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Jes»e Applegate and they made the Mrs. Anna H. Russell,, sisters, and portholes.
When relief arrived,
trip on horseback, having th irty pack -daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hill tw enty-four dead Indians were found
Established 1876
! and saddle ftorses. A full account Mr. Hill crossed the plains from around the cabin with no casualties
Published Every Evening Except
of this expedition, w ritten by Mrs. Tennessee with oxen in 1849, took a to the brave white women.
Sunday
Alice Sargent, was recently pub­ donation land claim now known as
THE ASHLAND PRINTING CO.
Capt. O. C. Applegate, of K lam ­
lished in this paper.
Kingsbury
Springs
He
returned
to
ath Falls, says when th e party of
OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY
Mayor C. E. Gates, of Medford, Tennessee and brought Mrs Hill and fifteen left the W illam ette valley to
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made a splendid talk complimenting the children across the plains by ox lay out the road they started from
Subscription Price Delivered in City: the two chapters for their patriotic team in 1852. Mary Hill m arried near where Portland now stands, but
One month .................................. $ .65 work In erecting the m arker along Patrick Dunn, who took a donation the city had not been founded then,
Three months .............................. 1.95 the route of the original road blazed claim in 1852, and George Dnnn, and th ere were no American settlers
Six m onths .................................. 3.75 by the pioneers in 1846. He paid a their son, with whom Mrs. Dunn
between Portland and F o rt Hall, on
One year .............................
7.50 glowing tribute to the fifteen men i
makes
her
home,
lives
on
the
orig-
Snake
river, now in Idaho. The ob-
Mall and Rural R ou tes
and
called
attention
to
the
difference
inal
place
now.
Mrs.
Dunn
is
85
ject
of
the expedition was to get
O(le month ..................................$ -65
Three months ....................
1.95 in the wilderness they had to blaze years of age
Patrick Dunn was connection with the governm ent post
Six months .................................. 3.50 through and th eir mode of travel, by formerly clerk of Jackson c o u n ty ;.'at Fort Hall. The party traversed
One year .................................... 6.5( saddle and pack horse, to those of
was elected to the legislature in principally what is now the Pacific
j today, along thé same route, on a 1854, and died in 1891.
ADVERTISING RATES
¡highway to Ashland, by th e present
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; paved highway in automobiles.
Jam es H. Russell, Hugh B a rro n ' new Green Springs m ountain road
Single insertion, each in c h ........... 30c
The mayor called attention to the and John Gibbs took a donation land over the Cascades to the K lam ath
YEARLY CONTRACTS
historic fact th a t when the “ famous claim, known for a long time as country, crossing the K lam ath river
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One tim e a w eek.............................. 27 H fifteen”
e
first came to the great Mountain House, now known as the near the present town of Keno and
Two times a week..............................25 c northw est, or Oregon country, com­ Barren place. Mr. Gibbs was killed over the line into what was then
Every other d a y ................................ 20 c
prising what is now Oregon, W ash­ by Indians in 1853. Hugh B arron’s Mexico, now California Encounter-
Local Readers
ington,
Idaho, part of Wyoming and sons, Ed and Homer, live on th e old ing tbe lava beds, they crossed back
Each line, each tim e .................... 10c
To run every other (My for one
Montana, there were» only nineteen place now. George Barron and the into the Oregon country a t th e stone
month, each line, each tim e. . 7c white women in this whole territory widow of Hugh Barron live in Ash-, bridge on Lost river, where the next
To run every issue for one month
land, as does Mrs. Alice Butler. Her m arker is to be erected, through
or more, each line, each tim e. . 5c and that William P arker, one of the
daughter,
Anna Hill, m arried Jam es what is now Nevada, up the Hum-
party
of
fifteen,
afterw
ard
m
arried
C lassified Colum n
H. Russell, who died in 1895. They boldt river to F ort Hall, intersecting
one of them
One cent the word each time.
To run every issue for one month
The exercises were closed by Mrs. had eleven children, nine girls a n d ' the Oregon trail down th e Columbia,
or more, %c the word each time.
C. C. Van Scoyoc, who offered the two boys, ten of whom are living, | They desired this route for two
Legal Rate
F irst time, per 8-point lin e ......... 10c prayer of the national association, the only ones in this county being j reasons— one because the Hudson
Each subsequent time, per 8-
w ritten by “ The F ath er of His Coun­ Mrrf. O. W inter and Miss Nellie, who Bay company controlled all the jfosts
lives with her m other in A shland.i between the m outh of th e Columbia
polnt line ..............................; .. . 5c try .”
Card of t h a n k s ........................... $1.00
! and F o rt Hall, and the trouble be-
Three of the party of fifteen pio-» Mrs. Russell is 83 years of age.
Obituaries, the line ................... 2 ^ c
“G
randm
a”
Merriman,
who
recently
tween England and this country had
neers
later
located
in
Jackson
coun­
Fraternal Orders and Societies
died
at
Medford,
and
two
other
worn-
»ot beerf settled, placing th e lives of
Advertising for fratern al orders ty, as follows: Lindsay Applegate,
or societies charging a regular initi­ Jesse Applegate and William P ar­ en, whose names were not learned, the Americans in jeopardy unless
ation fee and dues, no discount. Re­ ker.
had an exciting experience during they had connection with the United
ligious and benevolent orders will "be
the
Rogue River Indian war. They States troops and, second, because
The
children
of
Lindsay
Apple-
charged the regular rate for all ad
held
out for tw enty-four hours of the treacherous rapids of the Co-
vertising when an admission or other gate, living in this county to w , are:
charge is made.
Mrs. Alice Sargent, of Jacksonville; against an Indian attack in a s m a ll, lum bia at The Dalles, where both
Mrs.
Rachel Alford, of Medford; cabin near the present town of,-lease and Lindsay Applegate had
What Constitutes Advertising
In order to allay a m isunderstand­ Capt. O. C. and L. B. Applegate, now Rogue River. The Indians shot: lost a son by drowning.
Lindsay Applegate and family
ing among some as to what consti­ of K lam ath Falls; also his sons. Mrs. flaming arrow s at the cabin trying!
tutes nçws and what advertising, Alice Peil and Miss Lydia McCall, to set fire to it, and when they would came to this valley In 1860, locating
we print this very simple rule, which
is used by newspapers to differenti­ of Ashland, both of whom attended approach close to the cabin the worn-1 on what is known as the Dollarhide
ate between them : “ALL future the unveiling, are grandchildren. en would take a shot a t them from • place, in the Siskiyous, and took
events, where an admission charge Frank, son of Capt. O. C. Applegate,
is made or a collection is taken IS also lives in Medford.
ADVERTISING.” ’This applies to
Jesse Applegate has no children
organizations and societies of every
ORDER YOUR
! living _ here now, but Mark Apple
kind as well as to individuals.
All reports of such activities after j gate, of Medford, and Dan Applegate,
they have occurred is news.
■ of Ashland, are his grandchildren.
All coming social or organization I
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meetings of societies where n o : ‘ r8‘ A tlanta Satchwell, of this
money contribution is solicited, Initi- city, is a daughter of W illiam P a r­
atlon charged or collecton taken IS ker, and S. A. and S. S. P arker, of
NEWS.
Ashland, are his sons.
There are several grandchildren
We make all quotations on
JOB WORK
of these pioneers living, whose names
from
we did not learn.
THE FRANKLIN PRICE LIST
NOW
The officers of the Mount Ashland
flame prices— reasonable price—
Mrs. , Gordon Mac-
to all
i chapter are:
Winter is coming—prices are night. Supply may be lim­
Cracken, regent; Mrs. J. P. Dodge,
Entered a t the Ashland, Oregon,
vice
regent;
Mrs.
William
Curry,
Postoffice as Second-class Mall Mat-
ited later, as shipments from factorv • hare already r
second vice regent: Mrs. H. O. An­
ter.
derson, secretary; M rs.‘ Alice Peil,
stopped.
historian; Mrs. Mary Swigert, chap­
“ And oft of a very thankful- <£ lain.
<®>
ness the spirit in me sings
Officers of C rater Lake chapter:
# For a new-born beauty 1 find <?■ Mrs. Bert Anderson, regent; Mrs. M.
<•>
each day in simple and* & J. Norris, vice regent; Mrs. W. M.
<9
homely things.”
*'l Van Scoyoc, secretary; Mrs. C. B.
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W arren, treasu rer;
Mrs. Julia
Bishop, reg istrar; Miss Sarah Van
Too many congressmen have half Matre, historian.
an eye on duty and an eye and a half
Mrs. John A. K eating, of Port-
on what effect their doings will have land, state regent, sent a message
on the next congressional election. j expressing appreciation of the state
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for the splendid memorial.
Men continue to discuss women’s,
som e HistoricaI Events
clothes just as though their opinions
This interesting data was secured
had weight with the gentle ones— from people attending the unveiling
which they do not.
1 exercises:
The historic Culver house, which
Should th a t disarm am ent confer­ stands ju st below Phoenix and is so
ence do its m anifest duty, the war well kept by Loyd Culver and wife,
lord’s will have to hunt a more use­ was built by his grandfather, Sam
ful occupation.
Culver, and John Davenport in 1855,
and was a hotel and store. Manv
From the first turn of the
No one has risen up to say t h a t ; notable pioneers and weary travel-
the senate has ratified* the p e ac e ,ers stopped there in earlier days It
motor until the end of the trip,
treaties with unseemly haste.
was a block house built Qf bjg t , m_
Ashland
Tidings
Tuesday, October 35, 1921
charge of the toll station. The road
had been built a few years before
by legislative franchise. The Ap­
plegates later moved to the Harga-
dine plac^, on which most of Ashland
now is built, which was the family
home for years.
They moved to
K lam ath Falls after the first treaty
with the K lam ath, .Modbc and Snake
Indians in 1863, and Lindsay Apple-
gate was the first Indian agent.
Capt. J. C. Applegate was captain
of state troops and scouts during the
Modoc war in 1872-73 and was also
Indian agent at Klam ath Falls sev-
eral years after his father.
Have You Noticed....
That our shop is always busy?
"There’s a Reason”
^ A U T O M O T IV E SHO P
1 0 0 M a i n S t.
AFTER
EVERY
Tbe new sugar coated
chewing
which everybody
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likes—you will,
too.
UNITED
Pi
that
tion. poi
your throat.
B lock W ood
ASHLAND LUMBER CO.
continuous
, iam
’ of power
bers, dovetailed and fastened with
A fter all is said and done, mere wooden pins. It had portholes to be
man is very glad th a t Adam’s rib un­ used in case of attack. The build­
derw ent th a t transform ation.
ing was w eatherboarded and other­
wise fixed up many years ago.
Two of the oldest pioneers in the
county who attended the unveiling
Friday were Mrs. *Mary A. Dunn and
D. A. R. Dedicates
Marker to Pioneer
Builders of Read
(Continued From Y esterday.)
Mrs. Bert Anderson and Mrs. Gor­
don MacCracken then removed the
huge American flag covering the
monument, which presented a strlk
ing appearance, surrounc*ed by beau­
tiful flowers and children, grand­
children and friends of the sturdy
pioneers. The m onum ent is of Jack-
son county granite and on it is a
handsome bronze tablet with this in­
scription :
“ Erected 1921 by the C rater
Lake and Mount Ashland Chap­
ters of the Daughters of the
American Revolution in honor
of the following pioneers who,
in the year 1846, blazed the
!
first trail through the w ilder­
ness of southern Oregon and
the Rogue River valley.”
Then follows the names of the pio-
ners: Lindsay Applegate, Jesse Ap­
plegate, W illiam P arker, Henry
Boygus, John Owens, Robert Smith,!
Moses H arris, Benit Osborn, Levi I
Scott, John Scott, J. Jones, Samuel
Goodhue, Davis
Goff,
W illiam ’
Sportsm an, Benjamin Birch.
All of these men now are dead.
The party was led by Lindsay and
Jonfeei
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Repair the roof before the fall ra
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Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall
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steady, dependable power.
Every gallon o f“RedCrown”
which goesxinio your tank in­
sures ready starting, smooth
and rapid acceleration and
more mileage—a continuous
stream of power. That ex­
plains the popularity o f “Red
Crown”- w h y it is the choice
of motorists who know what
good gasoline should do.
The Melanciio
(Novembei
WILL SOON B £ WITH US
It pays to look for the Red
Crown sign before youfill. You
will find that sign at Standard
Oil Service Stations, garages,
and at other dealers.
ft
Why not make these Delightful Days and Evenings, by
allowing us to install one of our splendid Heating Stoves, the
prices are very low and quality of the best.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(C diM .)
We are constantly adding new goods to our Housefurnish­
This Week Only
A 50c J a r of Jonteel Combi
nation Cream FREE with
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ing line and our prices are the lowest in the valley—quality
of goods considered.
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Call in and look over our stock and let us prove these
every $1.00 purchase of Jon
statements to you.
teel Toilet Goods.
are marked on the goods, too, in plain figures at this store.
McNair Bros»
2Ä«
Funeral Directors, first
class service and moderate
prices. Lady assistant
No trouble to show goods and the prices
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Reliable Houseiurnishers