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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1911 3 REV, G. E. COONS DIES SUDDENLY It v. ('. K.CdoiiM, who conducted a urocer.v liiiHliii'MH on t lie Ik-Ik dropped deud early Satiirilny morn ing at III home on Twelfth Htreet. lie had buffered fur (i year with valv ular heart tnuilile and It In to thin illrieaMe that hit) death I attrlliuted Mr. Cimuin, whd wuh ."" yearn old, Miiffered Heverely t lirouulKiii t the lilu;lit. The attack (teemed no inure HerlniiM than former unett. lie wan lrenMln when the fatal attack Neif.ed him. liurlal was made Sunday after noon at Idlewlld cemetery, after funeral wrvleen at the Meihodint church, comluctcd hy Itev. V, II. Voun. liev. Ir. CharleM IMwIn Cooim wuh born the 17th day of AuitiiHt. Wil, at Men-Ion, Ohio, middled December 1', l'.Ml, In thin city. He was married thlrty-eluht yearn a o to MIhh MelU hh ('. Cooiih, who tturvlvew him. Thin union wan tilcxxed with the lilrth of a daughter, well known here an Mm. V. S. Mchol. Ir. Coonn entered the Metlioillnt minlNtry In Mlnnourl and wan a uieiulier of the St. I.ouln con ference. I le wan ordained a deacon by lilnhop Merrill and later wan or dained an elder ly Itlnhop Fowler. He Hient neventeen of the lient yearn of hln life to advance the kingdom of hln Manter anil irave hi ntrennth and means and life for the caune for which Chrlnt nave hininelf. Nineteen yearn iikh himself and wife threw open the doom of their heartn to an orphan child. For eighteen yearn lie nave to that loiiley heart a father- love and devotion, iml a year ami a half ngt) he wan bowed at t he nrave of that lad and went home with a broken heart. Hut he follown hln orphan lad. '"Acronn the waste of death no black, he follown In his track," ami afresh from the lips of tin-Master he must THE THANKSGIVING SPIRIT of good cheer demands that every man look his best --in keeping with the festival spirit of the day--TMli MIOMnST TYPl; of RtiADY-TO-WEiAR 0ARfll;NT5. 3. VOGT ? CKNTRAL MEAT MAK.KET 5 P. C. YOUNG, g Fresh and Cured Meats, "Fish, Oysters jj I? UTTER A Phone Main 6 . v s first Class Livery ir.inslcT and Vm company Freight and B aggage Transfer (iFNLKAL SIORAGL For Lime, Cement and House Plaster See STRANAh IAN & CLARK DEAN & SHAW SELL- i INCORPORATION FOLLOWS! AinoiiK the recent incorporations In the city In that of the I'.lectrlc Wh lntf and Supply Company, w hich bought out the electrical business of Mean & Shaw. The Incorporators of the company are Alva I'ay, presi dent; .lames M. (ieljjer, vice-president ami manager; W. It. Shaman, secre tary and treasurer. Alva Iay Is well known In Hood Itlver anil In highly rcHect"d for hln Integrity and proresslveiicHS. Mr. Helper coiuen from Heading, I'a , In a practical electrician and will make a capable manager. Mr. Shiiinan wan former ly a resident of Walla Walla, Wash., uml will look faithfully after the liookn of the company, l-'red Sey mour, an expert electrician of Port land, has been employed by the company and, with his wife and family, has moved here and will make thin place his home. The firm In prepared to do everything In the electrical line. Mr. Dean, who wan associated with Mr. Shaw, Is now employed by the I'acltie Power and I,lttht Com pany. Mr. Shaw w ill make his home in California. Notice Pursuant to the resolution duly adopted by the board of directors of the Hood Klver Commercial Club, no tice Is hereby Kiveii that at the meet Ink; of the cluli to be held on I.Vccmher 11, 1 11 1, In the club rooms in the city of Hood Klver, Orison, there will be connldered aniens other thlnun the question of tiling the supplementary articles of Incorporation for the pur pose of chaiiKlnK the name of the club from the "llasnalo Commercial Club of Hood Itlver;' to the "Hood Klver Commercial Club." lliJll.U K (J. Kaci-tmax. Secretary. have caught these words, that have echoed and re-echoed around the world, "Inasmuch an ye liave done it unto one of the least of these ye have done It unto me." Proprietor N't) EGGS y.s.s a s s.sz MOOD HIVr.K, ORI GON. Hood River, Oregon b Tl " I IMPORTANT BUSINESS AND SOCIAL MEETING The monthly meeting of the Hood Klver Commercial Club will be held at the Cluli assembly rooin at 7:110 o'clock on the evening of Monday, December 11. This In the date for the annual election of directors. Six members have been duly nominated, and three of the nix are to be elected at thin meeting- Their tinmen are: Dr. .1. V. Watt, .1. K. Kobertnon, Prank A. Cram, . I. P.. Montgomery, K. W. Piart, C. P. Kosn. Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Hoard of Directors, at a meet ing held November another mat ter of business to come before the Club at t his meeting will be that of taking action upon the tiling of nup plementary articles of Incorporation for the purpose of changing the name of the Club from "Hassalo Commer cial Club of II ood Klver" to "Hood Klver Commercial Club." At this time will be submitted the reports of the President, Treasurer and Secretary for the fiscal year end ing December 1st, that of the Secre tary In printed form for distribution. Routine business over, which It Is anticipated can be readily dispatched, the meeting will give Its earnest at tention for the remainder of the even ing to starting afresh the enthusiasm of t he cluli for the w ork of another year. To this end the Committee on Kntertainmeiit, K. . lllanchar, Les lie P.utler, and P. S, Davidson, are preparing a program. They an nounce an address by ('. J'. Chapman. Secretary of the Portland Club, and, possibly, by William McMurray, (ien eral Passenger Agent of the (Iregon Washiiiuton Kailroad & Navigation Company; besides which there will be brief talks by members, along with musical and other features. Kefreshmi'iits w ill lie served. Keen use of these matters of Impor tance and interest, it Is hoped there will be a good attendance. UPPER VALLEY ENJOYED MAGICIAN AND VIOLINIST The first of the Lyceum course of seven entertainments arranged by the Progressive Association of the I'pper alley was given last Tuesday evening at Mc Isaac's hall. Parkdale, by .loscfy, magician and violinist. A large and appreciative audience grteted this master In the art of leg erdemain. Hln tricks were both amusing and mystifying; he also had a number of witty remarks up his sleeve. In giving the violin recital, .loscfy was In tine fettle. He played with brilliancy and good Intonation, and the applause with which he was greeted was well earned. The second of the series w ill be held In Cribble's new auditorium, Mt. Hood, the latter part of December, at which .Indue Lowell will deliver his famous lecture. " The Law and Lawyers of Today." , Huntsmen to Chase Coyotes. Count Henri d" Kedlng, K. K. I'ooley and Al W. Peters, members of the Hood Itlver Hunt Cluli, left the city Saturday afternoon on their ponies for The Dalles, where they will meet the Portland Hunt Club men and take part in the coyote chase near lirand Dalles. Wash., tomorrow. AT YOUR PORTLAND KL.OlKI.Mi II I "Hi Milt if IV H I f makes ool pastry, too." If J I Tlio iluini, liaid piains, Reloctt'd lf from tlieetitire North western wheat hx If Jit c rop and tlioroly cleaned and scoured c t'-'UtuTci JjlcuUN'l J Just as good." yr iiiQI MRS. A. A. SCHENCK WRITES FROM ACROSS THE WATERS We publish the following .taken from a letter written to friends In Hood Itlver Valley by Mm. A. A. Schenck, w ho In now traveling In Kit rope: "We have lieen two months now In Kngland ami the past ten days In Loudon and have been most fortu nate hi regard to the weather and our good fortune ntyn with us here where we hail expected to have rain ami fog every day "We were here on Nov. lith which In the day that the Lord Mayor of London taken Ills seat. We secured a window from which we witnessed the proeesilon. I send pictures of the driinimern of the Koyal band. The homes ami the Kings (ireyn were wonderful. "The Lord Mayor rode In a gilt chariot that looked very ancient I to an American) however It wan new, we were told, but la Ancient style. "On Nov. llth we stood opposite the gate of St. Jamen Park and saw King George and Queen Mary the Prince of Wales ami Princess Mary, (Jueen Alexandre and Queen Maud of Norway with all the Kings guards going to the Station to nee the King and Queen off for India, It wan a grand sight. "We might be In London for many months and not nee so much Koyalty again." Mr. Schenck has two bearing or- chardnln Hood Kiver Valley. Teachers' Examinations Notice In hereby given that County School Superintendent Hood Kiver county will hold the of the regular examination for applicants for State patiem at the high school building, commencing Wednesday, Dec I'O, lllll, at i o'clock a. in., and continuing until Saturday, Dec. .:, lllll, at 5 o'clock p m., as follows: Kilt STATK KKTHHATKH ONK Y DA It, fIVK YKAH AMI I.IKi: Wednesday a. m Arithmetic, Civil Government, Kugllsh Literature. Wednesday p. in. Geography. Grammar, Physics. Thursday a. in. Orthography, Theory and Practice. Kookkeeplng. Thursday, p. in Writing, Physi ology, Geology. Friday a. ni. L'. S. History, Phys ical Geography, I'.otany. Friday p. in. School Law, Psy chology, Geometry. Saturday a. in. Heading, Algebra, General History. Saturday p. in. American Litera ture, History of Kducatlon, Compo sition. I'Olt STATK PHI.MAItY I KH'ITI II'ATKS Wednesday a. in. Methods In Heading, Methods In Arithmetic. Wednesday p. in. Methods In Lan guage, Methods In Geography. Thursday a. m Orthogrphy, The ory and Practice, Thursday p. m. Writing and Phys iology. Friday a. in. Thesis. Subjects for Tle sis: ' "Nature Study." "Husy Work," "Heading In the Primary Grades." Friday p. m Psychology, C. D. Thompson, ( 'utility Superintendent. Notk. Questions on Theory ami Practice. Writing, Arithmetic, Physi ology, ami Psychology win ne me same for Primary Certificated other Cetrllicaten. for GROCER'S M.St CO.. IVKtl.AM. OKKGOX law, ,r tii n i m MID-COLUMBIANS TO HAVE ATHLETICS AGAIN The Mid Columbia High School Athletic league has been reorganized, the towns embraced In the league be Ing Goldendale, White Salmon, Hood Klver, and The Dalles. J. O. Me Laughltn, of Hood Klver, In president and G. G. Forben necretary. The sports for the winter will be basket ball- wlillu In the spring there will tie a series of track meets. Owing to the fact that The Dalles has not a suitable hall for basketball, the local playern cannot enter Into tho games thin win ter, but will be In position to get In to all the track meets next spring, al so will have a good baseball team to enter. It In hoped by another winter that the school district will have erected a gymnasium sufficiently large for basketball and Indoor base ball. It pays to advertise. Buy a Useful. Christmas Preseit A gift of beauty and utility that will outlive the season. We have them. Suitable gifts for old and young. TOYS FOR THE CHILDREN Never (Before Has there been such a varied and com plete line of Holiday Goods in a country store M ackina ws, Sweaters Woolen Goods Direct from the Manufacturers. Sea sonable FOOTWEAR, GOOD YEAR RUBBER GOODS AND FLORSHEIM SHOES. I PART OF BIG RANCH PLACED ON MARKET More than half of the 'JsO-ncre ranch of the Hood Klver Fruit Grow Ing Company, at Kloucher, may be thrown on the market In the near future, according to Manager tins Westerburg, w ho was In the city on business Monday. "The company In composed of people of moderate means," explain ed Mr. Westerburg, "and they tind I that they are trying to carry too b'g j a load. Some of the stockholders ! want to get rid of some of their hold-1 lngn no as to realize the cash, of which they stand In need. Therefore It hni been rimctlcn II v dccliled to uetl I noine of the property." The company has set out abuot 7, (M) trees, w hich are from one to four yearn old. Some of the trees are therefore just coming Into bearing. a. 19a cftk PARKDALE, ORE. 14: TO TURN ON JUICE IN THREE WEEKS "Work on the new plant and power Installation of the llydrn F.lectrlc company In progressing rap idly." sal. I Dr. .1. F. Watt Mi. inlay, "and we expect to be ready to 'turn on the juice' within three weeks." A force of about luo men In being em ployed, and work on the plant and the w Irlng Is being rushed In spite of the Increasing chilliness of the weath er, which makes outdoor work more dllfieult. Treated F ine by Fish Commission G. C. Haworth, of Spring Water Villa, received from the state on Monday, Nov. 'J7th, five cans of black bass from three to ten Inches In length, for hln lake. The fish were all In fine condition when received and put Into the lake. and