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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1905)
HOOD RIVER, GLACIER, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1005. GOOD ROAD MEN AT THE DALLES liy a S aft' CotTBHiouikiil. The Dalit.,.. Or., .Iiiiih '.IT. -"Thin royal reception by the women of IuhDhIIos isiiidceil iiiom ileahiiiK," renmrkwl Coloiwl Moore, president of the (iood KdkiIh asociiiljon, which convention convene -,1 in the Vot op era house, in this city tliia muruiiiK. Colonel Moore referre.l to the wel come extended the distinguished Kues-ts shortly niter ! o clock thix morning tiy the won en of the SonwU clnl) in the vpacinii parlors of The Dalles Commercial Clu'o. fifty beautiful women, all of thorn haudwomoly gowned, had Kathered at the club rooms. Each member of the reception committe e sore a lemon-yellow bulge on which were printed in green the word, "Sorot-is. " Sprays of Oregon grape were attached to the rib Iiouh. Aa each member of the (iood Roads party came into the room, he was graciously introduced by Mrs. Lord, and her assi.-tautx, and a beaut iful carnation with a fern branch, wan attached to the lapel of the visitor's coat. While, theOooil Reads (.Ulcials ami a number of mit-of town delegates to the convention mingled among the fen inine constellation in the parlors of the richly carpeted club rooms, The Dalles band played sprightly airs out on the bidcony. It was too soon an nounced t hi.t the business sessiou of the convention was at hand, and with Colonel liixey of Missouri in the lead, escorted by one el the cm ruling young ladies of tin) "Cherry City." a parade was forme I for the inarch to the opera house, where I ho vomen and delegates were photographed. lion. N. he;,l.!oi:. vice president of the Wa.-co Ccuiity x;d Jtoads as sociation, ui.s cl.i irn.an if tlio con vention. A few minutes before ten o'clock he inUiiiieed Kev. Father Desmarai.--, who invoked Divine bless ing upon t he asseml l.v. Mayor E. A. Seufert, who wns to ' are delivered t tie address of wclccuc. on behalf of the city, h;id gone lj.-l.ii;g: Hun. V. W. Wilson, who was to lime ivelconied the delegates on behalf of The Dalles Commercial and Athletic Clnl), had business in the court house, iioth gentlemen could the audiei.ee not be present, and missed two good speeches. Hon. A. E. Lake, Wasco county's judge, gladly welcomed the visitors on behalf of the people of Wasco county. "Wish) county is trying to keep up with the pro; esitm of pro gress," spoke the judge. "We are proud of our fruits, of our flowers, of our scenery and of o ir women, and if these distinguished (iood Koads men who are with us today can teach how to make good loads we intend to have good loads end will not he lag ging behind iinyioi.utv in the United States." Colonel W. It. Moore, president of the National b od Koads association, was introduced by Oh ir nan Wheal dou and let ponded in his happy vein to the cordial weicome extended to himself and party. following Colonel Moore, there were addresses by Charles G. Cauiield of Cleveland, Ohio, Wellington E. Loncks of Kansas City, nnd Hon. D. U. Koberts, state senator from Cache county, I'tah, whom Hood Kiver peo ple lecognii'ed its one of the good citi yensot Logan, who assirtod in tender ii.g such a hospitable reception to the irrigation congress delegates on their excursion to that city two years ago. The afternoon session opened with a largely increased attendance. A rous ing addiess was delivered by J. E. Ross, a young orator from Waco, Texas. This young man won the gold medal over KM students in the Hailey university with a masterly oration on the simple subject of good roads. At the close of his address today he was warmly congratulated by his co workers. Other addresses in the afternoon were made by Hon. John Craft of Mobile, president of the ( iood Koads association of Air! amn ; Hon. Arthur 0. Jackson of liuinui iseotta, Me., ami the inimitabl- Coi.'uel T. P. (tax-paying) Rixey of the state of Missouri. The colonel was at his best, and pro duced a speech that was frequently puncture l w ith ie u rous applause. The duet by .Mr-. W. 11. Taylor and Mrs. Carlton Williams was very beau tifully rendered. It drew f irth a hearty iii.n", to which the women graciou.'ly re' amded. A recess vh- taken until 8 o'clock in the H'.ii:i!!g. In the meantime, carry-all. i.ad been provided for the visitors, and a drive was taken through the orchards and grain lields south of the city. The visitors were strongly impressed with the figrioultun 1 and horticultural possibilities of Wasco county, and declared that although ( his uas the first time they had ever Leld two ccmuutioiiS in the st.n.e county, they were i xtreirely glad cir ciimst'ances'ii auu it possible for them to do so. Every seal in 11 e auditorium of the opera house and runny in the gallei ies were (ill. (I when Chairman Whealdon rapped fir rder in the ceiling. The lei ort of tie: ii.ii i: ibej on rex hi tions i. s lend, nnd E. V. Wilson, un able to le pie.-eiit in the forenoon, de livered his tiddress of ueicoire. The nude cii urtet wes u.,'!ed upon f.,r a second' icudition o; "Meet lie cm the 'trail," and 'he el .. , n s of i. voices si.ng several selections. The t-tieudid music was a pleasing feature of the evening program, es it had Dnen throughout the day. Senator A. S. Mann of l lui i la talked for 4.- minutes on the need and ad vantages of goid roads, after which I'r. Loucks conducted the stereopcl tou lecture. At the conclusion of the pri gram there w ere calls for Colonel liixey. who responded after his pleas ing milliner. K. X. H. Notes of tlic Convention. The committee on resolutions con sisted of T. A. Hudson of The Dalles; Hans Luge, Hood Kiver; A. S. Rob eitJ, Deschutes; T. II. Johnson, I)u fnr; O. W. Cook, Three-Mile ; Lin incus Winans, Hood Kiver; Peter Godfrey. Eight Mile; Mrs. liradshaw. The Dalles; Mrs. li. V. Laughlin, The Dulles. J. M. Patterson, chairman of the in viliition committee, did much toward the success of the convention. Mr. Patterson saw to it personally that the visitors were mule welcome in the convention hall, and supplied all late comers with good seats. - li Among thoso from Hood Kiver iu a'tmd nice at the convention we re no t ; ed Frank Mas.-ee. W. J. liaker, P. , Eridav. S. A. Skinner, Mr. and Mrs. W. 'Ross Winans and daughters. Fair ami Ethel, A. Winans, Mr. and Mrs. L. Winans. Hans Lage, Com missioner H. J. Hibbard. On the ar---.l nt iIib nnon train the delegation was augmented by the presence of Mayor A. S. Blowers, president of i be Wasco County Good Koads asso ciation, Hon. E. L. Smith andfE. O. ULnohar of the First Xatioual hank. Members of the tee at The Dulles were .1 M PUH.-. son. A. E. Croshv. II M lt..ull I.' M Williams, J. D. Kelley, George Kuch! trod L. Houghton. During the course of the morning session, Mrs. X. Whealdon, president of the Sorosis, the women's club of The Dalles, was called upon by Presi dent Moore for a few remarks. Al though altogether unprepared with a set Bpeech as had been the men, Mrs. Wealdon held the attention of her lis teners with a short but very appropri ate address. One of tho.aima of the Sorosis club, stated the capable presi dent, is the encouragement and ad vancement of interest in civic im provements. "Xothinii in vears has an Aroused tho people of Wasco rnnnt.v as this good roaels convention today." re marked Senator Johnson of Dufur. This has been one nf the ureiitest days in the history of the county" . At the evening session there was ren- lle.red bv a CHrefllllw truinpil Mini Willi blended chorus "Hail, Smiling Mom" i.-uionenu) ; me Storm h.ing,"(Ver- lil: "Peerless llrturnn1 Kitntnur 1 Members of the chorus ; Sopranos Mesdumea Williiims Pnl. iug, Clantou, Huntingdon, C. Will iams. Misses M. Michel R Michell. Xikcleson, Hansen, Steers. Altos Mesilnmes Taylor, Eeldou, Koas, O'arson, Hostler, Peters ; Misses li. Patterson. P. Pnt-tnrsmi T.iehv. Randall, Willerton. tenors roster. DuvpnniivO ivnn. Hughes. RasS Doone. ( ireene. Revt nn Humes. Poling. Itass viol hi. M. Williams. 'Cello T. A. French. Pianist Geo. Vause. Conductor Poling. The w omen of the Sorosis Club who greeted the visitors were : Mrs. Lord, Mrs. .Nett, Mrs. Oreutt, Mrs. Hunt ingdon, Mrs. Laughlin, Mrs. lirooks, Mrs. Condon, Mrs. Pattoison, Mrs. Wheeldon, Mrs. Douthit, Mrs. C. M. Donnell, Mrs. Grey. Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Filloon, Mis. liradshaw, Mrs. Marden, Mrs. Kuek, Mrs. M. Z. Donnell, Mrs. Crowe, Mrs. Menefee, Mrs. E. M. Williams, Mrs. Hostetler, Mrp. Oileu- son, Mrs. Haughton, Mrs. Seufert, tho Misses Minnie Lay, Louise Kuch, Martha Whealdon, Virginia Marden, Josephine Nixon, Dorothy Fredden, Etta Lord. With the members of the Good Koads party were: Colonel W. H.lMoore, President Xa tioual Good Roads Association ; Sena tor A. S. Mann, Vice President Xa tioual Good Roads Association, Jack sonville, Fla. ; Colonel T. P. Rixey. of Missouri,' Hon. 1). R. Roberts, Lo gan, Utah, Vice President Utah Good Roads Association ; Win. Brad- burn, Houston, Texas, Chas. G. 0!au lleld, Cleveland, Ohio; W E. Loucks, Organizer Xatioual Good Roads Asso- citaion; Arthur C. Jackson, of Maine; E. L. Powers, editor (iood Roads Mag azine , Xew York city; Hon. John Craft, President Alabama Good Roaels Association, Mobile, Ala. ; J. E. Koss, Waco, Texas; Miss Ray Moore, Toron to, Ontario, Canada: Stella M. Wal ker, representative St. kouis Globe Democrat, St. Louis, Mo. ; F. E. Bald win, stereopticon expert, Xatioual (iood Roaels Association, St. Louis, Mo. ; F. O. lirownson, private secre tary to President Moore, Toronto, Kansas. Words Ky airs. I. J. Cooper. By a Staff Correspondent. The Dalles, Ore., June '27. "Meet Me on the Trail" was the title of an original production sang iu public for the first time at the good roads con vention iu The Dalles Tuesday morn ing. Mrs. 1). J. Cooper wrote the words, while Rev. D. Poling set them to music. . Mrs. Cooper, it was announced, is the mother of tho largest living family in the stato of Oregon. Her husband and lo children comprise her happy family. Miss Xan Cooper, well known in the Hood River valley, is one of her estimable daughters. Rev. Mr. Poling, the popular pastor of the Congregational church of this city, who set the words to music, was issisted in the rendition of the song by 11. W. Foster, first tenor; R. G. Davenport, second tenor; T.E.Hughes, first bass. Mr. Poling supplied the second bass. The words follow : Said the hale old pioneer: "Now, what is this I hear, Iu accents loud and clear, Echoing far and noar'."' "It's an 'invite' to the Fair. We'll pay our railroad fare. And sine we'll all be thero, And all its glories share. "It's a call to all the band, To those that lap the sand, And also the hired hand, E'en to ev'ry laud. " "Now, neighbors, dou't you see Th t means but you and me; We'll tnke our fam-i-lio, Camp by a big fir tree." ( liorus : Meet me ou the Trail, 1 pray you do not fail; There'll sure be sometning doing, If you'll meet me on the Trail. HOOD RIVER SAVES DAY FOR COL. MOORE Hood River saved the day for Colonel Miieiie at the Good Roads convention in Portland last week. The colonel recng-niz-s Ibis, and is eh'eply gratified at theg sid work of his 11 1 Kiver friends. "i dial, never forget yon as lmg as 1 li e," remarked President Moore iu The Dalles Tuesday evening, "and if it is ever in my power to return the favor, you may depend upon it I will do what 1 can for you. The siUifblile in the Portland conven tion was over the election of a presi dent. Secretary Richardson wanted to be president ami hail stacked the cards to that end. But Colonel Moire and his party outgeneraled Mr. Richardson, nnd with the' help of four votes from H Hid Kiver postpened the election of the national pre-ident until the annual November meeting. Hans Lane, supervisor of the enter prising Pine Grove road district, attend e I all sessions of the national conven tion in Portland la-t week, ami was present at The Dalles Tuesday. William Kennedy, V. W inched and the Winans Bros, were among the nlhr di legates tu the Portland eonv -nt .mi. Card of Thanks. Mrs. Southard aud go . C e ney wiu'i co extend their heaiueit gratitude lo ,11 irieiids who so kimily b sted t .e.'i in their late bereavement oi bi.s o..i d and ti-ther. ROAD FOR N. P. President Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacitic, who has been in Portland for several days, Monday gave it out to a direct ttiiestion, il the Xorthern Pacific was to be built down the Columbia, that no road is to be built by the No them Pacitic down the uoith bank of the Columbia. The company has no such pli.n iu prospect and the move, though generally cred ited for some time past as being one to bo realized in tile future, is not even contemplated. Mr. Elliott stated positively the route along the ui ich bank was not dosirixt by the company in connection with it-) l resent plans, and, in fact, it hail no building to be carried on in that ten i. or;, the no. rest weak to be startid being that in the Clearwater country. On the way to Portland from St. Paul, President Elliott nnd party made a short stay in the Clearwater region. The head of the roael explains that the surveyors are yet seeking a route for the Xorthern Pacillc branch from Lewiston through the Camus i'rairio section to Granger illo. It will prove a diltlcult engineeiing feat to reach Camas Prairie without a heavy haul, but the road from Ripa ria to Lewiston, which is being staked off and will bo constructed by the O. R. A X., to bo owned jointly with the Northern Pacillc, will l e carried out under more favorable conditions. Mr. Elliott thinks the line from Grangevillo, in connection with the Eipiiria-Low 1st on connection, will prove of vast importance to the resi elents ot Eastern Washington anil a largo part of Idaho, because of elimi nating the haul from there by way of .Spokane and placing them iu direct connection with Portland. In view of the positive assurance that the Xorthern Pacillc will not build and is not the company secur ing the right-of-way now in the White Salmon country,uiakes the game grow deeper. Who is it? Will it lie found out to be true that it is the Chicago, Milwaukee .t St. Paul? t any rate some one is going to build a road along the north hank and t in o alone will tell. GET RIGHT OF WAY UNDERWOOD SIDE Special to the Glacier. Underwood, Wash.. Juno UK. A gentleman with his wife stopped at Underwood Tuesday morning, but his name was not learned, lie was taking the names of the land owners along the river for the purpose of securing rights of way for the railroad. The 4th of July celebration and eliiiice has been given up, owitit: to the death of tlra idpa Thornton. Mrs. Brown visited over Saturday with relative at Underwood, return ing to The Dalles Sunday. A. W. Godelard and daughter, Miss Je'sie. came up ou the boat from Portland the '22nd to spend a week or s i on the farm of A. W'.'sson, E. 0'. Goddard. Amos Underwood went to The Dulles list Saturday and stayed over Sunday. Earl Robards came over from Hood Rice." and stayed over Sunday, visit ing with friends. Wo are all very glad to see him looking so well. Our merchant, Mr. Smith, left Sat u relay for the Loc ks, aud visited over Sunday with relatives and friends. William Kellenelonk and daughter. Miss Lena, went to Portland ou the it miner Regulator Monday to spend a few days. Miss Eln.a Luthy le;!t on the Bailey Gatzert for Portland Tuesday, where she will resume her duties iu the bakery. Your correspondent took a vacation last week, so could not write any news for last week's paper. With her children she went to Canson and visit ed at tho St. Martin Hot Springs and other frieneis over Suueli-y and Mon c'ay. Tuesday morning she creased to the Locks and stay eel over night with an ill friend, Mrs. Baker. Wednesday morning she took the Regulator for the Lower Cascade and stayed over night with Mr. and Mrr. John White, ell time friemls. Took thoK egulator Thursday iilternoon. ar riving home in the evening. Will aud Sheridan Wheeler, with some friends, took a trip to Black creek for a few days' outing anil tlsh ing. Mr. Smith is having some painting done on the store. Mr. Haynes is do ing most of the work. CONTKACTIX; IlIfiliTS 01' WAY. ( 'nullum el Krnin 1'ji-c i i and wagonnniker, Friday sold seventy acres in th Cameron Flat to J. W. Sh'irwooel of Pin Hand. Professor 11. C. Cromwell has sold his ranch of one. he.ndied aeies to 1 I ert Anelerson of St. Janes, Minn. The White Salmon Land company mailo the sale. ThiMidm: Allan's of Payette, Idaho, purchased ten acres ot berry 1 old in the M;:ine & Bovn.au true; fe r fj,uui cash. White Salmon is ge ii.g to re h i.into the Fourth in a eiiiel way. In the evening a giaud Lull will be given in Laterbach's hull. Mrs. O. D. Moore, her mi'! her, Mrs. (Juine, and daiightiT. Ce i t n:de, left Monday for Portland. They w ill see thei fair w 1 die g ne. J. li. Benton i f 'lexas has ; lire li.-i'd the meat market of Wyrs &( local He is an e. erienced meat cutter and butcher and unilnnbte'dlv will do we li. lie has dispeiiseil with bis waaons, but it tho people will not co'ce to tin- city for fre.-h ii.eit he will de-li-.er it, to their doors. (irangciH Knjuy a Bin hit. The (iranye at. White Salmon LcM an oi en session at high noon Satur day, and despite the bad weather a good atti'tielanre was in evidence. The grange now has a membership of forty two anil live applications were reael ut the last session. After the dinner, anil it was a dinner, too.t he t bird and fourth degrees of the oreler were, ron ferreel on Mr. ami Mrs. R. Fields. It was an enjoyable day ami ail bad a good time. The grange movement is a very com mendable one, and allows the rancher from the valley ami the rancher from the mountain to exchange ideas. Al ready it has been productive of great good, and many of the valley ranchers have taken advmitage of thi mountain to plant orcharels. A. H. Jewe-tt Is the master, and he and his wife take an active part iu the matters pertain ing to the grange. M. Hast, the new secretary, is a hard worker, and en thusiastic over the movement. McCoy & Thomas, the mill men, have their plant rnuuiiig full blast. They complain of a scarcity of labor. So far their supply of lumber has bee n taken iu the White Salmon country, but w ith new improvements and I jrger , ClOipUl.ail CUOri. IS maon oi . additional outlet. i F- L. C. Death Claims Noble Human. After years of lingering ilbie. s,'ath released' Mrs. Eimnii Lumn au Di y, wife of V. E. Day of this city. The ilU-olidion (iiime early Ti lav i. it ing, June '27, at the Day home, 'ihe ele ceviseel hael been a constant sullerer with dropsy and eluring tier residence lu re of a year or more hail bieii out of the house but once. In all la-r years of sutt'ering she was patient. irei.tle and hopeful. When a little gir she united with the chi.reh ami fur years had t een H consiste nt n.emhir of the Methodist church, and e!ied confident that she was sim; )y notdc ing her reward. Mrs. Dny was be loved by all who knew her. She had hclil all' the otiiees in the, KVbrknl. i r dcr. having been a number for !.mii-ty-two years, and for three yenrs hold ing the otllce ot district deputy. In the lodge and in the chin oh she was admired, but where she whs the most beloved, and where her true christian character shone out so hrithtly was m the homo with her family. A busl aud, and throe children survive I er, name ly: .ora E., Alva L. and Omer L., and one brother, George F. Luman of Mora, 111. Condolence is exteude'd to tho bereaved ones from tl entire community. Emma Luman was bom in Madison county, Illinois, Jau. t lS.n. She was united in marriage lo l... li. Day Sept. 1'2, 1SS'2, and lor fourteen years was a resident of (icddeii, c oln , from there the family moved to l ouver, Colo., where they resided si years, coining to Hood River June 1, IMiM. The funeral servicea were nolo lrom the Day home Wednesday afternoon. Tile kohekahs had chaige ot the fu neral. Rev. Evans of the Methodist church olllciated assisted I y Rev. Gil more of tho Congregational chinch. The remains were laid to rest in ldl wihle, and were followed by many Kedii'kahs. he Furniture, Stoves, Ranges, Crockery, Tin and Granite Ware. '' f v l vihin in t lie house i'unihsiiiii"; lint.1. We Exchange New Furniture for Old. Picture Framing. Furniture Repairing. Stove Repairing. THE BIG SECOND-HAND STORE, Cheapest Outfitters. O. P. DABNEY & CO-, Proprietors. Williams' Pharmacy Corvallis, Ore., 3, 20, 1905. Mr. G. E. Williams, Hood River, Ore. Dioak Sir: The sample of while arsenic whieh you sent to the station lias been examined anil it was found to con tain 01). '.) per cent, of white arsenic. This, for all practical purposes, would lie considered pure. Very truly yours, O. L. KNISELY, Chemist. I?i in' in your IV script ions. Hardware Stewart' S Furniture Seasonable Goods Building Materials X 1 Strawberry lmllres... 100 '"uine wood fibre ., , , OK . plasler. per ton $16. 00 ( amp stools 250' ..' . (. v " v" l ellow lir lat li e-reeii Teiits.npfn)in $4.75 loo,, 2.65 Camp stoves $1.00 1 I ( I l I l 1 1 l ' " IV I Jj W a ron covers, pillows. Foldin-camplabli-s. I''iliiiiH-tackle. (inns, revolvers, aminunit ion In more than doubling our store capacity our whole intention is to be able to purchase nil of our e;oods in the iiiantil ies that s"i-ures lowest possible cost and to be able to handle such stock with the greatest economy. It will herenl'ler be impossible In leave home for purchases on account of prices or assortment in Hardware, Furniture, Crockery, Glassware, Stoves, Tinware, j emu. lug luuuaauuo ui ai uiico w iiivyii wc needs and comforts of a home. We furnish everything forbui!d ing a home. : . : : : . , . Stoves SteWari S Crockery 0Ti I W L I I 1 1 miii ""VljrREGiSTeRED. Pays for som ething' the WALK-OVER, Brosius iij&z. r, ',.:..r:iz?ffig1Tir FOR BARGAINS IN Moulding, inside furnishings ' ''lillllll.'. "Ml II Il I 1 1- . Doors aud windows. Liuieand ceiarnt. Pure ir: -pa red paint pcr-allon 1.75 (ilass in every style. fHE MAN who ptys $6.00 WaliH.-Overs sell for 3.50 else besides a shoe, Come in and see then you'll Know what we mean. VOGT BROS. mm iimi TRY- cond-hand s. J. FRANK Harness S: Saddles All Repairing Promptly Attended to HOOD RIVER OREGON HOOD RIVER TRANSFER & LIVERY CO. TICLET OFFICE FOR THE REGULATOR LINE OF STEAMERS. Hauling, Draying, Baggage Transferred, First Class Livery Turnouts Always Ready. Phono lai. Dealer in Building Material, Doors, Windows, Lath, Mouldings, AND ALL (iKAI)Ivi OF The very finest line of Pianos, from the cel ebrated ('bickering, the remained Weber, Ihe fine Kimball, which is used and known for its purity of tone and easy action, the silver-toned Hobart M. ('able, and on down the line of I'ianos to suit your means and pocket book. l'e sure to write for terms, or come, and see ! PARKINS At EILERS ij y . riazlewood " ties. Best service in new confectionery parlor of i ri-WSaWSK Sheets & (iadwa for a shoe when $4.00 Hood River & HUGHES, MUSIC CO., The Dalles, Oregon. i'J ICE CREAM PARLOR Ice Cream, Ice Cream Soda, Ice Cream Waf Store I