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3feod Iftver Slacier. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, ;S96. The St. Louia Republic, one of the few leading pHpers of the country that supported Bryan, and the result in MiHwmrl shows that its - efforts were (successful, has dropped free silver since the election and is doing its best to help along the good times promised by its late adversaries in the event of Mc Kinley's election. , Following are the headlines of three' long articles in last Saturday's paper: "A General Return to Business that has been Neglected; Mills and Factories will Run Overtime to Fill Old Orders; Political Excitement Past; The Revival is not Confined to any One Section of the Country; All Industries AUv.eied." '"Yellow Metal Again Shows its Face Everywhere; Employers leaching a So-called Object Lesson by Paying Off in Gold; Heavy Deposits at the Bank's;!- Savings that were Hoarded being Transferred to the Juterebt - paying institutions; Some Sublreasury Figures." ''''Up tJoes Wheat, with Cotton and Clru iuthe Wake; 84 cents a Busllel Reached. Yes terday, with a Prospebt of Higher Prices; General Advance- yi Stocks; Uovurnnient Bonds are JStrong and a Healthful Activity is Every where Ex hibited; "An . Encouraging Outloek." Democratic papers that 'supported Bryau generally accept 'the result of the election gracefully and have golie to work to do all in their power to help bring about the good times promised. This is in striking contrast with the, conduct of the republican press font years ago, which predicted dire calam ity to befall the country under Grover Cleveland's "free trade" administra tion. Their calamity howls at that time, and later, when the Wilson bill was passed, would put to blush "the most urdeut populist. We still Jive uiuler the Wilson tariff law, with uo prospect of its being repealed in the next two years, and still there are sigus of returning prosperity. ' The popular vote gives McKiuley about 1,000,000 moro votes than Bryan. Yet the change of about 25,000 in 'nine ' stu&ftriat gave a small majority eacS lor the successful candidate would have elected Bryau. Suppose 'there " had been these changes lrom McKiuleyvto Bryan: California, 2,510; Delaware, 1, 255; Indiana, 11,100; Kentucky, 251; North Dakota, 2,510; Oregon, 1,505; South Dakota, 151; West Virginia," 6, 010; Wyoming, 101 a total ofjS5,8U3. Thene changes would have given every one of the nine states to Bryan, and, udding tueir votes to the r7 he got elsewhere, would luive made' his strength in the electoral college 227, or three more than needed to make him president. ' The next election, will be our own town election. The firnt- Tuesday In )iext mouth, December 8th, .Hood River will elect three aldermen and a city marshal. The terms of Aldermen Bartmess, West and Dukes will expire and their successors will be elected. The election will be held in the old Delk building and the judges will be ). L. Hershner, F. H. Button and E. W. Winaus; clerks, W. A. Laugille and Henry Howe. We have heard of no candidates for these fat offices. The supreme court has handed down a decisiun sustaining that of the lower court in restraining the state treasurer from paying a warrant drawu in pay ment for the branch asylum at Union. The decision of the court is that it would be a violation of the constitution to locate a state building at any other point than at the state capital. Every precinct in Skamania county, W ashington.gave a majority for Bryan nd the fusion state ticket. About 400 votes were cast in the county and the people's party ticket had a majority of Gov. Altgeld of Illinois, in his can didacy for re-election, ran 60,000 votes ahead of Bryan. , '- Tiie Local Mirror. From the Dufur Dispatch. The Hood River Glaciek has just moved into new quarter. The Gla cier is a country paper of which its constituents may well feel proud. It Is well edited by Samuel F. Blythe, its make up Is artistic, arid it is deservedly well supported. As a mirror of the locality in which it is published, it speaks volumes for the thrift and en terprise of the people, who realize that their local paper is the picture of them, selves and their doings sent broadcast to the world once a week. and. us the Individual posing for an attraclive like ness, they desire to look dignified, pros perous and intelligent. We have never visited Hood River, but are most favor ably impressed with the idea that the community is thrifty and prosperous by the appearance of Its local journal; Ik nd that is the impression made upon the publio at large by it. We say this because jt is true, and what is true of Hood River and its journalistic pride, is true of all like places and institu tions. The Dufur Dispatch, as it grows older, shall be made the pride of this community. Not only that, if prop erly supported and it will be it shall be the means of sending abroad weekly a picture of the people and their enter prising efforts, that will attract settlers to this town and section of this county. The part that a good, live local journal plays in the growth and forward march of its 'constituency is incalculably im portant, and it is our purpose to "make the Dispatch second to no vveeklv rja- periu the state; and we expect, and I believe we shall receive, the hearty co operation of nil the people in this por tfon of Wusco county. Hold up our hands, and we will bring to you cap ital and population, along with which will come prosperity for all. Thanks, Bro. Turner. All your sur mises about Hood Riyer are true, ex cept that your praise of the Glacier is' more than it deserves. When we can publish as good a country paper as the Dufur Dispatch we will feel satis fled with our work. The. Dispatch was started at Dufur only a few months ago. Starting in a strong republican precinct, it espoused the cause of free silver, and the result of its efficient work for its party showed a majority of 16 in the precinct for Bryan, and the surrounding precincts all weut the same way. '' Wonderful Campaign of I89G. Chicago Times-ilcarld. The campaign just closed .will pass into history as the most remarkable political contest In the annals of the republic. The post-bellum campaigns may have been marked with more pyrotechnics, 'more torchlight proces sions and more martial music, but no previous campaign ever appealed with such forceful directness and power to reason and popular intelligence. That the campaign on the part of the sound-money advocates was predi cated upon a sulilime confidence in the patriotism and intelligence of the peo ple was attested by the distribution, at enormous expense, of millions of leaf lets and pmnphlels on the currency question. Whatever may be the out come of the contest, it must always be said, to the everlasting honor of the ad herents of Major McKiuley, that they staked their hope of victory on the proper presentation of their cause to the reading masses of the country; that they appealed to reason instead of prejudice, to patriotism instead or cu pidity. ' It is an augury of a hopeful and hap py era in American politics when the managers of a great party decide to in vade the homes of 13,000,000 voters through the agency of the printing press. It is a cheering and uplifting potent of more rational political meth ods when a great party champions is sues that can safely be trusted to the political analysis of sharp logicians and the keen scrutiny of clever scholars and recondite historians. These are the tests which the republicans have met. They have. challenged the schol ars, the financiers, the men of the mar ket place and the toiler. Tbeir de fenses have been impregnable. Not the least, remarkable feature of the srreat battle of 1896 which will make Jt memorable in the history of Our politics are the speech making records of the two leading candidates. Each has conducted a campaign with out purallej in any previous contest. From his own dooryard in Canton, Major McKinley addressed visiting delegations from every section of the country, numbering thousands of voters ana representing nearly every form of productive industry. These visitations have been continuous and uninterrupted,' sometimes numbering us many as 24 speeches in one day. To each delegation McKinley has had something new to say. To each he has made a masterly appeal, construct ed with special reference to the needs and interests of the industry represent ed. His never-failing response to this daily exaction has furnished an ns founding revelation of the remarkable resources of the man. Rich in histor ical allusion, abounding in sparkling metapuor, pregnant witn sound and unassailable logic, defended by statis tics of high authority, his appeals stand unmatched in the history ot American campaign oratory for faultless rhetoric or for lofty and dignified argumenta tion. lr. Bryan's rear-platform speech making tour, in which he made 457 ad dresses in 29 different states, traveling thousands of miles, furnished an exhi bition of marvelous physical endurance unprecedented in the campaigns of this country. It has been a wonderful campaign wonderful for the intense zeal of the plain' people, wonderful the active par ticipation of the business and profes sional olasses, wonderful for its peaceful arbitraments of a great ecopomic con troversy involving the wellfare of 70, 000,000 people. The universal consumption of fruit means the employment of millions of women and children in a pleasant oc cupation; it means the most perfect combination of the useful and beautiful in the common walks of life; a stimu lant to better health, higher thought and a deeper interest in rural pursuits. Oregon Agriculturist. 'A Berlin dispatch refers to the ar rival of the first shipload of American apples at Hamburg, and their selling from 4 to 8 shillings a hundred weight, while good German apples at this sea son of the year cost 16 shillings, According to the reports of the. nur serymen's committee, there is not over half the number of trees in the nurser ies of Oregon that there has been for the past few years. It is from 25 to 60 per cent less than last year. ' The Pacific Farmer says a Blue Pear main apple, grown by J. L. Brown of Mosier, which is 15 niches in circum ference and weighs 20 ounces, is on ex hibition in Portland. .. The Moro Observer says "the average Hood River valley farmer is wonder ing now how he is ever going to dig his orchard out from underneath the apples." "" v., ." "'"Free Pills.. f:-"; Send your address to H.E. Bucklin & Co.,Chicago.and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will con vi nee you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of constipation and sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have been proved inval uable. They are guaranteed to be per fectly free from every deleterious sub stance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to stomach and bowels, greatly invigorate the system. Regular size 25c per box. Sold by the Hood River Pharmacy,, - Etrgs are worth 23 cents dozen in Hood ''River, and in Portland the wholesale price is 27J cents. This is why your hens don't lay. ; Tribute to the Defeated Chieftain. Hood River, Nov. 9, 1800. Editor Glacier: Now that McKinley is elect ed, and Nature, after crying her eyes almost out about it, is slowly putting on her ' nijjht-cap preparatory to her long sleep until next spring, I want to say a few words about the great chief who went down in defeat after one of the fiercest political campaigns ever waged in this or any other country since civilization and civil government first begun. They say that ''history repeats itself," and perhaps it does, for if ever there was a man who truly typ ified the soul of the great and glorious Tiberius Gracchus, only intensified a thousand fold, that man is William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. If Jiryan were to die today and, tnanK God, he is not dead, and they dare not mob him as they did the noble Grac chushe would live in history as one of the very greatest men that America has ever produced. As an orator, and a true blue, whole-souled patriot and friend of the common people, he stands with no superior and with -very few equals. No other man that ever lived has ever enlisted the love, confidence and adoration of the people among whom he labored to a greater extent than did Bryan. Not even our own Washington nor the great Napoleon ever elicited greater enthusiasm among their followers than did the earnest and fervid utterances of Bryan among the suffering and down-trodden poor who heard him. Wellmight.it have been said of him, " A frame of adamant, a soul of Are, No dangers daunt him, and do labors tire." But, as waged against the money power, it wus a forlorn hope from the first; it was like Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, the grandest effort of its kind in history tut doomed to defeat, only to live in everlasting glory on the scroll of fame. Ah, well! "the pear was not yet ready to drop." Bryan is not dead yet, and even if he were, he has kindled the fires and the wheels will run. Men are learning to think, and the near fu ture may hold possibilities little dream ed of as yet. N. Etsba. Republican Poetry. By thk Bard of Neal Creek. (Tune of "Rosin the Bow.") When the democrat party came to us We mourned for our country fall sore, . For we knew that the gaunt wolf of hunger Would soon be on guard at our door. We want to see business reviving, The laborers getting their hire; And we want to see every cold furnace Lit up with a bright glowing Are. ' ' Chorus Then we'll sing a loud welcome and hearty, We've sighted the evergreen shore; For tho grand old republican party Has been resurrected once more. The flag of our country Is trailing ' In the democrat slough of despond, ' And our eyes have grown weary with watching To sec the bright vtsta beyond. . It will come when our trumpet of victory . Have sounded from Inland to shore; And republican voters have rallied To drive the gaunt wolf from the dcor. 1 Chorus Then we'll sing a loud welcome and hearty, And joy in that fortunate hour, When the grand old republican party Once more has got back Into power. Carson C. Mariker. School Report. . t The following pupils attending school in the.Odell district, Wasco county, Oregon, have made the general average in their studies as hereshown, for the month ending November 6,1896; the general averasre of the deportment of each pupil is also given: Studies. Deportment Nettie Kemp 98,9 90 Carrie Copple 93.2 90 Augusta Jochimsin SS i 88 Edith Montgomery '. 88 98 Harry 8illlman 92 92 Owen Davis 85 95 John Roberts : . 81.5 ' 9i) Ethel Wood .76 Do Otto Ehrck 80.4 93 Edith Copple 70 95 Dane Kemp ; 90 98 Arthur Batrd .75 90 Sophia Selverkropp 70 SO Charley Tucker ... 90 98 Clarence Copple '. .78 85 Edward Jochimsin .75 95 Louts Boyd 80 . 91 Waiter SUliman 70 85 Eva Davis 85 90 Frank Dethman 80 1)5 Willie Ehrck ; 75 98 Hugh Copple 90 99 Charley Roberts 95 98 Herman Selverkropp ....75 (5 Willie Lens : 70 5 Joe Lenz 85 , 75 Bernle Straight 90 89 Manda Selverkropp 87 '90 Willie Young .90 ,' 94 Neal Davis ...91 ' 95 Winnie Batrd 95 98 Sadie Young 93 ' ' ' 98 Lizzie Dampsey 90 92 Susie Selverkropp 85 ' . - 80 J. H. Hill, Teacher. The Hood River Lumbering Co. ex pects to commence work on the im provements of the river at an early date, probably nest week. A crib dam, 20 feet high, will be built in the river just above the county bridge at this place. A .Portland man was in Hood River Wednesday, looking over . the ground and figuring on the contract for building the dam. .,.,', Thanksgiving Dinner. Beljwont, Nov. 10, 1896. Editor Glacier: The people of Hood River and vicinity are cordially invited to join with Belmont in a grand Thanks giving service and festival. Servicer, will begin at 11 a. m., alter which the ladieg' aid society have arranged to give a grand Thanksgiving dinner. In the evening there will be a programme of Thanksgiving selections, and re freshments will be served. The pro ceeds will be used to defray the expense of repairing the church. By order of COMMITTEE. All Free. Those who have used Dr.King's New Discovery know its value, and those who have not haw now the opportunity to try it free. Call on the advertised drug gist and get a trial' bottle,free. Send your name and address to H.E.Bucklin &Co. Chicago, and get a sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills free, as well as a copy of Guide to Health and Household Instructor, free. Aliof which is guaran teed to do you good and cost you noth ing. Hood River Pharmacy, A young lady at Fossil, Oregon, was awakened the other night by the dog barking savagely.. She went out and saw a coon run tor the brti9h. She fol lowed, and overtaking the coon, pinned it to the earth with a pitchfork till the hired ma'i came along and clubbed it to death. Next night she shot a por cupine from an apple tree in the moon light. , JBucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salvfe in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos itively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac tion or money refunded. Price, 25 cts per box. For sale at the Hood River Pharmacy. 1 - WANTED SEVERAL FAITHFUL MEN or women to travel for responsible estab lished house in Oregon. Salary $780,payable 815 weekly and expenses. Position permanent. Reference. Enclose self-addressed stamped en velope. The National. Star Building.Chicago. Notice to Creditors. Notice is hereby given, that the undersign ed has been appointed by the county court of Wasco county, Oregon, administrator of the estate of Annie F. Rich, deceased, and all per sons having claims against the estate ot said deceased are required to present the same to me at Hood River. Oregon, within six months from the date hereof. Dated November 6.189a. Nov. 8, 1898. E. E. SAVAGE. Organ. $85; perfect tone; without scratch or bruise; Gothic finish. Apply to E. V. HUSBANDS, olO Harness and Shoe Store. WANTED -r Arrow heads and srjears. ' Also, all other line Indian relics of stone. Good prices paid for ine specimens. Write- to me and tell me what you bave.sending rough outlines ot best specimens. Stone pipes wanted. Ad dress H. P. Hamilton, Two Rivers, Wis. . 21 The Glacier .. ' ( BARBER SHOP GRANT EVANS. Prop'iyt Post Office Building, Hood River, Or. Baths Hot and cold, or salt and soda, ' - For Sale. An Estey organ In first class condition ot half price. Also, a moquette bed lounge. Ap ply to M. A. COOK, 821 Hood River, Or. Is Your Title Clear? E. E. Savage is prepared 'to examine ab stracts of title to real estate and give opinions on same. Charges reasonable. mar0 Notice to Stockholders. Notice is hereby given to the stockholders of the Enst Fork Irrigating Co. that if assess ments Nos. t and 2 are not, paid by December 1st, we shall proceed to collect the same In the way provided by law. ' . V. WINCHELL, President. SAM. G. CAMPBELL, Secretary. N OT1CE FOR P U BLIC ATI ON . Land Office at Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 0, 1890. Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his in tention to make final proof in support ot his claim, and that said proof will be made before W. H. Dunbar, Commissioner United State. Circuit Court for Dlstriot of Washington, at his office in Goldendale, Wash., on Deo. 28, im, viz: , , . AUGUST BERG, Purchase application No. 8S2, under section !f, Forfeiture Act, Sept. 2,9 18'JO, the southwest section 3, township B north, range i2 enst.W.M. He names the following witnesses to prove his claim to said land, viz: John C. Cochran; Peter Conboy, Peter Tarns and Peter O. Houit, all of Goldendale, Wash. nl3d 18 GEO. H. STEVENSON, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at Vancouver, Wash., Oct. 2fl, ISO). Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his in tention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made be fore w. R. Dunbar, Commissioner U. S, Cir cuit Court for District of Washington, at his office in Goldendale, Wash., on Dec. 10, 189(1, viz: , JAMES W. OVEKBAUGH, , Application to purchase No. 893, under Act of March 3, 1887, for the east at northeast and lot 4, section 23, townsiiip 3 north, range 10 east. W. M. . He names the following witnesses to prove his claim to said land, viz: Howard C. Cook, Jacob E. Jocobson, Win. H. Overbaugh and Charles Bancroft, all of White Salmon, Wash. , o30d4 GEO. H. STEVENSON, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, Oct. 19, .1890. Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his Inten tion to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made be fore Register and Receiver at The Dalles, Oregon, on November SO, 1890, viz: . JAMES ENGLISH, lid. E. No. 4,003, for the northeast V section 31, township 2 north, range jO east, W. M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: W. E. Neff, Virgil Winchell, Hans Jochlm sen and M. F. Loy. all of Hood River, Oregon. o27n27 J AH. F. MOORE, Register.. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at Vancouver, Wash,, Oct. 14, 1890. Notice is hereby given that the following-named settlers have filed notice of their in tention to make flnal.proof in support of their claims, and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver of the U. S, Land office at Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 3, 1891), viz: ' FRANK M. COATE, Application No. S3, under section 8, Forfeiture Act, September 29, 1890, fir the southwest of souLtiwest y section id, lownsnip o nortn, range 10 east, W. M. ' lie names the following witnesses to prove nis continuous resiaence upon ana cultiva tion of. said land, viz: August Wagnitz, Harvey J. Byrkett, Chari A. Pearson and Severln Benz, all of Trout ljftKe if. o., Washington. Ana HARVEY J. BYRKETT, " Application No. 579, under section 3, Forfeit ure Act. September 29. 1890. for tiie southwest J of northwest 14 and west half of southwest J section 11, township 0 north, range 10 east, W. M. He names the following witnesses to prove his. continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: August Wagnitz, Frank M. Coatc, Charl A. Pearson and Severin benz, all of Trout Lake P. O., Washington. Ol6n20 GEO. H. STEVENSON, Register, NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, Oct. 6, 1890. Notice is hereby given that the follow ing named settler has filed notice of his in tention to make final proof in support of his clulm, and that said proof will be made before Register and Receiver at The Dalles, Oregon, on November 21, 1890, viz: ANDREW H. TIEMAN, Hd. E. No. 4127, for the lots 14 and Ja, section la, and lots 2 and 7, section 22, township 1 north, range 10 east. 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