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MOS1ER BULLETIN
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White R iver Flour
M O S IE R , W A S I 'O
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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.
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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
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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
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attention.”
fourths of the bond issue, leaving only
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a small amount for the small farmer
and the poor men to stand for. No
doubt a large number would abject tu
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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
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great prosperity in the east, the war
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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
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thing for us, and make us self-reliant. man has arranged to have the examin prominence given them on the program
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" 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Pacific Power and Light Co.
"A lw a y s
at Y o u r S e r v i c e "
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Mosier, O re g o n
WOULD BOND STATE
FOR GOOD ROADS
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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
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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
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Mosier, Oregon
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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
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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
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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
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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
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