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tZfi, dò Mill Gold Hill G r a a ta a t N a t u r u l R t i o u r c t t o f S o u th a m O ra go n tt On b a u u t i/u l R a g u a R tv a r I — VOL. IS Jackson Co. O n a C o m m u n it y Pedestrian Here Wednesday OBITUARY by Amy Koester W eather in th« Foot« Creek d istrict la very changeithle now. Mrs. S. C. Glover ot ( < r t u n i t y - R o g u a R iv e r ' u th a /a th e a p p ia g a in GOLD HILL. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1S1« Foots Creek * " ' " ‘f Of Or. . la r v e NO. 50 Local Ball Team Wins 6-1 T he “ H ig h lan d ” Mine owner« have Mrs S, C. Glover a form er resident ot recently purchased a co n cen trato r. The Gold Hill paused away at Seattle, about i I ig li I n ik I produc«« gold and platinum 5:30 p. m on April 1st., from brain hem Manon A Welch of Medford have ju » | orrhage. She had been a resident of Se Ixindcd several hundred acre« of land attle for the past five years, and leaves a ha-hand, Wm. (»lover ami seven child l it a dredging m ine. ren, a« follows: Will and Charles, of Re * A K ath erin e Cook who haw been vi«i- qua, Calif., Jam es and Elmer, of Granite tin g re la tiv e in M edford haw returned Fail», W ash., Stella and Alfred, of Seattle, ami Mrs. Emily Fleming, of Gold Hill. E m m a Gaunyaw of Medford it M.-s. (»lover was t*»rii at Eugene,Oregon, ting lier aiater Mr». Geo. I.ance. March 10th, 1863; married at G ardner, A dam e g Ivon nt th e R iverside colon v Ore., in May. 1882; died April 1st, 1916, laal Saturday uvtming proved a suceess at Segtile, aged 53 year* and 22days She was a member of the Baptist church. All The H ighland ‘.w n e r t were h-'sin tlie members of tlie family were present »¡alitor* to Gull* Greek Sunday. ut tlie funeral services la-id at the chapel Sunday evening lust the people of Gold Wednesday, W. H. Miller, at l-anon A Several of our p lace, mine« aro w ork of the Collins Bros., U ndertakers, Seattle, The Gold H ill base ball team crossed The people of tlie City of Gold Hill do April 7th, by a local B aptist minister. bats with the Eagle Point team at tlie lat C o.'a Htoru waited upon a young fellow Hill unjoyed » rare treat, when a pic ked ing half tim e now. | ordain or resolve as follow.*: Mr*, ¿lover was stricken at 12:30 and ter place last Sunday and succeeded in and after a couple minute* conversation quartet of Southern Oregon’* lineal Minger* T hat it is the intention of tin- Council Heuhen K oester ia work ing for Mrs became unconscious, passing away about hrioginging home the bacon to the tune found th at ha wa* J . W. Burrell, Sec.. Hang in the Methodinl church. of thia city. Bessie Anderson. to cause Fourth Avenue N orth; formerly 5:30 that same afternoon. Many of the of si{ to one. This was the first game of known as D street; to be im proved, from Treaa., of the Boy’« Club, of Middlehor- The singers, Mr*. Hovious, Mi** Sw ind ough, K y., who la walking to win a |.’>ooo ler, and Messrs. Meeker and Lindley, Tlie rain co m in g at th e flr»t of the Gold Hill residents will rem em ber her the season for the Gold Hill boy* and thus the west boundary line of Seventh street prize given Pi this one who get* hack flr*t w en'from (he Meihodi*! choir of Medford week caused J«»*e C otton, W ill Cover- when she lived here, on what is known as give promise of a good strong team for (west) to the East City Limits, liy grad H er life history can this year. The game was clos- ly contes with the l>e*t record. A second prize of and accompanied tlie Rev. Dr. Bollili*, dale and George K oester to lose several tlie Bowers place. ing said street at a cost not to exceed iroiiiyle no greater event than tlie fact ted up to the seventh inning neither side ( (600 ia alao offered and H arry Mann, pastor of the First Methodist church, at lavs work in d igging a d itch for the Fifty dollars (950.00) so that tlie water th a t site wa* a loving wife and m other. | scoring a run up to this stage of the game „¡rat V.-P. of the ltoy'« t'lu h ia hie com Medford, who delivered the annual «er Lance m ine. F arm ing also stopped. may be drained therefrom , an I further H -r children are a testimonial to her despite tlie fact th at the Gold Hill Is,y* by placing macadam covering petitor. The young man w.i* l',i year* nion on ’’Educati n to a line audience, I.ester Boling recently culeliratud his reon, wort Ii and tlieir efforts will lie a lasting were slamm ing the ball from tlie »tart and old when he started and ha- l>. n on the The local pa-tor c\cl ■io. I pulpit* with 33rd b irth d ay . con-isting of crashed rock, fon niches memorial and sacred to her memory. had men on bases every inning. In tlie way since April 1*1, 1915. Tie y H ie to Dr. Itollin* and pi «•lied ill Medford. I deep on an average, and 16 feet « le, for Mr*. Wm. Garic Is on (lie sick list. Tie- New* extend heartfelt sym pathy to seventh the Gold Hillites started a rally walk 7300 mile* and on the return trip Tie Medfoid eliurch i i* a tented choir of the distance extending from tlie : line take in San Francisco, S.e i on nto, It. no, traliie I sin : • r - It v \\ h irton rep >rta a | Her 2ao iter l.ucy is stay tug home to tneinliers of tlie bereaved family in their scoring three run* and again in the ninth ot th ird street to the west lin fifth take i in- of tier. n r of giief. Dunver, Omaha, Chicago, B.m-a* Cily, hearty recepti u, ex, lent muaic, a large repeated this stunt, m ak in g s total of six. street, approxim ately MX) feet, a: from Schrevcporl. lai , and thenee home. B o t h a u lin e e , a . I i deli nini evening with The Eagle Pointers made tlieir lonesome We now have an organized C h u rch the west line of fifth street to th t - west of the Imy* are restricted by rub - that tli — excellent |ienpli one in tlie eighth on an error byGold Hill. line ot seventh street and al and Sunday School. T lie officers for Donald Hugh F. Chisholm from tlie prevent them unking foi any a*«i*tancu 1 The Gold H ill boys declare tlie team at ea*t line of third street to the East CSty tlie Sunday school are, Snpt. Mr». C arle whatever. Everything they receive mum Eagle Point to be a very agreeable bunch Vast. Supt. Mrs. Anderson, -ec.-T reaa.- Donald Hugh F. Chisholm was born in to play with and will look forward to th Limits, the said covering of crushed rock Tin- program to have h « ii giv ii by Ju a n ita Mathew*. T he teachers are: come unsolicited. The object of the trip shall be four inches deep on an aver Gold Hill, Ore., March 31st, 1906, and next clash with them. ia to determ ine to what exten t a young Mrs. I. W. Owen last Monit v in-Id at p rim ary , l.ucy C arle, juniors, A nna age and eight feet wide, approxim ately ■nun can succeed tinder more than ordi the Cornu«, will take place rain or shine C arle, in term ed iate and seniors, Mrs. died April 9th, 191(1, aged ten year* and 1570 feet, or a total approxim ate distance nine day*. How easy to dispose of a h u at tin- aamc place, Monday, April I7tli. nary restrictions. When he wa* here lie Ri*dom, adu lts, Mr». S tannard. of 2370 feet to be improved. All in ac In a letter to the Manager ot the Co- man life! Yet how much such a life con had 91.10, the lowest am ount in three 8:00 p in. Thia w ill la- your last oppor cordance with specification* subm itted by Tlie school is proud of V ictor B irds mns Theatre the past week J . Percy Wells tains of latent potentiality and alm ost In tunity to hear Mr*. Dwell, a« «In- leave* m onths. lie must have 925 when Ida stated th at his non-appearance at the E d tlie Im provem ent Committee of tlie Gold Come and bring eye because he won th e 60 yd run and finite, possibility. journey ia completed. lie ha* received Gold Hill next week. tlie running broad ju m p in th e field ucational exhibit held at the Comus The Hill City Council, which are now on file Thi* little life was given to large ideals the children. 9831.36, ol till* am ount lie earned 9(»1 76, m eet in Rogue River for class A. atre last Saturday wa* caused b y the in the office of tlie City Recorder of said and a great upward reach. He dreamed during the pant year he missed 387 meal* breakdow n of his m achine. He had no c ity ; and asses* the cost thereof on tlie and It nights lodging, hut 30 pound* Mrs. Bessie Anderson was a Gold H ill ot greatness and of large things, and h u n Mia* Linwood Blakely a|anit Saturday chance to reach a phone. He regretted property adjacent to said improvement, gered to explore the regions oi the pro- caller S aturday. inure now than when ho atarted. He and .Sunday with her m other, Mrs. Ada tlie incident and hoped to be able to ap to the extent of five dollars (95.00) per f.sind a n d magnificent. Life in this ha* worn out 10 pair of leather shook, 3 lot in block« 14 and 15 fronting on~«ald Jack Frost w is a very unwelcome world is made up of difficulties, vexatious p ear at a future date. Blakely at Medford. pair of tennis shoes, and ha* the tilth pair visitor th e n ig h t of th e 11th and 13lh problems, anxieties and struggles. Thus avenue and three dollars (93.00) p?r lot of tap« on his present shoes, he has worn in blocks 11, 12, 13, 16 and 17 fronting m aking Ice X inch th ic k . The th e r the hum an is handicapped throughout a out 397 pair of aocka to date. Thia brief oq said avenue. Union Meetings Held m om eter fell to 32 degrees above. A. E. Barnber, a former resident of this more or lees uneventful lifetime. B ut in ly I* the story ot the young man a* told The Council will meet a t the Council An E aster picnic will be held a t th e the glory land all problems become cer vicinity, wa9 in town on business Friday. here the past week. Cham ber in the City H all in said city on tainties; anxieties, difficulties, vexations, Union Evangelistic service* have lieen C arle hom e on th e 22nd. All invited. the 25th day of April, 1916, at 7:30 p.m . vanish; eternal day of unwearying bless Many of our sulmcrila-rs were very kind in progress all week under the auspices of K oester Bros, were business visitor» Fred Dodge left for G rants Pass Thurs at w hich time all protests against the edness displaces the night and the storm, the Church of Christ, at the Methodist in Rogue R iv er, W ednesday. and praiseil the changed ap|s*arancc of m aking of said im provements and the and joy cometh with the m orning. This day m orning on business. the New*. We thank them hut wish to church, this city. Elder Williams, a assessing of the costs thereof, as aforesaid Katherine Cook celebrated her ll t h lender p lant of so great promise is now preacher of more than ordinary ability, as*ure them th at it is not really us so will be heard. birth d ay A pril l l t h . transplanted into the Eden beyond the lias delighted the large audiences by Ids much as It is the excellent support given The City Recorder is hereby ordered to Mr. and Mrs. F rank Avery returned reach of imperfectness, of suffering, of E aater service to be held a t th e school us by tho ma ly kind friend* of the paper excellent cx,*>*ition of the scriptures. It publish this ordinance once in the Gold from Corvallis early Tuesday after a few d eatli: into the Land of Perfectness; of la hoped these meetings will more closely house on th e 23rd by th e Sunday chool. who have furnished the m aterial to work Hiil News, a newspaper of general circu „ . News ia everything to a country pa- h‘ll’‘rH*c the Christian people of Gold Hill A lter th e program th e reg u lar Sunday lieauties, of pleasures, beyond compare; days visit at the home of Mrs. E .^ I . on. lation in said city and to poet the same " of happiness infinitely greater than any Newton, m other of Mrs. Avery. per and the more news we get the better . M,K' v*c*’,ly • irrespective of creed or de school work will begin. as required by this ordinance at least 10 could ask or think. To this delectable paper we can give you. Keep up the nom ln*don. xrs. K oester celebrated h er b irth d a y abode H ug h 's m other was translated days before the date of said meeting. supply ol items and we will do our liest on th ird of A pril. The foregoing ordinance was passed by three short m onths ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fleming returned to make the News worthy of your sup- the City Council of the City of Gold Hill, Sunday afterntjon^lrooi Seattle,* where Mrs. Dessie H ildreth left last Saturday Hugh leaves behind him his devoted noo: Sample» ot th e ore produced by th e port. for Cheswick to visit her sister, Mrs. Vir H ighland m ine can he te e n at th e room father, his sister M argaret, four other they attended th e ftin eg ^ o f’' Mn Mrs. S. C. Oregon on the 10th day of April, 1916, by the following vote: sisters and brothers, and a host ot friends Glover, m other of MriSFleming. gie H yatt. She lias been witli Mrs. Wnt. of th e Medford C om m ercial Club. eming. E. V. Upton, head bookkeeper con Cook all winter. Aye, Flem ing; Aye, G raham ; who loved him. After a short service in Geo. Woodcock of Birdaeye Creek ha« nected with tile cement plant, was called (S bal ) Absent, Stickel; Aye, S m ith; the Methodist church Gold Hill, Monday, •ecured a position in th e Illlnol» R iver away Thursday on a m atter of business. Aye, T ru a x ; Aye, W alker. April 10th, the precious little body was Mrs. J . H . Roberts left for Spokane, Approved April 10th, 1916. Preparations are in activo progress for country. B is wife expects to join him tenderly laid to rest by his m other’s side, W ash., last Monday, but will visit a few (Signed) J. B. R. M orxlock , an excellent Easter program, at the Me in a few day». in Rock Point cemetery, Rev. W harton, days at Eugene. Mrs. M A. W ashburn, m other of Mrs. thodist church, this city. Mayor T he R iverside store has ju»t changed pastor of the M. E. church officiating. O. L. Smallwood, left for San Francisco, Attest: (Signed) J ohn B. P ai . mkr , handa. T h e new owner is Ben H arrison W ednesday afternoon to visit her son. City Recorder. H. D. Reed made a hurried trip to She was accompanied by her daughter. G rant H arrison returned Wednesday S tats of O rxoon 1 Monday evening tlie Council met and Medford M onday on business. from the K lam ath district. C oumtt o r J ackson ) transacted tlie business of closing up tlie I, Jo h n B Palm er, do hereby certify old year and turning over the keys of tlie Dr. W. B. Spafford, of Berkeley, Cal., R. P. Tucker, construction enrineer at th at I am the duly elected and qualified was tlie guest of Geo. Iverson, on T h u rs city to tlie new officers. An im provem ent Mrs. H . Van Hovenberg was a G rants the cememt plant was a Medford visitor Recorder of the city of Gold Hiil, in the ordinance was passed and is published day and Friday of tills week. by Norm an Gage Pass visitor on Wednesday. Comity and State aforesaid, and tiie legal the first of the week. elsewhere. custodian of the books, records and the Steve S m ith of Debenger G ap made corporate seal thereof. a business trip to Medlord last W ednes Mias Mary T ruax arrived from U. ofO. Tlie Beaver Literary society of the high C. A. Peterson was a G rants Pass vis I further certify th a t the above resolu last Saturday and spent the past week Jo h n Hammersley, wife and son, were day. acliiHil extends an invitation to the public itor last Wednesday evening to attend the tion is a true and correct copy and of the with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W . W. here from tira n ts Pass, Monday, to attend to their next literary sm l musical program show, “ Bringing Up F ather” . H e said Fiiday afternoon, April 21st. Owing to the funeral of Hugh Chisholm. H enry T ru sty , U . 8. R ural C arrier, Truax, of this city. She will return Sun it was fine. The ride back was a little whole thereof of the original ordinance or resolution which is on file in this office day to Eugene. lack of time and space w e arc unable to of Elk C reek, lias purchased an auto. rough. and a p a rt of the records of said city. p rin t tlie program. W itness my hand and official seal this W. H . Stlckel and wife have tem porar J . B. H anna and wife m ade a busi the 10th day of April, 1916. Bert Kellogg arrived Tuesday evening ily moved to Medford, where W alter lias ness trip to C entral P o in t and Msdford, Last Tuesday evening the G reater Gold —J ohn B. P ai . mkr , from Medford for a short visit with his We notice in tlie Base Ball notes thi* taken charge of the Aines Transfer Co., Hill club met in the Club rooms anti last T uesday, re tu rn in g Thursday. brother, A. E. Kellogg and family. Recorder of the city of Gold Hill, Oregon Week tiiat tlie home l*>y* have made a during tlie aliaoiicu of tlie manager. transacted the routine business. Ye edi royal good Iwginning and we lio|si they tor was adm itted to the list of members. E . E. A sh, George W eeks and T. G. will ki«'p it up. Loyal Hiipport will be Sam Dusenberry came in from Merlin, The club is about to begin th e ir regular G ains of Trail, m ade a business trip to "Mr. and Mrs. T. J . O 'H ara motored in given them by ti c New*. We would sug Voters have only until next Tuesday to Medford last Tuesday. where the funeral services of hi* wile had dances and it is hoped th at they will re from Central Point last Sunday and brot gest th at tile hoy.« do not forget to keep register. ceive the hearty support of the young been conducted, last Sunday afternoon Mrs. M. D. Bowers and daughter Helen, our. Base Ball editor informed as to the for a visit with relatives. He has been a people. Various im provements were dis The ball gam e last Sunday a t Beagle who went down Saturday on the train to movement* of the team. This is tho only cussed and their progress reported .About witli tlie Meadows was well atten d ed , b u t resident of Eugene for some time prior to spend the day. way to keep up public interest outside of fifteen were present. Regular M. E. Services th e visitors w alked away w ith t h e tlie death of his wife. winning games. honors. Regular services o f t h e Methodist Mrs. Fred G uy'ar.d children arrived Owing to so much type being used for Mrs. R. T. Caine was a Medford visitor Mrs. Willis M. Barbour, if Ashland is a Church for Sunday, April ititli. Sunday Mrs. Sam uel M arshall, of C entral P ’t, on Wednesday. political announcem ents, considerable of home Thursday m orning from Lewiston, vi-itor in tlii« city. School, 10:00 a. in. Preaching, 11:00 a. cam e o u t Bunday for a visit w ith her onr correspondence and other items have Idaho, and Portland, where they have in , subject, "Responsibility for Souls.” p aren ts, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Stacy. been cut down or omitted in tiiis issue. visited for some time. G W . A ger, republican candidate for In the future this will be avoided as much Ju n io r league, 2:30 p .m ., Mrs. W harton, Mias Hazel Lowe, wa* m ining th e Sam s C ounty School S up erin ten d en t, m ain as possible. Supt. Si ni.ir Ix'iigne, 7:0(1 p.in. Preach The Gage A Johnston saw mill is now Valiev people in town Inst S a tu rd ay . ing, 8:00 p .in ., subject, “ Beginning Pas in operation and aide to supply th e de tains th a t it is tlie su p e rin te n d e n t’s J . N. F ountain was a Rogue River bu business to personally supervise our sion week” . Evangelistic services will be m ands of farm ers and ranchers. siness visitor last Monday. schools, and w h eth er he is provided The lecture by Judge C. B. W atson, of vir. mid Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Billiard* mid continued throughout Passion week. Ev with one or a dozen supervisors, he will A shland, on “ The Geology of Southern ery Christian is urged to attend and par Mr« Dwell were tlie invited guests to d in Jo e. H an n a jr ., and Alex. Rainey, of consider it his duty to set aside cer tain Oregon” at the Comus theatre, was high D, C. H arris, roadm aster for this divi ner witli Mr. mid virs. McIntyre Tuesday ticipate in all services.—C. E. W harton, T rail, were business visitors in E ag le days of th e week for actual supervision, ly instructive and well received by those sion of the 8. P, was in town Monday on pa» tor. noon. Point last T hursday. paid ad v ertisem en t. present. Tho slides were beautiful. company business. •V.■>" mm« Country Correspondence From Council Special Writers P asses Improvement Ordinance No. 9 0 Debenger Gap