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IRRIGON
Harvest Time
Necessity
A Good Water Bag
We Have the Original
MANY INDUSTRIES
TIED TO TOBACCO
l 1 lit? BVtUIIU VUlliiin
Prohibition of Weed Would Mean started over the district on num-
.j. 4. 4. 4. .5. 4. 4. .5. .j. 4.
Th second cuttlnsr of alfalfa has
Big Financial Loss to
Allied iraaes.
iWHO USES THE MATCH?
The Smoker Mainly Aleo Reeponelble
for Spending Hundred! of Millions
Annually for Licorice, Sugar,
Coal, Cigar Boxee, Tin
Foil, Etc.
1 and 2 Gallon Sizes
Quality the Best. Prices Right
ber of the farms and by another
week, will be well under way by
most of the farmers. The crop is
usually heavy and clean.
Apricots are beginning to color and
a few scattering ripe ones can be
found. The crop Is not heavy and
the bulk of the crop has beten sold
in advance, is not oversold. Frice
this year Is 7 ce.its per pound at or
chards or $2.00 per crate f. o. b. Ir
rigon. Mr. J. V Warner has purchased the
H S. English estate sonsisting of ten
acres adjoining Mr. Warner's ranch
to the west. This makes a nice ad
dition to Mr. Warner's ranch. The
Ideal was closed by W. R. Walpole,
local real estate dealer.
I Dr. A. C. Froom arrived Thursday
'and is again camped in the shade
'on Eighth street. Ho lias been do-
ing considerable, dental work for the
Trrienn noole and expects to re
main for several days this time.
The Ladies Aid society met at the
home of Mrs. H. C. Wolfe, Wednes
day, transacting business of the
society and had a good social time.
Practically all the members were
'present and light refreshments were
served.
Quite a surprise party was given at
Mrs. C. E. Knights Thursday even-
E. Knight,
being her
Phelps Grocery
Company
By GARRET SMITH
"Got a match?"
now inanv times a day Is that ques
tion asked In these United States!
How many more times Is the question
unnecessary because most pocnetB ar
kept well supplied with the useful
little article? Anyhow, inasmuch as It
Is estimated that there are do.uw.uuu
tobacco users In the country, we would
guess that the answer to that question
would run Into the nunareas 01 um
lions. I
For if It weren't for the smokers In
these days of electric lights how many 1
matches would be used? A pretty j
small proportion of the number of
these "sticks of blazes' produced in
th eonntrv everv year. Abolish to
bacco and the match business would be
shot to pieces.
LSut the match business Is only one
of a dozen or more allied Industries
which derive large revenues directly or
Indirectly from the tobacco trnae anu
would suffer heavily If nations pro- , q( Mrgi C
hlhltlon of tobacco were to go mo, ( occasi(m
effect as some or our reioru.crn
have It. The annual sales of tobacco , " -
products, based on retail prices. Is es- , arranged tor ana a .K ,.
tlmated at $1,937,000,000. Of the cost pared consisting of ice cream, cake
of producing and selling this quantity and chicken sandwiches. All report
of cigars, cigarettes and other forms having had a fine time.
of the weed, some hundreds or mmiou Vm. N. Hatch, one of Boardman s
dollars are paid out tor other things prominent ranchers, motored up
than the raw tobacco and labor oi T, d wi(h nis aon for cherries
making it up. and other irrigon fruits. He reports
$25,000,000 a Year for Boxee I everything lovely down his way.
For example, the tobacco trade con- i Cuvrin, traveling freight
.times each year 45,000,000 pounds ot; & N c drop
licorice, 60,000,000 Wr, R u.,,ms F
SZs'V'ltd ,day and was shown about the project
that the value of wooden cigar Boxes ay me locai ugem. v.....
.j u iasooo.000 a year, quite an pressed very much surprise at find"
Item to the lumber business and wjing so many different crops gtowinf
nnufacturers or tne ooxes. , so uiCcly while not very mueii was
In making these boxes OoU.uw visibl(1 rro , 1he jr,.. currin
pounds of nails are employed. Other g pal.ticularly interested in the It
large Items used in maaing nu v,v i . , . ,)0 lm(,
paring tobacco for sale are tm ana !
lead ton, paper ior van mm
2 tiM&cmLimr wm?mmm
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A WOVEN chronicle of Indian lore-of myths suggested
t by the setting sun, the rippling waves, the geese flying
southward. There's interest for everyone in these impres
sions preserved by the Indian squaw in her weaving-now
carHed on by the Oregon City Voolen Mills where her
crude handlooni ceased.
These Indian Blankets are so true in design that most of the Ind.an
tribes of the West wear them.
Jacobs' Oregon City Indian Blankets serve a score of needs-tor
The symbolism of their designs add much to the.r interest. They are
dyed in the wooi uicir v v
Come in and let us show you the newest designs in
Blankets.
"Oregon City" Indian
Minor & Company
,-inth tnr fnhncro Dags, IB
bels, coupons, etc., Involving the print
ing trade extensively.
Then hnildlne contractors snn mami
facturers of machinery are largely in-
terested. Investments In plnnts and
machinery employed In manufactur
ing tobacco are estimated at iik:,iiiu,-
000. Replacement, up keep and inter
est on the Investment make no small
sum annually. i
And let realty men note there are
approximately 325,000 tobacco farms
In the country, with a total estimated
valuation of $160,000,000. Of further In
terest to real eRtate men Is the fact
that there are 700,000 retail establish
ments selling totmceo, Involving a total
rental and up keep Impossible to estl
hoi,!i.u he Inrce amount of of-
IliaiC, uiniu.o .
a annce occupied by administrative
branches of the general business.
The Insurance men, too, nave tneir
share of the pickings. The tonacco
bus'ness pays out annually $j,!n,uw
In premiums in tne un
inl w nre the rnilrnnils wno reap
revenue from 2,210,000 tons of tobacco
products every year. 1
As for the advertising "'
here ngnln It Is Impossible to inrm
any estimate of the enormous annual
outlay. ,
The prohibition or tonacco woum
knock a good-sized hole In the receipts
of the United States government.
The Internal revenue receipts irom
tobacco for the fiscal yenr 1020 amount
ed to $2t,St)!),3.rri.44. Customs dutlei
provided an additional If'-WXMi.ix) in
round figures, making the total revenue
return to the government 11120,000,001).
Influence on Popular Sentiment
T l ihla Interlocking of the tobacco
bus'ness with si ninny other Interests
and the vnst b mount of financial loss
that would be Involved In the nbolltlon
of tobacco that Is one of I lie most se
rious aspects of the proposal to pro
hibit the sale of tobacco, a proposal,
:inPr. which hss little support tiy
public sentiment If the newspaper edl- i
ors of the country are correct In tneir
Butlrnnte of thnt sentiment. 1
In a noli of the editors made recently 1
by the Tobacco Merchants' AKsnclHtlon !
of the'Unlted States, through the I'ress ,
Service Company of New 1 ork City,
95 per cent of the 7.R47 editors who
replied expressed the opinion thst the
people of their commun ties were op
posed to any Inw sgulnst tobacco. As
these editors represent some WMMsyMi
readers the results form r pretty gen
eral test of national opinion.
In their remurks acconipsn) Inif tneir
replies many of the editors exposed
It as their opinion that the oppo tlon
of their communities to the sliolltlon
of tobacco was based to some extent lit
least on the damage sin-h a cluiniie
would do to the business Interests ot
the community. This was particulars
true In the tobacco growing stales an
renters where there were large toburre
plants.
Rut when the extent or tne nusines
Involved In the n'HH Interests of the
lobneco trade Is ronild.Ted, as above
briefly oiit'lt.ed. If Is Hear that then?
is hnrdlv a section of the country that
would not be affected directly or In
directly by uholisbliig tobacco.
ises us another visit later when th
melons are ripe. We shall see tha
he is notified when tney are ready
to eat.
Mesdames W. O. Kinjr, L. V. Knut
zner and D. K. Mulkel molored
Irrigon from Boardman Monday for
fruits, now ripe, and made arrange
ments with the different parties for
other fruits later These ladies are
'all boosters for the norm Morrow
county fair and we feel sure I hat
.their exhibits of fruits and hand
work, will be among the leaders In
the September show. The writer is
boosting too, and why not? We can
beat the world for variety in the
space we h.'ve. Quality never questioned.
Dewberries and red raspberries are
also ripe and have been selling lo
callv for a week or ten days. Mrs. C
K. Glasgow has the largest patch of
the red berries and they are the very
best.
I Th local lodge of Neighbors of
Woodcraft are planning on some
sort of doings for the fourth. The
matter will be taken up at the Friday
evening regular meeting and arran
gements will be made for some kind
of amusement or doings either her
in the groves or ferry across over to
Patterson.
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(Too l.nlo I' or I.nst Wee!)
The annual sehom eieclion Mon
day turned out the lagest crowd for
a number or years. Three candi
dates F. C. FredrlckRon, Merril K.
Doble and A. II. Allen were put up
lor director and Mr. Frccli -lesson was
.locUd by a majority vole. M. F.
Wadsworth was re-elected clerk for
the ensulne year. The special ela
tion was held Immediately follows
the annual meeting and vote taken
on construction of a 12 inch pipe,
line from lateral 16 to the school
grounds and carried by a big major
ity. It is somewhat of a shame that
this was not done las,t year even re
fnre the new building was construc
ted as the grounds look barren or
very much like a building without a
mnf or a coat of paint. We havf
eight acres in the school grounds and
the people have a light to aeman-i
that this be taken care of since it
has been purchased.
The school board has hired rroi .
F. H. Grover, of Monmoutn as pi.n-
cipal for the coming term, who comes
highly recommended an we tiope tt
have a very successful year. Anions;
the other teachers already wred n:t
Mrs. W: T. Eggleston and Mrs. J. w .
Warner of Irrigon.
Oscar Doble, son of L. A. Do'no
spent several days visiting his father
and his brothers and sister last wei -.
Oscar was graduated from the Al
bany college June Sth and has been
lected principal of Florence Orecon
high school with a salary or '
for the term and his ve assist nu
principal with a salary of $1150 '.
the term. A few months ar," tm-y
offered their services to the Bonn!
of Foreign Mission of the Tres-byte. -ian
church S3 missioaries to Indi i
This board requested that they fire:
obtain some experience in tcachinu,
rhii, iu the work they wil take v.,i
in the foreign field. The board has
not yet acepted Mr. and Mrs. Dov.e
,ut it is practically understood
this would be done when they finish
their term of teaching In tho high
school at Florence. Oscar will b
pastor of tho rres-byterlan churcti or
that place which has been without a.
pastor for Home time.
Mrs. Hay Lanirrcoux rorurn.-.i
omTlaker Tuesday where she has
been visiting her mother, Mr. J. K.
rby, bringing home a biff origin.
girl.
Mrs. Lamareoux and Mrs. Dayton
amaieoux left Friday on Number
for Tortland, but expects to move
n Trrlcnn in me near imun-.
Dayton Lamareoux will also visit her
mother and falucr at scnoiiem, v-
gon on this trip.
Mrs. V.. C. .Helniick and dauEhtei.
or Pendleton and Mrs. K. TteynnU-s
and son or Tacomst, Washlng-on,
spent several days at the MarKtuims
last wee'le.
N. Seaman and son have been
ping new potatoes by express to var
ious points during the past. week.
County Assessor Wells and County
Clerk Waters spent several day.'
around Irrigon last, week checking u
up. We should worry, 01.7 .
charge us anything until next sum
mer.
The ferry at Holmes landing :.
again in operation. Mr. Holmes has
seemed an expert boatsman to help
him net next to the handling of the
ferry so that ho will not. hao any fur
ther trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. llaUcnprr, o-
lioardman were among the crown or
people in search of Irrigon fruits
Tuesday. It. has been a Bleany
stream, especially on StiDilay and our
people like this method of delivering
fruits. It saves considerable worn
boxing and delivering for shipment,
just wait until about the first of Aug
ust and watch them come, for the
sweet watermelons and the Irrigon
musk melons.
h. W. Lancaster and family were iiv
Irrigon Monday on their way home
to Spokane in their neatly equipped
car for camping and touring or the
eoniilrv. They went- from Spokane
to Seattle and down the coast. While
coming through here they Inspected
1 heir property a mile and a half west
r- Irrigon. This is one of tho choice
ttncls in the district.
Mrs. Patterson and daughters or
Athena have been guests of Mr. and
Mrs. I-i. W. llenefleld during the past
week Mid returned to their home
Tiiesday.
Where you get service
and workmanship
combined
Lloyd Hutchinson
TAILORING
Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing, Repairing
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