Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-12-14

Lewis, travelling passenger agent
Southern Pacific lines north; and
W. H. Wallace. Chicago Northwest.
ern representative. The Visitors
highly praised the exhibits.
Rings Arrive
The high school rings ordered BY
the seniors arrived yesterday and
are going fast at $3.50 each. About
twice as many rings are sold as pins
"Hick" Party
! One Of the most laughable and
amusing social affairs of the season
enjoyed by the younger set was the
"hick' party last night at Memorial
nan. The guests-who were mostly
high school students-were dressed
In the most ludicrous costumes i'm
aginable-country jakes, little las
sies In pink rompers, Bowery toughs,
aproned hired girls, and others diff
ficult to describe. While the orches-
ira 1azzed Turkey in the Straw"
the merrymakers danced a german
and other terpsichorean novelties
having codes and kioodles Of frol-
icksome fun.
Shipping Mistletoe--
Miss Roberta Ward, who ia here
from New York City visiting her
sister, Mrs. F. c. Stevens, 2s5 Fifth
street, is shipping a large box of
mistletoe to her friends in New
YORK; where she says she has often
paid Sb cents for a small sprig of
mistletoe. She Is amazed at the
Quantities of this beautiful plant
which can be had here for the gath.
ering.
Conc to Portland
Attorneys d. d. Briggs and VII.
am Briggs left last evening on al
business trip to Portland, :,
Amusement Tax Concession
American Legion posts, among
other organizations. will oe. omnt
from from the so-cal'.ed aapsssnent tax
levied on eD:ertaieasnts. at which
admission is chwssd. The sremp.
.ion Was won By. the, national legis-
la'ive com9,t4se, os the American
Legion, shieh, succeeded in getting
consreSe 70 pass a, clause In the re-
oenS taxation act which provided
ee religious and charitable tnsti-
tations need not pay tax ON reve-
nnes which, would NOT benefit ipdi-
viduals. The legion posts will be
excused from sueha taxation after
January 1.
To Abandon RI r.
The Neysda California Oregon
railroad company has filed with
lne Interstate commerce commission
10y a certificate of. public conven- |
renee to- enable the company to
d Dandon Its line between Hackstaff.
Calf, andLaAeyiew. Or. The line is
"a narrow-gauge road and, II ahan,
doned, Lakevisw will be isolated ov
eept for stage lins to k,omoth
FallS' which frequassay "a tied Iv nm bv
snow during the W.,
Dem0nstratieA D. Aol,
M,ss pa,.a, gent Hero
Nome a., ace Pool, the county
A.A,.. .,onstration agent, left for
~, nd this morning with lot Of
J .e equipment from her office, to
r remain during the Winter Fair
. Medford Mail Tribune.
Oregon Industrial Week.
Oregon Industries Week will be
observed from January 2S to 28. The
purpose of the movement 10 a highly
v laudable one to stimulate the pub,
k lie interest in the purchase and con
A sumption Of Oregon manufactured
n products. ~
Il Candy Sold Well
Il The senior high school class mad,
l. $14.20 at their candy sale Wedne 4
!. day noon. This was almost exactl
II the amount needed to pay their bu
n standing bills. 2
- Practice Oftener-
II, The Methodist Episcopal choi
a which is led by G. H. Yeo, with Mr.
D Van Fosson as accompanist, decide
last evening to meet twice a week
Tuesdays and Thursdays-from no,
until Christmas to practice the car
,e tata. 1.-THE Morning STAR" whic
rs they are preparing to sing at ths
time.
Post Office Warming
Warnings have been Issued by tn
.n post office department against Ii
of use of Christmas seals and oths
n. non-official stamps unless placed O
the back OF the mail. Because of Ii
confusion Of non-postage staml
with regular postage. foreign post
I'm authorities refuse to handle ma
.st bearing such stamps on Its face. tt
d post office administration of Turkt
at has announced that 1t will not a
ed cept dutiable articles in the lett,
ns mails to that country.
Wants Play She'd
Prof. I. C. Wilson rises to remal
that public school teachers are T
he qulred by law to give their pupl
De- 100 minutes Of physical ererci
each week. yet no place has be-
provided In which to give this exc
else to more than 400 children