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0 H .1 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 13, 1906. 18 VOL. XVIII. SOCIETIES. HOOD B1VKH COMMKKCIALCI.UB-MWU very second Monday In each month at I p. in . In the club roonu over Jaeknon'i ilore. II. K. tUviuaoN.Prea. A. D. Mo, Secretary. uTIoirRTmTSTruis NO. 105. "J M. Meets Saturday evening on orbelors each full moon. A. S Blow-ks, W. M. 1. McDonald, Secretary. HOOD KIVER CH APTKK NO. . B. A. M--A. D. Mo, Secretary. HOOD KIVER CHAPTER NO.,0. E.B. MeeU wcond and fourth Tueaday venln Mas. Th-Kbsa U AHTWKB, Bcrtary. "'.TFreVnal toiCiT Thursday i.t.i im,' i rltlV Kit lftT I. O. O. r.- night K. U. Pabbott, N. U. A N-al, Secretary &tIungnu-.n3.onrMond.y. ofeacn month. H. . -oo. r. U C. mmith, Scribe. i .iiRri KKHKKAH DKUREE LODGE NO. Ll I O O K -MeeS flrrtand third Fridays in' each month. R w.Ud, N. G. M kb. Doha Thomson. Secretary. wTnrx)MATolHiE NO. SO, K. or P. Weeuln K. o P. hall every Tuesday night. Meet in iv. 01 TH08 jr. john-OM, C. C. V. C. Bbock, K. of R. and 8. Jaym, V. C. C.U. DAKIN, Clerk. "ratand '4K,t" U. N. ft. W. McltKYNOLiMi, Clerk. BIVEKH1DELODC1ENO. W A. O. U. W.- hri 8,ul u,'B&M'.r E. K. Bbaulky, Financier CilKHTEK SHUT-. Kecorder. OLETA ASSEMBLY NO. 108. "We-iSE ii.ani.-Meeh. I he oral iJSJ!i davit work: wound and fourth weaueaaaya AruLii" hall. U- W. THoHeeoK, M. A. C. l. ri kN kii H , Secretary. COURT HOoThTvEK NO. 42, . .1. -iuu mmiid and fourth Mon- ui -1 day J,cr,,"r"' TTl hall. r. C. Baosius, K. 0. niNHV POST. NO. 16, 0. A. R.-MEETS AT A O. II. W. hall. eco '"urlu "'.J; iIhvii of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. aii O A. 11. m 'nt.tr. Invited to meet with at. 8. A. Kkisnkb. Commander. Thomas Uush, A-Uu'aut. FInby'w. U.C No. 16-MEKTS BKUONH C,,d fourth "alur.l...r h Month In A. - l'-W-,,Ul'tr.',KNnB.X.UNT,Pr,ld.nt, CiKHTHt'UK H. iMJl.ka. Secretary MOUNTAIN HOME CAMP No. 84ti, R. N. A. Meets at the K.of P. Hall on the aeooud and fourth Friday. BlMHIWi 0. Mart. Ella DAktN, Recorder. J. F. WATT, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Telephone-: Office, 281; residence, 811. WUKOEON O. B. A N. Co. H. L. DTJMBLE, PHY8ICIAN AND SURGEON. Successor to Dr. M. F. Shaw. Calls promptly answer In town or country, Telephones: Kcidnce, 611: Office, 61S. Office In the liroslus Building. E. 0. DUTRO, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office and Residence over First National Bank, Hood River, Oregon. Phone Main 871 DR. J. EDGINGTON, Physician and Surgeon Office over the First National bank. Office phone 1433. Res. phone TSX1, M. F. SHAW, M. D. Office in Jackson Block. Office phone. No. HTl. Residence, No. m. Dr. M. H. shabp Bb. Kdna B. Bhaiip Osteopathic Physicians Graduates of the American School ol Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo. Office and Residence Huxley Cottage River street. Phone 2ft Uoou Rivkk. p c7 BliOSlUS, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phone Central, or 121. omce Hours: 10 to 11 A. M.; 2 to 8 and 6 to 7 P. M. H.D. W. PINEO.D.D.S. DENTIST Cbown Hriimib Work a Spbcialtv. Office over First National Bank Telephone Main 311 0. H. JENKINS, D.M.D. DENTIST. Telephone?: Office 283; residence 1045 Office over Butler Bank, Hood Rivkr, Okk. M. E. WELCH, LICENSED VETERI5ART SERUEOS Ik nreparfd to do any work In the veterln ai y line He can be found by calling at or ph' ntnii to Clarke drug alore "aTjayse LAWYER Abstracts Furnished. Money Loaned. HOOD RIVER, OREGON. E. H. HARTWIG, LAWYER. Will Practice In All Conr1. Office wtrh Geo. 1. Cnlbertnon Co. Col lection. AttrctK. Srttlement of Katatea. HOOD RIVKR. OKEwoK. SENECA F. FOUTS Attorney at Law Broalui Building HOOD RIVER, OREGON. A. J. DERBY Lawyer HOOD RIVER, OREGON. JOHN LELAN D HENDERSON ATTORNKY-AT-I.AW, ABSTRACTER. SO TARY PUBLIC and KKAL EHTATS AGKNT. For year, a resident of O.gon and Waah tnaton. Ha. had many yeara eiperlencln Real Eatate m.ttera, a abatractor. aearcher of ilea and agent, ttatinfactlon faarantMd or do charge SEE J.H. HEILBRONNER & CO. FOR Fruit Lands, City Property, Investments, Fire Insurance. Burglar Insurance Accident Insurance Our List of Bargains in real estate will interest you J. H. Hcilbronner & Company Fruit Lands, Real Estate and Insurance Ground floor new Davidson, Bldg. HOOD RIVER and PORTTDND, ORE, Hood River Studio First-Class Photographs We have the latent In mount" and can en large your Phoi'w In uriiynu, Platinoid or Hepla. Sutisfactloii Kiiariit'd. W. D. ROGERS, Prop. BON TON ...Barber Parlors... The place to get an easy Bhave and first-class hair cut. Our shop is metropolitan in every respect. Porcelain Baths in Connection O. B. GRAY. 50,000 WELL BRICK 350,000 Building Brick For Sale at the BRICK YARD A. T. ZEKK. IS 3) R.JONES, Dentist Crown and Bridge Work Teeth Without Plata Treatment of riiHeaaed teeth and gums Office Broaius Building. Phone 103 WOOD FOR SALE. I am prepared to furnish mill and stub wood, also other kinds of wood. I have a new steam wood saw and am prepared to do sawing. Also do general team work. FRED HOWE. Phone 121. H. SEYMOUR HALL, Surveyor. I am qualified and prepared to do all kinds of nm-lasa land surveying. Accuracy gusr. anteed. Thoaa who wish first-class work dons addtraa U. K. I). 2., Hood River. rboua toil. FJS Bta nlsy, E L. Smith, E.O. Blanchae fTtn. viw-rrea. vnirr. V. C. Bbock, Asst. Cashier. The First National Bank Of HOOD RIVER, ORKUON. Capital $50,000 Surplus, $12,000. pj.Aramco. Civil and Architeccural Sg.; Engineers and Surveyors Mtk anrveva. nlani and eatlmatea for lew. r, lliht and power and railway plant-, and rurnian, .uDject to approval, pianii, apecmw tloni and eatlmatea for all daunt of bulldlagi public, private and mercantile. Special at Untlon (Ivan to economic and alow-burning construction. Accuracy and economy guar anteed. DAVIDSON BUILDING HOOD RIVER, OREGON. STRANAHAN & SLAVENS, Contractors and Builders HOOD RIVER. OREGON. SJELCOX Contractor and Builder fLAM A liTIMATM TVBJTUHM. FREDFRICK A ARNOLD, CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS Bttlaatoi lurnlihad oa all klndi of work Phones: SkifN?.-. SIMONTON & SONS Architects and Builders. lecortiTe Painting and Paper Hanging , Plan. furnUhed. Estimates care fully made. HOOD RIVER, OREGON. E. A. JEROME, Architect Having bad aeveral yeara' experience r.inv Kuiiitinff 1 would reanectfn aollclt a part of the patronaite or fie neopie i Hood Klver who anticipate biilldlng. lenn rin.ihle. a id aatlafactlon guaraiiloed. Of- noe at residence ou Height.. JOE WRIGHT CARPENTER AND BUILDER Phone 7i9 Fieurei and estimateg furnished on 11 kinds of huilding and contracting, IE OREGON Fl RELIEF ASSOCIATION fMeSIinovilli', Oregon, will insure your property at 1)0 per tent less cost man any other iim.lt iilion, " . . . ' L . . ., ..I .. 1 IHint V. r Itu.m, n'ci:i ooi Hood River, Oregon GOVER. JMENT Timber and Homestead LANDS I have for location aome choice apple land. and tlmqer claim": aUio relinquishment and land to script. Call on or address. Wm. f. kand, Reg. Phone 376. Hood River. Ure. Shepard & Franz HOOD RIVER, OREGON. Are In correspondence with all parts ol the I'nil' d H aWs and are in good posi tion to -ell your Farm Property LOCAL AGENTS Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Orient Fire Insurance Co. JAS. McBAIN, Hood River Marble Works Am DreDared to execute all ordere for granite ami marble work, monuments, tombstones, etc. Also contract for all kinds of stone masonry, con crete, etc. McEWEN & KOSKEY GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS Promnt sales and auick returns Wholesale dealers in all kinds of Firtt and Prdtluce. Consignments sollcltxl 129 Front Sttree, Portland, Ore. Eureka Meat Market MctiUIRE BROS., Props. Dealer. In Fresh and Cured Meata, Lard Poultry, Fruits and V egewuies. rrtee Delivery. - 'Phone Main 35. J. A. TILLMANY Violin Lessons Inquire at MT. HOOD HOTEL Cider, Champagne Cider, Genuine Champagne, Vinegar, Wines from sranes and small fruits. Alcohol from cereals, vegetables, plants, fruiu and wood and valuable recipes. tend $1 for book giving practical information how to make them. ur.u a dli, P. O. Box 601. Portland, Ore WANTED Hriht v.mn men and women of uood stand ing to prepare nir biiKlneiw iIiIouh. as steno graphers, bookkeepers, and telearaph opera tora at Kod salaries. Write today for five catalogue to Polytechnic College, 806 12th St., Oakland, Cal. The Unrest and best equipped school of busi ness training, Biioruiauu, ijiwihhi. mm a-. Telegraphy, Civil, Klectrlcal, Mwhaoical and Mining Kngineerlng, Mechanical and Archi tectural drawlt-K west of New ork. -(Note)-Young men and women of this vicinity should not fall to write for catalogue, staling what course they preter. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Untied States Und Offlce, The Dalles, Ore gon, Aug. 10, 1HU6. Notice Is hereby given thst In compliance wltn the provisions of the act of Congress of June 8, 1878, entitled "An act lor the sale of limber land. In the stales of California, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington Territory," as extended to all the l'titillc Und Slates by act or August 4, Met, PAUL M. HAI.L-LKW1M, of Hood Klver, count; of Wasco, slate ot Ore gon.has this day tiled In thlsoltlce his sworn statement No. ', for the purchase of the SW.NWK and NKHW!, of section It, town ship 1 north range in e., W. M., and will offer proof to show thst the land sought is tnon valuable lor the timber or stone tnereon than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before the Register and Receiver, at the Land Offle In The Dalles, Ore', oiiNovemb r 1, 1W. He names sa wKiiesseB William F. Rand, L. K. Morse, J. H. Heilbi-onner, A. J. Iierby, all of Hood Klver, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely any ot the above-described lands are request ed to tile their claims In this ottice on or lie lore the said iid day of November, MU HAKLT. SOLAN, sti-nS ttcgisler. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION United States Land Office, The Italics, Ore.. Aug. 21), IIW0.--Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the provisions of Ihe set ol Congress of June 3, 1K78, entitled "Ail act foi the sale ot timber lands In the Slates of Cali fornia, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington Ter rllory," as extended to all the Public Land states, by act of August , MM, Ihe following named persons have on April 2, 1WM, tiled In thlsoltlce their sworn statements, lo-wll: MAU1JK A. FAIRBANKS, of Seattle, county of King, In the sUle ol Washington, worn statement No. axiiil, for the purchase of thc8E'4 of section 36, Uiwn ship 1 north, range Demit W. M. CHAULK8 J. FAIRBANKS of Bealtle, county of King, ,tle of Washing tun, sworn atateincnt No. Wi7, for Hie pur chase of the Wj,8i:y NESaSKf.;. section ,H, and NWi-4SWH scctliinSS, luwushlpl, north range He., W. M. That tliey will oiler proof to show that the lands sought are more valuable for the timber and alone thereon than for aileultuial purposes, and to eslahllsh their claims to said lauds before the Register and Receiver, at the laud ollloe, in The Dalles, Oregon, on November , laou. They name the following Witnesses: NllsC. Olson, of Cortland, Oregon, Maude A. Fair banks and Charles J. talrbanks, or Seattle, Washington. Any and a! persons claiming adversely any of the above described ands are requested to tile their claims lit this office ou or before said tlth day of November, lliutt. BtLnS MICHAEL T. NOLAN, Register. SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon,,for Wasco county. Emma Hoblusou, Plaintiff, vs. eh., n ft Uohtnsnn. Defendant. To t hus. O. H. Hoblpsou,' defendant above named. In Hie namenf the state ororegon, yon are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint filed against you In ,the above en titled cause on or belora Hie expiration oi six weeks alter the date of the tlrst publication of this summons, as hereinafter suited, and in pn von fall to solaiiiier and answer said Coiiiolaint. the plaintiff will apply to the .viiipi for ilia relief waved for lu her coin plaint, namely: for a decree of the court dis solving the marriage omlracl between the plaintiff and ileiendant Hint granting lo the plaintiff the care and custody ol tho minor CI11IU Ol piUlllllII BlIU ULHIIUOIIl. Tiiia mimmims is surved uiuiii you hv pub lication thereof for six weeks In the Hood uii..r (jiuHi'r. hv order of Die court made on the 1st day of September, WOi, aud you am required by Bald order urine court to appeal anit answer the nlnlntlll s complaint on or be fore six weeks from Ihe date of the drst pub lication, which dale Is Ihe till) day of Septem ber, luun. w. n. wii.iun, BiUin Allorney for l'lalntlll ELECTION NOTICE. N..iinis heiehv alven 'hat ill a special meet Ing of the Board of Iilrcctorsofthe Hood Hlver Irrigation uisirii-i. ueiu m m,c, ... o.u i.i.idH nn Momluv.tlie ith day of August. Vm, It was estimated and determined by the Board ot Directors of Ihe said Irrigation Dis trict that It la necessary to raise SHI.UOO.UU for the purpose of completing the necesssry Irri gating canals and works, slid acqu ring the V..u.-uUri, iirmu'rtv anil rluhts therefor, and otherwise carrying out the provisions of the act under which said District was organised. Said Hoard of Directors at the name time and place also called a H'dl Election to be held al the same time and place hereinafter i. ..,..,1 ui which shall be submitted to the electors of said Irrigation District the question whether or nol the bonds of said i n.tri.-i in i he amount above mentioned shall be Issued, and the Hoard directed that notice thereof be given intiie manner iiroviueu uy law, said notice to lie signed by the Sectetary txf th Ifcinrri or Directors. ! uius -lao estimated and determined thai It Is necessary to ru n' Three Thousand Dol. lars (S3.0O0) by special assessment for the pur pose ot paying the tutereLon bonds and other necessary exiwnses connected with the asses, inent and collection of the same. Now, therefore, In pursuance of the fore going authority, notice Is hereby given that Special ".lection will he held at the Barrett School House In the lliaid River Irrigation District In Wasco county, Oregon, oa Salur. day, the 15th day or September, IDOti, at which shall be submitted to the electors of said Irrl. gatlon District Ihe question whether or kot the bonds of said District shall be Issued In the sum of f ui.nuo lor the purpose above men tioned and the sHclal assessment shall be made for the sum ol :i,0 0 as above stated. The polls at salu election win tie opened at hp hour of s o'clock A.M.. and will be closed at the hour of 7 o'clis k P. M., and said elec tion will be held ana the result tnereoi aeier. mined and diclared In all respects as nearly timet cable In conformity with the require. merits of the law concerning Hie election of officers of said Dist rict. Notice Is rnrllicr given nisi j. j, jornan, Inn. a W son and J. wicmiam were regu. larly appointed J edges ol said election and H. it. Arneson anil vji. 1. nargcov .ierasinereoi. By order of Die Board or Directors of the Hook River Irrigation District. J. 11. IMltJr. MAa r. IV, Secretary ol the Board Dated al Hood River. Oregon, tbla auth day or August, m. axisia BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE. A variety of gotsl residence property tv at prices and terms to puit. Good buys for VH), Hm, $700, H.ri0, $1,000, $l,2--)0, $1,SU0, 1 1,400, $1,5(X, $!,7.r)0, f 1,800 or any price you want. Two-story house near high school for only 11,600. Several goon remuenc.es ciose to uuai ness for sale cheap. F'ine two-story residence with two loU, choice location, only f.,000. New two-siory house, six rooms be sides pantry and bath, only $1)00. Whole blocks and acreage property for sale on easy terms. Finest residence lots in the city cheap. Good investment. Large list lo select from, including good orchard land and farm properly. Come and s-e us. Onthank fl Otten Hood River Oregon 1DLEWILDE LODGE DEDICATES TODAY BUILDING FORMALLY ACCEPTED Hood River Odd Fellows and Its Slter Lodges (Jat Iter for Ceremony Brief History of Organliatlon. Idlewild Lodge. I. 0. O. P. No. 107, will make au important event in its history today by dedioatiug itt Uue new tl(i,000 building and lodge hail. The iuter.or Hiid exterior of the building is now completed aud the struct ur j is ooueeded to be oue that Hood River citizens should lie proud of whether they be Odd Fel lows or not. Built by ma'erial, as far as it was possible, made iu Hood Hirer and designed by a liood Klver architect it stands as au object lesson of what can be done by patronizing home iudustiy. The building is lOOx 00 f jet, tlree stories faife h, the tlrst two of which are occupied by the store of the Paris Fair. The lodge ball is 48x&t feet and is said to be oue of the largest iu the state if not the largest outside of Portland, liesldos the main lodge hall there is a smok ing room, banquet hull, kitchen, lockers for lodge regailia, two ante rooms and evetythlng complete foi lodge work aud eutortaiuiug, includ ing au Apollo piano player. ihe dedioatlou ceremony will com mence today at 4 o'clock aud will con sist of the regular exercises provided by the Odd Fellows ritual on these occasions. In addition to the regular otUoers of the lodge Oraud Wardeu 11. U. Hostetler of The Dalles aud Grand Treasurer Dr. Doaue, of tbt same city, will be preseut and help couduct the ceremony. Members ot the lodges of Udell, White Salmon, Mosior aud Cascade iocks will be present, as will also members of the UHiiiftit.rs or ltoDeKati, tne auxniiary loilo conueotod with the Odd I'd Ion i'he cei U'Lony will be iiiipiea- vi: and u ii i im bin' of invitttt iout- U;no oeen issued lo thofce who are not members of the orgiiuiziit'ou. It is epxeeied that the dodioutiou cere mony Will ut coiiciiKieii uy o o ciooh after xhicb the visiting members will be entei taiued ut the Mount Hood ho tel. Idlewllde Lodge was instituted Au gust .'.), IS!1, and the originul lodge consisted of but ti members but it now has iu the neighborhood ot 1-0. Ihe charter members were: A. LI. Joues, M. P. Watson, Cieo. A. Her bert, 11. W. linoo, U Neil and 11, J. H bbard. the latter belug trie otily oue of the charter members who is now living at Hood River. The where abouts of Geo. A. Herbert and II. W. Hrioe is uukuown. A. Li. Jones when last heard from was at Nome, Alaska, M. P. Watson is living lu California and h. Nell at Peudleton. At the time tho lodge was instituted all members were takeu iu, only three of whom are now living at ll.od Riv er beside Mr. Hibbard. They are L Fj. Morse, J. Hanna and L. Udell Ihe organization ot Idlewllde lodge took place iu the old building which was toru down to make way foi the new oue aud which has been its home uninterrutedly ever since it was insti tuted. Its lirst oUlcers were II. J. Hibbard, noble grand, M. V. Watson, vice noble giand, A. IS. Jones, score tary aud L. Nell, treasurer. At the time it was organized it was the only fraternal organization at Hood River with the exception of the Kuiuhts of Pythias, which had instituted a lodge here but a short lime uoiore tne uuu Fellows. The Hood River lodge of Odd Fal lows was the parent lodge of the oue instituted at Udell which took place iu December. VMi, its chatter mem bers being taiieu from Idlewilde Iodize. The chatter mem hers of the Odd Fellows lodges instituted ut Mo sier aud White Salmon were also orig inally members of the Hood River or ganization wbose intiueuce aud Dene- iiciaty effects have been far reacbiug in developing the interest of good fellowship and in fraternity work The preseut lodge is oue of the most prosperous in tne state Dolti oilmen oallv and financially, and its oUlcers are 11. C Coe. noble grand. 11. (J. Smith, vice noble grand, Jas. Reese, I oi t tary and J. M. Wood treasurer. Several Kinds of Pants. Pauls are made fo men and not for women, women were mane ior man aud not for pauts. Wheu a man pant for a woman and a woman pauts for a man these, my friend, are a pair of nants. but.these pants do not last, lo ' . i . t .1... i a . make pants last, muss uio uuat inov Punts are iiko molasses, because they are thinner iu hot weather aud thick er lu oold weather. A fat man cauuot keen uo his pauts lu hot weather without suspenders, but a dog can Men sometimes make mistakes in pants, and these mistakes are cnlled breeches of promise. There has been much discussion, my friends, as to weather pants is singular or plural in my mind, when a man wears pauts it is plural, but wheu be does not, it is singular. hx. Fruit Cannery Works 500 (;irls The following f;om the Vnkima Re publio concerning the fruit canning Industiv at North Yakima, gives a clear idea of the value of a cauuery to a city: Employed in the Webber-Russoll ranncrv. and in the commission au stiitiiiin. bouses on the went side of the tiack, are about 500 Yakima girls. Those who work at the cannery are rreparina fruit for cauning purposes, while those employed in the oommis' tion bouses are packing fruit lor ship ping purposes. That a citv the size ot North Yaki mn could Uud employment for many young gills and women as this seems remarkable. It goes to piove however, that the fruit industry of the Yakima valley is king of all others at the present time, and the great de mand for its fruit is shown in the daily shipments to all points over the country. Shipped from here daily last wee hv all the fruit dealers were on an av erage of six cars of prunes, live cars of peaches, three oars of oautaloupes and watermelons, and two oars ot ap pies. The largest shipper and those who employ the greatest number i ot women and young sirla are the can nery, the lakima Horticultural Un ion, the Walla Walla Produce compa ny, the Perry Commission bouse, aud Kyau i ewtou. lu the face cl tne fact that about 500 women aud girls ere kept busy last week lu the truit iudustiy. at least -00 more could be used to graet advantage. Ibis mot u I iix Andrew vtebtier, oi the canning plant, called at the Ke publio ottloe aud said that for the lack of help iu the cauuery they would this week be compelled to refuse any more fruit from the growei. "We have more fruit thau we oan take care ot, and have eveu had to place some ot it in oold storage. 'B want neip, auu must have it or else we oan not oper ate the cauuery. We can use &00 girls easily, and the work is neither hard nor disagreeable." Shortage in Fruit Roxea. Samuel Li. Cobb, manager of the Standard ox company, tells the Jour nal that the box faotorlea in rorlaud are tiudlug it ditlloult to till their orders. "The apple aud prune crops iu the ioiuity of Portland must be a record breaker," said Mr. Cobb, "judging trotu the unusual demaud for fitiit boxes. The territory supplied by the box manufaouriug i-ouoerus of this lty is chiefly oouuned to Portland aud vicinity aud the fruit-raising dis tricts along the Columbia rivei from Hood River to Astoria. Heretofore we have had uo dtiUoulty iu supply ing this territory, but we have turned own scores ot orduia tuls season. Fortunately the Rogue River and oth- soutberu Oreuou fruit districts manufacture thelrown' boxes. It the; lepeud upon Portland facoriea as for- tierly they would be up agaiust;a hard prouiom. F. A. Douty, secretary ot the Mull- uomah Lumber A liox company, re ports that bis concern can't begin lo supply the local detuanud for iruit boxes. It is said that the entire out put of the largest box factory in Port lauud will not supply the demand ot the prune-packing plants located In Vancouver, Washington. Kvergreeii lllat kherry a Pest. A newspaper in Douirlass county re ports that the evergreen blackberry it becoming a great nuiBanoo lu some portions of that county. We have feated that this might come about in Oregon from observations ot its growth. It is probable that the ever- leeu blackberry is the same variety bich is a great uuisanoe lu New .ea- taud, where it is ranked among the worst agrloultutal pests. It is proba ble that olimatio conditions ,in New Zealand are even more favorable to the evergreen blackberry thnu they are tu western uregou, out it is a plant which needs restraint almost everywhere in Western Oregon. Huilding Sample Road at Pendleton. At last the oouuty court has agreed upon a location (or the sample maca dam road that is to be built by the government engineers, tha Wild Horse .1 , I ..... ...I I' I. a nhn n. umt formally agreed upon yesterday after lunu woo --icuii-u. u- -w " - the commissioners and Sarveyoi Klm- brell bad visited the looutiou during the afternoon. The oouuty surveyor will at once make a survey of the road and forward the same to Washington However, the court decided that a halt mile of experimeutal road was sulUlent. aud that amount will be constructed instead ot the mile which was Hist proposed. Ihe halt mile is tn onut. about tl.TiOO. the county bav lug to pay for all the labor. The road will commence just beyond the tlrst hit Rtnr the road leaves the Umatilla, aud will extend for a bait mile. East Oregouiau. Eastern Dealers Amazed. The Chicago Packer lemarks edirnr- iaily : "A growers' association ,n the fa inous Hood River valley of Oregon is reported to have closed a deal a tew dav airo for the sale of its apples- about 65 can at pi ices nearly equal to last year's high level. These ap idea, however, have trained an envla ble reputation, being unusually large aud of surpassing uuallty aud appear auce and are takeu to supply what is lerhaps the hiubest priced tiade in the country the wealthy New York ers. Then. too. keen competition on the part of ilval dealers Jfrom the same city muy be accountable to oou siderablu extent for the fancy prioes. While not authoritatively speoilied It is said that these Oiegon apples, of which there is only a limited quautl ty available, brought the remarkable oi Ice ot I-.-5. or tnere-aoouts, to . per bushel box; yes, box, uot bairel. ' flood River Prunes Shipped to Chicago Frank Chandler Hast week shipped the lirst carload of prunes to Chicago that ever went from Hood Klver. Mr, Chandler has tho laigest acreage of unities ot auv rauuhei in the valley most of the old prune orchards being .rubbed out. except a few trees that have lieeu lert. front ing py expor hmoe of the Mosler and Dalles slut) mentp last year and the renewed ship ments this year whore the prunes are necked in 5-pound boxes and shipped east tor fruit stand trade, de termiued Mr. l.tiunaier to snip in own unities. Off the two acres prunes be packed !)0t) crates and to till the car put in 68 orates for S. P. Wythe and 2H for J. A. hppiug. It expected that Hie prunes will net good prollt. Lyceum Theatre Co'TNe, Dates have been assigned the Hood Kiver Lyceum lecture course and this week the ladies of who have charge of the arrangements for this season'i nnurae will canvass the city with tick els. The attractions are thought to hn -rv izood and are as. follows: Mrs. 'Vm. Calvin Chilton, October Marshall Choate Crouch, Novetnbei '21. Midland Opera Quintette, Deoember I'hnmna MoClarv. January 17. Royal Male quartette, February 15, Well Worth Trylnf W. H. Brown, the popular pention at torney, of 1'ltlsiiew, i., says: - ie t., u nonainn. the liest thin to get it, liinc'. New Life Pills." He writes "Tliv -efti niv family In splendid Willi." Ouick cure for headache, con' .filiation and hilliousness. 25c. (luar anteed al tnaries ti" . rf'll...t .i., tore. J IAKING FORTUNE AT NOME, ALASKA SAM SAMSON'S MINE STILL PAYING ent Away Fo Two Week, Rut Re turns tu l lml IliniHolf t:to,ooo RUIu-r-TclU A hunt Alaska. It isn't every one that oau go away fur a two week'i visit aud come back to find a lettei awaiting them telling that they have made t.10,000 while they hare been gone. This however, is bat Sam Samson did. As has been stated before iu connection with three partners he owns a mine near Nome, Alaska, and while be has been away they have takeu out over 100,000 iu gold from the mine a and the letter Samsou received told him all about it. So far K250.000 has been taken from the Cyrus Noble miue which is the uauie of the placer deposit of yellow metal owned by Saiusou and his part ners. Oue huudred aud seventy-five thousand dollars ot this uas beeu sluiced out and 80,000 more is ready tor that operation. Samson was at one time a resident ot Hood River and is well acquainted here, where lie has many friends. He at oue time rau a shing)e mill at Cbenowltb aud is something of a me chanical genius, having tiled several patents that had I hey arrived a few bouts sooner at the patent ottice iu Washington would have made him ealthy. It was through these it is laid that he lost most of his nioiuy ud was forced to seek a new Held lo recoup bimselt, blx years agobe went to the gold Holds of Alaska aud com menced prospecting and working ne, r Nome. For several y-nrs while be made a living he was unable to Uud anything it'll until hift January wheu the Cy rus iNoule commenced to snow signs of a line prospect aud later developed into a most fortunate strike for hiui ielf and paituers. Samsou has just returped Horn a tour of the eastern states and is at preseut stopping at the Mount Hood hotel, but will shortly start for Nome. In talking about his mine and other phases of life in Alaska the other day he said : Our miue is located about two and one half miles from Nome aud we have about 5 men employed. La- or iu Alasaa is not as high as some suppose although expensive enough. We pay our meu fo a day and board ud they work teu hours. This is tho general price. There are labor unions lu Alaska as elsewhere nut so lar inoy have not caused any trouble. Proba bly this is due to the fact that there are so many out of work there. It is a mystery bow tboy manage to eixst in such au expensive country to live in, but they do and life Is very much the same there now as lu the states. "Mining there is, however, attend ed with a good many difficulties ev ery foot ot ground excavated has to be thawed out by steam, uoni costs us f4 a ton. It is only 16 at Nome, but it oosts us 8 to have it hauled two miles and a half, aud iu the pring it sometimes gets pretty scarce, uur mine ii iiu leer, deep with the ground frozeu all the way. Ihe most dirt we have beou able to take out lu a day is a yardage equivalent to 8 feet deep aud 50 teet long. This we do in winter and siuice it out during the summer. The gold is iu uuguets some of them pretty large and come out free. We have an other mine oalled the Diamond L which we live not yet developed but expect to do so before long. Near us s the Alaruaret Aline owned ny a man named Daly that will pan out between WOO, 000 aud $100,000. The other claims near us have been staked out so many times and abandoned that it is dillicultr to tell who(tbey do belong to now. It takes nerve an staying power to work a mine iu Alaska aud a good many prospectors get discour aged befote they make good." When asked about the price oi liv ing iu Alaska Samsou said that flour oosts $6 a bar i el, butter 75 cents a roll and other things in about the same ratio., Drinks of ull kiuds are two for a quarter beer as well as whiskey, Kamuou expects to eleave ior oiiid Sebptember 25, aud says that wheu ho was there he was satisiied out now that he has been iu the states for awhile be looks forward to the long oold winter in his far northern home with some regret. Presented W illi Fruit and Roses. Word was receieved here l'liday that party of Washington correspondents that were making a tour of pleasure to the coast, would pass through here ou No. 1 Saturday, ou their way to Portland. It was decided to give them an invitation to stop otf bete aud take a drive around the valley. An assortment of nice fruit wai hasti ly picked up, garnished wi h beauti ful roses, aud President i'uvidsou, of the Commercial club, aud Fj. L. Smith were delegated to make the presentation while the train stopped at the station, and extend the invita tion,. On the special car was iounu among others (loueral Passenger Agent Wm. McMurray aud lorn iticnarason. On Monday the following letter was leceived : Hood River ConimoroiuK Jub, Hood River Or. Ucntlemen In behalf of the Wash ington correspondents 1 wish to thank you for the astoniwhiugly flue fruit and flowers which you left on our train, aud for the cordial invita tion extended by your president, 11. P. Davidson, to visit Hood River aud valley. If it were possible to diverge from an itiuerary prepared at Wash ington and which must be strictly ad hered to, we should have made an ex ception in your cuse. The attractive climate of Hood River aud the Btipei iority of its fruits are famous and we shall do all we oan to extend the re nown of both. With thanks I am Yours sincerely, Hany J. Brown. The laxative effect of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets is so agree able and bo natural you an hardly real ize that it is produced by a medicine. These tablets also cure indigestion and biliousness. Price 25 cents. Sampler) free at Keir & Cass's drug store.