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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1911 u I UPPER VALLEY NEWS 'i'lic Ladles' AI1 Society of the I 'nl toil church of the I'ppcr Valley met nt the home of t lie president, Mrs. Chester Walton, liiHt Wednes day uflcriioon. After 11 Hliort busi ness uicctlnir there was a musical program ami refreshments, Chan. Stelnhauser wan a week end visitor at Parkdale recently. Me wiih Heen scrutinizing very cloHely the ticker tape In the hotel lolilty. No, he Im not a baseball fan and wan not Interested In the championship series then under way, lint wiih merely perusing the market quotations on hay. At A meeting of the Middle Fork Irrigating Company held nt I'ark dale hall recently It wiih decided to Increase the cnpltal stock from fKCXN) to $JO,(HH), or JiKl more shares. Most of the new lHHtie Ih ulrendy subscribed for. Thone who wIhIi to obtain Htock In thin company should make early application for Name. A thrilling tale of adventure wiih narrated by Kd Spencer, one of a party of HportHineii who had Just re tunied from a weck'n stay lu the quest of bear. Iiesldcs Spencer the party consisted of Cal Douglass, warden of the winter prison, Ivl Schell, who Iiiih had large experience In hunting bison at Buffalo, X. V., and Fred Kels. "After going back In the mountains about seven mlleH," mild Spencer, "we pared off, Doug Iiihh and Schell going In one direction and UcIh anil mynelf In anoiher. We had not lieen separated an hour be. fore we were startled by hearing shrill crleH that Hounded like the reg ulation war whoop of a Comanche chief. When finally Schell came In view, IiIh throat wiih parched to such a degree by the frequent and ener getic whoopH that he could scarcely articulate In Volnpuk, '(iimmesonie wlHkeHtralt.' After admlnlHterlng cooling beverageH he made uh under stand that our Ht-rvlcen were required In another direction, ho off we hiked and presently came across Douglass Hitting on the carcaHH of a big black bear. Ah to the manner in which old bruin departed thin life, I would prefer to have Douglass relate." It took considerable urging to Induce Douglass to talk but he finally re lated the following account. "We had gone only u short distance after separating from the other mem liers of the party when we discovered bear tracks and climbing over a fallen tree I found mynelf face to face with the largest black bear I had ever come In contact with. Schell sized up the situation at a glance. Hlfred Benjamin Clothes get irk i Mm 1 A name that is spoken of in reference to FINE CLOTHES by all dealers--and most wearers--without a hesitancy. We are show ing the new weaves for the season. Truly beautiful and thoroughly good in every way. J. G. VOGT r.: Well Drilling Quick Successful Satisfactory DONE WITH A STAR WELL DRILLING OUTFIT IOR PARTICULARS ADDRESS APPLE LAND & ORCHARD COMPANY HOOD RIVER, OREGON 0c. No. 9 Oik Strtet Phonei. 28 or 2002 X CENTRAL MEAT MARKET P. C. YOUNG, Proprietor Fresh and Cured Meats, Fish, Oysters MUTTER AND EGGS FREE .1X1) I'ROMl'T DELIVERY Phone Main 6 Hood River, Oregon THE DIRECT LINE EAST The trains of The North Bank Road run through to Spokane, Butte, Helena, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago without change. None is faster or better appointed. Every mod ern feature of equipment is supplied. With only one change of train, and that is the same station, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Denver and other central western points are reached. Tickets and baggage ar ranged through to all eastern points. Details will be f urnished on request. W. l-i COWAN, (I. I. & I . A., Portlnud, Ore. I'. A. (IILHIIKT, Agt. S. I. & S., White Salmon.Wn. iml sald.'Cal, you will require asslst a nee,' ami off lie ran iim described. I lalsed my f on and fired, the brute mailt1 one lune forward anil fell uVa.il at my feet. I have received several tempting offer fur the lilile, one from I). Gordon. representing the Valley CreHt Museum of Nature Fakirs, which I refused. An a severe winter Is predicted I will enjoy the pleasure of sleeping In my liear skin." PARKDALE "Egg are an scarce an hens' teeth. Avon Sutton In making successful headway In his studies at the (). A.( Mm. Tressa llardmau liutson Im visiting relatives and friends In Hood IUver. Mr. and Mrs. Ilawnon have re turned home, after a short visit at I'lne (Jrove. Fred Kles In enjoying the pleasure of a visit from his mother, Mm. Anna Hies, who arrived recently from Ceu tral I'olnt, In Southern Oregon. Live Wire Club Meets Last Friday evening the Live Wire Class met at the home of Mr. and Mm. Nesblt. The attendance wan large, there being .!!) present. The teacher, Mr. I'eart, conducted a Iilble drill which proved very Instructive and Interesting. The nodal features were par excellent. Mr. and Mrs. Xesblt proved themselves "brown. On next Friday evening the class will meet at the home of Mr. and Mm. Kobhlns. M. E. Church Services Snndny school at 10 a. m. Trench ing services at 11 a. in. and 7:.'(0 p. m Themes morning, "Prayer, and God's Answer," evenlag, "Trliles. or "The Little Foxes That Destroy the Vines." Junior league at 3 p. m. Kpworth league at :I!0 p. in. Prayer meeting on Thursday even ing at 7 o'clock. All are cordially Invited to attend these services. W. I?. Young, Pastor. Short Hand Method Dress Cutting The Gibson Sisters have adopted the short hand method of dress cut ting and nre prepared to teach the system at the Fleur d' Lis Millinery, in the llartmess building. The first demonstration will be made Novem ber tith, and a cordial Invitation Is extended to nil ladles to attend. Operate to Bend November 1 The joint line of the Oregon Trunk and the Deschutes Kallroad will be opened to passenger and freight traf fic to liend from the Columbia river on November 1 The new lines are now oerating to Opal City. HOOD RIVERlERAL SPRINGS COMPANY Has opened Its subscription books for stock in the company. A home company. A rare opportunity. An assured success. Temporary office with the Hood River Realty Co. C. D.MCKELSEN, Sec y REAL ESTATE BULLETIN $6, 000. 00 -Ten acres, east side, near Van Horn; part bearinp, balance 2-3-4 year old. New annle house. Owner is mak ing a sacrifice on this place. Terms one-half down. $000.00 Per acre for 4 year old trees, b 1z miles out, near railroad and store. This is 20 acres and is first class. Where can you beat this? Reasonable terms. $7, 000. 00 -Ten acres one mile out; 8 acres in trees, balance pood pasture. Barn and all tools. Trees, some full bear ing, balance 3-4-5 years old. INSURANCE JAPS ASSAULT SECTION BOSS Hecause they objected to having a new boss, twenty-one Jups employed on the MV. K. & X. as an extra see tlon gang, created a riot Wednesday and threatened the life of .lames O'Brien, their foreman. Armed with knives, shovels and tumping bars they surronnded O'l'.rlen and beat him up. Finally he broke away and sought safety In a nearby school house. Word of the assault was sent to Sheriff Johnson, who made a fljlng trip to the scene, In an auto, arrest ed the Japs, flagged a switch engine and brought them to Hood IMver At a hearing before Judge I'.uck the men were fined f 175, five of the men being fined f25 each and the rest glvtn a penalty of as a whole. It wan stated by OTSrlen at the trial that the trouble was caused by a Jap named Myosakl, who was the Interpreter for the gang and who had been a sub-boss. Myosakl ob Jected to having his authority over the men Interfered with, and refused to obey orders. When he did so, O'lirien dlschared him, and he then Incited the men against the foreman. According to tne oregonian, a nervy school teacher played a con splcuous part In quelling the riot A dispatch to that paper says: "Hoisting an American flag In the face of a shrieking mot) of Japanese section bands, Miss Ldna Merchant, the plucky little Columbia school teucher, yesterday morning saved from rough handling, and posslblv from death, James O'lirleu, an O-W It. & X. section boss, who had fled before them Into the building. "As the girl tugged at the hal yards and Old Glory fluttered aloft, the Nipponese raced up. The girl silently pointed to the flag, with the implied warning of what would hap. pen If they dared to attack a man under Itn folds. The flag awed the vellow men. An they halted, O'ltrlen climbed out of a rear window. "However, he was seen after he had gone about 100 yards from the schoolhouse, and the pursuit was again taken up. O'lirleu, thorough ly frightened, cllmlied into a cotton wooil tree. Miss Merchant tele phoned to Sheriff Johnson, who, ac companied by Marshal Lewis and Deputy Ollnger, found the Japanese recovered from their anger and dancing a kind of war dance beneath the tree. The Japs were taken Into custody." G. Y. EDWARDS & Office Hotel Oregon HUlg. Phone No. 22K CO. The W. G. Aldred Co. CONTRACTORS EXCAVATING AND GRADING Crushed Rock and Gravel HOOD R1VIIR, OREGON H. YAMA DAY WORK AT Cooking and House Cleaning I'honc im 14 Oak Street DELL HOWELL SHOOTS MAYORJF SHANIKO Telling 1. A. Howell he had better get off the street because he was drunk, J. C Fowlle. cashier of the F.antern Oregon Hanking Company, and mayor of Shauiko. received a fatal shot from a gun In (he hands of Howell In reply to his advice. The shooting occurred nt the Inland city Tuesday night. Oct. 24th,nt S o'clink special train was used to rush the wounded banker to the hospital at The Palles. but he passed nway as he was being taken from the operat ing table at ii o'clock Wednesday morning, three hours after the special reached The Dalles. Howell had been drunk for a couple of days, It Is said, and was In a very troublesome mood. The shanlko marshal decided to put him In jail, and telephoned to Fowlle, the may or. Informing him of the Intended move and asking the olliclal to join htm down town, saying he whs afraid of trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Fowlle were spending the evening nt the home of friends, but the execu tive went down town, ami met the marshal and Howell on the street. "You had better get off the street while you are drunk. Pell," Fowlle told htm. Before any of the bystanders could Interfere, Howell hail his automatic revolver drawn and lired two shots. One took effect, passing through the stomach of the b.'.nUer. Howell, who Is well known to many Hood Klver residents, was for merly deputy sheriff of Wasco coun ty, nnd had the reputation of being ft bail man when drunk. He was taken to The Pall' s and placed In the county Jail, and il be held to a wait the action of the grand Jury. minutes, u year ago. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul last winter made the run In !)7 hours ami 40 min utes. The record of the silk train beats that made by the fast mall of the Great Northern, which makes the Journey from St. Paul to Seattle In 4s hours. The actual running time from Seattle, made by the silk train of live cars, was 45 hours and Pi minutes. It left Seattle at 3:4.1 o'clock Friday morning, arriving In St. Paul at 4:01 Sunday morning. Mneteen minutes were consumed In switching and Inspecting the cars at St. Paul and transferring them to the Burlington. The run from St. Paul to Chicago was made In nine hours and 41 minutes. The records show that 41 minutes were spent In getting the train through Chicago. The Lake Shore carried the train through from Chicago to New York In L'i; hours and .V) minutes. The average speed between Seattle and St. Paul was 40.1 miles per hour for l,sl4 miles, over two mountain ranges. CURRY COUNTY FARMERS WILL HUNT WILD HOGS i Southern Oregon's coast country; has a unique sport found nowhere i else In the state. This Is hunting will hogs, the season for which 1st now beginning. Curry county peo ple go back Into the hills some dis tance from the coast and shoot enongh hogs to furnish a season's' supply of bacon and hams. The! hogs get fat lu the fall ol the year on ! acorns from oak trees In the Curry county forests. They run wild and I are common property. The animals' are fierce enough to furnish real j sport for hunters. SAVE YOURSELF There is No Reason Why You Should ! Always Be a Slave If you are desirous of saving your self or a friend from a drunkard' grave, you cannot afford to over look the opportunity offered nt the Hot Lake Sanatorium for the cure of the llouor and drug habit. Hot Lake mineral baths prepare the body for the treatment and then soothe the nerves and actually re move the desire for the liquor or drug. Hvndreds of happy homes In Oregon and Washington today bear witness to the efficiency of the Hot Lake treatment. One week will, In most cases, effect a cure. Sometimes longer time Is required, but not often. The best of care is given the patients. For full information, nd- lress Hot Lake Sanatorium, Hot Lake, Oregon. Walter M. Pierce President and Manager. It pays to advertise. NEW TRAIN RECORD FROM GOASTTO COAST All running records bet ween Seat tie and New York were smashed by the $t,INK).IXNl silk tr.ihi which passed through St. Paul early Sunday morning, October 1.1. Advices re ceived at the (ireal Northern general olllces are that the train arrived In New York at .Y:!.i p. m. Monday, the 17th, making :lie coast to coast Journey In si hours and ,10 minutes. The best time made by a slk train. starting over the Dreat Northern, YOU GET REAL COFFEE HERE Try Chase & Sanborn's Seal Brand and you'll know- how irood coffee can be. Rich, fragrant and refresh ing, a cup of it in the morn ing will start you out ready for the day's work. Our Teas are superior, too. Chase & Sanborn's Coffees and Teas are the best the world produces at THE STAR GROCERY "GOOD THINGS TO EAT" Peuigo & Son $ 45 I LIME ..AND.. :t' V1TROL WHITEHEAD'S MACHINE NOW TO ALSO GRADE APPLES Maiming to mark the dawn of a new epoch In the fruit growing In dtistry the Inventor of the Schellen ger grading machine exhibited the apparatus at the wareroom of the Gilbert Implement Company Satur day to a large crowd of Interested growers. 'The machine was endorsed as an unqualified success ami several were ordered for use in the vallev. It grades the apples perfectly Into five different sizes and one machine will handle 5oo boxes of fruit per day. Its construction Is simple, consisting of u series of cups with hole In the bottom Into which the apples are fed from a trough. If the apples are too large to drop through the bottoms of the lirst cups they are thrown over Into the next size ami so on tin til they drop Into the proper run ways to the packing tables. The runways are made of canvas mid the cups 1 1 lit I with heavy felt to prevent bruising. It Is claimed that the machine will save $P.M over hand labor In ten days and It Is Is-lleved that It can be used in conjunction with the wiping machine introduced Into the valley this fall, widen has also proved a big success. Take Your Time About Baking No reason to rush things into the oven at break neck speed with the modern Crescent Baking Powder Results are equally good if the dough is allowed to stand or if a slow oven is used. Jfit's Crescent It Raises 25 Cents pound tin at grocers Crescent Mfg. Co SEATTLE Makers of Maple'uie, Crescent Flavoring Extracts and Spices, Coffees, Teas, Etc. " The Old, Reliable True-to-Name Nursery Of Hood Rix)cr offers to planters for fall and spring, 1911-12 their usual choice stock of all leading varieties adapted to this locality. Our 15 years' experience in the Nur sery business in Hood River, the thousands of vigor ous, prolific trees that are annually testifying to the wisdom of our methods, and the hundreds of pleased customers should be sufficient recommendation to merit your patronage. Our trees are all grown on whole roots and all buds and scions are personally selected from the best bearing trees in Hood River, which insures healthy, vigorous, early bearing trees of known parentage and above all true-to-name. We are now booking orders for fall and soring de livery. Order now before stock is exausted. Address all communications to The TruetoName Nurserv Phone 2002-K Mood River, Ore. W. S. GR1BBLE The Mt. Hood Store General Merchandise Flour, Feed, Spray Material Farm Implements is and si Stumping Powder J. A. LITEL MT. HOOD, ORE. Balcksmith and Wagonmaker HORSE' SHOEING A SPECIALTY 25 Years Experience previously, was h1-.' hours and live