od Itiver Glacier.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1902.
THE LAM) OF FINE FRUITS.
The ('liariiiiiitr Resort and Rich Valley
of llocst River.
Hugh (inurlay In New Year's Oreifonlan.
Situated on the line of the Oregon
Railway & Navigation Company, (16
miles east of Port land, and also on the
Columbia river, between Portland and
The Dalles, id the charming townsite of
Hood River. It is doubtful if any other
settlement ill the Pacific Northwest en
joys the attractions of scenic grandeur
and beautiful surroundings that are
claimed by Hood River. The view from
this point commands a wide stretch of
the Columbia, the great river of the
West. Directly south of the townsite,
towering upward- till the apex seems
to almost penetrate the dome of the fir
mament itself, is Mount Hood, the most
attractive of all the snow peaks of the
Cascade range of mountains, while to the
north the ice-bound summit of Mount
Adams pierces the sky. Hood river
itself, which empties into the Columbia
at Hood River station, is a stream of the
clearest running water that finds its
source in the glaciers of Mount Hood.
As a permanent place of residence or as
a charming summer resort, which now
annually claims the interest of large
numbers of Portland's people, Hood
Itiver is one of the most attractive towns
of tho Paciie, Northwest.
First impressions may 'go far in claim
ing that recognition w hich is not without
its advantages as bearing directly upon
the commercial supremacy of any popu
lous center of country. The man who
views the townsite of Hood River for the
first time wants to stop there. A closer
examination of the town itself, its many
beautiful surroundings, and the rich
section of country from which it derives
its support, will inevitably mako an en
thusiast out of him who from passing
interest alone started to make a casual
observation of a point that had impressed
him favorably.
Extending for 20 miles or more inland
from Hood River station is the most
wonderful stretch of fruit lands in the
United States. Hood River strawberries
today are the finest strawberries sold in
the Portland market. The carloads of
these berries that were shipped F.ast
during the past year opened the eyes of
the Eastern people to the possibilities of
fruit production in the far westThe Hood
Kiver strawberry is the largest strawber
ry raised in the world. It is firm in text
tire, it is delicious in quality and it is
especially adapted to shipment over
long distances. All of the varieties of
small fruits grow equally as well in
Hood River valley asdoesthestrawberry.
Hood River valley, renowned almost
the world over for its apples and straw
berries, occupies about 11)0 square miles
of the northwestern portion of Wasco
county. This vallev has given its name
to the "Hood River Seedling" straw
berry, whoso reputation for attractive
color, exquisite flavor and superior ship
ping qualit ies is know n all over the Unit
ed States. Here, and in MosierandThe
Dalles districts this berry attains such
perfection that it has never found a peer
either at home or in thenumerous states
w here it finds a ready market. Just
what it is that gives this berry its ex
cellence, whether soil or climate, no one
knows. It is not the same elsewhere.
It can be shipped 1,000 to 2,000 miles
and more, and is as firm at the end
of its journey as it was at the beginning.
That th market for Hood Kiver straw
berries is practically unlimited, and that
their cultivation is profitable, may be
gathered from the following report of
the crop of 11101, as furnished by the sec
retaries of the Davidson Fruit Company
and the Fruitgrowers' Union, two Hood
River shipping concerns:
These two shipping concerns this year
shipped ,12,000 crates of the 40,000 crates
of strawberries shipped from Hood Riv
er, or four-tilths of the entire crop. They
shipped 33 straight carloads under re
frigeration, and between 15 and 20 cars
by express, or about 50 cars, all told,
The cash returns to the growers for
their 40,000 crates amounted to $85,000.
A deduction of $ 25,000 for cost of picking
and crates leaves the growersaboutfliO,
000 above all expenses. The entire acre
age in strawberries in Hood River vallev
and White Salmon is about 350, which
would make tho average net to the grow
er above all expenses something over
$150 per acre
The output of Hood River straw berries
should be increased until we have three
or four times as many as we have now.
The markets are taking more each year
than they did the previous season, and
there will bo no trouble about the mar
kets increasing with the production.
There was no market this year that got
nil il l,.,.l ... I!. .(I. .i... I.'-,,;,
tin iv nniv:ii iw, . i.vjiii iiiv; null Miunna
Union and the Davidson FruitCompany
made several sales of strawberries for
shipment to the Klondike country, and
the berries were reported as arriving
there in good condition, and selling at
$" per pound box.
The value of a crop of 350 acres of
strawberries in Hood River valley in '01
was $75,000, Tho net profit to growers
of this fruit product averaged $150 per
acre. 1 he Hood Kiver district last year
exported 40,(10 crates alone. Eight cars
of this product were billed to Montana,
seven to North Dakota, three ears to
innipeg and one car each to Duluth,
Denver and Omaha. Only about one
quarter of the acreage specially adapted
to strawberry culture is now in cultiva
tion in the Hood River valley
The market value of the Hood River
strawberry may lie appreciated by the
statement that in tho Middle W est when
placed in competition with the Arkan
sas and Missouri straw berry, it readily
commands a price in advance of the
Southern product. The Hood River
berries have been sent by express to
cities even on the Atlantic seaboard,
points w hieh the fruit reached in per
fect condition.
Like the strawberry, the finest apples
sold in the Portland market during the
fall and w inter season are from Hood
River. The great value of the Hood
River apples is attested by the statement
that in the Portland market during the
winter monthathis apple brings from $2
to $3 and even more a box (bushel).
The Hood River apples are of the bright
est color. The quality of the fruit itself
is unsurpassed. and it )ossesses keeping
qualities which commend the Hood Riv
er product especially to dealers. With
a full acreage of the Hood Kiver valley
planted in apples and strawberries,
there Would never In" any trouble w hat
ever in finding a ready market for the
entire fruit product of this section at
profitable prices.
The climatic conditions of Hood Riv
er vallev are especially favorable. The
average annual precipitation is 38 inch
es. There is practically an entire frve
dom from any extremes of either heat or
coM. Residents of this valley sutler
none of the rigors of cold during the
winter months nor discomforts of ex
treme bent durini! the slimmer season.
Hood River vallev extends from the
month of Hood river to the foot of the
Cascade ranee of mountains. It is about
20 miles ii length, ilh an average width
of live miles. It contains total area
of alvut M.iMlaetvs It isestimalej that
aUnit .Vl.UK acres of this land are tilla
ble. Here all kinds of fruits are raised
without irrigation, vet in some sA.-l.ons
the quality of the fruit is greatlv
itu-
prmed ly the aid ol water during the
ilrv season. With a view of affording I
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irrigation lacnlities 1Ihhi Kiver has been '
tap.l Umius above its mouth, and j 1 consider that our present plan of or
from this point a large irrigating ditch ganiiatiou can be materially improved.
with a capacity of 2,000 inches supplies
water to the principal part of the west
side of the valley for irrigating purposes.
The construction of this ditch involved
an expenditure of $28,000. On the east
side of the valley there is now in course
of construction another large irrigating
canal which will cost when completed
about $12,000. This canal will irrigate
fully 15,000 acres of tillable land.
It is as a fruit growing section that the
Hood River country makes its principal
appeal to settlers. A man can come to
this point, plant an orchard covering a
few acres of ground and live the balance
of his days happily and in a contented
frame of mind. A small orchard well
cared for in a good fruitgrowing district
will produce a revenue that farmers cul
tivating three or four times the amount
of land devoted to raising grain can hope
to enjoy.
While fruit growing is today the prin
cipal industry of the Hood Kiver coun
try, it is still a section that is rich in
the diversified industries of agriculture,
lumbering and manufacturing. There
are today three lumber mills in the val
ley which manufacture lumber for ship
ment East on an extensive scale. One
of these mills, located near the mouth
of Hood river, has a cutting capacity of
200,000 feet of lumber a day. Near Hood
Kiver on the line of the 0. R. &. N., is
another mill with a cutting capacity of
75, 000 feet a day. From the forests of
the Hood River country are cut large
numbers of railroad ties, cedar posts and
cordwood, the market for which is found
principally in Eastern Oregon and Utah.
In adidtion to the above millsareanum
ber of smaller plants in Hood River val
ley, operated by water power.
The average fall of Hood river is
about fiO feet to the mile. This insures
an available water power fully equal to
that of Spokane, Wash., today one of
the principal manufacturing centers of
the Pacific Northwest.
The town of Hood River is the chief
trading point for the White Salmon set
tlement in Washington, directly oppo
site this point on the Columbia River.
The White Salmon districts is one of the
most fertile sections of the state of Wash
ington. Hood River itself contains to
day a population ranging from 700 to
1000 people.
The established line travelled from
Portland to the northern slope of Mount
Hood during the summer season is by
way of Hood River. A line of wed ap
pointed stages covers the 28 miles of
distance from Hood River to Mount Hood
during the summer on schedule time.
Oregonian. .
The apple-tree planting fever in Hood
River is becoming epidemic. In all di
rections land is being cleared and pre
pared for the planting of trees in the
spring. Many prospective planters are
puzzled to know what varieties to plant.
It is a hard question, unless you have
tested your soil and know what varieties
it is good for. The fancy varieties, such
as Yellow Newtowns and Spitzenbergs,
it has been found will not do well on all
soils even in Hood River. The Ben
Davis, which seems to flourish and is
very productive wherever planted, is a
good apple for all practical purposes,
but it is being so persistently slandered
at all horticultural meetings that apple
buyers are becoming afraid of it, and
there is danger of its being boycotted by
dealers. The Jonathan and Baldwin
are good varieties to plant, and there
are other red varieties that do well in
Hood River and sell well. The Grav
enstein is the best fall apple, and we
can't grow too many of them here in
Hood River. The tree is thrifty and
generally productive. If we could ship
our Gravensteins by the train load they
would find ready market, and Hood
River would become as noted for this
variety of apple as it is for its Yellow
Newtowns and Spitzenbergs. In plant
ing an orchard, see that your land is
well drained, and if it is of the right
kind of soil, any of the above
mentioned varieties will succeed. There
is a difference of opinion in regard to
the age of trees for planting. One-year-old
trees are generally preferred, but we
could never see any good reason for it.
Two-year-olds, and even three-year-olds,
do well if they are good thrifty trees and
properly taken up from the nursery.
Tho man who plants a commercial or
chard should go to the nursery himself,
pick out his trees and see them taken
up. He should see that every tree has
good roots. For a home orchard, plant
the varieties you like best of all kinds of
fruit. Dig big holes and fill in the top
soil about the roots of the trees. Gather
all the old bones you can find on the
place and drop them in the holes dug
for the trees. It might be well to plant
a faw Ben Davis apple trees to make
sure of having apples in an off year.
The members of the North Carolina
delegation in congress will ask for an
appropriation of $50,000"for a celebra
tion next summer commemorating the
landing of Sir Walter Raleigh's colony
on Roanoke Island. There appears to
be a. popular revival of interest in the
history of Raleigh, for a fund for the
erection of a statue to him in the North
Carolina capital is being collected and
its success appears to be assured from
the fact that tobacconists are in charge
of it and the collections, quite appropri
ately, are being made in cigar stores, in
tribute to the service rendered by Ral
eigh to smokers in introducing the use
of the weed. New York Sun.
Jack Wade has confessed to having
fired the shot that killed James Morrow.
But the governor has intimated he will
not interfere with the course of the law,
and Dalton and Wade 'will both hang
on the day appointed for their execu
tion. The lives ot both these worthless
characters will not atone for the life of
young Morrow.
John II. Cradlebaugh is slinging the
editorial pen on The Dalles Chronicle,
occasionally.
The anti-Chinese bill framed by the
Pacific coast delegation in congress is
just w hat is needed, but strong opposi
tion to it may lie expected from Eastern
members. The new bill provides for
the exclusion of Chinese from the Phil
ippines, Hawaii and Porto Rico, and
from all other possessions which may be
acquired by the United States. One
provision excludes all Chinamen from
becoming citizens of this country.
Funeral services over the. remains of
Dr. Hines were held in the Tavlor-street
M. K. church, Portland, Wednesday af
ternoon, and he was buried at -Salem.
Dr. Hines leaves a great many admirers
in Hood River, where he labored as a
minister of his church, and where he
often visited.
County School Superintendent Robin
can of Multnomah county, in a speech
at Uresbam last week, tpeakmg in favor
of the centralization of county schools,
said: "In my opinion, many of our ru
ral schools should be centralized. Our
educational units are too small for the
best result. The time ia At hn mUn
. . . ,
M milat look at t lin ruattmO .niiaM
Other states have met this problem and
solved it by changing slightly the plan
of organization. ' In Ohio, the experi
ment was closely guarded, as all inno
vations should be. It was such a success
that, the restrictions were removed, and
the centralized idea has done much to
ward advancing the schools of the state.
Other states are introducing the system,
and everywhere it meets with approval.
The results are fewer and better schools;
boys and girls are educated where they
can be at home evenings; transportation
is provided where needed jpupils remain
longer in school ; the community life is
intensified. To introduce the centrali
zation plan here would require permis
sive legislation to establish it in favor
able localities. Once introduced, I am
confident its success would soon be ap
parent." Death of Dr. H. K. II lues.
Dr. II. K. Hines died at his residence
in University Park, January 19, 1902, of
grip, rheumatism and complications.
II. K. Hines, D. D., the youngest of 12
children of James and Betsy (Round)
Hines, was born in Herkimer county,
New York, in 1828. He was a brother
of Uustavus Hines, a well known Oregon
missionary. His ancestral line, on his
mother's side,clearly traced back to Ed
ward, of England, through Lawrence
Wilkinson, from whom Mr. Hines was
the fourth descent. His grandfather,
Bertram Round, was an ensign and
lieutenant in the revolutionary war.
On his father's side, he was a descend
ant of the Hopkinses,of Rhode Island)
and of the Churches of Massachusetts,
who came from England in Governor
Winthrop's fleet in 1030 and landed at
Plymouth. His early life was spent in
Oswego county, New York, to which his
family emigrated when he was three
years of age. In his 14th year he joined
the church, and before he was 16 he was
licensed to exhort. Early in his Pith
year he was licensed to preach.
In December, 1852, he waB transferred
by Bishop Waugh to the Oregon confer
ence, and the following summer crossed
the plains with an ox team, reaching
Portland October 8, 1853, to which
charge lie had been appointed by Bish
op Ames at the first session of the Ore
gon annual conference.
As presiding elder, he had charge of
all the state of Washington, nearly all of
Oregon and Idaho, and bis travels over
them made him more widely known
personally, without doubt, than any
other minister of the Pacific NorthweBt.
He represented the thirteenth genoral
conference district in the general mis
sionary and church extension commit
tees of the Methodist Episcopal church
from 1876 to 1880, and on the resigna
tion of J.'H. Wilbur from the same com
mittees in 1886 he was elected by the
board of bishops to succeed him, thus
making six years' service therein.
Dr. Hines was also quite active in po
litical life. During the days of the se
cession he was one of the staunch sup
porters of the Union and delivered the
first political speech coming from any
minister on the coast. He was presi
dent of the territorial council of Wash
ington, and a member of the legislature
during the sessions of 1864 and 1866. In
1876 lie was a republican delegate to the
national convention at Cincinnati, which
nominated R.B.Hayes for president. In
1878 he was republican candidate for
congress from this state.
Dr. Hines was married at Wyoming,
N.Y., in 1852,to Miss Elizabeth J.Graves
She was an able helper in all missionary
work, and by her personal effort and en
thusiasm organized the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union of Oregon, of
which she was first president. Sue was
well and favorably known throughout
the state for her many deedsof kindness
and charity. She died in January, 1880,
leaving a bereaved husband and two
children, James A. and Lna A. The
latter is now the wife of C. K. Cranston.
Dr. Hines was also professor of the
theological department ol the Portland
University. His years of faithful work
have been of great service and have been
marked by ability, industry, constancy
ana efticiency. His capacity for hard
work in both study and field supple
mented his ability in the pulpit, and
the promise of his early years was ful
filled. The wide field covered by his la
bors and the variety of the work to which
he had been called, enabled him to ai
extent given to but few to impress him
sell tor good on the civil and ecclesiastic
al a it airs of the empire ol the JNortti
west.
Judges and Clerks of Election.
The county court appointed the fol
lowing judges and clerks of election to
serve for two years. The three first
named are judges, the second three are
clerks:
Antelope W N Wiley, N W Wallace
Grant Ashby, J N Burgess, W C Wiley,
v i u'lii -
Bake Oven R R Hinton, VernonRob-
erfs, A W Fargher, F 8 Flemming, H
Elchenberger, 11 Wacherlig.
Baldwin A G McKamey, Robert
leisure, Geo M Wishart.Douglas Riggs,
J A Knox, Wm H Edick.
Boyd J B Haverly, R D Butler, C II
Southern, Hastings, John Ward, Lou
liolton.
Columbia J C Egbert. James Fulton.
J Beattio, Aug Deckhart, Frank F'ulton,
M Waterman.
East Dalles J C Wingfield. L L Mc
Cartney, H Rice, James E Taylor, C E
Mcintosh, Andy Allen.
Falls D L Cates.A G Hall.H A Leav
ens, Alvin Benson, A Ira verso.
East Hood Kiver t M Jackson,
Winchell, H Lage, T R Coon, M Odell,
S G Campbell.
West Hood River L E Morse. C E
Copple, A 8 Blowers, Jas E Hanua, S F
Klytlie, J W Morton.
South Hood River J W Moore, C L
Morse, J Wickham, C L Copple, B F
Shoemaker, Austin Wilson.
Kinsrslev Thos Glavev. M Callachan.
J D Whitten, Edward Bolton, James
Ward, m A lhornburn.
Mosier E J Middleswart, W T Mc-
Clure, N P Sturgis, Elmer Root, Larkin
Lamb, Sid BriUKS.
Bigelow Geo A Liebe, J H Blakenv,
J E Bamett, Earl Sanders, D S Dtifur
I C Nickelsen.
Trevitt J H Jackson, R F Gibbons.F
Vogt,J S Landers, N 11 Gates, C E Bay
ard. West Dalles Geo Rencoe.F Arnold, II
J Anderson, E M Wingate, Hans Hanson,
Vic Schmidt.
Deschutes C R Egbert. C T Douglas.
W H Whipple.J D Kelley.J C Johnson.
Dufur W B H Temple, Aaron Frazier,
Eli Hinman, John SlcAtee, Lome smith,
L B Thomas.
Eight Mile Henry Williams, D Doyle,
W J Davidson, Orville C Wiiigtield,
Louis Sears, Geo W Covert.
Mountain W G Obrist, Henry Teague,
C G Wetmore.Walter Scott, F A Obrist,
I) .elson.
Nansene Polk Butler, J W Moore, H
Fargher, J H McCoy, John Phipps, W
Adams.
Oak Grove L II Woodside, D W Par
ker, John Christie, J R Cunningham, Ed
Henderson, E M Hartman.
Ramsav J W Nolin, M C Painter,
W 11 Staats, F R Hill.F M Thompson, 8
Edmonson.
Shauiku Geo F Ross, Thos Gavin, H
II Hachler, F S Hill. A C San ford.
Tvgh John T Harper, H N erthick.
Asa SUysdill, T M B Chastain, U P
Steers, Clyde Bouney.
Yiento H C Jac-ison, James Chittv,
B J Tucker, 8 W Curran, Ed Miller. '
Waroic I D Driver, J W Zumwalt, E
I! Wheeler, E X Chandler, J M McCoy,
J E Kennedy.
The Oregon Timberman, published bv
Geo. M. Cornwall at Portland, is one of
the best publications of its kind. In fact,
we Sever saw a better trade paper. The
January number of the Timberman is
profusely illustrated, showing some of
the big timber of the country and many
mill engaged in the important industry
of making lumber.
Willamette Valley Orchards.
Hon. E. L. Smith of Houd River read
an able paper on the subject of "The
Apple," with siiecial reference to the
Willammette valley, before the farmers'
congress at Salem. The paier was pub
lished in full in the Rural Northwest.
We clip a portion of it that is applic
able to all localities, as follows:
Now, in order to ascertain what the
soil should contain in an orchard, let us
go to the chemist and ask him to give us
the principal mineral constituents of
both tree and fruit. He will takean ap
ple and burn it to an ash, analyze the
ash and tell us that it contains:
Potash 35.68 parts,
fcoaa L'ti.usi parts,
Phosphoric acid 13.5!) parts,
Sulphuric acid 6 to9 parts.
He will then analyze the ash of the
tree with about the following result:
Potash 19.24 parts,
Soda 23.60 parts,
rnospnoric ana suipnuric
acids . 18 to 19 parts.
Can we renovate these orchards? To
a certain extcnt,ye, by returning to the
soil what we have taken from it; by cul
tivation, judicious pruning and thor
ough spraying, I doubt, however, if it
is tne nettcr pian. vt nat is wanted is
virgin soil, a new generation of trecsand
pardon me, I came near saying a new
generation of growers;; for the moss in
some instances is not, I fear, all on the
trees.
The consumption of and demand for ap
ples is increasing womlerltilly. Enlarged
facilities for transportation have given
us the world for a market and it is the
foreign and not the local market we
must strive for. Last vear Hood Kiver
Strawberries went up the coast to Skag-
way.Tiience over tne mountains and
nown trie iiiaon to uaweon, and more
wonderful still, they were carried by
steamship to China and reached there
in fair order after twenty-six days tran
sit. It we can convey fresh strawberries
to Dawson and Hong Kong, we ought
to convey Oregon apples to the planet
Mars, if they ever get that much talked
of railroad built there.
A gentleman from France visiting the
Pan-American exposition, saw a collec
tion of apples, from my own orchard,
which he admired very much; and early
last month he came to Oregon and to
my orchard at Hood River. He wanted
ten carloads of yellow apples for ship
ment to France". Red apples, he said,
were seldom seen on the tables of the
rich there, and were called pie apples
He wanted especially New town pippins;
every one must be er.ect and carefully
paper wrapped, and for such fruit
he was willing to pay $2.00 per box
f. o. b. But, alas, the largest lots of
of Newtow n pippins had already been
disposed of and we realized the truth of
the old adage that "he is farthest from
market who has nothing to sell." I in
stance this case simply to illustrate the
demand for high grade apples. Let us
plant more orchards, for more orchards
mean-more cottages and more school
children. Let us plant in the proper lo
calities and soil ; plant the right varie
ties in ine proper manner: watch over
them almost as we would were they
members of our families; protect them
against every enemy that assails them ;
see that they have proper food and fair
and sunshine; put the spray pump to
work early and late; gather the fruit at
the right time and handle it as you
would a basket of eggs ;nse an attractive,
clean box, and give an honest pack from
top to bottom. Practice these methods and
the fruit will be right and the market
right. The reputation that Hood Kiver
has acquired for both apples and berries
is worth not less than 2o cents per box
or crate.
"Boom" Edition.
Driggs, Culbertson & Co., real estate,
insurance and loan agents at Hood Riv
er, Oregon, kindly favor the -Advertiser
with boom editions of the Hood Kiver
Glacier, published in that city, and the
morning Oregonian, published at Port
land, Oregon, under date of Jan. 3d and
1st respectively. Both are very credit
able looking new spapers, exhibiting con
siderable enterprise upon the part of the
publishers,not only in the large amount
of general information and make-up,
but in the lengthy write-up given
their own and adjacent towns and sur
roundings,in that section of the country
which would lead theavernge reader to
fancy that Hood Kiver and Portland w ere
the garden spotsof A merica.even though
some claims are made that "there are
others." Delavan (Ills.) Advertiser.
Going into the Chicken Business.
Father: "Now, see here, if you marry
that young pauper, how on earth are
you going to live?" ,
Sweet Girl: "Yj have figured that
all out. You remember that old hen my
aunt gave me?"
Father: "Yes."
Sweet Girl: "Well, I have been read
ing a poultry circular, and I find that a
good hen will raise twenty chicks a seas
on. Well, next season there will be
twenty-one hens, and as each will raise
more chicks, that will be 420. Tne next
year the number will be 8,400, the fol
lowing year 108,000 and the next 3,3ii0,
000. Just think ! At onlv a florin apiece
we will then have 300,000. Then, dear
old papa, we will lend you some money
to pay off the mortgage' on this house.
Tit-Bits.
Little at the First, but Might) at (lie Last
M. V. Johnson of the Kast Hide saw an ex
tract from the fnllowlngverHcs In a news
paper. -He recoiled the whole lutein from
memory. He had learned It when a boy
from the old Sanders Fourth Render:
A traveler through a dusty road strewed
acorns on the lea.
And one took root and sprouled up and grew
Into a tree.
Love ouglit Its shade at evening tide In
breathe Its early vows,
And age was pleased In heat of noon to busk
beneath Its boughs:
The dormouse loved Its dangling- tw ig, the
birds tweet music bore,
It stood a glory in tin place, bleaalng ever
more, A little spring had lost Its way amid the
gram and fern,
A passing stranger scooped a well where
weary men might turn;
He walled It In and hung with care a ladle nt
the brink;
He thought not of the deed he did but Judged
that toil might drink.
He panned (u;atn, mid lo! the well, by mim-
mera never dried,
Had cooled ten thousand parched tongues
and saved a life beside.
A dreamer dropped a random thought, 'Itu
old and yet 'twas new,
A simple faney of the brain, but strong In
being true
It shone upon a genial mind, and lo! Us light
became
A lamp of life, a beacon ray, a monotnry
flame.
The thought was small, Its Issue great, a
watch Ore on the hill.
It shed Its radiance far a down and cheers the
valley still.
O germ, O fount, O word of love. (1 thought at
random east.
Ye were but little at the firm, but mighty at
the last!
l)emonlrlioii.
Now doth the Southern farmer
Pick orange from the X re.
And pack (tie top pnrf of tin box
Jn la vers Juit Iikc the
o o u o o o o o
Tbe Northern farmer wotteth not
And bayeth the t nt r n I Art.
Bui wheu hedetein d-(r down
He teareth at his hair
OOOOQAQ
Then doth the Northern farmer
Search orchard everywhere.
And dmiI bin apple barrel top
On miiw frmi n rare
o o o o o o o o
The Stmt hem farmer wot let h not
And buyeih the apples fair.
And thi what bin nnxma gBRe
luw-kwtti down in there
oooooooo
Notice of Dissolution.
The tiartnershipheretoforeexlsting between
Geo. T. I'rather and r'red K. names under
the firm name of I'rather Hurnea Is this day
.1 l.u i, ml no tiji.nl ij.wi T I'rntlier
continuing the business ami assuming all Ha-
blhliinof I'rntlier A harm's and collecting all
bills ol same. OKO. T. I'KATHr.K,
dl.1 KIIKI) B. BAHNKK.
Town Lots for Sale.
Apply lo J. K. WAIT,
t Kec'y Siood Kiver Townsite Vo.
Money to Loan
On improved farms and good stock ranehesat
low rates and on long time. If wanted. Htate
particulars and lowest amount wanted by
writing or aillin-.- uikiii
CIIAKLRS K. HENRY,
all 27a smirk St, Portland, Or.
Blacksmithing:
And wagon rcpalriiigatti'iided to promptly at
my shop on Hie .Mt. Hood road, souin oitown
Mood work at reasonable prices.
scp!7 G. A. HDW'KU,
Strayed.
Three calves one red yearling and 2smaller
calves, one red and the other line back with
while lace. All marked Willi split and crop
of ear. Kewunl will be paid to learn of their
whereabouts. M. OSTRAUAAKD.VIento.Ur.
Chickens ! Chickens !
For a short time I will sell M. O. White leg
horn and While Wyandotte cockerels at "lie
anil f I.00 each at my Keystone Farm.
j.-t M UK. (i. It. WOOQWORTH
Peanut Roaster.
We have a nenniit Roaster of latest patern
and can supply our customers with the best
quality ol peanuts, iresn ruawu every uay.
Sample them. COLK A GRAHAM.
Rooms to Rent.
As I have purchased 'he property known as
the Smith nou-i, ana nave piasierea ami nn
ished It in first-class style, it will be known
as Fairview. Any one wishing to rent a part
of the house can do so by applying to Geo. T.
I'rather or the undersigned.
- M. F. JACOBS.
Strayed.
A ml heifer coif. 8 months old, Blight. y
brtmlle In fiice; no brtud or oar marks. Any
piron who will take up this calf and send me
worn will 'e -ewiinieti. i. r. nAiimwni
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NOTICE FOU PUBLICATION.
Land office at Vancouver, "Wash., Dee. 18,
HWI. Notice Is hereby given that the follow
iniMtamcd s-tilers have filed notice of their in
tention to muke final proof in support of their
claims, and Unit said proof will be made before
the Register and Receiver U. S. Land oftice
at Vancouver, Wash., Tuesda,v,.Ian.ai,l(KU,vlz:
l ll.Mll. !..- IPOlUdiAS,
of Gtlnicr, 1'. U., Washington, who made II
K. No. Mil, for the north of northwest '4,
southwest 'i of northwest '4, nnd northwest
'4 of southwest of section l, township 5
north, range 11 east, W M.
Who names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence uHn and cultiva
tion of siiid land, viz:
George W. Gilmer, Charles W. Gilmer.
Courtland V, Chapman and Alexander
C'huyne, all of Gilmer P.O., Washington. Viz:
AI.KXAMIKH CHKYNK,
of Gilmer P. o.. Wash ington. who made II
K. No. 10,110 for the east of southwest 14,
southwest of southwest and sou 111 west
Vt ol southeast section 27, townships north,
range 11 east, W. M.
Who nam est he following witnesses to prove
his continuous resilience upon and cultiva
tion 01 said lanii. viz:
George W. Gilmer, Charles W. Gilmer.
Courtland W. Chapman and Charles Doug
las, ho 01 vtrmier 1 . t asnmgton.
tial2l W. It. DUN BAH, Register.
NEW
FEED STORE
At my place, on he Mt. Hood mad, one
mil? south of town, I have opened a Flour
and Feed Store. No need now to haul your
u'eo up me oik inn iroin town wnen you can
otiv 01 nieai uouom prut1.
112 1. F. LAMAR.
Administrators' Notice.
Notice is hereby ulven that hv an order
duly made by the county court of the state of
(iregon for w asco comity, the undersigned
have been apiMHiiled administrator of the
eslate of John slpma, cleeeased; and all per
sons having claims against said estate are
hereby mililled to present tho same, duly ver
llieil, to the undersigned, at Hutler & Co.'s
hunk, In the city of Hood River, in said Wasco
county, within six months from the date of
this notice.
Dated tit Hood Itiver, Oregtn. this 15th day
ol January, HKti. LKsI.IK ISl'TLKR,
J. T. NK.M.KIGH,
J'ilf 14 Administrators.
Timber Land, Act June;), 1873.
NOTICE FOIl PUBLICATION.
United States I.mid Ottice.Vanconver.Wash.,
Jan. 17, I'.KU. Notice Is hereby given that in
compliance with the provisions of t lie act of
congress ot .nine., is,, eniniea an act for the
sale ot timber lands In the stutesot California,
oretron. Nevada and Washington Territorv,"
as extended to all the public land states 'by
act of August -I, isiri,
JOSDPH E. P. PUDKKABEK,
of Wiltnmr, county of Kandiyohi, state of
Minnesota, has this day tiled In this office his
sworn statement, No. 23."1, for the purchase of
tne east'., south west ; and lots .1 and 4
of section No. ai, in township No. V
north, range No. 10 east, Willamette Merid
ian, and will orl'er proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable Tor its timber or
stone than for agricultural purposes, and to
establish his claim to said land before the
Register ami Receiver of this oftice at Van
couver, Wash., on Monday, the 7th day of
.April, nnr.:.
lie names as witnesses: Robert F. Cox, Al
bert W. l.ohdi-11 anil George Shtrlev. all of
Portland. Oregon, and August .1. Wagnils of
1 nun i.-iKi, v, asn.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
HtKive-describcd lands are requested lo file
their claims In this office on or before suld
7lh dav of April, 1KB.
J2-nm!s. W. R. DUNHAR, Register.
Sheriff's Sale.
Notice is heretiy Riven thai under and by
virtue of an execution and order of wile in-
sned out of the circuit omirt of the state of
t-rei;on tor mm'o counly, upon n judgment
and decree rendered in a cause pendinw, In
sitid court wherein Cynthia Jotich and Hume
June wtre plaint i ttk nnd John Kin and
Amelia Kintf were delV udiints, to me directed
and rommjunlirit; nie U wil the. real entate
hcn innfier described for the purpose of satlH
fyin a Judgment In favor of Cynthia Junes
and iik'uinst John K lug for the sum of
and attorney h feet and fl&tiO costs and
disbin-Keiiit'iiU, J w ill, on
Saturday, the 1-Mh day of February, 1W2,
nt the hour of 2 o'elork 1. M., at the court
house door In Indies City, On-ifon, sell nt pub
he auction to the highest bidder for cMi in
hand, for the purptiM- of sat islyina said Judg
ment, the following descrltwd tch! eMiite, to
wit: Hi'ginninif at a point Ik rod north from
the Houtheitst corner of tuition :4 in township
:t north of runuc M east of the Willamette
Meridian; thence west W rods nnd 8 feet;
I hence north 14 rod and 14 feel; thence east n4
rods tind H feet; thence south 14 rods and 14
feel to the ptitceof beL;iriniiit. conlaiuUikf Ave
aere of land and itituated in Wasco county,
ireg-on.
iJallesCitv. Oregon. Jnmiarv 14, lKi
HuitKKT Kh.LLY, Sheriff.
ITtnibcr Und.
NOi K'K FOR
Act June S, DO. J
ITHLICATIUN.
C n t ted Slate I .and Mflee, Vancou ver.
Wash., Jan. 10. l't .Notice is hereby given
thai In compliance with the provision of
I he net of conuresji of June no, entitled
An act for the wile of timter 1 inula in tbe
stjte of California, Oregou, Nevada and
Washington Territory," extended to all
tbe public hind state, bv ad of Aiujtit 4, 1 Wi,
KKKH S4MTT.
nf Hooniatu. couuiv of Clidialia. Mtate of
j Washti.gfon, has this dav filed in thi oftice.
j (in wi n soiietiient No. in for the purchaw
i of thcsotiih 'a sotiii.east mid northwest
! wHimnwi 't iff section No. 11 m tow n-
hip . H north, rMife n lUesM, w. M..Hiid
will oib r pns f to show th:t the land wutht
i more aluaide lor Ma tmit-r or stone ll.ttn.
for'Hrieultuni purjw'-s, and in e!ahlinti httf
claim to futid land l-efore Hie tlcgUter and
Ki-"rtcrof till, orhce at Vancouver, Wab
on Tttciay, tiie ?."! ti day of March,
He name mm witncSe: Altcrt W. IoMetl,
nbri K. Col, William Ilacb and Jom-ph V.
lU-d. all of Cortland. Oregon,
An uitd all peron claiuutig adversely tbe
lNrve-dcrritsd land" are rvuetid to file
ttnir ciuim m thi office on or before said
&U dav uf March. l-i
JITmii W. K, UlNBAR, ReghUr.
Strayed."
H W on KitoiiMfr. h'fl hi mi ut white, nhin In
front; hi -' ml I, traniKi i o fthou'der,
rclti fnt rtht hin1 mn Jim.
fttnv hxf. imkJ nil amnml vhen mwq
KfwaMonVrvii. I H I.KAMiVi.
jlo Moo l Kivtrr, Or.
We need more room, and with that end in view we introduce our first
CLEARANCE SALE
Beginning, Saturday, January 4th,
And continuing to Saturday, February 1st. We will give a dim-omit
on all good 4 bought, except School Books and Racine Feet, and on
some articles a discount of from 25 to 35 per cent will be given. Fol
o lowing are some of our special diHcounts for Saturday of this week :
20 pairs Racine Mittens at half price.
Penholders, each lc
Pens, per dozen c
10c Tablets . . . . 8-"
Shells, 25 per cent off price.
20c Opal Trays 15c
Bulk rerfumery 30 and 40c oz.
These are only a few. Yours for business,
GEO. F. COE & SON.
The Pa
Wi,.
SHOE CO S "
CUSTOM MAKE.
For this week only we will sell you
Brownie Lunch Boxes at 5c
Good Whisk Brooms 5c
House Brooms, good ones . . .20c
Tacks, per box lc
Toothpicks, per box 4c
A new lot of fancy Neck Ribbons
just received.
Please bear in mind that CHEAP
prices do not make CHEAP '
GOODS, neither do HIGH
PRICES make GOOD GOODS.
V.Y Pl
Remember, If You Want
"Quick action" on the sale of your farm lands or city property, place
them with us. Besides our growing local facilities for handling your
property, we have also a Portland branch oftice, a representative at
Salem, and valuable business connections in the Middle West and
East. . .
IF YOU HAVE a house to rent, we can find you a tenant.
IF YOU HAVE Fire Insurance to write, we represent only the best
companies.
IF YOU HAVE a loan to make, ask about our rates.
Come to see us in anv event, or address
DRIGGS, CULBERTSON & CO.,
"The new real estate firm," over Wall Paper Emporium.
BOOkS Agency,
Mn(ra7inp, THE OREGONIAN
magazines evening telegram
Stationery
Job Printing at BRADLEY'S BOOK STORE.
!L!ini STATIONERYcTwRITING HATERIALS
Comprises the Latest Styles and Qualities.
We also have an extensive collection of
Mr. L. Bradley's Magnificent Hood River and
Columbia River Scenes,
than which no more beautiful or acceptable gift could be made.
Your patronage respectfully solicited,
EE. R. BRADLEY.
Hood River
Commercial Co.,
DEALERS IX
GROCERIES, FLOUR & FEED, VEGETABLES
Fresh and Cured Meats.
We have on hand a tine shipment of Cliinaware Prizes, which we
propose to give away with every $1 or f:t worth of cash coupons. Our
prices will compare with any in town. Call and see us.
Free delivery.
For YOU to Remember
When you need anything in the line of
" DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES,
PAINTS, OIL AND GLASS,
You should call on
CHAS. N. CLARKE,
PROPRIETOR OF
.
The Glacier
F. p. FRDAY. p. . I! RF., Notary Public.
FRIDAY & BARNES,
REAL ESTATE,
Insurance, Abstracting, Writing Deeds, Leases,
Mortgages, etc.
If you have property to cil, it it with ns. Oifi. in tl e br'ck
flore on Oak lrwt.
sis Fair
Buy your Shoes where
you can get the best
goods for the least
money.
We are still giving special prices on
our complete line of Shoes.
While other stores ore trying "to get
rid of their old Skirts, we are getting on
new ones iu the latest styles. Call and
see them.
CUSTOM MAKE.
Pharmacy
II W a 1
LIST OF LANDS
For Sale
AND
FOR RENT
AT
THE EMPORIUM.
1. Lots iii' Waucoraa Park addition
from $!H) to 160.
2. Eligible residence lots in Spangler's
subdivision, near cannon house; only
80; terms easy.
3. A rare bargain. The north 40 acres
of the Henderson farm at f 1000 cash, for
ten days only.
4. Twenty-five acres of the Silliman
place, East Side; 18 acres in cultivation ;
young orchard ; $76 an acre.
5. Unimproved and improved fruit
land to rent on five years lease.
6. For 30 days, the Henry Coe house
and two lots, knowff as the MeCrory
property ; price $500 cash.
7. Barrett-Si pma addition ; f 75 per lot :
$10 down and $5 per month ; no interest.
8. The Grant. Evans house and lot,
for sale only till Jan. 1st; price fS50.
9. Fine homestead of 160 acres on
Rock creek near Davenport's. Price
$1,000-300 down, balance at 6 per
cent.
10. Lots in Hull's addition; each
lot level, 80 x 140; center of ball ground;
$150 each.
11. 150 acres about 8 miles from Hood
River on Mosier creek, new house, three
acres iu fruit, $700 cash, title perfect.
12. For 30 days, 4 lots lying east of
the MeCrory property; price $176 cash
for the two.
19. The Glover farm, well improved,
i)4 miles from Goldendale; 240 acres:
140 acres in cultivation; 63 acres in
winter wheat; 7 acres in hog pasture,
with a creek running through it; all un
der fence, with cross fences; large
new barn and fine house. Price $12.50
an acre; will take Hood Itiver property
in part payment.
21. N. S. E. M, S. N. E. i sec.
4, T. 3 N., It. 11 E White Salmou; fine
timber land ; $10 per acre.
22. The Emerson homestead, only one '
mile cast of town ; fine range ; $1,500. -
28. 529 acres, with much fir timber,
including both falls on Hood river. Re
fer to Hutler & Co.
31. At Trout Lake, 80 a. ; 3 in timothy,
cuts 8 tons a year; 50 a. in heavy saw
timber, white pine, fir and cedar; west
fork White Salmon river runs through
the place; price $1,250.
32. Emma G. Robinson's 100 acres on
hills east of White Salmon, known as
the Dryer place; fine timber; unim
proved; $785.
100 acres of land about 8 miles from
Hood River on Mosier creek, new house,
three acres in fruit, perfect title, $700,
for sale at the Emporium.
House for Rent Coe's new cottage on
the school house hill. Price $7.50 per
month ; well water on the premises.
Money to loan.
At the Emporium is kept a first-class
surveyor's transit, and the proprietor
being a practical surveyor, is well pre
pared to do the work of laving out acre
age tironertv in lotH nml l.'l,.Lu ami An.
ing all kinds of surveying.
K. II. Terms are easy on all the above
lands, w ith interest at fi per cent. Per
sons dcsirillL' llll'lltinny nil l,,.ni,.ul.iul
and timlier claims should apply at the
jjinponiim.
ITimlx-r tjmd, Act .Inne 3, 1STS.1
NOTIC'K toli PUBLICATION.
United Htnton Ijmi.I OflW, VnnrottTer,
dun., .(uif im nervhy given
Unit in ouniplliinre Willi the provMoiu of the
Ret urmiixrviw or Junr 4, lies, entitled "An art
fur I lie nale of timber IiohIh In tlm Htate f
( iilifornlH, Oregon, NevH.U anil Wm-hlnxton
territory," nn extended lo nil tile public laud
8tte by uet of A rnnixt 4, 12,
w w.ikj n, hai It,
of I'orthind, county of Miiltnoiiinh, Htate of
I Ireiritn ti.. 1 1. .1.. t ,.. ... 1. 1
--....n..n.iii,l( i,, , in i, HIT" IIIHnWOrn
tmeiner.; No. 2A for the pur.'liHHe of the
1.17, Koiitheiixt ; nouthweKt t wrlliin , mid
ot I northcH-d norlliweM V. nd northwrat
V. ill Hurt lii.uMl t.. ..f U...I i.... i 1.. . 1. 1
H north, iiiiiire No. ti w u
will oiler proof to aiwiw tlmt the land mniKht
, " ""n'"r li ON lllliorr Or MIOlie ItiHIl
for aitrleultii nil purl-men, and loe-uahliiiii hln
Ihiiii lo mild lnd before the Hegnder and
Ul.-uili.r .if II. iu ..Of ... ... .
......... ... ,,,, UT , , iiiii-ouver. Bull
on luinilny, the 1110 day of Miin h, pB.
H1.III.T. a wiiww-: hi inert r . cox of
ooorn . I'Hiuorin oi iiiiiit'ity,
or.; Albert . Ijihdcll and Joeeph V. Iteed of
I'orlLinil I Ir
l ft'liv II IV. ,.. ,.
n r.ivii p.,
or lortland, eotinty of Multnomah, mate or
Oregon. Iiiik thin diijr tiled In thin oflli-e her
Worn Nliltemenr No '?.u r.M.fh. ........ 1
theso'Hh y, nonbeait and south S north
wtMV, of Heellon No. s. In lown.hlp No. a
north, range No. 11 el Wtlluii.Mii. n.u.i.o.
and will offer proof to ulinw that the land
ought In niore valuable for its timber or
. Vi i purl-"e. ana lo
eiiibhli lii eliutn lo taid land la-lore the
K.-j inter and Iteeeiv. r ot thla oHii at Van
eouver. Vali., on Tuesday, the lllli day of
.lari'll, l'rj.
He name' l. wltne-aea: tt.itu.rt V rv.- r
Portland. o; H, hens. Iianforthof Mlllt'ttv
!r: T i'" "' At" n w- Ibdellof
,, Ko'liKKTH. rUNKOKTH,
"f M IK ll v. cm, Iv ..f Marion. Hate of Ore-
nathi. day bled In Una ofllre bl w,,rn
jiiiienient No. 211. f,a- the porch, -e of the
I x , uortli.-BM -onlliweat W. aotitheaM
S , northwest "j and -outhet U Ha-tlieaa1 U
nlaeiK.n .Sn. a, in twnnlp mail?
range No. II K-t. Willamette meridian!
and will ort.T pr.K.f to .how that the land
ought l more valuable for lu titular or "tone
lhniir,.rgiMiiliiiral (.urtxw., and to etalt
lih liic,ini to anid land I-fore the K.-gimer
an-1 Keeeiverof t h Is ottli-e at V aneou vt ah
on Tibday. the lllh dav of Man-h iur4
He 1,1,,,,-. a, K'.Urt f.inx, Al-
irri,',,!'',,,'lI-J"',,n v- K"l Waldo
a Haeh. all of Portland. Or. 1 "
Any and all ir.ai el.inilni advfraely the
b.ive-l.-M-ni-.d laud are r-tueied to file
their elainia in tin orrlee on or tadare laid
0fJ W. K. M NBAR, Re, lner.