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About Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1926)
I vr d tó » a. • n" Advertising U the yca,, of Business, It raises the dough. VOLUME N». » . be <&»fò i n n "Its Our Resources'*—V more could you ask. COLD H IL U JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY DECEMBER 2, 1926 NUMBER 24 Returns from Lana brief News Items Gleaned Popular Local From Over the Nation Auction Proves to Auto Park Sold be very Satisfactory to Medford Party Fifty-two lives were snuffed out lhe Army and Navy football I hursduy and much damage wus team« fought to a 2J ,o 21 tie in «lone by a tornado which hit three their annual classic. states in the central part of the country. Again we say, its a plea Notre Dame went down to defeat sure to live in southern Oregon. before the Carnegie Tech 19 to 0 and thus shattered the hopes I be United States air moil has es ♦ ♦ tablished a weather bureau station of Notre Dame for the national AT THE THEATRE | at .Medford to assist the air mail championship. I Saturday—“Ice Flood" Kenneth | division. John Browning, celebrated fire Harlan, Buster’s Narrow Es- | arms inventor and manufacturer of I cape. Terriffic winds on the California Offden, I tab died while on a visit | Sunday—“The Crowded Hour" and Washington coast blowing in to Belgium. The King of Belgium | Hebe Daniels. | from the Pacific ocean doing much | Tuesday—“Blarney’’, Renee Ad- | damage to cousl cities Thursday and ■o 1913 conferred an honorary title upon the inventor. | oree. still we in soutiiern Oregon are en I Thursday—"S. O. S.” Perils of | joying u banana belt climate. Naval fliers arrived in the can I the Sen. "Live Agent” com- | al zone after an attempt to make a I edy. Travelogue. Winnepcg Canada reports a tem perature of 18 below and in places non-stop flight from Norfork, Va., to Colon. Roth planes which start nearby lower. Telephone and tele ed out Tuesday were forced down, graph wires were snupped by the one on account of engine trouble intense cold. and the other due to faulty lubri cation. General I.udendorff, one of the prominent German generals »dur A slight earthquake was reported ing the World War is reported as •n the Goetir de ’Alene district in being very ill. no-therp’ Idaho. The land auction held ul the Jones property near Rogue River on the Pacific highway, Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Estes have and conducted by the Sutler lamd sold their interests in the Estes auto Auction C m . of Salina Kansas was CHRISTMAS CARDS HERE park in this city, wich they have considered quite satisfactory. There owned for the past three years. wus in tlie neighborhood of 400 | We have a beautiful assort- The new owners are Omar McKee acres of land offered for sale and | ment of Christmas card* for and Mrs. Celia Combest of Medford the grand average selling cost was | our customers to choose from and they took immediate possession. «47.50 per acre. This low average | this year and they are quite re- The park consists of over two acres Is not an indication of the merits ; sonable too. Come in or ar- right in the city of Gold Hill and has of I lie sale. There wus a large pro- | range for an appointment. always maintained the name of be portion of the lund lying above the | Printed Christmas cards are ing one of the most popular stop ditch and upon the hillside. This | gaining in popularity all over ping places along the Pacific high land brought but >10 an acre and | country and this year’s samp- way. thus drugged the average to a low | les are quite exquisite. Mr. and Mrs. Estes came to this level. city from Prairie City Oregon and The land bringing the good pric since their .residence here have es was that which was locuted up made friends and have been active on the paved pacific highway. This in the civic affairs of Gold Hill. laud sold from «87.50 up as high as They will make their home for the «atW.00 per acre. The piece of lund time being in Medford where they which sold at «87.50 went us quite have purchased a residence proper a surprise in so fur ns that partic ty. ular piece was considered ns one The tranaction involves not only of the choice lots in the aub-divia- about two and a half acres of land ion. It was the only piece of land but a well equipped store, service On Monday the people of the city bordering on the highway which Up on Foots creek the placer station, dining room and rest room of Gold Hill will be called U|>on to sold for less than «130.00 an acre. workings have taken on real activ besides the cabins which are on the A great deal of interest was tak rutify the recommendations of the ity recently. The heavy rains have ground. i en by local people, in the sale, for budget committee. The budget was brought enough water down the The new’ owners will make some it w a s a sort of a barometer of the given the upprovnl of the citizens at creek to run the giants and the improvements and additions to the conditions which prevail here. The a muss meeting some time ago but owners of the placer fields in that present holdings and expect to give fact Hint the sale was virtually a it was found that there is a law in vicinity have taken full advantage their patrons the maximum of ac We ure informed that there will cash deal and thnt the returns were this state which requires un elec The world’s largest user of radio of it. comodations and service. as good ns they were shows that tion whereby the vote of the |x-o- be a crew at work immediately do --------- o--------- for informational purposes is the Hick and Durkee on the right ing repair work on the highway people realise thnt the land value ple can be obtained where the WELL RAISE HOGS 1» high, for u piece of land which ruise in the levy exeeeds 6 per cent. bridge over Sardine creek and in United Slates Dept. of Agricul fork of the river have a full force will bring over «250.00 an acre at There has never ben any such raise the work of eliminating the two ture. Its daily educational pro of inen busy on the old Lance prop An important venture in the ag auction, would normally sell for In the city’s taxes for so long that bad curves in the highway near the grams of a hair-hour or more broad erty which they purchased about a Riviera park. year ago. This is the first oppor ricultural line this week was start «400.00 an acre. even the oldest of our local offic cast from one hundred stations, to tunity that the new owners have ed when Lawrence Whitsitt and Wm R will lie recalled that at this R has been demonstrated on ers could not remember when such gether with the market news ser had to prove the worth of their Hittle of this city leased the old point there is a narrow bridge ov parts of the lund under the Gold an ineidrnt hud occurred before. vice and weather forecasts, make up property and from an unauthentic Braden place south of the city for Hill district that berries, vegetables Rut it being the law, and the city er Foot’s creek and that the motor a five year term and expect to raise and the like cun be grown and fathers, law abiding men, the elec ist needs negotiate two bad curves a grand total of hours on the air source we understand that they are hogs thereon. The ranch is the pro doing very well. The property in making the trip over the bridge. yield interest on land worth «311(g) tion was duly called and the citi not approached by any other single while owned by the Lance Bros, perty of the Ray estate and consist* an acre. Many of the local agri zens will be asked to come and reg The improvements contemplated user of radio for non-entertainment was a paying proposition whenever of some 200 acres. A portion of this culturists feel that the time is not ister their votes. It was pointed will not only eliminate the curves pu poses. there was water enough to keep up land will be put in alfalfa and the fur away when all the land under out at several different times thnt but a bridge of standard width will the work but due to having two whole will be turned into a real hog Already radio has definitely prov irrigation in this valley will be di the increase is necessary to provide be built in line with the new pave very short water seasons there has ranch.’ vided into smaller acreage and sufficient revenue to make it pos ment and a straight piece of road ed its effectiveness us a supplement According to the statistics put out been little work done there. al agency in spreading the depart planted in smull fruits or vegeta sible for the city to operate. It is will be the result. by the Dept. of agriculture the hog All fall however, Flick and Durkee bles and the hill sides will furnish imperative thnt the increase be The new rond will be a little dis ment’s education matter. That the business has fallen off considerable have been preparing for the flood program« aie successfully holding tance away from the Bolduc service splendid locutions for chicken mode and it is hoped thnt the good water and when the recent rains the past few years and as a result farms. citizens of Gold Hill will come to station but the old piece of pave their own in dial comt>etition is ev did come they were ready to take the next few years will see good hog the polls and vote yes on the issue. ment will be allowed to remain idenced by the thousands of letters advantage of them. prices. This possibly furnished the flowing daily into the radio service DEI. NORDB COUNTY where it was so the removal will incentive for the venture. On the left hand fork of the Foots possibly not interfere with the bus ollice. Stations express their own TO HAVE NEW PAPER ODD FELLOWS TO HAVE Both Mr. Whitsitt and Mr. Hittle appreciation of the Government ser Creek, the Black channel mine is iness of Mr. Bolduc. are well known here as wide awake going full tilt, we understand, with COMMUNITY XMAS TREE vices and that of thei«* audiences as -------- o--------- Crescent City, California will be businesslike farmers and their judge well. Farmers, who ordinarily find about ten men constantly employ ONLY TWO SUCCUMBED the scene of the opening of a new ment is considered good along any ed. Results are good on this claim little time or inclination for corres In accordance with a precedent newspaper venture. Howard Grif agricultural line. The new business TO INCLEMENT WEATHER pondence, write many letters of ap it is reported. which the local I. O. O. F. lodge fin, for the past eighteen months, show’s much promise for a good re -------- o-------- preciation and commendation. editor and owner of the Glendale has established they will again hold turn and if anybody can take fuB In spite of the inclement weath Secretary Jardine, himself a pio GRANTS PASS MAM Oregon, News will be the owner. their community Christmas celebra er Inst Sunday, there were 69 nt advantage of it these men can. TAKES OWN LIFE neer in the broadcasting of farm Mr. Griffin has moved his plant tion and program. The Odd Fellows Sunday school as compared to 71 programs in Kansas, back in the from Glendale to the California and Rebecknhs cooperate in this MANY OREGON APPLES on the previous Sunday, which was radio dark ages four years ago, be city and expects to get his nesv pa community affair and their enter a sunshiny day. SH IPPED FROM PORTLAND Despondency because of ill health lieves that within a few years it is believed the motive for the sui per going immediately. The new tainments are looked forward to for An increasing amount of inter will be possible for the Department paper will be known as the Ameri »•eeks in advance. Apples exports during the present est is being shown in the Sunday of Agriculture to hnve the attentive cide by shooting Friday night of While ordinarily a community can. lie states that he hus visited George Altpeter, 79, of this city. The month have reached a totai of 129, school and the church services nt ear of almost every farmer in the the field of his new endeavor or tree is a civic responsibility the Odd the Community church. body was found next morning at the 990 boxes with a valuation of «363, several occasions and is very en Fellows and Rebekahs have been 'lhe sermon next Sunday will be United States. A potential million house at 101 H street, where he had 394 which pushes the total for ‘the thusiastic over the possibilities. Mr filling this need in this community delivered by Frank Pntterson on are being reached daily at the pres resided for years, with a bullet present season up to 638,000 boxes Griffin is a good printer, a hard mil have brought Christmas cheer the subject “A Hitching Post.” The ent time. w ith approximately an addition 100, wound directly over his heart. Agriculture call be placed in a conscientious worker, and has giv o the younger populnton. The exnet hour of death is un 000 boxes scheduled to clear before old fashioned hitching post is not strong and secure position through known as Mr. Altpeter lived alone, the end of the month., bringing the en Glendale a good paper but fin altogether obsolete. regular and careful guidance by rad Non«; of the neighbors heard the season total close to the entire a- ancial returns were not sufficient I. O. O. F. OFFICERS Special music will be supplied by FOR ENSUING TERM io, in the opinion of Secretary Jar shot and the first knowledge o f the mount moving to foreign countries to further merit his residence In Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Sargent. dine. Hitherto he says, agricultural act came Saturday when one of the during the previous season. Glendale. We wish him success in Come and spend an enjoyable his new field. interests have suffered hardships, children of John Mock, a neighbor, Dried apples moving to foreign At the meeting of tHe Odd Fel- hour. directly trneenble to lack of unity went to the house to see if there markets during the present month ows lodge Saturday night the fol- in thought and nction. Radio, he were any errands to run. When have ammounted to 178,876 pounds REGISTRATIONS CONTINUE owing officers were eleced to hold RIVER’S CREST RISES believes, as an added means of dis there was no answer to the knock, being 24.000 pounds more than the DESPITE AUTUMN SHOWERS »ffice for the next term. WITH HEAVY I’RECIPfTATION tribution of information, is bring the chid entered and found tile body’ entire movement during the calen Cy Fleming, P, ing them together. Day by day, each Mr Mock notified the coroner im dar year 1925, which amounted to W ni Ferguson, N. G. That the tourist is undaunted by The waters of the Rogue River has farmer and each group receives the mediately. and an investigation was 154,000 pounds. Fred Kelso, V. G. the first mists of the Oregon Fall is been rapidly rising this week as a same counsel. Gradually, all agri made. B. Earl Adams, Treasurer, shown by the record of registrations EXPERT RECOMMENDS -------- o-------- Lee Cook, 1 rustcc for three years. result of the heavy rainfall. Last cultural interests can be expected of nonresident cars coming Into the ADJUSTMENT GRAZING FEES Installation of officers and the np Friday showed n raise of five feet to share more equally correct know COMMUNITY CLUB ENJOYS t de during the month of October, from the low water line and with ledge of production and marketing Upholding the methods used by numbering 5,965 ears. This brings •ointment of appointive officers will ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT lhe continuation of the down pour principles, thus mobilizing their the forest service, United States I hr total registration from Jnnuary come later in the year. the water steadily climbed up the .strength. Department of agriculture in ap 1 to October 31, 192(1, to 86„368. re The annual meeting ot the Com praising range values and fixing guage. Monday the water was above The possiblities for constructive munity club was held at their club presenting nn increase of 9,298 over REBEKAHS ELECT OFFICERS the pier on the North side of the fees for grazing in national forests, organization and concerted action, registrations for the correspond New bridge structure. The high the Secretary believes, were never house west of the city Thanksgiv- hut recommending somewhat small ing ten months of 1925 and passing The regular election of officers the total registration mark for the or the Amathest Rebekah Lodge No. water will hamper some parts of the o go« «l before the advent of the ra- of their house guests assembled ,t er increases than those pro year 1925 by 3,055. 59 different •7 of this city was held nt the lodge bridge construction work and radioHe ",n,n,i""s ,hl'» for fanners, the club in the afternoon and en- posed, the reports of Dan D. will help others it is claimed, but ex ho has ceased to he a novelty joyed a six o’clock dinner The Casement, expert livestock grower states and countries hnvc been re ball Wednesday night a week ago tremely high water nt this time nnd has beeome an miporlant utility, dinner was prepared by the ladies of Colorado Springs, appointed by presented by these visitors to the it which time the following offic might cause a shut down for awhile. the Secretary of Agriculture to e during the current year, from ers were elected: --------°-------- °f *he ‘‘Rib. About forty r o v e r s make an impartial review of this t M 5k.“nd S. S; • ' ’■ Hn,hawi,y ond I were layed. In the evening the •djoinlng sisters states to fnr- .Elinor Force, P. G. In the A m orom V e in China. ( aughter, Marjorie of Sacremcnto club members nnd their guests en whole subject, is now in the hands Pearl Ferguson, N. G. Inquiry far the book. “Veins .ng vis ted over the week end with Mrs. joyed a «lance, music beinj u mi h of Secretary Wm. M. Jardine. A Della Whitslt, V. G. Adenoids,' at a library turned out to Hathaway’s sistcr. Mrs. E. H. Badt- e.l by a five piece oreherira from final conference with the stockmen ■■ G. Holman of Grnnts Pass was a Lucy Mec treasurer, mean Shakespeare's "Venus and ifornia riti" vslor in the city last evening. ed “P “ “ * Cal- | Gr“nU, P“ 8’ The «“ «ir was a most will he held by the Secretary in Mrs. A. E. Kellogg, Sect, i Adonis —Boston Transcript. Salt Lake City during the latter uuruiu city. I enjoyable one. part of January. A Special City Election is to be Held Monday Highway Work Agricultural Dept To Start Soon Nation’s Greatest Near this C ity Radio Broadcaster Placer Mining Showing Action on Foots Creek
