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tTcdnMwIny, January 2fl, 1020' PAOS TJtRfcfi AS1ILASD WL'EKLt 1151X09 LOCAL AND PERSONAL J mmK:t:tm:ttmtmKUttammja BATIKDAY'S NEWS . Mr. und Mrs. 0. S. Butler, who are In Sim Francisco spending never.il months thin winter, represented Southern Oregon at the banquet mid conference of the national republi can committee which took place in that city this week. Councilman F. J. Shitin had his knee badly bruised yesterday after noon when a pilo of hoards fell against It In the Carson-Fowler Mrs. S. C. Hunter left yoBterday for Grants Pass to spend a few days with her huuhnnd who la stationed In the Western Union telegraph of fice thero. THURSDAY'S NEWS Among the recent property change! reported In Ashland Is the Elluson ranch near the railroad, which It i rumored, will be acquired by W. E. Moor, one of the city letter carriers. Mrs. Furquahar has returned to her home In Portland after an en joyable visit with Mr. and Mrs. Uudd of this city. Mrs. Farquhar former , Ira Hansen, who had been living on the ranch of Mrs. Emma Wing, south of Ashland, died last nlht at a local hospital. He had been ta ken there suffering with blood poi soning which necessitated the re moval of a limb. The shock was too great and he succumbed last night. Tho body will be taken to Klamath Falls for burial. Mr. Han sen Is survived by his wife. lumber yards, squeezing It against jy )ive(, ju Ashland where her hus nnother pile. It was feared at first j ,jam s(.rve(, p.lstor of tho Congre that tho knoo was fractured, but a I Kational church several years ugo. medical aid assured Mr. no bones were broken. Kliinn thai Leo Patterson of Portland, who lias been connected with 11m Oskar Huber construction work on the Pa cific highway, came back this week after a two months' vacation and will bo engaged in the work going on now In tun valley. The midwinter examinations at the end of the first semester of school J nro being taken In all the schools this week, Monday, January 2C, the ! second semester will commence. During the patriotic ceremonies in tho Washington school at Medford yesterday the singing of tue Stur Mrs. D. Perozzi had as her guest j Singled Banner and America in Lee Davenport of 6' MrH- over night Mrs, Portland, who was on her way home from San Francisco where she had represented the stalo at the republi can national conference held the fore part of the week in that city. Mrs. Davenport is chairman of the repub lican slate advlstory board, of which 'read advertisements remarked Mr. Mrs. Porozzl Is also a member. The1 "111. proprietor of the Plaza Meat H. Harnhlll of this city who Is teaching this year In that school. The singing was ac companied by the eighth grade or chestra of the school. "You can't tell me people- don't visitor left today for Medford. Rose bug and Eugene where she will sto and feel the political pulse for the coming campaign. Market the other day. "My boy ad veith.ed his bicycle for sale in the Duily Tidings one evening recently ami the very next (lay a man came to the house and bought It. He saw Ralph French, who has been assn- j '-' ad in the paper and it was Just elated wtih his father, F. E. French 'hat he had been looking for." In tho Ashland Laundry Vhmp.iny, ! will leave tomorrow with his wife for j The Overland-Marcy company un Portland where they will live. Mr.J'('"led yesterday two touring, one French's place ub driver of tho la'un-: B,,,li'n "nd a roadster of the new d-y wagon will he taken by James1 three point cantilever spring type. Slorah of Medford. j i Miss Mabel Smith arrived last Rev. P. K. Hammond, rector of levelling from Corvallis to visit with Trinity Episcopal church of this city,; her sister, Hazel. Miss Smith is on leaves today for Portland, where he her way to Salt Lake City, Utah, will attend a convention of his1 church In session there. Mr. Ilani-j Tho dog poisoner l-.ns been busy mond wi.. preach In St. Marks church recently. Among the latest house Ill that riiy tomorrow. ; hold pets to succumb to poison is the ! fine Airdxle dog owned by Miss Eliz- Dr. S, A. Danford if back from aaboth Palmer and Miss Grace Cham throe weeks' revival meeting held injberlain. A number of other dogs Klamath Falls. Ho reports there1 anil cats are reported to have died meetings as hl;:hly sueossful, with recently from the result of poison, upwards of Iflao conversions. I j The teamwork of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- Tho seven and one-half acres of gar at the Presbyterian church Ib up land above the Boulevard belonging parent in the continued interest man to F. P. Schneider of Taeoma, for- 'Hosted by those in attendance. Mrs. merly of Ashland, was acquired this i Edgar's gospel solos not only please week by Dwitlit Hoys. The traiis-but inspire as Mr. Edgar's sermons action was made by tho Heaver ; instruct and edify. Only two more Really company. j nights remain and the meetings close. i He sure to hear this Oospel team A. C. Godfrey of Los Angeles, who while the opportunity is yours, lived in Ashland some twenty years1 . ago, stopped over Wednesday to vis-1 Uw. jr. o. Eastman and children It with the Homes family south or left this morning for. their new Ashland, and Incidentally to note the home in Modesto, Calif., where they growth and prosperity of the town will Join Mr. Eastman who preceded of his earlier years. Mr. Godfrey Is them there a couple of weeks ago. returning to Los Angeles after a visit . with his sisters, Mrs. F, M. Carter and Mrs. Percy Morse of Eugene. The Godfreys and tho Homes are from tho same place in lllinuis. Per. W. N. and Dr. Keeney Ferris leave today for Portland where the former has accepted a call to the Hot li.ni' Baptist church. . With the 'going of Mr. Ferris the local Baptist Twenty-four ears of sheep wore un- church will bo vacant. loaded in the local slock yards last night and were fed by the Ashland Transfer company. I. II. .Martin of Otumwa, la., ar rived in Ashland this morning and " ! will visit for a few weeks at the W. J. liarnam oi lianas, one . f ,lg Co fee. (he brothers who havo purchased the timber tract on the Siskiyou with a view to developing it, has come to Ashland. Mrs. Holloa Homier of Chicago, 111., arrived today to visiter daugh ter, Mrs. Marie Edwards, at Phoenix. Earl Drown of Helleviow, who has been quile ill with mumps and grip, Is very much Improved. Mr' and Mrs. George L. Carey leave today for S.ilem to visit with a son for a time. The death of H. H. Willitts, a for mer well known resident of Ashland, occurred recently in Portland when! the deceased had been living for some time. Mr. Willitts will be re membered by tho old-timers of the Tom Roberts, the regular night patrolman, is serving in the place of Chief Hatcher during the la tier's absence. Mr. Roberts' night dutiep are being looked after by Webster Wertz. . . Guy Presentt, who bus been an in mate of a local hospital suffering witli an attack of appendicitis, has returned to his home. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Cochran of-! Snohomish, Wash., and Mr .and Mrs. C. L. Hobart of Grants Pass, are be ing entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Simpson on North Main street. Chas. Delsman, who has been em ployed near Pnillnn.-I ainpn rofiiav. city when he lived here many years, ng , dIscharBe from , army ,agt ago, and was known by all as Rush j 9prinK )s home n(J w1 fn WiHills. ' Ashland for the present, Miss Louise Gillette, who has been; A Sunday School Institute started liAnHoDin.i- in tin rl iv Pintk stm'P of J. II. McGee for the past year, hasj tod"f m,tl,e Clu,rc" of the Bret"rP" resigned her position and leaves! on Mf'" senile and Iawo street, there today. In about a week Miss i "n(I cn""ue '" doln Sunday. Ktereoplicon lectures will be features of the institute. D. W. Pete, a prominent hardware dealer of Stuart, Iawo, who is tour- Miff flip PVifit rniitilmt n.ltU 1.1- J.. ..-U have the new tiled entrance to their . ' " uhukh- "e'e in Asnianii miring me Gillette expects to go to San Fran cisco to cater a business college. On account of the freezing weather the Elks lodge has been unable to club rooms completed. They had 1..-.,l in It fioiul.n linl.tw II, a big event to be staged thero today.;":13 ,WC,re s0 f"" tl,e V ar- ,. .in i., t i, ,.,. u-iii, n,i rive1 he,e ,llat they were unable covering of, boards and sawdust which hides the urti.stic work below. ; week. Mr Tele stated that the ho- to get rooms. A band of gipsies struck the city Mrs. Updegraff, It is stated, has sold her residence property to C. F. ulinrltv before noon lodav. on their! Wer,z' a newcomer from Jiozenian, way to the rcso.U ot the south. The! M,mt" wno wi!' niake Ashland his present day gypsy travels In state in1 ulure nom' automobiles, spending the winters in the mild climate of Southern Cali fornia, and the summers in the de lichtful points In the north. A Horticultural Inspector A. C. Al len, with Inspectors Oatman and Pankey are going over the orchards bunch of brightly clad Romany lasses of lM vicinity. Wherever diseased accompanied this" hand and called at ! trees are found they will be cut out. the various stores and business Citizens are asked to co-operate places in an effort to extract coin wi,n the Inspectors in cleaning up from the proprietors in exchange for the orchards of this district. The In getting their fortunes told. j spectorg will be here several days. FRIDAY'S NEWS Mrs. A. M. Broughton has Just ar rived, from Weed where she hud been doing special nursing for somo time In the Weed hospital. She was ac companied home by Miss Durran of Medford, who had also been at Weed, and will be Mrg. Brougbton's guest for a few days. Mrs. Cliff Jenkins went to Crants Pubs this week to visit for several days with relatives there. Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Gillette came home last evening on train No. Gl aftor making an extended visit with relatives and friends In San Fran cisco. Stuart Saunders, Ceorge W. Dunn and W. H. McNalr left last night for Portland to attend the Slnino con vention held. In that city this week. Examinations for the first semes ter of the city BChools were complet ed Thursday. This morning thero was no school, the teachers taking this time to look over the examina tion papers. This afternoon tho stu dents gathered at the schools to re ceive their reports and get their as-, signments. Tho schedule for the next semester was also gone over at this time. Roy Kerr of New Castle, Pa., blew in Wednesday morning on his uncle, Joe Kerr, 1319 Princess street. Robert Muller, the former owner of the Fourth 'street bakery, has moved with his family to Medford when he will make his home for a time. ' ... Saturday will be the last of the series of classes on home nursing which Mrs. Florence Lee, .the county nurse, has been holding in Ashland. The class is requested to meet at the usual hour in the library Satur day afternoon for the lesson. ... Merrill Robison Is driving around In a new Hudson speedster which he has recently acquired. . A number of changes are being ef fected in the "Sander addition ' of Ashland. J. H. Sander, who has been conducting a truck garden so success fully on lower Oak street, will turn this bulsiness over to Charles Dels man, who recently returned from Portland. Mr. Sander will then de vote his time exclusively to his dairy which had formerly been leased to N. Ritzinger. The latter will move to a location on Mountain avenue, while the house he occupied nt the dairy will be the home of Mr. Sander, and the latter's house will bo occupied by Mr. Dalsman. Rcr. John W. Hoyt has gone to Albany on a business trip. It is his intention to remain there until after the installation of Rev. A. M. Wil liams as new president of Albany college, which occurra January 27. . Miss Hattie Hodges is back from Gold Hill where she had been spend ing a week or so on a visit with relatives. Gerald II. Wenner, former employe of the First National Hank, was Thursday elected as assistant cash ier of this Institution, and assumed his new position today. Mr. Wenner left his position here nt the call of his country and served in the war, where he attained the rank of ser geant major. On receiving his dis charge he has spent some time In the forestry service, and recently has been with the California-Oregon Power company In Medford. Mr. Wenner is one of the promising young men of the city, and will be a valua ble acquisition to the First National. Orders for the vacuting of the res idence of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Finley who have boon living in Long Beach and Pasadena, Calif., for the past two and a half years, Indicates that these citizens expect to return to this city within a couplo of months. . Carl Taylor of Eugene, traveling freight and passenger agent of the Southern Pacific railroad lines north of Ashland, was a business caller in Ashland today. ... Charles V. Howell -of Richland is a visitor In Ashland this week. Mr. Howell was a resident of this city when a boy, but left ut an early age for the north where he had lived ever since. This Is his first visit here for 3G years, nnd it is needless to say he finds many changes havo taken place during that time. ... General Tershhig and his staff did not pass through Aahla.id until last night, on train No. 15, vhile on their way south from Portl.ind. As the train reaches Ashland at 12:15 a. m., the general did not leceive any of his Ashland admirers, us was hoped would bo tho case when he reached here. . According to reports from the Sams valley (list rfct ah oil derrick is in the course of construction on the holdings of the Vulcan Oil and Gas company In that section. A. H. Gunnell and F. F. Childers, it is stat ed, made a geological survey of that section, with the result of the Vul can Oil & Gas compnny being so fa vorably Impressed that work was started on a derrick preparatory to drilling for oil as soon as the derrick Is completed. where road construction is being made. They also made a few de tours to avoid snow drifts. Eugene Hogue, a former resident; of Oakland who has been confined in a government hospital for some time, has been discharged from the navy and is now living in San Francisco. His mother has gone to keop house for him. . W. C. Wlnne Is back from Port land where he bad gone with his wife who recently underwent an op eration in a hospltul there. He states that Mrs. Winnie is getting along well. j ... j W. H. McNalr will leave for Tort-1 land tomorrow evening to attend the meeting of the Shriners there this week. j ... i T. II. Simpson nnd E. V. Carter were business visitors to Medford yesterday afternoon. ... Chief of Police W. H. Hatcher was called to San Francisco yesterday to appear as a witness for a case in court. ... Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Diamond editor of tho Churchill County Eagle, ot Fallen, New, are in the city visit- J Ing Mrs. P. C. Allen, sister of Airs. Diamond. Mrs,. Diamond was former ly an Ashland girl, being the daugh ter ot Mr. and Mrs. Judson C. Allen, former Ashland residents. 1 1 If Amorican beekeepers are able to meet increasing demand, the en larged American consumption of honey will continue, says the annual report of the chief of the Bureau of Entomology, L'nited States De partment of Agriculture. During the war our exports of honey to the al lied countries Increased at least ten times, and the domestic uso also went much higher. The increased export demand has continued since the end of hostilities, and the bu reau sees reason to expect that this" market will continue to be an Im portant factor In American beekeep ing. . Local sales of honey near the points of production have increased more rapidly than sales in the lar ger markets, but this can readily be remedied, according to the report, by the further development of the business of bottling honey. E.lcfl.'q u i 1 7 I "J1TYI.U .5II.JI..S OlVrtOAUiy j j II I The street committee of the city council request tho co-operation of the citizens to be careful about scat tering broken glass cn the streets. Several automobile tires have been badly cut recently by broken glass, some of which was caused by insula tors being broken when tho electric wires and poles were taken down, while others are the result of broken bottles and other glass that was care lessly scattered on the street. The committee state that nil broken glass should be swept up and carried off at once, so that car tires will not be injured. H. G. Enders, Jr., has purchased a fine new Nash automobile. Choose Your Fall Boots Now $12.00 E. C. Watson, an alleged repre sentative of a business firm in the east, visited the Hotel' Austin one day this week. While here he had a check for $110 cashed by Landlord D. R. Conner. Yesterday Mr. Conner received word from the Traveller's hotel In Sacramento rtating that the same man had worked his little bad check game on them for a good sized amount, while this morning a tele phone message from Medford stated that a hotel there was also a loser, and had received a telegram from this eastern company claiming that the checks the said E. C. Watson was passing were forged. It has been learned that he had systematically worked all the hotels between Port land and here for like amounts. Of ficers In California are on the look out for the man. Council at Its meeting lust evening passed an ordinance providing- for the city officers and appointees, and prescribing their respective duties. This ordinance was formerly connect ed with that ot fixing the salaries ot the officials for each year, but tr division was made in the ordinances so that former business is settled per manently. The salaries of the officials werei fixed at this meeting. Some of these' were given a slight Increase, while others remain as formerly. The year ly salaries of the city officials will be: City attorney, J.10; city Judge, $20; city engineer, $75; city electrician, $150; chief of the fire department, $110; streot commissioner, $100; chief of police, $125; patrolman, $110; water superintendent, $150; assistant superintendent, $125; as sistant recorder, $!)0; assistant fire- men, $105 each; caretaker ot the dump ground, $5; city treasurer, $5; city recorder, $125. The appearance of the streets is being much improved by the removal of the old poles belonging to the California-Oregon Power company. A short time ago the five-year contract which the city had with this company expired. The company then cancelled their franchise and sold what ma terial the city needed. The poles are now being taken down and hauled to Medford. LiERE is sliown an ' especially atlrao tive new number that already has at tracted much attention and many sabs. As bIiowii, nine ii:- r IIIU8 III HflUNL HUlll heel seat, a new lace pattern with lout; slen- ani der vamp and leather H . Louis heel. Tt. hiia every touch afO of smartness. In Filbert Brown and Grey kid. Vaupel's Quality Store ASHLAND. ORE. Misses Mary Moore Wood, two high school girls, rode horseback to Climax yesterday. They found the roads In very bad condi tion and for the last eight miles the young ladies came over an unknown road after dark. For a time they feared they would not reach home, and would have to remain out over night, but they valiantly stuck to their guns, and had the great satis faction of reaching Ashland at a late hour. . Clark Bush, for many years assist ant cashier of the First National Bank, leaves tonight at midnight for Long Beach where he has accepted a position in the City National Bank of that city. Mr. Bush has been prominent in business and social cir cles in Ashland and his removal is deeply regretted by his many friends. Mrs. Bush will remain for a month or so In Ashland heforegoiiig to her husband. WEDNESDAY'S NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mombert of Mill Citv. who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Goodman, le'ft Monday fori Los Angeles nnd southern points as far south as San Diego. ... William Cook of Salem, who had came to Ashland some time ago and then went to California and New Mexico, is back again. While In the latter state he con tracted asthma so badly that he Im mediately laid tracks for Ashland, as the only place in which he can get relief. Ho arrived hero this morning. The Portland Dally O. F. Carson, who recently sold his home on Palm avenue, has, ac cording to reports, secured a desir able residence elsewhere in the city. ... By many duties Incident to mov ing, professional and otherwise, Rev. and Dr. Ferris were unable to get away on the evening train of yester day as they bad anticipated.. They go this evening. John Kirkpatrlck of San Francisco, while on a business trip to Portland stopped off,over Sunday to visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kirk patrick, nnd sister, Mrs. O. H. Barn bill. He resumed his trip Monday evening. . According to the schedule issued General John J. Persliing will pass( and VioleH through Ashland tonight or rather to-t morrow morning, as the train is due here shortly after midnight. In that j case those who are desirous of seeing the famous war general may stay upj and go down to the station to see his. train pass through. Whether the , general will remain up to see Ash--land is another question. Ashland Post of the American Legion tried; to secure General Pershing to speak here for a short time during his' passing through the city, hut his Um-j erary from tho north to the south could not be so arranged that he could go through Ashland during the day. ... Mr. nnd Mrs. William Parnacott, nf Thrno Fnrlta Mnnt . nnrt .T fl ! Murphy and family of Alger, Mont., were Ashland visitors today. They are acquaintances of II. O. Frohbach, of Three Forks, and former secre tary of the Commercial Club of Ash land. By Mr. Frobach's Instigation they stopped over to pay this city a visit. -and Tin:- Ashland W Can Be Secured by Mail for One Full Year for During Bargain Period Jan. 10 to Feb. 10, Inclusive 0 To New or Present Subscribers Who Send Us Their $5.50 Now. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Glick of Ma lin, Klamath county, are here visit ing the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Beaver. They made the trip over from Klamath county In their car by taking the route through Ager, Calif. 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