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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1903)
Confessing Christ. The following is a copy of a letter written by W. E. Godsey. now of Hood River, to his former Sunday school class limteH in Kentucky : To the pupils of the Christian Sunday School at I'leasantview, Ky. : As I can not be with you in the Sunday school next Sunday, I will write a few lines on the subject the important subject of "Confessing Christ," and when to be come a Christian. All you boys and girls in the Sunday school are my friends and a great many of you are my old schoolmates. For this reason you are very dear to me, and my wishes are that you all may confess jurist. What is the meaning of this expres sion so commonly used now 'confess ing Christ?" The word confess means a great deal more than most of ns think it does. To confess a thing means to own it; to confess Christ means to own him as our Lord and master, and to do whatever he says for us to do. We also confess Christ by coming into His church : it is our duty to do this lok at the accounts of Cornelius, the Ethiopian eunuch; the rhillippian jailor, Saul of Tarsus, and a number of others; what noble confessions of Christ they made. It is a beautiful story, I enjoy reading them over and over; you read them and villi will eninv them also. These confessions are good examples for us. lo conless Jesus Uirist as our Lord and Savior and repent of our sins and be forgiven, is a grand thing. When we do this, God promises to forgive our fast sins and to grant us help of His loly Spirit to do right and to prepare for heaven. Jesus said, "whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will 1 confess also before my Father which is in heaven." Somebody asks, "When ought we to confess Christ?" I think we ought to confess Christ as soon as possible; we ought to first understand what we are doing, then go ahead. Most all of you boys and girls know what you ought to do to become Christians. Your Sunday school teacher has doubtless taught you, and you have read In the book of "Acts" how people joined the church ; it is a simple story truly told. Yon have been going to Sunday school a long time, and have seen many of your friends join the church and be baptised; you see them eating bread and drinking wine on the Lord's day. You used to wonder at this, you could not see how it was, but now you are old enough to understand this, so now is the time to begin to serve Uod. Life is passing by swiftly; soon we will be old, now is the time to begin, while you are young. Solomon said, "Remember the Lord in the days of thy youth." By beginning to serve Cod and work faithfully for Him while we are young, we overcome two things: First is not being willing to confess Christ while we are young and have the opportunity ; second is because we may never have "the opportunity to confess Ilim if we keep on putting it off. Some dav the death angel will come along and we will follow. You might say "well, if God takes me before I have the opportunity to confess His son, He surely will not condemn me." You do not have to wait for an opportunity ; you have the best of opportunities every week, and now w hen the preacher gives the invitation call to come to the Lord, do you imagine vou can hear the dear Savior, who died for you and of whom you have read so many beautiful lessons and sung so much about, saying softly to you, "Come, dear friend, now is the time, w hy do you wait?" You may say "well I don't believe I can hold out faithful, I have not the courage, etc." You don't know what you can do until you try. When God sees that you are "trying with all your might to serve -Ilim, He will help you. If you fall behind sometimes He will help you up if you trust in Him. We ought to trust more in God than we do. Surely He will not let us fall by the wayside; what is God's great strong arm for if it's not for us to lean upon? I remember well the day I confessed Christ. I had been attending several big meetings, all of different denomina tions, for a long time, and had got so confused and mixed up in "denomina tions" that I could not tell just what to do. I had made up my mind to join some church but didn't know which one to join. I would talk with one preacher and he would tell me to do a certain way, that his church was the right one; another preacher would tell me that they were in the right church, and soon. I wondered why they weren't nil together, like the Scriptures say in Kph. iv, 4; v, I'li-Iil); Rom, xii. 5, and John x, 1(5. I studied about this sin cerely for a long time; in the meautime I read the book of "Acts" two or three times and was convinced that the "church" was the church of Christ, and that was good enough for nie, so I im mediately joined the church and have thr.nked God for the day I did it. 1 think it's enough to be called a Chris tian, and a Christian only. Now, what would our country be like if the church and Sunday schools were blotted out? Just think about this. What would your life be? You who have been raised up in a Christian home probably think because of this you are a Christian. If we confess Christ in our hearts it won't do very much good, we must confess Him before men. No you can see this is right, and it is your duty to make a start, so. why not start now? liegin today, you will never re gret the day that you began to serve God. Your" conscience tells you to do this and do it at once. Do you know how happy your parents and friends would be to see vim go forward and con fess Christ and be baptised? Your friends would be happy on earth and the angels would rejoice in heaven. Atter joining the church our work has just begun. If we don't intend to do .any work for the Lord we might as well lo stay out of the church. 1 have seen church members when called on to lead in prayer beg to be excused, and they made good leaders at some parties. We all should so live in the church as to set a good example before some o our friends in the world; if we do this and hold out faithful, it will be the means of bringing some of your friends to the Lord. There is an obligation resting upon each of us. If Christ gave his Lie for us, ought we not in return to acknowledge Him and give ourselves unto His service? I am, Your true Friend, W. K. Howry. Hood River, Or., January 15, 1003. Heaping Coals. Three hundred and fifty years ago, at the instigatiou of John Calvin, Michael Servetus was burned at the stake in Geneva as a I nitarian heretic. Some days ago a Unitarian church in lVston furnished coals to warm the Calvinist brethren, whose church fuel had given out. So, slowly perhaps, but surelv, the spirit of religious tolerance and brotherhood grows in the world. Luna (Ohio) Republiean-Gaxette. Finus I)hur from Want of Food. Four hundred thousand Finns are on the forge of starvation on account of the failure of crop?, due to a late spring and continuous chillv rains.In the north part of Finland there has been but a half dozen dav when it did not rain. So completely was iSe failure of all kinds of vegetation that dead birds by the hundreds have been found in the forests. The present crop failure is the worst id 60 years. County Court. ' ,; The January 'term of commissioners' court adjourned after having made the 1903 jury list, settled a number of. road matters and made the tax levy for the year. . ; . j ? The report of the viewer on ih road petitioned for by E.C. Miller and, others was approved, and the road ordered opened. In the matter of the road for which F. W.Angus and others petitioned, J. H. Shoemaker, Wm, Davidson and G. D. Wood worth were appointed Viewers. Frank Stanton, John West and Chris Dethman were appointed viewers of the road petitioned for by F. R. Jackson and others. ;- ., Action on the C. P. Knapp road was continued for the term. . The bridge across Neal creek, known as the Harbison bridge, was accepted, and it was ordered that a warrant be drawn for f.553.50 in payment therefor. , An order was issued' that' hereafter the court would pay the expenses of viewing and surveying roads, but the petitioners would be required to pay the expenses of chainmen and markers. In the matter of tax levy it was or dered that a levy of 25 mills be made on the assessment roll of 1902, 20 mills for state, county and roads and 5 mills for the public school fund. The following bills were allowed to residents of Hood River valley at the recent meeting of the county court: J F Watt, professional services to indigent....' $15 00 A S Blowers & Son, supplies to indigent... 17 55 A S Blowers & Son, supplies for county road. .w . 3 55 0 B Hartley, siippliesjta'ijndjgent 6 20 A A -ik..... fc.(VL?......l m' divorce case ....... 10 00 Mt Hood Mill Co., lumber to' road district No. 35 5 00 Davenport Bros. Lumber . Co.. ' lumber to road districts 35 30 J R Nickelsen. bfc for -Hood River bridge. .... : ..';'. . .'. 3 50 Harbison Bros., lumber road "dis trict No 6 70 00 B F Kadleman, supervisor road district No 3 ,,,.,. 10 00 F S Gordon. Btirvevina E C Mil ler road. ......, 25 40 M J Devoid, viewer- E C Miller of job aod corruption In municipal af fairs, just look at St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee or any of the large Kasteru cities. Pubuus, jb. road ... 2 00 Geo Wishart, same 2 00 A B Billings, same, .j . ,.'. .. .r, .2.00 D R Cooper, chainman E C Mil ler road...... 2 00 A Leroux, same. ...""....'...'..!. . 200 John Cooper, marker Is C Miller road 2 00 Transfer & Liverv Co., livey rig ' 3 UO for commissioners. Bone & McDonald, sulmlies to roads '7,20 A G McKamey, road supervisor district No 35 -. 27 75 W E Wells, supervisor road dis trict No 6 30 00 A Inijalls, supervisor road dis trict No 4. k 98 00 A Ingalls, labor by sundry persons 75 00 A N Foley, supervisor dist. No U 12 00 S H Cox, building Harbison bridge .... .v. .. . At . V. , . '553 50 Mt Hood Mill, supplies.:..;... 10 00 Irrigation In Baker. An irrigation association- has' been. formed in Baker county with 100 mem bers. N. C. Haskell is president and C. H. Stuller, secretary. .. . ', The objects - of the organization as outlined in the piattorm are: the re clamation of all arid lands in Baker county, Oregon, and the construction toy the federal government, . or by. private enterprise, of storage reservoirs or Irri gation canals, aud'fdr the conservation of the water supply of Baker county, and to 8a ve for uoe-m aid-rof irrigation, the waters which now rtin-to "waste, and to reclaim for actual settlement tire arid lands of the county. ' ' "" " "The adoption of a harmonious' and simple system of irrigation laws in ' this state under which the rijjht to use the waters of all streams for irrigation shall vest in the user, and become appurte nant to the land iirrkalqd, nd. that the beneficial use' be tfiennuasure'-of such right, .i : To lend what aid and assistance is within the power of this association to carry out the objects and purposes above mentioned, and to aid and assist in the settlement of all such lands as may hereafter be reclaimed." Reply to "'erdant.M i f -Hood River, January 20, 1903-Ed; itor Glacier:! In your issue of January 16, is a communication from some per- . r. ,.,1. n ti -i It a vlaw (ml.iltr in I tin BUII VY 11", "IK" iv , D""vy v . n.v eternal ntness of things, signsvhiniself Verdant," on the question of . water supply and fire protection. Like that class of people always no, ne ravors municipal ownership, witn its natural consequences, loading tne municipal corporation down with bonded debt and the people, with the .burden of In terest, and continual partisan scramble for control of the water-works and division of spoils. It is an easy task to locate v ver dant" and tell where he belongs, as is the case with all agitators who belong to the "Herrv" Most-Goldman echool of anarchistSp.jvio .are always Jeaders to create strife between the common people and Capital una' discourage en terprise. They are communists aud socialists of the first water, clamoripg for a divide up and readjustment of property whenever there is a possiilit). tn alinw ft plwfttuifV-H m- twnnotriV'on "tfi surface, as in rtfse rt' witinMi-xiFer;-ship of publiu utilities. They have ilo regard tor vested rigum, nor satreflness of contract guaranteed by Che consti tution of the U ui ted Males, which Is the organic law of the land and made never to be changed. 5 . . ' , ' t These peop:i, it allowed to go on with their unholy agitation without rebuke, will soon be quoting Ulack- stoue, "that all IK lea to land vested In man are arbitrary, ami only .exit in Uod the creator." - t . These unholy pronle nave no respect for law and the lights of individuals who, like Morgan, liner, Hewett,'Han- na, Klkins and a few others who have devoted their .time and sweat and toiled with their labor and capital to develop the coal of the East iu the hills and store It aw ay until a time of great need and then give it to the people in Mich quantities as they may need, that they may cultivate habits of economy and teach the people to live wltluu their means. If there would have Ikm n no private corporations there would be no railroad across the continent, uo cities nor towns In the West that would need water-works and lire protection. It i with bad taste that these people now come forward and cry for municipal owuershlp and control .of the water Mipply for liood Klver, wnen.unou River owns no such a supply. 'The only means of such a supply would be to arbitrarily dispossess the people who have labored for year to. develop the gushing springs, and whom a kind rTovnlene iihs enaowea wnn.wuin.v and w ifcdoiu to organize a OHiipany and furnish the peopie with aa abun dance of water at, I wiH guarantee, not an exorbitant pri.v. The time haa arrived, and I will serve notice on the Mr. and Mrs. "Vec- dants," that mir bnamet nien or the town will not te '"mulled iy oeing eharaeleria'd as "he grannva ' without severe tvmike being administered. Job!Jbl!Job:!! If you want a sample White Salmon Items. Mr. and Mrs. D.D. McClure are en joying a few days on their strawberry ranch at White Salmon. The Woman's Working club will be entertained by Mrs. S. W. Condon on Wednesday of this week. While the la dies plan for the success of their various enterprises in which they have a part, they will keep their hands busy putting tile necessary stitches in a quilt. When Desser Groshong was coming into town with a load of wood on Mon day afternoon, the wheel of the wagon dropped into a rut, throwing him from bra seat. . His foot caught in the whip pie tree. He was somewhat hurt,, but fortunately not 8eriosl,;: Mr. Holman, whuPcarries the mail the from the ferry to" White Salmon, was awa.y from duty from; Friday until Tues day. We are npynformed as to where be spent his vacation.' Mrs A. J. Ward and- Mrs. Wm. Hy berger went to The Dalles on Monday afternoon for a few days visit. Kev. Sanford, pastor of the Method ist Episcopal church at Trout Lake, made a visit to White Salmon last week. Mrs. 8. F. Peck has been quite ill for some days, but is able to be about the house at present. C. M. Wolfard enjoyed a brief visit from his sister and her husband of Col ville, Washington, last week. Mr;s. Jewett is home from Portland, much imorovedifthealrh. - - It is reported that a certain . gentle man, while in White Salmon, not a great while ago said that if he could se cure a license he would start a saloon here. . Keep a good lookout, people, there are those who think that a saloon is as necessary to the development of a place as a school. . . .. While at work repairing the grade on the road " leading from the wharf to White Salmon, last Thursday one of Frank Hunsaker's horses slipped over the bank just above the foot of the stairs. With considerable effort on thepart of Frank and others of the workmen the horse was rescued without being much the worse for the accident. Mrs. Bell, who has . been staying at Mrs. A. H. Jewett's for some time, spent a few days in Portland recently. . Dukes Valley Items. The past week has been favorable for those who are clearing land and cutting wood, and other out door work. . Friday morning some snow fell, but not enough to prevent working. Sunday it rained and snowed nearly all day, the snow Eliciting nearly as fast as it fell. Mr. Knox, our blacksmith, is kept busy making grubbing machines and repair ing broken farm implements, etc. - Ai T. Dodge expects to go down on the Jones ranch to go to grubbing next week if the weather is favorable. He would like to buy a good second hand machine. - W m, Dodsori had the misfortune to lose one of his cows that he . took to Sherman county in the fall. It was not learned what caused her death. - A terrible roaring was heard last week up on the side hill west of the valley and people began to look toward Mount .Hood thinking perhaps that old Hood was in eruption, but when they came to investigate, they learned that it was nothing but i. Q. Carnahan tearing out willow grubs with his brubbing ma chine. It is a question whether the noise proceeded from the machine or the man; pe that as it. may, he is making the grubs fly just the same. j . There ia some talk of a saw.'mill being ! put in here in the lower part of the valley. . There is plenty of saw timber in the lowSr end of the valley to keep a mill running for some time and they ooHld sell a good share of their product right here in the valley, and then it would benefit the laborers of the valley by giving them work at home when now they have to go away from home to get work; ' - billy. Mt. Hood Notes. H. C. and Robert McKamey have re turned home, after visiting mends in the Willamette valley for the past two or three months. James Wishart and Jay Hess are log ging for the Mount Hood Mill Co. This is flrte weather for logging, and a few are taking advantage of it. ' . Zlba Diuimick of Walla Walla has been here visiting his mother, Mrs. Perkins, for the past three weeks. He returned home Saturday. He is farm ing 300 acres-of land in Walla Walla valley. 1 Mount Hood Is coming to the front and Is putting on metropolitan airs. We huve two stores, one saw mill, a posj office, one saloon, and last but no leastV the King's club. Some of our attorneys are talking of incorporating the city and of holdiug a city election soon. - A telephone system for Mount Hood is next iu order.'. We understand the plans are all arranged aud will be car ried out as soon as wire and .material can be had. - y v Louis Baldwin is 'building a grub bing machine and expects to do some grubbing soon. The smiling phiz of Will Langille u as seen on our streets the other day. Ire Was looking for old landmarks but didu't find mauy.:; ' L. v . Heads Should Sever Ache. . Never endure this trouble. Use at once the. remedy that stopped it for Olrs. N." A. Webster, of Winnie, Va., she writes: "lr. King s New tide 1'ills wholly cured me of sick headaches I had suffered from for two years." Cure headache, constipation, billiousness.- 25e at Chas. N. Clarke's drug store. v : 'The' Set-ret of Long Life Consists in keeping all the main or gans of the body in healthy, regular ac tion, and in quickly destroying deadly disease germs. Elec ric Bitters regulate stomach, liver and kidneys, purify the blood, and give a splendid appetite. They work wonders in curing kidney troubles, female complaints, nervous diseases, constipation, dyspepsia, and malaria. Vigorous health and strength always follow their use. Only 50c, guar anteed by Chas. N. Clarke, druggist. . Mrs. Linus Ackerman of Brookdale, near Bloomfield, N. J., is 97 years old and was enjoying good , health until a few days ago, when she contracted whooping couth. She says that she would not mind it in the least if it was not for the fact that it keeps her awake ft night. T Lieutenant Blakeley, in charge of the naval recruiting station at St. Louis, says that over 60 per cent of the men who offered to enlist have been rejected because of "fiat foot." He says that more cases of flat foot are found in the Cities than in the country. "Girls should be taught to understand men," says a feminine writer. Very well, the" girls are ready especially tho!e who have been girls for some time. Briug on your men. Hon. E. L. Smith informs ns that an institute in the interest of the farmers w ill b held here in March under direc tion of the tate Agricultural college. Riding a Broncho. J. H. Flotcber In Salern Journal. Riding a broncho is one of the most exbilerating exercises known to man. I tried It once and am never likely to outlive the remembrance of It. I made up my miud then aud there that that was my first and last attempt. The broncho is not exactly a horse, a cay use, a mustang or a burro, but I think It is a comnnund of all four. He pos sesses none of the good qualities of either, but all the bad qualities or the whole lot. In 1881 1 was engaged iu the mining business in one of the mountain towns of Colorado. One morning I wanted to go to the mine to see how the men were getting along, and I determined to hire a saddle norse ior me journey Conseauentlv I went to the livery sta ble for that' purpose, but the proprietor said the horses were all out and that he had nothing he could give me but a I I lllir.ll n.l...ta 0"OUCI10. well, w u at a viid liiuuer with the broncho?" 1 asked. "O.noth Insr. onlv that he bucks a little occa sionally." "What of that? I can ride a whirlwind if necessary." "Well said the liveryman, "if you think you can nae mm, taKe mm ngui away, i have told you he is somewhat addicted to bucking, so now if anything should happen to you, I muBt be held blame less.'' "Certainly, certainly," I re plied ; but I must confess tnat this pre caution made me teel a mile appre hensive, but I was not the man to buck down, so I said: "Put a heavy saddle on him and cinch it good and tight." This being done I took broncho hy the bridle and led him out of the town. I took the precaution to lead hi in clear out or the sight oi tne people tic tore l mounted him, lest in case of any dis cussion betweeu myself and the bron cho no crowd of scoffers could come round to encourage either of us. I suppose 1 led him along two miles when l came to a deep cut iu the roud A half-crown bov was coininir from an opposite direction, so I asked him if he would ne Kina enougu to uoia me an imal while I climbed upon his hurri cane deck. The boy said he would if there was no danger. 1 told him the animal was all right if only treated kindly. I further said the only way to gain the confidence of animals was to pet them that a horse was a good deal like a human being. "I can," said I, "win this broncho's affections so that I can do with him ns I please." Then I stroked bis head, scratched his ear and told the boy to rub his nose and look him square in the eye. He did so with splendid results. "I de clare," said the boy, "you must be a nu. 1 1 1 (i i li,n tutvial Then I led the animal to the bank and sprang Into the saddle. "Hee that," said I, "there is only one way to tame an animal and that is to treat him as I have told you. Why, I could ride this broncho to Jericho and never have a word with him." "Perhaps you can," said the boy, "but 'pon my word, mis ter, I don't like the look of his eye." "His eye is all right," I replied. "Come on, now, old Beauregard, and no mon key business with ine," I shouted. Just then I noticed he laid his ears back on his neck and began to put his four feet together, but i thought it was only a foolish habit he had acauired. But he did not go ahead, and I gave him a slight jab on the side with my left spur. Great heavens! No stone ever went skyward from a catapault any quicker than I did. It was an awful moment. I grabbed the horn of the saddle and the lurlnt which encumber ed his neck and said to mvself, "Now, old treachery, you've tackled the wrong Child. I snail ride you to the mine in spite of your infernulneck ;" undtken I drove my right spur into his ribs until it sounded like an empty molasses cask. But that only filled him with more vim and energy than ever. He now lowered his head, jumped upon his fore feet and shot the two hind ones out until he looked like a blue streak in the air. "To the victor belongs the spoils," said I, aud then I drove both spurs into his sides at once. He seemed to reflect for a moment and then delivered a volley of heels and hardware straight out from the shoulder. The recoil was fearful. I fancied that every hinge In my body had parted at the joint. I saw that he was going to contest ray right to a seat on his dorsa! fin. I now tightened my grip and begau repeating a verse of an old hymn beginning thus: ''Dangers stand thick tlirmvuh all the ground To push us to the tomb." But when I got this far he went off into a spasm of tall, stitMegged bucks, throwing me up so high that every time I was coming down I would meet him coming up on another trip. Then a second's reflection and up would go the head, then the tail end, next the middle and then all together. Next, two rises before and three behind, and then a rounding of the back and an other of the same kind and with, the same result. Finally he gathered him self together and gave one grand irre sistible boost, the effect of which was to send me through the atmosphere Into theetherial regions above, where I imagined 1 was landed on the side pole of the universe and heard the mu sic of the spheres. The boost was so overpowering that the cinch of the sad dle gave way and I came down in a little heap and the saddle some two rods up the road. It was fortunate for me that I lauded on the most convenient part of the body, for by that I was able to call the boy to my aid, and when he came I told him to gather up ray remains In the best way he could and have them sent to the nearest hospital. Just at this point and to my great chagrin several of the citizens that 1 had evaded a few moments before ap peared upon the Bcene. They came to laugh, but when they saw my condi tion they retired to pray. One mau gave it as his opinion that a cyclone did the deadly work; another that it looked like a railway sniashup: and still another said it was the work of a powder explosion. Hut during all this time the calico-hided broncho was peacefully grazing on an adjoining mound and looked as happy and un concerned as though he hadn't killed the superintendent of the Leon a mine. Uncle Ebenezer. "In de early days, befo' de railroad run'd along de Columbia ribler, an' ebery body had to walk or ride on an ole steamboat," said I'ncle Ebcnezer, "I wus de cook on de steamer Hassalo, which rnn'd from Portland to de- Cas cades. One day, jes' as we wur gwine to pull in de plank an' start on de np trip, a great big Irishman cummed a runnin' down de bank on to de boat an' sed to de first man he seed, "Say, are you de mate; are you de captain?" an' befo' any one could answer him, he says, talkin' to de same feller, "yon look so much like de steward I tot you war de cook. What would you charge a single man wid a wife an nine small chiU'en, to take him up to de Dalles for nottiin', I don' know?" Jes den de captain comes along an' say he would charge him fifteen dollahs.' "Will yo' eat us, or mus' we eat ourselves?" he den asked. De captain said dut de single feller wid a wife an' nine small chil'en might go to de deiiil an' eat his se'f, for he wouldn't eat him." Well, Ebe, did he go op the river w ith yon? "Oh yes, tah, he done went alone, young tins an' all, but we didn't eat em." Cheap Fire. a scheme to heat a room for one dollar a year is the latest feat in the evolution of calorics. Tins revolution in the fuel situation is the fruits of the research and experiments of Col. Wil liam Heckert, scientist and iuvuntor of loiedo, Uhio. If Col. Heckert's claims prove true he will not only heat a room in win tor, but keep it cool in summer, and this for one dollar a year. The new in vention will also generate power and do away with ail present theories of locomo tion. It can also bo used for refrigerate ing purposes and a storage battery to produce electric lights. (Jruue oil is the only fuel used. Applied to street cars, it will do away with all power barns and trolly wires. The new power will not only propel vessels, but light and heat them as well. Its scientific principle is to utilize nine-tenths of the power, instead of but one-tenth as now. Professor Kent, the greatest engineering expert of New York, savs in his opinion it is one of the terpnse is now in practical shape to be gin the manufacture of the motor Our Population. Hood River valley has increased con siderably in population in the past two years. Some calculate we have 4,000 population. The Glacier puts it at about 3,300. 1 he government census of 1900, taken by M. II. Nickelson, gave us 2009, divided as loilows: Hood River town 706 East Hood River precinct 497 West Hood River precinct 730 South Hood River precinct 580 Baldwin precinct 196 Total 2,669 The Rural Northwest reports an un usual large quantity of Hood ltiyer apples in the Portland market, and says the supply of apples in that market Is in excess of the demand. President E. L. Smith of the Oregon state board of horticulture is giving his personal attention to the printing of the biennial report of the state board of horticulture. The state is supposed to print thoso reports, but in order to have the cuts which illustrate the report come out properly, the board out of its funds pays the extra cost of the quality of paper needed, t he supply printed Dy the state is also wholly inadequate to meet the demand and the board there fore pays for printing a larger number of additional copies. Nearly one-half of the annual appropriation lor the board for the past vear was saved for this pur pose, and it reduced the allowance to each commissioner for field work to a very small sum. Rural Northwest. It is pleasing to note that some of the Oregon papers are advocating an attor ney for each countv and to abolish the office of district attorney. Such a sys tem wouiu meet, wiin universal approval. A sharp lawyer practicing at his pro fession amongst a certain community in a certain district becomes conversant with conditions around him and from his knowledge of these conditions would be better equipped to represent the state in his own county than a man Drought from a distance. Wasco News. A cow belonging to Bud Bowlin of Richmond, Ky., devoured twenty-three twists of tobacco a few nights ago and died in less than an hour. Tobacco users, however, declare that she died simply because she didn't know how to spit. The distiller rides in a steam yacht; the wholesale liquor dealer rides in an automobile ; the retail liquor dealer rides in a carriage, but the purchaser of the liquor is pulled around by the hair of his head by a policeman. The Skamania Pioneer says it is ru mored that the White Collar line has sold itup river boats to the Regulator line. The editor of the Skamania Pioneer took a day off last week. He says : "And now we are going to Vancouver for a few days. 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