Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-22
NEIGHBORS ROUND ABOUT
Items of Interest From Ada
cent Towns.
TALENT ITEMS.

welcoming his father and mother
from Worthington, Mimi, last
Thursday night.
Emmett Beeson returned from a
trip into eastern Oregon, where he
visited Bend, Silverton, Lakeview,
Klamath Falls and all intermediate
places of interest. Accompanying
him were his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Brown and C. w. McFadden.
Mr.. Dequer, the state socialist or
ganizer, spoke to quite large and
attentive audience in the town hall
Saturday night.
Leonard & Wiles have started the
cement walk around the new school
site.
G. A. Morse is threshing his grain.
He estimates that he will have about
5000 bushels.
The contract on the town we'll was
let to Frank Rose of Talent Fol-
lowing are bids submitted: Leonard
Wiles, Medford, $3.50; Geo. Pars-
low, Ashland, $1,185; Frank Rose,
Talent, $3.50. The contract was
let to Rose, as Mayor Breese in
formed the council that Mr.. Parslow
had given him the idea that he had
withdrawn his bid, but as the money
and bid were still in the hands of
the recorder, it was a little hard for
some of the council to see why Pars-
low was not entitled to the contract,
but after voting on motion to
award Rose the contract, it was
found to have carried with a vote of
to 2.
Part of school district No. Sc is
petitioning the county boundary
board to be admitted into the Talent
district. If admitted it will mean
an addition of seven families with
about ten pupils, and the district east
of Talent (No. 81 will brbing in
twelve families with about $4,000
taxation value.
The cannery is nearing compile
tion. Part of the machinery has ar
rived and is being installed.
Charles Anderson left Monday
night for Astoria, where he will take
part with the Ashland artillery
corps in practice work, He expects
to be gone about two weeks!
Sunday at 12 o'clock occurred the
marriage of Miss Lydia Sloppy and
Charles Gardner at the home of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lo-
renzo Sloppy, in this city, Prof. Van
Scoy of Ashland performing the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner left
for Newport for a couple of weeks
outing, and after September l will
be at home to their friends on Mr..
Gardner's ranch near Talent. These
young people have a host of friends
and these same friends have it in
for them for the way they sneaked
away to Medford, taking the train
for Newport from that place instead
of attending the pleasant surprise
the people had prepared for them
here at the station. Well let it go
this time, but don't ever let it hap
pen again. We extend best wishes
for your future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powers and Elinor
left on the excursion Sunday for
Shasta Springs. Orlie Powers, Nick
and Lee Hart, John Briner and Callie
and Bessie Hearing stopped off at
Weed to attend the ball game.
Everett Beeson left for klamath
Falls Sunday, where he will spend
some time visiting with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. George Morse of Ashland
spent Sunday at the r. H. Jones resi-
dence.
j. E. Matteson of DeKalb, ILL.,, is
here visiting his brother, w. H. Mat
teson, and his sister, Mrs. F. Reed.
Mrs. Katherine Seibert of Denver,
Colo, who has been visiting the r.
H. Jones family, continued on her
journey Tuesday, going from here to
Seattle, Wash.
w. B. Condit of Wilmington, Del,
spent Saturday at the W. Stratton
home near Talent. Mr.. Condit is an
uncle of Mrs. Stratton and is max
ing an extensive tour of the west
A large delegation of Talent peo-
pie attended the excursion to Coles
tin
Mesdames G.. w. and Wilson Ager
were Phoenix visitors Tuesday.
The Methodist annual Sunday
school picnic was held in DR.. Bag
ley's grove Friday A great number
of adults were present and decided
by straw ballot who was to be the
next president, woman suffrage and
other important questions. Wilson
was elected, woman suffrage was en-
dorsed and they were busy on single
tax when somebody hollered Snake"