Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-29

Frank Rose left for California
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wald and baby OF
Medford were Talent visitors Thurs
day.
John Briener left Friday morning
for Central Point, where he will take
charge of the Owens ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. Wakeman and
family of Medford were Talent visit
ors Thursday evening.
Little Miss Alma Norman, grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Pace,
left Wednesday for her new home in
Phoenix, Ariz. She is now visiting a
week with relatives in Oakland, Cal.
A seyen-pound baby boy was born
to Mr. and Mrs. George o. Henry on
May 23. The parents have named the
baby Clarence Edwin. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry live at Prospect, Ore, but are
visiting at the home of Mrs. NJ, j.
Carpenter.
James Reynolds, who is employed
at the Neil creek mill, came in Satur-
day evening and returned to the mill
Sunday.
Ben Inman spent Saturday and
Sunday with his mother, returning to
Neil Creek Sunday evening.
Mrs. Harry Mason and little Miss
Vera Lamb went to Medford Monday
to attend the circus.
w. j. Dean of Wagner Creek trans
acted business here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. c. Wilson and Miss
Gilman spent Monday at Rogue
River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Wolters and
Mrs. Olive Wolters motored to Cali
fornia Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Calvin and
their two children, Marie and Sam,
spent the week with Grandma Bur-
nett.
Mrs. Fitzgerald and two children
of Washington, who is visiting her
parents in Medford, spent Thursday
at the home of her brother, James
Robson, of Bear Creek.
Mrs. Joe Kerby was pleasantly sur
prised at the Kerby home on Thurs
day evening by a large number Of
friends. Five hundred was played
and in the latter part of the evening
an oyster supper was served and a
musical program furnished.
The Queen Esther Circle met with
Miss Helen Adamson Friday after
noon. The girls are working on some
clothing for little Japanese girl in
San Francisco whom they are going
to support. All the girls are taking
a great interest in their work. The
Circle was organized some time ago
by Mrs. M. C. Reed. Mrs. Mathis, the
evangelist's wife, gave the girls a
very interesting talk Light refresh
ments were served.
An Interurban full of people from
Ashland attended the Mathis-Vessey
meeting at the NJ. e. church Thurs
day evening.
The Hikers' Club enjoyed a tramp
on the Patterson hill last Saturday,
They ended at the ball grounds in
Talent and enjoyed fine game.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Fuller are ex-
pected from Augusta, Maine, in a few
days.
The Conklin ranch was sold last
week to Mr.. Klavenger of Medford'
The family took possession of their
new home this week.
At the last meeting of the Com
munity Club the following officers
for the year were elected: President,
Mrs Crawford; vice-president, Mrs
King; secretary, Mrs Seaman; treas
urer, Mrs. Ager. An old ladies party
was planned for, which will take
place one week from this coming
Wednesday. The following commit
tees were appointed: Entertainment,
Mrs. Adamson and Mrs. Breese; re-
freshment, Mrs. Crawford and Mrs.
Seaman. Invitations have been ex-
tended to the following elderly ladies
of the community: Mesdames o. I.
Brown, A. Afford, Inman, Murphy,
Coleman, Ella Holdridge, Martha
Mattheson, Twogood, j. e. Foss,
Sherman, Nyswanner, Splitter, Estes,
Schydler, Adams, Cary, Amos Carpen-
ter, Garvin, Works, Terrill, Bell,
Sloppy and Burnett.
Saturday morning fire almost com
pletely destroyed the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Vance Wolgamott. At $3.50
the town was suddenly awakened by
shots and ringing of bells, because
help was needed. A few things were
saved. The fire started from a de-
fective flue. The insurance will par
TALLY cover the damage done.
Deputy Sheriff Curly Wilson was