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About Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1931)
Mil t " volume xx^ y .............................. " ¿ Z _ I * 8 . . ■ * . L ittle N ew s a n d C om m ent i ~ fl — -----------— A I 1“ S* 1^ * ■ S '< ■ MB PIONEER MINER PASSES AWAY ^ 1 I n il, -,. » T'”,’”'--------- ------- l , l l - I - ( ) R E ( ,z O N - ^ » U R S D A Y , D E C E M B E R , y a Lodge Sets January 12 As Installation Date ] " " 1 A Land Gets State Tax Relief Through New Levy on Incomes PROGRAMS TO MARK SEASON Two Important matter* held the attention of the Odd Fellows at their met (Illg Tuesday of this week Plan» were made for the Christ ?Ood news ,hal ,h f Peo inas observance next week, with thr ul? ple of the state with incomes large , The total requirements by the joint Installation of officer», which W as f umouj as O iicoverer S a y 'S ,',’0! b ta r ' hK ,8X bUrden' win «late, outside Ihe school tax w ill « Io l.e held January 12, coming Here'» unoilicr one for Ripley; * ha,V of lb‘‘ »«ate «mount to 89.928,712, according to for it» «hare of consideration. This Taxes . , ol Rich Gold Pockets budget estimates. The revenue, for Gold H ili Organization* Are WWhln 12 u;li,s of .»eh o„ ,cr , W() ' 8n d ° W n e r» »<* is one of the big event» of the lodg.- he r e . lhrn..u.eX{Ka,d :Ure* wUI be raist‘d Wyoming point» reported two of the ° f UH bu‘ ’ « " “» '«X in County year, and appropriate preparation» for £ Bu*y w ith Plan# for or the support of Ihe schools, under through indirect taxation, income, are being made. « M t extreme temperature» along nlangibles and excise taxes, and It was also decided that CSUdl- e new tax law effective for 1932. ■00 mile» of the traiucontineniul air . fees, fines, rentals, etc. Christmas W eek ------------ — ...... .. and Wood- woon. The new ruling calls for a 2 m ill 1 Dorman Eno» M. Kholen, 79, known in lales Howard • a l l route Tuesday. At Laramie It Another factor which w ill relieve row Shuvir go Io Ashland Thursday ^ " 'm t a r y school lax. which in all Southern Oregon for the rich was 18 degree» below xero, while at to receive their second degree. They Jack»on county, with a taxable valu- private property owners to a cer »trike* he hud made us a prospector With the “Night Before Christ •Sherman H ill, 12 m ile. away, it wax w ill be accompanied by other lodge a ,'on o i « 6 « 75.018, w ill .„can that tain extent i , that the board ol and pocket hunter, died at his Kanes equalization has decreased the eoun mas ' and Santa’s Ion« anticipated -em bers : 8 fund of «2.799 w ill be created for 1« above, a spread o f 3»; degree». y taxable valuations, but the proper visit only a wees away, Gold H ill is creek home near here Saturday. An invitation was also read from 1.! . u,e o f *he cfementary schools Jacksonville lodge to uttend t h « l r , if m,w,ey w ,,l all he used in ty valuations of public u lilitv prop taking on Ihe Christinas spirit with Ten corloud» of turkeys wer< Death was due Io apoplexy. » h o lm is suid Io have originated installation of officer. / ack»°" county, an,l the state wi t erties are slightly in excess of those preparations being made for a fit officers January January 4. »hip|N-d by the Oregon Turkey pool the art of hunting gold pockets in ------------------ M k t o other sources of revenue for fixwl by the state tax commission ting observance of this happiest holi U te last week bound for Christnuu ior lust year. I its ’S o w n support. «nrtrws»« the days of the gold rush and 1» Glendalc-Gold HiU own day of all the year. market» in Naw York. This is the W Uh the state making these revl- credited w Hi taking more gold ou| In removing the land tax the state In addition to the annual home second consignment from Oregon to Cage Game H ere Friday of the hills of Jackson county lhan _____ _ . ihe on4; "dll market road •io n . for the benefit of the proper- comings and many gatherings plan eastern points. any oilier individual. His process • • • Glendale high school w ill be ,hc t i X r K ^ W ^ H ‘h* opera* v owner, attention has been called ned for Christmas day, itself, many to the fact that local levies should programs w ill be the order of the S S S S e xl f opponel on « Gold H « ill high n . U War v,',eran’ r °m- Three are dead and a »core in n d m i i i r a‘C. Car‘ rU,Iy' and iunds week by the church, school, and other millage taxes. jured in a tornado that swept Ar , „ 5 ^ ! ? ' “ redu.c,ion «mount ad ninutered wisely so that the lo ) lodge organizations. kansa» Monday. The storm followed ■ n g U about four and a half X ' cal levies w ill not offset the saving AI the Methodist church an ap unseasonably warm weather and a to taxpayerj made by the state propriate Christmas service w ill be heavy rain. Just another of nature'» el ever uncovered here / *d with the Sun seals early. G irl. W in and B oy. freak weather streak» this year. Itlioten u.wa' s spent his money day school children, under the di Cold Snap Again • • • An opener is to be Scheduled. ac Lose in Game* w ith in true miner fash On. He uncovered rection of their teachers, presenting cording io present plans, for the Seven prisoners broke out of Pay* V i.it to V alley an evening of songs, recitations and a pocket valued at 859,000 one time Rogue River Friday town learn, but their opponent has the U aven w o rtb federal penilen- h’ ..... .. and , not been" " d e ^ i t e 'l T i e l X ? dialogues. The congregation w ill al been definitely »elected. tlary last Friday after kidnaping W ith temperatures as low as 20 with the mime) bought two saloons, * 1 Cle® hiJh * n O,<? uHi” and Ro«ue H ire r degrees above zero the RogJe Rive- so participate in the singing of Thomas White, (lie warden and one ul Gold II.II end one at Grants Christmas carols. As in previous ^ ,C a°OL baSkC,ba,) ,M m » ‘Hvid- Z i * ; L a,‘d vi;? n i,y h using him a» a shield in the break. I ass. He kept open house and gave SEWING CLUB MEETS «per j V. bal1 «eiMn» divid- va’ley and vicinity is local r do,uT Ch» der p,ayed on »he it ncing ap off-season cold 'swd’l years a large Christmas tree with In an effort to capture the convicts whikey and beer to all who cared H » l JiH* Friday/ ' - - « The i Monday nigh, the t h e r m X . e r ,™ k its beautiful decorations w ill be club n’e‘ met w ith Mr«. 1 X three were killed and three cap' Io drink. IK . Mad don lasted about' p The J V Sewing ” " " ’ C‘Ub i,h Mr* ««red while Earl Thayer Oklaho three weeks, and when ite ,non, v Th° " ’ps<”’ > «-•« Friday. «he . f t | • »core of M M W M 1,hi ‘r bv ’ diVP *° 'he 1(,w ,eZ l ‘■recteti in (he church, and Santa money , ernoon being j? X % I • »core of 3 9 -» , w h i u Z t ^ T i o , T u e X y ,' „ 7 d£T n o °X e m W n cl, « 3? ^ 3, whi,e ,he h°ys lost and Tuesday's sun did not seem to w ill be present to remember each of ni« train robber, in it dr Rood his «• •••- u trnoon being spent in i f w I r « noun names were drawn for the annual ihe P ^ V ^ ^ ^ ~"««t S “ >e raw weate™ wind V was gone he returned to the inoun the children with a Christinas tre a t .. and hard-fough, contest in »Hect the raw U'PcIorn M. e»ca|>r. Prison guards are suspected tains, there to mine more gold. The program is under the direct n ibis i S n n,r k f Pre“ nU I i i n « « 7 ?aV tr CagfrS’ ,he score h“ rried abou« ,heir shTppingind Of having aided Ihe prisoner» in pie hurried about their shopping and Known by every old timer in this supervision of Mrs. Lucy Mee, su their break and an investiga usiness, a little unprepared for th - perintendent of The Sunday School, section, Rhotcn's passing is regrel regret^ for their annual Christmas party, ’ . I0" * 8ir,s »««rted out strong tion w ill be made. weather man’s trick. led by many. By his death one of which who is being ably assisted by Mrs.’ ill be held m at the home of ! it h,8d t comi«rtabU- lead at the • ; y; • a,n Hn‘’ winch w in On two mornings during the last Howard Wharton, Miss Evagene Af» _ . , I »** most pictures,,ue characters of i i Mrs, Mr» W II F »» ers of W. H. Ferguson. a li‘ ,n third quarter Rogue — third quarter Rogue week the ground has been white After receiving newts thaj she Ihe is gone, and mans a a tale F‘,r* “ ®°- Ihe H section section gone, Starns, Mrs. Della Shaver, and Miss h .d Inherited an estate once v .l- ,-f r c k is .1?.. . .. and many " L I talc ‘ nl< L Tho«-.. « « ‘-nt we, Those » present were Mesdames .. River started a rally that resuR^d w ith a thin blanket of snow which of the early days die* with him. . hOrb' Ab° U‘ f° r,y Youngsters In »<vera| field goals and for a , (•eorgr Haminersly, George Meising ued at 83,000,000, Mrs. Albert Peter- soon disappeared after the sun made u iR lafce part in Ihe entertainmenf. Besides being the outstanding min- time t looked as if they might over- son of Horkford, I»., intends Io t r of Jackson county, Kholen was in er, (teorge Dorman, M erritt Merri- i«s appearance, but more snow is i . J “ e ° dd Fe,,ow and Rebekah girU However, Gold predated for the latter part of the , i lodges w ill have their annual cele- keep right on cooking” for her Ihe Indian war» here and received ”.lan: J,oe B,oir- Paul Angstetd. Cleo HRR, 7 H ill s team executed some nice Gilchrist. George H aff, Charles husband. She is the sole heiress Io week Residents of the valley say! I bration at their hall Christmas eve a ticnsion from ihe government for “ ,h<“ W hi,,lc <‘nd<‘d »he this last cold spell has been the I thr estate of Dr. Joseph Kellogg ,,f his services, and in his last days Gray H oyd Lance, Aurele Meunier. j Plans having been made at their re Charles Kell, John Logan and Ebcr f a ^ r hTu’ COre W“ 39’ 23 in »heir New York. worst for several years. this was his main suptiort. for his Davis. spective meetings on Tuesday and ravor. The game was fast, and This condition seems general all I Wednesday of this week. This w ill generosity soon lost him the sums ouls were frequent, but Gold H ill As “Roxy,” famous radio leader he realized in his mining. along the coast, however, Portland be in the nature of a community girls committed only 7 of the 18 of the orchestra known as “Roxy having reported three inches of Christmas and Santa w ill have a full He is survived by his wife, Nancy C rater L a lte -M t Hood n 7 lcd durin« ’ he game. and His Gang,” finished an appeal Ellen Kholen nu,| one daughler, Sky-Line T ra il Mapped ° The boys’ game was a see saw af snow Sunday morning with temper pack w ith treats for all the children for funds to place radio sets In hos Ida LeClair of Gold H ill. He also fair until the final gun. The River atures as low as 28 above zero, and attending. An appropriate Christ pital». on his program Monday niglil leaves three brothers, Abraham and Next summer Gold H ill vacation travelers from the California direc mas program is also scheduled. a telephone cnll came for him. Il Albert Rnoten of Gold H ill and W il- ists can follow a sklyline trail for boys caged the first goal after both tion say that even the coast highway naL,°d/ e. , COm,ni,,ees in char«c are: ' hoaglit word that hfs father. 78 linm Rhoten of Yreka, and one sis -ad miles along the crest of the r 7 w SH m d ‘,’ ken severaI »hots. as far south as Santa Rosa has its Odd Fellows, Ray Thompson, W'm. year» old, had died suddenly us he ter, Mrs. AI Roggis of Gold H ill He Cascade range, and see 250 lakes, Gold H ill retaliated with a free toss snare of ice and snow. Hittle and J. W. Bryan; Rebekahs, ’ 7 W . moments later, and at the sat listening to Roxy’s appeal over was born in Appanoose county, and many iprm itive mountain areas. Madge Dorman, Dora Hammersly •he radio in his Brooklyn home. Thia is made possible by the issu in"« 4°3 *hn , -r” quar,er’ was »ead- CLARA BECK MARRIED Iowa, in 1852 and came Io Jackson Pauline Thompson, Priscilla Mei- • • • r ® . 4 3 During the second stanza county 60 years ago. ance of Ihe Oregon Skyline Trail both teams played on even terms ON THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK singer. Since W ill Rogers, Ihe famous hu Funeral services were conducted maps recenlly which give details of X On Tuesday afternoon the pupils a,. 3 h a lf ,hc ,core was morist visited Medford recently, an by Reverend W. H. Eaton at the camping places, prim itive areas and Of interest to her many friends of both the high school and the i«u at eight counters. article has appeared in ihe Sacrn- Conger chapel at 1.30 Tuesday. In slate game refuges, as weU as grades w ill join in an all-school ‘h ud quar,er saw «he local Bpre is news of the marriage of mento Bee, in which he says llial. terment w ill be at the Gold H ill steams, peaks, elevations, and con- Miss Clara Beck, form erly of Gold Christmas program, when an enter m weaken and Rogue River was although he hea, d the word “pear1 cemetery. n,-cling trails. H ill bul now of Grants Pass, to tainment is planned to which all from the time he landed at the a ir tW° P0 '" ” In ‘ he ,a!'» I raveling north from Crater Lake n ir of I Wallace Trotter, also of Grants parents and others interested in the Part of the game Gold H ill put „„ port till he left town on the train, the larger lakes seen are Diamond,’ school are invited. This w ill mark Pass, last Thursday. Gun Club Members « stonewall defense and forced the he failed Io see a single pear dur Cescenl. Odell. Waldo, Elk, Marion, the close of the pre-Christmas ses The wedding tqok place at Cen Bogue River outfit to take long to Apply for Charter Olallie, and Clear lakes. Ing his entire stay I shots, the Rogue River center drop- tral Point, the Methodist minister sion of the school year, (he holiday I raveling and camping inform a officiating. vacation beginning Wednesday, De The recently organized Rifle and t e r l f T h Pn " “ y O" eS fr° m tha The lowest sugar prices since tion and a log of the entire route A wedding supper was served cember 23, and continuing until 1814 were announced recently by Pistol d u l, m. t at the office of the are included in the folder, which ter of the floor, giving them the vic- Friday at the Beck home, to a party Monday, January 4. western refiners. The new price was (•old H ill News last Monday evening opens up a new field for the va ,O!? by “ six‘ P°in« margin. The Wlomen’s Relief corps plans of sixteen, which included Mrs The line-ups are as follows: and definite steps were taken to 84.20 per hundred pounds. cationist who is on Ihe look-out for Rogue River Glrla a Christmas party with an exchange Gold H ill Glrla Howard Drake of this city. • • • make application for membership in a new place to go this year. The bride is the daughter of Mr. of gifts among the members, at its ^ aren H ) .......r f ......... Baker (is " Eees ro llrrted from motor trans the National Rifle Association of and Mrs. Charles F. Beck, and lived regular meeting, Wednesday after America. Bod.on 12»! | , ......... Sm„ h (2<> port companies since the law be here with her parents for two years noon at the home of Miss Olive T u r Eighteen members have now paid Jacksonville V ote* $9,500 ..... t ........ came effective In September 1927 to prior to moving to Grants Pass about ner. This organization is also in Bond* Tuesday to Seplcmbcr 30. 1931. total 81,406,- Iheir membership fees and it is ex three years ago. She attended the making a cdllection of food and 181.07, of which 8312,022.81 has pected several more w ill join before Improve W a te r System ...... local schools and made many clothing for distribution amongthe ...... lg .............. been distributed to the counties un application for the charter is made friends here. needy. Anyone wishing to contrib n.n S n UbfS d,o i'i,L! ‘ : Rogl,e R i' * r -I-rhp- within the next few days. Those der Ihe provision of the motor Bond issues providing fa r the ex Mr. Trotter is also a resident of ute to this worthy cause may leave who arc inrmbrrs of Hie d u b are: transportation act Collections of M«gcrle for Ring Grants Pass, being employed in the their donation at Drake’s store. penditure of 89500 for construction ' ’ Hamm-rsly for Hak- this money were handled by the J. R. MacKay. M errill Merriman, of a new pipe line and furlher im er Wheatley for Smith. Higgin box factory there. The couple has former Public Service Commission Elov,I l.ance, R. Lloyd M iller, Bed provement of Ihe -uia.suininc Jacksonville wa- — ...W taken an apartment at the corner until January 1, 1030, when Ihe ford Riles, Cleo Gilchrist. Win. Fer ter system were approved Tuesday, botham for Stone, W’alklin for of Fourth and E streets, where they Support Your Home Paper. Palmer. guson. II. D. Norton, Geo. Meisinger, work was placed under the super when a heavy vote was cast. lire now at home to their friends. L. R. Ruling, R. E. Rlnnkenhurg, Jus. vision of (he Secretary of Stale. I lie largest bond issue, for 86000 McDonough, Sdh Coy. A. F. Becker, • • • for construction of the new pipe Siskron M ine 1« Mrs. Mary W. Gulligar of Bogue « . C. Stanwood, Jack Couture, line between the two reservoirs, • X " , ................... River, who was Injured in an acci l.insley Dorman anil Grant Powell. passed by a vole of 143 io 28 and Operating Again It was planned io start work on dent on the Pacific highway near ....... rg G- Lingri " Ihe second for 83,500, by a vote of Milton 1) ......... ,g " G‘ L ln 8 rcn ««) there last July was awarded 8176.35 the outdoor range in (lie near fu 129 (o 50. Siskron gold mining porpertieh M ~,O.n . 4 ) ......... '« .. H. Lingrcn (2) In a damage suit last Friday. Cary ture. Il w ill lie located on this side An amendment to the charter, on Sucker creek near Holland. of Blackwell hill where a 600-yard Subatitutions: Rogue River sub W. Johnson, also of Bogue River, which w ill enable Ihe city to pay regon, which have been dormant range can lie set up. stituted Hatch for O'Kelly, Hatch was the deefnrinnt. Mrs. Galligur six per cent on bonds, instead of Three members of (he Medford scoring 4 points. For Gold H ill for the past nine years, except for hnd asked 8226.50 in her su it •< I 2, was also approved by the Hammersly went in for C. Kell, and assessment work, are being mined «mi dub were present nn,l invited voters, Gold H ill members Io attend Ihe lompkins, who replaced Wtilkcr at the present time by the lessees, I lit- water problem has been on<- According to reports received by according to George S. Barton. The Medford dub's annual meeting and made 1 point. the Medford irrigation district, and «real interest to local pe iple 835 nCr dinner ¡d the Armory Wedncsdny, Referee Deal of Grants Pass of ore runs approximately the watermnster's office, as much since Ihe city had trouble last sum ton, he said. Cleo Gilbert, Fred Eddings, A. F. ficiated. mer supplying the demand, rflcessi- snow has fallen at Fish Lake, source Marlon and Ray Stevenson of Becker and Dick MacKay attended tilling the purchase and hauling of of supply for Ihe district, to dale, Jacksonville, who leased the min, this m e tin g , and report a fine M RPRfSE PARTY ON M R GRAY water from Medford. ns fell all Inst winter, and Ihnt Hi? during the summer, are now oper evening. Moving pictures of Brilish According to plans, a tunnel nboul precipitation has been heavier. No Saturday evening a surprise party ating the m ill daily, Mr. Barton, di Columbia was one of the main ten- 300 feet long w ill be dug under a reports have been received on the lutes of entertainment. was held at the Charles Gray home rector, stated, and w ill continue to shale and granite formation to tap snow and rainfall at the Emigrant do so for some time. They started The Medford d u ll w ill shoot on I bonor ot M r- Gray’s birthday. Hi, underground water system that dam and Hiatt Prairie, bul it is fig-1 a eouplq of weeks ago, anil indica its range Sunday, starling at ten Ihe evening was spent plaving ured as In excess of Inst year. H e -' engineers believe exisits. New pipe in Ihe morning, and (.old H ill gun cards and dninty refreshments were tions are that there is enough ore lines w ill do away with waste, cember and January storms are ex to mill several years, uli men are invited. and other minor improvements are served Inter in the evening. Those pected to bring the water levels ul ' Mr. Barton has been director for planned, which arc expected to sup ut*’!'C u .7 .<’re MeMrs and « « ‘lames the operations during the past both reserviors Io normalcy next I Lrt us print your letterheads— r ”’V fi l tt c’ W m - Pergnaon, Bob ply w ith adequate water at all sea year, three years. H. W. Finch of San Ihe Gold H ill News. » 00xv, ,? ony Rom’ Hugh H - y « . A. j sons Francisco, owner of the mine, spent I A. W alker and Charles Gray. considerable time there lately. IT E M * OF IN T E R E S T EX- TRA CTED FROM WOULD HAPPENINGS AND IJOH.ED » O W N FO » OL'R HEADERS. B X «S taS W TiFfönsfl jj ttttuDv • dangenxxiitkùió bui ftò re’s tw thä Sania Claus io a J lo i o'poorkúUief