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2!F H,Stor'c?' 8clet, r 'VI Secoiui Second St "Ashland Grows While Llthla flows' City of Sunshine and Flowers Ashland, Oregon, Llthia Springs "Oregon's Famous Spa" VOL. XLl ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1916 NUMBER 11 w T -rr k -r Recall Against Greer Defeated The recall election instituted against Chairman B. R. Greer of tho springs water commission was defeat , ed Monday by the voters of Ashland. Mr. Greer scored a victory In every ward. Tho total vote in favor of re calling Mr. Greer was 598, only 69 more votes than appeared on the re call petition which was signed up hy a systematic canvass of the city. The total vote opposing the recall was C57. The total vote cast was 1,255, the old sjirit of "leave it to the other fellow" preventing the turning out of a full vote. M. C. Heed, 'who allowed his name to be used on the recall as candidate against Mr. Greer, received 594 votes against 637 for Mr. Greer. Friends of Mr. Greer estimate that a differ ence of perhaps two or three hundred votes was swung over against him by an attack made In the churches and backed by wild charges against the Bungalow dancing. Since Monday Investigation of those charges made by prominent church members have proved them groundless. After the results of the election had become known Monday evening friends of Mr. Greer kidnapped him and, attiring him In chaps, spurs and cowboy rigging, put him astride of a saddle cinched on a Ford car and drove him through the streets at the head of a riotous procession. At the entrance of the park Mr. Greer ad dressed a crowd of several hundred who had gathered, proclaiming a w ish to have personal spite forgotten and the entire community unite in getting behind the Ashland climate, water and scenery and, by their co operation, build a city. Medford Band Will Be Here Three Days The Medford band will be here for all three days of the big celebration next week. The Medford band is a well-balanced organization and will be a valued addition to the celebra tion music. On the first of last April Medford citizens entered into a contract with ; Reginald G. Rowland to take, charge 1 of their hand. Mr. Rowland, who by birth is Welsh, spent fifteen years In j Canada. During that period he was A'traMn ff cAvorol rtf HanaAa'e host UIIUl; IU1 VI nV'Vll V.. Ml. uuu W u.uvi bands. For four years just previous to coming to Medford he was band master of the 88th regiment Fusiliers of Victoria, B. C, which band had the distinction of being one of the foremost military bands of the coun try. When the 88th regiment was ordered overseas Mr. Rowland ob tained his discharge and took up ne gotiations with Medford. The citi zens of Medford are to be congratu lated on securing Mr. Rowland's ser vices. The wonderful transformation of the Medford band in two months has more than proved his ability. Mr. Rowland is a cornetlst of repute, composer and arranger. His band will feature next week's programs with several of his compositions and rearrangements. Rand Resigns as Association Manager D. E. Rand, manager of the Ash land Fruit and Produce Association, has resigned. His resignation was accepted last night, and on the 15th of July he will go to Wenatchee to accept a position In that city. Mr. and Mrs. Rand have made a host of friends in Ashland who will regret seeing them leave. Mr. Rand Is an experienced fruit association man whose departure will be a loss to the association. Baby Show will Interest Mothers One of the features of the celebra tion which will be of paramount in terest to the ladles will be the baby show held on the morning of July 6. Mothers of babies under two years of age should communicate wtih Mrs. J H. Turner, who is chairman of the committee having the show in charge. Many beautiful and valuable prizes will be offered for various qualifica tions. The Roseburg Review says that city is humming with industry: s si'iiscitirnoxs ikk. ? , & Subscribers to tho expense ? fund of the Springs Dedication ? Celebration will confer a great ' favor on the members of the ? general committee If they will pay their subscriptions lo Mr. ? E. V. Carter, the treasurer, as ? soon as possible. ? $ S. P. Will Pay Employes Who Fight Employes of the Southern Pacific who were, on June 17, 1916, mem bers of the national guard of any state Its lines traverse, will be paid a graduated scale of from half to full pay, and will retain their promotion rights while serving In response to the call of the government, and when relieved from service will resume their positions according to an nouncement by the Southern Pacific officials at San Francisco Tuesday. If through physical disability they should he unable to resume their for mer duties, the statement said, new ! I positions would be found for them, j at equal remuneration, If possible. I The announcement comes as wel come news to Ashland as a number of the members of first company are j employes of the Southern Pacific. I The assurance that all rights will be reserved and the families cared for j will allow the company boys who are i railroad workers to leave with light hearts should the call come. Crew of Twenty-Two Work Ashland Mine! The Ashland mine, at one time one of the biggest gold producers In southern Oregon, after a period of Inactivity extending over several years has once again been put into operation. With a crew of twenty two men actual mining operations were begun on the 250-foot level this week. The ore, which Is being taken out to the extent of about thirty tons a day, Is of high grade The low grade ore is milled at the mine and ' the Southern Pacific here and the hlghef grade sent to the smelter captain of the local militia company. at Selby, Cal. A telephone line has!Tlle train consisted of twelve passen-jto been built in from Ashland to the mine, which Is located about five mllao waat r9 Vinvn nrA nn txnivtn ' lUlltO ntD. Ill 111 1 I. , QUU C. lb power line is to be built. The lower : portions of the mine have filled with i water to a depth of 860 feet and electric pumps will be Installed to pump the water out of the lower levels. W. A. Bartlett of San Antonio, Texas, has leased the mine" for a period of two years and is personally superintending operations. He re ports very satisfactory progress at the mine and states that a six-inch vein at the 250-foot level had wid ened out into a three-foot vein and was yielding fine returns. A big crew of men has been at work for several weeks prior to this, putting the property in shape, build ing houses to accommodate the men and renovating the machinery. Much. new machinery was shipped in from Portland. A monthly payroll of about $3,000 results from the operation of the mine. Most of this money is natural ly spent in Ashland. Standing of Contestants Six p. m., Wednesday, June 28. Queen IJtbia- 'Mary Welsenburger 20,25 ) Angle McDonald 7,700 Florence Erickson 7,500 Emma Jenkins ... 6,100 Lillian Patterson , . . . . 5,15 J Gertrude Moore 3,850 Prlscilla Carnahan 1,650 King Sulphur. O. T. Bergner 12,100 W. W. Ussher 3,450 E. V. Carter 3,300 C. V. Beeler 2,80'J Contest closes Saturday nlht, July 1, at 10 p. m. The second highest in the queen contest will be the maid of henor. Recruits'for First Company, C. A. C, O. N. G. Forty men wanted to enlist In first company. All men enlisting before July 14 will receive full pay on going to camp. Apply at Armory Friday evening and Monday evening. It 1 tiii; hometown" cii.utu(,i'.v (Hy Tom Hendricks.) We hev bed the circus fever, and the itch for county fairs. We hev lied the baseballitlB and them one horse street affairs That they call a grand carnival, we hev hed 'cm all, by jing. But there's nothln' stirred us home folks like this new Shoe-talk-way thing.. Ma's been savin' of the butter money since the news got to our place, And the boys hev been affected by amazin' works of grace, They are up without a callln' hustlln' off to ti ed the stock, And they're puttln' all their coppers In an old gray woolen sock. Mother sez to me this morning we wiijs t;ilMn' 'bout the thing "It's been thirty years this summer since I wore this weddln' ring, I ain't asked for much vacation. I've been happy tollln' long, But I'm goln' to Shee-talk-way till 1 get plumb drunk with song. "All my life I've been jlst hungry for to hear some things like this. Seems there ain't a thing that's coniin' thet I Just can bear to miss. I spose there are a lot of t) 'ngs I ought to do that week, But I want to hear them slners sing and hear them speakers speak." Gosh, It seems that these old eyes hev been almighty blind, I ain't been no hard taskmaster, I hev wanted to be kind, But a sort of grlppy feelln' ketched my heart to heat the band When I seen the calloused place on her qulverln', wrinkled hand. Then I thought about that mornln' when we left the parson's place. Comin' up here to my clearln' I kud see her snillin' face I kud hear her voice a singln' sweeter'n a meadow lark, 'Xen I reached and tuk her hand In mine, Jes like we used to spark. And I sez. "Molly, by cracky, you get fixed to go to town. I'm jes achln' fer to buy ye a brand new Shee-talk-way gown. I've been selfish, I'll admit It. I've a lot of things to rue. I have thot a heap for Henry and I ain't thot much fer you. "But we'll take in this Shee-talk-way If the whole plantation skids. It will make this year worth living fer yerself and fer the kids. I spose there are Borne things to do. but dern 'em, let 'cm rest Till we git the inspiration, then wo'll tackle 'em with zest." Dog-goned If she wuzn't cryin', fussln' with Iter wedding ring, As she says, "I've alius wanted just to hear somebody slug, Somebody to give expression to the music of my life That's been humniiif through my heart-striri'.'s ever since I've been your wife." Then I swallered hard and said I guess I'd biitr feed the stock. I kud hear the birds a-slngin with the tiekin' kitchen clock; All around outdoors wuz sunshine, trubble all seemed gone and, say, We'll be like a pair of lovers goln" to that Shee-talk-way. Lyceum Magazine. Militia Go Through On Way to Border The third Oregon troop train reached Ashland today at 12:30 a. m. on its way south. It carried the bile load of visitors should be urged second battalion of the Third Oregon to take the trip over the beautiful Infantry, under command of John L. ! scenic drive. The approach up Gran May, lieutenant-colonel of the regl-! ite street is now smooth and graded, ment, who is well known in Ashland, : Incidentally the high drive w ill be a having been formerly In the employ ger cars carrying 440 men, three bag- Gage cars, one car with six officers' ITlOtintS Ml reft flflt PATA U'lth fttpllt - - - - w ' " - " " v (S u army wagons and three freight cars with explosives and other materials. The first of the troop trains passed through Ashland yesterday at 8:30 a. m. with 350 men of the third bat talion. The second train came along at 12:30 this morning with seventeen cars. A fourth train with additional troops is expected within a day or two, also on its way south. Little Lula is Tom Thumb Horse Ashland's concession committee are to be congratulated on securing such an attraction and high-class con cession as Little Lula. This little horse was born in Japan, March 10, 1911, weighing at birth only seven pounds,, both his mother and father being normal size horses. Little Lula I has been shown around the world and has ben rightly called the Tom Thumb of the horse family. Not de formed In any way, even to the frogs of Its hoofs. The McSachren Shipbuilding Com pany at Astoria will double the capac ity of Its plant. NOTICE TO Attention is hereby called to Ordinance No. 284 relating to the use of fireworks, etc., within the corporate limits of the city except by permission of the Mayor and Recordor, which may be given on national holidays, etc. Since the Celebration Committee have provided for fireworks display for the celebration of July 4, 5 and 6, and which act has been provided for by special ordinance recently passed and approved and which display I think comes within the meaning of "safe and sane," and which I believ is suf ficient in the way of entertainment along that line, I am constrained not to exercise my right set forth in said Ordinance No. 284, that we may avoid the danger to life and property and annoyance attending the use of same generally, hence said ordi nance will remain In full force and effect on - all three days. ; s- , Respectfully, O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor. High Drive is in Fine Shape Glenview Drive has been graded and is In fine shape. Every automo- ! favorite place for automobile parties to w itness the fireworks displays. ! Remember in approaching the drive go up the canyon road and come back over the drive, . Four Bands Will Play on Fourth Four bands will provide music in Ashland on the Fourth of July. The Grants Pass, Medford, Central Point and Ashland bands will play. Con tinuous band concerts in the park and lots of band music everywhere all the time. The evening of the 5th the bands will join in a mass concert at the formal dedication at the Chau tauqua building. Pendleton Stock And Cowboys Here At 11:50 a. m. today there arrived from Pendleton for Ashland's round- up celebration twenty-five men and ten horses. The car had on each side a big cloth sign with black and red letters reading. "Broncho twisters from Pendleton, Ore. Going to Ash land, Ore., July 4, 5 and 6." Yester day there arrived from Pendleton two cars with ten head of relay horses, twenty head of bucking horses and eight steers for the round-up. THE PUBLIC If those that have listed rooms ? with the Commercial Club will ! keen the InfnrniiiHnn hnrom informed every day If they have rented any rooms, It vill save their sending people tj them 'v for nothing, this will bo a great help to the committee.' Com- t ! menclng with Monday, W. II. Gowdy will be at the clt; hall. Phone 74. ' '? S 4 Q ? 3 - Woman Ropes Outlaw for Rodeo Klamath Falls Herald: Quite a roping feat was accomplished by a Klamath county woman last week, when Mrs. Will Sims successfully roped and captured "the wild stal lion of Bowles creek," who has been sought in vain for some time by stockmen of Klamath and Modoc counties. This Is considered quite a feat, considering the horse's great reputation for cleverness in avoiding capture. Mrs. Sims was out with her hus band, who has a contract to deliver ten outlaw horses and twenty wild horses for the Ashland round-up. The stallion will be sent over as one of the wild horses, and he ought to give considerable trouble to the vac quero drawing him In tho wild horso rare. Sims has rounded up Rim-Rock Johnny, Skylight and eight other bad burkers for the Ashland show. They are all In fine condition. High Class Baseball For Three Days Weed and Medford at Ashland, July 4, 5 and 6. This announcement alone Is enough 'to thrill the average baseball fan with joy of the approaching con tests. These two teams met In a series of three games four years ago for the chamlplonship of southern Oe gon and northern California. Weed was victorious, winning the first and third games. The Interest manifest ed in these games was so great that the capacity of the ball parks at Medford and Weed were overtaxed with those seeking admittance, and many were turned nway. For these all-Important games Medford has signed Siebert, the Btar pitcher for O. A. C, and have also signed two other crack players which fills up all the weak spots in the Medford lineup. Weed likewise Is overlooking no opportunity and is drawing on all of the available talent In California for these all important games which are to decide the baseball supremacy of southern Oregon and northern Cali fornia for the season of 1916. Ken neth Lilly, former Ashland Btar, Is playing sensational ball with Weed. The games will be called Immedi ately after the morning parades. Special Train Will Bring Valleyites The Southern Tacific has an nounced and is extensively advertis ing a special train which will leave Grants Pass at 7 a. m. r-n July 4, arrive at Ashland (uptown depot) at 8:50, making stops at all the valley stations. It will leave on the return trip at 10:30 a. m. from the uptown station. Do Your Share And Decorate Let everybody In Ashland do their share by decorating their place of business and their residence. The cost is small and the city is going through the threo biggest days of its history. Decorate. . Band Is Grand In New Uniform The new uniforms for the Ashland band arrived last week and the band boys made their first appearance in them Sunday. Blue coats and caps and white trousers complete a moat neat uniform. Three Big Parades For Celebration i Three big parades are listed for the three days of the celebration. The Industrial and patriotic parada on July 4 will start from the East Side school grounds at 9 o'clock. Route: Boulevard to Plaza, North Main to Ilelman to Factory to North Main and return to starting point by way of the Plaza. This is also the route selected for the decorated au tomobile parado on the morning of the 6th, which will also start at 9 o'clock, King Sulphur's Saturnalia, the comic parade, will be on the evening of the 6th, starting at the Last Sldo school grounds, Route: Boulevard to Plaza,-Mill street to Llthla Park, where they will disband. A general frolic will continue. Prizes offered arc as follows: July I, Industrial a ml Patriotic Pa. railc. Best Industrial float f 10.00 Second best 5,00 Best patriotic float 10. 00 Second best 5.00 Best fraternal order float. . . . 10. 00 Second best 5,00 Best club of horseback riders 1U.00 Best special feature 5,00 Second best 5.00 July 5, Pacific Highway Triumph. Grand prize on decorated auto- mobllo $ 1 0.00 Best decorated automobile... 10. 00 .MoHt beautiful automobile... 10. 0O Most original automobile 10.00 First special g.OO Second special 8.00 Third special 8. 00 July , KIiik Sulphur's Saturnalia. Best comic feature $10.00 Best comic group . .'. 10. (10 Best children's feature 8.00 Second best children's feature 5.00 Most original feature 6.0O- Six best decorated doll bug gies, each l.OO Best decorated bicycle 2.00 Four special prizes, each 2.50 Several extra prir.es. Hotel Let 'iin Buck Formally Opened Hotel "Let im Buck," with Happy- Gillette as manager, bellhop and gen eral factotum, was formally opened Wednesday. The cowboy hotel is In the building which was once a school building, later the Hotel Vendome, and until a few months ago the Poly technic College. The building haa been renovated, ranges and tables fit stalled, and cots and beds brought In. by the truck load. Two cooks from Mike Ilanley's cattle ranch preside over the kitchen, and two dining rooms are needed to accommodate the crowds. The cowboys who are coming will bring their own bedding. Everything around the hotel Is free to the cowboys, It being figured that it is jiiBt as essential to the suc cess of the show and Its success In future years to give the cowboys a good time, assuring their return at the next year's round-up, as It is to please tho spectators. Business head, quarters are fixed up in the hotel. Rooms are given over for lobby and lounging purposes. The management expects to accommodate one hundred and fifty cowboys. Remember Kids, No Fireworks Remember kids, no fireworks In the city limits during the colebra tlon. or any other time for that mat ter. There is a strict ordinance pro hibiting fireworks within the city limits and this year it will be en forced to the letter. The only fireworks allowed will be the spectacular display, staged by the Hitt Fireworks company. Theso w'ill be staged up on Granite street, and may be seen from anywhere in the park or from the drives. . Several of the stores are selling fireworks of the less harmful kind, and no doubt, the extra policemen, of which there will be over a dozen, will be kept busy hauling young of fenders before the law. If you must have your fireworks, get outside the city limits, but he very careful about setting dry grass or buildings afire. The banks of Ashland will close at 1 o'clock for the remainder of the day on July 5 and 6 for the round-up eel-ebration.