The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10
Tho Portland Journal has the follow

ing In reference 10 tllO " w. bpVhOci
Captain Spencer says his namesake,
the G. r. Spencer, will be ready to go
back on The Dalles run by the last OF
this month. Unless forced to do sos
saws the captain, Il will not cut rates
They are low enough as they stand. But
il the other side introduces a slashing
game will meet them at every turn,
even if | should have to carry passen-
gers at 10 cents head. Passenger fares
on the Willamette and Columbia are
already too low. BY water the distance
from Portland to The Dalles is ll9 mhes
and the fare is only $l,59. Between
Victoria and Vancouver, b. o., 1t is only
so miles, but the passenger rates on
steamboats, are $3.50. And, moreover,
operating expenses are not so high up
there as here.'"
The county court has been engaged
most of the time the past week audit
ing bills against the county. Two roads
from Hood River were disposed OF. The
Lee Morse road was declared a public
highway and was ordered opened, while
the petition for the Cooper road at Mount
Hood was disallowed, the remonstrance
showing greater number of signatures
than the petition. The court ordered
license issued to T. w. Bladder to sell
liquors in less quantities than one gal
Ion at Cascade Locks. Commissioner
Hibbard says several corrections were
made in property descriptions on tax
list for Hood River people, and that
number of Wssco county citizens were
before the lizard with a complaint on
taxes. The board meets again this
week.
Alfred Wood of 0dell was in town
Monday for the first time this winter.
He brought in his son Clinton of Mosier,
who spent Sunday with tie folks at
home. Mr.. Wood says the roads are in
the worst condition this winter he has
ever seen them. He Gays the wood
haulers are to blame for the bad roads
Instead of hauling in the early fall,
when the roads are solid, and one horse
can draw as much as four now, they
put on big loads and four horses, and
going down hill put on the brake, which
drags and scrapes gullies in the road,
making them in fit condition for wash
outs. Mr.. Wood has some excellent
bargains in land for sale, which he will
advertise when the roads get better.
Rev. W. G. Eliot, jr., minister in
charge of the Unitarian church, has in
terested the young men of Hood River
in Sunday evening meetings. These
gatherings are of an informal social char
acter, at which, under the leadership OF
Mr.. Eliot, important and timely themes
of religious thought and practical life
are discussed. The first meeting of the
series, last Sunday, Mr.. Eliot says more
| than met his expectations. Those who
attended spoke very highly OF Mr.
Eliot's address on the subject, Self
development and Success. :" These meet
ings will begin promptly at 1880 and
close as punctually at $3.50. The sub
ject for discussion Sunday nightls;" Bus
mess and Professional Ethics"
A man was heard to remark in an up
town store, the other day, that he was
charged a nickel for an extra copy OF the
Glacier at this office. He thought we
ought to have given it to him and said
"Oh, that's all right. Take it along and
call again" The Glacier is made for
sale. Every copy costs labor and money
We cannot afford to give them away. A
person would not think of going into the
cigar manufactory down the street and
asking for cigar without expecting tc
pay for it. He wouldn't say: "Give me
one of your cigars; | wish to send it tC
friend who | think might become
customer" The Glacier doesn't senC
ont sample comics unless paid for at five
cents a copy.
A special meeting of the Hood Rive
prohibition alliance will be held in tn,
NJ E. church, Monday evening, Marcl
81, beginning at o'clock. An interest
ing programme will be rendered AM
cordial invitation is extended f
every one to be present. Admission
free. Ii you are believer in prohibi
ton manifest it by your presence ant
approval at this meeting, and il you arr
"ferninst" prohibition come and EMO
the programme any way.
M. P. Isenberg, suspended supervise
of the north half of the Cascade fores
reserve, has been notified by the dc
partment at Washington that a specia
agent of the government will investigat
his case. This pleases Mr.. lsenberg
who believes it will strengthen matter
for him. Washington dispatches ar
nounce that the Oregon delegation ha
, decided upon John Combs OF Prinevill
!, as successor to Mr.. Isenberg in case Q
, his removal.
The 0regonian's special correspond
ent at Washington wired that paper las
b, week, that when Mr.. Williamson col
! cluded his maiden speech in the hous
I of representatives, his colleagues crow(
: ed around to shake his hand. 1t ma
\ be stated that when Mr.. Williamso
d completed his campaign speech in Hoe
n River two years ago his listeners shoe
l. hands with themselves to think he ha
r quit.
v w. F. Andrews of East Grand Fork
q Mimi, is in Hood River to superinter
. the planting of apple trees on his
r acres in the Crapper district bougl
of L. N. Blowers, last summer. NJ
Andrews thinks Hood River is all rlgh
+ At his home the thermometer wei
d down to AZ degrees below zero this wi
o ter and the ice was three feet thic
II while at Hood River our lowest was
D. degrees above.
Joseph E. Davenport, foreman of t
!. Davenport mill at Mount Hood, was
|. town during the week. He says VIII,
70 he left Mount Hood, last Saturday, I
lie snow was three feet deep at the mi
At one time this winter the snow bro
r. in the roof of the saw mill, but the da
10 age to the machinery was slight. 1
70 mill will start up as soon as the repa
have been made. IL H.
n. Hugh Gourlay, representing the \
he Minnville Home Mutual Fire insuraI
Co., was in Hood River Saturday,
Gourlay tells the Glacier he will be
~ candidate before the republican conv
~ ton for county assessor. Mr.. Gour
ht- held the office IA years ago. 1t is |
derstood that c. L. Schmidt is also
. for the same office.
A. Lindaes, who has place at ]
6 mont, where his family resides, is
% millwright and works at Astoria.
rs. has been visiting his family during