Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-15

name to the list-Community Day
This means that the Talent school
will be thrown open and that din
ner will be served at noontime, and
that old-fashionod sports will be en-
joyed after the dinner. These sports
will be mainly real funny ones" and
a ball game will be played by school
boys VS.. the old-timers or hasbeens.
This game will really be worth see-
ing, The Belleview, Valley View,
Anderson Creek and Wagner Creek
schools have been extended an invita-
tion to join with us, The following
committees will have full charge of
the affair; Program committee, Mi
nuth, Froman, Louis Brown and Ed
Robson; advertising and soliciting
committee, Mrs. Morse, L. Turner
and Mrs. Elders; lunch committee.
Mrs. Budgeon, Peter Vandersluis and
Mrs. Seeman.
Emmett Beeson returned this week
after a weeks soiourn in California
near Sacramento.
Vance Wolgamott spent few DAYS
in Hit, Cal., last week.
Last Sunday evening the Methodist
church celebrated the anniversary of
Mr.. Reeds coming to them. To cele-
brate the occasion there was a spec
ial program held. Different men,
bers of the congregation gave short
addresses, including an address from
a member Of the Baptist church of
Talent and an address by the presid-
ing elder of the district, Rev. Van
Fossen of Ashland. Mr.. Welborn
Beeson presided at the meeting. Mrs.
Lunt sang beautiful number. Since
Mr.. Reeds coming to us the Method
ist church has almost doubled its at
tendance in Sunday service and Ep-
worth League. The church is very
fortunate in being able to say that
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed will be with us
again the coming year.
A large crowd attended the evan
gelistic meeting held at the Method
ist church last Monday evening by
Evangelist Mathis and his helpers,
Mr. and Mrs, Vessey. Special music
was rendered by the Phoenix quar-
tet and Mr.. and Mrs. Vessey.
Miss Volta jerks, niece of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Vogeli, left for her home
in Fresno, Cal, on Saturday. Miss
jerks has been visiting in Medford
and Talent for the past week.
James Poole met with very pain
full accident last Tuesday morning
while at work at the Suncrest orch
ard. One of the oil lamps used for
smudging exploded and the flames
spread and burned his lower limbs
badly. Mr.. Dougherty, foreman of
the Suncrest orchard, brought the
suffering ban to the Talent drug
store, where he was taken care of
until n t,bv,i,;o,, oo,,o
Fulton Smith, employed by the
Suncrest orchard, had narrow es-
cape of his life last Monday. While
driving team they became fright
ened and ran away Fulton hung on
the lines, and although the wagoh
was overturned and broken, Fulton
escaped without injuries.
The Tuesday Afternoon Study Club
met at the home of Mrs Lucy Terril
and pleasant afternoon was spent.
Mrs. Sam Murphy returned Friday
evening from Jacksonville, where she
attended to business.
Mrs. William Estes spent Friday
in Ashland visiting friends.
Mrs. George Bristow has returned
to her home on Anderson creek after
spending month with her daughter,
Mrs. Bostwick.
Mr. Blair and Mr.. Johnson Of the
Blair quarries at Ashland spent Sat
urday afternoon in Talent visiting
friends and transacting business.
c. w. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Rasor
of the Pacific Highway motored to
Jacksonville Thursday and transacted
business.
Mrs. D. Bruly spent Friday at the
home of Mrs. Inman.
Mrs. William Yeo and Mrs. II. G.
High are entertaining their Sunday
school classes at the Ashland park
The senior class Of the Ashland !
high school had the last course of
their progressive party at the home
of Miss Margaret Ames on Monday |
evening. Twentyseven members of
the class were present and all en-
joyed themselves immensely.
Some Of the gypses who were pass
ing through last week. northbound,
killed young calf belonging to Con
ME Clark, near Frederick. This Is
one of the many pranks those wan
1erers did while visiting our coun-