THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1910
A YOUNG
HEROINE
By F. A. MITCHEL
Copyright, 1910, hv American Prs
AMoclation.
"Jenny," said Jolin Hughes to his
daughter, a clrl of fourteen, "I must
have a doctor. You are the only per
son to po tor him, your mother being
half sick herself. It Is a wild night, I
know, f.r a little maid to go out and
wait two miles to the doctor's; only
the fenr of my dylnu and leaving your
mother and yourself tn our present des
titute condition for want of a doctor's
skill makes me willing to let you go."
"There is no reason why I shouldn't
po, father," said Jenny, getting down
a little ragged coat from a peg.
"Yes. there Is." said the father, with
the peevishness of a sick man. "Tou'll
have to cross the railroad bridge, and
I'm afraid the wind will blow you off.
Take the lantem, and be sure to take
a box of matches in case you need to
relight it There Is no train down for
more than an hour, but the up passen
ger eipress Is due in thirty-five min
utes. It will take you five mintues to
reach the bridge and five more to cross
it That will give you plenty of time.
But don't attempt to cross in case you
are delayed."
Jenny lighted the lantern from a
wisp of burning paper and, taking a
boi of matches from a shelf, sallied
forth lDto the darkness. It was but a
hundred yards to the track, and she
knew every step of the way so well
that she could hare gone over it with
out the lantern. Once on the track, it
was bet a short walk to the bridge.
She dreaded to cross It for the cause
her father had mentioned that the
howling wind might blow her off and
down a hundred feet Into the torrent
Besides, she knew what her father
bad known but had not spoken that
an engine or a train not laid down on
the schedule might cross the bridge
while she was on it
But there was no stouter hearted
maid in that region than Jenny
Hughes, though she bad never giTen
evidence of it She boldly set foot on
to the bridge, stepping from tie to tie,
never faltering till she reached a point
OTer the torrent. Then, obliged to
brace herself against the wind, hear
ing the roaring waters below, though
she could not see them, she faltered.
But not for long. The possible loss of
her father, whom she dearly loved,
gave ber courage, and she pushed on.
She bad crossed the center of the
bridge and was entering upon a part
under which was a stone support when
ahe saw that one side of the track
was considerably lower than the oth
er. She knew that the abutment was
giving way, and any train crossing
the bridge would go down to its ruin
and the death of those on it To cross
this part, a distance of some fifty
feet, was fraught with an additional
danger. The slopiDg of the ties to one
side alone would force ber to crawl
over them, and th bridge might go
down at any moment. But she thought
with horror of the train of wbkb her
father had spoken and the people on
It, who would be hurled down into
the abyss if she could not warn them,
and, forgetting the danger, crawled
on to the slanting ties.
She was obliged to go very slowly,
but by dint of clutching a rail with
one hand while she held the lantern
with the other she passed the Injured
part and in a few minutes more reach
ed the land on the other side of the
stream. She knew that she bad been
at least twice as long as ber father
had calculated she would be and not
more than twenty minutes, probably
Cfteen, would elapse before the ar
rival of the up train. The thought of
what she must do to warn the engi
neer made her Incautious. Intending
to take position as far as possible
from the bridge, she hurried on. Sud
denly she tumbled Into a cattle guard.
She was stunned and. worse than
that, the light In ber lantern was ex
tinguished. But she pulled herself to
gether, bunted for l's two parts that
bad become separated, till she found
them and takiug ber box of matches
frgm Ler jio'ket lit one of tbem.
Though the wind blew it out at once
she tad time to see that there were
not half a dozen matches In the box.
She scrat' hed another mat' b aDd it,
too. was extinguished by the wind. An
o;her and another attempt was made
(ill a!l h;r n.atche save one were
gone. Kor a moment she gave way to
despiiir, then on' entrated her little
Lr:ilu on the great problem of saving
scores of lues Tearing the skirt of
her co: int. dress to shreds, she made a
niiiilatiire tent of her coat, scratched
her last mutch under It, touched the
Can" to one of the shreds, placed oth
ers over It, and In a moment her Ian
te. sj km reli:ht-d.
Tin done, she era w led out from the
untie guard aud ran along the track,
tut now more cautiously. Within a
lew minute she heard the rumbling of
(li train and bejjan to swing the Ian
.era. Tbe brakes were whistled down
ind the train came to a stop.
When thone on the train went for
ward slid saw tbe condition of the
bridge a chill cold as death ran through
theiu. and when they saw the wee
ragged child who bad saved them their
sratltude knew no txiund.
That ended the poverty of the
Hughes family The passengers who
bad been saved made up a fine purse
for Jenny, and tbe railroad gave ber
f i ber. wbo recovered, employment.
Jeuny Is now tbe presidita stenographer.
NAP-A-TAN 0-flOIE KEEP DRY EEET
Friends, there's nothing in the world so conducive to good health as
"dry fee1" Unless you wear honest leather shoes it's a hard matter to keep
dry feet. Now, dealers who cannot buy Nap-a-Tan Shoes, will tell you they
have some "just as good," but the facts are, there are none anytohere near
as good, and we want to state right here that if yqu want ihe real article
WE are the sole distributers for Hood River and will be pleased to submit styles
and prices on any item of footwear for any member of the family.
A complete line of Rubber Footwear, Raincoats,
Mackinaws, Slickers, Sweater Coats, Warm Underwear,
Gloves, Pulldown Caps, Wool Hosiery, Mufflers, and
everything: for cold wet weather.
SAVE YOUR TICKETS FOR THE FREE DOLLS
FRANK A. CRAM
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Up-to-7)ate Ttorc
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W. L. I'pson came up from Fort
land Saturday evening to spend Sun
day with his family.
Dr. Beaumont of 1'ortlaud wuo a
week end visitor here and sjient Sun
day visiting his ranch.
X. (.'. Evans, who recently sus
tained an operation for appendicitis,
it Is expected will shortly ! able to
leave the hospital.
A cement sidewalk is leiu laid
alongside the old opera house on
State street, making an Improve
ment that will lie appreciated.
W. W. Biker and Jeo. Bomney, di
rectors of the Oregon Lumtier Co.,
w ho reside at Salt Lake, wen here
Friday ami Saturday ruakiug au In
spection of the company's property.
Mrs. ('. Iethman, who was badly
hurt In an accident on the east side
grade recently, was taken to her
home last week and is recovering as
fist as the nature of her Injuries will
permit.
A letter received by Fresident Hall
of the Commercial Club from Secre
tary Skinner, who was In Minneapo
lis last week, his first stop, Indicates
that Hood lliver's display there was
sijc-cessful.
Mrs. Collins, wife of Uev. Collins,
formerly pastor of St. Mark's church
at Hood Elver, was here last week
as the gtn-st of Mrs. E. Clarke. Mr.
and Mrs. Collins are now located In
southern California and are nicely
Ituated.
A good suggestion has bi-eu made
I .y one of Hood Eiver's real estate
men, wlm asks the Xews to request
residents of the valley to write their
friends In Council Bluffs, Philadelphia
and Mcago to visit the Hood Kiver
apple shows and also to have these
friends to ask their acquaintances to
and rock salt at
'oarse ground
Whiteheads.
The twenty per cent off sale of un
t rimmed hats Is ts-lng continued at
the St J le Shop.
Buy your butter, milk and cream
from the Purity Dairy Co. Phone
68-L. Davidson Building.
If the party who removed an Iron
gate from i'L'l State xtrr-et, on the
night ufter Hallowe'en, will return
same, he will confer a favor to the
owner. J. H. Osborne.
Singer Sew Ing Machine oinpany
New Hood Blver salesroom opposite
First National bank. Machines s-ld,
rented, exchanged, repaired. Needles
and supplies.
Hurrah, boys! Hurrah for Fine
irove! Another dance next Friday
night, Nov. II. Bring your fair flame
out for a ride und enjoy a night of
good dancing with a nice crowd.
Dancing to commence at Hand sup
per at ll :.T. Music by Newman's
irvliest ra,
Croup Is most prevalent during the
dry, cold weather of the early winter
months. Parents of young children
should Is- prepared for It. All that
Is m-cded Is a bottle of ( hamls-rlaiii's
Cough Itemed. Many mothers are
never without It In their homes and
It has never disappointed them. Sold
by all dealer.
Ir. E. L. House of Spokane was a
visitor here Monday.
Mrs. Fearl Morton, of White Sal
mon, spent the weekend with friends
in Hood Elver.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bradley returned
Saturday evenlug from a visit at
Taeoma and Spokane, Wash.
The popularity of moving pictures
Is growing at Hood River, as Indi
cated by the Increased attendance at
both of these places of amusement.
State street, between First and
Second, which Contractor Aid red has
been working on for sometime, will
soon Is; cleared, making this thor
oughfare passable at an easy grade
through town.
Murlan & Eathrop have disposed
of a large amount of the stock re
cently damaged In the fire at their
place of business, but still have a
good many bargains to offer. Their
store Is being renovated.
Jayne & Watson have moved their
law offices in the Hall building across
the ball. The change gives them
three rooms Instead of two, and fur
nishes them with much larger and
more convenient quarters.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Flke of Hunting
ton, friends of Mr. aDd Mrs. C F.
Boss, spent several days here last
week. Mr. Flke Is an engineer on
the O. II. & X., having a run between
La fJr.inde and Huntington.
The tieiu last week put on films of
the Johnson-Burns tight and also the
'Jans -Nelson fight. That fight pic
tures are popular was shown by the
large attendance. A very realistic
set of pictures portraying a bull right
In Spain was also shown.
The athletic club has leased the
ground lelow the O. K. Sc X. railroad
tracks and will have It improved
into an athletic field. A stairway
will le placer! near Stranahan &
('lark's warehouse leading to the
grounds and a number of trees re
moved to give a greater amount of
space.
B. E. Duncan returned last week
from a trip to Trout Lake where he
investigated the possibilities of that
section from an agricultural point of
view. Mr. Duncan I relieves the big
timber resources will be the cause of
a rapid development of the lands in
that section and that it will eventu
ally prove one of the best farming
districts In Washington.
A. S. Blowers came up Friday and
Is visiting relatives at Hood Illver.
Mrs. F. H." Isenberg returned to
Hood River last week after an ab
sence of some time.
Dr. H. D. W. Plneo, who was called
to Victoria, Can., by the death of hU
sister, returned home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hills arrived
here Saturday from the east, after
having spent the summer In Iowa
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church will meet Friday
afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs.
Cowley.
A. I. Mason, member of the execu
tive board of the state grange re
turned Monday from a conference of
that organization In Portland.
C. A. Hood aud T. W. Lloyd of
Fort Wayne, Indiana, were among
the visitors who were here Investi
gating the fruit Industry during the
past week.
Christian Science services are held
in Reading Room, No. (i, Davidson
building, Sunday at 11 a. m. and
Wednesday at p. m. Sunday school
at 10 a. m.
J. E. Hall has assumed the man
agement of the Hotel Oregon In place
of E. C. Smith. Mr. Smith will de
vote his time to bis law practice and
other Interests.
Among the sales during the week
was that of (.'. S. Smith's tract of six
acres to T. A. Ileavls for $7,000. The
sale was made by the Hood Illver
Realty Company.
Xext Sunday In the Unitarian
church at 5 o'clock Attorney E. H.
Hartwig will speak on the subject,
"Preservation by Shorter Hours of
Labor." A special Invitation Is ex
tended to men.
Ford nam Kimball while cranking
an automobile Monday had the mis
fortune to have the engine kick and
badly Injure his right arm. Xo
bones were broken but the tendons
were loosened and the arm badly
wrenched.
The excavation for the foundation
for the new laundry was finished
last week by W. O. Aldred, and, as
soon as tne weather permits, work
on the walls of the building, which
will Ire of concrete blocks, will lie
commenced. The bbicks are being
furnished by Bradley'Bros.
Yucco Tree Protectors at White
heads.
Buy your butter, milk and cream
from the Purity Dairy Co. Phone
68-L. Davidson Building.
I have a client who wants to bor
row f:f)0 for two years. Will pay 8
jst cent and secure note with first
mortgage on Improved real i-stute
valued at flSOO. Phone :WM-M. S.W.
Stark, Eliot Bldg.
The old, old story, told times with
out number, and repeater! over and
over again for the last ISO years, but
It Is always a welcome story to
those In search of health. There Is
nothing In the world that enres
coughs and colds as quickly as
ChamtM-rlaln's Cough Remedy. Hold
by all dealers.
A full line of poultry supplies at
Whitehead's.
For Sale A one-horse power elec
tric motor, almost new. Enquire at
News olllce.
Buy your butter, milk and cream
from the Purity Dairy Co. Phone
68-L. Davidson Building.
Now Is the time to get your pick of
choice residence building lots In Rlv-
ervlew Park. J. r . Batchelrler,
phone .V.
For Sale Baldwin, Vandlvere and
Salome high class seconds at 50c per
box delivered. Ben Davis 3.'. OaJi-
hurst Fruit Farm. Phone 214 k. II.
F. D No. 2.
Lame back comes on suddenly ami
Is txtretnely painful. It Is caused by
rheumatism of the muscles. (Jutck
relief Is afforded by applying Cham
iMTlaln's Liniment. Sold by all
dealers.
When a cold Is-comes settled In the
system It will take several days'
treatment to cure It, and the best
remedy to use Is Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. It will cure quicker than
any other, and also leaves the sys
tem In a natural nnd healthy condi
tion. Mold by all dealers.
The Assembly Club will give an
other of their popular dances at the
Commercial Club Saturday evening.
Jexse P. Stenrus, attorney for the
city In Its water bond suit, spent
Saturday here accompanied by his
wife.
J. A. Donahue, a veterinary sur
geou of The Dalles, and state stock
Inspector, was at Hood River lust
week on professional busluess.
J. W. Roots, a business man of
Boring, Oregon, was here last week
campaigning for the annexation of a
portion of Clackamas county to
Multnomah.
Do You Want to Buy
Orchard
Christian and Missionary Alliance
The pastor will begin a series of
sermons on "Holiness or The Full
ness of The Spirit," at the Alliance
Chapel Sunday morning, Nov. 13, at
11 a. m., and In the evening the sub
ject will b "The Return of Jesus
Christ to This Earth." The public Is
cordially Invited to attend these ser
vices. C. E. Perry, pastor.
Modern Bungalow for Sale
Beautiful home on Oak street, near
Ninth. Lot .10x1 00, nicely terraced
good lawn and many choice flowers
including roses and chrysanthe
mums. Six rooms, pantry and bath,
built-in bookcases, buffet. china
closet, window seats. Sleeping porch,
full basement, wash trays.
John Lf.la.mi Hk.ndkuhon, Inc.
Twenty barrels of blue vitriol just
arrived, A. Whitehead.
Set of Encyclopedia Americana for
sale cheap. Jos. A. Wilson.
Copy for advertisements must be
In the office by Monday noon.
Don't let the rabbits eat your trees,
Buy your tree protectors at White
head's.
The Evolution of
Booster BUI
I. He Was Once Bill Clue
Sill Blu wii one a knockar, and
Ha knocked us alt to beat the band,
rlia long suit vni in running down
fhe (tore and people of this town.
3ne day a stranger heard his clack
And saidi "Your liver's out of whack,
fhe thing you need to make you smile
s to turn in and BOOST AWHILE.
That made Bill think. To our amaze
He started singing thla town'a praise,
it soon improved hia looks and health,
His trade, his prospects and bis wealth.
The town began to boom, and we
Elected Bill our mayor. He
Keeps up the sunshine habit atill
.ND NOW WE CALL HIM "BOOST
ER BILL."
Property
We nave for sale and can show you Orch
ard lands in all stages of development from
the raw state to full bearing Orchards, in
cluding some of the finest bearing orchards
in the Hood River Valley. If you want
to see the best properties on the market,
at the most reasonable prices, let us
show you and you will be convinced.
Devlin & Firebaugh
TMli LOADING DEALURS
PHONE 14 1
Hood River, Oregon
Hotel Oregon Building
Swetland Building, Portland, Oregon
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