Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-29
POIeys Drug Store
Columbia Agents

L. W. Herrikc and wife left for
motor trip to Portland and Columbia
river points.
Workingman's mitts that are leath-
er faced and fleece lined for 81 pair
at Mitchell & Whittle's. 1t
Grant Davis has completed 90
day run of threshing. He is now
plowing with his tractor north of
Bear creek.
Mr.. Gould and family from Duns-
muir have moved into the Ever resi-
dence on Iowa street. Mr.. Gould is
Southern Pacific employe.
]. S. MacMurray, teacher of sing
ing. Address Hotel Austin. 45-tf
Yesterday morning a crack corps of
signal officers went through on their
way to Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
They were from New York, all col
lege graduates, and had been out
three weeks. They were giving spe-
cial instruction in signal corps to the
new companies at the national can
tonments, having just completed
course of instruction at American
Lake.
G. e. Sans and son Lyle will re-
turn tomorrow from Fort Stevens,
where they went last Friday.
Miss Eleanor Greer was over from
Hit Saturday and Sunday, visiting
with her brother, Bert R. She said
rolled barley could be bought here
for $1.95, while at Hit it was s2.40.
She bought ton and shipped it over
for her teams, which are working on
the highway on the California side.
Cliff Payne makes plate shelves.
Word comes from "a French port"
that Almon Dill, brother of our fell
low citizen, John H. Dill, is engaged
with the navy along the French
coast. War is thus brought home to
us when our own relatives are really
in the fighting in the war zone.
At a special meeting of the city
council held Tuesday night Of last
week to arrange for further develop
ing of lithia spring, $500 was appro-
priated to continue the work.
H. L. Sinclair, who has been fore
man in the mechanical department OF
the Tidings office for the past three
years severed his connection with
this paper last Saturday evening and
left for Montague, where he has be-
come editor and proprietor of the
Montague Messenger. Mr.. Sinclair is
newspaper man Of many years ex-
perience and will manage his new en-
terprise with efficiency. Mrs. Sim
clair is still in Ashland but expects
to Join her husband at Montague
later. The best of wishes follow Mr..
Sinclair in his new venture.
v. o. N. Smith left Saturday night
for Palo Alto. Mr.. Smiths mother
has recently sold out her estate at
that place and will return with him
to Ashland, where she will live.
Mrs. Frank Dicky went to Gerber
Friday, where she will visit with her
sister
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Amick of Pine
Creek, Lake county, have moved to
Ashland to spend the winter and have
rented the Gillette place at the corner
of Church and High streets. Mr..
Amick states that they may decide
to locate permanently before spring,
and If so will purchase place.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. s. Terrill leave
Tuesday for Stockton, CAL, where
they will make their home. They
have lived here for the past two
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gildersleeve and
son Ralph Of Toledo, Ore, are visit
ing Mr.. Gildersleeve's sister, Mrs.
Edith Thayer.
Mrs. w. M. Barber's term Of office
in the Civic Improvement Club has
been eminently successful during the
past year A committee Of represent
ative members waited upon her Sat-
urday and urgently solicited her to
permit her name to be placed before
the club at the next meeting for re-
election, She has the question under
advisement.
A. H. Davenhill brought into the
d Tidings office Saturday q bunch of
I grapes raised on his ranch near Tai
u ont thaf almost annals those the spies