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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1911 8 OUR STOCK OF .Boys ScoMt ' I 1 I T(5 "I want my XTRAG00D Clothes" CHE FIRST SHIPMENT of AMERICAN BOY SCOUT SUITS, including COAT, PANTS, HAT, LEGGINGS and KNAP SACK, are here and ready for your summer wear. These suits were selected with great care by lis on our recent trip to New York, and are made up espe cially for Frank A. Cram's particular class of customers. THE WHOLE OUTFIT ONLY $3.90. SEE OUR WINDOW GET THE UNIFORM AND COMMENCE THE GOOD WORK THOUSANDS WILL BE WORN ALL OYER THE UNITED STATES F K. A N K. A. CHAM c LO CALS PERSONALS Minn Lucille Johnson was the week end Kuet of friends In Portland. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Kelly, of Fort land, were Sunday guests of R. D. Kelly at his west side ranch. Stevenson's first serious fire oc curred last Monday rooming, when the Stevenson hotel was badly dam aged. Miss Mattle Hudson, of Mosler, ae coui)anled ty her cousin. Miss Whit son, of Kentucky, was a Hood River visitor Thursday. John Evans, C. H. Iunstnore, J. P. t'arroll and Ix-e Hunter, of Mosler, were visitors In Hood River on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. nnd Mrs. C K. Williams came up from Portland Wednesday and were the guests of Mr. aud Mrs. Tru man liutler at a luncheon and ride around the valley to view the apple Mossoms. Mr. Williams Is the Port land manager of Morris liros., the large toud house. oil meal at Whitehead's Howling alleys now open. C A. Richards Ac Co. Order your bee supplies early of W. W. Dakiu, VXCt Seventh street.4 F or Sale" A fine lot of hay in the Alt. Hood district. Near Mt. Hood Post Office. Phone, Odell 38 or 2002.x. Get your butter, guaranteed fresh eggs, cream and milk from Purity Dairy Co. Phone 68-L. Depot Davidson Building. If you want to lie comfortable burn coal. We are prepared to furnish It In any quantity. Plenty on hand aud more coming. We handle the liest quality of Wyoming coal. Transfer Jc 1-1 very Compaoy. Phone 5. Miss Katherlue Itensruore will give a grand muslcale at the Valley Chris tian church Wednesday evening. May 10th. assisted by local talent. Miss iM-iismure Is a New York musician of well known abilities. One of the features, also, will Is- a reading by Mrs. Campls-ll. Admission cents. A cordial Invitation Is extended to all to attend. W. H. Taft Is now In Wisconsin where he was called by the serious Illness of bis mother. H. M. Huxley, of the Davidson Fruit Company, spent Wednesday attending to business matters at Mosler. J. X. Mosler, of the neighboring town of that name, and President of the Mosler Bank, was here Saturday on a short business visit. The Woman's Club gives notice that all delinquent memts-rs will le dropped from the roll unless their dues are paid by the end of the club year. Miss Belle Johnson, formerly con nected with the Mosler Bulletin, has accepted a position with the News and has changed her residence to Hood River. Trains 3 and 4 on the O-W. K. & N. have been discontinued, the new schedule going Into effect last week. The trains discontinued were the trains to Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Butterfield were here last week on their first visit of the season to their summer home on the 'west side. They returned to Portland Thursday and will soon come up to remain for the summer Best Wyoming lump coal In any quantity. Transfer & Livery Co. Phone 5. For Sale Some good horses and a nutnlier of second-band rigs, cheap. Apply at the Fashion Livery Stable. For Sale A fine lot of hay in the Mt. Hood district. Near Mt. Hood Post Office. Phone. Odell 38 or 2002-x. Join the Bowling I-engue. We have the lest alleys In the state. Iet's have the lest team. C. A. Richards & Co, Qet your butter, guaranteed fresh eggs, cream and milk from Purity Dairy Co. Phone 68-L. Depot Davidson Building. Guard against early frosts by burning straw In orchards for smudge. Straw for sale by Kelly Bros. Phone 2.7-M. r Ulc arc now taking ordero for Strawberry Crates r' Having only a limited supply, would advise ordering at once. Stcmfey-Smitfi um6er Co. ifcoi Rloer, Oregon PfVen 134 Madame Curroll, of Portland, was the guest, Sunday, of her son, Phillip Carroll, at his country home. Mrs. D. B. Rees.ofCentralla. Wash., was the guest of her sister. Miss Ida Chancey, of the News office, over Sunday. The High School graduates who will uumber 13 this year were given a reception In Odd Fellows Hall Sat urday evening, April 2Uth. by the Juniors. School will close this year Wednesday, May 17th. " Dr. French, educational director. of the Portland Y. M. C. A., made a short stop at Hood River, Saturflay ou his way to Mosler to examine the big tract of land owned there by Dev. lln & Flrebaugh. Harry Weber, of The Dalles, was here Thursday. Mr. Weber Is pre paring for the fruit shipping season at The Dalles where he has handled a large percentage of the cherries and peaches In that district. M. M. Hill, who had been In Port land for some time undergoing an operation, returned to his home here Wednesday. Mr. Hill has fully re covered from the trouble which was an affection of the ear. The name of the Hood River Light and Power Co. was changed to the Pacific Power & Light Co., Friday, when the same order went Into effect wit h all the holdings of the company along the Columbia river. The White Salmon Enterprise re marks: Lyle Is advertised as the town opposite Hood River. It Is good to be so famous that a distance of twenty to thirty miles up and down the river Is "opposite Hood River." J. F. Gibson, of Pittsburg, Pa., a brother of Prof. L. B. Gibson, form erly principal of the High School, Is here again after hating made a visit lu surrounding cities. Mr. Gibson says he prefers Hood River to any place he has seen lu the west. Frank Carlisle, of Lake Benton, Minn., residing temporarily In Port land, spent several days here last week looking for an Investment In land. Mr. Carlisle Is an acquaint ance of C. P. Sounlchsen of the News, and was much Impressed with Hood River. Chris Grelsen. of B;tter Fruit left Sunday morning for the most exten sive trip that he has ever taken as the representatfve of this publica tion. He expects to le away two monhts and will visit .VI large cities during his Journey, which will ex tend to the Atlantic coast ami back covering different routes coming and going. David Kccles, of Ogden, I'tah, ar rived here Saturday and visited lee and Parkdale by special train. From Parkdale, the I'j.per Valley was covered by automobile. Mr. Kccles, who had never liefore leen over the I'per Valley, was very fa vorably Impressed with the present and prospective development. He was accompanied by W. II. and D. C. Kccles and Chas. T. Early. K. A. Baker, of the Hotel Oregon, w ho has lx-en confined to his room with an Injured leg for several weeks, Is again able to lie about, nnd attend the regular meetings of the Bench Committee held at Vogt's store. During Mr. Baker's absence Burnette Duncan has leen nerving nschalrmau of the committee and has reversed several of the former's rulings. Mr, Baker will now thoroughly reorgan. Ize thn committee nnd resume his former despotic sway. Chas. Hall and Rurnetee Duncan returned Friday from a two days' trip la the Camas Prairie country. Mr. and' Mrs. R. H. Wallace and Mrs. Johnson were week end visitors In Portland as the guests of friends lu that city. R. K. Armstrong, president of the Toledo, Peoria & Western railroad. and father of L. K. Armstrong, has been the guest of his son aid wife for. several days. F. E. Harris and family, of Hood River, have moved to Blngen, ami have rented the Nelson cottage. Mr. Harris may engage In the meat busi ness there later on. Bob. Stevens who owns a ranch in the I'pper Valley that he Is develop, lng, spent a day or two here last week Inspecting. It. He returned to Portland Wednesday, Ml"8 Sophie Morris, stenographer for I). I). Hall at Mosler, accompan ied by her sister, who Is visiting her from Portland, was a visitor at Hood River Thursday. N. W. Rone has started the exca vation for a handsome new resilience which he will erect at the corner of Oak and Ninth streets opposite the home of Dr. Rroslus. The building will be largely of stone and concrete. Al. i. Barnes' advance car No. 1 was here Monday billing the town for the big show, which will appear here Tuesday, May !th. The Barnes show Is receiving some very compli mentary press notices where it has exhibited. W. H. Galvaul.a well-known Port laud man. formerly connected with the O. R. & N. Co. and the Oregon Electric Railroad, was here Monday. Mr. Galvunl Is now with the Pacific Power and Light Co., and was here In the Interests of the latter. Miss Helen Teal and her nlwe Miss Katherlne Woodard, of Portland, had a narrow escape from serious In Jury by having a runaway on Tucker Hill Wednesday. Fortunately, al though the vehicle was smashed up, the occupants were uninjured. H. H. Hurlburt, a well-to-do resi dent of Minneapolis, was here Friday looking the valley over. Mr. Hurl burt Is looking for an Investment in the west and Is an acquaintance of A. L. Page, of the News ofllce. Mr. Hurlburt Is another witness to the fact that real estate operators In Portland representing other sections are keeping Investors away from Hood River by telling them that land here Is too high for the ordinary pur chaser. Having been told this he says he would not have come to Hood River had he not had friends here and wanted to see the country. CP. SUMNER Oppojllt tba Post Office Horn Phone 20 Spray and Garden Hose Plumbing SOME Choice Buys 20 Acres 6 miles from town; 3 acres cleared; 7 acres slashed and burned; balance comparatively easy clearing. Price $4000; cash, balance in five years at 7 per cent. 10 Acres highly improved, 2 miles from town; Z acres 7 year old Newtowns and Spitzenbergs; 2 acres 3 years old; balance in berries and clover; good house, barn and other out buildings, an ideal home. Price $10,000; $3000 cash; balance on or before five years. 20 Acres miles from town; 4 acres cleared; 6 acres in stumps pulled; balance fir and oak; good small house. Price $2500; terms. 15 Acres, near railroad station, stores, school and church; all set to Newtowns and Spitzenburgs as follows: 5 acres 7 years old, 3 acres 6, 1 acres 4, and 4 acres 3. Picked over 1100 boxes of apples last year; old house, good barn. Price $14000, $5000 cash, balance on or before 5 years at 7 per cent. 26 Acres 3J miles from town; red shot soil; 6 acres cleared; 2 acres in orchard 1 to 4 years old; 10 acres slashed, burned and partly cleared; small house. Price $0500. Terms. 284 Acres, perfect orchard land, choice loca tion, perfect drainage, 10 acres in Newtowns and Spitzenburgs 1 to 4 years old; 3 acres more cleared, balance in timber; good house, 15 inches of free water furnished from spring on place. For a home or investment it has no equal. .Price $12000. Terms. NeWCOtnerS stopping with friends in the Val ley will get a better idea of their surroundings by telephoning our office, 141, and we will be glad to show them some of the prettiest places, also some of the best buys attainable. DEVLIN fk FIREBAUGH THU LEADING DEALERS 906-7-8-9 Yeon Bid., PORTLAND, ORB. HOTLL ORROON RLIKI., PORTLAND, ORE. IS NOW COMPLETE We have spared neither time nor trouble to get the shoes best adapted to this locality Ladies' Shoes in button, tan and Oxfords; high top for mountain climbing Children's Shoes The kind that wear FLORSHEIM Shoes lor Men EVERY KIND AND SHAPE FROM INFANTS' SLIPPERS TO WATER PROOF LOGGERS Honest Goods at Honest Prices R.J. ItflclSAAC &C0. PARKDALE, OREGON