Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-05-19


The supporters of Johnson for
president held a public meeting
in the city hall last night ad-
dressed by Rex B. Goodcell, Of
San Bernardino, Calf. Mr. Good
cell is a fine political orator and
presented the claims of Hiram
johnson in a forceful and pleas
ing manner. A local johnson for
President" club was formed with
the following officers: President,
&c. B. Lamkin; vice-president, Edw.
Dove; secretary, N. G. Coleman;
executive committee, C. B. Lam
lin, Mrs. R. E. Gearhart and w.
]. Hastings.
r. A. Blanchard, assistant cash
ier of the Live Stock State bank
of North Portland, was a business
visitor in Ashland today.
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Mrs. Della He'll of Portland, a
former employe in the local tele-
phone office, has returned to Ash
land after a vacation of several
months on account of illness.
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Misses Violet Wood and Mary
Moore, two members of the high
school senior class, left this week
on a horseback trip to the coast,
They took along equipment for
camping, and expect to be back
in time for the commencement eX-
eroises at the close school.
F. j. Murphy left yesterday for
the klamath Lake ountry where
his wife has been teaching school
in one of the districts there, The
latter closed her school Wednes-
day and will return with her hus-
band.
The Ashland Realty company
has completed the deal in which
H. A. Stearns Of the Self-Seryice
store becomes the owner of the
T. F. Whittle residence property
on Nutley street.
S. B. McNair Of the McNair
Brothers drug store is in Portland
this week attending the Oregon
Rexall convention in session there.
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The renovation of the First Ma
tional Bank building is being
completed at present with the
painting Of the outside, following
the interior improvements which
we're made earlier in the spring.
The work is being done by John
O. Rigg.
h. d. Roberts, a Northern Cal
itornia rancher, is spending few
days in Ashland this week.
l.. j. Orres is a business visitor
to Grants Pass today.
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Mrs. James Rudd expects to
leave this evening for an extend
ed trip east, which will comprise
visit to her son in Chicago, and
other points in Minnesota and
South Dakota.
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C. r. Rose had business whicl
called him to Hit syesterday.
C. NJ. Miles, who has been liv
ing. on North Main street since
returning from California in th'
early spring, is moving this weel
; to the house he purchased Oi
Beach street
The tennis court at the Senio
- High school is being paved toda'
8 by the Oskar Hubert company
jwho have the contract for payin
the Pacific highway in this sec
= ton. This work will make tn
= tennis court at the school one o
I the finest in the state.
\ Reports come to Ashland toda
4 that Mrs. Ella Horwood, who III
dciwent a major operation in
n MeGford hospital yesterday, is /
+ q critical condition.
Miss Lillian Mcmillan expect
to start as an extra telephone en-
ploye in the local central offiC
this afternoon.
i, Students of st. Marys Acaden
came up from Medford today an
"A are holding a picnic in Ashlar
is park.
Judkins & Pool, painters
/ Ashland, have the contract
+ painting the residence of A. A
ford of Talent.
p Rev. ]. w. Hoyt and sons, Jol
NJ and Archer, made trip to Mou
o Ashland yesterday. These intr
pid climbers were the first OF {
season to reach the mounta
e. summit. They broke the tri
he through the snow for distan
of three miles, and were the fiji
to sign their names on the reg
n ter there.
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