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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS,' WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 13. 1912 UPPER VALLEY NOTICE List your places for special attention with ward ireland;cornell Upper Valley Real Estate Z. Insurance Improved and Unimproved Orchard' Land Hood River Connection OUV V. LDWARUS & CO. Phone U. C. M. Ranch, Parkdale 77-Odell Upper flood liver Valley, On. P. B. SNYDER Hood River Plumbing company Phono CSX rvTJ.I.l.I.t.l.l.l.l.I.M.I.I.T.l.T.I.f T T T T 1 UZJ2 B. B. POWELL Sanitary Plumbinc and Heating. Tinning and. Sheet Metal Work. Repairing Promptly Attended. ESTIMATES FURNISHED CASCADE AVENUE 'AVING purchased the entire interest of E. Brayford in the Rockford Store about three months ago, we are now in a position to serve you with all the highest class Groceries at reasonable prices. We invite your patronage and will serve you to the best of our ability. GIVH US A TlilAI MERCER &CO. PHONE NO. 5 WAREHOUSE ON FIRST STREET Transfer and Livery company Freight, Express and Baggage Transferred Furniture Moved, Stored or Packed for Shipment HOOD.RIVt-R, OREGON. DRAYING I '1 xpress and Baggage Furniture and Pianos Mo-Oed All Kinds of Light and Heavy Work Wood Yard and Feed Store in Connection Office Phone 29 Residence 238K TAFT TRANSFER CO. A Complete Lineof... FPCSfl Groceries At Honest Prices Can always be found at this Up-to-date Store Kinnaird & Larwood Cor. 2nd and Oak Sts. Phone 78 J. M. SCHMELTZER F. A. BISHOP HOOD RIVER ABSTRACT COMPANY ABSTRACTS Insurance Conveyancing Surety Bonds "Accuracy" is Our Motto Office In New Heilbronner.Bulldlng Phone 23 Hood River, Oregon CLUB PLATES WEEKLY 0RE60NIAN AND HOOD RIVER NEWS (t C For One Year .O SUNSET MAGAZINE AND HOOD RIVER NEWS CO O E For One Year VA.AD The regular subscription rate of each of these publications is $1.50 a year. CALL AT THIS OFFICE !KKrH ORC GAM 111 ViV. U CENTRAL POIKTJt roouc RIVER VALLEY OREGON tCURttPONDZHCt 0 SOtlCITE mi -W-tfiL J Thia matter muit not b. re printed with' out ipaclal permission. Keep plenty of charcoal In the pis pen. It to wholesome and aids diges tion. Charcoal made from corncob la highly recommended. For the first time In her history Ore gon has begun to export breeding hogs, a consignment being recently sent to the Hawaiian Islands. The young sow has got to make her growth, while the old sow has her full growth, so that the young sow must be fed liberally In order to develop properly. The silage will be better than noth ing If It is cut the day following a heavy frost, but probably not one third as good as If It had been cut the day before. Lemons reached $3 and $9 a box on the Chicago market early In Septent' ber. It's a lucky thing for the fellow who Is fond of soft drinks that the lemonade season Is about over. The advantage of the patch of rape which was sowed as a pasture for the poultry last spring Is that It will fur nish the hens with a supply of green stuff until well Into the winter. It will be Interesting to watch the live stock quotations the first two weeks In November to see If the price of prime steers drops from $11 to $7 a hundred as soon as the election Is over. Ohio Is said to raise more ferrets than any other state In the Union. While not all states permit the use of ferrets In the catching of rabbits, there Is a big demand for them as rat ex terminators. If the truth were made known as the reason why so many farmers In the small grain belt thrash from the shock rather than the stack. It would prob ably be that not one farmer or hired man In half a dozen knows how to build a grain stack so that It will stay put and be rainproof. Chloroform may be a merciful agent In the dispatching of some animals, but it should never be employed In the case of a horse, as the suffering fol lowing Its use Is most acute. When a horse has outlived Its usefulness and Is to be put out of the way the rifle or revolver of Inrgo caliber Is the most humane method of extermination. According to a pamphlet recently Is sued by the United States geological survey, the first steel produced In America was made by Samuel nigley and Joseph Dewey In Connecticut In the year 1723. Crucible steel was first successfully made In Cincinnati In 1S32 by Garrard Bros., while bessemer steel was not manufactured nntll 1804 by William Durfee at Wyandotte, Mich. The general condition of the winter apple market, so far as New England Is concerned. Is Indicated In reports from New York to the effect that com mission men are contracting for ap ples at from $1.50 to $2 per barrel. Features that are tending to depress prices are Inferiority In both size and color, the first due to failure to thin fruit and the second to cool and cloudy weather during August and September. Apples of the type of the Wealthy and Jonathan, which are as spicy and fine as any apples grown, but which are only late fall or early winter ap ples, may have their season extended considerably by selecting choice and nnbrulsed fruit, wrapping each apple In a paper and placing In a dry, cool cellar. The writer has kept Wealthy apples In this manner which made good pies when taken out of the cellar arly In May. rrofessor Fawcett, state pathologist of California, has made a discovery that promises to be of great valne to the growers of citrus fruits In the southern part of the state. This Is fungous parasite discovered In Florida, which seems to find climatic condi tions favorable and which bids fair to effectually control the black scale, which la one of several pests that the growers of citrus fruits have to wage war. against The writer could but be Impressed, as many others undoubtedly were a short time since, when plums ss fine as the sun ever shone on were rotting by the bushel under the trees, with the fact that there Is something seriously out of whack wtth a system of trans portation and distribution which does not make It possible for this waste to be prevented and such fruit to be put In tho hands of those who would have been only too glad to get It and pay reasonable price for It The consumption of the banana In the Cblted States has grown from practically nothing thirty or forty years Qgo to 80,000,000 bunches of the fruit annaally, which Is the amount re quired to satisfy the present demand of our population. Nst In a cor of years does the writer remember such a profusion of wild plums as were to be found In the thickets and along the country road sides this season. Not only were there a great many plums, but tho abundant moisture of the growing season gave them a good sis. A new hemp breaking machine has been invented that gives promise of much In several sections of the south where in past years this Industry was extensively carried on, but was largely given up owing to the scarcity of hand labor, the hand labor required In the breaking of the stalks being a hard and tedious one. . A ton of hay In stack or mow con tains from 480 to 620 cubic feet the smaller figure being for wild bay, which settles more compactly than does tame hay. Ilenee to get at the number of tons a stark or mow holds find total cubic contents of space occu pied by the hay and divide by the number of feet in a ton. With steak costing all the way from IS to 85 cents a pound. It Is well for the good wife to arrange for substi tutes for meat at least a part of the time. Protein Is the chief element in meat, and this is also a chief food ele ment In milk, cheese, eggs, beans, fish and nuts. Fruit Is abundant this sea son and should be utilized In working out an economical and nutritious ration. Considering the fact that a full grown rat will deatroy a dollar's worth of grain In the course of a year, It will be conceded as pretty good manage ment to Invest 10 cents In a spring steel trap, which will not only put him out of business, but as many mode as get In Its way. In baiting the trap It la well to use gloves, as the rat Is a crafty chap and gets suspicious if be detects the human scent A firm of Chicago florists has had very good success In the use of ce ment as a material for making hot beds. The bed was made wide enough to accommodate a standard window frame, and the matrix for the cement waa put deep enough so that the walls would keep out the frost Second hand lumber was used for the Inside of the mold and corrugated Iron for the outside, the walls being made six Inches thick. Autopsies that have been conducted over a number or Dorses mat nave died In the territory In which the horse plague has been raging the past few weeks reveal the fact that a good many of these horses have been killed by dope and drugs of one kind and an other that have been given to them as medicine. The germ responsible for this disease is said to have been Iden tified, being Introduced Into the sys tem of the animal through the feed and water which It consumes. Notice (f final lettlcmeot In the County Court of Hood River County Stmt of Oregon. Iii the matu-r of the estate of Peter Detlef Hin nrha. Deceased. Nutice is herebr iven that the umtersimed xnrutrix of tha last will and satata of Peter Det M Hlnricha, deceased, has heretofore filed her final account and settlement in the above entitled Court and cause, and that the Hon. ti. K. Castner Judire of tha ssid County Court, has appointed r iw.r in. nu oijr in ftovemtef. A, U. I'JIZ, at the hour uf 1U o'clock a. m. of said day. in tha vj,v ruutn ui me uwntr vourt House in tha city of Hood Hirer. Oregon, as tha time snd place for hearir on and final settlement of said account. Any interested person having- objections thereto row ui.n ana mere appear and present tha same, or be forever barred from making same. Date of first publication tins ard day of Octob- MAKUARETHA MAGDALENA HINRICHS. E. H. Hartwi,. Kxaeutn. Attorney for Kstate, Hood Kiver. Oregon. 4J-47 Nolle of Hearing aolfloal Account In the County Court nf th. Cr.i. r - .... iiouu niver KAtumy. In the matter of the F.t.t. u;ik. u Thomas. Deceased. Notice is hereby riven that tfc. m Administrstor of the Kti nf Willi. h ti. as, accessed, aid on the 16th day of October. uiiijr me mi nnai account as such Administrator, With tha Clerk of the (mintv IVmiW nr u.-t er County. Oregon, and that on tha 16th day of October. 1D12. tha Judge of said Court duly made and tiled an Order Axing a day for tha hearing of objections to such Final Account, and the iaettle ment thereof and tha release and discharge of said Administrator and Hondaman. and fixing the fi-ni uay 01 rovemtjer. A. II. m i at 1(1 n'r-lrwl. a. m. at the Court House in the City of Hood Kiv er. Hood Kiver County, Oregon, as the time and piace 01 sucn nearing. Now therefore, all persons interested in said es tate are hereby notified to appear at ssid time and place and show cause if any they have why ssid r inal Account should not be allowed, and in all things approved and confirmed, and the said Art. ministrator and his Bondsman discharged, and tha said estate be declared settled and closed. The day of the first publication of this notice will be October 23rd. 1912. Listed October 17th. 112. tLISHA M. THOMAS. As Administrator of the Estate of William H. Thomas, deceased. L. A. A A. P. Reed. Attorneys, Hood Kiver, Oregon. 43-47 There are enough things on the av erage farm to tax the strength of the women folk so that they ought In every way possible to take advantage of pow er that may be available. To Illus trate, on a good many farms the wash ing machine Is belted up to the gaso line engine, with the result that one of the most tedious Jobs of the week Is rendered comparatively light The men about the place should see to ft that this belt connection Is made with the washing or any other machine that the women have to operate. Notice of Sheriff. Sate In the Circuit Court of tha Rt.f. of (Wnm tnr the County of Hood Kiver. Wsring Thomas, Plaintiff, vs. F. R. Brydle and Mary Itrydle. his wife. Kate Rartholn Ann. M.,k C. H. Jackson. Andrew Hohrer. H. B. Miller, m! T. Kretchner. H. E. William, r. J nVhk r p Strathern, J. R. Ream. Chaa. Hamstadt. J. F. Jsnsen. Florence Keech, L. J. Farmer, R. F. Wer thenbach. W. B. Decker. Robert Palmer. O. O. Gunther. Hood River Commercial Orcharda. a cor poration, and Northern Trust Company, a corpor ation. Defendants. By virtue of sn execution, judgment order, de cree snd order of sale issued out of tha above en titled Court in the above entitled cause, to me di rected and dated the Uth day of October. 1912. un. on a judgment and decree rendered and entered in said court on the 7th day of October, 1912. in favor of Waring Thomas, plaintiff, and against the above named defendants, for the sum of $2600.00. witn interest at the rate of seven per cent per sn num from the 4th day of August. 1910. and the further sum of S2S0.U0. with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from the 7th day of uctooer. 1912. attorneys fees, and for the further sum of I2N.85. costs snd disbursements, with in terest at the rate of six per cent per annum from the 7th dsy of October. 1912. and the costs of and upon this writ, commsnding me to make sale of the following described real property, to-wit: South half of Northeast Quarter IS'., of N'E'.I of Section 4 I 4 1. in Township one 1 1 I North, of Range ten I JO J hast of the W lliamette Meridian, in Hood River County. Oregon. Now therefore, by virtue of laid execution, judgment, order, decree and order of sale, and in compliance with the commands of said writ, I will, on Friday the 15th day of November, 1912. at 10 o'clock A. M., at the front door of the County Court House in Hood River. Hood River County. Oregon, sell at public auction, subject to re demption to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all the right, title and interest which the within named defendants lor either of them I had on the 6th day of August. 1910. the date of the mort gage executed by defendants F. R. Brydle and Mary Brydle. his wife, to the plaintiff on the land herein described, or since that date had. or now have in and to the above describd property, or any part thereof, to satisfy said execution, judg ment, order and decree, interest, costs and accru ing costs. Dated this 16th day of October. 1912. THUS. F. JOHNSON. Sheriff of Hood River County, Oregon. F irst issue Oct, 16, 1912. Last Issue Nov. 13. 1912. At Wheaton, 111., for some years past the boys of the countryside have had plowing matches every fall, prizes be ing offered for the man who plowed the most ground and to the one who did the Job the neatest and stralghtest The other day, when this contest was on, one of the participants bad his chances knocked galley west by a very inde pendent riymouth Rock hen (she must have been on the suffragette order) that flew so fiercely nt the horses he was driving that tliey caused the plow to wabble badly la Its course, with the result that It put blm out of the running. Instead of the date for the actual opening of the Tanama canal being sot later than the time originally decided on, Jan. 1, 1915, those in charge of the work assert that it will be sufficiently completed to handle traffic by Oct 1, 1013. The building of the canal seems likely to be a great stimulus to south ern and western trade, and this will be true especially of neacoast ports and territory. Some Idea of what foreign nations are expecting of the canal as commercial factor is Indicated In the report that they hnve spent or have laid out Improvements in harbor and other facilities totaling 1225.000,000. The Illinois Cent ml railroad Is now nstng on Its lines a weed burning ma chine that does very effective work at minimum cost It consists of an en gine for motor power and a car or trailer, on the front end of which H arranged the crude oil burner which sears all grass over an area of twenty or more feet At the rear of this car Is arranged a water tank with sprin kling apparatus, which puts out any fire that may have been stnrted by the blaie In soft or punky tie. The cost of weed destruction with thl device Is but 80 cents per mile. Incidentally the farm er profits through the destruction of weed seeds. Summons In the Circuit Curt of Hood River County. Ore gon. Lcander Francis Smith, Plaintiff. v Clara Belle Smith. Defendant. To Clara Belle Smith. Defendant: In the name of the State of Oregon: You are hereby required to sppear and answer the complaint tiled airainat vou in the above nam. ed Court and entitled suit, on or before the last day of six consecutive weeks from the date of the tirst publication of this summons as hereinafter stated, and if you fail to so appear and answer for want thereof, plaintiff will apply to this court for the relief demsnded in his said complaint, and will demand judgment and decree of this court for a divorce from the bonds of mstrimonr now existing between him and you, on the grounds of your wilful desertion of him for more than one year last past, and for other equitable relief. You are hereby served with this summons by publicstion thereof, bv order of the Honorable G. R. Castner, County Judge of Hood River Coun ty. Oregon, made Oi toner 21st. 1912. which order prescrilied thst you shall appear and answer said complaint on or before the last day of six consecu tive weeks from the date of the first publication of this summons; and you are notified that Octob er 2.!nl. 1912. is and will be the date of the first publication of this summons. GEOKl'.E R. WILIU'R. Plaintitrs Attorney, 43-49 Hood River. Oregon. Summons In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Hood River. Manning L. Howsrd. PIsintifT, vs Adolph Grodt, Bertha (irodt. Christian F'rederick Grodt, Doris Grodt Kahl, Dora Grodt, Dorothy Grodt, Km ma Gn.lt. F'rederick Grodt, F'rederick Grodt, Gustave Grodt, John Grodt, John Ditlef Grodt, Johann lletlef F'rederick Grodt. Johanna Dorethea Grodt, (Insane), W. Wulf. Guardian of Johanna Lore thea Grodt. NetaGroilt. William Grodt. William Grodt, John Kahl, and Gustave Grodt. William Grodt, and F'rederick Grodt for the benefit of the heirs of t'hsrles Grodt, deceased. Defendants. To Adolph Grodt. pert ha Grodt. Christian Fred erick Grodt, Doris Grodt Kshl. Dora Grodt, Dor othy Grodt, Emma Grodt. F'rederick Grodt, Fred erick Grodt. Gustave Grodt. John Grodt, John Ditlef Grodt, Johann Detlef Frederick Grodt. Jo hanna Dorethea Grodt (Insane), W. Wulf. Guard ian of Johanna Dorethea Grodt. Neta Grodt, Wil liam Grodt. William Grodt, John Kshl. and Gus tave Grodt. Willism Grodt and Frederick Grodt for the benefit of the heirs of Charles Grodt, de ceased, llefendants: In the name of the State of Oregon, You are hereby required to appear and answer to the Com plaint filed against you in the above enwtled suit on or before the expiration of six weeks from the dste of the first publicstion of this Summons hereinafter stated, and if you fail so I to answer, for want thereof the PlaintitT will ap- I ply to the Court for the relief prayed for in his Complaint, to-wit: F'or a tWree determining all claims adverse to plaintiff which you. or either or any of you. may have or claim to have, in any estate or interest in that land situated in the County of Hood Kiver, State of Oregon, described as follows, tn-wit: The northeast quarter of the southeast qusrter of the southwest quarter of Section F ourteen (U. Township Two (21 North. Range Ten (101 Fast of the Willamette Meridian. Thst by said decree it may be adjudged that you or cither or any of you have no estate or in terest, whatever, in or to said land and that the plaintiff is the owner of the title to said land in foe simple: that you, and each of you. he forever enjoined and debarred from assorting any claim whatever in or to said land adverse to ptsintitT: that plaintiir may recover his costs and disburse ments and have such of her relief as to the court may seem just and equitable. You are hereby served by publication of this Summons in accordance with an order of the Hon. W. U Hradshsw. Judge of the above sntttleil Court, duly matte and entered on the loth day of October, 1912, which order rrescriles thst you shall appear and answer ssid Complaint on or be fore the expiration of Six Vi eeks from the date of the dste of the first publication of this Summons; the dste of the first publication hereof is the lnth day of October, 1912. ERNEST C. SMITH. 42-44 Attorney for 1'laintnT. Money to Loan Amount $."x) to $1."hH). I'lrnt clitMH real estate security. Will nlxo Imy tnorttfiiKi's for like ninomitH. ,'lOtfc llKKD & IlKNUEKHON. Star Orchard Ladders... Are Strong Light Durable And best of all r .r . the PRICE IS KJgnr Steadily increasing demand for them is good evidence that the STAR is a winner. We unhesitatingly recom mend them to Orchardists.who want a ladder thaHs not heavy or clumsy but strong enoughj for any ordinary use. Blowers Hardware Co. The Firm that "Makes Good" The Hood River Volunteer Firemen respectfully request the pleasure of your attendance and support at their Annual Fireman's Ball to be given in Heilbronner Hall, Thursday, Nov. 28th Dancing from 9 o'clock to 12 Vogel's Orchestra NEW MODEL OLIVER The old reliable visible type writer with new printype and other improvements. The ma j chine that writes print that is print and is always ready for business. For sale or rent on easy terms. A. W. ONTHANK, Agt. 109 Oak St. Hood River, Ore. 4 th & State St. Phone 248K 0. P. DABNEY & SONS FURNITURE, FURNITURE, FURNITURE, STOVES AND RANGES We buy, se and exchange everything in Mouse Furnishings, Campers Supplies, etc. Don't forget the place-Cor. 4th & State Spokane Apple Show Excursion Fares Via The North Bank Road Round trip tickets will be sold by The North Bank Road November 10 to 16 inclusive, 1912, to Spokane from Underwood for $12.20, White Salmon $12.10, good to return until November 20. Spokane trains leave Underwood 11:17 a. m. and 8.27 p. m.; White Salmon 12:01 p. m. and 9:33 p. m. daily. R. W. KESSELL, Agent, White Salmon, Wash.