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FOR sevtral seasons we have found it necessary and
profitable to siend a little money in not only advertis
ing our product, but also t. jrhe information a'Kut some
conditions in truck farming that the consumer has but
little idea about and in many instances is entirely w to: g.
When jour Cankt-r treats yu to poetry in his advertising,
or a Ileal Estate man tells you his view alout Koads that
pass not by your door, why should you not read w hat we
have t) say about the products we grow and someone
must eat, the most vital question in life- EAT.
Our ad we have been running in this paper for sev
eral weeks was of the boiler plate type, not to our liking,
caused by being too busy to change it; but from now on
we are going to make the printer earn his money and
change it every week.
Meanwhile our Spinach is selling 2 lbs. for cents,
and while our Asparagus sells for mure, through its whole
some effects on your system is far cheaper than patent
medicine and you should not put off to eat it now.
Ask your grocer for KOBERG'S ASPARAGUS AND
SPINACH and you will find them
NONPAREIL
(Eltp 2lltii GJrntnnj (Untrk iFarnt
J. II. KOBERG, Owner
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ANNOUNCEMENT
THE REED-FRENCH PIANO MFG. CO.
OF PORTLAND
Announces that they have reopened their Brnnch
.Store In the Jackson Building, opposite the Rrst
National Bank, w ith a complete Line of FManos, Col
umbia Grafanolas and Brunswick Phonographs and
any other make you may w ish to order. We also
carry a line of stringed instruments and accessories
as well as all popular and classical sheet music at
popular prices.
We hav e Been lortwnate enough to secure the
services of Mr. Samuel Docksteader, of Portland,
who will have charge of the tuning, refinishin all
kinds of repair w ork, w ith play er - piano actions
especially. Mr. Docksteader is an expert of many
years' experience, who has left Portland on account
of his health.
All tuning and repair work guaranteed.
We hereby solicit your patronage anil w ill live
up to our old standard of &ivinf? every one a square
deal.
l.lbetty Bonds and War Stamps as part or In full
payment on any piano or phonograph, taken at face
value today.
REIT) -TRENCH PIANO MEG. CO..
G. E. CORSON. Lota! Manner.
Pine Grove Service Station
Having enlarged our storage capacity, we are
enabled to sell
Gasoline and Zeroline
at Standard Oil quantity prices and terms.
STATIONERY
At Money -Saving Prices
Symphony Lawn Linen Pound Paper, 70c per Lb.
Lord BaltiiiKire Linen Pound Paper, - 45c ier Lb.
Cascade Linen Pound Paper, - - - 40c per Lb.
Symphony I .awn Box Paper Tinted
Buff. Blue, Pink, lavender, 75c per Box
Envelopes at 10c, 15c and 20c a Package
Two Special April Records:
Mammy's Lullaby kv
THE KRESSE DRUG CO.
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VICTORY LOAN
IS PROGRESSING s
HISTORY OF
CAXBY POST
Army of Occupation on the Rhine, as
is attested to by a letter received Mon
day by Robert Perigo from A. .
Rritgs.former Portland traveling man.
Mr. Briggs, now sergeant in the signal
corps stationed at Cobler.z, w ritts un
i der date of April 2:
( "Just bought a box of apples at the'
PEAK OF BITING IS STILL TO COME'u- m. and behold, what shw they be ; WKITTLN BY UTE NEWTON CURK
' but nood clJ Oregon s'iles. I thought ,
! of you at once. IheO- M. certainly I
Quota is Expected Before Saturday Night showed good judgment lor .m-e. Am , Read at Recent Meeting of Organ zaSioi
selling pretty sum nere on trie tunne,
but am anxious to pet home. I'll Let j
you don't know who I am. Well, I'm I
the guy what put the 'F' in Premium
hams." j
ine letter was written on one oi tm
apple wrappers.
-Morris Bros. Promise $25,000
in Local Purchase
The Fishing Season is Here
We have equipped our store with a large stock
of tackle. Salmon eggs for sale.
We will furnish you with a hunting or fishing
license. '
Hartford Tires are Good or we would not Sell Them
PINE GROVE STORE
A. F. BICKFORD, Prop.
The Victory
5 "
Liberty Loan
is to be our
LAST BIG OPPORTUNITY
for investing to insure the
fruits of victory a world
democracy and perma
nent peace.
Our soldiers' work is done,
but
WE WHO HAVE HELPED
AT HOME
have still our part to com
plete. Now comes the test pre
pare to do your part in a
big way.
Let's Finish the Job
Risht!
While the local committee is not ex
pecting the ak of subscriptions until
today anil Frilay, letters calling for
voluntary taking of individual Victory
loan quotas not having reached the
people of the county until Monday, the
campaign is progressing satisfactorily,
according to Chan man Butler. The
local total is rolling toward ?1O,(hi0
headed by a subscription of $2",K.hi by
Morris l!ros.. of Portland.
Letters mailed to citizens of the
county ask that all subsricptions be
made by Saturday, and by that d;tte
the county's qutoa of $2iKi,250 is expected.
Enthusiastic meetings were held last
Thursday and Friday respectively at
(Mill and Farkdale, H. S. McCutchan,
a Portland attorney, addressing the
cnzens. Saturday night, with the
Victor Chorus furnishing appealing
music, John L. Etheridge and Thomas
G. Ryan, of Portland, addressed a
mass meeting at lleillironner hall.
' A Victory Loan meeting was held
la t night in the Wirrett district.
PERRY TO GET
GERMAN HELMET
W. V. l'erry yesterday probably won
I one of the two German helmets to be
be awarded by the local ccmmitee for
the two highest purchases of Victory
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lo.ins. iiir. i erry, wnoytooK $.i,ouo m
the Fourth Liberty bonds, subscribed
for $10,(H.I0 of the Victory issue.
ALLEGED AUTO BAN
DITS CAUGHT HERE
C. C. I'radley, Portland man, while
motoring over the Mosier grade Tues
day night, recognized a car on the road
and oi cupied by two men and two boys
as one recently stolen from him in
Portland.
Stopping the machine on a pretext of
seeking road information, on a ruse he
brought the men back to the city to
consummate a deal for the exchange of
cars in which the drivers of the stolen
machine were to get "boot." On
reaching a garage the tupposed thieves
wete arrested. They gave their names
as Geo. Van Winkle and M. K. Goodwin.
The two boys w ith them are said to he
innocent.
The men, placed in jail a little be
fore midnight, picked a lock and es
caped at. daybreak yesterday. After a
chase to the l'erry and through the
jungles, Marshal Frazier and Assistant
Hart recaptured them. The men were
held for Multnomah county authorities.
DAVIDSON GETS
BIG APPLE PRICES
Of Cried Arm) b S. F. Blythe
Maiu Answered Last Roll
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Hood River, Oregon
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BIG BUSINESS MEN
liny hip; life insurance. A few years apo the death of
a man leaving $100,000 life insurance -was the occasion of
mtkh comment. Nowadays policies in that amount are
everyday atl'airs, Bio; business and professional men carry
bio; life insurance both for business and family protection.
They realize that after their productive ability is jjrone
they must substitute something definite for their families
in its stead. Is the ratio of the insurance ymi are carry
ing to your present income in the right proportion ? If
not, your greatest duty today is to take more life insurance.
See Your Life Insurance Man Today
HOOD RIVER ABSTRACT & INVESTMENT CO.
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From $22.50 to $48.50
OLIVER CHILLED PLOWS.
Orchard Hay Rakes, Mowers, Disc Plows. Harrows.
Winona Wagons. Orchard Trucks.
KELLY BROS., Distributors. Phone 1401.
(TKuppenheimer
One of the many popular models now shown by
J. G. VOGT
"Makes you all know"
H. F. Uavideon announces thift he
exported 128 cars, or 9H.O70 Jhoxes, of
standard packs of Ganos, Mack Hen
Ihivis, York Imperials, Stark?, ' Wine
saps, Newtowns and Spit; en'jurns,
which netted hack to stopping points a
total of J2fy,637. or $2 K).r).
As the fruit ran largely to fancy and
C t-rrades, this is considered an exceed
inulv high average.
Mr. Davidson also handled f1 cars of
Newtowns. I'earnuiins and other varie
ties from Oregon, Washington and Cal
ifornia. I his hlock was jumble pack
He has not yet FecuieiJ tinal figures on
this fruit.
All ocean freight had to he prepaid.
It often exceeded the f. o. b. value of
the fruit, and when loaded on ships the
liKcarsor apples represented a value
of approximately $5.ri0,(HjO.
Mr. Davidson favs that the market
(. peculiar last vear in that many
gr ,ers who formerly held their fruit
sold early in the season. Tiieir early
sales resutled from the good prices
paid hv operatois. The early prices
were far in excess nf final returns of
growers for several years preceding
last season.
EUROPE INTERESTED
IN BOXED APPLES
The interest of Kuropean fruit con
cerns in American apples was never so
keen as at the present time, according
to I'. V. McCuilagh, sales manager of
the Apple Growers Association. Local
shinninir acreneies have been fairlv
! flooded the past few weeks with in
quiries from England, North Kurope
and Holland.
"1 think every dealer in Rotterdam
must have written to us," said Mr.
McCuilagh yeaterday, showing a hig
stack of letters.
The Kuropean dealers will he visited
Foon by H. F. Davidson and Dwight L.
Woodruff, the latter representing the
Association..
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
IS POSTPONED
Hecause the prolonged cool weather
has delayed the swelling of apple buds,
the joint blossom festival scheduled!
until Sunday, May 4. Except on the
extreme lower levels no apples will he
in bloom by next Sunday.
HOOD RIVER APPLES
REACH THE RHINE
LOCAL VOTERS FAVOR
REFERRED ROAD BILLS
All of the three referred tolls per
taining to roads and to be voted on by
t tie people at the special election called
by the legislature for June 3 will,
according to expresisons of sentiment,
have the support of a majority of 1 tie
people of Hood River county. While
opposition is heard in some parts of
eastern Oregon to the Roosevelt High
way, Hood River business men and
i n hardists are fur it. The vote here
will be practically unanimous on the
proposed six per cent indebtedness fur
permanent roads amendment. Trie
market roads bill is aDo strongly
favored.
Two of the bills of the coming elec
tion, that providing for the indti-trial
and reconstruction hospital amendment
and the reconstruction bonding lull
which would provide a maximum sum
of $:,(HKMXo, will probably lose here.
Voters show little interst in them ex
cept in cases of opposition.
Hecause or the strong local interest
in irrigation, the amendment that will
I rovuie fur letornis in the payment of
state irrigation aud drainage district
bonds w ill likely be carried.
DON SHREVE DIES
FROM INJURIES
Don Shreve, aged lit and son t f Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Shreve, is dead and
Harry Sonnickson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. T. Sonnickson, of the East Barrett
district, is in a Portland hospital, suf
ering from numerous bruises and lacer
ations as a result ot an automobile
w reck near Underwood . Monday night.
Young Shreve, former high school hoy,
who was discharged from the navy at
Bremerton two weeks ago after a ser
vice of more than a year, because of
his cheerful disposition was one of the
most popular youths of the valley. His
body was brought here. In addition to
his parents he is survived by two sis
ters, who were called from Seattle,
where they were vi.-iting.
The young men were returning home
from the plant of the Climax Lumber
Co., where they were employed. The
brakes failed to work on a steep grade,
and in making a right any It turn one
of the wheeU gave way. The automo
bile turned over three times. Young
Shreve received a blow that injured his
spine and one of his thighs was shat
tered. It is believed that he tiled to
death, as the thie,li wound opened ar
teries. He was conscious almost to the
end. Young Sonnickson sustained
blows on his head and his body was
badly scratched and cut. He was
brought here Monday night and taken
to Cortland hospital Tuesday. He ral
lied before being put aboard the train
and it appeared that his injuries were
not as serious as at tirst believed.
Directed by S. L. Hartmess, Mr.
Shreve's funeral was held yesterday
afternoon.
CIRCUS VIEWERS
GET SORE NECKS
The scores of Hood River people who
were in Portland Monday to see the
Hying circus in many instances attend
ed their affairs Tuesday vs ith stiff
necks.
"Gee, my neck is sore," said K. O.
Hlanchar, "hut, it was worth it. It
was more interesting and more thrill
ing than a three ring circus, u was
certainly worth seeing."
Mr. Hlanchar, J. G. Vogt, (j. A.
Molden and F. A. Cram accompanied
William Stewart over the Highway in
the latter's car to see the (hers do
stunts.
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PRAISED BY CHILDS
Leroy Childs is just back from Im-
bler, where he spent the past week
informing orchardists of means of
eradicating leaf roller, which threatens
to become a serious pest there. Mr.
Childs has much praise for the or
chards of Imbler.'
Ihey have some tine tracts over
there," he said, "and the growers are
a progressive lot of men who are going
to develop their places into paying
commercial orchards.
RAVLIN TENDERS
C. N. Raviiri, secretary of the Com
mercial Club, has tendered his rcsigna
tion to the direcotrate Mr. Ravlin
states that the press of private busi
ness will not permit him devoting time
to club atfairs. Despite the period of
wartime the Commercial Club has in
creased its membership more than D Mi
during the past year.
PARKDALE WILL
HAVE NEW SCHOOL
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apples purchased by the government
from the Apijle Growers Association
land H. F, Davidson have reached the
The slogan, "build now,", will be
followed by the citizens of the Park
dale school district, according to J. F.
Thompson, here Tuesday from the Up
per Valley city on business. The school
I atrons voted 133 to 2 for a $12,(MH) bond
issue to be usrl in erecting a grade
school building. Two years ago the
people of Parkdale, Mount Hood and
Valley Crest erected a $7,000 union
high school building.
The following interesting document,
a hist ry of Canby Pot, G. A. R., as
prepared by the late Newton Clark,
was recently read to the organization
by S. F. "Wythe, one of the early
members of the organization. :
Canby Post No. lt. Grand Army nf
the Republic, was mustered in on the
22nd day of May. In-m',, by F. H.
Lamb. Department Commander of
Oregon, and is the oldest fraternal
organization of Hood River, except the
a. o. r. w.
Of the charter members II were
mustered in of which number four are
still members of the Post, lining J. A.
A ils in, Joseph Frazier. C. II. Stran
alian and Newton CIhik. Three others
have severed their tnemherthip but are
still living ahroai. The remainder
have answered their larft roll call ami
passed on. The persistency of the
charter members in staying with the
order is the same old spirit which led
them to enlist for three years or more
during the war.
'I he first officers elected were:
Newton Clalk, Commander; O. I..
Siranahan, Senior Vice Commander;
John A. Wilson, Junior Vice; Dr. P.
li. Harrelt, surgeon; Rev. J. W. Kl
dridge. Chaplain; D. G. Hill, (Quarter
master; A. H. .lewett, Olticer of the
Day; Russell I'ealer, Otlicer of the
Guard.
Comrade ileo. I'. Crowell was ap
pointed Adjutant. In this position he
ted long, faithfully and well, until
stress (d business all airs demanded his
time elsewhere. '1 tit old Adjutant's
look with its clear and full minutes
for in long years show with w hat ac-
euraev he discharged his official duties,
and with what satisfaction the Post
regardeii his most creditable efficiency.
Ine number ot member.) who have
-igned our roll is 111. Number died,
iS. Number of members ;:ti at pres
ent, but many reside at a distance, and
if we can get a dozen together it is
regarded as a big crowd. We recall
but one now who has died in the Soi-
liers' Home. Comrade Russell Dealer
was most kindly caredjfor at that place
for seven long years previous to his
death.
Comrades O. L. Stranahan, J. A.
Wilson. .1. W. Fldridge and Geo. P.
Crowell were appuinted a committee
to draft a set ot by-laws, which were
adopted in full and are presumably in
force yet, though no one knows what
they are, the Pott having become a
aw unto itself now, without any
regard to past traditions or precedents,
but the time of meeting was fixed upon
in the second Saturday of each month.
Our tirst memorial service was held
at the lull school grounds near Frank-
ton, and the lirst memorial sermon was
preached by Rev. J. W. Fldridge, the
Post Chaplain. The grave we decked
that year was the only ex-soldier's
grave in the valley, that of Comrade
Isaac Howe, who died before our or
ganization was formed.
On Decembers, 1SS, formation of a
Woman's Relief Corps was considered
and it was realized that with the
advent of the ladies increased facilities
of speech, as well as social enjoyment,
would become necessary and the by
laws were amended by adding another
meeting in the month so that we would
meet on the second ami fourth Satur
days, the same as now. 1 he Post
voted to advance the necessary tunds
to institute the Corps. On March 15,
lSMh a campfire and picnic was held
and the names of all the ladies who
desire to form a Corps were taken and
an application foi a Corps was filled
out and together with the required fee
was ordered forwarded to the institut
ing officer with request to have the
Corps organized on our next meeting
night of April Li, ls!l.
The next month we held our first
joint memorial service with the Relief
Corps and in July we received from
them a check for !?1.", followed later by
an invitation to a tine supper and we
have been good friends ever since. In
February of ls;)7 the Post and Corps
celebrated for the first time the anni
versary of Lincoln's birthday, now a
legal holiday, so that they anticipated
what should be done 15 years before
the legislature awoke to their patriotic
duty.
Our oldest comrade of the Post is J.
L. Frazier and the youngest is T. D.
Tweedy. From motives of delicacy
and out of respect for their feelings,
the age of either one is not given, it
being considered sufficient to say of
each one that tie reached the age of
majority some time ago and presumably
the age of discretion also, but he is
very likely minority in his household
yet.
While our records are not very ex
plicit, it is thought that only two of
our number who were unfortunate
enough to sult'er captivity,, and the pri
vations of a rebel prison pen are Com
rades John Wilson and .1. W. Rigby,
who had experiences of that kind last
ing several months, but never got so
they enjoyed southern h ispitality dis
pensed in that manner.
During our 2 years of existence as
a Post we never have failed to be rep
resented at the state encampment, and
although weak in numbers we have
received honorable recognition by that
body. Comrades Wythe and Newton
Clark were elevated to the highest
position in its gift by being elected as
Department. I omraue i;iytne in trie
face of strong opposition from a wor
thy opponent representing one of the
strongest and most influential Posts in
the state. He has for years been ap
pointed and reappointed as our Post
Adjutant and is complimentd by the
Assistant Adjutant General as one of
the most prompt, correct and efficient
Adjutants in Die state, all of which
we mention with the fervent hope tht.
no one w ill ever te-ll him we said so.
The Post has also been most fortun
ate in being blessed with an auxiliary
in shape of a Relie.f Corps, such as is
a source of strength and success to any
Post with which it is connected. The
untiring industry, loyalty and patriot
ism of this one, and of the W . R. C.
generally, are the glory and pride of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
Long may they wave !
Ail of which is respectfully submit
ted in F. C. and L.,
Newton Clark.