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HOOD BI VER, OREGON, THÜR8DAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1923
OFFICIAL BID
ARMISTICE DAY
PKEFAKAUONS MADS FOB
Rexall “Ninety-Three” Hair Tonic
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How well this and future generations avail
themselves of the opportunity made possible
for them by the sacrifices of countless millions
depends upon our courage, determination and
will to work and save.
The opportunity is ours. Let each of us prove
ourselves worthy of those who struggled and
gave their all that security and happiness might
be ours through the years.
KRESSE DRUG COMPANY
The First National Bank
HOOD RIVER. OREGON
elation, says
‘These places are open to labor and merit only
—nothing less. In the successful command over
the complexities of life, there Is no substitute for
character; there Is no substitute for integrity; there
Is no substitute for work; there is no substitute for
knowledge; nor can nation or profession legislate
these Into its citizenship or membership.. Each In
dividual must gain them for himself.”
It was at first decided that iocal
school* would not be dosed Monday
On telephoning to State Superintend
ent Churchill, however. City School
Superintendent
Cannon announced
that the schools would close.
At the Ix-glon meeting Monday even
ing it was decided that the local cara
van would leave here at 8 o'clock.
All machine* will carry Ifood River
banners.
J- F. Batchelder, owner of a 37-acre
tract north of the Columbia River
Highway at the west edge of the city,
was present at the council meeting
and offered the plot to the municipal
ity for the sum of $15,000 for an auto
mobile and city park.
A committee of the council, which
has been investigating the park prop
osition. expressed enthusiasm at th«
offer of Mr. Batchelder, who stated
that the property can be purchased for
a small payment down. It was de
clared, however, that the proposition
of financing the purchase of the land
would form a problem difficult of solu
tion. , The finance committee will In
vestigate further.
Streetside peddling will be tabu in
Hood River after the final adoption
of an ordinance that was passed on
first reading of the council. The- pres
ence of hawkera end p-ddlers on biwl-
aees Street coraera, it is said, is likely
to cause dangerous congestion of mofor
traffic.
VERY APPEALINC
FATHER ANDiSON
J. G. VOGT
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APPLES SENT TO
WASHINGTON, D. C.
HALLOWE’EN DEVIL
TRY WAS SERIOUS w Hood
River apple« have
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ilea at
SQUIBB QUALITY
recently
national
played Interesting rol
nieetinga at Washington, D. C. Four
taxes of the valley’s lient appiea were
selected by Chas. H. Castner and for
warded to Geo. T. C iran, grand
master of the Masonic lei » in Oregou,
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who distributed them at the gathering
of Masons from all the nation present
in the capital for dedication of the
Washington memorial.
Wm. P. Allyn forwarded a similar
quantity of apples to A. 8. IFudley.
executive manager of the Oregon
Chamber of Commerce, in Washington
for the meeting of the national asso
ciation of secretaries of chambers of
commerce. Ijetters from both mvn
stated that the apples were received
with appreciation.
D RIVER DRUG CO
Our Tile Improve with Age
ARE VERY ACTIVE
MANUFACTURBKS OF
CONCRETE PRODUCTS
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METROPOLITAN
GOLDENDALE WON
FOOTBALL
Admission, 50c and 75c
▲11 makes of electrical systems re
paired. We specialise in trouble
■hooting.
Irrigatlonists have been active the
past week in making Improvements.
County Engineer Hurlburt reports
that the Dee Irrigation District has
just completed construction of 100 feet
of concrete intake flume on the West
[Fork of Hood river. Four handred
feet of 36-tncta iron pipe were also laid.
The total coat of the work, done by
force account, reached nearly $5,000.
The Farmers' Irrigating Co. ha«
awarded a contract to Porter 4 Con
ley, of Portland, for cutting a 210-foot
tunnel through solid risk on Hood
river. The bore will be seven feet
high and nine feet wide. It will elim
inate 400 feet of flume at a point
where it ia frequently washed away
by flood waters. Tile cost will reach
*4,500.
The Tuesday Lunch Club metnlmrs
SEEK LOWER RATES and
their wives next Tuesday night
will be hosts to the Klwanta Club of
RIVERSIDE CHURCH
The Dalles at a dinner dance at the
OQlumbia Gorge Hotel. A letter was
received Tuesday from 0. L. Pepper,
secretary of The Dallc-s Kiwantans.
stating that the organisation's 57 mem
ber», with one wife each, planned on
attending the function.
Mo luncheon will be held next Tues
day.
For the 18th year the members of
the Hood River Volunteer Fire De-
partment, the valley'* nioat popular
organization, and secoud to no Are
fighting body of the state in efficiency
and energy, are making preparations
for their annual Thank«giving ball.
The proceed« for these annual event*,
the climax of social affaire of Turkey
Day, are placid in the fund amassed
for the benefit of members that may
be injured or rail ill.
Prejutrationa under way indicate
that the annual ball, which will lie
held at the Pythian Temple with Kol-
«tad's orc!>estra making the music,
will be one of the Iiest ever lield. The
l>ig ball room will be beautifully .l<-<
orated. Citizen« leave already begun
the purchase of ticket* and the crowd
will lie as large- as or larger than any
attendance of former years.
The entertainment and dance com
mittees of the department In ad Ivo
charge of arranging for the hop in
clude: C. Lafferty, O. Lee. W. Bhay,
I* J. Daniels, G. Metxgus. Officer* of
th* department are; Bari Weber,
president; J. C. Meyer, viqe president;
L. R. Freygang, secretary; Geo. Mel
lo", t reaim re r; John Vnistorff, Chief;
K. B. Johnncai, assistant chief; L.' G.
Morgan, fire marshal; Eldon Bradley
and E. E. Goodrich, captains. Other
member« of the department are: Earl
Franz, Geo, Haslinger. John Bchiller,
K. U. Rodger«, W. E. C-olby, j. w.
t'rite«, W. B. Coulter, Edgar Fran*,
P. B. Cramer, Glen Iiuut, 11. O.
Kresse, Corbett Alexander and Vernon
Horne.
Hood River will lie a closed town
Monday in celebration of Armistice
Day. All schools will observe the hol
iday.
Tlie local Is-gion Post, whose mem
bers were boat* at the Arini«tl<v Day
celebration last year, will visit the
southern Wnsco county city in a motor
cortege. They will participate in a
uniformed body in the big parade. A
large delegation of citizen« will ac
company the legionnaire« and a con
tingent of members of the Women’s
Auxiliary. The Hood River party will
hi nriis-
by* ■
Ration from that city, the cortege pro
ceeding to Dufur‘over the new The
Dalles-Califomla Highway.
Capt. Goo. R. Wilbur, past com
mander of the deiatytiuent of Oregon,
American Legion, will be chief speak
er of the day.
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Mayor Perigb'a Proclamation fol
lows:
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“On Monday, Noveiulwr 12, the
American Legion Frat* of Hood River,
The Dalles and Dufur will hold a
joint Armistice Day celebration at
which ail the people of thia section are
invited. A big program nnd a good
time are assured.
“I-ast year them* people supported
our celebration and we should send a
big crowd up there thia year.
“ I accordance with a proclamation
iaaued by Gov. I’ier<« the 1 undue««
houses of Hood River are urged to
clone for thin day and all who can, at
tend the celebration at Dufur.
R. B. Perigo, Mayor.'*
HAL HELD YESTERDAY
Funqral aervices for J. L. Johnson,
aged 80 and Civil war veteran, who
died at hl« home- Mondny afternoon
from affect* of a fall sustained two
week« ago, were held ye«tc-rclay, inter
ment following at ldlewiide ceinctc-ry.
Rev. C. II. Dele-pine,'pastor of the
First Baptist church, officiated.
Mr. Johnson, whose wifi- paaiced
away over a year ago. was the father
of 14 children, the following eight of
whom survive: Sheriff T%nma* F.
Johnson, Mr«. J. K. Carson and Mr«.
N. B. Whalen, of Hood River; Mr«. C.
t Sieberts. Mrs. Ed Creighton and
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Lucille Jobuson, of Portland;
Mr«* G. B. Johnson, of Phoeulx, Ari*.,
a*d Mrs. J. D. Moore, of Big Bone
Springs. Kentucky.
Mr. Johnson whh n native of Ken
tucky. He served through the last
two years of the- Civil war a« quarter
master of the 3Otli Kentucky Regi
ment). He was a memla-r of Canby
Post. G. A. R., whose members ob
served ritualistic services. A firing
sepiad from Company C, lMIth Regi-
merif,' (I. "ST. 0., flreda voHey" over ihe
grave.
■ Mr. Johnson was a man of reticent
nature but marked by ids courtesy and
thougiitfulne«« for others. He was a
man staunch in his friendships.
Tin- services were held at the First
BaptlHt church. Memtars of the Amer-
lean 1-eglon formc-d the pall bearer«.
Sir. Johnson is survived by 30 living
grandchildren and 13 great grand
children.
WARM RACE FOR POST