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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1899)
ft. 5fesd iYer Slacier. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1899. The price of beef still goes up. With the return of business prosperity the consuming public finds that the price of beef has advanced suddenly from 10 to 30 per cent in all the market. Statistic from the department of agriculture how that in 18D0 there were 30,819,024 head f cuttle in the United States, which number steadily decreased until on January 1 at of thin year it amounted tj 27,994,225. The decrease of meat producing animals wait not noticed du ring the hard times, when people had to economize on the cotiBuniptiou of meat, but with the return of prosperity and a sudden demand for more meat, there was a shortage. That the stock growers are .receiving the greater, ,jH)r tion of the profits from the advance in price is evident from the fact that in August, 1817, the best price puid by the packers in the open markets of Chicago and Kansas City for choice "Western cattle on the hoof was f 4.80 a hundred pounds, which is a cost of 7.9 cents a pound for prinie beef,, while in AugUHt, 1899, the price for the best grade of cat tle had gone up to 6.20 a hundred pounds, making prime beef cost 9.25 cents a pound. There are several rea sons why the number of cattle has been :dccreaHiii.v The first fttid most inijWrt ant of these is the failure of millions of acres of grazing hind in the Vest be cause of its having been over-pastured. The country is becoming ftmced, and the day of the vrtst range liilrd fit pant. Tht industry fa rapidly pasting from large to small holdings The business of rai8ing,lgiiller herds Tn connection with farming is far more profitable than the raising of bii herds, which is ut tended with the dangers and risks of heavy loss in hard, winters. Many farm er with Hutill herds will take the place of a je lqkjneu with big herds. Hood River farmers may find that it will pny better to feed their hay and grow more stock than tajteU-diay at prices we mny have to cojxipiftUi With in the near future, Besides, it ia'poor policy to sell off farm crops, cputiianalyi without returning someXhing to, the soil. Willi excellent export markets and increased home de maifd, the high price of beef is lipt to continue for tome time. The Venezuelan boundary dispute has ttt last been settled. The court of arhi-i .tration made somewhat of a compromise between the respective claims of Eng land and Venezuela, und established the boundary, with slight modifications, on the line of the Schamburgh survey of 1810. England is given possession of valuable gold fields, but the .South American ' republic is in full pos Bession of the land at the mouth of tfjq Orinoco river. . This Is the cXilmina-l tion of repeated attowpu by Venezuela for a settlement of the dispute by arbi tration.- England refused repeatedly to- recognize the enezuelan demands mi til Ptftvidnt Cleveland's message of 1805 wade, 'England realise that she must recognize the request by the United St4e thaji the dispute be arbitrated-. The arbitration tribunal consisted of five membors, Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer Were chosen by Vent-i tuela. Justice Collins of the British supreme court of judicature and Lord Ilussell represented Great Britain. The fifth member, M. do Martens, chief counselor .pf.- the. Russian foreign office, was-' Chosen by the other four. The sit tings of the tribunals were held this summer at Paris, and the chief agent fair the claim of Venezuela w as assisted by cY-president Harrison. The University of- Oregon Monthly, Vol. IV.', No. 1( has been received. The magazine, as the mime implies, is a monthly iublication, gotten out by the HUidentsof .tlie. state university. - It is cdsily'the best college publication in the state, and would certainly compare fa vorably with like, publications from the big universities of California. The only uncomplimentary feature about the pub . lioatioR is the poor proof reading. The , student editors ought to be better ac quainted with the common rules for punctuation and syllabification. "What the University Has Done" is an article by Prof. Glen thtit ought to be read by those who care to know what our state institution is doing. Among the names of the staff we find tliat of the former devil of the Glacier office, ns'one of the business.manftgers, 'f - . Four additional war vessels have been repently ordered o the Philippines that a strict blockade, of .the islands njay be enforced,) arid thus cut the insurgents off fron the oftter world. ' Thrt?!of the; hips alfoady- selected are Uie'.amored cruiser Brooklyn, the protected cruiser New Orleans,, and the gunboat Nash ville,.' At present , the Asiatic squadron consists of the , Oregojj, ' Baltinuw, Charleston, Concord, Petrel-. Monad- Bofc,' Monterey,, the rescued Spanish jiriiWS and the old Monocttey. '', -, V- J i,JJUJiiU - , -.-'-.. Miss Bessie White, lately a missionftrj in the Philippines, at ,ry wfjio'nery- ntli-. tine meeting in .Sw ",Vork, vaid: "Be? fore tho American occupation there were two saloons in Manila ; how there are wore than 400," A report like this can not be very comforting to those of our , people who affect to believe that times, igenc-ius of war which ave us jiossession of Manila, was grucious interposition of Ppiyldenrtv ' "'" When you get a catalogue from a big department sfore in The Dalles or Port land, or after reading of "the bargains- offered in their advertisements, before going-Rwny , from Hood. River to trade get prices from onr home merchants, ami'yu'w : will find that they' can do as well by you as any store employing a small armyof clerks, paying big rents and spending an - occasional dollar, for a big ad itt a country paper. . ,;. ,. -. , ..j- , . Return received" at the war detftrt Hjent tihow that tho army has- now reached it: full suthon'ied etreLgth lud that 100,000 men are available as a fight ing force wherever their services may be required. Of this force 05,000 men belong to the regular service and 35,000 to the volunteer. When it becomes necessary to further .Increase the army, congress must act before additional troops can be secured. The present army, under the law, can be maintained until June 20, 1901, when it Returns to its normal strength. Nearly one-half of the enlarged army has been recruitcxl, armed and equipped since lust Junp, when the first call was issued for more troops, and of the regiments enlt-ted for the cumpaigu iu the Philippines many huve either been landed in Manila or are on the way. , It is estimated, that Gen eral Otis has now under his command nearly 49,000 men, and with other reg iments uow on . the way .and those "that will deiiartnext mouth, his strength by the middle of December will approxi mate 08,000. 'This is the army the ad ministration depends upon to subdue the Filipinos, and should it prove unable to meet the situation, it is said it will not be practicable to send re-enforcements from Jroopg stationed at, garrisons at home or in Cuba or' Porto Rico, which have all been depleted to the limit. The military authorities in the Philippines will, it is said, wait for the arrival of all these re-enforcement, before .beginning flue-campaign, which, in all probability, will open early in November with a general movement nguiust the enemy. Nor does it seemJ probable there will be any change in: the programme of maintaining General Otis in eomjnand of the troops with full authority, " such , as jhe has exercised since General Merritt's departure. . . -, 1 j' The ; expected- -has lmppehed. The Hood River Sun, ywhhju started five weeks ago with a great flourish and a faith that it had ."eojiie. ,ic stay," has changed hands. S,': P.' fcjhutt, its pro prietor, has leased the paper ami will go to Bumpter to look after his mining interests. Evidently .. thiugs did not pan out as Mr. Shtitt was induced to believe by representations marfe by holders of real estate' who " wished to boom the country at the1 'expense of some one else. Ho" was advised by friends that it was not a good business proposition to start a paper in. Hood River, but he chose to listen to the song of the boomer. Though the Sun had a better local advertising patronage, than the GLACiKii ever had, his first . otolith's collections showed him there'was hot enough iu it for him to stay with the paper. He had worked the town for all it was worth, and finding there was not enough advertising with the limited subscriptions coming in to pay, thV nec essary running expenses of his paper, solicited a big department store ad from The DitllriP.r This was too much for pur business men, w ho had been accustomed to the G'lAC'lEU being published for Hood River only. Hood River is all right j it is growing; in fact there is no more promising section in the Northwest; but' there is.no boopi. - The. '.time., ,rriay.,soQii come when it will ha-e its daily paper, but there isn't room for. two weekly papers now. .4 , Clifton E;. Breckinridge, ex-minister to Russia, thinks it is Uncle Hani's duty to help England in her fight in the Transvaal if Riissia and France inter fere. There will bo no objections to Mr. Breckinridge and others who think like him taking a hand iu the fight'ori their own hook, but our Uncle Sam would be going too much -out' of his way to inter fere. -. : -j. The semi-annual statement of the county clerk of Wasco county shows that the indebtedness, of . the county amounts to 83,036.60 ' Fund on- hand applicable to the payment of warrants amount to $18,657.87 Delinquent' tiiXcV amount to f 19,142.22. '. This. -Waves, aiv excess of indebtedness over alf resources of $45,83(1.01. The British troops are pot hSv'ing. things all their awn way in the Trans vaal. The Boers are putting up a hard fight, and later dispatches denote that the war will be prolonged far beyond the expectations of the invaders of the Dutch republic. The Dayton Journal is a new paper in the thriving town of Dayton, Or, a Mount Hood Notes. J! R. Cooner had a oe rollintr 1mi Uttt Monday and got aliout two awef -n& ronea up. iion. ih K. t;ooper has been carrying his back in ft sling ever since. . Wm. Edick begun his new house last i uesilay .. t i i t.;. H. k. Ingille was -here Inriiig the week repairing ins tetcphone hue- Jind making a draw on his bridge. " . . L; F. Burkhard arid Robt. Leasnre. : V. . ii." i ' . a-.. vim ieu iiu(iuui); uear hub weeK,' JllA one wishing bear.oil xait leave their measure with.th.is firm. .. .. . . ( . .. it We notice . some f otif ;Irio.n(J!'.3ar 'Ioo'd' Rfvfcr," TKe; cf.uinafty wnTf iJ nntnKA.ewWftg,ft".p-iC..n:.-t0W boaton t?itl:Hver' between here a- old one by getting stcehwlWls.r a- E. Ilansori' inade biiiiiess trip to i ne imiici lasvwee.K.-i Loeks like it is time to be- cettine started ftt our school, if we don't w aijt 1...... , w ii- - i wi w imr tiihirtei iiiigeimjr ., The Dimmick boyS' arrived home last ween anrt are well pleased to get back from the Philippines, ...jYop & Mb; " : ' First Diiy'of School, -v The first day of tUo school . y'car was, in the old.tmie; known as ""Bloody Jfon-- day." BuUfnies'lkve chumred. ;..rdnw to schwl is not now so distafiti"ftit to children ne in former generations. In the old time a boy at school was never safe from a thrashing and the dunce can. The school rooms were reoulive in iww pearanee and the text. rMB'vjry dir.i The road to learning waerfiir fronf'bQag niyui, oni many wno tnive(ij-iover .it came out of it good scholars. Now the road to learning has become far more of a primrose path, Everything is made as easy and attractive a possible. Text books are beautifully . printed and -em-- bellished" with fine pirtnreV-sVh&rf - ' , ir- S 1 -J v 4 ......... i .c, 1115 wtl IB IJI fill, LU rooms,. as a rule, are bngU ttnoT airyJnd hunters should eoliSider it holidays are longer and far. more fre quent, and the teacher is just as anxious fur them-as- the pupil.' ChambeTshurg Pub.ic Opinion. ' . ' , v '.i -1 i- Comm'uiitoner Schanno's Report. Hon. Emil Scl.anno, horticultural commissioner for the fifth district, has made his quarterly report to the state board of horticulture, from which we take the following extracts: r , Since July 1st I have-visited various portions of my district, and particularly such portions as have orchards infested with Kan Jose scale. This pest, so plen tiful two and three years ago, is rapidly disappearing from our fruit.. The ma jority of the old orclmtdists seem noy. to better understand the." method of dealing with the scale, spravinK systematically withlinw, sulphur and wilt, luid hence experience no (urtlier Uilhculty in nil ding thefr trees 'of the' pest. A few er-r ceptiotial cases are lNrtetl, howevpr; lot example, where the owners of s(me-fi the old orcliards liave leased their place and moved awav. 1 propose next year. however, to make an example of simu! of these non-residents by seeing that the" law is promptly enforced, yules ttiey give their fruit trees the necessary care and attention to' protect them from the ravages of Han Jose scale, eodlin moth, and so on. . .. The fruit crop, on tlie.whule, did not come uf) to 'expeclalfonSi tliis season ; at least, tho fruit men generally expected a larger crop. At the same time the prices obtained for t lie fruit have been quite satisfactory to the growers. The sug gestions which 1 1'ffored to'fruit growers' at our meeting 'lii June, that they loud their fruit into the cars -and sell the same outright to some fruit buyer who .... .. 1 .1 1 ... if is on me grounu, xnus ueing renevua m the burden of assuming all risks inci dent to shipping East on commission and upon their own responsibility,.! feeihKflr - iwsn "asWVd " iawtr 'in rgoY'd ground. The majority of the shippers in tho vicinityto'lftejDaltes disposed of tlieir. fruit jn, thi5 manner this siunmer, obtitiniugtioofl jjriros ft it. I ccrtaiirly bvli tljur tjiftt Is the safcsand'Uest wtiy'to'; hahdle- Jarge consign m'ents of fruit. andvv,ilj( bg the onlv waA'iin .which fruit - Will'' be. shipped m , the . future. Shippers 'firTvci.i,ining,wj!),i;y jot taking clmnUesin deiilHipilirectly wth Eastern commission houses, paying freight bills, and possibly- losing Their fruit, etc., as has been the case in several instances in the past. The best Way,: -as- J Jiave advised, is to ''.dispose.. of, .tjie. fniitjla bii'ver as soon as the car is loaded. I have foijH.d! this seas(n ,thilt the Ital ian prunes are badly affected with a pe culiar kiml of Wight, and l a (U" its jet tumble to determine the -real chuf therefor. The blight seems to have left its damaging traces' upon - the leaves of the trees. . - U ' .,niystery..to toe" tij1 deteriiifne- to Vhat' source this leafy blight might' be attributed. , v: '. -l am firmly of tho opinioii that oiio of the greatest needs of Jhls .state, at.leaTit so 'far.as horticulture isconceriied.is the permanent assignment (A some compe tent person an ex pert, w hos sole-duty it hhoukt be to treat upon the-various Hungou diseases, that' are 'peculiar' to' Oregon ' fruit ; for example,' the :apple canker: the penr blight, the - tomato ougut, mch.- several oi inesn vuviiiiih lire stationed. -in differerk jsxiotlons of Cal ifornia, and it seems to me tliat "nothing would be iost, by having ' somebody in Oregon to-cope with the diUieulties,that 'Contihtwlly- confronY the;.,.orchardist : ns well as the fruit commissioners, wlid'a're not genendly in' jKisiliion to deal with these things as would be an expert. Of course, wer have-. the (rrpertrneit station at Corvallis, liut tlie fact is that the pro-fessow-thero - fia,vdnot sufficient time properly W attend to such cases of dis eased fruit trees' as-epmebf) their notice1; heftce.tJic4hei4oi:a iiian. to devote his fthdivided attculion thereto;"' Two of such experts Would not be too . many. One miuht' be stationed, 'in the western part of Oregon.""r.'WaBhin6ton, for that matter, soiuewlire west of the Cascade mountains.-. Anotiier might give his time to tlie frrtit-in Eastern Oregoand Washington, Under such an assign nioivt.l iii;surc ftoch man-would find sUflicitittSyOTk to; keep' 'his time occu pied. In Eastern Oregon especially a eonip$tent:,froit ; specialist .woulj) have his hands full for awhile, analyzing some of the soils ' in ' vyhich our or'charjis.'re grown. Some carelessness 1s clearly Ap parent ip the eastern part of niydistrict; where many trees are Wffering becjap' df 'huYiilg be-eii' ,get out in soils; Ky.ni? nieans adapted to'thfe growing, (rf'-'fl-iiit : and K specl!(il-tj he.jVeVe' In thef.fiCta now'J' hi lgfi t be- rt irectly i list r u rhen (Til, . by here won Id be prosperous and thriving where they are now so woefully scant and unprofitable. An Off Day .for .the Oil Man. One day a. Baket City.iOre.. young man was standing on a street comer, smoKtng a cigar, When lie was ap; proached by an old nian whoaeked how many of those weeds he Smoked ill a day. "Three," he replied. "How mucK db'yoU pdy for tfiemf,' "Ten cents each," confessed the young man. . - - "Dbt't't you knowj-t;" "cftntinued the sage,"".."'tl(at'-;-if ' 'rx'iiu itgiijd saye- llrnt money, by the tini'e you are as oTd'as I am you could own' that brick building on the corner.2'-' .".' .-x l'IVygU own rt'i.!.''lnquired the sinokjei'. "No',""-rf plieilVSieold'nia rejtretfujr. "Wfsll"! d6',';,.aid;the. youn hian, walking into tho big- store pHtiing-his cigar.Mosco.Idjio, Mi.rror. ... ;. At the recPiiVrft.'faif iftVakima, an apple w as exiiitd. tiiafc'niea'sured IH4 inches in circumterence, which is claimed to re. many Tears tn the, forests of Wisconsin: has 'iiuTciiascd .-tlie" skid roail-and loiraimz plant, recejiliy wipso-ittcd'"1 by,'"RusseU;-! &ninnco.;, ona na' taken charge of the JfHwtstiolIeJiHK n .-extensive co'n traet .withJilievlsAstLake Lumber Co:, of ft a and no hi 'wwr. ivcipu- n; v;. t.w, whij "is w.1!!' knowir-'ou" the' ffiddre Coluhi!)iU river", Will be master of the vessel. :" Tht Hood River Co. have purchased nouih timber. Jaiid , nfear iKtevCnteini t9 Jti, thetn iu operation, for fcii or nibre years. Mr. F. H. Bntfojrp.t;ilood.-Itjyer, who has a general supervision over tho crtnt pany's business here, has his head quarters in Stevepon: : The people of Stevenson and vicinity-yi be-tHefttted in many ways from this itew virituffrof the Hood River Co. Pioneer. IT . . 1 T.J ' . .' t . . . . PJtAtty fcmtr thg'Wrid yoi't willnevr-; Cough Cure siiy KtlUor- Fale-of the W t,,....T V.11MV. 1U, " l.llT-i.l ill tl. family of Ladrippe and saves thousands fr5m eunjJ.rfiDa.; bronchitis;' ceo'up and all throatand luiig troui)les. . . AVilliams re urosius. - - - ' While it mav be' harder" to ennviet a hunter for trespass riien'' no .sions' are up, neverthelese no- himter .has.irtier legal or moral .ightJ),go gsn'iiiig on any reiiiiPBs Bi.aiever wunoui nrst asKing he Drivfletfe to do so ' -Wild imme un hispremfges isr as much the orooertv'of fthe farmer as the fowls In his barnvard, J an.l I J . ... j?'l . . condescension on the farmer's jmr.f to a great anow tnem lull sweep through anv.Vf-' tion of his fields' or veoodlahd;. E'uifPf analysis oi me t?oiis. eic, in.renicuying HJF stithi'isttfkef!,' "Thus;' in ;the' cotirse of a" foV-ycarfe' the Jr.uit .sections us.t..,()f ' tne'lBrcest'rr..n,C!ord. Another 'pte'iughed 2'3liJitt'wji' '" : V." . J. W. Sones, anKtioncnced loesrei of tion of hi Register, "PatTonajre cf the Sew Poisesilons. John C. Hheeliun In New Voile World. , An estimate of the volume of patron age In the Philipino Archipelago, in event of the subjugation of the natives, can only lie made by comparing the op- portunitiet tb:re with those in the, West Indian and other islands. The latest government report on their population, commerce and resources shows them to be even richer than Cuba. The patron age therefore will he enormous. .Manila, with its t40,(WMJ trade, . its 110,0X10 population und. its position iu the me tropolis of Luzon, 'will require a large force of , tiieiulnje u this island alone there are 13 cities having a population ;ef;friim-i),Uj) to 40,000 each', in addition tto 185 cities Itaviiig I pomilution of less tha-i(-V,(ll;0-ii1" tliore than 4.000 each. To administer . tlie goveri'lnelital affairs of this sin-'lo island, with its 3,500,000 H inliflbitants',, -will require i.n a conserva- rtte estnnntC'the semces" M 3, wiu pa triots at nn ounual .cost of $3,500,000. This "assigns only one offic'al to each 1,000 of popvlutiuu, w hich- ollicial must be a sort of composite postniaster, rev-enim-eoUectot; jr.dge aiid 'clerk of all work, and he. must be satisfied with an avernsf pa'rv Vif ' fl.OOO a year. In. Mindanao;' AtiiH Its' tUU.OOO po'pulation, there are only eight largo ana eighty four small cities, but in Oebu there are twenty-four cities over 9,000 and sixty eitics, Miuler that figure, with a total pnpulariorHii the fhland of 504,003. The ,!and.eaU.trL.4'ar.av bus 671,000 souls, with thirty-four cities over the 9,000 maik and eixty-ono under that figure. The arw "t s-ivajje shacks, 1Ut centers of industn',. "f Pfriculture pud of ccm nierce, tiiaiiv f them y ith cathedrals, kiitols, 'jiiditl-'e T!fegVapli- " and post oflices. Betweiyi 9,0tX),tMHj and 10,000,000 people oeeitjij'-.the' ttiilippines. These with the. other island possessions, make a grand total'tif 'between 14,000,000 nd 15,0tX,iK)i'OTer"whom executive tunc tious must ba exercised. It V ill thus be seen that the patronage of tire new pos sessions will V? only, slightly- less in pro pfirtiun to ci,iting J'cdeml -iippoiiit- : ntents, sxlncli tr iu jonnd jiumwrs, 100,000 offices fer tio- 75,000,000 pojmlii tioi( on the j5ol)lijHMit. There will be ndd't d'fully 15 'per cent., or 15,000 oJfices, to the vast army of 'appointees . now credited to-tlre president, involving t!5: 000,000 annually, ora grand total of X)0,000 in' paUMiinjre for the four veari ot the full presidential term.": . . A8 p. ni.' the (rnstlrlit'sgk'Hin' ' ." ., IteV4ts .Vilniiinytiiilly tMtiurl," He m oiillliiK on hl Imly lair ' . 'i'liey lt ... . tlil ilir apart, Vt 10'o'K-HiiqSlfstlrin' popptki, a -1 IH.-II NMIfltlfWU puni Willi lilii.. , .. . If coulu' vtf.p, wti'a e utat they. AreiiOitingUiiallitetiilii. , " j ,'. to : . i AUultiniore Xmetican.. ',.' A big baitle'i expe-ted today between the Boers and -British at I.adysniith. Joseph Stoekford, Hodgdon, le., heal ed a soro runfrTrfj; for seventeen years and cured his piles -pi long standing'.by using DeWht's Witch Hazel Salve. Itcurcsall skin diseases. William & Brosius. The U. S. gr.trrd jury returned a true bill of,, iudictiuie.nt against David M. Garrison of-Tlw Dalles, charging him with having presented a fraudulent pen sirm' chmh ror collection. The date of the trial has not beea fixed. " When vur boy's wijre almost dead from whoopiiy? ,eou(jh( . qui;, .dyctor .gave One iliniitei 'tou'iiii CiVeor-'"They " recovered rapKily.'-VTlWs P,'B: IWlles; Argyle, P'J'. It cures coughs, colds, grippe and all throut und.ju-iig troubles. Williams & Brosiiis.- -' '-' ' - A teacher a'itt1 to: her primary- class the other day," -If your father gave jour mother- $7 4Adv and $8 tjmorrow, what would She tavr?'" Afid the. small boy ovcr.n H Replied,:. "Sha.'would harc:a:1iU.'vy:v7...;' ' : "-. - Millio.iis af'didfa'rs; is the v!ue placed by Mrs. iilary liirg, iiarnsburg, l a., on t he life of hyrchiid; -which she saved from croup by the use of One Minute Cough Cure.-, It !0-rosialt Mtighs, colds. and throat ntfd .'-liftH roubles. - Williams & Bfosi'us. ..:"',.;',' ''. .''",". , ;''-. : ' White; Hdlufrz-ovr a'barn in the Cas cAd'e';,jhl"onatai.i(;.'he'ar White river, oi Katur'diiy'of !--ltwt- w;eikj Forest Superviso Cas- on isor I)ufur'S:hots ell. with, him . crushing h i n nil H e s"frfelv: he Du f ur Dinn tch savs he hnd Wo 'ribs broken and was 6tAerrwifie.''fjadJi;r"ufted, but his inj iriea will not necessarily prove HangeroUs.. " Eal pleiify,! iffido'l Dypersia Cure will uigtttiji,: &iiai: )CV eat. u. cures an, lorms of dyspepsia and stomach troubles; E.R. Uainbie, Ve,;'hoiiV.Tex.,'says, -'It relieved me from the start and cured me. . It is now ray cverntscng' jnena.;.', . unams & Prosiaj.V.'-:?i' --..-Us v--- , .' Bobect Lttrjq'eyof ' .f7riffith', . Wash,, has h,st4t . pair vl '3-year-old- colts-from eftting 1'hinesty-tMstle. ' r -''..j : President K-tBa-Earmer'S Bank, Brook ly,vMrctr.,?-i.8 .used DC Witt's: Little 'KArly-'kitxs'-'ifl'.his.'f.inVd years. !ays they,. are. jtJiC, best.". Thc.e famous luile. pilm suri-.pinstii)ation-i biliousness and all liver and bowel troubks. " Will- .. '';'.-''' ' . 'llie Market. : 'WrtRECTSb-. trViSB i STEWART. Flour, Gokleodale.Diumond, per sk, 80 Flour, Peacock: het ?k ;-."." . .,...-. 05 Flour.-Jalles,'lAianion(L per sk . . . 90 Bran,- pw.B s"-. :-i.:. . . . :'.', .',-.-.-.- 95 Ihn-iiM'iiilltottV.'..-':-'.''.'l 00 tShorts, iei0tt' B -. :.: .-: . . : j:-; ... 1 10 Barlev. wst4l1I.B-. i .'..:jf'.-;". . .1 25 I '.mi,, ll . .,v - - i to l"'i; HaMK.-.rJ.-.J W 'yjr.'AZKc to 16 Lfifd,-. . . . r'..a.:Yi . .'. ..',5s, 55c; 10s 1 00 Pjtoes, ,pu-J.'Kt jbr. ... .". . . .hoc to to Duinrls; ftV ftai-; fl .CO JUS 1 23 C'abbagen per, .JC0 t . 75c to 1 .00 Ptimpkinik. ''o-10titt)s-;f : .... 75c to. 1 00 SqirasbxntlBiiwWf-psrKlO . .OOctol'OO Carrott ft'hd Tufjijps, per 100 lt.s..,.l 00 Ix.'mciftsjf fvriri'si-.. -ii . Ar'JOc to 35 ipp'U,iialliox,i .50c to i oo. Apples, Winter, jurj.pyx, .-.f 1.25 to 1 50 (itjyu'H-, pc?f',-.--:-:- :- - -40c to 75 ('HinlierricSiixir'aal..,,.'. 50 40c to 45 i'.ggS . . ,? I '-VV' V Coffee j. fane'yiiied' roast Coffee, choice roasted. C?ff, Atbtifje ,v',v?VV: ': . . '. Sugar, dry graii41it'li "per. sk .! Krfrrar, evtrtCtV ter k :. . r .'-. . . 25 ..' 30 . 14 .mi .5 25 .4 ,a Qet YourHorsesReady. Will Rlajt for srKEliiuh ghnnty with horses niHiUt'Novemlier tOfrL.. C. H. -ttlrannhan .hu IIIIIIIITU 111U llUlllltCr, (lfl .KlAffVII IllfllU WI1H Hl'H- win. Fifty cents in mtvanoo will be chancft for feeding at Hit! Dulles und tiiklhg horses tnrmifri. - K. n. MOfiMKY. ,.r.-.'.Bt.-?:. PALLET IMPROVEMENT CO. Notlne to -hcruby-f f n thai -the annual stiWkliDidi.rs nip Ciiik "t the V ulley Improve meiit OmnpnriV H1 be held in A. O. U. V. iaH,.IIoot lUveji, on - - - v- - -.. -Tnealajr, ITokeiMtwr 21,' M, At 2 Q'eli)rkJ. M.j- fUK the' purKjsfvof eleetlng a bniird.of. liirsolof.. reaihDjf: report of of. flreraitnd fur the trapNitetlori .of sii h oilier tuednen as rav'mw fccfiire me meeting. Jly-jmiur-or tbe ttannk. - ' ' - - . F. XiAVKXTORT.PreslUenU 11. H. BAILEY SfK-relury. . . TREES . T RE ES ! j. I..-1 1 Persons, .antwg. ne tre or a thoaannd will save' miineV -act flrsf-eliiss tree, ami T K F. I h a t a re li I '. A K A N 1 K K I t o be T K f K lit NAME by plw,-iri)t Uwifc orlerwllh H. 8. Walligan, wtoinbafidliDg trees from -the ' -. t , JUST Order Your Dressed Chickcnfor Sunday Dinner. Sweet Potatoes and Cranberries. v . Breakfast Bacon arid . i ' -'- . . Phone 21.,, ;' .. Free delivery. - Ot Merit h fcriog iral results. CLYDE T. BONNEY, Proprietor. LEAVE ORDERS FOR M With F. E.; JACKSON. He and the DAVEN - PORT BROS, have over One Million feet of good Dry Lumber , . . .. j . , i: at Haynes' Spur. Ia the power we rely upon to fill our shelves with Groceries, ttc. .' And it takes only a slight addition -'.,.'. .-. - of the same power to remove them. Try pur money power at ' EVERHART'S STORE. . A Drive Sale on some lines to Close Out, ' '' ','..':. , AND Immense Reductions on We are securing that and Winter Goods. Jewelry and Silverware Toilet Articles and Perfumes . Clothing, Men's and Boys' . . . .' V; Harness and Whips ...... , . . -.- Stoves j;. . ,-, , . . . '.,...'. i ,-. ...'.: ;: Mill and Loggers' Supplier.-: . Men's FurniVihig ''Goods '. . . . i' Crockery and '(ijassw.are . ,,'V. ...... ... Boots and Shoe's. . . ; . .';. ..... : , Brifig Your Farm Produce and? Cash. " Our prices are same in either case. " Free delivery.- Prompt. New Goods. New Methods. New Prices. A com plete line of General" Merchandises, - Rand & -8twart ;' A we expect to mova Into onr own 'building soon, we will fur the next (0 days mntaa upeolal pricwn on Dry Ooodn, Men's and Koy'g Clulh Ing, HatR and Caps, and men'n, Woinen and Children'! Underwear. If you want bargains in these lines see un, A. S. BLOWERS & SON. ort a is of Fffllii, J chnllcnire any one to eet lower prices on fijxijil llsures givt-n on buildlrg material . 1 e, ? n- roclty, Hood River's Leading Business House. ARRIVED . ; : Sugar-Cured Hams. bthers to Reduce stock desired space for Fall ".'. ' Cut to half price to close. ' Cut to half price to close. Cut 30 to 40 per cent to close. .Cut $& per cent to close, :Cut 25 per cent to close.- ,. . . . .Cut 30 per cent to close. ....... .Cut 25 per cent to make trade. Cut 25 per cent to please you. ' . Cut 10 to 50 per cent reducing stoc Carrets, Wall Pas, etc. House Fnrnlshlnjt Goodn tUan I can quote, JL for eoiitrnct work. .. S. E. EARTMESS. LIST OF LANDS THE EMPORIUM. I. The WUHani -Kennedy Improved Frull Kami, H tn I U-m wiutlieiist of Hood Itlvrr; 110 aeres; flno bi'Arlnu orrhard; ond liiiirov Inenls; beM'wnte.r, spring. I'rli-e $,'I.SII; III j sold ill miiull traols; Nu ueres in culllvatinn. 1 H. E. l of . W. X tee. 12, tp. t V., R. 10 K., unliiipruvvd; H'iO. R. The Anton Wlw Improved Fruit Karm. 7 mile southwest of HfMid Itlvrr; Ij acres; .0 Hi-n-s In ruUivution. flue soil, bprlnj water. Price, i.0uu, . : . .,,'... 4. . K. 0'..12,T.!I N.. It. ID K. for only fTOO. Home linprovemeiiis; liHJ ai-ri-i. 5. a of fs.'-v, of x. v. vt a la. t j n..r. 10 K.; 'JU ui-if's; sonii.' Improvements. :00. 0. N . K of N. W. K. R K f W. y., and N. W. of is. W. J4 M. 8, T. 2 .N., K. IU .; lit) acre, i 00. ' 7. niirrellJilpinn, -Addition; JtOperlot; tea dollars down and lltv dollars per Month; no iiiteiesl, 8. The rhas. IT. Houers 6-aere Homestead, KriinliUiii: ifood ciitiiige and barn; spring water. I'ricelTOO. ' , r 9. The old Hog-era Mill property at Frank ton, with fulls aud water power on 1'helps creek. rrleeotX). 10. The llr. Barrett IlttprnVed Prnlt Farm.! 4 in. southwest of Hood Klver; laoaeres; ittaCrea ii eulllvntlon: 40 aeres In fruit; tine siirtna- U Inches IrrlKHtinv water, l'rlre ISOvriU be old 111 parevla. u ' ' II. Cf aeres on Hood river, EajtSlde.Jmlles !0 gallon sprlnj. Onlyl,loa. 12 The I.. NetT Home; 40 aeres on Hood el v. er; 2 iiiIIim; gixid water; plentv of fruit; a bclitlful home, Trlcu Sl,HX). Ten acre and house lor (ViV).!- . IS. Chas. W.Oilnier Homestead', at Ollmer, Wasl).; IfjOaerea; flue saw .-timber: good soil; well watered. Only $5004 rare bargain 14. The WeMnar Uftmesteftd, 100 aeres, near Moter; 30 acre eicared: 2 sprtnes; 400 fruit trees; good iniprovumeuta. Onlyjl.OOjJ. . 15. The W. H. Bishop Home In Hood Itlrer, lot 6 and pari of lot; bioe.k 1, Wiuinuna addi tion to Hood Itlver; a pretty home. Only SI, WO. 11. Five aeres cleared and In elorer, H m. uuthwestof iifxid Hlver. Oply 4ia. j. ... . 17. The Ilansberry Itome, mile nth, west of tfivvu; 10 aeres, Kverythlng complfto and handy; good fruit, good Water. Only 1,509 IS. The Chester Welds home, In the hllls.otie nitleiaht of tfwn; a prelty honie;icood fruit and water; 40 acre. Only 11,400.. : ri 19. The HurvcyCrapppr SO acre Fruit Farru, one of the best In tlie valley. All furniture, farm Implements- and stot k go With farm. Hnll, water, fiult and Improvements first, clans. 1'i ice J4,0n0. 20. The Dr. Morgan house and lot In Htx'd Klvcr; new burn. Only BOO. , .. .. 21. The Frank Chandler Improved fruit 'm:fj grain farm; 78 .acres; 45 In rultl viition:- Mjo bi.'at'inganple trees; large house and barn; tine water anil plenty of it; house and farm fur nished. 1'i-ice 5,000; terms eay. ' 1 22. TheJ. WicUhnm farm, 7 miles sonthwmt of town; tto acres; good buildlngaand Improve. tnents; spring wutor and &0 Inches free tnr Ir rigating. Price l,ne. ' , - .. ' 21. Forty aeres, 3 cleared'; north of young orchard and east uf CphIv'; off Levi Ktonroa farm. A No. 1 land, Ouly lSSO.. : 24. The Musk Irk place, 1 mile west, of town; 4 iii-ri-s; giaid spring water; cood orchard; new fnitne buildings. Only SHOO; nno-llilrd t:ali, balance at H prr cent per annum. -. - 25. The Vmerson homestead, only One mile chM. of town; fine range; dl.fiOO. ,- . !- 2i. Two an. I a half acres at Hardserabb:i, 2' mlloi wel of Mood Kiver, Jit beating, eliai-d. iio). , ' ' 1 .' " 27. Thewin homestead at White finlrfioii, only 2,u00; will be sol I In :):iniie tVirlle.f, ' - M. Tho llerger place,- 140 acres; 40'af'ee eleuied; 10 tii-ivs grubbed; free watr. t,000 halt' cush; 1,400 sp itcash. - The (lorduti Kruii Farm. 20 iieres. lj thiles nest of town,' Sl,4il;. and nice cottau .aMM lot In Hood Itlver, only (f CUi ,vr . v I,'. i (,' i The Uraut, Uvuua hniie, 1.4 i, block 4, lloXi Klver, $.100. -' '.'-,; -N. p. Terms are easy un all, jlhe'abf,!- lands, with Interest at ti per cent. I'eison de siring locations on, hnmeteads a ml. ;-Umber ciuiuis should apply at Tlie Emporium'. "'t" "', ' tV" Kc.rp your , vn the' Barrett' NOTIUK i Oli 'rUiil.H'A'l 10-;; Land timce, at Yiincouvee. WukT.. fSem.'HO. IftiH. Nuliee ts hOiVliV Kiven thaf tlie follow. inx-mtineit settler -tins tl K-rt r ice of his nr. teiilion to luak.' litiui . piuof in suvuort Of lilsctuini, and iliut said tui.i.l' will be made before the li:i;isti'r and lieeolver V. 8. .Lund ttlco at Vanrnttter. - Wash.-, on ."ftim'itt. .Nobciulter 4, viz; Si KSU.N'KLIA 1'. UUObliO.NU, .r- ,i II. E. Ko.8W.f..r.tbe east iiaif-of stiutlloaiti qiiuitei unci nni'thu'vt iHaner of sontlieast qimru r section 11, loWnbhip 3 north oi ruiiga iUeuat, W. M.--- -t ; .-':, lie names the following witnesses to Drove his continuous residence upon, (J cultiyu tion of, Mild mm! vii: - " Howard C. CtHik, lVter-urolioirE..1toroltt. D. t 'umet-on and Htunly Loi-ke. all -uf, Wliite 8lntfu P. O., Waauiuglfin. ' r - ouniu i- v. n, Keristf-r." NOl'ICli FOll PIJllLli'AtlC)N.. . f : ... '. v i Land Ofllee at Vancouver. Wash' 'Sept, 20. IKiitl. Notice is hereby given. UtaV the tOUow-ing-Lamed settlers have tiled notice of their, in tention to miike finii! nifsil lfi siinoorl of their cluims.and lliatsald proofs wilt be made before F. W. Kale, clerk of the sn pertor court of the stat..' ol Washington, lor Hkamania comity, ni ritevetison, Wasliiiigton, on ThUrsdayi.O-, vemberi, 1, vhk ' .-. v --. KARL ARNOLD WAI.THF.R." - i U. E. No, 9.K2, tor tlie norlhetist quurter pf-'.i northeast, quarter or section 25, luwiitli.j t uorl b, range 9 eiist. V. M. . , , '. Who names the following witnesses to prove his cfiulinuous rosldcuce upon 4ind culttva; tion of said land, vir,: r- Juines Crow leyiaml Emlle Walther, each tif Cheoowttli I'. O.. Washington; Oeorge inc.: vanel and Fred Luthy, each of Hood Hi ver., P.O., Oregon. Via: . . J-i JAMRt) CROWLKY. ' '"' '.", ' II. K. Ho. ttil:t. for the southeast n'tiarterof section 19, township 3 north, range Kloust.W.M' w no mimes ine lotiowtng witnesi.es to prova. bU oiittauuua residence upon and pqltlv tlfb of said Uiud. vii: !. . . x. Karl-Arnold Wullher and Emlle Walthcri'? each of Chenowcth 1'. O., W ashington; (ei:gn f lmvanei ana r reu i.uioy, euco oi iioou m , er -P. O., Oregou. V iK - - V--S EMILK VVALTIIER,-- l H, K. No. 1ICJ. for the sou tlioBst Bnrteif nits soutliwest quarter section 24, -and north weV-' quarter of northeast quarter, und north half', of northwest quarter of section 'li, township tj nori.il oi range eusi, w. 31. . - - , . .:c z r Whonumes the following wltnessc to prove . his continuous residence un and cultifu- ' tion of said land, viz; , .., Karl Arnold Walther and .lam Cmvtnv .. each of Clieuoweth P. O., Washington; FreQ ' Lnthy and George thivanci, each of Hood ltiver P. o., Oregon. -;..r.. -J g'na w. it. '-X'Ajlgjte, - S'OTICE FOll rUBLICA'flOK--' Land Office at The Dalles. Oresrnn. Oct. 11 '.'.. 1809. Notice is hereby given thai the follow-: tug-named settler has tiled nut lee of his tn. - tentlon to make dual nroof inauunort- tJ .claim, and lhatsitid pnaif will be made Uefor the Register and Heeeiveral The Halloa, (ire-., gon, on tiaturduy, November 25, lsti9,-vli: - " - ' PBTEIt nENNLNGHKX, " ;- Of Mosler, Oregon, H. K. No. (H7S, lor tM south southeafii section 28 and . ; nr t lieimt northwest and northwest Ki noptheitst V. fteetifin t.,fv,,i.ln ....... i. ' ' range 11 east, W. M. - He names the folloninir wltnielo khiv. r his continuous residence upon and cultlvi. iuii i'i,nuu inuu, iii: . (i. K. Wisid. John Evans. K Ti Flshar .nj W. C. Weldner, all of Moster. Oregon. oKnl JAY P. l.tfCAW. Register. . NOTICE FOH PUBLICATION - ' I and OrTSee at Vanoouver, Wash., Oct. , mm. Notice is hereby given that Ibe fiilto Ing named settler has liktj ouuee nf hit inx , ow- lent Ion to make tlnul comnintation proof ifi suptsirt of his claim, and that said proof will be made before F. W. Kale. Cleric of ttie Hu. " ' perlor Court of t he a) ale of Washington f..r- : Skam-itila county, at Mievenmm, Wtutriiigton,. I ou Saturday, November 18, ltfaO, vtK . ..'."' I.EW1H C. RAY. " ' - H. E. No. 10.73H, for the west bait of oorfbwnflf Z qihteU-r seotlun li. towattlp ourih, ranged -eust, W. M. n ..... . He names the follovt-ini; u ltnessefi to limvii' his coiitlimoii('rei.idomn "ripua and'cultlva. "" tion of snl I lanil, via: .. ..s-.. - . ; -'- iinmv Tyrell, v. ItrilKMrtaan. Ofw. Fluhec;,. Wiirhirigton. OlJlltf . ...... i, im . ii.i ii t.i,ii,j;vt-L;r f-. W It LUNCAR, Itegler; i-