Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-07-28
WEDNESDAYS NEWS

Commissioner Thos. ii. Simpson
visited the Green Springs noun
tain road grading yesterday, where
sc men are being employed cut
ting a new road through to the
klamath county line from this
end. According to Mr.. Simpson
this will be a magnificent road
when completed. 1t crosses the
mountain at a 6 per cent grade
and goes through wonderful
scenic stretches of mammoth pine
forests. Work Is progressing
rapidly on this grade during the
Summer.
Frank Keeton, Charles Warren
and Harry Moore, old time friends
of Webster Wertz, who with their
fomilies have been camping in the
auto park during TIE past week,
left today for Crater Lake, after
which they will return to their
homes in Colorado These visit
Or were charmed with Ashland,
Ors state they never saw any place
that suits them as well. They may
return later and locate here.
Pap" Davis, a well known So
s!ist organizer and lecturer from
Missouri, was an Ashland visitor
the first of the week.
Larkin Grubb is exhibiting the
skin of huge rattlesnake he
killed on the Green Springs noun
tain road one dayal last week The
reptile was more than three and
one-half feet long and carried IL
rattles. In the window of the
talidermist shop on North Main
street, Mr.. Grubb has quite col
lection of rattlesnake skins, some
of which are quite respectable
specimens of this venomous rep
tile and would not be particularly
desirable acquaintances to make
along lonely country road.
George Ebensen, assistant cash
ier of the First National Bank Of
Wis, is spending this
week in Ashland with his parents |
and sisters.
The auto park was full to over
last night with campers
who had avalled themselves of
the opportunity Of visiting the
Nest noted camp on the Pacific
coast. A number of car loads of
were unable to find camp
ng room on the grounds, and
pitched their tents outside across
he creek.
Robert Peachey, wife and child
zen, arrived last night from Bak-
", and will make an extended
'isit with relatives in this city.
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Mr. and Mrs. c. J. Turner and
title son of Modesto, Calf, are
listing Mrs. ]. d. Crocker at her
lcme on Church street. Mr.. Tur-
Ter came here to look after some
and In this vicinity in which he
S interested.
The body of the late Lewdel-
ert Lewis Love, who died at Cen
raj Point, Sunday, was brought to
Ishland yesterday afternoon for
nterment in the family plot in
he Ashland cemetery. Mr.. Love
ias a former resident of this
ity.
win Fox, who formerly lived in {
,shland. but who recently has J
een located at Crescent City. is 5
pending "a few days in town re-
ewing old-time acquaintances. 1
The State Bank building is be- /
ng treated to coat of fresh {
aint on the exterior, which will /
id greatly to the appearance of 1
he structure. The Elks building
rill also be painted shortly.
Mrs. Carter, who has been spend |
ne several weeks with friends in |
'ortland, has returned to Ash {
and. 4
Mrs. A. L. Gastron OF Grants
'ass visited friends in Ashland {
esterday. :
George Trott has succeeded Rob
rt Foitz as Western Union mes
enger boy. George assumed his !
lew duties yesterday morning.
The structural part of the ad-
ition to the Ashland Fruit and
'roduce association building on
Ish street is assuming proportions
nd will soon be ready for the
rectlon OF the concrete walls
Contractor Frank Jordan has a