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About The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1912)
THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 17. 1912 3 SALE OF ELECTRIC COMPANY RUMORED Tint fiillnwltitf illHpatcli ii.cnri'( In the Juiiriial miller ii llinxl Klver lalt line a couple of iIii.vh iiui: "A inoMt Htri-mioiiM iljfht Im now In'Ink wiiKt'tl lii-lwifii the Hydro Kli'itrlo hljjht ('oiuimny ami the llooil Kl r linn Al Clti trlc C.iiiiiiui.v for BUreiniicy In iiii-iiIhIiIiik lljlit iiml power for Hood Ulvtr. Alioiit mjiiiiI Hiipport Ih ImIci mvuiiliil eiu li l-oinpiiny ti ml nitcit are litlntf hImIimI rlntit and left In tlielr attemptH to K't Hit liUHlneHrt. KeportM are cur rent on the nlreelx that a thai Ikim lievli made w liereliy the Hood Itlver (iiiH & Klii-trle Company will "nine Into poHHeHwIon of t he control ling Interent In the Hydro eompany. The Hyilro company denies micti u deal turn txt'ii made, which the (in & Klectrlc people do not deny, but nay they they will take care of their null mtIImth who Htood liy them In the Unlit. The fact that construction NEW YORK FRUIT MEN WRITE OF ROT The NeWH U til receipt of a letter from W.N. Wlilte &. Company, New York fruit men, n fcrrluir to a recent report In the New of local IiivihU tratlous Into mil liracuoHe. They Htate that tliln I no doubt a Hlmilar peHt to the "hitter rot." a It In called In the Middle Vet iind In Vir ginia. It Ih their belli f that it I canned laruel.v by da lap a t inoHplicrlc condlt loim ami advle t ha t. In t heir opinion. It irt Hpread from old applet left on t he treeM, rulililnli which may lie left to decay out lie ground and from Hiirrounillii woods. The rem edy they iiiIvIhc U that all orchard lie kept Htrlctly free from riilililuli and that. If poHHllile, tin trunk and IIiiiIih should be thoroughly cleaned of all fuiiKUri growth by vlorouM liruHhln In the fall. They take 1hhih with I'rofeHor Lawrence'H recommendation that the fruit lie npraycd tlilrt year an late liy the Hydro company ha Imvii ' im possible before picking. It In the Htopped has led many to think the transfer Im In pronresH." OBITUARY MUM. ('Altlll.INK KM III K Mrn. Caroline Klirck, who has been a resident of this county since 1711, passed away Ht an early hour Satur day inorutiiK at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James H. Kiiert, at Odell. She hail been lu falling health for several months am! was recently taken seriously ill while visiting Mrs. Ktk'crt. The funeral was held Sun day afternoon at the 1'iilmi church at Odell. Interment was maile in belief of t he New York men that the consuming public would "throw a lit" If they learned that the apples had Ix'cn sprayed with a poisonous compound. In the letter, which the News Is un able to publish In full on account of lack of space, they also ure that the policy be adopted of picking curlier than In the past and that color be sacrlliced to some extent, If neces Mary, lu favor of the keeping quallt les of the fruit. They say: "If apples are put Into cold stor age early in the season, before suyar Is formed, there need be no fear (if their non keeping iiiallty It Is only MARKET EXTENDED BY IDAHO FRUITMEN The Open Itlver Company's steam er, Inland Kinphv, of Lewlstou, Ida ho, lift Lew Iston the other day hav Idu nuioiiir her ciir;o lMKt cases of canned apples, shipped by the Sprauue Cannery Company of Iewls ton lo the Portland market, and w hen I he boat departs on her next run she will carry another full enryo of fruit from t he same caliulni; com pany, tills to lie (lellvereil to I lie San licn, Oil., dealers. The develop ment Is of special Importance from a commercial standpoint, as It will mark t he opening of California mar kets to lwiston fruit, the liist In stance of the character noted, and It will further Illustrate the vast Im portance of the open river to the Kreat region that the upper Snake river traverses, for It Is alone through the low rate that the all-water route affords that the California market can be opened or Invaded. It also marks the opening of the China and the general Orient market to the fruits of the Lewistou district, and the Sprugue company has already booked orders for China delivery during the coming season. i ERNEST C. SMITH of Mood kiver 1 . - 1 V ( 3 For District Attorney He Is not and never lias been u polltlclau. He promises an honest, vigorous enforcement of the law und nothing else. He h'is the support of the Influential men of eery commun ity In the district. There Is a reason. Look for his name on the ballot. It Is the third and last, but see Luke adv. The News for good printing. HOOD RIVER, ORE. TUESDAY, APRIL You KnowiIts Good a I he I'lne ( lro e ceiueterv. On account of Mrs. Khrck's ..ng " lieu apples are over ripe and sach residence here and her manv est ima- ! charine has formed that they lose ble qualities, she had made a large circle of friends who will mourn her loss. Itesldes her husband, William IChrck, she leaves three daughters, Mrs .1. It Hendoti and Mrs. .1. Mc rnrlane of I'ortland and Mrs. .lames II. Kggcrt, and two sons, O. II. and VV. C. Khrck of Odell. NO USE TRYING, THESE HENS CANT BE BEATEN Kdltor, The News: In answer to Mr. r.attcn 1 w ill say that I have I't common hens that laved all winter, and In the mouth of March t hey layed "H eggs, averaging :;l eggs per hen These hens had no ex t ra care dur ing t he cold spell Now If any one can beat this let me hear from t hem. A. i:. Wn.i.s. their keeping qualities. Very often people leave red apples on the trees too long on purpose for t hem to get color. "To my mind the bitter rot of Vir ginia, Kansas, Missouri and Oregon Is of a similar character to the fun gus which comes with wet weather here in the K.ist. particularly on trees hindering on the lakes and In Canada and Nova Scotia This Is a climatic disease more prevalent In a wet season than a dry one. Its ac tion Is not so rapid in t he colder cli mates, but sira.lng la .Inly will always slop It, but whatever your orclianllsts do, they should never spray afler .1 til v." I urnished Apartments We hae furnished apartments to rent over Heed and Henderson's ollice, $:Kl a month. Including light, water and fuel. Inquire Iteed and Henderson, Inc. 1-tf lfl"Tc(3 5p BIG'"' o-s&lllr"'' More Lions; Elephants,Tigers Leopards, Sea Lions', Educated Bevond The PowerMOfHuman ComprehensionThan All Other Shows. 3 BIG RINGS -ARENAS ACRES ' WATERPROOF CANVAS THE SHOW THATS DIFFERENT-Z performances NEW. 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