The Ashland Advertiser.
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ASHLAND,. .. .WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1896.
EDITORIAL.
Now that the city knows just how
much water it is entitled to, a larger
“ take in” should be constructed at the
head of the works so that the main
pipes would be filled all the time.
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The case of ownership of the water in
Ashland Creek between the City of Ash
land and Virgin & Co. has been settled,
and both parties are to lie < ongratulat-
ed on coming to such a satisfactory
agreement.
LOCAL SQUIBS.
Central Point Pointers.
Irwin Pruit, of Lone Oak, was in
tow n Monday.
Charles Chitw’ood, of Medford, made
our tow n a visit last Sunday.
Miss Mary Jacobs returned home
from Ashland on Saturday evening’s
train.
Miss Lettie Magruder, of this place,
has commenced teaching a subscription
school here.
Rev. Eli Fisher, of Medford, will lec
ture here Wednesday evening in the in
terest of the A. P. A.
John W. Jacobs and others were
called to Jacksonville Monday as wit
nesses in the case of John Peninger.
Mr. George Brown, of Eagle Point,
spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs.
Wm. Homes, of this place, returning to
Jacksonville Monday to resume his
charge as juryman.
D ied .—At the residence of his brother,
W. A. Owens, Friday evening, April 10,
1896. at eight o’clock, Edward R. Ow
ens, aged 61 years and 5 months,
In
term ent in Jacksonville cemetery.
Populist delegates of Central Point
are: M. S. Welch, I. B. Williams, I. J.
Fradenburg, D. Dunlap, George Little,
Wm. A. Mann, Mark Welch, Bert New
ton, James Riley. C. C. Gilchrist. A M.
Ford and A. S. Jacobs.
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Normal School Notes.
The next school entertainment will be
Saturday, May 2.
The Burns Entertainment Saturday
evening, was the l>est ever given in the
chapel.
Miss. Elma Johnson, from Coos Co.,
entered the commerical department
Tuesday.
Rev. Dilw’orth and Rev. Thackery, of
Grants Pass were visiting the school
Tuesday.
Fred Sturgis, of the Commercial de
partment, returned to his home in Med
ford Saturday.
“ R. E. P orter .”
Medford has recently passed a bicycle
ordinance making it unlaw ful forwheel-
men to ride on the sidew’alk of that city.
Good ! Every city ought to have such
an ordinance. Bicycles are protected by
Water Case Settled.
the laws governing vehicles and should
be made to remain in the territory
At a special meeting Monday,
allotted to them—the street.
the City Council received from Virgin &
Co., a proposition, subject to the ap-
i>rovalof the court, that the City of Ash-
The A dvertiser is pleased to congrat and be allowed 100 cubic inches of w ater
ulate the Ashland Steam Laundry peo from Ashland creek at all times of the
ple and its patrons on the good work year and during the dry, irrigating
season the flour mill would shut down
being turned!out under the new man twro days in each week, besides Sunday.
agement. Now that competent help
The ease has been settled in conform
ity
with the above proposition, Tues
has been secured, and with first-class
machinery, there can no longer be just day’s and Friday’s being the days on
which the mill will shut dow’n during
cause for sending work to Portland or the drv season.
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Salem. And for the benefit of the enter
prise, which needs all the encourage
Fire at Sisson.
ment it can possibly have at the hands
of our people, it is to be hoped that
S isson , C al ., April 11.—The w’hole
those who are patronizing the Chinese “ saloon row” burned out last night
w ill see that it is to their advantage to about 8:00 o’clock. One life lost. The
send their w'ork to the Steam Laundry, buildings were all wood and occupied
w here clothes are not whipped to pieces principally by saloons. A robbery was
committed at the time of the fire and
and the buttons are not torn off by the the blaze is supposed to be of incendiary
old fashioned process of wringing. *
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Fish every Friday at Poley & Co’s.
We are informed by one of the party
! that the Populists intend to spray for
the ‘‘scale” in the party. Better not
delay: the “ scales” are rapidly becom
ing more numerous.
Plain washing 25 cents per dozen at
the Ashland Steam Laundry.
SPRAYING.—M. Crisler & C. Lind-
sey have purchased a large spraying
outfit and are prepared to do custom
w’ork on short notice.
The Southern Pacific R. R. Co. has
made a freight rate on vegetables from
San Francisco to Ashland of 37 cents
per 100 pounds, and 47}2 cents j>er 100
pounds on fruit.
^I^PRemember us for J ob P rinting .
F or S ale .—Coal, in any quantity.
Emil Peil, Blacksmith.
Monday’s south bound flyer was de
tained in Ashland al »out thirty minutes
for the repair of steps that had been
smashed in passing a small slide.
For quick, first-class service, go to the
Ashland Steam Laundry. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Mail orders solicited.
Don’t forget to call around when you
want anything in the Job Printing line.
We turn out, without exception , the
best work in the city at the lowest price.
At the populist primary at Phoenix
Saturday, there were thirty votes cast.
Upon counting the ballot it was found
that th.rty dfferent men had been
voted for.
B orn .—In Ashland, Monday, April 13,
1896, to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cummings,
a son.
If you don’t read the A dvertiser , you
don’t get half the news. Subscribe.
White labor only at the Ashland
Steam Laundry.
J. H. Pratt is having a new residence
erected on spring street. Upright, 18x
30 feet; l1.» stories high; wing, 16x16
feet; Kitt hen, 12x14 feet. Cordell ami
Glenn are doing the work.
Not cheap paper, but paper cheap. If
you are thinking of buying wall paper
this spring, don’t buy until have seen
fine samples of paper for sale by Mrs. B.
H. Hatch at less than half price.
Millfeed $12.50 per ton, wholesale;
$14.00 per ton, retail, at Ashland Mills.
Hard wood for sale.
the A dvertise office.
Leave orders at
Emil Peil, doctor of sick mowers, etc.
Virgin’s Granulated Patent Flour—
seldom equalled ; never excelled.
A shortage of $106.43 in the accounts
of ex-Treasurer Moore, of Jackson Co.,
has been found by County Clerk
Jacobs.
Instructions to the effect that
Moore be ordered reimburse the county
have been given to County clerk Jacobs.
Karl Fleshier, a nephew’ of J. A.
Gross, proprietor of the Depot Hotel,
was arrested yesterday afternoon about
four o’clock. A charge of disorderly
conduct w'as
preferred
by
Mr.
Gross. A hearing was had before Re
corder Berry, and a fine of ten dollars
was imposed.