Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-16
TALENT ITEMS.


Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Morse, who
have been attending the state fair at
Salem, returned home Monday.
Mrs. F. G. Smith, Mrs. Ed Adam
son, Mrs. James Pellet and Chester
Walters spent Monday in Medford.
William Stratton lost fine horse
last week. Mr.. Stratton found the
horse unable to get up when he went
to feed him in the morning, although
it was in perfect health the night
before 1t seemed to be suffering
from a sort of paralysis and died in
short time. There is another am
imal suffering from the same all
ment in the vicinity. This disease
seems to be a sort of an epidemic
that battles veterinarians.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Ware, who have
been camping in the mountains near
this place for the past three months,
left for their home in British Column
ba Thursday.
Dean Terrill of Brownsboro has
been spending the past week visiting
at the Jay Terrill home.
R. l.. Burdic returned Sunday
from Marshfield, Ore, where he has
been attending a Shriner's meeting.
He reported that six of the eight
autos in their party were still in the
mountains suffering from various
| forms of auto trouble, at late hour
| Tuesday.
Miss Clara Allen of Phoenix was
| inferred Monday in Phoenix ceme-
terry under the auspices of the local
order of Rebekahs, of which she was
member.
M. G. Eighmy, recently of New
Mexico, but formerly from the east
arrived here Friday and is visiting
his relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Full
ler
The Talent Commercial Club helt
a public meeting in the school audi
torium Tuesday evening. A large
crowd was in attendance and lis
tened to very good talk by Judge
Colvig of Medford. DR.. Bagley alsC
gave a few impromptu remarks
chiefly about the new cannery. 4
very highly appreciated musical pro
gram was rendered as follows: Mu
sic, Powers orchestral vocal solo
Miss Elizabeth Kirkpatrick voca
selection, J. N. McPhail; music, or
chestra
; George L. Treichler of Medfor'
was in Talent a few hours Tuesda.
night. He motored over, bringin!
Judge Colvig, and attended the Com
mercial Club meeting.
John and Riley Nyswaner lef
Tuesday for Rogue River, where the.
will engage in the hauling of lum
ber.
]. Percy Wells, county superinten
dent of schools, was in the city Tues
day visiting our school. In tn
evening he met with Professor Smitl
, and the school board and discusse,
the plan of standardizing schools
: This plan is to have schools divide,
, into two classes, A and B, with Ger
, tain standard requirements in re
gard to building, sanitary conditions
, course of study and efficiency c
! teachers. This plan met with tn
, hearty approval of Professor Smit
: and the board. The school will b
, placed in the A standard and ker
: there. These plans will show wher
fault lies and will be a permanen
= record as to who is responsible 70
= the fault, and should be a great hel
in raising the plane of our schoC
D system.
E. ]. McCloud and family departe
\ for Missouri last Tuesday.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ. T
+ church met with Mrs. G. A. Gardne
last Tuesday, will meet with Mrs
a w. Holdridge in two weeks, and O
| the following Saturday the ladit
f will give cooked food sale at tn
v Talent Mercantile Company's stor
a Mrs. D. A. Forbes has been visi
ing with Mr. Forbes mother nes
q Central Point.
a Several are preparing to after
Il the state conference at Ashland ne,
a week. The members here are una
imous in having Rev. George H. Wa
+, returned to Talent, as he has give
q entire satisfaction. and no anticip
8 tion for a better pastor could
held.
\ Clay Patterson and w. C. Spitz
left Thursday for Crater Lake al
n will auto from there to Pendleto
" where they will take in the Roun
81 up and then return via Portland.
=. The school has made a mark,
= gain over last year and by the Ell
~ of this school month there will
II about 20 per cent more than in san
o. period last year.