PUBLISHED
EVERY
FRIDAY
ADVERTISING RATES
BY
MOSIER BULLETIN a- -
M r ncrntk S *0
ROGER W. MOE
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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Of»« Yetr.
Business local* will be charred at 6 cent« per lin*
Thr* * Month*
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Entered mm m . ond-claM matter March 12. 190» at
the poet office at Hosier. Oregon, under the Act of
March I. 187t.
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HOME MADE LIME-
SULPHUR SOLUTION
Everyone asks this question many times daily.
(Recommendation of Experiment Sta
tion)
Our lives are regulated by our watches.
You are beginning a New Year.
Begin right by having your watch thoroughly cleaned
and adjured.
Our repair work gives splendid service and will prove
worthy of your patronage.
Vi. F. L a ra w a y, J e w e le r and O p ticia n
E X P E R T SW ISS W A T C H REPAIRING
—A uew Chicken House?
— A new Granary?
—A Machine 8hed?
If you want and need one < r more of these improve
ments you should be getting your plans for them shap
ed up now and
Tum-A-Lum Planning Service
will help not only in planning each bnilding bat in lo-
eating it to the beat advantage in relation to your other
buildings.
A Farm Plan
is a good thing to have in mind and on paper—we will
help your prepare one if you wish.
These Are Planning Days
There’ s no other time of the year when you can do
it so well. You can do it to the best advantage at this
office. No extra cost. Use us soon and often.
“ SEE J. S. ANDERSON ABOUT IT”
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.
Electric Light Globes
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Hotpoint Electric Irons, Stoves, Ovens, Coffee
Percolators, Electric Toasters and ail other elec
tric appliances.
For sale by our agents
A rthur Pharmacy, Mosier, Or.
Pacific Power
&
Light Co.
ALW AYS A T YOUR S I R V I C l"
A Popular Confec-
fectionery Store
where the most delicious candies esn hs
procured, is alwsys s source of attraction
to the girl with a sweet tooth, which is
the reas. n for the demand upon us at
all times Everyone that likes rich and
luscious chocolates, dainty marthmel-
lows, fine bons-bons and cream carmels,
made from high grade and pure ingre
dient#, always find their way to The Oaks
<S. E . F r a n c is c o
P r o p r ie to r "T H E .
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O A R S ”
Better Equipped than ever in our new location
for High Class Protraits. Open Evenings
T h e T o w ne S t u d i o
216 Third Street
The D a l l e s ............................................ Oregon
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FEBRUARY
tale. Freeiing will not hurt the aolu
tion but tbe container ia liable to be
broken resulting in the lose o f tbe ma
terial. If a crust, or crystals develop
these may be (trained out and redis-
solved by heating in a little water.
Tbe following table will be of value
in making dilution.a o f the concentrate.
For example if the stock solution testa
29 degrees, for winter sprey use one
gallon to nine and a bait gallons of
water; for summer spray one gallon to
29 gallons of water. If tha stock solu
tion tests 31 degrees, for winter spray
one gallon to 11 gallons of water. The
following table is arranged for other
densiti- a that may be encountered.
Dilution
Dilution
summer
Stock solution
winter
32 degrees
1-32
1-12
31
1-31
1-11
30
1-30
1-10
29
1-29
1-9*
1-28
28
1-9
1-27
27
1-8*
1-26
26
1-8
1 25
25
1-7*
1-7
1-24
24
1-23
23
1-6*
1-6
1-22
22
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Le*ai «dveruaeraent* will in all cases be charred
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OFFICE OF MARKETS
REPORT IS OUT
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F+'l' I I I I I I I I I I I I H I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I- !■ i I- I l l- i'-t-H- H - l-t- M -H - l1
Nichol & Company
Dated at Washington, February 1, the
first preliminary repurt of the Office of
-D E A L E R S I N -
Markets end Burst Organisation of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture on the distribution of northwestern
boxed apples the past aeasun was re
ceived here yesterday. Tbe report, is
sued by Charles J. Brand, chief of the
office, covers the four states of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Montana, and
states tfcut through railway station
agents it was ascertained that 461 ship-
pers including growers' orangixatiens,
local cash buying firms, local represen
tative« of eastern wholesale houaea, lo
cal mercantile bouses.traveling broken
and growers, participated in the distri
bution of the crop. Among tbe grow
ers were those who had large commer
cial orchard« and those who could ship
but a single ear of fruit.
4-1 1 1 I I I t I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i i <„| I j i I I
I IM I I I I I I l»t"l"|. H
The total number of carload! «hipped,
according to the railway agents' slatir-
tics, reached 9,407. Shippers reported
but 4,313 of this number, these figures
cover the time elapsing from tbe open
ing of the marketing season up to Jan-
| uary 22.
Mr. Brand says: “ The distribution
o f apples by the northwestern shippers
P E R S O N A L SERVICE
this year in the intermountain states,
the Dakotas and the prairie provinces
of Canada was as complete as could :
W h y g o to Portland for dental w ork? D o you stop to consider
l iv e been expected. As yet it is un- |
the service you receive from the hands of the dentist w h o is hired
possible to say just what the distribu
tion of northwestern apples has been
by the week to operate for you? Have your w o r i done at home
wuh respect to tha various grades.
by the dentist w h o doee the w ork from start to finish.
However, it has been ascertained that
the higher grades which command a
JJk G old C row ns - -
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Porcelain Fillings - - $1.50
higher price were shipped tu as distant
Bridge W ork, per tooth
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Silver Fillings - - $ I, t il.50
matketa as possible, a great many ot \
G old Fillings - - *2 to *5
these going into export from the Alan- !
Plates • •
• • 8# to $12
tic seaboard. The medium grade ap
Porcelain C row ns - - 88.50
Extracting . . . . .
50c
ples tounu markets in the middle west- j
ern and southern states, while those
| apples ot low grade, not being of suffi-
, elent value to bear heavy freight rales,
were marketed in tbe intermuuntain
states, the Dakotas and prairie prov
O ffice Hours 9 to 12, 1 to 5.
Phono ¿401
inces of Canada.
1 rans-l’ acific ship
ments went principally to Australia.
R
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18-19
Heilbronner
Bldg;.
H
ood
River, Oregon
“ It is only fair to recognize ttie lac.
that a very determined efiort was
nade during the past shipping season j
to hnd an outlet fur northwestern ap
ples. although v there were many ob-
i-taclea in the way, chief of which was
me very laige percentage o f luw graue
apples.
A considerable quantity ol
aloek still remains in storage in the
northwest. When this has been moved
Notices for tax assessments have now been received. Pay
it will Le possible to supplement this
leporl with a mure Uetailed statement
ments can be made at any time at this bank. By paying
■ egarding the oialtlbuiion ot tbia
here you help keep Mosier money at home.
year a crop. ’
Ilie report shows that 264 carloads j
ol applas were exported from Boston, j
New York, I'tnli-.u« Iphia and Balumore
tor European markets. One car was ;
■ nipped to South America and two for :
M osier
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O re g o n
South Africa, the following are other
figures for fruit exported: Alaska, 2|
car«; Alberta, 147; Hriliab Columbia,
147; Maiiiluna, 45; Australia, 34; Sas
kalchewan, 199; Untario, 16; (Juebec,6,
ano Hawaii, 1.
General
Merchandise
M O S IE R
O R E G O N i-
Painless Dentistry
Dr. W m . M. Post
Tax Payments
MOSIER VALLEY BAN K
Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation Company
APPLE EMBARGO
I
MAY COME SOON
HOW TO CONTROL
PEACH LEAF CURL
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1916.
In view of the fact that many grow-
era plan to prepare their own lime-sul
phur solution during the coming season
the following suggeetions are offered
in its preparation.
Mueh experimental work haa been
carried on in different section! of the
country to determine the best methods
o f procedure in preparing this widely
used insecticide and fungicide.
The
only necessary ingredients are lime,
sulphur and water. The lime should
be relativley pure, that is, running
high in calcium—at least 90 per cent
and preferably 96 per cent or more.
; If the lime is of lower quality than
thii the amounts used should bs in
creased to bring up the calcium oxide
content. The lime should be freshly
burnt and unslacked.
Hyrdated or
slacked lime may oe uaed. It takeB a
third more of the latter to carry the
same amount of calcium. The hydrate
| ia probably more convenient for stor
From the Hood River Glacier
age where it is not to be made into
lime-sulpbur at once, but the lump
The first shipment of Hood River ap
lime also msy be slacked and preserved ples since Monday, January 31, went
indefinitely by keeping it covered with : forward last Monday night.
I water. Air slacked lime or lime that
“ While we have had a number of or
has been exposed some time to the in- ders awaiting to be filled,” aaya Wil-
tluences of the atmosphere should never | mer Sicg, “ we were unable to move a
be used in making lime-sulphur solu peg because of the snow. With tht
tion. The use of any finely ground weather breaking we will make every
1 "commercial flour” sulphur running j effort to clean up OU' stock”
1 about 99 per cent pure is desirable for
Mr. Sieg aaya that reports from
‘ the sulphur contents of the formula.
growers in all parts ot the valley indi
Considerable difference in opinion cate no damage from the thar-'ing et
exists as to the best formula to use in the snow. The crust that was formed
making the concentrate. I be two most ] by Sunday night's sleet and rain is
generally accepted are known as the [ melting and the snow ia settling «lowly.
1-2-1 formula, that is, one pound lime,
Local officials, however, have no en
two pounds sulphur and one gallon of couragement aa to tne exports of fiuits
water. The other is the 1.2-2.4 1, or for the coming season or for heavy
1 the use of 1.2 pounds of lime, 2.4 sales of late export apples. The Fruit
pounds o f sulphur to one gallon ot and Vegetable Producers and Distribu
water. For home preparation these tors Joint Committee, a London organ
two formulae would read as follows:
nation, ia now engaged in a gigantic
Formula 1.—Fresh unslacktd lime, 50 campaign tu educate English people t<
pounds; flnely ground sulphur, 100 use only home grown vegetables and
pounds; water sufficient to make 60 fruits. The local association has re
gallons at finish.
ceived from London the fallowing cu
Formula 2. — Fresh unslscked lime, 60 cular letter, issued by the organization :
pounds; finely ground sulphur, 120
“ the need for economy during thi
pounds; water sufficient to make 50 war and the very high prices o( meal,
gallons of at finish.
bacon and other articles of food pro
In formula number one a lower test vides a unique opportunity to advocate
will be obtained but a little better util a larger use of home grown fruit, veg
isation o f material occurs and hence etables and salads, which are produced
lees sediment. Formula number two in great abundance«.
will give a higher test but in obtaining
" I his committee has obtained tie
this some of the materials are sacri support arid co-operation of many kin
ficed and are lost in the sediment which dred assoiations keenly interested in
forms. Either of these formulae are the growth and distribution of British
good and it might be well for growers fruit and vegetables and the Joint
to try both to determine which is the Committee are now actively engaged u
more suitable for their own use.
advocating an increased consumption of
The equipment necessary for the these products.
preparation of lime-sulphur are: A
“ The services of a prominent writei
cooker, strainer, measuring stick, a have been secured tor the purpiBe of
boe and a hydometer. The cooking of ventilating the matter through thi
the materials may be done in a kettle, press. Leaflets with recipes will tn
a flat bottomed boiler or with live circulated to the public through the re
steam in a barrel, lhe fiat bottomed tail trade.
Suitable advertiiemenlr
boiler is the one most generally used will be inserted in the newspaper* and
for home purpoaea. Bottom heat is motor cars will be used for the aamt
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employed and details of preparation, purpose.
H. F. Davidson, New York repre
using the formula number one ia as
"1 he movement will necesearily en sentative of the Apple Growers Asso
follow s:
tail considerable expense, but It will bi ciation, haa received intimation that
Put about 10 gallons of water in the in the interest of all concerned to aa the British government will shortly
cooker, start the fire and add the lime. sist in raising the necessary fuida. as make a ruling barring apples from
As soon as the slacking ia well start the greater demand for British fruil transatlantic ahipment to British ports.
ed add the sulphur, either dry or previ should benefit both the distributor and I his information reached the local o f
ously mixrd to a paste, and mix thor the grower
Funds to the amount ol fice last week and as a result a car
oughly, adding enough water tc main- 365 poudna have been promised, and it that was shipped out of the Spokai e
tain a fairly thin paste, but not so ia hoped that all individual fa’ Tieri, it district on Friday, intended tor export,
much as to “ drown” tne lime. When well as the association! will respond to will probably have to be sold on the
the Blacking is finished add water to a this call.”
domestic markets.
height in the measuring stick some-
“ The expected order will include not
wnat above the desired volume-five or
only apples, but other bulky shipments,
ten gallons and start the boiling. For
such aa automobiles, shipment of which
beat results some access in volume
i* forbidden by the British government
should be maintained throughout the
in ships sailing tn British ports.” said
boiling, coming down approxim; tely to
i L. J. Blot, sales manager of the com
the desired volume (50 gallons) just at
pany.
“ That meana practically all
the close. Thorough stirring should he
shipments leaving American ports.
given throughout, especially during (By S. H. Boddinghouae in White
“ f he order is the result of the scare-
Salmon Enterprise)
tne earlier stages of the cooking or un-
; ity of bottoms for the movement of
til the sulphury scum disappears. Be
Ezrasua deformans the lungus caus war munitions and foodstuffs. Apples
sure and keep the lumps broken up.
ing Peach Leaf Curl, ia found wherever and certain other commodities are list
Boiling should continue until the sul there is a peach orchard, the disease ed as luxuries, and the British govern
phur granules are dissolved. Deter ia moat prevalent when the spring is ment has ruled that ocean space ia too
mine this by dipping and slowly pour cold and moist the same conditions valuable to be used in the transporta
ing some of the material under close most favorable for apple scab infer tion o f auch commodities.”
observation. Vigorous boiling for a tion. The losses from this disease arc
period of 60 or 60 minutes will usually . estimated at $3,000,000 annually.
State Will Aid in Highway Work
completely dissolve the sulphur. Ex- j The grayish, mealy covering o f dis
perience under the existing conditions eased leaves is caused by two kl da of j The following resolution was adopted
will soon enable the grower to deter- I spores which live over the summer fiy the State Highway Commission at
mine the length of time required in season to cause infection the following it* meeting on January 27.
boiling.
spring. The infection takes place m
“ That $90.000, or as much thereof as
The finished product may be immedi the spring as the huds commence tc, may be necessary for the construction
ately poured or strained into a barrel show green or burst. 1 he fungus aUn of s highway between Hooa River sod
or settling tank or into the spray tank lives over the winter in a dormant con Mosier, be appropriated, one-hslf of
without waiting for cooling or settling. dition in the affected twigs and may the money to be provided from 1916
Hot lime-sulphur will teat one or two continue active growth again in the highway fund and one-half from 1917
degrees lower than the cold. Thu spring The leaf buds unfold from the highway fund, eontinge t on Wasco
must be taken into consideration if (he inside outward, first exposing the mid county bonding itself for sufficient
rib of the leaf
I he n idrib is attacked fun-la to construct the hignwsy from
material is used hot.
When properly made, the amount of at onee by the fungus, prevenliig it'» Mosier to Tairhsr ka.
sediment or aJudge left in the strainer growth longitu linally. At the aarne
• It is further agreed that Wasco
ia insigniAcant and may be thrown time the midrib of the leaf is checked, county is at liberty, out of the pro
away. The mesh for straining lime- the blade of the leaf grows normal), ceeds of the bond issue, to reconstruct
causing the curling and arching typical the highway between Mosier and The
sulphur should be 30 to 50 to lhe inch.
Made aa above with good materials a of the disease. The diseased (raver Dalles over what is known ss .Seven
teat o f about 29 degrees Baume will be may later turn yellow, red or brown, Mile Hill, said construction to be built
obtained. By the use of a little more or may drop off.
to a grade lina not to exceed 6 per
materials, that is the lime ard the sul
A thorough application o f Bordeaux cent.
phur, a higher test is made possible. mixture (6 pounua blurilone, 6 pounds
"Under no condition doee Ibis reso
A lost in utilisation of materials, how lime. 50 gallons water) during the late lution bind the Highway Commniisaion
ever, occurs resulting in mors sediment winter or early spring and a second ap to the expenditurs of more then $90,000
and an increws in tha coat of produc plication just prior to the opening of on this w ork."
the buds, will prevent from 90 to 95
Through the efforts o f County Judge
tion.
The sediment is of practically no per cent of tbe infection.
F. S. Gunning and J. L. Kelly, presi
value against insects and fungi, hence
dent of the Wasco County Good Roads
it should be eliminated as far sa possi
Association and Col Gardner. Mr. Me-
Sqiaw Predicted Heavy Snow Fall
Cargsr, Mr Ronney and Mr. Little-
ble. In the borne preparation the Ane
smoke like portion of the sediment is
Mirths Alee, the Hood Kiver Indi page. of Wasco county who eisiled the
noubjectionable except for the space an woman, widow o f Joe Alec, who state officials st Salem, the $90,000 ap
that it occupies
In a good product passed sway list winter, predicted the propriation was secured for this work
there is actually very much less than heavy snowfall a week before the first on the teime embodied in tne resolit.
appears, amounting to three to five per flakes began to fall. Martha was In tion aoova.
cent of the total volume. This mater the city on* day about a week before
Tbs State Highway Commissiow’s
ial can be farther removed by settling the bsd weather began.
action in this matter, according to s
and the use of finer screens.
” 1 i n getting in s lot of things to letter from Judge Gunning and J. L.
Sediment is increased by too much or ear,” she told Miss Nettie Allen. “ As Kelly, will materially assist the good
too little boiling; by letting the* vol are going to have long, long snow. mads boosters of Wasco county m their
ume drop materially below the final The ground will get covered, and it campaign for the voting of bonds st
volumes indicated in the formula for will be long time before I coma to the election which is soon to be held
any constdsrahla time during boiling ; town again.”
for this purpose.
by the use r f impure materials; by in
Martha said that she could tell a
sufficient mixing while boiling is in heavy snow was going lo coma from
I Mon (ounty Agriculturist
progress and by the use of an improper the twigs of the trees, the moss and
Union county’s newly appointed agri
ratio of the lime ard sulphur. Keep tbs actions of squirrels and hints.
culturist, Paul H. Spillman, began his
these points in mind; it will tsvs
duties February I Mr. Spillman was
money and the product will bs good.
Hat Checks Were Heal Tickfta
formerly assistant superintendent of
Lime sulphur solution msy be kept
Taking care of the 185 passengers the Kaaiern Oregon Branch Station and
indefinitely If properly taken cars of.
Aveid placing it in an acid barrel such who were snowbound at 1 hs lisllrs has had experience in horticultural
as one that has eontai ed vinegar. If last week, the O.-W. K. i N. Cs , al work as a practical orchardisl at Hood
it is impossible to seal it in an air lowed hat cheeks to pass at meal lick River and in Rogue Kivar. He was
tight container place the aolution in a sts. All expense of passengers was born in Oregon, educated at tbs Agri
cultural College, and has been connect
gord barrel, pour a coating of heavy paid by tha company.
Ihursdsy tlx delayed passengers held ed with eomt phase o f farming sit bis
ml over tbe surface. Tbia will prevent
lift.
evaporation and the formation of erya- a dance at the Hotel bailee.
USE HOME GROWN,
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BRITISH SLOGAN
W hat New Buildings Do
You Need this Year?
—A new House?
t A -T--
M O S IE R , W A S C o C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , f K I D A Y ,
W hat Time Is It?
—A new Barn?
—A Silo?
—A new Hog House?
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for each insertion.
S te a m e r " D a lis . C ity " a n d “ S tra n g e r ”
Iseavpn Portland 1m m . «rMv-* Th*» pnllen *30 p m . HnniUv, Mnndny, T urpu I hv .
WiMlneiulav. Thiumlav. (not Friday] ami Mutiinlii.v Arrive* up at Mnal*r atmut'6
p. n». I^ hvpii The Dniit-* 7 h in . Hrrtve* I’lutlmi-I 6; 0 p in Huuilay, Mor.day, Tu«*«-
(I hv , WtwInRMflay, Thurmlny, Friday, (not Haiii'day I Arrive« down at Mouter about
H 4f»H III
of PHt'h wwk Is wl hmh I p rn • HMrk Yard Day "and then the
Ht***nier "Dalle« City" will lake live «lock for ««livery to Portland Union Htock Yard
Thi* «ervloe » III permit (he Indlviduul lo -hip h * f«-w Hiiluml* mn d*-*tr«*d and get the
benefit ol low freight rate«. For further Informal Ion telephone number 321.
J. O. B E L D I N , A g e n t
Phan« 321
C h e e r Up!
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Prosperity is on the W a y .
Business is good.
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They Must Pull T oqtihcr tn Crack the Mut
— From Tur- D etroiter
The Bulletin reproduces a cartoon re I manufacturing plants and attendan
cant IJ printed by "The D etroiter," and payroll«, encouragement o f tourist
appearing in the January number of travel and broadening the market of
Hood River product«, together with
"The Nation’s Business," tbs official dosena of other problems that sffact
journal of tha Chambar o f Commerea of : the general good.
the United States.
The Club and its officers cannot un
Every organisation has nuta to crack, dertake problems o f the advancement
and no organisation succeeds in crack of individuals.
ing them which does not have members
Last month was ptinted s list of com
palling on both bandies o f tha nut mittees which have been appointed to
cracker.
help crack important nuts. The s c
The Commercial Club of Hood River compnshssent o f each of the purposes
is organised on the democratic plan of which those committees have in hand
making a place for the activity of evtry would roll up s record o f achievement
member, snd until each member eomrs that would be phenomenal. Tbs appeal
forward to shoulder his responsibility ia onee more sent out that tbe member
and to add his weight to the levers, the ship o f the Commercial Club Individ
jsws o f Uia cracker tba organisation ia ually exercise the right to suggest
attempting to use for tbe benefit of the ideas and that they give of their best
entire community will not close in an thought and energies lo the common
effective manner The nuts now under esuve of advancing the intareats of
ceusiOsraUoti pertain to tbe securing of , Hood Rivay aa a whole.