Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-12-13

(From Wednesdays Daily
Medford Physician pes

died Monday night following ar
emergency operation performed last
week for appendicitis. He was SO
years Of age and was born at West
Point, Ills, February 13, 1868. For
a great many years he practised in
Quincy, Ills, coming to Medford in
1909. Prior to his death he was
vice-president and member of the
board of directors of the First Ma
tional bank. He was member OF
the Medford Elks, Bodley lodge, A.
F. & A. NJ, of Quincy, Ills. Funeral
services will be held Thursday after
noon, with interment in the I. 0. o
f. cemetery. Rev. William B. Ham
ilton will officiate.
Here from Copco--
william Harper, Of Copco, has
been spending few days in Ash
land.
s. p. Buys Many Cars
The Southern Pacific has author
lied construction OF freight and pas
senger train cars representing an in
vestment of 100000. to be de-
livered in 1923. according to infor-
nation received today by G. N. Kra-
mer, S. P. agent for Ashland. The
new equipment includes 4525 freight
cars, 141 passenger cars, in addition
to the 5000 refrigerator cars and
800 refrigerators equipped fol pas
senger train service recently ordered
by the Pacific Fruit Express COM
pany.
Attending Dental Meeting
DR.. F. II. Johnson left for Port
land Wednesday evening to attend
the annual meeting of the Oregon
State Dental society.
Here on Business
Harry d. Arnold, representative OF
the Merganthaler Linotype COM
pany, who makes his home in Port
land, was business visitor in the
city today.
Portland People Here
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Hoffman, of Port
land, stopped over last night in the
city.
Home from Hit
A. F. Abbott, of Aida street, ar
rived home from Hit, Calf, this
week, after spending the past sew
eral months working in sawmill al
that place. Mr.. Abbott states that
the mill expects to close down on
account of the storm and may not
open again until spring.
Medford Man Sentenced
George Grigsby, of Medford wa:
sentenced to the county jail for &c
days and fined $25 by Justice Gowdy
this morning on charge of drivinl
an automobile without chauffeur
linces, preferred by ]. ]. Mcmahon
deputy state traffic officer for thi'
district. Grigsby endeavored to raise
the amount of the fine to $50 ant
:. avoid a Jail sentence. which, after
6,'iug taken under advisement by
Jusil1f Gowdy, was refused after Nc
Mahon had told OF Grigsby's pas
record. JAW. Hatcher, chief of po
lice, took the prisoner to Jackson
vile this afternoon.
Spend Weekend Here
Mr.. and Mrs. R. X. Stewart, o.
Davenport. Wash, spent the week
end with their cousin, Mrs. Jose
phne Crocker. Mr.. and Mrs Stew
art are en- route to California, where
they will spend the winter.
On the Sick List
Mrs. r. w. Conover has been un
able to be at the Needlecraft Shol
this week, having been confined tC
her home by a very serious cold
Miss Claudine. Cox is taking care oi
the shop in her place.
Here for Winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Schont, of Vancou
yer, Wash, arrived here a few days
ago and have taken an apartment al
147 Granite street with the inten
tion of spending the winter here
Mr.. Schont has been in poor health
for some time and came here to see
il the climate would benefit him.
Pays Fnc in Court
William Reinhart, proprietor O.
Plaza pool hall. was given SO fine
in Justice Gowdy's court today fol
allowing minor in his place of bust
ness. The minor son of Rev. and
Mrs. Koehler went into the pool hal
10 talk to Reinhart's son, who was
slightly injured in an accident few
days previous and had started Il
play a game of pool when Mrs. Koch
Ter passed by the place and saw him
She preferred the charge against the
proprietor
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