TACE EIGHT
Tuesday, December 31, 1018
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IXM'AL AMI I'KKSONAL . ve never have seen a battle field
I no, untii after flowers and
I trees were growing on It and rows
Miss Mary Matties arrived home
last week from tho I'nlverslty ut
Eugene to spend the holiday vaca
tion at her home on Granite street
Misses Frances Brlggs and Elsie
Harner, who hold positions In San
Francisco, are spending their Christ
mas holidays with their parents In
Ashland.
The Pilot Hock school, of which
Miss Amy Leavltt has been the teach
er, has closed for the winter. Miss
Leavltt has returned to her home In
Ashland. '
V. P. Moore of Tracy, Cal.. Is
Fpendlng a few weeks In Ashland
with his daughters. Mrs. V. II. Mc
Nalr, Mrs. Millon Fraley and Miss
. Helen Moore.
Sergeant Harold Merrill lias hern
discharged from Fort AVInfkid Scott
where he had been attending a gun
nery school, and bus returned to Ills
home in Ashland.
Miss Kathleen Silver, a teacher In
the Roseburg public schools, Is spend
ing the holidays at her home in Ash
land.
Donnle Lowe has returned from
Fort Stevens where he had been In
the army service for the past year
find a balf.
Superintendent G. A. Drlscoe at
tended the executive council of the
state teachers' association In Fort
land last week.
Hemstitching and plcotlng 10 cts.
per yard. Handicraft Shop, Med ford,
Ore. Orders called for and delivered
at Enders' Store, same day, 52-01
sad rows of little white stones, but
we thought the remark of some one
1 that the Christmas Departments
window at tho Salvage shop looked
like a battle field a most apt and
fitting one; because this llttlo Christ
mas sale would never have been but
for the battle fields of Europe.
The donation of several dolls with
out heads gave the Idea of calling
for bends by placing the dolls la the
window. The tremendous amount of
Interest taken by the children and
Indies of Ashland was evidenced by
the great number of dolls and parts
of dolls donated. This department
became a veritable doll's hospital
and the eagerness with which so
many entered Into the work of mak
ing over the broken parts and then
dressing the completed doll was one
cariuj with destixv
Spending your Income as you make It
Is simply gamming witli destiny
and with all the odds against you.
You stuud all to lose and none to
gain.
SVSTKMATIC KAY I. NO
even tho small, if constant, eliminates
the element of chance and establishes
your future on a basis of certainty,
This bank desires to co-operate
with you in building on that basis.
We have unusual facilities for pro
moting the Interest of our customers
STATE BANK OF ASHLAND.
Ashland Transfer
I & Storage Co.
C. F. Bates, Proprietor
i Wood, "Peacock"
i and Rock Springs !
: loal and Cement
j PHONE 117
Office 99 Oak Street, Hare
honse on track near depot.
Ashland, Oregon
of the biggest factors that swellel
the , Christmas fund to over $120.
And every girl and boy who searched
thru toys for heads and arms and
legs and eyes to fit a waiting doll In
the Christmas window did their bit
toward a "Cheery Christmas" fund.
Hut there Is a little girl who still
wishes for a head for a treasured
doll, this doll was purchased at an
Ashland store several years ago when
some six dozen dolls of this kind
were on sale. Five doll heads were
brought in for this doll but none fit
so the chairman of the Christmas de
partment on Christmas eve cleared
out the window, leaving only a few
sprays of mistletoe and this one dol
ly, hoping that some one thru tho
holidays noticing the insist an t call
would discover in their discarded
playthings the particular kind of
head needed for this doll.
Tho Salvage Depot closed Its busi
ness during the holidays, but will be
open again after New Years.
HILT, CALIFORNIA, ITEMS
.Many families of I 111 t were disap
pointed In spending the proverbial
Merry Christmas, which was broken
in upon by the Influenza and pneu
monia, which has again Invaded the
homes. In some families every mem
ber of the household has been In bed
and with but two nurses in tho town,
they have had anything but pleasant
experiences. The houses here being
built for summer only, It has In many
Instances been Impossible to keep
them warm, the most essential cure
for this epidemic. The only one
death has occurred In the past week.
It reminds one of the old and trite
addage that an ounce of prevention
Is worth a pound of cure.
Miss Blna Bailey has been at home
with Influenza for the past week..
Mrs. Al Vail Is one of the Influenza
victims.
Vera and Zella I.ulman have been
quite sick. '
Mr. and Mrs. Knlpli Morris and
young son, Ralph, have bad the In
fluenza, but are now sufficiently re
covred to be out.
Mf. and Mrs. Fred Roduers and
son. Robert, are among the sick at
The entire family of J. J. Sand
have been 111.
t iinuchter Irene
with Mrs. Irving Dunn motored to
Yreka Tuesday.
The family of Bert Miller has re
covered from a three weeks' siege of
! the influenza.
Emll Geuldfennlg, whose ranch Is
Just east of Hilt on the highway,
came to town Friday with a severe
case of pneumonia. A nurse was se
cured and he Is now being cared for
at the Red Cross-club rooms. He Is
Improving dally.
The only death of Hilt during the
last epidemic was that of Mrs. C. A.
Shepherdson, wHlch occurred Sun
day at 12:20. She took sick a week
ago Friday with influenza which de
veloped Into pneumonia. Thursday
a baby girl was born and from that
time she became gradually worse and
In spite of all the human effort put
forth to save the life of this mother
It gradually ebbed away.- She leaves
her husband and three children, one
vniinir ftnn nn it two babv daughters.
The family of Horace Stanley has
been among the Influenza patients.
Word has been received that Mr
nnA ir. OrviUo Pierson have gone
to Springfield. Illinois, to spend the
next few months witn Mrs. riersuu
parents.
Mrs. Ada Fairchllds of the Mount
Shasta hospital at Yreka has been
spending the past week here nursing
Miss Bernlce Warrens who has been
verv 111 with influenza.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Dunn enter
tained Mr. Fred Jassman and family
and Mr. Mora Bailey at Christmas
dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. .Ino. Illbbert had as
guests at dinner Christmas day Dr.
G. J. Hall and Wm. Muir.
Dr. and Mrs. Lucas arrived Thurs
day from Oakland where they have
been spending several weeks on a
vacation. For the past year he has
APPRECIATING our pleasant business relations dur
ng the past year, we wish you the compliments
oi the season, and trust that the coming New Year may
bring the best you have ever known in Happiness and
Prosperity.
w
HEN you stop to think oi it does it not seem to
you that Ashland is a pretty good, steady old
town aiter all. Think oi how she has met every call
through the war and yet has had enough money left
to keep business better than ever and has ended the
year with the greatest Christmas season in years.
TO those who have helped make the pasl year our
best year we thank you.
had the practice of Dr. This at Mon
tague, who has been In the medical
corps of the army. Dr. Lucas will
have charge of the hospital here In
the place of Dr. G. J. Hall who goes
to Yreka the first of the year.
Mrs. Jno. Matkln returned Tues
day from Sonora. California, where
she was called on account of the Ill
ness of her brother.
Harry Mathers has bfcen sick with
the "flu."
Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Disbrow are In
Grants Pass spending the holidays
with reltlves.
Mrs. V. A. Newell has been in bed
the past week with the influenza.
1 Rex Stratton spent a few days'
furlough in Ashland last week from
Camp Lewis where he Is stationed.
Among the recent casualty lists ap
pearing In the daily papers are the
names of Roy Drake, missing In ac
tion; A. H. Hogue, degree undeter
mined; Earl Tate, wounded slightly,
all of Ashland.
Miss Frances Howard came home
last week from San Francisco to
! spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Howard.
The Finest Kind
Of a home with two acres of choice
land with modern city conveniences
for $3200. If you want a home worth
while with a small tract of land that
Is equally worth while, it will Le to
your Interest to look at this now.
lor it is being orfered for a short
time at less than the value of tho
Improvements.
BILLINGS AGENCY
IteaJ FAtate and Insurance. -Established
18S3
Phone 211 41 East Main St.
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CADILAC . A bargain at $1,000; . priced at $750
STUDEBAKER SIX . A bargain at 1,200; . priced at 850
RE0 ... A bargain at 550; . priced at 395
OVERLAND . . A bargain at 650; . priced at 525
OAKLAND SIX . A bargain at 1,000; . priced at 900
CDEVROLET-18 . A bargain at 700; . priced at 595
OVERLAND . A bargain at 350; . priced at 205
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FORDS-Good Delivery Cars, Roadsters and Good Touring Cars
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Everyomte a Bargam
Also carload of Fordson Tractors unloaded today
C. E. GATES AUTO COHPANY
MEDFORD, OREGON