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You know
you promised
yourself that
KNAPP'S
S0ES
Cost Less
Wear Best
Some time this month
you would buy yourself a slashing: good pair of
shoos from KNAPP'S.
A
ROYAL
SUIT
You may need a
new suit before , the
holidays. Royal suits
have the ear-marks
of the artist the
swell styles and every
sign of
Rigltfness
Completeness
Bestness
Hats Hats Hats
STETSON LONG LEY ELK
ZET 2ST IE3 IF ' S
WSNSm DAT
Union Thanksgiving services were
held at the M. E. church on Thanks
giving day at 11 o'clock. A good-sized
congregation gathered to show its ap
preciation of the day. Music was fur
nished by members of the different
choirs of the churches of the city. Rev.
W, C. Evans, pastor of the M. E.
church, had charge of the service. Rev.
H. C. Shaffer read the Thanksgiving
proclamations issued by President
itoosevelt and Governor Chamberlain.
Hev. J. T. Merrill offered prayer. The
offering tuken was for the purpose of
helping to pay for material used to
construct a little house for the occu
pancy of Indian Nellie. This bouse is
being built by popular subscription on
the properly of Mrs. Alnia Howe, who
will take care of Indian Nellie. Rev.
J. L. Hershner, pastor of the Congre
gHtlonal church, preached the Thanks
giving sermon from Deuteronomy 8:10.
Extracts from his address, entitled
"Our Good Land Opportunities
Perils," are as follows:
When thou Imst oiilen unci art lull, then
thnu Hlinlt bless the Lord thy God tor IhKgood
land which lie hath given thee. Deu. H:I0.
The accounts of the origin of a (lay ol
national and public thanksgiving are
not in exact harmony, and it will per
haps not be long until, as to the origin
of the day we m gladly observe, fact
will be blended with fiction. We shall
not notice today the various setting
apart of days by some form of proclam
ation to be observed by public expres
sions of praise and thanksgiving to
Almighty Uod that it remained for our
beloved martyred president, Abraham
Lincoln, to give to this day a national
character, which he did in 1802, by is
suing a national thanksgiving proclam
ation. Mis noble example has been
followed until the present, and now
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and
from the British Possessions to Mexico,
the magistrates of our states and terri
tories support by public proclamation
the national Thanksgiving proclama
tion issued by the beloved president of
these United States.
This day is observed to remind the
people of the innumerable blessings
they have received, and to inspire their
hearts with earnest and loving grati
t.iwle totlie Giver of all Good. As a na
tion we have much for which to be
thankful. Abundant blessings have
been bestowed upon us. No wars have
devastated our fair land. The passions
of the people have not been as greatly
excited as at some previous times. No
pestilence Has spread abroad over any
part of our commouwealth. There are
cheering signs of a quickening con
science, giving promise of a deep and
rational revival of religion. It is true,
as President Roosevelt has said in his
proclamation, that we have probably
more reasons for gratitude to God than
any other people. Good times, boun-
titui harvests, tnrlvtng industries, cen-
eral prosperity, peace with all the na
tions and among ourselves; not a few
tokens of the divine favor in our relig
ious life; a quickening of the educa
tional life and of the public conscience;
the emptying Into every day rich bless
ing and priceless treasure from His
store-house above. For these blessings
it behooves us to come before God with
praise and thanksgiving.
Anu now tne words ol the great Jew
ish lawgiver deserve our attention
"When thou hast eaten and art full,
then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God
for the good land which He hath given
thee." The Jewish people were on
their way from Egypt, the land of
bondage, to Canaan, the land of prom
ise. They had already passed Kadesh
liarnea and the brook Zered. God had
led them to the very border of the
.iromised land, so healthful, so fertile
nd so rich in resources. The land was
theirs if they would but enter in. Ow
ing to their incredulity and disobed
euce, God very frequently encouraged
thera with promises, admonished them
vith commandments and threatened
ihem with punishments. Supreme
love to God and unfaltering obedience
to His commandments were required
of them, as Indeed of us all. When
hey had eaten and were full of the
riuitsof their good land they were to
iless the Lord their God. Without any
ense of national vanity, and without
undue play of the imagination, we may
ay of our own country, our own Unit
ed States, it is a "good land," and
when we have eaten and art full, we
ihould bless the Giver. Our "good
land" extends from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and from the 24th to the 4'Jth
degree of north latitude, occupying, as
we all know, the centrul portion of the
continent. Our vast and fertile terri
tory; our agricultural and mineral re
sources of inestimable value ; our indus
tries, so firmly established; our com
merce, so extensive, now to be in part
carried through our own isthmian ca
nal ; our principles of government, ad
mittedly he highest and best; the ele
ments of discord being held in check,
and at many places entirely disappear
ing; our states, retaining their inde
endence, constantly growing into
union, so as to really form one from
many; our schools and our churches,
universally acknowledged as strong
factors in our national life, should lead
ns to give hearty assent to the doctrine
that ours is a great nation, a pre-eminently
"good land." This i'act should
lead us to appreciate our opportunities,
meet our responsibilities and esteem
the honor of being Americans. To enu
merate a little more closely:
1. Ours is a "good land" in material
productions. Our barrel of meal has
not wasted and our cruse of oil has not
f .died. At no former period has our
material prosperity been more conspic
uous than during (he past year. The
bounty of God has rested upon the la
bors of the husbandman, and we have
heard the gleeful shouts of many har
vesters. The farmer, the laborer, the
i..n,.liiinl,i tlio innnnfacliirer. have been
abundantly blessed with material re
wards. The c rn cribs of the country
are well tilled, the wheat and oat bins
of our country are groaning under their
loads. Our people, have an abundance
tfip.it. ami wenr. with nleiitv to snare:
exports ol .iur products have been larger
llian ever oetoro. our niimriiiii jiiun
perity litis been unparalleled. Back of
It all, and the moving cause of it all, is
the farmer. If the farmer fares badly,
we all suffer or fare badly. There has
been a great material improvement in
the farmer's condition. Mortgages are
decreasing, not by foreclosure but by
liquidation. A writer of experience
has recently said, "I have yet to find a
single person who had readjusted his
methods and adopted diversified farm
ing who Is not reasonably prosperous,
and with this reasonable prosperity
there comes a home blessing not en
joyed since before the days of extensive
factories." Methods of work are ever
changing yet improving. We are not
obliged to run in grooves made by time
nor in ruts made by custom. We have
no corners in which the ages have de
posited their dust and cobwebs. Our
material growth is not an ivy growing
on a vine, but. a robust oak in a rich,
productive soil, in the free air and the
bright sunshine. A people having
such privileges, and enjoying so many
material blessings, should shout the
harvest home and thankfully recog
nize Him whocalleth forth the clouds
and watereth the earth, who then dis
perses the clouds and calls forth the
iron hi r ruin niul invhmratinar sunshine
so the ripened harvests may shine be-
lore inu rueeot una ana uie nice 01 man.
2. Not only have we a good land In
material .products but we have a good
land in geographical position. True,
we have our Hawaiian and Philippine
islands and Porto Rico, situate within
the limits of the torrid zone, but aside
from these dependencies, our common-
u'aullli lies within the tcmttpl'utp. 7.nnfi.
We are separated by a wide expanse of
water from all the important nations
on me lace or ine eariu. win nas uunt
a wall of water about us, which gives
us peculiar advantages favorable to
(Continued on Pat;e 5.)
PARADISE FARM
RESORT
Hi SMIi-fl'
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Only ton bl fks from rnilroHrt dr ot. Open
nil winter. Kates 81 to Sl.uO per day. Special
rn ten to board ith,
H. R. ENTRICAN, Mgr.,
HOOD RIVER, - - OREGON
Heating
Stoves
You want one now
that fall has come.
Drop in and see what
Savage has in the
stove line. Also ex
amine the many
other goods that are
unpacked daily at
SAVAGE'S
E. A. SOULE,
Contractor
and Builder.
Plans and Estimatks Furnished
Ui'oN Application.
COUNTRY CLUB,
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
Under the management of "Grandma" Munra,
formerly at the Meaeham Log Cabin station on
the 0. II. &N. line.
Dinner Parties a Specialty.
Telephone Mrs. K. S. Munra, Country Club, Hood River.
W. T. WEBBER,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor
Plans drawn and estimates given on work. Leave orders with Geo.
D. Culbertson & Co., Hood Hiver.
BELIEU & EA,
Contractors ,
& Builders.
9-Pi.ans and Estimates Furishei-S)
A. R. HOG AN,
General
Blacksmithing
AND REPAIRING.
OREGON.
MOSIKIt, -
Contractor
and Builder
Plans and Estimates Furnished.
S. H. COX.
THE NEW
FEED STORE.
On the Mount Hood road, South
of town, keeps constantly on hand
the best quality of
Groceries, 1 lay, Grain & Feed,
At Iowest Prices.
s22 I). V. LAMAR, Prop.
EUREKA
Meat Market.
McGuike Bros., Propr's.
Ienlers in Fresh mid Cured Meats, Lard
Poultry, FruitKand Vegetables.
Free Delivery. l'hone 85.
M.E.WELCH,
The Veterinary
Surgeon,
Has returned to Hood Hlver Kurt In prepared
to do any work in the veterinary line. He
an be found by culling al or phoning to
CUrke's ilrntr store.
S. J. FRANK,
DEALER IN
Harness and Saddles,
All Repairing Promptly Attended to
Hood River, Oregon.
THEIR POPULARITY
Is unapproached in Hood River Valley.
Studebaker Wagons and Vehicls.
Canton Agricultural Implements.
Kimball Orchard Cultivators.
PomonajjSpray Pumps.
DAVIDSON FRUIT CO.
Agents.
Geo. D. Culbertson & Co.,
DEALERS IN
KEXj estate.
The largest list of Fruit and Berry Lands in
Hood River valley and White Salmon to select
from. Honest treatment will award you by plac
ing your property in our hands. Loans nego
tiated. Insurance.
HOOD RIVER,
OREGON.
N G
Prices
or
One
Friday,
Dec.
4th
Arm & Hammer
Soda 5 cents a
package
A fresh supply of
Nuts of all kinds
at reasonable prices
Grandma's Mush
regular price 10c
this week only
5c
P
XM AS
RESE
NT
A fine semi-porcelain
dinner set of 62 pieces only
Lemonade Sets
Very Tasty, $1.50 to
Very nice 127 piece din
ner set, qaality guaranteed,
Buy a nice Parlor Lamp
for Xmas. A good one for
4"
Several cans of Con
centrated Ley
5c per can
Fresh Fruits &
Vegetables
on hand at all times
Good Laundry Soap
8 bars for
25c
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CROSI
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CO