Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-04

Robert Vining has departed for
San Francisco, from whence he will
sail for Alaska as soon as shipping
opens up in the spring. Professor
Vining will leave the first of next
month of New York city, where he
will remain until late summer.
Miss Olive Fancher has arrived
from Havelock, N. D., to attend high
school. She will make her home
with her cousin, Mrs. H. S. Palmer
lee. When Miss Fancher left Dakota
the thermometer stood "a degrees
below zero.
Mrs. T. w. Acklin has returned |
from a visit of six weeks with her
parents at Julesburg and with Mr.
Acklin's parents at Fort Morgan
Colorado. She says the climate Of
the Rockies does not compare with
sunny southern Oregon, and she is
happy to return.
Continued low water necessitates
economy of current by the city light
plant and the consequent cutting off
of street lights for intermittent peri
ods. Users of the city current may
help toward keeping the streets
lighted by economizing as much as
possible both on lights and heating.
The 1915 automobile licenses are
yellow with black figures. Several
Ashland autoists are sporting the
new and gaudy numerals. The city
and county officials will allow a
reasonable length OF time for auto
mobile owners to secure their
license before enforcing the law.
H. L. Whited had a tooth on ex-
hibition in the window of his store
which we are informed was once the
property of an Americanus mastodon.
This dainty little animal which once
roamed the wilds of Douglas county
only measured about twenty-five feet
, long and twelve feet high. Mr. Crews
, was the finder of the gigantic masti-
, Gator.
Watch for Enders' big semi-annual.
L. H. Bushorr will leave this even
ing for Pawnee, Okla, after several
: months visit with his parents. Mr..
5 and Mrs. Bushorr will leave the last
! of January for Galena, Kan, to re-
side. They were attracted to Ash
' land by the development Of the min
: eral springs, but the delays incident
T to getting the work started have dis
appointed them to such an extent
they have decided to enter business
in the Kansas town.
Lance Briscoe, son of Superintend-
. ent Briscoe, left Sunday for Portland
to take the state medical eXamina-
i ton. The candidate for admission to
practice must pass an examination on
L sixteen subjects, Tuesday and Thurs
day of this week. Mr.. Briscoe is a
v graduate of a Kentucky medical col
e lege and has spent two years in hos
: pital work. The good wishes of a
= host of friends go with him.
About 5000 pounds of food sup
: plies were shipped from Ashland on
: last Wednesday for Portland, where
n they will be loaded on the Belgian
s relief ship. The supplies came from
points throughout the valley. All
cash contributions were converted
into supplies. Flour, canned goods
q and dried fruit formed the biggest
n part of the shipment, but almost
5 everything under the sun was includ-
II ed. The Ashland Commercial Club
had charge OF the collection.
l. Get Enders' prices first. You won't
need to send off.
. Carol Wagner, who is spending
the Christmas holidays with his par
ents, and Hugh Dosier of the Emf
grant creek district spent four days
last week in pursuit of bear on the
II south fork of Emigrant creek. The
boys report that tracks were plenti
II full but bear scarce. However, II
I'll Carol does not carry back a bear
skin rug to adorn the floor of his
IS fraternity at the state university, he
Ie will have numerous souvenirs to dis
" tribute among the admirers of hi
Ie prowess, as a jackrabbit, a bluejay
n and a porcupine fell before his un
erring aim.
Mrs. Charles w. Chattin, daughter
m Wilma and son Charles left last Tues
10 day for visit with friends and rela
er tive sin southern California.
n, Bids for Contract for Handling Stock
IN yards