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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-30
FOXCROFT

A motor party composed Of Charles
F. Dearth, Misses Alice M. Ham,
Florence c. Ham, Louise e. Monroe
and Bertha J. Barbour made a trip
to Pennington and Waterville on
Friday.
Elmer Jones, who is employed by
the Hollingsworth & Whitney Co. at
Lily Bay has been recent visitor in
town.
Friends of Mrs. Evelyn @. Buck
will be sorry to learn Of her misfor-
tune in the breaking Of her right
wrist
Dana E. Lanpher is quite Ill with
influenza at his home on North
street.
The e. o. Stoddards have vacated
the rent in the Sprague block and
have moved into the Elliott house re-
Gently purchased by Fred H. Palmer
Mrs. Frank H. Pratt Of Pleasant
street IL quite i'll. Her son, w. H.
Pratt and wife of Lowell, Mass, ar
rived in town in consequence thereof
Thursday evening.
II. B. Schodeld has been called to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-30

Guilford by the illness Of his daugh.
ter Mary.
Mrs. Maria Roberts and Mrs. Mary
Rogers are in town called by the ILL.,
ness Of their relative, Mrs. Frank
Pratt.
A meeting of the boards Of health,
physicians. ministers and school
board was held at SIMPSONS hall
Friday evening. The continuation Of
the closing of churches. schools and
public gatherings was agreed upon,
as the number of cases Of the pre-
vailing epidemic seems to be as large
as when the ban was first enforced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-30
erownviiIe Junction Boy Killed

Frederick Cooney, the 12-yeAr-old
son of Edward Cooney Of Brownville
Junction. was killed by cars there
about $40 A. M. Monday. He with
two other lads were crossing the c.
p. yard and was the last in crawling
under a freight train, when the en-
CINE hit the train, sending the car
over the body and causing death n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-30
PALERMO

/. I. nen Cumming went to Water.
p, =, uy' where he has employ.
Eaoo, no''lnsworth & whitneys.
s,,s, !" town opened Monday. Oct
h. :, = ,vo.weeks vacation.
r. I, canton IL visiting at the
En, F Parents. Mr.. and Mrs. I. y.
b. r. hckeohenie was called to An.
b.. r n for examination.
aoy returned home Sunday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-30
A AN SAVE. 3i iyE|i3;%1
PRICE AS ALWAYS >&4442S6S
TEN'CENTS

after passing week with her aunt,
Mrs P. G. Brown. Weeks Mills.
Harry Wood and son Win were in Au-
gusta and Waterviile FridAy on bust
ness.
Clyde Piummer il at wort for H. "
worthing at Branch Mills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-30

Mrs. Riley-Are yea on calm terms
wild our neighbor?
Mrs. Murphy-Oi am that. She cailad
me Q thafe "a O called her another.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-30
For the Children.

Youngsters naturally crave molasses. Years
ago sliced bread and molasses was part of the
daily diet of children.
GOLD LABEL Brer Rabbit Moldsses gives
to the child the elements the young growing
body needs. Brer Rabbit is absolutely pure
therefore. wholesome, palatable and strength
enine.
Doctors will tell you what molasses and bread
means to children.
Besides it saves sugar and cuts the butter BILL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-30


very soon and there won't be any diyi-
dend coming their way.
Such a corporation as would aave-
cate should issue only preferred stock II
$50 with no power to issue bonds. This
government doesn't expect any bank or
individual to rob their essential indus
tries or their future prospects to buy
Liberty Bonds with. They favor legiti-
mate development rather than destr,c-
ton. 1t is the idle capital and man
power that 10 commanded to work. and
why shouldn't they? want to mako
just a suggestion relative to prices CT
products. The producers Of milk should
realize 10c. per quart for good milk de-
livered At station. This would stimulate
farming in this community a. nothing
else would. The farmer would have
money to go into Water street and buy
the things he needed for his family ana
develop hts farm. First class milk,
either pasteurized or clarified, could Be
delivered to customers in any quantity
they wanted 70. lie. quart which
would be the cheapes and most bere.
fetal food they could buy. Ten cents
a quart Is AZ cheap as any farmer Csn
produce good milk, and make wages for
himself, and profit ssthe only stimulant
to any business. Now If those who have
the patience to 30 over this article and
are interested will write me expressing
their cooperation in such a movement,
is large enough to make it worth whila,
I will gladly call a meeting Of the farm
ers and any other interested parties and
we will set down to business At onc4.
E. H. 1NGRAHAM.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-10

Elmer Smith, who is employed by
the Bell Telephone company at
Grants Pass, spent Sunday with his
family in this city. Z
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Clark of Glen
dale are in Ashland and will spend
the coming six weeks here. They are
occupying the home of Recorder J.
B. Winner on Terrace avenue.
Furnished house with garden for
rent for year. See, Billings Agency.
6-2t
Miss May Benedict goes this week
to Granite Hill. out from Grants Pass,
where she will visit for a time with
her cousin, Mrs. Ethel Mcintosh.
Mrs. Mcintosh is a granddaughter Of
E. B. Smith, who was business man
in Ashland over 20 years ago.
F. H. Carter of Mountain avenue
went to Eugene recently to visit rel
atives and friends for short time.
Paxson's Superb Dahlias. Plant
now and up to June Goth. Field
grown roots, eight for 81, eight for
50, eight for SO and up. Parcel post
paid. About half florists list price.
Write R. II. Paxson, Central Point,
Oregon. 1-tr
Archie Smith of Sacramento was
in town Friday and stayed over night
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. X.
Smith of B street. Mr.. Smith has
been employed by the S. P. Co. for a
number of years and goes now over
seas to engage in service for the
government.
Floyd Hutchinson and wife leave
this week for Astoria, where they ex-
pect to remain for the summer. Mr..
Hutchinson plans to go into the ship
yards
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-10

4 IL
Donald Hunter, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. b., A. Hunter and well known
Ashland boy who has been firing on
a switch engine in Portland for the
past year, has enlisted in the navy.
Lee Peachey, who left last week
for Portland to take the physical ex-
animation for service in the navy,
passed successfully and returned via
Ashland Friday night on his way to
Goat Island, CAL, where he will be
assigned to the hospital corps in that
branch of. service.
Miss Gertrude Jones of Hood River
was guest of Ashland friends dur
ing the past week. She left Thurs
day for San Diego, Cal.
Mrs. A. II. Russell left Friday for
Mayton, Cal, where she will join
her daughter, Miss Mabel, at the lat
ter's homestead.
NJ. c. Reed, who is travelling this
summer with a Chautauqua lecture
bureau, was at Locklock, New, dur
ing the past week. This week he ex-
poets to make his stop at Preston
Idaho. Mr.. Reed is with the same
course that is coming to Ashland nexy
month, and says it is one of the best
ever presented here.
S. Morehouse has gone to Weed
CAL, where he has employment. He
was Joined during the week by his
family who will spend the summer
there with him.
II. G.. Eastman, assistant postmos-
! ter, left with his family Friday even
ing for Portland in his car. Mr.. East
man will continue on to The Dalles
where he will visit his father, who
is seriously i'll,
The Southern Oregon and Northern
California Dental association held its
convention in Klamath Falls Satur-
day. The association was in session
all day, closing with the evening met
ing which will be open to the pub
lie. On Sunday the association was
, entertained by the klamath Falls
dentists with a picnic at klamath
lake. None of the local dentists were
! in attendance at this convention.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-10

4 a.
Mrs, B.. H. Stevens and Mrs, H. G.
Stengei have returned from Fort
Stevens where they had been yisltin-
the family of Sergeant Don Stevens
before the latter leave with Battery
F for France.
Among the Ashland Elks who at
tended the patriotic chicken smoker
In Medford last Thursday night were
E. V. Carter, C. H. Vaupel, A. H.
Pracht, ]. M. Wagner, E. c. Payne,
G. E. Millner, J.. M. Hughes and ].
H. Mckenzie.
The Camera Exchange. Finishing.
100-tf
Miss Kathleen Silver, who has
been teaching in the public schools
in Roseburg, has returned home for
the summer vacation. Miss Silver
has been a successful teacher and
has been reelected to her position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stanley of
Dunsmuir were weekend guests of
relatives in Ashland. They returned
home Sunday evening accompanied
by Mrs. Stanley,s sister, Miss Grace
Bess, who will visit in Dunsmuir for
awhile.
160 acres of land with part of crop
for sale at low price. Billings
Agency. CIT
Mrs. S. a. Kentner has been quite
i'll at her home on Factory street
during the past week.
Mrs. o. E. Diebert and baby OF
Yreka are visiting the formers faith
er, G. w. Pellet, of Winner avenue.
G. C. Griffin, of Medford, repre-
sentative of the American Sunday
school union, was an Ashland visitor
Friday. Mr.. Griffin is engaged at
present in missionary work in the
Wagner creek district.
Miss Lulu Fowler, who has been
assisting DR.. c. F. Tilton in his dem
tai office, has left for Portland to
join her family who reside there.
Mrs. Ed Wall left Friday night for
San Francisco where she will remain
for several months during the sum-
mer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-10


The. annual. meeting of school dis
trict No. 5 will be held in the city
hall Monday, June II, at which two
directors will be elected, The hours
of the election will be from 2 to Z
p. m.
Prof. Irving E. Vining, who has
been spending several months in New
York city, has returned to his home
In Ashland for the summer.
Among the list of men in the new
draft from Siskiyou county, Cal, ap-
pears the name of Robert Emmett
Jarvis of Ashland.
Charles Permission of this city, who
was drawn in the late draft call and
left with the rest Of the jackson
county boys for Fort Mcdowell, CAL,
last week, was rejected on account
of physical disability. Charles was
a former member of the 1st COM
pany Of coast artillery when it was
stationed in Ashland, but was reject
ed when the company was mustered
into the army service, but was among
the registered men of the county and
called in the draft.
For Sale-Norfolk Shetland pony.
Phone 221-R. 5tf
A number of the county agents and
county agricultural councils of SOU
thern Oregon, who are in session un-
til June IL, came to Ashland yester-
day and held picnic lunch in the
park. The forenoon was occupied by
these agents in observing cover crop
demonstrations and various pruning
systems and blight resisting pear
stocks at the experimental station at
Talent. A lecture by Prof F. C. REIN
er concerning his recent trip to the
Orient and an inspection of Hereford
cattle at the farm of Benton Bowers
concluded the Ashland portion of the
program.
Old line Health and Accident In
surance Company wants capable, ac-
tive district manager in the Ashland
territory, Splendid opportunity for
the right man to make some mighty
good money. National Casualty Co
Detroit, Michigan. 63"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-10

( IA train of 2s douBle-decked cars
filled with sheep was unloaded aud
fed In the local stock yards by the
Ashland Transfer & Storage company
Saturday. The sheep were being sent
from the Bend country to San Fran
cisco. This morning eight cars OF
cattle were also fed here.
Beginning June Us, the local
freight house will close at 4 o'clock
p. m. daily except Saturday, when
1t will close at l p. m. The reason
for shortening the day is on account
of shortage of help.
Mrs. NJ. A. McVicar and daughter,
Miss Lillian, Of Brandon, Manitoba,
were guests last week at the home
of the formers daughter, Mrs. G. A.
Edwards, at the Methodist parsonage.
They came down to meet their son
and brother, Hugh McVicar, who was
in Ashland from Camp Kearny
spending furlough. Mr.. McVicar
returned to his post Friday.
Mrs. Bodkin, one of the vlce-presi-
dents Of the woman's missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church, ad-
dressed an audience in the local
Methodist church yesterday morning.
In the evening Mrs. Bodkin spoke
at Talent.
Miss Amy Stannard came home last
week from Berkeley, CAL, where she
has been student in the University
of California, to spend few days
vacation with her mother, Mrs. e. NJ.
Stannard. She will return to Berke-
ley next week to attend summer nor
NAL.
Cliff Payne makes window screens.
Miss Marion Hodgson, a student of
the Oregon Agricultural college Of
Corvallis, is home on her usual sum-
mer vacation. She was accompanied
by her friend, Miss Ray Parkin of
Lake county.
Phone Job orders to the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-10

|. J. Culbertson of Mountain ave-
nue. moved his family recently to
Weed, Cal, where he has secured
employment for the summer.
The social cirle of the Christian
church will meet on Thursday after
noon at Mrs. Hattie Smiths home at
No. ~ Beach street.
Mrs. Agness Brookmiller and
daughter, Mrs. Thos. Hosner, of Des
Moines, Iowa, are in the city for
few days enjoying visit with friends
and relatives They are accompanied
by the Misses Velma, Vada and Mar
tha Bissell of Dexter, Iowa. The en-
tire party are journeying to the Los
Angeles beaches for the summer.
Mrs. II. B. Gossage, plain dress
making, 2O7 Vista street. Phone
439-J. 1tf
E. G. Roberts, wife and son, Lee,
motored up from Medford yesterday
to visit their mother, Mrs. E. j. Rob-
erts. and sister, Mrs. Lulu Van We
gen.
The subscriptions for the Fourth of
July celebrations are not coming in
as rapidly as desired, and the COM
mittee in charge are desirous of hav-
ing them paid in promptly to the
State bank. Some necessary ex-
pense is attached to providing a good
celebration, and the subscriptions
should be Forthcoming at once.
Studio Ashland, better portraits.
1O0-tf
DR.. F. H. Johnson and family, who
have been away on an automobile
tour through central California, have
returned home. Dr. Johnson reports
some sections of bad roads for auto
travel in that state.
BY an order issued from the court,
the police officers guarding the state
line between California and Oregon
placed there to arrest whisky running
into the bone dry state have been re-
moved. This situation will be looked
after directly by the court.
The Camera Exchange for film.
100-tf
Among the recent graduates at the
University of Oregon this month ap-
pears the name of Miss Ruth VIII
son, formerly of Ashland, but now
of Medford.
Among the out-of-town people here
yesterday attending the funeral of
the late R. R. Redwine, were his
mother, Mrs. Myrtle Of Dunsmuir;
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Miller and child
rem, of McCloud; c. E. Redwine, of
Amadeville, Arizona; Mr.. and. Mrs
John Graffius and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Anderson, of Phoenix.
Fine modern bungalow for sale at
very reasonable price. Billings
Agency. 6-2t
Miss Floy Gamblers returned last
Friday from Provo, Utah, where she
spent the past year. She visited in
Oakland and San Francisco on her
way home.
Miss Alta Scott, a member Of the
graduating class of 1918 of the city
public schools, has been elected to
teach the Murphy school during the
coming term.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-10
Local and Personal

The Christian Sunday school gives
their Children's day program at IL
o'clock next Sunday.
R. D. Sanford left Saturday night
for Alsea, Oregon, where he owns a
farm on which his son is located. He
will remain about week looking
after business interests.
Wanted. Two dining room girls.
Inuuire Depot hotel. 6-3t
Miss Flora Provost started Satur-
day night for Seattle where she eX-
poets to remain for several weeks
during the summer.
Geo. Carey, the plumber. Call
314-J. 94-tf
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Bowman Of
Talent were in Ashland Saturday af-
ternoon. They came up here to visit
with friends who were passing
through on the train bound for the
north.
Mrs. G. n. Kramer and little son
Foss are in Alberta, Canada, spend
ing several weeks with Mrs. Kram-
er's brother, Rose Eliason.
For rent, furnished or unfurnishsd,
5-room modern bungalow with gar
age. Mrs. j. C. Hurt, 361 Mountain
avenue. phone 463-R. G-2t.
Mrs. Fred Dearborn is daily ex-
pecting the arrival of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. McClain, who are
coming from Kansas to spend the
summer with their daughter, Should
this section satisfy them, it is pos
sible they may locate here perman-
emily.
Miss Leota Keller, a student of the
Oregon Agricultural college at Cor
wallis, is home for the summer va
cation.
Mrs. A. Weeden went to Red Bluff
Saturday to visit with friends for 4
short time.
Charles Ramsey, who has been
spending the past winter in Italy,
Texas, has returned home.
Mrs. Elsie Churchman has the
agency for the Spirella corsets and
will be pleased to demonstrate.
Phone 24O-R, or call at 81 Union
street. 2-tf
Mrs. John B. Winner was in Ash
land from Grants Pass over Sunday
visiting with old time friends. Mrs.
Winner is employed as bookkeeper
for the Rogue River Courier in that
city.
Mrs. Ida Ward of Oakland, Cal, is
in Ashland visiting her mother, Mrs.
S. A. Kentner of Factory street, who
was taken quite sick last week. The
latter, however, is better.
For reliable plumbing call 314-J.
94-tf
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Keller and
daughters Leota and Ivern left Sa-
turday evening for Fort Stevens to
visit with their son and brother, Me-
chanic Robert Keller of Battery F,
before he leaves for overseas service
in tho naar future
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-10
TOOLS

Time is rere to begin that garden.
Everybody ought to have a garden
this year. Tools will be hard 10 get
later, and they are getting higher
every day. We have a number of
splendid Garden Hand Cult!vators,
combining the Plow, Weeder, Rake.
Cultivator. Just the thing, Let us
show you.
Provost Brothers
HARDWARE
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-22
WHO CAN RISE TO 0ccAsI0N7
Name Of Man Capable of Formulating
"llmbrella Regulations" VIII
Live in History.

With the passing of each rainy day
1t becomes increasingly strange that
no benefactor of the race has been
prodded, gouged or spattered into pre-
pairing Manual Of Umbrellas PEG
pie have been carrying some sort OF
protection against the rain ever since
anybody can remember, yet the only
thing they have really learned 10 dc
we'll is TO lose umbrellas. No two
persons, moi even lovers, can walk un-
der one umbrella without getting wet,
and rsineoats probably were first de-
Sised by man who tried to carry an
umbrella over his wlfe's hat. What
excuse is there for the person who
goes through A crowded street holding
an umbrella before him in charge,
bayonets fashion? An apology does
not exactly meet the requirements
after the Zip of an umbrella RIB has
been thrust into some ones eye
Folded. the umbrella is just as dan.
gerons, when some one comes plung-
ing along the sidewalk holding the
umbrella at an angle of about 40 de
grees ahead of him, tripping every
one but himself Then there is the
person who tucks the handle under
the arm. so that an innocent person
may become speared on the sharp emo
which sticks out like 60-foot tele
phone pole on 1j-foot truck. Fur
thermore, wet umbrellas never were
intended as partitions between seats,
even at a motion-picture theater.
There is no desire to distract the best
brains of the country from consider
alton of war problems, but some sort
of umbrella regulations are needed.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-22
Get Complete Family Record.

Sugar records now being Kept in
grocery stores are causing come per-
surbation on the part OF grocery men.
Since the food administration linn
tied the amount OF sugar family
>an use per month, the groeers have
mad to keep track of the amount sold
10 each customer.
For this purpose they use sort OF
book, or ledger, In which the Gus
tomer's name and address, and other
information pertaining thereto, are
recorded.
Since most OF the purchasers are
gomen, IL EN- be imagined that the
srocers' task, sometimes, Is not 70
Easy, but the women, realizing that
he information must be given, have
gracefully accorded IL.
Nor Is that all.
Grocers do tell that they get more
Information than they have any need
or. Here's how IL Is:
"They insist on telling me all about
little Johnny, and what little Susie
s doing today, and-why, say, since
We started this here sugar record. we
snow the complete family history OF
al our customers"
Now what do you know about that
Washington Star.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-22
Modern Arnor

The soldiers of old went forth to
fight, clad in cumbersome and expen-
sive armor, which, while serving as
a protection, nevertheless hindered
them from putting forth their best
lighting strength. Today Martin Je-
Ialian, an inventor Of Rhode Island,
has made it possible for soldier 10
he protected by armor. He is one of
several dozen inventors who have re-
invented the coat Of mail.
The device is buIletproof metallic
structure, which surrounds the body
and extends from the top of the Shout
ders to below the thighs. This steel
coat consists Of two like parts held
together across the chest by means
of straps. Hooks attach the coat TO
senli-cylindrical pieces of metal which
iii closely about the upper part of the
| e and are fastened behind by straps.
The inner surface of the armor is
padded. TIE head is protected by a
I1cG mask composed OF the same
nieial.-P0pular Science Monthly.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-22
Officers of Ministers Alliance.

Officers of Ministers Alliance.
resident; -. -. ............. Eioer
&C w Norment. Carbondale
Vice President.
w. P. Washington, Mt Vernon
Recording Secretary~@.....-.....,........
...............I B. McCrary, Metropolis
Corresponding Secretary ..-...-......
-. .......................J. d. Davis. Colp
Treasurer .,..............-.........--.
.....H. c. Armstead, Pulaski
V,giIant Committee
Elder VIM. ..... Young. Joppa
{" d. Parrish. Md. City
F." s. II. Pruitt. Duquoin
:" F. Bomar, Cairo
/" P. B. French, Sparta
j." Thos. Morris. Metropolis
=" A. ], Bowers. Dewm aine
Rev. Berry Thomas Metropolis
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-22
TOUCHED BY SERVICE FLAG
Younuster on Brink of Disgrace Re-
solved to BE Worthy of Emblem
Displayed in His Honor.

"Why the service fiag?" is an old
question. but from one of our middle
West towns comes new answer.
A wealthy family in an Indiana
town had a son. who had never done
anything to reflect honor on his fam
ily-a family which was proud of its
famous ancestry. He didn't enlist
when this war broke out. and then
tried to evade the draft, but was COM
PEELED to go in recent call. He en-
tered training camp few miles
from his home town.
Rules and a regular life were hard
for him. Smarting under "A we'll
deserved reproof, he one night decided
to desert. He slipped away from the
camp and, under cover of darkness.
made his way TO his home in order TO
get his civilian clothes and better eff
feet his escape.
Just as he was ready to scale the
front veranda Of his home he noticed
the service flag in one of the houses
great front windows. There it WAS
In the most conspicuous place the
house Afforded great silk flag with
its one blue star. =
cts for me-" the boy thought.
Through his mind passed the men,
DRY of his life--a failure In winning
any of the honors his family had
wanted for him. No college diploma.
not even high school one, had he re-
eeived-nothing except this one star
In this flag had he ever let his people
claim as his contribution TO the family
famous name.
He turned back toward the sidewalk.
They'll get to keep that honor he
told himself. an make it bigger, too"
and he slipped back to camp, elated
TO find that his absence had pot been
discovered