PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY ADVERTISING RATES MOS1ER BULLETIN BY ROUER W. MOE auMcamoN r a t e s Oft# Yrar. *i* Month« Thra# Month« Prnfeaatvnai C ard«. I M One Ktuar«....... .......... On« a n a rte r Column O n e-h alf Colum n . . . One C olum n................... I.M ID .« Husmea« locai« will be chargod at 5 cent« per line for each inaertkm. Lapa, adrartisement« will In ail raaan b Enterad ma ra.ond class matter March 12. I9n9 at the poet office at Mo»i#r. O w p n , under the Act of March .1.187%. MOSIER, WASCO FOUNT Y, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 30. 1017. VOL. I\ White R iver Flour I AVERAGES 24 MILES OLD UNION MAY MRS. G. H. RORDEN ' PER GALLON ON TRIP CEASE TO EXIST ANSWERS SUMMONS After a lingering illness extending i From the Hood River Glacier,» “ One of the finest ami most expen­ over the past several years, Mrs. Geo. sive cars that I saw in San Francisco,” The Hood River A pple Growers’ H. Rorden passed awav Wednesday says Arthur Kuhn, "w as the Simplex, Union, through the agency o f which costing $15,000; the body was shaped the fruit o f the Hood River Valley evening at the home o f her parents, Hke a boat. While at Los Angele«, was given a prestige in world mar­ Mr. and Mrs. Amos Root. Born Feb­ saw many special made cars, some kets, may cease to exist after the an­ ruary 8, 1885, Mrs. Rorden was a coating many thousands o f dollars. nual meeting o f the stockholders of native o f Mosier and had resided here The car owned by a young Pasadena the cooperative concern on Saturday, the greater part of her life. Shortly milionaire was all trimmed and finished April 7, on which date, according to after her marriage she moved with her in silver, named Silver Maid. Alsp present plans it is proposed to se'l the husband to the Williamette Valley saw Exra Meeker in his high power properties of the Union to the Apple where they resided for two years. The Pathfinder with the schoonermobile Growers Association and dissolve the late Mrs. Nora A. Rorden was married eleven years ago to Geo. H. Rorden. top, the same top that was used on his older corporation. who with four children, Carl, Esther, immigrant wagon and drawn by oxen, The Union ceased active parti» ipa- Elsie and Wilma, survive. that he used in making his trip from tion as a sales agency in 1912, when For some time the deceased had been New York to Portland, Oregon. One the Association, an amalgamation of o f the great relics which is still being all extisting shipping agencies of that in failing health and last year spent used is the Death Valley Dodge which time, was organized. Practically the several mouths at the Woodman sani­ traveled to the lowest altitude in the unanimous membership o f the Union tarium at Denver, Colo., and returning Grand Canyon o f Arizona to the high­ became affiliated with the larger ship­ 'recently from several months stay in est temperature, Yuma, Arizona, and ping concern, which leased the ware­ the state sanitarium at Salem, she Colton, California. The shock absorb­ houses. refrigeration plants and a seemed improved in health. On Sun­ ers were made out of solid rubber and water system o f the Union for a period day, however, her condition became set between the middle o f the springs of 10 years. The total Union proper­ critical and although rallying for a and were cut and torn as though done ties are valued ut approximately $125,- time, she had a sinking spell Wednes­ by an ax. In San Diego we saw the 000. The proposed purchase ia made day evening, passing away at 7 o'clock. Owen Premier Magneto, no clutch, no on a basis o f paying a sufficient amount Dr. V. R. Abraham was railed from gears and a thousand speeds, costing for the property o f the Uinon thst the Hood River Monday to ease the last $6,000. I saw the same being demon­ stockholders of the organization will moments o f the deceased, who w a s1 strated but could not hear any noise. receive the full face value for their conscious until the last. With the exception of Carl, the It stopped on the steepest hill, start­ stock and seven per cent interest from three children for the past year have ing without any vibration. the date of June 1, 1918, when interest l>een at the homes of sisters o f Mr. ‘ ‘ In San Diego the stages are mostly payments were discontinued. While Dodge cars," stated Mr. Kuhn. Be­ the terms of the proposed sale and all Rorden in the Willamette valley. tween Los Angeles and San Francisco details will be left to the board of di­ Esther and Elsie have been at the the stages are all high power cars rectors of the organization, the resolu­ home of their aunt, Mrs F. N. Dorn- which make the run in 15 hours and tion for the deal will provide that not hecker at Dallas ami Wilma has been FO R S A L E B Y are mostly Packard, Winton, Cadillac less than $10,000 be paid down on the with her aunt. Mrs. H. J. Kolb, at and Peerless. Some attain a speed purchase price and that a minimum Sherwood. The former child has been between 35 and 65 miles an hour. 1 o f the same sum be paid annually on here with his father. Besides the husband and children talked with many jitney and stage the principal. those who survive the deceased are her | owners of cars that claim they average The annual election o f members of parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos R oot; 10,000 miles and better on each tire on the board o f directors o f the Associa­ the hard surface roads. The ranchers tion will be held on the same date. sisters, Mrs. W. A. Husbands, Mrs. haul their live stock to market in Nominations have been made as fol­ E. W. Davidhizar, and Mrs. Ernest Bpecial built trucks and trailers. Even low s: E. W. Birge, P. S. Davidson, Evans; brothers, E. L. Root, I.eo Root, saw two large hears in a large touring W. b. Dickerson, A. G. Lewis, J. R. Leslie O. Root and Clyde A. Root. Funeral services will he conducted car in which they were being taken up Nunamaker, O. B. Nye, J. C. l’orter, Friday, (today) at 11 o'clock at the to the mountains for a movie stunt. C. A. Reed, E. H. Shepard, R. H. Immanuel church, with Rev. J. L. “ I have been asked how many miles Wallace, A. F. Bickford, C. Dethman, per gallon o f gas that our car, the W. L. Nichols, C. W. Reed, W F. Hershner, o f Hood River, officiating. Dodge, 1917 model, averages. When Shannon, A. C. Staten and H. M Van- S. E. Bartmess, undertaker, o f Hood River, has hail charge of the body. the car made 30 to 35 miles on a gallon nier. Interment will tie in the 1. O. O, F. which it has done on hard surface | cemetery. roads, I then commenced to keep ac-1 curate account and on the whole trip, I SPECIAL A D V E R T IS IN G OFFER 5600 miles, the car averaged 34 miles per gallon,” the enthusiastic tourist proudly maintained. “ This was on liard surface and on graded dirt roads. 1 am not trying to advertise the Dodge, One 10 cent can o f pepper and one 15 cent | 7 | * p p (From the Hood River Glacier) hut as a rule one likes their own car the best. I liked the Owen Premier can o f c i n n a m o n ..................................... * * Providing for the transmission of Saturday Magneto, however, the best of all the 110,000 volts, the construction o f a thousands of cars that I saw, but I cable line across the Columbia at a Saturday, onlv. Theodore Roberts, would much prefer to drive a French point a mile east o f this city by the th. screen's most wonderful character ; Ford (Chrevolet) on a hard surface Pacific Power & Light Co., according » c o r in his must thrilling play, “ An road than a Winton Twin Six on an to statement a o f electrical experts, ton the terrible.” In a casual ohserva- I One 10 cent can of pepper, mustard or T ? f p p ungraded dirt road. You have often will set several precedents for such tion of the rehearsals, it would seem heard o f speedera arrested, but 1 saw undertakings. g i n g e r ...................................................... Crews of men have that Mr. Robert’ s favorite pastime is a younji lady in Los Angeles arrested already begun work on the concrete choking beautiful young women ami for going too slow and blockading the piers of the tower that will arise to a having handsome young men lashed. traffic. She was waiting for a lady height of 250 feet on the Washington He looks so fierce in his Cossack make- ! that was in a hank at Fifth and Spring side o f the Columbia. Each o f the up that his own dog tried to bite him. atreets and she had her car moving so four piers, to !>e a yard Hquaia at the Alos a dandy good comedy. slowly that she was arrested. top, will rise 45 feet, above the earth's Sunday and Monday ^ < “ At Bakersfield, Calif., gas was surface. The Oregon tower will be set • ^ % +- purchased at 17 cents per gallon and on top o f Stanley rock, a landmark for Lovely Lillian Gish in “ The Children at Portland 21J rents (>er gallon. Saw- inid Columbia navigators. Pay.” Also a Keystone Kare Killer, many new models o f 1917 cars, includ­ The structural work is undertaken with Fred Mace. ing the Franklin, Hudson 40. Hudson by the power line for the purpose of Tuesday Super Six, Ford Limousine, Dodge connecting its Oregon plants on the Sedan, and many other makes too nu­ Hood and White rivers with a plant at Marie Doro in her latest screen tri­ merous to mention. ” Husum on the White Salmon river an I umph, “ The Lash.” Also a Paramount Pictograph. with the big plant of the Northwest­ ern Electric Co. on the latter stream. Wednesday "Our demand at The Dalles irt>ecom­ Wednesday, April 4, one slay only, ing very heavy,,” says J. V. Strange, local manager for the power company, l lara Kimball Young, the world's most "and during the winter months we are beautiful woman, in a screen adaption constantly facing danger of a shut­ o f Robert W. Chambers’ master work, down because of ice on the White riv­ "The Common Law” • - From tiie Hood River Glacier) er. By the new arrangements we will Frank R. Howard, local superintend­ be able to give a continuous service at II. S. Girls Prepare Dinner ent o f the Pacific Telephone & Tele­ all points at all times.” The girls o f the domestic science de­ The construction of the towers and graph Co , who uses the Highway in this county more frequently perhaps the stretching o f the cable span, ap­ partment of the high school gave a than any other individual in the state, proximately 2,900 feet, will he in dinner Saturday night in the basement of the Church of Christ for the mem­ declares that the route between this charge of C. S. Knowles. bers o f the school board and teachers. city and the terminus of the pavement The dinner was a credit to them for at Cascade Locks can be put in good the knowledge gained by the h igh! Lewis Burlingame Wins Honors shape by the use o f a scraper at points, school girls this year and also to the the removal o f debris brought down by Mrs. W. H. Cook and family re- j Instruction given them by Miss Dor- j last winter’ s storms and by the filling ceived a letter recently from her j of numerous chuck holes. Mr. Howard brother, Lewis Burlingame, who no» othy E. Passmore, instructor in Home Economics, who supervised their work says that one of the worst points is on resides at Monmouth, Oregon. Mr. the long grade between Wyeth and Burlingame will lie remembered by o f preparing for the dinner. This is ( Cascade Locks, but he says this can he many Mosier people as he attended the the first year that Home Economic» remedied by better ditches and scrap­ public school here. His letter will be [ has been taught in the local school and ers , o f interest to many who are acquainted 1 the interest aroused among the .stu­ " I t will not take much work, says with him. He says that he is very ! dents and the invaluable cooking hints \ Mr. Howard, “ to make every tourist homesick to come to Mosier. Excerpta that have been learned under the able tutelage o f the instructor has well over the road a booster instead o f a from his letter follow : knocker. We need to devote more “ I would rather come up there and repaid the district in adding this money in perfecting drainage along run over to the bluff and the old cave course to the curriculum. the route.” than to go to see the president o f the I The following was the menu which , Mr. Howard is an exponent o f the United States. When the lamb tongues i wan served in courses: EOPLE’ S NAVIGATION CO. CHARLES NELSON, M gr, roadmaster system. and blue bells are in bloom I would i Tomato Bisque Croutons like to have the little girls rend me a Leaves The Dalles 7:00 A. U „ Sundays. Tuesdays and big hunch o f them, it has rained i Lamb Chops falls for Sentiment at Public Meeting Thursdays. Arrives at Mosier at 8:15. A. M. French Fried Potatoes down here most o f the time and pond» Editor Bulletin—The letter o f "Tax- o f water stand in almost every field, j Leaves Portland on Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays Creamed Peas in Timbale Cases layer” in your last issue was timely. If you step off the sidewalk or out of Parker House Rolls from Oak Street Dock. Passengers and freight. Orange Marmalade So' me action should be taken, if possi­ the road you will sink in the mud up | Mosier Dock in charge of W . F. Baker, who will meet all ble, by the City Council in the way of to your shoe tops. Pineapple Cheese Salad boats and attend to transfer. Phone No. 191. fire protection. At least this is no Cheese Straws “ Dad has gone up to Portland. He; time to purchase city lots as contem­ vas glad to get to go as he has been Salted Almonds plated and build a city hall. It would down nere since May. He is not very Blushing Apples he interesting to the taxpayers to but is feeling some better than he did. Marguerites know! the amount o f premiums new be­ Manmma is some better than she was Coffee Candy ing paid, without fire protection, and but her whole nervous system is The following were present: Mr. the reduction o f same if we had it. wrecked and any little noise or com­ snd Mrs. B. A. Berry, Mr. and Mrs. Saving of life and property come first. motion ami she just gets all fuised up. E. A. Race, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Car- Needful things are what the taxpayers I think the trip up to Fairview will do roll, Geo. Chamberlain, Mis# Dorothy I PORTLAND, OREGON Dad a lot o f good. want. E. Passmore and Roger W. Moe. It might be well for the Council to " I was sent to the Oregon Agricul­ THE NORTHWEST’S LARGtSTA t i canvass the sentiment o f the people at tural College to the state oratorical Mayor Race Patriotic a public meeting before purchasing contest as a delegate from Monmouth MOST POPl'LAR HOTEL y lots for town purposes. They were Normal School. I saw a lot o f boys in response to a letter received by elected to serve the people and not to over there that 1 knew from The Mayor Edgar A. Race from E. J. | Convenient!v loratwl within rv»< h : take mandatory action in spending our Dalles, i was elected treasurer o f the Huehscher, Captain 41. 8. Army, R. •f ttie city - win - ; Lr *{* money without possible approval. Why state oratorical association so I feel O., with headquarters in Portland, »ntl theatre tlistrlrt«. not let people who would have to foot quite honored. I sm president o f two ».dinting his aid in recruiting for the the bills have a look in? What is the different societies and a member of I nited States Army, Mayor Race here- matter with our present quarters, the college debating team. : 5 5 0 Outside R o o m s I y makes an urgent appeal to all able anyway? Heavy Taxpayer. “ I shall be through here the third of I «lied men in Mosier and vicinity to August and you can bet I'll he glad to I nd their time and bodies to the Gov- RATES: come home. I don't know for sure i foment for so long as is required to Rullani Returns From Canada Without bath $1.60 per day and up »h ere 1 shall teach but suppose it will i iske them fit to efficiently serve the G. H. Wollaol, » h o resides in Canada he in eastern Oregon.” With bath - fl..* ' per day and up Nation in time o f need and urges that iu the Alberta country, and »Im ha- ».merican citizens show their patriot been visiting this «inter in Oregon snd ERK V. MAl'SER, Proprietor liatch- r Huy. Lite Atsck litre ietlre wages to Americans to rotne to Canada stock for the market in ihasl River and Blacksmith N O O T H E R LIKE IT. has hail considerable experience in thie and assist in the farm work to that th<- The regultr annual meeting of the NO O T H E R A S C O O O . Horse Shoeing and General Canadians may enlist ami go to the line This week he even received orders stock holders of the Mosier Fruit Grower» [ I S - “ NEW H O M E ” »• r <>» her- front. Mr, Wollam said that HU Ameri­ f r o m Hood River butcher# for hogs. Repair Work. Association will lie held in Chown’s hall a Lie auet »1 Eh* prir* you par Th* of M o s ie r . - O r e g o n repair e*p*n-«« t*v «u p^ rk# w orfciranth.p «n*i be«t cans left Spokane in one day for Cana­ He plana to erect a small slaughter in Saturday, April 7, 1917, at 10 JM da, some to enlist and other# to seek house here ami « ill buy live stock for a. m. Beanies the anoiiel reports and ¡•I t r o f m a ter «1 in *trtn L fe -lc r « * e m ce at N E * H Ml employment Mr. Wollam returned to t.iv market here whenever oMainable election of officers, amendments to the WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME. Hood River Wednesear »(Ter a -hurt Since going into fHisiness here, he has by-laws will be voted upon. K n -jer» the i r r r f.-r »ujirTira *ew : n c quaiiti«*. risit at the borne of J. r Carroll. lb* purchased two veals from T. J McClure A ll member» are reqneated to I* N m «old uDutr n r other ¡»«me SHOE A N D H ARNESS R E PAIRIN G •ays thst he will return to Canada in snd this week is,light a hog from G. H. present T-e ac * to w sewim m « n co ., om » m ,« asi . Swain. A go- d supply of fresh mea’s two or three weeks At present he m H ARNESS SUPPLIES MOHIRR FR U ITG R O W ER« AHS'N «» visiting with his brother. W. H Wollam at reasonable prices is kept lor local J . M r .s s o t i,, Wee A «os R oot , Rree. and wife in Hood River patrons. O R EG O N MOSIER 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 flour thinking you are getting something cheaper than W h ite N O. to the party ordering them, rft legal ratea. paid for before affidavits are furnished. R iver Flour » Ro