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UoiUy, January IB, 1014
ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Various Notes That Tell of Actlvl.
ties in Che Realm of Uie
Throe It's.
IDeferre from last issue
Victor Mills returned to the Uni
versity of California at Berkeley.
Sunday.
Maple Vayne returned to school
Monday after an absence of several
weeks duo to it! health.
Elden Corthell of Phoenix will en
roll in the high school next semester
as a member of the junior class.
Herbert Poor returned to his posi
tion on a surveying crew near Marsh
field last Thursday after spending
several days in. Ashland.
Three subjects must have a month
ly average of 80 for each student de
siring to enter athleticvhy the new
rules the coming semester.
Ralph Harris of the sophomore
on the team are Walter Carpenter,
Jay Withrow and Billle Briggs. Miss
McKnlght may accompany the team.
Morris Plymate will not return to
Portland till spring and he is think
ing of entering high school. Gravy
was a member of last year's basket
ball team and if he decides to return
to school he will be a welcome addi
tion to Coach Klum's present squad.
Kenneth Lilly tells of spending his
holidays in California and claims to
have visited a number of that state's
more important cities, having been
in San Francisco, Sacramento, Oak
land, Redding and other cities. Un
doubtedly "Killy" enjoyed himself to
the greatest degree.
Harold Huntley, who visited this
section of the country during the
vacation as a member of the Stanford
University glee club, wa9 a visitor at
the high school Monday. Mr. Hunt
ley is an Ashland graduate, being one
of the 1913 members. He returned
to California Tuesday.
The annual staff under Editor Ash-
craft has again started work and will
e.lass spen his vacation at his home
in Salem. Ralph reports everything , uent hnsv until after February 15.
in fine condition in the northern part j wnen ajj articles are to be handed in.
f. the state. fbe cost of printing and other ex-
Bob Throne and Ebo Dunn, both penses will come In the neighborhood
eraduates of Ashland high and fresh-I of $225 dollars and a large number
men at O. A. C, left for Corvallis of annuals must be sold. Orde'rs
Sunday evening after spending the should be sent in early.
Christmas vacation In Ashland. The examlnation 8chedule will be
Boys' basketball practice will be ' put on the blackboard in the assem
bly this week so that there will be
no conflicts on examination week.
slides that he uses in his illustrated
lectures. Dr. Hodge has taken part
in some of the greatest-and most
successful campaigns against flies
and other bothersome insects In the
eastern states.
Some of the boys of the high
school organized a boys' glee club
several weeks ago and a number
turned out pr the organization, but
the club has not been active the last
few weeks on account of small at
tendances. It seems that such a
movement for boys would be a bene
fit to the school and should be con
sidered almost as important as the
school studies. The members are
working for a larger membership
and there is no reason why some of
the high school boys should not re-
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present is as louows: waiter car
penter, Dana Frame, John Anderson,
R. L. Burdic, Billle Briggs, S. A.
Peters, Arthur Wallace, Ralph Salis
bury, Charles Freeman, Ross Guifey,
Ralph Harris, Harold Merrill, Oscar
Silver and Max Schwlmley. The or
ganization is in charge of Miss Niss-ley.
INCIDENT OP THE
COOP.
BARNYARD
This prize poem is the work of
Mary Louise Gilmore, a student at
the Houston (Texas) high school and
a granddaughter of Professor H. G.
Gilmore of this city;
(Prize Parody.)
You know we all stormed Turkey
town; A yard or so away,
In the barnyard coop, the Gobbler
Stood on our storming day;
With neck outthfust, and full of
mirth,
Legs wide, tall held on high,
As if he thought he owned the earth.
Not knowing what was nigh.
as perhaps we mused. "His
head
That soars, to earth may fall.
And soon he will be lying dead '
Inside this very wall;"
Out from the house-door fast there
flew
A person, bound on bound
Full running, and an axe he drew
When he the Gobbler found.
The basketball nmmrt nrncllcAdl
every day during vacation except !Then there he Btood in 8milln Jy-
! Christmas and Sundays and are still
wmr
TT is prculexing at times not to Le able to tnint of
something new for dinner. You Jon't want to have the
same thing week after week. Our stocks ara rplet with
PURE FOOD SUGGESTIONS
tW will help . you iu deciding. Here you will find just tlia
thing that will be out of the ordinary- but will fern
satisfactory in every way.
A full, clean, fr..h ilncW health giving .
Jng daintiea, and plaaslng luxurUt to add ze
at right prices.
fceld hereafter on each Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday after school and
on each Tuesday and Thursday at 7
o'clock in the evening until further
notice is given.
Eighth grado examinations will be
held Thursday and Friday, January
15 and 16, and the new. sub-freshies
will enter school the Monday follow
ing. The class will number between
30 and 40 members.
The semester exams are due to
take place Wednesday and Thursday,
January 14 and 15, and there will
be no school for any grade Friday
forenoon.
New classes will bo formed in the
schools Monday, January,, 19, and it
has been announced that any pupils
wishing to enter the primary class
A meeting of the class presidents ,n the east or we8t slde sch0ols may
was called for Tuesday evening, at do BQ at thlg timei providing that
which the plan of getting permanent tney are or will be at ieast Bix years
high school clans pins was to be con- of age before April 1. No primary
sldered and if possible an amendment pupllg win be received after Febru-
to bo drawn up to that effect. ary 2
The semester student body fees rjr. Clifton Fremont Hodge of
will again fall due next week and all Clark University, New York, and
titudentB failing to pay these feeB n0w of the University of Oregon, will
will not enjoy the privilege of taking be in Ashland January 12 to 14, ln-
part in any student association activ- elusive, his first public lecture to be
Ity,- so each, student should pay up held In the Congregational church,
arly. ' j Monday evening, January 28, at 8
The Ashland high school debating o'clock. Dr. Hodge is one of the
team will journey to Klamath Falls greatest biologists the country has
January 15 and will meet the Klam- ever known and has taken all the
ath team the following day. Those pictures and worked out all the
working hard to put out a team that
will uphold Ashland's previous rec
ord. Professor Klum has been un
tiring in his efforts with the players
and the boys are determined to make
a creditable showing, although there
were only two of last year's team at
the beginning of practice. Two
games with Corvallia high school
have practically been assured and
will probably be played on the local The cook is in her cooking place,
floor January 30 and 31. A game And you'll be there by noon;
with Cottage Grove is also expected j We'll see you frying in the pan
in the near future and will probably Which 1, with heart's desire,
precede the Corvallis games. Cor-! Shall do!" The boy's eye flashed;
vallls has one of the strongest teams hisplan
And held himself erect
By just the barnyard coop, a boy:
Y u hardly would expect
(So tight be held .the shining .axe
Scarce any part showed through),
You looked twice ere you saw it
wax
And finally break in two.
"Well," cried he."Gobbler, by Heav
en's grace
I'll have you soon!
taples appetiz-
t to your moals
dE. WEAVER, PROPRIETOR
PHONE TB
in the state, and since they have lost
but one or two of last year's men
they are going to put up a strong j
battle front, but the old Ashland'
stlck-to-it spirit is bound to show it
self, so look out for some lively
games.
Soared up again like fire.'
His Source of Knowledge.
"I don't see any sense in referring
to the wisdom of Solomon," said the
man smartly. "He had 1,000 wives."
"Yes," answered the woman tartly,
"he learned his wisdom from them."
Rocky Mountain News.
For there the axe lay by his side
The flash died out again,
The boy's eye flashed, but presently
Shattered, of course, in twain.
"You're broken!' "Nay," he fixed
and tied,
Then turning to the Gobbler Bald:
"You're killed, sire!" And, the boy
beside,
Gasping, the Turk fell dead.
Mary Louise Gilmore.
Phone news items to the Tidings.
Woman wants to sell her husband
for $1,000. If her opinion of him is
correct he would be a bad bargain
at 99 cents.
NOTICE TO WOOD CONTRACTORS.
To Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that bids
will be received by the Board of Di
rectors of School District No. G of
Ashland, Ore., until February 3,
1914, at 6 o'clock p. m., for 175
cords of fir wood, to be ipod, solid
wood cut from green trees. Wood
received must not be more than
eight nor less than three inches in
diameter. Wood to be delivered and
piled aa; directed at the east and west
schools and some at the high school
building on or before September 1,
1914. t
A certified check, for $25 must ac
company each bid and a bond of
$600 will be required from person
to whom contract is awarded for the
faithful performance thereof. The
board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. .
By order of the Board of Direct
ors. H. F. POHLAND,
3t-Mon. School District No. 5.
'Ashland Tidings wants ads bring
results. tf
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KEEP YOUR
t EASTERN FRIENDS POSTED f
ON ASHLAND!
Ashland is on the eve of her
greatest era of development
Your friends in the East are
naturally interested in the com
munity in which you have lo
cated. Keep them posted by
sending them the
SemHVeeWy Tidings
Only $2 per year.
If you wish to send copies to
five of your friends in the East
for one year we will send the
five for $5. We do this as part
of our share of the "Forward
ing Oregon" movement. '
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CUNNINGHAM
. . COMPANY
We have the following desirable properties for sale at prices that
represent their TRUE VALUE:
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PROPERTIES
No. 123 80 acres, 8 miles from Rogue river; good
roads, R. F. D. and telephone; one mile from school; all
T good red soil; all fenced with woven wire; 40 acres under
f cultivation. 35 acres in grain; about 50 fruit trees, famliy
T 1 a 11 . . . . V. 1 . II V..nn imrA Kn A T A
crcnara, an r.inus 01 uerneo; buiuu huubd, suuu
ether outbifildings; 2 horses, 3 cows and calf, 3 wagons, 2
plows, 2 cultivators, mower and rake, spring-tooth and
drag harrows, and all kinds of small tools. The entire
place can be cultivated if cleared; light clearing. This Is
all deep rich red soil, ideal for pears. Price $4,500; price
Includes all articles mentioned above. Terms half cash,
balance In three years at 7 per cent Interest.
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I We have moved to 240 East Main street, lirst door
east ot Citizens Banking and Trust Co. '
1 We have a thousand dollars to loan on farm prop-
erty or city real estate.
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No. 12:1 Nine-room house, pantry, bath and cooler.
T Lot 100x130, on paved street. Fruit and berries. Two
I Mocks to hlsh school, 3 blocks to East Side school. All
paving assessments to be paid up. Price $3,300. Half
cash, terms on balance.
.1 f. A A T una v. L 11 V7 lluvoi 1 w w V v. .1 w fc. i 1. 1 in. 1 1. nu,
T 2 blocks from business; large lot, with fruit; house of 8 I
X irnnin m ovnlnulva f hath tQ riffV fifp Thfl OWnpr nf thlfl ah
property has spent on the grounds alone $1,000, and we T
J offer you this property at $2,600. X
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No. IV A six-room house, barn, chicken house and run. .
All kinds of fruit and berries. One acre of ground. ' '
Thlg pltrce commands a tine view of the city and vicinity. ! )
Price $2,000. Terms.
Somewhere,
Perhaps in this city, there is a fam
ily wanting- just such a home as is
described below:
House of eight rooms, exclusive of
bath, pantry, etc. A large lot having-
a frontage of 111 feet, with an
average depth of 278 ffc. Full bear
ing fruit trees.
This place is just a little more than
two blocks from the business center
of the city. It's location is ideal,
having- a fine view of the valley.
We are offering this home for
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No. 121 Ranch of llff acres 2 miles from Rogue
River (Woodville). Good roads, R. F D. and telephone,
fllxty acreB In cultivation; about 30 acres more can, with
light clearing, be cultivated. All rich black sub-irrigated
loam soil. About lfo Truit trees, coming Into bearing
Fmall house, barn and other outbuildings. Price $65 per
acre; $3,000 cash, balance one, two and three years at
7 per cent Interest.
No. 108 Seven-room house, plunjblns complete. Barn '
chicken house and run. Lot 165x150. This place is on
paved street, close to both East Side and high schools.
Price $3,000. Terms.
No. 121 Eleht-rnnm hnmn horn ihlfim
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T run, woodshed, with one acre of ground, close to hich
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Don't wait to see us about this when
you are ready. SEE Us NOW, for
offerings' like this do not-last indefinitely.
A Business Man's Home
No. 98
Here is a place that we want to talk to you about.1 It's ?
an eight-room house in good condition, one and one-half Z
blocks from business street. Splendid neighborhood.
The lot is 50x142 feet, a variety of fruits, berries, and t
J garden room. Good barn.
This is an Ideal location for the business man, being
close to the center of the city.
We are offering this place for $2,500.00, part cash,
terms on balance at 6 per cent.
Are yon thinking of buying a home? If you are, think
twice before you let this opportunity slip by.
240 EAST MAIN ST.
ASHLAND, OREGON
TELEPHONE 63
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