MONDAY, MAY 28. 1962
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Regional Roundup
by Clevs Twitched
Mail Tribune Regional Editor
Most inmates of jails .are prisoners who are being
held on a charge of some sort. But there's one indi
vidual in Siskiyou County Jail ifi Yreka at the moment
who is not a prisoner.. He's a "guest" of the county.
The young man's name is Lawrence James Brown.
He' is an 18-year-old from Monroe, .Louisiana. Brown
happens to be the only eye-witness to the murder of
Lewis Franklin Batts on May 6 in Dunsmuir, and be
cause the county superior court deems that he has no
permanent residence, place of employment or near-by
relatives, he is being held as a material witness in the
case. Bail has been set at $2,500.
Two Hours of Exercise
The case came to our attention last week when the
county sheriff's department asked the board of super
visors for $550 to take care of Brown. Since the man
is a guest of the county, he is being taken out to res
taurants three times daily for meals, given exercise for
two hours daily and taken to the movies twice a week.
He's also been given good clothes and a radio. A
special deputy was needed to take Brown on these vari
ous outings, sheriff's department officials told the super
visors in connection with their request for the $550.
The request was granted.
Quite Legal
According to the county district attorney's office, the
procedure being used to hold Brown is legal, It apparent
ly didn't sit very well with some county residents, how
ever. At the supervisors meeting, Rev. Max Akin of
the First Baptist church of Yreka commented that he
thought there was something kind of rotten In the situa
tion. Observers suspect, however, that any attempt to pro
test Brown's confinement would not meet with much
support from Brown himself. He was drifting his way '
from Portland to Louisiana when he became involved in
all this and possibly has never had it so good in, his life.
New Residents Invited To
Applegate Valley Picnic
newcomers to the picnic. Pos
ters advertising the meeting
were made by Jerry Burrell
of Provolt, commercial art
student at Oregon State unl
versity. Every one is wel
come.
Cleaning up the grounds
after the meeting will be in
charge of men of the live
stock association.
Everyone is asked to bring
either blankets or folding
chairs and card tables.
During the program, the
dairy princess candidates will
be introduced. Persons who
have lived In the valley less
than three years also will be
introduced to the crowd.
Name tags will be given to
each person attending.
Applcgate Valley Plans
have been completed for the
valley wide picnic on Memor
ial Day honoring the many
new residents of the Apple
gate area and permitting them
to become acquainted In the
community.
The event will be held in
the grove at Ruch school from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with serv
ing at noon. A program of
outdoor sports has been ar
ranged, with provision for
children, and William Barker
will be master of ceremonies.
In case of rain grangers are
making their hall available,
and recreation has been pre
pared in that event.
Families will bring their
picnic baskets and their own
table service.
The event Is sponsored by
the organizations of the com
munity, Including churches,
grange, extension units, PTA
and square dnnce groups, cat
tlemen's association, and farm
bureau. Baked beans, coffee,
and punch will be furnished.
Mrs. W. D. Pearson is gener
al chairman.
As an entertainment feature
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miller
of Australia, presently of Med
ford, will show slides of their
country and discuss life in
Australia. B. J. Hunter will
be in charge of parking.
Established residents are
urged to bring a family of
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INVITATION B. J. Hunter, center, and Mrs. Thornton
Gapco, left, committee members from Ruch and Applegate
Community churches, call on Edgar Bush and family, new
comers from Reno, Ncv., inviting him and his family to
the community picnic W cdnesday.
20 Miles of Highway
99 To Be Resurfaced
Yreka - Randolph Collier,
State Senator from Yreka,
said today that the W. M.
O'Hair Co. of Colusa has been
awarded the contract to re
surface 20 miles of U.S. high
way 99 In Siskiyou county.
Collier said the State De
partment of Public Works ac
cepted a bid of $145,545 to
resurface the highway from
5.6 miles north of Gazelle to
Hornbrook.
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may be tailored to your w islies, all arrangements made (and
costs figured) before you go.
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Legion Sitter
Kemoriri Rittr
Jacksonville - Centennial
Post 100 of the American Le
gion and auxiliary will con
duct Memorial day service at
the Jacksonville cemetery It
10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The program will include
a flag raising ceremony and
Invocation by the Rev. Wil
liam McLeod, and recitation
of the poem, "In Flanders
Field," given by Joyce Mc
Beth. Mrs. Llnd McBeth, past
president and secretary-elect
of the auxiliary, will place a
wreath at the base of the flag
pole.
At a meeting of the post
Friday evening, delegates to
the department convention to
be held in Seaside in late
June, were elected.
The delegates are Alfred
Hanenkrat, commander-elect;
Les Watts, first vice com
mander - elect; and Charles
Davis Anderson, sergeant-at-arms-elect.
Alternates are Llnd Mc
Beth, past commander and fi
nance officer-elect, and Alan
J. McBeth, past adjutant, and
William Anderson.
Commencement Set
June 4 at EP High
Eagle Point - The senior
students of Eagle Point High
school will check out Tues
day, returning for their Bac
calaureate service June 3
and commencement exercises
June 4.
Principal Rick Taylor an
nounced that the sophomores,
juniors, and freshmen will
all return to school Thursday
with the Juniors completing
Friday. The sophomores will
continue and check out June
4 and the freshman class June
5.
Make up testing and other
school obligations will be giv
en June 6. All report cards
and refund checks will be
sent home to parents by mail
this year, he added.
Lone Pine Bluebirds
Go on Museum Visit
Lone Pine -The Lone Pine
Bluebirds visited the Jackson
ville museum earlier this
month. Those attending were
Teresa Vance, Patty Shep
pard, Joanna Goff, Becky
Barnes, Candy Jackson, Me
lissa Schuler, Gloria Boe,
Debbie Swanson, Cindy Earn
est, Lynette Marrs, Susan Cat
allno, Carole Berg, Laurie
Durham and Carole Gill, all
second grade Bluebirds, and
Cindy Mason, Melonie Thom
as, Sandra Nelson, Sally Mo
harry and Carole Thompson,
third grade Bluebrids.
Mrs. Edward Earnest and
Mrs. Ned Schuler are the lead
ers. Mrs. V. O. Berg and Mrs.
Frank Catalano assisted with
transportation.
MRS. BROWNLEY BACK
Central Point-The Central
Point Elementary school is
happy to have Mrs. Grace
Brownley back again and to
hear she is feeling better. She
has been ill and under a doc
tor's care for the past six
weeks. She teaches one of the
sixth grade classes.
Regional Calendar
Phoenix-Talent - Tonight,
the Phoenix - Talent junior
high school will have a ska
ting party at Rollarena, 3404
South Pacific highway. Chap
crones will be Mr. and Mrs.
Ruben Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs.
Don Ritchie, Charlotte Whit
lock and Mildred Sauer.
.
Phoenix - Wednes day, 4
p.m., Hoosler picnic will be
held at Jackson Hot Springs.
Pot luck picnic. Swimming
for the children. There are 75
families from Indiana in the
valley, all of whom are in-
vitcd. Picnic will be held any
way in case of rain, lnforma
i tion, Ruth Igo, 535 2882.
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Shady Cove - Today is Skip
Day for the eighth grade at
Shady Cove school. A party
is being held at Medford Bowi
ing lanes, a picnic at Lithia
park and then a swimming
party at Twin Plunges. To
morrow, the seventh grade
will give a party for the
eighth grade.
...
Central Point- Tuesday,
7:30 p.m., Crater High track
team will have social gather
ing at the school. Parents,
girl friends of team invited.
...
Central Point - Tuesday.
3:30 p.m., Merry Bluebirds
will have flnnl meeting at
home of Joan Wood.
...
Central Point - Wednesday,
7:30 p.m., Campfire Grand
Council fire at Central Point
park. All girls bring their
own blankets to sit on. Blue
birds, campfire girls and par
ents invited.
...
Gold Hill - Thursday. 7
p.m.. Hoy Scout Explorer Post
43 will ieet In scout hall,
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Obituary: The Lyden House
by BETTE HOSKIK
Jacksonville The Lyden
House, one of Jacksonville's
early day boarding houses and
one of the fast remaining
wooden hotels iif southern
Oregon, was laid to rest last
week. It is scheduled to be
replaced by a more modern
type of hotel a motel.
The structure on the north
west corner of Oregon and
California sts. was torn down
under contract with the
Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
terday Saints, Medford ward.
The church helped to pre
serve one item from the build
ing, however, the original
Lyden House sign. It was do
nated to Siskiyou Pioneer
Sites Foundation for preserva
tion. According to local heirs of
the property and several old
timers still living in this area,
Lyden House was built in the
late 1870's while J. C. Whipp,
a carver in marble, had a busi
ness there beginning around
1857.
False Front
The front part of the build
ing without the back addition
or second story was built with
a false front to "look as if it
had a second story. The house
which was there previous to
that was the famous wood
working shop of David Linn
and Burpee, Jacksonville's
leading carpenter and coffin
factory. The Lyden House
building was built on the
foundation of this first estab
lishment after It burned.
In'1893 John Lyden and a
man by the name of J. L.
Jones both saw mill workers
and millwrights hauled used
siding and huge whip-sawed
beams from the old Catholic
Academy in Jacksonville.
Some of the beams were used
to brace the floors under
Whipp's marble display of
hand - carved monuments
Which he had in one of the
rooms on the ground floor.
Whip-sawed beams were also
used up and down in the
building.
There were eleven bed
rooms in the boarding house,
each with a window and fur
nished with wash stands, a
pitcher for water, a wash bowl
and commode. Plumbing not
being what it is today, certain
morning chores were quite im
portant. Other furnishings included
a towel rack, well supplied,
iron bedsteads with amble
bedding and a good supply of
"Bullae" used to discourage
unwanted bed-fellows! A small
foot rug was by each bed.
Rooms were rented for 35
cents for a night lodging. Min
ers, prospectors and transients
were the customers with prac
tically "no vacancies" by
nightfall. Wonderful filling
meals were served for 65
cents and special dinners
could be ordered.
Start Restaurant
Mrs. Mary Lyden and two
of her daughters, Nan and
Helen started the 'Hooligan
Restaurant' also in the Lyden
House in about 1903, and it
became quite famous for the
good homey table they set.
One of their more colorful
customers was George "Bum"
Neuber described as a "short,
thick man who made thou
sands but died a pauper."
He was a saloon-keeper run
ning the 'Banquet Saloon' (at
the present site of Central
Point Realty, run by Mayor
E. O. Graham) where it is
said any kind of fancy drink
could be bought and any kind
of gambling indulged in.
"Bum" Neuber was a regular
customer at Lyden House and
often orded special foods
which he ate with obvious
pleasure loading his fork with
huge helpings.
As well as the Boarding
house and restaurant the Ly
dens also carried a good sup
ply of second hand and new
items, such as pots, pans, fry
ing pans, canteens and other
tinware in great demand by
miners and prospectors to go
out in the hills in hopes of
striking it rich.
John Lyden died in the
early 30 s with Mrs. Lyden
preceeding him in death by
several years. There graves
Applegate District
Employs Mrs. Hvall
Applegate - Mrs. Earl Hvall
has been hired as clerk for
school district No. 40 at Ap
plegate. Mrs. Hvall was secretary to
the superintendent of schools
in Lamed, Kansas, prior to
coming here.
Mr. and Mrs. Hvall have
been residents of Applegate
for 13 years and have two
children attending Applegate
school in the sixth and seventh
graiies.
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AT TURN OF THE CENTURY Jacksonville's Lyden House
was a busy place in the early 1900 s when this photo was
taken. Mrs. Mary Lyden and two of her daughters ran the
"Hooligan Restaurant" in part of it. The rest of the building
was a hotel. .
Awards, Diplomas Presented at:
Rogue River Commencement
By LAURAINE LAWS
' Rogue River - Helen Hen
derson presented the valedic
torian message and Helen
Haugen the salutatorian for
the 1962 Rogue River High
school commencement exer
cises last week.
Donald Neilson, principal,
presented the following
awards: Randall Anderson
and Helen Haugen received
scholarships; citizenship,
Jeanne Allison; drama, Ad
jean Devore; Jeanne Allison,
shorthand and typing and
best busines awards; business ! Devore. Geraldine Faye Dow, Lin.
and education, Helen Hender-1 d Margaret Dunham, Barry Leroy
son and Helen Van Hoy; in- teoHende? tSHLgHSSl
ausinui ans, zane oixick
land; athletic, Steven Simer
and Barry Frantz; chemistry,
Russell Macfarlane; leader
ship, Steven Simer; and the
Crisco Homemaking award,
Helen Van Hoy.
Diplomaa were presented by Ed
MarUn, president of the Board to:
Barbara Jeanne Allison, Randall
Kay Anderson, Charles Howard
Austin. Robert Lee Ballenger. Car
olyn Jo Brooks, Lone Bush, Luella
Jeane DeRoboam, Flossie Adjean
Holsinger. Lewane Allen Huff,
Michael Stephen Johansen. Marvin
Wayne Jones, Michael Anthony
Kearns, Eli.beth Ann Laws, Mar
shall LeRoy Lingren. Russell
James Macfarlane. Buddy Ray Ma
htn, Sharon Louise Martin, Cleo
Roileen Milton. John Timothy Mur
dock. John Wilbert Tennant Neil
son, Mlchaet Edward O'Day, Joanna
Marie Perry. Rosa Christina Rigel,
Claudia Noelene Scott, Steven Bur
ton Simer, Carey William Star -zinger,
Daniel Fredrick Stelnhardt,"
Theron Willis Kapielani Stiehl, -Zane
Roy Strickland. Judith Ann
Thompson, Helen Georgia Van Hoy,
John Francis Watson. Gery Albla
West, Lois Jeanne Willson.
tjj or r
sTi ' sir I't
IN 1962 This was the Lyden House about three weeks ago
just before it was torn down.
and many others in the Jack
sonville historical Cemetery
are marked with the marble
monuments hand carved by
J. C. Whipp. His sign 'Marble
Works J. C. Whipp' was still
faintly visible on the front of
the building this year.
Bud's Tire Exchange Will Be
CLOSEP
Tuesday, May 29 - 3 p.m. in memory of
MR. M. C. GORDON
who was recent Manager of
Buds Tire Exchange, INC.
1600 N. Riverside - 773-7745
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A message from the Treasury of a free people
You
, too, can
help put down
a threat to
freedom
Uncle Sam has had some
pretty conscientious help
in the "freedom depart
ment over the years.
Some of the best-known contributors
were an expert horseman named
Revere ... a group of amateur
stevedores who made iced tea in
Boston Harbor . . . and a party of
revolutionaries who created an
unsplittable nation under the
shadow of a cracked bell.
Today the freedom which those
patriots won for us is being
challenged. And freedom will always
need brave men to defend and pre
serve it. Men and women, like you.
You can do your share toward
defending freedom by buying United
States Savings Bonds today. The
dollars you invest this way go right
to work for your country now, as
well as for your future.
How about buying a $50 Savings
Bond (the most popular size) next
payday? The cost is only 37.50.
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Keep freedom in your future with
Best known for his midnight ride to Lexington, famous patriot Paul
Eeivre also designed the first Continental currency, the first official seal
of the Colonies, and the state seal of Massachusetts, still in use today.
Buy an EXTRA Bond during the Freedom Bond Drive
U.S. Savings Bonds
The U.S. Gtxvmmcnt does not pay for this adirrtising. The Treasury Department
thanks The Adirrtmng Council and this neuspaper for their patriotic support.
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