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About The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1910)
THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10, 1910 TO THE APPLE GROWERS OF HOOD RIVER VALLEY This is the crucial year for growers of this and other North western Apple Producing: Sections. It is to your interests to become associated with reputable, experienced and up-to-date dealers in Western Box Apples in Eastern Markets. We are the pioneer house in handling Western Box Apples in New York and European Markets. Occupying the strongest possible posi tion to realize best results covering any and all shipments en trusted to our care. Handling over 1100 cars of Pacific Coast Fruits in the Eastern Markets last year is a sufficient guar antee of our ability to conserve your interests in every way. RAE & HATFIELD 317 WASHINGTON STREET, NEW YORK ARRESTED LIQUOR MEN ALONG THE DESCHUTES Constable Win. (jaugcr returned Silt unlay from a several day's trip Into Fastern Oregon, where he as sisted Sheriff Chrlsman of Wasco county and District Attorney Trod Wilson In rounding tip five men on the charge of Helling liquor In lows quantities than one gallon, their sa loons being "gallon" houses. In dry territory. The officials sent scouts Into the Deschutes country to gather evidence aud Investigate conditions With the arreHt of the five tneu, It It) thought that the Illegal llijuor busl ness along the Deschutes river has leen cleaned up, due to iierslstcnt work on the part of Messrs. Wilson and Chrlsman. The five men are for eigners. They were arraigned In-fore J nut lee J. A.'Douthlt. One of them wan discharged, the others cither pleading guilty and paying fines or tielng bound over to the grand Jury. The officers drove all night, Thursday, to take the men Into cus tody and bring them to the city. Abstract Companies Consolidated The Hood Hlver and Waucoma Abstract Companies, which recently consolidated, have now fully com bined their two olllces and have cen tralized the work of making ab stracts. The arrangement gives those who have occasion to secure the services of an abstract ofllee greater conveniences than hereto fore and also saves time In getting out the work. F. A. Itlshop remains with the consolidated company and will look after the outside work. A New Fruit Paper The News Is In receipt of a copy of "The Fruit Magazine," a pub llcatlon devoted to the fruit busi ness, Issued at Vancouver, II. ('. The magazine Is edited by Maxwell Smith, extensively known to the fruitgrowers of the Northwest, and will be used to boom the First Cana dian Apple Show which will beheld at Vancouver, It. C, October 81 to Noremlier 5. It Is nicely gotten up and well printed and edited. Passed Fraudulent Checks A warrant was Issued Thursday for the arrest of (leorge Thompson, a young man who has Isn'n em ployed abou town In several restau rants, for Issuing fraudulent checks. One of the checks, for $.", was cashed by Kent & (larrabarnt, and another, for $100, by Morrison & Hay ward. The checks were drawn on the First National Itnnk, In which Thompson hnd no account. Sheriff Chrlsman arrested Thomp son at The Dalles Friday, having received a message Irom Deputy Sheriff Charles Morse to locate him If possible. It later developed that Thompson passed a worthless check at the Burn saloon at The Dalles, and ho will probably !e held and tried there. LAFFERTY OUT FOR CONGRESS Republican Candidate Is Supporter of Direct Primary Law. A. W. Lafferty.a well known Fort land lawyer. Is a candidate for the Hcpuhllcan nomination for Congress In the primary election September 24. He Is making his campaign on a platform, the principal plank of which Is "Oregon Hesources for Ore gon, People." Lafferty has won a large following Itecause of the ag gressive fight he tins made for the rights of settlers on homesteads and timber claims In Oregon. He Is a tighter, and gained much prominence by Instituting the suits for enforce ment of the Oregon and California railroad land grant In Western Ore gon. He Is supporter of the direct primary, and on this subject In a re cent speech In I'ortlaud said: "I am supporting the direct pri mary. I oppose the making of as sembly nominations because It Is a plalu attempt to usurp the powers now vested by law In the Individual voters. "What Is the use to make assembly nominations unless It Is Intended that they shall be ratltled? And If such Is the purpose, why not be frank about It, and oenly declare for going back to the convention system? "The assembly people say the pri mary law may lie used as a 'check' on their work. To reduce .the pri mary law to this purpose means Its death. No man wnnts to run as a mere 'checker.' He could have no excuse for doing so unless he could point out something positively bad or corrupt about the assembly nom inee. The purpose of the direct pri mary Is to give all an equal show, as Is reel led In the net Itself. "Those who went Into the as sembly have Injured their chances of success. The right to elect olllcers would Im of little value with the power to name candidates for elec tion taken away. The power to nominate will not be given up by the people." Copy for advertisements MUST be in the office by Monday NOON. IRRIGATION DISTRICT BONDS DECLARED YAUD In the case of Charles Hall, appel lant, vs. the Hood Hlver Irrigation District, respondent, an opinion wan handed down by the supreme court at Salem, Thursday, In which a sec ond bond Issue of $75,000 made by the district fs declared valid. The case was appealed from the circull court for Hood IUver county, W. L. Bradshaw, judge. The opinion In the case was written by Associate Justice Will It. King. It was held that the amendment to the act creating the district gave the board of directors authority to vote an additional bond Issue after the funds raised from first sale of bonds had leen exhausted. MARRIED IIAI.I.Krk-TIIOMAS. A wedding of interest to many Hood Hlver people occurred at Cor vailis Monday, August I, at 7 a. in., at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thomas, where Miss Daisy Thomas was married to Mr. Taylor H. Halleck. Hev. Nickel of the M. K, church performed the ceremony. Miss Thomas Is well and favorably known In Hood Hlver val ley, having taught school In several districts here. Mr. Halleck Is a con tractor and builder of New port, r.. where they will make their future home. Oiling County Roads On Friday the county commission ers commenced oiling the new ma cadam road ou the west side, as an experiment. If the oil proves suc cessful, It Is expected to treat a num ber of the county roads with It. The oil Is applied with a sitrlnkling . wagon secured especially for the, work, which Is being done under the direction of Commissioner M. M. Hill. Caught Mammoth Sturgeon Peter Jackson caught a sturgeon near Dig Kddy Friday which, when dressed, welgned 4!C pounds. The big fellow was caught with a quarter-Inch cotton line. It took Jack son over half an hour to land the monster sturgeon, and he was knocked down In his boat twice by the fish before It was finally cap tured. "It doesn't make any difference what we believe If wo are honest In our belief?" Subject of Dr. Ford's sermon next Sunday morning. In the evening, "Issona from the Life of a Great Fdltor." Campers Supplies and full line of Fishing TacKJe, Guns, Ammunition Blowers Brothers H AltD WAKE Phone 99 Cor. Oak and First SUITS LIKE THIS Hrc to be seen and judged by all men of this town. It io one of the new patterns; our firat choice of all clotbeo. It will be youro too, wben you oec bow it wcaro and provco ito good-nc89. Ctaett Jhirts are especially attractive in de sign. No more expensive than the ordi nary ones, $1.25 and $1.50 J. G. VOGT 5