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The Ashland Advertiser.
Published Every Wednesday,
nonarch of the Amateurs.
E ditor , . .
P ublisher ,
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Six Months.................... 25.
Sample copies mailed freely.
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application.
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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.
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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
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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
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it was rendered. The comedy was pro I. C. Dodge,
C.B.
Watson,
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duced in Grant’e Pass Friday evening.
J.
W.
O.
Gregory,
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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
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ing, has made a great “hit” in the towns C. D. Connell,
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of the valley, and above speaking well of Geo. R. Wiley,
Charles
Scranton,
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the ability and training oi the individual
Kinney
&
Provost,
mdse.,.
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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,
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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,
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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,.