Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-05-11
TALENT NEWS ITEMS.

ner creek school Friday afternoon.
The members put on a play entitled
The Trial OF the Housefly," with
the following cast OF characters:
Judge, d. E. Combs; defendant, Ellis
Beeson dressed as a large fly); at
torney for defendant, Onie Winner;
prosecuting attorney, Professor
Wheeler; bailiff, Ruel Hall; sheriff,
Cecil Wilson; witnesses for state,
Helen Bagley, Charles Summers, Ora
Smith; for defense, Mabel Kerby and
Mildred Ward. Twelve Of the par
ents were selected to act as the jury,
and they evidently returned verdict
of guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree. Judge D. e. Combs pronounced
sentence and the execution followed
Immediately, by swatting the fly,
Miss Alice Vandersluis will take
your subscription to the Tidings.
Special price, $1.25 for one full year.
This is good only until May 10.
Harry Mason returned from Cen
tral Point, where he has been visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mason.
Ed Gardner is boarding at the Tai
ent Hotel.
Miss Emma Crawford made busi-
ness trip to Medford Friday.
Ed Gardner visited Ashland Thurs
day.
Mrs. Nettie Hopkins attended the
Page Theatre Thursday evening.
A special train is going to run May
10 to Grants Pass. Talent will play
Gold Hill. If you want to see a good
game go to Grants Pass Sunday.
The city has just finished putting
in 400 feet of water main. Vance
Wolgamot and |. c. Williams com
pleted the work. 1t will accommo-
date about six houses, and is on Pa
cific Highway.
Those who visited the Bell House
this week were w. 3. Chance of AL
bany. F. II. Walker of Ashland,
Harry Barneburg and wife of Med
ford, NJ. r. Caldwell of Medford, Mr.
Weston and Mr. Mullen.
The Bell House is having a new hot
and cold water system put in this
week.
Wednesday evening some of the
young people Of our little city in
itated Ralph Bowman into the art
or snipe hunting. The trip took
them somewhere in the heart of the
Anderson creek hills, where Ralph
awaited the coming Of the aforemen-
toned birds, holding a sack open
with a lighted candle in the mouth
Of it, We are told that he arrived
home at quite an early hour Thurs
day morning, quite finished in the
catching of snipes. We are wonder
ing how these young men had time
and patience to instruct one who has
had no previous instruction in such
doings.
l.. Z. Wakeman and guests, Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Schneider, who are
showing an art exhibit in Medford,
visited MIR. and Mrs. Peter Wander
sluis Friday afternoon.
Charles w. Holdridge gave the
eighth grade state examinations at
the school Thursday and Friday.
c. D. Burgan and n. o. Powers
were Ashland visitors Friday
The regular meeting of the Com
munity Club was held on Wednesday
afternoon. After the general routine
business the program was rendered,
which was solo by Miss Ellen Kirk
patrick and reports from the two del
egates, Mrs. J. II. Fuller and Mrs
c. d. Burgan, concerning the first
annual convention of the District
Federation of the southern Oregon
district of Women's Clubs, held at
Grants Pass.
Rev. l. T. Reames visited in Ash
land Friday.
The Talent Cubs" play the West
Side Cubs" in Ashland Saturday af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The bat
teries are Morris Jones, Lou Shook
and Lloyd Lacy.
Calvin F. How of Duluth, Mimi,
a guest of the A. S. Ames family, left
for Portland Wednesday afternoon,
where he will visit his aunt for few
weeks. He will then return to Du-
luth.
The Talent school commencement |
will be given next Thursday |
afternoon. Every one who is taking |
part are making great preparations
The Missionary Society of the |
Methodist church met in the church |
parlors Thursday afternoon. The !
was as follows. Hymn;
prayer by Mrs. Lily Jeffery; reading
by Mrs. j. Il. Foss; duet by Mrs.
Fuller and Mrs. Williams; reading
by Mrs. c. d. Burgan; reading by
Mrs. II. Il. King; recitation by Mil
dred Beeson; duet by Misses Agnes
and Winifred Lester; questions and |