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IDINGS
Ashland, Oregon, Lithia Springs
"Oregon's famous Spa"
ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1916
VOL. XLI
NUMBER 35
Ashland
Council Grants Request and Club
Will Move to City Hall Quarters
The new office room In the city
hall which is to he occupied by the
Commercial Club Is fast nearing
completion. At Tuesday's council
meeting an agreement between the
Commercial Club and the city re
garding the use of the new office
room-and the council chamber for
assembly purposes waB reached. The
council ratified the proposition asked
by the club committee. The club
will dispose of its billiard and card
tables and move Its furniture and
equipment into the new quarters as
soon as they are ready for occu
pancy. A saving which will amount
to quite a little will be made and
the club will have downstairs quar
ters as It should have. The request
made by the Commercial Club to the
council follows:
"The special committee appointed
by the Ashland Commercial Club for
the purpose of negotiating with you
for the use of certain parts of the
city hall beg leave to make the fol
lowing request:
"First That the room on ;the
Buys City Lot and
Will Build Residence
A special meeting of the city coun
cil will be held Friday evening to
close up the sale of two lots Just
west of the J. F. Wolfe property on
B street which came to the city
through the failure of the former
owner to meet pavement assess
ments, to Mrs. Delsman. Mrs. Dels
man will commence Immediately the
construction of a $2,500 home on the
property. This Is the second sale of
property which has come to the city
because of pavement burdens, W. B.
Holmes having recently purchased
the triangular piece at the intersec
tion of the Boulevard and Iowa
street.
Mrs. Delsman paid $550 for the
B street lots, this being a price
placed on the lots some time ago.
After the offer had been made to
Mrs. Delsman a local real estate
dealer offered to pay $600 for them,
hut in view of the fact that Mrs.
Delsman would build a home which
alone will add $56 a year to the
city's revenue in taxes, light and wa
ter, the sale to her was approved.
Odd Fellows Buy
Baraeburg Block
The biggest real estate deal re
ported this week was the purchase
by the Odd Fellows lodge of the
Barneburg block on North Main
street from Mr. and Mrs. Barney
Nichols, residents of Los Angeles.
The building is now occupied by
K. Brown as the Plaza market. Con
sideration $3,000. The order now
owns several adjacent properties
leased at a fair rental, In addition
to lodge rooms proper which are
rented to the Woodmen of the
World, Pythian Sistres, Maccabees,
and Fraternal Brotherhood.
Ashland Lodge, No. 4a, has fund
ed its indebtedness in a new Issue
of $6,000 in bonds which were sold
almost before they were off the
printing press. The denominations
are $300 each, interest at 6 per
cent, one bond redeemable each year
obligatory, with privilege of redeem
ing as many more as the order sees
fit.
Civic Club Invites
Strangers to Picnic
A picnic which should be attended
ly at least two hundred of the wom
en of Ashland, together with their
men folks, will occur by next Tues
day afternoon, September 26, when
the Civic Improvement Club gathers
for a big picnic dinner at Lithia
park picnic grounds. An especial
effort will be made to get all the
newcomers and strangers in Ashland
to attend this picnic, and each club
member is asked to bring at least
one newcomer or stranger. At 3
o'clock there will be a short business
meeting and the following program:
"Flower Gardens," Mesdames Briggs,
Mattern, Winter, Vaupel, Lamklu
and Swedenburg; "Household
Helps," Mesdames Barber, MInkler,
Cambers, Wllshire and Whittle.
Phone Job orders to the Tidings.
ground floor of the city hall, now
being remodeled, be rented to the
Ashland Commercial Club for its of
fice at an annual rental of $1 per
year.
"Second That electric light and
electric heat be furnished and that
an indirect lighting system be in
stalled in the office room.
"Third That the use of the coun
cil chamber be granted on the first
Monday of each and every month
and at such other times as desired,
with the understanding that It
should not at any time interfere
with the meetings or business of the
council.
"Fourth That the Commercial
Club upon its part will place in the
council chamber for public use such
chairs, tables and other furniture
and fixtures as It now has, and not
required, for use In the office.
"Respectfully submitted,
M. C. REED, Chairman;
FRANK JORDAN,
F. H. WALKER."
POSTPOXK RKIXIOX.
The annual reunion of the
Southern Oregon Pioneer Asso
ciation, which will be held in
Jacksonville this year, has been
postponed from September 28
to October 5. Sons and daugh
tres of early settlers as well as
the old-timers themselves are
Invited this year. The erection
of a building for a pioneer ex
hibit In Lithia park will be
brought up.
Son of Famous
Hiker Visits
Young Billy Weston, son of E. P.
Weston, the noted pedestrian of for
mer days, has been visiting the old
soldiers' encampment last week on
a hike from St. Paul to San Fran
I Cisco, five months being the time
; limit. He Welongs to the. Sons of
Veterans and has seen service in
Cuba and the Philippines. He left
Portland last Monday.
Young Weston lays claim to the
championship of the world, his rec-
ord for 100 miles being 14 hours,
36 minutes and 28 seconds. His
average daily walk is said to be from
50 to 80 miles. His first long hike
was taken with his father at the age
of 19 years, when he hiked across
the continent.
Club Women Are to
Meet at Rogue River
A meeting of the executive board
of the First Southern Oregon Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs
has been called by the president,
Mrs. W. W. Canby, at Rogue River,
September 26, to plan the work for
the coming year and perfect plans
for the general meeting in the
spring.
The officers and chairmen of the
different departments this year com
prise the following well-known club
women of southern Oregon: Presi
dent, Mrs. W. W. Canby, Grants
Pass; first vice-president, Mrs. E. D.
Briggs, Ashland; second vice-president,
Miss Marian B. Towne, Phoe
nix; recording secretary, Mrs. C. D.
Hoon, Medford; corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. L. O. Clement, Grants
Pass; treasurer, Mrs. J. A. Buchan
an, Roseburg; auditor, Mrs. F. C.
Smith, Jacksonville; district organ
izer, Mrs. J. F. Mundy, Medford;
chairman of art, Mrs. G. S. Eaton,
Grants Pass; civics, Miss Josephine
L. Panot, Roseburg; conservation,
Mrs. C. L. Schieffelin, Medford; edu
cation, Mis. W. W. Ussher, Ashland;
legislation, Mrs. O. N. Gilmore,
Rogue River; library, Miss Blanche
Hicks, Ashland; public health, Mrs.
N. S. Nobllt, Medford; press, Mrs.
Philip Helmer, Grants Pass.
The club women of Rogue River
will entertain the members of the
executive board at luncheon on that
day.
The $500,000 Coos Bay pulp plant
has been dismantled and the ma
chinery sold to a British Columbia
firm.
Appreciation No. 5
From Pasadena
The following is the fifth appre
ciation of Ashland hospitality sent
in by Pasadena people. It came in
the form of a postcard to W. W.
rasher, who has made it a point to
be courteous to visitors in Ashland.
The card reads: "Just a small re
membrance of your kindness to us
in Ashland. We have had a fine trip
and saw some beauty spots, but noth
ing so beautiful as Ashland. We are
homeward bound and are as far as
Lake Tahoe. They close here Sun
day for the season. Again thanking
you, I am, sincerely yours, Mrs. J.
P. Stewart."
Livestock Sales This Week
Make Total of Over $50,000
John Hunt of Portland left last
night with eight double-deck cars of
lambs, numbering about 2,020. He
brought them in several days ago
from Hlatt Prairie and is taking
them on to Portland.
G. B. Mansfield arrived last night
with 70 head of mules and five head
of horses In three cars from Klam
ath Falls. Fifty-three Jiead of the
mules are two-year-olds from the
Sprat Wells ranch at Bly. They are
a fine lot of mules, one weighing
1,240 pounds and a good many be
ing 15 hands high. Mr. Mansfield
says it is the best lot of two-year-old
mules he has ever seen. The re
mainder of the mules and the horses
were picked up at Klamath Falls.
The entl'e shipment is headed for
the Mansfield brothers' 3,000-acre
wheat ranch at La Crosse, Wash.,
and will be loaded out tonight. A.
D. Barr, who used to be with Mans
field brothers but now lives in Ash
land, is c;oing north with Mr. Mans
field to assist in handling the stock,
but will return to Ashland. Mr.
One Man Wins
Twelve Families
Twelve families as residents of
Ashland largely if not entirely as
the result of one man's kindness and
assistance are pretty good evidence
of the value of courteous hospitality.
To the extension of the glad hand
and his interest in strangers W, W.
Ussher attributes the purchase of
seven homes In Ashland by outsiders
and the residence here of five more
families in rented houses. To all
who look for real value only In tang
ible assets here is food for thought.
If one man can add fifty persons,
more or less, to Ashland's population
merely by smiling and trying, others
can do the same. One hundred per
sons following this example effect
ually will nearly double the popula
tion, sell seven hundred homes and
rent five hundred houses.
1916 Crater Auto
Travel Beats 1915
Auto travel to Crater Lake, de
spite the shorter season due to heavy
snows, for this season exceeds that
of a year ago by 270 autos, while
the total number of tourists is rap
idly approaching the record total of
1,915, being only 24S shy on Septem
ber 15. The total travel to Septem
ber 15, 1915, was 10,545, the total
autos 2,076, while the figures for
the present year are. Travel, 10,1
297; autos, 2,346.
Select Seed Corn.
Better quality and yield of next
season's Oregon corn crop may be
furthered by careful selection of
home-grown, acclimated seed. Since
maturity is one of the vital factors,
the selection should be made now,
according to the Agricultural College
specialists, while It Is easy to dlsin-
gulsh' between the early and late.
maturing ears. These ears should
be well matured, of medium size,
well formed, with quite deep kernel
and good top and bud. They should
then be stored where there is no dan.
ger of frost or mold affecting their
vitality.
Mrs. Leta Vaupel Jackson, who
has been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. K. Vaupel, In this city,
returned Tuesday to her home at
Portland. ' . ?
Three Peaches
Three Pounds
Three peaches, euch weighing one
pound; three peaches, each twelve
Inches In circumference for a total
of one yard; three peaches, each
a "peach" in taste as well as looks,
were brought to the Tidings office
Thursday on a plate or, rather, brim
ming over the sides of a plate which
would barely hold them. The mon
sters were Globe peaches from the
orchard of T. J. Greer and were re
markable for their uniform coloring
and size. Xo, they are not on exhibi
tion, but perhaps someone could be
found around the office who would
tell you how good they tasted.
Barr Hays that 13 cars of cuttle left
Klamath Falls on the 19th to go to
Miller & Lux of San Francisco.
J. II. Carlton, for Miller & Lux,
will load out tonight about 550 head
of cattle all billed to this firm at
San Francisco. About 20 cars will
be required. The beef will go to
the stockyards and the feeders will
be taken to another station for rest
and feed. These cattle are largely
from the Dead Indian summer range
and are in fine condition. The cat
tle were bought from George Owen,
Henry Barneburg, F. E. Bybee, John
Rader, Joe Rader, Marsh Garrett, C.
S. Clngcade and several other local
parties. It is understood that the
j price paid was 6 cents for beef
I steers. 5 cents for feeders and a
i little less for cows. The Owen cattle
I made a big bunch, Barnehurg's num
j bering 98, while from Bybee came
, about 50 head and from the Raders
'and Garrett about 100 head. Clng
cade had 15 or 20 head and the re
I malnder came In small lots from dif
jferent parties.
Bad Food Causes
Strike at Kilt
John Anderson returned Tuesday
from Klamath Falls, where he has
been working In a sawmill as has
also Howard Frame, of this city.
John will leave soon to accept the
teachership of a school up in Wasco
county. He and Howard went from
here to Hilt where they worked one
night. The whole night crew struck
the first night because of the rotten
meat and sour food which was sent
to them for lunch nightly according
to John.
The Ashland boys went to Klam
ath Falls where they landed a Job
within a few hours, laborers being
much in demand. He reports see
ing Neil Shinn who Is employed in
a shoe Btore over there. Also Clar
ence Lane who was on a trip to
Eastern Oregon.
Early Morning
Fire Burns Barn
Early Tuesday morning the fire
department was called out to fight
a blaze which destroyed the barn be
longing to Mr. Powell and which was
situated near the corner of Nutley
and Woolen streets. The barn was
an almost total loss but was Insured.
Several chickens were roasted in the
barn and a hog was only saved by
heroic work, someone pulling him
out by the hind foot.
Portland Stock Report, Sept. 1H.
Cattle More cattle came to hand
than were looked for today. While j
the run was small, indications were
i that It would not be over last Mon-1
Anv'a run. Tntnl rpppints for the dav i
were 976. Steers sold at $7 for the
host, with the bulk better than
$6.50'. Cows were sold as high as
$0 and bulk brought $5.50 up to the
high spot. Bulls $3 to $4.25.
Hogs Receipts of but 1,400 made
a short market that went to $9.85
on prime lights. Quality as a rule
was nothing out of the ordinary.
Bulk of light hogs went over $9.60.
Sheep Receipts were 1,400.
Lambs sold at $8.50 for the best,
wethers at $6.75 and ewes at $5.50.
Demand was good. -
Mrs. Daley and Bernal Culy of
Medford were dinner guests of Mrs.
T. M. Lynch Wednesday.
Hughes Rally and
At Chautauqua
Preparations are being made for
a monster public rally in the Chau
tauqua building Friday (tomorrow)
evening in the interest of the repub
lican candidate for president, Chas.
Evan Hughes. The committee In
charge of the arrangements Is com
posed of E. D. Briggs, E. V. Carter
and O. F. Carson. This Insures a
good program.
As a preliminary feature the Ash
land band will play in the band
stand. The meeting is called prompt
ly for 8 o'clock and the program In
the building as planned will consist
of the following numbers in the ord
er stated:
Music by the band, vocal solo by
Earl Rasor, vocal duet by Misses An
derson and McCormlck, recitation by
the Inimitable Dick Posey (R. V.
Campbell).
Mrs. E. R. Hanley, first vice-president
of the state Hughes Alliance,
will talk for a few minutes. Mrs.
Hanley is a good speaker; she knows
what to say and how to say It ef
fectually. Be sure to hear her.
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IJAXD COXCKKT TOXKiHT.
The band concert which was ?
slated for last night was post-
poned until tonight and will be
? given at the usual hour of 7:45
t from the Llthla park band- i
stand. In recognition of the
? support which the contributors
to the band fund have given ?
this year, the band will give 4
two additional free concerts on $
? the two Thursday evenings, fol- ?
lowing this evening. ?
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City Not to Blame
For Rasor's Spill
Earl Knsor's wagon overturned
I while he was navigating the bumpy
grades at .Nevada street some time
I back. He looked to the city for dam
lages. At TueedKv't; council meet City
Attorney Moore rendered his opinion
on the matter. He states that he
learns from the city engineer that
that portion of Nevada street where
the accident occurred has never been
opened up as a street by the city and
Is still private property, and hence
in his opinion the city was not to
blame for the accident to Rasor's
equipage. The report was accepted
I lWf Mnnro all P"'PRt pit hnwpVPf. that
the city open up the street and put
it In shape, and the matter was re
ferred to the street committee and
city engineer.
Liquor Branch
Gets Mayer In Bad
S. J. Mayer, proprietor of the
Mayer Incorporated Liquor House of
Hornbrook, Cal., will probably stay
in California, for a time at least.
The reason for this surmise lies in
the fact that In Portland a warrant
for Mr. Mayer's arrest Is lying in
waiting for him. This Is the first
warrant of its klud Issued in the
state.
The details of the case are as fol
lows: Mr. Mayer conducted a Port
land office for his California whole
sale house. One bookkeeper was
employed and is now under nrrest.
The district attorney of Multnomah
county discovered that orders and
payments for liquor were being ac
cepted by the Portland branch
through opening a letter addressed
to another man of the snme name as
his, by mistake. A plnin clothes man
went to the Mayer office, ordered
ltmior and gave his check, delivery
to be made through the regular le
gal channels. Accepting payment for
the liquor In the state lays the May
er employe and Mr. Mayer himself
open to a heavy fine.
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If sympathy could only be con
verted Into cash it's doughnuts to
fudge that there wouldn't be so
much of It wasted.
The Linn-Benton Growers' Asso
ciation cannery at Brownsville, Ore.,
has more orders than It can fill.
An $80,000 hotel is to be built at
Bend.
Fine Program
BIdg. Friday Night
Colonel Washburn from Tabla
Rock precinct will speak with his
usual vigor. The colonel Is original,
forceful and very entertaining with,
what he has to say. AH who have
ever heard him talk will certainly
Improve this opportunity to listen,
.to him again. Those who have not
heard him will miss a great treat
! and a rare opportunity to enjoy a
direct, logical and splendid exposi
tion of the Issues of the day.
Colonel Washburn has the faculty
of putting things up In a new way
; and provides for his audience some
: thing different from a stereotyped,
J political address.
Walter L. Toose, state organizer
! for the National Hughes Alliance,'
I will talk as the concluding feature
j of the program, following which an
Ashland branch of the Hughes Al
j llance will be formed.
! Everybody is urged to attend the
meeting tomorrow night. Remember
the hour, 8 o'clock. Ashland should
have the largest Hughes Allianca
branch In the state.
Oregon Hens Gain
Rank In Contest
The Oregons had jumped to third
place in the Missouri National Egg
Laying' Contest at the end of the
I tenth month of laying, and another
j pen of the same breed had reached
sixth place In the Storr's contest.
The Oregons at Mountain Grove
held third place at the beginning of
August, but during the month made,
noteworthy gains, being at the end
of the month but It eggs behind
the second pen and 40 behind the
leaders. They are competing against
103 entries of lending layers from
the United States, Canada and Eng
land. Tl.ey had averaged 196 eggs
.per hen at the end of the tenth
month.
Oregons hold the record for the
best week's laying at Storr's with 64
eggs to their credit. They have been"
first for each of the last two weeks
and were second the preceding week.
Their record last week was 55 eggs
as against 50 for their nearest rivals
and 32.9 for the general average of
all pens. They not only gained a
place Inst week but came within a
single egg of gaining two places. The
contest ends November 1.
Plan To Widen
Park Avenue
A forerunner of a much needed
improvement, the widening of Park
avenue, was the appointment of a
committee at Tuesday's council
meeting, which will take up the mat
ter with the owners of the property
needed.
The matter was discussed at some
length, the discussion centering
around the Pllllngs barn property.
On motion of Mr. Banta a commit
tee of three was appointed to confer
with Mr. Billings concerning his
property, the Chautauqua people
concerning the strip necessury on
the east side of thp street, Mr. Per
oral concerning a corner of his prop
erty needed and any others whose
co-operation might be needed.
During the course of the discus
sion City Attorney Moore vouch
safed the opinion that land could be
condemned for park purposes if the
owner refused to consider a reason
able offer.
Boys Kill Semi-Tame
Squirrel in Park
Two thoughtless boys were hauled
up before the Recorder's court Tues
day and fined ten dollars for kill
ing a gray squirrel in the city park,
the fine afterward being suspended
pending good behavior.
Jim Wyant and Edgar Pefferlie,
In an unthln'klng moment killed one
of the pretty little semi-tame gray '
squirrels which are bocoming num
erous. They were detected and will
have to walk the chalk line In the
future. Any future offenders will
not receive the leniency granted
these first offenders.
The first car of Coos Bay coal
shipped over the new railroad went
to Harrlsburg.