W A G N E R CREEK Don’t fail to attend the play •Tony, the convict” prsented at he schol auditorium Friday even njr at 7:30. Admission is 35c, 40c and 50c. The cast of characters are: Tony, the convict, Clarence Holdridge; the warden, Eugene Howe; Judge Manord, L. P. Mil ler; Alice Manord, Juanita Mil ler; Mrs. Manord, Ollie Hart; weary wayside, Frank Denham; Philip Wargerton, Ira Hart; Miss Sedley (an old maid( Alta Hart; Jackson ( darky) Earle Bogard; Salley (the maid) Lovella Long; The dancing party given by the ladies o f the Talent Commun- ty^club last Saturday evening was a great success financially as well as socially. A large crowd enjoyed the evening. The prize cake baked by Mrs. L., O. Peul- and was won by Mr. Gettling of the Suncrest. Mrs. Kenneth Pettel and baby and Jackulin Pettlet, who live south o f Ashland, near the junction, was visiting in Talent Saturday afternoon. Mrs. W. C. Jones. The following young people spent an enjoyable evening at the Louis C. Hill home Saturday evening. Mrs. Hill gave a party for her neice, Nell Hill and her son, Wiley. The guests were: The Misses Katherine Estes, Parthena Burnette, Lilly Ferg, Esther Hold- ridge Bertha Robison, Pauline and Neva Byrd, Laura Tryer, Ethel Maharry, Nell, Ila and Opal Hill and Messrs. Lloyd Sim- monson, Orville Burnette, Floyd Long, Luther Crosby, Elmer Byrd, Ira Hart, Robert and Max Carter, Earle Bogard, George Connor, Wayne Mason, Clarence Holdridge, Wiley and Warren Connor and Wiley HilL There will be Sunday school at the Baptist church next Sunday morning at 9:45. E. E. Cooke was a business caller in Ashland Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Long were business callers in Medford Tues day. Many Dance at Talent People Move in Popular Mrs. Roy Brown railed on Mrs. J. L. Neil Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Metcalf made a business trip to Medford last Friday. Mrs. W. B. Beebe was a caller at the R. Sheidereiter home last % Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, who purchased the Crews place in Bellview have moved out from Ashland where they were former residents. Pat Spence and family are here visiting relatives. They sold their ranch last fall to Mr. Ipham Pugh and have been spending the winter in California and Arizona They made the trip by auto Mr. Spence’s children contracted the chicken pox while on the trip Mr. Wilton of Shale City was in this vicinity the first of the week on business. Wade Wallis is busy hauling hay for his livestock this week. The fine rain Sunday was much appreciated by the farmers and fruit raisers. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bryandt and Catherine o f Medford called at the Marion Tryer h«me Mon day evening. Word was received from Don ald Tryer from San Francisco, that his hearing is much better than it has been for three years. Under the advice of the doctor he planning to soon go to Arizona for a year with a surveying crew. Mrs. Luella Bowman o f Ash land spent Tuesday in Talent. The Upper Valley Community The regular church services at the M. E. church next Sunday. club will meet at the club house Wednesday afternoon, Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. next Prea:hing service at 11:00 a. m. March 14. A good program is ex All members and 7 :30 p. m. Epworth League pected as usual. at 6:30 p. m. Baptismal service should be present. Mr. and Mrs. Martin and fami at 11:00 a. m. and at 2:00 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday even ly have move<F onto the Williams fruit ranch and Mr. Wiliams will ing. Mrs. Ed Robison and Mrs. live near the Bellview school George Gilbrath were Medford house on the Brigg'3 place. Mrs. Robertson entertained visitors Monday. the Ashland Study club at her Mrs. C. W. Long spent the day home last Monday afternoon. last Thursday with Mrs. Lawrence The Bellview P. T. A. will hold Wilson o f Ashland. a cooked food sale Saturday, The Talent Rebexah club will March 10th at Hardy brothers meet with Mrs. Ed Foss next store. Saturday afternoon, March 10. Mrs. R. C. Metcalf, Mrs. Jones The foundation for the play and Mrs. Sherfly of Ashland were shed was completed last week visitors at the C. N. Gilmore home and the carpenter work ia pro last Wednesday afternoon. gressing. The high school boys The Lithian’s of Ashland held arc putting in all their spare time a dancing party at the Communi helping with the work. ty club house last Wednesday The ladies of the Community night. Refreshments o f cider and club and the Camp Fire girls will daughnuts were served. give a dancing party at the club The little daughter o f Mr. and rooms Saturday evening, March Mrs. Homer Moore, who has been quite ill with grippe, is slowly re 10 The Camp Fire girls will give covering. a mother and daughter banquet J. L .Neil has returned home March 14. Their service week from his ranch on Dead Indian. begins March 12. Guy Randles and family are C. S. Roberts and family re living on the Avery ranch now. cently moved from Hugo,. Ore., into the E. P. Hughes house on Jackson county recently paid Railroad street. o ff $611,239 warrant and bond Gus Beck and family moved debts. from the J. A. Bickerdike place into the Wakeman farm last During 1926 and 1927, Klam ath Falls spent $716,923 on street week. At the regular meeting of the improvements. city council Tuesday evening a committee from the Ladies club New $250,000 Hotel Senator is met with them to present the re opened at Salem. modeling of the city hall. The Salem will buy fire fighting council was in favor o f the move ment and will assist the ladies equipmnet for outlying stations, to cut insurance costs. in this much-needed work. Mr. and Mrs. James Souel and John Souel o f Medford attended the dance given by the Communi ty ciub Saturday evening. Mrs. Jean Estes arrived Friday evening on train No. 14 from Oakland, California, and spent this week visiting relatives in Talent and Ashland. Mrs. Fred Cooke and Freddie Jr., arrived from Tenant, Calif ornia, Saturday evening and are visiting for a week at the E. E. C&oke home and with her mother Mrs. Long in Medford. The Ladies Aid of the M. E. church met with Mrs. E. T. New- bry at Maple nook farm Thurs day afternoon. | Wiley Jones arrived from Crescent City Saturday evening spending the week-end with his family. , Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lamb mo tored over from the Klamath Agency Saturday spending the week-end at the Tom Lamb home. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb at tended the dance at the clubroom Saturday evening. Mrs. C. W. Long called at the F. F. Burke home in Medford Tuesday afternon. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gus Beck Saturday miming, March 3. The Southern Oregon Mutual Rabbit Breeders association met at the Community club room last Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Selby S. Leep ar rived by motor Sunday evening from Underwood, Washington. They were house guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Tyron until Thurs day when they left for Halfway Oregon, near Baker, where they adll locate. Mrs. Leep ia Mrs. Tyron's neice. Mr. and Mr«. Fred Foster and •on. Billy, who left the Suncrest orchards a year ago and have been living near La Grande. Or., Coo» Bay ports will ship II,- Umatilla and Morrow county returned Monday. Miss Smith of 000,000 worth o f Port Orford dairymen form cow testing asso La Grande accompanied them timber to Japan within six weeks. ciation. *8‘‘ spend the summer here, • e y are now living at the San Harney county stockmen ship Prison flax plant at Salem buys e s t orchard. more machinery to increase mill 55 cars beef cattle at 9 cents a G. L. Bullen spent a few days | pound from Burns. output. :"r first of the week in Talent, returning Wednesday to his work "oar Coquille. Lesley Vogeli left for Grants i ***t Saturday to do some JT>O w t K' n o v j NAttjAT T o - »r.dscape gardening. He return t P o A 'O O U T -T v | i 3 ed home Tuesday. ' T ^ o T i k t M Î I ’ m s u 1? e t o ■trs. Wesley Vogeli spent the 1 =01*4 EY Saturday with her daughter, Mrs. George Briscoe in Ashland. M ss-Grace Chapin o f the Sun- cr»« orchard, came home from , Community hospital in Med- [ord lMt Saturday. Miss Chapin w improving very slowly. ^ r- and Mrs. Elton Beeson *nd daughter returned last week r° m Los Angeles, where they ***** the winter. Mr. Beeson is V*r ° » the play shed at the ^boo’: house. **T Pyrl Woodman o f Ray- n o«d. South Dakota, is making ■n extended viait with his sister, . 1 Mrs. R. B. Purves and daugh- I ter were in town Tuesday. M. E. Bradley was in Medford last Monday visiting with Waiter Steele. Mrs. R. B. Purves called on Mrs. J. E. Sells last Saturday afternoon. Club Postpone Meeting Miss Margarette called on Mrs. Eleanor Perkins Friday o f last week. Mrs. Charles Loos was a Tal ent visitor last Monday. • Among those in Ashland Tues day were Henry, “ Bill” and Frank Kerby, E. G. Taylor, M. E. Biadley, C. E. Green, Mrs. R. B. Purves and daughter, Margaret | (Little Vivian Bostwick, who te and Jerry Kengary. H. S. Lynch, C. D. Purves and was quite ill last week, has al Curtis McGrew were engaged in most recovered. Mr. and Mrs. William Glenn branding cattle last Sunday were dinner guests last Surday morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Slagle of at the home of Mrs. Ida Neil and Central Point were visitors at the Miss Anna Hargrove of Ashland. Quite a number o f the Valley home of their son and wife, Mr. View children are out of school and Mrs. H. T. Slagle Sunday. Wayne Bradley and Howard this week on account of chicken Combs called at the Purves' pox. Mr. and Mrs. j. h. McCracken Friday evening. The evening was were business visitors in Medford spent playing cards. laat Monday. Mrs. E. A. Purves and daugh Lavell Ferns o f Ferns Valley ter, Mrs. Andrew Spich were in was a caller at the different or Medford visiting last Friday. chards in Valley View last Mon Arthur Eastland o f Dorris, day, as a representative of hte California, spent last Saturday Kimball Fruit company of Med night at the home of Mr. and ford. Mrs. G. A. Briner. Mrs. J. F. Arnold spent last Henry Kerby recently sold one Tuesday in Ashland visiting with car load o f cattle and one car Mrs. Blanche Arnold and family. load of sheep to the Roseburg The all-day meeting of the Stock company. He also sold five Valley View Community club head o f very fine horses. scheduled for Thursday, March James Purves, who has been 8 has been postponed until Tues very ill at his home for the past day, March 13. six weeks, was removed to the community hospital in Ashland RHUBARB FINDS FAVOR laat Saturday to have his tonsils AS EARLIEST "FRUIT” removed. It has been reported by members of the family that he is Rhubarb is particularly desir improving nicely at this writing. able in season because il comes Ted Flury o f Anderson creek before any spring fruit, says Mrs. called on C. D. Purves last Tues Jeasamime C. Williams, profes day. sor of food and nutrition. It is ex Those attending the dance at cellent as an appetiser, having a Talent last Saturday evening tart, stimulating flavor. It ia es were: Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Green, pecially welcomed in parts of the Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Suich, Mrs. country where there is little E. A, Purves, Mr. and Mrs. O. fresh fruit in winter. M. Gaddard, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rhubarb is rich in all minerals Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Kieth, especially calcium, phosporous Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Robertson, and iron, being twice Ah rich as Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Knighten, strawberries in calcium and iron. Mrs. H. L. Sommers and daugh It contains a small amount of ter, MariA Jesse Williams, Roy vitamin C. Snooks, Howard Combs, Cleona Rhubarb may be used attract Fowler, M. E. and W. L. Brad ively in place o f apples fo* Brown ley, “ Bill” Gleims, Mrs. Eleanor Betty. Arrange in a pudding dish Perkins and Curtis and Elroy Mc alternate layers of bread crumbs Grew. and rhubarb cut into small pieces. Glenn Abbott was In Talent Sprinkle sugar and nutmeg over Tuesday on business. each layer and dot top with but H. L. Lynch and daughter, ter. Bake in an oven until brown. Eleanor and Jean Ellen, were in Rhubarb Betty is good served Ashland Saturday shopping. Miss Margarette Purves was in Med Apple Aphids will soon make ford Wednesday on business. their appearance in Oregon. The M. W. McGrew of Talent haul standard spray for aphida is ed a load from the home of Mr. nicotine sulphate, three-fourths and Mrs. G. A. Kerby. of a pound to 100 gallons o f so Ted Flury spent last Saturday lution, applied in the pre-pink of evening with D. W. Bradley. late dormant stage, says the ex C. D. Purves called at the periment station. Better results Bradley home last Monday even are obtained some years by de ing. 1 laying this application until the Mrs. Fred Cook o f Tenant, early pink stage or until the blos California, was in Talent and som bods are separate from each Wagner creek visiting relatives other and friends. She formerly lived on this creek before she was mar The pear and apple blister ried. 1 mite in Oregon can be controlled Mr. and Mr». Clarence Miller , by applying lime-sulfur 12 to of Fresno, California, are visiting | 100 any time in the spring be- at the home of Mr». I. Brad j fore the buds open, according to I station authorities. ley this week. L with a hard sauce. If one lives on a farm and has plenty o f cream, Rhubarb Fool is nice. Prepare sauce with one quart o f cut up stalks and one pint o f sugar. When cooked rub through a sieve, return to the fire and stir 10 minutes. Cool and then mix with one pint of thick cream and serve immed iately. Rhubarb is delicious as a pud ding baked for a long time. The bright red rhubarb is also attrac tive when it is served as a vjb stitute for strawberries in a shortcake. ing 418,825 words, has bene con pleted at a cost of $1,500,000. New Tillamook national bank will open about March 15. New Coos County American and Guerin building are under way at Myrtle Point. The oily tastes of mayonnaise may be removed by mixing with 1 each cup o f mayonnaise one-half cup of cream, stiffly beaten, ad ding one-fourth teaspoon each of salt and paprika. Strong flavored vegetables as turnips, cabbage, onions and cauliflower are best cooked in much water with the lid o ff to allow escape o f gases. SORORITY QUARANTINED Every Housewife should have one of our patent ironing boards Cortland, N. Y.— Sixty sorority members of the State Normal school were quarantined when one member developed scarlet fever. At an initiation cere mony, she is said to have kissed every other member. C ARSON BANDITS CARRY MACHINE CUN Kansas City, Mo.— Firs men robbed a bank here o f $4,000, us ing a sub-machine gun and pis tols. FO W L E R LUM BER COMPANY TOOK 70 YEARS London.— After 70 years o f la bor, the new Oxford dictionary, consisting o f 12 volumes contain- 88 6 The "Womanless Wedding” Ashland Armory March 12-13 8 :3 0 P. M. INCLUDING EMIL PIEL as LEAD IN G L A D Y Reserved seat sale begins at Elhar’ts 10 A . M. Thursday Prices Reserved Seats, 75c General Admission 50c for adults and High School Students Children 35c