HUOD 1L1VKU GLAt ltli. Till KSDAV. MAY s. jU Look, for the sign WORSLEY WANTS COUNTY EXHIBITS The Red Crown sign signals satisfaction. It stands for straight-distilled, all-refinery gasoline high quality every drop! Look for the Red Crown sign before you nil. STAKOASD OIL COMPANY 9m '1 S 1 B. S. Worsley. president of the Ore gon Sute Horticultural Society, en route to Eastern Oregon, MOSIER wiil tour all rount.es, arrived here days. n. a. nusoar.us was in nuuu r.i.cr i one day I art week. L. A. Msthewa was down from The Dalles last Sunday. Miss Arvilla Husbands is almost re-' covered from the badlv sprained ankle where he which kept her housed up for a few ie Gasoline Ji Quality G. W. PEFFER, Special Agent. Standard Oil Co., Hood River, Oregon When You Come to the End of a 1 ' perfect day -when nothing has marred the pleasure of your long day's drive, Prest- your motor purring along with never O-Lite a miss you can thank your Prest-O-Battery Lite Battery for having demerits duty faithfully and well. - - But don't neglect it. Drop in from time to time and let us inspect your battery we can tell in a few minutes if it needs some minor attention or if distilled water should be added. No matter what make of battery you carry, we will give it the same careful attention. We know the time will come when you, too, will be'car ssmmm ryinga l j wniard Prest-O-Lite Batteries us msP?ct your Battery now for the coming season. A man who has unj I arts iearned his business with the Willard people in charge. The Heights Garage 210 C Street, Hood River, Ore. Saturday from Astoria in the interest of securing an exhibit of Hood River county products at the Oregon State Fair of Salem, and the Land Product Show, of Portland. Mr. Worsley who, says it is the aim of his organization to secure full exhibits from every county, has been promised the coopera tion of the county court by Judge blowers. Mr. Worsley, who remained here Sunday to tee the apple blossoms will meet w ith members of the Commercial club Monday night to discuss exhibits. While here Mr. Worsley conferred with fruit sales official, representa tive ranchers and business men. with County Superintendent Gibson and Leroy Chi Ids. An urgent request is extended to all orchardists and others interested in the valley's industries to be present at the Commercial club meeting next Monday. II. R. FRUIT CO. CLOSES NEWT. POOLS The Hood River Fruit Co. has just closed its pools on the 1918 crop of Newtowns. Miss Mae Davdison, sec retary of the company, reports prices on this variety as follows: Extra fan- fy, $il5; fancy, Jl.Sto, and C grade. 1.90. Prices on Spitzenburgs pools on which were closed in January, were : Extra fancy. $1.80. $1.65 and $1.50; fancy, $1.75, $1 70 and $1.60; C-grade, $1.35, $1.30 and $1.02. The company handled a total of 110.000 boxes of fruit, the larger percentage ot which .vere Newtowns and bpitzenburgs. A total of 10.000 boxes of pears, mostly of the d'Anjou variety, were shipped. Prices were i'i.bb on extra fancy and $1.75 for C-grade. PRATHER HAS OLD EST APPLE TREE The most historic apple tree of the valley is on the Summit ranch of Ceo. T. Prather. Of the Rhode Island Greening variety, the tree was brought at the age of a year from Missouri to Oregon City by Davis Divers. Mr, Divers crossed the plains in the late 50s. In 1S61 he located on the Summ't .1. j k , i ri .1 II.. piace now owneu uy mr. i rauier. nt fn hr- -hnB ,,. transplanted the apple tree the follow-1 , " Miss Pearl Mi'Clure has returr.ed home from a visit in Portland. Mrs. J. P. Tryon took her daughter, Ruth, to The Dalles hosp.tal Monday, where she w ill receive medical treat ment. Mrs. Grace Piercey and children came from The Dalles last week to visit a short time with home folks and see Paul K. Higley, w ho stopped over a couple of days while on the way from Yakima to Stockton, Calif. E. M. Strauss received word from ' his wife from San Francisco that she and the little folks had arrived there all right; had enjoyed a few days' visit ! with Mr. Strauss' sister, and were ; leaving for the last lap of the journey which would land them in Los Angeles Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Elder came from 1 Mount Hood this week to visit their daughters at the hotel; also the folks , up on the farm. Mrs. J. E. Higley and Mrs. A. Mor-, gan were ifi Hood River Friday after noon. Mosier high school won two prizes in the Liberty loan essay contest in ; Wasco county. Harry Wilson won first prize for the 11th grade and Robert Ross first prize for the 12th grade. This fact makes these two boys eligi ble to enter the state contest. Princi pal Jul ley naturally feels quite proud of the honors won by his pupils. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. MacCargar, j their son, Do.iaid, and some friends ; were up from Portland Saturday and Sunday on the farm. j Mrs. H. E. Bailey went F'riday to , The Dalles to consult a physician. A. W. Ehrlich was in The Dalles I Saturday. i Thos. H. Gordon attended to busi-1 ness in The Dalles Saturday. ! Mrs. G. L. Clement was in The ! Dalles Saturday, having dental work attended to. j Mrs. V. C. Young was up from Port land Saturday. S. E. Evans took his son, Forrest, to The Dalles Saturday to have the cast removed from his arm, and states that the arm was found to be in the best of condition, the break having healed nicely and the bones straight. G. P. Morden Btates that his son. who has neen ill with pneumonia in i the hospital in Howl River has im proved so nicely thut they hope to be ing year. About 25 years ago the branches of the tree, aged nearly three score and 10 years, were killed when the old Divers home was burned. New limbs, how ever, have put out. and the tree today is in a state of excellent health. Last year Mr. Prather picked 42 packed boxes of apples from it. He donated 18 boxes to the Canteen committee for distribution to soldiers. He expects the tree to bear indefinitely. KubHcriptioiis for all magazines takn at any time. I-ook over your lists and allow me to make your renewals for your favorite publications. Prompt ser vice Mrs. J. K. Carson, Tel. 3253. f-'Olf L1 LI We have just received a new lot of Country; Club Toilet Preparations (lome in & let us show them to you Chas. N. Clarke YOUR. Druggist C Utah Land Plaster We have a car of land plaster on the way. Come in and make arrangements to $vt direct from car and save monev. Field Seeds of All Kinds on Hand TAFT TRANSFER CO. NIGHT SERVICE 9:00 P. M. Hood River to Portland. 1 0:00 P. M. Portland to Hood River. DALLES-COLUMBIA LINE S. R. SORENSEN. Agent. PHONE 3514 VALLEY TRADING CO. Third (SL State Streets Stewart BlocK SEEDS PlloNE 2"VJ It is time to start your pardon. Drop in anil look at our seed stock WHITE RIVER FLOUR SEEDS FRANK CHANDLER, Manager Take Your Choice of new tires or those we have vulcan ized into renewed serviceability. So fir as the inner tubes are concerned there will be no difference except that new tubes will cost ninny times w hat we charge for making old tires new. Don't be in a hurry to throw damaged tires to the scrap heap. Hring them here. We can probably save them for many miles of service for you yet. THE TIRE SHOP Extra Teit for CarctM Smoothness All fabric la ('feather, sdged" at overlapping points to pre vent internal ridges. EXTRA value has al ways been the prime feature of Racine Tires. Save money. Use the RACINE Country Road Tires "Extra mileage" is the ver. diet of every user. Join the army of Country Road en thusiasts. Unmatched in serv ice and true mileage worth. The Tire Shop Hood River, Oregon For Your Own Protection Be Car Urn Every Racine Tire You Buy Bears The Name RACINE RUBBER CO. RACINE, WISCONSIN E. L. Root Rnd son, Eugene, came up from Portland Friday evening. W. E. Huskey attended to business in The Dalles Saturday. While Mosier was the first communi ty in the 12th Federal Reserve district to receive the honor flag in the Third Liberty loan campaign, it again dis played its loyalty and patriotism hy subscribing to the Victory loan, with out any solicitation from the executive board, and consequently was awarded a Victory Hag, which was received last Thursday by A. W. Ehrlich, chair man of the local committee, from Di rector John L. Etheridge. The Hag was accompanied hy a letter of con gratulation which said in part: "We are sending you this afternoon bv mail a community honor flag for display in a conspicuous place in your town. This is the government's token in apprecia tion nf the fact that your community has fulfilled its quota. We wish also to record the hearty appreciaton of this department of the tine spirit of loyalty and cooperation which your town has displayed in this, the Victory Liberty Loan." Mr. Ehrlich further states that the quota of $11,250 was oversubscribed within three days after the campaign opened, and at the pres ent time has reached $14,000 with vol untary sbuscriptions Btill coming in. If any other community can beat this record they have our hearty congratu lations. Mrs. W. G. Jolley, state teasurer of the W. C. T. U., returned from The Dalles Friday noon, where she had been to speak concerning the work of the organization. Miss Erma Elder was in The Dalles Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Chown spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Wil cox. Ernest Evans and family visited Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Evans. Mrs. Hopkins, of The Dalles, spent Sunday here with her son, J. P. Tryon, and family. She took little Ruth Tryon home with her. A sale will be held at the Sturgess building in Mosier Saturday, May 10, to dispose of general household furn ishings. Many good bargains will be offered. The store building with com plete equipment of counters will be for rent. The sale will be in the af ternoon. Come early and get first opK)rtunity at choice. After the regular meeting of the Re bekah lodge Saturday evening the Re bekahs and Odd Fellows enjoyed a few hours of sociability in the wuy of dancing, card playing and a general good time. Dainty refreshments were served and all present expressed them selves as having enjoyed a most pleas ant evening. A few special guests were present. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Christian church in Mosier for little Alverta Madden, only child of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Madden. She had been very ill for the past few weeks with a form of paralysis and died Saturday evening. The bereaved parents have the heartfelt sympathy of the community. Interment was in the I. 0. O. F. cemetery. E. M. Strauss and children enjoyed an outing over the Highway as far as Multnomah Falls They had a picnic dinner at Eagle Creek near Bonneville. The tr'p was fine, as the wonderful beauty of the spring foliage is now at its best. C. G. Nirhol has the material on the ground for the erection of a new gar age to house his new Studebaker auto mobile. , Nathan P. Sturgess, whose funeral took place here last week, was an old and respected citizen of the Mosier district having come here just 30 years ago from Ohio. His birthplace was Milan, U. He would have been 71 years old on July 3. He married Miss Mary V. Currier, of Grand Rapids, Mich., who died six years ago. Their eldest son, Bee Sturgess, was killed by a gravel slide in August, 1902. There are seven children surviving, Mrs. Ruth Lockwood, N. Park Sturgess, Ray Sturgess, Geo. Sturgess and Boyd Sturgess, all of Portland, James Stur gess, of San Diego, and Edward E. Sturgess, who is in the U. S. navy, at present located at Tampico, Mex. Mr. Sturgess also has two brothers living, one in Kansas who is younger, and Ira Sturges, of Baker, who is four years BUILD NOW All Building Material Prices will probably remain stationary for several vears mmm . FARM BUILDINGS SHOULD BE PLANNED NOW k to see our FYnn Plan Rnnk SmmL on - Farm Buildings WMzh $ILO$ Pay for themselves better feeding the first war Machine Sheds ff More Machinery rusts out than wears out. Hog Sheds Hay Sheds Barns Chicken Houses HOMES aaaaai - ll - : " In ' " Z SS:r TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO. Sii.t.h.,i! to STANLEY-SMITH l.I'.U CO. F. DAVENPORT, Jr., Manager HAYNES CARS NOW IN E. A. FRANZ COMPANY I his senior. Mr. Sturgess was a member of the ; Ci. A. R , under whose direction funer j til sen ices were held in Portland prior to the interment in Mosier. The cas ket was draped with a large Flag and many beautiful floral pieces were in evidence. Many old time friends at tended the services at the grave in Mosier. All wish to extend their sym pathy to the bereaved family. And He Wasn't a Heathen fhinee Pine Grove people have been laugh ing over an incident at a recent patri otic 'meeting at the community's church. One of the ranchers, better known for his pigs than his piety, had been inspecting the decorations. With a fpizzled look he turned to his neigh bor. during a lull in the nrotrram. and i pointing out pictures on the wall, said: "That's Lincoln, and that other pic ' ture over theie is Wilson, but whose is lis that in the center? I can't place him. The man was indicating a copy of a famous painting of Christ. Children Present May Baskets Hundreds of Hood River children I participated Wednesday night of last j week in the old custom of presenting , I friends with May baskets. Little has-! kets, filled with posies and bouquets of j I wild and domestic flowers were inter-1 j changed hy happy youngsters, and ! many of the children gladdened the hearts of aged friends by pretty little floral gifts. It was amusing, on residence streets, to watch youngsters trying to deliver May baskets for neighboring young friends without detection. Mrs. A. J. Gillespie spent the latter part of last week visiting in Portland. For Irrigation and City Water Supply System ((' ( hi in i rin ij xtulf in mi i i nt 'ni in il for ijmir rmiri nil tier. CONTINENTAL PIPE MFG. CO. M A I 111', I S. A Kastern Office : Woulworth Blilti., New York City Fiui-i hxors to Purine ( oust I'li.c Co , Semite: N..I i.mnl Tank A l'lpe to. (Pipe Iiept. onlj , I'ortlsuHt; WtishlUKtou 1'ipe timl Kly. (' , Thciiimh; l'irilun,l Wood l'lpc Co., Portland Babysits uRAHAMS; WJ?$&&& BISCUIT B COMPANY 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. Automobile Service to all points of Mid-Columbia Regular Stage to and from Parkdale As follows : Leave Hood River daily, except Sunday, tit 4.30 p. ni. in,Jrf;''n,!',le,,aily','X('t'I't "l.v. Ht!U.-,, and on Saturday even- PORTLAND-HOOD RIVER MOTOR STAGE Knablin you to see the Wonderful Columbia River Highway at a nominal cost. FASHION LIVERY COMPANY HOOD RIVER, OREGON PHONE 1201