The Gold Hill News
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“ THE FARMER’S CREED’
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Published fvery Saturday at Gold Mill
Jackson County. Oregon
IklEARLY everyone seems to consider himself qualified to give
'^1 advice to the farmer. Scarcely an editorial writer in the
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RtX M. LAMPMAN
country, perhaps, but has not extended kindly counsel t<> the
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tiller of the soil. Without knowing a thing about the business
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of coaxing the stubborn glebe to put forth rich harvests, teach-
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ing the calf to suck or curing alfalfa, The News ventures to
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print the following, which is supposed to have been written
Subscription $1.50 Per Annum, in Advam« nearly half a century ago, long ere the davs of agricultural
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chines now in use on the farm, and called “T .e Farm er’s Creed” :
All Over Oregon
We believe in small farms and thorough cultivation.
We
believe that soil loves to eat as well as its owner, and
The hopgrow ers have obtained a.l
th e pickers they need to harv est the ought, therefore, to lie literally fed.
Oregon crop th is year.
W’e believe in large crops which leave the land better than
C harged w ith th e killing o t hl»
squaw in W arner Valley, Sunday, Bige they found it —making the farmer and the farm both glad at once.
A rchie, an Indian, is lodged in the
We believe in going to the bottom of things, and therefore
county jail «t Lakeview awaiting ex J ¡n deep plowing and enough of it—all the bett ?r with a subs. il
anonatio«.
plow.
The S outhern Pacific will not den
W’e believe that every farm should own a good farmer.
te s t the decision of th e In te rsta te
Com m erce Com m ission in the Wil­
Wo believe that the best fertilizer for any soil is in the
lam ette Va’ley and th e South P o rt­ spirit of industry, enterprise and intelligence.
Without this,
land lum ber ra te cases.
time
and
gypsum,
bones
and
green
manure,
snarl
and
guano, will
The fall fishing season on the Co­
lum bia R iver will open on Septem ber be of little use.
10. and th e indications a re th a t m ore
We believe in good farmhouses, good fences, good barns,
canneries will be opera:- d than ever
good
stock, good orchards and children good enough to gather
before during th is season.
the
fru
it
To in stru ct th eir rep resen tativ es a t
th e c nvention of the state-w ide high
W’e believe in a clean kitchen, a neat wife in it and a clear
way com m ittee in P o rtlan d , S eptem ­ conscience.
ber 12-13, several O regon counties
W’e firmly disbelieve in farmers who will not improve; in I
have called good roads m eetings.
Standardiz e ion of ch arp ittin g , the farms which grow poorer every year; in starving cattle, and in !
new land-clearing process, is to be farmers ashamed of their vocation, or who drink whisky until'
the aim of an org an isatio n of prom i­
honest people are ashamed of them.
n en t men in terested In th e develop­
m ent of O regon's logged-ofl lands.
T hree new farm ers' high schools,
SURVIVAL OF STONE AGE SPIRIT
und er th e union d istrict plan, will be
opened in L ane County th is fall, dou­
bling th e num ber of union high OECAUSE Governor W’est saw fit to mercifully exercise his
schools, in w hich Lane C ounty is the
executive perogative and Commute the sentence of Jesse
pioneer.
Webb,
a murderer who was to hang Tuesday, to life imprison-
S enator George E. C ham berlain will
not leave Washington, d . c ., for home . ment, the Grants Pass Observer trots out iis perennial editorial
before S eptem ber 20. as he has be, n grouch and puts it through some of its fancy paces,. Says the
detain ed at th e capital by some busi­
Observer:
ness m a tte rs he has before the de­
“Ex-Governor Chamberlain was too free in pardoning
partm en t.
W olves have done so much dam age criminals, but Governor West does not seem to have any respect
am ong ca ttle on hillside and m ountain
for the criminal laws of the state. He appears to be courting
farm s th a t th e C rater Lake N ational
criminal
favor, and no doubt then.* is something in it from the
office forest office has em ployed an
exp ert hu n ter. W. R. H am m ersly, to political point of view.
Meantime criminal law in Oregon is an
hun t and kill them.
increasing farce.”
A union of th e deciduous fruitgrow ­
Happily for humanity the barbarous type of mind reflect-
ers sim ilar to th e p resen t union of
ed
in
the columns of the Observer is slowly but none the less
citru s grow ers is the suggestion of
Profes. or J. P. O’G ara, national au surely becoming extinct. This type of mind no doubt protested
th o rity on p ear cu ltu re and patholo­
stoutly against the discontinuance of the ancient and honorable
gist for Jackson County.
The wife of M ajor L. D. Kinney practice of obtaining evidence on the rack, and shook its heatl
has filed in th e probate court at dubiously at the abolition of imprisonment for debt.
M arshfield a petition ask in g th a t she
It is greatly to Oregon’s credit that the state has had two
be nam ed g u a rd ia n of h e r husband.
governors
almost in succession who have been brave enough to
T he .petitio n sets forth th a t M ajor
K inney has suffered a nervous break incur the displeasure of the blood-thirsty minority of capital
down and is incapable of atten d in g to punishment fanatics, whose attitude is proof that the spirit of
his business affairs.
the stone age is not yet dead.
State Capital Gleanings
A fter its long sum m er adjourn­
m ent th e suprem e court began listen­
ing to arg u m en ts of cases again T ues­
day.
The S tate of Oregon will do no
more cred it business, especially in
th e corporation d ep artm en t, accord­
ing to an ultim atu m issued by Corpor-
ttio n Clerk Babcock
Completed books containing the
course of study have come from th e
1. nds of th e p rin te r for distribution,
ar.d a large consignm ent of them has
a ’readv been delivered to th e office of
the su p erin ten d en t of public instrue
tion.
S uit for a restrain in g o rd er to pro­
hibit th e W elch lines of th e P ortland,
Eugene A E astern from doing work
on F ro n t stre e t, in the city of Salem,
and also to revoke the fran ch ise of the
lines th ere, was started in circuit
court by City A ttorney Corby.
The general land office h as m ade a
rilling in favor of the d esert land en-
tr; man in th is state, which enables
the en try m an on a d e se rt claim to
ir ke final proof and secu re title to
his d e sert claim , before secu rin g final
w ater rig h t certificate from th e state.
A fter p assin g 30 years in th e in
d' n service, during which tim e he has
experienced many narrow escapes
f? in deatt^ in M ontana’s In d ian days,
V.’. P. Cam pbell, one of th e v eteran s
of th e service, resigned his position
as a ss ista n t sup erin ten d en t of the
Chemawa Indian School.
Portland Notes
The annual R etail Grocer»’ Food and
In d u strial Exposition Is being ar-
i nged to follow the m eetings of
G ipsy Sm ith in the tem porary audito-
r ’um which Is to be built to aecommo-
c.ite th e noted evangelist.
A. 8. B riggs, form er su p erin ten d ent
of th e L in n to n roekpile, w here city
prison ers a re given em ploym ent, was
indicted by th e grand jury on a charge
of accep tin g $100 to allow th e escape
of O. A. R ich ard s, a prisoner, several
m onths before his sen ten ce expired.
C as h P r ic e s
a t th e
B ig G r o c e r y S t o r e
Sugar 15 lbs. for $1.00
Liberty Bell Flour $ 1.95 c w t .
I ’c; rl S hortening, 10 ll»s
$1.10
Pe.irl Shortening, .5 lbs
55c
< 01 n I'TakoB, 3 packages
25c
Q uakt r Oats, large package
30c
\a iiilla E x trae:, 3 ounces
... 35c
Lcn.on E x trac t, 3 o u n c e s .......
25c
B aking Pow der, 50 ounces
50c
C arnation \filk .
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10c
G riffon C atsup, p i n t ___ __
15c
l o r tin* accom m odation of p atro n s li'in g along the line betw een here and
Toots ('reek , we have changed o u r deliv< i \ day from Tucadav to W ednesday.
'This change will »'liable people to send ip th e ir ordere by 'I u esd n y ’s mail
ft i W ednesday m orning delivery. 'I’llis i bange will also give the people li v-
ing along the line to Foots C reek f r e e d e lh e r y three tim es a week. If you
c a n ’t conic to see us in person, call us on Home pliom* 8C or Bell phone 45.
L a n c e &, C o m p a n y
“T he Big S tore”
Profess:onal Cards
A. L. KELLOGG
Embalmer and Funeral
Director
Coinpht«* Iin»- of burial rube«,
«•»pkt t«. etc.
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GOLD HILL OREGON
CLEMENT 11. SMITH. M. 1».
GENERAL PRACTITIONER
Office in Wells Building
Hours 10 12 2-4
DR. ARTEMAS W DEANE
DENTIST
THE HALL OF FAME.
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JO H N M A R S H A L L — Known
as “th e g re a t chief Justice" of
th e suprem e
court of the
U n ite d
States. Bom
F a rq u h a r
county. Va.,
S e p t.
24.
1755; d i e d
in Philadel-
phia Ju ly 0,
1 8 3 5. H e
served in th e
Revolutionary w ar. w m a mene
t er, of th e Virginia convention to
i- .tl'i th e constitution in 1788,
• a I'n 'te d States envoy to
i ■ 17117-8. was a m em ber
congress from Virginia 17!»!»-
.8 (>. was secretary of stifle 18IX»-
' - il and w as chief justice from
1801 until Ills death. In 1835, a
period of th irty -fo u r years. M ar
shnll served as the head o f th e
suprem e court longer th an any
man In th e history of th at high
tribunal.
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Heaters
Ranges
Cook Stoves
A complete line ju st in
A ll kinds of Cooking Utensils
Hot Water Fittings
RIALTO BUILDING, MEDFORD
D. H. Miller
DR. R. C. KELSEY
orrioK in
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Alphabet of Thrift
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EADY money is a remedy
for many ills. There are
times when a little will
accomplish wonders.
C. E. BOWMAN
C arpenter and J oiner
Paperhanger
GOLD H IL L, OREGON
Y our Last Chance
>o get magazine» nt 1910 club price»
N early everv standard public ation will
increase it» club prices for the season
1911-12 so we cannot fill your order for
any d u b given below alte r Septem ber
20, 1011. bee th e point? Then rend us
your Older TO-DAY.
To PACIFIC MONTHLY, add
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or W om an's Home C om panion"
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or The Hons keeper amt
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or W orld’s Work,
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The Gold Hill Bank
MORALE PfLTON
President
RGBl. H. MOORL
Vice President
LYNN W. SMITH
Cashier
G o l d H il l C a f e
M rs. W . W . T r u a x
P r o p r ie to r
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AI.W AVM HOMKT1I (NO GOOD
to w it- The Lent the m a rk e t »f
lorflM In $»n h» I »n 11 h I food« n in i
the Uncut horn»* m urin«lelicnrh*«
2 76
A Pleasant Place to Stop
4 35
These orders, at prices giv< n, can
only be delivered in the U. 8. mid
insular possessions.
Remem ber the tim e is short.
A ddress, The Pacific M onthly, P ort
land, Oregon.
Shaniko.—Fire destroyed all th e
buildings In two blocks In th e center
Money to Loan
of the business section of Shaniko,
Money to loan on good real estate
th e loss ag gregating $36,00$, with security.
C. C oppack ,
sm all insurance.
Gold H ill, Oregon.
r n m r — r n n it w iii n iA iu B u m u . »
S T O ,V E S
(JAM A IiM iN IH TK K K l)
GOLD H IL L , OREGON
BUSINESS.
A big business country m ust
have big business, and ours is
the biggest business country In
the world. Business depends
upon the ease und quickness
with w hich people can tnlngle
and trad e together. To stop the
grow th of business organizations
is to stop th e grow th of the
country. Service .Is the first of
theories. Shall we go backw ard
or fo rw ard ? T he price of the
raw m aterials th at giv'fnto w ag­
ons and agricultural Implements
has Increased, while th e price of
w agons and agricultural Imple­
m ents has gone down, and at
th e sam e time those wagons ami
agricultural Im plem ents today
are guaranteed. Politicians dm
notiuee big business, but ask the
farm er if be Is willing to go
buck to the blacksm ith shop for
his plows, harrow s, w agons and
reapers. A lbert J. Beveridge.
$1.10
75c
laied, 10-11». c a n ......................
$1.35
Bacon, bellies, per 11»
15c
Bacon, dry salt, p er lit
15c
Fancy 1 lams, |»er 11»
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W hite Clover S yrup, pail
30c
ii gin Ciipolislied Head Rice, sk 50c
2 lbs. 3 0 c Alladin Coffee for 4 5 c
There is general regret in Gold Hill that Capt. and Mrs. J.
G O L D H IL L H O S P IT A L
W . Gale have decided to relinquish their management of the
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GOLD H IL L , OREGON
Gold Hill Hotel. Since they took charge of the place three
months ago they have given us a hotel that has been a credit | IOIIN H . CAKKIN OLENN O. T AY LOP
to themselves and the community, and have built up the busi- j
CARKIN& TAYLOR
ness until they have put it On a paying basis. Traveling men
LAWYERS
making the southern Oregon territory now arrange their work OOMS 17-10 OVKK JA C K SO N COUNTY B A N »
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so that they spend Sunday here. It is to be hoped that whoever
succeeds Capt. and Mrs. Gale in the management of the hotel will
J. L. HAMMERSLY
display some of the ability and enterprise that has characterized ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
their regime.
O FFICE IN P O aroF F K 'K H UILIUNO
Bailey, of Texas, wili not seek re-election ^o the senate at the
close of his present term. He will go to New York and become
a corporation lawyer, as did Spooner before him. Soon the re­
regeneration of the senate will be complete, and Privilege will
will have to depend entirely upon the supreme court for pro­
tection.
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S |. n d ard ( ’m il, pci* dozen cans
Lard, f>-lli. can ..........................
The Gold Hill Hotel
Meet Your Friends Here
The house has been thoroughly renovated and
newly furnished throughout.
R a te s $ 2 .0 0 p e r d ay . S p e c ia l rates by the w eek.
J. W. Gale, Proprietor