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ASHLAND TIDINGS
Monday, December 23, 1012.
Christmas
I In the Social Realm
m. . m. m. .m .m j
The Eleveu O'clock Club will
s;ive one of its pleasant parti.es this
evening.
Invitations are out for a dance to
be given in Memorial hall Friday
venlng by Billie Briggs and Miss
Frances Hamlin.
Mrs. A. K. Hale entertained the
Fortnightly Club Friday afternoon at
the East Side Inn. The hoHtess won
the usual prize, silk hose. A delight
ful lunch of pimento sandwiches and
roffee was served.
The Wednesday Club enjoyed ' a
pleasant afternoon last week at the
home of Mrs. Stone, with Mrs. Whit
tle and Mrs. Schuorman as assistant
hostesses. The ladies made candy
bags for the Sunday school chil
dren's Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Simpaon enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. S. Saunders, Mr.
and Mrs. F. D. Wagner, Mr. nnd Mrs.
K. V. Caiter. Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Waited and MV. and Mrs. A. E. Kin
ney ft a delightful dinner party last
week, following which "5o0" occu
pied the atlctution of the merry com
pany during the remainder of the
evening.
One of the pleasant times of the
week was a progressive cribbage
party at the residence of Mrs. A. A.
Young on Granite street, Saturday
evening. Those winning the first
prizes were Mr. K. C. Payne and
Mrs. L. E. Payne, while Mr. and Mrs.
!. W. Alleu carried off the consola
tion prizes. Among those present
aside from the family were Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Sayle, Mrs. S. F. Thorn
ton, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Payne, E. C.
Payne, Mr. and Mrs.'G. W. Alleu,
Mrs. Humphrey Stone, and the
mother oi the hostess, Mis. Sadie
Mathewson. Light refreshments
were served, and all left for their
homes shortly after 1 1 o'clock.
The Ladies' Qui Vive Club met at
the home of Mrs. A. Young, on Gran
ite street, Friday afternoon, Decem
ber 2. Meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. Emma Thorn
ion. A good program had been pre
pared, Mrs. Ida Jennings taking
charge. The ladies taking part were
Mesdames Sayles, Thornton, Will
cox, Young, Matheson, Jennings and
Evans. Tho readings and poems
wore especially selected for Ulirist
iuas. At the close of the afternoon
Mrs. Young was presented with sev-
'eral dainty gifts and the members of
the club presented her with a ten-
tilollar gold piece in appreciation of
lier help and great work in the club.
There were twenty ladies present
and the afternoon passed only too
quickly.
Ilclleview Knterlaiiinient.
The pupils of Bellevlew school
V.ave a very uJoable box social at
their school building Friday night.
The program consisted of recitations
Morning
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by Eleanor Moori, Clarence Homes
and Aletha Gray of the primary
grades. The floral drill and song,
"I Am Glad I'm Not Santa," were
very pretty. Mrs. Norris with her
sweet voice delighted all by two
pretty solos. Miss Bessie York re
cited a quaintly humorous piece,
"Country Eggs," and Miss Myra
Homes gave several nice selections
on her violin. Mrs. Fred Homes was
accompanist. Mr. W. L. Moore auc
tioned off the boxes in a genial man
ner. After the refreshments were
eaten, they lingered for a pleasant
chat.
The proceeds of the evening's en
tertainment are to be applied to the
payment of the newly installed elec
tric lights;
First Woman Mayor.
Hats off to Miss Clara C. Munson,
the first woman mayor in Oregon.
She will preside over the mayoralty
of the town of Warrenton, in Clatsop
county, to which official position she
was elected, her name having been
on the citizens' ticket during the elec
tion held recently. The three coun
cilmon candidates on the same ticket
were also chosen, consequently there
will be harmony between the alder
men and the handsome looking mu
nicipal chief, and it is a Bafe predic
tion that the administration will be
a sound business one, probably the
best ever experienced by that sea
side place.
FJ.KS HOLD SMOKF.lt.
Ashlnntl Lodge Enjoyed Nocial Sat
urday Evening.
Ashland lodge, No. 944, B. P. O.
E., enjoyed a smoker after the regu
lar meeting Saturday evening. There
were short talks by E. V. Carter and
Prof. Vining. and a number of musi
cal numbers, including several from
the Elks Quartet. The members of
the order present report one of the
most enjoyable times of the season.
..Noted Democrats Gather.
New York, Dec. 20. Noted demo
crats are gathering here to confer
with President-elect Woodrow Wil
son regarding the make-up of his of
ficial family. William J. Bryan is
eu route to New York from Tampa,
Kla. He will confer with Wilson at
Trenton Saturday, both coming to
New York for .auother conference
Sti inlay.
Friends of Brynn here declare he
Is anxious for the Wilson administra
tion to be a success and la willing to
accept any portfolio Wilson desires
to give him. It is considered almost
certain that Congressman A. Mitchell
Palmer of Pennsylvania, Judge Mar
tin Wade of Iowa, Josephus Daniels
of North Carolina and Congressman
Henry of Texas will be named as
members of the cabinet.
Your premium coupons may be
redeemed on all Xmas goods at the
rate of 3 per cent at Enders' Big
Store.
Additional Local and Personal
Miss Addie E. Cornwall, one of
the teachers in the Klamath county
high school, spent the week end with
Professor and Mrs. F. E. Moore of
this city whila en route to Portland
for the Christinas vacation.
Mrs. O. M. Bridgenian and son
Harold arrived in Ashland Thursday
from Colorado, to make this their
home.
Mrs. S. A. Kentnor left Saturday
evening for Oakland Cal., where she
goes to spend the Christinas season
with her daughter.
G. M. Robinson and family of
Idaho spent several days here last
week and expect to return in about a
month to locate permanently.
G. A, Hover of Phoenix was in the
city Saturday looking after his real
estate interests in Ashland.
R. H. Burns returned Saturday af
ternoon from a brief trip to Jackson
ville on bus'ness.
! HnllllPB Rrns kf(n nil Vinria nf
candy, nuts and oranges for Christ
mas. Store closed all day Christ
mas. Charles D. Daggett. Yreka's chief
of police,- was an Ashland visitor on
Friday.
F. E. Fitch and B. F. Shaffer were i
n from the Cove region Saturday,
laying in supplies lor Christmas.
.1. W. Cox of Doris, Cal., is in the
city to spend Christmas at the home
of his father-in-law , P. C. Jordan,
and to visit his little daughter who
maJxes her home with her grandpar
ents. H. R. Adams" of Sacramento came
i up Friday for the holidays, joining
Mrs. Adams, who came a few weeks
ago, at the home cf her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alstrom, on Fifth street.
I Mr. Adams is a plumber and was for
merly in the employ of Provost Bros.
His many friend3 here are giving him
a hearty greeting.
A. D. Graham has just returned
from a trip to San Francisco on busi
ness. Mrs. C. L. Wallea of California, a
graduate nurse, is here visiting at
the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Louis
Wise, on Church street.
Floyd C. Fraley Is home from the
Oregon Agricultural College for the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Ed J. Barrett, who is teach
ing in McCloud, Cal., came home
Saturday to enjoy her two weeks'
Christmas vacation.
Zenas Moody, train clerk at the
S. P. depot, went to Redding Satur
day to act as supply clerk there for
a few days.
C. A. Malone and Clyde Dean went
to Medford Friday evening to assist
in the organizatio.i of a club of the
employes of the Oregon-California
Power Company. The club organ
ization wjll be principally social in
its nature, thougn matters of busi
ness and construction will be dis
cussed. Miss Caroline Van Nice, one of the
teachers in the East Side schools.
left Friday afternoon for Sacramento
to spend the holidays.
Quite a nuniuer of the local teach
ers will attend the special teachers'
examination in Jacksonville this
week,
The Natatorium skating rink has
been reopened under the manage
ment of S. A. Meyers.
Phone No. 39 when in need of job
printing. Work and prices are right.
E. E. Phipps and J. A. Schoenthal
were at Montague Saturday giving a
demonstration of patent fencings.
They report good success.
Miss Rose Patterson, who has
been down from Portland for a short
visit, left for the Rose City Saturday
afternoon accompanied by her par
ents, who will spend the holidays
with her and her sister Lillian.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry L. Ashcraft
will spend the Christmas holidays
with Mrs. Ashcraft's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. S. Silsby, at Dunsmuir,
Cal.
Miss Agnes Storey, a teacher In
the Roseburg public schools, is
spending the holiday vacation here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Storey.
Rose Bro3. have tho most com
plete line of fancy Christmas boxes.
G. 1. Richardson, who for some
time successfully conducted the
opera house in this city a year or so
ago. has associated himself with the
Dreamland Theatre, and a new pic-! nations, and promulgated by the Gen
ture machine has been ordered, j eral Land Office, aggregates a total
which was put in place today, of $742,620,649. The minimum val
Mr. Richardson is an experienced j uation for the same lands, at which
man m ims uusiness ana nas many
friends in Ashland who will be glad
to see him again in business here.
Mr. Angle will he associated with
him In the business.
Protect yourself against loss by
fire, but see Clif Payne before you
take out a policy he can save you
money. tf
The Tidings la tor sale at W. M.
Poley'g Drug Store, 17 East Main St.
The Christmas
Is Now Manifest
Christmas
Is Almost
ASHLAND
A Young Woman Who-('leaiiedl'p
a Town Both Politically and
Socially.
In the December Woman's Home
Companion appears an article about
Virginia Brooks of West Hammond,
111., who has done a great work
which is partly described in the fol
lowing extract from the article:
"Miss Brooks was leading the
pleasant life of a Chicago girl in
comfprtable circumstances when a
nptice assessing herself and . her
mother two thousand dollars on
some vacant lots that they owned
In the neighboring town of West
Hammond, 111., strengthened'eertaiu
suspicions in her mind that the rul
ers of that town were not all that
they should be. Subsequent Investi
gations confirmed those suspicions
to such a nextent that Miss Brooks
and her mother closed their Chicago
home and moved into a little cottage
i West Hammond to see .what was
to' be done abort it. It appeared
that the town, with a voting popula
tion of 750, supported 55 saloons,
with all varieties of objectionable
resorts in due proportion. Largely
on account of overtaxation, the re
sult of extensive graft, there were
in the southern half of the town but
25 houses free of mortgage. More
over, the ruling powers now pro
posed that the town be incorporated,
as. a city, for the purpose, Miss
Brooks inferred, of enabling the con
trolling ring still further to increase
' the burdeIls of taxation. Under such
circumstances, as any reformer could
tell you, the proper thing to do was
to 'appeal to the people.'
"Unlike many reformers. Miss
Brooks knew how to appeal. In this
instance 'the people' were mostly
Poles. Miss Brooks began by learn
ing their language. She then ad
dressed them at public meeings with
such effect that she completely won
her impulsive, warm-hearted audi
tors. Not only was the incorpora
tion project signally defeated, but
Miss Brooks had so sturdy an army
of Polish voters behind her that she
felt strong enough to urge more ac
tive reforms. '
"Fighting an organized ring is not
an easy task, and Miss Brooks had
many discouragements; but in the
end the decent citizens were thor
oughly awakened. A reform ticket
was put into the field and won an
overwhelming victory, and the . last
dive in West Hammond, called in
derision' 'The . Virginia Brooks,'
closed its doors."
Grout Values in Government Coal
Lands.
During the past three and one
half years the United States Geologi
cal Survey has classified as coal
land 17,459,105 acres in the public
land states, and this land has been
restored to sale. The appraised
value of this land, as fixed by the
survey as a result oi geologic exami-
they might have been purchased a
few years ago before the policy of
classification was adopted, is but
$295,989,140.
Sufficient.
JlmpBon-vTm going to Europe
next week. Can I do anything faw
you ovaw theah, deah boy?
Glmpson No; going's enough,
thanks. Town Topics.
Spirit
The Tide
SMOKING JACKETS Regular
for only $3.85 to $7.50.
Itself
Here
Give the
ecime l Kinney
Southern Oregon State Normal Is
Honored.
In the Nomeber election three of
the normal graduates were elected
county superintendents. In Jose
phine county, Lincoln Savage, class
of 1896, was elected for the sixth
time; in Jackson county, J. P. Wells,
class of 1897, was elected for the
second time; in Klamath county,
Fred Peterson, class of 1907, was
elected for the first time. Superin
tendents Savage and Wells graduat-.
ed during the presidency of W. T.
Van Scoy, and Superintendent Peter
son graduated during the presidency
of B. F. Mulkey.
Furniture at Wholesale Prices.
We have several genuine blrdseye
maple dressers and chiffoniers, quar
ter oak dressers and chifoniers, quar
ter oak dressing tables and library
tables and several other pieces in
quarter oak, which we offer at whole
sale prices. These will make nice
holiday gifts. Ashland Furc'.ture
Co., 92-94-96 North Main street.
52-5t-Mon.
Mrs. J. C. Smith and Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Abbott and family wish to ac
knowledge their appreciation of and
gratitude for the many kiffclnesses
Shown them during the sickness and
death of tho late Joseph C. Smith.
Especial thanks are due Ashland
lodge, I. O. O. F., for courtesies
shown.
North Dakota in Grip of Blizzard.
Fargo, N. D., Dec. 20. One of the
most terrific storms in the history
of the state has North Dakota in its
grip today. Drifts from 50 to 60
feet are reported. Railroads in all
sections of the state are hampered
by the heavy snowfall, which at pres
ent shows no sign of abating.
Strawberry, raspberry and black
berry plants in large and small quan
tities Apply at the Hotel Ashland
dining room. 50-tf
Mrs. L. L. Mulit will leave tomor
row for Berkeley, Cal., to spend the
balance of the winter with her peo
ple. i
Why not put an Edison Phonograph or a Victor Vlctrola in your
home this Xmas? The gift that gladdens every heart and sheds
joy the year around. The longer it is in your home the mora
everyone will appreciate It. Edisons $15.00 to $200.00. Vic
trolas from $15.00 to $400.00. SOLD ON EASY PAYMENTS.
ROSE BROTHERS
145 East Main
of Christmas Buying
Is Swiftly Rising
IF YOU'RE WANTING SOMETHING for husband,
brother, son or sweetheart, let it carry you to
this store, the store to which they would come
if buying for themselves. Here are hundreds
of articles of men's wear, each the best of its
kind, attractively displayed to make your shop
ping a pleasure
MEN'S, YOUNG MEN'S and Boys' Suits and Over
coats greatly reduced. Every garment in our
stock has been marked down. We have shown
no mercy.
$4.50 to $10.00
BATH ROBES Regular $3.50 to $5.50 Tor only
$2.83 to $4.23.
SWEATERS Rough-neck, V-neck, turtle-neck, at
prices that will make them attractive.
A PROFUSION of fine Neckwear, Combination
Sets and Handkerchiefs.
Out general sale is still in effect. The
entire stock at a reduction.
tickets to the yotmg folks.
OREGON
Pianoforte and Theoretic Branches
TAUGHT BY
MARY E. YOUNG
Thorough and systematic instruc
tion. First year class work free.
124 Nob Hill street.
Ashland Billiard Parlor
10 East Main St.
J. P. Sayle & Son
SEE THE
ASHLAND MILLS
for all kinds of
MILL PRODUCTS
White Carnation Fiour, sack.. $1.50
Royal Crown Flour, per sack. .$1.25
Best Grain Hay, per ton $14.00
Custom corn and feed grinding
done for ye old time one-eighth toll.
J. J. Morton & Son
Phone 4tt. First and A streets.
Ready for Work!
The value of fire protection de
pends largely upon the readiness of
the fireman to respond to any call
and his willingness to face any dan
ger The value of fire insurance de
pends largely upon the readiness of
the company in which you are In
sured to respond immediately to your
loss and its ability to meet any loss
which may come to It.
That's the kind we have always
ready for work. They pay promptly
every honest loss, big or little. Let
us write your insurance and we'll
give you the kind that WORKS ALL
THE TIME.
BILLINGS AGENCY
ESTAB. SS3
41 E. Main St. Phone 211-J.
The Tidings for artistic printing.
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