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About Cloverdale courier. (Cloverdale, Tillamook County, Or.) 190?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1916)
% V O L. j W HY CLOVERDALE. TILLAM OOK COUNTY, OREGON. A U G U ST 3, 1916 2. NOT CLOVERDALE? It is Properly Located and the Opportunity is Her‘s. A Goud Camp Ground and a Public Park Would be a Great Benefit to the Place. E very city , th ro u g h p riv ate or public e n te rp rise , seeks to have a fresh air b re a th in g sp o t, a n d m an y tow ns have such places for re cre atio n . I t is an ac cessory th a t helps to m ake a tow n an a ttra c tiv e place in w hich to live. The n e a re r such re so rt is to a tow n the m ore co n v e n ie n t it is. and th e greater th e p atro n ag e. B eaver has a wooded spot th a t is a t tra c tin g th e cam p ers and a considerable n u m b e r visit th is place every y ear and c a m p th e re for several weeks a t a tim e. T h e m e rc h a n ts of Beaver get th e benefit of th e tr a d e of several fam ilies for several m o u th s d u ria g th e sum m er. W e a re n o t jealo u s of B earver. We w a n t to see h er cam p grounds enlarge v ea r by y ear, y e t th e re is no reason w hy C loverdale should not have a cam p g ro u n d as well as an y o th e r place. T h e re is p len ty of p atro n a g e for all and th e m ore cam p g ro u n d s like B eaver’s in th e so u th end oi th e co u n ty th e b e tte r off we will all be. C loverdale is nicely located in so far as th e tow n is concerned an d q u ite a n u m b e r used to com e a n d pitch th e ir N e stu cca ten ts u n d e r th e big tre e and on the river bank west of tow n, b u t since th e cheese factory has been b u ilt an d th e whey tan k placed along side of it it has caused th e place to be a b a n d o n ed by the cam pers and th is season we have no p articu larly good place for th e m . Now, w hat th e people of C loverdale w an t to do is to select a good place for cam pers and p u t it^in p ro p e r sh ap e , th e n p u t in th e ir bid for p atronage. W hen th e S our G rass road is com pleted th e traffic to th is end of th e county w ill be g re a te r th a n ever and if C loverdale wakes up to th e fact th a t she can get th e business and m akes a de- sireabie cam ping g ro u n d th e re is no do u b t she will have a g re a t n u m b e r of cam pers. N ex t season being th e first season th a t th e bu lk of cam p ers will come over th e new ro ad , p re p ara tio n s m ust be m ade th is y ear to profit to any e x te n t by th e cam b ers com ing in over th is new road. W e ca n n o t a ttr a c t a tte n tio n by th e old and cru d e m eth o d s of years ago. We m u st m ake a place t h a t is in v itin g , locate it h an d y to th e riv e r an d have it easy of access. P o rtla n d an d th e W il lam ette V alley will fu rn ish us w ith th e patronage if we will only m ake a place for th em t h a t is d esirab le. A p ark for th e citizen s is also a d e sirab le a d d itio n to a tow n an d a few acres set aside for p ark and cam p grounds w ill be of benefit to th e people living h ere. If ever C loverdale is to get on th e m ap a n d a ttr a c t th e a tte n tio n of th e o u tsid er m ore public s p irit will have to be b ro u g h t in to action and so m eth in g done to show t h a t we are w a n tin g th e business. The Cloverdale Courier $1 a year, V a lle y Bank CLO VER DALE, OREGON NO. 4 BANKING BY MAIL Several of our customers are people we do not know by eight though we have done business by mail with them for years. We believe we have given them satisfactory banking service and can give you the same satisfaction. Mail us Your Next Check or Checks It saves you time, and TIME IS MONEY, especially at this season of the year. No need to come to the bank in person. SECURITY AND SERVICE Our Motto F air Exchange, Yet a Robbery. W hile G u stav e D ore w as n t Ischl and w andering ab o u t th e m ountain« he becam e m uch In terested lu a coun try w edding a n d sk etch ed It on th e s p o t H e p u t th e sk etch Into a book Into th e pocket of his p a le to t a n d w ent back to th e hotel to d in n er. A fte r d in ner he looked fo r th e sketch . I t w as gone. A ngry a t th e th e ft, th e a r tis t called th e lan d lo rd a n d m ade com plaint, b u t no tra c e o f th e book w as found. F rom Ischl D ore w e n t to Vi enna, and th e re he found a le tte r an d a parcel a w a itin g him . T he letter, w hich w as anonym ous, read th u s: “ Sir, I stole your bool: a t Ischl. T h e sk etch w as so charm in g th a t I could n o t re sist th e tem p tatio n o f h a v in g It In m y possession, and I k n ew v ery w ell you w ould n ev er co n sen t to sell It to me. B ut th e ft is n e ith e r ray tra d e n o r my habit, an d I beg you to accep t as a souvenir o f ray crim e an d m y e n th u sia sm for y o u r ta le n t th e w a lk in g stick w hich will reach you a t th e sam e tim e as th is le tte r." T h e can e w as one w ith a m assiv e gold h ead. In w hich w as s e t a gem o f value. A thletic M osquitoes. S in g ap o re Is on th e M alay peninsula, th a t shoe tongue th a t h angs dow n from th e so u th e a st corner of In d ia. A S ingapore m osquito will lie slothfully aro u n d nil d ay , not tu rn in g a hand, b u t th e m om ent It sees you re tire for th e n ig h t an d pull dow n th e bod n e t tin g it leap s to Its feet, trem b lin g w ith eag ern ess. T hey will pnss up th o u sa n d s of Chinese and M alays a few blocks aw ay , sleeping w ith o u t cover of a n y kind, to come an d w ork an d plan th e whole n ig h t th ro u g h to get Just one tasto of w h ite m eat. T h e ir p ersistence Is w onderful. An a n t In com parison to a S ingapore m osquito la a happy-go-lucky c re a tu re , w ith no thought of th e m orrow . H ere In th e luxurious tropics m osquitoes grow to splendid proportions, p erfectly form ed an d splendidly m uscled, a n d lu any ca tc h as-cateh-can conflict ca n defen d them selves ag a in st all com ers. Irre spective of n atio n ality . In a clinch th e y hnvo a w ay of b alan cin g on th e ir ta ils and lenplng on to th e ir opponent a n d tearin g him w ith th e ir hind f e e t a f te r the m an n er o f th e cornered A us tralian kangaroo. — H o m er C roy In L eslie’s.______ ^ We Want Your Banking I t p a y s t o a d v e r t is e in t h e C lo v e r d a le Courier FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! Business TROUBLES ON YOUR B R A IN And can give you all the advantages that any other can give you. You need the Bank we need your business. 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