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Newspaper Page TextASkUai Dint nshtdl Local and Personal (From Monday' Dally) To Spend Holiday Here Miss Mary Moore has returned from Eugene, where she bas been taking a course In short story writ ing at the University of Oregon, and will remain In Ashland during the Christmas vacation. Returns from Ranch Miss Mabel Russell has returned from ber ranch near Granada, Calif., and Is at home with her mother and lister, 117 North Main street. MIsb Russell has a splendid picture of Mount Shasta, which she painted at her ranch borne. Hear Creek Turkey Ashland marksmen won a number of turkeys and other good things to eat yesterday at a "shoot" on Bear creek, near the Oak street bridge. Benton Bowers Jr. and Fred Nell had charge of the contest. Leave for Seattle Ellis Russell, who flrus engines for the Southern Pacific company, left yesterday for Seattle on a two week's vacation. BnptlMt Christmas The Baptists will have a "white" Christmas Saturday evening at their church, bringing gifts for the needy, Instead of giving presents to each other. Sunday morning the pastor will preach on a Christmas theme. In the evening there will be a pro gram given by the Baptist Young People's Union. Oakland Teacher Returns Miss Frances McWHllams came home Saturday from Oakland, where she Is teaching In the public schools. Rhe Is making her home with Miss Gertrude Engle, who teaches in Richmond, and Is expected borne Thursday. Bring a Straw Methodist musical maids, men and matrons are promised elder refresh ments at choir practice tomorrow evening by Rev. C. A. Edwards. Visitor Returns Miss Maye Kaegl, who has been visiting a sister at Salem and a brother at Portland, returned home Saturday. Holme Didn't Know H. P. Holmes was forced to con sult the grocer's bible In order to explain to a customer Saturday Just visiting her mother, Mrs. Dunlap. what pearl barley was. The food mentioned was one of the sixty va-Ner Auto Licenses rletles on display at the S. & W. Chief of Police Hatcher warm iu deinonstratlon which Included ev-j tolsts not to replace their 1921 nutn erythlng from canned oKra to mar- ber plates with 1922 plates until aschino cherries. The latter grow In! January 1, as such action will ren- Oregon, but are artificially colored, j artificially flavored and artificially preserved, "being considered a great j delicacy. The demonstration was very popular, completely annibllat-j Ing In the customers' minds any sympathy which they may have been feeling for those who are compelled to live on canned goods. Returns from Bunlnes Trip H. G. Enders returned Saturday from a three-day business trip in northern California. He reports business good at Weed, but rather slow at Yreka. CntoiUiln Alpha Chapter Officers The officers of Alpha Chapter number one were entertained Satur day evening by Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Peters Jr., at their home east of the city. Refreshments were served and a fine time enjoyed by the guests. Mrs. E. H. Bush, worthy matrjn of t lie order, was presented with a taking dish in a silver frame by tbe officers as a token of their appre ciation for tbe work of Mrs. Push during the past year. Those present were: Mesdames Elizabeth Bush, I eah Caldwell, Bertha Denton, Lor-i-na McNalr, Effie Erown, Jessica Porter, Elisabeth Van Sant. Marie Stock, Maaie Bates, Lulu Chever, and Misses Georgia Coffee, Helen Dickenson, Katbryn Miller, Pearl Wilshlre, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Day, and Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Peters Jr. 'three Irrigation Projects Complete. During the past year three Irri tation projects In Oregon have been t.impleted, adding 23,400 acres to l.o Irrigated land In this state, the ! rojects being at Grants Pass, Wal .,iva valley and the Slide Irrigation ! roject In Malheur county. Four i itricts are under construction at the present time, the Medford sys- i .mi, the Silver Lake district and tbe .".limner lake district In Lake county, ARE YOU A WOMAN? 11 You're Young or in Middle Lite, You Cannot Afford to Overlook One Word in This Blair, Nebr "I think Dr. Pierce' Fuvorite Prescription is a fine tome for .iing girls as well as grown women. ; :y first experience with the 'Prescrip tion' was quite a few years ago when my (laughter was in an extremely nervous condition and suffered with irregularity. JiiHtJi half bottle of the 'Prescription cured her of both the nervousness and tha feminine trouble and proved to be an excellent tonic besides. Several iw. litis afterward (at middle life) I my self was in a very nervous state and the liu f bottle of 'Prescription' that my lin.igbter had left I took, and found it to be just as efficient in my ease as it had bem in hers. It is a specific that is un equalled for women.? Mrs. L. H. Ju:hrop, 211 & Lincoln St. (Jet the Prescription from your drug gist in tablets or liquid. and the Port Vatthey district Id Jose- phine county, The total number of acres Irrigated with the completion of the projects will be 23,00 acres. Tree Wounds Protected When pruning, paint all over all the cuts more than an Inch diameter with Bordeaux paste made by mix ing the prepared powder with water to the consistency of paint, or make up a concentrated solution of Bor deaux in the usual way. This treat ment will prevent heart rots from entering the wound. O. A, C. Ex periment Station. Cold Frames Made This is a good time of the year to construct cold frames for next spring's work. Get some 3 by 6 feet glass sash milled out so that when I received It Is ready to glaze and pulnt. Then make a frame to hold the sash, preferably 18 inches high at the back and sloping to 12 Inches in front. A good size for the frame Is three feet wide by six feet' long, though if more than one sash is to be used, the frame should be made accordingly. O. A. C. Experiment Stution. I'linenil Service of Old Pioneer With the death of Nils Ahlstrom, who died Saturday and was burled in the Ashland cemetery yesterday afternoon, Ashland pioneers are re minded of the coming of the South ern Pacific railroad to this city in 1884, an event co-ordlnute with the arrival of Mr. Ahlstrom, who ar rived here with the first train as a company employe. The deceased was ninety-two years old, born October 10, 1829. He first came to Oregon in 1882, locating In Salem for two years. He quitted railroad work In 1894 and up to the time of his death was making his home with a daugh ter. Mrs. H. R. Adams. 248 Fifth t street, from which place the funeral, was held. He bas been a widower for the pant two years and fs sur vived by six children: Thomas E. Ahlstrom, Frederick Joseph Ahl strom, N. J. Ahlstrom, T. T. Ahl strom, Mrs. H. R. Adams, all of Ashland, and Mrs. E. Rouse, of Sac ramento, Calif. held. Sells Residence Edward Hadfield, Sonthern Pa cific company employe, has sold bis residence on East Main street, aud moved Into a house one block west. which was taken as on bis old home. first payment Dunsiuuir Visitor- Mrs. A. A. Derby, of DunBmuIr, is der the driver liable to a fine, the same as If no number at all whs usei. Student Ret urns Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bechtel re turned Saturday from Corvallis, where Mr. Bechtel Is a student In rhe Oregon Agricultural college. Km Joying Holiday Melvln Kaegl, University of Ore gon student, arrived home Saturday to spend the holidays here. Christmas Carols Epworth Leaguers are planning to sing Christmas carols Sunday morn ing to a number of sick people and aged shutins. They are to meet at the Methodist Episcopal church at 6 o'clock and leave there promptly at 6:30. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Gun ter will serve breakfast to the sing ers. All who can go are asked to Ive their names to Miss Nellie Hea ver, telephone 329-R. Visitor from McMiniiville ' Mrs. Mary Jackson, of McMInn villc, who Is traveling by auto to Southern California, visited Mrs. Hattle SUsby on Hargadlne street, while making a short stop In Ash land lust week. (From Saturday's Dally) Speeding Auto Kills Sheep Thursday of last week, one of the most Inhumane crimes against duml) animals, that has ever been perpe trated since the road was paved, oc curred Just above Talent. An un known auto driver overtook a man driving a small band of sheep, and drove through the band at breakneck speed, killing seven of the poor, dumb animals as he went. The own er was unable to get the number of tbe car, owing to the fog, which had come up In the afternoon, and the sheep running from the speeding car. Medford Mall Tribune. Taylor-Hargrove Ranch Sold Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Foster, former ly of Weed, Calif., have purchased the Taylor-Hargrove ten acre ranch two miles east of Ashland on the Pa cific highway near the end of the viaduct. Mr. and Mrs. Foster will engage in the poultry business. The property, sold through tbe Yockey Realty, was formerly owned by Mis. Australia Taylor and Mrs. Louise Hargrove. Mrs. Hargrove Is now living at Vallejo, Calif. Rumor Heralds Oft ?" Mr. Larson, of North Talent, made a trip over to Fern valley Monday and became very much Interested in the prospects. There seems at this writing no doubt but that oil ha been struck. The frequent encounter of gas pockets work a hardship on the driller, making the work some what difficult. Rumor has it that another well is soon to be put down In the near vicinity of the Trlgonia. This, the report says, will be com menced within sixty days. County Assessor Returns . J. B. Coleman, county assessor, returned yesterday morning from Portland where he met with the tax .revision commission and also drop ped In at the convention of the coun ty judges and commissioners of the state occasionally. Visits at Jacksonville Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rapp, of Talent were visiting Mrs. Rapp's sister, Mrs. Ray Culemun, of Jacksonville, last Sunday, Visit Tulent Friends Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Henry, former residents of North Talent, but now residing near Brownsboro, were visiting old friends In the neighbor hood last Sunday. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Noah Chandler and James Alb a son and wife. Eugene Student Arrives Hurold Simpson, University of Oregon student, arrived In Ashland this morning to spend the Christmas vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Simpson, 142 North Main street. Mr. Simpson is study ing business administration. Many will recall the remarkably well written letters which he sent home from France and which were pub lished In the Tidings. Gear's Cockerel J. A. Gear, who Is going Into the chicken business, yesterday received from Mrs. C. Curey, of Talent, a very hlgh-soorlng Light Brahma cockerel. Escapei! from Hospltul Beecber Danford was today re leased from a local hospital, leaving the nurses disconsolate. Expected Tonight Miss Marie Porter Is expected to arrive tonight from Eugene, where she bas been attending the state uni versity, to spend the Christmas hol idays here. Going South Thursday Mrs. W. D. Gill and her children, Lawrence and Nancy Lou, expect to leave Thursday for Oakland to spend Christmas with Mrs. Gill's mother. Home Today Lelth Abbott, Troy Phlpps, Ber- nice Yeo, Wllma Cattin, Kee and Edgar Buchanan, all University of Oregon students, arrived In Ashland this morning to spend their Christ mas vacation at home. m) ku kens- Miss J. Spears, the enterprising Medford girl, who is taking maga zine subscriptions In Ashland to pay her way through college, had a man size Job on her hands when sho tackled Ben Howe, the busy butcher, who excused himself on the ground that he hod some chickens to kill. "I'll kill 'em,' 'volunteered the fair agent, "if you'll give me a subscrip tion." The offer seemed fair, so Howe agreed, whereupon tho Med ford miss calmly proceeded to chop the beads off a dozen chickens. Her nerve made such a favorable im pression that Bhe -secured several subscriptions on the spot from In terested onlookers. Hera for Christmas Edwin Frazlor arrived yesterday from the University of Oregon to spend the holidays in Ashland. Many New Cars A few days ago forty-five new freight cars were taken through Ashland, going north. They bad been made at Sacramento and were of forty-ton capacity. Home for Holidays Neil Shi mi and Chester McCrack en, University of Oregon students, are home for the holidays. Chlneso Shoe Arrives A tiny, pointed red Chinese shoe, not over three Inches long, bas been received by Mrs. O. F. Billings from Miss Lura Hefty, formerly of Drain, but now of China, where for a dozen years she has labored as a mission ary for the Methodist Episcopal church. In nn accompanying letter, Miss He ty states that the shoe was worn by a grown woman. Wah Chung's small son, who was born of Chinese parentB and bas lived all his life In Ashland, was greatly inter ested in the tiny footwear, which was exhibited at the Billings agency Playing Basketball Will McMillan, former star basket ball and baseball player In tbe Ash land high school, Is now a member of the 'Varsity basketball squad whlQb next week will play games In the Willamette valley and eastern Oregon. Motored from Eugene- Oliver Anderson, Oregon Agricul tural college student; John Ander son, Meredith Beaver, and Dwlght Gregg, University of Oregon stu dents, drove to Ashland last night by auto from Eugene to spend the holidays. Six Campers Here- Last night six autos parked In the auto park, ground, of wblcb two were from Missouri, two from Wash ington, and one from California, ac- cording to Park Superintendent T. F. Smith. Some time ago Portland was boasting that seven auto tour ists cambped there In one night. Veterans' Burgeon Appointed ! Dr. Lance Briscoe, son of Prof, and Mrs. G. A. Briscoe, 913 Boule vard, bas been appointed surgeon In charge of the War Veterans' bu reau, Portland, taking charge Wed nesday. SanU Say "Hello!" The eleven employes of the local office of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, are preparing to have a Christmas tree, with appro priate decorations, exercises and presents, In their building Christmas eve. A trip was made to Wagner creek Wednesday to secure the tree and greenery. Jacksonville Today Miss Nellie Dickey made a busi ness trip to the county seat today. (From Friday's Dully) Move to East Main Mrs. Belle Butcher has rented the Belle rooming house and moved to 573 East Main street. Surprise Valley Visitors Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Schmldtke ar rived Wednesday from Cedarvllle, Calif., and registered at Hotel Ash land. Cedarvllle Is In the Surprise valley, the former home of the Royes, Kueebnnes nnd Owens, who now live In Ashland. McMliinville Visitor A. Braley arrived from McMInn ville Monday and is looking at the Ashland country. Mr. Braley Is a retired Willamette valley farmer. Dies at Sebastoxd Mrs. N. G. Bates received a tele gram today announcing the death of her father, who was seventy-five years old, at Sebastopal, Calif. "Pink-eyed" Children " A half-dozen Junior high school children have the "plnl-eye" and are being kept at home. Beagle Visitors Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Lucas, of Bea gle, motored to Ashland Sunday to spend the day with their friend, Mrs. Lulu VanWegen. Gold Hill Guests Mr. and Mrs. Walker and little daughter, of Gold Hill, were the gueBts of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gall, of Bellevlew, Monday. Recovering from Illness Mrs. George Loosley, who has been very III ut her home in Berke ley, Calif., Is Improving, which will he welcome news to her many Ash land friends. Loggers Living Here Ernest Sharrock and Charles Leonard, Klamath Loggers, arrived yesterday nnd expect ,to , remain , In Ashland this winter. They are quar tered at the Belle rooming house. Will Live Here Mrs. Vun GorAm and daughter arrived yesterday from Portland and will make their home here. Mr. Van Gordon is employed here by the Southern Pacific Railroad company. Returns to Dunsiiiulr Mrs. E. Wicks, who bas been vis aing Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Selby, 66 Third Btroet, for the past few weeks, has returned to her home In Duns mulr, Calif. Another Hying Beavi Aldred was the-"flying Beaver") who came down from Portland last week, Mederlth being a student in the state university at Eugene, and expected home this evening to spend the holidays with his folks, who live at 916 Iowa street. Visftlng Farmer "Jack" Callahan, of the Ashland Fruit and Produce association, has been piloting F. W. Merrill, of the Albers Milling company, Portland, around among the dairy and poultry farmers for several days. They ex pect to finish tomorrow. Comes Tomorrow .Tnhn Anderson, a University of Oregon student, Is expected homoj tomorrow, to spend the holiday ; with his parents, who live at 430 Holly street. Oliver Anderson, who Is attending the Oregon Agricultural college, Is expected home about Tuesday. Student Worker Here Robert D. Hall, recently of New York City, now of San Francisco, made a visit between trains Thur diy with the family of A. M. Bea ver, 916 Iowa street. Mr. Hall ts a nephew of Mrs. Beaver. Mr. Hall Is employed by the World's Student Christian federation, which Is rep resented In America by John R. Mott, chairman of the Council of North American Student Movements. Switchmen Switched B. M. Sherman and A. H. Trafton Southern Pacific switchmen, have switched places, the former going to Watsonvllle, Calif., and the latter comlns; here from that city. Pitstor Is Lucky Hunter Rev. C. F. Koehler, who Is holding anecial services every night this) week In the church at Merrill, Is en Joying some early morning expedi tions after the wild geese of Klam ath county. The family at home are enjoying some diliclous roasts as a consequence. Return from California Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Bateman hare returned from Long Beach, Calif., and are now located at their borne, 288 Vlita itrsst. Mr. and Mri. Bat- man have been In Long Beach for the past four weeks, called there by the serious Illness of Mr. Bateman's mother, Mrs. Charles Bateman, who Is now Improving:. Mrs. Charles Bate man will be remembered by Ashland frlend9 as a resident of this city about ten years ago. Espee Men "Laid Off' The Southern Pacific Railroad company Is reducing Its force at the local yards, two assistants In t he j store room having been "laid off'i and F. R. Byers, T. F. Carmony and. T. F. Collum being slated for dis missal Monday. Decrease of busi ness Is given as the reason for less ening the working force. . ' Returns from California Mrs. J. M. Pool, 267 Third street, has returned from Fort Jones, Calif., where she has been visiting Mrs. John King, of that city, for the past fifteen days. j Stevens Restaurant Sold j The Stevens restaurant, 6G2 A street, wus sold yesterday to W. R. Hurtmun, of Portland, and formerly Interested In land development In eastern Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Hart nian are now looking for a house, Intending to make their permanent home In Ashland. F. C. Stevens, former owner of the cafe, will re main In Ashland but will not engage In any business for at least a month, he stated this morning. Korty-Hour Week Beginning this week, the car shop men of the Southern Pacific local yards, are working on a forty-hour week, "laying off" Saturdays Student Win Prlz Followlng re the prize winners! In the ticket sale contest for the Winter Fair: Fay Parker and John Fraley, watches; Lucy Davis, $10; Rachel HurBt, pair of shoes; Katie Buchanan, $6. The second and lastj'ron an frnnclsco, where he went construction of a modern store, gas prizes were not offered, but were. Iast week on business. j ollne station, dining hall and a num given as extra rewards for unusually j , unr 0( mau cottages for summer good work. The students sold about I Bju'' Shop Enlarged campers. These enterprising gentle $400 worth of tickets, which equal- The Fourth Street barber Bhop has; men promise the traveling public led the amount sold by the Fair peo-; been enlarged by the addition of an-; first class accommodations next sum- pie, who were much pleased with the BtudentB' work. Christmas Parcel Poet Information- Tell the receiving clerk what youriextra ba,n ro,lm lla9 nlfi0 beBn addod.id.-ive of Crater Lake. The forest parcel contains, advtoes Postmaster E. J. Kaiser. There are three Items necessary for the clerk to know: First, the classification he should; apply; second, whether he should apply on the parcel the "fraglle"j mark; third, whether he should ap ply the "perishable" mark. The question of applying then marks Is determined by the clerk on the con tents, and not by the container. Sprained Ankle Miss Bernlce Yeo, who Is study ing music at the University of Ore gon, bad the misfortune to sprain her ankle recently. She is expected home Saturday to spend the holi days. Remodeling Residence James E. Fuller Is remodeling his residence property at Laurel and North Main streets, now occupied by his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and! Mrs H. T. Elmore, and family. One The trip to the new nonie, con- drove material up over juu reel in of the downstairs rooms Is being en- tlmies the Telegram, "a cozy furn-; the casing. This Is now. being clean lurged and Improved especially for Ished bungalow, obtained by tho 01 out ami it Is expected will be Mr fnlipr who exnects to make his! proud father for his enlarged flock completed today. Tho showing of 'home with the Elmores. The kltch-latter en Is also to be enlarged and the downstairs floors relnid with hard wood. A sleeping porch is to be built over Mr. Fuller's room, the front porch widened and supported by a cement wall. This is consid ered one of the finest residence loca tions in Ashland, being on, the Pa cific highway with a magnificent view of Grizzly peak. Pluyer Ive Town The Popular Players, who have recently given a number of theatri cal performances at the Armory, left for Hornbrook, Calif., yester day. After spending two. days In that city and a week In Yreka, the troupe expects to return to Ashland for another engagement, reaching here December 27. Gardner Wins Appointment County Judge O. A. Oardner has been appointed a member of tbe leg islation committee of the state as sociation of county Judge and com missioners, which held Its annual convention In Portland this week. Return to Medford Miss Claudia Klum has returned borne from Ashland where she spent the week end as tbe guest of Miss Marjorle Flfleld. Medford Mall Tribune. "Pop" Gate for Governor "If 'pop' Gates, mayor of Medford : decide to be a candidate for gover nor In the republican primaries be will have the solid backing of Jack son county," predicts Ben Sheldon, representative of that county. Mr. Sheldon Is In town getting informa tion on several subjects. For in stance, be 1 to meet with the state highway noraralsslon relative to work on the Crater Lake highway; he has been consulting with mem bers of the special committee ap pointed by Governor Olcott to ug gest regulations for the state high ways, and he bas been sounding sen timent relative to the 1926 exposi tion and the various plan for financ ing that undertaking. By the end of the week, Mr. Sheldon expects to have enough Information under his bat to enable him to meet the special eMion with a brave heart.' land Oregoulan. -Port. Presbyterian Church Annex The Presbyterian church annex la finally completed. Architect W. T. Hoyt, designer and overseer,1 did most thorough work. Con- tractor Greaser and his men also did a good Job and the members of the congregation feel happy, over the result. The dedication' will occur December 29. Dr. W.I L. Van Nuys of Portland and Dr.! W. O. Forbes, of Seattle, Wash., will be special guests of the oc- caslon. " Return to Medford Mrs. S. B. Sandifer, who lately underwent a successful operation at a local hospital, was taken back! to Medford yesterday. Apple Going to 'Frisco A carload of apples, odd varle ties, was yesterday started roll Ing for San Francisco by the Ash-' land Fruit and Produce associa tion. Manager A. C. Brtggs re ports the apple market still very quiet, but strengthening In antlcl-1 Performance, a sale of fancy sewing pation of the early winter apples worlt 8,1,1 home made candy will be being soon off the market. The' conducted by the Parent-Teachers' annual meeting of the ossoclatjinj asoclatlon, the proceeds to be used will occur January 7 of next yeav.j1" swelling the piano fund. Spend Winter in California Mr. and Mrs. Glenn, of Glenn' avenue, left this week for south-1 orn California, where they expect; to remain this winter. McMlnnvlllliiiis Here C. J. Reld, James Reid, their wives and children, arrived yester- iaY iro McMlnnvllle and are stop- PS at me Bene rooming house. Return from Frisco D. Perozzl returned last evening other room, which provides a pleas ant piace ror railroad men nnd oth-j Union Creek Is an Ideal summer ers to spend their leisure time, as camp, Inside the Crater national for It Is fitted up like a small club. An' est and within one and one-half hour Now Belle Landlady ! Mrs. O. H. Stevens, formerly Mrs. j V, L. Strickland, of flerbnr, Calif., j la the new landlady of the Belle rooming house on Fourth street. TRIP LETS IX sxni HOME; MOTHKP. OXK TIMK LOCAL (From Friday's Dally) "Out at 4319 Flfty-elgnth street, j Southeast," says the Portland Telo-I gram, "there Is a llttlo love-nest oc- cupled by Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Ewer and their throe daughters, Florence Emma, Elizabeth Adell.j and Laura Ethel, late of Thnyer's( maternity home, where tho three babes were born three weeks ago." Mrs. Ewer Is a former Ashland j school teacher and is well known In this city. a long search, was made In tho Arrow Ambulance company s best ambulance, piloted by the owner, i A. G. Onslow. Tho babes enjoyed their first ride greatly all but one, said Onslow. Ho doesn't remember which one ho couldn't tell 'em apart. "The trip was donated to the trip lets by the ambulance company and with all the other donations of clothing nnd other baby Impedimenta the little or pnjrhaps we should say large family Is snugly en sconced In the now home, where the children may cry to their heart's content without disturbing the per sons "upstairs." ,, I SCHOOL XM.tfl I'LAV TO RUSK PIAXO MOXKY (From Friday's Dally) The stage Is But, the "props" ready and one hundred kld.llos of grade school ago are waiting In eager anticipation of their first bow to the public from behind the foot lights tomorrow nlht, when "Santa Claus and Star Queen," a Christmas cantata, will he stutjed in the gym nasium of the senior high school, under the auspices of the Parent-, Appropriate Chrislmas Gifts Are offered by all of our loenl merviinnts, anl we com lnciid their stocks to you for selection. Here ut the bunk we ulso have one Christmas suggestion to make. It's the gift of a savings account appropriate for everyone, but especially to be considered among the gifts for the kiddies. Such a gift will prove a great encouragement for the development of habits of thrift, and success. The Citizens Bank Ashland, r'D'WI S(1 PPfl JrI fF"fl ifiiahljtqpfiLinLjr,L Teachers' association. All members of the cast are pupils of the Haw thorne school and have been pre- paring tor the play during the past two months under the coaching and direction of their teachers. Fund raised by the entertainment will be used to complete payment on a $250 piano purchased for the school two weeks ago by the Parent-Teachers' association with money borrowed from the school board, Many costumes of original design will be used in the production of tbe cantata, garbing the characters of Fairyland and the realm of Santa Clans In a maimer satisfactory to the most enthusiastic admirer of Christmas stories. A chorus of for- ty-flve children will add much to the entertainment. The plot of the play cotcs around the belief that the children of today measure up to those of yesterday in point of "be ing good" A group of animated toys, representing articles fresh from the Christmas tree, will be a pro- K"1 feature. The doors of the gymnasium will open ut 7 o'clock nnd the play will start at 7:45 o'clock. Before the TO HTART WORK Sl'.MMKR RKSORT jj vxioX CHKKK (From Friday's Dally) Local fishermen, hunters and campers generally, will be glad to know that the forest service has granted a special use permit to Messrs. James Grieve and Frank Amy for a summer resort for Union Creek. Today three truck loads of lumher left Medford for Union Creek to bo used bv Amv and Grieve In the service spent approximately $1200 on Union Creek camp slto during the past summer, and hope to make It the most popular camp grounds in Southern Oregon. Adjoining the camp ground a large number of lots have been surveyed and staked out for permanent summer residences. I Already one summer home has been (illtli constructed nnd owing to the grow I Ing popularity of Union, Creek, there will undoubtedly be a large colony ut Inr-iil residents established In neat. CQtta)(M flf tMf 0VQ . .. j XKW GAM ERUPTION AT TRIfiO.XIA WELL Work at progressed t ho Trlgonia well has favorably this week. There have beon dally eruptions of gas, the one Thursday being of great- I or force than any preceding and oil Is far greater than a week ago. It has been estimated that tne nan lugs are fully one-fifth oil . . CARLOAD SHIPMENT OH Fencing from Eastern mills Just In. Con siderable drop In prices on sunn'. GOOD CEDAR POSTS New prices on Implements and re pairs.. New and used sewing machlnos for sale or ts rent Peil's Comer Investigate Our Ideal Areola Hot Water Heating System for Small or Large House Our New Line of Hooting Stove Are Now In Pr ovost Bt os Oregon