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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Former Gold Hill Bow
Dead At Albany

Gold Hill, April 29.-(SpeciaD-
Elmer R. Churchill, who died at AL
bany, Oregon, yesterday, was the only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Church
i'll. The Churchills were formerely
publishers of the Gold Hill News, hav-
ng left here seventeen years ago and
located at Albany, where they have
resided ever since.
The deceased was born at Silverton,
Oregon, twenty-five years ago. After
completing the local schools at Al
bany he attended Hill Military acad-
emy in Portland. About a year ago
he became associated with his father
in the printing business at Albany.
Mr.. Churchill was one of the most
active members of the Fifth Com
pany, Coast Artillery Corps, o. N G..
of Albany. He is survived by his par
ents and his widow, Jennie Babb
Churchill, to whom he was married
last July.
The deceased and his wife visited
Gold Hill last July while on an ex-
tended honeymoon trip, visiting many
friends here and renewing old ac-
qua 'ntances. The young couple was
accompanied by his parents while at
Gold Hill.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Bowers Probable
For Lime Board

Backed by the local Commercial
Club, Benton Bowers of this city has
received the unanimous endorsement
of the executive board of the State
Taxpayers League for appointment.
to the state lime board. The recon-
mendation has been forwarded to the
governor, who has assured the local
club that Mr. Bowers appointment
will be seriously considered.
The state lime board is a new
board which is to be appointed to de-
velop ways and means of developing
the most available lime deposits Of
the state for use of the farmers.
Jackson county has extensive lime
deposits, one near Gold Hill being
only a mile from the railroad. of
highest grade and deemed the most
available in the state.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Governor Will Be
Luncheon Guest

Governor Withycombe is to be the
guest of the Ashland Commercial
Club at a luncheon here on May Is,
a committee having been appointed
to take charge of the arrangements
for the entertainment. The governor
will be in Medford on that day to at
tend the meeting of the Tri-State
Good Roads Association and will be
accompanied to Ashland by number
of prominent men of the state who
will be at the roads meeting. Messrs.
w. E. Newcombe, F. D. Wagner and
T. H. Simpson will have charge of the
luncheon arrangements.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Buy a Tag or
Lose FidO Is Edict

Dog owners who wish to get rid Of
their canine property will have no
trouble doing so as result Of action
taken by the city council Tuesday,
The method of insuring speedy fun
eral services for Fido is Just merely
to adopt an attitude of absolute in
difference when the notice regarding
the fact that dog licenses are due
comes to his or her notice. Then
when about two weeks have expired
a professional appearing gentleman
will snare Fido and, failing to find
the required tag, will send him to
dog heaven by the most painless
method known to science.
Any dog owner who loves his pet
wiz pay the license and rivet 1t onto
Fido's collar. Then Fido may roam
where he pleases as long as he be-
haves himself as a well-raised dog
should.
Two weeks notice that dog licenses
are due VII be followed by absolute
enforcement of the Ashland city ordi-
nance, which states that every dog
must have a license. A dog catcher
will be hired and Fido will lead a
dogs life unless he has a 1917
license.
The last dog catcher Ashland
boasted was bit by a dog and caught
the rabies.
A license for a male dog costs 81
and for a female So.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Putting Siskiyou
Grade In Shape

It is reported that Peryl Davis has
crew of twenty men at work drag
ging, scraping and ironing out the
rough places in the Pacific Highway
over the Siskiyous. The road is
rough in places and muddy in a few
spots, but many cars are coming over
daily and the road to the California
line at least wiRl be in good shape in
another week. Sixty thousand dol
lars is available for work on the high
way this year, and it is believed that
the work of hard surfacing will be
started as soon as the grading work
now under way is finished.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Talent Field Meet
Tom0rroW'S Event

The annual southern Oregon inter-
scholastic track meet of the second
ary schools will be held at the Talent
school athletic grounds Friday. This
is annually one of the biggest athletic
gatherings of the valley, and because
war problems have killed the project
of high school meet for this part
of the state this spring, the Talent
meet will be one of the biggest sport
gatherings of the year. A big prize
cup is to be given away to the win
ners. Talent won this cup last year,
and If they win It again this year 1t
becomes their possession for good
Central Point, Phoenix, Gold Hill,
Eagle Point and Talent, besides a
great number of rural schools, will
partic pate, and the competing list is
daily becoming larger. The girls will
take part in the meet in several
events and the boys will be divided
into three classes according to age.
Beginning at 10 a, m. tennis match
es wiz be played between teams from
the towns, and at the same time the
preliminaries in the track and field
events will be run off Each entry
will be pitted against competitors in
his own class as regards size of school
and age.
From 12 until o'clock will be CIV
en- over to the dinner hour and bas-
ket dinners will be enjoyed.
At 1 o'clock the Phoenix quartet
will sing. Katherine Nealon of Cen
tra, Point will recite "Your Flag and
My Flag" and State Biologist Finley
will deliver an illustrated lecture at
the school,
At 2.15 the finals in the track and
field events will be held and the bas-
ketball throwing contests for distance
and baskets and an all-up Indian cub
race will be staged for the girls. The
only girls races will be fifty yard
dashes in the morning.
The most spectacular athletic event
of the day. from the viewpoint of the
trackmen. will be the 44G yard really
races which will close the track
events. Two races, one for town and
one for rural schools, will be run.
At 4 O'Clock a potato polo race,
thrilling game played on horseback,
will be staged, with a $3.50 cash
prize.
A pillow fight and block race with
horses will conclude the days enter
tainment. Prizes for these events
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Warner Hardware
Store in New Hands

The Warner hardware store is
open again after being temporarily
closed for few days while invoicing
preparatory to the transfer of the
store to new owners. Mr.. Warner
traded the establishment, which has
become leading hardware center for
southern Oregon and northern Cali
fornia, to eastern parties for Missouri
and. F. e. Sheldon and wife of Mt.
Ayr, Iowa, are here and Mr.. Sheldon
will take charge of the store.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Oregon Prepares
For Draft Measure

Preliminary plans are being ar
ranged for the registration of all men
eligible to draft in Oregon. In this
county the sheriff, county physician
and county clerk will have charge of
the draft census, which will be taken
Immediately upon conclusion of the
controversy over the draft ages. 1t
seems positive that all men between
21 and 27 and possibly up to 40 will
be registered. Election booths and
precincts will be used in systematic
ing the work,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Scouts Will Vie
On Fourth Of july

What promises to be one Of the
most interesting features of the ath.-
letic program attendant upon the
celebration in Ashland may evolve
from a challenge issued by the Boy
Scouts of Grants Pass to the Ash
land Boy Scouts for various athletic
competitions.
The challenge will probably be ac-
cepted. The local scouts are plan-
ming to establish a camp near the
park during the celebration and will
entertain visiting scouts. The Boy
Scouts wsl be of great assistance in
handling the crowds during the Hyiu
Hehe.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
AnnulS Wilson's
Jail Sentence

Little Joe" Wilson, who was re-
Gently convicted of illegal traffic In
liquor in Mcdford justice court on
the evidence givcn by a travelling
man who was arrested for drunken
ness in Medford and scared into max
ing confession, has been offered
immunity from the jail sentence
which was given him by Justice Tay-
lor.
AffidaWits from physicians to the
effect that the Jail sentence would do
him much harm have resulted in the
removal of the sentence. The fine
of 5000 still stands however.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
YARD CREWS PUT ON EIGHT
HOUR SHIFTS.

o The eight-hour day has be- o
L. come an actuality for the switch Q
s. engine and yard crews here, the o
&. sw.tchmen now work ng IN three >
o shifts instead of two as former o
o ly. The enginemen running out .
{. of here on the Shasta division q
{. have also been instructed to o
(. compute their time on the basis o
{. of an eight-hour day For some o
o time past wages have been com o
o puted on n basis of a ten-hour q
o day by both switchmen and en- o
o ginemen. .
a.. Until reorganizat on of the {"
o division is made or until pol @
Z. icy of running shorter trains, o
o which can get over the division o
o In less time, Is put into effect, ("
o some large pay checks will be .
(. received by the englnemen in o
o some of the branches of service o
o affected. .
o The through freight and pas o
% senger enginemen are not af- o
o fected by the latest bulletin and .
o are st'll supposed to compute .
o their time on a ten-hour basis. .
o The enginemen in the helper o
o and local freight service receive o
o ten hours pay for eight hours .
o work, and local freight service o
o receive ten hours pay for eight o
o hours work and overtime above o
o eight hours. o
o According to engnemen, the o
o brotherhood representatives and .
@ railroad officials are working q
. upon new agreement in San o
8 Francisco at the present time, q
o and a definite arrangement to o
. include all branches of service is .
+. expected in the near future. No o
8 moves have been made by the o
3 company to reduce the necessity 9
. of overtime as yet although ru- .
. mors to the effect that DIVISION q
3 points may be shifted are prev .
3 alent, D
> The third shift switch engine o
> and yard crews which have been o
> added to Ashland mean a con- .
> siderable increase in the local a
5 payroll and make much more .
. pleasant working conditions for o
3 the men. .
8 o
4
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Sheldon Editor
Grants Pass Paper

Benz. Sheldon, representative from
Jackson county to the state legisla,
ture, who accepted a position as sec
retary of the Grants Pass CONNER
cial Club at the conclusion of the leg
'slative session, has taken the editor
ship Of the Grants Pass Counier
Editor Allen of the Courier received
an appointment from the governor to
succeed Major Carr Abrams on the
state industrial insurance vSmmis-
sion. ...'-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Band To Help
Eagle Point Fun

The Ashland band is at Eagle
Point today doing their part toward
making the Eagle Point community
day big success
Loveland's orchestra will furnish
music for a big dance this evening.
A field meet in which the schools of
the county will participate, a p cnic
dinner, campfire, addresses, free-for-
all sports and other features are on
the days program. A number Of
Ashlanders accompanied the band.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Talent School
Raises Big Sum

The Olympic club OF the Talent
schools is as lively bunch Of young
school boys and girls as the state
can boast. Last week in one day the
club earned $40. A systematic
campaign of junk collecting was made
and that amount realized from trip
to Ashland with the spo'ps of the
search. The money is to be applied
toward the expenses of the track meet
at Talent tomorrow and other matters
in which the club is taking an active
interest.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
SIX NEW TRUSTEES.

{. Six new trustees are to be &
&. elected at the Commercial Club ,
{. meeting next Monday vcn'ng, {
o and a full attendance of mem &
{. bers should be present. The &
&. club has been busy during the
o past month, six trustees meet (
{. ings having been held, and much
&" of interest to the public will be (
Z: reported at Mondays meeting, {
{: The club VIII meet at p. m. (
&" in the council chamber of the
&" city hall. Plan to leave the 4
&" evening open.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Wrecker Called
From Ashland

The wrecking crew was called out
from Ash and shortly before non to-
day to clear up a wreck somewhere
in the vicinity of Hornbrook. No de
tails as to the seriousness of the
wreck could be obtained up to the
hour of going to press.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
. o o Q o o o o o o o o Q o 4
FOR FIRES ONLY.

o The new soda-water gas fire g
@ whistle is too high powered for g
o the eardrums of the citizens liv- g
o ing in the near vicinity of the &
o city hall and will hereafter be g
o used in case of fire only. The g
o noon whistle and curfew toots g
@ at p. m. will be eliminated. 9
o The whistle has an unearthly g
o screech which lifts anyone "
o within a radius of three blocks ::
o out of their shoes. 1t sure is g
o good fire whistle. "
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Want Fire Bell.

The city of Doris, Cal, wants to
buy Ashland's fire bell, for which the
city has no use since installing
soda-water gas whistle. The council
turned the matter of the sale over to
the fire committee Tuesday night.
Several other inquiries concerning the
bell have been received. The mayor
stated that Ed Barron wants to buy
the beIl. No one seemed to know
what Ed wanted with it, but it is pre-
sumed that he wanted to put it up
out at the ranch to call in the milch
COWS at night
Still Absent.
Councilman Cornelius chair at the
city council meetings is still unoccu-
pied Dad" Cornelius is over in
klamath county and forgot to ask to
be excused from council. The mayor
has written him a letter giving him
an opportunity to arrange a legal
alibi of absence.
Dogs.
Dogs had day at council Tuesday
and no one stood up for the poor pups
except one of the newspaper hirelings
who has pup which he loves despite
the fact that it hasn't got pedigree
like an abstract of title. 1t seemed
to be the concensus of opinion that
dogs were an awful nuisance but that
the city could stand having the dogs
dig up the gardens If the owners
would kick through with license fees.
The dog license gives the dog license
to he on earth, in Ashland at least.
The chief of police stated that the
city attorney had told him that he
had no right to shoot dog any more
than he would COW, as both were
property. Even at that we would
take chance on bouncing a shoe off
a cows head if he bawled at the
moon under our window like some of
the stray dogs up in our neighbor-
hood do.
Gardens.
The council is getting into the ag-
ricultural preparedness game and
Tuesday night granted Mr.. Hale per-
mission to plant garden on city prop
perty near the junction of Iowa street
and the Boulevard, and another citi-
zen permission to plant garden in an
unused street in the north end of
town.
Jitney Licenses.
An ordinance regulating the j'tney
traffic was submitted by the j,tney
men to the council Tuesday and was
read The matter will be carefully
studied by the council before action
is taken,
Use Street During Construction.
The Chautauqua people have been
given permission to use Pioneer av-
enue for storing building material
during the construction period A
passageway for teams will be kept
open.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
are donated by Talent merchants.

are donated by Talent merchants.
No admission is charged to the
meet, but a charge of 10 cents will
be made for grandstand seats, the
proceeds to be used in paying for
prize ribbons. The Olympic Society
VIII have two stands on the grounds
to supply refreshments to the visit
ors,
Everyone is invited to spend the
day.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03

Concrete signposts have been set at
road intersections on Emigrant road
between Juniper canyon and Echo,
Ore.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03

Independence farmers are going
into sugar beet growing with de-
termination to get a factory there
next year,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03

A new shipyard is to start construc-
tion at Marshfield at once.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03

The United States navy recruiting
stat on at Medford has been closed,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Telephones and Efficiency.

Discussion of the matter of tele-
phones in the homes of city employees
took up about three-quarters of an
hour at council Tuesday, it finally
being decided that the telephones
furnished by the city increased the
efficiency of nearly all the employees
who now have them to the extent of
the cost to the city. The various
phases of the matter will be investi-
gated.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03

A new $S,5OO garage is to be built
at Vale.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Chautauqua Park Deed.

The deed conveying the Chautau-
qua park property from the Southern
Oregon Chautauqua Association to the
city was presented at the city council
meeting Tuesday night and an opin-
ion from the city attorney regarding
the title was read. The deed did not
satisfy the council in that it did not
include the agreement regarding use
of the Chautauqua building by the
city, the council deeming that a bet
ter record would be had if this were
included in the deed. The matter
was referred to the realty committee
and city attorney who will make sure
of the title and see that the deed is
altered to include the detaCs omit
ted. IN order to get the deal closed
and the money in the hands Of the
Chautauqua people so that the con-
tractors work would not be delayed,
a special meeting to expedite the
matter will be called next Tuesday
and portion of the money paid over
under protest upon arrival of the
bonds.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
Newsy Sidelights On
DOingS Of City Dads


h''t ibO NOStINs
The finance committee of the city
council does not believe that having
the exact time in the city recorders
office Is worth 81 per month, and
hence the Western Union clock is to
be replaced lg an ordinary clock.
Expedite Bond Matter.
In order to expedite the placing of
needed cash in the hands of the
ChautauQua people, the council has
ordered that the Chautauqua bonds
be turned over to The Citizens Bank,
who were the successful bidders, i'm
mediately upon arrival from st.
Louis.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03
VIII Try Soda.

The city council will visit the
"Songer" soda well next Sunday af-
ternoon and taste the water. which
has been pumped continuously for
the past fifteen days. The council
visited it few weeks ago. If salts
fled after this trip the soda will prob
ably be piped in through the Dodge
we'll pipe.
Two New Sewers.
Two new sewers are to be installed
one on Lincoln street and one on
Maple and Rock streets. Bids will
be advertised for in the near future.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-03

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-26
MARRIED AT
HOME OF BRIDE
Wedding of Miss Ida Isdaner and
Mr.. Benjamin Isenberg Sol
emniZed Yesterday

An attractive November wedding took
place yesterday afternoon at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Isdaner. 32O2 Diamond
street. when their daughter, Miss Ida
Isdaner, was married to Mr.. Benjamin j.
lSenberg. of New York. The ceremony was
performed at O'Clock by the Rev. Marvin
Nathan. of the Beth Israel Temple, and
was followed by reception from to 6
o'clock
The brides father gave her in marriage,
Her gown was a combination of cloth of
silver and tulle with n court train of the
silver cloth. Her Veil of tullc was ar
ranged with bandeau Of pearls. A white
hound Bible with a marker Of lilies Of the
valley was carried.
Mr.. Iseubcrg and his bride left on an
extended southern trip and will be at home
after January |, at 2O49 North SiXty-fifth
street, Mapleton Park, Brooklyn, y. Y,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-26
JUST GOSSIP. ABOUT PEOPLE
Y. w. C. A. to Be Subject of Meeting at Merton
Cricket Club Tonight-Plays and Players
Will Hold 34th Club Nipht

.yBE YOU thought last week when
M ,he v NJ G. A. had finished
-, collecting YOU would he finished. but
,oure not; mot by no means whatso-
-" BECAUSE the Y. W. G. A. is going
A. have its innings now You see, II
ate TO run hostess houses and places
- tho families uf the boys may stop
outside of camp il they go down to visit
tam That certainly is great idea.
49,, ~ Then there are numbers OF
man who work with, near and for the
..r,,es and they have to be looked after
80 well as the boys. and so since June of
This year the national board OF the u W.
r. A through its War Work CoLncil has
ga, under way "A program of work which
4. IN very close cooperation with the
r.oderal Commission, the Y. NJ E. A.. the
.a,eral war council of the churche. and
,,d,vdual commanding officers of the
army and navy.
The y. W. G. A, has "A Junior War
council and Patriotic League, too, in
,,h,cb the girls, numbering more than
,oo 600 have made solemn pledges in re.
card 10 their work for God and country.
nEyerv army center employs numbers
~ girls and women in telephone offices.
IN shops. in restaurants and as laun-
dresses. In very few instances has any
nrovision for adequate housing OF these
.mnloyes been considered" All this the
NttIe booklet issued by the Y. W. {. \.
tells us, and those women amo"g Us who
are Interested in this matter have called
a meeting to be held this evening at the
Merton Cricket Cluu. Mrs. Robert T..
Sheer. who is president of the National
Ro,rd of the Y. W. e. A., and Mrs. John
Meigs, vice chairman of the executive
committee of the War Work Council Of
the Y. w c. A., will he the speakers Of
the evening and MIR. Horatio Gates Lloyd
will preside. ON the hohorary committee
of women are Mrs Thomas Ashton, Mrs.
William Austin, Mrs Samuel Bodinc, Mrs.
Edward Box, Mrs. William Boyd Mrs
Samuel Brown, Mrs. Alexander Brown,
Mrs. Howard Butcher, Jr., Mrs. Walter
Chrystie. Mrs. Herbert Clark, Mrs. Louis
Clarke, Mrs William Clothier, Jr., Mrs
Henry Hill Collins, Jr.. Mrs William Com.
fort, Miss Mary Converse, Mrs Herbert
Darlington, Mrs. Leslie Davis, Mrs. vii
liam Dreer, Mrs. Van Horn Ely, Mrs
Clarence Geist, Mrs. William Gest, Miss
Mary Gibson. Mrs. Rodman ,IriScOm, Mrs
Henry Hopper, Mrs. Alba J J,hnson. Mrs
Eldrdge Johnson, Mrs. A,watcr Kent
Mrs Ioratio Gates Lloyd, Mrs William
Long, Mrs, Henry ..Oos, Mrs. William
McCreary, Mrs. william logan MacCoy
Mrs, James Oakfor,l, Mrs. Harold pcircc
Mrs, Joseph Pew, Mrs. \. J.. Rcdifer. Mrs
Stanley Reeve, Mrs. Winthrop Sargent
Mrs, Henry SCattcrgood, Mrs rharles
Scott, Jr., Mrs. Percy Simpson, Mrs. Wal.
ter Stephenson, Mrs. Fletcher Stites. Mrs
Robert Strawbrdge, Mrs. John Thaycr
Mrs. sydney Thayer, Mrs Paul Thomp
son, Ms. Charles Vaughan Mrs Go
Naux, Jr.. Mrs Denj; min Wells and Mrs
Robert Wright.