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Entered as second-class matter March V2, 1909, at
the post office at Mosier, Oregon, under the Act of
March 3, lh79.
MOSIER. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON,
VOL. I ll
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,
surpassed any \s here. Mr. Howe
points with pride, and justly, to
See
Nestled among the hills a little the results of his few years’ labor.
less than three miles from the His methods have been criticized
town o f Hosier, lies "Lehowa,
by people who have different
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed L. ways o f doing things, but Mr.
Howe. The name is euphonious Howe’ s only answer is - results.
and appropriate, 1 ing a happy Last year was considered a fair
blending of Mrs. Howe’s name— crop year. This season is con­
Lelia Howe, changing the final sidered an off year.
Many
“ e ” to “ a” . To the dreamer, orchardists will realize about a
He can make your watch keep time
the name might imply all that is half a crop. Mr. Howe figures
pjetic and fanciful, ami he that his apple crop will he larger
wouldn’ t he far wrong. The re­ than last year.
mark is sometimes made that
To the novice, or even the
one cannot improve on Nature.
uninitiated— the man who knows
Tins is true in many cases: but
nothing about horticulture, it is
in this particular case the visitor
a pleasure to walk thru this beau­
will readily admit that the hand
tifully kept orchard.
What,
o f Mosier, Oregon.
o f man has aided to a marked
then, must he the feeling o f the
degree in beautifying the face
F o r your Drugs, Sundries. Patent Medicines, Station­
proprietor o f Ibis magnificent
of Nature. Were we a poet with
place, the satisfaction he feels
ery, Toilet A Hides , Candy and Cigars, Ice Cream and
a lively imagination and the
at the results derived from his
language to adequately express
Soda Water.
Everything in the Drug line.
systematic and intelligent efforts?
our thoughts, we might rhap-
It. is worth much to a man to
sodisze over the beauties o f the
know lie has succeeded where
landscape, the green hill and
others have predicted failure.
valleys, dotted with prosperous
The domicile at Lehowa is a
homes and flourishing orchards,
long, low log structure, built of
o f the magnificent view o f the
the largest timber to he found
Columbia River, obtained from
Ion the place, the hark left on.
the summer verandah o f this
T h !r Is th e t it le o f a b e au tifu l 64- p . i bo book, w hich
The main building is 14x34, with
pleasant home. But we are not
w i l l show any boy o r g i r l how to SUCCEED. D rop a
, additions on both sides and one
p o sta l in the m a ll TO D A Y and It w ill bo sent FREE.
and such is not our object. We
T h e atm o f the C olleg e Is to d l f n l fy and popnlarlao
lend for the summer verandah,
th e Indu stries, and to serve A M . the people. It offers
would write o f the practical, and
.ourses in A g ric u ltu re , C iv il E n gin eerin g, E le c tric a l
¡the kitchen and dining room,
E n gin eerin g, M ech a n ical E n gin eerin g, M in ing E n gin ­
attempt to show what has been
ee rin g , F ores try , D om estic, Science and A rt. Com
and a “ den” or office. Mr. Howe,
accomplished on this place in a
m erce. Ph arm acy and Music. T h e C o lle g e o p en s
during his travels in various
Septem ber 22d. C a ta log free.
few short years.
A d d ress: REG ISTRAR, OREGON A O RIC U LTU R M ,
j parts of the world, has made
COLLEGE, C o rv a llis , Oregon.
In the spring of 1905 Mr. Howe
a unique collection o f the foot­ [
purchased a part o f his present
gear worn by various peoples of
holdings from Win. Evans, a
l the earth.
This collection is
brother o f Lee and Dick Evans, j
; very interesting and is said to he j
C o l u m b ia R iv e r V ie w P o u l t r y
F arm
A t that time there was an old
the largest and most complete o f I
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house on the place and a fe w ,
i any in the world with one ex­
acres in old trees, not o f a com- j
ception— the queen o f Italy I
mercial value. In the fall of
B U F F PLY M O U T H ROCK, S. C. B LA C K M INORCA, M O TTLFD
claims to have the largest.
that year he began clearing and j
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A few choice cockerels'for sale.
My stock is Stand­
The furnishings o f the house |
planting a commercial orchard,
are chiefly in the rustic and
ard Bred and from the best laying strains on the Coast.
chiefly Spitzenbergs and Nevv-
mission style, nearly everything
bowns. The acreage has been
being made by Mr. Howe him­
increased each year until today
self. His handiwork shows both
Mosier, Oregon.
there are about 50 acres set to
originality and ingenuity. Speak-1
fruit trees, thirty acres o f which
ing o f originality, one o f Mr.
are in bearing. A small part of
Howe’ s unique ideas was the
the tract contains a mixed
printing of the name o f the pur­
orchard o f about 65 varieties of
chaser of his fruit on the apples.
apples which Mr. Howe set out
This is done by placing a stencil
for general results a-nd to prove
on the apple and wrapping it.
that one kind o f apple would do
The part o f the fruit covered by
as well as another. He also has
the plate is left green, while the
a fine peach and pear orchard, ;
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name is printed in colors by the
his specialty in pears being the
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sun. ib is idea is very popular
You are cordially invited to come to THE D ALLE S
Burre D Anjou and Comice, the
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FAIR, which begins Tuesday, October 3rd., 1911, and
two highest priced pears in the
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the leading hotels and resturants.
continues through the week.
You will get both
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A ! Another idea originated by Mr.
amusement and instruction. Street shows, Hand con­
Mr. Howe is nothing it not ,,
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certs, Horse racing. Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs and
practical and methodical. T h is1.
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in cartons, separately,
Poultry Exhibits, with Fruit, Grain, Vegetables and
is seen in the neat arrangement
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In closing, we wish to bear
A rt Work on display. These attractions will be held
of everything on the place; ,
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testimony to the hospitality ot
at
the new Fair Grounds, where they are now build­
everything has a proper place
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our host and his genial wife, who
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stock sheds, horse stables and exhibition buildings.
and is kept there. I he tools are
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made our brief visit so pleasant,
not left lying wherever they !....
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There will he reduced rates on transportation to and
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, they seem to derive pleasure in
were last used, but are taken t o 1
from the Fair Grounds—also reduced railroad and
giv ing pleasure to others, which,
steamboat fares.
the tool house and cleaned, ready
after all, is the secret o f happi
for the next using. The house
For information, write to J udd S. F ish , Secretary,
ness.
and grounds are a model of neat­
Second Eastern Oregon District Agricultural Society.
ness and order. The workmen
PORTLAND
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on the place are given the best OUR
the railroads are urging the full- tions to gather a comprehensive
of accomodations and are treated
Portland, Or., Aug. 29(Special) e3t co-operation by Northwest exhibit o f the products of Central
like human beings, not animals
F.
W. Graham, Oregon for the show have already
F - _W.
or machines. The result is hon­ Farmers and stock raisers of the I>,'oducers;
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Western
Immigration
Agent for started and each o f the four
est, conscientious labor.
Pacific Northwest have an oppor- the Great Northern Railway, largest cities o f the county,
A walk thru this magnificent
LEHOVVA
f
LARAW
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flood River's Reliable Jeweler for
11 atches,
Diamonds , Jewelry
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Go To
The Arthur & Burt Drug Co., '
Prescriptions a Specialty.
O iG fM G
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INDUSTRIES’
O. D. HOGG,
The Dalles Fair
October 3-7, ’
orchard will convince any one
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that Mr. Howe knows a thing
two about apples. Coming here
as he did. without previous ex­
perience, not knowing one apple
tree from another, buying a
wilderness of brush and timber,
he began clearing land that his
neighbors told him was worth-
less.
This did not discourage
him, however, and he kept peg­
ging away, carrying out his own
ideas in his own way, making
mistakes but profiting by them,
until today he has, without doubt,
one of the finest and most profit­
able commercial orchards in the
district, it not in the state. It
will be remembered that at
the apple show in Portland last
year Mr. Howe exhibited! apples
so large and perfect that they
were barred from competition
and were put in a class by them-
selves—establishing a class of
tilieir own.
The soil, slope, drainage and
general climatic conditions of
this place are all that, can he
desired for the raising o f perfect
fruit. All this, combined with
the systematic care in cultivat-
ing. pruning, spraying, etc.,
have brought this farm up to
the highest state o f fertility and
pioductiveness that cannot he
to the party ordering them, at legal rates, aad
paid for I k * <» i
new crop o f rocks on Main street
was harvested, stumps were
taken out and the low places
filled up with gravel.
The
steets. fence corners and the
place where sidewalks would be
if this were an incorporated
town, were raked clean and
teams were kept busy hauling
away the rubbish.
O f course
there was so much to do that it
was impossible to accomplish it
all in one day with the force
that was out. But so much was
done that every one feels greatly
encouraged at the town’ s appear­
o s ie r
ance.
There were seven teams at
KBOBB
work hauling rock, rubbish and
gravel. O f the seven, four were
from the country— C . J. Little- | ° t every kind and description owned b;
page, Dr. Macrum, Mrs. C. B. saitl Seuftrt & Co“don Telephone Con -
pany in Wasco County, Oregon, to­
Metzger and Win. Akers all had gether with all rights, easements, fran­
their teams at work for Mosier. chises, licenses ami privileges o f oper­
The town teams were Chas. ating and running the telephone sys­
Davenport’ s, D. D. Hail’s and tem o f said company in Dalles City, ;
and in Wasco County, Oregon, also all
Dr. Robinson’s.
fixtures, implements, appliances, appa­
It will not be outof place right ratus, goods and wares, switchboards, j
here to express the thanks o f the office fittings, furniture, polo and pole
town to all who assisted in clean- lines, line wires, cables, telephones and {Hosier
ing up, especially those from th e j attachments, materials on hand, w in
insulators, brackets, poles and tools
country.
a davits arejfurnished.
Generai
Merchandise
M
S. F. GOSS
PLUMBING.
STEAM
and
HOT W A T E R
H EATIN G .
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now owned by said Company.
Included in the above is the entire
j plant and telephone system of said Seu-
1 fort & Condon Telephone Company in
Dalles City. Oregon; also the franchise
now owned by said Company to operate
in Dalles City, Oregon, which sail
I franchises are set forth in special ordi­
nance No. 2!>;l o f the Council o f Dalles
City, Oregon, passed June J, 1X95, and
special ordinance No. 806 o f the Coun­
cil of Dalles City, passed June 29, 1890.
Sheriff o f Wasco County, Oregon.
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OREGON
Second Annual
LOCAL
No. 7
NORTHWEST FRONTIER ! ^
R O U N D -U P
and
EASTERN OREGON
DISTRICT FAIR
AT
PENDLETON,
September 12th to 16th.
2
! No. 8
No. 6
via the
OREGON-WASH INGTON
R AILR O AD & N A V IG A T IO N
L e t ’er B uck!
T he C are
of
th e
First National Bank
J. S. SCHENCK, P r e s i d e n t
No. 17, at 5:30 p. in., (lag stop
E d M. W i l l i a m s M a x A . V o g t
on Sundays only for Hood River
Vice Pres.
Cashier
and Portland.
DAVENPORT
p™
p- HARNESS Co.
MOSIER MARK ET
C. H. DUNSMORE,
Fresh and Cured Meats
Country Produce
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M O S ie r
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NOTICE FOR PU BLICATIO N
(PU B LIS H ER)
Department o f The Interior, U. S.
I.and Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
July 22nd, 1911.
NO TICE is hereby given that John
11. Wright., whose post-office address
is Starhuck, Wash., did, on the 19th
Bronco busting, steer roping,
day Of August,, 1909, file in this office
riding and racing wild hors­
Sworn Statement and Application, No.
es, Indian War dances, Cow-
05182, to purchase the N IS E I, and
Boy and Cow-Girl races, Re­
SWJSEI, Sec. 20, Tp.
1 North,
lay horse and pony races,
Range 11, EW M ., ami the tinnier
thereon, under the provisions o f the
Northwest Frontier Parade,
act o f June 8, 1878, and acts amenda-
Horseback T u g o f W a r,
j tory, known as the “ Timber and Shorn
Horseback pistol shooting,
\ Law ,”
at such value as might he fixed
etc.
hy appraisement, and that, pursuant
to such application, the land and timber
W m . M c M u r r a y ,
thereon have been appraised, $810.00 the
General Passenger Agent.
timber estimated 1,040,000 board fu t
_ a t75 cents per M, and the land $80,H ;
that said applicant will offer final
OS Y E A R S '
proof in supfiort o f his application and
E X P E R IE N C E
sworn statement on the 12th day o f
October, 1911, before the Kegistn
and Receiver o f the U. S. Land Oflie ,
at The Dalles, Oregon.
Any person is at liberty to prot
this purchase before entry, or initi f
T radc M a r k s
D e s ig n s
a contest at any time before patent is
C o p y r ig h t s A c .
sues, hy filing a corroborated affidavit
An von« Binding a sketch end description may
fpnloklv ascertain our opinion free whether an
in this office, alleging facts which
Invention Is probably patentable. Comniunlca-
lions at riot If confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents
would defeat the entry.
sent free. Oldest agency for « »curing patents.
Ask your nearest Agent
entru sted
of The Dalles, Oregon
CO M PANY.
Excursion Fares on Special dates
Specialty
T IM E -T A B L E
7:32 a. m.
W ILL HAVE PROMPT ATTENTION
2:50 p. m
Capital
$100,000.00
10:50 a. m.
Surplus and undivid­
6:34 p. m.
ed profits
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100,000.00
D E ALE R IN
One and One-third Fare
O regon
B u s in e s s
L kvi C hkisman ,
Jobbing promptly attended to.
MOSIER
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CAY YOWELL, M«r.
Harness and Saddlery Goods
Tents, Wagon Covers, Etc
Hand-made Harness a Specialty
HOOD RIVER - OREGON
T h e M il t o n N u r s e r y
M IL T O N . E A S T E R N O R E G O N
Thirty-three years o f true-to-name
tre es .
R. T. NEWHALL. Agt.,
Hood River, Oregon.
NORTH B E A C H
>s the pleasure haunt in this part o f the
« "untry this summer, Its devotees re­
jo ic e to learn that they can now go and
come on u regular schedule, iodependent
o f tides. The popular excursion steamer
“T. J. POTTER”
al X prizesa" the U glLn d shows Maníes" to ^
8UPPly " * * * Pfineville* Bend’ Redmond and
leaves Portland, Ash Street dock,
all who exhibit and Madras, will have one day at th e ;
^ |)e
jn the East and Middle
will give full information as to fair. The exhibits to he shown
DAILY. EXCEPT SATURDAY AND
West next Winter.
A t New preparations for shipping. There
SUNDAY, 9:30 A. M.
will he sent to Chicago and New
York City’s first land show, to is no entry fee required.
SATURDAYS ONLY, 1 P. M.
York after the fair closes for ex­
he held in Madison Square Gar­
Also the steamer “ HASSALO” leaving
Urging the governors o f all the hibition at the big land shows
den 'November 5 to 12, cups val­
Portland daily, except Sunday, at 8 P.
states to help along the “ See next Winter.
M. (Saturday at 10 P. M.)
ued at $100) each will he offered
America
First”
movement.
Sumpter will have the biggest
for the best exhibits o f single
Governor West lias addressed a celebration o f the year on Labor
REDUCED FARES
products. These include wheat,
letter to them, calling their at- Day, September 4, which is a
PREVAIL
oats, potatoes, corn, barley,
tention to the beauties o f the bigger holiday among the miners
From all Points in the Northwest
apples, sugar beets, hops, alfalfa,
Pacific Northwest and making than even the fourth o f July,
etc.
via the
an urgent appeal to do every- Rock-drilling contests and other
Patent! taken through Mann A Co. receive
The New York exposition will
tptrial notice, without charge, in the
C. W. M oore ,
thing possible to stay the tide o f sports characterise o f mining
Oregon-Washington Railroad
Naviga-
Register.
he the biggest land show ever
(ion Co.
foreign travel and turn it to the regions will he held.
held in America and the most
A hands -melf Illustrated weekly. Largest cir­
Pacific Coast. Governor West
Lane County expects to have culation o f any scientific Journal. Term«. $3 a
Ideal cottage and camp life, a magnifi-
year: four months, $1. Hold by all newsdeniera.
valuable prizes ever offered for
NO TICE OF CONTEST.
bent le ach that is not surpassed a n y ­
agricultural products will be calls attention to the fact that the biggest showing o f registered
(Publisher.)
Branch Office, (>2& F 8t„ Washington, D. C.
where. genial and beneficial climate,
awarded. Agriculture as it is this tendency on the part o f stock it has ever assembled for
1 and all the comforts o f hone without
Department o f the Intern>
Americans is a great economic its annual county fair, opening
generally practiced, dry farming
! costing any more than if you remained
United States Land
0!ti>'
ami irrigation methods will he loss to the country and should he September 20 and lasting four
at home.
Dalles, Oregon, August 7, 1911.
A
good
idea
—Renew
your
suh-
demonstrated. Moving pictures, combatted on every possible oc- days. The exhibit pavilion will
Notice is hereby given that Ki
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’scription to the B U LLE T IN NOW C. Lenox, o f Mosier, Oregon, who
lectures, literature and actual casion. He estimates that $3,- he much enlarged and a great
000,000
is
spent
abroad
every
showing
o
f
farm
products
will
December 22, 190fi, made Hone -
farmers will demonstrate the ad-
(04059) No. 15448, fo r N W '( Sec. 28,
vantages o f owning and develop- season by Americans that should be made.
EXECUTION SALE
! Tp. 2 N. Range 12 EWM., has tiled
lie
used
in
seeing
their
own
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j ntr land.
Notice is hereby given that the un- notice o f intention t<f m a k e final
C LE AN -U P D AY
The show will voice the cry country instead. The Governor
dertigneil, as Sh»Tiir o f Waaco County, mutation proof, to establish claim to I ,
of “ back to.th e soil.” It wiil calls attention to the big con­
Clean-up day has cainq and State o f Oregon, by virtue o f an exe­ the land above described, before the j ,,‘n‘'ra* 1 •»»enger Agent. O-W. K.
vention
called
for
Baltimore
show tillers o f worn-out land
went and the town fed s almost cution issued out o f the Circuit Court Register and Receiver o f
for the State o f Oregon, for County o f 1 Land Office at Th
January
22-27,
1912,
when
the
how to rejuvenate their soils or
virtuous in
its cleanliness.
Wasco, in the case o f F. A. S.-ufert, the 11th day o f September, 1911
“
See
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America
-
First”
move­
where to seek richer farms: it
Certainly those people who plaintiff, versus Seufert & Condon Tel­ Claimant names as witn
will point the city man to green ment will be discussed and asks turned out Wednesday morning ephone Company, a corporation, and
Paul Fredricks and J. P. Agidius, of
fields and will direct the imnii- that each state send a big dele­ for the good o f the town feel George Fitzgerald, defendants, will, on The Dalles, Oregon, and A. L . Sum!-j
gation.
grant. It is o f special advantage
that they have done “ a good and the 23rd day o f September, in the year l>org, Charles H o f f and Ecwaru it. |
Crook County will have a big noble work,” to quote one o f our 1911, at the county court house door at Dunsmore, o f Mosier, Oregon.
for Oregon and Washington to
Dalles City, Wasco County, Oregon,
C. W. MoottB,
fie well represented at this big fair and livestock show lasting prominent citizens who was con- sell st public auction at the hour o f ten
Register
from
October
11
to
11.
Prepara-
show and commercial bodies and
spicious by his absence.
The o’clock A. M.f on said day, all property
Scientific American.
MUNN & Co.38'B">*i«'- New York
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