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Monday, NovembfT 15, 1015 ASHLAND TtDIM&ft Page Fire irrTI7CMC BANK O FASH LAN I Of The Highest Importance! Everyone hIiouM real ize (Imt saving money and IeiKwi(iiiK it regu larly in a strong bank is of lilghent lmKii-taiico to liin or Ikt financial fu ture. Why not Infill now a ixl start an account with The Citizens Hunk of Ashland? IOfy SAVINGS i'0vn DEPOSITS, LOCAL AND PERSONAL I J. S. MacMurray was a week-end visitor from Grants Pass. Jack Cleland of Hilt was a business visitor in the city Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Klum were vis itors from Medford Sunday, Cbl Pearson and wife are enjoying a vacation at the exposition. G. N. Kramer, local S. P. agent, was a visitor to Medford Thursday. Don't forget Shirley Keene's dance Memorial Hall. Thursday night. It Harry Hosier is among the Ash' land visitors at San Francisco this week. , MIbs Margaret Hodgson was the Euest of Medford friends Saturday evening. Mrs. Fred Fik of Jacksonville was a visitor with her sister in Ashland last week. Mrs. E. C. Edwards of 815 Oak street Is suffering from a severe case of la grippe. Sylvan Provost and son Domlna ere spending a few days at the San Tranctsco "exposition.' ' J. K. Hamilton of Klamath Falls came over Thursday and spent a cou jile of days in the city. Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Butler have re turned from a two weeks' trip to San Francisco and the fair. The Southern Pacifia supply train, with Superintendent J. W. Metcalf on board, is expected today. W. M. Poley and his niece, Miss Cambell, visited and attended to bus iness in Medford Thursday. M. C. Reed and wife returned from a ten days' visit at the San Francisco exposition the last of the week. Mrs. Arthur Camp of San Jose, Cal., is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. D. L. MInkler, for a short visit. Roy Coffman of Talent, who has been dangerously 111 at the local hos pital, Is now reported out of danger. R. L. Burdic left for the Holland district, west of Grants Pass, on a cattle-buying expedition last Friday. Miss Minnie Ireland reutrned to her home at Graats Pass Friday after a week's visit with friends in Ash land. Men just naturally like to trade at en exclusive men's store. That's one reason why they go to Mitchell & Whittle's. Tidings "For Sale" ads are active little real estate salesmen. Miss Minnie Ireland of Grants Pass came up last Wednesday to Bpend a few days with friends In the city. Dunsmulr has had a snowstorm, the first of the fall. It came three weeks earlier than last year's initial enow. B. F. Brown, wife and daughter of Palem are here for an extended stay. They hope to benefit Miss Brown's fcealth. Mrs. H. G. Enders, Jr., was the guest of Medford friends at an In formal luncheon and card party last Tuesday. . Railroaders report about six Inches ot snow on the summit of the Siski yous. There is over two feet of snow nl Crater Lake. Mrs. L. A. Pedersen, who has been visiting In Ashland during the past Month, returned last week to her home at Treka. Have your suits cleaned and Tressed by'experts In their line. Your suit will speak for Itself when you tet it back from Paulserud & Bar- aetfs. ! i Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Boynton of Beaumont, 111., are visiting at the II. T. Baughman home. They are on their way to the fair. ; . . , According to present plans the Medford federal building will be com pleted March 1. The building will be formally opened May 1. Earl Beeson of Talent was in Ash land Friday from his ranch in the Siskiyous. He reports over a foot of snow In the high mountains. Paul Stenmetz, owner of the Port land Cutlery Company, was a visitor in the city Friday and was enter tained at the Guy Good home. Will Virgin was here last week, coming up from Stockton, Cal., where he is now located, to attend the fun eral of his niece, Miss Mildred Drake. Alex Roseborough of Oakland, sec retary of the California-Oregon Light f nd Power Company, was a visitor In this city and Medford the last of the week. A large number of Ashland young r.eople remained over after the game at Medford Saturday and attended the Medford alumni dance in the evening. Ora Delbert and Millard Grubb re turned from Eugene, where they took examinations for non-commissioned officers' standing in the Coast Artil lery Corps. The colored gent who played the bass horn in the Punch Jones min strels that appeared In this city a month ago was arrested at Albany Friday for trying to decamp with the horn. T. J. Kingman of Saskatchewan, Canada, was In the city and valley the last of the week, looking over prop erties with a view to locating. With him was Frank J. Bailey of Daniel son, Conn. Medford Tribune: W. W. Ussher and W. C. Baldwin of Ashland are visitors In Medford today. Mr. Bald win is a recent arrival from Califor nia and hag come to make his home in Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Conwell, for merly of Ashland and recently of Medford, left last Friday for Klam ath Falls, where Mr. Conwell has ac cepted a position with the light and power company. Clarence Eubanks, a grandson of Mrs. A. H. Russell and nephew of George Eubanks of this city, stopped ever In Ashland Monday and Tuesday hile en route to his home In Port land from San Francisco. O. H. Barnhlll ot Ashland has a well-wrltn article pn the raising ot Angora goats in Oregon, in the No vember 6th Issue of Farm and Fire side, a national farm magazine pub lished at Springfield, Ohio. According to official records 88 automobiles were sold In Oregon last week, 39 of which were Fords. Four were sold In Jackson county. Legal suits to the number of 49 were insti tuted involving automobiles. Samuel Hill, Oregon good roads pdvocate, and Charles S. Fee, gen eral traffic manager of the Southern Pacific, were brought up from Med ford Thursday by A. L. Hill and con tinued their Journey south on train 13. C. M. Thomas of Talent, Alex Nib ley of Salt Lake City, C. E. Gates, A. L. Hill and H. A. Latta of Med ford were out-of-town visitors who rttended the Commercial Club ban c.uet at the Hotel Oregon Thursday evening. Vaupel's store has been very for tunate in the securing of a depart ment head who is an expert window dresser as well as a pleasing gentle- iran and fine salesman. The win dows of Vaupel's are beautifully trimmed. The force engaged in the resurvey of the state line between Oregon and California has been compelled to abandon its work in the Blue Ledge district. Snow three feet deep was encountered by the workmen and progress could not be advantageously made. J. R. Brown and family of San Diego are recent arrivals in Ashland and are making their home no Nob Kill street. Mr. Brown Is taking a lithia water treatment for various elsorders and Is enthusiastic over the water following a big improvement In his health. Turkey dealers are now looking up the sources of supply for the Thanks giving demand. So far, the conclu Eion is that the demand will exceed the local supply. There Is large profit on turkeys where the farmer has the range for them and produces the oth er necessary feed. Card of Thanks and Appreciation. We wish to express our heartfelt appreciation to the many friends that so devotedly attended our be loved mother . In her recent Illness rnd death. ji JOHN E. MARTIN, : - " JAMES E. MARTIN, JOSEPH A. MARTIN, MRS. GEORGE McGOWAN. In response'to a big demand for cars to handle the products of the Willamette valley mills, the Sauthern Pacific is rushing hundreds of emp ties north through Ashland. Tho car shortage is being relieved to a great extent. Freight business is good' all along the line. Roseburg Review (Thursday): Vv. H. McN'air of Ashland spent last n'ght In Roseburg conferring with local Shriners. Mr. McNalr is an officer of the Shriners and is making a tour of the state in behalf of that order. He left for Cottage Grove and Eugene this morning. Puck shooting down along Bear creek Is getting better every day. That is to say, the ducks are getting p ore plentiful but wilder, hence more shooting. We do not mean to tay that many ducks are brought back, but eVen at that a few of the best shotgun artists knock down one or two occasionally. The turn In the tide of times, good and bad, seems to have come In the valley, and new families are moving in nearly every day. Many inquiries come in daily regarding the Irriga tion and beet projects, and a big in flux of bet men who wish to rent lond for beet raising is expected with the final assurance ot a beet factory. Through the Phipps-Allen real es tate agency Mrs. Alma T. Young re cently purchased 23 acres on the western outskirts of Ashland from Mrs. Sarah N. Strange of Muckilteo, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Young are mak ing their home on the property and intend to sink two wells on the prem ises besides Inaugurating other im provements. Ashland owners ot land in the Montague district are much interest ed In the report which comes from that country of an artesian well flow ing both water and gas, which was struck on Dr. Dwlne'.l's ranch. The pjas ig said to be highly inflammable. Visions of an oil strike are predomi nate and something big may eventu ally come of the well. Next week will see the beginning of shipments of Rogue River valley turkeys to Portland markets for the Portland trade. The shipments will not be as large as In former years, Many will be shipped to northern California points. Many of the rais ers are simply supplying the local de mand. The price will be from 20 to 25 cents per pound. Twenty-three carloads of Ashland crs attended the football game at Medford Saturday. The Ashland rooteri in their serpentine almost equalled the Medfordltes In num bers. One of tha most noticeable things about the game was the cour tesy extended by the Medford high rchool rooting section, who cheered the visitors and home team alike. Medford Tribune: Five men ap peared before the police court Satur day morning and were fined $25 upon a charge of stealing a keg of beer from P. L. Darling. A petty larceny charge was filed against them, although a heavier charge could have been applied. They were arrested upon the clues furnished by their condition a short time after they stole the beer. The Rogue River Canal Company will put nearly a hundred men to work in the construction of the main canal extending toward the Central Point district as soon as the weather v. ill permit the work to be done to rdvantage. They will begin near the Pacific highway near the junction of the P & E. line with the S. P. on the W. H. Gore place, and push the ex tension work rapidly. Elbert Dyer, who with his wife and daughter is spending the winter In Ashland, returned last week from a business trip to his home at Bandon, Ore. Mr. Dyer came over by automo bile with two young Coos county men who were going on through to Bend by way of Crater Lake If the snow (iid not stop them. Mr. Dyer reports the roads from Bandon to Roseburg to be In poor condition and from Roseburg south in fine shape. Hundreds of Ashland citizens are using the glass of water envelopes for their private as well as business correspondence. They cost no more than the plain envelopes. Only 10 cents the package of 25 at the Tid ings office. A beautiful new lot Just printed up. By this means you can contribute to spreading the knowl edge of Ashland's wonderful asset without a cent extra cost to you. Get t package of these envelopes and use them for the good of the cause. E. Howard, driver of the auto stage between Hornbrook and Yreka, had a very narrow escape from a terlous accident last Saturday about ten miles from Hornbrook. He drove to the side ot the road to make way for a passing .car when the bank caved with the weight of the truck, overturning it and burying two wom r.n and three children passengers, all of whom were' more or leBS cut and Iruised, but no bones were broken. Little or no damage was done to the machine. '"" "' '" ' ' '' tiHIMMtMtMHIIIIIIIIMUItMmti Third Week of Stock Reducing Sale i i AT New Things You Have Been Wanting CKOUGETTE CREPE, In white and flesh, for waists and over drapes, 40 Inches wide, $1.50. MOW SILK LACES and NETS, 36 to 40 inches wide, $1.50 to $2..r.i). ITU-TRIMMED SL'ITS, a new lot to tell at $22.50 and $25.00. It EI) KERN WASHABLE KID 3LOVES in champagne color with black embroidery, $1.00. NEW FANCY RIBBONS for your gift-making. You will be pleasantly surprised at the variety of beautiful patterns at 15c, 19c and 25c. Best place to buy staple taffeta ribbons is here at our ribbon sale. NEW WAISTS. A sure hit at $2.75 are the new crepe de chine waists in flesh, white, black and navy. The $1.00 waists, Including many new styles and values In summer waists to $2.50 and more, have attracted attention the past week. NEW BAGS, GLOVES, HAND KERCHIEFS, TABLE LINENS, ETC. Ot Special InterestThis Week Table Linens for Thanksgiving! Buy your Table Linens here while the sale is on. You may know that linens are very scarce and very T high so much the greater reason for taking advant age of any present price reductions on Linen Damask, Linen Towels, Huck Toweling, Linen Centerpieces and Dresser Scarfs Matched sets of bordered cloths and napkins. Silks For Party Dresses The social season is at hand and vour new dress need not cost you as much as you had expected if you buy it here at this sale. The favored silks are Crepe de Chine, now.... $1.10 Taffeta de Chine, now. . .$1.40 Silk and Wool Poplin, now 08c 35-inch Heavy Messallne. . 73c 35-Inch Chiffon Taffeta... OHc 24-Inch Poplin 45c ' Good variety of Chiffon, Laces, Nets and Georgette t Crepes for overdrapes for evening dresses. Very Extra Special Price Reductions on J SUITS and COATS for this week's sale. I t I IMIMMMIMIMMHIIIHt (4 All wool macklnaws are just the thing for these stormy days. We have them at $5, $7, $3 and $10. Mitchell & Whittle. The writer had the pleasure Sun day morning of looking over the plans, drawn by Mr. Dobbins for the remodeling of the Oregon Hotel. He has devised a thoroughly practical plan that will make' the structure one ot the most complete and Beautiful rombiantion tourist and commercial hotels on the Pacific coast at a nomi nal cost. Every citizen of Ashland should get behind Mr. Dobbins' plans in substantial support. Already Mr. Dobbins is proving a great asset to the town. He is a man who does things. He knows the hotel game from start to finish and should have the practical support of the commun ity. Two-tone hats In other words, two colors in one and some of the combinations, are very pretty. They are Conquerors, at $3., Mitchell & Whittle. Owing to a big call for state aid for road-building from all the coun ties of the state, the state highway commission was unable to co-operate with Jackson county, and the United States government is making a sur vey from the park to Medford, upon which to base an appropriation to be asked of congress for the construc tion of a national highway. Jackson county receives $45,000, the biggest slice awarded to a single county for road-building as the result of a bill which was passed at the recent legis lature promising state aid to Jackson county because of the $500,000 spent by the county in building a road, the Pacific highway through the couuty, which is really a state road. Royal1 Cambers, forest guard, is In from the mountains for the winter. Larold Merrill, who has been on a week's business trip over in Klamath County, rode in with "Doc." PRINTING That Attracts The Tidings has one of the best eaulnned plants for commercial printing in Southern Oregon, and If prepared to turn out first-class wor) In the line of Dodgers Placards Circular -Envelopes Bill Heads Letter Heads Calling Cards Business Cards Dance Programs Wedding Invitations Tags, Tickets, Labels Wedding Announcements Notes, Receipts, Etc., Etc. Ashland Tidings Fhone 89. Primer Explains New Dry Laws Unmistakable interpretation of the state prohibition law is the purpose of the "Laymen's Primer" prepared by Attorney General Brown and Elisha A. Baker of Portland. It will be first distributed generally throughout tho state. The primer Is Ih the form of ques tions and answers. It Is the first work of the kind in any state. The last chapter, prepared by Superin tendent Htitton, deals with the secur ing of evidence for prosecutions. The style of the book Is shown by the following from the chapter on "Com mon Carriers, Shipments and Re ceipts": "Q. What happens to one who makes a false affidavit? A. He Is deemed guilty of perjury and Is pun ishable by from two to five years In the penitentiary." This Is the answer regarding the receipt In any family of more tlinn the two quarts of liquor or 24 quarts of beer in 28 successive days as al lowed bv the Anderson law. Else where It is pointed out that if a per son obtains more than his allowance by going to different common carri ers, that fact will come out when the affidavits are posted with the county clerk on the 10th of each month. The provisions of the law concern ing pharmacists, physicians, search warrants, advertising and soliciting, liquors in clubs, lessors ot buildings and the duties of the officers sworn to enforce the law are summarized in the primer. Among the attorneys consulted during its compilation was W. J. Moore, city attorney of Ashland. Died. Eli N. Peters died this morning. Hie funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from Stock's undertaking parlors. Mr. Teters was 84 years and three days of age. He passed away at the family residence at 7:30 a. m. Friends and acquaintances of the family are re spectfully Invited to attend the serv ices. Interment wl! Ibe In Mountain View cemetery. $2 $2 THE YEHR Strictly In Advance Southern Oregon's Big TwIce-a-Week newspaper TOE Ashland Tidings The "Country Boy" vs. The Large Cify! This is the burning question around which the story of Lasky'e great Paramount production is cen tered a picture of intense human interest and one that every man, woman and child in Ashland should see. You have spent hours talking on this question, don't miss its portrayal in this picture at the Vinlng neatre One Night Only Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1915 Admission 10 and I5c