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About The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1912)
THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1. 1912 7 II M M r, mt 11 nn t t- Victor edioon Columbia Rccordo Rcpairo JNccdlco llso ThinK. aggener's JMusic Rouse Hood Kf-Vcr. Oregon YOU It t u a i) i : a Inestmcntnot Spccuta1ion You take no chances when you buy your real estate through us except to win. Our intimate knowledge of almost every foot of land in the valley places us in a po sition to advise you where to find the REAL BARGAINS w. N I C H O L ii t! M M M M M M Stic arc now taking ordcro for Hppl Bopcc Stanfey-Smitft ufti6er Co. Hccft Riper, Oregon Pftene 134 S. E. BARTMESS Funeral Director and Practical Embalmer KSTAHLISHEI) IS YEARS HOOD RIVER, OREGON OLD GUIDE PAYS ML HOOD A EULOGY Writing In t lie May number of the Suimt't ami Pncllic monthly, Knudall It. Howard gives a fascinating (le scrlbtlon of Mt. Hood from the Ht.'Linl lnt of the motorlHt. Inelud ed In the article In the story of ). C Vocuiii. veteran mountain guide who live at Government ('amp. An extract from the article follow: When Mr. Yoctirn first looked out from the top of Mount Ilooi, on J illy 10, lvvt, not to exceed one hundred person had preceded til in to the top. "I climbed the mountain hundred of time during the twenty three yearn that I wan a professional guide." Mr. Yocum said to tne. "And every time 1 wiw something new. Kverv tlni", the t hree-hiindrednille view over Oregon and Washington, ami far Into California, wan more wonderful. Kvery time the puno raiini of the wheat field and the plain and the hill of the Inland Km- plre, the orchard and the cltle and the towns of the Columbia river val ley and the Willamette Valley, were more Inspiring Kvery time the lake and the river and the haze of the Pacific ocean, and the ranges with their eight visible snow-capped peak of more than Ht.lMH) feet eleva tion, were more beautiful." Viewed In the light of the preent accessibility of Mount Hood, the day when Mr. Yocum firt climbed to the top seems age ago. The pinnacle of Mount Hood I now almost a easy to reach by the average peron n the seashore. Hundreds climb to the mimmlt every year. In fact a num ber of time, more than a hundred pcron have In u single day placed their name In the copper ux at the top. MERCHANTS ARE NOW "CANNING" THEIR LETTERS Several local merchant have step ped up al reat of the time by 'cun ning" their correspondence during pare moment nnd delivering It to a1 stenographer for trancrlptlon. Thl ha been made polble by C. i. Van Tress, who ha secured an Kdtson dictaphone. Twoor three merchant have Installed these machine which take the place of etenographer. When the spirit move nnd the time I at hand the merchant lt down to I the machine and talk hi letter on to the wax record. Kvery morning thewe record are delivered to Mr, Van Tress, who put them on his machine and transcribe them In proper form. HUotlice I now one of the beet equipped to be found out- - Hide of the large cltle. "BETTER FRUIT" HAS SPLENDID GROWTH A vlual demonstration of the Hpleiidhl growth which "P.etter Fruit," published In thl city, ha en joyed wa given Friday when the sucked mall containing the May edi tion was heaped In pile fit front of the Itutler lSank In order to take photograph of It. The distribution now cover every state In the 1'nlon, every province lu Canada and thirty different foreign countries. A similar photograph wa taken In lisi'.l. Com pared with the pile displayed last week It showed the splendid success to which the locul publication has attained. The distribution of "P.etter Fruit," which now ha n circulation of more than l.'i.UOO, I shown by the follow lug table for the last lue: Western States, 81:13 Arizona, Cal ifornia, Colorudo, Idaho, .Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Wash ington, Wyoming, Utah. Middle States, :1:W Arkansas, 1111 uols, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michi gan, Minnesota, .Missouri, Oklaho ma, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Iakots, Wisconsin. Northeastern States, l.Vi.1 Dela ware, District of Columbia, Mary land, New Jersey, New York, Penn sylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont. Southern State, 117 Alabama, Florida, (ieorgla, Kentucky, Louisi ana, .MIsslsHlppI, .North I arollna, ' South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. (irand total of states, 11, !::.. Can ada, our possessions and foreign. lit!;. Total, i:i,o:;i. IS SOLD FOUR TIMES IN EIGHT MONTHS W. S. NIchol made the sale of the Cu tier-Johnson Skinner Farrls place, which ha been Helling so fast In the last eight mouth, to Mary C. and Wilbur 15. Allen of Oak (irove last Saturday, Mr. Farrl taking In ex change the Allen home place of l:i acre, which Includes the modern log bungalow which Is considered one of the finest houses In the valley. The price of the property Involved In the deal was g.'iL'.OOO. This Is the fourth time within the last tight mouth that this place (Cutler-Johnson Skinner-Farrl I ha been sold, the W. S. NIchol firm hav ing handled It three out of the four times. An uneasy feeling In the stomach or bowels yields quickly to Herblne. It tone up the stomach and purities the bowel. Price 50c. Sold by Charles N. Clarke. STANLEY-SMITH CO, RESUMES LOGGING Logging operations at (Jreen Point, where the Stanley-Smith Lumber Co. ha It big saw mills established, will l'gln today. The crew will be large- ly lncreaed thl Summer. From pre-ut plau about .'5'W men will be at work In the forest. Kobert Stone, who 1 foreman of the logging camp, ha been busy during the past week taktngaddltloual equipment to Green Point. He has already transported to the scene of operations a huge seven and one-half ton donkey engine and 2.'1,000 pound of cable for haul Ing the log to the mill. The com pany already ha half a dozen don keys In the forest. The sawmills will open May 1.1. The lumber sawed by the Stanley Smith Co. 1 sent 15 miles by Hume way down to the P.elmont planer and to Kuthton on the O. W . It. & N. line w here It 1 loaded for shipment. A. S. Heed 1 superintendent of the saw mill. Strawberry Growers FINAL COUNT SHOWS THAT NICK SINNOTT IS ELECTED Uy the safe lead of 4:0 votes, with only one small county to hear from. N. J. Slnnott ha won the Kepubll- can congressional nomination In the Second congressional district from ex-Congressman W. It. Ellis. Official returns from 13 counties, and fairly complete figures from two others, Harney and Gilliam, give Slnnott 3."3S votes to 3097 for Kills. Wheeler county, the total vote of which, If It all went to Ellis, would hardly be large enough to close up the gap, Is the only one that I not yet reported. Uarbed wire cut, Tagged wounds, collar and harness gall heal up quickly when Iiallard- Snow Lini ment I applltd. It I both healing and antiseptic. Price 2.V, .0c nnd $1 per bottle. Sold byChas. N. Clarke. Twenty years ago we made our first ship ment of Hood River Strawberries and have shipped them every season since. During all this time our returns to the growers have been highly satisfactory. We passed the experimental stage long ago, and are now giving berry growers the benefit of our mature experience. Highest market returns assured by shipping with us. DO YOU WANT THE MONEY? Let us know Electro Powdered Arsenate of Lead Black Leaf 40, Etc. Dawteon fruit Co. . White A? Paints and Finishes for Your Home If there is s shabby surface in your home to be painted, enameled, stained, varnished or finished in any way, we have just what you need for producing the exact finish desired in the line of ACME QUALITY PAINTS AND FINISHES Let us show you colors for painting your house or barn, samples of finishes for floors, woodwork, walls, ceilings or furniture. Let us help you make shabby places look new and attractive. COME IN and Ket a copy of THE ACME QUALITY PAINTING GUIDE HOOK. 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