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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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°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