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HOOD RIVER, OREGON, TlU HSDAY, CM TOMER 17, 1912
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SPENCER & COLLINS
Groceries
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
We want to thank our many customers
for their generous patronage during the
past month and trust they will continue
to allow us to bend our efforts in supply
ing their wants during the coming month.
Spencer & Collins
PARKDALE,
OREGON
UPPER VALLEY NOTICE
List Your Places for Special Attention With
WARD IRELAND CORNELL
Upper Valley Real Estate Insurance
Improved and Unimproved Orchard Land
Phoni oall 77
Hood River Connection
Guy Y. Edwards & Co.
U. C. M. RANCH
Parkdale
. Upper Hood River Valley
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Vitrified Brick Pavement
Creates No Dust
Creates No Mud
Wash Clean as a Floor
Is Impervious Under All Conditions
Its First Cost is Its Last Cost
LET TJS SHOW "STOTT
Western Clay Co.
Beck Bldg. PORTLAND, ORE.
Trout Lake Hay Lands
We have for sale one of the very best ranches in
the Trout Lake Valley, described as follows:
40 ACRES--A11 in cultivation and under irrigation; county
road on two sides; good two-story, nino-room house; large, sub
stantial hay and stock barn; stone cellar; dairy house; .fine gar
den with different kinds of fruit; excellent view; good neighbors.
Adjoining land produces over 100 bushels of oats to the acre, and
this is just as good, Adjoining 40 acres, which is partly cleared,
can be bought if desired. Price low.
We also have other tracts of improved and raw hay lands for sale
at low prices, in both the Trout Lake and Camas Prairie districts.
Write or call on us for further information.
We are the exclusive selling agents for townsite lots in the fast grow
ing town of Husum. Write for plat and prices.
HOMER G. DAY CO.
TELEPHONE WHITE SALMON B-5024
White Salmon, ... Washington
GUY Y. EDWARDS & CO.
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Phone 228-K
96.5OO10 acre, 1 mile out;
all in trees, except 2 acres, ages
3, 4, 5 and beariug ; email barn ;
2 acres pact ore with running
water; also 6 inches irrigating
water; reasonable terms, or will
consider exchange for Hood
. River or Portland.
99.500 9 acres, nearly all in
trees, 2, 3 and 4 years old, and
family orchard bearing; good
hoiihe and barn ; horse, wagon
and all tools ; t acres in berries
between trees. This is within
one mile of town on main roa
Terms, 12,000 down.
9&.500 7J acres, 1 mile out;
in 3, 4 anil 5 year-old trees ; house
barn and tools ; easy terms.
94,500 Oak Street houee; 0
rooms, sleeping Vn'h' balh. lllr
nace and electric he 'torn, g,.r.
age; Iot60il25; finest view in
town. Must be teen fol ap
preciated. 92.000 lOOxMO 6n Seventh
Street, near JuneSUoet; g.wd
house on one-hU ot lot ; Urn
and small fruits. Thii is fa)
below cost to owner.
We have several of Uie most sight,
ly lots in town, on Cascade Ave
nue, Ninth and Tenth Street-.
Reasonable terms and prices.
INSURANCE WRITTEN IN
RELIABLE COMPANIES
LOCAL PLANT
ENDORSED
TROUT FRY PLANTED
IN THE WEST FORK
fotnmtrcal Club Will Arrange for Artis
tic Apple Exhibit at Portland
Land Product Show.
CASH .-.GROCERY
We Figure gainst Portland Prices
Libby or Carnation Milk, 3 cans for 25c
New crop Brazil Nuts, per pound ' Ti i "" c
Your last chance to get old wheat flour, sk. $1.30; bbl. $5.00
SPECIAL PRICES ON FRUIT JARS.
Mason - Pint 55c Quart 65c Half gallon 8Tc
Ecomomy-Pint 85c Quart $1.10 Half go lion $1.40
Shrams - Pint 75c Quart 85c Half gallon $1.30
We Sell Cheaper-We Are at No Expense for Delivery,
Bookkeepers or Bad Accounts
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 theplaiit
monthly, yearly or bi-annually, they onfy
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
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what this canister means .
you haQkCinhe gucstion 01
GOOD TEA
This seal absolutely excludes
air and moisture.
CHASE a
CANISTER TEAS
ALL VARIETIES
SOLD ONLY AT
The Star Grocery, a son
Have You Seen the NevvVictor-Victrolas?
There are three Xew Styles; placed on sale September 15. Price,
$75.00, $100.00 and $150. They are beautieB. Call and see them. We
have other styles from $15.00 to 1200.00. We also sell the Edison and
Columbia Machines and Records.
We represent the' Baldwin, ' Ellington, Hamilton and Howard
Pianos, and deal direct with the factory. Easy terms if desired.
When you want anything in' MuHic, call on us; if we haven't it,
we will get it.
Waggener's Music House
Waggener Wants
Your Trade .'
HAVING purchased the entire' interest of E.
Brayford in the Rockford Store about, three
months ago, we are now imposition to serve you with
all the highest class" groceries at reasonable prices.
We invite your patronage and will servo you to the
best of our ability. , ,
Give Us a Trial
MERCER & CO.
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Dr. M. A. Jones
DENTIST
FORMERLY OF HOOD RIVER
located at
245 Washington Street
U. S. Dentist PORTLAND, ORE
Another car of trout frv arrived at
COMMITTEE MAKE REPORT T?t TrVZ'merom X
hatchery, and Wm. Mewart and W. L.
Clark went with the car to Dee. The
Mount Hood furnished a gpec'ml engine
for the trip, and the car arrived at
Dee before the regular train.
Burnett Duncan had taken bin car to
tlee the day previous and with Clark's
and Stewart's assistance made ar
rangements for the disposition of the
fry. It was through the courtesy of
Walker West, superintendent of the
big mill, that the arrangements were
made easy. Nothing wai too much
trouble for him to have done, and it
was done right and on time. He made
arrangements for teams, had a special
dinner for the "tish car crowd" ready
at the hotel, and furnished all the help
e could in the work, besides takina
the crowd through the mill and show-
ng them how it was all done. Conna-
way Mercantile Co. had sent up their
truck from Odell, and this made two or
three trips to the West rork. Several
wagons from the Dee country did the
rest.
1 hanks are due to G. R. Westerbure.
who gave his time and team to the
work, just fur the fun it is going to
give the other fellow some day, as he
doesn't fish himself.
Any one who has been fishine in
Hood River streams the past three
years, and come back empty stringed,
will appreciate the work that is being
done. More fish are vet to be slanted
this year and the work followed un
next. In connection with the stocking
of the streams, a correct fish ladder is
to he placed in the new dam of the
Hood River Gas & Electric Co; a fish
ladder will be built at the Punch Howl;
the channel of the Hood River cnauged
at the mouth and additional service
given in wardenship over the streams,
so that the new tish will be allowed to
grow big enough to make real fishing.
1 here was a very small attendance at
the regular meeting of the Commercial
club Monday evening. The assembly
hall whs used for a political meeting,
: and .tht r attractions kept the members
away.
Tie report of the road committee
was received. The committee reported
that they bud prepared and posted peti
tions to the county court to open por
tions of the new Columbia road be
tweer. here and Portland which were
I not now dedicated to the public. It
j was also decided to ask the court to
;desigate the road the "Portland-Hood
River Highway.
The special good roads committee
appointed to look into the road bills,
reported that with the limited time at
their disposal they were unable to go
into the so-called Harmony Hills thor
oughly, but with the examination they
were able to give them, endorsed the
grange bills.
The cannery committee made the fol
lowing report, which was adopted:
The committee appointed to investi
gate the Keep-Fresh proposition and
other similar drying and canning plantB
beg to report as follows: We called at
the business offices of the Keep-Fresh
lx. ol 1 ortland and find that the com
pany is incorporated for $1,000,000, 40
per cent of which stock is owned by
Mr. Lambert, inventor of the patent
At present they have three plants in
operation or course of construction
which seem to be the only assets of the
company outside their patents. They
do not know what their various dried
products will sell for nor what they
will be able to pav the grower for
fruits or vegetables.
lhe whole thing is still in the exper
imentul stnge and we can find nothing
of merit for this Club to consider.
W'e have also looked into the proposi
tion submitted by the Hood Kivcr Ap
pie & Vinegar Co., which is a Hood
Kiver concern, using Houd River prod
ucts, making Hood River Cider and vin
egar that are a credit and an adver
tisement to the community and we
fully believed that they can do the
same with Hood River canned goods
and we recommend that his club en
dorse their proposition and lend their
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assistance in turiuerini' meir man vo
add a first class cannery and evaporator
to their business, which is on a good
paying basis and that action b ) taken
at once so that the necessary machinery
can be ordered and the plant started
early in the coming year.
The niHtter of making an exhibit at
the Spokane Apple show wat taken up
and discussed, and it was decided to
take no action in the matter. There
was no enthusiasm being displayed in
regard to making an exhioit at fepo
kane this year, and it was decided to
make an effort i.. behalf of the Portland
Land Products show at Portland in No
vember. To that end a committee was
appointed to secure a guarantee of $200
to put up an artistic exhibit and go
after the $.'i00 prize.
C.K.Marshall, VV. E. King and J.
H. lleilbronner were appointed a com
mittee to look after the membership
of the club. J. R. Putnam was ap
pointed a committee of one to look
after members in the Upper Valley.
C1TJ ENJOINED
FROM PAVING
CONTRACT IS HELD IP BY COURT
Capt. C P. Mcfan Sues as a Taxpayer
Against City Paving Oak, Second and
Third Streets -Council Matters.
DISTRICT COURT
MACHINE SHOP RUN
NING FULL HANDED
One of the busiest places in Hood
River at this time of the year is the
machine shop of W. G. Snow. The
best of machinery has been installed
and labor saving devices make possible
speedy turning of materials. Yet, de
spite this fact the shop is running full
blast, with extra men on the working
force.
Nailing presses are much in demand
at present, and Mr. Snow informs us
that he Is unable to catch up with the
orders for presses. Wagon racks are
also much needed now, and Mr. Snow
has made a number this summer. So
fully equipped with modern machinory
is his shop that he was able last week
to take an order for one of these racks
on Tuesday, begin the construction of
the rack on Wednesday and deliver it
completed on Friday. When one con
siders the dozens of pieces to be
shaped and joined and the numerous
bolts and burs to he put into place and
securely fastened they can begin to re
alize the swiftness with which this
order was filled.
To go through this well appointed
Bhop, to see the powerful machinery
handling the heavy iron and hugh
pieces of timber, turning, planing and
shaping them to a perfect nicety is
really a sight worth while.
Kverything is manipulated by water
power, from the blowers to the huge
hammers and planers: and what seems
almost incredible is the little water
motor and one lone wheel that furnish
es the fires for both the machine shop
and the horseshoers' shop adjoining. .
One of piece machinery which at
tracted the writer's attention was the
little steel band saw that will cut any
thing from a cute little bracket to the
big braces on a rack or wagon. And
to see the little steel drill make a hole
through a big bar of iron without any
apparent effort, is only equaled by the
thread cutting machine when it cuts
the threads on an inch and a half bolt
as perfectly as those on a quarter-inch
bolt. Altogether it is time well spent
to accompany Mr. Snow over his shop,
and have him show and explain to one
the purposes of the different machines
in use there.
The timely discovery of a fire in the
basement of the Park street school
Saturday evening, saved that building
from destruction. The janitor had put
some hot ashes into a barrel and it
caught fire. The blaze and smoke were
discovered by Mrs. C. H. Sletten, who
gave the alarm. W. E. Colby was one
of the first on the scene, and being
familiar with the interior of the build
ing on account of having wired the
building, broke into the basement, and
getting a hand extinguisher put out
the baize. The fire had already started
in the cordwood.and in twenty minutes
would have been beyond control. The
Judge Bradshaw adjourned court last
Friday, a number of important cases
being continued or otherwise disposed
of without trial.
The jury in the trial of Underwood
vs. the First National Bank was out
from three o'clock Wednesday after
noon until nine o'clock Thursday morn
ing, being unable to agree. The iury
stood six to six until morning, when
one of the jurors changed in favor ot
the planum, lieing unable to agree,
they were dismissed.
The case of Otillie G, Boctzkes vs
W. C. Ehrck, after a trial that lasted
most of the day, was nonsuited on
motion of the plaintiff's attorney.
lhe condemnation suit ot the l'acihc
Power & l.ieht Co. for a ritzht of wav
across .1. H. Koberft' pc, wm non
suited. The plaintiff asked to amen
their complaint to cover ot Jy such por
tion of the land as was necessary to set
the notes, hut the motion was over
ruled by the court. The judge held
that a rurht of way would necessarily
mean a twenty-foot strip of hind to
give them access to their lines at all
timet, and they must ask for that
much land in their suit.
The condemnation Buit of the O.-W.
K. & N. Co. for a right of way across
the ln;id of F. H. rutton was continued
at the request of the railroad com
pany, they not being ready to try the
suit at this time.
Suits of Geo. W. Brown against the
P. Hinrichs estate and Ida Mercer to
settle the boundary line, resulted in
a judgment for the plaintiff.
lhe mayor and city officials and E.
O. Hall, contractor, were yesterday
served with an injunction from carry
ing out the contract which was let to
Mr. Hall, to pave Oak, Second and
Third streets, in the fire district, with
asphalt macadam, or what is locally
known as the "Goldendale pavement."
Notice was served on the council
Monday evening that such an injunc
tion whs being prepared and would be
served, and legal service was made
yesterday. County Judge G. R. Cast
ner signed the injunction order.
The complaint does not allege any
damages or injury to Mr. Mci:an, who
sues as a taxpayer, nor does the com
plaint allege that the contract was not
let to the lowest and best bidder, but
objection is raised merely on technical
grounds, that certain legal require
ments were not set forth in the notice
ing for bids. '1 he injunction calls
for a hearing on Friday, October 18.
Uwmg to the notice of injunction and
manner ot bids, the contract for the
paving of Oak street, from Fifth to
nth, was deferred until the next
meeting of the council, and the hids
were left in the hands of the street
committee. Two bidders submitted
three bids each, calling for three sep-
rate kinds ot pavini;, and the price
ranged from $4,1'.I4 to ftl.OM, or from
(0 cents to $1.35 per square yard.
It is probable that no attempt will
he made by the council or the con-
raclor to fight the injunction, as any
clay now will make it too late to do
any paving this fall, and the matter
will probably lue laid over unitl next
pring. The attitude of the property
wners on the streets to be paved will
no doubt govern the actions of the
council in the matter. If there is too
much objection to the paving, it will
he deferred.
Ordinance No.412, railing for cement
walks on Ninth and Eleventh streets to
connect with walks leading to the high
school building, was passed, and bids
will be called for.
At the request of the Woman's Club.
November 9 was designated as Tree
Planting Day.
c .j w i n t rosnnnrlpH tn the alarm
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but the fire was out when they arrived ; long and happy life, as well
MANY GOOD RESULTS
FROM EATING APPLES
Do you know what you are eatirg
when you eat an apple? No, not the
sorts and varieties of worms, for there
will be no worms if you have bought
your truit ironi an orcnaruisi wno
sprays his trees.
You are eating mane aciu, ine
property that makes buttermilk so
heatlhful," says National Horticultur
ist. "You are eating galic acid, one of
the muBt necessary elements in human
economy. You are eating sugar in the
most assimiablo form, combined car
bon, hydrogen, oxygen caught and im
prisoned from the sunshine. You are
eating albumen in its most available
state. You sre eating gum allied to
the "fragrant medicinal gumB of Ar
aby." And you are eating phosphorous
in the only form in which it is avail
able as the source of brain and nerve
energy. In addition to all these, you
are drinking the purest of water and
eating the most healthful and desirable
fiber for the required "roughness" in
food elements. The acids of the apple
diminish the acidity of the stomach
and prevent and cure dyspepsia. They
drive out the noxious matters that
cause skin eruptions and thus are na
ture's most glorious complexion mak
ers. They neutralize in the blood the
deleterious elements that poison the
brain and make it sluggish. The con
tained phosphorous is not only greater
than in any other form of food but it
is presented in a shape for immediate
use by the brain and nerves, where it
may llush into great thoughts and great
deeds. The ancients assigned the ap
ple as the food for the gods, and its
juices the ambrosial nectar to which
they resorted to renew their youth.
Men are the gods of todHy, and the ap
ple is their royal food, the magic re
newer of youth. Eat a rich, ripe apple
every day and you have disarmed all
diseases of half their terror.
Evans-Smith
At the home of J. H. Swift, on the
Heights at high noon last Saturday,
the happy words that made two hearts
beat as one were spoken by Rev.
Swift, pastor of the Christian church,
when G. R. Evans and Miss Maree
Smith, both of Hood River, were pro
nounced husband and wife, in the pres
ence of the father of the bride and the
parents of the groom.
The happy pair went at once to their
home near the Tucker bridge, where
they are at home to . their friends all
the time. These young people are too
well known to need introduction, and
they may be assured that the glad
hand of all who know them is extended
to them with all the good wishes lor a
as pros-
GOOD ROADS MEETING
CREATES DISCUSSION
An interesting meeting on Good
Roads was held at the Commercial club
rooms Tuesday evening. Peter Kuehn-
ling, oi lhe Dulles, and Mrs. Lihth
ToBiet Westheted, ot Portland, ad
dressed the meeting. Mr. Kuchrriini;
spoke on the importance of the Portland-Hood
Kiver Highway and the or
ganization of the Inland Kmpire High
way Association, which will aid in the
building of the road by moral support
of financial measures destined to com
plete the work in the shortest time. It
is hoped 100 signers of the organization
will be found in Hood River.
Mrs. Weathered 's talk was mainly
along the lines of the moral advant
ages of good roads to any community,
and was foluwed by an open discussion
in which Murray Kay, A. I. Mason, J.
F. Hatcheldcr and others took part.
Mrs. Weathered stated that in Wash
ington state the women had taken an
active interest in the good roads.move
ment, and had been able to accomplish
much good in many communities. It
seemed better to give the women's
time and support to such questions as
this rather than the temperance ques
tion, which many of the men thought
they would tackle. They have also
forwarded a movement to get the
women to buy Washington made prod
ucts wherever possible, hhe stated
that wherever 1000 women of a com
munity got to demanding a baking
powder made in Washington, it soon
made quite a difference in the way
storekeepers learned to push home
made products. The relation of good
roads to home industries is found in
getmg the country residents to buy
home made products and in this man
ner get the city man and manufacturer
to be interested in the good roads ques
tion of hiH country consumer.
A. 1. Mason took advantage of the
occasion to score a couple of points for
the (irange Koad Kills, which the Com
mercial club committee had endorsed
at their lust meeting.
Mr, Kay s remarks included the in
formation that in building roads in
Hood River county, it would be impor
tant in the future to look to the drain
age question, a point that has been
more or less neglected in past construction.
on the scene.
perity all along the way.
Rijiby-Kamcrer
Friday evening at the Methodist par
sonage occurred the wedding of Rev.
Jesse W. Rigby, of this city, and Mrs.
Mary Jane Kamerer, of Minneapolis,
Minn., Rev. W.B . Young officiating.
Mrs. Kamerer arrived from a sojourn
in Iowa last Thursday, and contrary to
the expectation of Mr. Kigby a Hood
River friends, who planned to attend
his wedding Sunday forenoon, persuad
ed him to consent to a quiet wedding
Friday evening.
The groom has been a resident of
this valley many years and is well
known, having been at one time the
pistor of the local Methodist church.
The bride, while a stranger, has al
ready made many friends, and the best
wishes of the community is extended
to them in their new home.
Rev. E. T. Simpson tendered his res
ignation last Sunday as rector of St.
Mark's Episcopal church to take effect
January 1. Mr. Simpson has a ranch
near Ridgefield, Wash., that is demand
ing his attention, and he will spend a
couple of years at least on his place.
He regrets leaving Hood River, where
he has made many warm personal
friends during his stay here, and the
community are sorry to lose him and
h s estimable wife.
J. B. Hunt had his arm burned Sat
urday evening while riding on the
chemical to the fire at the Park street
school. In the ride some of the chem
ical splashed onto hia arm, severely
burning it.
: The Hoy Scouts enjoyed a "fake so
cial" at the residence of Scout Master
Simpson Friday evening.
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