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■ I K.., • ... u ■ V • . , 7 A- W Â ’ K-«..?*..’ '"•«M,, *•; • ' 1 * w HOOD RIVER GLACIER, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1925 == ». •* i ■* T HOOD RIVER LEADS INELECIWCUSE « : i' u * barrelled dollars 4 0i • i ■ ' w JL * - Is under new management. We will handle ======== the Best at all times. No. 1 U. S. Inspected Steer Beef I 1^ * ■ i D ■ I I i Bjy,’-'' a >F Choice Veal Cuts - Lamb Cuts Fancy Cuts of Ail Kinds Each dollar you get can be uied, not only to buy things, but also to EARN MORE DOLLARS if in vested in shares of I hi; gp. Pacific Power &. Light Co. I PREFERRED STOCK it’s SAFE and pays dividends every 3 months amounting to K 7% ON YOUR MONEY *».i Rfeú* **. • ' '.ii' - ~ j* J i BY* h ’’ A BIRK NOW Associated Industries of Oregon is the time to do your overhauling before the spring work begins. It is our earnest endeavor to carry in stock for YOUR Motor: MS ■ A McQuay Norris IM PISTONS PISTON RINGS PISTON PINS MOTOR BEARINGS FAN BELTS-V TYPE AND FLAT CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS MOTOR VALVES BRAKE LINING C T. C TIRES WAVERLY OILS AND GREASES AND A COMPLETE LINE OF ACCESSORIES / > ■ 4 I r Economical Transportation K ■ i I t Mt Hood Motor Co. ■ * ■ I ■ fl 9 I I i ■fl HI Have you read these advertisements ? O io* Lt R. F. TAYLOR L A. BEAUDOIN 1 \ ■■ Dry Picked Hens Fancy Capons > J Class Conauuiptl 8 21.06 $ 30.00 II-A 1» KW 48.40 30.10 20 KW I Arthur has just returned from New II-B 00.82 0L84 I York where ho attended a meeting of III 40 KW 78.84 66.94 I the national committee on rural elec IV TO KW 78.84 84.00 tric servk-e, which is making a com V 70 KW 138.32 130.97 plete investigation of thia matter for VI UP KW I the National Electric Light associa VII __ _ ___________ 25X72 304.14 809 KW tion. Thia committee was greatly “Tbs Ontario rate» Include no taxes. I interested in the rural electric census Pacific company customers owning that la being conducted in Hood ranges are even better off than the River. above comparison indicates, because “In the middle weet where the they can take range service on our problem of serving the farmer la most schedule K, which 1» four cents a kilo perplexing,** aald Jflr. McArthur, “the watt hour, less a discount. “A good deal ha» been said about I amount of available tnulnesa is gener- I ally considered to be between two and house beating carried on by the On to« The Ontario com ¡three customers per mile of dlstrlbu- tario '5 tiou line, which as far as the north mission W flatly opposed to electric west to concerned la considered to be house-heating, say» it la wasteful and 9 pretty thin busineea. It to my ob un-economlc. The Ontario commission servation that there to practically no does not undertake to heat buildings »» place in the United States, or certain-1 electrically and reiwrts to the con ly we have no reports from anywhere, trary are untrue, except In so far aa | that indicates a density of rural elec- they apply to small residential types tric customers such as exists in the of glow heater» and similar contri Hood River valley where the Pacific vances.” ________________ | Power A Light company serves over 1700 farm customers on about 70 miles MOSIER | of line. Chas. Powell, of Portland, waa here “Contrary to usual belief, the actual cost at the power house of producing Wednesday calling on his aunt, Mrs. electric energy bears but a small pro- Soger, while on his way to bls ranch | portion to the total expense of getting at Moro. Geo. Evans was In The Dalles Mrs. E. McClure and daughter, Mrs. the service to the farmer. In many * places it would be out of the question L. J. Ellis, were »hopping in The business Thursday. Leslie Root- returned home from to furnish electric service to rural Dalles Monday. communities, even if it coat nothing Our grader and new tractor are Osh Grove recently. at all to put the electric energy into doing splendid work under the direc Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Allington snd the distributing system. tion of Chas. T. Bennett, Wm. Boland daughter, Barbars, were in Hood “The people of Hood River have and Jaa. Camp. Grading la being Biver Thursday. » been told bow remarkable has been done on all road» leading into town. ▲1 Behren returned home from the record of the publicly owned Mr. and Mrs. Ben Veatch and chil Portland Monday. Hydro-Electric commission, of Ontario. The Hadds went to Dufur Wednes | It has been balled as the greatest dren were' visitors at the home of Mrs. John Elder in Hood River re day. developer of electrified farms in mod cently. Mr. Wilcox went to The Dalles re ern times. The Smlthgonlan Institu > Mrs. John Elder visited a few days cently to visit his wife, who is con tion, a governmental bureau, recently last week with her daughter, Mrs. valescent in-the hospital there. made a report which gives some inter esting facts about the failure of the Ben Veach. Mrs. Mobley spent the week end at George Chamt>erlain and Cbaa. T. The Dalles. Ontario commtosion to set up the necessary sinking funds and reserves Benuett were business visitors in The Mrs. Eugens Lear Dgvidaon, of St. that it should have set up. It also Dalles Wednesday. Helens, called on Mosier friends Bun I calls attention to the fact that the Mrs. Jas. Camp, Mrs. H. Bailey and | present deficit of the commission in | Jesse Bailey visited at Oak Grove day and was entertained at dinner at REGON and her products are being advertised The home of Otto and C. A. Hage. | respect to these accounts to approxi recently. The Junior club of the Y. W. C. A. to all the United States this month by rail mately 119,000,000, which somebody Mrs. G. R. Duvall returned to her met Saturday afternoon. Miss IJel>e- | will have to make up in the future. I home in The Dalles Tuesday. roads. Have you read the advertisements? trau, of The Dalles, - was present. “As far as service to concerned the ¡Pacific company welcomes a comuari-| Mrs. Bertha Johnson waa shopping Evelyn and Lena Roberta acted aa hostesses for the afternoon. son in the matter of electrified farms. | in Hood River Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs E M. Strauss attend Mrs. Stella Howard and son, Fran We have gone over the 1928 ohlcial This is National 9 ganizatioos can include at report of the Ontario commission, ed an operetts given by the high cis, and daughter, Fern, were in Hood least one number on Oregon x River Friday. which to the last one that fs avail-1 I school club in Hood River recently. Oregon Products manufactures in their pro able, and we find that the commission Mrs. Paul Bailey was a visitor in The Fat and Forty card dub met Month! reported that it was serving a little I Oak Grove over Saturday and Bun Saturday afternoon at the home of grams; school children can ■ ¡over 14,100 rural customers, but an day. Mrs. Jas. Camp. Misses May and write essays, or make up lists examination of thto report indicates I Mr. and Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Clair Neta entertained. Miss Arvilla Hus Hold “Oregon Products” | that of thto total number of rural | of Oregop goods—you’ll be Bailey and Mr». Jesse Bailey were in bands was winner of first prise. dinners or lunches; mer customers some 6,030 were reported | Hood River Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Frank, of The surprised at their variety, chants can feature displays ae -being suburban customers living | Wm. Richardson, who has the con- Dalles, were Bunday callers at the immediately adjacent to the city lim 0. A. Hage home. of Oregon merchandise; or- I tract for graveling the Mayerdale Oregon products compete its and that 4,158 were so-called ham I park, has returned from Portland and Uncas Marsh, who' suffered a bad let customers,’ which are presumably with the world. You can buy break in bis hand a short time ago those living in community groups. will begin graveling Monday. A num when falling off a horse, had the them on MERIT. Then, too, her of driveways are under construc- The actual number of ’dirt farm* cus I lion and will be completed in 30 days. splints removed Friday. your support of Oregon in tomers reported for 1928 by the com- mtoslon waa only 8328, which to but I Mrs. Davenport was in Mosier Sun- dustries means more work, returning home Tuesday. The Oldest Spring Pome | a few more than the number of actual Iday, | more wage earners, bigger | ’dirt farm' customers served by the I | Mr. Conley was in Hood River They sat beneath the old oak tree, Pacific Power A Light company in I Wednesday. payrolls .increased prosperity Her head upon his breast; Oregon and Washington. The Ontario Mrs. B. McClure received a pleasant He gently pressed his lips to hers, n* for everyone. commission serves a territory of ap I surprise on her birthday, March 1, The kodak did the rest! proximately 40,000 square miles, which I when friends and relatives from Port- Uncle Wee Wee. la somewhat larger than the territory lland called on her. The party, num served by our compeny and serves s bering 36 in all. Included: Mr. and - No. 420 Pr°l*bto 2,71J0,000 people, of which Mrs. Chris Nelson, Mrs. Reese, Mrs. Netiee ef Administrator's Sale over IW0.000 are classified aa rnral. E. O. Winans, Mrs. Molly Baker, Mr. ¡Ths Ontario coihmtaoion serves a pop- L and Mrs. S. J. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. W. P ortland , O rigon In the County Court of the State of nlatlon of at least 20 times aa great R Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. II. ▲. Moll, Oregon for Hood Blver County. as that served by the Pacific Power A Mrs. Pearl Treadwell nd daughter, - D an C. F reeman , M anager Matter of the Estate of Light company and, though it to sub-1 I Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dolling and Mrs. Ruth In E. the « Ray, peceased. 9 aldlsed, it has done but little more W. H. Blakeley. A beautlfbl birthday I, John Baker, the duly appointed, with respect to getting service to L cake was presented to Mrs. McClure. qualified and acting administrator of farm customers than we have, in ac An interesting moving picture and of the estate of Ruth E. Ray, de tual numbers, and of course, but a|i leHure program took place at the ceased, hereby give public notice that - I »mall fraction of what we have done|, school auditorium Saturday night. l, aa adminiatrator aforesaid, shall | in the matter of proportion. The address was given by one of the “It may interest your readers to state worker* of the Anti-Saloon on Friday, the 10th day of April, A. know that up to October 31, 1923, the league on prohibition. The attend D. 1925, at the hour of 10 o’clock a. m. of said day, at the front door of commtoeion reported that it bed in ance was large. ______ _____ J the County Court House . la Hood vested in lta rural distribution system Mrs F. A. Sayres la vlaiitug at the River City and County, State of Ore |a total of 82,125,000, of which invest ment the provincial government of home of her daughter, Mrs. E. A. gon, under authority ¿>f an order made on the 3rd day of March, 1925, Ontario had donated 8622,000 free Race, for a few weeka. from all obligation on the part of the , The home of Mrs. W. A. Husbands by the* above entitled Court, proceed Three tracts — eight, ten and eight acres | Ontario conuiilesion or the customers was illle<l to overflowing when she to sell at public auction to the best Thto waa done under the authority of entertnined the Ladies' Aid Wednes and highest bidder for cash in hand, each; which have been in rye, vetch and clover. a law wlilcb passed In 1921 whloh day of last week. Thirty-nine mem the following described real estate, | called upon the provincial treasury to bers and gueato wer/present. A short' belonging to eaM estate of Ruth E. Will rent for cash or shares. Plenty of water. advance 50% of the cost of all pri- business Heecion followed by a social Ray, deceased, situated in Hood River | mary rural distribution lines. This hour with dainty refreshments filled County, State of Oregon, to-wit; The undivided one-sixteenth interest is, of course, merely a subsidy, which a most enjoyable afternoon. The Aid This fertile land is located on Paradise to paid by the general tax payer. The will meet with Mrs. 8. E. Evans at owned by said estate in Lot Fifteen (15) in Block Four (4) of Strana her country home March 25. | tact of the matter to, the Hydro-Elec- Fann Acreage, just west of City. | trie Power commission of Ontario is Forrest Evana, Geo. Carroll and han’s First Addition to the City of Hood River, Oregon, according to the not a fine example of what may be Arthur CarroU were in Hood River 9 plat thereof duly filed and recorded, ¡done for the benefit of the farmer, as Monday. Tel. 2084 subject to the courtesy interest and | It to actually serving only about as Lee Evana and Tom Moe went to right of H. W. Chapman. many farm customers as the Pacific The Dalk>s Monday. Dated and first published and post | Power A Light company and in a The Odd Fellows gave a very suc- much more densely settled territory, cessful St. Patrick's dan<v Friday ed this 12th day of March, 1925. , John Baker and has received almost two-thirds of Administrator. | a million dollars from the provincial evening in the school auditorium. m!2a9 Decorat ions were very effective in the treasury, which it does not have to form of -green shamrocks, black cats refund; and in addition to all thia it | will not consider the extension of and green streamers. The Mayerdale orchestra, with two additional pieces ¡rural lines into a territory where ths from Hood River, rendered exception- density of population to not sufllrient lal music. to allow an average of three custom- The annual election of directors of * lers per mile of line. So much for what the comiMlon has done with re the Mosier Community Chamber of Commerce wae held Monday evening spect of service. “The second thing to the matter of at the school auditorium. Directors rates. In dtocuraing the Ontario pub were elected aa follows: C. T. Ben lic ownership scheme thoae who wlah nett, Geo. Chamberlain and R. J. the state of Oregon to launch Into Scearce, for three years; Geo. Alex such an enterprise make frequent ratal ander and B. A. Race for two years; comparisons showing how low the E. M. Strauss and J. O. Beldin for X rate» are in Ontario. Generally, how one year. An enjoyable program filled ever, municipal ownership enthusiasts the latter half of the evening. Mr. 9 and Mrs. Frank Sexton, of The Dalles, leave out a number of Important facta. contributed two pleasing musical num In the first place. In a number of bers. Mrs. P. Pattersou, of The instances the Ontario rates carry Dalles, waa accompanist. Guff J. certain yearly fixed or atandby Weigett, slight of hand ¡lerformer. chargee which are not generally dls- entertained with clever tricks. Other enraed by its champions. These yearly fixed and atandby charges interesting numbers on the progrsm were a Spanish dance by Mira Ptack have the effect of raising considerably solo by Mira Gribokov. the conaumer's annual bill. As a I and a vocal * Zell. of The Mr. and - Mrs. C. M. matter of fact, the Pacific Power A Dalles, were present. Light refresh- Light company to now actually serv- ! ing rural customers In the Hood ments were served. “Save^VsiabZ^ remember our cal1 la8t Year was “S. O. S.” 0. E. Wilson and F. A. Shogren River valley at rates considerably made a trip to the property of The leea than the Ontario rates, and In addition, our company pays about Dalles Timber company about 16 10% of its gross receipts back to the mile* Routbeast of Mosier recently. They reported considerable snow In »"7. » o»r Hmited ,uPp|y w'„ m “ people in the shape of taxes. ‘The Pacific Power A Light com that-locality. Mr. Shorten necured a the mL h t e eeoMmiXT.Tia O * “ P * ’ 5 ,ea ’ on> found that pany through its own ofllcera has number of excellent photographs of i Pd vonvenient fuel for the kitchen made some comprehensive investiga the big timber on the property. Al Behrap, Joe Higley and Darrell tions of the Ontario situation and our ordering e?ri^ Lumber Company » Slabwood are all figure» are not prepared by some out Allington were visitors in The Dalles side agency, but are worked up by Thursday. our own representative who went to| Jesse Bslley and Elmer Minton -- - - rPLT™ *?.yo^ •‘“re of the aeaaon'a run of Ontario for the purpose. motored to Dufur Friday. ÄUb f The ^Seyw?HI?UtSt *** y°Ur order in eari “Ontario rural customers ere divid Mrs. Jas. Cherry and daughters. ed Into seven classes, depending on Mary and Doris, spent the week end The price will interest you. Telephone NOW to— — character _____ _.*r qf i the load. the These In Portland. ~ * classes run all fhe way from II-A, which Includes only farm house light-1. Mrs. Macrum returned from Port Ing in plscce where there must be land Saturday. four services from each transformer, I Mr. and Mra L, J. Ellis returned to class VII, which Includes extra J1 to their home is Portland Telephone 4242 farm service, with meters and af having a*Shk a couple of wi range. The definitions of the various Mrs. Kill«* mother, Mrs. E. McClure. classe» are quite long and need not be I Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scearce were given la detail. |; Saturday visitors tn Hood River. Strawberry Land For Lease RANKS MORTIMER = Urging that You “DO IT NOW” in order ing your season’s supply of SLAB WOOD. . JL I Rf’ ■ «»«í- H. T. De WITT ¡ore SESi.ák--’ mt . hood motor company . 4 ■j « * T ■»—— T s I