the Hood River, Ore. oliday Goods of Every Description able for Everybody Toilet Caw, Necktie Boxes, Glove Boxen, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Work Boxes, and Shaving Sets, Smoking Sets, Photograph Al burns, Autograph Albums, Fancy Box Paper, Fancy Glassware, Vases, .Mugs, Cups and Sau cers, Toothpick Holders, Jewelry, Beaded Purses, Pocket Books, Suspenders, Handker chiefs, Mufflers, Neckties, Shirts, Gloves of all kinds. Looking Glasses, Umbrellas, Undershirts, Fancy Hosiery, Shirt Waist Patterns, Table Covers. Bed Spreads, Bugs, Gents' Hats, Caps, Pocket Knives. Ladies' and Children's Mittens. Remember, That some one of our Customers will PositivelyQetOliejTlTesetickets. Wo can fit you, Your wife, Your Children, and your Friends with the A Free Round Trip SovIT TO WEARERS OF Heart and Arrow Brand Shoes. Buy a pair of Heart and Arrow Brand Shoes and get a guess In the LaPrello Shoe Company's Guessing Contest. A Coupon with ererjr pair. Be sure to ask for it. Best wearing SHOES on earth for the money. Moderate prices, latest styles, perfect fitting. Dress Slippers, House Slippers Dancing-Pumps Boots, Overshoes, Rubbers, Rubber Boots, and in fact " everything that can be found in a first class shoe store. HUNDREDS OF DOLLS 01 Every Description. Doll Buggies, Go Carts, Blackboards, Musical Toys, Iron Toys, Tin Toys, Mechanical Toys. All Kinds of Games. .., , , Air Guns, Cap Pistols, etc. Tin and China Dishes, Tree Ornaments in short, Almost anything you could think of for young or old. Our Prices are Always the Lowest. We Lead. Others Follow. . Council Proceedings. Council met in regular session. Pres ent., Mayor Brosiui", Aldermen Blowers, McDonald, P. S. Davidson, Rand, Mar shal Dukes and Surveyor Henderson. Recorder Nickelsen not being present, tlie council appointed P. S. Davidson recorder pro tern. An ordinance was introduced to repeal ordinance No. 63, which granted a ten year contract to the Electric Light, Power and Water Co. to furnish water to the city for fire protection. It was explained in introducing the ordinance for the repeal of said ordinance granting such contract, that in view of the fact that this contract was the principal issue at the last election, and that a majority of the voters decided against the -existing contract by electing those who were 'opposed to it, it woi Id be only fair to all parties concerned to give the people a chance through their chosen represen tatives, to make arrangements for city water that would be satisfactory to the people, and if they should decide to in stall a new water plant or grant a char ter to another company, would entail no loss on the present company if the ques tion :ia settled before they commence laying mains. On motion of McDonald - the ordinance passed first reading; Blow ers and Hand voting no. The following bilf was presented, al lowed and ordered paid: J. H. Dukes, marshal's salary foO.OO The resignation of J. L. Henderson as city surveyor was presented, to take effect immediately. On motion of Mc Donald the resignation was accepted. Adjourned. . .. ; , Oilell Notes. C. G. Roberts goes to Portland today to meet his daughter who is at tending school at the agricultural col lege at Corvallis. She will spend the holidays at Odell with her pareuts. Cop Hinrichs' new cottage is a favor ite resort for the young people. Another dancing party was given there last Fri day night. . The question :"Uesolved, that the re cent Anthracite Coal Strike was Justi fiable," was discussed at the literary last Thursday night, and decided by the three judges in the affirmative. Parties from Mount Hood were in attendance. The next question will be: "Resolved that we as American People are More Indebted to our Natural Resources for our Greatness, than to our form of Gov ernment." With the present encroach ing evils and the tendency to one man ipower, this question is pertinent, and we predict a good hearing. W ood cutting is the order of the day mow. James Eggert is cutting 50 cords for Mr. Wyuian o be .used in burning brick. Chas. M. lWey and Mr. Miller liave contracted to cut 100 ricks for IJoswell Shelley, and ('has. Green has also commenced on a 100 rick lot for the same party.- The wood is being cut on the Busev' place which he recently sold; about th'ree )re of which, already cleared, will be set to apples in the spring. Win. F.hrck has let a contract to Jas. Eggert and Thus. Lacy for the clear . ing of ten acres of laud. The demand for the peerless Hood Itiver apptos is an incentive to increase the acreage and with a prospect for water upon the high land next season, no doubt clo ver fields and "straw berries will also en gage the attention of the people here. B. T. Young has accepted a position -ith Davenport Pros, and will take charge of the Fuller stable in town, re-4-entlv purchased by the above parties. Mr. " Young's experience with, and .knowledge of horses renders him very .competent for such a position. Otto Ehrck and Collins lelt yesterday for San Francisco. The boys are going to see the elephant, then, no doubt, will be g'ad to return to Hood River. D D. Dodon of Duke's valley is the owner of a very nice new top buggy. When asked as he drove by the other dav, what this meant, his ready reply was "Fun," and Dan knows how to have it. nukes' Vallef Item. n :..(. -till imiiL's on un in this part of the world. The snow averap" lom two to eight inches i do pth. ac cording to the elevation. Although i is not very com, m . . working out of doors, and there i not w, oiSch Wng done at present in the w,v of improvements, etc; still every bfy seems to be busy at something or 0,Rey D D. Dodge started with his famfly for Anslev, Nebraska, last 1W JLvcV He rented his land to j'Q:'Carnahan.who will improve the land during Mr. Inge's absence. Mr. , Carnah.n has bought a chiue and he expects l ",b ,15 ,T, , , cs of land this winter h,c wd to iet out to fruit trees as soon as possible. Fred and Ruby Chandler and Bert Tyler were visiting friends in this vicin ity last Sunday. Miss Ellen Dodge is down in the Crup per neighborhood for a week's visit among her friends and former school mates. Four of our neighbor boys took a rifle and shotgun and went up to the top of the mountain west of here with the in tention of getting a bear or something larger. They hunted until about 4 o'clock when they accidently ran on to a bear track. Instead of taking the trail and following the bear, they took a trail for home and the way they came down that mountain would put a wild broncho to shame; a Sahara desert camel couldn't begin to step in the tracks those boys made. They reach ed home all right and say they are going out to get that bear yet, if they can get some one to go with them. 15ir,LY. The Shiftless Poor. Dulles Chronicle., As the winter season comes cm apace the usual calls for assistance are crowd ing in on our county judge, who is put to his wit's end to discriminate as to the merits of each. Not only is the county besieged, but charitable institutions and individuals are in the same box. The noor we have alwavs with us and referring to such the Divine Teacher said, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these, ye have done it unto me." There is a class of alleged poor to whom we believe this does not refer, and these we have more abundantly than the deserving ones. The latter it is next to impossible to find for they are not going about parading their wants on the street corners, and the only way the comity can determine their need is through some neighbor from whom they cannot hide their destitution. Such as these (he county and private philan thropists would gladly assist, particular ly as the season for gift-giving is close upon us. There are in The' Dalles large families who yearly make their appeal to'the county or others, whether times are prosperous or otherwise. To them it makes no difference. The public owes them a living whether they have at tempted to earn it or not. In these families are grown sons and daughters lying idle in unkept shanties; The har vest season comes and is gone, and while the cry has gone up- iroin all sides for harvest hands, the boys have cat in the shadoof some tree and whittled; the farmers' wives have begged for help at this time and the city housekeepers have placed advertisement after adver tisement in the papers endeavoring to secure assistance in the kitchen, but still the husky daughters of these "un fortunate poor'' lounge about. Winter conies and the mothers of these "poor" boys and girls call upon the judge with a pitiful tale of we and beg from door to door of neatly-kept, prosperous homes, where the sons and daughters have been out in the world battling for a livelihood ever since they left school, after receiving not the least hit more education than is offered to the children of the parents who now beit of their "more fortunate" neighbors. Why this difference? Simply localise the one has made the most of their opxr tnnitif s ; the other has done nothing but live off the remainder of the community. These people, ol course, row ill at times, and a howl at once noes up and the entire city is exercised and assist ance comes from all sides. The physi cian is called to administer to them; to leave hit bed in the dead of the night and make his wav to some shack far back of the city ami give them the nec essary assistance, without money and without price. One of these men said the other dav, "If you don't come when vou are sent for I'll know tue reason; there's a law that comndsynu todo When, as a matter of fact there is no such law. What applies to the physician in such cas-s applies to ali professions, all trades. The shiftless live off the in dustrious. We would not be understood to say that in many cases those w hom the county and others are assistine are not worthy and such as should be helped ; but the majority, we must say, br'"1" t" t'ie other class. But what's to be done in the matter? In a Christian community none will be left in want; and yet "are we not in mnnv instances simply fostering idleness by helping such? I it uncharitable to refuse aid in such cast's? While such questions are propounded each year, they remain unanswered, f ir our people would rather foster a w .iole army of undeserving idlers thsn that "one of the least" of the deserving ones should remain in want. Sliss Hatlie Han!Trv wag the re cipient of a piano Tuesday. Looking fur Boys. The London Free Press strikes the nail on the head In the following: "When we see the boys on the street and in public places we often wonder If they know that the business men are watching I hem. In every bank, store, or olllee, than will soon be a place for a boy to fill. Those who have the management of the affairs of the business will select a boy In whom theyJiave confidence. When they se lect one of the boys they will not select him for his ability to swear, use slang, smoke cigarettes, or tap a beer keg. These men have a few of these habits themselves, but they are looking for boys who are as near gentlemen in every sense of the word as they can find, and they are able to give the character of every boy in the city.. They are not looking for rowdies, and when a . hoy applies for one of these places and is refused they may not tell him the reasou why they do not want him, but the boy can depend upon it he has been rated according to big be havior. Doys cannot afford to adopt the habits and conversation of loafers and rowdies if they ever want to be called to responsible positions. There is gladness in her gladness when she's glad there is sadness in her sad ness when she's sad but the gladness of her gladness nor the sadness of her sadness is nothing to her madness when she's mad. There is kickness in her kickness w hen she kicks there is lick ness in her lickness when she licks; but the licknessof her lickness is nothing to her uixness when she's nix. There is crossness in her crossness when she's cross, there is glossing in the glossness of her gloss but the crossness of her crossing nor glossness of her glossing is nothing to her bossing when she's boss. Cheap Rates to the West. From February 18, to and including April 30, 1903, the several lines inter ested will put into effect greatly reduced one-way rates from points in the East to points in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Rate from Missouri river points to Portland fc5.00; from Chicago 133.00, and from St. Louis $30.00. These tickets wtll admit of stop-overs at any point west of Pocatello, Idaho, and Havre, Montana, not to exceed ten days. A. N. Hoar, Agent. Illustrated Edition "Bridge of the Gods" By Frederic II. Balch, in a new and attractive binding, with 8 full-page drawings by Laurens Maynard Dixon. A most desirable holiday gift to Fast en! friends or relatives, and should find a place in every home library in the West. I am now prepared to fill all orders for this book. Price $1.50 at your home. Gertrude B. I no alls, Hood River, Oregon. Sylvester She is a woman with a past, I understand. Randolph Yes, and more coming Baltimore Sum Saved at Grave's Brink. "I know I would long ago have been in my grave," writes Mrs. S. II. New som, of Decatur, Ala., "if it had not been for Electric Bitters. For three years I suffered untold agony from the worst forms of indigestion, waterbrash, stom ach and bowel dyspepsia. But this ex cellent medicine'did me a World of good. Since using it I can eat heartily and have gained 35 pounds." F'or indiges tion, loss of appetite, stomach, liver and kidney troubles, Electric Bitters are a positive, guaranteed cure. Only 50c at Chas. N. Clarke's drug store. Summons. la the Circuit Court of the stale of Oregon, for the County or Waaeo. Clara Christiansen, iilainttff, va Nel Chrta-tiHiiM-n, defendant. Suit for Divorce. NoTICK. To Nela Christiansen, the above-named de fendant: In the name of the St at of Oregon, you I are herel required to appear and aimwer the i complaint tiled anal lot you In the above en-tith-d suit, on or before atz weeka from the j l.'lh dav of lieeember, l!2. and If yon tall so i to answer, the plaintiff above named will ! take Jtntirnient azaint yon for want thereof. I and applv to the rourt for the relief prayed for In the complaint on tile herein, to wit: I Thai the bonds of matrimony now extstin betweeu you and the plaintiff herein be dia 1 wived aiid forever annulled, and Sir the rare, ; etiatody and romrolof the infant child born ; from your union with the aaid plaintiff, and loreneril relief. 1 hi Mimmona laaerved upon yoo by pob-ii.-ioi.m thereof oncea week for m eonaxco tive weeka. and for aeven mnsmiillve lner tiona. in the Hod River tJlacler.a neampaper , ot ei neral circulation, designated aa moat I likelv to rive yon notice, published weekly ' In tl.eCoiinty of Waaco, rUate of Oregon, and ' in o served hv virtue of an order made and entered herein on the ih dav of December, A : D. fati. by the Hon. W. U Bradnhaw. judneof : aaid cejru The date of aaid order la iwrem-h.-r , nil. and the date of the first publication 'oftliia uotiee and summons la ilecembef li, Iwii JOHN LKLASDHKKDt.KMON. j1 Attorney ft- Plaintiff. 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