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VOLUMI» XXXVIII
GOLD HJLL.
OREGON, THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 24, ’ irne
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NUMBER 29
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CAVE-IN KILLS HYDRAULIC MINER WEDNESDAY
Death Takes 2
Two Fires Call
V. E. Nolan
Residents Here
Out Department
Found Dead
During Week
Thursday Night
Under Slide
Hunters Luck Changes
A fte r Heavy Rains
F a ir Prize Money
Now Available
Kenaaton'a ‘Chicago Crab'
Too M uch fo r Jack Londoa
Dejected hunters who had to a<|.
When Dob Kenaston of Gold H ill
Wlnners of prizes at the
m il defeat on their treks after deer
applied his favorite hold on Jack
Northwest
Jackson
County
earlier In the season, are now re
fair are asked to call at the of
Londos at the Medford arniony
turning successful, since recent
fice of Ihe Gold H ill L'ews this
Monday night the wrestling fans
rains, and several local nimrods
Friday, October 25 from 10 to
knew the show was over. Londos
have brought home the venison
3 o’clock, or Saturday after
refused to give up and the terrific
this week.
noon from 2 Io 5 to receive
strenglh of Ihe ex-Marine put the
“Chief" Whitsett and Jess G il
iheir money,
/
Greek out like a lamp. The hold,
christ bugged a big buck in the
The fund is being handled in
known as the "Chicago Crab,” is a
Ruth Galloway M eningitis Meadows the first of the week, and
this way Io avoid a large post
Woodshed Back of H i-W a y reverse headlock w ith all the trim
Uncribbed Bank of M ille r
Harold Mullin, Seth Coy and I). De-
age bill.
mings.
V ictim ; M rs. Julia G r if simini have a nice three-pointer to
Inn Burns Consuming Car
Londos was still stretched out on
Creek Near H ere Catches
fiths, 81, Dies Tuesday at show for their trip up Sardine.
and Threatening Stores; the canvas after the five-minue time
Mr. Disiintni ran also tell of the
limit and the bout went to Kenas
M in e r W hile at W o rk
thrills of getting lost on the Sar- County'a Gold Mines
Home on Sardine Creek
ton. Ixmdos outweighed Kenaston
Blaze at Erickson Home
dine-Evnns Creek Divide, and how
Produced $284,980
Yesterday
by 25 pounds but the Gold H ill
many miles it is cn foot to Cainp
man’s speed and strength were the
1934
Report
Shows
Youth und uge lieurd death's sum W im er—but that's enough said.
Two fires last Thursday
night deciding factor in winning the
His skull fractured by a falling
mons this lust week, when Miss
Seth and D irk Robinson brought
The report on mining in Jackson did considerable dumage lo Gold match.
rock, V. E. Nolan of Medford was
ltum Galloway, 21-year-old duugh- lu another one Wednesday, shot on county for 1934 has been released H ill property, tbe first one destroy
Kenaston has now beaten all
found dead under a cave-in at his
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Itob Galloway, , Birdseye «.reek.
by the U. S. bureau of mines, and ing the Ford V-8 delivery truck be opponents Promoter Lillard has
of Sums Valley, und Mrs. Julia j Lew l.ingren and Dill Koster are shows u remarkable record for the longing to H. F. Drake, and tbe been able to dig up and promoters hydraulic mine on M ille r’s Gulch
four miles west of Gold H ill last
Griffiths, HI, long-lime resident of also among the lucky hunters, hav-
county as compared to other coun woodshed on tbe H arry
Euston from all over the roast have wired
lh«' Sardine creek community, were ing relum ed Tuesday from Lake- lies in Ihe state, being second only property, in whicn the car was offers for the services of Kenaston night. Death was pronounced in
stantaneous after the coroner's ex
victims of illness.
view with two n lr - niulrlail.
Io Itaker In value of metals mined. stored, while the second gulled the on future cards. It looks like the
amination.
Miss Galloway's death was a dis
Decent rains, hunters report, have
The report shows that 8.153J2 attic and damaged the kitchen at local man w ill be in the “big time”
It is believed that the slide trap
tinct ‘.hock to this community, word thorougiiiy soaked the forests, anil fine ounces of lode and placer gold Ihe Gus Erickson home.
soon.
ped the miner about 4:30. Tbe body
of tier passing coming only a short Ihe deer, who could hear a dry twig were mined, w ith a value of $284.-
The first fire
was discovered
was found at 7:00, in a semi-stand
lime before she was expected home snap miles away, earlier in Ihe sea- 980. There were 12,789 short ions of about 7:30, after it hud gained such
SAMS V A L L E Y N E W S
ing position in about five feet of
from W hile Salmon, Washington, i son are not so wary. Merritt Davis, ore treated in the county, and the headway that flames were leaping
loose earth which had fallen from
where she had been employed in { famous for his hunting and trap- yield of silver, bolh from lode and high, and the building and car
Tbe entire community was deep
the overhanging bank.
llie apple harvest.
' ping ability was one of Ihe few placer, was 3,279 fine ounces, with were doomed. Firemen under the
ly shocked and grieved to learn of
Nolan’s plight was discovered by
Miss Galloway was rushed Io ’ successful early-setson deer trark- a total value of $2,120. A total of leadership of F ire Chief Chas. Kell
(he sudden death of Huth Galloway
J. M. Franklin who lives above the
Portland Io a hospital from W hite ers. bringing one down on Sardine 22J3 1>oun<|s of copper. Hud 535 kepi Ihe flumes from spreading lo
iu Portland Saturday. She had been
Salmon, Friday, when illness de Creek, uhout three weeks ago.
INtunds of lead were also mined, the Ihe Drake grocery, a frame build working in the fruit at White Sal workings, when he returned home
veloped rapidly after she complain
report showed. The total value of ing on the adjoining lot, and the mon, Washington, and became ill about 5:30, from the Del Rio or
ed of a "pain in her neck.” Medical
Student Body News
minerals mined in the county for Hi-W ay Inn, a restaurant operated there. She was rushed unconscious chard where he is employed. He no
ticed Nolan's car still at tbe mine,
authorities were puzsled by her ill
1934 was $287.297.
by the Eastons.
to Ihe St. Vincent’s hospital in
which was unusual, as he usually
ness. which they were unnble to
(Frieda Young. Reporter)
Josephine county was fourth In
Prompt action by Ihe firemen is Portland and lived but a short
diagnose before she <lte<l Saturday
The gu ts’ physical education class Ihe stale, with 5.242.04 fine ounces all that saved the block, in the while. She was known by practical left w ell before dark for Medford.
Franklin continued home, however,
afternoon. An autopsy Monday pro tinaued its baseball tournament this of lode and placer gold with a value opinion of spectators.
ly everyone in tbe valley, having
but became uneasy when his wife
nounced the malady eerebro-spiiial week. The sides were as follows: of 183,209. Silver yielded $988. and
Cause of the fire is unknown, the attended school here, and gradu
meningitis.
The Tigers: Sybil Walker, Viola- 932 pounds of copper and no lead flames having eaten well into the ated from high school last spring. said she had not heard the mining
machinery since about 4:30. Inves
A telegram Iasi Friday night sum belle Morrow, Dosa Desuuini, Edith was mined. There were 7,851 short building, und Ihe car being almost
She was of a sunny disposition anti
tigation disclosed the cave-in and
moned her mother Io Portland, be- Anderson, Vernice Marlin, Virginia tons of ore treated. Total value of in ruins when It was discovered. A
a friend to everyone and w ill I k
Mr. Franklin immediately
called
ruiise of tier serious illness, only a Duncan, Virginia Shoemaker, Do all of the minerals mined was $184,- quantity of wood in Ihe shed was
greatly missed by all her friend, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Anderson at the
short time after a letter had come herla Mullin, Sylvia Croft and E i 272, or $103.025 less than the total partially burned, also. Mr. Drake’s
here.
Skelton ranch, and neighbors along
telling of her daughter's plans Io leen Shorb. Those on tbe other for Jackson.
loss was covered by insurance.
the Pacific highway near Bonney’s
return home Tuesday of this week. team—The iioslon Dlue Britches—
Daker county was far ahead of
The excitement of the first blaze
The Sams Valley Grange d rill
G rill, who dug frantically, only to
Mrs. Galloway left on Ihe night were PhyDis Miller, Maxine Hoii- either Jackson or Josephine, w ith a had barely died down, when the
team won first place in the d rill
find Nolan dead.
stage.
field, Mcrl Kendall, Winona Shoe total of $427,269.
alarm for the Erickson fire was contest at the conference in Cen
Mrs. Nolan reached the scene a
Mr. Galloway who is employed nt maker, Charlotte W alker, Laurainc
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turned in about 2:00 Friday morn tral Point October 17. This was
short time before word of the trag
Lakeview, also rushed Io Portland, Force. Anne Kegg. Kenneihea Kegg, State Grange Conference
ing. A shorted electric w ire caused quite a surprise to the team. They
edy reached her h o m e , hav
hut was loo lair. The body was tak
an.d Elizabeth Davis.
Has Interesting Program from an overload is thought to have all seemed to be suffering from an ing become uneasy about her hus
en Io The Dalles. Oregon, and laid
In the first game the Tigers scor
caused this fire, which was in the inferiority
complex, a n d
only
band when he failed to return at
to rest beside two other Galloway ed nine, und the llltlts scored ten.
kitchen walls and attic. Because the through the urging of Deputy Nea-
By
Mr».
Soren
Christensen
bis usual hour.
children.
In the second game the Tigers
fire was so enclosed, it was hard lon did they decide to enter the fi
The evening session of Ihe Jack-
She and four children survive.
A brother. Paul, 11, survives Ruth, scored ten and Ihe DDBs thirteen.
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lo gel under control, but Chief Kell nals. Bellview Grange won second
Nolan, who was about 40 years
in addition io her parents.
The games, which were quite excit son County State (.range conference an(, volunleert were able to extin- place and Rogue River third.
old had lived in Medford for sev
Miss Galloway attended Ihe Sams ing, were enjoyed by all who took wa opened by group singing and gujsh it before it broke through to
eral years, having previously own
Valley schools, and has many part, or saw them.
uiguuized gumes in
Die Central the main part of the house.
Regular Grange meeting was held ed the Medford Auto Parts com
friends in this community, who ex
Fuiui Giangc H all October 1/. Sev
Rafters in the attic were destroy Saturday night with a good attend
tend Iheir sympathy Io Ihe bereaved
The boys* touch football team eral very interesting talas followed, ed, and part of the kitchen wall ance, but several officers absen*. pany. He was an experienced min
parents.
played Sams Valley at Gold H ill by the Higher Grange officiais. The was damaged. Repairs are under Four candidates were obligated in er, and about two months ago he
began developing the site where
She was born at Madras, Oregon, Tuesday afternoon. We are all
value of Die Co-ops was discussed way this week. Tin's damage was the third and fourth degrees. A fea
he met his death, purchasing it from
August 7. 1914.
proud of the score which was Gold by Geo. A. Palmiter, and the im also covered by insurance.
ture of the program was the instal
the Franklins. He was being quite
H ill 31, and Sams Valley 0. We portance of the sales lip grange
lation of the Juvenile Grange o ffi successful, it is understood, but
Mr». Griffith» Die» Tue»day
lave a game w ith Itogue Diver here contest being carried on by the
GOLD H IL L GRANGE NEW S
cers. Refreshments were served to many felt he was taking undue
Complications brought on by ad Friday afternoon and we hope the
the Grange Bulletin was told by
large crowd, including both the risks by not cribbing up the bank.
vanced nge brought death to Mrs. .core w ill be similar to that of
The Gold H ill Grange w ill meet children and grown-ups.
George Corson. Doth were very eo-
Only three weeks ago, a small
Julia Griffiths, well-loved resident Tuesday's game.
Thursday, Ocloiber 24, instead o(
ucutional for all Grangers.
slide caught Mr. Franklin, as he
of Sardine creek Tuesday night af
State Master Hay Gill also gave a October 17, the postponement being
Wesley McDonough r e t u r n e d
ter an illness of three weeks which
The orchestra was organized Iasi very encouraging talak on tbe due to the state conference in Cen from a two weeks trip to Haymaker was helping at the mine, and recent
rains and frosts still further loos
climaxed several months of falling week. The members aud their in
growth und position the Grange tral Point Iasi week. The Hallowe'en Meadows Saturday night. He was
health.
struments are as follows: Piano, now balds ill our own state and spirit w ill prdominate in decora helping gather the stock of the Day. ened the earth.
Mr. Nolan had made many friends
Mrs. Griffiths had lived on Sar Frieda Young; drums, Phyllis M ill
county ut (hi time. Jackson county tions of the hail as well as the rec- Bigham and Edington ranches from
during his operations on Millers'
dine creek for 35 years, coming er; clarinet, Billy Force; trumpet,
ranks second in the state in mem reaational work that meeting.
the summer ranges there. The cat
Gulch, and his fam ily often visited
here from the W illam ette valley. Laurainc Force; saxophone, Leo
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Fish, Mr. and tle were brought down to the val
bership.
the workings and had become ac
She was known Io a wide circle of W alker; trumpet, l.aVerne W alker;
Mrs.
E.
C.
Fiene
and
Lucy
Edingtoi
A seating d rill contest, partici
ley for the winter.
quainted w ith people of that sec
friends as a kind and loving neigh, trombone, Horace Wilson; violins,
pated in by Sams VRÜey, Dellview are on the refreshment committee
tion, who deeply regret the acci
bor, and is greatly missed by all Sylvia Croft und Mr. Dolts. Mr. and Live Oak Grange resulted In A good attendance is anticipated.
School Notes
dent
which claimed Nolan’s life.
who knew her.
Botts is orchestra instructor.
Sams Valley winning first, Bellview
High Lights" annual high school
Details of funeral arrangements
Dorn In Wisconsin, February 12,
Grangers and their friends are publication, goes on the press this
econd and Live Oak third.
had not been announced today.
1854, Mrs. Griffiths grew Io woman KFC REPRESKNTATOVE H ER E
Live Oak grangi also received a looking forward to the Masquerade week, so those fortunate enough
hood in that slate. W ith her family
very worthw hile prize for having dance to be held October 21 at the to receive a copy w ill be up to date
PARALYSIS RUMOR U N FO U N D ED
she came Io Oregon In 1898, stay
F. E. Storms, representative from the best attendance.
Sardine Creek hail. Ladies please on the latest happenings and school
ing two years in Ihe W illam ette val Hie Decon truction Finance office
These conferences being held, one bring cakes, us the H. E. C. have gossip.
Rumors that a fam ily from Keno
ley. In 1900 they came to Gobi H ill, m Washington, D. C. was in Gold
in each county at this time, prove made plans to furnish all sand
had moved to this ' community,
which has been her home since. H ill Hie first of the week on a tour
very
education for all Grangers wiches in the future.
The date of the big carnival has bringing a child afflicted w ith in
She was 81 years of age at the time in which he is conducting a survey
and beneficial to the organization
been definitely set for Friday night, fantile paralysis have been investi
of her death.
The Jackson County Grange coun- November 1. A good program w ill gated by local end county health
of «Iruinage, levee and irrigation as a whole. A total attendance of
She is survived by six children, districls for Die government in con
sil met w ith the Gold H ill Grange be given free at the start of the eve
212 for this county was recorded
•uthorities, and are completely un-
Mrs. I). A. Britten of Spring Valley, nection with (he establishment of
Wednesday, October 16 at 8 p. m. ning. AH the usual carnival at
ounded, we are glad to state. The
Wisconsin; Mrs. A. M. Hoskin, of a service office for these dt tricls
Twenty-four were in attendance.
SAW SEVERS FINGERS
tractions w ill be in evidence: For
amily in question are camped at
Castle Dock. Washinlon; Mrs. C. It. at Washington. Mr. Storms is to be
tune telling booth, fish pond, eand>
¡alls Creek, and have one underde
Hoskin of Hood Diver, Oregon; C. division chief of Ihe new office. He
Those attending I h e Jackson booths, fat lady, miracle man.snak, veloped child, which gave rise to
B. E. Adams of Medford, former
V. Herman of Medford, und Gerald and Mrs. Storms, who was here
resident of Gold H ill, sawed one County Stale Grange conference in charmers, freaks, the bearded ladv
he rumor. They have not lived in
Herman and Grant Powell at home. w ith him, have been traveling in
finger of his left hand completely Central Point October 17 from Ihe dwarfs and maybe a few ghosts and Keno, and are not carrying the
Also several grand children and the souih and southwe I, coming off and nearly severed the others Gold H ill Grange were: Mr. and
goblins, left over from H allow e’en. treaded germs. The case is in the
great grandchildren.
here from California. After looking in an accident Wednesday at his Mrs. E. C. Fiene, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. We know the witches w ill be there, hands of the county health office,
Services w ill he held Saturday over the local irrigation district, shop in the Mann Auto Repair shop Gray, Mrs. Lucy Edington, Mrs.
either sand, black or Bewitching. which assures local officers there
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, at the Ditey went on to Iduho, returning
in Medford. Mr. Adams, who is an Carrie Puhi, Mark Camapbell, Mr. Remember the date and place— No- is no foundation for the rumors.
grnveside In Rock Point cemetery, |o Washington the northern route, expert carpenter, lost a foot in an and Mrs. Soren Christensen, Win. I vember 1 nt Sams Valley school
A strict quarantine is being main
in chnrgc of Conger funeral pnriois.
accident at the Beaver Portland Ce Campbell, Mrs. L ily McKay, Mrs. house. All you have to do is come. tained in Keno, both on people go
CARD OF THANKS
ment plant when they did exten Maude Pierce, Mrs. Lulu Dusen- W e'll do the rest.
ing out and coming into the com
P air Given Jail Sentence
sive remodeling here several years berry. Gold H ill regisiered 34 per
munity.
1 wish to express a word of ago. His many friends are sorry cent in the
attendance contest.
for Diaorderly Conduct
The locals went to Gold H ill
j thanks to the fire department and to learn of his most reecnt injury. Live Oak won first with 45 per Tuesday for a game of touch foot-
SCHOOL B U D G ET A CCEPT ED
Gus Norris and Elder Neal of this all those who helped in any way
rent of their membership present. h"t, and. alas, to defeat. 18-6. An
city appeared In Judge H. D. Reed’s in preventing further damage to
F IN E D IN LO CA L COURT
other game is scheduled for Wed-
The school budget was accepted
court Friday to answer a charge of my property during Die fire last
Tom Chisholm was taken to ihe n i'ila y with the Phoenix team.
at a special meeting Monday eve
diaorderly conduct. They were sen- Thursday niaht. I feel thnt It was
J. A. Croft answered to a charge Community hospital at Medford
ning. A request that the board In
fenced to five days In the countv only through the quick action and of driving without an operator’s li Monday, and underwent an opera-
C IT Y B U D G ET H EARING
clude a fund to pay for the prepa
jnil. The pair was arrested by stale cooperation of the fire fighters that cense in Justice II. I). Reed’s court Don Wednesday.
A taxpayers* meeting to vote on ration of school lunches was de
here Wednesday. He was fined $5, |
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police at the Rogue Nook Inn where the store, itself, was saved,
the proposed city budget will be nied. but it was agreed that they
the disturbance was created.
I
—H. F . D RAK E.
which was suspended.
held Tuesday, October 28,
would furnish equipment.