Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, August 24, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text- Socouu fit Ashland 'Ashland Grows While Uthla flows" City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland. Oregon, Llthla Springs j "Oregon's famous Spa' ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1916 NUMBER 27 VOL. XLI 1DULKS Iowa Picnic Is Big Affair $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 3 ?? 4 " lowans from all parts of the 4 valley, probably 200 In all are exchanging reminiscences in the park this afternoon following a typical Iowa dinner. The af- 4 fair is the most . successful gathering of former Iowans held i, in years, and sets a high mark for the other state organlza- tions to shoot at In their com- ing picnics. Other picnics which will follow soon are the Wood 4 men picnic Saturday and the Lake states picnic next Mon- day. 4 3 $ $ S ? fc ?S 3" The Iowa people had their picnic In Lithia park today. Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon there were about 130 registered, most of whom had their dinner In the park, and more were coming all the time. The Buckeye bunch had a novel plan for registration, a map of the state about three by four, feet was fastened to a board and nailed up on a tree. Each person registering was furnished with a slip of paper with lis name and the name of the coun ty from which he hailed. At the same time a carbon copy ef the slip was made on a card with a blue string through a hole at one end. On each county on the map a brass-headed tack was nailed. Each person, upon registering pinned the paper slip to his clothing and hung the card with the same inscription cm the proper tack on the map, thus indicating the place from whence he came. The cards were pretty well scat tered over the map, but were thickest in the northwestern, western central, central, southern central and eastern central part of the state. O'Brien county led with nine cards and Decatur county came next with tight. However, these records may Ve changed before night when some ether county may lead. About 2 o'clock the crowd was rathered for a short program after which they intended to Indulge in eports of various sorts. One baseball bat was in evidence so no doubt the freat American game was not to be slighted. The Iowa set is a pretty etalwart looking bunch aid all seem ed to be proud of their state. C. D. Hoon, of Medford, has been the past president of the association and Mrs. H. C. Behling, also of Med ford, the past secretary and treasurer. In Monday's isBue of the Tidings will appear the names of the newly elected officers and also a complete list of those registering. Beet Land Options Expire September J Some time ago options were obtain "ed on a vast acreage of land In Sams valley and tributary valleys by the Page-Dressier company, presumably with the view to establishing a great -ugar beet industry in that section. It was rumored that a colony of ' Russians was to have been estab lished on the land. The options on the land which is mostly in small ranches, expires on September 1. According to J. I. Fredenburg, who waB in from his Sams valley ranch Thursday, the people out in that sec tion have received no indication as to whether the holders of the op tions will make any attempt to have them extended. A big deal, In fact the biggest land deal in years, would not come as a surprise during the next few days nhould the company decide to close on the options. Oddfellows and Rebekahs Picnic The Oddfellows and Rebekahs will "have a picnic in Lithia park at 6 p. m., on Tuesday, August 29. All are requested to bring cups and epoons. Coffee, cream and sugar will be furnished. Folowing the program there will te a dance and program at Oddfel low's hall, for the lodge members and their families. Orvllle Gaines has returned after .three or four months absence at Portland and Seattle. Weatherford Will Speak in Ashland Amos Dahuff, of this city, has re ceived word that Mark W. Weather ford, Democratic and Prohibition party nominee tor representative in congress, will be in Jackson county on August 28, and will likely address a gathering at Ashland while visit ing here. Definite announcements will be made later. Prohibition workers and Democrats of the city are making ar rangements today preliminary to hav ing Mr. Weatherford speak here. With him will be 0. V. White, chairman of the Linn County Central Prohibition committee and possibly Mrs. Weatherford and Mrs. White. Band Concert Early Next Wed. The band concert on next Wed nesday evening will be held beginning I at 7.15 instead of 7:45 on account of the Choral Club concert at the Vining theatre, which begins at 8:30. This change Is made for next Wed nesday only. The Sunday concert will be held at the usual hour of 3 p. m. Roadmaster Gets Promotion G. W. Corrigan, roadmaster for the Shasta division from Dunsmuir to: Ashland, with headquarters at Horn- j brook, has been promoted to the po-1 8itlon of division engineer of the J Sacramento division. Mr. Corrigan is very well thought of by both the men and the higher-ups on the Shas ta division, and his promotion is conceded to be deserved. His suc cessor has not been named. Shasta Division Has Mallet Engine The first Mallet type of engine has been put to work on the Shasta di vision and is running in the through freight service, Gerber to Dunsmuir, and the helper service between Duns muir and Weed. The monster en gine with cab in front, does the work , of two of the ordinary Mikado or 3200 type. The new engine weighs! in the neighborhood of 380,000 pounds on the drivers, while the Ml- kados, the largest type used on the j heavy mountain hauls heretofore, weigh between 206,000 and 210,000 pounds. The new engine is the first of its kind on the Southern Pacific north of Sacramento but it is under stood will be followed by three oth ers to be used on the same run. The engine is used from Gerber to Weed where it is turned on the "Y". Sometimes it is backed up to Edge wood, five miles north of Weed, and used as a helper over the hill from there to Weed. It is Impossible to use the Mallet over the Siskiyou mountains between Hornbrook and Ashland because of the curves, the most impossible of which is the 14 degrees curve tunnel on this side of the mountain. The Mallet cannot be handled on any of the turntables, either at Hornbrook or at Dunsmuir hence is used from Gerber, the new division point near Red Bluff, to Weed, both of which are equipped with "Y" switches. The engine was brought up from the Sacramento division point a few days ago and was the object of much curiosity. It is not exactly wel comed by enginemen, however, ' as the Mallet, with a crew of engineer and fireman, can do the work of two of the 2600 or 3200 engines, thus naturally putting one crew out of commission. Traveling Engineer Keenan of the Sacramento division brought the Mallet to Dunsmuir and instructed the engineers there in handling it. Mrs. Lulu Van Wegen returned home Sunday after a pleasant visit of several days with an old school mate, Mrs. M. E. Owens of Central Point. As Mrs. Owens is the owner of a Ford, they had lots of nice rides and visited old friends and neighbors, also attending the Central Point church where Mrs. Van Wegen had not been since she was a girl. Mrs. Owens and daughter, Virgie, accom panied her home and stayed to enjoy the concert at Lithia park. Have a Good Time Kids, School Starts Monday, September 4th Better get up early In the morn ing, kids, and go swimming every day if not twice a day for these next ten days. Better go barefooted all the time, you will soon have to wear shoes. School starts Monday, Sep tember 4. It is hard on the kids, too, we really are just beginning to have the kind of summer boys like. This year Ashland is to have an innovation, the Junior high school. This will really not make a very great change in the schools which are attended, what have formerly been called sub-freshmen, remaining in the West school instead of going to the high school. The regular freah men go to the high school. The Junior high school takes practically the same work as the 7th, 8th and 9th grades did heretofore, but are taught on the high school principle, a teacher for each subject, instead of having one teacher to the grade as heretofore. Instead of remaining in one room all the time the stud ents at the junior school will have their class rooms as do the high schoolers and an assembly hall. Superintendent Briscoe has issued the following instruction which should be read carefully by every parent of a boy or girl of school age: Grades 7B, 7A, 8B, 8A and 9B will' attend the Junior high school at the West Side building. The 94. 10B, 10A, 11B, 11A and 12B wi'l attend at the senior high or the high school building. An attempt will be made to es tablish the dividing line for grades one to six inclusive at First street. Those living on the eaBt side of Firsi street for the first six grades will go to the East school, while those liv ing on the west side of First street will go to the West building. Should some grade or grades in either school be crowded and accommodation in that grade or those gTades afforded In the other school, it will be neces sary to readjust by sending those nearest the accommodations to that school. Every effort will te made to offer the most satisfactory condi tions to the pupils of the lower grades. State texts may be secured at the McNair Drug stores. Paint;, pencils, penholders, notebooks, etc., may be obtained from any dealers handling them. At the high school bull.iing on Thursday, August 31, 1910. begin ning at 8 a. m., examinations for grades 5, 6. 7 and 8 will be held. Friday, September 1, 1916, exam inations for grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 will be held at the same place, be ginning at 8 a. m. All tht week be ginning August 28, 1916, the super intendent of schools will be in his office at the high school building from 8 till 12, and from 1 till 5. Pupils who have never been in the Ashland schools should call upon him during this week for assignments to grades and buildings. First year pupilB that is begin ners may enter the grade school lo cated in their district if they will be six years old by October 10, 1916. Ashland Band Going To Chetco The Ashland band, 20 pieces strong will leave in automobiles on Septem ber 1 for Brookings, Curry county, where they win play a three-day en gagement at the' Chetco Cove Carni val. The trip entails an automobile trip of 160 miles each way over into the heart of the wilds of Curry coun ty where the Immense Brookings sawmill, lourist hotel and lumbering industry is forming the basis for a new town. The Chetco Carnival Is to be a three-day affair taking place on Sep tember 2, 3 and 4, during which time the monster tourist hotel at Brook ings will be formally opened and the attention of the state attracted to ward the opportunities which He in the new country. Brookings is on the coast, 30 miles north of Crescent City. The Medfori baseball team will play at Brooking during the carnival. The present population of Brookings is about 500. Leaving here In automobiles early on the morning of September 1 the band boys will eat breakfast at Grants Pass, dinner about half way to Cres niiv annnpr at CreRcent Citv iriii v i l.- , f j "j a ririvo the 30 miles un the coasfl in the evening. But they must enter school not later than Monday, September 11, 1916. This rule must be strictly followed Not to do so is an Injustice to the teacher, to the pupils who start promptly, and an injury to the pupil who starts late. Any pupil in the first six grades may attend .the school where he bad a seat during the school year 1915 16, If he chooses to .provided the room is not crowded. ' Uni of textbooks for the grade school, 1916.17: First Grade Wheeler's primer, scratch books, paints according to the directions of the teacher. A class, Wheeler's First reader. Second Grade Wheeler's Second reader; pencih, scratch books, Rlgler's Numbers step by step and paints according to the teacher's directions. Third Grade Wheeler's Third reader; Numbers step by step; Hick's Champion spell er; paints, pencils, and notebooks according to the teacher's directions. Fourth Grade Numbers step by step; Wheeler's Fourth reader, Kimball's Elementary English, book I; Hick's Champion speller; pencils, penholder, tablet, paints and drawing material as di rected by the teacher. Fifth Grade Numbers step by step; Wheeler's Fifth reaJer; Champion speller; Tor & McMurray's world's geography; Kimball's Elementary English, book I; Bourne and Benton's history; dic tionary, pencils, penholder, paints, and textbooks according to the teach er's directions. Sixth Grade Wheeler's Fifth reader; Krohn' graded lessons in physiology and hy giene; World geography; Watson & White' complete arithmetic; Cham pion j.pejjer; American history, Bourne & Benton; Kimball's Elemen tary English, book I; dictlomtiy. paints, pencils, penholder and note books, according to the directions of the teacher. ' A Claps Kimball's Elementary English, book II. Seventh Grade Elson's. Grammar ' school reader, book IV; Complete Arithmetic; Mace's U. S. history; World ycog- raphy; Kimball's Elementary Eng lish, book II; Champion speller; dic tionary, pencils, penholder, paint and notebooks, according to the di rections of the teacher. Eighth Grade Elson's Grammar school reader, .book IV; Complete arithmetic; Mace's U. S. History; Reinsch's clWl government; Burkett Steven's ag riculture; Champion speller; Kim ball's Elementary English, book II: pencils, penholders, paints and note books according to the directions of the teacher. Grades from 9 to 12 Inclusive, wii get book lists Moidar, September 4, 1916, at their respective bu.'d ings. G. A. BRiSCOE, Superintendent. Grants Pass Will Send Woodmen Woodmen of the World and Wo men of Woodcraft from all over the valley will gather In Lithia park next Saturday for the first big annual pic nic. The lodges throughout the val ley and including the Grants Pass lodge will send delegations. A brief address of welcome, a lit erary and musical program and a general jolly good time will be en joyed. At noon the lunch baskets will be opened and coffee and cream and sugar furnished by Ashland Camp, No. 243 and Acorn Circle No. 54, will be served. The lodges of Ashland have had hand bills distributed throughout the valley calling the attention of mem bers to the picnic and the affair, promises to outdo any of the lodge picnics of the summer. Mrs. Eula Edwards and little daughter, of Medford, were guests of Mrs. T. M. Lynch from last Fri day until Tuesday of this week. The ladies are old schoolmates, and this was In the nature or a farewell visit as Mrs. Edwards and family will soon leave for Hood River, where they will engage in farming on a large scale. Maccabees and Knighte Will Picnic The Woman's Benefit association of the Maccahees will hold a picnic in Lithia park Thursday, August 31st, to which their families and the Sir Knights of Maccabees and their fam ilies will be Invited. All vlniting- Knights and Macca bees and their families are also ex tended a cordial Invitation. Every one is to bring a basket luncheon. Coffee and cream will be furnished by the ladles of the Maccabees. The picnic wil be held at the pic nic grounds in Lithia park and everyone Is to be on hand at noon for the dinner, if not before.- It will be an all-day affair. Machinery for Ashland Mine Z, A. Moody and a couple of other Ashland men are now at the Baden mine near Gold Hill, getting ready for shipment some machinery which will be transported to the site of the new Ashland mine mill. A great deal of the machinery for the new plant is to come from the .east, but Borne suitable equipment -has been bought in the valley. Premium Lists Of County Fair A 72-page booklet premium list of the Jackson county fair for the com ing season of September 13 to 16 inclusive, has been Issued and a lim ited number have been received at the Tidings office and local banks. The fair board announces that they will have the greatest county fair every staged in Jackson county with lots of better music, free attractions and shows, besides premium lists greatly increased. San Franciscans To Be Here Saturday Ashland Is making preparations to give the excursion of San Francisco business men who will be here on Saturday, August 26, a typical Ash land welcome. Thirty automobile owners of the city will go to Me-lford Saturday afternoon and bring the San Franciscans over the Pacific highway to Ashland. Upon arrival here they will be taken over the scenic drives above the city and eventaully to Lithia park where they will be welcomed with an address of welcome by May or Johnson, a talk by President V. O. N. Smith of the Commercial club, musical numbers by the Elks quar tet and other numbers. The ladies of the Civic Improvement club will load down the visitors with big, Juicy Ashland peaches and great boquets of Ashland roses. ' After being shown over the Llthla park and given an opportunity to fill up on Llthla water, the visitors will made the rounds of the busi ness houses of the city, greeting old friends and making new ones. Pres ent plans of the excursion contem plate a stay of two hours in Ash land, but it is hoped that the warmth of welcome proffered will lure the visitors into a longer stay. The vluiting excursion includes 79 of the leading business men of San Francisco and stops in Ashland while returning from the Coos Bay cele bration. Enroute north each individ ual member of the excursion was given a bottle of lithia water at Ash land. All drivers of cars who have signi fied their willingness to help enter tain the visitors are Instructed to be at the Medford Commercial club, at the railroad crossing In Medford, at 3:45 sharp, on Saturday of this week. After bringing their load to Ashland, turn up Granite street, proceed up Granite street to the Glenview drive, over the drive, out to the high school and back the Boulevard to Lithia park. The following have signified their willingness to take cars to bring the visitors over the highway from Med ford. Several more will be needed: W. M. Poley, J. H. Dill, A. C Nln lnger, B. R. Greer, G. E. Mlllner, O. H. Johnson, Ed Estes, F. L. Camps, Hodgson Reed, Hotel Austin, Briggs Elmore, Trefern, Hurt, Casebeer, Carson and T. II. Simpson. Start 5:30 Sunday For Mount Ashland Word was received this morn- ing from Southern Pacific otti clals at San Francisco that one ; of the official photographers of the railroad would arrive, In Ashland Saturday evening pre- pared to accompany the exc&r- slon from Ashland to the sum- mlt of the snow crowned mo.un- tain which bears Ashland's name. John M. Scott and Vice- President McCormlck made the trip to Mount Ashland upon the occasion of their last visit and became enraptured with the trip and the view from the summit. Hence the visit of the official photographer. Have you your luncheon plnnned for the Mount Ashland trip next Sun day? If you have no way of your own of getting to the end of the road have yon signed up at Mann's Ashland Art store so that a place will be reserved for you on one of the automobiles which will carry passengers to the end of the road for seventy-five cents for the round trip? If you have not completed your ar rangements, do so immediately. There will be a great crowd and a jolly crowd. Join in. Scores will come from down tne valley to make the trip. Many will leave the evening before and camp along the trail but the main contlg- ent will start from the Plaza at 6:39 a. m. sharp on next Sundny morn ing. It Is 8.2 miles to the end of the road wheie the great pots of bollWS coffee will await the mountain climb ers (those riding in the autos furn ished will receive the coffee at no extra charge beyond their seventy five cents for transportation, other will be asked to pay ten cents). Leaving the cars and wagons at this point, the rest of the trip is made afoot or horseback to the sum mit. Motion pictures of the stnrt, the company along tne iran ana soma unique action pictures In the snow at the summit will be secured by "Movie Man" Hull. Providing a large enough crow goes to make the stunt unusual, Ash land will received all kinds of pub licity through newspapers and maga zines from the trip. Help swell the gang. Don't put off that trip any longer. Come and stand with us on the sum mit of Mount Ashland and view the grandest panorama of mountins and valleys you ever saw. W. C. T. U. Elects For the Year The W. C. T. U. held their annual election of officers at their meet ing held Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church, the following be ing elected. President, Mrs. Jlllson. Vice-president, Mrs. G. R. Sllngerland, Corres ponding and Recording Secretary, Mrs. H. H. Leavltt, Treasurer, Mrs. Wilson. Vice-presidents from the various churches were elected as follows, those from churches not represented to be appointed later: MethodlstEpIscopal, Mrs. O. H. Barnhill; Baptist, Mrs. II. J. Boyd; Christian, Mrs. O. H. Johnson; Pres byterian, Mrs. A. H. Russell; Naza rene, Mrs. C. W. Fraley; Free Metho dist, Mrs. M. C. Ashcraft. Plans were also discussed for par ticipation in the county convention, which is to take place in Medford on August 29 to 30. Three Phones on New Farmers' Line Organized as the Lithia Telephone company, the farmers of the district along the Ashland mine road north west of the city have built a farm ers' telephone line which was on Wednesday of this week, connected with the exchange in this city. The new line extends for about a mile up the Ashland mine road and taps three phones. Later others may be added. The farmers who now have phones are C. P. Good, H. B. Warren and Willium Taverner.