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road comuiiiwioner and we CM give of o» riv
him credit for seeing that the ruade where Cl
built that year wan in straight Unes Part of «
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instead of crooks and turna.
Bat during
t.r«nce, Klglith Grade,
Thue the great development of ruada rooted tn
I’nrkc
hae come ebout ; from Indian trails to for the th:
HARRY CAREY
iter, s marked increase of famous highways.
There
roods in
few y«*a •
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v.hen the Indians wbo
Trens^ortetisn in the Upper Heed
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to the <■<>:■ inbia river tribes
Biver Valley
roamed through what n»" i*’®“ •
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(By Mary Babson, Sixth Grade,
ifeinsr forest Uy trails. H<>ure of these
Parkdale
District)
are
yrt
known.
We
now
have
high
AND
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If a person who came to live in the
ways and hard surfmed roads.
It was long after the Indians had Upper Valley two or three years ago
LEWIS STONE - VIRGINIA VALU
gone that any ruad existed Finally could see a movie of the hack and
William Ladd, of the ladd A Tilton team and one-armed driver who brought
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Bank, of Portland, ex tri l> li shed what is the mall and passengers to Mount
the tràU
now Cloud Cap l"n. Needing a road, Homf In 1909, be would scarcely be
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the county maoe one. It extended lieve it was only 17 years ago. '
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The road was a narrow dirt road in
from Hood Biver to Cloud Cap inn and
was mads in 1896. It was aa old many places with femg, steep grades,
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the foot of Coopers spar.
wagon road undeveloped, muddy, un climbing about 1,600 feet In altitude.
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Éter they decided to en-
At that time passengers also came
even, winding around stumps, some
1 luto r wagon road. It
times a SO per cent grade. People by the Mount Hood railroad.
Matinees 10-35
. undertaking ter three
The road between Dee and the dis
. from Hood River would drive all day
Evenings 10-35-50
to an old house and barn where a man trict now called l’arkdale had some of
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. by the name of DeWitt now lives over the most lieeutlful timber in the Hood
on ths East Fork of the Hood river River valley. Fbr those who enjoyed
apposite what is now l’arkdale. There those beautiful woods, the sight of the
t Friday and Saturday
they would change horse« and continue Htump land is very sad.
Wbsn the Mount Ijood railroad
on up the next day.
May 28 and 29
The next petitioned roud was the old piiahed through to Parkdale thsrfl.wvre
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Dae road. It ran from an old posT- only one or two -automobUsfl in, the
9» offica op the East Fork of the Hood Upffer Valley, so many traveled on the
river to Dee where (be Oregon Lumber slow freight train to which a dilapi
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Co. was located. It was made in 1«97 dated passenger car woa attached.
I^tec
on
when
more
people
gskputo-
and was even wor^e than tlie Cloud
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Vast, gay and melodramatic Cap inn road. It has alnoe been mobttes the dirt roads were kept* in
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better
-condition
and
then
the
rail
auto
Gasps - Creeps - Thrills - Laughs changed very Mteii. Every year they
changed it a little by Gtralghtenlng out was put on by the Mount Hood rail
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- Shudders - Amazement - Aston some turn. It Is now m altogether a road. Then came the bonding for the
highway. The new highway wag made.
ishment "The Bat" offers the different position.
next development in roads was Then everybody was hnrryteg beck and
world’s greatest Mystery Com in The
1907. Three roods were petitioned forth to Hood Biver in automobiles,
edy - Drama. Most sensational that year. One was from Melaaa^B The public auto stage, which hsd been
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which was about the only thing a rival of the auto rail 11, had very few
comedy-drama .hit in the history store,
j»e the people had
in Harkdale thh^and ran south. This passengers because
a”
many auto- mountain on the north runs a small
.
of the theatre. 982 times in New was a wry hard road to make but their owp cars. But the
motrilM began stirring up the dust, so but scarred giaeier. Near it la Pulpit
when
finished
it
was
the
beat.
It
was
York, 740 times in London, 583
rock and .divide», one-half guide east
then a thick forest but with everyone the highway was oiled.
A iH-rson motoring from 14ood River and the other west. Coe and Cooper
times in Chicago.
turning ont.lt was soon made..
The next was the Base IJne road to Parkflale or Parkdale ts Hood River ■named the western glacier for Oscar
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which ran eaw and west through what in 1925 and 1926 would starcely dream Stranahan and the eastern glacier was
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Also Another Pacemaker is
named for Henry Coe.
now l’arkdale. ft' was made in 1907 what the trip was Uke 17 yeap ago.
Eliot glacier was named for Bev.
and
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a
direct
line
with
Htark
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street in Portland
It is now the The Early Development of Msnnt Hwd Thomas L. Bfllot, of Portland, who was
a great ho safer fur Hood River and
main road into Parkdale from the
(By Maurice «. Walton, High School, spent many days studying the glaciers.
and is a hard surfaced road.
NEWS — TOPICS — FABLES highway
Barrett, spur was named for Dr.
The other road that was petitioned Parkdale Diatrict)
The summer of 1886 was unusually Perry G. Bffitrett. Hood Biver's first
in 1907 was the read west of Parkdale
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Prices Fri. Matinee 10-85; Eve. a quarter of a mile, running north. It hot and dry; fierce forest fires raged nlivsicianki
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Clark , glacier
r was named for,
and all day Saturday 10-35-50
la connected with the Base Line. It is in the mountainfl and the sky was gray
promihsnt; early day settler of the honors of hey roysl subjects in festival tion, etc. However, fundamental stud-
with smoke. Oscar Stranahan, D. R. a prominent
a dirt road.
array. The affair was staged by Mias ho in aritbawtfe, language, geography,
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Hood Itiver County wafl Wasco coun iooper, Sr., and H. j C. Coe decided to valley,
Ethel Bwarta and the gMs’ physical reading, spelling, and history must not
until 1909, when Hood River was make a trail to Mount Hood. They
The ¿rwwtli oTour Sdieol
Sunday, May 30—One Day ty
education rlanarrt The aneen ty at- l>e neglected. The school dHy la jimt
formed. . These roads were formed crossed the East Fork and made their
(RuaeeU Onrtls, iUgh School, Park- tended by Maxine McLean, Eula Wil so long and the grant number of sub
under Wasco county. As the county way through the heaVy underiH-uxh
kin, Virgie Oxford and Vienna Annals, jects which are crowded into it reduces
developed new roads were made and acrose what is known as Rwkins Ftet dale Distriet>H
WILLIAMS HART
maids of honor, Marching to music the time for aay nee subject propor
to a small spring a abort distance east
When
onr^~
mlfce people moved in.
■ our
*andparanta came to the furnished by tM high school orchestra, tionally.
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In 1923 the Mount Hixxi Ixxrp high of Evens creek, named after R. O.
in
VaUhy enc of the flrat problems under the direction of Mrs. Heaney,
way waa started and finished in 192^ Evans, an early day resident of the which confront, .1 them was a school
Tiic city school teaching staff en
the queen and her attendants wste met
and the first of 1926. It runs from town of Hood River tad Who later for their chMdri ii
In a neighborly
joyed a picnic dinner together at the
H o < m 1 Biver around Mount Hood to took np a homestead on the ereek. way the got together and picked their at the throne by A. ¡L Cannon, who city auto park last Friday evening.
Portland. It is very beautiful and Thinking that the fire had atade a kx-ation, which was an acre of ground crowned the queen and presented her Nearly aU the grade teacher* were
attracts thousands of tourists every dean sweep Worn the foot of the lava donated by U m late D. B. Cooper. The to the devoted people of the realm. there and half of the high school fac
beds to the foot of Mount Hood, they place chosen was hy 'the covered bridge This was followed by the various ulty. TTiey are indebted for many
year.
groups who appeared to honor and en
In 1926 the Coopers Spur road waa decided to follow thq easiest plan of west of Mount, lloud store.
- . r tertain the queen. George Castner was courtesies to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mil
During
the.
summer
of
1X85
the
logs
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major domo and announced the vari? ler, who are In charge of the anto park.
were hauled and the erection of the ous event* In order. The high sriiool That is one Mnfll piscu for such out
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Put—but the romance, and the
building was commenced. J. H. Inn- orchestra played during the entire pro ings and the Mood Biver people wbo
glUe and Mr. W o II h did most of the gram. The groups appeared in the do not already know about It will be
thrills and rapid-fire action in
work. Mrs. Geo. Peridns, of Mount following order: Tempete, Pierot and delighted by what it affords right bare
this big Hart picture will stay
donated rough lumber for the Plerotte, Circle Walts, Hungarian Hop, at their door.
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floor. The deaka were made of rude Tumbling,
in your mind forever.
The Bird and The Hunter,
lumber l>y the people of the community. Russian. Spanish
The senior ciass of the Hood Biver
Tango, and May
The district included all of the chil Pole.
a
high school gave four abort playa in
Also a Dandy Comedy
dren from Ih-e, Middle Valley, Valley
Miss Swarts and the girls are to be the Auditorium last Thurndfly -‘g** •
Orest, Parkdale and Mount Hood. The highly complimented upon the success “8ome of Us Some Time Ago,” "The
first teaclier/a daughter of one of the of this seco ltd annual high school Mity Tryatlng Place,” "la the Days of
pioneer families, taught the school. festival. Many of the pupils showed Feuds,-’ sad "Whlskera.” The first one
Mlax Carrie Graham, the teacher, had
introduced 16 characters; the second,
with . f
received her education In Chicago. The great skill in the various acta and some ■evsd; the third, four and the fourth,
approached
artistry
itself.
school remained thia way until about
12. AU of the pupils played their
AL ST. JOHN
1899 when the second or new bpllding
A'
parte well, very much to the delight
DELIVERIES
Was built on an adjoining corner. Aa
It has become customary in the city of the big appreciative audience. The
Prices 10-35-50 *
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tbs community grew an annex was schools to have an annual exhibit day aeniors are planning to use the pro
TWICE DAILY
Added to the building. Children all of all the pupils' work at the grade ceeds of thi» play In. purchasing furni
Continuous Sunday 1 to 10 p. a .
the way from the primary grade to the schools, in order that the parents may ture fol the student body office in the
3rd and Oak Streets
Phone
Phone
tenth received their education here.
find out what their children have ac- new high school building. Thia la a
1082
1032
In 1906 Dee withdrew and formed a compMsbed and compare their . work worthy cause and will make a worthy
M oil , May 31 (Memorial Day)
diatrict of its own. Middle Valley left with that of other children in the same memorial to the rises ot 19»
and Tue*^ June 1st
about the same time. Parkdale a few. room nnd in the the same Hchools.
years later built a school for the chil This year’s exhibit was held last Fri
The annua» l>accelaureate services
dren on the west aide of the river. day afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock. for the Hood River high school senior
'n
Valley Cn-at finally withdrew from the Hundreds of school patrons crowded class will be held Bunday evening at 8
district and formed a small district of the various rooms through the Coe pri
o’clock la the Christian church. Theae
its own. In 1919 Valley Creatreunited mary. Park Street and junior high. rervicaa
are under the direction of the
with District Na. 6.
Perhaps SOO [ssiple visited the city local ministerial association, which
In 1014 Mount Hood built its present schools during the afternoon. The
school building and Parkdale built the teachers and pupils deserve the high voted to have the services in this
present high school which was a union est commendation In preparing this church in case It was not considered
With BLANCHE SWEET and
high school of two teachers. Things exhibit and arranging it for the In desirable to have them In the high
schotfl gymnasium. The members of
went along this way until about 1920 spection of the public.
BEN LYON- Sweeter than sweet
WEBFOOT HARD WHEAT FLOUR
the senior class and the high school
when
the
district
built
the
new
grade
Many pa rente of today are amased
is sweet Blanche Sweet It is the
49 pound sack
school at I’nrkdale.
. . at the accomplishments which our chil faculty will form In procession in the
strangest drama of youth and
In 1923 Mount Hood withdrew from dren show la the schools and also at hsnquet room of the church an) march
the
original district and formed a dis the number of additional activities to the section reserved for them. The
ALPINE MILK
love ever filmed.
A sensation
sermon will be delivered by Bev. W. O.
trict of its <>wm
which pupils have aow that were not Livingston«.
Tall Cana. 3 for
at every turn—georgeous in set
in the schools a few years ago. These
(To be Continued)
additionals include art and nature
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tings—touching in its intimate
TW annual commencement exercises
HOOD RIVER PECTIN
study, health study, music, fire preven- will be held in the high school auditor
story of humanity.
(Conth.mtd from last week)
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Prices 10-35-50
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Specials for Saturday & Tuesday
May 29th and June 1st
For Jellies, Preserves.
.k
Continuous 2 till 10
"Memorial Day’’ J
Wed. and Thura, June 2-3
ANOTHER BIG DOUBLE BILL
Two Shows íctn the Price of One.
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“Beggar Oh
Horseback”
With EDWARD EVERETT
HORTON and ESTHER RALS
TON. The screen’s best come
dies are Cruse Comedies — and
’Beggar on Horseback’ is Cruze’s
Masterpiece of Mirth.
“Bluebeard’s Wives”
With Blanche SWEET, Loin
WILSON, Ben LYON-mirthful
matrimony on a big scale.
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SHORT SUBJECTS,
Prices, Matinees. 10-85
Evenings, 10c-35c-50c >-
Per bottle
PLAYMATE WHITE LAUNDRY SOAP
10 bar»
$2.00
25c
25c
35c
SNOWDRIFT
8 pound can, net weight
DIAMOND W PEANUT BUTTER
Per can
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In Bulk. Per pound
CALIFORNIA. SOFT SHELL WALNUTS.
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Size 344, in a case. 3 dozen ..4.
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Larf« heads.
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49c
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WASCO MILL RUN
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WASCO SCRATCH.
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SCHOOL NEWS
1 Marguerite Harms)
For the first time In the history of
Hood
high H^ool
school the
the debating
debal
—Í River high
team won a state ctMtapionship by_
testing the Wartetatou high school
team at the University of Oregon last
Saturday night. Ae Hood Itiver team
la composed of Juliet Forden and Car-
lysle Roberts, and was com-hed by Miss
Esther Hettinger. Tbls team took the
negative side of the state free text
book question but bad previously taken
the affirmative; side In winning the
eastern Oregon championship.
Before war time Hood River bad
taken a great deal of interest in de
bating work but It Was not until about
five years ago that the subject was re
vived again when Prin. B. H. Oenkle
was here. Hlnce that time, however,
the high school has developed debating
teams annually with more or leas suc
cess. Two years ago we won the local
district debate, and the inferdlstrict
debate but were
•re defeated in the east-
era Oregon chai
smpionship by the Union
high school L_
Thia year we defeated
that school and went on to Eugene for
the finals, nnd the high school now has
j o sses sl on of the De Oou cup which
ms already been won by Pendleton,
1022; Pendleton, 1»2>; 8alem, 1024;
Ashland. 1026. Hits cap remains in
the poaeewdon of the school fine one
year then it goea to that school win
ning the state championship. When fl
school wins this cup three times it
becomes the permanent possession of
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Chevrolet Touring
Hudson Touring
Star Touring and Roadster
Prices $75 and up
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SPRING CLOTHES PINS
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COUMGflt DEVIL MEAT
or-
3Vi ounce caj), 5 cani «vt
For Sandwiches.
CREPE TOHJET PJ
6 ounce roll. 5
USED CAR
BARGAINS
20c
Twin Peaks Auto Co.
25c
STAR AND FLINT AGENCY
Next Door to Blalto Theatre
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