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Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, August 10, 1934
Number 32
| JAC'KHONVILLE
GRANGE
TO
SHOW FREE JUBILEE MOVIES 2 O’CLOCK DANCE
SEEK OPTION ON Water, Water Everywhere, But
AT DOUBT HOUSE TONIGHT
motion picture of the re- WILL CONTINUE
DREDGE GROUND Not a Drop to Drink Ever Went j cent Free Diamond
Jubilee will be
shown at the Jacksonville Grange
iq, the old court house tonight RULES COUNCIL
NEAR THIS CITY
Through a Dyrite Dike, By Gosh! hall
at 8 o'clock. All persons interested
Mr. Roosevelt, In his recent vis-
it, again him demonstrated that he
gives a dam fur the west.
•
Newa dispatches alate gambling
taslnoa have been Closed In New
OAsans, We re not surprise at the
evidence of a sporting element in
the southern metropolis, for a per­
son must be willing to take u
chance to live there now
•
A Maryland minister was ar­
rested for bribing a cab driver to
bring romantic couples to his
home. Many married folks prob­
ably will think the cabby should
have t>een pinched for taking 'em
anywhere to get hitched.
•
We're not certain Just what the
funcUons arc of <»logon's board of
control, but obviously It's not self-
control.
•
Then there's the southern Ore­
gon Carpenter who built such a
lasting friendship with President
Roosevelt that the chief executive
recognized him In a crowd after an
18-year parting.
•
Enthusiasm may be a wonderful
thing, but look at those poor Ger­
mans who lost their heads over
Hitler
•
Politics make strange bedfel­
lows. Republican die-hards and
communists both are trying to dis­
credit the New Deal and Roose­
velt.
•
A man generally is big when his
heart is and his head isn't.
•
Not always right, but always in­
tensely human and forever trying
That’s Roosevelt, who will go down
tn history, but not for the count.
•
A club sandwich, according to
Kino Hemmlla, Is a few mouthy
morsels between slices on the golf
course.
•
Clark Wood recommends Weston
ijecause of its feminine 23456789'a,
m figures You were reaching for
our type in that case, Clark. Now
we know we'll be cccc-lng you.
•
After observing the transconti­
nental wont battle between Olin
Miller of Georgia and Oregon's
most-quoted editor, Clark Wood of
Weston, we can understand from
where came the Inspiration to call
a machine gun a “typewriter."
Clark continues to swat Georgia
Millers, while Olin has never stop­
ped knocking on Wood.
•
While speaking of the brother­
hood, we would like to observe
that Art (Hie) Powell of the Cen­
tral Point American has been giv­
ing his linotype a much needed va­
cation while he pounds on his new
abode, which Is being remodeled.
•
Though dog days may be here
again, it frightens few to see a
beer mug foaming at the mouth,
according to Moore Hamilton of
the Medford New«, who frequently
ambers down to the corner.
•
And then there’s Louie, who re­
cently changed his eating habits,
being greeted by, "What kind of
bread will you have?”
HERE’S REAL NEWS:
BULL THROWS MAN AS
HOFFMAN SHAKEN VP
Sometimes even the most gentle
pet can play too boisterously,
which is what happened Saturday
when George Hoffman, 79-year-old
resident of Thompson creek, was
attacked by his young de-homed
Jersey bull after repairing the pas­
ture fence Failing In an effort to
drive the bull from the pasture,
Mr. Hoffman was walking home­
ward when the bull, approaching
from behind, hooked him to the
ground, tossed him in the air, then
rolled the man on the ground again
as a final touch to his little game.
Mr. Hoffman was able to get to
his feet and pick up a rock, at
which gesture the animal re­
treated.
The aged man escaped broken
bones and serious injuries, al­
though he is confined to his bed
as a result of painful bruises and
shock. Dr. J. C. Smith of Grants
Pass was summoned after the ac­
cident.
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It must be wives are getting
soft. One who shot and killed her
husband in California declares she
only meant to scare him. Weston
Leader.
A news writers' union is talked
of, and It might result in an inter­
val of blessed relief if they had one
and struck. Weston Leader.
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"You never hear of a nudist col­
ony on a roof top,” declares Bro­
ther Hall of The Jacksonville
Miner, "probably because they
want to live down stares.” Is this
the testimony of an eye witness?
—Weston Leader.
200 AcreH, Starting Near
Bybee Corner, Would
Follow Daisy Creek Bed
to Jacksonville City Line
Coming T uesday
Optioneers Ben F. Fairchild and
Mike E Fahey, who have been ac­
tive in the Jacksonville section for
several days past, seek pledge of
200 acres of Daisy creek bottom
land fur possible dredge activities,
it was revealed here this week
Fulrchild and Fahey have ap­
proached land owners from Frank
Bybee's corner to city limits of
Jacksonville, along the creek
course, relative to signing of op­
tion to prospect and test ground
with an eye to dredging for gold
According to George Wendt, one
of the land owners whose property
Is Included in the placer-enriched
area, leases have been drawn and
presented to owners along a two-
mile route for consideration, but
no acceptances have been reported, j
Should optloneers and owners get
together, an engineer would be
sent here to make investigation .
preparatory to prospecting of the | General (harh-x H. Martin,
ground, which would require about United
Staten
Congressman
a year, before definite decision to from Oregon, will speak In Jack-
erect dredger on lower end of the sonvilc Tuesday, August 1«, be­
strip for actual recovery of gold.
tween the hours of 10 and 11
According to plans as outlined a.m., according to R. O. Stephen­
by the dredge representatives, who son, chalrmun Jackson County
have kept identity of their back­ DemiM-ratk' Central committee.
ing a secret, land would be pur­ IxM-al arrangements will be In
chased outright in the advent of hands of Precinct Committee­
actual dredge operation, with \ man Jo** H. Wetterer and Judge
gravel tailings to be deposited be­ F. L. Too telle of Jacksonville,
low rich topsoil, leaving surface and Miles Cantrail of Applegate.
suitable for orchard ground when General Martin is the demo­
leveled off.
cratic nominee for governor of
It is not known whether land I
Oregon.
owners involved will lease enough
ground to the pair to make the j
furtherance of plans practicable, : City’s Largest Gold
although it has long been conceded ‘
that enough gold values lie em­ Nugget Found Here
bedded in underground gravel to
make such a project profitable.
At Pence’s Saturday
There seems to be some doubt as
to whether land is of more value I Although southern Oregon has
for agricultural uses or placer yielded many large nuggets, placer
ground, the strip being one of mines located within the limits of
southern Oregon's most fertile sec­ Jacksonville, though producing
tions.
have never given up
Several farmers approached for coarse gold, large
chunks of the
lease visited the Foots creek particularly
till last Saturday, when Ed
dredge of the Rogue River Gold metal
Pence and Walter Whitney com­
company to scan such outfits, and pleted
digging with the
to visualize their own property's finding a of week's
$58 nugget, weighing
appearance after passing of a more than a two
ounces, according
dredge.
to Gold Buyer G W. Godward. The
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piece was a perfect specimen, well­
APPLEGATE GRANGERS
shaped and free from quartz.
WILL MEET TONIGHT AT
Pence and Whitney have been
CANTRALL SWIM HOLE mining on the Pence place near
the center of town on Third street,
The Applegate Grange is hold­ and were cleaning up a rather
ing an open meeting this evening mediocre week's revenue when
at 7:30 at the Cantrail swimming they chanced upon the nqgget, said
hole, to which all who are inter­ by Godward to be the largest ever
ested in Grange activities are in- mined in town to his knowledge.
vit«d, ¡>.ii t leulai lv t hose who have Ten and 15 dollar chunks have
intentions of joining the Grange.
been frequent, however, and about
Swimming will be enjoyed, fol­ 40 backyard mines are operating
lowed by a weiner roast. The eve­ within city limits at present, at a
ning program is being arranged by profit.
the H ouk - Economics club
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To avoid sleepless nights, try
Some people like to work—other sleeping in Oregon. — Weston
people.—Weston Leader.
Leader.
in viewing the hour-long program,
It may be a paradox, or some­ spiced with a comedy, are invited
thing, that even though there is a to be present and seated by 8:00, County Court Request for
water shortage here, Jacksonville when the Copco movies will be
12 o’Clock Closing Here
was never considered very dry. But shown.
Tabled
for 30 Days by
this summer, even with repeal,
thehre has been a distinct dusti­
City Fathers After Talk
ness in gardens and yards of the
old town, and with the aid of
For the time being, at least,
PWA, something is about to be
i there will be no change in the clos-
done about it.
l ing hour of Jacksonville's Satur-
Along about 1853 man started
day night dances, city fathers de­
scratching Mother Earth here­
cided Tuesday evening after a
abouts for a yellow treasure that
brief discussion of the county
would buy guilded cages for birds
court's request that this city vol­
and was rewarded handsomely. In
untarily close at midnight, and
fact, no few of them established
granted the Jacksonville Chamber
fortunes from the earth's store­ Miners Take Hillites 7 to 4 of Commerce the usual 30-day
house And now, with gold mining
permit for August, which
on Gold Hill Diamond to dance
settled down to a placid, routine
permits Saturday night operation
matter like farming and bartend­
2 a.m.
Complete Three Wins on until
ing, Jacksonvillians are planning
Mayor Wesley Hartman and
Latter’s Lot for Season other city officials received an in­
to scratch Mother Earth’s back
again, this time for something oft-
vitation a week ago to attend a
times thought valueless, but in­
With Jacksonville's Miners lead­ "discussion” of uniform closing
finitely more necessary water. ing their bitterest baseball rivals hours over the county with the
You know, that colorless fluid we three games out of five for the county court and Gold Hill Mayor
used to squander by the glassfulls season, final tussle of the summer Hartman. Councilmen Peter Fick,
around here.
between the nines will be played Paul Godward and Jim Cantrall
Well, Jacksonville has a water­ here Sunday, when second half of attended the meeting Wednesday,
shed that seems to be continually the two-game Twirled Series will August 1, but Gold Hill officials
declined the Invitation altogether.
shed of water when it is needed be called at 2:30 sharp.
It was only last year that Gold According to county court mem­
in the worst way. And even when
it is needed in some of the best > Hill's Cement Makers eked out bers, local officers present leaned
ways, too. There is a belief current § wins in every meeting of the two toward the uniform closing per­
that a dyrite dike (pardon our nines, though Miners finally dwin­ sonally. but promised only to take
shop-talk) streaks out across the dled score to 2-1 in late season. the matter up at Tuesday night’s
hills above the town's large res­ Thia year, however, the local nug­ regular meeting of city fathers.
ervoir and veers water off to the get knockers have taken Hill club Councilman E. S. Severance sug­
north, or at least to somewhere three out of five meetings, each gested that Jacksonville officials
else. This dike, which acts much time on the Gold Hill lot, to hold a not act too hastily in deciding the
like a pair of rubber panties on narrow lead over their traditional issue, and that the local chamber
Junior, nestles against a mountain rivals, which may be lost again of commerce’s wishes, as well as
of sandstone which is notoriously Sunday when the invaders will at­ those of the county court, were to
porous and water-soaked, and tempt to down J'villltes for the be considered.
Chamber of Commerce Secre­
performs Ilk a subterranean wing­ third time on the local field. Such
dam in diverting flow of under­ a performance would make both tary Joe B. Wetterer, one of Jack­
teams stay at home like lambs and sonville's most colorful—and loyal
ground water.
—citizens, championed his organi­
The dike, for reasons best known travel like lions.
Jacksonville’s Miners, with one zation’s cause, delivering an im­
to Itself, ambles off toward the
pressive and enlightening speech
Webster ranch, where artesian more scheduled game after Sun­ on
the local chamber has
wells attest a goodly flow of mois­ day, seek to take four wins from done what
in the past toward helping
ture beneath the soil, and effects Gold Hill, however, and are drilling the city.
"The county court, in
a most embarrassing boycott of last Sunday’s winning combination making the
request that Jackson­
the Jacksonville reservoir. To for another victorious perform­ ville close her
dances at midnight
ance.
The
Cement
City
lads
are
overcome this perversity, it is
out several favors it has
planned to puncture the panties, one of southern Oregon’s hardest pointed
this city. I would like to
er, tunnel through the dyrite dike, nines to beat. To date Miners have granted
point out a few favors the cham­
tap the granite sponge and tempt won 11 and lost 11 games.
Last week-end Miners traveled ber of commerce, too, has done
the underground flow, with the
Jacksonville in the past. And
aid of two natural laws- gravity to Gold Hill to take that nine 7-4 for
there will be other deeds of a civic
and a willingness to follow the tn a fast, clean game which fur­ nature
in the future, provided our
course of least resistance- toward nished fans nine innings of tense, only source
income is not stop­
this city’s alleged water supply. capable baseball. Pitcher Skinny ped by this of move
to close our
PWA funds, $3000 of ’em, have Wilson held Cement Makers to six dances." said Secretary
Wetterer.
hits,
while
Miners
took
nine
from
been promised by Mr. Roosevelt's
It
was
revealed
to
councilmen
that
Wilmer
Bailey
to
send
him
to
sec
­
boys for this purpose. Another
local chamber has invested
$10,000 has been allocated for pur­ ond base, completing the day with the
than $5000 in the U. S. hotel
chase and installation of several five hits off Hammersley, recently more
building, where dances are held,
thousand feet of cast iron water of Miner lineups.
Score by innings:
RHE and has paid the city's insurance
main between large and service
on the structure for sev­
reservoirs, some 4000 feet now J’ville ............ 016 000 000—7 14 2 premium
300 000 100—4 6 4 eral years, as well as many other
haphazardly served by a wooden Gold Hill
One week from Sunday Miners unheralded deeds.
pipe that wooden do much longer.
Following Wetterer’s able pre­
Several years ago another will wind up the season with the sentation
of the commerce cham-
drouth blew into town. Things be­ third meeting with Viv Beach's | ber’s side of
picture, there was
came so serious that truckloads of Jacksonville Merchants, Manager a noticeable the
change of sentiment
water had to be hauled from Med­ Hall to do Miner pitching. The among officials,
promptly
ford at great expense to the tax­ game will be followed by a picnic moved to grant the who
usual 30-day
payers The Jacksonville Chamber on Star gulch for Miner players.
license and consider next month’s
of Commerce eyed this same dy­
of action at leisure. City
rite dike with a watery glint in another 16 feet miners started course
Recorder
Ray Coleman was in­
their eye. A shaft was sunk 19 building an ark, there was so much structed to
write county court
feet beside this slate wall and, water entering, the shaft. In fact, members, advising
them that “it
much to the dismay of pessimists, enough flow was spontaneous from seems to be the opinion
Jack­
water began to fill the hole. But the “dry” hill that water hauling sonville councilmen that of dances
when an inch drill hole was sunk ceased then and there, proving may be closed at midnight, pro­
that at last a theory had been vided Gold Hill will agree in the
found that could stand a little meantime to close at the same
practice.
hour.” However, the letter was
Again the Chamber of Com­ worded in such a way as to not
merce may come to the water­ form a definite promise of any
front. Secretary Joe B. Wetterer course of action at next council
and others are considering the meeting, first Tuesday in Septem­
drilling of a six-inch hole in bot­ ber.
tom of this same shaft (which still
A brief discussion of steps to be
is filled with water, mind you) to taken concerning this city's prom­
a depth of at least 50 feet more, ised loan of $10,000 and a $3000
and possibly a hundred, to enthuse grant from PWA followed, but no
skeptics (of which there is no action could be taken pending fur­
drouth) and augment feeble flow ther instruction from State Engi­
into the city's reservoir. Next neer C. C. Hockley, expected soon.
month is tentative date for such A special meeting of council will
development, if things go well. be called in the near future to take
This hole would anticipate devel­ action on preparing estimates and
opment with PWA funds some plans, said Mayor Hartman, so
time later, and would be an aux­ that letting of contracts and ac­
iliary source, if dyrite dike is tun­ tual installation of the new pipe­
neled.
line and water development may
On the other hand, however, start with the least possible delay.
there are skeptics who, when told Necessary investigation and ab­
of the plan, will give you a dry stract of bonds voted for the pur­
smile, a knowing look and a willow pose have already been prepared
twig to play with. Yet, on still an­ for PWA. said City Attorney Han­
other hand, way up above the pro­ na early this week.
posed development on the ridge
Councilman Jim Cantrall was
above Lily Trairie and about 50 not present at the meeting, at­
feet from the highest point in the tended by Mayor Hartman. City
mountain, some nut with a forked Recorder Ray Coleman and Coun­
stick located enough water to fur­ cilmen Peter Fick, E. S. Severance
nish a steam boiler, lumber camp, and Paul Godward. A small group
stock troughs and showers in a of interested townspeople also was
hole 10 feet deep The summit well present at the meeting.
still is fenced to keep stock from
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bogging down in the surrounding
ground, and it was 30 years ago Former Blue Ledge
that the Ohio lumber mill foreman
and Joe Wetterer were persui.ded Superintendent Now
to dig for water atop a mountain. Pacific States Boss
To sum it all down in as many
words as possible, it appears that
P. H Miller, former superinten­
old Mr. Jacksonville is either going dent of the Blue Ledge copper
to have to make water pretty soon mine back in its heyday, has ac­
or go back on the water wagon.
cepted position as mine foreman at
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Pacific States Mines, according to
• Among Jacksonville baseball word from officers of the com­
fans to attend the game at Gold pany. He has more recently been
Hill Sunday were Clint (Punk) employed in the mineral belt of
Dunnington. Leonard Osborne. Idaho, and is a practical miner of
Burdette Dunnington, Freda But­ many years experience.
Superintendent Robert Clarke of
cher and Norma Flitcroft.
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Pacific States is enjoying a leave
Some people summer in the of absence and vacation in Canada,
country and others simmer in the where he is doing some work on
FINAL GAME OF
TWIRLED SERIES
J’VILLE SUNDAY
S’MATTER POP ................................ By C. M. Payne
city.—Weston Leader.
property in that section.