Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04

Professor MacMurray went to
Grants Pass Tuesday on business.
Congregational ladies', don't forget
the food sale on Saturday at Patty's
store.
Steve Moore, ranger from the APP
plegate station, came in Monday for
brief visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Bushorr and
daughter Elizabeth leave for Galena,
Kan, today or tomorrow.
The Tidings will carry complete
reports of the springs development
and detailed reports of all expendi-
lures. Those who are not now sub
scribers should subscribe and follow
springs matters closely.
The loss in the spray plant fire at
Phoenix Sunday morning is placed at
$4,000. Over $4,000 gallons Of
crude oil burned. About 1900 bar
rels of spray preparations we're saved.
The amount of insurance will not be
known until the arrival of the dis
trict manager. The latest theory re-
garding the origin of the fire is that
the place was burglarized and then
set afire.
James r. Croxall has arranged an
exhibit of mineral springs views in
the show window of McWilliams &
Edgington's real estate office on Oak
street which is we'll worth a trip
down the street to see. The display
contains colored pictures of hotels
and grounds at several of the noted
springs resorts of the middle west.
1t is notable fact, however, that
none of the natural settings approach
those of Ashland.
Harry Hosler has on exhibition in
his store a couple of enlargements oi
photographs taken by J. E. Patter-
, son. One is of Hariot Lake, beau.
tiful but little known body of water
on the top of the divide east of Buck
Lake, and the other a picture of Q
days catch of fish taken from Rogue
: river by local fishermen. Both are
fine pictures and are we'll worthy oi
notice by those who take an interest
in photography.
L. E. Davis. nephew of our w. R
: Davis, came here from Knox county
. Missouri, yesterday. He will locate
Last Wednesday and Saturday nights
the thermometer dropped to 20 below
/ in Missouri and he has enough Of
that. For fear some of our citizens
who have lived here long time have
/ forgotten just what 20 below means
, we explain that when 1t gets dowr
there and the beefsteak quits sizzling
on the cookstove, take a look
chances are the fire is frozen stiff.
Inspector S. M. Christie of the In
: dian service stopped off in Ashland
J Wednesday on his way to Sousie res
: ervation in California. Mr.. Christie
is an old newspaper man and, o.
, course. called on the fraternity. H,
was much Interested in our springs
project, having heard of 1t in Wash
, ington, and stopped off here to lool
, the situation over. He sent Mrs
, Christie copy of the Tidings springs
edition and said likely he and hi
wife would spend their summer vaca
! tion here the coming August.
! Sumner Parker, who returned las
9 week from San Francisco, will b,
/ here for some time. While in tn,
Z city he spent seven hours every da!
2 practicing on the violin. He tool
Z lessons under the best teacher in tha
Z city. His teacher was formerly
professor in the Conservatory of Mu
sic at Berlin and came to Americ,
on account of the war. Parker will
be a welcome addition to local musi
cal circles.
At the council meeting Tuesda.
! evening Mayor Johnson urged tn
: council to stand solidly behind tn,
: Commercial Club and springs com
mission in exploiting Ashland as 1
tourist resort. He said II, would b.
4 necessary to raise large advertis
i ing fund and that the council shoulc
: help do so. Interest and enthusiasm
: in the enterprise is rapidly growing
The people are beginning to appre
: ciate the big Job ahead and the spiri
Of cooperation is increasing to
splendid dgeree. It will take stroni
pull, all together, but no greater pul
d than. Ashland is capable Of whel
every citizen does his part. 81
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