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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
More Realty Deals During March
Than During All of Last Year

Ashland real estate is moving.
While no big deals have been con-
summated, there is an encouraging
growth in the number of small deals
that augurs well for Ashland's flu
ture. During the past three weeks
there have been numbers of deals
made. Real estate men say that
many others are on the way. Ash
land does not want real estate boom
but wants steady, substantial in
crease. 1t is coming.
We have been unable to secure
data Of anywhere near all of the
minor deals of the past three weeks,
but few of the important ones fol-
low:
j. L. Corbett sold his place on Au-
burn street to Fred Moritz. This
property includes an eight-room
house.
A. W. Storey and w. N. Barber
have effected several real estate ex-
changes dealing with property in the
Granite street neighborhood.
Pearl A. Storm purchased a lot in
the Mathews addition from the F.
NJ. Bagley estate.
Henry Leavitt bought a lot from
NJ. NJ. Murray.
]. r. Wick purchased tract OF
land from the D. r. Mills estate.
Herbert Freeman bought a LOT
from William Hodgson.
Anna Bryant sold several lots to
Mollie Songer.
Mrs. c. S. Wing sold lot in the
Railroad addition to Mrs. Nancy Cum
tningham.
John Dill bought a fine place from
A. j. Smith.
Albert Whitney sold Elizabeth
Smith nice place near the city lin.
its.
Mrs. Martha e. Rapp sold heI
beautiful residence property on Oal
street to DR.. Fisher, Christian Sci
ence practitioner. The property ex
tends through with fronts on botf
Oak street and First avenue and has
two residences upon it. Mr.. Fisher
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
HOboes Spear Fish
In Bear Greek

The absence of a game warden in
this district has led to very bad
state of affairs along Bear creek.
There are several camps along the
creek where the hoboes Jungle up"
The tramps have been and are in the
habit of spearing fish from the creek.
No doubt great numbers of them
have been taken in this way, as it is
well known to local fishermen how
easy 1t is to spear the big fish which
congregate in the deep pools A stop
should be put to this practice The
local police in the cdurse of their
work of breaking up hobo camps have
run across several fish which were
speared. Police jurisdiction does not
extend over this lawbreaking, how
ever, and they were powerless to act.
Some action should be taken by the
game authorities.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
The Springs Project
Under Way

The springs surveys have been COM
pleted and the engineers are work
ing out the right-of-way maps. Mr..
Lamkin is securing rights-of-way as
fast as the plats are finished and is
meeting with much encouragement
and little opposition. Practical op-
Grafton on development at the springs
will likely be begun the latter part
of this week The ditch work will
not be commenced until the pipe ar
rives, which may be some three
weeks.
In the meantime plans are being
perfected by City Engineer Walker
for the park boulevard and likely
work will be begun on that some time
this week. Several teams and many
men will be put to work on first
street grade as soon as the plans are
ready. r. P. Cornelius will oversee
the work and hire the men. Just the
day work will start will be fully de-
termined by Wednesday 1t is the
purpose of the commission to fill in
the gap for the employment of labor
ing men. between now and the time
the pipe for the springs work begins.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
Dramatic Club to
Present Burlesque

The first of series of three enter
tainments to be given by the Ashland
Dramatic Club will take place in the
Vining Theatre on Monday, April 12.
The entertainment promises to be the
livest one put on for many moons.
Beautiful costumes, brilliant dia-
logue, catchy songs and artistic dane
ing and acting will place the produc-
tion on plane high above any ever
attempted here. The production is
to be burlesque on the Frisco fair
and is guaranteed to be entirely new
and scream from start to finish.
Local boosts will feature the even
ing's fun.
This will be the first of series OF
three entertainments put on by the
dramatic club. The other two will
follow on May 10 and June 10. The
affairs will be for the benefit of the
Civic Club Auxiliary and tickets for
the series of three entertainments
will be put on sale tomorrow at
Crowson's Rose Bros and Buffers.
The one price Of one dollar takes the
buyer to all three. The proceeds will
go toward fixing up the Auxiliary
club house.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
NIT. LaSSen at
It's Old Tricks

Mt. Lassen was at its old tricks
most Of last week and has now
brought the total number of its erup-
tions up to more than eighty. Train
men running in from the south re-
port being able to see the eruptions
from the railroad. On Saturday, the
goth, the mountain was enveloped in
a cloud of smoke during most of the
day.
II the old mountain keeps up it's
untoward actions it will prove to Do
good drawing card for the Shasta
route. Mt. Lassen. is featured in re-
cent Southern Pacific advertising.
On Friday the mountain threw out
a rock as big as a house which cut
a swath fifty feet wide through the
fifteen feet of snow which lies on
the mountain. The rock moved
down huge trees and created consid-
cradle havoc in its course down the
mountain side.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
Pioneer Passes
Quietly to Sleep

Albert G. Rockfellow, one of Ash
lands Oldest pioneers, passed away
Sunday evening at o'clock. Mr..
Rockfellow was in good health until
last Friday when he took to his bed.
The end came quietly and without
pain, the deceased passing off quietly
while asleep. He was SO years, s
months and 25 days old.
Mr.. Rockfellow was born in New
Trenton, Linn county, Indiana, and
came to Ashland in 1852. He was a
writer and poet of more than local
repute. He has been a familiar fig
ure on the streets of Ashland for
many years and is known and revered
by all of Ashland's prominent citi-
zens.
He leaves one son, Alfred Rockfel-
low, who came down from Seattle
Saturday. Mr.. Rockfellow is related
to several of the old families of Ash
land, among them being the Meyer,
Walker, Anderson and Wagner fami-
lies.
-
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from
the Methodist church.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
Local Merchants
Form Association

About fifty Ashland business men
gathered at Moose hall Friday night
to consider the organization of a
merchants association. A splendid
banquet was spread at which seventy
plates were filled. Secretary Messick
of the state association was present
to assist in the organization. He eX-
planned the purposes of and the work
ings of the organization and told of
the good work that had been accom-
plished in the different cities
throughout the state.
A large delegation of merchant
members OF the Medford association
was present and gave some interest
ing talks about the benefits to be de-
rived and were being derived by the
Medford organization.
After the banquet, the company
gathered in the Moose lodge room,
with Mr.. Brown of the Ashland Trad
ing Company presiding. and entered
into a discussion of the subject of
organization
A number of talks were made and
it was decided to organize, making
all business men of Ashland eligible
to membership, with monthly due
to bear expenses.
The organization was named 'The
Ashland Business Mans Association" ="
Mr.. Brown OF the Ashland Trading
Company was elected president; Mr..
Shinn OF Briggs & Shinn, first vice
president; Z. D. Minis of Minis &
Saunders, second vice-president;
Monte Briggs, secretary; Henry End
ers, treasurer. An assistant secre-
tary will be chosen by the directors
and will be the active and salaried
officer The following five directors
were then eletced: w. H. McNair,
A. L. Lamb, A. c. Nininger, ]. H.
MCGEE and Henry Provost. Commit
tee on constitution and bylaws
Messrs. Loomis, Orres and Seager
Membership committee, Messrs. Nc
-Nair, Minis, Nininger, shinn and
Crowson. ~
The next meeting will be held Fri
day evening April s, at Moose hall
The organization has two primary
objects: The elimination OF the
stamp and premium nuisance and the
proper credit rating of citizens.
The merchants association is NOT
an organization for the purpose oi
combining and regulating prices. II
is simply for the protection OF mem.
bers against advertising CRAFTS, cou.
pom premiums and bad accounts
These objects are all creditable
Such organizations have proven OF
vast good to merchants and citizens
in other cities and will no doubt sc
prove here.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

The Klamath Indian reservation
has been chosen for maneuver
grounds for the artillery of the coast
pending permission from the Depart
ment OF the Interior. About 1900
artillerymen from Oregon, Utah and
California will encamp there this
summer. 1t is thought that there is
a possibility OF the government choos-
ing the klamath country for maneu-
vering grounds for the whole of the
United States, in which case about
10000 men would drill there.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

The first frost of the season oc-
Cured last Wednesday evening and
found the orchardists mostly unpre-
pared. However, no damage was
done as far as has been ascertained,
as It is too early for danger to be-
great. Several OF the orchard men
lighted their smudge pots and a
heavy veil Of smoke hung over tho
lower valley Thursday morning.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
Must Control
Blight Now

wish to warn all orchardists that
now is the most critical time in our
campaign against the blight. With
the blossoming season upon us, the
danger from blight infection is in
creased to its maximum. One piece
of holdover blight may cause thou
sands of infections and may ruin en-
tire crops.
II we would keep the blight under
control 1t behooves us all to do our
utmost to cut out all infections and
burn all infected wood Immediately.
Get busy now. A. G.. ALLEN,
District horticultural Commissioner.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
Large Crowd Sees
New Playhouse

About seven hundred people at
tended the opening of the new Lyric
Theatre last Thursday evening. The
building had been completely remod-
eled and bore no resemblance to the
dingy old Star. An addition of twen-
ty-five feet on the rear and the drop
ping of the floor make q spacious
theatre. The ceiling is beamed and
the whole inside is most artistically
decorated. The beams and wood
work are mahogany finish and the
walls and ceiling are done in tan and
cream with green border. The in
direct lighting system is used alto
gether. Several lights are hung from
the ceiling and green bracket lights
adorn the walls. New and comfort
able opera chairs lend greatly to the
comfort OF an evening spent in the
new playhouse.
A first-class seven-piece orchestra
dispensed music during the course of
the evening and was highly appreci-
ated by the crowd. While the man
agement promises that the pictures
will be still clearer when proper ad-
justments have been made, the pa
irons found no fault to find and com
plimented Mr.. Lawrence highly on
the class OF pictures which were
shown. Altogether the evening was
a most auspicious opening for the
new picture house and the Lyric is
sure to have good patronage.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

1t will be noted that the washing
test does not very materially change
the chemical composition, as will be
seen by a comparison of the two an
alyses. While the first analysis
showed a chemical composition ap-
proXimating raw kaolin, the washing
test shows that the material is not
kaolin, but a feldspar, probably
orthoclase.
You will note that in washing prao-
tically so per cent of the material
was rejected, and the analysis made
on the balance being almost the same
as the former analysis This shows
that the portion rejected was of the
same composition as the washed por-
ton
Feldspars have an important use
in pottery work.
Yours very truly,
SMITH, EMERY & CO.,
Chemists and Chemical Engineers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
Discusses New
Prohibition Law

Attorney-General Brown addressed
mass meeting at Salem recently and
the following article contains a part
of the speech which explained the
provisions of the new prohibition law.
1t is the first general construction
of the measure by high state off
cial, and the one which will guide
the authorities in its enforcement un-
til various phases of it are passed on
by the courts, which they probably
will be called upon to do after it be-
comes operative next year.
Mr.. Brown explained that because
of his official duties the number of
addresses ne would deliver upon the
law would be limited, but r. P. Hut
ton of the Oregon Anti-Saloon League
will urge the attorney-general to
speak in at least one town in each
county.
II will not undertake to discuss
the question as to whether a better
law could or could not have been
DEVISED" said Mr.. Brown, but
shall content myself by taking the
act as | find it and explain and apply
it as it is written. l shall summar-
ize the most important crimes defined
by the act:
1T shall be a crime to sell intoxi-
eating liquors from and after Janu-
airy 1, 1916.
1t shall be crime for any phar-
macist to sell any ethyl alcohol until
he has filled in and read a prescribed
affidavit to the purchaser and the
same has been signed and sworn to.
1T shall be a crime for pharmacists
to sell more than two quarts of aIco-
hol to one person in a period of four
weeks, except such alcohol be sold to
public -or charitable hospitals for
medical purposes.
= The. act provides that any regu-
larly licensed physician in good
standing in his profession, and fol-
lowingthe practice of medicine, may
administer intoxicating liquors to pa
tients when the same is actually nee
essary as a medicine in the treatment
of any disease.
1T shall be crime for any per-
son to solicit orders, for the sale OF
liquor. 49,.
ut shall be a crime to advertise
liquors for sale.
1T shall be crime for any per-
son, by himself or by association with
others, to aid or abet in keeping any
locker room, club room or similar
place in which Intoxicating liquor is
received, or kept for the purpose OF
use, gift, barter or sale as a beverage,
or for distribution.
at shall he a crime for any person
to carry intoxicating liquor to any
dance hall, or any public gathering,
or have intoxicating liquor in his pos
session at such place.
IL SHdll We crime LOT any COHl-
mon carrier or agent of such COM
mon carrier to deliver intoxicating
liquor to any person until the pre-
scribed affidavit is made.
at shall be crime for any person
or family within the state to receive
from any common carrier more than
two quarts OF spirituous or vinous
liquors, or more than twenty-four
quarts of malt liquors, within a per-
iod of four successive weeks"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

The driver OF Goods steamer has
informed the Tidings that the ac-
count OF the recent smash-up in the
Park garage was sadly out of line
with the facts. It seems that Trask
had started out of the garage behind
another car and that Grisez had sup
posed that there was no car follow
ing and started in. The steamer
picks up quickly and was on top Of
the little car before either one knew
the other was there. All concerned
say that the affair was merely an un-
avoidable accident.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
''KaOlin" Deposit
Is Feldspar

Samples of the so-called kaolin de-
positsf which are located near the
Dead Indian road about fourteen
miles from Ashland were sent to
Smith, Emery & Co. at San Francisco
for analysis recently. The material
which Ashlanders have always con-
sidered to be kaolin is found to be
feldspar, which is valuable material
used in pottery work,
Investigation of this deposit has
been made by d. NJ. Brewer and 9TH
ers of this vicinity with a view of
turning the deposits to a commercial
use. The analysis and report of the
Smith-Emery people is as follows:
ANALYSIS.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

There is large number of acres
of land open to homesteading in
southern Oregon, according to the
Roseburg land office. Information
regarding this land and lists of ap-
proximate acreage may be had by
writing to the United States Land
Office at Roseburg, Ore.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
County Court to
Improve Exhibit

In recent interview for the Med
ford Mail Tribune County Commits.
sioner Madden outlined the county
courts plans for improving the jack
son county exhibit at the exposition
as follows:
1--WE have appointed a committee
composed of H. w. Bingham, Bert
Anderson and F. w. Streets to secure
pictures, by loans or otherwise, of
orchards, orchard homes, highway
scenes, Medford and Ashland and
Rogue River Valley scenes, also any
other articles, such as produce, min
erals, fruit, ETC., that will interest the
public in the Rogue River Valley.
eve have named Edgar Hafer and
Frank Owens as committee to Sc
cure sample slabs of our fir, pine and
other varieties of native timber, one
side dressed and finished, one left
rough with the bark, to make dis
play of our timber resources
we nave HdIltu /,
Evan Reames, Bill Isaacs and r. w.
Ewing to produce sporting exhibit
that will attract attention to the
hunting and fishing resources of
Jackson county.
1--WE have arranged with A. c.
Allen to get UP a moving picture
reel, telling the story of the Rogue
River Valley and Crater Lake The
county court appropriated 5000 to
cover the expenses of the same, and
he is donating his services and ma
chinery free of charge. In these
movies all phases of our domestic life
will be featured, as we'll as the his
tory of the valley and moving pan
Dramas of our beautiful scenery, as
well as the legend of Crater Lake.
1--WE have arranged with State
Game Warden Finley to secure du-
plicates of his reels, showing steel
head fishing in the Rogue by local
anglers.
1--WE have instructed Mr.. Lowe
to rearrange his product exhibit
which is at present along lines Of too
many others to attract the attention
it merits. A few good pictures will
be added, better containers and a
more artistic arrangement.
1--WE have ordered 5000 unique
booklets in the shape of pear, print
ed for distribution, which will be kept
where the larger booklets are never
looked at
1--WE have authorized the framing
of the Crater Lake pictures and
paintings loaned by Mr. Kiser and
authorized Leonard Carpenter, who is
at the fair, and has volunteered his
services, to look after these special
features and cooperate with Mr.
Frohbach in the installation and
placing of them. Mr.. Frohbach will
remain in charge of all exhibits, as
he is doing as we'll as his resources
permit.
I'VE are securing the valley for
fruit and ask the cooperation of the
general public in furnishing anything
that can be displayed to advantage"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
A Few More Days
Of Fair Contest

Sixty-four thousand people is the
average daily attendance at the San
Francisco exposition. Every brilliant
in the Tower OF Jewels will glitter
a welcome to the fortunate and per-
severing Ashland young lady who
leads the list in the exposition con-
test next week. Only few days left.
The contest standings to date are as
follows:
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

The Commercial Club requests the
names and addresses of parties who
are considering coming to the coast
this summer. We wish to send them
literature and give them a good, con-
ception Of Oregon. TAFT
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

Spray pumps, both in hand and
power; spray hose, spray rods and
All kinds of garden tools,
and everything in the implement line,
at Piel's implement house. S5-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

Edison Thacker has opened ba-
mana store in the building next to
Patty's second hand store and is sell
ing at surprisingly low prices. Stop
in and get bunch. Mr.. Thacker will
be in Ashland from time to time as
he receives new shipments of fruit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

Hear the cruclfixion at armory.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-19
A QUICK, SAFE RELIEF
FOR INDIGESTION

II the Pepsin pills, Sodanint tab
lets or other digestive aids you
have been taking seem to have lost
their force and it now takes two or
three to give you the relief you
got. at first from one, it's time you
changed to new remedy. that
works on different principle.
When your stomach gets in such
shape an effective and quick acting
remedy is found In Mi-o-na Stom-
ach Tablets made from scientific
yet radically different formula from
the usual digestive aid. Mi-o-na
not only gives prompt relief from
sour, gassy stomach and the full,
heavy, lumpy feeling that comes
after eating but vitalizes the whole
sluggish digestive and intestinal
machinery and makes your stomach
fit to do it's own digesting in
healthy, normal, painless way.
Lee G Osgood Co. and leading
druggists everywhere sell Mi-o-na
on a positive guarantee of satisfac-
ton or money back, and stomach
sufferers everywhere should prove
its merit on this basis.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-19

By mortality reports received there
were 1870 deaths during the month of
April. This was 81 less than in
March and 70 more than in April of
last year, and 166 more than the av-
erage number of deaths during April
for the five years years preceding.
The death rate expressed as an an
nua1 rate of 1000 estimated popula-
ton was 1862 for the large towns, for
the small towns 141, and for the whole
state including state institutions 1917
The deaths from infectious diseases
were 229. being 1873 per cent. of the
total mortality.
Figures concerning births, marriages
deaths and causes of death in East
ern Connecticut towns for the month
follow:
Living births, Norwich: So; New
London 4S: Groton II; Stonington Is;
Killingly 20: Plainfeld 9; Putnam 10;
Windham "a.
Marriages: Norwich 5; New London
S; Stonington 4; Groton 8! Putnam 8;
Windham 6.
Total deaths: Norwich So; New
London SO; Groton 10; Stonington 9;
Killingly It: PIainf1eld 10; Putnam IS;
Windham "a. Death rate: Norwich
210; New London 1911; GrotoE 22.9;
Stonington lib; Kilingly 81 Plain
field 144: Putnam 1913; Windham 1870
Deaths under 1 year: Norwich 9;
O. L.
8; Kiilingly 3; Plainfield 4; Putnam
1; Windham 1.
Death l to years: Norwich 4;
New. London 8; Groton I: Killingly 1;
Putnam 1; Windham 1.
Deaths due to measles: Norwich 1.
To grip: Norwich 4; Groton 1; Kill
lingly 2; Putnam 8. To whooping
cough: Stonington To erysipelis:
Norwich 1. To diarrhea under 5:
Plainf1eld 1. To tuberculosis of
lungs: Norwich 4; New London 1;
Groton 1; Stonington 1: Windham /.
To other forms of tuberculosis: Nor
witch 1. To lobar and broncfo pneumo-
mia: Norwich IL; New London 7;
Groton 1; Stonington 1; Killingly 2;
Plainfield 8; Putnam 1; Windham 5.
To bronchitis: Norwich 8; Killingly
I: Windham 1. To cancer: Norwich
2; Windham 1. To accidents and vi
olence: Norwich 2; New London 3;
Killingly Q; Putnam 1; Windham 1.
To all other diseases: Norwich rs;
New London 81; Groton 8.
Cases of infectious diseases re-
ported by health officers in Eastern
Connecticut towns follow:
Measles: Brooklyn 3; Groswild 1;
Lebanon 8; Ledyard L; New London 8;
North Stonington 2 Norwich 8; Pres
ton 8; Putnam (city) 1; Stonington
Z: Waterford L; Willimantic (city) 2;
Woodstock g.
Scarlet fever: Colchester Gown
1; Colchester (borough) .; Coventry
2; New London /: Norwich (city)
8; P1ainfeld 1; Putnam 3; Salem 2;
Stonington 1; Willimantic City 1.
Diphtheria and Group: Groton 1;
Jewett City 1; Lebanon I: New Lon
don 1; Norwich 1; Pomfret 1; Put
nam 8; Willimantic 2.
Whooping cough: New London 4;
North Stonfngton 2.
Typhoid fever: Danielson (borough)
1; Groton 1; Putnam (city) 3; Will
mantle (city) 1.
tuberculosis: Canterbury 1; Chap
lin 1; Danielson Cborough) 1; Killing
" 2; New London /; Norwich (city)
8: Putnam (city) 1; Stonington 1;
Waterford 1.