Gold Hill news., October 21, 1911, Image 4

The Gold Hill News
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THE PROPOSED NEW CHARTER
OLD HILL has outgrown its charter.
If the town is ever to
vJ amount to anything more than it does now a new and modern
Prices at the Big Store
charter is a vital necessity. Und» r the present antiquated instru­
ment public improvements must be made piecemeal, with conse­
« i t . r o : * | ‘h r G, W HIP |HMlofllrr tor t r a n .m i.
quent
lack of system and results that cannot but prove unsatisfac­
•io n through the l i l t e d State. tnsH.
o M t’otnl -elw-a matter
tory The sewer system is an instance. A comprehensive system
of sewers cannot be laid because the city is never at any one time
W e take pleasure in quoting the follow in g prices:
S a t s i u t , Owtut.it 21, 1UU
possessed of sufficient funds to lay i t In order that a few
Subscription S I .SO P e r A n n u m , in Advance hundred feet of extensions be made recently it was necessary for
HARD W H E A T FLO UR
Gold Hill to figuratively and literally “go broke”. And the work
be done as well as though it were handled in a compre­
Pride Walla W alla $ 1 .4 0 L iberty Bell
All Over Oregon cannot
$ 1 .2 5
hensive, systematic manner, with an eye to the future growth
Carnation
1.60 Daily Bread
An ngitarion has been started io of the town. As with he sewers, so with everything else in the
1.65
As ye the Klamath Indian reservation way of civic improvements. Gold Hill needs a new and im­
•o ft
Pure
W
hite
1.75 W hite Swan w h e a l 1.35
sp ned.
proved water system, and the same arguments apply.
“The land of contentm ent” Is what
In fact, ns has already been indicated, a new charter is a
Corvallis w ■ h o e f t a t
$ 1 .3 5
Pres.dent Taft dubbed Oregon on his
crying necessity. We must have it or remain stuck in the rut of
recent visit.
S p e c i a l p r i c e * o n o u r b e a t g r a d « » o f f l o u r I n j Q Q a n d I.O O O - p o M n d io ta
The annual Oregon State Baptist non-progression.
convention Is being held In McMinn­
The propose«! new charter which is published in this issue
ville this week beginning Tuesday.
Roll Barley 75-lb. $ 1 .5 0 Feed Roll Oats . $ 1 .3 0
of The News represents the very latest ideas in charter-framing.
October 17.
Taxabk
property In Multnomah It is the net result of months of investigation, comparison, dis­
Roll Barley
1.65 Shorts 80-lb.
1.40
County not Including public service cussion and compilation on the part of ihe charter commission
utilities has an assessed valuation o!
H eavy Middlings WXOO Bran per sack
In its framing the
1.10
»294 894,445, according to the assess appointed by the city council last winter.
council
called
in
the
very
best
legal
counsel
obtainable,
so
that
men! for 1911.
Alfalfa Meal 100-lb. sack $ 1 .5 0
The latest report of the enrollment the charter as presented to the people of Gold Hill for their
of Portland public schools shows 25.
F A N C Y G R O C E R IE S
T72 pup u .0 he in «ten d an ce. Thu aPProva' or disapproval October 30th might be as nearly perfect
Is a gain of 2233 over the enrollment | a s P<>!'-‘'lble.
F a n c y P r u n e s 3 l b s . $ $ . 2 .25
5 Q u a k e r O a ts p e r p k g $ . 3 0
at this tim e last year.
The commission form o f government which has found such
F ancy P ea ch es . .
.12J E g g N o o d l e s . . .
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By an order from the county court f a v o r ¡n m a n v progressive American cities has been considered
C r a n b e r r i e s p e r q u a r t .1 5 C o l d E g g M a c a r o n i . J O
ai: road work in MuUnomah County ¡n franung the new charter, which will provide a government
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fo r Goid Hill in , hid , as in the commission form* the duties
« S tr a in e d H o n e y p e r l b . .IO « S e a s h e ll M a c a r o n i 2 f o r . 2 5
aea road and „ecea.arv rep. r,.
and
o f ,ni,,bl'S servants are clearly defined and
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In Oreg »..according to Charles G. " la y nut be shirked or dodged
S o u r P ic k le s p e r g a l.
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Yale, o f the vm ted sta tes g oicgicai
new charter w ill put the city in a position to acquire,
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Survey, the total vsiue of the mine own and operate its own public utilities, and is broad and ample
production of gold, s .ver aud copper enough to cover any contingency that may arise in the city’s
In 1910 was »700.67«, against »927,- development.
«oi in 1909
It will be note«! that under the proposed new charter the
T' at thousands of dollars are an city will be a participant in the benefits conferred bv the Ban-
F r e e D e liv e r y - to F o o t« C r e e k T h r e e T i m e . ® W e e k
.« a lly withheld by county clerks, no- croft act, a statute that has assisted materially in the develon-
tan es and j u s tic e o f the peace ment of many Oregon towns and cities.
Under its provisions
throughout the state that rightfully
f p m i™ « « « ,
kl
• u , i u e r US p r o v is io n s
belong to the game protection fund. ' S L T h t n -
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Administrator’s Notice.
1. he statem ent made by State Game 11QU'
Pd -'
^ te n d in g Over a penod of ten years,
Notice I. hereby gi von to ail persons
w arden nnley
{ „ - ' h e new .c hartef °ver carefully. Discuss it. Analyze having rlainis a g ein .t the e .ts ie ol
ah attempts to capture the mur
w eign its m en’s against those of the present charter, not Clarinda C. Oglesby to present the n a m e ,
derer of Mrs. Eiiaa OriiBth, who was fo rg e ttin g the numerous demerits of the latter.
If you find the with the pro[H>r voucher., within six
murdered at her home four miles proposed charter what it should be—and The News believes that months front the date her ol, to J. H,
south of philomath on the night of whoever gives it impartial consideration will find it such_vote Beeman at Gold Hill.
June i and whose body was found in . for it, and rest assured that you have acted for your own and
Dated thia 30ih day of September,
a small creek near by on the follow- ! Gold Hill’s best interests.
1911.
J. H. B r k m a n ,
REX H. LAM PM AN
L ance & C om pany
Heating Stoves
lag day, have been giveu up.
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PROPOSED NEW CHARTER EORTHE C IT V O E G O ID H i l l
bureau relative to the statistics on
irrigation in Oregon, it shows that
the total number of farms irrigated
In 1909 was 6669, against 4636 in
1899, an increase of 2033, or 43.9 per
cent. Within the same period the
■umber of farms In the state had In
creased 27 per cent, indicating that
irrigation is increasing more rapidly
than dry farming in the state.
• The Secretary of the Interior has
Issued an order that 32,900 acre* of
unappropriated public lands, excluded
from the Deschutes national forest by
proclamation July 1, will become sub
jeot to settlem ent under the home­
stead law s and to selection by the
state under certain conditions on and
c ’ter January 1, 1912, at the land of­
fice In The Dalles. The lands are lo
cited In Crook County, near Prine­
ville, and are surveyed.
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’P Submitted to the People October 30, 1911
Notice of Election
J PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That, persuant to a resolution duly passed by the board o f councllm en.
j of the City of Gold Hill, Oregon, and approved by the mayor on the 10th
day of October, 1911, a special election w ill be held in the City of Gold Hill
on the 30th day of October, 1911, for the purpose of subm itting to the
legal voters of the said city a proposition to adopt or to reject a new city
charter, as set forth in said resolution, which charter and resolution are now
on file in the office of the city recorder.
Polling place o f said election w ill be at the City Hall, and the polls
will be open from 1 o ’clock p. m. and close at 7 p. m. o f the said day.
By order o f the board o f councllmen.
J. H. BEEMAN.
Mayor.
A tte s t:
O. L. H AFF.
Recorder.
Proposed New Charter
State Capital Gleanings
Governor W est has called for elec­
tions la the Oregon naval militia to
secure MW officers for certain posi­
tions
Extradition papers were granted for
Thomas Brooke, who ia under arrest
in Portland. He Is warned in Indiana
on a charge of grand larceny.
Ia the past nine months Secretary
of State Olcott has collected automo­
bile license fees amounting to »26,-
377, and »1700 was collected during
the sam e period for chauffeur licenses
E. T. Moores was reappointed su­
perintendent of the state school for
blind. Mr. Mooree has been superin­
tendent for the past four years and
his reappointment is for two years
firm July 1.
Operating revenues for the Wells-
r .r g o Express Company in Oregon
are shown to be »346,162, the gross re-
< ipts from operation in this state
b ing »582,201, while the road pays
for express privileges »236,039.
The sta te Board of Forestry at the
final meeting of the year received rs-
rts of fire losses, but did not out-
ne general plans of policy as first
< xpected-. With several counties yet
to hear from 13,000,000 feet of timber
■ re reported destroyed.
Notice w as served on Secretary of
ate Olcott by T. A. Weinke, attor-
• ey for th e State Land Board In Gil
am County, that 100 loans are now
lecorded by the state which were
made without the submission of ab
etracts, required by law.
Wooden Guns.
The first guns were made of wood
ud originated in France.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF OOLD HILL.
OREGON.
CHAPTER I.
Of the Incorporation and Boundaries o f the City:
Section 1. The Inhabitants of that part of Jackson County, Oregon,
comprised within the lim its in the next section prescribed, are hereby created
a body corporate, aa a municipal corporation, with perpetual succession,
under the name and style of th e “City of Oold H ill,” and as such and by
such name, they shall have power to sue and be sued, defend and be de­
fended, plead and be Impleaded, In all th e courts of Justice and In all actions,
suits and proceedings w hatever; to purchase, acquire, hold and maintain
property o f all kinds, both real and personal, within and w ithout said city,
and to lease, sell and dispose of the sam e, for the use of the cRy and for the
common benefit; to have and to use a seal and to alter the sam e; to borrow
money, and loan money on approved security; Provided, said corporation
shall not create any debts or liabilities which In the aggregate shall exceed
the sum of fifteen hundred dollars (» 1 5 0 0 .0 0 ) except as hereinafter pro­
vided.
Section 2. The corporate lim its of the City o f Oold Hill shall Include
all the Lots, Blocks and A lleys, and lhnd lying and being within the follow ing
I’nes, and Including th e Dekum Addition to the City o f Oold Hill:
Beginning at a point on the North Hank of Rogue River where the
section line between Sections (2 1 -2 2 ) tw enty-one and tw enty-tw o. In Town­
ship thirty-six. South of Range Three W est, W illam ette Meridian, In the
County of Jackson, State of Oregon, Intersects with the said North Hank
of Rogue River; thence E asterly follow ing the meander lines of the snld
North Bank o f the R iver to the South lin e of the Oregon and California
Railroad track; thence In a N ortherly direction to the Southeast corner
of Block number E leven (1 1 ) In the City of Gold Hill; thence North along
the W est lin e o f the County Road to the point, where the sam e intersects
the North line of Lot numbered F ive (5 ) in Section number F ifteen (1 5 )
said Township ahd R ange; thence West along the said North line of Lot
Five (5 ) to the N orthwest corner of the said Lot Five ( 5 ) ; thence west
along tbe quarter Section line to the half section line of Section Sixteen (1 6 ):
thence South along th e said half section line to the point where the same
Intersects the South line of the Oregon and California Railroad right-of-way;
thence Easterly along the line o f the said right-of-way to where the same
Intersects the section line between section tw enty-one and twenty-two
(2 1 -2 2 ); ttyence South along said Section line, to Ihe North Bank of Rogue
River the place of begfpnlng.
Section 3. Said city shall be divided Into not less than two (2 ) wards,
the boundaries of which shall be fixed by the city council, ppd the sam e may
be changed and new wards created by ordinance, hut the number of wards
(Continued on 8th page)
Admini.t t etor.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior
U. 8. Laud Office ai Ko»-lairg, Oregon,
September 2(1, 11)11,
Notice I. herehy given that William
F rau d . Owing, nl Woodville, Orevnn,
who, on Augu.t 17, 190«, made Home.
stead Entry Serial N o . «02«, (or SWJ
Section 8, Township 35 S. Range 4 W,
W illamette Meridian, ha. fl-ed notice
ol Intention to make final 5-ye.r pried
to e-tab ll.h claim to the lend .le n e d e *
ertbed, W H. Canon, United S late.
Comnn.tinner, at Mulford, O rgon, on
the 17th dav ol November, lu ll
Claimant n o n e . a . witnraaea:
John R. Sm ith, id Woodville, Oregon,
Sid Smith, of Woodville, Oregon, Cur-
i», Manning, of Woodville, Oregon,
Will Ingledue, ol Woodville, Oregon
BBNJAMIM F. JONES. Register.
I now have on my floor one of the most complete
lines of Heating Stoves that there is in southern Ore­
gon, and am able to quote prices, quality and styles
considered, that are absolutely right.
Call and see
them and be convinced of what I say.
I also have put in a complete line of lanterns. You
need not go home in the dark, for I have the light.
D. H. Miller
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G.ld Hill
Vi
Notice of final Settlement
In the County Court of the State ol
Oregon lor the County of Jsi k«oo.
In the Matter o( the E .tete of A. J.
Fredenburg, deceased.
Notice ii hereby given that C. H,
Fredenbnrg, administrator of tbe estate
of the abut e named decedent, ha* filed
in t h e above entitled court his duly
verified final account and report of the
administration of .aid estate and tin
said court ba. fixed Tuesday, November
14, 1911, at 10 o’ clock In the forenoon
of said day, in the courtroom ol said
court in the court house at Jack.on-
v i l l e , Jackson county, .ta te of Oregon, a.
the time ai d place of bearing said final
account and report.
All persons interested are hereby noti­
fied to make or file their objection, to
said final account and report with said
court. If any they have, on or before
said time.
Date hereof and of the first publication
hereof it October 7, 1911.
C. H Fredenburg,
Administrator of the Estate of A. J.
Fredenburg, deceased.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Departm ent o f the Interior,
8. Land Office at Roseburg, Ore..
August 25, 1911.
Notice is hereby glv- n ihat Andrew
Boyer, whose poptoffice addr .■ ¡.Wood
ville, O r - g o n , did, on the 1st dav of
March, 1911, file in this office Sworn
Statement anil Application No «7013,
io purchase tin- SW*4 NWW, Hertion
20, Township 35 * , Range 4 W. Wiliam-
et'e Meridian, und the timber thereon,
under the provisions of the net of June
3, 1878, anil acts amendatory, known a.
the ' lim ber and Stoi n Law,” at such
aloe an might In- fixed l>y appraisement,
and iliat, poignant to m - h -I i application,
ihe land and timber therein have been
anprai-ed, »140, tlm limber estimated
100,000 board feet at 76 rent pi r .M,
and the la <1 »20; that .aid up lira-t
will - ffer final proof In .npi -nr ol his
application ami «wo-n .tat merit on the
10th dav i t N veoih r, 1911, helore VV.
II. Cumin, United States m iiiini -doner,
at Medford, < Ircgon.
Any per.o i 1« at liberty to protesi
thin purclia.e before entry, o in tint-
a conte-t at any time before patent
i.-u es, by filing a corroborated affidavit
in 'his office, idle.-Ing facts which would
lefeat the entry.
Benjam in F. Jones,
Register.
Alphabet of Thrift
Y
OU BECOME indepen­
dent when you adopt a
system of spending less
than you make.
The Gold Hill Bank
HORACE PELTON
President
ROBT. M. MOORE
Vice President
LYNN W. SMITH
Cashier
S » e G o ld H ill C a fe
M r ., W . W . T ru a x
P r o p r ie to r
always
homrthinu hoop
tn-rst—The la e t thr n is rk rt sf
„ 1,1 .» » b .t» n ils l food« and
(he Uncut hmiiH riiA(l(> (I p II crc I or .
W E ARE now in shape to
figure on bills of lum ber-
bills of any size or lumber of
Sugar Pine, Yellow
any size; sugar pine, yellow
Pine and Fir
pine ant^ fir. We can fur­
SUGAR PINE SHINGLES nish the best black oak lum­
ber, suitable for finishing and
Messenger Lumber Co. furniture making.
Mill on
Sams creek.
Same Valley. Oregon
LUMBER