Ashland tidings., March 23, 1914, Image 1

Oreg on Historical Society,
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CLEAN-UP DAY MARCH 30
IX) NOT WAIT
MAKE ASHLAND BEAUTIFUL
AND HKALTHY
VOL. XXXVIII
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY. MARCH 23. 1914
NUMBER 86
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hall Thursday evening they voted at
the polls for the ones they wished to
elect to the different offices. The
voting was carried on In regular
style, printed ballots being used.
After voting they went to the club
room and arranged themselves
around the fireplace.
The meeting opened with a talk
by Professor Vlning in which he ex
plained fully the race courses. The
senior marathon will be a course of
five miles, starting from a point in
front of the Elks temple, out the
Boulevard, down the road which
branches off past the normal to Main,
and thence back to the Elks temple.
About nineteen are entered and ex
amined for the senior race. The
junior course covers three and forty
five hundredths miles: Elks temple,
out the Boulevard," down Walker
avenue to Main and back to the tem
ple. The colts have a run of one
and seventy-five hundredths miles:
Elks Temple, Boulevard, down Moun
tain avenue to Main, back to the tem
ple. Professor Vinlng announced that
"White Wolf" Entertained
Boys' Club With Stories
As the Hoys' Club filed into the; from 6 o'clock" one evening to 5:30
the next evening. He had every one
present fairly seeing the Indians In
pursuit, for on the return trip from
Camp Lyons he was discovered by
a band oflndians who started to run
him down. One could vividly imag
ine the noble horse which carried
its rider so faithfully over the miles
of country while the pursuers were
whipping their ponies to catch up,
and finally as he neared camp the
boys fairly stood up as the reeling I
horse and rider were carried to safety
and into the protection of the detach
ment of soldiers which were sent out
to meet him. Would that we could
go more into detail into his
for they yr'ere certainly as
compelling as one could iuiagi
Rogers then sat down, but the ap
plause from the boys and a request
from Professor Vinlng brought him
to his feet anL,be told bow he got
the namexif "W hite Wolf." He al
ways wore, he said, a great white
wolf's coat during the cold months of
the year. He was well known among
the Indians and had an extensive
knowledge of their biding places and
I Dr. Withycombe will speak to the their customs, so he was able by this
Illustrated Lecture i Will Ashland
Dreamland Tonight
Celebrate the 4th?
Those who hearl the lecture given i Shall Ashland celebrate the Fourth
at the Chautauqua tabernacle last i of July? The question has been put I
summer by Saninel Hill will do.-iia 10 up. to this city by the business men
hear him tonight on t!ie beautifying of Medford through the secretary of
of the Pacific Highway. Mr. Hill's
pictures alone are worth seeing, illus
trating the importance of sood roads
and the beauty which can be attained
by effort upon the Mart of those liv
ing on the highway. This Ie;-ture is
free. It is hoped that a large audi
ence will greet him and give encour
agement to tfie efforts of the Civic
Improvement Club in their work.
Enders' millinery department.
j the Jackson county fair committee.
I Last year our sister city celebrated.
They consider this Ashland's year,
and are willing to join iu the work.
If Ashland does not feel like putting
on a celebration, then Medford de
sires to.
The question will be placed before
the business men through the Com
mercial Club at an early date In or
der that a proper reply may be made
to Medford's request.
Clean-Up Day Monday;
Wagons Will Be Provided
Monday, March 110, is cleanup day. at their own volition will t callert
Every property owner in Ashland upon by the police and addir.ioual
should have all trash and refuse 1 cost made.
piled in the alley hot later than 8 I All barns, outbuilding, refcio
o'clock Monday inorninr;. At that; cans, and every conceivable plaeet
hour the street department will heve where Hies may breed will he look..l
wagons started to carry away every- i into.
thing in si;;ht They will make but j The city officials are alive to tlio
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boys. Tbe meeting is to be held in
the ball of the Elks. building and tbe
public are invited to attend. Dr.
Withycombe is one of the foremost
men of tbe state and his lecture on
farming and dairying will be inter
esting. Amid a round of applause from tbe
boys Wallace Rogers took tbe floor
and gave a talk, one of the finest of
its kind ever heard la Ashland.
Thrilling stories were told of pioneer
life among tbe Indians, bow Keen
creek derived its name, bow the won
derful ride was made from Jackson
ville to Forth Klamath which saved
the fort from destruction and massa
cre, and finally bis own great ride
which he took when delivering mili
tary papers from Camp C. F. Smith
to Camp Lyons, when he covered a
distance of 240 miles on one horse.
knowledge to form plans which sev-i
eral times resulted in tbe capture of
marauding bands of Indians. The
Indians became afraid of him, and
knowing him by his wolf coat, always
spoke of him as White Wolf.
The results of the election were
then brought in, as follows: Mayor,
Leith Abbott; recorder, Billie Briggs;
councilmen, First ward, Merrill
Throne and ernl Carter; Second
ward. Bill Holmes and Fred Garrett;
Third ward, S. A. Peters and Otto
Klum. The club then adjourned to
the banquet room and had a feed,
which consisted of ice cream, donated
by Mr. Perozzi, and pie, donated by
Mrs, Phillips. The boys gave a hearty
vote of thanks to the givers of the
banquet. The boys' quartet gave a
Owing to the lncrea.se in circulation of the Tidings, it will be
necensary to "clone the forms" , earlier in the future. Hereafter
the Tidings will go to press promptly at 1 o'clock each Monday
and Thursday. No deviation will be made from this rule. ' la
order to get the papers into the postof flee In time to catch the
trains north and south at 4:30, the mail must lc reudy not later
than 3:30.
News items, to insure publication, must be in not later than 10
o'clock Monday and Thursday morning.
Advertisers, to insure gettlnff ads in
these hour.
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one visit to each locality, so it is
urgent to be prompt.
necessity of preventing rather than
curing the evil, and to this end everv
The city officials will he aided in '; t f foi t will be put forth
the work by the Civic. Improvement I
Clean up before Monday iiiumini;
at S o'clock, when the wagons will
start.
Club and every possible effort made
to put Ashland at the head of the
list of clean cities.
Every citizen who doeB not clean
up of his own accord will find the j that handbook on military ctUiutttn
street department doing tho work pnd i to General Villa must have turocl
I The person who has been reading
charging the cost to the property.
As the wagons go about the city
notes will bo taken of property need
ing cleaning and the police depart
ment will follow up with men to do
the work.
Property owners who do not do so
two pages at once and failed to ncfi
that he had got into the Urn of
"don'ts."
When you seed your income tax
return to the co.lector i would r.
safer to register It.
Improved Demand
For Beef Steers
Receipts for tbe week on the Port-
U. of 0. to Give
Play in Ashland
The public speaking department of
Boy Hurt
At Siskiyou
land market have been cattle 1,151, Ithe University of Oregon will appear
calves 38, hogs 3,396, sheep 7,620. I at the high school auditorium April
Receipts of cattle were light and! 18 in "The Professoi's Love Story."
Improved demand sent the prices on ,The cast is composed of eleven or the
an upward trend. Bulk steer prices ' advanced students of the state uni
25c stronger, $7.75 to $8. Fancy' verity under tbe dnection of ProiVs
cows brought $6.75 to $7, and other ;sor Reddie, head of tbe course. Tho
coupe of songs with their customary i butcher classes sold firm. . young, people will arrive n Ashland
skill.;
Young Man Stole Team
From Former Employer
Hog 'receipts, were also light, wlth'be day before the performance, .is
jgood outlet. Extreme top $8.85. rul-j siuaeni oouy win provide inem
I ing firm. j social and school entertainment. The
Sheep house business is hisk and niKh school faculty anticipate a splru
active. Receipts showed an increase .did evening.
over last week. Heft wool lambs $7
land shorn stuff $6.-5; wethers" $6 ' It is improbable that Professor
and ewes $5.
Archie Pickering is now in the
Granite City Hospital recovering
from Injuries received while trying to
jump the brake rods of a freight
while In motion. The accident oc
curred at Siskiyou Saturday morning.
He tried to jump for the rods but
i caught on the boxing of the wheel
and was dragged. The injuries re
sulting were a compound fracture of
the arm extending into the elbow and
a bndly shaken up body. It is thought
he will be able to be out Iu a short
time. Dr. Parsons says that the fel
low was a very polite and nice ap
pearing chap. He has been working
for the Southern Pacific and was try
ing to save carfare to Seattle. He has
a mother in Woodhaven, N. Y.
Give Us a Chance
To Compete
Before sending away for your gro
ceries come iu and let us figure with
you. We ore here for business, and
If good goods and reasonable prices
and courteous, efficient service count,
for anything, we are going to get it
We have a good business, but would
be willing to work harder and put vn
more men if necessary.
If you want us to handle your fruit
and berries, come in now and givo
us an estimate of what you are go
ing to have and we will try to fin!
a market for them. Don't wait until
they are ready to ship before coming,
because we will have to know what
to do beforehand, so as to have thu
market for them.
THE PLAZA GROCERY.
J, E. Weaver. Prop.
Progressives to Have
State Tickets
Taft will accept the presidency of any Word has been received from state
Fred Heron's team was stolen Fri
day evening from his barn at the
ranch. Heron had been working the
team all day anJ in the evening un
harnessed and put tbem up in the
barn. He then went to supper while
the teau rested before feeding. Upon
tbem. One horse could hardly walk.
The culprit was found to be Walter
Grow, a young fellow, who has lived
in Ashland for some time, and who
formerly worked for Fred Heron two
years. Heron says he was always
very honest when in his employ and
going out to the barn he found they handled a good deal of money. The
party came in tbe train Sunday
morning and Jhe auto will be shipped
up from Hornbrook, while the team
will be driven. No one along tbe
way had noticed the horses and tbe
thief had not bothered to wake the
to 11 gate man, Mr. Dollarbide,' but
i college, with all the exactions of ad-1 headquarters of the progressive
Whatever the custom may be, it is ' mlnlstrative details. His present j party that a complete state ticket
Incongruous for a United States sen-, place seems to bo fully to hi liking. 'will be placed in the field for the
ator to accept a to defend o citl-j ! May primaries, and a southern Ore-
zen prosecuted by the rede.-at goverti-t Grave fears are expressed lestjgon man is slated for the house of
nieut. i congress should debate the pending ' representatives race against Hawley.
Farewell Given
Professor O'Gara
river and harbor bill as much as 45 A Portland
were gone. He Immediately started
to get on their track. Fred Heron
and Dave Good, deputy sheriff, start
ed in pursuit In Heron's car. The
tracks led down past -Owen's ranch
and toward the Slsfclyous. Heron and
Good reached Barron's by 3 o'clock
in the morning and got to Coles by : went around it. " j
5. One of the front, tires blew out j
this side of Hornbrook, but Heron j Governor Glynn of New York
kept on, and finally, after getting the , promises a jail sentence for all the
Hornbrook sheriff, they came upon j thieving scoundrels, but prominent
the man sleeping and the horses were , citizens who have simply mlsappro-,
tied to a tree. Arrest was made and ' prlated funds should of course be let j
the man taken to Hornbrook. The i off with a small fine. '
team was left there to recover from j .
their hard trip, which almost ruined j New spring suits at Enders'.
Cabinet members huve on the vari-1 minutes.
ous birthdays compared Mr. Wilron
to Jackson, Lincoln and Washington.! Secretary Kedfield Is ev officio ex
The climax will come Christmas. I plainer of business conditions.
Delightful Fellowship
At Tabernacle
The evangelistic meetings at the
Chautauqua tabernacle are steadily
growing in Interest and attendance.
The ministers and congregations of
the different churches are 'warm in
their praise and appreciation of the
evangelists and tbe large chorus. Tbe
signers crowded the platform last
night. The pastor and congregation
of the Baptist church attended last
Bight's service. The Bible Bchool and
Christian Endeavor are meeting In
. the tabernacle during the meetings.
All are asked to attend these delight
ful Bible study hours each Lord's day.
The tabernacle will be open for ser
vice every night this week, except
Wednesday evening, at which time all
wilt pay tribute to Helen Keller.
One has but to watch the people
greet the soloist, Miss Emma Egbert,
to know she Is already ' loved by
many. Friends are telling friends on
every hand that Mr. Putman Is a
great preacher, and are urging them
to go and hear him. Tonight and to
morrow night he will preach the com
Mnlon sermons, "My Friend" and
-Ur Brother." .
Rancher Out I
For Sheriff!
A. K. Earbart of Rogue River has
joined in the race for the republican
nomination for sheriff of Jackson
county, subject to the will of the vot
ers in May.
Mr. Earhart is well known over
tbe valley, having been a resident of
Jackson county for the past 27 years.
For tbe past six years he has been
engaged In ranching on the highway
near Rogue River. He promises to
make an active campaign and says
he Is In the race to win.
Magazine.
We take subscriptions at the TId-
ings office for new subscribers or re
newals to the following magazines:
The Ladles' Home Journal, The Sat
urday Evening Post, The Country
Gentleman, also Good Housekeeping,
Hearst' Magazine, Motor Boating,
Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazar. .
You save money by subscribing for
these magazines and hare tbe advan
tage of having thorn delivered at
your home.
Enders' millinery department.
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man is scheduled to
oppose liooth and Jnambonnin ror
the senate and a Willamette Valley
progressive will bo in the race
against tbe various and sundry gu-
bornatorlal candidates.
The progressives feel that in the
' j governor free-for-all nnd the con
gressional race they will have a par-
ticularly good chance of victory.
j Although the southern Oregon
candidate lor congress has not been
decided upon, loi'al progressives are
known to be strongly In favor of
Attorney V. V. Mears, and an effort
will be made to get him in the luce.
'Mr. Menra Is u good speaker, a man
f of the highest character and Integ
rity and a loyel progressive, but he
! declared that he could neither afford
(the thno nor money, that a political
j campaign of this extent would de
i maud. Colonel 8. 8. Sargent, coiin
Icilman from the second ward, has
'also been mentioned, as well us
George E. lloos.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will be
In Medford during the fall campaign,
i according to the latest report from
Jthe east, will tour the statu and later
j will campaign for Governor Johnson
i in Ciilifornlu. Arrangements are al
j ready being made by locul progres
j Hives for a flying squadron tour of
ithe valley flth the former president,
1 Rough Rider and leader of the pro
j greHHlve party.
Idiwii Mower
sharpened at reasonable prices by J,
M. Densnioro. Cull phone 286-Y.
85-ft
VIRGIL (I. IMXKHAW,
national chairman, prohibition purl)', will b In Aslilnnd two day nnd
will speak at lite block rliiirrh, corner Kt Main and.llftli NtreuIN,
Tuesday, March iM, 7:30 p. m. Mr. lllnslutw In a promising young man
Of Oregon, who U gaining national honor. There should bo general
rally of the younc; people of Ashland to hear him. Tills will probably
he tlxl only rhjux-e the people of Asliland will have of hearing this bril
liant yoang mta, So admlwUon charged. 'l .
. The best way In the world to fix It
so your property will not sell or rent
is by Impoverishing your community
by nendfhg your money away for
goods that can be as well bought at
home. Ditto, the green stamp merchant.
At the farewell to Professor I'. J.
O'Gara given by the members of tb
University Club nt Medford Thursday,
the guest of the evening annouueed
that he hoped to return to the Rogun
River Valley to ppend the leisure mo
ments of his life an dto make tltu
alley his home.
"I lovo the vulley," said Professor
O'Gara. "I have never met a fiin-r
lot'of people, I have never spent years
that have meant more to me. I ant
not leaving for the money nor be
cause of criticism. I am leaving tr
eatise I see an opportunity f r great
er usefulness. I may bo back I Iiopo
I will in a few years.
P. V. Hainill, president of the club,
read a letter from Judge V. M. Col
vig fioni Portland expressing his re
gret in not being at the farewell
gathering and expressing the gcm-ml
loss bis departure would be to tlx
people of tbe valley. Air. Hainill alsu
expressed the keen regret of thu
members of the I'niverslly Club In
losing one of their most active mem
bers and u blest citizens.
Speeches of appreciation were also
made by licit R. Greer, editor of tlio
Ashland Tidings, and P. J. Neff.
If Mr. White Is correct about the
meaning of the Hay-Pauncofote
treaty, all the senators who voted to
ratify It should enter pleas of Irisah-' know', juit what the market want.
Ity. land then furnish just that
Best Profit in
Young Beef
, i
Profits in beef production come)
from quick maturing stock sold at
one or two years of age. This Is thei
theory of the Portland expert live
stock men who conducted the meat
demonstration for the farmers amt
stockmen nt the O. AO. short course.
"A man recently sold a yearling in
Portland for $95 at the sumo timet
that his neighbor sold his two-year-old
for $117," said Mr, Korestel of
tho Union Meat Company. "There in
no money In feeding steers after they
are two years old. Tbe gain is nor.
worth thu cost and the Interest oit
the InvcHcmcnt, and the meat sell
for oue or two rents a pound less.
A good many growers think that they
want a great big beef, and then get.
mad when , they get no more for It
than their wiser neighbors, get for
the smaller and better type. .: It paym
to keep In touch with the market.