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Society News.
Flease phone a'.l news Items, so
ciety or otherwise, to the Tidings,
No. 39. It is often necessary to
leave late items over until th? next
issue, so as to insure insertion please
phone them in as early as possible.
The Tidings goes to press early each
Monday and Thursday afternoou and
items must be in and in type by noon
if possible.
They are not only coming from
Medfor dand all up and down the
valley, hut from p. 11 points of the
compass, to attend the Art and Loan
Exhibit in Memorial hall Saturday
afternoon aad evening, February 22.
Everyone must see the portrait
artist at work producing living pic
tures from living models. "The Art
ist's Dream," one of the most de
lightful presentations in the most
artistic manner imaginable. This
alone is worth the price of admis
sion. To be seen Saturday evening,
February 22, in Memorial hall.
The Fortnightly Club was enter
tained by Mrs. Emit Peil at its meet
ing Friday. Mrs. A. E. Kinney
played as a substitute for Mrs. Fred
Wagner, who wa3 detained at home
on account of the illness of her hus
band. Mrs. Kinney was fortunate in
securing highest score. Mrs. Sum
mers will be hostess to the club at
its next meeting.
The Qui Vive Club met Friday af
ternoon, February 14, at the home
of Mrs. A. Young, 9' Granite street.
After a literary program led by Mrs.
Ida Jennings, in which a number of
ladies took part, the club was enter
tained by Mrs. M. Grisez to some
beautiful music. They meet every
Friday at 2 p. m. at the same place.
All ladies welcome.
Miss Margaret Gordon entertained
a party of friends at her home east
of Ashland, at a valentine party,
Friday evening, February 14. The
guests were Minnie Owen, Nellie
Peaehey, Gertrude Mikseh, Helen
Eskie, Louise Homes, Bessie Homes,
Mabel Moore, Hazel Shaver, Mar
guarita Moore, Edwin Dunn, Guy
Handles, Robert Peachey, Merritt
Handles, Frank Homes, Roy Mur
jihy and Howard Gordon.
of the moon, taUins it for granted
that they were right on the Wood
man schedule, only to discover that
the Talent camp dies not meet until
the 22nd. Several autos and Smith's
tallyho taxicab were chartered for
the trip, which ended in a disap
pointment for the time being only,
as the visit will be made on the real
genuine schedule at a later date.
What added to the contretemps was
that not a single Mason. Elk, Moose
or Odd Fellow a;l of which orders
were represented among the excur
sionists had the proper credentials
to rain admission to the Rebekah
lod;;e which met in Talent cn the
evening in question.
Mrs. Arthur S. Thompson Ilonorec
at A'alcntine Party.
One of the pleaaantest affairs of
last week was a valentine party and
handkerchief shower given by the
Upper Granite Embroidery Club to
Mrs. Arthur S. Thompson, at the
home of Mrs. W. M. Barber on Gran
ite street, Friday evening. After a
few selections of music, the mail
man appeared with comic valentines
for all present. When Mrs. Thomp
son responded to her name and came
under the chandelier a shower of
sixteen handkerchiefs, one from each
member of the club, fell upon her.
After recovering from the surprise
she. acknowledged them very gra
ciously. Quite a lot of fun was
made over the matching of hearts
and coupling off for the delightful
refreshments that brought to a cli
max an evening that will not soon be
forgotten by the following: Messrs.
and Mesdames Arthur S. Thompson,
Gallivan, Hlntze, Leonard, Guiley,
T. H. Thompson, Barber, Mattingly,
Freeman, Bovee. Storey, Nevelle,
Young, Mesdames Alnut and Forbes,
Misses Gibson and Watson, and
Messrs. Watsou and Smith. Mr. and
Mrs. Thompson left Saturday after
noon for their new home in Califor
nia, carrying with them the good
wishes of all their neighbors and
friends.
One of the happiest valentine par
ties was that enjoyed by the Pres
byterian Junior Endeavorers in the
primary room Friday evening. The
room was decorated with hearts.
Esther Siemsen was the "best shot"
in the heart contest and received
a vel-MUine for a prize. Ail present
were successful in getting bites in
the fishing game. The Juniors great
ly appreciated the tray of marsh
mallows, in their dainty baskets,
brought in by Mrs. Mashburn. Re
freshments were served,
Mrs. James W. Pcrgstrom of Ash
land and Rocs streets held a
"neighborhood" a.'ternoon on Friday
last, when the following neighbors
were delightfully entertained: Mrs.
Richard Ware, Mrs. McAllister, Mrs.
Orres, Mrs. O. E. Hurst, Mrs. Shaw,
Mrs. W. E. Pieraoi, Mrs. Kirkpat
rick, Mrs. G. E. Stannard, Mrs. Lib
by, Mrs. Rowland, Mrs. C. S. John
son, Mrs. John II. .Kennedy, Mrs.
Goodmanson and little Miss Good
manson. At the close of the after
noon the children of Roca street
vera entertained by the hostess.
A party was given last Thursday
'tveuing at the home of Mrs. Wambs
' ley on Fourth straet, for the O. A. C.
Glee Club after the concert. The
club vowed that they had a better
time here than a: any other place
on the route, and that they would
always remember "Ashland as a dan
dy place, full of pretty girls and
siood cheer." Punch and wafers
were served during the evening.
Five hundred was played and some
good music given by the O. A. C.
boys. Those who were present be
sides the Glee Clu'j were the Misses
Beatrice Miller, Florence Olds, An-
5ica Bomar, Elsie Harner, Mar
garet Siemantel. Claire Johnson.
Edith Merrill, Myrtle McGee, Mil
dred Applegate, Vivian Greer. Allie
Shinn and Ada Sonnichsen, and
Mer.srs. Harry Roese. Andy McGee
and Harold Patterson.
Valentine Party.
One of the very pleasant events of
the past week was the valentine
party given, on the afternoon of the
14th by Mrs. H. L. Norwood and
Mrs. W. H. Smith at the home of
the former, on llargadine street.
Cupids, hearts and ivy were the dec
orations used. "Popular Inventions
in Rhyme." a guessing contest de
signed with the solo purpose of keep
ing the participants "circulating"
and also to test their memories,
proved a source of much amusement.
Miss Maud I. Hawley was the suc
cessful contestant lor the first prize,
while Mrs. James R. Casey carried
off the booby. The' dainty two
course cafeteria luncheon was served
a la militaire, a manner not in the
least conducive to slumber, Mrs. H.,
C. Stock and Mrs, H. S. Palmerlee
presiding at the piano. The hostesses
were assisted in serving by Mrs. B.
M. Shoudy and Mrr, B. Beach.
The following were invited: Mes
dames Atkinson, Bagley, Barber,
Beach, A. J. Biegel. Bowers, Briscoe,
Carr, Casey, Cornelius, F. Roy Davis,
Angie L. Engle, Fred Engle, Ever
ton, Fox, Frohbach, Greer, Hicks,
Hedges, Hunter, F. H. Johnson, Kin
ney, Lamkin, MeGowan, Marble, D.
R. Mills, J. Miller, Minkler, F. E.
Moore, F. W. Moore, Monroe, Mon
roe, Palmerlee, Perry, Peroz.i, Poley,
Rose, Russell, Scott, Schuerman,
Shepherd, B. M. Shoudy, Ira Shoudy,
W. B. Smith, Stock, Veghte, Winter,
Whittle and Young; Misses Eleanor
Greer, Maud I. Hawley, Mabel Rus
sell and Nellie Rufsell.
SHAKE!
Here'; Something Coming Our Way.
Date M-iiL j
Last Friday night the Modern
Woodmen of Mahogany Camp, the
local organization, had a banquet to
which neighbors 4.om Talent were
invited. By way of returning the
compliment, the Talent people ex
tended a bid to the Ashland folks to
visit them in the near future. With
out waiting to read the calendar or
investigate the signs of the iodiac,
neighbors of the local camp to the
number of 20 or more, last Saturday
night, lit out for Talent by the light
In engaging the justly famous
Schubert Company of Chicago to give
one of their delightful entertain
ments here the Baptists can congrat
ulate themselves t'pon securing an
.additional and entirely unexpected
feature of the greatest excellence.
For it so happens that Miss Frances
Rhinehart, the eminent harp soloist,
is making a short concer.t tour of
the United States in company with
the Schuberts and will positively be
beard here with them on February
21 at the Baptist church. Keep this
in mind, for, although she is not ad
vertised on the Schubert's programs
or printing, she will be here with
them and add two great solos to
their program. It is our good luck
that she is j visiting her musical
friends at the time they happen to
bo engaged to appear in Ashland.
74-2t-M.
MAY HAVEMAYORESS
Jacksonville Council May Select
Woman to Fill Vacancy Cuused
by Resignation of Mayor.
Medford Sun: Out of the council
squabble at Jacksonville resulting in
the resignation of Mayor T. T. Shaw
last week may rise a woman to take
charge of the troubled affair3 of the
city and rule as mayoress. Many of
the citizens of the pioneer mining
town believe that the tact, diplomacy
and gentleness of a. woman is just
the proper thins to pull them out of
their municipal troubles.
Former County Judge J. R. Neil
is one of the advocates of a mayor
ess and believes a feminine mind
would quiet the present commotion.
Mrs. Dora Harbaugh, a well-known
Jacksonville resident, is being men-'
tioned by her friends for the job, :
and it is not unlikely that her sup
porters will urge her name before
the council at tha next regular meet-,
ing. The newly inquired right of ;
suffrage gives vromen the right to
hold public offices. !
In the ordinary course of events. :
when a mayor quUs his job for any i
reason, the president of the council :
ascends to his position and the coun- i
cil selects a new councilman to fill i
the vacancy. Under the Oregon law i
the council, however, can name a
new mayor. I
If Jacksonville should cjiaose a'
woman as its head it would be one
of ihe few towna ;n the country thus
equipped. Hutchinson, Kan., had a
mayoress for two years, and every
day-the papers had come mention of
a now idea she inaugurated. Hutch
inson was also rerciirkably clean and
up to date.
Sure Signs.
"Spring Is earning," observed
Flatly. "I can feel it in tha air."
"So can I," replied Brokely. "In
the air my wife assumes toward me
wha she begins diking of the limit
ed extent of her -.vardrobe." The
World.
Galveston's pieseiit tea wall, fin
ished in 1905, which extends for a
distance of four and one-half miles
around the city, is to be extended at
a cost of about 85,00(1,000. It is
expected that the extension will pro
vide an elevated r.rea, protected by
sea wall, which will accommodate
practically double the present population.
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The French government has
placed an increased tax on sign
boards in the hope of decreasing
(heir number.
The Postal Service.
In the annual report which he has
just sent out, which will be the last
that he will issue. Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock naturally desired to
make as good a nhowiug in his de
partment for the four years as he j
could. A large saving has beetij
made, so he poimc out, in the net
expense of the .department, as com- j
pared, with four years ago. The ;
deficit at that time has been re
placed by what is virtually a surplus.
A surplus is not needed in the pos-j
tal department, however. The peo- j
pie want the best service which they i
can get, and if it costs a little more J
than it brings In in revenue, the j
deficit can be made up from some '
other departments of .the govern-!
ment, and the people will not grum-j
ble.
Mr. Hitchcock Fays that his sav
ing had been ma'lo without impair
ing the efficiency of the service.
This claim will be disputed by busi
ness men and by newspapers. Busi
ness men in the country's principal
cities have been complaining of im
paired service for a year or two.
Sunday deliveries of letters and
newspapers have been restricted to
an embarrassing and injurious de
gree. The postal savings bank ai
the parcel post are devices intro
duced in the present postmaster gen
eral's term, which he as well as oth
ers urged, and which will add a lit
tle to his prestige. The postal sav
ings banks now number 12,812, with
deposits to the extent of $28,000,
but in the past yaur the receipts for
the service fell $275,000 below the!
expese. Even in the few weeks in !
which the parcel post has been in
operation many defects in it have
been revealed, and some changes are
recommended by the postmaster gen
eral. v
Mr. Hitchcock correct in men
tioning the gross abuse of the frank
ing privilege, especially during the
campaign of 1912, which cost the
government $20,000,000 in that
year. Had full postage been charged
upon that mail there would have
been a real balance on the credit side
of the department's account, and not
an imaginary or fictitious one.
There is a chance for reform htre.
Where does Mr. Hitchcock get the
notion that the country wants to
have the second-class mail rate, that
on newspapers and periodicals, dou
bled? There Is no demand among
the people for anything of the sort.
By their advertisements these pub
lications bring in many millions of
dollars of first-class mail to the gov
ernment, and contribute very much
toward that alleged surplus of which
he boasts. By doubling the second
class rate the first-class rate could,
as he says, be cut In half. Nobody
hears any loud popular outcry, how
ever, for cent postage. That will
come iu time, but bought in the way
that Mr. Hitchcock recommends, it
would cost more than the country
would be willing to pay.
A Tax Tragedy in Our Town.
Klamath Northwestern: "Oh,
Papa! See the pretty house!"
"Yes, my son, it is indeed pretty.
The owner has ju-Jt finished it. He
will soon be sorry."
"Why do you think that, Papa?"
"Because, my son, here comes the
assessor; he will fine the man for
improving his lot."
"And, Papa, will he fine the man
with the empty lot next door?"
"Not much, my con."
"Why not, Papr?"
"Why not? Why, because the
man with the empty lot is not guilty
of making an improvement. Why
should he be fined?"
"Oh, Papa,, you are joking."
"Am I, my son? .Well, just put
up a. fine house and see the assessor
come after you with a big stick I
mean a big bill."
"Papa, what kind of people are
the people of our town?"
"There are two kinds of people In
our town, dear boy the asses-sors
and the asses-sed."
"Papa, that makes me feel sad."
"Me, too, my dear boy. It drives
me to drink. Have some root beer
on me."
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 lace 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. The 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 121 1- J.
Aslilund Normal Bill Passes House,
40-10.
Tiie bill provid:;? for the re-establishment
of a rormal school at
Ashland, introdud in tlie lv.ni;;!a
ture by Representative John Calkins
of this city, passed the house Fi iday
morning by a vo'e of 40 to 10, and
will be voted on by the senate next
week. The measure provides that
the re-establisliniatit of the school
be placed before the people at the
state election to be held in 1914.
The Jackson county representation
in the legislature have been working
hard for the passage of the bill, and
it will fare, according to present in
dications, as well in the senate as it
did in the house. Impetus was giv
en the bill by the petition of lormer
students of the school asking for its
re-establishment.
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IN THE ATTIC
Every woman knows
what a boon is good light
in the attic or storo room.
Even during the day
those places are often
dark. An electric light
solves the problem. It is
safe, always ready, and
the current used may be
infinitesimal by the instal
lation of small candle
power lamps in the out-of-ihe-way
places.
Ashland Electric Power and
Light Company
Send Now
It Sometimes Is.
"He calls on me oftenor than he
did before I refuse d him."
"I suppose he thinks it's safer!"
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and satisfact'on guaranteed.
Chile yields to r.o other country
in the extent of her unbroken coast
line, which extends from Peru to
Cape Horn, a distance of about
4,000 miles. The Chilean govern
ment is now engaged in making this
reat coast gafe for mariners by
erecting lighthouses at dangerous
points a!ou its entire length,
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Rooms 7 and 8, Citizens Banking and Trust Co. Bldg. Phone 161
EHSEGS2;
There were flying fish ages before
there were birds. Flying fishes, say
the folk about southern seas, are the
perfect'on of all eating fish as
solid as beer but tender and melt
ing ns a banana. Fliers so glut the
waters wind ward wise that they are
used as manure In Barbados.
1. I have a RELINQUISHMENT of 1G0 cres 2 miles from cood mar
ket town, GO acres fenced, 40 acres liliable, 3 acres in wheat, s"or 4 good
pprings, house 2 rooms each 12x14, one 8x20, porch, barn, wood house, good
team, spring wagon, new harness, plow, furniture, stove, etc., 25 bushels of
potatoes. $800.00 takes all. 1
2. What have you to trade me clear for my cpiiiy of $1000 in about
8 ACRES with good house and barn adjoining city limits of Rosehnr.r?
Price $3,000.00. - "
3. Do you want a nice home place, about 17 acres, all kinds of water
10 acres young pears, 4 acres alfalfa, building,? Jjtt me tell you about this''
Close to Ashland. Will sacrifice on account of sickness.
4. Are you looking for a BUSINESS LOCATION ? BaW, restaurant
etc. in a good Rogue River Valley town. See me. " ' '
5. I have a party who has five, acres with good buildings, insured for
$1,350.00, all under cultivation, 1 J acres alfalfa, who wants a loan of $1,500.
G. A client wants about 1 or 2 acres with neat house and place for
chickens available to High School, $1,800.00 to $2,500.00. -What have you?
7. Have a party who wants good 50 to 100-acre stock farm. Will go out
15 miles if necessary but it must be chtap. '
Now is a good time to stay with the Rogue River Valley. Something
doing here this year. 8
W. Do M01GSON
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