Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-04-14
LOCAL and PERSONAL
WEDNESDAYS NEWS

Mr.. Roche was q former well
known railroad man of this sec
tion, and was brother-in-law of
Mrs. Anna Zigler.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Brown and
baby of Dunsmuir, Calf, have
come to Ashland to reside. Mr.
Brown is a Southern Pacific fire
man and has been exchanged to
q run out OF Ashland which makes
this city his starting point.
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At a meeting OF the teachers,
officers and patrons OF the Rusch
school district held last Saturday,
by resolution, the Elementary
Educational Bill, carrying a two
mill state tax and the Higher Ed
ucational Act providing for an
additional millage for the higher
educational institutions of the
state, were approved.
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A. s. Reed of Golden, Okla, a
brother OF NJ. C. Reed of this city,
is in Ashland this week. This is
Mr.. Reeds first visit to Ashland,
and he will remain here for a
time looking over the country,
and may decide to remain here.
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The Harry Mathes property on
c street was purchased this week
through the Ashland Realty Co.
by l.. E. Hobbs, one of the postal
clerks on the Ashland-Gerber run.
He will make it his home.
B. B. Hutton and family and
George Steele and family from
Bremerton, Wash, arrived in
Ashland last night by automobile. |
They drove to the auto camp but
found that the gas has not been
turned on there yet, so were
compelled to seek lodgings else
where. Expecting to make the
trip in four or five days, the tour
lists encountered bad roads along
the way, and were IL days in
reaching Ashland. Travel was
especially bad north of Grants /
Pass, where it required four
horses besides their auto power
to pull them up a hill. 1t is their
intention to locate here and re-
main In Ashland.
j. f. Patterson will leave soon
for the wilds of the Dead Indian
country, where he will be engag- .
cd by the government in an en-
Theological survey. He expects
to be gone all summer.
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Warren A. Chilcote of Portland .
field representative of the Saliva
tion Army campaign is in Ashland
meeting with the local executive
committee in regard to the drive
soon to be started.
Mrs. George Robson and Mrs
+. c. Payne motored down to
Medford yesterday and called on
friends.
Miss Susanna Homes went to
Ruch, Saturday, to attend the
school meeting which was in ses-
sion there that date. and to meet
the people in that locality in the
interests of her candidary as sup
erintendent Of county school.
While there SIZE was appointed
secretary for the day.
Extensive improvements are be-
ing made at the Ashland laundry
A new concrete floor is being laid
in the basement, and as soon as
completed large new washing
machine will be installed and
other much needed machinery.
Since +. f. French became pro
prietor of the local laundry last
August he has renovated the
whole establishment, adding new
machinery and rebuilding the in ,
terror until it is fast becoming
one of the most modern, up-tO-
date laundries in this part of the
state.
Mrs. Elmer Ashcraft of Seattle .
IS a guest at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. p. l.. Ashcraft at present
After spending a couple of weeks
here she will join her husband in O
Nevada. [
Mrs. Ethel Chapple and daugh- ,
ter, Dorothy, arrived in Ashland
the first of the week from Bald
Mountain, Colo, and will make ,
their home here with the formers
mother, Mrs. George jenkins. !
W. L. Moore OF Belleyiew is =
greatly improving his farm stock.
His latest acquisition is a regis y
tered Poland China boar which v
he received yesterday from Her '
bert Willard of Dayton, Oregon.
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Mrs. S. A. Danford arrived in
Ashland yesterday morning to VI
join her husband, DR.. Danford
They expect to make their home
permanently here. =.