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HOOD RIVER, OREGON, AUGUST 5 1909
s'O. 12
VOL. X.XI
SOCIETIES.
HOOD I U V Kit COM M KRCI AL CLUB Meet
every second Monday In ecli month at 8 p.
in In the club rooms over Jackson's store.
fit ah. T. Kaklv, Pre.
(J. I). Nickklskn, Secretary.
HOOD RIVER LODUE NO. 106, A. K. and A.
M. Meets Saturday evening on or before
each full moon. L. N. Huiwkbs, W. M
D. McDonald, Secretary.
HOOD RIVKR CHAPTER NO. 27. R. A. M.
Meetsfirst and third Friday uiuhtsof each
month A. 0. Statun, H. P.
Geo. Sharp, Secretary.
Hood River Commtndery No. 12, K. T.
Meets every first Tuesday evening
of each month. W. K. Laraway, E. C
A. D. Moe. Recorder.
HOOD RIVER CHAPTER NO. 25, O. E. 8 -Meet
second and fourth Tuesday evening
of each month. Visitors cordially welcomed.
MBS. H. Li. IH'mble, W. M.
MiHslDm. Woodwohtu, Secretary.
IDLKWll.DE LODGE NO. 107, I. O. O. F.
Meet in Fruvrnal hall, every Thursday
night. J. M. Wood, N. O.
Geo. Thomson, Secretary
EDEN ENCAMPMENT, NO. 48, I. O. O. F.
Regnlar meeting second and fourth Monday
of each mouth. J. H. Ferguson, C. P.
Geo. Shki'akd, Scribe.
K EMP LODGE, No. 181, 1. 0. O. F.-Meets In
Odell Improvement Co. s hall every Halur
day night. Visitors cordially welcomed.
J. W. Wilson, N. G.
Byron smith, Sec.
LAUREL REUEKAH DEGREE LODGE NO.
si, l o. O. F.-Meet first and third Fridays
lu each month.
Mrs. Wm. Ganger, N. O.
ZohA Day, Secretary.
W. O. W. meets the 2d and Hn Saturdays
each month at I. O. O. F. hall. - Visitors cor
dially Invited. J. D. Wall, C. C.
F. W. McRey.nolus. Clerk.
WAUOOMA LODGE NO. 30, K. OF P
Meets in K. of P. hall every Tuesday night.
Jus. Fha.ikr, Jk.,0. C.
H.T. DeWitt, K.ofR. and I,
HOOD RIVER CAMP, NO. 7,702, M. W. A.
Meels lu I. O. O. F. hall every Wednesday
J night. A. R. CRUMP, V. C.
Ed. Mayes, Clerk.
BOOD RIVER CIRCLE NO. 524, WOMEN OF
Woodcraft-Meels al l.O. 0. K. hall on the
first and Third Saturdays of each month.
Mrs. Wm. Ganger, N, G.
Alice Shay, Clerk.
RIVERSIDE LODGKNO. 08 A. O. U. W.
Meets first and third Saturdays of each
month. K. E. Chapman, M. W.
GEO. Slocom, Financier
Chester Mhute. Recorder.
OLETA ASSEMBLY NO. 103, UNITED ART-Isans.-Meels
the first and third Wednes
days, work: secoad and fourth Wednesdays
Artisans' hall. C. D. IIinricus, M. A.
W. H. Austin Secretary.
COURT HOOD RIVER NO. 42, FORESTERS
ofJAmerica, -Meets every Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock.
Wm. Fleming, C. R.
F. C. Brosipb, Secretary.
CANBY P(MT, NO. 16, G. A. R. MEETS AT
A. O. U. W. hall, second and fourth Satur
days of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All
G. A. R. members invited to meet with us.
Fred Diet., Commander.
8. F. Blytue, Adjutant,
CANBY W. R. C.No. 16-MEETS SECOND
ud fourth Saturdays of each Month In A.
o. U. W. hall at 2 p. in.
Mrs Jennie Bentley, President.
Mrs. AiiniE J. Baker. Secretary.
MOUNTAIN HOME CAMP No. 34U8, R. N. A.
Meets at L O. O. F. Hall ou the second and
fourth Fridays ol each month.
Mrs. II. Peeler, O.
Mrs. 0. U. Dakin, Recorder.
PAYNTER LODGE, No. 2110, M. B. A.
meets first and third Fridays of each month
at K. of P. hall.
Caison BOCKLI. I les
Aua. Guignard, Sei .
M l . HOOD LODGE No. 20f, 1. O. O. F. Meet
every Saturday evening in dribble's nail
Ml, Hood. G. II. Monroe, N. d.
G. W. DiHMit K, Sec.
hood river Valley humane society
Hood River, Ore. E. II. Hartwlg. Free.
F. d. toe, Sec. Leslie Butler, Treas.
OREGON ORATE REBEKAU LODdE no.
181,1.0. o. F. Meets second and fourth
Wednesdays In each mouth lu dribble's
Hall, Mt. Hood, Ore.
Mrs. Millie Hardman, N. d
Mrs. Minnie L. Larwood, Sec.
J. F. WATT, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AM) SUROKON
Telephones: Office, 281; residence, 811.
SURGEON O. R. A N. Co.
H. L. DUMBLE,
PHYSICIAN vND SURGKON.
Calls promptly answer 3d in towD or country,
Day or Night.
Telephones: Residence, 611: Office, 613.
Office lu the Hroslus Building.
E. 0. DUTRO, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
U over FirHt National Hank, Hood
River, Oregon.
Office Phone Main 871 Res Main 873
M. F. SHAW, M. D.
Office in Jackson Block.
Office phone, No. 1471. Residence, No. 5(13.
DR. M. H. Sharp
Dr. Edna B. Sharp
Osteopathic Physicians
Graduates of tlie American School of
Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo.
Office in Billot Hlock.
Home Phone 102 K. 102-B
F
0. BROSILIS, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
'Phone Central, or 121.
Office Hours: 10 to 11 A. M.; 2 to 8
and 6 to 7 P M.
M. E. WELCH,
LICENSED VETERINARY SURGEON
Is prepared to do any work In the veterin
ary line. He can be found by calling at or
pn- ning to (,'iarae s arug store.
DR. EDGINGTON
Smith Building
HOOD RIVER - - OREGON
A. J. DERBY
Lawyer
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
H. D. W. PINE0,D.D.S.
DENTIST
Office over Telephone
First National Bank 131
0. H. JENKINS, D.M.D.
UENTIST
Telephones: Office 28; residence 28-H
Office over Butler Bank,
A. JAYNE
LAWYER
Abstracts Furnished. Money Loaned.
John Leland Henderson
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Hood River - - Orluon
First National Bank
Resources over 400,OUO.
OF HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
Capital 100,000 Surplus $20,000.
Everything
For the Nursery
Specialty of
Newtowns
Higb Grade
ind Spitz.
C. D. THOMPSON
Phone 8232-M.
Chris Ranley
SHOE REPAIRER
Has moved from The Tog
gory to Fleming fc Taft's
Store, Third Street, back of
the First National Rank and
invites old ami new patrons
to call on him. Work done
at very reasonable prices.
For Hale Five acre orchard of thrifty
young trees. Will sell cheap and require no
rush payment from a reliable man who will
Improve place by building a house. Also
have a four room house, lot 50x100, which I
will sell on small monthly payments to re
liable party, or will trade for vacant lot on
which I can build. Adress T. O. Box M,
Jelfltf Hood River, Ore.
W. J. Baker & Co.
Dealers in
REAL ESTATE
Fruit and Farm
Lands
Resident Agents For
Phoenix Assurance Co.
OF LONDON
FREDERICK & ARNOLD.
CONTRACTORS
and BUILDERS
fUUmati furnished on all kinds of work
Phones: iZlLZ
W. W. NASON
CONTRACTOR
lirick, Cement and Plastering
Raeclith Flooring
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
H-H-KHHWH-M-H"I"I"I hM"Hf
r
For vSale
at a bargain
Twenty acres of best APPLE and
STRAWBERRY LAND in Willow
Flat; 12 acres in young orchard,
Newtown and Spitz. All under
ditch, no waste; small house,
beautiful grove of large oaks makes
fine building lite ; fine view of val
ley and mountains, half mile from
proposed electric line; 1 miles
to depot at Odell. Price $5750;
good terms. Last month it was
$0000, but I was greatly in need
of money and will make a sale,
even if I sell for less than I know
the place is worth. Write to the
owner
A. Schiller
J. Dee. Oregon.
or phone to him at Odell, 1x2.
HH-H"1-H-I"I"I"I"I"I"I-H-I"I-1"I-H-W
Morse & Morse
Successors to Ralph Reed
Best line of Cigars in
the City
Also handle line of
Pipes, Tobaccos and
Fishing Tackle
Stranahan & Slave n
Contractors and
Builders
HOOD RIVER. OREGON.
O. J. NELSON.
Real Estate
Homesteads a Specialty. Nut and Fruit
Lands in tracts from 10 acres to 10,000
acres. Will trade Hood River property
for cheaper Real Estate in other places.
Office with E. H. Hartwig, Smith Block
J. H. Osborne,
Vice Pres.
H. W. Pratt,
Cashier.
HnoH k I MP T HA fl V 1 M P
and Trust Co.
We transact a general banking business and
own our own banking property
Interest paid on time and Savings deposits
Safe deposit boxes.
A. C. BUCK
NOTARY PUBLIC AND INSUR
ANCE AGENT
Room 12 Brosims Block
Money to loan on improved ranch
property. Hood River Banking &
Trust Co.
Don't go around like
a man who Has
moved and can find
everything but what
he is looking for;
What you want is
HERE
No. 1 145 acres of the Upper Valley's
best soil, all cultivable. 10 acres un
der cultivation ; 15 acres to be cleared
by oontraet Nov. 1. 400 trees, 1, 2
aiid 3 years. Good house being en
larged and good barn. In half-mile
of school and church services. Stock
and implements included. Will sub
divide. 814200.
No. 2 50 acres, Upper Valley; 14
acres under cultivation. 2'4 acres of
berries ; 250 3 and 4 year old trees.
Small house, good barn. Some stock
and implements. 85500.
No. 3 45 acres at Odell Station. 15
acres cleared. Good large house. Will
subdivide. 812000.
No. 11 acres at Lenz Station. Near
ly all cleared; 6 acres in hay. All
good apple land. Small house and
barn. A bargain at 84000.
No. 5 80 acres in Little White Sal
mon. A flue piece of land ; 35 acres
In cultivation; 7 acre bearing orchard.
Good buildings and all necessary im
plements. 84500.
No. 7 10 acres adjoining " Better
Fruit" Kanch. All in 4 and 5 vear
treeB. Good improvements. 8000.
No. S 10 acres on West Side near ( )ak
Grove hall, (t miles from Hood River.
All level, cultivated and fenced. i acres
in trees, 7 acres f and (i year trees. New
house and barn. A beautiful home
and orchard. 810000.
No. 9 Kino residence and lot adjoin
ing Dr. Shaw's. Two blocks Irom
depot. 82000.
No. lO Three fractional lots adjoin
ing "The Firs," near the school house;
unimproved. $14)00.
No. 11 Quarter block business prop
erty, adj. ining Jackson's opposite
court house. 810500. May be sold
separately at 80000 for the cornerand
85500 for the side lot.
No. 12 Residence lots, Hherman St.,
to anil ou top of hill. $175 and up
ward. No. 13. 100 acres near Lvle, half of
it is good ft nit land, balance rough ;
10 acres in cultivation. 880 per acre.
No. 15 40 acres (i nibes oi Mosier. 20
acres level; 0 acres cleared. 20(1 two
year trees; fine (( room bungalow,
cost 11400. $8000.
No. 16 20 acres in the Crapper dis
trict; li acres cultivated ; 4 1-2 acres in
3 to 7 year trees ; small house and
barn. $4000.
No. 17 Sold for 20,000. It has a
better orchard than any in Hood
River valley. It is worth $25001) and
will sell for that if offered again.
Gone but not forgotten. The Dead-
point Improvement Company's 300
acres will be the next. See No. 2li.
No. 18 2(i acres, across the road from
new terminus of Mt. Hood Railroad
and fram new school house; 12 acres
in cultivation ; 350 two year trees; 300
ready to bear, 150 bearing; 4 acre ot
alfalfa. Good new 6 room house; barn
woodshed, chicken house. $10000.
No. 19 Three 20 acre tracts along the
river aliove Tucker's mill ; the lay of
the land can't be beat, one 20, unim
proved, $2000; the other two, partly
cleared and set to trees, 8SO0 an acre
No. 21 80 acres, 8 miles out on East
Side ; HO acres a-1 apple land : 10 acres
1 to t year trees; 5 acres potatoess; 10
acres partially cleared. $H500.
No. 22 A Quarter section on Rural
Free Delivery Route from Wl ite
Salmon ; half of it can be farmed; 8
acres in cultivation; a few bearing
trees; small buildings, a million and a
half feet of fir. Isn't this what you
want? If vou expect to find a Itetter
bargain, be patient you'll have a
long look. $4000 half cash.
No. 23 On Sherman Avenue, three
blocks from depot.
Lots 0 an 12, block 24, Hood River
proper, $000.
Uts 3 and 18, block 24, Hood River
proper, $550.
No. 24 Idlewild, Columbia Reach.
Iit 8, block 22, $400.
Lot , block 22, $500.
No. 25 The Henderson residence on
State Street, 12 years lease on ground,
with two lots adjacent. Sold or ex
changed. $4000.
No. 26 800 acres of the Deadpoint
Improvement Company. It is sur
veyed and laid off in ten, acre lots.
$12000 cash ; $45 an acre on easy
terms ; or w ill sell approximate one-
eighths from $2000 to $3000. It has
eight million feet of fir that means
you get the land for nothing A few
years ago Upper Valley land wasn't
considered worth hoinesteading ; to
day it is selling for $150 an acre un
improved This Deadpoint property
has the same deep, red soil and it
own water; it is six mileH nearer Hood
River and within two miles of a
station
This i t he it land don't summer
fallow.
(Incorporated)
Old Butler BanH Building
Chas. G. Pratt,
President.
High
Class
Properties
At Bargain
Prices
215 10 acres two and a hall miles out
on West Side. Two ai res 12 year old
Spitz, Newtowns and Baldwins, 4 acres
H year old Spitz and Newtowna, UK) 2
and 3 year old Nevvtuvvns. Home or
chard of all kinds of small fruits;
horse, wagon, hack and harness, all
farm tools, etc.; good 7-room house,
barn, apple house, chicken house, etc;
good well and 7 in. irrigating water ;
3 in. irrigating water. Price $10,500
Easy terms.
588 10 acres 7 miles out on East side,
quarter mile to railway station, near
school, church and store; 4 acres in
one year old Spftz, Newtowna und
Orlleys, balance of land in clover.
Price $8700, easy terms.
554 10 acres miles out on West
Side. 5 acres 4 and 5 year old and 3
acres 2 and 3 year old Spitz and New
towns; lj acres straw lierries, 2i acres
potatoes, 2 acres clover, 8 inches irri
gating water; house, barn, sheds, etc.
Price $11,000, easy terms.
550 12 acres two and a half miles out
on East Side; I acres Iti year old
Spitz and Newtow ns, 3j acres 2 and 3
year old and 4 acres 1 year old Spitz
and NewtownB, 4 acres strawberries,
1 acre 1 year old pears, I acre alfalfa,
0 room house, barn, woodshed, good
well, ( inches irrigating water, all
farm tools, horse, wagon and harness.
Price $18,500, easy terms.
54420 acres three miles out on West
Side; 17 acres in trees, mostly In bear
ing, Spitz, Nevvvowns, lialdwins,
Kings, Delicious, reaches, Dears,
C I orries, etc.; 1 acre potatoes, half
acre straw! erries, all ki'ids of garden
truck; good 10 room house, with
ed tnrotigii it, water also
piped to burn and flower garden, stone
cold storage building, chicken house
and other out-buildings ; near school,
church and store. Price $17,000,
easy terms.
48S 40 seres four miles out on West
Side; 1130 trees from 2 to 11 years old
all good varieties; all kinds of grapes
and berries; 4 acres hay, home or
cliaid of all kiuds of small fruits; 10
inches water slock, well and pump;
8 room modern house, barn, chicken
house, wood shed, etc.; team, hack
and harness, 2 cows, chickens, all
farm tools. I'rice, $17,000, easy
terms.
451 40 acres five miles out on Lust
Side ; 20 acres in orchard, 4 acres six
years old, 14 acres 6, 3 and 2 years
old, and two acres old orchard ; Spitz,
Newtowns; Ortleys and Jonathans;
200 2 year old peach fillers, li acres in
stumps, balance in oak and pine tim
ber; 0 room house, small barn, all
farm tools, etc; near school, church,
store and railway sta'ion. Price
$11,000, easy terms.
E. P. 10 acres five miles south of Mo
sier; 20 acres in orchard from 2 to 8
years old, all commercial vanities;
water available for irrigation when
needed; all fenced, volcanic ash soil.
Small house, barn, winter cellar,
wood shed, etc. Price $8,500, easy
terms.
285 2(H) acres in Mt. llood district,
twelve and a half miles from town ;
60 acres in cultivation ; 7 acres in oi -chard
from 2 to 8 years old, all coin
mercial varieties; 40 acres timothy,
alfalfa and clover, 3 acres vegetables;
3 barns, one new H room house ami
one smaller liotise, winter cellars,
chicken house, wood shed, etc.; com
plete blacksmith outfit, all farm tools,
etc., hack anil harness. On the mam
traveled Mt. Hood road. 150 acres
uncleared land. Price 820,000, easy
terms.
Call and See Our
Complete List of
Hood River Prop
erties Before
Buying.
J. H. Heilbronner
and Company
The Reliable Dealers
Davidson Bldg., Hood River, Ore.
WATER ELECTION
IS ILLEGAL
SO DECLARED BY THE COUNCIL
aiues Found on Poll List which
Xul Appear ou List of Prop
erty Owners.
0t
The Couueil at Us regular meeting
Monday evening canvassed the vote
of the speotal election held Juy 28.
The Mayor staled tnat the toremnu
of the judges of election informed
him that there were votes oast which
he afterwards found out were not on
the list of pioperty owners, as certi
fied by the assessor. The Couueil
then checked the names with the list
und found five names which did not
appeal upon the list. The followiug
lesolutlon was then passed:
Resolved, that the Common Couu
Oll, sitting as a cunvusslng hoard,
Und a discrepancy between the poll
hooks and certified list of free hold
eis lu their judgement to vitiate rue
results of the electiou, and they bete
by declare said election illegal and
void.
Followiug the adoption ot the re
solution, the city engineer was In
structed to proceed at once to "con
fer with the File and Water commit
te, aud u side committee are hereby
instructed to proceed at the earliest
possible uute to resurvey aud do the
uoeessary development work to esti
mate the uvailability of the city
spring in all details, with reference
to its availability as a suitable water
supply for city and domestic pm pos
es, aud they are heieby instructed m
employ such experts and specialists
as lu their judgemeut, while keeping
within the available fluauoes of 'hi
nt . they may deem neoeteary. "
The committee to whom was re
ferred the Woodworth piopositluus
for the lava bed spiing, reported that
there were no available funds to buy
the spnug for $15,000. As to the
piopositiou to pay 1181,000, for the
water alter it had been delivered to
the city limits, the oity was not solic
iting private parties to enter Into the
water business In the city, but should
any desire to do so, suoh applications
would receive consideration. There
was nothing lu these otters to engage
serious attention of the Couueil at
this time.
A petition from the W. C. T. U. to
the effect that liquor was being sold
in the city and that the oigar stores
were not being propeily conducted
was reoeived aud placed ou file.
The recordei was instructed to ad
vertise i"or bids for building sidewalks
aliing portions ot streeU which the
owners of the adjacent property had
failed to build, where the same bud
been ordeied bf the oouuoll.
Sherman avenue was ordered wid
eued and opened between 'twelfth aud
thirteenth streets, aud the recorder
was ordered to advertise the faot in
aocordnuoe with the oity charter.
Ibis will take a portion of the prop
erty belonging to Frank Chandler aud
also Henry Coe, to make the street in
that block the -a me width ew the bul
suae Of Sherman avenue.
A. C. Lofts sent in his resignation
as oity marshal, to take elfect imme
diately, aud the same was accepted.
K. E. Lewis was appointed by the
ma vor to till the vacancy and tbe
same w a confirmed by tbe Couueil.
Lecture t ourse.
Ralph E. Rosa, represeutiug C. A.
Stiaw, the Alllllted Lyceum Uureaus,
wus in tbe oity last week and made
arrangements to iuclude Hood River
in the lecture course this season. An
especially good list of attractions
have been secured, and should insure
III ling the Opera House to Its capacity
at ea h eutertuiumeut.
I he llrst number will be given Oo
tuber 21, and will be the Central
Grand Concert Co. There will be no
euteitainment in December.
Leo Francis Lyburgei, author, hu
morist aud stoiy teller, will be here
November 24.
Clare Vitugbau Wales Co., musii
aud oomedy, January 22.
Edward Klllutt, stories fiom the
stage, l el ruaiy 10.
Laurunt, magician, Murob 9.
Growers Will be Represented
"Hood River Apple Lroweis are
taking deep interest lu the plans for
the second National Apple show this
vear,' aud Ren 11. Rice, seorelary of
tbe show, Saturday, when he returned
from a short trip to tbe famous fruit
Heutlou. "1 saw a number of apple
growers and talked to several or the
business men. including the ofllcers
of the Hood River Commercial Club,
and all of them said there was every
probability that their section would
be represented this year In competi
tion. "Last year llood River had au ex
hibit, but would not enter it in com
petition because the glowers felt that
tbey were at a disadvantage uudei
tbe system of scoring.
"ibis year tbe trustees of the apfle
show have official ly adopted tbe scor
lug rules cf the American I'omologloa!
society and these rulsa are acceptable
to the Hood River growers, lu tact,
these rules are conceded to be the
broadest aud fairest rules that can be
used anywhere, 'lbey are promul
gated by a society which has made a
soieutitlo study of fruits for many
years, aud the United States Depart
ment of agriculture has officially pub
lished these rules in the department
bulletins.
"Under this system of soorlug there
is absolutely no posaible ubance ot
favoiltism aud the apple show trus
tees have received many comments of
indorsement because ot accepting this
broad basis of suoiiug.
"Hood River apples will not Le so
plentiful as they wore last year, but a
lair crop is iu sight aud the groweis
are not complaining. I he strawberry
seasou has about closed, with prices
ruling high and strong all the seasou.
1'he strawberry growers union are
both extensive ami well oigauizbd.
Spokane Chronicle.
Wins Another l'rixe.
Donald liiiggs lias received notice
from the publisheis ot the Saturday
I. wiiiug Post that he has won the
automobile prize, aud has the option
ot a Ford tnurlug car or $8,r0 cash.
He has concluded to take the money
iustead of the oar.
the pony cart and harness have ar
rived aud tbe new turnout is the envy
of all tbe kids In town.
Dancing Part).
Mond"y evening a number of young
people met id t h country resilience
of Murruy Ray and enjoyed the even
eg in dancing und a general good
time. those present were: frank
aud A. Cutler, Allen Reed, P. li.
Stebbins, ,). L. Roberts, R. W. Kelly,
Mr. Moller, Ray iiahsou; Misses Cut
ler, Carter, liliiiu, Deem, Ivelsay,
Uuff aud Cothuw.
omliig.
1 ho people ot Hood River are to
have the privilege of hearing Di.
I i.v mi, of Spokane, who will assist in
a series of Uospel tent meetings to be
given under the aupsices of the Chris
tian and Misslouuiy Alliance begin
uiug August lDth.
Amiable site, May street between
Seveuth and Kightb streets. All aie
invited.
Rev. 0. E, Perry, Pasor.
Mran berries Net Over 8300 an Acre.
W. L. Carues has reoeived Until re
turns from his struwberiies which
have netted him satisfactory returns
J. is season. Mr. Caiues sold through
a local coucern 035 orates which
brought him $1,612.40, besides 200
crates ot field pick whlob he sold
locally for $200. This is the yield
from four acres. He estimates the
cost crates and harvesting of the 030
crates at IK) cents per orate, netting
him over 300 au aore, besides the
1200 sold locally.
Mr. (James raised these berries ou
his place on the Last Side, between
the young trees, aud they have been
a great help in giviug him au Income
from tbe laud while caring fur the
youug apple trees. He expeuts tu set
out about three acres more ot beries.
Will go to Suit Lake.
A good delegation from Hood River
will attend tbe National Kncamp
inent, O. A. R, at Halt Lake, next
week. Those who will join the party
from Hood River are: L. Silllmau,
O R. Castner, S. F. Ulfthe. Miss
Clara liythe, Alias Florence Itioslus,
ohu A. Wilson aud wife, H. Copple
aud wife, A. C. Stateu and wife, C.
Stateu and wife, Misd Alberta Mat en.
and O. L. Strauahau aud wife. Tbe
round trip fare is -'.!.). i,. They will
leave here Saturday evening, at 8,25,
Reports from Portland say that res
ervations have beeu made for two
oais and there may be possibly tluee
cars hum that. city. There will also
be deleagtlous along the liue from
here east.
Washington (1. A. R. delegates will
leave ihursday. Had the twu states
made arrangements to go ou the same
day, a special traiu could have been
made up from Portland.
Agriculturists to meet In Portland.
Portland, tig. 2 Conventions of
more than usual iuterest to the whole
Northwest will be held here tbe mid
die of August. The American Asso
e latum of Farmers Institue Workers
will gather here for tbe 14th annual
meeting on August 10 and 17. The
Association for tbe Promotion of Ag
ricultural Science will meet here
August 17 and the Assoc atlon of
American Agricultural Colleges will
hold the 23rd annual convention here
ou August lb, Ul and 20. The con
ventions will deal with scientific ag
riculture and improved farming meth
ods will be discussed fully. Able au
thorities ou these subjects will speak.
Many will be iu attendance from all
parts of the Uuited States.
The meetings will he held in the
convention hull ot the Commercial
Club. Following tbe final session on
Friday, the visitors will be taken by
special train ou a trip through the
Willamette Valley as guests of the
Commercial Club, ihe hop, prune,
walnut and other leading crops ot the
district will tie seen. CorvnlHs will
entertain the delegates over night.
Ou the following day a similar hip
will be made to Hood River, whire
the extensive apple orchards will he
inspected.
L. O. and W. A. Morgau, of Ote
gon City, and J as. Rlake, of Kansas
City, went into camp ou the West
Fork Tuesday.
APPLE Sill IV
AT SPOKANE
PREMIUM LIST HAS GOOD PRIZES
SI, 000 and (.old Banner as larload
First Prize bVft List fer
Smaller Kxhiblts.
One tbousaud dollars and a gold
medal banner, with $500 in gold and
a silver medal banner to tbe second
aud a massive silver loving cup and a
diploma to the third, are offered as
the capital prize for a oar ot 210 bar
rels or 0:t0 boxes ot the best commer
cial winter apples, ono or more stun
daid vaiiettes, exhibited by any own
er, lessee, or agent of the land where
t he fruit was grown, at the second
National Apple Show in Spokane,
November 10 to 20, when premiums
ot a total value of 925,000 will be
awarded to tbe winning entries in the
20 classes.
Tbe piemier competition is open to
the world, l our poiuta will be con
sidered iu making the awards In this
class: First, value ot the varieties
for the purpose to which tbey may be
adapted ; secoud, oolor, size and mil
fortuity ot trult ; third, freedom from
insect murks aud other blemishes;
fourth, excellence iu pack. Every
exhibitor in this class will teoelve
a barrel of spray. The rules of the
Anon icon Pumologtoal society will
govern all contests.
Four tracts ot orchard land, rang
ing iu value from 11000 to 91250, $900
in gold, several beautiful silver tro
phies aud added premiums und diplo
mas are ottered in the 10-box or six
btirrel competitions, with 950 to sec
onds and 925 to thirds. One ten aore
tiact, non Irrigated, is for Home
Reauties, the wiuuer also to reoelva
the Williams' i'wioo-Winner oup, now
held by (leorge Farwell, of Wenat
chee, Wash. Others are for Bpltzen
bergs, Yellow Newtowns aud Winter
liana 1 1 a. The cash pnzes, 9150 to
firsts aud 950 to seconds, are for Wag
ner. Arkansas lilack, Delicious, lllaok
lwig, Wiuesap, Mcintosh Red, and
other standard varieties of commer
cial winter apples. There will also be
a 950 trupby for the bust packed dis
play lu this class, aud a prize of 500
one year old trees for the best 4 tier
pack.
Three substantial prizes ill be
awarded iu the limited display con
test, open to individuals, counties,
districts, states, hind provinces. The
spaoe ailoted is ( by 12 feet on an in
cline. The purpose is to encourage
artistic arrangement aud deooiative
effect. The display is to be composed
of two barrels, two boxes, two bas
kets, two jars aud two plates, none
containing more than on variety.
i'be exhibit may be composed of one
or toe possible ten varieties. 1 he
tier paoks aud rauge from 500 trees
to a barrel of spraying solution.
One hundred dollars for first, 925
tor second and a diploma for third
will be awaided for an exhibit ot 50
apples arranged in a pyramid, the
awards will be determined by weight.
The exhibitor ot the largest single
apple ot any variety, free from blem
ish, will receive a metalized repro
duction of tbe fruit, engraved with
tbe winner's name, with au added
prize ut 10 fruit tiees of the owner's
selection.
Class 5 will be oomposed of single
tiox entries, the winners of 20 con
tests receiving 910 each and stock
fiom the foremost nurseries iu Amer
10a. The contests are tor : yellow
Hell dower, Mcintosh Red, Winter
liauaua, 1 tier Spitzenberg, Cox
Oiaoge Pippin, Siena lieanty, Wine
sap, Newtown Pippin, Jonathan,
Wageuer, Stay man Wiuesap, Crimes'
i. olden aud Uolden Russet. These
contests, are open to entries in tbe
Denny special.
Fifty dollars for firsts and 915 for
seconds, with added prizes for packs,
me ottered in 10 oontests of five-box
or two-barrel exhibits ol Yellow New
town Pippin, Ualdwin, Rhode Island
Creenlng, Noithern Spy, Stayman
Wiuesap, Ren Davis, Orioies' Uolden,
Jonathan, also a solid silver loving
cup tor this variety; Klug ot Tomp
kins county and one competition of
aay otber standard winter variety.
the added prizes are for 8)4 to possi
ble scoring points are 50 for arrange
ment and 50 tor decoration. The first
prize is 1300 and a gold medal banner,
with 9100 and a silver medal banner
for second and a solid silver cup for
third.
Fight hundred and fifty dollars is
offered in four sectional, one foreign
aud one state, territorial or provin
cial exhibit of two barrels or six
boxes ol any single variety as follows:
Western states special, limited to
Montana, Idaho, Oregou, Nevada,
New Mexioo, Utah, California, Wash
ington, Wyoming, Arizona and Color
ado. First 9100, aeoond 950, third
diploma.
i'be district tiee-for all contest ia
opeu to growers of tbe world. Any
number ot varieties iu boxes, barrels,
baskets, jars or piates m .y bo .'.hown
in a space limited to 10 by 20, ar
ranged aud decorated as desired.
The prizes are 9200 and 9100 with gold
aud silver medal banners tor first and
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