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About The Ashland advertiser. (Ashland, Or.) 1893-1898 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1897)
» The Ashland Advertiser. Published Every Wednesday, nonarch of the Amateurs. E ditor , . . P ublisher , P roprietor . — TERMS. — Subscription, One Year.................... $.50. “ Six Months.................... 25. Sample copies mailed freely. Advertising rates, ) Ma(le K Agents? application. 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. ! The “ADVERTISER” has the l argest Circulation of any Amateur Newspaper in the World. ASHLAND,..............WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1897 Advertised Letter List. List of letters remaining uncalled for in the Ashland, Oregon, Post Office, May 3, 1897. Jacobs, Miss Cora, Johnson, Ed. Persons calling for same will please say “advertised.” W H. B runk P M. A telephone line has just l>een com pleted between Redding and Red Bluff, says the Dunsmuir (Cal.) Herald. The New York Times says the two longest words in English are dispropor- tionableness and establishmentarianism. A new lighthouse is being erected at the entrance to Gray’s harbor, Wash ington. Work was begun last Wednes day . The centennial exposition of Tennes see was opened May 1st. President Mc Kinley in Washington touched the but ton that set the machinery in motion. For the past week, the West IndieR have been visited by frequent earth quake shocks, doing much damage to property. Many people have been killed. The hoboes that arrived in Ashland last Sunday night were taken to Grant’s Pass on Monday’s freight. Another crow’d of about forty arrived last night, and a number of them are now’ working in the city chain gang. J. W. Merritt, of Central Point, re signed his position as a member of the Southern Oregon Agricultural Society. His resignation was accepted by Govern or Lord fast Saturday. Circular letters have been sent to all staff officers of the National Guard of each state, soliciting their opinions con cerning a general concentration of the national gauadsmen at the trans-Missis- sippian exposition to be held at Omaha, Nebraska, in May, ’98. Wanted-An Idea __ Who can think of some simple thing to patent? Protect your Ideas; they may bring you wealth. Write JOHN WEDDERBURN ft CO., Patent Attor neys, Washington, D. C., for their $1,800 prize offer and new list of one thousand inventions wanted. Strawberries are now’ in market. They came from Marysville and Red- Bluff, California. Those from the for mer place are put up in pound cups, and retail for 15 cents; the Red Bluff berries are shipped in commercial cups, which sell for 12l.> cents each. — DEALER IN — George Dickey, an employe at Neil’s logging camp, three miles east of Sisson, California, was instantly killed last ïimi, ¿glnur and Grain, Thursday morning about 7 o’clock. His head was crushed between a log and a MASONIC BLOCK. skid. He was 27 years old, and leaves a mother, three brothers ami two sisters. The large band of Gypsies that have Everything Sold for Cash. been operating in California for some time past, have arrived in Ashland and are camped a short distance east of j town. No advantage is derived from this temporary addition to the local pop ulation, and our townspeople would be pleased to see them “move on.” There riders rind it necessary to ride on tke are about fifty Gypsies in the band, and sidewalks, they ride »lowly am! signal they are going to British Columbia. everyone whom they wish to pass. The Western roads have practically Most of the streets afford as smooth rid agreed upon rates, stop-overs and other ing‘as the' walks, but it is sometimes arrangements for the Christian Endeav an advantage to wheelmen to use the or convention at San Francisco during latter, and, the council recognizing this,, the latter part of next month, says the are desirous of allowing them to do so. Oregonian. Rates to San Francisco de All riders will readily appreciate the cided upon by this committee are as fol lilrerty, and w ill undoubtedly do all in lows : their power to prevent the abuse of the From Chicago and Milwaukee, $25; privilege so generously sustained. from St. Louis, Cairo, Memphis ami New Orleans, $23; from Peoria and City Council Proceedings. Bloomington, $24; from St. Paul and MONDAY, MAY 3. Minneapolis, $26 75; from Missouri-river Regular meeting of the City Council. points, Kansas City to Sioux City, in Present: J. P. Ixxlge; Council clusive, Columbus, Kan., Mineola and men F. H. Mayor Carter, W. B. Million, C. B. Houston, Tex., $22 50. Return rates Crisler, W. A. Patrick, G. W. Crowson, are the same. W. J. Schmidt. Yesterday afternoon about three Reports of City officers for April read o’clock, an accident occurred in the and placed on file. Ashland Iron Foundry that, for a time, The bad condition of some of the side presented an appearance of resulting walk the Boulevard was men fatally. Gus Costel, one of the proprie tioned, along ami the matter was referred to tors of the foundry, was operating the the Street Committee to notify the own crane, preparatory to making a cast, er and have him repair the walk. when the dog and rachet on the crank The riding of bicycles on the sidewalks shaft tailed to work, and the handle of was considered. The Council wish to be the crank flew’ back, striking him on the fair with all parties ami are desirous of head with terrific force. At first, it was feared the blow had killed him, l>ut he seeing the wheelmen retain their present revived and was taken to Dr. Parson’s sidewalk privileges, but suggest that in office, where the wound was dressed. order to do so, it will be necessary for Mr. Costel then returned to the foundry them not to ride on the walks in the and superintended the casting he was business part of town, that they should not ride fast past corners, and ride slow preparing to do. when passing jaMestrians, giving notice The “Private Secretary” bv the Ash of their approach. land Normal, was played in Jacksonville The following bills were approved and last Wednesday evening to a fair sized ordered paid: audience, and the people of the county . seat are very well pleased with this ex Electric Light Company,.............. $115 50 cellent plav and the good way in which George Engle, salary for April,.. 50 00 “ “ ..50 00 it was rendered. The comedy was pro I. C. Dodge, C.B. Watson, “ “ .. 10 00 duced in Grant’e Pass Friday evening. J. W. O. Gregory, “ “ .. 5 <X) The turnout there was not large, but was sufficient to meet all expenses of Milton Berry, Recorder’s fees,... 16 40 the troupe. The “Private Secretary,” C. E. Hooper, street com.,........... 49 40 under the leadership of Prof. I. E. Vin- , Fox & Hildreth, labor on streets, 72 35 “ “ 10 45 ing, has made a great “hit” in the towns C. D. Connell, “ “ 10 20 of the valley, and above speaking well of Geo. R. Wiley, Charles Scranton, “ “ 7 50 the ability and training oi the individual Kinney & Provost, mdse.,. ...... 31 75 players, creates a most favorable impres sion of the Southern Oregon State Nor Emil Peil, blacksmith w’ork, .... 26 20 A dvertiser , printing,.................. 3 50 mal. M. R. Moore, painting,............... 1 75 Much complaint is of late being pre Minkler Son, mdse.,........ .... 2 90 ferred against bicyclists who make a B. F. Reeser, “ .................... 1 70 “ •.................. 1 00 practice of fast and reckless riding on O. Winter, S. C. Palmer, use of jack screws,. 1 00 the sidewalks of our town ; while no one Wallace Baldwin, labor, ............... 75 has been seriously injured, pedestrians do not feel perfectly safe. The local H. C. Messenger, material and construction of sidewalk,......... 41 50 council wish to give wheelmen all the latitude possible in the use of reasonable M ilton B erry , privileges, and simply ask that when City Recorder. . G. M. Van Natta,.
