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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1904)
HOOD XtlVEIl GLACIEIt, THUH3DAY, HAY 12. 1004, Summer And R. B. BRAGG & C0; With the Best selected Line of Sum mer Goods ever Displayed i n Hood River. Our Line ofi Ladios' Muslin Gowns, Skirts, Corset Covers and Summeri Underwear isi simply elegant and going at price which cannot fad to save you mon ey. They are of b p 1 o n d i d material, iu tiKtieally pat tern e d and daintily finish ed. Come in and examine our immense line while you have a chance to make an early purehaxe The pricings are very low. We h a ve French Dip, Tompado u r , Side and Back Combs at low est prices. Our Men s new sum mer hats have just arrived, and are all of the very latest styles, wit h prices to suit tho customer, The celebrated Douglas Slfoo has no equal for stylo and durability , And ours are made on lints of the lafcjjfc and mo it p ) ular f o r in a. Douglas shoes will wear Well. 9 Lad K mi till m Write and toll your friends about our prosperous little Valley. Show them, if they are from Missouri, by using good Stationery. It costs but a trifle more' than the cheap kind. Get (t at SLOCUM'S and you'll know it is all right. Office Supplies, Blank Books, Legal Blanks, Books. ;-.7- THE JEWELER, Ha I wimii tu stale to the general prepared to test your eyes and tit that will overcome all afflcttons of weuK eyealhat Hie best, oculellst can help. Try the glass I gell. I have given I his subject very clone study and ean tell you by examination Inst what kind of glasses your eyes require. Eye test ed free and all glasses sold w ith a guarantee o tit your eves with es pecially ground glasses. If youreyes trouble you and cause headache or throbbing pains with blurring vision when reodlngg or doing tine work requiring close and steady observation, come In and let me ex limine your eyes by means of the perfected American Optical Tester and secure relief and comfort by the use of properly-tilted glsea. More than scriptions Have bvn filled in our Laboratory. The reason for this large prescription business is found in the Horvieo we give, Tip best "and" moderate charges art' w- brought us the patronage ' Confidence of the physicians Let us Fill Ybur, Prescriptions. ' WILLIAMS' PHARMACY is Here so is Our Beauti ful Shirt Waist Pongee, piped in lilue m Silk and trimmed with turquois buttons; Bat iste, trimmed with Cluney insertion; Mer cerized, trimmed-with fag oting:; India Linen t r i m- nied with Lace and Medallion. Customers are buying them up rapidly, be cause the price like the goods is ' all right. (jive us a call and see for lyour self that this is true. We have the very b e s table linen and Nap kins to match whic we are selling at Bed roc i: rices; an ower grades at prices cor responding 1 y low tVe also have Mr gen nine icustitehed, ")a,mask and Hack Towels. Also niceline of Crash Tow eling. These goods will bear in spection-. Do not fail to give us a call. linn the Finest Display of. ! I essm Watches, Diamond and Gold King. tut Glassware, etc., m town. All work neatly mid correctly done, especially fine Watch Repairing and adjusting, ReiiKoiiHbte prion. urn if fufl Trouble You? 9 M putillo that I Mil you with glasses stlgmutism, near-sigtednesa and 31,750 Pre materials obtainable the things that have of the public and the Imbler-Smlth. One of the prettiest weddlnini of the spring season was solemnized Wednes day, May 4, at 8 o'clock p. in., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hanford Smith in Tine Flat, Wash.,when their young est daughter, Anna 1 . Mmith.was united in marriage to R. R. Imbler of Hood River, Or.,Rev. A. A. Beery, pastor of the Valley Christian church ofliceating. The bride wore gown of whiteorgan die and pink carnations. The brides maid, Miss Mabel Emmons, was also attired in white organdie and pink car nations. Geoage Smith, a brother of of the bride was best man. The house was beautifully decorated with Oregon grape, cherry blossoms and dogwood. Those present were: Mrs. B. M. Neal and son of Spokane, Wash., Frank Smith and family of Fine Flat, Leander Smith and family of Hood River, Mrs. W. E. Bell of Pine Flat. Miss Mae Roe of Vancouver, Wash., Miss Mabel Em mons of Goldendale, and George Smith of Pine Flat. After the ceremony a sumptuous repast was served. Mr. and Mrs. Imbler will spend a few days with Mr. Imbler's parents near Hood River and will then make their future home at Pine Flat. "At the Churches. Valley Christian.-Bible school at 10 a. m.; Y. P. o. V. E. meets at 7 p.m.; preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning topic: "The Trusts:" evening topic: "The Command to Prisoners." A cordial invitation to all. A. A. Beery, pastor. - Unitarian.' corner State street and Park avenue, W. G. Eliot, jr., minister in charge. Sunday school at 10 a, in. : service at 11 a. m. Subject of sermon : "Is Rationalism Religion?" All are welcome. Belmont Chapel. Sunday School at 10 a. m., class meeting at 11, programme and lecture at 7 p. ni., and prayer meet ing Thursday at 7 p. in. Lutheran. Services at Holman'a hull, next Sunday, May 15. Sunday school at 2, preaching at 3 p. in. Cate chetical instruction, next Satuaday, May 14. Congregational; Rev. J. L. Ilershner, pastor. Services with worship will be conducted next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. in. ; Sunday school at 10 a. ni. with A. C. Staten superintendent. Christian Endeavor service at 7 p. m., mid-week meeting on Thursday evening at eight o'clock. The public, eajieciully stran gers, are cordially invited to these services. Rev. J. L. Ilershner will preach Pine Grove next Sunday at 3:30 p. in Baptist. Baptist seniles at Car miehael hall at 11 o'clock. Rev. D, Dutton, pastor. Half Man (Mill Lives. A person who is only half alive to the world and society will not succeed in business. He should go to Williams' Pharmacy and get ome Pal mo Tablets. They are guaranteed for all weakness. Postmaster General Payne has ordered an investigation of the I'm (land Fostof- flee as the result of a second inquiry into otlicial conduct of Postmaster Bancroft. The report ol the iiirimctor shows that notwithstanding previous warning Post master itancroit insisted upon withdraw' ing money from the various accounts which are left iu his care in direct viola tion of the regulations of the depart ment. Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Gen eral Brietow.who has immediate charge of theefl matters, declares the conduct of the Portland office is anything -tout sausiactory, u leit to him he will insist npon the appointment ol a successor to liancrolt. Whooping Cough. "In Ihesprlnit of lHOl niy children n au wnoopiug eoiigu. savs oira. u.w, . . . .... ... Capps, of Capps, Ala. "I used Cham oeriaiu'a Uougit Kemerty with the most satisfactory results. I think this W the best remedy I have ever seen for whooping count).!' This remedy keeps ine cougu loose, lessens I lie severity and frequency of tho coughing spells, and counteracts any tendency toward pi eumonltt. For sale by all druggist. The Guirene Morninir Ileuister has issued an anniversary edition that is a credit to the enterprising managers of mat publication. it comprises B4 well written and beautifully illustrated pages ot historical, biographical and advortiaimi matter. The make-up excellent, the press work is faultless and it is printed on a fine Quality book paiwr. Taken as a whole, it is a production any publisher might well oe proim oi. Made Young Again. "Ob of Dr. KlBB'a New Life Pills each night for two weeks has put me in my 'teens' again" writes 1). 11. Tur ner of Detnpaeylown, Pa. They're the best in the world for liver stomach and bowels. Purely vegetable. Never gripe. Only 25o M Charles N. Clarke's artitf mow. All pupils wiehimr to attend the private sehool will pleas nteet Mrs. Raid and Miss. Copple at the large school Mowday mormng. Prohibition Meeting. W.IK f W II... 1V111WU ill - J J iim amsii or Hood Ktvvroo Monday evculnv. ...m... .... lH m i ii'if mm will inunM May. W. at Iht M. K. church. In th Iniamu h prutiiMtioa. Mr. uim la nof th ablnt tmuim la im emir Mortbwaat and thorn who auena ihii mwrtinf may b uaurvd or a rwrslnwt. An earawt and cardial lavlla- ixiii ii usHtg loan. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. I)liut.ment nrih rntj.rl.ir f Anil nfflna i Th I OrcaNN, Mf Hill, im. Notice it m aivr-ii mi me fnihiwin named mttlw Ihm alvi nodes ot a l Inirnlion to niaks ain- wuhrlliw In nasfurt of hla claim, and that u uriHii will IwntauelirflmUeo.T.l'nitlMr, mnt, urwon, uiiJW JMtti. imh, vlv UlLHKIt r J, KlKilNUTUN. H. E. No , m, P.jp. Hood River, OrfOD r the NKU HK1 4KU I 10, K nd Lot lMHw lion 5, Ti P. I North. Kami 10. K and HKM 8KU ndHK Mwlioa l, Tp. 2 North. Kanire W K, W. A. He BsiiMn (lis ibllatrlnf witnewes to bin ooiMiiiuoui nwidrnoa unon and eultlvo upon lion orwtld lnd, vlM-ilKrry ltodaon, J. Kml, Jiwoph Knnx, (iconic A, Wright, all of Hood mlilS WICHAKLT. NOLAN. BccUler, s: Some Bargains. Twenty acres 7 (tiilea out, all In ap- pi iwu years pianieo. look at rue price, when uuliuproved land sells for n'OOracre: Only $3,000 Forty acres 5 tulles out. all lu clover: conservative estimate ot tbia year's crop, i uu kius, tyica per acre . . . 1 150 Ten acres, 6 miles out, unimproved. Price for a short time 11,100 Twenty acres 2' rulles out. fenced and cleared, or will be sold iu 10-ccrc lota. fot a root of wast land on it. Price per acre $200 80 acres In Camas Prairie. Wash.: HO acres bay ; good new house; 60 head cattle, mostly oows: 10 head bones; 2 wagons; mowers and rakes; 12i doa: fhlckeus. This place can lie rented. Price ,. $9,000 For further Information call on or address W. J. BAKER,. Real Estate Agent, Hood River, Oregon. i Barrett lMstneU . When the strawberries bloom, tra la. And the girjs from the city float in, ira le. Berries will be on the streets next week. ; v Then trouble comes in for the shed boss, tra lo. But not for a moment would Jhe inaiao squaw lie. William Ford is putting in bis time on the Fair Oaka farm. Grand, good crops will be the order of tne aay ail over this district. If you want to tee clover eteen feet high come out to Barrett, the borne of all good things. Thomas Shue is how hatching out his third crop of biddies. He is traveling over the incubator line and has saved 76 per cent of bis passengers. J. lie store on the. comer of Rockvford avenue is doing a ruehim business in oraneesall owinc to the fact that thev ouy ineir iruu os t;oppie a iiooie, who aeep nothing out the sest. Miss Elsie Lewis, formerly of this district, who has been visiting at the home ol Mr. and Mrs. McGrath. left last Saturday for her home in Portland. Mrs. Georire Prather was a visitor In the Barrett district last Sunday. - She was agreeably, surprised at the many changes in the district siuce she was last here. . ;.. Mrs. Steward, the aged mother of H. D. Steward, who" has been quite ill for the past three weeks, we are pleased to learn is now convutesceiit, and soon expects to take a. pleasure ride behind Charger The Goat of tha club has got it in for the new editor for, blue pencilling one of bis candidates last week and says ii he ever gets the aforementioned editor on his back he never will be able to Moe than get home, , -1 Miss Elsie passed a very pleasant week renewing friendships. She says the district lonh iiuch more beautiful than when she' left, and she then thought it one of the most beautiful spots on earth, -8 he can scarcely con tent herself in Portland after visiting her old bom., X,' Arthur Shere, who just returned from Portland last week, celebrated his home coming by a horseback trip to the Davenport mill at Parkertown. On crossing a bridge bis horse slipped and fell catching Arthur's leg under him and severely bruising it. Mo bones were broken, however, and he will soon be looking for more worlds to conquer. Miss Laura Wilson accompanied by Mrs. S. H. Sterling made a flying visit from The Dalles last week. It was Mrs. Sterling's first visit and Miss Laura, in attempting to jhow her around, lost her bearings, owing to the great im provements that have been made in the district since her last visit Mrs. Ster ling was delighted with Barrett. Mr. Iiart of Iowa, spent two days of last week looking over the valley. He says he has traveled all over the coun try in search ot a home that would combine health, prosperity and pleas ure, and thinks that Barrett comes nearer perfection thau any place he has ever been in. With such expressions of sentiment we feel called - npon to welcome, him as it will be impossible for bim to tear himself away now. The special feature of this section is the affability and hospitality of its citizens. We beard a stranger sav alter services jast Sunday that he never saw people cordial.' Why, he said every one appeared to waht to shake hands with him and bid him welcome. He said he had heard so much of the Bar ren aiamci anq trie excellent mumc that was usually 1 given at the V. C. Church, so he came to see and lie dinn pointed, but he says we haven't boasted half enough. ' In going home Suturday evening we noticed three young ladies tramping nome irom towu. ' lliey had tailed to meet the hims with the buuev and oli they were so tired. ' We took com pas sion on them and gave them traneor tation part of the wav. I ht. tliu. won't depend on any He hereafter. I won't give you away, girls. The school board in this district has directed the clerk to take op another note of 12m) due aeainst the district This makes $750 that the' board has paid this year and. leaves only $400 of an indebtedness against this district, and this will be paid during the current year, which will leave this district w ith a tine three-room buildinir and no debt This is the best advertisement a section can have, and our board deserves great creo.it wr Tne anie manner tn whlc they have handled the affair sof this district. i A delightful birthday party was sfivea te Misses Vernon Shoemaker and Eva Mc Reynold i at the beautiful home, of J. u. bnoemakej on Tuesday afternoon mays, me utile peon e thoroaehl enjoyed themselves ... with ' games and conundrums and at three o'clock delicious luncheon was served, consist' ing ot cakes, ice cream and other Soodiestby Mrs. J. H. Shoemaker and Irs. F. W. McReynolds, assisted by Mrs. C. Chandler. 24 mirth-lovimr nine ioi k enioyeu themselves mice I v until S o'clock o. in., when thev all departed for their homes wishiug that croon ana tva nan a mrthday every T..ul.., TI.. i-.ll I..- in tue pleasures oi the itav : Misses Shoemaker, McReynolds, Mercer, Hen dricks, Ruth and, Georgia Spere, Grave uu uun cMiurrmo. i,ucv and Jiiiia Steward, Mary and Anna Carne and Masters Kavmond and HtmM lmn.ll. Leslie and Ralph Sherrieb.'Orland and Mils xnorse, Arne and Edgar opple Mercer, McReynolds. Games and Shoemaker. iv - There Is report current backed 4y pwj omul, i-ircuiiiBtnniwi eviuence, that one of Barrett's most popular young men crossed the Columbia river and returned with a wife,, We have traced the ruuio uu-. to one of our young merh but he so strenuously de nies that there is any foundation for it thai we are foroed to believe there must be some mistake. Later.- He done it: n.kl.1 IliAmlol wilK mall.. 4nraMir..,nl. for he was just in tbe office and fessed' p, and we have to chronicle the fact that the Smith family are one less and the Imbler family increased by one. Married, at 8 o'clock p. m. oa Wednes day evening, at the home of tha bride's parent in Klickitat county, Washinir- ton, Ray Imbler of Barrett to Miss Anna Smith. Rev. A. A. Beery, pastor ot the valley l tirwUau church, officiat ing. Mr. imbler, or Kay, as he is more familiarly called, ir the son of Jesse Imbler and. ia one of the mod popular young men in this district, and well worthy a beautiful and lovable wife, and in his companion he has, in oo r opiuion, drawn prise in life a lottery. Mrs. imbler i the yonnirest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford bmith, who formerly resided in this county, and is a very popular and agree able young lady. She formerly clerked in Cram's store, where Mr. Quibler also extolled tbe virtue of Clark's best, and was while serving customer that the little fellow with attenuated aarmeuta and a bow and quiver of arrow drew torlbP a double ... headed shaft, and launched it forth only to find that both bead struck an object and s circa in stance indicate, result have followed. We extend to this fortunate and bappy couple thecongratulationsof the Barrett end of the Glacier and their hosts of friends in this district. May their life be one long and continuous round of bliss and may discontent and discord never be au event of their life and may old age discover them to be still in the enjoyment of their honeymoon, is the fervent wish of all Barrett. They are at horn at J. Imbler's. The special oug service of the Valley Christian clrurch choir on last Sunday was very entertaining. The whole choir participated at the morning ser vice, in a selected anthem entitled "The Beautiful Golden Gate," and at the evening services Mrs. Regester sang a sweet soprano solo entitled "Guide Thou my Bark." W. F. Cowan of Laconia, preached a very interesting sermon at the Valley Christian church last Monday evening on home missions. There was an unus ually larue attendance and Mr. Cowan kept the attention of his audience to the last and the unanimous.verdict was that he is well qualified for the mission worit. There will be a meeting of the Tern. perance alliance held at the Valley Christian church on next r riday even. ing. One of the features of the meeting will be an address by one of our most brilliant young orators. Georue Wilson Come out everyone and profit thereby Frank Sherriub, one of Barrett's most intelligent and progressive apple grow ers, deposited in the ollice oi Copple & nooie some oi tne nnest specimens ot tne lollowing varieties ot apple that we have seen this year. The leading brand is Hyde King and it. is a beauty sound -as a dollar and of beautiful color, Next in hne was a lovely sample of Blue Pearmain, followed by a Canada Russet, then comes a Roxburv and a fine sample of a Lov.erlng, and bringing up the rear ot the procession were amples of cull Baldwin and Spitzen bergs i hat were as good and as hard as when first gathered. Altogether it makesa lovely collection and is the best advertise' ment that could be given to the' section we have been claiming tu be the garden ano iruu pelt ol America, frank entitled to the blue ribbon for the best collection of apples ever brought to iiood Kiver. VlNMHit Clippings. Howard Hoover was over in Belmont last eunoay. Mrs. H uber Galligan and babv were visitors in oeimoni eaiuraay. M. S. Miller of Portland visited his brother Charlie over Sunday. Inez and Ralph Eatinger and and Lil lian Mulkuis are on the sick list this week. Hannah Emrstrom is back from Sea. side and will work in Robert Hand's hotel. Mrs. H. K. Ilines of .Portland was guest at the Pioneer Pine farm last Ihursday. Howard Isenberg was uo from the Locks Saturday, helping in his old place in me union. - Mr", and Mr. Walter Austin of Mt. Hood were visitors at the home of Robt. Jones bunday. Mrs. E. B. Clark of Portland, who visiting her mother, Mrs. David Ever- hart, is very ill with pneumonia. Her many ir lends hope she will toon recover. Warren Miller has purchased the phonograph from Alfred lloorman and is entertaining the whole Franklon dis trict over the phone and otherwise. Next Sunday the fifteenth anniversary oi me league win oe celebrated. The - ... . . . . programme "weighed in the Balance" will be rendered, after which Father Ostrander will lecture. All are cor dially invited to attend this and all other services. Mrs. Geo. Lamb and two yqungest ciiiiureu were 10 i ne mines last Satur day to visit relatives there. Her little daughter Verna, who has been under the care of the plisyicians at that place for nearly a year, will accompany her home. The nightcap social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Boorman Tuesday, May s, was a complete success in spite of the stormy evening. The first part of the evening all listened with interest to tbe phonograph ; later, games were played, and then came the selling of the nightcaps and the finding of the partners for the delicious lunch of cake, oranges, nuts and candy. After lunch they went into the parlor and before parting sang a few good old songs. All reported a very pleasant evening. Arthur Shere is home from Portland. While riding up to Planer B one day last week his horse slipped on the bridge and leu on mm. At nrst it was feared that his leg was broken, but on closer examination it proved to be only a bad sprain. He was able, with the help of a cae, to go to cnurcn Sunday evening. He has the sympathy of a large circle of friend. ftttell Nates. iJiHi einmay wire ami i attended a temperance rally in Dukes valley, Mr. Bradley of Hood River and M. D. Odell of this place being the principal shak ers. Prohibition and local option were the tonics tinder consideration. As is generally th.e case, few vorters were present to hear the arguments pre sented. An urgent plea was made, and perhaps justly for a local option law, but not a word was sa d about that other, snd to my mind better proposed law, to-wit: the nominating primary ballot law. If such a law were adopted by the voters in June it would .enforce itself and go farther toward eliminating frand and conniption at the h1Is than wonld local option. The Australian liallot was a long stride in the wat of re form In the liallot system . It is not so much laws that we' want enacted but the enforcement of the good laws al ready enacted. Along the line of re form this proposed nominating ballot law would give every - man an equal show with the buns politician and his hirelings to place his name before the people aa a candidate for snv otfice he saw fit to aspire. This law enacted and the primaries would practically prove an election. And it would be an elec tion in ewry sense of the word, just as is our general election and woirUI simply be endorsed t such general election. It is my opinion that alonir moral ami educational lines, and those only, will tne temperance question ever be solved to the satisfaction of prohibitionists themselves, and the only wav to roriwt any evil is.along shese iines. The poli tician is on to his jobknowing it is one thing to enact a law and another thing ... .... 1-1 e , i some laws already on the statutes hut i" ruiuira ii. 4 iit-n: rr piem v oi wnoie- wko looks after the enforcement of them? fcclio answers, who? ote for this nn posed primary nominating law, and you have made the greatest stride toward political reform possible. If the tem perance iiAiole will make this an issue along with the local option, thev will niut assmtunce from men who will not rote pcohibitiwn. Mr. Crovkett, our road supervisor, is rewdy to receive contribution work on the Tucker hill, and will also assist the work. Why not do a little work now instead of growling all next winter ahont the hail condition of the roads? Where are the men that opixised rax levy last mil on the ground that they would do much voluntary work? The road supervisor and the friends of t 'xxl roads would like lor them to show Last Tuesday L, A. E. Clarke, who recently came here Irom Kansas, pur chased the lo-acre tract, owned by J. K. Crosby and known as the Knapp place. This is a gxxl buy and Mr. Clarke will find a welcome at Odell. Mrs. C. G. Robert returned from Portland a few days ago and is this week, moving their household goods to their summer home at langlewood. most charming spot, and where the family will spend a portion of the summer. The Odell school entertainment on Wednesday evening of last week was enjoyable and entertaining. Mr, Curnes proved a-good auotioneer. The receipts from the sale of baskets, lem onade, etc., were satisfactory, being over dollars. Each day brings strangers looking over our valley with a view to invest ment and land is changing hands at good prices. Valentine Nehbower recently sold 100 acres of Ins quarter section on the hills west of here. Mr. Ziller, who has a homestead near here and who resides in Portland, is up iicre wiin ins lainuy ior rue summer. Mr. Strang, of this neighborhood, was out on the roads Sunday with a nice new buggy. Nearly everybody Tiere supiHirts a csniiortaDle hack or buggy 1 1 IJ! ; . .L i noon niver against me world. The work of improving mid extend ing the East Fork Irrigating company's unco in progressing rapidly. : Alfred Woixl has sold 20 acres of his place near Odell. ' The writer wishes toextend iiis thanks to the retiring editor of the Glacier for the many kindnesses shown to tiimself, personally, and to the section which he represents. He also wishes lo extend hearty welcome to the new editor and proprietor of the Glacier, and wish linn abundant success in his new field. Nete from Unferwoed. Good luck to our new editor. Will Underwood accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Lyons to St. Martin Hot Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Sorenson have been visiting a few day in Hood River valley. borne of our people took iu the ball game at Hood River Sunday. Ellis Huff spent a few days last week visiiiiig ins sister, jurs. rojt, at Lyle. Road Supervisor Orser and daughter, Sadie of Chenowith, were visiting in Underwood Sunday. our correspondent will pass her twelfth milepost before she sees these lew notes in print. Good luck.to our old editor in his new occupation and may his eye have a good rest from trying to make out the inimpeiieii words oi your correspondent Blytlie Among the Mormons. bait Lake City, May 7, 1904. Editor Glacier: Your correspondent and his cnaperone arrived in the City of the baints today at 9 o'clock a. m. Tonight we leave over the Denver & Rio Grande for Denver. We spent the day sight ktciiik- iu o cioca we Doanipd t h observation street car and for two hours listened to the spieler and viewed the many public buildings and private resi dences and other places of interest he poinieaout. tie gave a complete his tory of Salt Lake City and the state of Utah, tickets purchased via the Den ver & Rio Grande entitle the holders to stop off at Suit Lake.. To get a through train to St. Louis by this route parties iniiu iiixMi niver snouiu laKe the noon train. We took the night train and were obliged to change cars at rWurclW. Ann again at tluden. Trains n iv u-d. ed now with tourists and it will lie hard for the railroads to accommodate the travel on the three days of each month that excursion pickets are sold. By all means and at all times berths should lie engaged at least a day ahead of the time oi starting. The Steamboat M ar Last Week. Trouble of the steamer. Charles R. Spencer are multiplying these days. The craft's glories of last season as a record-breaker were dashed to atoms this year by her suffering two succes sive defeats at the hands of the steamer unlles city, of the Regulator line; the Union Oil company, owning the tank barge Santa Paula, which is moored t the Portland Ga company's dock, re fused the Spencer fuel, and now the D. P. & A. N., the opposition company, has filed suit in the State Circuit court to recover rental alleged to be due for the use of various landing on the I nl.,,l.i i. . ; . b which is claimed by the plaintiff. The Dalle City reached the teel bridge Tuesday afternoon, on the run from The Dalles. 33 minutes ahead of the Spencer, making 11 landings on the way. one came down yesterday in four hour's and 55 minutes, beating the epencer over five minutes, besides land ing 12 times to tbe former's teu. When the Spencer dronned Hnn irom her dock at the foot of Washing . .1 ton street to the gas dock shortlv tr three p'clock, she was refused oil by agcii uuiiuy, oi toe union uu com pany. The reason given was that Iia owner of the boat had infused to enter nto a contract for three years. After skirmishing around for some time an appeal to the Standard Oil Co. brought forth three oil wagons, each havimr a capacity of 29 barrels, and their loads ere piped into the Spencer' tank at me uavis woodyard on the East Side i ins proved ar time-losing arrangement out was me uesi mat could be done under the'eircomstances. . It iscurrently understood the National Oil comnnnv and the S)encer did not "hitch" when she wat recoinmisHioned, and for that reason hut one channel was open through which she could receive fuel. Suit ha lieen tiled bv Mmki-c IV.li.h Mallorv, Simon A Gearin, attorneys for mo none ioiiar nne, naming The Dalle Transportation company, as owner of the steamer Charles R. "Spen cer, as defendant, to recover the sum of fNW.Zb, the complaint setting fortl. that the same was due and owing for dock ing privileges enjoyed by the defendant at Vancouver, Carson, .White Salmon, A.yie aim nixxi Kiver, during the months ol typtember, October, Novem ber and Decemlier, VMX. The com plaiu, recites that tile rental of the Vancouver wharf w as $25 a month, $15 each for Carson, White Salmon and Lyle, and $10 a day for the Hood River privileges. teieg ram. Charts Mullins, one of the pngrres! rjivw larincrs oi tne iruckee Meadows, has lift? n experimenting with straw berries for the pajjj two seasons. Only a few acre have been plan ted, but the returns have been so satisfactory that he has decided to go into tbe liiiMinmm oo a laqre scale. He is now engaged in manung iweniv-nve acre to the choice fruit, Nevada strawberries mlu-uv. command" higlter price on the market than berries from California. The fruit is firmer, ships better and has a better flavor than heirui fn tut skYlmi sections. Orchard and FdPm. The Council ol Recognition met with the Pine Grove Congregational church vestTHla New Industry for Hood River. Al Zoek ha purchased ten acre of the Ferguson tract, two and one-half miles south and will establish a brick yard. Samples of the clay have been tested and found to be of a very good quality. Mr. Zeek will burn two kilns this season, and promises to have one kiln ready for the local market in sixty days. With the large amount of build ing going on and contracted for in this vicinity, brick yard will be a very desirable addition to the business inter em for borne use alone, aside from the employment given to labor. It is also probable that the Council will establish fire limits in the near future, and there ' will be a much larger demand for brick " than before. Ghastly Find on the Ball Grounds. ' While grading the base ball ground, and just after taking off tbe first layer of earth, the plow turned up a skull, which upou examination proved to be that of an Indian. Further investiga tion brought to light nine of these relic of some tragedy ot other day. Col. O. B. Hartley, who ha charge of the work at the ball grounds, lined these skulls no on the fence surrounding the field and they were viewed by score of people during the day. The skull were not accompanied by any other portion of the skeleton of the owners, but were ap parently taken from the bodies and buried, whilelhe skeletons were disposed of in some other manner. There is a rumor that atone time the inhabitant of this part of the country were given to canibahsm. It is therefore very proba ble that the skulls were those of some captive who were butchered to fill tbe larder, or supply theUiuterial of a great feast of some hvas tyee before the foot of the white man bad poluted the land. A portion of the skulls bore the mark of the tomahawk, proving conclusively that the owners had met with a violent death. Another theory is that these skull be longed to captives which had been of fered in sacrifice, the other portion of the bodies having been burned, and these skulls kept as trophies of war, as was the habit of some of the aborigines. It is impossible to arrive' at a definite conclusion, because of our inability to even approximate the date of their bur ial, l hey were found about two feet be low the surface, and it cannot be told what portion of the soil wa placed over ' them, if any, and what was the accumu lation of the decades since they were placed there, 0. L. Stranahan savs when he came here the Indians had so many sweat houses on this land that it had to be graded down before it could be culti vated. These sweat houses, as they are called, were the Indian hospital, where medicine men treated all diseaser their dusky patients were heir to, and all ail ments were given the same treatment. Were it not for the marks of the toma hawk, one might infer that these were the victims of those early diciples of iKHCulopiiiB. In any event these relics of earlier Hood River days will lie in teresting ' subjects of thought to those who like to study the history of our country prior to the advent of the white man. the Glacier would suggest that those having the skulls communicate with George H. Himes, Portland, Or., who would doubtless lie very glad to place one or more of them in the His torical Society's museum. Col. Hartly says the skulls disapiieared, but we do not infer that they still retain their old proclivity for making themselves invisi ble, which rendered them so dangerous ' to our early settlers. Commencement Exercises. The curtain arose to a packed house at the opera . Friday night, the sweet girl graduate looked her prettiest, and the future governors and presidents appeared as if to the manor born. The exercises were ojH-ned with a gong by the graduating class and invocation by Rev. J. L. Hershner. Miss Stella Parsons then gava the salutatory, which was a fine effort excellently rendered and - was well received by the audience. The recita tion "Old Ace" was given by Miss Treiber in faultless style and brought down the hoiise.and the finale.was with out doubt,highly appreeiatedby manipu lators of the pastelxiards, and secured a prolonged encore from the spectators. But the recitation pantomime from the 'Courtship of Miles Stulidish" was the best of ull. The recitations describing the panto mimic scenes were exceedingly well rendered. The speakers enunciated learly and distinctly and with spirit. so that the hearers understood every word and entered into the spirit of the theme ; while the actors were unap proachable in their performance. Miles Standish, the noble cantain of the Pilgrims, was the correct thing, even to his whiskers: and Charles Roberts, who appeared as John Allien, was an ideal performer and, although naturally a bashful lad, in the courting scene he put his arms around the pretty Priscilla's neck as if -it was the happiest moment oi his lite. ' Horatio Wood gave the selection of the lad attending the circus, from "David Harum" in fine style. Vera Allen "Saved St. Michael" in a manner that was appreciated by the audience anil elicited a hearty tncore to the. little lady. The piano solo by Miss Florence Hanna was well rendered. "The mar riage of Jim Fenton" by Frances Bragg was an excellent number. Master Merrill Gessling delivered a particular ly good valedictory in a sturdy, busi nesslike way characteristic of the lad, and it is hoiied his fellow pupils may be able to follow his advice and moke this graduation but the first step in the ladder that leads them to honor and to fumev -- Acting Suiierintendent J. T. Neff with a few appropriate remarks then presented each member of the class with a diploma and the entertainment was ended with the class song. the class this year is the largest ever graduated from the Hood River school, and speaks well for Miss Scliungel's managenitint. Out of 33 who took the examination, 29 passed, and but for illness during the term it is nossililiv the others would also have passed the examination. A small admission fee of 15 nentsi was charged and even the instriirtm-a of the school marched up to the ticket seller and paid the admission fee. The proceeds w -re for the benefit of the piano fund, and the results of ,th entertainment were most gratifying to the eAtoprising managers. " There were $15 on heuri after paving balance due on the piano, of w hich $10 wiH lie used to pp.rvhase song book for the coming school year and the remainder to purchase pictures, etc., to decorate the schoolrooms. Too much praise cannot ) uW-,.n Miss Schungcl. her able assistants and pupils for their energy arid ability in " the fiwincial operations of the school as well as in the educational, dcoart. nient. Thev have bought and uai.l f..r a $200 piano this ear, besides making literal contributions to the lihmrvfmnl all from entertainments time to unMk That their efforts have lieen appreciated bv the oat runs of tha school is attested by their universal liberal patronage at everv entertain. ment given by the pupils.