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O n(r#r«U f of Oregon E'lifHti«* Or# <&yib ill Wrte Gold Hill Greet»«* N a t a m i R t . o a w o f S a a th . r n O r ig o n it On S .a u tifu l R o g a . R iv .r GOLD HILL JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1915 VOL 18 O n . C o m m u n ity o> O p p o r t u n it y R o g o . R m . r V o t t o ., u h o r o th o a p p i , g o m . d f a t o . NO. 7 Indian Dead Sleep Near Sleepy Hollow Mormon Chief Sees Valley Sugar Beets A rtlllary Mak«» Movement of Infantry Denver, Cole.—On charge» of con tempt of court and conniving to com mit perjury, Judge Boa Lindsey of the Juvenile coart wo» arrested on com- plaints by District Attorney Rush end Judge John Perry. Ho refused to tell the court what Neel Wright, 12, son Mormon Finances W ill B uild of e women on trial for tho killing of $ 8 0 0 , O O O Factory i f Crop her husband, told him privately. Rush is Success; Looks Good alleges tbe boy committed perjury In behalf of hla mother. Workmen Delve in Forgotten Graves £xeavalion for Sauver Discloses H o a rd o f Ancient Relics; Was it Scale Arm or? How lung in it «luw the lent burial chant of Ute K orim * aoamiwl near Gold Hill? If the memory of pioneer» went back to the filial entry In the old burial Krounda of the Sleepy Hollow ranch, the question might be answered. More than aixty year» have elapaed, that ia certain. Woikuieu on tlie ranch, excavating a •doep newer trench, recenUy nank their impleinenta Into a veritable treaaure trove •of rellca—and Ute bonea of the vaniahed «ribeamvn. Tlie And waa uncovered at ♦he point where Sardine Creek enlera the Rogue, in Ute high creek hank. No at* ♦enipt waa mail») to aaoertalu the extent of Ute burial ground, and Uto excavation has been Ailed up. Three iliatinct skeletons were disclosed. One of Utcae hail been retired In Ute splendor o f a uniform cap, tlie visor of which alone remained; o v e r thia waa drawn a copper kettle. Tlie hum's n-pos- <v| in a prodigal wealth of glare In-aitn— all culorn and nlaea. Varioun brow hut- tone—one of the U. 8 . uaval service, many ol tlte army—were found. The inldcat button of all, when polished, dia- vlosed llte nyiulnilical phoenix surrounded by Annie. It Imre tlie inscription “ Je Kenai» d e .Men Cendren” and No. 1. Freely translated the French motto read», "I am reborn from my hs I im . " Soldier huttonn were favorite adornment of ’he tribe». A tine granite |untie waa alno dineloneil, cloae to the nurface and evidently buried an an afterthought, ft wan npleudidly proportioned, 17 inches in length, with a knob and grip of3 Inch length. A »pear |Miintof dark n il obsidian, (I inchen long, a n d o f remarkable workmanship, wan found. By each form rented the runted lengUi of an old lunhioned rill«—tie- wal nut Htockn completely fallen to dust ami decay. A single allot horse* pistol, such an Kidd might have flourished, wan one conglomerate of red ruin. Perhaps the moat iuterenting relies were peculiar three lobed platen o f brand, which litted and overlapped to a nicety. Six or eight of these were found. Were they |«artn of ancient Spanish (date armor? The records run back better than sixty yearn without disclosing knowledge o f this burial place. Tradition lias it that long ago, wheu the Messner» mimed the land and the elder Meaaner was alive, there came to tlie ranch a wrinkled In dian crone of many yearn. She asked for laTUiission Pi dig. Il was denied her. For week» she importuned the M e s s n e rs —then deparp'il, grumbling about buried dollar». From this somewhat uncertain ineiilelit has grown up a legend of hidden treasure. They shop well, these folks who tim'd to lie the landlords of the valley. The sacrilege of their burial ground was un intentional, and w i l l not Is* repeated while the Sleepy Hollow remains tinder its prenent management, now that the location of the cemetery in known. Ixmdou.— Artillery action of the moat tarrlflc character, Initiated Im m ediately following the French auo- caas In bending the German llha in ward southeast or Heburtene, half way between Arras and the Alans, haa rendered m ovem ents of Infantry Im possible and neither army has been able to progress an Inch, according to official reports received from Parts. Berlin claim s the French were shacked with heavy losses In the close range fighting to the north of Bcurle and the French were driven out of the trenches they previously had captured from the Oermans. even after twice bringing up fresh troops to brace the positions. Southeast of Heburtene the Oermans claim to have advanced. + + -i- •F + •F + •F + •F Ashland, Or., June 14.—I). M. Lowe’» one-farm exhibit in t h e Agricultural building at the Panama exposition ha» scored »weeping vicPirien over all exhibits of Ils class. The exhibit has ison a ward- ed the medal of honor, highest award made on the ben t agricultural exhibit, and the medal of honor for the lx*at one- farm exhibit. This wo» in competition with exhibits from the entire world and are tlie highest awards mode in that de partment. In addition to them' award» for tbe col- lectiva exhibit Mr. LoWe received t h e gold medal for the best collection of bar ley, gold ui 'dal for the collection of A70 varieties of products from one farm, gold medal for the boat collection o f seed», bronxe tni'ilat for the collection of grasses and honorable mention for the collection of clover and alfalfa. A letter from tk**K. Freytag, director of agriculture, highly compliment» Mr. Lowe on his sweeping success, the expo sition man saying: “ Your farm is an immense factor in helping Oregon to take its place at the pip of tbe agricultural states." A letterfrom George M. Hyland, direc tor of exhibits, says: “ Congratulations oft awards won by your splendid exhibit in the agricultural building, uml I wMi |s-rsomdly to express my appreciation for your etlorts in helping to make the Ore gon display a grand »uceere. You arc needed in Ban Francisco," These awards reflect great honor upon M r. Lowe and upon the Ashland district. Tlie display of processed fruit from this district which waa processed by II. 0 . Frohliacli won tlie gold medal award at tlie exposition in competition witli fruits from all over the country. Tlie Bagley Canning company, at Tal ent, Saturday received a telegram to the effect that the Bagley apple juice has won the gold meilal. These awards are the highest that are made and place the winning exhibits in a class by themselves for »piality. With tlie horticultural grand aw uni which wan given Oregon in competition with the world, the state is taking its rightful place as the the beat fruit slap- in the world. tio n Tbe new light company offers to furnish electricity upon a contract basis, and at a lower rate than now paid. The matter has been pending for many months, and is now at a point where it seems likely to add immediate impetus to the improvement of the Gold Hill project of the Public Service corporation. Acceptance of the "pro posal by Medford would mean this. + + + + + + + + + + + + 4* + + Medford, Or , June 16.—If the farmers geemen’t Act Puts Treaties at Stake. and landowners of tlie Rogue River val Washington. — Twenty-one of the principal nations of the world have been notified by the United State» that it intend» to terminate provision» of existing trestles with those coun tries which ere in conflict with the seamen's se t passed by the last con- Salmon Poachers “Stand the Gaff" District Honored by Big Exposition Medford, Ore., June 17. —The light committee of the + city council passed favorably upon granting a franchise to •F the Rogue River Public Service corporation at the regular •F •F meeting of the city council Tuesday night. •F Changes agreeable to both the city and the company •F will be embraced in an ordinance to be framed by City + + Attorney McCabe. ♦ A special meeting will be held for further considera •F ; + + Sugar Factory is Now Real Chance Impossible. Medford Council is Flirting With Gold Hill Power Plant r Jackson Co. + -F-F-F-F-F + + + + + + + + -F tGENES In famous Toyland concession on the 7x»ne at the Panama-Pa cific lutenialional Exposition. Hap Francisco. In this great amusement device, which cover» fourteen acres, toy» are reproduced upon a gigantic scale, tbe figures here shown being eighty feet in height. ■ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin iiliiiiiiiiiH iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin n iiiiiiiiiiiifl I ■ , News Notes of The Mikado at Valley Towns! Opera House "If tlx* beet« you have shown u» today m ainvin the present quality nix week» from now, yoti can rest- a».niirt-d that a beet sugar factory will be built iu south ern Oregon. The only thing necoasary for you to do Is to secure the acreage and Let Gold Hill theater goers congratulate the farmers to raise tliem. The financing each other upon the approaching presen will be taken care of by u’ . We have tation of "Tbe Mikado’* at tlte local opera made arrangement« for that without local house. Tlie production 1» title of tlie few help, boniues or other Hirings.’* This atandard comedies, which has survived was tile statement of Joseph ^rnitli, eon- by real worth and artistry the reams of corded in l>y C. W. Nibley. transient slush that flourished for a few weeks or months. It will lx- given hi this To assure a beet sugar factory it w ill be city next Thursday evening, Jnne 24 by necessary for promoters to know not later tlie Boston Ideal Opera Company. than October 1st the amount of acreage, etc., so that conflicting crops will not be This opera, as u piece of perfect cowtt- planted. It is planned to organize a sys dy, undoubtedly stands alone. It is 'to tematic campaign, s i m i l a r to those light opera what “ Hamlet” is to tragi« fy. launched last spring, as soon as the full While other works of its kind have cotne facts of the present test beet patches are and gone “ The Mikado" remains a stan known. The lieets a r e lieiiig grown dard comedy. Tite members of t h e east are well M arconi Appointed A rm y Lieutenant. under t h e supervision o f Soil Expert Rome. — Guglielmo Marconi, wire Storey. known to Medford people. It includes Messrs. Smith and Nibley and wives Ed Andrews, who lias played the part of less Inventor, was appointed a lieu Ko-Ko more than twelve hundred times, tenant on the staff of General Cador were taken from their private car at Ash in fact, his reputation as a comedian na, commander-in-chief of the Italian land and driven over the valley, entrain rust largely upon his performance of this ! armies, and named superintendent of ing again at this city. T h e fleeting all w ireless operators In the army and glimpse of the valley brought forth strong part. praise from President Smith. Tlie part of Poo Bah, the man of all navy. officer, one of the best pieces of subtle “The minute I crossed the Siskivous,” comedy ever written, will be taken by A. 39 Norwegian Ships Destroyed In War. President Smith said, “ there- flaslied into C. Burgess. F. W. Walters, the operatic Copenhagen.—The war Insurance iny mind the stories of mosehackiara I tenor, will be seen in the port of the bureau announced here that 39 Nor have heard of Oregon. There is no nines wandering minstrel. It is the most beautiful snd pro wegian ships have been destroyed here. Helen St. Clair is tlte Katasha of the since the war started, including car gressive section I have seen in many a cast an<l is a conunedienne who will do goes valued at $7,800,000. day. The nation is o n tlie eve of -k ample justice to this very funny role. In ! greatest era of prosperity. Then this a c fact, tlie entire cast is one that has play tion, somewhat backwards, will neve per- French T ak e Station. ed tins opera many times. The public Paris.—The capture from the Ger ’ iod of rapid development." may; look for a finished performance. mans of the railway station leading The visit of the two financiers left the “Tlie Mikado" will lie given under tlie Into the town of Souchez, eight miles local backers of a beet sugar factory in auspices of the Gold Hill hand. Prices of from Arras, is announced in the an optimistic frame o f inhid f o r tlx- adfiiissioii should be particularly popular French official statem en t future. —they are 50 and 25 cents. B rie f Sketches o f Happenings Popular Comedy Appears Here o f Week in Best Valley o f Next Thursday; E d Andrews P acific Coast o f M edford as K o-K o A Foots Creek scribe suggest» tlie wild sweet-briar rose for hedg** use. Southern Oregon hogs are bein'» sold ami shipped to improve the razorback breed of South Carolina. t- - O'ever thieves, whose specialty is steal ing bulldogs, have bereft several Medford owners o f prix« bow-wows during the past Week. Similar losses have been re ported trom other Oregon cities. Tin* Bagley canning company, of Tal ent, has been awarded a gold medal for the excellence of their product« nt the Panama-Pacific exposition. Hogue River valley apple juice, canned fresh by this company, is one o f the most popular drinks served on the fair grounds. Within two weeks’ time eighty-five job less men hoofed it to Crater Lake, where they ho|H‘d pi secure employment upon the government road work. T h e trip was fruitless. Work of this character will not open until July 1st, at least. Thr«e feet of snow still crowns the sum mit, making the present year the latest season in many. The longwinded war waged by W. F. Arant, of Klamath FaUs, for the super- inteudeney ef Crater Lake national paik, ended this week by the final judicial decision denying his claims. Arant was deposed two years ago, and W illG . Steel placed in charge. The name of Arant Camp, in the park, has lieen changed, by order of the department of the inp'rior, to Anne Springs. T w o Men Hold up Oregon C ity Cars. Portland.—The Oregon City electric train which left Portland at 10:30 Canada Mobilizes Aliens. o'clock Sunday night was held up by Ottawa, Ont.— Preparatory to leav two armed men at 11:10 o'clock be- , tween Vlnyard and Glen Echo sta ing for their countries, where they will tions, about 10 miles south of Port take up arms against Germany and land and loot estimated at $100 to ( her allies, nearly 6000 Montenegrin and Italian reservists now in Canada $500 taken. will be mobilized at the concentration camp at Three Rivers, Quebec. Ca T H E M ARKETS nadian officers will supervise the Portland. training of the reservists. Wheat—Club, 90c; bluestem, 90c; red Russian, 84c; forty-fold, 89c; red fife, 88c. lla y — Eastern Oregon timothy, $16; grain hay, $12; alfalfa, $13.50; valley timothy, $12.50. Butter—Creamery, 28c, Eggs—Ranch, 19c. Wool—Eastern Oregon. 27c; valley. 28c. Mohair—31c. Seattle. Wheat—Bluestem, 89c; club, 89c; red Russian, 87c; forty-fold, 89c; fife, 89c. Hay—Timothy, $16 per ton; alfalfa, $14 per ton. Grant» Paa», Ore., Jnne 16.—Three men stood before Justice Holman thin morn ing and heard the guardian of the peace »peak tlie judgment of the court, meting out to them the fruit of their transgress ion« against tbe statute« made for the guidance of the people. The three were Ed. Wallace, for the second time found guilty of violation of the fishing law s; bi» »on Ted Wallace, who pleaded guilty of violation of the same 'aw following his father'» convic tion, afld llom er Farlow, convicted Sat urday of illegal fishing. The men had all been arrested by deputy wardens in a raid at the Golden Drift dam last week. The case against Earl Wallace was dismissed, while Albert Mead, arrested at the Bame time, will appear before tlie juvenile court, being too young to appear in the justice court. Ed. Wallace was sentenced to pay a fine of $75 and the costs of tlie pfosecU1 lion; Farlow and Ted Wallace were each sentenced to pay lines of $50 each, with the costs of the prosecution added. All tlie convicted men are now in the county jail, and if they fail to pay their fines they will have to remain guests of the county until their fine and costs have been liquidated at the rate of $2 per day. ley will furnish acreage for -ngar beets, and they c a n be grown successfully, which the next six weeks will tell, the question of financing an $800,000 sugar beet factory will be areured by Joseph Smith, president of the Mormon church, the most efficient organisation in the world, outside of the German military system, and C. W. Nibley, heed of the Utah-Idaho Sagar company, director in a score of banks in the Rocky Mountain district«, and extensive holder of timber interests, representing millions in capital. This was the voluntary assurance given by tlie two financiers Saturday to W. H. Gore, president of the Medford National bank, George B. Carpenter and others who Saturday t o k the visitors on a fly ing auto tour of the valley. Samples of the lieets grown this season in the valley, collected by Soil Expert 8. Storey, wen- shown Messrs. Smith and Nibley They exceeded expectations, According to their statements the (qcal product is 50 peiw nt lartl|t>F advanced than iq thvif OWft fields. Pendleton.—Two indictments for second-degree murder were presented by the grand jury against Lee Dale for the shooting of Mr. and Mrs. Chas Ogilvey, south of Pilot Rock, on June 3. Dale likely will be brought to trial within three weeks. He will offer temporary Insanity as his plea, ac cording to his counsel. Roy Farnum is Convicted. R oseburg—After a deliberation of 24 hours a Jury In the circuit court here returned a verdict of manslaugh- ter against Roy Farnum, who was tried on a charge of murdering Edna Morgan, of Cow Creek valley and burning her body In a bar«. Sleepy Hollow Imports Real Swiss as Best Butter Maker F + •F •F + | •F 1 + ■F I + + + The Sleepy Hollow alfalfa is pedigreed. You didn’t know that? Well, it’s a fa c t The Sleepy Hollow dairy cows, to whom the task of converting pedigreed alfalfa into perfect milk is given, have a lineage longer than a duchess. Managers Ensign and Dixon early determined that Sleepy Hollow should be a model alfalfa and dairy ranch. “Where”, queried Dixon, “are t h e premier butter- makers!” “Switzerland,” laconically responded his partner. They sent to Switzerland. Followed the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. T. Hurbi, of Thusis—folks of the old Swiss stock—on Sunday last. They passed through Italy, carry ing French passports. The husband will have complete charge of the dairy. Neither one speaks English—but they need n o in structions in better butter-making. + + + + + + + + -F + + -Í**:- + + + *F + *F + *F + + + + -F*F + -F •F + •F •F •F •F •F *F + + •F •F + $ + + + + + + +
