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YO&T& CREEK, Oct. 25. K. A.
Mohs, the well known minim? man
from Plucer county, California, whore
lie has been operating for the past IS
years, and the founder of tho fluid
Dollar Mining company, a corporation
- and still interested in several prop
erties, V, II. Corblere, who operated
in the state of Nevada a number of
years and recently from Redding.
California, have taken a bond and
lease on the Black Channel mine
from the Latimer Dexter Horton Na
tional bank of Seattle.
This property Is located on tho left
hand fork of Foots creek. They nro
v now busy preparing for the winter.
Air. Moss has been here the past sum
mer looking for dredging ground for
a well known San Francisco com
pany. Looking over a number of
properties, he decided tho Black Chan
nel property had morits. There are
good properties on' both forks of
Foots creek. " .
Thoro is a day coming when the
irancher will realizo more from their
property through mining than they
"will from farming providing they
give the invostor a'ehanco.
There arc now some very good look
ing quartz properties on both forks.
There aro now some Seattle people in
stalling a mill on a property formerly
owned by Dr. Ray. They expect, to
start milling this week.
Mrs. Bertha Poyer and Mrs. Lester
Doling and children of Rirdscyo Creek
spent several days with Mrs. Bessie
Anderson last week.
Mrs! Anio AVI loo x and daughters,
Mrs. Claris Hohdcad and Mrs. Kva
MeCeury of Marshfiold, called on Mrs.
Marion Lance last Saturday.
Harry J. A' lean x has moved bis
, family Into the new house on the Short
property which has just been made
vacant by I A, Moss, who has moved
to the Black Channel mine..
John Short killed a cnyote Mon
day. It wn chasing his turkeys at
the time. On tho same day ho deliv
ered a dressed hog to Ed Woodcock
at Rogue River, receiving 1 7c a
pound. It weighed 125 pounds. A
bunch of lings would be worth a cold
mine now, but nobody socms to have
any. Perhaps supply and demand has
a bigger effect on the market than
speculation after all.
Will lain M. Carle was peddling a
small beef at Gold Hill the middle of
tho week.
A letter received by Fred Brahfim
from .Mr. Carr says that Leslie is in
Hie hospital at Myrtle Point wilh both
legs and a good fighting chance for
his' life. As he bad been carried for
several miles without the flow ' of
blond being checked it was the loss
of blood twhich made his case so se
rious.. . The prospect is for severnl
weeks in the hospital, but lhat is
much better than was feared.
Mrs. Robertson of the Trail fili
hatchery and rMs, Van Hcoyoc of
MoilfordrVMlPd bn; MVfi. Jhuiy Ylcaux
lust Fclduy.
' ; Tlie Lance brothers are driving
hard to get their wood delivered be
fore Hie wet weather sets In.
(Hen Blrdseye put in a hard day
Saturday gathering corn. There ' is
somo good corn in this section this
year.
Mrs. George Ijincc Is at Gold Hill
attending on Mrs. Alva Cook who gave
birth to a girl Sunday. Mother and
child are doing .well.
Kev. AVUson expects to be at Foots
Creek school house next Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Remember that he
must get away promptly at 10.15.
Fall grain is
BEING PLANTED3
'AT TABLE ROCK
hauling wood and
Hons fur winter.
TAB IE ROCK. Oct. 23 With the
completion of tho apple picking and
hay harvest farmers are turning their
attention to the seeding of fall grain.
ANTELOPE HEMS
Apple picking has finished at the
Stephenson orchard. They had
very fine crop there this year.
Mr. Bay and 'sons have finished
plowing their place.
The dance which was held In the
packing house on tho Antelope or
chard was reported to bo a great
success.
The Antelope school is going to
put .on a program in tho form of
a basket social on October 30th. The
money derived from the sale of the
baskets is to go to buy a phono
graph for school purposes.
John Owens is hauling gravel from
Antelope creek to the siphon ou the
high line ditch.
Miss Allen and Mrs. Iilley of Mt.
Vernon, Wushington. aro visiting at
the home of Mrs. C. B. Allen.
Fall seeding Is about finished in
this district.
Mrs. Kingery and Mrs. Seymour
visited Central Point Thursday morn
ing, t '
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making Q re para -
The budget for the next school year
Gin district 44 as mado out by the
board of directors at ft meeting Out.
IS is slightly redftod from what It
was last year. .
Jess Ktnncy of Sams Valley is
building u hay barn on the Miller
place. e
Quite a number of ouV young peo
ple have become regulittf- attendants
at Sunday school and church In Cen
tral Point.
Ous Newbury, tho well known Med
ford attorney was a business visitor
In this section last Monday.
Many comments are heard on the
wonderful weather wo are having,
which Is ideal for farm work.
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j chant has aMruck huuliyg hay from
I the Xouluu ranch to his .Yon'-t Butte
j Falls. 0
E. C. Hamilton, superintendent of
Mho Table Koclc ditch has a crew of
men and teams doing repair (Hoi k on
I the ditch.
j Mis. Trenbert of Denver. (Vlo., who
has been visiting er -laughter. Mrs.
j A. I..' Scabruuk for -the past month
expects to leave in the near (uluie to
visit uni) i her daughter at Lancaster,
Cal.
10. B. Bay of Sams Yallry was in
this district Wednesday looking for
pasture for his beef cattle.
Mr. Fruzor who has leased the S.
C. Collins farm for a number of years
'arrived lust week with his family and
pAqfl 'mum
are now residents of our community.
itenry tiiown. ine a gai carpenter
his finished building t modern chick
en house tor A. I.. Seabiook.
Jonathan apples grow n by H. V.
Carlton on the Kcdkin orchard re
cent ly lopped the New Vml? market
where they were In competition willO
1 lood Hiver nod Washington apples.
A -ten pound boy ws born recently
to .Mr. ami .Mrs. Amos Smith at Jef
ferson. Ore. Mrs. Smith was former
ly Miss Myrtle Ityiuni of this district.
The school children are preparing
a program for Hallowe'en.
Mrs. J. C. I'endluton lias, been 111
the past week bill at this writing Is
suiueu hat Improved.
Miss Kva N'ealon came home from
Kupene where sbe Is atlvndinir the
university, for a brief vlali feist Sutuifl
day.
S. MQcutil.'. Carl Quackenbusli and
Yern Pendleton returned Wednrsday
fro in n week's hunting trip in tho.
hills. They enjoyed tho outing very
much but did not bring homo any
meat. ' ' f
During the hunting season several
of our "best shots" have takentrips
to where the big bucks were said to
bo pteiaiful but um far as w4 know
only two deer have been brought in
and one of them was killed on lower
Table Hock.
Kriends of Ed Vincent, our rural
carrier are pleased to sen him again
on the route after more than a
month's absence owing to illness.
Several hundred fat lambs Hint
have been on pssture hero were gsth-
ered up Thursdsy find drw to Cen
tral Point Add. loaded on the carl fur
shipment. " " D
W in i '.. My nn 1 1 and family have
moved from the John Ousgnn ranch
to their own place In tho Itccse crock
section. ' ' j-.
There aro several visltom being
entertained at the present time by
Table Bock residents but your corre
spondent has not been able to get tho
names in time fur this writing. -
If those having news of this kind
would send It In or phono to the cor
respondent the small effort would ho
very much appreciated and It would
help to keep the "Tablets" going.
Conk with km
Fill at the "Red Crown"
L VniU pump (red, white and
PVU S' blue) at Standard Oil
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STANDARD OIL COMPANY
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