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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Specialist Sees
Big Resort Future

DR.. H. V. Pitschmann, formerly
specialist in hyiro-therapy at Bur-
CESS Hill sanitarium in Engand, and
extensive traveller abroad, giving spe
cial attention to watering resorts,
was visitor at the Tidings office
Tuesday and has the following to
say regarding Ashland and its pros
poets, based on his knowledge and
studies of European resorts:
What wonderful opportunities and
prospects Ashland would have as
watering resort If there was water
cure sanitarium here. For over five
years / had charge of the hydro-ther-
apy treatments in the Burgess Hill
sanitarium in England and have seen
the patients grow from 63 at its in
ception to never less than 1900 dur
ing my administration. 1t has oc-
cured to me that Ashland, with its
lovely environment, water and clim-
ate, which far excels the European
resort of which l had charge, has
unlimited possibilities.
"My experience has shown me that
people from all over the globe at
tend these resorts, especially those
afflicted with pulmonary and nervous
diseases and l am quite sure that If
these European resorts can keep up
such a large number of patients that
Ashland with her superior advan-
tages, if properly handled, could be
made to become a watering and
health resort second to none in the
world"
DR.. Pitschmann is a gentleman
whose opinions cannot but carry
much import. He has made the
curative properties of mineral waters
his study for many years and during
his visits at the great European re-
sorts made a careful investigation Of
every phase of one of Europe's great
industries, that Of scientific water
cure treatments.
His stay in Ashland extended over
several days, much longer than he
had intended to stay, so great was
his interest in Ashland's possibilities.
AS have all of the widely-traveled
visitors to Ashland, DR.. Pitschmann
compimented the city upon having
built substantial foundation upon
which to found a great health resort
and upon leaving remarked his ex-
pectations of returning some time to
find Ashland a resort city of nation
al reputation.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Hotel Oregon Opening and
Banquet To Be Gala Event

by phone, letter or in person. Simply
state the number of tickets you want
held for you. Every citizen of Ash
land, ladies included, is eligible for
this banquet, and you will be sorry if
you miss it. A committee of ladies
from the Civic Improvement Club are
cooperating with the one from the
Commercial Club. Mrs. c. H. Vaupel
is chairman, Mrs. E. d. Briggs and
Mrs. F. G. Swedenburg assisting.
Tickets may be secured from any of
these ladies. The decorating is also
in charge of this committee, arrange
ments for which will be made at a
meeting at the hotel Saturday even
ing. Loveand's orchestra will play
throughout the evening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Pioneer Ashland
Educator Dead

Rev. Joseph Henry Skidmore
founder and long the head of the ole
Ashland Academy, the first school oi
above grade class in Ashland, beloved
of all the "old-timers" in Ashland
passed away Tuesday morning at the
home of his son, N. G. Skidmore, at
Image, Wash. Rev. Skidmore guided
the search for knowledge of a great
many prominent citizens of Ashland,
among his former students being e.
]. Farlow and wife, Mrs. G. F. Bill
lings, Gwyn Butler and wife, Robert
and Leander Neil, c. B. Watson and
wife, and many others. He was an
early pioneer of Ashland. Just as an
instance of how far back his residence
extended is the fact that he per-
formed Judge c. B. Watson's mar
riage ceremony.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Business Mems
Luncheon at Oregon

An effort is being made to form a
Business Mems Luncheon Club, and
to that end tickets are offered for
$40, which entitle the holder to
six weekday luncheons at the New
Oregon Hotel. On the reverse side
of the ticket is printed: Now that
we have a creditable hotel, let US
show our appreciation by patronizing
it and at the same time help our
selves by getting together OCCASION
ally" Ashland is, we think, to be-
congratulated on being essentially a
"home town" and there is probably
not a subscriber to this club but
would prefer to take his luncheon at
home, but it is to the interest of all
of us to give reasonable encourage
ment and assistance in making the
hotel success and, too, an exchange
of ideas and the social intercourse
across the luncheon table should stim-
ulate and encourage that sentiment
which makes for civic betterment and
individual success as well. This club
is not restricted in its membership
and all are cordially invited to join.
Tickets may be had of Mr.. Norris of
the Commercial Club or of Mr.. Dob
bins at the hotel. This club idea
originated with the business men and
the hotel has nothing to do with it
other than providing the luncheons.
The following citizens and business
men have subscribed, and 1t is hoped
that the membership may be in
creased to at least forty: G.. F. Bill
lings & Son, w. o. Dickerson, Thos.
H. Simpson, Fl. L. Whited, w. T..
Newcombe, r. V. Carter, Emil Peil,
j. G. Hurt, White House Grocery, L.
Schwein, Beebe G Kinney, McNair
Bros, Mitchell & Whittle, Provost
Bros, j. w. Mccoy, F. E. Watson.
II. r. Pohland, Ashland Trading Com
pany, j. P. Dodge & Sons, V. o. N.
Smith, D. D. Norris, c. II. Vaupel,
H. T. Elmore Bert r. Greer.
COMMITTEE.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Ashland Band
Needs Your Support

The Ashland band has been work.
ing faithfully through the winter and
spring in preparation for furnishing
concerts in Ashland park during the
summer time. Director Carl Love-
land, who directs the mems band and
is also developing thirty-five ambi-
tious lads of the city into a boys
band, has been receiving $50 a
month, $25 of which was paid by the
city council and $25 from the band
treasury. The band men are now ne
gotiating the purchase of uniforms,
which will require what money is left
in their band account and consider
ably more as we'll. For the summer
concerts it will be necessary to pay
something to two or three new men
who will be needed, and music and
other expenses count up fast.
The financing of the band was
brought up at Mondays commercial
Club meeting by o. F. Carson, who
explained the status and needs of the
band. A committee was appointed
from the club, who will canvass the
town, making the promise of at least
one concert a week and asking SUBJ
scriptions to be paid each month that
the band lives up to its promises.
Any amount from 25 cents a month
up will be welcome, and 1t is hoped
that the citizens of the city as a
whole will show their appreciation of
the work which the band men are
donating for the city's welfare and
the citizens enjoyment by subscrib=
Ing literally. 3gsi4sA .sa5@ .,.i d
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Runaway Team
Crashes Into Auto

Presence of mind saved G. N. Kra-
mer, his wife and little son from pos
sibly serious injury Monday evening
when his car was smashed by a
heavy team of frightened horses. The
team, which was driven by man by
the name OF Smith, was hitched to a
wagon used for hauling gravel. The
driver got out to fix the seat and
the team became frightened at some
thing and ran away, down Hargadine
street and turning into Beach avenue
Mr.. Kramer had just turned the cor
ner from Gresham street into Beach
avenue, where the latter is far too
narrow for two vehicles to pass, be-
ing in fact barely wide enough for
one. The occupants Of the car saw
the heavy team plunging down the
hill toward them and only about
twenty-five yards away. Mr.. Kramer
threw his little son from the car and
with his wife scrambled to a place of
safety just as the team hit the auto.
The horses went one on each side,
the wagon tongue hitting the car
head on. The force of the impact
carried horses, wagon and car
through fence and onto Mr.. Hardys
lawn. The horses were practically
unhurt, the wagon broken up some
and the front end of the car badly
damaged, radiator smashed, steering
wheel broken and other damages.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
May 6 to Is Is
Gas Range Week

The use of gas for cooking is be-
coming more common throughout the
country with every week. May 6 to
13 has been designated by the gas
companies of the United States as
gas range week, and in line with the
movement the Ashland company will
conduct extensive demonstrations and
make thorough campaign in an eff
fort to spread the realization of the
economy and efficiency of gas for
cooking.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Weeks Attractions
At Vining Theatre
Thursday.

"The Corner" and Fatty and
Mabel Adrift" are two Triangle pic
lures, the first strong drama, the
second Fatty Arbuckle's best comedy,
which provides what promises to be
the best balanced evenings program
imaginable.
THE Corner" is the story of big
speculator who caused widespread
misery by a monopoly in food prod
ucts and the retribution that followed
at the hands of one Of his victims.
Willard Mack, George Fawcett and
Clara Williams are starred in this
picture drama.
Fatty and Mabel Adrift" is the
best Fatty" comedy yet released,
according to all reports. The famous
fat comedian and comical Mabel Nor
mand are starred in screamingly
funny comedy based upon their ad-
ventures on their honeymoon. The
picture has not single lifeless mo-
ment. 1t is one big laugh.
Friday.
A Paramount feature of exception
al worth is slated for Friday night,
with John Mason, the celebrated dra-
matte star, in a thrilling photo
adaptation of Sir Charles L. Young's
world-renowned drama, "Jim the
Penman," the heart-gripping story of
the great forger who sins for love
and whose after life is one of remorse
and retribution. Mr.. Mason portrays
with great force and dramatic discre-
ton the title character, the man
whose clever pen works so much
harm to even his most dearly loved,
and which finally writes, with his
hearts blood, his own punishment.
Saturday.
Two Triangle features, Norma Tai
madge and Robert Harron in "The
Missing Link" and Sam Bernard in
Because He Loved Her." make up
Saturday night program of unexcelled
excellence.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Commercial Club
Has Live Meeting

As a result of a well-attended and
enthusiastic meeting of the CONNER
cial Club last Monday evening the
organization has taken new lease on
life and a new spirit promises to en-
large the scope OF the clubs effect
iveness. Throughout the evenings
discussion and business the fact that
the club during the past few months
had a number of important accom-
plishments to its credit and was now
engaged in gaining other accomplish
ments, became evident in such man.
ner as to remove any doubt OF the
necessity OF the club to Ashland's well
fare. Much discussion was indulged
in with the idea OF enlarging the
membership and strengthening II so
as to make the club an even greater
factor for the advancement OF Ash
land.
One Of the most important accom-
plishments of the meeting was the
appointing of committee OF ten, a
motion having been presented by F.
e. Watson proposing the same, for
the purpose of investigating several
different plans for making the Com
mercial Club a more efficient organ
ization and getting more people inter-
ested in the same. There was much
discussion on this matter and 1t was
shown very forcibly that the CONNER
cial Club Is an essential factor in the
welfare of the city and should be
made stronger and more efficient.
Adjournment was taken to Monday
evening, MAY Is, at which time the
committee of ten will make their re-
port and the club will take action on
the same.
Owing to the plans for the reor-
ganization of the club or at least the
liability of such plans being formu-
lated, the election of officers was
postponed until the June meeting.
Extensive discussion of the matter
of reorganization drew out remarks
from several members and the meet
ing on May Is promises to be an i'm
portant one.
The trade-at-home committee and
the hotel committee made their final
reports and were discharged as hav-
ing fulfilled their duties with perfect
satisfaction. The Commercial Club
through this committee deserves a
great deal of credit In securing the
New Hotel Oregon for Ashland, and
goes to show that the club can accom-
plish things when the proper spirit
is shown and an enterprise given the
proper backing.
The Fourth of July committee re-
ported progress. .~ ,..4t i
Corvallis will soon have q $500, 600 f,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04

F. H. Mann will arrive here Satur-
day from Napa, Cal, He is driving
his car up from Napa and upon his
arrival will take personal charge Of
the fitting up Of the bUElhihssat the
corner of Oak and Main streets which
is to house his novelty store.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Foresight Saves
City Goodly Sum

The purchase of a carload of pipe
by the water department some two
months ago saved the city several
hundred dollars. The carload Of pipe
which has arrived cost the city a
fraction over 81 cents a foot, or a
total of $2,174.62. Had its purchase
been deferred a monthit would have
cost over SO cents foot owing TO- a
raise resulting, from=war conditions,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04

Teddy Provost has accepted a posi-
tion with the depot painting gang of
the Southern Pacific Company for
this territory and reported for work
at, Steinman Monday morning. He
will cover territory between Ashland,
Red Bluff and klamath Falls. Six
other men WORK on the same crewa q
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
FIRST BAND CONCERT.

o The Ashland band will give g
o the first concert of the summer 9
o season in the new bandstand in 9
o Lithia Park next Wednesday 9
o evening, beginning at 8 o'clock 9
o sharp, weather permitting. This 9
o is the Ashland bands first ap- 9
o pearance in Lithia Park, and 9
o monster crowd is expected. 9
o Z
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
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KEEP YOUR CHICKENS UP.

9 People having chickens, young 9
@ or old, are notified to keep them .
o from other peoples gardens 9
o and flower beds according to or 9
@ dinance. The ordinance will be g
o strictly enforced. Take notice 9
o and be governed accordingly. .
o r. c. PORTER, &
o Chief of Police. &
o
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
DEFERRED.

), The account of the Thursday Q
) and Friday Federation sessions Q
) Is deferred to Mondays issue .
because, OF lack Of space. .
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04

sGGo; to Helman's Baths next, Satur-
day. The water'is fine. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04

Corvallis will soon have a $500. 600
library building. S1~, ap9lls a.aN 2.
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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-05-11

FOR sAl4n: a No. ! Jersey COW.
~ I. r. Lyea. 1srtf.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-05-11
EGGs-AcTLY.

If eggs were sold by the pound in
stead of by the dozen Mrs. Claude
Hurd would soon be able to retire
from the poultry business and start
a bank. The other day Mrs. Hurd
brought to this office three eggs
which were laid by one Of her Rhode
Island Reds, two of which were 6 L.
ks inches and the other 6 1-4x8
inches In circumference and weighed
"a ounces each. Thus far the iden-
tity of the hen that is laying these
kind Of eggs has not been discovered.
The eggs do not have double yolk
as is usually the case with phenomen
ally large eggs and one of the kind
recently placed under hen Matched
out a chicken that was almost big
enough to fry, but it was lacking in
vitality and did not survive. Mrs.
Hurd hopes to have better luck with
one of the big eggs in the future
and If she does it goes without the
saying that our local poultry breed
ers who take pride in their Rhode
Island Reds will have to sit up and
take notice at the next Payette
Poultry show.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-05-11
Lower Payette News

c. F. Meyer is suffering from q
general breakdown and Is still I'M
able to attend to his farm work.
! G. B. Cox, who was threatened will
an attack of spotted fever, is now
able to be out.
C. j. Lundt and family have left
the Llano del Rio colony and are
now living in Pasadena, California.
H. McKinnon and wife were Sun
day guests at the Medaris home.
The severe wind storm last Satur-
day did little damage in this vicinity.
e. Parsons and family motored to
Nyssa last Sunday and visited the
Johnston family.
Henry Peutz tried out his new
car last Sunday and visited friends
at Owyhee.
Kenneth Jensen entertained his
friends last Tuesday, it being his
3rd birthday.
H. Page of Owyhee, made a bust
ness trip to Orchard Avenue the
first of the week.
Arthur Price and mother have
moved from the Linn place to town.
The attendance contest in Dist. No.
-, Sunday School, will close at the
end of this quarter.
A. Beigh came down from Mid
vale to visit Mr.. and Mrs. P. Jimer-
son.
R. l.. Emerson and wife spent Sun
day on the Oregon Slope at the Cox
home, Chelsey Cox returning to Crys-
tai with them.
CISCO Qualls and wife spent Sunday
in Ontario
Opal Jackson came over from On
tario to spend Sunday at the Arm-
strong home.
Ned Skeffington has recently pur-
chased new buggy from T. Sher-
man.
Ethe and Jessie Durham are visit
ing in Weiser with Mrs. Ault.
Edith Lesh has returned from
Fruitland where she was a guest of
Mrs. Eby.
w. Emerson has moved to tho
farm he has recently purchased.
Herbert Godell came down from
Middle Valley and spent several
days at the Dawson home.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-05-11
MExIcANS AGAIN ATTACK
AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS.


Vfllista bandits, some 10 in num-
Der, forded the Rio Grande Friday
night and, sweeping Is miles inland
on American soil, raided the little
settlement of Glen Springs and at
tackled a detachment of American
cavalry consisting of nine men of
troop A, Fourteenth cavalry.
Three troopers and 10-year-old
boy were killed, two cavalrymen were
wounded and another Is missing. He
is believed to be prisoner of the
bandits, who fled southwark into
Coahuila, Mexico.
Two American citizens, j. Deemer
and a man named Compton, accord
ing to reports, were carried across
thes Rio Grande and reports have it
that their throats were cut.
In little adobe house nine cavalry
men made their fight for life against
the 70 or more Vilista bandits at
Glen Springs. A hail of shot poured
for more than two hours into the
single window of the mud adobe, but
the Americans refused to give up.
Sets Roof Attire.
The cayalrymen kept up steady
rifle fire in defiant answer. Then
the Mexican leader ordered fire
balls to be thrown on the roof, thick
ly matched with candalaria.
The blazing weed tortured the sol
diers below and burned their heads
and bodies. Then, smashing the door,
the troopers broke for the open, fir
ing as they ran. Two were shot and
killed as they fled. One is missing
and it is believed he is dead. An
other was killed as he tried to
climb through window.
5 According to the story, the Next
can bandits first attacked a store
and one or two houses in Boquillas,
where they made Deemer and Comp
ton prisoners, and then sped is miles
northward to make their attack on
Glen Springs, which is fringed by
rugged hills. At Glen Springs they
wrecked wax factory belonging to
William Ellis, his store and residence
besides one or two other small build
lngs.
Several thousand U. S. troops and
the National Guard of Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona have been order
I'D to the border, as protection
against future raids.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-05-11

FOR SALE: Two ana one-half
ecrss tull bearing Prune orchard. adj
joining city limits Of Payette. in
Tine ooDdition. Price and terms rea-
sonAhle WIN Wells.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-05-11
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Sunday School 10 a. m.
Preaching IL a. m. and 8 p. N.
B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 6:46
Prayer and Praise Thursday p. m
Mothers Day will be observed in
our church next Sunday morning.
Special sermon and appropriate
music.
On account of the Baccalaureate
sermon in the Emma next Sunday
evening, we will not have our regu-
lar Sunday evening preaching ser
vice at that hour but are looking for
ward to specially interesting hours
both in our Sunday School and
preaching in the morning and in
our young peoples devotional meet
ing in the evening.
P. H. EVANS, Pastor.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-05-11
KILLED HUSBAND AND
DAUGHTER IN

Mrs. c. T. Shoemaker shot and kill
ed her husband and her daughter at
Glenns Ferry on Wednesday night OF
last week She was taken to Noun
tain Home on Thursday and lodged il
the county jail.
The Shoemaker's both of whom ha6
been married once before their union,
moved to Glenns Ferry from Lima,
Mont, about six weeks ago, the hus-
band taking a position with the Ore
gon Short Line as locomotive engi-
neer in the Glenns Ferry yard.
At the coroner's inquest, Mrs. Shoe
maker said that after a series Of
abuses of herself and her daughter
by her first husband, which had twice
caused her to leave Shoemaker, later
to return on his promise of better
behavior, she made up her mind to
defend herself. When the quarrel
started between her and her hus-
band on Wednesday, she got a pis-
toll and shot Shoemaker. The first
lntimation she had that the bullets
had found another mark was when
she discovered her daughters bleed
ing form ON the floor. She .stoutly
denied having fired at her child, in
sisting that she shot at her husband
and the girl must have been hit
accidentally.
Mrs. Shoemaker is about 80 years
of age and she said her daughter
was 10.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-05-11
PRIVATE SALE.

I will sell my household furniture
cheap. consisting of L steel range;
L bookcase; 1 extension table; L cup
board; 2 bedsteads; 2 springs; 1
dresser and commode; 2 kitchen
tables; chairs; 2 rockers and other
things too numerous to mention, on
sale from now until May 16. First
house south of bridge Mils.-Mrs.
Mary E. Thompson. 19-t1.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-05-11

ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.
For week ending May 6, 1916.
Barker, Mrs. S. H.
Hall, Effie
Hall, w. L.
Dwyer, Edward
Ricket, Frank
Smith, Mrs. s. w. (2).
Thomas, Brit
<++++~+++++<*%
M. w. A.
The Modern Woodmen OF America
meet the second Wednesday OF each
month at z. M.
Grange Hall, over Testers Second
hand Store.
Visiting neighbors welcome at all
meetings.
Assessments can be paid at Geisler
Bros. Store.
C. w. GIESLER. Clerk.
HENRY CARSTENS. Consul.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-05-11
WEATHER REPORT.

For week ending May 9, 8 p. m.
Highest temperature SO, date 6.
Lowest temperature 81. date 8.
Means 80.
Precipitation total, trace.
Greatest precipi. 24-hrs.. trace.
Clear days 4.
Partly cloudy O.
Cloudy days 8.
Prevailing direction of the wind
q. F. ALLEN, Observer.