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Thursday, August 21, 1913 ASHLAND TIDINGS PAGE FIYB WE Invite you to make this bank YOUR bank, and will appreci ate your account, whether small or large. It will PAY' You to start a Savinga Account here. We offer every banking facility, protect your money from fire and thieves and pay o Interest too. .Isn't it good judgment to save the dimes, quarters and dollars you now spend needlessly? Money de posited in this bank regularly at Interest Grows steadily, and a small be ginning soon develops into large results. One dollar will start you. GRANITE CITY SAVINGS BANK ASHLAND, ORE. 1 LOCAL AND PERSONAL J Buggies at Piel's for $39.90. Henry E. Dix of Hilt, Cal., was in Ashland Tuesday on business. Wanted, apprentice girls at Mrs. Simon's. 20-tf Clif Payne makes library tables. Brooms. Ask your dealer for the product of the local factory. 87-tf Miss Mary Bell of Philadelphia is here visiting her cousin, J. L. Grubb, and other relatives. Fit 'the children up for school at the big store up the hill. Enders & Son. Assistant General Passenger Agent Jenkins of the S. P. was in the city Wednesday evening on business. Shirts and underwear made to order. L. J. Orres" Tailoring Shop, 71 North Main. Mrs. F. F. Whittle, who has been seriously ill, is now improving rap idly. John Abbott left a few days ago on a business trip to his former honie in Minnesota. The best is none too good for you. Buy it at Enders'. Joe Abbott and family of Williams creek are visiting at the home of his lather on Blaine street. S. M. Sims of Grants Pass was transacting business in Ashland Tuesday. The best school shoes at the big store up the hill. George W. Dunn went to Holland, Josephine county, Wednesday fore noon on business. A. E. Kinney is adding a sleeping porch to his residence on Granite street. Everything for school children at Enders'. Buy it early. E. O. Smith leaves today for the Oakland Polytechnic College to take post-graduate work in orchitecture. It's time for that new fall suit. Order now from Abbott & Pedersen, successors to L. J. Orres. 25-2t Reciprocity How this bank reciprocates with clients who bring their business here: V. This bank pays interest on sums left for certain periods, Provding a treasure-house in which men, women and children may gather small amounts into large ones, keep them in abso lute security,' and Take out more than thfy put in, or Leave the increase to earn more. V There's no safer, surer way to save a capital than the good old-fashioned "savings bank" way. I Citizens Banking and. Trust Co. 'The Bank That Helps the People." ASHLAND, OREGON. Capital $50,000 Snrplns $5,000 H. F. POHLAND, Pres. R. P. NEIL, Vice Pre V. O. N. SMITH, Cashier. W. A. TURNER, Sec. . E. L. DAVENPORT, Asst. Cash. ROY G. WALKER, Asst. Cash ti Ed and Amy Stannard and Onelta Barnard are camping at Grlbble's camp for a few days and will climb Mt. Ashland while there. Miss Katherine Parker, who has been visiting at the Yeo and Gregory homes, left yesterday for her home in Los Angeles. . Rest for the sole at Enders shoe store. Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Roberts of Montague, Cal., are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Wesley Eastman, on Seventh street. Mr. and Mrs. George Salsman of Phoenix passed through Ashland Tuesday on their way home from a camping trip. When you want your suit cleaned and pressed phone 141, Ab bott & Pedersen, successors to L. J. Orres. 25-2t Gordon Cochran, who has been visiting at the Cummings home in this city, left Wednesday evening for his home in Merlin. H. L. Whited and Dr. Blake went, to Grants Pass on business Wednes day evening, returning on the mid night train. Get that school suit for the boy at Enders'. G. W. Monroe and family have re turned from a trip to California and expect to leave about September 2 for Dillard, Wash., and other points. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Brown and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Sav age of Hawaii, have gone to Crater Lake on an outing. Ed Mahan shipped the bear cub recently captured over in the Apple gate country to Portland Wednesday evening. Mrs. Guy Prescott vent to Portland Tuesday to join Mr. Prescott, who has been doing timber cruising up north for some time. He expects to return home with her next week. P. E. Hatch, R. E. Wilson and C. T. McGrew of Long Beach passed through Ashland Tuesday on their way to Prospect for a hunting and fishing outing. Fire, fire, fire. It may be you next Get insured. See Clif Payne he will save you about 40 per cent on the cost of your fire insurance, tf Mr. and Mrs. Will Dodge and Mr. and MrB. Clark Bush left yesterday morning for the Jones ranch at Dead wood, in the Dead Indian country, on a two weeks' camping trip. Miss Booseby, who was recently nearly killed in an auto accident in Portland, was an old Pendleton friend of the family of E. N. Smith of this city. See the fine new styles in ladies' tailored suits, coats and dresses at Orres' shop, 71 North Main. Union Pacific Rock Springs coal can only be bought through Ashland Transfer & Storage Co., regardless of what is being circulated, they be ing exclusive agents. 24-8t J. C. Barnard is back at his posi tion in the municipal power house after having spent ten days with his wife and daughter camping near Butte Falls. Sacrifice sale of a large east-front lot on Alida street, adjoining lots held at $450 and $500. I will sell this lot this week for $166 cash. F. G. Mc Williams, 73 Oak St. 10-tf Mrs. Thomas J. Rhodes of Port land visited her sister-in-law, Mrs. Bessie Beers, in Ashland Tuesday. Mrs. Rhodes also visited relatives in Talent this week. We are not satisfied unless you are. Try L. J. Orres for French dry cleaning. Hats cleaned and re blocked. Phone 64. He calls and delivers. M. C. Edgington bought a parasol at the public market Tuesday. At least he was seen coming down the street from there under a huge rhu barb leaf which he was using for that purpose. High-grade tailoring for ladies and gentlemen at prices below ready made garments. Satisfaction guar anteed. L. J. Orres, 71 North Main. Sid Wise and Hugh Cole left Wed nesday evening for Coles, where they will take to the woods on a com bined hunting, fishing and prospect ing trip. Here's hoping they get the limit on deer and trout and find a million-dollar mine. A party consisting of O. H. Barn hill of Ashland and Mrs. Parker and daughter Katherine of Los Angeles and Mrs. Kirkpatrick of this city have returned from a trip to Crater Lake, where they were taken by H. J. Boyd in his auto. ' An acre of good goods for sale at Enders' store. ' Mrs. Ellen M. Young of Portland, who has been seriously 111 for some time at the. home of her sister, Mrs. D. R. Mills, has so far recovered that she left for her home Tuesday morn ing. She was accompanied by Miss Pearl Good, the trained nurse who has been caring for her. If you wish, to vote on the- bond question September 9 you must reg ister by August 23. School Supplies AT FOLEY'S Tablets 5c Pencils 5c Inks 5c Erasers 5c Composition Books 5c to 25c Crayolas 5c Paints 25c Brushes, etc. A hardwood ruler free with a pur chase at Polcy's Drug Store B. F. Wagner, an old-time Ashland boy and a graduate of the Ashland high school in 1898, now credit man at Portland for the Pacific Biscuit Company, was in the city this week looking after the Wagner ranch on Wright's creek, owned by the Wag ner brothers. Mrs. August T. Schuerman re ceived the sad news Monday evening of the death of her father at Rich land Center, Wis. Mrs. Schuerman was en route to the top of Mt. Ash land when she was caught by tele phone and notified of the news. She returned at once to Ashland. Boys' fall suits now in at H. G. Enders & Son's. S. J. Boone and family of Palouse, Wash., old friends of Mayor Johnson, have arrived in Ashland with their household goods and will make Ash land their future home. They are attracted to Ashland by its beauty and its excellent schools, three daughters entering the school this year. Hoboes are beginning their south ward migration, nearly forty being in the city Wednesday. Of course they are all looking for work, but it is noticeable none of them attempted to get it in any of the orchards, but were looking for it anxiously in the "jungles" on the side of the railroad track. S. S. Smith, business manager of the Medford Sun, passed through Ashland Wednesday evening en route home from Colestin, where he had been enjoying a week's outing and rest from the newspaper grind. His family, which has been at Colestin the past month, will remain there another week. The city council transacted con siderable routine business Tuesday evening, but little was done of par ticular note outside the closing of the contract with Mr. Lamb. The bill-posting ordinance was passed Monday evening. This regulates the posting and distributing of advertis ing matter of all kinds. A BUNCH OF PICKUPS Fred Dodge and Walt Frulan re turned last week from an extended hunting trip on the Umpqua Divide. They went into some very wild coun try with two saddle horses and two pack horses and came out with sev eral fine bucks. They also came out with beards on their faces that made them look like porcupines. Sam Grubb of Tacoma, Washington, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gruob of Ashland, was married in that: city Tuesday at high noon to Miss Er'na Flynn. Mr. Grubb is express messen ger for the Wells-Fargo. They will visit relatives In Ashland about Thanksgiving time. E. C. Richards and wife returned Monday from an auto trip Jlo Crater Lake and left again Tuesday in a camp wagon accompanied by J. A. Schoenthal and wife and daughter for a two weeks' trip on which they will take in the Josephine Caves and the beach at Crescent City. John Butterworth, a former resi dent of Ashland, who afterwards be came connected with the railway pos tal service and was on the Portland Ashland routo for a long time, died at the Oregon metropolis Thursday, aged forty-seven years. He leaves a widow and several children. Mrs. Abbie Lennart left Sunday af ternoon for a two weeks' visit with her daughter, Miss Mildred, in Klam ath Falls. Miss Dorothy Is in charge of the Inn during her mother's ab sence and proudly asserts that she is "chief cook and bottle-washer" At Trinity Episcopal church Sun day morning, August twenty-fourth, there will be communion service at eight, morning prayer and sermon at eleven. Rev. W. B. Hamilton, vicar of Grants Pass. , Julius Hart and Robert Casey and G. E. Ehrman returned the latter part of last week from a hunting trip on Trail Creek and brought home a fine buck. SUNSKT MAGAZINE and Ashland Tidings one year $2.75 to old or new subscribers. Regular price of Sunset Magazine is $1.50 per year. FOREST NOTES. Furnished By the United States For est Service. , A Russian scientist claims to have discovered an inoculation for use against forest insects. There are nearly six thousand pro fessional foresters in Germany who are associated with various technical societies. ' The University of Washington has secured the use of two sections of laud on the S'noqualmie national for est In connection with Its forestry courses. A tool used to fight fires in the California forests combines a rake, spade and hoe. It is compact, so that it can be carried on horseback, and weighs less than 5Vs pounds. In an increase in timber sales this year and in a decrease in receipts from timber trespass as compared with last year, national forest offic ers see a growing use of the forests and respect for the federal forest policy. Star Theatre Tonight. "Wamba, a Child of the Jungle," special feature in two reels. Wam ba, a haltbreed woman, and her Por tugese husband, Pete, live near a jungle in Rritish East Africa. One day Wamba's ch'ild falls sick and she asks her inebriated husband to get Dr. Rice, the surgeon at the British trading- noKt. some miles distant Pete turns a deafj.ear to his wife's pleadings and finally, when ho is in a drunken stupor, the sympathetic mother love of Wamba asserts itself and she deserts him. She reaches the doctor's house,, where she is kindly received. Pete in the mean time discovers that his wife and child have disappeared and tracks them through the jungle to the doctor's home. The entire story is too long to relate here and must be seen to be appreciated. Tonight only. Don't miss it. Granite and Marble. New stock just arrived from quar ries. All orders promptly filled. Call or send orders to Ashland Mar ble Works, 117 North Main street. 20-8t MRS. A. H. RUSSELL. It reauires more than a century for a cedar tree to grow large enough to yield a 30-foot telephone pole. The eucalyptus will attain a larger growth in 30 years, and its wood is quite as lasting. NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ISSU IX(J KOAl BONDS FOIl JACK SOX, COUNT!', OREGON. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That on Tuesday, the 9th day of Sep tember, 1913, a special election will be held in Jackson County, Oregon, to determine whether the County Court for Jackson County, Oregon, shall issue bonds of said county, and provide for permanent road construc tion, to the amount of Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000) Dollars, to mature, One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) Dollars, par value, ten years from the date thereof. One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) Dollars, par value, fifteen years from the date thereof. One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) Dollars, par value, twenty years from the date thereof. One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) Dollars, par value, twenty-five years from the date thereof. One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) Dollars, par value, thirty years from the date thereof. The total amount thereof to be is sued in one year if the County Court shall so order, and to bear interest at the rate of five per cent per an num, and all of the funds so raised shall he expended in building and im proving one permanent road in said county, described as follows, to-wit: Ueginnlng at the corner between fractional sections thirteen (13) and fourteen (14) in township forty eight (48) north of range seven (7) of the Mount Diablo Meridian, Cali fornia, connecting with the survey of the State Highway of California; thence northerly along the route as now staked out to present County Road; thence following as near as practical the main County Road into and through the City of Ashland, a municipal corporation of Jackson County, Oregon; thence following the main traveled County Road through the towns of Talent, Phoenix, Med ford and Central Point, in a north westerly direction; thence following, as near as practical, the County Road in a northwesterly direction to a point at or near the stream known as RoKue River; thence following the main traveled County Road along said stream in a westerly direction, and terminating at the point where the main traveled County Road on the south side of Rogue River cross es the county line between the coun ties of Jackson and Josephine, Ore gon, and at or near said stream known as the Rogue River. The termini of said road, as herein di rected, is definite and permanent The line above described between the termini thereof shall be as herein ordered, and shall follow the most practical route for a permanent road, and said road shall bo a permanent road and highway through said coun ty. G. A. GARDNER, County Clerk for Jackson County, Oregon. f minimi h h m j Balance Sheet, JUNE 30th, 1913 RESOURCES. Police and jail equipment $ 393.80 Electric plant investment 111,537.97 Waterworks investment 122,429.02 Fire department equipment 3,220.72 Street department equipment 5,785.00 Furniture and fixtures, city hall 1,842.11- Real estate 65,330.22 City treasurer 53,652.82 Bond liens, Bancroft act 217.559.14 Sewer investment 69.632.70 Paving Investment 440,942.25 Sidewalk investment 19,251.80 Septic tank investment 12,000.00 LIABILITIES. Bonded indebtedness: Sewer bonds, 1904 $ 14,000.00 Intersection bonds 59,500.00 Electric light bonds 97,500.00 Water bonds 50,00.0.00 Water improvement bonds, 1905... 23,000.00 Septic tank bonds 9,000.00 Bancroft bonds 236,277.55 Undistributed revenue: General fund $ Water fund Street fund Electric light fund Cemetery fund Armory fund Interest and bonds redemption fund Water sinking fund Fire department fund BridRe fund Bond and Interest, redemption and unexpended bond proceeds, Ban croft bonds Less Nursery street fund overdrawn... 23.15 City surplus account TTTTTTTTTtTTTTTTTTTTtTTTTTTi S. S. Baseball. The Christian Sunday school base ball team added one more scalp to their string last Tuesday evening, when they defeated the Congrega tional team 6 to 2. It was a closely contested game, but the Christians had a little the best of it from the beginning. It was not till the fourth and last inning that the Congreg ationals succeeded In crossing the home-plate. The game Friday night between the Congregationals and the Baptists is the last of the series. On account of darkness coming so much earlier, the game Is scheduled to start at 6:15. Players and others please take notice. The game with Grants Pass has been definitely 6et for Friday, August 29. The hour has not been decided upon as yet, but will be announced later. Present standing of teams: W. L. Perct. Christian 5 1 833 Methodist 3 3 500 Baptist 2 3 4 00 Congregational 1 4 200 C. L. Cunningham. Cunningham & Co. 173 East Main St. Phone 03. itfB INVITO YOUR PHTRONHGB I P. DODGE & I Deputy County Coroner - - j i VTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTVTTTTTTTTTTTTn FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL Oregon State Fair!; SALEM, SEPT. A Whole Week of $20,000 Olfered On Agricultural, Livestock, Poultry, Textile and other exhibits HORSE RACES, SHOOTING TOURNAMENT, . FIREWORKS, BAND CONCERTS, EUGENICS EXPOSITION, CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AND INCLUDING BOYD & OGLE'S ONE-RING CIRCUS. FREE CAMP GROUNDS. YOU ARE TNVITED.- SEND FOR PREMIUM LIST AND ENTRY BLANKS. REDUCED RATES ON ALL RAILROADS. FOR PARTICULARS ADDRESS Frank Meredith, Secretary SALEM. OREGON HI III i h 1 1 1 1 i m m n ; e m t City of Ashland $1,123,577.55 $ 489,277.55 8.840.31 4,300.17 S65.95 1,544.75 179.00 237.42 10,265.46 5,793.81 1,175.17 2,000.00 18,413.93 $ 53,675.97 $ 53,652.82 53,652.82 580,647.18 $1,123,577.55 J. II. HARDY, Accountant. NOTICE. Please (ret your itonig for the Tid ings in the day before date of publi cation, If possible. AH matter must hereafter he in type by noon on pub lication day. NOTICE OF MEETING OF HOARD OF EQUALIZATION. Notice Is hereby given that on the second Monday of September, 1915 (the 8th day), the board of equaliza tion tfill attend, at the court house in Jacksonville, Jackson county, Ore gon, and publicly examine the assess ment rolls, and correct all errors in valuation, descriptions or qualities of lands, lots or other property assessed by such assessor; and It shall be the duty of persons interested to appear at the time and place appointed. W. T. GRIEVE, Assessor of Jackson County, Ore. Dated this 16th day of August, 1915. E. E. Bagley. SONS House Furnishers AND Undertakers Lady Assistant X 29 --OCT. i, 1913 Pleasure and Profit in Premiums i OTHER FREE ATTRACTIONS, X
