The JACKSONVILLE MINER
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DROPS OF WISDOM
The Jacksonville Miner
By J. C. REYNOLDS
l'ublUheJ Every Friday at
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF JACKSONVILLE
Entered as second-class matter February 19, 1932,
at the postoffice at Jacksonville, Oregon, under
the act of March 3, 1879.
LEONARD N. HALL
Editor and Publisher
MAUDE POOL.......................... Applegate Editor
Friday, December 21, 1934
I remember when I was a boy
With an appetite hard to supply,
My mother I’d often annoy
I By teasing for cookies or pie.
And the certain l-eply I would get
Remains to this day in my pate—
! "If you can’t get along till the table is set
You can take a cold biscuit—and wait.”
So at length when the time came to dine.
I’d discover I’d ruined my chance
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To eat what was rightfully mine,
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Because I’d filled up in advance.
And my gloomy reflections beget
A well defined moral of weight—
SANTA CLAUS A ROBOT?
It’s quite a bump for a child to have I’d have never lost out when the table
was set,
cherished illusions busted and Santa
If
I
’
d
only had patience to wait.
Claus lost in a forest of dollar signs
doesn’t help them remember to say their
the years I have found it the
prayers. But at that, The Miner still Through
same,
kinda goes for the old red-cheeked, pil­
When I got in too much of a rush
low-stuffed gent.
Although we know the average Christ­ For the goodies of life’s little game.
mas spirit has been sadly commercial- I I was handed cold biscuits—or mush.
a lesson I’ll never forget
ized, and that it is folly to chant “Peace I And
have
learned in my dealings with fate;
on earth, goodwill to men” one day and
For
she
’ll always reply when her table’s
fan war clouds the next, still Christmas
not
—
comes as sort of a freshener for man’s “You just set
take a cold biscuit—and wait.”
mental habits.
We may be far-fetched and impracti­
cal when we tell kiddies Santa slipped But in future I mean to apply
wisdom so tediously learned;
down a false chimney and filled their The
I
’
ll
fasten
a confident eye
tiny stockings, but at the same time we
On
the
dainties
I feel I have earned.
are ourselves in a fairyland which we’ve
And
w
’
hen
appetite
grips I’ll not fret,
never been quite able to outgrow, and
which always brings its pleasure and But politely I’ll say, "Madame Fate,
No cold biscuits for mine if your table’s
idealism.
not set;
It seems to be a very practical thing
I
’
m
in
no blooming hurry—I’ll wait.”
to hitch one’s wagon to a star, but still
it is good for the soul to look at the stars
in all their quiet majesty once in a while. along seeking help for some down-and-
Catching the delicate thrill of true outer, seems to round out a very lopsided
Christmas spirit—love, loyalty, gener­ w’orld just a bit.
osity and childish delight—is an annual
Too, for a few’ nickles we can buy a
glance to heavens we may never reach feeling that we have taken part in such
but which, nevertheless, are inspiring.
an unselfish, brotherly cause, and our
Merry Christmas to you, friends.
coins bring back to us far more in spir­
itual pleasure than they could in phy­
sical pleasure, if we have but average
human emotions.
KEEP THE POT BOILING
The other day in Jacksonville a Sal­
It never seems like Christmas is draw­
ing near until the Salvation Army erects vation Army girl and her kettle and bell
its red tripoded kettles and stations bell spent a long, unbroken shift ringing out
ringers on prominent corners. There’s a message of Yule thoughtfulness. To
something about their patient, steady those who had ears to listen, she rang
ringing of that clear, sharp little bell
with the wooden handle which seems to them a hymn of humanity, an eloquent
be as much a part of the season as plea for humility and understanding.
Doughnuts and coffee during war,
Christmas trees themselves.
clothes
and food for the needy during
Time and again all of us have watched
peace.
A
standing army ready to go into
the Salvation Army, about dusk, praise
the
trenches
with us, or into the slums,
their Lord and sing and preach and
thump large drums for the doubtful the hovels and the chill, unfurnished
benefit of a lone straggler who has cabins just to fill in those cheerless, ne­
rested against a building to watch, prob­ glected gaps left by a so-called civili­
ably for the sake of nothing else to do. zation.
We have wondered what possible good
There is a saying that, because of his
might come from a dozen people laboring undying faith in man, a dog is his best
in service of their religion as though friend. If that is true, then the Salvatidn
hundreds were gathered in an appreciat­ Army most certainly runs a close second,
ive, respectful circle.
. and we should pay them more respect—
But, somehow, the Salvation Army and more nickels and dimes for, after all,
has set up sort of an ideal which un­ the little coins in the hands of the Army
consciously heartens the most casual are the vehicle for one of the greatest
passerby. The mere fact that the Sal­ exchanges of faith and affection in the
vation Army always is there, plodding world today.
PHONE JACKSONVILLE 141
LEGAL NOTICES
In the Circuit Court of the State
of Oregon for Jackson County
J. H. BUTLER. Plaintiff,
vs.
GEORGE SCHUMACHER and
MARIE SCHUMACHER, hus­
band and wife; HOWARD HILL;
L. A. BANKS; W B BARNUM;
O. B. MORROW; L. D. HARRIS;
C. H. TAYLOR; W. H. NOR­
CROSS; DON R NEWBURY;
GEORGE B CARPENTER; J.
F. WORTMAN, trustee of the
estate of L. A. Banks and Edith
Banks, bankrupts; also all other
persons or parties unknown
claiming any right, title, estate,
lien or interest in or to the real
estate described herein, Defend­
ants.
SUMMONS
To L. D. HARRIS and GEORGE
B. CARPENTER, Defendants
herein:
In the name of the state of Ore­
gon, you are hereby required to
appear and answer the Amended
Complaint of the plaintiff on file
herein against you, or otherwise
plead thereto, within four (4)
we^ks from the date of the first
publication of this summons, ex­
clusive of the first date of publica­
tion, and if you fail to appear and
answer the Amended Complaint of
the plaintiff as hereinabove re­
quired or otherwise plead thereto,
plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in its Amend-
ed Complaint, which is succinctly
stated as follows:
For judgment against the de­
fendants George Schumacher and
Marie Schumacher for the sum of
$2500.00, plus interest at the rate
of 7 per cent per annum from the
17th day of December, 1932, plus
$200.00 attorney’s fees, plus costs
and disbursements herein to be
taxed, plus interest on said judg­
ment at the raté of 7 per cent per
annum from the date of the decree
herein.
For a judgment and decree fore­
closing plaintiff’s mortgage on
property situated and being in the
county of Jackson, state of Oregon
and described as follows, to-wit:
duly made the Sth day of Decem­
ber. 1934
Date of the first publication of
this summons is December 7. 1934.
O. H. BENGTSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff
126 East Main Street
Medford. Oregon.
(Dec 7 14 21 28)
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In the County Court of Jackson
County, State of Oregon
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE­
MENT
In the MATTER of the ESTATE
of CARL E. PAIJHER. Deceased
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administrator of the
above entitled estate has filed in
above entitled court and matter his
final account and report and said
court has fixed December 29th,
1934, at 10:00 o’clock a.m!, at ■
courtroom of said court at Jackson
and that defendants, and each and
all of them, and all persons claim­
ing by, through or under them, or
any of them, subf&quent to the
execution of said mortgage on said
premises, either as purchasers, en­
cumbrancers, or otherwise, be
barred and foreclosed of all right,
claim or claims, or equity of re­
demption in the said premises and
every part thereof.
This summons is published in
The Jacksonville Miner by order
of the Honorable H. D. Norton,
judge of the above entitled court
S. C. PETERS
(D.M.D.)
Dentist
Opposite Post Offlee
JA< KNONV1I.LE
HAPPINESS ON THE AIR TONIGHT
Is your radio standing is the corner—sHent, dswly, unused—carrying
memories to all tbe family of weird, dieturbing noises—or, is it a musical
instrument, a companion for all the family, to which you point with pride.
five years old. Ail extraneous noises practically eliminated. Tone quality
of such purity it must be heard *o be belioved. Naturalness of tone that
thrills and beauty that inspire«.
Half the money paid before will get a radio today that is a good one.
Why not trade in your old set? It will prove the best investment in entertain­
ment and companionship for the entire family you have ever made.
R. W. Sleeter, M. D.
We do not sell radios, but your local radio dealer will be proud to show
you the latest instruments. A new radio for Christmas would prove a revela­
tion to the entire family. Ask your dealer about radios today.
202 Medford Bldg.
Medford
Medford Cycle and
Repair Shop
The Califoi nia Oregon Power Company
GUNSMITH—LOCKSMITH
Lawn Mower Service
Phone 201
23 North Fir
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the radio. The buttons from the
set cannot get into the collection
plat ' Weston Ix-ader
S< me men who prefer blondes
like things In a lighter vein Wes­
ton Leader.
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This year’s radio will prove a revelation to those whose sets are four or
r ■1
Lot 4 and 5, block 1, first
extension of South Sea addi­
tion to the city of Medford,
Oregon.
Phone 4
county court house, Medford. Ore­
gon, as time und place for hearing
any and ull objections thereto and
for settlement thereof.
El.Tt >N IKU >GES
Administrator.
(Nov 30 Dec 7 14 21)
•
• According to a few whlsjx't liigs
off the record by Dan’l Cupid, Ar­
thur Curry and Miss Josephine
Carter, both of Jacksonville, were
to face Justice of the Peace Ray
Coleman last night for better or
for worse In other words, Jack­
sonville's charivari exponents were
contemplating activity last night,
the newlyweds exposing them­
selves by making their home here
Mr. Curry is employed at Pacific
States mines.
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listening to a church service on
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