VOL. XSII
HOOD KIVER, OREGON. THTKSDAY, MAY I, lull
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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
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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
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Dealers in
REAL ESTATE
Fruit and Farm
Lands
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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
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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.
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Apr. Mhjt June July Ani(. Hcpt. Oct Kov, Pic. Jan. Kcli. Mar. Apr.
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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 .
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