Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-11-01
Rents Property Here

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Andy B. Johnson has rented tn,
; property at $50 Fairview street ant
expects to spend few months II
Ashland. Mr.. Johnson's home is il
J Freewater, Or, where he is a promi
= nent rancher, as well as the owneI
OF q grocery store. Mr.. johnson
and family have just returned from
a motor trip through California anC
, like Ashland so we'll that they ma,
decide to locate here, II satisfied af
, ter few months.
Fus0n Is Improving
J, Word from Medford today state,
that Tom Fuson, who was though
to have been seriously injured wher
his head connected with a stone wal
after being knocked down by Kar
|, Knapp Tuesday, is reported to b.
improving. 1t has been found hil
skull was not fractured, as was frs
thought to be the case. 1t is thought
that Knapps trial would be delayed
until Fuson is able to appear. Knapp
denies the report that he struck Flu
son from behind.
Bunk House Burns
Nearly Is men were temporarily
thrown out Of sleeping place Wed
nesday afternoon. when the bunl
house being used for the men work
ing on the Talent irrigation distric
reclining construction near Lithis
springs burned to the ground. Gil
bert Stuart, Medford contractor il
charge, was in the city for a short
time yesterday, en- route to Medford
where he planned to re-equip hi:
men with cots and blankets until an.
other bunk house could be con
structed.
Leave for Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. Fry, who have been
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Rose
for the past few weeks, left for Port
land today. Mr.. Fry was formerly
located at Astoria, but sold out there
and expects to ind location in
Portland.
Visitor from Dee, Or
Harry P. Gustafson, son of Oscar
Gustafson, of Holly street, is in the
city for a few days as the guest of
his father. He was accompanied on
the trip by Mr.. Spence, of Walla
Walla, Wash, with whom he served
in the navy for few years, and who
is close friend. Gustafson Is con-
nected with the Dee Lumber COM
pany, at Dee, Oregon.
News Agency Transferred
The II. II. Elhart drug store has
taken over the agency for a number
Of newspapers and periodicals which
have been handled heretofore by G..
w. Trefren. OF Fourth street, the
change to take effect November / 4.
The daily papers which were taken
over are the Oregonian, the San
Francisco Examiner, San Francisco
Chronicle, and the Sacramento Bee.
Here from Eugene
Mark Hathaway, representing the.
Lumberman's Trust company, Port
land, was in the city today on busi-
ness. Hathaway makes Eugene his
headquarters, and he claims south
ern Oregon as his home. He was
born near Grants Pass, later attend
ing the Oregon Agricultural college,
where he was elected colonel Of the
student army during his senior year.
Shopping in the City
Mrs. Boyd Tucker and sister Mrs.
Knapp, were in the city shopping
with the merchants Wednesday.
VIII Visit in Idaho
Mrs. w. R. Kluth and son Robert,
of rs Sixth street, expect to leave
in few days for a several weeks
visit with Mrs. Kluth's brother in
Idaho.
Sending Out Invitations
The California Oregon Power COM
pany has sent out invitations to a
large number of citizens OF the
Rogue River valley, requesting their
presence at the starting of unit No.
Of the Copco plant at Copco, Calf,
On November s. The program for
he day will consist of flag rails
ng at IL O'Clock, luncheon at 70,
md the plant will be started at $3.50
,'clOck in the afternoon.
Fence Is Built
A very neat woven wire fence has
,een built around the small lake in
4ithia park, in which the swans do
lated by Jesse Winburn, make their
Iome. The fence is about two feet c
Ugh and has been placed to prevent
ossible injury to the swans should
hey see fit to wander on the road, t
which passes a few feet from the {