THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 2. 1911
si
Great Bargain
103 acres in the Willow Flat Dis
trict. 15 acres in trees from one
to twelve years old. Soil of the
finest "Red Shot' which has made
this district famous. Good spring
of water.
Price $1 30 Per Acre
y$ Cash, Balance at 7 Per Cent
See This a! Once It
The Hood River
THE SMITH BLOCK'
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 MARKET
P. C. YOUNG,
0 Fresh and Cured Meats, Fish, Oysters
BUTTER AND EGGS
FREE JXD PROMPT DELIVERY
Phone Main 6
DRAY1NG
Furniture and Pianos McOcd
All Kinds of Light and Heavy Work
Wood Yard and Feed Store in Connection
Office Phone 20
Residence 238K
TAFT TRANSFER CO.
Wholesale and
Retail Lumber,
Lath, Shingles
Etc. Lumber
delivered to
any part of the
Valley
W. S. GR1BBLE
The Mt. Hood S tore
General Merchandise
Hour, Feed, Spray Material
Farm Implements : : and :: Stumping Powder
J. A. LITEL
MT. HOOD, ORE.
Balcksmiih and Wagonmaker
HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY
25 Years Experience
is a Great Bargain
District Land Co.
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Proprietor
Hood River, Oregon K
Express and B
AGGAfiE
Stanley
Smith
Lumber
Co.
APPLE
IN THE
APPLE DROP HEAVY
IN NEW YORK STATE
From KiHlit'Htcr. N. V. the center
I of the tilt' apple helt In that state,
jeomei the report that dewplte the
1 fact that the il rout h In V extern New-
York was effectually broken hint
week ly heavy ratlin. pronpect (or
appk-- have ehan;eil materially (or
the worwe wince lloitomln time.
1 he lon. lry npell f Juue, fol
loweil l- the wltlu'rlnji heat of
early.luly illil u Kreut ileal of iliim
aie. Apples have dropped heavily,
It In anserted. and the present out
look Is (or a much smaller crop than
the heavy Moom Indicated.
Baldwins promise to he short. In
some orchards which last year hail a
full yield there Is nothing now In the
way of fruit. In other Baldwin or
chard where the crop was Unlit l;it
fall there Is a fair show of (rult. It Is
not believed Baldwins will be more
than half a normal crop, while some
say It will not lie'so lare a that.
That Ureenlnn, Klnpj and Twenty-
Hince will be fairly gnod crops Is
the general opinion. Spy also give
satisfactory promise In most locali
ties. All these varieties have
dropped quite extensively the past
few wees, but the trees were quite
heavily laden and the npples on the
trees will be better for the loss.
IDAHO
ORCHARDIST
ADVISES CASH SALES
I'reemont Wood, a lare apple or
chard owner In Idaho, thinks prices
will be ood this year. He advises
growers to sell at cash (inures.
"The prospects," he declare, "for
Kooil prices are more than fair. In
thts respect, everything depends
uoon the grower himself. Last year
a large percentage of the crop fell
Into the hands of commission men,
ULLIED
It was a witty bishop who onre de
fined a club ns a place "where women
cease from troubling und the weary
are at rest." Another amusing defini
tion w&9 that given by George Au
gustus Sala. "A club." said he. "Is a
weapon used by savages to keep the
white woman at a distance." Nowa
days, however, as Ralph Nevlll re
marks In his book. "London Clubs,"
things are different "Within the last
twenty-five years or so the spirit of
London club life has entirely changed.
The old fashioned clubman, whose
whole life was bound up with one or
other of these Institutions, Is now
practically extinct"
Terhaps the most striking story
which Mr. Nevill tells regarding
Crooks' club Is that concerning the
famous duelist. George Robert Fitz
gerald, who was executed for murder
In 17SU. No first class London club
would admit him. Ills name does not
appear In the club list, though he must
In a sort of way be regarded as having
belonged to the club. He was. how
ever, in It only once, though it was his
boast that he had been unanimously
chosen a member.
Owing to Fitzgerald's well knowD
dueling propensities no first class
London club would admit him. Never
theless he got Admiral Keith Stewart,
who knew that be must fight Fitz
gerald or comply, to propose nim for
Crooks'.
Accordingly the duelist went with
the admiral on the day of the election
to tie clubhouse and waited down
stairs while the ballot was In progress.
The result, a foregone conclusion,
was unfavorable to tho candidate, not
even one white ball being among the
black, the admiral having been among
the first to deposit his. Mr. Brooks
eventually went to tell Fitzgerald, who
was waiting In the hall, that there
was one black ball nnd that therefore
his candidature had failed.
Thrusting aside Brooks, who pro
tested that nonmembers might not en
ter the cluhrooms, Fitzgerald flew up
stairs and entered the room. Walk
ing np to the fireplace, he thus ad
dressed Admiral Stewart.
"So, my dear admiral, Mr. Brooks in
forms me that I have been elected
three times."
"Ton have been balloted for, Mr.
Fitzgerald, but I nm sorry to say you
have not been chosen," said Stewart
"Well, th n." replied the duelist, "did
you blackball me?"
"My good sir." answered the admiral,
"how could you suppose su h a thing?"
"Oh. I supposed no su-h thing, my
dear fellow. I only wnnt to know who
It was that dropjx-d the black boll In
by accident, as It were."
Fitzgerald now went up to each in
dividual member nnd put the same
question to all In turn. "Did you black
ball me. sir?" until lie made tho round
of the w hole club, and In each case he
received a reply similar to that of the
admiral.
When he hod finished his Investiga
tions he thus addressed the whole
body: "You see, gentlemen,, that as
WORLD
3)
some of whiiiu made advances, with
disastrous rults. The only possi
ble chance for the grower, umltT ex
isting conditions, Is the sale of his
crop (. o. l. at his own shipping
point.
"This ha leen the method adopted
(or year by all miecessful associa
tion and the most successful grow
ers. I understand that some :tle
have int-n made on the trees nt fairly
good prices, but In my opinion the
grower, when wiling his entire crop,
should sell delivered at hi packing
house rather than upon the tree. In
thl way lie control the picking,
wheh 1 nlwnyg essential In order to
prewrvt hi next year' crop. The
grower should be organized, and,
whether organized or not, there I
no necessity (or alarm about prices.
"While the crop Is large, relatively,
In the east, the three Tactile North
western state and Colorado will not
pack more than "0 per cent of last
year' crop."
PLAN EXPERIMENT STATION
FOR HOOD RIVER VALLEY
A campaign 1 now being conduct
ed by a number o( enthusiastic citi
zen and orchardlsts o( the valley to
secure (rom the state government an
experiment station here, say a dl
patch to the Oregonlan. The mat
ter ha been recently dfscussed by
the Hood Ulver Fellowship Associa
tion, an organization of local or
chardlsts working for the prevention
of orchard disease and pests and for
the betterment of horticultural con
ditions, and all are reported to be
heartily In favor of the movement.
Tearing Down Old Buildings
To make way for a new building,
the old Fashion Stable livery barn,
ow ned by ('. A. Hell, has been torn
down. The work of removing the
building on the lot on which t'upt.
MeCan will build, was also com
menced Monday.
THEGLUB
none of you hare blackballed me 1
must be elected. It is Mr. Brooks who
has made the mistake."
After this nothing more was said by
the members, who determined to Ig
nore the presence of tbelr dangerous
visitor, who drank three bottles of
champagne in enforced silence, for no
one would answer him when be spoke.
When he had gone it was agreed
"that half a dozen stout constables
should be in waiting the next evening
to bear him off to the watch house if
he attempted again to Intrude, but
Mr. Fitzgerald, aware probably of the
reception he might get, never did."
Apropos of blackballing, Mr. Nevlll
mentions the greatest Instance of
blackballing probably ever known,
which took place some years ago at a
ladles' club, where one candidate re
ceived three more black balls than the
number of members present a case
of excessive zeal Indeed!
The practical Joker is naturally not
unknown In the most solemn of clubs,
and "some irrepressible Jokers have
paid for their love of fun by having
to resign their membership. One of
them, whose escapades were notorious
in Loudon twenty years ago. sitting
half asleep In a certain bohemlan
club, became annoyed at a very red
headed waiter who kept buzzing about
his choir. The sight of the fiery locks
was eventually too much for this
wild spirit and, darting np and seiz
ing the mun, he emptied a bottle of
black Ink over his head before he
lould escape. The result of course,
teas expulsion from the club, besides
which very substantial compensation
was rightly paid to the waiter."
$100 Reward, $100
The reader of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there I at
least one dreaded disease that sci
ence ha leen able to cure In all It
stages, nnd that - Catarrh, llnll's
Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fra
ternity. Catnrrh lielng a constitu
tional disease, require a constitu
tional jreatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure I taken internally, acting di
rectly upon the blood and mucous
surface of the system, thereby de
stroying the (oundatlon of thedl-
ease and giving tin- patient strength
by building np the constitution and
assisting nature In doing Its work.
The proprietor hn ve so much faith
In Irs curative power that they offer
One Hundred Dolbirs (or any case
that It (alls to cure. Send for list o(
testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, ). Sold by druggist,
7.V. Take Hall Family Fill (or
constipation.
Oregon Hotel Special Dinners
A sMH'lal table d'hote dinner will
lw served at the Hotel Oregon every
Sunday (rom fulio to 7:110 p. in. for 7."
cents. An a la carte meal will nlso
be nerval. ."! i-V . v the M 'iti.i. n!i
( lull. I 'in will- h '
SHIP 134 CARLOADS
MELONSJN 1 TRAIN
The Southern l'aclllc Company ha
practically completed one of the
greatest crop movement in the hi
tory of any transportation company
In this country. This movement
was the handling of the canteloupe
crop o( the Imperial Valley, Califor
nia, and of the crop In Arizona nnd
Nevada. I'p to and Including mid
night. July 2-1, the Southern l'aclllc
Company shipped 1M4 car of cante
loupe out o( the ImtH-rlal Valley dur
ing the season of approximately 2
month. About 100 more car re
main to be shipped from thl point
to the market.
Thl record exceed all previous
shipment by approximately 1(X0
car. The canteloupe crop of Ari
zona up to and including July 24,
amount to 403 car, w ith about 1100
more car to 1r shipped. About 25
more car have already been shipped
from the Moapa district In Nevada
by the San 1'edro, Los Angeles and
Salt Lake road, about 100 more re
maining to Ih shipped.
Nearly ."li.OOO.OOO pounds of Ice w ere
required for the shipping of these can
teloupe. The biggest duy' picking
wa June 11, when l't.'l carload were
harvested. These were hauled from
Brawley, the shipping center to Im
perial Junction on the main Hue of
the Southern 1'acltic, In one train,
the length of which was tilT.I feet.
considerably more than a tulle long.
There were :24 crates In each car and
4."i melons to the crate, or a total
number of 14,."M) melons In each car.
and In this long train l,livj,14) mel
ons. The largest previous train load
of canteloupe wa shipped from the
Imperial Valley In l'.His, M car when
moved over the Southern I'aclfic Hues
to eastern points.
Two and a quarter million dollars
I the estimate of value put on the
Imperial canteloupe crop.
Skin disease cured. lr. Sowerby.
IT'S BOUND TO OCCUR
to you that there must be some
thing more than pie crust quality
to our promises or else more and
more thrifty buyers of groceries
would not be coming here all the
time. Then why don't you in
vestigate them for yourself?
For Instance
Our Gold Medal Butter
has no equal.
Our Coffees and Teas are
the highest grade.
Our Simon Pure Lard is
100 per cent leaf lard.
Our Van Duzer Extracts
are the best.
Quality Counts
The Star Grocery
"Good Things to Eat"
Perigo & Son
NORTH BEACH
is the pleasure haunt In this part of the country
thin Bummer. Ita devotee rejoice to learn that
they can now ko anl come on a rejrular ncheilule,
independent of tides. The popular excursion
steamer,
"T. J. POTTER"
leaves Portland Ash Street docK
DAILY, LXCLPT SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY, :30 A. M.
SATURDAYS ONLY, 1:00 I'. M.
Alio th Btmpr "H ASSAI.O" levinj Portlnd
daily, except Sunday, at 8:00 V. M. (Saturday at
10KX) P. M.
Reduced Fares
Prevail
From All Points In the Northwest
via the
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.
Meal cottaire and ramp life, a mafrniflrent hearh
that la not surpasr-d anywhfr, frenial and bene
ficial elfmate, and all the com forts of home with
out coating any more than If you remained at home
Call on or writ; to any O-W. ft. A N, agent for
complete information; also for copy of oil sum
mer book, "Out i rig fn Oregon."
VVH. HcHURRAY,
Oneral Passenger Agent, O-W. K. 4 N. Co..
Portland, Oregon
TORPEDO FLEET INVITED
TO VISIT HOOD RIVER
Tlu lilted Ktiittu TneMc Torpedo
Meet, M'hlt'h him bee u at Seattle for
tlielioMeu I'otltitcli celebration, had,
according to n dispatch, been Invited
by the local Commercial Club to vlHlt
thin city when the licet U at Antorln
to take part In the naval tleiuonHtra
tlon during the Ceutenulal celebra
tion. Dr. . S. Mchol, who has Just re
turned from Seattle, where he visited
IiIh coiiriln. Commodore Mat. Or
chard, commander of the I'. S. Ship
Went Virginia, stated that he poke
with Lieutenant-Commander Ia'wIs
Clark KU'hardxon, of the Torpedo
Flotilla, concerning the feasibility of
bringing a numU'r of the boats here
and that the otllccr asserted that he
saw no objection to the plan. If the
Invitation Is accepted by the govern
ment authorities, the fleet will be
met here by a warm welcome.
Tho Satisfactory
Water Supply Problem
will be reached by installing
Leader Water
Supply System
You can have abundant watei hot or cold
for kitchen, bath, laundry, the lawn and any
other purpose required, at a moderate cost.
Will also afford fire protection.
The most efficient, economical and depend-
aDle water supply system to be had.
Ask your local dealer to explain about the
Leader System or write for our booklet,
"How I SoWed the Water Supply Problem."
LEADER IRON WORKS, Dept. 22, Decatur, III.
Apple Land and
Oftloe, No. 9 Oak Stroot, Phono 26 or 2002K, Hood Rlvor
THE MANUFACTURERS
HAVE COMPLIED STRICTLY WITH THE
GOVERNMENT PURE FOOD LAWS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF
White River Flour
It Is Unbleached
Bhe ParKdale Hotel
NOW OPEN
ffloflem in Gpcry Respect
ocateA In trie Kuart cf trta Upper Va((ey
Rooms 50c and $1 Meals 35 Cents Rates by the Week
I 'ARKDAI.K, 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 l-2 miles Southeast of Parkdale
first Class Livery
Transfer and Livery company
Freight and Baggage Transfer
(1LNLRAL STORAOI;
4th & State St.
0. P. DABNEY & SONS
FURNITURE, FURNITURE, FURNITURE, STOVES
AND RANGES
We buy, sell and exchange everything
in Mouse Furnishings, Campers
Supplies, etc.
Don't forget the placc-Cor. 4th & State
ST. PAUL TO HAVE
BIG LAND SHOW
From Iecetnber 12 to December 23,
Inclusive, the Northwestern Land
Products Show will be held In the .St.
Paul Auditorium under the auspices
of the Northwestern Development
league.
These dates were announced after
advices had been received from the
various western states and the dates
of other shows and expositions had
been considered. The dates selected
give those who will exhibit In Chica
go an opportnnlty to bring their ex
hibits here. The Chicago show
closes IeceinberU.
The entire enterprise has but one
object In view, according to olliclals
of the league, to aid In the develop
ment of Washington, Oregon, Mon
tana, Idaho, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Minnesota, and Alaska.
Solution of Your
in your home a pneumatic
Orchard Company
HOOD RIVLR, ORLOON,
I'hone 248K