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S on past years when Hood River residents and those from the surrounding towns of the Mid-
Columbia have purchased with satisfaction friendship tokens of the Yuletide period, so during this
closing month of 1917 our store is ready for those annual visits. We are ready to serve you, but
we advise that all shop as early as possible to prevent as much as possible that last moment congestion
all along the line from the store to the delivery sys
tem of our postoffices.
A Ring is always a suitable gift.
Our assortment of Precious
Stones is second to none.
Birth Stones are always acceptable.
Everything that you will find in the
Metropolitan Jewelry Store
largest
You Must Have Confidence
In Your Jeweler
ALL joy in the possession of Jewelry
comes from the knowledge that its
value is real. To get that you must have
confidence in the man who sells it to you;
for you mut depend . largely upon his.
honesty. Your treasures are just as good
as his word and that must be as good
as gold. , "
Diamonds
Brooches
Rings
LaVallieres
One of the Best Selections
of
Sterling Silver
Ever Shown Here.
NOTHING TODAY IS TOO GOOD FOR OUR SOLDIERS
JOIN THE RED CROSS TODAY
We are making a specialty here of
WRIST WATCHES 1 FOUNTAIN PENS
for the Boys in Khaki.
Either of these articles will be a gift that your boy
will highly appreciate, and both will be very useful
throughout every day of his service.
Sterling Silver of standard de
signs forms one of the most
useful of all gifts.
Start a collection now. You can
always add to it, you know.
Coos County Myrtlewood Novelties
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Come in and talk with us, or we will be glad to advise you on any pros
pective purchase. Our years' of experience may be of service to you.
"The Hood River Gift Store"
W. F. LARAWAY
Our Business Integrity is a
Known Quantity
YOU can depend upon it Every arti
cle you buy from us comes with an
unqualified endorsement The same confi
dence you repose in our materials you may
expect in our workmanship.
Cameos
Pyralin Ivory
Watches
Clocks
Umbrellas
Cut Glass
Cell Apples
Orchard Run Sound Cull
$8.00
Per Ton Delivered to Factory.
Having increased our grinding and storage
capacity, we will be in a position to. take care of
your 1917 tonnage.
HOOD RIVER APPLE VINEGAR CO.
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Ladies' Embroidered Corner Kerchiefs. --6c to 27c
, Ladies' Pure Linen Hemstitched ' ' - - 13c to 39c
Men's Soft Finish Cotton Handkerchiefs 8c
Men's Soft Finish Cambric Handkerchiefs He"
Men's Pure Linen Handkerchiefs.
Children's Kerchiefs in Gift Boxes...
25c
13c
Bragg Mercantile Co.
Parent-Teacher Program Phoned
An unusually interesting program
has been prepared for the next Parent
Teacher Association meeting tonight
at 8 o'clock at the high school auditor
ium. Readings in dialect by lira. Sif-
ton, Miss Kathryn Baker and Kelsey
Sloeom. A short talk by Mrs. W. W.
Rodwell on the subject. "Colllege Life
for Girls." Vocal solo, Mrs. Butler.
Piano trios by pupils of Mrs. L. E.
Taft, Songs by Kelsey a Leonard Slo
com. and violin duets Mr. Woest and
C. K. Benton. -.
A small silver offering will be re
ceived for the benefit of the new wo
man's dormitory at Eugene. Do not
fail to be present. . Will close early.
FINE GROVE
Mrs. William Moore returned home
last week Tuesday f rom Clackamas,
where she spent several days visiting
her mother. "
H. M. Hosick and wife returned from
Portland last week after a visit of two
weeks with friends in the city.
Miss Isabel Sifton was a week end
guest of Misses Mary and Helen
Hawkes.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. McCully and baby
daughter leave this week for Corvallis,
where they will spend Christmas with
Mrs. McCully's parents.
The Red Cross auxiliary will meet
every week with Mrs. S. R. McDonald.
on Fridays, in all day sessions. Each
member is asked to bring sandwiches.
A Christmas and patriotic program
will be given at the church Christmas
eve.
Several from the vicinity attended
the Congregational church in Hood
River Sunday and listened to and inter
esting talk by a missionary from Tur
key.
There will be regular services at the
church next Sunday morning. A spe
cial request was made by the pastor
last Sunday for the young people and
children to attend the 11 o clock ser
vices. Stories will be given from the
pulpit from time to time that they will
understand.
! Several grangers attended Pomona
grange at rark grange nail last weeK
Wednesday.
EARRET1'.
The Christmas drive for Red Cross
membership was a complete success.
The weather was foul all day, but the
work was done well. The people gave
willingly.
Arthur E. Sykei and Miss Minnie
Spranger were married at the parson
age last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ardson, friends of the couple, were
present. They will make their home
near Cascade Locks.
Mr. and Mrs. Kibbey sold their prop
erty on Rocky Ridge and have moved
to Portland.
The ladies of the church will hold
their annual bazaar Friday night at
the church.
The Sunday school is preparing a
cantata for Christmas eve.
The public school is preparing for
Christmas festivities Friday evening.
0. L. Craton killed a hog last week
which dressed 334 pounds. E.W. Birge
fitted a July pig for market a few days
ago. It weighed 247 pounds, valued at
$49.50.
Chas. H. Clymer was a visitor to
Portland last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Richardson were re
cent visitors to Portland. Their son,
Fred, is learning the automobile busi
ness there.
Everyone who declines personal or
ffaancial help to our government now
helps the central powers of Europe that
jnoch. The Red Cross is one branch of
our government service.
PARED ALE
Next Sunday morning Rev. Boddy
will preach the Christmas sermon.
Special music will be given. In the
evening a Christmas program will be
given by the chilldren at which time a
collection will be taken for the relief
of the Armenians.
Word has been received from Alva
Hardman by relatives here stating that
he was out of the hospital and feeling
fine again. This word, was sent by him
November 14. so we are sure that the
report of his death is a falsehood.
There will be a lecture and a social
time at Mclsaac's hall Friday night.
Mr. Davies is out in the rain this
week after Red Cross members. He
says everyone is responding fine so far.
Gladys and Blanche Aubert enter
tained Miss Nelson Thursday evening.
Miss Florence Craven was ill a few
days last week.
We were without lights and telephone
a couplle of days last week as a num
ber of trees had blown down, cutting
the wire.
To the readers:
to all.
A merry Christmas
MOUNT HOOD.
The Sunday school will hold their
Christmas exercises at the church Sat
urday evening. There will be no treat
this year. The money will be sent to
the Armenian relief fnud.
The regular church services were
held Sunday.
Rov Blaesr is nrunincr for A. J. Brun-
quist on the D. E. Miller place at Park-dale.
Will Edwards has bought a new team.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wyat and Mrs.
H. C. Wyatt were Hood River visitors
Saturday.
There was a Red Cross meetinar Sun
day afternoon at Paul Aubert's. James
Steele, W. H. Edick, J.B. Doggett and
Paul Aubert were named to help G. M.
Uptegrove to solicit members for the
Red Cross.
The Primary room is enjoying a va
cation the last three days of this week,
as their teacher, Miss Dorcas DeWitt,
is taking the teachers examination at
Hood River.
Mr. and Mrs. C H. Shaw have been
having th grip.
Douglas Leasure has returned to
high school at Parkdale.
E. F. Monroe has sold his team of
mules.
J. B. Doggett has been busy the past
week fixing the roads.
BARRETT SCHOOL
The following pupils of the second
grade have been neither absent nor
tardy for the month of November : El
mer Easterly, Richaad Colvin, Lester
Van Blaracon, Lloyd Wallace, Robert
Barker, J. D. Cotten, Harold Hoag
land, Edward Phelps, Henry Abbott,
Ethel Dickson, Zoa Easterly, Marian
Palmiter, Margrit Phelps.
Those in the second grade who re
ceived 100 per cent for spelling for
the month of November were: Ethel
Dickson, J. D. Cotten, Elmer Easterly,
Lloyd Wallace, Bradford Arnold, Les
ter Van Blaracon.
Three pupils have been dropped from
the primary room. Edvth McKee. Ken
neth McKee and J. D. Cotten having
emereu acnooi ai nooa mver. .
Eleanor Wbitely, of Dee, has entered
the second grade.
Those on the honor roll in Miss
Brock's room for the month of Novem
ber are: John Colvin, Elmer Van
Blaracon, Joe Moore, Wesley Hoag-
lana, Miiion uraoer, uyrie xoung,
Irene Smith. Edna PhelDS Idell Hut-
son, Irettta Downing, Myrtle Jacob
son, Jessie Palmiter, Ethel Pyles, Nel
lie Nesbit, Mildred Crow, Velroa Cot
ten, Pauline Tiepitz.
Those neither ahsent. nnr tnrdv in the
fifth and sixth grades: Jefferson
Pvles.Dorothv Palmiter. Nnmfa Inliiii
Robert Nesbit, Louis Michaelfelder,
Florence Hoagland, Ida Dixon, Noble
Cays, Emery Cotten.
HEIGHTS NEWS
O. B. Evinger accompanied his son,
Calvin, to a Portland hospital last
week, where he was to undergo an op
eration for apendicitis. The operation
was to have been peformed Monday.
The infant dau enter of Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Evinger has been dangerously
in, dui is now Deuer.
Mr. and Mrs. Mace Baldwin have
moved into the May street house re
cently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Hunt
and daughter, Miss Bertha.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Tucker have
moved to the Baldwin-Stranahan cot
tage vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Mace
Baldwin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gill have re
ceived a letter from their son, Charles,
who is in the navy aboard the U. S. S.
Rochester. At the time he wrote the
ship was in the New York city harbor.
He stated that it was very cold, with a
regular blizzard raging. The decks
were covered with ice. He said the
people of the city treated them very
nicely. Crowds of 50 at one time were
invited to the clubs and theatres free.
He had been to the Hippodrome.
Judce Buck and J. H. Gill have re.
ported for duty with the 12th street
home guards. All were srlad to see
Judge Buck again after his Bevere ill
ness.
Mrs. Sallie Carson and Mrs. Lenora
True were out Monday solciting mem
bers for the Red Cross Chapter.
W. H. Taft expects to start today
for Anaheim, Calif., to spend the
winter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ward were in
Portland last week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Taft accompan
ied Mrs. Taft's sister, Mrs. Folts, to
Portland -where she will go to the hos
pital for an operation.
It begins to look like Christmas.
Several trees have been brought to
town already.
Miss Edyth Gill, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Gill, was a government
nurse five and a half years. Last
March she was granted an honorable
discharge for a year to take a rest and
change of work. She has since been in
the employ of the Y. W. C. A. of Hon
olulu, H. I. In her last letter to her
parents she said she had had a letter
from Washington, D. C. asking her to
go back into the service again. She
told them she was ready to do her bit
and is now awaiting results.
Ray Evinger fell Saturday and was
slightly injured.
Your correspondent wishes to Glaci
er force and all its readers a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year.
School Vacation
The city schools will close Friday
evening, December 21, for the holiday
vacation. The high school will resume
Wednesday, January 2, and their grade
schools Monday, January 7. The dif
ference in length of vacation periods is
due to the high school having had a
two weeks' vacation during the apple
harvest. J. O. McLaughlin,
City Supt.
Two Dollar
Wheat
Talks Loud
Out in the Inland Empire of the Pacific
Northwest the five and ten thousand
acre ranches are getting ready- for
world-feeding crops in 1918.
Plunders
by Randall Howard, tells of this hundred-mile
wheatfield-run by tractors
and managed by business menwhere
a thousand acres is a small farm.
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