THE ASHLAND FRIDAY TIDINGS AUGUST 27, ISM. WEATHER REPORT. The following is the weather report- furnished us by H. C. Hill, for the week ending August 25th. Thermometer re­ corded at 6 a . m . and 12 m : . DATE 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 WE ATI! ER Clear............. << «< M 44 THERMTR 6 A. M . 58 60 61 60 52 4< 40 $< 44 12 M 86 88 90 85 60 66 65 ------------------------------------------- -f—------------------------------------------------------------ W kbat W anted .—Wagner, Anderson A Co., of the Ashland Mills, are now buying wheat, for which they are paying the highest cash market price. 2-tf. W ill bk S old .—The residence and property of M. Baum, on Granite street, is offered for sale at a bargain, For par- ticulars inquire of M. Baum at McCall, 6-ft. Atkinson A Co.’s store. H ousehold F urniture for S ale .— Mrs M. Baum offers for sale the entire lot of household furnishing goods in her residence on Granite street, among which are many pieces of nice furniture. Call and examine it. 9-tf. S etti . kmf . nt W anted .—All those who are indebted to Wagner,Anderson k Co., are requested to make settlement as soon as possible by cash, wheat or note, as our old accounts to date must be bal­ anced on our books. ll-3t. W agner , A nderson & C o . S hocking A ccident .—A man named Failman, driving a reaper in a harvest field near Oregon City last Friday, met with a fearful fate. The team he was driving became frightened and ran away and. making a sudden lunge, threw him directly in front of the fast moving sickles, Cutting off both legs as cleanly as if amputated by a surgeon. Assistance was promptly rendered, but the man died in a short time after the accident. D ied .—Joseph Sears, of this place, who left here in the early summer to spend several months in the Sacramento valley, died at Woodland on the morning of the 10th inst., of dropsy of the heart, at the age of 56 years He had been very ill with billious fever, but was thought to be recovering, when the fatal attack came.. The funeral was in the afternoon of the same day. His son James, who went with him from this place, has also been very sick, but was improving when last heard from. Mr. Sears leaves a wife and two children in Ashland. « LOCAL BREVITIES We are informed that a brass band will soon plunge into the agonies of prac­ New goods this week at McCall, Atkin­ tice in Ashland, a number of our boys son & Co.’s having ordered instruments from the Legislature convenes in the second east. week of next month. C. H. Schoff, who has been stopping School begins at the Ashland College with Mr. Billings, at the Eagle Mills, next Wednesday morning. left last Tuesday for San Francisco, and Several weddings are upon the eve of will probably go thence to the Atlantic coast. consummation in Ashland. John Chandler has lost a bird dog, John Million arrived with freight which he is willing to pay something to from Roseburg last Tuesday. C. A. N utley now keeps watermelons recover. It is white with the exception I and fruit for sale at his confectionery of a little yellow on the forehead and on one ear. store. Ch.is. E. Burrows and family came New Goods of every description re­ ceived this week at Butler & Rockft-1- over from Yreka last week, and have taken up residence in Mr Woolen’s ■few’s. I house. Mr. Burrows returned to Yreka We are indebted to both Mr. R. Ball on Monday. and David Ralph fur a treat of excellent At a meeting of the Directors of the pears. Siskiyou Agricultural Society last week, J. A. Leach has stopped at Yakima Col. W. S. Stone was elected President; City, W. T., and Dr. Taylor is in Walla J. H. Magoffey, Secretary, and M. Ren­ Walla. ner, Treasurer. Cool weather again. A light frost was The upper portion of the front of the perceptible in Ashland one morning this Pioneer store building, which was left week. unfinished last winter, by the failure of Judge Prim lias consented to deliver the supply of brick, is to be completed the oration at the Pioneer Reunion next now by Mr. Jacobs. month. Mr. Wolters would have been ready Ribbons, dress goods, hosiery, ladies’ to begin business at his bakery by this and gents’ underwear at Butler & Rock­ time but for an accident to the oven, the fellow's. arch of which fell in because of some de­ John McCurdy intends to put up a fect in its construction. hotel building in Alkali valley, Lake John II. Miller, of Lake county, was county. in Ashland last week. He has an unus­ J. A. Cardwell, of Jacksonville, has ually fine crop of wheat on his farm this driven up to Ashland nearly every day year, and was looking for a reaper with recently. a which to cut it. A. W. Bish now drives a handsome John Fraley writes from Oregon, Mis­ pair of dark sorrel horses to his vegeta­ souri, that he will probably return to ble wagon. Ashland before the winter sets in. Since For bargains go to McCall, Atkinson he lias lived in Southern Oregon Mis­ & Co.'s — goods selling for cash at cost souri has no charms for him. and freight. Lime from James Mullin's kiln will Wm. Willits returned home yesterday hereafter be kept on hand for sale at D. from Yreka, and will probably spend the P. Walrad's in Ashland. It will be kept winter in Ashlan 1. in tight barrels, protected from the air, and may be had in any quantity. Henry Norton and John True arrived last Monday from Redding, with goods A party, consisting of Mrs. Kentnor and children. Miss Katie Chitwood, and for our merchants. Miss Ella Scott, the music teacher of Messrs. Al Watson, Ed. Myer, and the Ashland College, will reach here Frank Vining, left Ashland for an excur­ sion in the mountains last Saturday. about the 30th inst. Clothing, overalls, hats, caps and everything in that line cheap for cash at Butler k Rock fellow’s. On motion of Governor Thayer, Judge Prim was last week admitted to practice in the Supreme Court. Pres. Rogers and Prof LaDru Royal, of the Ashland College, arrived on Wed­ nesday evening's stage. A man named Nathan Griswold com­ mitted suicide at Junction City on Sun­ day morning of last week, cutting his throat from ear to ear. He was doubt­ less laboring under temporary insanity. At Salem mill nine pairs of burrs are constAitly running; wheat is coming in at the rate of 1,200 bushels per day, and 85 tents per bushel is paid for old wheat, but no price has been fixed for the new. Coos county has gained 195 per cent, Forest fires are burning in the moun­ in population since 1870. Curry comes tains in many portions of the state, in next with 110 per ceut. some places spreading so rapidly that The young ladies of Ashland contem­ faroi property is endangered. A good plate organizing a “Gossiping Society.” rain would be welcomed in those re­ No old ladies need apply. gions. It is reported that D. A. Levens, of W. H. Atkinson has a young apple tree Canyonville, has sold his band of cattle in his garden which bears the finest seed­ at Fort Harney for $40,000. ling apples of the early variety that have Fisher k Baum's place in San Fran­ been brought into notice hereabout. The cisco is No. 105 Sansome street, instead new variety will no doubt be extensively of on Kearney street, as we had it propagated. P ioneer R eunion .—The fourth an­ nual reunion of the Pioneer Society of Southern Oregon, will be held at the Court House enclosure in Jacksonville, on Thursday the 16th of September next. A cordial invitation is extended to all, whether members or not. Families are requested to furnish provisions for the occasion. Members who are delinquent for their yearly dues, are earnestly re­ quested to pay the same to K. Kubli, Treasurer, to meet current expenses. The annual races at Adin, Modoc W m . H offman , Sec’y. county, Cal., begin on Tuesday, Septem­ ber 28th next, and continue four days. F ine H orses .—J. A. Merrick, the A. G. Rockfellow will build an addi­ horseman, was in town this week, hav­ tion to his dwelling house on Church ing returned from a trip to California. street. L. S. P. Marsh will do the His fine horse,“Commodore Mambrino,” work. is at Maj. Barron’s, and will be kept Wm. A. Wright has been appointed there during the fall and winter. His other horse, Bayswater, now in the Sac­ Justice of the Peace for Linkville pre­ ramento valley, will be taken north t® cinct, vice A. P. Armstrong, who re­ the Willamette valley by water. Mr. signed. Good oak and pine wood in any quan­ Barron is interested in having Bayswater brought into Oregon, and is backing Mr. tity for sale cheap by Douglas Gum at Merrick in the enterprise. Whether or the old Kilgore place in the eastern edge 51-tf. not the horse will be brought to the of town. Wm. Connolly gives notice in an ad­ vertisement that he will engage in the upholstering business in Ashland. He is a first-class workman, and understands the business thoroughly, having worked at it nearly all his life in large establish­ ments in the cities. Mr. T. A. Hensley, of Chico, Cal., who has been making a tour of Oregon, stopped a few days in Ashland this week on his return home. He was consider­ ably interested in the country hereabout, having been in Gen. Keatney’s com­ mand during the Rogue River Indian war. A Lake county correspondent sends us a long communication in answer to something directed against him in the Examiner. We should be glad to give him a chance to defend himself, but cannot yield up bo much space to mere personalities. The article against him was not worthy of a reply, anyhow. Our correspondent sends us the follow­ ing under a receet date. Smoky. Still hot. Times are harder. The steam mill is closed, for what time I am not advised. Peter Simon, of Eagle Point, had a fine mare stolen recently. I am now supplied with tobacco, but my last week’s T idings did not come is what’s the matter. A spirited foot shaking at tha resi­ dence of S. C. Higinbotham’s ih Tub­ town last week. Zenith is the center of attraction this week. J. P.’s, Constables, County Judge, lawyers and physicians are view­ ing the scenery. Husband and wife entered into an agreement last week. The former was to deny himself drink of any kind so long as the latter would refrain from talking. The agreement lasted twenty minutes—there was no wood cut.' W. II. P. The Portland papers say the Chairman of the Oregon Railway Company, the Right Hpn. the Earl of Airlie of the House of Lords, has loft London for Oregon, to examine the prospects for an extension of his narrow gauge railway to Butler i Rockfellow have on hand the a connection with the Central Pacific. He will visit all portions of South-East best stoek of groceries, crockery, hard­ ware, etc., in Ashland, which they offer and Southern Oregon. Jacksonville is to have a new town hall at bargains for cash or marketable pro­ B. A R. and calaboose, the contract for building duce of all kinds- was let to David Linn for $1,995. The contract, says the Sentinel, calls for a one story brick building, 23 by 36, with calaboose and truck house in rear, and includes paint and finish, the contractor to furnish everything, except the brick which are on the ground. F ire I nsurance .—As will be seeti by reference to the card which appears else­ where, Butler any received a large order for a band of eight elk, but could not get a B. Russell started with them for home, promised to send us further communica­ blankets and socks from Kansas City, shot at them. but upon meeting the McCall & Chit­ tions concerning the roads and the coun­ where every large manufacturing firm in Harry Smith is building an addition to wood surveying party found they wanted try, which we shall be glad to.publish. the eastern states has its agents offering his blacksmith shop, to be used by John another hand, and enlisted with them. every ¡»ossible inducement to purchasers. Ralph in the wagon making and wheel­ K icked by a H orse .—Last Saturday We are indebted to Wells, Fargo & In our own state the reputation and pop­ wright business. afternoon an adopted son of Win. Tay­ Co. for their comprehensive Express ularity of the Ashland goods are con­ W. W. Kentnor has been receiving lor. who lives a few miles above Ash­ stantly extending and increasing. An new eastern stock at his wagon shop, and Directory for 1880, giving a list of the land, was kicked by a horse and badly order for 210 pair? of blankets has just i is ready with the best material for new principal points in the territory’ occupied by their business, list of the company's hurt. He was in the' field helfung or at­ been received from Goldsmith A Co., of work and repairing. offices, location and means of coinmuni- tempting to drive several horses, and Portland, who have dealt in the goods went directly up to the heels of one of A little daughter of E. S. Hosford, of eating therewith, etc. for some time. them, when the horse kicked, probably Salem, aged two years, was drowned in a W. H. Byars, publisher of the Rose- S iskiyou C ounty F aik — The*annual tub of water into which she fell while in mischief, and struck him in the* head burg Piaindealer, has a contract for sur­ fair of the Siskiyou County Agricultural I ! playing one day last week. with both feet Fortunately the horse veying public land in Lake county, in Society will begin at Yreka on Wednes­ was barefooted, otherwise the injuries The Adin Hawkeye says the wheat crop day, Oct. 13th, and continue four days. in Big Valley this year is about half the the vicinity of Warner lake and Guina would no doubt have been fatal. One For racing purposes, the district com- i average yield, while the barley and oats valley, and passed through town with his hoof struck under the ear, cutting an party of six assistants a few days ago en prises Siskiyou, Trinity, Shasta and Mo­ ugly gash, but not fracturing the skull, crops will be up to the average. route to the scene of his labors. doc counties, California, and Jackson and the other struck the mouth a glanc­ Three Indians on Jackass creek have and Lake counties, Oregon. No horse I Sylvester Patterson has raised an ex- ing blow, without doing much hurt. Dr. shall be eligible to any of the trotting died recntly from some strange disease, cellent crop of wheat at his farm east- of Royal was immediately sent for, and af­ and the Sentinel thinks they were pois­ races unless owned in the district prior Bear creek this year. He will realize ter dressing the wounds left the little oned by eating diseased salmon. to October 1st, 1879. Following is the about 4,000 bushels from 160 acres, 25 fellow quite comfortable. J. Beach, of the Cascade Stock Farm, bushels to the acre. The ground was speed programme: First day—Trotting N ominate ».—W. I. Nichols, Esq., has informs us that his horse Altamont will summer-fallowed, and the result is a race, free for all, mile heats, 3 in 5; been nominated for District Attorney by purse $150, entrance $15. Running race, not trot this fall at Yreka, but will be strong argument for more cultivation by the Republican County Convention of free for all 3 year-olds and under owned exhibited for premium in his class. our farmers. Siskiyou. Since his admission to the bar Bids for 12,000 lbs. of flour for Fort in the district, single dash of one mile; A Douglas county man has found coal at V reka the Professor has made rapid ad­ ! |>urse $50, entrance $5. Second day— Klamath are advertised for—3,000 lbs of beds near Camas valley which are con­ vances in the business of his new profes­ Trotting, free for all that never l>eat 3 which must be fine family flour. Bids ! sidered a source of much prospective sion, but his success was looked upon as I assured beforehand by those who knew minutes, mile heats, 2 in 3; purse $100, to be received up to Sept 16th next wealth to the locality. The coal is of his ability and qualifications. His ed­ The family of Mr. E. E. Goer, also said to be of excellent quality, suitable entrance $10. Running race, free for ucational work, and the success of his " alter E. Goer and wife, made a trip to for both forging and gas-making. The public speaking in Ashland attested ghis all, half mile and repeat; purse $75, en­ trance $5. Third day—Grand parade of the mountains this week. A. W. Bish location of the mine is still kept secret intellectual superiority,and gave evidence of special aptitude for forensic Btrife; and stock. Running race, free for all, mile i and family are also on a similar excur­ by the discoverer. his classical edix'ation and legal acquire­ sion. heats, 3 in 5; purse $125, entrance $10. ments made his road to success plain and A correspondent of the Albany Demo ­ Trotting, free for all 4 year olds and un­ A. F. Squires, one of Mr. Marsh's best easy. He is nominated by the partv der, mile heats, 2 in 3; purse $75, en­ workmen, has gone down the valley to crat says there is an invalid at the Soda which is in the minority in Siskiyou trance $5. Fourth * day—Trotting, free finish the interior of a new house for Springs on the Santiam who hasn’t eaten county, but, while we know nothing of for all horses that have never contended P^pps, six miles below Phoenix. mure than three ounces of food for four­ his oppvment, we can say with safety that if qualificaiions for the position be the for public money, mile heats, 2 in 3; Mr. Squires announces himself as pre­ teen weeks, being a sufferer from inflam­ issue upon which the election is ’.to be purse $75, entrance $5. Trotting, free pared to carry on the business of archi­ mation or ulceration of the stomach. It made he need have no fear of beirig at a for all, two mile heats, 2 in 3; purse tect, contractor and builder In this place is a statement that should be accom­ disadvantage in the contest. Success to $150, entrance $15. and vicinity. Read his card. panied by “the papers.” him. I Itema from Bljr Matte. NEW TO-DAY. NOTICK. H eadquarters S outhern G rand i C ouncil C. of H. for the S tate ; of O regon , J acksonville , A ug . i 13, 1880. ? To all Councils and h!embers of the Champions of Honor, and io all whom it may concern: This is to certify that because of th» conduct of Dr. L. E. V. Coon being such as to bring odium upon hirtself and upon the order of C. of H., and for violating his obligation as a Champion of Honor by drinking intoxicating liquors, and drunkeness, I, Jas. A. Cardwell, G^ W. C., pursuant to the vonstitutiou and laws of said order, have removed said Dr. L. E. V. Coon as < rganizing officer and re­ voked all his authority; and hereafter he ias no authority, license or right what­ ever to organize councils, or confer any degrees, or perform any ceremony or )usiness whatever relating or pertaining to the order of Champions of Honor. And any and all councils organized by liin hereafter will not be recognized as egal, or even receive any charter. Witness my hand and official signature this 13th day of August, 1880. J. A. C ardwell , G. W. C. Attest: A. C. J ones , G. S. ---------- ------------------ Two SarjfeotiB. From the National Surgical Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, will visit Portland, Oregon, at Ht. Charles Hotel, September 7th, 8th and 9th, 1880, provided with a complete and expensive outfit of appara­ tus designed to treat every form of Spi­ nal -Disease, Hip and Knee Disease, Crooked Limbs, dub Feet, Paralysis,&c. Piles and Fistula certainly cured. This institution has an unequaled reputation in the successful treatment of all of above diseases. Interested parties should not fail to see these Surgeons. Returning home, overland, they will stop off Sep­ tember 11th and 13th at Eugene City, 15th at Roseburg, and 18th and 20th at Jacksonville, Oregon. INSURE ----- IN THE------ u Old Connecticut ’* Fire Insurance Co. C av * A* h « tb ......................................... g t,5OO, »»© L ombi ¡xñd »ihee org-inlzuron. .,.., DsroaiTKD with Bute Trweurer 13,060.(MX u 9so,o»» mi s», Ofcfx.......................... BUkfR & RGCKHILOW, Reetdeat Aeace. The Rev. L. M. Nickerson; Fort Klamath, negotiations occupied several days. The Rev. J. S. McCain. Siskiyous or Klamath tribe as they call ----- FROM------ Services of the Christian Church will themselves received six horses, two guns and a quantity of wood pecker heads, be held in the picnic grove, Ashland, Linkville to Fort Klamath, which are current coin with them, in next Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Via Lake Cot’age and KI. ms th Agency full payment for all losses incurred, in­ C23“Leive* LtDkvUa Tuecdny», Thursday» sad DIEU. cluding the man killed, and the “Ham­ Saturdr< Kure kueiteee io B urn * Bti1, J would ra- The largest, cheapest and best sdected »pec fu'ly reeunimend my farmer pulruna to give GN «MI SCTŒT, OU THE STŒ OF HIS OU W stock of boots and shoes in Ashland at them a c >11 at their »tor», where may he Band a fine Special attention give» to Shoeing. Butler & Rockfellow’s. A fine lot of actor* meut of fhrni'we. L. 8. P. MARSH. nt if j genuine French kid sandals, Call aro and in tr B. *R. and examine their stock. Merchant Tailor, F erree ’ EXPRESS LINE BRICK FOR SALE UPHOLSTERING, MECHANIC’S PLANING MILL, HARRY SMITH,