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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
Scandinavian
Concert Success

A concert was given in Lithia park
Sunday which is probably unique in
the musical annals of the state. I'm
der the auspices of the Rogue River
Valley Scandinavian Society, an or
ganization which includes several
hundred former residents of Norway
and Sweden, the Ashland band gave
a concert of scandinavian music
The band has been working for sew
eral weeks in preparation for this
concert and executed the unusual
and difficult music in a manner
which won great cOmmendation.
Several hundred Scandinavians at
tended the concert and the usually
large Sunday crowd, totalling about
3, 900 persons in all.
The bandstand was decorated with
the flags of the Scandinavian coun-
tries. The band had a full instru-
of twenty-siX pieces and
the music was unusually good. The
playing of the STARS and Stripes
Forever" and "The Star Spangled
Banner" at the close of the program
aroused an ovation such has seldom
greeted the efforts of any band in
Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
Largest SiskiyOu
Copper Mine Sold

The Grey Eagle mine near Happy
Camp, on the klamath river road,
the largest developed copper property
in Siskiyou county, has been pur-
chased by W. b. Thompson of New
York, the noted mining magnate.
Engineers state that the property
contains fully 100000 tons of devel-
oped chalcopyrite ore, averaging 5
per cent copper, and that the mine
promises to be the greatest copper
property in California, after the
Mammoth at Kennett.
For years the property has been
vigorously developed by Dakin & Far
ish of San Francisco, and several out
side holdings have been added to the
original location. 1t is stated that
the new owner will Immediately start
extensive developments and that a
large reduction plant probably will be
erected early in 1917.
The deal is expected to have a
greatly stimulating effect on mining
throughout the Happy Camp field.
The Marin Andrews placer mine,
near Scott Bar, has been sold to r..
j.. Barber and associates of Boston,
who are preparing to operate along
greatly broadened lines. The prop
erty adjoins the noted Milne mine,
and has been producing almost con-
stantly for sixty years.
Numerous companies in the Happy
Camp, Forks of Salmon, Sawyers Bar,
Scott Bar and other placer districts
are preparing for brisk season with
the first fall rains.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
Lowe Exhibits
Ideal New Wheat

D. NJ. Lowe, southern Oregon dry
farmer" who has won highest honors
at every big exposition and land
show in the United States for many
years with his dry farm exhibits, ex-
hibited at the Jackson county fair
last week some wheat which he be-
lieves is absolutely the best wheat
Oregon can grow. The Sperry Flour
Company sent Mr. Lowe fifteen
pounds of the wheat last year, Mr..
Lowe raising 81 bushels at the rate
of A bushels to the acre from the
small amount sent. The Sperry COM
pany secured the first bushel at a
cost of $4,000, according to Mr..
Lowe, an expert working several
years to produce 1t. Mr. Lowe was
one of the farmers throughout the
United States who we're sent small
amounts of the original wheat, which
is called Sperry wheat. The 21
bushels which Mr.. Lowe raised will
be distributed in small amounts
among the farmers of Rogue River
valley so that by the END of next
year a good record will be had of the
performances of the grain on every
type of soil and under the conditions
in every part of the valley. n
The wheat Mr.. Lowe planted was
sowed on light, dry land, but during
the hot spells was not in the least
affected. The product Mr.. Lowe
shows at the county fair is beautifur
wheat, uniform, fat grains with a
high gloss. He states that analysis
has shown 1t to contain a remark
ably high proportion of flower ele-
ments, so high that he is willing to
stake his reputation that the Sperry
wheat is the coming wheat for Ore
gon to grow.
Much more grain is being raised
in the valley this year than since the
years prior to the fruit boom, and a
great deal more interest is being
Laken in grain raising. To eXemplify
this is the fact that at the county
fair this year there we're thirty ex-
hibits of grain collections as against
six in 1915.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
Beet Seed From
Russia for Valley

Beet seed for the 1917 crop for
the factories operated by the Utah
Idaho company, including the factory
at Grants Pass, has just been rer
ceived from Russia. One thousand
bags of the shipment are being held
for the Grants Pass district. The
Railway and Marine News of Seattle
contains the following note concern
ing the arrival of the seed in the Pu-
get Sound port:
"a new and important trade move
ment was noted during the month,
when shipment of 5000 sacks of
Russian beet seed was received on
Puget Sound by one of the big Japan
ese freighters through the we'll
known importing house Of Frank P.
Dow Company. The shipment origin
ated at Kiev, sometimes spelled
Kieff, in the interior of Russia, and
moved over the Trans-Siberian rail-
road to Vladivostok, thence to Japan
and thence to Puget Sound, where it
was transferred to Union Pacific cars
and sent by fast freight to Salt Lake
City, the headquarters of the Utah
Idaho Sugar Company, the seed there
to be distributed among the farmers
of Utah and Idaho. The seed cost
t. o. b. Puget Sound 5000, and
other shipments are to follow to the
same consignee, this company operat-
ing immense sugar plants in Utah,
Idaho and Oregon, and planning a
new factory at Yakima, Wash, this
year."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
Concentrating
Plant for Waldo

A. H. Gunnell and DR.. Reddy have
recently-been -closings deals for sma-
chinery for installation upon the
property of the Waldo Copper Com
pany at Takilma, and expect to have
a concentrating plant of so tons daily
capacity under operation within the
next 60 days. Some of the machin-
ery is already in place and the bal
ance will be moved within the next
few days. Power for the operation
of the plant will be supplied by
steam engines and boilers. There
will be rock breakers, roughing rolls,
trommel, Hartz jig, regrinding mill,
and four concentrating tables. All
the low grade ores now on the dump
will be concentrated, and the concen-
trates hauled out to the railroad at
Waters creek for shipment to the
smelter. Heretofore the lower grades
of ore could not be realized upon,
and thousands of tons were placed
upon the dumps to await the installa-
tion of the concentrating plant. The
new machinery will double the out
put of the mine, the higher grades
of ore being hauled direct from the
mine to the railroad at present, while
the lower grades will be concentrat-
ed to a product of IL to 15 per cent
ore before being hauled. About 80
men are at present employed at the
Waldo, and many teams are engaged
in hauling the ore to Waters creek.
The Waldo Copper Company in
cludes DR.. ]. F. Reddy, A. H. Gun
nell and Dewitt VanOstrand in its
organization, and the mining prop
erty has much underground develop
ment, the value and extent of its ore
body having been established and
heavy shipments already made to
smelters at Tacoma and Kennett.
The operation of the mine is in
charge of F. w. Richard, superin-
tendent.-Grants Pass Courier.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
Commence Work on
Sutherlin Railroad

Roseburg Review. A crew of en-
gineers under Engineer l.. G. Hicks
of Roseburg today began the work
of placing the grade stakes for the
immediate resumption of work on the
Sutherlin-Coos Bay railroad, which
will tap the Roach Timber Company's
big holdings near Sutherlin.
1t is the plan of the timber COM
pany to finish the first eight-mile
unit of the road before the rains be-
gin this fall, and by laying the steel
it will be possible to reach the two
sawmill sites, upon one of which a
200, ,000-feet capacity mill will be
built during the winter or spring.
The plans for the mill are now
being drawn by Chief Engineer N.
A. Pracna of the Weyerhauser Com
pany, of Seattle. General Freight
Agent H. A. Hinshaw Of the South
ern Pacific Company conferred with
Manager R. M. Fox of the Roach
Timber Company yesterday with re-
gard to the transportation of ma
chinery and supplies for the develop
ment of the project. During re-
cent visit at Sutherlin, Frank ]. Mil
Ter of the Oregon Public Service Com
mission passed upon the road cross
ings over the Roach company's pro-
posed line.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
S. A. Peters Goes
To Portland Bank

S. A. Peters, Jr., who since his
graduation from Ashland high school
with the class of 1914 has been en-
ployed in the Citizens Bank, has ac-
cepted a position with the Canadian
Bank of Commerce in Portland. The
position offers exceptional opportuni-
ties for advancement, the Portland
hank being one of an immense chain
of banks throughout the United
States and Canada. Mr.. Peters will
spend couple of weeks in the noun
tains and will take up his new duties
about October 1. Troy Phipps, son
of E. E. Phipps Of Ashland and
graduate of Ashland high in the class
of 1915, will fill the vacancy in the
Citizens Bank here.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
Ashland Day Is
Biggest Day at Fair

Ashland sent down a crowd of two
thousand to the county fair at Med
ford Friday, including the Ashland
band. The stores closed for the af-
ternoon, as did also the schools, and
the Pacific Highway witnessed
steady stream of cars carrying the
hundreds to the fair. A special train
carried down several carloads and
the band, which together with the
Medford band furnished music all af-
ternoon from the grandstand at the
fair grounds. II was Ashland day at
the fair in more ways than one, the
Ashland entries cleaning up the races
and Ashland willing all kinds of
prizes. The Ashland district has cap
tured the first prize among the dis
tricts. and Ashland exhibitors in
every class won many blue ribbons.
The list of prizes will be published
as soon as completed.
The racing at the fair was un-
usually good this year. Wade Hamp'
ton, owned by Jim Bowers of Ash
land, came out an easy winner FRI
day in the quarter mile but lost on
Saturday to Eureka, fast horse from
Eureka, Cal Fiddler, another Ash
land horse, beat Bessie Mills in the
half mile Friday, but lost Saturday
in the five-eighths. The relay string
ridden by "Jinks" Murphy of Ash
land won the relay race, making the
best total time and winning the heats
on Friday and Thursday. The buck
ing was good on all three days, as
were also the other events.
The attendance on Ashland day
was the largest of the three and the
total attendance exceeded that of last
year. Much more interest was taken
in the county fair this year than ever
before.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
Hanly Would Make
Ashland His Home

81 will never forget the time when
| was here before and climbed Mt.
Ashland and watched the Aimiiggiiiit.yy
make a morning." declared ]. Frank
Hanly, ex-governor of Indiana and
prohibition candidate for president
of the United States, as the introduc-
tion to his speech at the Chautauqua
tabernacle Saturday evening. 81
have been in every city in the United
States, and If | had my choice of
places to live / would spend the last
of my days in Ashland" Mr.. Hanly
then launched into glowing tribute
to Ashland, which he learned to love
upon the occasion of lengthy visit
while touring the country on the
Chautauqua platform some time ago.
A crowd of over three hundred
people had patiently waited from 8
O'Clock, the hour set for the opening
of the evenings program, until 9:15
when the prohibition candidates
finally arrived. Mr.. Hanly's speech
repaid all for the long wait, howev-
er, and left an impression in Ash
land which will make votes for his
cause. He dwelt at some length upon
his objections to the saloon, stating
his principal objection to be the fact
that it threatened free government.
The two leading parties were both
roasted" because of their failure to
take firm stand on the prohibition
question, which Mr.. Hanly proclaim
ed to be the greatest national issue
of the day. Coming to Oregon's
problems, the results gained by the
dry law passed last year were COM
mended, the so-called brewers
amendment which is to be voted
upon at the coming election was con-
demned, and his hearers were ad
vised to exert all their influence on
behalf of the amendment which pre-
vents shipment of liquor into the
state.
"Our reception everywhere has
been most cordial" Mr.. Hanly said
Thousands have listened to us every
day, always with courteous attention
and nearly everywhere with sympa-
thetic interest. This has been espec-
tally true in the dry states of North
Dakota, Washington and Oregon
Men and women have We'd with one
another in the heartiness of their
handclasps, goodspeed and assur-
ances that though they have not
heretofore voted the prohibition
ticket they intend to do so this year.
DR.. Ira Landrith, candidate for
vice president, also spoke and made
a very pleasing impression.
The party spent Sunday morning
quietly in Ashland and left at /
O'Clock on their special train for
Dunsmuir, Cal, where they opened
the campaign in California.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18

~<CsNNss
OFFICE of Board of Trustees of the
Talent Irrigation District.
Talent, Ore, Sept. 16, 1916.
To the Citizens of the Talent Irriga-
tion District.
Your board of trustees realizing
that 1t would be impossible to pro-
cure irrigation for 1917 and feeling
that the people desire progress as
rapidly as possible, some time ago
sought to develop some means under
which relief could be furnished as
many members of the district as pos
siDle, and at the same time start act
ual construction work along the dis
trict plans.
We are gratified to state that we
have interested C. E. Bade, a large
contractor, in our project and he is
now offering to you as individuals a
contract to meet our views of the
situation and which contract is not
only approved by the board, its en-
gineer and attorney, but which we
recommend to all land owners. The
canals under this contract are to be
constructed upder plans approved by
your board, and when complete will
be the first unit for our permanent
district scheme. The contract pro-
vides that the district may, upon no.
tice, purchase these contracts and
this we expect to do.
The plan contemplates the diver
sion and use of such unappropriated
waters as may exist in Emigrant,
Neil and Ashland creeks. The rec
ords show that there will be suffi-
oient water available to warrant this
expenditure.
In order to make possible the con-
struction of said canals and the de-
livery of water for 1917, as stated,
it is necessary that the contracts be
executed and delivered by October /,
1916, and we urge that you give this
your immediate and earnest atten-
ton,
sse ED ROBINSON. Pres.
j. w. MILLNER,
o. A. MANNING.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
Last Band Concert
Wednesday Night

The final concert of the Ashland
band for the 1916 season, providing
arrangements are not made to eX-
tend the concert season, will be pre-
sented on Wednesday evening of this
week, commencing promptly at 7:45
o'clock. The Ashland band at the
close of the season is playing fine
music, having enjoyed the benefits Of
playing together twice week in con-
cert and two practices a week for the
past several months. The band will
present full Instrumentation and the
best concert of the summer as fit
ting finale to season of fine music.
The program follows:
March, Flag Day" -. Schramm
Valse Hesitation, First Love"
premier AMOUR ... Holzmann
operate medley, Echoes From
the Opera" Arr. by Mackie Boyer
Song, When Was a Dreamer.
'''.'.... van AlStyne
Carl H. Loveland
Medley overture, Bits of REM
ick's Hits" ...............
Synopsis: Introduction, Alabama
Jubilee, In Old Madeira, the We'd
ding of the Sunshine and the Rose,
The Sweetest Girl in Monterey, Cir,
Gus Day in Dixie, The Bars Are Down
in Lovers Lane, I'm On My Way to
Dublin Bay, Dance, Molly Dear, It's
You I'm After, Dancing the Jelly
Roll. It's Tulip Time in Holland.
Arr. by Lampe.
Serenade, "Tendre Amour" ITEM
der Love- ............ Clements
Patrol, The Blue and the Grey"
(By special request)
Military march, Spirit of Inde-
pendence" ......... Holzmann
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
Ashland Garage
Changes Ownership

W. ]. Albert assumed charge of
the Ashland garage Thursday of last
week. taking 1t over from G. F. Ham
NIT, who has been running it for the
past several months. Mr.. Hammit re-
turns this week to his home in Santa
Ana, Cal. Mr.. Albert has had con-
siderable experience in the garage
business and has the knowledge and
the equipment at the new garage to
turn out good work.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
HUGHES ALLIANCE RALLY.

o A rally for purpose Of form
o ing Ashland branch Of Hughes
o Alliance will be held Friday
o evening in the Chautauqua
o building, commencing at s
o o'clock. The program commit
o tee, consisting of Messrs. e. V.
o Carter, e. D. Briggs and o. F. Z
o Carson, announce the following 4
o features:
o Ashland band in several Sc Z
o lections. 4
o Other musical features.
o "Dick Posey," r. P. Camp Z
o bell, original reading. {
o Col. Washburn of Medford. Z
@ Walter L. Tooze, state organ Z
o izer of Hughes Alliance. 9
o Everyone urged to plan to Z
o come. z
o Ashland should have branch Z
o with 500 members. 9
D 9
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18
Big Northern
Cal. Ranch sold

H. H. Hudson and Lou Edmonds
have purchased the Jack Gilpin
ranch, consisting of 615 northern
California acres, together with all
stock and tools. The purchase price,
It Is said, was $25, 900. It is located
about four miles south of Montague
in Siskiyou county, California.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18

President Sproule of the S. P. sys-
TEN says now that the railroad is
completed into Coos Bay they intend
to develop the Beaver Hill coal mine
to the fullest possibilities.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18

Prineville is voting 100000
bonds to aid in financing construc-
tion of a railroad from the maine
line of the Oregon trunk to that city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18

Frank Hogan, who has been liv-
ing in Ashland for the past year and
half, left this morning for Water
bury, Conn, where he will spend an
extended visit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18

Nine cars of cattle, four of hay
and two of vetch seed left Harris
burg, Ore, in one day for different
parts of the country.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18

According to recent statistics, the
Oregon Brass Works do a 1925, 900
business annually.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18

It is announced that actual grad
ing on the new railroad at Sutherlin
will start at once.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18

The Bay Park mill near North
Bend has started with a crew of 60
men.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-18

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-17
EUROPEAN WAR PRISONERS
IN ONE BIG BROTHERHOOD
Railroad \. VI. &. 4. tnn.ns>crs Hear
of Work Done by international
Organization.

''auvnSscrs in the campaign for 800
new numbers tor tn Railroad Young
Mems Christian Association last night
were addressed ~ Dr ". u. Weather
ford. colleges secretary for Tic south
for the International committee OF the
Young Mems Christian Association Of
America. Speaking be:cr. q wcli-iillcd
auditorium. Dr. weatherford called at
tcution 10 the work the Young
Mems Christian Association = doing
among the prisoners in the camps OF
tho bellig.rcut nations.
When tho var broEe over Europe"
said the speaker the Young Mems
Christian Association Was one Of the
first ORGANIZATIONS t. enter the field
seeking 10 hel, the unfortunate. There
are approximately s.orc.00o prisoners
OF war III Europe, and tin. Young Mems
Christian Association has undertaken
70 orGaitz" these uufortunatcs in the
great brotherhood. III til. Young Mems
Christian Association there il a moral
life which spreads over the face OF the
universe.
~ W"a,hcrtori was followed by NJ.
| Flanagan, master mechanic Of the
Chcstp.akc ,,ud Ohio j. T.. Hryau;. as
s!staut superintendent IF the chcsa-
pegi:. and ONO; . *. Roper. general
Sc rotary Of ,hg Railroad Young Mems
1hrlrttan Association for the south
eastern Division. ". ~. Merritt. score
tarE 10 " l.. Duke. OF tie Richmond
i'r.derick@iurr and Potomac. and Soc
r"tar. Thomas, of the local Railroad
Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association. an
at whom made short addresses urging
~otArTs 70 greater efforts in pu.hin :
H. membership camp.iLn.
S'"' the campaign started on CUES
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-17

sated. but that they must cease L.
remove oil from these lands
Comprehensive discus sion OF All steps
IN the marketing OF conI oil and or.
from discovery ana development To dis,
tfibntion occupied the last day OF tn.
congress. Scientific authorities COM
mercthl experts and government ai-
thoritics discussed tho future Of tho
nihing industry. and tn" congress
'ioSe" WIN Us annual banquet to
night after Walter douglas Of Now
York. had been elected president
RESOLUTIONS adopted included one ad :
rocatinc more liberal administration
or the iand laws. and protesting a.atnS,
Federal leasing Of mineral and other
ihh". Another urged the elimination
OF poiitics from the mine-inSpcction
service aud advocated a general re-
vision Of American mining, laws
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-17
CAR CONDUCTOR HAS
RIGHT LEG BROKEN
H'cidenf occurs ut Third mud Mnin
streets nn lie IL Adjusting
Ills Trolley.

T. \. WILDER. Of :" south Robinson
street. conductor iu the employment
OF tho Virginia Railway and Power
Company. is IN Grace Hospital with his
right leg broken. lie Was struck bv
Main street ear No. l@g. in chary.
OF Motormnn w y. CarwilIc and con-
ductor /. I. Spence. The accident 90
CURED a, S:1S o'clock last night at the
corner Of Third and Main streets
Mr.. WILDER alirh,ed from his ear.
Main street car No. los. and went bacL;
I" adjust his trolley. Just as hc step
ped from behind his car. the other can
came by from the opposit" direction
and struck him II" was Knocked
down and badly bruised in addition t.
having his leg broken.
Motorman II. i. Hall secured assist :
ancc and the injured man was made
comfortable until an ambulance from
the Virginia Hospital, in charge Of
DR.. Green. arrived. Mr.. Wilbcr was
removed TO the hospital at once. lie
was said last night to he resting com
fortabiy
According To those who witnessed
the accident II Was unavoidable.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-17
GARNETT BECOMES
COMMISSIONS HEAD
continued From FRS, FACE

continued From First la:"1
~ the Governor the chairman 81 the
state Corporation Commission and the
>uditor 81 Public Accounts.
rRF:NTIS TAKES SEAT
ON SUPREME HESCH
lust before the REORGANIZATION ~ the
state Corporation Commission, Judge
Robert Il PrcutiS. its former chairman.
took his scat rs 4 member 81 tho SUI
prcmc Court Of Appeals. succeeding. by
the appointment OF the Governor. .fudc g
Richard II. tardwcll. president Of tho
tribunal. who nov .rctircs To private
life after n continuous service OF
iwcntS-ouc years ON the states APP
rcilatc court The retiring chief juStl""
administered tho oath Of office I" the
COURTS newest member.
As The ranking justice. Judge 1;""rcc
~ Harrison, who cam" to the Supr"m"
Bench IN tho same year with Judge
t'ardWcN. was promptly elected by his
associates president Of the court. The
presiding Judge IS member "f the
famous Harrison family of Virginia,
aud was born on his fathers farm.
near Siaunton. on February ~, 1917.
After serving with distinction as 4
soldier of tho tonfedcracy in the War
Between the States. he decided to take
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-17

loss absolute proof or fraud were FUR
nish"d.
Mr.. Hughes and Chairman Wiilc">
start for Lakewood. y. j.. tomorrow