THK PAM O f RON U 1L
73 Y e a r s In Cascade Locks
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Cascade
Food Store, «•
BY JACK McCRARY
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1! you , will
LOCATION
Our »lore w u destroyed in Monday night’» fire, but
we will have a bigger and better one in Ca*cade
Locks.
Meantime, we have a temporary location in the
lobby of the Lakeside Hotel, where we are prepared
to fill prescriptions.
Cascade Drue Company
FREE
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JBEER
h**« is going to be a hot time in the old town at
our grand opening
Wednesday Night
“ Everybody is invited to attend—and that goes
jf; I'tr folks on both side* of Lite riv r, fyos*
er tn Portland.
' • e h ye just installed a ne'
ar m the public
room, wnere we will have YVeinhard Beer on
tap. Two kegs of beer will be tapped—and while
they last the drinks are on the house, so come
Splendid Floor
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study old
pictures now r i m
Good Music
PARK
Your family at the
HOTEL
Mrs. May Silvia, Manager
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SEND THE CHRONICLE TO YOUR FRIENDS IN THE EAST
(N ear Hood River)
And commute to the Dam—only
18 miles.
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Cascade Locks Lumber Co.
The CASCADE LUMBER CO. has a big fire hose hanging on the
wall for protection in case the building at the lumber yard should
become overheated.
We carry a stock of—
SHINGLES
s
C as
All grades of Cedar and Composition
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pAiMT *n
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that l»*1 a lifetime.
Our PAINT will make your oud shack look like a newborn babe
We carry a large assortment of—
LIME
CEMENT
PLASTER
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE
DRESSED and UNDRESSED LUMBER
ROOFING and BUILDING PAPER
DOORS and WINDOWS
Y °u may be looking for . ROUND POLE for your curtain, or
clout. We have a large a,,ortment of MOULDINGS
’ee our SMALL STEP-LADDERS for u.e «round the hou.e Ol.o
le e d ."* * ‘ m<l ’ t0ck ° f ,RONING BOARDS for your preuing
OWEN. Local Manager
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IT PAYS TO PAY CASH
kins (or many years superintendenl April, and an engine, known a» t t
ol the locks, you Will olwerve tlu t Daniel »radioed, was brought out
there was quite a community direc tly Iron. New Jersey and |*ut
(to ru e
i across the river Iron, the present l a v
A year ear he. the He«un Mr a
cade Locks in the early 60s- And .1 Navigation conqany had bought an
you will study pictures made ol the sogute t.uilt in Sin ranclsco, ktw»wi
Oregon shore Irom the Washington as the Oregon Pony, lor «he run be
side ol the Columbia you will ob twrrn Bonneville ami l ascade Lock»
serve that there were three or four It was the lust railroad engine in
houses and James Thompson’s « w (Hcgon and ,ws>ple living in I t.elUru
mill, in what is now Cascade D aks. and down the Willamette valley had
Lawrence Coe and K K. Thomp to come up the gorge ol the ( dum bia
son h.ul come to the Upper C ascades,to hear a
..motive whistle Ihc
with the Bradford brothers in the cascades «>1 the Columbia had lK-en
50s. They became interested in river the key to the river in tbe fur trading
transportation ami in the early ’60s I day» ami it was to remain the key
completed the short piece of railroad until the railroad built through in
from The Dalles to O h io .
1*7» ansi unlocked the |>aa»
The tramway between Bonneville
Alter the standard gauge trask
anil Cascade Locks had been awn- built on the Washingon sulc ol he
pleted about the time we came up river opened to trallic the Oregon
here in IS o l. In 1862 it was taken Steam Navigation company )**«••
over by the Oregon Steam Naviga- .ally discontinued the use <d the
tion company, which was gradually nanow gauge on the Oregon side It
obtaining control of the river. About kept it in rrjvair and usesl it v illi
that time the interests ol the several ciently to maintain Us m«nof>..|y hut
individuals M the river were merged the bulk <’l the bu
and a corporation formed. This cor- by the line on the Washington shore
poration took in Coe and Thompson
1 hr company had a roundhouse in
and the Bradfords, Captain Aim- Cascade, oppwute Bonnrullr and an-
worth and others. They set up a other near the Bradford mill Go
monopoly and held it lirmly in hand across the nvrr ami l«»*k lor the ruins
for years. They took toll Irom pass of the towns that stood at either end
engers and shippers on the river ami ol the railroad 70 years ago They are
grew rich and powerful, in time they gone, hardly a trace left Ami yet
became factors in building the Ore- thr\ wrtr livrU
m their time
‘ gon-Washington Railroad & Naviga- i The Bradfords sawed lumber, built
tion company. Hie Old Oregon Steam | boats, wrre influential men I heir
Navigation comjiuny was a Washing name, like the names of other earl-
ton corporation, authorised to do bus- .lay pioneers, remains and is on the
¡ness in Oregon.
tongues of the jwesrtit «lay generation
In 1863 the company laid steel but only the Ainsworth fortune re
rails on the Washington gyle oi the mains intact.
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Back in the ’60s the settlers nude
their purchase» at the stores which
had gTown up at either end ol the
DO YOU WANT TO
portagr railroad, ami one would have
MAKE MONEY?
guessed that in time these tiiwns
Residence lots for sale, lease or
would have dominate.I the mid C o l
trade in Cascade Locks. Sightly
umbia district. Fort l.ugrnbeel, on
Drain w .11; plenty of trees.
the hill immediately back ol the
Fishing, bstliing boating, moun
Bradford mill, dominated the land
tain clin.bing, '.orseback, riding
•rape when my father brought his j
wonderful clim a.«; Iinest spring
family up the river Irom Fort Van- i
wa’n .
rouvrr. The site is marked by a
See or Write
sign. It stands east >>f the toll bridge
A. W. MEYER
and can lie seen from the highway j
C ascade L o c k s , O regon
Made of logs, it stood two stories in
height and housed the soldiers who
guarded the cascades district from the
Yakima and Klickitat Indians
Bridge ot the Gods Hotel
fir
hum brhr* N“t»h
won oi Postmaster Frank, to the »radian! «»mill. » Aiuam*
in posasssion
lined them
them Irom
(runt V.
the
in
who obtained
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” • Tom ol ■
•** " m " .le>
" I he line * « opened ,i„.
f r e d e l iv e r y s e r v ic e
Portland Telephon« AT 6524
Now Lumber Yard Opens
The Central l.umlier conquny,
which ha* just conqileted work on
the first unit of its new |dant, im
mediate! west <»f the We-Ask-U-Inn,
has startrrl work on new sheds. The
plant wlie nfinished will run the lull
length of the lot.
w . C. Anderson, president of the
company, is in thargr ol operations
in Cascade Dicks. The cnmpiny h.i
j several yards in the Willamette valley
, I he yard 4s now ojien and actively
i engaged in selling lumber.
CLASSIFIED
SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY and SATURDAY
MILK
br*ndl 4 ,or ...........
$
MARSI IMAI LOW S ,»-,b "k«* d
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[‘O I A LO CHIPS ''" b “ bulk lk 2V
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MAPLE LEAF FYR U P """•
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CI GARETTES r
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h ea lth fu l c o r ra l for the ludl
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lim es. C o m e in and |r|
•ample« S a tu rd a y .
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> Package«
And N ow
We
Oiler
Men's!
FINE S U IT S OF
VIRGIN WOOL
$22.50 to $35
You art going to drau up for tin Fourth. Wt ho
y«>U will look .it thiv'i-
hcfori* buying ( -mr ¿1
. . . . bring the wife if you wi»h. You will iiei
I>ri«e<l to note the quality, the workmanship,
style.
These suit are made by the Pendleton W oo > •
I hey are all wool . . . anti well at price» no higbfl
than you would pay in Portland. And rememhir-J
we guarantee a fit.
THE M EN’S SH O P
Hundreds
F U R N IS H E D cabins for rent. 2
rooms; new; running water; $12.
Dregon-Washington Fox Farm.
.
FOR REN T-Furnished cabin. Has
light and water. Tooth Rock Gar
age, Cascade Dicks.
FOR SA L E Very reasonable, good
pool room equipment. Three tables,
show case, cigarette case with a
lower shelf case; National cash
register; cues, pool balls, chalk,
retipping outfit and other sufiplies.
lo lie sold for storage. Write or
impure at Washington Printing
Co., 404 Washington St., Vancou- \
ver, W’ashington.
3t
of Home Builders
have already used
our products . . . .
You. Too
will be perfectly
satisfied with our
Fair Prices
High Grade Lumber
Fast Delivery Serivce
B i l l Vfll T lltR
(Everything to Build Your Home)
Bridal Veil, Oregon. Tel. 150
FOR SALE-— W'estern electric vac
uum cleaner; slightly used. Inquire
at Moore's Garage.
L A R G E two story building; lights,
water, garage. Can house Bonne
ville dam workers. Address Web
ster, Stevenson, Washington.
PIAN O M U S T B E SO LD for bal
ance due. We have left on our
hands a beautiful high grade p ian o ,1
Balance due $8 3 ; no down pay
ment ; you take over contract at
$6 a month. This piano cost $550 (
when new. The condition of this i
piano is like new and fully guar
anteed. For full information and
where it mav lie seen, address Mr. I
i milts n u n hue in
New Faat Auto ’I ruck Service between Portland a
cascade Lock«, Bonneville and Bridal Veil.
LMVinp^
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10.00 !li A. m M.
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6:00 l\ M.
U ave (.ascade Locks —
J:30P.M .
10:00 P. M.
Ar- Caicade
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9;30 p
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4:30 P M-
Midnight
Portland Office— Ninth Avenue and Irving Stn
Telephone BRoadway 0441
Cascade Locks Office— Across street from fl»**
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RAISINS
4 lb p‘,,#
TOM ATO ES No 2
c*n
PE A N U T BUTTER "*
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