TH U R SD A Y, FEBRUARY 21, 1952
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OLD TIMERS
30 Attend
"Ths Lord gave. and the
Lord hath taken away . . . "
Job Ii21
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NELSON A. COE
PAG* rivi
SOUTHERN OREGON NEWS REVIEW , A SH LA N D , OREGON
Legion Dinner
Church N otices
Modocs Flee Io Lava Beds
'IRST METHODIST CHURCH
N Main at Laurel
Rosa Knotts, m inlstei.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST.
SCIENTIST
Pioneer avenue, eouin
week service and Bible study;
8:30 p.m., choir rehearsal.
Thursday. 7:30 p.m., Sky
Sunday morning service at Pilots in their club house aa
Walker avenue.
I 11 a.m
Youth Fellowship ( r o u p g
I Subject. Mind.
Golden Text: Romans 12:2. Be 8:00 p.m.
Wesley Foundation, 7:00 p m
i not conformed to this world:
Choir rehearsal. Wednesday.
but be ye transformed by the
| renewing of your mind, that ye 7:30 p.m,
may prove what is that good,
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and acceptable, and perfect, w ill EAST SIDE
of God.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. 1047 Iowa. Ashland
Nursery available during the
Sunday Services: 10:30 a m
Sunday morning service.
and 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday evening meeting,
Radio Program, Sunday, 0:18
wmen includes testimonies of a.m., K W IN .
Christian Science healing. Is
"God reaiateth the proud but
held at 8 p.m.
glveth grace, unto the humble**
Reading room open dally James 4:8.
from 2 to 5 p.m. except Sun
Wednesday services: 7:30 p m
days and holidays.
We invite you all to our ser
The public is cordially In vit vices
ed to attend these services, and
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to use the reading room.
F IR S T C HURCH OF C H R IST
(Christian) Second and B streets
Earl F. Downing, Minister
FIR ST B A P T IS T CHURCH
Corner First ana Hargadine.
Bible School, 9:45 a.m.
W illiam H Tillman, pastor.
Morning Service, 11 a m
"Where Souls are Fed and
Job’s Daughters w i l l
ba
Hearts Made Glad.”
guests Sermon, “Job’s Message
Sunday: 9:45 a.m
Sunday for Us.” Anthem by the choir.
school, a clam for every r.ge.
Junior Church. 11 a m., for
Morning worship,
11 am ., the children.
special music, service broadcast
Christian Endeavor, 8:30 p m
over K W IN .
Three groups: Juniors, Junior
Youth
fellowship
services. High and High
school, and
8 30 p.m.; evening service, sing Town and Campus.
ing, testimonies and gospel mes
Evening Service, 7:30 p m
sage, 7:45 p.m.
Sermon, ’’Daniel’s Vision of
Monday, prayer meeting at the Ram and the He-Goat.”
8 p.m.
day, 7:30 p.m Bible study of the
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., mid Holy Spirit.
By R. M. D aM IL L E
Thirty members of the Am eri
can Legion, A uxiliary and their
Sunday school, 9:45 a.m
(C ontinuing)
men for the purpose
Jackson
families uttended a patriotic
Morning worship, 11 a.m. An
'Fins was already in the hands left Ft Klamath on November
covered dish dinner op Febru
Nelson Adm iral Cot*, 91, a ary 18 In the Legion hall
of Brigadier-General Canby’s 28, 1872, and thus started the th--in and solo. Junior church
and nursery.
resident of 815 Oak «treat, | n i « m
Modoc War.
The tallica were centered with command to handle this situa
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ed away early yesterday morn
tion of the Modoc Indians and Troops Raid M odocs
groups
of
small
silk
flags,
the
ing at a local rest home after a
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
tin-
Klamath«
On
the
29th
of
November,
work of Mr« Fred Cushing of
short Illness
Gen Canby had professional Capt Jack's camp was raided 130 N Main tat Helman)
the decorating committee.
M r Coe was born on Feb 3,
’’A Friendly Church
Mra Bort Freeman and Mr«. experience and was qualified to Just before daylight by Capt
1881, nt Troy, Mo He worked
for Thoughtful People”
deal with a problem of this kind Jackson’s men They were all
Guy
Applewhite
served
as
the
for the Weed Lumber company
Church School for all ages at
Indian affairs supposed to be asleep but the
and
Mr« dealing with
for 40 year« and for the last H Mr kitchen committee
9:45 a.m.
noise
of
the
cavalry
horses
feet
When
a
joint
session
was
called
year« hod made hi« home with Cuahing helped serve the din and a petition was signed by the soon brought the Indians out of
Morning Worship at 11 a.m.
ner.
hl« »on in Ashland He war a
Anthem
by the choir. Sermon
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white
settlers
of
the
Lost
River
their
tepees,
running
in
all
di
Following the dinner, Cmdr
member of the Improved Order
by the pastor.
rections
and
some
coming
in
1
district
and
the
Indian
agent
Nelson announced a
of Redmon at Weed, holding all Irving
Session Meeting at 3 p.m.
work meeting ench Tuesday eve asking for the removal of the contact with the fire of the car
office« in the lodge, including
Young People’s Meeting at
Indians,
this
reached
the
super-
bine
rifles.
Panic-stricken
they
the «tate*« highest office, high ning and a past commander’s 1 intendent, he took the side of were: squaws and papooses 8:30 p.m.
right
on
February
28
at
the
potentate.
civic club house, preceded by a the settlers and communicated screaming In a confusion of
He in aurvlved by the follow dinner.
to Gen. Canby the desirability of darkness not knowing what to PASTOR ATTEND8 MEET
ing children: James A Coe, Ash
Ttie A uxiliary was thanked removing the Modoc Indians by do while their Injun loved ones
land: Iturnham L. Coe, Engle ! toi its assistance during the re force. Gen. Canby gave the situ were shot down in the darkness
The Rev Paul Harms, pastor
wood, Cal.; I)
W alker Coe,
cent visit of the Chest X ray ation a thorough investigation, of the early morning of Novem of Ashland’s Grace Lutheran
W alla Walla, Wash ; Mrs Chea
church, was one of 45 pastors
survey units. Twenty-two mem and described it in a letter, ber the 29th, 1872
ter Barnum, Weed; Mrs Foster
Capt Jackson endeavored to attending the spring conference
bers each served four hours as ' which proved afterwards his re
Porter, Portland; Mrs
Henry
hostesses with Mrs H arry Mc markable good Judgment and point out to Capt. Jack the im of the Missouri Synod of Ore
Humberg, Santa Paul, Cal.; and Nair ns chairman.
true conception of the affairs.
prudence of resisting the United gon held at St. Peter’s Lutheran
by 18 grandchildren, nine great
States government, and urged church in Medford last week.
Legion and A uxiliary mem A gent D efisd
grandchildren and four great-
In the fall of 1872 the agent him to accept the request of the The Rev. Kenneth K. Korby,
bers were asked to support the
great grandchildren
, Universal M ilitary training bill demanded directly from the Mo- Indian agent, and return to the was host pastor.
The remain« are being taken
land to write their congressmen docs that they should comply Klamath reservation,
to Weed by the L ltw ille r Fun
Games and visiting completed with his wishes and return to Fight Begun
eral home where service« w ill
that part of the reservation as
Then the officer, Capt. Jack- juns in their hidden fortresses
the evening's get-together
be held at 1:30 p m Saturday In
signed to them (they boldly de son, made a promise to the Mo poured a murderous volley of
the Community church
fied him) The next step was an docs that they would be pro- lead on the attacking troops in
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le ir own way.
passed away February 15 in appeal by the agent to the cen- tocted this time and to accept
M ARGARET M. SURBER
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Santa Cruz, Cal . w ill be held tral office in Washington, and the request of the Indian agent.
to the commanding officer at Ft But Capt. Jack, having no trust
Tuesday,
2
p
m
,
In
the
L
ltw
iller
Margaret Monta Surber, 28, a |
Klamath to furnish a force suf by preceding events, would not
Funeral home.
resident of 591 Fairview street, !
M r Spencer was bom on ficient to compel the Modocs to believe
any
more promises
and of Ashland for 8 years,
return to Camp Yainak
The
paased away early Thursday i June 7. 1852, Knox county. Ill , commanding officer, M a j o r made to him by the agent. Capt
Jackson immediately ordered
evening in the Community hos ami came by covered wagon in
1880 to Klamath county. Soon John Green of the First U. S. some of the Indianz to lay down
pltnl In Medford.
after he came to Ashland where Cavalry, had to comply, and ' their arms. A few of them com-
Mrs Surber was born on 1
he was a California-Oregon Capt Jackson, with about 30 plied to the orders given by
A pril 18, 1925 nt Bayfield.
j Jackson. But one refused, and
Power company employee.
Colo., and os Margaret Sprugue
He
lived
here
until
1939
when
that was an Indian by the name
was united In marriage to Man
James Luke with the Rev Ross of Scar-Faced Charlie who re
uel Surber on Nov 8 1942 in he moved to California to make Knotts officiating.
his home with his son His wife,
fused to obey the orders given.
Yuma. Ariz.
Mr. Luke was born on Jan.
She is survived by her hus | Mary Etta Spencer, preceded 17, 1855 at Enon Valley, Pa , And then an officer approached
band and a daughter, Regina , him in death on March 9, 1927 and passed away at Corsicana. him with a gun loaded and fully
cocked. Two shots rang out,
Lynn Surber of Ashland; her I He is survived by his sons,
Tex., on Feb. 9, 1952. He lived
parents,
Mr
and Mrs Fred ' Edward F. Spencer of Santa in Ashland from 1911 to 1930 fired by someone of Captain
Sprague, Denver. Colo.; a si«- , Cruz and Robert R Spencer of and was postmaster of Talent Jack’s tribe. But the dispute was
from the Indians that the officer
ter, Mrs. Robert Bowman, Port Honolulu. T.H.; by a sister, Mrs at one time.
fired the first shot. The m ilitary
land, Orc.; and by several nieces Belle High of Ashland; a broth- I
His wife Ida passed away in "laimed that the Indians were
er, Fred Spencer, Medford, and
and nephews.
by four grandchildren and two I Ashland in 1925. His remains the aggressors, and a fight was
Services were held Monday
were accompanied from Corsi started in which a group of citi
afternoon in the L itw ille r Fun great-grandchildren.
cana to Ashland by his daugh zens joined In as opponents
The
Rev.
James
W
Jondrow
eral home with the Rev Earl
ter, Mrs. Leta Davis and grand
Downing officiating Interment w ill officiate and interment w ill daughter, Mrs. C. M. Lundstin. against the Indians
be
beside
his
wife
in
Mt.
View
was in Mt View cemetery
Other survivors are his brother, To Lava Beds
cemetery.
Nine warriors lost their lives
S W. Luke of Long Beach, Cal.,
HIBAM A. SPENCER
and
some were wounded, while
and five grandchildren and one
ROBERT JAM ES LUKE
one soldier was killed and sev
great-grandchild.
Funeral services for the late
Funeral services were held
He was laid to rest beside his eral wounded. Capt Jack and
Hiram Alfonso Spencer, a form | last week in the L itw ille r Fun
Scar-Face made their getaway
er resident of Ashland, who eral home for the late Robert wife in the Ashland mausoleum and took their warriors to the
lava beds of which they had se
lected a strong hold in the midst
of a volcanic flow. High crags
and deep chasms or crevices
surrounded their la ir as a hid
ing place for protection. There
was an ample supply of water
within their hideout supposed jo
be fed from Tule lake, covering
a surface about four to seven i
miles
E xpedition Begun
The next attempt was started j
against the Modocs along about 1
the middle of January. TTiis sec- |
ond expedition numbered some j
400 men and officers, including ,
225 regulars with the rest be- j
ing volunteer citizens. A fter the (
commanding officer had obtain- j
ed a true insight of the country
and the character of the sav
ages, which was not know*n be-
a
* f rehand, it was mentioned that .
j it would take a thousand men i
| to stamp out these Injuns in this :
most impregnable country. Dur
ing the fighting, there were
very few Injuns seen by the
soldiers. The arm y attacking
force lost between 40 and 50
Effective February 28 your
killed an^ wounded. The In-
Overnight Train
TO PORTLAND
Greatly Improved!
smoothes the
wrinkles in Ironing
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F L A N
Y O U R
L IG H T IN G
F O R
P L E A S A N T
1— Full length lounge ear.
2— Snack aervicc.
3— Chair car with apongc-ruhhrr aeata.
Ashland Toastmaster c l u b
w ill hold its annual ladies night
next Monday at 7 p.m. in Su-
sanne Homes hail, according to
Henry G a 1 e y, arrangements
I chairman.
Special feature of the evening
w ill be the presentation of final
speeches in the club competi
tion, with the winner represent
ing Ashland in the area contest
to be held here later in the
spring.
Scheduled Speakers
Speakers who w ill participate
in the final round next Monday
are J. Q. Adams, Verne Athanas,
Bob Edwards, Gene Lcidigh,
Hal McKellips and Dick Scott.
Acting as toastmaster at last
Monday’s meeting was Athanas
and Winston Marks acted as
topiemaster. Mike Blaigich serv-
I cd as chief critic.
Deep-cushioned chairs and sofas will invite you to relax
in the lounge car. You can read latest magazines, play
cards, converse with fellow passengers: enjoy a snack
from the refreshment bar where an attendant will serve
coffee, sandwiches, juices, doughnuts and similar items.
If you’re traveling by chair car, you can stretch out
in a luxurious seat upholstered in foam rubber and ad
justable to the position which gives maximum comfort.
By Pullman, you have your choice of uppei or lowc
berth, compartment or drawing room.
It's the safe, comfortable, time-saving way to travel
Leave here in the evening; arrive Portland 7:25 next
morning. Overnight service returning, too. Next time
;• >u go to Portland, we invite you to ti v the train.
Next tim e »try
Speeches Last Monday
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THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY
In f i v e
minute prepared
I speeches, Roxie Nelson discuss-
| ed "The Wonder of Words’’;
! Chet McCoy, “W hat’s tile Psy
chosomatic with
You?” ; Bob
Edwards, “An
Evaluation of
Youthful Ideals,’’ and C u r t
of
operation
a radio station.
Keith M orrell was also
guest at the meeting.
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w hether you travel by chair car or Pullman sleeper. On
th a t date we're adding to the R ogue R iver:
Toastmasters’
Ladies Night
Next Monday
Even with today’s new ironing methods, you need
LIGHT to get the job done quickly and well.
Light helps you to iron the wrinkles out of
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