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VOL. XXII
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAM ARY lull
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Do you need Good Rubbers? gJ RllbberS
The only Rubbers warranted to wear. NOT MADE BY A TRUST
J. C. Johnsen, The Shoe Man
Hood River, Oregon
Properties That Will Be Worth
10 to 20 Per Cent More Next Spring
15 Acres Six and one-half miles from Hood
River; near railway station, school and church, all
set to Newtowns and Spitzenburgs as follows: 5
acres 7-year-olds, 3 acres 6-year-olds, 1 1-2 acres
4-year-olds, and 4 1-2 acres 3-year-olds. Trees in
A 1 condition, picked 1120 boxes of apples this
year. Three acres of strawberries between the
trees. Old house, good barn. This tract is one of
the best buys in the Hood River Valley at the
price of $14,000; $5,000 cash, balance on or before
five years at 7 per cent.
20 Acres Located in the heart of the East
Side, all under cultivation and planted to orchard
as follows s 167 Newtowns and Spitzenburgs 5
years old, 612 2 and 3 years old of same variety
with Ortleys and Arkansas Black as pollenizers;
37 4 years old and 97 1 year old of the same vari
ety; 139 1 and 2 year old D'Anjou Pears; also home
orchard 4 years old. Improved with 6-room house,
DEVLIN &
No. 1 APPLE TREES
I have for salt1 a limited number of Newtown, jjfc
Spitzenbuii:;, Ortley, Arkantas Black and Jona- &
tuana. These trees were dug with spades and have
all the roots it is posssible to dig. Anyone wishing
first class trees will do well to write or call at
The Odell Nursery
KonteNo, 2 Phone Odell 118 J. W. WILSON. I'KOI. Hood Kiver, Ore.
One Mile Went uud Half Mile Houlh udell corner
California
is the place to visit. Orange groves in full bloom,
tropical flowers, famous hotels, historic Old Missions,
attractive watering places, delightful climate, making
that favored section the Nation's most popular re
treat. You can soe it at its best via the
Shasta Route
and the "Road of a Thousand Wonders"
Southern Pacific Company
Up-to-date trains, first-class in every respect, unex
celled dining-car service, quick time and direct con
nections to all points south.
Special Round Trip Fare of
$55
Portland to Los Angeles and return
With corresponding low fares from all other sections
of the Northwest. Libeiol stop-overs in each direc
tion and long limit. Interesting and attractive liter
ature on the various resorts and attractions of Cali
fornia can be had on application to any S. P. or 0.
R. & N. Agent, or from
WM. McMURRAY
Genl. Passenger Ag't.
PORTLAND. ORE.
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,iilliiH,l.H,,illlliili,l n n i n
The Heilbronner Building: will
:: be ready for occupancy after Jan
1 uaryi, i9ii.
The second floor offices are now
open for inspection.
All outside rooms Steam Heat
I Modern.
J. H. HEILBONNER, Owner
i-H-t-M"I"I"M-
good barn and other out buildings. With the place
goes complete set of farm implements, also new
steam sprayer, wagon, hack and good team. The
price at $16,000 is below the market. Terms.
103 Acres -On edge of Willow Flat dis
trict; heavy red shot soil, south and east slope with
good drainage; 20 acres under cultivation. 10
acres set to young Newtowns and Spitzenburgs.
8 acres practically cleared, balance of place fir and
oak timber. Small house and barn. The price is
way below the market at $14,000. $3,500 cash,
balance on or before seven years at 7 per cent.
20 Acres-Seven and one-half miles south
east of Hood River; red shot soil, good drainage,
and all under the ditch. 4 acres in Spitzenburgs
and Newtowns, 1 year old; 12 acres slashed and
burned; balance in fir. Price $5,000. $2,000 cash
will handle it.
FIREBAUGH
Nichol m. HadlocK
High Class
Orchard Lands and
City Realty
Basement Brosius
Real Estate
Bulletin
On account of sickness, owner
of 10 acres on East side will sell
at a bargain, six acres in full
bearing Spitz, Newtowns, Ort
leys and Jonathans. Three acres
in 4-year-olds and one acre ready
for plow. House, barn and all
tools. Only six miles from town
and on main road.
$7,500 for ten acres one mile
out. All in trees but two acres.
Barn, tools and five inches water.
Trees two years old to bearing
age. One acre of new berries.
Guy Y. Edwards Co.
Phone 228L Office Oregon Hotel
"GOOD EATS"
at the
.White Lunch Counter.
The Place that
P leases
Best Lunch In the City.
Prompt Service
Located in the C. A. Richards ACo.'a
Rr.ildiog, Oak St., near 3rd.
A. M. BOYCE, Prop
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
,l,,.,HIHlIIlIll
H-H-l I M-l-H-i
Bldg
Phone 98
F.H.CooIidge
Watchmaker
and
Jeweler
SlabWood
COAL
A. C. LOFTS will deliver
Slab Wood to any part of
the city. Now in the time
to get Cheap fuel. Phone 310X
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WILL CALL
SPECIAL ELECTION
TO VOTE ON BUYING WATER PLANT
Dr hliot Offers to Donate a Portion of
Indian Creek Grounds for Public
Park, Which is Accepted.
At the meeting of the council Tues
day night City Attorney Derby re
ported that the Light anil Power com
pany might be able to give good title
to their properties, but advised that
the city require a good and sufficient
bond to guarantee a release from all
the bondholders. At the last pre
vious meeting, it will be remembered
the Light and Power Company made
two propositions to the city as to the
the purchase of this property. They
offered either to sell the plant to the
city for the sum of $:i8,K)0 or to sell
the water plant to the city and arbi
trate the price by means of appraisers.
The management of the water com
pany submitted a proposition offering
to pay all the expenses of an election
to be held for the authorization of
bonds for the purchase of the plant.
The matter was brought to a vote.
and by ordinance 2(i, which passed at
the first reading, the council author
ized that an election be held Satur
day, January 21, for the purpose of
authorizing bonds for the purchase of
the water plant.
lhe council received the following
communication from Dr. T. L. Eliot:
Portland, Oregon. December If. 1910.
To the Hon. Mayor and the Council
of Hood River, Oregon.
Gentlemen- 1 intimated some time
ago to one or two members of your
body on the part of Mrs. Eliot and my
self to aet apart a small a small tract
on the northern part of our estate ad
joining Hood River City for a public
reservation or park. Since that time a
survey has been made to faciltate this
purpose.and 1 am writing at this time in
a preliminary way to ask whether the
city is willing to take over this proper
ty as a public park, to be conducted
with the care and for the uhcr which
usually go with such parks. The pro
posed donation would include the por
tion of the bed of Indian ('reek, which
is on the land, together with a atrip
of 150 feet in width and about lH20feet
in length of the upper or Hat ground.
It would be our intention to lay out
the adjacent ground so that an ad
ditional strip of (JO to SO feet would fol
low the south side of the proposed park
a i a boulevard, continuing along or
near to the bluff of Hood River for a
certain distance. 1 would remind you
that this proposed park, which with
the upper portion and boulevard would
amount to twelve acres more or less,
joins on the north to a reservation or
truBt lor the public, which was made
some time ago, 1 think by Mr. Wilson
and Mr. Schenck to certain trustees.
and containing about ten acres of the
bluff of Indian Creek on the north
bank.
If am right in this, the entire con
tiguous reservations for public uses
will thus be over 20 acres and at no dis
tant day in the history of the city it
would become of use to the people,
particularly if improved along the
line of modern parks by proper trails 1
and protection. If this intention
upon our part meets with your ap
proval, Mrs. Miot and myselt will sub
mit to you a map of the proposed dona
tion and a proposed deed to he signed
by us, and then if acceptable, will
carry' out in full the purpose herewith
indicated. It will be understood thai
there will be no condition attached to
the gift, except the general provisions
for the perpetual use by the public as
a park.
Very truly yours, i. li. IMiot.
The matter was accepted and dis
cussed, and Mr. Eliot's proposed gift
will be accepted as outlined in the
above letter.
The Fashion Livery and Drayage Co.
asked for a permit to erect a three
story livery barn at the foot of Oak
St., and to make necessary excava
tions and gradings from State St.
for phrposes of an entrance.
The matter was reterred to trie lire
and water and street committees.
Ordinance 203, passed at second and
final readings, authorized the issuance
of bonds to the sum of $208.32 lor
sewer work in district 1 of section 4.
Ordinance 204 authorizes bonds to
the extent of $1,707.07 for the im
provement of State street.
Ordinance ZOa authorizes me creation
of a State street improvement, sink
ing and interest fund.
Ordinance zoo authorizes improve
ment bonds for division 8 to the extent
of JHi'UiO.
Bv ordinance 207 a sewer improve
ment and interest fund will be created,
and No. 2fi8 authorized the grading of
Columbia street from Seventh to
Thirteenth.
The Street committee and the mar
shal made their regular reports.
PIONEER LIFE
IN HOOD RIVER
Hy G. W. Kennedy.
Hood River Valley, I saw first in
1803. We had passed it by ten years
before in our hurry to reach the end of
the Old Oregon trail, and unci a settle
ment in the Willamette Valley.
The early immigrants to Oregon left
their wagons at The Dalles, drove
their pattle over the Cascades by trail,
and came themelves by barges, rafts
and canoes down the Columbia River.
Generally the first camp was made on
Wauenma Reach. There among the
cottenwoods iust above, at the mouth
of Hood River, they pitched their tents
beside the Indian s wigwam and to
gether the smoke from White man's
fire and Red man's mingled, and curled
away amontr the forests and hills.
In 1803. I was a passenger on the
pioneer steamboat, The Idaho, bound
for The Dalles. We landed for a few
moments at the same Waucoma Reach.
A few families were settled here
then, and people were coming to and
fro about the landing. They showed
us the prospective townsite and spoke
with high praises of the valley. 1 his
was not the beginning of my interest
in Hood River, for I had heard of its
beauties described by one of the initial
settlers who had journeyed on, finally,
to the Willamette. Dr. Farnsworth
and Judge W. C. Laughlin had settled
here in 1852. These gentlemen took
donation claims that year just the
site of those claims is not now known.
The w inter of Ti2 was so hard that all
their cattle died. They got so discour
aged that they abandoned their settle
ment in the spring of '53, Mr. Laugh
lin returned to The Dalles and Dr.
Farnsworth went on to Oregon City.
I knew him well, and have heard him
tell of the extreme perils and hard
ships of that pioneer settlement here
in '52.
The first permanent settlement was
made in 1856. At that date Capt.
Nathaniel Coe took a donation claim
of a section, most of which Is now cov
ered by the town of Hood River. Here
he made his family home until his
death in 1808.
James Jenkins and J. M. Benson
came to this valley in 1S5-1 and filed on
donation claims, but I Relieve the first
permanent settlement of a family here
was that of Mr. Coe two years later.
Henson returned and lived on his
farm quite a number of years. Up to
my landing here early in the '00s.
quite a good many settlers had entered
the valley. Hut those early attempts
to farm here were discouraging --the
ground squirrels and coyotes seemed to
hold possession. None could see the
possibilities of the coming apple para
dise. Yet the prophecy of it was in
the soil ; for the wild strawberry liter
ally redened the hills in June and all
wild fruits grew to greatest perfec
tion. An Indian paradise then.
In 1804, 1 came through with a large
drove of cattle, driving to the Idaho
mines. The bunch grass waved in the
balmy breezes over all these hill, un
disturbed. We saw only two homes in
this valley then the Coe place and
the Watson. We slept on the bank of
this dashing river, drank from the
snows of Mt. Hood, and talked of its
wonderful power.
The first steamboat that plied the
waters of upper Columbia was the
James R. Flint, late in the '50s. used
to touch here at Hood River landing.
This boat was built by the Bradfords
and J. R. Flint, of San Francisco.
It was a small side wheeler with
single engine, but it always got
through on or behind time.
The next was the Steamer Mary,
built also by the Bradfords. Then in
1801 they built the HasBulo. O. that
old Hassalo, as we used to call it. A
mighty vessel for its time but its
whistle was almost as great as its
boiler. It made a mighty noise but
was mighty in slowness against the
current of the Columbia. R. R.
Thompson and L. W. Coe built a boat
at upper Cascades in 1S59. This
drifted over the falls on its trial trip
and was used on the lower river.
Those boats were money makers, 1
assure you. The fare in those days
was $10 from Portland to The Dalles
and freight $20 per ton. The passen
gers generally hiui to foot it around
Cacsade falls, over the old horse car
tram, until the railroad portage was
built and begun to run in 1803. Hut
we were all bound for fortune in the
mines of Idaho and there was no m
couragement tn prices, or storms, or
campouts, or Indians, or ntghwaymeii
or bandits.
TURN T11EM DOWN,
ONLY SAFE WAY
The business men of this city are as
wie as serpents as tar as advertising
fakers are roncerned and in the course
of time they will turn down all glitter
ing advertising schemes advanced by
strangers, which schemes are invaria
bly designed tor the purpose ot carry
ing money out of the town without
doing anybody but the fakers any
good.
A lew evenings ago a mernner ot the
oily-toligued tribe called upon a Hood
Kiver .merchant mid began to explain
his graft. He was going to get some
sort of a business directory lor the
benefit of some organization of railway
men. Railroad men are nearly always
generous and kind hearted, willing to
help anyone along, and consequently
easy victims for the fakers.
lhe merchant listened to the laker s
proposition and asked how much the
organization would get out ot it.
About half, said the laker. ' And
you get the other half?" "Of course."
Well, said the merchant, l ll be
glad at any time to help the railroad
men, if they ask, but you can bet your
life that 1 don't contribute one red
cent to such a robbing scheme as
yours.
lhe grafter slunk out ot the place
and has probably abandoned his ven
ture for he has been heard of no more
in the city.
Mull of this kind, when they desire
to work the town usually call upon
some in merchant at ine atari, ior u
such a merchant puts down his name
for advertising space it makes the bal
ance of the canvassing easy. Other
business men seeing that the Rig Mer
chant Prince has put down his name,
therefore endorsing the scheme by pat
ronizing it, fall into the open trap
without a murmur, and ninety-nine
times out of a hundred are buncoed.
The leading business men of a town
should realize their responsibility in
such matters. By subscribing to some
dizzy, wild-cat scheme like the one
just mentioned, they are not onlv put
ting themselves in the way of being
fleeced, but they are making it eaBy
for others to be fleeced.
The safest plan for business men is
to make a hard and fast agreement, to
turn down all advertising schemes
offered by strangers whether endorsed
by the Business Men's Association or
not. Theyljjwill thus save thomselvei
money and the everlasting annoyance
of being bored by solicitors, and they
will have the satisfaction of doing
something for home industry. The
newspapers of a town, which pay
wages and taxes and contribute to the
general welfare are entitled to all of
the local business in the way of adver
tising. The business men of many
snriL'htlv towns have agreed to turn
down all outside advertising fake
schemes, such as directories and blank
books, and there are more towns that
should fall into line with similar sensi
ble action.
What Our Neighbors Say.
The editor of the Sherman Observer
was made happy the other day. One ot
bis admirable friends presented him
with a fat turkey. Not to be applied on
subscription.
The citizens of Pendleton are more
than jubilant since they I ave muled
down the branch insane asylum. The
residents won't have to travel so far In
the future.
An exchange informs its readers that
the government dredge is fixing the
mouth of John Day.
COUNTY OFf.CIALS
ARE SWORN IN
NEW COUNTY BOARD HOLDS COURT
Retiring Officials Close lip All Pending
Matters So Fa. As Possible Before
Turning Over the Reins.
With the exception of the County
Clerk, W. E. Hanson, who was sworn
in on the preceding Saturday, all of
Hood River County's newly elected
officers began their duties in an ollicial
capacity last Tuesday. The first duy's
business was principally taken up w'ith
the routine work of installation.
County Clerk Hanson administered
the oath to each of the other officials.
The clerk's office on the initial day
of the new incumbent was the scene of
unusual activity, among other things
quite a number of hunting and fishing
censes, ten ot each having been
issued. On account of the increased
county business incident to changes.
J. 1. Lucas, ex-assessor, has been ap
pointed deputy county clerk for the
time being. So far no other deputies
have been announced.
Immediately after installation the
new board ot commissioners began
work upon the problem of better roads.
the personnel, altogether new with
the exception of Coroner Edgington,
who was re-elected, is as follows:
ueo. li. l.uibertson. couutv ludire:
Geo. A. McCurdy and (). H. Rhoades,
county commissioners; T. F. Johnson,
sherilt : W. E. Hanson, county clerk :
Jasper Wickham, assessor; J. M.
hchmeltzer, county treasurer; C. D.
Thompson, county superintendent;
Murray Kay, county surveyor ; Dr. J.
Edgington, coroner.
I hose auditing the financial affairs
as conducted by ihe retiring adminis
tration found them to be correct and
satisfactory.
lhe outgoing county commissioners
have completed as near as possible all
county business within their jurisdic
tion ihey closed the deal for the
purchase of the court house site, pay
ing the sum of $10,000 for the property,
terms of payment, $500 cash and bal
ance April 1. lhis expense will be
taken care of by an extra mill added
to the tax levy.
The new commissioners have ap
pointed W. L. (Mark and T. A. Reavis
to succeed themselves as road viewers
for the year 1011.
At a meeting of the school district
boundary board Wednesday afternoon,
Supt. U. I). Thompson submitted a
petition asking for a change in the
boundaries of di: ti iets 13 and 9. This
petition proposed the cutting olf of
two se.ctioi.H from the south end of the
Odell district and adding them to the
Duke's valley district. A number of
citizens lrom the Odell district were
present and protested rgainst the
change, Rome of whom said that the
proposed cut off eontaiiM-.it only one
tudunt and that he would huva to.
travel nearly to the Odell school to
reach that of Duke's Valley, a dis
tance of nearly two miles.
The old board goes out with a feel
ing on the part of the taxpayers of the
county that they have managed the
affairs of the county well and econom
ically. They have had many things to
accomplish in starting out the new
county and have inaugurated a system
of good roads that in itself is a big
undertaking, but one which has the
approval of the majority.
The new board, both members of
which are new men, will have the
assistance of the former county clerk,
Geo. D. t'ulbertson, as the new county
judge, and with his assistance, will be
able to take up the work where it wbb
left by the old board with a better
understanding than if all were entirely
new to the work anil conditions which
surround them.
BUY BIG RANCH
In speaking of the purchase of the
Kastern Oregon stock ranch by Hood
River parties, the Spray Bulletin
says :
An enterprise that will mean much
to the John Day Valley will be started
early next spring, when J. R. Nuna
maker and other Hood River fruit men
will begin the work of setting out the
famous Hogan bottom and other avail
able lands near Spray to the famous
Ituerre D'Anjou pears.
rive thousand trees, all that can lie
obtained at present, will be set out in
the spring, and a nursery will be
started for the propagation of young
stock and next year 20,000 or more will
be set out. The liuerre D' Anjou
pear, like the Hood River apple, is be
coming world-famous, bringing as high
as $0.90 per box in the New York mar
ket this year. Ihey are tiardy, splen
did packers, and especially adapted to
this climate, l wo trees on me place
adjoining Mr. Nuneinaker's, in Hood
Kiver, netted Izto tins year and over
$150 last year. Mr. Morse, at present
sheriff of Hood River county, and an
experienced fruit man, will move to
Spray in the spring and nave cnarge oi
the nursery, setting out the trees, etc.
Mr. Nunamaker is known as a man
who does things, and of considerable
experience, and says that a 10 acre
pear orchard on the John nay river,
well cultivated and watered, will be
worth $10,000 in ten years; in fact, he
is willing to contract them at that
price.
T. II. Wilcox has a crew of men
leveling off 40 acres to be set out to
trees in the spring, and the rest of the
land will be set out as soon as the ma
terial cun be had.
Attractive New Folder-Map of Oregon.
The Oregon-Washington Railroad &
Navigation Company and Southern
Pacific Lines of Oregon recently
issued a very attractive folder map of
the state of Oregon. Of booklet shape,
the map presents a neat appearance
and may be conveniently carried in the
pocket, but when unfolded it is of
large size, some two and a half by
three feet, and may well be used for
a wall map.
It is very comprehensive as to de
tail. The reverse side contains a care
fully compiled review of the state's
resources. An enormous issue of these
folders have been got out in order to
supply the increasing demand that
seems to be everywhere evident for
information concerning Oregon.