Monday, ' February 3. 1913. 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 lose 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. 1383 41 E. Main St. Phone 2 11-J. 1 LOCAL AND PERSONAL niKii't; Clif Payne makes shelving. E. T. Staples went to Medford and Grants Pass Friday evening on busi ness. . E. P. Hughes was at Medford Sat urday transacting business. The Tidings is for sale at W. M. Poley's Drug Store, 17 East Main St. M. C. Dressier - was transacting business at Gold Hill Saturday. Wallace Woods went to Grants Pass on business Saturday morning La Follette's Weekly Magazine and the Tidings one yea.' for $2.50. Charlie Moore was visiting home folks! Sunday. Mrs. C. G. Rush returned home last wek from near Tolo, where she was visiting her sons and husband. Try Rose Bros.' homemade can dies. 72-4t F. B. Heringtou of Grants Pass was in the city Sunday. R. A. Horner of Anaheim, Cal., pent Sunday at-the home of-G. W Kennard in this city. Homemade candies at Rose Bros.' 72-4t Mrs. H. W. Orr of Gazelle, Cal., was an Ashland visitor Sunday. Clif Payne can save you about 40 per cent on your fire insurance, tf H. V. Richardson was a Medford business visitor today. Roy Gault is over from Hilt to fpend a few days at the home of his parents. Crisp, fresh, bulk gingersnaps I2VaC pound at Ashland Trading Co. Phone 122. The best cleaning and pressing is done at Fuller's. Ladies' work a specialty. Phone 119. We call. H. S. Palmerles went to Medford this morning on business. Fresh kippered salmon always on hand at the Ashland Trading Co. Phone 122. Mr. and Mrs. . H. Connor and daughter Helen left for Los Angeles Saturday morning. Mrs. Simons is having the interior of her millinery btore retinted and otherwise fixed up in preparation for the spring trade. Orres does not have the only system of dry cleaning in the U. S., but he guarantees entire satisfaction Phone 141. He calls and delivers. We make our own chicken ta- males. Rose Bros. 72-4t Mrs. DeBolt ani daughter left Fri day evening Tor San Jose, Cal., where they will join Mr. DeBolt and make their future home. The funeral of the late A. A. Wil son was held Friday afternoon at Stock's undertaking parlors, after which he was Ir.id to rest beside his wife in Mountain View cemetery. ;;;:::::u;u:;;;:::::::::n::::;::::;::t:n:::; A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX Every one has documents of II value, such as policies, deeds, tt wills, contracts, etc., the loss II of which would be seriously felt. The bank depositor has. in j his canceled checks, receipts for money paid which if de stroyed by fire or otherwise might cause great inconven ience. Every hoiiRehold has its jew elry, heirlooms and other pre cious articles which can be kept about the house only at great risk. A safety deposit box in the fire and burglar proof vault of this bank will insure perfect safety for things of value. Rental nominal, and renter only has access to his box. Citizens Banking & Trust Company ASHLAND, OREGON. Capital $50,000.00. Surplus $5,000.00. "The Bank That Helps the People." Depot hotel wants chickens of every kind. Will pay 13 cents a pound. 61-tf Miss Laura Silver left Saturday morning for Gold Hill and will teach school in the country near that vil lage. If thinking of spring sewing, have a Grey dress form made now at Enders'. They ar- durable and reli able. 69-tf Mr. and Mrs. George Robinson, 110 Laurel street, have gone to San Diego, Cal., where they will visit for three months or longer. Standard pack tomatoes, special this week, 10c per can. Ashland Trading Co. Phone 122. Mrs. F. D. Swingle, 31 Gresham street, has gone to Phoenix, Ariz., for a visit with her sister. She will visit Pasadena and Fullerton, Cal., before returning. Get your homemade chicken ta males at Rose Bros.' 72-4t William Dunn of Talent was In the city today showing his friend, Mr. McCollom, from Montana, the best town in the Rogue river valley. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pearson died January 31, aged 29 days, and was buried Saturday in Ashland cemetery, fun eral services being held at the resi dence. Will Dodge had the misfortune to fall while going down the back stairs at the store of Dodge & Sons, Fri day forenoon, and bruised his right knee badly. John Huntley, a well-known tini berman, residing on Almond street, returned a few days ago from a three weeks' visit to Neilsville, Wis., on business. See the beautiful styles and woolens for ladies' tailored suits for spring at Orres' Tailoring Shop. Word comes from H. G. Enders, who is sick at Pasadena, that though not, yet able to leave his bed he is improving. D. D. N'orris has accepted a posi tion as clerk with the Ashland Fruit & Produce Association, taking the place of Clinton B. F. Wright, who was recently promoted to the posi tion of manager. Dr. Spear of Glendale was an Ash land visitor Friday night, returning to his home on the early train Sat urday morning. At Orres' Tailoring Shop you will find the most up-to-date styles and woolens for men's spring suits. Not expensive, either. N. S. Rippy, station agent for the Chicago & Northwestern railway at Clearwater, Neb., spent a few days the past week at the home of M. C. Dressier, leaving for home Thursday night. W. D. Hodgson, 67 Scenic Drive, has $1,000 or $1,500 to loan on a good ranch. Phone 427-J. 7218t Louis Ratzeberger of Milford, 111., spent Friday in this city as the guest of M. F. Cyester of the Diamond C orchards. Mr. Ratzeberger .is well pleased with the Ashland district and expects to return here in the future for a longer stay. Come to the box social at the Bellview school house Friday even ing, February 7, and meet the Won derful Sweet Family. Program be gins at 7:30 sharp. No admission. 72-2t Mrs. Mamie Swanson and Miss Ellen Hansen of notrhern Michigan, who are touring the west, were the guests of Mrs. Charles A. Specht on Allison street Tuesday and Wednes day. D. J. Raudebaugh has resigned his position with the Home Laundry on account of poor health and taken charge of the repair department of the Overland Garage. Mr. Raude- baugh is a fine mechanic and an ex pert electrician and will do well in that position. W. D. Hodgson, 67 Scenic Drive, has for rent 18 acres on Walker avenue, mostly full bearing peaches, prunes, apples and grapes. Seven-room house, barn, well. Phone 427-J. 72-2t The Beaver Realty Company re port exchange of property of Millard Tripplet three-acre home on Beach street and 110 acres of, land belong ing to Charles Wimer near Bend, Cook county. Mr. Tripplet has re moved his family to Bend, and Mr. Weimer with his father and mother expect to remove here soon to make their future home. Louis Ratzesberger of Milford, 111., an old-time friend of M. F. Cyes ter, stopped off in this section the last of the week to visit Mr. Cyester and incidentally note the phases of fruit culture which are in vogue at the Diamond C orchards. Mr. Rat zesberger is a Hungarian, and dwelt very entertainingly upon the war sit uation in Europe, the Balkan states and Turkey being territory with which he is very familiar. He was on his way to the Yakima section, where he has property interests. ASHLAND Rev. S. A. Douglas is shipping his household goods to Grants Pass to day, having accepted a call to the pastorate of the Baptist church at that place. The local Baptist church has not as yet taken any action on securing a successor, although there have been several applications filed. I The careful buyer can now se cure some bargains in Ashland. W. D. Hodgson of 67 Scenic Drive has charge of a place on Nutley street. A small, good, plastered house; about 40 cherry trees 4 years old; 2 modern chicken houses; good fence, and about 1 4 acres good land. Price reduced from $2,150 to $1,750. Terms. 72-2t Anyone caring to assist in the collection of articles for the Art and Loan Exhibit to be held February 22 under the auspices of the Wed nesday Afternoon Club, or those hav ing articles to loan or knowing of any such articles that can be secured for this purpose, will please notify any member of the club or any of the officers and your services will be highly appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil A. Townsend returned Saturday evening from their bridal trip to California. Mr. Townsend was called home by busi ness matters sooner than he expected and was compelled to go to Gold Hill this morning on business. Mr. Townsend reports that San Francisco Investors are turning their eyes to ward the Rogue river valley because of the. heavy losses in California through the late cold snap. A party of four wealthy men, one of whom is a big wool manufacturer of Scotland, are expected her9 in the next week by Mr. Townsend ALBERT A NKKHS TEACHERS. American Teachers Arc mittcd. to lie Ad- Edmonton, Alta., Feb. 2. Six hundred qualified teachers are re quired to fill existing vacancies' in the public schools of Alberta. The need is so pressing on account of the rapidly changing conditions throughout the province that the school inspectors have recommended a modification of p'esent regulations to admit American teachers under certain conditions. These recom mendations are being considered by Hon. J. R. Boyle, minister of educa tion, who said today: "The department found it neces sary last year to issue permits to 400 teachers to enable them to take up schools. Some of them had no qual ifications. We have also allowed teachers from other provinces in Canada and from Great Britain to take schools, though their standards were not as nigti as our require ments; but it was thought to be bet ter to keep the schools open than to have the pupils deprived of all edu cational facilities. Under the pres ent system Americans, no matter how well qualified, cannot teach in Alberta." Mr. Boyle said that after consid ering the matter from every stand point most of the inspectors reached the conclusion that Americans, hold ing degrees from reputable universi ties and with academic standing as high as those of properly qualified teachers in Alberta, should be al lowed to teach in Alberta schools, after passing examinations in Can adian civics and Canadian and Brit ish history. "The recommendations were made by practical men who are on the ground," the minister added. "They are familiar with the needs and re quirements in educational matters in this growing country." The PORTLAND EVENING TELE GRAM and Ashland Tidings one year. $5.00. California Farms The recent coll spell NEVER TOUCHED US." The SACRA MENTO VALLEY is GREEN and GROWING NOW. OR ANGES now on trees are abso lutely UNHURT. Come and live where CROPS GROW every MONTH in the YEAR. Total average RAINFALL for thirty years, EIGHTEEN INCHES. Write for lists of ALFALFA, DAIRYING, FRUIT, STOCK RANCHES. $50 per acre and up. LONG TERMS. WATER FROM THE SACRAMENTO RIVER AND WELLS. FARMS WITH ALFALFA, BUILDINGS. ETC., ALL READY TO MOVE IN .AND TAKE A LIVING FROM THE JUMP. Lowry & Chesley 1V1L10US, CALIFORNIA TIDINGS DENIES REQUEST POH A RAISE. Recorder Volxlg Declare Tribune Statement Without Foundation. To the Editor: On the 28th an editorial in the Mail Tribune, enti tled "Trying to Get Their Salaries Rained," stated that the county re-1 corder was attempting to "raid" the! county treasury by trying to get his salary raised through the legisla-i ture. I 1 want to state right here that I i can Trove by every member of the legislature that the statement is ab solutely without foundation. It was stated in the same article that in 1912 the recorder's office cost the taxpayers $650 for extra deputy hire. Beforo I go any farther I will give you a statement of what the recorder's office did in 1912: We filed and recorded 6,767 in struments. Collected and paid into tho treas ury $6,531. Paid out for salaries and deputy hire, $3,550. Leaving a net lalance of nearly $3,000 clear money, which we paid Into the treasury. So you see the office is more than self-sustaining, and I can prove by any person who has any buniness with the office that it would be absolutely Impossible to conduct the office and keep the bus iness up to date, the way it has been kept, with a smaller force than we have at the present time. On January 29 in the Mail Trib une there appeared an article writ en by Commissioner Con Leever stating that we should turn over all fees collected for certified copies to the county treasurer. In regard to this matter, will state that if Mr. Leever will look in Vol. 2, Section 3096, of Lo-d's Laws of Oregon, he will find that "the county recorder shall make certified copies of the records when required, and charge a fee for same, which is not to be turned over to the county treasurer, but is to be kept by the recorder as his own." Iwant also to state that the coun ty court would do well to spend a little more thought in regard to the preservation of the records of Jack son county and direct their energies in that direction, as they have been warned by the grand jury that the vault is not fireproof and that he will Jose every record in Jackson county if he should have a fire, in stead of spending fao much time dis cussing the proposition as to whether I should have have one extra deputy or not. You know, the clerk has four ex tra deputies, the sheriff one extra the assessor two extras, all sanc tioned by the county court. Hoping this explanation will be sufficient for the present, FRED L. COLVIG, County Recorder. SEMI-CENTENNIAL, Catholics to Celebrate Opening of SHkane Mission. Father Joseph Cnruana, first Cath olic missionary among the Indians of the Pacific northwest and recog nized as the founder of that faith in what was then known as Oregon, will be the central figure in the cel ebration at Spokane this fall of the fiftieth anniversary of the planting of the Catholic faith in this part of the country. Fifty years ago, on October 10, 1 8 J 3 . Father Caruana baptized 75 Indian children and five adults, al! members of the Coeur d'Alene tribe, the baptism being held on the spot where the Northern Pacific railway's passenger station now stands in Spo kane. In this connection facts of impor- tan -o to the history of this nn f of r.ie country have been 'ied ''.roui;h an investigation by Faiher George F. Weibel of Gonzaga Uni versity. He learned that Father Caruana, at the head of a band of 12 priests, found his way to the Spokane river falls in the early '50s. Father Weibel is authority for the statement that thd first baptism of Indians in the Pacific northwest was conducted at the site of what is now Spokane in October, 1863. So far as is known here. Father Caruana is the onl:' one of the band of pioneer priests now living. After completing his work with the tribes around Spokane, he went' to De Smct, Idaho, where he founded tho first Catholic, mission in this part of the country. The mission still stands, and the nsed priest, known to the Indians as Sosep and patri arch priest of the tribe, is still the leading spirit of the community. He is 79 years old. The president and faculty of Gon zaga University, in Spokane, are now planning a golden jubilee to com memorate the planting of their faith here, and Father Caruana will have a large part to play in the ceremo nies. A St. Louis man made $64,000 as a rag picker. B I 533333 1 A long siege of Winter weather has left many broken lots of goods in all lines which, for early February sales, will be nsed as trade-pullers. Comforts and Blankets closed out for good. We do not ex pect to handle this line again and prices are cut still lower to close then-, out. A remarkable offer on Flan nelette Sacques, closed out for good. We do not expect to continue this line. Choice any Flannelette Sacque worth up to $1. 49c; up to $1.60 at 98c. Ladies' Flannel Shirts from $1.75 to $1.49. cut New Spring Goods Arriving Satin charmeuse, 40-inch crepes, brocade char meuse and other fancy silks. The new tub. silks have sold to almost every one who has seen them. They are beautiful and they are heavy enough to stand hard wear. A riot of beautiful colorings is shown in the spring wool fabrics. Particularly good this spring are the small pin checks and striped patterns. Wide 5G-inch goods in beautiful colorings that are surpris ing. It gives us pleasure to show these pretty things and they are already selling fast. Easter comes verv early and spring sewing should be done early. The Los Angeles city council is being urged to increase largely the city's inadequate police force. Liberia is to have a wireless sta tion, with 2.500 miles radius, pro vided by a French company. Pittsburg women are advocating the opening of "curbstone markets" to cut the cost of living. The demand Tor their hides it South Africa is met by hatching alli gators in incubator3. Clevelanders are talking of having a roof garden on their proposed new city hall building. It Is said that a new business cor poration is formed every 40 minutes in New York. TT P. DODGE & SONS : eUo House Furnishers Deputy County Coroner "rTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT1 The first lot of the new Spring Skirts arc here. Pretty popular styles at popular prices $4.25 to $8.50 Four Thousand Yards New Laces ON SALE AT 5c a Yardl These laces Include the newest patterns in Valenciennes and Torchons vflth Inserting to match, and are worth 7Vc to 12 Vic per yard. See window. Five dozen broken lot Ladles' Winter Underwear, Cotton Fleeced and Wool Vests and Pants and Uniou Suits, worth 50c to $1.25, to close out at 75c. J MIMMLEM'S CLOAK AND SUIT HOUSE ASHLAND, 10 PAGE FTVTl Odds and Ends Clean-up Prices 75c Aviation Caps cut now to 39c. $1.25 heavy fleeced Ladies' Union Suits 85c. $1.50 Misses' Wool Union Suits $1.25. Galatea Dresses to close out at one-third off. Just a part of our money back, for we will discontinue handling dresses of any kind. Children's Dresses one-third less right at beginning of spring season, because we do not wish to continue this line. Ashland Billiard Parlor 10 East Main St. J. P. Saylc & Son CHAS.H. LILLY CO. SttU --.- m m m rTTTT rTTTTTT" AND Send Now f .. . . 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