Mosier bulletin., December 08, 1916, Image 1

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MONIER. WASCO COCNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1010.
VOL. M il
FRUIT SESSION
NEXT WEEK
White River Flour
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RECOLECTIONS OF MID- MANY VISITORS SEE
COLUMBIA INDIANS
EAGLE CHEEK TRAIL ! !
(A paper by Capt. H. C. Coe)
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Paid for before aflWUvita are furnished.
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I I I 1 I I I I I h I H I I i I I » I I i i-M . i.i I I l |. i i i H
Nichol & Company
The Cagle Creek camp grounds on
Home L ife of the Indian:--In tbeir the Oregon Notional Forest attracted
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SERIOUS PROBLEMS SIR E TO ARISE borne life the Indians were kind and 15,000 'visitors from thirty states and
tender hearted. Cruelty to either man a dozen foreign countries during the
outing 'season, of 1916, according to T. ,
Apple Men H art Been Foo Busy to form or heait was not tolerated. I do not H. Sherrard, supervisor of the Oregon
think that the Indian is constitutional­
ly lazy. When there was nothing of National Forest. This is the first sea­
a Set Program for Horticultural
importance on hand, he would do an son these ramp grounds hava been
Society Meeting
unlimited amount of sleeping, and the easily accessible to the public.
The grounds have been developed
hours spent in daylight slumber in no
way affected the quality or quantity under a carefully devised plan of the
(From the Hoo<1 River Glacier)
spent during the silent watches of tbe forest service to make them both at­
tractive and convenient to campers and
While it ia likely that the annual night. He is a sociable being and
visitors.
Nearly one hundred ramp
meeting of the Oregon Horticultural loves company, spending the greater
sites with safe fire places and other
Society, to be held here December 11, part of his time either visiting or be­
conveniences have been prepared. E x­
12 and 13, will be more lacking in a set ing visited. His ever ready cayuse
cellent water has been piped to tbe
program than any such meeting in the was saddled, and chanting s weird
grounds and a sewer system Installed.
history of the organization of fruit song, he ambled along to a swap yarns,
A public comfort station is centrally
men, the sessions, it ia predicted, will gamble or have a game of shinny. The
located where it ia accessible from all
be characterzed by a pervading aerioua- Indian was a great gambler either
parts
of the grounds. A short loop l~l"l 1111
1 1 P ’1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I !♦! t I I I I I l -M -H I H I I I F ’
neaa. Because of the conditions sur­ with horse racing or with bones.
road from the Columbia Highway
This game, one of their own inven­
rounding the harvest and shipment of
makes it possible for automobile par
the northwestern apple crop this year, tion, was remarkable for its simplicity.
lies to drive directly to a camp site,
the lack of labor, the abnormally early A number of men, usually not less
thus making the packing of equipment
cold weather and the shortage of re­ than eight or ten on a side, were
and supplies unnecessary.
frigerator cars, growers of all apple seated opposite each other on the
A forest officer was stationed at the
districts have never been busier than ground. In front uf each side was
Give attention to your child's eyes in time and you may save him or her
camp grounds during the season who
during the past several weeks. It hap­ placed a couple of loose boards on
assisted visitors in finding a satisfac­
from the necessity of wearing glasses later on.
pens that the moving spirits of the which they beat with short sticks, ac­
Oregon Horticultural Society are ac­ companied by singing. A man from tory camp site and parking place for -
More—You Prevent Permanent Defect
tively engaged in growing apples. This each aide was chosen as operator and their machine. He saw that a fire was
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fact accounts for t^p lack of prepara­ took seats in the middle faring each kept burning in a large concrete stove
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e
give
special attention to the examination of children'* eyes. We are
tion that has been made for the com­ other. Two pieces of hone were pro­ for the convenience of transient parties
(thoroughly experienced in thia work and will te!! you frankly whether
ing meeting. C. U. Minton, secretary vided each, the hone being about an in making coffee'or cooking food with­
glusees are required or not, and we will furnish them, properly fitter).
of the organization, has been ao busy inch and a half long and half an inch out having to start a fire. A supply of I
harvesting and attending to the ship­ in diameter. The bone was smoothed fire wood was kept ready for visitors’ 1
use,
and
garbage
cans
were
cunveni-
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ment o f hia own crop of apples that he and dressed at the ends. One had a
FOR SALE BY
has found the task of arranging for the grove cut in the middle around which entJy placed about the grounds.
Among the 15,000 visitors atthe.se
program of the approaching sessions a black thread was wrapped. Choice was
camp grounds were parties from Alas­
difficult one.
made and the winner started the game.
ka,
Canada, China, England, France,
Heretotore a large portion of the
All bets had been previously made.
Horticultural Society’s annual eesaions Anything and everything of a personal Germany, Hawaii,Japan, New Zealand.
HOOD R IV E R
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OREGON
has been devoted to discussion of meth­ nature was bet. One on one side would Scotland, and Switerland, besides 30 of
ods o f cultivation.
The dominating take off hia blanket and challenge tbe states of the Union.
In preparing for the winter, the pipe
features of the meeting of 1916 will someone facing him. The challenged
ariae out o f the difficulties that fruit would promptly accept, pulling off hia lines have been disconnected and the
men have been facing during the past blanket and tying the two together comfort station locked. The tent oc-
cupied by the ranger as a temporary )
several weeks. The car shortage prob­ throw them to the general heap at
°P* ■ quarters has been taken down. It is j
lem will probably come first in import­ side.
Another
would pull of b>* planned to build a permanent ranger j
ance, and apple growers and ahippers breeches, accepting a challenge from
will endeavor to devise some plan of 1 the opposite side, tie the legs together station on the grounds the coming
coo|ieration with railway systems to and throw the articles oh the pile, and season.
Will sell direct to planters, less agents commission, choice
A topographic survey of the grounds .
prevent such future contingencies of a I so on until all bets were made.
has just heen made, and a large num­
lack o f rolling stock. Another problem
lot o f cherry, pear, apple and prune trees in one year old 3-4
Then the music started on the side ber o f new camp sites on the west side j
I f you have never kept a checking account why not start
that will receive the attention of the
fruit men will be that of a lack of that held the bones. The man with the of Eagle creek are planned. An auto
and 4-6 ft. grades budded and grafted on Itest whole root«
now and find out how convenient it is to pay by check. You
1 tunes took one in each hand, put them mobile bridge across tbe creek is part
wrapping paper.
I behind him, keeping time to the song of the plan to make the new camp
and guaranteed true-to-name. Please write or phone
w ill have a receipt for your bills. Let the bank keep books
At the present time, sales agencies with bis body and hands, hands some­ sites more accessible.
of fruit districts are finding it difficult times behind him, sometimes in front
for you.
I h e trail up Eagle creek has been j
to secure the material for the year'e of him, passing the black bone from completed for four and a half miles t o 1
crop, l ’aper milla, it ia said, are dis­ one hand to the other until he thought a bridge site a mile and a half above
continuing in a large measure the man­ he had his opponent puzzled and then the Punch Bowl. Here a bridge will
ufacture of lighter weight products in with a sign or a peculiar note the song be buill .">0 feet long and 125 feet above
demand for wrapping apples, declaring ceased, and holding his clinced hands the creek. It is expected to complete
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that the profit in making this material, up in front o f him his opponent would this trail to Wahtum lake next season.
even at an advanced price, ia much attempt to guess the hand holding the
The excellent cooperation of visitors
leas than where the stock ia put into tlack bone. I f correct the bones were in keeping the camp grounds in a neat
heavier weight papers. The price of passed over to him. I neglected to and attractive condition is appreciated
apple wrappers, it is declared, may be­ mention that about two dozen sticks of by the forest officers who have charge
* come
prohibitive and next season about six inches each in length were of the grounds.
Northwestern extra fancy and fancy used in place o f chips, a listed number
"Because public camping ground* of
i W it V iY w lhe being forfeited with eccn failure to this sort meet a real need," says Mr.
CHARLES NF.L80N, Mgr.
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» week wil! be enterro;. «»* a. .. u,£Ura/ f w - . ’ i— t ” "’ ”... “ f
black bone dherrard, "th e forest service is plan­ PEOPLE S NAVIG ATIO N CO.
mercial club.
lea ve s The Dalles 7:00 A. M., Sundays, Tuesdays and
Shinny was piZV* »/¡pf ,id® or **** ning to develop several suitable aitea on
A partial program of the convention of maple gnarl and hocnJ1
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Thursdays. Arrives at Mosier at 8:16. A. M.
the National Forests of Oregon and
is as follo ws:
side driving the ball beyond a set 1
ilergo
the
most
extensive
ieveftTpffTFlfft
Loats**an(f ' f e k tVWMW yfidflffthym pd Saturdays
Address of welcome, Mayor Dumble; boundary on the opposite side won. At
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response, R. C. Washburn, of Central least 12 players were required on a next.year.
Point, president; annual address. Free side. In early days here a band of
ident Washburn; "Sprays and Spray­ young men from the Klickitats would
i n g . " l.eroy Childs; “ Fertilizers and come over, usually on Sunday, to play
Results," Prof. Brown, of O. A. C . ; Hood River. They always took their
address.
Prof. Magnus, O. A. C. ; losses good naturedly, and when some
"Pruning and its Relation to Fruit unfortunate lost both blanket and
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Spurs,” Prof. Gardiner, Ü. A. C . ; breeches he was jeered unmercifully.
“ Orchard Inspection and l.aw Enforce-
Prices on all kinds of cotton goods
The women were always busy, even
ment,”
H. S. Allen,
of Medford; when entertaining company. Their fin­ are advancing and will continue to
"B l i g h t Resistant Pears,” Prof. Rei- gers kept time with their tongues. They advance for some time. The heat au­
mers Tangent, O. A . C . ; "M a r k e t in g ." were expert at basket weaving, mocca thorities say there cannot possibly be a
Wilmer Sieg , address, E. H. Shepard; sin making and headwork. The basket decline before a year from now and
"Building up the Home Market for was water tight and the larger ones there is nothing in indicate a drop
Fruit and Fruit Products,” M. McDon­ were frequenlty used to boil roots in, then. It seems but a short while ago
ald, president of the Oregon Nursery hot stones being dropped into them. that cotton wbb very low. and every
Co.; "U n w is e Publicity," A. H. Har­ Some of their moccasins, with highly one waa urged to "buy a b ale ," to
H o o d
R i v e r , O r e g o n
ris. staff writer of the Kvening Tele­ colored beads in various patterns in keep the price up to ten cent* a pound.
gram ; " N e w Horticultural Legisla­ them, were gorgeous.
They
were Now the price of raw cotton is over 20
tion,”
A. P. Bateham, of Mosier; faithful in their work in field and orch­ cents a pound and the predictions are
"Broccoli Growing,” Dr. C. H. Bailey, ards. 1 never had to . urge or hurry that it will go to 25 rents.
of Roaeburg; "Celery Growing and them. In fact the shoe was on the;
The Dry Goods Economist says;
Mar ketin g." C. M. Hollowell, of Mil- other foot, when, as I was starting
"T h is last year the world's supply
waukie; "Vegetable Crops as a Phase home, some old woman with a losd of
of Horticulture,” Prof Boquet, of O. fruit cr potatoes would csll out, "Hun- of cotton was two and a quarter mil­
lion bale* short uf the amount con­
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nsh, IlcriW, hiak, clouwsk, miks” (Oh sumed. Since the production o f linen
hurry op Henry, you are awful slow). ! has Deen curtailed to a large extent,
A ll O r e g o n P a p e r *
Some of the men were experts in the use of cotton has increased accord­
making hows and arrows and covering in g ly ."
them with sinew
Some of the obsid­
$1 50
The Textile World Journal ssys
MOSIER B U LLE TIN , 1 year
ian bow and arrow points were of the
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T
h
e
week
ending
June
6,
1916,there
most delicate workmarship. The bow i
$1 .00
Evening Telegram, 3 months
was exported from the port of New
Heavier loading of equipment to re- strings were of twisted sinew as per­ York alone 10.3N2.442 yard* of cotton
( T h e leading Republican paper of the State)
fect
as
though
made
with
machinery.
lieve the freight car shortage ia urged
goods, valued at $1,543,127
As this
From childhood down through the was the amount shipped out o f this
as one of the most effective methods of
$ 1 .0 0
Rural Spirit, 1 year
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H u s k e y (EL T e m p l e m e i e r , P r o p s .
relief by General Agent J. W. McCly- years of manhood to old age I have country in one wee« and from'one
( A w e e k ly paper for the farmer and stockman
monds, of the Pacific Fruit Express Co. known them intimately and have loved shipping port, some ides of the magni­
" I t is now up to the shipper to help them, loved them for their simple man­ tude of the export o f cotton gooda may
C. L. Dunsmore in charge w h o w’il! do the cutting
G o o d supply
$ .50
Poultry Life, 1 year
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us reduce the shortage,’ says Mr. Mc- hood and womanhood, loved them for he surmiaed.
o f Fresh Meats on hand
(D e v o te d to progressive poultry culture in the N or th w e M )
Ulyroonds. “ The Curriers have done their wealth of humanity. As 1 turn
" T h e supply is not equal to the de­
everything they possibly could to re­ in sickening horror from the lurid mand nor will it be for some time te
$4.00
Total value
lieve the situation. They have run headlines of iny morning paper, telling come. Thia is the reason for the high
Y O U R P A T R O N A G E A P P R E C IA T E D
empties in special train» from Chicago of the bloodstained shambles of the coat of cotton. As to the reason for
battle
fields
of
the
most
Christianised,
to California. They have even placed
the supply being short, there are
special agents at all large loading and educated nations of the earth, whose many. Not the least of these ie the
receiving station! in an endeavor to get lives and energies to ths utter limit war, which so many people seem in­
cars loaded and unloaded promptly are employed in devising and inventing clined to belittle, though it is the most
Actual Saving on offer o f $1.4*
But they have reached their limit in engines and dislolicsl contrivances to terrible and gigantic .calamity that the
destroy their fellow man, my thoughts world has ever known. The effects of
this direction now.
" A great deal o f thia shortage can lurn backward to the days of long ago, the wholesale destruction that is going
be- avoided if shippers will losd their to scenes of peace and simple happi­ on in Europe are bound to be felt
commodities more heavily. In many ness. away from strife and struggles throughout the world for some time to
eases, of course, they are not to biame of modern civilisation, to where indeed come.
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for ahipments being loaded to the mini­ the simple life must be lived and.let
"W ool and leather are in much tbe
mum weight, as a large number of re live, to the simple, untutored God
same position as cotton. Prices can-
ceivera of perishable commodities in blessed children of nature, far bayond not help but advance and ws must face
O’ dering a car, simply request s mini­ the echoing scream of the locomotive
■ condition and prepare for it in­
Leaves Hood River daily at
mum csr. I f eastern buyers in order­ whistle or the latest invention of sci­ stead of trying to explain it away or
Physician and Surgeon 1:30 p. m. and 5:00 p. m. On
ence.
For
all
these
are
we
happisr
ing will request shippers to furnish
dodge it. The old law of supply and
them with maximum instead of mini­ than they?
demand cannot be sidestepped very
Sunday at 1:30 p. m., 5:00 p. m.
mum cars, the benefit will be wide­
Lo, the poor Indian with untutored easily. ”
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spread.
,
mind, is richer than wo—richer in the
lea ves Parkdale daily at 7:20
1 elephoncx
" A s an example, take the spud busi­ joy of livin g- richer, in that ho in
High»*» Needs Work, Says Howard
a. m. and 3:00. On Saturday
ness
The minimum weight is 30,000 peaco esn lie down and dio without
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Residenzr l i t i
evening leave« Parkdale 6:30 p.m.
Frank Howard, Hood River county
pounds Spuds in refrigerator ears esn frsr of on avenging god or eternal
be loaded to 35.000 or 40,000 pounds punishment. His god opens ths pearly superintendent for the Pacific Tele­
Steam Train leavea Hood River
phone
Co.,
declares
that
the
Columbia
without damage to the shipment. I f gates wide to all and says " C o m o . "
O rfic a In B r o i i u s B i d * .
this extra loading wars indulged in. 1 he Happy Hunting Ground, with the River Highway from the Mitchells
daily at eight returning at 2.
four ears could be made to do the work dun deer roaming in tho evergreen Point tunnel to Uasrsde Locks is be­
H o o d R iv e r
of five, or in other words, the potatoes glades, is waiting His bow and quiver coming well nigh impassable from im­
could be handled in one-fifth less re­ nf arrows is in hia hand. Just ahead mense rocks that bsv# dropped from
frigerators than are now furnished.
is the Great Divide It is soon crooood. overhanging eiiff* on the road.
"Unless the Hood River county court
"T h e apple people elso load 30,000 Ail it well.
makes some provision for clearing tbe
minimum. Apples, whteh ere boxed,
W . A. HUSBANDS
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ad," says Mr Howard, " i t ia only a D e r b y
a S tearns
coaid very easily be loaded to 40,000
Blacksmith
The O-W. R. A N. Co. announces question of s few days until a car can­
pounds or better
This in handling s
NO OTMCR LINK IT.
crop which would lake 3000 cars at s that it will put special reduced holiday not get over it. I was down laat week
Horae Shoeing and General
LAW YERS
NO O T H Ik AO cooo.
puk
erger
fares
in
effect
for
the
earn­
and found s great mass of roek* in the
30,000 pound minimum would enable
Repair Work.
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the carrier to move it with about BXW ing I hristmse and Nsw Year season road at the Mitchell* tunnel. A little H O O D R I V E R
O R E G O N M(>S!KR
■ nr» a»«#t m ih » prie» r w sev T h » »l,m ,eadee et
Kates
of
one
and
on
third
fares
for
the
regon
ea>t
of
that
point
the
highway
is
fairly
less
cars.
The
same
holds
true
of
many
r»; a r » . p » M hi
- * a i » « p »•<!
Near
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« ¿ ¿ V other commodities such as eaaabas. round trip will prevail, botweon all rnvered with great houloera
points
in
Washington,
Oregon
and
Starvation
ererk
a
great
rock
that
will
sweet potatoes, celery end other vegel-
Idaho.
WARNANTEO FOR A L L TIME
weigh at least 10 tons has fallen on the Dr. William Morton Post
blee.”
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I ho usual holiday special fares were light of way
K » a the wort<I orer for vipero* a*** nf «juai-tie*
H will roquiro dyna­
Now
is
a
good
time
to
make
your
X ->t aoLi under anr ochev nasi«
not allowed In 1914 or 1915. The plan mite to gat tho latter obstruction re­
Dentist
SHOE AND HARNESS REPAIRING
selections
for
Xmas
pr*oei»t*.
sod
have
will ho tried oot this year, however, moved."
Tur nr* nc *€ SE» » ù ■tCK’ZC CO ,0*aaSI • » M.
them set aside until wanted
A nice and if it proves successful, will be con­
HARNESS SUPPLIES
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Phoue 24<il
line ol new gift goods in stock. f*ub- tinued hereafter.
Give the Hood River Market > trial Roosoe I and * Hall Wdg
W . E. C H O W N
■ecnption» taken for any magazine >r
OREGON
The tickets will be sold daily be­ order lor meat which will he meiled to
MOSIER
HOOD R lV K R .’ ORltrtO!»
paper at the lowest prices given by the tween December 21 and 2fi, good fer v.*> bv parcel poet
Prompt «ervice.
publishers
Mosier
Book
»tore
*u b * rib* for T h « Ballatili
return use until January 1.
Is cheaper because it makes
more loaves of bread. Don’t
be fooled into buying the low
priced flour thinking you are
getting something cheaper than
General
M e r c h a n d i s e
M O S IE R
White River Flour
O R EG O N ¡j
Every Sack Guaranteed.
Don’t Neglect the Children’s Eyes
Nichol and Company
W. F. Laraway, Jeweler and Optician
M osier, O re g o n
Fruit Growers Attention
C h eck in g A ccounts
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T R U E - T O - N A M E N U R S E R Y , Hood River
STEAMER TAHOMA
A New Line of Gift Goods Have Arrived. f
and Get Prices.
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COTTON GOODS PRICE
ADVANCES STEADILY
The Mosier Book Store
Tailors to Men and to Women
E x p e r t A u to m o b ile R e p a irin g
F u ll y E q u i p p e d M a c h in e S h o p
Agencies for Fords, Dodge and Buick
Automobiles for Hood River County
Cleaning and Pressing
Columbia Auto & Machine Co., Hood River
M EAT M A R K E T
DALE & MEYER
SHIPPERS ADVISED
TO LOAD HEAVIER
Our 1916-17 Combination
N o w O p e n f o r B u s in e s s
NEW HOM E
crei it
y °r
my wife
Vulcanizing
Auto Supplies
Sporting
Goods
All Four Papers for $2.50
Dr. H.
L Dumble
RAI L AUTO
Ml. Mood Railroad Co.
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Cates & Co.
The Dalles, Ore.
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C J. E. CARLSON