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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1907)
ess"0 HOOD RIVER'QLACIER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1907 INCORPOEATID1905 MTARMSHID 1900 Butler Banking Company HOOD RIVER, OREGON $2000 Stock $2000 Stock -OF- SHOES . TO BE SLAUGHTERED E SAO --OF-- SHOES TO BE SLAUGHTERED Our Entire Stock of Freedman Bros.' Shoes TO BE CLOSED OUT Capital Fully Paid, $50,000 DIRECTORS Leblib Rotlbr, J. N. I'kal, Tkomaw Potleb, President Xicf I resident. CashWr J. W. Fbbmch R. T. Cox Beginning Saturday, January 19 Beginning Saturday, January 19 r z 11 i The Freedman Shelby Shoe Co. succeeds the Freedman Bros. Shoe Co. An entire change has been made in the company. JNew trade marks, new labels, .amerent lot in o. ana amereni styles of shoes are to replace the former ones. Not wishing to have two different lines we have decided to close out our entire line of Freedman shoes before our Spring goods arrive. There are no better shoes manufactured than the Freedman shoe, being for fifty years the leading shoe house in the United States They use only the best skins from the leading tanners, and employ none but expert shoemakers m tliwr factories, making good every wrong pair of shoes to their customers. This is wny tney nave accompuHueu uuu mm vnuun iun These shoes must walk. Come get your Share. Money Saved is money made. Be eco nomical. All shoes marked in plain figues. You see what you save on each pair WHEN WEf ADVERTISE, IT'S SO L. H. MUGGINS & CO. REPORTS TO HORTI CULTURAL SOCIETY the Hlstorr. Culture and Habits of Strawberry In Hood Rlfer. By C. D. Thompson. Tie history of the strawbrery, com meroially considered, dater from the lntroduotlou of the Clark's Seedling. Early in the eaily eighties a few plaoti of the variety then known a Clark's Early weie cultivated here, or lack of proper attention nothing of consequence came from tbeiu. Thli variety waa originated near Portland, Oregon, by Mr. Fred E. Clark, a'gardeuer and fruit grower. In the tall of 188.1, lion. T. R. Coon, now of Lyle, Washington, oame to Hood Hirer to seek a rural pursuits, and he Immediately secured and planted several varietiei of straw berries for the purpose of experiment ation. Clark's Early was among those elected end it pioved to be the only one of any promise. In 1884 Mr. Coon sent a orate (21 pounds) of this va riety to Purtlaud to market, and re oelred in return 'J and an Inquiry (or more of the same kind. The year following he began shipping them into Montana; and other farmers, seeing the possibilities for the future of the strawberry business. ; began glowing them, aud from this small beiiianluK rapidly developed a gieat industry within a short period of time, amounting recently to as many as 107,000 orates in a single season, and bringing a return of as much ai 175.000. This variety Inter assumed, and now locally bears the name of Claik's Seedling, In other localities, howev er, it is known as the Hood River, and is shipped as suoh. A peculiar faot in connection with this berry is that it proved of no value whatever In the Willamette valley, its place of origin. Another more interesting faot is that while it lias been tried in al every seotion of the United States, it has never proved equal as a shipper, nor reached tl.e same degree of per fection in any locality as here: and in many placet, in fact, has nearly always proved -.a entlie failure, in a few instance, i has suooeeded eutS oieutlv well to supplant all other va rieties. Soil V id climatic conditions here seem to b jist what are needed for the porfei ion of this particular variety. Many attempt. have been made to introduce otlie' varieties here, with a view of finding one that would be of eanal Quality both for table use and as a sh inner: and at the same time to be a heavy producer. The Utter has been uooomplisbed, but the former, never, and all other varieties have been discarded after a few trials of shipping them along with the Clark' Seedling. The harvesting of the etiawbeny crop usually begins from the 10th to 15tb of May. and lasts until tne mia die of July. Perhaps no other straw berry section enjoys so long a season, This is on aooouut of the land lying in benches, those on the lower land near the Columbia ripening first, and those on the higher benohes coming successively lute. Sometimes 'it is as long as a month's time between the first ripeuing on the low lands and the first on the highest benches. During the packing season thou ends of people come from other lo oalitlea and enjoy an outing and pick strawberries. I his makes lively times in Hood Kiver. The pioking ia done in band oar rieis oontaiuing six one pound boxes, After a carter is filled it Is immedl atelv taken to the packing bouse, whore the berries are turned over to the packers (usually women) who oast out all over-iipe, green, aud irregular shaped ones, replaoe tbera in'halleoks, and face them on the top with beiriea supposed to represent those under nuatb. They aie then placed orates, and each evening deliveied to the shipping house; whore, it they are to be shipped long distances, they are placed in refrigeration, and then sent to almost every market In the North and Middle West, going Montana. Idaho. Utah, Washington North aud South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and sometimes as tar Massachusetts and Alaska. These long shipments are possible only from the faot of the extieme firmness or tne berries, wnion anows them sometimes to be on the way to market a long as eight or ten days, and yet arrive in good oondition. Culture. ' Plants foi settiug new beds art us ually secured by allowing the runners to set on young, vigorous plants. These may be dug any time after the roots have begun to form, out gener ally In September or Ootober, or tbey may be allowed to remain la the ground until epting. Before setting, the plans are trimmed, both top and root. Great care Is taken to set the plant firmly In the ground, esspeo al ly if done in the fall, as they aie lia ble to heave duriug the winter. Most of the planting is done in the fall ; pot, however, beoause the grower us ually has more time for the work. Spring, no doubt, is the bettor time for setting. Plants are generally set to rows, 32 oi 33 inches apart, and from 13 to 15 laches apart fa the rows, making about 14,000 to tba r.ore. Ureat care should be taken in preparing the soil or planting. It is absolutely essent ial that the ground be graded on ao eount of convenience of irrigation. One who attempts to irrigate without first grading finds himself making water run tip hilL The ground should be plowed deep, and harrowed well to got rid of all weeds and make good plant bed. Thorough cultivation, both with horse and hoe, Is essential to successful crop production. The greater portion of this work is done after the pioklog la over. A ahoit period of rest la commonly allowed after pioking, no other attenton per haps, than watering being given. Tbeo the plants are topped and the weeds oleaned out. The topping aids veiy materially in olearing out the weeds, simulates the plants to vigor ous growth for the year following, then, during the remainder of the season, tbey are thoroughly cultivat ed, watered, and all runners kept out uut 1 some time In Ootober. The five toothed cultivator Is the one in most common use. The spiing cultivation is dot so ex teusive, consisting of perhaps oulti vating twice, and hoeing onoe or twioe. This should be light and not so near the plants aa to distuib the roots and arrest fruit development No work should be done among the plants after the fruit begins to set. 1 Trieste only as the season demands. The irrigation la kept up vigorously during the picking season. The pro per summer care makes the orop of the succeeding year. Plants set In the tall will produoe a small pioking the next year, and the season following will pi odooe at least halt orop. The third and fourth years are the very best, after which thev bee In to decline, and should soon be removed. However, on good soil and with proper oaie, aud some fertilizer, plants nave produood the preachers are making it their bus iness to interest tne citizens in ur oon In inviting those who live in the older sections of the country to come out and make their homes in the Beaver state. Apples ia England. England ia Importing on an average little over 150,000 bushels of apples per week. They oome from the Unit ed Statea and Canada, inose irom Oregon bring the. highest prices. The best qualltlea bring aoo a uox; orui nary samples, 92.90. These are good prioea, considering mat a uux uuu- tslna only a bushel, ihe California anrles are selling at V'2.45 a box for best and fl.ro lor ordinary gruue. The United States fruit is put up in barrels of about 140 pounds. The best range in value is from 95.30 to $0.78 a barrel; ordinary, from fl.35 to $4.80. Nova Sootian apples sell from $0.08 to $6.78 a barrel. Ordinary Canadian apples, from various sources, bring from $4.6U to ij.B'z a Darrei. m vue oes the Wngners are tne oneapess and the russets the dearest. Some of the latter soli for $6.78 a barrel 4 All headaches go When you grow wiser And learn to use An "Early Riser " DeWltt's Little Early Risers, sure pills. Keir & Cass. to Drofitablv for seven years. Anv of tne sou oi iio a ruver vai ley will produoe good berries, equal olaim being made for the excellence of those grown on sandy or clayey soils. Clover sod well tumed under and properly worked mekes a most exoelleut plant bed and furnishes food material for plant growth; be sides, the clover has a tendency to choke ont weeds, and leave the soil free from tbla abominable nuisance. Habits. The vines, with proper oare, grow to a eood size, however, not as larg as some ot the softer fruited varieties. The fruit is large, of good shape, rounded, and remarkably amooth ; the oolor is a dark, rich red, red to the oore. Tbey aie of fine texture and extremely firm and slightly tait in taste. The fruit is borne on rather long, stiff stems, thus ke ping It clean aud free from dirt. The ber ries are most exoellent oanners, re talnlng their shape, dark red color, and delloate flavor to a g eater degree of perfection than those of a softer nature commonly grown for nearby m rkets. The Clark'a Seedling la not an ex oeedingly heavy bearer the average crop being about 100 crates of 24 pounds eaon per acre. - many otner varieties will produoe much more heavily, but the orop ia valuable on aooount of always being In demand and producing well year after year, and It has the habit of producing valuable crop eaoh year. foeao Rates Will Bring Thousands, Hon. J. H. Aokerman, superintend ent of pobllo Insruotlon for the state of Oregon, baa requested the Oregon Development League to supply the detala of its work and especially the facts ot relative to the colonist rates to each aud every one ot the county superintendents throughout the state of Oregon. Mr. Aokerman believes that the splendid opportunity afforded the people ot the Middle West to visit almost every point in Oregon at the low rate of $25 should be tut be tore the schools, and that all teachers In the state should not only Inform themselves of the facts, but Impart those facts to their students. This rate of $25 inoludes all Missouri Klv er points, St. Paul and contingnous territoiy; the rate fiom St. Louis It i:t0. and from Chioago $33. and tick ets will be on sale from March 1 to April 30. There Is an absolute hunger for In formation about Oregon .throughout all portions ot the United btatea. addition to the many thousands that have been coming slnoe December, 3.750 inaulrias have been added with In the last twelve days. The Port land Commercial club added $2,480 to the fund with which It U advertising the state of Oregon at a dinner re nentlv. The newspapers of the atate are do inn a srand work in oatting attention to this opportunity to fnorease the DODulation and wealth of the state, while the teachers and in some cases Notioe is hereby given that the an nual meeting of the stockholders of the Mount Bo d Telephone Co. will bed at the Ar.isau ball, Mount Hood. Ore., on Wednesday, Marob 0, 1907, at 2 o'olook p. m., for the pur pose of electing five trustee, aud transacting such other business as may properly oome oer te me meet ing. Signed, K. U. ljanerty, secretary. Dated at Mt. Hood, Ore., Feb. 6, 1907. The Best Physic. When vou want a physic that is mild and gentle, easy to take and pleasant in effect, take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, rnce cents, tvery box warranted. Get a free sample at Keir & Cass's drug store and try them. sate, Notice of Annual Meeting. Knapp's Millinery Store will be re opened March 1st. Mrs. Knapp will lend January and February in the wholesale markets preparing for the Spring Opening. J2 Dad's Little Liver Pills thoroughly clean the system, good for lazy livers, makes clear complexions, bright eyes and happy thoughts. Bold by Keir & Cass, Druggist.. Notice .It will be absolutely necessary lor all persons contemplating the purchase of new stock in the farmer's irrigating Co. to make application within 30 days to the secretary of said company if you wish any water for the season of 1907. UOtf M. H. NICKEL80N, Sec'y. Hunting for Trouble. "I've lived In California 20 years, inn) am still hunting for trouble in the way of burns, sores, wounds, boils, cuts, sprains, or a case of piles that Buck len's Arnica Salve won't quickly cure," writes Charles Walters, of Allegheny, Sierra Co. No use hunting, Mr. Wal ters; it cures every case, Guaranteed by Chas. N. Clarke druggist. 25c. Light and Water Rates Reduced - After January 1st, 1907, meter rates will be as follows : For the first 15 kilowatt, 14J per K. W. For the second 15 kilowatt, 100 per K. W. After that 5c per kilowatt , Water for family use $1.00 per month instead of $1.25 as formerly just received see them. New Stock of Electroliers New designs hikI latest finish. Call and Our prices are right. Light and Water Co. C28IP WHOLESALE RETAIL THE DALLES NURSERIES R, H. WKBER, Prop. THE DALLES, OREGON. GBOWKB AMD DCALKB IN FRUIT, SHADE THCCC GRAPE VINES ORNAMENTAL Ki-sL-J SMALLFRUITS Evergreens, Roies and Shrubbery. Remember, Our Trees are Crown Strictly Without Irrigation. r Spice Perfection Sold on Merit dAfOLEBUC DEN SPICES Always the Same JAFokjersCo. San Fi rancitco The Club Cafe C. C. HOLMAN PROPRIETOR a m Meals at all Hours from 250 up Best Two-Bit Meal in the City T-Bone and Porterhouse Steaks our Specialty Xfixfc Door to Heed's Cierar Store. Hood Kiver, Ore. Do You Save Money? II not, it would be a good plan to begin NOW, by opening a SAVING ACCOUNT with this strong, conservative bank, and forming the habit of pystematically laying aside part of your salary each week or month so that sickness or lack of employment will not find you unprepa ed. Remember we Welcome Small DepositsOne Dollar will Open Your Account. DO IT TO-DAY DO NOT WAIT until you have "more money" You have "put it off" before for that reason. We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Savings Account No matter where ym live you can make deposits or withdrawals by mall, or call at the bank in person. We are prompt in acknowledging deposits, and all requests for with drawals are complied with by return mail. First National Bank WE CARRY THE FAMOUS RED JACKET PUMP "So Easy to Fix" AND FULLY GUARANTEED We can sell you a "WIND MILL to run t to- NORTON & SMITH Opposite post office O SPICES, o comtm. IAKVM POWDER, FlMOMNOtXTUCTl AfcOtfttte rlrtt WftGJ rttflW CLOfiETlISYEBS Shepard & Franz HOOD RIVER, OREGON. Arc In correspondence with all parts of tne united Htates and are in good posi tion to sell your Farm Property LOCAL AGENTS Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. j Orient Fire Insurance Co. Buy Your Fruit Boxes AT THE Hood River Box Factory and Patronize Home Industry. Best Quality Lowest Price Home Made Phone Main 71 C. T. RAW BON. F. H. BTAKTOV HOOD RIVER NURSERY. Stock Grown on Full Roots. We desire to let our friends and patrons know that for the fall planting we will hare and can sup ply in nnf number Cherry, Pcar,Apricot, Peach& Plum Trees. GRAPES, CURRANTS, BERRY PLANTS, Shade and Ornamental Trees. Also, all the standard varieties of apple trees. Can supply the trade with plenty of Newtown, SpiUea berg and Jonathan apple trees. RAWSON & STANTON, Hood River, Or. DAVIDSON FRUIT CO FRUIT DEALERS and Manufacturers of all kinds of Fruit Boxes Highest Prices Paid for High Grade Fruit. Boys Suits We are closing out a line of Boys' Suits, all wool long pants, Etc. $10.00 values reduced to $7.00 A full line Ladies', Misses' oc and Children's Golf Gloves A L. CARMICHAEL HOOD RIVER HEIGHTS NOW IS THE TIME to trade your old Stove in, on A NEW RANGE The Big New and Secondhand Store is the place. We buy, sell and exchange anything in Furniture, Stoves, Carpets, Tin and Graniteware, Crockery, and in fact EVERYTHING salable. Come in and be convinced that we can 5AVE YOU MONEY. Phone 1053 O. P. DABNEY & CO., Proprietors. li