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jji DEPARTMENT EDITORS: Miss Maud Haw Icy, Miss Vivian Greer.
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Through an error in copying the
report of the Wednesday Club in
Thursday's paper was made to say
that the violin solo, "Blue Bells of
Scotland vrth Variations," was
played by Henry Farmer. It should
have read that the solo, which was
arranged by Mr. Farmer, was ren
dered by Rev. Mr. Chisholm.
The Ladies' Qui Vive Club met
with Mrs. Dora Young on Granite
street Friday afternoon, October 4,
and after the regujar order of busi
ness elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
Emma E. Thornton; vice-president,
Mrs. G. W. Allen; secretary and
treasurer, M. J. Evans; flower com
mittee, Mrs. II . V. Mitchell. After
the literary program the remainder
of the afternoon was spent in cele
brating the birthdays of four of its
members, namely, Mrs. J. P. Sayles,
Mrs. Alfred xoung, Mrs. Mary Good
year and Miss Pygall. The luncheon
was a dainty affair and greatly en
joyed by ail. Those present were
Mesdames Young, Goodyear, Sayles,
Pigall, Mitchell, Staples, Stanley,
Curly, W'illcox, Thornton, Allen,
Stome, Jemings, Payne, Chambers,
Matheson, and the Misses Bessie
Culy and Willie.
Social Circle Meeting,
The Social Circle of the Christian
church will meet Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. Leah Caldwell, at 122 Lau
rel street. Mrs. Will Cottrell will
assist in entertaining.
Improvement Club Meeting.
The LadieH' Civic Improvement
Club will hold its regular meeting at
the Commercial Club rooms on Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
By order of the president.
Sunshine Society.
The Sunshine Society will hold its
regular meeting at the Temple of
Truth, Thursday, October 10, at 2
o'clock p. m. All members are re
quested to be present.
ALSAMEDA CA'RLTON, Sec.
Siskiyou Social Circle Meeting.
v The Siskiyou Social Circle will
meet next Wednesday afternoon at
2:30, with Mrs. A. E. Cox, at hor
home at 357 Vista street. Mesdames
H. L. White and Mrs. Walter Musser
will assist in entertaining.
W. V. M. S. Meeting.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will meet at the Methodist
church Friday at 2:30. Delegates to
the branch meeting will be there to
report. A full attendance of all
members and friends is desired.
PurenUTeacher Recept Ion.
The Parent-Teacher Circles of the
city will unite in giving a reception
to parents and teachers next Friday
evening from 8 to 10, in the Carnegie
library building. All teachers, pa
rents and those interested in chil
dren are invited.
Dirt Inlay Party.
On October 3 the home of William
i Hardy, on East Main street, was the
scene of a pleasant birthday dinner
The occasion was the 71st birthday
of Mr. Hardy. His daughters, Mrs
James H. Doran and T. F. Doran, to
gether with the grandchildren, had
prepared the feast as a surprise. For
many years Mr. Hardy was postmas
ter at Forest City, Minn., having
come to Abhiand on account of his
health. He is a veteran of the civil
war and was three times wounded
for his country. lie received many
pretty birthday remembrances from
daughters and grandchildren.
Mrs. C b llrown Entertains.
Wednesday, October 2, was a day
long to be remembered by the. mem
burs of the Ladies' Aid and mission
ary societies of the Baptist church.
The ladies, accompanied by a few
friends, made their way by wagon
automobile and carriage to the pleas
ant suburban home of Mrs. C. F.
Drown, on the Boulevard east of
town. The forenoon was spent in
sewing and social time. At noon an
elaborate thicken dinner was served
The afternon was devoted to the
work of the missionary society, the
subject being "Medical Missions." It
was ably discussed by Mrs. Matting-
ly, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Satterfield
Mrs. Masters and Rev. Douglas. Dr.
Mattie Shaw, Mrs. Walters, Mrs.
Maxedon, Mrs. Masters, Mrs. Satter
field and Miss Morehouse gave excel
lent readings. Miss Holmes, Mrs.
Douglas and Miss Cyester gave solos
which were much enjoyed. Then fol
lowed the social hour. All were
sorry when going-home time came.
The words of Pastor Douglas were:
"I enjoyed the morning, I enjoyed
the afternoon, and I had a pretty
good time about noon."
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Brown, Rev. and Mrs. Douglas, Dr.
and Mrs. Shaw, Mesdames Losher,
Miller, Porter, Wilson, Hall, Walters,
Maxedon, Caler, Butterfield, Keller,
Barrett, Moore, Masters, Luttrell,
Cyester, Holmes, Lowe, Matting')',
Johnson, Canine, Gault, Wright,
Harvey, Morehouse, De Latte and
Throne; also Morgan Shaw, Jennette
Wilson, Clark Butterfield, Floy and
Robert Walters.
A College Evening.
A very pleasant evening was spent
at the Congregational Manse last
Wednesday evening when the Y. P.
S. C. E. of the church met for a so
cial evening and monthly business
meeting. There were 25 who entered
the course of study for the evening.
Mr, Schwimley was elected president
of the college. The first year course
was a study in roots, under the tu
telage of Mrs. S. S. Drake. The stu
dents were given a small envelope
in which were six cubes cut from dif
ferent roots, such as beet, raddish,
sweet potato, onion, carrot and pota
to. Ten minutes was given to write
the name of them on the envelope.
Following this was the second year
course, Mrs. Schwimley acting as in
structor in this. It was a course in
music. The first was, "What key is
best for the newly wed?" The cor
rect answer was, "A flat." Prof. y.
V. Mills was teacher in the junior
year, which took up the study of his
tory. He propounded such weighty
questions to his class as the follow-
ng samples: What pirate was a
small boy? Kidd. What battle was
full of spirits? Brandywine. What
general was 10,560 feet long? Miles.
Miss Gertrude Cox was the sedate
and grave professor who guided the
wise seniors to their destined end,
giving them a course on agriculture.
She asked them something like this:
Why is it dangerous to tell a secret
in a garden? Because potatoes have
eyes, corn has ears, and beans talk
(beanstalk). After this course had
been successfully completed diplomas
in the form of paper napkins were
passed to all who had succeeded in
passing the desired markings, fol
lowed by refreshments. A genuine
ly good time was had. This happy
meeting was the final consummation
of the union of the Intermediate C.
E. society witu the Y. P. S. C. E.
City Union Social.
The City Union social at the Arm
ory Friday evening a about the most
enoyjable event of the kind ever held
in Ashland. The affair was. in the
nature of a reception to the high
school and tech students ' by the
young people's societies of the five
leading churches of the city. The
crowd numbered about 175 and was,
kept well mixed most of the evening,
which lasted irom 8 till 11. The suc
cess of the reception reflects great
credit upon Miss Edith Merrill and
her able corps of assistants, Misses
Silva Brown and Vivian Greer and
Messrs. J. R. Burnette and Harry
Sayles, who had charge oi the ar
rangements. The refreshments con
sisted of fruit juice and wafers, the
prettiest girls in town taking turns
in presiding at the punch bowl. The
first thing in order was a short pro
gram, consisting of a reading by Dr.
Mattie Shaw, piano duet by the
Misses Dougherty, vocal solos by
Miss Frances Hamlin and Mrs. Perry
Ashcraft, and an address of welcome
by J. O. Rigg. There were next dis
tributed to each one present cards
which very much resembled dance
programs. Several Ep worth Leaguers
were observed thoughtfully shaking
their Methodist feet and apprehen
sively glancing at the pianist, whom
they evidently expected to start
something in the nature of a waltz
or a two-step. However, no one was
asked to trip the light, bombastic
toe, the mistress of ceremonies ex
plaining that the topic cards were
provided for the purpose of suggest
ing subjects of conversation, of
which a score were given. These
ranged all the way from Votes for
Women, That Watermelon Feed and
Plans for Hallowe'en to My Summer
Vacation, Football and Coasting.
Bashful boys turned somewhat pale
when they were told to secure the
signatures of twenty girls, each of
whom would promise to talk to them
three minutes upon the subject se
lected. .Great was the relief of the
male contingent when, at a leap-year
suggestion from Mr. Rigg, the order
of services was changed so as to give
the girls the pleasure .of choosing
paTtnera for the approaching talk
test. Modest maids were appalled at
the prospect of approaching twenty
great, horrid boys, but Ashland girls
are equal to any and every occasion
and soon the topic cards were filling
up with names as fast as a woman
suffrage petition. One enterprising
high school student not only secured
twenty masculine signatures but had
the back of her card half covered
with additional names when time
was called. Then there was music
by the entire band for three minutes,
when the piano was silent just long
enough to permit an exchange of
partners. Ine last number was
"Home, Sweet Home," which was
sung, played and talked until the
merrymakers were all headed for the
real thing. O. H, B.
You will save money and get bet
ter satisfaction if you order your
suit or overcoat at Fuller's.
Old Indian Wars
Interesting Account of the Early
Troubles in Southern Oregon Re.
niembered by Old Timers.
To the Pioneer Reunion of Southern
Oregon, held at Ashland, Ore., on
September , 1911, the writer, A.
G. Roekfellow, submits the follow
ing statement of his services in the
Indian war of southern Oregon
during the war of 1S55 and 1856:
After the Indian outbreak, Jacob
Thompson and myself, two old
friends from childhood, agreed that
between ourselves we would keep
one man in the service from that
time until the close of the war, one
of us only to serve at the same time,
and it was decided that I should be
the first one to take the field.
Accordingly, about the first of De- j
cember, 1855, with my own gun
bought for that special purpose at
fifty dollars I mounted Mr. Thomp
son's horse and wended my way to i
Fort Vannoy, two miles below the
present site of Grants Pass, where I
was duly enrolled in Major James
Bruce's command, under C. A. Rice
as captain and J. S. Miller as first
lieutenant. I cannot now recall the
names of our lower officers, but we
were all under Colonel Robert Wil
liams (known in private life as Bob
Williams) as the Southern Battalion
of Oregon Mounted Voulenteers.
This organization constituted the
army of the southern part of the
state. But we were soon joined by
a company from the northern part
of the state under the command of
Captain Rhinearson, . making alto
gether quite an imposing army. And
now under the leadership of Colonel
Robert Williams, who was by nature
both escort and leader, on the forgot
ten day of September we set out for
the "cabins" in the Applegate coun
try where the Indians were known to
be encamped. On " arriving there
guards were promptly placed around
the cabins to prevent any attempt
the Indians might make to steal away
under cover of night, while the com
mand was waiting the arrival of a
howitzer known to be on the way
under the escort of Captain Judy of
Fort Jones, California.
In the placing of the guards a
young man by the name of Miller
and called "Doc" Miller, from Cres
cent City, Cal., and myself ' were
placed together at the edge of the
water of the Applegate, with a bank
about four feet high in front of us
and between us and the cabins, and
about fifty ya"ds away from the cab
ins. Immediately on top of this bank
of the river and between us and the
cabins stood a pine tree large enough
to shield one man as long as he kept
it between himself and the enemy.
But to do good duty as a guard he
had to put his head out to one side
of the tree so that he could see If
the Indians were making any move
ment toward going away. I had just
had my turn .standing at that place
and watching by putting my head
out from behind the tree, when Mil
ler came to my relief and took my
place, while I was now crouching be
tween the bank and the water. I
think it could not have been more
than five minutes after our change
of places when a gun shot report
rang out from the direction of the
cabins, and simultaneous with the re
port of the gun, Miller fell over by
my side dead, with a bullet hole
through his head. Thus it can be
seen how on many occasions one may
barely escape the fatal shot that
takes the life of another one. And
why, you may ask, does it some
times so happen? To this question
1 can only answer by saying I am not
here to philosophize and can only
answer you by repeating your own
question, "Why?"
I cannot now recollect whether this
circumstance transpired before or af
ter the bombardment of the cabins,
but I am quite sure that on the night
after the bombardment the Indians
made their way out of their perilous
situation, through a dense growth of
underbrush on the north s'de of the
cabins.
But the question will be asked,
"Did you follow them?" To this
question the answer may be justly
given. By the morning light of the
next day the Indians were many miles
away in a heavily timbered and brush
covered mountainous country, where
to have followed them now would
have been to court death from behind
every tree, every rock(.and every
clump of brush, behind which an In
dian could hide himself and, after
shooting his man, slip away down the
side of the mountain unobserved to
a place of safety.
The army now' returned to head
quarters at Fort Vannoy to recruit
and get ready for the next expedition,
wheu our scouts, chief of whom is
now again our late Colonel Williams
(now only Colonel Bob), again lo
cated them in a heavy wooded coun
try opposite the upper end of the
Big Meadows on Rogue river. All
ready now for the renewal of the
conflict at the Meadows with our gal
lant Colonel Williams still at the
head of the army, though just now
fresh from the scenes of the scout.
We now move in warlike style for
the scenes of the coming fray oppo
site the Big Meadows, hopeful of suc
cess this time. Arrived at the Mead
ows, we made camp for the night in
the middle of that open and exten
sive meadow, with a strong guard
all round us to prevent any attempt
of the cowardly foe, who, not now
more than a mile distant from us, did
not dare to attack us, but under
cover of their heavily wooded and
brush environed camp lay quietly
during the night, wondering, I sup
pose, how we were on the morrow
to cross the river and meet them
face to face, and the sequel shows
how vainly we strove to cross the
river in the face of their well-selected
place of defense.
On the morrow, at the sound of
the bugle call, all hands were up and
preparing the morning meal, with a
noonday lunch, while engaged in an
almost hand-to-hand encounter with
the Indians in their stronghold.
During the night, on-our side of the
river, the movements for the mor
row were all arranged. Fully
equipped for a day of hard work, the
army, with the exception of a few
campkeepers, were to march down to
the river and of the drift logs that
lay on the bank of the stream were
to construct a raft on which the
army could be rafted over 'into the
timber, where it would have an equal
tight with the redskins, and while the
axmen were at work on the raft the
balance were, sitting on the high
ground overlooking them. Very un
expectedly to all hands, a report as
of the exploding of a gun cap was
heard as if from across the river,
and immediately followed ' by the
loud report of a gun from the same
direction. At once the whole force
of the men on the side of the hill
were on the run for the river, where
they might find shelter among the
rocks and logs and trees abounding
there, a few of us stopping on the
hillside to take advantage of the
rocks and small trees there for shel
ter. Here myself and another young
man took our chance for safety be
hind a tree whose body was not more
than half as large as our bodies, and
soon the rifle and yawger balls came
whizzing past us and some lighting
in rather ominous proximity to our
faulty retreat, my partner left me
and ran for a better shelter among
the rocks and trees at the river.
When about half way down, his arms
flying high above his head, a yawger
ball struck and broke one of them,
when he tumbled over and lay there
for a moment only. On seeing the
man fall the" reds on the opposite
side of the river were made jubilant
with the .glad shouts of the happy
raaians niaaen among the trees over
the river. Well, now I was left alone,
sheltered only by that little tree. As
long as I stayed there I was a stand
ing target for the bullets of the en
emy, and if I run I may get shot as
my comrade did, or I may be killed,
and I said I will run. And asking
me protection ot my Heavenly Fath
er, wnicn was my every day rule
from childhood, I ran, not with In
dians behind me, but with scores of
them in front of me, all anxious to
take my lite, and I came out of the
difficulty unscathed.
A few hours later myself and an
other comrade were sent as an escort
with the broken-armed man to camn.
And still a few hours later the whole
command returned to camn. And
why not? Does any reasonable per
son suppose that under the condi
tions just now brought to light, the
army could have crossed the river
on an open raft with that band of
Indians in front of them and per
fectly concealed from view? It
could not have done any. such thing;
for supposing that in its sheltered
position, out of sight or the Indians,
it could have completed the raft and,
loading it with men, sent it afloat on
the water, where it now floats out
in full view of the Indians, before it
could be landed on the Indian side
of the river every man on it would
be killed and the raft would become
the property of the Indians, to be
used in the defense of themselves.
Such, doubtless, it seemed to the
command of the army, and it re
turned to headquarters to. think of
the difficulties of waging an Indian
war in a mountainous and heavily
timbered and brush covered country,
and in studying how best to keep the
enemy quiet until peace could be
brought about in some successful
way.
I have written the foregoing move
ments of the army during the winter
of 1855-6, for the remembrance of
the old-time pioneers, of whom but a
few remain to this present; but more
especially have I written it for the
later and younger pioneers the sec
ond and third edition of them and
to the strangers also now among us,
that all may understand what this
now blessed and happy country cost
the early pioneers, of whom, as said
above, only a few of us now remain.
Thus ended my war experience in
the Indian war of 1855 and 1856,
when I turned over my war outfit to
my friend, Jacob Thompson, with his
own horse, to be by him used in the
following campaign, when I returned
home to look after business there
and to prepare for the next call to
arms, which never came and for
which, in the name ot a prosperous
country and a happy people, I sin
cerely thank the Southern Battalion
of Oregon Mounted Volunteers, to
gether with the wise conclusion of
the war with the Indians of southern
Oregon by a treaty of peace made
with them by General Joseph Lane,
governor of Oregon at that time.
ALBERT G. ROCKFELLOW.
The Union Stock Yards at Kenton
has doubled the capacity of its pens.
VVc have never shown such an
elegant assortment ot Men's and
Boys' Footwear as we are show
ing this season. We lead the
procession in Fall and Winter
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Card of Thanks.
We, the undersigned, desire to
thank tljose who so kindly assisted
us during the illness and after the
death of our beloved wife, mother
and sistre. We also wish to express
our appreciation for the many beauti
ful floral offerings.
T. F. JAMES,
HOWARD JAMES,
BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
SUNSET MAGAZINE and Ashland
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No man could be the object of so
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A STREET, ASHLAND, ORE.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Roseburg,
u. s.
Ore.,
September 11, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Llew
ellyn Grissom, of Ashland, Oregon,
who, on November 10, 1912, made
Homestead Entry Serial No. 04075,
for E. SE. SE. , NE. and
SW. V SE. 4 Section 20, Township
40 S., Range 3 East, Willamette Me
ridian, has filed notice of intention
to make final five-year proof, to es-
scribed, before W. H. Canon, United
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States Commissioner, at Medford.
Oregon, on the 1st day of November,
1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: W.
S. Thompson, of Cling, Oregon: Win-
field L. Davis, of Ashland, Oregon;
Herbert Grissom, of Cling, Oregon:
Nathaniel N. Davis, of Ashland, Ore
gon. B. F. JONES,
31-12t Register.
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