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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 2, 1911 7 OREGON PROGRESSIVE IN ORCHARD WORK "Oregon lim tleiuoiiHtriitt'il through t lit iTinllciillini of iin blight t llooil Itlvt-r, ami the excellent work In control of penr Might at ICotfiie klver, tin fai't that nhe Iiiih at IciiHt tun of the miiHt nKiVNMlv fruitgrowing mctloiiM In tin- entire rouiitry," milil I Van A II. Curilley, of tin . A. r. hi-IiooI of iigrlrnltnre, iIUcuhhIiiu ri'ci'iit pent lighting work lllllll' III tllC'HC lIlHtrU'tM. 'Some four jenr ago, when I llrnt iletecleil the presence of pear Might la Hit' ll'igiie lttviT Vulley, tlif fruit jrrmvtTM of that Hi'ctloii liunieillntely liinnguriitfil an energetic cntnpiilgn fur ItH t'raillration. i u hciiig In forini'il that, owing to a lark of fim.l tlilH liiHUiution coin. i not place a l man la the field, they at once applied to t lit I lepart uient of Agriculture at WiiHhtugtuii for aHHlHtancc. The re unit wan that I'roft'HHor ( I'l iara wan wilt to their iiriHlMtaiice. "I'rofeMHor O'dara organized the work ho HiicceMHfiilly, and giive mucIi natlxfactlon. that when the (ioveru nielit decided to withdraw from the held, the fruit grower thcuiHclvcM HOOD RIVER MINERAL SPRINGS COMPANY has opened its subscription books for stink in the company. A home company. A rare opportunity. An assured success. Temporary office with the Mood River Realty Co. C. IKMCKLLSI-N, Sec y rained the iieceHnary funiU to retain Mm Mcrveen. "lie lion lieen In complete ehnrge of the work ever Mince, with ullch miiccchm that, not wltlitainllii the fart that hiinilrciM and thoiiriaudi of acri-H of orchards haveliet n complete ly dentroyi'd In other fruit growing HertloiiH, the loMHt-M In Houthern Ore Kon have lieen liiMlgnlllcnnt, though the dlnei(te line not lieen wholly erad icated iih yet." Vaudeville And the very bent of vaudeville, too -nftt-r the roncliiHlon of the per formance of the t attle King. FcwIh & ( lark have engaged for your deler tatlon a nupcrli roterlo of celelirltleH. each and every one Kclcrted for la 14 or her merit an a fun producer. The ladle and gentlemen appearing In the concert are engaged for that exprrxM piirpime and take no part whatever In the dramatic event of the cvenfng. Their principal number Im a Hpectacular comic opera extrav aganza, flaliorately Ktageil and magnificently continued, and pre Mcnted on a Mcale of grandeur never liefore offered outHlde of a metropoli tan city. Startling Ncenew, bewilder ing liallet, fraud cliorun of fainoun volet'H and a Mg mIiow for a little price. Stay for the concert with 1'wIh & Clark'H tireat WeHteru Show. Hood klver, Siniilav, Augurit (ith. Is (irowing Persimmons Harry V. Mercer, proprietor of a lunch counter at The Mullen, In ex perimenting with the growing of the piTHlmmon tree. Mercer nay h that the tree he hart h making a phenome nal growth and that, In liln opinion, tin- fruit can lie HiicceMHfiilly rained In that vlclnltv. DESCRIBES EFFECT OF RATTLER'S BITE How It ferln to he tilt ten liy a rat tle-nnake and to ride and walk III a vain effort to Hhake off glddlneHH, and to feel the polnou permeate the hotly, (1 rawing uiumcIcn tight In an tinliearalile agony, then to lapne Into unconHclouMiieMM while Mtruggllng to reach a lialiltation where aid may nave life, wiim the exjierlence of Win. .1. Mciireer, a Htockmnn of Claruo, who wan In Antelope early lunt week. Mctireer In recovering from an en counter with a rattler at a xprlng eight mllen from Antelope, where he had Htopped to get a drink while rid Ing the range for Htray horncn. Mc- (ireer killed thennake. "(Hi, yen, I'm getting along all right." Haiti Mciireer "but the nnake dletl an the renult of liln ludlncretlon. I,ve rliMen the range ho long that no reptile that blten me can mirvlve. I Htamped the gizzard out of him tin the npot. You know when a Hiiake'n gizzard In scattered around outHlde of liln nkln In a promlncuoun manner, he Ionen ambition and dlen. "You can say for me and I'm an expert now that rattlern don't iil wayH rattle before they strike. Thin one didn't. I hat jnnt got In por tion to drink from the Hprlng In (ial llger Canyon when the cunn Htrurk me on the right arm bet ween the wrlnt ami elbow. It felt an thongh Home one had given my arm n hard Jerk. The snake hung on by htn fangn. I knocked ti 1 tn off with my left hand anil killed him. He hail six rattlen and wan about is lnchen long. Royal Table Queen Bread Deserves a Place on Your Table Three Reasons WHY: FIRST: Because it's FRESH. It comes from the great Royal Bakery, crisp, piping hot and delicious every day. SFCONI): Because it's CLEAN. No dirt allowed at the great Royal Bakery. We pride ourselves on perfect cleanli ness. Cleanliness means health. THIRD: Because it's GOOD. It is made by the highest paid bakers in the United States, out of the finest materials money can buy. It costs the manufacturers more to bake it It costs your dealers more to handle it It costs you not a cent more to have it ROYAL BREAD IS ALWAYS FIVE CENTS THE LOAF Our Two Agents Are Ready to Supply You DOWN TOWN Wood's Grocery Third and Oak ON THF HI-I0HT5 Fred E. Dean 802 Fine Street Star Orchard Ladders Strong, ) Light Durable) And the n Price V Is Right Blowers Hardware Co. "I Immediately tore my handker chief Into Htrlpn and bound the arm tightly at wrlnt and elbow. 1 reached for my knife expecting to cut the wound. When I found I did not have It with me I wan ncarcd. My arm did not pain me then It wan ln-tween my Hhouldern. That nigger wan right who wild 'It ain't no dlngrace to run when yo'n nealr't, ho I got on my home and II' out for Antelope, about eight mllen away, liy the time I reached a mud hole abuut half a mile from the nprlng, I wan having excruciating palnn all over my body, an though my munclen were all contracting. I dismounted and plunged my nwelllng arm Into the mud. "I think I rnunt have been crazed by the pain, for here I turned my home loone and Btarted on foot for ISIlly Malone'o houne, a distance of four mllen. The only thing I retnem Imt from the time I left the mud hole till I got to Maloue's houne, wan ent- Ing tobacco. My chaps were found later about two mllen from the nprlng, but my hat hawn't leen found yet. "The horne I wan riding wan a gootl one, and If I had Htm-k to him he could have landed me In Antelope In I'O inlnuten from the time 1 wan bitten. "However, as soon as I nrrlved nt Malone'n ranch, John Malone cut open the wound and Jack llrogan Hiicked out a much of the polnoned blood as he could. I'udoubtedly thin ncrvlee In all that saved my life uutll Ir. Bower arrived from Ante lope, which wan about fifteen niln ute after they telephoned for lilm. A drummer (whone name I do not know, but who has my nlncere thankn) brought the doctor out In an automobile. "It wan Home time after the doctor arrived until he got my arm to bleed ing. I wan Hufferlng lnilencrtbable agony ant my arm wan nwollen to an Immenne nlze anil wan a glanny blue In color. Dr. Bower worked with me all night and, I undiTHtand, took two qiiartn of blood from my arm. The doctor and Jack Brogan took me to Antelope the next morn ing, where the treatment wan cou contlnued through the day. My brothern, (ieorge and Ed, had come over from Clarno and looked after me that night, and then I wan under the care of Minn Connie Murphy and Minn Howie, trained nurnen from The DflllcH. "I believe I was bitten about 7 o'clock anil nrrlved nt .Malone'n about 0::n, ho It wan at leant two and a half hourn Ix-fore I received medical attention." LOCAL TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE Real estate trannfern In Hood Blver county for the week ending July lull, an reportetl by the Hood Blver Almtract Co.: C J (ieHsllng to Ix'xlana La IJotiue, part of lot.1, block .1, Pleasant view. K I,;Herrlck to J (ientemann, lot 42, block 9. Krwln & Watnon'n 2nd Add. Pavltl Cooper to Elizabeth Cooper, lot 7, block 7, Wlnan'n Add. IJzzte J Elder to Annie Fellow Johnnton, 40 ncres on east side. John Eliler to Annie Fellows John ston, 4(1 acres on cant side. Homestead Orchard Co to Flor ence Sehoen, 40 acres on east side. Central Orchard Co to William Fer ny hough, 10 acres In Fpper Valley. Margarets Carton to J L Johns ton, 4 ncren In Fpper Valley. FA Jones to James C Howorth, lots 4." and i'2, Klverslde Park, near Pee. Kate C Bumble to W A Mercer ami Nannie E Clark, south feet lots.1 ami (!, bltK'k II, Hood Klver. W A Mercer to Nannie E Clark, un divided half of north '.7 feet of lots anil !. block :t, Hood Klver. Boneboro Orchard Co to Cascade Orchard Co, 100 acres In Fpper Val- THE DALLES GETS TERMINAL RATES The Italics will ! greatly benetltetl as a renult of the Interstate Com merce Commission decision announc ing terminal rates for that city. The railroads have until October !." to udjunt their tariffs and comply with the ruling. In the future that city, Pendleton, Baker, l.ewtstop and other cities of the Interior will have nn low rates as Spokane or any other large Interior city of eitial ins tance from point of shipment, w hile The Balles ami other Interior coast cities have been awarded terminal rates tin goods shipped from Mis souri river terminals. Local people will now be able to ship from St. Paul, Btiluth, Kansas t Ity ami Oma ha for the same rate which Portland gets. Constipation in the starting point for many serious discuses. To be healthy, keep the bowels active and regular. Ilcrblne w 111 remove all ac cumulations In the bowels and put the system In prime condition. Price ."(H'. Sold by ( has. N. Clarke. MEDFORD PLANS BIG GOOD ROADS MOVE Proposing to Ignore any objection of the Governor and the legislature as far an immediate action for gootl roads is concerned, the Southern Ore gon Mining Bureau Thursday peti tioned the County ''ourt to hold an election and submit to the people the ipiestlon of the county's Incurring an Indebtedness of at least l,iHHi,niM) to construct a system of permanent highways In Jackson County. The mining bureau argues that sec tion 10 of article XI of the constitu tion of the ntate permits counties to Incur Indebtedness for permanent roads on approval by a majority of those voting on the fjucstlou anil that warrantn may be Issued until legislation makes Issuance of bonds possible. The project being taken up by Med ford people wan advocated at Hood Klver In the early part of the present year, but wan abandoned on the opinion of the attorney-general that there wan no law providing for a special election for thin purpose. It In hoped by good roudn enthusiasts that Metlford will be able to work out thin plan as It can then lie taken up In other sections of the state. EXPRESS COMPANY TO HAVE NEW QUARTERS The American Express Company has leased the building belonging to the Mt. Hood Kallroad Company, on First street, formerly used an an office, for Its express business. The building will be remodeled and en larged. Its location near the rail road station, It In U-lleveil, will make It more convenient for the company ami patrons than an up town office. The work of remodeling will be started shortly. Plumbing Supplies We sell to all at Wholesale Prices Help ds Fight the Trust We also carry a larpe and complete stock of second hand Pipe for irrigating- purposes. This pipe is all threaded and with new couplings. Guaranteed absolutely first class J4-inch Pipe 214c per ft. 1- inch Pipe 3c per ft. 2- inch Pipe 6c per ft. Prices on larger sizes of pipe promptly furnished on re quest We can fill your bill no matter how large or small, at prices that will positively save you money. Write us for prices before buying elsewhere. J. SIMON & BROTHER Front and Grant Streets PORTLAND, OREGON S. E. BARTMESS Funeral Director and Practical Embalmer ESTABLISHED 18 YEARS MOOD RIVER, OREO ON ;iii1iii:i;iiiiibiik;.indiiuii,ni DIGNIFYING THE INDUSTRIES" tbu u iht uu of a bMatlfal M-paa teak, valea will ihow any bey or (fi bow to SOCCXXD. Drop a postal In U mail TODAY and It wUl b unl FIXE. Tb aim of ta Collac la to flcalfr aad pofraLaxU th UduatrUa, aaf U sorra 1U Ok poopio. rt ohn eoursoi la Acrleattura. ClvU Knlnnn. Uactrtcal EnflnwrlBg, Ut haaleal tafliMmi, Klnta Kmcla aoiia. roraatry. Daustlo-tctaea aa4 Art, Cmm marea. Pfaanaaer aa4 ode. Tka CaU apaai ptambar lid. Oatajocfraa. Atlanta: UOtSTEAK. OUtM AAJJCt&TtT&Al eouios. CarTaOlia, Oraoa. (( THE APPLE SEASON WILL SOON BE HERE The Davidson Fruit Co. Will Be Prepared to Market ipples and IPearj This Season in a way to net the BEST POSSIBLE RESULTS WE ALSO HAVE FOR SALE Apple Boxes, Pear Boxes, Fruit Paper, Etc., at Attractive Prices THE DAVIDSON FRUIT COMPANY j ti i i Q A Suit is a Suit of Course But there's sueli a difference in the Alfred Benjamin kind. It will pay anyone to investigate the rea son WHY they stand above the ordinary run of clothing -yet no more expensive