The Gold Hill News
Published t w o SeturAay »1 Gold Mill
U tlao n County, Ore<on
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RtX M, LAMPMAN
“THE TOWN WITH A FUTURE”
is a city of destiny. Nature made the site for a
G OLD city HILL
here, at the natural entrance to the Rogue river valley
proper.' and when the final adjustment occurs, the best that
puny man can do is to conform to nature’s plans. Not only is
t i i r m l at «be » o ld M i l l p orto«*» tor » » » » o il» Gold Hill the natural gateway to the best part of southern Ore­
•ton throueb (he t’nlu-d state» m ail»
u »eeaad e l l » -natter
gon, but Crater Lake and the national park and all tie scen.c
SubM nplion $1.50 Per Annum, in Advnnce beauties of the upper Rogue lie just beyond.
An amazing list of natural resources has been placed con­
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tiguous to Gold Hill, and so placed that the industries resulting
from their development must be located here. Gold, iron, copper
Professional Cards lime cement, brick-clay, timber, waterpower-all in abundance-
lie right at the very gates of the city-to-be. The scenes are
A. E. KELLOGG
set and the plot has been laid by nature. It remains for man to
enact a drama the unfolding of which means the biggest and
EMBALMER AND FUNERAL
best town between Portland ano Sacramento—perhaps the
DIRECTOR
greatest interior town on the whole Pacihc Coast Gold Hill is
Complete Ime ol burini robes.
, a - k e la , e t c .
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Vnderataking room« oppoaiie I. 0 . 0 F a city of destiny.
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p -oor ’*6 Main
The editor of the Medford Sun raises a hoarse hee-haw over
GOLD HILL. OREGON
the article wl ich appeared in The News last week, entitled “A
Vision of the New Year.” He seems to think the idea that Gold
CLEMENT H. SMITH. M. D. Hill
is to
be a a l metropolis
is ^ust
it is. As he is
H ill IS
t o De
i i c i i v y u i i a la
lu o i « a joke. Perhaps --
GENERAL PRACTITIONER
a ioke of purest ray serene himself, one is constrained to trust
Engagements for obstetrical implicitly to his instinct in the matter, even in the face of facts
visits must be made
indicative of the contrary
in advance
JOHN H . CAKKIN
C.LKSS O. TAYLOK
CARKIN & TAYLOR
LAWYERS
A T T E N T IO N
is called to our double - page
advertisement in this issue of
The News. It is perhaps the
largest ever printed in a town
the size of Gold Hill
| Takes Homestead on Railroad LanJ]
rec.nl date tells
telle earn-
samw thing.
The Oregonian of reo-nt
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I a» I la«y
lawyer aak
The last
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■0«H* 1 7-19 OVKB JACKSON COUNTY HASH in the following intereeting way ed me if I would u-e a shotgun if
how one man has taken poseeasion he trespassed on the land. 1 told
MEDFORD, OREGON
of a quarter lection ol railroad land him I would not, but that I would
and is improving it, despite orders arreel him myself, il I Could t o
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
of the company official, to vacate, get other proces«, and lake him be
O FFICB AT R E 8IDBN CB
His plan raav lead to a wholesale fore the court.
WOODVILLE, OREGON
settlement of railroad grant land.
“Up to the present tin.. I have
and may help to solve the problem out 150,000 feet of timber have
J. L. HAMMERSLY
of ownership of same. The Ore- 100,000 feet stacked up; a t d pro
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
got.ian save:
pose to cut more. I have cleared
o r m c c IN BANK BUILDING
W. R Smith and the norihwe-t live acres of land and set out an
(GOLD HILL, OREGON
quarter of section 27, township 7 orchard and now I »tn going to get
south, of range 1 east. Willamette title to the land.
The railroad
A. E. KELLOGG
meridian,
conjunctively
make
a
big
company
has
refused
tender of pay-
NOTARY PUBLIC
thorn in the Hde of tbe Southern menl for the land twice ar.d this
PbODe 38 Main
Pacific company. Smith has per- time I am going into court to com-
GOLD HILL, OREGON
sistently bed down the 160 acres pel the company lotake my money
DR. ARTEMAS W. DEANE oi land, as technically described, and give me title ”
DENTIST
laughed at threats of the Southern
Smith has not only been a eel-
GAB A I I M I N I B T U B D
Pacific to oust him, parried the in tier, but has m ade considerable
RIALTO BUILDING, MEDFORD
nuendoes and suggestions of astute money locating other settlers on
i ttorneys and field agents of the the railroad company’, land grant,
Notice to Water Liner»
railway company, and not only has furnished lumber to build their
Water w ill be cut ofl January continues holding his homestead homes trom tim Ur cut on hie land,
15lh if all buck rente are not paid down but says be will sue the big and has sold what he had left in
Oregon Wa'er it Power Co.
corporation to compel it to accept t he open market or to sawmill».
$400 in gold as payment for th- There are now fifteen settlers in his
Cow Wanted
neighborhood, who are joking to
Freeh hr Boon to frerhen; part or land and give him title.
Smith on July 18, 1907, located Smith to pilot them through, and
foil Jrtwy preferred. Also eorae
bay end a dozen cbickrns. W no. on 160 acres eight miles ea9t of he came to Portland this week to
Silverton on tbe Cedar Camp road bring suit and set a precedent to
H. Seerle, at Gold Hill Bank.
between Silver Lake and Abaqua. ' give others encouragement.
Sunday thicken Dinner
It was a portion of the land grant "Represent..ive elect L a f f e r t y
T h - Gold H ill Cafe serves usual
to the Oregon & California Rail- has brought suit against the South
dinner order at 30c every Sunday, road company, which car ied with ern Pacific to return tbe land tn
alro Sunday chicken dinner at 50c.
it a contract to sell the 6,000,000 the government,” said Smith, “but
Freeh oysters in cans.
acres given tbe railroad company that does not alter my status. If
I am getting a large shipment at a maximum rate of $2 50 an the land goes back to the govern-
of Tokay grapts and can quote acre. Smith began chopping trees menl my claim is still good. I
prices for small either in large or and clearing land and erected a took the land io good faith, under
house. He then made a trip to the provisions of the government
email quantities. J. E. Day,
Woodville or 216 Front St. North San Francisco and tenoered the contract with the Oregon & Cali
Southern Pacific company, sue- fornia Railroad company, and the
Medford.
cessors to the Oregon & California government is back of me.”
Stray Notice
There came to my place on Mays Railroad company, $400 in gold I Smith is not an ordinary settler,
creek in December, 1909, one red iupatm eut for the land, or the as representatives of the Southern
He is
bull altoutihieeyears old ; no mark; maximum rate specified in the | Pacific have recognized.
land
grant.
The
company
refused
quiet-mannered,
but
determination
brand either “ J V” or “ I U ; ’ emali
bell; one brres rivet in tbe collar. to accept the money and told ! is written across his countenance.
He has shown no violent temper
Owner can have same, by prov­ Smith to vacate.
Instead ol vacating, Smith re and has been calm under fire.
ing animal, and paying all charges.
turned to the homestead and beRan During the controversy, Smith has
L. E. Neathamer.
cutting
more timber.
About a consulted lawyers and judges of
R. F. D. No. 1 Woodville, Oregon
year after he located a field agent the superior and supreme bench,
Stolen
of tbe Southern Pacific called up­ and conducted a voluminous cor­
Sometime between November 26th on him and suggeeted that be va­ respondence with various depart­
and December 25th, one set of six cate.
ment» of tbe government. In this
“I told the agent”, eaid Smith, way he has gathered an abundance
new, silver filled, pie forks. Des­
cription—eweet pea p a t t e r n ,
bo is in Portland to institute pro- of legal information with which be
•smooth place on bandies for initial, «seedings to compel tbe railroad haa backed his definace of the big
«a tbs ba< k is printed. “Paragon company to take bis money and corporation.
TWpls.’’ Valued as a keep-eake. give him title to tbe laud, “that ha
“I have a right Io the lend; It ie
|8 j OC reward for inlormatlon lead­ waa a private citizen, and, aa such, mine,” continued Smith, “or tbe
ing to tbs return of same. Address bad no right to even interview me railroad eompany would have
Mrs. J. W. Milkens,
about my private affaire. I told brought legal proceedings long ago
Foot* Creek, Oregon.
bim not to treapaea on my property, to make me get ofl. J have InviU
that it be did I would cause hie ed all the suite threatened, and
Stowy Notice
arrest.
I also told bias that if none were'brought. If the compa­
There earn« to my plane on
tbe Southern Pacific bad any claim ny had legal statu* it would uaa it.
Evans creek in January, 1907, one
on tbe land the proper place to pre The fact that no legal effort ha*
red oar, marked Swallow fork out
■ant i( would be in tbe coarts. I ever been made to compel mo to va
tbe right ear and under bit; the
defied him and tba railway oompa cate is sufficient evidence that I
left ear Swallow fork and under bit;
ny to bring proceedings to oast me a a right."
Brand on tbe left big W. and the
or have me arreated for holding
•aid cow it now a coming five year
possession of the land. A* that
old.
time I bad cut 50,000 feet of tun
Owner can have same by proving
bar and buik a bouee. He told me
DECORATOR
anianl and paying all chargee.
to atop cutting the timber, and I
Sign and
D. I . Neathamer.
told bim I would continue cutting
Carriage
R. F. D. Mo. 1 Woodville, Oregon
timber, and I have done so.
Painting
“Then tbe company sent its law­
Right now is a good time to pay
PHONE 4 9
yers to see me and I told them tbe
your »ubaeription.
W. P. CHISHOLM, M. D.
A E. Kellogg
LANCE & COMPANY
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