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About The Redmond spokesman. (Redmond, Crook County, Or.) 1910-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1911)
Redmond Spokesman Published at the “ Huh City ” of (entrai Oregon b u 2. So. 13 !. R. DAY HERE JAMESJ.HILL WAS A HUMMER HERE Visitors Come From Far and Near to Help the Redmond People Welcome the Railroads—Many Railroad Officials and Portland Business Men Present-City Beautifully Decorated to Receive Guests — Agricultural Fxhibits Are Extensive ____________________________________ The City of Redmond made history her railroad celebration last Saturday her excellent exhibit of agricultural |m ts and the way she entertained the t concourse of visitors gathered within gat«*-- She showed that the cit> is largely on the map of Central Oregon, those who came from the outside now 1 a better idea of our resources in the rultural and fruit line (hi all sides were heard words of com dation for the Hub City for the way celebration was conducted, and the it will long live in the memory of the . his as a pleasant spot in then lives The farmers and ranchers in this dis- I were generous in bringing in samples their products, and even the home peo- pie were surprised at the good showing made. The neighboring towns contributed a large number of visitors to help us cele brate. and one and all had good words for the courteous manner in which they were entertained There was a large delegation present of railroad officials from the Oregon Trunk and O-W K & N. Co., and also from the Portland Commercial Club. There gen tlemen entered fully into the spirit of the day. and assisted materially in helping to make the celebration a success. The above delegation arrived in the city Friday night and were met at the de pot by the band and representatives from (ontinned on l*ist Page OUR GOODS and P R IC E S t In no otlu*r store in the county can the buyer find such a large assortment o f all kinds of gixxls as we sell at our Large Department Store, and no where in the county can better prices be found than we offer to the buying public. Our aim is to sell S A T IS F A C T O R Y (i(X )D S at S A T IS F A C T O R Y PRICES, and that we are doing this is evidenced by the large and increasing patronage we are enjoying. W e want your trade and extend an invitation to visit our store when in want o f anything in General Merchandise. 4 EHRET BROS. Klli DEPARTMENT STORE HIGHEST IN QUALITY, LOWEST IN PRICE bring un your utt*r and Kgg.s $1.00 PE R Y E A R REDMOND. ( KOOK C O U N TY, OREGON. TH U R SD A Y, OCTOBER 5. P.ill We always Pay Market Price Kmpire Builder Stops Off Here On His Way to Seattle MAKKS SHORT TALK <; rkf : t s c it iz e n s Tellw People Their Faith in This Country Will Be Realized Ladies’ Shoes at COST PRICE I am going to discontinue handling Indies’ Shoes and am making a Special Price on every thing in this line. 3.85 Regular 5.00 “ 3.45 3.00 Regular 4.50 “ Regular 4.00 “ 2.75 Regular 3.75 “ 2.75 2.65 Regular 3.50 “ 2.35 Regular 325 “ Regular 2.75 “ 2.00 Regular 2.00 “ 1.60 All Straw and Panama Hats at COST Price Regular $5.50 Shoes cut to $ James J. Hill, the empire build er who put the Great Northern railroad through from Minneso ta to the coast without a foot o f Head government land grant land; who built up the state o f North Dakota. Montana and Washing ton by building a net work o f feeder railroad lines, and who has put close to twenty million o f dollars into the construction o f the Oregon Trunk railway, ar rived in Redmond Monday at 11;loon his way from Princville to Seattle. Mr. Hill was met at the depot by the hand, representatives o f Mere Is a Chance for Potato Growers the Commercial Club and citi in This Pistrict to Compete for Above zens. ami escorted uptown where Prize at thè Land Show to Be Held At he made a short talk. He said that the people who came here Madison Square Garden in New York in early days were now seeing City on November 3d to 12th their dreams realized in the set tlement o f this section that what was now needed was to build up the country. That God made the country, and man was President A. E. Stillwell o f the its for the prize. The exposition to make the towns. He compli Kansas City. Mexico and Orient is held under the auspices o f the mented the women for their pa railway, tenders a trophy o f a Great Northern railroad, and F. tience* in pioneering all these $1.1X10 cup for the best Irish pota- j YV. Graham, western industral days, awaiting the arrival o f the toes grown in the United States, and immigration agent for that railroads, and told the men that in 1011 and exhibited at the road, who has been all over the they should always remember American Land and Irrigation country gathering exhibits for that there was nothing too good Exposition to be held at Madison the Exposition, has stated that for the women o f this pioneer Square Garden in N ew York City. the potatoes grown in this sec country, that they had his sym N o v— bar ;*d to 12th. M L tion are the liest he has seen pathy and he took off his hat to Only the better varieties o f table anywhere, and that exhibitors each and every one o f them. potatoes will be considered. from this section stand a good He particularly advised the Productivity, edibility, and ap- show o f capturing the prize. fanners and ranchers to go ex |H*aranee will be the principal Such a statement, coming as tensively into the cultivation o f IHiints. Potatoes must be smooth it does from a man in a position alfalfa, stating that the samples and o f uniform size. to know, carries weight with it. which he had seen here were the The above offer should influ and as it costs nothing to make best he had seen in the county, ence potato grow ers in this sec Continued on last page and it was to the benefit o f the tion o f the state to enter exhib lieople here to cultivate this pro duct extensively and not try to grow t«*> many grains and grass es. From here Mr. Hill went to C H E S T Y Seattle on his special train. He will return to this section Thurs day and go to Bend to attend the ceremonies o f driving the golden spike o f the Oregon Trunk line at that city, which will Lake place October 5, at 2:30 p. m. Those in Mr. H ill’s party were: James J. Hill, chairman o f the Utard o f directors o f the Great Northern railroad. I/mis YV. Hill, president o f the Great Northern railroad. W h y ahouldn t Iw* Ke’ H e '» «mokiIn « one C hi -I K. Gray, president o f the e f o o r v # r y beet tla\ « n a o l f t n i And n u m b e r th e q u a lity la th «r a — wall a « tha Oregon Trunk railway. qu an tity. A. C. Chamberlin, develop MORAL - EXPAND TCUVtSELf ment commissioner o f the Great Northern railroad. YV. A. Campbell, secretary o f the Twin City l<and Show. YV. H. Dunwoodie, Minneapo lis banker. J. H. Carroll, YVashington, D. C., general counsel o f the Great Northorn railroad. A. Brodie, secretary to James J. Hill. The E. L. R A P P to Foot Clothier.” Redmond, Or. A $1000 PRIZE FOR POTATOES W. H. ANDERSON The I’«stolliic Store