The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-03
FRANK MENEFEE.

Mrs. D. A. Turner OF this city has
kindly lent the Glacier an old paper, the
Quincy (Ill.) Whig- Republican, ol
September "a, 1854. The label on the
paper shows it was the property OF F.
Frost, jr. 1t is a paper of four pages
eight long columns to the page. The
paper is full of war news and denuncia.
ton OF the copperheads-the democrats
who at that time were supporting Gen
ersl Mcclellan for president against
Abraham Lincoln, nominated for a sec
ond term. Politics in those days was
hot as we'll as war news. Ex-President
Buchanan is referred to as that old blear.
eyed traitor. The dead rebel General
Morgan is spoken of as a thief and a
coward. Grant was hammering away
on the rebel works at Petersberg and
Sherman had but recently taken Atlanta.
The draft was being enforced, and a
long list of Adams county citizens who
had drawn the right to serve in the
army was published.
The new pharmacy of Rowley & Co
opened for business, last week, on Hood
River heights, in brand new and neat
ly fitted building, with brand new
stock OF drugs, paints and sundries. Up
stairs are the reception, consultation ano
operating rooms OF W. T. Rowley, ply
sician, and A. F. Rowley, dentist. DR.
Rowley says he is well satisfied with hi
prospects in Hood River, but like every
one else just now finds money a scarce
commodity.
James Farley, the merchant at Moon
ey's corner, has taken in a partner, ]. b
Fletcher, recently from Oswego. Mr.
Fletcher's family are living in thu
Mooney house. Mr.. Fletcher was il
Portland last week arranging to sell hi
ranch at Oswego 80 he might buy prop
erty in Hood River:
Commissioners Hibbard, while at Th'
Dalles, last week, looked up the law il
regard to the paying of road poll taxes
He finds that the road tax must be pait
in cash and the supervisor is the collect
or. So pay your money to the roat
supervisor and he will hire the worl
done and pay cash for labor.
| Mrs. Charlie johnson, Indian squaw
who does washing for white folks, didn'
! wash Thursday. She said: "Me NJ
wash today-my daughter, Wasco JIM
wife, catch him girl baby"
Nine. Abbott is opening out 500
stock of millinery goods just received
from the East. Mr.. Abbott will pu
in a complete stock OF farming imple
ments later in the month.
Miss Mabel Davis, an experience
nharmacist of Corvallis, arrived in Hoo,
River, last week, to accept position
with Rowley & Co., druggists.
A tornado struck Portland last Frida
and wrecked several houses at Noun
Tabor. No lives were lost, but sewers
persons were injured.
William Michel, ex-treasurer o
Wasco county and an old resident Q
The Dalles, is seriously i'll and not ex
pected to recover.
Mrs. Warren Miller, who has bee
sick with grip and pleurisy for the pas
month, is now mending and will soon b
about as usual.
Miss Villa Minor OF Heppner, VIII
has been the guest of Miss Vera Jackso
for the past two weeks, returned HON
Monday.
Joe Frazier 70 und package contain
ing two plugs of tobacco and left tn
same at this office for the owner.
Be sure and see the grand opening {
the opera house Saturday evening att 81
The democratic state convention wi
meet in Portland, April 10.