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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1916)
rAGK TWO Ashland Tidings By THE ASHLAND PRIXTIXG 00. (Incorporated) ESTABLISHED 1876 SEMMVEEKLV Bert R. Greer, Editor and Manager Harvey B. Ling, Advertising Manager Lynn Mowat, City Editor Olfical City and County Paper Issued Monday and Thursday TELEPHONE 39 Sl'HSCHIPTIOX RATES One Year 12.00 Six Months 1-00 Three Months 60 Payable in Advance Advertising rates on application. Fir6t-class Job printing facilities. Equipments second to none in the interior. No subscriptions for less than three months. All subscriptions dropped at txpiration unless renewal is received. In ordering changes of the paper always give the old street address or postoffice as well as the new. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class mall mat ter. Ashland, Or., Thursday, Sept. 21, '10 THE VALVE OF HOSPITALITY. Elsewhere in the Tidings today appears a news item revealing the value to Ashland of hospitality ex tended to strangers by a citizen of the town. Because these results are concrete and definable and can be verified by anyone they bring forcibly home to the reader what he himself may ac complish if he has the disposition to be a good live citizen, helpful to himself and to his community. Many times the results of advertising and the extension of the "glad hand" have to be " estimated and conse quently are often discounted by the pessimistic and overestimated by the too sanguine. But when a man through his own eforts, and entirely aside and apart from his regular em' ployment, can be the means of per suading twelve families to locate in community, and when seven of the twelve are so convinced of the desirability of the place for a home that they will buy property, it is not difficult to calculate that the bene fits derived are far out of proportion and in excess of the effort expended to secure them. In the particular instances cited above the man to whom credit is given for his loyalty to Ashland states that the time he spent with each of the twelve families would not exceed from fifteen to thirty minutes. In each of the twelve cases the people have told him that they would not have located here if they had not been made to feel so much at home. This made the town look even better to them. We are aware that these people probably talked with others about town and found in the town Itself the things to make them happy here. However, from all our Information at hand we conclude that each of the twelve decisions hung In the balance, so far as known, until our fellow townsman tipped the scales in the right direction. You can do the same. You may not have as much time as someone else and you may not have an equal oppor tunity to meet strangers, but you can use the time and opportunity you do have. After all it is not a question so much of time and opportunity as of disposition. YVith some the dispo sition Is natural; with others it must be cultivated; with all It is possible to some extent. If. with a little of your time and your genial hospital ity, you can make someone feel that Ashland is a good place in which to live, you will have rendered a triple service to the town, to the stranger and to yourself meaning an ex penditure on the part of the new comer, taken as the head of an aver age family, of probably not less than $C00 per year and meaning for you personally a new and perhaps a very valuable friendship. If you can do a third as well as the man we have been talking about, and if there are forty-eight more In town who can do as well as you can. that will make fifty good live boosters, for w-e are satisfied that the insplrer of this communication will continue his ef forts. Without undue mental effort we conclude that these fifty may be able to brlns to town 200 new resl dents who will spend $120,000 per annum, and tf half of them buy homes, $200,000 worth of real estate will change hands. On the basis of our calculation these results will be secured with the expenditure, pri marily, of ten days' time divided among fifty persons only two hours each. Is the result worth the effort T We think so. However, the intangi ble and direct results may far out weigh the direct and immediate pe cuniary returns. All people have friends and some influence. Each new resident becomes a link in an endless chain the drawing power of which can hardly be estimated. We surmise that one way to build up a town is to follow the lead of the man who has accomplished the re sults set forth. This with other ways which will be devised from time to time will put Ashland where she belongs, among the celebrated resorts and watering places of the continent. Ladies Will Study Politics of Today The Political Science class, which was organized Monday, will have its first meeting Saturday afternoon, September 30, at 2:30 o'clock, at the Auxiliary Club rooms. These meetings will be held week ly, Instead of the first and third Saturdays of the month, until after the elections November 7, in order that many questions relative to the coming election can be brought for ward and fully explained to voters who are now In doubt or entirelv unfamiliar with the questions at Issue. Miss Marian Towne of Phoenix has voluntarily offered her services in this work for the benefit of the Ash land ladles whose duty, as well as pleasure, it is to assist in making and amending laws. Men are also cordially Invited to attend. No fee Is charged but each one at tending may give the sum of five cents each meeting to defray the small expense entailed. After November 7 the meetings will be held on the first and third Saturdays of each month and con tinue as long as it is felt they are necessary. The party platforms will be fully discussed before election and the fol lowing are a few of the subjects to be taken up later at these informal meetings. Tax Amendments, Corrupt Prac tice Act, Election Laws, Parliamen tary Laws, Laws of Weights and Measures, Workingman's Compensa tion Act, Naturalization Laws. Prop erty Laws Regarding Women, State and Federal Constitutions, Ques tions of Taxpayers, Study the City Charter, Report Doings of Congress, and many other questions which shall be added as the class continues Its work. Good Gasoline Easily Obtainable A certain prominent automobile manufacture, sta'ed, in a recent newspaper article, that his new mo tor was especially designed to han dle low-grade gasoline, or "poor gas oline" as he put It. "High-test gas oline," he said, "is not easily ob tainable in the most favored locali ties." Commenting on this article, C. H. Hamilton, district sales manager of the Standard Oil Company, said yes terday: "Evidently the Pacific coast was overlooked by this manufactur er in making up his list of most fa vored localities.' Otherwise his state ment regarding the scarcity of good gasoline wouldn't hold good. For Pacific coast motorists, at least, should have no difficulty whatsoever lu obtaining pure, high-test distilled gasoline. Our company has been for years, and now is, putting out only this real, good, old-fashioned, all refinery, unmixed gas, and our dis tributing machinery has put this gas oline Into practically every town and hamlet on the Pacific coast. There's no need for the Pacific coast motor ist to go without good gasoline." Perhaps it will be hard for the boys who have been on the border to readjust themselves to the hum drum conditions of civil life, but if the craving for excitement becomes too strong they can get married. That solemn economic fact that wealth distribution and not wealth production accounts for the world's lack is borne out by the news that Texas has more watermelons than It can dispose of. It Is reported that English women are likely soon to get the right of vote, and in view of the fact that most of the men are now at the front there really doesn't seem to be any way to stop them. Jlshby-vt,n-Lexicon'i!i AR.R.OW COLLARS 1 S cts. each, 6 for 90 eft. CUJETT. PEABODY trCCt INCV4IT. Belleview Notes (By the Language Classes of Belle Tiew School.) School was dismissed for the county fair Thursday. Those who attended report a most enjoyable and profitable time. Mrs. Kufus King and daughter, Mrs. Hibbs, visited in Ashland last Thursday. Mrs. A. P. Moore has been quite ill, but Is better at this writing. The family has just returned from an outing up on Jenny creek. On account of everybody being so busy just now, the first meeting of the Parent-Teacher Circle has been postponed for one week. Friday evening, the 22nd inst., is the new date. We hope for a good attend ance, as the program will come up to the high standard maintained last year. We want everybody -interested to come, but especially parents who have children in school. Mr. and Mrs. Bert pennis and Mr. and Mrs. George Graham spent Sun day evening at the home of A. D. Moore. Fred Homes and James Tucker, accompanied by their wives, have just returned from a camping and hunting trip. They report good hunting. They succeeded in secur ing three big deer. Mr. Homes got his first deer, a fine four-point buck. Mr. Tucker evened the score by get ting one two and one three point. W. L. Moore is helping in the un loading of a car of automobiles just received by George Millner, agent for the Overland. Mr. Rush reports two deer from a trip to the mountains. We have not had one pupil tardy so far this term, and the two rooms are contesting on this point to see which can make the better record. Chester Jenson and family spent Thursday evening at the A. D. Moore home. Mr. Arant is reported as having the grippe. Marcus Kelts and Oscar Cooper expect to make a trip to the Siskl yous Sunday. Mrs. Ed Gowland was a welcome visitor at school Friday afternoon. She brought each teacher a nice potted plant, which they have set upon their desks where they help to make the school room more cheer ful. Thanks. Mrs. Gowland, for your thoughtfulness. A peculiar accident happened to Floyd Thelps a few days ago while working in a mill. In attempting to use a hammer he struck himself In the back of the head with it. The injury was quite painful but not serious. We have two new pupils to re port this week, Herbert and Eva Claxton, We are glad to have them and have room for more. C. E. Gray Is hauling some hay for Sam King. W. S. Moore is putting the school wood into the basement. He is haul ing it from Mr. Shaws'. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gowland and son Richard, also Mr. Owings attended the fair at Medford Saturday. A stray horse is reported at Mr. York's. It isni ike star play - IX IS rICWs ME PICTURES thai guarantees you a fine evening's entertainment 'r' ii - C. R. Moore has bought another milk cow from Mr. Lanlni, who lives up by the spur. Paul Keers and Dean Scott at tended a dance up in the Green Spring neighborhood last Saturday evening. R. M. Phelps, 77, and Albert Eske, 10, have birthday Tuesday of this week. Following are a few of the ques tions asked in' the various grades and classes which the teachers have so far failed to answer satisfactor ily: "Why are the people fighting in Europe?" "Why did the U. S. send soldiers to Mexico?" "Has Vil la been poisoned or killed any more, or has he had to have any more legs amputated?" "Where is Villa," "What became of the mysterious green fluid that was to take the place of gasoline at 3 cents per gal lon?" Answers to any or all of the above questions will be accepted at anytime day or night. , Obituary. The funeral services of Mrs. An geline Muggy were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of her brother, S. A. Carlton, corner of Fairview and Union streets, Rev. H. A. Carnahan, D. D., pastor of Presbyterian church, officiating. The music was furnished by the Presbyterian choir, Mr. Earl Rasor leading and Mrs. Olive Parsons at the piano. The floral decorations were many and beautiful. A large company of friends and relatives were present. The pallbearers were Clif Jenkins, Mr. Hast, Ed Thornton, H. Walcott, C. F. Shepherd and Mr. Martin. Interment in Mountain View cemetery. i Mrs. Angellne Muggy was born in the state of Ohio, June 6, 1843. Moved with her parents to Iowa in 1851, where she grew to woman hood. She was united in marriage to Edwin Muggy. Four children were born to them, two dying in in fancy. Two sons grew to manhood, Charles and Frank. Frank was killed while in the employ of the Northern Pacific railroad. Mrs. Muggy is survived by her son Charlej and his daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Ost by of St. Paul, Minn; two brothers, L. B. Carlton of Albla, Iowa, and S. A. Carlton of this city, and a sister, Mrs. W. M. Stanley of Brownsboro, Jackson county, Oregon. Mrs. Muggy united with the Presbyterian church when a young woman. She has for the past fifteen years been a great sufferer at times. She bore her trials and afflictions with Christian courage and patience. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Baldwin of Blue Lake, Cll., are guests of their son, W. C. Baldwin, on Granite street. They motored over by way of Crescent City last week, bringing another son, James D. Ealdwln, who goes to Corvallls to re-enter Oregon Agricultural College. On their re turn home they will go down the Pacific Highway to Red Bluff. By filling one's palm with raw oysters one may approximate the feeling of shaking hands with a har assed presidential candidate. and ii isn't hz THE NAME TOT RO Cleanliness, Personal Attention and Courtesy Combined to Make the Eafllc Meat Market Popular INSPECT oormarKet and your confi dence will be behind the pleasure of eating oar meats. The Knowledge of cleanliness and a sanitary worH- L. Sehwein 84 Jackson County Registration The following Is a complete list oi registrations, showing the number registered in the various parties up to week ending September 16, 1916: Republican Male 2,937, female 2,070; total 5,007. Democratic Male 1,488, female 930; total 2,418. Progressive Male 28, female 10; total 38. Prohibition Male 48, female 120; tatal 168. Socialist Male 147, female 63; total 210. Miscellaneous Male 179, female j 143; total 322.. Totals Male 4,827, female 3,336; total 8,163. Four Boysjand Girls Win Fair.Trip Two girls and one boy from Tal ent and a boy from Eagle Point will go to the state fair at Salem as a reward for their exhibits at the coun ty fair held at .Medford last week. Leta Stevens of Talent received grand prie for club project work In canning; Lucille Holdrldge of Talent In sewing; Adin Hazelton of Eagle Point In corn raising, and Cecil Ager of Talent in farm and home handi craft. The. four winners will leave with their attendants the last of the month and will be entertained dur ing state fair week at the school and camp on the grounds. Prize winners In other divisions will be announced later. Clif Payne makes desks. You're Coming, of Course! 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