HOOD JRIVEE, OREGON, MAY 19 1910
VOL. XXI
THESE BARGAINS
WILL INTEREST
The Person who is Looking
For an Ideal Home
AS WELL AS A
SOUND INVESTMENT
IMPROVED
2S ACRES in Willow Flat; ii litres in S vear old Newtowns and BplU
enbergs, seven seres in two year old Newtowns and Kpttscnbergs;
3 acres in one year oM Newtowni and Spltte Item; 4 acres
spring netting Newtowns and Spitssenhergs; one acre d'Anfou pears; three
acres in clover; 3J acres of the finest strawberries In the valley set between
the trees. Good 8 room house, ham, chicken house and strawtierry shed ;
good well. 3 inches of water go with place. gH.OOO puts you in
possession.
20 ACRES on main road, near Van Horn 6 acres Newtowns and
Spitz -nber-rs 9 yearn old which will have a very heavy crop this year. 6
acres in 4 year olds and 8 acres in 3 vear old trees of the .-nine varieties.
Close to "chool, store and railwav station. House, ham and well on
place Team and all implements go at the remarkably low price of
81 H, 100. Easy terms.
10 ACRES all set and in A-l condition; fiZ.i INewtown and puzen-
bergi with Ortley pollenizeri and a young family orchard ;
old, and 100 Bpitsenbergi and W Newtowns set this noring,
oilier iriiod I ui'diiiif on nliice
excellent drainage. This is a beautiful home commanding a grand view
of the valley and mountain). 84 500 handles it.
5 ACRES 4 miles from town and a quarter mile (run store on main
traveled road; 4 'a aces net to Newtowns and SpitzenheruB 2, 3 and 4 years
old, half acre in meadow Good, soli ond ideal alone This U a snap at
82,500. $1,400 cash, balance 4 years at ti per cent
UNIMPROVED
100 ACRES partly improved, 20 acres set to Newtowns and Spitaen
hergs, one to 12 vear- old. 8 acres practically cleared, balance brush and
light timber. Red Kind soil, good slop ! and drainage 4 springs on place.
Old house and barn. Close to school a d railroad. Price 816,000.
ft ,000 cah Kasy terms
80 ACRES nine miles from Hood Itiver on county road ; 11 acres set
to Newtowns and Spitzenbergs this spring ; 24 acres cleared, balance is
brush and light timber; heavy red shot soil; good slope lor raising apples
8M.000 cash handles it.
20 ACRES half mile from railroad, near stoic and school; A-l srel,
elope and drainage; half slashed and burned. Beautiful view of valley
and mountains. A snap nt 88,500.
20 ACRES on main county road, half mile from station, tore and
school. The place is high and sightly with a beautiful view of b (ill
mountains and the entire valley. 8 acres cleared, balance light clearing.
9 inches of water stock goes with place. 82.000 cash handles this.
DEVLIN & FIREBAUGIi
The Leading: Dealers
Svvetland Bklg. Hotel Oregon Bldg.
Portland, Ore.
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Bentlev, the Builder
Phone
White Salmon and Trout
Lake Valley Lands
Take the Ferry across the Columbia from Hood
River to White Salmon and look at these
real bargains in apple lands:
5206 Acres; Incited in he city limits of White Salmon; an ideal home
lite with a line view ; 3 acres all cleared and set to fruit trees, with
strawberries between the rows; deep red shot soil; all good fruit
land except one half acre which would make a desirable building
tite. Price 88,000 ; half caah ; balance 2 years at 8 per cent.
Acres: one and one half tnil-s fr.. in White Salmon; 4 seres in
Bpttwnberg and Yellow Newt wn apples. TWO ACRES IN
BEARING; 4 acres in bearing t a berries : 1 r. om houe, barn,
etc Tract adjoining refused $1,200 an acre, similar soil. Fine view
of Mt Hood, Columbia Hiver and the Hood Kiver Valley Price
only 8J50 an acre if sold by Map 2"tli ; half cash, balance 5 years 7
per cent.
55020 Acres; 2 miles from White Salmon ; 700 Spitzei b rg and Yellow
Newtowns in orchard ; 10 ace- under plow ; 1 acre- in strawberries
hearing t hi- 8' ason ; beautiful v ew ol Mi. Hood and C I unbia
River No waste land. House and well on place. Ranch adjoin
ing sold for 130,000. For quick sale price only 80,000 ; third cash,
balance three year 8 per cent.
52H 160 Acres; with 180 acres suitable for orchard; 10 acres hay land:
doom barn, Sowing spring water, some land el a red, looad on
main county road which pas-e th'ough the properly; 8 miles from
Husum 12 'miles from White Salmon. This tract, could easily be
subdivided and sold at a profit, ft is a real snap at only 850 an acre,
ball cash, balance 3 years 8 per Cent,
White Salmon Realty Co.
DAY BROTHERS
White Salmon - - Washington
all one vear
A pretty new
dood soil,
Hood River, Ore.
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$125 An Acre
FOR
40 or 80 Acres
OF
First Class Apple Land
Uncleared
It fronts on main travelled county road and is
I BELOW the irrigating ditch. This offer is for a ::
limited time. We can arrange terms if you ;;
haven't all cash. You can make $50 to $75 AN ;;
ACRE this year.
$18,000 For 20 Acres
All in Orchard
with
Good Improvements
About six acres in bearing. $2,000 crop of
apples. Only have until June 1st to sell at the
price. It's a snap: Investigate it.
J. H. Heilbronner & Co.
The Reliable Dealers
t Davidson Building
H--I-H i i H"H 1"H-M-I"M"1,'I"I"1'1"I"1
A Good
For
Write for a little booklet on the Famous
I White Salmon Valley. We will send it to f
you-then you read it. We are sure you
will want one of our good strawberry or
j apple farms. WhyP Because they are J
cheaper, better, earlier and less expensive
to handle. &
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CONSOLIDATED REALTY CO.
WHITE SALMON, WASH.
Real Estate
Bulletin
$8,500. Twenty acres on Fact Side in
the belt neighborhood. 6 acres ol
thin in 8 ami 4 vear old orchard,
balance ill shshed. Kvery foot of
thin is the very licst. very igpy
easy clearing. Ttrs is strictly first
class.
$7,000. Six acres close in; two-third of
i this is in trees 3 anil 4 years old,
balance in berries and clover; new
house and ham, tixils, etc., horse
and harness. Kay terms.
$5,500. C)4 acre, half mile Mt, small
hmise and barn, 3 acres one year
old tree, acre beiring. 2J seres
clover, small berries; all good land
Guy Y.Edwards 4 Co.
Phone 228L Office Oregon Hotel
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from.
F. H. Coolidje
Watchmaker & Jeweler
Moved to Toggery
MOSIER HOLDS
BIG MEETING
JUDGE WEBSTER ON GOOD ROADS
Mosier Hills Boosters Feed Strawberries
to Guests from The Dalles, Port
land and Hood Kiver.
The citizens of the enterprising
village of Mosier did themselves
proud Saturday evening and Sunday
in entertaining a large crowd of busi
ness men from The Dalles, Portland
and Hood River, who gathered there
Saturday evening and remained over
Sunday to enjoy a drive over the
famous Mosier hills.
Tom Richardson, manager of the
Portland Commercial Club, spent
Saturday in Mosier, having just
returned from a big trip through the
great central Oregon country so that
the excitement really began before
the east-bound local arrived in the
evening, bearing the Portland and
Hood River contingents. Geoneral
Passenger Agent William McMurray,
of the Harriman lines in Oregon,
Assistant General Freight Agent
Robinson, William Kittle Wells, of
the community publicity bureau, anil
other railroad ollicials, came in Mr.
McMurray 's private car and a special
Pullman sleeper was shunted in at
the Mosier siding to care for the
overflow from the hotel. Judge Lionel
R. Webster, of the State Good Roads
movement, and J. Goodman, Oregonian
correspondent, were also members
of the Portland party. Secretary J,
C. Skinner, of the Commercial Club,
Burnette K. Duncan, W. H. Walton,
Charles A. Mosclcy, .lames E. Mont
gomrey, Clay it rock and Charles
Larscii were among the Hood Rivi i itrs.
Soon after the arrival of the train,
a reception committee consisting of
most of the town, escorted the crowd
to the hall where the ladies of
Mosier had prepared a delicious sup
per. The main feature of the supper
were big luscious strawberries, grown
on the farm of the East Hood River
Company, which had been hand
raised by A. P. Kateham for the oc
casion. When the crowd had had their
fill of the fine hemes and tasted some
ripe cherries which Editor II. G.
Kibhee, of the Mosier Bulletin,
brought out, they returned to the rail
road station to meet the special train
which brought 100 boosters from The
Dalles headed by Judd Fish, the new
publicity rustler of the up river town,
and H. G. Miller, of the Chronicle.
The Dalles crowd, headed by its own
brass band, and all wearing a button
bearing the new motto, "The Dalles
Makes Good," inarched to the hall
where still more supper and straw
berries were provided. When they had
finished, the speakers were UBhered to
the stage by President C. A. McCar
gar, of the Mosier Hills Commercial
Club, and the love feast commenced.
By this time the prettily decorated
hall was filled to overflowing and
Fred Wlison, District Attorney, of
The Dalles, on account of his extensive
interests In Mosier, was claimed by
the latter to welcome its guests which
he did in a happy speech. In response
to the welcome, Mr. Wells, of Port
land, spoke for the visitors from The
Dalles, Hood River and Portland tel
ling how glad everybody was to be
there.
Judge Webster, the principal speaker
of the evening, was next called on and
he gave a stirring address on Good
Roads which won all his hearers to the
cause which will result in a great good
for the state of Oregon, lie showed
how a permanent, hard, smooth road
would make a ranch 15 miles away on
a mud road as near town as one at
present is which only lies three miles
away. The distance is measured in
time and work required rather than
in miles. He showed that at present
by the taxation method no county
except Multnomah had been able to
build an extensive system of perman
ent roads. A great amount is expended
over and over again each year in
repairing roads and according to
Judge Webster about the only result
tis that two short mud holes are made
of one long one.
After showing that to build an ex
tensive system of permanent highways
would mean oppressive taxation, he
advocated the changing of the contsitu
tion to allow counties to vote bonds
for road improvement so that the
value added to the farm property by
the good roads could take care ol
the cost. The program which Judge
Webster wishes to see followed is to
have a constitutional amendment
voted by the initiative at the coming
election allowing counties to create a
bended indebtedness for road build
bur and then for the legislature to
concur in the action of the people.
Then next year at this time the pro
gressive counties of the state can b(
voting bonds to build the highways,
Judge Webster's remarks seemed t
meet with the heartiest approval of
the Mosier people, so that he scarcely
needed to take up the weak argument
which have been made against the
bonding plan. The only legitimat
argument is that an indebtedness is
a bad thing. All extensive permanent
improvements are made possible to
cities, states and irovernments by
the issuance of bonds and whv should
not the county have the right to use
the same method? The building of
roads in Oregon with the bond money
will mean the bringing in of iminensi
sums of eastern capital, nearly all of
which will be expended a tor labo
and materials right in the county and
, thus add to the wealth of the state.
At the close of Judge Webster's
remarks, President McCargar read a
I letter of greeting from the Sorosis
I Club at The Dalles, after which he
j introduced Mr. McMurray, who spoke
Ion "The lowly Apple.
Of course few people in this section
' of the country think there is-anything
1 "lowly" about the apple, and the
' railroad man was of their view if the
: many compliments he paid to the
prize winning, price getting Mosier
apples may be taken as his e-itimate.
Mr. McMurray was of the opinion that
the starvation cure faddists would not
last long in Mosier if they were able
to smell the strawberries and apples
of that section. He traced the history
of the apple, the commonest of afl
fruits, and cited the many refreences
which are found In the literature of
the old times to the apple. Mr. M;
Murray's speech showed the result of
, much work and research and was
highly enjoyed by the listeners.
2 loin Richardson was the last
siieaker, and he unbottied enough en
tluisiasm to do the Mosier people until
he visits that section again. He told
them straight a few of their needs
which include a hotel, electric lights,
an ice and cold storage plant and other
modern conveniences. He spoke of
his trip just completed into the un
developed sections of central Oregon
and of the hospitality universally dis
played by the pioneers of Oregon. He
paid a tribute to the ladies and told
them what they could do in making
life pleasant for the new settlers who
might at tirst be a bit homesick for
the friends and relatives they left be
hind. He told of the practice among
the women of many communities
where they have big social meetings
especially to get acquainted with the
lewcomers and give them a good we!-
ome into the great Oregon country.
The meeting closed with rousing
beers for Moiser by the visitors and
The Dalles crowd was escorted back
0 their train.
A great many of the visitors re
mained over until Sunday when they
were taken over the Mosier hills
and
give
this
shown the orchards which now
promise of record breaking crops
all.
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
TEAM VICTORIOUS
The Howl River High School athletes
were victors Saturday in a dual track
meet with Jefferson high school, of
Portland, winning by a score of 59J to
Wl. The day was a bit cool and
windy and was not conductive to re-
ord breaking although some very good
marks were made by the young
ithletes. Captain Huggins, champion
mile runner of the preparatory schools
f the Pacific coast, was the star of
the meet, winning three events and
taking second place in two others.
bus winning elEBOtnta for the Hood
River team. The meet was very
cIomI) contested until the last four
vents, m which Hood Kiver captured
11 hut two of the points. The Port
land hoys were strong in the sprints,
ait the local lads had them bested
n the long runs and the fields events.
l'he vaulting pole was broken and the
mints were divided for that event.
lood River's relay team proved too
nuch for the visitors in a very ex
iting race which cloKcd the meet.
Muggins had no serious competition in
he mile and as he was entered in
several other events he loped in nearly
minute slower than his usual time.
Following is the summary of events.
H80 yard run Sosey, Hood River,
first; Huggins, Hood River, second;
Cook, Jefferson, third; time 2:20.
0 yard dash Smithson, Jefferson,
first; Cole, Jefferson, second; Hell,
Hood River, third; time, b seconds.
10 yard dash Smithson, Jefferson,
first; Cole, Jefferson, second; Bell,
Hood River, third; time 10:4.
Hiirh iumt) Lawrence, Jefferson,
first; Huggins, Hood Kiver, second;
Struck, Hood River, third; height, 6
ft. 5 inches.
220 vard dash Cole, Jefferson, firBt;
Smithson, Jefferson, second; Stockton,
Hood River, third; time, 25:1.
Broad jump Clapp, Hood River,
first; Lawrence, Jefferson, second;
IngallB, Hood River, third; distance,
20 feet 11 inches.
440 yard run Huggins, Hood River,
first: Ingalls, Hood River, second;
Stockton, Hood River, third; time 1
minute.
Shot put Huggins, Hood River,
first; Clapp, Hood River, second;
Lawrence, Jefferson, third; distance
t4 ft. 5 inches.
Mile run - Huggins, Hood River,
first; Sosey, Hood Kiver, second;
Giger, Jefferson, third; time 6:25.
Hiil-f mile relav- Bell. Ross. Kbv
and Murphy won for Hood River.
HOOD RIVER TEAM
DOWNS THE LEADERS
Columbia River League standing :
Club Won Lost Pet,
White Salmon 4 2 , .667
The Dalles 4 2 Mu
Hood River 3 3 .500
Goldendale 1 5 .167
The Hood River ball team won
Sunday at White Salmon in one of the
best games of the season scoring 4
runs to no runs by their opponents.
A large crowd accompanied the team
ucross the river and there were plenty
of rooters to give support to the home
boys. Lake, who pitched lor mooci
Kiver, strucK out li men anu oiuy al
lowed the Washingtoiiians two hits.
He pitched a heady game throughout
and when Jacobson, the White Salmon
second baseman landed on him for
a three bagger in the seventh inning
he struck out the next two men up and
retired the side. Iron for White Sal
mon also pitched steady ball, but his
support was not quite up to that of the
Hood Kiver players.
Cantain Johnnie Castner sustained
j,n minrv in me eariv mu ui mc
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game which will probably keep him off
the field during the rest of the season.
He was trving to make third base
when he was spiked on the front
of the ankle by one of the players of
the White Salmon team. A deep gash
was inflicted which will keep
"Orundna" on crutches for a few
davH He was carried to the Washing
ton hotel where the wound was dressed
and it is not thoutrht anv serious re
sults occur.
The teams lined up:
H,k(H I Kiver- Grav. center field
Castner and Gessling, left field; Shea,
Brown, short stop; Bragg,
iHt hasetVan Lan. 3rd base ; Morse
2nd base: Mvers right field; LaK'
riifrher.
White Salmon Van Vorst, right
field - Martin, shortstop; Sutherland,
,.utph,.r- Hamilton, left field : Hall, 1st
haaa .iHcobson. 2nd base; Talbert,
center field : Rowling, 3rd base ; Troh,
Score by innings : 123456789 R. H
Hood River 00001020 1 4 !
White Salmon 000000000 0 !
T .1 Cumnbell and A. A. Silsbee,
who recentlv started the Hood River
Cigar factory in the Jackson building
r-nnrt that thev are doing a good busi
nena and have a market for all the
cigars they can make. At present
there are three brands of home-made
c:garsin Hood River, "The Bankable,"
"The Commercial Club", and "The
Hood River."
YOUNG MAcHINIST
DIES IN FLAMES
RAY UTTER VICTIM IN $25,000 FIRE
R.
K. Boggess Burned in Attempted Kes-
me-
Marhine Shop and Garage
Burned.
Kay S. Utter, a young machinist.
was burned to death yesterday morn- .
mg in a hre which destroyed the
machine shops and garage of the Hood
River Manufacturing Engineering Co.,
causing to that company and other
property owners in the vicinity a loss
of $25,000.
Eugene E. Boggess, another machin
ist, lies at the Cottage Hospital
seriously burned as the result of a
heroic attempt to save the life of
Utter, his fellow workman.
Utter, who was but 18 years old,
and the main support of his widowed
mother and brothers and sisters, who
resided at 804 East 34th street in Port
land, was using a gasoline brazer
working on the repair of an auto
mobile in the machine shop when an
explosion occurred which immediately
enveloped him and the whole room in
flame. 1 here were no other persons
in the room with Utter, and Boggess,
who was nearest, rushed in to rescue
his fellow workman. The boy, who
wis evidently blinded by the explosion,
had probably inhaled the flames and
seemed unable to help himself and his
clothing was all afire. Koggess went
mtjo the fire and dragged him toward
the door. As he reached the door the
flesh slipped from Utter's arms and
Boggess, with his own clothing burn
ing had to got out and leave the body
in the door. The boy had evidently
made further attempt to escape,
as the body was found in the rums
fully ten feet from the point where
Boggess was forced to give him up.
The explosion came withjut any
warning, and a few seconds later the
whole of the shops and new garage
was a mass of flame. The fire alarm
was turned in and practically the en
tire town turned out and fought hard
to save the buildings in the neighbor
hood. A Btrong west wind wsb blow
ing, and it seemed for a time that the
whole section of town east to the river
would be destroyed. The wonderful
work of the many people succeeded in
holding the flames in check so that, the
dwelling owned by D. A. Turner and
occupied by F. H. Coolidge and the
paint warehouse of J. B. Hunt were
the only other buildings completely de
stroyed. Within five minutes after the explo
sion, all the buildingB which were lost
were in flames, and it seemed that it
would be impossible to save the resi
dences of W. F. Lara way and Carl
Vauchan. Some of the furniture from
the Coolidge home ,waa saved but the
lire Boon made it impossible to go into
the building. AH the furniture of the
Vaughan and Laraway residences was
removed aa it was from several other
houses in the neighborhood.
Men on the roofs of the two houses
with buckets aided the two hose
streams which were playing on the
main fire and held the flames in check.
The Laraway woodshed adjoined the
house and had the back part of it
burned out. Only the hardest work
saved the Vaughan woodshed whcih
would have taken the house with it had
t burned. The paint warehouse ad
joining the macnine snop was destroyed
and the kitchen ana uacK part oi me
house of J. B. Hunt was burned.
Younir Utter, who lost his life, had
been here but three months, but he had
made many friends and was an expert
workman. He lived at the home of J.
E. Hanna. It was an hour and a half
before the body was recovered from
the ruins and it had been burned be
yond recognition. The remains were
taken to Hartmess undertaking esiao
lishment and prepared to be taken to
Portland today for burial. The mother
of the dead boy came here last night.
The new uaragc of the Manufactur
es and Engineering company was not
quite finished and there were two auto-
. . . .... . i m 1
mobiles in it at tne time oi ine explo
sion, these were noin tasen out part
ly damaged. The principal stockhold
ers of the Engineering company were:
li. N. Young, O. H. Rhoades and L.
1). Boycd. The damage suffered by
the company was in the neighborhood
of $20,tXK) with 2,500 insurance. The
last policy for $1000 had oeen taken
out on the garage just two days before
the fire. The loss ol the t urner nouse
is $2000, and there was some insurance.
The loss to J. B. Hunt of materials
and buildings was about $1,000 and
there was insurance which will proba
bly cover it. F. H. Coolidge lost fur
niture to the value of several hundred
Inllars. The furniture and houses of
Laraway and Vaughan were considera
te damaged by smoke, water and
rough handling but insurance will cover
the losses.
E. E. Boggess, who was burned so
severely, went to Plath's drug store
where he was cared tor by ur. uumbie
and later taken to the Cottage Hospi
tal. His burns are very painful but
for the most part are not deep and it Is
not anticioated will be dangerouB.
The principal burns are about the face,
neck and arms.
LOGGING TRAIN KILLS
RRAKEMAN FARR
Falling between the cars of a log
ging train on the Mt. Hood railroad,
near Camp One above Dee Monday
afternoon, Brakeman Cecil Earl Fair
had his head and one arm ground
from his body and met instant death.
Farr was assisting in switching the
logging train and accidentally fell
beneath the wheels with the horrible
result that he was ground to pieces
before the train could be stopped.
Farr, was 23 years old and unmarried.
He had come from Ogden, Utah, two
years ago and has been employed by
the Eccles interests here. The ac
cident happened about three o'clock
Monday afternoon and the body was
brought to this city that evening on a
special engine. The remains were
shipped to Ogden Tuesday evening
where fizra r arr, xatner oi ure ueu
man, resides. Mrs. J.JW. West and
W. D. Littlefield, of Dee, cousins of
the deceased, accompanied the body
to Ogden.