The Ashland advertiser., June 24, 1896, Image 1

1776.—GRAND FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION IN ASHLAND THIS TEAR. %• Program ol the Day on Second Page-1896.
The Ashland Advertiser.
Honarch of the Amateurs.
ASHLAND. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1896.
VOL. IV.
NO. 14.
MEDFORD COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The Graduates of the Class of *96 are Present­
ed with Diplomas.
ANG!
Fourth of July
ANGI
ANGM
The commencement exercises of the
class of 1896, of the Medford high school,
were held in the opera house in that
place last Friday evening, lx?ginning at
is coming, and Fire Crackers delight Young
eight o’clock. The hall was crowded full. :
The stage was tastefully decorated with
America.
We have CRACKERS, large
choice flowers. The class motto, “Au-
and small, in any quantity, at the lowest
daces fortuna juvat,” the letters formed
of evergreen, was suspended in an arch
prices.
al>ove the neatly arranged stage. The
object of the class was: “Our country,
our whole country, and nothing but our
country,” and all the orations of the
Sky Rockets, Roman Candles, Pin Wheels,
graduates were illustrative of the class ■
object. The performances of the young
Colored Lights, Japanese Lanterns, Tissue
people were such that they may lx? '
Festooning, EVERYTHING for decoration
proud of, and showed that their diplo­
mas were earned by hard effort.
and celebration.
Reunion of the class in 1916 was a l
prophetic farce, a period of twenty years
Fine Fresh Line
iFL.Y Confectionery.
Ice
supposing to have elapsed, the graduates i
------------------------------- Cold Drinks in \3r1ety.
meeting to “spend the evening,” and, in
the course of the conversation, the do­
ings of each during the twenty years
BERT SAYLES’ CANDY STORE,
0
were told.
OPPOSITE
ASHLAND
HOTEL.
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There were eight graduates in the
class, Zoa E. Bruns, W. L. Cameron, j
Helen Holtan, L. May Phipps, Ida H.
Weaver, F. M. White, Edith M. White
and W. W. Ferguson.
Money in Farming.
undoubtedly
commit
violence
The program rendered was as follows: upon
the men who are flow fishing if the
PROGRAM—PART I.
protection
should be removed, and it is
It is a notable fact that all farming in­
Overture, “Nugget Nell,”............... Band thought that
a
force
will
lx*
required
terests
improve where it is possible to
Invocation
along
the
river
for
some
time
yet.
utilize the water that the wells on the
Class Song, “At the Threshold,” ...
The
catches
of
fish
are
very
large
this
place
will produce. How few people
...
...L lass of 96 year, and the idle strikers are losing a
think of the value of water for irrigation,
Is Patriotism Declining in America?
great
deal
of
money,
for
which
they
will
and
what could be produced at a mini­
............................
.Zoa E. Bruns never receive any satisfaction.
mum
cost if it were used. The question
America’s Demands in Education,..
has been heretofore how to get the water
....... ........................... W. L. Cameron
Annual
Ros«
Carnival.
to the surface economically, and this has
America in Invention, ... Helen Holtan
lyen accomplished by the use of Gaso­
Cause of America’s Success,............
line
or Kerosene Oil Gas Engine manu­
....................................L. May Phipps
The ladies of the Trinity Guild are
Octet, “Peasant Wedding March,” .
preparing for their annual Rose Carni­ factured by Palmer and Rev Type
.. ........................................... Teachers val. It is the intention to make this a Foundry. 405 Sansome street, San Fran­
America’s Resources,.... Ida H. Weaver county offair and give our neighl>ors an cisco, California.
Arbitration Instead of War,...........
opportunity to have the young lady of
His Nomination Celebrated.
..............
F. M. White their choice crowned.
American Literature,. ..Edith M. White 1 The voting places in Ashland will l»e
Become enthusiastic over the nomina­
Our Country’s Future,..W. W. Ferguson at P. W. Paulson’s, G. W. Vaupel’s and tion
of Wm. McKinley, the republicans
Presentation of Diplomas,................
Hotel Oregon, where all are invited to of Ashland expressed their approval last
............................ Hon. W. H. Parker vote for their Queen at five cents a vote. Friday night by firing the anvil and
Parting Class Song,................Class of ’96
Further particulars later. All com­ otherwise waking the echoes. Of course
PART 11.
munications from neighboring towns, there were present tlie usual number of
Reunion of Class—............................
regarding voting, etc., should be ad­ “politicians” who thought the wrong
..................... Medford, June 19,1916 dressed to the secretary, Mrs. Luella man had l>een placed in nomination and
From Ashland, young people to the Rogers, Ashland, Oregon.
advised those who were celebrating to
number of about thirty-five attended the
“wait until after election.”
Creamery Shares Sold.
exercises.
Fireworks
The Strike Situation.
While everything is quiet along the
Columbia, it is the presence of the troops
that makes it so. The militia are patrol­
ling the river, protecting the fishermen
that are at work. Part of the regiment
will probably be withdrawn, but an
ample force will be retained to preserve
the peace. The union-fishermen would
Advertised Letter List.
All of the shares required, and some
List of letters remaining uncalled for
more, have been sold for the Ashland in the Ashland, Oregon, Post Office,
creamery, and it will be but a short time June 22, 1896:
until the building is erected and the
Hurd, W. E.,
Porter, O. T.,
machinery startea in operation. The
Serwe, J. E., (2) Swenny, B.,
people of Ashland have made a good
Wade, B. H.,
Wong, Quong.
move.
Persons calling for same will please
In Siskiyou county, there are four
say
“advertised.”
creameries running to their fullest ca­
W. H. B runk , P. M.
pacities.