Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 20, 1916, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextMEDI-WM) MAIL TRIBl'XE. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. 1 ECEM I'.ER 20, 101(1 PAGE FETE v ASHLAND AND VIGINITY The Northwestern National Insur nnee Co. of Milwaukee, Wis., through its adjusters, has settled the loss on the Allen bloek tire at 402!).20. This is on .the building only, ns Mrs. Allen carried no insurance on apartment furniture and fixtures in the second story. Repair work is ulrendy cuing Mead, Morse Si Weisinliurjjer having ilia eonlraet for carpentering and plastering. Mrs. Inez Sonniehseii died at Kurt Jones, C'al., December lti. Her body was brought here for burial in llar gndine eenitcery, and funeral ser vices were held at Stack's chapel Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Itov. 1'. K. Ilainiuoud. The deceas ed's maiden mime was I'ottcr, and she was a native of Jnekson county, well known to a large number of Ashland people. Siskiyou Chnptcr, No. 21, Royal .Arch Masons, will elect officers on ...Thursday evening of this week, Do comber 21. Kfforts will be made to form a Hod and dun club here at a mass meeting to be held on-Tluirsday even ing at the city hall. It is taken for granted that mich an organization will prove u factor in helping to close k the Hoguc river to commercial fish- ing, a measure which sportsmen are' all interested. C. M. Thomas of Mcd ford, representulivc-cleel to the leg islature, will address the meeting. L. 0. Van AVegen is one of the lat est resignations among the various mineral springs bureaus. His title was "superintendent of motive power which animates the pumps,'1 for which ho received .i)0 per month, furnishing an auto for the daily trips to and fro. He is filling a temporary assignment in the lire dennrtmcnt. where the city furnishes motive power. The Southern Pacific has applied to the slate public service commission for permission to reduce the rate on canned goons in carload lots to 20 eenls per 100. pounds from Ashland to Portland and intermediate points, it having been - represented to the railroad company that various can neries in the valley are holding ship ments pending readjustment of rates. Miss Esther Whited is home for the holidays from the school of art in San Francisco which she has been attending for some time past. Miss IScrthn Kliason of the I'nion school at McCioud, C'al., will be home this week for n month's vacation. Among the school's activities in which she has participated with her fellow teachers has been , n literary and social entertainment, the pro ceeds of which go towards purehns ' injr a piano for the school. At this event Superintendent Parker of Yrekn gave an address. "Facts and Fancies of u Colored Courtship" is the title of a play on the melodramatic order which has been written by Hev. M. C. Heed of this city. It has been passed by the Talent board of censors and its in itial stnging will take place' at the high school building in that city on Thursday evening, December 21, for the joint benefit of the Hikers' club and the Kpworth league, in its laud able enterprise of purchasing a piano. The cast is mainly composed of Tal ent young people, the two exceptions being Miss Gertrude Barber nnd Oco. Watson of this city, who arc lending n skillful nnd helping hand in behalf of the dramatic venture. After a ran of one consecutive night at Talent, the play will undoubtedly be intro duced at other centers throughout . the valley. A number are planning to 'go from hero to witness the initial presentation.. . ... . Numerous friends of J. E. Fuller of this city, who was operated on re cently for cataract, one' eye being af fected, will bo pleased to learn that his prospects for unimpaired vision are greatly improved. Mr. and Mrs. V. K. Disney have bought the Victor Payne place, two miles east of town. The nun-hnse in--'cludes ten acres well improved, on which there is ft modern cottage equipped with every requisite. The Payne family are now residents of Oklahoma. The new purchasers are in possession, the deal having been negotiated by the Heaver Heally Co. Mr. Disney is a camentcr in the em ploy of the Southern Pacific. Suggestions in general indicate that central .should be notified first in case of a burglary, iu-tcad of hunting up police members, in order to turn in an emergent S. O. S. call. Donations for (he needy, to be dis tributed by the Sunshine society at ChristmaMidc.are requested to be left nt the Temple of Truth, on Sat urday, December 211. hi order thai the Service may be rendered by Christ mas day. i I.ieulcnant James loore, former Ashland high school graduate, and win of Mrs. S. II. F.vuns m.w in the naval service, is stationed for the present at the navy vard in Charles ton, S. ('., where he has been detailed to install comprehensive systems nt electrical apparatus in . connection with government work. .Representatives from the public schools in nttenihfnce upon sessions of the State Teachers' association at Portland next week, will include Su perintendent III iseoc, who is vice president of the organization ami will represent also the Schoolmasters' club of Jackson and Josephine coun ties; F. E. Moore, principal of the senior high school, who has a place on the program connected with the history division; and .Miss Gertrude Eagle, principal of the junior high school, who will represent the city schools collectively. Multn Cominnndery, No. 4, Knights Templar, will install officers on eduesdav evening, December 20. Acorn Circle, Women of Wood craft, will hoi du business nnd social meeting Saturday evening, Decem ber 2:t. Heri I. Greer has hi 'en in San Francisco this week on a mission con nected with the installation of a new sanitarium here. The high school will introduce three new .courses, including- element ary electricity, Spanish nnd public speaking. The latter will be onen only to seniors nnd will be installed the next semester. These advantages are to be made available to the stu dent body without increasing the number of instructors, consequently there will be no udditiou to the ex pense rate. The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega tional church met on Wednesday af ternoon this week with Mrs. Walter Powell, Iowa street. EAGLE POiNF EAGLETS John W. Smith, our school clerk, reports this season 105 children in this district. There was n carload of culverts came out to our road supervisor, Ed Dutton, the first -of Hie week, to be distributed among the different road districts around here. Fred Dunlap of Derby passed through here Thursday on his wav to Medford. A. M. Tyrrill of Lake Creek brought out a loud of hogs and while here gave me a subscription to the Week ly Mail Tribune for his father, J. II. Tyrrill. Charley Vatche of Ashland spent the night with us the first of the week. He had been up to his old ranch on Rogue liver that he sold to a man by the name of Anderson some time ago, to look nftcr some horses that he still has on the place. Earl Eueker of Brownsboro was doing business with the Eagle Point Hardware Co. Thursday. Susan Hart came out and took the train Thursday for Medford. Delwin Curry of liutte Falls spent Thursday night with us. C. E. Mellows and wife were in town Thursday and look a small load of lumber out to the Reese creek school house. Herman Meyer, Jr., of Lake Creek brought out a load of hogs for the Central Point market Thursday. Since my last report, J. H. Tyrrell of Lake Creek has paid up on the D. M. T. nnd paid for a' year's sub scription to the W. M. T. Thomas Todd of Trail has renewed his subscription to the 1). M. T., and E. Hard of Eagle Point has paid up his subscription to the D. M. T. Fred Thomson of the firm of Thomson Iiros., our Lake Creek merchants,-passed through (own Thurs day on his way to Medford. Friday noon, J. Percy Wells of Jacksonville and Miss Helen M. Cow gil came in for dinner. Mr. Wells is our county school superintendent nnd Miss Cowgil is traveling in the inlerest of the O. A. C. in the work connected with the industrial clubs of the various schools. She gave u lec ture, accompanied by sterenpticon views of the O. A. C. with its various and varied surroundings, and then branched off on the work proper of the members of the different indus trial clubs throughout the state, giv ing photos of many of the winners of prizes in the different branches taken bv the members. She devoted a good portion of her lecture to those who had tried their hand nt corn raising1, :ind then illustrated the best way to, dispose of the corn after it was raised by show-ins four pigs, all the same age, but of altogether different sizes, showing Hie advantage of systematic feeding. She then e,nve a lecture on the culinary art., impressing on the minds of the children the importance of systematic work in that line. And in speakine in that line, there were two in our school who won out in the contest la.st season, Aden llniHton, who won out on raisin? c.:n, ami went to the state fair, and Aliss Joyce von der Ilelleu, who won the honor of being among the best in the culinary department. She won out in euke baking, but ns there were but four could go to the state fair, two boys yul two girls, she failed to go on (he trip to Salem, but secured the pin showing that she was among the prizewinners. Miss Cowgil is a very fluent talker, articulutes distinctly and bus a fine voice, speaks loud enough to be understood all over tho house and has the faculty of inter esting nnd holding the atteutiom of every one in the room. After she had concluded her lecture, Professor Patterson gave us an illustrated lec ture on Aluskn, simply trying his hand in the line of practice, ns he is a novice in that lino, but the exhibi tion was very good. At the close of the afternoon exercises Superinten dent Wells returned home and Mrs. Patterson and Miss Cowgil came to the Sunnyside for supper, and there they met Thomas Stan-jy, Sr. After supper they all three started for Brownsboro, where tHev were to givo another illustrated lecture. The peo ple of Brownsboro had arranged to have n box sociul at the same time, and after the social a dance, but I have not been able to learn much about what went on there, ns the two youug men who came in from there, mv informant, seemed to know but little about what went on. except tho dance, and of course they report fa vorably of that. Since mv last report, Fred Mc pherson, Mrs. Swanson and Henry Meyer have brought in several dozen chickens to our railroad agent, Amos Ayres, and I have the promise of II statement of the'amount of the value' of Ihc poultry that has been shipped from here this fall. It will surprise some of those who think that Knglc Point and the surrounding country are but a mere speck in Oregon. G. S. Stevenson, who has been liv ing on what has been known as the Heath place, just above Brownsboro, has moved to Sacramento. Themes Stanley and bride returned Saturday from California, where they have been spending their honey moon. . Marsh Garrett, Guy Holnian, Mike Ridley of Lake Creek and W. W. Taylor of Eagle Point were here on Saturday, for dinner. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Jack, on the Wolfrey orchard, De cember 1-1, 1(110, n daughter. 1 With Jedford trade Is Medford made Prince Albert has always been sold without premiums or coupons. Quality is its standard- and my,how the millions of smokers have ap proved of it, too! j IHBISlMllr' sSJii ;10NG BURNING PIM AHD ( CIGARETTE TUBWA-V Oi lb ttvcrM lid f Iku tiif n4 III r will rtW: "Pre- SM. 17" r ." v. A upply of Prince Albert awattt you wherever to bacco it told. Toppy red bagetSc;tidyredttn,lOe; handtome pound and half-pound tin hu midor and that nifty cry$tal'glas humidor with eponge-moiutener top that kecpt ths to bacco in uch primm shape aiwaytt l W$ VttV' fir k the national joy smoke 1 stands clear-as-a-whistle above w national or state restrictions on tho use of premiums or coupons be--a cause thev have newer hppn oivpn .. -r-. . . .7 b-.w.. witn j-nnce Albert. To offer such inducements would mean that Prince Albert's quality would have to be reduced to meet their cost! We prefer to hand smokers quality. One test of Prince Albert will prove this to your absolute satisfaction! It will prove that P. A. cannot bite, cannot parch ! Your enjoyment of its fine flavor and coolness will be supreme! The oatented nroopsa hv which Prince Albert is made cuts 1 ? 1 Prince Albert came unheralded a few years ago; today it has made three men smoke pipes where one was smoked before and has given ;igarette rollers a new idea of nakin's joy. To meet the approval of such an army of men of varied tastes, P. A. must have everything we or its most enthusiastic admir ers ever claimed for it. And J-'nnce Albert has all that! It M ritlrrt? 4-ri in nttsl .-..- . ... ",5i uuc anu yuu just aaopt u , w nM ii a.: - 1 .... - . 4 iui tin ume quicK as you get tnat taste and aroma into your smokeappetite I Because, it answers the fondest tobacco desires you or any man ever did express! J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.,Win8tonaUm,N.C. KirauCHK COUGK3 AND COI.Di Alterative MILD BV AI.Ii LrfllllXQ EKUOISTd 8 Dennis Eucalyptus Ointment AT ALL DRUG STORES ttim TUBO 25C J,H8 6QC An Elegant Gift For n Friend, Relative, or SweetJicart In A XIf: ItOX OF CHOCOLATES Wc have them. The largest and finest assortment of fancy boxes ever displayed In Med ford. Call and make your se lection before the best are taken. We will wrap your package suitable for mulling. Now Is the time. THE SHASTA Insist Upon Home Products THESE GOODS ARE MADE IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY KEEP THE MONEY AT HOME BILLINGS CARRIAGE & AUTO WORKS MOST UP-TO-DATE SHOP OF ITS KIXD IX SOUTHEHX OREGON. New .Machinery and Tools recently added, also large stock of sup piles. We build auto bodies, tops and wheels, do trnme work, wagon and ' buggy work, tire setting, rubber tire work, build harrows and spray tanks, do all kinds of plow work, sh orpen axes, do light and heavy black, smithing and repairing of all kinds. . Work guaranteed and honest p rices. SHOP CORNER 8TH AND RIVERSIDE AVEXVU. Tf good little pigs you'll be each mom, And drink your milk and cat your com, You'll soon grow into that delcctablo fame Of having "ACORN" Hams and Bacon for your name. ROOUC RIVERa , AND ( t acorn yfA ) it Ol NT INDEPENDENT MARKET "Around the Corner" OUR SERVICE STATION For. GALVANIZED TANKS OIL AND WATER and IRRIGATING PIPE Go to J. A. SMITH, 128 N. Grape St, Tuk-i.honc 890 Patronize the Institution that Maintains the Largest Payroll in Medford The Medford Printing Co. The Best Equipped Job IMnnt in Oregon Outside of Portland it) CUT DOWN THAT TREE Once upon n Time a Certain M:m h.-nl n (iiinli n. In the center of the (Inrden he planted a Tree. Tho Tree grew Yeiir hv Vein- until its roots Spre.nl to eneh Corner of the Gordon. The Roots 'of the Treo Supped nil Life out of the Soil. Then the Jlmi woke up to the Kuet tlmt he Must Cut Down the Tree. The Mail Order h:ihil, like n Deadly tn-e, has Fastened its Knots in our Community Life nnd is rob hiii I's of Thniisiiiiils of Dollar each Year. Year hy Year we have cultivated this lliihit until wc nro now Face to Face with the jrrowlli that is hohliiii; hack Our community. We must stop the Growth of this Habit hy Ciittin; it Out.