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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1911)
VOL. XXIII H(K)I) KlVKIl, ORISON. THI KSDAV, DKCKMUKIl 7, 1 No. ls . JEWELRY QUESTION I IS QUICKLY AND EASILY SOLVED AT COOLIDGE'S Our Lines of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Signet Rings, Lockets, Cut Glass and Siverware, insures our patrons the exact choice they desire. Dependable in quality, absolutely right up to the minute in design and workmanship. OUR REPAIR WORK GUARANTEED. F. H. COOLIDGE Quality Jeweler OAK AND THIRD STS. For Sale by Owner 200 acres, 00 acres cleared, 11 acres planted, balance unimproved. Price cheap and easy terms. J. P. Thomsen It. F. 1). No. 1 box ;.) Land For Sale 1 have about 1,000 acres i most or it under ditch at & per acre up. In tracts from J. R. STEELE Hood River - - - Oregon GEO. W. DIMMICK Real Estate and Insurance Phnnp,.( Office, 1G8-M 1 hones. 1 Residence 344K f Hood River, - M - I - H - M - FOR SALE Having no present use for the following articles we offer them for sale very cheap, for cash or short time note: One Tubular Axle Milburn Wagon, wide track, w ith double box anil seat, half truck w heels with 2-in. tire. In good condition and practically new, IfSO.tX). One set double Crank lio'ster, springs 1,500 pounds weight, $5.00. One 1 1-8 in. Velie two-seated canopy top side spring Wagon with storm curtains and pole, H0 00 One set of Chain Harness with breech ing, new, $L'0. 00. One heavy single express wagon Harness, but little used, 115.00. One set Htudebaker medium Bobsh-ds, 10 00. One No. 2 Faultless Stump Puller with 100-ft cable, extra 20-ft. choker, steel grub hooks, $00 00. Puller has cleared hut 20 acres. One 2-horsep wer Inter national Harvester Co , air exiled Gasoline Engine, good as new, $75.1X1. One new Saddle and liridle, 18 00. One LMti-egg Peep-O-Uiiy Incubator, $12.00. Five 10 -chick St. Helens outdoor Rroodors, $10.00 each. One 100-chiek St. Helens indoor Brooder, $0.00. One 100-chick Petiiliiina in door liiooder, $t (K). Kellogg & Marquis R. No. 3 Phon 3253-M Progressive Fruit Growers WANTING Better Fruit Ought to investigate the merits and results of spraying with Wm. Cooper and Nephews TREE SPRAY FLUIDS The only scientific Sprays produced. Desrip tive Pamphlets and Sprays at D. McDONALD, Local Agt. CHAKLES Q. ROBERTS, General Agent 247 Ash St., Portland, Ore. HOOD RIVER. ORE. l'hono 2iW Odtll of No. 1 Apple Land, prices ranging man foo j ten acres up. Oregon - H - GUY Y. EDWARDS & CO. Office Hotel Oregon Building Phone 228-K SPECIAL $5000 Thirtv-two acres in the extreme north por tion of Willow Flat. This land will be slashed, is on the main road, less than half mile to railroad and short distance from Odell. lied Shot soil, fine building siot, good roads. A bargain for someone. This one of the few good uncleared tracts left in the Lower Vrlley. - Terms Easy. INSURANCE LOOK INTO THIS Five and one-half acres, one mile from town on Tucker road; one acre full bearing commercial varieties; four acres in five and six-year old (next spring) Newtown and Spitzeti burjrs, Bing cherries, Anjou pears, blackberries, raspberries, peaches and prunes; one acre in strawlxrries; one-half acre in alfalfa; excellent view; new outbuildings and remodeled six-room cottage with running water; south slope. Marly fruit brings high prices. Interesting figure for all cash. Terms if necessary. Owner lives in the east and must sell. Phone Eugene G. Rexford, 15XJ-K, if interested. H H HADI OCK I'hone.Ub-M Office 4S - Hadlock & McConnell REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE Improved and Unimproved ORCHARD LANDS Office Firsf Door West Mt. Hood Hotel, Ground Floor BARGAINS IN LAND I have a splendid tract of K'l acres of raw laud ;ii the I'ndorv.ood fac tion of Skamania County, Washington, just neniHc tin I iver ,-ynm 1 lie Hood River Valley, that I will fell entire or in 20 acre tracts, firm of the twenties has ten acreH set to orchard and three acres in Ml raw berries anil other small fruits. Ternm on all. As first payment on one of the undeveloped twenties will take wagon and team. I also have 100 acr r of fine raw hay hind il n iles from Wciser, Idaho, Will he under ditch in 1!I12; 100 acres fenced; 2 miles from railroad sta tiuii. Write or call on G. L. KIRK PATRICK, Hood River, Ore., or Underwood, Wash. O. A. C, Short Courses Begin Jan. 3, Continue Four Weeks YOU ARE INVITED (2tw till 1 31) Famarr's The Christmas Store The Most Splendid Assortment of TOYS at Reasonable Prices Ever Shown in Hood River. Doll Furniture Children's Books Trains Dolls Gift Boxes Wagons Stuffed Animals V -i : ) In fact TOYS of Every Description and at the Ridiculously Low Prices of 5c, 10c and 15 Cents CHRISTMAS POST CARDS ONE CENT Make Your Nicklcs and Dimes do Double Duty by Trading at The 51015 Cent Store fz Catch your Christmas Presents by ordering a "cT- Linen Marker for each one of your friends. All kirids made to order at the Glacier Stamp Works. INSURANCE Phone I. W. M. Mil ()M I I HOOD RIVER. OREGON Every citizen of Oregon is cordiallc invited to at tend the short course of the Oregon Agricultural College beginning Jan, I! Eleven distinctive courses will he offered in Agriculture, Mechanic Arts, Domestic Science and Art, Commerce, For estry and Music. Every course is designed to HELP the student in his daily wot k. Make this a pleasant and prolitahle winter outing. No tu ition. Reasonable accommodations. For beautiful illustrated bulletin, address II. M. TENNANT. Registrar, Corvallis, Ore. Business Course by CorrvspomJence. Christmas Cards Christmas Seals Christmas Bells Horns Pianos Harmonicas Balls Vi VALLEY HOMES GROW L NUMBER MARKED 1U lMtlNfi ACTIVITY NOTED Scores of fostlv Residences Hae Been Completed this Summer in Addi tion to Other Buildings. The Hood River Valley, where nature with extreme prodigality has with h lure, hoth eionomie ami aesthetic, drawn men and women from all parts of ttie globe, is fast becoming a com munity noted for the handsomeness of its country and city homes. The val ley, almost entirely devoted to the culture of the apple, on the excellence of which its fame and name have been built, is dotted with many small emi nences peculiarly desirable, because of the grand views obtainable, as resi dence sites. The orchardist has shown his fond ness for the location demanding the broad panoramic picture of the fields of apples and the white-peaked moun tains Hanked by the green, forest-clad foothills, and on the more settled and developed portion of the region the knolls and huttes have been turned into lawns and grounds of country homes. In no spot in the whole valley can one find a location where a view may not be had of one or the other of the snow peaks that arise majestically to enhance the scenic value of surround ing communities-Mount Adams di rectly to the north in the State of Washington, and Mount Hood's base the south boundary of the fruit belt. The applegrowers build their homes for the most part in accordance with the view they have of one or the other of the mountains, and living rooms are so constructed that the occupants may behold the beautiful pictures made by sunshine or cloud effects on the moun tain tops. In the Summer more building has been dot.e in the Hood Kiver Valley than ever before in any one season. Several country homes have been com pleted at a cost of $lll,Kit) each. The smaller bungalows and homes finished in the city anil valley will number among the scores. While in addition to this, to keep pace with the growing demands, two large brick buildings, a stone church, a handsome new passen ger station, and a livery barn, have been erected in the city and two churches and a two-story school build ing have been completed in different parts of the valley, besides the numer ous small business structures. The total cost of all will approximate $1.M),IHHI. The scenic charms of the Valley have seemed to lure the newcomer more this summer than on any former year. Ninety per cent of the purchases of apple land that have been made here have been made by men who have im mediately settled in the region. For the most part they have been retired business men of the Fust who, when their new possessions had no home or were comprised of raw land, set at out at once on the construction of home buildings In at least a dozen places, where new residents have purchased property to be developed, a handsome residence with every modern convenience may be found nestled among a grove of firs and pines exempted from the axe, while their companion trees are felkd. in nearby slushed fields and their stumps are torn away by powder blasts from their fastenings in the soil to make way for the young apple tree. It is interesting to note the individ uality of tne ideas of the different homebuilderH express in the architect ure of the homes. Houses of every type dot the vulley. A home that might have been graced the Old South sets among a bearing orchard's trees, an eminence is crowned with a unique log house of rustic design and the plain stained shingle residence rises here or there. However, for the most part, the homes are built on the bungalow plan, snug and home like. Many of the handsomest homes of vulley have been built by the pioneer homesteaders, who in many cases came to the region penniless, but who have made fortunes by developing their land and setting it to commercial orchards. In instances these pioneers Pave built as many as three homes in the com munity, each characteristic of the per iod of its construction. Fiist was the tiny hut of the homesteader, unadorned with any luxuries, tjp cal of tin early days, when the newcomers toilni to reclaim enough of the land from the forests to produce fool for the susten ance of a family. Then came the larg er house, plain but comfortable, to ac commodate an ir creased and maturing family, while today these old citizens with the reward of their years of energetic labor Hie building large mansions equipped with every modern convenience. From plans at present in the hands of the community's architects, the homes to be built in the valley and city next summer will almost equal the number erected this year. The desir ability of the region as a home loca tion increases yearly as the facilities for travel become more and more im proved. 'I he greater number of the orchardists are owners of automobiles and are naturally good roads enthusi asts. Four miles of new macadam highway were completed this Summer. The majority of the citizens are lending their endeavors toward secur ing legislation permitting a bond issue, whereby the entire road system may be made ideal as soon as possible. J In order to secure complete details of the building that has been done in the valley this summer, the (ilacier sent letters several weeks ago to rep resentative citizens of each district of the Valley, asking each for data for his respective community. While re ports have not been received from sev eral localities, the letters that have come in show gratifying progress in building in every section of the fruit growing district. More than two dozen homes have been erected, or have been begun, in the Odell and Summit districts this Summer. The following list of those who have constructed new homes in the Odell community has been sub mitted by Harry Connaway, secretary of the Odell Development league: J. E. Hunter, rerguson Hawthorne, Duekwall Hros. & Sylvester. H. It. Kichter, Geo. Galligan, CJ. K. lirwer nian, F. A. I'flughaupt, Kalph Cald well, II. May, W. A. R. liradley, F. G. Hagey. T. M. Mitchell, Mark Cam eron, C. R. Masiker, W. V. Kemp, M. K. Church, Apple Growers' Union warelMiie, Mark Cameron, box fae tur I.. O. Hued, O. M. lVWiit. Cut ler 1'ros., several new barns and apple houses, nmre than one mile of side walk, two drilled Wells, barber -diep. electric lights in bonus and stnvt, three acres bmight by school d-.tri.'t for play ground. Relative tu improvements in the Summit district, Geo. T. l'ralher writes : In reply to yours of Nov. T in re gard to improvements for the Summit district for this year is as foiluws: J. C Formaii one half mile north of Sum mit has built a new bungalow costing over $1200, has cleared and set to apple tries about 1 acre.-.. James F"giish isjnow buildii g a new bungalow cost ing about $i:00 ; Fdward Wheeler has built a samll bungalow and finished clearing the 'JO acre tract tie nought of Geo. T. l'rather. 11. Heft bought a thrt e acre tract of Geo. T. l'rather south of Summit and has built a small bungalow. J. J. Krumenacher bought the Gregory 20 acres one half mile north of Summit ami hhs repaired the house and built several out buildings, and is now clearing land. Geo. T. l'rather has built a new loirn co-ting about $."i(Ki. I). 1'. Fmery has cleared and set to apple trees about 10 acres. II. K. Davenport has cleared about '.'o acres south of Summit; in clearing the land he cut the timber into cord wood and is shipping it from Summit; hav ing about loiKl cords now at Summit ready for shipping. There has been considerable other improvements but in so short notice 1 have not had time to asceitain what they are and who they are. The following data from Farkdnle and I'pper Valley vicinity was fur nished by R. J. Mclsaac ; Mrs. Geo. W. Allen about $10,in0 house completed in March; W. I.. Mason; Joe ftlehpiist ; F. V. Rose; S. Green; Arthur 1'utnam ; John l'utnam; J. S. Harbison; H. S. Hurpee; I ouis Schell; F. S. Hay; House's, Jim Mod difre and K. J. Mclsaac cottages in I'arkdule Townsite also an addition to the I'arkdule school and a new church at I'arkdule. Ingram Merc. Co. have a new store building half way between IV-kdalo and Mt. Hood I'. '(). W. S. Gribhlc, a new store building at Mt. Hood 1'. O. 'Development in the Middle Valley this Summer has been marked," says J. R. Steele. Homes have been built as follows; W. F. Mellwaith and family, of New York, have cleared twelve acres, put three more into strawberries and built a house and barn on C e place. George Hair and family, of Greenfield, Indi ana, has cleared about fifteen acres and has built a house and barn on the place. Mr. Root, of New York, bus cleared about twenty acres and expects to put a hundred acres in trees in the spring; he also expects to build early in the spring. The following clearing has been done in Middle Valley the (last year; J. R. Steele has cleared twelve acres for G. S. Davis, of Mexico, and three acres for Mr. Ireland, of l'ortland; he has also cleared six acres f or hi i self and has five Keren ready to put into strawberries. 0. F. 'liarnes has chared ten acres. Robeit Walstrom has cleared live acres which he has addeil to his orchard. O. L. Warden cleared twelve acres. C. J. Calkins cleared twenty acres. Middle Crest Orchard Company, which is composed of several Minneapolis Hankers have cleared eighty acres. A I ert Rust has cleared filtccn acres and put fifteen into trees. J. R. l'utnam has built a fun. house in Middle Valley, also slashed twenty acres anil put thirty acres into trees. A number of beautiful homes have beeii erected in the city this summer. One of the most handsome and costly of the city resiliences is that of N. W. Hone on Oak street. '1 he following list of city homes designed by R. R. Harden lias been submitted by him' F. A. Franz, C. H. Ileltz, L. C. Simms, A. F. Howes and F. F. Newby. Other city homes recently erected are those of A. J. Derby and Fred Far wood. '1 he home.: of the following citizens completed this Summer were designed by Albert Sutton: A. W. l'eters, K. L. Mcbain, Homer Rogers, 11. F. (ileason and C. 1'. McCan. Mr. Sutton also completed a very beautiful bunga low for himself on his ranch beyond the Oak Grove region. Two other beautiful homes that have arisen this Summer are those of August l'i.asch and Flank II. Cram, the former, a pioneer orchardist and the latter a new coiner, who recently bought a part of the Allen place in the Oak Grove dis trict. MAYOR RESIGNS AND LEAVES FOR SOUTH A great surprise was sprung at the Monday evening meeting of the city council, when Mayor F. II. Hartwig handed in his resignnt ion, stating as his reason that he would be away from the city on an extended trip to Califor nia. The mayor was not present at the Monday evening meeting and J. M. Wright, president of the council, presi ded. Mr. Hartwig left the city Mon day and proceeded directly to tne south, where it is understood that his family will join him soon. Hi; has stated that he will be gone during the winter and his local legal business has been tumid over to John liaker. Strangely coincident with fie may or's resignation was the city election, coming the day after the submission j to the council of his resignation, and I many are keenly criticising Mr. Hart- wig for not having announced his in 1 tentions sooner, so that a mayor could ' have been elected at the Tuesday municipal elections. The Fire and ; Water committee reported Monday evening that its members had made an I inspection of the Hotel Oregon, which, I since the porches arout.d the building j had been removed, required the con struction of tire escapes. On the rec ' rommendation of the committee three steel tire escapes will be placed on the ! building, one on the west side running i from the top floor, one on the north side from the roof garden, and one on the east side connecting with hallways ' and extending from the top floor. j Every Kik. I Fvery Fik in Hood River ard the i Valley, is requested to be present at a meeting to be held in the Commercial club room Saturday night, December 9. Matters of vital importance to every Flk, Hood River and the valiev will be discussed. DON'T FAIL TO HF PRESENT. CITY VOTERS )L11 INTEREST TAkEN AT LAST MINI TE Municipal Klecti.m Itosults in Choice of !aes, Rohcrtsiin. Staten. Stran ahan, Henderson and Howe. Despite the fact that pn vioiis to the election but little inli re: t had been manifest. 'il voteis t the mimlu r of :l."7 visited the poijs Tuisilay. From the candidates slated by each, the Lower City elected two of its candidates and the Heights two Those from the for mer ticket were Fdwm Maves, wl.u re ceivid a vote of 2'Jii; and .1. F. Robert son, wluse vote was l;i!l. The Heights' selections weie: A. C. Statin, 'Jl:t; and James Stranahan, hi. .Mr. Kod ertson, however, was slated en both tickets. Henry 1 . Howe as elected city recorder, I eating his opponent, Geo. W. Diiiiiiuck, Py a single vote. L. A. Henderson, having no opposi tion, wa clef Ud city treasurer by a vote of 17. Mr. Robertson, who was appointed to the present council in the late Spring to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Councilman 11. C. Smith, has held important and respon sible positions on the hire und Water committees and has ma le an etlicient ollicial. His popularity and the re spect in which he was held by the citi zens of the city was attested by the fact that he was slated mi both tickets. Mr. Mayes has held positions on the city council on seviral former terms and by conscientious work for the city's bettirment made an excellent record. Mr. Mayes is one of the mem bers of the firm of the Transfer it Liv ery Co. James Stranahan, who was elected to the single year term, is one ot the proprietors of the Fashion Stables. Mr. Stalen has been a resident of the city for a shorter period than any of the newly elected couiicilmen. How ever, he has resided in the Valley, where he has been an orchardist for a number of L1..rs, and is well versed in city matters. He is at present the proprietor of a grocery and hardware store on the Heights. Henry L. Howe, the new recorder, him had a great deal of experience in work similar to that ot the recorder's ollice. He was with the United States Land Ollice for a number of years. Mr. Howe's policies as a member of the present council ute met with the approval of the citizenship. L. A. Henderson has been connected with municipal all'airs during the past summer as special inspector of the woik done on sewei'3. Hy careful esti meats and computation Mr. Henderson secured the completion fur the work at a figure much reduced from that of the original estimates. The old council will hold office until the tuM of next year and will therefore have the Sell ctioii of 3 mayor to suc ceed Mayor Hartwig, who so suddenly resigned. The entire.voto at Tuesday's tied ion follows : Two year term on council: Mines, 2SI; Staten, 'JL!; Robertson, VMi ; Gill. ITS: I'lalh, 117. One jear term or council : Strana han, ltl2: llersliner, l!ii. Treasurer - One year; Henderson, 217. Recorder -One year: 11. L. Howe, !()(; Diminick, lbTi. J. F. llatchelder, who from experi ence has become an authority on tem porary restraining orders against a municipal injunction, is continuing his hobby. His latest production is an injunction, granted iiv Judge Geo. D. Culbertson, restraining the city from entering into a contract with the Hydro Electric Co. Mr. Ratchelder thinks the city fathers should take under their wings the new Hood River tias & Electric Co. His Complaint is based on the fact that thu Gas & Elec tric Co. uirer street lights at a much reduced price compared with those of the lljd'o concern. His surety is 11. F. Davidson. The order granted hy the county judge reads as follows: Upon motion of the plaintiir for a temporary re straining order in the above suit pend ing the trial of the same, and il ap pearing to the Court that the plaintiir has duly filed his complaint with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Mood River County, Oregon, and that he is a resilient, citizen and taxpayer of the City of Hood River, and that the City threatens and is about to enter into un unlawful contract with the Hydro Electric Company for cil lighting at, rates one hundred percent higher than those that the city can obtain at this time, and that u gieat injury and finan cial loss will result to the taxpayers of the city of Hood River and the plaintiir if such a contract be entered into, and it appearing from the complaint and from the evidence produced before the Court by plainlil'', that the City Coun cil had abused its discretion in such matter and that this i-i a proper case for a temporary injunction pending the suit, and the Court being fully advised in the premises, it is ordered that the city of Hood River and K. II. Hartwig, Mayor, and H. !'. Langille, Recorder, and Chus. T, Early. J. M. Wright, L. H. Hoggins, .1. 10. Robertson, Henry L. Howe anil Dr. F. C. lirosius, mem bers of the Council of the City of Hood River, be and each of them is hereby restrained from entering into such or any contract with the Hydro Electiic Company, Mid they are so restraint d unit I this suit can be regularly heard and unTjl further order of the Circuit Court, the plaintill having this day li'nd with the Clerk of the above I ir cuit Court his bond approved by me. Goe. I). Culbertson, County Judge. M. K. Church Services. Sunday school at 10 a. in. Preach ing services at 11a. m. and 7:-'!0 p. m. Themes, morning, "The Question of an Ancient Philosopher," or, "If a Mun Die, Shall He Live Again?" evening, "What Is In Ihy Hand'.'" Junior League at 3 p. m. Epworth League at b:-i0 p. m. Prayer meeting 011 1 hursday evening at 7 lib o'clock. All are cordially invited to attend these services. Strangers will be made welcome. W. Ii. Young, Pastor.