Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-18

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A. M. Beaver OF Ashland was a
business visitor in Roseburg Thurs
day last.
An all-wool blue serge suit of
clothes for SIS, all sizes, at Mitchell
& Whittle's.
Mrs. Holly of this city visited Mes
danes Hosmer and Farmer at Rogue
River last week.
Miss Bessie Crowson left Monday |
for Roselawn, Cal, where she will
visit her aunt, Mrs. Charles T. Jones.
Word comes from Dunsmuir Of the
birth of a boy to Mr.. and Mrs II. B.
Wilson, who are well known in Ash
land.
Kenneth McWilliams has secured
the Ashland agency for the Dodge
car under the Bernard Motar Car
Company Of Medford.
Eugene dedicated a new Oregon
National Guard armory, said to be
the most completely equipped in the
state, last Saturday Governor
Withycombe and other state officials
we're present.
John Connor, former manager OF
the Hotel Oregon, who now resides
in Oakland, arrived Sunday in his
automobile and will return tomor-
row. Mr.. Arlington of Oakland ac-
companies him.
The market day held by the pupils
of the East Side school last Saturday
was quite a success. A goodly
amount of cash was realized, part OF
which goes to the producers and part
toward school activities.
Word comes from Yreka that the
Chamber of Commerce has adopted a
resolution petitioning the trustees OF
the Yreka grammar school district
to call an election and bond the dis
trict for a new, modern and up-to-
date school building.
Mrs. C. A. Malone visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Davis in Medford the last
of the week. Mr.. Malone went down
Friday evening and attended the
Ruth st. Denis performance in COM
pany with his wife and her host and
hostess.
Among the Grants Pass football
fans who attended the game here Sat
urday were c. E. Brown, Kenneth
Williams, Jay Fry, James Moore,
Morris Bocock, and an automobile
party consisting of Mrs. Clemens,
daughter Katherine and party of
! friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Peachey
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spent the weekend in the city. They
are located at Ruch, where Mr..
Peachey is teaching. Mrs. Peachey
was formerly Miss Gwendolyn Scott
and came to Ashland primarily to
bid farewell to her sister, Miss Ruth,
who left Sunday for Dunsmuir.
In the neighborhood of 1000 head
of hogs are held by ranchers in the
valley for sale with no market, ex-
cept for those suitable for lard and
bacon purposes. The market is eX-
pected to brighten by the first of the
month. Heretofore the fall buying
of pork has been brisk in Portland
markets.
As far as southern Oregon authori-
ties are concerned, John Austin
Hooper, the gentleman desperate
who escaped from the Josephine
county Jail two months ago, has dis
appeared from the face of the earth.
From the time he left Rogue River
three hours after his escape not a
trace has been found OF him.
Harry Moran, who has managed
the Royal Cafe Of late, departed last
Wednesday morning without giving
due notice to the newspapers or 9TH
er interested parties, OF his going.
He will be greatly missed, not be-
cause of the high grade meals which
were served at his grub dispensary,
but for mundane reasons of pecun-
iary nature.
Arthur NJ. Geary, a native son of
Jackson county who has been en-
gagged in the wholesale fruit business
in New York and other parts of the
east for several years, delivered an
address on THE Abuse of the Public
Auctions" at Medford Saturday after
noon. The meeting was we'll attend
ed and appreciated by the valley fruit
growers.
johnson the jeweler for fine watch
work. 97-tf
In an effort to keep Father
Schooner, noted Oregon plant wizard
in this state, the Portland Chamber
of Commerce called for popular
subscription of $500, more than half