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-
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