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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1902)
od Iiver Slacier FRIDAY, OCTOBKlt 17,' 1902. Aiimn? Hood liiver Onliurds. Fred Loekley, Jr., In Portland Journal.. The tlirivlnj? little city of Hood River Itt located in Wasco county on the wmili tmnk'of the OliiiuMa river 00 niiU'M from Portland. The h( .m tiger who stops off at Hood liiver and -fulls l drive tip Hood River vulley eghl or (en iiiIKh, goes away with no conception of Hie possibilities of the region. Tliere is nothing in the oily Until to attract the Hi ten l ion of the visitor to the possibil ities of the surrounding country.' At Astoria you will see evidence of the Ashing industry in the risbing pitru phernalia displnyed in the store win dows, at Ileppn'er coal is In videiict, at Baiter City and 8uinpter ores are dis played and ut flood River you see itu ruense red-cheeked apples displayed at Ihe hotels and real estate offices and conclude that fruit rawing is the prin cipal industry here. Though you see little in the appearance of the town It self to differentiate It from a suore of other Oregon towns of similar size, yet a day's drive in the vicinity will open your eyes and you will understand why so much of the laud is not for sale at any price., I doubt if there Ms any section in the state where laud values have so increased during the past three years. . The road along the east side of Hood Jtiver valley winds steadily upward. Mr. Culbertson, of the firm of Geo. D. Cullwrtson & Co., mapped out a day's tour for me so that I would see the liest part of the country in a 20-mile ride. Mounted on a pony I crossed the bridge over Hood river and took my way up the valley. k The road for the first mile or so goes through the timber. Sud denly you round a bend in the hillside road and there wraith-like in its snowy robes rises Mount Hood. The person who, catching his first glimpse of that lofty sentinel does not pause and give an Involuntary gasp of admiration, is nt out for "treason, strategy ana spoils." Its base shrouded with low-lying clouds, mnoyy gauze-like wisps of mist dripling across its glistening face or momentarily veiling its lofty summit, it stands there a vision of majesty. The Intervening foothills hide the broad valley at its base and it seems but an hour's walk distant, though the hour's jaunt would turn out to be a day's journey ere you arrived at its base. It is about 24 miles distant. To the , nor tli rises the greater bulk of Mount Adams which, though beautiful, has uot from this point of vantage, the grace nor oeauty ot its loity rival Hood. The valley widens as one rides on and the trees give place to clearings where vounir orchards have been set out. I tan describe the east Valley in no better way than In taking you over the farm of Bears & Porter, whoso place is five miles south of town. The bracing mountain air and the ride had given me an appetite, not that one needed to ..Hunt up an appetite to enioy tue excel lent' dinner we had. when we had done justice to an excellent dinner, Mr Porter took me over the orchard. It is hard to state the simple facts in a way that Will not seem exaggerated. The trees were loaded so heavily with fruit that the lov7-lying limbs were postcate on Ihe ground and the others were braced with props, some trees having rive or six props to prevent the limbs from being broken with the weight of the fruit. At dinner Mr. Hears had given me some statistics that seemed rather hard to believe. A& ini the Hazel Fern and Crystal Soring dairv farms the recorJ,.of each cuv js kept to see wuicn are me uiosi proniaoie cows, the business is conducted methodically. There is no hap-hazard guess work. " . Each tree is studied. "1 kept a record of one row of ight trees," said Mr. Sears. "They were 7 years old and of course had not come into full bearing. From those eight trees I picked 104 boxes of apples for which I received f 1 r box f. o. b. at Hood River. That makes f 13 per tree and as trees planted 20 feet apart run 108 to the acre, you will see that If each tree realized $13 it would make the product of, the 108 trees bring $1,404. - "But diseard the $404 and you have a yield of $1,000 per acre. Let your trees get to be 12 years old and they will yield much more heavily, say at least $1,200 an acre. From what crop can you get more per acre out of your land than that?" Mr. Porter took me to see the eight trees of which Mr. Hears had spoken. They were laden almost to the break ing point. "They are of the Ben Davis variety," said Mr. Porter, "and of course It has a reputation of being a prolific bearer. These eight Baldwin trees will yield 140 boxes this year. We purchased 152 acres here in the fall of 1892. There was not a fruit tree on the place. The following spring we set out 100 trees. We cropped the rest of the cleared land during tho next two years. In the spring of 1995 we put out a good many tipes. We have over 3,200 trees set out now. They are mostly apples, embrac ing the red-cbeeked Pippin, Northern Spy, Mammoth Black Twig, Newtown, Pippin, Spltzenberg, Ben Davis, Jona than, Akin Red, Lawver, rjwaar and Baldwin varieties. We bought 152 acres for $1,600 In 18U2. We were of fered $250 per acre for the land two years ago but refused it. Our crop this year will bring us at least $8,000 and the yield is steadily increasing. "That Is pretty good interest on our original investment, I think. How ever, I will say that we have, in a country of rich land, a particularly de sirable and rich tract.. It is a deep, well-drained clay loam' soil. We dug a well 10 feet deep and got a plentiful supply of water. We spaded the entire 10 feet and the character of the soil was almost Identical at the bottom of the well with the surface soil, so you see we have plenty of depth to our land. From those 1! red-cheeked Pippin trees we plcked.203 bushels of apples. The oldest tree on our place is but 9 years old. They begin to bear the second year." We walked down the rows till we came to w group of 2-year-old trees, some of, theju Well fiuiicd. "Ve will get as much as a bushel of apples from some of those 2-year-old Wagner trees," said Mr. Porter. On some of the limbs of tin- tre s, especial ly the Ben Davis, the apples were elus trivdlike currants on a stem, -i iIow do you produce such wonder-, ful yields'"' 1 inquired. .'' "Nature doe a good deal for us and we try to second her etlorls. In the' winter We spray, iUi a mixture of salt, sulphur ami lime to clean l lie trees. -It destroys all fungus growth and aso kills scale and aphis epi:s whtch may lie deposited in tha Ivirk. We spray twice during the w inter. In l he spring n the buds swell and just liefore they burst, we spray with the Bordtau mix ture bluestone and lime and when the apple Is formed we spray with r senlc. salsoda and lime to kill the cod lin moth. We spray every three weeks thereafter till the crop is gathered. "In addition to spraying we go over the orchard hen I he apples are some what larger than marbles and thin thaw, removing about one-third of the fruit. We do not want apples to grow close enough together to touch each other. By thinning we have as many bushels of apples with the advantage of greater size and uniformity. We employ women for both thinning and gathering the apples. They have a more delicate touch than men and do not bruise the fruit nor injure the fruit spur, upon which next season's crop depends. The Waguerisa tine apple and a prolitio bearer. Of these Alex anders we sold ail we had ut a fancy "price Jast year to a man who shipped (hem to Dawson and other AluHKun point The transposition charges were $o.C0 per box laid down at their destination:--He sold them for $15 per box and cleared up a good prolit. From that 2 acres of Ben Davis trees we picked 1,414 bushels of apples two years ago. The trees were four and five years old then. Last year we picked l,ii0 boxes. This year we expect to get 2,500 boxes. We receive from $1 to $1.25 per box. The box costs about 12 cents. Before we came here thinning was not practiced, but w hen we com menced H and othprg saw how much superior the fruit was, they also thinned the fruit and tht practice has become almost universal in this vi cinity," -' The Arkansas Blacks, when the lime spray was rubbed away, showed a high glorey red. The White Winter Pear mains and the Jonathans were loaded heavily. " The Akin Red, while a finer, solid, good-sized apple and a splendid shipper and keeper, (toes uot have, to my notion, the delicate aroma and ex quisite flavor of the Jonathan.. One of the best apples I tasted In the orchard was the Alexander. It has a flavor wild a bouquet .which is hard to equal. "The secret of success is care from the very first,'"1 said Mr. Porter. "We dig a bole three feet across and quite deep. We put the mellow surface soil around the young tree's roots, sifting it in by hand. We lean the tree a little toward the prevailing northwest wind. There is a group of 500 trees I set out, and 1 have not lost a single tree. Bring your kodak and I will show you a plct- uie worth taking. This Is a Winter Nellie, pear tree six years old." The tree was simply loaded with large, well-formed, highly-colored pears. Ou the lower limb in a space of 'zi inches we counted v pears. I rode on up the valley, stopping here and there to tukes pictures and to talk to the farmers. "Three years ago I paid $600 for this nine place, it contains z acres. my neighbor is very anxious to buy it. He offers me $3,200 but I will not sell," said one man to me. It is the same everywhere. Crossing the river again at Tucker's mill, I returned to town by the west valley. It is like one vast garden. Lit tle ditches are everywhere. Scenes of acres of strawberries line the road-side. They range from 5-acre to 40-acre tracts. I asked one man who was working by the road-side how much be would take for his place. "Not for sale," he answered. "2ot for $400 per acre,' 1 inquired. "We make from (300 to $400 per acre each year. You can't buy hardly any one out hereabout. We are .contented. We make a good living from o or 10 acres, and do not have to work hard all year either. If Isold out I would not leave. I would mere ly have to buy another place and this one suits me well enough. No it is uot for.sale.'" A beautiful valley, inspiring scenery. healthful and invigorating air, peace- lul, well-kept larms, a contented and prosperous people; surely this should be called Happy Valley. - George II. Iliines, assistant secretary of the Oregon Historical society, came to Hood River last Friday to see tlie,fruit exhibit and to look up differ ent' matters relating to the work of the society.: He arranged with the Com mercial club to distribute several thous and copies of tho neatly printed new booklet just issued in the in terest of Hood River valley. The oppor tunity for the judicious distribution of literature through the Historical society ia very great. The average number of visitors at the society's rooms in the city hall, Portland, during the last six months was 1,060 per month. Of these fully one-third came from states east of the Rocky mountains, and many of them desire to find out all they can about Oregon, and all parts of Oregon. To these, such literature as may be available, 1s given. As we sow the seed of knowledge touching the incomparable value of Oregon to home-builders, so shall we reap a harvest in the way of a greatly increased population. It is a rare treat to meet Mr. liimes. He is the emhodymentof culture and refine ment,possesse8 a limitless fund of per sonal and other reminisences which are irresistably mirth-provoking when re lated by him, and you are at once inter ested and in sympathy with him in his work of gathering material lor the His torical society. If any of our readers have any relic of the early days of Ore gon, or personal recollections of the Oregon trail, they rhould, by all means, communicate with Mr. Himes. Miss, Laura Bishop is deserving of "Honorable Mention" if not of first premium for bravery and ingenuity. An impudent mouse had the audacity to invade her room, no doubt expecting her to mount a chair or table and give a free, concert. But she wasn't willing to pose as a singer and made some plans of her own. She partly carpeted the floor with Tanglefoot fly paper and then verv quietly ushered Mr. Mouse in that di rection. His feet tangled, his fur stuck fast and he was held as firmly as a fly. After leaving him tliere long enough to demonstrate the fact that he was unable to escape, she mercifully dispatched him without having even screamed. ' A ' subscription tinoer is beinir circu lated and numerously signed for a bridge across the West Fork of Hood river near Maple Dell, on the Lost Lake trail. This is an improvement that is greatly need ed, as the present crossing is dangerous, ana many timid tourists will not ven ture across, and the many settlers now going into that country now have no means ot getting the necessaries of life to their claims except by pack horse. It is the intention to commence work tlii.s week, and it is hoped that a suffi cient amount will be subscribed to make such improvements that the county wuioe willing to assist in its com pletion. " ',: . Amotig the visitors' tor: Hood River last Friday waiVY. R. Kanles of Lima, Indiana', He came to-t)regon about three month ago to vidit-ihis daughter, MrMdrY. Ktrtorrai Portland. Her hufbaad- is a member . of .the firm, of Ctirfeelut'Hiling'A Rrtbertion.'. While Mr. ikitu is a native of Ohio, he has lived in hldiiina niore than sixty years, . and lids i.lns first viii to Oregon. He is greatly pleased with his. experiences in all parts of the state which lie has visit ed and nowhere has lie 'found, a place which, in his estimation, 'has a brighter f t-ajire than Hood River. The Rock Creek Mining and Milling Co. have filed article of -incorporation and will have headquarters in Hood Kiver. The Incorporators are J. t Snyder, E. T. "tVinans and William F. Gregory. Capital stock $100,0uO. From statia ics of the postotfie de partment, $ learn that the receipts of the Hood River office lor tbe past Year was $4,1 1. '' " " I Did you notice Jensen's show window? It was good enough to run as sideshow to the fair, filled as it was with the choicest of Hood River'g apples Rnd watched over by the royal ring-necked nheasant. Frank A Cram also had a beautiful pair of windows: bnt every day is Sunday with Mr. Cram when it comes to his show winnows, ana you can hara- Iv tell when he has on an extra touch The people's store, (loo. D. Culbertson & Co.. Bone & McDonald, A. S. Blowers, both of our tonsorial parlors, the Lit tle Store With Little Prices, the Paris Fair. Mt. Hood hotel, the Glenwood, in fact, all of our most enterprising people vied with eacli other in putting on their best bib and tucker in iionor of Hood River's holiday week; to give a full des cription of all would fill the Glacier. We do wish to say though, that we are proud of our business men and citi zens in general. There is not a more energetic, wide-awake, genial class of people in our whole country than we have in Hood River and the surrounding neighborhood. The following members of the state board of horticulture visited our fruit fain George Lamberson, secretary of the board; Lloyd Keynolds, commis sioner 2d district; K. u. Weber, com missioner 4th district, and Jndd Geer, commissioner of the 5th district. The two latter gentlemen and ILT. Williams of this place constituted the committee on awards. The excursion from The Dalles laBt Friday night on the steamer Regulator was a success, about 200 people from our neighboring city taking advantage of t he occasion to visit our apple show, and after this number was added to the crowd already in attendance, our streets presented quite a bustling appearance lor a tune. "Apples eo big that vou have to plug them as yon would a watermelon to see if they re ripe." 1 hat s the tale tney tell about those mammoth speci mens of fruit brought to town yesterday from Hood River by 15. L. Smith, presi dent ot the state board ot horticulture. Tuesday's Oregonian. One of the windows which attracted the attention of fair visitors was that containing 0. H. Temple's jewelry dis play. The object ot the greatest ad miration seemed to be the glass-covered, revolving-pendulum, 400-day clock. Shellv & Jochimson sold H. F. Joch inison's home place, consisting of" 20 acres, on the East Side, six miles out on the Mount Hood road.toUhas. M.Bnsey Consideration, $2,550. Mr. Busey shows his faitli in the future of East Hood River by re-investiug. Mrs. Jerald L. Blount has the thanks of the Glacier force for a nice plate of grapes left at this office Saturday even- r m i : . i. a .. nig. xne grapes, which were uuo unco were on exhibition at the fair for e couple of days, but were brought in too late for competition. J. H. Page, of Page & Son, wholesale dealers in fruit, produce, etc.j at 120 Front street Portland, gave this office a pleasant call last Friday. Una nrm is doing its full share in assisting to put Uregon to the trout. The many friends of our city recorder will be pleased to learn that ' he has bought back the city blacksmith shop and will be found striking while the iron is hot, at his old staud. See his ad in another column. The series of dances to be given by the Artisans, commencing next Fiday, will be for the enjoyment of Artisans and a limited number of others who may be arranged for by the standing committee. "I have attended several state fairs, and the world's fair at Chicago, but have never seen anything to compete with this m the way of truit. J., a Workman, Milwaukie. Ore. C. A. Tonneson of the Tacoma Horti culturist, was in Hood River last week, looking at the big apples and gathering information regarding the method of producing them. B. A. Gifford, photographer of The Dalles, occupied a booth adjoining the pavilion during the fair, and had a large collection of his famous views on exhibi tion. Ralph Rohr and mother, who have been camped in Hood Kiver valley dur ing the past four months, left for their home in rortland last 1 uesday. Howard Hoover left ,this week, for his home in Grand Forks, Minn., after an extended visit with friends aud relatives in Howl River valley. W. F. Bailev, H. C, Campbell, P. J Collins, W. Sherwood and w'ife of Port land, were in the city Fiday, viewing the apples. Professor A. B. Cordlev, sta.e ento- molgist at Corvallis, was here last week to see the product of the state's most famous fruit belt. .Rev. and Mrs. G. R. Archer of Wasco visited the fair last Saturday and spent Sunday with her parents, Kev. and Mrs, J. W. Rigby. Misses Jennie and Maude Miller de parted Sunday for Moro, where they will visit for a few weeks with relatives and friends. We have about two columns of items left over that we could not get into the forms, which will appear next week. W. R, Winans had on exhibition a specimen of ornamental building stone which nas a very nne appearance. E. 8. Minchem of Newburg, Ore., was a guest at the home of G. 1). Wood worth, last week. L. D. Blount left Monday to superin tend the fall seeding on his wheat ranch in Morrow county. The Davidson Fruit Co. will close their cannery for the season next Satur- day. See our special sale on Flour and Feed for Saturday only Spot Cash Grocery. Try the Spot Cash Grocery prices and see if they don't save you money. Apples, Peaches, Pears, Grapes and Sweet Potatoes at Spot Cash Grocery. Mrs. Jas. McGuire is visiting relatives and friends in Salem and Woodburn. Rev. W. G. Eliot will preach in the A. O. U. W. hall Sunday at 11 a. m. The lair a Success. (Continued trom third page.) C Dethman-6 " J P Carroll of Mosier-7 plales. V W Wendorf of Underwood 5 plates W II W'iouim display of fruit from forks of Hood river without spraying. " Class C Pf.ars. y ltest liox each: I Ruerre de Anjou-E Locke. 4.1-C ; Flemish Beaiitv-H C Hengst. Winter Netlis-E Locke. Buerre F-uster-C S 1iwe. Louise Bonne de Jersey-C 8 Lowe. Vicar of Wakefield-C 8 Lowe. Seckel-Mrs R Pealer. Seedling-C 8 Lowe. ' Best plate Pound pear-C 8 Lowe. An excellent plate pears-Mrs F Howe Class I) Peaoh. Pm ms, Prcss, Qt'iscKs, Graphs. Rest box peaches V A 8hurt of White Salmon. second beni-Jack Rand. Best basket each : Hungarian Prunes D R Cooper, i Silver " L Henry. Italian " 11 c Batehaw. Petite " -H C Batebntu. j Pestphte quinces Mrs M B Potter' Best display grapes II C Bateham Best display strawberries -H C Bate ham. Class E Vegetables. Host general exhibit W E Sherrill second best-G D Woodworth. llcwt Hno;1nl riiuitluv of tomatoes Ben Eben of Mosier. second best-C J Hayes. Best display of largest quantity raised on one plant during season Mrs Chas Chandler. Best diHnlav of onions-H C Bateham Best display sweet potatoes II C Bateham. . Best bead cabbage William Wason Best collection squanlies-G R Castner .Best Hubbard squish u a iowe Best nnniDkln F G Church. Best Early Rose potatoes T Bishop rsest Minion-Dollar " -u vv aiciniosu Best watermelon J M Wilson. Best vine of Imps J M Wilson. Best display nursery stock II 8 Gal ligan. Sample 3d cutting alfalfa Captain At wood. Samnle new grass C J Hayes. Sample variegated grass (Eulalia) John nackett. Sample sunflower Mrs R Pealer. Class F Preserved and Dried Fruits. Best display in canned fruit and veg etables Davidson Fruit Co. Best display of fruita preserved in glass Mrs G I) Woodworth. second best-Mrs Theresa Castner. Best display of jellies In glass Mrs Q D Woodworth. Best display apple jelly Mrs G W Mcintosh. Best display of evaporated prunes. prepared iu-tiest manner for market P llennengen or Mosier. Class G Floral. Beat generalexhlhit-MrsE J Hershey Best exhibit dahlias-Mrs C J Hayes Best oieander--Mra I) bverhart. Class H "Miscellaneous. Best display quilts Mrs R Pealer. Water color painting Mrs George P Croweil. Case photftgraphlc scenery-L Bradley Collection photographs Mrs George K Williams;, Doily Mrs Eliza Ilinrichs. Doilies, tie, cushio-i-Ethel Cbiirch 14 Doily vera Allen, age 11. Doily F'va Yates, age 11. Fancy tidy Mrs E J Nickelsen. Ax helves from native oalc Von Blaricora. '' Planks Washington Lumber Co. CLASS. I-Pkt Stock. . Best display of Angora goats George Kiordan & Son. Best display of Guinea pigs Donald wicKeisen. . THE BABY SHOW. Not the least among the attractions was the baby show, and on both occa sions a large crowd was in attendance to see the fact demonstrated that Hood River's babies are on a par with her big red apples. Ureal interest was mani fested by all in the future men and women upon whom will devolve the du tv of maintaining the enviable reputa tion which Hood River now enjoys, and one could not help feelimr. asthev eazed at the happy, healthy looking little folks, that there is a bright future in store for their native land. There were five contestants on Friday when the ba bies between one and two years of age were competing for honors, and the judges awarded the first prize to Idona Fern Sherrill, the lS-months-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. VV. E. Sherrill; and the second to Marian Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. W. Taylor, aged 22 months. . ; On Saturday the youngsters were out in force, fifteen babies under one year of age being lined up on the stage, and the judges evidently had a hard time decid ing which? among the many little pink and white specimens of humanity were to be honored, but after comparing notes they finally awarded, the first prize to Henry Harbison, aged ten months, son Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Harbison; and the second to Charles Milton Pealer, the ten weeks-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard VV. Pealer. . . Sew Today. Cranlierries at Hartley's. See Dr. Vogel about your eyes. Land plaster at Hartley's. Baled Hay for sale at McGuire Bros Hartley takes orders for seeds. Try minced ham for lunches, at Hartley's. Dressed chickens for Sunday at Hood Kiver commercial uo. Maple sugarat Hartley's.' Bring your chickens and eggs to Hood Kiver commercial Uo. New Orleans molasses at Hartley's. For Sale Cheap Two second-hand stoves in good condition. L. N. Blowkrs Chicken Kranx will find the latest style of oyster shells for sale at Jensen s. Hartley keeps Schilling's Best goods, We are selling Armour's best hams at loc per n. Hood Kiver Commercial Co. DON'T READ THI8- dn apjs tuonoq -'oji 'spua -ipojjdd wujZRamu 'sqooq 'Aieuoiis uo gao Jd s,tuaxig o)un aiu ( sjqx E. M. Holman sells Security Stock Food. This is t he beBt stock and poultry lood on the market, try it. We are prepared to give you satisfac tion in butter or refund your money. Hood River Commercial Co.' Extensive line of tablets, pencils and school supplies. Call and examine our stock aud prices before buying. Coe & 6011. The Hood River Commercial Co. have made another cut in meats. Tliev are now selling thotirloin steaks at 12,'jc lb. Two hundred to $3,000 to loan on real estate. II your security iB good vour money is ready. Prather investment n . F. VV. Clarke, practical jeweler and optician; all kinds of repairing neatly, quickly and cheaply done at the Glacier Pharmacy. We wish to remind the public that we advertise to meet all prices on goods in our line and deliver them. Hood River Commercial Co. For the best Sausage in town McGuire Bros, is the dace to iret it. Bologna Sausage, Minced Ham, Frank fort Sausage and Pork Sausag always on hand. " . - 160 acres. 9(10 bearinir fruit trees. 100 inches free water, good house, barn, 4 head stock. 2 horses, wagon, toot and crops included ; 30 tons hay $4,500 l(i iiiui-o up vanity, rriuay a. Darnes. CAN YOU READ THIS? If you can't, your eves need attention. Call on F. W. Clarke, the jeweler and op tician, tie can nt you out. ai tne Glacier Pharmacv. . The ladies of Hood River are invited to call oue door west of the Glenwood and see the display of art embroidery by Mis Baker of San Francisco. Free lea- son will be given in Venetian Darning. riours V a. ni. to 5 p. nt. It is amiminir Li notice the roans jadK-s and gentlemen of this river ruklt ing to SliNi.in'ii after a supply of those "odds and ends' of letter paper and to telope pot or in boxes and sold cheap er than common fruit paper. Notice the display in hi show wuxlow Not Aladdins's Lamp, BUT A GOOD LAMP FOR 26c. Other Lamps at other prices; you pay your money and take your choice at E. E. SAVAGE'S SONS r3. at-!. -S--fc'I,!!IvdIjtJr3r3, Doors and Windows. ALL KINDS OF BUILDING MATERIAL, Paints and Oils, Furniture, Carpets, Beds and Bedding. FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALM ER. School Books i Supplies CALL and examine our new line of Tablets from Onion Skin, to Pencil Paper. New line of School Tablets a lid Composi tion Books. By past experience we know your needs and . are prepared to supply them. If you do not see what you want nsk for it. Remember the place, One door east of Bank. GEORGE F. COE & SON. PHONE 104. Waucoma Manufacturing Co SHOP WORK 9 COUNTRY PROPERTY BARGAINS OFFERED Prather Investment Co. $1500 20 acres, i cleared; good house; 7 miles out; a cheap place. (58 2000 5 acres, In berries, town. ICAA 20 acres, 4 in berries, 7 l(7Ul Kood road und water i i 240 acre stock and J JbtXjXJ plenty of water. Af( 00 cre8 ftPp'e la,,d 100 trees; good improvements and TjJJ plenty of water; near town. .800 40 acres good apple land, O C AA 20 acres cleared land JUJJJ Good fruit land. Q A A 20 acres good fruit 1 UVU Uaay terms. 6 O AAA 3S& CKa two miles Wv cleared. Easy terms. (67) 4 4 1100 42 acres near town, 8 in t? Z. 160 acres apple and D UUU mile9 out- E" ' 40 acres, 2 in, berries; 100 1111 a short distance from 5ooo 40 acres, 25 in cultivation; in the apple district; 6 miles from town and a - The Bachelor place of 3 O OO ,1MVe been u,1'1er cultivation; 4 acres orchards: 250 acres unuerieirce; nouse mat cost tloOO when built. While living, Mr. Bachelor was offered $8000 for the place. This is certainly a bargain. 2 miles from Mosier, 4 from Hood Kiver. 200 n3 BCPef'' kl,own M! "Cedarbrook Place;" 200 apple ' trees, 50 pear trees, 40 cherry trees, plenty peaches, plums, prunes and several varieties of small fruit. Will sell part of the place, to suit buyer. Th'is is good berry land and a bar gain at linn ngure; aiso nas nne 1600 160 acres iii Mount 4000 If sold In 30 days, will purchase 422-acre stock and fruit ranch in 'Washington. Has two steamboat landing and Dart of land is well julantcl fur struwberries. Last year the owner oerries. iu acres is nny land; lias good big springs, fair house and 3 hay barns. Title perfect. Tbiti is a good investment. CITY PROPERTY. 1 200 2 l"1" n'1 good building; rent $8; wy terms. JOOO IIoU8e ""d ,0t I" Hoo4 River proper, rents for fS. 700 H"U8e and k,t 181. reDU for 10 4000 C01-"61" bu'WIng and two dwellings; reuta for $45. 600 HoUHe i""1 lot in Winana addition; a good buy. 600 IInU8e Rt iD I!lower dl'tiou. Sevfral good town properties for aale at private figures. We also" have several good business chances. More of these bargains to be had by calling or writing lo the Prather Investment Co., ,theld and reliable . Real Estate and -Mre Insurance Agents, Abstracters and Money Lenders, Hood River, Oregon. QVlVGDl. And time may go, but we will con tinue to do all kinds of plain and fancy Job Printing at the same old stand, satisfactorily and expeditiously. Your orders respectfully solicited. E. R. BRADLEY. A SPECIALTY. Our shop now has every facility for turning out first-class work in the line of MOLDINGS, BRACKETS, PLANING, DOORS, SASH, FLOORING, PORCH COLUMNS BAND SAWING, TURNING, WINDOWS, SHlP LAP, RUSTIC, DIMENSION LUMBER, Etc. Call Us by Phoni. BY THE good water and good houses; near (59) miles out, i mile from school; and plenty of wood. (52) fruit farm, srood Improvements and Easy terms. This is a moneymaker. (46) (37) 6 miles out. . (4) ready for trees, about 5 miles out F'asy terms. ( (5) land, easily cleared and underwater. miles out. (6) out. Good fruit land; two acres cultivation; a good chicken ranch. (10) hay land; good improvements 10 (") fruit trees; good house and water; town. (28) neighborhood hard to beat. (30) 320 acres, on Hock creek; 100 acres (64) water power. Hood district. (65) brought in some of the earliest (6C) ''() (I) (c) d) W Freeh. U Jensen's. Comrot string Saturday, Sept. 27, I wfll arrve Frwh Oysters, Sandwiches and Coffi. R JEKBETt. P. V. Friday r. . Barm FRIDAY & BARNES, Real Estate Town and country property putlntoour IirikIb will be promptly liruuKlil to the buyer'" attention. WealaoUo Insurance ami NoiHty Public work. I C. Haynes Juimn K. l.'i'Hoi'i BON TON BARBER SHOP. The Dlace to get an easy shave, an up-to-date hair cut, and to enjoy the ' luxury of a porceluin bath tub. Choice Meats. It is a fact, well-known by every one, thut meats of all kinds are hltrli but one fact should be kept In mind and that Is that you can buy or us tne choicest meats that the State of Oregon can produce and as cheap as you ean buy poorer meats elsewhere. We invite you to call and examine our meats and see for yourself that the assertions we make are facts. Yours for business, McGuirk Pros. -NEW- FEED STORE At my place, ou the Mt. Hood road, one mile south of town, I have opened a Flour and Feed Htore. No need now to haul your feed up the big hill from town when you can buy of nie at bottom price. k22 D. F. LAMAR. Contractor and Builder Plans and Estimates Furnished. S. H. COX. JAYNE & HARTWIG. Lawyers. Deutecher Advokat. Abstracts furnished. Money loaned. HOOD RIVER, OREGON. B. F. BELIEU, Contractor and Builder. -Plans and Estimates Furnished- 1 Acres for Sale. V4 Keren good strawberry land, 3 miles from town, can be bought rnr $200 an acre. Hlx acres now In berrlea. Hall cash. Inquire at Glacter office. nil Booms and Board. One of the most desirable locations in Hood River. Address P. O. box 425. 40 Acres. 1 miles out, on Neat creek; 820 per acre. Good thing. a22 R. SHELLEY, Odell. 160 Acres. Ten miles out on the Mount Hood road ; real cheap. Must go quick. K. SHELLEY, Odell. 80 Acres. Eight miles out, overlooking East Hood River valley and IHikes valley. 1,1(10 growing fruit trees; fiacres of berries: unsurpassed view ; soil that never fulls ; plenty of water. R. 8H KLLEY, odell. Milk for Sale. I will deliver milk In town for 12 a month, per quart. o3 W. T. H ansbehbv Straw for Sale. Baled Wheat or Oat straw at 86 a ton. a) H. LAGE. Fresh Cows for Sale. I have half a dozen fresh young Jersey cows for sale. Price S and 8411. J. A. HENDERSON hU Kinnen , Wash. For Sale. The Boarding House, known as the Thomp son House, corner River and Third street, In cluding all the furniture, Is for sale. Inquire on the premises of VM. THOMPSON. For Rent. The building formerly occupied bv ihe Da vidson Fruit Co. as a box factory. "Key can be had of the Davidson Fruit Co. Jy4 J. H. MIDDLETON. Organ for Sale. A good new Cornish organ, oak finish. Can be seen at BOOTH'S. For sale by pud John kelley. Stock Ranch for Sale. One of the best stock ranches In Camas Prairie for sale; well improved, with 25 head of cattle. A bargain. For particulars, In quire at W. B. Cole's Store. ni21 Land for Sale. D. Everhart has 6 acres of land, 2V$ miles from town, near Belmont, on which Is 150 bearing fruit trees, 'i acres of strawberries, S acre blKek berries, raspberries and clover, etc. Inquire ou premise or at B4 EVERHART'S HTORE. Blacksmithing And wagon repairing attended to promptly at my shop on the ML Hood road, south of town. Good work at reasonable price sep!7 G. A. HOWELL. For Sale. Ten acres for $250, 5 or acres of It as good fruit land as there Is In Hood River valley; one-quarter mile from post office and school, near river and railroad Inonlreof al5 M R NOBI.E, At Frank ton, Dressmaking. After October I I will be at my room at Mrs. C. I). Thompson's, prepared to take or ders to do plain or fancy sewing, either at my room or your residence. KM MISS AUGUSTA JOCHIM8EN.' Notice to Taxpayers. Notice Is hereby given that the Hoard of Equalization for Wasco ounty, state of Ore iron, will he In session during the week be ginning Monday, October , Inu2, at t he office of the county clerk, The Dalles, Oregon. Said Board will publicly examine the assessment rolls and correct errors In valuation, descrip tion or qualities of lands, lots or other prop erty. Dated at The Dalles, Oregon, this 1st day of Hentember, ltsrt. C. L. SCHMIDT, " County Assessor. The Best Bargain In Hood River valley la the 2!-acre tract of C. A. Wyman, 7 miles out, at Odell. There are I2.3U0 worth of Improvement. 7 acre ,,r k..- Ing orchard. 8 acres of meadow land from wftlcb tons of hay were cut this season, 100 Inches of water deeded with the place. For particulars see 12 ROSWELL SHELLEY. Odell. Potter Farm for SaleT 140 acres. Can be bought aa a whole, or any part of H Id small Irarta. For particulars call upon M. B. POTTER, " at the farm. Homesteads Homesteads with living spring located on old burn" near roads, achouls, steamboat landing. ftiriO lolioo. half advance (baiauce when riling ) Rich soil easily cleared, (iood Kr apple, pears, timothy, clover and attaw P.. C. Will. ali Stevenson, Skamania Co., Waab. Stoves! Stoves! Treat k HucknUy have a larpe nura lierof stoves on hami and tht-y mmt at Mttlfl mt 1-llMn thai acupi-I.I.. ....II aVi V IH II dlfli ttltlfl LttfkW fi.UA KU...... Vwlll Le pleau-ed to aliow you our atsMtfe