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We deliver the goods.— Detrick’s
Groceteria.
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Good quality white outing, closing
out price 12c yard. Ferguson’s.
A
Undergoes Operation—
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER
Mrs. Ella White, 167 Mountain
FOR FORM ER TALENT GIRL
Hlllah Temple, stated session, Fri­
avenue, underwent a very serious
day evening, January 6. Installation
operation at a local hospital this
Last Monday afternoon a very de­
of officers.
morning. The patient is doing well lightful miscellaneous showwr was
given at the home of Mrs. J. J. Mur­
Oregon creamery butter, special
Men’s dress shirts, values to $2, phy on the Boulevard, by Miss Qat-
39 cents pound. Detrick’s Groce­ closing out price 98c. At Ferguson's
man and Mrs. Murphy in honor of
teria. We sell for less.
.
Closing Out Sale.
Mrs. Lawrence Wilson, formerly
Miss Pearl Dunn of Talent. The af­
Ret u n i from H a r r is b u r g -
Try our Oregon Creamery butter, ternoon was spent with music and
Mrs. Mary F. Swigart returned to special at 40c pound.
Detrick’s visiting, after which refreshments of
Ashland Tuesday evening
after Groceteria.
105ti cake and coffee was served. The
spending the past five months with
guests were: Mrs. S. S. Mitchell
her daughters, Mrs. Dr. Leslie Kent,
Fixit Shop, new location, Beaver Mrs. F. F. Bush, Mrs. Everett Bee­
at Harrisburg, and Mrs. A. L. Strick block.
105-3 son, Mrs. L. M. Wilson, Miss Thelma
land, of Portland.
Bond, Miss Lucie Oatman, Miss Car­
Do your shopping at the big Clos­ men Rose, Miss Mattie Turner, Miss
The ladies of Trinity Guild will ing Out Sale. You can’t help but Mabel McFadden, Mrs. E. C. Gard­
hold their regular meeting in the save money at Ferguson’s.
ner, Mrs. J. F. Denham, Mrs. Cliff
Pariah house tomorrow (Thursday)
Bond, Mrs. N. S. Oatman, Mrs. F:
afternoon at 2 o'clock. All members E n tertain s at D inner—
Rose, Mrs. J. J. Murphy, Mrs. J.
urged to be present. Election oi
Mrs. O. O. Heilman, of Otis and Murray Murphy, Mrs. G. C. Murphy,
officers.
Laurel street, entertained Mrs. Ev- Mrs. Ray Murphy.
* * •
alyn Caldwell and Miss Sldnia Hell-
Boys knlckerbocker pants, closing
man yesterday evening with a five BIRTH DAY D IN N E R PA RTY
out at half price. Ferguson’s Clos­
course dinner.
AT J. J. M URPHY HOME
ing Out Sale.
Men’s socks, gloves, sweaters,
The J. J. Murphy home, 486 Boul­
The automobile of S. H. Maxwell, trousers, and work shirts and under­
evard,
was the scene of a pleasant
on California street, burned this wear, on sale at closing out prices.
social gathering last Thursday ev­
week, it was insured with, Yeo of Ferguson’s.
ening
when Mrs. Murphy entertain­
course.
105tf
ed
at
a
chicken dinner in honor of
Five room house, two lots, wood
M edford Mayor a t Portland—
shed hen house with six foot fence, her husband’s birthday. Those pres­
Mayor C. E. Gates of Medford left twelve compartment rabbit hutch. ent were Messrs. Cliff Payne, D.
yesterday evening for a week’s stay Sacrifice at $700, half cash, balance Perozzi, G. C. Murphy, Murray Mur­
at Portland, addressing meetings satisfactory terms. Also other good phy, Ray Murphy, and Mr. and Mrs.
and attending state boards of which bargains. Ashland Realty Company, J. J. Murphy.
• * *
he Is a member. Today he addresses opposite dit" hall.
105ti
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hume and Mr.
the Progressive
Business
Men’s
and
Mrs. W. H. Bartges were din­
luncheon, and in the afternoon at­
The Virginia Cafe, Beaver block,
tends the meeting of the 1925 ex­ will open this evening for dinner, ner guests of Mrs. Ella Mills at the
position state committee. On Friday 5:30 to 7:30. Home cooking. 105* Elks’ club Tuesday evening. • Mr.
and Mrs. Hume make th ei/ home in
he will attend the State Elks* asso­
ciation meeting as a delegate. Next
Too many sacks of potatoes, Roseburg and are now visiting Mr.
Monday noon the mayor will ad­ sugar, flour, etc. If we deliver one and Mrs. Bartges.
dress the forum of the Portland we may as well deliver all. Det-
chamber of commerce, and on Mon­ trick DELIVERS.
105tf policy in the belief that the old
strike methods are outworn and
day afternoon and evening, he will
attend the meeting of the state fair
All ladies’ hosiery and underwear should be revised to meet new con­
board.
on sale at Close Out Prices at Fer­ ditions.
Establishment of labor regional
guson’s.
The automobile of J. H. Sugg burn­
banks through which trade union­
ed last week, it was insured with B ackfiring A u to B u m s—
ists generally can secure credit ne­
Yeo of course.
105tf
The backfiring of a Sludebaker cessary to build homes and engage
car belonging to R. Ttrusty, 72 Fifth in co-operative undertakings.
The Virginia Cafe, Beaver block, street, resulted in an explosion, ig­
Establishment of a national edu­
will open this evening for dinner, niting the flooded carburetor and cational department covering craft
5:30 to 7:30. Home cooking. 105* setting fire to the car. The car and matters as well as the broad field
garage were completely ruined. The of progressive labor legislation and
Only a few misses* and ladies’ loss was partially covered by Insur­ labor aims in general, with a view
to raising the general educational
Jerseys on sale at closing out prices, ance.
standards of the working popula­
at Ferguson’s.
*
Big remnant sale at Ferguson’s tion.
Leave for C a lifo r n ia -
Friday and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Stevens, of
They do say that Detrick’s full
746 C street, will leave tomorrow
for a six weeks trip to southern Cali­ cream cheese and Wisconsin cream
brick is the best in town. Detrick
fornia.
sells for less.
105tf
The Virginia Cafe, Beaver block,
will open this evening for dinner,
Boys’ heavy roughneck sweaters,
6:30 to 7:30. Home cooking. 105* closing out price 89c, at Ferguson’s.
HUMANIZING THE
Trimmed hats $1.50, untrlmmed
The automobile of W. H. Roth,
of Medford, burned last month; it hats $1.00, while they last. Mrs.
Simons. 26 So. Pioneer.
106-2*
was Insured with, Yeo of course.
105tf
All ladies’ new neckwear on sale
at half price. Ferguson’s Closing
Out Sale.
May D elay B onus—
There is a probability that the ex-
service men who prefer cash from
the state of Oregon, as provided In
the bonus law, will not receive it
until about March 1. The bonds will
be sold January 16, and then there
will be the necessity of having print­
ed the bonds drawing the rate of in­
terest bid. This with other technical
delays will delay the distribution of
the money about two mouths.—
Salem Statesman.
All Warner's corsets, value to $4,
on sale at $1.98 at the big closing
out sale at Ferguson’s.
Try our Oregon Creamery butter,
special at 40c pound.
Detrick’s
Groceteria.
105ti
AH men’s and boys* hats and caps
on sale at half price, at Ferguson’s
Closing Out Sale.
Had to come to It. Regular city
delivery. Detrick’s Groceteria. 105tf
Each day brings new inquiries
about the reclaimed, irrigated, peat
lands in Klamath county. The more
investigations that are made, the
greater the interest and the more
pronounced are the opinions as to
future Increased values. Some peo­
ple may think there is plenty of
time in which to act, but they ir e
quite likely to wake up to the fact
that these lands cannot be pur­
chased at the price now offered for
a great while longer. The tendency
is already upwards in valuation In
the vicinity of this land. Full de­
scription furnished on application.
Expenses guaranteed to the Interest­
ed investigator who finds the rep­
resentations wrong and all expenses
of a visit to examine the land cred­
ited to the purchaser of a tract.
It
OP WILL 0. HAÏS
• By L A. FARNSWORTH
(I. N. S. Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.— When
Postmaster General Hays ordered
his postmasters a few days ago to
oil up the* hinges of the doors to
their private offices and to institute
the “open door” policy he knew
what he was ^talking -about as a
practical proposition. For he had
first tried it out himself, and re­
ported to his associates tHat it
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.— The "worked fine.”
subject of relations between the
The "open door” is one of the
United States and soviet Russia has elements in th e general policy of
become one of the chief issues In the "humanizing the department” insti­
forthcoming election of officers of tuted by Hays. "The post office be­
the International Association of Ma­ longs to the people, and they have
chinists, one of the largest and most the right to see the postmasters at
influential labor organizations com­ any time,” is the theory upon which
posing the American Federation of he goes.
Labor.
So, in line with this theory, the
E. D. Nolan, president of the San Postmaster General "receives” on
Francisco local lodge of the associa­ several afternoons each week. He
tion, has announced his candidacy finds time to talk for five, ten or
for the international presidency and fifteen minutes with all sorts of per­
put forward the negotiation of con­ sons who have matters in hand
tracts between the association and which they feel they onght to com­
the Soviet government as one of the municate to the Postmaster General
principal planks in the platfhrm.
personally.
William H. Johnston, now presi­
These persons run the gamut of
dent of the I. A. M , recently went to importance from Congressmen to or­
Russia with a view of entering into dinary employes of the Post Office
contracts for the direct manufacture Department and plain citizens. They
of machinery for Russia by the or­ sit in the big reception room out­
ganized mechanics of the* United side the Postniaster General’s priv­
States. Johnston failed to gain ad­ ate office and wait their turns. Hays
mission to the country and since his himself sits at a desk in a corner
return has written criticisms of the of the same room and calls them one
bolshevik regime.
by one.
The nomination of officers for the
On a recent afternoon tw o Con­
machinists* association will be held gressmen, a Civil War Veteran re­
this month, the election coming in tired from the postal service, sever­
April. Owing to the position of the al women (one of them a negress)
association with its 200,000 mem­ and two newspaper men were seen In
bers in the American Federation of the room along with more than a
Labor, its executive personnel will score of others.
have a pronounced effect on fthe
“I’m retired, bgt just the same
policies of the federation.
I’d like to get something to do to
Besides the establishment of close keep me busy,” the Civil War veter­
relationship with Russia, Nolan, as an was heard to remark to a com­
president of the international, will panion. "Bean with the department
seek the following national labor re­ a long time sad want to see if Hays
forms.
can't do something for me.”
Reorganization of the whole strike i The Congressmen were heard dis-
10 BE FACTOR IN
MACHINISTS’ VOTE
cussing postal patronage with each
other.
• “Couldn’t get my man in over at
Blank,” one remarked. “They’re a
lot stricter In civil service these
days.
Well, maybe it’s the best
way,” he added resignedly
Others, too, waiting in various
parts of the room,, commented more
or less audibly on their particular
difficulities. Whatever they were,
each appeared satisfied after he had
had his little chat with the Postmast­
er General.
LIBRARY POPULARITY
INC REASES;
LARGE
CIR. GAIN MADE
(Continued on Page 4)
Unexpended balance from
preceding y e a r ........... $1,612.60
Receipts—
Received from city tax
levy
........................ 3,398.90
Fines
........................
127.54
Other sources ................
43.60
School board ..................
150.00
Total receipts
......... $3,720.04
Expenditures—
Books ................................$ 371 33
Periodicals and papers. .
175.25 .
Binding ...........................
130.50
Salaries ........................... 1,780.00
Janitor ..............................
242.65
Insurance .........................
264.00
Heat ...........
206.28
Light ................................
50.35
Repairs, improvements.
37.78
Furniture .........................
92.00
Supplies ...........................
52.27
Janitor’s supplies and
miscellaneous ............
107.60
Telephone and c lo c k ...
58.50
Printing ...........................
11.30
Postage, express, d ra y ..
55.7*8
Total expenditures . .$3,635.49
Balance on hand ....$ 1 ,6 9 7 .1 5
Book Account
Number of volumes in library
at beginning of y e a r ......... 8,820
Additions—
Books purchased ................
289
Books donated ..................
73
Total additions . . . . . . .
Books lost and paid for. .
Books worn out, condemned
362
8
125
Net increase during year. .
229
Number of volumes at the
close of year ....................... 9,049
Number of books repaired iu
the library ........................... 3,398
Number of newspapers and
periodicals currently re­
ceived: paid for by library,
53; donated, 31; total . . .
84
Circulation during year—
Adult, 28,137;
children,
14,880; total .................. 43,017
Largest dally circulation..
333
77
Smallest daily circulation
140
Average daily circulation.
Number of borrowers’ cards
issued during year ...........
218
Total number of cards in
force .................................. 2,689
Number of days open for the
305
circulation of books . .
Hours open each week for
60
circulation of books . . .
BLANCHE E. HICKS,
Librarian
RANKIN BACKS ASHLAND LAKE
OF WOODS ROAD
(Continued from Page 1)
service to ask for part of the $9,500,-
Officers Overseas Men
event of a national emergency would
000 to build the prilnary forest
The national guard is made up of be called as part of that division,
roads, and the tendency of the state , the 162d regiment of infantry, one which is the same division that most
highway commissions and the feder- battalion of the 164th infantry, bat- of the Oregon guardsm en served in
al bureau of public roads to in s is t1 tery A, 147th field artillery,
the in France. Practically all of the of-
upon using this fund largely for the 167th field hospital, separate com- fioers and a m ajority of the non-
state roads within a n d '"a d ja c e n t” to pany A, engineers, and four com- commissioned officers are ex-service
the forest reservations,' because it is panies of coast artillery. All are part men who served during the world
there th a t their interests lie.
of the Forty-first division, and in war with Oregon units in France.
“ It is up to the people and the
county authoriries to see to it th a t
the county roads within the reser­
vation get tlieir proper share of th is|
$9,500,000.
"The states or counties under this I
law can not be required, but may I
contribute voluntarily to the con-1
struction or m aintenance of forest |
ANNA SEW ELL’S FAMOUS
roads.
Only $2,500,000 of the $5,000,000 j
immediately available for the roads J
of prim ary im portance to the states. I
counties and communities has been!
apportioned. The $7,000.000 avail- j
able for this same class of ro a d s'
July 1 next will doubtless be appor-J
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tioned on the same basis.
"In addition to the am ounts pro­
vided by this act, there is 10 pet
cent of the receipts from the forests
and i$l,000,000 per year for five
riie horse that played the leading role in Anna Sewell’s
years yet of an appropriation made
famous classic, “ Black Beauty,” was insured for $50,000.
under the act of 1916 that is avail­
The animal shows a high state oi intelligence and in manv
able for forest road and trail con­
struction and m aintenance.”
instances displayed almost human intelligence in playing
Today Only
Wonderlul Story is Great Picture Play
BLACK BEAUTY
JEAN PAIGE
OREGON GUARD LEADS
W ESTERN STATES
(Continued from Page 1)
event of a great national emergency
such as occurred in 1917 when the
national guard was called and sent
to France while the draft armies
were being gotten into shape for
later service.
the iole assigned. During the hig fire scene and also on
the stormy day in which the bridge was swept away, the
lioise seemed to know just what was expected of him
and went through the scenes without a hitch.
Go Tonight Without Fail
A dditional C om panies.F orm ed
More than $200,000 was disbursed
by the federal government among
the members of the Oregon national
guard units during the past year as
compared with less than half that
sum for 1920. In 1919 Oregon se­
cured only a few hundred dollars
from the federal government. Cities
having national guard companies
and among which the distribution of
United States treasury checks was
made áre;
Portland,
Silverton,
W oodburn, Independence, Dallas,
McMinnville, Corvallis, Lebanon, S a­
lem, Albany, Eugene, Marshfield.
Newport, Toledo, Roseburg, Med­
ford and Ashland.
Additional companies are now be­
ing formed a t Hood River and Cot­
tage Grove with a battalion head­
quarters company listed for Gres­
ham. A large num ber of other Ore­
gon towns will he listed as soon as
fu rth er federal appropriations foi
th a t purpose have been provided by
the federal government, it was s ta t­
ed at the ad jutaint-general’s office.
One of the Signs
of an efficient housewife is a household cheek­
ing account.
disputable record of expeditures, eliminates the
written receipt and in general makes the hus­
band respect his wife’s business ability.
The Citizens Bank
Ashland,
Our Weekly Reminder
L iberty Bell Can«» and Maple Syrup— gal. cans $ 1 .3 0 ;
Karo 10’s in B lue— 6 5 c ; Red— 75c
E xira Large Italian Prunes
Coffee— 20c, 30c, 3 5 c, 4Oc, 45«- per lb.
Cocoa— 15c per lb.
Full Line of Fresh and Cured Meats
Plaza M arket
H. A. STEARNS
61 NORTH MAIN STREET
Visit
California
CHERRO CHIMES
THE
15c per lb.
l^arge French Prune»— 3 lbs. for 2 5 c
WANTED— To hear from owner of
good ranch for sale. State price,
full particulars.
D. F. Bush,
Minneapolis, Minn.
105-13*
tional forests.
a
This “balance,” a sum of $9,500,-
000, will probably be apportioned
about half and half between state A GOOD PROPOSITION for a saw
roads and county roads.
mill man.
Pine.
Address A-4
Tidings.
105-4t*
“County roads outside of the for­
est reserves are built with taxes
levied and collected by the counties
agid the designation of projects and
their construction is directed by the
county authorities.
No need now for us to wonder
“The county roads within the res­ W hy he cut us out lik e thunder.
ervations should be designated and W’e can’t even figure out
the order of their construction deter­ W hether hash for us or not.
mined by the county authorities and
(See you tom orrow)
the'government jointly, and the state
roads within the reservation by the
OHERRO FLOUR
state highway commissions and the A Hard W heat F lou r o f Fam ous
government jointly.
B lend— G uaranteed
“The tendency is for the forestry
% gal. 7Oc
Gulden M arshm allow— LO lb. pail $ 1 .0 0
FOR SALE 1919 model Ford, good
tires, good shape, $200.
175
Church St.
104-4*
FOR SALE OR TRADE— 166 acres
cruised at five million feet of
good saw tim ber; about one-tU rd
land tillable, accessible for R. Ry.,
10% miles from S. P. Co. R. Ry.,
located in Douglas county, Oregon.
Perpetual stream , good logging,
large am ount of surrounding tim ­
ber, consists mostly of fir, some
sugar pine, cedar and white fir.
Price $3500. A. C. Redifer, 267
8th street, Ashland, Oregon. 105-3
Oregon
Plaza Market
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
FOR RENT— Farm , 280 acres, Sams
Valley, Ore., cash rent, about 25
acres alfalfa.
)Phas. Gilchrist
Sams Valley, Ore.
105-2*
Such an account provides an in­
------ this Winter
—where the sun is “on the jo b ”
Four Trains a Day
Provide a service that contributes to
the traveler’s comfort and convenience
V IR G IN IA
Reduced Fares
to
Santa Barbara—Los Angeles—San Diego
Tickets good until April 30— Stopovers allowed
No War Tax on ltailrou«! T ickets
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C A FE, ASHLAND
BEAVER BLOCK
NO W OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Best M eals In the C ity at M oderate Prices
Since 1870 th e Southern P acific has been closely
id en tified w ith the developm ent o f W estern Oregon
Southern P acific Lines
JOHN M. SCOTT.
General Passenger Agent
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