Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-05-26
LOCAL And PERSONAL
FRIDAYS NEWS


urday for New York, and from
there will sail for Europe to en-
gage in Y. NJ. c. A. work in Rou-
mania and Poland. Mr.. Fraley,
has been at present teaching in
Berkeley, Calf, had experience
in overseas Y. NJ. C. A. work, and
served in France during the war
He has signed for year with his
present contract.
William Gras, a tailor from San
Francisco, has come to Ashland
and is employed in the 0rres tailor
shop. Mr.. Gras worked for Mey-
err the tailor, in Ashland, about
16 years ago, and this was his first
visit to the city since that time.
lie states that when he arrived
here he thought he must have
made mistake and got off at the
wrong station, the city had
changed and improved so much
Mr.. Gras expects to locate here
permanently.
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Mrs. Mary Lee Hewitt il one
OF the newcomers to Ashland, and
is living at present at 16G North
Main street.
Mrs. Abbott OF Talent was q
shopper in Ashland Tuesday af-
ternoon.
w. II. McNair and r. II. Slmp.
son, accompanied by their wives,
drove down to Grants Pass
Wednesday to transact business
IN the Johephine capital city.
Mrs. X. Watson and sister Of
San Jose have come to Ashland
10 make their home. They were
drawn here by the beneficial re-
suits of the mineral waters and
are thinking of permanently Ie-
siding here. They are at presen;
living in the II. W. Andrews bun
galow on East Main street.
] "A. Barham is moving his
family to the Siskiyous this week
to be near the mill which BarhHm
Brothers are erecting there.
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On setting trap for rats at his
home on Rocca street, C. p. Good
caught a peculiar rodent yester-
day, with which he was un-
familiar. The animal was a trifle
smaller than an ordinary rat, and
had an unusually long tail with a
bushy end, long hind legs and very
short front ones. Mr.. Good
brought the curiosity to the It'd
ings office, where c. II. Harga-
dine recognized it as a kangaroo
rat. Mr.. Hargadine says he has
seen them in klamath county, but
that they are very rare in this
section.
The Stearns Self Service Store
has some new signs painted OH
the front of the building in gold
on a blue background, which are
an added attraction to the store
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Mr.. and Mrs. White and daugh-
ter, who have been guests recent
ly at the home of Mr. and Mrs
j. D. Duncan on Church street,
left Wednesday morning for Corn
ing, Calf, where they will remain
Tor time.
Local gasoline dealers state
that so far there has been no
shortage of gas in Ashland, and
no limit has been put on pur-
chases. Instructions have been
issued to dealers to ask cOnsum-
ers to conserve as much as pOssi-
BILE in its use. but otherwise moth
ing has been said about rationin5
it out. Today the Ford garage
sent 100 gallons of gasoline to
klamath Falls, as that city is suf-
fering with a gasoline famine.
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L. Greenwood left Wednesday
evening for Weed, after visiting
in Ashland with his sister, Mrs.
Franco.
Mrs. ]. r. Wick left Wednes
day night for Portland where she
will remain for a couple of months
visiting with her son and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wick.
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II. r. Jacoby and wife of Sas-
katchewan, Canada, are Ashland
visitors, and are looking around
in this locality with a view to To-
eating if they can find place to
suit them.
Miss Hazel Brazee of Denver,
Colo. arrived Wednesday and
will make an extended visit with .
her friend, Miss George Coffee.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Striker
left Wednesday for the Illinois |
valley where they will look at a
ranch with a view to purchasing
il. They recently sold their ranch |
in the Belleview district to Mr..