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MOS1ER BULLETIN
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MOSIER. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 15, 191«.
V I I I
1 1 1 1
No. 41
TheH. C. L. uS Will Get an Awful Jolt Until
Christmas from Bragg Mercantile Co.H oS er’
Special H oliday Sale .Starts Friday, December 15,9 a.m.
Store will be
CLOSED
All Day
THURSDAY
Thic
AnrmiincomDnt that the Bragg Mercantile’s Stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Men’s,Women’s
I III j nllllUUIItClIIClIl and Children’s Furnishing Goods, Shoes, Ready-to-wear Apparel, etc., will
All GOODS
will be subject
to advanced
be placed on public sale. Means that one of the highest class, best selected and cleaniest stock of mer
chandise in this vicinity is to be placed on Special Sale for the benefit of the Christmas Shoppers and at
the most sensational and rapid selling prices ever known in the history of merchandising. Everyone knows
that merchandise of all kinds is fast advancing in price and this store bought most of the stock before the big advanced and
less than any merchant can buy the same goods for at wholesale today. Many people will be surprised at this startling an
nouncement but the backward season compelled us to reduce our stock. Please bear in mind this is not a Hurrah Sale hut a
real Genuine Bonafidc Holiday Sale for the benefit of all concerned. This store will offer hundreds of practical and useful
bargains and gifts right at the time when your mind is wondering what to buy for Christmas, so take advantage of this sale
and make this saving on your Christmas P r e s e n t s . __________________________________________________
prices after the
first of the year.
W atcH
Remember
The same fair methods which have al
ways characterized our business will be ob
served to the letter and even greater efforts
will be made to satisfy each and every cus
tomer during this sale. Every item of mer
chandise is marked in plain fig
ures and prices reduced lower than you
really expect. Be sure to come in and be
convinced. We will be pleased to have
you look around. Come in anyway.
The 5-10-15 Cent Store
^
1? ? Opening Day to the first one hundred customers
I iv>Ey# making a purchase of $2.00, an aluminum dish
will be sold at 39c each. This ware is worth up to $2.00.
Hood l River
EXPECT FLLL APPLE
HOAD BULBING
PROCEEDINGS OF
RETURNS FER. I
BEING OUTLINED
COMMON COLNCIL
■
Christm as C andies
We have ever carried. Place your order early
for the Sunday School Christmas Tree
One
PLANS PROGRESS FOR
CHRISTMAS TREE
The C ruikshank C o m p a n y
Vulcanizing
Auto Supplies
Sporting
Goods
Cates & Co.
The Dalles, Ore.
M
W. E CHOWN
you to have something for the Christ
mas tree besides
This will he your last chance to buy
reliable, money-back merchandise at less
than present regular prices. We will be
obliged to advance prices after January 1,
191 7, as we are paying more for all lines
of goods.
Bi •a g g i lercantile Co.
O regon
J. A. Elliott, the engineer who will
Upon a unanimous vote of the city
have charge of the road construction aldermen Wednesday night, the street
work in Wasco county during the time committee was authorized to order
1260,000 will be spent for improving | tailings he spread upon the main roads
the highways, arrived in The Dalles and streets in the city, which includes
Friday, saya the Chronicle, and im ; the repair of the road between the
mediately began the work of compiling Moater creek bridge and the Rock creek
records preliminary to securing rights ' bridge Oregon street from the begin
of wsy. Mr. Elliott held a short con ning down past the blacksmith shop is
sultation with County Judge F. S 'especially in need of repaira. The
Gunning, who outlined the plans made committee was also ordered to repair
by the county court and advisory ! any other streets which are in bad con
hoard. It is not expected that any dition.
obstacles will materially delay secur
Permission was granted to O. E.
ing rights of way. Many land-owners, Wilson to use dynamite on the east
through whose property a road will aide road for a period of 90 daya, con
pass, have already promised to grant a ditionally that he be responsible for
right of way without expense to the any damage incurred. The question
-h a lf p o u n d c a n d y b o x e s
county. The farmers believe the ac of the purchase of a lot for the city
quisition of a road through their land fire ei gine was deferred until the next
o n e cent each
iB worth much more than what the meeting as was the question of the
land itself is worth.
repeal of the dray license ordinance.
The plan for letting contracts which
has iieen adopted, promises speedy
work when actual construction is com
menced. The various routes will be
divided into units, and these units will
H o o d River, O re g o n
be open for separate bids. The road
from The Dalles to Petersburg, will
compose one unit. There will be three
units from The Delias to Mosier, and
The committees in charge of tha
the bridge over Mcaier creek will be plans for the community Christmas
offered for a separate bid. This sys- «tee to be held on .Saturday evening,
tern will give a number of contractors December 23, report that they are
a chance at the various sections of receiving good support among the
road, with the lesult that construction people. A fine program hai been ar-
work can be done all along the route ringed lor the occasion, which by a
The units of the road from The vote of those present at the chicken
Dalles to Dufur and south to the supper given by the l.adiea Aid Society,
Jefferson county line, which has not hai been transferred to the Church of
been surveyed, will be designated Christ
After soliciting among the people of
later
Mr. Elliott will go over tr -
route and determine how many unite the city and valley, $34 has been raised
I for the purchase of randy and oranges
can be successfully worked.
The units from The Dalles to Peters for the children. It has been decided
burg snd from The Dalles to Cheno- to allow presents to be placed upon the
with ereek, are now reedy for bids, tree. A big box will he placed in the
church to hold contributions for char
rights nl way having been granted.
Mr. Elliott has a thorough checking ity and everyone ia urged to bring
system which will cover every phase gifts. A complete announcement of
of the construction work. The system all plana will be made next week.
ii simple and will be kept up to the
J M Wilson, who since the start of
minute, showing daily wnat work has
the apple shipping, has been employed
been done and what it has cost.
at
the warehouse of the Mosier Fruit
This coat system will contain records
showing for what every dollar hae Growers Association, left Sunday for
been spent, and will give the taxpay Portland to go from there to Oswego
ers an opportunity not only to see how to the home of hi, uncle, A. King
the 1260,000 hae been spent, but • ill Wilson, a Portler.d attorne,. for a few
•how exactly whet expenditures the days' visit. Mr. Wilson has had two
contractors have made in fulfilling off r« of prunirg jobs and planned on
! accepting them aa they will last for
their contracts
just a few weeks. He then In tha lat
Taken Up— I-erg* bey horse. Owner ter part of February expect* to go
P .r ■ »*. it.. "N E W H O M E - .i-d ,
. H«*« mar have »am» by proving property
beck to Yecolt. Ws,l. , where he has
» l ie au~et at th« pn'«* r
tm y Th« «I mks « i M io « i r f
J Hennckann, on been consulting horticulturist for a big
ftr-a:* e*pen«« h r super or «rorkvtanth p and b«*t and paving charge»
the I a - Pierre pla«-»
*12«
, a tr ( e »
.
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orchard company for the paat eeveral
mv.m *t L - »t ■ ha*- n* th« " NEW HOME ” .
Sam Yates left Tuesday for Karsas years This >« the fourth season that
W A R R A N T E D F O R A L L T IM E .
City,
Missouri,
and
will
go
from
thsre
he has assisted in the shipping of the
K n 'he » r i over for «
Q te» n® ^aa. * ««.
to Warrenehurg, Missouri, where his Mrsier crop of apnies. Ho »ever, Mr
N t * .4 uader any other name
parent#, Mr. and Mre. W.
Yatee, Wilson, said that he is alto contem
T « ( i f * HOME 9EWW V IC " M CO
» A it
reeide. He expects to remain fos the plating a two months' visit berk to his
fM t a .l a*
winter with them end plans to return old home near Baltimore, Maryland,
to Moeier again in the spring
«here hie parents still reeide
Are Showing the Biggest and Best
Line of
See how we hand a bunch to old
Mr. High Cost of Living. 1 We are
going to make it easy for you to
supply your Christmas needs and enable
Don’t Neglect the Children’s Eyes
Dp to the present lime 20 per cent '
of the returns on apple shipments has j
been »Holed to the local growers by
the Moaier Fruit Growers Association, i
Manager K. D. Chatflcld states that by
February i he hopes to receive the
entire amount due, which this year
h»a been delayed on account of car
shortages.
The shipping of apples from the
local association will be continued, in
all probability, for a week at least, aa
growers are atill hauling apples to the
warehouse which contain* at present
nearly 7500 boxes. This week another
car of apples for canning was shipped
to The Dalles to the Wittenburg King
| company. This company is already
soliciting business for next year and
ie endeavoring to secure 5000 tons of
apples or approximately 500 carloads.
They are also endeavoring to maka five
year contract! for fruita at good prices
and next year are planning on an ex
pansive business.
G. A. Nahstoll,
of Washington,
D. C., representing the Office of Mar
kets, Department of Agriculture was
here this week conferring with the
manager of the association regaroing
a uniform system of records advocated
by the government to be used in pool
ing shipments of fnut.
Give Attention to your rhlld'a eye* in time nn<l you may nav® him or her
from the nwenfoty of wearing gltHsen later on.
More—You Prevent Permanent Defect
We give special attention to the examination of children'* eyes. We are
thoroughly experienced in this work and will tell you frankly whether
glasses are required or not, and we will furnish them, properly fitted.
W. F. Laraway, Jeweler and Optician
HOOD RIVER
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OREGON
DALE & MEYER
Tailors to Men and to Women
gleaning and Pressing
H o o d R iver, O re g o n
Kosedale School Notes
For the past few weeks we have
been prepaling a Christinas program
which will he given at Diet. No. 8
Friday evening, December 22, begin
ning at 8 p. m. The following ia the
program we plan to render:
Song — School.
J .Motion Song— "Merry Christmas,'
seven girls.
Kxerci»«— "Christmas Dolls," three
children.
Drill — "Th e March of the Christmas |
Treea," four girls and four boys.
Telephone»:
Pantomime — "Good Santa C la u a ," 1
Residence IM I
Office
live boy*.
Dialogue — "Christmas Plot*," sev
enth and eighth grades.
Drill — Christm as Chimes,"
eight
girls.
Dialogue — "Herbert’s Christmas," |
Shannon Weller and Uneaa Marsh.
Pantomime — "Christmaa Scene#." i
three children and Sente Claua.
Monologue —
"Making Chrietmas
Gift*." Ora Even*.
Song — "Sing a Song of Christmas."
ten children.
L aw yers
Song. "Jingle Belle,” school.
Lillian F Marvel, Teacher,
Dr. H. L. Dumble
R A IL
AUTO
Physician and Surgeon
Leaves Hood River daily af
1:30 p. m. and 5:00 p. m. On
Sunday at 1:30 p. m„ 5:00 p. m.
leaves Parkdale daily at 7:20
IJ4I a. rn. and 3:00. On Saturday
evening leaven Parkdale 6:30 p.m.
Steam Train leaves Hood River
O r f i c a i n B r o i i u e B ie l« . daily
at eight returning at 2.
H o o d R lv ro r
Mr Hood Railroad Co.
D erby & S te a r n s
HOOD
RIVER
Rev. H O Perry will preach Sun- I
day evening at the Immanuel church. 1
Rev Parry, who ie presiding elder of
the Methodist Episcopal church, and
who rend*« at Kennewick, Weah., is
much in demand by congregations who
are elwaye desirous of hearing him Room* I and 2
■peek. All ere cordially Invited to
come and hear him
HiH»D
OREGON
Dr. William Morton Post
Dentist
Hall Bldg
i
W. A. HUSBANDS
Blacksmith
Horae Shoeing and General
Kepair Work.
M o h i f . r .
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O regon
C. J. E. CARLSON
SHOE AND HARNESS R FPA IR IN f.
HARNESS SCPPI.IES
Phone 2401
RIVER, O R P O O i»
MOSIER
OREGON