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Gold Hill Cr©«tet< N a tu r a i R a a a u rc a a taf Saatat b a r n O r t g o n u On b a a u t if u i R u g u a R i t t a r V O L 16 !)r <GaW Bill NO. 46 GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO GOLD H ILL CITY CHARTER fo r Southern Oregon Metro polis of Near Future—Plain Destiny Looms Large FACTS Reviews- Natural Resources, Lo cational Beauty, and Splendid Local Opportunities F Ona C o m m u n ity o t O p p o r tu n ity R o g u a R iv a r VoUay, w kara th a a p p ia g o m a d fa m a GOLD H IL L , JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 21.1914 GOLD HILL IS LOGICAL SITE COL. REDFIELD ON Jackson Co. Submitted to Voters of the City of Gold Hill at the Regul ar City Election of Monday, April 6th, 191 4 MISS ELEANOR WILSON PANAMA TOLLS FORCED ISSUE Open Debate Begins Cn Sims Bill to Repeal Gause; Op position Girds Loins Notice Is hereby given th at the fol lowing is a full and correct copy of the title and text of a certain act of municipal legislation which has been subm itted to the legal voters of the city of Gold Hilt for tb elr approval or rejection at the annual city alec- tion to be held In and for «aid city on April 6th. 1916. to g eth er with the nurabers and form In which eucb title thereof will be printed upon the official ballot. amended so as to read as follows: Section 16. All persona to be Voted for at any city election shall, not less than seven (7 ) days before such election, file with the recorder of n said city a - —....... certificate of norolna- ii„ li?,," „ «d by 8ome Political or m a n a i nomlD8“ ‘>n signed oy not less than ten per cent of the legal voters of said city as shown by the last annual election, together with the candidate’» written accept ance of said nom ination; and th e re upon th e recorder shall en ter th e name of all such candidates upon the ticket to be voted for a t the next fol lowing election, end not otherw ise- and the recorder shall cause a suf ficient num ber of proper tickets to be printed an d d istrib u ted prior to th e opening of th e polls on the day BASSADOR PAGE GRILLED Fiery Chamberlain Asks Investi gation of Diplom at’s Indiscre tions With Monroe Doctrine Providence ran the course ol that moat IwauUfol of Pacific coast stream», tiie W ashington.—Open debate on repeal Rogue, among the evergreen liillaof miulli- of the toll exemption clause of the ertt Oregon, Home cone afterward« men An act en titled : “ An act am end Panama canal act will begin late thia ing sections 6, 7 /1 1 , 16. 15, jg , ]g budded citiea in the valley that bean it« week In the house, and a vote in th at JO, 22. 25. 27. 28. 29, 30. 31, 32. 36, name. Gold lllll, not at |ire«ent ehiefent body on the Sims bill to carry out the 36. 37, 39, 63 and 66 of the ch arter of these, hut destined by ev ry law of of the city of Gold lllll. recommendations of President Wilson evolution and prodigality of natural re The people of th e city or Gold Hill ie expected by Saturday night. In the *>urce to become so, 1» the perfect nnd do ordain or resolve a« follows: senate effort will be made by adminis picturesque aite for a thriving city. tration leaders to pave the way for Section 1. T hat section 5 of the laa-ated upon the very (tank« of the early action on the Issue by bringing liurryiug Rogue, surrounded bv hill« and e r a It squarely before the committee on moon tain« of rare scenic la»auty, with fer inter-oceanic canals for consideration tile tributary crock valley« winding down “ Section 6. At the first regular < K ~. , .. and report by the time the bouse ba« George Westlnghoues, a foremost l ‘y„*," Jt,? n under ‘b*8 b a r t e r th ere « * „ « „ . ,Th a t ?5 o t “ *• to tlw river, and the aotitlurn Oregon Mlae Eleanor W ilson, youngest disposed of the subject. Opposing w*bhoo s : } , ’ clime hitwing ail, Nature ha« seemingly daughter of President W lleen, whose force« in both houses are prepared for done more than ita »hare tor the ci.yof inventor of the a ir brake, who died hold office for a term of two year«" -Section 15. Tlie polls tUtsill be engagement to Secretary of the Treas the fight, the prospect being that the «¡old Hill. It ia a illy with beautiful recently In New York. and a city council composed of twS o*-n at ten o’clock iu the forenoon ury McAdoo has been announced. champions of toll exemption for Amer loanee today—tomorrow it will be "the i . ) councilm an »hall rem ain open until seven „ from each ward and 8 id w a n remain ican coastwise ships will lose when two 12) cottncllmen a t large, one (1 ) » d o c k in th e afernoon. except o n e , city of Iwaullful home«.'’ the roll calls have been taken in both final cement contract councilm an from each ward and one “ > hour from one ’till two o'clock! LOCAL REAL ESTATE IS For a number of yean» paat Gold Hill houses. rtM tv r r iM c c n ii/ , councilm an at large to be elected P- m- The Judges of election shall! SHOWING NEW ACTIVITY baa slept the Bleep of all «mull cities. M u N tD ON WEDNESDAY f?r a tt rla tw o years each and be Paid tw o d o llars and firty cents I Representatives Adamson and Sims, - the o th e r councilm an from each (12.50) for th eir services, but the Now, however, it i« awakening to iu In charge of the repeal forces in the' i *'ard and the o th er councilm an a t JudBes who act as clerks of election man if old advantagi* and o|i|Mirtuiiitic». . 8rB® to he elected for a term of one »ball receive one dollar ($1.00) ad- Several Transfers In Past Week; house, are doubtful only as to the size The conatrnctioii of tlie Heaver Portland Agreem ent B etw een Local Com- year; of the majority their cause will have. at th e next reg u lar city elec- djtlonal for th e ir services Inquiries Regarding District Ohment company’« 9500,000 plant, locat pany and County Calls for tion, and annually th ereafter, th e re , » A poll of the senate indicates the shall be elected a recorder, and treas- < I ! 1114 .Section 16, of the ed almost within the city limits, ia an in president will win by a majority of Delivery July 1 st Continue to Arrive nrer; at th e second reg u lar city elec- th ® clty of Gold Hln he dication of the renewed activity which 10 to 20 votes. > Hon and s t every election th ereafter ded 80 88 to read as follows: will give to Gold Hill ita proper place up Ambassador Asked to Produce Proof. there shall be elected, with a record- 8®<-’tlon 16. If any Judge o r clerk . ______________ _ Indications of an awakened Interest in on tlie indiiatriul map of Oregon, Thi» After month« of delay and discussion er and treasu rer, one councilman ?, 5**°? a PP°*hted by the council ; <«„[,] u ni W alter Hines Page, American am enterprise, tlie only producing cement the final contract between the Beaver from each ward and on© councilm an 8ha11 be «hsent a t the opening of t h e ’ real estate is testified to by at ____ __ P’dl«, . the _________ “ brac,‘ ° f imPorUnt transfer« con- bassador to Great Britain, was made plant in Oregon, will alone « iih I u i i i a pay Portland C.unent company — now con at large, to hold office for two years; elector» . present mav fill Week. Several more are the targ et of inquiry in a resolution roll of 92,000 per Week—larger than that structing a 9500,000 plant at this city— and «o on: provided, th a t the city 8>1<:h vacancies, but all Judges and 8Umn,aled of any single manufacturing iwtahliah- and tla, county of Jackson, wa» signed council may increase th e num ber of «¡erkg m ust be electors of th e ward. reported to be pending, while real estate introduced by Senator Chamberlain "councllmeir ' c h a r te r of th*'*1 t»SeCtr ° o 18 ° f the men report many inquiries from prospec and adopted by the senate, calling on ment between Portland nnd Sacramento. by I mu I i parti. » on Wedn.-sda.v ................ ho entitled to two tive investor» in both city aud country the secretary of sta te to Investigate It will fomMl to Oregon builder« and lhu< removing all d.uibt as to the ¡..imcd- on* ‘" h e *’’>(ded for two (2) years ame^dZd so a ^ to ro»°i «G°Jdi.H111 property. alleged public assertions by the am 80 “ g read 88 follow8: contractor» an Oregon product, earring late construction of the Jackson county *” 2 'i"* ° ’ hPr for one <” y e a r .; „ with lack«,,n <• iiiiHt- • i J ,n d ‘h ereafter as In o th e r wards. Section 18. On o r before the The Childer»’ property in west Gold bassador relative to the Monroe Doc tlie doable |nir|nw of irinveating home liighwuv •« u Z h J L r T JVhere’ n,ore th#n days Ire- ,8®cond d a>' following any election Hill, comprising a «even room tesidenre trine and the Panam a canal. money within tlie «tale «Idle affording ' .000 barrel» of cement, delivery to fore any annual election, a vacancy lbe clty councH shall m eet and can- The resolution requests the secre npon lots 265 by 162 feet, located on 2d constant employment to lubor. «umnenoeon July 1st for the construe- occurs In any elective office, the term 'ass the return» of »aid election and « ... —i.i i w ™ , tary of state to procure a copy for and Hon of the pavi-,1 Pacific highway, is the ° f * hlch under thia ch a rter extend« th e city recorder shall, upon the , ' enne’ w“ *"ld * ’’j Mr- Childers and his Undeveloped natural resources of un- taking the use of the senate of Ambassador Ke,li“‘ld- ‘he transfer taking gUMsed magnitude »urrouud th e city. A uiim mit «|«*cifie<l by tbe e, ultra, i T h e ," 7 i’nd, thB f,r8‘ Monday following ° r dor of th e council, issue and de- "<”1 tO U Page’s address and to call on the am cem ent...... gave a .«‘*5 ,«»1 l»„i,l to m , ple,'V °n .‘? ere "hal1 al8° bo . ’ 7 w‘,th o 'ft de!av t0 ‘he persons P ^ ’ the first of tbe week. liituminoii» coal belt, iniitiy square mile» ’ * k " ,x,lld u ’ elerted at said annual ©lection a declared elected, a certificate o f ! nnimnmvnsi i * . » •rial at tliat qualified person to fill said office for election under his hand and the seal . proved business lots on 6th bassador for evidence upon whidh he in extent, nnd a mountain of high grade J. C. Burch, president of the tho rem ainder of said unexpired term , of the city. = »yen w*. or Front street, jast-beyond tie based the alleged statem ent that “it hematite Iron, an- both within a few <late. •»•ineitt com pany, who hits lx« n in this elective officers shall hold office gec g Thflt q „ H„_ .. ^c*'8 office, were sold on Tuesday by H. added greatly to the pleasure of the milts of (¡old Hill. Outcropping« of gold city a„d Medford dm .ng,be past wivk. 8P<" b a r t e r of the d S o f Gold W l l ^ I K8- people of the United States in the bearing qttaru, copper, cinnabar, and lau d tliat Un dilficulty would lie en- elected and qualified. T h T rtt^ c o Jim am ended 80 88 rB8d as follows: , del purchased the lots from Mary A. building of the Panama canal to know / various oilier metal« aud mineral«, await Section 20. All persons elected !* ry<^‘ * 'v,'r!‘* months «¡nee. It is an- that the British would profit most by development. Approximately 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 coiinteri«i in meeting the provision« of ell may provide for a polling place its use.” acre» of virgin find« r, pine, fir, and ce llie contract, aud that the plant would ' n P8,'h ward or for a single polling ? r 8PP°ln ted to any city office shall no,ll,a«l that modem busine«» buildings, Particular request is made in the be in operatkm before the time «¡»» ¡fled , p lare for ,h e en tire city, in wnicn ?,e. ,! ega? ®lect0r8 of th e city, and ; o f ‘h® I*8* possible construction, will U- llar, lie tributary to tile city, aud will fig- resolution for a verbatim report of ret. - .. i / c with the . 1 progress '*’ *•; > shall la tte r be event separate ballot the boxe, snai1, before en terin g upon the the erected as soon as tenants may be found. boat who are familiar provided to receive bah d u t,es ‘hereof, tak e and subscribe tiro largely In ¡1« future. Will, almost that portion of the am bassador's ad tla’ power of Niagara to liurnc«« and con oi construction to date are equally lots of the voters of each ward, and a.n oa,h o r affirm ation to support Undoubtedly the only existing reason dress in which he is reported to have trol in the Hogue, and with tills abun assure,I that tbe largest single enterprise ,b e ballots of the voters In the dlf- ¡,"1 cons‘lt” ‘,on ®nd laws of the why one or more business enterprises, defined the Monroe Doctrine as mean dance of nalurid reeourcc.», ita apparent •f southern Oregon w ill he making ,»•- f®ren‘ wards shall be deposited tn , ted S tat®8- ‘he constitution and sadly needed and lacking, have not lo ing merely that "the United States sep arate nent and highway history hist, in conjunction , said ep>rate th e re ballot a fte r. boxes, The and kept aws of ‘b® S tate of Oregon, the cate,! in the city heretofore is that stiit- destiny la that of an Important manufac numi separate th e re a fte r The qualified charter and ordinances of the city o f' “hie locations could not be found. M r would prefer that no European govern with the county at that time. turing center. Work of laying c c n c t upon the M ed-, Gtle'd 7o vote’ upon nH candidates fo- d u t l e a ^ M V o f flr o to w h k h th T y pr,’P<**'fl to 7 " 'e' ,y ‘hi- • au,1‘ht' ments would gain more land in the M ccca of miner« since the early forties, new world.” tlie city owe.» it» tuitnoSo the famous Gold ford-Gentral Point highway unit ha» al- ®fN®® except the candidates for have been elected or appointed and / , ^on8tnK’t,,,n °> 8 new business Settler« Protest Cash R equ irem ent ready commenced, mid it is estimated ro ,,nr “ n,an from th e o th er ward or 8 bond shall be required of such *l°ck is predicted. Two lota further Kill pocket discovery of 1856. Nearly a ,liiss..ction of the rou,l will I»- c m - V i » The th ree (3 ) counclltnen ” ,f *c®r8- ‘hey shall give th e same. : Hlong the street and hitherto owned by W estern senators and representa half million dollar« in honey-combed that P'7 < - ......... j8 — i n L ^ % V , r e i d t n X f l s t thMonadn. 7 ’o8; ihe‘ c o ^ l ^ T n t i ^ h ^ ^ ^ s ' u c ^ “ F tives are receiving appeals from set quartz «a« taken from a ledge near tin tlers on government irrigation proj summit of tiie renowned old mountain at trallic one mouth later, the delay Ingin 1 April, 1913, shall hold office until bond, when th e la tte r is approved purchased by Mr. Raedel With work progressing rapidly at the ects to modify the pending irrigation that time. The rich river Iwr» brought n,»x««ary to permit a proj»-r setting of the tb ® flr8‘ Monday of April, 1915, and i »hall both be filed with, and safelv , «»til th eir successors are elected and k«Pt by, th e city recorder, but th e cement plant, and a lease upon business bill so as to relieve settlers on new forth many fortune». Now, more than material. and th e th ree (3 ) council-1 recorder's bond shall be deposited life assured to the city, it seems almost projects from the paym ent of 5 per The Hiskiyoti excavation has been u n - 1 qualify half a century since tlie first color glitter - --- — S1X3 nillium men elected M at L L the annual election ! with th e trea su rer. certain that the next few months will cent of the water charge at the time ed in tlie pan, both quarts and piaottr arc 1er way for some time and the grade Is held on th e first Monday In April, 7 ? ftt ,.Sect)° n 22 o f the bri ig forth not only a number of im they file entry. This bill, which is »till yielding good return», and tlie quiet now assuming it» true proportion». Thi», 19 ’ *• "hall hold office until the first: portant real estate deals but witness the an adm inistration measure, gives set ro m to r o ^ i its bill» yet hold many secret« for the pros the knottiest problem of the entire route■ * ° ? day ,n AprH’ 191«’ a " d »««1 7 ’* * ...... . - ’^ 1 by the first K V “ 0" “ re eleCted R ndi Section 2«. The term s ^ a T o f f l - establishment of a number of new bus tlers 20 years instead of 10 in which pector. iness bouses. to pay for water. Secretary Lane, Notable among tlie mine» now in oper ........- _______________ t e - f 2t he Te S ^ % i d ° f who heartily approves the extension ation art* the Hradcn, Nellie Wright, feature, thinks it is only fair to re Lucky Hart and Bill Nye, all well equip Ashland Miners Find Rich ah rea" 7 T ° WB: ^ ¡ ¡ 7 " “ ‘ a»y ‘"’'"q'ua^ii Kanes Creek Resident Dies quire 5 per cent of the total payment ped quartz properties; together with Section 7. All vacancies In any of | w ithin ten ( (1 0 ) days from and after After Lingering Illness when the entryman goes on the land. numerous placer mine». The present Pocket Near Gold Bluff ± d J ay J h7 i 8al'1 8ba” b® After that payment Is made the set ejection by th e city council, and j vacant, and th e council shall at its tendency is toward a systematic and tler is exempt from further payment ----------------- ; ‘ *® Persons so elected shall hold of- first meeting th e re afte r fill said modern development of the mineral re )\ illiam Riley Higinbotham, for many D .,, f t ,. » ,, .. , \ x x ' i s . ’ & ' s a s » ; s s a . ■ « r s s 'x t . J ! for five years. ~~ sources of the field lllll district. years a resident of Kanes Creek, died at Crates M ay Be Mailed. The choicest fruit and ¡(Haifa land in ets on tbe Ho.».» property near Riddle, 1 te r said vacancy occurs. in any elective office shall .be filled the home of his sister, Mrs. John Risley, Postmaster-General Burleson has southern Oregon »unround» Gold Hid; h,‘- H" r K" " ; Sec. 3. T hat section 11 of the by th e council by th e appointm ent at Medford on the morning of Friday, the numerous e re ‘It valley«, w ith their flo.tKWsince Its discovery. Lust weexhe ch arter of the city of Gold 1(111 be of some qualified elector of the cltv March 13th. Death was due to a gradual approved an amendment to the parcel to said vacancy, who shall hold said break-down incident to ill health and age. post regulations, under which butter, deep, fertile, mineral-mixed »oil, and ab found another Hcain tliaL'seem» to lie as am ended so as to read as follows: office until the next reg u lar election, One week before his demise Mr. liigit.- eggs, fruits, vegetables, poultry and Section 11. Not less th an fifteen solute immunity from frost, providing rich a« tbe first. This seam run« in a than such v ac more an e ? w ? S r tw o a enty n d days iroHl“ after ^ « Isahatn had gone to his sister’s home to other articles in parcels weighing ............ day8 ' ,rl" r ‘° ,h <’ ««•« Monday occttring almost ideal condition« for the gardener, lltt.li line of mud, beside a quartz vein, L*15' Tb", '? r b A p  n ^ ^ Î ” ®>®7‘®dr8anS,,J u S d hl8 just horticulturist, ami rancher Tributary rest and recuperate, but grew steadily from 20 to 50 pounds may be shipped In the first and second zones in boxes to the city an- the district.« of Hams Val tion! seam with a pan, but are obliged to der an annual election of the city o r Sec. 10, T hat Section 25 of the worse despite medical attention and care ley and the Meadow»—garden »pot» in a ship the ore to a smelter. Their first re fleers, and appoint for each polling C h arter of th e city of Gold Hill be ful nursing. Funeral services were con and crates sim ilar to those handled ducted Sunday forenoon at the undertak by express companies. country famed for it» agricultural perfec ports on the quartz have not been made place three (3 ) Judges of election, am ended so as to read as follows: Bill Aims at all Hindus. tion-- aud the «mailer but equally favor,.! public. Hill» are bring aconred in the two (21 of whom shall act as clerks Section 25. The chief or nolle,' ing parlors of Weeks A McGowan, and of which notice i . shall , be the city constable, conserva A bill to exclude Hindu laborers u . _i l . .. election . valley« of Kane«, Sardine, Gall«, Foe;-», Canyonville ,ll«trict for other pocket». of election, the remains were laid to rest in the Cen Tld« late find 1« in tbe nelgblhirlu»»! f *' K >v P” hbeatlon in a news- ! ,o r of ‘he peace, and until th e coun- from the United States and providing and Evan« creek«. G od H ttll n , l i i w bin i , ir,nPe7 ,’" ',1,B,3<',i ,n th p c lty P r i d e d Hl shall by ordinance m ake other tral Point cemetery that afternoon. Stock raising and dairyin: are rec Ic i William Riley Higinbotham was born that all Hindus shall be regarded as tutl, anil is within gunshot, of the there be such a newspaper, and by j Provisions th erefo r, he shall a rt as ing some attention and with excellent re »t iue road, which has been used for sixty notice signed by the city recorder building Inspector, and he shall in Michigan on January 28th, 1867. In laborers unless it is shown that they [ and Posted by the chief of police at f a rre st and brtrtg before th e recorder early manhood he was wedded in Ne are in fact professional men intending turn.« Io tic operator». Mu it remain« years.—Ashland Tidings. ____________ j “ 'e place for holding the election in for trial, e ith e r upon his own com- braska, and in 1877 removed with his to pursue their professions here, was however, to 1«, accomplished lieforo Ila ; each ward of th e city, not less than ! p lain t or th a t of o th er persons, all introduced by Representative Church, district attain« it« zenith of production In Ih iiry Day, the nia,i,idealer, lias re n t-! ,t'7l ‘ 10) days prio r to th e election ¡offenders against the laws of the family to southern Oregon, locating near thi« regard. I'nlfmie ,1 • n g , for all rea ®d the Myers’ building and will move his Wh nb, no‘,ce 8,18,1 specify the offl-1 sta te or th e ordinances of th e city, Central Point, The death of his wife oc- of California. National Capital Brevitiea. son, with cool «prir,■ , of pure nn unfain large line „(pianos to the quartt(r#i h o l d K ^ l d ’ X t w I C “ a p i ‘’" ' T ' " " ° f ‘hC d , y ’ «Uirred in I8P6, sin«, which time he made with his sons, Elmer a n ^ — ___________________ __ a V I 1X7 u i w r I n his home water everywhere, constitute the «toil, where lie will also carry a complete line erro r within the call or notice of such Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo an'! I “?®1 v ,lf.‘,lp city, man'» ideal habitat. Then, too, «ocleui- of mttdcal merchandise. A car load ship- i election shall not Invalidate the ¡and perform all such o th er duties as ■ ,it‘or8<' Higinbotham, of Kanes Creek, ruled that taxes on partnership In ‘h e , ^ the council shall prescribe m a n y comes are not to be collected from ment of pianos is ex,».cb'd to arrive before c ? city ^ H?0".n h«!i Rre a ' ,«,?rX r,bB 7 or! w M r r. , .“ Higinbotham "f»1*’" " 1«'11 P possessed « 8^ March 15. " ”’" 1 Sec. 6. T h at aeet.ow tx I 'h '" * 3- ba ^ J * ad8 i" ^ 1 . locality and through- the source, but held the partners In (Continued on editorial puff©) Sec. 6. T h at section 16 of the ---------- i ont the county, w,lo nnite wjth h .g chjw dividually Hable. ch arter of th e city of Gold Hill be ! (Continued on last page) ■ ren iu mourning the loss. “’
