The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21

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Down the street at the big store of
the Bragg Mercantile Co. huge red
streamers and placards announce a
Christmas sale. The store has numer-
GUS extra clerks busily engaged in at
tending the wants of the throngs of
customers. Ii is kind of red letter
event, and the color scheme of red is
carried out throughout the store, ex-
cept for the green trading stamps, the
S. & H. kind that Hood River people
have become accustomed to call for.
Dainty articles of wear for milady and
substantial gifts for men and boys are
too numerous to mention in this short
space. The Bragg's big show windows
bear a mute eloquent appeal and with
their handsome array of merchandise
may be taken as criterion of the as
sortments to be found within.
Up at the corner of Second and State
streets, also with an entrance on Third
street for the furniture department,
may be found the great display of
goods of the Stewart Hardware &
Furniture Co. The big space is crowd
ed with articles that are usful and SUBJ
stantial and that are yet beautiful.
The housewife can here find articles of
adornment for her home, FOR bedroom,
dining room or living room. Stewart
has sleds and cutters for the young
sters. or little axe, suitable for camp
ing time, for the boy. In the furniture
department may be found rugs or arti.
cles of house decoration that the hus-
band may find for his wife. She may
find for him an attractive and pleasing
smoking set. Sportsmen may we'll be
attracted to the Stewart store by the
line of guns, and while fishing season is
somewhat in the distance, the disciple
of Izaak Walton likes to have nice
creels. fly hooks, etc.
Travelling down Oak street one
reaches the store of the Blowers Hard
ware Co. at the corner of First street.
Articles of display here are strictly
utilitarian. yet the Christmas shopper
can we'll expend his money in the pur-
chase of snowshoes, skis or sleds. Men
like pocketknives for Christmas gifts.
new knife is always acceptable.
The Blowers store carries an excellent
line of such articles, and everything that
one may desire from a we'll equipped
hardware store will be found. Here
too, are wagons for the kiddies.
Crossing Oak street and turning
west one reaches the harness store and
shop Of W. G. Weber, one of the best
harness shops for town of the size of
Hood River in the country. Old Dob
bin will be mighty proud to have some
of Mr.. Weber's new harness. Other
items of merchandise that will make
pleasing Christmas gifts may be men,
toned as follows: Saddles, handbags,
watchfobs, auto robes and leather nov.
city goods.
Next comes the big department store
of E. A. Franz, where one may find
anything from "shoofiy" for the kid
dies to a full set of furniture. The
show windows of the Franz Co. have
attracted wide attention during the
past several weeks. One window is
made to appear as a bedroom. fully
furnishd with set that causes every
woman who passes it to look with COW
etous eyes. The other windows show
silverware and toys. Franz toy de-
partment has never been more CON-
pete, and the counters of the big store
are loaded with hundreds of cut glass
and silverware articles. ID the furni-
ture department is something of nov
elty-a billiard and pool table, just as
complete as any you will find in the
most elaborate pool parlor. The usual
line of Hoosier cabinets and other arti.
cles of furniture, rugs, etc, are all to
be had at the Franz store.
Across Second street one comes tc
Kresse's drug store, the home of the
popular Rexall articles and the Vicior
Victrolss. Cigars, in prettily decoraeG
boxes, toilet articles, handsome boxes
of stationery, appealing packages oi
Johnston's noted chocolates and can
dies. perfumes of character and 10l ar
ticles that will give pleasure to the re-
cipient and afford the purchaser an op
portunity of getting his full money.
worth, whether he wants to spend five
cents or five dollars. Kresse has re
ceived full line of the famous Vic
tors, and his line of records is as com
plete as one might find in the mos
metropolitan store.
| Located in the Brosius building is tn,
store of the Arnold Grocery Go. Her,
will be found the articles that are tn,
delight of children of all ages Of
Christmas morning, candies of all sort
and nuts, raisins, cakes and condiment
for the making of Christmas foods
The Arnold store is in hum of activ
ity and will continue SO until late Sat
urday night, but the employees of tn
store declare that they are never to-
busy TO receive phone orders from thei
numerous city customers. and that tn
most careful and courteous attention
will be given to all.
Next to Arnold's is Joe G. Vogt'
exclusive mems toggery store. Her
will be found gifts second to none j
appropriatenesssfor father, the boy yo
want to please. or son. Mr.. Vogt'
show windows are filled with specime
ties, handbags and other gifts, hu
they are not all shown. Just step ir
side and MIR. Vogt or Mr.. Gessling wi
bring out Just what you want. The fo
lowing may be found at Mr.. Vogt's
Travelling bags, suit cases, finest neck
wear, neckwear. suspenders, belts
garters, mackinaws, sweaters, umbte
las, bathrobes, raincoats and slippers.
: The shopper next arrives at the stor
of Frank A. Cram, who has devote
most of his life to the mercantile bus
ness and great part of that time hs
been spent here in Hood River, learI
ing the wants and desires of Hood Ri'
er patrons. Mr.. Grams store ar
his big windows were among the fri
10 take on the appearance significar
: of the Christmas spirit. The window
we're early filled with gifts appropriat
for men. women. little boys and litt
. girls. A mere man shopper can te
the women of Hood River but little {
: the woman's side of the Cram stor,
e They already know, and you will fir
+: them there calling for the newest higl
1 class materials used by the fair ones
e making up their garments. But Il
I. man shopper should not overlook Il
. things that my be found over on Il
e gents furnishing side. Ties. shoe
}, shippers, robes, smoking Jackets, ct