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The Most Thoroughly Read W eekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest Little Town in the State t— ........... ............. " ■ I ■ r VOLUME X X X v n Exams Called for Gold Hill Postoffice Job Civil Service T ests Must be Taken by March 8; Posi tion Pays $1700 and $780 for Clerk. To fill the vacancy in the position of i>o«Uuuklcr in Gold Hill, lb* I inicd ttlulca Civil Service Com mission ban announced, al the re quest of Hit- Postmaster General and in accordance with uii order of the President, au open competitive ex* umlaut ion. The position carries u basic sul- ury of *1700 per year unit «780 maximum allowance for clerk hire. Receipt of applications closes Murch 8. To be eligible for (he examina tion, an applicant must be a citizen of the United States, must reside within the delivery of llie post of fice for which the examlnalloa Is held, must have so resided for u> least one year next preceding the date set for eloSe of receipt of up plications, must be in good physical mndilion, and within the prescrib ed age liiuils. The competition is O|ivii to both men and women. Under ihc terms of the Executive order, the Civil Service commission will certify to the Postmaster Gen eral the names of the highest three qualified eligible«, if us many as three are qualified, from which the Postmaster General may select one for nomination by the President Confirmation by the Senate is the final action. Applicant* will be required to as semble In an examination room lot scholastic tests, and will also be rated on their education and busi ness experience und fitn e s s . The Civil Service Cj:iimissiuii will make inquiry union# npiesentativc busi ness and professional men and women of lisa community concern ing the experience, abilily, and character of each applicant, und the evidence thus secured will be con sidered in determining the rating: tu lie aaaigned to the applicants. Tile commission „tales that pres idential cost masters are not In the clnssKied civil n rvice nnd that its duties in conncrti m with appoint ments to such positions are to hold examinations nnd to certify the re sults to ttie Postma«ter General. Th* commission is not interested in po litical, religious, or fraternul affil iations of any applicant. Full information and application blanks may lie obtained at the post office for which the examination is held, nr from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. ADAMS HAVE DAUGHTER Mr. nnd Mrs. Hob Adams are th» pnrents of a baby girl, born Sunday. February 17. 17tr little girl has been named Nancy Lee. IL I.. Kennslon was taken ill Tues day and is reported to be getting along better. -Rivnii Theatre — Gm.ntr P -. Friday nnd Saturday PAUL MUNI in j “BORDERTOW N” Preview Saturday 11 P. M. WALTER CONNOLLY in “Father Brown, D etective” fP ia t w 1 ■ ■1 ■ » —- — ■ ■ - ......................— - — - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday WILL ROGERS in “The County Chairman” .12-."____ XI.I. _ _ ! » 1 I — . . . J » '. . ; — Wednesday and Thursday Sylvia Sidney — Gene Raymond “Behold My W ife” Matinea Dc fly ------ Evenings ................. Khhfles always — GOLD HILL, OREGON, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1915 Gold Hill Grange Officers are Elected Officers for the newly organised (iold liill grunge were elected at a meeting held in the room below the Odd Fellows bull Tuesday evening. Twenty four members have Joined nnd others will tie taken in as charter members up to March 7 when the etiarter will be closed. Arthur Drown, s t a t e deputy grunge master, uided in the work of starting the grange Tuesday night. It. L. Neulon of Table Dork und John Anderson, of Central Point, ¿ •sa ia e n t grunge workers, were also present. The next meeting will be held Mureh 7, the plucc to lie announced later. Officers eleeled Tuesday evening are as follows: Muster—E. C. Kiene. Overseer—Earl Croft. Lecturer—Muilge Croft. Steward -S. M. Christensen. Assistant Steward—Chas. Smith. Chupiuin, Ola Croft. Treasurer, Minnie Kiene. Secretary, i.uiu Dusenberry. Gate Keeper—D. Estreinado. Ceres—Nina Croft. Pomona—Sylvia Croft. Flora—Carrie I’ulil. I.ady Assistant Steward — D o r u Smith. Executive Committee — James U. Smith, Win. S. Campbell und Wui. Puhi. ........... -....................... FOOTS CREEK NEW S (By Mr*. Marlon Lance) - .................... ..i-i a Mr. und Mrs. D. H. Ferry had as their guesls recently Mr. ami Mrs. W. D. Adams of Bolivia. South Amer ica, where Mr. Adams is munager of a large dredge that is operated by (he same company as the one on Foots creek is, will» Mr. Ferry as manager. Mr. and Mrs. Adams are enjoying their first vacation in five years. They will also visit friends they knew in Alaska who live a t Portland, Vancouver and Seattle. Mrs. Effie Birdseye who bos been .11 for the past two weeks and was .inubie to attend the Home Interest conference held ut Corvallis Febru ary 12 to 15 was surprised to receive .» telegram announcing that she had ueen elected president of the State Home Economics Extension Council at the third annual meeting Mouduv afternoon. She is also chairman o* he Jackson county extension cum- mittse. .Mrs. itoy Tompkins and Mrs. Clay Biles und daughter Bonnie Jean were shopping in Bogue lGver Tues day afternoon and also called o n Mrs. Marion Lance who has been in Bogue River for the past five weeks caring for her mother, Mrs. G. B. Boy Scouts to Stage Stead who has been very ili. Mrs. Minstrel Show March 1 Stead was taken to the Ashland hos pital Sunday to be under the care An evening of rare entertainment of Dr. E. A. Wood*, head specialist. is in store for people of Gold liill She was accompanied bv Mr. SteaJ and community on Friday evening, and her daughter, Mrs. Carrie Pen- March 1, when the Boy Scouts put inger who was railed here t w o on their minstrel and vaudeville weeks ago from Stockton, Californ show. ia. X-rays were taken Monday morn The boys have been working bard ¡ng of her head and neck. Fluid was on the event for several weeks and 1 also drawn from her spine t h a t u rib-tickling, hilarious stage show seemd to relieve her head suffering. is ready Io be pulled off. Members of Troop 17 of Gold Hill and Troop Isaac Naville, brother of Mrs. 8 of Medford are in the cnat. George Martin I um rented the farm The high school orchestra, under ing land at Riviera Plantation, and direction of it. A. Doits, will play is preparing the ground for the and June Moore will aid the pro planting. It is reported the orchard duction with several songs. has been rented to a party near Tickets for the show will go on Medford. sale next week and everyone is -------- « , urged to help the scouts by purchas Mrs. Hagan, sister of Mr. Schuler, ing them. who bought land near the former Braashear place* and built a home there about a year ago. Is staying Crater Lake Cut-Off Markers Are Placed witli Mrs. Thomas Galligar who has been ill for several weeks. The Crater Lake cut-off, from Mrs. Floyd t.ance and daughter, Gold Hill to a point four miles north of Eagle Point, via S a m s Ruth, of Gold Hill spent Saturday Valley, is now a marked highway, at their cabin near the Lance mine. and w ill be known from now on as They were joined in the evening by Mr. Lance who is employed at the highway No. 234. The state highway commission in dredge. stalled markers on the highway last Rev. D. D. Randall, American Friday. A "junction" sign w a s placed on the Pacific highway neat Sunday school missionary of Med the Associated service station an ford visited the Foots Creek Sunday nouncing the short-cut highway in school last Sunday. tersection ut Kell's garage corner. Mrs. Thomas Heap has been quite Tourists coming from the north en route Io Crater Lake will save ill during the past week with the approximately 15 mites by taking flu. Mrs. Henry Miller has been ill the cut-off instead of following tin for over a week. Pacific highway to Medford and R. S. Towne of Sitka. Alaska, and then out the Crater Lake highway. his daughter, Mrs. George Freeman ODD FELLOWS LODGE NEWS and two children of Bend, Oregon, left Monday for Tacoma, Washing On Wednesday night. February ton, to visit his father S. W. Towne 13, nine members of (iold liill lodge after a two weeks visit at the home No. 129 and nine members of Cen of his daughter and Mrs. Freeman's tral Point lodge No. 193 journeyed sister, Mrs. Veneil Cerveny. to Giants Pass and visited the Golfi Mrs. Phillip Conway, formerly en Hule lodge No. 78, who confer red the second degree on S o n n y Marie Biles left for her home in Los Hendrickson. It reminded us all of Angeles, California, Iasi week after old times. From now on every lodge visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. promises to have visitations. We John Biles and other relatives for several weeks. hope so. Monday night, February 18, Son Alden Galbreath left the first of ny Hendrickson, W. W. Hittle and Toney Doss went to Central Poini the week for Yreka, California, Io to gee tliat lodge confer the inttltory operate a logging camp during the degree. Odd Fellows f r o m nil summer. His wife and family wilt lodges in the valley were present, leave later when school is owl. including Grants Pass. Charles McMerrick spent Sundav Tuesday night, February 19, our home lodge decided Io put the first on Williams creek visiting his wife degree on next meeting night. The and son who arc staying at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. degree team must be present. George Loveless while her mother Toney Ross. Secretary. is nursing a sick friend at Canyon SON ARRIVES AT BILKS HOME ville. Their daughter, Alice, is stay Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Riles of Eagle ing with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gray Point are the promt parents of nr. at Riverside Colony white attending 8M? pound baby boy born Monday school at Gold Hill. night, February 18. The Biles rec H. E. Henderson and Ted Dol» ently moved from here to a ranch who are employed at the Dredge nenr Engle Point. are enjoying new cars. Mr. Hender Mr. nnd Mrs. A. Mennier and son has a Plymouth sedan, having family have moved to the A s i I sold his Chrysler to Dick Richman Walker house on the highway in the of Rogue River, and Mr. Dole turned his car in or a new Ford V-8 sedan. weal part of town. JamesW.CIark Passed Away Here Tuesday NUMBER 46 Highway Job Through City Slated Soon Mrs. Imvie Tylee is again employ ed at lionney’s Grill, acting as tem porary manager. John Suttou is slowly improving from a severe attack of bronchial pneumonia. He is now able to sit up for a little while each day. Sudden D e a t h of W e l l Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wardrip and State Commission W ill Let Waneta of Grants Pass visited at the Contract February 28; 40- Known Resident is Shock home of Mrs. Wardrip’s parents, Mr. Foot Roadway in Business t o Community; L i v e d and Mrs. F. W. Stone Sunday. Mrs. Mary Morelock enjoyed a visit from frank and Orrin Wood» Section. Here 22 Years. of Weed, California, Monday. Frank ig her son. Mrs. Nina Dusenberry and daugh The l o n g awaited highway Funeral services for J. W. Clark, ter Mabel of Sardine creek were widening through Gold Hill is about tor the last 22 years a resident of Saturday visitors at the home of to become a reality. this community, were held this af Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Bailey. This welcome word was received ternoon at Rock Point cemetery, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Johnson and here during the past week when the where simple rites were performed son of Ashland were Sunday callers state highway commission announc and he was laid Io rest beside his at the h o m e of Mrs. Johnson’s ed that contract« for the job will be wife, who passed away in March, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter let at a meeting of the commission in Portland. February 28. Dungey. two years ago. A detailed blueprint of the pro Mr. Clark’« death was due to a Mrs. Kita Kendall and daughters. weakened heart condition, to which Hazel and Merle were Sunday din posed project was received by the he had been subject for several ner guests ‘Of Mrs. Kendall’s sister, city council Tuesday and Mayor years, and which had been aggravat Mrs. John Smith and family on Drake called a meeting immediately to accept a resolution requesting the ed by repeated attacks of asthma Sardine creek. this winter. He died quietly Tues Tom Ethel of the CCC camp on job be started. The resolution was day morning just after he had aris Evans crqek «pent Saturday and drafted by the highway board and en, complaining Io Dick Byerley, Sunday us guest at the George Dor was a matter of formality to clear who had been staying with him, man home. The Dormans and Mr. the way for the start of operations. The widening job will start at the that he felt sick. Ethel were friends many years ago bridge over Rogue river and end at James W. Clark was born in in Iowa. seventh avenue, at the corner of southern Illinois August 14, 1856 and The name of R. E. Cook was oin- died February 19, 1935 at the age of initled from those who took part in i Livingston’s service station. A 20-foot concrete slab will be 78 years. He wus united in marriagt the musical program in observance to Sarah Clement February 10, 1882 of the 37th anniversary of the local made on the side of the present in Nebraska and until 1907 they Rebekah lodge. Bob played the highway on the railroad side of the road. Beginning at the corner of lived near Superior, Nebraska, then banjo. third avenue (Al Pankey’s corner) moving to Wyoming. Five y e a r s James Gay, who attended the Ihe highway will also be paved to later they came to Oregon, visiting local high school last year Is now the curb through the business sec near Rogue River, and came to Gold employed by the Matson Steamship tion, making a forty-foot roadway Hill to make their home. line as cabin boy on the luxurious through that part of town. A long Mr. Clark was well known to res liner, Mololo, plying between San sweeping curve near Coy’s service idents <>f this section, having operat station will make the drive over ed the grocery now* owned by Mr. Francisco and Hawaii. Friends of John Ritter will I k the bridge less hazardous. and Mrs. H. F. Drake. About eight years ago they opened the store glad io hear that he is able to b1* ; MAC SHORBS HAVE BABY known ns Jim's Confectionery, and up and walk with the aid of crutch continued this until shortly after es for a short time each day. Mr. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Livingston re Mrs. Clark’s death. Even after clos Ritter has been sick for several ceived word recently of the birth ing nut the business Mr. Clark made months. Monday night February 25, the an of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. C. J. his home in the shop, finding inurb companionship in the visits of his nual Boy Scout father and son ban Shorb of La Grande, Oregon, Friday, friends who would stop in f o r a quet will be held in Medford amt February 15. Mrs. Shorb is a members of Troop 17 of Gold Hill daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Livingston. chat on their way down town. He is survived by four daughters, and their fathers are expected to at Mr. and Mrs. Shorb lived in Gold Mrs. Will Powell of Wyoming. Mrs. tend. The banquet will be held at Hill for several years, Mr. Shorb having edited The News for five Carl Garman of Palo Altto, Californ the junior high school in Medford. Mrs. Carl Garman and daughter, years and he is now publishing The ia. and Mrs. Clyde Walker and Mrs. George Hammersly of Gold Hill, Mrs. Audrey Anderson of Palo Alto., Eastern Oregon Review in La fourteen grandchildren, and several and San Juan, California, arrived Grande. Wednesday morning by train to at great grandchildren. Services will be held in the M. E. Those who bore the body to the tend the funeral of Mrs. Garman’s graveside were W. W. Hittle. W. H. father, Jim Clark, w h o passed church Sunday evening at 7:30. The Ferguson, Toney Ross. Dick Robin away suddenly early Tuesday morn local church is organizing a choir. son. Tom Robinson and H. F. Drake. ing. Conger funeral parlors of Med Mrs. Tom Cook returned home ford were in charge. Thursday evening f r o m Redlands, THEATRE California, where she had spent 20c Anytime three months with her son in law Garden Club to Offer Prize* to Gardener* and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Max Mc Fri. Sat., Feb. 22-23 Garvie. Mrs. McGarvie and young son expect to visit here this sum Prizes will be awarded to resi- JOEr E. BROW N tents of Gold Hill who beautify mer. Mrs. 'l l- .1 HeuJcr .on and mother, in their lawns and gardens this sum mer it was decided by the Gold Mrs. Arte oom of Medford who ac “Six Day Bike Rider” liill Garden club at their meeting companied Bill King to Idaho, being called there by the illness of his last Friday afternoon. Prizes of cash and shrubbery will mother, were en route home when Sun., Mon., Tue. 24, 25 26 be awarded, and entries will be r e-1 a telegram over took them calling reived by Mrs. Cleo Gilchrist or them back to Idaho to be at the bed SHIRLEY TEM PLE other members until March 15. Fur side of his mother who is in a crit- j ther details wilt appear in next ¡cal condition. “Little Mis* Marker” Mrs. Millie Walker attended the week’s paper. Mrs. Earl Moore was hostess at meeting of ihe Home Economics ! Starts Wednesday Friday's meeting when this and club sponsored by the Live O a k many other important matters were grange at the Frank Greenwood Mae W est in discussed. Eleven members took an home Thursday, February 14. 11 active interest in the afternoon's was also a birthday party for Perry- “Belle of the Nineties” business, and an unusually busy Wait. During the day the women ' ye..r is anticipated. The next meet sewed and the men cut wood. A ing will be nt the home of Mrs. Hugh basket dinner was served at noon. Hayes, March 8. Miss Hulh Baker of Evans creek, niece of Mrs. John Ritter of this city was married last Sunday to Jayville and Gold Hill Davis also of that place. Team* Clash Friday Night Charles Miss Baker is well known in Gold Fri., Sat. Feb. 22-23 The Jacksonville high school A Hill, having visited a great deal at KEN MAYNARD in and B tennis will meet the Gold Hill the Ritter home here. She graduat ed from Rogue River high school high A and B teams Friday night on “Branded Men” last month. the Gold Hill hoards. Mrs. Rose Gay and Miss Alice In games played at Jacksonville Sun. Mon. Feb. 24-25 a few weeks ago, Gold Hill's A Harper arrived home Friday noon string won by a score of 16 to 19 from a three months vacation spent “BRITISH A G E N T ’ and the Miners’ B squad took the in Santa Monica. California as guest measure of the tittle Reavers, 22 to of Mrs. Gay's brother. While in the Kay Francis — Leslie Howard 12. The teams are evenly matched southern city they also enjoyed and Friday night’s games are ex many side trips and visited Donald Gay who was stationed at San pected to be close. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs. Two victories were chalked up hv Pedro, but later left with the Pacif the Gold Hill A and B high school ic fleet for San Francisco. Mary Gay “She Learned About squads Friday evening when t h e who has been visiting in the south Sailors” Talent hoopsters fell before an av- the past winter is at present in Pas- With Lew Ayres — Alice Faye alance of basket. The A team won edena with her cousin, Mrs. Porter and Jack Durant by a score of 22 to 11 and the B Harris and expects to stay there for some time. squad were winners, 33 to t. ROXY STUDIO
