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Items of Interest From the Rogue River Valley
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AUQUA AT
ASHLAND
OPENS
MONTH OF JULY
ASHLAND, May 5. A preliminary
announcement In behalf of the annual
chauiuun n hm)ii lt- simmm In being
made, thn association having mot re
cently In thit way of reviewing the
situation, Him outlook being considered
favorable, Session will Iib held In
July an hit been custom from time
Imint'inorlul. I(iv. V, Judaon Oldftald,
Congregational pastor, I president of
the Southern Oregon Chautauqua A
eembly. and Prank J. Hhlnn U aeere
lry. I ho latter huvlnic hud ronsldor
ll experience along these, line here
tofore In connection with the local
rhttutnunu activities. Tin following
toiiiliilt ton have been apimlntod:
llullding end ground: Mm. JCIUa
both Van Hant. Mr. H. l'nttTon,
Irving Flnley nnd W. W, I li-vi-tior.
Advertising: K. J. llurrctt. Unit
Mosea. Mr. J. H. Dill. Dr. V. K. Itlakc.
Ia'O Ferguson, II. II. Klhart ami K. J.
Kaiser.
Decorating: Mm. O. Winter. Mm. J.
M. Wagner. Mrs. Wllmor Foley, Mm.
Ooit.tr, and Mm. II. It. ICIhnrt.
Reception: t II. Uoikln. If. T. El
mora. Mm. KIU II. Mill. Mm. John II.
Fuller ami W. II. MeNsir.
Ticket: V. O, N. Hmllh. Mm. K. roll.
0. II. Hilling and C. It. Imkln.
Our chamber of rnmmerrn forum
luncheon may yot be censored, due in
the clrruslanro that some of the atald
and elect consider the attraction on
thtt side eonnocled therewith savor too
inurh of cabaret features, a were In
evidence, m (lift Inst social gathering.
Hurly I ho extension department of
our stale university U In favor of ex
tending the prevailing short skirls In
stead of further abbreviating tlioin. A
return to good old homlletlc themes
for discussion I furthermore recom
mended, such pertinent subjects aa
"High Heeled Shoes for Dwarf In
Holiness," "Hooks and Eye for Ro
llover' llreechea." anil "The Spiritual
Mustar Tot to Make the Rout Kneete
with Devotion." being suggested aa
welcome relief from the. anrfslt of thin
Klwanla, Rntarlan and othor monoton
ous booatlhg stuff . '
Following thn example of Milt Hie
gel, who baa gone to Walla Wall,
Wash., to lake up a Cutima of mnchan
loal imliMMirlnR. Frank Itlorln la cod
tamptatlni golnc to Itlddli. In Duugla
county, nn a almllar nilon.
Th Hiln patrol will moot at Ma
aonlp hall, In Modford. on Monday
rwnlnK, May S. for drill.
Illahop Sumnnr, of Tortlnnd, who
Thought 3 Little Children
Needed Mother's Care
"My nlomnrh aufferlns wna an ao
voro that I could not hnvn Inatrd
mut h Intiurr. I did not cnro to murh
for inyoolf. but did not want to
loavo my jhroa llttlo rhlldron who
noodod a motbrr'a lova and taro. A
cniidln in California wroto ma about
Mnyr'a Wondrrfut tlomody and I
look a rour of It. I luiv ainca
boon tntlroly well." It la a almplo.
harniUita piopHratlon that romovoa
tho catarrhal murua from the Intra
Until trurt and nllnya tho Infliiminu
Hon which cnuaoa practically all
atumach. Ilvor nnd Intoatlnat all
inonta, Inc-ludlnx nppondlcltla. Ono
liwo will ronvlnc or money ro
, fundrd. Adv.
hold confirmation crvlcc at Trinity
lOliiMcnpiii church on Tliumduy (if tlila
wik, loft for Uiuitta 1'uhi on the day
roliowitiK.
Hawiulll artlvlllim aro bctdniilnK to
liux, aovoral conconia gottlnR rcudy
U opontto, IncliidliiK Um (Holm proper
ty near Talent, Haiuon Uroa. In thn
Antnlupa (lliflrli t, und Hurhinn Ilnia,'
ntilflt on tho HlHklyoua, tho output of
tho lut tor mill Ix.'Iiik liunilliul In local
yurda.
I'nmpocta of thn lnr(to tonrlat hotel
heliiK located her huvn Inducod Dr.
H. H, Hlley, a niswooninr from Tulaa,
Okluhonm, to locute In Aahlund, ho
bftlng much peaad with 1he city and
Ita aurroiindlnKa.
AmotiK noiuhle llvoHtock trnnarer
recently la ono involving the purehuae
by Lurkln (irubh of (Imirga llargu
dlno'a ontlro herd of purehrnd Italian
beea.
Mm. l.nuiHn J'eioil of Aahlund. will
rilacuna "I.eKlNlntlon" at the gathering
of Konthorn Oregon Faderutud Worn
en'a clulia, t Orant I'oaa. on Hatur
duy of thin week. May (I. draco Chum
licrlln, ill) of t lila city, prealdont of
Aahlund' Civic Improvement club, ro
apondod to tho ndilrt'H of welcomn.
Funeral aervlcea of tho Into Mra.
Winifred Klmpaon. who died on Tuea
day of thla week, worn held at Block'
chattel on Thumdny. conducted by Itev.
('. A. lOdwiirda. Inli-rini-nt waa In
Ilargtidlna cemetery. Ieceaand waa
41 yearn of ago. and a nntlva of Now
Knglund. Hho hud been A resident of
Aahlnnd for over thirty year. lie
aldoa her parenta, Mr. and Mra. T. K.
IWdton, aim leavea a brother, Waltar
llollon, or Aahland, and a alater, Mra.
J, J, Me Ma lion of Jrkaonvl.
Tnop No. 2, Hoy Hcout. la qualify-
Ing for mcmlmrahlp In thn national or
ganUatlon, which Impllea that th lad
moat ralaa fifty cent each for th"
purpoaa of etmdlment.
A number of Intlinuto frlcmla lately
aurprlaed Mra. rhoeh Wright, roHld-
lug at 3U0 Liberty atreot, tho ocean Ion
In-1 K her Ktith birthday anniversary, a
recurring event which I annually re
membered by kind neighbor In tho
way of a nodal demonatrutlon with
Mra. Wright aa the honored guent at
thn gathering.
Illllah Templo will hold It atatod
He union for May on Friday evening.
May S, at Maaonlo hall, Aahland. Thla
will be the final meeting preliminary
to the ceremonial at Modford, May ZA,
and fliore will be a lot of apeclal In
addition to routine builneia to attend
to.
The Christian church organization
waa alert on Friday thla week Incident
to missionary activities, local speakers
beng reinforced by several one from
out of town.
Funeral aervlcea of the late Wm. C.
Hut lor. who died May 2 at MmUord.
wore held at the Dodge chnpcl In thl
city on Thursday, interment being In
Aahland cemetery. Duces sod wa
nearly 80 year of age.
Jim Homey and F.d lladfluld. hi son
In law, have gone over Into Siskiyou
county In tho vicinity of Grenada and
HIr Spring reapectlvely. to Investi
gate condltiona existing In their bee
colonies In those aectona.
Children' week la being observed
very Interestingly by the Junior Chrla
tlan Kndeavor aoclety of the Presby
terian church. A a preliminary the
young folks gathered wild flowers aa a
present to quite a' number of shut In
Invalid around town. On Wednesday
an entertainment waa given In behalf
of affiliated organliatlon of tho Con
gregational and Christian churches.
On Saturday afternoon at the Presby
terian church, the Junior will enter
tain tho primary department of the
Sunday ichnol. Including the crudlo
role and mother of the little folk.
ROGUE RIVER IS
PREPARING
DECORATION DAY
TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS
AWE N0W MEASURED
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IIOOUK IllVKK, May 4. The Civic
Improvement club met last Friday at
the home of Mr. James Martin. Ile-
lonNH to roll cull brought out many
Interesting remark on "Flowers.
Along with other business mutter
which were discussed and planned was
Hie appointment of a committee to see
that the cemetery was cleaned up In
reuuines ror Decoration flay. Also a
committee to plan something appropri
ate for Flag day. The next meeting
will be devoted to discussion on the
coming primary election. Mr. James
Martin gave a talk on Yosemlte Na
tional Park, having been a visitor
there lust summer. Mrs. Mansfield
will give a reading on the tirand Can
yon of Arizona at the next meeting.
Those present were Mesdnmea Ilurk
hart. Ixiwd, Falrchlld, Mlnthorn. Smith
Carey, Aldrlt h, Karhart, llrowne, Tar
mil, J. Ilurkhurt, Mansfield, Mcllvaln,
Dyer. Clark and Martin.
Mr. Morgan, former profeaaor of
Albany college, conducted both the
morning and evening services at the
I'resbyterlun church lust Bunday.
Don Magerle, adopted son of Dan
Magerln, died Saturday night of a pro
tracted Illness of seven month, at the
age of sixteen year. Hoy of the
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MANAGER
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LAYING NEW TIES
ON J'VILLE RAIL I
Rxperlment that hav lusted for
a yeur In Everett, Wasli., have
broiiKht the concluslvo proof of the
nppllcalilllty of the new tle- hrono
luetor, which measures the exact
lengih of a conversation and ao pre
sents a stable m-thud of charm-
The ilfvlco la the Invciitlon of Major
Oarrlsnn Ilalx-ock of Ki-attla shown
using his Invention.
morning and the afternoon la to be
Junior high achool class acted aa pall i K.lven ,0 thletlc and a baseball game.
JACKSONVILLE. May 4. The new
manager, John W. Opp of the Coast
railroad Is busy Improving the road
about four hundred new tie have been
installed and a number of men have
steady employment.
A carload of machinery arrived at
the Opp crushing plant and will soon
be Installed and ready for work about
a mile above Jacksonville.
Harry Helm left for Portland Tues
day morning where he will visit hi
sister, Mrs. Dick iiland. Mrs. llland
will accompany her brother to thi
city.
Kmil llrltt. Judge Gardner. It. Chap
mun and Jack Sharp attended the
Hhrlner meeting at Aahlund Tuesday
night.
Mr. John Is acting as postmaster
until iiermanent ' appointment from
Washington, assiated hy his son John.
Mayor llrltt and Mis Mollle Iiritt
were business visitor In Medford
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mra. Hoy Martin enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. Frank Llndley
and family at dinner one evening last
week.
ot Rurh. May 6. Mr. Itrlscoe of Ash- Mr. C. Clrlch and houae guest, Mra.
land will deliver an addrea In the Ella Cook ot Medford, visited Mm. Lu-
clnda Klum of Ashland Monday.
Mm. John Opp of Portland 1 spend
tlon with the Standard Oil aervlce U
tlon on Main street In Medford.
Raymond Phillip of Squaw Lake
was a business visitor of several days
In our city this week.
Mr. and Mm. John Cantrall of Ruch
spent Tuesday guests of their mother
Mm. S. A. Cantrall,
The Koyal Neighbor lodge, compris
ing the following members, Mrs.
Merryfield, Wllaon, Dunnlngton, Ikirde,
liagshaw, Moses and Taylor motored
out to the home of Fred Offenbacher
where they were entertained by Mrs.
Sarah Wilcox, a member of the order,
by one of those delicious country din
ner, all returning In the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Taylor, Mr. and
Mr. Jas. Buckley and family, Mr. and
Mr. Chester Kubll of the Applegate
were among the many attending the
circus in Medford Wednesday.
Mr. Fred Opp of New York, Is spend
ing this week with his brother.
Mrs. Frank Bennett of Seattle, re
turned to her home Thursday, having
spent two weeks the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Loul Ulrica.
, SAWMI
LL
hearers at the funeral lust Monday.
Dr. Ilulman of Mason City, Iowa, I
spending hi vacation at Rogue River.
Rev. U dray of Portland, will
preach at the Presbyterian church
next Hunduy, IkjIIi morning and even
ing. Mr. Kllra Allen, nee Odun, died May
1st at Medford, and wa burled at tho
Rogue River cemetery. She waa born
and raised In the Kvane Creek district
whore alio leave many relatives and
friend to mourn her loss. Rev.
Rhoadea of Medford conducted the aer
vlcea. Special pieces of music were
rendered by girl from the school.
Relative wish hereby to express their
thank and appreciation for the many
kindnesses rendered.
The achool will make the hit of tho
season next Saturday evening. In pre
senting the operetta entitled, "The
Treaeuro Hunter. . Many evening
have been apent In rehearsal, decora
tion have been made at the hall, and
some real entertainment la In atore.
The play will be given at Gold Hill on
Friday evening. An admittance fee of
2G and to cents will be charged
RUCH RUMBLES
Everybody welcome
Lee, Goodman and wife were Med
ford visitor Saturday evening.
Mr. Mitchell of Ashland stopped
over night In Ruch Tuesday.
Mm. John Cantrall made a business
trip to Medford Saturday.
Choster Kubll and wife, Everett
Miller and wife, Glenn Mclfcinlols and
Irfule Offenbacher of Applegate, at
tended the baseball gamo at Ruch
Sunday afternoon.
Ed Smith and Mr. Throckmorton
scraped the baseball grounds and
track for the field meet to be held
at Huh, Saturday, May 6.
G.
BROWN'S H01V
BR01SB0R0
IE
IS
BURNED
DOWN
T IN PARLOR
Ing this week visiting her husband at
the Opp mine.
Mr U-lla McKee and son Iiert ac
companied by Mr, hva Collins and
daughter were Sunday guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dunnlng
ton in our city.
Jaiton Hart man and sons have just
completed a new bridge over the Poor-
man creek.
U. R. Chapman has accepted a posl-
FREEPORT. III., May 5. Yielding
to the wishes of her friends, Mrs. Mil
dred Brandt, recently elected police
magistrate at the village of Winslow,
III., has agreed to qualify and serve,
although at first she declared she
would not accept the office.
Because It will take lens time from
her household work, Mrs. Brandt said
today, she would hold court In the
parlor of her home Instead ot main
taining an office downtown.
. Yakima Rancher Suicide
YAKIMA, Wash.. May 4. Wencll F.
Prauaa, aged 43, shot and killed him
self in the garage ot his ranch home.
Despondency following an attack of
influenza is believed to have caused
the suicide.
STARTS OPERATION
IN EVANS VALLEY
EVAN3 VALLKY, May 4.Mr.
Rdgerton sawmill at Wimcr begun
operating Inst Friday. This enter-,
prine will be greatly appreciated In
thla locality, as It has been hard to
get lumber here, as It was necessary
to ship It In.
W. 8. Ualley and son of the Apple
gate, spent Monday and Tuesday on
Evans creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Carls were ' Cl ranis
Pass visitors Saturday.
Mr. Treed has several men , with
teams working graveling the read
near tho Itlrhman ranch.
Mr. Oeorge Crawford and family
of Hugo were Sunday visitors In this
locality.
Mr. E. E. RIchmnn and Mm. R. E.
Kkhman were transacting business
in Grants Pass last Monday.
Mr. Cave nnd Mrs. Caves' sister
and family were Sunday guests at
Mr. Cave's home last Sunday.
Mm. Dennfa and Mm. Wells of
Rogue River visited the Mays creek
Sunday school last Sunday.
Several from this locality attended
the funeral of Donald Magorle at
Rogue Kiver cemetery last Monday
afternoon.
Webb Xeathamer came In from
Medford last Saturday and returned
to his work Sunday.
Mr. and Mra. lenry liaker are tha
proud parents of a new baby girl,
born April 23.
Mra. Henry Bostwlck is visiting
relatives and friends on Evans' Creek.
Mr. Horner, the Wimer merchant,
visited valley towns last Tuesday.
Rob Carter and Miss Johnston,
teacher in the Bybe Springs district,
were Gold Hill visitors last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ritter ot Gold Hill
visited at the Baker home last Sunday.
At the field meet In Talent. April
28, our school won 41 point.
Among those who attended the field
meet were Mr. John Cantrall, Mr. Ed
Smith and Mile Cantrall.
Clara McKee of Reaver Creek, spoilt
the week end with friend In Ruch.
The baseball game Sunday afternoon
drew quite a crowd. The score wa
13 to 10 in favor of the community
team. ;
A number of people from Ruch at
tended the dance at Applegate Friday
night.
A meeting of the several school dis
trict of Applegate valley la to be held
Within the Reach of Every
Woman in Medford
A NEW DISPLAY OF HATS
each
NOT SALE STOCK ALL NEW HATS
$42
These are unusual values.
You cannot afford to' miss
these bargains. They will be
displayed in our show window.
Ladies of Medford Are Cordially Invited to Inspect These Hats
VANITY SHOP
"Quality and Service "
BROWNSBORO. May 4. Friday
evening. Gporge Brown's house
caught fire and burned to the ground
Tho fire started on the roof early In
the afternoon, but it was put out
before it got much headway. Mr.
Brown stayed up on the roof most of
the afternoon, watching to see if It
would atari again. After he left it
broke out again and got such a start
that It could not be put out. They
got most of the household goods and
furniture out before it burned down.
The woodshed also caught fire, and
a thousand feet ot lumber, which
was in It had to be moved. They got
the lumber out In time to save it.
Tho house was insured for 13300.
Someone broke into Mr. Jim Jack
son's house Monday, while he was
herding sheep. They left the door
open and tore up some of the furni
ture, pulled his bod clothing into the
mlddlo of the floor. Sunday after
noon they came again. Ilia dog.
hearing them around the house, ran
to where they were. They took the
dog and locked him up In the house
and then left. No damage waa done
on the last visit.
.Mr Orin Maxfleld and Mrs. A. E.
Karberg of Ashland visited the Max
field home Wednesday and returned
Friday.
Miss Vclda Monla spent the -weekend
at her home.
The Brownaboro achool was ex
pecting to go to Talent to the field
meet. But as there were not many
people going, we could not get there.
Only three got to go, . those being,
Gladys and Robert Cowden and Don
ald Bleberstedt.
Mr. and Mm. Roscoe Hulse and Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Cann went to Med
ford Monday.
Miss Delia Hund waa a visitor at
Mm. Mury Charley'a home Sunday.
Vernon Monla and sistor, Velda
went to Medford Suturday.
Mrs. Ed 'Tucker's daughter, Mra.
Morse and son from California, are
visiting her purents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Tucker.
Rov. Adams of Eagle Point held
services here after Sunday achool
Sunday.
The Lake Creek pupils gave an all
day May party Suturday, April 29,
to all the Butte Creek people. There
was a lurge crowd and everyone re
ported a good time.
Curl Stanley went to Ranch Rea
Frlduy and returned Saturday.
Mr. Anderson brought ninety more
Bhoep to the Thoma homestead,
which he has leased.
MIhb Kubll went on a fishing and
camping trip Saturday and Sunday,
to Squaw I.uko.
Mr. Grlgsby of Central Point came
through here Thursday on his way
to Butte Falls, tile returned home
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Tucker and
William Staub went to Eagle Point
Thursday.
The Tucker fumlly and Mr. and
Mrs. W. N. Staub went to Trail on a
ptcnlo Sunday.
Mr. Berry, who has been working
In Medford came up to his homo
Mteud near BrowiiHboro to spend a
few days,
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