THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1910
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CALIFORNIA
Is the place to visit. Orange groves in full bloom,
tropical (lowers, famous hotels, historic Old Mis
sions, attractive watering places, delightful climate,
making that favored section the Nation's most pop
ular retreat. You can see it at its Lest via the
SHASTA ROUTE
and
"The Road of a Thousand Wonders"
Southern Pacific C ompany
Up-to-date trains, first-class in every respect, unex
celled dining-car service, quick time and direct con
nections to all points south.
SPECIAL ROUND TRIP FARE OF
$55.00
Portland to Los Angeles and Return
With corresponding low fares from all other sections
of the Northwest. Lilnral stop-overs in each direc
tion and long limit. Interesting and attractive liter
ature on the various resorts and attractions of Cali
fornia can be had on application to any S. P. or 0.
H. & N. Agent, or from
JOHN B. RATTO HERE
THURSDAY NIGHT
The Shinv.l'rlcHt Lyceum lecture
coure which will open here Thur
day night under the ailHplce of the
llniiil lUver Commercial C '1 u It, prom
Imcm llooil Itlver the let line of en
tertainment of tliU character that
It ha ever hail. The entertainment)
will he given In the aHHcmhly room
WM. McMURRAY
General Passenger Agent,
Portland, Ore.
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John It. Hatto, C haracter Artlwt.
Well Drilling;
Quick
Successful
Satisfactory
DONE WITH A
STAR WELL DRILLING OUTFIT
FOR PARTICULARS ADDRESS
APPLE LAND & ORCHARD COMPANY
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Offlct. No. 9 Oik StrMt
PhonM. 26 or 2002-X
Speedwell Motor Cars
In vour investigation of Cars with relation to value, you will
find the SI'KKDWKLL among the few wh ch head the list. In the
face of high cost having once been considered the standard of
value, it is ready to prove the needlessness of a price higher than
the SjK'edwell price. We have seven dilferent models, all Fifty
Horse Power. A wide range to select from. Roadsters, Touring
and Torpedo Hodies, with or without fore doors. Ask for a Cata
logue or let us call and show you this high class car.
Melvin Woodburn, Agent
Mood River, Oregon
Licensed Under the Sclden Patent
l lrst Class Livery
I'honeTTj
Transfer and Livery Company
Freight and Baggage Transfer
ULNLRAL SIOKAtm
HOOD RIVLR. ORLUON.
II
! of the Commercial Cluli, and the tirxt
will he .1 oh ii It. K.ittoln hi charac
ter etudicH. Mr. Katto U conceded
to lie one of I he foremoMt churacter
arliHtH hefore the American public
and it Im iiHHured that he will plene
h 1m Hood Itiver audience. Me will lie
followed hy the HoiiHton and later
liy the Puiilinr and Hon. Jon. W.
Folk.
UPPER VALLEY RESIDENTS
HAVE ENJOYABLE EVENING
A very enjoyable entertainment
wan given at I'arkdale hall Wednes
day "evening of hint week under the
auiiccM of the I'pper Valley I'to
greHnlve AMocliition. The micce of
the evening wan evidenced by the
fact that over two hundred attended
from every part of the I'pper Valley.
The program cotiited of electlon
I iy tlie Mood Klver Mandolin Club
and the I'arkdale quartet, and Home
laughable wtuntu dy (he men and
girl of the community.
The hit of the evening wan the
dancing of an old fashioned lancer
liy eight men, four of th"in made up
ns girl and all dresKed backward
with their face covered up and
musk over the liackH of their head.
The orchetra conwlted of an old
gentleman ntnnding upon a table In
it corner of t lie Map', playing a fid
dle. The grace ami nttractlveneH of
a couple of wix-foot maiden were
truly antonlMhltift.
After the program wan completed
refn HlinicntM were nerved by the
Ladiex' Aid miclety and then t lie
;h;iirs were remove 1 and the guests
danced Informally, the Mandolin
Club furnishing the mimic. The party
broke up at a late hour, everyone
wishing that another entertainment
inluht noon be fort liconilng.
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X5he
Opera House Corner
4th and State St s.
WE ARE SHOWING OUR LARGE FALL STOCK OF
Heaters
Stoves
Manges
Linoleum
Tin and Granitware
Furniture
Carpets
Art Squares
Rugs
Mattings
Everything fur I tin House New or Second Hand.
Phone 248-K.. ...
O. P. DABNEY & SONS, H
Agents lor CHARTIR OAK
Stoves and Ranges
HOOD RIVER
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BOXES! BOXES!!
"BOXES !
Apple and Pear Boxes
Stanley-Smith Lumber
COMPANY
MY SHIPS.
IP nil tt- dhlps t have at
ShmiM come a-sailini? home to me
Weighed down with genu and silk and
Ah. wt-ll. the harbor could not hold
So ninny Fall! an there would be
If all my ships came in from sea!
I 11' half my ships came home from sea
And brought their precious freight to
nie
Ah, well. I should have wealth as great I
r As nnv king who Kits In stale.
to rirh the treasures th.it would be
In half uiy shljn now out at sea!
IF Just one Mi!p 1 have at Fe.i
Shoind come a-sjlllng home to me j
Ah. well, the xlorni clouds then might
frown.
Tor If the others all went down
Still rich and proud and glad I'd he
If that one ship came home to me!
1 IF that one ship went down at sea
And nil the others came to me
Weighed down with gems and wealth un
told. With glory, honor, riches, gold.
The poorest soul on earth I'd be
, If that one ship came not to me.
' I SKITS, be calm O winds, blow free
I " I'low all my ships safe home to me!
Hut if thou senih-t some awrack,
To nevermore conic sailing back,
- Send any. all. that skim the sea.
j Hut bring my love ship home to me.
-Kiln Wheeler Wilcox.
THE VICTOR.
OT he alone who worldly power
And honor bore.
Nor he who for some talent rare
The laurel wore,
Bt'T he to whom hard luck wss all
Kate chose to send,
Yet who maintained a dauntless fight
I nto the end.
Charlotte Hecker In New York Sun.
Lends the World
I'. II. Spront'si car of Siiitr.cnhiirg
Hood Klver apple took the wwecp-
Htnkc prize of $1imni nt the Chicago
apple hov- iix It Iwiil limit' nt thi
Spokane hIiow. Oregon apple lend j
the worlil Poniilia (Ore ) Pullet In.
Thi' pivtilliir properties! til Chain-
I r In 1 ii 'h Cough Iteniedy htivi been
thoroughly ti'Hti'il ilnrlng epidemic
f llllllKM17.ll, II 111 wllfll it Wll taken
111 time we have not hi'iinl of n Minnie
cne of plU'ililioiiln. Sohl by nil clenl-.rn."
JUDGE DERBY GIVEN
UNEXPECTED HONOR
In Home unexplained w ay the Ore
goriian man who reported the meet
ing ' the date good ro'ld delegate
In Portland got off on the wruiiK
foot Hllil lit trlbllted HentlllieiitM In
regard to the jfood roads) liioveinetit
to Jmlge Derliy when, In fart, the
latter wan not any nearer the con.
ventlon than Hood Klver. lie hIho
recorded the Juili;e um the (i ranee
candidate from Hood IMver to the
leulHlatnre. Mr. Derhy Ifavlnu; hail
hl attention called to the punt
irrnph, tnteri that while noting hltn
art a Orange candidate 1h an unex
pected honor, he tntiHt. In truth, de
cline to accept It.
The evcerpt from the Orehonlnn In
art follow:
"A. J. Derby, of Hood Itiver, who
wan elected art a Orange candidate In
hlrt dlrttrlct to the lower liuuxo, de
clared hiniHclf in favor of Htate aid.
"The (irange of Oregon," mod Mr.
Ierliy, ''In In favor of state aided
roadH, but not of Pacific Highway
or M'eiilc routen which pander to tin
rich anil their enjoyment We favor
roadrt from the farmer's) home to the
market place."
Peughs Arrive at Los Angeles
Editor Hoixf lllver N'ewn:
Dear Sir Will nend ymi a few linen
In regard to our trip from Hood
Klver to Loh Angeleii. We left Hood
Klver December tith nt .'i:li.' p. in. and
got to r rifco December M h nt M a.
iu. We took the night weeing trip In
an at) auto and Haw the principal
part of the city.
We left San Franc-lxco the Oth at H
a. m. and got to Low Angelert at 12
p. m. aud went to a hotel where we
stayed until we found funili-hed
hoiirtekeeplng rooran on South Hope
and Tenth utreetrt. Mr. S. topple
was with uh on our tripn ami hart a
room near int. We haven t been
about any yet, but there are dome
tr!pn we will make nhorth. One of
a Hundred miles lor one dollar, ami
some short trlpn that we will take
later. W. H. I'.
TO CHANGE NAME OF
THE 0.il& N. CO.
At midnight. Decemlier 23, the Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation company
will he no more and the new Oregon
Ai Wellington ICallroad & Naviga
tion company will have been born.
1 he change will affect the O. It. &
N ami unmix luted lines) In Oregon
ami Waxhlngton and the North (.'omit
line In Washington. ThU great HyM
tem of rallroadrt w ill lie controlled
from the prewent O. K. & N. head-!
qiiarterrt In Portland. Agentn all '
along the line are preparing their '
bookii for the transfer. It menim the '
grouping of Harrlman lluex under
name, by one company.
Eva March Tappan's
The Children's) Hour In receiving
throughout the country the hearty
endomement of parent, teacher,
boy aud girl. A potal matted to
MlrtrtJ. IJ. (iray, L':;l Arcade Annex,
Seattle, Washington, will lie cheer
fully answered, giving Information
concerning the above unequaled ed
ucational torie for young ople
from the age of four to twenty.
I have a client who want to bor
row f.tOO for two year. Will pay H
per cent and secure note with Hrrtt
mortgage on Improved real estate
valued at flVXJ. I'houe ih-M. S.W.
Stark, Eliot lildg.
1,400 BOXES FROM
FIVE YEAR OLD TREES
One of the- moHt extraordinary
yield of apple that ha ever lieeil
reported at Hood Klver wa that
taken from the orchard of W, It.
Starret at Van Horn thl fall. Mr.
Starret' tree are but five year old
and he parked out from 7iH)Spltxen
burg tree 1,4m) boxen of a pple. !)
of which were extra fancy. From JO
Jonathan tree uel a pollenlzer he
secured 04 boxe of fancy fruit.
He will receive from thl young
orchard thl year an Income In tho
neighborhood of $'!,IHM).
Notice to Stockholders of the
Farmers Irrigating Company
The annual stockholders
meeting of the Farmers Irri
gating Company will be held
January 7, 1911, at 10 o'clock
a. m., at the K. of P. hall,
Hood River, Oregon, to elect
seven directors to serve one
year. There will also be
voted on: Shall the company
increase the bonds or borrow
money to pay for the im
provements on the construc
tion; also to vote to amend
the by-laws, Article 7, to
read: "First Saturday in
January" instead of first
Saturday in October. By
order of Board of Directors.
M. H. Nickelsen,
Secretary.
"Benjamin
Clothes
Made in New York and carried exclus
ively by the most prominent dealers in all
cities.
We are now showing the correct models;
very large assortment of grays and browns BjamhCoLhii
OTKM Ml
nonn $20.00, $22.50, $25.00 nana
onanou
J. G. Vogt
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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. : : : :
BCovoers Hardware Company
Phone 99
Cor. Oak and First
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