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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1906)
HOOD BlVERlLJACliB,' THtmBDAY, ' FEBRITAEY 8, 1006. ODELL THE MOUNT HOOD RAILROAD AT ODELL Rv Roswell Shellev. Odell, East Hood Klver Valley, Feb. 7 The iron horse U lit Odoll. It ar rived the iHet day of Januury and ii olf again for the tall timber, llie ad vent of the railroad means something to our quiet prosperous villHge at the foot bills of he mother ol mountains, whore 'ueath its shadows the favored inhabitants of the vule of East Hood Kiver will forever be permitted to sit 'ueath their own vine aud apple tree and pick the trolilon fruit and live on ensv street, railroad or no railroad. Yet this railroad should mean much toward the development of our charm ln valley. The Oregon Lumber Com tinny havinir built the railroad with out subsidy and for their own beuetlt the question of its policy is an un known Quantity to the public Vet when we remember Mr. Lodes' state mont to wit: "That although we built the road for our own acoomoda tion. vet once here we understand that whatever builds the country builds np our interests and whatever trattio there is here for us we will take care of." There are countless thou sands of oords of wood standing to day in the virgin forests surrounding Odoll that can be utilized as a profita ble factor in the clearing of hundred of acres of famous apple land provided cars cau be obtained irom the com nanv to move this wood to a market, it is easy to figure that if the railroad company fix a conservative car price so that we cau load wood here, tiiat we can safely figure 1.60 per cord in our favor Instead of hauling to town bv wagon. This would give the man behiud the saw about one-half the gross price of tho wood f. o. b. for stuinpuge and hauling, if this should move true there would be sulllciont inducement for the speody work of clearing and putting into cultivation hundreds of acres of land today lyHig dormant to the extent that it does not even pay the taxes. On , the strength of Mr. Kcolos' statement the Little White Store people are pu ting up five to six hundred ricks of pine wood aud if our present experiment is successful it would demand many carloads next year. We understand the railroad company have in mind first the cutting of the timber from their large tracts, then following this up by clearing this land and planting it into applos in twenty acre tracts. Remembering the facts that this land lying between the rivor forks of Hood Klver and spreading up to tho Mount Hood settlement is one of the fluent apple belts in all the valloy we can bolter undemtaud the motive under lying their movements. Along this line with a force of any throe hundred men at Den to start with and with tho probability of all that section of splendid timber laud being shorn of its timber aud followed up with stump powder aud tho planting of apple trees In the stump holes. We get en inspiration of the permanent biiHlr.esa that this vast country holds. Know ing that it is easy to understand the business move of these people in ex pending one half to a million dollars in this enterprise. The pay roll that this company will establish this yea will have a quickening lorce along commercial liues in Hood Kiver val loy, which will lengthen and broaden as the years go by. We welcome the advent of the railroad. Fire at Odell School House. Last Sunday about 2 p. m. the shrill wild cry of Are rang out from scores of throats aud In less than five minutes Udell's bucket biigade was out in full foroe with any old kind of a pail from a ten pound lard pail to a 30 gallon candy bucket. Old men, middle-aged and young men were there as were the school children and ladies and all worked with a will, so that in less than ten minute', through the heroic elforts of the few who first ar rived on the scene, a serious loss wfs averted for bad it not been discovered just at the time it was the eutiie school bouse would have gone op in smoke. The cause of the fire is a mystery and will no doubt remain so. There bad Ixen no fire in the furnace since Friday. When the tire was dis covered the joists and ceiling of the basement were afire in the northeast corner of the basement and near the furnace and which was piled full of four foot Hr wood close up to the cell ing. But do matter bow it caught the prompt and furious efforts of the Odell fire department averted seri ous loss to the community, for if there is any one thing here our peo ple are proud of It is our beautiful and comfortable village school bouse, j Frank K, Kuncorn is entitled to honor as the hero of the hour. Arriving on the scene first be quickly battered in the cellar door with a 2x6 scantling and vigorously applied pail after pall of water banded bini through the doorway. The fire was checked, yet judging from the bnge dense volumes of smoke that came through the win dows of both stories of tl.e building tne moment tuey were opened it look ed as it the building would surely go. Hut when the cry rang out tnat the danger was over many an anxious solemn face was wreathed witn smiles and rejoicing was at once In order over the fact that the pride of the vil lage was saved. Perhaps this is a good time to remind those Interested that without the slightest fire protec tion this incident Is liable to be re peated almost any time. Last sum inert bere was an effort to get pare water piped In whlob would answer a double purpose, to-wit: For the use of the children and In case of fire to be brought in play upon the flames. 1 said then aud repeat It now that (here never was a question confront ing the people of Odell of more Im portance than this water question. If pure water could be furnished with suflicient pressure to be of servioe on such occasions as last Sunday de veloped it would be far reaching in its elfects upon the community. The underwriters will now have an oppor tunity to repair the fire damages and they may thank their lucky stars that they esoaped so luokily,for aside from the chopping of holes In the basement walusooatlng and the batter ing down of a couple of doors and a hole in the upper floor the loss is nominal. Anent Lincoln Republicanism. I now desire to pay my respeuts to my Lincoln Republican friend. say friend for I bave a profound re gard for Lincoln Republicanism. It be quoted me right and 1 think ha did, I have uo aplogy to offer for the following statement to wit "There Is no good excuse for having a democrat io governor in a state with 10,000 Republican majority or a Dem ocratic mayor in a city like Portland with five or six thousand Republican majority." There might be some reason for turning down candidates fiartioularly so with reference to the ast election for governor, but there was no good reason for naming a can didate so devoid of qualifications that tne good republicans would not en dorse. With reference to the condi tion of affairs In Portland I bave tb to say. that the venerable and honors ble Oeo. II. Williams stands bead and shoulders from the standpoint of still ity and fitness for Mayor than does the present demooratio reform mayor of Portland. Ves I can name other states and other cities wfce-e there was good reason for electing Demo obratio olllclals where graft aud polit ical corruption run riot as they did In the state ot Missouri and the city of Philadelphia the people do a right eous act when they vote republican bosses out of business. But no such condition has ever yet prevailed in the state of Oregon or the city of Portland aa baa prevailed In other states save as regarding land frauds and thanks to the good work of our oatious,ebieftiao President Roosevelt, who by the way is a Lincoln Repub lican, these outlaw are being round ed up aud killed off as speedily as possible. The older 1 grow the loss nartisan I am and in voting look, and I tblnk every voter should Took rather to the man than the party platform and vove for candidates to serve the public from a standpoint of honesty aud ability just as he would do in employing persona to conduct hi own business affairs. 1 wish this Lin coin Republican would come out in the open with bis name for 1 would like to cultivate his acquaintance. Rock Crusher Agitation. The residents of the West side aie to be commended for thei- persever anoe In -agitating the matter of the purchase of a rook crusher. I stand ready at all times to write and talk and vote for any proposition that will bring us good roads at any reasonable cost and what little taxable property I have is in sight and ready to be taxed for anything that will even promise an Improved condition of the' roads, lnat dark blot on Hood Klver valley that disgraces ber fair name seveu days in the wek. On the wfH side the Patvdsou hill has already it. j ii red us beyond words. When it i a fact that the United States mail most travel the East 8 de road and the stores bcre must travel a longer aud even a mere billy road in order to save a horses leg or an axle tree and use another district road that we are not taxed to -aep up, In order to save the expense of planking from ten to twenty rods of road and which would give us practically a good road all the way to town. It is about timo the pnblio should kuow it. There may be good reason for this stretch ot road getting bad but there can be no good reason for allowing it to re main for weeks in an almost . impass ible condition. We think It about time ir3 A RUBBER SAVING Big Reduction in Rubber Goods Next week, and for one week only February 12 to February 18-wo will give a discount of TWENTY PER CENT on all hot water bottles and fountain syringes. Every one guar anteed for one year. This is the biggest saving every offered you on rubber goods, but we need room for more goods ordered, and they must go. See them on display in our window. Remember the dates and place. masssW5 K.EIR . CASS n SMITH 15LOCK 3C RELIABLE DRUGGISTS n me If you haven't a watch or clock to keep you posted on the time, get one NOW. You can't afford to wait. "Time and , tide wait for no man." A few minutes lost may cause you to lose the opportunity of your life. We have timepieces that you can rely on. You know where. At LARAWAY'iS Avers Doctors first prescribed Ayer's Cherry Pectoral over 60 years ago. They use if today more than ever. They Cherry Pectoral rely upon it for colds, coughs, bronchitis, consumption. They will tell you how it heals inflamed lungs. " I had a vary bad eowgh for three veere. Thau 1 tried Ayer'a Cherry Paetoral. My tora hum vera aoou healed ana my cough dropped way." MRU. PIARL Htds, Ootbrta Centre, la. 2W tne., 1.00. , i o. ATiaoo., Old Coughs One Ayer's Pill at bedtime Insures a natural action next morning. that it was pu' in condition fend kept tbat way. t r The Watchmaker and Jeweler SMITH BUILDING HOOD RIVER The Nelf Bros, have recently pre sented the scbool with a table for the library, also A nice book case with locker and a box witb glass top to be used for a collection or curios. Tbe Nell a nrq high grade mechanics, doing he work themselves and when they do a job It is well done. Frank Nelf is sIho a photographer and took a piotnre ' I the school building which will ap pear in tbe Glacier, next week. The pride in IoohI affairs shown by tbese people is commendable and appreciat ed by this community. In looking over tilings In tne IN elf home you see everything in apple pie order, illus trating tbe fact tbat when thorough work is done at bonne there is also time for public work. Vv. G. KhrcV and wife, nee Mies Hull, returned to UJell last Sunday alter about six weeks absence on their wedding tour. Most of their time was spent with Mrs, Ehrck's mother fn Kiih bus. Mrs. iihrck It will be re rhembered is the rlmsry teacher 1 the Odell ''fchool and bad a leave of absence for tbe trip. Miss Kate Dav euport kindly took ber place a d bas proven herself a very cmiabie teacher, Mrs. Klirplc will soon resume her work in tbe school. 1 he school work here is of a high and satisfactory- cbaract or. liotb red Held clover and white do rer on side at tbe little White Store and don't forget tbat orders are tilled promptly for anything you want 1 any line. Cliireuoe Copple, who has been ab sent for two months at Pendleton, re turned home lust week. Clarence is one of the Odell boys and his friends greeted him cordially on bis return Hood ' Kiver valley is made up of a strong combination and one that draws tho wanderer bitck.. : It, it. Ilou rd man ' will give a dance at the Odd bellow r Hall, at OdeiL on Wednesday the Utii . Inst. Music ty wueeler sUrcliebtra. Tickets fl.00, Everybody iuvited7tjfood time guar auteed. Don't fail to see the eutertalnmeot tbat will Ixl put. on tbe boards at Odoll by a loeul company on Friday tbe Kith Inst. There will be two dramas presented. "Tbe Perplexing Hit out on" being tbe leader. Secure your tickets and come aud have tbe time of youi life. Refreshments will be served after the play is over. A reception was given to Mr. and Mrs. W. U. JKbrok, last Thursday ev euing by the Rebeccas of Kemp Lodge l. u. o. r. ut Udell. Refreshments were served and a very pleasant hour was spent during which very cordial greetings were given the young mar nod couple who start out In life un der most favorable auspices. A meeting was held last Thursday evening ut Odell in connection witb tbe plan for the proposed valley high school. This was tbe first of a series of meetings to be held for the purpose of agitating tbe high school matter aud Profs. Wiley and Grouse of Hood River were present and explained tbe ben ell t a that would accrue from the building of the school. A delegation from Pine drove distriot waa present among whom were Messrs. Mason, Kproat, Jarvts aud Mark. After Prof. W Hoy bad spoken on tne subject general discussion of It followed, and reports received since the meeting in dicate tbat the idea Is being received very favorably. MOSIER. Fruit Inspector O. R. Castner. of Hood Kiver, made an Inspection tour through the orchards In Moiser last week in search of the San Jose scale. S. I). Fisher, who has been at work in Hood River for the past few months 1b at nome lor tbe present. Mr. M. Craft spent last week in Portland visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Mucey visited her grand par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Ireland last week. A. P. - Untenant spent a couple of days in Hood Kiver the first of the week. C. D. Morgan who is manager of the Allenwright fruit farm, iantead of It,. l '.,.., e . .... ....... .,.,,., i the last issue of the Glacier, has I force of twelve men at work grubbing, With this force of men Mr, Morgan is enabled to clear up an acre of land in a day. Thus allowing himself 40 days in which to put into condition 10 acres of laud which he intends to plant into fruit trees just aa soon as tbe land can be put into proper oondi tion. Tbe residents of Moaier bare long felt tbo need of a tool bouse in tbe cemetery ; such being the case, a num ber of thoHO most concerned united forces last week, and in a abort time bad a commodious little structure completed lu which to store the neoes sary tools for cemetery work. Junies Smith and family moved to Tlit Dulles on Monday of this week. The hearty good wishes of their many friends go with them to their new home.?. Mrs. Howe of Portland, aooompau led by a lady friend from LosAngeles, were visitors to the Howe farm during the patt week. The ladies took occasion to bave a drive through the country, visiting places of special interest. Tney heart ily expressed themselves as being per fectly delighted withMosier, its beau tiful scenery aud an ideal spot from which to select a home, La4 week a family from tbe east, with tickets to Mosier, were compelled to leave the train at The Dalles, and place at a convention to be held in wait until 3 a. m. next day in order to get a train that waa willing to stop i l CLOTHING Our New Spring Samples TAL FORTAILORMADECLOTHINU are in and right. Patterns are fine, styl and price. have already taken some orders which hare turned out fine. Now is the time for you to be thinking about your new spring suit, and we guarantee to give the best value and best fitting garments, most nobby, stylish and up-to-date clothing from the best tailoring house in the U. S. We also have a line of Heady Made Clothing that are made Call and look our. stock over. We can please you in fit, We are offering something like 300 pair good shoes at prices that will pay you to come to us for SHOES. These with Several other lines, sdeh as Winter Dress Goods, Skirts, Underwear, Winter Caps, Night Dresses We are making special low prices on these goods in or der to close them out before invoicing. 1 ' I vShoes and Sweaters. at the station. One of the family i s will aud tbe enforced hardship anion-ted to au outrage I Tbe following is tbe roll of honor lor distrnt 52 for the mouth Hiding February 2. Lee Evans, Mattie Hudson. Elde Goracke, Mary Morgan, Alcfora Haacke, Aldi-e Hud ou. rmily Hus buuds, Ireue Morgan. Alice Mosier, Annie Haacke, Ora Wuite, Willie Do pee, Leodlca Haacko, (ieorgia Waite. Tbe noon train ttopped here (he other day and tbe attouisbed citizens rushed out to see whether Piesident Roosevel" or Dr. McCrum bad arrived. It was our friend tbe doctor. He wouldn't tell us how he induced the train culled "Chicago-Portland Spe cial" to substitute a period for the long hyphen in its name, but we envy him his "pull." The Mosier Horticultural Society held its regular meeting Februuiy 3, witb an attendance tbat filled the ball. Most of the session was taken up witb active aud practical discus sions ou pruning and spraying. It wus reported that tbe county fruit in i-pector had spent a day or two in Mosier looking for orchard troubles, but in order to more effectually -tssist tbe growers, the society voted to di vide the valley into three precincts and a local inspector was appointed for eucli lbe secretary called atten tion to the coming horticultural meet ing in Hood River and urged a large attendance from Mosier in response to tne luvitaiton extended by ohairmnn & L. Smith. Tbe next meeting will be held on Saturday Februaiy 17. The present Doliov of the O. R N. in bottling up Mosier is exasperat ing enougn to make os all favor rate regulation or government ownership Within tbe past two veers a treat deal or farm property bus been sold to now comers from Hood River, Portland and elsewhere and tbe town has in creased serveal hundred per cent, but me riinroail company Has cut oil our passenger trains until tbe only privil ege lemsining is to Hag tbe night train to or from Spokane. To traueact nnv business at tbo county seat, 16 miles away, now takes two nights and a day. To spend an eveniog iu Hood Kivei requires two days and a niuht. Such conditions argue for a state railroad commission. R. M. Hall, tbe brilliant writer for theO R. &N., loves to mention Hood Kiver as, "Pomological Partidite. " It would be equally correct for him to oal Mosier valloy "Pomological Para dise" for nature bas furnished nil tbe pomological requisites and tbe O. - K A N. has made the preserve Airs. J as. uurllnsame started on Sunday nigth for Gass Valley to b at tbe bedside of her youngest daughter. Lianra, who is Iviug very critically ill at mat place. Most of the men folk of Mosier have provided themselves witb tie passes, so tbey cau get out into the world oc casionally. Those who are not long aisiauce ped intrants have to depend on river Uoats. it is eeneraUv expect ed tbat a railroad will help to develop a community on its line Instead ot killing It off. If there's a teaeou for their action It is too deep tor us, or too min. IS THE SUNDAY DAY of REvST & MOUNT HOOD. Mr. and Mia. W. H. Edick and Mrs. S. M. Baldwin spent Suuday at the Fredeuhurg home. Ed. Miller cams no Saturday to spend Sunday with bis family. Tbe Mount Hood Sunday school will send a delegate to iei.reseut this The Dulles February 13. The ground hoa could have te,n his shadow here, If there be any to see a shadow. Joe Qroff of Glacier has been at tending onr Sunday school pretty reg- uiariy or late, uome along, Joe: you are welcome. J There will be a basket social uiveu in tbe middle valley, district 43. Fri day. February 9. for the benefit of the school. Every body invited. Come alb J. M. Lenz, Director. Dr. Cooper's Sine Cs. Is a wonderful medical discovciv. Af ter thirty-live years of active prVtiiv, and having treated many hundred ca.-. of catarrh and other throat and luiu diseases, Dr. Cooper discovered the med icine called the "Nine Cs." The "Nine Cs" will cure anv curxlilc case of Catarrh, Asthma or Consump tion that has not passed to the la t ' stages. It is a great remedy fur hoarse-1 neva oi puouc speakers, it Is a sure remedy for croup and a great benefit in whixiping congh. 1 lie remedy is pleasant to use. even (or children, and is sold bv the drug gists in Hood River, under a guarantee to benefit the patient or the money re funded. This medicine was fornierly maim fact u led in Villisra, Iowa, but will now lie manufactured in Hood River. DR. F. COOPER. But even rest frequently be comes tiresome. You know t his is so. You lie in bed, be cause you can do so until you are almost too tin d to get up. Eat a late breakfast aud sit around the house un til you are so tired that you tli ink you will go to church and on returning you get your morning paper. This is a diversion for a while, but after a time you commence to paw the sheets over and yawn. You are tired reading the-paper so you commence to saunter about the house with your hands in your pockets and perhaps for sheer want of something to doyoukick the dog a couple of times. By this time "rest" has got on your nerve to such an extent that you feel that you must take a walk. It is now near dunk and af ter you walk about for a while aimlessly you start for home tired of every thing. As you come around by the de pot you see a large white building lit up with electric lights and you hear the strains of good music and on looking up you see in gilt letters MT. HOOD HOTEL doing inside you find every thingcheerful and bright and in order to hear the music better you go into the dining room and are seated at a table. By this timeyon have forgot ten that you are tired lou orderyour dinner. You listen to the music. You gaze around the pretty din ing room meeting the glances from animated faces and sparkling eyes and you are at last rested. Itdoesyougood. ou contemplate the routine of thecomingweek more com placently fur you think, I can come again next Sunday and ring my wife or if she isn't iome, my best girl. You wont foruet the MT. HOOD HOTEL Select High Grade Berry Plants PHnonaanal Barter flreat money maker; s high aa 1,00 per acre baa beii reuliaed from aaln gleacro her the lata aeaaon. Fruit of enormoua site, varying from one to twolnchwlu length; a brilliant roee red color, dellcloualy flavored; ex- oeertlngly productive; very Arm and a g'loa umpuer. rnce, per V00, VM per 1009, Wi.OU. 10, 11.00; per 500 " Telegraphers Needed. Learn Telegraphy and Kailroad AcCOUSTrNG. The aclivliviy in railroad construct ion IhrouxluMit the northwest has created a large demand for telegraph oierators. We teach TELEGRAPHY, THOR OUULY, QUICKLY aud secure positions for our graduates. Salary f"6 to $90 pm month tuition rss low. For terms and paiticulara, write, PACIFIC TELEGRAPH IssnTrrt, Portland, Okbook. New Mammoth Blackba front between IheCrandall Blackberry and the falir. Wild Dewberry. It ia I he very lurgaat berry fruit of anything known In the world today. The fruit averagea from two to three Incbee lu length and la produced In the greatrat abundance. The blgheat flavored and moat delicious of all blacKberrlea. Tbey ripen three weeks before any dewberry or blackberry. A great ablu per and money maker. I1.CIO per 10, s 00 per 1U0. Iso.UOpir WOO. Logan Berry A famoua berry, now being widely planted all over tbe country. Fruit very laige and a bandaome dark red color; exceedingly productive, anil poaaaased of a rich tub-acid flavor. -One of the beat canning berries known. 60 cents per 10, $3.50 per 100, (25 per 100U. Himalayan Giant Blackberry Will yield lOOquarttof fruit to a pUnt during a aeaaon. Berries ripen in July and Auguat; tbey are nearly an Inch in diameter; Jet black, round and or exquialM flavor. 11.00 per 10, 18.00 per 100, 160.00 per 1000. Naw Goldon Blackberry Fruit a glowing golden yellow, In , tentely highly flavored, very produo live, ana in eiceat large aa tne uar Harveal blackberry. Vb centa each 13.00 per 10, 118.00 per 100. Matchless Blackberry One of tbe flneat flavored and most productive of all upright growing ber. riea. 11.00 per 10, $7.60 per 100. .... Rorfera Early Dewberry cynics, ui an ucwuemea; large, very Arm, great ahlpper. 60 centa per 10, ts.ao per 100, IW.00 per 1000 Mares Hybrid Dewberry . The largeat and beat dewberry In the world. Klpena 10 daya after Rogers Early; a great ahlp en berriea jet black and of the highest flavor, enor ninntly productive. 60 centa per 10, !.ao per loo, 115.00 per 10U0 Mexican Brat all-purpoee atrawberry on earlh;' . tbe largeat atrawberry known, and one of the inoat dellciuutly flavored: gives three eropa a year, will aucceed any where. 26 centa per 10, 11.00 100, 16 00 per 1000. ............ . ALL PLANTS ARE SHIFPID PREPAID AT . . . ABOVE PRICES. . , . S. L WATKINS, Grizzly Flats, Cal. I am carrying more accounts on my books than I can afford and earnestly reqaest all persons owing me to call an) settle aa promptly aa possible. Dr. Durable. WOOD FOR SALE. I am prepared to furnish mill and slab wood, also other kinds of wood. . I have a new steam wood saw and am prepared to do sawing. Also do general team work. FRED HOWE. Phone 121. 0. S. Commissioner Notary Public GEO. T. PRATHER The Oldest Insurance and Real Estate Agent In town Insurance Loans Abstracting Hood River, Oregon 5hepard 4 Franz HOOD RIVER, OREGON. Are iu correspondence with all parts of the TJnited H atea and. are in good posi tion to sell your Farm Property LOCAL AGENTS Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Orient Fire Insurance Co. Richardson Bros. Blacksmitlis Horseshoeing a Specialty All repair work neatly and promptly done. Corner of Oak and First Streets HOOD RIVER, OREGON l i ii , ii n in tiaasSaaasaTafrataai