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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1899)
he Hood River Glacier, special idii It's a Cold Day When Ve Get Left. VOL. XI. 2s'(). 8. HOOD KIVEK, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1899. PRICE 10 CENTS. 1 HOOD RIVER GLACIER l'ublUhed Kvety Friday by N. I ULVTIIB. Teriin of mil.scrliilldii- U Mi a year when (laid In advance; 12 if nut paid in advance. Til K Al t I I.N. The mail arrives from Mt. Hood at 10 o'clock a. m. WedneNdayM and Milurdii!; departM the ante day at noon. Kor i-henovveth, leave at R fl. in. Tuesdays, Tburadaya ami Mitunlins; arrive at 6 n. in. For White Haluion leaves duiiy at 1 :;lu p. in,; arrive at 5:!lo p, m. from While Salmon leaves for F iida. liiliner, Trout Lake and Glcinmod Mondavi, Wednes days and Kiiilaya. HIH IKTIKS. Al ltKL ItKUKKAIi PKCItKU I.OIKiK, No. J 87,, 1. O. O. K-MeeU tii.il and tliiid Moil ayi In each mouth, II. J. Hluruni), N. O. J. H. Ferhi'Min, Secretary. 1ANBY HOST, No. Hi, (i. A. It -Meets at A. j (I. It. W. flail lirst Saturday of each month at 2 o'clock p. in. All Ci. A. K. member! In vited to meet with us. 1. O. Him,, Commander T. J. Ci'KNiNfi, Adjutant. nANBY W. R. C, No. Ill- Meets tlrst Katur j day of each month In A.I). U. W. hall at . p. m. Mum. li. 1'. ( now ki.l, President. Mbj. 1'rsI'I.a In kks, Secretary. HO(II) I11VKK I.OIKiK, No. 10"), A. K. and A. M. .Medii Saturday evening on or before each lull moon. II. K. li.,vnwoN, W. M. i). Mi Don ii, l, Secretary. HOOll RIVKK CHAITKIi, No. 1!7, R. A. M. Meets third Friday niirht of each month. K. L. SMITH, II. 1'. 0. F. Williams, Secretary. HOOD RIVKR CHAPTER, No. M. O.K. 8. Meels Saturday after each full moon. Mrs. F.va Haynks, W. M. 0. E. Williams, Secretary. OI.KTA AKSKM BI.Y, No. ins, Culled Artisam. Meet second and fourth Mundav nixhti of each niniuh at Fraternity hall. B'othera and listers curdiully Invited to meet with us. A. 1. llAl'UHAM, M. A. 8. 8. Gray, Secretary. WAl'COMA LODtiK, No. 3t), K. of P.-Meets IT In A. O. U. V. hall every Tne-dav iiinht. i. W. (jKAHAU, U. C. 0. T. Phatiiir, K. of R. 4 S. KIVEHSIDK LOIKIK, No. 68, A. O. U. W Meet! first and third Saturday of each month. J. E. IUnu, M. W. J. t. Watt, Financier. H. L. Howe, Koeorder. 1 DI.EWILDK LODGE, No. 107, I. O. 0. V. 1 MeeU In Frulerual hall every Thursday night. o. B. Haktlky N. cl. II. J. Hibiurd, Secretary. ffl F. SHAW, M. I). Tclephono No. 81. All Calls Promptly Attended Office Hptirs over Couple's store. All calli left at the othce. or resilience will be promptly attended lo. JOHN LEI, AND HENDERSON ATTO KN E Y-AT-T.A W, ABSTRACTER. NO TAKY PUBLIC and HEAL ESTATK ACiKXT. For 21 years a resident of Oregon nd Wash' inton. Ha. had many years experience lo teal Kstata mailers, as abstracter, searcher oi tllleaand agent, butisiaetiou guaranteed or no charge. J F. WATT, M. D. . (Jraduateof Hellene Hospital Medical Col lege, 14. In General practice at Hood Kiver, Oregon. Surgeon for O. R. ,t N. Co. Is espeeiallj equipped to treat catarrh of nose and throai and diseases of women. Special lei ms for ollice treatment of chronic cases. D EXriSTRY Dr. R. W. Benjamin, dentist, of Portland, will make regular visits to Hood Kiver. and will have rooms ut the Mt. Hood hotel. All the dif ferent methods of crowning and tilling teeth Prices reasonable, and satisfaction guaranteed Portland Olllce- Room 814. Oregoulau build ing. piONEER MILLS Harrison Bros., Troph. FLOUR, FKKD AND ALL CEREALS (i round and manufactured. Whole W heat (iraham ft specialty. Custom irindiug done every Saturday. During the busy season additional days will be mentioned in the local columns. BQIIII KIVEK, OltKGON. gRADLEY niOTOGRAHIER. Gallery open three days in the week Thursday, Friday and Saturday until further notice. First-class work and All Work Warranted. JHE KLONDIKE CONFECTIONERY Is the place to get the latest and best in Confectioneries, Candies, Nuts, Tobacco, Cigars, etc. ....ICE CREAM rARLORS.... V. B. COLE, Prop. piE GLACIER BARBER SHOP. Gbant Evans - - Proprietor. HOOD KIVRIt. OK. T. HOOD SAW MILLS Tommsson Bnos, Pkops. FIR AND TINE LUMBER Of the beet quality alwas on hand at prices to suit the times. DALLAS & SPANG LEB, DXAt.EUS IN Hardware, Steves arid Tinware Kitchen Furuiture, Plumbers' Goods, Pruning Tools, Etc. We have a new and complete stock of hardware, stoves and -tiu ware, to which we will keep constantly adding.' t Our prices will continue to be as low m Portland prices. I BEPA1HIMS TIMWARE A SPECIALTY. CITY OF HOOD RIV A Picturesque Health People - CITY OF HOMES, CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS The Trading Center and Famous Hood River Its FruitPlace Natnie, the great nrohitect of the universe, located the habitations of runn. Large cities are not placed by chanoe. The little luook thattiicklus from its creivoe in the rocks aiid re ceives its growth from the snow-capped giants of the hills, winds its way to the sea, opening up a highway for the traf fic of a nation. Slowly but irresista I j 1 y . it cuts its channel through moun tain gotges, over silent meadows, down rocky steeps, roaring, plunging and spreading, but never stopping till it mingles itself with the boundless o;ii. It asks no help from the puny hand of man. Whether its waves dash against the desolate shores of the wilder liens, or labor with the weight of com merce, it cares not; only onward, is its progress, inviting the laborer to rest his wares upon its bosom, that they may be easily transported to the teeming world. It stretched its hand up theoanvon among the hills far by the side of the great Columbia; an opening had been made, and an outlet granted fur the many productions of the great agricultural and horticultural region here. Alone in its great power, uncompromising in its resistless strength, it gave out the fiat and located the sightly little city of Hood River in a natural grove of towering oaks. Lit tle by little, men made obeisance to the incontrovertible mandate and the phtoe has steadiiy grown until today it has a population of aobnt 500 bouIs. Hood River is delightfully situated on a hill side in n forest, ailording ample shade and natural drainage. It is in fact a Forest City. Horizoned by rugged and picturesque mountnins, and tree tops, that cut sharp silhouettes against a sky of incompurarble blue, the town is hidden by a dense carpet of green. Here and there a white fplotch shows against the deep mass, where some house thrusts itself above the trees, but a man standing upon the heights to the south and looking down would never guess that 500 people dwelt under that natural thatch of stately oaks. To the north an inspir ing view of that grand, broad stream, the Columbia, is afforded. The resi dence portion in these circling foreet hills, disclosing glimpses of cosy cot tages, unique villas and pretensions mansions, surrounded by evidences of j artistic landscape gardening, sweep ing driveways ana every evidence oi wealth, culture and refinement. No place of its size in this or any other state has more magnificent homes, nor more happily surrounded, and in near ly every instance the landscape hand some residences are owned by the occu pants thereof. The business streets are well shaded and located on a natural incline and are lined with pretty and commodious trade emporiums. Hood Kiver, the thriving town of the Cascade mountains, is situated at the confluence of the Columbia and HooJ rivers, at an elevation of 103 feet above the level of the sea. Owing to its proximity to Mount Hood and to its healthful location, the place at tracts many summer visitors. Excur sionists visit us by steamers in large numbers and quite frequently during the hot months. The town is also the shipping point for the Hood River val ley, noted the country over for its pro duction of strawberries and aprdes. While the population of the town is only about 500, yet the valley is thick ly settled and contains about 2,000 peo ple. It is on account of this dense population that the rural free delivery mail system is now ou experimental daily trial in these parts. A pen sketch of the Hood River val ley, found elsewhere in this issue, even when kept scrupulously within the bounds of facts, reads like a tale from the "Arabian Nights." The develop ment that has been accomplished is but feebly described when it is called marvelous. The old simile of a desert converted into a garden has been so frequently applied to many localities in Oregon that it has become trite; ER and Pleasure Resort That Annually. . . -, - Shipping Point for the Valley, Noted for for Investors. nevertheless, there is not another por tion of the state where it is so em pahtically applied as in Hood river valley. It is true, wonderful results have been accomplished in other places, but Hood River valley stands first and foremost in the demonstration of the possibilities of fruit culture. The city of Hood river was incorpor ated about five years ago, though the first settlers arrived in the valley in 1854, among the number, H. C. Coe, whoso strawberry patches covering a number of acres are within the copror ate limits and from which about 1,000 crates of berries of 24 boxes each have been shipped this season. The first store building elected in the town is still standing and is occu pied by the large mercantile house of Done & McDonald. The town was laid out in March, 1881, by H. C. Coe, on the donation land claim of his father, the late Nathan Coe. The second building erected in the town was the Mt. Hood hotel by T. J. Ilosford, in the latter part of August of that year. The first residence was built by John P. Hilsteon, the second by Judge George T. Prathor. Peter Tanner's residence came next, then followed the erection of a store building by Mrc. Jennie Chain plain, now occupied by Blodgett's harness shop. No more buildings worthy of note were put up till 1882, when E. L. Smith's store building, Prather's building and the Rand building, occupied by A. S. Blowers & Son, besides others, includ ing the O. R. & N. railroad depot, and the old school house went skyward. In 1891 there was another spurt in building operations and quiet a number of edifices were completed, including two churches, two business houses. Since then the growth of the town has been steady and substantial till today it may be said to be a lovely little city of homes, churches ami schools. The first mayor of the town was O. M. Wolfard, now a resident of White Salmon, a village in Klickitat county, Wash., immediately across the Colum bia river from Hood River. The present city officers of Hood River are: Mayor, E. L. Smith; re corder, John Nickelsen; treasurer, George P. Crowell; marshal I, E. S. Olinger; conncilmon, Captain J. H. Dukes, Charles A. Bell, Judson Fergu son, Win. Yates, G. D. Woodworth and Putnam F. Bradford. The growth of Hood River has been steady and permanent, based upon actual demands, and what is found here can be accounted for on the basis of existing to supply a present instead of a prospective demand. As a trading point, Hood River ranks with the or dinary town of several times its size. It has both rail and water transporta tion and all wagon roads lead to the town, as naturally as they are and said to have led to Rome. A costly steam ferry will soon be in operation across the Columbia, ami which enter prise will draw additional tiade from the Washington banks of that river. The people of Hood Rivpr are fully alive to the fact that the common school is the foundation from which the state must draw largely its best citizens men and women, full-orbed, witli the qnailites which make them true and wise. This evidenced by the liberal spirit which the citizens have in the past provided for the wants of the Hood River graded public schools and bv the confidence and respect which the school demands in the com munity, as well as by the jealous care with which its interests and repuatiton are cherished. The old school build ing was given place to a new $8,000 edifice, which is heated by a furnace and has all the modem conveniences and paraphernalia. At present, inclu sive of the principal, four teachers are employed and a fifth instructor will likely be added this year and the tenth grade established. There are eight months of school in the year and there j is an enrollment of 154 pupils. A new principal has been employed in the per son of Piofessor C. D. Thopmson, who taught at Cascade Locks last year. He is a gradnateof Corvallis. He has able assistants in the persons of the Misses Grace A. Graham, Mella White and Minnie Elton, with another yet to be engaged. The school board is com posed of S. H. Cox, chairman; N. C. Evans, and A. S. Blowers, with D. Mo Donald as clerk. Hood River's social advantages are as desirable as can be found anywhere in the East. There are three magnili cent church edifices here, viz: Con gregationalist, Methodist and United Brethren. The churches of the city are, as a rule, strong, vigorous, healthy socilies. They compare favorably with similar bodies in any place of equal size in New England or the Middle States. The stranger within our gates may worship God according to the dic tates of disown conscience and the fash ion of his fathers, and rind himself in company with those of his own belief. The (ratornities are well japresented in Hood River. The rosters of the dif ferent orders which draw the veil of considerate secrecy over their ceaseless and wide charities embrace the names of our foremost citizens, men promi nent in affairs and full of public spirit and civic pride. The circulating pulbio'library of HooJ River is an admirable institution. Since its inception, it has steadily grown in usefulness and the favor of the public. The shelves contain about 800 volumes. A membership fee of fifty cents per annum is charged for its privileges. The library is in charge of George T. Prather, who is also justice of the peace. Hood River has a gravity system of waterworks, which are supplied from a large, never-failing spring, at an eleva tion of some 250 feet above the town. The water has been analyzed and pro nounced to be the purest and best in the land. There has as yet been no system of eleotrio lighting established here; bow ever, there are nine individual aoety lene gas plants in operation. All lines of business are represented here and there are some very tine and large stoies conducted by meioantiie films with sufficient capital and facili ties to compete with largei cities close at hand, all doing a first-class business ami many of which are spoken of separ ately in this issue. Visitors who come to Hood River in search of pleasure, as well as health, will find little difficulty in passing their allotted time most agreeably. Those who delight iu viewing the beau ties of nature will find a world of inter est in visiting the notable river attrac tions and throughout the adjacent country. Any part of the country is easily accessible by means of existing routes of travel, by boat, railway or well-traveled roads over which driving is a favorite recreation. The sports man will find abundant material upon whiuh to practice his skill. Fishing affords unrivaled sport for the angler. Sailing, driving, horseback-riding, bi cycling and other out-door forms of ex ercising are feasible during a greater part of the year. Invalids who in the East dare not venture out, cither be cause of the cold, the heat, or some other menace to health, will find su preme delight, and a new lease of life in the vitalizing air and sunlight which permits them to enjoy to the fullest extent all the outdoor exercise of which they are capable. No matter what may be the object which brings visit ors to Hood River, they cannot fail to yield to the ploasutable enjoyment of existence in a spot where, as one con tented traveler observed, "It is so good to be alive!" The climate of Hood River is pro verbially excellent. The summers are ideal. Even in the hottest part of summer, the nights are deliciously cool, insuring sleep and rest. The winters here are neither long nor se vere. The climate will perhaps be found best suited to invalids, who, from long residence in high or windy regions, have suffered from that nerv ousness so common to such sections, and to busy men and women in gen eral, who find it impossible to "slow down" the maohinery of their lives while within the stimulating influence of certain climatic or social conditions. Such people usually are sufferers from insomnia and loss of appetitite and di gestive power. The effect of this cli mate on such is to induce sleep and im prove the assimilating functions. Suf fnrers from general malarial affections will almost invariably be cured, as will also most cases of dry catarrh, which prevail in high, dry climates. Many sufferers from rheumatism in high altitudes and the cold, damp re gions of the country are entirely cured here, and especially favorable are the conditions for heart affections. Con sumptives should not come to this re gion with the disease developed, though consumption rarely originates here, but when it does, it runs a very rapid course to a fatal end. There is practically immunity from the ordi nary diseases of childhood in severe forms and from acute inflammations due generally to sudden chilling as the equability of the climate is a sure safe guard against such dangers. In conclu sion, however, he it said that about all kinds of climate a person wants can be obtained at the different altitudes in this vicinity. Hood River has been the home o prosperity form the day of its founda tion, but the best days of this place are in tha future. Mark the prediction. Some idea of tlie importance of the sprightly and sightly little city of Hood River may be gathered from the fact that here are found a staple municipal government, one of the largest lumber ing mills in the state, with a capacity of 100,000 feet of lumber per day, arid another, a third as large, soon to be erected west of town; two hotels an armory hall, two restaurants and nil- meiotis private boarding and lodging bouses, two livery stables, an excellent weekly newspaper, The Glacier, part of which you hold in your hand, a fruit growers' union, an extensive fruit can nery, a ferry, four general stores, two drug stoies, three churches, two hard ware stores, two furuiture stores, two liatneas shops, two meat markets, two confectioneries, two bakeries, a box factory, a racket store, a grocery, a pho tograph gallery, billiard room, a barber shop, a shoe shop, a qiiuensware, crock ery and stationery store, two laundries, a biindt a blacksmith, two real estate agencies, while the professions are represented by a dentist, two physicians and two attorneys. There is no saloon in Hood River. Some months ago one was conducted here tinder a government license, hut it was starved out and the proprietor quit the business in disgust It iB worthy of mention in connection with the schools, to state that besides the six-room high school building in Hood Rivei, there are the Barrett school, with two rooms, four miles southeast and the Frankton school, two rooms, 2o miles west. While two new school houses of tlie same capacity, are course in of construction in the Pine Grove and Udell districts on the east side. In the Mount Hooddistiict a new school building is also being erected. S. E. Bart mess, Furniture and Undertaker. Mr. Bartmess established himself in his present business at Hood River about seven years ago, coming from La Fayette, Ind. It would be next to im possible, within the limits of this arti cle, to enumerate everything kept in stock at his establshmeut. Suffice it to say that his assortment of goods is full, complete and up to date iu every respect. The upper story of his build ing, which is his own property, isoucu pied by himself and family as a resi deuce, while the entire lower floor is used for business ptiposes, being stocked to the ceiling with goods. The front part of the room is taken up with fur niture, carpets, baby carriages, wall paper, paints, oil, etc., of which lie has everything usually found in a first- class store. An addition, 18x30. has been built to the main building, two stories, making the present dimensions 30x74 feet. The middle room is util ized as an undertaking department, where are found handsome coffins and caskets and a general-line of under taking goods. Mr. Bartmess owns a hearse and he makes a specialty of embalming and shipping bodies. As a funeral director he has few lieers. In the rear of his store is kept his supply of building material, consist ing chiefly of doors, windows, lumber, lime, hair, cement, moldings, etc. Picture frames are made to order. The building is lighted throughout with acetylene gas. The Oregoriiau has been handled at this store lor the past seven years, the daily deliveries rang ing from 50 to 100 copies. Mr. Bartmess is a citizen of public spirit and high standing, always ready to help along any enterprise that may have for its purpose the advancement of the interests of Hood River and vicinity. Mountain Stage and Livery Co. Messrs. Ferguson, Dukes & Wright, all old-time citizens, are proprietors of the Mountain Stage and Livery Com pany. They have been associated to gether in business since the month of March last. The location of the spa cious livery, sale ami feed stable, is adjacent to the railroad depot and the boat landing and it is immediately across the street from the Mt. Hood hotel. They have ample stall room for the large business they are doing and special attention is given to .ninmercial men and camping parties iu season. A draying business is also carried on by this firm and teams can be fitted out for any purpose on short notice. Among the horses kept for livery pur poses are fine roadsters fur gentlemen's driving, gentle horses for ladies' driv ing and tiding, fine carriage horses and gentlemen's riding horses. This stable is the place to hire a livery team, have your team taken care of, or you oan buy or sell a horse here as quickly and satisfactorily as elsewhere. Careful drivers furnished, when desired. .7. H. Ferguson is a native of Penn sylvania, and has resided here since 1879. He formerly worked at his trade, that of a watchmaker and jewel er, at one time being employed in the city of Portland. He owns the barn occupied by the firm, also his residence and 80 acres of land, three miles out of town. He is a member of the oity council, as is also his partner, Captain J. II. Dukes, who was reared in Illi nois, and has been a resident of these parts for the past 12 years. F. J. Wright, the remaining part nei, is also from Illinois, an old-timer, and has been engaged in strawberry culture. Mt. Hood Hotel, C A. Belt Prop. There are few hotels in a place of the size of Hood River that have entei taineil a greater number of guests than the Mt. Hood hotel for the reason that it is the only first-class hotel in every respect in the city. The history of the house dates back a number of years, Mr. Bell, himself having been "mine host" for the past six years, and to many of its old patrons it has come to be looked upon as a home and Mr. Bell as a genial friend and host. TheMt. I loud hotel ia too well known to the traveling publiu to require a de scription in detail, but fur the benefit of readers of this paper at a distunee we will state that it is a fine, modem, two-story structure, located conven iently to the depot and overlooking the majeutic, on-flowing Columbia river. There are 20 guest rooms, equal in their furnishings and arrangements to the best hotels hi towns many limes the size of Hood River, and a free sam ple room is provided fur commercial men. The cuisine department is in charge ot competent hands, and the tables are suppliel with the best the maiket atTunls. The dining room ia large and inviting, and the service is of the best. Commercial men, tourists and business men from neighboring towns always make their headquarters at the Mt. Hood hotel when visiting Hood River. The rates are reasonable and reductions are made to guests who remain for any length of time, whether they be on a health, pleasure oi busi ness trip. Mi. Bell came to Hood River from Eastern Oregon about nine years ago and was at first engaged in the sawmill business. Three years later, he took hold of the hotel and has made a suc cess of it from the very beginning. Besides being a popular landlord, Mr. Bell is a sanguine and enthusiastic supporter of all enterprises for the good of the public and his deservedly high standing as a caterer and a business man is second only to his popularity with his guests and many personal friends. lie is a member of the city council. A. S. Blowers & Son, General Merchan dise. The general merchandise store lias always been, and must in the nature of things, always continue to be the store of the people. The general mer chant is usually among the pioneer merchants and he has also been a lead ing citizerr in all pioneer settlements. His prosperity has always depended u lion the common prosperity. There is probably nut a general mer chandise store in Hood River that com mands more confidence and general pa tronage than that of A. S. Blomers & Son. This firm has been in existence for the past 10 years and it deals in nearly everything that can be men tioned with the exception of drugs, furniture and harness. The stock con sists chiefly of staple and fancy grocer ies, dry goods, clothing, ladies' and gents' furnishing goods, boots, shoes, hats, caps, shelf and heavy hardware, stoves, etc. Agricultural implements and farm machinery are kept on hand and anything wanted in this line will be order.ed diiectly from the fac tory, if not already in stuck, also ma chine repaiis can be obtained through this firm. A. S. Blowers & Son have the exclusive agency here for the cele brated Miller shoe, made at Racine, Wis., though other standard makes are kept on their shelves. A. 8. Blowers, the father, is a na tive of New York, emigrating with his parents at an early age to Minnesota. He was a soldier during the war of the rebellion and subsequently located in Otter Tail county, Minn., whence he cmne to Hood River, in the month of January, 1889. He owns a handsome residence here and will likely spend the remainder of his days In these fa vored parts. Ho also has a strawberry ranch and an apple orchard. Fiom the farm he will this year ship about 1,000 orates of berries. His orchard was planted about five years ago and is beginning to hear profitably. Mr. Blowers has served one term. as county commissioner, iu which arduous and responsible position he had had 12 years experience in his Minnesota home. He has served as a school di rector and captain ot the crack militia company of this section, it having walked off with the championship as the best drilled company at the regi mental encampent at The Dalles. Mr. Blowers is also president of the City Water Company, and half owner of the works. L. N. Blowers, the son, was the first mayor of Sumpter, Or., to which place he removed, and engaged in business for a short time, and was also the sec ond mayor of Hood River. He is a young man of family, possessed of fine business attainments, and is the owner of a fine forty-acre orchard. He abo owns town lots here on which he is abont to erect a residence. Mrs. M. M. Fewel Mt. Hood, Con fectionery. Mrs. Fewel, who is a most deserving and successful caterer, has been tick ling the palates of the people of Hood River, so to speak, for the past four years, iter cozy and inviting place of business is near the railroad depot, the boat landing on the Columbia, and op posite the Mt. Hood hotel. The Mt. Hood Confectionery is always stocked with all kinds of sweetmeats, fruit in season, and a fine line of oigars and to bacco is carriod. Soft drinks are a spe cialty, and her nicely carpeted ice cream parlor is the must popular resort in town for ladies and gentlemen. The attractive way iu which the stock is displayed, and the courteous man ner in which patrons are served, usual ly by Mrs. Fewel herself, are notice able facts and warrant us in saying that this iii one of the pleasantest places in Hood River at which to trade.