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HOOD KIVER, OREGON, DECEMBER 15, 1910
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Do you need Good Rubbers? RUbberS
The only Rubbers warranted to wear. NOT MADE BY A TRUST
J. C. Johnsen, The Shoe Man
Hood River, Oregon
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The World's Prize Winning Apples
are grown on land that we are selling.
For a limited time we are offering some of
the besit East Side properties at prices
much below the market. You can save
several thousand dollars by buying land
this Fall. See us when you want the besl.
J. H. Heilbronner & Co.
The Reliable Dealers
Davidson Building Hood River.Oregon t
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roperty
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We have for sale and can show you orchard lands in all stages of development
from the raw slate to the full bearing orchards, including some of the finest
bearing orchards in the Hood River Valley. If you want to see the besl
properties on the market at the most reasonable prices, let us show you and
you will be convinced.
Leading' Dealers
Hotel Oregon Bldg'. Hood River, Oregon
I No. 1 APPLE TREES I
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I have for sale a limited number of Newtown,
Spitzenbui'g, Ortley, Arkantas I'.lack and Jonn-
thans. These trees were dug with spades and have
all the roots it is posssible to dig. Anyone wishing -jfc
jfi first class trees will do well to write or call at
The Odell Nursery
KnuteNo. 2 I'lioneoriell 118 J. W. WILSON. PKol. Iloofl Kiver, Ore.
One Mile Went ami Half Mile Soulh odell coiner 4.
Nichol (EL HadlocR
High Class
Orchard Lands and '
City Realty-
Basement Brosius Bldg
Smokes
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for the smokers
An excellent sngunstion: Who anionjr the men folks
would u(it appreciate n fino box of Cigars?
All the discriminating smokers' Imv their cigars
from us, so you w ill be beet satisfied bv a'l lowing us to
assist you in makitu a choice.
We have all sizes of boxes, various shapes and sizes
of cigars and the different shades of tobacco the choic
est brands with the finest aroma. Our stock is a select
one. We have no cheap or poor cigars. Our Him is to
please, always, and it takes good tobacco to please and
satisfy smokers.
Fine Stationery
A box of fine pfiper makes an appreciative Christ
mas presents for your friends. Our assortment is large
and includes everything desirable. All new designs,
patterns ami finishes; we have never bad so much qual
ity and quantity in our box paper as we are able to
give you this season.
Prices are right, as our prices always are. Included
in our assortment are some of the very best papers made.
Carl A. Plath
Druggist
Bentley, the Builder
Phone 331K
The Rexall Store
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Phone 98
We Like to Talk About Our
HOLIDAY STOCK
And it is a greater pleasure to show our wares, in
practically every case it means a sale and a pleased
customer. Many are t aking advantage of our Spec
ial Offerings and making their Christmas purchases
earlier than usual, thereby gaining the benefit1 'of
greater assortment to choose among.'
For the Coming Week Some Very
SPECIAL WILL BE OFFERED.
F. H. Coolidge
JEWELER
STORK OPEN EVENINGS
STORE OPEN EVENINGS
MAKES A NEW
WATER CONTRACT
EAST FORK IRRIGATING CO. MEETS
Quorum Secnred and Stockholders Adopt
Important Change to Avoid Im
pending Disaster.
For the first time in nearly two years
the Eait Fork Irrigating Co. secured a
quorum at the called meeting Satur
day, and adopted a new water contract.
At the annual meeting last March no
quorum was secured and the old board
held over. Two other called meetings
during the summer failed for the same
reason. The large number of stock
holders, the majority holding but a
few shares of stock makes it a difficult
matter to get enough members togeth
er to get a quorum of a majority of
stock. At the meeting Saturday 257
shares were represented, out of a total
of 480.
Owing to the operation of the old
water contract, the full cost of main
tenance, interest and other fixed ex
penses were borne by the water users.
A number of the large holders of stock
are improving land or have young or
chards started and use little or no wat
er. The amount of water which is
palled for is an unknown quantity, and
it is impossible to tell in advance what
will be required, or how much the rev
enue would be. Should all the water
users decide that they would need no
water for any one season, they would
be exempt from any charge. Under
these uncertain and unbusiness-like
conditions it has been impossible to
sell the bonds, or to raise any more
money for improvements on the credit
of the company.
The new water contract adopted at
the meeting corrects these defects,
and probably saved the corporation
from disaster in the near future. Un
der its terms all owners of stock will
be assessed alike for all fixed charges
and maintenance, whether they use the
water or not. At the meeting the con
tract was discussed and adopted section
by section, and until those present
fully understood the necessity of its
adoption, there were many objectors to
the different terms, and many theories
advanced for the operation of the sys
tem. The objection came from the
small holders principally, unlit the
matter was more fully discussed. The
fact that most of the large sharehold
ers, who are not now using much wat
er, and who will be required to, pay a
large portion of the expenses under the
new contract, did not object to the
change, made apparent, more than any
thing else, that the change was neces
sary. The time of delivery of water was
changed to read from April 1 to Octo
ber 15. this increases the period six
weeks, and was deemed advisable to
provide against the lack of moisture
either at the beginning or end of the
season.
The new contract was carried by a
vote of 254 for and 3 against.
THIRD NAT'N'L APPLE
SHOW AT CHICAGO
By C. R. Greisun, Assistant Editor of
lietter fruit.
Alter the tremendous success, as far
as attendance was concerned, obtained
at the Third National Apple Show at
Spokane, the first few days of the
show at Chicago were somewhat dis
couraging. The reason of this was,
that the U. S, Land Show was on at
the same time, having started the
week before and being continued dur
ing the very week of the Apple Show.
the Apple Show was held in the
First Regiment Armory and next to
the stock show building and the Coli
seum, the best building tor the pur
poses in Chicago. The cars going up
and down Wabash avenue Btop at the
Coliseum where a man is stationed,
calling out "This is the Land Show,"
and the week that or show was held
at the Armory, to the word "land"
was added "anule show." Now neonle
going to the Land Show would think
that this was the real apple show.
Of course, at the Land Show there are
great many apples on exhibit
though, naturally, there was no coin
parison with the National Apple Show
exhibits. In all, 1 believe, there was
a carload being exhibited in quarter
boxes, making really four boxes to one
of ours, and it was advertised as hav
ing about two million apples on ex
hibit. At the Apple Show, which really
was an apple show as there was
nothing but apples there, there were
two million apples, that is, 7 entire
carloads, prize winning exhibits from
Spokane, together with the prize
winning district displays and district
displays which did not get prizes, so
that the entire Northwest was repre
sented. The six cars were arranged In the
center of the building and one carload
was placed in the balcony, the district
displays surrounding the cars on all
aides of the building and the real es
tate concerns that had exhibits at Spo
kane were given Bpace around the bal
cony. It was a magnficent Show, and, as
many visitors expressed it, the most
wonderful exhibit ever Been in Chicago
gof ita kind. And it centainlj was.
It was the cream of the apples from
the Spokane apple show.
Now, the Land Show was being run
more or less by one of the big Chicago
dailies, which gives this daily an op
nortunitv for free advertising, being
its own show, which was a great dis
advantage to the Apple Show. 1 un
derstand that no matter what time
this apple show would have taken
place, the dates of the Land Show
would have been one week ahead and
the same week, as they only want one
land show in Chicago. This daily
places a great many advertisements
with other dailies, both before and
during the show and this, of course,
more or less, gives them the best of it.
These are the reasons that the at
tendance at the Apple Show during
the first few days was very small, per
haps amounting to 1000 persons per
day. Then Ren Rice made arrange
ments with the manager of the Land
Show, Mr. Cross, to distribute free
tickets for the Apple Show to all visit
ors to the Land Show. Of course this
brought crowds, but it means $20,000
in a hole for the Chamber of Com
merce at Spokane. It was impossible
for the Apple Show to get the date of
the Land Show until they had settled
the date for the Apple Show at Spo
kane, and then they knew very well
what date the apple show was likely to j
be m t hieago. II this show had been
extended another week, the Land
Show would have been extended'for
one more week also.
However, the exhibitors were satis
fied, as during the last five days there
was a large attendance and that is
what they were there for, to show
their fruit to possible consumers, in
vestors and hoineseekers.
The main entrance to the Apple
Show was really that from the alley
for the reason that the car lines ran up
and down Wabash Avenue and not
through Michigan Avenue and as the
Land Show was on Wabash Avenue
people would walk one block to the
entrance of the Apple Show, which
was a vacant lot covered with sawdust
leading to the Alley entrance of the
First Regiment Armory.
Right at the entrance was the Hood
River district display, which consisted
of 200 boxes of prize winning Yellow
Newtowns grown by Avery Bros,, of
Hood River, decorated with a splendid
blue ribbon banner and a prize silver
plate given by Garcia Jacobs of Liver
pool and Glasgow, and the cup given
by the Portland Commercial Club for
the ten best Oregon grown apples.
It made in all a very beautiful ex
hibit and was at the same time the in
formation bureau of the Hood River
district where J. C. Skinner, Cutler
Bros, and R. W. Ordway were kept
busy all day answering questions to
the many interested and prospecetive
land buyers.
The next great sight on entering
was the HoxI River car ot Spitzen
bergs, which ran from one end of the
hull to the other, decorated with pale
blue silk, two splendid banners and a
prize cup and bearing a sign running
the full length at the top of the car,
announcing that this car won the
sweepstake prize at Spokane over all
other cars entered. This was a .mag
nificent sight and was one of the most
admired exhibits in the show. J. C.
Skinner deserves great credit for the
splendid work he has been doing, not
only in Chicago but in other places in
the East.
The district displays were more or
less the same as had been seen in Spo
kane, the same apples and decorations
being used, but as this was the cream
of the show from Spokane and in a
more condensed space, the exhibit was
a far greater lesson to visitors in gen
eral, as, being prize winning cars,
they showed the right kind of packing
and general appearance.
1 believe that during the last five
days an average of 10,000 to 15,000
people visited the show daily and the
class of people who came to view these
exhibits was quite different from the
general run of people at the Land
Show. The former looked like busi
ness men, professional men and indeed
a very intelligent duns of people a .u
they are the ones we want. So despite
all the little unpleasant things that
the Northwest had to put up with in
Chicago, I believe that the Show just
held there is going to be of great
value for years to come not only, as
an advertisement for the Northwest
but it will bring about a greater con
sumption of our annually increasing
supply of apples.
On the other fact which I should like
to bring out, is this. At the Land
Show were many exhibits of apples
that were grown in different districts
of the Northwest, but were not exhib
ited under the right name. They were
bought from commission men on South
Water street. It is their business to
sell apples and they dill not catch on
for what purpose these apples were
bought. Of course it is didicult a
thing to control, as it is a simple mat
ter to buy apples, take them out of
their boxes and exhibit them under
different label, and it would be almost
impossible to prove that they were not
apples grown in that district.
In conclusion, I wish to say that the
Northwest will do better at all times
to make its own exhibit, and an ex
hibit like that at the Apple Show out
there is far better than a land bIiow
which is from all over the United
State-", and there should be a means of
getting yearly such an exhibit to Chi
cago and some other cities of the East,
where the e are still millions of people
to be reached.
Manager Ren Rice and August Wolf,
publicity manager of the Apple Show
cannot be given enough credit for the
splendid manner in which the shows at
Spokane and Chicago were run, anil
we give congratulations to the wonder
ful success of these shows and may
these shows continue to be as broad
and successful for years to come.
SCHOOL TA
t
CUT itf HALF
REQUIREMENTS ONLY Sl MILLS
Heavy Tax of Last Year Leaves a Surplus
and Levy is But Half
of Last Year.
New Opera House.
C. A. Richards & Co. have fitted up
the hall in the Ferguson building into
an onera house, and will make it a
very attractive place to acommodate
shows which have been utfhble to
make Hood River since the old K. of
P. Onera House went out of business
A commodious stage has been erected
on the north end of the hall, while
comfortable Beats to the number of
450 have been installed on the floor of
the hall. Tine first show to hold forth
in the new opera house will be the
Eraser Stock Company, which opens
tonight with a four nights' engage
ment.
Hood River Defeats (ioldendale.
Last Friday night Hood River and
Goldsndalo high schools played one of
the most thrilling and close basket
ball games ever played at the rink.
In the first half the local boys took a
lead in the score on the visitors, but in
the second half Goldendale braced up
and when time was called the score
was thirteen all. Alter a rest me
boys played off the tie. Goldendale
fouled and Morse threw the basket
from the foul line. A minute later
Hood River made a field goal winning
the game by three points, lhe rink
was crowded with spectators, the bal
cony being filled with high school stud
ents who rooted enthusiasticallyjfor the
players.
After the game everyone was invited
to the high Bchool where a program
was held in honor of the visiting team,
after which refreshment! were served
by the high school girlH. The Hood
River team will go to White Salmon
Friday where they play the team of
that city. The lineup:
The school meeting of District No 3.
was held at the Park Btieet Bchool
Monday afternoon, with the usual at
tendance of a dozen of the school pa
tron to pass upon the question of how
much money would be required to run
the schools for the ensuing year.
Clerk Onthank reported that the re
quirements for next year were esti
mated at $23,200. It was made up as
follows: Teachers salaries, $15,000,
Janitors, $1,500; fuel and supplies,
$1,500; repairs and grounds, $1,500;
incidentals, $500; insurance, $100;
interest on bonds, $2,400. The reve
nues were estimated at $10,700, as fol
lows: Cash on hand, $3,000: from
state, $1,000; from County, $6,000;
tuition, $700. This leaves $12,500 to
be raised by taxation. The assessed
valuation of the school district this
year is a little over $2,400,000, an in
crease of a quarter of a million dollar
over last year A six mill tax will
therefore raise $14,400.
The school tax of last year was
twelve mills, which was made to take
care of a deficiency which has existed
for years, but it was found that the
amount was more than was required.
The deficiency has been wiped out and
a good balance is on hand. The levy,
this year, therefore, will be only half
that of last year.
The lack of interest on the part of
the people in school matters when it
comes to the meetings to Belect a
schoolboard or to vote the tax, is prob
ably largely due to the fact tliHt the
date of the meeting is not generally
known. The law does not require it to
be advertised in the newspapers, but a
few notices stuck up on a post consti
tutes the legal notice, and these not
ices are rarely seen by anyone. The
adminstration of the schools is left to
the hoard, and if their actions are not
approved the school patrons and tax
payers who do not attend the meet
ings have no protest coming, How
ever, if the board would give more
publicity to the public meetings there
would be a much larger attendance.
AGED INDIAN BEATEN
AND HOUSE LOOTED
Tuesday Marshal l ewis found old
Joe Johnson, an aged Indian, helpless
and partially unconscious on the river
bank under the railroad bridge. Get
ting assistance the man was carried up
town and taken care of until yester
day, when he was removed to his home
in the canyon east of town. Lucv
Johnson had just returned home from
Yakima, where she had gone to see
about the sale of land, and found the
house had been ransacked aul the old
man missing. Blankets, a set of har
ness and 0 in gold were missing.
Nothing definite could be learned from
the old man, but it is thought he was
beaten by two young Indians from
across the Columbia, who were seen
coming from the direction of the In
dian's home and carrying two sacks.
lhe old man told the marshall that a
cow kicked him, but he was too dazed
and nearly overcome by exposure to
give a clear account of what happened
to him.
The Indians have been disposing of
property in the Yakima reservation
and have been getting some cash re
turns, but considerable is yet to como.
Some of them will receive as high as
$1,000. Anticipating this they are
already making big preparations for a
celebration, and a few pow-wows have
already been pulled off in the jungles.
Monday a few of them congregated
around some dry goods boxes in the
jungles north of the "depot and were
having a war dance, while one of the
star performers had his arm bared to
the elbow and would .shoot morphine
into it with a needle. It is said quite
a few of the Indians have become ad
dicted to the habit.
The robbery of the house is thought
to have been perpetrated by the two
young bucks who were Been coming
from tl at direction and the matter is
being investigated by the police, who
have notified the authorities on the
Washington side. Old Joe is apparent
ly recovering all right from the severe
treatment he has received, but if he
knows just what happened to him be
will not tell the authorities.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
Hood River
Shay, Capt. fd.
Edg. Franz fd.
Morse c.
Murphy gd.
Bell, E. Franz gd.
Referee, Hartley.
Goldendale
Henshaw, Capt.
Hamilton
Spaulding
White
Leidel
Umpire, Crites.
The annual meeting of the Commer
cial Club was held at the club rooms
Monday evening and the following new
board of directors elected: E. O.
Rlanchar, E. H. Hartwig, E. C. Smith,
C. H. Sproat, C. P. McCan, R. J. Mc
Isaac and C. N Clarke. The first
three are taken from the board of this
year lnd the other four are new mem
bers. In the absence of President
Hall, E. H. Hartwig presided and A.
J. Derby acted as secretary in Secre
tary Skinner's place.
The matter of closing the billiard
room on Sunday was brought up, and
brought out much discussion. It was
stated that aa the other pool and bil
liard rooms in the city were closed on
Sunday the club games should also be
closed. It was voted that the room be
closed.
J. R. Nunarnaker, Capt. McCan and
C. G. Roberts were appointed dele
gates tu the convention of national
wool men to be held in Portland in
January.
A motion was carred instructing
the directors to set a date for the an
nual banquet Boon after the first of
January.
The ladies of St. Mark's Guild will
meet with Mrs. Simpson Friday after
noon at the rectory.
C. A. Boland, deputy chief Grand
Ranger, of the state of Oregon of For.
Forest of America, was in Hood River
this week. Dr. Brosius of this city is
chief Grand Ranger of the state. An
active campaign will be started for
new members and a special dispensa
tion of of $5 instead of $15 will be
given to new members until December
22.