The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, December 21, 1916, Image 10

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Newspaper Page Text! HOOD RIVER QLAC1EK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 191G Act Now ! At Once ! Don't Delay Come This Week ! BRAGG ERCANTILE CO. Offers Yoo a IVQairveDoajis Opportunity to. Save M One lot Ladies' all white and colored border Hand kerchiefs, on sale at each 7c Beautiful and Dainty Art Linens, Real Glun'y Drawn Work, Etc.l2J& Worth $6.50 , 13c to $3.98 New Stock, New De signs and Colors in La dies' and Men's Bath Robes $3.48 andjup You can buy here and now, Children's- Red Felt Slippers, worth $1 a pair 68c Children's Teddy Bear Knit Sets, Red, Copen hagen and White. New stock $2.98to$4.18 Ladies' Late Style Beau tiful Crepe de Chine Waists, colors and white on sale j $3.49 & 4.98 Men's and Women's Kanan Shoes, your choice of all styles this week $4.98 With a firm determination and a desperate effort to accomplish our purpose and raise $5,000 by Saturday. December 23rd, at 9 p. m., we wish to announce to every person and family in Hood River and this vicinity, without exaggeration and with all sincerity, that every arti cle in this store (each and every one of which is worthy of your con sideration and bought with the most careful and conscientious thought of getting the best that money can buy) is on sale at greatly reduced prices. Our stock of worthy merchandise suggests many practical and useful articles for Christmas gifts arid any person can choose their Christmas gift at this store and know that it is one that will be prac tical, well appreciated and long remembered, for everything in this immense stock is exclusive in style, dependable in quality and the best that money can buy. All our Men's Ties, Sus penders, Handkerchiefs, Garters, Arm Bands, etc. ALL REDUCED You can buy Suitcases, Hand Bags, Traveling Bags and All Leather Goods now FOR LESS Every pair of Shoes in our entire stock will be on Sale this, week at REDUCED PRICES Ladies' Fancy Stripe Silk Hose'and Pink and Blue, Values to $1.50 98c Fancy Waisting Silks, Tub Silks and Dress Silks i $1.25 to $1.50 Silks You can buy Beautiful Wool and Cotton Baby Blankets at Sale Prices 44c to $2.19 98c Ladies' Silk Knit Neck Scarfs and Throws. Stripe combinations. -.A Worth $1.75 $1.43 This is no fake or hurrah sale of specially bought merchandise for Sale purposes. It is a sale of our entire stock of high grade and depend able merchandise for men, women and children, the kind and quality that is sold by the best retail merchants of the United States today. We are not making any bones about our reason for this sale. We simply need $5,000 this week and for that reason only, place our en tire stock on sale at a sacrifice, right at the busiest time of the year and at a time every person is thinking of buying either their winter apparel or something for "frim" or "her" for Christmas. Don't buy a dollar's worth of merchandise of any kind until you visit this mighty sale and see for yourself the great selection of holiday gifts to be found here, and note the marvelous saving on every article. 'Motor Weave" Auto Robes; most acceptable Christmas gifts Reduced BRAGG MERCANTILE CO. HOOD RIVER, OREGON "Pendleton" fjlndian Robes and Blankets, all on sale' now at Low Prices Children's Fancy Hand kerchiefs in Christmas Boxes. Buy thera at Sale Prices 10c to 15c per Box Ladies' Fine Linen Hand kerchiefs in Christmas Boxes. Three in a box, now for 53c Ladies' Beautiful Mader ia Handkerchiefs. Three in a box. Regular 50c each, per box 98c ODELL Duane Wieden, of the United States navy, spent a few days with Odell friends during the past week. This is his first visit here since his enlistment in November, 1915. W. P. Kemp has gone to Rupert, Ida., where he expects to spend about two months visiting at the home of Mrs. Kemps' mother, Mrs. U. L. Dean, and with relatives at other points in Idaho. Mrs. Kemp and little Eloise have been in Idaho since just before Thanksgiving. Ralph Caldwell has been selling auto, stuck and household effects preparatory to leaving Odell. He has not decided definitely where he will locate or when he will levae Odell, as he will stay and care for Mr. Cox's property until ar rangements are made. Mrs. Caldwell and children have gone for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. U. Hagey, of Hanford, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Howard expect to go to Portland Sunday to enjoy Christmas at the home of Mr. How ard's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M, L. Howard. J. F. Candee, of the Upper Valley, who spent several days in Hood River and Odell looking for a team, bought W. H. Bucher's team. Mrs. R. H. Kemp visited relatives in The Dalles and Mosier last week. Odell will have a Christmas program and tree at the Methodist church Sat urday evening. Both Sunday schools will unite and contribute toward pro gram and treat. Special music, a Christmas play and appropriate read ings will be features of the program which will begin promptly at 7 o'clock in order that members of Kemp lodge, 1. O. O. F., may attend both Christmas entertainment and regular session of lodge. J. A. Moore, of Alaska, spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Davenport. Geo. Sheppard went to Portland Tuesday. Eva Boyed is visiting friends in Port land this week. Elmer and Omar Creson returned home Sunday from Portland. They drove home over the Highway in their Overland. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Duncan and daughter, Neva, and Ola and Clif Kns minger left Hood River Friday and ex pected to board a steamer leaving Portland Saturday for San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan will remain in California, but Ola and Clif Ensmin ger will go to Detroit, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Haviland are now at home in the telephone cottage. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Weinheimer ex pect to leave Odell one day this week and go to Eugene, where they will spend the next two months with their son, A. L. Weinheimer. of the U. of O. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rodamer are planning to spend the remainder of the winter visiting relatives at points in Iowa and other middle western states. Sunday school at 2 p. m., services at 3 p. m., at the Methodist church next Sunday. Sunday school at 10.30 a. m., C. E. society at 7.30 p. m., at the Union church next Sunday. The Ladies' Aid society's annual ba zaar was a grand success and the offic ers and members are to be congratu lated for such gratifying results. Wednesday morning with a herd of horses to be placed in winter quarters 15 miles from The Dalles. Miss Erma Dodd left last Thursday for Everett, Wash., for a visit with her sister, Mrs. W. D. Beck. W. B. Dickerson and family will live in Portland this winter. Ned Van Horn and family spent the week end in Portland, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Van Horn. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shoemaker 'will be pleased to know they are the happy parents of a little daughter born Saturday, Dec. 16, at White Salmon. Mrs. Julian A. Hunt and daughter, Mrs. J. G. Jams, left Monday for Mil waukie, Ore., to visit friends. The bazaar under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society, which was held at grange hall last Fiiday evening was a great success, the net proceeds amount ing to over $100. There will be a Christmas tree at the church Friday evening of this week. People are requested to bring gifts to be distributed among the worthy poor. Clothing and fruit will be specially ac ceptable. Next Sunday morning Rev. Newham will deliver a peace and Christmas ser mon. Every family in the district ought to be represented at this inter esting meeting. At the church last Sunday morning the special music consisted of an an them by the choir and solo by Elmer House. Mr. and Mrs. Tracy McDonald, from Parkdale, have been visiting the past week with Mr. McDonald's parents, S. R. McDonald and wife, and bis sister, Bernice. PINE GROVE H. M. Vannier visited friends in Portland last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Lewis returned last week Wednesday after visiting friends in Portland a few days. Raymond Jbomas left last week FRANKTON. Today is the shortest oneof the year. When we meet vou son in in this umn, it is the writer's wish that you mi may nave naa a very Merry, Merry Christmas. Mrs. C F. Pirn nnH nhiMun Sunday visitors in Hood River. Wm. Eby and lamily visited Sunday in the Oak Grove neighborhood with his sister, Mrs.OthalTaylor and family. E. S. IColby, of Hood River, was in Frankton Sunday, making some esti mates on the probable cost of an elec tric light plant for some of the Frank ton people. We have heard that'there is another effort being made to take a strip off this school district and attach it to Hood River. Haven't seen it yet. Miss Aldine Bartmess. who is teach ing music in the Frankton school, gave a splendid example Wednesday of last week, of the many ways music can be used in the school, and the home as well, to good advantage. It was both pleasing and instructive and it was well rendered. Miss Bartmess used a Victor for the most of her production. The instrument and records were kind ly furnished by the Kresse Drug Co We are sorry that but few of the pa trons of the school were present. A petition is being circulated in this road district asking the county court to locate a county road on the survey made by the highway Commission about two years ago. This petition calls for a sixtv-fnnt ,l f AM k - - - V 1IUIII fcii C east line of the Edgar Locke place to the top of the Ruthton hill. Franz' Store the Mecca For last hour shoppers. ! When you are "stumnpd" .fnr mmclkin. ;... r - cvms.uiiig juai right for family or friend, let this per colate through: Furniture is always a delightful Plft. Then rnma mil n.k. your selection. We will deliver Satur day, Sunday or Monday forenoon. X." . 1? n t.. n. i rani 10, BELMONT. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer lsenberg spent Sunday afternoon at the home of his mother. Floyd Arnold, wife and son, and Mrs. Somerville were also callers. John Anderson, Neil Nunamaker and Miss Lora Hoskins were visitors at the home of Mrs. Robert Jones and family Sunday. Mrs. Will Farrell is suffering severe ly with an attack of sciatic rheuma tism in her hip and knee. Misses Leith and Miss True, of Hood River, Bpent the week end at the home of Miss Emma Wollum, returning to their homes Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J. W. Davis and John F. Wynn spent Sunday at the home of W. H. Davis aad family in Hood River. Mrs. H. T. Regnell and Miss Grace Regnell were shopping in Hood Rivter Saturday. Oscar Jones returned Saturday from Grass Valley where he took his team to stay for the winter. Mrs. Mary Davis and family have moved from Belmont to Tacoma.Wash., where they will make their future home. S. G. Oxborrow intends to spend the holidays at the homes o his daughter and sister.at Madras. Mrs. Oxborrow, Sr., is also a gueBt at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jennings, for the holi day season. Howard Miller and sister, Miss Mar jorie, have an attack of poison oak. Mrs. Wm. Warren will leave Monday ofr a few days' visit in Portland and McMinnville. The members and attendants f As bury M. E. church were vry much surprised and pained to learn last week that Rev. Young and family were to be moved from among them. During their live years in the city they have endeared themselves to all with whom they have met and the expression of sorrow comes from every heart. Rev. Young will go to Ellensburg., Wash. Our loss is their gain, and it will be some time before we get used to think ing it is for the best. We are very soriy the Bishop and Superintendent nave uiougnt best to make the change. The new pastor will occupy tbe pulpit Sunday,. Dec. 24. J. R.. Fordsa and family, Mr.' and Mrs. F. C,. Sherrieb, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Ramsey, Mr. tnd Mrs. W. G. Som erville, J. R. Newton and family and Mrs. Clara Ferguson were some of the Belmonters who attedned services at Asbury church Sunday morning. Mrs. Guy Harvey, of Wamic. arrived yesterday to spend the holiday season at the usual family gathering held at the lsenberg home. Mr. Yeager, brother of Mrs. Norder, who has been at work all summer at Dee, has come home foe the winter, the logging camp being closed. We are glad to hear Mr. Barker is gaining his strength and doing- vent Mrs. Alida Shoemaker left for Dorr, Wash., last week, to see her new granddaughter at the home of her eon, Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haenec are to spend the holidays at Portland and Ta coma. Harry Dobson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dobson, on May street, is visiting the home folks. The Unitarian ladies had a very suc cessful sale last week and will begin the new year free from debt on their church. Mr. and Mrs. Orian Stevens moved from the Glaze bouse on June street to a house on Taylor street. John Volstorff is confined to the bed and under the care of a physician. The Baptist ladies gave Mrs. James Carnes a surprise birthday party Mon day afternoon. Miss Alberta Staten is in Portland taking a course in music. The Baptist ladies have a very pret ty display of Christmas goods for sale in the front of Staten's store. well. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King and granddaughter, Irma Graham, were callers Sunady at the Somerville home. Mr. and Mrs. King formerly ilved in Belmont but now reside in Hood Rives MOUNT HOOD. A Christmas program will be given at the Mt. Hood church Christmas Eve (Sunday night), at & o'clock. The children will present "Jack's Goblins." Everyone is invited to attend. The Parent-Teacher Association will give a Christmas social at Mt. Hood fchotilhouse Friday night, December 22. A short program has been arranged. Come and start a. Merry Christmas. The children of the school will have a Christmas tree Friday afternoon, at which time each will receive a present from some fellow student, having drawn names for a present and a post card for each one. Basket ball? We understand team has been organised and the new ware house at Parkdale engaged. The boys had their first g t-together meeting Tuesday evening. Paul Aubert and Frank Hanel are puttirc in telephone posta and expect to have phones soon. Hazel Miller returned from Hood River Saturday "where she had been visiting relatives for the past week. Ed Wood, of Hood River, attended lodge at Mt. Hood Saturday. Wish more of the out of town members would! drop in. M srs. C. W. and J. M. Clark are entertaining their brother and wife from Oklahoma. Rev. Body preached at Mt. Hood Snnday morning. The next service will be Januaiy 7, in the evening. A number of new library'books are here and all interested are asked to come and take your pick. The dance Saturday night was well attended. There will be a Christmas dance Saturday. December 23, at Mt. Hood hall. HEIGHTS NEWS We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. W. H. Taft made a business trip, to Portland Monday. Mrs. J. T. Holman has been serious ly ill the past week, but ia reported better. spell D l weedv ha haJ W10lhef poor The school children are busy with Christmas trees and otlier decorations for the exercises at the schools this week. DEE R. W. Erametl left Friday on an ex te nded vacation trip to Tacoma, Seat tle and British Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hudson left Sat urday for Portland, where they have rented apartments for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Green and fam ily motored to Hood River Saturday to do their community Christmas shop ping. Particularly muddy roads were encountered between) Dee and Summit. Lon Koniney left Wednesday for Salt Lake, where with Mrs. Romney, who left last -week, ha will spend the holi days. Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Crenshaw at tended church at Parkdale Sunday. Roy Andejrson visited friends on the Pkt Sunday afternoon. KHarry Whiteley left Sunday for a fortnight's visit at the home of his father-in-law, E. E. Doane. of Bel mont. Optimistic enthuisaern marked the an nual business meeting of the Dee grange, held at the residence of R A. Collins Saturday night. Mrs. K. W. Dunbar, county deputy, was pres ent, and Beverul new members were initiated. Officers for the coming year were elected as follows: T. F. Parker, master; Mrs. J. E. Ford, secretary; J. E. Ford, treasurer; Mrs. S. G. Emilio, overseer; and Mrs. R.. A. ;Collins, lec turer. There will bp a community Christmas tree at Dee schniilhouse Friday even ing, with a preliminary program, con sisting of speeches, music and drills. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Bachman and Edward L. Bachman were in Hood River several days last week. C. B. Cempton spent Thursday and Friday in Hood River on legal busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie F. Parker, of Hood River, spent Sunday on the ranch, Mrs. Parker remaining for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ford. Mrs. S. G. Emilio and children re turned Monday from a shopping trip to Hood River. John R. Edgar spent several days in Hood River last week. ARTILLERY HOP TO BE GREAT EVENT The artillery ball which will take place Monday night, Dec. 25, promises to be the biggest and best event ever pulled off in Hood River, or surronnd ing vicinity. This will be the first chance Hood River people have had of seeing the boys in their uniform, which have only lately arrived. The people should appreciate the fact that Hood .River received the right to form a company here, over three or four other cities in Oregon. Why? Becauso we are hustlers. The Whangdoodle Entertainers will again entertain and for the small sum of $1 you will listen to the best music and also attend the best dance given this year. The grand march'will start at 9 o'clock sharp, so be there early and get in on the whole show. Valley Christian Sunday School Program The Valley Christian Sunday school will give the following program Sun day, December 24, at 10 o'clock, to which the public is cordially invited: Song "Joy to the World," school. Invocation superintendent. Welcome Robert Wright. Song "Christmas Bells," school. -Story of the Christ Child." Alice Pifer. Song "Low in a Manger," primary H children. I' . - - rL-l Ti .. 1 - Kecuaiion E-inei ryiea. Recitation Helen Lape. Song-"HoIy Night." iitory-"The Other Wise Man," F. . Knowles. Song "All Hail the Power," school. Cslosing exercises. Reception for Re?, and Mrs. Young The ladies of the Asbury Methodist church will tender a farewell reception this evening to Rev. W. B. Young and family, who will leave tomorrow for Ellensburg, Wash., where Re. Young has been transferred. The reception, to be held in the church parlors, will last from 7.30 to 9.30 o'clock. All members and friends of the church are Invited to attend. Commercial Printing at Glacier office, EXCLUSION AMEND MENT PROCLAMATION The city council Monday night can vassed the vote of the recent municipal election, and a proclamation in con firmation of the charter amendment adopted at the election providing for the exclusion of territory including the steel bridge and a stretch of the East Side grade road was signed by Mayor H. L. Dumble. Following the action an informal dis cussion of a decision of the Hood River county court to raise funds for county road construction and maintenance through the general fund instead of the usual procedure, by making a levy for a general road fund was participated in. Mayor Dumble stated that he had been told by County Judge Stanton that the court's action had not been precipitated by the adoption of the charter amendment on the part of city residents to exclude the bridge and East Side road, which are expensive of maintenance Dr. Dumble declared that Judge Stanton had told him that such action on the part of the county court had been contemplated long be fore the city election. The county court, it is stated, will include road monies next year under the heading of the general fund, in order to avoid pro hibitions of the recently adopted tax limitation initiative bill. EXCHANGE CLOSES EARLY VARIETY POOLS The clerical force of the Fruit Grow era' Exchange is now busily engaged in closing the pools on early varieties of apples, such as Kings and Gravensteins arid on the pear crop handled by the Exchange. The shipping organization, according to Manager McKay, expects to make full returns on this class of fruit before Saturday in order that affiliated growers may have their mon ey before Christmas. "We will also make our third ad vance to our growers of 25 centB per box on all grades and varieties of fruit," says Manager McKay, "and we expect to make full settlement on sev eral cars of cider apples." The Exchange, provided it receives an average of two cars a day from now until the end of the year, expects to have its entire 1916 crop moved to market by that date. The agency's tonnage for the season has reached 150 carloads. THE GEM HAS NEW MUSICIANS The Gem Theatre, Hood River's pio neer moving picture concern, operated by C. U. Dakin, has secured the ser vices of capable musicians, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Haskins Mis. Haskins is an excellent pianist, while her husband plays the traps and drums. The new music has proved a Gem drawing card. The Gem has recently secured new attractions. Moving picture plays pro duced by the following high cIbbs con cerns are now weekly features at the Gem: The Fox Co., the Metro Co., the Pathe Co., including the Pathe Week lies, the Ford Weeklies and the shows of tha Blue Bird Co. The Royal Gift For all the family. A BRUNSWICK HOME BILLIARD TALBE. Sold on little monthly pay ments. Coma in and see it tonight. E. A. Frana Co. POSTOFFICE GAINS; XMAS BUSINESS BIG The receipts of the'potitnfnce'for the current month up to Tuesday were ap proximately $250 in excess of the re ceipts of December, 1915. Postmaster IteaviB states that the gain of the office for October and November ot 1916 over the same months for last year is $038.82. The postoflice is now reaching the peak of the holiday business. Incom ing parcel post packages are filling up the space of the office, and drays will be pressed into service'the latter part of this week to make delivery of pack ages in the city. The rural carriers will have to secure larger vehicles for the handling of their mail matter. The postoflice will be open on Christ mas day from 12 to 1 o'clock. Postmaster Reavis urges that as many rural residents as can, call for their packages at the office in order to relieve the glut that will overwhelm carriers. Rural carriers will deliver mail on Christmas day. NEW FIELD NAMED FOR PROF. GIBSON The student body of the high school has voted to call the new athletic field, recently acquired by the city school district, Gibson Field, in honor of Prof. L. B. Gibson, formerly principal of the high school, now county superintend ent. The new athletic field, compris ing an entire city block just south of the high school building, will be pre pared for all athletic events next spring. Bleachers will be built. Shower baths have been provided in the gymnasium of the new high school annex. The city council has prepared an ordinance providing for the vacation of June street, which separates the high school grounds from Gibson field, to all traffic except pedestraina. In turn the city school district will allow the city the use of a 30 foot strip across its property at another point. Euwer Called "Hood River Riley" Anthony H. Euwer gave a lecture Monday afternoon to the students of the high school. Prof. McLaughlin, In introducing Mi. Euwer, spoke of him as "the James Whitcomb Riley of the Hood River Valley." Mr. Euwer recently issued a book of poems, entitled "Rhymes of Our Val ley," which deal with the scenery of the valley and express intimately touches of the life of apple and straw berry growers. He has been exhibit ing recently here and in Portland a col lection of paintings of Upper Valley and Mount Hood scenery. Pythian Sisters Elect Wauna Temple. Pythian Sisters, last Thursday evening elected officers for the coming six months as follows: Mrs. Gertrude Stranahan, E. C. ; Mra. Anna Stewart, E. S. ; Mrs. Flora Cud deford, E. J.; Mrs. Emma Wasley, Man. ; Mrs. May Vogel. M. of R. & C. ; Mrs. Belle Dobson. M. nf F. ; Mrs. Kate Rathbun, Pro.; Mra. Eleanor Brazeau, G. ; Mrs. Georgia lsenberg. trustee. Installation will be held on the evening of January 11. Rail Auto Will Change Schedule Beginning January 1. the rail auto operated by the Mt. Hood Railroad Co. will make but single round trip a day between Hood River and Parkdale The rail auto will leave Parkdale dally at 7.20 a. m. On the return trip from Hood River thejraacbine will leave at 8 p.m. .