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HOOD RIVER, OREGON, JULY 30, 1803
SOCIETIES.
UOOU RIVKR COM MKRCIALCI..UB Meets
every second Monday In each month at ( pr
111., in Uie C1UD rooms over jkckhuu siur.
A. A. J A V M E, r"re.
P. 8. DAVinsoN, Secretary.
HOOD RIVKR U)IMiK NO. 106, A. f. and A.
M. Meets Saturday evening on or before
each full moon. V. N. Clakkk. W. M.
1. McUonalu, Becralary.
UOOD RIVER CH AFTKK NO. . It. A. M.
MevU lint and tUlrd Friday nights of each
monlh. O. R. Cahtkbu H. V.
K. O. Hiahchak. Becretary.
Hood River Commindery No. 12, K.T,
Meets every a. cona .tiounny tvcinui
of each month. W. K.Laraway, E.C.
A. D. Moe, Recorder.
HOOD RIVKR CHAPTER NO. 25, O. E. 8.
MeeU second and fourth Tuesday event nr
of each mouth. Visitor oordial'y welcomed.
Cabkib Bailey, W. M.
MibsIdcl Woodwobth, Becrsutry.
IPLEWILDE LOitGE NO. 107, I. O. O. V.
MeeU In Fra erual hall, every Thursday
night. M. J. MAHiKCK, N. U.
Ono. Thomson, cretary
EDEN ENCAMPMENT, NO. 48, 1. O. O. F.
itegnlar meeting second and fourth Mondays
of each month. UKO. Thomson, C. P.
H, 0. Bmitb, Scribe.
KEMP to DOE, No. 181, 1. O. O. K.-MeeU in
Odell Improvement Co.'a hall every Satur
day night. Visitors cordially welcomed.
J RCUOHBY. N. O.
RO MAsbikbk, Km. Bee y.
lAI. REL REBEKAH DEGREE IX) DOE NO.
si. I. O. O. K.-MeeU first and third Fridays
lu each month.
MR8.E. 8. MAYB8, N. U.
Ella May Davidson, secretary.
W.O. W meets the id and 4th (Saturdays
each mouth at I. O. O. F. hall. VlHltors cor
dially Invited. A. CBTATKN, C. C.
r". W. McUbysolds, Clerk.
WAUCOMA LODGE NO. 30, K. OF P.
Meets in K.of P. hall every Tuesday night.
C. P. Rosa, O. C.
J. E. Nichqlh, K.of R. and 8.
HOOD RIVER CAMP, NO. 7,102, M. W. A.
Meets In 1. 0. 0. F. hall every Wednesday
night, H.b. Dano, V.C.
C. V. DAKIN, Clerk.
OOD RIVER CIRCLE NO. 521, VVO.M EN OF
Woodcraft-Meets at l.O.O.K. hall on the
Ural and Third Saturdays of each month.
LOU MC'KKYNOLDH, U. N.
F. W. McRbynolds, Clerk.
RIVERHIDELODGENO.C8 A. O. U. W.
Meets first and third Saturdays f each
month. R. E. Cuapm am, M. W.
GEO. HLOCOM, Financier
CUK8TKK SHi'TK, Recorder.
OLETA ASSEMBLY NO. 108. UNITED ART-lKans.-Meel
the rtrsl and third Wednes
days, work; ccohiI and fourth Wednesdays
Artisans' hall. C. D. Hb.niuous, M. A.
K. H. Uahtwiu, Secretary.
COURT HOOD RIVER NO. 42, FORESTERS
of;Ainerlctt,-MeetJi every Thursduy evening
at 8 o'clock.
Wm. Fleming. C. U.
K. 0. bromus, Secretary.
CAN BY POST, NO. 16, Q. A. R. MEETS AT
A. O. V. W. hall, second aud lourlh Mauir
aaviof each month at 2 o'clock p. ni. All
U."a. R. members Invited to meet with us.
G. Ii. CAHTNKit, Commander.
8. V. Blytub, Adjutant.
CAN BY W. R.C., No. 16-MKETS SECOND
ml fourth HaturUays of each Mouth lu A.
i. l W. hall at 2 p. m.
KathkyN Gill, President.
Lvuia Sumnkk, Secretary
MOUNTAIN HOME CAMP No.84i9, R. N. A.
Meets ut I. O O. F. Hall on the second and
fourth Fridays ol eaeh mouth.
Mils. U. I'KKI.Ell, O.
Mhh. F. E. li komi lis. Recorder.
PAYNTER liODUK, No. 2110, M. U. A.
meeu first and third Fridays of each mouth
at K. of P. hall. ClBo. S. MlLI.BR, Pres.
AUG. GUIOKAKD, Sec.
MT. HOOD LODGE No. 205, 1. O. O. F. Meets
every Wednesday evening In Grlbble's ball,
Ml. Hood. C. H. SHAW, N. G. .
G, W. Dimmkk, Sec.
J. F. WATT, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Telephones: Office, Ml; residence, 811.
SUUGEON O. R. A N. Co.
H. L. DUMBLE,
I'M YSIOIAN AND SURGEON,
calls promptly answer 3d In town or country,
Day or Night.
Telephones: Hesideuce, Oil: Office, 613.
Offloe lu the llrosius Building.
E. 0. DUTRO, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
uffice over First National Bunk. Hood
River, Oregon.
Offirelone Main 871 Rea. Main 873
m7e. SHAW, M. D.
Office in Jackson Block.
OlUce phone, No. 1471. Residence, No. 5IB.
Dr. M. H. sharp Dr. Edna B. sharp
Osteopathic Physicians
jratluates of the American School of
Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo.
Office, Hood tiiver fault and Trust Co. Uldg
Home I'hom-102 IU. litt-B
FO. BROSIUS, SI. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone Centra!, or 121.
DUlce Hours: 10 to 11 A. M.; 2 to 8
anrls to7 H M.
Mrs. Mary Powell Jordan, M. D.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
dllice and residence, home place of John
Inland Henderson, State St., head of Third SI.
Phone 971.
DR. EDGINGTON
Smith liuiUliii
HOOD RIVER OREGON
"dr. eTtToarnes
dn mi
Olllce over Bartmess Store Telephone 31
H. D. W. PINEO.D.D.S.
DENTIST
Office over TelephoHe
Firet National Bank 131
C H. JENKINS, D.M.D.
DENTIST
Telephones : Office 28; residence 28-b
Office over Butler Bank,
A A.JAYNE
LAWYER
Abstracts Furnished. Money Lo ined
E. H. HARTWIG,
LAWYER.
Will Practice In All Courts
Office In Smith Building, over First Na
tional Bank.
DR C. W. EDMUNDS
SPECIALIST
KYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
New Broelus Building Telephone It:nir
White Salmon
The small depositor receives the s;ime courtuiUH tn-n" men
as the larger ones. We have both.
90AIE AND
fX8TAKLT, E. USMITB, E.O. BLAXCSAB
Pres. Vlee-Prea. Cashier.
V. C. Bhock, Asst. Caxhier.
First National Bank
OP HOOD RIVKR, OREGON.
Capital $.0,000 Surplus $13,000.
P. M. Hall-Lewis & Co.
ARCHITECTS and ENGINEERS
Deputy County Surveyor for Waaco County.
Deputy County Surveyor for Klickitat Co.,
Wash. City Engineer, City of Hood River.
Make surveys, plans and estimates for mm.
er, light and power and railway plants, aud
furnish subject to approval, plans, (ec!nc
tions and estimates (or all claascs of buildings
pubiic, private and mercantile. Kpecial sttcu
tlou given to economic and slow burning non
slru'Ulon. Accuracy snd economy guaranteed.
Home and Pacific Telephones. Davidson
Building, Hood Kiver, Oregon.
JOHN LELAND HENDERSON
ATTORN EY-AT LAW, ABSTRACTER, NO
TARY PUBUCand REAL
EHTATE AUKNT.
For 23 years a resident of O. egon and Wash
lngton Has had many years experience In
Real Estate mstlers, as abstractor, searcher of
titles snd agent. Hatisfaclion guaranteed or
no eharge
International Correspondence chool
8CR ANTON, PA.
II. Y REED, Representative
Wt Hlxlh St., Portland, Oregon.
Hood River once a4 month. Full infor
mation mailed upon request.
Eureka Meat Market
McGUIRE BROS., Props.
Dealers in Fresh and Cured Meats, Lard
Poultry, Fruits and Vegetables.
nee Delivery. Phone Main S5.
M. E. WELCH,
LICE3SED VETERINARY SURUE0X
Is prepared to do any work In the veterin
ary line. He can be found by calling at or
phenlng to Clarke drug store.
A. J. DERBY
Lawyer
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
Stranaliau & Slaven
Contractors and
Builders
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
JOE WRIGHT
CARPENTER AND BUILDER
Phone 2fil-S
Estimates furnished on request. An
honest job guaranteed.
E. A. JEROME,
Architect
Havinir bad several years' exoerlence in
drafting and building,! would repeviritlly
solicit a part of the palmnaire ol the people ol
Hood River who anticipate building. Terms
reaaonauie, a id satisfaction guaranteed, or
Hoe at residence on Hvlgbt.
H.SEYMOUR HALL,
Surveyor.
I am quHllned and svepared to do all kinds
of flitt-class land surveying. Accuracy guar
anteed. Thse who wis" first-class work done
addints R. K. 1). 2., Hood River Phone Wll.
ASSOCIATION
OF McMINNVILLE, ORE.
Announces another reduction in the
cost of insurance.
T. L. DUNSM0RE, THE DALLES
or
C.D.THOMPSON, HOOD RIVER
FREDmiCK A. ARNOLD.
CONTRACTORS
and BUILDERS
Estimates furnished on all kinds of work
FhoriPS' Arnold. Main M.
Farm for Sale
10 Acres beautifully located, jjood level
land, half mile from town, ono mile
from St. Martins Sprint?', 6 acres cnlti-
tivated ; 80 walnut trees; young family
orchard ; aood well, 6 room house, new
barn and chicken home, 2i chickens, 3
tons of hay, household Kooda and tools.
Price for quick sale $1700.00. Address
J. L. OLSON
Box 27
Carson, Wash.
RALPH REED
Best line of Cigars in
the City
Also handle line of
Pipes, Tobaccos and
Fishing Tackle
A. C. BUCK
NOTARY PUBLIC AND INSUR
ANCE AGENT
Room 12 Rrosiins Block
Land For Sale
l have about 1 .000 acres
of No. 1 Applp Ln tl,
most of it iimltM- ditch at
prices raiigiiifr from $00
per nnv up.
J. R. Steele
hood iuvi:i, oiiiO' J on
Valley Bank
SEE US.
Cbas. U. Pratt, J. H. Osborne. R. W. Pratt,
fraaldenL Vloefrca. Caablar.
Hood River Banking
and Trust Co.
We transact a general tanking bu lines and
own our own banking property
Iuterest paid on time and Having deposits
8afe deposit boxes.
C.F.SUMNER
HEADQUARTE l '
Plumbing
Come in and exam
ine our line of
Pumps, Bath Tubs, La
vatories, Sinks, Etc.
HUH SPRAY HOSE
Agents For
L
.Ferguson & Wright
Hood River Marble Works
Are prepared to execute
all orders for granite and
marble work, monuments,
etc.
McReynolds & Co.
DEALERS IN
Flour, Feed, Hay, Grain
and Poultry Supplies
YUCCA TREE PROTECTORS
Petal u ma Incubators and
Brooders
STOCK FOOD
Phone 1091
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
McEwen & Koskey
Cnral Commission
M.rchtnti
I'rompt Hales and Quick Returns. Wholesale
Dealers In all Kinds of
Fruit snd Prodttc.
Consignments Solicited.
139 FRONT ST. PORTLAND. OREGON
BON TON
...Barber Parlors...
The place to get an easy
shave and first-class hair cut.
Our shop is metropolitan in
every respect.
Porcelain Baths In Connection
O. H. GRAY, Prop.
FLEMING & TAFT
DRAYING, GENERAL
TEAMING
Wood For Sale. Prompt
Delivery
OFFICE PHONE (10-M RES. PHONE
PHONE 232-M
Hood Kiver, Oregon
Underwood and Little
White Salmon
CHOICE FRUIT LANDS
This ii wliere fruit large and small
grows to perfection and commands the
highest market price.
70 acres, Z acres set to orchard last
spring, mostly apples and peaches and
all good varieties, clean and healthy;
other small fruit. About 25 acres good
fruit land, xeveral ucres shushed and
burned, remainder of tract kckxI pasture
land. 1.1 story house 4 rooms down
stairs, root house, barn, wood house
chicken house and park. If sold at
once can be had cheap. Is only three
quarters of a mile nut.
52 acres, located at Hood etation, 25
acres in cultivation, 15 of which is in
grans growing 3 crops per reason and
iood pasture; 21 Newtown" and Spifz
trees one year old ; small fruit for family
use. 'I his is li rut-class for early fruit
and will grow vciri'tnhles unsurpassed
' Uoumc, barn, chicken house and park
1 and other necessary outbuildings. Any
I one wanting a good home will do well
to write or see me at once Tor full par
j ticulars.
A Specialty of Small Tracts.
We have now completed the survey
of a large tract and can furnish from
tei. acres up. . Come and make your
selections as a delay imnn that you
will pay more money as prices are
advancing.
'l I have also Klickitat County grain
anil grazing lands, highly imprnvi'd
, farms at reasonable prices.
Write or call on
F. W. DeHart
Underwood, Wash.
THE TIME TO
BUY LAND CHEAP
During the Next Two
Months You Can Buy
Much Cheaper than You
Can Later.- We have a
Number of "Snaps" that
will be picked up quick
ly. GET BUSY. Look
Them up While They
Last.
20 Acres. IS acres in trees. Hi tter
than 2000 boxes of apples. Price,
fKl.000.00.
10 Acres first class land. All cleared.
Price $3,0tH).
20 Acres uncleared, but good stuff.
Price $2000.00.
9 Acres near town. All in trees. Price
$0300.00.
11 Acres. Some bearing orchard. Price
$4,000.00.
tO Acres. Good share in bearing. Price
$12,000.00.
1(50 Acres. 25 acres in trees. Price
$11,000.00.
And Many Other (iool
Things that We ('mi Sell
You Now at Low Ebb.
J. H. Heilbronner
&Co.
"The Reliable Dealers"
PORTLAND HOOD RIVER
403 Corbett Davidson B!di.
DR. JONES
Dentist
(' r i) w n an ct
lirldu't' VV'orlt.
IVelli without
1'lntos. 'J'l'Ollt
nieut of ftis
niKt'il t c e t Ii
and gums.
iffloe In Broslua Bnllddig. Home Phone 99
SPECIAL SNAP
On Account of Sickness
60 Acres ono mile South of
Monier on the county road.
1 80 per acre if sold quickly.
About 20 acres cleared; five
springs; adjoining land sold
for f GO per acre.
J. W. Wiedrick
Room 8, Davidson Bldg.
Farm For Sale.
10 acres beautifully located, good level
laud, half mile from town, one mile
from St. Martins Springs, 5 acres culti
vated, 80 walnut trees, young family
orchard, good well, good house and
barrr, household goods, cow, 25 cliii li
ens : pri ,e reasonable. Address
J. L. Olson, Carson, Wash., box 27 j2"
Early Rose seed potatoes at White
head's. Teacher Examination.
Teachers exumiuatiouH for county
and state papers will be held at the
Park Street rchool building begin
ning August 12th. All those ilusiiing
to tuke tbe exafniiiutious must be
preaeut promptly l;t !) o'clock
10 10 Coad, Supt.
Han Narrow Escape.
L). I. Stone, who residis in the val
ley between Wet Fork and Like
Branob of the Hood Kiver, tmd a nar
row esoupe from serious injury or
death last wexk while bla.-itiui; stumps.
Mr. Stone bad set olf euht shots sue
OHHsfully aud bad lighted the fuse for
another. Ibe (use appeared to be de
fective and he lit a inutoh to try it.
Aa it did not ignite h t'iriied away to
get another watch vtl c-u Die charge
exp odsii. blowing an humpus lirio in
tbe ground, iHceruthoj his fare nod
reducing bis hut to rugs.- It elso
smashed bis speutacics and uo hliuded
him that for sometime he nus tiuble
to more. Aftel a time, bor.ever, he
was able to caul to tbe road and get
to his bouso, where bis injuries were
dressed. Mr. Stone says that if he
had not turned bis bond uway in
leaching for the match be would prob
ably hare beeu killed. Ue neuounts
for tbe accident by the fact that the
fuse must hare beeu burning elowly
when he took hold of it.
Riparian l.ewistnn 1.1 ie Completed.
Train No. 4 leaving Hood Kiver ut
10:40 p m. aud arriving at Lewiston
at 9 o'clock next nioiuiug, now car
ries a through Pnllmau sleeper and
makes direct connections at Itiparia
with tbe Lewiston train,.
PLANTING 1,000
ACRES TO FRUIT
DEVELOPMENT IN UPPER VALLEY
Transportation Facilities and ew
Capit.il Transforming lurest and
lErusli Land Into Orchards.
With approximately 1,0(X) aoies of
f.iiic luml cleared and m-t to fruit
during the pttt-t year tho upper valley
in tlie vicinity of Mt. Uood pott olllce
and Dee is becoming a very important
factor in the wealth au-t resources of
tiie new county. In fact the magni
tude of the development going ou
t'lore cannot be appreciated except by
tiio.-e who have visited this beautiful
and fertile section of Hood Kiver val
ley. Tim greater part of th's develop
ment is largely due to better trans
portation facilities anil new blood and
c ipit'd that have gone i ito this conn
try during the past year. This has,
however, spurred aud encouraged the
old residents there to greater elfort
ami m 'in y of them have set udditioual
acreage.
In h Cfty m le uutomobile trip
through this couutry mude by a repie
senttdive ot the (lluoier last week he
found abundant evidence ot this great
development. In but a few years tbe
upper country will Le shipping many
thousands ot boes ot apples to join
tho big output of the lower valley.
.V.iiny miles cf old roads will have
been improv d, now ones roustiucted
a id the .Mt. Hood railroad extended
so us to allord ample shipping facili
ties lor the apple aud othei crops rais
ed in that section. Already now wagon
roH'ts totaling many miles have been
bui t. A good many ot them ate ex
cellent, in fact hotter than those in
many places lower down in the valley.
As to the trip thiotigb the valley in
a motor car a great pleasure is lu
store for those who have never taken
it. From tbe highly cultivated
nineties reached on the edge of towu
to the ride through the cool shade of
the heavy timber iu the upper valley,
the trip is a duilght to the eye aud
mind alike aud presents an ever vary
ing scene of strawberry llelds, orchards
diversified tunning, green wooded
tracts aud mountain and water views
that never grow tiresome. With it all,
is the kucwiedge that thrift aud in
dustiy lire each year beautifying und
mukiug the whole valley more valua
ble ami it better place to live iu.
the last view of orchards to be seen
from tin) road ou approaching the up
per vulley is the Willow flat dittirct
iu which theie tire several hundred
arres of young trees with several
small orchards iu bearing. In about
three years the youug orchards iu this
seel ion will begin bearing and consti
tute no small Increase in the apple
production ot the valley.
from liooth's hill uutil the Mt.
Hood postotllue is passed no orchards
aie in sight from the road. A mile
or two above, however, we find them
again lining tbo roadway. Turning to
the right above the old b'oss plaoe aud
going in about a half milt) we llud the
place of L'ati.-,on & Zimmerman, b0
acres iu extent, 30 of which have beeu
cleared aud set to trees since last
Maroh, and ou which theie is a neat
two-story fcuugslow with modern
plumbing ud other cuuveuieucos.
The young men owning this place are
New Vorkera sent to this part of the
couutry by K. P. Loomis, the well
kuowu apple buyer. A half mile
above the liaison place ie that of
Douglus Oorton, another New Vork
man wiio Is clearing 5U acres which he
purchased this spring and which will
be set to fruit.
Ou tbe road leading from Orib
lilo's store across the valley to the
lava beds are to be seen 20 acres set to
apples thio spring by James Wisbart.
A little further ou is 2U aores owned
by U 0. Woodwortb, which was
cleared aud set to fruit this spring, 10
acres of it being planted to lieurie
d' Anjou pears aud 10 to iSpitzeuberuB
and N'ewtowns, This was formerly
part of the old McKamey plaoe. In
this vicinity is ulso to bo found the
new omuard of the lined Kiiet Applo
compiiiiy composed of Kobt. Liviug
stou, Alex Mcliiio, Miller Murdock
and . l). Woodwnitti. ilie work ol
clearing ami setting this orchard was
in chaian of Mr. Woodwortb and it
wus planted this spring. It contains
10 acres and is set to Newtowus, Ar
kansas i 'lacks, Spitzeubergs aud
ilydes King. Nut far from the ranch
of the Hood Kiver Apple company' a
new acreage of 40 notes is being set to
apples aud stiawberrles by Win. Kod
euiieis'T At the forks ot the road
Mrs. Keese H clearing 20 acres and
Uhas. Spoucor 10. iioth those places
will be set to fruit. Mr. Spencer hits
donated an acre of laud here, which
is being cleared nud ou which a now
school house will be erected tor this
district.
Nearing tbe road to Dee is a 40-aote
tract belonging to lOilers i McCor
mack, tbo former of tho well-known
Portland piano house. This is ti.dng
cleated under the diieution of Mr.
Woodwortb and will bo set to fruit this
fall. Where the road turns toward
Dee is a comer tract ol 40 acres
owned ly C. Walton, 20 acres of which
are set to trees and straw beiries and
a small pait in clover. Mr Walton is
also erecting a ;i,U00 houso aud a sub
stantial bant ou his place.
Directly opposite is situated the big
new ranch of Loomis & Wood. vert h,
1G0 acres in extent, 80 of which aie
cleared and set to trees, J his com
prises the largest orchard in the upper
cailey mid one of the largest in liood
Kiver valley. It has beeu iiimud to
Luvii lljd Fruit, Farm owing to the
fact that oue end of this remarkable
bill of rocks is situated ou it. From
under i: gushes forth one of the
largest and best epilogs of water in
the entire valley. Ls flow is estim
ated sullioient to 11 Jl a three foot
pipe ti iid in temperature it is of icy
coldness.
An analysis made of this water by
a New Vork chemist pronounced it
10.1 per cent pure aud tbo pi eject ot
bringing It to Hood Kiver to supply
the city with uu addiliunal water sup
ply is said to have beeu considered by
Mr. Loomis and other new York capi
talists. The middle folk of Hood
Kivei Hows through the L.icmis &
Woodwortb plnce and on it there is
ulso 2,000,000 fei t of tlml.ei. It is
stated that later is may be decided to
develop power .rum the middle fori
and piit it iu a plant to tuske apple
boxes, lu all Mr. Woodwortb has su
perintended tho clearing cf lot ncies
iu this section iu a little moie than a
year.
Adjoining the Lava l!ud Fruit Farm
is that of 11. J. Mclsa ics, the new
county eoniuiir-Moner, who has Id acres
in fruit aud a mile towaid Dee is sit
uated the place of D. 10. Miller, who
has 12 acres in apples and 10 iu straw
beiries. I he former will commence to
bear a light crop this year aud the
latter is knowu as ouo of the heaviest
beiriug und best paying strawberry
Holds iu tbe valley lu additiou Mr.
Miller Ins ten acres which bo cleared
aud set to apples this spriug.
Orville Knox, another newcomer,
hat 40 acres cleared in this ilLtiict,
10 of which am set to pears.
A ride of :)'... miles from Miller's
brings you to Dee. For two miles of
t.iis distance tho way is through a big
stand ot timber belonging to the Ote
gou Lumber Company and which,
when legged olf, will put nu the mar
ket some cf the fliiert fruit land in
the county. The timbet growth is
s.i thick that the sou fails to peiio
trute it and tbe ride through it ut
this tiiuu ot yeat is one of tare pleas
ure. From the timber to Dee aro several
prosperous nineties and uhove there
aro 400 acres, most of which has beeu
platted oil into 10 and 20 acre tracts
au 1 sold to buyers who lire rapidly
improving it.
From Winana to Udell ou both sidos
ol the railroad can also bo seen sevei
al hundred acres of young tiees that
have but recently ben set out.
The attiactious of the upper valley
like those of the kwer ure ninny. Its
soil is rich aud deep, springs and
abundant water for irrigation is to tie
found everywhere, it will soon have
better transportation facilities and iu
live years at, the present rate of devel
opment will probably show greater
progress from a comparative si ami
point thau'auy other section of the
valley.
WILL OPPOSE PRO
POSED PACKING LAW
Tbe announcement through the col
umns of the (i lacier last week that
tho International Shippeis' Asociit
tiou will push u bill that has idready
been introduced iu congress making
a change iu tho sii'o of tipple boxes
has caused widespread interest among
glowers bote, who say that if the law
goes into elfect it will menu the loss
of large amount annually to tbe
valley.
For this rcanson it is expected that
au oigiini.ed elfort will bo made to
oppose its passage through the con
gressmen of the northwest applo grow
ing states, l'.a possible enactment
has already aroused sumo of the most
prominent growers iu tho state of
Washington to action mid the preBS
there is being resorted to let growers
know just what tho paseage ot the bill
will niean to them. It is estimated
by a well known authority on tbe ap
ple production of the l'ucillu coast
that should the new law become oper
ative it will meun n loss to growers
ot f 1, 000,000 annually.
The inside measurements of ibe
box proposed by the shippers associa
tion are IH,, by 12 by 11 .j Inches,
instead of 18 by 10 1 .j by 1 1 1 a 'die size
adopted ns the standard iu Oregon
and largely in use alll over the coast.
The latter was adopted us the stand
ard box of tho Northwest Ftuit Grow
ers' Association at their annual meet
ing held iu Portland in 1001. At (hat
meeting the adoption of u standard
apple box was the most important
matter that occupied the utteutiun of
the association and was referred to
a committee ot which 10. L. Smith of
this city was cbnii man aud included
among its members well known grow
ets, buyers aud shippers and railioad
otlkuals. Their deliberations evolved
the box at prcseut considered the
standard and which contains 2,150
cubic inches or slightly mure than
the Winchester bushel at present ac
knowledged the standard bushel in
the United States.
The box advocated by the shippers
contains 2,001 cubio iucbes or 41I1.C
iuches 'more than the Winchester
bushel. It nlso contains 310 cubic
iuches more than the Imperial bushel
whieh is the prevailing measurement
iu Now Y ork state.
It, is also pointed out that a change
iu the size of tho box that will make
it larger will mean an added cost to
ibe grower, as it will take more lum
ber to manufacture it and necess
itate to a considerable extent a change
in the present system of packing.
The Califoi uia box which Is lu use
here for some styles of packs and
monsures 20 by 11 by 10 inches, oou
tuins slightly more cubio inches thuu
the Oregon hex aud is thcrefoia also
within the requirements of the Win
chester buidiol.
.Made a Mistake.
Dr. Edmunds, who returned lioni a
professional trip up the road ou No.
fi, which was late Satuidny morning,
states that as tho train was Hearing
this city tha tourist agent of the (J.
N. & W., who goes tlnnugh once a
week Iu charge of n party of eastern
touiists, announced that passongers
who would alight would bo given a
bRg of cherries. Aa a matter of faot
they wera not given any ( hot ties aud
the attention of the lailroad ollleials
should be directed to this matter so
that it can be stopped. It is possible
tint the agent got confused and made
this statement before reaching Hood
Kiver instead ot The Dalies, where
they are iu the habit of giving away
tritit to passengers.
Increase Capital to 8100,000.
At a meeting ct tbe stockholders of
the First Matiomd liauk held last
Thursday the capital stock of the bank
was increased from .;t),0U0 to isiU0,0oO.
The stock was largely subscribed for
by the present siioieholders of the in
stitution. Tbe increase was found
necessary ou account of tbe increased
business tho tank is doing.
Kereivctl Tax Coll.
Sherill L. 10. Morso staoived the
1007 tax rc ll containing the uncollect
ed taxes for the Uew county this week.
The amount still (ielimiueut Is lfl),8.';0.
It is expected that at least fO.DOO of
this will bo easily collected. With the
amount already rtcidved from Wasco,
wliicti bus nee i applied to tho general
fund, this will give the new county
about 810.UOO for general purposes, or
i$3,000 more thuu was ut (list expected.
MACK IS CI I SEN
TO BE CARMAN
WAS CHOICE OF CANDIDATE BRYAN
Means a Hard Figlit For Jitw York
State Wattersoa to Head
Publicity Committee.
Chicago Chairman, Norman I).
Mack, Buffalo, N. V.
Vice-Chalrman, L. P. Hall, Ne-
braska.
Treasurer, Governor N. C. Haskell,
Oklahoma.
Sergoant-at-Arms, John I. Martin,
Missouri.
Secretary, Urey Woodson, Ken
tucky. After a seven-hour conference
with William J. Bryan and John W.
Kern, tho sub-committee ol the Na
tional Democratic committee made
its selection of the officers of the
committee. It was the first time la
many years that a National chairman
had been selected by the Democratic
party only after a bitter contest had
NORMAN B. MACK.
been waged. The choice of Mr. Mack
was made possible only after tbe
Now York leaders, Charles F. Mur
phy, of Tammany Hall, and W. J.
Connors, chairman of the State Dem
ocratic committee had yielded o the
personal desires of Mr, Bryan.
Honry Watterson, of Lotilavllle,
Ky., was selected chairman of a new
committee which will be charged
largely with the publicity problems
of the campaign This body will be
known as "newspaper committee."
Mr. Mack will open headquarters
In Chicago as soon ag possible and
branch headquarters in New York
City.
BAD HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE.
Tragedy Sequel to Her Abandonment
by Worthless Spouse.
Toledo. Ohio, July 28. Angered
because his wife whom he abandoned
16 years ago, would not allow him
to come back into her heart and
home after she had reared their fam
ily of boys and girls and had become
prosperous, Louis Armour killed her
Sunday morning when she opened
her door, prayer-book In hand, on
her way to church. He then tried
to kill his eldest daughter and fall
ing in an effort to commit suicide
escaped.
About a month ago, Armour, who
Is 51 years old and who was once a
street paving contractor here re
turned for the first time to Toledo
and discovered that his wife had
been successful financially during
his long absence. It had been gen
erally believed that he was dead.
After the shooting Armour ran
rapidly up the street and disap
peared. The whole city and county
are searching for him. It la be
lieved that if the man ls captured ha
will be lynched.
Finds Fortune by Chance.
Los Angeles, July 28. While I.
Lowthlan, a cantaloupe grower from
El Centro, Imperial Valley, was read
ing a newspaper at a friend's home
in this city, bis attention was attract
ed to an item regarding the filing of
tho will of Edward McGirk, disposing
of a valuable California estate. The
ranchman recalled that he had an
uncle of that name and was so im
pressed by the coincidence that he
called on a lawyer whose name was
mentioned.
It developed quickly that the will
was that of his uncle and that Mr.
Lowthaln, who had been struggling
with unprofitable crops, is heir to
one-fifth of $950,000. The property
is In San Diego and Santa Barbara,
tho best in the former place. The
executors of the estate had been un
able to locate Mr. Lowthlan, who had
never seen his uncle.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices: Club, 86c;
red Russian, 84c; bluestem, 88c;
Valley, 86c.
Barley Feed, $24.60; rolled,
S2526.
Oats No. 1 white, $26.60; gray,
$26.
Hay Timothy, Willamette Valley,
fancy, $15; do. ordinary, $12; East
ern Oregon, $17.50; mixed, $15;
alfalfa, $12.
Butter Extra, 25c; fancy, 34c;
choice, 20c; stoie, 16c.
Eggs 24fe25e.
Hops 1907 ctop, 56C
Wool Valley 14144c; lb;
Eastern Oregon, 816c, as to
shrinkage.
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