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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-23
Mail Order
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HURT THE HOME CITY
TOpeka&I1 Writes Letter That
Ar Should Read

Here Is a Topeka woman's opinion
OF the "mailorder business. which is
worth anyone's time to read aud
think over The letter was written
to the Larkin company in response
to a letter they had sent the lady in
which they referred TO home loyalty
al, lie set up by the local mer-
chs an effort to scare people
into hing at home The letter
follows:
"ReferrllnR to the subject of Home
Loyalty which you call a 'Bogie', set
up by home merchants You suggest
that It would be better for me to
send my money to mall order houses,
and keep the retailers profit myself
than to buy the goods at home and
let our home stores make the profit
Your essential premise is that
you sell to me at the same price
which the local retailer pays at
wholesale That is a vital point
which ! am not yet ready to conoede
except for the sake of argument
"But assuming your premise to
be correct, has It ever occurred to
you, what the consequence would be
II myself and all my neighbors out
In the smaller towns should hegin to
send their money to the mail order
houses, 10 order to. keep the profit
for themselves?' Let us suppose
that my husband clerks 10 the store,
Mrs Smiths husband drives the de-
livery wagon, Mrs Browns husband
Is cashier OF the bank, Mrs Jones hus-
band teaches the village sschool, Mrs
Whites husband breaches In the will
age church, and we all stop trading
at home Suppose all the rest Of the
women did the same Whst is good
for one Is good for all What would
be the resultS
"First the stores would close up
My husband would lose his job, and
we would have to move, probably to
some big city Mrs Smiths husband
would lose his job, and they would
movs away
1.-THE stores being closed and local
business. suspended, the bank would
be driven into Liquidation, aud Mrs
Browns husband would loss bis job
and would move
All the families in town having
been driven away. the school wou Id
Of course close up, and Mrs Whites
husband would be out hunting for a
new pastorate ' And we women.
by organizing our Larkin clubs, aud
BY distributing our Montgomery
Ward catalogues have practically dis
charged our own husbands, and sep.
Grated ourselves and our children
from our bread and butter The small
town would be dead We would have
to 60 to the farm or the big city 40
order to exist "Of course I realize
as you also do. that such condition Ii
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-23
Mrs. Ben Sly
Seriously Sick

Ben Sly. now IN the mes. business
at Butte Montana, was city
Monday He had been at S to
see Mrs Sly, who Is in the Sacred
Heart hospital, suffering with rheuma-
tism She has been troubled With IL
ever since moving to Butte and a
short time ago he started her for
Soap Lake under the care Of her bro
ther bnt she became so bad that she
had to stop off IN Spokane and g oto
the hospital She Is still suffering
very much and he returned to Spo.
kane Monday and will remain there
until she gets better.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-23
South End Not
Treated Right

What about the southern part OF
this county, Are we getting what we
should from the county commission
ersY This reservation has been It'll
ed for over three years and nearly all
the territory is heavily taxed to help
pay the general county expenses, but
this part Of the county has never re
ceived any real benefit from taxes
paid into the county treasury. Time
and time again. the oommissi ouers
we're called upon to lay out roads 90
the people could build them Time
after time a surveyor has been sent
here to survey roadWays hut not a
single road wss laid out. There was
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-23

Or Wm MoCarter was pleasant
visitor at this Office this week. He
Is here in connection With the new
railroad which IL being constructed
south from town. He states that the
grading is we'll under way, and the
steel vii be laid within q month, pro
vIding that the weather continues
favorable. 80 that work on the line
can continue. -Plummer Reporter.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-23
NOyanS ChiCke rs
Win Silver Cnp

be Noyan made an ex cellent show
ing with his white Plymouth rocks at
the Occur d'Aleue poultry show. He
had lst 2nd 3rd and lth hen Let, 2nd
and srd pullet, 2nd cook and Hrst pen
and his pen of white Plymouth rocks
won a silver cup offered for the best
pen OF rocks OF any variety.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-23
The Royal Box.

The emperor Of Austria gets s4,50o.-
900 a year.
King George Of England Is frequent
ly referred TO as "Doddie" in Scotland.
where "Dod" Is the vernacular for
George. though his subjects south OF
the Tweed prefer the plain George
Mad King Otto was recently formal
ly deposed from the throne Of the
kingdom OF Bavaria. which be had
occupied twenty-seven years without
being aware OF his position
King Constantine OF Greece has re-
ceived the baton OF a feld marshal In
the German army the presentation
having been made BY the kaiser at the
Potsdam headquarters OF the army.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-23
Sunday Shortest
Day OF The Year

Sunday was the shortest day of the
year. The sun rose at 7:37and set at
3 80, leaving only eight hours and
twenty four minutes Of sunlight
From now on the days will begin
TO be longer but the Increase for q
while will be so little that II will
not be noticeable, being only about
one minute a day.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-23

WE. Brsbner, bookeeper for the
Milaukee land company at st Joe was
10 the city Saturday evening. lie
came down to meet his wifs's father
and mother Mr. and Mrs 10. Corblu,
who we're expected from teir home at
Occur d'Alene.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-23
NuTIOH

There will be a meeting Of the
Poultry Assnciation at William Keet-
ou's office at eight O'Clock sharp,
Saturday evening, December 27
GIN. Kelster president
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-23

Wilne-Paw. how can you measure
the flight OF timer
Paw-Borrow $50 on thirty day
note. my son.-New Orleans Timea-
Democrat
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-23

Miss zella Rush left Monday morn
ing for her home at Santa to spend
the Christmas holidays.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-23

J.E.Tonsia was at st Joe Saturday
on business.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-09

newspaper correspondents to the
contrary Notwithstanding, | called
the attention of the council to the
necessity of strengthening the capac-
ity of this plant, that it might be put
on more satisfactory financial ba-
sis. | also in this same message
recommended that the management
of this plant be taken from the city
council and placed in the hands of
a specially appointed commission and
gave my reason for such recon-
mendations.
1t is to be regretted that the peo-
pie could not see their way clear to
vote the bonds asked for at the re-
/ cent city election for the further i'm
proVement of this necessary and use
full public utility. Had these bonds
been voted and the improvements
made, as contemplated, my firm be-
lief is that our light plant would
have been placed on a self-support-
ing and profit-returning basis
What the solution of the problem
will be | do rot know, but | hope a
fuller discussion and more definite
understanding OF the facts in the
case will enable the people to view
the matter from different stand
point and rally to the support of this
splendid city property.
With this paper my two years
work as mayor of this city ends. In
reviewing my work as mayor / can
truly say that have been only actu-
ated by the best motives in trying to
secure what seemed to me to be for
the best interests of the greatest
number of people. have no fault
to find with those who may have diff
fered with me in my policies, nor
have | any apologies to offer to any
one who may have disagreed with
my administration of the citys af-
fairs.
| wish to thank each and every
one who has been connected in an
official or clerical way in the man
agement of the city's affairs during
my administration of the same. You
have each of you been loyal and
true men and women to the city's
best interests in whatever station
you have labored.
With charity ana best wishes for
all, and malice toward none, | am.
Very truly yours,
r. p. NEIL,
Retiring Mayor.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-09
LOCAL And PERSONAL
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For dry wood phone 420-J. 62tf
Cliff Payne makes mission fur
niture.
]. G. Hurt was Medford visitor
on Monday.
Ira Shoudy was at Jacksonville on
business on Monday.
Editor Wolf visited the county seat
on Tuesday on business.
Factory blocks for sale at Car
son-Smith Lumber Company. 64-3t
Hal McNair and Levi Stevens went
10 Medford Tuesday on business.
Dry wood, prompt delivery.
City Wood Yard. Phone 420-J. 62tf
Get a load of factory blocks
from the Carson-Smith Lumber Com
pany. ....... 64-3t
Paul Bendele, an expert butcher
from Portland, is now employed at
the East Side Market
]. G. Hurt has established his Of
flee as justice of the peace at the law
office of H. V. Richardson.
For up-to-date job work call uI
che Tidings, No. SO. Prompt service
and satisfaction guaranteed.
c. F. Shepherd expects to leave in
the near future for the south tC
spend the balance of the winter.
Miss Mamie Holmes has returned
10 McMinnville after spending the
holidays at her home in this city.
The best cleaning and pressing
is done at Fuller's. Ladies' work g
specially. Phone 119. We call.
Miss Emma Joorfetz, one of tht
popular clerks at McGee's store, has
gone on a vacation trip to Oakland
Ladies' wanted to learn form
making, for good position. Call a
Gray Dress Form shop at Enders.
65-tf
Mrs. O. f. Deibert has gone t.
Los Angeles, called there by the i'll
ness of her mother. Mrs. George Pei
sett,
Strawberry, raspberry and black
berry plants in large and small quan
cities ADnly at the Hotel Ashland
dining room. 5O-f
The ladies of the Congregation
al church will hold a sale of cooke,
food at w. o. Dickerson's store Sat
urday, beginning at 2 o'clock.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-09

in the place of these burned build
ings structures of more imposing ap-
pearance and of better value, there
by naturally adding to the solidity
and future benefit of the city.
Our Armory building, the con-
struction of which ls progressing rap
idly, will, when completed, be not
only a credit but an ornament to a
town many times the size of Ash
land. We can all look forward with
pleasure to the completion of this
magnificent and useful building, one
that is so much needed by the people
of this city at this time.
These are but few of the most
substantial improvements for our
city in the year 1912. Time and
space forbid a more detailed state
ment at this time, but suffice it to
say that the year 1912 in many,
many ways has been to Ashland one
of its very best. To it's citizenship
peace and contentment have pre-
vailed good health, good churches,
good schools, good society and good
nature have been fer Ashland for the
year 1912 its predominating fea-
lures, for all of which we are truly
grateful.
And what of the year 1913?
| might fill pages with sugges-
tions for the transaction of the city's
business for the next year or two,
but / very modestly refrain from do
ing anything of the kind. The ad-
ministration of the city's business
for the year 1913 is in new and
competent hands and no one realizes
better than | that your MANAGEMENT
of the city's affairs will be con-
trolled to large extent by condi-
tions as they exist from time to
/. ne.
have no fear but the best possi-
BILE results for the city will be OBJ
tanned at your hands. You are all
men of mature judgment, as has
been demonstrated in the past in the
management of your own business
You have been selected by a large
majority of the electorate of this city
to shape the policy and manage the
city's business for the next two
years. The majority given you in
the recent election is an indication
of the confidence imposed in you
and in your ability to perform your
duties and perform them well.
Before closing, feel that | may
consistently call your attention to the
needed improvements of our city
light plant. In my message one yeal
ago, the statements of some loca
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-09
Retiring Mayor Neil's Address.

Ashland, Ore. Jan. 3, 1913.
To the Mayor and Council Of Ash
land, Ore.
Gentlemen: In fulfillment of my
official duties as retiring mayor Of
this city, | avail myself of this OPP
portunity of giving a brief review of
the city's progress and development
for the year just closed, also to in
dicate in some degree some of the
things that in my opinion it would
be well for the city to consider in
the year 1913.
The year 1912 has passed on and
out, as year after year has done be-
fore and will continue to do hereaf-
ter. To Ashland it has been year
of progress and improvement. No
backward step has been taken, rOth-
ing has occurred TO mar or deter the
forward movement of our beautiful
city SO au5piciously begun some
years ago.
While the improvements for the
year 1912 do not equal those for the
city in 1911, yet they have been
many and important. Perhaps the
Improvements of most Importance
for the year 1912 are the reservoirs
constructed, one Oh each fork of the
creek, for the strengthening of the
electric light and power plant. BY
the expenditure of a few hundred
dollars on these reservoirs we have
been enabled to hold in reserve sew
eral million gallons of water from
which we can draw, as occasion re-
quires, sufficient to tide the plant
over what is known as its peak load.
BY this improvement we have been
able to largely increase the earning
power of our plant without one dol
lar additional operating expense.
The city has FOR the year 1912
done large amount of substantial
street improvement, but there re-
mains yet much of this kind Of work
to be done in the future.
Our city has suffered greater loss,
es by fire in the year 1912 than II
met with in the three preceding
years, and yet while the losses from
this cause are heavy, there will arise
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-09
MAYOR JOHNSON'S ADDRESS
CONTINUED from Page one.)

Our water system is in good con-
dition at present, but even with our
present population it does not cover
the field satisfactorily, and increased
population will bring more problems
in this department.
Our facilities for fire protection
have been heretofore inadequate and
unsatisfactory, but we expect with
provisions furnished at our last cleo
ton to have better facilities for such
protection in the near future, which
| believe will prove a good invest
ment 1t will lessen the danger of
total loss in case Of fire and doubt
less reduce our fire insurance.
I urge the incoming recorder to
adopt such systems of work in vari-
Gus departments OF his office as will
eliminate unnecessary expense. yet
maintaining high standard of SER
vice.
| solicit a hearty cooperation of
the citizens as we'll as the council
in the consideration of every prob
lem which may come before us dur
ing our term of office The person
mel of the council inspires belief that
all matters will have just, honest
and efficient attention. | have con-
fidence in them as men who will give
best service and their labors will be
for the mutual interests of all citi-
zens of our city.
| have made appointments in the
different departments according to
my best judgment, granting favors
to none except on grounds of eff
ciency-men whom / believed would
make good" 1t is the duty of all
to help in any way possible to assist
any officer in any department to
render good service. This assistance
can be rendered in many ways.
Our city has more natural advan-
tages than any in the valley, many
of them subject to development.
The undeveloped resources alone
should make greater city. We have
good name without the gates, as a
clean city socially and morally, a city
having the finest of mountain water
sewer system, electric plant, educa.
tional institutions, paved streets
medical springs, scenic beauty, with
health-giving, invigorating mountain
atmosphere, etc. We deserve the
name-let us maintain it. These
conditions mean added years to life
and people love life as we'll al
money.
l wish to thank the citizens, boil
men and women, of the city for thei
confidence as expressed Decembe
II. lshall do M best to serve tn,
city faithfully.
In closing / wish to say that there
may be some matters relating to the
city's affairs with which | may no
be wholly familiar, but | bow il
humble acknowledgment to the re
cent introduction given me and will
proceed to cultivate acquaintance.
Wishing all a prosperous year,
beg to subscribe myself,
o. H. JOHNSON,
Mayor of Ashland.
Ashland, Ore, Jan. 7, 1913.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-09

The Medford city council on Tues
day acted by sections upon the pro-
posed electrical line franchise to be
granted to the Minney Realty Com
pany, the gentlemen who now control
the Wait tract on the north side OF
Bear creek. On Friday the franchise
will be up for final hearing. 1t will
be opposed by the socialists OF Med
ford, who object to 50-year fran
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-09
WILL SETTLE FRANCHISE FRIDAY
MEDFORD CITY COUNBL TO ACT THAT DAYMINNEY COMPANY
WILL APPLY TO ASHLAND COUNCIL ALSO

chise, and by the Barnum interests,
who want a franchise for the Jack
sonville road.
The promoters state that as soon
as the franchise is granted in Med
ford they will apply to the city coun-
Gil of Ashland for Z franchise in this
city. The proposed road will be on
the north side of Bear creek and will
assist in developing large tract OF
property on that side of the valley.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-09

Denmark has dropped its plan to
enlarge the harbor of st. Thomas in
the West Indies, owing to lack OF
financial support.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-22

NJ r H. J. IlCiH-, manufacturer.
Tite LurE. Pa. president II }. HeiEz
& Co, food products; preSiden, Penn
syEEania State Sunday School, AssCcia-
ton: member executive cOmnittees
VOLTS and International . Sunday
School Association; chairman COM
mission fOr study Of Sunday scdeol
conditions Of the Orient. =.
"- Mr. James W kInHear, Pittsburg,
Pa OF firm Kinnear, McCloskey &
Best, attorneys; member of executive
committee Pennsylvania State Sunday
School Associations; formerly Sunday
school superintendent; leader large
adult Bible class. -.
! Mr.. Edgar H. Hall land wife,, West
Acton, Mass; of Hall Bros. Co, manu-
facturers; chairman board of select
men, West Acton; chairman adult
class committee, Massachusetts State
Sunday School Association; teacher
large organized adult Bible class. '7
Mr.. c. 3. keenleyside, land wife, i,
Re gina, Saskatchewan; secretary SoG
cial and Moral Reform Council of Sas-
katchewan; prominent businessman !;
splendid church worker, and author;
formerly Sunday school superinten-
dent. a-... .... -. Fl
r. Mr. A. C.. Stone, Boston, Mass; sue
cessful businessman; Chairman fl
nance committee Massachusetts State
Sunday School Association; interested
in adult Bible class and Y. NJ. c. A,
work Ill.,. -. -" ..s.... F."
Mr. Fred. B. Stafford, Briarcliff Ma
nor, n. Y; merchant; secretary West
chester County Sunday School Asso-
ciation; assistant superintendent Sun
day school. =
Mr.. T. r. Harrison, Kingston, Ont;
merchant; superintendent Sunday
school.
+ Mr. Harry Morton wife and SOM,
Oakland, Cal; of H. Morton Co. gold
and silversmiths; superintendent Sum
day school; chairman central commit
tee California State Sunday School
Association. - ........ ~.....
Mr.. Frank l.. Brown, Brooklyn, n.
Y; chairman executive committee
New York State Sunday School sAsso-
citation; member executive committee
International and Worlds Sunday
School Association. s.=..
Rev. H. H. Hamill, d. D., Nashville,
Tenn; chairman educational commit
tee International Sunday School As
sociation; superintendent training
work, Methodist Church South
Mrs. H. NJ Hamill, Nashville, Tenn;
specialist in elementary grade work;
member elementary division commit
tee International Sunday School Assoc
citation. ~ -
Miss Margaret E. Brown, Lincoln,
Neb.; secretary Nebraska State Sum
day School Association; specialist in
elementary grade work.
Miss Eloise Smell, Des Moines, Iowa;
superintendent. secondary division To-
wa State Sunday School Association;
specialist in work for many years.
Rev. c. E. Wilbur, d. d., Pittsburg,
Pa; editor Sunday school periodicals..
Methodist Protestant Church ..>.
Miss Mary F. Moore, Catlettsburg,
KY. .s7s..2I IT,. =: .
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-22
MAUI MINISTER'S BRAVE COLD
Of HALEAkALA ON HARD TRIP

Tsp ciaI Stt~-Eulie;ta CarresponieneeJ
( WAIf ,%KU, Mani. Feb. 2o.-Rev. 4.
Craig Bo@disA, pastor of the, Maka-
Wao Un:ca church, accompanied Rev.
r, b, lodge, agent for the Hawaiian
board, on his recent trip around
Maui. Monday night was spent at the
top OF Haleakala amid one OF. the
hardest thunder storms in years The
two ministers reached the top about
o'clock and. had enough wood with
them to keep up a roaring fire all
night. That was fortunate, for the
snow and hail that fell during the
early part of the night made Haleaka-
la a very cold, sleepless place. The
lightning was unusually sharp and the
crashes of the thunder as heavy as
have been heard on Maui in many
months. 1t was feared that when
morning came that it would be neces-
sary to return directly to Makawao
After waiting until about half-past
eight the fog that followed the storm
rose enough so that the crater could
be seen. Travelling along the edge
but very little fog was encountered
Where it did come down thick the
trail was perfectly apparent. Snow