Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-04

Mayor C. B. Lamkin has pur-
= cased the lot from the First Ma
tional bank on the corner Of Bush
/ and North Main street next to the
T. w. A. Turner property. This is one
OF the finest residence sites in Ash
land.
The Fish brothers are plowing this
week on the Billings farm north Of
Ashland with a Fordson tractor. This
is the first of these machines that
have ever been used in Ashland and
is attracting considerable attention
among the ranchers.
Miss Kathryn Miller has been elect
ed to finish the grade taught by Miss
Evangeline Policy in the Junior High
school. Miss Policy has resigned to
complete her course in the Oregon
Agricultural College.
j. A. Gear, a resident Of Colorado, .
has purchased the eight acrs Of land
on Terrace street known as the Hen
ry Easterly place This deal was
made through the Beaver Realty com
pany. Mr., Gear expects to move his
family here soon and occupy his new
purchase for home.
Another illustration of the eff
cheney of the little Tidings want ads.
Friday Mrs. Nellie Conner adver-
tised her home at 1O7 Elida street
for sale. Yesterday she sold it to
Gerald Wenner, of the First National
bank through the little For Sale ad.
Mr.. Wenner is lately here from Wash
ington. Mrs. Conner will not leave
Ashland. She sold her home only be-
cause it was too large for her to take
care Of
Mr.. C. Bevier who yesterday pur-
chased the Mathes property at 73
Granite street, will move into his new
purchase tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs,
Bevier comes from Hillsboro, Ore. Mr.,
Mathes will move into the house now
occupied by Mrs. Whitney on Pine
street.
S. c. Gunter, night operator Of
the Western Union telegraph office
in Grants Pass, was in Ashland yes
terday spending the day with his fam
lily.
Dr. s. A. Danford, NJ. e. district
superintendent, accompanied by Mrs.
Danlord, left yesterday for Grants
Pass where he will conduct two
weeks revival service in the Meth
odist church there.
Mrs. Bennett and son, who have
been spending several months in
Ashland for the benefit of the lat
ter's health, leave today for their
home in Santa Cruz, Calf
Mrs. Carl Loveland, after spend |
ing several weeks in Ashland with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reed at
the Shook partments, left Sunday
for her home in Seattle, She was
accompanied by her sister, Miss AL
berta Reed, who will visit in that
city for awhile.
Ashland has no "Southpaws" at
the present time. Most of the school
children and goOdly number of F.
grownups are active with their right .
arms, while they cautiously sidle
around obstacles and persons who
approach their left sides. The whole
sale vaccination that has been or
dered in the schools is the cause of
the constant fear of close contact
from the left.
The Billings agency report the
sale of Mrs. Updergrars house and
lot on Manzanita street to c. f. and
Ella Wertz, recently from Montana
o. s. Easterling, the city electri-
'ian, is reported quite sick at his
home this week.
The private car of General Man ,
lger w. X. Scott of the Southern :
Pacific reached Ashland last even
ng where the local yards and of +,
'ices were visited. In the party ac- =
Mr.. Scott were j. II.
Dyer, F. II. Buckhalter II. A. Hin ,
shaw, T. MERCER and J. W. Fitzger-
ala.
Bert Freeman, who is taking
course in animal husbandry at the
o. A. c., is in Ashland today from
Corvallis.