Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-04-21

DR.. and Mrs. j. B. Webster were
up from their ranch near Poenix
yesterday looking after business
interests and calling on friends.
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Mrs. c. D. Wineland was in
Medford spending last night with
friends.
Mrs. L. Walker OF Gold Hill was
spending a couple of days at the
home of Mrs. William Myer on
High street this week.
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State Bank Examiners Schramm
and Adair OF Salem are in Ash
land today making the semi
annual examination of the two
state banks, the Citizens and State,
OF Ashland.
A number Of members of Alpha
Chapter, Eastern Star, went down
TO Medford last evening to pay
a fraternal visit TO the chapter
in that city. Those going from
Ashland were Mrs. Caroline
Schuerman, Mrs. Edith Sackett,
Mrs. +, II. Bush, Mrs. w. II. Nc
Nair and Miss Georgia Coffee.
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Spratt Wells has purchased the
r. ]. Edwards property on Laurel
street, and will make this his
home. This is one of the best
locations in that part of the city
and will be an ideal site for a res
idence. The Allen Realty office
made the sale the first of the
week.
A crew of workmen are en-
ployed cleaning up the property
of the Southern Pacific around
the old motor depot on Water
street this week. They are also
picking up the debris around the
buildings on the corner of Water
and North Main streets owned by
that company, which was caused
by the heavy snow in December
breaking down porch roofs and
sheds in the rear OF the building.
Their work is beginning to show
good results in that quarter.
Mrs. Max GeBauer of Eugene
is in Ashland today looking
around the city with a view to
remaining here for a time.
Walter Barham, who was so
badly hurt at his mill on the Sis
kiyous recently, is improving
finely. The final operation of set
ting the broken jaw bone was
expected to be performed today.
Mr.. Barham's father and mother
have come from Corvallis to be
near their son while the latter is
un ndergoing treatment.
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Mrs. Nina Utz Trotter of Astoria
is in Ashland, where she was
called to be with her mother, who
suffered a paralytic stroke several
weeks ago. The latter is reported
to be impoying nicely.
Z. V. Carter, who had been
spending several days the fore
part of the week in Portland
where he had gone to meet the
fish and game commission in con-
ference there, came home yester-
day.
A committee of the Rogue Riv-
er Valley Ministerial association
at a recent meeting framed set
of resolutions expressing their re-
great over the removal of DR.. ].
X. Baillie, who has resigned from
the pastOrate of the Phoenix
Presbyterian church, and extend
ing a hearty Godspeed to accom-
pany him to his new location. Dr..
Baillie will leave Phoenix shortly
to join his sons in California,
where he will retire from the ac-
tive ministry and will only serve
as occasional supply. His resigna-
ton closes a career of 49 years
active service, nine of which have
been spent in Phoenix.
Near the entrance to Lithia
park there is a bank in Ashland,
and the presiding genius-save in
warm weather when the p. g. is
fishing at Lake-of-the-W WOOds--is F.
f. V. Carter. As the mediator of
the fish and game commissions,
Mr.. Carter is in Portland, leaving
his campaign for representative
to the legislature from Jackson
county neglected and ignored. Be-
ing a lawmaker has no novelty for
Mr.. Carter, who has been speaker
of the house and also a member
Of the state senate. He is regis
tered at the Imperial.-Portland
Oregonian.
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