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TAGB EIGHT
ASHLAND TIDINGS
Tuesday, January SI, 1010
HRST NATIONAL RANK )
HAD PROSPEROUS YEAR
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank
of Ashland was held on January 11,
and the following directors were
(elected to serve for the ensuing year:
E. V. Carter. C. H. Vaupel. J. Wt Mc
Coy, Geo. W. Dunn, W. H. McNalr,
Geo. W. Owen, Thos. H. Simpson, F.
. D. Wagner, Otto Winter.
The report of the cashier showed
that, in addition to the enormous
work handled by the bank in the way
of Bond subscriptions, War Stamp
sales, etc., the business of the insti
tution had shown a healthy Increase,
and the earnings to be very satisfac
tory, especially in view of the fact
that the return on many Investments,
by reason of the Government's de
mands, is somewhat low. The ban):
recognized the unusual conditions
created by the war as they affect the
income of employees, by the payment
of a bonus of ten per cent of the to
tal salary paid to each employee dur
ing the year.
The unusual success of the new
Savings Department for the fourteen
days it has been in operation, has con-
' vlnccd the management .of the bank
that this department is going to be
a very popular one, and that the de
mand for the department has been
really greater than was anticipated.
The Board of Directors selected
the following officers to serve for the
jensuing year: E. V, Carter, Presi
dent; C. H, Vaupel, Vice President;
'j. W. McCoy, Cashier; Clark Bush,
jH. C. .Emery. and H. C. Galey, Assist
ant Cashiers, the entire board and
official staff having been re-elected.
' Miss Hazel Powell has been retained
as bookkeeper and stenographer and,
In line with the policy expressed at
the beginning of the war, Mr. Gerald
Wenner, who lias recently been given
his discharge from the army, has
been notified that his old position
with the bank is awaiting him, if he
cares to return.
The success of an institution of
this kind is of course, dependent on
the support of the citizens in the sur
rounding district, and the First Na
tional Bank s to be congratulated
on the maintenance of its lead In the
business affairs of the community as
a demonstration of the confidence in
which its management is held.
"When you want good insurance
talk with Billings."
The One Sure Way
Of protecting yourself against LOSS
by FIRE is to take out
Fire Insurance
You may guard your property with
every precaution against fire, but
other people may not be so careful!
- Fire spreads it did the other day,
and if you were there you must have
thought how helpless human means
would be to save your property if it
were in front of such a fire with just
a little more start and the wind blow
ing as it was then. Your best pro
tection is a policy Issued at this of
fice. See us about it today, also
your accident and life insurance.
BILLINGS AGENCY
Real Rotate and Insurance
Established 1883
Phone 211 41 East Main St.
First Church of Clirist, Scientist
Pioneer Avenue South
Sunday service at 11 o'clock. Sub
ject of lesson sermon is "Truth."
. Sunday School at 10 o'clock; Wed
nesday evening meeting at 8 o'clock
. Reading Room open from 2 to 4
daily, except Sundays and holidays.
Trinity Episcopal Church
Vicar the Rev. P. K. Hammond.
Holy Communion at 7:30. Sunday
School at 9:45. Morning service and
sermon at 11. Evening service at
7:30. Strangers and visitors cor
dially welcomed.
. We have only high class mechan
ics and can repair any make of car.
Pruitt-Hittson Auto Co., Medford.
Add half sweet milk and half
water to Purity pancake flour and
nothing can beat it for breakfast.
All grocers 1-tf
Universal Combination
Ranges
LIGHTEN HOUSEHOLD LA
BOR AM) EXPENSE , '
How to prepare economical,
satisfying meals with the least
waste of time and materials
is a problem largely solved by
the right kind of a range. The
Universal Combination Is that
kind Bt a range It makes for
economy in foodfuel and la
bor. Burns wood and coal or
gas use the fuel most desir
able for the work in band. A
turn of the key changes from
ono fuel to the other or yoa
may use both fuels at the same
time, if desired. The Univer
sal Combination is really two
complete ranges in one and yet
occupies the space of only one
range.
Your old range taken as part
payment.
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And (he Famous Universal Heaters
ARE HERE IN A VARIETY OF
STYLES AND SIZES
Our stocks of Universal beaters are most complete. We have wood
heaters, coal heaters, and combination wood and coal heaters, ev
ery desirable style and size.
The "Air Blast Universal heater will help wonderfully in the cut
ting down of your fuel bills.
Come in tomorrow and select your new range and heater. Prices are
very moderate.
MAKE YOUR OWN TERMS IN REASON.
Swensen & McRae
OREGON ' SETTLEMENT PLAN
HAS CAPTURED COUNTRY
The Oregon land settlement plan,
which provides for the reclamation
and purchase of lands for resale to
soldiers and other desirable settlers,
and which practically guarantees the
success of the settler by supervision
of the farm management department
of the Oregon Agricultural College,
Is the first project of the kind ever
attempted, according to IL D. Cud
der, professor of farm management,
who has Just returned from Wash
ington, D. C, where he received
promise of favorable legislation on
the plan.
"This plan of our has captured ev
erybody," he says. "We have been
promised Just the legislation we want
broad enough to provide for co
operation of the states with the fed
eral government and permitting us to
carry out our Oregon land settlement
plan. .
"Model farm management farms
for settlers In every part of the state
will be our program in future land
settlement, and the federal legisla
tion will provide the funds for re
clamation and purchase of lands for
resale to soldiers on the easy pay
ment, low Interest plan. We expect
to get the necessary state legislation
to go with this at the coming session.
"The authorities at Washington
tell us that the application of the
farm management idea to settlement
Is brand new and our model farm
management farm Is the first thing
of the kind ever attempted. The of
fice of farm management has prom
ised us funds for both Investigational
and demonstration work in farm man
agetnent in Oregon."
DEALERS IN TOBACCO
MUST TAKE INVENTORY
The pending revenue measure
which will probably be passed with
in a very short time provides Increas
ed taxes on cigars, tobacco and cigar
ettes. Every dealer in these com
modities will be required to Inven
tory his stock on the day following
the passage of the Act and to pay
additional tax on such stock cover
ing the difference between the tax
paid under the present Act and that
provided by the new Art.
There will be certain exemptions
allowed, but this matter, as well as
the new rates, has not yet been defl-
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January
Garment
Clearance
The final mark down Prices on
COATS, SUITS, DRESSES,
SWEATES and other Winter
Wearables.
Women's Winter Underwear
10 per cent Discount
Specil Fleeced Suits High or
Low Neck .... 98c
Children's Winter Vests and
Pants
TO CLOSE OUT
Fleeced at - - 29c
Wool at - - - 49c
On Savings Accounts
J 4 0
"7
Interest
A Dollar Starts an Account.
STATE BANK OF ASlBLAND.
nitely determined.
Every dealer should arrange to
keep posted as to the date of the
passage of the Act and take his in
ventory on that day.
Blanks for the purpose of filing
Inventory and return will be furnish
ed by Milton A. Miller, Collector of
Internal Revenue, Portland, Oregon,
as soon as they are received from the
Department at Washington. It U
possible that arrangements will be
made to distribute these blanks thru
the post offices in Oregon but any
dealer who dies not receive his blank
should apply for It to the Collector
at Portland.
Pureflilk Pure Cream
Norton's Clover Leaf Dairy
E N. NORTON,
Proprietor
TELEPHONl
392-J
J "Strictly Sanitary. Thoroughly Up-to-Date. . food Ser
vice to Any Part of Town
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J. P. Dodge & Sons
Undertakers
Lady AuUUnt
Deputy Cenaty Coroner
State LkeoKd Embelmer
STATE OFFICIAL DIED OF
HEART FAILURE AT SALEM
John D. Sutherland, 61 years old
and for 28 years chief cashier in the
State Treasurer's office, died at hia
home in Salem, Sunday night of last
week, of heart failure. He was sit
ting In a chair reading when he drop
ped over dead.
He was born in Canada. April 12,
1859, He started service under Phil
Metschan in the Treasurer's office,
being eight years under him, eight
years under C. S. Moore, four years
under George A. Steel and eight years
under T. B. Kay. He could have been
retained in his present capacity had
he lived. His duties were in connec
tion with work of the State Land
Board.
Mr. Sutherland leaves his. wife anJ
two children, John D. Sutherland, of
Portland, and Mrs. Spencer Schaefer
of Los Angeles. His father, Donald
Sutherland, 89 years, of Grants Pass,
also is left, as are two sisters, Mrs.
Phil Metschan, of Poland, " and
Mrs. Louise Whitney, of Ashland.
There are three grandchildren, Don
ald and Billy Morrow Sutherland, of
Portland, and Elizabeth Schaefer, of
Los Angeles. - .k
With one "exception Mr. Sutherland
wag the oldest employe In the State
House In point of years of service.
The aged father, Is snendini ftlie
winter in Ashland at tho Imm nMila
doughtcr, Mrs. Whitney. Tlieate
house was closed Tuesday-to How
Mends to attenrttiV fueranl.
Interesting January Prices
On Dry Goods
Outing Flannel
Regular 33 l-2c quality . 29c
Bleached Muslin
36 inch, good quality - 22 1-2C
Unbleached Muslin
39 inches, Special 19c
Bleached Sheetings
9-4, worth 85c, Special - 69c
Surgeon's Gauze
30 inch, good quality - - 12 1-2C
Mercerized Damask
70 inch, $1.00 quality 89c
Mercerized Damask
64 inch, 90c quality - 79c
Percales
36 inch, worth' 37 l-2c 29c
Apron Ginghams and Cbaviot Shirtings
' 22 l-2c
A lot of Attractive Prices on
Wool Dress Goods
i .
Look over the Remnants
There are lots of them now
One Lot Black and White
Checked Plaids 66c
TItOOPS PAID AS THEY
RETURN, BAYS REPORT
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Despite serious difficulties due to
lost records and insufficient data,
payments are being made to troops
as they arrive from overseas and "no
casual or other enlisted man from
overseas who has a legitimate claim
(for pay need go wtthoult funds,"
said a statement today by the finance
division of the quartermaster corps.
It has been charged in congress and
elsewhere that soldiers were being
returned to this country and dis
charged without having been given
their pay.
. "Finance officers are available,"
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Bum lilt) Bitueuieiii, ui everjr jiui i uii
debarkation, at every cantonment,'
camp and headquarters, and at every
hospital, and Instructions are explicit
that If a soldier has no papers he Is
to be given a partial payment on his
own statement and final payment on
his affidavit. In all cases so far as
the record shows all discharged men
are given their traviel allowances,
which, with reduction in railroad
fares secured by the war department,
insure a comfortable journey to their
homes, while In most cases discharged
men receive every penny which they
claim is due them."
The division announced that to
date a total of $1,694,114,660 has
been paid to officers', soldiers' and
sailors' dependents since the declara
tion of war.
HILT, CALIFORNIA, ITEMS
T, L. Hunt was In Yreka last week.
Dr. Lucas was in Yreka Saturday.
David Whittle was at Hornbrook,
Monday.
' Fred Jassman is quite sick at his
home with .influenza.
Miss Bernlce Warrens, sister of V.
E. Warrens, is Improving after a re
lapse from influenza.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Stonehouse re
turned last week from a two months'
vacation at San Francisco.
The public school is in session
again after a two months' vacation
on account of the Influenza.
. Mrs. M. W. Wagner is convalesc
ing after a Beige of influenza. She
is now. at her home in Medford.
- Miss Laura Jassman came up from
Montague Saturday and returned
Sunday evening after a visit with her
family.
Roy Holland has resumed his old
position in the company store and D.
H. McPherson has taken the work of
cnBhier for the Fruit Growers Supply
Company.
Mr. and Mrs. wm. Muir nave re
turned from a two weeks!., stay ini
San Francisco. Miss Luclle Barber.i
who took' Mr.. Mulr's place at thtrs.1
P sUXioUfhas gone to Delta, Cal.
Tteichler-Piersoninc.
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Liberty Building, Medford, Orgon
Dodge Bros. Motor Cars
Oldsniobile
C. M. C. Trucks and Tractors
Smith Form-a-Truck
U. S and Goodyear Tires
Oils and Accessories
We also have some Good Bar
gains in Used Cars.
Portland Firm
Wishes to make agency arrangement with first-class
responsible citizen of Ashland asagent for large Stock,
Fire Insurance,. Casualty, and bonding companies.
Man must be high-grade citizen, ambitious and en
ergetic. . -
Addresyficpresentative, L W. V.
Care of Ashland Tidings
'" Mrs.' AV. N.1 Cole of Witean'street
liaa ;gfljte to CentraHa, Wash., called
there . by the serious illness of her
grand-daughter v
" "Garments cleaned, .repaired,
modeled, at Or res' tailor shop.