VOL. XSII HOOD KIVER, OREGON. THTKSDAY, MAY I, lull NO I!) r A Few Choice Buys 20 acres G! miles from town; 3 acres cleared; 7 acres slashed and burned; balance compara tively easy clearing. Price $4000; 1-3 cash, balance in 5 years at 1. IO acres Highly improved, 2 miles from town; 3 acres 7-year-old Newtowns and Spitzen bergs; 2 acres 3 years old; balance in berries and clover; good house, barn and other out buildings ; an ideal home. Price $10000 ; $3000 cash, balance on or before 5 years at 1. 26 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. 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; l' 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 $12000. Terms. Newcomers stopping with friends in the valley will get a better idea of their surroundings by tele phoning our office, 141, and we will be glad to show you some of the prettiest places, also some of the best buys attainable. Devlin & THE LEADING DEALERS Hotel Oregon Bldg., Hood River, Oregon For Sale by Owner 200 acres, GO acres cleared, 11 acres planted, balance, unimproved. , Price cheap and easy terms. v J. P. Thomsen It. F. D. No. 1 box 01) Phone 2!H Odell Land For Sale ';$k 1 have about 1,000 acres of No. 1 Apple Land, '"Most of it under ditch at prices ranging from $00 jj , "9P per acre up. In tracts from ten acres up. I J. R. STEELE ,J .Hood Kiver - - - 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. Don't Leave the Hood River District Without Investigating -mm- "W T -t 1 IA1 AC1 flXT erowing unexcelled. Land irices have doubled within the last two yearslbut are not over half thatsked for similar, land in other sections. Buy now before the speculators add their profits. COMMERCIAL CLUB OF MOSIER MOS1ER, OREGON. - Six Miles East of Hood River, Oregon Firebaugh Swetland Bldg., Portland, Oregon Natural advantages for fruit The Time to Buy Real Estate Is when the other fellow wants to sell. ' We have special bargains in farm and town property that can be bought right. If you buy right you will have no trouble making your brofit when you want to sell. The man with cold feet never makes much money. Hood River property is all right. Cheer up and look for snaps. J. H. Heilbronner & Company X The Reliable Dealers 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 Dollar, One-Half Cash. ' B. Flat Forty acres a little higher up on th:! 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 and berries for HOMES home use; small house and barn,. both new. One of the best pieces in Willow Flat. Six Tnousand Dollars, Half Cash. Good Fruit Lands In the famous BOISE VALLEY at very reas onable prices. Good unimproved lands under govern ment canal, Fifty to One Hundred dollars per acre. The cost of clearing these lands is $3.00 to $4.00 per acre. Soil is very productive. Have a healthful climate and mild winters. A large acreage of com mercial orchards is being planted in this valley. Buy cheap fruit lands and get the increase in value. Write today for price list and free descriptive booklet. WALLING & WALLING, Nampa, Idaho 1 INI WJ.Baker&Co. Dealers in REAL ESTATE Fruit and Farm Lands Resident Agents For Phoenix Assurance Co. OF LONDON Don't ride miles out of your way to get Rub ier Stttmna htit ririvp direct to the VTK) GLACIER STAMP WORKS For Your Perfect Printing Rubber Stamps. . ft 1 In .1..T..T..T rTTTVTTl" -H-I-v-M-H- Hood River, Ore. i Are You Looking For a Home? There are some good pros pects in real estate yet on the North Bank. Let me tell you what there is in the Underwood country, just opposite the Hood River Valley. Write for literature and list. F. W. Dehart Phone 2286 White Salmon Central Hood, - Washington J ANNUAL CAMP CITY THRONGED WITH DELEGATES Large Audience at Public Assembly (isv. West Delayed in Portland by Official Business. The Fifth Annual Caino of the Modern Woodmen of America bewail its two-day session here Tuesday night with a public meeting at the Heil bronner hall, which was crowded with the large audience. The 1!."0 delegates md visitors, who were granted the keys of the city hy Mayor llartwig, arrived in large numbers on all the luesday uttenioon trams and were met by members of the local camp and uniformed companies headed by n brass band. Many of the delegates were accompanied by their families and the hotels found dillicult.y in aceommo- latmg their many quests. the public, assembly was presided over by I'ast Consul Ed. Mayes, who so welcomed the visiunir delegates in behalf of the local camp. The ad dress of welcome for the city and county was delivered by Mayor 1 tart wig, who told his audience that if all the duties of u mayor wore as pleasant as that of facing such an audience he would like to till the position forever. Mayor llartwig told the visitors of the beauties of the Valley and urged all to take advantage of the opportunity of making the auto trip Wednesday morn ing. 1 he audience was disappointed when it was announced that, (low Oswald West, who was to have responded to the Mayor's address, bad been unex pectedly detained on ollicial business in I ortland. 1'he response was made by Goo. Hyland, of Portland, who slated that lie was the lirst Woodman to be initi ated at a Slate camp west of the Koeky Mountains. J. . .Simmons, deputy district consul, then made a short speech, say ing in part: "1 have always been proud of Hood River, but never more so than tonight. 1 am glad that the delegates can come here and see with their own eyes the beautilul city, valley and handsome women; for llood Kiver has more pretty women to the square inch than any other city in the state. And furthermore you can come and taste, while in view of the orch ards in which they are productd, the big red apples that have made all the world jealous. " J he addresses were lollowed by a highly entertaining musical program. Littlo Miss Kosegrant, ot White bal loon, sang "My l'apa Was a Wood man." Miss blanche Fori! caused her audience to become convulsed with laughter when she gave two comic Irish recitations. On).- of the hits of the evening was made by Juggler Littleiohn, who tossed butcher knives and axes over the stage as if they were light canes. The audience was delighted by selections by the Hood Kiver Mandolin and (jtntur Club alter which 1'aul Hubbard sang two beauti ful songs. The program was closed by the eminently popular sketches and songs of the Dutch couple, Clarke anil Gilbert, accompanied by Geo. Itapker. following the public meeting the delegates, members of the local order ind candidates who were mitited last night, repaired to the lodge room where, a sumptuous banquet was served. The automobile tour of the Valley was sadly marred yesterday morning by the rainy weather. 1 he ollicial delegates to the convention from the dill emit cities of the state are: L. E. Freitag, linker; G. T. Vernon, Alsea; 1. I). Taylor, Oregon City ; I.. W. Glaser, Astoria; II. H. llavnes, Clatskanie; A. L. llouseworth, Marsh- lield: W. W. Oreutt, liend ; J. W. John son, Glendale ; 11. F. Shanks, Arling ton; A. (... Raddue, 1' ox; John G. oils, Hood Kiver ; F. G. McWilliams, Ash land ; W. M. Snow, Klamath Falls; Fred H. Chamberlain, Eugene ; F. W. Titus, Marcola; Frank M. I'owell, Albany; E. E. Mattel), Salem, R. I), (i ; I'. A. l.ivesley, Woodbum ; George M. Scheiripp, Heppner; II. F. McGrath, J. W. Simmons. J. J Goftliardl, I'ortland; Geo. Deerlove, St. Johns; J. .!. Thurs ton, Silver; W. S. Deaton, Klondike; W. E. Harmon, llermislon; E. E. Daniels, l.aGrande; James W. Kodgers, Enterprise JSherman Rhodes, Keedville; E. S. Filer, Dayton ; D. E. Dawson, Tillamook; Clif Coper, Mitchell; J. M. Fleming, The Dalles; C. N. Oilman, Grants 1'ass ; Francis llagg, Vale. The following telegraphic greeting was received yesterday morning by Deputy District Consul : Lincoln, Neb., May 2, Hill. Chairman State Camp Modem Wood men Convention, Hood Kiver, Oregon. Greeting and congratulations to Ore gon Woodmen. Nebraska boosts and endorses management. Twelve hun dred thousand members rejoice today because great results of closing term and the good cheer prevailing every where. Hats oil' to Modern Woodcaft, the distributor of love's best benelifs and preserver of the American home. A. K. Talbot, Head Consul. THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS PARK At the regular meeting of the city fathers Monday night remonstrances were submitted by F. E. I'arker, 11. C. Deitz and M. II. Sharp, protesting against the assessment against their property on the south side of Slate street, slating that the recent improve ment by W. G. Aldred had failed to benefit the property. The owners furthermore declared that the con tractor by not filing an itemized state ment of the amount of debris excava ted, the materials used and the gutter laid, had failed to carry out the terms of the agreement. Mr. I'arker stated that his sewer connections had been laid bare, broken and placed in an un sanitary condition by the excavation and that Mr. Aldred refused to repair them. Ttie remonstrances were re ferred to the street committee. A communication was received by the council from Mrs. Chas. Castner, chairman of the civic committee of the Woman's Club, asking for co-operation in securing the little park at the head of Ninth street known as the Firs. With a little work anil expense, said Mrs. Castner, the park could be made available as a charming rest spot. She stated that Mrs. Louis Kresse hud offered to care for plants that might be set in the plot. the matte was referred to the committee on street? and public property with instructions to report their timings at the next meeting. Councilman Early, chairman of the i (ire and water committee asked the council tor another week in which to make a further investigation of the tire escapes and exits of the buildings of the city. His request that the tire and water committee be assisted in the investigation by the street committee was granted. Councilman Smith, chairman of the street committee, reported that that committee had investigated the status of the improvement of Ninth and Eugene streets. He said that all that it was necessary for the council to do under the present circumstances would bo to advertise for bids, but advised that no such procedure be taken for the present. Mayor llartwig suggested that the committee should not let the matter hang fire over another winter season. Chairmann Wright, of the sewer committee reported that since it would be impossible to secure a petition signed unanimously by the property owners in sewer district No. (, the council would not be able to secure a change in the original plans for sewer ing the district, lie stated that bids on the work should be advertised in order to hasten its completion. Engi neer Morse stated m a report that the estimated cost per lot for the work in the district would he 136.85. If the district below Fine street, named in the proposed cbang in the plans, were added, the cost would be reduced about $1 per lot. Kobt. I. Lewis, street commissioner and marshal, made his regular monthly report winch was accepted. Ordinance No. 291 providing for a Columbia street Improvement fund was put on tuial passage. Ordinance No. 2'.i2. authorizing the drawing ot a 5ulM.NO warrant on Col umbia street improvement for the payment of W. IG. Aldred passed its second reading and was relerred to the judiciary committee. Ordinances No. and No. 2114, passing lirst reading, authorize respec tively the oiling ot Mate street be tween Thirteenth and Ninth and the whole of Twelfth street. The crude oil will be applied to the hard surface after the removal of all dust and soft material after which the streets will be treated with a two inch coating of sand. Ordi ance No. 2'..r passed lirst read nig. It estimates the cost of improv ing oi Coluninia street from Seventh to thirteenth. No remonstrances from alTectcd property owners were submitted to the council. All present, however, seemed to be thoroughly ii accord with the movement. Ord. 2 authorizes the laying of a sewer on Columbia street from lot No. 10 of the Idlewilde addition to Four toonth street. After first reading "it was referred to the sewer committee. Hills against the city for the past month were allowed. MAY BASKET PARTY BY ST. MARK'S The date has been set for the May Basket Fete Thurdsay, May 11, at Heilbronner Hall, beiguning at half past seven. All the good people of St. Mark's church are as busy as bees planning the shape, size or color of their particular baskets. Of course, when one realizs that Mrs. K. .1. Gould has charge of the Work Basket with a dozen able assis tants, one can expect the contents to be wearable. When one hears that Charles Clarke with a dozen aides has the supervision of the. hunch linsket, one may well smack his lips and anticipate. Mrs. Johnson with a bevy of young matrons will look after the homo made sweets in the Candy Kasket, and that bodes well. Mrs. Charles Clarke, aided by a group of young mothers, will have a dainty llaby liasket filled with baby needs. A Silver Cake liasket will bo laden with delicious cakes presided over by the three sisters, Mrs. l.ol'ts, Mrs. Schmeltzer, and Mrs. Keir, which guarantes they will all be just the best ever. Mrs. J. W. Crites with Mrs. F. S. Smith, will keep the Fishing Baskets full of a good catch. A musical program really worth the price of admission will be arranged for by Arthur Carke. Mrs. II. Lee Fording will preside over a dainty Tea liasket in true Oriental style. May Accept College Presidency. The Hev. E. L. House, pastor of the Westminister church of Spokane, Wash., has been invited to'accept the presidency of the Spokane College, at a salary of $1,000 a year and expenses. The trustees agree to make the college undenominational and to raise $!0,000 to meet therunning expenses for two years. Doctor House lias consented to consider the matter. - The Congrega tional Advance. A report has been current here that Dr. lleuse intended to accept the pas torate of the local Methodist church. V.. G. Naper, who resides seven and I a half miles from the city on the East Side at an elevation of 50 feet, submits below an interesting compilation of data on local weather conditions. Mr. Napers's records are taken for one year, ending April 19, 1'Jll. The tem peratures were recorded by a self reg istering thermometer placed in the shade. Mr. Naper states that the rainfall may not be as accurate as gov ernment records, but says that if there Mln. Temp, (iiihoi) Mhx, IVinp. (iiieun) Kiilnliill e'U'ar 'lays 1'nrtly cloudy Any ( 'loiiily days HlKheHt temp. Ijowetd temp, , iiifuim wane of the teinpumturcH were Total amount rainfall 2).80 IncbCK. AUhii mln. loUtl 3U.C Mean liimlumin total C3.5 JliKliext U'iiiK)ratun; recorded MS lowest temperature recorded 111, LIGHT BLCiSOMS OVER NORTHWEST STATE HORTKTLTIRIST WAS HERE Corroborates Estimate of Local Fruit Men All Crops Will Be Lighter than List Year. W. K. Newell, of Gaston, president of the State Board of Horticulture, was in this city yesterday and visited all id' the fruits sections of the Lower Val ley. He states that the prospects are good for an excellent crop considering the light bloom for the year, tin ac count of the large production of the orchards last year, said Mr. Newell, it is no more than we can expect that the crop will be light this season. He corroborates the estimates of local fruit men and places this year's crop at 50 or till per cent of what was shipped out last year. However, he added that it is rather early at present to make definite estimates. The same conditions relative to the apple crop as found in the Hood Hiver Valley, Mr. Newell stated, prevails in all the Northwest. The outlook for the pear. crop lie says is excellent in all sections. Mr. Newell says that the Northwest is going to meet with greater success in marketing its crop this year than last, not because the crop is smaller, but because of the progress made in methods. Apple growers have made more progress in marketing their fruit in the last year, he said, than has been made during 10 years preceding. He is a strong advocate of the salesman system. There are 10,000 cities in the United States, he explained, that would use a carload or more of apples each, if the matter was proposed to them by an experienced salesman. The problem confronting tho fruit grower, said Mr. Newell, is not one of over production but that of distribution. With the exception of the early peach crop anil a few of the earliest strawberries, the fruit of the Valley has been practically uninjured by the frost. The strawberry crop, says C. II. Sprout, will be smaller this year than last. The acreage is less in sec tions, especially in the tracts of ber ries. He estimates the berry crop to bo HO or H.r per cent of last year's crop and says that from present prospects it will be nearly two weeks later. The cherry crop will be no more than 10 or 50 per cent of last year's crop. CLOSE GAME LOCALS LOSE The Hood Hiver team of the Mid Columbia league met defeat for tho firfct time tiiis season Sunday after noon when beaten by the close score, of 2 to 1 in a thirteen inning game with White Salmon on the hitter's field. The game was the most inter esting played by any team of tho league this year. Tho local team was crippled by the absence of four of its regular men, Gessling, Morse, Bragg and Large. Large was unable to hold down the position of catcher on ac count of a severely injured hand. Castner, however, did good work be hind the bat. The local team lined up as follows: Castner, catcher, Myers, pitcher; Kent. 1 st b; Samuels, 2nd b; Waldie, ,'ird b; ('arson, ss; Moore, leftf; Gray, cen ter f ; Ross, right f. Will Debate I'emllclon. The next contest of the debating team of the Hood Kiver High School debating team, which holds the cliam ponship for the Mid-Columbia district of the State high School Debating league, will lie with the team of the I'endleton High School, winners for the Eastern Oregon district. The date set by the executive committee, the active members of which are I'rof. W. K. Rutherford, superintendent of the city schools of McMinnville, I'rof. (i. W. liuchein and 1'resident, I'. L. Campbell, of the University of Oregon ; and Miss Cornelia Marvin, secretary of the State Library, is May 12. Al though tho place of holding the debate has not been definitely decided upon it will probably be held at I'endleton. Hood Kiver will uphold the affirmative side of the following question : "lie solved, 'lhat National conservation's preferable to State conservation. Boy Scouts Surprise Itector Simpson. Hector JE. T. Simpson, of the St. Ma'k's Episcopal church, was pleas antly surprised by the Boy Scouts, whom he recently organized, Tuesday night. Returning from down town h' turned on'tbe lights in his home whc.i the Scouts appeared from ever.y corner and surrounded him. The boys pre sented him with a silver napkin ring on which'was inscribed "Boy Scouts jl'.fll." The following boys are mem bers of the Scouts: Don Allen, . Charner Wright and Roger Simpson, 'patrol leaders; Leon Littlclield anil Mark Moe, patrol scouts; Bill Allen, Carl Lett, Jack Dukes, Ralph Ganger, Arthur Lofts, Douglas Simpson, Lowell Nickelseii, Glen Goodall, I eon Bentley and George Lane. The latter is treasurer of the organization. nil are any mistakes they are so fractional as to be immaterial. The number of clear, partly clear and'partly cloudy days Jwei e taken as follows : Perfectly clear das anil those with a slightly perceptible cloud iness go under clear days ; days having sunlight off and on, due to shifting clouds, are placed under partly cloudy days and days with no sunlight, or absolutely cloudy, are in the cludy column. 1911) ... , I'.'ll Apr. Mhjt June July Ani(. Hcpt. Oct Kov, Pic. Jan. Kcli. Mar. Apr. 4S 411 47. t 52.0 47. i 41.7 4:1s 37.3 111 'A 27. t 7.7 33.7 :H 7SI 73. 77.7 tf.5 7'J Ti ll H "I 43 I.I 4 i.'2 f.S W.I X 2.37 1.21 Tr'cc iH 3.1 7.H2 W 4.1.-. M 7 W li 19 IS W 25 17 13 ft 3 fi II J2 7 5 7 7 3 5 II li B HI 13 7 'i . 1 S 4 12 1 U) M 12 3 3 SK 93 Wl W H V 72 III I'l M ' Ml 7S 72 34 Wl 38 4 40 IM !l 2f M IS 4M Ui i . not taken v . Si. : 4 3 t