HOOD RIVER SUN.
Published Thursdays by JE. R. Bradley.
Subscription Hates:
One tenr....:. ...1.60.
Six month 1.00..
Three mouths,.., .75.
(strictly in atWunce). . .
Advertising lutes made known on application.
Entered at the postoifice in Hood Itiver,, Ore.
. . Nov. 1, 1899, as second clans mail matter.
HOOD RIVER, OR., DSC S, 1899.
GOODBYE '99-WELCOME xgoo
Before the next issue of the Sun,
the year 1899 shall havd. passed in
to history thus completing another
century with all its events of prog
grcss in science and art, of great suc
cesses and failures of individuals
and of the advancement or . retro
gression of peoples and nations.
Never in the history of the world has
there been chronicled such genius
in invention such, achievement
along all lines as the century now
nearing its close records. The mind
of man cannot conceive of so great
advancement for the coming cen
tury and yet it is not only possible
but quite probable. The grand
march forward is .noted on every
hand, may the future not record
still more notable events?. Future
history alone can determine.
During the year now nearing its
close numerous events . have . tran
spired in our country which clearly
mark its advancement and progress,
and notwithstanding the fact that
we have been at war dnring the en
tire year, peace is now near at hand
and our people can look forward to
the Coming year with the assurance
that no other such struggle threat
ens the nation. As a people both
nationally and locally success has
beer burs and though the year for
: some has brought its difficulties and
sorrows, its losses and dissapoint
ments, yet there much to be grate-
. ful for. . '
Therefore, as we say good bye to
1 QQU nnH nrolnntvtn 1000 lot in n
any ncivumc iwuj ud re
member those things that are best
in the past,- and eh ter the new year
with a determination to meet what'
ev has in store for us, cheerfully
and manfully, to the end that when
it is gone we may be better, and
others with whom we1 associate, may
ne Deuer iot our navmg uvea ana
. done the best 'we could. .." -
."VThat Wasco county needs is a good
roada svstero. No county can advance
without facilities for traveling. When
the people take the matter in hand and
build them, not mud, but macadam
roafe. business oi the merchants will
iuhip t a point never before realized
and business generally will go hand in
hand with it, ..
. The above from the Antelope
Herald contains a whole sermon
Hi itself ' "' There is , probably, no
other one subject so fraught with
importance to the whole people of
any section as the good roads sub
ject, neither is there anything that
will draw trade to a town and in
crease the business of its mercantile
or other industries' than the fact
that such town is surrounded with
good roads. . Some system or plan
looking toward the . betterment of
our county roads should be inaugu
rated by those in authority and the
eolumns of the Sun are open for an
intelligent discussion of the subject
Hy anyone interested and who may
Save something of worth to -offer.
oyltat inn 1 Pint maftvuraa
public good are brought about
yeforejet us . keep this; subject
jfthe front that it ma'y result in a
decided ana much-needed irrmrnve-
mem oi me puoiic roaas - aDout
Hood River.'.-'.' ;x ;
J. P xi. i l l i .
The Christmas number of the
Evening Telegram was a thing of
beauty and will be joy forever to
all who have had . the pleasure of
perusing its columns. In addition
to the segular sized paper, twelve
Beautifully illustrated and intensely
interesting pages were contained in
its make-up, every line replete with
important facts relative to , the re
sources f our great state, and every
rllustraM'oH a life-like epitome of
some particularly important person,
place or object.; No better illustra
tions have ever been produced by
any paper coming under our obser
vatisn, and the Telegram should,
and undoubtedly will receive a full
measure of credit fos its entespris
ing and wonderfully rich-Christmas
edition J "
Speaking of this section the Tele
gram' says' ""ut there are other
things than beafuty in this locality.
The fruit farms of the Hood River
valley are amongtbe most valuable
in the West. Dozens of carloads of
strawberrier go Eat each season
from- this point, and . the 'apples of
Hood River, are prized wherever
they are known- There is also val
uable timber in this locality, and
large mills are taking advantage of
ha water power-found here."
. Observing, thoughtful and intel
ligent minds will, in four out of five
cases, fully corroborate" the' follow
ing expressions from the Philadel
phia Record, in regard to the English-Boer
conflict. The Record
says: "Sympathy with the Boers,
who are fighting against a stronger
power with undaunted courage, and,
so far with remarkable success, can
not be repressed. It need, not be
disguised. But let us not rejoice in
the humiliation of England,; Only
a few months ago, in the day of our
peril, she placed herself . firmly on
our side. The defeat of England,
if her enemies should now turn up-,
on her, would be a defeat of advanc
ing freedom and civilization. It
would be a calamity to the United
States. Our laws and language, no
less than our blood and trade, con
stitute a bond of amity and inter
est between us that we could not
sever if we would. '. "
A copy of the second issue of the
Columbia River and Oregon Tim
berman, is one of the latest visitors
to our exchange table and is very
welcome, As its name indicates it
is. a journal devoted to the interests
of the lumber and timber trade, and
a glance at the contents convinces
us that its publisher, Geo. M. Corn
wall, is the man that can make the
journal a sure winner. The copy
of the Timberman before us com
prises, twenty-four pages, including
covers, and is gotten up in a par
ticularly neat and attractive man
ner. 'The half-tone cuts are good
and the matter deeply interesting
not only to timbermen but the gen
eral reading public, . .. ...v.:-...
4
The English are passing through
a crisis at present that will try
them in every fibre of their make
up. With" the losses they have
been called upon to bear in their con
flict with the Boers, the threatenings
being made on every hand by their
enemies, and the lack of sympathy
from their supposed ' friends, i they
find themselves in a position far
from enviable. That they will conr
quer in the end we do not question,
but a hard and determined strug
gle is before them with great loss of
life and untold expense, neither can
be questioned. . . - "
D wight L. Moody, the great evan
gelist, died at his. home in East
Northfield, Mass., at noon last Fri
day. Since his break down in the
pulpit at Kansas City a few weeks
ago a general failing of health" had
takenv placeand' his death" "was
therefore not altogether unexpected.
The greatness of his life's work can
only be measured by the; Eternal
record, and the testimony of the
thousands of souls he has been the
means of rescuing from sin.
, The Denver man who proceeded
to dig his own " grave intending to
commit Buicide in it changed his
views of life as soon as he struck a
lead of sylvanitein it which brought
a $20,000 buyer to the front, v Dig
ging .ought hereafter to7 be pre
scribed as.' a remedy for despon
dency. . ;-; ' : . . - . -'.-; ' ?
Southern California experienced
a severe earthquake shock , early
Christmas morning.'causing the loss
of a number of lives and much
property. It was the severest shock
felt in a number .of years and -was
over a large portion of the state.
. " The Ibex mine near Sumpter, was
sold last week to S. W.Ray, of Port
Arthur, Canada for the modest lit
tle sum of $300,000. It was sold
in February last for $65,000. The
present sale shows a pretty rapid
advance in less" than one year. ..; ..-..'.
Interesting Paragraphs Gleaned
i from Various Sources.
Progress of the South.
Thirty years ago the South . was crip
pled and poverty-stricken.-? Its natural
resourcesof wealth were unsurpassed.
But it was without strength, opportunity
or implements to develop them. Im
perfect means of transportation and
communication, a disorganized . labor
system, the ranks of the most - vigorous
element in the population depleted,
practically no ready money arid the ab
sence of the outside helping hand, were
enough to appall a most , sturdy people.
But from wreck and ruin the South has
emerged energetic, progressive, sanguine.
Today it has $1,000,000,000 invested in
manufacturing, with an annual output
valued at $1,500,000,000 and paying $350
000,000 in wages. Its cotton mills, with
6,000,000 spindles, representing an in
vestment of 125,000,000 already consume
yearly 1,400,000 bales of , cotton. It is
producing about 2,500,000 tons of pig iron
a year, 40,000,000 tons of coai, from 10,-
000,000 to . 11,000,000 bales of cotton,
probably 10,000,000,000 feet of lumber
and 750,000,000 bushels of grain, and its
railroads, steadily improving and increas
ing length, have already a 50.000 mile
age. . ". -
The South has accomplished much.
Cxchange Clippings.
It has much more to do before its full
growth shall have been attained. " That
it will be equal to its mighty task is
proved by its present lustiriess.-Telegram.
: The delegation from the Pacific states
in congress, to a man, ought to fight the
proposition to grant to France the- prac
tically free entry of prunes, in exchange
for the free enlry into that country, of
American coal oil. It, is the Standard
Oil Company against the prune growers
of America and the prune growers of
this country are mostly west Of the Rocky
mountains. Our members of Congress
must not stand this imposition. The
competitors of our growers are in France.
The people of America are not particular
ly interested in the further enrichment
of the Standard Oil Company ; especially
not at the expense of the producers of
prunes in this country. Such a conces
sion would' be an outrage of the rankest
kind. There is no sort of justice in the
demand. Statesman.
Rev. Frank Spaulding, of Hood River,
was in the city today, and goes to Boyd
tomorrow to dedicate the new church at
that place. .
The Dalles land office holds the record
of having received more homestead and
land grant applications during the . last
fiscalyear than any other land office in
Oregon, Washington or Idaho. The year
ended June 30, up to -which time over
800 applications had been filed. Receipts
amounted to considerable more than
$100,000. Times-Mountaineer.
. We have heard about the "biggest dog
in the puddle;", the "only pebble on
the beach" and like expressions; but
the "fattest hog in the pen": must have
been that which now hangs in Woods
Bros.' butcher shop, having turned up
its toes Thursday in order to furnish
pork for their patrons. It is perhaps
the largest hog ever butchered in the
county, being 2)4 years old and weigh
ing 810 pounds. Chronicle. -
" '" 1 ?
A number of Hood River people are
planning to visit our city and attend the
Glee ! Club concert Thursday night.
Among them will be several students of
the university from that place. We
imagine, with the assistance of the stu
dents who will be home for the holi
days, the audience will not be lacking in
enthusiasm. Chronicle. . v
Correspondence.
News of the Week Gathered by
Our Jocal Writers.
- Belmont Breezes.
Will and Howard Isenberg are home
from Portland to spend the holidays.
G. S. Wood worth and G. J. Gesslingare
each putting in seveal hundred feet of
blind drainage ditches. - .
E. E. Savage has about as fine a flock
of pure bred Buff Wyandotte chickens as
you could wish too see. -j-
- The Christmas tree at the church Sat
urday night was an enjoyable affair for
all present; " Many useful and valuable
presents were distributed. .
The typhoid fever patients, on Phelps
creek are improving slowly. The East
man boys were able to sit up to the din
ner .table, Thursday for the first time. '
Mrs. John Castner came np from Port
land last week and is visiting friends in
the Valley. ; They expect to move to La
Grande shortly where Mr. Castner has
secured a position in the railroad shops.
.', We have in our pleasant neighborhood
two' of the fathers of the Republican
party, Uncle John Smith and Grandpa
Eastman. -They are both quite brisk in
spite of their age of about 80 years. They
were, both on the streets of Hood Rever
last Saturday. ' . . -
Our community is soon to become one
vast chicken yard. - Mrs. Potter and Mrs.
Nickelsen are already in the field with
incubators. M.. P. Isenberg expects to
get aq incubator of the greatest capacity
obtainable and if he can swipe, enough
eggs fo fill it he will eschew politics and
raise chickens by the thousands. He
figures that chickens are worth $3.50 per
dozen and that he could easily raise a
hundred thousand dozen and that would
be an easier road to afflueace than by the
political route. . " . -
, - G. Y. E.
; Cascade ItOX Explosions.
. ; A. Traverso is on the sick list but is
improving. ' ' -
A Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year to all. ' ' . .
A camp of Women of Woodcraft has
been organized in the Lox. ' ':
H. W. Taylor, the contractor, paid off
the men last Wednesday and everybody
is correspondingly happy. . . .1 .
A grand ball was given' last Saturday
night by Jno. Anderson in Leavins' hall
which was a decided success.; Music was
furnished bp the Latourelle orchestra.
Robt. Black purchased a gramaphone
on his last trip to Portland, and now he
and his friend, D. L. Cates while away
the weary hours, listening to "His Little
Wife was with him all the time."
,. -Nick Stokoe was- knocked down and
maltreated by two thugs last Sunday
evening and thrown down a 30 foot em
bankment ' where he lay for . several
hours until help came and removed him
to his horife where he now lies in a very
precarious condition. Though robbery
was their object they secured nothing
for their trouble. .
..'"-': v. " Thb Stbippbh,
East Side Snapshots.
-' ... (P ine Grove.) -- i. .
. Wm. Sears was doing business in
Sherman county last week. ;.
Mm. Wiir ScoHa was visiting in The
Dalles a few days last week.; V.
Mr, and Mra. A. I. ' Mason came up
from Portland last Saturday.
. Geo. Knapp has gone to Sherman Co.
where he is . engaged doing carpenter
work..
Warren Wells has been quite sickfor
the last few days, but at this Writing he
is reported much better. . .:
Miss Matilda Mohr went to . The
Dalles last Saturday and 'will .visit her
acquaintances there for several days.
; Born on ' Dec. 18,' to Bert Boardman
and Wife, a son. . Bert is looking real
spry but says he does not get enough
sleep nowt ; - - ." " :' .
J. B. Jackson was a .Christmas eve
visitor in The Dalles. John ; went up to
the city (some say) to do some business
with the County Clerk, but before start
ing he forgot-to remember that the in
cumbent of the-clerk's office is off duty
on Sundays and holidays, and John not
being able to stay away any longer from
this especial part df the valley, was seen
making tracks toward home, and from
the way he was walking he evidently
RECIPROCITY
STILL IlVTHE SWIM
and selling Goods for Cash and at only fair
Margins of Profit...
OURS
Is the place to buy
Fresh and Cured Meats,
Groceries, Flour and Feed
... . . ....
-. . ,.... ......... ...
We are always in the Market for all kinds of " , -
SALABLE FARM PRODUCTS,
BUTTER AND EGGS,
For which we pay the Highest Market Prices. .;. -
free delivery. Yours Very Truly,
CLYDE T. BONNEY.
Phone 21.
NEW STORE.
Having opened up business in Hood
, a full line of
DRY GOODS, MILLINERY, NOTIONS, TOILET ARTICLES,
- - GROCERIES, FLOUR AND FEED,
We respectfully solicit a share of
vi A found K1UU1 and our goods well selected. . .
' - " r: - - S.- H; COXp Proprietor,
MRS. HA11WOOD, Manager. .
Thanksgiving
; RAN D &
The Largest Stock of STRICTLY HIGH
: the City is now in shape for sale, at prices competing with inferior grades,
o MAKE YOUR MINCE MEAT NOW. o
Apples 50c to 75c per box, Citron 20c,
- imported washed Uurrants lz$c, Uranberries 10c a quart-,. .. - . - -
Farm Produce at Wholesale Prices.
Butter, Eggs", Onions, Cabbage, Beets, Turnips,' Squash, Pumpkins, Carrotts,
. .: : " , - Sweet and Irish Potatoes. r . '
Give our Grocery Department a
Free and Prompt Delivery.
REMOVED.
v - - - i - .
We are- now in our own building and as. we pay spot cash for
every dollars worth of goods we buy, do our own work and pay
no rent, we are in a position to meet the prices of any "Hub"
or "Leader" in town.1 v ,;- ".
Come and See Us.
A. S. BLOWERS & SON.
GEO. P. CROWELL,
- (Successor to E. L. Smith Oldest Established House in the Valley.) '
- mi ' VSAIBR IN i ' .
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and
Shoes, Flour, Feed, Etc.
HOOD RIVER, - - - OREGON.
The HOOD RIVER TRADING CO.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND VEHICLES.
REAL ESTATE.
Notary Public. Conveyancing.
-YOU CAN GET
-At Reasonable Prices
Vegetables; groceries, canned goods, flour, feed
and grain, at .
Eyerhart's Store in Hood River.
thought someone else would get there
first. . .- ,.
The basket social at Pine Grove last
Friday evening was" a "grand success fi
nr;iJly and otherwise. The program
was nicely arranged and exceptionally
well rendered. The baskets brought
from $1.25 to as $5.00, and after all ex
penses were paid the committee report
ed $61,00 on the right side of the ledger,
This enables the district to purchase a
new bell and make other improvements
which have been needed. Those attend
ing from a distance have the thanks of
the district for their liberality.
' .;'.::. .'.' "' G. Whiz.
A pound social will be given at the
home of Mrs. R. R. Erwin tomorrow
(Friday) evening for the benefit of Rev.
Frank Spaulding. Everybody come.
River in the Prather building, with
your patronage. Our prices will be
Can be made complete by a visit to
STEWART.
GRADE GROCERIES ever shown in
Gold Ribbon Seeded Raisins 12c a pound,
trialN it will make you feel good.
RAND & STEWART,
Dealers in Everthinq Yon Need.
W. E. SHERRILL'S,
New Furniture at Portland Prices.
"QUICK SALES AND SMAll PROFITS" Is out inotto.
-MY
FURNITURE, Paints, Oils,
Builders Supplies, Etc.
; Is complete and not equaled between Portland and The Dalles
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. SHERRILISb FURNITURE STORE,
Rooms on Oak Street and Second Street, Hood River, Or. '
"The Klondyke"
-la the place to
Confectionery, Cigars and Tobaccos of all
kinds and brands, .
Home-made Candies, Fresh Fruits, Oranges and Lemons
in Season, Soda Water and Other Mild Drinks. -
W. B. COLE, Prop., - Hood River, Or.
IF. YOU WANT"
GOOD SEASONED LUMBER OF ALL KINDS AT REASONA-
. BLE PRICES, CALL ON , .
Davenport Bros.'
Lumber Co.,
-DEALERS IN-
LUMBER, WOOD, POSTS, ETC.
HQOD BIVEB, OREGON.
ALEX STEWART,
DEALER IN
Gen eral Merchandise
: OF ALL' KINDS. '
MOSIER, : : OREGON.
Country jjjice; Taken Mtrixchanfle-for BooJs.
; Don't send away for what you can buy at home just as cheap and just as good.
FURTTIXJRE
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 -Jtrhat we ard doing, but
. ". . are here every day in the week, selling goodtf too, at Portland prices.
S. E. BARTMESS, - - HOOD RIVER, OR.
THE DALLES
R. H. . WEBER, Prop., The Dalles, Or.,
. -S 'Grower and Dealer in- "
Fruit, Shade ' j p r P Q Grape Vines
Ornamental Tl L t U- 8mall Fruits
Evergreens, Roses and Shrubbery, Hyacinths, Tulips, Lilies,
Dahlias, Peonies, Etc. c :
. Nursery and Packing Grounds half mile east of Fair Grounds.
Agents for tbs Myers Lever Bucket. Brass Spray Pump. :
Remember our Trees are Grown Without Irrigation. Send for Catalogue.
Telephone 830 ' . P. O. Box 292.
Ed Williams.:
WILLIAMS & BR0SIUS,
.- mwmm Proprietors m mm .' '
Hood $ive$ PHflmflcv,
HOOD RIVER, OR. , '
Prescriptions a Specialty Filled -r Night.
Stationery, Toilet Articles, Perfumery, Etc. ; '
Glacier Pharmacy.
Paints,
Oils
-AND-
Wall Paper.
Prescriptions .
and
Family Recipes
Carefully
Compounded,
CHAS. N. CLARKE, Prop., Hood River, Or
STOCK OF-
to tor nice, fresh-
NURSERIES
a
Dr. F. C. Bbosius.
Pure Drugs
- 0 May not mean anything. ; Some
drugs may be pure, but if not
fresh they are worse than useless.
We buy only in such quantities
as will insure always keeping the
stock fresh.
- It may do to experiment with
some things, but not with pre
scriptions. One wrong one may
- make further doses unnecessary.
Our prescriptions are carefully
prepared by a registered Pharma
cist who knows drugs and thei
uses thoroughly. .
Sundries. -
Stationery Supplies,
Toilet Articles
In latest designs.