Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-10

Alva Gunnell returned Thursday
evening after spending the day in
Grants Pass.
Mrs. Mae Henry, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Crockett and family, and num-
Der of others from the Hugo district
out Of Grants Pass were up for the
celebration.
L. NJ. Mitchell and wife, Mrs. Mary
Leith, Miss Emma Haberman, Dan
Leith, Lester Darneille and party
were among the celebration visitors
from Murphy in the lower valley.
Z Henry Pargster of the Douglas
County Abstract Company of Rose
burg was one of the several score of
visitors from the Douglas county seat
who took in the celebration festivi-
ties.
A Ford car belonging to Earl Tumy
of Medford was stolen on the night
of the 4th in Ashland and was de-
serted and unchanged across the
river from Grants Pass. It is thought
that Grants Pass boys took the car
as an easy means of getting home.
The Hotel Medford placed a motor
bus in service between Medford and
Ashland for the benefit of their pa
irons during the roundup and may
leave it on through the summer
months when Ashland's parks and
attractions are magnet for the val
ley people.
Among the Beagle residents who
came up to help Ashland celebrate
were Walter Frank, Mrs. Lane wy
land and daughters, Frank and How
ard Mayfield, Ralph Russell, Fred
Fred Moore and Francis Springer and
families, Toney Ross and Miss Tennie
Drake.
T. c. Wilson of Salem was return
ing to Medford, where he was staying
during the roundup, and fell asleep.
Unluckily the car in which he was
riding, a stripped roadster, was
crowded and he was sitting on the
gas tank. The inevitable fall bruised
him but no serious injuries resulted
Medford Tribune: William Hum
phrey of the Mosquito Springs Mn
ing Company of Gold Ray is in Med.
ford this morning. He is bound fol
Ashland, where he will have con-
centrator constructed for the mine
As soon as this is in operation it Is
the plan of the company to put or
additional men and push develop.
ment work.
Gold Hill News: Mrs. Lanham
who was injured in an auto wreck
near Medford the afternoon of the
4th, is resting very nicely at hel
home in this city. She remained ovel
night at the home of friend IL
Medford, but was brought home Wed
nesday morning. Besides SUFFERING
with a dislocated spine, she has
broken rib and arm.
The Citizens Bank of Ashland re
Gently sold lots in the Homestead ad
dition to Ashland to L. j. Herr fol
$1,555.6O, according to the report o.
real estate transfers recorded at the
county seat. R. ]. Edwards also sole
a piece of land to w. H. Hurley for
remuneration of $4OO. Mollie Songel
sold two lots in Miners addition tc
Allen H. Conner for $3.50.
Hornbrook Leader: More thar
200 citizens went to Ashland to 'joir
in the big celebration in that city
And the day was joyously observed
in the Oregon city by mighty crowd
of 10000 or more people. 1t was
the most joyous celebration the writ.
er ever attended-the weather being
ideal, the people orderly and we'll
behaved. The parade was most cred
table, some of the floats being beau
tiful. The parade had four bands IN
line. decorated autos galore, mount
ed cowboys and cowgirls and repre-
sentatives of several Indian nations
Concerts by fine bands took place IN
Lithia Park morning and afternoon
on the Fourth. At the rodeo in the
afternoon $4,000 people sweltered IL
the sun uncomplainingly, watching
the cowboys and cowigrls do stunt!
in fancy roping, bull riding and bull
dogging and run in different rela!
races. At night the display of fire
works in the park was fine.