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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
Gets Money From
B. c. For Fine

Verl Farmhouse, who a few days
ago inadvertently fractured the speed
ordinance governing traffic over the
Pacific highway by hustling in record
time passenger in order to overtake
No. IA at Medford, has just received
the following letter from the Hotel
Strathcona, Victoria, B. c., under the
date OF April Il:
Il very much regret to learn that
you were fined for exceeding the
speed limit while doing me a favor.
You will find inclosed a check for IS,
trusting this amount will cover all
costs"
The letter is signed by A. c. Car
tier, Lieutenant Royal Canadian
Guards
Verl realized at the time that he
was violating the law, but thought
the cause warranted the violation.
Hereafter he will observe the law to
the best of his ability, according to
recent statements. Numerous cases
of speeding may be observed by any
one who cares to take the trouble of
sitting by the highway for few min
utes at almost any hour of the day
or night. 1t will no doubt be neces-
sary to put police car or motorcycle
cop on the highway before the violat-
ors will slow down. That Barnthouse
was nabbed was due more to the fact
that they had the goods on him when
he confessed to the fact of beating the
train, which confession could hardly
have been avoidable under the cir
cumstances. Too much newspaper
publicity is blamed for his fall If all
the papers would make public the
hundreds of boasts which their repre-
sentatives hear daily concerning the
ability to make the "trip in nineteen
minutes" and the like, the judges of
the county would have time for moth
ing but speeding cases.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
All Business
Men Welcome

The members of the Ashland Busi-
ness Mems Association now numbers
forty-seven. Not only merchants, but
all business and professional men, are
eligible to membership. The associa-
tion is making no general canvass for
members, but wants all business and
professional men to understand that
they are welcome. Charter list is
with Mr.. Seager, the managing secre-
tary, who has his office with Hodgson
& Whitmore, at the corner of Oak
and Main Nstreets (the old Granite
City Savings Bank building). The
objects of this association, briefly
stated, are for the protection of it's
members and the betterment of all
business conditions. Mr.. Seager will
be pleased to go over the matter to
you in detail and take your name for
membership. Every business and
professional man of Ashland and vi
cinity should be a member of this as
sociStion. 1t conflicts in no way with
the Commercial Club-in fact, is a
necessary adjunct to it. By joining
now you become a charter member
and save SO on membership fee.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
Money for Roads
From Timber Sales

The Forest Service is authorized
to eXpend 10 per cent of all moneys
received from sales of timber, graz
ing permits and other resources of
the forest domain for the construc-
tion and maintenance of roads and
trails within the national forests in
the states from which such proceeds
are derived. These roads commonly
are planned to connect the communi-
ties in these sections and so be of
service to the people who are resident
In the national forest areas.
Almost surrounded as we are by
national forests and needing as we do
the good roads, the people of this vi
cinity would certainly appreciate see
ing a few thousand dollars spent on
the roads: A great portion of the
country between here and Crater
Lake by the Dead Indian route is ma
tional forest, and 1t is planned to Sc
cure some of the funds from the re-
cent sales of timber In this forest for
use on the roads.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
Pythians Invite
Bryan to Crater

a campaign of nationwide public
ity is being promoted by the knights
of Pythias for their eonclave at Cra-
ter Lake next August II, IS and 10.
The proposed initiation in the era
ter of Wizard Ishland August IS is
attracting so much attention that the
valley lodges are beginning to worry
about transportation from the VALLEY
to the lake for all who want to at
tend.
Among notables who are expected
is Governor Johnson Of California,
who says he will surely attend. Su-
perintendent Steel says that William
j. Bryan. who is an enthusiastic
Knight, has told him that when he
can so arrange his time he wants to
visit the lake, and an effort will be
made to get him here at that time.
Robert s. Yard of the department
of the interior at Washington, D. c.,
has asked about the particulars of
the occasion so that he can give It not
only national but world wide public
ity. 1t is his sole business to look
after all items of interest, especially
those out of the ordinary, in regard
to the national parks, and he writes
them up in interesting style for the
newspapers and magazines at home
and abroad.
The Hearst-Selig company, with Of
fices all over the world, has written
here offering to send men to get NOV
ing pictures Of the unique affair and
their pictures are flashed on screens
all over the world.
The grand lodge officials of this
state are working hard with assured
success of the conclaye. They have
sent to each lodge in Oregon and to
many Others in the northwest an Of
ficial circular letter telling of the pro-
posed trip and limitations, and these
ietters are being read In lodges to
thousands of Knights. Each letter
was accompanied by. a well-written
descriptive circular telling about
points of interest in connection with
the trip and each lodge is requested
to give the proposition publicity
through the columns of their city pa
pers.
Pythian journals throughout the
United States are asking for advance
information FOR publication and mag
azine and newspaper writer's are
anxious for knowledge on the subject,
so 1t is very evident that Medford
and Crater Lake will be placed on the
map as never before.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
Finished Amateur
Drama PleaSeS

MY Man and Lady" put on by the
University OF Oregon Dramatic Club
at the high school gymnasium last
Saturday, drew fair-sized crowd and
was very favorably received. The
play was by far the best amateur per-
formance that has been put on in
Ashland and ranked above a good
many of the professional productions
which have appeared here. Prof. A.
F. Reddie, the director, is to be high
ly complimented on the smooth, fin
ished acting of his cast.
The play is in four acts and was of
absorbing interest throughout, with
just enough humor and comedy
mixed in to keep the audience happy.
1t is hard to pick an individual star
as each player handled his or her part
to perfection and no just criticism
can be made.
The play was put on under the
auspices of the Senior class of the
local high school in lieu of the GUS
tomary class play. The high school
orchestra rendered several selections
during the intermssions.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
Girl HikerS VIII
Arrive Thursday

The three Portland girls who are
walking from that city to San Fran
cisco will arrive in Ashland on Thurs
day of this week and will remain here
over Friday. The girls, Misses June
and Faye Shea OF Portland and Kittie
Berbertz of Saginaw, Mich, left Port
land several weeks ago and have been
greeted with big crowds all along the
line. The mayors of several OF the
cities have met the young lady hikers
and they have been entertained at
receptions and dances in several
places. At Eugene they were the
guests of a sorority One Of the pleas
ant stops made by the girls was at
Salem. While there they called upon
Governor Withycombe and other state
Officials, who treated them royalty.
The girls are accompanied by Mrs.
Shea, who, however, does not walk
all Of the time as do the others.
All three OF the girls are said to
be jolly entertainers Miss June
Shea has a delightful voice and her
, renditions have been the cause OF
much favorable newspaper comment.
Miss Shea is great admirer of
Joseph Howard, composer of II Won
der Who's kissing Her Now" and
other songs Of national prominence.
These are the class of songs she rem
ders when appearing in vaudeville.
After their trip is finished the girls
expect to fill an engagement at the
Pantages Theatre in Portland. II is
possible that they later will become
a permanent fixture on the Pantages
circuit.
= The versatile young entertainers
will appear at the Lyric Theatre ON
Thursday and Friday evenings of this
week, and all indications point to a
full house. Glowing reports have
been received from all of the theatres
where they have appeared and mon
ster crowds nave jammed the play
houses.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
Fish P0acherS
Lose in Suit

Rains brothers of Grants Pass, con-
victed a year ago of illegal fishing in
Rogue river, the conviction after
wards being reversed on appeal to a
higher court, lost their suit in the
justice court at Grants Pass against
Game Wardens Sam Sandry and Fred
Merrill for $3.50 for the confiscation
of nets and boat used as evidence
in the case.
The case attracted considerable in
terest as it opened loophole for SIM
liar suits by game violators. The
court instructed the jury, after all
the evidence was submitted, to bring
in verdict in favor of the defend
ants. Sandry and Merrill were repre-
sented by County Attorney e. E.
Kelly and County Attorney Miller of
Grants Pass.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19

However, the Smith-Emery con-
tract viii so right on and the-Springs
brought down to the park.
Beginning on the park after May
10 and putting on big force of men,
the fountains and park improvements
may still be made ready for the wa
ters by the time the Smith-Emery
contract is finished.
The trouble is simply a matter of
financial liability. The council asked
the springs commission for a bond of
$4,000, which was all right and was
satisfactory to the commission, pro-
viding the work could be legally done.
That was impossible as the charter
now stands, so it was decided to again
amend the charter.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
H. L. Whited Passes
Examination

Ten and more years ago in Oregon
any one, no matter how incompetent
could sell and fit spectacles. Ped
dlers, fakirs and any kind of trades
man took up the business at their
convenience with one idea-make the
sale-get the money.
In 1905 law was passed requiring
a board Of examiners to investigate
the qualifications OF those wishing to
take up the practice of optometry, by
requiring an examination, practical
and technical. Those who were regu-
larly engaged in the optical business
at time Of passage of the law were,
however, exempt from this eXamina-
tion.
Having practiced in Ashland for
some thirteen years, our local OPP
tician, II. l.. Whited, was accepted as
an exempt and remained in that
class for some ten years more,
though never feeling satisfied with
this standing.
On April Mr. Whited appeared
before the Board of Optometry and
took the regular examination, pass
ing with satisfactory percentage.
This Is pleasing to him because some
times as high as so per cent of appll-
cants for certificates fail. The GER
tificate to this effect has been issued
and is now hung in his office.
With a large stock Of lenses and
materials, a properly arranged opti-
cal dark room and q modern lens
edging and finishing equipment,
prompt and efficient service is as
sured.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19

The American Musical Comedy
Company, 2 theatrical attraction COM
prising fifteen men and women, went
stranded at Cottage Grove last week.
1T the close OF their performance at
the Rex Theatre Wednesday evening,
one of the girls caused an action at
law to be filed against the manager
for back pay This precipitated a
general row, and the company dis
banded, some members of which had
hard time getting out of town. They
were travelling north, and their roper
toir consisted of musical comedy,
singing and dancing. The aggrega-
tion recently appeared at the vining
Theatre in this city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
Ship Exhibit Of
Game and Fish

Trophies OF the chase, comprising
a dozen black, brown and cinnamon
bears, nine cougars, dozen mounted
deer heads, hundred pair of deer
antlers, wolf, coyote, bobcat skins,
mounted bear cubs, cougar kittens,
civet cat, deer, gray squirrel, pleas
ants and grouse, together with tro-
phies of the rod, comprising mounted
salmon, steelhea1 and cutthroat trout,
are being shipped to the Panama ex-
position at San Francisco today for a
special exhibit depicting the hunting
and fishing attractions OF Jackson
county. F. w. Bartlett, the we'll
known Medford taxidermist, has for
the past two weeks been working,
preparing end boxing the exhibit un-
der the direction of the special COM
mittee named by the county court,
and has left for San Francisco, where
he will install it and preside over it
the coming summer.
1t is the intention to install the
exhibit in the horticultural building,
which is more central than the Ore
gon building and visited by ten times
the number OF people. A space sew
eral feet in length has been reserved
and in this space hunting camp will
be erected, amid green forest trees,
and the trophies OF road and gun
grouped in artistic and natural fash
ion. In the trees in the background
will be placed the mounted animals.
Mr. Bartlett will be on hand to sup
ply literature and information.
Most OF the exhibits have been
loaned 10y the public-spirited citizens
and sportsmen of Jackson county,
who have taken keen interest in the
display. The total value of the col
lection, as insured, totals over 81 500.
To secure the fish, special permit
was issued by State Game Warden
Finley and a dozen steelhead secured
by net at Gold Ray. Another dozen
steelhead and cutthroat were sent
down from the Elk creek hatchery by
Superintendent O'Malley, and all OF
them mounted in lifelike fashion by
Mr.. Bartlett. As the season pro-
crosses it is expected to increase the
fish display materially, and anglers
will be asked to send in their choicest
specimens.
All OF the exhibits are the very best
of their kind in the county. Many
were refused because not in first-class
condition.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
Exhibit Attracts
Thousands Daily

Mr.. Frohbach is in the city looking
after matters connected with the
Jackson county exhibit in the Oregon
building al, the exposition. He says
the exhibit is attracting much atten-
tion, more than five thousand peo-
pie, average, per day passing through
the building. He is very anxious
that duplicate of the marble caves
as well as an attractive display'of our
mineral waters be installed with the
southern Oregon exhibit. He does
not think a bottle display the proper
thing. He says we need something
different" to properly attract atten-
tion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
Volunteer Fire
Company Meets

The Ashland volunteer fire COM
pany met last Thursday evening and
perfected an organization. The vol
unteer company numbers fourteen
members. Officers elected were: o.
e. Deibert, chairman, and Sam Jor-
dan, secretary and treasurer. By
laws we're adopted. A meeting of the
volunteers will be held every first
Thursday in the month. The volun-
teer firemen are not paid any regu-
lar salary but are supposed to respond
to all alarms and receive pay for the
time they are on the job, with a mini
mum of one hours pay for every call.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
Smith, Emery & Co.
Bonds Filed

Friday morning Smith, Emery &
Co. filed their $4,000 bond and
started on their contract.
The Oregon laws are such that a
foreign corporation must take out a
state charter before IL can do business
legally in the state and the bond must
be written In the state.
This caused a delay in furnishing
the proper bond and the matter was
thus delayed for a week.
There seems to be no further legal
tape to comply with and II Is now
thought the work will go speedily
forward.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19

Beulah A. Stebno OF Eugene, Jose
phine Moorhead of Junction City,
Marian Tuttle of Eugene, Nina Fer
guson of Portland, Mandall Weiss of
Portland and Mrs. j. Frederick
Thorne of Eugene were among the
cast of the Oregon University Dra-
matte Club that played in this city
Saturday evening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19

A bunch OF Ashlanders, supposedly
joyriders, ran into the Interurban car
between Ashland and Medford one
night last week, but caused no dam
age beyond slight dent in the big
car and broken windshield on the
smaller. The JOY party were taking
all of the road and seemed unable to
control their car. The number of the
car was taken and the parties are
known.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
Died.

Edward n Smith passed away at
his home on Morton street last Fri
day at the age of So years, Z months
and days. Funeral services were
held yesterday from the Christian
church, interment in Ashland ceme-
terry The services were in charge of
the members of the /. Q. o. F., OF
which the deceased was n member.
Mr.. Smith leaves a wife and one son,
Walter, in Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19

Funeral services of Thornton Smith
of Talent, son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. r.
Smith, who died on the 18th inst,
were held at the Methodist church
here on Wednesday. Interment was
in Hargadine cemetery. lie was in
his twenty-thlrd year and was former
ly a student of the local high school,
being young man Of much promise.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19

Jimmy Hibsch was one of the many
Ashland auto owners who took advan-
tage of the beautiful weather Sunday
to pilot a party of friends over tha
highway between here and Modford.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19

w. II. McNair spent Friday morn
ing in Medford renewing acquaint-
ances and attending to business mat
ters.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19

Horace Bromley, Milton Schuhard,
Frank Ray, Leon Speck and Hobb
Deuel. were among the Medford visit
ors in Ashland Friday evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-07
SCENT MURDER MYSTERY.
Section Hand Sees Tramps With Body
of Woman at Ferguson.

VIVA, may be murder mystery, or
a crime of serious aspect. was reported
at Ferguson Tuesday afternoon when
Thomas Handon, labor employed Dy
the Milwaukee railroad, saw TWO
tramps take a woman out OF a DON car
on train No. 81 and put her in another
car farther back in the train. Ihey
carried the woman, who seemed I'M
conscious, as she made no move TO
escape.
Handon was standing at the section
house about / o'clock Tuesday after
noon when the train was leaving ana
saw the tramps jump out OF one car
and carry the woman TO another he
at once walked down to the car Where
the tramps were, but they stood at
the door and refused to let him look
inside, nor would they answer his
questions Handon reported the matter
TO agent r. Wright, who notified the
authorities at Tama. TWO or three
cars were searched at Tama, but no
special effort was made to discover the
tramps. At Keystone, however, rail-
road detectives and local authorities
searched the train Thoroughly ana
found three men in one car With
bundle of hides.
Tuesday evening Handon went to
keystone for the purpose of identity
ing the men, who had been locked IN
iail at that place. He said that no
one Of the three who had been founc
at keystone was the same he had seen
at Ferguson. II is thought that the
two tramps may have left the train be-
tween Ferguson and keystone, taking
the woman with them.
Handon says there is no possibility
that he could have mistaken the bundle
of hides for a woman even tho he was
some distance from the car where the
tramps carried their burden.
No report Of the matter had peeh
heard at the sheriff's office this morn
ing. The train was again tnorousn1s
searched at Marion, without results.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-07
First Public Din
ner in County Six
ty-O,,e Years Ago

According to JustuS Garfield, one OF
the pioneers of this county. July 4
! marked the sixty-first anniversary of
the first public dinner ever given in
Marshall county.
Tables were spread on the west side
Of every description were brought by
the pioneers, and Mr.. Garfield is sure
no more beautiful spread has ever
been served in the county. The menu
included roast young pig, boiled home
cured ham, and baked fish caught from
the Iowa river, where fish were then
plentiful. Those who waited on the
ia bles were Daniel Putnam, Wells >
Rice, c. B. Straight, and John Kelley.
Rev. Mr.. Shine invoked the blessing,
and following the dinner addresses were
made by William P. Hepburn, y. p.
Gregg, and others. Henry Arson acted
as master of ceremonies. Music was
furnished by Charles and Patrick
Smith, violins: and Mr.. Perigo clar-
met. One of the guests at the dinner
was Johnny" Green, chief of the
Meskwakis, who had been good friend
to the white settlers, always ready TO
notify them of any suspicious actions
of unfriendly Indians.
The chief questions that We're dis
cussed at this Fourth of July gathering
of pioneers We're the removal OF the
county seat from Marietta 10 Marshall
town, and the building of a court house.
TO he presented TO the county. Both
became accomplished facts in the years
that soon followed
Those We're days Of equality and
true friendship said Mr. Garfield,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-07
FORMER Residents
Have Anniversary

Recently at Inwood, Lyon County
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Price. former old
residents Of this city and State Center
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary OF
their wedding. Mr.. and Mrs. Price
were married in this city June 2S, 1865.
Mrs. Price was Idell Manwaring before
her marriage.
During the first years Of their mar
ried life Mr.. and Mrs Price lived in this
city. Later they resided in State Center
for time; while there Price managed
a hotel and it is thought was later in
the harness business. Still later they
lived on farm in Minnesota, then
near Yankton, S. D., and then at Wood.
They returned only recently from an
extended trip thru the southern states
and in California.
Mr. Price is brother of the late A.