Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-26

JUL
The brick for the new $4,000
dormitory for the Eastern Oregon
Normal at Monmouth is being made
by convicts at the state penitentiary.
Mrs. N. Wood spent Christmas at
Medford, visiting at the home of her
son, Thomas j. Fuson.
The best cleaning and pressing
is done at Fuller's. Ladies' work a
speciality. Phone 119. We call.
l.. Schwein has been a guest of his
son at Chico, Cal, during the Christ
mas holidays. He will return home
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Phillips of Sisson is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Hadley, of the
Columbia Hotel, during the holidays.
For up-to-date job work call up
the Tidings, No 80. Prompt service
and satisfaction guaranteed.
The Pacific & Eastern is to be ex-
tended six miles farther east to ac-
commodate some lumber interests
This announcement does not mater
tally strengthen the report that the
link from Bend was to he built at
once.
Medford business men have pledged
400 toward a big cannery. Tai
ents recently built cannery repre-
sents an investment in plant and
business of approximately $4,000.
Have you seen Briggs window? ?
The electric railway installed in the
window of the shoe store is attract
ing lots of attention from the small
boy as we'll as from his older rela-
tives. 1t is certainly an interesting
exhibit
Mrs. c. A. Malone and little son
went to Medford Tuesday morning
and he followed that afternoon.
They spent a portion of Christmas at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Fred
Flick, at Jacksonville, and part of the
day at the home OF Postmaster and
Mrs. Woodward at Medford.
Mrs. Emily Pratt will leave soon
for San Francisco to spend the win
ter, accompanied by her little grand
daughter, Frances Pratt, whose
health demands the change of elm
ate for the winter months.
]. L. Grubb and family, w. C
Grubb and family, Roscoe Applegate
and family, Misses Leta, Mary
Aileen and Alice Walker and Roy
Murphy and Clyde Murphy went tc
Henry Applegate's ranch on Dead
Indian mountain to spend Christmas
Far from being dismayed by the
prospects OF wintry weather, the
younger portion OF the contingent
rejoiced in it.
Miss Anna Tuttle of Gold Hill is
the guest of Miss Cynthia Tuttle fol-
the holidays.
Miss Frances Murphy is spending
the holidays at Pinehurst.
Attorneys Mears and Neff of Med
ford were up Monday to argue the
mandamus case involving the ques.
tion whether or not the city recorder
of Medford should be elected this
year or next. The present official
was appointed to fill vacancy and
the question involved is whether the
appointment held till the recorders
term expired or simply until the next
city election. Judge Calkins is ex.
pected to hand down his decision in
few days.
j. H. Provost Is able to be out
after having been confined to the
| house several days with the grippe
NJ. C. Hubbard is out with a chal.
lenge that he can throw any man in
Ashland and wash his face. No one
barred under 400 pounds weight.
Miss Rosamond Welch was a guest
at the home of Thomas Acklin or
Christmas.
E. A. Sherwin was the recipient ot
a handsome silver-mounted umbrella
| on Christmas from a number of the
young lady clerks IN the city, includ
ing his former employees in the tele
phone office.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Lawrence ex
pect to leave about January l for Los
Angeles, where he will meet DR.. Ed
wards of that city to take up the
matter of sanitarium at the Tolmar
springs. Mr.. Lawrence states that he
has every hope of putting the projec
through this coming summer. From
Los Angeles Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
go to Florida to spend the winter.
H. V. Mitchell went to Yreka to
day to try and buy some cattle. He
will probably visit Scott's valley be
fore returning.
George Hofer, one of the employe,
of the Forest Insect Field Statior