Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15
Hit, CAL, ITEMS.

There was a gradual downpour all
day Monday and during the night,
and the hills of northern California
have fine pasture in consequence.
B. F. Smith, who has held a posi-
tion at McCloud since last summer,
has returned to Hit and will have
charge of the meat market here, TAX
ing B. Reimens Schneider's place.
The many friends of Mr.. Smith are
glad of his return.
Frank Cattuzzo has given up his
position as clerk in the store here to
tatke course in telegraphy at Port
land. He left Sunday.
James Rolls has again resumed his
duties at the camp after weeks lay
off on account of an accident there,
which, fortunately, was not of seri-
Gus nature.
T. l.. Hunt is out again after a
weeks stay at the hospital, where he
had slight operation last week.
c. A. Baumgartner, who has held a
situation at Mountcrest ranch for
more that year. has moved to Hit
and taken position in the mill.
E. d. Young of Costello has taken
the position as floor boss in the fac
tory here and will make Hit his home
in the future.
Mrs. Harry Vaughan left Monday
for San Francisco, where she went
to take her three-year-old son to be
put under the care of specialist.
Mrs. w. B. Kolb has returned from
Weed, where she spent week with
her mother, Mrs. Mary Dix
The store will be closed all day
Sundays and will remain open until s
D. m. Saturdays. The postoffice will
be open hereafter from $3.50 to $3.50
a. m. Sundays.
DR.. and Mrs. G. ]. Hall left Satur-
day for San Francisco to be gone a
month, DR.. Hathaway of Yreka will
be in charge of the hospital here dur
ing DR.. Halls absence.
Perry Rummerfield, who has held
a position at the company ranch for
some time, has enlisted in the army
and is stationed at Angel Island.
Miss Laura Jassman spent the
weekend at Hit and attended the
Red Cross dance.
Red Cross Fair and Dance.
The fair and dance given for the
benefit of the Red Cross at the Hit
Club House last Saturday evening was
a glowing success.
In spite of the high aims of this no.
bic organization in helping the needy,
it was, for a short time during the
evening, close rival to Armour's
and Swift's packing houses, when a
siX-weeks-old pig, the donation of
Felix Waters, was raffled off, and
without squeal approved the pres
ent high cost of pork by selling for
the sum of $94. a guest of the even
ing from Hornbrook first won the
pig. 1t was turned back to the So
ciety and sold to w. II. Grover for
SIS. He turned it back to be again
sold, it bringing IS. 1t was again |
sold for IS. John HILBERT was the
last bidder and the fortunate posses
sor of the pig. Earlier in the evening
it, together with four other articles
rafeled off, brought $24.
Henry Clark got the water color
picture, d. Weber the sofa pillow,
Mrs. o. Pierson the dog and Mr..
Sheen of Yreka sack of potatoes for
$3.50.
Mrs. Ed Furlong presided over the
fancy work booth, which made $50
Miss Mary Finley sold ice cream and
drs. Frank Stanley the coffee, togeth-
,r bringing $35. Miss Edna Daugh-
,rty had charge of the fish pond,
which netted over $21. Miss Irene
asmann superintended the basket
sale, which brought S106.75. The
basket selling for the highest price
vas the artistic and appetizing pro-
iuction of Mrs. Carl Boothby and
iold for IS.
Mrs. John Hilbert had charge Of the
music. Miss Margaret McLain sang
Take Me Back to Sunny Italy" and
collected S. in passing the cup.
The Italian band gave its services
md dispersed music throughout the
'vening for the dancers, the dance
lone bringing 1922, making a total
# $3.50 cleared {
The success Of the evening was due I
@ the generosity of the Fruit Grow
RS Supply Company in giving the
lub home without charge and dona- I