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About The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1912)
G Don't Try It ! You can't pet something for nothing, neither can you get a gasoline en gine for less than it is worth. You can get ex actly what you pay for when vou trade with us. youbuyan... LI lvJll L, of us, every dollar you pay works overtime. And when fv. ,,., T.J- ip 1 mm? 'Va k..S Don't got the idea that we don't sell HAND SPRAY OUTFITS just because we advertise our rower Outfits All the SPRAY FIXTURES You can need fffSr Our TtudcbaKer Harness Department is rnmnlptn. Vf rnn 1 ' - H show you a variety of bf narness ana at prices that will be a surprise. We do not claim they are hand made. We tell you frankly that every piece that it is possible to make with a machine is made that wray. WW And yet we give you our personal guarantee. DAVENPORT ROLLER-BEARING WAGONS Constructed entirely of Steel I-Beams, Channels and Angles like the modern steel railway bridge. Built for heaviest life time service. Each front and rear gear is solidly rivited with large steel rivets, put in hot, making it practically one-piece. It cannot come apart. Steel Wheels made with a tension, each spoke carrying its share of the load all of the time. The Davenport Steel Wheels do not fill with mud. The small round spokes cut through the mud and do not pick it up. Oil about once a week, when wagon is in steady use, through automatically closing oil cups. Not necessary to remove wheels. Roller Bearings that reduce the draft 30 to 50 KEWANEE SYSTEM OF WATER SUPPLY Never has an automobile or spraying machine or any other machinery come into the valley which has caused so much favorable comment and interest. We are getting enquiries every day. The outfit in our window has brought hun dreds of people into our store. If you haven't seen it, make it a point to do so. We are glad to explain it, and want you to get one of the catalogues. Now is the best time you'll ever get to thoroughly examine our Kewanee System of Water Supply up eiMft Coup y BUSINESS MANAGER EX-CONVICT WILL PLAN IS FAVORED! GIVE SERMON HERE That the committee of three ap pointed by the larger charter revlnlun committee of ten will unite In recom mending a form of city governx-nt In now aswured. The committee of three, which In composed of lv. J. It. Hargreaves, H. 1!. Langllle and I'rofettsor (illmon, h'.'ld a meeting laxt week. After some dUcUHglon they decided to unite upon one plan In submitting their recommendation to the larger committee. The plan of having a salaried IjunlnenH man ager met with the approval of all three and they favor the adaptation of the present city charter ho as t o provide for such a manager. They will Ik? prepared to report within the neit few da.vn. The official committee of ten aUo held a meeting lant week, !ut after a brief dlncuwflon d'-el leil to postpone any action until after hearing the rt. port to te cutjiijlttw) dy the commit tee of three. When I!a!l;ird'n Snow Unlment In runU-d In fr rheumatic pain and aches, It reachen thespt fjiilcUy and the relief 1 very gratifying. Price 'Sn; .Vc and $ 1 'i per bottle. S..M by ( has. X. riarke. Hilly Eastman, Portland's ex con vict evangelist, has announced that he will preach at the Asbiuy M. K Church In this city Thursday even ing, March 7, under the auspices of the Pacific Coast Iiescue and Pro tective Society. " 'Hands up' Is still my motto," says Wilson A few years ago I en. forced this order with a gun, but now my only weapon Is the I'.lble. I have turned Christian; changed from yeggmau to evangelist, and be lleve that I have Is'en doing good work In Portland's Xorth Knd." Out of jail but a year, Mr. Wilson boasts that he has won hundreds of converts. He Is now making a tour through the state under the auspic es of the organization of which he Is a representative. Itching of the skin anywhere on the body stops Instantly when rub-Is-d with Iiallard's Snow Liniment One or two applications cures per manently. Price L'."c. Mc and fl.Oo per bottle. Sold by ( has. X. Clarke. $5,000 To Loan $.".,Hpfl to loan fn first class secur ity. Must be Improved orchard land. Heed & Henderson, Inc. '2-lt Sore Throat? Feel Shivery? Then You Arc Taking Cold. This is the kind of weather for such disagreeable conditions BREAK IT UP One of Our K. C. Cold Tablets Taken every three hours for a day will do the work quickly and well Keir 8c Cass Fc liable Vrafjts SMITH BLOCK HOOD RIVER YAKIMA MANAGER OPPOSES ALLIANCE Manager Pobblns of the Yakima Valley Fruit Orowers' Association, ridicules the Idea that the fruit dis tricts of Washington should market their products through the Xorth western Fruit Exchange. In com menting on the matter lie says: 'Rogue Uiver, Hood Klver, Weli atchee and Yakima are next year ex pected to produce 15,(MK) carloads of fruit. Experts In ligurlng on the crop credit the Yakima Valley with iHH cars ami Wenatchee with at least 4H00 cars. Hood Klver will have Sihhi and Kogue Klver bH). This means that Wenatchee and Yakima, between them, or the Washington part of the alllanee suggested, w ill have twelve-fifteenths f the entire output. Now Kogue Klver will have V) per cent of Its crop In pears and perhaps .10 per cent In Yellow Xew towns. What sort of an alliance can Wenatchee and Yakima make with that? Hood Klver Is a small valley to Itself, Is established, grows anil markets high quality stuff, and will want heavy concessions In any alli ance It makes. What sort of nn agreement can Wenatchee and Yaki ma make with those people? "Personally, I think we are mak ing a mistake In advertising our lit tle valleys and overlooking the state. I think we should advertise Wash ington fruit. Klght now, despite the much greater output of this state, many people in the east ami south think that Yakima and Wenatchee apples are grown In Oregon. If we entered into an alliance with the Xorth western Fruit Exchange and maintained the agency at Portland, what would we ! doing for Wash ington? We In Yakima have mhh cars of fruit and we have a year of success behind our assorlatlon, Xow why attempt something that Is Im possible? Why try to run a co-operative and a profit-sharing proposi tion under one concern? "What we are after Is more money for the growers and that Is the only thing. In the final analysis, person ally. I do not see the advantage of permitting control to get from our hands, I do see the ad vantage of pursuing logically the growth and development of such nn organization as we possess." Copy for advertisements MUST be in the office by Monday NOON. TAFT COMMITTEES REING ORGANIZED Responsive to telegrams sent out by the Portland Tnft committee last week suggesting the formation of Taft clubs, names of persons eligible to such committees in various coun ties have been sent In. Charles T. Early, superintendent of the Mt. Hood Railroad, secured the names In Hood River county and replied to the Tnft committee ns follows: "In answer to your wire of the sixth, will be pleased to co-operate with your Multnomah county com mittee and render any assistance possible. Would like as co-workers the follow ing gentlemen: Hon. J. L. Carter, C. hethman, C. H. Sprout, H. Lage, Truman Butler, leo. Wlshart, E. O. Illancliar, R. J. Mclsaac, W. S. Jribble, W. Ingram, J. P. Lucas, C. W. Thompson, J. L. Henrlchs, A. I). Moe, W. H. Walton, X. C. Evans, .1. (i. Tate, O H. Khoades, W. E. Mc Curdy, R. IS. Bennett, J. E. Mont gomery, Clint Woods, C. L.Rogers, Newton Clark." The committee in Wasco county Includes the following; J. H. Worsley, A. E. Lake, .1. C. Hosteller, E. E. Ferguson, M. A. Mood, J. W. Koontz, (Jrant Mays. Max A. Vogt, H. L. Kuck. J. S. Fish, J. L. Kelly, II. C. Ron per, X. Wheal iloii, William Hunter, Fred L. Houghton, Frank French, Oeorge Cooper, J. M. Patterson, George Johnson, R. R. Butler, E. O. McCay, C. F. Southern, William Rees, H. F. Miller, Charles Van Dyne, Fred W. Wilson, J. E. Kennedy. M. M. Waterman. LOCAL PARTY IN RIG HOTEL I CP. SUMNER Opposite tha Post Offlci "1 Horn Phone 20 Spray and Garden Hose Plumbing k A. AAAii MAS., f, ., .. A. A. At '. W. Parker, who has a ranch at Mitchell's Point, accompanied by Mrs. Parker, her sister. Miss U. K, Dllhau, and Frederick Conger, re turned the last of the week from an extensive trip through Canada and told their friends here a thrilling story of their escape from a burning hotel at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The party occupied rooms on the third floor of the Empress hotel. Shortly after eight o'clock on the evening of Tuesday, February fi, the alarm of fire was given and a few minutes later the entire hotel was tilled with smoke and flames. I)e scilhlng their escape Mr. Parker said: "I took just a couple of minutes to thrust some valuable photographs Into jiy traveling bag. I told Mrs. Parker to take her Jewel case. In the short time that elapsed the room filled with dense smoke and I was so blinded that I could not even find my hat. We groped our way to the window and found that a fire escape reached part way to the ground. By the time we had found our way to this smoke and flames were pouring out of the windows. When we got to the end of the escape ladders were raised and we reached the ground Just In the nick of time." There were -!'! guests In the hotel at the time and It Is believed that all escaped, although this had not been verified at the time Mr. Parker's fam ily left next the day. They lost all their personal effects, not having saved o much as a toothbrush. WE FURNISH FRUIT FIRE PICKERS AND PACKERS And All Kinds of Employees... NIGUMA & CO. Sedentary habits, lack of outdoor exercise, Insufficient mastication of food, constipation, a torpid llvir, worry and anxiety, are the most common causes of stomach troubles. Correct your habits and take Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and you will soon be well again. For sale by all dealers. Kent & Garrabrant Confectionery, Cigars Fishing Tackle Spaulding's Sporting Goods All Kinds of Soft Drinks Oak Street, oppoaiU Smith lil'ick. Hood Hirer Phone 160 1 4 Last Oak Street Hood River, Or. I Send For This Seed Annual-Free LiUy! M-erfe r tHIrd foe Duntr od termination. No r--d rr prki p r im imlm Ihrtr two qualitm ow tihrv-fyh'fhftMKiaud. OuifuDy 1 nuipDed Laboratorr ttodci lh dtrtVttoii of ft neat and nprrt fd iHlcr lano U tui work. ' V hen buy m Ldly 'fwrh.ymi buy crops. Sad lot ciulo. Hm CW H. LSr Co.. Snub s. e:. bartmess Funeral Director and Practical Embalmer ESTABLISHED 18 YEARS MOOD RIVER, OREGON F. B. SNYDER B. B. POW ELL Hood River Plumbing company Phone eax Sanitary Plumbing and Heating. Tinning and Sheet Metal Work. Repairing Promptly Attended. ESTIMATES FURNISHED CASCADE AVENUE v tt it i rrrTrynf nr; p,Tv', nvi PURDY & CHAPMAN Complete Lines of General Merchandise Feed and Grain Prompt and courteous treatment ODKLL, OREGON II. It. HADLOCK Phone 320-M Office 45-L GEO. II. STEINHOFF Thone 59-M HADLOCK & STEINHOFF Real Estate and Fire Insurance Improved and Unimproved Orchard Lands LIST YOUR RANCHES WITH US FOR SPRING SALES DO IT NOW I 2nd and Cascade Ave., Opp. Motel Oregon, Mood Klver, Oregon