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Only 3 More Shopping Days Till Christmas K ©fee (Siedä ewô Th« Moet Thoroughly Read Weekly io Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggeet Little Town in the State VO I..I • M E J i X X V I I ■l U ' l l « 4 Permit Asked to Construct Coast Railroad New Company Proposes Line from Leland to Port O rford; W ould Open Rich T errito ry. * A GOLD HILL, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1904 ? ■ — .■ei 1 1 » ' 1 Gold Hill Store Window* Dressed in Holiday A ttire llis p lu y w indow s in most o f the c ity's business pluers liuve tuken on a Christm as atmosphere tin- past week slid many a ttra ctive displays are now catching the eyes nt h o li day shoppers. Christm as trees w ith gay colored lights, wreuths, greens fro m the woods and other trim - mi ’ pi have been used to good ad vantage In Hie decorations. Many rem ark* have been liru rd of the p re tty displays shown th is year. In th is Issue o f The News b u si ness people are extending th e ir best wishes fo r a M erry Christmas ami Happy New Year to the patrons and friends. 1‘» S . »»»!-■ U J -V Odd Fellows Dance Raises FO O TS C R E E K NEW S (liy Mrs. Marion I. s t i e s ) The law suit in the c irc u it court at Medford lust F rid a y involves the Black Channel mine on the left fork of Foots creek. The m ine has been a good gold producer and has been operated fo r about fo rty years. It has been w orked by .Mr, Shoi- w c ll, Mr. Ituble, H. II. Nye and o th ers. It was owned fo r some tim e by Mr. L a tim e r o f Seattle, W ashington, and la te r by F. A. Bales. T lie lo w e r part of the p ro p e rty was sold Io the Bogue B iv e r Gold com pany where the dredge was b u ilt in 1928. Ancient History Money for Christmas Party Quite a num ber o f people turned F R O M O U R F IL E S out fu r Bie Odd F ellow s benefit dunce last Saturday night and o ili 25 Year* Ago e r* unable to attend co n trib u te d to Ibe fund w h ic h w ill tie used to de From the Gold Hill News fra y expenses o f tlie lodge’s an of December 11, 1909 nual p u b lic Christm as p a rty next Monday evening. T w o carloads o f p rim e Ben Tlie lodge has asked The News to Davis apples grow n at the Hiverside ! thank those w h o aided in m aking orchards o f B. C. F. A stb u ry, three the dunce a success. They also w ish mile-, fro m Gold H ill on HogU" to thank. A. F. Becker fo r making B ive r are to he shipped across the posters fo r the a ffa ir. P acific ocean to Siberia. These ap Secretary Toney Boss stated th is ples were selected as the o n ly ones week Biat Ihe Odd F ellow s w ant in the Bogue B ive r valley thet everyone in the com m unity to at w oult meet the requirem ents o f tend the p a rty next week. Parents tlie A siatic trade. are urged to b rin g the youngsters Io meet Santa Claus. There w ill lie Medford is to have tw o new ra n d y and nuts fo r all the ch ild re n . buildings. One is Ibe new depot to I m - located a siio rl distance o ff the City O fficials Invited inaiu business street. T lie o ilie r is to Session of League tlie one to lie erected by Dr. Page al tlie west end o f the Bear ereek of Oregon Cities Friday bridge on Main street. It w ill be C ity o ffic ia ls o f Gold f l i l l and b u ilt fo r an opera bouse and stores. other com m unities in th is part of At tlie Iasi regular meeting o f the the state have been in vite d to at c ity council, Bie c ity fathers o f tend the regional session o f the Cold H ill passed re silu lio n s a uth o riz in g Marshal Pankey to see that League o f Oregon cities, to be held p ro p e rty ow ners keep sidewalks in Medford, December 21, accord b o rdering th e ir prenrises free of ing to w o rd received here from Herman K e b rli, executive secretary snow. o f Bie league and d ire c to r o f the W. A. Cook came up fro m Gold U n ive rsity o f Oregon bureau of Bay and spent Sunday w ith his m u n icip a l research. The meeting at Medford w ill be fa m ily here. He is w o rk in g in the Bay q u a rry getting out granite fo r one o f a series now being held in a ll sections o f the state, and vita l b u ild in g purposes. questions such as ihe legislative program fo r cities, revenue from Oregon Food Products to liq u o r sales, fin a n cin g o f SEBA ov Featured as G ifts projects, collection o f c ity liens, gasoline tax dis: rib u tio n and others Baskets o f selected Oregon food w ill be taken up. products as Christm as g ifts are to O f special interest w ill he the he featured th is year in re ta il d^seussijii on proimsed reform s fm M ore* throughout the state as a the referendum and in itia tiv e pro part of the "S ell Oregon Io O ur cedure. Proposals have been mail selves" campaign o f the Oregon and may tic brought before the leg m anufacturers association. The islature w h ic h w ould do aw ay w ith m anufacturers o f a rticle s other the “ eotnniercialized" c irc u la tio n of than food products also are p re petitions. senting special Christm as a ttra c Among prom inent state o fficia ls tions. w ho w ill he presenl o r w ill tie rep “ Make th is an Oregon C hristm as" resented are George Samniis, ad is the slogan being adopted in m in is tra to r o f the stale re lie f com factories and stores. Employees in mittee, and members o f the N o rth factories throughout Oregon are west regional planning commission. being reached by special messages Mr. K e h rli, (). B. Bean, P ortland, requesting that they “ k ill tw o president o f the league, and A rth u r birds w ith one stone" by buying M. Cannon, league statistician, w i'! Oregon made goods as Christmas represent that organization. presents, thereby stim u la tin g Ore The eonference is oiien to in te r gon business and b u ild in g payrolls ested citizens as w e ll as c ity ot and re lie vin g unem ploym ent. fieials, it is announced. C ity o ffic ia ls fro m the fo llo w in g Mrs. C. W. M a rlin has taken com m unities have been in vite d to rooms in Medford w here she and be present: Ashland, Bonanza. her nurse, Miss V iola D e itrie k w ill B utte Falls. C anyonville. Central remain fo r an in d e fin ite tune w hile P oint, C h ilo q u in , Eagle Point, Mr*. M a rtin i s receiving medical Glendale, Gold H ill. Grants Pass. care. K lam ath Falls, Lakeview . Malin, Medford, M e rrill, M yrtle Creek, Paisley. Phoenix, B iddle, Bogue B ive r and Talent. The Gobi Coast ru ilro a d last F r i M r». Grace Stone Chosen Mr». L lo yd M ille r was hostess for day applied Io the Interstate com to Head Local W . R. C. the meeting o f tlie C ivic clu b held merce commission fo r perm ission to al the com m unity I,a ll at Bogue construct approxim ately 95 miles of At the regular meeting o f the Gold B iv e r F rid a y afternoon, A short ra ilro a d in Oregon. H ill W. It. C. in tlie clu b rooms lust Christm as play wus given by Mrs. T lw ra ilro a d company is now con Wednesday, o ffice rs fo r the coming Thomas G alligar, Mrs. V ic to r B ird stru ctin g dock unit te rm in a l fa c ili year were elected. Mrs. Grace Stone seye, Mrs. Thomas K nox, and Mrs ties at Port O rfo rd , Oregon, and was chosen us the new president C lyde D ick and son Donald. C h rist- plans to extend a ra ilro a d south of Hie organization w ith the various ■ mils carols were sung by g irls from w a rd along the const through o ilie r offices being fille d by, Mrs, the high school. Mr. Blake, public F ra n kfo rd to Itogue riv e r w ith ,u. Lucy D is im in l, S. V. P.; L o rin * speaking in s tru c to r in the school ultim a te spur to Gold Beat'll, Hie Moore, J. V. r . ; E lla P a trick, treas gave a dem onstration on make up. county seal o f G u rry county, thence u re r; Bose Guy, secretary; l.ovie O ther* present fro m here were up the Itogue riv e r through Agnes, Tylee, c h a p lain ; Mrs. Pete Kraus, Miss Audrey W hite and Mrs. E ffie llla h e and M arial to Leland, where I guard; Helen Shoemaker, conductor, Birdseye. ft w ill connect w ith the main lin e Mis. H ow ard Drake, assistant con ,,f the Southern P a cific ra ilro a d . d u c to r; Madge Dorman, Bessie H e n Mr. and Mrs. P ierre Daiiga w ho None o f the tow ns thro u g h w h ic h derson. W inona Steelman and E d iili came here from C a lifo rn ia last tlie line passes is incorporated, hut Bryan, co lo r hearers; Ada Cook, spring lu ll were fo rm e rly fro m New the application says that o ilie r new p a trio tic in stru cto r. Y ork and Im uglit a tract o f the tow ns are contem plated at strategic Lunch wus served at noon and C liu n ip lin p roperty from the Gold points. The road, it is claim ed, tw o new members were tuken in to H ill Irrig a tio n company had a home w ould lap very targe holdings of the corps d u rin g the day. b u ilt thut lias been tinder construc tim b e r, coal, copper, cement rock, The annual C hristm as p a rty was tion fo r the past fiv e months. They vegetables, stock, fr u it and d a iry he’d Wednesday at the hall. It w a* moved the firs t o f the week fro m enjoyed by a ll present. products. Bie George Lance house w here they H arrison Osborne o f New Y ork There w ill be no W. B. C. meet have live«! since A p ril 5 to ’ h e ir city Is president o f the company. ing on the regular meeting day. new home. The a p p lica tio n file d today w ith December 2(1. The next meeting w ill the interstate commerce commission be January 9. P h y llis M ille r, daughter of Mr. was made liy G ilb e rt E. Guide of and Mrs. L lo y d M ille r has been ali- Port O rfo rd on behalf o f him self H ealth U n it Bazaar Net» ■ ent fro m school d u rin g the oast and others interested in the propos Nir>* Sum for Lunches week due to ear trouble. Mr. and ed construction. Mrs. M. C. B oonisluiter and daugh Independent Group The bazaar held by the Gold H ill ter, Mrs. F lo yd Bowers have also The application said "th e a p p li H ealth I nit lust T hursday id the been confined to th e ir homes w ill, cant lias no re la tio n by e ith e r tr a f ho el was w e ll patronized and the severe colds. fic o r fin a n cia l w ith any o ther oper- ladies In charge w ish tu B ia lik al* n tiiig riiilro u il, co rp o ra tion o r c o r those w lio helped make tlie Yale a Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cook and Mr porations." The prom oters plan to obtain a success. They also w ish to thunk Mr. anil Mrs. E a rl McBee w ho are liv in g Hays w ho so generously donated the al Hie H ighland mine w here Mr hi from tlie reconstruction fi use o f the room in Die hotel b u ild Cook and Mr. McBee are w o rk in g nance co rp o ra tion . The cost o f the d u rin g tlie tim e Ihe cement plan, is proposed project was not disclose I ing. The money derived w ill he used elosed dow n spent the week end a! o r discussed in the a pplication. The lin e w ould he an extension Io provide hot lunches fo r school Gold H ill. c h ild re n . They w ill start serving the o f ra ilro a d (lacks and te rm in a ls now Mrs. E ffie Birdseye w ho was em being erected nt Port O rfo rd , the ap lunches the firs t Monday of the new year. ployed al the SEBA o ffice at Med p licant said, and w ould tap "v e ry fo rd fo r a week doing extra w o rk large holdings o f tim b e r, coal, cop returned home Friday. per, cement rock, vegetables, stock, MRS. B LA IN E B ILK S HONORED AT SHOWER W ED. AFTERNOON fr u it and d a iry product»." Mr. and Mrs. Benjam in H arrison Rirh T e rrito ry Many friends o f Mrs. Blaine Biles and sons are enjoying a new Ford The te r rito ry to be traversed has been characlerixed b y many engin gathered at her home Wednesday V-8 car purchased las, week al eering a n d economic surveys. afternoon December 12 to honor her Grants Pass. G allic said, "as one of the richest in w ith a d e lig h tfu l shower. Many potential tonnage re m aining w ith d a in ty g ifts were received a fte r out ra ilro a d fa c ilitie s in these w hich refreshm ents w ere served. Those spending the afternoon U nited Slates.” w e re : Mesdames H a rry C hilders, " W ith ocean tra n sp o rt egress fo r John Palm er was a week end T lie youngest tw in s o f Mr. and P ort O rfo rd secured by the dock F rank C hilders and A. E. Kellogg all Mrs. A rt M u llin are i l l at th e ir and te rm in a l fa c ilitie s now being o f Medford, Clay B.les, BFyan W ard, guest o f his uncle, Ed Bolt. lome w ith severe colds. erected th e re ," he continued. “ the Daniel Biles, Dave Biles, H a rry Abe Becker spent Sunday in ra ilro a d is necessary Io fu rn ish Newnham , V e ltie Biles, Soren C h ris M yrtle Creek as a guest of friends. Miss N e lly Jacobs and Mrs. J. M. tra n sp o rta tio n fo r the tonnage p ro tenson. Asil W a lke r, W. C. Bower, L ive ly w ere M edford shoppers Mon Neal H oly, Boh Adams, and M elvin Miss Zehln Mae Sm ith of Medford duced in this te r rito ry ." Sargent all of Ib is c ity and Mrs. Geo. was a guest o f her parents, M r. and day. Baker o f P ortland. Mr*. Tom Sm ith Sunday evening. W illa rd C ro ft, son o f Mr. and Mrs. N *w Architecture to be E arl C ro ft o f Sardine creek is home Revealed at Exposition T H IE F RANSACKS FORCE HOME The C inderella Shop, Grants Puss, on a fu rlo u g h v is itin g relatives. carries a ll shades in the new S tru t- ad'-. A sneak th ie f recently ransacked w ear hosiery, F low ers and plants p la y a m ajor C arl L iv e ly and H. C. Huber of p a rt in a new style o f architecture the W. B. Force home in th is c ity P ortland w ere Sunday guests of J. Lyle Thompson returned Io his to he featured at the C a lifo rn ia w h ile ttlie fa m ily wus away fo r a home at Sawyers Bar, C a lifo rn ia , M. L ive ly. P acific In te rn a tio n a l E xposition, short tim e. T lie Forces usually lock T hursday a fte r a tw o weeks visit D r C rufts has discontinued IBs Ih e lr house Im l on th is occnsion opening May 29, 1935. w ith relatives here. practice here. He had opened offices Fresh and p o ig na n tly western, planned Io be aw ay from th e ir but a few weeks ago. It is not A b o w l o f c h ili o r a b o w l o f the design takes in sp ira tio n iro n home hut a short tim e. When they know n w here he w ill locate. tlie In d ia n pueblos o f the South re tu rn e d they found Bint the house chicken-noodle soup al H o rning's had been entered and a sm all Shack, Grants Pass, w h ile doing west and co lo r from the fln w c rin ; Boxed candies— we have them— ad». Miss S a ylo r’s Unusual chocolates, gardens of southern C a lifo rn ia . In amount o f money in a purse was y o u r Christm as shopping. taken. A few days la te r the person d in builders relied upon the effei Mr. and Mrs. B ill Force w ish Io Kiley's English Toffee, A lle g rltti’s of simple mass; ornam entation win returned part o f the money in an thank the p a rty w ho returned by Famous chocolates fo r 5(1 years. lacking. E xposition architects have envelope through the m ail. m ail part of the money w h ich they H orning's Shack, Grants Pass. adv. ca rrie d fo rw a rd tlie p rim itiv e ef T w o S helbyville, Tennessee, men took w h ile rn iisncting the Force Mrs. M elvin Em ery, daughter o f feet and accomplished decoration were k ille d and a num ber of others home recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hedgpeth, w ho through tlie novel use o f liv in g I plants mid flow ers. The decorative wounded Wednesday when an an Mr. and Mrs. Jim L iv e ly and son, has been v is itin g here fo r Ihe past ntinent of each b u ild in g embod g ry mob m arched on the county P h illip o f San Jose. C a lifo rn ia w ere m onth le ft Saturday fo r her lio n u ies the use of concealed cornice and courthouse in an e ffo rt to take a Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. in P ortland. ro o f troughs from w h ich liv in g negro p risoner fro m the ja il and L iv e ly . They were on th e ir w ay In Mr. and Mrs. Claude Stephen o f hints w ill be trained Io accomplish lynch him . T lie negro was accused P o rtla n d where they w ill spent Bie Medford were Sunday visito rs at the the effect o f co lo r and decoration. o f attacking a 14-year-old school holidays. home o f Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Eoree. g irl. N ational Guardsmen disguised Mr. and Mrs. Jack E rskine o f Mr. Stephen is a b ro th e r o f Mrs. The Gold H ill high school baske.- the p risoner in a guard u n ifo rm anil M arysville, C a lifo rn ia , are guests o f Eoree. ball team lost tw o games the past carried him Io safety. Mrs. Mary C hisholm . They a rrive d week. Last F rid a y they w ere defeat George V rotuan o f Sacramento, I.o,ilse S inilh and Jeanne Ham- last Wednesday and are attending C a lifo rn ia is spending several weeks ed by Phoenix and Tuesday night m ersly were S aturday night guests Io business a ffa irs fo r an in d e fin ite at Bie home o f Ills parents, Mr. and they lost to C entral P oint. o f Louise’s sister, Zehln, at her length of tim e. Mrs. E rskine w ill be Mrs. C. A. Vrotuan on the old stage W ho thinks Ion little talks ton apartm ent. They re tu rn e d home remembered ns lla ltie C hilders and road. is u sister o f the late Jessie Cook. Sunday evening. much. Local and Personal Items I New Comedy Booked “ Many Happy R eturns,” Para m ount's new tuneful comedy, Ma tu rin g Guy Lom bardo and his Royal Canadians. George Burns and Graei • Alien is t i e a ttra ctio n com ing to the K o xv Theatre Sunday fo r i tw o day n in . I r the supporting east are George B arbier, Joan Marsh and F ra n k lin Pangburn. The p ictu re y.;c directed by Norman McLeod r.d has ,i i».'e M Sa il Cos lo w and A rth u r Johnston. G IR L S C O U T N E W S Ely M a rjo rie Skelton Wednesday, December 12, the g irl scouts of Bogue B ive r gave a party at th e ir scout h a ll fo r Mrs. L ittle fie ld , a national g irl scout leader. G irl Scouts o f M e rlin . Grants Pass, Rogue R ive r and Gold H ill w ere in vited. D in n e r was served at 5:l>0 aft- 1 er w h ic h relays were enjoyed. The rem aining lim e was spent in learn ing new march steps and Mrs. L ittle - ijc lil in stru cte d Ihe g irls in severri songs and a singing game. The p a rty was over at 8:00. The Gold H ill i scouts w ere taken in the school bus driven by C arl Routli. The g irls are gra d u a lly getting th e ir scout home furnished. Mr. B oulh, Sr. has loaned them a cook stove, John Hays gave a cupboard and then there is the organ given Iasi year by Mrs. C. W. M a rtin . Do it now , delays are dangerous. We pass litis w a y but oqcc. Xmas Programs Mark Advent of Holiday Season School Play Wednesday W e l l Executed; Church and Lodge Events to Come Sunday and M onday. The Christm as season was ap p ro p ria te ly ushered in to the Gold H ill co iiu n u n ity th is week w ith tbe presentation o f the firs t Yule p ro gram. Wednesday evening before a large audience, the high school gave th e ir Christmas program at tbe school house. D u rin g the next fe w days C h ris t mas a ctivitie s w ill begin in earnest, w ith the M. E. church program scheduled fo r Sunday and the Odd F ellow s com m unity C hristm as tree and program Monday nig h t at tbe h u ll. Church Program Sunday The Methodist church program w ill I m * given Sunday and w ill in clude Christmas songs and re c ita tions. Everyone is in v ite d to th is event. Lodge Party Christm as Eve The Odd F ellow s C hristm as p a rty w h ich is one o f the biggest events of the season, w ill be featured by a v isit fro m Santa Claus, w h o w il l b rin g a 'tre a t fo r a ll c h ild re n pres ent. T here w ill be a pro g ra m at music and4 re cita tio n s by those w ish in g to take p a rt. Members o f the lodge hope th a t all the c h ild re n w ill be on hand to greet Santa Claus. School E n tertain m en t Pleases The high school program W ed nesday evening was v e ry w e ll c a r ried out by the students. .Many com ments were made on the a ttra c tiv e settings w h ich w ere in charge of Leslie W a lke r and Cecil Hayes. Musical numbers by the orchestra and chorus w ere also praised. The program was based on an Irish Christm as at F innegan’s fla t where there liv e d a rh e u m a tic gentleman, Finnegan, and his w ife , Biddy. Professor Baton, a m usician of foreign e xtra ctio n , pays them a visit. Dan D ooley, the policem an, also calls on the fa m ily fo r the usual reason at C hristm as tim e. Miss N eversm ile is a room er at the Finnegan home, w h ile M ary and her little b ro th e r Tom are neighbor ch ild re n ill the fla t. A t the c lim a x Miss Goodheart, accompanied by her ch a u ffe u r, John, visits the home and brings w ith h e r presence good cheer as w e ll as Santa Claus h im self. The characters in the p la y w e re : P a trick Finnegan .....H e rb e rt Lusk Professor Baton ... H owland M ille r Dan Dooley ............. Delos W a lk e r John ----------------- ----- Delos W a lke r L ittle Tom ........................B ill Hetts B iddy Finnegan ......... Opal Rodgers Miss Neversm ile .......Frances Davis Mary ............................... Sylvia C ro ft Miss Goodheart ......Roberta M u llin Santa Claus .............. Haymond B la ir T hroughout the p la y w h ich was o n ly a basis fo r the C hristm as p ro gram. there w ere numerous C h ris t mas songs and carols o f the Yule- tide season sung by the g irls ’ chorus. The program opened w ith “ L e t’s Go," a march, fo llo w e d by “ Beneath Ihe H o lly ,” a selection o f Christman songs, both by the high school o r chestra. Then the angel appeared 1 b rin g in g the message o f Christm as Tim e. The chorus opened w ith “ Christm as C a ro l” and also sang, "O . L ittle T o w n o f Bethlehem ” , "H a rk the H erald Angels Sing” , “ Joy to The W o rld ” , and “ S ilent N ight, H o ly N ig h t” . Other orchestra selections given were “ J o lly Bunch” , a march and “ Atelody o f Peace” , a Christmas selection. The orchestra members are M ark Cambell, c la rin e t; Lavern W a lke r, tru m p e t; F.ffe Patton, saxophone; Lo rra in e Force, tru m p e t; Jeanne H aininersly, saxophone; June Moore, piano; S ylvia C ro ft, v io lin ; P h y llis (Back Page Please)
