Mosier bulletin., September 15, 1916, Image 1

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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
ADVERTISING RATES
BY
MOE
SU B SC R IPTIO N K A TE S
On« Y«**r.
«1.50
Month»
T h r «« Month»
Entered as second elm»» matter March 12. 19U» at
the post office at Mosier. Oregon, under the A c t o f
March I. 187».
MOSIER BULLETIN
MOSIER, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 101«.
VOTERS MIST DECIDE SANE SUGGESTIONS FOR HIGHWAY CONDEMNA-
UPON ONE ROUTE OREGON ROADRUILDERS
TION SUIT LOOMS
Is c h e a p e r because it makes
m o r e loaves of bread. Don’t
be fooled into buying the low
p r ic e d Hour thinking you are
getting something cheaper than
M osier, O re g o n
School D ays
MOSIER VALLEY B ANK
Oregon
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D O N ’T P R A Y for times to changes—they may
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get worse. Don’t do your share to make
■ them worse
**pona v ---- r m o n . r»♦ V« —» •*»-» —
* keeps it in circulation among home folks. Money
» sent away is very hard to get back and we need
f more money here in Mosier.
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HOTEL MOSIER
N O W I 'N D F .K N F A V M A N A G E M E N T
Will open a Lunch Counter in near future
Your Patronage Is Appreciated
E. F. FISKE, Proprietor
E x p e rt A u t o m o b ile R e p a irin g
F u lly E q u ip p e d M a c h in e S h o p
Agencies for Fords, Dodge and Buick
Automobiles
Columbia Auto & Machine Co., Hood River
Rented
Prepare for the renting
season during “ W ire Your
Home” Jmo.3th March 15th
to April 15th.
Electrically
equipped
houses a r e seldom vacant
Insure your p r o p e r t y
against undesirable tenants
or no tenants at all by hav­
ing it wired for Electric Ser­
vice.
The investment will
not be great and the income
will be increased.
We have unusual induce­
ments to offer if you arrange
Co.
The Dalles, Ore.
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Buain««» local» w ill be chargod a t ft c«nU pmr U m
fo r aacn inaartion.
lo th « p arty ord ering th«m. a t l«cai rat««, and
paid for before affidavits are furni.h« d.
, T1" 1 '* I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I' l- l - H - H - l - M M M ! |
Nichol & Company
OREGON
for the work now.
Pacific Power & L it Co.
Fruit Growers Attention
TRUE-TO-NAME NURSERY, Hood River
PRUNE RETURNS SHOW
NEARLY $5000 NET
STEAM ER
GRAND TRUNK GRANTS !
DIVERSION PRIVILEGE
&
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O no-half Colum n
On« Colum n
Decreeing that the citizens and tax­
(From the Oregonian)
In the opinion of county authorities.
payers o f Mosier muat decide upon one
The average citixen has an idea that >1 » ¡ I I be necessary to begin condemna-
o f two routes to he undertaken
in
the
-D E A L E R S I N -
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Oregon is a great state; but he can l 'on proceedings in order to secure the
^° nd,nE 's»ue which comes up have no real conception o f the variety - riSht of w *y of the Columbia Highwa>
V the lie,'? ral electioniin of its resources nor the immensity of over the Kulhton bill, where, according 1!
er: ,
0 Petitions
to .he it, gtretches until he travels over it. tu recent announcements. S. Henson ■>
county court, one favoring the Dry The state has an area of 100,OtXi square will appropriate *10.000 for the purpose V
Creek route and the other proposing miles and it is 800-odd miles wide from
beginning construction work that
that the road be constructed over the its north to its south boundary and 400- W*U eliminate the old grade
Property
present Seven Mile hill route, have odd miles from its east to it.' west line, t r o u g h which the route of the High
been left at the Mosier Valley Bank to Within this vast expanse live less than way L
has been surveyed belongs to an
he signed Friday and Saturday, Sap- 1,000,000 people,
In these days of estate owned by J. W. Morton and chit-
tember IS and September 16.
quick and easy transit they are nut dren, some of the latter being minors.
Kach and every taxpayer is hereby dismayed by distance and the) arc Tentative negotiations between Mr
notified to appear at the Mosier Valley alive to the need of first class roads Morton and county officials have been
Hank and sign either onP or the other
A great highway has been built up fruitless.
of the petition!, thus getting a definite and down the Columbia river at a cost
"M r . Morton has written the county
understanding as to which route the of $2,000,000; and large sums have court a letter,” says County Judge
majority of the Mosier people favor.
been expended on roads, main and lati Stanton, ” in which he expresses the
Citizens of The Dalles are anxious to eral, elsewhere. Every community is hope that the highway will follow the
know the sentiment o f the Mcsier dis­ straining its resources to the utmost old State road. He refuses to neogli-
- H - f I t I I I- 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I l i d-|-H - H - I H - H - l I I I I 1 I I I I I I I |..|.
trict as a whole maintain that they to .realize its proper desire for roads. ate for the purchase o f a right of way
are ready to back whatever plan re- Some have done more than others, be­ along the survey A condemnation suit
ceives the majority of supporters.
cause they are financially able; and I am sure will be necessary, and in
The petitions will then he in the some have had to have help.
view of the proposed construction 1
hands o f the county court Monday
Take Hood River county. I t is in think the suit should be brought as
that
they
morning that they may authorize line with the Columbia highway, but 1 800n 88 possible
hich loute shall be voted upon for jt has a small population and it has not
Judge Stanton, however, says that
to convince you that our workmanship is superior—that there is nothing
bonding for good roads
It will be no been able on its awn account to respond more than three times $10.000 will be
In the rr|>air line too technical nor too small to lie handled in our repair
use, emphatically asserted the mem- as others would have it do. Now there needed in ow ning the new Kuthton hill
bers of the county court yesterday for is an opportunity to get some govern- portion
’ “ “ of the Highway.
department, is to send ns the watch that is not giving you satisfaction.
* ny dele<t»Don8 to appear before them tnent
and Hood River, aided by
"According to the estimate placed
We take pride in the accuracy of our work and it is absolutely guar­
remonstrating against one plan or the Multnomah, has been quick to see it on the work by
bv the survevnr.
,i„.
surveyors," " de
anteed. Our ctiargee are most reasonable and honest.
other as has been done in the past. Hut there are complaints that I’ortland
Stanton,
“ it will take
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The matter absolutely must be de and - Hood
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River are seeking to " h o g " *33,000 to complete the new grade,
cided by signing the petitions.
everything at the expense o f the state. ¡5ut we certainly appreciate the offer
It is up to the supporters of the two | The Oregonian the other day had ° f Mr. Benson in the Ruthton hill mat-
proposed routes to sign the respective sometlnng to say on this subject, and j ter, as well as his plans to pave the
petitions either today or tomorrow, j now it has received from a Saiem read- mde o f road between Cascade Docks
Call up L. J. Merrill at the bank or er a clipping from the Capital Journal. * nd the Multnomah line. This latter
stop in and signify your choice of voicing the same protest, as follows;
stretch of road is so located that the
E X P E R T S W IS S W A T C H R E P A I R I N G
routes.
"When Portland grabs that money ' wet weather of winter will make it
The two bonding plans vary in sub­ appropriated by congress for roads on almost impassable without pav ing."
HOOD RIVER
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O R EG O N
stance as follows: I f the Dry Creek reservations and builds an auto road ;
route is adopted the bond issue will be around Mount Hood, she will be so
for $260,000. Provided the Seven Mile gorged with scenery that she can’t
hill route receives the endorsement of look at common folks. Doug's; county
the majority of voters. $20,000 will be could use the entire amount to good
cut from the bond issue at this end of purpose and where it would be of reel
the county and $20,000 from
the benefit to the state. Scenic roads are
southern end, making the bond issue all right when we can afford them, but
$220,000.
The stamp tax on proprietary articles
just now the state’s crying need is
It is the duty of each and every tax-1 roads that will open up {agricultural of drugs and legal documents, auto- ;
Will sell direct to planters, less agents commission, choice
payer to sign the petitions, either one lands and make them productive. It is matically ceased to exist st midnight
or the other. No time to he lost for an example of the good roads faddist Saturday, when a new revenue b i l l ,
lot o f cherry, pear, apple and prune trees in one year old 3-4
the petitions must be in the hands of at his best, which means his worst. passed by congress became a law
the County Court Monday morning. To Portland it r.o doubt seems ihe cor- The postmasters were in receipt Sun-
and 4-6 ft. grades budded and grafted on best whole roots
Without further parley, the petition rect thing, but to toe balance of the d*Y ° f the following letter from Milton
and
guaranteed true-to-name. Please write or phone
receiving the largest number of signa­ state it savora of what our Portland A Miller, of Portland, internal reve-
tures favoring a certain route, will be contemporaries call ‘pork’. "
j nu® collector:
adopted by the County Court as the
Undoubtedly, the government funds, i
"* am ‘ n receipt of advice from the
route to be included in the bond issue. or the state funds, or any funds, could Department at Washington that all
Be sure that a you sign a petition.
be spent to great advantage In Douglas "tamp taxes under Scehduels A and B,
county, or anywhere in Oregon. But documentary and proprietary, will be
there is little money available and discontinued at midnight tonight. That
there are many deserving projects in a '* *9
* n> documents issued or cos-
state so large as Oregon. Not every- metics compounded subsequent to Sep-
body esn De satisfied at once. It would tcmlier 8, 1916, will not require the
be folly to divide the government mon revenue stamps. It is my undertsand-
eys, or even the state moneys, into ing that ail documents issued subse­
quent to December 1, 1914, up to and
Tne full cars of prunes, containing many little items. That is obvious.
The Columbia highway is of first including September 8, 1916, will re-
132 tons or 10,466 crates, besides 200
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nee in
Oregon, if the basis of 'lu' re stamps the same as heretofore.
crates shipped by express will net the importance
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a. mv/otTM «V n.ia. GHAR"-’“ “ f '« n » i u „r
Yruii sold st $35 r. 6. bT'Mosier. I.ast way open
: • the year around between ! ^ n % V d e r * fcm Y r . u ^ a s a M r m * ;
year the growers netted about $3000
ilerstand the situation, I will say fur-'
Leaves Portland on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
eastern and western Oregon. It serves ther; any instrument or paper hereto 1
on 175 tons at $14 per ton which were
from Oak Street Dock.
.
Passengers and freight.
mure people than any other road. It is
shipped in bulk to the dryer on ac­ more than a scenic road, though its j fore requiring stamps and dated from
Mosier Dock in charge o f W. F. Baker, who will meet all
December I, 1914, to and including
count of the paralyzed green fruit
value in a scenic sense is great. It is Septebmer 8, 1916, will be stamped as
boats and attend to transfer. Phone No. 191.
market.
not only an attraction lor v¡sitots, hut
formerly; but anything dated after
This year the crop was lighter thin
it is a highway which every citizen of September 8, 1916, will not require to
usual due, no doubt, to the cool
is free tu use, and which thou-
weather this spring, although all fruit ^reg
f .
d
They are proud be stamped.”
that matured is extra good in quslity. " nd8 ° f them d0 use’
i It"
of it and they are glad it is being
A normal crop here would be 200 tons.
C. J. Sinsei, of Boise, Idaho, who built.
There are other highways In Oregon
had charge of the packing of the crop, nf merit, doubtless o f equal potential
stated upon leaving Tuesday night that
merit. Take Crater I.ake. The gov ­
he was well pleased with the local crop ernment is spending thousands o f dol
and situation in general and was so lars in road development in Crater
positive in his statements that he Lake Park, and it is unthinkable that
Fruit shippers in the northwest will
declared that the local association
the state, or the adjacent counties, or
might just as well reserve the crop for all tegteber, will neglect the duty of welcome news which hss just been j
given
out by F. L. Norman, general ]
next year for he intended to buy it.
making adequate connecting roads.
All locel help was employed in pack­ There are ambitious plans for a great agent of the Crand Trunk Railway of ]
ing the prune crop and $675 has been Pacific highway and fur other roads, Seattle, to the effect that his company
will publish effective as soon a* possi­
disbursed among those who assisted in
and the farmers of Oregon, who have ble, the privilege for diversion of fruit
this work.
S Q U A U D E A L fO lt E A ST E K N OR SOON
daily use for roads, naturally want to shipments after arrival at destination '
reach the market places, and they in­ on their line.
If you are in favor s f a square deal for tha eouatry
sist upon adequate consideration for
" W e have been working on this for
Kaet of the Caecadee you will vote for and work for
lateral roads.
I the last three yea rs," said Mr. Robin­
T
H
E PROPOSED EASTE R N OREGON S TATE
Clearly there is much to do in Ore­ son, traffic manager of the Northwest-
NORM AL SCHOOL AT PEND LETO N OREOON
gon,
to do it . . with.
„ . - and not enough
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ern Fruit Exchange. "California ship-
Oregon bas bat oaa Normal School
This orbasi is
There cannot be all at once trunk high- perg have ,)een permitted to divert
located at Moamouth and la not able to supply
ways conneetinhg important points,and shipmenl(1
originating
in
their
mora tkaa TE N PER C EN T of tha teachers ra
Fred Lockley, a special writer for the scenic roads, and community roads Jlale after arrival at destination on
qutrsd la tha publie schools of Oregon
Of the
Portland daily newspapers, wan in But there can be systematic and intel- the ( ¡ rana Trunk Kailway, and have
mure than all thousand teachers la eur public
Mnsier yesterday in the interest of the ligent
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work for improved roads and co- the
th, 0UKh
rate to final deatination
se
borda
BUT
I
t
PER
C
ENT
are
graduates
of
Nor
proposed Eastern Oregon Stste Normal operation between all interests to give ()rote(.ied,"while shippers of the north
■ a l Schools It la a matter of simple Justice to the
school at Pendleton. Mr. Lockley has each its proper attention. Just now western states were denied the right
country Kaet of the Cascade* to establish a Normal
completed a trip which took him pretty there is a disposition- indeed, some­ | to divert to any point beyond after ar­
Hcheol East of the mountains to furnlab thoroughly
well all over eastern Orgon and reports thing more than » disposition— for one rival at destination without being com
i raised leather* for the school» of Eaatarn Oregea
that eastern Oregon is a unit in its de­ group to oppose another, or for one (jelled to pay a local rate from point of
sire to see a Normal school established community to prefer its interests to I diversion to final destination. We were
TRAINED INSTRUCTORS WANTED
another’s. The business of effective | able to convnicre the Grand Trunk offi-
in the country east of the Cascades.
“ I believe No. 308, for that is the road development will go but slowly, [ cials that they were restricting diatri- j
Evary raaldeat of Eaatarn Oregoa haa a vital In
number on of the measure on the bal­ if it goes ahead at all, unless there is 1 bution, which every railroad wishea to,
terasl la tha paesag* of thl* meaaure for Pastara
lot, will have a good majority,” said more of a get-together spirit in Ore- increase.
Oregoa paya HIGH S A LA R IE S to her teacher* and Is
Mr. Lockley. “ For years educators gon.
Mr. Robinson says: "Much credit!
•nlltlad ta tha aarvteea of TR AIN E D INSTRUC TO RS
of the stste have recognized that Ore
the Oregonian hai no more interest muat be given to Paul Weyrauch, of ,
gon is lagging behind the other states jn the Columbia highway than it hss Walla Walla, president of the Fruit!
ONLY COSTS 4 CENTS PEE S 1.000
along the line of training teachers for in Crater Lake, or the Pacific high- Growers' Agency, for his cooperation
the public schools of our state. Idaho way, or any othei higway, or the lat- in presenting the shipiiera' need* who
Tha »usual coat of maintenance o f the proposed
with half the population of Oregon has e rsl roads which are indispenaible to the official* of the Grand t runk Rail- :
Stats Normal School amouata to BUT ONE 2ITH
two Normal schools and spends twice the service of farms and farmer». But way. Thia Agency has about 80 per
o r A M ILL OR 4 C E N T « ON A TH O U SA N D DOL
as much in preparing her teachers for it can aee no good in methods which eent of the ( rujt output of the North-
LARS of taaabla property
len t It worth this to
their life work ss does Oregon. Only appropriate a little here and a little „e at affiliated with i t. '
you to bava your ehtldraa trained to becoms CAR
18 per cent of the 6055 teacher* in the more there—just enough for a atari,
This decision should ba of great ben­
t- l't. AND PRODUCTIVE slttsens?
public schools of Oregon are Normal and not enough for real development; efit to shipper* who export to eastern
and necessarily it wants the best ser­ Canadian (mint* reached by the Grand
school graduates.
STRONG E N P O E »E MENT
‘We have but one Normal school. vice done with the small amounts Trunk Railway.
This school is located at Monmouth available to the largest number. Hut
J A Churchill, tha Slat* Suparlateadent ef Public
There ought to be
and it is unable to supply more than that is not enough
instruction, vo le »» tb# aaattmsat af tba educates* of
ten |>er cent of the teachers required enough road money in Oregon to build
tha state when be says
county
and these teachers aie so greatly in roads-good roads- in every
‘ Orsgoa a grsataat ased for its rural schools la tb*
demand that they find schools in the and into every section. The counties
teacher who has had full preparatlan to de her werh
Willamette valley, very few of them and districts have already laid out I I I I I H -l I I I I I I <■ I I I I I I I I 'l- H
Auoh preparetloa one beet come through Normel
coming east of the mountains. As a enormous sums — much of it sheer
School training
September 1 forecast for Oregon:
consequence although eastern Oregon waste, through leek of a continuous
I true! that tha velars ef the state will easlat In
1.260.000 barrel*, produ« tion lad year.
pays high wages to her teachers she and intelligent policy —and they are
raising
the standard of our schools by establishing
1.043.000
barrels.
willing
to
raise
and
expend
thousands
must get along with untrained and
a Stale Normal Schoal at Peadlaton
The locatiau
United .State»: September 1 fore-
more. Y et they cannot afford to ig ­
inexperienced teachera.
Is ceatral. tb* tataraat of the people of Pendletaa ta
caat, 67,700.000 barrels ; production lad
"A Normal school at Pendleton will nore the plana af other counties and
education meat exrelleat, and tba large somber af
year, 76,670.000 barrels.
correct this condition,” declared Mr. district*, nor the larger plans of the
pupils la tha public schools will give ample appor
Lockley. “ The cost to the taxpayer state.
tunlty to all atudenta to gat tha amount of te»' blog
E.
Wagner
4c
Son
have
bought
at
There have been in the state highway
for the annual maintenance of the
practice required la a standard nermal srSool
school will amount'to but one 25th of a fund up to thia time the proceed* of a Wenatchee the remaining apples necea
The educators e f tb* State laalat that Standard
•
ary
to
supply
their
Australian
market
■
mall
tax—first
one-half
mill
and
now
mill or 4 cent* on a thousand dollars of
Normal School* ba located la town* of 4*00 poaula
taxable property, surely a small price one-quarter mill. It is a poor time, in­ this season from G. M. H Wagner k
ttoa ar more and having ENOUGH GRADE P U P ILS
to pay to secured trained teachers deed, to suggest an increase in taxes, Suns and the Northwestern Pruit Ex­
rO R TEA* HER PRAt T I f E
There is practically no opposition to and the Oregonian is no friend of the change. The deal was closed lest week
RE LO Y A L AND V O TE RIGHT
the meaeure as it ii recognized as a wastrels or tax eaters, as it ha* abund­ and the price paid averaged $1 a box
Jonathan.
King
But it believes pro­ for 76,000 boxes
meritorious one end it is to be hoped antly shown.
David
and
Wealthy
are
the
leading
thet it will past with a big m ajority ." foundly in good road* and in public e x ­
Show yoar loyalty te tba bast interest* of Eaatarn
penditure therefor. It is almoit w ill­ varieties included.
Oregon and of the whole etnt* by working for this
The
first
shipment
is
scheduled
for
ing
to
asy
that
tba
quarter
mill
tax
ii
At Electric Theater Hood River
measure aed by voting YES FOR NO 10$ Ry vet
*o meager that it ought to ha abolished September lb, when 14.000 boxes will
lug TEH for No 39$ you will help to GIVE TO THE
Friday and Saturday. September 22 if it cannot ba increated. It think* go forward. Ihe next large shipment
■ t’ HOOL C H ILD R E N OK OREGON T H E SAME
end 23, Hazel Dtwn will appear in the d a te tax ought to be at least on* will tie three week* later. Both are
ADVANTAGE»
ENJOYED
BT
TH E
BCHOOL
" T h e Sale* Lady,” one of the mozt mill. Why not? There ie not a road Sen Kranciaco sailings. Space on boats
C N IL D M N o r OUR NEIGHBORING STATE S
novel screen «object* in which Hasel district in Oregon which doe* not will­ sailing from Vancouver. B. C., ie taken
Dawn haz ever been «tarred by the Fa­ ingly t» x itself the limit up to ten up largely hy Canadian apples, and
t u ---- Orniww State Normal Ssbeei Committee
mous Player» Co. It i* the tale of a mill* per annum—but when it comae to only a small percentage will be from
country girl whom poverty force» to a state tax ther* is heaitation and op­ Wenatchee.
Ry J. H. Owlae. geey , Pendleton. Ore.
try her fortune in New York. Upon position
It ought not to be *o.
her arrival in the city her beaut* at­
A stationary bridge hae been con­
tracts the attention of a hand of vil-
i Paid advertisement I
The flood River Merket will take structed by W F Baker, local agent
liar* who become instrumental in sub­
for the Tahoma. which takes the place
yonr
orders
for
meat
and
mail
them
to
jecting her to a sen*» of viciaailud *
of the fiat boat used to convey freight
that are strange, stirring and dramatic von by parcel poet Cuetniner« will lie
to and from tb* doch.
allowed 30 davs on their bill*.
in the eztreme
REVENUE STAMP TAX
HAS BEEN LIFTED
School has started once more. Whether or not we are
in school ourselves we are learning something each day. Try
keeping a hank account and see if it is not easier to save
money this way.
Cates
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W . F. Laraway, Jew eler and Optician
Nichol and Company
Vulcanizing
Auto Supplies
Sporting
Goods
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The Only Way
FOR SA LE BY
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M O S IE R
Every Sack Guaranteed.
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VOL. V III
White River Flour
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TAHOM A
308 X YES IS A VOTE
FOR YOUR CHILDREN
EASTERN OREGON IS
ENTITLED TO NORMAL
APPLE NOTES
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ROGER W