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HOOD KIVER, OREGON, NOVEMBER 26 1909
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SOCIETIES
HOOD K1VKK CoMMKKCl ALC1.1JB Meets
eTery second Monday Id each month at I p.
in., tu the club rooms over Jackaon's More.
Chas. T. Kahly, Pre.
C. 1). Nickklsbn, Secretary.
HOOD H1VKU LODGE NO. IU6, A. K. and A.
M. Meets Saturday eveniug on or before
each full moon. I, N. IIlowebs, W. M
I). McDonald, Secretary.
HOOD KIVKlt CUArTRH NO. 17. R. A. M.
IfMii rlrst mid third Friday Blf hU of. euoh
mouth. A. c. Statkw, H. H.
(iKo, siiAitr, Secretary.
Hood River Commander- No. 12, K. T.
Meets every firm Tuesday evenlDK
of each month. W. K. Laraway, K. C
A. D. Moe. Recorder.
HOOD RIVER CHAPTER NO. 25, O. E. 8.
Meets second and fourth Tuesday evening
of each month. Visitors cordially welcomed.
Mks. H. I,. Dl'MBi.K, W. M.
Mission. WoonwoRTH, Secretary.
1DL.KW1L.DK LOUUE NO. 107, 1. O. O. K.
Meets in Era'crnal hall, every Thursday
nl(ht. J M. Wood, N. U.
Ubo. Thomson, Secretary
EDKN ENCAMPMENT, NO. 48, I. O. O. K.
Regnlar meeting second and fourth Mondays
of each mouth. J. H. Kerouson, 0. P.
Geo. Hhepabd, Scribe.
KEMP LODGE, No. 181, I. O. O. F Meets in
Odell Improvement Co. s ball every Satur
day night. Visitors cordially welcomed.
J. W Wilson, N. G.
By boh Smith, Sec.
laurel rebekah lodge no. k, i.o. o.
F.-Meets first and third Mondays in each
month. Theresa M. CaBTXM, N. G.
Nicrnic M Moses, Secretary.
W. U. W meeu the 2d aud 4th Saturdays
each month at I. O. ). F. hall. .Visitors cor-
dlally Invited. J. 1). Wall, C. C.
F. W. McReynolds, Clerk.
HOOD RIVER CIRCLE NO. 524, WOMEN OF
WoedcraR-Meetsat K. of P. hall on th
first and Third Thursdays of each mouth.
Mbs. Wm. Uanokr, N, G.
Alice Bhay, Clerk.
WAUCOMA LODGE NO. 30, K. OF P.
Meets in K. of P. hall every Tuesday night.
N. Y. TosTKViN, C. C.
I. km is S. Isenbkro, K. of R and S.
HOOD RIVER CAMP, NO. 7,702, M. W. A.
Meets In I. O. O. F. hall every Wednesday
night. A. R. CRCMI", V. C.
Ed. Mayes, Clerk.
RIVERSIDE LODGE NO. 8 A. O. U. W.
Meets first and third Saturdays of each
month. R. E. Chapman, M. W.
GEO. Slocom, Financier
Cuestbb SHCTE, Recorder.
OLETA ASSEMBLY NO. 108, UNITED ART-IsRUB.-Meels
the first ami third Wednes
days, work: second and fourth Wednesdays
Artlaaus' hall. C. D. HiNRicus, M. A.
W. H. Austin Secretary.
COURT HOOD RIVER NO. 42, FORESTERS
oOmerlca,-Meet ever' Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock. , ,
Wm. Flemino.O. R.
F. C. Brosius, Secretary.
CAN BY 1'UdT, NO. 10.G. A. R MEETS AT
A. O. U. W. hall, second and lourth Satur
days of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All
G A. R. members Invited lo meet with us.
Fbed Diet., Commander.
8. F. Blythe, Adjutant.
( AN BY W. R. C, No. ISMEETS SECOND
nd fourth Saturdays of each Month In A.
o. U. W. hall at 2 p. in.
Mbs Jennie Bkntley, President.
Mbs. Abbie J. Bakkb, Secretary.
MruTNTAIN HOME CAMP No. 84, R. N. A.
Meets at I. O. O. F. Ul i on the second and
fourth Fridays of each month.
Mbs. H. Peeleb, O.
Mks. C. U. Dak in, Recorder.
PAYNTER LODGE, No. 2110, M. B. A.
meets first and third Fridays of each month
at K. of P. ball. .
Carson BcClUB. l ies.
AUG. GUIONAKD, Set.
MT. HOOD LODGE No. 205, 1
O. O. C Meets
Grlhble's ball
every Saturday evening in
fcMt. Hood. Mm
G. W. Dimmk k, Sec.
Leasi'kk, N. G.
HOOD RlvER VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY
Hood River, Ore. . n. nariwig. ne.
F. G. Coe, Bee. Leslie Butler, Tieas.
i
OREGON GRAPE REBEKAH LODGE NO.
mi i i ii i. m,.,.u second and foul Hi
Wednesdays m cacti uioiiin in uriuuiu s ,
lays
Hull Ml Hooil Ore.
Mrs. Ml)lle Hardman, N. G.
Mrs. Minnie L. Larwood.Hec.
"j F. WATT, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Telephones: Office, 281; residence, 811.
SURGEON O. R. A N. Co.
H. L. DUMBLE,
PHYBICIAN AND SURGEON.
Calls promptly answer 3d In town or country,
Day or Night.
Telephone Residence, 611: Office, 813.
office in the Hroslus Building.
IToTdutro, m. d.
Physician and Surgeon
U over First National Bank,
Hood
River, Oregon.
Office Phone Main 871 ' Res Main 873
Drs. Shaw & Bronson
Office in Kliot Block.
Office phone. No. 34. Residence, No. 34B.
Db. M. H. Shakp Db. Edna B. bbakp
Osteopathic Physicians
Graduates of the American School ol
Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo.
Office in Elliot Block.
Home Phone 102 R. 102-B
F.
0. BROSIU8, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
'Phone Central, or 121.
Office Hours: 10 to 11 A. M.; 2 to
and 6 to 7 P M.
M. E. WELCH,
LICKNSU) VKIERISAIIV KURUE0N
Is prepared to do any work lu the veterin
ary line. He ean be round by calling at or
ph nlng lo Clarke a drug store.
DR.
EDGINGTON
Smith Building
HOOD RIVKR
OREGON
A. J. DERBY
Lawyer
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
DR. . T. CAftNES
DENTIST
0 fflce over Barttneaa rttore Telephone
h7d. w. pineo.d. d.s.
DENTIST
Office over Telephone
First National Bank 131
C. H. JENKINS, D.M.D.
DENTI8T
Telephones: Office 28; residence 28-B
Office over Bntler Bank,
A JAYNE
LAWYER
Abstracts Furnished. Money Loaned.
First National Bank
OK HOOD RIVKK, ORKUON.
Resources over $400,000.
Capital 100,000 Surplus $20,000. '
W.J. Baker & Co.
Dealers in
REAL ESTATE
Fruit and Farm
Lands
Resident Agents For
Phoenix Assurance Co.
OF LONDON
Ust No. 0547V.
NOTICE KOK PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,
The Dalles, Oregon, Nov ember 2nd, IU0W.
Notice is hereby given that the Northern
Pacific Railway fompunv, whose postofllce
address is 8t. Paul, Minnesota, has this 29tU
day of October , 1S0U, tl led In this Qlce Its ap
plication lo select under the provisions of the
Act of Congress, approved July 1, 1S9S (.10 Stat .
M7, t20) tmNWU, WWWU, Her. 12, Tp. 1 N.,
R. 10 E., W. M. No. 05411.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because
of the mineral character of the land, or for
sny other lesson, should file their affidavits
of protest in this office, on orefore the 14th
day of December, 1909. ('. W. MOORE,
nlldu Iteglster.
Notice of Sale of Land.
In County Court of the State of Oregon for
Hood River t'ouuty.
In the Matter or the Estate of Joseph Purser,
Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given, that pursuant to an
order ol the above entitled Court, made and
entered on the 5th day of November, l09, the
undersigned, ndmlBtstrator of the estate of
Joseph Purser, deceased, will offer lor sale and
will sell to the highest and best bidder, foi
2,000 cash In hand at the time of the sale, and
the balince of the sale price to be secured by
note and fiist mortgage on the premises, pay
able two years after Its date, with Interest at
the rate of eight per cent, per annum; said sale
will be at private sale, on and alter Tuesday
the 4th day of January. 1H10, the real property
belonging to the estate of Joseph Purser, de
ceased, and particularly bounded and de
scribed as follows:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of the
Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 2
North of Ksnge 10 East of the Willamette
Meridian, thence run North 40 roils, thence
East 44 rods for the point and place of begin
ning: thence run North 40 rods; thence East :i
rods; thence South 40 rods; thence West 3d
rods lo the point of beginning, being atract ol
land conveyed by M. B. Potter to said Joseph
Purser, deceased, and containing acres, more
or less, In Hood River County, Oregon.
Bids will be received by the undersigned ai
his residence In Hood River Valley, Hood
River County, Oregon. Post Office address:
Hood River, Oregon, R. D. No 3, Box 15S, oi
caie of E. H. Hartwlg. 7 4 8 Smith Bi sk.
Ilood River. Oregon, until and on the said 4th
day of January, A D. UtlO. The right Is re
served lo relect any and all bids.
nlsjti C. L. Morse, Administrator
NOTICE OK REGULAR CITY ELECTION,
I Notice is hereby given that pursuant in
ord'rot the Common Council urine lily
r 1 1
I iioou rtiver, uregon, iiihi hue "kuisi voy
I Election will be held In the Clly of Rood
River, Oregon. In the City Hall therein, on
ii , o, . . ii.i.t ii
Tuesday the 7tn nay ol wecemoer, ismi ol
die purpose ol electing three round I men, one
i itv Recorder and one City Treasurer. O H.
Baker, J. H- (Mil and 11. L Howe have been
appointed Judges of said election by the Coin
mini Council, and W . C . (illmore and Itoy C.
niocoiu nave neeu aiipuimt-u ici oi nihi
election.
Polls will be opened at the hour ol eight
o'clock A.M. and remain open until the bout
of seven o'clock P.M. of said date. Pursuant
to the ordef of the Common Council, two
in l . mule luulvfn of said election hv nub.
I llshlng same In the Hoot) Rivek Glacikk for
three consecutive Issues aim posting- notices
thereof in ttiree public places in Hie City of
Hood River. Dated and ttrst published
Thursday, November 18, 19011.
H. H. LANG1LLE.
City Recorder
For Sub- -a good illuming house at 312K
Oak Street: can lie run for boarding, bus gisin
furniture, dining room, kitchen and pantry.
Doing a good bnsiueas. Phone tto L. tin
Real Estate
Bulletin
200 Acres, irooil titiiile land; 12 miles out
on main road; till acres of this cleared
two houses and three hams; all under
the ditch; halance of land easily
cleared; all tools and implements go
with the place.
This piece is well located; no hills to
climh; good soil, and is one of the hest
buys in partly improved land at the
Jiresent time.
1100 per acre
Price next 3 dayR
Half down. Balance
7 per cent.
10 Acres, on tlit-
West side two miles
out; H acres in
trees; one acre hill
bearing; balance one to live years old;
1 acres berries between trees;
acres in pasture and truck garden
land: inches of water, small barn
Price, m 7..0.
11 Acres, ft mile? out; 8 acres in 1, Sand
5 year old trees; balance ready for
trees; small house and barn ; horse,
implements and !) tons of hay.
This place adjoins one of the beBt
bearing orchards in the valley. Price,
8,')00. Terms.
24 Acres, b miles out ; uncleared ; fine
soil and location ; land easily cleared ;
no rock. Owner is anxious to sell
during this month and will make the
price right to one w ho is interested.
I.i-! us s iOW you this piece.
PHONE 228-L
G. Y. Edwards
& COMPANY
W. W. NASON
CONTRACTOR
Brick, Cement and Plastering
Raeclith Flooring
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the
I underHlKiied hail been duly authorized to dlt-
pose of, at private sale, for cash, the following
ites'-rlheit pernonal prop- rty, hunted on a
farm formerly owned by Frank Hammond,
decenwd, one fourth mile west of MomiiiH
station, on the Mount Mood ttailroiid: Usso.
line engine, light wagon, plow, liarnem. culti
vator, -ln. cable aud other farming Imple
ments huiI toola, and some household gtsids
Call and lDnpect the property and get prleea.
nls HENitY LAYMAN, Executor.
For High Class Real Estate
SEE
J. H. Heilbronner & Co.
We Specialize on
City and
Here are a Few of the Good Bargains in Orchard Tracts:
567SJH Throe aces one mile out on Weft Side. 40 live year old Spiurnbergs
and Newtowns, 41) three year old Spitzenbergs and Newtowns, 115 four year
old peach trees. Pear, plum and cherry trees. 1 1-2 acres straw Wrries lie
t ween trees. 5 room house, small barn, paeking honse, good well, Ii inches
water. Price S.HO00.
C&W-No; 210 acres 0)1 miles out on
bergs and Newtowns. 2 acres in clover. All very best vulcanic ash -oil, good
neighbourhood, near store and shipping station. Price, 87500. Rai y tt rms.
MC-V 10 acres 3 miles out on West Side.
Newtowns. tty acres 1 year old Spitzonliergs and Newtowns. i ftcree Straw
berries between young trees. Splendid building site overlookinc Rail Side
aud the Hood river. 10 shares water stock. Price, V00O0. Easy terms.
5S0-JS 12 acres ii miles out on West
hergs and Newtowns, :i 1-2 acres 2 and 8 year old trees and 4 acres 1 year old
Spitzenhergs and Newtowns. 4 acres strawberries, 1 acre 1 year old iars,
1 acre alfalfa. B room house, barn, wood shed, etc. tiood well, t inches
water stock, all farm tools, wagon, harness. Price, 818500. Easy terms.
557-EWA 20 acres f miles out on West
and a few Ben Davis. M acres 2 year old Spitzenhergs and Newtowns, fi acres
plowed and ready for sjttiug, balance of land in grass. County road along
two sides; apple house; good neighborhood ; tine soil. Price, 81 0,000.
Kasy terms.
WHG 20 acres 4 1-2 miles out on West Side. Hi acres in clover and alfalfa.
4 acres uncleared. All rlrst-class apple land, beautiful building site. Red
shot soil. Price, 87500. Easy terms.
561ETN 20 acres 3 miles out on West
Newtowns; 21 acres 2 year old Newtowns and Spilzenbergs, 12 acres one year
old Newtowns, Spitzenhergs and Ortleys. 8 acres strawberries; 7 acres clover
between young trees. 7 room house and cellar, large barn, chicken house,
good well, 20 inch irrigation water. All farm equipment. Price 821000
Easy terms.
I. C. S.--VL 21 acres, 2J miles out on East Side. 7 acres 13 year old trees, 400
six year old, 400 three year old and 200 one year old Spitzenhergs and New
towns. 3 acres reudy for trees. Home orchard of peaches, pears, cherries,
plums, etc. 5 room hnu-e, barn, good well, 5 inches irrigation water. On
road. Beautiful building site. Price 821000.
IP
-40 actes south of Moi-ier. 20 acres in orchard from 2 to 8 years old, all
commercial varieties; water available for irrigation; all fenced; volcanic ash
soil. Small house, barn, etc. Price, 80000. Easy terms.
J. H. HEILBRONNER & CO.
THE RELIABLE DEALERS
Davidson Building
Chi
B. O. Pratt,
President.
H. OKborne,
Vice Pres.
H. W. Pratt,
Cashier.
Hood River Banking
and Trust Co.
We transact a enenU bunking buelneHK and
own ourown bunking proerty.
interest paid on time and Having deposit
Hale deposit boxes.
A. C. BUCK
NOTARY PUBLIC AND INSUR
ANCE AGENT
Room 12 Hrosiins Block
For Best the Buys
in
Orchard & Fruit
Lands
SEE
McGregor & Bothfur
MOSIER, ORE.
Stop! Stop!
And Look!
AT
Underwood and
Little
White Salmon
Valley
10 ACRES. One and a half miles
out; house, barn; ;i acres cleared.
Price 88000. Terms.
20 ACRES. One and three-fourths
miles out; one acr5 cleared; east
slope: ali tillable; red shot soil.
Price 84000. Easy U'rms.
40 ACRES. V4 miles out: south
slope, deep soil; unimprowed. HI (10
per acre. Terms.
40 ACRES. Unimproved, tj miles
out; good land; water on land.
80 per acre. Terms.
160 ACRES. 4'-a miles out; gisid
deep soil ; watered. 850 per acre
on terms.
For further information write or cal
on
F. W. DeHart
Underwood, Wn.
Good Property in
Country
East Side. H acres in 8 year old Spitzen-
i acres 4 year old SpJUanbergl and
Side. 2 acres 111 year old trees, Spit.eti-
Side. 3 acres 12 year old Spitzenhergs
Side. !S acres 7 year old Spitzenhergs and
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 Kiver property
for cheaper Kcal Estate in other places.
Office with E. H. Hartwig, Smith Block
Stranahan & Slaven
Contractors and
Builders
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
JOE WRIGHT
CARPENTER AND BUILDER
Phone 861-L
Eltimatei furnished on request. An
honeBt job guaranteed.
FREDF HICK A ARNOLD.
CONTRACTORS
and BUILDERS
iMsasiUs tarnished on all kinds f watk
lhnnaa Arapia
Trio Orchestra
Music Furnished For All Occasions
Insti iimeiiiations from three to any
number desired. Address or phone
C. Q. NEWMAN, Hood River, Ore
Phone 64-X or 2H9-L.
Everything
For the Nursery
Specialty of High Grad
Newtowns and Spitz.
C. D. THOMPSON
Phone 8232-M.
TO INVESTORS.
Here is an opportunity; no other like
it in Oregon. Must sell at once, 'W0
acre tract of land, 400 acres first-class
fruit land. Can lie irrigated bv gravity
system from Umpqna River. Situated
Isith the river and railroad, it possesses
a future none other can compare with.
Will sell entire tract for less than 4.r
p r acre. Hee to this at once. Address,
BONO b BRADLEY.
Koseburg, Ore.
COU, KrTOK'H NUTIi:iC.
The aasensment for the year 11109 of the
Ilood River Irrigation District are now line
anil payable to the Collector at thla office and
will become delinquent on tne laat Mmnlny
la December next thereafter and unless paid
prior thereto fi per irent will be added U the
amount thereof. I will lie at my residence
on Wednesday and at the Cutler hank on
Saturdays from 10 A. VI to I P, M
u4-d23 L. K. DART, Collector.
HEAVY RAINS
CAUSE DAMAGE
TIE UP COMPLETE ON MONDAY
0. K. A '. PrtlfM Piles Up iii Washout
Ml. Hood It. It. Hushed Out
111 -lilies (ioiic
fbe heavy rains wbioh came Sunday
uight after a brief respite from the
downpour of last week, hare caused
the biggest Hoods which have beeu
experieucd In this locality for several
years. On Monday tiood Kiver was
aompletely tied up without railroad.
telegraph or telephone couicuuuicntou
with Portland aud the test of the
valid.
The regular tram on the Mt. Hood
railroad went to Oee Monday morning
but a washout prevented it from get
ting hack into town lu the evening.
Iwo niigou budges are out lu the
vicinity of Mt. Hood. Early Monday
tnmnlng a west hound freight on the
O K. & . hit a washout near Bon
neville and blooked the line ill hours.
Heavy rains fell lust week until
Saturday which was a clear day. Sun
day a ternoou the downpour stalled
agalu with renewed vigor aud hj Mon
day morning much damage was done.
Pietty heavy rains continue.! Moniiay
and since the time, light showeis have
been the oidur and the streams have
subsided.
At lite o' clock, Monday inoiuiug
west bound fast freight No. 66 lau
into a washout at Warreudale 37 miles
west of here, the engine aud nine cats
piling up killing engineer Thomas
lingers and Injuring tliemiin J. A.
Neshitt and hrakeman W. T. F urlong
Three wrecking crews were busy clear
ing the track all aay aud it was early
luesdny morning cetore a truck hail
been laid arouud the wreck which
would allow the trains to get
through. All muds aud east hound
tnitlle was thus held up
Hood Kiver was ou u rampage all
day Monday und is still running
high. A tome of men was liusy all
day Monday and Monday night put
ting in sacks of sand aud bouldeiB to
keep the approach to ttie uew waguu
bridge from heiug washed away, trie
or th work above the hiidge wis wash
ed out leaving the bridge exposed to
the swift current which carried along
logs and other drift, lu the debris
which was carried down the river
Monday was the par. tally decayed
oaroaSH or a dead norse. rne uppei
subsidiary power plant of the light
company was flooded and put out of
commission. The intake for the Pow
derdale plant was plugged up with
drift and the swollen waters made it
Impossible to oleai the opening. The
lesult has beeu that partial darkness
baa reigned throughout the city ana
lamps aud caudles are lu great de
mand. The bridge across the oast fork ou
the site of the old toll bridge south of
Mt. Hood was caried away completely
and the bridge near the school house
a half mile west ot Mt. Hood is so
badly damaged as tu stop ti attic. This
tied up traitli- in the upper valley
pretty hadly. The log boom at the
mill ot the Oregon Lumber Couumuy
at Oee broke awav and the high water
made it necessary to close down the
mill. The tracks of the Mt. Hood
railroad above the power di in were
washed out for several hundred feet
and it will be a week before tiaina
ate running through ou thai- road.
I tie passengers aud mall are being
transferr d around the washout but
no freight is being handled.
1 he teleuraph aud telephone lines
weie all out between here ami Port
laud .Monday. Ihe lailroad wires
were workuiu aaaiu pretty soon aud
the other lines are being gradtiall)
nut Into shape but good service can
not be expected tor several days. 1'he
telephone Hues into the valley suffer
ed some damage but uot much turn
hie was encountered except in the up
per valley.
AUSTRIAN DROWNS
IN HOOD RIVER
Joseph Wirrensberger, an Austrian,
who recently tiled ou a homestead lu
the Upper valley, was drowued last
Ihuisday night in the east fork ot
Hood Kiver, two mliee above Dee.
v irrensberger, with Paul Hchlen, his
brother-lu-iaw, was crossing a foot
log over the dashing waters of the
swollen river aud slipped off. The
biotber-in-law who had crossed iu
safety saw his companion whirled
away by the mad curient and was
helpless to give aid. The body ol
the dead man whs recovered Fiidaj
morning a mile below the point where
he fell Into the liver.
Wirrensberger had been in America
for three years and had oome Into the
valley last June. Siuce coming here
hud had been lo the employ of Petei
Mobl aud the Oregon Lu ruber Co.
short time Hgo he took up a home
stead In the tipper valley and he was
returning from a visit to his new
place when he lost his life. Bcbioo
aud his wife, a sister of the dead
man, came here from 'the old oouiitrj
less than a month ago and understand
very little English. The dead man
was 2o years old aud unmarried. The
bod was brought here Friday even
iug aud tlu fnueral occurred Hatur
day morning at the Catholic church
with buiisl at the Catholic cemetery.
Maskers Win Prizes.
he masquerade at the skating rink
Friday night was attended by a large
crowd and there were a number
novel costumes worn by the merry
makers. Arthur Clarke, W. II. Ta't
and Walter Madura, acting as judgts
awarded the prizes for the best cos
lumen to Miss Winnie Taft, Uist
lHdy's prize, Miss Lucluda Luckey,
second lady's prize, Clyde Smith, of
Ihe Oalles, first gentleman's prize
and
man
Victor
s prize.
Johnson, second gentle
I'ndertaker Itarlmess Hiijm Out .1. K
Nichols.
f A deal was closed Friday, whereby
S H Hartmess hought the undertak
ing business and equipment of J. K.
Nichols, which agaiu leaves Hood
Kiver with but one undertaking es
tabllshmont. Mr. Hrfrtmeas has been
an undertaker and furniture deal r
here for the past 2U years. Mr.
N 10 boll established his business here
three years ago. Mr. Ilartmess will
occupy the Nichols Chapel and rooms
in the Nichols building, which is one
of the besteuipped undertaking estab
lishments in the state. The under
takiug rooms in the Hartmess build
ing will he refitted aud rented as a
store room. Mr. Nichols has not as
yet auuounced wliat he will do but he
eiects to leave Hood Kiver and en
gage in his profession, probably lu
Portland.
The Old Maids Entertain.
The "Siunsteis Convention" which
was given last Thursndy eveutug by
the Congressional Ladies Aid was a
very pleasiug euteitaiumeut. The
liurlesque farce is a familiar piece und
it was well hnn, He. i by the ladles who
took part. Besides the regular book
of the play a uumher of clever and
well put 1 ical hits were introduced
which were very auiusiug. A good
audience enjoyed the performance
aud the ladies cleared a neat sum.
M.76 For itlg Apple.
A. W. l'eteis, of Cincinatl, who
lately bought M acres uu the east
side, sent a couple of big W'olt River
apples buck home unit he just re
ceived word that they were sold at
auction at a church fair, briugiog
13.76 aud 11,76 apiece. The apples
weighed about two pouuds eaoh aud
excited no little ourosity among the
easterners.
GRAND PRIZES WON
ON COMMERCIAL PACKS
Ihe Hood Kiver apples whloh won
(rand Prizes at the A V-i' exposition
In Seattle last summer had uot beeu
especially packed for the exposition
but were the regular commercial pack
it Oscar audertiilt aud Hears it Por-
tear, who received the high awards.
v tieu the call was made tor the Seat
tle displays, these growers had pack
ed all their apples ami they just gath
ered up about a hundred boxes each
i Hon their regular commercial fHiicy
packs and sent them to the fair.
lhey seiit them to show what Hood
Kiver could do to compete for the
prizes. When the announcement ol
the awards that Hood tKlver gained
the only two Orand Prizes which
came to Oregon apples, it added an
other point to the fame of this valley.
Mnce the his list of awards was
published, Mr. Vanderbilt has racelv-
I notice lrom W. H. Welirung, Ore
gou commissioner, that he was also
given a gold medal by the judges, in
addititm to the (Hand Prize which
was awarded his display. I his gives
Hood Kiver throe gold medals for
apples at the A V P.
Business Men Enjoy Hats.
The Business Meu's Association
held a veiy pleasant meeting Tuua
day evening lu the Commercial CJub
looms. After the business part of
the meeting was concluded the "mst
llug" cummittee made everybody
happy by bringing lorth a keg ot
cider which was much enjoyed alcug
with large quantities of sandwiches
aud doughnuts. President K. A.
Cram expressed to O. C. Oeau the
gratitude of the club for the credita
ble work which he had done iu rais
ing the t u ii 1 1 for the walk to the rivet
lauding, The oommitUe on the de
livery of express reported that a peti
tion hud been prepared whloh would
he presented to the express oomupnny
uext week by O. McUouald. The
matter uf regular delivery hours for
tbo grocers arid butchers was discuss
ed. The matter of handling Canadian
money was nlu talked over.
BONDS WILL PAY FIVE
AND A HALF PER CENT
At au adjourned meeting of the
city council Monday night an ordi
nance was passed issuing the water
lain. Is for liiU.OUO to be used lu the
constructlou uf the municipal water
system. Considerable time was speut
by the council in the consideration of
data, ooucernlug bonds, which had
been gathered by variuus members,
and in a discussion of the hest form
to he used In issuing the houds. City
Keuorder l.augllle reported that he
had already received Dearly a hundred
inquiries from houds brokers, all over
the country, tor Information concern
iug the details of the issue.
The ordinance calls for the issuance
of houds not to exceed the amount of
10,0011 m denomination 0' 1100 to
111,000, which are to draw interest at
the rate ot fj,1 .2 per cent and run for 20
years. Ihe luterest will be paid semi
auuuslly, which will have a tendency
to make the bunds sell at a higher tig
tire. It is necessary to advertise the
sale tor sixty days aud bids are called
tor to be submitted January 2H. All
bids must be accompanied by a cor
titled check tor 1(1,000 to Insure good
faith,
There was some sentiment In the
council In favor of putting the luier
est rate at 6 per cent hot It Is believed
ttiat as the rate wus Mostly fixed the
bonds will command a large premium.
It was though best to Hx the rate so
that the securities would sell above
par so that a surplus would he thus se
cured to make tne lirst Interest pay,
moots before any Income cau be ex
peeled from the plant.
City htigineer Morse was diiected
to go ahead Immediately and tun the
lines which would be lollowed hy the
pipe line to the city aud to make
complete surveys covering the whole
lystem, so that the Information would
lie at hand and the contracts could be
let as soon as the bonds are sold. The
lire and water committee was in
structed to confer with Mr. Morse
aud get Information ooucernlug the
nght-of way for the pipeline as loon
as the 1 1 ties were fixed.
The council appointed 0, I). Nick
elseu, .1. M. Wood aud L. L. Morse a
viewers to report to the oounoil on
the mater of widening Hhermuu ava
il tie.
I'be city engineer was asked iu a
lesolution to inform himself thor
oughly on the subject, of street paving
and investigate the adaptability ot
various pavements to the strests with
in the tire district ot the city, as this
matter is one which is likely to come
up lu the next year and the council
wishes to have expert advice when it
is considered.
Adjournment was taken to meet
agalu uext Mouday eveulug.
OREGON APPLES
WIN SWEEPSTAKES
HOOD RIVER GETS SPOKANE PRIZES
Carload Award tjOM to Rorue Kiver
and Local Orchardlsts Get All
The (Jo After.
I ronson &. Outline, of Kugle Poiut,
iu the Rogue River country, wou the
sweepstakes at the Spokane Apple
show last week on the carload of
Spitzenhergs whloh they exhibited,
thus maintaining the lame ot the Ore
goo Apple. Hood River was uot re
presented lu the oarload contest, but
there were a tew small exhibits by
growers from thii valley aud all of
these came out with prize colors Hying.
John Makel aud Charles Kied had
a number of boxes of tiood Kiver tip
ple entered lu the box olassea aud
I bey carried away practically every
thing lo the Splteuboig box class.
Mr. Keed was awarded 100 for best
10 boxes otKpitzen bergs shown. With
five boxes of Hpttzeubergs, Mr. Hakel
cam 'd away the 9b0 prize tot the
best five box display of a standard
winter variety, lo the siugle box
displays, Mr. Reed aud Mr. Uakel
tuok Orst aud lecoud prizes respect
ively tor the four tier NpiUeutrergu.
A box ot lialdwlos shown by Mr.
Keed was awarded the secuud prize
for the siugle box class uf that var
iety. I hers were a number of Hood
Kiver growers who weut to Spokane
f. r tha show, among them being: U.
H. Shepard, C. H. Spioat, Charles
Castner, John Hakel, Herman Delh
man, P. H. I'avldaouJr. , I-and. Hand
sou, C. P. Heehe aud Chris. Urieaien.
lhey ali reported t hat it was a groat
display of apples. Mr. Sprout in
speaking of the Spokaue show, said,
1 am of the settled opinion that the
Spokane fair Is a looal exhibition,
similar to tho Hood River fair,
except that it la ou a much larger
scale. H is oertaiuly of great eduoa-
tioual value to the growers of all lec
tioui but the proper place for Hood
Kiver to make ao exhibit ii aot at
Spokaue, but iu Chicago, or some
other eastern oity where a really
NATIONAL abow can be held. If
there Is ever a national fair held east
ot the Rockies 1 venture to say that
Hood River will be ou deck. 1 be
lieve that this valley could not have
derived great benefit by showing u
carload at Si okatm.
"There were Li oarload exhibits at
Spokaue. There were two of Bpttzen
beigs, oue from Southern Oregon,
aud oue from Yakima. The Oregnu
car, which took the big prize, were
very floe apples, wltb good liza and
culor. Southern Oregon also exhibit
ed a oar of Newtowns, whloh arrived
too late to be unwrapped. There were
large displays of the Koine beauties,
Winesaps, Htayuian Wlnesaps, etc,
hy the growers in the Spokane coun
try. Those varieties hi lug lots of
money and make orchardlsts ot the
John U, Rockefeller class, but those
giower.-, do uot profess to grow Upltz
eubergs and .New-towns. This leavea
Hood River and Southern Oregon the
only localities west of the Rooky
mountains which are distinctive for
these two varieties.
this year, the Weuatobee Com
mercial Club took charge ot oue of
the growers apples In the orchard,
packed them aud bore all expense of
a oarload exhibit at Spokane, 1 talk
ed with Mr. Homo, who wou the big
prize last year, and be said that the
extra expense of a oarload of apples
exhausted the $1000 prize, wbioh one
stood to win. Mr. Tromuu, who won
the sweepstakes this year, said that
he would never exhibit another oar
aud go to the extra expense and
tiouble, even It he were assured the
prize. It seems to ma hardly a tali
proposition for a community to ex
pect a single grower to go to the ex
tra expense of a oarload exhibit, when
the fame ot taking the prize is the
ouly thing be gets, while the entlie
community gets big beueUt."
Recommendations urging amend
moots to the grade provisions of the
Lafeau apple box bill, slated tor in
troduotion at the next session of con
gress, were adopted by the oouven
tlou of exhibitors, apple growers aud
shippers at ttpoktne, forming another
link lu the protest against the meas
ure, which will lie presented to con
greii hy the horticultural associations
of the northwest, through their seua
tors aud congressmen.
Mr, Shepard aud Mr. Hproat met
with the, growers aud outlined to
them the system ot grading and pack
ing now being used at Ilood Kiver.
Mr. Sprout was a member of the com
mittee which drew up the rules
atlopted at the meeting, aud they are
practically tho same tules uow in
toroe lo the lioud River valley. Weu
atobee, Southern Oregou, Walla Walla
and Yakima were represented on the
committee. Mr. sproat will present
the rules to the direotors of the
Union here at their meeting Hatur
day and it Is expected that they will
adopt them. The rules call fur three
grades, "Kxtra Fancy", "Choice"
and "Orchard Kuu". The new "Kx
tra Fancy" grade oorrespouds to the
"Fancy" uow shipped Jtroni Ilood
Kiver, and the other grades are the
same as are uow shipped Horn here.
The committee was continued to per
fect the rules, prlut aud distribute
them, 'lhey will also exert their
eltorts to have the standard apple box
of the northwest growers substituted
tor the box called for iu the Lafean
bill.
CHILD IS SCALDED
DIES FROM SHOCK
Fcrest, the two year old sou, of A.
L. Oavies, died Tuesday from the
shock, resulting from tailing into a
pan of boiliug water the day before.
Mrs. Davles was washing Mouday and
bad placed a pan of aouldlug hot
water on the floor. The child bad
climbed on a chair near the pan aud
losing bis balance, tell juto the hot
water. Medicul aid was summoned
immediately and It was not thought
that the burns would result fatally.
1'he shuck, bowe er, was to severe
for the the little child to withstand
aud death came Tuesday morning.
The funeral occurred Wednesday
afternoon from the U. ti. oburob,
with Kev. W. C, Oilmore officiating,
burial at Idlewlld cemetery.