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P U B L IS H E D EVERY F R ID A Y BY KOGEtt W. MOE suM cnm oN rates *1 50 On« Y rtr *ix Month« TUr** Month« ma *e:on<i-clma* Entered metter March 12. 1*J® at the post office at Mo»ier, Oregon, under the A ct o f Mar. h S. 187* MOS1ER BULLETIN VOL. M il White R iver Flour M O S IE R , W A S I 'O COUNTY, OREGON, F R 1I A Y , J A N U A R Y ------------------------ L - — -------- iu ■ A D V E R T IS IN G R A T E S CruiaMfeoai C a rd a ............... . . p e í month S 50 O n « «quare .................................... ** One-quart er Column ......................" One-half Column ** ¿ DO " J. D 5.44 ....................... ** O n « Column ......................... ** “ 10.00 Business local« «rill be < h a rt«d at 5 cent« per tin« foran ea insert Km. lierai advertisement« will in ail rases be charred U> the party orden a r them, at lera* rata«, and 12. 1010. N o . 4o paid for before affidavits are furnished. WASCO COUNTY HOAD OREGON METAL PRO WILBUR IS SEATED BONDS ARE SOLD DUCTION IN U 6 WITHOUT OPPOSITION When the bids for the 1260,000 road Preliminary estimates of the produc i From the Hood River Giftetet) bonds were opened Saturday in The tion of metals from Oregon mines in "W as seated without opposition," Dalles in the presence of the county 1916, by the United States Geological were the words of a telegram received court and the members of the advisory Survey, Department of the Interior, here Monday noon by J. H. Haziett board, the bid of Clark, Kendall & Co., show increases over 1915 fur gold, sil nf Portland, was selected as the t igh- ver, and copper, and a decrease for from Senator Geo. K. Wilbur. The eat among nineteen bids submitted and lead. The output of gold in l'.itfi was news brought rather a general gratifi cation, for many Hood River people that company's bid was accepted. The $1,861,796 and the estimated output for had been peeved at the activities of bid included a premium of $16,000 on 1916 is $1.900,600, an increase of the issue of live per cent bonds, and $38,000. The output o f silver in 1915 Roy D. Smith, representative from the county to the Oregun State Republican $6,869.20 at 4} per rent, the latter bid was 117,947 ounces, and the estimated output in 1916 is 227,500 ounces, or Central Committee, wbo declared that being accepted. Senator Wilbur was nut eligible to sit Mayor E. A. Race, who was present 109,500 ounces more. The output of in the legislature. Mr. Smith quoted as a member of the advisory board, copper in 1915 was 451,172 pounds, and as his authority Article II, Section 10. stated that the hid of Clark, Kendall the estimated output in 1916 is 2,527,- of the constitution, which follows: & Co., was $0,000 higher than the nest 000 pounds, an increase for 1916 of " N o person holding a lucrative office highest bidder. Attorneys for this 2.076.000 pounds, and the output of or appointment under the United company will pass on the legality of lead in 1915 was 62,957 pounds, us com States, or under this sate, shall be elig- the bonds, and if found to be legal in pared with 22,000 pounds in 1916, or ihle to a seat in the Legislative Assem These prelimi every respect, the company acting on 541.000 pounds less. bly ; or shall any person hold mure than their judgment, will put up the money nary figures are compiled by Charles one lucrative office at the same time, for the bond issue and work on the G. Vale, of the San Francisco office of except hs in this constitution expressly county roads will be commenced at the Geological Survey. permitted; provided that officers the The increase in gold ia merely nom- once. Mayor Race stated that e very militia, to which is attached no thing looks fsvorable, and citizens de I inal, hut that of eilver has about salary, and the office of postmaster, siring detailed information regarding | doubled. The most notable increase is where the compensation does not e x • he bonds may obtain it from bun. So I in the quantity of copper, an increase ceed $100 per annum, shall not be far as known at present the bonds are ¡caused by the incentive olfered by high deemed lucrative.” legal in every respect, and an opinion I prices. Mr. Smith was in Portland over Sat There are less than a hundred prn- from the attorneys for the bonding and urday, and apparently decided to forego company which was awarded the bids ductive metal mines in Oreg> his plans of proceeding to Salem to will be passed within a few days. ! the number of placers ia about double contest before the credentials commit By petitions the Dry Creek route that of the deep mines. However, tee Mr. Wilbur's place in the senate. has been established as a county road two-thirds of the gold output and vir The plana of Mr. Smith created no by the county court, and Kngineer Elli tually all that of the other metals, ia small interest in Portland political cir No very ott will commence work on the Mosier derived from deep mines. cles last week, numerous represenatives unit as soon as the legality of the I productive new properties have been and senators-elect were there attending bonds are decided. The concrete bridge 1 piened during the year. The entire the irrigation and road conferences. across Mosier creek will be let in a output of tnc deep mines is derived Other senators did not take much slock separate contract, and it is planned to from less than 160.(XXI tons of ore, hav- in the plana of Mr. Smith. It was have the road in good shape fur sum ing an average value of about $9 a ton. pointed out that Representative Conrad Baker is still the moat ptoductive mer travel. P. Starrin, of Polk county, w h s captain , county in the state, yielding annually of Company I , Third Infantry. It wmh nearly 90 per cent of all the gold. The stated that Mr. Wilbur, who, according Cornucopia and the Baker mines, in to Mr. Smith, was barred from serving the Cornucopia district, Baker county, are the most productive deep mines in in the senate because he held the cap taincy of Company 12, C . A. ()., O. N. j Oregon. Other large deep mines in G., could receive a 60 day leave of ab Baker county are those of the Com sence, and hold his place in the general mercial Mining Co., (Rainbow nine,) A feasible plan tu bund the state of at Rye Valley, in the Mormon Basin assembly. Mr. Wilbur even went so Oregon for good roads, is explained in district; of the Columbia Gold Mines far as to tender his tesignalion in the the following article by .1. K. McGregor Co., at Sumpter, Cracker C r e i .’ dis military organization, but this was re- i which is meritorious and worthy of trict; and of the Homestead-Iron Dyke fused by Adjutant General W. W. Wil son, who instead presented Senator deepest consideration: property, at Cupperfield, Iron Dyke Wilbur with a 60 day leave. . "E ditor Bullelin: As the six per district. Relative tu his activities as captain cent limitation act seems to have The Powder R i v ;r Dredge Co., oper of the company, Mr. Wilbur telephoned killed all hope for a state levy fnr ating two dredges near Sumpter, as follows from Portland last Satur good roads, at least for an adequate Cracker Creek district, is the most amount consistent with the needs of productive placer mining enterprise in day : "1 have never received a cent o f re our great state, and our state officials the state. In 1916 a new dredge was and others interested in a good roads under construction in the John Day i muneration from my participation in One 10 cent can of pepper and one 15 cent U * . the organization of the artillery com movement seem to be all at sea as to valley. Grant county. can of c in n a m o n ...............................-T T vJ C pany. Nor do 1 ever expect to receive what is the best to do and i f anything The most productive hydraulic mine is done the amount would be still small in Oregon ia that on the property of one cent fnr what I have done. In or der for ua to nave the company here, and inadequate fur road needs, in view the Columbia Mines Co., in Plaesr dis of the abbve why not bond the state trict, Josephine county. Other notably it became necessary for the business for say, $7,000,000? Thus we could productive hydraulic mines are the men of the city to hack up the young men who were engaged ih the formal I One 10 cent can of pepper, mustard or 17 match Federal aid without doubt, place Martin Ji Daniels, Galiee district, j Oregon where we could attract aettlera Josephine county, and the Sterling, in organization. 1 accepted the captaincy g i n g e r .....................................- * I t “ and tourists, and incidentally bring Forest Cteek district, Jackson county. not for the sake of any pay that might he attached, hut that 1 might be of as- j pleasure and joy to ourselves. The gold won by dredging far exceeds " T h e entire amount of the bond that obtained by ail other forma of sistance in seeing the military organiz ation carried through. I have devoted issue would remain in the state, spent placer mining combined. a great deal of time to the affairs of at home with our own people. And Company 12, that I ahould have been the cities and towns of Oregon and the applying to other work claiming iny large corporations would pay thiec " ^ i *•» i n ^ attention.” fourths of the bond issue, leaving only » a small amount for the small farmer and the poor men to stand for. No doubt a large number would abject tu # uonding the future, those to follow Congressman Nick Sinnott has at bis us bearing the burden. To answer I this, they would have our assets artrl disposal the appointment of two cadets the advantage of a settled and pros to the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. He has decided to fill both of perous country to help them. (From the Hood River Glacier; "W ith the war in Europe and the these on the basis of a district wide Mrs. Chas. H. Castner, who returned competitive examination. This will * great prosperity in the east, the war » cuts off immigration and the east is afford to the hoys o f Eastern Oregon home Monday from Corvallia, where she satisfied just now at least with itself. the first opportunity ever presented tu participated in activities of Farmers' week program at the Oregun Agricul All those drawbacks throws us more them to enter West Point. In order to make this opportunity as tural College, declares that women of % or less on our own resources, which probably in the end will be a good full and freu as possible, the congress the state are much gratified at the I thing for us, and make us self-reliant. man has arranged to have the examin prominence given them on the program #- .«* «»» ca ^ " T h e ship-building industry is an ation held under the charge of the U. just closed "Women speakers were given a evidence of this, an eidence of what S. Civil Service Commission simultane we can do. The 40 miles o f the ously on February 1, 1917, in the fob prominent place on the programs," Columbia River Highway ia the great luing cities: Klamath Falls, Lakeview, says Mrs. Castner,” and numerous est asset Oregon has today. I was in Ontario, Bend, Baker, l.aGrande, Pen prominent club women gave excellent talks. A great deal ot attention was formed that it brought a half million dleton, Tne Dalles. This is the latest possible date before paid to the proposed organization of dollara to Portland Hlorre last sumn cr tor the short time that it was open. the official examination at Vancouver home economic clubs in the rural dis tricts." Mr. Robert Strahorn ia about to build barracks, March 20, 1917. En route home Mrs. Castner stopped Every eligible boy deairing to take a railroad in southeastern Oregon cost ing millions of dollars, and this, mark the examination ahould report to the lo in Portland over the week end to make you, through a wilderness. Ia be cal civil aervice secretary at the post- a study of bills which will be offered Council, com wrong? No, sir. Faith and hope is office in the above citiys at 9 o'clock a. by the Legislative of representatives of the what we need in the matter of this m., February 1, and also if possible posed State Federation, the Congress of inform Congressman Sinnott at Wash bond issue for the state. Muthers, the W. C. T. U and the Con " W e must do something to attract ington that he intends to enter the sumers’ League. m settlers and help Oregon, and in my c inpetition. "Through our Council,” says Mrs. The two candidates who receive the opinion a state bond issue for roads wiil do more than anything else for highest grades in thia competitive ex Castner, " w e make a study of bills to thia purpose. I believe a fund can be amination will he designated by Con he ottered legislators, and thus nn du raised by private subscription to en gressman Sinnott as principals; the plications will he submitted tu worry gage talent to talk and set forth all next two as first alternates, and those legislators. We arc especially inter the benefits to be derived from the ranking fifth and sixth in percentage ested in the proposed bill that will pro good roads bond issue, and t i e voters „ i d he designated as second alternates. vide a home for crippled children and PEOPLE’ S NAVIGATION CO. CHARLES NELSON, M gr. Any young man is eligible to enter the anti-cigaret bill. The Council pro thus be easily convinced that they would be placing their state in the the competition who is now and has poses to offer some 10 bills.” Leave» The Dallas 7:00 A. M., Sundays, Tuesdays and Mrs Castner declared that women front rank of prosperity and develop been since December 1, 1916, an actual Thursdays. A rrives at Mosier at 8:15. A. M. ment. and they would vote the state resident of the Second Congressional throughout the state felt gratified at Leaves Portland on Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays bond issue hands down. It would be District in Oregon, provided that on the honor that had been accorded Mrs. from Oak Street Dock. .'. Passengers and freight. the cheapest and best medium of ad June 11, 1917, the date of entrance to Alexander Thompson, joint represent vertising with real lasting and benefi the Academy, he ia not under 17 nor ative from ^Huod River and Wasco Mosier Dock in charge of W. F. Baker, who will meet all counties, in having been appointed cial results that the Oregon public over 22v-srs of age. boats and attend to transfer. Phone No. 191. The examination, which will be the to nominate Speaker'Slanfield. could possibly form. "California has gained in population same in every city, will be written in three to one as against Oregon. So form, and will embrace the following has Washington and British Columbia subjects: Algebra, Flnglish composi Up to the last 12 years this was not so, tion and English literature, geography, hut since good roads became a factor plane geometry, history, and English in building up the country and Califor grammar. l -F - D ually there is but one vacancy at nia and Washington saw the advan “ Why run a boarding house for a lot tages and took hold with a big heart a lime lor each district at West Point. and no fear hut lota of faith, they have Ihe increase in number of cadets mak of tree«?” inquired T. A. Harper in his ing two at thia time furnishes to the discussion of the keeping of records of made good. " I t would he unfair and unjust to boys of Eastern Oregon the heat oppor Flrglish walnut trees. The advantages pass a law taxing autos excessively to tunity to get in the Academy ever of record keeping are very evident for raise money for roads. In thia way offered to them, with several weeks in Ihe record not only brings out the vir the burden o f providing roads would which to prepare. Any one thinking of tue« of the heavy prouucer but also fail on a few. The same would hold entering the contest can get full infor shows up'the weak tree« that are sus good in the event of taxing gasoline. mation about the Military Academy and ceptible to disease and continually It would be small business and poor ■ ample questions by writing to Con picking up any Infection that happens business and unfair in the bargain for gressman N. J. Sinnott, House of Rep along. Ihe favorite method seems to he that of the square ruled paper, uaing our big progressive state to raise funds resentative«, Washington, D. C. one or more square* to represent the in this way. tree. "W h y cannot we look out and Parties Are (oming for Winter Sports Mr Harper suggests the uae of i>m- beyond? Let us have faith, vote a According to R. H. Atkinson, city hols in the observance of general con good bond iasue for roads. It will mean wealth and prosperity for our passenger agent of the (J.-W, R, & N. ditions, thus making poasible a very Co., of Portland, who was here Satur compact record. The question of strain great Oregon.” day morning to meet the special train in the different varieties of fruit ia at bearing western Canadia and Inland tracting a good deal of attention and Empire ranchers and businena men en the keeping of a record ia invaluable Although a six inch snow covered the route to California, the annual trip of in securing the beet commercial strains mid-Columbia district but a week be the Portland Y. M. C. A. club to the of a given variety. -O. A. C. Farm fore. the warm April-like breezes that srowhelda o* the northern base of ers’ Weekly Bulletin. have prevailed since caused the hods of Mount Hood will he made the first of According to plana a HO O T M S R L i s t I T. early flowering shrubs and plants to next month. swell rapidly Ibe first of Uni week. party of 20 will make the trip, stopping NO O T H E R A t OOOO. Although erittering ice floes were P r « ^ the " NEW HOME " and ysfl wi I h«v* Pusay willows in protected nooks o f the on February 3, 4 and 5 at Homer Rog- • till adrift in the Columbia the first of • ! fv aMTt «t the p«r The e ii«*in*t n of valley are open. The foliage buds of rca' Mount Hood lodge. ffw a if c tp ta a a by wmptfU* arntfci— hip aad W «t Mr Atkinson says that the Portland the week, service on the stream be lilacs in local gardens, if the weather quality 4 a m » ! iwMirea life, ong atrvic« at hub »* tween here and The Dalles and Tort- .n. C' « I at on Ha ng the NEW HOME” , continues warm for anotter week will Snowthoe club has not yet set the date of the annual haunt of its members to land was resumed by the Tahoma, of be open. W A R R A N T E D FOR A L L TIME. the dub's home near ( loud Cap Inn. the People's Navigation Co. K - « » t h * « * fd i" er lo t * u «e rio » l e v a g qual.ri«* Tho t i g jam, two miles in length, hse The viettirg parlies will be carried to N<* « i d r.ace» mn r other name ana from Parkdele by fp eriti train* been entirely cleared at Memelooae It TkC M * HOME gfWltG MAC hi NC C 0 . 0 FAllGC.MA 9 l. Single gallon 25c. Cheaper from 5 over the line of the Mount Hood Rail land, some 12 mile* east of bore gal one op. The larger the quantity the road Co. cheaper the color. C A. Hagn Snberribe for The Bulletin, Is ch ea p er because it m o re loaves of bread. makes Don’t be fooled into buying the low priced flour thinking you are getting something cheaper than White River Flour in Hnnual Every Sack Guaranteed. Thr*9 M—t EVERYTH ING EL E C T R I C A L Pacific Power and Light Co. "A lw a y s at Y o u r S e r v i c e " FOR SALE BY Nichol and Company Mosier, O re g o n WOULD BOND STATE FOR GOOD ROADS Royal Club Coffee SPECIAL ADVERTISING OFFER MEAT M ARKET N o w O p e n f o r B u s in e s s H uskey T e m p le m e ie r, P rops. 1.. I.. D u n sm o re it« c h a rge w h o w ill d o th e cu ttin g o f Fresh M e a t« o n hand (r o o d supply Y O U R P A T R O N A G E A P P R E C IA T E D 3 pound tins $1.10 1 pound tins 40c N IC H O L & C O M P A N Y SINNOTT ANNOUNCES WEST POINT EXAMS WOMEN GIVEN PROM- INANCE AT 0. A. C. Mosier Book Store Ì Don't Neglect the Children’s Eyes Give attention to your child’ s eyes in time and yon may nave him or her from the necessity of wearing glasses later on. More—You Prevent Permanent Defect Wc give special attention to the examination of eliildren'a eyes. We arc thoroughly experienced in this work amt will tell you franklv whether glasses are required or not, and we will furnish them, pro]ierly fitted. W. F. Laraway, Jeweler and Optician HOOD RIVER - - OREGON Mosier, Oregon I E x p ert A u to m o b ile R ep a irin g F u lly E qu ip p ed M ach in e S h o p Agencies for Fords, Dodge and Buick Automobiles for Hood River County Columbia Auto & Machine Co., Hood River STEAM ER TAHOM A a APPLE NOTES NEWHOME a i K , V my or wife ... Vulcanizing Auto Supplies Sporting Goods Dalles, Ore. Tailors to Men and to Women Cleaning and Pressing H o o d R iv e r , O r e g o n V a lu a b le P apers t his Bank has safety deposit boxes for rent in a fireproof vault. See us about renting one, and keep your valuable pa pers safe from fire. It is worth while to protect yourself when it can be done so easily. M O S IE R VALLEY M o sier - BANK O re g o n Fruit Growers Attention Will sell direct to planters, leas »Rents commission, choice lot of cherry, pear, apple and prune trees in one year old 3-4 and 1-6 ft. Rrades budded and Rrafted on best whole roots and Ruaranteed true-to-name. Please write or phone TRUE-TO-NAME NURSERY, Hood River Pussy Willows Open Tzhonu Kesumes Traffic Cates 4 Co. The DALE & MEYER After Dinner try on« nf our famous cigar, ami your enjoyment will he complete. With the first puff "the cares that infest the day will fold their tents like the Arabs and silently steal away.” I ' f t i r but true in every rest s)*i't. rev it. Itdar W. E CHOWN “THE B W OAKS ’ Y'ratrh. Pro p . Mo«4er. Oregon