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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
The White Collar Line.

The White Collar Line, now opera
|fng steamboats, between Portland and
Asloria, Portland and The Dalles, and
battle and Tacoma, was organic, d as a
Eonpany twenty-five years ago under
he name of Columbia Transportation
5ompany, changed to Columbia River
ma Puget Sound Navigation Co. in
|691. The original founders were Capt.
|5 b. Scott, l.. B. Seeley, S. H. Brown,
Nv. Crichton and T. Z. Hatch.
Blessrs. Seeley, Brown and Crichton
IS still identified with the company,
eng president, vice-president and
|eseetary, respectively.
This company are pioneers on both
|ha upper Columbia and Willamette,
Living operated the steamer Ohio, the
|ifst light draught boat on the upper
and the steamer Fleetwood
|o Die Cascades connecting with the
EleSfner Gold Dust above
This company has built and operated
|he fastest boats which have ever run
BIZ Northwest waters. The steamer
|pelephone made the run from Portland
[O Astoria, 106 miles, in hours 34$s4
|nihutes.
9he steamer Flyer has covered nearly
Ine million miles since she was laun-
Ehed, having been on the Seattle
|Faeoma run since 1891, making daily
|0ur round trips of 56 miles each be-
|Ween these two cities aud during that
lime has maintained her time schedule
|Nith the regularity of railroad. Dur
be- all this time, of all the passengers
Earried, not a single one was injured
|ghile aboard the Flyer or was any one
lost overheard. We consider this a
|eeord to be proud of.
The Baily Gatzert was the first boat
Which demonstrated the fact that a
|0nnd trip could be made between Port.
|and and The Dalles in one day. Dur
|ng the past two seasons she has han.
He'd immense crowds of tourists who
Kill testify as to the excellent accom-
nodatons afforded by this boat, the
neals furnished being lasting adver.
|Isement.
The Gatzert also has the honor OF
having made the fastest time between
Fhe Dalles and Portland yet made; the
|neasion being when she carried the
Irene lodge of the A. o. U. W. from
Fhe Dalles last June.
Wherever this company has operated
|he people have secured the lowest
|ates consistent with the amount in.
Eested by the company and have al
|vays maintained the policy of adjust
|ng claims for loss or damage at once,
hereby saving their patrons much
ronble and loss of time generally caus'
u by transportation lines in this mat
Ter The company has under consider.
lion the rebuilding of the Telephone
for The Dalles run, and the
|ame will likely be done this year.
Ekamania Pioneer.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
A Pioneer River Man Sick

William Drano, otherwise known as
French Billy" is reported being quite
ill on his old ranch, now the Coulter
place. William Drano is the oldest and
possibly only exclusive navigator of the
Middle Columbia, Having operated on
the river between Portland and The
Dalles since 1864. He claims his age as
81 years, but he is believed to be at least
ten years older. He was never married,
and settled on his place in 1868. Since
then 40 acres of it have been cleared,
and it is known as one of the best
ranches on the river. 1t was transferred
by him to Mr.. Coulter upon the latter
giving bond that he would care for Mr..
Drano during the remainder of his life.
Three years ago Mr.. Drano lost an arm
from blood poison. He is one of the
best known characters along the river.
Pioneer.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06

After long spell Of dry and windy
weather we have at last returned to
normal Oregon climatic conditions and
all living creation heaved sigh of relief
when rain once more poured down.
The east winds wrought sickness and
disease in its wake, and attacked all
alike, old and young, large and small.
The rain, Oregon's pride, has at last
come to undo all of the mischief of
sunny winter days; and the poor rheu-
matte sufferer feels like going out bare
footed and bathe his swollen joints in
the nerve-elevating fluid from out the
skies.
All nature is awake! Aroused by the
rain, man and beast alike feel the sooth-
ing effects of the precious moisture.
Nothing can live, nothing can grow or
prosper without our rain. All nature
must wilt and decay without it. The
talk about too much rain is idle bosh.
We cannot have too much rain in Ore
gon. Go out and be drenched to the
very skin, and after dry clothing has
been donned you will feel as il emerged
from a sea of paradise.
The people Of the East may be happy
with plenty OF snow and ice and many
opportunities to nurse frozen limbs, but
our lovely Oregon can dispense with
such and feast on rain, as the messenger
Of all the good and beautiful.
Sickness is down to the minimum
whenever the valves of the Oregon sky
open up, and the doctor can take his
| fishing outfit without fear, for he is sell
dom wanted, but let it be dry with east
winds for little time, and we all feel
that our old friend, the rain, is sadly
needed.
OF all the thousands OF drugs and
medicines contained in our pharmaco-
pia, the greatest medium, Oregon rain,
should head the list. Take plenty of il
inside and outside and nothing will dis
turb your peaceful slumber. The drop
ping rain on the roof Of your house
should lull you to sleep, and the very
first thing TO greet you in the morning
ought to be Oregon rain. Then you will
get old slowly, grow fat and be happy.
/ l-Skamania Pioneer.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
The Inauiry,

The following verses were written by Chas.
Mackay Of London. The poem was treasured
by the late o. L. Richardson, and is pub4
lished by request;
Tell me, We winged winds,
That round my pathway roar,
Do We not know some spot
Where mortals weep no more?
Some lone and pleasant dell,
Some valley In the West
Where, free from toll and pain,
The weary soul may res9
The loud wind softened to a whispar low,
And sighed for pity, as 1t whispered "No!'
Tell me, thou mighty deep,
Whose billoWs round the play,
Knows ST thou some favored spot,
Some island far away,
Where weary man may ind
The bliss for which he signs,
Where sorrow never lives,
And friendship never dies?
The loud waves, rolling in perpetual flow.
stopped, for awhile, and sighed TO answer
"Nog
And thou, serenest moon,
That with such holy face,
DOst look upon the earth,
Asleep in nights embrace.
Tell ME. in all thy round,
Hast thou not seen some spot,
Where miserable man
Might find happier lot2
Behind cloud the moon Withdrew in woe,
And a voice, sweet but sad, responded, NOT.
Tell me, my secret soul,
%, tell me, Hope and Faith!
I ls there no resting place
From sorrow, sin and death?
{ Il there no happy spot,
Where mOrtals may he blest,
| Where grief may md a balm,
And Weariness q Test9
Faith, Hope and Loye-best boons 10 mOrtals
given,
/ Waved their bright wings and whispered,
"Yes, In Heaven"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
Collins Hot SPRINGS,

G. T. Belcher, who at one time was
interested with the St. Charles peaple
in developing hot spring on the old
Woodland place on Nelson creek, has Sc
cured a 15-year lease from the o. R. &
N. company, contingent upon finding
within so days the vein Of hot water at
the Collins springs above high water
mark. This Mr.. Belcher is trying to do.
If he succeeds he intends to put up a
SIS 600 hotel and bath house.-Pioneer.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
Gives References,

Hood River, February 2, 1903.-Edi-
tor Glacier: In your last weeks issue l
read an unwarranted attack on the
standing of the 'Homeseekers' Asso-
citation by j. E. Hanna, who claims to
have thoroughly investigated the finan-
cial standing OF said association and
through your columns assails it as a
wildcat scheme, his conclusions being
drawn from his own personal opinion.
Now, as a rule, the American people
stand foremost in all this great universe
for fairness, So before condemning our
association, ask all the citizens and al
so the farmers of Hood River to cores
pond with a few of the hundreds of the
people who have obtained homes through
loans from our association and satisfy
themselves as to the correctness of Mr..
Hanna's opinion. Beginning with the
name of L. R Heffner, locomotive engi-
neer, Ogden, Utah, $1,000; Martha
Williams, Provo, P. o., Utah, $1,000;
B. Henry, Denver, Colorado $1,000;
Michael Mauss, Murray, Utah, 81 600; f;
H. F. Jallmadz, farmer, Geneva, Ne
braska, $1,000; Miss Jennie Hixson,
North Yakima, $1,000; Walker Bros
bank, Salt Lake City; Bank Of Littleton,
Littleton, Colorado; E. Swartz, 7l4
Marquette building, Chicago, Ills,
s. 900. So / could keep on naming in
to the thousands But it is unnecessary,
as our banks are in touch with yours, as
is also our home office at Denver and
other places. So, in all fairness, we ask
you to investigate our standing then
i
facts, not on the imagination Of a self
conceited would-be-brains of Hood
River, who is willing to put his opinion
against that of thousands OF intelligent
business men who are doing business
with our association. l could say a
great deal more that would be detri-
mental to Mr.. Hanna's statement, but
will refrain. With charity, / am most
respectfully, d. W.CoTLE,
Agent National Home Association.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
Nnng is AuRieht.

Fl. D. Langille, forest inspector of
|he einterior department, arrived in Can
|on City Wednesday from the country
Eear Baker City, where he has been in
|pccting large tracts of mineral land
|hat is included within the limits of the
bxoposed Blue Mountain forest reserve.
MT. Langille comes here for the purpose
q Examining every part of the proposed
|eserve in Grant county, ,and to acquaint
|Ae department of the interior with for
- and other conditions as he finds
I'm. He states that it is not the in
|enlion of the government to create this
|eserve for the purpose of embarrassing
|ny of the people OF Grant county, but
Imply to withdraw from from entry the
|fmbered and other lands that are not
|nitable for agricultural purposes and
|haE all agricultural lands as far as pos
|ible will be eliminated from the re-
|erye.
6Fant county has been visited in the
baE1 by number of special agents of
he government, who came to inspect
|he territory that was afterward in
ElHded in the temporary withdrawal.
But few people of the county ever knew
heir mission, in fact, they generally
welded having such become known.
with Mr.. Langille it is different. He
Is rec to explain to the people the ma
|aEe of his mission to this county, and
Is feady and willing to listen to every
|xoTd the people to have to say to him,
During the next few weeks that he will
|pend in this part of the county exam
|nIilg the reserve, he expresses a desire
z having the company Of anyone
|has is acquainted with the
|oantry, in order that the ag-
iealtural, as we'll as the timbered tracts
|na8 be thoroughly examined. He
saats the people of Grant county to
|e9l hn interest in this work, and be
res to show him the country, with the
trance that whatever steps the de-
p Hment may take relative to this mat
|eE that the interests OF resident cattle
|neH and sheepmen of the county will
Re earefully safeguarded.-Blue Noun
|aIH Eayle.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
STYLE at the White House,

"Shall | wear evening clothes?" asked
a Western man of the president, who
had invited him to dine at the White
House informally.
"Why, yes," said the president; ;"wear
them if they will make you feel any bet.
ter. l shall probably wear my riding
costume as l will get in from my
ride quite late. New York World.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
Odell Notes.

Coasting down the school house hill
is favorite sport these beautiful moon
lit nights. The track for about 800
yards is smooth and well-beaten and it's
wild ride, yet the young folks enjoy it,
as does some of the older ones. The
writer speaks fran experience.
There is touch of la grippe here
these frosty days, but nothing serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. g. Roberts are spend
ing few days in town.
Rogers, the apple man, is still in evil
dence here, packing and hauling the
red apples. E, T. Folts is doing his
packing.
Tom Lacy and family, William Ehrck
and family and Mrs. J. R. Crosby visited
at Chris Dethman's last Sunday.
A literary entertainment and basket
social will be given at the school house
Saturday evening. Tables will be set
and supper served to those who do not
purchase baskets. An admission fee
will be charged and the proceeds Will 60
toward the purchase OF an organ. This,
together with the fact that Mr.. Brown,
the principal of the school, has charge
of the entertainment, should insure a
good crowd. Everybody is invited, and
those who improve the opportunity will
not regret it.
Sherman Young, the jolly mail car
rier, was on hand Monday after a two
days lay-off. He says we can count on
him at least twice month.
The Davenport mill has been closed
for week but will start up as soon as
the weather moderates.
Charles Davis is always busy. regard
less of the condition of the roads or
weather, and he does not 60 of necessity
either. The man who works is the man
who enjoys life best.
The horses are neighing for hay and
the stoves calling for wood. Raise more
hay and cut more wood.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
Dissolution Notice.

The partnership heretofore existing between
John S. Booth and William S, Gribble of Mt.
Hood, Wasco county, Oregon, under the firm
name of Booth & Gribble, known as the emit.
Hood Store is hereby dissolved by mutual
consent, the said John $. Booth Withdrawing
from, and the said William $. Gribble con.
tinuing in said business. All assets and liza.
bilties of said firm are assumed by the said
William $. Gribble.
(Signed) WILLIAM 5. GRlBBLE.
JOHN s. BOOTH.
Hood River, Oregon, February 4, 1908.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06

Best and cheapest wire fence on earth
all things considered. Don't fail TO see
ID. n. Byerlee before buying your fence.
o2itf Phone Ala Sub
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
Spray Your Trees.

l have ordered complete spraying
outfit and win be prepared to spray or
chards either with the winter spray or
for the Goblin moth. Also, am prepared
to dig wells. Il. NJ. HUNT.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
For Sale.

Fine family horse and new Studebaker
wagon; also two Planet Jr. horse cultivatorS
and one-horse Oliver chilled plow. All but
little used; good as new,
tB FIRED E. BAILEY
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
Wantad.

4 good farm hand and wife to work OIL
farm. win pay good wages. Apply to
JOHN FREDERIC.
m27 Monkland, Oregon.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
Rmcklen,s Arniea SaIrn-

he best and most famous compound
Il be world to conquer aches and kill
.zIns. Cures cuts, heals burns and
lreses, subdues inflammation, masters
lI.es. Millions of boxes sold yearly.
|keEks wonders in boils, ulcers, felons,
|klH eruptions. 1t cures or no pay. 25c
It Ebas. n. Clarke's drug store,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06
WantAd.

w CJ1K UONs
want Energetic and Enthusiastic men
and women, young or old, for local and trav.
cling Agency. We give splendid terms. En-
close self-addressed, stamped envelope.
w. A. CORYEA, General Agent.
my6 The Dalles, Oregon.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06

of Ps. Attention "A donation
III will be given TO members of the
|eH#ention to be held in our hall next
szz4rday, the 9TH, at 6p. m. Bring in
|eaz good things and let's have an old
IHe supper. Invitations viii be re-
lEE|eled to members OF the order only.
company has been organized in
81 4euis with a capital OF 100000 to
Isx coo acres of wild land in southern
1Izzouri and northern Arkansas, which
s eafered principally with scrub oak,
z1ars and hazel brush. Then it will
|nEn loose several thousand Angora
.ezIz, which will clear the land better
les men can, and bring in an income
z=.|e doing 80. Once the tract is clear
g s will be put on the market as fruit
- Iarm lands.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-06

Potatoes wanted at Hartley's.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
D0INGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
Dairy Commissioners Report.

Mrs. Mary Wright. state dairy COM
missioner. in her quarterly report to
the governor. says she has not been
able to make any tests OF honey as
provided for by the bill passed by the
last Legislature. But those who have
been adulterating the product have
been compelled to desist. says Mrs.
Wright. by being warned that they
would be prosecuted.
Most OF the dairy product sold as
Colorado full cream cheese" says
Mrs. Wright, is not OF this quality
at all. 1t is what Is known as skim
cheese. she says, and she has been
Industrious in suppressng its sale as
far as possible.
THE beef fat and other ingredients
that form oleo," says Mrs. Wright in
the report. may be as wholesome as
the finest creamery butter. but oleo is
not butter Then Mrs. Wright informs
the governor that the increase of the
tax on oleo to 10 cents per pound has
resulted in reduction of the manu-
facture by more than 26,000, 900 pounds.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
Supreme Court Announcement.

On July 9Th the Supreme Court will
make announcements OF some of the
most important cases pending before
that tribunal. This will be the clos.
ing date of the session and the JUS
tices will leave for their vacations.
The court will probably stand ad.
journed not less than two months
The court now has under consider
alton the appropriation bill case, and
upon It's decision depends the question
OF whether the Legislature must be
called in extra session to provide sal
aries and expenses Of state Offices
One of the other very important
cases is that concerning the fire and
police board, which indirectly involves
other public officials holding over in
Office under the home-rule amendment.
Whether the inheritance tax law is
valid is another important question
the court is considering. Upon this
depends the right of the state to col
lect large sums, notably more than
$500, 900 from the Stratton estate
If the Court of Appeals hands down
the written opinion on the question OF
whether the city council or the county
canvassing board had the right to
make the official count in the charter
election this case will also be before
the court
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
Would Stop Child Marriage.

The laws of Colorado do not regulate
the ages OF persons who get married.
They simply require that the contract
ing parties, If under age. shall have
the consent of parents or guardians.
This lOOphOle has placed the Tellu-
ride agent of the Humane Society, MIR
Inman, In a Quandary. He is trying to
prevent the marriage Of two children.
residents of Telluride, but the girl
swears her mother is willing. and the
expected groom VOWS he will have Am
aryllis in spite Of the Humane Society
and the law. And now Agent Inman
has laid the problem before Secretary
Whitehead in the following letter:
Il wish to call your attention to a
case Of a couple of children that are to
be married some time in July. The
girl. still in short dresses and small for
her years, is but thirteen years of age,
and her prospective husband is fifteen
years old. The girl tells us her mother
has given her consent to the marriage.
Can such a marriage be legally per-
formed in this state? II not, what can
be done to prevent it?"
Secretary Whitehead wrote to the
agent to interview the parents of both
the girl and the boy, and If the facts
were as stated to present his affidavit
as to the facts to the County Court.
and ask to be appointed guardian of
the girl, on the ground that ner mother
is not a competent person to have
charge Of her. Once appointed guard
ian Of the child Mr.. Inman can control
her actions and prevent the marriage.
The names of the children are not di-
ulged.-Denver News.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
GOVERNOR TALKS
ABOUT FAIR BOARD

Denver, July 1.-The Republican this
morning prints the following.
IF Captain Thatcher" said Gov
ernor Peabody yesterday afternoon,
wishes to pose before the state as an
Official Of the state drawing salary
and doing nothing for it, am of the
opinion that he can have that pleasure.
II he cares to bear the ignominy that
such a situation is bound to bring upon
him. he is welcome to it,
Contrary to the general impression
continued the governor, Captain
Thatchers salary has not been cut on,
and there is no way that ii can be
stopped under the law which authorizes
the office. But the beard has seen fit
to take all executive business out OF
his hands, and that is all 'he board
can do
81 am not able al this time TO re-
move Captain Thatcher for maIieas-
ance in office. because no charges have
been preferred against him by any
one.
Captain Thatcher still has the
power to sign vouchers, and TINS VIII
not be taken from him. But II he Will
read the clause which says the com
missioner-in-chie shall sign all vouch-
ers, he will notice that it says further
that the president of the board may
also sign vouchers. ! am the president
of the Worlds Fair Board, and II the
can,ain does not see fit to sign the
vouchers the president OF the board
will and that is all there will be TO
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
TWO HUNDRED COAL MINERS
KILLED AT HANNA, WYOMING

Hanna, Wyo.. July by an expio-
sion OF black damp in the Union IA
cine coal mine No. |, al 10: 80 a. III.
yesterday. 2l5 miners. mostly color-d
men, were entombed alive and are be-
lieved to be dead Two hundred and
thirteen men are still in the mine.
Forty-siX miners escaped uninjured.
save for a few scratches and bruises.
Two dead bodies have been recovered.
Thirty-siX mules were killed and six
were gotten out alive last night. There
was no fire at all and there were no
Indications of any at II y. IN. last
night. There is bare possibility that
some of the men now imprisoned in
the mine are still alive. but this is
doubtful. Thirty are known to be dead
in one entry. some of the rescued min
ers having encountered the bodies as
they came out 1t l., safe to say that
yesterdays explosion of black damp
killed 2l5 men and caused damage of
many thousands OF dollars to the
mine
The scene about the mouth of the
shaft ten minutes after the explosion
occurred beggars description. Super
intendent +. S. Brooks of the mines
gave hurried orders to the willing men
fast gathering about him. while women
wild with excitement ran up and down.
wringing their hands and calling upon
the men to hurry into the mine and
rescue their dear ones from death.
In less time than il takes to tell It,.
Superintendent Brooks and force of
twenty men ran over the hill to the
rear shaft and boldly entered.
1t was not long. however until sew
eral of the rescuing party staggered
forth half-suffOcated by the deadly
fumes of the mine gases
Others had to be carried out by
their companions. but others arrived
and took their places, and soon num-
Der of miners were reached and piloted
to the surface.
The first dozen brought out were un-
conscious. but quickly revived on
reaching the fresh air.
BY noon the rescuing party num-