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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1911 7 PRODUCTS OF GOLDEN WEST SHOWN Fine Display of Fruits, Grains and Vegetables Make Great Northern Exhibit Effec tive Advertisement The possibilities of Oregon both as an agricultural un.l fruit slute are be ing played up strongly by the (ircat Northern Railway ut their Kvhiliit in t'nluiiiliiiH, Ohio, ami the following ex tract of article taken from the. Columbus Journal gives Home i.lea of the beauty nf and interest created by thin Kxhibit. 2 -urf. Ureal Northern AktIcuIIuiuI Kxhtlilt at Night, 4 7 North High Street. Columbus, Ohio. "f!o west, young ninn, and grow tip t it li the country," said Irceley. The seer gave good advice, but he stopped there. "(lo west, young man, woman, boys ami n i I" I h . and grow up with the great new west," Raid I.. W. Hill. Then Mr. Hill, who is President of the (Ireat North ern Railway, and sun of .lame .1. Hill, Lacked up his advice by making it pos hilile for evervliody to go went. Thiit the M-ope of Columbus and vicin ity may become better acipiainted with the wonderful western country, a free Inhibition of the (.'rains and fruits of Montana, Oregon and Washington has been opened at 47 North High street by the fireat Northern Railway. The exhibition is well worth the visit. (Ireat sheaves of .'olden wheat, oats anil other grains adorn the walls in artistic array. ltig crystul jars display the fruits of the far west. Literature de scriptive of the wonderful opport unities awaiting the hoiucseeker arc distributed, LESLIE BUTLER, President TRUMAN BUTLER, Citshinr BUTLER BANKING COMPANY Capital and Surplus ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS SAVINGS DEPARTMENT SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES Merchants1 Express a n d General Delivery I'o sure to order from your merchant by noon on day of delivery Long Hauls of Fruit Solicited We are in a position to handle Tonnage. Figure with us, for we can do your hauling cheaper with our auto truck than you can by team. Phone 115-K. A. O. HERSHEY THE Middle Valley Mill Is now open and ready, to furnish Lumber and Building Mateaial Located 3 1-2 Miles South of Odell MT. HOOD MILLING CO. - Phone 641 J. M. SCHMELTZER HOOD RIVER ABSTRACT COMPANY ABSTRACTS Insurance Conveyancing Surety Bonds "Accuracy" is Our Motto Office in New Hcllbronner Rullding Phone 13 I loo J River, Oregon and all inquiries made by viators are cheerfully unxwered by those in charge. "The (ireat Northern Railway has not a iooi oi land to sell," Haul I. U, JStout, who is in charge of the display. "Presi dent Hill wants the men and women of j our city to realize' the great possibilities oi me uig, new west. 4 j-.. '"Trt z Mr. Stout has many large photographs of orchard scenes along the railroad and in the adjacent territory which tell in forceful language the story of the fertile west. As a proof that the npplo industry is a great source of revenue in the western country, the fruit growers have sent gor gisms glowing fruits to the exhibition. Riles and crates of apples, such as one seldom sees, grace the tables and coun ters at the exhibition. Vegetables, too, of great size, are dis played. Beautiful flowers from Oregon, cun ningly preserved, add to the beauty of the display. If you have thought of the west as a possible home, go and see this exposi tion. If you have not given it a thought, then go and see the wonderful things which the trees and vines yield the toil ers who tempt fate and win fortunes in a virgin country. Journal, Columbus, 0 ESTABLISHED NINETEEN HUNDRED F. A. BISHOP I W' r HI - The Voice of Mary Etta It Prove a Safeguard In Time of Need By CLARISSA MACKIE Copyright by American Preaa Aso atlon, 1911. "Never mind, Ben," encouraged Mary Etta aa ber husband shrugged into his overcoat and picked up bin bat, "ev erything will come out all right In the end. All the other runners In the couuty have met with the same fail ure that we have, only you've got the best of most of them. You've got your trade to fall back on." The sullen expression deepened on Ben Madison's handsome face. "It Isn't so easy going back to work under a foreman after being my own boss for five years," be said bitterly. Mary Etta winced. "I know It, dear. But suppose you didn't have a trade and couldn't make up this winter for your losses of last summer. Mr. Fray has promised you steady work at $2.50 that's $15 a week. Why, It will pay the Interest and taxes for a year, be sides paying all our living expenses and giving you a splendid start for the spring. You might be able to buy another cow." "I know all the advantages," said Ben impatiently. "But you don't un derstand how I feel about It, Mary Ettal It's sort of admitting I've fail ed on the farm, Just as your father said I would." Ills wife's eyes flashed strangely. "You don't understand father, dear. He has already admitted be was mis taken In bis estimate of you, for you have done splendidly no one can deny that and who could prevent the long drought we have suffered? I know he'd think It was splendid of you to pitch in and make the farm pay by doing everything you could this winter." Ben turned away, a discouraged droop to his shoulders. Of course Mary Etta didn't know that he had gone to her father the night before and asked him for a loan of $500 to tide them over the winter and spring In fact, until his crops would begin to pay along In May and June, for his mar ket garden and forcing house had proved a very paying branch of the Madison farm. lie reddened resentfully as he re membered how old Feter Lloyd's white eyebrows had lifted Incredulous ly when his son-in-law asked for the loan. "No, Ben," Teter had said slow ly; "I'm not saying I ain't got the money, for I have, but I guess I'll keep It awhile longer. If Mary Etta was a widow, now, and needed my help It would lie different. You're a strong man, and you've done well so far. It would only weaken you to borrow this money of me. Find a way out your self. You'll be the better off for It In the end, and I wish you good luck. If you was sick or there was an accident of some kind I'd be the first one on hand to help you out. As It is, you and Mary Etta have started out for yourselves, aud you're both capable of fighting It out to the end same as the rest of us have to do." Ben Madison thought of this con versation with increasing anger as be trudged down the frosty road that led to Fray's planing mill. The only al ternative left to him had been to seek a Job at Fray's, where Its owner bad told him there were sufficient orders ahead to keep a good workman like Ben busy all winter making sashes and blinds for the spring building trade. Now he was going down to tell Fray be would take the Job. There were others waiting for the opportunity, but Fray bad promised Ben the first chance. When be reached the road that turn ed down to the mill be hesitated and then walked slowly on, bead down, moodily thinking. At last be came to the railroad station, where a few loungers awaited the passing of the noon train. Ben looked down the shin ing length of track that led to the city beyond. There might be opportunities for other work than that he bad left behind when be married Mary Etta five years ago. He had hated the bench, work, the long hours andthe carrying of the dinner pall. They chafed bis Madison pride. Ben was the last of his family, and all the pride of the Madlsons seemed concentrated In this young man with the strong, broad shoulders and the bitterly droop ing mouth, who Imagined be bad made a failure of life. Aa tho whistle of the approaching train shrieked from some distant cross ing Ben Mudison seemed to make up bis mind to some course of action. He glanced quickly at the loungers con gregated about the station stove and stepped out of the station bouse and walked up the track to tho raised plat form where there was a little heap of baggage. He pulled his hat down over bis eyes and muttered under bis breath: "I Just can't go bark to the bench again. I'll get something to do In the city and send for Mary Etta to come. I can write to her when I get there and tell her bow It Is. She'll un derstand." When he was In the trnln he tried to persuade himself that Mary Etta would understand Just how he felt and look on his decision in exactly the same manner that ho did. Mary Etta had pride too. He had tnken her from a comfortable home, where as the only daughter of a well to do farmer she bad bad llttlo hard work and many luxu ries. All of these things sho had glad ly given up to marry the man she loved, and Ben prided himself on the fact that by the work of his hands Mary Etta bad not bad to do as much drudgery as many of his neighbors' wives. Sue bad help In tier house cleaning, and whenever there was ex tra work to be done she hud a woman to do ber washing and ironing uud scrubbing. And yet Mary Etta look ed very tired this fall. Indeed, there was a faded look about her usually blooming face that Ben did not un derstand and secretly worried about. And yet bis anxiety was not so great aa his pride. He could support his wife, but be would do it In his own way. They would board all winter in the city where be could get fine wages, and In the spring they would return to the farm. Once In the city streets be did not know which way to turn to look foi work. By the time be bad bought a morning newspaper and hunted Its col umns in vain for advertisements re quiring the especial seniles he had to offer he was ravenously hungry. When be had appeased his healthy ap petite be was troubled at the Inroads made upon bis little store of money, and this money bad been a sum that Mary Etta had produced from some secret biding place, for their money in the savings bank bad been drawn upon to meet necessary expenses. Mary Etta waa a wonderful man ager be thought as be left the eating place and walked aimlessly down the street She had planned and contrived all through the autumn months while the dread of going back to the bench still hung like a dark cloud over him. He paused In front of a gaudily painted doorway and reud the posters of a moving picture show. In a few momenta be had yielded to the temp tation to enter and found himself seat ed well down In front in the long, nar row theater. At the moment there were being produced the pictures of a thrilling rescue from flames as a tall tenement bouse burned. Ben watched breathlessly and cheer ed as heartily as the rest when the last picture faded away. He did not look at the card announcing the next production. The theater was warm, and he was removing his overcoat. When be looked up he heard the faintly familiar sounds of an organ re produced from a large phonograph on the stage, and there flashed Into view on the curtain a scene that took his breath away and left him sitting in stunned silence while It lusted. Before him was the interior of the village church at home, rows and rows of familiar heads, while up in the pul pit the thin, angular form of the new minister sat stiffly on the red velve; sofa, while the choir grouped on his left were singing. ne saw bis own grave face beside young narry Fray, tie tenor, ne sav Mrs. Phillips, the pastor's wife, and Mary Etta. Mary Ettn, looking very sweet and girlish, was singing, and the others should have leen Joining In the refrain, for their mouths were opened. But It was only Mary Etta who sang, her sweet, high voice rising like that of an angel to the very roof of the church even now as it wns re produced from the phonograph and floated above the beads of the mixed audience, who hung breathlessly upon every word she sang. Now and then there was a strangled sob as the mean ing of the song was borne to the hearts of the hearers and touched some tender chord. Ben listened, seeming to hear the broken trill of a robin from the church yard outside, as hod happened the last time Mary Etta had sung that old Scotch hymn "My Aln Countrle:" I am far fraa my hame, an' I'm weary aftenwhlles For the landed for hame bringing an' my Falther's welcome smiles, An' I'll ne'er be fu' content until mine een do see The gowden gates o' heav'n an' my aln countrle. When the last note had died away amid a silence that was more eloquent than the noisiest applause Ben found bis way to the management of the the ater and was sent to the people from whom the picture films bad been pur chased. There, after many explana tions and some delay, he was Informed that the pastor had granted permission for the picture to be taken from the back gallery the spring before and that Mary Etta had been approached and asked to sing the song into a phono graph. This she had at first refused to do, and then, tempted by the money offered, she hud consented and bad made several trips to the city to sing many other well known songs to be reproduced for the entertainment of the public. That explained to Ben Madison how it was that in spite of the scant re turns from the farm that summer there had always been plenty on bis table, while his store bills bad been prompt ly met. The shadow in Mary Etta's face was probably the reflection of her troubled conscience, for her gentle heart must have suffered at deceiving her proud young husband. Thrilled with self contempt, Ben Madison hurried home on the last train that night and awoke the astonished Mr. Fray from his early sleep. Then he went ou to his home, where Mary Etta was waiting anxiously for bis re turn. Hurray!" cried Ben Joyously. "I got the Job all right, Mary Etta. I'm going to work tomorrow morning. You got something for my lunch?" 'I-ots," said Mary Etta, smiling through her tears. "Do you mind go- . Ing back to the bench, dear?"she asked. I Then it was that Ben told her of his ; day's experience. "Gee. Mary Etta," i he said In wonder as ho concluded, "I i don't see how you stood my foolish . pride as long as you did! But you're : the stuff. My pride's changed to an- , ether kind, and I'll work my fingers off I ano way or another till we pull out." "Why, I loved you, Ben," said Mary ; contentedly. "Thut's why It was easy to do." "You'll seo how much I love yon ; then," threatened her husband happily, i THE HORSE THIEVES By THEODORE L BREVfER Copyright by Amerl an Treaa Asso ciation, l'Jll. "There ain't the same chance for a lively life out yere," said the old plains mun, "there use to was. These yere railroads ruin a country." I was to spend the night in Josh Mil ler's cubin. We were smoking our pipes after supper, and his wife was wushlng the dishes. I encouraged him to talk almut the country as it was formerly. "Them was times when the men was wild us the lieust. Every man was armed with a rltle hooked to his saddle, two revolvers In his belt and likely a couple more lu his saddlebags. Anyway that's the way I used to go about. Aud I tell you we had some pretty likely women about yere in them days. They could all shoot, and shoot straight enough too. And, better than that, they wasu't all day duln' it. One on 'em I courted, too, for I wasn't married then, but so fur as I could see she hadn't no use for me. "The huss thieves was about as bad stuff to deal with as anything we had out yere In them days. There was one gang of 'em that I and some of the rest of us got after and broke up. We killed some, hung some, and some of 'em got away. I heurn that them as got away said they'd get even with me. They'd &t me alive and when they got me they'd muke me suffer a death for every man of their gang I'd killed. "And they got me sure enough. One arternoon I'd strayed away from the settlement, crossed the river one of the forks of the Missouri by a ford and looked about for some game for supper. I had only my rltle with me, but I considered that enough to deal with any Indians roamln' about. I didn't come on to no game, and, feelln kind of lazy, I laid down on the ground. 'The breeze rustled the leaves of a tree under which I w-os layln', and the birds was a-slnirlu', and everything was peaceful. That was what made the difference when the shootin' and the scalpln' Ix'gun In them times. We Jumped from one to t'other in a Jiffy. One minute It was listenln to the gurglln' o' water and the slghln' of the breeze: the next we hearn a bullet slngln' or a warwhoop. "Well, I fell asleep. I was woke up up by a shake, aud there, looking down Into my face, was Bill Aiken, one o' the hoss thieves that had said he'd do me. He'd got my rifle, aud I saw It was all up with me. Bill's hoss was ulppin' the grass. So was mine. Three other fellers come rldiu' up. They was the Jolllest lot at glttln' me you ever see, and they begun at onct to lay plans for torturiu' me to death. "They concluded to take me to their camp. They tied a lariat arouud my neck, and one of 'em held an end be fore me, and another held one end be hind me, so that I shore couldn't git away. Then they put nie on my hoss. To git to their camp they was obliged to go over the ford I'd come by. Two of 'em rode ahead and two behind r.'e. When we reached the ford the first man weut In up to Ills boss' belly. I was wonderln' if I couldn't find some way to drown. But I dldu't have much time to thiuk about It, for I'd scarce $ Spring House Gleaning Time You have some old Furniture, Stoves and Ranges to trade for NEW GOODS. We hasJc Ihe Goods. FURNITURE, CARPETS, MATTINGS, ART SQUARES, RUGS, LINOLEUMS, CHARTER OAK STOVES, RANGES CAMPING OUTFITS TENTS, CHAIRS, STOVES, -Everything that the Camper Needs GARDEN TOOLS lawn mowers, lawn rakes, picks, shovels, spades, hoes, rakes, garden trowels WE BUY, SELL AND EXCHANGE EVERYTHING DON'T FCRCET THE PLACE : O. P. D 4th BLOWERS HARDWARE CO Cot into the water when the man who'd gone In first pitched forward Into the driuk. At the same time I heard a t ruck and saw a bit o' smoke flout In' away from the high bank on t'other sldo of the river. But I could see nothiu' but the smoke. "The second man, seeln' the one ahead killed and not seeln' what killed him, didn't know what to do. All of us was In the river, and crossln' stream la the wo'st possible place for to be attacked. The third hoss thief called on the second to go on, but be fore be could do it there was another c rack, aud he dropied too. I was won derln' If I was to be killed ruther hoplu' I was when the man behind me give a yell, aud he went the same way as the others. "One idee by this time must 'a' got Into the fourth man's htad. I reckon he thought some one was doin' all thU for me and, not likln' to give me a cbam e to escape, concluded to shoot me. I turned Jist In time to see him puttln' his hand back to git his re volver when a red spot came In his forehead aud he didn't git no pistol. "Yere was four men either dead or so near dead they couldn't do nothln'. Two of 'em was goln' downstream under the water. Of course I didn't waste no time. I spurred my hoss and started across the ford. When I'd climbed the bank I looked for them as had done the shootin'. I didn't see no one. It was as peaceful there aa an April tuornin'. I listened, but I couldn't heur nothln' except a breece sliuklu' the leaves of the trees. The grass was long, and I hunted about In it. "Purty soon I came to a gal lyln as If dead. She was the one I was tellln' you about a spell ago. A rifle and a 42 caliber revolver luid by her. I got off my hoss and knelt down to do soiuepln to help her when she opened her eyes. Seeln' me, she put her arms around my neck. "She was the purty as had killed four hoss thieves and had saved me. Beln' out thar, she had seen 'em and, know In' I was nli;h, hud gone back to gtt the weepons. After klllln' all four of "em. like a gal, she fainted." "That's the kind of girl I'm looking for." I remarked enthusiastically. "You can't have that one," said the plainsman. "She's In thar washln' dishes. Besides, she's an old woman now." Warning Notice is hereby given that School Superintendent's wnrrant No. 20, Is sued April 4, 11)10 by Ernest C. Smith, county school superintendent Hood River county, to J. W. Hicks, clerk Hchool dlsfrict No. 11, for the sum of $4 s'i has been cancelled und will not lie paid by the county treusurer of Hood River county if presented, for the reHson t lie suld warrant has apparently miscarried through the malls, having; never lieen received by Mr. Hicks. Any person into whose hands this warrant may come is hereby warned that it lias no value, and anyone ntteniptlng to cash it will lie prosecuted. GKO. I. Cti.HKHTSON, County Judjjo. INVEST IN HAY LANDS We are offering several interesting buys at Camas Prairie. B. E. Duncan & Co. Money To Loan Eight thousand dollar to loan nt (HT cent. J. L. Henderson Co., Inc. ABNEY & SONS and State Streets. Phone 248 ifa'Jfc ftfr1 ?i TAG AWFUL CATASTROPHE IN UPPER VALLEY A dlrtaMtrouscoDtlAgriitlon occurred at the ranch of Charles Steluhouwr, and great loss of life wan averted by the timely arrival and heroic action of the fire brigade. As It waa, three perished In the tlamea. For valorous deeds of bravery there are few recorded upon the putfeaof history that compare with those performed at this appalling scene. If Justice Is done, the Carne gie Hero Fund will surely be ex hausted. As soon hh the alarm waa sounded. not one of the volunteers failed to respond. Ray Rabson, foreman of Valley Crest Hose Co., wns the flrat to arrive. He took in the aituatlon at a glance and ordered a second alarm sent In, which brought Chief Barney Cooper and Farkdale Hose Co. No. 1 in record time. Barney, whoe chief hobby Is fighting; flreM. ordered that the Inmates lie rescued first and then, If possible, to save the building. Cornell, regardless of all personal danger, rushed In and rescued two. He waa closely followed by I'pte grove, who, half suffocated, emerged bearing one under each arm. A shout was heard from the roof and all eyes were turned in that di rection, and there, to the throng's dismay, waa Stelnhouser perched upon the apex of the roof. "Don't Jump," shouted Chief Cooper through bis megaphone, and In the next breath ordered a ladder hoisted, but there waa not a ladder to hoist, aa the Mt. Hood Hook aud IadderCo. No. 23 bad failed to respond. It waa explained afterward that the un usual had happened the wires were down and. In consequence, they were unaware that their presence was ao much needed. Barney, aware of the Intensity of the cold, ordered a stream directed to the roof, and aa the water emit ting from the hose froze it formed a huge icicle, down which Stelnhouser slid to terra lirrua. The fire was soon nnder control and a search for the uitsxlng was liegun. The charred remains of three were found, two bens and one rooster valued nt 7.x;. Amouut of damage to building $1.50, fully in sured. FRANKTON HIGH SCHOOL OUTPOINTS ODELL TEAM The debate held Thursday night at I'ark Grange hall, between the Frankton high school team and the team from the Odell school, was won by Frankton. The subject debated was: "Resolved, That the labor unions are a benefit to the laboring tneu. trankton upheld the nega tive side of the question and won by a two to oue decision. The Judges were Trutuan Butler, Dr. M. 1 . Shaw and H. C. Hansen. We print our paper MONDAYS and TUESDAYS. Copy required Monday. - K L