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HOOD IUVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 1012
VOL. XXIII
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CAMAS PRAIRIE
We
Also have two
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The Permanent Pavement
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m. -Coerf Base
At a meeting of the Horse Owners' Association,
held Wednesday evening at the Commercial Club, Port
land, Ore., City Engineer Hurlburt outlined plans he
is executing for the protection of horses by paving the
streets with brick they protect the auto as well.
DENNY RENTON BRAND
Western
Beck Building
UPPER VALLEY NOTICE
List Your Places for Special Attention With
WARD IRELAND CORNELL
Upper Valley Real Estate Insurance
Improved and Unimproved Orchard Land
Phon Odell 77
U. C. M. RANCH
Hood River Connection
Guy Y. Edwards & Co.
Electricity is the Popular Subject
Our New Lamp Prices Are:
15 Watt G. E. Mazda $ .50
20 " " " 50
25 " " " 50
40 " " " 55
60 " " " 75
100 " " " 1.10
150 " " " 1.65
250 " " " 2.30
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL
Engineering, House Wiring, Repairing, Contracting,
Fixtures, Lamps, Motors, Heating and Cooking Apparatus
ELECTRIC WIRING & SUPPLY CO.
A. L. DAY, Praaidant and Manager
Estimates Furnished on Request
First National Bank Bldg. PHONE 3
A Good Speedy Horse
is a pleasure to drive, but mis-steps often
times break weak straps. Accidents fol
low, and pleasure turns to pain. Every
strap in our Harness is carefully selected,
and you run no risk of poor material when
you drive with Harness of our make. We
use the same precaution in our repair
work.'
V. E. FOSBERQ & CO.
Phone 21 Sproat Building
Money
Sell Hay and Dairy Lands
Dairy Ranches to
DUNCAN &
1.0 y.o.' . .Q. o
Clay Co.
Portland, Oregon
Parkdale
Upper Hood River Valley
in Hay
exchange for Hood
GUY Y. EDWARDS & CO.
Phone
$4000 r acres, 2 miles out,
on West Hide, all in 2 and 3
ye ar old trees; house, barn and
all tool. Terms to 8ii t
$8500 ll4' acres in Pine
(irove district; nearly r acres
in full bearing Snitz and New
towns; balance in 1, if and 3
year old-; oil very high-claw
trees; small new bouse, barn
and all tools ; tine building site;
estimated crop this year -T00
boxes. This price lor short
time only.
9I25OO-20 acres in Oak
(irove di4riet ; 17 acres in trees
1 to 4 years old ; good house,
barn and all tools; very tine
red shot soil ; level ; no rock ; on
main road. This is a snap.
Insurance of All Kinds Written in Standard Companies
Real Estate Moved Well Last Year
Give us trial and we will make it do the same thing
this year. Figures tell. The total amount of the sales
of property handled by us last year reached $267,160,""'
more than a quarter of a million. Sale prices ranged
all the way from $30,000 to $fi(10.
WHEN YOU WANT TO T Q XJlVlinl
DO BUSINESS CALL ON VV . 1M 1CI1U1
CASH GROCERY
WE QUOTE THIS WEEK
The Best Flour, sack, $1.40; bbl., $5.40
The Best Fruit Sugar 14 lbs. $1.00; sack, $5.40
The Best Grade Butter, 2 lbs. for 75c
Good Oranges, per doz 20c
Good Brown Soap, put up in our own name, 10
bars 25c; 100 bars to the box for.... $2.40
The Lowest Prices on Everything
L. H. HUGGINS
Lights at Reasonable Prices
The Hydro-Electric Co., does not want
the consumers of electrical energy for light- -ing
or power purposes to pay for the plant
monthly, yearly or bi-annually, they only .
want a fair, reasonable price on a live and .
let live basis; and are not asking its custom
ers to buy our competitor's plant, nor any- s
one to pay them a price with which to buy
our plant; all we have to sell is electrical
energy.
Hydro Electric Co.
A Home
Phone 134
1CAMAS PRAIRIE
River property
CO.
228 - K
$18000 T5 acres in Willow
Flat; HO acres cleared and
planted; balance timber; all
good apple land; good house,
barn and all tools; 2 main
county roads; J mile from ship
ping station.
$1250043$ acres 6 miles out
on East Side ; 30 acres cleared ;
15 acres in trees; balance easy
clearing; Urge house, barn, etc.;
close to school, store and church;
located on main county road.
Very easy terms.
Exchange-34 acres irrigat
ed land in Fresno County, Cali
fornia, and up to $10,000 cash
for improved ranch in Hood
River or White Salmon.
Company
Third and Oak
SHOWERS GOOD
FORBLOSSOMS
THE CITY WILL BE DECORATED
With Members of Portland Clubs
Here, Saturday and Sunday will be
the Big Pays of the Festival.
As someone said the!other dav. "The
Good Lord and Mother Nature will
ing, Hood Kiver people and their vis
itors are coins? to have a good time at
the Blossom Festival, "which begins to
morrow and continues through Sunday.
1 ho valley was never more beautiful
than it is at present. The showers
that fell Sunday, Sunday night and
Monday have put the roads in excellent
condition. The warm moist atmos
phere has brought the buds to the
bursting point and the region is a glor
ious sea of pink and green. The auto
mobile rides through the orchards, of
course, will be the main attractions
for visitors. However, the city people
are doing all they can to make the
town attractive. By tomorrow every
house will be decorated with the otli-
cial Commerical club springtime colors,
pink and green. Secretary Scott urges
that all in the city who have flags un-
rurl them to the breezes during the
week.
Scoutmaster Albert Crocker states
that his Boy Scouts have enthusiastic
ally undertaken the making of huge
kites, which will fly from the heights
over the city.
Vtsitors from this city to Portland
are iinding the Kose City people as en
thusiastic over the proposed festival as
Hood Kiver people themselves are.
They will be here in great crowds.
Mr. Hutchms, of Portland Kose festi
val fame and who is working to make
this year's festival a greater success
than any former one, said the other day
when speaking about the Blossom Car
nival: "1 am glad to see the plans of
Hood Kiver people turning out so well
The visitors to the valley, when the
blooms are out, will be presented with
one of the most beautiful pictures they
have ever beheld.
It is expected that numerous visitors
will begin to pour into the valley on
Friday, but Saturday and Sunday will
be the big days. On Saturday the
Portland Commercial club will arrive
from The Dalles, where they will go
Friday. They will be accompanied by a
number of the members of The Dalles
Business Men's Association. The visit
ing junketers will be taken by a spe
cial train to i'arkdale, where the Com
mercial club has arranged for a lunch
to be served them. On leturning to
Hood River the train will make stops
at Boneboro, Van Horn and Winan's
station, if there is sufficient time. At
Boneboro Chaa. Bone has arranged for
a huge donkey engine to give a deinon
stration as to how the land of the Up
per Valley is cleared for planting.
1 he donkey will uproot a few trees and
stumps for the entertainment of the
visitors. Time permitting, the stop
will be made at Winan s station in or
der that the visitors may be conducted
to the Devil's Punch Bowl, where
Frank A. Cram will entertain thern
with a troupe of trained salmon. From
Vun Horn the Portland and The Dalles
boosters will mount Van Horn's Butte
for the wonderful panoramic view of
the valley.
A banquet will be given Saturday
night to the visitors at the Odd Fel
lows . hall. The members at the com
mittee in charge of the banquet state
that a number of short speeches will
be made and program of stunts and
music will be rendered. S. Benson,
the donor of the $10,000 for the con
struction of the Columbia road, will be
the guest of honor. He will be ac
companied by E. E. Coovert, his Port
land attorney, and E. Henry Wemme.
A formal expression of their apprecia
tion of the gift will be made that even
ing in behalf of the Hood Kiver people.
Between the hours of arriving at
Hood Kiver from the valley and the
time for the banquet, the visitors will
be guests at the Commercial club
rooms. The Club will keep open house
during the entire carnival period.
The members of the Portland Press
club, who will be entertained at Eg
germont, the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Hall, on Sunday, are expecting
the time of their lives, according to
Sidney B. Vincent, president of the
club, who will accompany them here.
Every night during the Blossom Fes
tival the city will be a blaze of colored
light,.the two electric companies hay
ing oflered to vie with each other in
furnishing decorations for the evening.
GOVERNOR WILL
VISIT THE VALLEY
Governor OBWald West will be in the
valley Friday, when he comes here to
deliver a good roads speech to the
members of the Upper Valley Progres
sive Association at the Parkdale hall
Friday evening. The Governor will
arrive on the Oregon-Washington Lim
ited at noon. As soon as he has had
lunch he will proceed at once to the
Upper Valley by auto i obile.
It was hoped that he would be able
to remain over Saturday and partici
pate in the pleasures of the excursion
run over the Mount Hood line to Park
dale. However, he will have to leave
on Saturday morning. C. M. Upte
grove, of the Upper Valley Progres
sive Association states that a reception
will be held immediately after the ad
dress in order that the members of the
club and their wives may meet Gover
nor West.
RAILROAD PLANS
BERRY TRAIN
At meeting of Upper Valley fruit
men and members of the Upper Valley
Progressive Association at which Chas.
T. Early, superintendent of the Mount
Hood Railroad, was present. Mr. Early
told the growers that the railroad
would make an effort to run its train
later in the afternoon, in order to ac
comodate shipments of berries to the
city this summer. "The railroad ap
preciates these shipments of fruit,"
said Mr. Early, "and will make every
effort to meet, the Upper Valley grow
ers half way in an effort to cooperate
with them in the disposition of their
product."
The Upper Valley raises an increas
ingly large amount of strawberries
every year. The fruit is of an excel
lent quality and flavor. The growers
will find a ready demand for the fruit
this year because of the large conven
tion of F.Iks in Portland just about
when the L'pjier Valley season is at its
height.
"Good Things to Eat" in Hood River
Hood River people are now enjoying
asparagus, home grown and second to
none in the world. A great many citi
zens have their own asparagus bed, but
the most of those in the city are using
the tender sprouts grown by J. H. Ko
berg, whose gardens are about a mile
up the Columbia river. In addition to
supplying the home market, Mr. Koberg
is making large shipments to Portland
every day. Because of the extra fancy
grade of Ins plant he hnds a ready
market. He is harvesting over a ton
of asparagus every day.
I antenna strawberries have made
their appearance in the local markets.
The sight of them makes the mouths
of all water for the real Hood Kiver
strawberries, which will be on the
market June 1.
LOCAL MEN URGED TO
GO TO PARKDALE
Dr. Watt, chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the entertainment to
be given to the Portland Commercial
club at Paikdale, urges that as large a
crowd as possible of the business men
of Hood Kiver join the excursion Sat
urday morning. The Portland men and
those from The Dalles, who accompany
them, desire to otne in close touch
with the local peoyle. The trip offers
an excellent opportunity and it is ex
pected that a good number of the local
people will be in attendance.
INJURIES FROM FALL
KILL
Paul Shien.who was injured by a fall
on the farm ot W. II. Maishull mar
Dee Saturday, died at the Cottage hos
mtal luesoHV nieht. 1 he man was
clearing land on Mr. Marshall Vlfarm.
lie had just lighted the fuse to touch
off charge of dynamite under a stump
and was running away to a safe dis
tance. when his foot caught and he fell
headlong, fragments of stump striking
him in the stomach. Except that his
face was lacerated by the fall, there
were no other scratches on his body, it
is said.
The heavy full on the pointed stump
created internal bruises from which be
died. Mr. Shien was a man of about
30 years of age and leaves surviving a
wife and children.
O.-W. CO. AND COUNTY
COME TO TERMS
The O.-W. K & N. Co. and county
have come to an agreement as to the
right of way for the Columbia river
highway in Hurtd River county and the
work of cutting the road around Shell
Rock mountain will begin at once.
County Engineer Murray Kay, Judge
Ceo. D. Culbertson and W. L. Clark
conferred with railroad olliciala in
Portlnnd last Thursday. 'J he railroad
company demanded one change in ft e
route as surveyed by the county.
Where the company has built heavv
retaining walls on the east side of Shell
Kock mountain it demands that the
county build the road above this, wall
instead of along the level of the rail
road track. Although this will make
the construction slightly more expen
sive the county has accepted the
change.
Adam Shogren, who was in the cily
the latter part of last week, states thai
the convict camp is completed and he
is ready to begin work as soon as (be
word is received from Mr. O'Neil, who
it is thought will pass favorably on the
agreement between the ruilroad com
pany and the county.
The county supervisor at Wyeth has
begun some light work on the river
road.
PRODUCE NEWS
REVIEWS ELECTION
In a review of the recent election of
the Hood River Apple Growers' Union
and with a compliment to C. 11.
Sproat, former manager of the Union
the Produce News says : '
"The success the Hood River Union
has enjoyed for several years has been
largely due to the persistent and untir
ing efforts of Manager Sproat. He is
conversant with the business and has
built up a wide reputation for Hood
Kiver fruit by insisting on a pack that
was always first class. Many of the
older members feel that it was a mis
take to discontinue his services and
while there are no hard feelings pub
licly expressed at the meeting, a
number have withdrawn from the
Union and associated themselves with
Mr. Sproat, who has formed the Hood
Kiver Commercial Orchard Co., with a
paid up capital of $25,011(1.
"Manager Sproat in his report called
attention to the criticism from (he
east regarding the quality of the
Union's fancy gradtj of apples and said
in many instances the Union had to
allow rebates to get the buyers to ac
cept some cars. lie said he believed it
would be necessary fur the growers to
pick their apples earlier than they
have been doing, which means that
they must sacrifice some degree of
color in order to have fruit retain its
keeping quality. He said it would be
impossible for any Board of Directors
or manager to plare future crops of
apples on the market early in the
season without sacrificing price and
that the buyers must know that they
cannot get all of their money for their
apples early in the season but that the
selling period will extend into mid
summer. He suggested that the sev
eral box apple sections of the North
west have an uniform rule of grading
and the naming of the acveral grades
Then he said a buyer, hguring on
apples from the different sections,
would know just exactly what "extra
fancy" and "fancy" meant. He
strongly urged the growers not to
crowd into their fancy grade fruit
apples which bad blemishes. He also
advised the use of heavier boxes for
export fruit."
iATER SUPPLY
IRRIGATION WATER MAY EE ISLD
Brosius Resigns After the Fire and Water
Committee is Instructed to Come to
Terms with Irrigating Company.
The chief business that came before
the meeting of the council Monday
night was the consideration of the pro
posal that was made last week to the
effect that the tire and water commit
tee be instructed to secure from the
Farmer" ' Irrigating Co. 10 indies of
water to be turned on a tract of lai d
above and near the city spring and be
allowed to percolate through and thus
increase the supply of city water, in a
report from Councilman Robertson, of
the lire and water comn iltec, lust
week it was stated that the city u as
facing Bn emergency in its lack of
water until the filter system ordered
by the council could be installed. How
ever, any action on the suggestions
that were made were delayed until last
Monday night.
When delaiiedJbusiness was conclud
ed Mondav night Councilman Staten
made a motion that the fire and water
committee be instructed to secure the
10 inches of irrigating water. The
motion was seconded. However, Coun
cilman Brosius moved for an amend
ment providing for the matter to be
tabled for another week until the mem
bers of the council should have time to
make an investigation of the Adams
spring on the Paradise farm, which it
was thought might be an available
source of pure supply, ihe amend
ment was seconded by Councilman Rob
ertson. However, it was lost and when
the original motion was put, it was
voted for by all but Dr. Brosius, who
stated that with his protest he would
hand in his resignation to the council.
He hud just received a cull from the
hospital and asking to be excused by
the mayor left the room.
Councilman Staten then moved, with
a second by Councilman Stranahan,
that the resignation be accepted. How
ever, the action on the prollered resig
nation wub deferred until next meeting.
The people from the Heights were
eager to see the action as proposed ta
ken by the council, and a petition signed
by l.r5 citizens from that district and
other parts of the city was submitted
to the council. However, a great many
oppose any measure that may have an
effect to make impure the city water
supply.
It is possible that the use of the irri
gating water will not be necessary.
Recorder Howe received a communica
tion from Portland Tuesday which
stated that the filters had reached
Omaha, Neb. It should be but a short
time till their arrival and the city
engineer has been instructed to hasten
their installation.
An ordinance governing the use of
the water of the city plant was passed
at Monday. night's meeting. '1 he ordi
nance provides that all use ot water
for sprinkling or flooding sidewalks
must fie secured by written permission.
Water for irrigating purposes must be
used only in the form of spray, and
then under the folluwing rules:
"All persons desiring to use water
for the purposes specified in this suc
tion, residing on the north side of any
street or alley, shall be required to use
said water for the purposes above
specified between the hours of 7 o'clock
and 9 o'clock p. m., of each and every
day when so using the same; and tho.se
persons residing on the south side of
the street shall be required to use said
water for the purposes above specilied
between the hours of (i o'clock a. ni.
and 8 o'clock a. m. of each and every
day, when using the same; and the
term north Mile shall be held to include
the north half of any block, and the
term south side shall be held to include
the south half of any block." On all
streets south of Montello avenue the
hours for use shall be from (J o'clock
p. m. to il o'clock p. m., to persons liv
ing on the north side of streets and
from 6 a. m., to 9 a rn to persons liv
insg on south side of streets.
Section 4. Any fierson found guilty
in violating any ot the provisions of
Section 3 of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction thereof by the recorder of
the city of hood River, be hred in the
sum of not less than $5, nor more than
$.r(), for each and every offence.
Mayor Blanchar, in accordance with
th ordinance passed last week, appoint
ed to the library board Councilman I,.
11. Hoggins, J. P. I. ucas, J. (). Mc
Laughlin, Dr. F. C. Brosius, Mrs.
William Stewart and Miss Mcl.Bren.
ALLEGED FORGER
TAKEN TO THE DALLES
C. 11. Allen, who after his wife hud
attempted to commit suicide here at
her home on Wilson street, on the
Heights, last week by saturating a
towel with chloroform and wrapping it
about her face, was apprehended at
Arlington, was bound over to the cir
cuit court and taken to The Dales for
imprisonment to await the next con
vening of the court. After having, it
is alleged, forged a check here, Allen
left for Lyle, Wash., deserting his girl
wife, a woman of about 21 years of
age. Despondent because of the de
sertion and the disgrace the young
woman took the drug hut wns discov
ered before it had a fatal effect.
Allen was apprehended through the
efforts of City Marshal Robert T.
Lewis and Sheriff Thomas F. Johnson.
Sheriff Johnson escorted him to The
Dalles Monday.
The people who come to see the blos
soms are coining for that purpose
alone, not for the purno.se of taking an
automobile ride for they can buy that
at home. We have promised them a
ride lasting over two hours, and mere
haste to make the trip will fail to im
press them in any way we wish. It'
is suggested that automobiles try and
keep at least a quarter of a mile apart
to rid your passengers of the dust. If
every fellow tries to give every other
fellow the dust, the speedway record
at Indianapolis last year might be
exceeded. However, we Dave prom
ised our visitors a pleasure trip, not a
road race, and it is hoped that the
driver. will help us to realize it. Time
of leaving and return will be kept of
all cars. Passengers will buy tickets
at the booth at the depot; drivers take
these up and cash in after the festival
is over.