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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-25

"You can't put it too strongly in
stating that Langdon is going to have
a new auditorium this SUMNER de-
clared President r. T. Burke, of the
commercial club, in reply to a question
put to him with regard to the steps
taken by the club at its meeting held
last Friday evening to see what could
be done to give Langdon building of
suitable arrangement and sufficient
capacity for large public gatherings,
which the city is called upon to enter
tain and take care of on occasions
similar to the recently held farmers
convention, when people from all over
the county gather in Langdon. ''The
start made Friday night does not
leave possibility of the plan falling
through said Mr.. Burke, and the
sentiment expressed is echoed by
every Langdon man who is a member
of the booster club. - At the meet
ing there were two or three PROPOSE
tions given consideration for the
carrying out of the project.
Angus Mcpherson, who is here from
Fargo re-modeling the First National
Bank block, suggested plan in which
the building site owned by the city
opposite the court house on north
Third street, might be utilized as a
good location 1or the Langdon audi
toriuln, and outlined how frame
building I30x1A0 with iron roof and
siding could be constructed for 81, :
900, or il built of brick for about
| So, 900
): The club also gave consideration to
an oife, made them by NIr. A. K.
Pruden, president Of the st. Paul
Roof and Cornice Co., who are the
owners Of the Opera House block, in
which an offer is made to remodel
i the building to any plans desired and
turn the title of the property over to
either the club or the city at such
terms and price as would make their
offer desirable one. Mr.. Pruden
wants to come to Langdon, to talk it
over with the club, bring an architect
with him and offers to re-arrange his
opera house property SO that it will
make an ideal auditorium building
AS the opera house has been dead
load on the hands of the company
owning it for several years, the offer
made to the club is one that is sure to
be given careful consideration. For
| the present the proposition is in the
hands of a committee composed of
Messrs John Mahon, w. F. Winter
and G. Crimson
A plan generally favored at the
meeting in considering the offer of
Mr.. Pruden was the reduction of the
opera house from three stories to a
two story building, the floor space Of
the opera house to form the audi
torium with the ground floor front for
club rooms and quarters for the public
library. The second floor over the
front part Of the building gives a
space that could be utilized for dane
ing parties or committee rooms for
large public gatherings. In the base
ment it was, figured that after the in
stallation of an heating plant there
would be plenty of room for banquet
hall and kitchen.
The financing of the project, by
public subscription on plans similar
to those adopted by both Fargo and
Grand Forks in building their audi
toriums recently, together with an
opening when completed, to be state
wide affair, appear to be ample to
carry the plan to a successful compile
tion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Nineteen Hundred
Would Teach School

Salem Statesman: The S3 county
school superintendents who have been
grading teachers examination papers
in this city since the middle OF last
week finished their labors last even
ing, and many returned to their
homes last night, while the remainder
will leave for their homes today
There was a total of 1914 applicants
for teachers certificates and diplomas
at the last examination, and there
we're 1920 manuscripts, of from one
to six pages of legal cap papers each,
which conveys some idea of the tasks
which the graders had to perform
State School Superintendent Church
Ill states that the returns Will be
made upon the grades on July 81 to
the county superintendents, and
through them to the teachers, and
that in cases where teachers desired
their certificates Immediately they
would be forwarded with the grades
and given out at the same time by the
superintendents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Finest Thing On
5,000-Mile Trip

Mr.. H. W. Sarvis and party of four
camped last night in the new auto
camp. This morning when talking
with Publicity Director Duryea he
said I'VE left our home in Orton-
Vile, Mimi, sixty days ago and have
travelled 5000 miles. This camp
ground of yours is the finest thing
we have seen on the trip. It's great.
Mr.. Sarvis and party have visited
Denver, Colorado Springs, the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado and all the
California cities as far south as San
Diego. They expect to be out forty
days more, visiting Portland, Yellow
stone Park and points of interest on
the Yellowstone Trail homeward.
They took with them collection OF
Ashland postcards, furnished by the
publicity department, and said they
we're going to tell every one they met
about our fine camp ground. The
ladies in the party were most enthus-
iastic over Ashland, and declared 1t
was the prettiest city of its size they
had seen on their trip.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Correct Possible
misunderstanding

A statement was made in the last
issue of the Tidings in regard to the
amount of money paid for talent and
taken in which may be misunder-
stood, hence we are very glad to
print the following correction from
President c. F. Billings:
I'm your last issue you say that
Ellison & White furnished the Chau-
tauqua program for $1,000 and the
receipts were $4,000. The fact is
that Ellison & White furnished about
one-half of the program and only the
story teller, while Prof. Baumgardt,
Miss Lowe, Prof. Larimore and his
two assistants, Dean Alden, Mrs.
Kemp, Prof. Berchtold, DR.. Gilbert
and Rev. Mr.. Elliott were secured
independently. The printing, adver-
tising, postage, repair of the build
ing and many other minor expenses
have to be met. Tbn only officer
receiving a salary is the secretary,
which is only $40 a year. Whatever
the net proceeds of the assembly are
will be put into new Chautauqua
building. A fuller statement will be
given later"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Lithia Park Casino
To Be Made Of Logs

The main building or Casino in the
new Lithia park, which will be locat-
ed about one hundred and fifty yards
from the entrance and extends partly
out over the creek, is to be construct
ed of logs and cobblestones and Will
fit perfectly into the environment of
creek and giant trees.
The building is to be 100 by 80
feet and will contain big dancing
floor of the very latest construction
and which will be second to none on
the coast, and a unique tea room.
The estimates on the building are now
being made up and selection of prop
er timber being made.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Letters To Clubs
Bringing Results

The publicity department is receiv-
ing every day answers to the letters
that have been sent out to the COM
mercial organizations of Oregon,
Washington and California inviting
their members to make use of the
new auto camp ground. These let
ters of invitation are securing valu-
able amount of publicity for the city.
Every one of the big papers of Port
land had a story about the auto
camp in last Sundays issue. The
letters are being posted in club rooms
all over the Pacific coast, and hun
dreds of people are reading about
Ashland's enterprise in providing
this unique camp for visiting motor
lists. This is very desirable publicity
and is obtained at small outlay. In
addition the Commercial Club is get
ting credit for a pleasing act OF hos
pitality and courtesy towards the.
members of three or four hundred
kindred organizations.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Will Boost Ashland
Throughout South

H. ]. Blaesing, manager of the
Blaesing Granite Company of Port
land, camped in the park Tuesday
evening. The following letter was
received from him and speaks for
itself:
Ashland, July 22, 1915.
"To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
Gil of the City of Ashland, Ore;
81 deem it a duty and privilege
to compliment you on the beautiful
park and camp ground for auto tour
lists. Any city with such civic pride
is bound to win the admiration of
the travellers who are Seeing Amer
lea First and boost your fair city. l
will boost your city all the way to
San Diego and return.
II. j. BLAESING."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
North End Official
Says Record Made

Eugene Guard: All records in Ore
gon for train service were broken
last week by the handling of the thir-
ty extra Shriners' trains over the
Southern Pacific in q hours, accord
ing to Fred Hansen, assistant super
intendent, who returned yesterday
from southern Oregon after seeing
the last train out of the state
These trains taxed the facilities of
the railroad between 600 and zoo per
cent above normal, he states, but they
were handled absolutely on schedule
time without a moments hitch.
Every schedule was worked out
ahead of time, and the routing of
these trains, coming more than one
an hour, so as not to interfere with
the regular service on single track
line, is considered a milestone in Ore
gon train dispatching feats.
The situation was complicated by
the fact that the traffic was all going
one way. Thirty dining cars had to
be hauled up from San Francisco in
advance. Fifty cars were brought
from California. Fourteen or fifteen
locomotives, with the necessary train
crews, we're similarly "deadheaded"
600 miles in order to receive the $500
tourists in Portland.
A feature of the service OF which
the public knew nothing, but which
railroad men regard as feature in
their success, was the patroling OF
the track all along the route, so that
not a single accident occurred.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Auto Camp Ground
Night Fairyland

The publicity department has
placed a register at the auto camp
ground wherein all automobile tour
lists will be asked to register. The
book is for the registration of out-of-
town people only and will be a valu-
able adjunct to the publicity depart
ment in its work.
The auto camp ground is now COM
pleted and is creating a sensation all
up and down the coast. Every auto
mobolist who stops here leaves an
enthusiastic booster for the camp,
which all declare to be the most
beautiful and complete in the entire
country. Parties which have trav-
eled over the entire country pay Ash
land the compliment of proclaiming
the local camp ground to be absolute
ly unequalled.
The resident of Ashland who has
not seen the camp ground or who has
seen it only in the daytime should
stroll up through the now electrical
ly lighted park to the grounds. Hun
dreds of lights twinkle through the
trees and are strung to the top of
the tallest pines. "Fairyland" is the
only adequate word to describe the
almost indescribable beauty of the
place at night.
The gas plates have been in opera
tion for some time. Many tables and
rustic seats are scattered throughout
the grounds, the once dusty ground
is hardened and smooth as a floor,
the artistic cooking house with the
individual lockers, the laurel spring
but then walk up there some even
ing and see it for yourself.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
"A Man and His
Mate" Masterpiece

The Mutual Masterpiece films
which are shown every Sunday and
Monday at the Lyric Theatre are
making a sensation in Ashland.
Every one of the features so far has
been pronounced wonderful picture
by the patrons and many who do not
care for ordinary pictures are attend
ing the theatre on Masterpiece"
night.
Next Sunday and Monday the
feature coming is a four-part film
entitled "A Man and His Mate" fea-
turing Henry Woodruff. 1t is said
to be the best of the Masterpieces yet
released. No lover of real art in
motion picture photography can af-
ford to miss this picture.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Ex-PreSident and
Two Governors

EX-President Roosevelt slumbered
peacefully through the roar and rat
tie of changing engines in the Ash
land yards Tuesday morning. Yard
men who were icing the Shasta Linn
tied claim to have heard the great
man murmur "deelighted" in his
sleep when an extra large hunk OF
ice slipped off the roof and fell with
a crash. The colonel was en- route
from Seattle to the San Francisco
exposition. Flowers and lithia water
with greetings from Ashland were
placed upon the car.
A number of Illinois people were
at the station this morning to greet
Governor Dunno of Illinois, who
passed through with party number
ing thirty-one.
Governor Hammond Of Minnesota
with party of fifty were met at
Medford with number of Minneso-
tans Tuesday and the governor and
his immediate staff were taken over
the Pacific Highway to Ashland.
A party of forty tourists from Lam
caster, Pa, passed through early in
the week. They were sidetracked at
Medford and taken to Crater Lake.
This party was but one of several
tourist specials which have passed
through this week.
A special train OF Elks from the
convention passed through Tuesday
and were entertained by local Elks.
Several trains of Elks are due this
week, about twenty in all, making
up the list Of antlered specials.
All Of the specials were loaded
down with flowers, lithia water and
Ashland views.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Council Meets
With ALI Coats Off

"Shirtsleeve" diplomacy is back
number when compared to the Shirt
sleeve" legislation enacted by the
city council Tuesday evening. The
genial rays of old Sol had got in
some heavy licks on the roof of the
city hall during the day and the tenn
perature of the council chambers in
sured against any "half-baked" legis-
lation being enacted.
There being no ladies' present, the
city officials peeled their coats and
Recorder Gillette waded through the
reading OF the minutes.
Elsie NJ. Churchman asked permis-
sion to build a concrete walk along
her property and asked that the city
lay a concrete crossing across the
alley adjacent to her property The
matter was referred to the street COM
mittee.
A request to haul and pile WOOD
in Ashland canyon from w, A. Con-
nor was referred to the finance COM
mttee with power to act.
Thomas Simpson asked permission
to erect a gasoline pump in front Of
his place of business. The matter
was referred to the street committee
and city attorney.
The sanitary committee recon-
Tended that Thomas Hadfield be given
permission to build barn. The re-
port was approved.
The council adjourned to meet
Wednesday evening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Another Killed
On Railroad Track

Another example of the peril OF
trespassing on the railroad tracks is
brought before us with the death OF
William e. Knight of Tower House,
who was struck by No. SO, south
bound passenger, quarter Of a mile
above Middle Creek, and killed, Sum
day afternoon
Knight was walking up the track to
Keswlck. He was hard of hearing
and habitually walked with his head
bowed and eyes cast to the ground.
SO he could not hear and did not see
the train as it approached around a
curve from the north.
j. Micander, the engineer, says he
did not see Knight on the track at
all. The first that he knew that
something had happened was when
he saw a body or object OF some kind
cast to one side by the locomotive.
william E. Knight was aged 70.
For several years he was employed
at Tower House. Mr. Knight was a
steady man. He lost his life because
he was hard of hearing.
The vicinity of Middle Creek has
record for accidental deaths on the
railroad. Four or five have occurred
there within a year and in all cases
the railroad men we're blameless, ac-
cording to the verdicts at the in
quests,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Right Of Way for
GlenvieW Drive

Chairman Ware of the committee
which is securing the right Of way
for Grandview Drive, around the
brow of the hills on the west side of
the canyon, reports favorable prog
ress. At Tuesday evenings council
meeting the city authorized the pay
ment of SIS to Mrs. w. M. Scott for
a sixty-foot right of way through hef
62 acres. The payment was thought
to be absolutely fair because of the
fact that a great amount Of good tim
ber would have to be cut. The city
will receive the wood which is cut off
and the value of the wood will far
exceed the amount paid for the right
of way.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Valley Mules Go
TO Great Conflict

Medford Tribune: An emissary OF
the English government has quar-
tered at the Helms barns in this city
25 mules, born and raised in the
Rogue river valley, that will be
shipped to the western front of the
European battle line this week They
will never bray again on the home
range, and the prospects are bright
that most of them have but a short
time to bray anywhere. The mules
will be shipped to Kansas City, thence
to New Orleans, and thence across
the Atlantic and into the great
slaughter"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22

the city for 81, its lot in the city
park upon which its electric plat
was formerly located. That it shall
furnish to the city such electric cur
rent as the city may require, and for
a continuous 24-hour service for 20
years, as so required, and at the fol-
lowing rates, monthly:
Up to 100000 kilowatt hours at 1
cent per hour; less rate for larger
amounts Of current purchased so
that at 100000 kilowatt hours the
cost is 9 mills, and for 100000 kilo-
watt hours the cost is mills. while
for 4OO,O kilowatt hours and more
the cost is ~ mills.
The city guarantees to pay for
minimum of 10000 kilowatt hours
each month, being a less amount
than the Ashland Electric Company
has been furnishing its customers.
The above rates are for all cur
rent furnished the city except for
heating purposes. For the heating
current the rate is approximately
one-quarter of cent per kilowatt
hour, but subject to the control of
the state railroad commission.
II any other city in Jackson, Jose
phine or Douglas counties gets more
favorable rates from the company
during the term OF the contract, the
city of Ashland to be given like rates,
The city agrees not to compete
outside its limits with said com
panies, and the companies agree not
to sell electric current within the
city, except to the city, during the
contract term.
The company and the city each
shall have a meter to establish the
amount of current used, and the con-
tract properly safeguards this fea-
ture.
The companies agree to furnish
current at cost of 81 per year for
all current required to operate min
eral water apparatus, up to Is horse
power.
The contract requires that as soon
as signed by the companies and the
city, It shall be submitted to the
electors of the city for their approval
or rejection. The council will doubt
less order the special election at its
August 3rd meeting as stated. so that
the change of ownership may be COM
pleted on or before October /.
The current to be purchased by the
city is that which may be required in
addition to the current produced at
the city's lighting plant, which will
be operated to its full capacity. The
carrying out of the plan insures
proper lighting of the city at all
times, even though by reason of low
water in the creek or a breakdown
the city plant may be temporarily out
of commission. 1t also insures the
continued use of city water without
warming, as would be the case If a
reservoir was built on Crowson hill
to supply a new city power plant as
has been heretofore proposed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
City May Take Over Distributing
Lines Of Company and Buy Current

For several months the city coun-
Gil, through a special committee con-
sisting of Councilmen Cunningham,
Ware and Cornelius, has been nego-
tiating with the California-Oregon
Power Company for its interests in
Ashland, being the Ashland Electric
Power and Light Company proper
ties.
Satisfactory arrangements were
agreed upon between the committee
and the electric companies, and then
the matter was put up to the attor-
neys to prepare necessary papers to
consummate the same.
City Attorney Moore and A. e.
Reames, acting for the city, and A.
C. Hough, Grants Pass, for the cleo
trio companies, submitted the results
of their work to the council on Tues
day night. The contract as drawn
was read, then referred to the coun-
ell as a committee of the whole.
Yesterday the council as a committee
met the representatives of the COM
panies and the attorneys, and after a
number of minor changes were made,
the committee approved the contract.
At a council meeting last night the
contract was formally reported, and
further action deferred until the
contract should be ratified by the di-
rectors of the California-Oregon
company. Then it is the plan of the
council on August 3 to take formal
action authorizing the execution OF
the contract and the calling of spec
ial elections for the ratification OF
the contract by the people, and for
the authorizing of bond issue to
provide funds for properties to be
taken over and for the developing
of the city's lighting system.
The contract provides for the city
purchasing within 80 days such of
the poles, wire and apparatus of the
company as the city may determine
upon, and at the present value of the
property as may be mutually agreed
upon. If such value cqlnot be so
fixed, then it is to be determined by
the railroad commission OF Oregon
procedure. 1t is expected the
amount of property SO purchased
will approximate $4,000; and while
as yet the final estimate is not COM
pleted to the amount necessary to
develop the needed street lighting
and to care for the resident portions
Of the city without electricity, the
amount will not be large and the
total bond issue required will be very
considerably less than was the esti-
mate of $4,000 for the building Of
another unit of lighting plant, and
the extending of its distributing sys-
TEN to cover the entire city.
The contract further includes the
following: That the Ashland Electric
Power and Light Company shall sur
render its franchise, and that the suit
now in the courts between the city
and company be discontinued, with
out costs. That the company deed to
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-22
Fairgrounds Outfit
Being Installed

The apparatus for the children's
playground in Lithia park, a most
complete steel and iron outfit, has
arrived and is being installed. The
lagoon in the park is being filled to-
day. Workmen are leveing off the
space for the tennis courts and cro-
quet grounds. When completed the
recreation facilities of Lithia park
will be unsurpassed.