The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-06
EALONG THE STAGE ROAD
TO MT. HOOD COUNTRY

| land and now has most desirable
home and good income from his land
| tie is now ditchiug to irrigate 10
acres on east side Of his meadow.
Mr.. Dumas came to the Unied States
25 years ago and to his present looa-
tion 8 years ago.
John Vauthiers, a native of France,
came to the United States II years
ago and to Hood River in 1896. He
sold bis 40 acres to Mrs. M. A. Moon
ey, of San Francisco and now has 1t
leased for five years. In trying to
buy his place back ha was asked
s., 600 more than he sold 1t for.
Twelve acres improved, s in orchard,
Ia In hay.
j. K. Steele, native of Scotland,
came to America in 1881 aud to Hood
River In 1887; located here In March
1902. He has 20 acres Of tine land
lying along the stage road and the
survey of the electric line; 30 acres
cleared, 10 orchard, CT which is
bearing. Good house, barn, tool
house, workshop and other improve
ments. Ills land is under the Bone
ditch Has good spring for house
use. Fifteen acres he will put In
alfalfa next spring, Mr.. Steele ia
agent tor the sale OF 1000 acres OF
land in his vicinity, which can be
bought at from $50 an acre up to $3.50
1t can be- had in tracts from 10 acres
up. This land Is improved and uu-
improved--Gome with bearing orohsI de
and other improvements
W. M. Laughton, OF Portland, has
30 acres adjoining MIR. Steele aud 40
acres across the stage road. There 10
acres in 2.year- old trees. The place
is cared for by Mr.. Steele.
+. Il. StIawhall Of Sea View, Wash. I,
has 20 acres, s in 4year- old orchard.
Fine spring on the place. In CAFE OF
MIR. Steele.
Miller Bros, of Portland, have 40
acres; 8 in trees, nearly all bearing.
This was the Paul Auhert place.
r. M. Ireland, of Portland, has 40
acres, acres in 4-year. old trees.
Mrs. Anna LEM, recently purchased
40 acres adjoining the place Of her
son, Jake LEM 1t has acres clear
ed. and three men are now clearing
more to be set to trees.
A. j. Hagan, of Portland has so
acres adjoining the land of J.. p.
Hillstrom on the south. Forty acres
in trees, 2 and years old. lie has
a reservoir on the highest point of
Booth hill to which by means of
hydraulic ram he can force the water
from the Bone ditch 800 feet through
1870 feet of 2 inch pipe. The ram
will lit AZ, 600 gallons In "a hours.
This place Is also looked after by j.
X. Steele.
Mrs. |. G. Thomas has homestead
OF l60 acres adjoining j.. Il. Steele.
She owns So acres in addition and
has 5 acres in trees.
| j. Joss, native OF Scotland. came
| to the United States is years ago aud
located homestead years ago. He
has l5 acres cleared, 2 acres In trees
and other good improvements.
q. O. Richards, native Oregonian,
came to Hood River In May, 1906. He
has homesteaded 100 acres, has 2 acres
cleared aud 3 or slashed. He will
set his land to trees rs fast as it Is
made ready.
l.. Rouke has 10 acres, 65 inprov-
ed, 10 in orchard. Frank Hanel, re.
Gently from Pendleton.-w his family
has charge OF this place.
Il g. Miller, native of Illinois,
came to Hood River 20 years ago.
Since homesteaded l60 acres; has 20
acres cleared aud 7 or s In orchard,
part of which Ia bearing. Has acres
In Strawberries, balance in hay land
and pasture. He has IA goats and
will use them,for clearing brush land.
ID. h. Stanton, native Of New York
state, has IL acres, improved and
300 trees. Came to Hood River 8
years ago. Mr.. Stanton is an old sol
dier, having served iu the 9Th Wis
oonsin during the civil war. This
was famous Eagle regiment, that car
| ried a live American eagle through
| the war. The eagle was named by the
soldiers "Old Abe. " Later he died
and was mounted by taxidermist.
When the Wisconsin state house was
burned several years ago all that was
left of "Old Abe" was lost in the
| flames.
q. M. Wishart, native OF Scotland,
came to America with his parents In
1871 and to Hood River In the fall OF
1889. lie has 20 acres, 9 acres i'm
proved and 30 bearing trees. Free
water for irrigation. A $1,000 house
with modern oonveniences. Mr..
| Wishart is road supervisor OF Distrte!
No. 8. He has one fourth interest in
the Mt. Hood Saw Mill Go.
s. A. Helmer, native OF Detroit,
Mich, came to Hood River 10 years
ago. ls establi shed In paying gen
eral merchandise store. Has a com.
plete g. ock and reports business fair.
Has 40 acres, nearly all improved; &c
acres In hay. Is now putting In q
creamery and meat market. The ma
Ghinery for the creamery Ia ready to
set up. Part of the building, 26x5O,
will also be fitted up tor ice cream
parIors and ready for the tourist
trade that will come latter In the sea
son. On 80 acres Mr.. Helmer raised
500 sacks of fine Burbank potatoes
and has them stored ready for market
/ In his frost proof potato and apple
house. This building ia 2ix40, three
stories.
| Jesse Davidson, native of Ohio,
came to Hood Biver in 1903 and
| IDOUlbBbbhutu lOb uOiObs AAoh Nv W. o'
cleared 600 trees. $50 just coming
into bearing. Has good variety OF al
kinds OF fruits for home use besides
his 600 trees. Has inches of free
water. Good house, barn and other
improvements. Mr.. Davidson II
"batohing'' along with his two sons,
j. G.. aud W. b. He has a wide re
putation as an excellent cook anc
housekeeper and will challange al
bachelors 10 Hood River valley tc
compete with him In bread makinI
at the next Hocd River fair, he haI
filed on a good spring on land adjoin
ing that is now the government re
serve.
Chas. Helmer is proprietor OF Hel
mers' saw mill at Mt. Hood. The mil
has a capacity of $4,000 feet daily
He reports a good business tor th'
spring trade. This company is pie
, pared TO deliver lumber to all part
OF Hood River valley. Phone mum
ber, Odell, 66. !.
}. l.. LanRille homesteaded l6
acres. He has 30 acres improved, ~
apple trees, acres In Strawberries