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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1911 9 REAL ESTATE SECTION For Sale- 80 acres of land within 7 miles of Hood River, and there is no better or nicer piece of land in Hood River county, as every foot of it can be cultivated ex cept about 3 acres in one corner. It is an ideal place for sub-dividing into 10 and 20 acre tracts. I am in urgent need of money and will take $5,000 if the major por tion is paid in cash. Address News, Hood River, Ore. 38-40c For Sale Several pood 5 or 10 acre tracts 4 12 miles out on main Dalles road; mostly cleared ready to set to trees; a good lo cation for a fruit or poultry ranch. Price $250 per acre; half cash, balance on easy terms. Would take part of balance in work if desired. If interested address owner, P. Saltzman, (Jrand View Farm, Hood River, Oregon. 39-40p For Sale or Trade Orchard lands in 5, 10, 15 or 20 acre tracts, uncleared or cleared. Prices ac cording to improvements. Or chard, house, well and other im provements on part of tract. Will make price reasonable to pur chaser. Frank K. Forsberg, 10 miles out on west side, R. 3, Hood River, Ore. Phone 28X2F 38-41p Wanted To trade house and lot for carpenter work. To trade 2 or 3 lots in good location for house and lot; will pay difference. A good lot for lumber. An auto mobile for lumber. Have you a house and lot in Portland to trade for a good house in Hood River. See me for other good trades. -N. T. Chapman, Phone 239M. 40-43p For Sale Twenty acres of first class orchard land, Willow Flat district; 6 acres in 3-year-old trees; about 4 acres ready to set; 8 acres in stumps; 2 acres in tim ber. Price $8000; one-half cash, balance long time. E. Kline, Hood River, Ore., with Light & Power Co. 38-41p Why pay rent when you can buy a lot with $10 down and $5 a month. See me for a bargain. I have a few lots centrally lo cated, for sale cheap. Will build you a house on the installment plan if you wish. See owner, N. T. Chapman. 37-40p lllanted, Real Estate I want to H exchange two or three good lots on a house and lot. Will pay di (Terence. Good runabout automobile to exchange on house and lot. Will pay dilTerence. Address "C" News Office. 37-40p For Sale five acres near Park dale in best commercial apples, $250 per acre; easy terms. Also 5 acre tracts uncleared $125 per acre. Fine land. Grand view of mountain. Address I5ox F., News office. 25tf-c "or Sale - A large 8 room house, "large lot; good location; close to ligh school. Will accept smaller louse or good paier as part pay ment; balance installments to suit. Address "C" News Office. 37-4()p For Rent for the Winter Nine room house, furnished; free water; hot air furnace. Rent reasonable to right party. 422 Twelfth street, phone 87-M. 39-40p For Sale Twenty acres red shot slope soil, easily cleared; joins Sutton farm; $150 per acre, half cash. Address J. L. J. News office. 39-tff For Sale - 230 acresof land, from $50.00 per acre up. Will sell 20-acre tract with part In trees. S. J. Calkins, Phone 50-K. 2Gtfc For Rent-Home on Cascade av enue; modern conveniences; close in. Inquire of A. T. Loef fler. 39-40p For Rent Modern 5-room bun galow, located at 505 May St. Call and see it. Phone 2((-L. 38-4 lc For Rent-New 4-room cottage with bath; on the Heights Mrs. L. H. Huggins. 39-41c House and lot on installment plan. See owner. N. T. Chap man. 37-40i EMPLOYMENT Executive position or business opening in Northwest by east ern young man, 28, University graduate, C. E. degree, 5 years general business experience, as sistant manager, manager, hand ling help, buying, selling, etc. A good opening more desirable than high salary at start. Kindly give details, replies confidential. Ad dress James Wallace, Gen. Deliv ery, Portland, Ore. 40-41 p Wanted - Man with family wants position on ranch or fruit farm the year round. Will call and see parties answering this advertisement. Address. Lafe Yates, Silverton, Oregon. 37-40p Wanted By middle-aged lady, place to care for invalid or as housekeeper in small family. Can give best of references. Address "B" News office. 39-40p Wanted -By Japanese young man, place in private family to do cooking and housework. Can give reference here in Hood River. Phone 1G0. 40-41 p llanted - Situation as bookeeper, II general office man or clerk of any kind in Hood River. Best of references. Eugene G. Rexford, Phone 190-K. 38-41p Wanted At once, an experi enced woman for first class home cooking at the Dickenson House, East State St.; Phone 294 K. 40tfc lllanted Grubbing contract; call I! by phone 28X2F. Frank E. Forsberg, 10 miles out on west side, Hood River, Ore. 38-41p Wanted -A girl to do general housework, good wages. Ap ply to Mrs. frank A. Cram 37tfc FOR SALE Tor Sale Eight (8) shares of TGlacier Irrigating Co. water stock (Mt. Hood); par value $120 fully paid. I have no use for this stock and wish to sell it at once; tnis is a bargain. Any one desiring information address Mrs. J. L. Groft, Cornelius, Ore., R. F. D. No. 1, Box 23. 2G-40c Tor Sale A small quantity of rhve well seasoned stove wood. Call or phone W. II. Warren, Belmont district; phone 2092-L. 39-4 lp Tor sale A 3-passenger run- alout; 22 horsepower, fully equipped with top, wind shield. lamp etc. Inquire of 1852-K. 23-tf For Sale 1 light buggy and har ness, also 1 cart and light rid ing saddle. Phone 271-M. 38-tfc For Rent or Sale Fine piano, cheap. Easy payments. C. D. Nickelsen. Phone 89-M. 38-41c For Sale -75 ricks dry pine and fir wood. M. H. Maher, phone 320X. 37tfc For Sale Good strawberry plants R. I). No. 2; phone 2082-K. 40-43p For Sale - Pine and oak wood. Phone M. II. Maher, 320-X. 39-42p BUSINESS CARDS Notice to Apple Tree Planters Nealeigh Bros. Square Deal Nurserv Co. I. C. Nealeigh, Sholls, Washington County. Or., and J. T. Nealeigh, Hood River, Or. We are going to have for sale for the spring planting of 1912 some Newtowns, Spitzen burgs, Arkansas Blacks, Winter Bananas and some of other choice varieties; also Clark's seedling strawberry plants. We would be glad to receive any communication from you in re gard to same. Yours truly, Nealeigh Bros. 28-52 OAK DALE GREENHOUSES -For fall planting we have a tine line of Roses, Shrubs and the old fashioned Perrenials; also an extra good collection of Peonies. You better come and see the Roses, etc., in bloom and pick them out; and those Bulbs, too, that you want to bloom next spring. Cut Flowers and Designs to order on short notice. Fletcher & Fletcher, the Pioneer Florists, tf IS3 I2:3 r LIVE STOCK AND FOWLS Tor Sale A combination team of Iblack mares weighing 950 lbs each that will take you over the road at a good speed or cultivate your orchard. Each has an easy gait under the saddle. Not afraid of automobiles. Will split team giving buyer choice or am willing to trade taking in part payment horse that rides and drives. Wil show this team in town or at ranch 3$ miles out on main road East Side. Phone 201k. E. L. Mc Clain. 30 tfc. For Sale-Young S. C. White Leghorn Cockerels for sale at a sacrifice in order to thin out my flock for the winter. They are of the famous Ferris strain of Grand Rapids, Mich. Harleigh Glass, ldth St. below Columbia, 40-41c Por Sale 1 Team and harness. Itrue pullers, good travelers; 1 No. 2 raultless stump puller, complete; 1 Jersey cow, 4 years old; these are very cheap buys it will pay you to investigate D. Currier, Jr., Odell 84, R.D. 2. 31-tfc Por Sale Big team horses, over 13100 pounds, age 6 and 9, A-l in e ery respect, gentle, not afraid of automobiles; will sell at sacrifice $400 with harness, Homer A. Rogers. Parkdale, phone Odell 277. 39-40p For Sale Rhode Island Red .cockerels from prize winning stock, also some fine pullets. Will sell cheap if taken soon as I need the room for younger stock. Phone 2012-M. E. F. Batten, 39-42p For Sale Cheap Al young team; just the pair for a small place; perfectly gentle, good pullers and broke to drive or ride; weight 2000. Phone 3342-M. 33tfc lllanted To dace cood tpam II with responsible parties after Nov. 15th for the winter for their keep. Hammond & Heilbronner, K. U. No. 3, Box 74. 40-43c Por Sale Good team, weieht about 800, 4 years old, including new harness and buggy; price $140.00 lor outfit. Address Box 44, Underwood, Wash. 40-41p Por Sale Two dozen thorough- I bred brown Leghorn hens and six Cockerels. J. L. Carter, Phone 197-M. 39-40p lllanted - Immediately, a gentle, II reliable hors to use for its keep. Phone Miss Teal, 326-K C9-41c Por Sale-200 white legK--n I pullets hatched in March. F C. House, Avalon Way R. D. 2. 40-4 lp For Sale Team, wagon, harness and farm tools; cheap. Will be sold separately. Phone 320-X 39-tfc For Sale Team, wagon, har ness and farm tools: rhean. Will be sold separately. 37tfc For Sale Horse, buggy and har ness. Inauire at Belmont Meth odist rarsonage. yy-40c Tor Sale A brood sow and some I pigs. t. H. I ay lor, Oak Grove, phone 285-F. 39-42p Por Sale Fifteen young pigs. S. W. Curron, Viento, Ore. 38-n MISCELLANEOUS Notice Notice is hereby given that J. Wei land, formerly our concrete foreman, is no longer in our employ. We will not be re sponsible for work or bills con tracted bv him. The V. ft. Aldred Co. 39-4 lc Loan Agency Ixans offered, $500, $700. Loans wanted. fcttX). $f,00. $1000, $1200. $1500. $2000. $2500. Apply to A. W. Onthank, 305 Oak street. tfc Wanted -To buy second hand cook stove. Phone 322-L. 39-40c POLK'S GAZETTEER 1n!nrn Directory of ch CUr. Town i nil HlHRf In r-tn nmf iiohitiRlnii, sit in ft lerrlptl ptkctrh of nirh plnrr, t mention. Hhtppln Knrlhlle unH a 4 I n mi s' I rtt llrrr.rr of e b llunloma luiit rrofmnlwn. It, L. 1'OT K CO., Inc. MYSTERY CHAMBERS. Famous Locked Rooms In 8omo of the Old British Castlss. Perhfli tue moot famous locked room Id the world Is at Glamla castle, the old home of the earls of Strata more. In this rambling pile there U supposed to be a secret chamber, ac cess to wblcb Is known only to the Earl of Stratbmore, tbe beir apparent tod tbe factor. Tbe mysterious cham ber Is supposed to have been, centuries ago, tbe repository of grim family scandal, the nature of wblcb could only whispered even In those wild days. There U In Poulton Old nail a mys terious locked room wblcb bas never 4een opened except by a represents Uve of tbe Green family. Tbe ball and Its lands bare sometimes been let, but tbe Green family have always retain ed possession of this mysterious room, wblcb is supposed to contain several relics arrd other family treasures. It Is aid that tbe last tenant a prominent Mersey shipowner, would have given them an Increased rent for It If be could bave bad access to It or could have cleared away the mysterious con tents, but the owners refused to give up possession, and so the tenant left There Is a very similar tradltlnn at Hether Hall, the Cumberland seat of tbe Sen house family. Here, aa at Glamla castle, tbe position of the se cret chamber la known only to the heir-at-law and the family solicitor. Tbe room. It Is understood, bas no window and op till now bas not been located by any one not In possession of the key to the mystery. A tragic Interest attaches to tbe ruins of Minster Lovel house. In Ox fordshire. While It was tenanted by a fanner a concealed vault was dis covered, and In It was the perfect skeleton of Lord Lovel. seated at ". table on which was lying an open prayer book. There were some Jars and barrels which had contained food, sufficient no doubt to last some weeks: but. the mansion having fallen Into the hands of King Ilenry VII., the prisoner was unable to regain his liberty. The discovery cleared up a mystery which bad surrounded his fate for nearly two centuries. Pear son's Weekly. JUST TO MAKE SURE. Tho 8chomo Looked Good, but tho Old Man Lacked Confidence. Living on a plantation fifty or sixty miles out of New Orleans Is an old poker playing, chicken fighting, horse racing sportsman, who Is always will bag to gamble on anything and who Isn't averse to gamble even wben he bas a shade tbe better of It Not long ago a professional gambler came to him and said, "Squire, you know that Phillips man who used to play cards on the river?" . , "I do." "Well, he's showed up here with a lot of money. Now, I've got a scheme to get that money." "Go on; you interest roe." "Well, I'll get him down here, and we'll pot him Into a game of poker Just tbe two of us and bim. Then I'll cold deck blm, you'll get the money, and we'll divide." "How do you propose to do that son?" "Why, I'll deal blm four queens, and I'll deal you four kings, and he'll bet all the money he has. A.I1 you've got to do is to bet npnlnst blm, sho-w your four kings wben he's through, and we'll split tbe pile." "You mean you'll deal him four queens and deal me four kings out of a cold deck?" "That's It." "All ritht son. all right But wben you are dentin' them four kings to me Just deal me one ace also for a sort of confidence card" Saturday Evening Post Big Notes In Japan. The nose plays a very important part in Japan, owing, probably, that a difference In. nose constitutes about the only distinction between one Jap anese and another. The nose is the only feature which attracts attention As there are very few large noses to be found In Jnpnn. a Indy with a large nose Is regarded ns one specially gift ed by nature. She Is Invariably a reigning beauty anil tbe envy of her less favored sisters. In all Japanese pictures In which ladies are portrayed the artists are particularly careful to make the nose of liberal dimensions. London Telegraph. Sweet Child. Tes," said little Klslo. "mamma says she Is always glad to let me come to parties at your house." 'It Is very nice of your mamma to say that." ' 'Cause she says you're so savin that there's never any danger you'll give me anything that will be rich enough to hurt me." Chicago Hecord Ilerald Her Undeveloped Senee of Humor. "The trouble with you women." he said. "Is that you have no sense of hu mor." "I know It" his better half admitted. i suppose i ougnt to mum ikmuk umi- ried to you Is a lovely Joke, but I can't leem to see It" Chicago Record Her ald. Footiahnets. "I fine yon $5." "Judge. I only snssod a policeman." "I fine vou for foolishness. When there are so many things yon could have done, why did you select this?" Washington Herald Making love Is easier than making fortune, hut It Involves greater chance King. LOCAL MERCHANTS TO HAVE CREDIT GUIDE The MercliuntH Mercantile Com. puny of Portland U preparing to publish ii credit guide for tills din trie t. By thU HyHtem the county w 111 lie put In direct touch with credit con (lltloiiri nil over the I" lilted St(iten und whenever anyone moves here from uny other part of the country the merchant!! here will at once be pouted through thin company uh to bow tbe party paid bin IiIIIh where be for merly lived. Tliene credit gulden are made up In dlMtrictH covering: nearly every Htate In the I'ulon. They are made from the combined experience of all the merchants In each of thene dlstrlctn and every merchant rate bis own cUHtoiiiern according to how they paid bliu. Iiefore a customer Is rated he Is given notice by letter that be will be rated and In given a chance to pay up bis old account and thus secure a good rating. Kach merchant and professional man Is funiHhed with a copy of tbe guide ho that he may refer to It and look up the rating of any customer or prospective customer lefore giv ing any credit. Byron's Menagerie In Italy. Lord Il.v rou's etitttblisliuient consists, besides servants, of ten horses, eight enormous dogs, three monkeys, five cats, an eagle, a crow and a falcon, and all these, except the horses, walk about the house, which now and then resounds with their unarbitrated quar rels, as If they were musters of It. After I have sealed my letter I find my enumeration of tbe animals in this clrceun palace was defective, and that In a material point. I bave Just met on the grand staircase five peacocks, two guinea hens and an Egyptian crane. I wonder who all these ani mals were before they were changed into those shapes. From a Letter by Shelley. Water Colors. Pigments bave been used from the earliest times and are now used by all savages for decorative purposes. But tbe paint used In Babylon and Nineveh and lu Pompeii was composed of pig ments mixed, not with oil, but with water to which had been added a lit tle glue, egg albumen or perhaps some times casein, which is albuminous mat ter from milk or the gluten from cereal grains. Glue, however, which was well known to tbe ancient Egyptians, was the most used binding material. Such paints are now known as fresco paints or water colors. Low One Way Fares to all Points on Daily until October 15 -FROM- Chicajro. $33.00 Cincinnati 37.90 Milwaukee 31.50 St. Louis.... 32.00 New York 50.00 Detroit . 38.00 St. Paul 25.00 Kansas City 25.00 Omaha 25.00 DesMoines 27.85 Indianapolis 35.65 Denver.. 25.00 From other eastern points in proportion. Tell your friends in the east of this opportunity of moving west at low rates. Direct train ser vice via Burlington Route. Great Northern, Northern Pacific and "North Pank" lines. You can deposit with me and tickets will be furnished people in the east. Details will be furnished on re quest. E. A. Gibert. Agent, White Salmon, Wash. W. E. Cowan, General Freight and Passenger Agent. Bring Your Horse Here to be 5 hod as he should be. We will shoe him with shoes that fit, that will correct many a fault in his Rait. SHIVELY & DRISCOLL ill ST. :.. .... -v- ' ' a0eBlaaV& ' T' k o?:?"' lf ; fl ' 2,000 MILES THROUGH THE DESERT OF OREGON IN AN AUTOMOBILE W. R. Parker, Crack Rifle Shot, Completes One of the Most Remarkable . """ Trips Ever Undertaken. Located in the interior of the State of Oregon is a dreary waste of sand, absolutely barren and with long stretches of 50 to 90 miles between water. For days at a time, at this season of the year, the traveller over this vast expanse of unproductive land braves the scorching enervating heat of an almost tropical sun, without having the monotony of his journey broken even once by the sight of a single form of life. It is a most arduous and trying journey at best when one's means of conveyance is especially adapted to the trying con ditions that must be overcome. It was over 2,000 miles of this desert that Mr. W. R. Parker recently travelled in a Chalmers-Detroit an almost incredible feat. At times he reached altitudes of from 3,000 to Q.ono feet, and some of the towns at which he stopped were anywhere from 100 to 300 miles from the railroad. Sev eral of these had never before been visited by any one in an automobile. Mr. Parker is the travelling repre sentative of the Remington Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Co., and Live Local Topics Made clean, bnked clean, Hold clean Uood Health ltread. Save the cou pons. Sold by Parker's. Six room bungalow, corner 10th and Cascade avenue, for sale. Choice lot. See owner on premises. Rev. J. ISowersox, pastor of the Evangelical church of Portland, one of the prominent divines of the ftate, was the guest Monday of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Slade In a ride over the valley to see the orchards. ONE X POUND OF Fenway Candy Pure, Fresh and Wholesome, wul give more real satisfaction than five pounds of cheap stuff made with ingredients of questionable quality. We do not offer adulterated candies of any description. All the candies we sell are up to a standard set Ly us as they are manufactured especially for us by the Fenway Candy Co. of Boston, under the most sanitary conditions by skilled help. Bidea thi we r in position to take tho vety bett er of your candy need at all times of tho year owing to our immense business and the very largo lino that wo carry. We planish our stock daily, thereby insuring you strictly fresh foods always. CARL A. PLATH, Druggist Store 4th & State St. 0. P. DABNEY I SONS FURNITURE, FURNITURE, FURNITURE, STOVES AND RANGES We buy, $ell and exchange everything in House Furnishings, Campers Supplies, etc. Don't fornt't Uie pl.ice-Cor. Slh S. SI cite gave exhibitions of his remarkable shooting ability at every stop. Some of the feats performed by him seem well nierh impossible. Using a Rem-'in'ton-U M C .22 Repeater, with sight obstructed or covered, he hit objects or targets thrown into the air. He also shot flying targets with a Rem-ington-U M C .35 Autoloading Rifle after they had been thrown straight out, making the shot infinitely more difficult. He varied this particular feature of his exhibition by turning the gun upside down and firing His aim is so infallibly accurate that he seldom or never misses. Another of his remarkable "stunts" is to hit a single target, holding the gun upside down, and then covering the gun, to send a shot flying into another. He also doubles with the gun upside down. Using a .38 revolver, he hit small flying targets, glass discs, washers, etc. Removing revolver from holster, after throwing the objects into the air, shooting a .38 revolver and sighting with mirror, he split cards held edge wise. In addition to this, he performed other equally remarkable feats, too numerous to mention. A particularly spectacular piece of work was shown when he ejected two empty shells from his pump gun, one immediately after the other, and sent a shot into both while they were in the air just before they struck the ground. Hundreds of people gathered to watch Mr. Parker perform at every stop that he made, and his Chalmers Detroit was constantly surrounded by crowds anxious to get a glimpse at the mechanical features of the car that stood np so well under this remark able journey. Thirty Per Cent of the new business written by the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Wis consin in 1910 was received from old policy holders. Its enviable record for large div idend savings produces its exceptional low cost insur surance. John Goldsbury, Hood River, Oregon. Phone 24k Corner