Ashland tidings., June 17, 1915, Image 1

'Ashland Grows While Lithia Flows'
City of Sunshine and Flowers
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Ashland, Oregon, Lithia Springs
"The Carlsbad of America'
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ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1915
NUMBER 7
Tuesday Session
Of City Council
The city council met in regular
( second Tuesday session night before
last with all members present. Af-.
ter the reading of the minutes the
rules of the coun- 11 were suspended
rnd Mr. Eur dan appeared before the
council, asking permission to move
a house through the streets from the
Perozzl property In the park to Gran
ite street. Owing to the steep hill
between the park and 'Granite street
permission was asked to move It
down through town. The use of the
steam roller was also requested. The
matter was referred to the -street
committee with power to act.
Recorder Gillette was called down
stairs for a fewjninut.es, Councilman
Vare shoving the pencil over the
minute books in his absence.
A bill from City Attorney Moore
for the legal matters attended to in
connection with the J. C. Barnard
settlement was ordered paid.
The report of the park commission
for the past month was read.
The finance committee reported
having made a satisfactory -settlement
with Mrs. Chapman in the mat
ter of a quarantine which was placed
upon her family. Fifty dollars was
the amount Of the settlement, which
was ordered paid.'
The same committee reported hav
ing made a settlement with Mr. Phil
lips, who was injured several months
ago, the sum being $13.
The water committee reported that
the price Mr. Conner placed on his
property seemed to. them to be too
high. The report was accepted. ,.
The street committee recommend- j
ed that the permit of "II. G. Butter
field asking permission to hang an
electric sign at the Second street cor
ner of Main street be refused, stating
that they believed It to be bad preci
dent to allow a big sign hung over
the main street and so far from the
place of business, which in this case
was half a block down Third street.
The special committee appointed to
investigate the matter of comfort sta
tions In the Chautauqua park report
ed that the springs commission bad
agreed to erect a comfort station on
Mill street on the wes side of the
creek, providing that the Chautau
qua people will tear down the old
wooden station In the park. The
council approved of the proposition.
The fire committee recommended
the purchase of 500 feet of Bay State
fire hose, John Patty being the suc
cessful bidder. The price for the
hose Is 80 cents per foot with a 6 per
Head of Sugar Beet
Interests Visits
Joseph Smith, president of the
Mormon church and director of the
Union Pacific railway, and wifek V.
C. Nibley of sugar beet interests and
wife, occupying a Union Pacific pri
vate car, were on train 16 Saturday.
Mr. Rosenbaum, Southern Pacific
agent at Medford, had been advised
of their coming and with W. H. Gore
met the party at Ashland, taking
them over the Pacific highway to
Medford. At Medford they were met
by Mr. Storey, who showed Mr. Nib
ley some sugar beets grown in the
valley from seed furnished by Mr.
Nibley. These were taken by Mr.
Nibley and will be tested for sugar.
Mr. Nibley expressed himself as
greatly pleased with the beets shown
him, and with Mr. Smith and ladles
expressed themselves as greatly
pleased, commenting several times
on the beauty of the valley.
Late Live News Of Ashland's
. Development and Home Life
BuhIhos Men llnnqiieted.
The Ashland Business Men's Asso
ciation met Tuesday evening at Moose
hall and enjoyed a dinner put on by
the ladies of the Congregational
church. The menu consisted of fruit
cocktail, chicken pie, -new potatoes
and green peas, shrimp salad, olives,
coffee and cake. The service was
highly satisfactory, "piano music add
ing to the enjoyment of the occasion.
During the evening the Elks quartet
rendered several pleasing selections.
Speeches were made by Manager
Rand of the fruit association and by
M. C. Reed. The association donated
$50 for the basket picnic In Ashland
park July 4.
Big Meetings In lj
Chautauqua Bldg.
Bruce Evans addresses great
crowds every evening in the Chautau
qua building. But three more dayB
remain. Sunday, is to be the great'
day of the campaign. Five hundred
people are .' expected at the sunrise
prayer meeting at 6:30. More people
will attend the several Sunday schools
in the city than have been there for
some time. Then at 11 o'clock at
least four churches of the city will
join in a big union mass meeting at
the Chautauqua building. The moth
ers of the cities are going to pack
baskets with good things and all will
have a basket dinner after the morn
ing service At 2 o'clock another
mass meeting. At 6:45 union young
people's meeting. Then at 8 o'clock
the farewell service.
Valley Day Will
Attract Attention
Thursday of this week Is Afchland
day at the San Francisco exposition.
The Commercial Club has decided not
to make any efforts to send down a
big delegation or to put on any fea
tures nt the exposition on the city
day. The local club and the clubs of
the other cities of the valley are
working together to make RogTre Riv
er Valley day, which has been set for
To Co.o)M'iate With Medford.
A party consisting of Messrs. Shel
don, Gates, Latta, Hill, Bell and Ros
enbaum of. Medford and Thomas of
Talent were up yesterday represent
ing the Medford Commercial Club, to
confer with the Ashland club people
with regard to co-operative entertain
ment of the travelers who are pass
ing through. A plan was made
whereby Medford and this city will
each furnish half of the autos and the
tourists will be shown over Ashland
and then taken down the valley to
Medford, or vice versa. Specific ar
rangements were made for the en
tertainment of the congressional com
mittee v.ho will pass through June
21.
Stpnl March On Friends.
This Wednesday morning at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Ap
plegate on Granite street occurred the
wedding of their eldest daughter,
Miss Mildred Virginia, and Otto
Klum. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. W. T. Van Scoy in the pres
ence of only the immediate relatives
of the young couple, and was simple
In detail. The bride and groom left
by auto for Medford, and ' there
boarded the southbound train at
noon. They will spend the summer
in Berkeley, where Mr. Klum will at
tend summer school at the university.
The bride has spent most of her life
in Ashland, where she has hosts of
friends and is very popular in the
younger set. She is a graduate of
the high school and spent the past
year teaching near Rogue River. She
was queen of the carnival here last
summer, being elected by a large ma
jority. The groom Is the youngest
son of Mrs. C. K. Klum and is also a
native of Ashland. He taught man
ual training In the high school the
past year and was director of athlet
ics, being a verypopular coach. He
has been elected teacher of mechani
cal drawing and. athletics of the Med
ford high school for the coming sea
son and he and his bride will be at
home to their many friends in that
city after September 1.
Body of Former
Local Woman Found
Two boys found in the Willamette
river near Portland Tuesday the body
of a woman which is believed to be
that of Mrs. Emma Herrin Dickey,
aged 43, a sister of William F. Her
rin, vice-president of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, ind a na
tive of Ashland.
Mrs. Dickey disappeared from a
sanatorium in Portland where she
City Impresses
Railroad Man
Sheldon Volkman, traveling
freight agent of the Great Northern
railway, spent this morning in Ash
land. He was taken In charge by
Mr. Greer and the manager of the
publicity department and shown
about the city and the surrounding
country.
When Interviewed by the repre
sentative of the Tidings he expressed
was being treated for a nervous I himself as charmed with the beauty
breakdown, on January 7, on the
same day her "shit cane was found at
the Jefferson street station of the
Oregon electric line, at a point near
the river where the body was discov
ered. At. that time it was believed
she had started for the home or her
sister, Mrs. A. C. Dixon, in Eugene.
D. C. Herrin, a brother living in
Portland, partly identified the body.
Mrs. Dickey was a sister of Fred
Herrin of Ashland.
Arant's Efforts To
Oust Steel Fail
An east 15. a memorial dav at the ex-
cent discount. The purchase was au- j ,,osItion and 0I)e whlcll wll, aUract
thorlzed. tlle attention of the thousands of
Councilman Ware reported that vlsitor8 at tne falr t0 tne wonderful
the comfort stations had been built
on the Water street team camp
grounds, hydrants with water for !
Asleep in the- Cooler.
A slippery gentleman by the name
of Thompson is now reposing in the
city cooler as a reult of a series of
bad check escapades in the city. He
passed checks and obtained merchan
dise from Enders', Crowson's, Hos
ier's and PowelKs and from Ben Bow
ers. The miscreant was located near
Scio, Ore., and brought back by Con
stable A. L. Irwin. He was employed
on the Murphy ranch breaking horses
recently. He is said to have been
mixed up In former affairs of the
kind. At Albany he made, a threat
that he would break loose from the
Ashland officers and as a result he la
being closely watched.
advantages of the valley.
While realizing that a sufficient
number of Ashlanders will be in San
cooking and drinking purposes in- Francisco Thursday to make some ob-
stalled, and that the plumbing would gervance of the day possible, the fea-
be done in the near future as soon
as certain fittings arrived.
Councilman Ware stated that the
springs commission wished to hire
Mr. Fraley for a few days for certain
street work in the park. Permission
was given with the understanding
tures would not be of a sufficient
magnitude to attract any appreciable
amount of attention, hence the de
cision to concentrate on Rogue River
Valley day, the 15th of August.
All who are planning to visit the
fair in August should begin planning
that Mr. Fraley was to give only what iP0W t0 time thelr vlait 60 08 t0 Jnciude
time could be spared from the neces
sary street work. The springs com
mission has the permission of the
council to use the city tools, It being
understood that they are to be re
turned In the same condition as when
taken.
One old horso belonging to the
city was reported by Mr. Werth to be
all banged up and he recommended
that It be replaced. Mr. Werth dis
claimed and personal interest and
stated that he made his sausage out
of pork. The street committee prom
ised to look into the matter.
Mr. Ware presented a resolution
resolving that the name of Mill street
be changed to Park avenue. The
resolution was adopted.
The council then went into execu
tive session.
this day.
Mrs. H. Isaac and daughters Faith
and Elizabeth leave this evening for
Los Angeles, where they will Join
Mr. Isaac. Mr. Isaac is at the head
of a community center musical or
ganisation at Los Angeles which is
attracting nation-wide attention.
Mrs. iBaac will be greatly missed In
Ashland, especially by the young peo
ple, to whom she was a great friend.
Her many charitable deeds will nevet
be forgotten by the many Ashland
people whose Uvea she has brightened.
Mrs. 8. E. Stem and Mrs. A. Bur
cher of Chehalls, Wash., stopped Over
TueBday night in Ashland to relieve
the tedlousness of the Journey from
the exposition city to their home,
L. B. Carter and family passed
through the city Tuesday bound for
the San Diego and San Francisco ex
positions. This auto party halls from
Friday Harbor, S.an Juan county,
Washington. Friday Harbor is locat
ed in the extreme northwestern" cor
ner of the United States. The car
carried a sign with the name of their
home town and information concern
ing the resources of the surrounding
country. The party is traveling leis
urely down the coast and have en
joyed the trip immensely so far. Mr.
Carter spoke highly of the condition
of the roads north of here and stated
that the Cow Creek canyon was one
of the best pieces of mountain roads
they had passed over. He paid a high
compliment to the Jackson county
roads.
Summer Pergola.
The park commission reported at
Tuesday evening's council meeting
that benches had been placed along
Glenview Drive and that others will
be placed along the various drives
and bridle paths in the park. The
summer pergola in the Boulevard
park Is well under way and already
is assuming most beautiful lines. It
will be completed within a week
There is a' good balance in the park
department, the springs commission
having taken over many of their
projects.
Battery, A, O. N. O., passed through
Ashland hound from Portland to the
annual encampment at Camp Gigg
ling In California. One of the brave
soldier lads who had looked on the
whiskey when it was yellow after
leaving Portland was left in this city
in care of the chief of police. On
Wednesday a man arrived 'to take
charge of the fallen hero. A court
martial will no doubt await him on
his return to his home city.
Paul S. L. Johnson of Columbus,
Ohio, is spending a few days in the
city as the guest of J. M. Easterling
and other friends He Is en route
home from a visit at San Ffanclscoi
Rilling Hill.
When the Medford people were up
yesterday It was decided to have com
mittees from both the Medford and
Ashland commercial bodies appear
before the county court relative to
the paving of the. Billings hill. The
unexplained delay In 'paving the hill
is raising much unfavorable comment
locally and some line on what the
county court intends to do will be
welcome.
Advance Agent Shown Park.
Mr. Joseph Smith, the third ad
vance agent for the big Sari musical
company that comes to the Vining
June 24, was in Ashland today at
tending (o the final arrangements for
that event, and after being shown
through the park by Manager Mink
ler, an Incidentally Indulging In a
few quarts of lithia water, expressed
himself as being confident that our
springs and park development would
bring thousands of. tourists to Ash
land In the near future.
Notice of An'-ual School Meeting.
Notice is hereby given to the legal,
voters of School District No. 5 of
Jackson county, state of Oregon, that
the annual school meeting of said dis
trict will be held at City Hall, to be
gin at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m., on
the third Monday of June, being the
21st day of June, 1915.
This meeting is called for the pur
pose of electing one director and to
vote on the -question of authorizing
the Board of Directors to purchase a
parcel of land situated at the Inter
section of Iowa street and Boulevard,
thereon of a
building, if same
can be obtained for a sum not exceed
ing Two Thousand Dollars; and the
transaction of business usual at such
meeting.
Dated this 10th day of June, 1915.
" O. G. EUBANKS,
Chairman Hoard of Directors.
11. F. POIILAND,
District Clerk.
suitable for -erection
manual - training
William .F. Arant cannot compel
Secretary Lane to reinstate him us
superintendent of the Crater Lake
national park, according to the de
cision of Justice Stafford of the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court at
Washington.
Arant, who was removed when he
refused to resign, set up the claim
that he was entitled to the protection
of the civil service law, and could be
removed only on written charges.
The court finds that Arant was not
within the classified civil service, not
having been appointed after examina
tion, but being a personal appointee
of the secretary of the interior, and
therefore subject to removal at the
will of the secretary.
of the city' and itR environment.
Upon being aKked what, he thought
of Ashland's - prospects, when tho
springs development is completed, ha
said: "1 ran see hitTthings in store
for your city. Your wealth of natur
al resources is simply wonderful. I
have visited many resort cities and
know of none fliat can surpass you
in this respect. Your climate, your
scenic attractions and these marvel
ous springs that I have seen today
make a great combination of assets
that ought to make, and will make,
I believe, your city fatuous as a re
sort." Mr. Volkntan seemed genuinely en
thusiastic over nil that was shown
him of our proposed development.
land used the word "wonderful" over
'nn.l minH .i.r!n t 1. 1 .
mum vn-i HnaiM 111 HIM t uimiiems oil
them. He said he was going to In
form all the prominent officials of
the Great Northern railway about the
future importance of Ashland as a
resort and tell them of the splendid
development work that is going on
here.
New .Drive.
The special committee of the city
council appointed to secure deeds to
right of way for Grandview Drive,
on the west side of Ashland Creek
Old Firm Springs
Stunning Surprise
The Beebe & Kinney store closing
its doors to prepare the big stock of
merchandise for sale to the public
comes as a surprise to the many peo
ple who have traded with thin firm
for years.
The Beebe & Kinney store Is one
of the well-known stores of this coun
try. Established years ago, It Is a
store that has won a good reputation
for fair dealing, a good name for
good, honest merchandise. A store
that has tnken years and years of
bard work to build from the founda
tion up to one of the substantial mer
cantile houses of the southern part
of the state. Whilo Ashland and ail
canyon, report encouraging progress j s01itbern Oregon has enjoyed pros
after a long period of discourage-' 1)pl ily along wlth a)I ,,art9 of tne
ment. They now have deeds to right '(r0untry. yet conditions are such thnt
of way across the properties owned
by Messrs. Badger, Bailey, Praytor
and Arbuckle, and expect to com
plete their work soon.
The growing popularity of Glen
view Drive Is greatly aiding them in
the work of securing the right of
way. It Is hoped that work on the
new drive may be started Inside of a
month.
Phoenix Hostess Dead.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lavenberg died
Monday at. Klamath Falls and was
burled, at Phoenix yesterday. . Mrs.
Lavenberg was for years proprietor
of the Phoenix hotel and was one of
the best known of the, county's
pioneer women. Charley McWllllams
drove over from Klamath Falls Tues
day with a party of relatives of the
-deceased.
. . . School Election Monday.
School election is to, be held Mon
day with one director to elect and
the matter of purchasing property
from the city across Iowa street from
the school building, for manual train'
ing and domestic science purposes,
also to be voted' upon,
New St I'eet Name.
Mill street, running up the west
side of the Chautauqua park to the
entrance of Lithia park, will hereaf
ter ben known as Park avenue. There
being no mill on the street any more, dosed and will remain closed while
the firm of Beebe & Kinney have de
cided to throw t'r.elr entire stock on
sale to the public.
There Is no doubt that this will be
one of the biggest events ever held In
the selling line In this part of the
country, for this firm Is well known
and they are leaving no stone un
turned in an effort to make a quick
riddance of this stock.
B. W. Craig of San Francisco has
taken charge of the store and will
remain ' during the selling of the
stock. He comes with a former rec
cord that speaks well for him and the
success of the sale. The doorB are
New Literature
Being Prepared
The publicity department has in
course of preparation a very uniqua
and striking pjeee of literature that
will sot forth Ashland's advantages)
as a resort city. The preliminary
sketch for the cover design has been
shown to many of our citizens and
all who have seen it were favorably
Impressed with it. The cover will hn
printed in three-color work, and will
be typical or Ashland's greatest asset
jin the way of curative waters. Fifty
thousand' of this new piece of litera
ture will be printed and sent broad
cast over the United States. A largo
supply will be sent to the exposition
to be given to visitors to the southern
Oregon exhibit and thousands will b
given to those pnssing through on tho
trains. It Is believed this little book
let, because of Its iinlube character
and attractiveness, will give the city
i an unusual amount of publicity.
In addition to this the department
I has received iM-rtnlsslon to place al
bums of choice pictures of the scenlo
attractions of Ashland on all the ob
servation cars of the Southern Pacific
Conipuny. These pictures will bo
taken by Mr. Stevenson especially for
this purpose. During the season
hundreds of people will see some
thing of the beauty of our city and
Its surroundings through the medium
of these albums. It Is the hope of
the department that these pictures
will Inspire many of the travelers
who see them with a desire to view
with their own eyes the charm and
loveliness of the country we are so
proud of.
the new name is much more appro
priate. There is no other Park street
In the city, the former Park street
being incorporated in the drive to the
camp grounds.
Elks Observe the Nation's King Dny.
A small but appreciative audience
enjoyed the impressive Flag Day cere
monies given by the local Elks lodge
last Monday evening In the Elks tem
ple. A program of music and other
numbers by the Ashland band orches
tra, the Elks quartet and members
of the lodge were much enjoyed.
Medford Boost Our Camp.
According to the Medford business
men who were up yesterday, that city
has given up the camp grounds idea
and will boost for the Ashland camp
grounds. A new spirit of co-operation
is evident between Ashland and
Medford.
Militlninen Teave for Camp.
,The Ashland company of the Coast
Artillery reserves left Tuesday even
ing for the annual two weeks' en
campment at Fort Stevens. The com
pany mustered forty-three strong
from here,-two men having gone on
ahead. .
the stock is being prepared for sale.
The sale Is scheduled to start prompt
ly Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Nellie S. Hoover and her son,
F. W. Hoover, passed through Ash
land Tuesday on a motorcycle for an
extended trip through California.
They ride a Harley-Davidson, and
stopped off for a few minutes In this
city. They saynhey are traveling on
the "safety first" plan, and expect to
enjoy all of the beauties and wonders
that lie between Portland and south
ern California. "We have had an
uneventful trip so far," " said ,Mrs.
Hoover, "'and the roads have been
fine. Meandering along unfamiliar
roads at -en easy motorcycle gait of
100 or 150 miles a day ought to be
an unique experience," They are
planning on taking their time and do
not expect to break any speed records.
Mrs. J. CV Tlldsley of San. Fran
cisco is the house guest of Mrs. Cain
on East Main street.
Misses Goldle and Ethel Bray of
Tugene are flatting friends in the
city.
Small Audience
Enjoys "Mikado
The comic oera "Mikado" put on
by the Ideal Opera Company of Med
ford at the Vining theatre last even
ing was witnessed by the smallest
crowd which has yet greeted a per
formance here. The opera was snap
py and full of good acting and sing
ing and deserved better patronage.
All of the members of the company,
while Medford people, are experi
enced, some having spent years on
the stage before retiring. Ed An
drew In the role of Poo-Bah carried
off the party In his Inlmlcably funny
manner and kept his hearers, in
spasms of laughter. ,
FOR HALE
My fine home. New, modern 8
room house, screen porches, eta.:
beautiful shady lawn, with or without
two acres heavy bearing orchard with
good crop on trees. Good Income and
fine location. Can't be beat In Ash
land. Calf or write for price and
terms. S. C. Gunter, 717 North Main
street. 7-mo-
The Presbyterian Ladles' Aid will
give a food sale Saturday, lpth Inst...
In the McCarthy building, corner oC
Main and Granite streets. It 1