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MOSIER, WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JANUARY 17. 1913
VOL. IV
March -L 1.-T9.
AN INSOLENT WRITER.
COUNTY ASSESSOR OftYIS HAS VIEWS thoroughly alive t,» the import-
a nee >t folluwiug my met nods
HiS JOB
He F o u n d He Couldn’t Dictate to a
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closely.
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F y pical Jonn Bull.
“ ’¡ here is no disposition to ex Hint sproutiiiu Si i ti h | »•«*»•. tin» Karl
T h at County Assessor .fas. A.
ceed the plain letter of the law, of 1.»*vuii, wliii ivliuUtMl a snip news re
Davis h;.ts decided views of his
who appioaelietl Inin by dollar*
and any taxp ay e r who will take porter
»a M ku “in» neiitieinaii ever speaks to
own re g ard in g the proper m e th
time to m a k e an intelligent com aii 'liter without an introduction; it!
od of ass-.-ssing Wasco county
parison will realize that he is on simpi) is 11 t done, is an old friend of
property will he apparent lo an.'
.lames Kraiuis Dwyer, the Australian
a p e rfec t equality with his novelist that is. Dwyer doesn't actu*
one who will take the trouble to
neighbor— that all a re treated ally know the Karl of Levon, bui be
read his recent s ta te m e n t as to
knows his sw eeU i British sort.
exactly alik e.’’
his position hi t b e m a t t e r o r who
“ I ought to,” said Dwyer. “I was
In illustrating the condition broke
in London and l learned to
will, when a t the county seat a t
th a t confronts the assessor in know the true Briton Once l an
any time, interview him on the
1913, Mr. Davis pointed out the swered an advertisement for a literary
subject. Mr. Davis' ideas are
secretary. To make certain that my
fact (taken from the sworn letter would be read I wired the ati-
certainly logical, do not conflict
s ta te m e n t of tllti secretary ot vertiser as follows:
with the instructions from the
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. ¡ s t a t e ) th a t we are paying 1.2 “ ‘Do not eiigug»* a literary secretary
until von have read my letter ot up
state lean ot equalization, and
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tax on a valuation of plieatii u.‘
if studied caretullv it will he
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$15,bob,264, whereas the assessed
“That letter was « irem. I thought 1
Siien that Iht” are founded on an
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valuation ol Wasco property was would land the place with it sure, i
was eertuin of it when a large, square
equitable basis of taxation.
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.equalized by tne assessor s office otter directed me to appear at a uaisi
In conversation w ith iwr. Da-
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. and county court last year a t ed address at a given hour. It was a
vis some time ago» he-expressed ....- 01 rAA
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„ $9,531,590, and the corporation four penny Inis ride, hut I didn’t tare
My
fortune was opening out before me
si desire to m eet the citizens ot
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Mosier and explain to them his |,,,°Pe,’ty
valued tor tax pur- ,
miemi the fomprm e without »
poses a t $3,384,267, a total ot m i s e r l y t h o u g h t . A |> oiii |> oiis o u tlet
ideas on the subject of taxation. $12,915,857. The basis of as- I mdi«‘red « into a b l a c k oak l i b r a r y .
where the original stufft-d model ot
It has not been possible for
sessing was 51 per cent ot the ; . m ,„ u„n s,u nt a table i sat down
him to do so as yet, but it is still
“ reasonable cash
value’’ in inceLly and waited to be spoken to.
1 m s intention.
As th e question
"lilam!
l i e hit . the desk with Ids
both classes.
Y et the s tate «•lim
bed hand.
of assessm ents is-an interesting
compels the county to pay on its
" You cannot dictate to an Knglish
a n d im p o rtan t one. we subn
own valuation of corporation man.’ said inis old image.
th a t it would he a good idea for
" 4N o. s ir . 1 s a id
. , , property, which is nearly double
*’ ‘I tell you. he shouted, ‘you cannot
the tax payers ot this district to , .
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the figures given above,
dictate to an Kngllsliman!'
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invite Mr. Davis to come to Mo
•• ’Certainly not. I said.
In oth er words, because of a
sier a t a specified time in the
** ‘Hut yon tried to. he said
‘You
low valuation the s tate increases! sent
me this Impertinent telegram. No
near future and explain to them
Wasco county’s f i g u r e s b y $2,-| Kuglislimnn would have done that. It
bis ideas on the taxation propo-
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was an American trick.
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<20,407 tor s ta te tax purposes
arition. In case, how ever, Mr.
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“ 1 tried to soothe him. for I wanted
In both Hood Liver and Slier- tlint Job llnt he B,,t hotter and llotter.
Davis cannot come to Mosier.
man counties the s late actually Finally he told me outright that be had
and feeling that, i n j u s t i c e to
reduced the total valuation for j hired « young inni) who once bud work
tihe tax payers; th e y should be
! ed for a lord
s ta te tax purposes because I heir
'I have sent for you. staid hr. ‘and
enlightened on tbe subject, and
properly values are assessed on you should I k * grateful f « » me m order
in justice to til a .assessor him
a more uniform h.isis. In those to tem i» you u propel respect for the
traditions of Knghmd and fur the Brit
self, who wishes. t)o> be' u n d er
counties tiie corporation« pay iwli ting '
stood d e a r ly in. th e m atter, we
* ‘Yon old fossil.' said I, ‘If I had a
th e ir full proportion of the tax.
give a som ew hat lengthy, tho
In Wasco the taxpayers pay on British flag here I'd tear it In tw o and
choke you to death with it.’ ’’—Chicago
none the lass interesting, state-j
a basis of $3,384,267, w here the j New»,
m ent made by Mr. Davis in The
new system would bring the
Dalles Optimist. In s ta tin g liis|
values up to practically $4,500,-
“COOKING A PILL”
position Mr. Davis said, in a n
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sw er to a question as to w h e th e r
That Is What Opium Smokers Call
County Assessor Davis has ap
"Hitting the Pipe."
ajiy changes were contemplated
pointed C. J. L itllepage as d ep The opium smoker Iu the net ot
in the method of property valua
uty assessor for Mosier district. »■nuking is said to ho "cooking a pill."
tion:
Smokers of to ha ore in seeing opium
pipes have been misled into the belief
“ Prim arily. I am here to carry
that the large howl of the pipe is tilled
*ut the tax laws of the s tate and
WILL HAVE BOAT LANDING
with opium when really the "pil1" Is
So’ohey instructions from head-
simply pasted over a tiuy opening in
quarters. When the law says
P u rs u a n t to a call by E. A. tiie cover ot the bowl. Hunting of the
bowl produces dense fumes, which ure
t h a t all property m u st he as- Race for a m eeting to be held drawn
through the bowl and tbe stem
sessed a t a reasonable cash valu- lust Tuesday afternoon to discuss of the pipe into the smoker's mouth.
Neither does one pipe of opium pro
ation, I take it th a t it m eans j u s t fu rth e r action in reg ard to the
stupor. A “pill" dazes only eveu
w hat it says.
j boat landing, a num ber of citi- duce
an Inexperienced smoker as a large
I believe in absolute
equali- zens gath ered and listened to a:,|,.jt)|{ would effect n person unused to
zation o f values f o r all classes o f report by Mr. Race, who stated alcohol. The opium users who have
property, and th a t all property th a t nea tly enough money had ,
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should he assessed on a uniform l>een subscribed b i t only about suturuied with tin drug
basis, iu» discrimination being half the amount had been col- ite.-nuing on »■ bed. the sumkei pinco
slmvvnin
any ^ case
lected.
He put
queHti,)n
v burning
,,ll,ni;;ms
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the lump 'V'hl1'
IVuiiut Hns:
oil.
slowly
I have no friends to re w a rd sejua 1 eI\ lip to tiie citizens as lo jmd witiiout evil odors or fmru»s. is usiu
and n o enemies t o punish
in ad- w h e th e r or not they w anted the
exclusively. The smoker t» then remiy
m inistering the duties of my po- boat l a „ d i n g - i t never has been
a long, nee- I
s i t i o n , and all people l o o k a l i k e
Q u e s t i o n as t o its need
and j die shaped instrument, is put into the
t o me.
I am willing to assum e called for an expression o f o p i n - ! opimu receptacle nud turned slow ly In
entire responsibility for all ac ts ¡on. The s en tim en t was unani- j
of the assessor’s office and my mously voiced that the project
deputies will not he called upon be carried to completion. A
to .stand for any fault-finding number were present who had
that, may arise.
not paid theii subscriptions, bul
Mr. Davis said that he did not they “came thru” at once and
pui„t )t ts t)leu piuceti over the ftnme
of the lamp. and. turning the dipper,
"Pi"” !
WHY?
of the office; each has done the sight to justify Mr. Race in or- , pipe The -pin" lasts only from thirty A
Is»« •» could according to h i. dering the Jock boat and calling
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views and interpretation of in- on the boat company to make ^ r e p eu ted .-N e w York Tribune,
«tractions and law, but he has guod their offer to drive t h
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his own point of view, which he piles as soon as weather condi-; Humiliated Hubby.
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| A newly married couple bad had a
states as follows:
tions permuted.
¡nttie disagreement about some cakes
r‘To obtain a uniform basis of
There will be sufficient funds which the ^ife had made. The bus-
Valuation I deem three points available to build a warehoue on , hand complained that those his mother
essential. First and paramount, the boat for the storage of
tP^ y U” eWg!rt wst ™ fo re° blt^a
the producing value of the prop- freight and there is every rea- pime of hot cake»,
erty should lie Considered. Sec- »on to l>elieve that the different "N«'w y o n b a r e *chiee«l « o m e th ln g r
ond in importance I would con- companies plying on the river Rn, pxnotlT l)k„ BhMt ,I)ofher nRCd t0
aider the location, or nearness to w *h give us satisfactory service, make. H ow did you do itv
market and in the third place anfl Mosier’s dream of a boat
"l 'Tin &ve y°° tt,e recipe" replied
Hie desirability of each piece of landing will lie at last realized, j¡ ¡ £ 5
alum In the floor and added plenty ot
property compared with a well
water to the milk.’’— lw)tidoD Tit-Bit».
recognized instance as a stand-
Celebrate Anniversary
He Didn’t Know Art.
Last Saturday night a number
Gf friends gathered at the resi- "Where did yon get that marble
| «tatuette. my dear?*’
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Veil Mas- “ Why. at Murtlno’*. lan’t It lovely?
ten, near town, to help them And *nrh n bargain: it wn» marked
tag?*’
celebrate the tenth anniversary h*v h,,t Th«..T-7u tnt*' the
tag referred
0f their wedding, bringing pres- to n,e ciotning^’
dotnlng.** ^-'cTerc
— Cleveland I'lalo
ents suitable to the occasion. I t ! Denier. _____________
Was a surprise to the Mastens. ;
Un
but none the less pleasant, and "Darling," mm the fono youth, pro-
the evening was passed most during n rtng. ’trhirh i» the right un
pleasantly, the guests returning !fPU
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to their homes at a late hour. ^ .„mden
-Don’t yon know?
wishing Mr. and Mrs. Masten Nineteen yearn old and never been en
many returns of the day.
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A lar<re party of Mosierites
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beyond criticism if they follow
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PnII t , tiring
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the mont
will take a stiaw nde tonight in m, g|tPM, ai mj feet? .\en, i»n>p »
the rules. I shall devote all the a four-hourse Sleigh, driving to dime on H ie floor - New UMeuti*
time I can to personally assist The l)alleH and
in the r»-.^ Dem«-™«.
^hem until I
that they are Maud Powell concert,
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p aid fo r b efo re affidavits a re 'fu rn is h e d .
Because a business was started
devoted exclusively to Feed, for
cing down the previous high prices.
This should be appreciated by
every stock owner.
He should show his apprecia
t i o n by patronizing such a busi
ness.
H. M.WEST
Mosier,
THE PRICE J ON OUR GROCERIES T U M B L E -
RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING WHEN WE MARK OUR
GOOD J - - B U T THE QUALITY NEVER FALL J. WE
DON’T BELIEVE IN PALMING OFF .SECOND GRADE
GROCERIES ONTO OUR CU^TOMERJ, AND T R Y -
ING TO MAKE THEM BELIEVE THEY ARE FIR^T
GRADE.
ON
ALL OF OUR
GROCERIES WE
KEEP THE QUALITY UF. .WE KEEP THE PRICED
d o w n , l e t \ j s . s u p p l y y o u w i t h t h e t h i n g j
YOU UJE FOR y o u r t a b l e .
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Mosier
MAKING AN OFFER
O f a box o f our high grade choco
late», bon lions, e tc., involve» no
risk o f refusal. The box is so
dainty, the candy it contains so
tem pting, that no girl under DO
would think o f declining such an
offer. And once the candy is fast I
you couldn’t take hack your offer
under any circumstances. Try it.
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A Complete Line of
Electrical Nov< Hies and Toys
for Christmas.
S. E. FRANCISCO,
Buy Presents That Are Instructive and Interesting.
Proprietor “ THE OAKS.’,
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| Consult an Eye Specialist
wish to cast the slig h te st reflec- " ’hen the m eeting adjourned u"‘
begin» t,, '>r,,'l,i'‘‘
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. ( 0|iluiu fumes, winch are drawn in by
tion on any previous incum bent m e re was enough money in t|„. smoker throncrh thp stem of his j
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RESOLVE D 1 OUR, CANNED GOODS
HAVE COME DOWN. VE VERE CARRY/WS
A BIG STOCK- WE CAN KEEP OUR STOCK.
FRESH BYTKEEPJNff JT MOVING. VE CAN
W H A T - A T k Y ¡You
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C A M N E
F Û AT
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) V ? J e h EAT VHAT WE CAN.
In Mosier Today Than Ever Before
kfl
The tinv speck is then thrust into the a
opening of the howl, milch, held above j,
to th e p a rty o ra e rin * them , a t le^ai rates, and
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Feed Is Cheaper
) Rock Spring’s
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“I intend in the near future to
request the attendance of cer-
tain representative taxpayers to
discuss property values as they
how appear, and the methods I
propose to follow in the future,
I do this in order that taxpayers
geneiallj nia\ he informed as to
instructions I shall give to depu-
ties. Then I will cause to be
published in various county pa-
pens the exact instructions given
to my.deputies, who will act on
those written and published in-
structions This will leave them
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It is not so long ago that people were content to
choose glasses in much the same way that they
would buy bootsat a “ bargain counter” or some
“cure all” from a touring quack. But eyesight
is to precious to experiment with and today
most people realize it. If you have any eye
troubles we will give your expert examination
and precisely the help you need.
in Business
5 0 Years
W.F. LARA WA Y
Electric Wiring & Supply Co.
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