Bii
OREGON BR1EFLETS
The first frost of the season visit
d The Dalles last week, the mercury
falling to 32, the lowest registered
there In September for S3 years.
Earl Simmons, a 14-year-old Jock
ey from Los Angeles, was killed last
week at the Portland Country Club
race track while exercising a 2-year-
old Mooded colt.
The bodies of three elk have
been found in the woods near Elk
Creek, with their throats cut. None
of the flesh had been taken, but it
wag found that the teeth had been
extracted.
Contracts for the building of a
now ferryboat to ply between Van
couver, Wash., and the Oregon shore.
have been let by the Portland Rail'
way, Light & Power Company to the
St. Johns Shipbuilding Company to
cost $26,000.
As Charles Taylor was passing
along the road in the north part of
Seaside last week a large wildcat
suddenly dropped from the trees
above him, landing near his feet. A
club was convenient with which the
cat was quickly dispatched.
The Oregon conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, at Sa
lem last week, adopted a resolution
pledging the conference to pay the
salary and expenses of a man who
will devote hIB entire time to organ
izing new Sunday schools In Oregon.
The holdings of the Oregon Coal
& Navigation Company, of Marsh
field, including the Llbble coal mines,
5000 acres of land, waterfront, dock
and Bteamer M. F. Plant, are report
ed to have been bought by Western
brokers for James J. Hill.
Janieg Wlthycombe, vice-president
of the Oregon Agricultural College
at Corvallis, Intends building a mod
ern ranch house on hlg place near
Hillsboro and move back to his farm
after he leaves the college. Wash
ington county Republicans are in
sistent that he shall lead the state
ticket In 1910.
Salem Republicans believe they
are the first in Oregon to send Presi
dent Roosevelt a specific request to
take the stump for William H. Taft.
A telegram has been sent to Chair
man Hitchcock at Chicago signed by
Charles L. McNary, president of the
Taft-Sherman Club, and by numerous
other prominent Republicans of
Marlon county.
Three thousand people assembled
In the Armory, at Portland, laBt week
and listened to speech of two and
one-half hours' duration by Thomas
P. Gore, the blind United States sen
ator, from Oklahoma, the occasion
being the formal opening of the Dem
ocratic campaign in Oregon. The
name of Bryan was received with
great enthusiasm.
In the case of the United States
against the Oregon & California
Railroad Company et al., the Gov
ernment takes the stand that the
terms of the grant allowing the rail
road alternate sections of land along
its route have been violated. At
torneys for 62 8 applicants tor land
along the road made a motion in the
United States Court last week pray
ing to Intervene and be made parties
to the suit. The court granted the
potitlon.
Following the lead of Washington
fishermen, Oregon salmon snarers
will sook to enjoin Master Fish War
den McAllister from enforcing recent
legislation preventing fishing both in
the upper and lower river. An In
junction wag presented to the Fed
eral Court on September 30 by the
Columbia River Trappers' Union.
Washington fishermen have already
secured an Injunction which prevents
Oregon authorities interfering with
fishing operations north of the center
of the main channel of the tlver.
August Huckensteln, of Salem, ha
been selected by the executive com
mittee of the Democratic State Cen
tral Committee to complete the par
ty's electoral ticket In this state. He
takes the place of Bernard Daly, of
Lakevlew, who found it impossible
to accept the nomination at the
hands of the Democratic State Con
vention. Mr. Daly Is county Judge
of Lake county, and In order for him
to accept the place on the electoral
ticket it would have been necessary
for him to resign the county Judge
ship. "Keep Bryn's picture out of your
paper or be killed by a baum." This
Inscription, followed by a picture of
a hand and Borne hieroglyphics evi
dently Intended for daggers, adorned
u card Inclosed in a small envelope
and received Saturday by Jack Hus
ton, editor and publisher of the Mon
day Magnet, a weekly paper publish
ed In Pendleton. The envelope was
postmarked at Walla Walla under
date of September 23. The author
of the card Is evidently an Illiterate,
or purposely feigned that character
istic In his writing and spelling. The
curd has been turned over to police.
Vandalism in the destruction and
removal of signposts and monuments
which designate the locations of
roads, tracts of land and boundaries
of townships In Crook county has
beun ho marked of late that County
Roadmaster McLaughlin has causes
to be posted throughout the county
notices offering a reward of $10 for
evidence which will lead to the con
viction of any person removing same.
The road laws of Oregon provide
both flue and Imprisonment for this
offense. At the last session of the
Crook County Court new signboards
bhowing the directions and distance
to the nearest towns were ordered
put up, and the general reward of
fered has a bearing on the protection
of these signposts as much as those
now standing.
Over 25,000 people attended the
State Fair on Portland day, thus
breaking all previous records.
John Temple Graves, vlce-presl
deutlal candidate of the Indepen
dence party, spoke in Portland Sat
urday evening, September 26.
The fourteenth annual session of
the general association of Congrega
tional churches and ministers of Ida
ho will be held at Ontario, Or., Oc
tober 6 and 7.
The question of voting for and
against cows running at large will go
upon the November ballot In Wash
ington county in all precincts Where
the petition Is regularly filed.
Mrs. John Hanan died at bur home
near The Dalles last week of tuber
culosis. Mr. Hanan purchased a cof
fin for his wife when she was first
taken sick, about two weeks ago.
The court at Eugene last week
disposed of the Lucky Boy mining
properties in the Blue River district
to Cord Sengstake and E. A. Lyman
for $131,647, they being the only
bidders.
An apple sale Involving In the
neighborhood ot $90,000 took place
last week when J. H. 8telnhart, ot
New York City, contracted for 80
cars of winter varieties with the
Hood River Applegrowers' Union.
The Grants Pass city conucll has
passed an ordinance prohibiting ven
dors and peddlers from offering for
sale any fruit at the trains unless
the same be clean, wholesome and
free from taint and disease.
L. B. Burrel, an aged miser, who
dropped dead In the Portland post
office last week, and whose hoard
was found to reach a total of over
$17,000, had an additional sum ot
$1560 sewed in the lining of his
coat.
The State Normal School at Ash
land began the new year last week
with a new administrative head and
new Instructors in several depart
ments. The attendance at the open
ing week was the largest In the his
tory of the school.
Judge McBrlde, at Oregon City,
last week granted a decree of di
vorce to Mrs. Louise Powell-Stevens,
who has gained so much publicity
through the actions of her former
husband, Thomas M. Stevens, who
was married several weeks ago to
Lillian Monk.
Frank Freeman, of Tillamook
county, while attending the State
Fair in Salem last week, was held
up by two armed robbers and re
lieved of $35 In cash and a gold
watch and chain. It Is the only case
of robbery that occurred at the fair
this year.
Hiram E. Mitchell, a son of the
late Senator John H. Mitchell, and a
former officer of the United States
army, was last week granted a di
vorce at Oregon City from Mtnnette
Mitchell.
Soldiers Muy Not (let Turkeys,
Oaklund Douglas county, the
banner turkey county ot the state,
will furnish only about 100 turkeys
on an order for 10,000 of these birds,
and if, as expected, all other sections
In which these birds havo been or
dered, fall as short as far as this
county did, Uncle Sam's soldiers in
the Philippines will have a very Hm- j
ited Thanksgiving dinner.
A Portland firm, which received
a.n order from the government for
enough turkeys to supply all the sol
diers in the Philippines, placed an
order here for 35,000 pounds, which
Is equivalent to 10,000 birds A
good price was offered the farmers,
but thoy looked upon the demand
for the turkeys at this time of the
year as simply an effort of the local
trade to get the birds in advance of
the Thanksgiving demand.
EVENTS IN OREGON
unload the weapon, the mechanism
of which he did not quite under
stand, Williams hit him a blow on
the back of the head. This almost
felled the officer, btu he managed
to keep his feet pad after a pro
longed scuffle, subdued his prisoner
Williams is held on a charge of at
tempting to commit an assault with
a dangerous weapon.
Liquor Denier Gets Heavy Sentence.
Albany G. B. Hansard was con
victed in the Justice court at Leban
on last week of selling liquor In dry
territory and Justice llurtenshaw
Imposed a fine of $500 and sentenced
Hansard to serve 30 days in the Jail.
This is the first time the maxi
mum penalty under the local option
law was ever Imposed In this county.
It Is the eighth time Hansard has
been sentenced for selling liquor in
Lebanon. He was defendant in the
first case brought in Linn county un
der the local option law and was then
fined $50. In 1906 he pleaded glulty
to five counts In the circuit court and
Judge Burnett imposed an aggregate
sentence of $300 and 10 days. Last
year he pleaded guilty In the Justice
court at Lebanon and was given $250
and ten days.
PuU Too Much Faith in Stranger.
Prairie City A well dressed young
man, who clnlmed to be a representa
tive of the Elgin Watch Company,
giving his namo as Wlllard Bell, is
in Jail accused of defrauding a hotel
keeper. Bell had credit at the Blue
Mountain Hot Springs to the extent
of $4 0, where he wag a guest for
several days. One day, about three
weeks ago, he announced his purpose
to visit Prairie City and return the
same day. The distance is 1 2 miles.
Several guests at the Springs had
checks to be cashed and accepted this
opportunity to Bend the checks with
stranger; but he failed to return.
Ho cashed the checks, but left the
next morning on the stage for parts
unknown. Bell wag captured in Salt
Lake City and returned to Canyon
City.
Chinese Shot Down on Street.
Portland Lum Lung Glp, a Chi
nese, 35 years old, a member of the
Bow On Tong i)d one of the prin
cipal witnesses against Lem Won and
Yee Geung, who are now held In
the county Jail for the murder of the
Chinese merchant Lee Dal Hoy, was
murdered Sunday night at 11:15
o'clock. Lum was shot in the back
as he entered the hallway to 97 sec
ond street. His assassin made good
his escape.
The murder was done within the
hearing of a score of people, many
ot whom saw the assassin flee with
the smoking revolver in his hand.
The police station is not more than
120 feet from the spot. The shots
had scarcely ceased when several
policemen started In pursuit of the
murderer, who eluded his pursuers.
Hunting Illg Game la Africa.
Oregon City Interesting tales of
a hunt for big game in the wilds of
Africa come from E. B. Bronson,
Twenty years ago Bronson was the
owner of a cattle ranch in the West
and one of his cowboys was Dr. W.
E. Carll, now mayor of Oregon City.
Becoming tired of life on a cattle
ranch, Bronson went to New York
City and became a Journalist, from
there going to Africa. Dr. Carll
thinks that Bronson will return to
the United States about the time
President Roosevelt is ready to start
on his much heralded hunt and that
the President will take Bronson back
with him.
Warden Arrests Had Man.
Oregon City Depty Fish Warden
Louis Rail had a strenuous time Sun
day afternoon arresting W. M. Will
iams on the bank of the Clackamas
river for shooting salmon. Williams
Is from Grays Crossing, Multnomah
county. Rail found him fishing for
salmon with a gun and placed him
under arrest. He searched him and
found a revolver. While trying to
Front Ruin Small Frnlta
Roseburg Reports received from
the small fruit and vegetable growers
in the several sections of the coun
try indicate that the severe frosts of
last week practically ruined all the
small fruit and vegetables. Being
late In the season, however, the dam
age did not amount to a great deal.
Frosts at this time of ,he year have
been heretofore unknown In Douglas
county. Prunes, apples and all large
and more' Important fruits war un-
'njured by the cold unap.
New I' I r Oregon . ir.
Hie I'm '1 mil Crinmeroi 1 l .ti fin
is r i it- i i iv building wit . Citv u i.
U ui'Li- I ir, and in add lit n to tl u
US' ti l . u:e cxqalsiti-lv gr ii-r
wo id in ii,..mijii Home tiigii class i er
manent furniture for it mnlii parlor.
Nine out ot leu linilora admire more
than they do iualio-nv. During the
visit of Mr E. 11 .lisrriman he re
quested ttinl mmples be sent liiui for
the consideration of bis srcbHecti
who are now litiilitiuir his country
home, which will probably be the flu-
it tesiden-e in America. Lust Hut-
iinlHy 1'rnl'lfiit li L. Wlucliell ot I he
Knell inland Sy&tem made a visit to
tun Cluii and pnrticulraly Hdmlred
Ills K-ma wocd I!h gave in tics to
in oflioial thiit if they did'it limry the
Hock Island would in vu the tloetit
dluma oar oi rleepr finished in the
ohief wood of the Pacific Northwest,
to wnlcb tin re Is vutlii lent yi t le t lo
turn out uiom and richer millionaires
than bus the irou and steel uintrlut of
which PitULuig Is the center.
You take Kodol just fur a littie while
when you have flight ulturk" of indi
gestion, ami you take it just ii little
longer in order to get relief from severe
attscks of Indigestion or nervous dys
pepsia. Try Kodol today. Sold ly
Kier&Cass.
Oue even i ii if on the i-frm a liHlc
alum child was enjnyin t in Hist
ullmpse of pantnrHl iti. On h Ii lit
stool he fat, under a tree bent wlU
Its IohiI of ripe, pciti'lic?, Inside lb"
cot. ok, who wits lin k in chicken.
He WHtuhc'l the plucklnK operation
srav'ly lor some time. Then lie gsld:
"Do you take off their oiotbea eviey
ninht, Inidyr"
Fifty Years a Blacksmith.
Samuel R. Worley of Hixburg, Vs.,
lias been aiming hint s for more limn 50
years. Henvs: "Clianilit rlain's Pain
Halm has given me great n-lief from
lame back and rheuinatlHin. It 1 the
bent liniment I ever used." For sile
lv Kier it Cass.
I'll take j our damage case," said
the lawyer, helping to his feet the
niHii just hit by the automobile.
"Thank yon," refilled the victim.
"I'm net mil oh hurt but I reooguizid
that meanly obaullem. He may have
case too you later."
100.00 Reward
would gladly lie paid for a cure by inanv
people who are bndly crippled with
rlieuiiiutii-in, yet if thev onlv knew it.
they ran be cured by a few bottles f
tssiianrs bnow Liniment, and the price
is only 2.r)c, 50c and $1.00 per liottle.
Sold by Clias. N. Clarke.
Mrs. Mulchaoherrty Phat'a the
pice of this amte u pound?
HtltnhAt I Inf. la Hrnntn.rinn nanta
Mrs Mulchacbrey Thin lit me hive
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mien meiim woiio ami aon ue alter
givin- me an cone. judge.
Never Worry
about a cough there's no need of worrv
if you will treat It at its first appearance
with Ballard's Horehonnd Syrup. It
win snip me rougn nt once and put
your lungs and throat back into perfect
ly healthy condition. Sold bv Clias.
i. Clarke.
Qo to the HOTEL WAUCOMA
For Your
SUNDAY DINNER
P. F. F0UTS, Prop. Hood River, Or
GOULD & SNYDER
PLUMBING
Steam and Hot Water. Heating
All jobbing promptly attended to.
E. BARMS
UNDERTAKER
k EMBALMER
Dealer in
Furniture
and Building Material
(lupin fimirI
Our Eolld Barley ifSI
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ARE IN THE LEAD
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Stanley-Smith Lumber Co.
Wholesale and Retail
LUMBE
Lath, tShing'les, Ete
Lumber Delivered tu Any Part of the Valley
SNOW & UPSON
Blacksmiths and Wagon flak ers
EXPERT ;horseshoers
NEWWORK& GENERAL REPAIRS
X
OLD FOLKS
Especially need "Naturo'i Remedy" INK Vakltta): need It to take the Rhea.
UaiUltt Out of their lointa: neeH It tn k-nar. ti.i. ti u . , ... ,
and Bowelt In e! order; need it for the ttrenifth and ngot it gives.
Let " NATURE'S REMEDY" Be Your Doctor.
Take a talilct now and them It will keep yonr eyitem In inch nod
eondltion that dlieaiea cannr.t take hold. JSvery box in ruarantaad as
glva aaiiifactlon, or th. purehaie price refunded. -
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Chas. N. Clarke, Hood River, Oregon
IBSBISKBil
RECEIVING DAILY
FRESH
Hood River Ming Co.
KI.KCTIOX XITIt'K.
Nctlae is hereby give tbat a pecini
eleotiou will ke held on Satuida?,
October 21th, l!)UH, at the Barrett
Hnhool bouwe in the Hood Klver
lrriuHtlou District, tor the purpose ot
voiiuK upon h propositiou to ralee
the sum of $11,(XK by, levying a apeo
ittl HRMosiuent uf thirteen mills on nil
the taxable property iu the District,
wid until to be tilted in payment ot
det:ta anil neoenasry expenses of said
Hood Klver Irrigation Dis net. The
polls at raid election will be open
fiom seven o'clock iu the morning
until! six o'clock in the eveniug of
mid day. Said election will be held
anil tlm result thereof determined
iu couformlty with the requirements
of the law coucernlnK election iu said
District. Notice is further given that
O. O. Jmitzen, Charles Franz and W.
L Nichols have been icgularly ap
pointed judges, and W. H. Dyer,
irel Miller and P. II. Mai tin have
been retiarly appointed clerks of
said election. '
By order ot the Hoard of Directors.
K. W. KKLLV,
' Secretary.
Dated st Hood liver, Ore., this 25th
day of September, 1W8.
Tn tiik .irsTicK';! ooVut loir
HOOD HIVKR DISIKUT
llnod Kivcr County. Oregon
W. K. Ellsworth, Plalnllfl. ) '
v. SUMMONS.
Jamea C. L'rlppen, lterViiilam )
To James C. Orlppen, the above named de
fendant :
IN THK NAME OF THE STATE Ot ORE
GON, Yon me berehy required to nppeiir
and answer the complaint filed agalUHt yon
ill the Home entitled action, on or before
the HOIh day of Oet-iber, l!H, or nutter Judge
nieiil to be taken rxaliiHt you for the aum of
IliM.i, with the disbursement)! of this action.
Ml ven under my hand this Kith dav nr
September IKW.
A. V. huck. justice or the Peace.
This summona Is nirdlshed for six con
secutive weeks In the Hisid Klver ularler,
dv nrner . r tne lion. a. v. Huck, Justice of
the Peace In and for said district, heretofore
duly made and entered; and the dale of the
nrst puoiicallou tnereor Is September l;th.
(f WE HAVE JXST RECEIVED A FRESH SUPPLY OF
B mi. cue ui juud, muiidit ui ruidMi
AND ALL KINDS OF FERTILIZERS
B , COME TO US DIRECT FOR
WOOD. FIBERED HOUSE PLASTER
CEMENT AND LIME
II AS WE UNLOAD DIRECT FROM THE CARS
STRANAHAN & CLARK
Hood River, Oregon
THOS. CALKIN-2
WALTER IHENBERQ
Riverside Dairy
We can supply you with any quantity of Frosh Milk
PKICJES ON APPLICATION
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Flour and Feed
CELEBRATED
WHITE RIVER
AND
GOLDEN CROWN
BRANDS
A SUCCESSFUL BAKING
As follows the use of White River
and Golden Crown (lour. Whether vou
bake bread, cakes, rims, or j.'iv kinrl nf
pastry, you will find this Hour a safe and
reliable standby. Try it once and you
win never tine any oilier.
MADE FROM
SELECTED HARD WHEAT
STRANAHAN & CLARK
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
01 t. RAWBON.
r. H. BTANTOJI
HOOD RIVER NURSERY.
EtocK Grown on Full Roots.
We desire to let our friends and patrons knew
that for t he fnll planting we will hare and cn sup.
ply hi any number
Cherry, Pcnr,Aprlcot,Peach& Plum Trees,
GRAPEJa. CURRANTS, BERRY PLANTS,
Shade and Ornamental Trees.
Also, all the standard varieties of apple trees. Can
supply the trade with plenty of Newtown, SpiUea
berg and Jonathan applp trees.
RAWSON & STANTON, Hood River. Or.
WHOLESALE
THE DALLES NURSERIES
R. II. WEBER, Prop.
THE DALLES, OREGON.
GROWER AND DIALER IN
RETAIL
FRUIT, SHADE
AND-
TREES
GRAPE VINES
AND
SMALL FRUITS
Roses and Shrubbey.
ORNAMENTAL
Eveg'eeni
Remember, Our Trees are Grown Strictly Without Irrigation.
Vehicle
Selection
I don't urge you to lui v tin
expensive Vehicle. I have
many of good style and weartibility to fit pocket
books of varying degrees of thickness.' Buggies, Run
abouts, Surreys, etc. 1 have over fifty samples on my
floor. Have a look in. More styles and better prices than
you are used to. ( Vehicle Repository second floor. )
Vehicles Harness Farm Implements
J. R. NICKELSlLN
HOOD KIVKK, ORE.
..MILLER'S DRUGSTORE..
;Has just i-M-civcd a shipment of American an. Im
ported I "iu fumes, Lundberg's, Rieger's, 'Roger & Gal
iott's in bulk and presentation boxes.
The Finest Imported Soaps for the Toilet
Toilet Sets. Fancy Papetrie, and many other ar
tides suitable for Presents.
On the Heights, Hood River, Ore
Why Go Down the Hill?
Havo You T i U'd B
Rough Dry
at 7c. lb.
Starch p;eo8 Witslml mnl
Stan heii rfly lr Ir ninii ami
fl.it work Iroiitil KKKK of
extnj
charge
PHONE 68
HOOD RIVER
Laundry Co.
HOME PHONK 121
.BICYCLE SHOP.
J. MARION REID
Bicycles. Guns, Sewing Ma
chines, Furniturs, Umbrellas,
Stoves and Locks Repaired.
KEYS MADE TO 0Rl,ER
Bicycles, Uung, etc., gent l ,.,. fo.
I l 00 on pru e oi new hel. 'T,r,V
rp,SLPnCR-f Vri on
application. Reference: Bradetret