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8 G E T T ii Ilocalspeusonals Lime and Spray Kelly Bros., phone 227-M. A fine assortment of Music Rolla at Waggener's Music House. Miss Zena Crafts was a Portland visitor the last of the week. Violins, Guitars, Banjos, Accordions, Harps, etc. at Waggener's Music House. Mrs. J. M. Culbertson and Mrs. B. E. Duncan spent the last of the week in Portland. Mrs. J. F. Miller was a guest at the Hotel Portland in Portland the last of the week. Mrs. R. B. Perigo and children went to Portland Friday to spend a few days visiting relatives. The Bible Class of St. Mark's church is planning to give a party at the rec tory on Monday, the 23rd. All records for recording were bro ken at the county clerk's office Friday, when the recording fees amounted to $36.40. J. H. McArthur, a Minneapolis man who is making a tour of the Coast, visited Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Skinner the last of the week. Kev. and Mrs. H. C. Clarke, who are in charge of the Christian church at Mosier, were the guests of Kev. and Mrs. J. H. Swift the last of the week. Paul Young, the little son of Kev. and Mrs. W. B. Young, fell from a veranda the last of the week and broke one of his legs between the knee and ankle. Mrs. F. G. Hutchinson, with her son Kobert and sister, Mrs. J. M. Miller, spent the week end with Mr. Hutchin son, who is now engaged in business at Portland. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Smith and fami ly, who have been spending the sum mer on the I)r. Edmunds place west of town, leave this week for Silverton, Ore., where Mr. Smith has purchased a 13 acre farm. Miss Georgia M Kown, who has been ill with scarlet fever, is now re covered and the quarantine on the Mc Kown home at Oak Grove will be raised this week. Insure with Reed & Henderson, Inc. Fjre, Accident, Life, Automobile, Plate fllass, Burglary, Employer's Liability, including FARMERS and ORCMARDISTS. Also Judicial, Official and Indemnity Bonds Kesident Agent for: U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. Northern Assurance Co., of London Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd., of London Hanover Fire Insurance Co. of New York Pelican Assurance Co. of New York 'Real Ejlate Loans E l' A ID O CLOTHES. Xmas a week from today. ' Record Cabinets at Waggener's Mu sic House. Mrs. Elwood King is quite ill at her home on Eugene street. Mrs. J. O. Kamura submitted to an operation at the hospital Sunday. W. R. Warner, 3rd, and P. D. At water went to Portland Monday for a short visit. School will close next Friday, Dec. 20, and the Christmas vacation will continue until Thursday, January 2. Sheriff Rand of Baker county, can didate for United States marshal for Oregon, was visiting relatives here this week. Howard Gates of Cooks, Wash., w as a visitor here the last of the week. With Carl Gray of the Great Northern Railroad, Mr. Gates is developing a large tract at Cooks. At the meeting of the Oregon State Hotelmen's Association held in Port land last week C. A. Bell of the Mt. Hood Hotel was appointed a member of the publicity committee. The ladies of the Unitarian church will hold a sale Saturday at the store east of Franz". They will offer articles left over from the bazaar, also a num ber of homemade rugs and other arti cles not ready at the lime of the ba zaar. In addition they will have a supply of fresh baked goods. At the age of 78 Mrs. L. W. Marcel lus, a former resident here, is able to enjoy life in the sunny climate of Southern California. She is now a resident of Pasadena and in a letter to the News says it is an ideal place for aged people. Sin enclosed an inter esting booklet descriptive of the Naz arene University, which is located In that place. Indicating the many states repre sented by Hood River's population, the apples sent in the Union's gift car last week went to 262 persons in 13 different states. The car was billed to Chicago and individual shipments were made from there by express. The fruit was of the extra fancy var iety and mostly Spitzenburgs, New towns and Ortleys. Investments THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. HE CHRISTMAS It don't cost much and it comes back a thousand fold in the days to come. Cheer up! the worst is yet to come. Things are never so bad but what they might be worse. Just come and watch the joyous faces that crowd about our counters each day, happy because of the many splendid gifts we display in every department Store Open Evenings- Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. Hand Bags Kid Gloves Handkerchiefs Silk Hose McKibbin Furs House Slippers Let Us Wrap FRANK A. Great half price sale of trimmed hats at Miss M. B. Lamb's. Mrs. J. F. Miller of Frankton has gone to Southern California, where she will spend the winter.- F. H. Stanton has been spending the past week in town recovering from a broken rib and other injuries received in a fall. Among the visitors at the poultry show in Portland last week were E. L. McClain, J. R. Nickelsen, Sherman Frank and wife and J. C. Porter. Attorney J. P. Durson of Tekoe, Wash. spent the week end as the guest of Attorney John Baker. They were boyhood friends together In Ohio. Mrs. G. A. Molden returned last week from Salem, where she was call ed by the serious illness of her mother. The latter is now on the road to re covery. Have insalled an up-to-date picture Heights, 1112 Pine st. See my line or framing machine in my shop on the samples. A. B. Cash, Phone 285-X. 50-52c A special committee has been ap pointed by the Commercial Club to round up those who have not settled their billiard dues and make them "produce." It Is stated that if all delinquent dues were paid the amount due on the tables would be paid and needed repairs made to them. Attorney and Mrs. E. II. Hartwig celebrated their lourth wadding anni versary the past week with an unus ual combination of twelves. They wer? married at 12 o'clock (noon) on the 12ht day of the 12th month of 1908, and this the year 1912, is the first and last chance of adding a fourth 12. The event was also Mrs. Hartwig's birth day. W. H. Root, accompanied by his son Clarence and the latter's wife left the last of the week for Brooks, Ore. Mr. Root has purchased a 20-acre ranch there and will make his home on the place. He Is moving in hopes that the change w ill benefit his health. Mrs. Root, with their son Harry and the latter's wife, left Monday for Brooks. Harry has purchased five acres there. They have been resi dents of Hood River for about 11 years. One of the most thoroughly enjoy able informal occasions of the year was the Elks' Charity Ball given at Heilbronner Hall Thursday evening. There were over 200 present and the evening was pleasantly spent in an in formal manner. Chandler's orchestra furnished splendid music and dancing was enjoyed until one o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Castner, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Ross and Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Gould received. Swee New town cider and fruit punch were serv ed. The proceeds will be expended for local charities during the Chrlst has season. Christian Science Christian Science .services are held in the Reading Room, Room 2, David son Building. Sunday at 11 a. m., sub ject, "Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?" Sunday School at 10 a. m. Wednesday at 8 p. in. The reading room Is open dally rrom 2 to 5 p. m. Hood River Is to have a llbrarj building. Umbrellas Suit Cases Traveling Bags Smoking Jackets Warm Blankets La Vogue Cloaks your Tarcels for Mail or Ejxrpress A Great half price sale of trimmed hats at Miss M. B. Lamb's. The Guild or St. Mark's church will meet Friday with Mrs. J. W. Crites on State street. A Christmas dance will be given at Heilbronner Hall by Harmon's orches tra on December 25. ir you want Insurance in companies that pay losses promptly and in full call on A. W. Onthank. Violins, Guitars, Banjos, Accordions, Harps, etc. at Waggener's Music House. The Ladies Aid of the Asbury M. E. church will hold their monthly social meeting at Mrs. John Perigo's on Fri day. December 20, at 2:30 p. m. Good program is promised. True-to-Name Nursery has opened an office in town on corner opposite from Oregon Hotel and samples of trees can be seen in tree yard adjoin ing office. Mr. Galligan will be at the office Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur days. Real estate transfers this week have included the sale by Georgiana Rand and husband to J. S. Taylor or the west hair or lot F, Hood River Proper; the sale by W. M. McC'onnell to Thos. Flagler or 5V4 acres southwest or town and the sale by William II. Davis to II. S. Pratt or 120 acres south or Fir. II. W. Krussow recently put his name and address in some of the boxes while he was packing and re quested the person that opened the boxes and ate the apples to write how they liked them. He received letters from Brooklyn, N. Y., New York City and one from England. They all spoke very highly of the apples, which they said were very delicious. Altnon E. Smith, the Oregon and Washington representative of the Pa cific Coast Packer, has been a recent visitor in Hood River. He said he looked ror an Improvement in the ap ple market from now on. "We are just beginning to realize how much good stuff we have to sell," he said. "The poorer quality of tpplea from lon Fast are rapidly being consumed and .the first-class Western product will come into Its own." MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THOSE Christmas Photos Now Do not wait. Photos rnake ideal Christmas gifts. And re member we mutt have time to do you first class work. Make your apjHintment now at eitz Studio The D Read the News It tells It all. DECEMBER 18, 1912 Overcoats Suits Sweaters Bathrobes Neckties Mufflers CRAM Great half Drice sale of trimmed hats at Miss M. B. Lamb's. The Rebekahs have arranged an en tertainlng program to be given to their friends next Friday evening at I. O. O, F. Hall. Sam Small, well known as an evan gelist and a co-worker with Sam Jones lectured to a large audience at the M E. church last evening. Get a bunch or Edison Wax Records while they are cheap. Four minute at tachments ror sale at Waggener's Music House. What could give you or your family more pleasure than a Victor, Edison or Columbia and a rew records ror Christmas? See Waggener's Music House about it right away. Price same everywhere. Trade at home., At a meeting or the local Boy Scouts Monday evening Rev. E. A. Harris was chosen as scoutmaster to succeed Rev. E. T. Simpson, who Is soon to leave the city. It is reported that a man named Ira Jones was shot and killed this week by a posse or officers at Santa Ana. He carried a money order stamped Hood River atid it is believed that he may have liveu here. Several local horseshoers went to The Dalles Saturday evening and par took or an elaborate eleven-course ban quet served by the horseshoers and blacksmiths of Hood River and Wasco counties. Among those rrom here were W. G. Snow, L. V. Diiscoll, Arth ur and Frank Howell, J. C. Bucklin and C. E. Lovell. They report a most en Joyable timo. Bake Sale Tuesday The ladles of the Christian Church will hold a sale of all kinds or good things to eat on Tuesday, December 24, at Wood's store and will have for you nice clean home-dressed chickens and many Christmas cakes and other things for your dinner on Christmas Day. Everybody is Invited to call In the afternoon and examine this sale and come early to get your choice for there will be good things to eat there for sale at reasonable prices and all or these good things come from the homes of the church. OUR BIG REPUBLIC. It's Quite a Way From Maine to the Aleutian Islands. On the British empire the sun never sets. In the short summer nights It never sets on the American republic. Ban Francisco la the middle city In our territory. It Is literally true that In August the sunset baa not ceased to Bash on the spenra of the fishermen In the Aleutian Island before It begins to glint and blaze on the axes of the woodsmen In the forests of Maine. Roll up the map of New England! Unroll that of your whole country! flow large Is Texas? Too coald bury In It the Oerman empire and hare room enough left for England and Wales. How Inrge Is Collfornia? You could bury In It England. Scotland, Ireland. Wales and have room enough left for Switzerland and Belgium. How large Is Colorado? Too could bury In It Norway and have room enough left for Denmark, now large Is lows? Toil could bury lu It Portu gal and Switzerland. How large la Lake Superior? Too could sink Scot Innd In It How large la New TorkT Too could bury In It Belgium and Switzerland and Greece. Joseph Cook. It's not the girt, but the thought. SPIRIT BRANDEGEE CLOTHES. DECLARE RATE ON FRUITS EXCESSIVE A Washington dispatch the last or the week announced that the Inter state Commerce Commission held un reasonable existing rates on rrults and vegetables rrom Louisiana and Texas points; on apples and other decidious rruits from Oregon, Utah and Idaho: and on citrus and deciduous fruits, canned goods and vegetables from Cal ifornia points to Crawford, Neb., and other Middle Western destinations. The commission ordered an average of approximately 20 per cent reduc tions in rates, the reduced rates to come In effect about two years from February 1 next. REBEKAHS WILL GIVE ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY Laurel Rebekah lodge will give an entertainment at Odd Fellows' Hall next Friday evening, December 20. It will include the following numbers: Violin solo by Miss Wilma Thompson; duet by Mrs. Kelr and Mrs. Schmelt zer; reading by O. P. Dabney; song by Master Leslie McGuire; solo by Earl Burt mess; instrumental solo by Miss Lena Crump; vocal number by Fred Howe and daughter, Blanche; song by Mrs. E. O. Dutro, and a play let entitled "His and Her Old Sweet hearts." Miss Lean Isenberg and Walter Ford will be the leading char acters and twenty boys and girls wl'l also take part. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited and a small admittance will be charged. FRANKTON F. R. Absten has been ill the past two weeks and Is only a little better at present writing. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Noble came from Hood River Saturday and spent Sun day at "Clifton" with the former's par ents. V. R. Absten and R. S. Cohoon have taken their teams and gone across the Columbia to work this winter. J. R. Nickelsen left last Sunday ror Corvallis to take a short course In poultry raising. Mrs. . Nickelsen In tended to spend the time In Portland, but was kept home by Illness. I Mrs. B.W. LaMar shipped her house hold goods to Potlatch, Idaho, last Monday. She and the children left that afternoon for Portland where j they will visit with relatives until Mr. LaMar gets things settled for her. I Everybody Is cordially invited to at tend the Christmas exercises at the Columbia school house next Friday evening. The program will be render- ed under the direction of their teacher, Mrs. Wagner. The Christmas exercises of the Frankton Bible Class will be held Tuesday evening at the school house at six o'clock. An appropriate program will be given and a merry time Is promised. What could give you or your family more pleasure than a victor, Ediron or Columbia and a few records for Christmas? See Waggener's Music House about it right away. Price same everywhere. Trade at home. Will It be a white Christmas T KINCAID & CO Christian Church The regular services at the Chris tian church next Sunday will be of special interest to all members and their friends. We invite your attend ance and urge that you bring all the friends you can. Come to the S. S. and worship that follows. The Lord's Table will be observed and members ought to be there on that account es pecially. Come and let us worship to gether. The subject for morning will be one or interest to all and In the evening it will be strictly evangelistic. Money to Loan Amounts $500 to 11500. First class real estate security. Will also buy mortgages ror like amounts. 30trc REED HENDERSON. Xmas Candles Just arrived, all new and fresh. Come and see them. New Oranges, Dates, Figs, NiitPoj)Cj THE STAR GROCERY "GOOD THINGS TO EAT" Perigo & Son J. C. Johnson Home of GOOD SHOES Where the Best Values ComcFrom