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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1894)
.... feed Iftyer Slacier. 9 SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1S04. INQUIRIES ANSWERED.. The Glacier has received several, letters of inquiry lately about Hood River valley, its climate and resources, quality uud prices of land, etc. For the benefit of these inquirers wo will j.;ive a short description, flood River valley fronts the Col;in bia river, tiO miles ; east 'of Portlaridr The valley is about , twenty nules in length and its average width about five ini lea, and contains a population ,of about 1,500. . The town of Hood River id situated at the mouth of Hood river, ut its junction with the Columbia, and on the line of the , Union Pacific rail road. The vuliey is a great summer resort for people from Portland and other places, and many Portlanders have summer residences here. The .climate is dry and healthful; for eight months of the year it is' delightful, but the winter. months from the middle of November till the middle of "March tire like all other places where there is a winter climate, not- so desirable. Still we have mild winters, and it is rare that the Columbia is frozen over at this point. - In summer, eooj, re freshing breezes come up from the sea nearly every day; but an cant wind in summer is warm, aud sometimes the mercury will range for u day or two iii the nineties. The summer nights are cool and pleasant. ,' Plood River is noted for its. straw berries and apples, Strawberries grown in this valley have remarkable! ship ping qualities and fine, flavor.' Our markets for this fruit have been in the ' mining states east of us, and shipments are made as far east as Kansas City, Omaha and. Chicago. Our jipplo In dustry is yet in its infancy, but ihe or chards now in bearing have demon titrated that Hood River ia 'fHB section of the Pacific coast for this .the king of fruit.- 8ince our exhibit afc.the world's fair and our exhibit here at home last' September, the inquiry for apple land here has been constant ami Lugo tracts tire being cleared , and have been set to this fruit. ' . The 'foot hills 'of the Valley, as yet practically undeveloped, are proving to be the best for the apple. ' .Government land is yet to be taken in the foot hills. Farming and fruit lands range in price from $150 down to $10 ah acre. Close to the town land is held at high prices, but as' you go back towards itit. Hood, at the head of the valley, prices full and, it is believed by many, the land improves. It certainly does for apples Farming in the old-fashioned way .gen erally does not pay here. Good farmers have failed to make a living for their families on 160 acres; but the same land set to fruit , gives wonderful returns. Apple trees come into, bearing here at three or four years of age.- ,. . Scattering timber covers the land in the valley, with here t-.nd there patches of prairie. . . Grand old oaks that have withstood the wintry blasts of cen turies dot the landscape and are the pride of the citizens of the valley. 'Ihe principal timb'er is oak, , fir, pine and hemlock. . :. . .- -. Although Hood River is on the north line of the state of Oregon, our straw berries and other fruits are in the mar kets as early as any point in the'state. Pages of our paper could be filled in writing of this favored spot and not the half told. It must be seen to be appreciated. We can only saj, come and see it for yourselves. If you have capital you can buy choice lauds near the town. If you are without capital, Ismail tracts can be bought on easy in stallments, or you' can go back to the foot hills and take your chances with others on government land that will uome day astonish those of. us' now here with their output of apples and other fruit. . THE A GONY .0 VER. Monday the democratic members .of the house of representatives in caucus agreed to accept the senate tariff bill. Kpeaker'Cfisp offered a resolution in structing the house conferees to recede from the disagreement, , and the ways and means committee to bring in separate free sugar, iron and coal bills. A division of the resolution was demanded, so as to have a separate vote on the first part to recede from the disagreement to the senate amend ments and the provisions' for separate bills. The first part was adopted by a rising vote of 130 to 21, and the second part without division. ; The bill was then promptly passed by the house, with all the senate amendments, and gout to the president' for signature. Special bills placing, coal, iron ore, su gar and barbed wire on the free list were then passed by the house. The vote on the free-sugar bill stood 270 to Jl. Democrats, republicans and pop ulists generally voted for free sugar. This bill will be; pretty sure to pass the senate and will give the friends of the Migar trust in th.it body a chance to phow their hands. The ending of the dead lock shows good generalship on the part of the leaders of the' house. It 'A'as a flank movement. V .. i " ' .in ... - - At Tenby, Wales, en the 13th, twen ty persons were drowned by the capsiz ing of a small steamer at a regatta. A Fruitful Valley. The Hood River valley will produce i a heavy crc-p of peaches, prunes and apples this season, aixl these will he in fine condition for shipment. . On ac count .ftf ihe railroad being destroyed by the flood' the berry'' crop did hot turn out as well as other years; but ap ples promise to yield more abundantly than for many seasons,,. and. there will be a large quantity exported. No-Interruption from transportation need be feared, and the farmers of Hood River have bright hopes -of reaping a rich harvest from the products of - the soil.. The qusiinn l of-fruit-growing, in' that vicinity has been demonstrated to be a success for several year, and in' the future ujore attention will be devoted to this industry. Large and thrifty ' or chards can mow be seen in all directions in the the valley, and not a season pass es that large areas of virgin soil are not cultivated to fruit, ' During the past season several fam ilies have settled in Hood River valley, intending to make permanent homes there. . Some of these have means, and they will be imperial) t factors in the development of. the rosourses of that region. There are. few places in East ern Oregon that have greater attrac-, tion'for a summer residence than Hood Rivei'. It has delightful locations, shady groves, and ' clear, sparkling springs of water. Mountaineer. , Reduction in "Waye. , The O. R, & IS1. Co. has issued the following circular to its employes: "This company has been wholly un able to meet its operating expenses dur ing 'the months preceding the recent flood although the strictest economy has been followed. The interruption of traffic and the damage by the recent dood caused us extraordinary losses, and the business outlook is most de pressing by the reason ' of-the generul low prices prevailing, and the general stagnation of business everywhere. All these causes make a reduction of oper ating expenses absolutely -necessary, and it has been decided, to reduce wages as follows: .--;:-'"' - .."On all employes drawing over 100 per mouth, laj per cent. .' . ' , . 'JOn ali employes drawing over $5Q to and including $100 per month JO per ceilt.! ' . '.' ''-'. ' ''-' .'" ' ".' '. ' ;;' '' '"'The reduction lakes effect Aijgust 13. ilt is very unplesant to reduce wages, but the necessity existing at the present time must he met, and employ es should cheerfully aceept 'their por tion. of the burden resting on the. com pany. On the other hand, the com pany should and will advance wages when improved circumstances permit it.! .:;'.. J.-P0'BBIEN,: ; - 1 ' ''' - -'- . ' -Superintendent. . ' " NOTES -'AND NEWS. Editor Rhutt of the Anteiope Herald last week, won a foot race with Harv;ey Stevens, a professional, for $000 a side. House committee ' on pensions has agreed to the senate bill to pension the widow of Lieutenant Frederick Sekwat ka, the Arctic explorer, at 30 a month. Receiver McNeil of the O. R, &. N. Co. has decided to locate- the depot for the Goldendale trade at Biggs, which will be more convenient than at Grants. , . . . , - Judge Bellinger has held that selling liquor to au Indian not in charge of a United States Indian agent is not pun ishable under the statutes. This de cision will prove a sad blow to the in dustry of arresting persons for selling liquor to Indians, and the deputy mar shals of Eastern Oregon will find the cream of their occupations gone, f tn : North Carolina, the other day, a ten-year-old boy was bitten by a rattle snake. He went at once to his home, where a chicken was cut open and ap plied to the wound. When the chicken was taken off it was perfectly green. Brandy was given him to drink. Al though the boy's leg was badly swollen, ho was soon considered out of danger. On the 17th of this month Mr. Van bibber will have been engaged in sup plying milk to the citizens of The Dal les for twenty-nine years. During that time' he has risen at 8 o'clock each morning, and has never taken a day off. He is poesested of a ' competence, and surely he is deserveng of jt, for he has earned it, Van says that some of these days he is going to take a holiday just to see if he would know how to spend it. Chronicle. The California Fruit Transportation company has resumed the exportation of green fruit to Great Britain. August 5th the company forwarded its first European special of the season. ' The train consisted of eleven refrigerator cars of choice selected fruit packed at Sacramento. ' The freight is consigned direct to London, England. : At New York the fruit will be' transferred to the fast steamship Paris of the Amer ican line. .The fruit consisted prinei-' pally of Bartlett pears, Early Crawford peaches and assorted varieties of plums and apricots." The fii-st European ship ments were made two years ago. Dr.-' Stewart added 'last week to his splendid collection of Indian relics two rare specimens of Indian idols which he purchased from an Indian woman who found them on the river near Turn, Water. ' They are both oval formed rocks with hollowed tracings for the nose, mouth, eyes and teeth, and the hollows filled as usual with red paint. The doctor hopes to secure from the same source a still rarer idol speci men, being a bust, complete from the I waist up, though unfortunately broken I somewhat by the vandalism cf the j younger Indians who have lost all rev ! erence for the ancestral gods.--Golden-i dale Sentinel. . - . ! On returning from Hood River' val ley outing lastweeli, Mrs. Bufas Moore passed through trying scenes.' From Floyds Mrs Moore took a scat in a bug gy with, Mr. Cochrane, who was com ing this way,'partly to save the detour from Grass Valley road, and partly to rest from , the., change of -. vehicles. After passing the summit of the dizzy DesChutcs hill the rein on, one of the team became so fastened that Mr." Coch rane in a measure lost control of the horses, and they dashed down ;- tb,e grade apparently t.ox destruction, which might have been certain death, but for the circumstance that Mr. Cochrane con trolled therein nearest the bluff, and so managed to keep the horses from leav ing the gradej but he was unable to stop them until near the bridge. Any per son who has ever passed over that road, where to miss' a foot in some places means a fall hundreds of feet almost perpendicular, on rocks below, can have some idea of the distressing situa tion. It was indeed fortunate that the accident had no fatal . results. Moro Observer. . .. ". '-'.' F. C. Baker, editor of the Troutdale Champion, is under arrest in an East Portland court, on charge of criminal libel preferred by Mrs. Johnsou, of Gresham; A correspondent sent "a siuiall item to the paper which reflect ed on some married lady , without using names, but represented her as holding high jinks during the absence of her husband. Mrs. Johnson seemed to think it hit her. But there was no libei in the item. Dispatch. - Judge E. A: Wiswall of the superior court of Washington, was drowned at Clatsop Beach Monday while bathing. It is supposed he was seized with cramps, and sank within full view of hundreds of persons, his wife among them. - , .;. , ;.- , . . Ban to, the assassin of President Car not'of France, was executed at Lyons on the 16th. lie died like a coward, and it was necessary for the attendants to almost carry him to the guillotine. J. Dudley, a farmer near Athena, is threshing wheat which averages 52 bushels to the acre. ', ', ' ' '. 'r--- A Periodical .in the Ciiiiioci Lan- .. , ',': T - - glUlW. '.,,-.;,-. ; : The queerest periodical in' existence is a weekly now published by a French priest at Kamloops, -British Columbia. It is called . the Kamloops Wa-vva, which means "writing", 'and is in the Chinook jargo'i".' This jargon is sort of international speech, composed of half a dozen Indian tongues, -mixed with fragments of English, French and Gerj man. It is the language of trade inter course among all the people of the sparsely settled nort h west as far J. at Alaskai..-..., , -- - '.,'. : ' .-, The mission field of the holy father who publishes the periodical extends over 500 square miles. Much of his time is spent in making long journeys between distant settlements, and dur ing his pauses for rest ho amuses him self with his editorial work. The week ly is wnUeu. in 1 thre columns the first in jargon, the second in shorthand characters, and the third in English. The matter is current uevvvs of the mis sion, sermons, prayers, etc.. It is mul tiplied by the, mimeograph,. and is dis tributed among the priest's widely scattered parishioners. The paper on which the printing is doiie is blue, green, pink, .or' yellow, according to the taste of the people who give it to the good father. The periodical is delivered free of charge, Mr. Pilling being, in li probability, the only payingsubscriber. The jargon was started by the early white explorers vho visited the Pacific coast. Lewis and Clark, the first ad venturers in that direction, were follow ed bv the people of the American ' Fur Company, sent out by John "Jacob Astor... .The passing of these commer cial travlers among the tribes of Indians resulted in a composite vocabulary, which ' is now used by people ' who speak 20 different languages, not one of them alike-to another. Yet they understand -; this Common business tongue, which in a manner Corresponds to the , Asiatic ; "pidgin English." Every Washington and Oregon man 'talks Chinook. ., ' , " Jn the Chinook jargon white, men are divided into two kinds "wo-hars" and '.'god-dams.';'. The former is a term for teamsters and the. like, the deriva tion being obvious, while the latter is the designation for gentlemen, who, as everybody knows, used to swear terri bly in the old days. A name for the white man. in general is "Boston." This ia believed to be derived from a historical incident, -namely,! the. cap ture by the Nootka Indians at Nootka sound of a vessel called the , Boston, from the towu of Boston, .Mass., in 1843. Every soul on board of ; her was put to death save only two, a sailmaker and a sailor named Jewttt. - ,l'he for mer died, while the latter was rescued by an American ship two and a half years later. W ashington Post. Oregon' Institute for the Blind. ; . .The school year of the Oregon Insti tute for the blind will commence Oct. 1, 1304. Every blind person in the. .state is entitled to the privileges of the insti tution for nine months of the year, rom the age of six to thirty ycrs. Everything is free; parents furnish clothes amf traveling expenses only. Further particulars may be had by ad dressing the superintendent, E. S. Bollinger, Salem, Oregon. ' ' Cireen Frnit Shipments. Green fruit shipments made this summer have not ""paid well. One car that went through to Minneapolis in quick time, was in the intensely heated spell that was so fervid East of tue Rockies, ' and was sold for Icms than freight.' No car of -'plums is known to have paid expenses of the grower. The Earl Fruit company writes that eastern markets are in a bad shape, and Porter Bros, company ad vise their correspondents not to ship fruit at present. It may be that by the time our late plums and Bartlett pears are ready say after August 25 the California supply will be out of the way and give Oregon fruit a good field. Oregonian. -. Some Curioux Answers. The Salem Statesman publishes the following, which shows that even in that university city there are persons who are not read up on general sub jects: "The county board of examiners to pass upon the papers of the appli cants for teachers' certificates finished their labors yesterday. They had a big lot of answci-s to peruse this time, and quite a number of thorn were most rid iculous, disylaying ignorance on the part of the applicant. For instance, on the subject of modern history such re sponses were given to questions as fol lows: Q. Name three forms of govern ment that existed among the colonies prior to the revolution. A. French, English and Spanish. Q. What caused the civil war? A. Annexation without- representation. Q. Name two American poets. A. Shakspeare and Byron. The Pequot and floux wars were iven as among the bat tles of the French ami Indian wars. Tennyson and Burns, were named as prominent American statesmen. The art of print ing was named as an important Amer ican invention. One ot me answers to the question 'what and where is Lima?' (referring, to the capital of Peru) was .that it was a large bird found in the Andes mountains. Out of a possible 100 one paper in modern diiscory re ceived 9 per cent." TO SHIP APPLES. Tlie Hood River Fruit Growers' Union will be able to handle the apple crop, and any person having apples to ship at any time -will And it: to their advantage to coaler with th e shipping agent at the office, . Office hours Wednesday and Saturday af ternoons until further notice. , aul8 . JI. V. DAVIDSON. Secretary. . FOR SALE. I have for sale two fine Fruit Farms and the best hay larm In .the falley. Plenty of run ning water on all of them. Will sell any or all of them. Also, fine residence and lots at chitoreut prices. Call on or address A. 8. BIyOWERS, aulS Hood River, Oregon. HYDRANT CO. NOTICE. , All persons Indebted to the Hood River Hy drant Company prior to August 1,"18D4, must settle same at once, as delinquent accounts will bf placed in an attorney's hands for col lection. : . H. 0. COM GEO. P. CEOWELL, Successor to E. L. Smith Oldest Established v iloasc in.,thc valley.. . DHALEK IN Cry Goods, Clothing-, ' AND . . General Rlerchandiss, Flour and Feed. Etc.. ' HOOD RIV13K, OltHGON. ENERGYf-i bARSAPARILLA U I.r. It-immcrl V; a wolMcnown 1ns!noss man - of Hili.tborcv V.. s-nd I h is tesuiiiony. to the merits ot A.yer'g B;irsapHi-il!a: "Several years aso, I hurt my I'ig, Mie injury lenving nsora which led to crvuljel:is. My siiltesing were oxtrume., mv lei;, from tlie knee to the - eakle, being a solid sore, which began to ex tern! to other parts ot the body. Afiertrving various remedies, 1 began lalcins Ayer' Siirsnjiarillfi, and. liefore I had timsheil the last bottle, I experienced great relief; the second bottle eltccled a comjilete cure.'' .Ay' crs tyarsapartisa Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer& Co., Lowell, Has. Cu res others, will cure you CLEAR ' -H f LONOP piTll '"' fiv --...,t; '11 tifJ U f-n M STRONG - - Vi- ' V4 DKAI.KB IN FURNITURE AND ALL KINDS OF BUILDING . MATERIAL. - Val! Paper, Paints, Oils etc. : A larrj supply of, and Exclusive Rigid to se!l v . w mmmrasa Si wdxSuksi vt kmi sviS wtZaZZit aim hum1 Celebrated liquid colors and tinted leads. Undertaking n, Specialty. ' " ; Not a member of a "trust" but. of tut association, "devoted to advancing the interests of the profession, and will sell as cheap as anyone not in the association II U lis HAS CONSTANTLY OIT HAND THE- " Olioicest I'ieats, Ham, " . Bacon, iard., Gazae, . Poultry, Also DaIers ia ' . VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. , Corner of Oak -and Fourth Streets, - - - - Hood River, '.Oregon; t HOOD; RIVER,'. OREGON, ftfjtu xska cX'2a ' That thirty days if? as long hs we can credit pjoodp, and would respectfully request our patrons to govern therasel ves-accordingly. . ,- v . MB KTTKtAV nt Directions for mixing the Acme Compound. Weigh out ten pounds of the Compound and put it in a barrel or large ket tle; then- pour on live gallons of boilinsj water gradually, until the mixture is of the consistency of soft soap stirring it all the time. ' After it is thoroughly -dissolved add the balance of the water (for.ty-five gallons), hot or cold hot pre ferred. Do not boil the mature: It is then ready to applv. - Ita8ur-nl have your kettles or barrel clean (also your spraying tank) and tree from other mixtures, in order to avoid closrging your spraying nozzles. J)o not xpraywhen the trees are moist. For Cod I in- Moth use No. iJ, and spray immediately after the blossoms drop then again four weeks after, which will destroy all other in- -sects that may appear. Apply by means of a spray pump or a florist's syringe. Testimonials. Coralitos, Cal., March 2t, 18!)4. Watson, Krwin & Co.: I used one hundred pounds of your Acme No. 1, and it had the desired eit'cct; it not only gets awav with the insect but it. rlcans up the tree and leaves it in a healty condition. - I will guarantee it will do just what it is recommended to do. Yours truly, . ;-. , .. .. - J. 10. Mortimer. ... Kiles, March 14, 1&D4. -I have had six years' experience spraying, and used various washes to quite an extent. I'or Insecticide, and hnu it- the nest wash, ami that - it gives the best results of any I ever used.- It is a very pleasant wasti to use, and easily prepared.' ,-.:...-.'--; -.. v.-. Jou Tyson. .' IS SUMMONS In Justice's Court for the Precinct of Mosier. 1 State of Oregon. Wasco county sa. i - Rand, Dent & Company vs. J. A. Smglcton. To J. A. Singleton, the-above named do fondant: In the name of the stats of Oregon you are hereby required to-appear beforo-the undersigned, a Justice of the- Peace for the jprecmct aforesaid, on the first day of Septem ber, 1894, at 2 o'clock p. m. of said day, at the office of said Justice, In said precinct, to answer the above named plaintiff in a civil action. The defendant will take notice that if he tail to answer the complaint tierein, the plaintiff, will take judgment agamst him for cbo sum of. eighty-seven dollars and seventy-seven? cents ($87.77) and cost of this action. ..: .- THOS. HARLAW, : ' . , . v . Justice of the Peaoe. Bobt. Rand, Atty tor plaintiff. -'Will serve during the season of .180-1 at OLESGER & BOOK'S Stables, Hood Elver Oregon.' - ,. DESCRIPTION.,-. - MIDNIGHT is. a ooal-black Hamblctonian, 6 years old, 18 bauds high,. weight 1100 pounds. Sired by Shaw's Hambletoman; Dam a (Jop perbottom mare. Midnight is a good dispo sitioncd horse, a Topjiy driven and,quite a trotter for a horse of his size. - Midnight's service fees will be $5 for a single service, to be paid at time of service, or $10 for the-season due August 1st following -service, or 415 to insure with foal payable April 1, 1805. t Insurance cannot be given after Urst service or other terms. .Mares failing to. catch on single service may be bred by the season by paying the additional lee: . : , Great care will be taken to . prevent acci dents, but will not be responsible should they occur.' For further information-apply to Eph OUnger at the barn ot . O. Brosius, owner. ... ; WILLI Ai MaiftJMWdm'Jrai RjL JLJif . J iL & "WOLF ARB, DEALERS IX w3tsasa& iM3ia aicr Sao ua vtwrjeasr Ma ' the last two seasons i have used Acma & BSOSJUS.' ASSESSMENT NOTICE. Stockholders of the Hood River Fruit Grow ers' Union.take notice: An assessment of 10 per cent (or 50 ctsasharejon the capital stock of the corporation has been levied by the Board of Directors and is now due. Leave the amount and get your receipt at the store of : A.H. Blowers & Co. . . v ' ' II. l' DAVIDSON, Secretary., Eifrhty acres, five miles from town; 40 acres" in cultivation ; 600 trees, prin cipally apple, in full bearing. All fenced. Good house and barn. Three shares ot water in Hood River Supply Co. go with the place. . Good well and spmiu;. Hakvby Cbappek. THE SAINTS' REST, AKDSYILLR L1OTORS CYRUS KOBLE WHISKY a specialty. J