Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, December 28, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextS3? ""?!? Second St d0 THE YEHR (fro tj)&l Strictly in AdTance C6e Ashland Tidings Ashland IDINGS CLASSlFIElADSSSS.gg! vestment. Let your Deeds be known publicly and fill the want. VOL. XXXIX ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1914 NUMBER G2 I Elks Gladden Many Children ! Methodist Concert Attracts Crowds Thursday evening the Elks brought gladnes sinto the hearts of over four hundred children, besides grownups who looked on at the fun. Some hundred dollars' worth of presents were given away to the little ones. The first part of the evening was passed with some amusing reels of pictures, and to hear the siren laugh ter of the tiny tots was worth a dol lar to see. Later Professor Vining announced that he has received word from Santa Claus that the jolly old saint would soon arrive. The breath less hush that fell over the children was childlessly ludicrous. Then Mas ter Hal Wolf came out before the open fireplace and the big Christinas trees and spoke "The Night Before Christmas." Every word and line of his piece, though familiar to all, was eagerly taken in by the youthful minds. Then, wonder of all wonders, with ! a jingle of sleigh bells and tramping of feet, in stepped two frosty beard ed Santas, much surprising the chil dren, who did not know that there were brother Santas. George Wat son and G. Clifford Jenkins officated in this capacity. The first present pulled off the tree was for Eddie Sta ples, and was a big stick of striped red candy, an "all day Bucker." Then for an hour and a half pres ents were given out to the kiddies, who stood up in their eagerness to see and to receive. Over four hun dred presents were given out. The merry laughter and cooings over the different gifts were a pleasure to hear. Eight hundred and twenty were seated in the Vining on this occa sion, the largest crowd that has ever been in the theatre. The little folks, who occupied all of the downstairs Bpace, were doubled up two in a seat in some cases. The general committee which had charge of the entertainment was composed of J. E. Thornton, Frank Jordan, I. E. Vining, E. T. Staples and W. E. Newcombe. Mrs. C. H. Vaapel was chairman of, a committee of ladies. Prof. Vining had charge of the decorating,- -- . The sacred conceit given at the Methodist church Sunday evening was one of the most finished of its kind. The program opened with Hymn No. 107, followed by prayer and the anthem, "While Shepherds Watched," by the choir. Mr. Strat ton next sang "The Angel's Mes sage," a beautiful song written by Louis R. Gressler. Next in order came a quintet, "The Christmas Mes sage," sung by Miss Engle and the Messrs. McGee, Howell, McGee and Ewer. Mrs. Charles Wolf favored the audience with a well-rendered solo, "Salve Regina," a noble piece breathing the spirit of the evening. The cantata, "Star of the East," was a series of exquisite numbers, in which Miss Engle, Mrs. McGee, Dr. Tilton, D. D. Norris, Harrison How ell, Mr. Ewer, Mrs. Wolf and Mr. Stratton took prominent parts with great credit to themselves. The chorus work was especially appreci ated by the hearers, there seeming to be a perfect blending of harmonious notes. Mrs. Van Fossen acted as or ganist and Howard E. Ewer as di rector. The church was crowded to stand ing room with an appreciative audi ence. Decorations fitting to the Christmastide were arranged about the interior. Special Springs Edition 31, will be a special springs es, but will be highly lllus- The issue of Thursday, Decembej edition, will contain no news featu- trated and deal exclusively with the Rogue River Valley as a tourist country. i Tho regular edition delivered to Subscribers will be printed on the same class of paper as the regular edition of the Tidings, while a larfje number of extra copies, for Joreign circulation, will be printed on high-class book paper and be sold at 50 cents the dozen, mailed by us from this office if desired. The edition will carry no local ads. Jt is not issued for profit, but with the view of producing a clan, neat medium setting forth the attractive features of southern Oregon as a tourist country, with special reference to the environment of Ashland and the min eral springs development. Every citizen should take enough interest in this forward move ment to send away at least one dozen of this issue. Leave your order, by telephone if you choose, before Thursday so we may know how many extras to print. ..i.4..i.4.ii.i..t,.i,j.i,i i n m m 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 Would you be protected if the fire should come to your house? Good insurance cor.ts only a little money, but you have to buy it before the fire. Now is your time. See Billings. Exams Given Cival Service Brown Lauds Arthur Hubbard Roseburg Review: That Deputy Game Warden Arthur Hubbard, who was late Thursday shot and killed by Loris Martin on Trail creek, in Jackson county, was one of the most efficient and fearless officers in the state, was the statement made here this morning by District Attorney George M. Brown. "If I were to choose two game wardens, Mr. Hub bard would have been one of my se lections," said the district attorney. "He waa quiet, fearless and believed in enforcing the laws. I have bad considerable experience with game wardens during my career as district attorney, and I always found Mr. Hubbard a man in whom you could impose trust. In his death the state of Oregon has lost one of its best officials." District Attorney Brown had known Mr. Hubbard personally for a num ber of years, and through business dealings they had been brought close together upon a number of occasions. No one in Oregon regrets the death of Mr. Hubbard more than does Dis- trlct Attorney Brown. Harry H. Hosier Good Decorator Harry Hosier, the popular proprie tor of the Euwana cigar store, has one of the most novel and Ingenious windows that has been arranged in the city for some time. The casual observer, looking in the window, sees a glassy pool, and down in the clear depths there hovers a big trout. A dirt bottom to the pool is also depicted. The spectator then investigates more thoroughly and sees that the pool is a mirror and the fish Is suspended in air above it, while still farther above is a slab coated with dirt and Band. 'The whole represents a good deal of plan ning and ingenuity. Do You Stutter? Details for stamp in plain sealed envelope. Home treatment Desk 6, National School of Training, Seat tle, Wash. Green stamps at OrreV shop. The United States Civil Service Commission announces that stenog rapher and typewriter examinations will be held in a number of cities in this state as follows: Departmental and Panama canal service, January 26, 1915; field service, February 20, 1915. Both men and .women will be ad mitted to the departmental and field service examinations. Men only will be admitted to the Panama canal service examination. There are ex cellent chances of appointment for those who pass the departmental ex amination. Applicants should apply to the lo cal secretary, board of civil service examiners, postoffice building, this city, or to the Secretary, Eleventh Civil Service District, room 207, Post office building, Seattle, Wash., for application blanks and further information. Financial Comparison of City Following is the bonded statement of the city up to December 23, 1914. By comparison with the financial statement issued by the city re corder last July it will be seen that the indebtedness of the city is being rapidly reduced by the payment of installment bonds. It is an inter esting comparison. The total debt now, including the auxiliary water bonds, is $382, 776.86, as against $394,692.25 on July 25 last. Thus it is shown that the city debt has been reduced $11,915.39 since the 25th of last July. Beside this the special improvement debt has been reduced from $182,316.64 down to $152,779.95; in other words, $29,536.69 has been paid on the paving debt since July 25, 3 914. The city now owes $41,452.08 less than it did last July. That is reducing indebtedness pretty fast. If continued for seven years at the same rate the city would be entirely out of debt. WAT Ell BOX IKS. Issue Julv 1, 1905, 4 '' , due July 1, 1920 Issued July 1, 1909, 5',; Paid July 1, 1913 $ 5,000.00 Paid July 1, 1914 5, 000.00 Cash in .sinking fund this date..... 4.963.44 $ 23,000.00 $50,000.00 14,963.44 35,036.56 $3,000 falls due on the first day of July, 1915 and 1916. Balance of $30,000 due 1929. Net earning of water plant 1913, j ' $17,992.71. . .... These water bonds being paid out of profits from plant. ELECTRIC LIGHT BONDS. Issued September 1. 1908, 46.... $50,000.00 Due annually, beginning Septem ber 1, 1910, $2,500. Paid annual installments 1910, 1911, 1912. 1913, 1914 $12,500.00 Cash in sinking fund 5,368.84 17,868.84 32,131.16 Issued January 1, 1919, interest 4''r, due 1930, optional after ten years from date Issued July 1, 1910, interest 5;f,due 1930, optional after July 1, 1920 Net earnins of light plant 1913. . . . Installment bonds being retired out of plant earnings. 11,874.45 30,000.00 25,000.00 Stock Yards Market Report Receipts for the week at Portland: Cattle 638, calves 9, hogs 7,122, sheep 2.469. The cattle market opened up for the week very actively. Good quality of offerings was in evidence, choice steers going as high as $7.75. Cows touched the $6.60 level. Since Mon day the run has been below normal with good demand. A very keen hog market started Monday with a run of nearly 6,000, tops' bringing $7.50. This market has maintained its supremacy in price over all other American mar kets for some time. With the exception of Monday's run the receipts continue light. The market on all classes of sheep is good and killers take ail offerings readily. Shipping to the market could be materially increased with out any decline in price. The $19.50 specials in men's tail-ored-to-your-measure suits were so good that Orres will continue them for two more weeks. Remember, values up to $30 for $19.50. S 5 S 4 .?? $ p i 4 i v S Ioave a box of Cwm-Mon's $ with your New Year's card. 4 t ..', ... , .' 4 .. f . $ MISCELLANEOUS BONDS TO BE MET BY DIRECT LEVY. Payable in installments of one-tenth each year. Street intersection, original issue. . . $S0,000.00 Outstanding at this date $45,000.00 Septic tank bonds, original issue... 12,000.00 Outstanding at this date 6,000.00 Fire protection bonds, original issue 6,000.00 t Outstanding at this date 5,000.00 Sewer bonds, issued 1904, 4bi, payable $1,000 per year, original issue 20,000.00 Outstanding at this date Less cash on hand in sinking funds. . Total bonded indebtedness this date 13,000.00 $69,000.00 6,390.86 62,609.14 $207,776.86 $175,000.00 Auxiliary water bonds now offered. . Total bonded debt including this i is'ie $382,776.86 SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS. Lien against abutting property. Total outstanding at this date $170,786.27 Less cash on hand in improvement Binliing fund 18,006.32 Net special improvement debt... , Being paid by special improve ment assessment against abutting property at the rate of one-tenth each year. The city of Ashland has never de faulted In interest or principal. ,$152,779.95 I, C. H. Gillette, the duly elected, qualified and acting Recorder of the city of Ashland, Oregon, hereby certify that the above is a true and com plete statement of the bonded debt of the city of Ashland, Oregon, and that the said city has no warrant indebtedness. C. II. GILLETTE, Recorder. Ashland, Oregon, December 23, 1 ft 1 41 . Population, 1910 census 5,020 Population, 1914 (estimated) 6.000 AssesBed valuation, 1913 $2,880,640.00 Assessed valuation, 1914 3,030,875.00 Actual property valuation 6,000,000.00 Digest of Financial Statement. After deducting the bonds based on profit-making utilities ' (present water system and electric light plant), now outstanding in the sum of $145,167, . and which are being retired In Installments as they fall due out of the earnings of the plants, the total debt of tbe city, including this Issue, , which l a direct obliga tion of tbe city, to be liquidated by direct tax levy, pmouptt to a total of $1137,609.86. against a taxable valu ation of $3,030,875, or less than 7V6 per cent of the taxable valuation. The first Installment of $25,000 of the present Issue falls due July 1, 1924. By that time Installment retirements out of tbe earnings of the old water plant will amount to $35,036.66, by the electric light plant to $32,131.16, and by general tax levy, in Installment payments on (Continued on Pag five.) Bonanza Victim Of Many Fires For the fourth time iu the hint four years and a half the town of Bonanza suffered a severe fire last Saturday when the big flour mill op erated by Warren and Merle Kllgore burned to the ground. Bays the Klam ath Northwestern. The mill com $14,000 and only a small part of this was covered by insurance. Fire Damage Is Over $1,300 A five occurred on Mountain av enue, near East Main street, lust evening, at which a bungalow belong ing to H. L. White burned irrep arably. The loss was over $1,300, which was the amount that the fur niture and (iiructuio were insured for. The alarm was telephoned iu ! by a Tiding employe, who saw tbn All day Saturday the mill was busy j flames from a distance. The firo grinding flour and at about 6 o'clock truck m:ulo a good run and was on thoBe operating it went home for din-1 the job In a very few minutes. Tim ner. They had hardly sat down to , fire was under big hetulwuy. how- eat before they noticed smoke and flames coming from the mill and be fore aid could be given the building had tumbled in and soon wub wholly consumed, excepting the machinery. The fire is believed to have started from tho dynamo and other electric apparatus. - Probably not even ancient Rome, which waa incessantly harassed by hostile tribes of barbarians, suffered worse fate at the hands of fire than has the little four-leaf clover town of Bonanza. It was in May, 1910, when over half tho city fell before onrushing flames, and twice since then large portions of the town have been swept away. Had these three fires not occurred Bonanza probably now would be three times its present size, but the rebuilding has lacked much of equaling the work done by the hand of fate. To help make your paper better, phone in little items whenever they come to your mind. You don't know how such a favor is appreciated. Rosarians Come Tuesday Evening The Royal Rosarians of Portland will come through Ashland Tuesday evening on the 4:50 train, No. 15. Four special cars will be attached for the excursionists, of which then are about one hundred. Secretary Sea- ger has notified us that everyone who can possibly do so is urged to go to the station to meet them. Bot tles of "Ashland beer" will be dis tributed among the visitors. The train stays here twenty minutes, as usual, and will give ample time for the shaking of hands and friendly greetings. Every live citizen ought to be present and exchange words of greeting with the Portland delegation. The Royal Rosarians v.ill dedicate the Oregon building at the exposition and from thence go south to San Diego to attend the opening of that fair. Remember, take your auto or shanks horses and be at the station platform tomorrow evening at 4:50. It is thought that the blaze started from a defective line, as Mr. White, after returning from Cold Hill, had built a fire and during his cbsonco or about :iu hor.r it started ami gained headway, ho that when lie re turned tie found the lire department working away at it. Strickland was the only volunteer fireman on the job throughout tun fire. Kenneth McWilliams and Lynn Mownt helped the firemen. Last night's fire showed up t ho in efficiency of the volunteer system, unless it is properly regulated. Tho city has no (dickers or coats for tlin volunteers to wear, and to go to ii fire Is to do several dollars' worth ol! damage to clothes. It is prohablo that this matter will be brought. u at next council meeting and tho necessary clothes protection will ho bought. While seventy-five cents ait hour is puld to the volunteers, yet that hau not 'compensated for tho drenching and soiling of volunteer fireinen'B wearing apparel. Those now on the volunteer list are A. L. Strickland. If. O. Butter- field. G. C. Jenkins, M. B. Robison. Dave Sargeunt, O. U. Deibert, Stint Jordan, J. E. Crowson and Louis Werth. Insurance on the bungalow was carried with the Billings Agency. Clif Payne makes snow shovels. New Yeai Will Be Celebrated New Year will no doubt he fitting ly celebrated In Ashland this year, with dances, watches, etc. At the Vining a speclul prpogram will be given, of vaudeville and fine photo plays. The Elks lodge will give their big New Year'B ball, at which boiuo two hundred or over of the elite will find Joy in seeing the new year In. Reports have como to us of several watch parties that will take place that night. Some little talk among people interested In church, activities has been to the effect that thero muy be a Joint night service by a few of tlie churches, and to have at that time talks and prayer services, to pusB time away, while perhaps re freshments may be an item that could be used on the program. On Christmas morning there was a service at the Congregational church. A splendid sermon wax de livered by the pastor and special mu sic was given. Mrs. Roy Walker and Mr. Percy Stratton both sang solo numbers. $ i- $ ' $ A GOOD MOTTO FOB THE BOM E, No unkind word will be spok en by one of another In this home during the year 1915. This applies as well to friends and strangers as to members of his family. We are determined to speak only kind words of others this year or hold our peace. '' Exceptional Vining Holiday Feature Friday and Saturday nights Tho Spoilers was again presented to the Ashland public. Friday night tho theatre was crowded to Its utmost ca pacity, about half of them being peo ple that had seen the film before when It was here, but wanted lo wit ness it again. Saturday night the theatre was again crowded, many coming again and bringing new ones. Everyone pronounced It to be the most gripping, red-blood photoplay that they had ever seen. The management of tho theatre can well take credit to themselves. for the splendid pbotodramas that they huve presented. In March Tho Sliver Horde will he released and played at tho Vining. Tho Sliver Horde Is the sequel to The Spoilers, and in It Cherry Ma lotte, that noble girl of the Alaskan rumps, finds her true lover, and the' little scar which mais the ending of The Spoilers Is eradicated. Tuesday night only tho Passion Play will be presented, ft promise! to be exceptional, as It Is a color production, and the effects are very beautiful. This film will interest all the people of tho churches, and It to hoped that many children will lie present to gain a clearer and better Idea of some of the vital teachings of tho Bible than they have ever known before. Electric Plant At Gold Hill The Roguo River Public Service corporation has shipped two cars of water turbines from their supply yard at their Sanders plant, just east of Grants Pass, to their Gold Hill plant, of which they are now Increas ing the capacity. This shipment consists of three Bowling turbincH. with a capacity oC upwards of 400 horsepower each, and to be used In the new Installation at Gold Hill, which is being mado at this time, for the purpose of caring for electric power which they have already contracted. With this Installation completed tbe company will have 1,500 electri cal horsepower, and It Is understood that should the city of Med font award the company the contract for furnishing electric current In whole sale quantities for the lighting of Medford, an additional unit of 2,00tj . horsepower wlll be installed at once.