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About The Dam chronicle. (Cascade Locks, Or.) 1934-1934 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1934)
T ill; l)\M ( IIKONK |.K d e l i v e r y s e r v ic e Our tlolivcrymwi ch II m regularly on the home.-« j„ tile Ihmnovlll© dlntrirt every day. Orders an* delivered the following morning Should he mi »H vnu. phone in your order. All order* received up j|(«, ,|o a in. goen 01,1 0,1 »Horning delivery. You will find our nervice efficient. Our de- livcrymen are alert polite, obliging, Order en trusted to them will receive el« . t attention. Shop at the store Saturday. We will !»«• o f f « r ini» s«•in** unusual bargain*. Will Look Into BunituOon St.io- .mil i utility authorities are inr Hg.iWiig .iml.iry conditoli» I .ni * - ik aile I ih U Midi a vM-w I n 1 l»n»ir« 11 HR ih, limit h «»I families iitriitn l I'd Years In Cascade Locks BY JACK M cCRARY Ihr «ommurdty by lO iriU uiiii.il •>( tIn- iS'iimi'villr il.tm Belated return» from the na lalxir became plentiful arwl cheap M i.i William», « Hunt y health tional rlr. lion in the year W illiam wlw nthe j« n ic hit in 1893. The u m a-, »Iwnt W rilm-vlay in I mmii I II Mi t^inley o( Ohio «lefratrd !'«’l mi* OV« ila Minati! ill While 1 W illiam Jennings Bryan of Neb Days were line men. After the ta il In- i | i i lami dial tlx outdoot links were turned over to the gov raska lor pre-mlent, were »till rum- «'’iU-l% Mi ll a niellai e In die health ernment they built arwl operated a mg m when die I'nited States gov- •il the 11 liuti mint y ami ».ml tiare rrnnment formally oftened the sawmill t lust later develojxd into Mas grave .latigrr ul an rpitlemic. navigation mk» to river traffic on the Wind River Lumber tom|»any. \ numiwr ni complaint» uvrr rx- November «», 1896. With the completion of the •'*l«iig I ondition» are ».ini to have Several dioUN.mil (xoplr had links ami the hui'ding of the saw- l ai n hleil Milli ulatr ami < omit y come to ( asc.ule hw kv to see the 1 1II, the y»wn entered upon a "U ii tal» I ni 1er the law the Mate ' > an lune poi|xrty iiwitrr» tu in- lirst river steamers enter tin- new new era. Under the leadership of lisks A hand player], the flags William Hoskins, a stone cutter, '•■•Il ¡teliti« tanks or • essiiuol».. ,, , , W. William» viti) that unie*» i T V 1* ' " * , “" ? the steamers tool- the townsjieople had come together ed their whistle». Kveryb«»dy wa» and built the Methodist church, londition» improved very mater- | eu ¡led and ha|ipy. Nearly 20 ami the Catholics, under leader •ally llxie wa» danger tliat the year» had passed »true the war <le- ship of Father Kelly, had built the town would lie dei lare.I a closed part ment had .ommemed work on < hur« h whic h burned in the fire area. the lo»k», and another 20 year* of July 2. , wer«- tu |ia»» before the South wall 'l imes arwl condition» in the I i ivng ihr disin.i.' ''«•II your WU!k completcd, hut tliat wa.» in Mid-Columbia district were chang lurmture to the < ascade Bargain the distance and no one minded. ing. .Atros the river O o rg e Stev- Ifousr. Army enginrer* ha«l estimated rnvm, who operated fish-wheels on the original lost at $700,000, hut the Columbia, ha«l founded the the government |>ut well over $ V town of Stevenson in 1892, and UXI.000 into tlie locks and *|xnt with the coming of the railroad in many more years on the work 1HH2 the Oregon Railroad A Nav than any one ha«l «Irramed would igation comjwny had laid out and \n«> um r .t«l« lit 1 miul m hedule* lirtween Portland C ivade One Cent a W ord L l* ki, Ih r {«alle» lig h t v Ixdulr» flatly. lx required to finish the j«»b. promoted the town of Hood River. // II /• < ISC 1/0. 1 1 H A S FOR \i E <»k R E N i i arp Visitor* in town that day lined I here ha«l Iw-en a settlement at 9 U a m. naie i heir to gra«le and high the liank* of the river and cheered Hood River, or Dog river as it 5 4ft a m 12 20 p. m. furnished, modern house; fur- and cheered when the Harvest was known for years, since the t a m 4 29 p. m. •« bools. lieautilul view; mid Duern, "Ihe I t.dle» ( ity. the Sarah early 'itOs. In 1877 a chap by the 9 IS 4 m way lirtween Portland ami Bon I «icon, the Sadie B. and the K. R name of Allen had ojxned a small H 0$ p. in. m. 12 P neville dam Ideal location for i hompaon ajiproached the locks store. The next year he sold out II IS p m m J : 2» 1» one huiLing for high tla*s rr»i- and were «lro|»jxd through the to E. I-. Smith, who helped the I SO a in. m. $ P ileme, t ai res n .h loam; term* gutr* one at a time. railroad lay out the townsite. 9 1» fit. easy. Kv ruing inspection or Prior to 1892 the ground on II 00 1» m. I hr Harvest (¿ucen «‘arrirsl sev ; me «,rr ham 240 S. 11. eral hundred passengers who had which Stevenson stands had been I I II / lU)\\l \ l i .l l S 1» Harding, Corlxlt, Ore. I» 20 a m, mntr up front Portland to see the a farm. Skamania county had S: Sf> 4 tit 9 24 a m. m 6 SO 4 locks thrown <>|>ru, and after pass Ixen created by the Washington l i 10 p rn hl.M BM I. M \I»K I I \N<>. fi,S. ing through the locks tt again legislature, but the county seat 9 II 4 m 4 19 p m Wr have Irli on our hand* fine drop|ied down stream, hut the was down at Cascades. mile be 12 SI 1* m 5 JS p m. Kimitali marie piano, liai, due I * * ,* jgruck out for I he low the present North tw.nneville. 3 tt I» If! 7 : SS p m Stevenson induced a bunch of men only $«.5 00 Pay 525 00 rlown. Dalle». 5: P m II IS p m. Ita) $S 00 a month For full |ur- V II P m The trip to The Dalles «level- to go down to Cascades and sieze tuulars and wlirrr it may lie »een, oprd into a race. I was piloting the county records and carry them I 4S a m. II 20 1* ft! addretu < line Piano Co., 1011 S I hr I ».dies City. The Sarah Dix up to his new town. Cascades be fu I' vliand, $7 SO hit 1 ) K«»* W Washington St , IN Miami, Ore on and the Regulator were gmid gan to fa«ie out after that and it boat* and (or a while it was nip is difficult to locate the site of 'he and tuck, hut I knew the short "*'* ,,,wn t"^*y- ■JSJ8UBUKJBUH1 IM M JB U B cuts around two or three sand liar. Within the next frw years we ami we took the lead before we were to see considerable develop* reac he.I Hood River ami never lost nient on both sides of the river, it We made the run that after- The mill was to provide employ- noun in four hours ami the ¡»ass- ment for ¡itople who had worked engrrs were off the 1**1 before -m the locks; we were to have a the other steamers tied up at The new school, and in time the high- I way. The mill brought in new peo- I he locks had Ixen completed p k . while others who had helped by J. (i. and I N. Day of San to construct the lock» moved away. Francisco, who took the contract j in 1.H92. They made a large sum! Range, guaranteed to bake: new of money out of the contract, for grates, new hack; $15. Cascade the pm e of materials dropped and Bargain House R. E. ANDREWS & CO. Union Pacific Stages CLASSIFIED O N E ACRE TRACTS ON HIGHWAY. BUS LINE. SCHOOL BUS, WATER GOOD SOIL You Can Eat, Drink And Be Merry at the RAPIDS CLUB $250 ERICK ERICKSON, Proprietor REGULAR MEALS SHORT ORDERS ON EASY TERMS You will enjoy our food and our service. A nice place for the ladies to eat. HEMRICH and SALEM BEER ON TAP Thi. «round Uya level, and i» ideal for berrir. and chicken*. Offer* aplendid opportunity to men employed on dam to lay away a neat eg«. THE CHRONICLE !T ^ ,ißf23fiQ7 Â ifTiÜ ftàfîfaJ Beds in Our Bunkhouses 25c a Day Sheets, showers, heat, light, etc. Quiet . . . Clean . . . Close In ::: AND A REAL PARTY EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT