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About The illustrated west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1891-1891 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1891)
THE WEST SHORE. 231 The judges of the poetic contest for the month of March have awarded prues as follows : First priie, No. 33, " The Story of the Ages," by Emily Browne Powell, of Alameda, California, published March 28 : second pri:e, No. 29, "A Night in the Hills," by Virna Woods, Sacramento, California, published March 14 1 third priie, No. 27, " The Eagle's Nest," by Emelie Tracy Y. Parkhurst, San Francisco, California, published March 14. THE ARLINGTON CLUB. Club life in Portland has not yet reached as high a stage of development as in the older and larger cities of the east, but has made a good beginning. There is but one genuine gentlemen's club in the city, the Arlington, com posed of the leading business and professional men, and in the quality of its membership unexcelled by any club in the country. For a number of years the club has occupied the large house on the corner of Third and Pine streets, formerly the residence of Captain J. C. Ainsworth, but the membership has become so large and the necessity for a large club house and one better suited to the needs of the organiiation so great, that the club is now erecting a hand some structure on the comer of Alder and West Park streets, an engraving of which is given on the first page of the cover. When this building is completed the Arlington will have a handsome, commodious and conveniently arranged club house, and will be in a position to entertain guests in a royal manner. THE CHEHALEM VALLEY. The Chehalem is distinctively a part and parcel of the Willamette valley. There are a great many hills, or low ranges of mountains, extending out from the Coast and Cascade ranges, that cut the Willamette valley into sections that sometimes derive a special name from the particular hills by which they may be surrounded. Chehalem is an Indian name, meaning "The Valley of Flowers." In this instance it is no misnomer. THISPAPEBMS hgtmoj, 64 and (ft Mmhuta Kiohaoft, Ban Fruoiwo, California, whan oootnota tor adnrtiaiuf otn ba mad for it. mmumumm Has No Competitor on Earth. N.E. Skinner, Ga. Aft. for Paelde Coast, A H. JOHNSON, ' Slock Broker, WkoUnU Butdm md factor, and omIw in ll ktnb of Indi ud Onrad UwU, Buon, HuuudUtd. Bpaoial attention fina to tupplrinf ship. tint kh, atar Art. PORTLAND, OR. 1(4 a let ftaooad It, Near Morrison. Mort important of th Mtsoo. Home Industry- Brownsville Woolen Mills Cooda found only at tht siau ot The rowmtvllla Clothing tort, 161 and 166 btoond HU, star Cor. Mormon. Full Hum MtoVaFwooI Salta, ,10.(0. Pant, W.IU llt ill tht market. Kino aama, Kant Wool e Milk W. it. BiSHor. W jtwmr'jf CD Cli mnrnira nl I Portland Cornice & Roofing Co. IHOORPOOATIO. Mannfutoraraaf Ottwilud ln Cor BltM.nk; H(hu. Window Cap, riuiala, Tanks, Kit. Tin, Ooimoilrd fro, .Hot and Cvmno. n,wn Kuitn. Hot Air Fnroao-a tad )nral Jobbing. In Ul kind ol 8hMt MtL Wholft. Otalu in Coroio Kariehmonls. 180 MmSrV.0"' PORTLAND, OR. Mb iSUHiri i 0010 talM,lk NO BLOTS ON THE ESCl'TCHKOX, " Hut you have no ancestors, yc know ! " said his lordship. "No;" replied Miss l-ikevicw. "We have the advantage of you there." Puck. f : The bnl monument 10 grail nun is the memory he leaves In the minds of the people, and thitt. b the monument any gran mnn U likely to get, 10 far as the New York people are concerned. Somtr I'lVr Journal, Mistkkss Do you like children ? Domestic !Viends a good deal on the children, mum. Mistkkss Well, yet I presume it doei. Where did you work Inst? IXimkstic- With Mrs. Goodheart, mum. She had only one child. Mistkkss Uh, well, If you could ilnnd lh.it horrid little brat of Mrs. (kxxlheart'i, I'm lure you will not object to my ilx little darlings. (7W Arte. A fiRF.AT IDF.A. PoKT I hare an idea the land lady suspects we art flying very dote to the ground ; can't we do something to inspire confidence? lll'MiiKlsT I have it I I will sue you for twenty thousand dollars. Alnntrit H'trkh. "'--T'-..r ; X . mlf WiXINT MOOD -QHtWN l:-:., The Chehalem valley impresses one with a sense of its complete harmony of detail, like the chords of a perfectly-attuned musical instrument. It seems as if people could not help being peaceful, prosperous and happy in the midst of such surroundings. There are few places that appear so admirably design ed for the abode of man as it rolled from Nature's hand it was an El Dora da The large number of fruit orchards, with their blossoms in springtime and their ripened fruit in autumn, make the country seem especially delightful during those seasons. In this valley, in the heart of which Newberg is located, is found some of the best fruit land, especially prune land, to be had anywhere on the whole Pa cific coast. There are good reasons for (his. The Chehalem valley extends east and west, is protected an the east, north and south by a range of hills which cut off the bleak winter winds from the Vpper Columbia, while the south and southwest exposure of the valley is 0en to the gentle breeies from the ocean that are tempered by the Japanese current, Both soil and climate are perfectly and completely adapted to fruit culture, and never since the first fruit was planted in the Chehalem valley has there been anything even ap proaching a failure in the fruit crop. The protection from blighting winds is complete; fruit never fails; and this is a statement that is true of very few countries indeed. Forests are grubbed from the land, and immediately orchards are set on the tract, which scarcely misses its natural litnlwr before the fruit trees cover it, and surely the crops of luscious fruit produced must almost make the inani mate soil laugh at its achievements. Certainly the farmers are pleased with the products, and the preparations for greatly extending the orchard business evidence the faith they have in the industry. Much has been said and written about the results of prune raising here. There is, however, no doubt about one thing, and that is that responsible men under oath have asserted and proved, tli.it in both peaches and prunes the pro duct of the trees of this valley has reached from four to six hundred dollars per acre after they had reached the average bearing age. A FAMILY AFFAIR. Youno Mothkr What in the world makes the baby cry 10 ? Yotwu Katiikr-I guru he heard me lay t managed to get t little sleep but night, AVw York Wttkly, ART NOTE, Miss Siioliltv Please examine thii work of art, Mr. lones. Junks F.r what b It? Miss Siiuiihv It a Sunrise In the Atli roncktcki. It it painted by t friend of mine. Jonks (ciaminei It critically for' nine lime through hb eye-glass, and then asks : ) Fir what trade did I understand you to lay your friend was following ? Tr ial Sift-"IP- For Throat IHataasa, Coughs, Colds, to., tflMtul rsllit li tonnd la tht at of " Arotra 'a Arm kial 77wm." Priot U et. Sold oaf in tum. rr.ET(r7,6California f?t CATARRH IVsfnfM, Olnatriiiff of NsjaI Onrana, Oolits. HuanrnM, ra throat, UmwIm-Ii. rirllil. tUrkoiilna llralh. HmIcitm Ilia Vole. HMIsr ot Bmru.no, Wet, by DruiiiUls or M.ll UrtmA A.r.ttorja(., lteiiimokklM., XV'zLzJ : - V - I "" 1 -milui t-Uum ... X- ... I il-tv KA8T AND SOUTH Southern Pacific Route. IHA&TA LINK. Trains hart and art dot to arrirt at Portland Inwn Ifor) From Fab. 1, INI. Arrirt (from) OVKHLaND KXPIIKH8.1 Salem, Albany, Known, I noMtnurt. umot s ras. 7.00pm -j MdfonC Ashland, Hu-VtSam ramttito, twim, Han Pranoitoo, Mnjav, IUa An(lf. Kl l'"i. flaw OrltantandKaat I UOam Rotaborf and war statioaa 4.00pm Via. Woodhnra for Mf) fiOOpra Cvburg il.mipm Albany and war atatiooa tf nosm 7.aam Corvalhs anit war station tMiinm ktupm HoUiiuiiiilaa wajr aiationa tt aam D1N1NQ CABS ON OODKN ROUTR. POLLMaN BDFFKT BLXKPIR8. TODHI0T8LHKPINQ CARS For aoeommodatloD of second elast paat angvra attaohed to all tnina, Thron.h TiekM (InW. IN Firat tt. whsrt thningh UekHs to ail point in tb KasUni Htat., ttJiMla and Kurop oan bn 'htAitiml at 'owast nut frum J. U. K1IIKL4NU, lickM AmI. All Imv train arrir and dnpart front Grand It nlral Htalioo, Fifth and 1 at. NARROW OADdt-W. S. DIVISION -AKD- POltTUND 1 WlULAMCITi VAL BY. Paattniitr Dapot, foot of Jeffnoa at. t t.tians OawMoandWay I flu tiara i.tnpm t npm t.Upai CMwaro. Nawhm. Don1 nr. iiaytoo, lArar.i Hliwidaa, Uallaa, M it, tlltpra muuUi and Alrllt, ral BlnrsidtandWtl Ifll.tnam m ) Htaliont 1 1 6,u7pm Dailf. t Dsllr.MMplBnacU. Frria eonnMl wlta til train for Soil wood and Mil wank. R.K0IHMH, I. P, ROGKRH Manrr. ist. Uto. F. a P. Att.