HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. 1912 VOL. XXIV NO. 11 t. .ilng Cotton Irrigating Hose Our price of 3c per foot, which has ruled for three years, is now bettered by our terms. We give you a 15 Cent Rebate on 100 Feet Furniture Is the most resporisive line of merchan dise in the vital question of supply and demand. Factories must run full handed to manufacture cheaply. They will tempt us by warning lower prices when the demand is light. Having bought, we must sell, so we Make a further cut to induce you to buy, until the choicest pieces are going at less than for two years past. Our regular terms apply, $1 rebate on every $20 purchase, and we are just that Dollar cheaper than any of our city bargains because we meet all prices if we can't beat them, with our "no rent, small expense methods." Stewart Hardware & Furniture Co. HERE B AN Offg""! nne uisirict - A highly improved 20 .ore ranch in Oak Grove Dig jtS mil, from town on main road. This property ha. fleJ , ' ',d not onrcasonable at that price. Owinf to finance) J1 V" bought up till August lf.th for ty.OOO.OO. Terms o AMU IX) cash. If you want a snap grab tliia one. EXCHANGES Hotel proposition in Portland, close to business ' now doing a business of about 1 1,200 per month. Value Im proved place in Hood Kiver with good buildings. New apartment house in East Portland, dto"fc,ll,n; fin corner lot. This is a good income producer. V aloe 3S ,m $13,S00. Want improved ranch property up U about l-o,M, will pay small cash difference. ' .. Very high class 50 acres unimproved red shot laiW ' 1 j?f alley, on main county road, close to railway, easy clearing, no wi,te. ul. value 1150.00 per acre. Will exchange for improved land m Lower alley and assume or pay small cash differeuce. Piefer west awev GUY Y. EDWARDS & CO. HOOD RIVER, OREGO area between the river and the foot of the bluff is wider. In time Hood and Underwood will become a single place n. . , k. .Ka -..ill. 't .. L .. . u. 1 . ATI l' MH R W llll II ,,ertofore the river boats have landed fl 1 U IX U Lilt II UUl at Underwood only during the very low rorth flank mad is plan- MANY IMPROVEMENTS IN DISTRICT Building of Big Dam Awakens Activity -Humes Built and Orchard Land Cleared UPPER VALLEY NOTICE List Your Places for Special Attention With WARD IRELAND CORNELL Upper Valloy Real Estate-Insurance Improved and Unimproved Orchard Land Phon Odsll 77 ' Hood River Connection Guy Y. Edwards & Co. U. C. M. RANCH Parkdale Upper Hood River Valley CASH .-. GROCERY JUST A FEW OF OUR PRICES THIS WEEK 15 pounds Best Fruit Sugar for 2 cans Jersey Queen Milk for 15c; per case.. 3 cans Carnation or Libby milk for ...$1.00 ..$3.50 25c The Diamond Crown and High Flight Flour per sack $1.45 SPECIAL PRICES ON FRUIT JARS. Mason - Pint 55c Quart 65c - Half gallon 85c Ecomomy-Pint 85c Quart $1.10 Half goilon $1.40 Shrams - Pint 75c Quart 85c Half gallon $1.30 Come to Us for Bargains in Groceries L. H. HUGGINS HILLSIDE BLOCK Are Specially Made for Streets With Heavy Grades a..o'.".o. ' ' .o:-' o l.?:'',:t':'p'V-.;V:?i Standard Vitrified Paving Brick provides the best roadway surface yet devised for all ordinary grades. Hillside Block give all classes of traffic a perfect surface on heavy grades. Western Clay Co. Beck Bldg. PORTLAND, ORE. Lights at Reasonable Prices The Hydro-Electric Co., does net want the consumers of electrical ergxJtei'ligut 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 ome Company Phone 134 Third and Oak White Salmon Land 80 Acres in the fast developing Snowden district; near elec tric railway survey, and 10 mi!es by road from North Rank rail way station; good frame hause and barn; four acres in alfalfa and timothy ; ten acres more in brush land and easily cleared; bal ance covered with three million feet of high grade timber, for which there is an immediate market at a sawmill one mile dis tant; deep red shot soil; fine view; developed land all about. .Price for quick sale ouly fU2.50 per acre on easy terms. 40 Acres A very desirable 40-acre apple ranch, two miles from White Salmon ; ten acres in trees partly bearing. Will ex change for 10-acre full bearing tract in Ilood River Valley. We have a client who is in the market for a Hood River bearing , orchard. Wants about 15 acres, with 10 acres in full bearing. Must be a real bargain. HOMER G. DAY CO. TELEPHONE WHITE SALMON B-5024 White Salmon, ... Washington For Sale by Owner 200 acres, GO acres cleared, 11 acres planted, balance unimproved. Price cheap and easy terms, J. P. Thomsen II. F. D. No. 1 box 69 Phone 296 Odell SAVIN AXDLOAN Receives deposits on investment contracts, which it loans on improved real estate, returning such funds to investors at a guaranteed definite date, with definite guaranteed earnings thereon. An Oregon corporation. Ample Reserve Fund. Under State supervision. Backed by Oregon business men. DIRECTORS Hackiso Ct Pl.tt. at PUtt Piatt. Attrr,.r E. O. Crawford. V. P. LnmburineiM N.t. Hnk J. P. Jiroki. of Jhw Bra... JewlrS Hemmt A. Habuent. P. (' Mr..HioioDiMf Co. W. a. MrPnriKMi. Pre.. W O. HcPbr Co. FmjLNl E. lxwLI. V P. lii mi. Sating, hank H. i ( OLIO. UT. lltav Mutwl Life lam. Co. '. IL OOOS. Kecraur, AN OREGON CORPORATION UNDER STATE SUPERVISION AUTO OWNERS! The Tire Shop Makes a specialty of Tire Re pairing All Work Guaranteed We use the only plant upon which can be produced the guar anteed dry cure tread. Hut few district will be found in the northwest that have made as marked increase in population in the Ust three year ai that of th Under wood (Ut Ivine across tha Columbia from the Hood Kiver valley. The number of its residents have increased 2iW per cent during that period. And with the increase in population an equally large progress in development has kept pace. The forest and brush- land of but a year ago has become the thriving young orchards of todiv. From protected nooks among the gieat lira that rise there, where not so very man; summers ago the deer looked out from its hiding place and the mc untain lion stalked its quarry, modern homes have been built, and their occupants are happy thriving people, continuing their development of the land in an environment that has every blessing of nature. It is typically true of all northwest ern communities, especially the locali ties among the Cascades, lying among the ranges of mountains, I he Guard ians of the Columbia," as John H. Williams has so appropriately called them, that each and every one of them has its natural charm, the boast of the people who have lived among them and have come to love them. In this new Underwood fruit district, the men and women have but to open their eyes and look to behold one of the hand somest pages of nature's picture boik. To the east is the silvtry volume ot the Columbia hurrying down to the sea through its deep guarding walls of vol came rock and basalt canyon. Un cer tain days the eye can penetrate the distance until the stream seems a thread narrowing and disappearing The west stretch of the river a view is not bo distant, yet none the less charming. And as one turns from looking down the stream and scans the south bank, lie beholds those towering cliffs, there behind Viento and at Mitchell s Point, the high wooded peak of Mount Defiance rising behind them. East of Mitchell's Point are the few orchards of the Hood River valley along the Columbia bank, the eye sweeos on and a bird's eve view is had of the whole expanse of the Hood River vallev. If you would ste this magnificent horticultural garden all at once, and as vou ve never seen u ue fore, travel to tne neianis 01 'jnuer- wood. Don't hurry. Go seat yourtelf beneath one of those green fir canopies nd sit there resting on a summer ai- tornnnn with the cool breeie blowing from the west up the uiiumma. ine effort ot man baa aided nature in the formation ii an iiwtutiful a bit of land sea ne as was ever looked upon. Mount Hood rises making the background, its base soread out in all directions and the firs and pines there mingling with the dotted orchard clearings that are being made and the white top rising above all. It will do any one good to spent! an afternoon In this manner. You II find yourself thinking-big thoughts will come welli'g up within you ; for the view is an inspiring one. Those of the Underwood people who live on the heights overhanging the Columbia have these things to look at all the time. They boast or their nomea, dui do you blame them? A thine that has nastenea activity in the Underwood district this year has been the building of the big dam of the Northwestern Electric Co. in the narrows of the White balmon nvei about two and a half miles above the railroad station. Twenty thousand- horse power will be developed here to furnish light and power for the city of Portland. The most of the prelim inary work of the construction of the big dam has already been completed. r our tunnels nave oeen oorea in me side of the canyon for a distance of 800 feet. A cotTer dam has been made ready to divert the flow of the stream through these. The permanent concrete aam win be 100 feet thick at its base and IS feet at the top. It will be 125 feet high and 400 feet long when completed. When the dam is completed ana tne big dynamos have been installed a line will be erected to furnish the residents of the Underwood district with light and power. The people.of this section already have telephone connections with each other ana long aisiani con nections. The Underwood Telephone Co. was formed four years ago with a nuhscrintion list of eight members. Today it baa sixty subscribers and its line nenetrate all Darts of the valley. W. F. Cash is the general manager of the telephone company. Two hundred and fifty families receive mail at the Underwood postotlice. The population has increased materi ally the past year through its birth rate, it is declared. The stork is said to have made more frequent trips to the Underwood district than to any other section along the Columbia river. In cases he has borne a double load and the homes have been enlivened by the coming of twins. With the buildirg of the big dam, a renewed interest in roads has been created. To bring the big works at the damsite in closer touch with the North Bank railroad, a road is being built from Underwood up the west bank of the White Salmon. It will cross just below the site of the power house on a bridge 200 feet long and 115 ft hkh. lhe new road win give an airline route from Underwood to Trout Lake and Glenwood, and the citizens of Underwood declare that this will stimulate the progress at tne ynuer- wood townsite on the heights acove the railroad station. Iho new road will pass directly through the townsite - j ft 1: t ..A skat a vonoivprl ana it in uieuic.vu mn. . building activity will result. The North Bank Railroad Co. has come to realize the value of the Un derwood district as a distributing cen ter, and is now changing the tracks Vip nrpnaratorv to building a new pasenger station. When this work has been completed the company will have built a half mile of new siding at Un- Honuruid The station of Hood is a mile wpst nf Underwood. F. W. Do hrt nrwrates a eeneral merchandise store here. It is tnougni mai ue railroad company will eventually build truckage at Hood, where the water. The ning to expend the sum of S-liiX) on a wharf that will enable the river steamers to land there on regular schedule. The l ew wharf will be 650 fet long. When the ptople of the Underwood district have completed their water system, as now proposed, and have secured the service of the Northwest ern Electric Co. they will have all of the conveniences of the city resident. It is'proposed to secure water from the rraime springs on hnob hill bark of the Holmes place. The citizens are eager to hasten the improvement and are taking action on the matter now. The fruit growers of the district ship their product through the White .Salmon Apple Growers Union at I'n- derwood, which is now constructing a large basement and a new building whereby their capacity for storage will be doubled. The district has proven its adaptability for apples, peaches and strawberries. The peach orchards of A. J. Haynes, W. A. Wendortt nnd Keeley & Dubois are among the most productive ami handsome along the Columbia. The early crop of peaches has been harvested. Twelve hundred boxes have been Hhipptd out to Port- laid. An equal quantity of the later varieties are now rinening on the trees. Keelev & Dubois may be called the pioneer fruitmen of the district. They saw tne success that was fore casted in the early days in the Hood River district and they developed their land and planted it to orchard. While they have a large tract of peaches they have some very productive apples. .j u;- , I L' chmiic ui uitrir iretB nuu inline vi j. Larson are the oldest in the region, One of the best kept and most produc tive orchards in the ditfereut fruit sec lions of the northwest is that of A. J Haynes, whose home is on the side of the Columbia canyon, where he has an excellent view of the Hood River val ley. lhe town of Underwood, that is that portion of it down on the water front beside the railroad tracks, is hampered because of the narrowness of the strip of land between the Liu tf and the river. The North Bank road has been widening this west of the town re cently, having blasted out its right of way. At Underwood it located the large general merchandise store of E. A. Franz Co., where the orchardists can nnd accommodations ior nis every want. Adams Bros, have recently es tablished an up to date confectionery store. The Horses Home Stables, op' erated by Ariss & Friedrich, offers an excellent livery service. One of the most popular residents of Underwood is Capt. Utis U. ireiuer who operates the ferry between that ulace and Hood River. Capt. Ireiber, by his efficient service ai d willingness to accommodate his patrons, lias won their utmost reBpect and esteem. The day is never too cold and it is neve too ate at nigm ior mm u exer himself for the convenience and com tort ot ttia uaaaeiiKera, The timber that is taken from the future orchards as they are cleaied is sawed at the mill of L. G. Westfall. Numerous new homes have arisen in the Underwood district during the past year. Among those who have Jliuilt residences on their property are J. W. Shipley, Prof. A. F. Hedriok, C. S. Brooks. Capt. Moore and M. S. Smith. Capt. Moore, formerly captain of the police in Portland, like many other former residents of the Kose t.ily, was captivated by a visit to the Underwood community. MANY SIGN FOR CHAUTAUQUA THE COMMITTEE PREPARES CAMP Suggestion lias Been Made that the Event Be Made Permanent -This Year's Attendance Charter Members HIGH SCHOOL BEGINS MONDAY, SEPT. 2 Vacation days are almost over fur the pupils of the local city schools The high school and other public schools will begin September 2. The children will be given the opportunity of enjoying Labor Day as a holiday, however, and after organization no classes will be heard. The teachers of the city schools for the comMRisession are: High school, J. O. McLaughlin, superintendent of city schools; I B. Gibson, principal; J. W. Crites, Hattie L. Ilrunquiat, Klora Furrow, Alice Horning and Ceha Hager; eighth grade, Mrs. Amy Gove; seventh grade, Anna Heath and Maude Howard ; sixth grade, Nellie Crocker and Hellen Breen; fifth grade, Frances Bragg ; fourth grade, Bessie Goyette and Elizabeth Cooper; third grade, Frances Evans and Allie Forry ; second grade, Lulu Hicks and Vivalee Clapp; first grade, Alta M. Poole and Lelia Hershner. Buildings are being put in shape and needed repairing done. High school faculty was completed last week by the election of Prof. R. N. Ashmun, from the University of Washington, as teacher of mathematics. Parents who have children to start in the beginning grade need to plan to have them start the first day. Outlooks are good, especially from the valley districts. The superintendent asks thathous - holds desiring to have a school boy r girl stay with them during the school vear will reuort the same at once. There are several girls now seeking places. Also that households having moms or board for students will re port. The superintendent has a place now for two girls to board at a mini mum cost. LAWRENTjEIWOSES UNIVERSAL GRADE Professor W. H. Lawrence, county nlant catholoKist and fruit inspector, has proposed a new set of grading rules for the fruit or the Mood Kiver vaney. The new lules. which will establish extra fancy and fancy grades, are sim ilar to those a ready in force to a cer tain extent. It is the hope, according to the plans of those who have drawn nn th rules, to have them adopted by . i : - ill the selling agencies ana growers oi the val ev. and thus standardize tne rade of all Hood River fruit. "With this done. savs rruiesrur Lawrence, "Hood River could boast of being the only Northwestern fruit dis trict that has adopted a uniform set of grading rules." A. P. Manning, of this city has ac quired an interest in the Turner State bank. He will become cashier of the institution. If the plan of making tie horticul tural chautauqua a permanent affair adopted it has been suggested that the present season tickets entitle the holders to become charter members of the new organization. This event has ready attracted a great deal of atten tion outside of Hood River, and it is be lieved that future years will develop a arge outside attendance. A prominent umcian of the valley haa already ng- itied his intention of organizing chorus ofi one hundred voices for next ear's Chautauqua. President W. J. Kerr, of the Oregon gricultural College, and James With ycombe, director of the Oregon experi ment station, will not be able to attend the Chautauqua until the last day. They will arrive on the morning of the 24th, the former from attending the Development League congress at Lake lew, and the latter from the Lincoln county fair. They will be taken by auo out through the valley, arriving at the encampment in time for lunch. resident Kerr will lecture on "The Relation of the Agricultural College to he rarmer. Dr. W ithycombe a lec ture will be on diversified farming as applied to Hood River orchards. Among ther things he will cover tne impor nt subject of hog raising in the or hard. Among the other horticultural features contemplated is a lecture on soil management and polinization by rof. E. J. Kraus: cover crops for Hood River soils by Prof. Scudder; the farmer's truck garden by Prof. Bo- quet. Prof. Lawrence will be in daily attendance to handle any subjects mat may come up appertaining to bis ex periments and observations in flood River valley during the past two years. One feature of the horticultural pro gram will be the question box, which will be located at the headquarters booth. Questions placed in is will be handled by the various experts to whom theyiwiU be referred by the pro gram committee. What promises to be the big feature act for vaudeville night on Friday has just 'been announced by the program committee. The title of the act is The Gypsy Strollers." The curtain rises on a woodland scene, wun ma gypsies lounging around the camphre in the background ; the ruddy glow of the tire and the picturesue costumea lending jusi enough color to properly set otf the scene. The act opena with the Gypsy chorus from the Bohemian Girl, followed by a Gypsy dance by, two local favorites, with mandolin. guitar and violin acompauimant. There will be solos, and choruses,endini with the Anvil Chart! mud Hi Jrovmiior. - The minstrels are in active rehearsal under the direction of Arthur Clarke, lhe opening chorus, "1 Want to Go i ack to Dixie," ia absolutely new here and is one of the catchiest minstrel numbers that has ever been written. Capt. McCan haa a new long and chorus that everyone will be whistling. The encampment grounds will be a veritable bee hive of energy tomorrow when Chairman Marshall, of the grounds committee goes up with a corps of workmen to begin active oper ating Geo. I. Sargent will go up about Saturday, and both he and Mar shall will remain on the grounds until the opening to give all the details of arrangement their personal supervi sion, lhe grounds committee desires to thoroughly impress upon those who have their own tents and desire the com mittee to erect them, to ship them to Parkdale not later than Monday next All poles should accompany the tenta as there is no way of obtaining any at the encampment. It ia well for every one to take nia own wasn Damn, drinking cups and plenty of bedding. Those who intend going should apply mmediately to Chairman Marshall, care or tne commercial ciud or me Chautauqua grounds, for either tenta and cost, or for ground tpace ?n case they desire to erect their own ramps. That the entire valley win De wen represented is evident from the follow- ng partial list turned in oy ine ven ous subcommittees oi me nuance com mittee. In the Upper Valley John K. Putnam has sold over one hundred sea son tickets, but the names have not yet been turned in. The following persons have signified their intention to attend: East Side A. W. Peters and party; Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Pooley; L. E. Ireland and family ; J. C. Porter, Mrs. H. D. Sears; Mr. and Mrs. Kov V. iirock: A. 1. Ma son and family; John Mohrand family; Mr. and Mrs. f rank fc. Deem; Mr. and Mrs. Cutler, Miss Lucy Cutler, Asa and Frank Cutler; Rev. Billy Sunday and family. Udell Walter Kimball and family; Arthur McCreerv : 11. E. Connaway and fam ily; Clinton Wood and mother; Mr and Mrs. U. L. waiter; Mr. ana airs. i. u. Odell; J. E. Ferguson and family; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lacey; George Shep pard; Mark Cameron and family; Vi - . Willi.,-. Uhannu-ft Oak Grove Mr. and Mrs. W. E. King, G. A. Mc- Curdy and family ; Mr. and Mrs. John A. English ; Mrs. J. n. auiinoii ana daughter; Mr. and Mrs. George t. Gladden; Mr. and Mrs.w. r. Andrews: Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sutton; Mr. ana Mrs. Frank B. Cram ; Miss Mary Al len; Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Ravlin; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Francis; Miss Mabel Francis; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hooker; Alex Hukari and family; Mr. and Mrs. . W .Cox ; Crawford Lemmon : Phil Carroll; Fred McCrea; Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Earle; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hall. Hood River Mr. and Mrs. Noah Bone; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bone, Miss Lea Kelsay; Miss Mary Montgomery; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Heilbronner; V. C. Brock and faimly; Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Smith; Capt. and Mrs. McCan; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Clarke; Mr. and Mrs. v,uas. Clarke ; Ernest J. Bloom ; Mr. and Mrs. Huxley; J. Adrian Epping and family; Joe D. Thomison ; Prof. W. H. Law rence; Will Chandler; Mr. and Mrs. George R. Wilhur; Mrs. W. N. Winter; Mrs.Edwin B. Winter and party; Les- (Continued oo Page Two.) r