Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-17
Local and Personal

MrS. w. M. JdmeS, WIN CdhiV " Oui
city beautiful about six weeks ago, III
search of health and quiet resting
place, is so we'll pleased and benefited
that she will probably stay most of
the summer,
Medford Sun: L. H. Carleton OF
Ashland, who was arrested Saturday
by Constable Hammond on the charge
of operating two automobiles under
one license, was fined $40 in Justice
Taylor's court.
@. W. "Chuck" Permission says if
the war department leaves him alone
he will have 10000 in the trenches
by July. The trenches are located IN
rich soil and the 10000 are celery
plants, ready to do their duty for the
country.
The First Company recruits got
their first taste of artillery drill Mon
day evening and took to the new
and interesting work like ducks to
water. With fine personnel and un-
remitting drill Lieutenant Spencer in
tends to have a company ready when
the call comes which will be the
first" company in every sense OF the
word.
About one hundred members of
the California Coast Artillery passed
through this city Tuesday morning |
en- route to Fort Worden, Wash, from
Fort Mcdowell Angela, Cal, where
they have been stationed for some
time. They were of the Srd and 18th
companies. They were happy |
bunch and were delighted at being
able to make the trip through Ore
gon.
The county court has put force
of twelve or fifteen men and teams |
to work building a new road from
Butte Falls to the bridge across Big |
Butte, a distance of seven miles. This
will eliminate the Ginger creek hill,
with a Is per cent grade, and replaces
II with a AZ per cent grade. The
new road will be great convenience
and gives a beautiful view Of the
Butte creek gorge, lumber mill, fish
hatchery and the timbered hills and
Mt. Mclaughlin.
Fred Strip, the new superintendent
OF the Metropolitan Insurance COM
pany in this district, was visitor in
the city Monday, comforting with Will
fred Carr and Kenneth McWilliams,
local representatives Of the Metropoli-
tan. Mr.. Strip was formerly assist
ant to the superintendent Of agencies
at San Francisco and comes here from
Vancouver, B. c., where he establish
ed fine record. He succeeds ]. E.
Treverrow, who has Oeen promoted
and left Saturday to take the superin-
tendency of the Salem district.
Last Thursday DR.. D. NJ Brewer
OF Ashland received a telegram an
nounclng the death of his brother,
Jacob, in Chicago. He was 65 years
old and was known here 20 years ago
when his father lived at Talent De-
ceased was deaf and dumb and for
years was industrial instructor in the
Oregon Deaf Mute institution at Sa-
lem. He also worked as a printer on
the Salem Statesman and the Albany
Democrat. In recent years he has
been engaged in boat making aiken
osko, Wis.
Homer c. Myers of Seattle, his
father and mother and wife, stopped
in Ashland Tuesday on hearing Of
conditions on the Siskiyou Highway,
which was made impossible by the
rain OF Monday night, which was
turned to a foot of slushy snow on
the summit They were en- route to
southern California for months
stay and expected to participate in
family reunion in "this neck Of
woods" on their return. The elder
lady is cousin of Mrs. J H. Turner
of SO Union street and also cousin
of F. L. Hammond, mail clerk be-
tween here and San Francisco.