The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-28
BY THE WAY

Young, the confectioner, had
bunch of bananas hanging in his win
dow recently that contained the larg-
est fruit that the writer has seen in
some years. The bananas sold here
are shipped into Portland from New
Orleans and come from points along
the eastern coast Of South America
and Cuba. 1t would seem that it
would be cheaper to have them sent
from the Hawaiian Islands, where
they grow in great profusion and of
fine quality, but the ways of the ban
ana trade, like other eatables, is reg
ulated. "
The 0. r. & N. station presents a
pretty lively appearance these days
on the arrival and departure of trains.
Since the holidays are here travel has
increased. Some are going away to
spend New Years and others are COM
| ing here for the same purpose. The
trains are running on time lately and
the road is handling the heavy travel
with as little discomfort as possible.
A good story is being told about
one of Hood Rivers ministers, and Is
worth repeating. 1t seems that the
gentleman of the cloth was having a
stove put up by one Of the employees
of a local merchant, and as is usual,
was having a very difficult time In
] getting the pipe to fit. The minister
and his wife, whom we shall desig-
nate as MIR. and Mrs. X, we're inter
ested spectators of the maneuvers and
gyrations of the stove man in trying
to get the pipe together. Like every
one who arts on a job of this kind,
the man was IT first as pleasant as a
basket of chips, but a'ter numerous
twistings and turnings and bumps and
thumps, his face began to get red and
he commenced to display considerable
temper. After paIticularlarly hard
struggle, the irate stove man looked
as though he would explode, aud cast
an appealing glance at the minister.
Whereupon Rev. Mr.. X turned to his
wife and said: MRS. X, will you
please leave the room-Mr. B wants
to relieve his feelings. "
If you want to become United
States Senator from Oregon you must
become a member of the law firm Of
Dolph, Mallory, Simon h Gearin.
That this is the open sesame to wear
ing the toga is evidenced by the Even
ing Telegram's following sketch of the
life of the new senator:
"John M. Gearin, Oregon's new
United States Senator, is "a years old.
J He was born in Umatilla county, and
is proud to claim Oregon as his native
land. He comes from old Irish and
Indiana stock, and his parents were
am long the sturdy pioneers of Oregon.
} The youthful days of the future
senator were spent at historic Cham
poeg, where be worked on his fathers
faI m and lived in a log hut, until l:
years of age. He eaIly displayed signi
of intellectual ability, and he val
sent to st. Mary's college, in San
Francisco, in 1863, where he studied
! for three years. From there he weni
! to Notre Dame, Ind. and when ht
! graduated at 20, he determined to fol
low the profession of law, and for two
, wears studied in the Office of Mitchell
& Dolph. In 1874 he was admitted t.
4 the oar, ana bD6 bdm6 year WlIn'isso'
his election to the legislature. Tw'
years later be became city attorney
: and in 1884 was elected district attor
ney. Four years after this he wa
nominated by the Democrats to rul
: : against Bingen Hermann for congress
, but was defeated by the big Republi
! ! can majority of that day.
q "When the celebrated opium fraud
l we're unearthed in Portland in 1893
Mr.. Gearin was appointed by Presi
dent Cleveland to act as special prose
!, cutor for the government. For severa
, years Mr.. Gearin has been associates
L with the legal firm of Dolph, Mallory
+ Simon L Gearin, which, since its for
: nation, Las provided material for fou
: United States Senators--John Il. Nit
cbell, Joseph N. Dolph, Joseph Simo
and John NJ. Gearin. "
e Excursion Rate to o. d. l.. Convention
! In connection with the conventio
of tha 0raunu DavpInnmput IaaQu