Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-30

Cardwell, their nephew, son of the
late Lawrence Cardwell, deceased
formerly of Gold HILL Melvin has
resided with the family since his faith
er's death. The Cardwells make an
annual visit to Gold Hill, having nev-
er missed season yet for some
twelve years past, when they left for
klamath county. Mrs. Cardwell is
daughter OF Mary Griffith, an old
resident OF this city, in her Goth year,
a sister of Mrs. George A. Patrick of
this city, and sister of Thomas Grif-
fiths of Sardine creek.
w. II. Norcross, the well-known
horticulturist Of Central Point, was
in Gold Hill last Wednesday, repre-
senting the Earl Fruit Company.
Ezra Webber, the well-known tim
Der, sheep and farm operator of
Sans Valley, was in Gold Hill Tues
day doing his regular weekly buying
and looking after his business inter-
ests. He was accompanied by his
brother, John Webber, of Round
Mountain, Cal, who is spending the
summer here with Ezra.
Lem Bloomquist of the Webber
shingle and box factory, located on
the Ramsey canyon road in Sans val
ley, has entered into four-year con-
tract with the Medford lumber yards
for the entire outpost of shingle ma
chimes of his plant The outpost of
the shingle factory is 10000 per day.
Mr.. Bloomquist, recently of Peta-
luna, CAL, acquired this factory and
tract of timber from Ezra Webber
last year and has been successfully
operating the same since. The
Joseph Il. Hammersly tract of 240
acres is included in this holding.
William Childers, the well-known
miner of Gold Hill, had one of his
hands painfully injured while oper-
ating power drill in the Ray-Haff
mines last Monday.
The Bible class of the NJ. E. church
Of Gold Fill held its regular business
meeting and social entertainment
Monday evening at the church, with
a good attendance. After the usual
business matters were dispensed with
the evening was spent with social af-
fairs, and shingle spread was ten
dered those present. consisting of ice
cream and cake. Mesdames ]. w.
Merritt, R. L. Darling, Thomas West
and w. H. Newton we're the members
of the entertainment committee.
Thomas M. Griffith, the we'll
known Sardine creek rancher, has
sold his stock and rented his farm
to Jesse q. Durkee. He Is contem-
plating leaving in few days with
his wife for years vacation. He
said, in having the lease made for the
ranch in his attorneys office at Gold
Hill: "I am just tired of working
and staying around here. / am going
home and hitch up my team, and my
wife and I are going to strike out
No, I don't know where, Just any
where the notion strikes us. Father
and came here forty years ago and
he took homestead up on Sardine
creek, and have been here ever
since. No, there was nothing at Gold
Hill, just the brush and trees, the
stage road to California which passes
across the river Just the Chavner
place across the river, the DR.. Joseph
Parker place on Kane's creek, the
White place at Rock Point, the Neat
hammer place on Sardine creek and
the DR.. Colvig place opposite Rock
Point were settled at that time"
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Newton of
Oakland, CAL, arrived in Gold Hill
Monday on an extended visit with
his mother Mrs. w. II. Newton, of
this city. Mr.. Newton, better known
here as "Toby," was born and raised
here, and after an absence of several
years returns with better-half. He
took up electrical work some years
ago and is now an electrical engineer
for a large firm in San Francisco.