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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1915)
Miiiiimmii i i nut mmii; In the Social Realm 1 1 m 1 1 1 1 1 m 1 1 1 1 1 1 Inrttations are out for a masquer ade to be held at the Moose hall to morrow night. Mrs. C. H. Vaupel was hostess Fri day afternoon to the members of the Thimble club. A delicious two-course luncheon was served, at which there were pretty carnation favors for each guest Mrs.' H. S. Sanford was a special guest. Mrs. C. H. Vaupel was hostess to a number of friends at a dinner last Friday evening. The repast was fol lowed by card playing. Those pres ent were Mr. and Mrs. B. Beach, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Vegutc, Mrs. R. L. Burdic and Mrs. H. O. Frohbach. Miss Elizabeth Blackford, who vis ited recently at the McCoy home here, entertained a number of Ashland young people at the home of Mrs. King in Medford last evening. Cards and other' amusements passed the evening and a-luncheon was served which one of the guests proclaimed to be "just perfectly grand." The table was artistically decorated and place cards and flowers beautifully arranged. The guests were Misses Margaret Siemantel, Allie Shinn and Lucile Barber, Messrs. Wilfred Carr, Sidney Hazelton, - Billie Briggs and Lunsford Black. Dr. and Mrs. F. Q. Swedenburg en tertained at dinner Saturday evening. The dinner was served in Swedish style, fish from the old country being the piece de resistance. Five hun dred was played during the evening. The guests were Mr: and Mrs. C. E. Pell, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Cunningham, Miss Lillian Patterson and Dr. A. V. Swedenburg. Civic Improvement Ladies Get Busy The Parent-Teacher Association of the West Side will meet at the school house on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 16. Mrs. Hodgson will give a paper on "The Religious Nature of School Children," and Mrs. McCoy will discuss "Incentives for Keeping Children at Home." " Light refresh ments will be served and a full at tendance Is urged. . Saturday afternoon seven members of the Monday Afternoon Embroidery Club met with Mrs. F. Roy Davis at her home In Medford. A very pleas ant session was enjoyed and the host ess served delicious refreshments. The ladies making the trip were Mes dameB L. V. Jackson, T. W. Sanford, M. E. Briggs, A. W. Boslough, D. D. Norris, C. A. Malone and G. U. Hlle. Mesdames M. E. Briggs, W H. Mc N'air, A. W. Boslough, A. H. Pracht and J. H. Provost were hostesses to over a hundred ladies of Ashland at a valentine card party In the Odd Fel lows hall yesterday afternoon. The affair was one of the most elaborate of the winter season. Five hundred was played and all who did not care for cards were entertained in other ways. Mrs. A. C. Briggs won the first prize, a beautiful cut glass vase. Mrs. D. B. Grant was consoled for the bad luck which gave her the lowest score, with a valentine paper lunch set. A valentine-making contest was held, Mrs. O. Winter winning a Bilver napkin clasp with her artistic efforts, Luncheon was served at 4:30, and during the' repast little Jean and Marjorie Wolf sang and recited. Dur ing the course of the afternoon the guests enjoyed piano solos by. Berna Haight and a vocal solo by Mrs. D. D. Norris. The hall and luncheon room were beautifully decorated with flow ers, festoons and valentine hearts. Prof. Isaac Directs Big Concert in South The Wednesday Afternoon Club was pleasantly entertained yesterday at the home of Mrs. George Scott, A piano nolo by Mrs. Robertson and a vocal solo by Miss Priscilla Carnahan were much enjoyed. The ladies are perfecting plans for a colonial party on February 22. This is an annual event In Presbyterian circles and al ways proves to be an enjoyable affair. even Couples Wed . During January "Eleven -marriage licenses were is sued, in Jackson county during the month of January, 1915. The fol lowing are among those to whom the licenses were granted: Arthur Shep pard and Florence Ramsey, John Leslie and Lillian Court, Sylvester Grow and Pearl Miller, G. W. Plddy and Minnie Engalls, Irsel Lewis and Elsie Miller, John Bavta and Leta Luke, W. J. McKay and Ida Miller, Bert Newman and Florence Boenig, Earl Tate and Margaret Hurst, and James Hartzell and Hazel Herring. Bert Mattern, son of Herman Mat tern of this city and well liked by numberless Ashland friends, was married yesterday in Yreka to Miss Laura Garrett of this city. Miss Gar rett is one of Ashland's favorite young ladles, and-a host of friends will wish the couple happiness. De tails of the wedding are not obtain able yet, the marriage being kept a secret from Ashland friends, but the couple are expected home soon and will be greeted by a crowd of well-wishers. Tuesday afternoon at the library the Civic Improvement Club Installed their new officers and outlined the work for the coming year. The mem bers were nearly all present and a more enthusiastic meeting has never been held. Mrs. E. D. Briggs Is the president for 1915, and under her capable di rection thejadies club Is btnfnd to do things which will make the men of Ashland sit up and take notice. Mrs. Briggs is a thorough business woman of rare executive ability, and this ability, together with that of the other members of the club and the perfect harmony which "exists, will accomplish great things. Mrs. PerozzI spoke in behalf of the establishment of a junior auxiliary, a plan which was well received and will be taken up. Mrs: Pell spoke concerning a young ladies' auxiliary. The need of a club slogan was brought dp by Mrs. Rocho. The es tablishment of a plant and bulb ex change was talked over and was con sidered favorably. Other business was disposed of and the president ap pointed the following committees: For the young ladies' auxiliary Mesdames Pell, Graham and Sum mers. For the luvenile auxiliary Mrs. PerozzI, chairman, with power to choose committee. i On slogan Mesdames Whitney, Rocho and Gillette. Plant and bulb exchange Mes dames Gillette, Whitmore, Merrill, Carlton, Warner, Scott and Trask. Public health Mesdames. Lamkln, Stone, Mulit and Casey. Legislative Mrs. Gard. Press Mrs. Barber. ; , Commercial and Civic ' ."get-to gether meeting" Mesdames Winter, Graham, Briggs and Barber. Committee to take charge of move ment for furnishing lunch for work ers on King's Highway day Mes dames F. H. Johnson, Trask, Seager, Rondeau and Veghte. .' ' ' Membership Mesdames ' O. H. Johnson, Seager, Rocho, White and Barber. ' . l 3 City- beautiful Mesdames1 "Rocho, Usslier, Livingston, Bowers, Hllty and Lamkln. . . A movement to get new members Is under way and all the ladies '6f Ash land are urged to join and help boost the city. The meeting" ''adjourned with all the member simbuect with a lasting enthusiasm for thetrf ,work. which will begin to show results at an early time. .. The local post of the XS. A. R. en tertained the ladies of the W. R. C, together with the officers of the C. A. C. company with their wives, with a banquet last Saturday evening. This dinner is an annual affair and the local military people look forward to it with anticipations of a good time, which are always realized. The rations issued for the banquet were many and varied, oysters furnishing the piece de resistance. The dinner was cooked and served by the old army men and was a credit to their training In the camps of long ago. Prof. Howell Isaac, who was prom inent In musical and church circles here and who left early last fall for Los Angeles, has made a name for himself in the musicle circles of that city. Mr". Isaac Is the organizer and head director of the Los Angeles Community Musical Center. Classes and individuals under his direction presented a concert in that city on January 30 which was exceedingly vrell received by the Los, Angeles crit ics. The object of the Community Cen ter is to offer the very beBt musical training in all the branches of the science and art of music and to care for those possessing talent and desir ing instruction hut unable to meet the usual financial demands. The training covers every branch of music, including conducting. Among the great artists who took part in the concert were, Madame Esther Palliser of London and Paris, prima donna soprano; Mrs. Leona Pier, piano soloist; G. Hayden Jones, well-known tenor; Anthony Carlson, bass, and many others, all of whom are helping Prof. Isaac with his work. One of the feature events on the pro gram was the conducting of a chorus by a ten-year-old girl whom Mr. Isaac has discovered. Ashland lost an accomplished mu sician, director and teacher when Prof. Isaac left. Leading Part in Morality Play Miss Josephine Saunders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Saunders of this city, has been chosen to take a leading part in a production of "Everywoman's Road," which is to be put on by the students of Reed College, where Miss Saunders is at tending school.. The play is an Im mense production and will Involve all of the women of Reed, with probably a number from the Drama League in Portland, in the cast. Miss Saunders will represent "The Flame of Life.' The play will be staged .on June and 2. 1 Used by Nearly All Dressmakers And Women of Taste who make their own clothes. These patterns have a cer tain distinctiveness and individuality that is sure to find instant favor. They show an intimate and first-hand ac quaintance with fashion centers where styles originate and may be accepted as authoritative and up-to-the-minute in the fashion ideas they portray. r. A. C. Mtap OF NEW YORK RELIEVE BOTH FISH KILLS WILL FAIL MOON FAILS TO GET FULL DURING MONTH New spring millinery at Miss Har grove's. Up-to-the-minute stylos in wonderful colorings at most reason able prices. Both .the Rogue river and the Willamette- river fish bills were post poned for one week in the senate at Salem Monday afternoon. Next Monday the Rogue river fish bills will in all probability be either Indefinitely postponed or referred back to the committee while a battle rdyal will be waged over the Willam ette. According to Senator J. C. Smith of Grants Pass, father of the open river bill, both Rogue river bills are, dead. This is confirmed by Chairman Farrell of the senate fish committee and various other sen ators. Both Von der Ilellen and Smith are popular and the senators are sidestepping giving offense to neither by letting the river remain as It is. Even if the Smith bill passes the senate, by steam roller process, if will be killed in the house committee on fishing, of which Representative Vawter Is a member. He is a recog nized leader in the house, and with Representative Gill has led the fight for the preservation of the game license fund. ' So far no constructive legislation has been passed by the legislature, which adjourns a week from Friday. The work is farther behind than at any session in recent years and It is now so late that there is little pros pect of any Important legislation. Eyesight Specialist Defective eyesight causes many troubles. A large percentage of headaches are caused by eye strain. Many children are backward in their studies, caused by a refractive error ' which they do uot know exists. Quite often people become nervous wrecks by straining the eye nerves and mus cles trying to overcomo a refractive error. Properly fitted lensos do away with all these troubles. ' I make a specialty of tortcs and "tho famous Kryptok lenBAB. All oth ers supplied. Broken lenses dupll 'cated. AH kind of mountings and ; repairs. -f ",, r.B. Fontaine optometrist Citizen Bank Ashland. KAIUF.S PREVALENT IN EASTERN OREGON Members of the Full Moon Club, obligated to get full every time the moon does, will have to go. on the water wagon this month. For the first time.ln 150 years the moon will rfot be full in February, and this in connection with the fact that the new moon comes on the 13th is causing gome uneasiness and fears of ba'd luck among the superstitious But the members of the Full Moon Club have a comeback, for In March the moon will become full twice, which fact will compensate for the failure in February. There Is also some consolation In the fact that February is the shortest month in the year. Many happenings of all sorts are predicted by superstitious persona In connection with the month. The end of the European war and the end of the world are only two of the many predictions made for the month. Copper Plants Furnish Work RAILROAD NOTES. The local yards suffered consider ably in last Sunday's windstorm. The gale blew down the car shed, derailed a couple of cars, took the roof oft the coal warehouse, and did much minor damage. The private car Nanoose of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, having on board some of the directors of that road who form the executive commit' tee. passed through Saturday at tached to No. 15. Traveling Auditor Brant of the S P.. lines in Oregon was in town Fri day. Seven hundred employes of the S, P., their wives and friends attended a safety meeting held in Sacramento during January. The triennial examination of era ployes subject to vision color and hearing perception is now due on the Pacific system. Get scale receipts, legal blanks etc., at the Tidings office. ' - s Home Jonihteal ; ; M Representative of the manufacturers of Ladies' Home Journal Patterns will be with us Monday, February 15 Come, and see the newest and latest styles, and bring your pattern and dress making problems. You will be welcome. We will give Double Trading Stamps On all Dress Materials purchased that day. I Beebe & liney t The 1915 Cadillac eight-cylinder car was exhibited on the streets here on Wednesday and Thursday and elic ited much admiration from the crowds which looked it over. All who had the pleasure of riding in the new car are enthusiastic over its easy riding qualities and power. Mrs. Will Dodge went to Portland last Friday evening. She was called north by the Illness of her father, A. F. Hunt, who took ill in Oakland. Ore., and was taken to Portland for an operation. Dr. A. W. Boslough also went to Portland for consulta tion on the case. 4,4' IM'l ill HI MIMI I'M II 1 Salem. That death to man and beast Is following in the wake of at tacks of "mad coyotes In central and eastern Oregon, is the substance of many letters being received by Gov ernor James Wlthconibe from resi dents of these portions of the state Rabies Is so prevalent that travel on foot and even on horseback is de clared to be perilous.' , The governor has received a let ter from Dry Lake, a small village lh south central Oregon, in which it was asserted that a dog, which had been bitten by a mad coyote, had In turn bitten his owner, a hoy, and twelve ojher persons? "The boy is dead and doubtless other deaths will follow," says the latter. Stockmen . report considerable, losses. The correspond ents ask for Immediate state aid" In exterminating coyotes. t PHONE 709-R ' PHONE 709-R A piece of news of Interest to Ash land people comes in a cable message from London England announcing that the Mountain Copper Company has ordered its California copper plants to re-open. Many Ashland people find employment in the Shasta copper plants and these plants also copsume great quantities of our fruit and produce of all , kinds at good prices. - . . ' A Redding dispatch says the com pany started work on the Iron Moun tain "mine Monday, and W. L. Cole, superintendent in Shasta county, has stated that he wants all his old em iiIovah to come back. They have scattered widely since the mine shut down in August 1814, on account 01 the-European war. The concentrating plant at Minne sota station and the assorting plant at Iron Mountain are ninety-five per cent completed. They will be fin ished at the earliest possible moment. When they are working the force at iff r . a ir ii. ha ITT iruu iwuuiimiu aiiu ncowivn - larger than before the war. ' Before the shut down the Moun tain Copper Company employed 400 men at Iron Mountain and Keswick. For the last.flve months only eighty men have been on the payroll, being at work at the Hornet mime, from which 250 tona-of ore have gone for ward dally to the Standard;Oll Com pany and acid works at the4)ay. Typewritten We have just opened our. new typewriter store at 24 South Grape street, Medford, (with Palmr's Piano House), where we will carry a complete line of new and re built typewriters. Our rebuilt typewriters are not just merely fixed up, but fac tory rebuilt in our plant at Eugene. We will sell all machines on terms to suit, as low as $5 per month. . v Our Mechanical Department Is headed by one of the most competent typewriter, adding machine and cash register mechanics on the Pacific coast, who is at your service. 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