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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1912 A HORSE PLAGUE. Antoial huabandnieu In Nebraska, KtDui and adjolulug state hava been greatly concerned within the past few tecki aa tba result of an unuaual 1 faul epidemic of home platfua, -bleb baa Idvd diagnosed as the aania malady or similar to the aplnal nienln rltls or Infantile paralysis that afflicts the human specios. Farmers In ths central and western portions of the two states mentioned bare lost etery borae they bad. bar plowing ahead of them with no horses with w hich to do It and not daring to buy other horses for fear they will also fall vic tims of the plague. At the time of writing this the same malady seems to bare appeared In three counties In Iowa, and ine atate veterinary author ities are bending every effort to pre vent It from spreading. The disease Is thought by some veterinarians to be caused by germa which are breathed Into the nasal cavltiea and which pa as thence to the brain. Others of equal standing state that they do not con alder the disease contaglona at all. but due primarily to Improper conditions of food and water, one contention baaed on this view being that If horse In the affected area were kept closely stabled and given only pare well wa ter to drink they would not con tract the disease. From one section where the disease has made its ap pearance cures are claimed to hare followed Inoculation of the affected animals with aplnal meningitis sernm. The truth about the matter seems to be that veterinary experts are a good deal up a tree on the matter and that some of them are doing some gn easing. ONE GOOD RESULT. The rapid advance In land valnes In practically all of the north central states will Inevitably mean that farm rental valuea are bound to advance proportionately. This will work hard ship perhapa In some Instances, but It la nevertheless going to have one defi nite and very desirable result put out of the farming business a class of renters all too large that for years past has been satisfied with a grain selling and hence land skinning type of agriculture. In the face of advanc ed land values such renters will have to reform their methods of farming or quit the business, while the clasa of landlords who have been satisfied with such tenants in the past will have to lend a band In the adoption of better and more sensible methods on their farms or go Into bankruptcy. Thirty cent methods on fifty dollar land have about petered out, and a whole lot of farmers and renters are only Just be ginning to wake up to the fact. TURKEYS IN ALFALFA. At the auggestlon of the Kansas ex periment station farmers In those por tions of the state whose alfalfa fields have been badly riddled In past sea sons with the grasshopper pest this year raised turkeys to bold them in check, and the plan baa been accom panied with most gratifying results. Not only have the turkeys about 100 to each quarter section of land gob bled op the grasshoppers effectively, so that they have done little If any damage to the alfalfa fields, but the turkey a seem to have thrived well on a balanced ration of grasshoppers, al falfa and email grain and when mar keted at holiday time will net their owners a tidy sum. One large farmer who tried this turkey method reports that the "turks" not only were the salvation of his alfalfa, but will bring htm In the neighborhood of $600 when they aro marketed at Thanksgiving time. This plan looks practicable and decidedly worth trying. THE NEW PARCEL8 POST. At the session of congress which ad journed recently there was passed aa a part of the postal appropriation bill measure providing for the establish ment of ft modified or limited parcels post system. While the rates author ized are not as low aa are those of postal regulations which are In force between this and foreign countries, they are nevertheless a material reduc tion from rates which have been In force within the limits of the United States during the past thirty years. Under the new system, which is to be put Into operation the first of the com ing January, the country Is divided Into eight sones, each receiving post office being the center of the tone ar rangement these areas being deter mined by radii of varying length meas ured from each office. No parcel can be posted that welgba more than eleven pounds or Is of a character calculated to damage postal equipment or be In jurious to employees. A NEW GRAFT. Within the past few weeka the offi cials having charge of the weights and measures In ft certain northern atate have discovered aa the result of sn In vestigation carried on quietly that thrashing machine owners In one local ity have so fixed the measuring ap paratua of their thrashing mschlnes as to register considerably more grain than waa actually shelled out. the fraud In some canes running as high aa IS per cent The chief motive In this stunt waa to get additional pay for the excess grain which the false system of measuring Indicated. In ad dition to this, so long aa the farmer for whom the thrashing wss being done did not discover the deception It made biro feel good to believe that bla field was giving an extra good yield. E have a fine assortment of colors in Trident Embroid ery Cotton, about all colors in the lot, that we wish to close out Yout choice, the skein ONE CENT Special-Outing flannel, 5c In white and colors. This is a special buy and is certainly a bargain at this price. The yard 5c Men's and Boys' Overcoats Copyright Han Sebatfarl Ac Mar We have never before been able to show you as complete a line of Over coats as this year all the latest ma terials, weaves and styles of Hart Schaffner & Marx and Clothcraft makes. Let us show them to you. We want you to see what a fine line we have whether you are ready to buy now or not. Overcoats for men for $5, $6, $8, $10 and up Men's High Top Shoes Only $3.98 You ought to supply yourself with a pair of these High Top Shoes that we are offering at $3.98. They are cer tainly a bargain and they can't last much longer the way they are going. There are values up to $6.50. Q QQ Your choice, the pair uOiuU liY a pair of our Queen Quality or American Lady Shoes for women. You will be more than pleased with them. There is style, fit and comfort in these. MISSES!JNDCHILDREN!S UNDERWEAR, GARMENT 25c You do not want to miss this oppor tunity to secure this good winter weight, natural wool and fleece lined Underwear, values from 35c to 85c Special, the Garment 25c LADIES UNION SUITS 75c On one of our bargain tables you will find a full run of sizes in ladies' fine jersey ribbed Unions, cream white, long sleeve and ankle length, medium weight, with nice sanitary fleece, self finished front, silk taped neck, good grade pearl buttons, the JQ DRESS GOODS SPECIAL 25c We are offering some extra special bargains in wool Dress Goods, mostly 36 inches wide, solid colors and in stripes and plaids, values up fjP to 80c, special the yard ZOb Dress Goods 54 inches wide, nurses stripe with a neat checked border to match, worth 50c a yard, 1 r 0 Special, the yard 1 0 U MEN'S NECKWEAR2 5 c Every imaginable style of Neckwear is included in our large stock and we know we can please you. Wide flow ing ends, batwings, shield tecks, long narrow reversible, shield bows, open end scarfs, etc., etc. We are offering Special, one of the very nicest assort ments of all pure silk 4-in-hand Ties, regular 45c sellers, at the very orft low price of, each DG Up-to-the-Hour Millinery Do not overlook this department when in search of your winter hat. We have the largest assortment for you to choose from, and will save you money on your Millinery purchase. Call and let us show you. We also have a very fine line of Knit Head wear for winter. Second Floor LADIESLSHORI COATS 50c We have a few short Coats for ladies' that we are very anxious to close out. They are nicely made and finished, and the material is of the best. Some of them are worth from $5 to Cfln $7. Your choice ...OUu &e PARI FAIR -Hood River's Largest and Best Store (Correspondence ? UPPER VALLEY The Parkdale branch of the fonntv librarv was oDened Wed nesday under the supervision of Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Mcisaac ana Miss Shanan. who have been in- stmmpntal in securing the hraneh. Mr. Mcisaac has kind ly donated a section of his store until a library building can be prprtpH. Those who desire to borrow books will apply to John Cooper the acting librarian. Mrs. George W. Allen, accom panied by her grandaughter Bar hara. left Wednesday for an ex tpnrlpd visit in the East. The train was held and the afternoon school session was delayed sev oral minntps to allow the many young friends to say goodbye to the popular Miss Kamara. David R. CooDer. who has charge of the publicity depart mont in WrmHrow Wilson's cam broadcast tons of beautiful lithographs of the candidate. Those who desire a ennv ( suitable for framine) will please address him inclosing postage and he will send the work of art tree or. an expense to you. Thp first number in the enter tainment course will be held in Mrlsaac's Hall on Fndav evenine. Dotnhpr 18. at 8 o'clock, and will be an evening of music after which refreshments will be serv ed. The musical part of the pro gram will be under the direction of Ray Babson, who has selected the cream of the local talent, which includes such vocalists as Miss Mai Allen and Mrs. Chas Isham Moody and also several soloists from the lower valley. The regular meeting of the Prno-rpsKive Association was neia in MTsaai.'i Hall last Mondav evening and was attended by members from all sections 01 tne vnllpv. John R. Putnam, chair man of the committee on draft in r npw hv-laws. made his reDort and after some discussion me re rvrt was arlonted. The new bv laws contain some wise sections and with everyone s shoulder to the wheel the organization win prove a useful institution. BARRETT Mrs. J. A. Bennett suffered severely with la grippe the first of the week. Edna Thornberry has gone to Portland to spend the week. A church wedding will be sol emnized at the Valley Ohristian church Friday. Oct 25. at 8 o'clock.' Tom Thumb and Miss Lilli Putian are to be the con tracting parties and about thirty little folks will take part. Ad mission 25 cents. Miss Mary Frazier entertained the Ladies' Aid Saturday after noon. The ladies worked on their special bazaar articles. They expect to hold a bazaar about Dec. 6. Mrs. Dr. Mills returned from Portland Thursday. She reports that her grandchildren are much improved. ODELL Miss Bell visited with her sis ter Sunday. C. L. Rogers has bought 0. S. Rhoades' apple crop. R. R. Lewis is hauling apples for the Willow Flat people. Nel3 Hagen reports an extra large crop. Sumner Cameron is packing apples on the Flat. Tucker Bridge was reopened for traffic Monday evening and with the fine work Mr. Lacey has done on the Tucker and Crockett hills the problem of getting ap pies to town is now solved. Jake and Will Lenz went bear hunting recently and bagged a big one. Will has returned to work building Mrs. Arens' bun galow. Hunter s fever is now becoming an epidemic here. Cameron & Sheppard's box factory closed last week. Ihey had filled their regular orders and could not get lumber to fill any extras. Many extra boxes will be required as the late rains in creased the size of the apples so that they will exceed the esti mates. Mrs. Lenz is having L. J. Gates wire her house for electric lights. Harry Connoway has built a capacious chicken house and will keep 100 chickens. Mr. Barnett is harvesting his large crop. Odell people may be interested to know that Mrs. Barnett was formerly Miss Gold en of the family for whom Gold- endale was named. Ruth Young's hand was badly she was playing with another -L.'U T"V It . I. 1 a ciniu. rouowing tne aeciueni her parents took her to Dr. Dutro wound. Mr. and Mrs. Dane Kemp and daughter left for California Sat urday. They will visit relatives in San Francisco and Los An geles, after which they will prob ably spend the winter in Santa Barbara. Mrs. Claire Crockett accompanied them to Portland and will remain there for a few days. Mr. Kemp was feeling much better and hi3 friends hope that he will reap much benefit from the trip. Miss Hope Shelley may be found by friends visiting Port land at the secretary's desk of the Young Women's Christian Association at Seventh and Yam hill streets. Miss Reed spent Sunday with Mrs. Gould. Rev. J. A. Bennett of the Val ley Christian church preaches at the Union church - at 11:30 Sun day morning. Mrs. James Eggert gave an enjoyable party to the boys' and girls' classes of the Union and Methodist churches Saturday evening. About 25 ladies gathered to hear the program rendered at the Parents and leachers Circle. Mrs. Hoyt read the constitution of the Mothers' Congress. Miss Dorothy Black gave a recitation. Mrs. Dutro read a paper on what this club can accomplish. A reci tation by Marguerite Walter was followed by a talk on report cards by Miss Love. Mrs. Dutro sang a solo, after which Miss Northey, the librarian from Hood River, gave an interesting talk on libraries. Every number was greatly enjoyed. The society is accomplishing a helpful service in bringing together the ladies of this section for mutual interest. Mrs. Wallace Young and Mrs, Home of Weiser, Idaho, sang a beautiful duet at Christian En deavor. Mrs. Connaway leads the next meeting and Mrs. Dutro will sing. Meeting at 7:30. Mrs. Lockman returned from California just in time to say good-bye to her daughter, Mrs. Kemp, before the latter s depar ture. Mrs. Lockman attended her mother during the latter's illness and death. The Folts box factory is run ning night and day to fill orders, The lumber was sa.tfed in the Spring in anticipation of this de mand. Rev. C. M. Carson preaches at 11 o'clock next Sunday at the M. E. church. Epworth League at 7:30, with special music. George'Cooper is at the Cooper and Walter ranch helping with the apple harvest The capa cious new apple house on this place is proving very convenient in handling the bumper crop. Hon. S. B. Huston of Portland addressed an audience here Mon day evening in behalf of Taft and Sherman. . Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Boyed and Mrs. O. L. Walter were among those from here who attended the Wednesday evening session of the state conference of Con gregational ministers at Hood River. Dr. Boyd's address on church federation was greatly appreciated. He declared that experience has shown the folly of suDDorting a number of churches when one could serve the Duroose better. He said denominationalism is becoming a spent force and that federation is the watchword of the day. tie gave instances where federation had been successfully accom plished. Dr. Luther Dyott of Portland spoke along the same line. On account of the political meeting Monday evening the regular meeting of the Odell De- ve ODment Leagne was post poned until Friday evening, when a good attendance is hoped for. Timer Thursda'v. Oct 31: the Place; Central Vale schoolhouse: and the Girl: the one whose cap you buy. Act One; 8 to 9, time to get acquaintedjand participate in sacred rites of Hallowe'en. Act Two: 9 o'clock; a program. Act Four; sale of caps and sup per, followed by general jollifi cation. Ladies please come pro- viripd with snnner for two also caps of any size, shape or description. For District Attorney I nn in mi nee that I am a candidate for district attorney for Wasco and Hood Klver roll title on the Ini1t'wn. di nt ticket. If elected, 1 plcdgo my self to perform the duties of the of Hen to ths liest of my anility. paid adv. tf J. W. M.i.f.s. Mood Ktvi-r lie getn of the North west. I For County Judge. At the ear newt request of a great number of i-ltizeiiH nnd tax payers of thin county I have eoiiriented to he. come a candidate for County Judge lu the coming electlou, November 5, and If elected I w ill, so far an within my power to do ho, eliminate the un necessary expenditure of the county's money, and 1 llrmly In-Ileve that a conservative and economical busi ness administration will pay off the county's Indebtedness and cut down the taxes. I respectfully submit that all of the ! roads In the county, so far as pus i slble, should be kept In good repair, and not spend heavy stuns of money In attempting to put a glass top on i a particular piece of road that has j been In good condition for years. If elected, and within my power to do ho, I will cause to be published an Itemized statement of all money re ceived and expended by the county court that the taxpayers may have full knowledge of the manner In which their money Is Is-ingexpended. While It is true that a report pur porting to contain a statement of the expenditures of county funds Is now published, I submit the same Is not luteinized In this: That such Items as, "II. J. Mclsnncs, road sup plies, $:!00 00," does not nienn any thing. Taxpayers are entitled to know what the supplies were, wheth er powder, plank or nails, fur what purpose they were purchas-d nnd where used. I expect to fully advise the tH x pay ers of tills county of the milliner la which the county's business has been conducted In the past, ami Its present financial condition and some of the reasons why a conservative and economical business administration Is demanded of the county court In the coming four years. Iti'sped fully, S. W. Staiik, (Paid Adv. I J. (). Uarret of (irass Valley, Ore., secured the liu-ky numlN-r and won the electric piano given away by Jack Morrison. The niitnticrs were given In counecllou with the shoot lug gallery. Mrs. J. II. Sut t buff made a trip to Portland Saturday. Mrs. Sutthoff and Miss Constance Henderson re turned a few days ago from a teu days horseback trip to Central Oregon. CHI-NAMEL DEM. OCT, 16-17 This Coupon Worth 20c at Our Store We offer an opportunity to test the claims made for Chi-Namel Varnishes at our expense by giving you Absolutely Free a 20c Can of Chi-Namel Varnish Any Color If you will buy a new 10c varnish brush with which to give it trial This can contains enough to do over several chairs and a small stand or table Write your name below and present this coupon at our store date named and Receive Free One 14 Pint Can Pure Un adulterated Chi-Namel Varnish, any color, worth 20c. on COUPON Name Address Or this Coupon may be applied upon the pur chase of any Chi-Mamel product if so desired. CHAS. N. CLARKE M. M. KM J M IV i;VIV IIkII Money to Loan Amounts $.VH) to $I.VMI. First class real estate security. Will also buy mortgages for like amounts. HOtfc l(KKI& IlKNIlKKMON. 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