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The Ashland Advertiser. City Council Proceedings. Normal School Notes. Published Every Wednesday. JANUARY 4, 1897. The students have returned after the holidav vacation and feel that they can do more satisfactory work for the two weeks vacation. The old students have returned, and with them several new ones. A literary society has been organized in the model department that even the youngest in the school may have the benefit of literary work. Miss Nellie Towne, of Phoenix, a for mer student of the Eugene University, has entered school to remain for a year and a half. Bernard Spencer, ’96, visited school Monday before his return to the Uni versity. The Normal Reading Room is of much advantage to the school. A number of the leading dailv and weekly papers are on the table, besides the best of the monthly magazines. The reception, which was postponed until after the vacation, will I mj held in about two weeks. A musical and liter ary program will be given at that time. Honarch of the Amateurs. E ditor , . . P ublisher , P roprietor . — TERMS. — Subscription, One Year,................. $.<50. “ Six Months,.................. 25. Sample copies mailed freely. Advertising rates, Made known upon Discounts,........... application. Terms to Agents, GF'All ads., notices, etc., when not paid in advance, run until ordered out. Entered at the post-office at Ashland, Oregon, as second-class matter. P. FISHER, NEWSPAPER AD- vertising Agent, 21 Merchant’s Exchange, San Francisco, is our author ized agent. The A dvertiser is kept on tile in his office. 1 The “ADVERTISER” he» the Largeit fircalation of aay Awiatear Newspaper ia the World. ASHLAND,............... WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6, 1897 Ashland Young People's Christian Societies. TOPICS FOR SUNDAY, JAN. 10, 6:30 P. M. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. C hristian E ndeavor .—Spiritual power: whence it comes and how to get it.— Phil. 4:4-13. Leader, Edward Spen cer. PBESBY’TERIAN CHURCH. C hristian E ndeavor .—Spiritual power: whence it comes and how to get it.— Phil. 4:4:13. C3F“A cordial invitation extended to all to attend. She.—No, thank you; I don’t care to know him. He is a most detestable per son. He.—There must be some mis take. Everyone speak well of him. She.—I don’t care. He was one of the judges at the dog show and he wouldn’t give poor little Fido a prize.—Puck. t “Don’t tell papa that Uncle Jack sent me a dollar.” “Why not, Johnny?” “He might want to borrow’ it.”—New York Evening Sun, FOR RENT. , . • GROUND FLOOR—5 ROOMS • Residence of Mrs. C. Cowles, South Main Street, fifth house east of Opera House. For full particulars, terms, etc., call upon or address Mrs. C. Cowlee, Ashland, Oregon. For Sale at a Bargain, If Taken at Once, Two story, 8-room house; good bam and W’ood house; one acre of land in bearing orchard and small fruits. $500; $300 down. For particulars, inquire of L. M. Goodwin, or at Hargrove Sisters* Millinery Store Regular meeting of City Council. Present.—J. P. Dodge, Mayor; Coun cilmen F. H. Carter, C. B. Crisler, G. W. Crowson, W. A. Patrick, W. J. Schmidt, Absent.—W. B. Million. F. H. Carter was elected to act as chairman of the Council in the absence of the Mayor during the ensuing year. C. B. Watson was elected as City At torney for the ensuing year at a salary of ten dollars a month. The Mayor appointed the following standing committees: Finance Com mittee, W. J. Schmidt, G. W. Crcwson, F. H. Carter; Fire and Water Commit tee, W. A. Patrick, C. B. Crisler, W. B. Million ; Street Committee, F. H. Car ter, W. B. Million, C. B. Crisler; Sani tary Committee, G. W. Crowson, W. J. Schmidt, Dr. Parson, Dr. Herndon. The monthly reports of the City Mar shal, City Recorder, and Supt. of Water Works were read and filed; also the quarterly reports of City Treasurer and Sexton of Cemetery. The City Marshal appointed and the Council approved the nominations as follows: D ied .—In Ashland, Monday evening, Nightwatch, J. P. Sayle. January 4, 1897, at 5 o’clock, infant Special Police, 1st ward, A. E. Hil son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Messen dreth, Jr. ger, aged 7 months. Special Police, 2d ward, E. Walrad. Funeral services held yesterday after Special Police, 3d ward, G. W. Smith. noon. Interment in Ashland cemetery. The fact that the sidew’alks in manv places throughout the City are in a di M arried , — In Jacksonville, Saturday evening, January 2, 1897, by Rev. J. lapidated condition having been brought M. Schultz, Mr. H. V. Mitchell, of to the attention of the Council, on mo Gazelle, California, and Miss Cora * tion of W. J. Schmidt, seconded bv G. Chapman, of Ashland. W. Crowson, the Council instructed the The newly married will make their Street Committee to look into the mat home in Gazelle. ter and have owners of property re pair the same. M arried .—At Myrtle Crdbk, Wednes A petition to have the Council order day afternoon, l)eceml>er 30, 1896, at 2 a sidewalk laid on the west side of Third o’chick, at the home of the bride’s par street in the R.R. addition from Main ents, Mr. A. F. Cornutt and Miss street to Spring street was referred to Mary Chadwick, Rev. R. A. Reagan the Street Committee . officiating. The groom is the principal of the Ash The City Recorder was instructed to make application to the County Clerk land south public school, and the bride for a certified statement of the assess is the daughter of J. J. Chadwick, of able property within the City, on which Myrtle Creek. to base a levy for the current year. Since the work of Evangelist E. A. The following bills were approved by Ross in this place some weeks ago, the the Finance Committee, and on motion local churches have been reaping a good of F. H. Carter, seconded by W. A. Pat harvest. Sunday was a memorable day rick, the Recorder w’as instructed to in the history of all of them. The mem draw’ warrants on the City Treasurer to bership of the respective denominations pay the same, viz: w’as materially increas€‘d and the large Electric Light Co., street lights,..$115 50 attendance at the services both morning E. V. Carter, salary for quarter,.. 15 00 and evening was immensely encouraging C. P. Jones, salary for Dec.,......... 50 00 to the pastore. ll 50 00 I. C. Dodge, ll I I C. B. Watson, 15 00 The official report of the late residen ll II 5 00 tial election is at last given to the pub Geo. Engle, Milton Berry, Recorder’s fees >• • • 30 15 lic. The total vote of the United States Klum & Crisler, rent of land y • • • • 15 00 was 13,888,762. The votes received I y Ashland Tidings, printing,.. 11 75 the candidates stand as follows: R. K. Sutton, livery hire,... 10 50 Kinney & Provost, merchandise,. 635 Me Kinley,.............................. .7,101,401 B. F. Reeser, “ 4 25 Bryan,.......................................... 6,470,656 H. C. Myer, rent,......................... 2 50 Palmer,........................................... 135,957 E. B. Curry, labor on streets,.... 75 Levering, (Prohibition)................ 130,560 On motion, the Council adjourned, to Bentley(National)........................ .14,392 meet Thursday evening, January 7. Nachette, (Socialist)....................... 33,533 M ilton B erry , City Recorder. 1897 is here. Begin the new year rightly, using the very læst printed com Li Hung Chang’s foreign visitors mercial stationery. The A dvertiser since his return to China notice a marked office turns out the best work in the city. change in his manner of address. He A trial will convince you. Our prices has lost much of his old brusqueness.— are the lowest. Give us a call in our Exchange. new quarters in Novelty block. 14 I I
