* * ß -%
The R t fiit e r
Majority o f
L
reach *
Farm
The circulation
the
of
this
tue i» mere than
H ou u i
1900
In Southern Oregon
F O R M F *" Y C F N T f t i
VOLUME 3
or>ia>T ,\NO A CH L A V D AM ERICAN
ASH LA N D , JACKSON C O U N TY, OREGON, FR iD A Y ,
NEARLY FINISHED
EXHIBIT PLANNED FOR
COUNTY IN S EP í EM d ER
RELIGIOUS
NU M BER 23
JULY 29, 1927
ENGINEER DEfENDS
m
e
,F *
} | f TH O U S A N D I I
OF PEARS ARE TAKEN
i Veteran Merchant Does Not Ap- 1
R. G. Fowler Named Temporary
Nearly One-Half of Crop ii Con- ¡
prove of Bu»ing Fencing From
I Granite WorW» Furniahea Material Chairman of Organisation That
Outride Firm
traded for by Canneries
W ill Sponsor Movement
For Eapenaire Portland
On Coast
Mauaeleum
In an interview with City En­
R. 0. Fowler was named tem­
g in e e r Walker relative to a com-
Nearly 5000 tuns o f
Bartlett j
The Ashland Granite works, is porary chairman o f an organiza­
! plain* made by Emil Piel pioneer pears, representing nearly one- j
tion
that
will
sponsor
a
rultable
one o f those “ things” that local
Ashland merchant that the “ City half the crop has been contracted
people like to talk about, and exhibit showing the resources o f
Dads” were not supporting local by canneries, with the picking sea- j
take strangers up to see, but so ¡Jackson county and the work ac-
institution <
■ in that they purchased son yet several weeks o ff, it was
far have failed to take sufficient I complished By the boys and girls
^ j the f ce necessary to enclose the announced recently.
interest in ♦ > see that it is devel­ clubs, at a meeting hold in Med­
I resers.dr f*or> a Medford firm
Practically all the fruit that has I
oped to a point where it can be ford recently. It is planned to hold
Mr. Walker declared the criticism been taken under contract
the
exhibit
{luring
the
month
o
f
has
come one o f Southern Oregon’s
¡should have be >n directed against been sold for $50 a ton, this price
greatest assets. The granite works S’ ptember.
j the engineers rather than the being very satisfactory due to the J
An executive committee was
situated but a short distance from
Mayoi and City c< incil.
authorized, which will consist of
low prices received last year, indi- C o m p a r a t i v e
R e c o r d *
Ashland
at
the
end
o
f
a
road
that
Farmers Get More Rain
Local Teacher Complete*
Mr. Waiker had not given the cations are that a prosperous fruit
is full o f thrills is a mountai' of representative* from each of the
Show
That
1925
W a*
Than Hoped For In
Six W esk* Course At matter mu.-h thought until called season is in view.
granite, o f a quality that is sup?r- Granges, the Southern Ore. Rabbit
Most
Popular
Year
Sunday’s Shower
to his ttention yesterday, and ex-
Linfield College
Northern canneries, located in
ior to anything found on the coast, Breeders association, and fn m
plaine that the reason fo r pur­ Portland and vicinity are the heav­
even exceeding the famed
Ver- other organizations in the county
18,000 SO FAR
ORCHARDS D A M A G E D mon granite. To the skeptic this t>’ « t are willing to aid in the a f - ! M A N Y E N R O LL HERE chasing th? wire from a Medford iest buyers so far. C. M. Speck,
firm
was
beeanse
t\is
was
the
fu.ir.
_______
agent for the Ray Maling, Inc.,
. . . . r „
n
fact can be easily proved in a most
r a ils
oe-
The dnt • for the exhibit, and pre,ident Churchill of ths only firm 'hat had exactly what o f Hillsboro and Woodburn has The Year
Storm Covers Only Small logical way. Iron rusts, traces of
Year»
Areas— Some Sections iron are found in Vermont gran­ further details were not arranged Normal is Responsible the city wanted. According to Mr. contracted for more than 2500 hind Previous
Walker it was necessnry to secure tons o f Bartlets at the standard
but this will probably be done at a
Due
To
Late
Sea»>n
ite,
no
iron
is
found
in
Ashland
Not Injured
For W ork in State
| a parti.ular’.y heavy type o f wire, price, being perhaps the heaviest
! frranite, consequently there
are meeting that will be held in Med­
| that was some sev n feet
in buyer.
ford
next
Monday.
1
no
rusty
spots
in
buildings
or
The year 1925 was a ban'* nr one
Considerable damage to orch­
The fact that the A rt o f
heighth. The M ilfo r d firm who se-
A committee o f three members
Other buyers, such as the Star in tourist travel fo r Ashland ac­
monuments
er°eted
from
the
local
ards anu vegetables resulted from
gious Education is becoming more cur~ d
c„ ntraet were the North-
Pr< ducts company o f Portland and cording to the r. gist i alio i re-
that was appointed on a ways and
Sunday's rain, hail, and electric quarry. Another quality
and more o f a definite force in tl
representative o f the com-
means
committee,
and
another
was
Salem, which has taken over I000|(ord ,,n file at the chamber o f corn-
(form. Fortunately this storm cov­ makes the local product a super­
appointed to confer with county school system o f today, wus re- pany making this y rticular kind tor.*, and Y ibby, McNeil A Libby merce. During that yenr 22,91»
ered only a small area, some sec­ ior one is the color that it has. It
vealed
moct
forcibly
in
an
Jhour's
'
of
wirp_
and
th
d
ty
had
purchav
with contract for several hundred CBrs registered in Ashland, while
is impossible to contrast, with lo­ officials and organizations with
tions net experiencing it at nil.
interview with Mrs. Grace E. An-1 eo a similar wrire from them pre­
ton, are also heavy purchasers.
cal
granite. It polishes one coir, » he view o f obtaining their sup­
the total fo r the year 1924, w a »
The orchards o f Mr. W illiam s
port
drew», week day Bible school In- viously, and it had given good re­
Picking
will
begin
about
August
and
breaks
another,
that
makes
it
18,430, as compared to 19,706 ia
Mr. Brings and several others in
Susanne Carter Homes, county I strBctor in the Ashland
publi- sults.
8, with the cannery fru it a week 1926.
that section were unharmed, while worth more. The demand is great suiierintendent o f schools, togeth- s c W ls ‘ Mia* Andrew- has recent-
" I thought no more o f going later. Tests of the fru it are now
Decaus«.,
So fa r 1927 has failed to hoi«»
those o f Mr. York. Mr. Evans and fo r the local product
er wi'h Mr. Fowler, outlined th« ly c‘ ,mPlp,‘'d * ">*
summer | outside the city to make thi* pur- being made by county agent L. P. ita own, with previous years the-
there
is
not
another
quarry
wes;
Mr. Cook suffered injury
from
purpose fo r tne function, and a n -, " eho° 1 cuun* at Lh,fieW Cel,« * ‘> | chase than I would to buy some Wilcox, who
is experimenting total up to and ir.clodi-g twenty-
hail. Much damage was also caus­ o f the Kockies that has the quality Honored that plans had been un- McMinnville, rnd a glance at the
expensive make o f
automobile with the pears under pressure.
o
f
this
one,
and
there
is
a
great
seven days in July being 11,946.
ed to Mr. Cook’ s tomatoes.
I which I had used before,
and
; der way since last year, and the ' ‘ours,‘ o f !‘tudy 5hoW1' !1 mwt
Reports from markets in f ' e
July Is by fa r the most popular
Mr. Homer Moore’s watermelon saving in freight rates.
exhibit w ill he required to make lm h cn *ive ‘ Tvl P ™ *ie a l
«“«urse wanted, and km w that it was not east show that very high prices are
month fo r tourist^ according ti>
One Draw Back
patch, valued at over $100 dol-
i their work complete.
1 fo r the
o f Bn,le
handled by a local dealer. There being paid for California pears, the records, fo r in F924, 4375, re­
There is only one drawback to
lars was almost completely ruin­
structors.
was no de.-.'re upon my part, nor which are in* first to he sold. gistered locally. In 1925, 6272
ed. Serious damage was done t o ! the local concern that being lack
Church ill Starti Work
ST
A
R
T
R
E
-PA
V
IN
G
Th,.
in
«-nr
miration
„
f
th-
1
e' ei be* n to POTch* « * 1 L a it week over a thousand boxes cured a permit, 4322 In W2*k and
o
f
capital
to
put
it
where
it
be­
A. C. Joy’s peaches, but fortunate­
I he imorporation o f the we< . anythr,p , ,, , f town that could
were sold for $4.16. Local fruit , 4171 in 1927. January
was the
ly the entire crop was covered by longs. Ten men are working there
O F CITY STREETS (lay h im school coutmi o f study in | ^ jj0,
here if
:l
,oca*
iirm
men
are
consequently
putting
o
ff
[low
month
fo
r
all
four
years
with
(Continued
on
Page
5)
hail insurance.
!the public schools o f Oregon, was handle., tl s w,re
The ta\ k o f re-paving t>e I__p-.lv ,p». tl. »he IT . non.-«
I I ---------- course we | selling
as long as possible for the ] but 93 registered in 1924. It pick-
The rain Is also reported to have
largely due to .he m.iuence o f J. wouid ;ever ha e ti >ught o f b u v -l------------- « - - -
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'
purpose o f finding how *hi w ire s je d up some what In t ” 25 during:
strips o f pavement that were torn
done a certain amount * f damage. FIRE BURNS OVER
A Churchill, President o f South-1 ing |t tU#v m . U n --r ths facto
will range by the time the la llf- {he same month, with 1 Ttf regie-
out by workmen in repairing the
The farmers had been hoping for
r,,.
led, ord fi>,n
SCRUB G R O W T H city water systtun, began Wednes­ ern Oregon Normal School o f Ash-|arrarn..,np
orain market has reached a peak 1‘.rations. In 1926, 362 was
the
•in, but Sunday's storm brought
land, while he was fillin g the of- has thi, territory exclusively end
day.
anil
the
southern
Oregon
and
1
number
or
the
greatest
o
f
any
at
them more than they expected.
fice o f Stnte Superintendent o f | ther(.
no plact. ,.Ise lo p ^ h a s e
Fire burned over the
scrub
northern California season is in the four years. Notwithstanding-
The first step in this work is Public Instruction. It ha* fufw de- j jt »*
However, farmers are glad that it growth on Chautauqua Heights in
swing.
the laying o f concrete base fo r
the fact that this year was eultti
came when it did instead o f a few the block bounded by Iowa tuid
veloped to such a large extent that
Mr. pei|.g compiaint appe , rs in
the
asphalt
that
will
be
used
on
and
rainy during January 285
weeks earlier, since it served more Holly Terrace and Vista streets
m Portland there are twelve teach | another part o f thp pa,*,r
the surface. Frank Jordan, local ers, with one superintendent and I
foreign cars received
a permit
JU D GE T H O M A S IS
to irrigate the fields titan to dam- j Thursday morning,
____________________
contractor
and
owner
o
f
the
Jor-I
through
the
local
offic<
.
age the hay as it would have done
The blaze, which according to
one general supervisor, and class
ILL IN P O R T L A N D
dan Sash and Cabinet Plant, is in ! es include over three
T W O EOYS H ELD
According to a raea.it issue of*
when the crop was younger.
thousand
Eire Qhief Clint Baug'iman, may
charge o f this procedure.
The students between the
Mail Tribune, upnroximatefy
FOR C A R TH EFT
Clrcuit Judge C. M. Thomas Is I the
,
first and
A lfa lfa is the most important have been intentionally started,
work began on B street, which is sixth gradea.
convalescing
from
a
gall
bladder
,
s,x
,h,,u''and
registered at Merf-
crop in the Bellview district and had gained considerable headway
the longest single section that was
Sergeant C. P. Talent o f the operation in a Portland hospital i f,’r<l i0 fnr ,his yonr ^
Capable Teacher
"M l*
is doing remarkably well this year. I in two places wh. n it was discov-
damaged.
a^out ^a ^ !,,i ni >oy ns the
Professor Dulcina Brown, who state traffic departm« t arrest­ according to dispatches to t h e / ^ '"
Nearly half the water used in this i « red. A large force o f volunteers
Over :!000 feet o f pavement will j Supervisor o f the
Portland ed Jimmy Moore, 21, o f New O r­ y df- rd Mail Tribune yesterday. 1 locaI ofl-¡c'‘ car‘>d »'or, during the
community for irrigation is used quickly gathered when the siren
be repaired.
schools taught Religious
Educa­ leans, and Robert G r n t 20, o f St. Fri. nils o f the ju«lge knew noth- w,mo Perio<l- ,fc bring» the total
for watering this product, accord- »minded. A hack fire was started
tion at Linfield College this sum­ Joseph Missouri late iast night in ing o f his illness until yesterday. registrations in the coubty up t<*
ing to Mr. R. E. Nervbry. This in the grow’th which was a “ fire
It is thought that although the nPar,y ,80°0. to r the year
of
mer anu she was an extraordin­ possession o f a Nash. 1924 model
year the daily average o f w a ter1 trap” anyhow, according to the SECOND TERM OF
used in this section is about thir- Chief, and much o f the growth in
N O R M A L M O N D A Y arily strong and- capable teach- j touring car said to ’ ave been stol- immediate efforts o f the opera­ 1927. A table givi g th compara­
Leave! worth.
Wash. tion will h«> reliev«*d sufficiently tive months since 1924 will he
and exceedingly helpful, ac­ en from
teen senmd feet. Ten acres o f land the square was burned off.
Second term o f summer school cording to Mrs. Andrews.
Mis- According to Ch < f o f Police Mc- fo r the judge to be around within tive months since 1924 is given be-
require, about one thousand feet,
A line o f hose was !aid to pro­
low:
be city taking a maximum o f two, vent the spread o f the fire over will start next Monday, August Brown has her M. A. degree from Nahb the two hoy* admitted hav­ a week’s time, h» wiH not be ready
Record of Permits lim ed Fron»
1, at the Southern Oregon Nor­ Drake University and also the de­ ing robbed a »‘ ore in Washington to take up his official duties with
feet fix,m the ditch.
the hillside.
A*hit nd
and
Oregon
In
addition
to
stenling
mal
school.
the scheduled opening o f the
gree o f Master o f Religious Edu­
The irrigation season will last
The old fire truck wx.s first s.nt
the automo» ■.
1924 192.5 1 .»26 1927
The maximum registration o f cation from Boston University.
August session o f circuit court.
:n!y about six weeks hinger. By to the scene o f the bli -e and lat-
Several articles,
thought to Arrangements for the postpone­ ,a " .......... 93
179
362
285
275 students in the first term will
Interested in Work
hat time the alfalfa will have suf- er the big truck was sent out.
280
691
402
have
been
stolen
were
found in ment o f the term opening have F«b......... .414
remain
fo
r
the
next
six
weeks,
ac­
iciently irrigated, except fo r a '
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Thru the splendid work o f Mrr.
If-''
‘ *70
78T
cording to early registration made Andrews in her work a:- Bible in­ the car including, some gasoline, been made, until the recovery o f Mar..........892
«jj* late gardens.
M A N ARRESTED ON
1603 11 ■
:
1071
oil and groceries. They weri turn­ ..'„iigc Thomas according to Dtlilib 4nril
at the school.
7,711
structor
in
Ashland,
Miss
Brown
' Accord,n*
Mr-
A SSA U LT CHARGE
vny
IKS*
1875
1790
ed over to the department o f jus­ Stevens Meyers, county cltik.
i charge « i irrigation water, a
was more than ordinarily interest­
tice and lodged in the
Jackson
4534 5o42 3442
A R R IV E S FOR V A C A T IO N
Judge Thomas has been su ffe r-1 d,,ne
¡erious problem was presented to
ed, both in Mrs. Andrews and in
Frank E. Halliet, o f Portland,
county jail at Medford.
6272 4322 4171
armers whose lands lie under the
ing from gall bladder trouble for July
Cox W’ ebb, close friend o f Zane her work here. She was highly
arrested
Tuesday
itch, when Sunday’s downpour Oregon was
some
time,
but
his
condition
was
Grey, famous author o f western complimentary in her attitude to­
11,94K
ashed down the canals,
filled ! ! * " ” * * , ^ Chief o f Po,ice GeorS,‘ books, is in Southern Oregon to ward the work being done in Ash­ FIRE CONDITIONS IN
not regarded as serious until re­
W.
McNabb,
charged
with
assault
August 3222
hem with sand and then poured
in­ PARK SATISFACTORY cently when he had trouble with
spend his 12th consecutive sum­ land, especially upon being
with a dangerous weapon,
and
1461
ver the idea.
his eyes and went to Portland for Sept.
mer in the Rogue river valley.
formed o f the high percentage o f
held
in
this
city
awaiting
the
ar­
Oet.
676
a complete examination and diag­
Water, already flow ing from
Mr. Webb spent last winter with pupils who have elected to tak«
The general forest fire condi­ nosis.
N ov....... 393
he Hyatt Prairie dam was turn- rival o f Oregon City officials, who the writer and a party o f friends Bible school instruction
in the tion in the Crater Lake National
Dec....... 294
d back as the most efficien t took him to that city for hearing. in Australia and New
Zealand, public schools, and o f the work
forest, is said by officials in the
Halliet
told
local
policemen
that
cans o f meeting with the haz
L
IT
H
IA
N
S
MEET
T
O
N
IG
H
T
where they did a great deal o f being accomplished by one inrtruc-
rds. Surplus water was also turn- Wh‘ l,‘ * * Wa* *,e*Pin*
a « « " P - fishing, but he believes none com­ tor. Over eighty-six per cent o f the headquarters office in Medford to
The Lithians will meet in regu­ Total 18.430 22.919 I9.70A
into the Emmigrant creek dam. ground near Oregon City, he was pares with that o f the Rogue Riv­ total enrollmen in the schools here he very satisfactory.
lar session at 6:30 tonight in the
attacked by E. C. Davis, whose di­
An a'rplane has been ordered
"orkmen with shovels then threw
er.
o f the grades between one and six by state Fire Warden P. B. Lowe Lithia Springs Hotel. Important HEALTH IN JACKSON
vorced
w
ife
was
a
part
o
f
his
par­
ut the sand and attempted to
business will be discussed and a
Mr. Webb is ramping at a fav­ inclusive have enrolled in week­
COUNTY IS GOOD
eep the flow within the ditch, al- ty o f eleven people. Davis he said, orite spot on the Rogue, where day Bible study. This course is to assist in locating new firea and report o f the committees heard.
beat
him
over
the
head
with
a
watch
those
that
are
now
burning.
jough considerable damage to
he will remain fo r the rest o f entirely optional with the parents
Three case* o f smallpox were
A fire, burning in the Bessie
ields was caused in spit o f their club, and also struck Mrs. Davis, the summer.
Mrs, L. E. Gould o f Sacramento reported in Jackson county dur­
and pupils and is in no wise com­ Rock territory, is believed to he
who
attempted
to
shield
him
from
fforta.
pulsory. But the interest, under inder control, as is the fire that California who has been visiting ing the week ending July 23, ac­
the blows.
weeks at the cording to a report o f contagious
the
leadership o f Mrs. Andrews, vas reported in a the Union creek for th# past six
Wednesday afternoon. Theta
Not wishing the publicity that
homes o f her sisters, Mrs. Grace disease filed by the state health
t a r p it c h e r s t o
(Continued on P a »« * )
Beta Phi honorary Sorority
at
region. A fire on the Klamath sec­
E. Andrew* o f Church street and d«‘partment. One rase o f influen­
the 8. O. Normal, held its initia­
MEET NEXT SUNDAY T ^ ' t
tion is causing trouble but
is
Mr*. A. GW. Adams, East Main, za and one case o f
ehickenpox
J. M. Watkins, o f Laurel street, bought to be subsiding.
| iett said he hurried south, but tion fo r new members who had
•r leaving for her home on Satur­ were the only other cases qf con­
made
the
required
grades
fo
r
ad­
left
fo
r
Portland
Sunday
to
look
With Shcrock and Davis sched- when his party reached Ashland
day morning. Mr*. Gould has also tagion reported fo r the week.
after business affairs.
led to go on the mound
for Tuesday evening, they were appre- mittance.
“ A m a t e u r N i g h t ” ia A r m o r y
spent some time visiting at the D.
rant* Pass and Ashland Sunday bended, and Halliett was placed
P r a m i i e i E n t e r t a i n m e n t W. Wheeler home in Medford dur­
Mr. and Mr*. Louis Dodge, and
ball fans are predicting one under arrest, a warrant
having
Mrs. Ernest Angwin o f 93 Bush I Mr. Edward Hobart, who has
The Brotherhood o f American ing her stay here, she and Mrs.
family and Mrs. W ill Abbott, o f
the best games o f the season been sworn out fo r him by Davis street, returned Wednesday even- been the house guest at the home Yeomen is taking great pains to
Andrews having spent last week­ Ix>s Angeles, guest at the Dodge
hen the two teams meet. These 71 Oregon City.
ing from Klamath Falls where she of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan Provost make the Juven'le Amateur en­
end with Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler.
home, will spend the week end at
men have gained the reputa-
Halliett and Mrs. Davis, ac­ has »pent several days with her for the past few weeks, departed tertainment a pleasant and en­
their
cottage at the Laek o f »he-
t>n o f being the best pitchers in companied by a brother and sia- husband.
j for his home in Pasadena. Calif- joyable affair, the
rehearsals
Rev. and Mrs. Hugh T. Michel- Woods.
ic league and fans have been ter-in-law and seven
children
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joroia the fore part o f the week.
promiae a fine program and the more and famliy will depart Mon­
xiously waiting fo r them
to spent the night in this city and
Armory is well fitted with lights | day morning on their summer va-
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Enders. ac­
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Berg or*
eet in a pitching dual.
here returned to Oregon City n?xt companied by Mr*. Andy McCal-
and electric fana.
ON BUSINESS TRIP
ration where they »rill occupy the B Street are entertaining friendV
«lay.
Dtivi* last Sunday pitched a no
len. departed B ednesday evening
_
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Isaacs will
The well-known Dickey orches­ Wilmer Poley cottage fo r
two thia week from their old honte in
t. no-run game against Medford.
for their cabin at the Lake of leave Sunday evening on a busi- tra, who furnished music on the weeks.
Winnett, Montana. They are Sfr*.
Mr. and Mr*. Frank Delgard of the Woods, where Mrs. Enders ness trip to Portland. Mr. Isaacs 4th o f July at the Jackson Hot
*rro<-k held the Pelicans from
H. B. Green and son, who wer* a r
«math to one run. He says he Plaeerville, Calif, are visiting at and Mrs. McCatlen will spend a expect* to look over the extensive Spring* will open the concert at
Mr. and Mr*. Rester Gan dee o f companied by Mrs. E. R. Austin
1 work better when the mer- the home o f A. Erickson at 75 week or ten days vacatioaing. Mr. line carried by Marshall Field* in 7 30 sharp and will furnish music Dunsroeir .Calif., are visiting at
o f Salem, Oregon. A fU r spendlag
7 i* near 100 and hope* to Bush street Mr. Delgard is look­ FmJ«r« returned the
following; Portland, which includes ready to throughout the entire entertain- the home o f Mr. Gandee’s mother, •everal days visiting at the Borg
ul»te Devi*’ record next Sun- ing over tkis part o f the country morning, hut will go out to the waar, toys, snd many other line* ment and also fo r the dance fot- Mr*, j . í m Gande* o f North Main
bome. they will leave Frit’ay mora-
with a view o f locating.
Lake again on Sunday.
carried hy tbel ocal store.
j lowing tbe entertainment.
street.
iog fo r *Jta!r
imB*
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TOURISTS
REGISTER
DISTRICT
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