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Mid-Summer at Newport
August la essentially * >»■»«••• m onth *»inl the
mrw-t delightful till* hi w l i I » '
a
vacation »1 Newport. <•' • f ’ * * “> ,r'" " ,l“’
heat and dust ol 4-1*’’ Valley,
Improved Train Service
ConniTtinn made at Allmny and Oorvalli»
with 0 . A K. train», which h ave Albany at
7-.H0 a. in. daily and 1:00 p. » . dally exm pf
Sunday.
Special Limited Sunday Excursion
( a Newport, leaves Allmny every Holiday at
U;4oa. in., Curvalll* 7:1ft a. ui. Arrlvea
Newport 11:00 a. ui.
Special Round Trip Seaton Fare» and Week
End Fare» from all S. P. Pointe and Suuday
Excureion Faree from Albany and Corvallie
M erritt St C o m p a n y
Wish t o say to the public and friends: W e have bought one
o f the finest S tock s o f Merchandise ever arrived in Gold Hill,
for th e Fall and W inter trade. ♦
Wpl _ - ,
Have a carload to arrive soon, from old wheat.
I O V l x pass ¡n your order now and be protected from
war prices.
Watch th is space after Sept. I s t-y o u may save money, per
haps learn som ething, and i t will c o s t you nothing.
Remember we carry a first class line o f Groceries
M erritt & C o m p a n y
SUN5CT
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G en eral
M e r c h a n d is e
For folders deariiM nn N ewport, ticket« and
lull inform ation, « all on w aitw t H. V. agent.
Leave orders for woo I at the N’< w
ottiev.
Mrs. Horace Pelton is camping
Prospect.
John M. Stott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon
72.
Local News Notes
Leave order* lor wood at the New»
ifilcc.
"V ucle Bob" Cook, of F’oota cre«,li,
la passing the week with J. W. Hayes
and other friend» tn thia city,
Fred ’Eddlng« went to Roseburg
Tuesday, where he haa been offered
em ploym ent aa an electrician.
al
Mrs. E n d Ib id« I arrived oil Friday
last from Roseburg, summoned by the
critical illne»» of G randm a Itcidel.
An-: Packers Trained.
Hood lover — Beginning the second
week In 4; piember, the annual pack
ing »choc! of the Apple Growers’ as
sociation will hold Its sessions.
A portion of fhe big warehouse of
the association will be fitted with
packing tables and expert packers
will Instruct the ninateurs. who will
come from all parts of the mid-Co
lumbia district.
The annual packing schools are al
ways well attended. Many of the
grower« of the valley, whoae orchards
are coming into bearing, attend with
tbelr wives and families to learn the
latest methods of packing attractively
the apples, which will soon be m atur
ing.
For Hale.—At my n-ideiiev, 2d avenue,
q u art fruit jar», gallon earthen Jar»,
Your home tow n—trade there.
heating stove, stove nil«', cro»»cut »aw
For Hale.—Second hand piano, good linoleum, ten t, chairs, taldc. and house
value, price $100.
hold articles. Will I»- »old «'heap
—W. L. Hpnyde.
For Hale—Good driving pony, with
buggy practically new ; will be sold at
FOR HALE—1100 tine fa ming acres in
Jmrgnin. Inquire a t News office.
a compact b o d /, nearly level ami nearly
IOK! ICE! I IC R !!! During the all under high »tale of cultivation.
No better la id for fruit, grain
remalader o f th e sum m er Dick W al
ker w ill deliver first-class Ice to lo or alfalfa anywhere. Very cheap. Hub-
cal patrons nt fMk- per hundred irrigated, every 40 acres is choice. Well
F ru it Statistics Sought.
w eight.
Rural patrons may obtain j located and only 6 miles from R. R. rta-
Albany.—Gathering accurate statis
any quantity l»y callin g for sam e. ' tion. For particulars call u|»>n or write, tics of Oregon’s annual fruit crop is
—C. H. REortKiJ«, Agent.
Book orders w ith Dick h im self, or
being planned ¡»y the state board of
Ju stice J. B. H. Morelock tied a horticulture. E. C. Roberts, of Leban
leave w ith Merritt A Company.
Gold Hill Meat Market
A big supply of fresh]meat always on hand.
We carry the best of creamery butter.
All kinds of fresh fish in season.
Woodcock & Blackert
Proprietors
Irrigation is Crop Insurance
Mr. and Mra. W. II. Miller d ep a rt
Tuesday m orning for Newport,
where they will apend a week or two
m atrim onial knot last Friday evening on, president of the board, says that
Home bargains in sm all tracts ol land
In vacation at th e beach.
to the com plete satisfaction of th e the board hopes to outline a system
suitable for garden, chicken or dairy
Mr. and Mra. Thoa. Kay and fam
icontVactlng parties and the unquali that will aid it to discover and rem
purpose*, ranging in siw from two to
ily, who left thia city a fo rtnight ago. fitly acres, do**e in and conveniently lo fled approval of th e ir many friends edy causet; for poor fruit yields.
are now located at Independence, ac cated (or market and schools. If you an? in Gold Hill and elsew here. The
The plan Is being tried this year for
cording to advlcea received by the (.Hiking for small place for any purpose bride was Mrs. Mary J. Lawrence. , the first t!m“ in Polk county.
. all uimiii o r address,
one of th e most prosperous and pro
News.
'
—C. H. Redfield,
gressive ranchers of Galls Creek, and
Floyd "D ot«" Eddlng» returned on
Gold Hill, Oregon.
Notice to Creditors
her nam e henceforth will be Mrs
Saturday from Glendale, w here he
Charley
Reed
retu
rn
ed
Monday
George H. Dayton
Mr. Dayton has
ha» been employed upon electrical
construction work during th e prev evening from a m onth's vacation, long been a resident of th is locality, , Notice i» hereby given, that \V. G.
spent with relatives In southern Cali having a home on the south bank o' Myer», the undersigned. hat- been ap
ious month.
fornia. S trangers and traveling sales- the river, several miles below this» pointed adm inistrator of the estate of
Mra. Imogene Well* and »on H or
' men wIII now resum e the old gam e of city. Like to his fu tu re helpmeet ha Lula A. Myers deceased, by the County
ace, who vtatted with her »later. Mra.
mlHtaklng Charley »or his popper— is respected, esteemed, and possessed j Court of Jackson County, Oregon. ami
A E. Kellogg and family for several
th e proprietor of th e Bon Ton.
of scads of warm friends. The New all persons having claims against said
week«, returned to her home at Hep
Joins In the common chorus of con estate, an- hereby n itilled to pres- nt the
For
Hale:
77
urres
on
County
Road
pner last S aturday.
gratulations. and urges Ju stice More- same duly verified to th e undersigned
W. A. Marvin, traveling represen- within 24 mile» of Gold Hilt, alstttl BO
lock to oth er and sim ilar opportun adm inistrator, at his resilience at Gobi
tatlv e of th e Fairbank« Morse com under cultivation, good land, fine spring
Hill, Oregon, or at the law office of H
ities of his Im portant office.
L. Ik-Arinomi at Medford, Jackson
pany, came In from the road T ues which could Is- piped to house and barn
day morning, and 1« »pending the some fruit trees, an id-al dairy ranch, I Cecil Johnson and Abram Myers County, Oregon, on or liefore the expir
, for quick »ale for only $5ti per acre. For knew th e exact geography of a Sams ation of »lx m onths from the date of
week with hla family.
particular» call or addle»»,
Valley melon patch, where the fruit first publication of this notice.
Vncle Dave Miller who haa been
C. h , Redfield,
of the vine grew to unusual size and 1 Date of first publication i» August
absent from hl» hardw are »tore the
Gold Hill, Oregon.
tru ly rem arkable flavor. Both boy» 1,1014.
g rea ter part of the week, flg h t'n g a
\V. G. M yers ,
In a nine Inning game, replete with own bicycles, which as the war d is - -
tem porary Illness. He 1» now fully
A dm inistrator.
; bonehead plays and boundless bom patches Inform us, are of great s tr a
recovered and back at the desk again. bast, the aggregation of local Leans tegic advantage In a well ordered I
Rea
F letcher S tout, pharm acist at the defeated the F ats upon this diamond raid. T here is a rum or In Sanya V al
Rower»' drug «otre, 1« absent upon Sunday afternoon, thus retrieving the ley of heavy firing to th e west o f,
hl» vacation, having Joined hl* par-1 laurels lost by them two '.'eeks ago. E ddington’s melon garden, heard on ,
enta at Jacksonville last Sunday. He The score was o rly 23 t o i l , although Monday afternoon, of a rapid retreat
The Barrels /
will visit C rater Lake and Klam ath th e official keeper »’’.nits th a t hr ! before th e enem y's light artillery , o f ;
and
a
n u Lugs
UMt,s of
w. '
country before returning.
may have over'ooked one or two run» a scouting expedition which recovered |
Mr. and Mr». Ed Cardwell tind lit eith er way. It Is contended by the th e deserted bicycles, and a su b se
M >
tle d aughter, accompanied by Mrs vanquished team th a t th eir defeat was qu en t cloud of dust on the main high- j
Double and Single Barrel
F ran k Adam« and Master M arti» j due to the unreasonable dem ands of way. By persons who have no b u s l-:
SHOTGUNS
Adam», m otored over from Klam ath the Ixtans, who insisted th a t th eir ness to cast suspicion upon two well-
-S T B M G IS T where
IA IC S T . C o m p » "
F alls Monday afternoon and will side could not be retired with less intentioned and norm al young Amer j
at any where near the
«pend a week visiting with L. R. than seven put-outs.
our «M U TT throughout.
leans, th e dust cloud is said to have I
SB
Cardwell.
FOR HALE— Eighty acre improved ¡been reused by two bicycles breaking
Mra. J H. Beeman and «on Horton farm within two miles of Gold Hill, »11 all records between the Valley and
left on Monday for Aumsville, where good land, along the Pacific Highway, th is city.
they will visit Mrs. lleenian'« daugh house and barn snd some fruit. $1110 per
To Roy Cameron, h u n ter and tra c k
te r, Mr». George Lane, for several sere. Terms 4 cash, very easy terms er of local renown, belongs the dis
week». D uring th eir absence they and long time for the balance a t <1 percent, tin c tio n of having brought th e largest
plan to m ake an excursion to the consider this choice.
' deer Into Gold Hill th e present sea
—C. H. Redfield,
beach.
Our S h o tg u n
son. Sunday m orning Cameron, alone,
r
Calalo« shew« the
Gold Hill, Oregon. sta rted two bucks back of th e Jim
Pro*, and Mr«. B urt A. Adam», and
famous line o f Steveni Repealer* - Double«- Stn-
6 lea I f you eannol obtain S T E V E N S from your
little daughter Enid, returned on Sat-
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Peterson and ¡Smith place on Sardine creek, firing
' r —let ua know, and we w ill »hip direct, ea-
prepaid, upon receipt o f Catalog Pnce.
nrdav from Eugene, w here Profeasor Mr. and Mrs. Andy Jennings retu rn ed 1 two Ineffectual shots at them . For
Adam» profitably employed the su m on S aturday from Willow F lat, whore ! five hours, over rocks, dry ground
J. STEVENS ARMS
m er vacation a t th e University. Be they camped and hunted for th e past and through th ick et and tim ber, lie
& TOOL COMPANY
fore the «tart homo they visited at fortnight. The party rep o rt fair luck tracked the pair. Several tim es he j
F . O . B o * B O O S.
was
within
a
score
of
feet
them
,
hut
j
C M IC O e t C F A L L S . M A B B .
th e seashore.
and a plensant outing. Several heads
The special fish distrib u tin g car of of horns, dangling from the rea r of dense brush prevented even a glimpse
the game and fish commission passed th e ir duffle wagon, were evidence of of the game. The deer finally crossed
through Gold Hill on No. IB Sundav th e prowess of the hunters. One head th e divide at the head of W ater Gulch.
afternoon, leaving 20 cans of rain with a m agnificent spread of horns A nticipating th e ir m ovem ents Cam er
bow trout fry for release In Rogue and five points on each side, recently on m ade a detour and surprised »he
8:57 a .in . j
. . .
No. 14
11:04 a. tn. |
river at this point. The young trout, adorned the biggest buck reported for anim als, which were w atching th e top No. 44 ( m otor I
5:07 p. in.
one and one-half Inches long, were southern Oregon this season. The of a ridge for his appearance. T hree ' No. 4tt (m otor)
5:50 p. in.
.
.
.
•
Im m ediately taken to th e pool below animal welgheu -estim ated—-180 lbs. shots sufficed to bring down both. 1 No. 10
S o u th b o u r tS
th e bridge nnd turned In. By re dressed, and was killed by Mr. Je n One was a four-pointer, dressing 120 1
7:48 a. m.
(m otor)
No.
4:1
quest of H. D. Reed to »rate w arden nings. Mr. and Mrs. Jennings, who pounds: the o th er a five-point prince No. 13
10:10a. no.
1:42 p. in. 1
W. A. Clanton the claim» of this city drove to th is city from th eir ranen of hla species, dressing 1B0 pounds. No. 45 (m otor)
3;15 p. in.
were recognised nnd assurance given home near Ruckles, hegnn the return Several other kills were reported by No. 15
Gold Hill will he rem em bered in trip Monday, p la n n ln g lo take It easy local sports men on Saturday and
H uliscrile for the News.
Sunday.
and catch fish along th e way.
fu tu re distribution.
ed
Ì
You can raise some crops every year ami all crops some years without
irrigation. But if you w ant to raise all crops every year you should irrigate.
The value of a»y crop any year can be.increased 50 to 500 per cent by ir
rigation'1-
If you have water supply from well, creek or stream , we can supply yon
with electric power for pumping. On receipt of inform ation card we will be
pleased to m ake you estim ate of cost.
Number of acres desired to iirig a te .........................................................................
Total lift in feet from water level of well or « ream to highest point of land
to irrig ate........................................................................................................................
Number of feet of pijie required................................................................................
Number of feet of ditch or flume required................................... ......................
W ater supply ( well or stre a m ) and nam e of « re a m ............................................
S ig n e d ........................................................................................................................... •
Vostotfice address.................................................................................................... —-
Location—Section.................... T ow nship................ R ange.................................
CALIFORNIA-OR-EGONPOWER.
COMPANY :: MEDFORD, ORE.
Phone 168
216 West Main Street
} Do Nob Throw A w ay Your
Broken Furniture
STEVENS
Bring it to me and I will show you how I can m ace it as good as new
for from 10 to 20 per cent of value or no pay.
W hen you w ant new Furniture let me order it for you. Let me show
you why 1 can -avc you money. It is because 1 know all about the bus
iness.
I have some of that good H and'M ade Mission F urniture left at b a r
gain prices.
J. N. FOUNTAIN
f u r n V s URE s t o r e
G o ld H i l l . O re g o i*
Place your Deposits with a
Bank that is Guarded
Night and Day by
THE BURNS DETECTIVE
AGENCY
S. P. Time Card
THE GOLD HILL
BANK