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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1897)
5focd Jiver Slacier. Published every Friday by S. F. BLYTHE. . Terms of Subscription $1.50 a year when puiu in advunce; tw 11 not puia in advance. FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1S07. Hood Klver. Passing up the Columbia river on the Hue steamer Regulator, a few weeks ago, one of the most cultivated and energetic business men of Portland said 1o me, "Hood Klver Is the most beau tiful town tu Oregon." .With this statement, the writer Is In full accord Let us mv how the claim can be vin- .11 , The town of Hood River is situated where the bol'.l mountain stream of the came name, which has its fountains hi the glaciers of the north side of Mount Huoil, the grandest of Oregon uioun tains, only thirty miles to the outh, makes its junction with the lordly Co. J u in lia, about twenty miles above the renowned Cascades of that magnificent htreain. The Columbia has here one of its most magnificent breadths of flow; swinging down through cloven v lriniin tulna. lint far frnm ft ml lft in width, it pours the drainage of half a continent to the sea. The town of ' Hood River lies at (he junction of these iwo mreums, ou (.ue west. Blue ui wiui fioni which the town is named. Its , uri study it for a moment. Imagine yourself stepping off a Pull man at the depot, or a steamboat at the landing. Looking southward, your vision strays up a sweeping hill-slope, three hundred feet high at its summit a half-mile away; Irregular enough to give diversity, aud yet uniform enough to give graceful curves aud Hues of beaut to the landscape; wooded, scat teringly, with great, broad-topped oaks, out from among which tall Bpires of fir rise upward at intervals two huti died feet, and among which groves of pine trees sway and swing in the whis . - pertug breezes, or bend and toss before the stormier winds. Straying, almost from the river's brink, up through these oaken groves, along well graded Streets, first the business houses of the town, where all the country side for - miles and miles away resort for trade, and then the neat cottages and the more pretentious and elaborate houses of the well-conditioned citizens dot the slopes lor a mile or more with their va- riagated colorings. Three churches of J in posing architecture and rare beauty oi uesigu crown inree elevations miu way of the hill-slope, and a little fur ther up one of the best of the hundreds of public school-houses that glorify Oregon towns and villages rises above the tops of the oaks and pines of the lower summits, yet stands itself in clear leiief against the green back ground of the piney bill that rises still beyond and above it. The scene is an enchantment of nature God's work and of art, man's work and brings the two into rarest blending and harmony. Let us now ascend the hill-slope to its summit, leaving the school-house to our left as we move southward. In an eighth of a mile we step quickly out upon an open plain that stretches away westward aud southward for miles. Single oaks, groves of pines, columns of tlr, Interspersed with orchard and strawberry fields, with houses aud barns, stretch' near aud far. Lift the eye a little, just a little. There, square ' at the head of the marvelous valley, twenty miles wide, at the' lower ex tremity of which we are standing, which in some old ages giant glaciers from Mouut Hood, wbeu it was many times its present hight, ploughed outof the very summits of the Cascade range, rises abruptly, sharply, almost perpen dicularly, the titanic form of the snow robed mountain-monarch. Its sub- - limit v urins the vision with entranoinc power. We look and look, wonder and wonder, and our thoughts climb up the glistening steeps of glaciers and pinna cles until thfiy leap from that topmost point that touches the blue sky to the , ' God who setteth fast the mountains being girded with power." Turning northward, deep at our feet sweeps the majestic Columbia. Aguin lifting our vision up the high green mountain slopes thirty miles away, Mount Ad- uivm fifurnplv loss frruiirl Ihnn TTrtnri repeats thesublimlties of the latter,and still the wonder aud the reverence grows on the soul of the beholder. With these visions in the mind, let us turn to our left, down this smooth path under the' umbrage of the whis pering pines. The way is almost as smooth as a waxen floor. It is carpeted with the fallen needles of the pine bolls. A sweet,' piuey aroma is in the air. We walk uuder canopies of bend ing boughs, by old pillars of gnarled ouks, across grassy intervals for a half a mile, wbeu suddenly we step out on an open space from which the plain drops away abruptly down eastward for hundreds of feet. At the foot.of this sheer descent,; Hood liver, a hundred feet wide or more, dashes and tumbles, rushes aud whirls,' eddies and glides, nvpr nuilia nnit liAturtri iuhuifl lt tlm ' deep embrace of its mountain gorge, which theeyo. can trace upward until it cleaves, the very glaciers of the icy mountain, and downward, until its clean, clear mountain flood sinks into quiet in the deep wutirs of the Colum bia, a half-mile to our left. The very poetry of form, of motion, of sound, blend with the rapt emotions of mind aud heart as we stand on this point of vision and drink in rather than behold the scene; more beautiful. and inspiring than which we have seldom, perhaps uever, beheld. Let us turn still to our left, and, "by the left flank forward." Down a finely graded way along the. oaken' slope of the hill facing the Columbia, overlook ing the town, the rivers, and facing the giant basaltic escarpments that front the further side of Uie Columbia, we wind our delightful way among the, cottages and homes of the favored res idents of this "most beautiful town In Oregon," and seat ourselves by an open window and gaze outward on patches of .glinting river and glowing moun tain and swinging trees and blooming gardens, and inward on the whole pan orama of beauty and glory that has passed before the soul. H. K. Hines. Forest Reserves. There- seems to have been quite a change of opinion throughout the coun try of late in regard to the forest re serves created by authority of President Cleveland In the closing days of bis ad ministration, and the great floods in the Mississippi river and tributaries now devastating the lower valleys have helped to bring about this change that is favorable to the reserves. It is well known that the removal of forests tend to create drouths and freshets. The sources of the water supply of Hood River valley are protected by forests lying In the Cascade reserve. 'While these forests are guarded by govern ment our water supply is secure, but if by any chance they are destroyed, our valley may be impoverished by drouths and freshets. When the object of these reservations is correctly understood by the people there will be no great op position except from the big lumber syndicates and corporations. The fol lowing article by Gifford Piuchot, sec retary of the forestry commission which recommended the reserves, was written to the New York Tribune." It is the best defense of the reserves we have seen : The attack on forest reserves declared by ex-Prasldent Cleveland on Washington's birthday Is founded on a misunderstanding There Is a fundamental misconception of the objects of the reserves and the reason why the forest .commission of the national academy of sciences recommended their establishment. The members of this commission understand as fully as any one can that forest reserves permanently withdrawn from use would be wholly unworthy of being maintained. The only reason for reserving any area must be that it will be more uselnl to the people as a reserve than as part of the public domain, With that Idea clearly In mind we have been considering, for several months past, the question of making all the reserves, both these last and the 17,000,000 acres hitherto pro claimed, contribute to the utmost to the wel fare of the regions in which they lie, and work on a bill for submission to congress to open the reserves to use, while providing the necessary means for the preservation of the forest, Is far on toward completion. An official statement of its position was recently made by the commission to a con ference committee of the house and senate which was considering the matter of the newly proclaimed reserves. Omiting those parts which refer to specific amendments to the sundry civil bill. In which the provision to abolish the reserves was Inserted by the senate, this statement is as follows: "It has never been the desire of the com mission to restrict the natural development of any resources contained In the reserves. but, on the contrary, to recommend the widest use of all their resources, mines as well as all others, compatible with the preservation of the forests upon, them. "The commission made its recommenda tions after thorough study of the data aval la ble In the geological survey, the general land office and the department of agriculture, sup plemented by a sufficient investigation on the ground, continued through several months. There has been nothing In the na ture of hasty Judgment, but the decisions reached have In every case resulted from careful and adequate study of the questions involved, and the commission desires to reiterate them here. It must not be under stood that no land has been included in these reserves which should eventually be devoted to other uses. From the necessities of the ease, such temporray inclusion was unavoidable. and it was, aud is, a part of the policy of the commission to recommend the recession of all such lands in all the reservations as soon as surveys can be made and it can be accu rately known where such lands lie. "There is at present no legal practicable means by which small settlers may obtain from the public lands the timber which they need. Large corporations, on the contrary, hrough the permit system and otherwise, have excellent facilities. The Intention ot the commission is to recommend such legisla tion as will remedy this evil. "It will not be denied that great good will result to the Western states, as well as to the nation at large, from the preservation of the Western forests. The chief danger to them Is from fire, not from the ax. Fire can be con trolled by the government, and by It alone. It follows that government control of certain of the Western forests is indispensable." The Intention of. the commission Is to pre pare and recommend a plan by which the whole value of the reserves may be used for the good of the people, and by which none of their resources will remain undeveloped. We have no desire to protect these forests against qse, but against destruction. It must not be for gotten that the J udlclous cutting of the timber is essential to right forest management, and that the best of all ways to Insure tbe pro tection and preservation of a forest is by use. The action of the California delegation In congress shows as well as anything can, the public approval which forest reserves have ac quired in parte of the West, and their value to agricultural and other Interests. By special requestor the California senators their state was omitted from the senate amendment abolishing the reserves, and tbe discussion la the house showed that the California repre sentatives also were prepared to resent any attack upon the reserves in California, In New York the governor has urged, and the legislature seems about to pass, a bill appro priating 81,000,000 to purchase forest lunds at the headwaters of streams, for the sake of protecting tbe water supply. In view of these examples of the real value of reserves, in the opinion of the people, East and West, and with the knowledge that there is no de sire to blockade the resources of tbe reserves, of whatever kind, the greater part of the Irritation which has followed the proclama tion will, ' I hope, gradually disappear. Great corporations which have been in the habit of taking vast amounts ol government timber free, under the permit system or other wise, will undoubtedly continue to complain, but in this case it is not the Infringement of any) right which makes the -difficulty, but merely the discontinuance of gift. During the discussion in congress It was repeatedly said that tbe commission had acted from too meagre a knowlege of the new reserves.' I want to say that five, members of the commission spent from three to four months in the field, and all of that time that was not required to move from place to place or lo consult with scientific or mountain men was spent in the woods on the areas since re served. ' Long trips with pack trains (one of twenty-five days) were made and two on f ot, with the result that of the thirteen reserves recommended all but two are personally known to members of the commission. Of these two, one was laid down by the state engineer of the state where it lies, and In the other the character of the forest was well known from the study of adjacent areas, and the region Itself had been thoroughly and re peatedly described to us by the men best able to au so. The Dingley bill is now before con gress and the majority will have an easy victory in passing it. The oppo sition is without' leadership and com pletely demoralized. Democrats ore divided on the tariff question, probably because some of them do not wish to stand with Grover Cleveland even on the leading plank of tbe democratic platform. Populists are protectionists, and couldn't be anything else while they ask for the protection of tbe silver mine owners. We predict tbe Dingley bill will become a law, and that it will have a longer run than the McKinley tariff. When the latter, was passed the democratic party was united under good leadership. Today it is so badly demoralized that it can not present a united front even iu congress against the most objectionable tariff bill ever introduced. Hon. Ringer Hermann has received tbe appointment of commissioner of the general land office. The president evidently intends to look out for those of bis party who were turned down because of their free-silver views. Ex Senator Mitchell may tie the next Ore gon statesman out of a job to come in for a nice plum. : This is one way to unite the party .in Oregon, but it is rough on those who whooped it up for the gold, standard while they read the free-silver men oat of the party. Mr. Hermann bus been' feeding so long at the public crib that, rather than lei go, it would be easier for him to change ins viewsjon the money question. . A Soldiers' Edition. a The Glacier has received a copy of the soldiers' edition of the Walnut Val ley (Kansas) Times of March 19th It consists of eight large pages tilled with biographical sketches of old soldiers of jbutier county, ana gives a complete list of all the soldiers, with their rank aud regiment, in that county. Among the many letters printea iroin ex-sol diers , we find one from Daniel W Rideuour,' a worthy comrade with whom the editor of this paper served three years in tne 22d Oiiio. We re member Ridenour as one of the bright est members! of Co. E and tbe life of many a bivouac When we read his story of the hardships encountered by the regiment with which we bad the honor to 'serve as high private our nosom swelled wuu pride to lunik what a conspicuous part was taken by tbe zzd Unto in putting clown tne re bellion, -and wondered that one is left at this late date to tell of our exploits, We bad forgotten that little affair at Corinth, Dan'l, where our regimeut checked the advance of the armies of price and Van Dorn when they charged us "seven lines deep," and where we stacked up dead rebels in layers; but since you mention it it all comes back to memory, aud we know it is true. It may not be generally known, but the repulse ot tne rebel army on that occa siuu broke the backbone of tne Confed eracy, and impartial history will no doubt give our regiment due credit. Dan'l Kideuour was one of tbe truest soldiers that ever marched under Grant We are glad to know he Is still ou deck in tbe laud ot the living. This Man Was Hit Hard. Hood River, Or., March 21, 1897. Editor Glacier: Have just read your loCal note in reference to the fruitgrow ers' institute, stating that the enter prising aud successful growers were all there; also, the contemptuous reference to the other class who were too busy to come. ,"''' Speaking as one of that "other class" who did not know enough to come, I might just say that in our supreme ig norance we S up posed that we had a perlect right , to do just as we pleased about that -matter, without asking the consent or adviceof anybody. Perhaps some of us could not very well spare tne time from .our larm work, even though we might have been benefited by going. A farmer's work Is usually worth a dollar a day to him, and many of us no doubt were minus the dollars to make the lost days good. It is just the old, old story of kicking a man when he's down and flattering the successful ones, regardless of how trfey got their rise. . As for me, I had rather remain miserably poor to the last day of my life, and that my chil dren and children's children should to the latest generation that bears a drop of my blood in' their veins, than that either I or they should ever stoop to the soul-polluting schemes to get a start that some of the successful ones that I know of have done.- Yours sadly yet sincerely, ' . ; USE OF THE "OTHER ULASS." T. S. Clarkson, national commander of the G. A. R., will arrive In Portland March 80 tb and will remain but one day. ' This being the only visit he will tie able to make to this department, ne is desirous of meeting as jriany.com rades as can be present at that time.- The town -of Wasco, In Sherman county, is experiencing a boom over the prospects or a railroad.' "Jim Bludso." Col. John Hay, our new minister to Eng land, wrote these lines: Wall, no, 1 can't tell whar he lives, x ' Because he don't live, you see; ' . Leastways, he's got out of the habit Of Uvln' like you and me. Whar have you been for the last three year That you naven't heard folks tell How Jimmy Bludso passed In his checks ." The nlgbt of the Prairie Belle? He wern't no saint them engineers ' Is all pretty much alike One wile in Natchez-Under-the-Hill And another one here In Pike. . A keerless man In his talk was Jim, And an awkward hand in a row; But he never flunked, and he never lied I reckon he never knowed how. i " - - ' ' , j And this was all the religion he had . To treat his engine well; . , , Never be passed on the river; ' v- To mind the pilot's bell; . And If ever the Prairie Belle took fire, . ' A thousand times he swore, : , He'd hold her nozzk agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississln, And her day come at last: , The Movastar was a better boat, " But the Belle she wouldn't be passed; And so she came tearing along that night Tbe oldest craft on the line ' , With a nigger squat on her safety valve , And her furnace crammed, rosin and pine, The fire burst out as she cleared the bar, ' And burnt a hole in the nlgbt, And quick as flash she turned and made For that wilier bank on the right. There was runniu' and cursiu', but Jim yelled out, . Over the infernal roar, "I'll hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last galoot's ahsorel" Through the hot, black breath of the bnrnin' boat Jim Bludso's voice was heard, And all had trust in bis cussedness, And knowed he would keep his word. And, sure's you're bora, they all got off Afore the smokestacks fell. And Bludso's ghost went up alone , In the smoke of the Prairie Belle. He wern't no saint, but at Jedgment day I'd run my chance with Jim ' 'Longside of some pious gentlemen That wouldn't shook hands with him. He seen his duty, a dead sure thing, - And went for it tharand then; And Christ ain't agoing to be too hard On a man that died for men. The Indians' Burial Ground. Tbe Dalles land office is in receipt of a letter from Acil-ig Commissioner ifi. K. Best of tbe general laud office!, bear ing date of March 17, reserving and setting apart Memaloose island, in the Columbia, river, for the Indians on the Warm hpring Agency as a burial ground for their dead. This island has loug been used by the 'Indians along the Columbia river and those located at Warm Springs as' a place of burial. aud the order that has just been made snouid have been Issued, many years ago. Mountaineer. '. The mail service between Hood River and Biugen, Wash., will be discon tinued alter April 1st. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. Williams fc Brosius refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. What kind of ,x - tea coffee soda baking powder flavoring extracts and spices . Your grocer pays your money back in full if you don't like Schilling's Best. For sale by WOLFARD & BONE. TTTANTRT) SEVERAL FAITHFUL MEN V or women to travel for responsible estab lished house in Oregon. Salary S780, payable $15 weekly and expenses. Position permanent. Beference. Enclose self-addressed stamped en velope. The National. Star Bullding.Chlcago. Special Meeting. Notice Is here by given that a Bpecial meet ing of the stockholders of East Fork Irriga ting Co. will be held at the town of Hood Klver, on the 3d day of AprU. 1897, at 2 o'clock, for the purpose of electing three directors to serve until the next annual ellectlon. V. WINCHELL, President. S. G. Campbell, Secretary. Small Fruit Ranch. 10 acres 3 miles southwest of town. Bouse and barn and young orchard. Good straw berry land. Price Jti50. Address E. C. Rog ers, Hood River, Or. Strawberry Ranch. 4 acres of land for sale: 1 set to strawber ries; all in young fruit trees. Also, interest in 30 acres, part set to strawberries. All with in half mile of Hood River. Address Glacier. Idlewilde Cemetery. All persons Indebted, to the Idlewilde Cem etery Association in the purchase of lots are requested to call and settle for the same by cash omegotlable note before the 1st of April. Also, proposals for the purchase of the west six acres, more- or- less, uninclosed portion, will be received between this date and April 3d. State terms of purchase and present to the secretary. ; 8. E. BARTMESS, March 23, 1897. , ; Secretary. GAINESJ3TABLES Teams and rigs to let at hard times prices. E. U. CALKINS, Frankton, Or., i!J m)les from town. Strayed. - One bay horse, 14 hands high; bad blotch scar on left shoulder and blemished left eye: 22 years old. Also, one gray horse, 5 years oki; orana Dar u on snouiaer, narness ana saddle marks. These horses were seen last in November. Any one giving information will be suitably rewarded. J. W. RIUBY, luaraj hoou uiveiw For Rent. Strawberry land In Hood River valley one mile from depot, in excellent condition for putting out plants this spring. Running water for Irrigation. Terms reasonable. Address mar26 Cascade Locks, Oregon. For Sale. One horse Dover mmn for irrfiratlne. Good condition. Will sell cheap. Address mar2J . . Cascade Locks, Oregon. , NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. r ' .-I. A' r,. ,. U-..I. nn 1897. Notice is hereby given that the follow-ine-numed settler has filed notice of her inten tion to make tlnal proof In support of her claim, and that said proof will be made be fore w. K. Dunbar. Commissioner U. S. Cir cuit Court for district of Washington, at his office in Qoldendale, Washington, on May 8, ISW.VliK .- ; . V MAH X K. SIMMONS, Deserted wife of George H. Simmons, Home stead Entry No. 8i"t,, tor the northeast of northeast section 26, township 4 nortb, range 10 east, W. M., and lots one and two and southeast of northwest section 80, township 4 north, range 11 east, w. M. She names the foil wing witnesses to prove her continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: , v Jacob E. Jacobson. William Fordyce. Rob ert Fordyce and C. A. Colburn, all of White Salmon V. O., Washington. Register.' C D. HENRICHS, -DEALER IN Celebrated Osborne Implements, Mitchell Wagons, Syracuse and Bissell Chilled, J. I. Case and Benecia Steel Plows, Myers' Pumps, Hay Tools, Hoosier Seeders, McSherry Drills, Planet, Jr., Mathews and Case EXTRAS A H. F. DAVIDSON, DEALER IN ' , .. Farm Implements; ( VEHICLES, GARDEN TOOLS, Grac;e 0Hc Fr ill yore Ptr F A new and complete line of Canton Clipper Chilled and SteeJ Plows and Cultivators, Planet Jr. Garden Tools, Studebaker Vehicles and Hardwood Repairs ior wagons. GET PRICES BEFORE BUYING ELSEWHERE. At the old stand, opposite Mt. Hood Hotel. ' . GEO. P. CROWELL, ' Successor to E. L. Smith Oldest Established House in the valley .J " DEALER IN , " ' , "... 11UU1, J. CCU, -LJbV. HOOD RIVER, - - - - OREGON WEST UTCHER KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND Choice Fresh Meats, ' Hams, Bacon, Lard, Aud All Kinds of Game. ALSO, DEALERS IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. HOOD RIVER, - - - - - - - V OREGON. E UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER flSiS'" Woll Paper, Paints, Oils, etc., eto. Agent for the Bridal Veil Lumber Company. Lessons in Piano Music. 'Miss Anna Smith has resumed tbe teaching of Music. Her prices are SO cents a lesson. J 10 The Glacier BARBER SHOP, , GRANT EVANS. Prop'r, Post Office Building, Hood River, Or. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, March 9, 1897. Notice is hereby given that the follow ing named settler nas ntea notice ot nis in tention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before register ana receiver, at rue Danes, uregon, on, April 20. 1897, viz: LAWRENCE SILL1MAN, Hd. E. No. 4015, for the east of the southeast 23 section ra, townsnip z norm, range iu east, W. M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: F. H. Stanton, Wm. Jackson, V. Winchell and F. M. Jackson, all of Hood River .Oregon. ml2al6 , JAS. F. MOORE. Register. Team for Sale. ' A good gentle work team: mares. Will sell at a bargain. Address O. H. RHOADES. marl2 ,-.. . Tucker, Or. $20 an Acre. Eighty ocres)of land In- Hood River valley for sale at 20 an acre. Good improvements: 2 acres In strawberries; 40.) apple trees, and plenty of other fruit to supply a family; nine acres In cultivation. Plenty of water for irri gation frnm private ditch. This place is one of the earliest In the valley for strawberries. Por further particulars address the Glacier. Is Your Title Clear P E. E. Savage is prepared to examine ab stracts of title to real estate and eive opinions on same. Charges reasonable. mart" WANTED Arrow heads and spears. Also, all other line Indian relics of stone. Good prices paid for fine specimens. Write to me and tell me what you bave.8endlng rough outlines ofbest specimens. Stone pipes wanted. Ad dress. S. P. Hamilton. Two Rivers, Wis. c 21 Ray's Penetrating Lin iment. An efficacious remedy for rheumatism, neu ralgia, swellings, lame back, snrains. sciatica. stiff Joints, chilblains, sore throat and pains or bruises in any part of the body. Price 60c, at the Hood River Phnrmsvcy. Eeeler Garden Tools, SPECIALTY. A7Mn NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, Feb. 25, 1897. Notice is hereby given that the follow ing named settler has Died notice of bis In tention to make final proof In support of his claim, and that said proof will be made befor. iegisir anu iveceiver hi x ue Dunes, ircguD, on April iv, is, viz: NEWELL HARLAN, Hd. E. No. 4329, for the north northwest section 11, township 2 north, range II east, W. M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of. said land, viz: Wm. Watson. E. J. Hnskey, Frank Weld nerTand Thomas Harlan, all of Mosler .Oregon. f2fia2 JAS. F. MOORE, Register. To Lease on Shares. Five acres of No. 1 strawberry land to lease on shares for a term of Ave years. Land flowed, harrowed, leveled ready for planting n spring; with refusal of five acres more In rpring of 1897. Plenty water free. Reference, sequired. Apply at this office. n27 SHOE REPAIRING In the best and most artistic styles at the Old Reliable Shoe ahop one door west of post office. Ladies' fine work a soecialtv. All work war ranted; C. WELDS, Prop'q. T. C. DALLAS, DEALER IN- STOVES AND WARE, Kitchen Furniture, PLUMBERb' GOODS. ; Pruning Tools, Etc. Repairing Tinware a Specialty. Paper Hanging:., ' E. L. Rood, who has had 8 years' experience in the businessof painting and paper hanging. Is now prepared to do this kind of work for citizens of Hood River. He can furnish tbe paper and put it on your walls at Portland prices. - Fruit Ranch for Sale. Sixty acres of land on the East Fork of Hood river; 8 acres cleared; 500 fruit trees in full bearing, 11 years old; plenty of water for Irrigation; good house and barn. This place Is in the apple belt; no pests on fruit tree. Apply to D. R. COOPER, . Mt. Hood P. O., Hood River Valley. Bartmess