Ashland tidings., September 11, 1916, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT OP THE SPRINGS WATER COMMISSION
Date. Vo. No.
For Week EndinK September 8, 1916.
Name ol Party Issued To.
Amrunt
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A. M. Long, 8 hrs. labor on pipe line with pick and
shovel at $2.25 per day less lc Ins $ 2.24
Frank Crowson, 52 hrs. labor on pipe line cementing
pipe joints at $2.50 per day less 6c ins 16.19
L. Sparks, 48 hrs. labor on pipe line with pick and
shovel at $2.25 per day less 6c ins 13.44
W. P. Holbert, 48 hrs. labor on pipe line with pick.
and shovel at $2.25 per day less 6c Ins 13.44
James Beagle, 28 hrs. labor on pipe line with pick and
shovel at $2.25 per day less 4c ins 7.84
D. E. Watson, 28 hrs. labor on pipe line with pick and
shovel at $2.25 per day less 4c ins 7.84
C. G. Swartzfager, 48 hrs. labor on pipe line with pick
and shovel at $2.25 per day less 6c Ins 13.44
Fred Van Dyke, 28 hrs. labor on pipe line with pick.'
and shovel at $2.25 per day less 4c ins 7.84
A. H. Beagle, 8 hrs. labor on pipe line with pick and
shovel at $2.25 per day less lc ins 2.24
Tnhn Flanks 28 hrs. labor on nine line with nick and
shovel at $2.25 per day less 4c ins 7.84, thought they
F. E. RoBencrans, 52 hrs. labor on pipe line as fore-
Early Day Hunting
On Mount Pitt
(By John B. Griffin.)
(Concluded from last issue.)
After going along a mile or so we
came to a big swamp, and after pass
ing around the head of it we were
surprised to see an old bear and two
cubs come out of the swamp and
walk along slowly, biting off huckle
berries, entirely oblivious of the fact
that we were standing within a hun
dred yards of them. Our first
thought was to let the dogs go after
them, but concluded not to, as we
had had enough for
one day, so we concluded to shoot
man and repairing pipe at $3 per day less 6c Ins. . . 19.44 tI)e o)(j cne an(j et the dogs tree
A- sUeU.rar$282h5rpeJa5 2.24 cubs. So we both let drive at
R. L. Harris, 28 hrs. labor on plpo line with pick and the old bear, and she ran a snori
shovel at $2.25 per day less 4c Ins 7. 84 distance and went down. Both dogs
G. W. King, 44 hrs. labor on pipe line with pick and j dagned out now and got so close to
shovel at $2.25 per day less 6c ins 12-32 ! the cubs that they hardly had time
E. Rosnau, 20 hrs. labor on pipe line with pick and tne e6B , . "" ' nnon
shovel at $2.25 per day less 3c ins 5.60 to climb before they were upon
N. A. Carter, 16 hrs. labor on pipe line with pick and them. One ran away up to the top
shovel at $2.25 per day less 2c Ins 4 48 and one only went up a few feet,
Wa"eT Kfia,'" Pe, "r WUh P'Ck 3.36 i Just out of reach of the dogs, which
John Uetz, 8 hrs. labor on pipe line at $2 per day less
lc Ins - 1-99
City Truck & Storage Co 28.00
Trips to pipe line ditch and return August
13 to 26 inclusive (with average 10 men. . $24.00
Wen to pipe line ditch August 30 and 31. . . 4.00
$28.00
N. M. Lane 3.70
8-11 12 picks sharpened $1-50
8-14 3 picks sharpened 40
8-16 3 picks sharpened 40
8-23 4 drills sharpened 40
8-30 2 pipe clamps 1.00
$3.70
set them both wild. We went down
and shot them out, after which we
went to camp, arriving at 1 o'clock,
tired and hungry but pretty well
ontlofloH ulth nnr dav's hunt. We
laid off till evening, then went out
' and picked a lot of huckleberries.
The next day was spent In getting
J game and taking care of meat. We
left old Trailer In camp for fear bf
! another bear chase, for in those days
jyou could hardly keep him from
catching a bear If you let him get
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Ashland Iron Works, turning armature 1.00 out In the WOods
W. E. Plerson, 4 hrs. use or auto taxing oinciai
fi P nhntnernnhpp over narkR hlph drives and UD
canyon 4.00 ' went over towards Four Mile lake.
The next day we started out and
4.05
Western Union Tel. Co., message to Portland
C. F. Shepherd, damage to auto due to open ditch on
night of July ,2. 1916
Joe Kerr, 24 hrs. labor cleaning up at fountains at
$2.25 per day less 3c Ins 6.72
E. F. Smith & Son, saddle horse to Mt. Ashland for S.
P. official photographer 1.50
L. O. Van Wegen, salary for the month of August,
1916 91.67
Ashland Printing Co 40.70
24 Cloth signs. 8-9 $ 2.0
Booklets, 8-24 10.00
8-31 Publishing statements, b 4 6 lines at
5c, 7, 14, 21 and 28 : 27.30
Long distance telephone 90
'6 . i,n t,n miles from camp as we
wpre nassine alons through a big
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$40.70
Joe Kerr, In error In rate of compensation for two
weeks' services
F. H. Mann, auto fare to Mt. Ashland for official S. P.
photographer
Thos. H. Simpson, 8-15, three shovels at 80c each...
State Industrial Accident Commission, contribution to
state accident fund 9.43
Carson-Fowler Lumber Co 64.20
75 sacks cement at 85c $63.75
1-4x6-12 rf 45
1.90
.75
2.40
$64.20
Park Garage. 8-29, 5 gals, gas for engine 1.30
ProvoBt Bros.
7-15 gal. metal polish $ .90
7-27 20 lbs. nails 1.00
10 lbs. nails. 16s 50
2 pes. galv. iron. 6 ft 1.00
lb. rubber packing 60
Hack saw blade 10
Galv. Iron 75
Nails 05
1 lb. packing 75
4 1-in. couplings 40
4 -ln. nipples 20
Vi gal. metal polish 90
1 1-in. Lamb globe valve 2.00
9.15
7-31
8-2
8-8
8-10
8-16
8-25
2383
$9.15
Jordan Electric Co 33.50
7-24 1 Woodruff reflector $21.75
7-28 50 ft. Vi in. conduit 4.00
1 type F conduit
1 Mi bushing ,
172 ft. No. 14 R. C. Wire,
15 ft. 3-8-in. loom
1 weatherproof socket
1 iron box . . ,
1 iron cover . . ,
02..
.75
.02
3.40
.75
.25
.20
.13
8-15 9 30-amp. enc. fuse
$9 50
. 2.25
$33.50
Total.., $453.95
Special
Physical Plant
Fund.
Balance last reported -...$10,550.17
3-7 Received from sale of cups '.
Physical
Plant Operating
Fund.
$2,208.41
14.35
Total $10,550.17
Disbursed aa per statement 267.50
$2,222.76
186.45
Balance this date, Sept. 8, 1916.
J. P. DODGE, Secretary.
,..$10,282.67 $2,036.31
BERT R GREER, Chairman.
Y.M.C.A. Continues
Work on Border
Portland Telegram: The state
committee of the Young Men's Chris
tian Association will continue its
work with the third Oregon and wel
come the troops home to Camp
Wlthycombe with a large tent
equipped with the usual facilities.
The building at Imperial beach waa
erected at a cost of $550. Most of
the labor was volunteered by the sol
diers, so the material was the only
expense. It was built of Oregon fir
shipped to San Diego by raft, and
aawed by the Benson Lumber Com
pany. Of the cost of this building
$250 was provided by friends of the
association work in the east. It will
be turned over to the troops who
succeed the third Oregon, or wrecked
and sold. Thirty-nine additional
buildings have been erected along
the Mexican border by the Toung
Men's Christian Association. Many
of these have been given outright by
Individuals in different states. Rich
ard Colgate gave one at San Antonio
costing, with equipment, $2,500. Mr.
and Mrs. Scovll of Watertown, Conn.,
gave one at Nogales, costing $5,000,
for the Connecticut troops. Many
others have been given by individu
als or groups of individuals.
Inasmuch as the third Oregon will
probably be camped at Camp Withy
combe for several weeks, a building
should bo provided there on account
of the coming of rains and colder
weather. It can be erected at a cost
of $500. Some patriotic citizen
should provide the funds for this
purpose.
The building is the center of the
social, athletic and religious life of
the camp, and is always crowded
with men outside of drill hours. Of
ficers and enlisted men alike are en
thusiastic over the work, and com
mend it in the highest terms.
Practically ,400,000 acres of land"
In the Appalachian and White moun
tains have been approved for pur
chase under the Weeks law, which
authorizes the government to pur
chase, for national forest purpose,
lands on the headwaters of navigable
streams in these regions.
I burn, I saw lying down by a big log
Ii9r. vnrds frnm us. a ble buck. He
'saw us, but did not get up, so 1
! pulled up and blazed away and had
; the satisfaction of seeing him roll
I over. We started down to where he
'lay and Bob asked me where I hit
him. I told him I thought I had
given him a quartering shot that had
ranged through the heart, but lm
agine my chagrin when we got down
there and I had shot him square be
tween the eyes. Bob likes a Joke
and never let up on me the whole
trip, but when he missed the Sugar
Loaf bear I got even on him, believe
me. The buck had nine points on
one horn and ten on the other. Af
ter dressing and hanging him up we
went on. After traveling a mile or
more without seeing any more game
we came to a small prairie of per-
i haps three or four acres, and in pass
ing acroES it we discovered there
had been a bunch of elk there. This
set us wild, for If there was anything
on earth I loved to hunt, it was Elk.
So we set to work to figure out
where they had left the prairie and
the direction they had gone. After
tracking around and around for a
long time we found where they had
left the prairie on the west side and
were traveling up and around the
side of old Mt. Pitt. We followed
along for a long ways and at laBt
came to where they had been stand
ing around under some fir trees, and
out in a little opening they had been
lying down, but were not there now.
On we went, as they were easily fol
lowed, going most of the time in
single file, and finally came to a
grassy spot away up on the south
side of Mt. Pitt, facing towards Fish
lake, and there they had a great hole
pawed out where they had been ly
ing down. They had moved again,
but we soon discovered that they
had gone out at the upper end of
the glade, but this time they had
swung back east around the side of
the mountain. We followed along
until about 3 o'clock, when the trail
took a turn up hill towards a gap
in the ridge that runs down east
from Mt. Pitt. We went on up to
the; gap and passed through and
turned down on the other side, and
here we discovered them. About two
hundred yards below us was a small
lake, and right out in the middle
was a big buck elk standing up to
his knees in the water. Near the
edge of the lake were two more
smaller ones, and a few yards away,
lying down, was a cow and calf. It
waB a long shot for a .44, but a big
mark. We wanted him and wanted
him bad, so we decided to both shoot
at him and take chances on getting
one of the others, so we drew down
and, taking careful aim, fired. He
threw up his head and staggered and
started to ' wade out. Bang, bang
went the Winchesters, and bang,
bang again. He was out to the edge
now and we could see he was going
to fall, so did not shoot any more,
but ran down the hill to get a shot
In one of the others, but too late, as
they had gone. However, we were
well satisfied, and went to work to
dress him, which was no small Job
as he was as big as an ox and had
horns that were grand six on one
and seven on the other, and five and
one-half feet long. By the time we
got through we could see very plain
ly that It would keep us busy to get
to camp before dark, so we hiked
out, When we got back to the gap
we turned and followed the ridge
for some distance and then turned
down hill and took a straight shoot
for camp. We were tired and hun
gry, having had nothing since morn
ing, but had fed the dogs on liver.
When we got about half way to
camp old Trailer struck a bear track
and away they went, down the hill
towards Fish lake, making the woods
ring. I and Bob stood and listened,
hoping they might turn and tree it
between us and camp, but we were
disappointed, for they kept getting
farther and farther and finally went
out of hearing. We knew then the
Jib was up, so we went on to camp,
arriving there a little after dark.
We didn't wait long to commence
getting supper, and I'll tell you right
now buck meat disappeared mighty
fast when we got It cooked. Bob
said he never was so hungry In his
life, and I believed it.
Well, we were up against It now,
both dogs out with a bear, and an
elk and big buck to bring in. I and
Bob talked the matter over and
agreed there was only one thing to
do, and that was one of us would
have to take a horse and go hunt
the dogs and the other take the
pack animals and go after the elk.
It was finally agred that Dob should
go after the dogs and I after the
elk. Now I will acknowledge that
this didn't suit exactly, but Bob ar
gued that I knew so much better
how to sUIn and cut up the meat
that It was best for me to go; it
would take him forever to do the
Job, etc. So I said "All right, I'll
go." But 1 had a pretty strong sus
picion that Bob was pretty anxious
to go after the dogs, for It was al
most a sure shot that he would get
a bear. So he saddled his horse
and lit out with a caution from me
not to let Trailer get hurt, at any
cost. I took the pack horses and
went up to where the elk was, and
by the time I got hlra skinned and
cut up in shape to pack it waa 3
o'clock, which made me late getting
into camp. When I arrived, how
ever, Bob was there and had got the
bear, and. believe me, I was glad to
see Trailer, for I was always uneasy
when he was away over night with a
bear treed. The bear was a big
black fellow and was literally rid
dled with bullets.
After supper Bob told me all
about it. He went down the FiBh
lake trail and followed it for several
mllea, then turned to the right and
passed Fish lake, then went on west
around the side of Mt. Pitt and kept
getting higher up until finally he
came to a deep canyon. Here he
listened for a long time and, hearing
nothing, concluded to cross the can
yon and get up on top of the ridge
on the other side. Ho had a terri
ble time getting his horse down and
across the canyon, which was full of
brush and logs, but at last he made
It, and when he struck the hill on
the other side it was better going
and he soon reached the top of the
ridge. To his great relief and de
light he heard the dogs barking
i steadily down below him and not
over half a mile. He led his horse
down the ridge for several hundred
yards, then tied him and went on to
the tree afoot. Now is when he got
in too big a hurry, for if there Is
ever a time you want to use caution
it is going to a tree Mr. Bear is up,
for he will come down sure as fate
if there were forty dogs at the foot
of the tree. This Is especially so
after they have been up a tree a long
time. Now that is what Bob did,
I made too much noise, and down he
came. The fight was on, and a
royal battle it was, as he was up
against two of the best bear dogs
that ever looked up a tree. Bob ran
as fast as he could to get there, and
when he got In sight he said they
were making it hot for him. First
Trailer would grab hlra by the ham,
and as he swung around the strike,
Trailer would let go and get back
out of the way and Ranger would
get him. They did not know Bob
was there until his gun cracked, and
then Bob said it was wonderful to
see them handle him without either
dog getting hurt. They Just literally
made it so hot for him and kept him
going so fast back and forth that
Bob couldn't get in a dead shot, but
he kept following up and every half
a chance he would shoot. They kept
working down the hill and at last
Bob got a bullet through his heart
and the victory was won. Hob Bald
It waa Impossible to describe this
fight, that it had to be seen to be
appreciated. For two dogs to han
dle a bear so that he couldn't even
run down hill was simply wonderful.
Bob said then, and I believe he will
say so now, that Trailer was un
doubtedly the best all-around beat
dog in the world. For my part, I
always did think that he was per
fect. When we skinned the bear
there were fourteen bullet holes in
him, ana when Bob came to examine
his gun the last cartridge was gone.
But as good luck would have It, he
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Used Cars lor Sale
Automobile Supplies and
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Micheiin, Goodrich
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Other Makes on
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had a few In his pocket, which was
lucky, for as he came back just be
fore he got to the Fish lake trail,
out jumped two bigs bucks, and af
ter running a short distance Btopped
to look back. This settled their
fate. Bang went the .44 and down
one of them went wun a nroaen
neck. As the other started to run
the lever went down and up and an
other bullet went flying after hlra,
which caught hlra In the flank and.
ranging forward, passed through the
heart, and after running a few yards
he went down.
We now had about all we could
get away with, and the balance of
two days was spent In getting our
meat in shape to pack out, which
was done in due time. When we
got to the wagon we laid down one
more day and went out hunting and
killed two more deer. The dogs
treed a brown bear and after a short
chase. He was a Bmall one, but
came down the tree in spite of all
1 could do, for some cause or other.
Ranger seized him by the head and
Trailer by the ham and he went
down. As he struggled to get up I
struck him two blows with my toma
hawk and he settled back, dead as
a mackerel.
The next morning we pulled for
home, arriving at noon.
And now, dear reader, I hope you
will be as well pleased with this
story as we were with our hunt.
Homesteader Wins Long Contest.
Klamath Falls, Sept. 4. After a
contest that has lasted about twelve
years, B. St. George Bishop of this
city has at last received patent to his
homestead on Upper Klamath lake
at the north end, on Crystal creek.
The patent was today filed with
County Clerk De Lap for record.
Bishop filed on this land when it
was a government forest, alleging
that the land was more valuable for
homestead purposes than for its tim
ber. He calls his home "The Ce
dars."
Mrs. Ernest McKee of Medford has
been visiting Miss Huntley In Ash
land for a week.
CHEERFUL WORDS
For Many an Ashland Household.
To have the pains and aches of a
bad back removed to be entirely free
from annoying, dangerous urinary
disorders, is enough to make any kid
ney sufferer grateful. The following
advice of one who has suffered will
prove helpful to hundreds of Ashland
readers:
Mrs. S. C. McDonald, 685 B street,
Ashland, says: "I can recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills Just aa highly
today as I d'd three years ago when
I gave my first statement. I have
taken Doan's Kidney PillB on several
occasions for lameness across my kid
neys and it required only a few doses
to relieve me of this misery. Doan's
Kidney Pills have always proven a
splendid medicine for one of our fam
ily who bad considerable trouble
from the kidneys also."
Price 60c, at all dealers. TJon t
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. McDonald had. Foster-Mllburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
McArthur Defends His Fight-Hour
Vote.
Washington, Sept. 4. Asserting1
there are some things more desir
able than a seat in congress, and
that one of them Is the maintenance
of a man's self-respect, Congressman.
McArthur of Portland made a vigor
ous speech In the house today de
fending his vote against the eight
hour bill for organized railroad em
ployes.
He declared that more concern
had been exhibited, in its passage,
over the November election than
over the public welfare. He de
clared that if his political enemies
chose to make his vote an issue, lie
will be glad to take the question to
the people of his district.
"Congress In passing this law has
debased Itself and humiliated the
country," he asserted, warmly. "It
has served notice thBt government
in this country no longer rests upon
the popular will."
The new law, he said, will let
down the bars "for all kinds of dis
putes between labor aud capital."
"There is nothing in the law that
limits employment to eight hours,
but It Is a law to raise wages under
the guise of an eight-hour law," he
declared. HIb speech caused a sensation.
Chester Stevenson and family left
Thursday for Lake of the Woods.
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NOW Is the time to attend to .
Don't put off until tomorrow what
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home, merchandise, automobile, etc.T
Did you ever stop to think Just
how little it will cost you to carry
your Insurance compared to the ben
efits which you receive? A few dol
lars Invested today may Bave yon a
thousand tonight.
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