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PLATES STOLEN,
MILL SHUT DOWN
Workmen, returning to gold mill
of the Jacksonville Gold Mining
company, limited. Thursday mom-
Ing were surprised to see three
amnlgum plates of the treating
plant had been stolen during the
night. The plates were valued at
approximately $200, but had been
cleaned up prior to end of work
Wednesday evening, and no gold
values were involved.
According to L. Houghton, presi­
dent of the company, new plates
will be installed and the mill re­
turned to operation by Monday.
Amalgum plates are used to catch
free gold from ores being milled in
the company's 25-ton Straube unit.
They first are coated with quick­
silver, which has an affinity for
native gold, passing waste mater­
ials onto a concentrating table.
The Jacksonville Gold Mining
company has been operating its
mill for more than a year on cus­
tom ore and ore from their Black-
well Hill mine. It is thought bur­
glars are known to the authorities,
who are at work on the case.
JOHN KNIGHT RESTING AT
MEDFORD HOSPITAL, WORD
Becoming seriously ill about
midnight Wednesday, John Knight
of this city was removed to the
Sacred Heart hospital In Medford
by ambulance, where he has been
under care of Dr. W. G. Bishop.
Although an Intestinal obstruction
made Knight’s condition grave, he
had not been operated on late last
night.
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FOUND IN TIIK DKIGIN'S
Three freshmen in a huddle.
Someone wanting to know if they
looked better with their hair be­
hind their ears or in front. A
teacher asking Bud Mit '-.ell if he
could make any more noise. Those
sweet little notes are in circula­
tion again For this week the biol­
ogy class is having fish for their
menu, instead of frogs. After look­
ing the student body over, there
are only two redheads to be found
this year. A sophomore boy wish­
ing he rated. What an idea half
a football for a hat! Howard Kie-
hoefer selling pies for 10 cents
each in English class. The Young
Printer signs his notes "Me.”
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PACIFIC STATES
WILL SHUT DOWN
FOR 3-DAY REST
The soviet government recently
shot several farmers for refusing
to pick cotton Meblie they were
American farmers.
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Clara How'» "It" turned out to
be seven and one-half [siundx of
bouncing "him.”
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And when we get to an overpro­
duction of human life, plowaharea
will be beaten back Into swords.
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if we could choke the back-seat
driver twice ns Ion", few of tin
would care If an extru cupful of
gaaoline was wanted
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Possibly the reason movies are
so popular la because on the acre« n
we can ace others aa we'd like to
aee ouraclvea.
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No doubt, with a slogan cam
palgn against crime underway.
10,MO ears In Sing Sing are burn
Ing.
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Americanism: Chicago women
seeking to outlaw toy guns and
weapons of war und overlooking
the menace of toy autos.
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One thing In favor of the Town-
semi old age pension plan is that
It might end the crack. "One is
only as old as one feels "
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The gold digging business has
been on the up-grade, but la noth­
ing compared to what it would be
If every man over 60 were to re­
ceive $200 a month, and no work
to do.
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With flood control going for­
ward In many sections, apparently
the government Intends to leave
the poor farmer a loam.
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A sea serpent seer is merely a
viewer with alarmer with nothing
else to do.
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A person always can talk better
sense than they can live.
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Consistency: A nation of people
who won't care for their own blissl
relatives wanting the government
to donate $200 per month to every
person over 00.
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Kight American missionaries
traveled to Hankow recently In
junks, according to a press dis­
patch. Evidently flivvers have in­
vaded the Orient, too.
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A lazy woman seldom has a lazy
tongue.
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She’s A Nugget, Ain’t She Boys!
First of Year to See 3-Shift
Continuous O|N*rution
of Treat Illg Plant
Thar may be gold in them thar
mountings, but then again, thar's
a Manly Claus a-comin, and min­
ers at Pacific States all 3ft of
’em arc going to receive a three-
<luy rest while officials and a few
workmen give the entire mine and
plant the oncs-over for needed
vitamins und repairs.
Pacific Htatcs, following the
quiet spell, will be groomed for
continuous three-shift operation of
its orc treating plant ubout Jan
uary 1 und Superintendent Mitch
ell and Foreman Miller have been
eyeing this fnll's steady downpour
of ram with smiles und
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visions of
plenty of wutcr for the next few
years ax one of the heaviest rain
falls in xeverul seasons continues
to fill mill water tanks.
With road completed to No. 2
level, and ore bin ready for ma­
terial. next week will aee move­
ment of quartz from the mountain-
top working to the mill, while tim­
bering la being completed in No
18-2 winze, where a shaft will be
sunk Into ore chute. Removing of
good milling orc from No. 18-1
winze has been continuing at a
steady rate, while other stopes of
the mine have been yielding a good
supply of rock tor mill bins.
Pacific States' 12th lot of con­
centrates will be shipped to smel­
ter Monday, said Superintendent
Mitchell yeaterday. Treatment of
orc continues at about 70 tons per
two-xhift day, with output ex­
pected to average 100 tons or bet­
ter when three-shift operation is
inaugurated Junuary 1.
Although workmen at the mine
will thank Santa Claus for one of
their very few short vacations,
they look to Mother Nature with
appreciation for having Jotra at all
and the Pacific States property,
formerly known as Opp mine, is
fast being recognized ax an actual
producer emerging from the lar­
vae form of promotion and de­
velopment -into a proven, full-
grown adult.
Pacific States minea, if sucees»•
ful in present development and
operation, will do more than any
other one thing to prove the en­
tire Jacksonville and southern Ore­
gon mining district.
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WINNER OF SILVERWARE
TO BE NAMED MONDAY AT
CHITWOOD’S STOKE, 3 P.M.
The winner of a set of silver,
complete service for six. will be de­
termined Monday afternoon at 2
pm., said Mrs lean Gillis, man
ager of the store. The Christmas
gift, a present from the store, will
be awarded the person holding a
number to be drawn at that time.
Chitwood's yesterday received
another large shipment of special
holiday merchandise which has
aroused much interest among local
people, said Mrs. Gillis. The re-
modeled store, formerly the Jack­
sonville pharmacy, will be open
evenings.
S’MATTER POP
SEEN
In A Daze
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By Ol II KEYHOLE EXPERT
WATER SEEKERS
NAME CANTRALL
AS GROUP HEAD
------ ♦ Next Move Will Embody
JUDGE WILLIAM COLVIG tell­
ing TOD PORTER today is a bar­
ber’s holiday observing invention
of the safety razor.
LEM WILSON waving back at
the animated Santa Claus in RAY
COLEMAN’S window and remark­
ing that it wax the first time St.
Nick has spoken to him in many
years.
DON DOROTHY agrin behind
the wheel of JEAN GILLIS’ car
JACK REYNOLDS, of the west­
ern yam fame, receiving so many
Christmas ties he shudders a poem
about them, while the KEYHOLE
EXPERT won't even get a two-for
handkerchief.
BUD REINKING and ANDY
SMITH in a furniture store want­
ing to cedar presents.
GEORGE MERRITT with a
couple chuirs suffering from
dropsy.
AUDRINE WHITE looking at
her medicined puppy and wonder­
ing if the worm had turned.
EMil. BRITT with a lot of
weather to observe.
II G. MITCHELL and PETE
MILLER, bosses at Pacific States
mine, busy making a mill-run.
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‘Backyard’ Miners
Find Placer Gold at
Skirts City Limits
For years early-day placer min­
ers confined their activities to hills
adjoining Jacksonville, and bed of
Jackson
creek.
which
flows
through the town, but neglected
to place any value on ground un­
der the city, or in gold flows car­
rying on out into the valley proper.
Ax a result, miners today are em­
ployed in large numbers digging
out gold from under the pioneers’
be<|x and kitchen tables.
According to Gold Buyer G. W.
Godward, shafts sunk recently as
far out into the va.ley as the L. M.
Wakefield ranch are producing
good placer gold in paying quan­
tities, pay streak in some places
running as high as $20 per yard,
with a good sprinkling of values
through overburden. Considered
“mined out" years ago, limits of
Jacksonville still continue to yield
a large, steady payroll of new
money. Godward himself buying
an average of $1500 a week in his
local grocery store.
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IOHN DEVLIN. BROTHER OF
MRS MILES < VNTKALL. DIES
LATE THURSDAY EVENING
John Devlin, brother of Mrs
Mlles Cantrail of Applegate, died
at the latter's home last night
about 7 o'clock, according to a re­
port to The Miner. Mr. Devlin had
been in poor health for the past
eight years, last two of which he
spent at the Applegate ranch.
Body was taken in charge by
Perl funeral home. Medford. Mr.
D< vlin also is survived by another
sister, Mrs. Agnes E. Hines of
Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Plans, Estimates for
Proposed Dam
Number 51
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•GATE DROP TO SPEND
NIGHT IN TEN NIGHTS
IN A BAK ROOM'
The sign-covered curtain at
the Applegate hall, which has
served the stage there for 12 or
1ft years, has received a new
glorification in the request of
the Medford American Legion
to use the curtain tn their old-
time “mellow drammer," Ten
Nights in a Bar Room," to be
presented tonight.
Bedecked with advertisements
of Medford and Grants Pass
firms now out of existence, in
some instances owing to the
death of the proprietor, the old
curtain presents an air of an­
tiquity. Nevertheless, the ads
meant the financing of the cur­
tain at the time of its purchase
by the Community league.
JAIL SENTENCES
METED BRITES
FOR FISTIC HABIT
Sale Intoxicants to Minors
Being Watched Warns
District Attorney
A temporary organization, for
John Law, through Justice of
the purpose
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of furthering
_ a pro-
the
Peace Ray Coleman, struck a
posai to build a 100-foot dam on
blow
himself in the weekly fisti­
Applegate river at the Barr ranch,
cuffs prevalent In Jacksonville
was definitely formed Wednesday
Tuesday when John and Coke
night at Applegate community
Brite, local brothers engaged in
hall The new group will be known
mining, received stiff jail sent­
ax the Applegate Valley Irrigation
ences.
and Improvement District.
John Brite. who pled guilty to a
During the meeting, which was
disorderly conduct charge sworn
widely attended, officers were
to by Amy Dow last Saturday
named ax follows: President, Mlles
night, was handed a 60-day jail
Cantrail; secretary, William Carl;
sentence and was ordered to either
board of directors, E. H. Taylor,
pay a suspended fine of $50 or to
George Herriott and C. R Hill. Ed­
"lay it out" for 25 days. His
win Taylor explained to the meet­
brother. Coke Brite. was tried
ing that next step In the formula­
Tuesday before Justice Coleman
tion of plans would be for the
after entering a not guilty plea to
group to prepare preliminary esti­
By J. C. REYNOLDS
the same charge. He was found to
mates of cost of the dam, and to
Once
again
has
SCOPOLAMIN,
have taken part in the disorder
prepare a survey of virgin land the recently discovered, truth-com­ | and
sentenced to serve five
which would be developed by the pelling drug, demonstrated its ! days was
in the county jail and to pay
improvement. This information sterling qualities.
or serve out a fine previously sus­
would be worked out and prepared
For long, has our conscienctious pended of $50.
in collaboration with C. C. Hock­
The trouble started last Sat­
ley, state engineer and Oregon rep­ little neighborhood resented the
resentative for PWA, through assertions of an individual, hailing urday evening when the brothers
which Applegate valley ranchers from Arkansaw, that mosquitos in allegedly cursed and misbehaved
hope to finance an estimated $200.- that state were as large as our when refused beer by Mrs. Dow,
crows. Many doubters have point­ later in the evening John Brite
000 cost for the project.
Next meeting of the group wax edly inquired whether this was a admittedly striking a drummer in
Mt for Thursday night, December i true lie or a damn lie, but as no the face, knocking out two teeth
real proof was at hand, the gent which. Amy Dow told the court,
27, at the Murphy schoolhouse.
from Arkansaw stuck to his story were being held as corpus deiecti
at her cafe. They were placed un­
and got away with it.
Then SCOPOLAMIN, the won­ der arrest by City Marshal James
derful thruth-producing discovery Littell and turned over to state
By FRED M. LAW
of science, was discussed quietly police.
Ike Coffman loved to hunt and among a few of us and a couple of
The Brite brothers .although
grains procured at considerable ex­ peaceable, hardworking boys dur­
shoot
And knock the high jumps down, pense. These were at once turned ing their sober moments, had been
So he took and built a place to over to our local bootlegger, who an almost weekly source of trouble
without delay proceeded to insert for Marshal Littell and others.
sleep
them • into a bottle of the horse Their arrest Saturday night about
Some ten feet from the ground.
liniment he sells around here for 11 o’clock was the fourth in re­
And he whispered to his partner
moonshine.
cent months, one occasion result­
One mom at half past two
This in due time fell into the ing in the loss of a pair of Lit-
There is a cougar in the camp
hands of the degenerate prevari- tell’s handcuffs when prisoner
And I don't know what to do.
cator from Arkansaw who was 30 John Brite headed for the tall
heartlessly endeavoring to rob a timber with the links binding his
It was that next dark evening
grand and noble state of the glory hands behind him.
That cougar called again;
that should be hers—and transfer
Ike whistled for his dog.
The state of Oregon was repre­
it to his own.
But he whistled all in vain.
sented
Assistant District At­
Under the influence of the SCO­ torney by
George
Nielson. A large
For underneath his partner's bed
POLAMIN the true facts came to crowd of interested
spectators
His dog had cuddled down
light. In Arkansaw, mosquitos are mingled with nuts and bolts
of the
And. with all of Ike's a-calling,
seldom seen larger than quails. hardware store, where court was
He never made a sound.
But in Missouri, where this truth­ held, and witnesses called included
twister lived for a year or two, Mrs. Dow. Mack Brown, Wayne
So in the morn at sunrise
they attain to enormous size, many Combest. Elliott Rhoten, George
Ike takes his gun in hand
weighing fully a pound after hav­ Mellon. James Littell, James Can­
And says. when daylight
_ _ shines
ing been skinned. In Missouri trap­ trail, Henry Wilkerson, Floyd
I will these hills aommand.
are compelled by law to pre­ Pence and Albert Johnson.
So Ike takes faithful dog and gun pers
sent the pelt and both forefeet in
And strode the hills all 'round;
Attorney Nielson brought out,
to obtain the bounty paid by
He is searching for that varmint order
during the trial, that there has
the
state.
That screams that horrid sound.
After another drink of the SCOP been sale of intoxicants to minors
Ike broke his way through buck had been administered, further in­ recently, and that his office in­
formation was secured. Shame­ tends to prosecute vigorously any
brush
facedly the man from Arkansaw violations of the Knox law. He also
And hiked the hills all day
And says I'll get that cougar
admitted that it was in Missouri stated that Earl Johnson, named
where he had rescued a baby from defendant in an assault and bat­
Because I know the way.
three mosquitos who were drag­ tery charge sworn to by Ike Coff­
So he started hard to running,
ging it toward a swamp. He also man, would be brought to trial
The cat picked up his trail
detailed
how the natives of that within the next few days. Johnson
And gave a scream at Ike and dog tornado-infested
region often dived had been given liberty with the
Oh! that terrifying wail.
for the safety of their storm cel­ understanding his father, a Med­
So Ike came running to the camp, lars at the approach of a black, ford man. would be responsible for
Says I got that cat, indeed.
swiftly whirling cloud, only to dis­ his son's appearance. Johnson was
Ike brought that cougar home that cover later it was nothing but mos­ ordered to appear more than a
day.
quitos in such numbers as to dark­ week ago for trial and failed to do
so and Nielson said the sheriff’s
But Ike was in the lead.
en the sun.
Never, he stated, during mos­ office was then given a warrant
quito season in Missouri, could and instructions to bring Johnson
anyone obtain a night's rest un­ in. The defendant, accused of as­
less the bed was tightly inclosed saulting Floor Manager Coffman
at a local dance, is a truck driver
in heavy chicken-wire. Due to the with
out of town run. Three
effects of this wonder-working other an
of the same inci­
drug, many other important facts dent. defendants
listed as John Does, have
were disclosed which cannot be de­ warrants
awaiting their identifi­
tailed here on account of space,
but it has been definitely estab­ cation in hands of deputy sheriffs.
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lished at last that Missouri, and
not Arkansaw, is entitled to the
honor of being the hunting ground Mary Wendt, Pioneer,
of the most gigantic and blood­
thirsty mosquitos in America—if Passes on Wednesday
not in the entire world.
Mary Wendt passed away at the
Further experiments will shortly
be made with this wonderful drug home of her daughter. Mrs. J. H.
and the results carefully noted. Issott. at 25 Windson avenue in
SCOPOLAMIN is without doubt Medford Wednesday evening, fol­
the most marvelous discovery of lowing two months illness Mrs.
Wendt was bom in Germanv June
the age.
13, 1855. She spent her girlhood
in Germany and .at the age of 17,
the year 1872, she with several
Wrestling Matches to in
other young friends came to the
United States, taking up her resi­
Be Resumed January dence
near Clatonia. Nebraska, and
Because of the great number of In 1873 she was united in marriage
social functions during the holi­ to Henry Wendt.
days. Promoter Mack Lillard said
They lived in Clatonia until 1884,
this week he would not bring his at which time they came west to
wrestling talent to the Medford Santa Cruz. Calif., living there for
armory for a few days, but would four years, and in 1888 came to
resume his regular weekly sched­ Jacksonville, living here until seven
ule about the first of January, years ago, at which time she
one week from next Thursday.
went to Medford to be with her
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daughter. Her husband. Henry
They call the 1920 to 1930 period Wendt, passed away in 1916.
the “Mad Decade." As yet we
There were nine children bom to
haven't seen anyone in the 1930 Mr. and Mrs. Wendt, six of whom
to 1940 period who is any too well are living, three daughters, and
pleased.—Weston Leader.
three sons. Mrs. Frank Obenchain
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of Bly, Oregon: Mrs. J. H. Issott
When a man's trousers get full of Medford: Mrs Arthur Chase of
at the knees, it’s a sure sign he's Wenatchee. Wash.: Henry Wendt
holding the bag.—Weston Leader. of New Pine Creek. Ore.; George
W. Wendt, of Jacksonville, and
A $243,000 gas plant at Marsh­ Chester Wendt of Medford, also 18
field. Oregon, was sold the other grandchildren and six great-grand­
day for ten bucks. Looks as though children.
congress ought to come cheaper.—
Funeral services will be con­
Weston Leader.
ducted from the Perl funeral home
Saturday, December 22 at 2 p.m.,
The difficulty in negotiating[ with Rev. S H. Jones officiating.
with Japan is to determine what Interment will take place In the
she wants from what she says.— family plot in the Jacksonville
Weston Leader.
cemetery.
MAGICAL DRUG
BRINGS TRUTH
Ike Coffman
By C. M. Payne
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