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ASHLAND Apples wanted by Benj. Eggleston. For goal stationery, call on Clayton A Gore. * To Omtj Tsx p»v»r». Garden making has commenced in The undersigned, or his deputy will Ashland. lie in Ashland on Saturday. March 3d. Cull and see the linen table at D. R. 1888, for the collection of taxes due A E. V. Mills's. * I Jackson couuty for the veur 1887, and Annual meeting W. A. Ditch Co. may be found in the room of the Ash first Saturday in March. land city council in Masonic block Boots of every description at O. H. B. W. D ean . Sheriff. Blount’s - $2.00 upward. * Narrow Escape from Drowning. Trains and mails from California ¡Jacksonville Sentinel.* are again arriving on time. Tuesday evening John Coffey and Many strangers are coming in to the Misses Moore, living on Applegate, valley looking for investments. met with an accident while crossing For bargains unprecedented call on ' the river. It seems that they were on Blount during the Dext 30 days. x their way to a party to be given that Politics hasn ’ t begun to simmer on night in the neighborhoal. and Mr. Coffey attempted to ford the stream in the surface in Jackson county yet. ' tlie wrong place. The horses sa>n Timothy, elovor aod alfalfa seed for lost their footing and upset the wagon, sale at Sutton A Miller's grocery store. with its occupants, into the water. A number of g<x>d horses for sale. One of the animals were drowned, and Apply to J. H. Martin. Ashland. [12-28 but for tho timely arrival of assistance You will find the liest of garden some of the party would have found seeds, and onion sets, at Claytou A a watery grave. It was certainly a Gore ’ s. * narrow escape from drowning. Remember that O. H. Blount carries Phoenix Items. the largest line of clothing in Southern x Mr. Henry Close is busv making Oregon. Wkk at his old yard near Phoenix, C. C. Walker, assignee of J. A. Lar but intends moving up to Ashland sen, publishes notice to creditors of next week. the assignor. Mrs. J. Talent, daughter of H. Close, Martain Laist. of Jacksonville creek, had a very narrow escape from being a Mexican war veteran, has l>een grant killed at her father's brick-yard last ed a pension. week. While standing near the ma- The Hemphill A Vine company gave ohine, her dress caught in the cog a concert here Monday evening to a wheels and drew her down on to the small audience. machine. Her clothing was wound Talent Sunday School ( not Liberal I around the cog-wheels so tightly that it has just received a valuable library for stopped the engine. Had it not the use of the scholars. ■topped as it did, in another minute San Francisco evening papers now she would have been killed. As it was arrive in Ashland on the eveniug of she got off with some very bad bruise®. the day following their issne. Dated Feb. 21. 1888. C. A. FRIDAY a BREVITIES TIDINGS. FEBRl'AKY JI, 1SS« Building Notes. C. W. Ayers begins the construction of a nice dwelling house for-------- Chil- coit on Spring street this week; also the back extension of the Johnson block of brick stores on Main street The brick work of Judge DePeatt’s new office on Main street in also l»e- gun this week. A. L. Willey has the two neat oot- tages of Mrs. Ellen Toung and G. F. McConnell, respectively, in the south ern part of town, both plastered and nearly all painted, ready for occupancy. Tha* of Mrs. Hartwell in Smith tract in the western part of town he also has well on toward completion. These are all nice houses and a creditable ad dition to the buildings of the town. W. M. Gilroy will soon begin the erection of a new dwelling at his place on the hill in the western part of town. Architects are figuring upon several brick buildings talked of in Ashland. Talenl Items. Mr. 8. M. Edwards, an expert at the business, is engaged this season in pruning fruit trees in the vicinity of Talent, and informs a T idings reporter of having pnined to date, Feb. 22d, about 3000 trees and is not near done yet. Mr. C. K. Klurn, of Talent, has had the misfortune of losing three No. 1 goal cows within the past month or six weeks Cause unknown. The first was found dead and bloated with out any one knowing that she was sick. The second was found in great misery and died in about half an hour, bloat ing terribly, and the third, commenced complaining by refusing to eat any thing and thus lingered along two or three weeks, finally starving herself to death in the midst of the l»eet of care. This mortality is not accounted for un less it might I h > poison iu the Alfalfa hay, communicated therewith by poi soned squirrels; and all raked up to- gether. Railroad Notrs. i San Francisco dispatch. Feb. JO. I The Southern Pacific Company has u.dde an excess baggage rate of $3 per 100 pounds on the California A- Ore gon road. The old excess rate was 85. but at the time stage connection bad to 1 ms miule between Ashland and the Siskiyou mountains the excess rate was 87.50. General Manager A. N. Towne and General Traffic Manager J. C. Stubbs, of the Southern Pacific Company, left to-day for a trip over the California A Oregon road. They intend to go as fnr as Portland. Mr. Stubbs has never been over the road before, and it is un derstood that he is making the trip to fully inform himself of the traffic pos sibilities of the new road. The object of Mr. Towne's visit is said to lie one of pleasure. It is quietly stated, how ever, that he is after someone's scalp, for giving delayed passengers in the recent landslides near Mount Shasta any causo to complain at the way in winch they were treated. Yesterday the gentlemen passed Ash land on their return southward. Man ager Koehler and Stipt. Brandt, of the O. A C. going as far as Siskiyou with them. Ashland Hotel Campan«, The stockholders of the Ashland Hotel Company held a meeting on Tuewlay and organized by the election of the following named directors: D. R. Mills. F. Roper, A. C. Helm, J. M. McCall aud G. S. Butler. At a direc tors' meeting the same day the follow ing officers were chosen: I). It Mills, President; J. M. McCall, Vice Presi dent; W. H. Atkinson. Secretary and Treasurer. The company l>egan business by the purchase of the Chitwoai block 181x150 feet, fronting on Main and Oak streets and First Avenue. The price paid was St'riOO, the Chitwood es- I tate reserving all the improvements. ■ and being allowed thirty days in which to move the buildings. Plans and estimates for the proposed hotel are called for. as will be seen by the notice of the secretary of the com pany, and as eoou as plans have been adopted and the buildingB moved from the grounds work will be commenced upou the hotel. Ashland is to lie congratulated upon her certainty of having earn a good hotel building, the lack of which has been aud is a great misfortune to the town. Men’s tine shirts at O. H. Blount's reduced from 81 to JOets.. in order to reduce 6toek. I HERE Logan has just received a fine new camera, the largest iu the country, and is now hotter prepared than ever be fore for landscape work and large, group pictures. He is constantly add ing to his facilities for tine work. The Democratic county convention is call to meet Saturday, March 24, to elect seven delegates to tlie Democratic state convention to bo held at l’endle- tou April 3d. Ashland has seven del egatee. Jacksonville ten, out of a total of 62. Manager R. Koehler, of the O. A C. R. R., came out from Portland iu his private car last Monday, to meet her® General Manager A. N. Towne and General Traffic Manager J. C. Stubbs, of the Southern Pacific, who were on their way to Portland. Benj. Eggleston, of this place, an nounces that be will carfy on a general produce business, buying for cash of the farmers iu this valley everything in the lino of eggs, fowls, vegetables, fruit, etc.,^bieh will bear shipment to the San Francisco market. Those who attended the conceit giv en by the Philharmonic Society at Grant’s Pass last Friday ovening re port it to have been a most successful entertainment, and there is jiossibility of the members of the society being induced to give the concert here soon. PERSONAL. Will Vining has gone to Southern California. Ward Douglas, of the New York Life Ins. Co., is in town again this week. G. F. Billings has been laid up from the effects of vaccination most of the week. G. S. Battler has gone out to the Klamath county ranch, to remain sev eral weeks. Judge L. R. Webster and wife are expected home from their eastern trip within a few days. State Supt. E. B. McElroy will visit the schools of Southern Oregon earn. The annual encampment, G. A. R., i department of Oregon, convened at Albany yesterday. Eugene is now the best lighted cit v in the valley. The electric lights are a good thing.—[Register. Roti Bluff’s one case of smallpox cost the county 82,500. [ Cheap enough I for preventing an epidemic. I Men’s hoavy mixed suits reduced from 810.00 to 86.00, to make room for spring stock, at O. H. Blount's. * Mrs. D. McCarthy and her little Redding intends voting to bond the credit of that town for the snm of 8-30,- childrod have gone to Portland for a 000, to fix up the streets, and provide a visit of several weeks. system of sewers. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Maegly, father Twelve car loails of lumber were aud mother of A. H. Maegly, arrived shipped from the Corvalis saw mills to in Jacksonville last week an a visit San Francisco one day last week via N. R. Gaylord, of Salem, has been the Yaquiua route. iu town this week, tuning and repair The latest craze among tho girls is a ing organs and other musical instru hair idbum, made up of locks from the ments. heads of their gentlemen fneuds. This Hon. J. M. Mason, a prominent law is another thrust at bald-headed men. yer of Indiana, brother of Mrs. J. M. —[Ex. McCully, of Jacksonville, is visiting Several carloads of fire wood were her there. shipped last week from Northern Cali Thos. Nast, the famous carricatnrist, fornia to Iios Angeles, the heavy freez who has been at Portland for a month ing in the citrus lielt having caused a or more, went south to San Francisco greater demand than usual. this week. .. An exchange says that Gov. I’eu- Dr. Geo. H. Atkinson, of Portland, noyer’s agents have located a site for a missionary agent of th»4jongregation- saw mill near Comstock. Douglas al Church, lias been in^sbland thia county, aud that a mill will be put up week again. there the coming summer. The family of ex-Secretary of State, Five hundred and thirty ¡munds of R. P. Earhart, expect to leave Salem chewing gum was unloaded from a for Portland about March 1st, their steamer at Portland Monday. Rough new residence there being nearly fin ly estimated it would make about 35,- ished. 000 mouthfuls for the average school George Rockfellow is very ill at his girl. The Salem daily Sentry is to be suc home in Ashland from stomach and pulmonary troubles of long standing. ceeded by the Capital Journal, pub lished by a company of which W. H. Hie little daughter is also ill with bil Byars, formerly state priuter, is the ious fever. George Farlow, of Butte creek, is principal stallholder. W. H. Parry is ill with an aboess in the thigh, caused to be the alitor. by a bruise received several weeks ago. Alexander Campbell, one of the most Dr. Beetle went over from Ashland to distinguished members of the bar ou visit him the first of the week. the Pacific coast, died at Oakland, Cal Mr. E. Lewiston, proprietor of ifornia, on the 16th inst He came to Oregon in 1851. aud for several years the International hotel, Portland, has practiced law in Portland, before going gone to the Shovel creek springB, Sis kiyou county, California, for a two to San Francisco. weeks’ sojourn to recupe*te his health. Joseph J. Caprios, a saloon keeper Charley RMe, who «wthurt by the of Crescent City, Cal., and deputy sher stage near Shovel creek’recently, was iff of Del Norte county, was drowned at San Francisco last Sunday. He had able to make the trip to Yreka last just arrived st the Folsom street dock week, and is staying with bis aunt, on the steamer Crescent City, aud was Mrs. Wm. McConnell, while under about to jump from a lumber pile on medical treatment. N. J. Levinson, city alitor of the Ore the steamer’s deck to the dock, when be was seized, it is said, with an epilep gonian, came down from Portland to tic fit and fell into the water. His day, for a month's rest and recreation, body was recovered nnd taken to the says a 'Frisco dispatch. He speaks of morgue. the scenery along the O..A C. and C. k The Mott Star says it is in contem- O. as esi>ecially fine at this season of plation to open a road 100 feet wide the year. from Main street to the canyon, where Mr. J. D. BillingB, brother of Mrs. a fine view of the cliff can be had. 8. A. Farnham and G. F. Billings, ar The railroad officials are desirous of rived in Ashland Wednesday evening making the road to the canyon more from Atlanta, Georgia, for a visit with accessible thau at present, and have his relatives in Southern Oregon. Mr. offered to bear the expense, but wheth Billings is well kuowu to many of the er the company does or not the road tourists and travelers of the country will be built, as it is considered one of as one of those rare men that Josh the grandest sights on the road, and Billings tells abontr—one who knows work on it will be commenced this hoW to keep a hotel—For a number of spring. years be was manager of the large re It is rumored that Paul Bruckner sort caravansery, “Park Place,” at and another man were frozen to death Traverse City, Mich. His health fail in Eastern Oregon during the cold ing him there, he accepted about a spell recently, but this is only a rumor year ago the management of a large and we hardly credit it as being tme, new hotel of tho same character about in fact we do not lielieve the rumor to twenty miles from Atlanta. be true. Later, we learn from Jep Real Estate Sales. Green who received a letter from his H. T. Chitwood, administrator of the son in Eastern Oregon stating that Paul Bruckner started out to hunt estate of the late Dr. Chitwood, has stock dtiriug the storm and had not sold the large lot on Main street, be been heard from for two weeks.—[Rose tween Oak and First Avenue, to the Ashland Hotel Co.; consideration, $6,- burg Review. 000. improvements reserved. Concerning the produce market in G. F. Billings reports the following: Portland, the Oregonian of Wednes day says: Apples are selling at fioin L. A. Sackett to Mrs. L. R. Webster, of Jacksonville, two lots in Woolen 81.25 to 81.50 per box, and as the de addition to Ashland; consideration, mand is not large at these rates the 8300. market is pretty well supplied. Eggs M. L. McCall rejxirts the sale of the have come down to 20 cents wholesale, and as dealers are able to clear them following lots iu Railroad addition to off at that rate they are not likely to Ashlaud this week: Mrs. S. E. Lynch, go lower at present. Butter still holds lot 1, block P, 8115; W. G. Mills, lots up good, a gaxl article being 75 cents 28 aud 29, block B, 8235; C. E. Ninin- per roll and the best 85 cants. Iowa ger, lot 18, block E, 8156; C. W. Lo butter dropped iu price and is alxiut gan, lot 22, block N, 850; G. W. Mitch out of the market, so we shall have to ell, lots 21 and 22, block M, 8235. Mr. H. E. Happersett, who has for the past ten years filled the position of road master of the O. A C. R. R., weet side division, has beeu transferred to the southern division, east side, as su perintendent of bridges. Mr. Happer sett has beeu placed on the Roseburg division. Onr Ashland fruit growers should at tend the annual meeting of the fruit grower’s asea'iation at Jacksonville to-morrow. The asaa'iation has in view interests of great importance to the whole valley, and it should be heartily encouraged aud sup[>orted by all sections. County tax payers will have an opportunity to meet the sheriff or bis Down at the Stewart farm -which deputy in Ashland March 3d. adjoins the J. D. Whitman place -a Silver-side Columbia river aaltnou force of tree-plantera have just com have been selling in the Ashland pleted the setting out of an orchard of market during the past two weeks. 65 acres. This puts Mr. Stewart iu Have you seen that set of silver ware posseesiou of 200 acres of orchard (Rogers Bros, ware)—given away as a which will be iu full liearing in 1890 92. prize to coffee at Geo. H. Currey’s. * —[Transcript. Alfalfa- You will find alfalfa abso The Roseburg Plaindealer has been lutely free from gnM t h re ed , at Cbty- enlarged to a nine-column paper, as A Gore's. Now is the time to buy. large as any country paper now pub Prof. J. W. Merritt has sold his half lished in Oregon. The Plaimlealer interest in the Jacksonville Sentinel to has long been knowu as one of the his partner. Dr. Jackson, it is reported. successful papers of the state, and we Now is the time to make your pur are glad to note its improvement by chases while Blount is reducing his Benjamin A Buick. W. T. S. Patton receutly sold hi« stock to make room for spring goods. D. C. Herrin has lieen learning the homestead south of Ashland, ami has photographic art, and will travel in bought a 100-acre river bottom farm that business during the coming sea near Grant’s Pass. He paid $4<KX) for the latter place, which is all choice son. garden, alfalfa or hop land, well im Mr. P. PoHbll has beeu doing consid proved. Next day he was offered S50*X) erable fencing and is making other for the place, but refused it improvements at his place on Emigrant George Gillette, son of Mrs. M. L. creek Gillette, had his right arm broken just H. B. Reed is turning out large above the elbow by a fall from a fence quantities of the celebrated universal last Friday. Dr. Songer was called combination fence at his Ashland fence and gave the needed surgical attention. works. The fracture is near enough to the F. M. Stewart, of Eden precinct, has j®int to cause some apprehension of been appointed road Supervisor of permanent injury to the arm. District No. 9, vico J. H. Stewart, re Mr. Edwards, an old orchard man, signed. will set out several acre« of young D. R. Milla, of D. R. A E. V. Mills, trees this spring on land he bought of is in Chicago buying spring stock. S. U. Alffard, in the hills east of Bear Wait for the latest styles before you creek. Others idso will plant young purchase. * orchards on that side of the creek, and Messrs. M. Mitchell, of Cloverdale, the adaptability of that slope to fruit and John G. Lewis, of Gridley, are growing will soon lie thoroughly proved. mail clerks on the run between Ash “M. S. Booth, the capitalist,” is the land and Redding. way the Jacksonville papers state it. The sale of the Dardanelles place, An Ashlaud hotel keeper would like to owned by Thos. Chavner, is reported. see a 6mall slice of tho capital, enough It contains 1600 acres and is held at to liquidate a board bill yet unsettled. 835,000. [Times. As the Medford board of trade paid The Medford Transcript has been the printing bill for the 6tuff hurled at reduced to one-half its former size. It Ashland business men who wouldn’t was half printed at Portland, but is coddle Mr. Booth, perhaps it might be induced to foot this board bill, too. now home print. The new through express to lie run Blount announces a great slaughter of prices this week, to force out gtxxls between San Francisco and Portland and make room for bis new spring in thirty hours after the new road is all in goal condition in the spring will stock. Read his ad. Some improvements have l»een made stop nowhere between Ashland and in the interior of the bank building re Grant’s Pass, it is said. As contem cently, giving more counter and desk plated now, it will run through this val ley iu the night, probably arriving here room in the front office. somewhere about midnight. Fruit growers’ meeting at Jackson Hammon Bros, of the nurseries at ville to-morrow. Farmers and fruit growers in all parts of the valley should Phoenix, furnished some 12,000 or more trees for tho planting of be well represented there. the large Alexander tract in Shasta W. M. Gilroy is clearing his land in county. Cal., recently noticed iu the the western part of town south of A. T idinoh . The people there say they L. Willey’s, and will build a cottage much prefer Oregon grown trees to for himself upon it this spring. those raised iu California, as they con Moore’s Revealed Remedy—cleanses sider them hardier and free from the and repairs the entire system, giving many orchard pests that are general iu new life. Sold by Chitwood Bros, and California. T. K. Bolton, Ashland, Oregon. x The rapid and extensive planting of C. B. Watson, Esq., delivered a lec new prune orchards in California and ture upon Crater Lake at Masonic Oregon has exhausted the stock in all Hall in Portland this week, under the the nurseries of this coast, and large auspices of the Oregon Alpine Club. numbers of the young trees have been The flag was flying patriotically imported from Europt». Hammon Wednesday, the 22J, and in the even Bros., of Phoenix, forsoeing this, ing the band boys were out and played bought 40.000 prune trees in a Califor a number of tine pieces on the street. nia nursery a short time ago, aud have A number of concentrators for the ■old them all at a profitable margin big mines in Idaho and Montana have without moving them from the nur passed through here on the cars from sery. San Francisco within the past month. The Ashland young ladies have been Thos. Wright of Willow Springs making some use of their leap year precinct, through Henry Klippel, real- privileges in showing the Ixiys how to estate agent, has sold a piece of his keep the social world moving. A num farm, amounting to 72 acres, to I. J. ber of them hunted up willing part ners last Saturday evening and started Hanson, lately of Dakota, for $2000. O. H. Blount hat rented the post out serenading their friends with pleas office store just vacated by D. C. Her ant va-al music. Then an oyster sup rin. and will open a line of furnishing per followed, to the great satisfaction goals and notions, leaving more room of the boys -but the boys had the gallantry to foot the bill, “just the for his clothing sta-k iu the old store. same.” Rev. Geo. Nntley will set out a large One of the handsomest real est ate ad number of fruit trees and vines at his vertisements ever received by the T id - place up in the Cascade mountains this IKOS arrived this week from Ontario, summer. His ranch is 1500or 2000 feet Cal. This flourishing young colouy higher than Ashland, yet fruit does has just opened a new $40,000 hotel, well there. aud is making rapid progress. Its The saving and restoration of teeth crowning feature of attraction is a beau nearly all gone is now a part of the tiful, straight avenue, 201) feet wide operating art of the dental profession. aud fifteen miles long, and planted Dr. Caldwell «lues this with the aid of along its eutire length with four rows gold and porcelain crowns and gold of shade trees. The advertisement contour work. received is a handsomely illustrated Next mouth the Hamlin ease comes folder, issued by the Ontario Real Es up at Grant's Pass for another tnal. tate Exchange. The exchange is an Whether the change of venue will en association of eleven real estate firms, able a jury to agree upon a venlict is a aud its president is C. H. Dyar, former matter of much interest to people of ly of Klamath county, this state. Jackson couuty. 81200 worth of men's fine hats at re It is a good rule to accept only such duced prices at O. H. Blount's. * medicines as are kuowu to lie worthy Boys' tine shirts, for 75 eta. at O. H. of confidence. It has l»een the experi * ence of thousauils that Ayer’s Cherry Blount's. Carrots in large or small quantities Pectoral is the best medicine ever used for sale at Nutley’s, next door to P. O. for throat and lung diseases. AND THERE. ■ depend upon California till the grass grows. Concerning the proposed new South ern express between “Frisco” and Port land, the Chronicle says: No definite time arrangement has been made for the train, but it will probably leave at 7 a . m . The train will carry mails, as well as passengers. Its advent will not interfere with the running of the accommodation train now on the line. As the train will pass larger towns along |he route in the daytime, it is be lieved that passenger business will be considerably increased, people being dissatisfied with the present arrange ment by which trains pass their sta tions at night.” The veteran stage man, Dan Caw ley, is in town, and says positively that he did drive the first stage over the Siskiyou mountain, when the old California Stage Co. commenced run ning north of Yreka in 1856. The coaches used between Yreka aud Cal lahans were shipped over that moun tain a couple of years previous, as the ouly way to get here on wheels. Dan does not care particularly about the credit of l>eiug the pioneer driver over tho SiAiyon mountain, but does not like the idea of his veracity being doubted, or what his friends have claimed in his behalf. [Journal. A corres[H»n<ient of the Drain Echo sent the following from Canyonville last week: Last night two young men, Ed. Bealtnan and Sam. Parsley en- gaged in a quarrel in the store of Hughes Bros. Bealtnan drew a dirk and started for Parsley, Parsley threw a bottle at Bealtnan. and in starting to run fell, and in raising was stablied in the back by Bealman who immediately went home, got his Winchester rifle and made his escape to the hills. Pars ley was struck in the back just below the shoulder blade, the knife follow ing the direction of the ribs made a wound about three incbee in length and penetrating the lung. As Pars ley's health is not good generally, his case is very critical. Deputy Sheriff Miller of Roseburg, and our constable Jacob Yokurn are in search of Beal man. The larged stock of men's tine shoes cau be found at O. H. Blount's. * Fariuers Take Notice! I will pay cash for eggs, chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese: will also buy apples, potatoes and onions when a car load can be obtained or I will handle the same on commission and will guarantee the highrat San Fran cisco market price. B enj . E ggleston , Ashland, Or. Osborne Mowers and Reapers. Now is the time to begin looking up and repairing your machines. The Os borne machines are well known on this coast ns well as in the East to have no superior in any respect. They may be found with all their new and latest im provements, together witji all extras, binding twine, eta, at G. (J. Eddings’s • hardware • * store. WIDEN THE STREETS. V irginia C ity ,(Nev.) Feb. 16,1888. E ditor T idings :—I notice in your issue of the 10th inst., that * move ment has lieen inaugurated to widen tho streets of your town. I have con versed with quite a number of people who have visited Ashland within the last two years, and who, in expressing their Opinion of the place, unrelenting, ly ridiculed its narrow and crooked streets. But for this ante-diluvian style, they said, the place would be very attractive. I hope the T idings will continue in its good work, in urg ing the importance of having bo bc - rious an objection removed, that the little city may assume an appearance worthy of its natural surroundings and sterling advantages. Only a few days ago I met a gentleman who had just come from Ashland, and who upon being asked how he liked the town, re plied : “It would be a lovely town were it not for its narrow and crooked streets, even its principal street is crooked and narrow, which is a curse to the place and likely to remain so while old fogies govern in their muni cipal affairs.” We know, and 'tis but natural, that when we meet a stranger, we like to ap pear at our beet. So should we en deavor to make our town as inviting as possible before we ask the stranger to come among us with his capital to help build and lieautify it “A thing of beauty is a joy forever,” and there is no reason why Ashland should not be one of the healthiest and prettiest towns in Oregon. To be otherwise can but be the result of culpable indiffer ence and want of enterprise. As some of the readers of the T id ings may deem me an outsider, an in terloper, and that I am intruding my views and advice where I have no business to introduce them, will say to such, that the writer was iu Ashland when Mount Shasta was an inverted hole in the ground and Crater Lake a mountain, and that I am a property holder there, and hope, iu the near fu ture, to be oue of its l>ona fide citizens, when, should occasion arise, I will be most willing to contribute a liberal share, by way of taxation, for any pur pose that will tend to beautify or add importance to the town. D. F. Fox. Vse the Home Product before Importing. There is not a healthy boy or girl in America who will not want, and ought not to have, St. Nicholas Magazine for 1888. It is going to be great. Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett will contrib ute a short serial —a worthy successor of that author’s famon« “Little Lord Fauntleroy,” which appeared in St Nicholas a year ago. Joel Chandler Harris. John Burroughs, Frank R. Stockton. H. H. Boyeeen, J, T. Trow bridge, Col. Richard M. Johnstone, Louisa M. Alcott France® Courtenay Baylor, Amelia E. Barr, Washington Gladden, Elizabeth Robins Pennell. Harriet Prescott Spofford, Noah Brooks, H. C. Bunner. Mary Mapes Dalgo, A. ,W. Tourgee, and Palmer Cox are a few of those who are writing for the new volume. It will have an illustrated series on Australia, and Mr. Edmund Alton, author of “AmoDg the Law-makere” (Congress), will contrib ute “The Routine of the Republic.” de scribing the daily practical workings of the administrative departments.— the White House, etc. Can you afford to do without St Nicholas in your home? The November number begins the year. It costs only 25 cents, and all newsdealers sell it. $3.00 a year. For sale by Burckbalter A Hasty. The Ashland Hotel Company solicit the submission of plans aud estimates for the building of a new brick hotel in Ashland, the plan adopted to be paid for, and none other. Information concerning the location, cost, etc., may be had upon application to the secretary of the company. All plans considered must be sub mitted by April 1st, 1888. Address W. H. A tkinson , Ashlaud, Or. | Butte Creek, Cal. B vtte C reek V alley , C al ., / Feb. 14, 1888. ) Editor Tidings: I send you a short item for publication. Perhaps many of the readers of the T idinos would be interested in news from our prosper ous little valley. We thought it rather rough when the snow lay from 18 inches to two feet on the level, and the thermometer ranged from 19 to 29 degrees lielow zero for about seven days, but we have learned from accounts in the news papers that our valley was not the on ly place visited by “Old Winter," and we are thoroughly thawed out now. The snow is all gone and stock is do ing well on the young grass, which is growing fast. Farmers are sharpen ing their plows, aud some of them have already begun to turn over the ■oil. We anticipate a large increase in our settlement this summer. Heveral families from Ohio are already expected in a few days, and iu a few woeks more families are coming up from Sacra mento. So far as we know, all of the Ash- landites who have settled here are do ing well and prosperous, one of the number, George M. Parkinson, espec ially, as he starts in a few weeks for Iowa to take charge of a large stock farm for his aged father, and if reports are true, he is to have the help of a young lady who is anxiously awaiting his return. We are glad to hear of George’s good prospects, though he was doing quite well here, aud we shall miss him. We have several good schools here, but no church and no postoffice. B adoer . Having Just Returned FROM Where I have placed Large Orders for Spring Goods, I find that I will be unable to handle my new invoices to advantage without reduc ing my present stock. Consequently, FOR the Next 30 DAYS I will offer all lines of winter goods at the lowest prices ever known in this locality: Men's heavy lined duck coats, regular price $2.50, reduced to $1.50. Boys’ heavy lined duck costa, regular price $2.25, reduced to $1.25. Boys' patent button overalls, reduced to 50 cents. Men's heavy grey knit underwear, regular price $2.25, reduced to $1.50. Men'a fine white knit underwear, 50 centa, 75 centa and $1.00. Men a red and fancy striped wool underwear, all greatly reduced. Men’« fine shir*« reduced from $1.00 to 50 cents. 100 dozen men’« overshirts, all price«, from 50 centa to $1.00. 150 dozen men’s socks, heavy one«, two pair for 26 centa. Men’« gum boots, rubber lined, regular price $3.50, reduced to $2.50- Men's hip boots, rubber lined, reduced to $3.60. Boys’ rubber boots, reduced from $2.00 to $1.00 per pair. Men’s calf button shoe«, reduced to $1.50 per pair. Men's dress shoes, button or lace, reg. price $2.50, to be closed out at $1.50. Men's heavy boots, reduced from $3.00 to $2.00 Boys’ heavy boots, reduced from $2.50 to $I.f0. Men’s winter overcoats, reduced from $8.00 to $4.50 each. Men’s lined duck ulsters, regular price $5.’J0, reduced to $3.00. 1000 pairs men's pants, all prices, from $1.00 to $5.00. 30 men's black diagonal suit«, regular price $20.00, reduced to $15.00. 100 men's heavy cassimere suits, reg. price $14.00, reduced to $9.50 pr suit. A shland , Or., Feb. 12,1888. makk F kd 100 men's heavy scotch suits, regular price $16.00, reduced to $12.00. E ditor T idings : -Some merchants REDDEN—M< MAHON -At the < atbolle in our valley have imported eastern church. Jacksonville, Feb. 13.188*, by Rev. 23 men's heavy mixed suite, regular price $10.00, reduced to $6.00. Father l^eon&rd, Wm. Redden an i Mrs. hams and lard while our valley pro Jane McMahon. duces a surplus of those articles. In JOHNSON—PYLE.-At San Diego. Feb. 14, 40 boys suits 5 to 10 years, reduced from $4.00 to 82.50. 1888, at the residence of Mr. J. W. Thomp justice to the farmers let it be said that son. Mr. P. M. Johnson, of San Diego, anti Miss Mattie Pyle, of Yreka. we put up more wholesome hams than the eastern, and pure bog's-lard, while BOB*. These prices may look unreasonable for such foods, but some eastern lard is manufactured of 60 per cent hogs-grease and 40 per FLRK'II—in Medford, Feb. hi, to Mr and the explanation is simply this. We are offering many lines Mrs Wm I'lrich, a son. cent cotton seed oil, stearine and at less than manufacturers’ cost, as we are compelled, to tallow. F armer . room for the immense quantities of new goods which will bs arriving during the next six weeks. Men's fine shoes from $1.50 to $5.00, at O. H. Blount’s. • Boys’ suits, 12 to 17 years of age, coat, pants and vest, for 85.00 at O. H. Blount's. • Men’s working pants, 81.00, $1.50 and 82.00 at O. H. Blount’s. * Men’s goal working shirts, 50 cts. 75 cts at O. H. Blount’s. ♦ It saves you trouble and don’t cost you any more, to give yonr subscrip tion for your paper or magazine to Burckbalter A Hasty. ♦ Try the “cream wheat.” It can lie boiled, friedor used for pudding. You will find it at Clayton A Gore’s * I>. R. Mills is among the factories in the East buying boots and shoes right where they make them. ♦ Mineral water from Wagner's Soda Springs at Clayton A Gore’s. Benj. Eggleston is paying cash for gaxl apples. * -------------- ------------------- l: latlMgwIalie.t Clergrn»*n'l Ttkllmony. ■ v II. Al. Pickens, Pres de -t of the ciiioJiet Protrstant C urch o. South ■ .in:i, writes from Green. Hie: •• A bout four years ago . was attacked ith what the physicians pronounced neuralgic rheumatism, accompanied wlih erysipelas. My appetite failed me entirely, and 1 had an intermitting pulse mid very lrrcgularpulsationsoftbc heart. A terrible pain soon came into my chest and shoulders, and I became so helpless thnt I could attend to no business at all. The pains were movable, and would sometimes pass from one part of my body to another. F inally the erysipelas broke out on my left band ami arm. and produced much swelling. I wns for eighteen months afflicted in this way, and of courss used a gTent many kinds of medicines, but nothing gave me relief. Friends Anally persuaded me to try Swift'« SpeciAc. I noticed a decided im provement while taking tlie drst bottle. I continued Its use until I bad taken about one dozen bottles, when I found myself sound and well again, with no sign of disease left except a stiffness in my hand, a result of the erysipelas. While ( iking tlie medicine I gained on an average two pounds of flesh per week. I think S S. 8. a valuable medicine, and I frequently recommend it to my friends.** Write to tho swift specific Co» Atlanta. Ga , for a Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases, mailed free to any one. Great Bargains in Sheet Music. One hundred dollars' worth of choice sheet music at Hunsaker’s music room will be sold at 25 cte per copy. This is choioe music, the regular price for which is from 25 cts to 81.50, and in cludes both vocal and instrumental music, consisting of waltzes, schot- tisches, marches, polkas, etc. Call Ditch Company Meeting. early and make your choice, for there The annual meeting of stockholders will lie no reserve. of the West Ashland Ditch Company 12-34] E. B. H unsaker . will lie held in the office of the Ash How Men Die. land Woolen Mills in Masonic block, Ashland, Or., on Saturday, March 3d, If we know all the methods of ap 1888, for the election of officers and to proach adopted by an enemy we are the transact such other business as may better enabled to ward off the danger and postpone the moment when surren properly come before the meeting. der liecomes inevitable. In many in By order of the President. stances the inherent strength of the C. H. G illette , Sec’y. The Magazine for Boy* and Girl«— St. Nichol*«. NEW THIS WEEK bodv suflioes to enable it to oppose the tendency toward death. Many however have lost these forces to such an extent that there is little or no help. In other cases a little aid to the weakened Lungs will make all the difference between sudden death and many years of useful life. Upon the first symptoms of a cough, oold or nnv trouble of the throat or Inngs. give that old and well kuown remedy—Boschee’s German Syrup, a careful trial It will prove what thou sands say of it to lie, the “benefactor of any home.” To the Ladles. For the next two weeks I will sell at cost millinery gtxxls, collars and cuffs, handkerchiefs, gloves, yarns, haudbags. pursea, etc., etc. Mns. B otnton , Mrs. Gillette's old stimd. Main street, Ashland. REMEMBER, that goods at the above pnoes will only be sold for sror CASH. YOURS, TRULY, Ashland, Or. z ? o □ POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies A marvel of purity, strength and wholeaomeneas. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. R oyal B aking P owdf . k C o .,’ 106 Wall street. N Y. 5000 cigars at O. H. Blount's to be closed out at wholesale rates. * 100 choice brands of tobacco to se lect frotff at O. H. Blount's. x You can buy men’s wtxil lined duck ulsters of O. H. Blount for $3.00. x W E AT11E It It EPORT. CE O Day of month Feb 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Temperature. Max. Minn. 62 50 53 50 62 65 67 We keep a complete line of shoes and boots made by Bradley i Metcalf, Milwaukee, Wis- Childrens’, misses’ an ' EXAMINE OUR CUT SHOE ladies’ shoes of the oele- IT SHOWS HOW ALL fo WAVERLY \ SCHOOL SHOES ARE MADE The following is the weather record of the U. H. ¡Signal observation station in Ashland for the week ending Feb. 23, 1888: brated F. & V. oil grain the best wet*weather shoe made. Rain fall Inches. 33 35 27 32 37 32 31 .01 .06 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 Total rainfall........... .... .07 CALL AND EXAMINE Doors open from 6:30 A. M, to 8 P. six daye in the week. We Shall be Glad To place your name on our subscri|>- tion list for any newspaper, magazine or story paper published. Your sub scription given to us will add a little to our business and does not co6t you as much as it ilix* to order it yourself. BfRCKHALTER A H as TY. D. R. & E. V. MILLS, Jack for Sale. The undersigned have for sale a fine, large Maltese Jack, which can lx- had at a bargain for cash. The animal can lie teen.at their livery stables in Ash land; and is guaranteed to be a sure fail getter. He will besold low to any one who will apply soon, as we have no use for him. T hompson A S tephenson . Ashland, Or., Jan. 13,1888. Stock Ilancli l'or Sale. The undersigned offors for sale his stock much of 5oo acres situated on Tule lake, Klamath countv. Or., an A 1 ranch for stoek purposes. Wilf put up 150 tons of hay off the place. Beat range in Klamath county. Will sell stock and farming iinpb nients with the ranch, if desired. For further in formation apply to R. Hl’TtmsoN. Tule !.ake. Or., Jan. 9. 1M7. Hides mid Furs Bought. The undersigned will pay the highe»* mar- price for hides, skins and furs of all from this date until further notice. J. B R. H itchinos . Ashland, Or., May it. V T IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY TOO MVCH IN PRAISE OF THIS OOOD OLD STANDABD f»niiljr iu«d.clne. Il cannot be too highly ncoiumeaded, M 1« U truly a MABVKL OF TH« AGE, and no houMbold •boul.l b« without it. It pr, vrata *a w»ll m ear«. Skin tr—,Crn-. RbeniusU>m. Gnvel, nnd all Kidney Dlseasm, Affected Liver, Beedacne. Nauaee Bil». Wind, Indigeetlon. Conatipation, Diarrb.r-a and Dyaentery, Fever and Ague, Slerpleaaneee. Laaaltade, Foul Breath and every diMaae brought on or aggravated by a disordered atotuaeh. It:» a Spe cific Kgatiat routegion and an effl.eeloua remedy for BlUeuaneM, NervouaBeaa, Scrofula. Jeiindlc* and Dyepepeia. It Pun&ea the Blood, i ¡eeoaee the at-.ma. h and Bowela, and (lvea the whole eyatea • Healthy and Delightful Tone. There never wee a Medicine tor the Nuroery equal t. It FOR 8ALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND QROOBR*. 1111 " — 1 " ■" ■■■ ■■ Ataifriiee’s Notice to Creditor« In the circuit court of Jackson county, state of Orcgou. In the matter of the assignment of J A Lar son, for the benefit of creditors. To whom it may concern. Tim under signed hereby gives notice that he has been appointed assignee of tlie estate of J A lair- son. an iiuolveut debtor of the city of Ash laud. in the county of Jackson and state of Oregon; that he has duly qualirte 1 as such assignee and all claims against sad estate must l>e presented to him duly proved un der oath, within three months from the date hereof. C. C. W alksk . Assignee. Ashland, Oregon. Dated at Ashland, Or.. Feb. 21. ISM O. H. BLOUNT, Clothier & Hatter. Mrs. B- M. Boynton, NOW OFFERED to ANYONt MILLINERY. FANCY GOODS and Notions. Wishing to engage In the Book nnd -ia- ' tioncry bunineso. in connection with a cir- ■ euluting libiary. Mrs. Oillette'n Building, went Hide of The undcrsignt-'l has determined to dis Main street, 12-2» pose of his business at even a great sto-ri- nee, as other mattera demand his attention. ABHLAND, OREGON. Call an ! get terms immediately. J. M. McCOY. At the Fraley store. Ashland. Or. Fashionable -- Dressmaking. in succRstfuI operation since patronised from all sections of the NorOiwest. endorsed by business men and leading educators. TVE MOST PEBFECTLT FQCIPPEM BCMOOL of its class on the Coast, it offers private or class instruction,da jr and evening throughout the year, in Arithmetic, H nting,Correspondence, Book-keep* /ng. Banking, Shorthand, Type-writing Business and Legal Fores and all Common SchoeXBranches. Students, all ages and both sexes admittedaay tinse. CtMlogiMirM. Araitrng Wm., PNp’l.