Oregon Historical Society
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ASHLAT
"Ashland Grows While Llthla Flows"
City of Sunshine and' flowers
Ashland, Oregon, Llthla Springs
"Oregon's Famous Spa'
VOL. XLI
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1916
NUMBER 25
Tidings
Would Replace Two
. Boards with One
Petitions are In circulation In the
city seeking to call a special election
lor September 22 for the purpose of
abolishing the springs water commis
sion and park board and providing
for the election at the regular De
cember election of a board of three
members, to be known as the mineral
springs nad park board, and to have
jurisdiction over the parks of the city
and the mineral water system. Funds
are also provided for the upkeep of
the park and for publicity purposes.
The full text of the proposed charter
amendment is published elsewhere In
this Issue and should be read care
fully and studied by every citizen.
With the possible exception of one
or two points, the proposed change
appears to be a good one. The lack
of harmony which has been evident
In the part has been a factor which
has retarded the development of Ash
land. The city council and the park
board did not work in harmony, the
springs commission and the city coun
cil frequently worked at cross pur
poses, and the park board and the
springs commission failed to get to
gether on vital matters, the resulting
friction causing a loss of dollars and
lack of efficiency. The abolishment
of the two boards and the placing of
exclusive jurisdiction over the park
and water system in the hands of the
proposed board appears as a wise
remedy. Under the close scrutiny
which is bound to be given the pro
posed changes, every point Is sure to
he brought out. The Tidings' col
umns are open for discussion of the
proposed charter amendment by citi
zens. Will Fix City Hall
Quarters for Club
The city council has asked for bids
for the reconstruction of a room in
the city ball, used for a jail prior to
the construction of the present jail,
into commodious and well-lighted of
fice quarters which are to be turned
over to the Ashland Commercial Club
at a yearly rental in the neighbor
hood of one dollar. While no definite
. contract has been made for the room
by the club, a representative of the
club made a verbal outline of the
club's wishes in the matter at Tues
day's council meeting which was giv
en the approbation of the council.
The Commercial Club will also have
the use of the assembly hall in the
city hall for their monthly meetings
and other gatherings. The chairs be
longing to the Commercial Club will
also be Installed In the city hall, re
placing the rickety old benches upon
which many a spectator has torn his
trousers.
The new room Jn the city hall is
to be plastered, walls and ceiling,
floored, wainscoted, a big window
and door put In the front, window at
the rear, woodwork stained brown
and walls and ceiling kalsomined a
tan color. Bids are advertised for
In this paper, and the work will be
rushed bo that the club will probably
be able to move into the new quar
ters in a month or so.
Movie Camera
May Be Smashed
Movie Man Hull may be minus a
valuable camera as the result of a
peculiar accident which happened
about a mile and a half this side of
Long's Cabin last night. Mr. Hull,
who had secured some pictures of the
Epworth party on Mt. Ashland, came
on to town ahead of the wagon which
hauled his camera. Mr. Stoner, driv
er of the team, states that a big buck
jumped out into the road in front of
his team, scaring them and causing
them to plunge down over the- grade.
The wagon turned over. Mr. Stbner
escaped with minor bruises and cut
the horses loose, but the movie cam
era Is burled beneath the wagon.
Mr. Hull left this noon to bring in
the remains and hopes that it may
have escaped serious injury, as do the
people who realize the advertising
which Mr. Hull's camera will bring
for Ashland.
The C. A. Smith, Lumber Company
at Marshfield will build a vessel in
the local shipyard with 1,260,000 ca
pacity, designed to handle lumber by
the package system. It will be com
pleted in five months.
Forest Grove is to have a new
8,000 Christian Science church.
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$ MKDFORI) KAXD SUNDAY
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$ Sunday will be Medlord day
S in Llthla park. The Medford
S band will present a concert pro
$ gram at the main bandstand at S
s 3 p. m. The largest Sunday S
? crowd of the summer is antici
S pated. $
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Boy Has Great
Great Grandmother
H. O. Purucker says he has Just
mailed notices of the arrival of his
son, Robert L., who Is just six days
old, to the little fellow's great grand
mother and great, great grand
mother. The great, great grandmother,
Mrs. Katherine DacDonald, of Coch
rans, Mills, Pa., is 98 years old. The
great grandmother, Mrs. Lanyann
Cook, of Brick Church, Pa., is 76.
The grandmother, Mrs. George Pu
rucker, of Medford, is making the
acquaintance of her grandson at the
Purucker home here.
Being the fifth generation alive
does not seem to bother Robert L.
in the least.
Route of Autos
For S.F. Visitors
John Dill, chairman of the com
mittee which is securing cars to bring
the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce men to Ashland from Medford
Saturday, August 26, outlines the
schedule for the drivers of the cars,
of which there will be about twenty
five: Be at the Medford Commercial
Club, at railroad crossing Main street
in Medford, at 3:45 p. m. sharp on
Saturday afternoon. After getting
load come over Pacific Highway to
Ashland and turn up Granite street
from Main, proceeding up Granite to
rinmrUm TtottfA Aval P. 1 O n V 1 0 L' Hl1vP I
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and out to high school, back on Boul-
evard to Llthla park.
' Upon arrival in Llthla park an ad
dress of welcome will be given by
Mayor Johnson, a number by the
Elks quartet and a short talk by
President Smith of the Commercial
Club, with a response from the visit
ors. The ladles of the Civic Improve
ment Club have planned a surprise
which it is rumored will take the
form of roses and big juicy peaches
for all of the two hundred visiting
heads of San Francisco firms.
The visitors will then visit the bus
iness houses of the city. They leave
about 7 o'clock if the attractions of
Ashland do not prove too great.
Eastern States
Will Form
Friday
The former residents of Massachu
setts, Main, Vermont, New . Hamp
shire, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
Delaware, New Jersey, New York
and Pennsylvania are going to have
a meeting at the city hall on Friday
afternoon for the purpose of forming
an organization, which probably will
be known by such a name as the East
ern States Association.
There will probably be a good
many prominent men from these
states in Ashland from time to time,
and by having an organization it will
be possible to entertain these visitors
by the citizens who know them best.
The qualifications for membership
have not as yet been decided, but
will probably specify that one must
have been born In one of the states
or has resided in any one of them
for a period of not less than five
years. This question, together with
the adoption of the constitution and
by-laws, will be taken up at this
meeting.
All residents of Ashland who are
eligible to membership are urged to
attend.
Extend Postal
Delivery Here
The Postoffice Department at
Washington, under date of July 22,
authorized the extension of the Ash
land city mall delivery service from
129 to 245 Granite street, for patrons
furnishing suitable receptacles for
the receipt of their mall. This serv
ice was sectored through thb repre
sentation and Intercession of one of
our recently acquired citizens.
Chas. E. Hughes, Republican
Nominee for President, Who
Will Speak Here This Afternoon
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Crowds of out-of-town people are
pouring into the city and a monster
throng will gather at the Southern
! Pacific Btation this. afternoon at 4.40
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to hear Charles E. Hughes, republi
can candidate for the presidency.
The Ashland band will march to the
Tourists Crowd
The Hotel Austin
The Hotel Austin Is doing an un
precedented business, tourist traffic : association is handling a great per
forming the bulk of the throng which ; tion of the pears from the local dls
crowds the popular hostelry nightly, trict, selling them to Llbby, McNeil
On several nights last week and this I & Llbby cannery. Three cars will
it has been necessary to double upjbe shipped this week, one on the
and even turn people away, this j 22nd, one the 24th and one the 26th.
speaking a great deal both for the The association Is sending out the
management of the hotel and Its rep-! following circular letter to the grow
utation w hich it is gaining. And the ers:
Hotel Austin is not alone in this, for j Ashland, Ore., Aug. 4, 1916.
the other hotels in the city have been Regarding Bartlett pears for the
doing a "S. R. O." business. .Ashland cannery of Llbby, McNeil & Libby,
Is beginning to arrive as a tourist we shall load out the first car on
center. Handling the crowds which Tuesday, the 22nd. You can get
will come next yea will be a prob-' your lug boxes for the pears any-
lem in view of the fact that all of
the first class accommodations of the
city have been occupied several times
in the past two weeks.
Manager Chlsholm has Inaugurated
a new stunt which should prove a
great advertisement tor the hotel and
for Ashland's llthla water. Every
morning the guest Is greeted with a
bottle of sparkling llthla water at his
door. Can you Imagine the effective
ness of this as an advertisement?
The dining room is also building
up a great trade. Manager Chlsholm
frankly states that he does not expect
to more than break even on his din
ing room service and is even willing
to stand a small loss, but uses it as
an advertisement. He is sure get
ting the people and keeping up the
quality of the service and meals.
Three hundred people lunched and
dined at the Austin last Sunday.
Fair Hikers
Pass Through
Two "hikers," the Misses Ora
Saunders and Martha Barnes, were
In Ashland Wednesday on their way
to San Francisco. They are making
the trip from Seattle to the Golden
Gate on a wager, the conditions being
that they walk it Inside of five weeks
and that they accept no gifts or mon
ey. Half of their time is now up and
they are a little over half way to
their destination.
While here they enthused over the
nark and left with canteens filled
with lithia water. t '
station. Mr. Hughes was forced to
decline the automobile ride from
Medford to Ashland and will there
for&speak in Medford only during
the time the train stops there. Twen
ty minutes will be allowed In Ashland.
Ship Three Cars
Pears For Cannery
The Ashland Fruit and Produce
. time this week. The Dears must be
free from scale, scab and worms, and
must be not less than 2 Inches
in diameter, 'good, smooth stock.
Pick and deliver as many as are in
condition, on Monday,, the 21st.
Libby, McNeil & Llbby are one of
the largest and most reliable firms
in the country, and we are very de
sirous of filling our contract with
the best stock we can get for them
this year, as it means we will he
given an opportunity this fall to sign
up all of our Bartletts on a five-year
contract at prices as good, if not
better, than this year.
Do not let this opportunity pass.
You must remember that there have
been years in the past when your re
turns have been less than 50 cents
per box, and that was on wrapped
and packed stock, and there may be
such years again. Therefore, we
would urge you for your own gond,
and the future of the young pear
orchards in this district, to fill this
contract with the best you have.
Yours very truly,
ASHLAND FRUIT ASSO.
The Eugene Chamber of Commerce
Is sending out samples of Lane coun
ty flax to linen users of Europe for i
the purposes of comparison with the
European product.
A quick nickel-plating liquid for
auto lamps, etc., has been Invented
and Is being manufactured at Salem
by the W. R. Cline Company.
Paisley, Ore., Is to
$30,000 high school.
have a new
MOUNT ASH LA XI) TRIP
POSTPOXKU.
The trip to Mount Ashland 3
S planned for Sunday for the pur- $
pose of taking motion pictures
has been postponed a week on $
'if account of the Medford day fes- ?
tlvltles in the park. The trip
? will be made Sunday, August 26,
and if possible Movie Man Hull fc
Q wishes to get several hundred $
$ people to make the trip. Ar-
rangements are being made to ?
J get autos to take the crowd to i
S- the end of the rond.
Who Wants a
Nice Live Skunk
O. Gustafson. who resides at 369
Granite street, had an idea that he former resmenis oi uiese states now
would and could trap squirrels. He residing In southern Oregon and for;
set a trap and blithely sauntered out "e purpose of an organized effort to
the next morning expecting to find a entertain any notable residents from
fuzzy squirrel. Instead he found a j tllC8e 8tates 011 tht'ir viHit t0 tllls l)art
skunk. He says that any one who j ot our state.
Is collecting a menagerie or who j It was decided to hold an outing
would care for the skunk for any;1" tlie form of a '"lsket I,lcnlc la
purpose may have it by calling at his
house and taking it away.
Jobs Many and
Workmen Scarce
The worklngmen of Ashland, and
even the boys, surely can not com
plain of luck of work this year. La
bor conditions have not been so good
for a number of years. Just for In
stance: Homer Billings, who has !
been caring for the correspondence
of the employment bureau inaugurat
ed by the alumni of the high school
for the high school boys, received a
telegram on August 5 from Bray, ask
ing for five men or boys for work in
the mill, wages $2.75 per day. All
the boys being occupied, Mr. Billings
posted the. telegram in his window,
where it remained for Beveral days,
but got no answer from the "idle"
men of the city. This opportunity Is
gone now, but last night Mr. Billings
received a card from Oliver Ander- nesday. Leaving (Ashland Tuesday '
son, one of the school boys who got j evening, the party camped at Long's
work at Hilt through the bureau, ' cabin that night, and getting an early
stating that twenty-four men or boys start reached the summit just as the
were wanted at once over there. It : sun was peeping from behind the Cas
ts safe to say that even a fraction of , cades. All but two of the party were
this number can not be found in Ash-' caught as they reached the summit
land. by the movie camera, with majestlff
Some place where both employes 'Mt. Shasta, commanding Pilot Root
and employers can list their names and sombre Black Butte In the back
and wants should be supplied. The ' ground. The lagging two arrived In
Commercial Club might seem to be 'time to he included in the comical
the best place for the purpose.
Building Modern
Ranch Dwelling
A. L. Lamb and a crew of five
workmen are building a modern bun
galow for Lew Gallatin on his ranch
property about three miles north of
Ashland. Th ehouse, which is now
pretty well under way, Is a seven
room affair, modern and up to date
in every particular. Cement floored
cellar and foundations of cement,
electric lights and modern plumbing
fixtures throughout and every mod
ern convenience will make Mr. Galla
tin's new home one of the most com
fortable In that section.
Mr. Lamb states that several
houses have been recently built out
In that neighborhood and others are
contemplating building.
Medford Band
Concert Program
Program of concert to be given by
Medford band at Lithia park at 3 p.
m. on Sunday, August 20:
"The Star Spangled Banner"
March, "No Title" Rowland
Overture, "Tancred" Rossini
Concert waltz, "Blue Danube"...
Strauss
Potpourri, "Popular Operas" .. Beyer
Overture. "La Burlesque". .. .Suppe
Selection, "Chimes of Normandy"
Plantquette
Selection, "The Bohemian Girl"..
Balfe
March, "Manhattan Girl" Sousa
"America"
Conductor, Bandmaster Reginald
G. Rowland.
Work has started at Oregon City
on a new 5,000,000-gallon reservoir. 1
jjLake States Form
Organization
At a large and enthusiastic gather
ing of former residents of Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Michigan at the city;
hall on Wednesday afternoon an as
sociation was formed, constitution
and by-laws were adopted and the
' officers elected.
It was decided that any one who
was born in or had resided in any of
these states for a period of not less
than five years would be eligible to
membership. The membership la not
confined to Ashland, but any resident
of southern Oregon.
The following officers were elect
ed; President, H. F. Pohland; vice
president, Mrs, 0., O. Howard; secre
tary, II. O. Frohbach; treasurer, Mrs.
J. R, Maxedon; trustees, James Do
ran, F. R. Merrill and C. W. Banta.
The object of the organization is to
promote goou-reiiowsnip neiween uia
lithia paik on August 28, and com
mittees are being appointed to maka
the arrangements. The picnic will
be from 10 o'clock In the morning
and the association will furnish cof
fee, cream and sugar. Every family
Is expected to furnish their own
lunch. An enjoyable time is looked
forward to and it is expected that
there will be a good many residents
from down the valley that will at
tend. The annual dues for membership
to the association are 23 cents per
family, which Is to pay the Incidental
expenses which may occur In further
ing the objects of the organization..
Cavorts on Snow
For Movie Man
Twenty-nine Epworth Leaguers ac
complished the ascent of Mt. Ashland
while Movie Man Hull recorded the
fact with his movie camera on Wed-
scenes taken when the whole party
skidded and coasted down over thai
snow bank, one hundred feet, Into
the Crater. Mr. Hull states that ha
caught some great pictures. The mo
tion picture outfit was taken alone
as preliminary training for the trip
planned for a week from Sunday,
when it is hoped that several hundred
people will make the ascent and b
"took" In films which will be used
't0 advertlce Mt. Ashland as one of
Ashland's greatest assets.
The following were included In the
party: Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Doug
lass, Misses Marjorie Douglass, Jen
nie Tooker, Jean Anderson, Mamie
Jllson, Gertrude Barber, Edna Da
huff, Mae Skeen, Grace Bess, Alice'
Brown, Edna Stennett, Nelda Hatch
er, Dorothy Tinker, Inez Eagon and
Marian Stratton, Messrs. J. O. Rlgg,
E. O. Smith, J. B. Hunter, Amer,
Floyd Fraley, Earl Fraley, Homer
Elhart, Duber, Frank and Dwlght
Tinker, Harry Moore, Marshall Bar
ber and Movlo Man Hull.
Bend Votes Bonds
For Strahom R. R.
Bend Tuesday voted overwhelm
ingly In favor of issuing bonds to buy
the terminal desired by Robert Stra
hom for the proposed Oregon, Cali
fornia & Kaatern railroad. An Issue
of $35,000 is authorized. At Klam
ath Falls, Thursday night, Mr. Stra-
j horn will address a mass meeting to
expiam tne proposed road through
that part of southern and central Ore
gon. Mr. Strahom proposes to begin
work near Klamath Falls by October
1 and finish twelve miles to Olene
by winter. Klamath Falls Is expect
ed to be asked to raise $300,000.
The survey to Klamath Falls was
finished Tuesday.
i Auto tourists spent $7,400 at
Baker, Ore., in four weeks.
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