The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, July 27, 1911, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextflOOD RIVER GLACIER. THURSDAY, JULY 27, LONG LETTER TELLS OF COUNTRY'S CHARMS n A TIP Table Queen Bread IS ALWAYS POUND OiNTHE SIGNBOARD OF HEALTH I J Escape Indigestion Royal Bread is neither damp and soggy, nor dry and taste less. It is crisp, moist and de licious; it is clean, fresh and healthful. It costs more to make that kind of bread, of course;your dealers don't make as much as they would, handling in ferior bread, but they do it for your sake, and it doesn't cost YOU any more. ROYAL TABLE QUEEN BREAD IS ALWAYS FIVE CENTS THE LOAF Down Town WOOD'S GROCERY Third and OaK On the Heights FRED E. DEAN 802 Pine Street W. F. Laraway Doctor of Ophthalmology Over 30 years' ex perience. Eyes Tested and Glasses Ground f Jn fit r ' V. -X Reference: Over 2,000 fitted in Hood River,U.S.A. M . "Lb J We m o showing a complete line of Summer Toilet Goods FANCY SOAPS, TOILET SPONGES, PERFUMES, TOILET WATERS, ETC. In Fact We are Headquarters for Everything in the Best Articles K.C. Lenon Witch-Hazel Cream for Sunburn. Takes Out All Soreness at Once. KEIR (U CASS Smith Block Reliable Druggists We are Now Taking Orders for strawberry Crates Having only a Limited Supply Would Advise Ordering at Once " Stanley -Smith Lumber Co. Phone 124 Hood River, Oregon I-H-K-HH-MH--H-l-l I"M-HH-H TRADE I Will li le :'.(t Biroc of laiiil I1., t milos from Whit,- Salinmi, no waste; l'J ncrcs rlourra ami roady for plow; partly fi-noi'il; ciil.in"; t very latut" pprinij; Want ifiil view of Mt. Hooil ; for small iniprovoil J. aneagc in H.,,l l;ivT or for town property. I'ri.v $:.,.."). D. R. Hughes & Co. 4-M'-W-!-H-!--lI-H-H--H-H-H"!-? The following is a part of a long and interesting letter, appearing in a re eent issue of the Ole County, Illinois, Republican and written by Mrs. Re becca KaofTman, formerly of the city of Oregon of that county, who with Mr. Kauffman has spent the rvuiter here: The Rummer weather here is tine. One day recently when we read in the paper it was 'J in Chicago, the mer cury here stood at 54. Indeed, the season has been too cool for a full crop of Hood Kiv-r Htrawberries more than usually cool, and the late rains have been dt l'i'htful to us, but not to ! the growers who wanted the huh to rien their fruit for the early high prices. The first strawberries that came into the market were shipped at $G a crate. Now they are bringing from $2.75 to 1. In Portland last week I saw a small berry selling on the street for three boxes for a quarter. At another stand big, luoious berries in pretty mahogany stained quart baskets were marked as high as thirty five cents. Hood Kiver is the home of the Clark's Seedling, particularly on the West Side of the Valley. When fruit was first planted in the Valley it was thought spples would only do well on the East Side, but this has proved not to be the fact though strawberries certainly do well. I picked some wild strawberries the other day on a ranch four miles out that were the size of a cultivated berry. The wild strawberry grows in great profusion everywhere in the Valley. Perhaps Home of your readers will rememberjthe Hood River strawberries that attracted so much attention at the World's Fair in Chicago. The fruit is, as they say, picked '"pink" for shipping. It is then solid, and can be shipped a long distance, reddening on the way. The fruit is assorted in the berry house anil- then packed all fruit is "packed" in these fruit regions, and, indeed, it does add to its charm. The assorted berries are replaced in boxes, with a top layer laid in, round end up, in rows. The culls are sold at home for lesh. The crates are shipped in refrigerator ears and by express by the Davidson Fruit Company and the Hood River Apple Growers' Union, the ice used being made here byjjthe UavidHon Company and the Union. A mail and express train, having only one observation Pullman in adition, goes through here at 8:25 each evening on the O.-W. K. & N. line from Port land to Chicago in three days. Last evening we went down to see it. There were three American Ex press Refrigerator cars and about 600 cratea were placed loosely in the express cars. The shipments were to points in Oregon and Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Minnesota, ' Ne braska and the Dakotos. About 80 curs will be shipped during this Benson. The O.-W. R. & N. Co. is building here, on account of the increasing shipping and travel, a sta tion and equipment costing $30,000. An interesting accompaniment to the strawberry season are the Indians who have come in to help pick the fruit. The entire family conies -men, women, children, even to the baby papoose. A few of them live all the year in the neighborhood, and may he seen any day walking and sitting about the stores and sidewalks. These are rem nants of the Multnomah, the Wasco and Klickitat tribes. Hut for the berry-niekiryr they come, too, from the Warm springs Reservation in Eastern Oregon, and the Yakima Res ervation. An officer of their own race in Uncle Sam's blue, comes with them to see that all goes well, as they are (Heaven bless these once free owners of all our proud domain) now only the wards of its rulers. In a good season the best of these Indian pickers will make live and six dollars a day. They are the reliance ot the growersjjf ber ries and hops, sticking unfailingly to the work to the end. This evening a number of them who are living in tents two and a half miles up the Valley in a nine grove will give an observance of some of their religious ceremonials, which we hope to see. Though the Red Man has, by so many people, been so slight ly regarded, to me he has always been an object of interest und sympathy for the manner in which he has, from the first, been defrauded and persecuted. The Indian, his legend, his tradition, are here indispolubly connected with the mighty Columbia as it forges its way through the deep canyon of the Cascade Mountans and one cannot go on its waters anywhere from The Dulles to Portland without feeling their spell. In time 1 believe 1 shall grow as fond of this great stream, fed by glaciers frim snow-capped peaks and (mountains and walled in on every side with thick forests of lir and pine, as I have been of the Susquehanna and Illue Mountains and Rock Kiver with its charming bluffs. What bothers me hero is to find a thrifty apple orchard where one may look daily upon the beauty of Mood River and the Colum bia. Hood River is a clear, cold, turb ulent stream, flowing into the Colum bia through a deep gorge from Mt. Hood, 2rt miles'distant, anj the famous Hood Kiver Valley lies on either side of it. As I write, I look out on where it empties into the Columbia and across the river, now at its highest water mark, to White Salmon on the Wash ington side. A launch ferry goes back and forth to points on the other aide and when the wind is high, a sailboat makes the trip, which I lost no time in taking directly atfer coming here. In the current t tic water is 70 feet deep; a little above it is 150 feet. The owners of these ferry boats and launches made ibetween four and five thousand dollars last ryear. and have just put on an excursion launch that will carry 75 persons. Another instance of this being the land of opportunity is that of a former school-mate of ours in Pennsylvania, ir. Jos. a. Wilson, who nas neen in Hood Hiver nearly twenty-seven years, barring a year or two spent in the Klondjke. He has worked with an engineer corps all over this region, and about ten years ago put in the irrigation ditch for the farmers' com pany on the West Side. This gave him his idea, , and he, keeping his business to himself, bought up the right of way from lndinn Creek to the Heights above town, put in a ditch of his own and reservoir. He now supplies the railroad company with all the waten they use here at this station and gives power to a number of business con cerns, his income being over $100 a mo:;th. Such successes as these are what I call the "lure of the West,." There certainly are chances, but you must find them, same as anywhere else. The apple industry of this region- I will leave for anotrier letter, as this is growing lengthy. ' Kut the Rose Festival at Portland, that most beautiful show of last week, I must say a word about.' Portland is a fine city. I did not really like it Stylish Suits lDeli.!l $15.00 Oxfords lb!..0, .,h:.:ia.,k0!er: 4.00. II c The newest of the season, and a 9 AA lldli "Gordon," too CU jp4c What's better than the "duett?" t CA Jllll 13 Anybody knows the answer UuV Underwear LTndroSn, S 13:. 1.00 Socks f ilk in Colors' 50c; Silk Finish 25 $2475 AND YOU'LL PASS ANYTHING ON THE ROAD J. G. VOGT till we spent the Festival week there. In spite of the tight times financially, said to be felt all over the country, this city near the juncture of tbf Willamette and Columbia keeps its steady way, and is said to feel the dull times less than any other place on the coast except Los Angeles. And the roses! A different display every day ! Monday on the water, up which Rex Oregonus entered his king dom ; Tuesday, roses on display, nothing but roses, anj such beauties as we never dream of in the Middle West! Madame Caroline Testout, the official rose, a glorious pink, in the lead, at the Armory, and electrical parade in the evening; Wednesday, automobiles smothered in roses and other flowers ; Thursday, the horses had it; Friday, 5000 school children, trained by the now famous Prof. Albert Krohn, each school representing a different flower scheme and drill. Can you imagine the lovliness of perhaps eight floral May poles borne by rose-decked boys and girls in the form of crosses and their being stopped at the open squares while the bearers of the streamers danced around and back? This very justly won a first prize. Then Satur day evening came the electrical parade again when the good King Rex dis closed his identity. Our party for the Festival week numbered ten, friends from Hood River and Portland, and all new friends but Mr. Wilson. It reminded me of a party of old friends in Oregon and Mt. Morris, who with ourselves, went by rail to Freeport last fall to hear Colonel Roosevelt. In the group of last week were a lawyer and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Reed locating in Hood River; Mr. Fleming, who went through Oregon for a number of years on the mail route from Chicago to Minneap olis, brother-in-law of Mrs. Reed, and now of Portland, and his wife; Miss Woodruff from Washington, D. C, whose parents have recently come to Hood River and whose father is from Polo formerly and a cousin of Mrs. H..C. Peck ; Mr. Wlison, his son and mother-in-law just out from Pennsyl vania, and Mr. Kaufman and myself from Illinois and formerly Pennsyl vania. Truly the West gathers a cos mopolitan people ! Right in your busiest season when you have the least time to spare you are most likely to take diarrblioea and hiHt several days' time, unless you have Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dia rrhoea Remedy at hand and take a dose on the first appearance of the disease. ' Fr sale by all dealers. Soo-Spohane Route Excursion Rates East DATES OT SALE July 19, 20, 2C, 27, 28. Augusta. 4, 5, 14, 15, 18, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30. September 1, 2, 4, 5, f, 7. RATES TO PRINCIPAL, DESTINATIONS Winnipeg, Port Arthur, Du Inth. Minneapolis or St. Paul S 0.00 St. mux 70.00 Chicago '72.50 Toronto H1.60 liuffiilo St 1.50 Montreal 105.0() Boston 110.00 New York 10S.50 Proportionate rates to other East ern cities. I'lun ymir trip In take In the htmitlliil Kooti-uny unit Arrow Iuke8, also I lie fa moii8 i'anauian Korklea. For further Information and Ilhistmted foldor write M. E. MALONF. GEO. A. WALTON Trav. Pass. Agt. Gen. Aitt. 14 W all St., Spokane Mt. Hood Railroad TI.MK TABLE No. 10. Kffective April 17, 1911 So. lionnd STATIONS No. Bound A. M. f. M. 8:00 Hood River 3:10 8:0.r Powerdale 3:05 8:15 Switchback 1.2:55 8:35 Vanllorn 2:30 8:40 Mohrs 2:25 8:55 Odell 2:15 9:10 Summit 2:05 9:20 Rloucher 2:00 9:40 Winans l ;50 9:45 Arrive Dec Leave 1:45 10:15 Leave IVe Arrive 1:25 11:25 Troutereek ;W 10 :40 Wood worth 1:05 10:50 Arrive Parkdale. .. Leave 1:00 Sunday's north bound train will run two hours late, above schedule, leasing Parkdale S :00 p.m. OIGNIfYING THE INDUSTRIES" TMi la th title of a beautiful 6-ptg book, whlcn will show any boy or girl bow to SUCCEED. Drop a puiui m iu man TODAif and It will be teat FREE. The aim of the College U to dignify and popularise tbe Industrie!, and to ierve ALL tbe people. ItoUere coureei In Agriculture, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engin eering, roreetiy, Domeetlo. Science and Art, Com merce, Pharmacy and Mualc. Tbe College opens September iad. Catalog free. Addresi: REGISTRAR, OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, CorvaUU, Oregon. Monday, July 24, the Piano Contest Stood as Follows: Florence Carson Baptist Church 01 lie Mayes Pine Grove School Tressie Hickox -Mrs. R. E. Jewel Nola Radliff -Eunice Odell 30657G 223857 - 157736 102690 50900 - 49450 14540 - 2400 Important All votes must be in before 6 p. m., August 3rd, to be counted Votes issued only at time of payment. WOOD'S GROCERY Hood River Plumbing Co. SANITARY PLUMBING AND HEATING & & & Tinning and Sheet Metal WorK. Gasoline En - gines. Pumps, Rams. Repairing' Promptly Attended. Estimates Furnished. Office in Davidson Building Phone 165-M Third and Cascade Drop into the cool and cozy corner at the Blue Ribbon Bakery on the Heights, after the ball game. ICE CREAM and CONFECTIONERY Piano for Our Patrons Hood River Heights, 1107 Twelfth Street HAY & WEISEL Manufacturers of Rough and Dressed Lumber Boxes and Strawberry Crates Parkdale, Oregon The Purity Dairy Co. Yours for prompt service and Good Milk THOS. D, CALKINS n