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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1911)
VOL. XXII NO i;i HOOD IlIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, l'Jll Properties That Are Below the Market 20 2-3 acres 3 1-2 miles from town; red shot soil; 6 acres cleared; 2 acres in orchard, 1 to 4 years old; 10 acres slashed, burned and partly cleared; small house. Price $6500. Terms. lO acres 5 year old trees in Al condition; near town; ideal location, and will pay interest on investment this year. Price $12000; $5000 cash; balance, terms to suit. 15 acres Near railroad station, stores, school and church; all set to Newtowns and Spitzenburghs as follows: 5 acres 7 years old; 3 acres 6; 1 acres 4, and 4 acres 3. Picked over 1100 boxes of apples last year; old house; good barn Price $14000; $5000 cash; balance on or before 5 years at 7 per cent. 28 3-4 acres Perfect orchard land, choice loca tion, perfect drainage; 10 acres in Newtowns and Spitzenburghs 1 to 4 years old; 3 acres more cleared ; balance in timber; good house; 15 inches of free water furnished from spring on place. For a home or investment it has no equal. Price $12000. Terms. Newcomers stopping with friends in the valley will get a better idea of their surroundings by tele phoning our office, 141, and we will be glad to show you some of the prettiest places, also some of the best buys attainable. cvlin & Firebaugh THE LEADING DEALERS CITY INVESTMENTS 100x100 feet on Oak street, with good buildings; rental income $110 per month. Only $16,000, until April first. 100x200 feet on Cascade avenue, consisting of four good business lots and frame house. This will double in value within two years. Price $7,000, good terms. There will be great activity in city prop erty this year. Snaps such as these are not on the market long. SEE OUR LIST OF ORCHARDS J. H. Heilbronner & Company DEMAND BONDS H-h-H-I-m-M"! I Hotel Oregon Blilg., Hood River, Oregon Swetland Hldg., Portland, Oregon For Sale by Owner 200 acres, CO acren cleared, 11 acres planted, balance unimproved. Price cheap and easy terms. ' J. P. Thomsen K. F. I). No. 1 box ('.) Phone 2!)( Odell Land For Sale $i 1 have about 1,000 acres of No. 1 Apple Land, irmst, nf it lirwipr rlitr-h at, nrif!fs ranfrinfr from $60 & ' - l CT O " per acre up. In tracts from ten acres up. J. R. STEELE Hood River - - - Oregon Real Estate and Insurance G. W Dimmick Located in office formerly occupied by Shelley & Shelley, in building on Cascade Ave., between Hotel Oregon and Mt. Hood Hotel. Bargains in Three Flats Three Bargain in Willow Flat A. Flat Forty acres; unimproved; all under irriga tion; on good county road; 30 acres first-class orchard land; balance good timber. Four Thousand Dollars, One-Half Cash. B. Flat-Forty acres a little higher up on the scale, above irrigation; all good orchard land. Ten acres partially cleared; adjoining $250 land. Four Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars One-Third Cash. C. Flat -Ten acres all improved; three acres of HOME, three year-year-old trees ; balance one year, SWEET except small patch of hay ar.dbeiries for HOMES home use; small house and barn, both new. One of the best pieces in Willow Flat. Six Tnousand Dollars, Half Cash. List your land with me for 1911, as I make the sales, which the following will show: January Mr. Slain to Mr. J. W McCready 113,000.00 Januarv Mr. Neal to J. Copeland 21,000.00 February (I Mr. Smith to Capt. McCan 17,000.00 February 11 Mr. Ileilbronner to Capt. McCan 1)0,000.00 February l.r Mr. Church to W. K. McCready 11,000.00 March 1 Mr. Merriam to Mr. Copeland 25,000.00 March 10 Mr. Anient to Mr. Sylvester 2,000.00 March i Mr. Lobb to Dr. llonian 4,000.00 March (i Mr. lingua to Wheeler 1!ovh 4,000.00 April 11 Mr. Huntley to Smith & liulbrook 0,000.00 April L'S Mr. Shuts to Mr. Hargreaves 5,200.00 July 20 Mr. Rriggs to Dr. Younkin 11,000.00 August lft W. F. Carnes to Mr. Tenny 13,000.00 August 15-0. A. Maker to H. 11. Ha. Hock 5,500.00 September 10-C li. Hone to Dr. Huell 10,000.00 October 1 Win. Rcavi to Mr. Nye 25,000.00 October 15 C. Dethman to II. F. (ileason 24,000.00 November 2 Dr. Hull to Mr. Moore 12.000.00 November 2 Mr. Lchniing to W. S. Fans 10,000.00 November 15 U. A. Collins to S. M. Parker 4,000.00 Nichol to ISryde 4,000.00 Nichol to lladlcv 4,000.00 Nichol to Nichol 0,000.00 Sales Amounting to $262,700 Mad in 1910 W. S. NICHOL SSS&fcSS OFFICE IN BROSIUS BUILDING Don't Leave the Hood River District Without Investigating Natnral advantages lor fruit growing unexcelled. Land nrices have doubled within the last two yearabut are not over half that'asked for similar land inj other eections. Buy now belore the speculators add their profits. Mosier Valley COMMERCIAL CLUB OF MOSIER MOSIER, OREGON. Six Miles East of Hood River, Oregon F.H.CooIidge Watchmaker and Jeweler Chris Ranley has moved to the Cowley shop, opposite postoffice. Real Estate Bulletin $5,000-20 acres, 7 miles out, perfect land, easy clearing, no waste. Reasonable terms. 7,50010 acres one mile from town limits; 8 acres in "trees, part bearing; 2 acres pasture with creek; 1 acre of- berries between trees; barn and all tools. $6,500-20 acres, Willow Flat; one-half in 3 and 4 year old trees; balance nearly all slash ed. One-half down. This is on the main road; has 9 inches of water. Guy Y. Edwards & Co. Office Hotel Oregon Bldg. PHONE 21 B WILL CONSIDER CHARTER REVISION Call Special Election to Vote on Heights Addition -Ordinance Provides for Light and Water Fund. The greater portion of the time of the Monday night meeting of the city council was taken up with the consid eration of routine business. The two most important matters coming before the body were the question of the re vision of the city charter and the man ner of settling the impending contro versy with Keeler Hros., the Denver brokerage firm that purchased the $00,000 bond issue last August. The advisability of amending the charter has been discussed at length by different organizations of the city during the past week. A meeting of the Heights Push Club was held Friday night in the reading room of the Rap tist church on the lleights in regard to the matter. Judge A. J. Derby ad dressed the meeting and explained the provisions of the old charter. Judge Derby stated that he did not believe it necesary to adopt a new charter, but that revision of certain of its provi sions relating to street improvement would be advisable. He also thought that the city would find that one of the most benficial decisions relative to city government that it could make would be to change the method of choosing all of its city ollicers. He advised an elective system or the choice of all ollicers, thus doing away with appoint ment by the mayor. Attorney S. W. Stark, who was also present at the meeting, however, took the view that the city should adopt an entirely new charter. A committee of the members of the club were instructed to secure a number of the copies of the old charter that they might be studied by the members. This committee was also instructed tu ascertain what provisions of the charter should be changed and make a report of their findings at the next meeting of the body tomorrow night. At the council meeting Monday night Henry L. Howe, chairman of the judi ciary committee reported that the committee had met Monday morning for the purpose of considering charter revision. Judge Derby and Mayor llartwig were present, being ex-oflicio members of the committee. However, no action was taken, except that it was decided to add the names of the following citizens to the committee: I.. N. Ulowers, Chas. T. Early, A. D. Moe, l'. M. Morse, 1'. S. Davidson. The next meeting of the above named body will be held at 7:45 tomorrow evening at the rooms of the Commer cial Club. In answer to a letter recently writ ton by Recorder H. It. I.angille to Keeler Bros., concerning the return of certain papers that had been scut them last year in connection with the at tempted sale of the $110,000 water bond issue, a communication was received from the brokers stating that they con sidered it within their legal rights to hold the city to the alleged sale. As it will be remembered by those who are familiar with last year's history of tho bond issue, the bonds were twice advertised for sale during the summer, hut it was a dull season and no pur chasers were found. However, at a later date a private sale was negotia ted with Keeler liroH., who said that they thought tho sale would not he invalid for lack of advertisement. It was agreed that tho sum of $80,000 would be paid for the issue. However, an injunction restraining the sale was procured by Hurt Van Horn, as plain tilf, who ciainied that a greater sum could be secured if the bonds were fur ther advertised, and such was the opinion of Federal Judge liean. The communication received by the council Monday night was filed without any further action on the matter. Keeler Hros., since they would have to begin their proceedings in this district of the Federal Court, will find that they will have a hard problem to face if they attempt to hold the city to the sale, as they claim, in the face of Judge Hean's opinion, although it may not have been handed down from the bench. A communication was received from H. M. Aguchi, praying that ttje city secure some proper place for the dis position of garbage and allow him a franchise and license to remove it. The communication was referred to the health committee. A communication was received from tho W. G. Aldred Co. asking that the council grant them the privilege of leasing the city roller that they might use it in certain street work being done for the city by them. The public property committee was instructed to investigate the matter and report con cerning it at the next meeting of the council. A report was submitted to the council stating that the W. G. Aldred company had satisfactory fin ished the grading and improvement of blocks 3 and 4 on State street between First and Third streets. The work had received the approval of City Fngineer I'. M. Morse and Street Commissioner Robt. T. Lewis. The petition that was recently sub mitted by the Hood Kiver Spray Mfg. Co. was returned by the lire and water committees, to which it had been referred, with their approval, and the petition was granted. The judiciary committee reported that after an in vestigation they had found it impossi ble to purchase at any price lots I!, 4 and 5 in block 2 of the Erwin and Wat son addition, which the city desired to procure as a location for a garbage pit. Ordinace 277, providing for the hold ing of a special election in the city and the Jteiritory affected for the purpose of voting on the question of taking within Jthe city limits that part of the lleights contiguous to the ball park, passed the first reading. The date of the election was left blank. It was recommended that tb,e following citizens be appointed as election olli cers: Judges, E. M. Miller, Jesse Holrnan and Allan Hart; clerks, Henry Shields and W. Waddel. The report of the finance committee as compiled from the recet auditing of the city books was referred back to the committee with instructions to investi gate the posibility of collecting assess ments levied for street work, as shown by the report. The council was addressed by W. G. Aldred, who stated that the High School desired to secure the city roller for the purpose of leveling the new tennis court being constructed in the rear of the building. A warm discus sion was aroused over whether or not the city should.be compensated for the use of the roller for this purpose. The majority of the body, however, thought that the city should be paid. Ordinace No. 270 passed its firt reading. It provides for the creation of a light and water fund into which shall be pi wed all monies coming from such bonds, that levied for bond taxes and revenue from rentals. From this fund disbursements wilL be made for the payment of interest on bonds and expenses of operation and maintenance, but for no other purposes. TWO ASPIRANTS FOR POSITION OF YATES The resignation of Postmaster Win. Yates, the first fintimation of which came through a telegram received here Saturday from Kepresentiative Laff- erty asking an expression through petition on which to base recommenda tion for successor, was a great surprise to his many friends. Mr. Yates has been postmaster since McKinley's first administration and has been eminently popular with patrons of the otlice as well as satisfactory in every way to the department. Petitions praying for his re-appointment were immediately put into circulation Saturday afternoon ami were signed by all to wiiom submitted. However, Monday morning Mr. Yates announced that, although he appreci ated the efforts of his friends in his behalf, he would not consider the re appointment. His health has been poor and he does not feel able to con tinue to contend with the friction with civil service assistants which caused his hasty action in resigning. As soon as Mr. Yates' intention was made known Monday morning friends of J. 1. Lucas began the circulation of a petition in his behalf. Mr. Lucas' petition met with as much approval as did that of the retiring postmaster. He has received the endorsement of the majority of tho business men and citizens of the city not only Republican hut also Democrat friends. He has served a term as county assessor and his abilities for business Hro well known. Congressman Lalferty has expresed that he will recommend according to the expression of opinion through petition and from all evidences Mr. Lucas will he our next postmaster. Henry L. Howe, who was recently elected to the city council, is also an aspirant for the office and petitions are being circulated in his behalf by friends. Mr. Howe is an old resident of the city. However, until recently he had been at Walla Walla, Wash., where he was in tho employ of the government. He is at present cashier of tne Hragg Mercantile Co. It is understood that Mr. Yates will seek some out of door occupation in order that he may recuperate his health. "HICKS AT COLLEGE" PLEASES AUDIENCE A large and appreciative audience attended the production of "Hicks at College" which was presented at the Monroe Opera House Tuesday night by the liaraca and I'hilathea classes. The amateurs deserve much credit for the excellent manner in wh'ch they handled their parts. "Hicks at College" is tilled with much whole some fun and the audience was many times convulsed with laughter. Tho part of Hicks, the originator of a new kind of breakfast food, was ex cellently portrayed by Harold llersh ner. Roger Moe acted well the part of Tom Horton. Donald Onthank was one of the best made up characters of the presentation and did some credit able acting. As leading ladies, Misses Hester Harbison and Susie Vaughan carried out their parts with profesional precision. The support lent by the minor characters was all that could have been asked for. The class is to be congratulated for the sucess of their elforts. It would have been impossible for the make-ups, which were supervised by Rev. E. A. Harris, to have been better. It was a disappointment to the audience not to hear the special singing of the quartette of the Congregational church. The quartette was unable to appear because of the illness of two of its members. Music Jfor the evening was furnished by Newman s orchestra An Indian club drill performed by the Misses Helen and Fay Orr, Hazel Cartan, Helen Howe and Virginia Johnson was well rendered. The following is the cast of characters. Hiram Hicks, the Rraino Man, Harold Hershner. Tom Horton, who writes advertise ments, Roger Moe. Fritz Jordan, Horton's chum who plays basket ball. Walter Ford. Adam Tiiddicut, professor in Northern university, Donald Onthank. Dean Siniley, dean ofCollege of Arts, Northern university, A. R. Sawtell. Percy Robbins, a recent arrival from dean Huston , Will McliUire. Josh Anderson, a baket ball enthusiast, Harry Clapp. Kantian Rrigg, a dig, Walter Shay. Charlie Padlet, reMrter for the "Daily Shriek." Edgar Franz. Peters, the popular proprietor of "The Pal, Harry Lump. Walker, manager tor the Hraino Man, Wyeth Allen. June Grant and Polly Porter, Seniors, chums and interested respectively in Horton and Jordan, Hester Harbison I and Madge Otis. Claire Angeline Jones, a stage struck girl, Lois Imholtz. Susy Spriggins, u freshman with a crush, Ruth Harbison. Daisy Armstrong, nn athletic girl, Elsa Wagner. Fluff Finlcy, a fusser girl, Gladys Gibson. Flora P.elle Delamartyr, waitress at "The Pal," Susie Vaughan. Mrs. Cobb, housekeeper at "The Quarters," Elsie McLucas. Lily, maid at k"The'.Quarters," Mabel Fernald. The play will be given tonight at the Pino Grove Hall and Saturday night at White Salmon. Vote of Thanks. We desire to express our sincerest gratification and thanks to the Merch ants' association for their action in donating $150 of the funds from their treasury to the Fire Department. Hood River Volunteer Fire Depart ment. Utah land ptaster at Whiteheads. BUSINESS MEN LISTEN TO ENTHUSIASTIC SPEECHES Slogan of Merchants for Future to lie Co operation- Decide to Give $1.10 to Fire Department. Although somewhat lacking in num bers in attendance, as compared with banquets of the past, the annual banquet of the Merchants Association held last Thursday night at the dining room of the Mt. Hood Hotel was one of the most successful in the organiza tion's history because of the enthusi asm manifested by the members present. Forty .one banqueters met at 8 o'clock at the rooms of the Commer cial Club, where for a short time mat ters of a business nature were given attention. It was decided to give $150 of the money of the association now in the treasurey tu the fire department. They assembled in the banquet room at 8:45 where an excellent menu was pro vided. President Enoch lirayford, who was toastmaster of the occasion, did much to enliven the meeting by interspers ing the introductions of the dillerent speakers with humorous bits of anec dote. Mr. Hrayford armouccd that he had received a telegram of regrets from Frank Kerr, of Portland, who had promised to address the meeting. He had been detained by unforseen business. Mr. lirayford prefaced his further remarks by saying, that, at the recent meeting of the State Asso ciation of Merchants, Hood River had stood ahead of any other city in the state on the lines of organization. The reports of this meeting, he stated he had sent across the waters to his old home in England, that a lesson might be learned there from Hood River progress. Continuing, Mr. liray ford emphatically urged that every red blooded Hood River man stick to the association ; "for." he said, "we are not banded together merley for the pur pose of money grubbing it is more than commercialism. It is that we may be of the greatest service to our fellow man." Ex-Mayor D. McDonald, who helped to organize the association, said that it had been of inestimable value to the merchants of the city, although, he continued, it may be harder for the men who have recently gone in business to realize it than for those who have gone in business in recent days. One of its greatest benefits has been the remedy of the old time credit evils. Whenever grievances .arise, Mr. Mc Donald advised that they be not har bored or kept secret but be fninklv stated to the association at its meet ings, ami that above all things there must be co-operation. One nf the most interesting talks of tho evening was given by Henry L. Howe, who might be said to have grown up with the mercantile business of Hood River. He recalled the first store of the early settlement. It was operated by E. L. Smith in a wood shed near his home. Put in six months he branched out and established asture at Frankton, where Mr. Howe s rved in the capacity as clerk. Hood River s first clerk. The goods at that time were dumped from Jthe boats once a week on the sand bars along the river. Ever since then, continued Mr. Howe, the business has been growing and the methods of transacting it becoming more satisfactory. However, he added, as competition grew in the early days, there was a sad lack of present day co-operation. "Then," he said, "it was every man for himself and tho devil hindmost." E. O. Hlanchar next told the meeting that they had seen the evidence of the need of an organization such as the Mer chant's Association in the donation of tho $150 to the fire boys. "Indeed," ho continued, "although it is import ant that,' a city should have a Com mercial Club, many questions arise that are without its scope and can only be handled by such a body as the Mer chant's Association. Rev. ;j. R. Hargreaves, of the Heights, congratulated the business men because of the age in which they were living. The business men of the country and their business have been placed on a higher level in the last 40 years, he stated, partly because of the difference in moral standards and more than all because of the introduction of scientific methods. Sixty years ago, continued Mr. Hargreaves, the college man only prepared for some profes sional work, but now the majority of the men who seek higher education do so that they may enter the world well prepared to conduct its business along the broadest and best lines. "Today," said he, "men are having instilled into them the feeling that they must be of as great service as possible to their fellow men. It is interesting to note in this connection that the Chinese relief fund, receutly started here, was begun by a business man." In closing Mr. Hargreaves made an appeal for a close.' union and co-operation of the two sections of the city, the lleights and the lower portion. Carl Vaughan, the retiring president of the organization, said that it was a pleasure to have been president of a body that is showing such enthusiasm. "Let our slogan for the next year," he ended, "be 'push' spelled with capital letters." A short address was made by Dr. E. O. Dutro, who said that v.hat knowledge of business matters physici ans ever acquired they got from their patients. He told the following story in illustration of his point: "A Jew meeting a fellow Hebrew on the street one morning asked him if he had heard of the misfortune of their common friend, Isaac. On being told that saac's hard luck was not known, he said. 'It vas to him made necessary an ohberation. Had removed from linn his abhendix.' 'I alvays thought Isaac vas a poor man for pizness," was the reply, 'Vy didn't he have it taken out in his vife's name.' " Rolls Section House at Howena. Marshal Robt. T. Lewis received the following telegram from Rowena Sun day: "Section men at Rowena were robbed March 18 by some one breaking in houscjiit station. Two or three suits of clothes and sixty dollars in money taken. They will give fifty dollars reward for the capture. Keep watch for man with bundles." Although a sharp lookout has been maintained the thief has not been seen in this seciton.