THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21. 1911
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BARGAINS IN THREE FLATS
Three Bargains in Willow Flat
H fl&t Forty acres, unimproved, all under irriga
tion, on good county road, 30 acres first
class orchard land, "balance good timber.
Four Thousand Dollars.
One-half cash.
B flat Forty acres a little higher up on the scale,
above irrigation, all good orchard land.
Ten acres partially cleard; adjoining $250
land.
Four thousand and five hundred dollars.
One-third cash.
C flilt Ten acres all improved; three acres of
three year old trees; balance one year ex
cept small patch of hay and. berries for
Home, Sweet home use; small house and barn both
Home. new. One of the best pieces in Willow
Flat.
Six thousand dollars.
Half cash.
The Hood River District Land Co.
THE SMITH BLOCK HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Real Estate And Insurance
GEO. W. DIMICK & GO.
Next to Mt. Hood Hotel
Unimproved Farms a Specialty
Office phone 45-L, Residence 345-K
CENTRAL MEAT MAR.KET
P. C. YOUNG, Proprietor
p Fresh and Cured Meats, Fish, Oysters
BUTTER AND EGGS
FREE AXD FROM FT DELIVERY
I 'hone Main 6
Hood River, Oregon
AGGACE
DRAYING Express and B
Furniture and Vianos MaJcd
& ww wr v f . t r f if r
All itnas or Lignt ana neavy worn jj
Wood Yard and Feed Store in Connection "i
OIK ... " t ft
unite I-none t-
Residence 2J8K
TAFT TRANSFER CO.
Wholesale and
Retail Lumber,
Lath, Shingles
Etc. Lumber
delivered to
any part of the
Valley
Stank?
Smith
Lumber
Co.
W. S. GR1BBLE
The ML Hood Store
General Merchandise
Flour, Feed, Spray Material
Farm Implements w and w Stumping Powder
J. A. LITEL
MT. HOOD, ORE.
BalGksmith and Wagonmaker
HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY
25 Years Experience
IN THE
2L
WORLD
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BIG RED APPLE AND
PUMPKINSAME SIZE
"Applo orchards that are better
than kuIiI mines", U the caption of
a h-DRtliy copyrighted article by
Frauk U. Carpenter In the Baltimore
Anierlcnn, June 11.
The writer deals on the apple sit
uation In the eat and west, and bis
article U moHt entertaining. Hood
Ulver comes In for a goodly share In
the wrlteup, and we take pleasnre In
extracting a few paragraphs that
are of especial Interest to readers In
this locality. The writer says:
"Take the Hood Klver Valley In
Oregon, where the apples and pump
kins are of about the same size! Or
chard laud there is worth from fr00
to f 1.000 an acre, and orchards al
ready set out will bring f 3,000 and
upward per acre. Said one of the
department olllclals to me:
'"I wns recently talking with an
orchardlst who had ten acres of
bearing trees In one of the best dt
trlcts of Washington. I asked him
what his land was worth. He re
plied:
" 'It ought to bring me In at least
$10,000.'
"'Well', said I, after thinking a
moment, "I don't know that that Is
too much. You have 10 acres, and
that would le $1,000 per acre.'
' 'But I mean $10,000 per acre, said
the man. 'It will bring a good In
come on that and leave a fair sink
ing fund.' And there upon he took
out his pencil and showed me that
he was making a big percentage on
bis own valuation.
The Pacific Northwest Is the Uto
pia of the farmer," said another of
the agricultural explorers. "The ap
ple growers are mostly educated
men aud the soclul conditions are
high. In Hood Klver, which Is a
town ot 5,000, there Is a University
Club to which belong I.jO college
graduates. North Yakima looks for
all the world like a New England
city, and Its houses are more artls
tic than those of the East. The We.
n a tehee Valley Is a great farm town
covering thousands of acres, divided
up fnto patches of five and ten acres
of orchards. Each patch has Us
hiiiiHC, which Is equipped with elee
trlclty and lighted by a common
plant. Every house has running
water and a telephone, and scores of
the farmers own their own motor
cars.
"The bare land In the Wenntchee
Valley Is worth $."00 and upward per
acre, and the orchards In bearing
yield ."i00 or more to the acre a year.
"Near Southern Washington a
crop of eight acres was sold o the
trees for $1.",000, and the purchaser
did the picking and marketing.
They had an npple show at Spokane
last fall where they gave away prizes
which aggregated $20,0m). the first
prize Itelng a sweepstake of $1()00.
At that show there were displays
from 'M different districts In Wash
ing, Oregon, California, Idaho, and
Montana, and the apples were shown
In all sorts of packages, from the
carload to the box. They sent one
tralnload of the exhibits from there
to Chicago. It went by express and
It carried just 1,000,000 apples.
Apple Crop Conditions
Since the date of our Inst Bulletin
Issued June .". no changes of 8eclnl
Importance have been reported to
the Exchange. Statements in regard
to the crops east of the Missouri
Klver are conflicting In many ways,
but the goneral tone confirms the pre
viously reiterated advices that the
yield In those districts will be much
larger than has leeu harvested for n
number of years. Many sections In
the East have Iteen visited with a
bundant rains which have helped
strengthen the situation. On the
whole, the rains have been of except
ional value at this time, following
the extremely hot weather and severe
drouths. The June drop will be
much heavier than was expected,
while a number of localities report
blasting of some varieties. It seems
certain that New York and Michigan,
at least, will have bumper yields, es
pecially In the fall varieties. The
Virginias promise a very fair crop,
although smaller than that of 1!U0.
Information from New York State
under date of the lPth shows heavier
dropping than Is considered desirable
In some localities, while others report
blasting, but on the average, condi
tions Indicate nn exceedingly large
volume of tonnage.
Michigan reports are of the same
general character. In some districts
the summer vnrleties will be heavier
proportionately than the Fall apples,
but the latter will of themselves ex
ceed the production of the last sev
eral years.
Vlrgtnbi reports are riven t nnd
comprehensive. The Shenandoah
alley and Eastern l anliatKlle of
West Virginia promise crops of un
usually fine quality, but on the whole
the quantity will hardly exceed 00 or
Ho per cent of laHt year's harvest.
The shortage Is attributed to the
last late frost, and the excessive
drouth lasting three weeks. The
drop has also been abnormaly heavy.
The falling off In the older orchards,
which bore heavily last year, will be
offset, to a large extent, by the great
acreage of young orchards Just com
ing Into bearing. The Shenandoah
Valley was visited by severe hall,
lightning and wind storms on June
6, the effect of which could not be de
termined at the time of our advices.
Whatever damage has resulted In the
southern parts of the Valley may be
equalized by the benefit of rain fall In
the northern sections. The crops of
1910 In seven counties In the Shenan
doah Valley aggregated 1,000,000 bar
rels, or theequlvalent of 5000 carloads.
No additional reports have been re
ceeved from Colorado.
Northwest conditions continue un
changed. According to best posted
sources, the outlook for apples Is as
follows:
Hood Klver, Oregon 50 to 00 per
cent of last year's crop.
Kogue Klver, Oregon 10 to 50 per
cent of last year's crop.
MUton-Freewater 35 to 50 percent
of last year's crop.
Other districts In Oregon about the
same average.
Wenatchee Valley, Washington
About the same as lnwt year-2500 cars.
Yakima Valley, Washington 30 to
50 per cent of last year's crop.
Other districts 1n Washington 35
to 75 per cent, according to districts.
Southwestern Idaho Heavierthan
1910.
It will be remembered that the gen
eral apple crops of the Pacific North
west In 1910 were unusally large.
MORE IMPROVEMENTS AT
HOT LAKE SANATORIUM
Despite the fact that various news
papers and news associations
throughout the went have attempt
ed, by the use of printers' Ink, to
close the Hot Lake Sanatorium, the
place continues to do business at the
old stand, and Improvements are
constantly lelng made.
At present a force of men are en
gaged In laying a new steel six Inch
water main from the present pump
ing plant to the 130,000 gallon cement
reservoir, and engineers are doing
the location work for the construc
tion of a gravity water system.
This means that several large
springs which for years have been
allowed to go unharnessed, will le
brought to the Sanatorium nnd
made to fur-ulna water for that Insti
tution. Another mineral spring Is also be
ing connected with the main build
ing, nnd a handsome fountain will
be Installed In the beautiful office
lobby.
Business nt the Hot Lake Sanato
rium never censed for one moment.
No receiver wns appointed, neither
is there any possibility of Hot Lake
Sanatorium closing Its doors. Pn
tlents ill receive the same kindly
care and attention In the future as In
the past, nnd Hot Lake water and
mud will continue to relieve suffering
humanity.
0RTLEYS00NT0 HAVE
NEW $15,000 HOTEL
The Mosler View Hotel company
has commissioned Architect Kroner
& Herm to get up the design for a
hotel to be erected at Ortley, the new
town near Mosler on the Columbia
river, which was laid out by the
Hood Klver Orchard Land company.
The plans call for a two story
frame structure, 30x40 feet, with two
10 by 24 foot wing, each I 1-2 stories.
All told the hotel will contain 10
guest rooms, large dining room,
breakfast room, office, writing and
ladles parlor. The wings will con
tain billiard room, kitchen nnd storerooms.
From the site selected for the hotel
a mngnlflcenb view Is obtained, em
bracing the Columbia river gorge,
the Cascage range and panorama of
the country to the north of Hood
Klver and Mosler.
As far as possible local material
will Ih utilized In the construction of
the building. Stone for the founda
tion, porch columns and chimneys.
can be had In the Immediate vicinity
and shakes for the exterior aiding
will come from the pine trees abound
ing Ig that illstrlc. Work will Ivgln
on the building at once, the Intention
Ivlng to complete It this summer. It
will cost approximately $15,000.
Oregon Hotel Special Dinners
A special table d'hote dinner will
be nerved nt the Hotel Oregon every
Sunday from 5:30 to 7;30 p. m. for "5
cents. An a la carte meal will also
In' served. Music by the Mandolin
Club. Dine with us.
TELEGRAPHONE FOR
0-W,JUo N. CO,
The O-W. It. & N. Co. has estab
lished In all of the dispatchers' o dices
along Its lines a complete tele
graphone system, by which the crew
of any train that meets with mishap
or Is on a side track where there Is
no station, can get luto Immediate
communication with the dispatchers.
Every train carrrles a complete tel
ephone outfit, consisting of trans
mitter, receiver and wire for ground
ing. At the end of one of the wires
Is attached a long pole which has a
hook that makes the connection
with the wires strung on the tele
graph poles.
GRANTS FRANCHISE TO
OPERATE STREET CARS
With no material changes nor ad
ditions, the application of the Wen
atchee Traction Company for a fran
chise to operate an electric street
railway In the City of Wenatchee
was unlmously granted at a recent
meeting of the city council, the en
tire membership of the council, with
the exception of A. L. HUI, who Is
out of town,' voting on the question.
MIKADO WRITES POEM;
CORONATION SUBJECT
Mutsumlto, emperor of Japan, has
written a poem In blank verse on the
coronation of King Oeorge V of Eng
land. A translation of the poem,
made June 14, Is as follows:
"When nation speaks to nation in tones of friendly
treeing.
Til ioy to bear.
When nation dwell in peace beneath the iway of
wise, cood rulers,
Ti joy to see."
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
By local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion of the
ear. There Is only one way to cure
deafness, and that Is by constitu
tional remedies. Deafness Is canned
by an Inflamed condition of the mu
cous lining of the Eustachlun. Tube
When this tube is Inflamed you have
a rumbling sound or Imperfect hear
ing, and when it Is entirely closed,
deafness Is the result, and unless the
Inflammation can betaken out and
this tube restored to Its normal con
dition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which Is nothing
but an Inflamed condition of the mu
cous surfaces. We will give One
Hundred Dollars for any case of deaf
ness (caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free. F. J. Cheney
&Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by drug
gists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills
for constipation.
Beautiful West Side Home
Offered at a sacrifice. In Belmont
20 acres, on County road, one-half
mile from end of new Macadam road,
5 acres full bearing, 5 acres young
trees, 5 acres nearly ready for plow,
balance In parking around house. Im
provements valued at $4000,00, actu
al cost; new modern house, barn nnd
apple house, with all conveniences,
Including electric lights and com
pressed air water system, tools, etc.,
all under the ditch. Approximately
bHH) boxes of apples this year.
L. A. Hkmikiinos, Agent,
With J. L. Henderson, Inc, phone 41.
Soft Drinks for Family Use
Hood River Sweet Cider, Hires'
Koot Beer, nnd Soda Waters of nil
flavors can be obtained for family
use at all the confectionery nnd gro
cery stores nt $1.00 per dozen, with
an allowance of 50c per dozen for the
return of the bottles to the party
from whom purchased. Keep a few
bottles In a cool place during the
warm weather.
Hook Kivkk Aiti.k Vinkuak Co.
Bids For Wood
Bids for wood for Pine lirove
School will lx received by the under
signed as follows:
30 cords of 4 ft fir wood, cut from
live trees and of first class quality fo
fire wood, the same to be delivered
and piled In the basement of Fine
Urove School house, between July
2i"th and Sept. 1st. BUI.
K. II. W.vr.iii, Pint. Clerk.
Notice
Hood Klver. Ore., 0-5, l'.Ul:
Having completed all preliminaries
to complete my authority as exeeu-l
tor of the estate of M irtlia Weaver
Klgby, I request all persons Indebted
to said estate to call on me during
the month of June, l'.'ll, and at least
arrange for settlement.
Ikssk W. Kh.BY, Executor.
Notice of Teachers' Examination i
Notley Is hereby given that the ex-
nmlnatlon of tenehers for state pa-j
per will 1k held In Hood Klver high (
school, beginning Wednesday, June ,
21, 111 1, at '. o'fbvk a. m., nnd con
tinuing four dayi. j
C. D. Thompson,
County School Superintendent, j
Notice
All person Indebted to us may pay !
the s'ime to Butler Banking Co. w ho
will receipt for same.
Hood Kin Kit Mil l imi Co.
The Satisfactory Solution of Your
Water Supply Problem
will be reached by installing in your home a pneumatic
Leader Water
Snnnlv Svstem LVP
w"rrv i -
You can have abundant water hot or cold A
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tor Kiicnen, Dam, laundry, tne lawn ana any
other purpose required, at a moderate cost.
Will also afford fir nrnteetinn.
The most efficient, economical and depend-
able water lupply System to be had.
Ask your local dealer to explain about the
Leader System or write for our booklet,
"How I Solved tie Water Supply Problem."
LEADER IRON WORKS, Dept. 22, Decatur, III.
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Apple Land and Orchard Company
Of floe, No. 9 Oak Street, Phono 26 or 2002 K, Hood River
THE MANUFACTURERS
HAVE COMPLIED STRICTLY WITH THE
GOVERNMENT PURE FOOD LAWS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF
White River Flour
It Is Unbleached
Efce P&rRd&le Hotel
NOW OPEN
ffloclerii in (svery Respect
ecateft in trie Heart ef trie Upper Vaffey
Rooms 50c and $1 Meals 35 Cents Rates by the Week
PARKDALE, OREGON
J. M. CLARK, Proprietor
Upper Valley Lumber Co.
We are now in a position to furnish
ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER
of the various kinds
Apple Boxes and Strawberry Crates for this season. Orders and bills
promptly filled.
HAY & WEISEL I l2miles Southeast of Parkdale
Round Trips East
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Omaha, Duluth
Winnipeg SM.OO.
Chicago, Milwaukee $72.50.
St. Louis $70.00.
Denver, Colorado Springs $55.00.
New York, Philadelphia $108.50.
Washington, Baltimore $107.50.
Roston $110.00.
Many other points in proportion.
Dates of sale: June 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 29.
30. July 1 to 6. 19. 20, 2G, 27. 28, August
3, 4. 5, 14 to 17, 21 to 23, 28 to 30, Sep
tember 1. 2, 4 to 7. A variety of routes
going and returning. Return limit Oc
tober 31st. Stopovers are allowed in
each direction.
OO c,atsP Beach on the Pacific
Rourwi trip Daily. Good all summer with stopover at Astoria.
ASTORIA CENTENIAL, Astoria, Oregon, August 1 0 to September 9
LOW ROUND TRIPS FROM THE EAST All summer to Portland
and Astoria with Stopovers. Schedules and details on application. Di
rect train service.
W. E. COM AM.
General Freight snt FaAaenffer Agent.
K. A. r.IHKRT. Arnpt
WHITE SALMON. WASH.
It's Sure
To Be
RIGHT
If It
Comes
From
Here...
Every WATCH We Sell Is a Guaranteed Timekeeper
Arthur Clar1(e
The Jcbuclcr