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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1911 3 HOOD RIVER LOSES AT BASKET BALL 'I'll' lilli school banket ball tenia ll.l.VC(l Hrt l)ICIlllllC yalllH of tilt' Hl'll- Hon I'rl.liiy evenliii; at Ilit-rluk with JtfftTMoii 1 1 lull f 1'ortliiinl. The Koff City lio.vw trrmiiii'il the local iiKuri-Kutloii liy u Hcorc of :tj to 11 Tin' visitors, h'j'vcvi'r, wen- favon-il I'oiiMlih'nilily liy thf referee, who was from 1'ortliunl, ami kuvc the vinlt Itic team tho lieiiclit of a uooil many fouls. This allnwi'il the visitors tn throw iiuiulicrous luiHkcts In the early part of thf Kiiine, irl vlnj; them a strong lt'ii9. Tor thf first contest the local lio.vs hIiowi-iI ii i well anil Hhonlil In- play Um a strong name u ith a little- mure prui'tK-e. Thf schedule of uanit'H for t he sea son iH as followM: Ian. 5 StfVt'iiMon at i iolili'iiilalf. Ho. nl Klvrr at White Salmon. .Ian. 1l' i iiilili'iiilulc at II 1 Kivt-r White Salmon at Sti-vniHon, Ian. Ill ( ioil"inlalf at Stevenson. White Sail i at llooil Itlver .lan.L'li Stevenson at U liiteSalliion I'eli. 1 Stevennon at llooil lliver. White Salmou at liolileinlale. I'eli. !l llooil Klverat I iolilemla e. IV 1 1. Pi (iolilemlale at W hite Sal liloti. llooil lih er a t Sli veiifi .a. NORMAL SCHOUL NOTES The playground k it lieinu eon sldcrcd net I iinI all over the I'niteil States at the I'letellt lime. It is of t he tllOHt wholeHonie ; , Ml I K' 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 movement" of recent year. When one Ht o h to think a limit ii lie know t th it a child's play i-h.nild lie mpcr vised at well at hit work The play u run ml formerly wan t lie place he re envy, niitaoiiitt ic ( 1 1 f. an.) d n il ran riot, imt now Willi a .m..i' ().nccr nlmin tiie children mil-t ohey, ;.iiiie are entered into in j friendly hplrit and thf children ar, enaliled to profitably work off thf overllow of energy. The Normal hat put In ft Hpeclal course In playground work, tit the completion of which one Is enabled tn systematically and knowingly oversee a pla ground. TIiIh It under the supervision of MImh Wilcox, the K.v iiinust ic teacher, who hat all panics of tlie t raliilnv; scliool ornan l.ed on this liasit. She hat tailifllt K.viunnstlcs In the Wellesly public schools, and supervised one of the lare playgrounds In Motion. The tirtt niitulier of "The Norm," the school paper, came out Jutt be fore thf Thaiiksiflvlnit holidays. It hat a strong taff and wiih urratiK'd and written In an excellent maimer The cover design wmm siitfifestlve of the festive season and did credit to the art department. Tin' Knstern ret;oii State Assocl t lnii of Teachert wat attended by Tret. Ackerman; Mr. (ieiitle, princi pal of public and high school, ami Mist Shearer, critic teacher la the primary department. They reported a very pleasant and protitable time Hpent t here. A literary club, the Kntre Noun, hat iieen organized by Mint I'arrott, the instructor in literature. The club is (oinu to study Shakespeare dur inn the year, t till" stippIiMiieiitlujr the literature work and enlarging the literary knowledge of the students. President Ackerman hat always tried to make t lie assembly hour u very Interest lug. feature of the Nor mal and lias had tneii of note speak at different timet during the year. The last one wat Mr. Walker, a man well knou throughout the state In connection with the grange, lielug the lirst white child born west of th" Kocky moiintaint, he told tome very interesting factt about early set t le nient In i Iregon. At the conclutsloti of'his sp'-ech he gave an Indian war whoop which wat much appreciated. Anot her speaker In atseinbly wat Miss Morrison, one of the seniors. Her subject wat 'Laurel Wreatht." ltefore the year It out each senior will have had one talk In assembly, u:nl each class It to have charge of one meeting, a will each member of 1 the faculty. I'hv social events of the Thanks giving holidays were quite numerous among which were a party given by the three literary HocletleH, In the gym; several class parties, am) a party for the faculty at the home of Mr. I'.utler, the hlttory Instructor. On Friday, December l.", a rece. tioti was given In the assembly hall by the faculty to the students and townspeople of Monmouth. A feature of the future will he the Christinas program to lie given by the three tocletlet Jutt liefore the Chrlstinat holldavt. Sti pknt. PAY CASH And Save 20 by buying your Groceries of HUGG INS The P.est Suir ar, per sack $6.60 The Uost Flour, per bbl 5.30 The IJet Flour, per sack 1.35 Superior Creamery IJutter, per roll 80c New crop on Nuts of all kinds and at prices away down. Walnuts at per lb. 15c You will find at our store a new stock of the best of everything in the Grocery line and at money-saving prices. Our motto: "Quality and Lowest Prices" L. H. Huggins I 1 UPPER VALLEY NEWS Santa Clans it not a stranger In the I'pper Valley at evidenced by the volume of business at the I'arkdale pott olllee. Several additional clerks have been engaged for the holiday season. Mrs. (irlhble will he h jstess to the me mbert of the Ladles' Auxiliary of the I'nlted church of the I 'pper Val ley at ltt next regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan. .'1, YM2. All are cordially Invited to be present. The socials held under the auspices of the Ladles' Auxiliary of t he I'nlted church of the I'pper Valley have proved so popular that It hat been decided to continue them through the winter. The next will be held on New Vear't night, January 1. V.iVJ, In liriblile's hall. Mount Mood. The lecture "The Law and Law yert of Then and N jw," which Judge Stephen A. Lowell It to deliver under the auspices of the Progressive Asso ciation of the I'pper Valley will take place In Nicltaac't hall, Parkdale, on Wednesday evening, Iec. Jttth, In stead of liriblile's hall, Mt. Hood, at previously announced. A large dele gation of citizens of the lower valley have slgnilieil their Intention of at tending this function. A Hpeclal train will be run bv the Mount Hood j railroad to accommodate all In the ! valley who desire to hear the next ! representative of the commonwealth of ( regoti In the Tutted States scant 'speak. The committee tiegt to an nounce that at the close of the lec ture a collation will be Nerved and that an elaborate souvenir program hat Iieen compiled setting forth tlie advantages and beauty of the I'pper Valley. Buys Prize N inning Poultry Dr. K. L. Scobee and .1. K. Nickel sen returned from the Portland poultry show last week the proud possessors of some of the prize win ulng stock, Ir. Scobee secured the cock that won first prize In the Rhode Island lied class, paying $:!0 for him. He also bought a White Leghorn cock erel and six hens from prize winning stock. The cockerel it a son of the cock that won the sweepstakes. Mr. Nickelsen got four White Leg horn pullets from the pen that won lirst prize, two hens from prize stock and a line cockerel. Alto he got three of the prize winning Indian Kuiiiier diickt. L I'. Itatteti had several birds at the show that took prizes. COOPER BRINGS BACK OLD CAROLINA FRUITS A. U. Cooper, an expert Hood Itlver apple packer, has just returned from the National Horticultural Con gress which wan held this year at St. Joseph, Missouri. Mr. Cooper attended the sessions of the congress at the Invitation of the State Horti cultural Society. He lectured while there on apple packing and also gave practical demonstrations. The apple and fruit show In connection with the congress, Mr. Cooper says, was our of the largest that has been held In the I'nlted States, .'!J states tx-lng represented. A plate of Delicious ripples took the grand prize of $Pxi. The exhibit which wn from North Carolina, con sisted of live apples. Mr. Cooper was given scverul of the prize winning apples, which he brought track with him and exhibited at the News otlice. While the fruit Is very creditable It Is far from measuring up to the Hood Kiver standard. Mr. Cooper also brought back with him an exhibit of other fruit products of North Carolina, including a num ber of varieties of apples not kuown on the coast, such as the liucklng ham, Mother apple find others. Other products from the Tar Heel state nre orange, grape fruit, pecans, pome- , granites. Kuglish and Japanese wul- j nuts, persimmons, tigs and a mam-1 mouth specie of pear called the ' Virginia Hell. A curiosity In the 1 ripple line Is a specimen that grows j along the seashore and Is said to be fit to eat about a year after It Is picked. This pomological phenome-; noil will uot grow away from salt j water aud is found along t he North ( arollnii coast. MOSIER Mrs. J. N. Mosler left Friday morn ing for Portland to spend some time with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Prank Hunter left Thursday for their home In Altea after a month's visit with relatives. J. K. Cole returned Friday evening from Kuseburg where he went to see his father who was quite 111, but who was much better when Mr. Cole came home. Mrs. Sillbuugh of Seattle spoke Saturday evening and Sunday morn ing In the Christian church, on Tem perance, and at I! o'clock she held a meeting in the Imtiiauuel church and organized a W. (. T. V, Poth Sunday schools are planning to have a Christinas tree and a short program for their pupils and friends to which all are welcome. Owing to Christmas coming on Monday they will have the exercises Saturday evening. Christmas It near at hand and peo ple have already begun to do their Chrltttuat shopping, a large number going to Hood Itlver Saturday after noon. Our merchants should get wise and get In more Christmas goodt so at to keep the money at home. Christian Church Notes Next Sunday morning the pastor will preach at the I'nlon church In Odell. Subject. "The Pulque Christ." benjamin' (ben'-jamin) Appar. from the proper name Bcnjamtri A kind of top coat or overcoat fomier'y worn by men. The Dictionary is Wrong Benjamin were not f C Iff",T' only'fnrmerly worn but they are worn today. I If V 1 111 I Ucnjamin Overcoats u 1 VUI There will be the usual communion service at the First church followed by a social service participated In by a number of the members. Subject. "What Christmas Means to Me." In the evening there will tie a hrltmas tree with a program by the Sunday school. Junior Kndeaver at .'( p. m. Y. P. S. C. K. at C:!W. Mrs. Mary lienton of Kugene will conduct a conference ou C. K. work at the Cnrlttlan church Wednesday evening at H o'clock. All Lndenvor crs Invited. $50,000 Home on Crooked River A fine country place on the bank of Crooked Hlver, Crook county, cost ing yiO.iXH), ! promised by Henry McCull, the son-in-law of Thomas W. Lawson of Boston. Mr. McCull has bought 4HJ acres aud will make a beautiful home of It. This Is one result of the visit of Mr. Lawson to Oregou last summer. Christmas Services at M. E. Church Sunday School at M a. m. Preach ing service at 1 1 a. m Theme, "lilad Tidings." Junior league at .'! p. m. F.pworth league at fi:.'!D p. m. Even ing service nt 7:'Ki. Theme. "P.oorn for the Christ Child." There will be special music at troth services. Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7:' o'cliM'k. All are cordially Invited to attend these services. Strangers will tie made welcome. W.It Young, pastor. Christmas Tree at M. E. Church There will be a Christmas tree at the M. L church on Friday evening. The children will render a program and It Is expected that Santa Claus will drop In to see the little folks. No Christinas Dinner Complete Without Log Cabin bread on your table. For sale by W. A. Turner, down town, and A. C. Staten, up town. HOOD RIVER APPLES SELL SjeOO TO $4,50 John It. Castner, who has been In the New England states teaching the apple men of Massachusetts how to pack apples, returned hist week. While In Doston Mr. Castner visited a number of wholesale frultmen and at the establishment of Sands, Fur row Ac Co. opened fifty boxes of ap ple sent by the Davlilsou Fruit Co. Of the entire lot opened Mr. Cast ner says that he failed to find an apple In any of the boxes that was not up to the standard. This firm stated that they were highly pleased with Hood Hlver fruit as did also the firms handling the union apples. The appl'js opened were from the orchard of Oscar Vanderbllt. They were selling for the following prices: Spltzeuburgs, New towns, $'!; Delicious, $-1 A). s "Tomorrow is baking day I'll have n'r to onler more OLYMPIC FLOUR" It'8 tlie expfrionrpil housewife that iiliins nlieiul that's tho only way to make one's work easy. Hut liow about bakijiijr day - do you plan ahead for thatf An raster baking day and Hitcopssful baking co hand in hand with Olympic Flour, juire, wholesome, nutritious, and t h an. Next time you need Hour ask for Olympic demand it if your proccr ran't supply you we'll tell you who can but insist ujion Olvmpio it e better than ever and "there isn't any just as pood.' Mud frinii riiretiilly selected gruiiisiii ortti ostein DATFNT AT YOUR GROCER'S POIITI.AND FI.Ol'lilNO M1I.LS CO., rOKTlJlNP, OltKtJON Buy a Useful... Christ m as Present A gift of beauty and utility that will outlive the season. We have them. Suitable gifts for old and young. TOYS FOR THE CHILDREN Never Be fo r e Has there been such a varied and com plete line of Holiday Goods in a country store Mackinaws, Sweaters Woolen Goods Direct from the Manufacturers. Sea sonable FOOTWEAR, GOOD YEAR RUBBER GOODS AND FLORSHEIM SHOES. and lC J V I J Ififs!-l tve haOe ii R. J. fyfcSAAC CO PARKDALE, ORE 1 v !'
