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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1929)
'wnrnroTTO mm: rmv,TTm;mmoRTfl'mvxio, Tuesday, octobkr i, u2n. ATOXfE TEE" DAN APPLEGATE FOUND DEAD AT E Memories of Bygone Days Haunt Historic Jacksonville, Says Writer; First Gold Found in December, 1851 ASHLAND. Or., Oct. 1. Sp!.) Dan Applcguto, son or pioneer parent, born tit Yoncallu, Ore., In 1868, wiia found dead in his bed at. bis home on Ciranilo Htrcct about six o'clock on FrJduy morn ' ing Death was due to u heart condition from which ho Ihih Buf fered for aoino time. Mr. Apil; gato hud recently returned from a trip to tho northern part of the AtalG and wiis feeling so much Im proved Unit ho was planninK a hunting trip for tho near future. During the nltfht he hud Ixm-m rerU emt but had not complained of feeling badly. i The declined wiih the grand-non of JcBfie ApploKatc, Hlurdy pio neer, who led the Immigrant train acroHs tho continent In 1813, and was ono of the fiiriui'iitlul figurrH Jn early Oregon hlatory. Mr, Ap plcgato spent bin early yearH in Yoncollo, Oregon, and 42 yearn ago, in 1887 becam connected i with the America u KxprcHH com- j pany, working for the company for 12 years in Portland. Thirty years ago ho was transf erred to j the Ashland offlco and had per-j Konal charge of the local office j for all of the time up to last sum-' mer when ho retired from tho po-l Hition after 42 years of service for tho company. Mr. Applegate whs a member of the Ashland lodge of Elks and ut ono time served as exalted ruler of the lodge and has alno held other offices In tho organisation. in isya, Mr. Applcgato was married to Miss Klla Cellars of Drain, Oregon and to tho union two duughtorA were born, who with tho widow survive their father. Mies Gladys Applcgato resides with her parents In Ash land. Mrs. M 1 1 d r o d Applegate JClum mukes her home In Hono lulu. Tho funeral was held on Sunday afternoon at tho Elks' templo it 2 o'clock. Kov. 1 K. Hammond in churgo of tho service. were pocking flour and other goods to the gold mines of northern Cali fornia After dinner, while wann ing their tinware In the strenm, one of them suw a small nugg. booking morn carefully he found other small migKcts in the stream bed. So little importance did they stressjiiid turmoil, when the hot, (attach to their find that they did virile blood or youth ran through not even Htnke out a claim. Meet hi veins dnys that have gone -o i ing J. ft. J'oole and Jir.i Cluggage. return no more except an mellow j they told them of having found rncmorlcH in the tranquil Indian , gold in their camp on Ashland summer of his life. j creek. There is something elusive about a few weeks later, or. to be ex- Jacksonville a subtle MUggesllon.net, early in Januarv. 1K.12. CIul- way you happen on what once was! of familiarity which evades you. j gage and Poole camped there, an-1 n ghost city of tlie west. .Many i ne quiet una empty nusiness, near unrtni: In a ravine, close to of the ghost cities today are but' streets drowsing' in the midday. Ashland creek, they ft.-mid' coarse The road to Oregon's yesteryears lies not along the main traveled highways. To go back to the era of tho pack train and stage coach you must follow the dirt mads to the back of the beyond country. At the far end of some deeply-rut ted, water-washed, overgrown road VISITS IN TALENT GOLD HILL BURNS: memories, while In others a few gray-bearded Vloiieers sitll linger to dream of the glory that 0111:0 was theirs. Kor more than 40 years I have rambled over the west on horseback or afoot, by stage and river steamer, by train and y ; ce neat, the weather- worn nrlr KOHj in i,irffn quantities. They houses, almost hidden from sight taked claims and passed the word uy mine masses oi .Mission roses, j on to two friends, Wilson and Skln and the unrestrained luxuriance of : or. They named their strike Hlcfi the surrounding shade trees, worn : oulch. Soon the rumor ran up tunny ra miliar vaguely reminis- ,i( ,oWn the trail that new dis cern. You are haunted by the feel- , ,,jn,.H nil,i ((e(.n tiuk and that the auto, visiting the sites of the cities j Ing that just around the corner j )my dirt was so rich that a man that once were and interviewing Is the solution of the mystery, itut could pan out a tincupftil n day. the men and women who helped j the turned corner reveals nothing. Farmers In the Willamette valley make history In the long-gone day, j The feeling persists. Wraithlike ; heard the rumor, and by daybreak Where, today, Is Mutintsylvani t. j nd dim. the memories of other ' n,,xt morning they were headed which of old time was a few mib-s days, days long gone, throng tht? ytui h( Miners from creek and io the westward of Mllwaukle? It j streets days when Jacksonville ! j,U(,n ((mI of California joined waxed and Waned and passed away, j was the largest city between Saiij,n,. ntmpede. Tly February. Kich Kid orad o and Maineur City, onec . 1' ranelseo and Portland. Itut the (Julcli was staked. Aonler & Ken- thriving mining camps, today aro, streets of Jacksonville no longer Pyi al Yreka, loaded a pack train liasture land. Sailors' Digglns has' echo to the booted heel of the. j witn whlskev, tobacco, boots, rough bearded miner. No longer are its ; einthtiig. heans. flour and bacon, streets thronged with park trains Hn( headed north for ltich Gulch, and freight outfits. The flagstones I xiiev arrived - in February ami framed in . living green. N-M started a store In a tent. A few lapsed back to nature. Pacific City, located nvuv the mouth of the Columbia, once aspired to lie the metropolis ((f the Oregon coun-'are try. the ASHLAND it Is no more. Montlcello. in longer do the streams flow from 1 weeks later W. W. Fowler ptt up Cowlitz, Is but n memory. San the encircling foothills chooolafc ! ., , eabln. the first house to ir.t tliim t:iiy, on the Kanllain river a , brown from the' earth thrown into I U) u t ne now (amp. Western lum- iew nines uoove us nioiiin, nas passed from the memory of man. What of Cincinnati, which once as pired to be the state capital? I, loo, has passed. Zena and liloom Ington, .lennyopolis ami Marysvltle, Starr's Point nnd Calapooys, lmp- uua City and The Dardanelles, live I are grass-grown and rarely travel-i lH(.co Kui,j nt $16 a puund. Salt was long torn and rocker, lotiay tnese bi-riacks and old-time loggers from sea-seeking streams flow crystal I M; j,,,, f(.He(I tho m.,IV,y trees, clear from the springs that givo ' wn ipsa wed them Into lumber and them birth. The old trails J hat 8nU, th(1 roUK lumber at $250 a wind with many a sinuous curve thousand. through hills covered with oak and ynQ winter of '.12 was a hard laurel, manzanita and evergreen. Wlnter. Provisions ran short. To- TALKNT Ore., Oct. 1. (Spl.) Walter Sow'ash and wife and dau ghter, Kvelin, arrived here from Allddleton, New York, Sept. 2.' Mr. Sowash Is a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. M. J,. Estcs, and will be remembered by many old resi dents of Talent having lived hero during his ;hoyhood ! and attended tho school fiore. Ho enlisted in the world war in 1913, and served in Franco. Since returning to this country he has resided In New York state. They expect to make an extended visit. Hob Ilullen left for Seattle in company with Lent Frlnji Sept. 27.! Hob expects to visit his father in Seattle for a few days. Mr. Itruil ley of Talent accompanied them as far as Dfllard. Charles Harris of Ashland was calling on friends In Talent Sept. The itcheeca club will meet at the home of Mrs. Ncwhouse in the IJellevIew Jistrict October 4. Mr. antl Mrs. Dennis have traded their home south of Talent on the Pacific highway to Mr. Wilson of Watsonville. Calif. . A. T. I -ester and wife of Med ford wero the guests of Mrs. Bow man, September 20. Portland Four-story warehouse will be constructed at East Oak and Third streets for the Frawlcy Clnrk company in near future. COLD HILL, Oct. 1. (Special) Catching fire In tho upper por tion supposedly from a defective flue, tho old McClendon house on Main street was badly damaged last week. ; The major portion of the furniture was saved. The Woman's Relief Corp met Wednesday afternoon in their hall. Visitors from Grants Pass were present. Amethyst Hebekah lodge Birve a dance Friday night. The proceeds .will go to their convention fund. There will be another dance on October 3 2. Among the visitors to Medford last week were, Mrs. C. W. Mar tin, Mrs. Dill Ferguson, Helen Shoemaker, Mrs. Tony Itoss, Ruby Ouakcnbush and Mrs. Jack Pick-ard. Earl Adams is remodeling the) house owned by Bud Force which was damaged by fire last week. John Hammersly still lias a very bad hand. I 4 i Milk Plant Burns j MODESTO, Cal., Sept. 30. iP) ; Fire, which yesterday destroyed tho main buildings of the Hughson I Condensed Milk company at Hugh-j son, caused nearly $7o(000 damage. Reconstruction will start immedi ately. - Real Dyes are easier to use DIAMOND DYES are used by practically the same method as any other dye. They go on easier, though more smoothly and evenly; without spotting or streaking. That's because they are made from real anilines, without a trace pf fillers to injure fabrics or give tilings that redyed look. Diamond Dyes contain the highest qitality anilines that money can buy. That's why they give such clear, bright, new-looking colors, which keep their depth and brilliance so remarkably through wear and washings. Next time you have dyeing to do, try Diamond Dyes at our risk. See that they are easier to use. Then r.,w. .wu nm sum Diamond Dvps C. ft ii j-ruui EASYTO USE-BETTEII RESULTS i agree Diamond Dyes are better dyes. .The white package of Diamond Dyes is the highest quality dye, prepared 'for general use. It will dye or tint silk, wool, : cotton, linen, rayon or any mixture of materials. The blue package is a special dye, for silk and wool only. With it you can dye your valuable articles of silk or wool with results equal to the finest professional work. When you buy remember this; The blue package dyes silk or wool only. The white package will dye every kind of goods, including silk, and wool. Your dealer has both.'' packages. - L 1 L.l,t the any"--, T"; the sw'jnnanw. I dVi jir.wawr- ,co ff. ALL DEALERS Auto Victim Dim. OAKLAND, Cnl.; Oct. 1. W) Ijsh than oitfht hours uftcr he had been discharged from n local hus pltnl whftro he had been trent'.'d for minor injuries received in an automobile accident, Xutlian 1). Davidson, Jr., -5, Insurance man, died from a cerebral hemorrhagic brought on by a frnetured skull. only In the memory of the pioneers. Old-time minim? camps, whoro onre the busy, bearded, ri'd-shlrtcd min ers shoveled pay dirt into thi-Jr roekcrsi their long toms or tln-lr sluice. boxes, nre now but windrows of water-wushed stones alone tho creek bed, where cabins ' once stood. Rorbyvllle, now shortened to Kerby, no lonner echoes to tb ed. Sitting on u benrh In the shad ov you may learn from the anelent Krayheards picturesque details of rich strikes, of killiiu;s and lynch InKS hi the days when Jacksonville was one of the llvest mining camps In the west when the now staid and somnolent moss-grown old brick buildings echoed to suns and not to lie had. Men went out over the trails on snowshoes or skis, bringing Jn provisions and realiz ing bigh prices for them. The year 18ii2 saw the first oc casion for primitive justice. A gambler from California, named llrown, without provocation, . shot a mnn named Cox. A miners meet ing was called. AV. W. Kowler was elected Judge. Twelve men were selected as jurymen, nnd. after hearing the testimony of tho wit nesses, the Jury brought In a ver- revelry, to loud-voiced oaths and midnight revelry of prospectors hasty pistol shots. nnd mlncrB. Uko scores of other So young is the west, so short ciinitis (hut In tbn Itislv bevdav of ' Its Ulstorv you need to go back their youth grew like a green bay I but a brief seventy and seven years j tree, Kerbyvllle saw Its transient I to the time when there was noj(1(,t ljl(lt jrmvn Hhould be aken population drift to other camps. j Jacksonville. I'Yom the spring' of j ,(l fl nearby oak and hanged. The jncKHonvine. at onu nine me, .. m mo ,.un,i ..i mo. , sl,nU,m.0 Wll immediately carried commercial metropolis of south-1 now Jacksonville was the favorite j ln((l pxcpntinn. Fred Lockley, In western Oregon. Is today like some ! camping place for the eager throng tu, Oregon Journal. opt pioneer wno sits serene anuoi argonauts norrying souuiwaru( - untouched by the door of his cabin from the Wlllamcllc valley to' the watching the day's afterglow fade i gold diggings In California. l,ate in to twilight while he h.irks back In December. INM, two young men memory to the old days day '' camped on Asblnnd creek. They Lafayette The government dam of Yamhill lock nour here will he repaired under supervision of Unit ed States engineers. . . - I ASHLAND, Ore., Oct. 1. (Spec ial) Mrs. A. O. Webber and chil dren of Medford aro visiting in Ashland nt the homo of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Wright on Mountain venuo, for a few days. Honry C. tlnlcy left for Port land on Krldny afternoon to make 1 trip to Burns, Ore., by airplane In company with several others who woro making an Inspection of tho Greater Hums project. Mr. (ialey will return to Ashland early In tho woek. Andrew Jlenth of Missoula. Mont, was a business visitor in Ashland on Saturday. Claud Saunders and Will Rchroe der huvo returned from a hunting trip. Mr, and Mrs. W, It. SlcNalr antl their eon Jnmle, left on Friday afternoon for Salem to visit the tats fair. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall llarher. who have been making a visit t-n friends In I'ortland for the past two weeks, returned homo on Saturday. ' . J. W, McCoy went to San Fran cisco on Saturday evening to ul tond tho American lii.nkcrs asso ciation convention. Mr. McCoy Is a vlco-preslflent of the association, and also a representative of the Oregon statn association. Clark liuttcrflcld and Joe Mer cer, both former students of the Southern Oregon Slate Normal school, whero they were prominent in athletics, ure attending tho Col orado tituto college at Colorado Springs, Colo., nnd are both out tor places on tho football loam, ; Mr. Hannah Simons, a former j resident of Ashland, where she ' conducted a millinery shop, pass-' ed nway September 13th at the; homo ut her son at llrownsvllle. Ore. I John Murphy, pioneer resident . of Ashlund Is still In n crltlc.il condition following a major upcr-' ation, which ho underwent at the '. Community hospital a few days ago, j Mr. nnd Mrs. James Nlsbct of San Mateo, Cal., are Ashlund vis-1 ftors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ' T R. Coombs on Scenic Drive i The. visitors were former Ashland residents. A. C. Nlnlngor and lien lluwcrs aro out In the hills aftor deer. Mrs. llnrton Krulan of Kluin-' nth Fulls, who has spent the past fow days visiting relatives In Ash land, roturned to her home on Sat-, unlny, , Mr. Mid Mrs. Hoy Hale of Klamath Falls have returned to . tholr homo after several w eks ! spent In Ashlnnd, ; Thornton Wiley and his sen. I Howprd Wiley. I'aul Culherlsoil. .and H. H. Jlaehtell. father-in-law: 3 of Mr. Wlloy. hnvu gone to lierk-' fc'vJry, Collf.i for nn extended visit. inn, Miss Oracu Chamberlain nnd 1 Miss Ellxabeth Palmer, who are' :1qendliui tho year abroad, tiro writ- "inw to friends from Switzerland. ; ,-where they aro enjoying a few I weeks beforo going to Italy for tho winter. . . John Patterson of Hnpcne. Ore.. ! waa A business visitor lit Ashland S on Thursday. Mr. Patterson has . been In Klamath Falls on a busi ness trip and Is en route home. . 4 WAGNER CREEK WOMAN j UNDERGOES OPERATION ' How can you aJJoidS ! ' ?V 1 l! l " spend less than you do, iM s f' y ' mlt ' 1 M- sis" ' y clothes money goes much further now . . . TALENT, Ore., Oct. 1. (Spec la I) Mrs. Herman Hummers of the Wagner creek district was op - i crated on ut thn Sacred Heart! hospital September 2" nnd Is re- ported dolnu flue. Dr. Haines i.f Ashlund and Dr. Hsyes of Mcd-( .vM wr he (ihys'.iinis, - km Bioi. Co., CiRibiUst, Mut. Because I have learned how to keep my clothes new looking twice as long ... I use the very same method the big movie studios do I DO have rather an extensive ward robe, though John's salary is a modest one. j "That is because I've learned the secret of keeping my clothes new look' ing a remarkably long time. Instead of spending all my clothes money replac ing worn-out things, I buy extra clothes, and have a much more varied wardrobe. "I learned my secret from reading about the movies , , . how they found that by always cleansing the screen clothes in Lux, they stayed just like new more than twice as long! "It's so simple a method any woman can use it. And it certainly works! My undcrthings and hosier)1 and dresses stay beautifully new looking rrcr so much longer. That is how I can afford so many pretty things." You, too, can have more clothes if you always use Lux! . . . Because with Lux everything you wear stays like new so much longer, you'll have money for those extra things every woman wants. CLARA HOW.IHenhtrmoHe Han, ami all the kit fori' tlMilht, um lux "f keep alt types Itnly clothes new Zoo. ing fiii'r as lout." 3Mg Anito Aiscfafc 50o p A utomobiles oo 50 Will Be Sold to the Highest Bidder at Public Auction at RIVERSIDE and 12th STREET Wednesday, Oct 2 TWO SALES 1:30 P. M. and 6:30 P. M. The dealers have decided to sell their entire stock of Used Cars at this sale, absolutely no reservations or by-bidding. Cars can be seen at our show rooms at any time before Wednesday afternoon. Cars at your own prices. Remember Riverside at 12th C. E. GATES AUTO CO. ARMSTRONG MOTORS, INC.
