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VOL. XVI. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, JANUARY 5, 1905. No. ,'J4 HOOD RIVER GLACIER JtMied every Thursday by AKlrtUlt U. MOB, Publliher. 1 friiir oi flubbcriptiou fl.bu a year wbeu paid fl KtlYHi.et. r- I Ki ifcs. K liUllVK COUNCIL No. H2, OltDKK OF U I'liNOusUeis the Bemud and Fourth rralavsot live muulh. Visitors cordially wel la r, el, y. v. Hitosiug, Cuuusellur. Him Nkllik Claim, Secretory. vliKEB OF WASHINGTON.-Hood RiW U I nli.n No. l i.'. tueeta iu Odd Follows' ball second ami lourm Saturdays In each month, i .j .. uict k. h,. L. Kixiu, 1'runideut. C, I1. Dakih. Hoeretary. , HiJUU lilKK C A M P, No. 7,702, M. W. A., 11. ecu ill K. of K iiall every Wednesday nlifl I W. M. KuaflKLL, V. C. C. U. IuslN, Clerk. H'JdD KIVKK CAMP, No. 770, W. O. W., meets on lirstand third Tuesday of each month lllld l IcIl.JW Hall. A. C. bTAIMD.C. 0. F. il. Ulauo, ciurk. WAL'I OMA l.OliilK, No. so, K. o( P., meets iu H. of h Hall every Tuesday night. 11. M. Lukks, C. C. C. E. IIkmman, K.of K. 4S. HOOD IMVhR (JHAI'IKR, No. 28, O. E. 8., iikm'Ik neuotid and fourth lues. lay even IiikkoI eacn uioutti. Visitors cordially wel- toil. I'd. TllEKliMi ('AKTNKU, W. M. .Vas. JIaky li. DaviiwoN. aecrotar). HOOD R1VKII CIKCi.K, No. 621. Women of ooiicruil, ineois at K. of V. 11 all on the List and lliiid l-ridays of each montn. li ui.kn NiiiiniN, duardlau Neighbor. Nkllik IIullowkll. Uers. CAN BY IOKT, No. Hi, G. A. R., meets at A. O. U. W. iiall, socoiidaud fourth Saturdays of each inniith at 2 o'clock p. in. All li, A. K. member invited to uieoi with ub. 11. 11. iun.nr, Commander. T. J. Cunmku, Adjutant. CANUY W. U. C, No. It's meets second and fourth (Saturdays of each month iu A. O. U. W. Hall at ! p. m. M its. A i.ida Hhorh a kkr, President. Mas. T. J. CUNMMi, Secretary. EDEN KNCA.MFMKNT, No. 48, I. O. O. F., ItCKUlar meeting second and fourth Mon days oi eurli month. A. J. Uatchkll, C. P. hEHT feMKiCAN. Scribe. DLKW1L1) LOlHiK, No. 107. I. O. O. F.. meeti iu Kruiurnal iiall, every Ihursuay nigbt, Ld. Mayes, N. li. H. C. Bmi;h, Secretary. H OOl) RIVEK CHATTER. No. 27. R. A. M., meets third Friday night of each month. li. K. UASTMEH, 11. tr. I). McDonald, Secretary. COURT HOOD RIVER No. 42, Foresters of America, meets second and fourth Mou davg in each month in K. of V. Mall. H. T. IjhWitt, C. R. K. C. Baosius, Financial Secretary. LAUltKL RKIIEKAH HEUHKK LODGE, No. 87, 1. O. O. F., meets tirBt and third Fridays In each inmitli. Kkani ib Moksk, N. U. Thkkksk Castner, Secretary. HOOD RIVER LODGE No. 108, A. F. and A. M.. meets Saturday evening on or before each full moon. D. McDonald, W. M. R. 11. Savacik, Secretary. OLF.TA ASSEMBLY No. 1(13, United Artisans, meets llrt and third Wednesdays, work; second and fourth Wednesdays, social; Artl sans hall. D. McDonald, M. a. K. M. McCabty, Secretary. RIVKKSIDK LOIHiE No. M, A. O. IT. W., meets first and third Haturdays of each month. E. R. bn.iw.KV. Financier. W. B. bHIITK, W. M. J. 0. H.iYNKH, Recorder. rjlVKRSlDE LODGE, NO. 40, Degree of Hon v or, A. O. IT. W, meets first and third Satur days at 3 p. m. Mm. oAHAH BkAULaf. 0. of H. Miss Cora Copplk, Recorder. Mas. Luckktia f HATHta, Flnaucler MOUNTAIN HOME CAMP No. 8,4697r. NTT. Miets at K. of P. hall on the secoud and fourth Friday of each month. Mus. Kuma Jonks, Oracle. Mrs. Ella D kin, Recorder. WAUNA ThMl'LE, No. 6, Rathbone B sters, mees every second and fourth Thurs day oi ea h month. Amanda Whitehead, M. E. C. Btxlla Richardson, 11. of R. aud J. PJ K. WELCH, THE VETERINARY SURGEOX. Has returned to Hood River ftnd il prepared to do any wurk in the veterinary Hue. He can be found by calling at or phoning to Clarke's drugstore. )U. A. F. HOW LEY DENTIST Office over Rowley & Co.'s Pharmacy, Hooil Hivur Heights. 1'iione 901. VV. T. ROWLEY PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, OCULIST Office and Pharmacy, Hood River Heights. I'lioiiB, Main lltil. g H. HABTW1Q LAWYER Will Practice in All Courts. Olllce with Geo. D. l ulbertson A Co. Collec tions, Abstracis, Settlement of Estates. HOOD RIVER OREGON Q H. JENKINS, D. M. D. DENTIST. clallst on Crown and Bridge Work. Telephones: Office, 281; residence, M. Office over Bank Bldg. Hood River, Oregon L. DUAIBLE, PHYSICIAN ANP SURGEON. Successor to Dr. IL P. fshaw. Calls promptly snswered In town or country. Day or Night. Telephones: Residence, 611; Ottlce, 013. Ofhce over Reed's Grocery. J. F. WATT.M.D. Physician and Surgeon. Telephones: Olllce, 3H1; residence, m 8URGK0N O. R. A N. CO. JOHN LKLAND HENDERSON TTORNHY-AT LAW. ABSTRACTER, NO TAKY P11KL1C and KBAL ESTATE AUENT. for SS years a resident of Oregon and Wash Instun. Has had many years experience in Keal Kstate matters, as abstrautor, searcher ol titles and agent, batlslaction guarsnteea or Do i-harit". A. JAYNE. LAWYER. Abstract Furnished. Money Loaned. Hood River, Oregon, p C. BR0S1US, M. D. ' PHYSICIAN AND feURGEON. 'Phone Central, or 121. i Office Hoars: 10 to 11 A. M.; J to 3 and 6 to 7 P. M. pOUER 8. SANBORN ATTORNEY AT LAW HOOD R1VKR 0BIQ0 ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS. HOOD KIVKR. The jHitoffire is open daily between 8 a. m. and 7 p. m.; Huuilav roin 12 to 1 o'clock. Maili (or tbe Kant close at li :2m a. in., p. m. aud it p m.; for the West at 2A( p. m. ana 9 p.m. 1 he carriers on R. F. I. routes No. 1 and No. t leave the i!oll; e at 8:80 daily. Mail leaves KorMt. Hood, daily at 12:uU m.; arrives, 10:21' a. m. Fur heuoweth, Wafh., at 7:80 a. m. Tues days, Thur.-ilRya and Haturdays; arrives same days at 6 p. m. tor I'mierwood, Vah., at 7:80 a. m. Tues days, Thursdays aud baturdays; arrives same days at 6 p. in. For White Salmon, Wash., daily at 2:45 p. in.; arrives at 11 a. m. WHITE SALMON. For Hood River dally at it a. in.; arrives at 1:45 p.m. Kuril (if um, Trout Lake and Guler, Waih., daily at 7 :bu a. m. ; arrives at 12 in. For Gleuwuod, Mlmer and Fulda, Wash., dally at 7:ai a. in.; arrives at 6 p. ui. For Hlnetlat and tiuowdeu, WaMh., at H:;ti a. m. Tuesdays and Haturdays; arrivos same duvH, lc-.lfua. in. Kor Hin.eu, Wash., dally at 4:46 p..m.; ar rives at k;4h a. m. ITImbor Lnd Act ,lniu IkTh i NOTJCK FOK PUliLICATION. United State Idmd Of lice, Tho Pnlles, O h. son, ltc. 1WH. Notice Is 1k-ii'1' Klvt-n Lhat in cuiiipltttncp with the provisions of tiie a'l ni' I'ontesM of Jul c 1;k, itttitlcd "An act for (he snlc of liinbH' IhimIs in tin' stutfs of Cali fornia , Oregon. Ni!Vtulit, und Wasliiniton Territory, "ns extended U nil the 1'uhlic lnd .SlHll'H bv Hct of AllKtlHt 4. 1X14. AXMthVV 1.. CAliyicHAKL of Hood Hiver, counly of Vaco, state of Orcyfui, has thlts day tiled in this oltlee his sworn HtHteuit-nl No, 2lti7, for the purchase of the K,K. KaN K 4 of section No. i, mid HW'.N W'4 ot Hiietlon Number '-'I, in township No. north, raime No 'J K., W.M., an dwi I toller proof to sliowthnt 1 he iHiidsoiiKht Is more valuable for lis timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, aud to establish his claim to said land before George T. Pra ttler, t 'nited is tat us commissioner, at tils olllce at HimkI Klver, Oregon, on the ILli day of March, UfOo. He names as wltnesM: II ugh A . Moore, lames Moore, Charles . I. Hayes, una William b Rand, all of Hoo i River, uregon. Any and utl persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to tile their claims In this otllco on or before tiaid ith day of March. i'.HW diM rj3 MICIIaKL T. NOLAN.Ueglster. Timber Land, Act June ;(, 187K. NOTICE FOR riMUJCATION. " United States Land Ollice, The Dalles, Ore gon, Nov.2i, l9tM, Notice is hereby g'ven that incompliance with the provislnns of the act of congress of June ;i, 178, entitled "An set for the sale of timber lands in the sttites of Ciili torn in, Oregon, Nevada and Waslilngtoti Ter ritory," us extended to all the public land states by act of August 4, 1W2, t AHTH VH It. KKKNCH of W'aynoka, ciunty of Woods, territory of Oklahoma, has on Junes! hm, tiled iu thisolilce his sworn statement No. l'.Hii,for the purchase of the W'SK and KNWi.j ol sect ion No.au in townsifip No.l nnrth,rangeNo,ll east W.M. and will otbir proof to snow that tbe laud sought 1h more valuable for its timber or -tone than for agricultural purposes., and to establish ills claim to said land betorcOeo. T. ('rather, V. IS. Commissioner at bis oihce in Hood Hiver.Oi egon.on the ad duy of March He names as witnesses: Archie C. French Bert L. Wooley and Albert M. ( aldwt'll, all ofWaynoka, Oklahoma, Warren Miller, Kd mond ('. M Her and Kalplt 1'iench, all ot Hood River, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to II te their claims in this ottlce on or before the said 3d dav f March, lit 5. dill mcli2 M iCIJ AKL T. NOLAN. Uegistcr. JKS. MARY JOHNSON, M. I), Physician and Surgeon. Ollicesand iUsideuce In E. L. Smith Building Over First Nat. Rank. Kntrance, rear of bank, ou Thud ht. Rhone :tll. JTUREKA MEAT MARKET, McKiUIUE BROS., Props. Dealers In Fresh and Cured Meats, Lard, Poultry, Fruits and Vegetables. FREE DELIVERY. PHONE 86 H ODD KIVEH Sl'UDIO W. D. ROGERS, Prop. High Grade Portraiture a specialty. Amateur Supplies. B ON T0X BAKEKR SHOP HAYNE8 Si GUKY, PROra. The place to get an easy shave, an up-to-data hair cut, and to enjoy the luxury otaporcelaia l)ni h tub. "pun O. K. I1AKIIEK SHOP l:nscll & Reos, Prnps. Hot wren . I. E. Baud's mill K. C. rlxht's. Strictly liist class. Balls tat'lloli KiiariiiitCi'd. J. F. STRANAHAN, Architect Of 25 year?' experience. Will ftir nlfh platis anil Bpei'itWtiona for all kinds of bniMinus. Strictly up to date. Located at Hood lliver. COX & WALLIN Contractors and Builders Plans and Kstimatks Fcrnishkd. E. A. SOULE, Contractor and Builder. Plans and Estimates Fi'knishkh Ui'on Application. di FREDFRICK & ARNOLD, CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS Estlmntps fnrnislied on nil kitnlHof work I 1 'lifting- "i"'l. Main 83. J. IIEMEREL & SONS Contractors and Builders Hood River, Ore. F.W. PRIBNOW, jCarpenter & Builder 1 Kstlniiites chnerfntly funiiboil. I lMims nntl Spt'Cint'iitioiif furnUht't!. All uoiW promptly unj tnrelully HtitMidt-il to. I Hood River, Ore. B. F. BELIETJ, Contractor c5: Builder. Pi. A g AND KsTIMATFJt FUKSISllt DTl ' . : ? ' . , - ' ' - - 'ourtcsy lewis and ( lark Journal. READS GLACIER IN SCOTLAND TELLS FRIENDS OF HOOD RIVER CorrfMpondcnt Writes Interesting Letter From Land of the Thistle Knjoys .Mount Hood Notes. The followinii interesting letter conies to the Glacier from Scotland. The writ er is known to many of the people of, the Mount Hood district, and would prefer to keep them guessing who he is rut her than to sign his own name. The Glacier seems to have given a very favorable impression of the Hood River country, and as the correspond ent states after rending several copies of the the paper many of his friends who had about decided to einbark for Cana da, are seriously considering coming to Hood Kiver. Next to the bonnie hills of old Scotland, it would be hard to iind a land to suit them better, and it is hoped Hood River will soon have the home-seekers from Holytown among the residents here. P.urbank Cottage, Holytown, Scot land, Hoc. 9. Kditor Glacier: I have just spent a very pleasant hour in look ing through some of your recent datod copies of the Glacier. I got quite inter ested in reading over various columns. There is some very amusing and a great deal of instructive information to be had from them. They contain very valuable hints to parties who are tak ing up new claims. They get ideas hoW to get the befit results out of the lund,idcas that suit inexperienced par ties mch as new settlers generally are. These hints are given I believe from hard tried experience. The Glacier also contains itsfull share of advertising the great advantage to homeseekers in the great Northwest, es pecially HootlRiver.whii h speaks well for it;i. e, encourage home industry. It must be a great comfort to the new set tler to get all this free information the Glacier contains; how to prune, pick, pack and spray, and then where to find a market where the best price is to be obtained for the product All that in information is worth a great many dol lars to the new Settler. Another part worthy of note va9 the description of Mount Hood farms. All very interesting reading not only to the subscribers around the district where the Glacier is printed, but to those who are lucky enough to get a copy in the outside world, for I believe it is known in a great mnny parts of the glolie. The description given about such farms and the good prospects of the owners makes the read er wish and long to be one of the new settlers. I have had the opinion of dif l'erent parties who have had their minds made up to try Canada for a new home. They all agree that the Hood River re gion must have great resources for th-e making of comfortable homes, and be iore ttartins! out will make further in nuiry a-i to the advantages to be had in Hooil Kiver district. Their attention has been ditected there by no other in lluence than the descriptions printed in tbe Glacier. Tbe Glacier reporter must have en joyed bis trip through the various fruit firms. lie gives a very good account of the doings of each aud all until he reaches J. Gruff 's place, when fear seemed to overtake him. Well I can't say 1 ever did tee a cougar although 1 have travelled a bit and know what it is to be wary of wild animals. I believe he wns jiistilied in accepting the shelter Mr. Gruff consented to give him for the night. Mr. Pumas must be a very energetic man, who, if one crop fails will have one of another origin to fall back on, and al though I could relish a good dish cooked from one of his Ilelgian hares, I won't say the same of the snails. Another man who can't have much spare time is Mr. dribble of tbe Mount II Ml store. It must take considerable time to explain to some of his fair lady customers that bis goods are "all wool and a yard wide," of superior quality to those that can be purchased elsewhere at tlie same price or by paying more, lie nni"t take time to piease hie custom ers, and a well pleased customer is the best ami cheapest advertisement he can send out. He als i has t he getting rea ly and forwarding of the mail, and is having his ranch put in order for cultivation. I hope it is not iu his case "all work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy." I wish him every success in his bu-im ss. " ; v-.i;";'?"'" 7.y " - f' -Vif i Kllt'', ' J ,.l, ' . . a -J i " A LOAD OF HOOD RIVER ATPLES. You have also one of the medical fra ternity who tries his hand at farming, Dr. M.F.Shaw. I am glad to see you give hiin credit of keeping pace with the best of ranchers, for farmers as a rule are jealous and think no man can raise crops unless born and brought up on the farm. One more and I will finish my criti cism on the ranchers, one of the old est of your sctilers as he is described, P. R. Cooper. If he is the oldest, I see he also hns the largest orchard. He will deserve ail the credit of being the owner of such which could not be had without persevering and plenty of hard work. One thing, his place is supplied with plenty of good water, a very needful comodity for a fellow to strike who is tret-king through the country ; and for something to eat I think one would he sure of a feed of apples with their jack ets on, if not done up with a nice crisp paste and plenty of sugar instead of salt. The house, you soy, is pleasantly situ ated with ample buildings. The sur roundings described makes me think it would be a very good place to call at to spend the night if in the district and placed in thesnmc condition as your rejiortcr wab-at ' sundown. lint one might have to consult Mrs. 1). H. C. about that part of the hospitality. You do not say much about the disposition of D. R. Cooper as a man, yet you say lie can claim to nave seen all the im provements grow up and many ot them with his help. He is also one of the discoverers of a way to the summit of Mount Heod. In tli.it trip alone he has carved his name on a verv high and picturesque monument of God's own shaping Cooper's Spur, Mount Hood. May he live long to admire bucIi a grand piece of uature's work clothed in its mantle of eternal snow. As one of your correspondents says, it is conceded to lie a fact that Hood Kiver is more widely known throughout the world than any other place in Oregon. If such be the case, I think the Glacier should claim the honor of being the hrst paper to let tlie outside world know what a grand, fertile section of the state Hood River valley is. Another part of interest in your valu able paper, is the items from each set tlement or village. Quite natural for every one to take an interest in his neighbor s affairs. Such notes are more pleasant to read than the police court news whici play a very prominent part in our city papers. They inspire one to do good toward his fellowtnan, and when one tinds a community that is all pulling the same way to do" all thev can for the benefit and comfort of oth ers who are in trouble, we can say they are a goou people to live amongst, a people who do not lie around and mope, but aie up and doing, always on tiie go with a etrong good heart either lor busi ness, basket Bocial, concert, church or baseball game. One item in particular under Mount Hood notes was R. Leasure lost a cow by eating dynamite and in another copy about Mr. Leasure shifting some logs anil getting lus foot crushed. It is a pity the cow did not get in among the logs that were to be shifted and ex plode thereby saving Mr. Leasure a great deal of labor and also the trouble anil inconvenience of carrying his foot in a sling, which is not a pleasant pre dicament to lie in. I hope he is well and able by this time to make up for his loss and that his la9t season's work iliay prove a profitable one to him, not only in experience but financially as well. Another item under the same heading is V. Cooper reporting fire in dead timber. Well, that is all right. Anoth er item where he has been out deer hunting and a controversy about horses and points. Is it usual for a huntsman to bring in deer without horns, or with horns without points? If I am not mistaken I read In one ot the back numbers of the Glacier, one Warren Cooper had just got a fine house built on his claim. From that I take it he has been on the hunt and got a dear and when he gets her home will, 1 am sure, greatly appreciate more than tlie horned or pointed species. I hope to see before long under the Mount Hood notes when the home warming is to take place, and that thev will not forget the editor with a piece of bride's cake, and the scribe a dance with the bride should he be in the district at the time. Wishing your paper every success in the future and as the settlements grow in population may the subscribers grow for the Glacier. Tain yours truly, "ota FiKSK. Speedy Relief. A salve that heals without a scar is PeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. No rem edy ell'tcts such speedy relief. It draw s out iiiflainmation.sooths, cools and heals all cuts, burns and bruises. A sure care for piles and skin diseases. Pe Witt's is the only genuine Witch Hszel Salve. B-'Ware of counterfeits, they are dangerous. Sold by G. E. Williams. APPLES GO TO THE PRESIDENT FROM HOOD RIVER ORCHARDS Sent With Compliments Apple tlrtiw. ers' 'nlon Finest Specimens to he Found in the Valley. President Roosevelt is probably eating Hood River apples by this time. No doubt he will think they are pretty fine. Tho apples left hero with the compli ments of the Hood River Apple Grow ers' union, and were the best apples to be found in the valley. There, wete six boxed in the shipment which went to New York w ith a car of other apple-, and from there the fruit was sent d'r -t to tbe "executive, man sion at Washington City. Two box i" of apples, one of Ortley and one of .Siilz.'nherg, came from the orchard of Mrs. Annie Lenz; the other four boxe.- were fr ni the orchard of 15. R. Tucker, mi I uere of 4he following varieties: Xewiu vns, Hydes King of the West, Manimmh Illack Twig, Arkansas P.lack. "Every apple was a perfect specimen of its kind, "says K. A. Franz of the Apple Growers' union, who assisted in prepar ing the shipment. "The Newtown? from the orchard of Mr. Tucker were without blenii-h,and went 54 t ithe box. The Oitley apples grown by Mrs. Lenz looked like wax ininiitations, so perfect were they. They were everyone of tttem the finest specimens of upphs to be found in the valley. Large" hand some ones they were, running from 54 72 to the box." BRIGHT PROSPECTS ON M'COY CREEK Amos Underwood was in the city last Thursday and reported that John Park and Abe Ames, who hail returned the day before from the -McCoy creek dig gings, arc jubilant over the prospects which Underwood's mine is producing. "Tlie bins say the ledge is widening, and they expect by the time they have gone anot her 40 feet they will get into three feet of quartz," remarked Amos Underwood to the Glacier man. "The ledge you see was entered by a 'horse' or wedge of common rock, and virtually split iu two for a distance of about HO feet. The further into the mountain the tunnel goes, the closer together come the two veins of ore, and 40 feet further the boys expect the broken ledge to unite." Park and Ames spent two months in the McCoy creek mines. When they left, show was falling fast, but at the time was only eight inches deep. They left a. number jif prospectors in the mountains who had come over from the Lewis river country. There has been more water in the McCoy creek this last fall than for years, sas Mr. Underwood. Great piles of drift wood and logs that had accumulated for 'A) years or more were washed away by the freshet. Underivood is confident there, is some thing go id in the McCoy creek mines. There arc claims staked out for 15,000 feet over the mountain into which he is running his tunnel. The mine owners have every confidence that a railroad is building through the Cispus pass, four miles awav. This will assure a means of getting the ore to the smelter. Jim Langiile has a mine near by. His cabin is about half a mile above thos'e of Park and Ames. Water Scarce in California. Mr. Miller, of Southern California, who has Is'en visitmg relatives in hast ern Washington during the holiday season, slopped eft at lbiod Kiver la U'.... b 11m i vtiru.w.. liinia.tlf nu Ha. ' in: very favorably impressed with this section as well as with the general pros perity and good feeling in Eastern Washington. Mr. Miller states that except for the long drought in Southern California, I cvcij iiiig in prosperous, me water I supply, however, is becoming a very serious piotiiem in the section ol Po mona. Mr. Miller is a member of tlie board of trustees of Pomona city, and in speak ing of the question of having no licensed saloons said: "We voted out' saloons seven years ago and we are in no way oppressed by not receiving revenue from that source. Our streets and walks are among the best of any city in the Union as well as in neighboring cities where saloons have not been abolished. No one complains now of high taxes and they are not high, on the other hand, merchants say they have scarcely any bad accounts and business is better. There is no prospect of saloons ever be ing voted in again. GATES OPEN SUNDAYS FOR INSTITUTE WORK Special to the Glacier. v Portland, Jan. 10. Sunday on the Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds will be observed in an enlightening and edifying manner. Instead of tightly clos ing the gates to the public all day, as was the case at St. Louis, they will be thrown open at noon, although all the machinery will be stopped, and all the exhibit buildings; except the palace of fine arts, will be closed. ' One of the greatest series of inst tutes the world has ever known is b.Mng plan ned for the exposition, embracing, edu cation, civics, charities aud corrections, labor, science, history, and woman's work. Notable men and women from all pints of the world will be secured to deliver addresses, including famous ex ponets of Ihiddhaism, Mohammedanism, and religion of Confucius. A general program provides' for an institute on each Sunday between Juno 1 and October lo. The plan of keeping the exposition open, besides giving the peo ple a chance to hear some noted speak ers and become enlightened on many different subjects, affords an opportun ity to enjoy the be.iutiful architecture of the buildings aud to drink in the glories of the landscape picture and the sur rounding scenery. It is the aim of the management to make the institutes of lOOo tlie greatest gatherings, of the kind ever held. The details in connecti jii with the institutes will Lie left to a committee of live edu cators and clergymen who will shape the program under the general direction iind with the co-operation of the execut ive committee of the exposition. The dominant idea will be to make a fair showing of ail the forces which have been material in the development of Western America and contributed to its progress. The conferences on religion held dur ing this period will be addresed by. men of national reputation such as Lyman Abbott or Emory 11. Uradford of the Congregational church; Edward Everett Hale, Minot J. Savage, Robert Collyer or Samuel Eliot of the Unitarian church ; William S. Rainford or It. Heber of the. Episcopal church; Bishop McCabe, Ilishop Fowler or llisbop Hamilton of the Methodist church; Archbishop Ireland or l'ishop Spalding of Roman Catholic church ; Henry Van Dyke or C. Cuthliert Hall of the Presbyterian church ; Euiil G. Hirsh or Leon Harris of the Jewish church ;Felix Alder of the Ethical culture society. The states of the northwest will be asked to abandon their county institutes next year, and meet in one great educa tional conference at Portland. At this congress many distinguished scholars w ill speak, among them being, President Eliot of Harvard, President ltutler of Columbia, President Schurnian oi Cor nell, President Jordan of Iceland Stan ford university, President Wheeler of the university of California, Booker T. Washington, Colonel Pratt, John Cotton Dana, Melville Dewey, Herbert Putman and Dr. Hillings. ONIONS, 20 TONS FROM ONE ACRE HOLLOWELL'S RECORD CROP Remarkable Returns From Small Patches of Raspberries and Pota toes (Jrmvs Fine Celery. 'Ilii.iy thou-and pounds of onions from ihrw -quarters of an acie is the record established by J. M. Ilollowell, the market girdner on the old Watson property in the western part of the city. At prest nt pi ices this crop of onions is woith $7"0. Mr. Ilollowell has anot her good record on raspberries. From 70 square rods of ground ho marketed 108 crates of rasp berries. Thirty-three of these crates were shipped by the Davidson Fruit company, nnd netted 1 !I5 a ante to Mr. Ilollowell. Tbe balance of the crop Mr. Ilollowell s. 1 1 o retailers iu the city at 2 a crate I u addition to the 10H crates marketed from these 70 rods, Mr. Holloweli leiis the Glacier that two families had nil the raspberries they could use. Potatoe.', too, grow well for Mr. Ilol lowell. From nine r.ois 270 feet long he gathered 0726. Another patch pro duced at the rate of 800 bushels to the acre, which he sold at 50 cents a bushel. Mr. Ilollowell is one of the most thor ough gardeners in Hood River. He raises a large amount of celery. With this luxury he supplied the home mar ket, and has developed a large demand in Portland. A store once getting a sample of Mr. Ilollowell's celery is a constant customer thereafter. Those who have eaten Mr, Ilollowell's celery will readily testify to this. Mr. Ilollowell Bays Portland grocery men say be raises the best celery in in Oregon. Mr. Ilollowell learned the business in Indiana. Import Lice to Kill Codlin Moth. The largest consignment of beneficial parasites ever imported into California to kill off pests was received at San Francisco last week by Hortieulunil Coinmissioneer Cooper. There were more than 1200 of the par asites in all. They are all to be used for the propagation of the millions ot of lice that are expected to exterminate the codlin moth in California, and there by to add millions of dollars to the an nual value of the apple eropof that state. They were received from George Com pere, who secured them in travels in Southern Europe. It is believed that they arc the proper insects to do the most good. The first of the codlin moth destroyers will hatch out in the Ferry building, and the first distributions will be made among' the horticulturists of the state during the coming year. OVER $500 EROM 56 APPLE TREES "Some people have the idea that only the East Side lands can grow fine ap ples, "says E. A. Franz of the Apple Grower's union, "but in this opinion they are mistaken. Nobody ever saw finer apples than the Newtowns sent to President Roosevelt last week from the orchard of B. R. Tucker. "I was told when I came here that the East Side wis the only place to find land where fine apples would grow, and of course 1 believed it, and continued to lielieve it until I began to work last fall in the office of the union. "Why, the best colored Spitzetibeigs in the whole valley came this year from the orchards of Frank Fosberg and W. II. Pugh of the West Side. These gen tlemen had the largest percentage of 4-tier Spitz, w hich brought 1 2.10 a box. "I haven't the exact figures with me, but Ludwig Struck, three miles south of the city, will clear over $11000 from 4,'.j acres of Yellow Newtowns. And he lives on the West Side, where they used to say you might 88 well try to gather apples from oak trees, as to expect the soil to produce them. "Out at lieltuont, my brother, Bruno Franz, has drawn over f)00 from the ollice of the union, and he has more coming to him, all from the sale of Yel low New towns grown ou 50 trees. The trees w ere eight years old." I lona Fruit Won K2 Jledals. At the State Horticultural society lat I week at iK-s Moines, Iowa, fruit growers counted up the prizes won by tlie Iowa j exhibitors at St. Louis, and agreed that ' Iow a excelled nil o: bur states in her fruit display. The only near conipetil t ors were Oregon and Nebraska; Missouri jwas not in it, w hile California, with a ! $15,0110 exhibit, won gold medals and igiaud prizes only iu nuts, citrous fruits land grape displays, classes in which Iowa jwas not a coinp"ditor. Iowa took two j grand prizes, eight gold medals, .'W silver ! medals and HO bronze medals. Superin I tendsnd Wilson of the Iowa exhibit d--, dared that New Yorkers offered (1 each for Iowa's apples lo take home wilh them to show what might be done with intelligent orchard cultivation. Glen wood Uowa) Tribune. City of Live Advertisers. Flight pages and all home print is now the size of the Hood River Glacier. Howl River is about the size of Golden dale, but its business men are big adver tisers. From the appearance of the Glacier one would judge Hood River has altout 4000 inhabitants. Goldendalo Sentinel.