FISHING
TACKLE
Splendili aaaortinant »1
H im , Ibsla—*11 prl.w*—
Silk ami Lini,ii Line«,
lUs'ls, Crw’lx, Flu* amt
Fini, Litre»— new Stock
E v e ry th in g fo r the
a rd e n t A n g le r
The B o N -T o N
WE
Have got to meet
Every kind of competition—
Mail Order House Competition
Included.
We MUST do this or BUST!
We have Two Thousand Bars
Of splendid Laundry Soap
To sell next week.
Your choice of two kinds.
You get Six Bars,
Of either, for 25 centa.
Cash does it.
We keep no books.
The Truax Co.
M r» . C o ra J. T ru a x , M a n a g e r.
L A N D
C O M M IS S IO N E R
P ersons wishing t o make
homestead entries, timber en
tries, homestead proofs, con
tests or transact any business
relating to government lands
should write or call upon
W . M. C A N O N
U . JT. C O M M I S S I O N E R
Room 29, Jackson County Bank
Bldg., M edford , O re .
Local News Notes
«inter».
wuek.
For S ale:—Practically new Manter hl
cycle, with counter brake, Searchlight
lam p ami puncture proof tires. Muimtuii
tial reduction. Inquire at Bower* l’liar
niacy,
Mr ami Mm. tieorge Porter and son,
Jack, Mr. ami Mm. L. <1. Porter und
Mias Jean llarnea, of Medford, visited o-
Sunday at t h u home of Mr. and Mr*
H arry Porter.
Sprague Reig<-| and “ D oe" Bower* 1- ft
yesterday morning upon a motor trip to
the Chetco river on tlie coast. Tlw-y wl I
A»h and hunt, and are expected home
within tin- week.
E. E. Wimberly, of the Roaeburg R< -
vi.-w, punned through (iold Hili Saturday
last with a motor party from tlie Dotigl»«
c o m ity city, enroute to view tlie wonder»
of CraU-r latke.
Mr. and Mr». D. II. Millet, Mr and
Mr». R. H. Moore, and Mr». R. 0 . K it
■ey formed an auto party which made
the trip to Kingsbury Spring», neat Aali-
lin d , luatSunduy.
Rev. Van Foam-n, district mi|s-rinteii-
dent of tlie MctliiMlist-Epincopul church,
came down from Ashland last Sunday
and occupied the local pulpit, as is his
(s-cusioitnl custom.
Stanley Mclnhwli motored up from
Aituiaa, Calif, lust week, accompanied
by Ida wife and soil.
Mm. M cIn
tosh will remain for a week or more as
tlie guest ol her parent«, Mr. and .Mm.
0 . C. McClendon.
Ex-po«tinaater J o h n B. Hniumomlt y
ami son, Master Dale, renowned cougar
hunters and trout trailers, returned from
(■rants Pass Thursday afternoon. They
will pans a fortnight somewhere in tlie
upper Evans crock district, hunting deer
and hear.
Roy P. Tucker arrived Monday fore-
niHin from San Eranciaco, where lie viiit-
ed frk-ii 1» and explored the Exposition
during the wuek previous.
Mr. Tucker
will Ii 3 actively engaged henceforth a a
chief of construction at the Beaver P ort
land Dement com pany’s plant.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. H ight left on No.
I I Bunday for Portland, where they w-ll
make th eir luuue jintil tlie family head 1»
again shifted in the service of tla- South
ern Pacific. T h e y leave many linn
friend» in (iold Hill, who will wish them
gohd fortune and advancem ent.
Mm. 1. T. G alligar departed hut Sat
urday for O akland, wliere »he i» now a
delegate at tlie National Teachers' Asso
ciation. Mm. (iulligar lias been re-elec
ted principal o f Roosevelt school, a t
Medford, for tlie coming term» at an ad
vanced »alary, bhe will visit at the Kafr
before returning,
Cecil Johnson wa» taken to Sacred
H eart hospital Monday m orning, th at he
miglit receive the eateful nursing ami
necessary quiet.
Hi» m other remain»
wild him. Cecil was taken ill two week»
a go, ami his condition is considered most
serious. Tlie exact, nature of the malady
1» puzzling to pliysicians.
Mm. 11. D. Reed arrived home Tues
day evening from a fortuight’a visit to
lie- Exposition an d a t San Francisco,
where »lie was tin- guest ol Mm. 1^-igli
H unt. It is learned th a t Mr. and Mm.
H unt will perhaps make tlieir home in
tlie east litis winter, lint will again visit
(■old Hill la-fore the final departure of
the family.
Slain liy a falling tn-o, A. C. Wood«, of
Butte Falls, pasm-d o u t i n K lamath
county last Tuesday.
He leaves a wife
and five children. IV iuk I s was engaged as
a lum berm an in felling the huge tim ber
of th at district. Fellow workmen aliom-
cd an unheeded warning to hint as one
giant of tlie forest lurched to its fall. He
was instantly- killed.
Old soldier* of Southern Oregon will
assemble at tlieir anim al encam pm ent
from Septemliei 13 to 17, inclusive, in the
Hills grove south of Medford. It is esti
m ated th a t .390 veterans will be in attend
ance. The musical program is promised
as exceptionally fine, while G. A. R. ve
teran* will follow- the old-time popular
custom of relating historic yam s around
the campfire*.
The fortnightly business seasion of tlie
G reater Gold Hill Club elected Ben H.
lanupm au as president to succeed Burt A.
Adams, resigned. V a r i o u s btuinefr,
amid which was tin- proposal to interest
new metnis-m, was discussed. Chairm an
Reed appointed A . E. Kellogg as a com
mittee to spread tlie gospel of organized
effort ami secure memls-mliips. The sen
tim ent of tlie d u b commended Rev.
W harton lor his timely sermon talks on
local and civic improvement matters, and
by motion it was decided to appoint Sun
day evening, August 29th, as an evening
for special Club attendance at church.
Members of the Club wen- appointed to
read brief papers on th a t occasion, taking
for tlieir subject “ The Ideal Town” .
1
E v ery B o y o r G irl
in each o f bhe School Districts o f Gold Hill, Sams Valley,
Kanes Creek, Galls Creek, Rock Point, Foots Creek, Sardine
Creek, Rogue River, or Evans Creek, w ho buys a pair o f shoes
from us for cash will receive, gratis, with such purchase, 3
scratch tablets, 1 ink tablet, 1 bottle o f ink, 1 pen holder, 1
ruler, and 1 lead pencil.
A ll Summer Dress goods are offered at Reduced Prices:
12 1-2 cent Lawns at 10 centa
10 cent I^awns at 8 cents
15 cent Flaxon* at 12 1-2 cents
20 cent Renfrew Cloth at 16 2-3 cents
25 cent Mercerized Poplin at 20 cents
12 1-2 cent Ginghams at 10 cents
50 cent Summer Underwear, Porosknit at 40 cents
50 cent ”
”
Balbriggan at 40 cents
M erritt &, C o m p a n y |
Completely recovered from the effects
of a broken collar bone, which uaceaai-
tated carrying one arm in a sling for
more titan a m onth, Merle Kellogg was
in Gold Hill Sunday, visiting at the
home of his father, tin- motion picture
m agnate. A E Kellogg. Meric is now
employed witli a surveying crew on the
county highway, working out from
Rogue river.
Tlie Trvsham threshing rig, which has
been having a splendid run in the Central
Point district, will pull into this vicinity
the first of tlie week and thresh a t the
Thompson and Kavanaugh ranches, Ma
son’s, Foley’», and Darling A Hodges.
Tlie acreage of grain near Gold Hill in
larger than of recent years and has Itecn
bleared with a good yield in quality and
quantity.
I have added to my im plem ent line tlie
famous Stiletto brand of paint«, oil* and
varnishes.
Howe, floor a n d wagon
paint«, color varnishes, and all accessor
ies. My prices will interest you and the
quality of the goods is guaranteed to sat
isfy. Painting property pay*.
Inspect
the good* at tny waiwroom, next door to
Gold Hill B akery.—Gold Hill Im plem ent
Co., M. 8. Johnson, p.op.
count with a single »hot apiece.
Frank
Schm idt, win» accompanied H orton, also
secured a nice bock. In both cases these
wi re the first deer to drop to the rifles of
| either hunter.
Tli y spent four days in
the woods, and report that deer are plcn-
, tifitl hut wary witli the dry weather.
M erchandi
USE THE
BEST
Kingfisher lines are
the world’s stand
ard. The big ones
can’t get away.
Raipli L. Darling states tli.it the firm
of D arling A Hodge* has purchased an
International truck, of 3 ,0 0 0 lb. capacity.
The big freiglit machine will arrive w ith
in t|ie next ten days. The dem and for
local attention to tlie iarge am o u n t ot
heavy hauling and freighting in this dia-
tric* has been answered by tile enterprise
of this firm, which is rated as one of tlie
most progressive in Southern Oregon. If
needed, the truck will be available for a
twegty-four hour service. Its assistance
will doubtless be welcomed by large
fruit-growers who desire to rush a ready
crop to m arket. Tlie transportation of
ore for shipm ent or milling will be u n
dertaken. This should aid m aterially in
tiie development of certain local pros
pects th at now lie idle.
All o f our
Tackle
Is selected on t h e
same standard of
quality. We can
completely equip
the angler for a
bout with the tini
est trout or the lus
tiest steelhead. Our
judgement is back
ed by years of
practical exper
ience in Rogue
River fishing.
SHORT NEWS NUGGETS
It has been definitely settled that
Mrs. Clarisia J . Williams, aged 7« the Panama-Pacific exposition will
years, 7 month* and 14 days, passed away close on schedule time. December 4.
at Iter home in G rants Pass on Saturday, ! The Chicago Union stockyards has
August 14th, after a long illness. Death Issued a statement that the foot and
was directly due to paralysis. Mrs. Wil mouth disease epidemic Is practically
liam* was known and respected by many stamped out.
Gold Hill people, a« »lie was frequently
The war department has authorized
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. John B. a business men's military camp, simi
Hamineraley, in tilts city. Funeral ser lar to that established at Plattsburg.
vices were held on Monday at the Hall N. Y., at American Lake, Wash., from
chapel ami the Interm ent m ade at G ran August 24 to September 12.
ite H ill cemetery.
All government money and securi
Uncle Dave Miller lias moved hi* hotire- ties after August 16 will be transport
hold chattels into t. it e Anderson resi ed by registered mail instead of by-
The express companies,
dence, recently vacated by I .ester Izird. express.
Tlie change o f resilience »*» brought which have been handling the traffic
about by the purchase of the property more than 25 years, will lose nearly
formerly rented by Mr Miller. Snpt. G. j $600,000 a year.
W. Milam, on thb lookout for a home in ! The names of 380,000 tipplers in
this city, where he will have charge of Oregon and Washington are cata- k
the schools, closed a deal with the P ort logued and arranged in an alphabeti
land owner tlie first of the week.
Mr. cal index by a mail order liquor house
am* Mrs. Milam and children areexpect- that is preparing to open for business
ed to arrive from Ashland w ithin a few in Hornbrook, the California town
days to become reaidents of Gold Hill.
nearest to the Oregon-California line.
Willyum Oitekar Kelsey is home from Oregon and Washington states will go
Roseburg for a fortnight’s visit with hi» ' dry January 1 next.
parents and friends.
Billy is employed ! General Carranza summarily dis
at tlie Douglas county capital as midnight missed the mayor of Vera Cruz from
clief in a restaurant on tlie railroad front office for permitting the recent anti-
—and is not considering a position witli i foreign demonstrations which aroused
lite W aldorf just now.
He will enter I apprehension of the American govern
tla; U. of O. this fall. Donald Avery ment
and Mike Van H outen, two other Gold
Chicago—The steamer Eastland has
Hill boys who an- wresting a living from
UR strong box ia • GREAT MAGNET for t ie money of those wh*
tlie cruel world, am in good health and been floated, three weeks after she
conduct their homes and business by cheek. It DRAWS the DOL
carried
over
800
to
death
in
the
Chica
employed as nursemaids to tlie green c >m
LARS. Yen’d find it POSITIVELY to YOUR ADVANTAGE
and young turnips at a Roseburg truck go river.
you
would
let it magnetize your money. Our FINANCIAL SERVICE
Search
of
her
hull
and
along
the
garden.
BACKED by YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
The DISTINGUISHED
bottom
of
the
river
waa
made,
but
no
Ralph Darling, who took A1 Peterson
TOWNSMEN on our board of directors is our BEST GUARANTEE.
bodies
were
found.
and Jay Davidson to the head of Plea-ant
creek W ednesday, in quest of six fat
buck*, reports having met a rancher ol Galveston Under Five Feet of Water.
Galveston, Tex.—Galveston passed
th at district who claims tlie honor of be
ing tiie first victim o t the season on through one of the worst storms with
sportsmen. He was shot through the left in the past 16 year*.
Clve feet of water stands In the city.
thigh early Wednesday m orning by a hoy
member of his party. The hall missed The transport McClellan broke from
tlie lionc and passed completely through, its moorings and drifted half a mile
inflicting a clean wound. Friends were out to seaward.
conveying him to Rogueriver in a hack.
Thousand* Flse From Storm.
Mr. Darling did n->t learn Ids name, lint
observed th a t lie was aism t fifty years of
Dallas. Tex.—About 5000 persons
age und chock full of philosophic grit.
are estimated to have left Galveston
T h at buck fever is not a universal a il for Houston and other interior points
m ent is tin- contention of tins»- who saw during the 36 hours ending with 8
Fresh and Salt Meats :: Sea Fish and Foods
Horton Beeman arrive Thursday from o’clock Monday night, fleeing from the
in Season :: Our home cured Hams and
storm.
Willow Flat, with the first venison to
enter town thia season.
Horton shot
Bacon :: Pure Leaf Lard
Nancy Hank* is Dead.
e’-ery tag off' hi* license, and tlie three
bucks secured each dressed in the neigh
Laxington. Ky.— N ancy Hanka. 2:04,
borhood of 160 pounds. They wore four champion trotter from 1892 to 1894,
and five pointers. The last two were kill died at Hamburg Place, the estate of
B L A C K E R .T <B, G A R R E T T , P r o p r i e t o r s
ed in company, and sent down for the J. E. Madden.
D. H. M IL L E R ’S
O
a .a
E x tra ''H u t P o in t" iron coni nt the
New i office!!
( ’hurley Reed motored to Ashland last
Sunday, later visiting a t Tolo and retu rn
ing Munday.
Mist Margaret W harton la with her
friend, Min, Helen Ellin, at G rants Paaa
the proocui week.
Mina Blanche Harvey, of the Paaa, wa*
the guest of her »¡«ter, Mr». Charles Hell
ing, laat Saturday.
Cliurle» Ray, non of Dr. 0 . R Ray, wan
with friend» in thin city Sunday
lie in
now employed at the Braden mine.
Mm. Elmer Higinbotliaui and d au g h
ter, Mina Marvel, were in Medford an
visitor» of relatives Wednesday.
Billie Fansiier term inated Ilia annual
vacation ami returned to the m ercantile
departm ent of iatnre A Co. on Monday.
Edm und P. Smallwood, of Falla City,
arrived laat Friday and assumed the dunk,
trucks anil other appurtenance» of freight
agent for the 8. P. a t thia station.
Minn Olive Turner, after »pending sev
eral month» aa the guest of friend» at
K lam ath Falla, returned to Hold Hill tlie
Aral of tlie week, via C rater Lake.
Mina Ague» Deitrich went, to Medfoid
Tuesday morning and remained until the
following day aa (lie guest of her friend
and former neighbor, Mrs. J. B. Palmer.
Mr. ami Mrs. J . I.. W aldron, Will. Mc
Farland, and Mia» Wilclicart, of Oregon
City, were guests of Mr. ami Mrs. Geo.
Penm an Wednesday. The party is en
route to tlie Exposition and later to Mex
ico, and departed v ia Crescent City.
Mm. Waldron and Mrs. Penman are
Put a dollar ami a Half in Tlie New».
Have you Main (tie ini-lea» refrigerator
at Johnson’» implement house?
F. H. Noyea, i f San Francisco, wa» in
• iold Hili Thursday aa the guest of M. D.
Bower». The two gentlemen were boy
hood neighborsat th eir old home in Tex»».
Mr». W. A. ¿larviu came down from
Medford and was for aovi-ral day» a vial-
tor at the home of her parent«, Mr. amt
Mm. W. II. Stlckel, the IIrat of tin
YOUR NEIGHBOR BANKS WITH US. DO YOU7
The GOLD HILL BANK
EZ>e C I T Y M E A T M A R K E T