The Ashland Advertiser. 1776.
Race between Bicyclists and Horsemen
for liberal purse. Course will be from
Boulevard corner to Normal School
and return, distance about 2*4 miles.
Music during the dav will be furnished
by the unrivalled Ashland Band, under
the leadership of Prof. O. O. Helman.
Grand Illuminated Bicycle Parade »n
early evening.
1896.
Published Every Wednesday.
Monarch of the Amateurs.
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ASHLAND,...........WEDNESDAY, JUNE
24, 1896
LOCAL SQUIDS.
Fish every Thursday at Poley & Co’s.
Company D, O. N. G., rifle range will
soon be in shape for target practice.
^I^Remember us for J ob P rinting .
Hard wood for sale. Leave orders at
the A dvertise office.
A freezer of ice cream was stolen from
the W. R. C. social at the residence of J.
H. Pratt, on Spring street, last Friday
evening.
The W. C. T. U. will give a grand
Fourth of July dinner in the Opera
building.
White labor only at the Ashland
Steam Laundry.
A number of the citizens of Ashland
were cleaning up the Chautauqua
grounds yesterday.
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.
Virgin’s Granulated Patent Flour—
seldom equalled; never excelled.
If you don’t read the A dvertiser , you
don’t get half the news. Subscribe.
For quick, first-class service, go to the
Ashland Steam Laundry. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Mail orders solicited.
The eagle will scream louder in Ash­
land this Fourth of July than it ever did
before. All are invited to come and en­
joy themselves.
Millfeed $12.50 per ton, wholesale;
$14.00 per ton, retail, at Ashland Mills.
The place to buy fire crackers and fire­
works of all kinds is at Bert Sayles’.
Plain washing 25 cents per dozen at
the Ashland Steam Laundry.
The Bimetallic League, of Ashland,
met in the city hall last Saturday eve­
ning. There were less than a dozen
people present, consequently, not a very
lively meeting was had.
FOURTH ° f JULY
-^^Celebration
A GRAND BALL
—IN—
ASHLAND,
:
OREGON,
Under the Auspices of the Firemen.
GENERAL OUTLINE OF PROGRAM.
President of the Day, Hon. C. B. Wat­
son, of Ashland.
Vice Presidents, Hon. W. I. Vawters, of
Medford, Hon. W. M. Colvig, of Jack­
sonville, W.C. Lee ver, of Central Pt.
Orator of the Day, Hon W. S. Crowell,
of Medford.
Reader, Miss Agnes Devlin, of Jackson­
ville.
Grand Marshal, G. W. Dunn.
Aids, J. E. Pelton, G. W. Barron, G. S.
Butler.
Salute of thirteen guns at sunrise.
A GREAT PARADE.
The parade will form at 9:30 a . m . in
the following order^s near as practica ble:
Ashland Band.
Company D., O. N. G.
Cadets, Companies A, B and C.
Artillery Company A.
Ashland Hose Company No. 1.
Ashland Hose Company No. 2.
Orator, Reader and Officers of the Day
in carriages.
G. A. R. float, follow ed by floats of other
socities.
Public and Normal School floats.
Oregon float.
Display of the different merchants and
trades.
Citizens in carriages and on foot.
TABERNACLE PROGRAM.
Music, Ashland Band.
Invocation.
Vocal Music—Trio—“To Thee, O Coun­
try,” Ashland Lady Quartet.
Music, Ashland Band.
Reading Declaration of Independence,
Miss Agnes Devlin.
Vocal Music — Solo and Trio — “Old
Glory,” Ashland Lady Quartet.
Oration, Hon. W. S. Crowell.
Vocal Music, Ashland Lady Quartet.
Benediction.
AMUSEMENTS.
The afternoon exercises will include a
long string of interesting and thrilling
amusements. At three o’clock will take
place the
GRAND BURLESQUE PARADE
and the Grand Mammoth Band of 25
pieces will be heard for the first time by
the delighted listeners; also, in the par­
ade will be the troupe of Performing
Minstrels, w ho will give a free exhibi­
tion. Following these will come a great
band of Wild Comanche Warriors in full
war paint and celebrating a recent vic­
tory in the style of savagery. The bur­
lesque parade will be a feature of the
day and contain many new and interest­
ing attractions.
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Will be given in the evening at the
Opera House, under the auspices of the
Firemen. Music by Helman’s Ashland
Orchestra. Supper will be served at
Hotel Oregon. Tickets $2 per couple,
including supper; spectators 25c. Floor
Director,— J. Edw’. Thornton.
Floor
Managers—F. D. Wagner, S. G. Eggers,
H. S. Evans, A. L. Helman, C. C. Chit­
wood. The grand march will liegin at
9 o’clock sharp.
The people from far and wide are in­
vited to come to Ashland and partake
freely of the entertainment of the day.
Fine picnic grounds, pure cold water, all
free as air. A most attractive literary
and musical program, interesting amuse­
ments and a general good time promised
all around.
Reduced railroad rates for those who
desire to come by train. Train will
arrive in Ashland aliout 9:00 a . m . and
leave about 11:30 p. m .
Firemen’s Executive Committee in
charge of the Celebration—F. D. Wag­
ner, H. J. Hicks, H. S. Evans, G. W.
Vaupel, J. Edw. Thornton.
The stock-holders of the creamery
i that is to be established in Ashland held
a meeting in the council rooms last
night. The transactions consisted in
organizing the company and the appoint­
ment of two committees—one, to investi­
gate grounds for the location of the
creamery, and the other a building com­
mittee.
Work has now lieen commenced on
the Ashland-Klamath Falls wagon road.
A crew* of aliout fifteen men left here
yesterday to w'ork on the road. G. M.
Grainger is superintending the construc­
tion. The w’ages paid the men are $1.00
per day, and board.
Committees from the several young
people’s societies, of Ashland, met last
evening to make arrangements for the
union meeting to be held Sunday eve­
ning, July 12, in the Chautauqua build­
ing.
At a meeting of the Encampment
committee last Saturday night, the date
of the 1896 Encampment was set at Aug­
ust 10-15. It will be held in Ashland.
The “pupils of the Deestrict Skeul”
are to have a reunion to-night at the
home of Mrs. Force, on Spring street.
A party of tw’elve young people will
ascend Grizzly Peak to-morrow’.
The Strike Declared off.
The strike of the fishermen along the
Columbia river has been declared off,
the strikers seeing that persistence in
their demands could profit them nothing
and they were losing money everv hour.
RACES FOR BOYS,
The troops—1st Regiment, O. fl. G.—
RACES FOR GIRLS,
were ordered home, arriving at their
RACKS FOR MEN, armory Monday morning. The waiting
with Cash Prizes for each.
orders of the different companies of the
Egg Gathering Contest, Sack Racing, state* have been annulled. Thus, the
Jumping, Rope Climbing, Etc., for O. N. G. has demonstrated its authority
which liberal prizes will be given.
and usefulness quietly and satisfactorily.