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
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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.)
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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.
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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.