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ASHLAND WEEKLY TIDINGS VOL. XLIII ASHLAND, OREGON, WKDXK3DAY, MARCH 10, 1920 NO. 80 CARTER EAD NEW GAME BOARD Organlaztion of the new state f lnh und gumo commission was perfected in Portland Monday. The commission consists of five: game commissioners, three com - merclal fish commissioners and a CUUirmail, ine inner ucilUB wuen .... . .. i .... the two divisions hold a Joint ses- sion und votes only when there is a tie. The personnel of the new com mission, created and appointed by the special session of the legis lature, is: E. V. Carter of Ash land, chairman; game commission, Charles F. Stone of Klamath Kails, John (lill and I. N. Fleischner ol Portland, E. C. Simmons of Eu gene and Marlon Jack of Pendle ton; fish commission, F. M. War ren of Portland, Charles Hall of Coos Day und Chris Schmidt of Asloria. The respective commis sions elected Mr. Stone as chair man of the game branch and Mr. Warren as chairman of the fish department, Kach Has One Voto The chairman of each depart ment Is to cast one vote on any mutter in which his department Is in conflict with the other "U partrnent. When there is a tie on such subjects Chairman Car ter casts the deciding ballot. One of the first things. the Joint commission did yesterday was to uppolut Mr. Gill and Mr. Fleisek ner, for the game ,und Mr. Wui ren and Mr. Schmidt, for the com mercial fish commission, to seg regate the interests of the old commission. I'nder the new luw the game commission will handlj ull game matters, including the n-nnon,. ,.r ,. n-Min !,.!.n-inuiit of freight has been hn - commercial fish will uttend to the; ,lir,.rinn nf ili pmn in Mri.it. I fwl, TOMm. Heretofore the fish and game' ' maiittrs naYe rjeen namiH'u uv on1 commission, and it is now . sary lo draw a line of dem - irlfa - tlon between the duties of the two i.,i,.., ...,.i ....i. ...mi i ,. i. ii in lum.iiuiiD, uuu culii niii ii .1... charge of and handle its own funds. In many things the two departments must co-operate. The respective commissions will meet nt 9:30 o'clock a. m. on the second Monday of each mouth, and 1 at 2 o'clock the same day the gen eral commission will hold a ses sion. Fish Warden Clanton was re- appointed by the fish commission, and State Game Warden Schoe- .. ... .. .... .. maKer was reappointed oy the ffamo cninmt.sli.n Tlio ,l,..,lio. " ' v" wre reappoinieu and and recoin- mendations of "Warden Schoenia- ker as to the movements of dep uties were approved. The salaries were continued aiineiormer rate. Weather Report Following Is the co-operative oh- eervers meterological record for the month of February, 11120, at Ashland: Date. 1 2 3 4 S M'"- 32 32 29 Max. . f.5 . fia . G2 28 57 00 52 54 58 58 59 Gl 04 03 CI 1G 48 38 48 46 7.... 8.... 9.... ,10.... 11.... 12.... 13.... 14..., 15.... J6.... .17.... 18.... 19.... 20.... 21 ... , 22...; 23.... ?4.... 25..,. 26.... 27 28.... 29.... 20 21 20 2. 21 27 j 34; 32! CI. I 53 55 CO CI 49 53 49 Temperature Maximum, alc, .u, ....... mum, ji,, uaies i .8th and 9th. 1llk. .tI n .1 Precipitation Total, 0.19 Inch; greatest in 24 hours, 0.19 inch. j . Anil. iittie, iu. Number of days with .01 inch tor more precipitation. 1; clear, 21; Tartly cloudy, 2; cloudy, 6. f LOCIS DODGE, f Co-operative Observer. M. B. Pinion has been appointed jsexton of the cemeteries, succeed ing the late Eugene Walrad. I H. O. Buttorfield has purchased, he seven room house and two lots at the corner of Ashland and Idaho streets from G. S. Butler ?I will occupy it a a home. , MOVING AMONG ;e YeBtoi-day was evidently moving .1.... ... A.,l.1...wl Tl.n Xt'l.lttl.l J " rnui"i. " Ashland . Transfer company was busy trom morning till night transferring , the household goods of residents! i from one location to another, and ......ti .i ... t seniles i.u ne n iun a mm their Ashland homes. Among the moves made yesterday were: Itnlph Harris and wife, who are established apartment in linusekoei.ing house on Oak Hireei, m r, uuu Mrs. Irving Finlny moved from' Scenic Drive to their newly pur- i chased residence on Hush street. C. A. . Morrison, a newcomer here I from Seattle, Wash., had Ills' l'ou..t.i.oM goods Plowed out to I ! i(3 Mann orchard at which ho has taken. Mrs, Mar- 41 I'ayden and brother Mr. Diinohue, Moved to their new home on Peach :t.eet which they had recently J llrclia: imI. O. P. Ackley moved In a house on Morion street. G. 1,. Kellick of Siskiyou had his house hold goods moved Into :n South Pioneer street. Tills was the movement in home settling for one iiuj. .wr. vi uiiue re ions a num- her who are scheduled for today and other daU's ill the future. T The local yards of the South- ern Pacific have been the scene of unusual activity during the winter months, and an Immense ..... died by tho men here. During HOUSEHOLDERS M FREIGH IN LOCAL YARDS inoiit i of December thu numberi"""' inca as leieiui) puicnas-u of llin lieliht cars handled in Ihe'ltf tlie association, and are clear - local yard numbered 13.610. :.. ..i nun , . uhiuuihihk iu uuum -yu eucu wu? 1 every ly. Tab was kept on the ! number of pas:.igers passlnp through Ashland during Decern- her am t lese nnni ierer i - - -- f High School Wins Over Med ford at btate l 0UM3ITent The Ashland high school basket- hall team was entered in the Bta,0 tournament being held "I galeiu for tho championship of .Oregon, and played with .Med ford ....... . . .. llist nHi m "e Armory ai me gtatB ca,,itl with the result of victory for Ashland, 24 to 11. Ashland had been disappointed in its series of games which bad bcen scheduled to be played for rtbe championship of Southern Or- ;egon. The first game had been ,nnnounced to be played In Ash- i land, to be followed by others ternating at Medford. On ac count of the flu epidemic in Med- ford, the high school team of the latter city claimed, the school board refused to allow any games played thero only within closed doors. Under these circumstances 1 Ashland did not feel justified to' contest, but entered the Btate' tournament with Medford, and the 29 two teams contested on a strange 32 floor with the results overwhelm 34 ingly In favor of Ashland. 19 Coach Moore with his team are 24 now in Salem. This team consists 2 of McMillan, Clyde Young, Pro- 26 vost, Bryant, Guthrie, Herr and 2"jDalo Young. Rilling Schuermaiu 25 one of the regular members of the 28 Ashland basketball team, is 111 3 8 with influenza and was unable to 27 go with the bunch. Mr. Moore 29' telegraphed the result of the Ash-; 25 land-Medford contest to Suporin-1 19 tendent Briscoe at the expiration 25 j of the game last night. i 22 EGGS PLENTY AND BRING GOOD PRICE The February report of the shbellont Egg Society shows a .,r(!e Pre;1S0 j the production of egf..g ,h.(t ure gll,hel.0(1 tmm the various districts surrounding Ashland und disposeil of through (the AHhlan, FniU and Produce : association. Following are the number of dozens of eggs sold, and the price they brought per dozen:) First week, 707 dozen, nt 42 cents; second week, 1140 dozen,! at 41 cents; third week, 852 doz en ut 40 cents; fourth week, 1230' dozen at 40 cents. Theso eggs, numbering nearly 4000 dozen, are sold to the consumers in the lum- her camps and mining towns in Klamath county and Northern : California, where the demand for strictly fr.'sh eggs is almost un-J limited. i WATER SUPPLY TO II At Its regulur session on Tucs- . ...... . i .. . ... ..... uay nignt me znu nisi, me ciiy,, ,, , r (ill,il..,ti., took and ,,iscussed briefly the question of adilitional wu(er sumi,y thnngh ,he buiul.'lhe d()ck hu m,lllght lug of reservoirs up Ashland creifo It was decided that sufficient data us to the amount of water ,1... n.lnl.t l.rt ...... 11.. 1. In ..l..n II. Q ' . .. . . , cnuructer 01 rotinuutions tor Uams lit HUCtl lOCllt OllS fl firft TllOst 00- slrahlo, and a carefully prepared estimate of probable cost of pro- posed dams, should be gone into carefully and thoroughly before going to our citizens and asking them to vote monev for construe- ,. ,, ,t tiOll WOl'K. Itelleview, . . . . 10 "'' 'H'iitu .Mr. Kinney s birth i Accord ng V the citv engineer- meeni . w mwl tr W 1 . . nv imil o itv tvnlai. .luii,. ,,,u I L. ' were Instructed to get busy at once, und take the time and steps necessary 10 maKe a inoroiign uuu dependable report on the matter. Water measurements at the dam ; sites will be made during the spring und summer; test pits will he dug to solid rock at psopos'.d location of dam: mirvev.v nines , .aim esiimaies w .'ill bo made, and all uvailahle data fathered (hat ; will aid in deciding what is best and most practical to no into. 1 Tho Ashland Fruit and Produce ' asftoclii tlon has torn down the old Whlin Snliihnr iiniei l.nitiliiii imvt " roun.l preparatory to ftr(nl in ff .'in H (1 (1 i t inn t it I lifi r ijIji nl . It Is their Intention to build this 1,"tlo lhi sl'rn to accomnio-, ''"'e K business of the uiwiumuuii, Tbfl razing of the old White uiit..hu. i.,.ioi ..,. fn..,iiior landmark from Ashland. This structure was built In 1881 by O. Ganiard, who conducted a hotel business there when the railroad ri,.i n.n t..ln A..l.l..n.t CL.n bmime has had various uses. After it was abandoned as . h..,., ,, hn,,P,i,n ,,- it ,.. used for a time by the Penn Cbem- ii.il oninn-nv f..- i, n,nn.,r., ,.. , ... ,,,.., i,.,. T t ,., , ,, ,. ."I D VII. OIKIJ UU IO. 1.IIIUI ll. U. -I"-" " 6' ,,, ho or,n,i fn n.oi A.h. land Mills on Water street. For . n number of years the old build- ing ha9 stood vac.,m ,, ab.m. ,i,i ,ii i.,, f.,n if (,,,..,prt I)V ,,. Fnlit ..:..,. 1)rici1)aiiy for the location to al- ,ow ., for their ,. a ,n. nf imhft. hine ul-iTaged from tU9 oH gtructure. Alpha Chapter, O. E. S., will celebrate its 40th anniversary Tuesday veiling, March 1U. This event is an Important feature in lodge circles and will be one of the leading social events of the month. j .i ANDMARK TORN DOWN THIS WEEK The Social Realm Cinderella ( lull Met Mrs. Mary Wilshire was hostess last night to the card club recent-1 J( ni(1 ,- Mlu j.lrii, i)avj,, ly organized among a number ofR,rs M, ,,isM jlr!t. Miirv Ashland resideiils. This club goes j Club," ()f the ullvary11B ruie8 j8 to leave for home before hiiur. A Cindeiella pin is in the possession of the club, the winner 0f the highest scoie each night being given the honor of holding! ....... . , - 1 i other contestant. The prize last I I nvonimr f,.tl In Mi-a W C! fin-I'V. who will have the privilege of wearing tho pin until some onuj else is fortunate enough to win it I away from hei Pour tables of r.OD were arranged last evening, and niter finkiiiin- tlm nhivinL' , , , ' " .' ; n I'lKhiiwai u u-i.n. tiirviwl ' limp I ? I' Al 1 i .... r. If "' '"' Ml- "';tlie party went on 'list the same. Ketchum, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hob- j A )()llv ,.,,. wm ,., llavin er.s, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shell. j,iril,:., , ,,m, T1, .virs. A. Livingston, Mrs. (j. it. 1 Johnstone, Mrs. Frank Jordan, Mrs. S. W. Moore, Mrs. If. I.. Moore, Mrs. Wilshire, .Misses Pearl Wilshire and Itowena Kob - erts, and Clyde Torrence. The i ni.vt mi...tiiM. r,r tin. .lnW uiH tie held in two weeks at the home of Mrs. Livingston. (iavn Family Dinner and Mrs. (i. F. McConnell Mr. has had as their house guest the brother-in-law of the latter, L. L. Merrick of Los Angeles, over Sun day and Monday. Yesterday they entertained the immediate mem- hers of Mrs. McConuell's family living here in Ashland with a din- ner in honor of Mr. .Merrick. The VUPS' lisl besides the hosts unit honor guest was composed of Mr. and Mrs. (1. V. Gillette and son, and Mrs. Hugh Cillette and i daughter, Mr ;ind Mrs. Karl T. " ami Charles Gil ltt. Initialed New Members The Women's Ilelief Corps at their regular meeting last Satur-I d"v ""ernoon had a particularly K;l'a time, as this date marked the iddition of twelve new memheis into the ranks of the corps. An unusually large jttend ince was K;,st Main street for little Mildred pleasure. The president, Walter present, and assisted, in indiicine M,..('oy Dunn, the ndopled daiigh- .Miksche, presided, ami after re tl.e new members into the onb-r t,.,- 0f .r, .md Mrs. I.. ('. Dunn, polls of coiuniilteej, tho election These latter were Mrs. Alta Sled don, .Mrs. Iiertha Casaway, Mi Mary Lowe, Mrs. E. F. Gattis, Mrs Fine Musical Recital ''"s- J- K- ' oDert son presealen i a number of her pupils Satu d. v evening in musical recital in tli l,a"ul of the Preshyt chl,r,:l'' The you"B ',,,,v la only did themselves credit In. their work was certainly a c pli ment to their teacher s line musi taste and to her painstaking worR witn nor m",ils' The program was rich will classical numbers with enough 01 ! Ilia nninil., .....1 . 1 , ... .'u.iii iiii.i q.iiiii- iiii.il nun. : hers for variety. Mrs. P.ohertsou lloos not strive for the showy ami spectacular, but seeks lo : ive that fine appreciation that makes mu "ic " joy and a solace. Tlie tiij' ,ots appeared first in duett with 'heir teacher to break tlie dread of a first public appearance am! - Winter Harvest Is On i. then dlil their own little pails with' o i,e. Some? of those who have s'udiod for some time with Mrs. Itoliei tson did their work with i I finish that would have done credit ; . ,,. ,i,M. iH-rfuriuers. ... ,, .. . .. .lwkil x, M Ere.ri.-k ami Miss I.ucie Davis. I.lchi refresh- meats were served i ftcr the busi ness was completed. -8 Wednesday ( lull The Wednesday Afternoon club will meet at the home of Mrs. .1. I.. ..,.,. on N()1) , am Alm(1)(1 inn et-is, next eiluosday afternoon. All women of the Presbyterian congregation and their friends are invited. Itridire Pni-fv A , ,,, . . . ,s ,. ,,, Kihni,v ! street .Saturday evening. . . . .... I ay. Although he was in Kugene ; (Sliest s were: Mrs. P. I). Wasuer, Mis. J. M. Wagner, Mis. K. V. Car ter, .Mrs. II. Mattein, Airs. A. C. Prices, Mrs. Ira Shetidv, Mrs. E. !, McClure, Mrs. A. K. Kinney. ! liiillidi) Party I Miss Floy Walters entertained In number of her friends Saturday i afternoon in honor of her thii- j f .th birthday, (lames of various kinds were enjoyed, followed bi 'refreshments. Those invited were Isabell Silver. Clenna Childielh. Evou Philpott, Flossie diode. Au drey Hrown, Virginia Hose, I lo rot hy Kellogg, Ciiylda Selliy, Ha- mona Wise. Eruia Hess, (lenevieie S'.vedeiilnug ami Helen Sanfoid. J -? Madame Young llonoi-eil A, small informal luncheon was c given this week by Mrs. Kmm.i Adams honoring Madame Alma Trai Mis.; am y Young, As a surprise gift K. A. Adams nresented Mad- Yotiii!; with an exquisite bit of le-r own haiiiliworli which was a dainty linen handkerchief edged with tailing. ? ; Kliowcr foe Itaby A verv liretv little shower was : . t.'..i.i..v ..n, ,,,,,, , n,,, homo of Mrs. X. S. Hallenger on Many heaiilitul and useful gills wore presented to the little miss The rooms were attractively dec orated in pink ami green, ami the refreshments wen' highly com plimented by the guests. A veiy beautiful bunch of carnation.-, was presented to Mrs. Dunn by lie hostesses, Mrs. N. S. Hallenger. Mrs. Louise Hilly, Mrs. Charles J. Prady, Sr., and Mrs. Charles J Hrady. Jr. ? Mrs. H. S. Emery has been quite ill at her home on Mechanic street f()r tie past week or two She is :ulning in health, however, al present. s Surprised Their Neighbor Complimenting the passing of another milestone a few of the Granite street friends 'surprised'' Mrs. Itenie Eagau i her home to-i.ay. W. K. I'. Club Meets The members of the Women's Itelief Corps club held their reg - ular fortnightly 'meeting with Mrs. Anna Moss at her home on the , Houlevard last Monday afternoon.' , , iiiieinlnnr,. wan inesi.nl and spent u pleasant social time with t r fancy wo. k and fine re - I'reshments were served at the ex - nliation of the social norlnd. The serving rommittee was composed of Mrs. Ida Jennings, Mrs. Dora Young, Mrs. Alico Moore, Mrs. Robertson anil Mrs. K. C. Porter, J. K. Mct laren has sold a twoiti.nn and ono-ralf acre orchard tract on' liurnii avenue to u. t,ustarson. hostess served bountiful relresh Thls sale was made through tho ,ents. On each plate was an up Lamkin agency and Iho tract em-' proprlute passage of scripture and braces one of the finest orchards the name of each one's favorite In Ashland. ! song, and a characteristic of eac h A A i . .... ll. P. Campbell, city assessor, has started out on that business, which will occupy him lor several weeks. The sale of the property on Mountain avenue recently acquir ed by Jefferson Howard, was mad through the Allen real estate of fice lor Mrs. William Yeo. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sanford have purchased the residence properly on Sixth street owned' ll. V d W. Monroe and occupied 0,ls -""K rancher of the Malin by J. II. Hardy, and will occupy' 'I'Strlct and Mrs. Maggie Culberl it ill a short time for their future son w,Me married Saturday after home, i noiili at 4::in o'clock, at the Meth- odist parsonage in Klamath Falls. Cliiii-cli Social Kvenls. i by the Iter. J. S. Chaiiey. The Thu Presbyli.riaii church was, bride is a daugliter of Mr. and the scene of many activities yes-Mrs. Yen of Ashland, and a very terday. The Ladies' Aid spent popular young lady in Ashland a busy afternoon with sewing, ad- social circles. Joiirning in time for the members Mr. and Mrs. ('ulbertsoii will ot the Westminister Cuild to spread the tables for a fellowship supper. At II : :ii) a goodly number sat down to a delightful collation, prepared by the Social Committee, A feature of the supper was the opening of the Thank (Hferiux hags, netting a surpiisinglv large sum for missions. Tlie choir mem hers began to gather for their weekly practice, so the .Westinin- islre Gnilders pro(-eeded to range a surprise of dainty sand witches, cake anil good things lor the choir, which was thor- (Highly enjoyed. iMeantime, the Christian eiideavonlrs to the num- !,,,, ,,i- hn.nir..;. u,i.i...i 'at the manse for business and of officers for the half-year tool. place, resulting in Hie choice of i Mabel Trull, President; Margaret McCoy, vic,e presideul ; Pauline '('lift, secretary; Paul Koehler, , treasurer; Margaret. Johnson, cor responding secretary. Two new' members were received. The girls of the soeielv then carried out a fine program of games and served 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! i s 1 1 1 1 h refreshments al the close. The members voted this one of the best meetings yet. 4 Caul Party. A small card party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Casaway in Lower Almond street h:st evening. The guest list con sisted of Mrs. Sheldon, Miss May Hadfiold and Ahls Gasaway, he side the host and hostess, und Iho evening was spent playing 5110 after which refreshments were i served. Bethany Class Met Mrs. Hathaway invited the ' Bethany class of the Methodist Sunday school to her home Wednesday afternoon. This class is organized with Mrs. Hathaway ua siitieriiilenileiii a ml l, w ,,v, 20 members This was tlie annual 1 meeting for the election of ot'ti- 1 cers. and Mrs. Ilathawav oneneil ill with reneat inir the 2:!nl 1'salin after which came the election of officers whic h resulted in Mis. ! Hathaway being retained as isupeiuteudont and Mrs. Hall as ; secretary anil treasurer Some spent in talking ovei piuns for the future. then the lone, hiio also provided the epi taph of each guest, which caused much merriment. Mrs. How . I is the teacher of this class. Those present were: Mrs. (I. K. Hillings. Mrs. Howard. Mrs. Harnhill, Mrs. Hill-ret t, Mrs. Clark, Mis. A. John ston, Mrs. Coinslock, Mrs. Ham mond, Mrs. Lib Smith, Mrs, Eagon, Mrs. Hatch. Mrs. Fifield. Mrs. Hathaway and Mrs. Taylor Wedding in Klamath Falls. Joseph Cnllieilson, a prosper- make their home on the ranch near Malin. The bridegroom is Ihe son of James Ciilhertson of Lake Creek, Oregon, and a man o! sterling ch:'racter. Main friends will congratulate the young peoj lo on the eventful .!.,. they have taken. I Tendered a Sui-pi-lse, Mrs. .1. M. Morgan was tender ed a surprise party last evening the occasion marking Hie anni versa ry of her birth. As Hie Mor . gau homo Is torn up while plas tering and remodeling is being niaile, the party was held at th-- honni of Mr. and Mrs L. .1 Orren 1111 p",m "V(lnl(!- Wils 11 KnM' surprise to the honor guest, who ri ived many useful and bounti ful gifts. A feature of the affair was a bountiful supper. Tables were set for 2- of the near friends ami neighbors of Mr. and Mrs Morgan, and after participating in the feast, a delightful evening was spent with games and music until a late hour. Work is being started on the new servico station the standard Oil company expects to erect on the lot on Mountain avenue which they purchased r Milly. Alreadv a 500 foot spur has been com pleted from the Sunt hem Pacific i.illroad lo the site of the new building, and sand is being hauled for the foundation. Lumber is also being brought to the grounds, and It is expert al building will comiueiico shortly. $. Surprise Parly A combined farewell and birth day party was held at the home of F. H. Walker on Liberty street last evening. The event was In honor of Mrs. limner Payne, who has Ik visiting here, but who j left on the midnight train for her home In Oakland, and for Miss! Helen Walker, who leaves toinor-l row for an extended trip through the east. It was also the anni versary of Mrs. Payne's birthday. A group of their close friends were present and spent a delight- 1 fill covning playing rook and en joying piano music rendered by Miss Walker, after which cake and banana specials were served. Pres ent were Mr. and Mrs. Ilechtel, Mr. land Mrs. Gassaway, Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Walker, Mrs. Charles Shel ilon. Mrs. Homer Payne. Misses j Josephine Dehass, Helen Walker. ; May lladfiehl, Claudia Kliim. Ja nln Walker, and Messrs. Calvin ami Everett McClelland. Avis Gas away and Frank Walker. ! . The result following these clem , onstrations Is that overy district plans ono of its own within the next few months. Much interest Is taken III that Valuable aid in thu home dressmaker, a dress form, was keen. Twenty were or- dered hy the audience, and many more are planning to buy or make ono later. William W. Eastlii k. a resident of Ashland, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. it. Champ- lain, of Tacolll.l, Tuesday. Feb- niary 24. Three daughters and a brother survive. These are Mrs. G. F. Kradel of Williams. Ore.; Mrs. J. W. Pickard of Seat- tie; Mrs. J. B. Champlaiii of Ta- coma, and Lafe Eastlirk of Aetna. Calif. The body was shipped to Fort Junes for burial. i WILL HELP COUNTY TO RAISE FRUIT l(',ul pver' l"ille aid In helping the frultgrownrs to solve their fil- ""'n problems. Elimination of loses by use of a combination of arsenicals and the commonly used fungicide, lime sulphur, has been mad " practical by the department of ag ricultural chemistry. I'se of com bination sprays had been attempt ed many times for the great sav ing of time which would result trom the .simultaneous application of chemicals fur the control of two or more pests. Damage to tne foliage by burning w, s quite com mon until the department studied the situation, and by laboratory methods discovered the conditions under which the combined sprays could be .siiceossiully iimsI. The college was a pioneer ill the chamical investigation of arseni cals which have brought about :i higher grade of spray materials than was formerly used. The saving in dollars and cents lo the O It E G () X AGlili'l'LTl'ItAL COLLEGE, Corvalli Plueing Jackson county even more promi nently on the map as a fruit grow ing section is the desire of tin college. It has assisted in many ways in the past and is ready to fruit growing interests of the state by the (lepai'.tii''iit of chem ist ry's close cunt rel nf materials is enuriiiuus eeiv year, Cuulrnl of the . I.iiidardizatioil of commercial lertili.ers is like wise under t his department and no dealer may lawfully sell or of fer for sale in this state, lime, gypsum, or commercial fertilizer without first securing a license for such sale. Mad rials offered must ciiiiie up to the manufactur er's guarantee. In the matter of plant food present, The interests of users of commercial fertilizers are guarded ill this way, Apple scab .mind through dis i overy of lime-sulphur as a fungi cide, ami the value of fall spray ing lo control anthraciiose canker and fruit rot were worked out by the department of botany and plant pmhology. Orchard sprav ing bulletins are regularly issue;! by this depa rt ment together Willi circulars dealing ivjth the control of the more common and serious crop diseases. E TO PLANT H. L. Dolman, v ho owns and operates the Ashland Lumber com pany, expects to move tho ina chinerv of his box factory which now occupies the Page warehouse on a street to his plant the latter part of this month. Here he will fit up a permanent box factory and will begin the manufacture of fruit boxes on a much larger scale, employing, it is stated, four or five men from the start. It is Mr. Delman's intention, according to reports, to enlarge his plant this siring and fit for the busi ness on baud nt present, after vv li it-It he will gradually convert . rectory into a large and pro- Kres,ivo industry. AT ELKS LODGE Ashland lodge of Elks at their regular meeting last Saturday evening elected officers for the coming year, as follows: Exalted ruler, P. K. Hammond; esteemed leading knight. F. C. Homes; es teemed loyal knight, A. C. Iiriggs. lecturing knight. F. F. Whittle; secretary. J. E. Thornton; treas urer, P. Provost; tiler. E. E. Mil ler; trustee, I). A. Applogate; rep- reseutathes to thu grand lodge, D. IVrozzi; alternate, A. C. Xiiiin- t,cr. The rest of the officers are appointive and will be chosen later. These new officers will be installed the .first Saturday in April, Weilileil l.ill Me nlh Finite II. Day and Charles A. Ilrowu were qi.ietly married on Saturday. February IS. The fur- mer is a well known Ashland young woman, while Mr. Brown is an automobile dealer of Tilla- monk, Harold Moore, ten of our Dr. " Moore, is doing some fine reportorial work on the Eugeen Register. He evinces elements 'hat will make him a reputation as a feature writer. ADDITION TO BE ID OFFICERS