Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-11-24

land visitors over night.
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Guests stopping at the Hotel Aus
tin are W. A. Goldsmith OF Oregon
City, Kan V. Brunke and Will Hart
of New York, J.. NJ. Kized of Shirley,
Colo, ]. Shulton OF Los Angeles and
Ben Frank and wife of Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Turner expect
TO leave tomorrow morning for points
in California. They will visit the
formers mother at Los Angeles, then
stop with relatives and friends at
Glendale, San Francisco and Sacra-
mento on their way home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Bromley, Mr.
and Mrs. R, e. Bratton and Mrs. H.
E. Allison comprise party who were
recent visitors in Ashland.
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Mrs. Z. G. Petit and son Leonard
have moved this week from Manza-
nita street, where they have been liv-
ing since returning to Ashland. and
are now occupying a suite of rooms
in the Freeburg building on East
Main street.
Word has just come to Rev. Koch
Ter that Rev. A. j. Bowen OF the
South Africa Mission, which was
founded by the eminent religious
scholar, Andrew Murray, is to stop
over in Ashllnd on his way to Port
land. He will speak in the Presby-
tcrian church Wednesday evening
December 1. There will be no ad-
mission and no offering.
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Sheriff Terrill left last night for
Salem with seven prisoners who have
been sentenced to serve terms OF var
i0us lengths in the state penitentiary.
The sheriff was accompanied by Dep
utles Mcmahon and Schroeder, and
the prisoners were kandcuffed to-
gether in the smoking apartment,
where they were to ride all night.
Some apprehension was felt that
friends of the prisoners might at
tempt a rescue. and much relief was
experienced when the sheriff got his
charges on board the train.
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Petitions for an extension OF water
rights on Bear creek in Jackson
county were filed with the state water
board, in session at Salem ON We'd
nesday by the Rogue River Canal
company, the Medford irrigation ris-
trict and the Talent irrigation dis
trict. Protest against the extension
of time to the Talent district were
entered by the Rogue River COMPANY
and the Medford district and the Tai
ent district countered with protest
against the petition of the other two
organizations. The petitions and pro-
tests have been taken under advise
ment.-Medford Mail-Tribune.
W. ]. Wright of Prineville arrived
last night to make an extended visit
with his brother, J. v. Wright, at the
latter's home on Mountain avenue.
Mr.. Wright came in on train No. lG,
which was very late, and greatly
surprised his brothers family b.
reaching their home ct 2 O'Clock in
the morning.
w. +. Sullinger Of Talent was 4
business visitor in Ashland this fore
noon. Mr. Sullinger reports the
heavy rains of the week have put a
stop to farm work, but will be ex
tremely good for the land. He state :
the irrigation ditch from Bear creel.
has plenty of water in it now.
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j. II. Dyer, general manager OF
the Southern Pacific company, pas
sed through Ashland yesterday. "a
his private, car, Belmont. 4.
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Mr.. Carlson of Salem, supervising
mechanic of the highway commission,
has been In Ashland this week, look
ing over the highway work in this
vicinity.
NJ. W. Hanel, an employe OF the
telephone company, and James Bar
rett are purchasers Of new Ford road
sters from the local Ford agency OF
Harrison Brothers.
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