The Hood River news., April 26, 1911, Page 7, Image 7

THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2G, 1911
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LEAST RAIN IN
TWENTY YEARS
"Tlte nxintli J'lHt ptiHHt'il U (iiu i.f
llio nioht renin rkulile on nvoni iliir
i i ik tl'tf lt t wt'iitj jenrnfor tlie mlti
liniiiu amount of rainfall ami t lit'
numlter (if wnrin, clear, KprltiK-IIke
days mid general lair wentlier," ny
V. L. Fowcru, of t lit Oregon Agrl
cultural College jigrotioiny dejiart
ineiit, who In weather oltxerver at
the college . lleglveH the following
Interesting data for the punt tiiont h.
'The jirecliltatlon, which wiih J.'i
Inches, U the lowetit amount on rec
ord for thelattt fifteen '-earn and with
out doubt the lowest for the juutt
twenty years. The nearest approach
to thin was last year, when the rain
fall fiir March was 1. VI Inches. The
normal precipitation here for March
Is 4. til' Inches, making last mont h :i..s7
Inches below normal. In comparison
with the minimum amount of rain
fall recorded for last month. It might
In- Interesting to know that for March
IWKI It was 11.70 Inches, which Is the
maximum amount for March on
record.
'The deficiency for the rainfall year
beginning September 1st, was 4.tVs
Inches at the close of March. The
rainfall to date, April 11,1s 2.34 In
ches, Indicating that It will be above
normal for the mouth. The evapora
tion the past month greatly exceeded
the precipitation, Islng nearly three
Inches.
If .Km eat something which (lis
agrees with you. don't let It work
Its own way through. It's a slow
process and innkes you feel bad.
(iet rid of It quickly by taking a dose
of llerblne. It drives out Impurities
In the stomach and bowels, and you
feel better Immediately. Price .Vic
Sold by ( has. X. Clarke.
RICH CAMAS PRAIRIE
LANDS WILL BE SOLD
I5y recent action of the superior
court of Klickitat county, lietween
six and seven thousand acres of
choice hay lands In the Camas 1'ral
rle district will become nvullable for
domestic crops and such grasses as
timothy, red clover, alslke, etc.
The Camas 1'ralrlo district lieuru
much the same relation to the White
Salmon Valley as our l'per Valley
tx-ars to Lower Hood Klver. The
land has been utilized for a numlier
of years for dairy und grazing pur
poses, but owing to overflow condi
tions for the greater portion of each
year, very little of the tame grasses
could be grown, although the land
Itself Is of a very productive nature.
A drainage district has lieen finally
created by the state, which enables
o
flejet time you tva.lK.by the store I louts h
youd stop a minute and taKc cl looK. cit
'"BIG
He's the ftnCSt slccpmctcr made, the best tooKing
the best bunt, the best running $2.50.
This is the clock they are advertising in the big magazines.
JEWELEU
LESLIE BUTLER, President
TRUMAN BUTLER, Cashier
ESTABLISHED
NINETEEN HUNDRED
BUTLER BANKING COMPANY
Capital and Surplus
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
Merchants' Express a n d General Delivery
I?o sure to order from your merchant
by noon on day of delivery
Long Hauls of Fruit Solicited
We are In a ixwition to handle Tonnage. Figure with us,
for we can do your hauling cheaper with our auto truck than
you can by team.
Phone 115-K. A. O. IIERSIIKY
the holders of this land to sell bonds,
covering a long term of years, for the
purpose of draining this surface
water.
Senator Cottnell, one of the most
practical engineers In the state of
Washington, has had charge of the
proposed drainage work, and a com
plete profile map, showing elevation
iiikI various ilassliicatloim of the
work, has been made.
Prof. Thatcher, soil expert of the
Pullman Agricultural College, who
Is well up on matters of this sort,
has had charge of various experi
ments as to soil conditions, and he
PAVEMENTS DISCUSSED
The One Having (ireatest Iindurance
Will liventually Supercede
All Others.
In an exhaustive article comparing
the merits of the different pavements
now In use In the i'tiited States, the
Portland, Ore., livening Telegram of
April l." sums up as follows:
"Asphalt Is uolsless In summer, and
also bltullthle, but asphalt lias Ihtii
proven to have a very brief life, and
no HfHlsfnctory patching system has
Is-en devised which will keep the sur
face In condition after substantial
wear begins. Ititullthlc has promise
of being a phenomenon In wearing,
and Is easily Advocates of
tin wood block Isdleve that the time
will come when it will supplant most
of tlie others, at least all except the
hifullthlc, or bitumen concrete, and
a movement is si artiug In Portland
to advance the cause.
has been for several years an ardent
advocate of the drainage of these
lands.
At the last session of the superior
court of Klickitat county district, a
Jury was empaneled to pass on the
varloini teneflts find damages con
nected with this drainage. It re
quired three weeks for the various
testimony to be submitted, as some
thing like seventy tracts of land
were passed on separately. Illghts
of way for the main canal and vari
ous laterals for the drainage were
condemned and damages awarded,
at) well as benefits. Although this
muttor lias been In the courts for
several years, the jury verdicts were
accepted an final and there Is now
nothing In the way of the comple
tion of the project.
C. Ij. Wheeler, of our firm, and my
self have spent something over three
mouths nmklug Investigations and
gathering data as to the details of
this work. We expect to spend con
siderable time this spring and sum
mer exploiting the limited. portion of
this land which we will have for sale,
as well as a considerable acreage of
tlmlKT land which lies surrounding
Camas Prairie yroper.
15. K. 1)1 M AN.
PRISONER ESCAPES FROM
THE DALLES HOSPITAL
Much excitement was occasioned
Thursday night by the disappear
ance of Fred Weaver from The Italics
hospital. He Is the man who was
shot about a month ago when leav
ing the Mrs. I). M. French residence
which he had ransacked. While re
covering from his wounds he has
been confined in the hospital in
charge of a special guard.
Weaver escaped the attention of
the guard about s-"A) o'clock at
night, long enougli to make his
get-away by sliding from a window
to the grouud with the aid of a blan
ket which be had attached to the
window ledge. On account of heavy
shackles which he has on his feet he
was not able to get very far und was
captured by the officers it the corner
of Waslilngton and Fulton streets
where he had taken refuge on the
roof of the Joles barn. He was
taken to the county Jail for safe
keeping.
FILE ON WATER RIGHTS
IN WHITE SALMON RIVER
Five power sites have lieen tiled on
within the past 60 days along t tie
Whlt,e Salmon river for a distance of
.'W miles. The filings were made bv
the Northwestern Klectrlc Company,
t lie Pacific Power & Light Company,
Charles L. Huff and others.
The filings call for approximately
JiHmi cubic feet of water per second,
to lie used for manufacturing ami Ir
rigating purposes, and for the gen
eration of electricity for light, power
and all other purposes to which
electricity may lie applied.
Water Is to be diverted by erecting
dams from ."0 to l.'W feet In height,
according to locality, aud carried by
means of flumes, ditches or pipes
down cither bank of the river for
from one to three miles, to be used
and returned to the river.
DAVIDSON
FRUIT
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if you are growing
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and get on our MAILING LIST
We are already conducting a large correspon
dence regarding the coming crop, and will mail
letters occasionally giving out good information
and making valuable suggestions to growers.
Eighteen years in the STRAWBERRY
business with an enviable record for highest and
quickest returns.
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STALLION LICENSE LAW
INTO EFFECT MAY 25
The new stallion law which was
passed by the last session of the leg
islature will go Into effect Mitv -".
The Stallion Hoard has been organ
ized, and plans for the work are be
ing nuide, but no licenses will be
Issued until after May 2.".
K. 1 4. Patten, secretary of the
board, says It will not be possible to
register and have examined all the
horses in the state In a day or two,
so that some time may Intervene be
tween the receipt of the application
and the Issuance of the license. It Is
not expected, he says, that the own
ers stop using their horses during
that period, but It Is expected that
no horses will be used after May l'."
until an application for license has
been made.
I Spring
FIVE MEMBERS WASCO
FAMILY WEIGH 1090 LBS.
Thursday at the county clerk's
oilicentTlie I'alles Recorder Angle
Issued five fishing licenses to the five
male members of the John Wakelield
family of Wamlc, the aggregate
avoirdupois of the men amounting
to 10!H) pounds or over a half ton.
The heavyweight of the family
tipped the scales at 2(10 pounds, next
weighed 2.itl pounds, the next 220 and
two weighed 10 each. It Is reported
that the daughters of the family are
as hearty specliueim of Wasco county
young womanhood as are the sons
of young manhood. Opttmlxt.
HOOD RIVER MINERAL
SPRINGS COMPANY
Has opened It subscription books
for stock in the company. A home
company. A rare opportunity. An
assured success. Temporary office
w ith the Hood River Realty Co.
C. I). MCKLLSIIN, Sec'y
Walk-Overs
H We need only mention the name you know
the rest.
fj Your next pair will be "Walk-Overs" if you
will only take the precaution to SEE the lot now S
on display in our east window. p
6 f.nfs Of TnriQ ik
J. G. Vost
I Spring House Cleaning Time
You have some old Furniture, Stoves and Ranges to trade for NEW
GOODS. We ha-Vc Ihc Goods.
FURNITURE, CARPETS, MATTINGS, ART SQUARES,
r. RUGS, LINOLEUMS, CHARTER OAK STOVES, RANGES
CAMPING OUTFITS TENTS. CHAIRS, STOVES. WlS-Everything that the Camper Needs
GARDEN TOOLS lawn mowers, lawn rakes, picks, shovels, spades, hoes, rakes, garden trowels
WE BUY, SELL AND EXCHANGE EVERYTHING
don't forget the place:
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4th and State Streets. Phone 24S-K