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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.
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