JANTZER & SONS LUMBER COMPANY
Azalea
July 10, 1919: “Two new saw mills are being installed on upper Cow Creek, one by Chas. Aytch above Azalea, and another by Frank Jantzer & Sons on their place on Starveout.” (The Glendale News)
July 24, 1919: “Mr. Jantzer and sons have their mill all on the ground and will soon have it ready for operation.” (The Glendale News)
August 14, 1919: “The Jantzer mill started up for business Thursday. Mr. Pickett put in the first order for lumber and hauled the first load from the mill. Not much friction between these mill managements.” (The Glendale News)
October 2, 1919: “Mads Madsen, of Jantzer & Sons Lumber Co., tore his hand quite badly on a board at the mill recently.” (The Glendale News)
February 12, 1920: “Jim Booth is pegging away, logging for Jantzer & Sons Lumber Co., while Earle Tucker is hauling lumber. Chas. Palmer has the falling and bucking contract for the same company.” (The Glendale News)
February 19, 1920: “Harry Lord has taken the hauling contract for Jantzer & Sons Lumber Co., as they expect to do a big business, they need a good teamster. They expect to move March 10th, to the Farnum ranch.” (The Glendale News)
May 20, 1920: “Neil Tucker is logging for Jantzer and Sons Lumber Co., while the latter are very busy sawing. They shipped their 7th carload Sunday.” (The Glendale News)
July 8, 1920: “S. J. Baseel's truck, with Ray Hill as driver, have been doing some trucking for Jantzer & Sons Lumber Co.” (The Glendale News)
August 19, 1920: “The Jantzer saw mill is running full blast, and working over time to catch up with the rush orders.” (The Glendale News)
August 26, 1920: “Mads Madsen and wife and Geo. Jantzer and wife went to Grants Pass Monday to buy a truck for the Jantzer and Sons Lumber Co. Mr. Jantzer also traded his Dort car for an Overland.” (The Glendale News)
September 9, 1920: “John Jantzer has sold his interests in the Jantzer & Sons Lumber Co. to Geo. Jantzer, and has traded his Ford to Wm. Damewood for a logging team, and will work for the above company.” (The Glendale News)
February 10, 1921: “The Jantzer & Sons Lumber Co. expect to start working again Monday, after a short lay-off.” (The Glendale News)
February 10, 1921: “Maynard & Jenks are hauling ties for Jantzer & Sons.” (The Glendale News)
February 24, 1921: “Chas. Jantzer is trucking again for Jantzer & Sons.” (The Glendale News)
March 3, 1921: “Jantzer & Sons are kept busy now planking the road from the mill.” (The Glendale News)
March 24, 1921: “Mads Madsen and Geo. Jantzer have returned from a trip by truck to Eugene and Yoncalla where they bought and brought home a boiler, they have recently bought an engine from Galice. When they get the machinery installed they intend to do saw milling right.” (The Glendale News)
March 24, 1921: “Mads Madsen and Geo. Jantzer have returned from a trip by truck to Eugene and Yoncalla where they bought and brought home a boiler, they have recently bought an engine from Galice. When they get the machinery installed they intend to do saw milling right.” (The Glendale News)
March 31, 1921: “Jantzer & Sons are installing machinery at the present time and expect to run again in about ten days or so.” (The Glendale News)
July 28, 1921: “Jantzer & Sons have shut down their mill, but expect to run as soon as they get orders.” (The Glendale News)
August 11, 1921: “Jantzer & Sons have been delivering lumber at Grants Pass this week.” (The Glendale News)
October 13, 1921: “Jantzer & Sons are running full blast as usual.” (The Glendale News)
October 20, 1921: “Bill and Geo. Jantzer are now at Eugene getting a new planer which they recently purchased.” (The Glendale News)
February 9, 1922: “Jantzer & Sons have changed hands in sawmill also.. Mr. F. Jantzer Sr. bought out Mads Madsen ¼ interest so Mr. F. Jantzer and Geo. Jantzer are the owners.” (The Glendale News)
July 27, 1922: “This part of the creek has been free from forest fires so far, but have had a few small fires at the Jantzer & Son saw mill.” (The Glendale News)
October 5, 1922: “Jantzer & Son have been trucking lumber to Days Creek.” (The Glendale News)
October 19, 1922: “Jantzer & Son have purchased a larger truck. They expect to help log with the smaller Republic truck.” (The Glendale News)
February 1, 1923: “Frank Jantzer has sold his half interest in the saw mill to Geo. And William Jantzer. Mr. Jantzers health was failing some, and he is now undecided as to what he intends to do.”
“Frank Jantzer has purchased the Ford truck from Jantzer & Sons.”
“Floyd Kelley of Glendale is employed at Jantzer & Son. (The Glendale News)
“Frank Jantzer has purchased the Ford truck from Jantzer & Sons.”
“Floyd Kelley of Glendale is employed at Jantzer & Son. (The Glendale News)
July 26, 1923: “John Jantzer has quit logging for Jantzer's and Bill is logging with his truck.” (The Glendale News)
September 13, 1923: “Jantzer Bros. Are running the sawmill every day, while John Jantzer and Christoph Hagen are putting up a new sawmill on Starveout, they plan on running soon. Rumors of another sawmill on Starveout in the near future.” (The Glendale News)
January 28, 1926: “Ray Morgan and Lloyd Garrett have hung up their traps and are now engaged with their teams in getting out logs for the George Jantzer saw mill.” (The Glendale News)
July 1, 1926: “In last weeks issue a news item stated that Wm. Jantzer has been badly hurt by a rolling log at his mill. This report should have stated that it was George Jantzer who was injured.” (The Glendale News)
October 7, 1926: “Jantzer Bros. Lumber Company, operated by Geo. Jantzer, has let contracts for logging to Mr. Dave Wicks and Mr. Ed McBee who will work two teams each and to Mr. Wm. Jantzer who will use one team and a donkey engine. This, they state, will supply the mill with sufficient logs for the mill to operate all year round.” (The Glendale News)
March 15, 1928: “Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Jantzer and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cleveland, and children motored to Ashland, Saturday, Mrs. Cleveland visited with her parents, while the rest went on to the Moon Lumber Company's camp, where Mr. Jantzer purchased a high lead block, to complete his logging equipment.” (The Glendale Log)
March 29, 1928: “George Jantzer well known mill man of this community has purchased 720,000 feet of timber on 40 acres township 32 south, range 5 west, section 13, Douglas county.” (The Glendale Log)
March 29, 1928: “Mr. and Mrs. Roy Woodridge, from Washington, have moved in George Jantzers Lumber Company Camp, the first of the week, where Mr. Woodridge has employment as a logger.” (The Glendale Log)
March 29, 1928: “The heavy rains of Sunday caused Cow Creek to go on a rampage again as it did last spring taking everything in its path with it.
The Starveout bridge on the road to Jantzers mill, have washed away cutting them off from town.” (The Glendale Log)
The Starveout bridge on the road to Jantzers mill, have washed away cutting them off from town.” (The Glendale Log)
April 19, 1928: “The George L. Jantzer Lumber Co. have just completed an order of ten timbers, 56 feet long, for the Savage Rapids Dam, south of Grants Pass, to repair the damage done by high water last winter.” (The Glendale Log)
September 13, 1928: “Lester Grant and family, who have been living on the Ike Booth place for the last year have moved to George Jantzer's camp where he has employment in the mill.” (The Glendale Log)
September 27, 1928: “Geo. Jantzer has purchased a large Washington logging donkey which he will install in about two weeks. This will enable him to get sufficient logs at his mill, so as to make a steady run.” (The Glendale Log)
November 8, 1928: “Ed Johns and Frank Curtis are now employed by George Jantzer falling and Bucking timber.” (The Glendale Log)
April 25, 1929: “Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Beck and four children moved in Geo. Jantzer's camp, where Mr. Beck has employment as fireman in the mill.” (The Glendale Log)
June 6, 1929: “ Claude Cleveland, who has been working for George Jantzer for the past two years, moved his family to Green Spring Mountain, Sunday, where he has employment as foreman of a logging camp. Ray Morgan took his place as engineer of the Fordson logging locomotive.” (The Glendale Log)
August 22, 1929: “Edward T. Rondeau, is employed in the logging woods of the Geo. L. Jantzer Lumber Co. was injured when a log rolled, striking him in the back, Monday morning.”
“Worley Ramey and family of Merlin moved in Geo. L. Jantzer's Camp last week. Mr. Ramey is employed as trimmerman in the mill.” (The Glendale Log)
“Worley Ramey and family of Merlin moved in Geo. L. Jantzer's Camp last week. Mr. Ramey is employed as trimmerman in the mill.” (The Glendale Log)
February 6, 1930: “George Jantzer's new planer shed is nearly completed. He has purchased a new engine, which he intends to have installed this week.” (The Glendale Log)
April 17, 1930: "George Jantzer has purchased a new nine by twelve Wheland twin steam feed, which he will have installed in his mill this week." (The News-Review)
October 16, 1930: “Geo Jantzer started Tuesday sawing out several new orders for lumber.” (The Glendale Log)
November 6, 1930: “Ken Gozzler painted the smoke stack at Geo. Jantzer's mill Monday.” (The Glendale Log)
December 18, 1930: “Geo. Jantzer Lumber Co. put out a nice car of cross-arm stock. Seems strange to see Western Union unloading cross-arms here while the mills ship out the unfinished stock.” (The Glendale Log)
April 16, 1931: “Victor Riley and Mr. Razor, who live in the canyon are now employed at the George Jantzer sawmill.” (The Glendale Log)
March 24, 1932: “George Jantzer shipped a carload of ties last week.” (The Glendale Log)
April 7, 1932: “Geo. L. Jantzer has leased the old Copeland lumber yard in Grants Pass from R. S. Borland in Ashland, and will build up a lumber yard to be managed by Wm. Jantzer.” (The Glendale Log)
June 9, 1932: “Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jantzer moved back from Grants Pass Saturday as George Jantzer sold his lumber yard in Grants Pass.” (The Glendale Log)
Moved to 7 mile from Prospect