Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-01-06


some time here installing new equip
ment in the Western Union office, is
now on a job in Walla Walla, Wash.
His wife is at present in Ashland.
Mrs. Elizabeth E. Lindsay, a for
mer Ashlander, died at Lake Port,
Cal, on December 27 at the age of
n years, II months and days. Her
many Ashland friends will be sorry to
learn of her passing.
Mccall patterns are most stylish
and simple to use. Sold by Ashland
Trading Company. 1t
Mrs. Lena Abbott Horton, former
Ashland girl is here to spend the
holidays with her son Lynn, who is
attending school here this winter
The Horizons home is on a stock
ranch at Hildebrand, Ore.
Undertaken Stock was called to
Central Point Sunday to conduct the
funeral of John Downing, who died
recently. The deceased was broth
er of James and Thomas Downing,
former residents here.
Harry Bates, who was home from
MADEIRA, CAL, to spend the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. F.
Bates, returned to his California
work Sunday. He is employed as
telegraph operator.
Ladies and gents shoes shined'
Hotel Oregon. 1t
The Misses Margaret and Esther
Fell OF Eugene, who were visiting at
Trinity church rectory as guests OF
Rev. and Mrs. P. X. Hammond, have
returned to Eugene. They reported
having a delightful time while here.
J. S. Wilson returned Tuesday
from an extended visit in Stockton,
Cal, where he went some months ago
to look after business matters.
Mrs. Earnest Hicks returned Tues
day from visit with her mother at
Albany.
Harold Sleepy" Merrill left Sum
day evening for Portland, where he
intends to wiring his fortune out OF
the cold, hard world. His many Ash
land friends wish him all kinds OF
success in any undertaking in which
he may embark
Ladies and gents shoes shined.
Hotel Oregon. IL
r. L. bud" Burdic, Jr., and DON
aid Walker left Sunday for Portland,
where they are attending the North
Pacific Dental College and learning
how to execute strangle holds on re-
calcitrant molars. They spent the
holidays with their parents here.
Kenneth Lilly and Mrs. ]. r. Lilly
who spent the weekend visiting
friends here, have returned to Red
ding, where they will spend the re-
mainder of the holidays, Kenneth
then returning to Stanford Univers-
ity.
Basketball, Etna Mills VS.. Ashland
high. Saturday night. H. S. gym, 1t
Miss Irene Johnson of Loveland'
Colo. arrived here on New Years
day to fill a position in the West
school, succeeding Miss Jeanette
Creekpaum She is graduate OF
the Teachers College at Greeley,
Colo.
Frank Sanders, who has been here
for the Christmas holidays at the
home of his mother, returned the
first of the week to Belmont, Cal"
where he is teaching in the Belmont
School for Boys, one of the most
widely known institutions of its KIND
on the coast.
Etna Mills VS.. Ashland high at
H. S. gym Saturday, s p. m. IL
Margaret Patterson returned TO
Corvallis. where she is attending Ore
gon Agricultural College, Sunday al
fer a weeks holiday visit with friends
and relatives in the city. Miss Mar
garet Hodgson, who is another Ash
land student at Corvallis, will return
IN take up her studies Saturday.
Four representatives of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission are mere
gathering data concerning railroad
and telegraph conditions. The COM
mission is making complete investl'
yation of conditions throughout the
country upon which to base freight
-ates.
w. A. Holmes, former we'll
,nown resident and at one time en-
oloye of the Southern Pacific here,
las disappeared from his home at
,unnyvale, Santa Clara county, Cali
'ornia, and an anxious family are
,rying to learn of his whereabouts.
He left Sunnyvale on December 13,
for San Francisco or Rich i
nand, though he said he might go to