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1« ■ ASHLAND TIDINGS. BREVITIES. Paul Boulon is coming. Easter Sunday is approaching. Republican primaries to-morrow. KEPI BMC IX CHIMI CiiXVEMKlX. Circuit court at Jacksonville next The K -pul.h.-Mi mi, vent ion for J.;ck- week s<>t> <i>nnty. Oregon, i-< li< r«by ealb d to New goods and new prices at Me- I be held in Jack; oLville on Apiil_ Itll, • 1S88, for the pnrixise of • ini' 7 del Call's. egates to the Republican State Con Telephone wire at Ashland Feuce I vention. to be held a* I’ortlaud oil W. .il.-. x Wt*4nes.Liy, April 11th. 1*88. The Brickmaking began at Close's yard committ«*» renmnr nd* that the pri maries lw belli March ttl. ]S8S. The this week. s everal pr> cincts w ill lx> eutitled to one Grain is looking well in most places del /at . i 1 h and one deb-gate for every in the valley. 25 vote« tiu 1 one for every fraction over Choice early seed potato»'« at Clay half that ntirnlH r cast for the Hon. ton A Gore's. x Binger Hermann in 1886, to-wit: Ashland............ 9 Little Butte......... 2 Cool nights, but. pleasant, suuuy Applegate....... 1 Medford............. 3 days this week. Big Butte ........ 1 Central Point .. .3 A. L. Willey lias a new barn on his Chimney R'x'k.I Meadows............. .1 Eden.............. 2 Pleasant Creek.. 1 place on the bill. Evans Creek .. 1 Rock Point........... 1 Men's fine slax-s from 81.50 to §5.00, Flounce Rix'k.. 1 Stirling................ 1 at O. 11. Blount’s. * Foots On ek... 1 8teanilx>:it........... 1 E l. C. Phelps is talking of startiug Jacksonville Table Ris k...........1 Trail Creek .1 Vniou Town......... 1 a paper at Medford. Willow Springs.l Rememlxr that county taxes will lie W. H. A tkinson , Chairman. delinquent April 1st. Numerous accidents during the last Iti'lllioeil. week in aud about town. Clayton x (lore have removed to Real ••stateand legal blanks at lowest Butler's Block, first door south of Poet prices at T he T ivinos office. Office, where they will Is- git.J to meet $1200 worth of men's fine hats at re their patrons, old and new. duced prices at O. H. Blount's. * Sot ice to fruit Growers. Barb wire at the Ashland Fence x A regular misting of the Fruit Works, opposite the Postoffice. Growers" Association of Southern I Ire- New line of latest styles in men’s gon will lie held in Medford March spring hats. D. R. A E. V. Mills. 31st. 1888, at the usual hour. All who Very little sickness anywhere in are interested in this important and growing industry are earnestly invited Southern Oregon, the doctors report. to attend and assist in advancing the Numerous property sales in and cause. C. B. M iller , See. about Medford are reported recently. The Dingman Soap takes the lead, Subterranean t'auhlron. ask for a trial bar at Clayton A Gore’s. 1 Yreka t'uion , Some time ago. during a snow storm, Ludwig Pfeit, of Jacksonville, was two small laiys were attracted by the granted a Mexican war jieusion last sight of snow being thrown skyward week. from the ground on a hill atsmt one Fifty different patterns in gingham mile south of Hornbrook. Supposing to select from at D. IL A E. V the commotion to I» caused by some robes wild animals playing around, they Mills. cautiously approached the spot, only Dry granulated sugar at the Red to find nothing in sight. Drawing I House, and plenty of it. 10 pounds nearer they discovered a volume of hot for 81. * air issuing from a crevice in the ground. Boys ’ suits, 12 to 17 years of age, Half frightened at the strange pLe pants and vest, for 85.00 at O. II. nomeuon they hastened to the house coat, ♦ of John Wagner, near by, and con Blount's. ducted him to the s|x>t. Mr. Wagner, A gang of tramps struck Ashland with auother gentleman, a few days last Sunday. They wanted everything later made the opening larger and but work. found the hot air issuing up a chim A W. Telegraph office was opened ney of two perfix'tly smooth rock walls, and by sounding ascertained its depth at Gold Hill Tuesday, with Mr. Jacoby to be si) feet. Lt still continues to flow as operator. and is a source of much wonder to O[»ening days a* the Bee-hive Thurs those who have visited it. day, Friday and Saturday, April 5th, <’>th aud "th. ♦ Suicide of a Young 'Ian. S< nd in y our name to place on the Dick Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs. T idings mail lx«>k liefore tho election Erastus Well.«, of this prerinrt, fatally campaign opens. shot him . If at the farm-house of M. Criminal business before th» coming A. Waik r. south of Ashland, last Tuesday afternoon. He was working term of circuit court w ill lie light, “to with Mr. Walker, and they both had all appearances.” gone iuto the house a short time before. Willow Springs postoffice is dosed. Dick took down a large pistol hanging The reform administration is economi in a holster on the wall, and made some cal of postoffice«. remark about l<x>king at it. Stepping Fresh Eastern roll»/] oats, cream liehind Milo, he placed the muzzle of the pistol against his own breast and wheat. German and Buckwheat Hour * fined. Miloturued quickly and asked at Geo. II. Currys. Lim if he had hurt himself. He said: "Garden sass" from California is on "I es. Fin hit.” and staggered backward. sale in Ashland. Lettuce, spinach, Milo caught him and laid him on the asparagus, celery, etc. floor, and a man who was working near : the house came running in to see what i Buhach! Bubach! Bubach! cele was the matter. The wound was dis tirated insect exterminator, at Geo. H. * covered at once by the clothing Ix-ing , Curreys Grocery store. on lire, and after putting out the lire ; Fred Grob, of Jacksonville, is at .Milo jumped on a horse at once and I work for the Golden Spike Mining come to town after assistance. Drs. i Company, on Wagner Creek. Singer and B. ebe went up and, found th - young m ,n mortally wound- ; Call and sei something new and ed. The bullet pas ■ d through the ! lieantiful in marble, received this week stomach and lungs, an ¿caused death in | at the Ashland Marble Works. a little over three hours. It was aliout W. B. Colton is preparing to build a 3 o'clock wie n he tired the fatal shot, 'louse and burn at his orchard place in and he suffered greatly most of the time the northwestern part of town. until sundown, when death came to his Mound school district has levied a relief. To his mother and others who were alxmt him. lie said the shooting five-mill tax to improve the school was not an accident; he wanted to die, house and maintain a free school. and had lieen wanting to die for three The Ragsdale farm at Fort Lane has years. Further than this bo gavo no been platted and divided iuto ten acre reason for his rash act. lots, which are now on the market. Ileceased was about tweuty-twi. years of age and was Ixirn and reared i The Paul Boulon Musical Comedy in this valley ; and hia early and violent Company will play in Ashland on death will lx-heard of w ith sorrow by j Thmsday and Friday, April 5th and Cth. the wide circle of friends and acquaint- ! Dress gixxls, four shades of the lat anees of the family. The funeral was est color, mahogony brown, eight on Wednesday afternoou mid was ’ shades of albatross. D. R. A E. V. largely attended. Services at the grave : Mills. in Hargadine cemetery were conducted Mr. Eldridge, a San Francisco min by Rev. F. G. Strange, of the Presby ing man. hits bonded the valuable terian church. mines of W. II. Smith, of Henley, for three months. A Chapter of Accidents. Don't fail tc see Little Mary Boulon, The “sign" must have lieen in the region of bad luck during the past with the Boulon Musical Comedy Com week, for a aeries of aceideuts such as , pany at Ashland, Thursday and Friday- ’ x ' seldom occur here within so short a April 5 and 6. time, comes up for riqxirt this issue. Have you trie»! New Orleans mo On Thuisdav lust, just alxmt I lasses and Sugar House Drips that iiixin, J. M. Hicks, who with his sons G isi . II.Curry keeps'? Bestgoods ever lias lxi'n engaged in clearing a large brought to Ashland. * acreage of land south of town for The cool nights are compelling the orchard planting, was struck and nearly killed by a falling tree out ou fruit trees to l>e very deliberate in the Atkinson, .Mills A- Carter tract, blooming this spring - favorable to near John Walker's. A stump-puller g<XHl crop prospects. was at work with a strong force of Tho Barlow House, a new hotel at horses fun dung the power, when a Gold Hill built by Mr. Barlow, has re tree to which the machine was fastened cently been opened for the accommo suddenly gave way and was uprooted, dation of tUg public. instead of the one which was exjieeted The reportoil sale of a half-interest to be pulled. Mr. Hicks was struck on the shoulder and felled to the ground. in the Riddle House hotel property in Dr. Parson was summoned as speeilily Metlford by A. S. Jacobs to Mr. Schultz as possible, and found the injuries very was not consummat' d. senous. The shoulder was broken and Some freighting is being done over dislocated, mid one leg was broken in the Linkville road from Ashland. three places near the ankle joint. With I Robt. Balier started from here with a the assistance of Dr. Songer, Dr. Par- - load Tuesday morning. son gave the required surgical atten-■ A. 1". Hammond is setting out a large tion, and at last report the unfortunate man was doing as well as could have number of fruit tree« ou the place three miles north of town which he bought of been hojxil for. On Friday B. IL Willits, who is the late James Kilgore. the foreman in charge of the construc Reserved s its for the Boulon Music tion of the Clnlcott house which C. W. al Comedy Company are on sale at the Ayers is building on Spring street. had Red House. Admission 25 and 5t) terrible fall, and almost miraculously cents. Reser" >d seats 75 cents. x cscaptxl death. He was on the roof, Heury Pape. Sr., has been appointed when the foothold pa ces loosened and he shot down the steep pitch. Nenrthe postmaster at Jacksonville, to succeed edge he struck his heel against a 2vl Max Muller, whose four years’ term nailed on the roof, and broke the dis expires March 31st, tomorrow. «•t-nt From there he turued over , i’he Paul Boulon Musical Comedy- once and six: -11 feet lower Ins arm lias among them some of the finest caught on on - of th ■ “look-outs” of talent on the stage. At Ashland Thurs the scaffolding. Tin- piece of timl>er day and Friday. Apnl 5th and 6th. broke beneath his weight, but so soft- i eno I the fail that when he struck the ■ Miss Martha Smith, daughter of ground on his hip lie was only badly i Judge G. W. Smith, has received tho shaken up, sprained snd bruised, in- i appointment of postmistress at Link Stead of kill's), as lie would in all , ville. vice W. A. Wright, resigned. probability have lieen, hud he not for- , D. C. Herrin will open business at innately struck the extending piece of ' Mixlford in the photographic line this timber. He has lie. n laid up for a few week. He has s|«>ut much time in pre days, but will lx> at work again to-day. paring himself for photographic work. From wlu re his fall began to where ('. H. Vaupel has let the contract for the ground caught him is a d» scent of the erection of a neat cottage on bis alxmt thirty-four feet. A young iii .n nam- 1 Williams, work lots on Main street to A. L. Willey, ing for W. II. \\ ickham. was struck by f who Las the work already under way. one of the hois, s of the team he was Hanley A Live shipped several car driving, and had « vend teeth knocked out and Lis li|> severely cut. but was loads of dry cord wood from Central Point to Ashland far the w,x>len mills not seriously injured. A team of hoi si's lx longing to John by Wednesday evening's freight train. II. Il ■ d, mid at work on I.is place near All shapes a:id styles of lx>th shade town, ran away the otic r day and and dn ss hats just received; also a line struck a l.arbed wire feuee in their of dill Iren’s hats, at 25 and 50 cts. career, both Ix-iug l>a ily cut and each, at Mrs. J. l'honiton’s. ♦ wratehixl. Tin ir wontid.s were st itched and dr. ssisl, and will probably heal up It sav>s you trouble and don’t cost all right. you any more, to give your suliserip- tion for your paper or magazine to W liat la It? Burekhalter A Hasty. ♦ Thut’inxliiees that beautifully soft Large stock of wall pajx'r aud wall complexion and leaves neither traces of its application nor injurious affects'? mi l ceiling decorations, and window The answer: Wisdom's Robertine ac shades and fixtures, at Messenger A ♦ complishes all this, and is pronounivd Smith's. by ladies of taste an i refinement to lx- If you repiire a spring medicine, if the most delightful toilet article ever produced. Warranted harmless and you aresuffenng with languor, debility, matchless. Sold by J. 11. ChitW'Xxi A pimples. Ixtils. catarrh, chronic 6oree, ecrwfula, or loss of appetite, or any dis Son, Ashlaud, Or. ease arising from impure blood, take Cash paid for chickens and eggs, at Ayer's Sarsaparilla the safest and the Bed House. * I most economical of all blood puribere. FBIDAT......................... C. W. Ayers has put up a large | warehouse on Main street, in front of his carpenter shop, in which to carry a stock of finishing lumber and muchin- iry. Republican primaries in the several precincts to-morrow. Turn out aud give the party a gixxl representation at the county convention next Wednes day. The county of Jackson now pays i upon demand a bounty of 82.50 for the i scalp of any coyote killed within the county limits. Election time draws near. Geo. Mason aud Jos. Randles have bought the st«x'k of merchandise of J. T. Delk, at Lake Creek in Little Butte precinct, aud will eon^uue the business. The California press speak in 'com plimentary terms of the Boulon Mu sical Comedy Compauv who play in Granite Hall Thursday and Friday- April 5 and 6. x The old neglected orchards about the valley have nearly all been trimmed i up and cultivateil this season the first treatment of the kind many of them have had for years. The W. C. T. U. have discontinued their reading nx>m in Ashland. The meeting place of the Union hereafter will be in the session room of the Presbyterian church. Complete stock of ladies. Misses A childrens shoes at our usual low prii'ee. Buttons fastened ou at a moment's no tice free of charge by our Trojan foot power machine. D. IL A E. V. Mills. The tinware business in Ashland is looking up. the stores here having put on more help. J. 8. Houck, of Central Point, is at work in G. C. Eddings’s and a Mr. Smith is at work for H. C. Myer. We can not tell you this issue who the next President will be, but we can tell you that Geo. H. Curry carries the most complete stock of Groceries, Crockery and Glassware in Southern Oregon. ♦ Grand Millinery A Fancy Gixxls Opening at the Bee-hive commencing April 5th aud continuing three days. All are cordially iuvited to attend dur ing the Opening whether they want to buy or not. x The man who had smallpox at the wood camp near Sisson’s has recovered and the health authorities say there is no danger of the disease being spread there, as thorough disinfection was ac complished. Mrs. Hutsen and Mrs. Lynch an nounce that they are prepared to do dressmaking in all its branches and in the latest styles. Give them a call at their rooms on Oak street near the corner of Main. 8. B. Galey has set out ten acres of trees this spring adjacent to his thirty acre orchard south of town, and Dr. A. C. Helm has also set out ten acres on the 80-acre tract he owns in the same neighborhood. Benj. Eggleston shipped a car-load of apples from Ashland to Oakland, Cal., last Friday the last car for the season from this valley, in all probabil ity. Mr. Eggleston will continue the business during the coming season. Have you aconglf? Sleepless nights need no longer trouble you. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral will stop the cough, allay tlie inflammation, and induce re- jx>Be. It will, moreover, heal the pul monary organs aud give you health. A party of eastern tourists, one of whom w-as a nephew of General Mana ger A. N. Towne, of the Southern Paci fic railroad, came up from San Fran cisco Tuesday evening and spent the night in Ashland, returning southward next morning. Potatoes from the Willamette valley- are being shipped to this valley this spring again. Southern Oregon will pay its Willamette neighbors back by seudiug them peaches next July, but our own potatoes might as well be grown at home. George Stephenson bought 19 head of horses at Jacksonville, Medford and here, and on Tuesday morning started with a carload (16 of them) for San Francisco. He will probably con tinue buying and shipping horses, if the market is favorable. Deputy Internal Revenue Collector W. A. Gwen is issuing notices to the public that all persons engaged in busi ness on which a U. 8. revenue tax is laid must apply for special tax-stamp before May 1st. Schedule of taxes furnished upon application to him. Fruit growers should turn out in full force at the meeting at Medford to morrow. The season is approaching when the deepest general interest is taken in the fruit industry, and much good may lie accomplished by di-icus- sion of topics which will be presented. The improvement of the streets is spreading all over town. Mr. Mingus and others along the narrow street leaving Main street at the Dollarhide and Songer corner have lieen moving back the fences on Ixith sides, and will yet make an attractive and convenient street of it Max Pracht has disposed of bis in terest in the Ashland Woolen Mills to other stiK'kliolders. Mr. Pracht has bought a tract of fruit land south of Ashland, and will probably improve it during the coming season. lie has also bought a valuable residence prop erty on Main street. Tho planing mills are busy on new work. Messenger A Smith are prepar ing to get out their own lumber dur ing the coming season. Youle A Gil roy have just received orders for the mill work required for a large bouse to lie built by Mr. Cooper for A. H. Den ny. at Callahan's Ranch, Cal. It is a noteworthy fact that the Oretjon Sentinel was issued for the last time from the spot where it was first brought into existence over a third of a century ago. The building in which the initial nuinlier was issued by Colonel T’Vault burned down in 1873, however, says the Times. The stages on the Siskiyou moun tain. which have been kept there all winter to transfer passengers and traf fic in case of slides or washouts, will lie moved to Yreka the first of April, nnd the 26 horses will lie sent to Calis toga, Lake county, Cal. The horses are in excellent condition, having had very little to do all winter. HERE AND THERE. personal . JACKSONVILLE ITEMS. E. E. Miner was in town Thursday, ou his way southward. George Eubanks made a trip down into Josephine county this week. A number of Yreka people exixx't to [ visit Ashland this coming summer. Alex Martin. 8r.. has been at Jack sonville and Ashland during tho past week. A. H. Boomer, of the late overland stage company, was in Ashland this week. J. W. Howard, the Grant’s Pass Postmaster, made Ashland a visit this week. John Beek, of Ashland, has returned from a month’s journey throughout California. E. H. Autenreith has moved from Yreka to Sisson, to practice law at the latter place. C. T. Harris, of Medford, has lieen iu town this week, looking after business matters here. B. F. Smith, the Yreka jeweler, and Miss Sadie Hoffman, were married at that place last week. J. F. Kelly, of the Grant's Paas S. P. D. & L. Co., is on a trip to Ashland, Sisson and Sacramento. Frank Dicky has returned from the Shovel creek springs. He is still laid up with the rheumatism. Mr. E. V. Carter,cashier of the Bank of Ashland, starts to-day for San Fran cisco, to be gone several days. Miss L. McVay, 'if Del Norte county, Cal,, is visiting iu this county, at pres ent stoppiug at Soda Springs. Paul Schoen, of San Francisco, was in town last Friday and Saturday, and put a number of piauos in order. J. A. Larson, the tailor, was in town several days this week, oil his way to Portland, where he intends to reside. P. B. Whitney, of the freight de partment of the O. & C. IL R., came out from Portland the fore part of the week. Chas. Chitwood commences a course of study and training in the California College of Pharmacy, San Francisco, to-day. E. T. Bartlett came over from his placer mines on Cottonwood creek last week on a business trip. He returned again Sunday. M. A. Knighten, of this place, is now in Los Angeles county, Cal., still at work for the 8. P. IL IL as one of the force of carpenters. Mrs. J. M. Wagner, of Soda Springs, has lieen in Ashland most of the past week, and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wagner have lieen up at the Springs. Prof. J. N. Hall, who has lx-en teach ing school at Central Point, started Wednesday morning for Ohio, to look after property interests there. Silas W. Kilgore came in from Lan- gell Valley Wednesday, to remain here a week or more. He reports livestock doing well east of the mountains. Col. Jas-JScobie, the well-known ma sonry contractor who put in the bridges aud culverts for the C. & O. R. R, is uow in Egypt on his travels of recrea tion. C. F. Blake came iu from over the Cascades a few days ago for a short visit in town. He reports the spriug pasturage fair over iu the Dead Indiau country. Division Supt. A. F. George of the S. P., came up from Dunsmuir this week again, aud was accompanied by a representative of a Redding real es tate firm. Misses Ella Hanley and Clara Cam eron, and Messrs. J. A. and Wm. Han ley and Mr. Patterson, of Jacksonville, have been visiting Ashland during the past week. William Shoffuer, one of the train men ou the run between Ashland and Roseburg, was married at Roseburg, on Wednesday of last week to Miss Laura Bonebrake, of that place. Chief Justice Waite, who died in Washington last week, was in Ashland alxiut a year ago, and enjoyed a stage ride over the Siskiyotis. He was ac companied by his daughter on that trip. Judge Willard Crawford, the prom inent lawyer of Medford, was married nt Jacksonville last Saturday to Miss L. Eaton, of that place, and the happy couple have already settled down to housekeeping at their home in Medford. M. M. Kinser, superintendent of the car repair shops at Grant's Pass, has been called to the bedside of bis son, who is dying at Parksburg, Pa. Ed. Ho'lnutt, of the East Portland shops, takes his place during his absence. Mr. C. B. Stone reached home last Sunday on his return from the east. He says he saw no country that he likeil as well as Southern Oregon, and would not lie content to live anywhere else since he knows the advantages of this valley of ours. • W. I’. Hammond, of the Phcenix nurseries, who went to Oakland, Cal., last winter, had the misfortune to en counter sickness, which bereft the family of one child and almost carried off the second one. Diphtheria was the disease, and all hail a serious time with it, but are now convalescent. Mr. H. Scherer, of the Ashland ma chine shops, went over to Dunsmuir Sunday to take a position in the rail road Bhops at that place. He is a good mechanic, and will fill the bill, having had large experience in the machine shops of the O. & C. Work was to have started up at Dunsmuir the latter part of this week. Fred E. LeComte, the genial busi ness manager of the Boulon Musical Comedy Company,is in town billing for the appearance of his company at Granite Hall next Thursday and Fri day, April 5 and 6. He was here last season with the celebrated Stuttz Co. who had such an unfortunate accident on the Siskiyous. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Edwards, of Talent, have gone to San Francisco to reside. Mr. Edwards came out to this valley two years ago to buy fruit for McDonogh A John son, of San Francisco, and is still in their employ in the fruit business. Miss Belle Anderson, a sister of Mrs. Edwards, started with them Tuesday morning from Ashland, for a visit of several weeks in San Francisco. Mr. T. J. Stites, editor of the State Hights Democrat, and Mr. aud Mrs. A. D. Barker, came out from Albany last Monday with the family of the late Will B. Rice, to attend the fuueral in Ashland. Mr. Barker is the O. & C. IL IL agent at Albany, and the two gentlemen are respectively Past Master Workman and Master Workman of the A. O. U. W. lodge of which Mr. Rice was one of the prominent members. Alex. Martin, Sr., has returned to Oakland, Cal. A few vegetables have been brought to this market already. Born. - In this city, March 17, 1888, to the wife of George Howard, a son. McKenzie & Chale have closed their saloon and will retire from that busi ness. Wild Howers are in full bloom in the hills and many of them are beiug gath ered. Several acres of lull land just south of town has lx>en set out in orchards and vineyards. Peach, almond, apricot and cherry trees in full bloom. Prospects favor a go<xl crop Lhis year. George IL Neil, who has been visit ing in the South and East, returned home Wednesday evening. Col. IL F. Maury, of this precinct, has been granted a pension by the United States government. Geo. R. Neil, who has been visiting in many parts of the south and east, is expected home in a few days. Tod Cameron, of Uniontown, went to Ashland Wednesday to attend the fuueral of Dick Wells, bis nephew. The Jacksonville public school will remain in vacation during the week, owing to the sad death of Mrs. G. H. Watt. George Brown, of Eagle Point, left for San Francisco, Wednesday morn ing. where he goes for medical treat ment. Many strangers are seen upon the streets of late. Most all of them are looking for homes aud seeking invest ments. Max Muller's commission as post master expires on April 1st. Several prominent democrats are looking for tho place. County politics booming and every other man is a candidate for office. Too bad there are not more offices, so as to fill the wants of all. Lee Jacobs, who has for a time been acting as book-keeper for Charles Nickell, has accepted a position as clerk with Reamee & White. E. L. Benz, who has lieen clerking for Reaines & White for the past few years, left for Los Angeles Sunday, Where he g<x?s to accept a position in that city. C. C. Beekman, oue of the regents of the state university, who has been at Eugene on business connected with that institution, returned home la6t Monday. So far nothing has lieen done towards building a gtxxl wagon road to the rail road. We hope that the city trustees will decide Boon upon the question and let us have good highways leading from our town. Candidates are becoming numerous and considerable button-holing is al ready being done. The democrats all Beem confident of success, but with good, honest men for the offices and a strong fight the republicans may win. Jacksonville can Ixiast of a live de bating s<x'iety, which meets every Sat urday evening. They have a good memlx>rsbip and much interest is man ifested in their debates. The tariff questiou was discussed at their la6t meeting. Mrs. Hattie C. Watt, wife of Prof. G. H. Watt.principal of the public sch'xils, died in this city Tuesday at 1 o’clock, of puerjx'ral fever. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon. She leaves a husband and four small chil dren to mourn her loss. Jackson A Turner have opened a new variety store in this place. They keep a first-class stock, and seem to do a good business already. The office of the Western Uuion Telegraph Co. is kx'ated in their store,and for this reason they have named it the “Telegraph” store. The value of improvements in Oak land, CaL, last year was 81,000,000. Efforts are being made to have a mail route established from Sisson to Fall River and Adin. Seneca Swaim was found guilty of larceny in San Francisco iu stealing the McDonald diamonds aud jewelry. The Mount Shasta postoffice, Siski you county, has been changed to Little Shasta. A postoffice has lieen estab lished at Danaville, which will lie known as Dana. The House Committee on Indian Affairs has completed the annual In dian Appropriation bill. It appropri ates §5,192,253, being 8296,414 less than the estimates. Tho vacancy caused by the resigna tion of H. A. Gripton. tlie Postmaster at Leland, Josephine county, was filled last week by Homer D. Hark ness being appointed Postmaster. Although the Boulon Musical Com edy Company is large their prices are within the reach of every one, only 75 cents for reserved seats; 50 cents give admission aud 25 cents for children, x Just received, acarload of furniture direct from Eastern manufacturers, consisting of parlor aud liedroom suits, walnut center and extension tables, easy chairs and rockers, spring beds, mat rasses, etc., etc., at Messenger A Hmith's. General Bidwell has discovered an other mammoth oak on Rancho Chico which stands between the railroad and the river. This one is six feet in di ameter and twenty-two feet two inches in circumference. It is probably the largest oak in this part of the country. —[Chico Chronicle-Record. The Saw mill of Poor A Sullaway, alxiut two miles northeast of Sisson, was burnwl on Wednesday of last week, together with a small quantity of lumber. No insurance. The Her ald says Mr. Sullaway will likely build a water mill during the summer. - Lakeview Examiner: “We under stand that a candidate for a county office, in this precinct, has been limp ing around with bis foot all doubled up, trying to get the sympathy of the people, the lameness being all put on. Rather a novel method of getting political sympathy.” A report comes from San Francisco to the effect that a company is forming in that city for the purpose of construct ing a carriage road to Castle lake, con structing a large hotel there and plac ing a steam yacht on the lake. The report is probably true but our author ity, beiug a commercial traveler, is doubtful.—[Sisson Herald. The Health Officer at Astoria ha« ordered that when the British ship Lindores Abbey shall reach that port she be placed iu quarantine. The Lindores Abbey is uow on the way from Iqnique, South America, and is expected to arrive soon at Astoria. As Iqnique is infected with cholera the health authonties at Astoria will quar antine the vessel until satisfied that there are no germs of the disease ou board. Waldo has a novelty iu the way of a double jointed calf, the property of W. N. Campbell; it has two sets of joints in all its legs, that is, where there ought to be one joint there are two. It has a peculiarly shaped body and moves in a nervous tremble as if loco motion was a great difficulty. It is several days old but is not able to stand up much. Those who have seen it pronounce it a new departure.— [Grants Pass Courier. Representative Hermann called on the Poetmaster-General last w<>ek to request that the terminal service at Lebanon and Albany, Or., be put ou. He stated that the Oregon and Califor nia Railroad had given notice that it would carry the mail between those points, but would not supply the ixist- offices from the depot. Postmaster- General Dickinson stated that there was but one place in the country where terminal facilities were afforded in a place of that character, but he would take the request in consideration. George Cogill, who died at Sisson the 7th inst., was a comedian and char acter actor of considerable ability. He has held positions with a number of good companies, but as soon as he wonld save up a few hundred dollars he would quit work to enjoy it and would not seek another engagement until he was completely broke. On several occasions when he was without means to travel from one city to an other, he would “make up as an In dian and travel on tho cinder end or a baggage car with genuine Indiaus. who have always been permitted to ride without paying.—| Y reka Union. Editor T. J. Stites, of the Albany Democrat, who was in Ashland last Monday, says an era of progress aud improvement has dawned upon Albany. The town has Ixxui making rapid ad vancement siuce the building of the Oregon Pacific. An electric light plant is being put up, and a line of street railway is soon to be commenced from the railroad eating house and de pot to t[ie business center of town. Albany has a rich country alxiut it, and now that it is reaching out to in vite trade and encourage business en terprises it is assured of a growth and prosperity that will make it one of the chief cities of the future populous state of Oregon. The improvements on the ranch of Mr. R. 8. Wallace, in Polk county, are approaching completion. For drain age purposes be has placed in the ground from 10,000 to 15,000 feet of tiling, and he expects to still further supplement this system. Mr. Wallace hits set out a large nnmlier of yonng fruit trees, divided as follows: 8,000 Bartlett pears, 1,000 Golden Drop 6rune, 1,000 Royal Ann cherries, 1000 uerre Clairgeau pear, 1,000 Winter Nellis pear, 4,000Fall Butter pear. He expects to add to these 3,000 Bartlett pear and 1,500 Spitzenberg apples. When Mr. Wallace cousiders that the improvements on his farm are complete he intends giving a big blowout, to which he will invite alibis friends.-- [Vidette. Washington dispatch, March 13th: Congressman Hermann today sul>- nntted to the Secretary of the Interior a protest from a long list of settlers in the Silver Lake country, in Southeast ern Oregon, enumerating numerous quarter section tracts of land which they assert are wrongfully selected by Door and window screens all ready the State with the consent of the for banging, wall tents, fishing poles of Government agents as swamp land, all kinds, with a full line of fishing which is not such in fact, but meadow tackle; Winchester improved 1886 rilles; land, and the most valuable in that a full line of steel go«xls aud edge tools; valley, and that the moisture thereon the most complete line of .xxjking is occasioned by brief periodical over stoves, iu every respect, with kitchen flows, which in that dry climate is es furniture, ever exhibited in Southern sential to the successful cultivation of Oregon, at G. C. Eddings’s, dealer in crops, and they represent that the pat enting of every tract of these lands hardware, stoves and tinware. expels uu actual bona fide settler and Mrs. E. E. Heidrich offers for sale taxpayer. the property in Linkville used by her The Democratic county convention late husband in the blacksmithing and wagon business: also, large machinery of Lake county was held at Lakeview How Men Die. sheds, and a two story building in use March 11th. The following ticket was If we know ail the methods of ap as a store and restaurant The loca nominated: Joint representative, 8. proach adopted by an enemy we are the tion of this property is one of the best P. Mose, subject to approval of the better enabled to ward off the danger intown, and this is a rare chance for democrats of Klamath county. W. A. and postpone the moment when surrend «>me live man to make money. See Wilshire was nominated for county er is inevitable. In many instances the judge on first ballot. County clerk, V. 1 inherent strength of the laxly suffices advertisement iu another coliinm. L. Snelling; commissioners, U’m. Bag- to enable it to oppose the tendency to The Tinies says: "Judge Tolman ley aud Alex. Reed; treasurer, A. Mc- ward death. Many however have lost of Ashland will lie the Republican Calleu ; assessor, J. McDonough ; | these forces to such an extent that candidate for county judge; at least school superintendent, A. H. Fisher; , there is little or no help. In other cases little aid to the weakened Lungs will it looks that way at this time." The surveyor, Wm. Bernard; coroner, J. W. 1 : a make the difference between sudden Times couldn't have selected a better Howard. After twenty-seven ballots , death all and many years of useful life. man for the position. If it wonld fill I were taken, IL A. Paxton was nomi- : Upon the first symptons of a Cough, out the whole ticket for the Republi : uated for sheriff. C. E. Randall and Cold or any trouble of the Throat or cans with nominations as acceptable M. T. Walters, delegatee to state con Lungs, give that old and well-known to the people the T idings would feel vention. The platform is of the regu remedy—Boachee's German Syrup, a like advising the party to let Nickell lation Democratic style, endorses the careful trial. It will prove what thon- have the job instead of holding a con administrations of Cleveland and Pen- i sandB say of it to be. the "benefactor of uoyer and recommends the former's re | any home." vention. election. Men's fine shirts at O. H. Blount's Extra clear mess pork at Clayton A Men’s working pant«, 81.00, 81.59 reduced from 81 to 50cts., in order to Gore's. 8omething new for Ashland. and 82.00 at O. H. Blount's. * I reduce stock. * Give it a trial. x Central Point Items. Robt. Westrop is improving his liv ery rigs, preparatory for the increasing business of the summer Beason. Geo. W. Cooksey is :i little improved in health. He contemplates taking a trip to the East to consult physicians there. Kincaid A Rippey carry a full assort ment of the best agricultural machin ery, wagons, etc., at their warehouse, adjacent to the store. Rev. M. Peterson has bought of Isaac Constant a five acre tract adjacent to town, and will improve it for a home for himself, it is understood. Messrs. Owen.Hersblierger and Hogg Brothers, of this place, made a trip up to Ashland this week, to “take in the town,” or take a peep through the political horoscope. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Harvey enter tain the public in the most comfortable and homelike manner at their boarding house in town. The table fare is not excelled at any hotel in the country. Fred Hansen, of the real estate firm of Luckey A Co., is taking strangers about through the countn- to show them desirable farms, and £>r. Hinkle has negotiated oue or two sales recently. Warren Norcross, recently from Nebraska, who bought twenty acres of Mr. Hoagland about a mile east of town, is making a start in the nursery business bv setting out over 20,000 grafts, mostly apples. Mr. C. Magruder returned home Sunday from Portland, and i6 satisfied that arrangements for the location of a depot here will be consumated within a very short time. Negotiations with the railroad authonties are on an en tirely satisfactory basis. IL C. Fielder, of the Cottage Mound farm, one mile east of Central Point, is entitled to much credit for his efforts toward the improvement of the live stock of the valley. He brought sev eral bead of short horns when he came out from New York two years ago; and s I bo imported several choice represen tatives of the Poland China breed of swine. His Poland Chinas are regis tered, and he has a number of fine pure bred pigs to sell, as will be seen by his notice in another column of the T id ings . ----------- ---------------- MISCELLANEOUS. Having Just Returned FROM Where I have placed Large Orders for Spring Goods, I And that I will be unable to handle my new invoices to advantage without reduc ing my present stock. Consequently, FOR the Next 30 DAYS Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than tlie ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude, of low test, short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in ’ cans. K oyai . B aking P owder C o ., 106 i Wall street. N Y. ASHLAND MARKET PRICES. Tho following quotations are as nearly correct as it is practicable to give for a lix'al market, and are intended chiefly to meet inquines of subscrilx'rs at a distance. We cannot Ix'exjiected to give every slight variation in the prices of the local products. Flour, per cwt. in 6acks......... ? 2 00 " per 1000 lbs............... . 17 00 60 Wheat per bushel................. (X) Barley “ “ ....................... 55 Oats “ “ .................. 12* 2 ✓ Beef per lb on the block 8*£c to > Chickens jier dozen................ 3 00 Turkeys, “ (lowest price).. 9 00 30 Butter, per lb......................... Mill feed. “ “ .............. 1 80 Corn meal, “ “ .............. 3 (XI Bacon.............. ....................... Hams...................................... “ Eastern........................ Lard, “ “ .......................... Eggs per dozen ..................... Wood per cord, pine or fir.... 3 " “ Oak............ 4 Hay per ton ................$10 to 18 Potatoes, per lb..................... Apples, “ ................... Cabbage, “ ................... Onious, “ .................... Beans, “ .................. Dried apples, per lb.............. 44 • ----- -- . peaches, “ ...12*2 1 pears, “ ............ a plums, “ ........... Beef hides, each........ $1 to 3 Men's heavy lined duck coats, regular price $2.50, reduced to 81.50. Boys’ heavy lined duck coats, regular price 82.25, reduced to $1.25. Boys’ patent button overalls, reduced to 50 cents. Men’s heavy grey knit underwear, regular price $2.25, reduced to fl.50. Men's fine white knit underwear, 50 cents, 75 cents and $1.00. Men’s red and fancy striped wool underwear, all greatly reduced. Men’s fine shirts reduced from $1.00 to 50 cents. 100 dozen men's overshirts, all prices, from 50 cents to $1.00. 150 dozen men's socks, heavy ones, two pair for 25 cents. Mens gum boots, rubber lined, regular price $3.50, reduced to $2.50. Men’s hip boot«, rubber lined, reduced to $3.50. Boys’ rubber boots, reduced from $2.00 to $1.00 per pair. Men’s calf button shoes, reduced to 81.50 per pair. Men’s dress shoes, button or lace, reg. price $2.50, to be closed out at $1.60. Men's heavy boots, reduced from $3.00 to $2.00. Boys’ heavy boots, reduced from $2.50 to $1.50. Men’s winter overcoats, reduced from $8.00 to $4.50 each. Men's lined duck ulsters, regular price $5.00, reduced to 83.00. 1000 pairs men’s pants, all prices, from $1.00 to 85.00. 30 men's black diagonal suits, regular price 820.00, reduced to 813.00. 100 men's heavy cassimere suits, reg. price $14.00, reduced to $9.50 pr suit. 100 men's heavy scotch suits, regular price $16.00, reduced to $12.00. 23 men s heavy mixed suits, regular price $10.00, reduced to $6.00. Portland Market. 40 boys’ suits 5 to 10 years, reduced from $4.00 to $2.50. Wheat—Valley, $1 17 1-2(31 25: Walla Wall ii, firm, $1 1G<<> 1 17*^. Oats—Market firn., 45<a47c. Flour — Valley standards quoted nt $4 00, nnd Walia Wnlfa brands 50(<r I These prices may lock unreasonable for such goods, but 3 75. superfine |2 500 2 75 per barrel Hay—Baled tinmthy quoted at $14<a tho explanation is simply this. We are offering many lines («117 [x-r ton. Feed—Bran, per ton, $1(5; shorts, at less than manufacturers’ cost, as we are compelled to make $17(ul8; chop. $22 5tK«25. Barley—Brewing, per ctl. $13; ground, room for tho immense quantities of new goods which will be per ton, $2Vit27 50. Lard—Kegs, or 5-gaIlon tins, 8’^c; ariving during the next six weeks. pails, 9c. Butter—Choioe dairy. 30(«35c per lb; brine in rolls. 27\; solid in kegR. 20(d 25c; store butter. l.WgJOc per pound. Poultry—Chickens. $4 50(u5 50 as to REMEMBER, that goods at the above price« will only be «old for « tot quality; ducks. $•>;<> X; geese, $8(39: tur- cash . kevs, choice, ¡fl.'su l(>c per pound. YOURS, TRULY, Lggs—Firm. 20c per dozen. Provisions—Bacon, lOfulOJ^c; hams. 12<<tl21j'c; shoulders, tva 7c. Wool—Plentiful. Valley, 18(<i 19c;East ern Oregon. 15(317c. Meat—Steady. Beef, wholesale, 4«t 4}^c per Hi; dressed, 8c; sheep, 4k(d5c per lb: dressed,9c; hogs, dressed, 7fa 7 l-2c veal. Wj9c. Potatoes—Maiket heavy. Per ctl., 00 (380c. Burbanks favorite. ¿Onions—$1(31.25. Fresh fruits—Fair demand. Quote apples, only fair, $1 25(31 ,5o per box: per barrel. $4; cooking pears, $1 25. Dried fruits—Sun-dried quartered np- nles, tka 7c per tb: machine-dried, lo(a 11c: l’lummer evaporated, 12'jc: pears, 11(3 12Sc; sun dried pitless plums. 13c: ma chine dried, 12 l-2c; Italian prunes, lo@ 14c: peaches, 12 1-2(3 14c; raisins, $2 and $2 25. Ashland, Or. O. H. BLOUNT, Clothier & Hatter. qoddsh - WEATHER REPORT. The following is tlie weather record of the U. 8. Signal observation station in Ashland for the week ending Mar. 29, 1888: Day of month Mar 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Temperature. Max. Mimi. 61 41 57 34 56' 25 26 60 66 29 67 33 58 36 Rain fall Inches. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 ThisM al Total rainfall......... ........ 00 Ladies, Attention! Beaded sets. Braid sets, Bead panels. Braid panels, Trimming cords, l’assamenterie, Braid trimmings by the yard. All new, and a large stock to select from, at D. IL A E. V. M ills '. Don’t fail to call at the Bee-hive during Ojiening days next week as ev erything will be so arranged that you can see at a glance the various new and attractive styles. You need not buy, just look over and see what is in stock, after which you can decide what you want. * Joe Taylor, the world's greatest banjoist and comedian, is now with the Boulon Musical Comedy Company. Moore’s Revealed Remedy—cleanses and repairs the entire system, giving new life. Sold by Chitwood Bros, and T. K. Bolton, Ashland, Oregon. x M. Mayer is ready for business again at his new house near the depot. All work in the line of tailoring done promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed. Read the Red House advertisement, 21 presents given away March 31st. A Reprieve for the CondonnwL Wretched men and women longcondemned to suffer the tortures of dyspepsia, are tilled With n<w hope afcr n few do«»» of llostet- ter'a Stoma; h BlUrrs. Thia budding hop« blo-soms into the fruitlou of certainty, if the Bitters is p< r«l»ted iu It bring» a re prieve to all dy-peptics who eevk its aid. Flatulence, heart-burn, sinking at the pit of tlie etoinarli between meal.', the n< rvou.i tremors and iuaomniaof which chronic indi- r stion is the parent, disappear with their hateful progenitor. Most benedoent ot jtomachnnit who can wonder that iu ao many instances it. awakens grateful elo quence in those who, leu edited by it, apeak Voluntarily in its behalf. It r quire; a rrapluc pen to de-oribe Die torment, ot dys pepsia, but in many of tlie testimonials re solved bv the proprb t.<is of the Bitters, hese are')K,rtra> ed with vivid truthfulness. Constipation, biliou«ne«a. muscular debll- tv, malarial fever* aud rheumatism areie- lived by it. For bargains unprecedented call on Blount for the next 30 day s. x I We Shall be Glad To place your name on our suitscrip tion list for any newspaper, magazine or story paper publish'«!. Your sub scription given to us will add a little to our business and does not cost you as much as it does to order it yourself. B urckhalteb A H asty . If you want to enjoy two hours of good solid fun don’t fail to see the Boulon Musical Comedy Comedy at Granite Hall Thursday and Friday- April 5 and 6. x Carjieta, Car[>etfl, Body Brussels, velvets, tapeetries, ingrain and hemp from 25 cents to 81.45 per yard. D.1L A E. V. Mills. I will offer all lines of winter goods at the lowest prices ever known in this locality: I ' i :• YtingQiftheil < ’IcTfjv mun’a T<-»lit;4OM> . .. It .1. PiuLciiJ«, Pre- tie t of the •• it Protestant C urcli o. South < . . I. writes Iron» <iiecn . iile: ‘ \ i»out four years iigo was attacked Hi what the physicians pronounced u i'lalgic 1 In-urnatisin, accompanied wlih ciysipvJas. My appetite failed me entirely, und 1 had an intermitting pulse anti very irregularpulsutionaofthe heart. A terrible pain soon came into my chest and shoulders, an<l I became ho helple-s that I could attend to no business at all. The pains were movable, anti would sometimes pass from one pail of my body to another. Finally the ensipclas broke out on my left hand and arm, anti produced much swelling. I was for eighteen months afflicted in this way. ami of cours* use« 1 a great many kirn’s of ni( dicines, but nothing gave me relief. Friends finally persuaded mo to try Swifi’s Specific. ! noticed a decide«] im provement while taking the first bottle. 1 continued its use until I had taken about one dozen bottles, when I found myself sound and well again, with nosign of diseusc left except a stiffness in my imih I. a result of the cnrsipelas. While t »king the medicine 1 gained on an >.v» rage two pounds ot flesh per week. J think S >. S. a valuable imdicine, anti I fre«juently recommend it to my «•muds.* Write to the swift S pecific Co Atlanta. Gu , for a Tieatisc on Blood and skin D.«cases, mailed free to any one. WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL WILL CURE CURE CURE CURE CURE CURE CURE CURE CURE CURE Diarrhoea and Dysentery. Pimples on the face, aud Freckles. Old Sores and Ulcers. Wind in the Stomach. Headache and Nervous Depression. Scrofula. Summer Complaints. Rheumatism and Gout. Pains in the Bones and Joints. aU Skin Diseases. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND CROOERS. (irrat Bargain, in Sheet Mimic. One hundred dollars’ worth of choice sheet music at Hunsaker’« music room will lie «old at 25 eta per copy. This i« choice music, the regular price for which is from 25 cts to 81.50, and in clude« both vocal and instrumental music, consisting of waltzes, schot tisches, marches, polkas, etc. Call early and make your choice, for there ■ will lie no reserve. 12-34[ E. B. H vnsakkb . Sleepless nights, made miserable by that terrible ooagb. Shiloh*« Ours is the remedy for-you. For sale at T. K. Bolton’« drug store. For lame back, side or cheat, u«e Shiloh’s Porons Plaster. Price 25 oenta. For sale by T. K. Bolton druggist. Shiloh's vitalizer is what you need for oonatioation. loss of appetite, dizzinear and all symptom* of dyspepsia. Pries 10 and 75 oenta per bottle. T. K. Bolton druggist, Ashland, Or.