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Entered as seeond-e'.aaa matter March 12, l'-JOU at
MOSIER, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON,
VOL. I V
the post office at Mosier, Oregon, under the Act of
March i.
FR ID A Y, AUGUST 2, 1912
Otto Hage returned to Mosier
and trees planted in Mosier Dis­
trict. Tliis is the first year that the first o f the week, after an
data o f this kind has been ob- absence o f over two years, spent
vu a
im
*
and
tailiable, as no record has ever mostly in Eastern Oregon
It is not so long ago that people were content to
, before been made or kept. It is Washington. Mr. Hage will as- j
choose glasses in much the same way that they
age, in \
.
would buy boots at a “ bargain counter” or some
interesting to note the large in­ sist his brother, C. A. Hage,
“ cure alt” from a touring quack. But eyesight
the
latter’
s vine-1 !
the erection of
crease
in
the
number
o
f
trees
6 0 V E R N 0 R A N D T A X CO MMIS SION
is
to precious to experiment with and today
gar
plant
on
Rock
Creek.
planted, particularly apple trees,
TO S U B M IT PLAN.
most people realize it. I f you have any eye
in the past six years, showing j Messrs. Chas. Davenport and |
troubles we will give your expert examination
Oregon Equal Taxation League Joins the rapid development of this
Jas. Cherry last week finished ^
and precisely the help you need.
Hands With Executive Against
district. It explains, also, why planting the “ Mosier Bottom” !»
Tricky U ’Ren and Fels Fund
Propaganda.
i Mosier’s output o f apples is so ; to potatoes. The ground is very »
small compared with Hood River, fertile and in fine condition, thej
At the request of the State Tax
was planted considerably --------------------------------------------
Commission, which intends in its own for instance, which was setting ^
measures to prosecute vigorously the out large tracts to apples long easier than last year and they j
war against Single Tax, the Oregon before Mosier was “ discovered” expect to harvest a bumper crop
Equal Taxation League withdrew its
i as one o f the best apple districts , ^ ¡g p an
initiative retition against Single 'fax.
This petition wua s'gned
almost in the United States.' By the
What about that boat landing
HAD A
14,000 registered voters an 1 renre- time the trees planted this year
for Mosier? Is there any g o o i
rented the sentiment of at lease 50-
Visit by the Sea
come into bearing, Mosier will
000 voters, whom it was impossible to
reason why we cannot have it?
OR A
reach In time. The signatures were be one o f the laigest apple ship­
The merchants and the farmers
obtained by voluntary circulators, most ping centers in the country.
Run on the Sandy Shore
will be immensely benefited by
of them farmers. Over 12,000 of the
And the acreage is increasing
signatures were obtaiued outside Mult­
it; so would the town and the
• AT
yearly.
nomah County.
people in general. Freight rates
Fearing a chaotic condition in the
According to Mr. Akers’ fig­ would be reduced and it would I
minds of voters. Governor West wrote
ures, there are 2,677 cultivated afford a cheap and
pleasant
to the Equal Taxation League in Port­
So means o f travel up and down j
land requesting that their measure acres in the Mosier District.
be withdrawn.
far this year 40,880 apple trees the Columbia.
W A S H IN G T O N
By all means
Issue Clear Says West.
have been planted. There are let us have a boat landing.
Did you know you could reach this delightful
By so doing, he said, "the issue will 35,120 1-year-olds; 15,180 2-year-
To
extend
the
usefulness
of
care
slaying, health giving, fun making
he clearly drawn between two sys­ olds; 10,517 o's; 10,460 4\s; 5,-
tem-’ cf taxation— o r » of which is
the
Northwestern
Fruit
E
x­
C7C 5’ s; 8,030 C s ; 86-4 Ts; 500
Single T a t h e ether in opposition
change, a branch has been open- j
to Li.’.glo Tax, and at the same time 8’s; 425 9’s, and 17,336 from 10
ed in London by W. F. G w in ,1
n:_.
ting a . ional plan of tax re­ to 20 years old. making a lot
BY T A K IN G TH E
form which will remove many of those
o f 147.0-19 apple trees, on ly 19 - £eneral manager, and it is hoped
causes which breed discontent, and
to
extend
the
fame
o
f
North-
give life and suport to many radical 115 of which can be reckoned as
1 west fruit throughout Europe.
schemes of taxation.”
commercial trees this year.
The letter was singed by Governor
TH E N DOWN THE
There are in the district 475 It, is believed the present busi­
Oswald West, Secretary of State Ben
ness there can he increased
apricot
trees;
3,214
peaches;
3,-
W. Olcott, State Treasurer Thoams B.
200 pears; 3.873 prunes and 4,- I irgely.
WEST MAKES WAR
> to the party onierintr them, at legal rates, atyi
NO. 22
r e j o l v e d
Consult an Eye Specialist
th at
W. F. LARA WA Y
H ave
NORTH
H^sTr
You
E veri
BEACH
SUMMER RESORT
O -W. R & N. to PO RTLAND
Kay and Tax Commissioners J. B.
Eaton and Charles W. Galloway.
"W hile not specifically declaring
against Single Tax the bills of the
State Tax Commission will have the
effect of nullifying the U’Ren cam­
paign, an 1 r alee it impossible to se
Cure Single 7c:: county legislation by
frickery or otherwise,” said Phil
Jletschan, president of the Equal
axation League.
“ The decided stand taken by the
Governor and the Tax Commission
against Single Tax renders ft unneces­
sary for our league to bring our bill
before the people at the next elec­
tion.
Miss Bertha Booth, of Port­
“ t . J. P O T T E R " ’ H A S S A L O ’’ & ’ ‘ H A R V E S T Q U E E N "
land, is visiting friends in town
this week.
To M EGLER
Harold and Helen Davis, who
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McCargar
Where trains connect with boats for North Perch Points
have been spending several were passengers on this morn­
YOU CAN
YOU SH O ULD
months here with their gran - ing’s local for Portland.
parents, Rir. and Mrs. J. K.
Ask any agent o f the O.-W. It. & N. and find out how little it
G. W. Harvey and family will
Me Yegor, left yesttr.lay f i r Dave today for Umatilla, where will cost to leave care and dust and heat behind and have a real
Prineville to visit relatives.
he has secured employment.
R EST BY TH E SEA
A H ANDSOME
in the summer time is just as essen­
tial as a tine door is during other
seasons. You can get it here, for
we have many new designs to choose i
from.
Window screens too, o f i
course, with all tne “ fixings.” Any '
size you want, all ready for use.
Come now.
Don’ t let the flies,
etc., get ahead o f you.
Mosier
KNOXALL
Relieves
The
LOCAL TIME-TABLE
Price 25cts.
Arthur & Burt Drug Co.,
Sales Agents
Mosier, Oregon.
ph o ne
&
S u p p ly
Co.
KEEP
COOL
The Grants Pass Observer re­
cently had this to say, following the
action of the Josephine County
Grange In condemning the proposed
Single Tax measure: “ The action of
the State Grange in condemning the
projKised Single Tax bill will go a
long way to putting an end to that
fake measure in Oregon.
No land-
owner who understands the Single
Tax scheme will be foolish enough
to vote for a measure, the real pur­
pose of which is to destroy all pri­
vate ownership in taiuL”
A neW stock o f fixtures of all kinds now on display.
H ood R iv e r
No. 7 West hound 7:22 a. m.
No. 1
2:45 p. m
No. 2 East
10:20 a. m.
No. 8
6:35 p. m.
10:40 p. m.
No. 6
No. 17, at 5:30 p. m., flag stop
on Sundays only for Hood River
and Portland.
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3
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O rego n
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I Courses o f instruction include: General
Agriculture, Agronomy, Animal Hus­
bandry, Dairy Husbandry, Bacteriol­
ogy, Botany and Plant Pathology,
Poultry Husbandry, Horticulture, En­
tomology, Veterinary Science, Civil
Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, Mining En­
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Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Eng­
lish Language and Literature, Public
Speaking, Modern Languages, History,
Art, Architecture,
Industrial Peda-
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Military
Science and Tactics, and Music.
Catalogue and illustrated literature
mailed free on application. Address:
Registrar, Oregon Agricultural College,
Corvallis, Oregon.
School Year Opens September 20th.
ELECTRIC TALK j
j
We can suppiy you with any size or type at the lowest
price.
Why suffer from the heat when you can keep cool at
the cost of one-third of a cent an hour?
P a c ific
Pow er
&
L i g h t C o .,
“ Always at Your Service”
T h e D a lle s , O r e g o n
Away
E le c t r ic W i r i n g
An Electric Fan in the home will make the work a
pleasure. The hot kitchen stove is robbed o f its ter­
ror if you have an electric fan working beside you.
W . D. C H A N D LE R .
Them
A. I* DAY, P k e m d k n t -M anagkr
O regon
An Electric Fan in the office will keep you cool and
comfortable on the hottest day.
Phone, Odell 302.
Drives
Bfte
t
Prepare for the
Hot Weather
F. A. ALLIN G TO N , Local Agent.
Location o f mil accessible to many in Mosier Valley.
Mosquito Lotion
If any one class of persons might
be expected to favor Single Tax, if
would be teachers and tiiose who
have studied Henry George's "Prog­
ress and Poverty.”
Yet the in­
structors of Oregon revolt at the
scheme.
They realize that Single
Tax spells state ownership, ami while
personally they might he a little the
gainer— for a time—they know that
ultimately the taxes will be just as
high or higher, for precisely the same
sum as before will have to be raised
Willard W. Austen. County School
Superintendent of Grant County, who
lives at Hamilton. Oregon, is but one
of the many teachers who boldly ex
presses himself on the subject. "I
am now and have always been strong­
ly opposed to the Single Tax idea,"
comments County Schoql Superintend­
ent Austen.
We are indebted to Mr. Wm.
kers, deputy assessor for this
strict, for the following inter­
ning figures, which approxi-
ate very closely the number
’ acres o f land in cultivation
M o s ie r
Formerly the Pattee Mill, is now stocked with dimen­
sion and all grades of lumber to please the most exact­
ing. GIVE US A CALL.
Oregon !
/i'
N IC H O L & C O .,
Columbia Saw Mill
W. E. CHOWN,
T E A C H E R S IN O P P O S IT IO N .
HOSIER'S ACREAGE
For particulars apply to
SCREEN DOOR
Joint Work to Be Done.
"Our organization will now get be
bind the Commision's reforms and at
the same time we shall continue our
campaign against the Single Tax
measures proposed by U'Ren and the
paid beneficiaries and emissaries oi
the Fels Fund.”
In writing to the Tax Commission
and agreeing to withdraw its measure,
(he Equal Taxation League said:
"It appears to us, in view of the
definite stand your Commission has
taken against Single Tax, that by
joining forces with you the opposition
to the Single Tax propaganda in Ore­
gon will be concentrated and made
more effective and that confusion will
be avoided. In oths:- words, as you
say, ’the issue win he clearly drawn
between two systems cf ta:al:mi
one cf which is Sir.' T’ 'r a : and (h
other in opposition to Single Tax.’
The numbers of the tax measures
on the ballot, which wifi bar Single
Tax are 304, 306 and 308.
A 1/:
WE AR, LOOK J, COMFORT.
THE JE ARE THE THREE THING J YOU WA NT
IN A «SHOE. WE KNOW THAT OUR JHOEJ WEAR
WELL, BECAU.SE WE HAVE TRIED THEM. COME
IN AND T R Y ON A PAIR OF JHOEJ, AND YOU
WILL .SEE FOR YOU «SELF THAT THEY LOOK GOOD
AND FEEL GOOD. WE ARE EXCLUSIVE AGENT $
IN T H U TOWN FOR MANY CELEBRATED «SHOE.S.
THE QUALITY OF OUR «SHoEJ IJ HIGH, BUT
OUR PRICED ARE NOT.
COLUMBIA RIVER via STEAMERS
175 cherries.
OUR. -SHOES ARE MADE OH
A LAST that LASTS. W e VONT-SELL
You A S hoe you v i l l n o t be
SATISFIED VITH-ITVONT PAYUS
UPON SINGLE TAX
VEST
paid for before affidavit* are furnished.
Your Lighting wants will be taken care o f through our store
at The Dalles and all work in Mosier can be bandied on short
notice and at satisfactory prices. W’e will be pleased to fur­
nish estimates of all electrical works Lighting ami Power on
application.
The Dalles Electric Works,
The Dalles, Ore.
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