V / • ‘ ASHLAND AMERICAN News Notes Of Interest From Busy Talent . 4 f Ì 4 i Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lytle and little daughter, Mary Lou, who have been visting Mr. Lytle’s mother, Mrs. J. F. Ditsworth and other rela tives in the valley, returned last week to their home in Venice, Cal. Mrs. Lytle was Mary Wheeler of Medford before her marriage. At th next regular meeting day of the Community club, Wednesday, Feb. 2nd, a covered dish luncheon will be served at noon. The ladies are asked to come at 10 a.m. to help put the rooms in order and to bring something to eat. Business meeting in the afternoon. Mrs. Ben Bayliss and daughters o f Ashland were dinner guests at the home o f Mrs. Louis Brown Sun day. The camp fire girls held their weekly meeting at the home of their guardian, Mrs. Mae Lowe, last Mon day evening. A number o f friends surprised Mrs. J. O. Parker Monday eevning January 17th on the occasion of her birthday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Parke, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hodges, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ilillyer and children, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.'Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Barton and John Barton. A delic ious lunch was served at the close of the evening and all enjoyed a most delightful evening. Mrs. Charles Holdridge and Dorris left Monday evening for a two month’s visit with Mrs. Holdridge’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manly in Sac City, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Manly will qelebrate their golden wedding on February 3. Rev. Brown o f the Nazarene church in Ashland occupied the pul pit in the Talent M. E. church Sun day evening. Mrs. L. Powers was hostess on Thursday at her home on the high way to the Talent unit o f the counfy health association. Burnell Kerns has been ill the past week with tonsilitis. Talent high basketball boys won the game at Eagle Point Saturday evening by a score of 10 to 9. Prof E. E. Evans was in Medford Monday evening where he officiated as a judge in the Ashland-Medford high school debate. The judges’ de- cesions were unanimous in favor of the Ashland debating team. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Lowe and Mrs. Roscoe Larson motored to Butte Fals and returned Monday. Miss Ella Hamilton is visiting this week in Medford with her aunt, Mrs. Etta Kirkpatrick. Miss Cleta Honeyman was a guest o f her aunt, Miss Etta Kirkpatrick in Medford over the week-end. Misses Pearl Hughes, Margaret Higgins, Anabel Learning, Anna Evans and Ollie Hart of the Crater Lake camp fire group were in Ash land Thursday afternoon of last week* to attend the lecture for camp fire girls by Miss Annette Francisco, a na tional field worker. The guardian, Mrs. Mae Lowe and her assistant, Miss Ruth Genaway also attended the 6 o’clock dinner at the Plaza where Miss Francisco spoke to the guardians. Epworth League met at 6.30 last Sunday and re-organized. The follow ing officers were elected: President, Lowell Honeyman; first vice presi dent, Letter Newbry; fourth vice president, Ira Hart; secretary, Mrs. Elsie Williams; treasurer, Clarence Holdridge. Cecil Denmar of Jacksonville has been visiting his mother and grand mother in Talent this week. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Commons and family returned Monday from a trip to Portland and points in the Bert Simmons came home from San Francisco last week on Wednes day where he has been visiting his mother. A Ford roadster, just purchased, belonging to Harley Dunn, whi<!h was parked in front o f “ Riley’s Place” on the highway, was stolen early Saturday evening. The car had only been parked about 20 minutes. The car was located Sunday near Yoncal- la where it had been abandoned and the supply of gasoline exhausted. The machine was new nnd contained eight gallons of gasoline in the tank. Jim Bannister went north on No. 14 Sunday to Yoncalla and drove the car home for Mr. Dunn Monday. J. S. Spite! has sold a lot and the blacksmith shop on the highway to J. D. Yerain of Ashland, who will conduct a blacksmithing business in Talent. Mrs. John Hubartt was in Ashland last Saturday to consult Dr. Woods. Friends are glad to know that the operation recently performed on Mrs. Hubartt’s eye was a success nnd that her sight is restored. Mr. and Mrs. Acel Beckwith were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. nnd Mrs. James McDonald up on Anderson creek. Mr. H. E. Bowman is so far im proved ns to be on the rural route again this week. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hill and Glenn were Sunday evening callers at the home of Mrs. Will Childers. Will Vimont is ill and unable to attend his classes at the Ashland normal. Chief of Police McNabb of Ash land was in Talent Monday evening on professional business. L. J. Crawford is about again after a serious illness and friends are glad to see him looking so well. Mrs. Sue Clayton was an all day visitor at the home of Mrs. Laurence Wilson in Ashland last week on Thursday. Mrs. Will Gleims is reported as being quite poorly. Mrs. L. O. Penland and Jeanette McFadden, Mrs. E. C. Gardner and Miss Emma Crawford saw “ Cinde rella” at the Craterian last Saturday afternoon. Miss Mary Adamson danced the part o f the fairy god mother and is receiving much praise from her friends.. Dr. and Mrs. M. A. Miller of Phoenix called on Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Crawford last Sunday afternoon. The Millers and Crawfords were old friends back in Wahoo, Nebra ska. O. A. Manning has bought the corner on the highway across from Tryon Mercantile Co. from Mrs. Hazel Ferns and the Gold Ray Real ty Co. and will open an ideal auto camp there this spring. C. C. Hartley has recently sold two tracts o f land. Rev. Temple of Medford bought one tract, and 11 acres across from the county farm was sold to Dan Doran of Willard. In order that the Southern Ore gon Rabbit Breeders’ association may be able to get a charter with the American Rabbit and Cavy Breeders, Inc., the association, at the last regular meeting, changed their name to the Southern Oregon Mutual Rabbit Breeders’ association, with T. B. Orr of Medford, presi dent and R. E. Hegner of Gold Hill, secretary. Dr. Malmgren has received word that Mrs. Malmgren will sail from Holland March 11, coming home via the Panama canal. She expects the trip will take 17 days. Rev. Edwin Deacon of Ashland has bought the house and several lots on First s reet from the Alford estate. This bouse has, until lately, been occupied by the C. W. Long family. Rev. Deacon is a retired Methodist minister. J. F. Ditsworth has traded his 18- acre ranch on the highway south of Talent, to E. F. Ferg of Medford, for residence property on • Peach street. The Ditsworths have moved to Medford and E. F. Ferg and family were moving onto the Ditsworth ranch Tuesday. - bate. The districts are divided into two groups for the inter-district de bate, one for eastern Oregon and one for western Oregon. The final match between the two winning teams will be held the middle o f May at Eugene, under the direction of the state high school debating league ---------------- + ---------------- MRS. C. T. PAYNE HEARS OF DEATH OF SISTER, 94 Mrs. C. mother o f for many years old, T. Payne, of Ashland, Mrs. Shook, has lived here years. Mrs/ Payne is 92 keeps her own home, nt- » ____________ tending to all the work and manage ment. Mrs. Payne was recently in formed o f the death of her sister in Colusa, who was two years older. The following notice of the death is reprinted from the Colusa paper: “ Funeral services for Mrs. Stacey Baker, aged 94, who died here Jan. 15, was held Wednesday. Mrs. Baker was a pioneer resident of this county having lived here for fifty-seven years. Her husband passed away thirty-three years ago. “ Mrs. Baker was born in Missouri and in 1864 crossed the plains with her husband. They came by ox teams and settled in Oregon. Five years later they moved to Colusa, where Mr. Baker engaged in farming until his death. “ Mrs. Baker is survived by six children, Mrs. Minnie Stecker of Upper I,ake; Sam, Irving and Alfred Buker, of Colusa; Herbert Baker of Gridley, and Mrs. K. Boyd o f Sacra mento. She is the great-grandmother of more than a dozen descendants and has thirty-three grandchildren.” ------------- * ------------- Rev. A. L. Whitcomb o f Long Beach, California, is conducting ser vices at the Free Methodist church. 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