The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-11-08
White Salmon Side.

Nov. l901.-The best sale OF real es-
tate ever made in White Salmon was
closed today. Frank Noble sold his
place of 43 acres to J. w. Adams The
price paid was $4,000. Mr.. Adams
came here last spring from Marceline,
Mo. During the past summer he super
intended the work on the G. A. Shurte
place, lying alongside the place he
bought Of Frank Noble. Mr.Adams has
learned the value of White Salmon soil,
and therefore knew what he was about
when he made this purchase. He esti-
mates there are 80 acres of tillable land
on the place.
Flint Bradford recently refused $400
an acre for three acres of his strawberry
land. j. p. Egan refused $1,000 dollars
for his place recently, and well he may
refuse. During the last season he took
$400 worth of strawberries off one acre.
White Salmon is strictly in it when it
comes to high priced real estate. But these
startling figures are for strawberry lands.
When it comes to apple lands, the best
bargains on earth can be secured in
On the hills east of the valley, above
the range of the codlin moth, the apple
grows to perfection, and here, some day
in the near future, will be our most ex-
tensive orchards. Here land is cheap.
not much above the government price.
N. w. Freeland, whose place is on the
hills, says he will take pleasure in show
ing land seekers good bargains in his
neighborhood. Others will dothe same.
They want more neighbors.
J. e. jacobson built a steam dryer
this season to dry his prune crop. The
dryer cost $l75. He has between three
and four tons OF dried prunes Mr.
Jacobson has one of the best places in
White Salmon. His lands stretch across
the valley, right Sin town." and the
land is Of the best for all kinds OF fruit
Like nearly all other places here above
the bluff, Strawberries do very well
without irrigation. He has 80 acres in
orchard. Owing to an injury received
to his shoulder, Mr.. Jacobson is inca
pacitated from labor and offers to sell
23S acres at $25 per acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Noble returned
last week from their trip to Puget Sound.
They had very pleasant visit with rela-
tives. They found Jake Hunsaker at
Everett, in the real estate business, doing
land office business Mr.. Hunsaker
at one time lived on the ranch just be-
low Underwood now owned by Geo.
Knapp and later was in the merchan.
dising business in White Salmon.
G. G. Wetherell, who recently pur-
chased and moved upon the Swan place,
contemplates extensive improvements,
including new buildings and clearing up
more land. Mr.. Wetherell and family
are welcome additions to White Salmon
society. Mr.. Wetherell is a veteran Of
the civil war, having served in the Saith
Illinois. %
Capt. II. C.. Cook and J. w. Over
baugh have plated bart of the unim
proved portions OF their farms into five
and ten acre tracts and offer same at
$50 an acre. This land is on the river
front and,of course, finds ready sale at
these figures.
Robt. Rand OF Hood River and A. Ii.
Jewett recently purchased the Ward
Bros. place of 100 acres lying just east
OF Wolford's store. The price paid was
$1,000.
Borh-at Mosier, Oct. II, 1901, to Mr..
and Mrs. Rowland, a daughter. Mr..
Rowland is the ferryman between White
Salmon and Hood River.
S. G. Zeigler is building a dwelling
house on his homestead eight miles out.
He has had land cleared to set AZ acres
to apple trees this fall.
The United Artizans will give social
at their hall Saturday evening Nov. 9th
+. W. Rowland will furnish the music
P.s. Peck and family have moved into
their new home on land recently pur-
chased in the Cook-0verbaugh tract
|. B. Terry, Sunday went out 10 his
homestead at Pine Flat