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VOLUME NO. 28
Millionaire Mine
Suit In Process
THE COLD HILL NIfVS, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 192«.
:ebec’s Dog-Sled herby Even Awakens tkc A n .ien Dog
The long discussed nml pending
action In quieting the affairs of the
Millionaire Mine »turted in the Cir
cuit Court Monday morning at
10:00 o’clock. I
The suit a» filed hy S. E. Heber
ling against the Millionaire Mining
Company, an Oregon cor|x»rution,
to adjust the business nffairs of the
St0-Jc«i4© Bcg,4o
CHATEAU FTONTfcMAC
company. Judge Walter II. Evans,
OC43-TEAM
of Multnoinuh County on the bench.
The first witness called was Mr.
Ileberling, former general manager
of the company and now president
of the corjioration since the re-or
ganisation of lust summer, lie wus
grilled by direct and cross examin
ation from about noon Monday un
til after 4 o’clock Tuesday when
C. A. Olson, president of the Sunset
Smelter, who is the Treasurer of
the Millionaire Mining Co., was call
ed to the stund. Following Olson,
J. M. Lively, Secretary of the min
ing company ami one of the out
standing figures in the smelter coni-
l>any went on the stnnd to be dis
missed at adjournment of the ses
Quebec's historic Golden Dog,
sion at shortly after 5 o'clock Tues.
Inking
his re|iose and gnawing his
Other people called as witnesses,
include Chas. Knight of Buffalo; l»one over the postoffice door has
N. Y,. former president of the com plenty of ranine rivals for fame
pany, former Superintendent of the during the winter season, especial
Mine, Robert l.ightbody; E. Der ly during February, when the
International
Dog-Sled
went of the Smelter rompuny and Eastern
proprietor of the Gold Hill Techni Derby will he run. Dog teams are
cal Laboratory, who made the trotting up nnd down Dufferin
chemical engineers tests of the Terrace; the baying and yelping of
property to ascertain the values of other brethern comes up from the
the ore in the mine; Sum Chisholm, Lower Town; nnd long strings of
» former employee of the mine; huskies, mastiffs, St. Bernards,
Chas. Honsinger, present employee, Newfoundlands. Great Danes nnd en Dog barked shrilly as one of the
to testify as to present needs re mixed breeds nre even climbing dog teams dashed by. Perhaps he
quired to prevent deterioration un steep and tortuous Mountain Hill was hearing things, hut beyond a
der the receivership and H. E. under the very nose of the famous doubt, Quebec is “putting on a lot
Wharton to corroborate facts re Chien d'or. Famous because he has of dog*’ just now, and will continue
hail a novel written nbiout him nnd to do so even nfter the races on Feb
garding the settlement pending.
post cards describing his romance
Up to Tuesday evening the de have been scattered to the winds ruary 18, 19, and 20.
One of the newest ways for vis
fendants, Chas. Knight and Robert of heaven.
itors to view Quebec is to take a
Lighttiody had not called any wit
One French Canadian, tacking up sight seeing tour in a fur robed
nesses.
Mountain
Hill with a package under sled drawn by an intelligent, strong
A battle of wits was raged Mon
his
arm
and
another inside his an looking outfit of huskies.
The
day and Tuesday, between George
atomy,
declared
recently
that
when
Chateau
Frontenac’s
team
is
con
Roberts, attorney for the plaintiff,
S. E. Heberling nnd the law firm of he reached the postofilce, the Gold stantly in demand, for guests like
Borden and Gaylord, with Gaylord
delivering the orntory for his side
o f the contest.
At close of court
Tuesday night Geo. Roberts seem
ed to have a margin of gain over
the defendants.
Wednesday morning, examination
A jury in the re-trial of Walter
Was someone trying to "kid” the
o f witnesses was continued.
S.E.
Williams,
17 year old Gold Hill boy
new
administration
when
they
Heberling, Chas. Knight, Mrs. Ima
l.ightbody, bookkeeper for the min woaked the combination on the Re charged with a statutory offense
ing company; Anbrrt l.ightbody, corder's safe and messed up the pa involving Amelia Topovic, 16, re
turned a verdict of guilty last Thurs
suparintearient of the company, and pers in the safe last week?
H. E. Wharton, were the witnesses
Finger print experts as well n s, dny morning, January 7, after 30
the local Sherlocks have nothing tb minutes deliberation. At the first
for the day.
The many angles of the case sny regarding the burglary farther trinl the jury disagreed after 52
Brought into being by the attorneys than they, ‘someone’ must have hours deliberation.
The affair attracted wide atten
and by the complaint, makes this wanted to look nt the pretty little
one of the most complicated cases papers inside the steel box.
The tion and occured last August during
o f the season and probably in the recorder can’t miss nnything ns yet a “weinie roast,” at which a large
history of raining litigations in the and it is unknown what will be number of Gold Hill young people
district. Epace forbids a detailed missed When the check-up is com attended. One of the side issues of
account of the trial beyond sum pleted ns the new recorder is too the case wns the indictment of L.D.
marily stating that the case is three new to know: what all wus in the Forncrook, former deputy sheriff
for malfeasance, for failure to take
fold in that the receivership, into safe.
the defendant into custody, accept
-which S. E. Heberling placed the
There certainly wns no mony in ing the promise of his parents to
•company, the lease of the mine prop
the snfe.
Nothing of any pawn bring him to Jacksonville. Williams
■erty by Lively nnd Olson and a
value was ever kept in the building. fled to Yreka, Calif., where he wns
•claim for labor pay by Robert Light
Copies of all the Deeds nnd docu I taken into custody a month later.
Body, institute the main contest to
ments belonging to the City have Forncrook pleaded guilty was given
be decided by Judge Evnns.
been secured and what the nigjit a suspended sentence, resigned, and
Court adjourned nt nlmut 4 P. M. time visitor was ufter is unknown. accepted a position ns prohibition
when Chas. Knight claimed to he
You people who want to try your enforcement officer in Klamath co.
too sick to take part in farther lit
After the verdict, Williams was
hand at sleuthing please come for
igations.
remanded to the custody of the
ward
nnd
lend
a
hand,
the
News
Thursday morning Chas Knight
I sheriff. The law provides a sen
w< nt on the stand and had n long can get you a job hunting the miss tence of from three to fifteen years
ing
clue
nml
n
reward
of
a
cut
glass
siege of direct and cross examina
An appeal will
tion. Nothing startling wns brought ear jack when you identify the. in states prison.
probably be filed.
out in this days testimony.
Mrs. crook.
Terry Talent, former Gold Hill
Knight attended the triul this dny.
Word of interest received regard marshall, testified “’that he would
Technical testimony from E. Der
went nnd others wns brought in to ing former Gold Hill people indica not believe Williams on oath.” He
disprove or substantiate the theory ted that Percy Johnson, promoter of also said that he had Williams in
advanced by the Knight fnrtion that the smelter idea here in the early custody Severn, times for smoking
5)5 per cent of the ore in the mine dnys of thnt enterprise is establish cigarettes.
Mrs. M. M. Gallagher, school
wns valued nt under live dollars ed in a good paying business at San
per ton. This line of testimony is Frnnciseo nnd his brother, Edwin, teacher nt Gold Hill testified to the
supposed to represent an attempt who became quite well acquainted reputntion of the complaining wit
to have the mining lease of Lively here ns a mining engineer nnd sur ness. She wns cross-examined by
and Olson cancelled because thnt veyor, is in the employ of the U. S. Winfield R. Gaylord, of the defense.
Mrs. I-. I- Smith, a Sunday school
lease does not include royalties on Reclamation Service at his old
teacher testified thnt the complain
ore valued under five dollars per home. Vale, Oregon.
ing witness hnd an attendance rec
ton. The leasees nre attempting to
prove that the mining company be profitably handle such low grade ord of 22 out of 25 Sundays while
fore the lease gave them to under ore. At closing lime the Court in an attendance contest was under
I
stand that the hulk of the ore in timated thnt the case would be com way.
the mine would run well nbove the pleted Friday in time for the case
Let me figure on your trucking or
five dollar mark and claim thnt the hetw en U'-ns. Knight nnd his wife
teaming, grading J.J.Ritter pd ad—37
process they plan to use does not to be heard that day.
t
NUMBER 40.
Kel-Mar Mine
City Dads Get
Real Busy Plan Improvement
The City Council met in adjourn
A. E. Kellogg, who last week
ed session last Monday night at the visited at Salem returned to Gold
City Hall to complete unfinished Hill later in the week after attend
business and to take up the matter ing to business relative to the re
of licenses in Gold Kill.
organization of the Van-Pet mine
The matter of unfinished business here.
While we have not had an
occupied the assemblage most of the opportunity to get a detailed story
evening. The new council in their of the new deal, we have been given
attempt to straighten things out in to understand that the capitaliza
Gold Hill had the Minute and Or tion of the company has been raised
dinance books examined first and to permit including the building of
found numerous pieces of business a complete reduction mill in con
on the Minute book that had been nection with the mine to take care
commenced and never finished, of the ore encountered in their de
which did not establish that book velopment tunnel on the ground.
as perfect by any means. All the We also understand that the reduc
pieces of business that were dis tion plant will be of the very latest
covered on the minute books were model machinery and will employ
read out and immediate action was the most up to date scientific pro
taken on each item and the records cess in saving practically a total of
the metals in the rock, a feat here
brought down to date legally.
Councilmen present included: tofore considered impossible.
Myers, Robinson, Mrs. Pankey, Live
The process, we understand, is
ly, Hickman and Tony Ross, presi being perfected by Chemical Engi
dent of the Council in the Chair in neer, E. Derwent, whose experi
the absence of Mayor Cook who had ments are pronounced as practical,
to work that night at the Cement economical, and based on sound
Plant. Among the items of unfin theory.
The inauguration of this
ished business was the condemna process Will establish a new depar
tion proceedings on the old brick ture from the old and wasteful pro
opera house in Gold Hill, a couple cess of the stamp-mill.
of public nuisances in the shape of
We naturally suppose that part of
a family cow and a toilet, both to
the ore from the Kelmar Vanpet
be removed, a sidewalk to be re
mine will be concentrated in a float
paired.
ation plant which has been proven
New business before the meeting
by E. Derwent to be a model pro
included a resolution passed unan
imously resolving that, no matter cess for much of the ore in this
whether man, woman or child, of district.
responsible age, regardless of rela
tionship, religion or politics,, was
this novel method of doing the town found guilty of violation of any
better even than the sleigh drawn laws of Nation, State, County or
by a sleek horse and driven by a City in Gold Hill, no “White Wash”
would be smeared by any member
loquacious French Canadian.
Others, who like to combine ski of the municipality in their behalf,
L. H. Van Horn, well known min
ing with the fun of driving a dog but they would be prosecuted to the
team, ski-jor behind a long string full letter of the law governing. ing man of this district, has been
of dogs, and raee along over the This resolution was the result of confined to hi; tome several days
snows with shouts of glee.
Even the rifling of the City safe recently with a heavy coffi on his lungs. The
condition of his lungs is thought to
the dogs grin, sometimes, when by unknown parties.
their boisterous driver takes a spill 1 The License question required a trace back quite a while to an ex
But the Golden Dog, except when half hour of hard grinding and re plosion of methyl gas in the Sylvan
convivtial spirits are wear, never) solved into a program of enforce ite mine When he and Moses Hall,
cracks a smile.
ment in regard to collection of the now deceased, were trapped be
Pool Hal, and card room license as neath the flames and suffered ’gas
shown in the ordinance book that sing’ that fortunately and by care
requires* each table to be licensed ful attention at the time, did not
at $2.50 each per year. All places ’ have immediate and disasterous re
where soft drinks are served to sults. Mr. Van Horn’s condition is
pay 85.00 per year. Peddlers, who not considered dangerous.
are not paying taxes in Gold Hill
Benjamin Haymond, well known similar to our local business men,
here, having been born and raised and all bill boards at the rate of
No changes were
in the Rock Point district and re 810 per year.
ceived his education at the GoldHill made In any of the license rates
High School, passed away at the and they were all read from the
U. S. Veterans hospital at Portland, old ordinances prepared and passed
Oregon, January 12, 1926, after- an by past administrations and already
Wednesday night of this week the
illness of about five months. The effective here.
members of the Modern Woodmen
body arrived in Medford, Wednes
The dog tax question was the oc lodge at Gold Hill held their annual
day morning accompanied by Creed casion for a debate. It was argued Installation of officers and gave an
Haymond and placed in charge of that some people had enrolled their oyster supper. A large percentage
the Perl Funeral home.
dogs on the regular Tax roll and of the membership was present and
The deceased was born at Rock therefore to assess a license in Gold the event, notwithstanding the
Point, two ntiles north of Gold Hill, Hill would work double taxation dense fog that made auto travel al
Therefore a most impossible, was considered a
Oregon, May 21, 1894 and was 31 and an injustice.
The lodge has set
years, 7 months and 21 days old at special ruling was made by the« great success.
his death.
He was a member of council that all people in Gold Hill aside the third Tuesday night in
the Medford lodge the Knights of who wanted to keep a dog must buy ■ach month as social night and so
Pythias and D. 0. K. K. and a a license tag to prevent the animal cial activities are being planned.
member of the Gold Hill post of from being killed and that to all The next social event will be held
people who paid taxes on the dog on the 26th of this month when the
American Legion.
on
the regular assessors tax roll Royal Neighbors will be invited to
Mr. Haymond enlisted in the ser
vice of his country 22 months, cash would be refunded in an attend and participate in the fun of
spending about 6 months of this amount equal to the amount of the the evening. A feed will he served
over seas. He had however, lived tax at the time they presented the to the visiting Neighbors by the
the greater part of his life nt the Tax Receipt to the City recorder on Woodmen. I
the 1926 tax payment.
In other
old home at Rock Point, Oregon.
words, if you assessed your doc at
He leaves to mourn his loss, his 850.00 when the Assessor was here
Y -s. Nora Wait of S ardine Valley
mother, Mrs. Rose Haymond, one you would be paying the county visit'd i i Medford Thui'Mla.v of his
sister, Mrs. Gladys Robbins of Rock tax collector something like 25 c week on business.
Point and two brothers, Ralph H., tax on the dog, while the license fee
of Central Point and J. Creed of on a male dog is 81.50 and on a worth the price of a dog tag. The
Portland, Oregon beside a host of female dog, 82.00.
That would City assumes that if a dog has no
more distant relatives and friends. mean that when you presented your tag it is not worth the cost of a tag
The funeral services will be held tax receipt to tHp recorder you( and therefore should be disposed of
at the home at Rock Point at 2:00 would receive a rebate of the a- before the hot weather comes on.
o’clock p. m. Friday, January 15th., mount paid to the county so that
The matter of a policeman for
and at the grave in the Rock Point you would not be paying any sum
Gold Hill was brought up again, by
cemetery at 2:45 p. m. to be in greater than the regular fee.
Of
charge of the American Legion and course if you paid the county tax force of repeated complaints not
on j from Gold Hill people bug
the Knights of Pythias lodge.
collector an amount greater than from State officers as well and the
Interment will be made in the the local license fee, you would re Council is going to employ an offi
Rock Point cemetery beside his ceive the full amount in a rebate cer in the next few days to enforce
father, who passed away some 20 from the City, that was paid for the the laws here. The law violators
years ago.
local license and you would have are inviting this action and they
the tag on the dog as a legal pro will get just what they are coaxing
The City Recorder states that If tection.
for—an officer who knows no one
the bird that cracked the City safe
Its a mighty ”bum” dog that is not nnd will arrest all alike.
The
will “fess up” to how much money worth 81.56 and should be killed or Council feels that if they are going
they took from the safe he will di sent away from Gold H ill. If the to do the job at all they are going
vide up with them.
dog is worth anything, it is well to do It right.
Mining Man Sick
Cause Gas
Safe Robbery
Williams Boy
Ben Haymond
Is Mystery
Found Guilty
Passes Beyond
M. W. A. Lodge
Feed Enjoyed