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HOOD MVEK. OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1G, 11!
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AT ALL TIMES
This Institution assists, advises with and
furthers the interests of the business man and
farmer.
Our Approved Methods and modem
equipment insure maximum efficiency in finan
cial transactions.
Our Interests are mutual; our progress closely
linked.
You Are Cordially Invited
To Confer With Us
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HOOD KIVER. OREGON
Buy Now And Help
The Canteen Girls
We will make a CLEAN-CUT donation of 2J per cent
on all cash sales made from Saturday, January 18, until
March 1, directly to the fund of the Hed Cross Canteen
Committee the money to be used in the purchase of
apples, cigarettes, or otherwise for the greeting of soldiers
returning through Hood River on their-way to their homes
or cantonments for demobilization.
Numerous makes of High Class Pianos,
ranging in price from $250 to $1800; Graph
onolas, $20 to $1800; Bruns wicks, $50 to
$1500. Records and Small Instruments.
Reed-French Piano Co.
C. E. CORSON, Manager
Formerly Red Cross Headquarters, opp. 1st Nat'l Bank
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Back To Civil Life Again
Come the scores of men - from service - from
homo cantonments and from over seas.
5oon you will he laying aside the beloved
olive drab or navy blue. And you will be thlnk-
ln of the new suit for these after-war days.
Here at our store you will find a$nln the
garments you favored before the call to the
colors. Here you will find those suits that lve
the acme of service for every dollar invested.
QUALITY SUITS AND STYLE SUITS
J. G. VOGT.
STANLEY SMITH LUMBER CO.
HAVE JUST RECEIVED A CAR OF
Finish Lumber, Lath
Shingles
Sash and Doors
We are now in a position to furnish all your requirements.
Roofing Paper
c.i;i;ii-;i in stock
STANLEY SMITH LUMBER CO.
SEASONABLE OFFERINGS
Red Ribbon, Hominy, per can 20c
Holly Rice and Milk, per can 10c
Bulk Mince Meat, per lb. 28c
Bulk. Sauer Kraut, 2 quarts 25c
Columbia Brand Oleomargarine, lb. . 45c
Umeco Brand Nut Margarine, lb. 40c
We close at 7 o'clock p. m. during January and February.
CONSOLIDATED MERCANTILE CO.
Kodak Developing
and Printing
By our Real Kodak Expert
Now is the time to have your best Neg
atives Enlarged.
We make Enlargements in Black and White and Sepia.
We do our own Printing and Enlarging and do it right.
Bring in your best negatives and we can tell you as to size
they will best enlarge.
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Come in and hear the latest January Records.
THE KRESSE DRUG CO.
Tke 3&ttaJlJL Store
Statement of the condition of the
Butler Banking Company, of Hood River, Ore.
at the Close of Business, Dee. 31, 1918
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $491,989.99
Bonds, Warrants and Stocks 198,685.84
Savings Department Loans , 84,273.93
Safes, Furniture and Fixtures 6,264.04
Real Estate 28,687.98
Cash on Hand and in Other Banks 469,375.77
11.279,277.55
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $100,000.00
Earned Surplus and Undivided Profits 28,885.91
Deposits 1,150,391.64
$1,279,277.55
Gain in deposits over corresponding date one year ago, (311,177.0.'!
We have some Good Bargains .in
SECOND-HAND
FORDS, MAXWELLS
AND DODGES
GILBERT MOTOR CAR CO., Inc.
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Why? Whence? Whither?
tiestions eternally naked ly man lint never answered. We may
dream, surmise and hope, but our speculation is limited to a region of
philosophical ooiiih winch no nnnmi niuid has ever been able to pene
trate. The one thing we do know, we are here todav, no matter
where we were yesterday nor wh'ire we may lie tomorrow; and here
and now, there are certain duties which we ought to and can perform.
One of these duties is that for such of us as are in health, to provide by
means of life insurance an income that will take the place of our pre
sent income yjien we are gone and keep our wives and children from
want and penury, lias that duty been fully performed ?
See Your Life Insurance Man Today
HOOD RIVER ABSTRACT & INVESTMENT CO. i
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PATRONIZE
HOME INDUSTRY
The Highland Milling Co.
Is helping to develop this Valley
Use Its Products
FLOUR -GRAHAMS -WHOLE WHEAT
RYE FLOUR MEALS
AND EVERYTHING IN THIS LINE
POULTRY AND STOCK FOODS
A SPECIALTY
CLUB HOLDS AN
NUALMEETING MEMBERS ENTHUSE OYER" HANS
Auto Park, Memorial Wonument, Weekly
Band Concerts are Promised by
Commercial Body
Renewing its identity, after an inac
tivity through war davs. by the initia
tion of a number of plans looking to
community improvement, the annual
meeting of the Hood Kiver lommercial
club beeame a reconstruction celebra
tion Monday night. The club rooms.
which for the past two years have
been the center of all patriotic activ
ities, were crowded. Sparkling Hood
River cider was served and members.
displaying and expressing a new opti
mism for the future, brought back to
life the zest the organization displayed
in its youth.
As was shown by the report of Sec
retary Eavlin. the Commercial club,
although it as been inactive for the
past 1H month, was at work in build
ing affirm foundation for future work.
The membership of ante-bellum days
has been maintained througoutthewar,
and dues have been applied to paying
off indebtedness that has hampered the
club. 1 he organization is now ready
to begin the initiation and accomplish
ment of improvement plans with a
treasury surplus.
Within a few days after war whs
declared, the Commercial club threw
open its dctors to the Hood River Red
Cross Chapter. The big assembly
room was equipped with tables, ma
chines and other apparatus, and as a
result of these accommodations, the
local chapter was able to fill every
requirement asked by Seattle head
quarters.
One of the first measures to receive
serious consideration of the club mem
bers is a proposed automobile camping
ground for motoring tourists passing
through over the Columbia River High
way. The club is determined before
the tourist season opens to make avail
able a camp ground similar to that
provided at Ashland.
The club, too is fostering the plan of
erecting a monument to soldiers and
sailors of the county who made the
supreme sacrifice in the war against
Germany. Several months ago, at the
instigation or ur. J. r. Watt, crews
at work blasting out a grade for the
Columbia River Highway on Ruthton
hill, laid aside sufficient rough stone,
of an enduring quality, to erect a pyr
amid. O. P. Dabney, now president of
the organization, has ottered a sightly
promontory, at the top of Ruthton hill
and bordering the Highway, as a site
for the memorial. It is proposed to
raise funds by subscription, limiting
each individual to a relatively small
sum, and beautify the little memona
park. Water is available, and in addi
tion to a drinking fountain, the plans
may call for a hydrant to be used by
motorists in tilling their radiators and
cooling their engines. A memoria
committee was appointed as follows:
Dr. J. F. Watt, D. G. Cruiksharik and
R. E. Scott.
The Commercial club proposes to
support a movement to develop a band
here. It was proposed by action taken
Monday night for the Hood River Kami
to give weekly concerts at the open air
theatre on Chautauqua park. A fund
for the purchase of music and equip
ment will be provided by an admission
fee of 10 cent's. R. E. Scott, C. W,
McCullagh and J. C. Butcher were ap
pointed on a committee to cooperate
with the band in making possible the
weekly1 concerts.
In his report to members, Secretary
Ravlin pointed out the benefits that
would accrue, the state over, from the
recently organized Oregon Chamber of
Commerce.
VEGETABLES ARE
IMPORTED HERE
do the school work unless tney are
present at the beginning of the semes
ter and continue throughout the first
semester regularly. Written tests will i
I completed this week throughout the !
upper grades of the city schools. The
be given Thursday anil Fridav, Janu-j
ary 10th and 17th. in Room 2 of the ; OPPORTl MTIES AWAIT TRUCKERS
high school. j
In th Agricultural department plans : "
are under consideration for a Farmers ; Despite Stimulus of War Campaigns and
CTK ounur tunc: ill i cuiuai j, nit: J
exact date of which will be announced ',
later. The purpose of this short course
will be to stimulate interest in diver-!
sified agricultural interests in Hood ,
River valley. In addition to local ex-;
perts in various phases of agricultural j
work, members of the Extension de
partment of O. A. C. will assist in the
short course.
War Gardens the Valley Still Does
Not Produce Fnouh
PLANS EXPANSION
"The most sanitary cider and vii
gar plant in the United States, that is
our aim," says C. J. Calkins, president
of the Hood Kiver Apple Vinegar to
who left yesterday on a ' tour of the
country to inspect other large plants
and to secure equipment for additions
and improved units of the local plant
next season.
"We want to be able to handle be
tween 1,000,000 and 1.500,000 gallons
of juice next season, continued Mr.
Calkins, and we want our factory so
equipped with grinding apparatus that
growers will at no time be delayed
hauling in their cull supplies."
The vinegar concern at its annual
meeting Tuesday reelected Mr. Calkins
president. Other officers were re
elected as follows: J. R. Norton, vice
president; Eldon R. Bradley, secre
tary; and Robert Chapman, mill super
intendent. D. A. Fellov , of Port
land, is a member of the board of
directors. The annual report shows
the 1918 juice squeezed to be 40 per
cent greater than in 1917. Mrs
Calkins is accompanying her husband.
INFLUENZA IS ON
THE WANE HERE
Deputy Health Officer J. F. Thomp
son, of Parkdale, reports that influenza
is apparently conquered there.
"We have done everything possible
to stamp out this very contagious dis
ease," writes Mr. Thompson, "and are
now thankful that we hanven't a single
case. We have hnd 127 cases in 63
families. But one death has resulted.'
Health Officer Edgington reports
the epidemic waning throughout the
county. He says the cases reported
the past week, a total of 34, are the
lowest for any week since the epidemic
started.
FARMERS WEEK iS
PLANNED BY H. S.
The second semester will begin on
Monday, January 20th.
Entering students will be received
during the first five weeks of the
second semester. Parents are urged
to have beginning pupils enter immed
iately. This is important, because it
is very difficult for beginning pupils to
POST AND CORPS
INSTALL OFFICERS
At a joint meeting Saturday Canby
Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and
Canby Corps, of the Woman's Relief
Corps, installed officers for 1919. A
feature of the joint meeting was tlie
dinner served by the Corps women.
The officers of the Corps for the en
suing year are : Airs. LUla Bartmess,
president; Mrs. Josephine Bucklin,
senior vice; Mrs. Kate rrederiek, jun
ior vice; Mrs. Grace Honeywell, treas
urer; Mrs. Nettie May, chaplain; Mrs.
Annie Nichols, conductress; Mrs. Kth
ryn Gill, guard; Mrs. Susie Lynn, sec
retary; Mrs. Alida Shoemaker, press
correspondent; Mrs. l.eona Stanton,
musician; Mrs. Margaret Horner, as-
sitant conductress; Mrs. Nancy Wilson,
assistant guard; Mrs. Lizzie Anderson,
patriotic instructor ; Mrs. Alice Ward,
first color bearer; Mrs. Belle McCurdy,
second color bearer; Miss Mabel Fran
cis, third color bearer; and Mrs. I. aura
Isbell, fourth color bearer. Mrs. An
derson, retirng president, was install
ing officer.
Ihe members of the Corps pleasantly
surprised Mrs. Honeywell, treasurer,
and Mrs. Lynn, secretary, presenting
each with a handsome piece of cut
glass.
Ihe officers of the Post for the year
are: Judge A, u Buck, commander;
James R. Cash, senior vice; Joseph
Frazier, junior vice; John A. Wilson,
quartermaster. James S. King, chap
lain ; Thomas doss, officer of the day ;
S. Copple. patriotic instructor; N. W.
Hardman.ifTicer of the guard.
INFLUENZA CLAIMS
ERNEST G. BOORMAN
The body of Ernest G. Boorman,
agd 26 and native of Hood River
county, who died at St. Vincent's hos
pital, Portland, on January 7, w
buried at Idlewilde cemetery Tuesday.
A short prayer service was conducted
at the graveside by Rev. J. I). Lew
ellen, pastor of Asbury Methodist
church.
Members of the family did not learn
of the young man's death until Mon
day, when they read the news in Port
Ian papers, lie was stricken suddenly
with influenza. Sinking rapidly lie
was never able to give physicians or
nurses any information concerning his
family. lie was on the reserve list of
the Merchant marine, and at the time
he was stricken was engaged on the
Rose City, plying between Portland
and San Francisco. In addition to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Boorman,
who reside ut Camas, Wash., the
young man is survived by the following-
brothers and sisters: Sergeant
Orlando Boorman, in service in France;
E. L. Boorman, of Lyle, Wash. ; Mrs.
Lelah Farwell, of Salem; Mrs, Edna
Chandler, of Astoria; and Miss Effie
Boorman, of Portland. The latter is
ill with influenza.
S. E. Bartmess conducted the -funeral.
Despite the fact that production was
increased more than 2'H.i per cent dur
ing the past two years, as a result of
food production and conservation cam
paigns, in scores of vacant lots and
backyard war gardens. Hood River
merchants still find it necessary to
import large quantities of vegetables.
Except for potatoes and such staple
crops, ram hers cttiue to buy vege
tables. Those who have mado a study of
markets say that excellent opportun
ities await the energetic truck garden
er who undertakes to farm local tracts
on a scientific basis. The valley has
but two truck farms of any extensive
scale. J. H. Koherg, operator of the
Twentieth Centuiy Truck Farm, in
addition to asparagus on which he
specializes, ships string beans, cab
bages and other vegetables in ton
quantities. Mr. koherg, who has made
a Pacific Coast record for his green
asparagus, is perhaps the largest grow
er of the succulent vegetable in Ore
gon. His product is shipped by the
ton to Seattle and Portland, where it
always demands a fancy price. The
quality of his product has created a
keen demand fur Hood River aspara
gus, and the Hood River Produce Ex
change, in charge of P. E. Tompkins,
announces that a profitable market on
asparagus could be built up. Mr.
Tompkins, who engages in a general
commission business, shipping out fruits
and vegetables, and supplying local
merchants, says that Hood River could
demand a good out of town vegetable
market, if gnwers would produce suffi
cient quantity to ensure a steady sup
ply. Mr. Tompkins also says the de
mand for small fruits - raspberries,
blackberries and loganberries would
justify a much heavier planting of
those fruits here.
Harry Monemoto, a Japanese, farm
ing the lowlands of the Button place,
supplies the local market and ships
many vegetables.
Except for the increase noticed in
production of wheat, which jumped
from practically nothing to 9,000 bush
els, the war stimulated bean gowing
here more than any other crop. Scores
of orchardists planted small tracts of
beans, and the Hood River Produce
Exchange has shipped from last
season's harvest a total of 16,000
pounds. While many growers of the
Power Valley, discouraged as a result
t f r'i overpiantirg in 1917, cut their
(it.taio acreage last season, the Upier
Valley produced un average crop of
tubers of tine quality. 'I lie Mt, Hood
R. R. Co. reports that fiO carloads of
potatoes were shipped from Parkdale
over its hue. A large portion of the
Upper Valley potatoes sold in Califor
nia for premium prices. Tho Hood
River Produce Co. shipped but four
carloads of potatoes throughout the
Reason.
Whife Bruno Franz and T. D. Calkins
on former years shipped celery in car
load quantities, this industry has gone
to the discard here, an I the local cel
ery supply is imported. Mr. Franz's
celery won the reputation of being
sweeter and crimper than that of the
famed Michigan celery belt, and calls
still come here for the product. It is
predicted that the product may again
bo grown on Columbia river bottom
land west of here, where the soil ib
peculiarly adapted to celery.
NEEDS MORE REVENUE
At the annual srneeting Tuesday,
President and Manager J. E. Sniithson,
of the Oregon-Washington Telephone
Co. reported that it would be. necessary
for the concern to increase its revenue
or apply for receivership. An applica
tion has been made to the Oregon Pub
lic Service Commission for increased
rates and a toll charge for all calls be
tween the Hood River and Odell ex
changes which, if granted, it is said,
will bring relief.
At Tuesday's meeting, J. H. Koberg
was elected to the board to succeed C.
K. Marshall. Other board members
were reelected as follows : E. O.
Blanchar, C. Dethman and Mr. Smith
son, of this city; and Wade H. Dean,
of White Salmon, Wash.
HIGHWAY WORK
TO BE RUSHED
J. H. Scott, resident engineer of the
State Highway Commission, says that
materials are already en route to Mo
sier for the construction of a concrete
bridge over Rock creek. G. B. Kib
bee, representing the Kern Construc
tion company, which has the contract
for building the entire length of the
Columbia River Highway between
here and Mosier, arrived Monday
night, and it is expected that work on
this end of the highway will be com
menced within a few days. ,
First National Reelects Board
At the annual meeting of the First
National Bank yesterday, the direc
torate was reeleced as follows : A. D.
Moe, E. O. Blanchar, O. II. Rhoades,
C. Dethman and C. E. Copple. The
officers for the ensuing year have been
named bb follows: E. O. Blanchar,
president; A. D. Moe. ehairman of the
board of directors; C. Dethman, vice
president; S. J. Moore, cashier; L. M.
Baldwin, assisant cashier; and C. C.
Crew, teller."
E. F. D.
MAY UNITE WORK
Members of the county court and
officials of the Hast Fork Irrigation
District braved the wintry weather last
Friday to inspect the proposed site of a
joint bridge and headwords on the East
Fork of Hood river. Freshets of last
year destroyed the headworks of the
irrigation system and demolished the
old toll bridge across the East Fork
next to the intake of the irrigation
system.
In replacing the
that the county and
may join hands and
cation of expenses.
work, it is likely
irrigation system
eliminate a dupli-
Sacred Concert Sunday
Sacred concert Sunday evening at
the Methodist church, under the direc
tion of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Oxborrow.
Some of tVie special numbers will be a
vocal solo by Mrs. P. S. Davidson, a
violin solo by J. A. Wuest, and selec
tions by the chorus choir.
HOGS RIDE TO
PORTLAND IN AUTO
For the first time in history a drove
of hogs was delivered overland to
Portland dealers from Hood River yes
terday. For the past several months
local orchardists have been making
community shipments of livestock to
Portland by Columbia boats. The
river is now blocked with ice, and with
their hogs assembled from the ranch
places of H. S. Galligan, A. I. Mason
and N. Sexton, it was necesary to pro
vide other means of transportation or
postpone the shipment.
Mr. Sexton has a motor truck, which
was rapidly converted to a motor stock
car, and the hogs roljed down the
scenic gorge yesterday morning over
the Highway.
Lt. Dan Sharp Dies in France
Mrs. Geo. H. I.. Sharp on Monday
received a telegram from Mr. Sharp,
now in Boston, who announced that his
only son, Lieutenant Dan Sharp, had
just died in France as a result of se
vere gassing. The young man, mem
ber of a field artillery regiment ot the
91st Division, was in China, represent
ing the Standard Oil Co. at the out
break of the war. He returned home
and attended an officers' training camp
at Fort Sheridan. He had won the
distinguished service cross.
Dr. Forsyth Talks Here
Dr. H. H. Forsyth, pastor of the
Methodist church at The Dalles, ad
dressed a meeting of local citizens
Sunday evening at Asbury Methodist
church. Dr. Forsyth, who is secretary
in the Columbia River Conference of
the reconstruction lirrganizatiun of the
church, discussed the 'after 'the war
program" that will be taken up
throughout America.
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