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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1911 7 K'''V'M'UAlA..VI.M.MJJ.IXU ARE YOU GOING TO R 'Build a Wagon RacK THIS SEASON? If You Are, and if you need supplies of any kind, or require Blacksmithing of any nature, come to our shop and we will be pleased to fill your orders. You may want an Ironed Pole or Shaft for your buggy or wagon. We have them in white new goods at second hand prices. We do structural iron and bridge work. Let us figure on your job. Our Blacksmith Shop is equipped with modern machinery, our employes are mechanics of the highest class, the work we turn out is A-i and guaranteed to give satisfaction to our customers. SNOW &. UPSON Spring House Cleaning Time You have some old Furniture, Stoves and Ranges to trade for NEW GOODS. We ha-Ve 1he Goods. FURNITURE, CARPETS, MATTINGS, ART SQUARES, Sl, RUGS, LINOLEUMS, CHARTER OAK STOVES, RANGES " CAMPING OUTFITSTENTS, CHAIRS, STOVES, COTS-Everything that the Camper Needs GARDEN TOOLS lawn mowers, lawn rakes, picks, shovels, spaoes, hoes, rakes, garden trowels WE BUY, SELL AND EXCHANGE EVERYTHING don't forcet the place: O. P DABNEY & SONS 4th and State Streets. Phone 248-K Guard the Family Health ARRESTED AT THE LOCKS FOR THREATENING TO KILL cat -- it Health is often endangered by unsanitary cooking utensils. Physicians have found that cancer is caused by enamel ware chipping off and irritating the stomach. If you have children or invalids in the family beware of cheap cooking utensils that crack, scale, peel off, tarnish and rust. Disease germs lurk in the worn places and there is further danger of tainting the food. Health is too precious to take risks with it. Be safe. Use "1892" Pure Spun Aluminum Cooking Utensils which are guaranteed for 1 5 years constant service and will never spoil food nor endanger health. This new ware is featherweight, beautiful, easy to clean Ioes not tarnish nor rust. The slight extra cost is more than made up by long service and absolute safety. Look For Trade mark on Every Piece The Maltese cross with the words Pure Illinois "1892" Aluminum the original, insures that you get the genuine. There are imitations, to be ure this trade mark is on every piece. For Sale By STEWART HARDWARE & FURNITURE CO. Win. Mnthleson, watchman on the O-W. K. & n. tracks at I'lmoaik Lock, wan arested there Thursday for threatening to kill S. M Matson. The arrest wan made by Constable J. I. Wilder. Mathleson whh brought to Hood River and given a hearing In-fore Judge Ruck, who placed him under bond to keep the peace. He was charged with drawing a gun and telling Matson that he would (hoot It 1 in . COLONIST FARES From the Middle and Etern portion of the United Slate nd Canada to Oregon.washingTonSnorthwest will prevail DAILY MARCH 10th TO APRIL ovrr th 10th & Navigation Co. ii a, ard connections, the Oregon Short line. Union Pacifc and The Chicago and North Western From Chicago at - $.TMH St. Eouls ;tLUX) Omaha 'J.'i.iM) Kansas Cltv - - i!.Y0O St. I'mil - - L':.(H) and from other cities corresponding ly low. . You can Fkepare Fares The Colonist fare are Westbound only, but if you have relative or friend or employee in the Esst whom you desire to bring to this state you can deposit the value of the fare with your local railroad aa-ent, and an order for a ticket will he telegraphed to any address desired. Let the World know Of our vant tvourctm and biff opportunities for Home Building Cult on th uncleraiirnrd fnr rood instructive printed mutter to tend Kant, nr giv him the ad- drM of thn to whom you would likcuurh matter Wm. McMURRY General Passenger Agent POKTI.AM). ORKJON J. II. Fredrky, Local A tent. ROOSEVELT WITH THE ROUGH RIDERS KolH.KK W. HIMI'SON After the sinking of the battleship Maine war wan declared with Spain. Theodore Roosevelt resigned his pOHltloii hh Assistant Secretary of War to take part In the fight. When lie resigned he went to hlw ruiicbeH Id Texan unci got all the cowboy ha could to enlist ax volun teem. They were called the First United States Volunteer Cavalry Troop, but were afterwards known a Rough Riders. The men wanted Mr. Roosevelt for their colonel but he tiald "No." Then Dr. Wood of the medical department became colonel and Mr. Roosevelt assistant colonel, or lieutenant colonel. In Texan they were drilled for some weeku and then they left for Tampa, Florida. Upon arriving they waited for a little while for Spanish ships to get out of the way, for they wanted to get to Cuba with out a battle, then they nailed away on some transports. Upon arriving In Cuba they waited for regimen I h of Infantry and other troops of cavalry, and for provisions. The Hough Riders hud no horses, which wan u great drawback. Then they advanced on foot, but very slowly because of poor roads and the lack of wagons and horses to enrry their provisions and camp lug outfits. It was very hard work under the extreme heat. All this was nothing to cowboys who were used to such hardships, but the other soldiers and officers who were not trained as cowboys had a hard time. Mr. Uoosevelt would often go round to the camps of the regular soldiers and the volunteers and help them and cheer them up as best he could by telling tbem stories of great men, and some of himself. One morning the Hough Riders were getting breakfast and some were oHlog their canteens with wa ter, when they were ordered to "fall In" and get In a skirmish Hue and go to battle. They then moved toward the Spanish trenches and met some Spaniards In the forests and sent them on a run as fast as they could to get In shelter. Then when they weren't expecting It they came upon the trenches and advanced. They ran and fell down, then ran and fired and fell down, aud so on until they had (rained the trenches. All this time Mr. Roosevelt was car rying a gun that he hail picked up from a wounded man and was firing with good aim and as quickly as possible. When they were appoaeh lng the trenches and a big battery stooil liefore them, the enemy tired as fast as possible, but over the heads of the United States soldiers and volunteers, which were very close to the battery. As the section that Mr. Roosevelt was with came to a standstill they heard a cheer from the other section and thougbt It was a charge. Mr. Roosevelt or dered them to charge, which they did willingly. When they got there all out of breath, they found uo one around except two dead men shot through the head. The rest had es caped, much to the men's disgust. That night they found that out of !rfV4 soldiers and officers 16 had been killed aud ."- wounded. They kept on like this bravely, not a man going half hearted, but all as willing as their officers. They ad vanced in this manner until the town batteries w hich defended the harbor could tire on them. They had to wait until a few battleships, which were coaling, could come and help them make the city surrender. A few- ships were guarding the harbor, but that was not enough so the Hough Killers and the rest of the United States army held the trenches and The DUNBARS April 1, Q11 ill e Hood River Commercial Club Hall The Greatest Musical Quartette on the Stage r Bell : Ringers, : Singers, : Soloists This is the Finest Attraction Ever Brought to Hood River Single Admission - 75c 1 1 Hon. Gov. Jos. W. Folk April 1511 Single Admission $1.00. Tickets to both $1.50 Call Secretary Hood River Commercial Club BOAT LINE GETTING INCREASED BUSINESS did not retreat. Finally one day Spanish ships In trying to escape. they saw that the the harbor were Mr. Roosevelt, looking through Ills Held glasses, saw the lira very of the United States navy and saw them destroy the Spanish licet and then save as nianv men ami officers as they could, which Mr. Roosevelt thought was good work oil the part of the men. Then there was a long truce In which the armies traded soldiers and Colonel Roosevelt had a hard time helping Colonel Wood. At length the truce ended and a battle took place, but did not last long for the Spaniards soon gave up and the United States army marched Into the city. Then followed a Jolly gooil time. The soldiers wrote let ters home telling of the good news. After awhile the Rough Riders got on transports ami sailed for New oru wnen tney arrived they got a I hearty welcome and then they were dismissed and went to their ranches, or where they were employed, and made good cowboys, and nianv a time they talk of the time "Tedil.v" lioosevelt was with them In the Spanish-A uierlcaii war. When Mr. Uoosevelt came back from Africa a lot of the Hough lilders came L'lHNI miles to greet him home again. So we see that after ten years they had not forgotten their lieutenant colonel of the Hough Itlders. I Early spring weather has brought big business to the boat Hues ami they are moving a lot of freight as well as passengers. The warm weather has made a good stage of water, whK-h, according to ( apt. Aldeii. of The Dalles City, had been the lowest during the winter fur n number of years. The Dalles City will run until April 1st, w hen the tiatzert will take the run. About May 1st It Is expected that the ciatzert will commence making round trips dally. River nieu still keep pounding away on Hood River getting a dock near the city, and lielleve it would be a big thing for the town If It could be done. They say that the steam boat business on the lower river Is an Important one for all the tow ns along It to consider, and they look for greater Is'iients from It In future. The opening of the portage road at The Dalles will mean a much larger tonnage for river steamers, In addi tion to the fact that the business Is growing much larger between 1 he Dalles and I'ortland. The greatest number of boxes of apples was ship ped by boat from Hood River this year since the boat lines have been In business, ami bigger fruit shipments are reported all along the Columbia. Trannsportliig automobiles has In come a small matter and a day sel dom passes: that doesn't see from three to nearly a dozen shipped up from I'ortland. It Is thought that the river may not get as high as usual this summer, owing to less snow last winter and also on account of the early spring, which is causing the water to run off gradually Instead of coming up rap Idly during the warm days In May , ami .lane. Convention Begins The third annual convention of the Hood River branch of the Christian Missionary Alliance began last Sun- ' day lu the Alliance Chapel, with good Interest and attendance. Rev. 0. J. Stone, of Tneotna. spoke at 11 a. tn. and T. p, in., and Mrs. D. (. 1. und, of the Philippine Islands, spoke In the afternoon, telling of the condition aud needs of the people. The convention will continue each afternoon and evening during this week. Miss Crace Allen, the blind singer from Doston, will sing each day. We Invite you to come. C E. Perry, Pastor, HEALTH RUINED BY CHINESE MEDICINE i j S. A. Helmer, a pioneer resident of J Mount Hood. Is In a I'ortland sana ; torlum In a sertouscondltlon brought ' about, it Is stated by Mrs. Helmer, by taking a Chinese reniedv adver tised ns n cure for rheumatism. Mr. Helmer has almost lost his hearing and Is also becoming blind. He Is said to have become as weak as a ' child ami grave fears are entertained for his life. Mr. Helmer, who was suffering from rheumatism, commence. tak- ! Ing the remedy and continued to do 1 so for some time before It was dis covered what was ruining ht health. He was taken to the sanatorium some time ago and It Is thought now that he will lie i helpless Invalid ; Mrs. Helmer was here Monday and went to Portland to visit him. Tips on Spraying At this season of the year many people are thinking of purchasing spraying outfits, and a few comments ! along that line are therefore timely, says A. E. Mel inder, entomologist. Washington state College, Pullman. A single bordeaux nozzle rses about two and one-half gallons of spray per minute at a pressure of 1in) pounds. Two nozzles, therefore, will use about five gallons per min ute. If you have two leads of hose and two nozzles each, your pump j must supply ten gallons or It will be wasteful. Most pumps on the market cannot supply ten gallons per minute and keep the pressure above 2m) pounds, i In order to have this capacity a two-horse power engine Is needed. If 'you Intend to use two leads of hose with a single nozzle, you can get a . small size pump, and possibly a one , horse power engine would do. You i will find that most pumps on the market ha ve a capacity of seven or eight gallons per minute. Some of them are even equipped with three horse power engines In order to do this work well A pump throwing eight gallons Is large enough for three nozzles only, unless you wish to shut down the nozzles. It seems to me that It Is not economy to use two nozzles to one m in and a single nozzle to the second spr.iver. If you Intend to use two leads of hose you will Had your sprat Ing can be done cheapest by letting each lead carrv two nozzles I If you want (o get a sin ill pump that has capacity for t wo nozzles, I j would suggest putting both nozzles i on a single lead and lu I hat w ay ills, pense with the services of one man. Land Bargains 17 acres uncleared land In Summit district for sale, la acres good or chard land; 7 acres hill side. Joins Carters, Klmballs and lilsens. Fine soil. Address. Marlon MacRae, owner: Mt. Hood Hotel." Simplicity and Durability 1:1 y, kZvsrwtt4J$ n is the basis which the WHITE SEW IVi MACHINE is built on. We are unprejudiced in our claim that the U hi TE is the best sew Ing machine In the WORLD. We are only too glaJ to show you that the range of work is unlimited We make the Vibrator and Rotary machines, the latter being equipped with the Lock and Chain stitch, making two machines In one and possesses other desirable feature too numerous to mention. See STEWART HARDWARE A F I RM 11 RE CO., local dealer, hood Rler, Ore., before you buv. ttHHE SLUhG MCHI CO. 20 Acres OK Fine Bed Shot Soil Hood River Apple Land in the Famous Oak Grove District IVn ml,- .'tit m tn 'Mthw.-t l-art i.f the IikI Kurr Valli v II .J Kivit. OrK"n. The tract is partly improved with . acres in younjr com mercial orchard, has fairly pood house, barns, etc., anil a tine spring well which is capable of U ic' le eloped sutliciently to irrigate 1' or more acres. This tract is in the Ust app'o section in the al!e composed of all red shot soil. 1 he surrounding oour,trv is I 1 1 1 cr rapidly de veloped and k row intf into bi money. I RANK I . I ORMll Rli, Owner Hood River, Oregon