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GOLD HILL, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JU N E 2 6 , 1916
Oregon Sweeps High
Honors at Exposition
Grand Prizes and
Numerous Medals
-
........ —
Villa's Artillery Chief Laavaa Him.
Washington.—(Jenera! Felipe An
geles, artillery export and right-hand
man of General Franc taco Villa, has
, left bis chief and Is now In the United
First for rn iit; firs t fo r fo ra g e ;'
Twenty-four Gold and Sixty*
nine Silver Awards
*" rou"’ ‘° Uo8ton to
’
b"
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Warship Speeds 32 Knots.
Interior of Superb Siamese Palace at the Panama-Pa<
.
ciffc International Exposition, San Francisco
NO. 8
Veteran Shows Scars
Received at Meadows
Pupils Oe te Bair.
Fought the Rogues
on Olsen’s Ranch
Corvallis.—Tea young people, la
era of Oregoa a young mea aad women
are now an additional attraction at
the Oregoa building a* the Faaama-
Paclflc Exposition. These young clti-
Portland W riter Finds Man Who
sona, three girls and saves boys, are
Escorted Chief Sam to Cap
the winners af the 19 capital prises
offered fer the best work accomplish-
tivity A fter Eight
sd ia each at the 10 laduatrial club
projects carrlad os by the stats da-
Fred Lockley, who write* feature
pertment of educatiea aad the agricul- I stories of the Oregon country, en-
tural college Girls’ aad Boys’ club de- title ’In Early Day," for the Port-
partmeat. . Their
Journal, ---------
recently - met with
_ trip to the expoai- ;and -----------
In
*U r' T1“1. John Sldaey -Montgomery, of Spring-
all expenaea paid, la their reward of field— an Oregon pioneer of 1853.
w’.aning the highest honor* in their Mr. Montgomery, with C. C. McClen
respective contests. The youag peo don, patriarch of Gold Hill, la one
ple are in charge af H. C. Saymaur. of the few remaining veterans of the
county school superintendent of Polk Rogue River Indian war. Together
county, and Mrs. Seymeur. and will with other data of an interesting
make their headquarters at the Ore early career In the gold camps, he
gon building with living aocotamoda- was persuaded by the journalist to
HIM photograph abovrs the Interior of tbe palace erected by the king of tioaa at the Oregon laa.
hark back to the thrilling days when
faraway Wain at tbe i ’auaina-PacIflc International Exposition hi San
Chief Sam and his warriors made
Francisco. In this palace priceless oriental treasures are shown. The
Ralls at Asma Bridge.
bad medicine in this very locality.
I a lace I* an exact duplicate of the palace In tbe Royal Gardena In
Eugene
—Steal rails _ on the Wlllam- ¡Of particular local Interest, his nar-
,
„
-I w it s carved out of ebony, aet up In Slam and then taken apart and
atte-Pacific have reached the site of , ratlon „ ag followa;
■j Suu Francisco In knocked down shape
the Acme bridge, th . point at which
1855 , enll8ted at
in
for the
■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiii iiniia tha rimd turn. aojBh te (teo. Bay. T h. ; CapUin Matlock-S
.................
Norfolk. Va.—The torpedo-boat de-
On-gon Building, E m position Grounds, ! ,trojf*r Jouet‘ «*‘« « « 1 ‘° ‘he Nor-
San Francis«», June 25th.—-Grand prize ,o'k llavy yar<* »*‘«r a «peed test. In
for the "licet, moat complete, and moet *hlch It was said she developed 12.73
attractive" exhibit In horticulture, to- hnota.
gather with a wore of gold and «liver
T H E M ARKETS
medals fur Individual exhibit« in horti
Portland.
culture; GRAND PRIZE for llte "heat
general display of forage products", in
Wheat—Club, 91c; bluestem, 93c;
cluding a l l unthrmhed grain, together
with Utrce medals of honor, twenty-four, rod Russian, *8c; forty-fold, 92c; red
gold medals, alxty-nlne «liver medals and fl,e- S8c’
eighty-niue bronie medal« for various, ,,8y Eastern Oregon timothy, $16;
product* of the soil! How is that forone ' *ralu hay, 312; alfalfa, 913.60; valley
week’s awards for Oregoo? From the “ mothy, 312.50.
noise being made by the six or eight
Butter Creamery, 28c.
«latm in direct competition, the Oregon : Eggs Ranch. 19c.
winning« ought te be satisfactory te Ore-' Wool- Eastern Oregon, 27e; valley,
goniana. Oregon fruit i« now officially 30c.
Mohair—31c.
recognised bn tlie Is-st ami Oregon forage
product* will become a« favorably known
Seattle.
a« tin- On-gon rusu.
, m ’ re” “ mp!eUMj U * * >t t Rogup RlTer
»hi.
Wheat—Bluestem. 94c; olub, 92c;
In the horticultural award«, the Wil
within the ten day* predicted whan scar on my head? That was made
red
Russian,
90c;
forty
fold,
92c;
lamette Valley wan given a gold medal
the steel crowa commenced.
by one of those black obsidian ar-
«m Italian prune*. However, long before Ifa, 91c.
Ballasting commenced Monday to
N ew s Brevities o f the W eek From Rogue River Valley Cities
.
.
I row heads going through my hand,
Barley—322 per ton.
tlie jury announced it* decision the pub
make possible the oparatlo. at train. Thlg broa„ Hcar Qn
arm wg#
Huy—Timothy. 310 per ton; alfalfa,
lic hnd decided that the Willamette prune
te the lower Bluslaw. Th. work 1. where an
w„nt through
u
Kxcaped from » sanitarium ia*t jann- Quarterly Financial Report
wa« ¡iicomparahlv superior to any other, 314 per ton.
ary and «ince miming, tlie niter disap-
Butter—Creamery, 28c.
. for
r"1 the k
m ter h
ad an The
arro nagtiegt
w head m
ade u , f h wag
oo
to be tasted on the ground«.
big steel at drawbridge
lron
woun(J
of Gold Hill School District . 1.1.
•“•arani-e ol Mrs. Emma Dickey wa* Hal
When it came to proa-med fruits, tlie I Eggs—19c.
across the Sluslaw may be moved. The
.u
„
t
,
in a fight on the Big Meadows on
ved last week by th- finding ol a body
splendid display from tlie Rogue River
•xcavatlon for the central pier of the
, T .
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.
.
.
.
,
.
Evans creek. I got an arrow through
in
tin-
Willamette
river.
Mrs.
Dickey
Valley raptured tlie gold medal and the
March
brldee has been eoRiDlpted
bridge
completed.
wa«
a
»¡«ter
of
the
vice
president
of
the
my leg. It stuck out about eight
admiration of every vlnitor to the exhibit.
June Hinman, Music.................... $ 15.00
8. I1., and formerly resided in Ashland. B. E. Adam«, M. T.
inches. I broke It off and pulled
Itouglas, a n d Wasco counties and tile I
24.00
the arrow out and went on fighting.
With tiie U-n prize winners in tlie scho- W. P. Chisholm . . . .
Willamette valley were each given a sil- ,
13.00
11 tied up the wound, but my leg be-
la»llc agricultural contests, from all part* R. C. Kelsey .................................. 10.00
ver medal (or their tine display of Ixittlcd 1
I gan swelling. My leg got so big my
fruit*.
t^K" 8t8te’ -^l,dk‘y Meyer and Clans Bowers Pharmacy, Chemical
i trousers were skin tight. They took
Charley, die bright boy» who brought \ supplies....................................... 22.56
All of tlie award* in horticulture wen* *
ik » honors to Jackson county, left last Silas Fleming, Grading ground... 14 00
made mi the «bowing in tlie Palace of
M
*lf1
r
t
f
M
o
rlfrtr-r
l
me to a barn and 1 The
lay oa
the barn
I V Id ll O l IV IC aT O rd floor for 22 days
doctor said
Horticulture alone, the magnificent ilia ; f ,,' ‘
'h»ld Hill club now Msturday for their free visit at the Pana- Electric light service ................. . .
2.00
plays in tlie On-gon building being ex- Ibaa 11 bonie what Is a home. Furth- nia-I’acific exposition.
-------------------
j I had blood poison and he got out
Merritt A Go., Janitor supplies..
1.50
«luded from oornpelition. Tin- winning *rn,or®' lbe nieinbera are Justly
MEDFORD, Ore., June 21.— ,
kit of saws and k“*'es to take
Q —Why a re t h e chinook salmon D. H. Miller, M. T. supplies-----
4.82
<> egon exhibit. In charge of C. N. Rav- pr,,,ld of "• "nd have renewed their scarce in the upper river? A —Canner- B. A. Adams, Supplies...............
2.20 Stewart Patterson, prominent Med- ° ff mv leg near the bIp 1 refused
tin, ia a beauty, particularly delightful ‘a“ b ‘n ,bp ability ol the club to ies at tlie mouth of die river, closed by Hilror Burdett Co..........................
1.88 ford orchardist. died Friday after- t0 have R cut off’ He inf'ls‘ed and
for Its simplicity and the alss-na-of the ,""k,‘ *o<,d for Guld Hill and Boutli- tlie people and reopened by the legisla- Laboratory BnppUea.....................
5.14 noon from Injuries received in an *ald 1 would die lf *‘ didn’t come off.
fuasinew ao common here. Eat-li fruit ”rn Oregon, ruesduy evening's ses- lure, have already packed thousands of Janitor service..............................
legs
6.00 auto accident early Friday morning 1 881(1 1 wouId die with “H
aection of the state- contributed a full *l°n * a8 ‘he first meeting of the or- cases.
—■■■ when the electric lights on the Sim- On’ 80 he 8a,d a11 rI^ht- 8° ahead ar.d
sliare to the big winning and ia entitled Kanlxation in the newly finished club
An old German came in and
Total Gaab........................... $123.79 plex 60 In which he was riding su d -idie
(■rant* P a s s celebrated Tuesday a s
I rooms— now tastily papered and
to equal credit.
Warrants issued................ 820.00 denly went out on the Pacific & East-J83W me
He 8a,d’ Don ‘ >« “ 'em
Twohy Day paying tribute to the enter-1
Oregonians on the Exposition grounds decorated. Thanks is due to George prising capitaliata and contractors who
era curve of the Pacific highway and Ra* your ,e8 off. I will fix It for
an- particularly plea*i-d that die state Iverson, who worked his committee w ill OHsumc die construction of South Total expenditure..
.$743.79 the car plunged Into a ditch at the ' on' He carae back with some stuff
raptured tlie grand prise on forage crop«. of one overtime to accomplish the ern Oregon’s railroad to tile coast at
side of the road. Lucio Mintzer of ln 3 big bottle tba‘ smelled like horse
While Oregonians know tlia t general almost perfect result.
San Francisco, owner and driver of linlment- He made a fire and got
Crescent City.
Apr*
Various business of moment was
farming represents tlie larger portion of
S|s-eders on the Pacific highway, par C. C. Wilson, Cleaning furnace..
4,00 the car, was thrown against the gear ' some w’ater scalding hot and put a
the wealth ol tin- slat»-, and that the »tatc ‘•hen up by the club and assigned to
licularly the paved portion, will soon W. P, C h ish olm ..... ................. 12,50 rods and suffered a fracture of three , ,^lank.et aroun,‘ my >eg and poured
is unexcelled in tlie production of super- oom m ittaei. A purtlul resume of tbe
that hot water on. For hours he
quail" tlie cup of grief—if luck saves them Electric light sen-ice.........
..
.50 ribs and internal injuries, while J. C.
lor forage and grains, the apple and ja-ifr evening’s business Includes the re
kept soaking my leg in water so hot
Baillargeon
of
San
Francisco
sus
for tlie judgi*. Prosecutions an- ia pros- Tissue Toweling
.. 14.53
l-ooster, more active than the n-st. has port of W. J. Hayes, who lias se
It
nearly took the skin off. He
tained
a
double
fracture
of
the
right
peel.
Typewriter paper............................
1.75
made Oregon known most largely as a cured a new flag pole goon to be
thigh. E. L. Eyre of San Francisco, would pour the medicine onto the
18.15
An
Ashland
man,
Tom
Roberto,
«et
hi»
»«PPHea.
Man.
Training........
premier horticultural stab-. Tlie magni erected; the discussion of plailH for a
wound and he told me to keep the
2.49 the fourth member of the party, was
Financial report...
ficent showing in the Palace ol Horticul- home picnic on the Fourth of July; teeth andaawed through a aectiou of tree
cloth on the wound soaked with the
thrown
50
feet
against
a
wire
fence,
E.
C.
Stewart,
Supplies
13.90
10 1°* bis badly crushed foot be-
lure ha« made a tremendous impression discussion and appointment of coql. j
medicine. It burnt like fire but I
Chas. Kell, Repairs
1.80 but aside from a few scratches
and in winning die grand pria- has dins mit tees to serve In the work of pre iiealii said section. He is out on crutch
kept
the cloth wet with it. Next day
Dipl >mas.........................................
8.76 escaped uninjured.
brought Oregon’«“largi r side to die at paring a camping ground for auto es.
The party was returning from Gold GAL TWO— GOLD HILL
Janitor services.............................. 55.00
Eagle Point is reading its daily papers
tention of tlie nation, which will now tourists; the report of the dancing
Teachers Salary.............................. 618.00 Hill after a dance at the Country Club my leg was all over wrinkles, but It
know that Oregon can raise hogs, feed pavilion committee upon the project twenty-four hours late owing io an in
Warrants redeemed ..........
820.00 given by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bowne was a heap smaller. In a day or two
dairy animals and ls-at the world i n of erecting a large structure for fu- convenient change on the P. A E.—Jim
Interest on warrants.....................
9.20 In honor of the San Francisco visitors it was the same size as the other
other thing« than fruit. Thi« is parden- ture club entertainments; and the Hill’s extensive southern Oregon system.
where they had taken Harry Porter leg, and pretty soon the wound quit
larly gratifying to O. E. Frcytag. of On-- preliminary plan« for Gold Hill’s
$1,898 13 lia s is-eu received by tlie Total
$1580.28 a member of the orchestra. Ac running and healed up.
goti City, who is director of agricultural third annual Industrial Fair.
county treasurer a s Jackson county’s !
After the Rogue River war was
cording to Mr. Bowne, who with Liv
exhibits.
j The establishment of a tourist »hare of tin- state appropriation for coun
over, Frank Drew, the Indian agent,
ingstone
Baker,
another
member
of
May
"Bill ” Hanley, Oregon’s biggest ranch- '
for aut0 traff|c wns deeme), ty fairs.
asked for an escort of soldiers to take
J. W. Hicks, repairs. ..................
1.75 the San Francisco party, was follow-
Important, and the following
Ing the first car, they were going be- j ^ ld ®am 8 hand of Indians to the Si-
W. P. Ciiislmlin............................
4.50
2'J0,lXX) acres in Harney county, was here committees were appointed by Dr.
tween 35 and 40 miles an hour at le,z re9ervatl°n. I was one of the
Wesley Hill, Janitor ...................
5.00
a liny or so ago and said the Exposition It. C. Kelsey, whose pet scheme now I
the time of the accident.
guard. Old Sam was a we.i built
! Electric light«..................................
2.00
lia s finally placed On-gon when- all* nears realization: Street improve
This
accident
occurred
on
the
same
man and 9‘t>u‘ as a horse. He looked
W. H. Gardner.
ought to I n * among the farming stales ment, J. E. Davidson: grounds and
3.25 curve that the car driven by L e v lillke 8 ‘borouKbhred and was very
and lie is as delighted with her success as advertising, F. W. Dodge; finance.
.Mrs. B. H. Lampman, conduct'
Stagg turned over on two weeks ago. i brave-
be hadn’t have been a
_______
ing Eighth grade exams ..........
4.40
any proud father could Is- of an only son.
W. II. Miller; plumbing, J. VV. lllcks.
This is the first death that has oc- j pesky ‘ndlan he would have been con
Il is worthy of note that the medals of
! 'Ins. W. II. Stickei, Hall rent..
5.00
These committees are now at work
To (la- business men ol Gold Hill, their I Supplies, Manual T rain'g........... 14.05 curred in an auto accident on the sl,,ered a handsome and courageous
honor, which an- one degns- alsivc gold
preparing plans for the auto tour fam ¡lie» and friends, gn-eting:
Merritt A Co., Janitor supplies .. 2.08 Jackson county paved highway and man’
meds!», went to the Eiisb-rn On-gon,
ists’ encampment.
Mr. Davidson
1 dldn t think so then, but I know
You an- hereby invited to attend a Supplies for school........................
3.00 will no doubt curb the speeders who
Willamette Valley and Southern Oregon
volunteered the services of a team special service, in your favor, at tlie Me
have
been
turning
the
highway
into
now
tbat tbe Rogue River Indian
A. E. Kellogg, Insurance............. 46.00
Exliibils with eqnsl honors.
and semper in grading and slmilur thodist church, July 4th, 8 p. ni. A ser
war was the white man’s fault. If I
Clerk’s salary ami stationary . . . . 30.00 a racetrack.
work.
J had been an Indian I would have
mon in accord with (tie day and ot-casion Commencement expense...............
4.81
Bids are now being received at the
The club heartily endorsed the pro will Is- delivered, and special nm-ie will
Roseburg.—The
Douglas
county
ta
x
-1
W a,d ’
.
'I / ” " He '” Pn
Teachers
sa
la
ry
.............................
80(1.00
offices of tho United States engincer posal of H. I). Reed, that an informal Is- rendered.
' ° ,ooze ant1 bother
Warrants redeem ed......... ........... 1585.00 payers league was organized at a th
In Portland for the construction of leeeptlon and housewarming he tend
A special effort will lie made to interest Interest on W arrants....... ........... 31.08 largely attended and enthusiastic
t <,Ua.,T8 ’ n . pretty yo”nK
the north and south jetties at the ered Io the wives and friends of cluh
and plea««- all who attend, without refer
meeting held here. Robert S. Smith, r<,„pnt ,,
e” . e n(1ian men would
mouth of the Sluslaw river. The norlh members nt the meeting of nexi
ence to religion« or political pn-ferem-e», Total cash expenditure.... ......... $2350.92 secretary of the state tax reform h’ , . '
6 runken white would
Jetty will be extended 300 feet and tin- Tuesday evening. The affair will be
and witliout reference to kind or quality
league,
was
the
principal
speaker.
:,
...
,
’
n
ans Somp of those
E.
i ’ A T H Il K,
—M.
south one 200 feet. There will be illsllnrllv "open house," with tin of business.
Thirty-five directors were elected. , ans 'yprG certa’n,y 3°0<l Hghtars.
Clerk.
3200,000 available for the work after hospitality of the club warmly c
Onr aim-and wish is to do all the good
They will meet at Roseburg June 26,
3y
8 or tbem: The Indians
July 1, when the congressional appro ’ended to tho guests. Coiumlttei
we can to all the people we can.
to elect officers and a smaller execu always kept their word. The white
priations go Into force.
men never did.”
o pepnre u program and to provide
Onr revival services are steadily grow
Much Coast Lumber to War.
tive board.
The entire plant, except one old . efresliments were appointed. It ’i
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Today ‘ he Big Meadows Is one of
ing more Interesting and great good has
Portland.—More than 6,000,000 feat
Washington hand press, of the Oregon lislred to Impress the fart that the
Indian Gets L ife T erm .
,bp nios‘ fertile and prosperous farm-
already been accomplished. All tliose of Oregon spruce clears have been
State Journal, a pioneer paper of the reception will be of an informal na
Klamath Falls.—James George was *ng d'8‘ripts tributary to Gold Hill,
wlio have missed any of I he sermons by sent to warring nations of Europe
state, published continuously In Eu ture a sort of jubilation over th“
the evangelist., have missed much that is within the last three months to use sentenced to life Imprisonment at Me- ' n frH“ an arrowhead, of the sort
gene for over 45 years until May, 1909, flnnl establishment of the club In
of vital interest Io their eternal welfare. In making military aeroplanes, accord Nell's Island, following his conviction ‘ba‘ Punctured Mr. Montgomery, is
by H. R. Kincaid of that city, has been handsome quarters, and nn occasion
The sernams are imtli interestingjand in ing to records of the-'lumber associa In the federal court for the killing of a <'url°- Where Old Sam pitched
donated by Mr. Kincaid to the Univer for folks to meet in the common lu
Orders for a considerable Peter Brown, another Indian. Motions b,s ,e Pep. "t the gateway to Sam’s
structive, and are well worthy a very tions.
sity of Oregon. The plant will form a te,-est of the little city that Is de
much larger hearing.
amount additional were not filled be by Judge Lionel R. Webster for a new Va,,ey- J- K. Moore grows alfalfa,
nucleus of tho printing plant to be es lined to be the Industrial center of
Come to the church and get something cause scarcity of cargo space made trial were overruled by Judge Wolvar- Tbe cnnyons of the Rogue country
tablished at the university.
the south country.
ton.
swallowed the last war cry more than
shipment Impossible.
worth while.—C. E. W.
half a century ago.
Southern Oregon’s Shortstories
.
Club Will Receive
cn Tuesday Night
At NCW C3tiartCrS
^
< ‘
° ‘ °
Auto Mishap Was
Fatal for Orchard
Business Men Are
Especially Invited
(Continued on 3rd page)
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