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©)
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■ ren iu mourning the loss.
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