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FORM ERLY CENTRAL PO IN T ANO ASHLAND AMERICAN
VOLUME 3
ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY.
ONE SLIP FOR WOMAN.
l in d b e r g
and
m a r ie .
^ " ^ t h e r and father hid $60 in
, bureau'draw er,
telling only
their thirteen-year old daughter.
Christina, where the money was. It
^«appeared. Three times the gir’
denied that she had stolen the
money, then drank carbolic acid
ur6 may die. Not all parents re-
\ liie a child’s intensity of feel-
ATTEND REBEKAH MEET
ORECON.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1927.
Sanford's Posses Many Heirlooms
of Unusual Beautv and Value
NUMBER «C.
MANY YEARS OLD
SCHOOLS
TO HAVE
Among a number o f beautiful' will o f the seamstress; there is an
in the intriguing -ccret drawed evidently L Lighting
i.h lia . of
Convention of District Number and priceless heirloom*
of YuW
Yule Log
Log is
i» an
an la
¡home o f Mr. and Mrs. H. S. San- intended for concealing sewing
Twelve Wes Held in
heritance From Mythology
ford o f Allison street, there stand* equipment.
Grants Pass
Lore
in regal dignity a handsome solid
An oval French mirror in an
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The annual Rebekah convention mahogany chair.
elaborate gilded frame refelcts
English Christmas customs are
of district number 12 convened at
When Mrs. Sanford was a lit- past splendors and olden romances many and usually date back to an-
Grants Pa«s yesterday with mnny tle girl her father who was a man- o f France; while an intricately cient times. The lighting c f the
Ashland ladie in attendance.
ufacturer of wollens in Hamilton, woven hair necklace with
solid; yule log is an inheirtance from
The meeting was opened by Att- Ontario. Canada, purchased
ing>
at < gold clasp* and unique lyre amulet I Lithuanic mythological lore. The
na Rebekah lodge o f Grants Pass, auction half a dozen chairs be- pendant brings back the revolu- | use o f mistletoe as a decoration
Judge Inch says •’one slip" doe*
followed by the seating o f the longing to the royal dining room tionary period.
dates bark fully as far, for the
not prove a woman immoral, o r :
convention officers. Louise Perox- suite o f the castle o f Sir W alter
Very rare indeed, is the small mistletoe was the sacred plant of
justify withholding
citizenship
xi. o f Ashland, vice-president o f McKabb, these chairs were used gold dollar coined at the United the Drui ds, and extensively used
from her.
the Rebekah Assembly o f Oregon for a number o f years in his o ffic e , States mint m Philadelphia in at their festivals. In Scotland the
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the size* , , __ .•____ Xl/Ml L_ U I J T
officiated in in m the
absence ol o f Mrs.
Mrs.
IV seems
KC I»» to
— depend
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oinciaiea
e acsence
upon hi* death were divided 1832; this dollar the sixe of a Christmas or yule celebrations at
^
f SdMK>l Bcf-uW
and kind o f the »lip. Poor Eve bit Meeting» Will be Held To- >:tf> s^nderïon
oi thf and
among the children. The chair in ! dime, has the Lord's prayer en-
>- one time extended from Decern-
^
morrow Night in the
the apple and that slip cost not
Christmas W ill be Next
Rebekah Assembly of Oregon. the Sanford home is one o f the | graved on one side,
ber 18th to January 6th, the lat
#nly her citizenship but her actual
Local Armory
Mrs. Perozxi gave a number of in six. At the top of the chair is a | A tilt top table formerly belong- ter being the still observed 12th
Friday
residence in the Garden and the
teresting and instructive remarg most handsome and distinctive ng to Mr. Sanford's mother, is Day, which ends the Christmas I
great privilege o f bearing chibl-
in h< r usual gracious manner, and coat o f arms; two warriors in full a mute reminder o f the days of season, originally known as Uh-{ N O R M AL SAME
TO STA R T 7:45
DATE
r*n without pain.
the day was filled with reports. armor stand face to face, a Nor- the part, made o f pressed papier- halie Day. Ihiring these celebra-!
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Besides, the law, which allows Door« W ill be Opened at talks, and papers by head officials man shield between ; above the mache, and possessing a smooth
tions even the miscreant* were not j Practically all o f Teachers
each dog one bite before condemn
and splendid demonstrations o f warriors is the old Norman mot- jet surface, the table has every punished.
Six
Thirty
to
Accommo
Are Expected to he
ing him, might well allow a lady
Lodge work were given by the dif- to, “ Dread Naught," and below appearance o f ebony with an elab- “
Boxing Day” , December 26th,
date
Large
Crowd
Away Holidays
one slip.
feront lodges represented. Hope them, “ Gun EageL”
riaborat« gilded frame reflects probably got its name because the
1 Rebekah lodge o f Ashland exem
Very interesting and impressive oration of inlaid flora) designs in Romans gave gifts on that day, to
The Ashland public school* will
Ruth Elder, charming young I Aimer McPherson noted tu - plified in a most effective and is the sizable, mahogany sewing the soft glowring colors o f mother- the poor by placing gifts in boxes,
,
man
evangelist
will
arrive
in
Ash-
close
on Friday and reopen again
lady, attracted
attention
and
[touching manner the draping of table which formerly belonged to of-pearl.-
which were placed in churches fo
on the second o f January accord
newspapers gave her at
least ! land some time tomorrow after- the charter in the Memorial exer Mrs. Sanford's grandmother. The
In the Sanford home are also that purpose.
ing to G. A. Briscoe superinten-
$ 100 , 000,000 of free advertising.1 noon' * n,i
sP*a'i
the Ash- cises; Olive’ Rebekah lodge of leave* rest on a massive pivotal many other antiques o f equal
The “ Wassail bowl” filled with
„
. dent o f schools. This is the annual
the intelligent Loew Com- l“ nd Arraor' tomorrow night, the ; MpdfoH
t on the degree work
base and may be arranged at the beauty and interest.
a spicy compound, usually with j ch ri, , m„
and the lenrth
1 n t p p fin o
K o in e »
aeikoetulnel
le.
i
piny gives her $1.000 a day fo r " T * " *
-«chrdu)ed to start! in , b#. uti, u, , n<J
roasted apples floating in it, sim-1 o f , hfl v#c. tion ,.()rr„ pond> with
100 days to tell about it in vaude-.at 5 ’45‘ Mr*‘ McPhemon is travel- Der
ilar to punch to punch was served , ^ o f othrr
the ^ ho<>1 o f.
O PERETTA TO BE
,.;n»
*
ln8 overland and will drive from
. _» j
. . ROGUE NEWS TO
ulle-
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A wonderful turkey dinner with
with cakes to caller*.
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i Eugene where she has been con-
,h„ fjx in p
at §jx
:
fil
ial
said.
H AVE A SPECIAL
GIVEN TH U R SD AY
On Christmas eve the “ wait*** or
For $100.000 intelligent Mr. |
* ,*er“ “!‘ ° f mert,n*r*‘ ‘ » o’clock; by the members of Aetna
carolers who have been practicing ^Saturday will see a general ex-
The
local
High
School
paper,
The
Three
act
operetta
Yanki
Nicholas M. Schenck gets the bene-/ s an
v .
I-odge of Grants Pass, in the ban-
for weeks, sing such unforgettable , ° dU* ° f ’,ch° ° l “ ‘• ch' r* wUh m* nF
The Rogue News, will be the cul San composed o f about sixty-five
fit of $100,000.000 worth o f pub
The ,oc* ' «ommittee having in * qu„ room of |()p , 0 0 F
songs, as. “ God rest ye
merry ° ' 'i * * " '
^
mination o f the two issues into n pupils o f the Junior High school
licity.
* PP?
,nCe.|hr
'
Beautiful boliquets o f f l o w * ,
Gentlemen,” “ Noel.” or “ Hark, ! f he ho,,<,“ y!l wh,le
W,U
Madame Curie could not get I
’
1
u" irs ood ‘ h*t there WfTe pr„ * nter ^ the Assembly big Christmas number which will will be presented in the Senior the herald angels sing; then the it friends in near by communities.
Fri- High school Gymnasium on the
Th«j Normal school will observe
$100,000 fo r telling about radium
• '*' n° 411 mi>,son charged *•*1 officers present: Louise Perorri be ready for distribution
singers are invited in for seed
evening of Thursday, December.
the same vacation dates with the
Tne peop’e want action.
* vice-president of the Rebekah As- ¡day, Dectm ofr 16, 1927.
cakes, cheese, and sandwiches
The editorial staff has been 15th. Tickets are being sold by the
last classes being held Friday af-*
S e e
m* n
C<>m'
of
; E* ‘ b
and working hard for several weeks school children and reserved seats and spiced drinks; after the “ wits" ternoon. The majority o f the
Students at Chicago’s North -1
v.
. ,
. . .
Jeanne Burke past president« and
have departed the house is trin-
Special music has been arrang-
*
endeavoring to get out something are on sale at Elharts’, for the
instructors ftil) also be out of
western University vote Lind
Carrie Rickard, outside guardian.
med, the tree with it* candles
ed.
to
acocmpany
the
singing
by
bigger and better than ever before convenience of the people,
Ashland over the holidays.
bergh and Henry Ford “ the big
Ashland people who attended
made ready and the stockings
The operetta is under the direc-
gest men o f the year.” Queen the congregation, and this will h*e the convention were: Me*d&mes gtr end beQer than ever before.
hung by the chimney with care,
lead by Cash Woods o f Medfar-i.
and they feel assured that the tion o f Miss Laura Raguse, super-
Marie leads the women.
Louise Perozxi. Nellie Madden. |
.
.
filled to overflowing with bumpy i CHRISTM AS PROGRAM
who
will
also
have
general
charge
Anna Meyer. Leah Ca’dwell M « e 'C° m,nK numfcer noJ onl>’ P^mises visor of music, who is assisted by
President Coolidge, Mussolini,
A T JUNIOR HIGH
o f the service*.
but will be Mis* Laura Johnson, instructor of*
»vady fur the onslaught
he Prince o f
Wales,
Mayor
Eib. Fern Randles. Dora Payne
b“ ." n
b»
■issue.
The
English
and
Dramatics,
and
M
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Mollie Songer.
Son«**, Belle
R„n. Songer
C_____ Al»a
A..-' w p«rior to any previoua is
The doors to the armory will be Mon|e
Thompson, Edison, Tunney, A1
i Nick has driven his reindeer across ¡ The following splendid Christ-
idea o f the large number at this Hazel Saunders, Domestic Science
^ '‘ ‘ h-rty and according Nicko||(j Norma Rwder u | .
'Smith, Babe Ruth got votes.
j the lawn and up to the roof where I m“ * Pr<>Fram wil1
presented at
•
to Mr. Butterfield indications j |or Lu]u Wüson. and Messrs Mib time o f the year is to avoid con-! teacher.
¡Donner and Blitzen have stood t*le Junior High School Friday af-
point to a record crowd wnth many
fliction
with
the
annual
Com-
,
Mr.
Ward
Croft
will
direct
the
ton Nickols, John Murphy,
ind
Funeral Services Are
quietlywaiting waiting while he ternoon:
expected from all over the Rogue A. A. Madden.
mencement time.
( High School orchestra and Miss
scrambled down the chimney with ! Christmas Carol by the school;
Held For Mrs. Mitchell River Valley. While it is not de
The efficient members o f the Ellen Waters, physical
training
The convention will convene
Recitation by Roger Sheffer; Vo
his sack.
finitely known, it is assumed that
Rogue staff are: Selden Burton, director will present pupils in folk
Frances
Cooper;
A bit o f last year's yule log '> cal solos hy
Mrs. Horace
Mitchell
well her stay in Ashland will be for the next year at Medford.
editor; Barney Miller, assistant dances between acts,
school;
must be saved to light the one this Playlet by Junior High
Blown- local woman passed away one night only.
editor; Ned Mars, business man-:
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Christmas carol hy School; Recita
year
and
bunches
o
f
the
mistletoe!
THREE
A
STARTS
I at the Community hospital in this
There will be three in Mrs. M d
ager; Irene Berg, faculty advisor; M ARG AR ET PERRINE
saved from one year to the tion by Beverly Young; Piano so-
[city Saturday morning following Pherson’s party. Ralph
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE and Lawrence Powell editor of the W INNER OF CONTEST are
Jordan,
next.
I lo hy June Aiken»; Talk by W. P.
a s*ries of minor operations
¡business manager, the evangelist
joke Column. Mr. Powell ha* re-
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Walters o f the Y. M. U. A .; Song
The Ch-imber of Commerce «>- ceived much praise for hi. work
Cora Chapman Mitchell was born private secretary and
herself,
Misg Mar|farft P f r r i M t local
K IW A l^
LADIES
NIGHT
by
tb<‘ *cbo°K Presentation o f
May 3, 1873 in Ashland where T h e^ w ill stop at
1 . .
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.
the
Lithia ore.-atirg with T.-.ree A officials as Joke editor.
, girl employed at Billing* Agency | The Ashland Kiwanis club will ‘ Footb,,,, letters; Pep song by the
s ailed a drive this morning that
the spent most o f her life; she was Springs hotel.
.
l was declared the winner of the i observe ladies night, tonight with , *chool‘
will not be stopped until 150 mem
married to Horace Mitchell in
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ROB THREE PLACES
’U nivenal Word Contest’ given by b dinner t t the Lithia Springs ho-
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berships
have
been
sold
in
the
lM'7. They lived on a ranch in
TO SING CAROL
broke
three Bif-wThe Ashland Electric Company in ' tel and a special program after-
Gillian Nicholson, teacher
Klamath county for about ten
Early Christmas morning at I Three A organization. This num
the primary grades in the Lio-
fn en t places in Ashland Saturday i connection with the Lithiaps In-j wards. The annual election of of-
,b<
[years then removed to this city, o’clock, the Epworth League o f ber o f memberships, will assure
evening, according to report* sent doPr Circus.
ficers will also be held at
this co,n’ was called away to Boise,
for
Ashland
a
Three
A
office
the
Mrs. Mitchell has many dear the M. E. Church will observe :'ts
in to police headquarters. Quiri- , Sjx dollars on any’ lighting fix- meeting.
coin school was called .w ay to
entire
year
around, which will — b*
and
neighbors v both
in this
annual -------‘-’
custom
by singing
[ friends
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sss
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1 carols
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.
evidently one o f the thieves pulled ture in tht. , torc was allowed by
Boise, Ida., by the illness o f her
Yity and Klamath county, who are to <he sick and shut-ins, it was d-*- ° Ca P< * n. tbe Chamber o f Com-
mother.
Miss Nicholson will not
merce
office,
and
which
«91
he
of
^
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i
tW°
rob^
*r,e*
ant*
w**
*
co,n
W.
H.
Sams
to
the
per«on
sending
Mrs. Sarah
Kentner,
elderly
pieved at her sudden passing. cfded at a meeting last Sunday.
return until after the Christmas
m
ateria
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the
larg.
woman
aged
82
years
who
resides
She is survived by her husband The Wesley Foundation will join
'
- mgMhrough Ashland, the other
i, m8de from th,
on Central Avenue in this hity, holidays.
Horace Mitchell, an adopted son the League in this affair. They o f car r *
tourist thought to be o f local origin.
, and , he rule was that no
letter
|
slipped o ff the back steps o f her
Paul McCoy Mitchell, e.ght
will go ft-om place to place in a travel.
• The O’ Brien home on 116 High c<)U]d be used twice in the same home yesterday morning and wn*
Mis* Mell Carter teacher
nt
1 k
two sister-, Mrs. Oscar truck and about 7 o’clock will re
street was looted o f a box o f old word.
Junior
High
school
and
Mis*
E'la
I very badly bruised and shaken,
Virgil Gillette o f Klamath Falls
a d M i » Edith Chapman, turn to t h e ‘church where break-!
coins and a jelly server. The
MeLgod, teacher o f Mathematics
orothers. Turn, Bart
and fast will be prepared for them. came over to Ashland Saturday thief gained entrance by means o f 1 - Miss Perrine sent in a list o f but fortunately no bones were at Junior High school, expect to
V«rg,' all o f Ashland
and a The two organization? are also to visit relatives and attend last a back window, and the theft w-is 590 words, other contestants send- brokeiv
spend the Christmas vacation with
ing in large list* were, Mrs. Fran -1
■tother Homer o f San Francisco. planning a watch night party fo r night of the Indoor Circus.
¡not found out until aoout ten*
frind* in Modesto, California.
cos
Swails,
539;
Mr*.
E.
D.
J«n-
Mrs.
Lizzie
Merritt,
Opportun
One son Billy preceded her
in New Year's Eve.
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o’clock in the evening. About this [
r.ings,
372;
Mrs.
F.
C.
High
331.
ity teacher o f the Washington and
Mr. and Mrs. rcerhower o f Fifth tim(l th<, hom.
*®> having been related to the
o f Geo. Crapaey on
Among those who expert to
Miss Perrine is applying the Junior High schools, with her lit-
street have returned home trom i Granite street was found to have
death ten years ago; she is sur-
|
leave
Ashland for the holidays are
Mrs. Frank Crouch, daughter
prize money on a handsome floor ¡tie son Jackie will leave on the
severa! wek’s visit f with
w
hy a number o f relatives al-
their been entered also, and some rare
Marjorie, and Margaret Church daughter in Stockton,
I .amp for Christmas.
train Friday evening
for
San j Mr. Walter Redford, o f the Soutii-
Mirphy, Neil, Lowe, Chapman, man motored to Medford Satur
California, old coins and a sapphire stick pin 1
Francisco where they will enjoy ern Oregon Normal faculty, hi*
•»d Nicholson families of Ashfhnd day to attend “ Les Miserable».’ ’
taken.
Paul
K.
Mitchel
was
visiting
the
Yuletide vacation with Mr*. wife and child and Mrs. Bedford’*
Miss Helen Merrill, form er well
|P»d vicinity.
| Automobile tooft, a battery gaso-
l mother Mrs. Beeler. They will
| known local girl arrived in A*h- s line, and cup grease were taken Merle Hessler on Mountain avenue Merrit’* sister.
Funeral services were held this
leave in a few days for Seuttle,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ozro Brown o f 1 land to spend the Christmas holi-
from a garage on Jack
True’s I
»fternoon from the Dodge Chapel,
Washington.
Mr.
and
Mr*.
George
Crapsey
Kiamatb Fails are in Ashland to days with her parents, Mr. and place on East Main street, some
Y
■ i local chapter of Eastern Star
Howard Wiley, who ha? been o f 29 Granite street will be host*
attend the funeral o f Mr*. Horace. Mrs. Frank Merrill who reside on time during the evening.
t which sh? was
a member
Mrs. A. I,. Miller, daughter Ir
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sufefring with infantile paralysis to the Jolly Bunch Club Wedne*-
Mitchell.
the Boulevard. Miss Merrill i. a
fed charge o f the service^ and in-
■ In his lower limb* is reported im-1 day evening.
ma, Mr*. Mattie
Litrhenberger,
nurse at the Sutter hospital in
nent was made in the Ashland
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sanderlin | proving and ran now turn himself
Mr*. Florence I.itchenherger, Mrs,
Mr. Applebaker o f Jacksonville Sacramento. California.
«•no :*ry.
o f Mountain Avenue are planning in bed.
-Mrs. H. Wilkerson o f Medford Minnie •'•«Cutchen, Miss
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Muriel
a.« a visitor in this city Saturday.
■■
i. in Ashland for several day* on ^*cCu‘ bchen normal school stud-
J. Blair o f the 19th Hole Golf to go to Marysville, Wash., to*
Miss
Glenn Simpson of the Simpson
Mr*. Slack had charge o f the
combined busine* knd pleasure * nt* "‘ “ F « " « w' ‘ h Mrs. A. L. Mill-
Mr. Jame? Spheres of Talent Shop, returned Sunday from a via- spend the Holiday season.
“irdware Company o f this city, was an Ashland visitor Saturday. it with relatives in San Francisco. Frances Hillery who is teaching Nazarene Sunday School in the trip.
: er, will leave for their home in
in Coos county will accompany absence o f the Superintendent.
t Saturday fo r Portland where
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W olf Creek the latter part o f the
them.
will visit his brother, Harold
Mr.
Thornton
Wiley,
who
is
de
Mrs.
H.
G.
Stock
and
daughters
wiek
w h w th,,F W'H »pen d the
Mrs. M. M. Old? o f Butte Foi^
Mrs. C. W. Winne of Dunsmuir
-everal day* and attend the was visiting friends in Ashland ov- visited friend* in Ashland over the,
ed at home by quaraatine.
Heiene and Gertrude Biede. M rs.' ( 'bristma* vacation. Mis* Minnie
Jses o f instruction given by the er the week end.
Mis* Hazel Shaver and h e r:
Gray and Mr*.
Norma
Reeder A,b,,rt* ot GranU Pass, also a
week end.
Xo-Wi
Biray automatic oil burning
mother Mrs.Mary Shaver o f
"I
Jimmie Daugherty who ha* been were among the Ashland people <tud*'n‘ o f th* S. O. N. S. who re-
»•rnace company.
the
Christian ’‘’ d** •* ,b* Miller home «rill leave
Mr. Frank Hollopeter o f Port
Mr. Jack G *!lo «a y o f Klartath street were dinner guest* on Sun employed in the Twentieth Cen- who attended
land is visiting his Sister Miss Ruth Fall# spent the week end ir Ash day at the W. H. Wallis home I tury Grocery in this city f ir some •Science lecture at Medford Sun- toT Gr“ nt* pa»* soon.
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| time, has gone to Med/or I to d» y afternoon. The lecture was [
Hollopeter who is a student o f the land visiting friends and attend east o f Ashland.
Mr and Mrs. C. C. He*ley of
‘ work in the Twentieth Century given by Mr. Dooley o f London
FOUR PAGES ONLY
| Southern Oregon Normal school. ing the Indoor Circus.
Arthur Cooper, who ha* »pent * store in that city. Mr. Paul Vfar- England, at the Craterian Theatre. R*lm avenue are moving to Stock
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11®#, California fo r the «rinter.
I the summer in Washington near ion o f Medford i. changing place I
•nt
Leroy Gandee who is employed
Due to unavoidable mech-
Yakima i* planning to return to with Mr. Daugherty and will work!
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Barrett;
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by the Southern Pacific Company
cal trouble, the Register
th< A-hland branch store.
hi» home in Ashland after the first
and little daughter o f Seattle, are!
Mis* Smith. Domestic Science
, in Dunsmuir was a visitor in Ash
lay consists o f only four
of the year.
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I visiting in thi. city with Mr*. Bar- ; teacher o f the Ashland high uchoal,
land Saturday.
res. This make* it neces-
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is. Edna Goheen. Instructor
i rett's brother and wife.
Dr. and expect? to spend the holiday se.i-
t
y
to omit asany news
Mrs. Sadiie Stratton o f Iowa o f Erglish In the J vn ltr E 'g ’i Mr?. C. E. Shinn, and Mr. Bar-1 * °n
Her home in Boise, Idaho,
*!
Mis* Ruth Hollopetar* Normal,
Mrs. Lloyd Bryant and
«on
ms. that will be carried in
Bar
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| i student, visited
relative.
and Thomas Bryant left fo r Klamath street is having some improvement school, will leave Saturday for rett’. father, proprietor o f
regular Friday issue.
house at Seattle. Washington to
spend j rett’. Cash Meat Market on East
State commission values Ore-
j friend, in Phoenix and Applegate { county the first of the week af- made on her dwelling
I Chnstma? with relative..
” Main street.
, jgwn utilitie. at $168,967.161,
ter sévirai days
in Ashland. present.
^ w . i m m ^
m
J during the week end.
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EXPECTED
IO HEA1
VACATION