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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1917)
page mm Monday, August 6, 1917 LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr' an Mrs. Ferguson returned Friday evening from San Francisco and Oakland, where thay spent their vacation. J. H. McGeo and family arc spend ing their vacation at Long's Cabin, and Mr. McGee Is also recovering trom an Injured wrist. Mrs. J H. Swaggart left Sunday morning for Klamath Falls, where she will visit her huBband, who has been transferred to that pface. Miss Nellie Perry leaves Tuesday for Hlllcrest orchaid, near Medford, where she will be the guest of her coulsn, Mrs. Peter Klngery, for a few days. Messrs. McAllister, Calef and Gy ger, accompanied by their families, spent a couple of days last week on "Butte rve"k in search of rest and -recreation. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Morthland and daushW, Mhs Lois, accompanied by Mrs. Martin, motored up from Rogue 7?ver Saturday morning for a picnic dinner In the park nnd a short visit with old Mends. Mrs. Thomas TTI11 has returned from a short visit with hr daughter 1n Portland. fm was accompanied Tiome by her granddaughter, little Termor McKlnslck. who will visit her grandparents for some time J. H. Hanev of Talent has finished Tils haying on his ranch and has gone to Canada to secure employment In the harvest fields. Rev. Douglass and family are back from their visit to Portland. Marie Porter visited friends In Dunsmuir last woek. Mrs, W. A. Ccoper came in from Dead Indian for a few days last week. Miss Maybelle Van' Nice left last Benton Bowers left for Texas on business the laBt of the week, to be gone a few weeks. Ho will visit El Paso and from there goes farther south to look after business Interests along the border. The Talent Irrigation meeting is to day. Prof. Wheeler paid the Tidings j a call. He said Jhey had attended the N. E. A. convention In Portland ana drove from there in their car to The Dalles, and from there they went south through Redmond, Bend, Fort mib. Mayoeue v an Nice len .a heM Tuesday morn,ng at Ta,ent week for Oakland, Cal., where she Is purpoge of hear,ng objectiong teaching In the city schools. tQ chang(J ,n the bound. Stevenson Studio for portraits. arle9 of the irrigation district. Miss Helen Hicks of Providence, A flne baby grj waa born not long Asbland Woman Called by Death Miss Dora May SwarUfoger died at i ' j 11 jit? unity gu i woo uuiu uuv R- L. i the guest of her cousins. Mr. , ag0 t0 "Queenle," the fine little Shet- ;aua lura. o, vmnauisuu. amj mare owned A man said to me, "I don't carry , Herndoo. BVUM wi0 - ' ' " ill ! OS VUIB ' m.--.w0w. irianmth nnH t-AtnrnpH hv vav ftf Cra- 1. nr hai mnthar In Ashlnnd lllu..- uu til 9 1 11 LUC VI v. tetr lake, where they stopped a day or on August 3 at the ago of 30 years, I two. fi or. wneeier is principal 6 months and 13 days, sne was oorn I the Eagle Point schools. at Philomath, Ore. The funeral was I Coming Monday and Tuesday, Au- held Sunday, August 5, and Interment Mountain View cemetery. Her average a net production of profit twice as great as that of the average 160-acre farm of his state can show. ' while the equipment and overhead Is j less. Of course, 100 colonies of bees) can not be pastured on an average sized fa.m, but there are lnnnmer ; able farms where p. doien hives of bees could gather $100 worth of hon ey annually." IjCITIZENSi rsr tit vj W BAN ft COFASHLAN 1EI 4 Travellers Everywhere Appreciate the safety, economy and convenience of paying their expenses by travel lers' checks. It is self, identifying. Before going away, come in and get your travellers' checks of us. 14-7oUIi depqsitsJ by Mrs. Walter Xfithor and hnbv l)0th do- , .. , . ,... , I Ufa Innnrnnco because I don't like to In? m pII , The little coltie is about make the payments; I bought some 'as big as a minute. I . ,i i dooks once on me lnsiiumem pian. j c j Bryant, a miner who lives at If. C. Galcy, agent W. S. L. Ins. Co., 573 East Maln 8treeti ls quite 111. Mr. 431-J. 22-2t Bryant had been away at his mine C. Tt Hanv. neoomnsinled bv his and rptnrned to visit his son before father, Robert Haney, were up from he left with the 1st company and was their ranch at Talent recently. taken sick about the time the boys Miss Carol Lee Van Nice returned left for Fort Stevens. Hast week from Portland, where she' We still have all sizes in men's I attended tho N. E. A. and visited summer weight union suits at $1, i with friends. J $1.25 and $1.50. Mitchell & WhU- j Miss Hogland. a teacher in the Cal-, tie. Ifornla schools, visited at the C. W. j H. M. Williamson and wife of Port .Fraley home on Mountain avenue a land have been visiting at the home few days last week. j of their son, S. C. Williamson, for j Frank Porter and wife visited , the past week. Mr. Williamson Is I Portland last week. Mrs. Porter will secretary of the Oregon State Board remain until about the middle of the: of horticulture. month to visit relatives. ' Mr. and Mrs William Yeo of Camping clothes in khaki colors Mountain avenue visited Ayer's Spur for men only. Trousers $1.50 and , Thursday. Mr. Yeo has secured em ' $1.75, coats $2.25 and $3, at Mitchell ployment at the Spur as night watch ! A Whittle's. I man at tne ',0 factory aD1 w,n camP i The funeral of Mrs. A. W. Thomas. , vlcrnlt? for a time' -' who died on the Boulevard yesterday, Suits made here in Ashland by an j will not be hld until Wednesday, expert tailor at Orres' Tailor Shop. ! awaiting the arrival of relatives. , and MrSi John Dni, Prof, and Gene Bartlett and wife came in jjrs H. Gilmone. Mi and Mrs E. A. from Johnson Prairie on Thursday i Estes and family, Mr. and Mrs. Har and visited both Ashland and Med-! Vey Ling. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons and ford Friday before returning home, j daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Glnn Sim Mr. vnrT Kennrdv of Siskiyou monS. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Greer and came Into town last week to bring , family. Elizabeth SchauTOlaffell, An- : her ba'jy to a physician. The young ' gie Hally. Ralph Pierce and w emon child ha ba IcdUposed for some : Zundel spent a delightful day yester day on the banks or the Kogue river. r n a Mr. Louis Herrlck and ....., -- ri.ittn f-en.-i in Medford and Ash- enn tr.iiter nnd wife and daughter. land for some time, left Saturday jLuella, started to Crater lake this mother ls Mrs. Wallace Rodgers, who resides on Iowa street. "Broadway Jones." Don't miss it. Wanted Kentucky Wonder beans, Tuesday of each week. Ashland Can nery. Price 2 e per pound. 20-4t L. O. Van Wegen, who left Ashland . i. .. 1- AA tM ... In lTltrhrlvor Alta.. Canada. He says the harvest Thousands of IMIars in Honey is Fruit and Farm ! season will not begin until the latter part of August, and while there Is Waxtcd Every Year. An editorial In Farm and Fireside, plenty of work, no fabulous wages are the national farm paper published at being paid. Springfield, Ohio, says: . . Before leaving Medfovd, Company! " rresent centering ol a ueu I. which bad been stationed along the " y economists on food waste is railroad In southern Oregon for the showing that one of the most unnec Past four months, expressed to the , ossary locses of a valuable food prod citizens of that city their npprecla-. the ungathered nectar of flow tlon of the kindly treatment by her.cra- citizens in a resolution signed by Cap- ! " a way, there tain Told and all the members of the are few farms In America hat do not company. Comins Monday and Tiiewhiy, Au gust 1:1 and 11, Oeo. 51. Cohen in "Brondwav Jones." Don't miss it. annually produce several hundred weight cf honey over and above the honey required to sustain the bee harvesters of this appetizing staple '. food product. Mi.. nn f nor.h stropt enter-1 "The farms on which the owners talned a couple of her aunts last FrI- j systematically plan to save their day and Saturday. The ladies were i nonay ai present u. .r83 mau on their way from their home at j In a hundred. On several million Santa Barbara. Cal., to Seattle. Wash, i American farms wnere mis nom-y and bv having s stop-over In Ashimd , goes unharvestea year aiier year got a short rest and a nice visit with ! this wastage aggregates billions of their niece, whom they had not seen . dollars time. Miss Saa Coreell. who has been morning for her home at Glendale, Ore. The ww fall and winter hats are morning to be gone a cc-upel pf days. If your buildings and contents had burned lest night would it have crip for eight years. Company C of Portland, Captain J. C. Crossley commanding, arrived In Medford Wednesday night and are camping In the baseball park for the present Company C Is a fine look ing body of men which has made an excellent Impression In the short time they have lxen there. James F. Al exander Is first, lieutenant and Fred J. Mahnke second lieutenant. These are days when It is safe to "A Minnesota scientific bee cultur- Ist, Francis Jager, ls authority for the statement that 100 colonies of honey bees suitably located and prop erly cared for can be expected to the 1st company at Fort Stevens. They went to spend about ten days on Mr. Reed's ranch near the Oregon- i California line on the Pacific High way. J. A. McKay and mother of Mill- Birds Help Farmers Defeat Germany, Food Is needed for our armies. Birds help the farmers produce that food by destroying Insect pests. Therefore birds may be considered a one of the allies. In the August Farm and Flresldo we read: "Birds are almost as busy as bees, and their work In Increasing crop yields is highly important. One of the cheapest and mo3t effective ways to fight insect pests that annually take crop toll estimated at $S00.000,- 000 Is to aid In the preservation of blrd lifo. Few peoplo realize how many Insects are destroyed by birds. i A teaspoonful of chinch bugs has been taken from tho crop of ona I quail, and an adult bird has been known to eat 5,000 plant lice In two 1 hours. Such worms and bugs as ln 1 fest our gardons aro favorite food for 1 bluebirds, robins and many other ! kinds of birds I "It ls true that some Insect pst9 mav be fought with chemicals Ow ing to the great war, though, prices for many mnterlnls commonly used in sprays, washes and poison mashes ere pretty near prohibitive. But the birds work at before-the-war wages. "Birds also eat thousands of weed seeds. A single quail, when killed, was found to contain 10.000 pigweed seeds. With labor scarce and high. whatever will aid tho farmer In his crop against weeds Is worth while." here, and a splendid showing of thelpied you -rj,e gafe and sane way rarions shades of greens, grays and i insure with Billlnes Agency. 22-4t hrowns. $3 and 13. au. suicnen These are days wnen it is sate to j gtopped )n Medford be insured. Strong companies, reas-i f & contlnued on thelr onaiile rates. Billings Agency. si Clif Payne makes tent poles Bert R. Greer left this morning fof i Whittle. Portland, where he will deliver an Mr and Mn. S. C Williamson of ,jjracI th Rnvprn Week hananet asuu - - ' j U i U i .TO MV I. " " " ' this city, Helen Hicks of Providence. on Friday night, on "What is the R. I., and Miss Carol Lee van ice.yatter With the Great NorthwestT" of Pasadena, Cal.. are spending the'He will return next Sunday, week at Lake of the Woods. j Sample, who has been elec-' Mr. Nelson and two sons a-e mov-; trlclan at tho Sterling mine for the in? to Ashland from Nevada. Mr. j past four years, left Saturday for Nelson la a brother-in-law of Mrs. Copco, where he has accepted a slml-1 C. O. Porter of Eighth street and has lar position at the plant of the Call-: secured employment In this city. fornla-Oregon Power Company. Cleaning pressing, remodeling and! Split leather shoes, that are light repairing promptly done at Orres' weight and l wear well in ,dr, weather. Tailor Shop. Phone 64; we call and , $2.50 a pair. Mitchell A Whittle. . froi. w u. vneeiar auu nu i Stevenson will develop your films. .Eagle Point were in Ashland batur journey to Seattle Saturday, Jir. VpKbv. who la station agent of the Oscar G. Peterson of Portland, who . Southern Pacific and manager of the has been driving one of the Crater Western I'nlon at Vllford, is on his Lake stages for Alfred Parkhurst for j vacation and ls spending It by tour the past month, left Saturday for New ; ig through the coast country. They York to report for duty as chauffeur . win also visit Calgary. Canada, be ln the quartermaster's department of j f0re returning home, the army. He recently took the ex-1 Tbe organization of co-opeartlve amlnatlon for this position. His 8al- ';efort w meet at tne in)rary agan ary will be $1,000 a year. jnelt Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Eugene property for Jackson coun- j jt is for the purpose of supplying the ty. See classified. H. u. uaiey. . boys at Fort Stevens simple Kmc ! -9-lrao SMALL PACKAGES. Some peoplo kick when a train ls on time, but that's because they were n't. Manj' a girl falls to make a catch, because she does too much angling. When It comes to getting the peo ple out. the fire bell has it over th church belL Occasionally the man lives to marry tho daughter of the man who refused him a job because he was down and out. One of the most beautiful things is constancy. Notice. Dr. Tllton's dental office will bs -losed until about August 20. 19-U In the party with M. C. Reed and knacks and necessaries. A shipment was made todny consisting of two wICe, who left last week for a camp- dozen chickens, chenries, apricots, ing trip, were C. W. McKimmey and string beans and sweet corn. The J. B. Banta and wife of Topeka, Kan. object Is to organize units for the Mr. McKimmey is the father of C. L. work so that it can be done systemat- McKlmmey of Ashland, owner of the Ically and tne supplies v.en aisinu- Elkhorn gun store, who is now with uted among the soldier boys. The spirit of the times: Look up Dress up Get up Fall woolens are now in at Orres' Tailor Shop. i sale Worthy o! Everyone's Altention-A Sale Thai leans Do'iMe Savings Ana in many nems mc itt All 50c Sport Cloth, 36-iiH-h width 39c 30 and 40c Plain Colored Cotton Corduroys 19C will be reduced 25 per cent. Batist-a 230 A)l Ruchingi 30c Plaid and Striped Fancy One lot of Fancy Silk, narr-w width, van) 89c is just 1-3 of what rebought merchandise must sell for you who must make the dol lar go further should buy now 27-inch Lawns at Clearance Price, yard 5c 20c Shrunk Poplins in plain colors 15c 12c Fast color 27-inch Cropes ." 8 1-3C 18c Plain figured Liwiir, Clearance Pi ici 13c 20(t Lawns and Voile-, Clearance Price, yard 15c 10 pieces 30-inch 50c Whit Skirting-, yard ... 39c Shoe Specials Ladies' Sorosis Low Shoes, Pumps, Slippers and Oxfords, $3.50 and $4.00 values. ... 2.50 One lot of Sorosis and UU & Dunn Low Shoes. Pumps and Slippers, all sizes, $3 5 ) values, now 98 One lot of Ladies' Low Shoes, Pumps and Slippers, Clearance puce 98c Men's $1 and $3 all-leather Shoes in very best leather but off in style, special 2.50 One lot of ladies' reg weight black and tan Shoes, in nearly all sizes; $4 values 2.50 Big Shoe Values tor Augusi .$4.49 In the new high top $6 00 whito Button JS'ubuck La dies' Shoes, this salo $7.50 white kid top Ladies High Button Boot with pat nt leather vamp, fljff ( price pj.oV $6.00 white Rid top Ladles' High Button Boot with black kid pamp, sale ni JC price J1.& 18.50 all white kid High Button Hoot, up-to-the-mlo ute style, sale price .$3.75 for all Boys' finest leather Low Shoes. Holland make, in size? 9 to 13 nnd 13 J to b in big '"ys' z- These are exceptional values. Boys' Furnishings Boys' Porosknlt Union o r Suits Bovs' Genuine Chalmers Po rosknlt Unions, this on 15c sale Boys' 25c and Blouse Waists . 35o Boys' 50c Fine Blouse JO. Waists Hoy-' H. V. I. Union Suits, regular 50c quality. Clearance Pri Hoys' 50c ""p rt Shins and Blouses in fine untenaK t. ea nm-e Trice 39c 43c One lot cf Men's Straw Hats 2.1c One lot of Men'u Shoes flJtf One lot of Men's Ide Collars Be One lot of 3bc Plain Voiles In all or shades, yard wide, sale price. . . . X. JC One lot of extra fine quality Colored Cotton Corduroy, worth up to 1 Q 45c yard lift One lot of plain colored ne Cloth Cot ton Crepes, 25c and 35c vulues. 1 Q now i JC One lot of fast color Printed Cotton Voiles and Splash Voiles, 35o no values XiJL One lot of 50c yard-wide Cretons, vard All 27-lnchVhlte Goods will be re duced during this sale 25 per cent. 33c 12 He Crepes In fast colors, yd.. 8 l-3o One lot of 12VjC and 15c Lawns in a pleasing lot of di signs, yard 8 l-3o One lot of 20c Voiles and printed Dimities, special, yard 51c One lot of 50c yard-wide White Skirt ings In the ueweet patterns, sale OQ price, yard OIC 30c Printed Dimities, sale price. . . .23o 50c yard-wide Itntanees In extra OQ select weave, yard JC 60c yard-wide Sport Striped and OA Checkered Skirting, yard JC Tiny Tots' and Misses' Low Shoes all at cot. ti;i1t tskirts i li aniirv All Underskirts Reduced $1.49 $2.48 98c .98 Light blue Messali M 50 viilues; August $4 '10 black Mt-s 'line nn 'er kir'.s social during uigiKt Cleat .nee Undrr-kirt special $1 .2" an l $1 .50 white cambric August Clearance . . Underskirt Social $2.50 and $3 00 line Cambric Underskirts We hae placed r.n h nW flum.ner goods in voiles, oimiues, lawns and 27-inch hr.mk POPlin t a rfimt of 2o per cent during August. See thi- t.le f Iw'.- . TAFFETTA SILK Special Viiid wi.leT ffettns of 1.50, ' 1 7n, 2 00 qualities, Aug pale Special showing of summer hosiery this week. One lot ot Mlk mercerized hose in blues, pinks and chanipaiini at 2 OnelotofSnc ladies' Lisle and silk mercetized h"1 elegant values 39c Fibre silk hose, black and white 5"c August Clearance of Men's Furnishings , 50c Balbrlggan Shirts and Draw- OQ ers in ecru or salmon color, now. . .OJL Men's 75c Balbrlggan Shirts and Draw ors, salmon color, In pure Egyp- i"7 tlan yarn $1.00 Egyptian Cotton Men's Balbrlg gan Shirts and Drawera, sale nn price Ono lot of Men's $1.00 Union Sulta. In cluding all styles and kinds, In i7P 34. 36 and 38 only Ji ll en's Porosknlt Shlrta and Draweri, genuine Chalmers.... mm. .39c t i ,7. "C JY1 -ftr Quality Merchandise at Sacrificing Prices Vaupel's