ASkUai 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,
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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.
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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