Thursday, February 14, 1018
ASHLAND TIDINGS
PAGE FIVB
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Next Sunday evening Dr. Carnahan
v. ill preach his third sermon In a
series on timely topics. The subject
will be "The World War Why We
Me Fighting." You are cordially In
vited to come.
Carl Loveland returned Tuesday
forenoon from Portland, where he
passed a physical examination to en
ter the country's service. Next Sun
day he expects to leave for Portland
and enlist in the navy. He will later
join a band and be stationed at
Bremerton.
Miss Rhoda Burnett went to Dor
ris, Cal., Monday, where she will con
duct meetings in the Free Methodist
church.
Sixty years old with more life In
surance In force in Oregon than any
other company. Northwestern Mu
tual Life of Milwaukee, Wis. H. C.
Caley, agent, phone 431-J. 67-tf
Mr. and i Mrs. I. F. Barclay of
Wray, Colo, were guests over Mon
day night, at the home of Mrs. W. It.
Moore of this city.
Station Agent George N. Kramer,
accompanied by Mrs. Kramer and lit
tie son Fobs, spent Sunday in Port
land, returning Monday morning.
Melvin Squire of Los Angeles is
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Flora
Euirougha, in the Belleview district
We have some land plaster on
hand which we will sell at a reduced
price. See us before buying. Car-
sonrFowIer Lumber Co. 70-8
MH- and Mrs. Ji. It. Corbett and
two children of La Grande are in
Ashlandk visiting at the home of Mrs.
CorbeU's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W,
It. Kincald, and her sister, Mrs. J.
If. Cooke.
The special car containing Harry
Lauder . and his troupe passed
through Ashland Tuesday evening en
iroute to Portland, where the great
Scottish singer appeared last night
Several members of the troupe left
the coach for dinner, but the by
standers who were hoping to get a
glimpse of the great singer were dis
appointed, as he did not leave bis
car.
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Patch that Old Stove
with a new one.
We Take Your Old Stove
In exchange on new
HEATERS AND RANGES
Provost Brothers
Miss Priscilla Carnahan, who has
been spending several weeks in San-
Francisco, returned to her home
Monday evening.
Wanted Number of young wom
en and men to prepare for telegraph
cervice to help fill vacancies caused
ly unusual drafting men for war.
Positions guaranteed. Call or write
Telegraph Department, room 506,
Panama Building, Portland, Ore., or
Hallway Telegraph Institute, Spo
kane, Wash. 75-2mo.
A nine-pound daughter was born
to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Alnutt last
Thursday.
Mrs. Flossie Kidder of Fresno,
. Cal., is a guest of her mother, Mrs.
A. L. Lamb, She will remain here
for about two weeks.
Claire (Toughy) King, who was
Bent to Jacksonville, Fla., December
27 to take a course in the army truck
school, completed the course in five
"weeks and has secured a diploma as
ento and ambulance driver. He
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pOFASHLAN
Sending
Money by
Draft
is " not only a very con
venient and inexpensive
way of forwarding funds,
but it is the absolutely se
cure way.
The cost Is only S cents
on amounts tap to 925.00
Above that it is ten cents
per f 100.00 or fractional
part thereof.
MtfMU SAVINGS
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Being Sold At Auction
Price JO AA
decreases Vvw
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until sold
Price To-Day $36.00
A Chance for Someone
See Window above
Poley's Drug Store
Columbia Agents
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passed through Ashland Tuesday
morning on his way back to Fort
Stevens, where he had been serving
with the 1st company, O. C. A.
Claire Is a well-known Ashland boy
and is a brother of Mrs. A. Sherrard
and Miss Jessie Hopkins. He was
looking particularly well and happy
and says he wouldn't be out of Uncle
Sam's service for anything In the
world. '
Dr. C. Hartley, dentistry; painless
filling and extracting; inflamed gums
r.nd pyorrhea. M. F. & H. building,
Mr W. A. Pyburn of Central
Point was a recent guest ot ner sls
ter-in-law, Mrs. L. A. Williams, of
Granite street.
J. C. Barnard, principal of the
Eagle Point schools, has received pa
pers entitling him to a life public
Instructor.
J. S. MacMurray, teacher of sing
ing. Address Hotel Austin. 45-tf
Miss Gladys Applegate, who left
recently for San Francisco to .enter
a school of telegraphy, was secured
by the Wells-Fargo Express Com
pany almost as soon as she arrived
l.i the cltyi and offered an excelelnt
position at $75 a month to start with.
Miss Applegate has been in the ex
press office in Ashland for several
years and was thoroughly acquainted
with the work. Her employers In
San Francisco say she is too valuable
as an express employe to become a
telegrapher, and she was immediate
ly taken out of school and given this
position with the express company.
Stevenson Studio tor portraits.
Miss Voda Brower, daughter of Dr.
end Mr D. M. Brower, left Saturday
evening for Washington, D. C, where
she will enter the government em
ploy as a clerk-typist in the civilian
personnel department. Miss Brower
served as stenographer In the office
of Attorney W. J. Moore for some
time and Is well qualified to fill the
position she has secured.
Mrs. Mary Burrlll and daughter
Mildred of Berkeley, Cal., arrived In
Ashland Monday night and will be
guests of the Harris family on the
Eoulevard for several days.
For plumbing or general repair
work call George Carey, 462 Allison
street. Phone 314-J. 65-lmo.
Claud Gaines, a Med ford boy In
the 20th engineers, Is listed among
the survivors from the transport Tus
canla which was sung last week.
Milton Ottoman, a sister, received
word to this effect from the war de
partment last Sunday.
Floyd Mllligan, a taxi driver of
Medtord, who pleaded guilty of boot
legging, was fined $100 and given
30 days In Jail by Justice Taylor of
that city Monday, which was later
suspended by recommendation of
Prosecuting Attorney Roberts. Jack
Jessiman, cook at the Optimo cafe,
who was. convicted on the same
charge Saturday, was fined $300 and
costs', but was given no Jail sentence.
Joe O'Brien, a barber of Medford,
narrowly escaped serious conse
quences in 'an accident at 7:30
o'clock Tuesday evening on the
streets of Medford. Editor Bert R.
Greer, of the Ashland Tidings, in his
auto, accompanied by Mrs. Greer and
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Smith, collided
with O'Brien's bicycle, knocking him
violently to the pavement and bruis
ing and lacerating him severely, but
no bones were broken. Mr. Greer
conveyed Mr. O'Brien to his home,
where he received medical attention
at once.
Captain and Mrs. I. D. Applegate,
formerly of Klamath Falls, are In
tending making Ashland their future
home, and have purchased an SO-foot
lot on Granite street adjoining the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Emll
Pell, and owned by A. E. Kinney
They expect to make extensive Im
provements on the property at once
and will fit up a model home.
Stevenson Studio for portraits.
A fine new bungalow Is being
erected on the ranch of Elmo Nell on
the old Hargadlne place across Bear
creek, and Is now ready for the paint
ers. A Junior Red Cross will he organ
ized In the schools of Ashland short
ly. Arrangements are being worked
oi-.t by the teachers of the various
grades and will be under the super
vision of the Ladies' Auxiliary.
The condition of H. J, Neville, who
recently underwent an operation in a
local hospital, is . critical and fears
are entertained for his recovery.
John Volpe, who has been a resi
dent of Ashland for the past seven
years, and during that time has been
engaged as repair man for the Postal
Telegraph Company here and In
charge of the Postal lines between
the state line and Grants Pass, has
resigned and will leave soon for
Pittsburgh, Pa,, where he has ac
cepted a position in the testing de
partment of the Westlnghouse Elec
tric Manufacturing Company. Mr.
Volpe Is an expert in his line, and
will have a much wider scope for de
veloping It In that city.
Mrs. Winnie Fox of Sacramento
spent a few days in Ashland visiting
Mrs. George P.olilnson of Laurel
street, while on her way home from
Crescent City, where she was called
by the sickness and death of her
mother, Mrs. Frank Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sutton are
spending a few days in Ashland
while on their way from their rauch
ia Josephine to Klamath county,
where they expect to spend the sum
mer. Their twin boys, Lester and
Layton, former Ashland high school
: boys, are In the army, the former be
1 Ing stationed at Vancouver Barracks
and the latter at Fort Stevens.
I HOOKS CAItKIKI) TO
TI!(K)PS IV FKAXCK
The overseas service of the Ameri
can Library Association Is In opera
tion. Although space Is extremely
valuable aboard transports, they have
been provided with bookcases hold
ing collections of books which are
used as circulating libraries on the
way over. The cases are emptied at
port of debarkation and the books
sent to the men In the field.
As a meaiu of further increasing
the supply of books aniong the over
seas forces, the association plans to
have each soldier carry a book in his
kit, to be put in circulation when he
reaches the other side.
PI XISHMEXT GIVEN
TO SOLDIER'S WIFE
The Committee on Public Informa
tion has made the following transla
tion of an article appearing In the
Bremer Buergcr-Zeltung:
"A soldier's wife who had gathered
wood in the common forest of Wald
kirch, near Freiburg, in Brelsgau,
was sentenced for the offence In the
following terms:
" 'Mrs. Clara Ganter on June 13,
1917, has removed from the common
forest of Waldklrch, Sec. I 23, one
fagot of dry fir twigs of the value of
10 pfenning. In punishment thereof
she is sentenced to a fino of 1 mark
and one day's Imprisonment.'
"The huBband of the culprit has
boon for three years at the front. She
herself has fcur small children to
support in the direst poverty. Simi
lar reports of punishment should be
reported in greater numbers. Our
bureaucracy understands how to em
rloy this period of shortage of wood
aid coal on a large scale for the ben
efit of tho treasury."
MKX IX MILITARY
NKUVICK MAY Wit IT L'.
Persons In military service are
pormltted, under certain restrictions,
to write for publication in newspa
pers and magazines. They may1 not
receive payment for material fur
nished by them.
All letters containing matter for
publication written by men in serv
ice must be sent through officers,
who will delete all references capa
ble of furnishing Important Informa
tion to the enemy.
Regular newspaper correspondents
not In military service are not re
quired to submit copy for censorship,
being guided by the requests for se
crecy published by the committee on
public information. If these are Ig
nored the privileges of the camp may
be withdrawn In the discretion of
the camp commander.
None of these rules apply to troops
In France, where the commanding
general of the expeditionary forces
will establish such regulations as are
necessary.
NEW BULLETIN OX
VEGETABLE GARDEN
Farm machinery Is the artillery of
agriculture. In what condition will
your "field pieces" be for the spring
drive?
Phone news items to the Tidings.
Corvallis, Ore., Feb. 14. War gar
dens in 1917 failed In many In
stances for ono or more of the fol
lowing reasons:
1. Unfavorable weather. The
lute, cold, wet spring and hot, dry
summer emphasized the value ot Irri
gation. 2. Hasty planning. See suggest
ive planting plan in bulletin.
3. Improper choice of ground.
Solect suitable areas or prepare un
suitable better.
4. Poor handling of sod landar
Disk thoroughly before plowing, and
work up well afterwards.
5. Lack of fertilizer. Give the
stills humus and available nitrogen
stable manure excellent for both.
6. Inferior seed. Buy only good
seed of right variety from reliable
dealer; or te3t for germination,
7. Incorrect seeding. Follow di
rections In pamphlets, bulletins and
especially as to depth of planting
and number of seods to the row.
8. Ravages of Insects. Get and
follow direction from department of
entomology. . Also get bulletin 856,
TJ. S. D. A.
9. Lack of experience of growers,
who planted through patriotism. The
year's experience should ba valuable
this year.
The bulletin Is the first of a new
series being prepared by A. G. Bou
quet, O. A. C, and can be had free
on request.
Uncle Sam 13 today the quartermas
ter of a hungry world. He is play
ing the game squarely and counts on,
every man, woman and child In the
United States to do the same. Are
you doing your share? It Is up to
every Amenlccn to conserve food
every day and at every meal.
The mighty, oak was once an acorn.
A thrift stamp may become a Liberty
bond.
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Buy Right
Here
Buy Right
Here
Buy where your money will not only buy more, but where you get
the quality along with quantity
New Woolen Dress Goods
In all the latest patterns and colorings, 56 and 58
inches wide; 3.00 and 3.25 yard. These lines are
pure wool.
Also, new Plaids and Checks, 44 and 56 inches,
all wool, at 1.35 to 2.00 yd.
Percales
One counter loaded with the best quality and patterns
at 25c and 35c yd.
Hawaiian Cloth
A big shipment of this excellent quality cloth, in the
best new shades, 36 inches, at 40c yard.
Dress Silks
New shades and patterns, 36 inches, at 1.75 up.
Voiles
We have on sale a beautiful line of Voiles in the best
patterns, at 40c yd. 36 AND 38 inches.
Ginghams
A new and choice line of the very best to be had
25c and 30c yard.
Embroideries
One table loaded with these 5c yard up.
Corsets
In buying insist on Royal Worcester, Bon Ton or
Nemo Corsets and be assured of getting the yery best
to be had. We carry a corset for every figure and
our fitter guarantees perfect satisfaction.
Prices 1.00 to 5.00
Underwear
Athena is your brand. See that you get no other.
Buy insisting on Athena Underwear; you are getting
your money's worth, and a little more, at the price
we are selling this high grade underwear.
1.00 up to 3.50 suit.
Outing Gowns
For Ladies and Children
Petticoats
A new shipment; extra values at 1.25 to 2.50.
Gloves and Hosiery
Always the best brands here, and always at prices
all can afford.
VAU -PEL'S
The Quality Shop
Mail Order Specialists