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Oregon Historical Society. shland Tidings SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVII ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1913 NUMBER Co COMMERCIAL CLUB PROSPERS SEVEN XEW MEMBERS TAKEN IX AT LAST ELECTION. PRESIDENT PLEADS FOR EFFORTS In Stirring Talk President Vires Members to Boost Every Legiti mate Enterprise fur Upbuilding City. The Commercial Club at its meet ing Monday evening transacted about the usual amount of routine business. While there were no mat ters of paramount Importance con sidered, there wan manifestation of a determination that 1913 should prove the banner year of the club in the way of results for the upbuild ing of the city. After the routine business had been transacted, including the elec tion of seven new members, Presi dent Briggs took the floor and urged the members of (he club to loyally stand by every project that was for the upbuilding of the community. He epoke especially of the project to colonize the Waite tract on the other -side of Bear creek, saying that the result of the Lowe exhibit at Port land had proven that the land was valuable, and urging that anyone noC knowing anything of any property should say so and not knock. He was followed by several mem bers who talked along the same line. Mr. Briggs dated that it depended entirely upon the attitude of the citi zens of Ashland whether Ashland was the trading headquarters of this colony or whether it was down the valley. The promoters would be glad to meet the city half way if the city would meet them. There was also some discussion of the matter of the forest service per mitting the cutting of wood on the Ashland reserve and also the matter of closing the county road up the j canyon for the protection of the v,-a-1 ter supply of the city. He said that j before the road was built he advo- cated a road over one of the ridges i rather than up the canyon, and he wa3 still of the opinion that this should be done. J. II. Provost was the luck man who drew, the suit of clothes this week at Ones' Tailoring Shop. It S.C.OIENISSTILL CHIEF Chief is IleapKintcd and Fred Rose crans is Again Superintendent of Waterworks. The sons of Adam have the curios ity of the daughters of Eve; a large number of men were anxious to know who to dodge, or there were a host of applicants for the positions on the police force. One of these three reasons only would seem to account for the large crowd which almost filled the coun cil rooms Tuesday evening, and which left almost in a body when the appointments for these offices were read. The mayor made the following ap pointments at that meeting: Chief of Police S. S. Oien. Night Watch P.. C. Porter. Water Superintendent Fred' Rose orans. Mayor Johnson, in making these appointments, stated that he had been embarrassed by the wealth' of good material, as there had been sev eral applicants to choose from. He also stated that City Electrician But terfield had announced his intention not to stay with the city in that ca pacity, but that it was thought that for a time the city could get along without an electrical engineer. Mayor Johnson announced that the appointment of other minor officials would be postponed to a later date. PARCELS POST POPULAR Ashland People , Patronize It More Promptly Than in Most Other Places, iu Valley. The residents of Ashland were prompt to take advantage of the par cels post, 111 packages being sent out the first .day. January 1, as against 71. in Medford. Dr. Blake was the first to purchase stamps for a package. Phone news items to the Tidings, COMMITTEE APIOlXTMKXTS. Mayor Johnson Announces Part of Tliem. Mayor Johnson at the meeting of the city council Tuesday evening an nounced a portion of the committees of the new city council. Those named were as follows: Finance Councilmen Cunningham, Gowdy and Beaver. Street Councilmen Werth, Sher man and Ashcraft. Fire and . Water Councilmen Gowdy, Ashcraft and Beaver. Electric Light Councilmen Bea ver, Ashcraft and Cunningham. GREETINGS TO COUNCIL. Local W. T. U. Sends Message of Congratulation. The city council Tuesday evening was in receipt of a message of con gratulation to the city end council upon the election ot temperance men to its body at the recent election. The communication was from the local W. C. T. U. and was signed by the president and secretary. THE UNIONMEETINGS First Meeting Held In Congregation al Church Monday Evening and Interest Wus Good. ' Everybody sing." And they did sing. If any one doubts that the people of Ashland tan sing, let him go to the union meetings in the Con gregational church, and he will for get what he went for, and will find himself singing before he gels away. It is difficult to understand how Mr. Isaacs does it, but he seems to have the power of hypnotizing the audi ence; and when he says, "Sing," they just open their mouths and sing. Generally a gospel meeting lias to run for a while before the in terest becomes great, but this meet ing has begun at full pressure from the first song. The Rev. Mr. Doug las, president of the union, explained the nature of the meetings and their origin, and then laid the foundation for the sermons for the first week. The aim of this week is to revive the church members and get them to reconsecrate themselves to the Mas ter's work. The union has been wise in not spoiling the meetings with numerous collections. Xo offering will be taken except at the Sunday services. Last Sunday the churches gave all the money necessary for the campaign, save $S0. The plan u&ed is to receive dollar subscriptions, ir you want to do something for this work, see J. O. Itigg, W. O. Dicker son, V. O. X. Smith or C. B. Lamkin, who are the laymen of the financial committee. Start the new year by being one of the eighty to complete the sum needed. If more money is received than needed, it will be giv en to the poor ot Ashland. The members of the union now fear that the buildings will be too smafl for the audiences, the Congregational church being filled the very first night. If the audience is too large Sunday night, an overflow meeting will probably be arranged for in the Baptist church. Come out and have your heart warmed, and join the multitude who are going to try to make this the best year of their lives. GOOD ROADS. Illustrated Lecture Next Monday at . A. It. Hall. In furtherance of the improved highway movement, a lecture will be given at Grand Army hall next Mon day evening, January 13, by Mr. H. J. Doolittle, connected with the Weetern Portland Cement Manufac turers' Association. This address will be free, and the talk will be sup plemented by a generous number of stereopticon views which afford ob ject lessons in road construction. This lecture will be given under lo cal auspices, and, as before stated, there will be no charge for admis sion. All interested in the important question of highway betterments should attend, including the ladies, who are cordially invited, and here is an opportunity for members of the Civic Improvement Club to be come identified with an all-important problem. W. D. Hodgson offers for $4,500, on terms, his 200-acre wood lot about a mile and a half from Ashland, on which is estimated 6,000 to 10,000 cords of wood. Good road made, toil and bunk house. Phone him, 427-J. 65-6t MESSAGES OF ASHLAND'S MAYORS RETIRING MAYOR NEIL AND MAYOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL At the meeting of the city council Tuesday evening Mayor-elect John son read to the council his address foYmulating the policy of the incom ing administration, and Judge Neil, Hon. O. H. Johnson, Ashland's Xew Mayor. the outgoing city executive, through an address read by the city recorder, reviewed the outgoing administra tion. Mayor Johnson's address fol lows: Mayor Johnson's Address. To the Citizens aitd the Council of the City of Ashland : Another year hp.;' passed into his tory and we are ui-hered into a new year (1913), and we trust that the last half of those figures may not prove a bad omen to any one, yet we shall expect Vie year to bring ( its share of labors, problems and perplexities as have all other years. Tlie outgoing councilmen and mayor have had their share of diffi culties in gathering together the rav eled, unfinished ends of rapid devel opment in many departments of the city's business. The electric plant is not only finished but has fur nished us with aa unusually satis! factory light service for more than a year. The principal preserK duty of the incoming council any mayor will con sist chiefly in management of those - tc,sr if ,i : '-.! h I' v.... ..v.,. ... f,r .t-.,..l.. ........ .J NEW COUNTY JMT TAKES HOLD TAKES STAND FOR ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY IN AFFAIRS OF COUNTY AND INCREASES BONDS OF OFFICERS The new county court held its first meeting in Jacksonville Monday. The meeting was delayed and came near being off altogether for the fore noon. The intense cold froze up the Barnum motor, and when they came to start for Medford it was found necessary to fire up the steam train before they couid start. This de layed all who were, going over from Medford to attend. But even when they got there they found no county judge, Colonel Tou Velle having failed to arrive. Surmise as to whether or not he had been kid napped was rife with increasing in terest until after 10 o'clock when he finally arrived. His auto engine had refused to start because of the in tense cold and it had taken some time to coax it into action. However, when he arrived there was no further delay, and without pomp or ceremony the three mem bers of the court, Judge Tou Velle and Commissioners Leever and Smith, proceeded to get down to bus iness. The first business done was the selection of Alexander Norris as jani tor of the court bouse. The most of the forenoon was spent in looking over the bonds of various county and township offi. cials. This examination proved no mere formality, several being re turned for corrections or additional sureties. Sheriff Singler filed a bond of $10,000 as sheriff, and the court de cided to put him under an additional $3,000, as the law empowered them to do. The surety bond of Mr. Sing ler as tax collector was fixed at $4 0, 000, which bond will be paid for by the county. Mr. Singler presented the appoint ments of O. H. Burgess and W. R. Coleman as deputies, and the ap ELECT JOHNSON PRESENT YIEWS AT TUESDAY MEETING utilities of which every citizen should be proud and to which every citizen should be loyal. Within our term, however, problems now in the haze of threatening future activity may come to us. There are indica tions that within the near future we shall have better railroad facilities in our valley and many other mat ters of development are promised. If this be true it will mean greater population not only in our valley but in our city, and increase of popula tion naturally has its relationship with our utilities and institutions, therefore I would urge every citizen and voter to better acquaint himself or herself with our electric plant and water system especially that they may be able to know not only the present conditions but also the fu ture needs of these utilities. I would urge every citizen where it is possible, to be loyal to the city in giving patronage to the city light plant. This plant, or which every one should be proud, I am confileut, is operating upon a self-sustaining basi3, porsibly better. If this be true it would eartrdnly pay better proportionately by adding more power and thereby increasing the field for distribution of light, as a comparatively small amount would increase greatly the field of service. (Continued on Page Five.) S -5 Hon. R. P. Neil, Retiring Mcyor of Ashland. ' pointment of Mr. Burgess was con firmed by the court, but it is re ported that the appointment of Mr. Coleman was withdrawn at the re quest of the court. The appointment); of Flora Thomp son and Frank Coleman, present dep uty county clerks, to continue with the new clerk, were received and ap proved. Chaunrey Florey was approved as deputy for Assessor Grieve. Mrs. J. Percy Wells will assist her husband in the office of superinten dent of schools, aiul Mrs. Colvig will be deputy for her husband in the re corder's office. The bonds of County Treasurer Cronemiller were ordered Increased to cover the additional amount ot moneys in his hands tinder the or ders of the court that the sheriff should turn over all moneys received as tax collector daily. His present ! bond is $20,00U. The court was flooded the first day with applications for the posi tions of road supervisor in various districts, but laid all aside for future consideration as the court was of the opinion that in order to do Justice to all sections there should be a rear rangement of the districts. Judge Dunn, Judge Neil and other former members of the county court met with them on Tuesday for the purpose of considering this matter, the new court very wisely calling to their' aid those who were familiar with the road affairs of the county. All indications at the meeting of the new court bore out their declara tion that the business of the county must be put upon a business basis, the rule laid down being that they should require every safeguard of the county's interest that they would require were the particular transac tion in their own business. : mm RECENT tX)LI SNAP. Mercury Reaches Lowest Point in Eighteen Years. The recent cold snap was the most severe which has struck Ashland since 1893. The mercury on Sunday night registered 11 degrees above zero by the government thermome ter at the local weather station. Mr. Eubanks, the local observer, states that the last time the mercury went so low was in 1895, when it reached 7 above. The coldest time in the thirty years since the station here was established wua in 1884, when it went to 3 below zero. The snowfall night before last was nine inches, according to Mr. Eu banks measurements, and contained .7 of an inch of water. Notice to luteal School Patrons. The second term of school will be- j gin Monday, January 2G. All pupils that will be six years old before March 20 can enter school at that time. The eighth grade examination will be held Thursday and Friday, ; January 16 and IV. NEW BOARDOF HEALTH Mayor Johnson Names Three Physi cians and Three f oiincilmen to Fonn that Bociy. At the meeting of the city council Tuesday evening .Mayor Johnson ap pointed the following to form the board of health: Drs. Swedenburg, Fawcett and Boslough, and Council men Cunningham, Gowdy and Bea ver. The report of the old board ot health, stating that the city water had in en found to he pure, but that the water used by the Sanders dairy was found by the state bacteriologist to contain typhoid fever germs, and also recommending that they be per mitted to have city water, even though outside the city limits, and that the Grnbb dairy also be given that permit rion, was referred to the new board,, in so far as it referred to the management of the dairies as regards sanitation. That part of the report regard in;; tlie use of the city water was discussed at length, the majority of the council seeming of the opinion that the rules regarding the furnishing of water to parties outside the city limits be relaxed if possible in tlie interests of the health of the community. Councilman Sherman was opposed, cayfng that the city had not been able to furnish water for a public watering trough on B street near Fourth and he did not think they had it to furnish out side the city limits. Mr. Enders ad dressed the council, referring to the fact that Benton Bowers had been trying for years to get water at his residence 'outside the city limits, and that it had been refused. He be lieved all should be used alike. He believed the terr'tory desired to be reached conic within the incorpora tion and pay its rhnre of tho taxes. The board of hr.lth was requested to take such action as would render the products of the. dairies of the city wholesome at once. The report stated that the Sams Dairy was entirely complying with the state law. ..Much sympathy was expressed for the proprietors of the Sanders dairy, it being stated tlu-.t they had applied before for permission to have city water for dairy and house purposes and that it had been refused. Where to (Jet. Hunting License. County Clerk Gardner has appoint ed the following deputies for the pur pose of Issuing hunting and angling licenses: T. H. Simpso:i, Ashland, Ore., hardware store. E. R. Grieve, Ashland, Ore., cigar store. B. M. Shoudy, Ashland, Ore., gun store. Wayne Leever, Central Point, Ore., hardware store. William Von tier Hellen, Eagle Point, Ore., hardware store. H. D. Reed, Gold Hill, Ore., cigar store. O. II. Johnson, Medford, Ore., of the Garnett-Corey company. 11. O. Nicholson, Medford, Ore., Medford Furniture & Hardware Co. R. L. Ewlng, Medford, Ore., Ewlng Gun Store. E. G. Coleman, Phoenix, Ore., store. Louis Brown, Talent, Ore., Talent Mercantile Co. E. A. Hildreth, Butte Falls. Ore., notary public. Phone No. 39 when In need of job printing. Work and prices are right. PROTECT YOUR FOREST TREES UMWh FOREST INSECT FIELD STATION' WILL II ELP YOU. EVERYONE SHOULD INVESTIGATE Officials of Station Will Instruct Owners in Recognizing Diseased Trees and Inspect I'onsts Free of Cost. Probably a !a.-ge portion of the readers of the Dispatch who own tim ber lots and forest tracts do nor. real ize that it is in their power to pre vent the loss of a large portion of the trees that die by proper selec tion when cutting trees for wood or other purposes. The death of a largn proportion of the tres which die is caused by the work of insects. Tho establishment of the forest field sta tion in Ashland was for the purposn not only of studying the devastation of these insects in the surrounding country but also of examining the forests with a view to protection by the cutting of infested trees, and by instructing the land owners that they might become sufficiently familiar with the work of these insects to look after their own forests in future. Some land owners have been so short-sighted as to object to the cut ting of infested trees, because of the fancied loss of trees which are ap parently all right, when in fact the tree would die in a few months in any event, and if cut at the proper time tho spread of the insects to other trees which are still healthy will be prevented. The spring is the best time to cut the trees, but the work can be done any time after September 1. Those planning to cut wood this winter, or who are already cutting it, and who do not aim to entirely clear the land, will find it to their advantage, as well as to the advantage of their neighbors, to so familiarise them selves with the work of the insect that they can tell which trees should be cut to save the others. This information can be had from the officials at the local field station in this city. Mr. Edmonston and hi assistants will not only gladly in struct anyone whs will call at their headquarters over Mitchell & Whit tle's store, but they will gladly go (Continued on Page Eight.) HE MOSTJUIET TITLE City Will Not Take Hosley Tract Un til Clouds on Title Are Cured by Court's Decree. At the meeting cf the city council Tuesday evening the water commit tee presented the report of Attorney W. ,1. Moore upon the abstract of the Charles Hosley property, which the committee was authorised to pur chase by the old council. The prop erty in question is located ju:;t above' the lower Intake in Auhland canyon, and the price was to be $1,500 for the tract of 40 acres. The attorney's examination revealed a number of discrepancies in the title, nearly alt of which occurred at an early date. George W. Trefren appeared be fore the council and urged that the city accept the property as the title stood, holding that the city would never want to sell the property and arguing that the defects were mere paper defects. The members of the council, how ever, took the view that the city could acquire sufficient law suits without buying them knowingly, and decided that the title must be quiet ed by judicial decree before the city would take the property. A motion was passed, however, instructing the water committee to buy the property at tho agreed price of $1,500 after the title is quieted. C. F. Shepherd also appeared be fore the council offering them an 80-acre tract adjoining the Hcxley tract and through which Ashland creek runs, for $3,150. He stated that he had been offered that amount by an employe of an electric company but preferred that the city should have the first chance at the property. Everybody goes to Lane's after the debate Friday evening for ica cream, hot tamales, etc. 64-2t It is believed that A. 1. Carp of Milwaukee is the first person to at tempt to ride to the ton of Jit. Sun- kaue on a motorcycle.