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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1894)
9t 1 3f ood' Iiver Slacier. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1S94. THE MAILS. Ths mall arrives from Mt. Hood at 10 o' clock A. M. Wednesdays and Saturdays; de parts i- -ia same aays a., uoon. For Chenoweth, leaves at 8 A. M.; arrives at o r. m. FMuuruavs. For White Salmon leaves dally at 1 P. M.; arrives at 6 o'clock P. M. I From White Salmon, leaves for Fulda, Gil mer, Trout ljaKe ana uienwooa juonaays, Wednesdays ana f riaa vs. , SOCIETIES. ' Canby Post, No. 11 G. A. R., meets at Odd Fellow's Hall, first Saturday of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All G. A. R. members In vited to attend. M. B. Pottek, Commander. C. J. Hayes, Adjutant. ADVERTISING RATES. Professional Cards, per month SI 00 One Inch spam, per month 1 60 Rates on larger space given on application. Business notices In local columns will be charged 5 cents a line each Insertion; under the head of "Special Notices" half these rates will be chanced. LegRl advertisements will be charged to the party oruenng mem, at. legal rates, ana must be paid for before proof Is furnished. BRIEF LOCAL MATTERS. Boys' suits at the Racket Store. . .V M. V. Harrison spent Christmas at . Hood River. i.f 8. E. Bartmess Is agent for the Bri dal VeiL Lumber Company. Lou Morse is authorized agent for all newspapers and periodicals. Dr. G. E. Sanders at the Mt. Hood hotel January 0th and 10th. Frank Noble went to Portland Christ mas for a visit of a few das. There will be a special meeting of Canby post, ti. A. It., (Saturday at 5J ' o'clock. Capt. J. H. -Ferguson and M. F. Loy have bought the livery business of . Win. Rand. Smple copies of St. Louis twiee-a-week Republic at the Glacier office. Call and get one. A family reunion at the house of Captain Blowers, Christmas, numbered eighteen, children and grandchildren. Somebody lefl; a fifteen-pound turT key at the post -office Christmas -eve , for which the P. M. was truly thank ful. Mr. and Mrs. Ste wart of Portland are spending tht holidays with Mrs. Stew ' art's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. . L. Smith. Thos. N. Joles, a merchant of The Dalles, died in that city last Sunday of fatty degeneration of i;ho. hcart,'"Higed Send . , in.' yoijr orders, for ,treesj for spring planting. - Prices, $40, $50 'and . $55 per 1000, in 50Q and .1000 lots,.;, at THlett'Bjiursery;- ------ Several families in the vicinity of Belmont were made happy by the ladies of Belmont sending out Christ mas din tiers on that day. Mrs. Wm. Butsklrk was stricken with . paralysis Monday morning. The old lady is about 78 years old, and is now lying very low, not expected to recover. Dr. Sanders is provided with a den tal chair for his Hood River office. Also 1repared to extract teeth without pain y theuse of narcotized air, called gas. !". Word comes from all quarters that the neatest and most satisfactory dye .for coloring the bear a brown or black is Buckingham's dye for the whiskers. Hanna & Wolfard have received another Invoice of hoots and shoes. Also, a full line of rubber goods, in cluding men's, women's and children's arctic overshoes. ' , The Portland Natural Ice company has a force of men at work putting in ordtir their ice bouse at this place to be ready to secure a crop of ice if the weather should be favorable.' Saturday and Monday of each week will be our grinding davs . during the full and winter. Our "Whole Wheat Graham" is for sale at the stores as usual, v Harbison Bros. . J. J. Luckey has sold his interest in , the blacksmit'liing business to his part ner, John R. Nickelsen. All persons knowing themselves indebted to the old firm will please call and settle and save costs. " . ' The Glacier has received from the Pope Manufacturing. Co. of Hartford, Conn., one of their unique and useful table calendars for 1895 It can be ob tained from this company, or from any Columbia bicycle agency, for five 2-oent stamps. It is hoped the fruit growers of Hood River will bring in their nicest speci mens of apples to Hon. E. L. Smith, who will pack and ship them to the great meeting of horticulturists to be held -in Portland about the 28th of January. - There will be a watch meeting New Year's, eve at the Odd Fellows' hall, i The fore part of the evening will be de ' voted to literary entertainment. The ladies of the missionary society of the U. B. church will serve lunch and give out souvenirs. Everybody invited. For the Universal Exposition at Port land the O. R. & N. C. will sell tick j ets to Portland and return, including two admission coupons to the exposi 1 tion, for $3.60. Tickets will be sold : only for train No. 1, leaving Hood River at 5:02 a. m. Tuesdays and Fri days. O. B. Hartley and party who went over to Washington last week on a wild hog hunt, succeeded in bringing Sin four of the porkers. They'found the "game more wild than deer, and would 'not have succeeded in getting any of them if it had not been tor the snow on the ground.,. . ; Belmont M. E. church was crowded Christmas eve by an audience mostly of young, people who had gathered ' there to see what Santa Claus had placed on the Christmas tree for them. An immense Christmas tree was hang ing full of presents, besides they were heaped in piles around and under the tree. After an interesting programme was gone through with, M. P. Isen berg read off the names of those receiv ing presents, and half a dozen active young men distributed the gifts Chas. Rogers has a cow that he has been keeping in a pasture. The other day he went as usual to feed the cow and found that she had not eaten the feed given her the night before. He examined the cow and '., found about three or four inches of her tongue cut off. Mr. Rogers is unable to ac count for the loss of the cow's tongue. He doesn't know that he hasan enemy in the world aud is slow to believe any one would be guilty of such a dastard ly act. The annual meeting of the Congre gational church was held oh Wednes day. The reports submitted from the diil'erent departments . of the church work made a very encouraging show ing. The following officers were chos en: Geo. P. Crowell, J. H. Dukes and J. N. McCoy, trustees; H. C. Bateham, clerk, and Mrs. Rose McCoy, treasurer. The church voted to become a member of the library association about to be established in Hood River. "We are informed by Van Johnson tha't on section 20 no less than eight new houses have been built within the last year, among which are those of Prof. P. A. Snyder, A. E. Curtis, Mr. Hansen, John Kelley and John Hakell. Mr. Hakell, who bought laud ot Van Johnson, has built a neat log house and cleared three acres of land. This is one of the best apple districts in the valley. Van Johnson sold his ap ples this year for $1 50 a box. Friday morning the Glacier re ceived several communications from different parts of the valley, relating to the good times had Christmas eve at the dillbrent churches aud other mat ters of interest. We did not have time to set up any one of them, aud so all were crowded out. All communica tions should be sent in by Thursday to insure publication, aud Monday -morning would suit much better. Scott Peterson arrived in Hood River Christmas from Spokane, where he has been confined to the hospital for six weeks with typhoid fever. He was in the railroad wreck at Summit Tuesday morning. Mr. Peterson slopped at Ri paria on his way down, where he found the Hood River boys working with Jj. iN elf all iu good shape. Mr. U. S. Loughary and bride reach ed Hood River Friday morning aud are the guests of his brother-in-law, Rev. J. Li. Hershner. They were mar ried at Spokane on Christmas day. Mr. Loughary is in business at Inde pendence,. Oregon. .- The Christmas programme rendered at the Congregational church was highly enjoyed by the large audience present. There was not seating capac ity for all who came. Santa Claus and his reindeer team were present, to the great delight of the children. A happy throng gathered at the Methodist, ban-neks, to celebrate the re turn oL Christmas, v The . place was very tastefully ; decorated with, ever greens, whilo. mottoes, placed .on the walls showed the spirit of the church. Hon.' A. R.' Byrkef t has'purohased of Rev. C. W. Wells the residence croD- erty adjourning the U. B. church. No nrettipr rTpnrntlntia wara ovnr seen in Hood River than those at the TT Tl ..llll,), I'M, liciFr,i.ia mm v. vii u i L il V.UI IOI HI C0 I. I Li l - . . - . A If. A Htrlrorr anrt fiiivnlTr H n moved to Hood River from Trout r.Hk for the winter. - ..- , A large stock of shoes will soon be re ceived at D. F. Pierce's harness and shoe store. - The thermometer Friday morning marked 20 degrees above zero. Ladies' and Misses' walking hats at the Racket StoiV. Price 25c. Meeting of Fruit Men. Under the auspices of the Oregon state board of horticulture, about the 28th of January will convene at Port land the Oregon horticultural society, Washington - horticultural society, Idaho horticultural society, British Co lumbia societies and the Northwest fruit growers' association. These so cieties will receive the American pom ological society, who have been invited to meet with them after their annual meeting in California, There will also be present a large number of commis sion men from, the Northwest and East; an executive committee' has been appointed, aud the business men of Portland are showing great interest in this meeting. The railroads will all issue cheap excursion rates. It is in tended to make this the largest and grandest meeting of fruit men ever held on the Pacific coast. The ladies will also assist and make a grand dis play iu the line of floriculture. Annie AVrlglit Seminary; The 'department of science in the Annie Wright Seminary this year is under the direct instruction of Mrs. I Sarah K. White, the priucipal, who is so ably equipped for this line. The , labratory and apparatus for the study j of physics are complete and modem. The Seminary has a fine collection of Alaskan curios and the commencement of a valuable museum. SPECIAL 1V0TICES. T. T. Dallas has turned his plumbing busl- , All orders In that line left at Dallas' store will receive prompt attention. Wm. Tilk-tt is still in the. nursery business, with a good stock of home-grown trees. If he Is out of what you want, he can supply you with the following varieties from one of the largest nurseries In Oregon: All kinds of cherry trees; Spltzenborg, Gano, Ben Davis, Red Del aware, Hyde's King of the West, Tompkins King, aadother leading varieties of apples. Would be glad to quote prices on hits of 500 and 1000 trees. Drop him i, postal for terms. Haled timothy hay for sale tt 812 per ton. A. S. BLOWERS & CO. The Hood River Box Factory has plenty of apple boxes on hmd. For Sale torty acres unimproved land, east side of Hood river, i miles from town. Will sell 5 or 10 acre tracts cheap. Inquire at Glacier office.- The Portland Sun is for sale every day at the post office after the arrival of the train from Portland. For sash, doors, mouldings,, brackets, com bination fencing and turning, go to the Hood River Hox Factory. . A Perilous Trip in the Mountains. William Otto of Portland passed I through Hood River Thursday on his way to Portland from Trout Lake. He was one of the searching party that went out after Clinton Allison. While at the lake he had quite an adyenture himself. In company with one of the CoOnbausen brothers of Camas prairie, about a month ago he went on a hunt ing and trapping expedition in the mountains north of Mt. Adams. They met with good success, killing four bears, a number of foxes and other fur- bearing animals. While in the moun tains a terrific snow storm came on. and they started for home in the driv ing blizzard. They lost their way and were compelled to throw away their skins and furs, and even their blan kets, to make headway in the deep snow. For five days they wandered through the trackless forests in the storm, without food and- blankets. Finally they cut down green tamarac trees aud hewed out 'snow-shoes with au axe, and thus were enabled to reach the settlements. During the five days they were without food they saw no game, not even a jaybird. Mr. Otto is one of the best moun taineers in the country. Seven or eight vears ago he had an encounter with 'a cougar," near Trout Lake, in which he received scars he will carry through life. He had shot a cougar, -and while engaged skinning it, the cougar's mate came on the scene and sprang upon his back. He could not use his gun and was compelled to fight the cougar with his hands and feet until he managed to reach his knife that had fallen to the ground, when he ended the battle by stabbing the cougar to the heart. The cougar managed - to about strip him of his clothing and scratched him fearfully about the face and breast. Fatal Railroad Accident. At 3:30 Christmas rnbruing as No. 1, the" westbound passenger- train, was passing what is known as the Summit, eight miles east of The Dalles, it came in collision with a freight train on the sidetrack, wrecking both locomotives in a fearful manner. W. J. Sherman was engineer on the passenger train, and ne and his fireman were thrown out without receiving injury; but the engineer pn the freight train, J. W. Ready, was caught by the overturned tank, - and it is presumed, . Instantly killed. His fireman escaped by jump ing from tlitf clibv1 '. Desc'rlpilonBof' tiie accident differ in some particulars, ;,but they all' agree that .the ' freight ' train was on the sidetrack, and the open switch was the direct cause of the col lision. The freight had forty cars at tached to the locomotive, while the switch would only hold thirty-eight. A long train like this managed to pass another by what is termed "sawing," and Mr. Ready was forced to do this to let the passenger train pass. The Military Ball. The military ball of Company D, to be hel New Year's eve, promises to be the greatest event of the season. Ev ery arrangement is being made to make the ball a great "success. The Cascade orchestra has been engaged, which insures good music. Supper will be served in the hall. CHIRCH SOTICES. Services at the Congregational church next Sunday at 11 a. m. Sub ject of sermon, "Life's Unrealized Ideas.'' Mrs. Travers, a graduate of the Conservatory of Music at Rome, will sing a soio at this service, entitled, "O for the Wings of a Dove." Bishop N. Castle will preach in the U. B church Saturday evening, Sun day morning at 11 o'clock and even ing at 7.30. Regular services are held at the M. E. barracks morning and evening of tbe first Sunday of each month; in the evening the remaining Sundays of the mouth. The fourth Sunday evening occupied by T, D. Gregory. F. L. Johns. . Obituary. Written by Jos. W Morton, Salem, Oregor, November 1, 1894. . C. R. Morton, a former resident of Hood River, died at Salem, Oregon, November 1,1894. : Charles Reed Morton was born Jan uary 5, 1820, in the state of Ohio, of sturdy pioneer stock, and with his pa rents emigrated to Illinois iu the early days of that state. He remained with his parents until fully mat urea man hood, and in the year J852 crossed the plains to the state of Oregon, and re crossed agaiu to the state of Iowa, in 1854, and married Caroline Wallace in 1859, by whom he had six children. He remained iu Iowa until 1875, when he agaiu came to Oregon, where he re mained until his death. He leaves a wjfe and four children to mourn their loss. , This good and honest man died near the close of life's setting sun, aud while its last rays were still shiuiug o'er tLe western slope. He may not have reached the highest point that marks life's highway, but he climbed far i p the heights, leaving all the dogmas) and superstitions Deiow. i ne only re ligion he knew was his duty to his fel low men, and in doing this he cast aside all hypocrisy and met the world with an open face. He had an abiding hope in something better and grauder than this world can bestow upon hu manity, iu the short race from the cradle to the grave. We that are liv ing know that birth, by natural con sequences, brings death, but we do not know whether 'death is the end of this life or the door of another, or whether the darkness here is not some where else a ray of light. Every cradle askj us, whence? and every collin, whither? We do not know; we cannot tell. The heathen Hindoo mother weeping over her innocent dead can arssver the question just as intelligently and satis factorily as the robed priest of the most authentic creed. There is one satisfac tion to us all: we know the dead do not suffer. Mother Earth that nour ished them claims them back to her relentless bosom, where all sorrow and pain ceases forever. Those sorrowing ones who, with bleeding hearts, stand around this grave need have no fear, for as life wears on they, too, will foN low those who nave goue before, in tne same footsteps and run the same race ur father's have run, until these graves win finally come to them, to be a place of peace and rest, almost of joy. We have no fear; we are content to journey on life's road, learning and doing our duty. We believe in religion, and it is this: "Help for the living, hope for the dead." , . , "Oh, what Is life? "TIs like a flower that blooms mid Is gone. Youth Is the morning, bright and gay with all Its beauty on; But, alas! old age conies In a wintry day And cuts the lovely flower away." MARRIED. At the residence of Troy Shelley, on tha East Side, Dec. 20, 1994, Jacob Lenz and Clara B. Knox, both of Hood River valley; Rev. . Troy Shelley of ficiating. t At The Dalles, Dec. 26, 1894, by Rev. Bronsgeest, Lt. V. Nealeigb and Miss Mary Beatty, both of Hood River. Writers often express wonder that any fruit tr vegetable should be found without seeds, the acme of surprise seeming to be with respect to the seed less orange. The fact ot the case is that such examples are met with inlmost every variety of fruits and in several kinds of vegetables. An instance which can be cited in theapple is Menneeher's Nocore, so named because of both core and seed pits being entirely ' absent. The Rutter pear is a so-called seedless variety of that, species of-fruit, but I believe that abortive seeds are occasion ally found in isolated specimens. The "zante" or seedless currant of the gro cery stores is not a currant at all, but a small species of seedless grape. Two or three years ago I told the readers of the Republic how they could raise their own seedless cucumbers, and tor fear that it may have escaped the notice of some who may see this I will say that the whole secret lies in covering the first joint of the vine after it starts to "run" and then cutting the vine from the original stalk as soon as the joint takes root. St. Louis Republic. . .. Dr. E. T. Cams, Dentist, Has returned to Portland. He will be in Hood River , again about tbe first of. March, prepared to do all kinds of. dentistry work examine, fill, ex tract, regulate and make new teeth; also, crown and bridge work. ESTRAX NOTICES.- - 1 tttray!lHpne all-red steer, 2 year old next spring; branded It oiTRigh Jilp; off ear- mark. ed. Also; red and white bull, 2 year olil B?t gpvlDg; branded K on nigh hip; oft" ear marlp ed. Feed them and notify l- -':.'. Fred Kemp, Hood River. . Came to my place about the Cth of Decem ber, a red-npottcd steer, about 2 years old. No marks nor brands. Owner can pay charges and take him away. - C. Dbthman. Came to my place, on the east side of Hood river, about Sept. 1st, a black steer about two years old last spring; drooping horns, the left horn a little more than the right, and points Inward; a few white spots on the belly and the bush of the tall off. No ear marks nor brands visible. The owner will prove prop erty, pay charges and take the steer away. W. G. CliEIiLAND. Dec. 17, 1894. . ." Takn Up Red bull calf, about 8 months old; very poor; no marks or brands. Owner can pay charges and take him away. '" ' ... F. 8. PERRY. - , Strayed A white heifer, with red ears and a little red on nose. No ear marks nor brands. Formerly owned by C. M. Wolfard. Leave word at Hanna & Wolfard's store. Strayed A light roan heifer, betweeB 2 and 3 years old; under crop in both ears. Last seen about town. Leave word at West's butcher shop. ... PET EC. KOPKE. ; Carpet Weaving. ; Prices 1234 anl t cents per yard. Residence on the Newton Clark place. ' MRS. SARAH CAMERON. FOE. S ALE. Forty acres unimproved land, on the east side of Hood river, 5 miles from town. Price 810 per acre. Inquire at Glacier office. Notice. Nickelsen & Luckey will hereafter do all plumbing and repairing, connecting to or de taching from water mains. d22 - A. S. BLOWERS, Manager. INTERNA TIONAI, Entirely Nero. DICTIONARY Abreast of tht Timet. a urmta n a neat or. Successor of the '" Unabridged." Standard of the XT. S. Gov't Print ing Office, the U.S. Supreme Court and of nearly all the Bchoolbookg. 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I WEBSTER'S I i Or La Grippe, though occasionally epi demic, is always moro or less prevalent. The hest remedy for this complaint is Averts Cherry Pectoral. "Last Spring, I was taken down witli La Grippe. At times I was completely pros trated, and so difficult was my breathlnsf that my breast seemed as if confined In an Iron cage. I procured a bottle of Ayer's Gierry Pectoral, and no sooner had I began takingttfhanrelieffollowed. I could not be lle vo that the effect would be so rapid and the cure so complete. It Is truly a wonderful med icine." W. II. W illiams, Crook City, S. D. AYER'S Cheny Pectoral Prcmptto act, sure to cure GEO. P. CROWELL, Successor to E. L. Smith Oldest Established House inMthe valley. DEALER IN Dry Goods, Clothing, AND General Merchandise, Flour and Feed. Etc., HOOD RIVER, - - - OREGON. GEO.rTJ BATHER, I represent five of the best insurance com panies. Collections made and real estate handled on favorable terms. Off ice in Prather Block, Oak St., HOOD RIVER, OREGON. C. WELDS, BOOT AND SHOE SHOP First Door West of Post Office. Boots and Shoes made to order. 'Repairing neatly done, aud at Bedrock Prices. All work first class. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. , se2) C. WELDS, Proprietor. T. C , DALLAS, . DEALER IN . AND WARE Kitchen Furniture, PLUMBERb' GOODS. - - - Pruning Tools, Etc. Repairing Tinware a Specialty. FOR SALE. I have for sale two fine Fruit Farms and the best hay farm In the valley. Plenty of run ning water on all of them. Will sell any or all of them. Also, fine residence and lots at different prices. Call on or address A. S. BLOWERS, aul8 ' Hood River, Oregon. : A. S. BLOWERS & CO., -DEALERS IN- . Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, FLOUR AND, FEED. Country Produce Bought and Sold. ; .I ''-'-.-'-'. Acr ncy mn THE BIGGEST BOOT IN THE WORLD I THE "REGULATOR LINE." I X Ul UUU.il. VA Navigation Co. Through Freight and Passenger Line. The steamer Regulator will run tri weekly trips, leaving The Dalles Mon days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, con necting with steamer Dalles City. lie turning, will leave Portland Tuesdays Thursdays, and Saturdays, connecting with steamer Regulator at the Locks. All freight will come through without delay PASSENGER RATES. One way....;.....' ...$2 09 Round trip 3 00 Freight Rates Greatly. Reduced. ' Shipments for Portland received at any time, day or night. Shipments for way landings must be delivered be fore 5 p. m. Live stock shipments so licited. Call on or address W. C. ALLAWAY, General Agent. B. F. LAUGHLIN, , General Manager, THE DALLES, OREGON 0. R. and N CO. E. McNEILL, Receiver. . TO THE Gives the choice of , TWO TEANSCONTINENTAL Via SPOKANE, DENVER, Minneapolis OMAHA AND AND ST. PAUL. Kansas City. Low Rates to All East ern Cities. J EAST BOUND FROM HOOP RIVER No. 2S, Freight leaven at 11.45. A.SC No. 2. Mail " 10.0(1 P. M WEST BOUND FROM HOOl) RIVER. No 27 , Local, leaves at 3.15 P. M No. I, Mall " 4:42 A. M OCEAN STEAMERS - Leave Portland every five days for . SAN FRAM CISCO. For full details call on O." R. A N. Agent, Hood River, or address 7 W. H. HURLBUUT, : '; . - . Gen't Pass. Agent, : '"'... Portland, Or. roit SALE. Eighty acres, five miles from town: 40 acres in cultivation; 600 in-rs, prin cipally apple, in full 'hearing. A' fenced. Wood house and burn. Threa shares of water-in Hood River Supply uo. go witli tne place, uoon well and spring. - HARVEY C'K A PPKH. C J. HATES, SUKVEYOK. All work given him will lie done cor rectly and promptly. Ht Ii;ih a few- good claims upon which v ran loce parties; ootn farming aud timber land- . February. 1894. Wanted. To buy or lease a piece of ground suitable for a nursery. Further particulars at the Gi.a- cieu ollice. . . , dlu COLUMBIA NURSERY The undersigned bas on hand a good va riety of choice Frnit Trees, Plants and Vines, at Hard Times Prices. Grafting and budding done to order, octl H. C. BATEHAM. LAND FOR SALE. Twelve acres, 8 miles southwest of town; two acres cleared, balance scattering oak and brush, not hard to clear. Price $300. au25 JOHN KELLEY. . Via; ' '" '-V'-l throughout the audience. - j '. '' IHADLMARKCWrKKiMlkr .