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PAGE EIGHT ASHLAND TIDINGS Thursday, June 31015 LYRIC-Tteeatee Songs, Monologue, Violin Solos Is the Interesting Entertainment Featured by 3 Energetic Young Ladies That are making record time on foot from Portland to San Francisco A GUARANTEED SHOW Prices 10 and 15 Cents Councilmen Are Busy, Busy Men To Purchase 500 Feet Fire Hose Tuesday evening's council meeting was one of the busiest of the year, several important matters being transacted. The report of the springs water commissioners was received and filed, as were also the reports of the city electrician, water and street commis sioners and the superintendent of the power plant. The usual monthly bills were or dered paid and a bill from a local doctor for emergency treat: lent of a Charles Smith who was later taken to the county hospital. The bond of Springs Commissioner Chester Stevenson was approved and placed on file wtih the others. C. G. Eckhart and wife appeared before the council to ask permission to put a wire over the top of the city hall and across the street for the purpose of giving a high wire walk ing exhibition on June 2, 3 and 4. The matter was referred to the fnance committee, who later gave their consent. During the course of the evening's proceedings members of the Ashland hand who practice in the city hall came in after various drums, horns, music, etc., but failed to get the di rector's baton as Councilman Ware was using it for a paper weight. The council appropriated the sum of $100 from the streets fund for im proving upper Granite street to the lower intake. This road being the approach to Glenview Drive and be ing In very poor shape, imiiedlate action was though necessary. The matter of buying the volunteer firemen badges was referred to the fire committee with power to act, and the fire boys will undoubtedly have their badges within a short time, The rhilllps accident matter which was brought up at a previous meet ing was turned over to the finance committee with power to act. Several transfers and returns of borrowed funds were made from one fund to another. The mayor reported that he had sold a bicycle belonging to the city for $10 and his action was approved Water Superintendent Hosier asked permission to have his motorcycle overhauled, the matter being referred to the fire committee with power to act. The natter of Investigating the possibility of the city's gaining con trol of the privately owned sewer which extends from the plaza to the Ashland creamery was put in the hands of a committee. It Is the In tentlon of the city to extend this ewer to the upper park. The amendment to the city fire ordinance discussed in last Thurs day's Tidings was passed. Several matters of more than ordi nary Importance were taken up and are reported elsewhere In the col umns of this paper. The council adjourned to meet gain Friday evening. . Since December 22..1913, the city council has hung fire on the pur chase of 500 feet of fire hose. At that time it was voted to buy the hose of the A. G. Long Company, who sold the city its chemical engine and hose motor truck. There was a proviso attached to the effect that the pur chase should not be consummated till funds were available. In the mean time objections were raised by local dealers in hose to the somewhat arbi trary purchase from the Long com pany. Funds now being available, the matter is up for consideration again. It was brought up at Tues day night's council meeting. Bids were presented by five firms four of them locally presented. The ac tion of December, 1913, was rescind ed and the bids were opened and con sidered. They were referred to the fire committee with instructions tq present a recommendation at the ad journed -meeting next Friday night. The bids submitted were from the Warner Mercantile Company, John Patty, Emil Peil, Provost Brothers as representatives of the A. G. Long Company, and the Guttapercha Rub ber Company. A noticeable item was the fact that the only maximum bid of over $1.10 per foot was made by the outside con cern. Conditions in Country Stealyv Improving , Dun's weeklyreport, the absolutely unbiased,. review ojC.the general con dition of industries and, finances in this country, continues to be pptimis tic.in. character, J-ast week's report says:.. .' . t. ; .. - . V "The uncertainty regarding the European situation, and the broaden ing scope of jthe war, have occasioned some hesitation;: in general business and reduced (the volume of trading in the stock , aad other speculative markets. ; The-effect of this, howev er, while adding to the underlying conservatism, . has not materially changed the recent trend toward nor mal conditions in the principal indus tries and trades. The improvement has held its own; and as the special advices receive this week from nine ty leading cities clearly show, there is a slow but steady expansion in bus iness. Activity is niose pronounced In the trades that benefit from the big war orders, but progress also ap pears in domestic consumption, espec ially in the agricultural sections, which have profited by the high prices for farm products and are now sus tained by the prospects for larger crops this year. It Is, moreover, shared to a considerable extent by the east, where liberal'lnvestment of capital has enabled many large loans, both foreign and domestic, to be tak en up. Bank clearings and railroad earnings have increased. .Money con tinues easy and more gold has been received from France. Collections are more prompt. Exports, while not so imposing, are still heavy. The iron and steel industry is making gains, in spite of the international uncertainties, and urgent foreign buying, especially by Russia, is sup plemented by freer orders from rail roads at home. In the dry goods market there is, In the main, a steady distribution and In some lines much activity, while exports of woolen goods are large. 1 The shoe trade is moving slowly, but some Improve ment' in present -conditions and in prospect is noted. Retail distribu tion in all branches is affected for better or worse by the varying weath er conditions in different parts of the country. The forward movement gen erally is slow, and the fact that there is no disposition to assume large speculative risks, in view of the Inter national conditions with their serious problems, is altogether a healthy fea ture. . Dies From Scalds Received in Bath A most distressing death occurred this morning at the Granite City Hob pital. Henry Thompson, an aged gen tleman from Cannon Falls. Minn.. who has been in Ashland about a year, was taking a course of hot sul phur baths for rheumatism at Hel nan's Baths. The old Kentleman was improving under the treatment and had refused the aid of an attendant at the bath house. Last Thursday morning he was overcome while in the tub and was unable to turn off the hot water, being severely scalded before discovered by Mr. Ilelman. He refused medical attention at first but was ruBhed to the Granite City' Hos pital, where he died today despite all t,hat medical aid could do for him. Mr. Thompson came to Ashalnd from Cannon Falls last July and bought the Swendenburg orchard east of town. He had been stopping at the Columbia hotel. He was a di rector in the Cannon Falls bank and first vice-president of the Federal ueserve uank at Minneapolis. He Is a Norwegian and has no relatives in this country. He was a member oN the Masonic lodge. Mr. Thompson nad endeared himself to the hotel at taches with his sterling character and quiet ways. Miss Mary Grlgsby, a sister of Mrs. II. O. Purucker, and Miss Hester Procter of Pendleton, Ore., are visit ing at the Purucker home here for a few days.. They are en route to San Diego. Miss Procter Is a daugh ter of A. Pbelmester Procter, the noted sculptor who has been In Pen dleton doing a cowboy and bucking Jborse statue for the exposition. Who says the boys have no love for the beautiful, when they take so much satisfatdon in raiding their neighbors' flower hedsT Hi'. DEVELOPMENT ALONG MACKENZIE HIGHWAY $2 THB YBRR d0 Strictly In Advance D 8outbern Oregon's Big Twlce-a-Weei newspaper THE Ashland Tidings STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.. . One of the most Important projects which the Forest Service has under taken is road construction in Oregon, In co-operation with the counties, is that of the Mackenzie highway along the river of that name. Forty-five miles of this road is within the na tional forest boundary. This road is one of the main ar teries of travel between central Ore gon and the Willamette Valley, and covers a distance of 96 miles from Eugene, its western terminus, to Sis ters, on the enst side of the Cascade divide. From Eugene to the forest boundary at Blue River, an old min ing town, there is a fairly good coun ty road. The county Is making im provements on this part of the high way, graveling in places, leveling in others, and relocating in still others. Road construction within the forest began in 1913, and is now complete as far as Isham's Corral, within six miles of the summit and four miles beyond Lost Creek Ranger station. Before the road on the east slope, between' the divide and Sisters, can be finished, much survey work must be done. Here rough tableland will be encountered and several miles of lava bed, which will make- this stretch of road difficult of construc tion. The Forest Service plans to make the necessary survey this sea son. The completion of the Mackenzie highway will do much toward de veloping the country. This road is the principal highway for the emi grant trains which are constantly moving between central Oregon and the Willamette Valley. About as many go one way as the other. Cen tral Oregon people claim they go to the Willamette Valley to wash their shirts, while those in the Willamette Valley say they go to central Oregon to dry their shirts. At all events, the emigrant wagons keep moving back and forth across the divide, of ten stopping to camp and visit as they meet en route. . 4 The tourist and the spokesman also rejoice in a road that brings them Into a country that ia a paradise for either. Two years ago it was consid ered a feat for an automobile to go over this road, but. new the average is fifteen to twenty, machines a day For the sportsman, Jhe finest fishing in the country Is to fee found along the Mackenzie rivet and Its trlbu tarlei. The presiding genius of the region the wizard of the streams, ia Ladiei' " Coats' ? Suits rht. Dresses & Shirtwaists THE mmkmm, i ft. r i V-K: K W ' 1 1 i n if r . . r lr 4 : v f1iIlinory,IosieryjGloyos, Corsets fJi$$es'1t1 Children's Coa$ Suits and Dresses EXTRA VALUE Ladies' Hose ... I0c Ladies' Hose ....... 12c Ladies' Hose 25c Outsize Hose 25c Outsize Hose 35c Outsize Vegetable Silk 49c Vassar Silk Hose, black and white $1.00 Ladies' and Children's Summer Underwear At the most sensational prices ever offered in this or any other market. The MENTOR Underwear is freshly unpacked especially for this sale. Come while you can get your size. tec Dynamite Barge at ' Seattle Blown Up A barge loaded with dynamite ex ploded in Seattle harbor Sunday, do ing about $250,000 damage to the Seattle waterfront district. Plate glass windows were broken through out gthe city and buildings warped and twisted in the near vicinity of the harbor. 'The barge and its cargo were valued at only a few thousand dollars. The cause of the explosion has not and probably never will be ascertained. All of the glass fitters in Seattle and surrounding cities will have work for weekji to come replac ing shattered panes. XOTICK OP APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTRIX AND TO PKESEXT CLAIMS. old George Frizzell, who lives at Mac kenzie Bridge, and any - sportsman who falls to make the acquaintance of this mighty nltnrod has missed much. Fishermen's stories are some times rare gems, but Frlzzell's deeds are more wonderful than his tales. Men may fish all day and catch noth ing. Frizzell will go out and return within half an hour with a string of fUh that would feed a hotel so it is alleged. In fact the Mackenzie highway has attractions sufficient to draw all classes of people, and Its conmpletlon will be worthy of a celebration Lin County Court, Jackson County, Oregon. In the matter of the estate of Mary A. Barclay, deceased. To Whom, It May Concern take no tice: That by an order made by the Hon. F. L. Tou Velle, dated June 2. 1915, the undersigned was appointed as Executrix of the last Will and Testa ment of said deceased. Any and all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased are required to present the same duly verified to the undersigned at her hone in Ash land, Oregon, or at the office of E. D. Briggs, in said city, within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice. First publication June 3, 1915. ELLA B. MILLS, Executrix. 3-U-Thur. The Tidings Is on sale at Poley.'i drug store, 17 East Main street. PRINTING That Attracts The Tidings has one of the best equipped vplants for commercial printing in Southern Oregon, and is prepared to turn out first-class wor In the line of Dodgers Placards '. Circulars Envelopes . Kill Heads letter Head Calling Cards lousiness Cards Dance Programs Wedding Invitations v Wedding Announcements J -Notes, Receipts, Htcu, Etc Ashland Tidings Phone 89. Classified Advertisements (Continued from Page Three.) TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR SALE Alfalfa hay In Held. A. II. Davenhill. phone ll-F-5. It WANTED To rent, typewriter for one month. Preferably Underwood. Address 365 Scenic Drive. 3-2t ' WANTED Girl from 14 to 17 to help with children. 44 Church street. - 3-3t FOR SALE Small horse, weight about 1,100 pounds. Gentle. Also broke to drive. Good price. Call Tidings or phone 404-J. 3-tf Not a property In Ashland but that can be sold by Tidings "For Sale" ads In less time and at less cost than through the regular agent channel. itiinntmeMtmmniiiiiiiiiiiimitnHHt "The IHole World Knows the'XPortland Rose" and the Portland Rose Festival I June 9-10-11 A Time of fun and frolic for young and old to forget the cares and worries of the day and join in the spirit of mirth and amusement Special Round Trip Fares f From Albany $3.10 Chemawa 1.80 Corvallis 3.50 Eogene 4.80 Darrisbnrg 4.15 From Junction City $4.30 Liberal 1.10 Kit. Angel 1.50 Molalla 1.20 Salem 2.00 With correpondinf low round trip fare from all other point. fTlckcta on tale from all points aouth oi Roaeburg June 6th to 10th, Inclusive from Rowbur and all point north June 8th to 11th, inclusive. Final return limit Jun 14th X Full particulars from nearest Agent ot the X SOUTHERN PACIFIC Sobn M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon . ' - ' ttMIMIMIMM I HIIIHlllllllin