to
some people alwaya making hard
work out of labor trouble.
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I'oaalbly another reaaon why dog
la referred to aa man's beat friend
ia because a dog can't go off at
dinner time and leave a note on
the dresser.
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Every man may be captain of
his soul, but a lot of them act like
aecond lieutenants.
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The person who tella a lot of
gossipy garbage about othera
makes a garbage wagon out of
hla mind.
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Ears often are one's moat con
vincing aalca argument.
You can't get up in the world by
being low-down.
TWIRLED SERIES
TO BE PLAYED AT
G. HILL SUNDAY
Tie Standing of Two Nines
Will Be Settled in Spe
cial Two-Game Series;
Second Tilt Will Be Here
With the close of baseball sea
son only a few weeks away, Jack
sonville's Miners and Gold Hill's
Cement Makers will start playoff
of the southern Oregon baseball
classic, the Twirled Scries, Sunday
at Gold Hill Each team haa taken
a pair of wins from the other on
the other's diamond, and a tradi
tional baseball rivalry between the
two ninea will blaze to its most
brilliant heat during the two-game
aeries, second encounter of which
Is to be played on the Jacksonville
diamond.
Miners will travel to Gold Hill
with a strong Infield and outfield,
with Don Greening at first, Frank
Runtz at either second or short,
and possibly Virgil Swanson on
short, while the inimitable Tooley
Williams will adorn third sack.
Skinny Wilson probably will start
on the mound for Miners, with
Screwball Turner in the back
ground, with Si Johnson catching
Art Ferra, Doc Yakel, Wayhc
Coker, Manager Hall and Skinny
Wilson's brother will be available
for outer garden duty. Gold Hill
lineup is not known here, but It is
thought either Wilmer Bailey or
Tuffy Kell will go on the hill,
with Bill Force receiving.
I^ast Sunday the Miners took a
shellacking at hands of Medford's
Gilmore Lions, 15-6, when an even
ly divided allotment of hits—14
and 14- were timed and hit right
for Gilmore, but scarcely more
than scratch clouts for Miners.
Bud Reinking, now with the
Rogues, stayed home for the day
to cover shortstop ably for his
former teammates, taking a two-
base hit for his batwork. Don
Greening, blond-haired first sack
er, hit for a full circuit, ball end
ing in garage across from the
park. George Smith, Dick Sa-
k Hilda, Jim Tungate, Dick Lewis,
Bob Smith hit for extra bases for
Gilmore at critical momenta dur
ing the game.
In a special one-inning prelim
inary Managers Bob Lewis and
Leonard Hall pitched for their
nines. Jim Tungate taking a home
run off Hall, while I-ewis surren
dered no runs Dick Lewis, hard
hitting Gilmorite, fanned, however,
to add color to the Inning.
Score by innings:
RHE
Gilmore
010 143 114—15 14 3
J’vllle
002 010 201— 6 14 5
Miner players will leave here
for Gold Hill Sunday at 12:30
sharp, meeting in front of The
Miner office at that time for trans
portation. Fans are invited to ac
company the players, and lend a
hand in what may be one of the
summer’s hardest games to win.
I^ast encounter at Gold Hill went
10 innings, Miners winning 4-3.
City Council Meets With
County Court to Discuss
Projected 12 P.M. Close
at J’ville and Gold Hill
Meeting to "discuss 12 o'clock
closing of dances" at the county
court Wednesday afternoon, Coun-
cilmrn Jim Cantrall, Peter Fick
and Mayor Wesley Hartman rep
resented Jacksonville at the gath
ering, when Gold Hill city officials,
invited for the same purpose,
failed to appear.
There has been some agitation
about the county principally from
other dance hall operators to
either close all dances at midnight
Saturday, or permit all of them
to dance until 2 a m. Aa it now
stands,' Jacksonville and Gold Hll'
are the only 2 o'clock spots in the
county, jurisdiction of county
court not extending over these
municipalities, which are incorpor
ated. Medford's closing hour, set
by city dads there, has remained
at 12 o'clock for several years
past.
County Commissioners Emmett i
Nealon and Ralph Billings and
Judge Day are of the opinion that
closing hours should be uniform,
and preferably with midnight ax
a deadline, it was learned. Jack
sonville city officials, according to
report, also favor the earlier clos
ing hour personally, but are sched
uled to take the matter up at open
council meeting next Tuesday
night. August 7.
About three years ago, led by a
"Civic Improvement league," a
move was put over to close the
weekly dances here but, after a
short period, an overwhelming
vote was taken to reopen the af
fairs, city council granting fran
chise till 2 am. ever since. The
late hour here has been one of the
stronger drawing cards, and it is
felt by Chamber of Commerce
members, who sponsor the affairs,
that a 12 o'clock deadline would
mean closing of the place. County
officials stated, however, that
there is a possibility of all dances
being permitted to ruu till 2 if this
city and Gold Hill do not volun
tarily agree to the earlier hour,
which would lessen advantage of
the hour for these towns.
It wax undrstood, unofficially,
that Gold Hill dads are inclined to
frown on the 12 o'clock closing,
and prefer to conduct their own
civic affairs without outside sug
gestions. It will not be known def
initely until next Tuesday just
what attitude will be taken in
Jacksonville, but late this week
those favoring the later hour ap
peared to be in majority, though
sentiment was pretty well divided.
The Jacksonville Miner says:
"And then, Clark Wood, there is a
Georgia printer we know of who
sets his column, apparently, from
a case of jitters." If the Miner has
reference to Olin Miller, it looks
more like a case of d. t.’s.—Wes-:
ton (Oregon) Leader.
T<><! VEJ.J.E OFFERS «50
REWARD FOR ARREST,
CONVICTION POISONERN
Ixing a fancier of dogs, Judge
Frank L. TouVelle of this city this
week posted a >50 reward for in
formation leading to the arrest
and conviction of the person or
persons guilty of poisoning dogs in
Jacksonville. The reward followed
the killing of six canines in this
city within the past two weeks and
is indicative of the reaction caused
by the crimes.
Judge Tou Velle, whose pets are
one of his greatest pleasures,
posted the bounty in an effort to
curb such rank injustices, though
his own dogs had not yet been
affected. Many other townspeople
have been on the alert to catch the
poisoner, and a close watch is be
ing kept on most pets by owners.
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Custom Mill Running
On Jennings Mine Ore
Custom mill built two years ago
by the Jacksonville Gold Mining
company, limited, has been oper
ating one shift a day for past two
months on free-milling ore from
thhe company’s recently acquired
property, the Jennings mine, near
Blackwell hill nine miles from this
city.
According to W. M. Barrie, offi
cer of the Seattle company which
invested in the mill and the
Schumpf, or Old Town, mine here,
declared yesterday they expect to
resume activity at the Schumpf
mine in the near future, with com
plete electrification of the proper
ty. Former equipment has been
Installed at the Jennings, where
four men are employed getting out
ore for the mill here.
Custom work is still being han
dled from time to time in the com
pany's mill, which can operate but
eight hours out of the 24 due to
water shortage.
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JI BII.F.E MOVIES TO BE
SHOWN HERE AUGVST 10
Motion pictures of Medford's
Diamond Jubilee celebration will
be shown at the Jacksonville
Grange hall Friday evening. Aug
ust 10, at 8 p.m., according to an
nouncement by Grangers this
week. The films, depicting the jub
ilee from first announcement
through to completion, were taken
by H. D. Kem of the Copco adver
tising department, and will be
shown free of charge
More than an hour's motion pic
ture program will feature the eve
ning, and the general public is in
vited, said Mrs. George Wendt this
week in issuing the announcement.
In Case You ‘Heard’
Some unfounded gossip has
Come to our attention recently
that The Miner has "frozen out"
its former business manager, J.
W. Peckham of Kansas.
In order to prevent any fur
ther misunderstanding from
this source, it appears timely
to point out that Mr. Peckham's
present situation, in relation to
The Miner, was made necessary
by his own unique business
methods and for the good and
welfare o^the newspaper.
SAY BLUE LEDGE
IS DISAPPEARING
PIECE BY PIECE
State Officers Scan Wreck
But Find Difficulty in
Telling What Stolen and
What Destroyed by Time
That a great copper mine, lay
ing dormant and disregarded near
top of the Siskiyous, is being
stolen a chunk at a time was the
plaint turned in to state police,
who Tuesday investigated the
property in an effort to determine
to what extent vandals had re
moved the one-time busy Blue
Ix-dge mine.
Many years ago a scene of in
tense activity, boasting its own
skyline settlement with school,
dance hall and dwellings, the Blue
Ledge property went into the dis
card with weakening of copper
markets, and the ravages of time
have reduced boilers, pipe, build
ings and aerial tramway to a rusty
reminder of better days. A few
years ago repaired and reopened
by the late Dr Reddy, Blue Ledge
has lain an idle honeycomb of cop
per veins and collapsing buildings
at the head of Applegate just over
the line into California.
State police who investigated
the alleged scene of wholesale
carting-away declared they found
difficulty in determining just what
had been stolen and what Old Man
Weather had long since claimed
for his own. Decay, rust and gen
eral Dilapidation reign over the
once large operation, and save for
some corrugated iron, steam pipe
and other items salvaged without
permission from the near-rulns, it
would be hard to say just what
could have been rifled, unless some
of the tunnels have been carted
away to other locations, which is
not likely, considering great mass
of the copper-bearing mountain,
located near Dutchman’s peak
However, state police said they
would continue their investigation,
and probably will return to the
Blue Ledge section in the near
future with a oulji board to aid
them in determination of exhibit
A—the . stolen property. Axel
Lundgren of Jacksonville Is care
taker for the Blue Ledge property,
said now to lie controlled by some
eastern copper interests.
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City Marshal Jim Littell, fol
lowing a month's leave of absence,
dusted off the old star and went
back to work for Jacksonville
Wednesday, August 1. He had been
relieved during his absence by Al
bert Hackert.
Officer Littell, who also is water
master and street supervisor, has
been linimenting his bell-rope arm,
as curfew shall ring again tonight.
During his vacation Littell toured
the east and middlewest, with
more than a casual stay in Minne
sota. Officer Jim reports reading
an account of County Commission
er Emmett Nealson's feat of kill
ing a coyote with a rock in a Des
Moines. Iowa, newspaper, while in
that section.
Number 31
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Ball Players Notice!
Those members of the Jack
sonville Miner baseball club who
would like to know their bat
ting averages for the season
should get in touch with
Weeser, the office hound who
mistook Miner's scorbook for a
dog biscuit recently.
Weeser has digested box
scores for nearly a month, and
it is thought he has ail players'
standings in pretty good shape
by now. The dog's act caused
Miners and Merchants to replay
a game two weeks ago when the
first game was declared a no
contest.
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Although Weeser has a goat’s
proclivity for eating various ob
jects, he has not yet mastered
the art of walking rail fences.
Third MiU Set Up
in Applegate to Cut
Cedar for Pencils
In addition to two sawmills in
the community, the Applegate will
have the third one, with the estab
lishment of a mill on the Schumpf
place on Yale creek by Frank
Christy of Medford, timber agent,
and Mr. Sproat.
Equipment is being installed for
the mill, which will operate with
a 60-horsepower diesel engine. The
owners expect to saw 10,000 feet
of lumber a day, and at first will
use only cedar timber, to be used
in pencil manufacture.
Applegate Chicken
Doubles Output of
Hen Tracks; 4 Legs
Another freak chicken has
been added to the long list of
abnormalities in the world. In
a brood of 12 Rhode Island red
chickens owned by Mrs. Har
old Crump of Applegate there
was one chick possessing four
legs, the two useless members
being attached at the tail.
The fowl died a few days
ago. having survived three
weeks. It ate heartily most of
the time, and had grown a few
wing feathers.
Gilmore Lions Manager
Opens Highway Station
Bob Lewis, more familiarly
known as manager of Medford's
Gilmore Lions, who last Sunday
pitched an exhibition inning in
Jacksonville, and his brother. Rich
ard (Dick) Lewis, Gilmore short
stop. Wednesday took over opera
tion of the new Gilmore service
station at the intersection of Jack
sonville highway and Ross lane,
about a half mile west of Medford
at what is known as Baker's cor
ner.
Bob and Dick, both sports fans,
will feature snappy service and
complete lubrication and will wel
come their friends, and others, at
the new stand, where they are
launching out in the business
world. They are well known to
Jacksonville and Medford baseball
and basketball fans.
S’MATTER POP................................ By C. M. Payne A Little Chat
With the Editor
Friend Hall:
I want to tell you about one of
these black widow spiders that
moved in with me a few days ago.
I have hesitated about killing her
until I can procure a copy of the
latest game laws and find out
when it will be open season on B.
W. spiders and how much a license
will cost. Am going to take par
ticular pains not to run afoul the
law, since I have heard what hap
pened to John Dillinger.
I suppose you noticed what a
fuss the papers made over that
old Turk who died not long ago at
the age of 150 years or so, but we
can produce a man right from
this vicinity who can beat that a
long ways. This gent doesn’t look
to be that old, in fact could pass
for fifty, and probably wouldn’t
admit his real age as it might de
bar him from enlisting with the
CCC.
But after carefully checking up
the number of years he claims to
have lived in various places, we
find that at the least calculation
he cannot be less than one hundred
and eighty-nine years old.
I was asked lately by an old
trapper who has a thirst for in
formation. if there were any flies
and mosquitos in heaven ? And
whether the angels wore pants and
used up-to-date machine guns, or
whether the still clothed them
selves in white kimonas and did
their fighting with the old-time
bows and arrows? Not being con
versant with conditions in that
far-off and little explored section,
the best I could do was to refer
him to any of the numerous evan
gelists now holding forth amongst
us, who doubtless can easily give
him the low-down on all such mat
ters.
Having read a considerable lot
of huey In the past few months in
CITY DADS SEEK
UNTANGLE MAZE
PWA LOAN DOPE
City Attorney Hanna Says
Official Red Tape May
Delay Arrival of $13,000
for Uncomfortable Time
Following word from Washing
ton, D. C. that PWA had granted
Jacksonville's request for >10,000
loan and >3000 grant, came a maze
of technicalities that ha ye city
fathers and City Attorney H. K.
Hanna in a sea of correspondence
and wonderment. However, it was
intimated by Hanna that the con
fusion may not be as baffling as
at first thought, Inasmuch as
many of the details concerning
bonding of Uw loan, engineer’s es
timates and so on already have
been cared for.
City Attorney Hanna yesterday
said be was in correspondence with
State Engineer C. C. Hockley,
PWA’s local egnineer who must
scan, and pass, all estimates,
plans, blds and contracts. A de
tailed outline of work to be done,
material and labor required, an ab
stract of bonds to be issued cover
ing >10,000 loan, and other mat
ters are to be worked out before
actual start of water improvement
and development work in this city.
It has been variously estimated
that Jacksonville will not begin
laying of mains for from one to 12
months, although it is thought by
some that delay will be negligible
if proper prodding is forthcoming.
When
estimates, plans and
bonds have been approved, Jack
sonville officials will then be in po
sition to call for bids which, when
accepted and approved by PWA,
will precipitate installation of pipe
line between two reservoirs and
development work above the large
storage pond. Application for the
loan was made late last year.
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Lethers Grabs Ears
With Rube Wright
at Armory Thursday
Continuing is elimination match
es to select a suitable foe for
“Jumping Joe" Savoldi. ex-Notre
Dame grid star in a few weeks.
Promoter Mack Lillard has this
week pitted 209-pound "Sad" S^m
Lethers of Dallas. Texas, and Rube
Wright, 235, of Los Angeles, in
first half of a double main event
at the armory this Thursday night.
On the second half of the cauli
flower dish will be seen Terrible-
Bad Pete Belcastro, leg-chewing
ear-grabber from Sacramento and
Pat McGill of Nebraska, who is
said to be a com-fed husky who
can gnaw an ear as greedily as
the next one.
With such a card scheduled to
go thumping back and forth across
the ring, with an elimination se
ries that should find tough meat
for Jumping Joe, Promoter Lillard
expected another packed house
with further reduced admission
prices in effect again this week.
First bell will be rung by Time
keeper Vivian Beach at 8:30 sharp.
papers and magazines, by self-
styled experts concerning the rat
tlesnake, who they represent as
non-poisonous and a perfect gen
tleman, in that he never fails to
ring his bell before attempting to
strike, and how it is impossible for
him to strike farther than two-
thirds of his length and in most
cases only about one-third, and
how if one gets bitten there is no
cause for worry, etc., etc., will say
there are hundreds of people in
southern Oregon and northern
California who can swear that the
rattlers of thia section only rattle
when they happen to think of it,
which is not often. They generally
forget it and try to shake hands
without any warning whatever. I
have personally seen them jump
clear off their coil when striking,
especially when on the upper slope
of a hill. In California I had to
discard a three-foot cane I carried
to kill them with for a much
longer snake-stick, because many
of them could strike farther than
the length of the cane.
And as to being non-poisonous,
I notice that a person who has
been bitten by one, if no antidote
is forthcoming pdq. afterward, will
shortly bid farewell to this earth
and join the legions of the skies.
And I don't mean maybe, possibly
or perhaps.
Two travelers from Arizona,
looking the country over, dropped
in to see me last week and na
turally, in the course of conversa
tion, inquired where was the cen
ter of the greatest mining activity
in this county. I had no hesitation
in answering that while swarms of
miners wer busily engaged in rob
bing Mother Earth of her treas
ures all over the county, the heav
iest gold mining I knew of was
being done tn the pool halls of
Jacksonville Am I right, or am I
right?
Yours, till the goose-step is in
troduced into America.
Ruch, Oregon.
J- C. REYNOLDS.