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About The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1910)
THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1910 5 DALLES WILL CLOSE FOR ROSE FESTIVAL The Dalles will attend the Tort land roue festival thin year, low strong. At ft meeting of the Husl uess Men'ii Association Thursday night, it wan decided to declare a holiday in that city on one day of the carnival, when every business house tliere will be cloned. A special train will be chartered to make the trip to J'ortland. The Hustness Meu'H Association decided to auk the KoHe Festival Association to dettlg nate one day of tlie week as The Dalles day, but even If thin request Ih not granted the holiday will be de clared ami The Dalles people will Hock to 1'ortland. An exhibit of The Dalles rones and fruit will lie made iu some store window In the Itose City. The plan of the associa tion is meeting with the hearty ap proval of the merchauts and citizens. MANY DISTRICTS WILL EXHIBIT AT SPOKANE Olllcial announcement Is made b.v the board of trustees of the National Apple Show, Inc., at Spokane that the prlxe wlunlug fruit of the third annual exposition in Spokane, next Novein I wr, and district and general displays from WaHhlngton, Oregon, Idaho and Montana will be sent to Chicago for exploitation purposes In the First Regiment armory during the week of the International Live stock exhibition. The Chicago plan Involves an ex Ienditure of f:!T,(XM), exclusive of the cost of the Spokane show, which Is estimated at $4J,(XK. Olllclals of transcontinental railroads Interested In the development of the northwest ern states have guaranteed a large proportion of the fund for the first named exhibition and the various fruit districts lu the four states are depended upon for $10,000 by taking space for display purposes at Chi cago. No charge will be made for eutries or exhibition space at the Spokane show, which is open to the world. The general exhibits will lie trans ported from Spokane to Chlcngo free of expense to the growers and, In ad dition, the management of the Na tional Apple Show wilt move at least six prize winning carloads, also the winners In the 10 box, five-box, single box and special display con tests, thus making an exhibition of apples that will attract wide at tentlon to the fruit districts In the northwest, as well as exploit their products. Kach district will have one or more representatives In charge to distribute literature and give out Information. Space for district exhibits at Chi cago has been engaged by the Com mercial Club and Apple (Jrowers' Union, Hood Klver, Ore; Commercial Club, Wenatchee, Wash., North Cen tral Washington DevelopmentLeague Commercial Club and Fruit Growers' I'ulon, Walla Walla; Chamlsr of Commerce, Kllensburg, Wash.; Latah County Fruit Growers' Union, Idaho; Chamber of Commerce, Missoula, Mont.; Commercial Clubs of Stevens County, Wash.; Commercial Club, Medford, Ore.; Commercial Club and Fruit (jrowers' I'ulon, North Yakima Wash.; Commercial Club, Iewlston, Idaho; Sunnyslde, Zlllah and Spo kane Valley Fruit Urowers' associa tion and t lie Sutherlln Development League, Ore. The trustees of the show have de cided to eliminate orchard land com panies from making the Chicago show a vehicle for private advertis ing, which has met with general ap proval. Residence of Lumberman Burned The residence of Charles Hall at (Suler, Wash., was burned to the ground last week. He Is the man ager of the Trout Lake Lumber Co's. mill and lived a short distance from the mill. There was no Insurance ami be lost all of his household goods and clothing In the flames. In attempting to save some of the fur niture Mr. Hall was severely burned about the shoulders by one of the walls falling on him. The forest back of the burning house caught fire, but by heroic work the flames were put out. Ulngen Observer. The Dalles District Fair The Dalles Business Men's Associa tion Is making Its first announce ment for the annual district fair to be held in that city and says that now Is the time for farmers and stockmen to get their exhibits ready. Purses and premiums for racing and exhibits will be on a more lileral scale this year than previously and all sections In the district are asked to take an active part in making the fair the most successful In Its history. 0. A. G. PLANS BIG CELEBRATION The plans for the great Quarter Centennial celebration at the Oregon Agricultural College are rapidly tak ing definite form. Four main com mittees with twenty sub-coin ml t tees of the faculty have been organized and are now at work on the detailed arrangements. President James M. Hamilton, of the Montana Agricultural College, will give the commencement address; Uev. Dr. F. N. Clampett, Kector of Trinity Church, San Francisco, will preach the baccalaureate sermon, and Hon. W. F. llerrln, a graduate of the college with the Class of 1873 aud now head counsel for the Harrl m a u Hallways, will deliver the prin cipal address for the jubilee exercises. The local and state aluml associa tions have made extensive plans for the entertainment of the returning graduates. Headquarters will be established on the campus for each of the classes. Monday, June l'!th, will be devoted largely to aluml affairs. Tho undergraduate organi zations will also take an active part In the entertainment of the returning aluml. The climax of the celebration will fall on Tuesday, June 14. On this day the main anniversary exercises and the commencement exercises will be held. The special trains from 1'ortland and other points In the state will bring hundreds of visitors to the campus for the final exercises on this date. How's This We offer One Hundred Dollars He ward for any cae of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the past 1.") years and believe him to be perfectly honorable In business transactions, and finan cially able to carry out any obliga tions made by his firm. Waldlng, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale drug gists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken In ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price per bottle. Sold by all druggists. 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