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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1900)
jJfcocL iyer (alacier. FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1900. Our Prosperity, A t retrospect of Hood River's growth end increase (A trade dnrinz 1899. we publish balow the interviews dt our re porter, obtained from the business men, Monday, on the conditions of business tast year and prospects for the coming year. With one accord the merchants declare that business has been good, and that indications ana it will continue to increase, The business of flood River experimental Chas. N. Clarke. Glacier Pharniacv:4BilhneB. Mrs E. wid. res Front & Oak, "Business has been good. During the Button, F H, L L L Co, res East Jside. A holidays It was extra good, ana 11 it uoorman, w .retired, res nnerman sw h holds out we will have no cause for com- Bradford, r i , jr, wks at box factory, Dlaint. liradtord, A U, retired, res State st. a. i,. Uartmess. Jurniture ana unaeryi craaiora, r r.er, retired, res ciate si, taker: "Business has been good. Ibfrr Backus, U w, retired, res Kiver st. cash trade was better than ever befefe J-Burke, Mrs I J, wid, res Oak and 4th Business in mv line has been exceptionf Burke, Leslie, laborer, res 4th and Oak ally good considering that there arc now Blytlie, S F, propr and publishr Glacier. r. i. ... t....! i i I iii...i.n f i ; ... :.... i.. two iuriiuure stores, pubiiikhh iiaa m- mywio, nam, euiuuuiniur uiicici creased over other years, I expect a Biythe, b A, student V ol U liettp.r hnmniHH next iiimmer than we lirosius. r C tihvsician and surseon have ever had." Buchtel. FG.civenuinr.bdi) MtHood holLLTtivior. 8 L. fruit grower. Davidson Fruit Company: "WtBurnett, Win, employe L L L Co. -J.TIieyaon,'bt'n, employe L L I. Co. handled 16,000 cmtes of strawbernesL ham beriain, u U, truit grower, has doubled within the past year, The big crop of strawberries last spring dis tributed 70,000 in cash among the peo ple of the valley, and consequently the merchants report a big cosh trade. A great deal ol money is left here by the transient population ot strawberry pick ers, and this year the railroad camps pear town secured their supplies from our merchant. There has been a steady increase of population in the town and yalley that has materially increased the business of the merchants. Jliere are po empty business h&uscs or residences within tha town, And the value of last season, and distributed about 130- Carsten, Wm, laborer, res Paradise hill. Williams, G E, Hood River Pharmacy 0B0 in cash among the farmers. In the Carsten, A VV. fisherman. Welds,-C, shoemaker. cannery business our work was mostly Campbell, W J, carpenter, res hauconwi i Hums, Jire i;, res winaus aa, experimental. We canned two cars orColeinan, Geo, elks Hood Riv Pharmact-LWInaiis, L, liimlxrman. strawberries, and but a limited suppl)4Coventon, Jas, retired, res Winans add. Watson, W P, fruit grower. of other fruits on account of the shorH-Coon, T k, fruit grower, res H R heights crop. The cannery business has not "OurtiH, A, iurmer, res Winans add. been a financial success so far because Cox, 8 H, contractor and builder. -we had no fruit to work upon. But Cole, V B, confectionery and tobacco, with plenty of fruit we expect to make Clarke. Chas N, Glacier Pharmacy. it a success. The business is worked Clarke, L, elks Glacier Pharmacy. I pretty close in California, but as we cfrf Cole, W K, retired, res 5th a id Kiver. put up a superior quality of fruit that Cole, J F, farmer, res Rand bldg. will sell at a higher price we expect to make the cannery here profitable to us and the growers. Uur experiments In can ning tomatoes were successful, and we expect to contract for considerable acre- reage in tomatoes the coming year. This4Catcligot, Geo, employe O R & N will be a new industry for Hood River. Cams, E T, dentist. Oak st. Our samples were well received, and iUCarpenter, Geo, employe L L L Co, the farmers can raise the tomatoes we Curr, v A, employe L L L (Jo. can can them and make it Droll table faMChone. Louie, cook for L L L Co. . I I 1,1. ,1 1. I ... " . . .. reai estate nas aavanceu accoruingiy, evervuoay. utuuaman, cook lor L, L l, uo. t. i A .1 . J , !. .n. i . I t'Tlifl nr. the pHpe demanded for suitable busines sites is in excess of the value the busi noes of the town will warrant, Capital cannot be induced to come here at a sacrifice. It is the valley behind the town that has made Hood River known to the outside world. The post office receipts afford & good insight of Hood River's increased popu lation and wealth, Wm, M, Yates, the postmaster, reports tha postal receipts for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1899, to be $800.53, while for the same quarter in J898 they were $591.03, The numbei of money orders issued for the last qart er of 1899 was 1237, while in 1898 it wat 8C8. The HooJ River post office last year was raised from a fourth-class to a presidential ofllcQ, with a remuneration of $1,100 a year. A free rural delivery was established from the Hood River post office last July, that is proving of yajue to many farmers of the .valley. gome 800 people are enabled to take ad vantage of this delivery system. A local telephone system was estab- 1 he prospects are that there will be a L)nzer, F E, carpenter, res Blowers add big crop of strawberries next seasoaJJ)ecker, Maud, compositor Sun. People in the Last are very favorably Dallas, i (J, Dallas & Spangler, hardware mpressed with Hood Kiver fruit and waxiJauon, G Is, civ eng. bds Alt Hood hotel expect a good season. While in Denver Dukes, Agnes, telephone central. lished in Hood River last spring by the rium : "Business has been very fair, es- Qregon Telephone Co., which lias 29 pecially during the past month. It has subBcribprs, We ore in need, though, been Just twice as good as last year. My ., .!,..., i:t,ti,,., mi , 61 cash receipts for Dec, '98, were $100, of an electric light plant. There Is prom- ftn(1 for De.., -no, thev were $400. Money lac ui uig imnucny crop IUJXI spring, and with good prices for the same, times ' llere twice as much money in circu Graham, A J, clerk at Crowell's store, in Hood Rivar nuirht in h tk.. lanon in the valley as last year. 1 he Georee, Peter, Indian, laborer, ever. Fol low Ina xuhat. the, hn,lnA ''' . V - , , v.., " men say of Hood River's prosperity: Dallas Spnngler, hardware: "We can i give you the exact figures 1 iiist now put we know that our business last ' last. Town property has increased on4Gossett. C If. civ eiitr.bdn Mtliood hotel an average irom w ou per cent in thaAGregory, W e, agent lor H h fciabin. wnue country property ueorge, vv Ji, laborer, res winans add Inaf 19 ivrnnfl,. has had a steady advance. The activitlGrassoth. Ben. emDlove L L L Co. t veai timber lands is very marked over thaiJlemman. E. em clove O R & N was lots better than ever before. It. whole Pacflc coast perhaps four times Hartley. O 11. cattle buver for Bonnev, pearly double last year what it was any a active as it was a year ao. J Hastings, Mrs K.housekeeprMtHood. former year, Trade has been verv eood "At least a dozen families have left Hunt. J B. painter and paper hanirer. lately but wo expect the dull snmum in Hood River this winter because theralHowell. R 11. carpenter, res Winans ad our trade durina the next two months " plnce to stop, while others wejatiHolmes. A P. painter, res Winans add. .1 ..l. , ,L. f I lAnuiri tr Kit. 4 a n .. i..... '""Jf . ir S-,117 . - l.. . .11iLV' . iiiuuxii jrurici;i tor ine coming yeai I . l" Btl;u,D iiuuwj ujiivttiiiaiiiiiKin, u w , nignt operaiorvj iv x n in. iuo jiujiunuiuii ui iiooa mrer, 1 riusDanus, u, laoorer, res atate si. uuna can oo saieiy estimated at 800 Karwood. Mrs M E. uianaur Cox's store peopm. Harvey, Mrs J P, res Kiver st. lione McDonald, general merchan- Howe, H L, teacher public school. iise; "Our books show an lncreaxfl in I llpnrv. I., fruit irrnwur. rps River ut business of at least 25 nor cent OVfir that Unlit.. John hnrnosn ntir. of last year. 1 he December trade waaiHi(Htiin(i.rthn.rlrp8Knifikr.TTTt narftnnpe m i , ... . . tz. . - r. 0- uiu io percent auena Ol me reeeints Hni nrann. . nttv nnrt nti Ktnt. for Dec, '08. Our cash receipts during Hastings, Marie, waiter Mt Hood hotel urn your unve uecii verv iair. in June Hiiviwk. vv m. h ni'kKimt h. our cash receipts over the counter were Howe, Fred, teamster, res River st, iieuny fo.uuu. iiooa mvcr does a greatllall, JN, farmer, res 4th and Oak. re better than ever. The outlook it verv brieht." Williams & BrosiiiB, Hood River Phar macy: "We have done the most busi ness in the past 12 months that we have ever done since ooming to Hood River. It has been the best business. We have dono more cash business t han ever bpforn Rand & Stewart, general merchandise : "lhe condition of business has been verv satislactory for ns since we started Jn four months ago, We have disposed oi ino uminrupi mocK oi our predecessor ana nave an entirely new Btockonhand . i i ... .... i i iib Kuuurui iiuoiiiess uiuiauon is verv satisfactory. " H. O. Everhart, groceries and feed: "Uusiness has been good. I have been in the store but four months, but innV ing from my experience while working at the depot the business of Hood River has increased fully 200 per cent over previous years. Our logging camps are mi running miu na me in rniers are pros perous the prospects are bright for good business year in 1900." F. E. Jackson, racket and feed store: ''Business has been tip top. There is no complaint at all to make. In fact mv business last year was more than double that of any previous year." W. L. bherrill, furniture: "Business has been good. It has been especially kuiki muring tno iuhi six months since building has commenced. Crowell, Carrie, res 2d and Oak. Crowell. Geo P, general merchandise. Canfield, Mrs A B, music teachr.State Childers, Mrs J F, res 4th and River 1 Wheeler, H, employe L L L Co Clemens, Rose, waiter Mt Hood hotel! Wheeler, employe L L L Co. Dukes, H M. student O A C. Dukes, J H, Mountain Stage & Livry Co Dickey, Walter, ferryman for Bonney. Davidson, W F, employe L L L Co. Davidson, P S, manager L L L Co. Davidson, H F, manager Dav Fruit Co. Davidson, Frank, employe L L L Co. Davidson, Barton, student O A C. Davidson, P 8, jr, L L L Co. Davidson, L M, bookkeeper L L-L Co. Davidson, A J, employe L L L Co. Drake, G W, employe Dav Fruit Co. i-vinger, u ii, fruit grower. ast month a commission merchant told me that he would rather reship Hood Kiver berries to distant points than to .tend out local grown berries over 24 hours. Tiiis is no small item in favor of Hood River berries." jut. iiooa Mage uo.: "ihere never was such a business in the livery line Two years ago, the firm in the red barn did all the lv;ry business with ten horses. Now it takes two livery stables with 13 or 14 horses each. If the other businesses of the town have increased accordingly with our line, Hood Rivepf El ton, Minnie, teacher Hood Riv school. s an right." 4j.bbit, t red, cook Alt Hood hotel. Geo. T. Prather. U. S. CommissionewlEmerson. T H. clerk Mt Hood hotel. justice of the peace, insurance agent and Evans, G 8, Evans & Russell, barbers dealer in real estate: "I have done very Erwin, Mrs R R.dressmaker. Coe mansn wen in every thing 1 have handled. In- fcverhart, H O, urocenes and feed surance and justice of the peace business Fagalde, B F,tirnberman,res 8 Waucoma has doubled. Eleven homesteads ha4ii., Kev E E, employe L L L Go, been entered here since Mav 1st. and Fewel. R E. billiard rooms. ten have made final proof. Real estate Ferzuson'. J 11. Mountain Stace Co, business has increased to over four time4 Fredien, Carl, wagonmaker L L L Co wnat t was last year. I made out ovelabrick, Glenn, employe L L L Go, $40,000 insurance policies for HooiForrest. E, laborer. Winans add. Biver during the year 1899." Fox, Geo, clerk Bone & McDonald's J.L, Henderson, Kenl Estate Em do- lima. Mrs Anna, res .State st. Frederick, II. J, clerks for W E Sherrill. l'ewel, Mrs M M, confectionery, Graham. Jas, retired, res 8 Waucoma. Graham, Alice, milliner, res S Waucoma Graham. Wm. caroenter, is a great deal easier than last yeamGregg, E L, timberman, bds atBoling's Shute, C, clerks Reciprocity Corner. Simpson, J B, sawyer ILL Co. Btratton, R T, tirabermaa. Bearlcs, II. B, carpenter. Sliuw, M F, physician and surgeon. Ktrunahan, O L, carpenter. Thompson, Wm, contractor. Thompson, Mrs. W., private boarding. Thoni8on, C D, prin Hood R school. Tompkins, Mrs 8, dom City Bakery. Thomas. John. Indian, laborer. Tosieviiv, N, fruitgrower, resBlowrsad Tostevin, C Ij, clrk, res Blowers ad Thayer, D A, employe L L L Co. Watt, J F, physician and surgeon. Wlnaim, E T, lumberman. Winans, A, Hood River Lum Co. Wins ns, E W, retired, res Htate st. Willinnis, Ed, unrpcnter, Winans ad Wheeler. J, employe L L L Co. Wright, F J, Alimniain Stage & LIvCo Williams, Put, Indian, wood sawyer, Wharton, E M, bkpr Bone & McDon. White, Mi' I In, teacher public school. Walt, H W, farmer, res liiowers ad. Whalin, L Q, employe LLL Co. Young, JMke, employe ti Ij Ij Go. Young, N It, elk Mt Hood hotel. Yules, W M, postmaster. deal more business than it used to." C. A. Bell, Mt. Hood Hotel: "The hotel business in Hood River has I creased considerable. It has been very perceptible increase over former voara " iost Lake Lumber Co. lished our plant here about six months ago, and haven't as yet gotten fairly started with our work. Our plant cost Howe, Mrs F, boarding house, River st. Hayes, C J, surveyor. Hunsuker, T, laborer, res 4th and Oak. ajJloft'man, Chas, teamster LLL Co. Hagan, employe LLL Co. "Hammersbure. L. emolove LLL Co, " We estab-kHalloek, A, employe L L L Co. Jackson, J', Kacket store. Jim, Nellie, Indian, res Paradise hill. Kent, T d, attorney. $100,000, and has a capacity of 20,00QlKent, I C, farmer. feet per hour, or 400,000 for a 22 hour run we expect to be running at full capacity by February 1st, and to turn out 200. 000 feet of lumber in a davlicht run. Most of our lumber boos eaHt over the u. K. & JN., Oregon Khort Line, and the Union Pacific railroads. The outlook in the lumber market is very fair." Wm. Kennedy. EllSt Side ClinnnrViIl.nKrun,...l .1 pmnlrsrir mul ntntinnnrv v,i ni.t.v,iiiiv wi u rti-iiriTii Whnn hnihl. ings are going up everybody gets some cnery will have a capacity of 500 gal- Rity of fruit awllLocknian,WA,cniploye Mountn Stage Co , I put up onlfjdLoy, ErncBt, teamster, res Winans add. vi-KtuHim-M uiHt season, l put up 1.H0O gallons of canned goods. My netlLee, II, emplove L L L Co, res E Side. of the money distributed, l'rospects for pe future are oetter than ever before. Chas. Tempel, jewelry: "Business is good. I have had plenty of work in my lino, and enjoyed a good Christmas trade." 8. A. Knapp, shoes: "We can report an excellent trade. Business has been very satisfactory. There has been a de cided increase over last year.' 8. H. Cox, general store: "We have had a good trade, t hough we havo been in fjuainesB less than two months. The Ghristmas trade was good." Mountain Huge & Livery Co. : "Bu siness has beon good. It was the best year for the livery business we ever hml Jjist summer we took out lots of Strang' prs who came to look over the vnllev. Lee. Gnus, sawver LLL Co. res E Side. or lilLisher, M G, civ eng, Mt Hood hoiel. i auu Lawv. 1 . foreman sieam shovi-i.OH&N ions per day, and will keep 12 pealers ami packers at work. meeting with itood success in thin lmuTT.,nw. n w hi.m. t. t. t. ' .. ..... i.. ! i 7T . ' " t " "j".r 1 mm icnur wig ior me canneoaijaiie, G A, saw filer Ij L, Li Go, .mil nu vKiuivuii-B in tue local marketriijuiie, li, landscape painter. caiti i, uj niiuiiuu iiir hiliph in nui side markets next year. I am clearing a 20-acre tract which will be nlanted to pany was incorporated in 1899 The of- We did considerable staging for tourists Jl"! m ,he company manufacturodiMulkliis, L, emplove L L L Co, T....i I .1,. ...1 111 k 1 I 17 ill! hnniiii na.i L .11 a l 1... . - ' ... o Trout Lake and Mt. Adams," 1.000 berry crates, handled a large 8. J. Labrancc. book store: "rtimi. quantity otirmts and BKnoultural ma- ness has been as good, I think, as in t'h"!rry:. 18tl8. and mv Christmas tnu "tot the year 1900 the comoanv is tu. peal butter. The Christmas trade was ronln ,0 supply fruit crates and padul lar oeyonij my expco;ation." yi""" engage largely in shipping ' A. 8- Blowers & Son, general merchnn-1 a" j"nds of fruits. It will also handle Aim: f'Business-has been OK. We jsnenltural implements, especially have a record of our business for the past six years, and our trade for 9 foots top doi)t)io that of any other year. Wo find oollootions better than in former years. Mouey is easier, and prospects are Planet ir. troodH. all kinds. It is also arranging to con struct a largo cold storage and apple house, a fruit evajKirator and cider mill piaut, Knapp, 8 A, People's Store. Knapp, Mrs 8 A, millinery. Knapp, Julia A, res with 8 A Knapp. Kiser, D 8, farmer, Watson farm. Langille, II D, propr Cloud Cap Inn. Langille, J L, contractor and builder. Langille, Mrs 8, landlady Cloud Cap Inn. Luckey, J J, MtHood Stage Go. McCrory, W B, lumberman, res S Wauco McDonald, J), Hone & McDoiihUI. Mercer, Mrs N J, private boarding, ii i Ti 8 J? snJH"y tne cannery." Montgomery, Miss , at Mrs Men-er's. ivivvr inuuiig v,0.: "uur com- McDonald, Tlios, retired, res Slate st, ncersareA.i,. tvans, president; G. ICl Melton, W, carpenter, res Winans ad lastner, vice president: E. E. Savaire. Mi.J.ir,,r ci. luiuirvr. n,.u ut. secretary and treasurer, and these. withiMoiiro?. Mrs N A. dressmaker. Oiik st C It. Bone,' constitute the board of diU,Morse, P M, civ eng, bds MtHood hotel uni'in. iin luinniuiy purcnaseu Wt mrgo imiiuing lormeriy occupieff by the Mountain Stage A Livery Co.. iind con- vrrwii we itanie into a vrai-i'hoiine. McGuire, Jos, retired, res Irving& Riv McGuire, tl, meat cutter for Bouuey McGuire, W, clerk for Bonney. Ainoay, j, logger, &iron,er,n8M,Q,WJWWr' Our Population, 622. Geo. P. Crowell, general merchandise: The Glacibr has made a thorough ran. vass of the town of Hood River, ami tb-M",!'8' 8 employe L L L Co luim uumucrui innaouants witlnn thA inrponiiu ninns loots up (Ci. Following is a complete directory of tha town, as near w o in give it in one line to each "Bt iilness has been verv satisfactory. i-n . .: i l t.... ., ' vueciwuB in otnn oeiter tnan ever. The people have had more money, and uubiuivh nus otHJii oeuer ou that ac count. People are paying old accounts better than ever. s 1 name. Paste the list in niiiramnkb . W. B. Cole, confectionery: "Busi- Adams, W L, propr Paradise farm. ' urcu jwni. il a flail Pig AI1UI1, M O, eni tlOVf , U (S fl. Chrlstpifts trade. Business has lmprov-1 artlett, Mrs Re lie 8, res Blowers addJltee.l, Mrs h A, rvs Coe farm. Metcalf, J, uiasoii, res Oak st, Me tea If, II M, fniroer, res Paradise fm. Miller, Mrs P F, wid, Paradise farm. Neystrom, P, mill hand, res 4th & Oak Neal, A H, employe LLL Co rsewton, L,, res 4in and Oak. Nlckelsen, J R, City Blacksmith. Olinger, W, free delivery mail carrier, dinger, E S, city niurshal. Omy, laundry, 4ili and River sts. rrather u I , u s Com, J P, & insuranc Prather, E, eoucliiimu P S l)avidson,8r fnce, aim A, res f Davidson, jr. Pugh, B, retired, res Stale st. Parker, Maud, elk at I a France's. Pickard, E H, jointer and decorator. Rand, J E, Rami & Stewart, merchants Rand, D E, clerk for Rand & Stewart. Itaud, J B, janitor public scIkmi), Rand, M V. Iruit grower, restVhenn st. lUnd, ui, timber locator, res E Side, Kngers, v Li, contractor and builder. Unas, D, employe Davetirt Bros. ist Jkme.G K. Bone A M:Donald,merchante- Saxnek, employe LLL Co, Uo Bone, N , grain buyer, res State st. Subiii, A, employe L L L C i a Bonuey, Clyde T, propr Reciprocity Cor. Smith Miss Anue, music tei Biggs. Chas, lihotocrsnlier, Uu.-sell, M M. Evans & Rusell.b:irlrs iwyiiohis, j i, invalid, res E;..t Side. Rigby. Rev J W. res Winans add. Rathtmne.Chax.teumsir Mt II S!niei ii ... ... ' . ivstfiiiTuiiz, i;, finpioye J li & 2i. iveynoiu-i, p, employe i, I, i, fjo. t-d eteadilv every month sinjje 1 locaU-d "Buskirk, Wm. retirtHi, res Idlewildeadd. l?8Veruary' Blagg, F H, farmer, res Idlewilde add. Clvde T. Bonney, proprietor Reciproo-' - Benson, H K, Uniud Brethren miiiister v'l V fti4ioM unti ofen nne.T wnng, .urs tseue, Dding house, State t. It has teen on the increase since the be- Blowers, A S, Blowers & Son.merehanu ginning of last year, in fact, our busi- Blowers, Sam M, elk for Blowers & Sonrf iub s irciuuiiiiuus uuriiig me trans- mowers, J, of nrm mowers is Son. imh waij oi uie perry season lust spring. 1 hough even now during the (fullest season we dispose of 60 beeves a month, W aptioipate a big trade for Bonney. Miss E. bookeenerfor n, the nut two months. Business has Bartmess, 8 E, furniture and undertakr Krvn KKHfii? cr bjboj we siartea. canmess, u u, retired, res with S E B VM haul Kaam KnJlmM - I 1 . T , . , A 7 . uiiiig largo imriuiepB, j-.ari, student, U A G. amount of country produce at prioes bet- Bartmess. Meies. stnHnt. m n tor than farmers usual v . lA .n. Rm,1I.. p o I Z. ? - I oT.,. . . .V.T. "Ii. TCi ulu"" 'j " " j r- S ; "". ' ?u"w i'umiBner euik4."ioKes, u n, v u lineman. We consider that money expended for Bell, C A, propr Mt Hood hotel Judicious advertising just as important Bateham. A P. Davidson rmit rv tart of our business as money expend- Barnes, F B, teacher.bds Mt Hood hoteJ. W cr mrr i Agiey, j, stauoa agt, O R ftN. Co. teucher. Smith. E L. mavor and fruit irmirpr Siiiuott, P, section foreman O R & N Stranaban, Bert, Mt Hood Stage jL'p" Spangler, P, Dallas ft Spangler. Seymour, Mrs O, rea River st. btewart. V M, Rand & Stewart. Siuhr, P, Jogger L L L Co. onerrili, E, fuimture store. Susie, Indian. gljnte, Y B, carpenter, Dr. Adams' Remedies for the Evils of Prohibition and the Saloons. Hood Rivkr, Dec. 30. 1899. Editor Glacier : Sickness in my family kept me from writing my promised article on the saloon question last week. Now, right here let me say a word for the benefit of such as read the outside of a paper to get the latest local news, and who think the editor either writes everything in his pa per or indorses it. This is not true. An editor of any paper worthy of the name opens his columns to all writers of any ability, no matter what side they take on any of the questions which the public seeks information on. Where a man signs his name to an article he is the one to be held responsible nobody else is. No one but a simpleton will ever blame an editor for publishing any well written article, prose or poetry, touching on any of the great moral or political questions that are now voiced by the rumblings of internal tires or moral forces that are cracking the crust of medieval supersti tion, and modern fanaticism, and elC' vating the human race. I congratulate the Glacier, as does the intelligence of Hood River, as expressed by many who havo called on me, that your paper is now, on the eve of 1900, showing signs of becoming a metropolitan journal. Hence the great demand for the Glacier by in telligent readers, But now to business. Before civinemv remedy for the saloon curse, let me add a few more of my objections to prohibition. My first objection is that the temperate use of wine is nowhere condemned in the Bible; God wasn't a prohibitionist but the very opposite. He saved JNoah, the most notorious drunkard of his time, in the ark, while he made all the rest of mankind, including the prohibitionists, drink enough rainwater to kill them. (Gen. ix, 21.) David, "the man after God's own heart," wasn't a prohibition ist. He made Uriah drink till he was drunk. (2d Samuel, xi, 13.) Solomon, the "wise man," wasn't a prohibitionist because he never said a word against the moderate use of wine. Christ wasn't a prohibitionist, for he made some 130 gal lons of wine for a wedding party already "well drunken." To prove thatthiswas not the "unfermentcdjuiceof the grape," as prohibitionists allege, we oppose the statement of those "well drunken" who said this was the best wine they had tasted. We also to that oppose the state ment of Luke, who says (Luke v, 'il): "No man having drunken old wine straightway desireth new, for he saith the old is better." Man's taste is the same in every age. The saints in Pales tine wanted old wine, such as Christ made grape juice doesn't satisfy them neither does it seem to go down witii communicants. We oppose prohibition for the reason that not one word can be found from Genesis to the final amen in Revelation denouncing the temperate use of wineor anything else ; only the excess. Paul's letter to the Philipines (v, 18) only cau tions them not to be drunk with wine wherein is excess. Did Paul, who or dered Timothy to quit water and resort to wine, tell the Ephesians to quit wine and drink only water? With the illus trious array of such names as God, Sol omon, Christ, Paul, David and all the accepted bright names of history, ancient nnd modern, why should we hope the little squad would ever bring in the mil lennium who want to make men think and do as they think is right, by law? The pissant climbs to the top of a corn cob, sees about four inches beyond, and imagines his ken of vision embraces the universe. He finds fault with the laws of nature and proposes to reconstruct things generally. The statesman, aiit tie nigner up, sees things diiterently hich shall make our laws, the ant or tne statesman They are both but in sects now, and the coming race will so decide. This is the reason why men of oroaa views nave a great deal ot charity for those who are struecline from the ant hill up to a still higher plane. Great men never get mad at those who are trying to block tho wheels of progress, Anger is only shown by the little fellowi who are packing straws to block the wheels of an evolution that carries the race upward instead of downward. Are we to join the ranks of those who shout for prohibition on paper before election day, and then slip into the ballot-box a on ot paper voting for an administration tt-..v ! t r v., . nun, ucv-oroing to uro. n atson, is Hood ing this country with intoxicants, such as hard cider, wine. beer, whiskv. Al and thereby sending 100,000 drunkards per annum down below? (According to ny closest ngures, i make it onlv 87,115: but owing to my "extreme age" and his in ngures ana state ments, he may be correct, and I accept Ul H ... 111 , . r mo nyurce.; v ny oe asiuimed ot any thing we do? Lincoln wasn't, when canvassing Illinois with Judge Douglas. The judge charged him with selling "'' niifu no dented in a store. .Lin coln acknowledged the corn, didn't see any great sin in it if he had, but told the crowd that "While I was handinz wni, um wuiHKy i always noticed the jiiuge was a very attentive customer on the outside of the bar." There spoke the cum vi otreai man. otinnpoii m hnvo exceeded the knock-down force of his re ply, imagine its effect on the crowd if he had said. "It was whiskv mv s,-m ho put t here, and my wife asked me to get the judiie's opinion as to whpther ho niougnt it would make good vinegar." ine wine "niy son" lett m the cellar iour j'ears aro. which Km. Wntinr, tu me m niaue, must be ther still for t am credibly informs.! that ,i t .. . . mini one "friend has been samnlin it f,.r years. Paul, who advised Timothv tn n Yi in m water aud resort to Wine, u-ns nn q.Iin. pate of temperance only he made Felix tremble when ha "reasoned on temrwr. ""i "v pnjuiuiuon. imagine, if you can, the Belshaziar movement of his knees if on the opening of court Paul bad stood no and resil nnflj-f Rm v, Son's diatribes on nmhihitinn ir. ' Kil. Jehx could see neither "rhyme or rea son, hhall we force bv law the people o conform to our ideas" pf food, drink. eciprocity- HOOD RIVER'S LEADING BUSINESS HOUSE. We beg to thank our friends and patrons for their liberal patron age during the past year, and to assure them that theyhall have at all times the best service possible at our hands. Trade has been fine, and we intend to increase it by giving good GOODS at honest and fair prices, and service that cannot be beaten here or anywhere. We are handling a large amount of farm produce and are making a special effort to secure to the farmers a good price for their produce and to our customers the very best of produce. Our trade is growing on the patronage of those who patronize us day by day, and we mean by the methods which have very much increased our business this past year to increase it this coming year. Yours very truly, CLYDE T. BONNEY. We are now located in our new store, and while we do not claim to have the only good stock in town, WE ARE PREPARED TO MEET ALL COMPETITION. We have paid cash for every bill of merchandise that we have bought for the last ten years and believe we can buy as cheap as any other concern in the state. Call and see us; if we cannot suit you do not buy. We are here to do business and are doing some. A. S. BLOWERS & SON. and clothing? The fact is, we have too much law already. Sumptuary laws are fast becoming unpopular. There is soniethins in everv honest. patriotic heart, something inside of every man who has soul enough to damn him, that revolts at them Itathes them. Their advocates never use an argument that a child cannot defeat. Bro. Watson says that if a thing is right why license it and leaves us to inter that every thing licensed is wrong. Are not law yers required to have a license to plead? Do not steamers have to be licensed be fore they can carry passengers and do not preachers have to be licensed before thev are permitted by the church to save souls? Were all these licensed because they were "bad," ns we are told? Was Briggs, who was licensed to preach Pres byterianism, branded as a heretic and turned out to browse on spiritual thistles and suge brush on the storm-beaten sides of Mt. IlepsicdMi because he had acci dentally struck a Methodist note on a Presbyterian jewsharp, coi demned by a law made for the "bad," as Bro. W. says laws are? Bro. W. is down on salccn keepers be cause they "never help to Lrild churches or send on missionaries. ' Is that a crime? Shall their places c f business be shut up for that, with 19 out of 20 of all the dry goods houses in the country? Did Christ or any of the apostles ever help build a church? ( r did any of them ever darken the dooi s of either of the churches that John Calvin or John Weslev built in Jerusalem a fnw iIavh after the crucifixion? Or does any sane man lielieve they would do so now? Perhaps the saloon keeper is a better student of the Bible than our friend. Perhaps he has read in Mi rk xvi, 15, 17: "These signs shall follow them that be lieve. In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall spesk with new tongues. THey shall take up serpents; and if they drink any diadiy thing it shall not hurt them." Isn't it reason- ble for a saloon keeper to r sk the would be missionary when calling on him for a quarter to show his "sign" to prove he is "called of God" to prerch, by requir ing him to eat a plate of toadstools and then wash it down with a bottle of sa loon wnisKv-f ir nestancs the test, is there a saloon keeper rnywhere who would not throw in a dolh.r emblazoned with the motto, "In God ve trust?" But if he refuses to try this n asonable test, is there a saloon keeper alive mean enough to want to "prohilit" him from going on his own hook to enrry the "glad tidings" of eternal torment to some nig ger wearing a breach clout, or to an opium-smoking and rat-eatii g Chinaman? If building churches and sending mis sionaries is to be the test of sanctifica tion, the Roman Catholic church will bear off the blue ribbon, for they have spent more money this way than all other churches combined. Christ savs. "I will drii k no more n'f I the truit of the wine till I drink it anew with you in my father's kingdom." expect to be there and cniov his wine. Will prohibitionists be admitted there? remaps so, after all goed temperance men ana puoncans and narlots who. Christ said, "go into the kingdom be fore you" are comfortablv seated. Tf there be any room left, St. Peter may iei in a iew wno are aDie to give an ac ceptable bond that thev will not eet on one of their tantrums, upset the Lord'6 table and smash all our wine-glasses. Bro. W. seems to feel hurt that he nH I should differ on prohibition after ahont, 50 years of pleasant association and at tributes mv heresv to the infirmities nf old age, and thinks he is very chari table in doine so. Not to be outdone in charity I have attributed his idioRvnwn. sies to his tender youth, and ignorance of history, sacred and j rofane. If he lives to be as old as I am, and grows much in eraee and kiiowledtre. he will probably seek immunitv from of his present views and uraoti epB An tne ground of "youthful indiscretion." He seems to feel that owing to old friend ship I should not interfere, but like the Levite "pass bv on the other sirie" when I saw mv "dearest friend d rncwinw my Christ by the hair of the head to the foot of the cross to crucify him afresh heels up, or raise my hand to parry the blow when I see poised in mid-air a deadly weapon, when mv friend is about to punch to death the goddess of Liberty mm s iironiuiiion aung iork. Should I not rather, ip my usually mild but forcible manner, try to "teach him the wav of the Lord mnre norfaM. y?" Am I to join in the crv to 'W hibit an aged and venerable preacher the use of the camp ground and ita adja cent thickets one who has long since passed the mile stone r.f "v All tk? Ill iw discretion.'' Neither will I try to pro hibit the us? of a "good thing" like wine by this aged brother because pow and then some vagabond goes on a debauch in a saloon. Now for my remedy for the saloon nui. sance. It is not perfect none can be offered. Let all druggists keep and sell such pure liquors as are indispensible in the arts and in the practices ol physt cians. The doctor that tells you these liquors are not necessary is simply a fool for the want of sense. Let the drug stores oe required to pay no incorpora tion license, only that exacted by the general government that is enough. Let the man who withes to sell only li quors pay all the license we think in his vicinity he can stand, and leave him a small profit from flOO up to $1000. Let him occupy a stand with - doors wide open like a cigar store or peanut stand. Let every passer-by who chooses take a drink and then pass on. This for sum mer. In winter let. him sell indoors, with large unstained windows in front and in rear. No seats for drunken vag abonds to sit on, or for those who like their society. No billiard booths, or other gambling apparatus allowed. Let every woman.who thinks her husband is getting too much liquor then give him written notice to stop selling to him, or let any friend of the man tile the same notice. Compel the liquor seller to paste up behind his bar these notices. Let the marshal keep on hand a suoolv of these blank notices printed at the ex pense of the liquor seller. For tearing aown one oi tnese notices, or for selling liquor to the party specified in the notice or to a minor I would fine the dealer $50. For the second offense, $100 and 10 days in jail. For the third offense, $500 and three years in the penitentiary. One half of the forfeit money to go to the" in former. This would work no hardship on any decent liquor seller and be of incalcuable benefit to the community. Yours for liberty and license. W. L. Adams. Au Expansionist, Hood River, Jan. 2, 1900, J. II. Jackson, Esq., secrelary or the County Centrul com mittee for Wasco county, state of Oregon. l)ea: Sir: I am In receipt of your favor of the 1st lust. Informing me that there would be a meeting of the Wasco County Central com mittee at the court house Id The Dalles Jan. 13, 1900, and asking me. us a member of suid committee, to attend bald meeting. I think it mo ncu iui inc, en, mis tune, iu leuuer, auu 1 do hereby tender.my resignation as a member of said committee, and respectfully request tliat raid resignation be accepted. Wuile I have for many years been in harmony with, and supporter of the grand od democratic party, the time has come wliensneuud must, part company at least lor the time lining. I am-still a "democrat," as I understand the term to mean, but 1 am a strong -expausiou- si, uuu uiueve in uoiuing ine niilipuine ....u9. ,ucucmuijuui;iaM j in pronouncing against this doctrine every where Id tne U ni teu 8tates, and in my opinion, is departi ng from it teachings and doctrines of a lifetime, asall tciiuviy uereioiure ucquireu oy tue united States, except Alaska, has been acquired by tde democratic party. As to the oilier hereto fore great question before the people, viz: mo suver quesiiou, in my opinion that ques tion is dead as a door nail. I have a sou iu the army of the United iSbitps In the Phiiiiv pine islands, and s"iall support the adminis- uumoii oy my vote Whether democratic or republican, so long as the war last. I am an American flrst, last and all the time. Keeling as 1 do, it would not be right for me to retain connection with said committee. Wishing you, etc., 1 am yours truly, John Lkland Henderson. LIST OF LANDS f ot Sale AT THE EMPORIUM. 1. Qnnrer block In Park hurst, only $100. Beautiful view. Lot ltt by 150 feet. 2. H.E.KofH.W.sec.12, Tp. J N.,lt.i0 E., unimproved; 850. 5 to 20 (50 to ISO per acre. Terms easy. S. John Slnnia farm, In lots from urrei, sua iro 4. 8. R. Vi sec. U T. 8 X., K. 10 E. for only rO0. Some Improvements; luu acres. 5. B. M of 8. '.V. yt of N. W. 4 8. 12. T. ! K.,R. 10 E.; 20 acres; some Improvements. fUX). 6. N. of N. W. V, 8. W. V of N. V. W, and N. W. y. ..f b. W. 8. 8, T. 2 N., R. JO KO acres, i,00. 7. Karretl-Slpma Addition', W per lot; ten dollars down and five dollars par month; no interest. 8 The Chas. H. lingers 5-aere Homestead, Krankton: good cottage apd burn; spring water. Price f, 00. 9. The old Rogers Mill property ot Frank ton, wlih falls and water power ou f helps creek. Price 500. 10. The Dr. Barrett Improved Prnlt Farm, 4 in. MiulliwcNt of Hood Kiver: 120 acres; ;0 ucies In cultivation: 40 acres In fruit: hue spring; CO Inches Irrigating water. Price S20; will he sold in parcels. 11. T. K. Coon's SO acres In Pol Flat, 7 miles souihweKtof town; i acres cleared. Price 810 per acre. 12 The I,. Neff Home; 40 acre on Hood rlv r; 2 miles; good water; plenty nf fruit; a beautiful home. Price il,ou. Ten acres und house tor tSM. IS. Chas. W.GIInicr Homestead, ot Gilmer, Wash.; 1U0 acres; fine saw timber; good soil; well watered. Only S50U; a rare bargain. U. The Weldner HomeRtead, W acres, near Mosier; 30 acres cleared; 2 springs; 400 fruit trees; good Improvements. Onlyl,00u. 15. The W. II. Bishop Home In Hood River, lot 6 and part of lot 7 block I, Waucoma addi tion to Hood biver; a pretty home, Unly 51,100. 18. Klve acres cleared and In clover, m. southwest of Hood Hiver, Only 425. 1". The Hansberry home, 2i miles south, west of town; 10 ucres. Everything complete and handy;good Iruit, good witter. Oulyil,500 18. The Chester Welds home. In thehills.one mile east of town: a pretty home; good fruit and water; 40 acres. Only flOO. 19. The Gordon Frnlt Farm, 20 acres, VA'-tn. west of town, 61,400; and nice cottage and lot In Hood Kiver, only $ 00. 20. The Dr. Morgan house and lot in Hood River; new barn. Only 800. 21. The Frank Chandler Improved fruit and grain farm; ,H acres; 45 in cultivation: 00 bearing apple trees; large house and barn; tine wukT and plenty of it; house and iuriu fur nished. Price 15,000; terms easy. 22. The J. Wlckham farm, miles southwest of town; 80 acres; good buildings and Improve ments; spring water and 60 inches free lor Ir rigating. Price l,i,00. 2f. Forty acres, 8 cleared; north of young orchard and east of Crosby's; off Levi Monroe farm. A .No. 1 land. Only 85.10. 24. The Buskirk place, 1 mile west of town; 4 acres; good spring water; good orchard; new frame buildings. Only SHOO; one-third cash, balance at H per cent per annum. 25. The Kmerson homestead, only one mile cast of town; tine range; 1,500. .. 121. K. 17. Mooncv's S Intu north nf nrmnrv cleared and in fruit; well, and tence, only S300' 27. The Swun homestead at White Salmon. only 2,i,00; will be sold In separate forties. 2S. The Bemer place. 140 acres: 40 acres cleared; 10 ai res grubbed; free water. 2,000 bnir cash: 1,400 spot cash. 2U. The Grant livuns home, lot 5, block 4, Hood Itlver, St00. HO. Wllkeiis fine farm at While Salmon falls: 240 acres; 25 cleared and In grass: good im provements; fine water power. Price S3.S00 stocked, or $2,750 for land. hi. TA acres at Hard Mcrubble, all cleared and In fruit; on county road. Price S250. At the Emporium Is kept a first-class sur veyor's transit, and the proprietor being a practical surveyor, is well prepared to do the work of Uy ing out acreage property In lots , and blocks. N. B. Terms are easy on all the above lands, with Interest at 0 per cent. Persons de siring locations on homesteads and timber claims should apply at The Emporium. Keep your eve on the Barrett- Sipina Addition. mgJ Davidson Fruit Co., Shippers of Hood River's Famous Fruits. Packers of the Hood River Brand of Canned Fruits. Manufacturers of Boxes and Fruit Pack ages. Dealers In Fertilizers and Aerieul- lurai implements. In Remembrance of Edward Ramsey. Our home, It is lonely, Dear papa is gone, ' He'll never come back; To tills world of sin. He Is gone to the angels, To sing with ttieni there. - Dear papa, took down On your children with care. Agnes b. Ramskt. Notice to Creditors. The undersigned, bavinz been annnintori executors of iue last will and testament of anurew neman, aeceaxed. late of Wasco county, Oregon, hereby notify all persons having claims against the estate, to present Ihum u.-irl. 1 1 , ., ........ i. : . . months from the date of this notice to said executors at Hood Kiver, In said county aud Dated January 5, 1900. A. a BLOWERS, W. M. YATES, E. E. SAVAGE, Executors, NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, Dee. 6, 1890. Notice Is hereby given that the follow, I ng-named set tler has tiled notice of his In tention Ui make final proof In support of bis claim, aud Unit said proof will be inadebefnre the Register and Receiver at The Dalles, Ore gon, on Saturday, January 20, 1!K, via; FRANKLIN G. STUART, Of. Mosier, Oregon, H. E.,No. 4283, for th southeast A section 4, township 2 north, runge 11 east, W.M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of said land, viz: N. Saltzman. Lucie D. Elexander.Charles Wells and 1. Saltzman, all of Hood River, Oregon. dtyia JAY P. LUCAS, Register. NOTICE FOU PUBLICATION. Land Office at The Dalles. Oregon, Dec. 18, loaw. nonce is nereoy given mat tne louow- lug-named settler has filed notice of his In tention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be nfade before the Reerister and Receiver at, The Dalles. Ore gon, on Friday, February 2, 1900, viz: THOMAS L. ROBERTS, Of Hood River, Ore., H. E. 5388 for the loU 1 and 2, southeast northeast and northeast l4 southeast W section 0, township 1 north, range II east, W. M, He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: Robert H. Kcmn. Hood River. Or.: Frank Mullikin, The Dilles, Or.; Ralph Shelley, Hood River, or.; Edwin H. Merril, The Dalles, Or, d22J2i JAY p, LUCAS, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. .Lnnd Office at Oregon City. Ore.. Dee. an. iswtf. ot ice is hereby given that u,e follow. iuS nniiica seiner nas nied notice of his inten tion to make flnal proof in support of his claim, and that said proor will be made before the Register and Keceiverat Oregon City.Ore., on February 23. 1900. viz: n The heirs of John X. Woodward, deceased, by . SAMUEL WOOD WARI-, - One of said heirs, H. E. 12575 for the north west M northeast northeast northwest W and south northwest of section 4. town ship 2 north, range 8 east. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon apd cultiva, tion of said land, viz: - John W. AtWfll Htnrr P Himh,m n I Harpbam, Harold H. Weston, all of Cascade locks, Oregon. ,5fl CHAS, B, MOpRES, Register, ' Timber Land, Act June 3, ST8. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office, The Dalles, Orej gon, Nov. 13, ltiiiit. Notice Is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions ol the act of congress of June S. 18 8, entitled "An act for the sale of timber lands in theStatisof California, Oregon, Nevada apd Washington Territory," MABEL BRADLEY. Of Hood River, county of Wasco, state of Ore gon, has this day tiled In this office her sworn statement, No. 141, for the purchase of tne north southeast and north southwest of section No. 25, in township No. 1 north, range No. 9 east, W. M and will offer pn of to show that the land sought Is more valuable for its timber or utone than for agricultural iltrposes, and to establish ber claim t said and before t he Register and Receiver of this office at The Dalles, Oregon, pn patnrda-, the . 27tli day of Janqary, 1900 She names as witnesses: W. R. Winans,- D, Bradley, J. L. Henderson and Harry Vyatt, all of Hood River, Oregon. Any and all person claiming adversely th above-described lands are requested to-nw their claims in this office-on or before a!4 27th day of January, 1900 -nJ7il JAY P. LU0A8, Regwter. Taken Up. vears old, marked In rtgni plea.- call and take the ant A red heifer. 2 ear. Owner will inial away and pay charges. AITONE W;SS,