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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Council Seeking
New Dam Site

Last spring City Engineer Walker,
while in the canyon, noticed a good
site for building a dam and later
mentioned 1t to Mayor Johnson, who
has had in mind for some time the
matter of making some provision to
augment the city water supply by
building a storage reservoir to tide
over the dryest part of the season
when the water is at the lowest stage
along the latter part of August or
early in September before the rains
start.
Other business, celebrations and
such matters have kept the council
pretty busy all summer, so the en-
gineer's report has never yet been
made. However, it will be ready and
will be submitted to the council at
their next regular meeting a week
from Tuesday.
This season there has been plenty
of water both for domestic use and
irrigation. In fact, there is every
season If people will not waste it,
though sometimes near the close of
summer it has been advisable to re-
strict irrigation to certain hours of
the day. The matter of providing
storage facilities is largely measure
looking to future needs when the
city becomes much larger than 1t is
now. At present the city supply
comes from the natural flow of the
creek only. There is enough water
in the creek with the winter and
spring supply to furnish a city prob
ably ten times as large as Ashland is
at present. Consequently 1t seems
the part of wisdom to look ahead
and plan adequate storage reservoirs
to catch the flow of water during the
wet season so 1t can be available for
use when needed, both for the city
water system and the electric light
plant. To this end the city en-
gineer's report is desired.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Drag in Deer
By the Horns

Leaving here fresh and ambitious,
Saturday noon, Cliff jenkins and
Charley Hast dragged wearily back
into town Sunday evening after trav-
cling what Cliff alleges was dis
tance of AIS miles. Weary as they
we're, they returned triumphant, for
between them there swung a fine
buck. They secured the buck up
somewhere in the vicinity of Panther
butte along early Sunday morning.
The buck was a monster and the job
of dragging him over into the Ash
land canyon and down to Longs
cabin took until A o'clock In the af-
ternoon. Just how big the buck was
can be gussed from the fact that af-
ter dragging him for miles there still
remained three points on one side
and five on the other. Cliff says he
wouldn't do the same stunt again for
all the venison in the world.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Water on Live Wire
Injuries Woman

Several days ago an Ashland wom-
an, whose name could not be OBJ
tanned, discovered live electric wire
down and burning a tree. In her
effort to extinguish the blaze she
thfeyI a bucket of water on the wire,
The electric current passed through
the water and entered the woman's
body. The results we're not as seri-
GUS as they might have been, but
City Electrician Strickland states that
it is a great wonder the woman was
not badly injured. Mr.. Strickland
wishes to improve this opportunity
to caution all people always to keep
away from electric wires, for contact
with them, directly or indirectly, may
mean death.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11

For the hearty operation to pop
ularize Lithia park during this last
summer and for the magnificent at
tendance at the Springs Dedication
Celebration, Ashland is under obliga-
tion to send a large delegation to the
County Fair at Medford on Ashland
day, Friday, September Is.
The Commercial Club has appoint
ed the following committee to make
all necessary arrangements: A. e.
Nininger, Frank Shinn, c. B. Lam
kin and H. o. Frohbach. The com.
mittee met last Saturday and respect
fully ask each and every auto owner
in Ashland and vicinity to take his
family to the fair on that day.
Should the capacity of your auto be
larger than necessary for your fam
lily, then see to it that you take your
neighbors, but be sure to take a full
load.
A special effort is being made this
year to have an exceptionally good
fair and the arrangements there are
somewhat different than in former
years. The agricultural, horticultur-
al and stock displays are as usual at
the fair grounds, but the fancy work
and other displays of ladies are To-
Gated in one of the empty store build
ings in the city proper. Entertain
ments and exhibit of gowns on live
models will take place there, and In
order that the citizens of Ashland
may have an opportunity to see these,
a special train has been arranged for
to leave Ashland from the old motor
depot at ! p. m. and on return leave
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Billings Statement
On Road Matter

In an interview with Mr.. G. F. Bill
lings this forenoon he made the fol-
lowing statements to a Tidings re-
porter relative to the situation on
the proposed change in the Pacific
Highway near his place, where 1t is
desired to eliminate the grade cross
ing over the railroad:
THE situation is simply this. That
Billings and Billings made PROPOSE
tion to the county commissioners and
the city of Ashland about July 10,
1915, agreeing to let them have a
right -of-way for the Wright's creek
route on very liberal terms. One
condition was that the farm crossing
known as the Myer crossing should
be vacated and a similar crossing
granted at the place where the pres
ent highway passes over the railroad
track (the old road was to be va
Gated.
1T seems that in taking up the
matter OF an underground crossing
with the railroad company the county
officials neglected to include the mat
ter of the private crossing with the
other matters to be considered be-
tween the county and the railroad
company The railroad company
passed upon the matters which were
brought to its attention, and when it
was discovered that the private cross
ing matter had been overlooked it was
taken up with the company, who sent
down a contract for a private farm
crossing which seems to have been
made wholly in the interest of the
railroad company and ignoring the
rights of the party needing the cross
ing. Even the high officials of the
county are not at all surprised that
the company's crossing proposal was
not accepted.
There seems to be no good reason
why 1t is not as well for the COM
pany to grant as liberal a crossing as
the one which would be surren-
dered."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
A County Fair
For Everybody

The Jackson County Fair at Med
ford this week is for everybody. 1t
begins on Wednesday, and anyone
who can not find place for himself
or something to enjoy must be a lit
tie out of tune or hard to please. If
he raises anything he can find a
place fo.' it at the fair, whether 1t
walks on two legs or four, or crawls
over the ground like a pumpkin vine
or on a trellis with the grapes and
berries. Or, if it doesn't navigate
at all except up through the moist
earth toward the blue sky to bear a
pod of beans, juicy tomato, a sun
flower or a rose; of it 1t is plucked
from the bough of some beautiful
green tree, like ruddy checked ap-
pie or a golden pear, to sweeten the
tongue of the lover of good things to
eat; or If it dwells among the lowli-
est with the cabbage heads and the
dead beets, still there is a place for
it at the fair, and If it has been
properly raised and cared for it may
draw a prize for the lucky owner.
If a person has nothing to take
but his own poor self it may pay him
to go. He might see or hear some
thing that would do him good. He
might learn something new. He
might find out a better way to plant
row of peas, build hen coop or
feed a COW. The possibilities are
great for the man who goes with a
purpose and it is doubtful if even
the aimless and purposeless could
find a better place in which to spend
their time.
The boys and girls will have a
high old time anyway, this is sure.
They know a good thing when they
see it, they want to win out at every
thing they undertake, and they want
to undertake everything that holds
promise of enjoyment. They should
be encouraged to go and engage in
the activities planned for them. In
fact. take it all in all, everybody
should go, have good and profita-
BILE time and return home better
equipped to buckle down for another
strenuous, happy and profitable year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
REUNION.

8 Chautauqua park is full OF 9
o tents and over two hundred Q
o veterans from all over southern 9
@ Oregon are gathered in Ashland .
o for the annual reunion of the 9
o old soldiers and sailors of south 9
@ ern Oregon. The convention 2
o will be formally opened at the 9
o armory tonight by the Ashland 9
o band, who will play patriotic Sc 9
O lections, following which the g
o Coast Artillery Company will 9
o give an exhibition drill, an in 9
o formal reception will be held Q
o and other features. 9
o o o o Q 8 o 8 8 Q o o o q o
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Harold Merrill
Makes Glee Club

Harold Merrill, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. r. Merrill of this city, has won
signal honors at the University Of
California, where he started this fall
as a freshman. Harold has been
chosen for the university glee club
and will take his place in the bass
section. For a freshman to win a
place on the glee club is considered a
marked indication of more than usual
ability. Mr.. Merrill graduated from
high school here in 1914 and sang
bass in the high school quartet. He
was also a prominent football man.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Third Oregon To Be
Mustered Out Soon

Late advices from Washington
state that the third oregon regiment
will be mustered out as soon as prac-
ticable and returned to the status Of
national guard troops. The troops
are now at the mobilization camp at
Clackamas, having recently returned
from near the Mexican border. The
officers in command at the camp
have set October 1 as the tentative
date on which to muster out the first
company under the orders of Septem-
ber from the war department.
Mastering out will be about as
much of a task as mastering in.
Each member must sign the roll and
pass a physical inspection. The indi-
vidual records of each man will be
made out in duplicate and the copies
that 20 to the federal mastering Of
ficer have to be signed twice by
him-really signed, not ruDper
stamped, according to report.
Under the new orders the follow
ing regiments are designated for
mastering out: Second and seventy
first New York, first and fourth New
Jersey, fourth Maryland, first and
second Illinois, first and third Mis-
souri,, fifth California, third Oregon,
second Washington and first Louisi-
ana. All are infantry regiments.
The order involves about $4,000
troops. When mustered out they
will go to their homes unless re-
ouired by the governors of the states,
under whose commands they will
then be, to stay modified for any
reason.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Ashland'S Parks
Well Described

Following are extracts from a let
ter published in the Daily Gazette
Times of Corvallis. The letter was
written to the paper by Mr.. N. r.
Moore, who spent several days here
gathering data. The letter is long,
so is not published in full. Follow
ing this letter was another in the
next issue of the Corvallis paper
drawing lessons from Ashland's
achievement and suggesting ways in
which Corvallis might benefit from
them:
"Gazette-Times: In recent editor
ial comment about what Corvallis
might do to make this city of special
interest to touring autoists, reference
was made to the preparedness OF
Ashland in this respect. / wonder
how many, other than the very few
Corvallis autoists who have partaken
OF the Ashland hospitality, know just
what the altogether charming and
progressive city at the base of the
Siskiyous has done to induce auto
parties to tarry a while, spend few
dollars perhaps, and take away with
them a splendid impression Of the
opportunities and attractions that
city has to offer.
For those who do not know, let
me cite the fact that less than two
years ago Ashland bonded for $175,-
900 for the development of lithia
springs there. Elsewhere over the
United States and in foreign coun-
tries medicinal springs have attract
ed not only the dyspeptics and gam
blers, but capitalists as we'll with
the result that great hotels have ris-
en- and small towns have grown into
large communities and waXed fat on
the coin of those who will travel far
and spend generously in their effort
to patch up worn-out tummies, dried
up livers, gangrened kidneys and
paralyzed gizzards. Hot Springs,
Arkansas, French Lick, Indiana,
Carlsbad and Wiesbaden, etc, are
instances.
II wish / might give the details of
the wonderful park that has been
developed about these two lithia
springs, but suffice 1t to say that one
block from the heart Of the business
section, along dashing, bounding, bill
lowy Ashland creek, Nature provided
a parksite that Chicago or New York
or Philadelphia would give a million
dollars to possess. Ashland took
eighty acres of this that lies adjoin-
ing the national reserve leading up
to snow-crowned Ashland peak, and
is spending most of that $175, 900
thereon. Given such site, hun
dred thousand dollars will do much,
and working under plans provided
by MacLaren, landscapist for Golden
Gate park and the Panama-Pacific
exposition, one of that famous art
lists best men seems to be giving
the Ashlanders full value for their
money.
THE point I want to get to is that
part of the wonderful park devoted
to autoists. In getting to Lithia
park the stroller passes from the
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Ashland Day at County Fair,
MedfOrd, Friday, Sept. 18th

Medford at $3.50 or 10 p. m. The
train from Ashland will go direct to
the fair grounds, thereby saving auto
hire from the city to the grounds.
The train at night will leave the de-
pot at Medford. The Southern Pa
cific has made a rate of one and a
third fare (55 cents) for the round
trip for adults and half of that for
children under II years of age. The
school board have under advisement
the matter of allowing any of the
pupils to be excused where the par
ents desire them to attend the fair
on that day.
The closing of the stores on Friday
afternoon will be considered by the
Business Mems Association at their
meeting tonight. The Ashland band
in full uniform may be there. This
however, is dependent upon the ac-
tion of the Business Mems Associa-
tion tonight Badges for all are be.
ing provided and every auto should
display an Ashland pennant. Every
one should arrange their affairs SC
that Ashland day at the fair will
have big attendance and apprecia.
tion be shown to Medford for what
she has done for Ashland in the past
o o Q o o o o o o 9 o @ o o o 9
o School will be dismissed Fri
o day noon this week in time for
o the school children to make 9
o train connections for Medford g
o for the County Fair. 9
o Q 0 o o o o o o 8 o 8 . o o 9
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Revenue Stamps No
Longer Required

The recent law passed by congress
authorizing the discontinuance of the
use of revenue stamps is now in eff
feet. The local offices of Wells,
Fargo G. Co. and both the telegraph
companies received notice Friday
night that, beginning Saturday, the
use of revenue stamps would no long
er be required. The local banks re-
ceived letters this morning to the
same effect, so that notes and legal
conveyances pass muster now without
stamps.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Rogue Fishermen
Have Good Year

Mail Tribune. 1T has been a
prosperous year for the fishermen at
the mouth of Rogue river" states
George Putnam, who has returned
from a trip to Gold Beach and We'd
derburn. "The Macleary cannery
has packed 5000 and the Seaborg
cannery 5000 cases bf salmon. The
pack is not yet compete and indica-
tions promise the largest pack since
the days when Hume operated the
cannery, when the pack used to
reach $4,000 cases.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
John S. Herrin Dies
Pioneer Of 1853

John S. Herrin, for nearly sixty
three years a resident of Jackson
county, died at his home at 34S
North Main street In Ashland, Ore,
at 10 o'clock a. m. on Friday, Sep
tember s, 1916. His age was SO
years, months and 22 days.
The funeral was held from his
home on Sunday, September 10. at
O'Clock p. m. Rev. H. A. Carna-
han, D. D., pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, conducted the cere-
mony and gave review of the life
and efforts Of Mr.. Herrin. This is
published verbatim elsewhere in the
Tidings today. The music was fur
nished by Earl RasOr, who sang two
beautiful hymns my Father Knows"
and Somewhere. A large gather
ing of friends and neighbors and
pioneers of southern Oregon gath
cred to pay their tribute of respect.
The floral offerings were beautiful.
All his sons, most of whom have
been at his bedside during his final
illness, were present as well as other
relatives of the deceased. From out
of town, besides Mr.. Herrins sons
at the funeral, were his grandchil-
dren, William Herrin, Jr., and sister,
Kate Herrin of San Francisco, and
Richard Dixon of Eugene. A. G.
Dixon of Eugene, son-in-law of Mr..
Herrin, was also present.
The pallbearers were C. H. VaupeI,
c. w. Minis, w. H. Penter, T. H.
Simpson, Louis Schwein and ]. r.
Wick. Interment was in Hargadine
cemetery.
Following is a brief review of the
life of Mr.. Herrin
John S. Herrin was born on a
farm near Providence, Ky, on No
vember Is, 1927. On March 10.
1853, he was married to Nancy c.
Walker, who died at San Francisco
September 25, 1891, while there in
search of medical aid, and was bur-
led few days later at Ashland, Ore.
Soon after being married Mr.. Her.
! rim and his bride left for Oregon and
reached the Rogue River Valley I'm
the fall of 1853. They came by emf
grant train through what Is now
klamath county and crossed the
sunken natural stone arch used as
a bridge at the head of Tule lake.
The first ranch they saw in this val
ley was the Barron place in the head
of the valley above Ashland
Mr.. Herrin, upon arrival, took uD
donation land claim near Med
ford's present location and farmed
there until along in the eighties,
when he moved to Ashland to schoot
his children. North of Ashland
across Bear creek he bought 1900
acres of land and went into the sheep
business, which he has followed ac-
lively until very recent years, when
he arranged a partnership with his
youngest son, who is now conducting
the business.
Mr.. Herrin was a man Of large
build, very robust and in excellent
health during the greater part of his
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Prohibition Speaker
In Ashland

The advance man, Curtis P. Coe,
who will arrange for the special
train which will arrive next Satur-
day at p. m. bearing Hanly and
Landrith, prohibition nominees for
president and vice-president of the
United States, will speak at the
Christian church Tuesday evening at
1880. Everybody is invited. Curtis
P. Coe is president of McMinnville
College and is said to be a good
speaker.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Farm Loan Board
Members in Ashland

Three members of the Federal
Farm Loan Board George w. Nor
ris, farm loan commissioner; Her
bert Quick, writer, and w. S. A.
Smith, agricultural organizer, reach
ed Ashland about / a. m. Friday ia
automobiles from Medford. Chas. e.
Lobdell, banker-farme of the party,
left last night for Kansas, where
he will rejoin his associates. Secre-
tary McAdoo will join the party at
Denver, having changed his route on
account of his wife's sickness.
The thSee members spent a few
minutes at the Ashland station in
talking with citizens and giving out
information about the plans Of the
board. They are now on trip OF
inspection to determine the best
places in which to locate the Federal
Farm Loan Banks, of which there
will be twelve. These are entirely
independent of the Federal Reserve
Banks and will be located irrespec-
tive of commercial centers, the situa-
tion of each bank to be selected al
together with reference to farm loan
needs. The transactions of these
banks will be largely in the nature
of a mail order business and matter
of location is not important. It is
expected that the locations will be
decided upon sometime in December
and that the banks will be in opera
ton before spring, Mr.. Smith states
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Stores Will
Probably Close

The Commercial Club committee in
charge of arrangements for Ashland
land day at the County Fair next
friday state that there is an immi-
nent probability of the stores of the
city closing Friday afternoon for the
Ashland day part in the fair. Prac-
tically all of the merchants who have
been interviewed have expressed their
willingness to close, and indications
are for a record-breaking crowd from
Ashland to Medford Friday.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Watt Buys Out
LoWery Shares

Dave Watt of Butte, Mont, who
has been spending the summer in
Ashland, has bought out Mr.. Low
ery's share in the Hungry creek
claims owned by Messrs. Lowery,
Watt and Dave Good. Mr.. Lowery
has returned to Butte, Mont. The
Montana men are both greatly
pleasd with Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11
Congress Adjourned
Sept. 9th, 10 A. M.

Congress adjourned at 10 a. m
September after a session lasting
about nine months, during which
time appropriations were made to the
extent of over one and one-half bill
lion dollars. In many respects this
has been a record breaking session
Over seventeen thousand bills were
introduced, of which 252 became
laws, and, in addition, about thirty
public resolutions and $50 bills.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11

Paulserud & Barrett have received
the fall lines of fabrics for mems and
ladies' suits. Drop in and see them.
II
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11

Astoria FIGURING mills have in-
creased their output to 1900 barrels
daily.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11

Phone news items to the Tidings,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11

Phone job orders to the TidingS.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-11

Continued on Page Four,)
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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
For proud flesh use Hanford's Bal
san OF Myrrh. Adv.
FLAG for Old Vineennes.

The city council OF Vincennes. Ind.
is considering the adoption OF a flag
for V%incenncs to DO used as the city's
official emblem during the coming In.
diana centennial celebration. says the
Indianapolis News.
The suggested design is intended to
set forth the British rule OF Vincenneo
by IN old English red w" in the blue
center and the French control by a
white Gerr.de.lis, which was the ma.
tional emblem OF France during the
time this territory was under the
Wrench government.
Radiating from the center there are
is white stripes, indicating that In
diana was the 18th state admitted to
the Union. There also arc As small
white stripes, indicating tho number
OF states now In the Union.