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ASHLAND AMERICAN
A s h la n d A m e r ic a n
An
Independent
W eekly
P«p»r
P u b lis h e d
at
A s h la u d ,
O re g o n
(Successor to the C entral P oint A m erican)
PAUL ROBINSON, E ditor and P ublisher
O ffice a t 374 F ast Main S tre e t
BUSINESS AND NEW S PHONE 95
$2.00
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A d v e r t i s i n g R a te s G iv en on A p p lic a ti o n
E ntered a t the P ostoffice a t A shland, Oregon, as Second Class M atter,
under the A ct of C ongress of M arch 3, 1879
JACKSON
C O U N T Y ’S
WEEKLY
P A P E R
M em ber S T A T E E D IT O R IA L A SS O C IA T IO N
M em ber N A T IO N A L E D IT O R IA L A SS O C IA T IO N
FRIDAY MAY 20, 1927
E D IT O R IA L
giving
cheerfully to
G raduate is he lives,
church, ch arity and other organiza
tions th a t prom ote the common wel
The busy season fo r tra ffic cops fare. Such a person is surrounded
by friends, his place in life is an
is here.
enviable
one.
Upon dying he does
o
not leave behind a hoard of money
Baseball— a f te r it is all over what
to cuuse dissension among, relatives,
difference does it make as to which
and at last be squandered, but his
side wins?
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attain
m en ts a re
reflected in the
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lives of others. His m em ory is per
The Mississippi valley— all of it petuated by these reflections.
— is a m ighty fine, fe rtile country,
Thus it is obvious th a t the in ter
regardless of recent te rrib le floods.
ests of others a re an essential factor
in the existence of man. Each in
It cost a dollar a plate to hear
dividual of the human horde is de
G overnor P atterson speak a t the
pendent upon others .All are bound
L ithia Springs hotel T uesday night,
together by ties th a t cannot be sev
but guess it was w orth it.
ered.
Happiness and contentm ent
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are realized as one strives to pro
One ce rtain ty — we are not p rin t
m ote the w elfare of all.— Wasco-
ing any passionate love missives
News E nterprise.
w ritten by any accused m u rd erer to
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any fast living movie actress.
The
Sweet
Girl
‘quite num erous.”
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If Klam ath Falls is booming now,
it will exceed the speed lim it next
y ear when the new railroad hits the
town.
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The tragic and sudden ending of
the Dt Autn-mont trial gives the lino
type o p e i t o r s a change o f subject
fo r a few weeks.
Lithia P ark in Ashland, the pret-
tey spot of Oregon, is now a ttra c t
ing hundreds of people daily. Take
a meal at the cam pground, finislf
up on Lithia w ater and the world
will look brighter. The longer you
stay the b etter you feel.
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Editors are not the only ones who
receive weird com m uncations. The
Toronto Tide gram records the fol
lowing note received by a druggist:
"My baby has eat his fa th e r’s parish
plaster. Send a anecdote quick by
the enclosed g irl; also send a bot
tle of O Dick along as I am a little
historical.”
T H E BULBOUS BLUE GRASS
One of the new est indications of
the gr «wing qualities of southern
O regon’s Miniate is the fact th a t a
very valuable range grass that can
not be propagated successfully in
any other clim ate develops and in
creases with surprising rapidity u n
der the mildness of our w inter
months.
The possibilities fo r com m ercial
ising this natural range grass, should
appeal to many farm ers who are
seeking additional sources of re
venue from th eir upland acres. A
few pounds o f this grass sown in
the fall of the jrear will increase en
orm ously through the w inter months
and will produce bublets both on the
stalk and at the roots that can be
m arketed to less favorable stations
o f the country at a nice pro fit per
acre.-—Spokesman
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C O M M O N W ELFARE
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To have the facility of interesting
oneself in the w elfare and happiness
of others is an adm irable and ad
vantageous quality— a quality or
habit th at may be considered al
most invaluable.
F or it is only
when one has reached th at stage
where he can enjoy giving and help-
ing qthers th at tru e happiness ex
ist*.
h or an example, picture a m iser
who spends all of his tim e in collect
ing dollars, oblivious of the wants
and needs of others.
He is able
to have all the luxuries, the money
bought pleasures and friends, but
yet the m ajority of hia ilk cannot be
aaid to enjoy life.
On the other hand, there U the
man who devotes his tim e to the In-1
Wrest» o f the eum m unity in which.
THE
REAL
COMMENCEMENT
The seniors are graduating. From
the elem entary schools, from the
high schools, from the colleges and
universities they are being ushered
forth to new fields of activity, new
experiences, new problems.
Some of them are through with
school. F or them this is a real com
m encem ent of the battles of life.
But though some are through wi’5.
school none are through with stuuy.
Though some are through with
scholastic
preparation,
none
is
through with th at continual, su«^
tained application which is the ac
cum ulative preparation o f all who
ire fired with the am bition and zeal
of which success is born.
W hatever the field of action to
which the grad u ates now seek en
trance. they will find th a t the price
of advancem ent, o r service and re
ward, is needed the com m encem ent
of study and preparation upon an
ever-increasing scale.
Some there a re t/ no doubt, who
like to think th a t they now are
‘th ro u g h .” Indeed they are through
-through with hope and through
with am bition and through with ad
vancem ent— unless they now coih-
mence.
chant, every pr«>fessional man and
every pro p erty owner or tax payer
is reaping some benefit either di
rectly or indirectly. This free adver
tising is in the forfti of news stories
and editorials telling of the immense
wealth to be obtained from the de
velopment )t our m ineral resources.
It is the publication and the wide
dissem ination of the news of this
nature, through the Spokesman, th at
is largely responsible for the influx
of interested mining men into this
community. These mining men are
here by the hundreds, spending
money fo r equipment and fo r sup
plies and p u ttin g money into circu
lation that would never have been
available under normal curcum stan-
ces. They are here to open up the
m inerals o f the county to develop
ment, and as the development p er
iod adv»nces so will the influx of
new citizens and new wealth, in
crease in volume. Every m erchant
will p ro fit from this increase in ad
ditional sales, every tax payer will
benefit by increased property values
and the laboring man will p ro fit
from an enlarged and steadier m ark
et for his labor.
The Spokesman has been u n stin t
ing in the use of its columns to pro
mote this new industry. It has help
ed create new business at the be
tween seasons period, w hen busif
nss would normally, be exceptionally
dull. It has takn the lead" in stim u
lating this development fo r every
.one’s benefit, for which it expects
nothing but the good will of the
community in turn.
However, to be able to carry on
this free advertising program indefi
nitely a progressive newspaper must
have the support of the business
men with paid advertising and of
the general public with paid sub
scriptions. — Southern O r e g o n
Spokesman.
BINGO’S BUBBLES
BINGO Jr.
C o p y rig h t 1X27 -All R ig h t. KM.rv.ii
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BOOSTER
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Self sym pathy will b rin g tears the
quickest.
Did early up betim es this day,
And guzzle my coffee in chants,
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I grabed my hat and started fo r
school,
" G o o d M o r n in g ,
H a v e you
But retu rn ed for a pair of pants.
a n y b a t s in y o u r b e l f r y . ”
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Cork-screws and g a rte rs are now
He who looks fo r tro u b le is never
considered antiques.
disappointed.
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G ive t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d
th e l a . t l4ok, f o r it is
tim e in th e f u r i n d u s t r y .
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c a t-
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Many would be scared to death if
th eir p ray ers w ere answ ered.
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Two m en in every m illion practice
Onions and religion head the list the spirit of B rotherly Love. Do you
for causes of divorce.
owe one of them ?
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All s p r in g r o o s t e r s h a v e so re
th r o a t s .
T here is an opening in every of
fice. Always close it when leaving.
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Big H earted M otorist: “ If you are
WHY NOT USE GOATS IN THE
tired of walking, try ru n n in g awhile’
BUTTON INDUSTRY.
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S O C IE T Y
Don’t make a pig
when eating chicken.
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of
yourself
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T here’s many an old hen always
inquiring about the price of eggs.
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ON B E I N G A H O M E T O W N
Fond W ife: “ My H arry is just so
original, why he m ade this table
and five chairs out o f his head.”
T he r u b b . r c r u t c k this w ee k
i t a w a r d e d to t h e y o u n g lady
who a c c u . o d B in g o J r ., o f h a v
ing a m o th e r -in - la w .
J e w P r i e s t a r a s o m e tim e s c a l
led th e Rabios.
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1850
The “ U S” Girls class of the “ Hill
Billie’s” held th e ir Sesqui-Centen-
nial m eeting a t the hom e of Mrs.
B ernardo S n ap p erfitch
on Itcher
stre e t today.
Due to th e sh o rt sightedness of
Mrs. Axel M cGoozlesnort, who as
sisted in serving the guests, Mrs.
Clem inina Sam singer was m ortified
to receive her cake and Eskimo Pie
in the cen ter of her new em broidered
red afternoon lounge dress, much to
th e re g ret o f all present.
“ SNAP T H E W A SSEN D O SN IP”
was the en tertain in g am usem ent fo r
the afternoon and Miss F reedereeka
Kavelsnatz was declared "H i S nap
p er” and was presented with a beau
tifu l hand painted Corn Cob Pipe. A
very useful article fo r th e kitchen.
The m eeting ad jo u rn ed w ithout
fu rth e r com plications. The home of
Mrs. Aza F elterface will be th e next
m eeting place. It is' req u ested by
Mrs. S napperfitch th a t th e lady, who
by mistake, carried aw ay her silver
serving set to kindly leave it a t her
back door, any evening late thie
week.
It is sometimes hard to distinguish
This paper believes in Ashland between a liar and a lawyer.
and Ashland’s future.
It believes
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th at Ashland is destined to be a
G ro c e r y s t o r e s do n o t sell th e
much g re ater city than it is today.
t o m a to c a n o f e x p e r ie n c e .
It believes th at the g re at m ajority
of people living in Ashland have an
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abiding faith in the city ’s fu tu re and
H E A D L IN E — "F A IT H F U L
WO
in the Ashlnnd of today. It is faith
SERVES
M ASTER
FOR
that has made Ashland and it is this MAN
F IF T Y Y E A R S.” A n o th er H usbands
same faith th a t is going to continue
slave.
to make Ashland a g re a te r city.
No one need talk of “ p u ttin g Ash
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land on the m ap.” For, all the world
T here’s many a sailor th at m ar
knows, Ashland is already orf the ries a skipper.
map; it has a conspicious place there
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for many years. And it is going to
rem ain there— forever.
Arizona is a lost and found state.
Ashland is already a g re at place Many go there fo r th eir lungs.
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in which to live.
If one were to
Man and W ife in F ord m any miles
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look all around the world, none bet
, .
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,
| from civilization looking a t worn-
te r could be found. When every
If a man ain ’t good by the t» m e |out road m ap;
thing is considered, no one honestly
I * “ 8® ’th; " the ChanCCS Bre t h a t ! W ife: “ George th a t looks like a
can say th at any o th er town is a he won t reform .
town right th ere .”
b etter place than Ashland.
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H usband: “ M atilda, if th a t place
For th at reason, if you have any
is
Hickville Ju n ctio n
w ere saved,
There is little difference between
money to invest, invest it in Ash
S T R A W H A T T IM E
but
by
gum
if
th
a
t
sp
o t’s a fly
land. It is safer a ’, home, than it is a hunting license and a marriag«- li
speck,
we’re
lost
su
re
r
th
an
blazes.”
One m ay now inquire w ithout be- any place else.
Keep out of the cense. One is before and the other
comes
after.
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ing nrem ature. w hat kind of a straw ‘dutches of the oily-tounged stt>ck
hut his neighbor will w ear this year, salesm an
who comes from a distance
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U n cle J i m ’s D ia r y R e c o r d in '»
Hut the question will not provoke a | :,n^ wants your money to invest in
A p ril 9 th .
Commission Brokers are not farm
discuarion of the new spring sty ’es an enterprise, the m erit of which
A r o u n d th e c o r n e r t h e o ld m a n
ers,
yet
they
raise
everything.
in straw s and th eir relative m erit i >’ou know nothing save w hat is told
c a m e on his w o o d e n leg, k n i f a in
ind popularity. Invariably such an >’ou by the man o r men seeking to
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h a n d a n d a look of m u r d e r u p o n his
•nterrogation will bring one of two I "sep arate you from your coin,
A man may be six feet tall, but face. B u t it w as l a te , t h e villag e
answers, eith er “ a new one,” o r
^ you have any m oney to invest.
he's always short ju st before pay clock had ju s t f in is h e d c h i m i n g o u t
‘lr.st y e a r’s”
think it over— and then invest in day.
8 P. M. G e n tly he s t o o p e d o v e r a n d
The straw
hat
has developed j Ashland. Every resident of Ashland
c u t a n o t h e r to o th p i c k f r o m t h e p r o p
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am ong the m em bers of the stro n g er i "W h t to
be a booster fo r Ashland
a n d said: " I t w o n ’t b e lo n g now , e r e
•**“* a strange inonsistency. Men may | an,l Ashland enterprises.
Owing
Violin players believe th at the me a n d this fa ls e f r i e n d g o es to
venture fo rth in a refurnished last Ashland real estate will go a long B arber’s are still on a strike.
Follow U n c le J i m
D aily,
y ear’s model but th e most uncon vva>' tow ard m aking all citizens a
h
e
’s
s
h
in
in
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up
to
t
h
e
G
r
a
s
s
W
ider
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ventional, w hether the ow ner o f j. '’poster for the home tow n. Build
O ’Malley.
new or resurrected grass kelly d an or **uy * hom e—and grow with Ash-
You are in the F ar W est, when
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not tre a t with disdain the calendar land. and enjoy to the full all the you can go out and dig a can of
limits fashion has erected around the benefits of being a Ashland home worms for a fishin’ trip.
M a rth y
B r o a d c a s ts !
"T a k in *
a
straw hat season. To appear in pub- owner.
l«w n m o w er to H o n o lu lu is jes* as
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ic w earing a straw hat before t h <
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c o n s is te n t as t a k i n ’ a
gun
w hen
No fnan ever w orries about the h u n t i n ’ f o r s n ip e s.”
-eason opened and a f te r its closing
Send in a news Item, o r a com-
s to invite suspicions o f eccentri- niunication
re g u la r correspond- boat leakin' when crossing the river
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S tyx— it’s the last ride anyhow!
it.v or rusticity.
Only country ence from your com m unity.
q u in s and retired judges can v i o - _____________
TOBACCO JUICE ON A MANZ
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at»- this fashion decree with im
I l l ’S AIN’T
NO
INDICATION
W hat about the absent minded THAT HE’/. A CHAM PION SPA T
punity.
t’ro f th at quizzed his wife and TER.
It may he true th at men observe
Kissed
the cl
:he rules and edict» o f fashion less
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strictly than women, but tile wo-
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Sales a n d Servi«
The m arriage is headed fo r the
nen cor,id not observe any one of
T eacher: “ Johnie. give me a
when the m istress decides to
Heir m ultiplicity of vogues to the
sentence with the word L iquor.”
aise young roosters in th e back
alendar lim its on the season for
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Jo h n ie: "T his m orning Ma told vard. I lie 3 A. M. alarm clocks is a
searing straw hats.
Pa he couldn’t liquor.”
W in te r A S a r t o . P r o p s
*ure help for insomnia.
Gas,
Oila,
S
torage.
W
ashing.
Pol
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F R E E A D V E R T IS IN G FOR YOU
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ishing, R epairing, Accesaories
I
M other: "Johnie, don’t play the
’T ,s F U N N Y
HOW
TWO
Golumn a f te r eolumn o f free ad
piano with your dirty hands.”
tS T hird St. Phoao 7« Ashland
GLASSES OF H A R D
CIDER
vert s.ng ia being carried in the
J o h n ie : “ Ok! I t ’s alright m o » ,
MAKE A MAN THINKS HE’S
'poketmah from wh«*fc
P » sai* ' »dhyia* fta th* kUek key«." •VKAITHY,
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