The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, May 09, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textifawft -pita5 f teM - - - I VOL. XX III HOOD IUVEH, OREGON, T1IITKSI).Y, MAY 9. 1912 ? o. no CAMAS PRAIRIE We Rich Bottom The Permanent Pavement rev" cro 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 brickthey 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 Phone Odell 77 U. C. M. RANCH Hood River Connection Parkdale Guy Y. Edwards & Co. Upper Hood River Valley 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, President and Manager Estimates Furnished on Request First National Bank Bldg. PHONE 3 FREE Two Gold Fish and Globe With One Jar of A, C. O. Croup Ointment and Fish Food AND THE PRICE IS 65 CTS. You Ordinarily Pay $1.00 for the Fish Alone Carl A. Plath, DRUGGIST The ftcxO&V Store Money Sell Hay Land for Half E. DUNCAN & Clay Co. Portland, Oregon in Hay and Dairy Lands the Price of Timber Clearing JIMMIE S AUNT JANE It's a Comedy and It's Good ARTHUR CLARKE, Director Monroe Opera House Friday Evening', May lO GUY Y. EDWARDS & CO. Phone 94000-5 acres, 2 tnilos out, on West Side, oil in 2 and 3 year old tree; house, ham and all tools. Ternm to su t $8500 11 4 acres in Pine (irovo district; nearly ! acres in full bearing Spitz and New towns; .balance, in 1, 2 and 3 year old; all very high-class trees; small new house, barn ami all tools; line building site; estimated crop this year 2500 boxes. This price or short time only. $12300-20 acros iu Oak (trove di-triot ; 17 m-res in trees 1 to 4 years old; good bouse, barn and all tools; very line red Bhot soil ; level ; no rock ; on main road. This is a snap. Insurance of All Kinds Written in Standard Companies CASH GROCERY The Best Sugar, per sack $6.30 The Best Patent Flour, per sackj... 1.45 Cloverleaf Butter, per square 65c Good Oranges, per doz 20c 10 Bars good Laundry Soap for 25c Otter Brand Clams, flats, per can ' 10c Otter Brand, medium, 2 cans 25c; large 25c Best Small White Beans, 4 pounds for 25c Jap Rice, 4 pounds for 25c If you want to Save Money on your Grocery Bill trade with us. 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 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 Company Phone 134 CAMAS PRAIRIE CO. 228-K $18000-75 acres in Willow Flat; .'to acres cleared and planted; balance timber; all good apple land; good bouse, barn anl all tools; 2 main county roads; J mile from ship, ping station. $125004 ); acres 0 miles out on Kast Side ; 30 acre cleared; I!) acres in trees; balance easy clearing; large house, barn, etc."; . close to school, store and church; loeated on main county road. Very easy terms. "Exchane-Wlw Irfigat-" ed land 111 Fresno County, Cali fornia, and up to $10,000 cash for improved ranch in lloixl River or White Salmon. Third and Oak ARE WELCOMED EXCURSIONS THROUGH ORCHARDS , Portland Commercial and Press flub Trips Prove Big Successes-Banquet and Picnic Entertainment Features. The Blossom Festival brought many visitors to the valley, the greater num ber of them on the two excursions, that of the Portland Commercial club on Saturday and the Portland Press club on Sunday, ihe visit to the blooming orchards, with weather con ditions ideal, was a revelation to the guests, the greater number of whom had never seen the orchards before. With practically every business house in town decorated and the streets and number of buildings festooned with colored lights, the citizens took on a festive spirit. The Hydro-Electric Co. furnished free of charge all the elec tricity desired by its patrons for use in decorating. The Hood Kiver Cas & F.lectric Co wired three blocks of Oak street and strung them with myriads of small colored bulbs. The weather Frii day, with rain threatening, put a damper on enthusiasm, but on Saturday morning the sun shone from a clear sky and everybody had a happy smile. At 9:45 Saturday morning the Port land Commercial club's special train arrived from The Dalles. The promi nent Portland business men and rail way othcials were met by a line of waiting automobiles and whisked over the Kast Side road to Van Horn, where the special train, which was switched onto the Mount Hood railroad's line met them. The two engines of the Mount Hood (V, which hauled the train to Parkdale, were gaily decor ated. Although the heavy observa tion car and a number of steel coaches made progress slow over the heavy grades up the Hood river gorge, the train arrived at Parkdale shortly be fore one o'clock, where the visitors, their appetites whetted by the ride up through the beautiful valley, feasted on the splendid luncheon provided by the women of the Upper Valley. The guests were even regaled with good rich, creamy buttermilk. When the lunchers retired back in contentment at the close of the meal. C. C. Chapman, secretary of the Port land Commercial club, took the floor and lead in some of the boos tint? sonifs. Wm. McMurray, general passenger agent of tlie O.-W. R. & N. Co., was introduced and paid great praise to the citizens of Parkdale. You have one of the newest towns in the state," ne said, nut 1 have often heard of your progressive spirit and you are pushing your community forward in the affairs of the great state of Oregon." Ur. J. F. Watt, chairman of the committee, who had charge of the Parkdale entertainment, paid a tribute to the citizens of the Unoer Vallev We put our best on top," he said, nd nere ar. me top ot our valley, you will hnd our best folks." Dr. Watt also praised the Indies of the community for their enthusiasm in providing the nincneon. the meal wua closed by a toast, proposed by Mr. Chapman.drunk to the ladies of the Upper Valley. Ihe train then proceeded back to Hood Kiver. J he first stop was made at Boneboro, where C. R. Pone had arranged for a demonstration of land clearing in the Upper Valley with a huge donkey engine. The machine pulled fir trees two feet and more in diaireter for the entertainment of the visitors, and large stumtm were taken out by the roots with apparent ease. A crew of Japanese laborers, verv speedy from long training, handled the cables and chockcrs used around the trees and stutrps. The American Safety Powder Co. gave a demonstra tion ot their new explosive. Lionite stumping powder. liecause of the lack of time the train did not stop at Winan's, as was planned, but proceeded at once to Van Horn, where the guests were trans ported to the butte Jhomejof Mr. and Mrs. Wilis Van Horn, in order to get the wonderful panoramic view of the valley. At 6:30 Saturday night the visitors and local Commercial club men and their wives, 2M) strong, sat down to a sumptuous chicken banquet, served by n. M. ISoyce. A feature of the menu of the feast was the Hood Kiver Yel low Newtownsjand Spitzenburgs. ihe toasts of the banquet were opened by prayer by Kev. K. A.Hairis, of the Congregational church. Ernest C. Smith, formerly president of the club, was toastir. aster. In introducing L. E. Coovert, who came here to repre sent a. Benson, who was unable to at tend the banquet because of illness, Mr. Smith gave a brief sketch of Mr. Benson's life. "He is one of Oregon's pioneer lumbermen," he said, "it was he. in lSlO, who built the first logging railway in the state. He built the first great sea rafts, such as we now see every year leaving the mouth of the Columbia, bound south with millions of feet of timber." Mr. Smith expressed his the regret of the Hood Kiver people that Mr. Benson was unable ot be present at the ban quet. Mr. Coovert went into the benefits that the compeltion of the Portland Hood Kiver road would bring to the residents of both cities. "Mr. Ben son's donation will be of inestimable value to the whole country," he said, "for it will not only open up the east and west, but the north and south as well." Mr. Coovert also touched upon the life of Mr. Benson. "There is one thing that all ot us in Oregon, aa well as Mr. Benson, can be proud of," he said, "and that is that he has not one dollar of tainted money. When asked to what he owes his success he will say: '1 always got up a little earlier and went to bed a little later than the other fellow.' " In closing Mr. Coovert said: "You have a won derful valley here. Its natural beau ties are resplendent. So great are the beauties that it would cause a wooden Indian cigar sign to burst forth in poetry." Speeches were made by Bishop Rob ert L. Paddock, Rev. Edmund Trew Simpson, W. I. Cornell, C. C. Chap man and G. F. Johnson, the latter two of the Portland Commercial club. The banquet was made decidedly en tertaining by the program rendered. Those taking part in the musical pro gram were Mrs. P. S. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Henney, Geo. R. Wilbur, Miss Bryant, Miss Eva Brock, Hans Hoer lein, William ('handler and Culver Os. Arthur funny I The Portland Press club special train, bringing 175 passengers, un loaded here Sunday morning the largest crowd of excursionists that have ever I visiteu the Hood Kiver valley J H trv-in linger icent r .the O.-W. R. & N. Co.. who made ar- rangements for the excursion, provided luxurious train with an observation car. while W. M. McMurray. general passenger agent, added his private car for the convenience of the newspaper men. It was in Mr. McMurray'a car that the Daily Apple Blossom wa run otT in five issues. The following was contained in an issue (.uhmiltcd to the excursionists just before Hood Kiver was reached : "Greetings, Ye Hood Riverites!" "You see we are here in force. The Press club was mighty glad to reevive yuur i-ur.imi invitation to be your guests lor this day. We are prepared to be shown Hood Kiver at its best and know'we will not be disappointed. It was mighty nice of you to ask us to come and share with you the beauties of the Floral Festival and the wonder ful valley, which, perhaps, more than anything else, has helped Oregon on the world's map in a horticultural way. May the unity of purpose which always has characterized the Hood Kiver people continue forever as an example of what brainy cooperation can do for a community. You have accomplished wonders for yourselves and for the wholo state. God bless you !" As the train pulled into Hood Kiver a moving picture machine clicked out a welcome, while a long line of auto mobiles escorted the visitors out over the Kast Side, where Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brock distributed blossoms to the ladies of the party. The blooms came from the orchard of Sears & Porter. The Press club entertainment commit tee, composed of Joe I). Thomison, R. B. Bennett, Chas. Hall, J. E. Mont gomery and Capt. C. P. McCan, were expecting but 11(1 guests. The news that l".r were coining was only recieved about a half hour before the arrival of the train. Consequently enough auto mobiles were not on hand to carry the party at one time to the home of Chas. Hall, Kggermont, where lunch was served the newspapermen. Because of the lack of machines and the necessity or making the six mile trip into the country as soon as possible, the stop at the orchard of A. I. Mason had to be cut from the program, although Mr. Mason was awaiting the newspapermen with extra fancy apples and good roads speeches. A number of the machines mado the trip to the top of Van Horn's butte. The luncheon was a bulTet affair. A long table was spread on the north side of the Hall homo, where cold Hood Kiver asparagus, furnished by J. H Koberg, who ships iarge quantities of this delicious vegetable to Portland daily, was served with mayonaise. The table was loaded with 1000 sand wiches made by the ladies of the Con gregational church. Yama and Modo, two Japanese boys, well known in the city, served hot coffee. J. A. Epping and J. H. Heilbronner dispensed Hood River Yellow Newtown cider. Extra fancy Newfowns, Winter Bananas 'ar d Spltzenburgs, furnished by J. O. Mark, J. C. Howland, Oscar Vanderbilt and the Apple Laud & Orchard Co. were served. Following are the names of the Hood River residents whose cars transported me pary : C. K. Bone, C. P. McCan, J. H. Heil bronner, Charels Hall. V. C. Brock. E. (). Blanchar .0. Y. Edwards.- Truman Butler, Noah Bone, J. A. Eiiping.W.E. King, C. 1). Thompson. C. K.Marshall. I.. H. Muggins. P. S. Davidson. Harrv 1". DeWitt. C. C. Curnenter. Frank Chandler, II. H. Hadolck, Dr. K. L. Scobie. B. E. Duncan, A. B. Shelley, Hairy Bailey, Chris Dethmmi.Clarence Gilbert, George T. Prather, W. F. Tar away, Cutler Brothers. J. F. Volstnrir. L. E. Clark, W. I.. Nichols. Miss Con stance Henderson, Crawford C. Leni- mon, W illard Young. Other committees that had charge of the festival were: General J. H. Heilbronner, Dr. J. F. Watt, Noah W. Bone, Prof. C. I). Thompson. P. S. Da vidson, Truman Butler and Geo. K. Castner. Decorating -Frank A. Cram. E. A. Franz and A. J. Graham. Auto mobile Capt. C. P. McCan. and Clar ence (jilhert. Portland Commercial club lunch-Dr. J. F. Watt. P. S. Da vidson and C. D. Thompson. The Odd Fellows hall was decorated Saturday under the supervision of Ma jor J. S. Bootth, who spent the entire day making the hall fairly bloom with nougna laden with apple blooms and gleam with tiny electric bulbs. LOCALTEAllSiDD OTHER VICTORIES In an almost errorless came the Heights baseball team took the lead in the Mid-Columbia League here Sunday and defeated the White Salmon team by a score of 4 to 0. The Lower City team defeated The Dalles in a closely contested game by a score of 4 to 2. In the first four innings neither team was able to roll up a score, but in the last half of the fifth inning the HeighU secured three runs on three hits and a sacrifice. Another score was added in the seventh inning. Hart for the Heights, pitched a no hit game. Only four men reached first base. Hall, his battery partner, caught good steady game. Butterfield and Samuels for the Heights, were the Held ing stars, both making phenomenal catches. Stockton of White Salmon. allowed only f.ix hits, and three of them were of the scratch variety. The Heigni8 une-up was: Hall, c; Hart, Koontz, 1st; Samuels, Hnd: Butter- field, 3rd; Gesslmg., g. s. ; Tate, c. f. ; Davis, r. f. ; B. Samuels, I. f. Local fans are awaiting with inter est the game to be played here Sunday between the two local teams. lhe( Uiwer City boys are playing hard to redeem themselves for the last defeat, while the Heights lads are going to try to maintain their lead in the league. The umpires of Sunday's game at Co lumbia park were Uastner and Smith. The standing of the four teams of the Mid-Columbia League is now: Heights. 750 per cent; l ower City, 500 per cent; valine oniuiuii, mm per ceni ; I ne Dalles, 250 per cent. Changes in Schedule A number of the O.-W. R. & N. trains charged their schedules slightly Sunday morning. The westbound Dalles local, formerly due at 7:40. is now due in the city at 7:35. Returning to the Dalles the train arrives at 6:20 instead of 6:18. jfrood. Clarence Gilbert and Clarke gave an exceedingly blailc face stunt. city mm IS AMENDED VOTE IS VEKY NEARLY UNANIMOUS Changes Make Possible Immediate W ork of Improvement, Municipal Water System and Street Work. With an almost unanimous vole fo, all six of the amendments to the char ter of the city of Hood Kiver at the special'elcction held Tuesday, the city council will begin immediatley to make provisions for the much needed street improvement and the installation of a municipal water system. The amend ments that were proposed and carried nau a slight opposition at lirst. but as soon as those who objected learned the full significance of the measures the most of them lent their support to them. The six amendments and the respec tive votes cast for and against them are given below : For an amendment to section 37 of the charter of the city of Hood Kiver providing that the council shall not singly or in the aggregate create or contract any indebtedness which shall singly or in the aggregate exceed the sum of $10,000, except as in said char ter otherwise especially provided. yes, 1112 ; no, 25. For an amendment to paragraph 1 of section 48 of the charter of the city of Hood River providing that the common council thereof may levy taxes not to exceed 2J per cent, except as other wise provided, upon all properly, both real and personal, within said city. Yes, nil; no, 40. For an amendment to section 102 of the charter of said city as Bection M2 a, permitting the council to incur indebtedness not to exceed $40,000 in addition to the indebtedness provided in section 37 and paragraph 41 of sec tion 48, for the purchase of any water works in and for supply of said city now in operation: authorizimr th council to fund such indebtedness hv issuing bonds, except that their issu ance shall not be required to be sub mitted to a vote, and limiting interest not to exceed six per cent per annum. -Yes, 202; no, 18. For an amendment to section 10.1 of the charter requiring the council be fore disposing of any bonds to advrtise for said proposals to purchase, and pro viding the matter to be stated in said notice. -Yes, 204 ; no. IS. For an amendment to section 10(5 of the charter, providing for the levying of a special tax to pay the principal and interest on bonds by the city on all taxable property therein, and pro viding the manner of levying, collect ing and disposing of the sarne.Yes, 188 ; no, 30. For an amendment to section 48, paragraph 44, of the charter of the city of Hood Kiver, restricting the power of the city to incur to the sum of $10,000, except as in said charter otherwise provided. -Yes, I8(i; no, 27. One of the problems that now face the council is the choice of paving for the strpels. Bjjproviding for a special indebti dues of not to exceed $10,000 ine city will I e. able to procure funds for the payment of the purchase price of the water system secured by con demnation proceedings last fall from the Pacific Power & Light Co. As soon as legal processes may hu gone through with, the city will begin the laying of mains for the municipal water system within the district to be paved in the business portion of the city and tne improvements that have so long been urged will be carried out this summer. MAN ENDS LIFE AT CASCADE LOCKS David P. Belvill. of Ravmond.Wash.. declaring that he could not hear to live without his wife, kissed his ten- months-old child goodbye Wednesday night of.lust week, swallowed strych nine and ended his days. Belvill ar rived at Cascade Locks at 9:10 that evening and proceeding at once to the home of his mother-in-law. Mrs. An ders, demanded that he be conducted to his wile. The mother was fright ened at the man's threats and let him in, urging him to remain hut a little while and return the next morning. fltter a short conversation the man stepped to the baby's crib, kissed it and rushed to an adjoining room, where ne announced lhat he had swallowed poison. Ihe wife, however, did not need his words, because of previous threats and the man was allowed to proceed to 'lay lor 'g lodging house, where he secured a room. He had scarcely retired when other lodgers were aroused by his screams. The door of his room was broken in and he was found on the floor, his body twisted hv contortions. Dr. Dittebrandt was soon summoned from his home near by. While he was returning to his office for a stomach pump thu man died. Ihe dead man and his wife had had domestic troubles recently and she had come to Cascade Locks to make her home with her mother. Dr. H. L. Dumble, county coroner, held an in quest over the body Thursday. The remains were interred at Cascade Locks. Good Roads to lie Given Boost By the proclamation issued by Gov ernor West, haturday will be good roads day over the state of Oregon. C. T. Frail, secretary of the Oreiron Highway Association, has secured the cooperation of the Oregon Develop ment League and the 103 commercial clubs composing this organization will use a concerted effort to secure an in terest of the citizens of the respective counties in which they are located, to sign petitions for good road biilla. Exhibit Car Travels Far Traverisng 24 states from the Pacific to the Atlantic, the original Great Nor thern railway exhibit car, carrvinsr Oregon products, recently reached St. Paul on its return journey, having ac- tually'traveled more than 30,000 miles, or more than a complete trip around the world. This car spread the fame of Oregon's agricultural products very widely, visiting 732 cities and towns and exhibiting Oregon's fruits, grain and vegetables to 1,410,607 people. Bee Supplies. Everything in the liee Lin.'. W. W, Dakin. 12i5 7th St. Phone 107X. a4tf n !