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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
TO IGNORE INJUNCTION
Such is Purpose of Bridge Contractor
Asks Permission of Council
To Move Old Structure.

Disdaining the injunction that the
Ashland spirited citizens have placed
upon building the Bear creek bridge,
says the Medford Sun, Contractor b..
G. Perham appeared before the coun-
ell at their adjourned session Thurs
day night and asked that the city
fathers permit him to move the old
bridge to its place on Jackson street
and allow him to proceed with his
contract on the erection of the new
bridge. A committee was appointed
which will instruct Mr.. Perham with
in the next two days as to whether
he may proceed with his contract or
not The committee is composed OF
Mayor Canon, Councilmen Millar aud
Campbell
Mr.. Perham has submitted a bio
to the council for the removal ana
replacing of the old bridge on Jack
son street. The only impediment to
allowing him to make the change has
been the fear that the new bridge.
would not be rushed through on
Main street.
At this time little more can be-
done toward the work on the new
bridge on account of the present
structure. With its removal, Mr.
Perham states that he will proceed
at once with the two contracts.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
VANCOUVER, B. G., TO MEXICO.
Auto Tourists Passed Through Ash
land Saturday on Long Ride.

John P. Sweeney and Bud Powell
of Vancouver, B. c., passed through
Ashland Saturday on their way to
Mexico, stopping here few hours to
rest up before proceeding to Shasta
Springs, where they will spend a
week in camp, fishing and hunting.
The young men are driving a 1912
Ford and are loaded with all the
necessary camp equipage for leis-
urely trip over the coast. They left
Vancouver Saturday, week ago, and
are taking their time in making the
trip, camping wherever the night
finds them. British and American
flags decorate the car. No definite
time for the return has been set.
Both of the men are members Of
the James Bay Athletic Club. Swee-
ney is the B. C. mile-running cham
pion and holds the B. c. record of
4:37. He has also a northwest
championship medal. He is a for
mer member of the Olympic Club in
San Francisco and was chosen at the
last Canadian tryouts as a represen-
tative at the Stockholm games, but
found it impossible to attend. Bud
Campbell is the driver of the famous
Victoria Giant Grey Ford" and is
engaged in the paving business.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
OPENS BRANCH OFFICE
r. f. Conway VIII Run Two Crews
of Carpenters at Yreka-Retains
Office and Residence Here.

F. z. Conway is this week estab-
Cal, and is now busy gathering up
two crews OF men to begin active
construction work in that city. This
decision came as the result of a re-
cent trip into that section, during
which Mr.. Conway was impressed
with the present building prospects.
Mr.. Conway has for some time been
looking over a field in which to
branch out and is we'll pleased with
the outlook in Yreka. He will re-
tain his office here as well as his
residence and continue his business
in this city and vicinity.
During the two years the Conway
company has been doing business in
Ashland they have erected many of
this city's finest dwellings, including
number of most modern and up-to-
date structures. They have intro
duced many new schemes in bunga-
low construction and have estab-
lished a reputation for perfect work
manship and imposing effect in de-
sign that will bring them business as
long as they desire to stay in this
city. Cobblestone work and the as
bestos roof were first seen here in
the bungalows built by the Conway
company, as well as many novel in
terror designs. The city is dotted
with bungalows of their construction
as testimonials of their skill and per-
feet workmanship.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
Dinner at Park Club House ON We'd
nesday.

A dinner will be furnished We'd
nesday nooa by the ladies of the
Park Club to the Equal Suffrage
Club, who entertain Mr.. and Mrs.
Conklin of Grants Pass.
An interesting program, including
varied and appropriate toasts by
various citizens, will be feature, as
well as music.
The public generally are invited
to do honor to our distinguished
guests. The price per plate is %
cents.
Mrs. DR.. Shaw, with Mrs. C. B.
Lambkin, Mrs. j. r. Casey, Mrs. c.
M. Rowland, Mrs. E. d. Briggs and
Mrs. c. II. Gillette, her vice-presi-
dents, are guarantees that the affair
Will be a more than usual event.
Mrs. Conklin will be entertained on
Thursday by the Medford Club, Mrs.
John F. Reddy, president, and on
Friday by the Grants Pass Club We
are glad our visiting friends have the
pleasure OF knowing Ashland is ION
the map" A call meeting for all
suffrage women of our town will fol-
low to plan for a grand rally picnic
for Medford, Jacksonville, Grants
Pass, Phoenix and Talent
SEC. EQUAL SUFFRAGE CLUB
BY order of president.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
JAP CREATES
EXCITEMENT
HARMLESS. INDIVIDUAL GUARD
ED TWO HOURS.
ORIENTAL SLEEPS THROUGH ALL
Pedestrian Calls at McAlIister Home
East of the City and is Shot At
smoke-House Proves Refuge From
Bullets.

S. Hatakanaka, subject of the
Mikado, en- route by foot from San
Francisco to Portland, was the CEN
ter of little excitement last We'd
nesday night and as a result spent
several hours in the city jail.
The story, as told by the officers
who brought him in, is that the pc
destrian appeared at the front door
of the McAllister home, four miles
east of the city, about dark and ap-
piled for food. Being sick with con-
sumption and weak from the hard
journey, his emaciated countenance
was anything but pleasant to look
upon, and when Mrs. McAllister
opened the front door and beheld
him, she Immediately closed it with
a slight remark, the Jap thinking she
told him to go to the back door. Mrs.
McAllister, however, was thoroughly
frightened, and when the Jap
reached the back door he was con-
fronted by her son Alex with gun.
Instead of the expected handout of
the means of sustaining life, what he
was rendered was a handout of lead,
none of which took effect The roar
of the gun was sufficient to put
strength into his legs and he ducked
into the first opening he came to,
which happened to be the smoke
house. Alex slammed the door upon
him and there he remained until TAX
en- up by the officers.
AS soon as the invader was in
prisoned, telephone message was
sent to Ashland for the police. Con-
stable Irwin and Chief Oien immedi-
ately answered the summons and
went out loaded for a lively encoun-
ter. What they found as told by
Chief Oien, was man standing out
side the smoke-house, shaking with
the cold and holding gun trained
upon the door. Inside was diminu-
tive Jap huddled up on the floor
sound asleep. Hunger, fatigue and
sickness had subdued the fear of bull
lets. He was hurried into town and
spent the remainder of the night in
the city Jail.
Hatakanaka is understood. even
for a Jap, and is said to be in the
last stages of consumption. No
charges could be found against him
and he was released on the following
day.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
NJ. f. Putnam Sends Fruit to Kansas
and Receives High Compliment
Pronounced Finest Ever Seen

Nj. Il. Putnam, proprietor of the
well-known Johnson orchard, has
been doing some advertising for Ash
land on his own hook this summer
and is meeting with excellent results.
During the cherry season he sent
several ten-pound boxes of the frpit
to his numerous relatives and
friends in the east and is now receiv-
ing a string of letters in acknowledge
ment of the gifts. The cherries were
Bings and Royal AIMS, for which the
Putnam place is famous. The fol-
lowing letter is but one of number
that have been received to date, all
OF which are of the same trend
Fort Scott, Kan, July "a, 1912.
Mr.. Nj. E. Putnam, Ashland, Ore.
My Dear Colonel: am in receipt
of cherries by American Express;
came in excellent condition. They
were without doubt the finest cher
ries that ever came to this market.
| had them on exhibition "a hours.
so that all the nurserymen in this
vicinity had an opportunity of exam
ining and sampling them. | believe
you call them the Bing. They are
certainly wonderful cherries, and
wish to assure you that they are
very much appreciated by Mrs.
Combs and myself. They were hand
ed around to our neighbors, and all
declared that they deserved the blue
ribbon.
We expect to be in Portland next
season and | hope to call and see
you, as we are anxious to see the
trees that produce such fruit. The
name of Putnam is a household word
with us, and | shall endeavor to have
Mr.. A. B. Combs contract for more
of that fruit.
Again thanking you for the ship
ment and careful selection of fruit,
l am, Very truly yours,
GEO. w. COMBS.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
CRATER LAKE BILL.
Item Inserted by Senator Bourne In
cluded' in Measure.

The following is a copy of the
Crater Lake item in the sundry civ.
gill, this item having been inserted
as an amendment at the request of
Senator Bourne, after the bill passed
the house:
Crater Lake National Park, Ore
gon. For construction of a wagon
road and necessary bridges through
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon,
together with a system of tanks and
water supply pipes to provide for
sprinkling, in accordance with the
recommendations contained in the
report of the war department pub
lished as House Document 32S, sixty
second congress, second session, to
be expended under the direction of
the secretary of war, 100000"
The bill passed by the senate con-
tanned this item.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
HIKERS REACH ASHLAND BINCS ELICIT PRAISE
Party of Four Complete 2OO-Mile
Journey on Foot From ROseburg
by Way of Crater Lake.

A party of four pedestrians con-
sisting of DR.. j. H. Gilbert, profess
sor of economics at the University of
Oregon, Mrs. Gilbert, c. N. Reynolds
of the registrar office, U. of O.. and
Miss Cora Shaver, a teacher in the
Portland high school, arrived in Ash
land last evening shortly after dark,
having completed a 200-mile hike
from Roseburg to Crater Lake and
thence to Ashland. Mr.. Reynolds left
this evening for Eugene, while the
other members of the party will
spend several days in Ashland. Ex-
cept for "a miles from Roseburg to
the government trail and the 20
miles from Fort Klamath to Rocky
Point the entire distance was COW
cred afoot.
The trip to Crater Lake was made
over the government trail along the
north fork of the Umqua. The re-
turnawas made over the Dead Indian
road by way of Pelican Bay and the
Lake of the Woods. The trip occu-
pied IL days, the party averaging IA
miles day. The longest march was
from Camp Arant to Fort klamath,
distance of II miles. The gentle
men of the party carried about 40
pounds each, the equipment consist
ing of sleeping bags, blankets and
the necessary provisions. They re-
port Crater Lake hotel crowded, as
also the Pelican Bay resort. Camp
ers are numerous all along the Dead
Indian road, particularly at Lake of
the Woods and Lost Prairie. They
found the road this side of Lake of
the Woods in excellent condition
with lots of travel over it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
NINE Is SOLD.
Lewis Property i'm Galice District
Goes to Texas Parties.

The Harry l.. Lewis mining prop
erty, located at the mouth of Taylor
creek, on Rogue river, in the Galice
district, has been sold to Texas par
ties represented by John NJ Fem, d.
M. owen and Mrs. j. j. McKeever.
The sale includes four placer
claims, with a total of so acres of
rich ground that has never been
worked, Mr.. Lewis having done but
little development along this line.
There are also included 100 acres of
farm land.
The new owners will develop the
mining claims at once, and will put
in three and one-half miles of ditch
and flume to bring water from upper
Taylor creek for the operation of
giants, this work alone to cost in the
neighborhood of $40, 900.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
HUNTER Is FINED.
w. H. Watt Pays $50 for killing
Deer Out of Season.

w. H. Watt appeared in the jus
tees court in Medford Thursday
morning and plead guilty to charge
of killing deer out of season, pre-
ferred by Deputy Game Warden A. S.
Hubbard of Trail. Watt paid fine
of $50 and costs. a total of S54.
With a party of friends Watt was
on a camping trip in the Big Butte
district when he bagged the deer.
He states that it was the second one
he ever killed and could not resist
shooting it when he ran across it
near the camp, although he knew
that the season did not open until
the next day. That afternoon the
game warden dropped into camp and
found the deer. Watt did not at
tempt to deny that he had killed it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
sHIP-OWNERs PROTEST.
Wilson Bill Meets Opposition From
Pacific Coast Shippers.

San Francisco.-The chief ship
owners of the Pacific coast met here
recently to protest against passing
in its present rorm the Wilson bill,
now before the senate, which deals
with the manning of American ships.
At the close of the meeting the. own
ers, collectively and individually, ap-
pealed by telegraph to Senator Bur
ton, chairman of the senate sub-com-
mittee on commerce, which now has
the bill in charge, not to report it
out until they had been given an op-
portunity to appear before the com
mittee with their arguments.
Speaking broadly, the objection to
the bill is that ship-owners believe it
viii put them at disadvantage with
other merchant marines less strictly
regulated I
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
ASSESSMENTS LEVIED
City Council Passes Ordinance for
District 17-Other Important Mat
terS Occupy Regular Session.

Routine matters occupied the at
tention of the city council last Tues
day evening The engineers esti-
mate of $6,039 due Calvert & Shaska
for sewer construction in severe dis
trict No. II was ordered paid when
funds are available, the sewer being
completed and ready for connection,
and an ordinance was passed levying
assessments for special benefits in
this district. Cement cross walks
were ordered at certain points on
Gresham, Sherman, Hargadine and
Maiden Lane.
Notice by the underwriters of de-
fective wiring in the city hall was
read and referred to the electric
light committee.
In the matter of cancellation of
the lien on the Moore property on
street, the street committee report
ed referring it back to the council.
The matter involved the division of
the property into two lots, the as
sessment having been made upon the
property as whole. The piece in
question comprises about two acres
and has long frontage on the pave
ment The council decided that the
assessment should stand as original
ly made, the lien being held against
the entire property
In the matter of the water arrear-
ages, the recorder was instructed to
collect all arrearages back to July,
1911, with one 50-cent penalty. T.
II. Simpson was given a lease of the
septic tank grounds on Helman
street for the storing of explosives
for a period of five years.
The recorder reported the neces-
stty of borrowing $4,000 for the cleo
trio light fund to meet interest on
bonds and the matter was referred
to the finance committee.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

then sold $4,000 worth of stock.
some OF which was taken up by Ash
land citizens, installed machinery to
the amount of $4,000, including a
mill of 80 tons capacity, and took
out over $40, 900 in ore. Then, when
they ran short of funds, they closed
the mine without having paid any
dividends.
Mr.. Crews, who has spent consid-
cradle time at the mine in various
capacities, states that the mine is a
good one and gives it as his opinion
that the complainants are after title
to the mine rather than their money
back. He states that the mine has
been operated to depth of 300 feet
and that there is 1900 feet of tun-
neling with plenty of ore available
He is confident a freeze-out game is
being played and that the mine will
be operated sooner or later to good
advantage. Suit has been called for
September 8. A stockholders meet
ing has been called for August 20
in Portland, when the matter will
receive full publicity.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
WOLVES ARE MENACE.
Dead Indian Trapper Has Difficulty
in Capturing Animals.

The fox, with all of his accredited
cunning and subtlety, has not a whit
the better of the Oregon timber wolf.
According to Charey Wilkinson, a
trapper in the Dead Indian country,
the wolf has in addition to a great
strength, almost human intelligence.
Mr.. Wilkinson states that he has
tried every possible way only to meet
with failure, and the wolves are in
Testing the lower ranging country
with impunity.
On one occasion traps were care
fully laid around hollow stump,
which had been baited and holes left
in the stump showing the meat. The
traps were covered with snow in
front of all the holes, effectively
commanding all possible entrance to
the bait. However, when Mr. Will
kinson arrived to inspect the traps
next morning he found that they had
been dragged to one side and the bait
gone.
At another time the wolves dug
under the traps and obtained the
bait without springing the trap. Mr.
Hammersley, the government hunter,
who is in that section, is having the
same kind of success, or rather the
lack of success, and the cattlemen
are daily complaining of their losses.
The AlaskaYukon exposition has
paid a final dividend of per cent.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
CONTINENTAL Mine in LITIGATION
ASHLAND RESIDENTS INTERESTED In SUIT BROUGHT BY STOCK
HOLDERS AGAINST MYRTLE CREEK PROPERTY

Considerable interest is manifest
in Ashland over the recent suit
brought by Washington parties
against the officers of the Continen-
tai Gold Mining Company. The suit
Is for the recovery of $4,000 paid
into the company by investors for
stock and is brought by H. C. Col
burn, an attorney of Puyallup,
Wash, and sixty others. The com
plant alleges Misrepresentation on
the part of the officers, w. B. Stuart
president of the company, and Alex
Sweek, secretary, being named as de-
PENDANTS.
The mine in question is located at
Nugget, fourteen miles from Myrtle
Creek. 1t was discovered several
years ago by A. c. Crews of this city.
who was then running a grocery
store at Myrtle Creek. Mr.. Crews
worked the mine as long as he could
do so on limited capital and then
turned it over to the Continental
company, receiving $4,000 cash and
$4,000 in stock for it. The company
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
NUGGET KING RETURNS.
n. Jerry Has Fine Collection of Vir.
gin Gold for Exposition.

n. jerry the nugget king, has Just
returned from a visit to New Zea-
land, where he secured a large col
lection of fine specimens of native
gold to add to his collection. Some
of the specimens are perfect in shape
and coloring.
jerry is engaged in making a great
collection of virgin gold for exhibit
tion at the Panama exposition to be
held at San Francisco in 1915. He
states that he will leave nothing un-
turned in his efforts to secure first
prize on his display. He plans to
travel over the entire globe collect
ing them.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
COUNTERFEIT COIN.
Salem Convict Turns Out Money
While i'm Prison.

Salem, Ore.-Mystery surrounding
the circulating of counterfeit coins
in Salem is cleared up through the
confession of j. j.: Stanley, a convict
in the state penitentiary here, that
he made the spurious money, using
plaster of paris molds in the prison
machine shop. John Lewis, a trusty,
passed the bad coins in stores near
the prison. The counterfeit coins
were 5O-cent pieces and were fairly
good limitations. l.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
Choice Fruits,

Among specimens of fine orchard
products recently left at the exhibit
building, is a stem of choice apricots
from the orchard premises of A. r.
Wright, 275 Woolen street. This
sample contains over a dozen indi-
vidual specimens and ranks among
the best of the exhibits at the depot
headquarters for fruit, grains and
vegetables.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
Lane and PeebIer RnY.

Clarence Lane and Jack Peerer
have Just completed deal whereby
the confectionery formerly owned by
Mrs. w. Miller. the old stand Of
Lanes Palace of Sweets, passes into
their hands and will be known as
Lane & Peebler's Confectionery
Since September of last year Mr.
Lane has been operating the estab-
lishment as trustee for Mrs. Miller
The new proprietors will continue to
conduct the business with the same
courteous treatment to all patrons.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

Residents of Texas and Arizona
are becoming indignant at the failure
of the United States to stop the out
RACES to Americans in Mexico. and
offer to go ahead and clear up the
situation themselves.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
SueCiaI Meeting.

Rev. E. p. Ellyson, president of
the Nazarene University at Pasadena.
Cal, will he with the local church
tomorrow evening and will preach at
o'clock. The public cordially in
vited
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
Special Services.

Rev. L. S. Bauman will conduct
special Bible services at~the Breth-
ren church, corner Fifth and Main
streets, every evening this week.
Everyone cordially invited to attend.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

The Borah three-year homestead
bill has passed the house and now
goes to the president, who has sup
ported it from the start.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

The American flag will be encoun-
tered more frequently on the high
seas hereafter.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

Famine has struck the Inland EN-
pire-but it's famine in grain bags
occasioned largely by the heavy
crops.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

The Alaska-Yuk exposition has
paid a final dividend of 4 per cent.
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-23
New Notes in Lingerie Gowns.

White lingerie dresses have faint
notes of color in them this year, such
as a film of yellow chiffon under a
floating panel of embroidery or a
bunch of flowers embroidered in
wool here and there; and with a
white dress trimmed with blue en-
broidery a blue cotton coat will be
worn, short and cut away in front,
with seamless shoulders and long
sleeves narrowing to the wrist. This
kind of sleeve is noticeable not only
in the short coats, but also in the
long clOaks of charmeuse which will
be worn with very smart afternoon
gowns. Frankly, liked the creamy
charmeus dresses very much, indeed
quite as much as the taffeta ones,
better in some cases. The material
Is so graceful and feminine, so cling
ing and soft. and with beautiful black
and white lace II makes up into the
most perfect gowns possible. The
relief of seeing the feminine form
draped again is indescribable, for If
We are quite frank with ourselves we
shall have to acknowledge that the
simple little gown" made out of
about three yards of material did not
suit many of us. II made the plump
figure look clumsy, and it made the
thin one look scraggy. Let us there
fore be glad it has gone out of
fashion, and let us rejoice that c,,-y.
ing draperies have come back
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-23

entertaining about so young people
and the most delightful evening was
spent with games of all kinds and
fun-making varieties. The large
play room in the basement of the
spacious Lee home was utilized to
excellent advantage. while the tempt
ing course supper was served up
stairs in the prettily decorated din
ing room at an hour near midnight.
The occasion was memorable one
in the annals of the club and will
be long remembered by those young
people who were so fortunate as to
be present