0f you want tfie news, su&scrifce for tfie Hews. 0f you want printing, fiav)c us do it. JJfie Heus (cads THE HOOD RIVER NEWS VOLUME 6, NUMBER 11 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1910 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR Club' a Annual Banquet Reminiscences of Express Messenger In Early Days Heavy Transactions In Real Estate Deah Was A Brilliant Affair Given Tuesday Night With Feasting and Oratory It Came at Proper Time to Cele brate Organization's Wonderful Growth Held nt the proper time to cele brate the large ndditlou to IU mem bership the annual banquet of the Hood River Commeri'lal Club wan given successfully lust evening. The I '111 J I V 'Ui, . ! -"V rT--fl "4 . m unit w tfi ' 1 CHARLES T. EARLY Toaatm aster affair wan characterized by bound less enthusiasm for the future (level opment of the city and valley, delicate and npiietlzlng viand and cloiuein-e from both abroad and at home. Ah UHiial the banquet was held In Odd Fellow hall, which wan taste fully decorated with electric lights, evergreen and popples strung from the center of the room nnd above the tnblcti. Their dark red Iiucn made a tM'uiitiful touch of color. Jardinieres with early spring flower were also placed around the room. The tables were net In the form of an open square will) the tonstmuster ami speakers facing the other banquet- tern, while the Trio orchestra, aug mented wllli several pieces of out of town music, plated Inspiring airs. The menu, which wax an elaborate one, wan nerved by t he ladles of St. Mark' church, who daintily garls-d, moved among thegucHtH admlnlstcr Ing I he course. The tonstmaster for Ihe occasion was Chas. T. Early, retiring prcsl dent of the club, 0:1 w In we shoulders It In ciiHtomtiry for this reHpoiiHilMllty to fall. The program included Judge Lionel Webster of Portland, whose subjirt was "'J'lie Future of Oregon;" J. C Mel ii Mi' of White Salmon, "Our Slter Valley;" a vocal nolo by (ieo. It. Wilbur; Judge W. L Bradshaw, "Fidly of Action;" A. A. .la.vne, "The Modern Farmer:" a ong by I'aul Hubbard; a talk by lr. Andrew ('. Smith of Portland, and J. C. Tate, whoe subjirt wa "(iod's Country." Tom HlrhardMon, who hud been Invited to HH-ak, wa expected to lie present, but notified the committee NEW BOOKLET WORK OF ART A protqcctu of the new Hood Itlvcr booklet exhibited here lat week by Secretary Skinner of the Commercial Club shows that It will lie the handHomcHt thing of the kind ever put out for publicity purpoe. In fact It may Ik' ald to be the edi tion de luxe of all publicity literature ever seen on the coat. The elaborate nnd beautiful cover dctgn In several color with gold border, depleting Mount Hood with the fertile valley at It feet, I n work of art. The decorative work on the fly leave nnd Inside page I of a nature that will make the booklet Homethlng those fortunate enough to get a copy will keep n a beautiful Mouvenlr of the mngnlfieent scenery and resource of the Hood IMver nnd Oregon country. It I not too much to say that when the resident of Hood Hlverln general see this book they w ill go to considerable trouble and expense to get copies of It for distribution and presentation to friends. It was thought the booklet Issued last year reached the perfection of art lathi line but the new one makes It npNar ordinary by comparison. that he had got 'mixed In his date and could not be here. .The mime wa the case with Win. McMurray and several other from whom letters of regret were received. The speaker were all eulogistic of the Hood River country and It bril liant prospect and were heartily applauded. The club now has 250 memls-rs, u gain of 115 having been made since the last regular meeting. prospectsIFodIFr active auto season Automobiles are making their ap pea ra uce in town and on the conn try road In numtiers and the season promise to be a lively one In the use of scoot wagon. Four uew curs have been sold recently by the Gil-bert-Vaughau Implement Company, one each to J. H. Hellbronner, It. K. Duncan, Wilson Flke and leslie But ler. The two former purchased Cad illac thirties, Mr. Flke u Chalmers-m-trolt and Mr. Butler a new Cadillac thirty. Three of these have been de livered and the other Is on the way here. This Is said to make a total of thirty-five car owned at Hood Klvtr with negotiation under way with the (iillH-rt-Yauglian Implement Co. for twelve more. It Is exM-cted that there will Is? fifty car owned In the valley by the close of the season. Among those who were already owners of cars or who have pur chased new machine thl year are (J. J. fiessllng, Devlin nnd Flrebaugb and W. J. Ilaker. Mr. (lessllug v. Ill thl year handle the wheel of a high powered Regal, while Devlin & Fire baugh have exchanged their tourist for a new Cadillac thirty. Mr. Maker true to hi lirst venture In nil to, has obtained a new Oldsmoblle. Interest In automoblliiig at Hood River Is very much keener this year than last and It Is exist-ted that the road Im provement which the county con templates this year will create a still greater desire on the part of residents here to possess one of these fast mov lug and comfortable conveyances. By Capt. H. C. Coe Neighbor Trust Becomes Artistic The Set- Acquainted- Wl th-Your- Neighbor Trust enjoved another of tlielr Is'st meetings at the pleasant Hart wig home last Friday night. After an hour of pleasant gnt-tliig raeh guest wa given a slip of paper on which was written the name of a iH'MHt, bird or reptile which they were to draw with crayon on the blackboard. The judges in this con test were Messrs. Butler, Bart mess nnd Wilbur. The display of artistic talent was more humorous than ac curate. our reporter s paiier called for a swan, but he only succeeded In making n goose of himself. The prize wa won by Mr. Lnngllle, who received a small automobile with a frog as driver, and which was useful to light him home. Mr. Onthauk rend an Interesting paper on the early history of our common law and It difference from statute law. Mr. Wilbur sang a solo that was loudly applauded and Mr. Cunning read a paper on the object of the so ciety. There were more than forty present and all did their lcst to make the meeting one that could not lie excelled. Substantial lunch wa served a usual la cafeteria. Mr, and Mr. Henry Howe will entertain the trust next Friday night. M'KENZIE'S MERRY MAKERS CLOSE SUCCESSFUL WEEK MeKenzle's Merry Maker closed a very successful engagement here Sat urday night. The watch which the company gave away wa awarded to Isaac Ford. After the erformnnce the tuneful orchestra which the com pany carried played lor a nost 01 dancers who enjoyed themselves waltzing nnd two-stepping for sev eral hour, me AicNpnxie company gave good satisfaction here and will play a return engagement In Octoler The todies' fAld Socle tyfof the V. II. church will give a chicken dinner at the K. of P. hall Saturday, March UUIi. Walla Walla Walla Walla at thl time was not a great city, but It certainly was a tough one. The gambling element had full control, and ran thing high for a while. Law wa a by-word and order wa In the hands of cut throats. Whenever a shooting scrape started In town I Immediately re tired to the privacy of my room at the back of the express office, got be hind any obstructions that were con venient, put out the light -and re mained In seclusion until the fracas was over. Indeed, so frequent were these little diversions thnt Instead of drawing a crowd what ieopIe were on the streets made themselves scarce, casually Inquiring the next morning as to how many had Ut-n laid out. Well Fargo's express of fice wns near the north end of town, about one block south of the bridge across the creek that runs through the city, and on the east side of the street. I generally took my meals at Hartman's restaurant, a few doors down the street. Harttuan was a good fellow and made things pleasant for u messengers, and we were glad to do him any little favor we could In return. Saloons were certainly In evidence; I don't know how many there were.but there were plenty to go around. I did not pat ronize them only as my business re quired. Of course, as express messen ger. I was exjHfted to be a bureau of Information containing the latest news from the outside world, to be distributed gratis. This I always did and soou Iwcame well acquainted with nearly everybody In town. One afternoon, In Welch's saloon, I met the notorious Ford Patterson, of whom I shall have something to say later on. Patterson wanted some Information that he thought I could give, and as a preliminary I was Invited to the bur to take a drink. This I politely but firmly de clined. No greater offense could pos sibly Is? given, to a drinking man, than to refuse to drink with him, and Ford was beginning to look and say ugly thing when Dan Welch came to my rescue. Dan had known me for year and told Patterson that It wns no disrespect to him, as I never used liquor In any form. Pat terson then shook hands with me saying, "(iood for you my boy; stay with It. I would have Isfii a better man If I had never touched it." It was not a very pleasant rencount.r as Patterson was one of the most notorious desperadoes on the coast. The trip to The Dalles took four day of hard riding over rough roads, sometimes on eight-passenger coaches, somel lines on dead ax w ag ons, sometime on horseback or on foot; any way to get through. The; weather at times was bitterly coM; on several occasions the mercury , registered .'10 degrees below zero. The j ground at times was covered with three feet of snow, and seldom bare, i and the ten pound of shot gun across my lap did not add to the warmth of thing. ; The Killing of Ford Patterson ! One trip that I made was a record breaker. We left Walla Walla at; about S;:;o a. m. February 15th. The I thermometer wn registering 20 be-1 low zero. Just as I was climbing j Into the seat by the driver someone came by telling us that Patterson j had Just I teen shot to death. We had beard the shooting, but In the hurry of getting rendy to go had paid no attention to It. A we drove past Welch's saloon Patterson's dead body lay In the doorway of the sa loon, having just breathed his last. He had just istm shaved and was still sitting In the barlier chair when a iiiiiu named Tom Donahue, a dep uty sheriff, nnd eronully friendly j to Patterson, drew a large Colt re I volver and commenced shooting. Al- though fearfully wounded In the neck Patterson jumped to his feet and ran out to the saloon, a few door away, Donahue shooting nil the time. As he reached the saloon door a final shot brought htm down. He died In a few minutes. Patterson was un armed or the result would probably have been different. Donahue was arrested and Jailed, escaping a few- day afterward, and wa never heard of again. Donahue, It was stated, U'longed to a baud id vigi lantes that had bitn organized os- were the gamblers, and Donahue had been selec ted to get away with Pat terson. It was a cowardly, cold blooded murder and aroused the law abiding citizens,- and had not Dona hue's frleuds gotten him out of the way It would have gone hard with him. Patterson came to California from Texas during the early mining ex citement. The Oregonlan, comment ing on hi death, speaks of him as a man of more than ordinary ability and as fearless a It was possible for a human being to be. The late Dr. C. B. Brook of The Dalles, who had attended him In Yreka and at Gold Bar in California, told me that his body was a net work of scar from bullet and knife wound. Iu the prlng of 1MI5 he killed Capt. Staples in Portland, and In August of the same year killed Ex-sheriff Simon Plnkham of Boise oounty, Idaho. On both count he was cleared on the ground of self defense. After killing Plnkham Patterson was arrested and thrown luto Jail. A correspon dent of the Oregonlan writing from Boise City at this time says, "Ford Patterson and crew govern Idaho. Acting Governors Is up at Rocky Bar drinking whiskey and having delirium tremens. The civil govern ment of Idaho has gone to the dogs," The grand Jury In the Patterson case failed to return a verdict, eleven for couvlctlou, four for acquittal, twelve being required to return a verdict, A band of vlgllantles was organized to lynch Patterson, but his friends helped him to escape, hence hi appearance In Walla Walla. He was a large, fine looking fellow, and naturally a kind hearted man; utterly without fear, a leader of men and a dead shot with a pistol. To bo continued) Property Aggregating In Price Many Thousands of Dollars In City and Valley Changes Hands-New Buildings In Sight Real estate transactions Involving many thousand of dollars have leen made during the past few days. The largest operation reported have leen through the J. H. Hellbronner Company who sold 20 acre of or chard on th'e east side ls-longlng to Capt. W'ntt for lfi,000 to C. W. Peck; also the Hood River box factory property Including four lots to Capt. C. B. McCann, and the corner prop erty at Fourth aud Cascade avenue belonging to E. J. Young, 100x100 feet, to Kler & Cass. In addition to this the Hellbronner Company did a little buying, having purchased the property at the cor ner of Third and Cascade avenue, oc cupied by A. Whitehead and owned by E. B. Clarke of Portland, 100x50 feet. The same company also bought a lot on Cascade avenue adjoining this property 50x100 feet Iwlonglng to Kler & Cass. In the latter deals Mr. Hellbronner Is associated with some Indiana parties and it is under stood that brick buildings are con- SECOND ST. REALTY SELLS JOR $14,000 A big deal In city property was consummated Friday when Jack Morrison purchased the Seneca Fouts property on Second street, paying $14,000 for It. The property U con sidered one of the best In town and has a frontage of 68 feet on Second street and Is 100 feet deep. It Is situ ated letween the new Hotel Oregon and the Broslus block and at present templated for these sites In the near future. On the box factory site, bought by Mr. McCan. It I understood that he will erect a large storage ware house and transfer barn. Thl Is fe lleved to be an Ideal location for this purpose. The structure will of course le of brick nnd contain all that Is modern In a place of this kind. Mr. Harbison, who retains the ma chinery und equipment of the factory will continue its operation on the present site to furnish growers with strawberry crates and then may de cide to erect a factory in some other section of the city and continue the business. It Is to Isj hoped that he will do so as the establishment has been one of the best main Industries at Hood River In providing a pay roll. Successful Horticultural Institute A very successful and enthusiastic horticultural Institute wa held lost Thursday in the I'pper Valley by Professors Cordley, Jackson and Griffin of Corvallls, and Prof. Wins low, horticulturist of British Colum bia. One hundred nineteen crowded Into the Mount Hood ball to listen to the lectures which started at 10 a. m., continuing till 3:.'t0. During the noon hour a most elaborate luncheon was served by the Mount Hood la dles. After the Institute was con cluded the speakers were driven around the valley Inspecting or chards, their ride terminating at the Babson's and Pieronnet's where they spent the night. The professors were greatly surprised at the development and extent of the I'pper Valley, and (.vrT w A Some of the promising young athletes who participated in the try-outs at the Athletic Club Monday night. TWO GOOD SALES ON EAST SIDE (1. D. Culliertson & Co. got busy last week In selling orchard land. They disposed of ten acres on the east side U-longlng to A. A. Hoover Is occupied by Hay ward's cigar store DeBussey's restaurant and the cigar store of Morse Bros. The sale was made through W. J. Baker & Co. Mr. Morrison, who was forced to move on account of the new hotel which C. A. Bell will shortly com mence building, will occupy the space now used by the restaurant In which ACCEPTED PLAN to (1. II. Carrier for $rt.S(W. One third ! '" will lit up a large billiard room LI1U W A NYN tM were most enthusiastic over the soil. Prof. Wlnslow- Is quoted as saying that he had never Ixf n In a locality where there was so little to coutend with In raising an orchard. of the acreage Is In ten year old trees and the rest I In young orchard. Another sale made by the CullHTtson Company Is 40 acres owned by D. M. Jackson to Rev. (!. II. Turk of Tor onto, Can., who will develop It. The vesper services at the I'nltar lan church next Sunday promise to lie one of great Interest to every parent In Hood River. It will Ik a Six or seven new tables will be placed In It of the finest make with the nec essary titling. The soft drink es tablishment will Ih consolidated with the one Mr. Hay ward Is conducting. I'nder the auspice of the ladles' Aid society of the Valley Christian church Mrs. A. E. Meserve of Port land, an elocutionist of note, will ltople forum open for discussion to 'jjive tin entertainment, assisted by all that can Ik- crowded Into one:,H.i talent nt the church Friday hour. It Is expected that some de- i evening of thl week. Ail w ho at clslve action will be tokeii t,.lt (m, ,,romu,,(i (l tine evening's Onthauk & Hubbard Is the name ' entertainment and every bod j Is In of a new real estate firm w hich con-, vlted. slsts of A. W. Onthauk and Paul I Mr. T. B. Ford went to Portlanp I 1 ..I.I... .l r1'l... ....... fli-,,1 l-HI IlllVA tenslbly for the purpose of clearing .T ' . ... ... ' . "n. V. . .. i .1 i I IK I r IHII! T III nil" IPlimilUH nmiu mi" !, , - , , . 1 1 t I out the gambler, but who proved i..,n ,,.i.,.i 1.,. Mr i mi l,.nk f,.r I uesday for a visit with her son and themselves a greater nuisance than sometime. daughters. At a spttial meeting of the Com mon Council Monday night the plan for a new water system submitted by J. P. Newell of the firm of Newell, t.osset & Walsh wa accepted and advertisement for bid for contract for construction authorized conting ent on the sale of the bonds. It Is expected to commence work on the water plant May 1st and have It completed some time In Novemls-r. Owing to the Illness of Councilman Joseph Wright who Is In a Portland hospital and w ho wa chairman of the committee to obtain right of ways for the pipe line, Coumilmen Broslns and Hall were appointed a sHtial committee to take up the matter and rush negotiations.