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About The Hood River sun. (Hood River, Wasco County, Oregon) 1899-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1899)
HOOD RIVER SUN. .Published Thursdays by E. M. lifadley. BiiDi&lptiott Hated! bno yer , ,1 Six iiioritln ........... Ttarue mouths, ... ,,,, Aft. (Htriftly in Milvnnce). Jtdvertislhg fates tfi(le hottH on application. jCntcrcd nf the postorni-e in Hood RHer, Ore. Nov 1( M9) as Second etas rnniJ m(tf MtoOff A'tVEX, OH., NOV. i3 tSg9. TiiANmseivmo PAY, On week from today i8 the day set apart by proclamation of the President of the "tfmted States as a day . for special thanksgiving a day to be devoted to praise and prayer' to the Ruler of the Universe, Dnd of fctrari table and helpful acts to the destitute and needy. A ces sation from all kinds of labor" is also advised in bo far as can i made practicable. , The people of this country have great reason for thankfulness and gratitude at this time, and a proper fecognition and observance of the day' will not be out of place in fact it will be very much in place. a people we are too apt to take the good things of this life simply as a matter of course, and fail to appreciate the fact that there is a Creator who has so bountifully pro yided for us, and whose creatures wen-rev ' There' ate possibly, many of our readers who do not fully know the origin of this day of thanksgiving, and a few facts relative to the sub ject may not be ottt of place at this time,- and the custom, in this coun try, at least, originated with the New' England Colonists in 1621, who gave one day during the year to thanksgiving for special provi dences, and this was continued un til 1863 when President Lincoln feffuecl a1 proclamation naming one day-f-gefteralty the , last Thursday fri November as a time for univer sal thanksgiving by the people of The United States. . Since that time the custom has been followed each ; succeeding year until to-day, and it h recognized by many throughout our entire country, but to every one it should come as a reminder that we owe due praise to an All-Wise Ruler who watches and reigns over lis. - .... TlW TOWN ELECTION. Un luesday, .Ueeroth, the voters of Hood Bive'r will be called upon tV select' eight officers" to serve in conducting the affairs of out city government for the coming term, The different officers to be elected are mayor r five councilmen, record er and marshal. One councilman, , Capt. Dukes, holds over, thus com pleting the Board. tfcveral names have been men tioned in connection . with , the mayorality, but the Sun does jnot presume? to say which of the gentle- men named would be the most ac ceptable to the citizens of our town, They' tffe probably all good and Capable men,, and, we believe the voters can be relied upon making a Wise selection. It may not be amiss However for us to offer a few sug- rttmt 1 Ixf i n 41ia rvtiY i artu on1 t: a t x. jjist what position the Sun occupies in relation to all matters that per tain to the public welfare. tf.t a. 1 r .... i . j -AliU' llUli IICIC TVC TViOil &tftbt thatf the Sun will be first, last and all the time, in lavor of such men fhostf good to the greatest number morally,, socially and financially We believe in reaching out and taking hold of every enterprise that will help to build up Hood River and' develop . the resources which surround us. We believe in a pro gressive and ... aggressive . business policy ii the effieial life of our city, doubled1' with good judgement and an earnestness for advancement that admitt of no unnecessary . hes itation when once conviction takes jpleee; .We are unequivocally ' op posed to the liquor traffic, ' and would like to see men elected, who, Itaufcecf'ttp by the people," would keep the town- free from its baneful influences;, but-if public sentiment is not sufficient to sustain' such a policy then we favor high license' and' a rigiif etrfbroement of the most stringent laws that may appertain thereto. 'X'V. ;r' ' Let good wen . be elected- men who- have the best interests of Hood Ki vet at heart, " and the Stw will accord them, earnest support and impartial acknowledgement, " - Whatever- may have been the pinion f democrats or populists tvv years ago- vfpwn? the' question of expansion, the situation- now calk y.vai' concert, 01 action ny tneAm-j erican people. The honor and , in tegrity of the nation demands thisj and while there, are some who claim such views erroneous, yet the ma . . . . . 4 lOhtv recognize the fact ana are giving the administration . hearty co-operation. The following from one of.the ablest Southern Demo cratic papers, the Atlanta Consti tution j pretty generally voices the sentiment of the America people as a whole? ' ' ' What wo do know what every reflect ing person knows is that from the mo ment Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet, our duties and responsibilities' had a be ginning. AVe owe something to all the interests there ; we owe as much to our own views of popular government and human rights; and all these debts are due to humanity at large. We could not have Bailed away if the Filipinos had re mained os peacable and as amenable as suckling doves. AVe could not sail away if they were to ground arms tomorrow. Our duties and responsibilities will keep up in those islands for an indefinite pe riod of time, and no one would recognize that fact more clearly or act upon it with more energy and promptitude than the democratic leaders if they were charged with the conduct of the government's affairs. : - v . 1 Indeed, they recognize it now so much so, that on no occasion and in no shape has any real democratideader ad vocated a policy which would leave .the affairs of the Phillippines at loose ends and enable some foreign power to pro mote and extend the already too Wide in fluence of monarchical government the one one-man power real imperialism Whenever this republic lias expanded the result has been not imperialism but the expansion of democratic and repub lican principles. Harvey W. Scott, of the Oregon- ian, is being prominently named as a suitable man for .United States senator, and the Blue .Mountain American speaks of him in the fol lowing eulogistic manner: . "It ib the every day constant training a long any one lino which qualifies a man to excel in that particular field. In elect ing a United States senator our people should first consider a man's intelligence and fitness for the place and his "his po litical expediency" should be entirely subject to his qualifications. There is not a more intelligent citizen, a truer patriot or a more scholarly statesman in Oregon than Harvey W. Scott. He is not a politician, neither can he be in duced to stultify his manhood or prosti tute his high prerogatives as an Ameri can citizen for the sake of office. In the senate he would be to Oregon what Ben ton was to Missouri or Morgan is now to Alabama." . - ,jlr. bcott is a good newspaper man, and his knowledge of the state and public affairs generally, should eminently qualify him to fill the position ably and acceptably. V ice- r resident ilobart died on Tuesday morning last. Reports had been quite favorable as to his condition until Sunday, when ' he began to grow weaker, passing away as above' stated. The death of Mr. Hobart is -a national loss and the bereaved ones have the sympathy of the nation. '' s xchcinge Clippings. Interesting Paragraphs Gleaned From Varioas Sources. Probable New Factory for Hood River. ; Oregon pine needles, or those long, slender spears that grow on sugar pine trees in lieu of leaves, have fallen on the ground for countless ages, to be convert ed into soil by the slow process of decom position, or into ashes by the quicker medium of fire, without a thought being given to their commercial value. This condition is now to be changed; accord ing to D. A. Cords, president of the Pacif ic Pine Needle Company, of Grant's Pass, who is spending a few daya at the Imper ial, in company with his wife.. Mr. Cords says the pine needles of Southern Oregon are now worth f 5 a ton delivered at his factory, and that, as the enterprise grows, whole families may engage in picking pine needles as they pick grapes in California vineyards. The uses to which pine needles may be put are many,: Mr. Cords says, but Ger many has hitherto had the monopoly of the business. The needles are at first boiled, and then run between horizontal wooden rollers where the juice is extract ed and called "pine-needle oil," which is supposed to possess medical properties. The pulp becomes a medicated material for upholstering, and is said to be a sub stitute for horse hair. No bugs or insects of any kind will live in furniture which has been upholstered with pine-needle wool, M r. Cords says. ; . The Germans make flannel undercloth ing o the fiber, as well as socks for men and stockings for women ; while knee- warmers, knitting and darning yarn, cork soles, quilts, wadding, deafening paper for walls, pine-needles soap, in cense and even cigars made from this raw material have been imported from Ger many for" 40 years, . Bathing resorts have been established by thrifty Teutons at points where the pine needles are crushed, and- these resorts have long been, popular With people af' flic ted with- rheumatism, consumption,, ete. Mr.Cords hopes to mke Grant's Pass a Mecca fo afflicted people,, as the eli' mate is mild and equable at all- times of the year, while the winters are simply superb in their freedom from high winds or severe trosts, and Orant s Pass .has more sunny days than any other por tion Hi Westein Oregon. At present, the factory use's only tktt it toil of the needles per day, as the enter prise is still in its infancy. When in full blast, Mr; Cords thinks he can UHe sev eral tons, with an upward tendency, as tlmt.market for pine-needle products ex timid ' Another point in Oregon where a piiie needle plant may be established in the near future, is Hood Kiver. Mr. Cords says, as the ioeation affords an unlimited supply of pine needles, while better rates of transportation can be obtained on aa count of Hood Eiver's proximity to Port land. Oregon, he says, has a monoply on the pine needles, while he has a mo nopoly on their manipulation. Ore- gonian. . . Water transportation, the . cheapest method ever discovered - for moving heavy freight, is again coming into fav or on the Columbia river, and the gold en days of steamboating are returning. There will never again be such enor mous profits made as ' in the days of the old Wide West, K. K. Thompson, Mountain Queen and other big stern wheelers, which ran on the finest scenic river route in America, but there will be finer and faster steamers than any of the old-time favorites.. The O. R. & Ni Co. contracted yesterday for two stern-wheelers to alternate on the Portland and Dalles route, with' a daily service. - Y The steamers will be about 185 feet long, and 30 feet beam, and will be con structed with a view to carrying big loads of freight, and at the same time they will have enormous power, which will enable them to steam at a high rate of speed,' Draftsmen are already at work oh the plans, and active construct- tion will be commenced within the next fortnight. Work will be rushed on the steamers in order to have them com pleted in time for next season's busi ness. Oregonian :- . . - It is very disgusting fdr us to hear peo ple speak scornfully of girls who have to work for a living. No sensible man is daz zled by the glitter of a jeweled hand, a gold bracelet or a watch, all of which may have been bought on time. A rosy cheeked face in the kitchen is worth a dozen operatic singers in the parlor paw ing a piano and screeching, 'A Flower From my Angle Mother's Grave,' when very likely the poor old mother is hang ing out clothes in the back yard. It is all right to know how to appear a cultured, refined and entertaining lady, but to know how to be a good house-keeper is far better than superficial airs. Grass Valley Journal. '-'-;.,.' At 'the upper Clackamas hatchery 2,000,000 salmon eggs have been hatched and the young fish are thriving, states the Astoria Budget. They will be turned loose in the Clackamas about the last of this month. The high water carried away the racks at the lower hatchery, and Superintendent Downing is stocking up with imported eggs. I Correspondence, News of the Week Gathered by : -j Our Local Writers. " . Fast Side Snapshots. - t j .':'. (Tine Grove.) Hans Lage returned home "from The Dalles last Saturday. . CapU F. M. Jakson has returned from The Dalles where he has been attending circuit court. '.'.. " " . Mr. A' Ir Mason was up from Portland working on his house for the last month, but returned last week. - Pine Grove school district is now hold ing school in the new building,, the seats having arrived and were put in last week. There is now an enrollment of forty-five, and more yet to come. ... . : ; Ralph Ordway.went to Portland Mon day morning to consult with Portland doctors in regard to an injured limb, -for which he may have to undergo an oper ation. '- His mother, Mrs. Wm. Kenedy accompanied him. r Mr. Geo. Robinson and family, who recently arrived from Colorado, have bought property on the East Side, and have rented the Lacy place for the com ing year. Mr. Bowers who came with them has bought paoperty in connection with Mr. R., and for present will reside with hin. - ' ! ' ' ; G. Whiz. White Salmon News. ; George Purser and Alma Thomas were in Portland last week. :, . : ' R. F. Cox was at Trout Lake hunting last week and had very good success. W. R. Helmn, of The Dalles, has been in our vicinity for a few days insuring against fire. " ' Y A ladies Bowling Club has been or ganized to meet every Thursday evening at the Bingen Alley. No gentlemen ex cept ladies' escorts or by invitation, are allowed. ' ' V . ; Belding & Morse have built a ware house on the White Salmon wharf for the protection of freight during the bad weather likely to prevail through the winter months. A. Cheyne, of Fulda, intends to move his family to White Salmon soon, for the advantage of sending his children to school. He will move his family in the small house on the Ward place. A Thanksgiving Ball will be given at the White Salmon hall, Nov. 30. Good music and supper will be furnished, and no- doubt this ball will be the pride of the season. We hope to see a jolly crowd present ; Tuesday evening,. Nov- 14, many of the people met at the hall to await the appearance of the shooting stars, but the-sky being very cloudy they were not seen.- The young people enjoyea- inein- selves for a few hours by dancing.- Fabkr R EG IP '. : -T:. . The place to buy - . Fresh arid Cured Meats Groceries, Flour and Feed ". . Also your '. ..' - CRANBERRIES, . - r ' . : .' :: ' LEMON, PEEL, '''"' ' . , v - m'.' ' "". -MINCE MEAT - ' ;v -,.-;l -.. ;-."' ' - 'I " " ... ,. ' ' AND CITRON, '(-'j And everything you need to make your '.""".'' Thanksgiving Dinner a Huge Success. We handle FLOUR and FEED for cash ; for jcash and at prices that get there just the same. ' A It's a Cold Day When We get Left. ."...v.. , Yours Very Truly, CLYDE T. BO NNEY. Phone 21. In the Hardware, Tinware, Granite ware, Stoves and Steel Ranges, Iron, Steel, Coal, Hardwood and Wagon Ma terial, Windmills, Pumps; Water, Sewer, and Terra Cotta Pipe, Plumbing and Plumbers' Supplies. WACONSl:-: BUGGIES :-: CARRIAGES Plows, Harness and Farm Machinery, Bicycles and Bicycle Supplies- : H Rifles, Shotguns, Revolvers, Ammunion. - i- ' - These are a few of the lines which we carry . : v v . A Large and Well Selected Stock to Choose From. I ? Send us your inquiries. We want your trade and will try to merit it. Mays & Gr b we;j A. SfBLOWERS & SON; rnrr a full Hue rf ' , mr n " Dry Goods, .Groceries, Furnishing goods, flour, feed, hardware, y - Sole Agents for Millers's Celebrated Shoes. A full line - - . of heaters and cook stoves in stock at bottom prices. HOOD RIVER, - : - OREGON. Gic2. p. CR(nasiX, (Successor to E. L. Smith Oldest Established House in the Valley.) -DEADER IN- GENERAL MERCHANDISE Dry Goods, Clotliing, Boots and Shoes, Flour, Feed, Etc. HOOD RIVER, - - OREGON. The HOOD RIVER TRADING CO. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND VEHICLES. Notary Public. Conveyancing. ' " ; ' , ,j. in Xs the pae'e to go Confectionery, Cigars kinds and Home-made Candies, Fresh m season, soda: Water W. B. COLE,-Prop., YOU CAN GET -A t Reasonable Prices Vegetables, groceries, Ganned goods, flour, feed and grain, af Everhart's Store in Hood River. ROC ITY in car load lots, and FARM PRODUCE BOB line of THE DALLES, Off. Boots Shoes, Gents for nice, fresh and Tobaccos of all brands, Fmitsr Oranges and Lemons and Other Mild 'Drinks. - Hood River, Or. KLlondyke W B SHERRiLL'S, New Furniture at Portland Prices, 'QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS" is btif inotios -MY FURNITURE, Paints, Oils, Builders' Supplies, Etc. Is complete and not equaled between Portland and The Dalles i A firstclass mechanic ready to do all kinds of repairing, and . new work either by the job or by the day. ; . Shingles and Finishing Lumber Constantly on Hand. ' W. E. SHERRILL'S FURNITURE STORE, Rooms on Oak Street and Second Street, Hood River, Of. TTT SL "JP C?l LlZfc?JL S. Now is the time to apply fertilizers to your strawberry fields. We keep Muriate of Potash, and Kainit, on hand and will sell in any quantity. . faii and See Us About ; WE SELL FRUIT BOXES AND CRATES OF HOME MANUFACTURE. Agents for Studebaker Vehicles, Canton Clipper Plows and Cultivators, and other Agricultural Implements and Garden Tools. The best at moderate prices. - . - J " . , - The Davidson Fruit Co. HOOD RIVER, AUCX STEWART, -DEALER IN- General Merchandise OF ALL KINDS. MOSIER, : : OREGON. Country Produce Taken in Exchange for Goods. Don't and away for what you can buy at home just as cheap and just as good. IF you want: GOOD SEASONED LUMBER OF ALL KINDS AT REAS0NA . . . , BLE PRICES, CALL ON Davenport Bros.' . Lumber Co., -DEALERS IN LUMBER, WOOD, POSTS, ETC. HOOD RIVER, OKEGON. THE DALLES NURSERIES R. H. WEBER, Prop;, The Dalles, Or., Grower and. Fruit, Shade , AND Ornamental TREES Evergreens, Roses and Shrubbery, Hyacinths, Tulips, Lilies, Dahlias, Peonies, Etc. Nursery and Packing Grounds half mile east of Fair Grounds. Agents for THg Myers Lever Bucket Brass Spbay Pump. Remember onr Trees are Grown Without Irrigation. . Send for Catalogue. Telephone 830 . " P. O. Box 292. Ed Wilmams. JWILLIAMS -Proprietors HOOD RIVER PHARmACV, HOOD RIVER, OR. Prescriptions a Specialty Filled r Night. Stationery, Toilet Articles, Perfumery, Etc. FUR NIT U RE Store With a , Full and Complete Stock. Undertaker and Embalmer, Paints and Oils . Building Material, Wallpaper, Etc. - . We are not given to sputtering around about what we are doing, but : . are here every day in the week, selling goods too, at Portland prices. . S. E. BARTMESS, - - HOOD RIVER, OR. R. E. FEWEL Dealer in choice brands of KEY WEST AND DOMESTIC CIGARS, TO BACCOS, Etc., Hood River, Or. All rinds of Soft Drinks, flats, Etc, 00900900 BILLIARD PARLOR IN CONNECTION. GO TO. T. L. Blodgett 'FOR- Hamess', saddles, bridles, whips:, collars Stirrups fiobes, Sweatpads, Etc. Everything Usually found Good hand-made harness.- Carriage trimmings.- Repairing. done,- STOCK OF- 1 ' . OREGON. Dealer in Grape Vines AND . . Small Fruits Dr. F. C. Brosius. & BR0SIUS, iri a First-class Harness Shoju