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NEWLY STOCKED
DRUGSTORE WILL
OPEN NOV. 21ST
Flattery Is a fine thing until
someone starts believing it.
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The youngster who isn't broke
to Ivud generally Is the one who is
led into trouble.
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We all want government of, by
and for the people, but we want
someone else to pay for it.
If it'll b< olo- with President
Rtxtscvelt, we'd just as soon hi»
suggested work Insurance would
protect us from too much contact
with it.
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Americanism: A Baltimore phy
xlclan who can’t explain what
causes common colds declaring hi'
has discovered a method whereby
he can develop a six-year-old child
into the strength and sluturc of a
college halfback.
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Human beings are pretty smart
crlttsrs at that A r t < m being elim
inated by grade crossings for the
past 20 years, they are going to
eliminate the grade crossings
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If idle hands are tools of the
devil, then the hnpless |*oison oak
sufferer is certainly on speaking
terms with St. Pete.
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Brother Moore Hamilton of the
Medtoid Nawa I'd the field In I uh
race for representative of Jackson
county. Good training for any
young scribe for it la a recognized
fact that longevity in the news
paper business often depends on
good running.
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The AAA's pig-sticking business
would indicate Uncle Sam'l be
lieves the sword Is mightier than
the J>en
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We'd just as soon never get to
that last roundup after listening
to a lot of punk radio singers
mumble they were headin' thata-
way.
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Modernization hasn't done so
much Our forefathers were led
around by a wagon tongue, and
we are still guided pretty much by
waggin' tongues.
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Marine worms have been found
that can stretch from two to 90
feet in length at will Now there's
something we'd like to see substi
tuted for Uncle Sam's frogskins.
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The height of procrastination is
the belief that only after death
will come judgment day.
A critic is a guy who does all his
checker playing over your shoul
der.
There should be a liniment to all
things, believe Jacksonville's elk
hunters recently „»turned from
the mountains.
Indian, Australian
Meet in Lillard’s
Thursday Mat Go
A wrestling meet that had the
outward appearance of an inter
national meet at Geneva was pre
sented to fans at the Medford ar
mory last night by Promoter Mack
Lillard, who brought Jaggat Singh.
245-pound Hindu and Bonny Muir,
Australian, together in half of a
double-header. Muir took the In
dian two out of three falls in a
whirlwind match which was fre
quented with comedy when Ref
eree Ray Friable attempted to un-
derstand the Hindu tongue of the
beefy loser.
Singh halls from Punjab, India.
which is an appropriate name for a
wrestler's home town, and is a
student of the Oriental method of
grapple and grumble. Muir already
has hopped from the nimble seat
of a kangaroo into hearts of south
ern Oregon mat encirclers and has
proved almost as popular as that
rubber-legged gent from Texas,
Sad Sam lathers, who issued a
challenge to last night's winner.
In the first half of the exhibition
Lillard had pitted Cliff Thiede.
Ix>ng Beach lifeguard, against the
Hooded Devil, a "new face" in
Medford that must have been a
caution when Thiede finished tak
ing two out of three falls with Son
nenberg butts. Thiede is a willing
mixer who thinks an opponent is
something to cushion canvas with.
Lillard s Thursday night match
es are on regular winter schedule,
starting promptly at 8:30, with
extra-low rates prevailing.
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LOW RAILROAD FARES
FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL
Roundtrip railroad tickets sell
ing for the regular one-way fare
plus 50 cents will be the travel
"bargain” offered by Southern Pa
cific during the Christmas and
New Year period, according to an
announcement received here.
The low-fare roundtrip tickets
will be on sale from December 13
to January 1, inclusive, and the
return trip limit on all tickets will
be January 15, it was stated.
Hunters Seek Elk
In Corner of State
But End in Beefing
BASEMENT WORK
AT SCHOOL SOON
A group of Jacksonville nlrnrods
this week were biting
_ themselves IN FINAL STAGES
Week Sees Three
hires Break Out on
Applegate’s Hills
CITY FORWARDS
PWA CONTRACTS
Three minor forest fires, now
under control, broke out on Ap FOR WATER LOAN
plegate over the week-end, with
with borrowed elk teeth as they
returned from a forage into the SERA Relief Work Uses largest burn covering between 50
and 75 acres, according to Ranger Abundance of Red Tape Is
wilds of northeastern Oregon in
Port, who took a crew of CCC
Crew of 10 to Improve Lee
search of big game. The huntsmen
Partially Cleared by City
boys to Elliott creek to snuff the
returned over the week-end with
High
School
Gym
and
to
Dads in Special Council
blaze
which
hail
been
burning
for
everything but Insomnia and elk
days till reported by a
Construct Shower Room several
meat.
Meeting Wednesday Nite
resident of that section.
About 10 days ago Ray Cole
Two other bums were reported,
Established almost In Jackson man, John Knight, Harold Reed,
With erection of forms next
Meeting in special session to
ville's first year of existence, the Jack Green, Arthur Van Galder Monday, workmen will start pour one on Whiskey peak which was authorize Mayor Wesley Hartman
handled
by
Ed
Russell,
forestry
Jacksonville Pharmacy, dating and son Peewee, Dan’l (Boone) ing cement for the new gymna
and Recorder Ray Coleman to sign
buck to 1862, will is* reopened next Shutts, Jim Littell and Howard sium basement soon at the local foreman at Camp Applegate. It PWA water loan and grant con
covered
about
two
acres
on
Sut
Wednesday, November 21, as a Latimer departed with camping school, stated Principal M. E. Coe,
tracts, Jacksonville's city dads
completely modernized, up-to-date equipment und high hopes for elk who is superintending the improve ton gulch. Another small bum was Wednesday night completed more
said
to
be
under
control
on
Sally
’
s
drug store, according to Mrs. Jean country where, they were led to ment. Ceiling in auditorium has
in the Little Applegate wat preliminary technicalities which
Gillis, who will personally super believe, the animals abound. John been completed and several coats gulch
placed the city that much closer
ershed.
vise the renovated store owned by Knight alone bagged a bull elk, of paint applied, with balance of
to actual realization of a new pipe
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C. C. Chitwood, pharmacist of this while others didn't even scare up SERA work to center in basement 4-
♦ line between main and service res
city.
a g<xxl story to bring back, save of the structure, which is being
ervoirs and the development of
transformed
into
a
combination
of
Although stocks had deterior for the one on Dun'l (Boone) Shuss
water flow near present springs.
dressing
rooms,
furnace
room
and
ated during the past few years, which runs as follows:
The PWA loan would absorb >10,-
needed improvements to the
next week's opening will return to
000 water bonds voted for this pur
Shuss. a woodsman by Instinct, toilets,
Jacksonville, Applegate and Ruch fired a round of six shots at a building.
pose three years ago, and also
First authorized under CWA,
folk a complete, modern and con spike that was nibbling moss off
would give to Jacksonville a >3000
venient pharmaceutical service. Old the end of his rifle barrel without work at the school auditorium was
grant for water development.
merchandise has been cleared out. once hitting the animal, and then later authorized under SERA'S
The agreement was forwarded to
fixtures remodeled, the building Jim Littell had to chase the lost stringent relief requirements, gov By OUR KEYHOLE EXPERT Washington officials immediately,
has been redecorated and entirely Dan'l 18 miles through trackless ernment furnishing >1264 for la 4--------------------------------- —4 leaving only a check of legal de
new and fresh stocks of drug sun weeds back to camp, Dan’l making bor, the school district to furnish
Theron (App) Applcbaker sort tails and the submission of engi
dries, toiletries, hospital supplies, the entire jaunt in a dead run be- all materials, which are expected of listless-like since his bee' fran neer’s report—now in process of
to
about
equal
the
labor
bill.
Un
stationery,
chocolates,
holiday cuuac he thought footsteps behind
got hisself hitched to a local gal. completion—between printing of
goods and other necessities, includ him were those of an elk, never der SERA only those on county re
the bonds and actual breaking of
Alice Hoefs not living up to the ground
ing household remedies, have been once knowing his tracker was lief rolls are eligible for work,
on the project which has
legend
concerning
blonds
and
re
Imported for the store, and Mrs nothing more harmful than the which is prorated at about 24 to
been a hoped-for improvement for
maining
man-proof.
She
even
ad
36 hours per month, with a pay
Gillis expects to be in a |x>sition to Jacksonville marshal.
a number of years here. Wooden
scale ranging from 50 cents per mits that, after giving single life pipeline which would be replaced
supply ail local drug and prescrip
About
the
only
accomplishment
a
long
trial,
she
believes
she's
I hour for unskilled labor to as high
tion needs as accurately, economi
by PWA funds has been in service
cally and quickly as Medford con of the trip, according to local as >1.10 for plumbers. As many going to like rugged individualism. many years past its allotted span
housewives, was that hunters, who Jacksonville men as possible have
Globetrotters Mr. and Mrs. Ray and is in deplorable condition, con
cerns.
Residents of this section have departed like monarchs of the for been employed on the work, which i Wilson borrowing a ouija board to tributing in part to this past sum
long felt the need for a pharmacy est, returned like lambs and now is going forward three days a discover what made one of their mer's water drouth. The >3000
car’s valves lean over like a top- grant would be for the purpose of
which offered quick, reliable serv meekly eat their bread crusts, put i week, explained Coe.
The project, when completed, heavy toadstool on their recent continuing
ice in administering to their drug the cat out obediently and address
water development
and sundry needs and the new the missus with a respectful "Yes. will give to this community an trip to Eureka. Calif.
started by chamber of commerce
Ma'am.
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auditorium and indoor sports court
Jacksonville Pharmacy, which will
Knee action doors at the Marble officials and the local fire company
with complete dressing and toilet Comer slapping a gent in the face late this summer which averted a
henceforth be known as Chit
facilities which, coupled with the in a take-that-you-mug manner.
wood's, is intended to fill this
serious water shortage when a
need Complete stocks, fresh, new , Antique and Trinket scaled interior, will proved of great
Bros, hardware store >300 expenditure produced enough
convenience and practicability An in Hubbard
merchandise will be featured at [
Medford using a steam shovel water to handle domestic needs.
low prices, on a direct competitive j Hunters, Here’s Your outside entrance to basement will to get into the hole.
City Engineer D. McDonough
be
constructed
which,
in
addition
Itasis with other drug and cut-rate ’
was hired recently to submit spec
A
tiny
Jacksonville
youngster,
Utopia at Chitwood’s to school use. will make the fa with saucer-like eyes and a turned- ifications for the project and this
stores of southern Oregon.
cilities available for outdoor pic up nose, sporting chapeaux made week city officials passed an or
W<- will try to carry as large
a stock of items as possible,” said
Enough dingbats and doodads to nics. baseball games and other of his dad’s miner's cap muchly- dinance authorizing Mayor Hart
Mrs Gillis this week, "and we will buy half the world, in early In gatherings of a public nature. At pinned over in back.
man's and Recorder Coleman’s sig
be in a position to fill any request dian medium of exchange, has been present there are no such facilities
natures on the contract, under the
City
Councilman-School
Board
available.
for moat exacting prescriptions
guiding hand of City Attorney H.
Member-Mail
Tribune
Pressman
High school students, said Prin Paul Godward trying to convince K. Hanna, who is handling legal
und any unusual merchandise need dffsted off and uncovered at the
with promptness and at a consid Jacksonville Pharmacy, southern cipal Coe. have been so interested a bystander the beer keg in the detail of the application.
erable saving." Dr. Harold B. Gillis Oregon's first, as a by-product of in the work they have volunteered back of his car was filled with
No definite time has been set
and his wife have met the need renovation going on there under many hours of hard labor to hurry water.
for actual arrival of funds for the
the
feminine
touch
of
Mrs.
Har
completion
of
the
project,
which
is
for an up-to-date drug store in
Florence Severance sending a J. Improvement work, but it- is ex
Jacksonville and a few days ago old B Gillis, who will be interested expected within a few more weeks. C. Penney money-cup off on a pected that red tape will be un
remodeled
in
the
newer
store
being
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completed buying and merchandis
tangled in time for the work to
jingling circuit.
ing arrangements which enabled and restocked.
be completed before warm months
Quad,
the
office
pup,
scratching
them to aid Chitwood in complete-1 Such ultra-luxuries as quill Merritt-Winningham
some of those type-lice Devil Bill of next spring and summer.
ly rehabilitating his store. Mrs. toothpicks, fancy buttonhooks and
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Johnson has been looking for.
Nuptials
Return
to
Gillis will act as manager-clerk drugs long since dropped from the
Screwball Turner all dressed up
und extends a special invitation to pharmacoepca have been discov
Applegate, J’ville
Applegate to Live and grinning an apology.
all people of this trade territory ered in archives of the store which
Jack Green and Art Van Galder
to drop in Wednesday to inspect dates back to 1857. when Jackson
Contribute Gobs to
Following a brief trip to Van totin’ bottles, this time filled with
the new Chitw<x>d's and to become ville was the largest city in Ore couver. Washington, last week, Mr. gold.
familiar with the service which it gon territory. And, brother, when and Mrs. Percy C. Merritt returned
Uncle Sam’s Navy
Carl Anderson whinging a ding
brings closer to homes of Jack- a tooth is picked the quill way, I to Applegate, where they plan to in Yacksonville, by yiminy!
sonville and the west side.
it is really picked, point out old- make their home. Mrs. Merritt was
Ike Coffman with his nose
The arrival of the United States
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timers who are up on their re- Valera Winningham, daughter of wrinkled and head screwed to one fleet on the Pacific coast Friday
membering-whens.
CUSTOMERS RIDE NEW
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Winningham of side as he waxes descriptive.
is of more than passing interest
Of course, plain and. fancy but Applegate and Jacksonville, Mrs.
CUSHIONS AT THE ROXY
Superintendent Mitchell of Pa to local people since Edward How-
tonhooks are a little bit less adapt Merritt being a graduate of high cific States mine kinds liking that brook, who formerly made his
Theatergoers were treated to a able to present-day uses, what school here last spring.
young son of his.
home with Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
new luxury this week at the Roxy with button shoes and corsets
Merritt is a lieutenant at Camp
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Kleinhammer, and attended the
theater in Medford when Gene yielding to the rip of zippers. How Applegate CCC. and came here
local high school, is one of the
ever,
antique
and
novelty
hunters
Childers, owner of the popular
some time ago from the east. The
sailors. Mr. Howbrook's ship, the
house, installed latest seating had better drop into the old phar young couple were recipients of a Warning to Hunters! destroyer Decatur, described in a
equipment which provides the ul macy before the junk man calls charivarie Tuesday night at the
press dispatch as a "slim gray
By J. C. REYNOLDS
tra-modern auditorium with deep- round if they would eye whaja- home of the bride's parents, where
ghost in the early morning light,”
Probably the majority of hunt was the first of the van of 57 ves
cushioned seats which are the last macalllts even Gran’pap would’ve the marriage was solemnized last
ers are not aware of the strict sels to enter the harbor at San
Thursday, November 8.
word in comfort and design.
thought were old-fashioned.
provisions of the law governing Diego.
the conduct of the swarms of nim-
Mr. Howbrook, stationed in Phil
rods now infesting the woods and adelphia during the summer, vis
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hills during the present hunting ited New York. Baltimore and
season.
other coast cities while on the At
AttenUon is called to the fact lantic seaboard, he has written
that it is unlawful to shoot a CCC friends here. He will visit San
worker at any time. There is no Francisco soon, and during the
open season on these game birds. coming year will cruise to Alaska
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Ranchers, if found in the hills and Hawaiian islands.
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away from their homes, may be
H IS HOT
Forrest Hall, young brother of
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hunted and shot at, but if hit, the The Miner editor, also is a member
Kt SS -H im
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carcass
must
be
tagged
and
the
CoTF
of Uncle Sam's fleet, being as
hide left on.
signed to the U. S. S. California.
There is no closed season on Other local naval recruits from
MOT
prospectors. Those having horns Jacksonville include Calvin Lusk,
may be bagged at any time, now here on furlough, Charles
k'lSSUM
though the meat may not be ship (Chuck) Ward and Alfred Babb.
ped out of the state. The bounty
on prospectors' scalps is 75 cents wild game of our forests will be
per dozen, payable in county war preserved intact.
Any violation of these provisions
rants maturing in 1989.
It is unlawful tp kill more than will be regarded as a misdemeanor
two milch cows and one work and shall be punishable with a
horse between the hours of 7 and fine of not less than 10 cents, or
12 o'clock when using a spotlight. 15 minutes in jail, or both, at the
Turkeys and hens may be killed discretion of the court.
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at any time during the daylight
Speaking of "abundant life,” it
hours.
Hogs, when mistaken for coug is especially so in China.—Weston
ars. may be killed on the spot, but Leader.
the hams must not be cut from the
body and carried away.
OUR QUERY
All hunters with criminal in
stincts are advised that the pres "To dam or not to dam?”
ent hunting season offers the only Is answered near the town
C ome T5 ack
T-HAT MRAMi IT
MAw, vj+jAT
chance for another whole year for By Luman, The Worker.
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WHATi
IS NOT
the legal murder of an obnoxious Who dammed with his own
IT meam
A ll T-M is
partner or, in fact, of anyone they
CLEAN
hands
vj -H eh 5> umt +| in 'J((
dislike.
The method most in vogue For six feet of water
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I lu T ell
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is to invite such parties on a hunt In lakelet, crystal clear.
T+|e>St T’OLK'S
ing trip and quietly bump them In which he soon will plant
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off. By professing great sorrow, Two hundred thousand trout.
'To WAS-0 Y+J at
the killer can usually get off with Why not do likewise,
1i>Ai3y
a sharp reprimand from the judge Every one who can ?
and a promise to be more careful
in the future.
Farmers
The wisest procedure is to carry
a small, wide-mouthed bottle in
and Fruitgrowers
the pocket of the hunting coat into
which the killer may weep, thus
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saving his tears to exhibit as proof
(Deposits Insured)
that his sorrow was genuine. If P.S.:
he finds it impossible to shed tears Who will be the next one
a little salty water in the bottle To dam where waters run?
will answer the same purpose.
To stop the damning,
It is hoped that, by the strict And go to damming?
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observance of these provisions, the
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Jacksonville Pharmacy Is
County’s Oldest; To Be
Modern Store in Stock,
Fixtures and Price Tags
SEEN
In A Daze
S’MATTER POP
By C. M. Payne