Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-11-15


latter part of the week.
Fiemen Receive Check
A check for $50 has been given
the Medford fire department by the
Mason Ehrman company In appre-
cation for the work of the depart
ment during the blaze that destroyed
the warehouse recently. The mon
ey is to be added to the Fireman's
Relief fund, or distributed among
the Medford fire fighters, as is seen
fit.
Plum Tree Being Shaken
Already the political plums are
being handed out as a result of the
election a week ago. c. E. (Pop)
Gates, Of Medford, has been men
toned as the prospective commits
sioner from the southern Oregon
district, the appointment to be made
by Governor-elect Walter NJ. Pierce.
The office is purely honorary and
does not carry a salary.
VIII Move from Talent
The Charles Nichols family, Of
Talent, are planning on moving to
the Roy Nichols place near Willow
Al. R..t
Visits in Willamette Valley
The Misses Pearl Hodkinson and
Marjorie Graft motored to Eugene
and Corvallis for the weekend. .eThey
visited with friends and witnessed
the football game between the Uni
yersity of Oregon and Washington
State college.
Hero from Hit
B. Il. Jones, of Hit, spent the
weekend in Ashland.
Washington Suffers
Two OF the state of Washington's
prize football squads were -humbled
during the weekend that has just
passed. The California Bears jour.
neyed to Seattle, and on the stadium
field defeated the purple and gold by
a score of As to z. Playing at Eu-
gene at the University of Oregon's
annual Homecoming celebration, the
Washington State Cougars were
taken into camp by the lemon-yel-I
low by 13 to score. Oregon up
held her tradition that never has she
suffered defeat at Homecoming
game.
Fresno People Here
Among the Sunday guests at the
Hotel Ashland were Mrs. N. C. o.
son and Miss Olson. of Fresno, Calf.
Many Attend Medford Events
Armistice day in Ashland was con-
spicuous by the lack of citizens,
practically the entire town having
migrated to Medford for the celebra-
ton there, the chief features OF
which were the parade at noon, the
football game in the afternoon. the
smoker and boxing at night, and the
patriotic ball in the evening.
Guests at Sap and Salt
Miss Haight and Miss Strickland,
of the faculty of O. A. c., and three
other young ladies from the college, |
together with Mrs. f. G. Sweden
burg and daughters Genevieve and
Eleanor, Miss Genevieve Kerr and
Miss Colender, were the guests of
Jesse Winburn Saturday evening at
Sap and Salt. Miss Haight has
charge of Smell Hall at the college,
in addition to being on the faculty,
while Miss Kerr is the daughter OF
President Kerr of o. A. c., and is
teaching at Talent this year, as is
Miss Colender. After spending
very pleasant evening as Mr.. Win
burns guests, the young ladies re-
turned to the city and spent the
night with Mrs. Swedenburg.
Vis.tin,. at Klamath Falls
Frank Arrant, OF this city, spont
the weekend in klamath Falls, Wis
iting with old friends and looking
after business matters.
Barn Taking. shape.
The new barn of D. H. Jackson is
rapidly taking shape and will soon
be enclosed, practically all Of the
side walls being already erected and
rafters are in place for the roof. The
barn is being built on the site Of the
old barn which burned to the
ground several weeks ago.
S. l.. Officials VISIT
John NJ. Scott, general passenger
agent for the Southern Pacific, was
a southern Oregon visitor Armistice
day. AS is his custom, though he
Inspecting Beetle Situation
]. E. Patterson, inspector Of the
bureau of entomology OF the United
States department of agriculture,
with headquarters In this city, is
spending several days in klamath
county. looking over the pine beetle