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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1904)
- , - .... , HOOD RIVER GLACIER, THURSDAY MAY 19. 1604. ammer And R. B. BRAGG & CO. With the Best selected Line of Sum mer Goods ever Displayed in Hood River. Our Line of Ladies' Muslin Gowns, Skirts, Corset Covers and Summer Underwear is simply elegant1 and ELoine: at prices wnicn cannot fail to save you mon ev. They are of splendid material, ar tistically pat terned and daintily finish ed. Como in and ' examine our immense line while you have a chance to make an early purchase are very low. We have vft3uMl7 Pompado u r , Side and Back W li.iii'il Combs at low est prices. Our Men s new sum mer hats have iust Arrived, and are all of the very latest styles, with prices to suit the customer The celebrated Douglas Shoe has no equal for style and dumb i li t y . And ours are made on lasts ()f till l:lfc;Mt and mast pop ular forms. Douglas shoes will wear well. w sT m III 1 h 1 W PUNCHES Quito a few dollars are lost every season by pickers punching theirtickets with a knife or nial. ; OVERCOME this by using a high grade punch, which is not made in duplicate or cannot be cut out with a knife. SLOCUM lias a new stock in NO TWO ALIKE. Se lect your design before some one else gets it. Office Supplies, Blank Books, Legal Blanks, Books. CL H. T B IL Xs L IB, THE JEWELER, ( d, ) I wisu 10 state to the general prepared to test youreyes and lit that will overcome all affictlons weak eyes that the best oculcllst can help. Try the glass I sell. I have given this subject very close study and can tell you by examination lust what kind of glasses your eyes require. Eyes test ed free and all glasses sold with guarantee to tit your eves with es pecially ground glasses. If youreyes trouble you and cause headache or throbbing pains wltb blurring vision when readingg or doing tine work requiring close and steady observation, come In and let me ex amine your eyes by means of the perfected American Optical Tester and secure relief and comfort by the use of properly-tilted glees. More than scriptions Have been filled in our Laboratory. The reason for this large prescription business is found in the service we give, The best materials obtainable and moderate charges are the things that have brought us the patronage of the public and the . confidence of the physicians. Let us Fill Your Prescriptions. WILLIAMS' PHARMACY to is so is Our Beauti ful Shirt Waist Pongee, piped in Blue Silk and trimmed with turquois buttons; Bat iste, trimmed with Cluney insertion; Mer cerized, trim med with fag- Inuia Linen t r i ai med with Lace and Medallion. Customers are buying them up rapidly, be cause the price jhkethe goods is all right. Give us a call and see for your self that this is true. We have the very best table linen and Na p k i n s to match which we are selling at Bedrock prices; and lower grades at prices cor responding 1 y low. Ve also have h; genuine, ilcustitched, Damask and Iluck Towels. Also nice line of Crash Tow- cling. These goods will bear .in spection. Do not fail to give us a call. Has the Finest Display of Watches, Diamond and Gold Kings, Cut Glassware, etc., in town. All work neatly ami correctly done, especially fine Watch Repairing: and adjusting. lieiiitonnble prices. Do your Eyes Trouble You? public that I miu you with clause of stlgmntTsm, near-sigtedncss and 31,750 Pre f First of the Season. The flret box of ripe strawberries came into the Glacier otiice at 4:15 p. m. Friday evening of last week from the Leader ranch of C. D. Moore, White Salmon. They were four-tier berries, well matured, firm and nicely colored. If you want early berries cajl on Char ley Moore. The Biggest Box. Monday evening Mis Olive Phelps sent a Ikix of early lierries to the Glacier office. They were the lierries our Bar rett eiirrepoirdiiit claimed were "the first," and while they were not "the first" they' were the most numerous and the best. Our thanks are due to Miss Ollie. . The Largest Berries. . Will Wheeler lirouuM to The Glacier ollicc, Tuesday morning gome of the nicest berries yet received. I hey were from the Rameey place on Strawberry Hat. Mr. Wheeler savs everything looks well in his neighborhood and prosxcts are fine for a big crop of strawberries. Open for Business. J. F. Batchelder of Portland, was in the city, Friday. He says the season is opening nicely at the Country Club Inn. Two car loads of water pipe will b- received shortly, and as soon as men can be had to do the work it will be laid ho as to carry water from the springs to the residences in Idlewild and Biver- view park additions. It is almost im possible to hire laborers at present, end will be so until after the strawberry harvest. Mr. Batchelder says it is wonderful to see the many improve ments being made in Hood River, and Unit ti e city seems to be growing faster every time he comes here. (Jets a flood Berth. Meigs Bart mess, son of 8. E. Bart- inesK, who graduates in June from the Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallis, has l)cen ottered a position in Hill s Military academy in Portland. His work will be that of instructor in geog raphy, grammar and drill. Meigs will irobithly accept the position, tie lias ccn a good faithful student, and won the gold medal last year for being the best drilled noti-commisHioneil olncer. His standing in class has uhvavs been of the best anil he now logins to reap the benefit of his efforts. The many friends of Mr. Burtniess will wish him tho beet of success in his new occupa tion. Invitation to Memorial Service. The undersigned committee of Canby Post, G. A. K., hereby extend an invi tation to the churches, witli their pas tors, the Sunday Hchools, Sons of Veterans and citizens of Hood River city and va'lcv to attend union mem orial services nt the opera house on Sunday, May 2,. nt 11 a. ni. Rev. J. L. Hershiier, pastor ot the Congregational church' will preach the sermon. Churches and Kuudnv n-liools too far distant to participate in theje memorial services, are requested to hold appropri ate services at their own nieces 01 wor ship. The commitl u wishes churches and pastors tocons'der this aifa personal invitation to the tervice on memorial Kundav. II. If. Bailey, W. H. Pbhby, Committee. Mav 17, 1WH. 0. K. 8. Attention. Regular meeting of Eastern Star Chapter pn Tuesday, May 24. Every incnilKsr rei nested to I present, as business of importance is to come be fore the chapter. THERESA M. CA8TNEK, AV. M. Married. At the I iu of J. W. Metcalf, in thii eliy, at high noon May 12.1004 Oscar P Welds and Daisv M. Easley, both of 11 hhI River. It was a very quiet hut p! 'asant affair, (traced by few witnesses lint plenty of flowers nnd happiness. Elder H. I). Benham of Portland, olli- oiiited. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, Land Offloeat Tlie DiiIIi'k, Oit'Kon, May 10, llHM.-Nollee Is hereby niven that the followliiK-m'med net. tier liaa llled nnlli'e of bin liitpnllon to lliuke flnal proof In iiprnrtof his oIhIiii nnd llml hkiu pioor win oo niuueoeioreoHi. i rnoner. tl, M, Commliwliiner at Ills o I lice at Hood Hlver, Orexou, June 210 h, 1UU4, vis: WIM.tAM H. DAVIH, of Hood tllver, Onyon, II. K. No 8H2, for the vv w HWa wee. s, wNWw tire, nana HKM NKVSec. IK, T. 1 N., ft. 11 K., W. M. Ilu nHiiuw the rotlowhitf wllneiweK to prove hlH coiitliiuous riwlilonce upon and eultlvH llou of wild In ml . vIk: Kmll 1). Went. J. II KoKers, John Went, Kllseph C. Rogers, all of iiimih mver, 'iri'iion. nun-Jit MK'll AKL T. NOLAN, Register, Wanted, Fruit Lands List your Fruit Lands with us in the Homeseckera' Guide if you want to sell them. We advertise the guide in over 225 Eastern and Middle West papers. rtena lor the llomeseekers uuiue. & 70 First Hlretit Portland, or Some Bargains. 1. ' Twenty acres 7 miles out, all In ftp pics two years planted. Look at the price, when unimproved land sells for 200 per acre. On ly ft.OOO 2. Forty acres S miles out, all In clover; conservative estimate of this year's crop, 100 tons. Price per acre. . . loO 8. Ten acres, (1 miles out, unimproved. Price for a short time 1,100 4. Twenty acres 2's miles out, fenced and cleared, or will tie sold In 10-aere lots. Not a foot of waste land on it. Price per acre .' f200 5. 320 acres in Camas Prairie, Wash.; (i0 acres linv;giod new house;00 head cattle, mostly cows: 10 head horses; 2 wagons; mowers and rukes; I.1, dox. chickens. This place can be rented. Price itl.OOO For fnrllier' information call on or address W. J. BAKER,. Real Estate Agent, Hood River, Oregon. Dr. M. A. JONES DEXTIST Offlce In Han Bab rt s t- dext. e irner of Fourth hi River rts.. Hood Ri vkr. will oe iu Hood Klver Fridays and Sal or-days. CORRESPONDENCE BARRETT.; The roads are assuming a summer condition. Barrett has the honor of bringing in the first berries of this year. Verily, verily I say unto yon, great is . Barrett. In two weeks we will be masticating the luscious berries in plenty. Yum I Yum I Everyone wants to prepare them selves to give the old soldiers the time of their life on the 15, 10 and 17 of June. We noticed Charlie Copple out in this district with a load of land seekers last week. Well, let them come. The more the merrier. The club goat is red headed on account of the way our last week's communica tion was set up. . The printer's devil had better steer clear of Barrett for awhile. A. L. Phelps took a party out fishing last Wednesday, consisting of H. H. Bailey, Harvey Burkett and Comrade Dakin. They went to the upper dam and there met a couple of experienced nsuermen, who gave the boys some pointers which they followed, and as a consequence, we aid not least on hsh as we expected. , Miss Flossie Phtfps passed through Barrett on her way borne to spend Sun day with papa, mama and The breezy air on the hill seems to agree with Mi s Flossy. :We trust to have Barrett favored often with visits fnan all the good looking school maams of the valley. Mrs. Mary Williamson of Mercer. Ohio, caught fire from a gasoline stove and was burned to death. Mrs. Wil liamson was a sister of Mrs. J. R. Cash of this district. The sympathy of this community is extended to Mrs. Cash in her Dereavement. We want to serve notice on Bro. More that the citizens along Methodist lane are on the watch' for him. They seri ously object to having the lane made the dumping ground for all of Hood River's nun. Mr. C. J. Thompson of Hood River was visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Copple last Friday. She was delighted wit h liarrctt and expects, as soon as she returns from the World's Fair, to secure a comfortable home in this district to spend the balance of ier days. Quite a number of Hood Riverites at tended the evening service at the Valley CliriBtian church on last eunday. It is getting to lie quite the tashion lor the Hood River people to attend the service of this church, drawn thereto .by the excellent sermons of Rev. Beery and the music of the choir in the Valley. Come often friends. We will gladly welcome you. Again we ask is there any one in the vicinity ot the JSarrett school house who would like to take two ladies to board for the summer? If so. please call on or address the Glacier. The water was turned into the Farm er's Supply Co's. ditch last week, and those along tne line are made happy with plenty ol dampness. Ike Nealeigh says he hasn't any use for ditch water, or water raised by gaso line engines or any other old way. He and Skinner are going to carry water from the creek for their berries. The special music at the Valley Chris tian church on last Sundav uontisted of a beautiful solo entitled "Drifting Away From God," and the entire choir joined in rendering two anthems: "Let the Words of my Month" and "Beautiful Golden Gate." The latter was given on last Sunday and repeated by request. The songs brought the usual crowd and none were disappointed. As we came to town the other morn ing we noticed Brother Shelly's team performing some antics along the road that evidened too much feed. They finally unhitched themselves from the wagon, broke the lines and started to paint the town red, but one look at the marshal convinced them of. their error and they submitted to capture. No harm done. Thomas Shere last week purchased the six-acre tract joining his homestead on the west. This will make his hold ing lo acres of beautiful land, and as he has it well improved he will have a home second to none in the valley. we understand there was quite a lively scrap over on the Pine Grove road last Sunday evening and the parties thereto were arrested Monday, one of them Demg fined I.iO.OO. we did not hear the particulars nor which was in fault, but it certainly is not a paving proposition to scrap in Hood River valley. Rev. A. A. Beery delivered an unimi ally strong sermon on last Sunday evening and among other good features he advised his congregation to refuse to patronise street fakirs of all descrip tions. Mr. Beery has won his way into the affections of his church by the strong stand he takes against anvthiug he deems detrimental to the welfare of his people. Mrs. Davis and Miss Tippitt of Eugene, Ore., are visiting their sister, Mrs. H. J. Cole on Methodist lane. It is their first visit to the valley and they are perfectly charmed with the whole country, but express themselves asln favor of Barrett for first choice. We trust their visit may be the means of finally causing them to makr this their permanent home Rev. Shaffer, XJuited Brethren minis ter ot Hood lUver church, who partici pated In tlie temperance meeting at the Valley Christian church on last Fridav evening, made the effort of his life and was so convincing in his arguments that we cannot understand how anyone who listened in nis oration can vote against the local option bill. Mr. Shaffer has the thanks of the Valley Christian church people for the high compliment he tendered to the church and its pas tor. Mr. Shaffer is one; who believes that there are good people outside of his church. We would be pleased to listen to him often if he could find opportunity to visit ns. .Miss Olive Phelps has the honor of picking the first strawberries of the season. -She brought in nice box of the luscioils fruit and as in honor bound to do we delivered them to The Glacier. Miss Olive says she will be able to pick and deliver a couple of crates this week. It isn't any use to try to beat Barrett on anything, from the earliest strawberries to the best locking girls. We take the lead ou all proproitions and Miss Olive has taken the blue ribbon on the first and the last. John H. Burgard, special agent for Hie American Ffre Insurance company of Philadelphia, and the Agricultural F'ire Insurance eompany of New York, was in our section examining the situ ation with a view of introducing these companies, who have not been repre sented here. He was so well pleased with the valley and especially with the excellent improvements most of the farmers have made that he has appointed Copple A Hoole agents for the altove companies at Hood River. They are both exceptionally strong companies. One of them will this year celebrate the centennial of its existence. Both com- panies have deposited 50,000' with tbe state treasurer as an evidence of their good faith and as security for their patrons. Those in want of insurance or .removals would be wise to call aid see Copple A Hoole before taking out their p Jicies. ODELL. Wife and I made a trip Sunday to the bridge on the Cloud Cap Inn road, distance of about ten miles from here. Arriving there at noon, lunch hi at once spread, and as usual in the open, was an enjoyable feature ot tne day. 'Just as the lunch was finished; Mrs. Booth our near neighbor, and Mr. Poole of The Dalles arrived with lunch basket and abont three hours was very pleasantly spent. All along .the line substantial Improvements are in evi dence. Willow flat especially surprises the traveler. Business men with enter prise are spending money and- rapidly converting the waste places into flower ing orchards, clover meadows and strawberry gardens. H. F. Davidson, C. K. Bone, C. L. Rogers and the Lost Lake lumber people are conspicuous in the way of developing that part of the country. Thousands of feet of lumber is . now being - worked into flumes to carry the water which will be turned on next Sunday. Passing on up the Booth hill we see the recent work of enlarging and improving the ditch of the Bast Fork Irrig. company which is progress ing rapidly. The day was an ideal one and as we journeyed through the wooded lection from there to the bridge, over whelmed with the soft winsome touch of nature under the sweet breath of spring, laden wit the perfume of the wild nowers ana tne uuui oi ioo imt bee, we unconsciously wandered back again in memory to the sweet sunny days of childhood, when life was free from responsibility and care and when the days that sped swiftly by were but a dream. Bnch days and such" rides as we enjoyed carry healing on their wings for both old and young. And then touching the high places and standing midway between the two snow-crowned sentinels, Hood and Adams, our thoughts are carried upward instead of downward, and if to some of the readers of The Glacier this savors of Sabbath breaking, remember that God is every where present in nature and , to some poor touls he speaks louder there than from the pulpit. Make this trip without delay. It will do you good. R. Livingston of Portland, who owns the Roberts place and who is 'preiident of the Chamber of Commerce in Port land, came up Saturday and remained over Hunday at his beautiful summer home and returned Monday. Mr. Liv ingston has abundant faith in our charming valley. He will bring his family here soon for the summer. He has two very desirable cultivated tracts of land for sale which win soon nno purchasers. A disreputable affair occurred last Sunday at Pine Grove, the result of which was that one Mr. Miller came out of the fracas badly beaten and bruised We know little and rare less about the details of the sow and the causes leading up to It, and only regret that it is the duty of a correspondent, in giving the news, to mention such things at all. s Mr. Clark, who last week purchased the Knapp tract, is already at work ou it and will soon put up a house and be a resident of Udell. The little runaway of the big freight team of the little white store last week, created quite a sensation, hot caused very little damage. The junior member of tlie firm and Ins dog stuck to the wagon, and the breaking -of a line caused the team to get loose- from ttu wagon. Already parties want to trade for the team and for the benefit of such will add that the price of the horses has advanced fifty dollars. 1 Are there any candidates this year? Is there an election? If there is I desire to commit myself to the proposed nom mating primary law. So far I have only seen one candidate and I held him upon this question. If there are any in Hood River I request that they comraitthem selves in favor of this question. I think it tlie duty of the voters to know how the politician stands on this, to my mind, important question. - So far as I am concerned I intend to know, if possible to find out, how they stand on this particular question. An enjoyable surprise party was given Blanche Wilson lasV Saturday evening. There was also a dance at tbe Sears hall the same evening.-' Judge Henry E. McGinn of Portland, passed Odoll Sunday on his way to the scene of the supposed murder lor wnicn Norman Williams is soon to oe tried. the iudue is employed to defend Wil liams and will put up, as usual, a hard fight for his client. Judge McGinn occupies a unique position in Portland politics, having recently resigned bis position as hold-over senator from Multnomah. This demonstrates the Tact that worthy business; men have little time to devote to politics, notwith standing their country needs their service. This is a nice time for a drive in the country now. The berry fields on the west side road furnish a delightful pic ture. The face of the country there is studded with buttonhole boquets, the practical side of which is that in a short time they will change into luscious fruit and bring the dollars that we are all in search of. - " Jake Lens, supervisor of the Mt Hood road district, has demonstrated that roads can be made without the aid kof a grader. His work is the very best 1 have seen in the valley, aim his system oi roansme oiu ning is wormy or imita tion by more pretentious districts. Good mads are essential to the growth of the country and the only way to get them is to make them, and Jake Lens has set a pace that should be com mended and followed. BELMONT. Mrs. Eleauer Potter has returned from Portland. Abe Michell has come back from ashington where he went to get team. Joe Purser is building a fence along his place, so that the road tn be thrown ojen. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Metcalf and son, Gaylord, were visitors to the East Side last Sunday. A crowd of young folks from Belmont went over to there's last Wednesday and spent the evening. Miss Frieda Johnson spent last week with Mrs. B. F. Barrett, but has now gone to Rand's hotel to work. Mrs. Farrell and daughter, Ethel, and Miss Zillah Barker called on several East Side friends Sunday. 'Mr. and Mrs. James Ingalla spent Sundav with their old neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Ualligan. i Marsh Isenberg weut to thej Cascade Locks Saturday afternoon to spend Sun day with his brother Howard. The prohibition alliance of Hood River will give a program at tbe Belmont church Friday evening, May 20. The program "Weighed in the Bal ance was rendered by tlie tpwortn League In a very phasing manner to a Urge and interested audience Sunday evening. Tbe choir sang their best and the recitations-were a credit to the ones who delivered them. Father Ostrander preached from tlie text "The Last Sup per." Mildred Metcalf, while helping to re move the rubbish from the new house Friday evening, had the misfortune to run a nail into ner loot, ine wounu was not serious but quite painfuL Mr. and Mrs. Herman Baling of Weston, Oregon, spent Sunday with Mrs. Saling's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Ieenberg. . Mr. and Mrs. Sherman were at Bel moit last week, looking after their farm. Mr. Sherman is captain of the Bailey Gatzert. MT. HOOD. F. Schafer and hli brother went to Wasco last Saturday. C. E. Monroe came home to spend tlie day with his children last Sunday. Mrs. D. R. Coojier and Mrs. Wishart started for Scotland lest Wednesday. Geo. D. Culliertson brought a number of prospective settlers up here last week. - Reese Morrison pulled in to Mt. Hood last Saturday from Dufur. . He wishes to locate here soon. W. A. Offield is doing very well trap ping bear. He caught one bear, two porcupines and one buzzard, so far. The ball game last Sunday was 8 to 16 in favor of Belmont. The Mt. Hood captain and one of the best players was away. The Mt. Hood Water Supply Co. started to do their anual assessment work on this ditch, last Monday. We notice Mr. E. Olinger in the Mt. Hood settlement last Thursday Inviting people to be present at The Dalles to attend circuit court on the 23rd. Mrs. A. Leraux returned home last week, irom Portland, where she lias been working all winter in a restaurant, UNDERWOOD. Welcome to the additional sheet of our grand paper. Miss Sadie Orser was in Under ood Thursday. Miss Lixzie Kellendonk is spending a lew days in Hood Kiver. The Wise children of Chenowith, are visiting at Thorntonville. Jake Thornton and wife are visiting at Chenowith. Mrs. Veatch is visiting in Chenowith this week. Grandma V.'illard was a visitor in Underwood Thursday. Willie Kellendonk returned from Portland Thursday much improved. A sister of Mrs. Amiel Walters arrived from Switzerland last week. Clyde Debo has been spending the week with his sister on the Riverview ranch. Mrs. Lennie Fox is. expected down from Lyle, this week to help her brother at Oak Cliff through strawberry season. Mrs. Underwood and son, Will, left Monday for the Indian school at Yak ima to' bring tlie children home for strawberry time. ' -Road work is progressing fine on the Chenowith road. Miss Garnett Hay nes is spending her vacation on the ranch with her cousin at Underwood. Mrs. Oleson left last week for a trio to the St. Louis fair, and a visit with relatives in Kansas and Wisconsin. H. C. Debo and A. J. Haynes went on a fishing trip Sunday. They had pretty good luck, securing eighty nice trout. , .. Mrs. Hugh Lusk and children accom- Eanied by Misses Phebe and Hazel yons visited with Mrs. Orser at Chen owith Sunday. Mr. Misch Uuderwood, who visited his brothers here about five vears ago, has again returned from the East for an extended visit on the coast. Mr. Curtis of Camas Prairie, through Underwood this week. passed Arithmetic of the Newspaper. Once in aw hile, and sometimes twice, a would-be critic sutlers the torture of a mental spasm when he sees turned letter or a misspelled word in the Gla cier, and the whole force from the devil to the deity who presides in the sanctum sanctorum is anathematised by the erudite reader, who perhaps, cannot for bis life write simple sentence void of some error of orthography or syn tax, such is the peculiar eccentricity of some minds. So much has been said recently retarding a few errors which in the haste of a hurried make-up have unavoidably crept into the Hlacier, that the writer thought it would be inter esting to our critics and other good friends to give them a few facts concern ing some of the little things which go to make fife a Duraen to tne average printer. In a column of solid 8-point type such as is used in the body of tlie Glacier, there are 200 lines, and there is an aver age of a fraction more than 39 pieces of type, including spaces, letters, punctua tion marks and figures in a line. My a simple mathematical calculation it has been found that there Cre 110,997,321,- 205,799,306,422,337.418,828, 504, 022, 800, 000,000 opportunities to make an error in composition in setting one line of type. In other words, a printer has but one chance to set a line of type cor rectly to the staggering number given above against his doing so. Multiply this number by 200 and you have the trouble the compositor has to meet in a half day's work. Use your gray matter and multiply your last product try do, the number of columns we have to set when we fill our eight pages of home firint, and yon will begin to get an ink ing of the opportunities we have for making blunders in the print shop. But the intelligent compositor is not the only one who covers himself with not glory but chagrin, by making blunders which stir up the ire of thecritics.To the chances for error already enumerated must be added the errors of the make up man and the pressman. -You can imagine,then,what the lord of the paste- Ktt and scissors has ahead of him at the -ginning of the week, for he if tlie court of last resort, the one bulwark protecting the sensitive critic from the diabolisms of the whole combined office force. So, while to the casual observer it is as easy as falling down cellar to put up a string of type properly, it is neces sary for the couids to keep at least one eve open is he doses over his copy. And mis reminds us oi one ot the most fruit ful sources of error that the printer has to contend with. The printer is not so particular about the spelling of the words or even the grouping of the words, he can "doctor" that part of it if tbe characters of which the words are composed are legible. But so long as the average printer is not an adept at mind reading he will not be able to decipher cliirographv which bears no resemblance to anything in the alpha bet. The correspondents of the Glacier, however, who contribute regularly to its columns, itirnisn copy far above the .nn.nl in loiriliilitV. . Did you ever notice how often you will find typographical irregularities even in our finest books and publications? It. seems like fate. . Some of these books take several revised proofs and have their proofs read carefully by no less than a half dozen different expert proof readers', and yet they do not eliminate ll thu rrnr. Therefore, if our good friends who have an abnormal degree fo antipathy against printers' snort com ings will be careful to take a nerve bracer and give the poor "devil of a nrinter" the benefit ol these mitigating circumstances when bringing him info judgment our effort will not have been inane in vam. A Libel on Hood River. J - "Josenh Olwell of Jackson county says the Rogue River apples will continue to nave a sale at top prices hi in uck. markets in the world, New York taking the Bpitzenbergg, for Americans prefer a red apple, while London takes the . Newtowns, the Europeans preferring the yellow apple. In the great , market of New York City Mr. Olwell found the Kogue xuver opuzeiiuerjjH nun towns not equalled by apples of those varieties from any other section except Hood River, which produces as good an apple, but which does not yield the profit of Rogue River, for it costs $:i0 an acre each season in that valley for irrigation. The bright color, waxen nolish and perfect size, shape and flavor of the Rogue River apjiles makes them sell in preference to all other apples, and at a much higher price." The above cupped from tne roruanu Journal may sound all right to a Jack son county man, or even to a foreign fruit commission man who is looking for the best on earth. But to people here in Hood River who have taken gold, Bilver and other medals, taken the Great Wilder medal for - the best fruit display at Buffalo; here, where we have never failed to take the lion's share of medals whenever we have exhibited, it sounds much like an echo from the camp of a ward politician. We cannot repress a smile as we read that Mr. Olwell. concedes that Hood River produces apples as good as Rogue River, for it is known everywhere that the apples of Hood River are unap proachable In their quality, beauty and size. As to prices, ' Friend Olwell apparently forgets that his people sold so many of their apples last year at prices from 25c to 50c per box below those obtained at Hood River. Now, the one thing Mr. Olwell at tempts to hold up, like a scare head on the front page of a yellow journal, is that "it costs 30 an acre each year for irrigation in Hood River valley, We will not accuse Mr. Olwell of wilful misrepresentation, for we think him an honorable man, but that he and all others may be informed as to facts as thev are. we will again put on record in the columns of The Glncierthe fact that Hood River has now tlie begifining of the cheapest and liest system of irriga tion in Oregon. It cost the farmers $30 a share for their stock which gives them a title to an inch of water for each share for 99 years. After the share is bought the only cost to the farmers is the ex- , pense of keeping up the ditch which will be at the beginning about $2.50' per year, and as soon as the ditch is put in tirBt class shape, will in all probability, be reduced to $1.00 per inch per annum. On the other hand we have been informed that Mr. Olwell's neighbor hood is trying to promote an irrigating system the cost of which is said to be a quarter of a million dollars. We cannot imagine what Uncla Joe had been partaking of that made him see so crooked and assure him that Hood River will be glad to have him meet her in any apple show and make the minimum coa of production one of the conditions for taking the medal. Railroad Excursion to Salem. Sunday, June 5, 1004, Sunset Lodge No. 130, Brotherhood of Railroad Train men, will run their fourth annual excur sion to Salem. Sufficient coaches will be furnished to provide seats for all. At the State Fair grounds a first class entertainment will be given to amuse the excursionists, consisting of base ball, bicycle races, bicycle trick riding and many other first class attractions. Program of amusements will be distrib uted at a later date. This will be the only opportunity of this nature this season for the people of Hood River and vicinity to spend a dav of keen and wholesome pleasure. The committee in charge are careful and experienced railroad men and will spare no time or expense to make this day one long to be remembered. No liquors sold on trains or at the grounds, and perfect order will be maintained. - Lunches and refreshments can lie procured at the grounds. Come with us and spend a day of enjoyment and help us to provide a fund to care for our sick and disabled Tickets' for gale at O. R. & N. ticket office. Strawberry firowers Notice. The object of the Union is to ship strawberries at the lowest possible cost and make tlie best possible returns to the growers. It is not necessary to be a member of the Union to ship with it. Old growers understand the object of the Union and the secretary will be pleased to explain to all new comers, and give any and all information to any one. The Union will make a straightfor ward inspection and berries will be graded without favor. You will receive the same treatment regardless of the size of your field, color, race or religion. Every grower who ships with the Union will comes in for its benefits, i Every grower who ships with tha Union will, by the plan adopted by the board, receive his proportion of the ex press, high and low price markets. ' Our system is arranged so that every grower can see the complete returns for , each day, his average price as welt aa that of all other growers on the same day, and all cost of marketing. Each day's business will be segregated ami the recapitulation will show the whoto day's return in a nut shell so that any-, one can understand it perfectly and see at a glance the gross, the exense and the net returns. Our set of books are open for lns)ec tion to any shipper. It is important that all growers who intend to ship with the Union will notify the secretary with out delay, in order that arrangements can be made in advance for handling tlie business in projer shape, so that it can be done in a systematic way without de lav and without unnecessary expense. The secretary will be at the offlce along the R. R. track from MdHdav May 12, after I p. m., and as soon as the berries are ripe the office will be onen ail day. Please advise imediatelv if von intend to ship with the Union and the number of crates vou will ship. Mood Klver fruit Growers Union.. Main 211. (Secretary E. A. Shepard's Phone No. Farmers' 896. The Milton and Freewaterstrawlierrv season will ojen in a few davs.smi promises an immense yield. Alreadv- there is prospect of a shortage ot ' picker.