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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1898)
5food Iftver Slacier. ; Published every Friday by .. . S. If. Blythe. Terms of Subscription $1.50 a year when paid lu advance; JM if not paid In advance. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, IS98. Hon. T. R. Coon has been in corre spondence with berry growers' societies in the East and has gathered much valuable information In regard to how they do business and their prospects for the future. From the Lancaster, Ark., union it wus learned that 6,000 crates of straw berries were shipped last season and they expect to have 20,000 the coming season. Growers realized last year over $1. per crute. Acreage has, been in creased and the patches, having been Well cultivated, were not affected much by the drouth of last summer. All growers belong to and ship with the Lancaster horticultural association. The ussociatioii does not employ any ageii'ts to go out and hunt up markets. Their first car last year was shipped April 281 h. w. , , . ... ,: . ; ( 8areoxie, Mo, horticultural associa-' 11111 ICUUi iCU. iUUV AUK vaiu'uua vi ohihf berries were shipped last season and the average net price received by grow ers was 38 cents per crate. The drouth affected the strawberry patches iu this locality and not more than half a crop is expected next season, but the in creased acreage will bring the ship ments up to about the same as. last year. Sarcoxie sent out ten agents last season. . The secretary of the Columbus, Ky., association writes that 50 carloads of strawberries were Bhlpped from that iilui.t ln.r. apnann. unci although the drouth killed out many of the old patches, the increased acreage will bring the shipments up to about the same as last year, wheii growers real ized from $1 to $1.25 a crate. This union does' not send but agents. Their shipping season begins about the first of May. From Milton, Oregon, it was learned that growers were very much dissatis- jiea wnn inst year s returns auu many " have plowed up! their patches, and very few new plants have been set. No statistics concerning number of cases shipped nor prices received could be obtained. ' The congressional committee on pen sions of the senate and house have uniujuH iin.ni utn pnloct Hactrrrluri tn I. ......... .. .i f i.l....fn nninn bills that can receive, consideration. No private bill is to be considered if the claimant has a pensional status un der existing laws. Only invalid sol , diers and .sailors, pensioned by special ' act, can ask increase by further special legislation. No arrears of pensions bill I. 'I . . .... listed as soldiers or sailors may not ask f for special legislation unless disabled in action. - Bills for original pensions exceeding the legal rate will not be considered, nor will bills pensioning children of soldiers or sailors be considered.- The seventh restriction is to the effect that dependency must be shown by affidavit, except "when members of congress introducing a bill can state in writing that they have personal knowl- ...A. 1. j ,1,. niu J . irrpsRiimn rmiht linhhia stutpmpTit. In writing and the outsider 1 must take oath. Our townsman,' Dr. W.L.Adams, was a delegate to the first republican state convention held ill Oregou. The convention wes held February 21, 185". Very few of the members of , this con vention are now living. . Leander Holmes, who, along with Dr. Adams and W. T. Matlock, represented Clack amas county, was afterwards elected a delegate to the national convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln for president, and sent his proxy to Ho race Greeley.' Greeley used his influ ence and his' vote against Keward and Lincoln's nomination was thereby se cured'. Holmes met Lincoln in the white house, and after explaining how be was instrumental in making him president,. Lincoln said: "May the 'Lord forgive 'you,. Mr. Holmes, for what you have-done.'' ' . ! A church member in Virginia refused to contribute anything towards pur- B (. being remonstrated with he said he thought it a low-down trick to try ;ti fool the people by pretending to buy coal when everybody knew the church was heated by steam. The city council of Portland has passed an ordinance to prohibit women ' from wearfng their hats in a theater. Iliis law has been in force iu Eastern cities for a year or more. Men are . gradually getting equal rights with ............. i.. , ''.'.':. : At Fremont, Ohio, Addie M. Smith was awarded $7,500 lor permanent in- juries received in a runaway accident . caused by a dog belonging to the estate of ex-President Hayes having fright ened the horse. . The democratic central committee for Wasco county will meet at The . juiies tomorrow. ., . , Our delegation in congi ess has been heard "from. , Congressman' Tongue an swered Jerry Simpson in a speech of three stickfuls and compared the times under the Wilson tariff to our "pros perity" under the Dingley tariff, charg ing all the bard times to the former. These odious comparisons, heard every day in the debates in congress, make gold-standard democrats wonder where they are at. A horticultural institute, under the auspices of the Oregon agricultural col lege, will be held in Hood River March 4th and 5th. A story is going the rounds about a hog that was taken to Tennessee before the war dying in that state at the age of 38 years. This must be a mistake. Old soldiers who served in Tennessee will tell you they left no hogs there to die of old age. The date for the state encampment of the Grand Army of (he Republic at The Dalles has been fixed on the 19th, 20th and 21st of April, 1898. Com mittees, consisting of prominent citi zens, have been appointed to make all arrangements for the gathering of the old soldiers, v " - . . The Glacier was, in error last week in stating that C. L. Morse would be a candidate for" the nortiinatioiV for repre sentative on the union ticket. Mr. Morse is a populist and will seek the nomination oil the populist ticket; but he is'jn favor of union of forces of the populists, democrats and silver repub licans. A Prolific Family. , Hood River, Feb. 8, 1898. Editor Glacier: I have just received a letter from Kentucky, giving the statistics of the offspring of my mother, who is still living at the age of 87, hale and hearty. The score stands thus: Seven teen children, 8 girls and 9 boys; 110 grand . children, and 76 great grand children, making the grand total of 203. If any mothers in Wasco county can beat this record let 'them speak right out iu meeting. W. H. Perky. ... . Fanners' Institute. ..At a meeting of the city council.held on the evening of the 8th inst., the mayor was instructed to call a meeting of citizens to arrange for a farmers' in stitute to be held at Hood River on March 4th and 5th, under the joint di rection of the state agricultural college and the industrial agent of the O. R. & N. Co. Agreeably to tbe above in struction, the citizens of the town of Hood lliver and the farmers,, fruit growers and all others interested are requested to meet at A. O. TJ. W. hall on Saturday, the 19th inst., at S2 p. m., to arrange lor the meeting of tbe above proposed institute. . E. L. Smith, Mayor. Aid for Cuba. . It is a well known fact that there are thousands of our fellow beings in our "neighboring island of Cuba that are literally naked and starving, and that we may and can help them. The Junior League of the M. E. church have taken the matter in hand and have appointed Anna Jackson and Maggie Nickelsen as collectors. Please help them with what you can. V . Mrs. W. II. Bishop, Junior Supt. ' - The Prodigal Daughter. The -prodigal son . niay return, but how about the prodigal daughter? As far as the world is concerned, there is no mercy for the prodigal daughter. The son may wallow in the mire and tilth of pollution, feed upon the husks of sin and infamy, and he will come back in becoming raiment and knock at the door of society; lie is eagerly re ceived within its portals; marriageable daughters simper and smile sweetly, and fond mammas are very gracious and kind in feeling it their womanly duty to encourage the fellow to do bet ter now that lie has sown his wild oats. But the prodigal daughter ah, hush! Breathe not her name within the pre cincts of society; Keep her out; push her to a suicide's grave, appeasiugyour righteous indignation, return to pelting and caressing the "dear boy" who lias made a start to get back to the path of rectitude. Teh to one he never comes back He knows he can sin and still keep his place in society. An Expensive Luxury. We wonder if the men who denounce the administration for suggesting the retirement of the greenbacks have ever given a moment's thought to the en quiry, What have these greenbacks cost us? There are three hundred and forty-six millions of them. To create the gold reserve for resumption in 1879 bonds had to be sold to the amount of $95,000,000. During 1894-95-6 $262,. 315,400 more bonds were sold to protect the snme reserve. Thus to keep $346, 000,000 of, greenbacks in circulation we pay interest on $357,000,000 of Indebted ness incurred by them. Not only this but we have already, since 1879, re deemed the whole sum nearly twice over while, practically, they are ajl un redeemed and outstanding yet. Jrook County Journal. Beauty. Is Illooil Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. C'ascarets, Candy Cathar tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im- E unties from the body. Begin to-day to anisli pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking C'ascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. Athrillof terror is experienced when a brassy cough' sounds through the house at night. But the terror Boon changes to relief after One Minute Cough Cure has . been administered. Safe and harmless for children. Will iams & Brosi us. WANTED TRUSTWORTHY AND ACT ivc gentlemen Or ladies to travel for re sponHible.establtshed house in Oregon. Month ly 805 and expenses; Position steady. Refer ence. Inclose self-addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Company, Dept. Y, (Chicago. . ". Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Ufa 'Aitnr. To quit tobacco easily and forever; be mag netic, "full of life, nerve and .vigor, take No-To-Bao, the wonder- worker, that makes weak men strong. A 11 druggists, 50c Or 81. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and satrtple free. Address Storling liemody. Co., Chicago' or New York. Written for the Glacier. . . Columbia. Columbia, Columbia, thou theme of many lays; " ' . '' Columbia, Columbia, again I'll sing thy ' praise. Thy face, O fair Columbia, art wreathed In . smiles today; I could not choose but praise thee, thou art so gay, so g y. . Thy rugged shores, Columbia, decked out In autumn's hues, -All penciled on tby bosom, In colors clear and ' true The red, the green, the yellow, and rocks of sombre gray, And the haze about thy mountains, all charm . my heart today. An azure dome above thee, a limpid flood thy breast. .'. And thy low, sweet humming cadence that lulls the soul to rest; The white sea gulls above thee, the loon upon thy tide, . ' And the stately swan that's fishing so near thy farther side Combined, all form a picture of beauty, peace and grace No poet's pen might picture, no artist's brush might trace. , . . . But ere we part, Columbia, thou for the dis tant main, I'll tell to thee a secret, my daughter bears thy name. ... . .. ' ' And may He, fair Columbia, who points thee on thy way, ' , Make her life fair and peaceful, as is thy , . flood today. . ' Shabpieu. To Cure . Coii!ttlpfti.uii Forever.. - ' Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 256, If C. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money. 15 Acres for Sale. 4 miles from town, on Hood river 5 acres under cultivation, balance all slashed; 8 acres In strawberries; plenty of water; house and all kinds of fruit. Price 300. Address .I'll .GEO. LOY, Hood River, Or. . Hay for Sale. Oregon wild timothy hay, baled, for sale at $1C.5U per ton. Terms cash, ill J. W. MORTON. i A. Largo Pages Every fijl Kf ' 0X Week fur Only JpX.OVJ Thp semi-weekly Republic, the best general newspaper printed in the world, containing ail the news in eight pages twice a week, and The Republic Model Magazine one year for 81.50,- The Republic Sunday Magazine was the newspaper success of 189. A home Journal of the best class, 18 large pages every week, 4 pages of fun, 14 pages of the brightest and best reading printed. It contains more high-class pictures and cartoons t han were ever attempt ed in any other publication, More noted writers and artists contribute to The Repub lic Magazine than to any other Western pub lication. , V ' The Magazine will be sold only in connec tion with the semi-weekly Republic, but is mailed separately on Friday of each week, Address all orders to -'.';. .. . .. THE REPUBLIC, St. Louis, Mo. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at Vancouver, Wash.i Feb. 8, 1808. Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of bis In tention to make final proof In support, of his claim) and that said proof will be made before W. It. Dunbar, United Kta.tes Commissioner for District of Washington, at - his olllce in Goldenaale, Wash., on March 21, 1898, viz: WILLIAM P. HM1TH. .. Homestead Entry No. 8592, for the north of southwest southwest of southwest 'sec tion 85, and northeast ii of southeast sec tion 84 all, township 3 north, range 12 east, Will. Mer. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of, said land.wiz: Robert A. Btruthers, Chris Franlen. John Knreand William O. A. Markmann, all of Lyle P. O., Washington. : fllmlS B. F. SHAW, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, Feb. 7, 1S98 Notice is hereby given that the follow ing named settler has riled notice of his in tention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before Register and Receiver jit The Dalles, Oregon, on Tuesday ,April 5, 1898, viz: CHARLES B. PRATHER, of Hood River, H. E. No. 3898, fdr the north southwest southeast J4 southwest and southwest southeast section 9, township 2 north, range 11 east, W. M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous, residence upon and cultiva tion of said land, viz: Daniel Smith, Jason Rand, John Jackson and John Monroe, all of Hood River, Oregon. f llmiS . , JAS. F. MOORE, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office ot The Dalles, Oregon, Feb. 9, 1898. 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 the Register and Receiver, at The Dalles, Oregon, on March 24, 1898, viz: , SARAH L. FOX, Guardian of Francis C. C. Fox. Insane, H. E. No. 4928, for the southwest northeast southeast uorthwest northeast south west a ana northwest southeast .section 6, township 2 north, range 9 east. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: James Chitty and William Kern of Viento; Oregon, and H. H. Weston and James Gorton of Cascade Locks. fllmlS JAS. F. MOORE, Register. , "Up to date" PAPER HANGINGS. Just received from the Potter Wall Paper Manufacturing Co. of Chicago. New and beautiful designs. Harmonious combinations. Over one thousand, patterns to select from, in White Blanks, Gilts, Embossed Gilts, Bronzes, Ingrains and Varnished Tiles. All at prices that should be a surprise to residents of Hood River and vicinity. Can sell yon Gilts as low as FOUR CENTS per Single roll; Borders and oi her styles at pro portionate rates. Tnjse contemplating papering will find it to their interest to see the undersigned before investing. Drop a postal, and I shall be pleased to call on you with full line of sam ples. E. H. PICKARD. ... Farm for Sale. On the east side of Hood river, on the coun ty road, 6 miles from railroad statloni I offer StiO acres all in a body; 80 acres in cultivation; 1,500 fruit trees, mostly winter apples; half of them bearing; 30 acres in winter grain: The East Fork Irrigating Co.'s ditch will run through the place and every acre can be irri gated. Fine spring for house use. My price is 814 per acre for the whole place; timber or uncultivated land In 20 or 40 acre lots, from $8 to 10 per acre. Inquire at Glacier office or of , . JOHN LENZ, Hood River. , For Sale. Two small farms close to Hood Rlverfal improved. Seven acres set to strawberries. Houses, barns, sheds, orchards, wells, etc. Terms easy. Address T. It. COON, To state right here, that which possibly has been left to inference, that our time prices are such as you pay else-. . where on any terms. We HAVE NOT raised our time prices, and give jtbern prominence only to show the , , saving TO YOU in -our cash prices, which are in va riable reductions from the usual and in many instances established manufacturers' prices. . , We have some new goods, just in Tooth Brushes, from.. '. 5 to 25c, worth 10 to 50 Hair Brushes, from 55 to 95e, worth 75 to $1 50 Nail Brushes, from r. 15 to 25c, worth 25 to 50 Shaving Brushes, from 10 to 35c, worth 25 to ' 50 Combs in all styles, from 5 to 25c, worth 10 to ' 50 Soaps, for the toilet, from 5 to 15c, worth 10 to 25 ' Who shows you finer soaps than, your druggist? ' ! ' . Our aim has always been to keep such soap as would eive absolute satisfaction. Come in and see this new , - , . lot, cheaper than you ever before bought. , "' v ' '.-, We can sell you Columbian Spirits, as good for If' , ;, i . every use except drinking as alcohol, for 50c a quart ','- ; bottle. Try to get it elsewhere and note the price. f 1 WILLIAMS & BROSIUS, "The Corner Drug Store." AGRICULTURAL Z Vehicles of all kinds. Specialties: BelTas' Canton Clipper Plows and Cultivators. Best quality of goods at a low price. It will pay you In money to give me a call. H. F. DAVIDSON. C j TJ1IBIA BRANCH Col-mznobia, lEcIlslin.g: Co. V OF THE DALLES, KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND ' Choice Fresli and Cured Meats, Fruits and Vegetables. i Highest Cash .Price Paid for Stock. Dealers in and Shippers of All Kinds : Of WOOd. ' " WOODWOETH & HANNA, ,' (Successors to A. S. Blowers & Son) " ; r-DEALERS IN . : G E N E R A L ' . STOVES AND TINWARE Also, Agent for OLIVER CHILLED PLOWS. ' Second door East of Glacier office. . Hereafter I will sell for CASH only or its equivalent. Regarding prices, will say that I defy competition. I am not afraid to meet competitive prices at anytime. Meet me on Port land lines and I will meet you with Portland prices. Call and see ; , ..NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at Vancouver, Wash., January 25, 1898. Notice is hereby given that the following named settlers have filed notice of their. Intention to make final proof in support of their claims, and that said proof will-be made before W. R. Dunbar, U. 8. Commis sioner for District of Washington, at Golden dale, Wash,, on March 15, 1898, viz: BERT 0. DYMOND, Homestead Entry No. 7976, for the south K of northeast and south j of northwest section 5, township 5 north, range 12 east, W. M. Who names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of, suid land, vl: ' , Courtland Chapman, AbJ Lowell, Claus Staack and Charles W. Moore, all of Fulda' P. O., Washington. . , . COURTLAND CHAPMAN, f southeast and east y2 of southwest section la, lownsuip o riorui, range il easi, w. in. Who names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, andcultiva tion of, said land, viz: - Bert C. Dymond, Abj Lowell, Alex. Cheyne and George W.. Gilmer, all of I'ulda P. O., Washington. . , ABJ LOWELL. . Homestead Entry No. 8495, for the southeast section. 4, township 5 north, range 11 east, Who names the following witnesses to prove his.continuous residence upon, and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: . i Courtland Chapman, Bert C. Dymond, Rob ert Cline and Charles W. Moore, all of Fulda P. O., Washington, JU8m4 . B. F. SHAW, Register. 160 Acres of Land Located on Hood river, 3 miles from town of Hood River. Free from wind and frost. Wilt sell whole or in part, from one acre to 11 0. Inquire of . ; . . J. II.. FERGUSON. - .'' y-i . ',.. IMPLEMENTS. OF THE S. E. BARTMESS. N OTICE . FOR PUBLICATIONS Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, January o, 1898.Notice is hereby given that the fol lowing named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make final proof In support of his claim, and that saldproof will be made before the Register and Receiver at The Dalles, Ore gon, on February 15, 1898, viz: THOMAS HARLAN, Add.Hd. E. No. 4259, for the southwest H southeast and south southwest section 2, township 2 north, range II east. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: William Watson, E. J. Huskey, Lee Evans, all of Mosler, and M. M. Sayer of The Dalles. J7fll JAS. F. MOORE, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, Jan. 10, 1898. 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 February 25, 1898, viz: JAMES FOSS, Hd. E. No. 4621, for the north northeast ii, and north northwest V section 8, township 1 south, range 10 east. W.M. He names the following witnesses to prove hiR continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz: Philetus F. Fouts"of The Dalles, Oregon; J. N. Knight of Kingsley, Oregon; Peter L. Knudsen and D. R. Cooper of Mount Hood, Oregon. J14H8 JAS. F. MOORE, Register.' Bob Sleds. Two good pairs of bob sleds a heavy and a light pair for sale. Inquire of J28 . : S. n. COX. Nursery Stock for SS. I have for sale 6,000 two-year-old apple treea of the best quality, consisting of Yellow New town, Spitzenburg. Baldwin, Lawver. Hyde'a i4.ing, is.ing oi rompKins uounty, uravenstem and Wealthy. siu Hood River Fruit Gardens. lit. Hood Saw Mills, TOMLINSON BROS., Prop'rs. FIR AND PINE LUMBER Of the best quality always on hand at price. to suit the times. Jy24 Fresh Milk', Areated and deodorized, 6 cents a quart. . , , F. H. BUTTON. Bargains in Real Estate 20 acres fine fruit land, is also good farm land; all cleared or Vinder contract. 400 fence posts. 5,000 feet fence lumber. Cabin, etc. Price 8900. Make me a spot cash offer, v F. O. BROSIUS. The Glacier BARBER SHOP, GRANT EVANS. Prop'r, Post Office Building, Hood River, Or. DR. M. A. JONES. Eirst-Clas 'All work warranted SScts., eocts. $1.00 Bottle. 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