Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1903)
A Trip to Oregon in 1853-4, BY II. C. COE. I have often been requested to write up the early history of Hood River, and as a preliminary article, will tell of our trip from New York via the Panama route to Portland. First, however, I want to tell of one singular thing that happened a few weeks before our departure, and while in Auburn, N. Y., making our farewell visit with our old friends and relatives. A long farewell it wbb, indeed, for we never saw them agnin. All those that remained, as well as those that came, except myself have crossed over to the silent majority on the other side. My brother Charles, who died about 1873, was at that time seriously afflicted with opthalmia, so bad, indeed, that his eight was endangered. The best doctors were employed without beneficial results. Finally a relative at whose home we were visiting, suggested that we visit a clairvoyant living a few miles out of the city, who had achieved considerable notoriety from cures he had effected. As a last resort, my mother, the relative mentioned and I then only a amull boy went to see him. We found the medium at home, and he without any questions, went into a trance and told us the object of our visit to him, made a prescription for my brother's eyes, and then turning to my mother, said: "I see a long journey ahead of you, over troubled seas and across land and seas again, but you will reach your journey's end in safety. Your husband will be there to meet you, ana the Indians will never hurt yon." .The prescription was filled and directions followed. In a re markably short time my brother was restored to perfect health and Was never troubled with bis eyes again. We crossed the troubled seas and father met us at the landing. We passed .through the Yakima war; for weeks savage war whoops rang in our ears, but "the In dians never hurt us." In the fall of 1851, if my memory ser ves me right, my father, Nathaniel Coe of Livingston county, N. Y , was ap pointed by President Polk as special postal agent for the territory of Oregon, then comprising the vast and but little known country lying between California and British Columbia, and from the Hocky mountains to the Pacific Ocean, now embracing the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and part of Mon tana, lie took with him my brother Frank, a boy of 10 years, next older than myself. The determination was that if this new world suited him, we were to follow later on. Two years of life in Oregon decided my father to make it his future home, and December 12, 1853, just 50 years ago, found ua on board an ancient side-wheel ark, known as the "Georgia," along with 1400 oth ers. There were 900 laborers for the Panama railroad, just commenced; the rest were bound for the gold fields of California. Our party consisted of my mother and my two brothers Lawrence and Charles who took steerage ; moth er and I going first cabin. One day in the steerase was all the boys could stand, as it was dreadfully crowded, and they, after proper representation to the purser, were permitted to cross the dead line and come aft. Off Cape Hatteras we found a very rough sea, though not much wind. The.storm hav ing subsided, our old ship rolled and Ditched in a most disreputable man ner, making, nearly every one most horribly sick'. None of our party, how ever, were affected by it.and after a day or so we ran into calm seas and the remainder of the trip was exceptionally pleasant. I think it was ou the eighth day we reached Aspinwall, the end of our Atlantic voyage. Four other steamships came into port the same day, all loaded, as we were with laborers for the new road and the gold fields. Such a jam as. there was; all was hurry and bustle and we had to re main over one day in order to get trans portation. Aspinwall now the city of Colon was a small, rambling town of low houses with thatched roofs; the sea beach in front and a tropical forest behind. The next morning we boarded the cars for a six mile ride to the Chagres river, then the terminus of the road. The bridge across the river was just about completed. Alongside of the road we noticed several rough wooden boxes w hich we were informed were coffins, and contained the bodies of workmen ho had just died of fever, and we were told, and I have no reason to doubt the truth of the statement, that every tie on the road cost a man's life. We were now transferred to a bateau for a 12 or 15 mile ride up the river to Cruces. The river was very shallow and with quite a strong current. The banks were lined with a dense tropical forest. Our boat was covered, with walks along the guards, which the native boatmen used to propel the boat along by using long poles which they planted on the bottom of the river and against their shoulders, and with a low "Ace, Ace, Ace," walked the length of the boat, pushing the boat along with their feet. During the after noon a thunder-storm came up and the rain came down in torrents. We reach ed Gorgona at dark, and tied up for the night along with scores of other boats. During the evening a brawny westerner, who had gone ashore, in returning to his boat had to cross a dozen or soothers to reach his own. This the natives ob jected to, and a free fight ensued, result ing in the complete rout of the natives. The next morning brought us to Cruces, and the end of our boat journey. We remained here until the next day about noon before we could obtain a mule for mother to ride, while I was deposited on the back of a native for transporta tion purposes; my brothers walking. I I do not know just how far it was to the city of Panama, but at nightfall wo were still six or seven miles away from our destination, and my native mule w ho also acted as guide insisted on stopping at a wayside inn, declaring it was dan gerous to proceed further and would not go a step. He started off to the house carrying me with him, but my lusty yells called my brother's attention to me and drawing his revolver ordered my, human horse to let me off, and 1 ran to them. After proceeding a short dis tance our party concluded that discre tion was the better part of valor and returned to the bungalow, much to the joy of my native, who hugged me with delight. Our hotel was a crude affair. Kound poles set in forked sticks driven in the ground formed seats to a rough board table, while smoking mule meat, cut from the haunches of animals that had perished in a neighboring mud hole, and sweet potatoes, with native bread and coffee, formed our supper. The beds consisted of plain rough boards 12 inches wide and seven feet long laid on wooden hone, and without a ves tige of a blanket, and placed side by side in one large room, men and women all indiscriminately piled in together. Breakfast was a repetition of supper. Meals fl each, lodging fl. We made an earlv start and had not proceeded more than half mile when we came to the body of a traveler who, like ourselves, tried to push on through and had been murdered and robbed by the wayside the evening before. About two mile further on we came to a very singular cut across backbone of rock, some eight or ten feet deep, worn down by incessant travel. It was just wide enough to let a pack mule through, w ith foot holes 12 or 15 iiuhe deep where each animal stepped. The cut was :rooked so that oue could not see the opposite end, a.nd any one wishing to go through, footman or rider, should "call out to know if this way is clear. - A head on collision meant trouble, as each ani mal of one train or the other would have to be backed out: aa it was im possible to turn or pass'on.i Passine this noint we came to the worst mud hole that I ever saw. There were mules and mules and mules stuck in this beg' hole, some freshly, immersed to their ears, and some in the process of being swallowed up. Putrefying carcasses niiea tue humid air with -..a leartui stench. ? Whenever a , mule once got stuck in thia awful plaoe every effort was made to save his pack, but the poor unite was ananaonea to ms late, mere was no avoiding it, and pack animals would go lunging through it, literally over the bodies of sunken animals. I heard a man tell our party that he had actually walked across this villainous bog on the heads of dead mules. ; We reached the walled city of Pan ama in time for dinner, and the same afternoon my mother and I, were taken out to the propeller California, an old warship that had been converted Into a passenger boat.: On account of the failure of our baggage to arrive, my brothers had to remain until the next sailing day, or about three days. The second day out I was taken with Fan- 4iu fever and narrowly missed .being planted in the depths of the sea; was just able to stand on my feet as we steamed into Kan Francisco harbor. We also had a close call from a ship wreck, as we struck heavily three times on the. bar; the breakers making a clean breach over the ship, San Francisco was not a great city then; a few streets with great sand hills around the towii. We remained there until the arrival of .the next steamer from Panama,.! when we -all boarded the little propeller Fremont for Portland. The trip was .rough and stormy, and our ship at time's seemed' to hesitate whether to right up or roll clear over; but we reached' Portland In safety.- Father was there to meet us, and the "J udiuiis jiever hurt us." v Observations by "Verdant. 1 Hood River, Oregon, January 27,1903. Editor Glacier: ('Straws show which way the wind blows." The. inaugural address or messaged the newly installed mayor to the newly organized "city coun cil is a document of high tank t and much above that class of documents usually sent in in cities of this size. It contains a sentiment from start to finish of economy, prudence,improvement and democratic government. Suggesting and recommending a policy in harmony with the central-idea of the issue upon which he was elected, "majority rule', a referendum of important matters back to a vote of the people developing a very marked contrast with subsequent acts of the newly installed members, of the council at the same session. ' He. very properly admonishes the council to carefully guard the inter ests of the city when contracting with "public corporations' for services to the citizens or public of Hood River. I presume his honor meant "private cor porations", operating public utilities, furnishing water, electric light, power or gas, which are always On the alert seeking franchises to serve the public, and then deal with the members of the city council in the style that the Trac tion companies dealt with the Saint Louis city council, not so much in the interest of the people as to make f busi ness for the courts., And possibly neces sitate the creating commissions to in vestigate the actions of private corpora tions, similar to the one now inquiring into the conduct of the coal companies in the Eastern and Middle states. Among the first business to come be fore the newly organized council was a monster octopus with tentacles reaching out fifty years ahead.: Strange as it may appear, a geotjeman who is a leader in his party in the valley, county,,' ' and well up in the councils in the state, a leader in his business and generally a good all-round fellow and citizen, elect ed on a majority rule platform and who bids fair to be a leader in the legislative councils of the city, was the gentleman who moved that the ordinance be passed to its first reading without reference . or amendment as to whether the people of the city prefer granting a franchise to a private corporation for fifty years or for the city to put in and own and operate a water works system and furnish the service to the people at cost, the same as they get public school service. Observation and experience of towns less favorably situated than Hood River shows that a better service can be had for less than half the prices paid at present for very poor service, "anarchy or no anarchy. " People do not object to paying taxes if they get public im provements in return, a good water sys tem, good school system, good streets, walks and roads. What they do object to is being taxed to boom some private corporation that never, or seldom ever furnishes the promised improvement. Paying usual charges where private corporations operate a public utility jb not taxation, it is usually what- the coal companies are charged with- robbery. Granting franchises to private corpora tions to operate public utilities are back numbers, and no up-to-date towns or cities are doing it even in some instan ces operating street railw ays, ' , I have no fears of jobs being put up on our city if it puts in a water system with a referen dum majority rule' system in operation, with such men as our present mayor at the head of the city government. The whole people are decidedly safer to Wust in these matters than politicians and in terested parties. .' J ' " VV . ."," The right Jthing to do'f is to at once take steps fo 'get from - (he legislature an enabliug'act for the city to put in a water system, and take no .mo. e chances of being held up periodically and in'sus pense all the time. If iso'me railroad would come along with ascheme to get the city bonded for forty or fifty thous and dollars the people would at once clamor for it, and perhaps have it, an archy or no anarchy,.,; .. ; Vebiukt. Advertised Letter List. - January 2, 1903. ' . Brown, Tom Butler, Clifton W. Fields, Chss. L. t Laren, G. E. Malone, Thomas Wentworth, F. A. White, Robert. . . Wm. M. Yates, Postmaster. Poor Place for Bachelors. The Argentine Republic, or, rather, one of the small states that compose it, has no use for bachelors. The law holds that a man is marriageable in Argentine when he is twenty. The ex chequer gives point to the opinion by taxing all bachelors o between twenty and thirty 5 a month. After thirty and upjo thirty-five the tax increase 100 per cent. lietweea thirty-five and fifty single blessedness costs 20 a month. From his fiftieth to hisseventy fiith year a bachelor may follow his own wild road by paying f30 a month. After that comes relief. The .eviviotii exam ple of an on married, man of betwven seventy-five and eighty is foosidered to be neutralized by a payment nf only $20 a year, and w hen the eightieth birth day is pawd tin treasure tinally ceases from worrying. A widower is given three years jn "which to mourn sad chmM i siuwssor, but a man who can prove that he has proposed and ibeea refused three tiroes in one year is con sidered to have earned immunity. Irrigation Statistics Wanted. WaHjiington.D. C, January 27,1903. The acceDtance bv congress of the prin ciole of federal aid in the construction of irrigation works in the Western states has given a great impetus to every in dustry in that section of the country. thh people of the Eastern states are just pegin'ning to realize the opportunities offered in the territory to be opened up. As the proposition develops, a tide . of immigration will inevitably set in ana this region will become one of the most populous ana prosperous in the country. With large areas of reclaimable land and plenty of available water, Oregon especially will be benefited by the meas ure. The actual work of surveying, locating and constructing reservoirs and other ir rigation works will be done by the geo ltgical survey., : In order to obtain a better understanding of the present ex tent of irrigation, . the location of the areas irrigated, and to gain other infor mation useful in tins work, the rmy seventh congress authorized the direo tor of the census to bring down to date the irrigation statistics obtained in 1900 oy mat omce. xeiters oi inquiry aim schedules are now being sent out to se. cure the necessary information. AH interested in - irrigation should an swer as promptly , as possible any inquiries they may receive eo that the merits, of the various sections of country mav become known. Irriga tors who do not receive blanks within a reasonable time should notify the census office at Washington and they will be supplied. I ' It is interesting to note In this con nection how much it will mean to t,he country at large to have the arid lands of the West reclaimed, . . i According to the census of 1900 the to tal improved farm area ot the united States was 414.800.0UU acres, it is con' servatively estimated that the reclaim- able area is not less man ou,uuu,uuu acres. Its reclamation, therefore, will add nearly one-eighth to the actual crop producing area of the country and will exceed by a liberal margin the tillable land of all the states, excepting New York,' on the'Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida. Allowing 40 acres, the aver age size of irrigated farms, this area will make, 1,260,000 farms, ; or; a little less than one-fourth the number in the United States in 1900. The occupants of these farms will add directly to the population 8,250,000, and .indirectly, m the accompanying mercantile, profes sional, manufacturing and industrial classes at least 3,125,000 more.a total in crease in the population of the United Statesof 9,375,000, or nearly twelve and one-half per cent. The total value ot an tue tarms in 1900, including all improvements except buildings, $13,115,000,000. At $42.50 per acre, the average value of irrigated land, the $50,000,000 acres to be reclaim ed will add to the value of the farm land $1,250,000,000. If buildings are included, the value will be increased 7a,uuu,uuu, while the augmented wealth through railroads, cities, mills and ..lactones, .is beyond estimation. -i The annual value of all the farm prod ucts in 1900 was $4,379,000,000. The av erage value per acre of products of ir rigated lands was $14.81. At this rate the area to be reclaimed will add prod ucts worth $740,500,000, an addition of nearly one-sixth of the life sustaining powers of the country. ' The number ot irrigating aitcnes ana canals in operation in -the United States exceeds 20,00U, and their comoineu length is not less than 50,000 miles. If joined end to end they would reach twice around the world. Formed into one they would constitute a navigable canal, such as the Erie, thirty feet widt and five feet deep, extending from San Francisco to New York, a distance of over 3,000 miles. The figures of the last census show that the works required to irrigate 7,203, 273 acres cost $64,289,001, an average of $8,85 per acre. At this rate the expend-; iture required to reclaim the area proposed would be at least $450,pfl0,000. After the government has performed its part there will be no delay by the farmers in carrying on the work. While the initial expense is enor; mous, it is not comparable with the value of the crops which will be grown on the lands reclaimed. The total cost of all the irrigation works in use in the country is only three-fourths the value of the crops produced each year on ir rigated lands. i , , ; A Misunderstanding. j Clancy had a black eye and , thus exr plained it: 1 "Sure, an' I got ut in the most in nercent way possible. I see Mrs. Mur rphy an' I sez to her, sea I, 'Tt's a fine marnin', Mrs. Mur-rphy,' sez I. 'It is,' sez she. 'An' where are yez goin'f' ses I. 'To th' bar-rgain shtore,' sea she. - An' with that I walked down to. 'J strate wi her. "Whin we come to th' shtore they wuz er crowd an' sez she, 'Hould th' Daby a minute till I come back,' an' I hild th' kid. "An' thin Mur-rphy come up. 'How ar're ye?' sez he. 'Oh, I'm holdin' me own,' sez I. 'Ye're a liar,' sez he, an': thin he hit me." Pittsburg Dispatch. , The Secret of Long1 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 stoqiach, liver and kidneys, purify the blood, aud , give a splendid appetite. They work wonders in curing kidney troubles, female . complaints, nervous Creases, constipation, dyspepsia, and malaria. Vigorous health and strength always follow their use. Only 60c,guar anteed by Chas. N. Clarke.druggist. , . . in Deceptivenes of. Oregon Scenery, ; Macon. Mo., Jan. 18. A case was ar gued hi the circuit court here the other gay In which the main Issue was the Jeceptiveness of Western scenery. The eTendants' couusel contended that the court should not take Into considera tion the testimony of a "Missouri ten derfoot" regarding a certain section of Oregon land because "he is not qual ified by experience to testify intelli gently about the country out there." .. The style of the case was Mary Jane Shipley and John Shipley (wife and husband) vs. Joseph F. Rice and Ma rian Williams. The plaintiffs, who are old people, owned a farm in Macon county. They claim the defendants, by misleading representations, induced them to trade their Missouri farm for a much larger but comparatively worth, loss tract of land in Lincoln county, Oregi.n. The suit was U have the deeds set aside on the ground of fraud. The plaintiffs, were never on the Ore gon land, but Mr. Shipley went to the nearest town, became very much dis satisfied with the country, decided be had been swindled and returned home. The principal objection raised was that the Oregon Uju was mostly in the mountains and was uncultlvable. In arguing In support of the fairness of the deal, as counsel for defendants. Attorney Joseph Park said: . "The truth is those mountains are miles and miles the other side of the farm my clients sold hi in. His farm nestles in one of the most fertile val leys of the state of Oregon, It well wa tered aud intensely picturesque, and bad lie made a closer inspection he would have gnrie iota raptures over bis trade. He bad no reason to apprehend any danger from the mountains. They merely served to form a beautiful back ground to bis possessions. Wby, they weren't even in the same county his and was in. "What reliance could you put in the testimony of a man no matter how honest and Mr. Shiuley Is certainly honest who bad never visited Oregon before? Your honor has been West, and I am glad of It, for he will be iii a better position to accept as true the fol lowing incident in my own experience when I was doing tue West us a 'ten derfoot.' "Some months ago I was riding in a car between Baker City and Hunting ton. Oregon, looking out of the win dow, of course. I observed a coyote Jogging along, keeping pace with tire tram, and it rather astonished me to see now easily r, am it. tie loonea to beabout sixty or seventy yards from us possibly irifle further. Next to the joy of shooting a real live Indian, I thirsted for the scalp of a Western coyote. VI remarked to a native that I wished I had a cuu to take a crack at him. The native smiled ironically, as if doubting my marKsmanstiip, out said he thought he could find me one. He ran across a cowboy or a train robber in the smoker and borrowed his Win chester. The train robber brought his friend and several' others to see me shoot. We weut to the rear platform. "I'm something of a hunter, as your Honor knows, and the thing looked easy.: ; The animal, for some peculiar reason, was not watchful, nor paying any attention to me, but kept along at the some old gait. One of the men on the. platform said something about doubting a Missourian's ability to shoot straight. I thought I would show him. Well, I emptied the magazine at the beast, aud I don't think be butted an eye-lash if be had any. I never saw anything ats cool under fire. I got hot and nervous. "The train robber courteously loaded the gun up again and I braced myself against the end of the car. The con ductor said he would have the train stopped if I preferred a steadier rest. One of the boys fanned me with his broad-brimmed hat and another brought out a glasj of water. I ignored tbeui as ill-mannered plainsmen. When I had shot sixteen more holes in the Ur without result, I observed my audience smiling. I said : " 'You fellows seem to think you are such fine shots suppose one of you take a whacfe at him. i don't ueneve your old gun will shoot straight, any way,' auu l nanaea n oacu vo na owner. ".'Stranger.' he said, 'the gun's all rieht. and vou're all right, but that 'er coyote is over in the next county, and you couldn't hit him from here with a cannon. You see we are running cat acoruered from him and that's wby he seems to be keeping up. When a Mis- sourian comes out here we always let him go after what he wants without telling him how far off it is, so as to keep him from calling us names.' "A homely illustration, your juouor, but a true one, and it fits the facts in tins case." Au Afternoon Tea. The members of the ladies' aid so ciety of the Congregational church will give an afternoon tea at the res idence of Mr. and Mrs. Truman But ler, on Btate street, Friday afternoon, from 2 to 5 o'clock. The names of the ladies who have the tea in charge begin with the letter B and consist of Alesdames itoue. urosiua, isenson, But ton, Bateham aud Bone. The letter -B will also dtsignate the menu for the occasion. An entertaining pro gramme, consisting of musical aud literary exercises, will be presented. A novel teuture or this programme will be a very pretty "wiggle con test," in which ail may participate. There is not a drone among the "B's," so a good time may be expected. Ev erybody -Invited. Admission, includ ing refreshments, 10 cents. Don't Try to Cheat a Lawyer. A voting lawyer, just starting in his profession, hung out his sign in a Con necticut town wliere there was only one other lawyer, an aged judge. A close-fisted old tellow, thinking to get legal advice for nothing, called upon the young man, told him he was very glad he had come into the town, as the old judge was getting superanuated, and then contrived in a sort of neigh borly talk to get some legal questions answered. Then thanking the young man, he put on his hat and was about to leave, when the young man asked him if he should charge the advice, for which the fee was five dollars. The old fellow went into a violent passion, and swore he never would pay. The young lawyer told him he would sue him if he didn't. So the old fellow went down to see the judge, found him hoeing in his gar den, and said ; "That young scamp that s just come to town ! I dropped in to make a neigh borly call on him, and he charged me five dollars for legal advice." "Served you right, said the lunge, "you had no business to hava gone to him." "But have I got to pay it, judge 1" "Of course you have." "Well, then," said the man, "I sup pose I must," and he started off. "Hold on, said the uuige, "aren t you going to pay me?" "Pay your what forr "For legal advice." "What do you charge?" "Ten dollars." The result was that the old fellow had to pay five dollars to the young lawyer and ten dollars to the old one. Notice. To whom it may concern: Having been unwise enough to make applica tion tor membership in a concern that Is known as the National Homeseekers' Association of Chicaga, Denver, Salt Lake aud Portland, I write this notice to warn any one against taking mem bership in the concern on account of mv being a member: for I have made diligent Inquiry about their reliability and am or tne opinion mat it is a wild cat scheme, without any backing what ever. Oregon papers please copy. J. liANNA. Heads Should Sever Ache. Never endure this trouble. Use at once the remedy that stopped it for Mrs. N. A. Webster, of Winnie, Va., she writes: "Dr. King's New Life Pills wholly cured me of sick headaches I had suffered from for two years." Cure headache, constipation, billiocsness. 25c at Chas. N. Clarke's drug store. You will find in almost every home useless gim cracks in the parlor and a painful lack of useful articles in the kitchen. In the same way you will find in education a lot of silly nonsense to the exclusion of practical things. We do not seem to ever get away from the toy instinct ot our youth. John D. Rockefeller has alread? given twelve million dollars to the University of Chicago, and already educational people are abusing him like a thief, on one pretext and another. Don't expect to escape abt.se because you are "lib eral." The more "liberal'' yon are the more people expect of you. Circumstantial Evidence. Herbert E. Clamp, who has charmed thousands of readers under the nora de guerre of Arthur Field, was seen trudg ing along the streets of New York in the rain the other day without an um brella. "Unjust suspicion has driven me to this," said Clamp, as he wiped away the raindrops that were running into his eyes. "Yesterday morning I brought over my wife's umbrella and my own and loft them to be re-covered. Having umbrellas on my mindj when I took my Monday luncheon at Dennett's, I acci dentally picked up one belonging to an old maid who sat next to me and was halfway down to the cashier's desk, near where they "brown the wheats!" when she came after me shouting: "Hey, young man, I'll trouble you to return my umbrella!" "She wouldn't listen to explanations, and I retreated in disorder. In the course of the afternoon I got my own two umbrellas at the umbrella store, and a few minutes later boarded a Broadway car. I felt that I was being closely scrutinized by somebody, and looking up encountered the eagle gaze of the old lady of the restaurant. Looking sarcas tically at the umbrellaB under my arm, she said in acidulous tones, so that every one in the car heard her, t' My, young man, but this must be your I ueky day. It seems that others do not keep as sharp an eye to their umbrellas aa I do!" . "I left the car," said Clamp, ruefully, "and in my confusion I left my two umbrellas behind me." "What kind of a Christmas did you have?' asked one boy. "Fine," 'an swered the other; "my presents were the things that I wanted instead of boing the 'useful gifts' that father and mother wanted." Washington Star. Editor You want to be Bure, Miss Scratchington, that all the historical data of your novel is strictly correct. Miss Bcratchington Uon't worry, about that, dear sir; people, who know history never read historical novels. Brooklyn Life. Stockholders' Meeting. Stockholders of the East Fork Irrigating Co. take notice that their annual meetlns will he held at Hone & McDonald's store on February 21.19M, atlo'elock p.m. jwim v. it. BDiNii, rresiaeni. Milk 6c a Q,uart. I now have more milk for sale than Is taken by my customers. Would like a few move customers at $2 per month per quart. .?j Notice. All corporations and individuals who take water across the nubile hlahwav in road dis trict No. S, are hereby notitled that they must put their culverts down on a level with the road-bed Immediately. jao u. i), wooiwoiait,Bnpervi8or. Hogs for Sale. 1 hnro 3 f mini hnvirl antra ft it-on In ilwv a gooU Jersey cow. H, W. WAIT! B. F. BELIEU, Contractor and Builder. TT-Plans and Estimates FtrKiwnKr-S THE Barber Shop, On the Hill, S. C. JACKSON. Proprietor. Will do picture framing in connection. Room moldings and allkiudsof nictureand window glass constantly on hand. Call and see siun- ptes or wail papor. Get Your Shoes. All shoes repaired in J. W. Rings' shop in Hood River, left over 30 days will be sold lor the cost of repairing. ffi Q. V. KIUUM. Water Notice. Applications for water of the Water Supply Co. oi Hood River Valley must be In by f ell. 1. 1U08. Blank applications can be had of any of t he board of directors J30 O. E. MAKKHAM, Secretary. EES MI And time may go, but we will con tinue to do all kinds of plain and fancy Job Printing at the same old stand, satisfactorily and expeditiously. Your orders respectfully solicited. E. R. BRADLEY. P. Y. Friday F. B. Barne FRIDAY & BARNES, Real Estate Town and country proierty put Into our hands will be promptly brought to the buyer, at tention. We also do Insurance and Nolary I'ubllc work. L. C. Haynes James F. Dehor BON TON BARBER SHOP. The place to get an easy shave, an up-to-date huir cut, and to enjoy the luxury of a porcelain bath tub. THE NEW FEED STORE. On the Mount Hood road, South of town, keeps constantly on hand the best quality of Hay, Grain and Feed, At Lowest Prices. d22 1). F. LAMAR, Pro p. Contractor and Builder Tlans a.nd Estimates Fcrsjshrd. S. H. COX. Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore exiattnit between J. T. Hohnitn and K. M. Ilolmnn, utuicr the linn Rnfne of Hoi nmn Son, is dissolved by mutual consent; J. T. HolniMD continuing the bunineiw but he hM moved down town to hit old stand, cor ner smie and Third Blreeta. i. T. Itohnitn w!lleoliectllowtntheflrm and py all blila against tU Unted, January 14, lww. J.T. HOI.MX. f.i e. M. holm an. Woven Wire Fence. I5eet and cheanest wire fence on earth all thines considered, lfcm't fail to see I). . Hverlee before buvingr your fence. o24tf 1'hone 414 Sub FEED YOUR CROPS. o . Land Plaster Will more than double the profits on your hay crop. This ywir we will deal exclusively in UTAH PLAS TER, as the experience of Hood River farmers is practically unanimous as to its superiority. 'Place . your orders early. First can will .'arrive .-about February 15. , Commercial Fertilizers. To produce the fancy quality of fruit that brings the high prices, while at the same time increasing the yield, growers should judiciously apply fertil- izers. We are agents for prepared fertilizers that have been known as o. k. in Hood Iliver valley by our most successful fruit growers. We can also furnish -Muriate of iPotash, Phos phoric Acid, Nitrate of Soda and Ground Bone. Davidson Fruit,Go., Sole agents for Pomona and Sentinel . Spray Pumps, Studebaker Wagons and 'Vehicles, 'Canton line of Plows and Cultivators GET When in Anyih'iiijg In the line of Drugs, Patent Medicines, Raints and Oils Get it at CkMKES Opposite Post Qlflce. Williams Pharmacy, Otten Building, G. E. WILLIAMS, Prop'r. Headquarters for Pure Drugs, Toilet Articles, PATENT MEDICINES, SPRAYING MATERIALS. Prescriptions my Specialty. Millinery at Cost All our Pattern, Street and Tailored Hats at cost. See our show window for prices that defy competition. Gentlemen, Make your wives, daughters or sweethearts a Xmas present of one of those lovely Pattern Hats. MAE B. ROE, Milliner. Stages to Cloud ;Gap tlnn. Ticket office for the Regulator Line of Steamers Telephone and have a hack carry you to and from the boat landing Tf yod want a first-class turnout call on the HOOD RIVER TRANSFER AND LIVERY CO. COLUMBIA NURSERY. Established: 1892. Offers a full line of General Iwj Stt, OMJWwetr-iiii And other Fruit Trees, Plants, Shrubs and Vines. You are Invited To examine the stock and let us know what you want. H. C. BATEHAM, Proprietor. Telephone 604. Just O I5j W. O. Snow and W. L. Upson a. first-class Blacksmith and Wagon shop on the corner of Riv er and Fourth streets, where they ,are prepared to do all kinds of BMsiii ol Carrie ailiif ni ort Special attention given to horses with bad feet. Our work neatlv and promptly done -Give us a call. SNOW & UPSON. America's BEST pUbpia Editorially Fearless. Consistently Republican. Always. Kevta from all parts of the world. .Well written erigloal sto ries. Answers to queries on all subjects. Articles on Health, the Home, New Hooka, and oo work about the Farm and. Garden. The Weekly Inter Ocean. The Inter Ocean is a member of the Associate d Press and is also tbe only Western newspaper receiving the entire telegraphic news service of the Xew York Sun and special cable of the New York World, besides daily reports from over 2000 special corre spondents throughout tbe country, -o pea can Ull more fully why it is the bet on earth. 52 Twelve Page Papers :$1 a Year. Brimful of newt from m&ywlx nd a jtrrfid feart of tptciat matter Subscribe lor the Glacier and the Week ly Inter Ocean one year, both for $1.90. IT AT need of p.eoei ;an Paper-