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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1905)
Be Sure to Use Only Cream of Tartar Baking Povgcr Food made with alum baking powder carries alum to the Stomach unchanged. Scientists have positively demonstrated this and that such food is partly indi gestible and unheallhful. THE RIGHT WAY TO PICK FRL1T The first miuirnieut In to grow the fruit right. Tuiit iiiuludoa good vari eties, healthy trees that huve been supplied with propor proportions of fertility nnd mointuro, properly sprnyed to keep olf insoets and fungi, and the fruit thinned to give it an op portunity to doelop tho best advant age. - We lino a half bushel round btt ket with onn Imndle to pick the fruit in, write U. T. Cox In Kural New Yorker, and have an Iron hoop with n loop for a loather strap to fanten tc basket, and the ither end of liook bent no that it just hiiugH over a limb or a ruD? of the ladder. Quarter inch iron is plenty large enough for hooka, and eight or nine Inches will be about right length to cut tho iron for a book. Cut a leather strap about a ball inch wide and nine or ten inches long, and make a slit uear both ewls, then run one end through the loop in the book and put the other end of tht strap through the flit and the strur and the book are securely fantnod to gether. Put the at rap around the ban ket handle and run the book through the uther slit in the strap and draw up tight and it Is fastened to the bits kot. Tliis way is much better than tying. We use ladders made from two pieces of light timber sawed tapering, so tho heaviest and strongest p rt it at the bottom, i loins are bored through some pieces of tough timber are split out for rungs and lilted into the holes, then wedged, mid a few nails driven to hold it together se curely. Tho ladder should bo set al most straight for tho picker to stand on while picking, just so it will not fall backward with bim while climb ing. If it is set leaning very much it Ih more apt to break a limb and throw the picker olf tlinu if stood straight as possible. The longer the buldor the straighter it ran stand, and the short ei the more It must leun to stand while the picker Is climbing. I do not like pickers to climb through the trurMi 'f t.h turn the fruit from ladders. They often skin the limU and break them, which can be avoid ed by staying nu the ladders. Poor pickers are a prolltlo source of damnge to trees. Tho proper way to pick an apple or pear is not to tuko hold of the fiuit and pull. 15y so doing the stem oitou pulls out of the fruit or tho twig breaks oil' with the frult.tiik ing the buds that would mutes the fiuit the following year. The picker should put ids thumb or linger, or both, at tho juuctiou of stem and twig, and bieiik sideways, so ns to leave the a' em with tho fruit and the twig on the tree, and lay the fruit carefully In the basket, so as n:t to bruise it. Fruit does not all ripen at one time, and consequently it should not be picked all at once. We go over the orchard and pick the largest and best colored fruit as soon as it will do, and leave tho others to grow and eolor for later picking. It will Hiirpriso any growor who lias never done so, nor seen apples picked that way, to see bow much the little green fruit will grow and color iu two weeks. A picker cau tako olf ail the fnrt thnt will do for the best grade about the llrst of October, and not get more than half of the fruit picked, and two weeks later get nearly at many more tirst grade apples as be got the llrst time. What is the use of picking those little green apples the first of October, when they are al iiion' worthless, and let some of the good ones drop from the trees because all of them cau not be gone over as soon as they shonll be? lly picking only the best fruit the whole orchard can be gone over in much less time than when they are taken clean, and then a second picking can be made, Hiid if uecessnry a third. If there is still quite n quantity of green fruit when the second picking is made, leave it for a third, becauso it is al most worthless when immature and if the foliage remains on tho trees the fruit will grow and color. When all the fruit is gathered at one picking 1 would not give much for the second grade, as it is not well colored and Is immature, but by making two or three pickings nearly all ot it will have good color, and lie ripe enough to taste well, and tho second grade 1 will keep better than the llrst usually, ' and sell in the winter for about two thirds as much ss the tlrst. lly thor- - ough spraying four or live times in a eason, thinning so as to take off all the imperfect specimens to bo readily ' two, and then some of the email ones when they aro too thick, and success ive piokiugB, most of the culled ami poor apples will bo dune away with and good fruit will I e in its stead. , The culled fruit hurts the market for good apples more than the same , quantity of good apples without any culls, it Is necessary for us growers to grow and put on the market noth ing but gooil fruit that will keep and jdease the consumers, llmv often does the poor stud' t ut en the market no disgust the buyers that they do . not care to miike another purchase of the same variety, fearing they will , not be satisfied? It is too often the Non Lost Mother. "Consumption runs In our family, and through It I lust my Mother," w rites K. It. Ueld, of Harmony, Me. "For the past live years, however, on the slightest sign of a Cough or Cold, 1 .have taken lr. King's New liiscovcry , for Consumption, w hich bus saved me ; from serious lung trouble." llisniotb ; cr's death wa a sad loss for Mr. Held, but be learned that lung trouble niuit not be neglected, and how to cure it . Quickest relief and cure for coughs and colds, l'rice 50c and f UK); guaranteed at C. N. Clarke's drug store. Trial , bottle free. WONDERFUL FRUIT COUNTRY By ticueriil 0. H. Howard. If one wished to e,et a -lellimte id. a and full inforn allbii hh lo the pro ducts of euch county of Oregon, next to a visit to the county itself and i careful impaction of its agricultme and liidiihti ies, would re a thorough (xmina'ion t f the exhibits of each eoui tyas found iu tho Agricultuial building. These county exhioits weie on eithe' side of one of tne principal aisles. We present boiewith as a sam ple a picture of Watco. Wasco is the county in which Hrci; Kiver is situated. Tho Hood Kivei apples wero fairiu s t.efore theLeit and CTu k, having taken the llrst re tuiins at oU.er fair.-. Chicago has en deavored to obtain some of these ap ples, but one dealer 1.1 !ew iork bt succeeded thus fur in purchasing tht extra product. Other Iruits, if we may judge from looks, tmell and taste, are of a superior quality. The ri elons seemed to our rather amateur i aiate to be quite equal to Koeky 1 oids. The courteous agent in clmrge of tht exhibit, Mr. (1. 14. Cashier, did not hesitate to claim for the Wasco ouu ty melons even a superiority to the Colorado pro 'net. Hood Kiver apples are known in London and Edinburgh. The firm of l' Newhall & Sous, lead ing fruit dealers in Chicago, are quoted as saying : "Other sections ot the Northwest can produce line lieu Davis and Wiueaips, but no section In the whole United States can pro duce Bpitzoiiburg and Nowtowns the equal of those grown at Hood Kiver.' It is claimed that with all its repu tation of raising One apples the appk Industry is but in its Infancy. It is stated authentically that with an arei: of more than i0,(XX) seres of land adapted to apple culture not to exceed 7,(ijaeres is in cultivation and only ;i,000 acres have been utilized for or chards at this time. Notwithstanding the small area, comparatively, devoted to the growth of fruit, Hood Kiver, stands without parallel as the gieatest apple district of the world, judgod by the qualty of the fruit. W soo county is one of the oldoal oounties in the state. It extend along the Colubini.i river from tin Caaoade Locks to the mouth of the Deschutes river a distauce of (10 miles, and is traversed by the Oregon Kail road and Naviagtion company. There are foiests of good timber in the western part. There is a. definite fruit belt and a wheat belt. The cli mate is varied. In the western part tho rainfall is heavy, but less in the east. In winter the thermometer rarely reaches zero. The Dalles is the county seat and is at the head of nav igation of the Columbia, 8S miles east of Portland. Borne of the valleys are devoted to stock. Alfalfa is a success ful crop "Kb thiee cuttings in a sea son. M osier has a reputation for line fruit similar to that of Hood Kiver, Well edited literature.giving the load ing products of each part of the coun ty, its soil and natural characteristics, were distributed at the tali, not only for Wasco, but nearly every other oouuty. One of the wants for this county is sot down as "10,01)0 more people who will make their homes here." Thcro are three common ial clubs in the county one at Tht Dalles, ono at lluod Kiver and one at Duf,ur. The secretaries of these clubs are ready to answer any letturs of in quiry. Mi. A. D. Moo, oditor of the Hood Kiver Olacler, is named as one of tho oillcers of that club. In a num ber of the counties the county court made an appropriation to meet the ex penses of the exhibit and to pay foi iiuitabjo advertising literature. Or chard ami (larden. Home (irowu Product ltcst. llickleton had an example of the In fertility of the mail order businot? last week. Homo time ago a certaii, lady of this vicinity received a lettei from a gentleman at Hood Kiver wh had in some manner got hold of hei name. Nho replied and soon a cor respondeuce was iu full blast. I lot I of tho par ios seemed to be iu the matrimonial market, and ere long a match was arranged and the date fixed for tho wedding. Hut tho well laid plans o' mice and n.en gang aft aglee. Last week the gentleman came up from Hood Kiver but after they had met and become personally acquaint ed, they decided they were not suitod to each other and Cupid went into mourning. Moral; "Take tho borne grown product, " (loldendale Kenti nol. Hut Few Are Free. Hut few eiiple are entirely free from indigestion at this season of the year Koilol Dyspepsia Cure is not only the liesl remedy to use because It digests what you eat but because It also en utiles the digestive apparatus toasiiui late and transform all foods into tissue, tiuilding blood. Kodol relieves sour stomach, heart burn, belching, mid all forms of indigestion. Sold by (J. K. Williams. To Irrigate Hogue Kiver Valley. Plans nre being completed to irri gate the Kongo Kiver valley, capital having been attracted to that district by the line quality of fruit raised there during the past season. It is said to lie very feasible to irrigate this country and no less thau live water companies aro preparing esti mates and having preliminary sm ve.vs made to supply wat. r to these lands. K.very Ounce Yen Eat. Kvery ounce of food that you cat t lint fails to digest does a pound of harm. It turns the entire meal into poison. Thin not only deprives the blood of the necessary tissue-biiildiug material, but It poisons It. Kodol Dys- neiiMitL ("ih'm In a licrfect diucstiillt. II. digests the food regnrdless of Hie con dition of the stomach. It allows that organ to rest and get strong again. Uelieves Itelchuig, Heart Hum, Nmr Stomach, Indigestion, Palpitation of the heart, etc. Sold by G. K. Will iams. Wmileu Mill For The Dalles. A meeting of businessmen was held at Tim Halloa recently for the purpose of discussing plans for building a woolen mill at that place. It is pro posed to capitalize it at ?."0,iHiO, and if built would lie of the same capacity as the ouo at Pendleton, and employ ing about forty or fifty hands, with a pay roll of M.000. The matter was favorably received by those present and a committee appointed to make inquiries a to its feasibility. Packed a Few Apples. On November 3, Mr. Parson's crew of four men packed 315 boxen of ap ples in 10 hours aud cleared the pack ing taljes of apples three times. The records of tho men were: It. D. Prouty, !)S boxes; llort Kelly, 7G box es; Howard McK.lroy, 71 bii.es; Clin tou Parsons, TO boxes. Offices anil Ittimus. The very best for rent in Smith Block ' W , fi"'i,i Ir'T .'71. Still We are again ready to supply our patroriH with FRESH Eastern and Olympia OYSTERS S, L. YOUNG, Prop. Phone, Main 55. Do you want a snap? You can't lone if you buy a tract in famous MAINE & BOWMAN PLAT ' ' ' i ' -'y v .- , i"t i 'P", -ft ' ' ; i . i ' , Cut up in tracts to suit you Just sold ten acres for two thousand dollars and the rest, than tha t which we serve will soon be sold. re- The finest berry aud apple land in lie world. Within the city limits ol White Salmon. Ten-acra or smaller tracts Just tho thing for berries and vegetables. After you have looked around come and see us and you will find just what you have have been looking for. Cherries from tract this year are t he winners in fruit exhibit s. the great MAINE & BOWMAN, White Salmon, Wash, Who Wants It? It Im nn 111 wlml Una Mows no icond. The Hoott riiilrottfl hnH rut iy (mm tn two trat tK, (i ml I him gnlntf to m-II one of ihnn cheap. I'lierti Ih iitutut IU iH ifH, Mi of M htcll Itt Wt In Newtnwn nml Hi tiztMihcr itppli tivtvn; uocui so; well wnlct'ctl; locution lit the Iichi'I of'our host H)pto tlislrtct; cIom' to it 4-i'oom vrtttlcd Hchool Iiouni, and mntl ttcMvery hik! U'le plton wrvloe hi your dor. T'n etiny. For parctilttiM, tnquirp of A. 1. Mason. h.J I0U WILL BE SATISFIED WITH YOl'R JOl'KXKY If your tickets read overthi- Oenver and Rio lirnndc liailn-aii, (lie "Scenic Line of the World," BECAUSE There nre so many scenic Attract ions and points of interest uIoiik t be line between Oden and Idnver (hut (be trip never becomes tiresome. If you are tfoing Kast, w rite for Infor liiati'on and Ret a pretty bok that w ill tell you all about It. W. ('. MellUlDi:, (ieneral Ajrent, 11M Third Street, rOKTLAND. OHKtlOX. White Salmon-Hood Kiver Two big sail boats, two big perfectly safe gasoline launches and two big ferry seows. Expert sailois in charge, lloats leave at all hours. PKAN & PEARSON Licetuud J-'errymin. 5. MOUNT ADAMS FROM TROUT LAKE Williams' Fine line of Drug's, Toilet Articles, etc. 'Also Spray Material G. Bring in your J. E. NICHOLS UNDERTAKER and FUNERAL DIRECTOR I bold llcem-o from the State Board o( Oregon and Washington, and am qualified to ship bodies to any point, l'rompt service either day or night. Pallor riione Main 1143 Schifller Building, Residence I'hone Main b75 Hood River, Oregon HPLpMpiimuiJim Golden Crown Hard Wheat Flour Is the best flour ever put on the Hood Kiver market. It is made from selected hard wheat, and put up expressly for Hood River trade. The Hood River Pakery" has just pur chased 200 barrels of Golden Crown Flour, and says it is the best flour they have ever used. For Sale By . 5TRANAHAN & SHEETS Hood River, Oregon GC FRUIT Nice lot of Yellow Newtowns, Spitzenberg, Baldwin, Mam moth lilack Twijr. Jonathan, Rome Reauty, Lawver, etc. lso large line of general nursery stock. Send for catalog and price list. Breeders ot Shorthorn tattle una Berk shire Hogs; all stock registered PACIFIC NURSERY CO. TANGENT i t The very finest line of Pianos, from the cel ebrated t'hickering, the renowned Weber, the line Kimball, which is used and known for its purity of tone and easy action, the silver-toned Hobart M. Cable, and on down the line of Pianos to suit your means and pocket book. Pe sure to write for terms, or come and see A niXIXTC jC mi ir.wcc At EILERS Pharmacy E. WILLIAMS, Prop. Proscriptions. 3td J TREES t OREGON MUSIC CO., The Dalles, Oregon. LESLIE BUTLER 1 TRUMAN BUTLER BUTLER & CO., BANKERS. A little mtisoimble fnig-alit.v while ono is earning money; a little money put cnrenillv tiwn.y in ti e btej.ing of pome good hintitution, may menn a bar against want, rare and trouble that the improvident person will foil to cope with. Why not the old and tried BANK OF BUTLER & CO., Hood River, Oregon. Buy Your Fruit Boxes AT Hood River Box Factory and Patronize Home Industry. Best Quality Lowest Price . Home Made Phone Main 71 St r I To the People of Hood River Valley . . . Our Flour, Graham, Whole Wheat, Farina, Bran, Shorts and Middlings are as good as can be made by any mill on earth. All made from good, strong Hard Wheat. We ask you to give them the preference, and by patronizing home industry help build up your own community. If your merchant will not furnish you with the home product, call on us and we will put you in line with some one who will. Hood River SPOT CASH GROCERY WOOD & SMITH PROS., Proprietors. Groceries, Flour and Feed FRESH VEGETABLES RECEIVED DAILY. Only Exclusive Grocery Store in the City. Free Delivery. Phone Can get a First-Class 250 MEAL at the HOTEL WAUCOMA P. F. FOUTS, Prop. HOOP RIVER. OR KG ON, JACKSON & JACKSON, Dealer In General Merchandise and Lumbermen's Supplies, Railroad Ties, Cordwood, Lumber and Cedar Posts Free Delivery. Phone 931 A. D. MAINE & CO. White Salmon, Wash. General Contractors and Builders. Estimates on all kinds of work diet rfnllv furnished mid (lie licet of work manship guaranteed. We are doing tlie hnilding of tliis section at nnwnt. t-ur work will ipeak for itself. F. 8. STANLEY. Frr. E. L. SJini!, ILC First National Bank OF HOOD RIVER Remember That this l,ml is a Home Institu Our Motto: "A SQUARE DEAL FOR ALL." Established 1900. Residents of Waco Co. for 24 Year a THE Milling Co. HOOD RIVER, OR. Vic-lKn. K. 0. FLAMIIAR OsM.r tion and we invite your business on a bais of nutunl helpfulness. i