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12 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1910 Hetio, 5here! We are new in the field but not strangers in Hood River. Now, right to the point. Do you want to sell your land? Then list it with the Hood River Realty Company. Tell us what you have to sell and we will do the rest. We superintend the care of orchards for non-residents, do a general real estate business, rent your houses and rooms for you and insure them against loss by fire. Drop into our office at the corner of Cascade Ave. and Second-street next time you come to town or Phone 342-M. Yours for business, HOOD RIVER REALTY COMPANY HANDMADE JEWELRY A FAD: I IDA CONQUEST. WHO MAKES IT IDA CO.NQCESX isn't satisfied with being one of America's prettiest and most charming actresses. She has "higher alms" that is, If making artistic and original jewelry by hand can be called higher than de lighting audiences by her playing- of ivk conqcuT, orr tu staok asd i TH1 W0IJU9OP. romantic and sentimental character. But, then, lilsa Conquest U oo record as saylog that acting la not aft it only a "neai art," so she Is not to be Lin mod for finding an miHpt f.' tr esthetic longings la the hammering of gold and silver and platinum Into things that delight the eye and empty the pocketbook. For they are expensive, quite, the pieces of handmade Jewelry that have become- the fad among the very smart. Milady ' of millions wants originality and distinctiveness and excluslveness, and she Is willing to-pay well for them. SO you and I, dear reader, will hare to content ourselves with the or dinary Jewelry that Is sold in the stores unless we want to give up a great teal more for the handmade va riety. It lsnft very hard to make aandmade Jewelry, says Miss Conquest. All one needs ,1s the ability to originate de signs,,' the- delicate yet Arm touch of the rst artists Id marble and canvas, the facility in the use of a whole bat teryof Jewelers' and diamond setters' toc4s and the ability to persuade your ftiends thnt the pieces you turn out 're worth the high prices you charge, considering the time It takes you to make them and your standing as an artist. Quite simple, isn't It? Miss Conquest Is one of the most en thusiastic devotees of the new fad as well as one of the most expert The work has taken a great hold on her, and she confessed recently that she bad thought seriously of giving up the stage in order to devote all of her time tc IC "The principal thing for a wo n am who wants to take up handmade Jewelry seriously and make a success if it Is friends who have the artistic ! tate to -.ppreclate her wares and j money enough to prefer them, even at the nifeswirily high prices, to the reg ular set plei-ir one spos in the Jewelry the actress-Jeweler. INSTALLATION AT UNITARIAN (VriURCH The service of Installation of Key. H. A. MaoDonald at the Unitarian church Sunday was. ,ne long to be rememlcred. 'Jo& music by the quartet an a vlo jln solo added 1m presslvenes to the. occasion. The principal speaker were F. A. Bishop, Kev. Karl M. Wilbur, Ilev. Thoma I. . Kllotand Kev. Arthur H.Sargent. A high note (if optimism wm struck nnd maintained throughout. Warn ing was given not to m Impatient In the absence of Immediate results, but to realize that the good a church or minister may do Is largely unseen and In uneipi-td placen. Also em phasis vat placed upon the larger social nKjKK-t of the modern church and Its need of striving to be a civil Izlng force. The function of the church Is to arouse the moral senti ment of the community and to In spire men to work. All the speakers emphasized both worship and work. In the evening the shakers were Iter. Karl M. Wilbur and Rev. W. 0. Kllot, both of whom enjoyed loyal ty to the principles for which the church Is standing. Mrs. Nelson's solo was very enjoyable. The church was tastefully decorated with na tive flowers and shrubs, white and green lx-lng the predominant colors. These two earnest services In which the decidedly religious note was ever uppermost have stimulated a new Interest In our principles of religious freedom. II. A. M. ADD NEW FEATURE TO REAL ESTATE BUSINESS A new feature bus been Injected In to the real estate business by the or ganization of a company that will make a business of planting and car Ing for orchards for non-residents, The organization of the company was brought about by the demand for the care of orchards until they become bearing by men of large Interests who could not leave their business to superintend the work themselves. The company Is composed of C. D. Xickelsen and Paul Hubbard and -will also handle city and valley real estate. It has just fitted up an at tractive office in the corner of the building opposite the Hotel Oregon formerly occupied by Jack Morrison A glass front has beeu put In the side of the office on Cascade avenue where It Is the purpose to display samples of soil from various parts of the val ley and also samples of fruit. The name of the new firm Is the Hood River Kealty Company and It has purchased an automobile for the purpose of showing Its patrons through the valley. The matter of taking up the plan to care for orchards for non-residents wm suggested to Mr. Nlckelsen when he was secretary of the Commercial Club, on account of many who said that they would buy here If they could make a contract to have land developed and brought Into bearing, and Is expected to result In the de velopment of several large tracts. Gave Sacred Concert An enjoyable sacred concert was given .Sunday evening at Riverside Congregational Church under the di rection of Mrs. C. H. Sletton. The attendance was large and the num bers rendered with more than usual excellence. The solo parts were tak en by Mrs. Sletton, Mrs. A. A. Jayne, Mrs. J. M. Sebmeltzer. and Mr. (ieorge Wilbur. Assisting In the ch.jruses were Miss Hester Harbison, Miss Fay Orr, Allert Lathrop and A. W. Onthank with Mrs. C. K. Mar Khali as organist. Oak drove Classes Parents who are Interested In a children's afternoon class for danc ing; also adults for an evening class should meet at Oak Grove Hall Fri day evening May (ith, ":'!) o'clock when Mrs. O. I, Urant, of Boston, will present the matter with a view of organizing classes If assured of pupils. MARRIED Ordway-Blaylock Karl Ordway of SUverton, Ore., and Miss Pearl Blaylock were mar ried at the home of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs Robert Jones, at Belmont, at noon Sunday May 1st, Rev. H. J. Wood officiating. The bride and groom were attended by Miss Alta Ordway, sister of the groom, und Will Stewart. The rooms were tastefully decorated with evergreens and flowers, the bridal party standing under an Immense wishbone of Japanese roses. The ceremony was followed by a bountl ful repast and the happy couple left on the afternoon train for Portland. They will be at home to their many friends at SUverton. Ore., after May 10th. The wedding was a quiet one, the only guests aside from the Immedi ate families being Miss Ina Dunlap of Dayton, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Austin of Hood Blver. Clyde Smith of The Dalles and Will Stewart of Portland. Smith-Shute A quiet home wedding took place last Thursday evening at the res! dence of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Shute In this city when their daughter. Miss Lillian, was married to Henry C Smith. The ceremony was performed by Kev. C. A. Nutley In the presence of a few relatives of the bride. At Its conclusion and after congratulations had been received a luncheon was served. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will re side at the home of Mr. Smith on Cascade avenue. The former Is a member of the grocery firm of Smith Brothers and has been a highly es teemed resident of Hood Blver for several years. Mrs. Smith was for several years a valued employe of the Paris Fair, where she held the position of cashier. Farrell-Olinger Win. It. Farrell, a young man em ployed In the Oregon barls?r shop, and Miss Hazel Ollnger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Ollnger, were quietly married Friday evening by Rev. T. B. Ford. Mr. Farrell has been at Hood Itlver for sometime and his young bride Is well known and popular, ' Organize Oil Company The Hood Klver Oil Company was organized Saturday with a capital stock of $.100,000 by the election of II. J. Hlbbard, II. F. Davidson, F. M. Loy, A. A. Jayne and C. L. Morse di rectors. The company has obtained large holdings near Vale, Or., at pre sent the center of an oil excitement. The officers are H. J. Hlbbard, presl. dent; H. F. Davidson, vice-president, and A. A. Jayne, secretary and treasurer. Orchard Heating at Dufur. That a large amount of fruit will le marketed from Dufur this year seems almost an assured fact. So far every condition Is favorable for this and unless some unforeseen o stacle comes up the crop will le a heavy one. Much of the success of the crop this year and of future years Is due to the newly pateuted orchard heaters which are Just coming Into general use for by their use the late frosts are kept from Injuring the blooms or young fruit. There are a number of them In use In this section this yeur, In fact they are to le found In all the orchards of any size. Du fur Dispatch. Noted Spokane Doctor Buys Here Or. Wilbur M. McKenzle, a noted surgeon of Spokane, has Invested In Hood Itlver property. Dr. McKenzle has bought fifteen acres of the F. M. Jackson place on the east side. The land Is unimproved but will !e devel oped as soon as possible. He was accompanied here by his family and is an Intimate friend of Dr. IC. L. House who owns prois-rty In the neighborhood In which Dr. McKenzle bought. L'pMT Valley I have some good buvs now In the I'pjier Valley. W. I .'Marshall. Z5he Idan-ba Bo'iQCf Idaho European Plan Idaho's Leading: Hotel Rates $1 to $3 Chas. H. Grout Manager Everybody Is Interested In Central City Business Property The latest and best offering is a fine location near the Hount Mood Hotel at Five Thousand Dollars. It may be had on the monthly pay ment plan.