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th e f e '. y had d e p a rte d fo r its re tu rn
M A CH IN E T E ST S trip icross the Bay. Baby, in care o f
stew ardess, m ade a round trip and
A new p la c e r m ining m achine has ■ wac re tu rn e d to its m o th er none the
been p u t on th e m a rk e t by J . S tephen w orse fo r the ad v en tu re.
« well know n m ining e n g in e e r of Col- ; “ On rain y days anyw here from a
o /: do. Thi« m achine is a com bination dozen to 30 um brellas are le ft on our
slu ice box, p an an d ro ck er. Mr. bouts. W ith all o th e r lost articles
S te p h e n h as a f t e r seven y e a rs of th ey a re se n t to th e com pany’s lost
stre n u o u s labor, p e rfe c te d it so th a t and found d e p a rtm e n t If the a rticle
he claim s it will e x tra c t gold from bead's a nam e o r ad d res th e ow ner is
g ra v e l a t th e r a te o f 3000 pans a day telephoned o r w ritte n to. M ore th an
w ith only tw o m en c o n tro llin g i t If, 75 p er c e n t o f a rtic le s le ft on the
a t th is ra te , each p an paid only one boats a re lost by wom en, th e bulk of
c e n t a d ay, he w ould m ake $30 in one them d u rin g the m o rn in g ru sh hours.
day, b u t in o rd in a ry p ay in g g rav el he A lm ost all lost articles, w ith th e ex
w ould m ak e m o re th a n th a t p e r pan. ception o f two o r th re e hundred odd
H e also s ta te s th a t tw o m en w ith this gloves a m onth, ev en tu ally a re re
m ach in e can sluice fro m 15 to 20 tu rn e d safely to th e ow ners.”
y a rd s o f g rav el each day.
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A t p re s e n t Mr. S tep h en is having
M INING NEW S
th e o rig in a l m achine in sta lle d on
T he W estern M etal M mes Co. w ith
F o re s t c reek w here he will d em onst extensive holdings o f m ining p ro p e r
r a te it.
ties n e a r Galice, have sold to P. B.
I t is M r. S te p h e n ’s b elief th a t W ickham one o f th e ir base p ro p e r
once th e m in e rs who have been ties, th e S tan d ard m ine. T his mine
u sin g th e old fash io n ed m ethods o f ad jo in s the A lam eda and holds a
slu icin g re a liz e th e possibilities th ere larg e body o f base ore, gold, silver,
will be m an y m achines in stalled on and copper.
Mr. W ickham has a
th e coast.
th o rough know ledge o f the base ores
A ny o n e in te re ste d 1 in m ining, or o f th is d istric t as he was the last
ju s t c u rio u s is in v ited to com e out. lessee to w ork th e A lam eda m ine,
to F o re s t creek an d view th e m a and fu lly realizes th e value o f such
chin e w hile in o p e ra tio n , fo r it is an ores.
e x tre m e ly in te re s tin g device.
T he W estern M etal M ines Co.,
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plans to c o n c e n tra te on its m illing
TO LO ITEM S
p ro p erties. Most o f th e ir ore is fre e
T he H allo w e’en p a rty given a t the m illing, w ith very good values in the
school, F rid a y ev en in g w as a g ran d co n cen trates. Mr. W’ickham will con
success. T he school g av e a splendid tin u e to o p e ra te as m an ag er o f the
p ro g ra m fo r th e occasion an d a f te r W estern M etal g ro u p , and th is w in
th e p ro g ram th e Club ladies served te r extensive developm ent w ork will
pie, d o u g h n u ts,can d y , h o t w affles, be carried on, eq u ip m en t added to
c o ffe e an d cid er. E very o n e had a the mill, ad d itio n al pow er, com pres
m ost d e lig h tfu l tim e.
sor in stallatio n , an d m any o th e r
fe a tu re s added to en larg e th e cap a
Mr. an d Mrs. Jo h n H iginbotham city o f th e m ine. T he a rra n g e m en t
had as th e ir g u e sts la s t week, Mr. and prom ises well fo r th e fu rth e r develop
Mrs. Jo h n M cKee and Mrs. Johnson m ent o f the G alice d istrict. We h ear
Mr. M cKee is a b ro th e r o f MA. th a t it w as a $100,000 deal.
H igin b o th am .
P e rs is te n t ru m o rs v erify the strik e
o
f
th e G eorge boys on Jo sephine
W e a re glad to re p o rt th a t Mrs.
M innie B uckles who w en t to P o rtlan d creek, and the strik e prom ises to a s
T h ere are
a b o u t a m onth ago, to und erg o an sum e larg e p o rp o rtio n s.
o p e ra tio n fo r g o ite r, has re tu rn e d , m any prosp ecto rs p re p a rin g to go o u t
th e o p e ra tio n being q u ite sucessful, in th e hills to do w ork th is w in ter
alth o u g h it will be some tim e b efo re and w ith th is and the Robinson m ine
she has fu lly reco v ered . W e a re glad the production field, th e season will
be good.
to have h e r hom e again.
Mr. an d Mrs. H. G. W a lte rm ire
sp e n t M onday a fte rn o o n a t th e home
o f Roy R ichardson on G alls C reek.
M rs. S u san n e H olm es
C a rte r,
c o u n ty school su p e rin te n d e n t visited
th e school T uesd ay .
T he club will m e e t W ednesday
a fte rn o o n in stead o f T h u rsd ay as
th e re will be a n u m b e r who will a t
te n d th e p a ra d e in M edford, T h u rs
day.
Mr. a n d Mrs. Jo h n A nderson re
tu rn e d from P o rtla n d , F rid a y , w here
th e y sp e n t sev eral days a t th e n a
tio n al S tock Show. Mr.
A nderson
th o u g h t it th e fin e s t ever.
Mr. an d Mrs. A lex S p arro w also
r e tu rn e d th e la st o f th e w eek from
th e S tock Show.
FO R T U N E LO ST AND
FO U N D ON F E R R IE S
M ateless gloves, to th e n u m b er of
tw o o r th re e h u n d re d a m o n th ,to
g e th e r w ith a d d in g m achines, live in
fa n ts , b aby buggies, diam ond rin g s
an d cold cash w ere am o n g th e num
ero u s a rtic ls le f t on th e S o u th ern
P acific f e rry b o ats on San F rancisco
B ay d u rin g th e p a st tw elve m onths
an d w o rth in all ap p ro x im a te ly $100,-
000, acco rd in g to C aptain C. F.
H e a th , su p e rin te n d e n t o f th e com p
a n y ’s f e r r y service.
M ost costly of these was a w om an’s
h a n d b a g c o n ta in in g n e a rly $50,000 in
je w e lry , cash and secu rities found
by D eckhand Jo se D. Cepo on the
S te a m e r S a n ta C lara la st J u ly and
r e tu rn e d to its o w n er w ithin a few
hours. “ T h e . o w n e r,” H eath said,
“ took h e r loss q u ite calm ly an d seem
ed c o n fid e n t th e b ag mould be re
tu rn e d . She w as less excited th a n an
e n to m o lo g ist who re c e n tly
w alked
him a box c o n ta in in g his ten y e a rs’
collection o f stra n g e bugs aan d b e e t
les.
“ O ne m o rn in g a m o th e r le f t h e r baby
on th e b o at, discovering th e loss a f te r
M atters D eterm ining
D esircbilfty o f Town
The K ansas m unicipalities drew up
a list of tests as those most jK-rtineut
to the question of what a stran g er
thinking of settling w ants to know
about a town. T hese were published
In Community le a d e rsh ip , a paper of
the American City b u re a u :
H ealthfulnes»— How efficient are the
milk and san itary inspection, the
health departm ent, and the hospitals?
Is the w ater supply pure, and have I
and my family a reasonable chance of
k«—ping well?
Education—Are the public schools,
libraries, lectures and concerts, news-
patters and higher educational facili
ties up-to-date?
People—Do the people Indulge In
religious, social or Industrial p reju
dices? Do the people support artistic
and educational program s? Where ure
the children, In schools or factories?
R ecreation — Are there theaters,
parks, gymnasiums and museums?
Are there active agencies providing
good entertainm ent?
Living—Cun we live reasonably
well in the town. Are there electricity,
gus, telephones, good shopping condi
tions, good hotels and plentiful truck
garden products a>¿liable?
Accessibility—Does the town huve
good roads and good train service?
Business—Is th ere active co-opera
tion between business Interests? Can
I make good use of my capital?
Employment—Can I get a Job In
th at town with fair pay and a good
chance for advancem ent?
Progressiveness—Is the town up-to-
date in its civic consciousness? H as It
adequate police and Are protection?
Is is a town with a future?—N ation’s
Business.
E xcellent S logan Is
u L et th e W orld K now ”
Six banks of T attn all county have
Just done a fine thing In advertising.
They are advertising their respective
Institutions in the county papers and
In other ways to get more business
and to keep them selves before the
people who inay have business to
tran sact with the financial concerns.
But In this recent piece of enterprise
the six batiks pooled forces—expense,
thought, effort and Interest—to get
out a booklet telling the world about
their county. The banks are those In
Reldsvllle, Cobbtown, Collins, and
Glennvllle, tow ns In T attnall. The
booklet Is giving reliable Inform ation
about T attn all county as an agricul
P. H. F lem m ing, who is o p e ra tin g tural opportunity—setting forth the
a t H olland and on th e A lthouse, descriptions of clim ate and soil, of
now has only a b o u t 34 men a t H ol crops which have been dem onstrated-
land and a b o u t 7 a t the A lthouse. ly successful, of roads and schools
He has been eq u ip in g fo r th e w in ter and Information concerning condi
ru n , w ith' ditches, flum es, etc., and tions generally th at prospective set
has an electric lig h tin g p lan t in op tlers demand. T he co-operation of the
banks of the county In this work Is
e ra tio n also.
As soon as th e rain s good business—for the county, for the
com e, th is p re p o rty will be re a d y to banking companies and for the pros
ru n fu ll blast.
pects they will certainly a ttra c t to
the goodly region of which T attn all Is
J . C. E d w ards has c o n tra c te d 50 the center.—Savannah (Oa.) News.
fe e t o f s h a ft and a raise o f th e sam e
W H A T W ITH
length. He is also c o n tem p latin g th e
in stallatio n o f a saw mill on the p ro
Jo e K night asked F red P r a tt w hat
p e rty to c u t lum ber fo r f u r th e r op
would be good fo r his w ife ’s fallen
eratio n s.
arches. F re d told him ru b b e r heels,
The Golden M ary m ine has fin ish and Jo e asked, “ W hat w ith ? ”
ed te a rin g down o f th e Gold Hill
tram line, and has it on the ground
fo r erectio n .
A new mill w as also
purchased, and w ork is going fo r
w ard to w ard th e com pletion o f in
sta lla tio n and th e o p eratio n o f the
m ine and m ill.— S o u th ern O regon
Spokesm an.
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Im p o rta n t.
F o r y o u r convenience, th is p ap er
has p u rchased a new m ailing m ach-
ing. You will notice y o u r ad d ress on
the p a p e r is p rin te d th is w eek and in
addition to y o u r nam e, you will fin d
the d a te p rin te d w hen y o u r subscrip
tion expired. Should it read “J u ly 8,
1926” it m eans y o u r su b scrip tio n ex
pired la st J u ly and should have been
paid th en , up u n til n e x t Ju ly .
Should it read "O c to b e r 1926” it
m eans it is up now and you should
renew fo r a n o th e r year. N otice yo u r
ad d ress and keep y o u r subscription in
advance please.
I
IT ’S TR U E
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It has been said th a t if you will
¡give a boy som ethin ' to in te re st him ,
o r to occupy his otherw ise idle tim e,
you have ta k e n one o f th e biggest
steps in solving g a n g s te r problem s.
I
ren drove to G lendale S unday and
sp en t the day w ith Mr. and Mrs. II. J .
Sw arm , Mrs. Sw arm is a niece o f
Mrs. Boles.
Miss Flossie Mae B lackburn w as
th e g u e st o f Miss M uriel M atthew s,
over the week end a t th e home o f
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M ss M atthew s p a re n ts a t Rogue
W ILLO W SPRIN G S
River.
Mr. T. J. O ’H a rra o f Gold Hill
C o n tinued from page 11
ed the recital a t th e new w as in tow n M onday. H e has m any
C en tra l P o in t high school la st F riday frien d s who a re glad to see him able
evenind. A m ong them w ere, Mr. and to be o u t again.
Mrs. Klden, M rs.E ugene B lackford,
Mrs. Bush and M. F. Y oung, we
believe th a t everyone en joyed
the
e n te rta in m e n t very much.
Mr. and Mrs. H edgpath w ere called
to C resw ell S a tu rd a y on acco u n t of
the d e a th o f Mr. H ed g p ath ’s m other.
The fu n e ra l will be held a t H a rris
burg, T uesday. T hey
have the
Will deliver milk, at your door
sym pathy o f th e ir m any frien d s.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Boles and child
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Notify the driver and
Riverside Dairy
A t w a t e r K ent
The real joy of radio comes to those who own the
best. And the experienced radio fan knows the best
in radio now means Atwater Kent.
Atwater Kent Model No. 30
$90.00
Demonstration will be gladly given any time you
call. We will relieve you of ail technical details and
give you, through our service, compete radio satis
faction.
TERMS IF DESIRED
Battery & Electric Shop
Phone 291
Faber Bldg.
Central Point, Ore.
Let the Air Amuse You.
These Silk Hose
A good wearing Silk Hose for only 50cts. The Arrow
head Silk Hose, guaranteed at $1.00. Others up to
$2.
The very best.
Baby and Children Stockings.
Present prices.
Stock up at our
SPECIAL FEATURES—The “Everwear” and
“Arrowhead,” Silk to the top stocking.
L. HATFIELD
Canned Foods
W eek
November 10-20
November I 0-20
DURING THIS TIME WE ARE OFFERING SPECIAL PRICES TO THE
THRIFTY HOUSEWIFE
Buy By the Dozen
AND SAVE THE DIFFERENCE
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W ish to exp ress my sincere th anks
to th e people o f C en tral P o in t and
Jack so n co u n ty fo r th e g en ero u s
su p p o rt given me in my cam paign
fo r th e office o f C ongressm an from
this D istrict, and to assu re my frien d s
th a t th is expression o f confidence
shall alw ays be rem em bered
and
a p p reciated .
C ordially yours, N ew tin W. B orden
25c
$2.25
75c or 331/* per cent
18c
$1.98
18c or 9
per cent
15c
$1.56
24c or 15
per cent
ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES
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W eaver’s Store
Phone 61
‘Service & Quality’
Central Point, Ore