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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-09-03
CHANGES IN LOCAL ME-. CHURCH
Closing of the Conference Year Brings the
Annual Balancing of Books and
Perhaps New Minister

Rev. Melvin Rumohr Sunday de-
livered his last sermon of the confer
ence year, and left Tuesday night for
Coeur d. Alene where the conference
this year will be held. Mr.. Rumohr
has asked to be relieved from this
charge, thinking it would be best for
the interests of the M. E. church here,
as well as for his own to have another
minister appointed. It cannot now be
told whether or not this will be done.
Mr.. Rumohr has accomplished much
good work in the two and half years
he has been in Leavenworth. And
many of the members Of the NJ. E.
church here think there is much left
to be done that he can do better than
stranger.
At the close Of the sermon Sunday
morning Mr.. Rumohr gave a resume
of work done in the past two years
in Leavenworth. When he came here
there was debt OF $50 and no availa-
Bile assets. Now there is a church
building in this place and one at Pc
shastin, each worth $1,000, and a debt
OF less than 500 in each place.
There was a church membership OF
only fifteen. Religious conditions were
most deplorable, not only in the church,
but also in the community, and the
interest in church work seemed luke
warm if not positively cold.
During the two years strong Sun
day school has been organized and
maintained, with increasing attendance,
until now almost one hundred are at
tending every Sunday.
No young peoples society could be
maintained at the beginning Of Mr..
Rumohr's pastorate, for the good rea-
son that there we're no young people
in the church. Now there is an Ep-
worth League of forty members, and
regular attendance OF thirty-five, all
of whom are enthusiastic workers.
The membership of the church has
been steadily increasing until now the
original fifteen have been multiplied
until now there are between ninety
and one hundred on the roll. Besides
these, about twenty-five have trans
fened their memberships to other
places.
During the past year the pastoral
support has been increased 5000, and
a further increase is contemplated for
the next year.
Mr.. Rumohr says that congregations
have not been as large as could have
been wished, yet in this respect there
has been marked improvement. Five
times as many attended services last
Sunday as heard Mr.. Rumohr the first
Sunday he was in Leavenworth Al
that time there was no church in Pc
shastin, and no other one here.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-09-03

Robert Meath entertained at his
home Sunday evening in honor Of Mrs.
Burt Halliburton.
The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Burt Halliburton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Swaggart, Miss Solberg, Mr.. Elkins,
F. Bellinger, F. McLogan, J. Forborg,
c. Price, Mr.. and Mrs. Shirlock.
They all had an enjoyable evening.
Mr.. Bellinger and Mr.. McLogan sang
a duet, and Mr.. Swaggart gave reci-
tation. Refreshments were served, con.
sisting Of beer, cake and fudge.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-09-03

Our Job Printing Excels
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22
For Sale.
Real Estate
Bulletin

20 ACRES East side, one mile from
Van Horn station, & acres in orchard
balance strictly first class land, unim.
proved, perfect slope and soil This il
one of the best 20 acre tracts in the val.
ley and should be seen before purchas
ing. Price $4,000. Termss
10 ACRES West side, 2 miles out,
strictly high grade soil; slope, etc. s
acres in trees, Spitz and Ncwtowns, Of
which nearly half will bear next year.
inches water, stream running through
the place, 2 acres i'll pasture, acres
of berries between the trees Price
$500.
II ACRES miles out; all trees 9
years old, Spi'z and Newtowns with
peach and pear llilers. New house and
barn and tools 10 inches water. This
is high grade place in every way.
Price $4,000: Terms.
40 ACRES Nine miles ont, easily
cleared, all good land but about 8 acres.
Can be cleared for $50 per acre. | l-2
miles to shipping point. Price $40 per
acre. Terms.
Get our list of Orchards, which in
cludes some of the best in the valley.
We are Agents for several of the old
line Fire Insurance Companies, such
as: The Phenix of Brooklyn. London
and Lancashire of Liverpool, England,
Hamburg Bremen of Germany, and
others equally as good We respect
fully solicit portion of your business.
which will be appreciated.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22
Mccoy MUST DEFEND
His CASE HERE

The case of the Hood River lrriga
tion District against W. q. McCoy
was tried hefore Jury in the federal
court last week aud after the evidence
was heard and the case turned over to
the jury ii was decided that AZ Mr.
McUoy was resident of this state
the case did not come properly before
the federal court, aud it was remand
cd TO the district court of Hood River
county.
This was "a proceeding b, ought for
the purpose of assessing the amount
of damages Mccoy shall receive tor
the construction by the plaintiff com.
pany of an irrigation ditch through o
tract Of 100 acres OF timber land
owned by Mccoy, about ten miles
southeast of Hood River.
When the irrigation ditch was con-
structed, in the Spring OF 1906, the
land now owned by Mccoy was iu-
volved in litigation regarding tax
titles Mccoy finally won out in the
litigation and was declared the owner
Of the property. In the meantime,
the ditch was completed and all Of
forts on the part ct the owners Of the
canal to reach a settlement with Mo.
Coy have proved unsuccessful. 1t
was finally decided to take the case
into tho courts and have the dam.
agess fixed by jury on the teati.
mony.
The ditch over which the suit has
arisen Is one OF the principal mains
from which the members of the Hood
River lrrigating District are served.
The canal Is five feet wide at the bot
tom, three feet deep aud IL feet wide
at the top
1t is contended by Mccoy, who for.
merly was real estate dealer in
Portland, that the construction OF the
ditoh across his land has interfered
seriously with his logging operations
aud greatly deprecated its value. lie
appralses his damages at about $l2,
600.
One Of the principal witnesses for
the defendant was Gus Lovgren,
timber cruiser, who testified that he
had Cruised the quarter section and
found that II contained &, 6,2S0, 0U0 feet
Of morchantHble timber lie estima.
ted the timber to be worth 81 per
thousand feet, hut on objection OF
counsel for the plaintiff, Judge Bean
ordered this portion OF Lovgren's g |
testimony Withdrawn from the Jury,
tor the reason that the witness admit. |
ted on cross examination that he did |
not know of any sales on timber in |
that locality at 81 n thousand, or for
any other consideration.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

Public interest in this line OF enter
tainment became general al the time
the WomeD's Club gave its minstrel
show, at which time Prof. Beggs ac-
oommodated the club by putting on a
number OF specialties in the terp.
sichorian line which proved the draw
ing card of the evening. The child
ren Of Hood kiver most prominent
families are pupils of his various
olases and they will all participate in
the proposed dances of Nations, ="
as the entertainment will be called.
During the fourth of July celebra
tion Prof. Beggs again showed his
public spirit by training class of
his talented pupils for the May Pole
dance, which was a most pronounced
of success and one of the best features
OF the day. He has at all times
proven himself devoted to the publ @
interests Of Hood River and it is to
be hoped that on Friday evening, the
date OF his dance, that there will be a
liberal and reciprocal response. The
skating rink will probably be selected,
as it is supplied with good dancing
floor. Admission, adults so; children
25O
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

G. L. Clapp aud A. d. Moe called
on G. A. Hiokle and l.. X. Gano San-
day at their ranches on the Green
Point road, and enjoyed a couple of
hours eating last years apples and
ripe strawbe berries, although it WAS the
middle of July. Mr.. Gano has a fine
stIawbe ry patch of several acres,
which has not yet ceased bearing,
although he Is beginning to cot the
tops off the vines. The high eleva
tion of about 1000 feet makes the
patch one Of the latest In the valley
to come into bearing, and the quality
js about the best we have seen this
year. He has young orchard set
out which is doing we'll.
Q. A. Hickle brought ont some
Yellow Newtowns from the house
which we're picked from his trees last
fall, and they we're in a perfect pres
ervation and OF fine flavor. No
better testimony could be obtained of
the tine keeping qualities of the fruit
in this part of the valley. Mr.. Hickle
wilt have a good crop OF apples on his
seven to ten year old trees, nearly all
having a good setting of apples.
From these places can be seen most
Of the lower valley, aud across the
Columbia river can be seen many
miles of wheat fields In the Klicitat
country,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22
Gnnn Rturr 6lartrr
Issued Every 1'hurday by
ARTHUR %. MOE, Publisher.
The Water Question.

The special election to vote bonds
for the purpose of bringing In the
water from the spring owned by the
eity. will be held next Wednesday,
July 2S This is the first time that
the people have had an opportunity
to vote on the issue of municipal
water plant where the proposition was
plainly defined, where 1t Is not mixed
up with some other proposition, or
where the question of whether the
city brought in the Tucker spring or
bought out the existing system or
some other spring, ut the discretion
of the Council.
Two wears ago an effort was made
to buy the present water system, but
no agreement could be reached be-
tween the council and the water com
pany. At that time, with no evil
denoe to the contrary, the water was
good, although four years ago the
State Board of Health warned the
city that the spring was In danger OF
contamination at any time, and as
the city expanded, and the district
around the spring was more thiekly
settled, it could not hope to keep the
spring pure. When that time arrived
the supply would have to come from
come other source and the present
spring abandoned for drinking pnI'
poses and domestic use. Bearing that
fact In mind the spring had a ques-
tionable value, and there must be a
time when it would have to be turned
out OF the mains and used for power
or other business which municipal
CORPORATION could not enter. The
question of material, including ser.
vice pipes and mains which could be
used, the question dt competitive
system, we're sill duly considered, and
values placed upon them which we're
considered very liberal, yet the price
of $35, 900 which was offered at that
time was refused. To satisfy the
company q special election was held to
vote on the question of paying $40, 600
for the plant. II was turned down by
the people good and hard.
According to the reports OF the
State Board of Health on samples o.
water from the present system, the
time has come when we must look
for better water supply. The growth
of the city alone eompels larger
supply, and as a safeguard and pro-
lection of the city from fire, we must
have better fire protection. We get
all these things by voting the bonds
next Wednesday. These oonsidera-
tions should outweigh any sentiment
in the matter. The first considera
tior IS the public welfare, the great
eat good TO the greatest number.
Tho Tucker spring, owned by the
city, can be brought in for less money
than any other project which has
been suggested. Should the city in
crease in population SO that more
water is needed, the pipe line 10 the
TUCKER spring will be on the road to
greater supply. Every known sup.
ply of good water which can be
brought into the city lies IN that
direction. When the time cumes to
get mole water, If 1t is ever neces-
sary, there will be nothing lost by the
pipe line to the city spring. 1t will
simply have to be extended.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

More and more does the control OF
American railroads narrow down to
the two groups of interests known as
the Morgan and Hartman. And
those two seem to be coming together
II they we're very far apart. The
four new directors just elected to the
Erie board, for example, represent
equally the two sets of interests. Il.
ii. Gary OF the United States steel
corporatin and George W. Perkins are
distinotively Morgan Representatives,
while l.. +. Loree, president OF the
Delaware and Hudson, and h. S.
Lovett, general counsel of the United
Pacific, are affiliated with the HaIri.
man party. There are other Iail oad
groups or communities of interest
which are often named but they have
pretty much all become more OF less
subordinate TO the two mentioned.
And with these two coming together
In the joint control of important
lines, railroad control in this county
is very close to the point OF being un
der single community of interest. -
Exchange.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

N0wcsre along the horizon of daily
life Is there IA symptom of declining
prices, but everywhere is seen the
disposition to increase the cost of ev'
erything that goes on the backs OF
into the stomaohs of the people.
Clothing dealers, for example, are
predicting that next summers suits
will be from 81. so to 20 higher than
present prices. The Chicago Record
Herald quotes buyer for large
clothing establishment there as fol-
ows: "The most staple kind OF
goods for mems suits, a standard bLue
surge, which was bought last year for
H.l5 a yard, was quoted at 81. 90 this
year when the market opened, There
may be another advance as the sea.
son progresses. 1t is safe to say that
suits will be from 10 to 10 per cent
higher next year. Suits which sold
for $40 will bring about $3.50 or
S25." So 1t goes all along the line.
With all that they have to buy iu-
49, lg In cost, there is no prospect
.t1 no people who must live on sal.
tgr aud wages will get more money
"hr which to meet their bills. This
outlook is anything hut reassuriug to
a majority of the people, and such
conditions invite political revolu.
tion. Springfield Republican.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22
Clarence y. Copple.

Clarence $. Copple died at the resi-
dence OF his parents, MIR. and Mrs. s..
Uopple, Tuesdnoon, rning, July 20,
aged 26 years. The funeral was held
yesterday afternoon, conducted by
Rev, q. e, Villains. pastor of the
Christian Chucrh. The interment
WAS in ldelwild.
The deceased was born in Marion
county, Ill Juae IL, 1883. He came
to Hood River with his parents In
1856, and has lived in Hood River
valley ever since. For the past three
and half years he has been a suf-
ferer from tuberculosis, and since
January has been confined to his
room. He spent the winter of 1907 8
in Arizona, In the hope of benefiting
his health, and in January, 1905,
united with the Christian church at
Phoenix. Uut of large family Clar
ence is first to be called lie was a
young man esteemed by all who knew
him, of kindly, cheerful disposition,
and will be sadly missed in the cum
munity. Tie bereaved family have
the sympathy of their many friends
in their loss.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

To obtain the greatest results in
protection against lire, with the min
imum of expense, the federal forestry
service has decided to establish on
the most advantageous points of the
national forests IN the West a sci les
of lookout stations from which news
of-the beginning OF forest fires can be
telephoned to all forest officers. As
all OF these stations will command a
view of the country for many miles,
the work of detecting and extinguish.
ing fires in their inoipiency will Ee
greatly facilitated, so that hundred g
of thousands OF dollars worth of tim
ber can be saved annually hy this
innovation. Fire losses In the ma
tlonal forests are kept at a point
where they are trivial when compared
with the damage which would be
caused were the lands contained in
unprotected areas.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

The following is the report from he
specimens OF water sent In by the
water company, which is so pure or
nearly sterile that DIR. Yenney asked
for more samples to be collected by
DIR. Edgington, az the letter will
show. These samples we're sent, and
a telephone report yesterday states
that partial analysis has been made,
and all samples are found contain
from three million to one hundred
and twenty million bacteria. He
also stated to Mr.. Edgington over the
phone that five samples we're received
two days afterwards from the COM
pany which are ALL sterile. The re
port and letter of the first samples
sent by the company as follows:
Portland, July 18th, 1909.
Hood River Water Company,
Hood River, Oregon.
Gentlemen The following Ia a report
OF the specimens OF water sent In by
the Hood River Water Company and
received June Both:
Sample l.. contained 100 Bacteria
per g, G. no Colon. Tucker Spring
Sample M. contained 80 Bacteria
per G G. no Colon. Tucker Spring
Sample N. contained 70 Bacteria
per G G. no Colon, The Dalles.
Sample q. contained 10 Bacteria
ger @. G no Colon. Big Reservoir.
SAMPLE p. no bacteria we're found.
Small Reservoir,
Sample W. contained 20 Bacteria
pei c. G, no Colon, Woodworth's,
Sample S. no bacteria were found. .
Portland. =,
Sample l.. contained 20 Bacteria
per c. g, no Colon. Oregon City.
DR.. Matson states that it is very
exceptional to find water that is stei-
lie in cubic cen:lmeter quantities,
such as Is noted under p. and S.
Also that the bacteria found were
such as are ordinarily found in the
air.
Yours very truly,
Robt. G. Yeuney.
Portland, July 18th, 1909.
DR.. Jesse Edgington,
City Health Officer,
Hood River, Ore
Dear Doctor-l am sending you a
copy of report OF water made for
the Hood River Water Company.
fou VII notice that p. and S. con-
tain nc bacteria whatever. This is
very III usual and | wish you would
send to this office at your earliest
convenience samples that you yourself
have collected. enclose circular for
method ct collection.
Yours very truly,
Robt. c. Yenney.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22
trimming, more easily than the entire
hat can be taken of.

We shall see more OF Abraham Lin.
coin hereafter. The first installme nj
of 10000 new pennies, with Lin.
coins face in place OF the familiar
head of the Iudian are ready for de
livery into the pockets of the people.
Watch your pennies and before long
Lincoln will appear.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

A scientist points out that woman g
brain Is heavier at birth than mans,
but decreases as she natures. Proba-
bly, accounted for by the wear and
tear over equal suffrage an mental
anguish as to whether her dress fas-
tened at the back. Ne York Hearld.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

Hard has been the fate of Mary
Mallon, who Is known as Typhoid
Mary" She has served as cook
for prominent New York families, and
the health authorities claimed two
years ago that she had become a men
ace to every person with whom she
came in contact, for the reason that,
although immune from typhoid, she
possessed the power of oommuhicat.
Ing the disease to others. For two
years she has been ontlned TO North
Brother island, and complains that
she was treated like leper, being
compelled to occupy house by her.
self, her only companion being a dog.
Her food was brought, she SAYS, three
times day by nurse, who lett 1t at
the door. Mary Mallon's lawyer
now seeks writ of habeas corpus to
obtain her release.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

W. W. Hardinger, manager of the
Home Telephone Company, asks to
correct the statement that the new
directory was "made In Portland. "
He says that the job was turned ever
to a local printing concern, and he
does not know whether all of the
work was done in Portland or not.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

Jas. g. Sanders spent Sunday with
q. Y. Edwads and family.
Mrs. A. q. Dias, OF Seattle, visited
Hood River friends this week.
S. W. Stark made trip to Tn,
Dalles yesterday on legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ii. Osborne ar,
taking in the Seattle fair this week.
Mrs. s. f. Blythe and Mrs. Lesli,
start for Seattle to see the fair today
Il. o. Blanchar has been appointed
administrator of the Castoe estate by
the county court.
0. Z. Dean has renewed his ferry
license in the state OF Washington il
Klicitat county.
An eleven pound girl was born tC
Nh. and Mrs. w II. Tyler, at Twin
Oaks Farm, in Frankton yesterday.
Mr.. and Mr.. j. S. Carter returned
Saturday from Seattle, where they
attended the Good Roads Congress
and visited the tair.
Ii. f.. BIanchar left for the Seattle
fair Tuesday after spending a week
with his son, h. o., the latter accom-
panying him as tar as Portland.
Mrs. M. Sue Adams went to Port.
land Tuesday with Master George
Faust, who has been visiting at Para
disc Farm fur couple of weeks.
g. Y. Edwards purchased of l.. I.
Bragg, of Colfax, Wash, 20 acres
East Side. in Pine Grove distI lot,
part improved with young orchard.
Mrs. j. d. Waltman and dauhgter,
Rose, OF Wenatchee Wash, are visit
ing at the home OF G. U. Dakin.
Mrs, Waltman is the mother OF Mrs.
Dakin.
Miss Gladys Calkjns lett for Seaside
Tuesday, where she viii be the guest
of Miss Minnie klumpp for a couple
OF weeks Her father accompanied
her as far as Portland.
Chas. h. Burke arrived yester day
morning from kemmerer, WyO., aud
after purchasing a wagon and sup.
plies took them across to the White
Salmon valley, where he his pur-
chased a place about twenty miles
back. His family preceded him a
month ago.
Mr.. and Mis-. G. A. Bell; Miss
Spring, of Pittsburg; Miss Parmalee,
of New York; MI. Bartlett, of st.
Paul; L. A. Sammis, of Minneapolis
aud Mrs. II. Beuton, two daughters
and son of st. Paul, took dinner With
Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. a. Moore at their
beautiful country place 10 the OAK
Grove district last Friday.
j. NJ. Culbertson, who started last
week with the hshiug party in the
automobile tol Bend, returned the
tirst of OF the week. An accident to
the machine delayed the party at
Prineville, the balance of the trip
being made by team by the rest of
the party. Mr. Cutbertson returnipg
home to attend to business matters.
A. f. Hensey, missionary of the
Christian church at Bolenge, Africa,
IN Belgian Congo, lectured at the
Valley Christian church Tuesday
evening aud left for Wasco yesterday
Mr.. Hensey is raising SIS, 600 from
he Christian churches 10 Oregon to
luild aud equip teamer for use OF
he missionaries on the G ongu.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

Texas has ordained the registration
of trained nurses, and an examining
board of five women has been named
by the governor. Nurses must here
after secure license from the exam
ination body in order to pursue their
calling in that state. Thus the work
OF regulating every body and every
thing goes meIrily on.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22
VALLEY CREST

Bishop Paddock, OF the Eastern
Oregon Diocese Of the Episcopal
ohuroh, conducted services in the
school house and gave very interest
ing talk on the Holy Land.
alfred Allen was up on short visit
last Monday. We regret that he does
not come around oftener.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. j. Kinnslrd, OF
Hood River, we're guests II Mrs. }.
+. Thompson last week.
George Monroe has gone to Star
buck, Wash, to work during harvest.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

The beautiful scenery along The
Dalles on the o X. IN, Ky. will
soon be appearing in moving picture
shows all over the country. A NOV.
ing photograph outfit has been in
stalled on the. front end of an engine
In Portland and is now busy taking
strings of pictures,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22

Local papers in the Palouse county
say that In anticipation of the bum.
per wheat crop and high prices, the
farmers are buying automobiles and
burglar proof safes, Many OF them
expect to have more money than they
know what to do With.