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Entered ae ee ond-cJeae matter March 12, 1*0* at
the poet oAee at Meeter. Oregon, under the Act of
March E 187*
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MOSIER, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1010.
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paid far before affidavits are furnished.
GOOD ROADS MASS
GROWERS WARNED
CALYX APPLICATION
MEETING WEDNESDAY
AGAINST BLIGHT
SHOULD BE MADE I
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“Tum-A-Lumber” Prices Still Low
The following warning against fire or
“ It is well to begin the application
pear blight is taken from a bulletin of o f the calyx spray as soon as possible,"
Tha Wasco County Good Roads asso
the Oregon Experiment Station.
says LeRoy Childs, acting superintend
ciation and Tha Dalles Chamber of
You never had a better chance in your life to close
ent o f the experiment station. “ We
Commerce have joined forces on tha
Watch tor fire blight. T ie r * are few
up deals that have been hanging fire. I f there ever
good roada issue and have called a parts o f Oregon that have not been in are finding the secondary infection just
was a time to build—ITS TH IS SPRIN G .
meeting for next Wedueady night at 8 vaded by tbit disease. I f not detected begining to take place. In view of the
o’clock at the court houee, for the pur in it* first attack* in an orchard and fact that young applet end a large
It is very unlikely that lumber will ever be as cheap
pose o f launching a bund issue tor promptly eradicated, the disease in area o f new foliage it unprotected, the
application is indeed needed.
attain as it has been the past two or three years. With
building good roads.
creases rapidly and it becomes a mat
“ The serious infection o f last year
the Panama Canal open to get western lumber to the
A t an informal meeting o f the heads ter o f great expense and difficulty to
hungry eastern market—with Europe clamoring for
o f the Chamber o f Commerce and Good overcome it. Wherever it is discovered, occurred at thit time. The present un
lumber the minute the war is over in addition to the
Ruads association, which was held at the tight against it should become a settled weather conditions indicate a
great business awakening taking place all over the
the court house Wednesday afternoon, community matter, since its pretence duplication o f last year's infection, if
country, due to the fact that conditions are RIG H T and
J. A. Elliott, o f the state engineer's in one orchard it a menace to all the careful spraying ia not undertaken.
“ The experiment station recommends
that America IS prosperous well our best advice is to
office made a report on the cost of orchard* o f tbe community. In those
building a road from Moaier to the sections o f Oregon where the disease is lime-sulphur, 1-35, i f the weather is
Petersburg school house, which is four being successfully held in check, the cool; 1-40 in case the weather it warm.
Add atomic sulphur at the rate o f five
and a half miles east of The Dallei.
fight has been made a distinctly com
This survey was 1 ordered by Ibo munity fight and funds have been pro or six pounds together with arsenate
Many o f our customers are using the complete blue
county court which worked in conjunc vided for tbe careful and thorough in o f lead, 6-100, for control of codling
printed plans with our correct estimates on material
tion with the state highway commis spection o f the orchards throughout the moth. It roust be understood that no
guarantee against foliage injury can
costs prepared and furnished by our architects and en
sion.
district and for the enforcement o f the
gin eers-on Homes, Barns, Silos, Hogsheds, Granaries,
Mr. E lliott’i estimates are based on eradication measures necessary fo r the be maoe; for burning it liable to occur
Elevators and all other buildings.
tha cost o f building the road alone, and control o f the disease. Where this has under certain weather conditions. How
ever, lime-sulphur it the moat effective
( are ae fo llo w s :
not been done, the disease hes swept
Moaier to the top o f Seven Mila hill, in, resulting in tremendous damage to scab remedy. Much less injury will
result from a little burning of foliage
via the present route, a distance o f 7.3 both pear and apple orchards.
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than from the spread o f scab infec
miles, on a 7 per cent grade, )29,000.
I f any grower discovers a diseased
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Mosier to the top o f Seven M il* hill, condition that he suspects may be fire tion.”
* via Dry creek, an entirely new road blight, he should send a fresh specimen
on a 5 per cent grade, distance 7.3 at once to the Agricultural College or
j miles, $61,000.
to hie local fruit inspector for identifi
Top o f Seven Mile hill to Chenowith cation. In this way steps may at once
! creek, 4.8 miles, on a 7 per cent grade, be taken, i f it prove to be fire blight,
j $25,000.
to locate the source from which it en
From the Hood River Glacier
Chenowith creek to the eity limits of tered the orchard, and by the adoption
Prof. L. F. Henderson, who has just
The Dalles, 2.2 miles. $3700.
o f proper methods to eradicate the dis
East end of city limits to Petersburg eas from the grow er’s .own place and been appointed county fruit inspector
to succeed H. M. Holbrook,will wage a
Let the bank keep books for you. I f you deposit your
school house, 4.5 miles, $34,000.
from the entire neighborhood. No one
The total estimated cost o f building should try to eradicate the disease campaign to keep the orchardists of
money in the bank and pay bills by check, at the end o f the
the new road, 18.8 miles, over the himself until he finds out from a reli this district free from disease peats, it
month your bank statement will show you what has been re
present route, from Mosier, to the able source just how to do it. Because is said. Non resident owners will be
ceived and what paid out. The returned checks are receipts.
Petersburg school house is $91,700. o f the extremely contagious nature of made to clean up tracts o f trees that
The total coat via the Dry creek route the disease, ignorant efforts can easily have been allowed to grow up to weeds.
" I t was gratifyin g to ua o f the l)p-
is $123.700.
result in spreading it instead o f check
fier Valley community to meet with
The taxpayers o f the Mosier district ing it.
such cooperation from Prof. Hender
were represented at Wednesday’ s meet
Fire blight is caused by bacteria of a
ing by E. A. Race o f Mosier. Mr. particular kind. It may be recognised son ," says Col. W. F. Tucker, who was
Race expressed the wish o f the Mosier in general by the wilting and dying of in the city last week. “ In our com
people to build a new road up Dry blossoms, spurs, twigs and branches. munity it an old orchard that for the
creek, stating that it would be a more The dead foliage clings to the twigs, six years 1 have resided in the Hood
permanent road and would accommo turning black in the case of pear, River valley has never been sprayed or
date more people who reside west of brownish in the apple. The bark in cared for. It has formed a breeding
Seven Mile hill. Engineer Elliott also vaded by the bacteria also turn* dark place for all kinds o f pests. In my
favors the Dry creek route, saying colored. Whan the disease is very j »pinion we should eradicate auch places.
that his estimates on the old route left active, bacteria ooxe out o f the affected In time of an epidemic we do not hesi
four and a half miles o f the present parts in pearly drops that contain m ill tate to remove the cause. The life of
road untouched, and that the Dry ions of individual*. This ooze ia at Hood R iver’s prosperity ia based main
creek road would be more permanent I tractive to insects, which become con ly on its fruit industry. We should
taminated with the germs and easily weed out all o f these pest breeding oi l
and easily kept up.
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The exudation also I orchards.”
The Chamber o f Commerce favors spread disease.
may be washed by rains or spattered
the building o f the road in the north onto foliage and green shoots and atari
ern part o f the county and it is hoped new infections in this way.
Fall Breaks Collar Bone
The disease is carried over winter in
that a bond issue o f at least $300,000
G. R. Wood, while painting tha in- j
the
margina
of
dead
areas
known
as
will be passed by the voters o f Wasco
hold-over cankers. In the early spring terior o f Lamb’s hall on Thursday o f ;
county.
This would leave a large the bacteria become active in these laat week, fell from a scaffolding,
amount to .be spent for^road building cankera. From these sources fireblight breaking his collar bone and causing
in the southern part o f the county, is carried by insecst, birds, etc., to the minor bruises. Mr. Wood had atepped
providing good roads on ail main blossoms or other healthy parte, thus , on the end o f a loose board on the
producing new infections that develop
routes of the county.
rapidly. The disease is often spread by scaffolding and waa pitched head fore
The matter will be thoroughly p re -, unsterilized pruning tools. Any part moat to the floor. He was knocked
sented at the meeting which is to be of the tree may be attacked. It usual unconscious. W. A. Marsh, who was'
THE. D A L L E S . O R E G O N
held next Wednesday night, and it is ly begins in tbe spring as a blossom working with him, called for help and
blight. Water sprouts are very sus
expected that petitions will be immed ceptible and the blight makes its wav the injured man waa carried to his
iately circulated calling for a special rapidly down such shoots to the trunk home. Dr. Robinson was called and
election to vote on the proposed bond or roots where body blight, collar rot, placed the broken bone, which waa
and root blight may develop with the
issue.
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protruding from the flesh, back into
moat serious consequences.
The season of tbe moat rapid devel position, and bandaged the right arm
opment of fireblight correapondt with and shoulder. C. J. E. Carlson it now
the season o f moat active growth of
assisting Mr. Marsh in painting the
the tree, end warm, moist conditions
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which accelerate tree growth also fa building.
vor the increase o f the disease. In
general, the healthiest and most vigo r
O f the condition o f the
Breaks Left in Power Wheel
While other districts h iv e been hit
ous trees suffer the most severe effects.
hard by the frosts during the pait In addition to the apple and pear,
While trying to start the big fly
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Prepare for the renting
week, the Mosier district his suffered quinces are very susceptible. N ative wheel on the 50 horse power gasoline
A t Mosier, in the State o f Oregon,
little in this respect. A number of the pomaceous trees such as wild crab.haw- engine which furnishes pressure in tha
season during “ W ire Your
at the doso o f business, May 1, 1916.
orchardiate a few miles south o f the thorne and service berry are also at concrete reservoir used in tha irrig a
tacked.
Home” month, March 15th
D O L L A R S CT8 city in the higher altitudes report ice
RESO U RCES
The only successful method o f fight tion system by the East Hood River
*32.837 17 and froate as well as snow which has
1 Atan« and d is c o u n ts ...........
ing fire blight, whether in a single Fruit company on their tract east of
to April 15th.
203 75
O verdraft* secured and unsecured
caused some little damage to tbe vari orchard or in ar. entire community, is the city, Hans Kollandtrud Thursday
2,106 94
Bonds and w arran ts................
by removing the diseased parts or
Eelectrically e q u i p p e d
On the whole, however,
4,100.00 ous fruits.
Banking House .....................
tissues from affected trees as rapidly morning caught his foot in the spoke
2.900.00 the damage ia slight.
Furniture and fixtures
Manager Chat- as infections are discovered, and by o f the wheel, breaking his leg. When
houses are seldom vacant
4,839 39
Due from approved reeerve banks.
field, o f the local association, states cutting out all hold-over cankers.
he pulled tha leg out from between the
2,187 19
Cash on hand
In the fall and winter the trees spoke* of the wheel the break, which
that no serious results have been re
Insure your p r o p e r t y
981.26
Expenses...................................
should be gone over and inspected,
ported to him.
branch by branch and limb byflimb and occurred between the ankle and the
*49.704.70
T o tal ......
against undesirable tenants
In many o f the nearby districts, in all dead parts cut out and the wounds knee was such that the bones were
This eradication of hold protruding through tho flesh. The re
D O L L A R S CTS Tbe Dalles and contiguous fruit sec sterilised.
L IA B IL IT IE S
or no tenants at all by hav
910,000.00 tions o f tbe county severe froate have over! is o f tremendoue importance and sult was a compound fracture.
Capital stock paid in ..............
where
thoroughly
done is of immense
1,986.DO
Surplus fund
ing it wired for Electric Ser
wrought havoc with many o f the crops, benefit. Later, as the disease make*
Mr. Kollandtrud, who Is manager of
529 61
Manager Chat- its appearance during the growing sea the orchard, bed been in the habit o f
707.26 according to reports.
Postal savings bank deposits
vice. The investment will
29,159 47 field estimates that tha local cherry son, active effort* should be taken to standing on the fly wheal to start it
Individual deposits subject to check
1.9 7 2 « crop w ill be twenty per cent more then detect and eradicate every new case. tech time.
Demanti certificates o f deposit
The engine did not start
not be great and the income
In cutting during the most aetive peri
2.00
Cashier’ s checks outstanding
the yield of last year. Lack o f pollen- od, the bark should be removed or the on the first attempt, but on the second
50.00
Certified
checks
will be increased.
isation will cauee many o f the cherries branch cut back from one to two feet round Mr. Kolltndtrud’l foot slipped
5.368.28
Tim e and savings deposits
now formed on the trees to drop off. below the point o f lowest evident die- and was caught underneath the con
We have unusual induce
*•.704.10
T o t a l ........
The apples are not hurt, with tho e x coloraton. I f the outbreak is serious, crete foundation. One o f the spokes
such methods should be adopted in the
ments to offer if you arrange
ception of a very silght damage to a orchard as will check tha growth o f caught hie foot and thraw him to the
S T A T E O F O REG O N . , ,
C O U N T Y O F W ASCO . “
few dreharda several miles south.
the tree* and thus tend to check the floor. Dr. Kobinaon was eallad and
for the work now.
I. L. J. M k k a ill , fa ih v r
H. M. Scesree, wbo returned this rapidity o f the advance of the diaeaee. placad the broken limb in a wooden
o f the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the beat o f my week from a trip through the Yakima A ll wounds should be sterilised with ■
frame, and later when it it not nacee
knowledge and belief
1 to 10UU solution of corrosive subli-
L. J. M k r r il l . Cashier.
country, reports severe frosts, with mate (bichloride o f mercury).
Thie sary to dress the wound each day, a
Subscribed and sworn to before me thi* 9th the result that the apple crop is pre material can be secured at any drug plaster o f Parie east will be made.
day o f May. l t l «
P L. A btht a.
dicted at thirty per cerit of normal. store with directions for preparing the
City Recorder. City o f Moaner
proper strength. It will attack metals Finit Organization Conmiltee Appointed
Other fruits suffered as well.
C O R R E C T - A ttest
and therefor* should be kept in clean
J. M. Ellint. J. P. Carroll, Directors
Mr. Ballou, ropresenting Libby, Mc wooden or glass rnnUiner* only. The
With Its chief purpose the work of
N eil it Libby, o f Tbe Dalles, wee in material is a deadly poieon'and should assisting in raising funds which will be
the cily this week conferring with the be so labelled. Keep ■ sponge or cloth utilised in organising the unorganised
Hood River, i f we grow the right vari-
directors and manager o f the Mosier soaked in the solution and wash the fruit sections o f the state, a statewide
eties and the right proportion of eatra
Fruit Grower* association relative to surface o f every wound. The cutting fruit committee was named recently
fancy fruit. Thit means we must spray cherriet.
Mr. Smith,
reprroenting and Droning instruments ought to be by Governor Withycombe, who had
d iligen tly.”
Donny ft Company, o f Chicago, was disinfected after each cut. Do not use been requested to do to by people in
The Association Saturday made a dis alto soaking various fruits, and R. D. lhe solution after it has become dirty, lerested in bettering condition*. The
tribution o f S36,000. A ll o f its pool*
Fontana, manager o f the Oregon end keep the sponge freshly wet while committee's work will be performed in
except on Newtown*, Arkansas Black*. Packing company in Portland, who for it ia being used. Brush and bark re cooperation with the Oregon A gricul
(From Hood River Glacier)
Hen D ad s and a few odd varieties,
The announcement of the average o f have bean closed. The final distribu several years has purchased tbe local moved from tree* should be burned at tural College, which will utilise it*
once and not left on the ground to at machinery already In the field and put
prirea received for the 1915 crop o f tion of the year will be made in tha prone crop, was also bare.
trained men at work.
tract insects.
Spitssnburg apples, as made Saturday near future.
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G row en who ar* expecting to plant
It will be possible for Oregon to come
by the Apple Growers Association,
Mother's Day
pear* in tbe future will do well to se under the new federal plan and reap
Tha announcement from tha Inter
which has closed its pool* on the vari
In cooperation with the effort to fos cure information in regard to the fir* its main advantage* by definitely or
ety, shows that the production of this state ( > "amerce Commission that a re
variety is a profitable business for duction o f 25 cants par |00 pounds on ter the observance o f Mother’ * Day, blight resistant pear stocks which have ganising the fruit sections and selling
the
Western Onion Telergaph Company been under investigation by Prof. F. agencies It i* explained that the gov- ‘
Hood R fver’ orrhsrdisU
The Associa tha express rata e f harries and fruits
tion has made the following average between this city and Winnipeg had has provided special telegraph blank*, C. Reimer o f the southern Oregon ex- eminent plan contemplates a uniform
rriment station, at T e!»nt Oregon. contract system throuhgout the fruit
relum e p a r. bo* un its Spittenburg hear ordered gives tbs management of appropriately decorated with an artis
rof. Reimer has made soma very im growing districts, which, in effect, will
loss I fru it sales agencies tbs hope that tic design o f earnallons and bearing
crop :
Extra fancy, o f siaea 260 and larger business may be kept alive in these the legend "M oth er'* D a y ," on which portant and very eneoureging discover- permit organised selling to protect the
la the box, 11.81. Fancy, S I.47; C point*, since tha aspreaa reduction will oil message* o f thooo wbo wish to send M e ia this connection which will be o f Interest* of the growers without con
land to offset tbs increased duties and a word o f greeting to their mother* on immense value to tho future peer in flicting with antiprlc* fixing regula
grade, fl.10.
“ This statement demonstrates the war tax levied on hills o f lading. Thu this occasion, by day letter or night dustry. Inqurie* may bo addressed to tion*. Leslie Butler has been made a
fa c t," eeye A. W. Slone, "th a t there reduction ia from R K to 82 par 100 letter! or in a short telegram, w ill be Prof Reimer himself or to the Oregon member of committee* that will worh
ia organising the fruit districts.
Agricultural ColUge at Corealli*.
delivered
la s large profit In the fruit business in pounds. |
(*Tum-A-Lumb«r’ A Buy Word far Good Lumber)
(From Tha Dalles Chronicle)
Hurry Along Your Building
The Lumber Yard
OLD ORCHARDS WILL
BE CLEANED UP
Bookkeeping
MOSIER VALLEY BANK
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Auto and Spray Time Demand Goggles
We carry a large assortment in both amber and smoked
lenses.
Tortoise Shell still holds the popular fancy and we
are showing a number o f styles in these mountings.
We invite your inspection while our stock is complete.
W. F. Laraway, Jeweler and Optician
E X P E R T S W IS S W A T C H R E P A IR IN G
HOOD RIVER
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Suits to be cleaned, pressed and repaired may be left
at Mosier Book Store. Will be taken to Hood River
Monday returned Thursday. Special club offer—four
suits per month, sponge and pressed, for $1.50.
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The Bee Hive
| Base Ball Goads and Fishing T a c k le )
Cleaning and Pressing Parlors
A good line of each at prices you can’t beat
Hood Rtvor, Oregon
The Mosier Book Store |
The Dalles Sanatorium
Doctors W ood and Be vis
Rented
REPORT
FROST DOES LITTLE
DAMAGE IN MOSIER
Pacific Power k Lit Co.
Personal Service Dentistry
W h y g o to Portland fo r dental work?
D o you stop to co n tid er
the service you receive from the hand* o f the dentist w h o is hired
by the w eek to operate fo r you?
H ave you r wor'x done at home
by the dentiat w h o doe* the w o rk from start to finish.
Porcelain Filling* - - $1.60
Sliver Filling* - - $1,81,00
Platea • • • • S t ilo S II!
E xtracting - - - - -
50e
22k G old C ro w n *
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Bridge W o rk , per tooth
to
G old Fillings
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Porcelain G row n * - - Ktt.uO
Dr. Wm. M. Post
O ffic e Hours 4 to 12, I to S.
R oom s 11-17 Heilbronner Bldg.
Phone 2491
H ood R iv er, O regon
Enjoy The Good,
Long Smoke
A Full Value cigar affords and you'll
say it it the lieet smoke for tho money
to be had on earth. The Full Value it
not juit an ordinarily good 5c cigar. It
is a smoke that yon cannot match for
the price the world over.
S. E. Francisco
F r e .r l.t e r “ T H E
STEA M ER
OAKS"
TAH OM A
P e o p l e ' s n a v ig a t io n C o m p a n y
C H A R L E S N E LS O N , M a n a g e r .
lea ves The Dalles 7:00 A. M., Sundays, Tuesdays and
Thursdaya. Arrives at Moaier at 8:15. A. M.
leaves Portland on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
from Oak Street Dock.
Passengers and freight.
Mosier Dock in charge o f J. W. Huskey, who will meet all
boats and attend to transfer. Phone No. 85.
SPITZENBURGS SHOW
HANDSOME PROFIT
Fruit Growers Attention
Will sell direct to planters, less agents commission, choice
lot o f cherry, pear, apple and prune trees in one year old 3-4
and 4-6 f t grades budded and grafted on beat whole roots
and guaranteed true-to-name.
Please write or phone
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TRUE-TO-NAME NURSERY, Hood River