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7ifQ Hews (cads. & you want tfic news, su6scri6e for tfie Hcvos. fjf you want printing, fiaDc us do it THE HOOD RIVER KES VOLUME 6, NUMBER 29 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1910 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR County Republicans Recommend Ticket Retires After Sixteen Years Service with Uncle Sam Large Party Climbers Ascent! Kit. Hood Safely Left Hood River Saturday and Returned Sunday Night After Scanning Northwest From Summit of Famous Hountain Peak Assembly Saturday Largely Attended and Harmony and Enthusiasm Prevailed. Del egates Named. Machine Politics Tabooed. Ticket Endorsed by Hood River . County Republican Assembly County Judge Newton Clark CommiesknereG. A. McCurdy. H. S. Galium. SharifT-C. R. Caatnar. County Clerk-F. Howard taenberr. Aaaaaaur Jar P. Lucas. X School Superintendent C. D. Thompson County Treaeurer J. M. Schmeltxer. Surveyor C. at. Hurlburt. Coroner-Dr. F. C. Broaiua. Justice of th Peace-A. C. Buck. Constable E. 8. Olincer. The first Hood Klver county Re publlcuu ussembly which was held Saturday will probably go down In hlBtory as the inoHt enthusiastic und harmonious political gathering In this district. From start to finish no contention marked the selection o( slate delegates or county ollleers, most of whom were chosen without oppoultlon aud the successful candi dates given the honor of being de clared unanlcnoiiHly elected by their opponents. Of the 74 delegates elected at the primaries G4 were present at the as win My and all the precincts In the county were well represented. Hing ing speeches ami resolutions declared In favor of the iiMsembly, the princi ples of the Republican party and en dorsed the administration of Presi dent Taft. The county ticket recom mended Is believed to le the strongest that could have leen placed In-fore the people and the delegation to the state assembly a representative one. In order to designate the precincts each delegation was seated around a standard lieuring Us name. The meeting which was held In Odd Fellows hall was called to order at 2 o'clock by C. Dethman, chair man of the Republican county central committee. On motion Hon. K. L. Smith was unanimously elected chnlrman and I. S. Davidson was the unanimous choice of the assem bly for secretary. As Mr. Smith and Mr. Davidson were escorted to the platform they were loudly cheered and applauded. Mr. Smith was called upon for a Seech, but declined saying there was too much business lefore the assembly to waste any time. A mo tion then prevailing to elect a com mittee on credentials J. H. Shoe maker, W. L. Carries and A. M. Kelly were appointed by the chair. A mo tion to appoint a committee on reso i : v.Vi' Speediug Along the Country KoadsGoing Hood River and lutions resulted In the selection of J. L. Carter, C. I). Thompson, M. P. Isenberg. J. It. Castner, H. S. Galli gan, A. It. Graham and K. C. Miller. This was followed by a motion to appoint a committee on resolutions which was carried and A. A. Jayne. Newton Clark, ('. Detbman, J. G. Tate and J. L. liershner appointed, and a recess of twenty minutes taken to allow the committees to report. When the ussembly wan again called to order the committee on cre dentials reported that all delegates were seated and the reports of the committees on order of business and resolutions were accepted, and the resolutions which were as follows adopted: Whereas, the Republican party In the state of Oregon has lecn for Congressman V. R. Ellis Endorsed by Hood River County Assembly some years In a condition of lethargy as the result of efforts to disorganize its memtier and make Impossible the advancement of Its principles, and this ls'lng the first appearance of the county of Hood Klver as a unit In the political organization of this slate, It seems proper that we should, while asserting our place In the body politic, make a declaration of the principles upon which we pur pose to stand; be It therefore Resolved, That we endorse the ad ministration of our president, Will iam Howard Taft, as wise, just and tH-nellceut. It has curled the cupId- (Continued on Paare 3) 4 V . ... , .. -.I Summertime In Hood River Valley 4 Tucker's Bridge II yW, J';. V-Va." i 8 t' ..., L-1 I M -.-J S Sr.-.1- :f.UZZZli:-? '-!.-e.,1i -r Yr'lT1 After sixteen years and sixteen days' service In driving the mall wagon between Hood River and Mount Hood, during which time It Is estimated that be has ridden over 100,000 miles, Oscar Fredenberg re tired last Friday, The cause of Fred enberg's retirement Is not due to any fault Uncle Sain found with his services but because the Mount Hood railroad, which now extends Into the Upper Valley, ha been given the mall carrying contract. The mall will Imj carried over to Mount Hood from Woodworth. The remarkable part of Fredenberg's career as mall carrier Is that be has but one arm and Is crippled otherwise. Notwith standing that he has but one band be has dally driven two horses over thirty miles for sixteen years, and when occasion required it bandied the ribbons over four with dexterity. In bis years of service be has missed but Ave full and four half trlps.whlcb was due to the deep snows. This happened In the winter of 1906 07 during the famous silver thaw. Even In the dead of winter this hardy mall mau seldom wore an overcoat and could be seen most of the time with the collar of his shirt open and bis neck bared to the wind. WENATGHEE ADOPTS The principal fruit shippers at We natchee. Including the growers' asso ciations, have adopted the following rules relating to picking, packing and grading rpples: All boxes shall be stamped with the variety and number of apples the box contains; also with grower's name. All fall aud winter apples shall be packed in standard size boxes; the boxes must be new and clean. The side pieces shall be nailed with four nails In the end of each piece. Both the top and bottom shall be cleated and four nails shall le used In each cleat. Not smaller than five-penny cement nails shall be used through out. Do the nailing properly. All boxes shall be lined with paper on the inside aud all apples shall tie wrapped, unless otherwise specified. The apples shall be firmly packed : in boxes In tiers, and each box shall contain a uniform size of apples. The boxen, after belug packed, shall not show more than one and one half Inches or less than one Inch bulge on both top and bottom. In clusive. While the apples must be (Irmly packed so the boxes will be full and the apples secure In their & A Variety of Scene That Pleases Visitors In Search of Recreation t t i ; "Beulahland," A Ranch Home in the Valley Fredenberg came to Hood River 21 years ago and in addition to his ar duous duties aa mall carrier devel oped a fruit farm which be borne steaded and has found time to clear ten acres of it and set It to trees. This be bas cultivated himself, plow ing, harrowing and doing the other work necessary with the agility of a man In perfect physical vigor. The fruit farm originally consisted of 100 acres, some of which be has sold. His apple trees have now commenced to bear and be Is looking forward to clearing the rest of the land and set ting It to orchard. The retired mall man Is a Republican and was a dele gate to the Republican county as sembly. He takes an active Interest In the progress of his district and bas seen It develop from a wilderness to one of the richest sections of the alley. When a young man Fredenberg lost bis arm by the accidental dis charge of a shot gun. The suppura tion that followed affected one of his legs, which was drawn up and he became badly crippled for life. It Is Impossible for him to raise the other arm above his head but never theless he Is a skillful driver and few. If any In the valley can show a record of activity equal to him. NEW PACKING RULES places, the pack must not be so tight as to bruise the fruit. Apples range from 36 to 200 to the box. This year the number of apples the box contains should be stamped on the outside Instead of the tiers. This Is done so that the retailer will know how many apples are In the box and his cost per apple or dozen. All apples must be packed dlago- .'iWil, with solid sides. All fall and winter armies shall be graded, la three grades "Extra Fancy," "Fancy" and "C Grade." Extra Fancy In this grade all ap ples shall be sound, smooth, free from worms, worm stings, scale, water core, sun damages or diseases of any kind, and of proper shape ac cording to the variety. No apples smaller than 165s shall te allowed In this grade, nor any apples that are of a red variety that are not at least three-fonrths red, except that Rome Deautys one-half red will be taken In this grade. Yellow Newtowns, White Winter, Tearmalns, Grimes Golden, Belle Flowers, Winter Ban anas and Red Cheek Pippins will 1 allowed In this grade, but no other variety of yellow apples. Winter (Continued on Pace 10) Under the guidance of George and Wm. Monroe and W. Hardlnger one of the largest parties that bas as cended Mount Hood In several years left here Saturday morning with a four horse team driven by Charlie Rathburn for the Inn. Resides those mentioned the party consisted of Dr. Skinner, E. C. Smith, and Geo. R Wilbur of Hood River, L.M. Antolne, A. H. Dempke and L. A. D. Calllcrate of Portland and Prof. R. B. Miller of Eugene, The mountain climbers reached Cloud Cap Inn at 6 o'clock in the evening and at 3:30 the next morning started up the mountain. Each one was armed with a stout alpenstock made for the occasion and they reached the top of Cooper's spur at sunrise. The summit of the moun tain was reached at 9:2S without mishap. Eight snow capped peaks were visible but the Pacific ocean could not be seen on account of the fog on the coast. Looklug east the party could see miles Into eastern Oregon, locating Prlnevllle, the Des chutes river and many other points of Interest. A good view of the val ley was also obtained. The party left the summit of the mountain at 10:40 and made the des cent in two hours and twenty min utes, arriving at the Inn at 1 o'clock. On the way down It was met at Cooper's spur by Mrs. E. C. Smith, who went to the Inn Saturday lu an automobile. On the return of the climbers to the mountain hostelry they found a party of fifteen guests, among whom was Wm. F. Ladd of Portland, the owner of the establish ment. On the way to town they met the Cutler boys with their auto at China fill. The latter were having a hard time to get through this tough spot, but stated that It was Cloud Cap Inn or bust and were left struggling for headway. The party arrived back In town at 7:30 Sunday evening and declared that the trip was a huge success from start to finish, being devoid of accidents and the grumbling that usually follows the ascent of such a large party. An amusing Incident oecured at the Inn Saturday night when Calll crate and Antolne, two Portland members of the party, knocked the plug out of a water pipe to obtain some water. The water shot fifty feet In the air and before they got away they were drenched to the skin 3 &1 Speeding Mt. Hood In Summer and Lost Lake To get the plug back Into the pipe tbey had to take another ducking and by the time It was accomplished It was necessary for them to disrobe and assume the garb of the native Indian In order to dry their apparel. There was some talk of providing a barrel for each of them but blankets were finally secured and the water fighters wrapped themselves up, and spent the rest of the evening trying to make both ends of the blankets meet and In listening to the sarcastic comments of their companions. BROKE GROUND FOR NEW CHURCH The ceremony attending the break ing of ground for the new Methodist church was witnessed by a large crowd Thursday evening. The ser vice was opened by prayer after which Rev. T. B. Ford spoke on the progress of the church's work. Rev. J. W. Rlgby, the first pastor of the church, followed aud Rev. Frank Spauldlng, one of the earlier pastors, told of Us struggles and develop ment and was In turn followed by Rev. W. C. GUmore. The audience then filed out Intotbe church yard and Will Isenberg broke ground with a pick In the southwest corner of the premises. Rev. Rlgby threw out the first shovel of dirt, be ing followed by Rev. T. B. Ford, vis iting pastors and the heads of the church's various departments. As many of the members aa cared to do so were also invited to participate In the ceremony of removing the first dirt for the excavation. The cere mony was closed with song and prayer. It is expected to lay the cornerstone not later than the last of August. Postofflce at Newtown Postmaster Yates has received formal notification from the general postofflce department that a postof flce has been established at Newtown, the new name for Odell station on the Mt. Hood railroad, and the trains will commence carrying mall to that office July 1Mb. A town Bite was recently laid out at Newtown and lots have been platted and placed on the market. The postofflce will be located In the store of F. W. Atkin son. Along the Conntry RoadsComing