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About The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1910)
s THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1910 ICOATS 3MD 1 1 $5.00 SILK PETT 1 1 -mp We have a SILK PETTICOAT that is astounding the natives. The like has never before been shown here. We have just received our PALL styles of Petticoats HEATHERBLOOMS SATTEENS and SILKS the best made, best wearing, best fitting ever shown in the city. Every skirt is well tailored Such an Opportunity for securing: a new fall Petticoat will not occur again this season. We urge an early selection of our stock HANDSOME! STYLESo BEST MATERIALS a LOWEST PRICES FREE Every purchaser of one of our Petticoats is entitled to a SKIRT MANGER absolutely Free of Charge. This hanger will hold a Jacket Suit as well as a Skirt S33$gfrg$mg$gEQ Sweaters for Men, Women and Children MORLAN LATHROP PROPOSED NESMITH COUNTY MERITS SUPPORT OF VOTERS The people of southern Lane and northern Douglas couutles, number ing more than eltfht thousand souls, feeling that they are iuulifieil to eco nomically administer their own af faire from a government standpoint, have Initiated a hill for the creation of a new county to lie known a .Nesjnitli, la honor of James Willis Nesmlth, a pioneer, who shines In cor.. .;ami:h wh.i.i m mitii. Illustrious Oregonlau whose name the proposed county would perpetunte, the tirmainent of lllnnt rloiJM Orego nlaOs. The proponed county would contain 1 ,!- square miles, of which 1,472 would come from Lane and 45'' from Douglas, leaving the former 'J.'Vih square miles and the latter 4, :!'.'! square miles, a suflkdent area from which to form neveral couijIIch theflzeof Multnomah, Hood Itlver, I olumlila and Washington. The total assessed valuation of Nesmlth c ounty would Ik- f .", :"!. "", leaving Lane J Ivijoo.'xn) and Douglas over -7,0i,')Ht. The country within the proponed new county 1 capable of maintaining an organization that would, we Ix-lleve, Is to the l-st In terests of the people em draced within the territory, and uttlie. name time not deprive any other peopl" affected of their rights, nor Increase their burdens, uor work them any Injury whatsoever. Owing to the large area of the two old counties affected, many rest dents are put to great Inconvenience, delay and exs-nse In transacting business at the county neat. To compel residents to travel from twenty to sixty miles over bad roads In order to pay their taxes, serve on juries, or as witnesses, Is to Inflict a hardship upon them; yet it Is more a matter of self-government for which the progressive people of this pro posed county are contending. Tax ation and representation should go hand In baud, but not so under pres ent conditions. For Instance, Cot tage (irove, the second city In size and Importance In Lane county, has never been permitted to name a county judge, and It has been a (juarter century since It had repre sentation on the county board of commissioners; while the territory taken from Douglas county has never had either a county judge or commissioner. The representatives In the state legislature are from the county seats, Kugene and Koseburg, thus leaving a large tax-contributing community without voice In either local or state affairs. Ninety-two Ier cent of the residents within the proposed Nesmlth county signed the petition, praying the voters of Ore gon to grant them self-government by the creation of the new county, while one particular section Immedi ately outside t he original boundary lines petitioned the Nesmlth commit tee for admission to the new county. preferring to take chances with the new rather than to remain with the old. This shows conclusively that the sentiment of the taxpayers of the proposed new county Is practically unanimous In favor of division. The boundary lines of Nesmlth county have leeu drawn In strict adherence to the topography of the country, Its natural watersheds hav ing Is-en considered In every particu lar. The people of the new county have no desire to do any thing that would result detrimentally to either of the old comities. Jointly Lane a. id Douglas have .",ix,000 acres, or more, than the en tire Willamette Valley, and of this vast area, only a million and a iiiar ter are asked by the n'-w county. The people within the territory of the proposed Nesmlth county are (resenting their case to the voters of the state without the slightest mis representation, pinning their faith In the voters to support their conten tion that local self-government Is the Ideal form of government; that the nearer home government Is cheaper; that laws are more effectually en forced; that greater development of country Is possible; that Is-tter high ways are attainable; that Its citizens art? con venlencerl by nearness to the seat of government; that taxation GAPT, McCAN'S NEW HOME WILL BEMOST ELEGANT Architect Albert Sutton has on hand the drawing of plans for an ele. gant home In New England Colonial style for Capt. and Mrs. Charles 1'. McCan on their ranch south of the city. The building will cost In the neighborhood of $10,000. Hardwood doors and plate glass windows will be the rule throughout the house. The Inside wood work will be of white cedar with Ivory enamel. A full basement will contain the hot water heating plaut. Across the front of the building will be a brick terrace with balus trade, and back of this, at one side of the house, will Imj a recess porch which will contain a fireplace. Open ing from the terrace there will be French windows with small glass panes, besides the main front door, Into the big living room, which will lie Is be 32 feet, and which will also le the dining room. There Is to be a large fireplace In the living room and from this apartment a circular stair way will lead to the second floor. The plans for the kitchen and bath room embrace the most modern equipment and the- will le abso lutely sanitary, l nere win not is- a stick of wood In either of these rooms. The floors will ls of Scotch tile and the walls will be tiled. The doors, trim and cupboards will be of opallte glass, a material which Is used very largely In modern hospital construction. All the plumbing will be of the highest class. The bath and a ls?droom will Ik on the first floor and the second floor will have a lsd room, a cedar room ami a studio, the last named apartment to have a cozy fireplace. Dairy Team Enjoys Circus Kven the horses of the city enjoyed the Hood Hlver band carnival. On Wednesday, the ofienlng night of the slows, the otherwise well-behaved tci.m of the Hascall dairy yielded to the spirit of the day and celebrated the occasion by striking up a forty mile gait down the west end of Cas cade avenue and painting the town yellow with Jersey cream. The morning milk customers can testify to the fact that something happened In the good old town. and representation should go hand In hand, and that by the creation of Nesmlth county the efforts of a large and progressive commtlnlfy would be rendered more effective In Increas. Ing population, developing the re sources and enhancing the great ii. mh of Oregon. ( Paid Adv.) SPECIAL PRICES ON BUGGIES AND HACKS To make room for a Carload of Mitchell Wagons soon to arrive we are making some very attractive prices on Buggies and Hacks for next Ten Days. See them before buying. : : : : Blowers Brothers Phone 99 Cor. Oak and First We Can JVobv Jhobzt you Walk-Over Shoes The habit of buying them is one that is hard to stop because they render ti!.$4.00 and $5.00 Cluett Shirts Known the world over by the most critical and wcmdr!ir.n:....SI.25 to $2.00 Benjamin Clothes Why not possess them with their exclusive New York "air" exquisite custom tailor finish and authorative style? It is a most simple matter to see them and get a glimpse of what is right. J g V O G T