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.