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HOOD MVKU, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1912
VOL. XX III
NO. r,i
CAMAS PRAIRIE
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Rich Bottom
UPPER VALLEY NOTICE
List Your Places for Special Attention With
WARD IRELAND CORNELL
Upper ValUy Ral Eittelnturnce
- Improved and Unimprovrd Orchard Land
Phon Odill 7T
Hood River Connection
Guy Y. Edwards & Co.
Electricity is the Popular Subject
Our New La Dip Prices Are:
15 Watt G. E. Mazda $ .50
20 " 41 " . 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. I. DAY, President and Manager
Estimates Furnished on Request
First National Bank Bldg. PHONE 3
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WE CARRY A FULL STOCK OF KODAK CITY GOODS
Carl A. Plath, DRUGG1ST
The QexaJUL Store
HP MBXEQBIaEKDEHIMI
Accounts of Organizations
First National Bank
HOOD RIVER. OREGON
Money -
Sell Hay and Dairy Lands
Land for Half
U. C. M. RANCH
Parkdale
Upper Hood River Valley
The Youngsters Can
Make Pictures
with a
Brownie
Camera
that parents will prize
because these natural lit
tle glimpses of everyday'
life make the very best
"keepsakes" of childhood
- fays.
Church societies, fra
ternal organizations,
clubs and business asso
ciations will find it con
venient and desirable to
have surplus funds in a
savings account subject
to the control of proper
officer. Savings accounts
receive interest, pay
able semi-annually in
March and January of
each year.
DUNCAN
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in - . Hay
the Price of Timber Clearing
&
Are you in the Market for a Snap?
Look These Over.
Mil acres in Upper Valley, near Mt. Hood Store. Cost to clear not to.
exceed $75 per acre, all good Apple Land. Two-thirds under ditch. No
waste. Price, ,'(l per acre. Terms, f3UK) cash, balance to snit.
40 acres, 17 acres in 7 year old Spitz and Newtowns. llalance partially
cleared. Very fine red shot soil, none steep or rocky. 25 inches Free
Water. Price for short time only, flSHI per acre. Terms, half cash ; bal-:
ance 5 years.
5 acres close to town, on West Side, all in high class 2 anil H year old
commercial orchard. Fair house, good barn, etc. Price, f4'.'V). Terms
on part.
10 acres in Belmont I)istrict, ft acres in 4 year old Spit and New towns, ,
1 acre timber reserved for building site. On main road. Price, f"htK).
Terms UmH) cash. Balance to suit
1 1 it'll class Central Oregon stock ranch, value altout $1600, to exchange,
for Hold Itiver Valley property. This is not Junk and is not plastered
with u heavy mortgage.
GUY Y. EDWARDS & CO.
Insurance of All Kinds Written in Standard Companies Only
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 puiposes 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 Third and Oak
For Sale by Owner
200 ncres, CO acres clean, 11 acres planted, balance
unimproved. Price cheap and easy terms.
J. P. Thomsen
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CAMAS ; PRAIRIE
CO.
Phone 200 Odell
HIGH SCHOOL
CLOSES TUESDAY
( FESTIVITIES TO BEGIN TOMORROW
Rev. Hargreaves Will Preach Baccalaure
J ate Sermon Sunday - Degrees Con-
, ferred Tuesday, 18 Graduating.
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Commencement days are here. The
first of the festivities of the closing of
the Hood River high sshool for the
present year will begin tomorrow,
,when at 10:30 a. m. a tennis tourna
ment will be held on the local courts
, between teams from Stevenson, 'I he
j Dalles and Hood River. Doubles and
, singles will he played by both teams of
i the boys and girls from the different
'schools. During the noon hour a
luncneon will be served the athletes by
the members of Miss Homing's domes
tic Bcience class.
Tomorrow afternoon the local high
school baseball teBtn will meet The
Dalles team. A great rivalry has ex
isted between the teams of the Mid
Columbia league of high schools and
the Wlliams Hardware Co., of The
Dalles, has offered a silver cup to the
pennant winners of the league.- The
trophy now lies between the Hood
River and The Dalles teams. If Hood
River wins the game tomoirow. the
two teams will be tied for the cup.
On Sunday evening at the Christian
church Rev. Hargreaves, of the
Heights Baptist church will preach the
Raccalaureatte sermon. The senior
class play, "The Time of His Life."
will be given at the Monroe opera
house Monday night. The class has
some good talent and with.the rehears
als that have been given the play
should be very successful.
The commencement exercises will be
held Tuesday night at the Heilbronner
hall. The program fur the occasion is
as follows: Class president's address,
Miss Viola Nickelsen; reading, Edward
Struck; an essay, Miss Ruth Morton;
piano duet, Misses Ruth Morrison and
Elizabeth Thomas; violin solo, Miss
Lelia Radford; an address by Dr. Jos
eph Schaffer, head of the department
of history of the University of Oregon.
While there are' the plans aa worked
out at pesent, Prof. J. O. McLaughlin,
principal of the high school, states that
some changes may be made in the pro
gram. '
Diplomas will he conferred upon
eighteen students Tuesday night, ten
girls and eight boys. They and their
respective parents are as follows -Miss
Edith Fernald, Mrs. M. Fernald;
Miss Alma Hinrichs, Mrs. P. D. Hin
richs; Miss Lempi llukari, Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Hukari; Miss Elsie Mc
Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. J, D. McLucas;
Miss Ruth Moirison, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Morrison; Miss Ruth Morton, J. W.
Morton: Miss Viola Nickelsen, Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Nickelsen; Miss Mar
jory Pineo, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W.
Pineo; Miss Elizabeth Thomas, H. F..
Thomas; Miss Elsie Wells, Mrs. Mary
Wells; Glen Corey, Mr. and Mrs. W.ll.
Corey; John C' show, Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Coshow; Orland Morse, Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Morse; Marshall Pineo, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. W. Pineo; Will Sheppard
Mr. and Mrs. Job Shepparu; Walter
Shay, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Shay; Ed
ward Struck, Mr. Hiid Mrs. L. Struck;
Emmet Thorn us, Mr, and Mrs. L. li.
nomas.
The city school hoard has made the
announcement of the appointment of
the following teachers for the next
school year for the city schools:
Superintendent, .1. U. McLaughlin;
principal of high school, L. it. Gibson;
high school facutly, J. W. Crites, Hat
tie L. Brunquist, Flora Furrow, Alice
Horning ; grammar grades, Mia. C. A.
Gove, Miss Anna Heath, Miss Maud
Howard, Miss Bessie Goyette, : Miss
Frances Evans, Miss Lulu M. Hicks,
Miss Alta M. Poole, Miss Nellie
Crocker, Miss Pearl Eby, Miss Eliza
beth K. Cooper, Miss Leila Hershner,
Miss Evelyn Welland, Miss Frances
Bragg.'
BOY SCOUTS RESCUE
DROWNING COMPANION
Forming themselves into a living
chain, members of Hood River's troop
of Boy Scouts last week rescued one of
their companions from drowning in the
slouRh north of the O.-W. K. & N.
passenger station. Chester Buell was
swimmig across the pool, when he was
seen to flounder as attacked by ci amps.
Rodger Simpson, seeing his distress,
went at once to his aid. However, the
struggles of the lad were too 1 much
for him and Ronger was pulled under.
On corning to the surface he called to
the other boys to form a line and come
out for them. This was quickly done,
Edwin Sonnichsen and llaird Stone
leading the life line.
When they reached the shore with
young Buell, he was unconscious. The
boys, however, have been taught all
the methods of "lirst aid to the in
jured" toy Dr. E. D. Kanaga, who has
given the Scouts many practical les
sons, and they at once resuscitated
him. The boys who made the rescue
will be presented with medals by the
head organization of the Scouts.
PARTY IS IMPRESSED
WITH ORCHARDS
The machine in which he started to
tour the valley having broken down
last Friday. Professor Chas. H. Lane,
the expert of the United States agri
cultural department, who is touring
the state in the interest of the indus
trial and agricultural school fairs, kit
the community without having seen
the district. However, when he ar
rived in Portland and announced the
ttory of the mishap, he was forthwith
husteld back Sunday and accompanied
bv a party of men enthusiastic about
the community.
The tour was "personally conduct
ed." O. M. Plummer, the practical
education candidate for Portland school
director, waa in charge. He had as
guests Professor Lane, L. A. Brown,
James J. Sayer, Marshall N. Dana,
wife and little daughter, Marjone.
Guided iy President C. N. Clarke
and Vice President W. L. Clark, of the
I Hood River Commercial club the party
, was taken for an automobile tour of
the valley that required all of the af
ternoon. First came a run to Prospect Point,
whence may be seen the cascading'
river far below and the valley as it
opens oui toward the south. To the
west is Mount Dt fiance, the highest
wooded point in the United States.
The run over excellent roads took the
party past the homes of the many
Portland people who are raising ap
ples in Hood River. A pause for a
moment on the bridge to admire the
tumbling river , then a laborious climb
up 'luckcr's Hill and a puhV.g ascent
of Van Horn's Butte. Here was found
the great view of Hood River. Mount
Hood on the south and Mount Adams
on the north, with high ridges east and
west seemed to wail in the valley
where the orchards perfectly tended
were just beginning to lose their
bloom.
The tour of the valley was completed
by going down the east side and hear
ing a discussion as to the relative mer
its of the east and west sides, there
being quite a ' competition between
them. -
It was found that Hood River people
were growing more strawberries this
year than ever before. There are some
4oO acres in newly planted orchards.
The apple bloom, which a week before
had been barely visible, had been
brought out and nearly retired bv the
warm days that followed the visit of
the Press club to Hood River a week
ago Sunday.
Professor Lane left Monday morning
for a lecture tour of Willamette valley
towns which will take him to Oregon
City, Roseburg, Salem, McMinnvillc,
Corvalils, Albany, Eugene, Grants Pass
iwedlord and Ashland.
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INCREASE BUILDINGS
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River Apple Growers' Union are very
mlll'h urutiiieil with tha strung a,m,it
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being given tlieui and the indications
are that the present season for straw-
oerries ami upple will be one of the
most successful the union has hud.
The HtiW-k Klllmorilkl iurm huua Itu.tn
so active that plans are nearly com-
pieieu mr uie coiu storage warenouse it
is proposed to erect on the land he
tweent the present warehouse and the
Davidson warehouse and it is believed
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Mini kiiiumu win iw oruKrn ior inu new
building within ten days and the build
ing completed in time to care for the
early fall crop.
A most encouraging feature of this
support is that not only have a large
number of growers and shippers been
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aniicu iu mc urn ui nieinuiTs, mil mat
the greater majority of the lormer
stockholders have increased their
hnhiintrH. Thn honrrt nf riirentnru huva
under consideration the names of seven
applicants for the position of manager
out of a large number ot applying. Cut
realizing the importance of the position
are making a most thorough investiga
tion. Although they hope to announce
the name of the successful applicant
wiiiiin iwo weess. ,
HEIGHTS CLUB
PASSES RESOLUTION
The Heights Improvement club at its
regular meeting ' last F'riday night
passed the following resolution:. 1
"Be it Resolved: That we, the Hood
River Heights Improvement club, de
plore the. unreasonable delay in the
matter of the Hood River Gns & Elec
tric Co., or the real owners (hp per
letter of Mr. O. P. I loll', state lul. or
commissioner) the Pacific Power &
Light Co., in complying with the state
law, regHrding the construction of
transmission and distribution lines, and
also the city ordinance No. 358 regu
lating the construction and mainten
ance of power and lighting lines in the
city of flood River, both ot which law
were enacted tiy the people, 'respec
tively' of the state of Oregon and the
city of Hood River, to put all electrical
lines in a safe condition for life ar.d
property; and we also regret the inac
tion of the state, through the state 'a
bor commissioner, and the city through
the city officials, and the county,
through the county officials.
"We do not consider the statement
of the company in charge of said lines
(that another company is the real
owner) makes the lines any more safe
or that said statement is any excuse
for such indefinite delay on any one's
part ; that is, on the part of the com
pany's, the state ollicials, the city offi
cial a or the county ollicials, and we
hereby most respectfully request the
state labor commissioner to take im
mediate steps to enforce a legal and
safe construction of all power and tele
phone lines in Hood River city and
county, and also request the city olli
cials of Hood River city to take im
mediate steps to enforce safe construc
tion of power and telephone lines in
the city of Hood River in accordance
with ordinance No. 3.r3 regulating the
same. We feel that unless they do
they are dilatory in their duties."
"Ibis resolution passed unanimously
and a copy ordered sent to Mr. O. P.
Hoff and one to city council and one to
county court, and also one to Hood
River Glacier to be printed.
"E. J. Holman, President."
Important Announcement
To farmerB and fruit growers of the
Hood River district :
Gentlemen : The Young Men's
Chmtinn Association of Portland op
erates an industrial agency for the
purpose of supplying employers with
all classes of skilled and unskilled
labor. Our services are free to em
ployers, a moderate fee being charged
parties sercuing employment.
We have arranged with the officers of
the Hood River Apple Growers Union
and the Davidson Fruit Company, to
supply all the help needed by the
farmers and fruit growers in the Hood
River district durirg the coming sea
son. The Union has, by official action.
given us charge of their employment
division and the use of their office and
eouipment for that purpose.
When you need help'of any kind, if
you will promptly notity the oihce ol
the Union by telephone or otherwise,
where you can get directly in touch
with us, or the office of the Davidson
Fruit Company, your call will have
immediate attention.
As soon as the ruh season begins,
one of our Portland secretaries will be
placed in the office ot the Union to take
personal supervision of this work and
his services will be at your command
With kindest regards and hoping to
render service that will be entirely
satisfactory, I am,
Yours very truly,
S. Baker, Director,
SPROAT ELECTED
.TOCOUNCIL
THE IMPROVEMENTS TO RE RLS1IED
Sidewalk Construction Will Be Closely In
spected -City Will Hold Exercises
on Memorial Dav
At the regular meeting of the city
counncil Monday night C. II. Sproat
was elected to till the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Dr. F C. Bro
sius. In addition to Mr. Sproat's
name, that of C. A. Bell, proprietor of
the Mount Hood hotel, had been pro
posed. However, at a caucus of the
council Monday afternoon, it was found
that three out of the rive councilmen
favored Mr. bproat. Those voting in
lis lavor Monday nmht were L. H.
Hugging, Ed S. Mayes and J. E. Rob
ertson, whihs A. C. Staten and James
Stranahan voted against him.
Mr. tproat is former manager of the
Hood River Apple Growers' Union and
is now the secretary and manager of
ti e National Apple Co. He declares
himself ii. favor of the much needed
municipal improvements, better streets
and a larger water system.
1 tie result of the special election for
the amendments to the city charter
was canvassed and the tire and water
committee and City Attorney Derby
were instructed to proceed at once to
close the transaction of the purchase
of the water plant from the Pacific
Power Light Co. as soon as possible.
With the proceeds of the special
indebtedness of $10,000 enough money
will be left after laying the purchase
price of the plant to lay the water
mains in the business portion of the
city so that the city government will
he enabled to proceed at once with the
street improvement.
At the suggestion of Councilman
Staten, who stated that it was impos
sible for members of the street com
mittee as the situation now stood to
determine on the substantial construe
t on of concrete sidewalks, action was
taken for the appointment of an expert
cement and concrete man to be on the
grounds when concrete sidewalks are
being constructed and superintend
their construction.
Geo. R. Castner, representine the
Canby Post, G. A. R., addressed the
council Monday night and asked the
city to make some provision for the
celebration of Memorial Day. A com
mittee will be appointed to make ar
rangements for appropriate exercises.
Past -Commander Pratt, of Portland,
will he present and will deliver an
address. A feature of the occasion
will be a program of patriotic music.
WORK BEGUN ON
NATIONAL BUILDING
Work has begun on the excavation
for the foundation of the huge four
story storage building of the National
Apple Co., which will rise on State
street just west of the steel bridge
leading across the Hood river. It was
am ounced Tuesday afternoon that Bell
& Wildman, the Portland firm which
installed the highly efficient storage
machinery in the Union building last
full, would equip the new plant with a
7S-ton refrigerating machine. They
will also be the consulting engineers
and architects on the work, J. Hell
has been in the city this week. His
partner, J. P. Wildman, will spend a
greater part of the summer here su
pervising the work of construction on
ine building.
The cost of the new structure will be
about $r0,000. The storage building
proper will be 80x100 feet. Its founda
tion and basement work will be of ar
mored concrete. The upper stoiies will
be of wood, such construction having
been found better by experience for
ppla storage. Ihe power house, a
separate building, will ha OOxtSO feet.
It is planned to have the building,
which will have a capacity of 120,000
boxes of fruit, completed by Septem-
ler 1.
The plant will have receiving rooms
on the Mount Mood railroad and on
State street, the latter for wagons.
An office room will be located at I ho
west end of the building on State
street, ihe company has secured sites
for snipping stations at Van Horn and
Odell.
SECRETARY OF STATE
PRAISES VALLEY
Noah W. Bone, who entertained Sec
retary of State Ben Olcott, who was
here during the Blossom Festival with
the Portland Press club, has received
the following letter in praise of the
valley :
"Mr. N. W. Bone, flood River, Ore.
"My dear Mr. Bone: "I intended
sooner making acknowledgement to
you of the kindness and courtesy shown
our party by you on the occasion of the
visit of the Press club to your beauti
ful valley a week ago yesterday, but
stress of work in the office has pre
vented.
"I had never before had the privilege
of viewing your country or town ex
cept from car windows, and 1 wish to
speak in the utmust appreciation, of
what 1 saw there.
"I cannot conceive of a more beauti
ful country, and a more happy and
contented people than inhabits it. 1
am enclosing, herewith, a copy of a
little newspaper article clipping fioin
the Daily Capitol Journul of this city,
which tersely states my sentiment.
"With assurances of appreciation of
the kindness rendered me, and trusting
1 may again meet )ou sometime in the
future, and with kind regards and best
wishes, I remain,
"Yours very sincerely,
Ben W. Olcott.
Secretary of State."
M. E. Church Services.
Services at Asbury M. E. church
next Sunday will be as follows: Sun
day school at 10 a. m. Preaching
services at 11 a. m. Junior League at
3 p. m. Owing to the high school
baccalaureate sermon in the evening
at the Christian church there will he
no evening service. Prayer meeting
on Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
to attend services of this church.