Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-12-15

employed at the A. Giebisch camp
on the Green Springs mountain high
way during the past runner, came
in yesterday to spend a day or so in
Ashland. They are stopping at the
Hotel Auatin.
A. s. Kleinhammer was in Ash
land this week from Jacksonville
transactins business in this city.
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H. j. Boyd. who left recently with
his family for Pasadena, has purch-
ased home there. In a recent let
ter to friends in Ashland, Mr.. Boyd
states he was unable TO rent house
anywhere in that section, and was
compelled to buy to get a place in
which to live.
Among the several tourists and
visitors stopping over night at the
Hotel Austin were Z. J. Kellogg and
j. NJ. Brinkley OF Portland, F. W.
Smith OF Gladstone and II. G. Boil
ton OF st, Louis, Mo.
j. +. Gaines OF Portland, a former
well known Ashland resident, is
spending several days in the city this
week looking after business affairs
and calling on old-time friends.
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Mrs. Inez Ferguson OF Central
Point is guest OF Mrs. Geo. Robson
this week.
Rev. A. C. Edwards of the local
Methodist church is the purchaser
OF fine new Ford Sedan.
Messrs. Calvert and Schel, the
paving contractors who have been
building the highway out from
Grants Pass. we're business visitors
in Ashland this week.
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Mrs. Geo. Trefren. Jr., is in Ash
land from Butte Falls visiting for
a few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Conner, at their home
on Glen View Drive. Mrs. Trefren
is awaiting the arrival of her sister
from Colorado. who is coming to
spend the winter in Ashland.
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Rev. and Mrs. John W. Hoyt enter
tanned Rev DR.. Forbes of Portland
and Rev. c. F. Koehler, pastor of
the local Presbyterian church at
their home at luncheon yesterday.
Mrs. Satterfield, a well known aged
lady OF this city, Is quite poorly at
the present time, her friends state.
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ID. w. Tymons and family OF Yaki-
ma and +. T. Humphreys and wife
OF Seattle are tourists who arrived
In Ashland yesterday on their way
south. Owing to the snow reported
on the mountains over the Siskiyous,
they decided to remain here day
or two and are stopping at the Hotel
Columbia. They report the roads
not paved to be pretty bad north OF
here, while the weather at this time
OF year is not conducive to enjoyable
motoring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hamberg and
niece Miss Mary Reames of Rose
burg, former residents of Ashland
passed through here last evening on
train No. So on their way to Tennes
see. where they expect TO make d
visit this winter. They were met al
the train by number of their friends
in this city, who gathered there to
wish them pleasant journey.
A year ago tonight, December o.
was quite a momcntous time In the
history OF Ashland. That is the date
of the big snowfall which struck this
valley. Snow began to fall early in
the evening OF that date, following
a day OF rain. and BY morning up
wards of . inches had fallen. The
electric light system was demoralzed
all telephone and telegraph wireswere
down and traffic was held up for
several days. This storm was fol-
lowed by the coldes; weather expert
enced in the Rogue River valley for
many years.
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j. r. Squires, who has been con-
nected with tho Oskar Huber con-
struction company during its opera
tions in Ashland, returned home this
morning from New York city where