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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-11
ROUTE FOR
HOOD RIVER
ANOTHER MAIL ROUTE APRIL FIRST
Postmaster Yates Has Been Notified
by the Department TO That
Effect.

1he overworked rural mail carriers
will be relieved at the beginning of
the next quarter, April l, by the es.
tsblishing OF third mail route.
The rural mail carriers of Hood
River serve more patrons and carry
more pieces of mail than almost any
route In the United States, having
but one or two equals. This is due
to the small faI ms in the rural dis.
trict, and no doubt also due to the
higher standard OF intelligence than
exists In the average farming COM
munity, which would increase the
number OF papers and periodicals, as
we'll as letter writing.
So much labor has been entailsd
upon the rural carriers, added tc the
larger expense of maintaining teams
in mountainous country, that 1t has
been very difficult to keep carriers,
even after bonus is paid by the ps.
irons. The new order will relieve the
congestion and also serve larger ter.
ritory than the two routes did before.
The new route will be known as
No. B, and supplies 2l0 families. It
will take the river road ss far as Me-
nominee, doubling back to j. W. Hin.
rich's place, and from there going
south and will take all of the vest end
OF Ronte 2.
Route No. will take ell OF Route
No. on the west side of Hood River.
IL will cross fuckers bridge and 90
up the middle or "Cook's road" to
Dukes Valley and Willew Flat, as taf
as the foot Of Booth Hill. Then back
by Odell to the old Divers place and
down the river road. Crossing the
bridge, the route will be home by way
OF Jericho Lane.
Route No. covers afl OF the east
side Of Hood River not covered by
Route 2, as outlined above, telow
Straight Hill. 1t will come to L.
Plog's place, then back by the cross
load en- the east side, taking streets
off the main road not travelled on the
way out.
The new arrangement will tighten
the burden Of the existing carriers
and bring the mail nearer the doors
of many patrons now of the main
road. Ii will also include some OF the
families now served by the Mount
Hood stage In the Willow Flat dis.
trict.
To provide new carriers, an exam
ination will take place In Hood River
March l3, and applications must
reach Washington by March 3. All
those desiring to take the examina-
tion should notify Postmaster Yates.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-11

HOOD RIVER CHAPTER NO. 81. r. A. M
Meets first ami third Friday nights OF each
month, A. Z. Staten n r.
GEO SHARP, Secretary.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-11
Union Service

There will be union service in the
Christian church, of all of the church.
es in Hood River Friday evening,
February II, to observe the l00th an.
niyerssry of the birth OF Abraham
Lincoln. The general public is most
cordially invited. Following Is the
pr ogram arranged:
Congregational hymn.
Prayer, G. Il, Perry.
Lineoln's Gettsburg Address, Fran
ces Bragg.
male quartette, "Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground" Messrs. Darlaud,
Day, Lsthrop and Root.
Lincoln's Anecdotes, j Van Neice
Bandy.
my Country, tits Of Thee, con.
2regation.
Address, Lincoln the Man," @. A.
Nutley.
"Red White and Blue," a Sunday
school class OF girls.
Address, "tather Abraham" W. L.
Gilmore.
Doxology.
Prayer and benediction, Rev. II. @.
Collins.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-11
Reason EnthrOned

Because meats are so tasty they are
consumed in great excess. This leads
to stomach troubles, biliousness and
constipation. Revise your diet, let rea-
son and not pampered appetite con-
troll, then take a few doses of Chamber.
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and
you will soon be we'll again Try it
For sale at Kier & Cass' drug store
Samples free.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-11

% Hood River Commandery No. y, X. I.
rs Meets every S cond Monday evening
NAS2 of each month. w. +. Laraway, 4. Z.
A. d. Moe Recorder.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-11
sSpecial Trains Saturday

.The unusual number of trains going
through Hood River Saturday caused
the regular visitors to the depot to
get mixed considerably up In their
daJes. The first irregularity noticed
was finely equipped train of IA
coaches, including two diners, which
carried the big party OF Spokane ext
cursionists on their trip south. But
for the fact that this train was ex-
peectd to pass through here at very
early morning hour, committee from
the. Commercial Club would have been
on hand to extend Hood Rivers greet.
ings. There we're over two hundred
business and professional men and
women In the party, coming from
Spokane and the country contiguous
to that city. The excursion was given
under the auspices Of the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce. There was
much curiosity evinoed by all on
board when the train pulled up at
this station, all seeming to know thii
is the home of the most famous ap.
pies in the world. In Portland the
party was lunohed aud dined and
banqueted by the Commercial Clut
with true Portland hospitality, and
on leaving for California the entire
body of boosters voted Oregon strictly
all right.
In addition to this train, run In
two sections, the trains OF the South.
ern Pacific which we're delayed be.
low Sacramento by washouts and
had to be brought to Portland by
way of Ogden, went whistling through
Hood River at most unexpected
times, keeping the boys at both no.
tells OH the jump all day.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-11

point, but we did not realize that 1t
was such a beautiful spot. | will be
anxious to see 1t in the spring aud
summer"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-11

HOOD RIVER LODGE NO. lO5 A. II. and A.
M-Meets Saturday evening on or before
each full mOon. l. N BLOWERS, W. NJ
ID. MCDONALD, Secretary.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-11
FOR QUICK
RESULTS
List Your Property With
DevIinSFirebau9h

We make a speciality of or
chard lands, improved and
'lnimproved. Weare in touch
with the buyers. We will
not list your property unless
we can sell it. We advertise.
Our methods are successful.
Our motto "We protect both
the buyer and the seller"
Call and see us at our new
office in the Hood River
Banking and Trust Company
Building or telephone j. L.
Firebaugh and he will call
upon you.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-11

HOOD RIVER CHAPTER NO. Is, o. K. s.
Meets second ard fourth Tuesday evening
ofeach month. Visitors cordially welcomed.
MRS II. l.. DUMBLE, W. Nj.
Miss IpEL WooDwoRTH, Secretary.
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Mrs. ID. p. Harvey Passes AWAY

Mosier, Feb. 9--Mosier has been
saddened by the death of Mrs. d. p.
Harvey who had Eeen i'll and under
medical treatment for some time. ID
will be remembered that she went to
The Dalles sanitarium before the hol.
idays and underwent a very serious
operation. Her seeming recovery was
rapid and to all appearance satisiac
tory. She went to the Willamette
valley and spent about month with
her mother and other relatives and all
the time was getting much better %
they all thought. However, on Janu-
ary 81, she returned home and found
it would be necessary to have another
operation performed. Tuesday, Feb.
ruary 2, she went again to The Dallss
where the operation was performed
Wednesday. She seemed to be getting
along alright until Sunday morning
when change took place, after which
the patient continued to sink until
the end came Monday evening.
The remains were taken to Salem,
Oregon, where interment will take
place. Besides the husband and one
little son, mother, sister and other
relatives are left to mourn her loss.
Friends at Mosier extend their
heartfelt sympathy to Mr.. Harvey in
this dark hour of bereavement.
For there is no hock how 'eIe tended.
But one dead lamb is there.
And no fire side how so. ere defended,
But there is one vacant chair.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-11
Story of One Municipal Water Plant

The city OF Charlotte, Mich, in.
stalled water plant In 1882. They
were Obliged to use q pumping plant,
sink seven wells and siphon all these
wells into one settling we'll. Two en-
gineers we're employed who cost them
1890 per year, besides coal, oil, le-
pairs, etc. All these are extra expense
above an ordinary gravity system.
The original plant supplied 5000
people and cost $4,000. This plant
paid for itself without cent of tax
In a period of sixteen years and water
was sold at the following rates per
annum:
House family Of tive) $500
Toilet ESQ
Bath LOO
Total per annum $3.50
The mayor, George Tubbs was most
enthusiastic over their plant and
what Ii had done for their city In
the past twenty five years.
D. J. TEsiber.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-11
VOL. Xxx
SOCIETIES

HOOD RIVER CoNMERCIAL CLU B-Meets
every seeoua Monday In each month At p.
m Ia the cub ronms over JACK sons store.
CHAs. T. EARLY, Pres
WI. WALTON, Secretary.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26
Drug Store Wall Paper House, and Carriage Pa

aud when by wild speculation over
capitalization and kindred methods
financial trouble comes aud wave
of depression sweeps over the lane,
the people jump onto the tariff as
the cause of all our ills and demand
a change IN schedules. And the
most peculiar thing in the whole
business is that when the schedules
are fixed by the protictionists con-
fidence at once returns and things
begin to hum. So will it be this
time. The revision of the tariff
is in the hands of its friends. Sufti-
cient changes will be made to satisfy
senseless clammor but American
industries will still be protected,
and business will move forward With
new impetus.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26
TIE COOPERS GUILTY.

So says the jury, and 20 years the
penalty. The Coopers, father and
son, have been found guilty of muir
der in the second degree for killing
ex u. S. Senator Carmack.
Carmack was editor of a paper
and wrote rather a scorching edi-
t0rial in which Cooper senior was
mentioned. Carmack was in favor
of prohibition and common decency.
/: seems Cooper was not.
Results, the senator shot and the
Coopers convicted of murder. They
are out on a $25, 900 bond each,
pending further court proceedings
The probabilities are that justice
will be baffled In this case and cheat
ed of her dues. The CoOpers seem
able to command plenty of money
and will make desperate fight for
freedom.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26
The Weather by Wire.

TERRIFIC STORM IN TEXAS.
Slidell, Texas, was practically
wiped out by a storm Wednesday,
Ten persons were killed and twenty
injured.
A very severe storm of sleet and
snow, early Wednesday morning,
sun ished telegraph and telephone
poles. in aud arouad Denver, till
the city was practically isolated.
A severe storm ragged in north
western Kansas Wednesday. Heavy
sleet and freezing weather.
Lincoln Center, Kas., was visited
by very heavy rain and consider
able snow.
Slight snow and sleet at Emporis.
A freight train was blown from
the track at Edison, Kans.
Serious damsge to the fruit is
expected in Oklahoma from the
Geld wave.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26
STREET RAILWAY.

Street railways have been freely
and frequently discussed in Cha
mute, but we seem nearer to real: =
zation of the genuine article right
now than we have ever been before.
The local company which was
organized last year and secured a
franchise of the city, says the road
will be built this summer. That is
the closest we have ever been to a
81 eet railway. Bonds are to be
issued and placed on the market.
The citizens of Chanute are expected
to take a portion of these bonds.
We need the road badly. The
railroad boys who live in the moth
palt of the city and are required to
make trips to the round house on
the extreme south side, aeed some
way OF getting there Deslues hooi'
ing it. The cement plants employ
large forces of men who want te
live in the city but cannot do sc
without some means of locomotior
between points.
A street car line is convenienc,
greatly to be desired. The fact
are that under present conditions i
is almost necessity. 1t wou't
accommodate all classes and be ,
great help to the city.
1t does seem like such line coulC
be made to pay good dividends OF
the investment, and we hope to se'
the necessary capital forthcoming
at once to make the line go.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26
THE LOSTIS FOUND.

A week ago yesterday an eigh
year old boy by the name OF "hltla
was abducted from school in Sharon,
Pennsylvania, by strangers. He
promptly disappeared from sight
and fer days not the faintest trace
of the boy could be found. His
people were wealthy and it was well
understood that it was an effort to
obt.in.ransem money Tbs father
received a note stating that If he
lleft S1o, 900 in a certain park in
NAshtabula, Ohio, the boy would be
returned if there were no officers in
s,0ht. The money was deposited
hu, the Ashtabula police had learned
Of the scheme and were on the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26
Phone s28, I5t1eet No. Ill w. Main

pany that our local PEI pie will
readily subscribe 10 this bond issue
to the end that full control of the
system may always be retained by
the people deriving its benefits.
The strength of railroad bonds as
an investment is we'll established;
and, considering the more stable
character of the earnings and the
fact that the earnings are but
slightly affected by periods of
general industrial and business
depression, the conclusion seems
fully warranted that these bonds
are equally as secure an investment;
all 1.-the assets of the system will be
behind the bonds and the bond
holders will be fully protected by
first mortgage or deed of trust to
the Prudential Trust Company of
Topeka, Kansas, containing all the
carefully guarded customary pro.
visions and restrictions and, in
addition, have the assurance that
every dollar will be conscieRtiously
invested and made as safe and
profitable as can possibly be done
by company composed of repre-.
sentative business men of Chanute
who will be boni-fde investors in
the company and, in addition, have
their person al regulations at stake
to safeguard and assure the ultimate
success of the system.
-CHANUTE ELECTRIC RAIL.
WAY COMPANY.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26

The kidnapers of Willie Whitla
have been caught and identified
by Willie, a man and a woman.
The woman had over nine
thousand dollars concealed under
her skirt, most Of it in the
original packages as handed out by
Mr.. Whitla. The woman made no
effort to escape but the man made
break for liberty. He stopped
however, when he heard the whistle
of bullets from the officers gun.
These people will probably get
W at is coming to them now.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26
Roosevelt a SCrapper.

-Four grlmy urchias sat on the street
curb euloglzlng President Roosevelt.
"Say, dat guy Roosevelt, ill fgh1
at de drop Of de hatl" declared one
younRster, with widened eyee. II
read in de paper only last week where
he bit mans ear off'
None of the others had read that,
however, so they eagerly requested
the speaker to give the details.
st was like dis, sccordln' to &c
pape'," explained he. "Durln' a dis
cussion IL de White House over a
measure de President was in favsr OF,
one OF de party started to say some
thin against il, when de President
quietly leaned over and got dis guys
earl'-The Circle Magazine for March.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26
A GLANCE AT THE BRIGHT
SIDE.

A survey of the field at this mo-
m INT shows that the country is n
better condition industrially and
financially than is popularity sup
posed. This is true even of the
treasury, which has been consider
eG the week spot in the financial
situation. The treasury accounts
are running behind the figures of
ordinary years, it is true. Along
to day, the governments income
since July I, 1898, has fallen $685.
600, 900 short of its outgo, as com.
pared with $5s, 900, 700 for the en-
tire twelve month ending with une
80, 1908. A few weeks ago the in
dication was that the shortage at
the end of the year, a llttls over
three months hence, would be
about $I3o, 900, 900. But the re
cent Increase in imports has swelled
the receipts at the Custom House
to such an extent that the shortage
for March has been only about
SI,aoo, oee along to this time. 1t
will probably be less than 1000,
900 for the entire month, as com
pared with an average of over $lo,-
900, 600 in the previous months OF
the year. Thus the deficit for the
entire twelve months, when the
books are made up on June 80,
may be found to be not much over
$1oo, 900, 600, instead of the much
larger shortage which had been
feared. Moreover, the treasury's
working balance of idle cash is
larger than it was at this tims in
March, 1905, two weeks after Mr..
Roosevelt's inauguration in his
elected term.
The annual report of the United
States Steel Corporation, which
has Just been made public, shows
that there was a large decreass in
its gross receipts for the year end
ing December 81, 1903, and that
.its net earnings fell off heavily, as
compared with the preceding year.
but its surplus was only SIS, 900, 900
less than for 1907. The part of tho
report, however, which will have
the largest interest for investors and
for business men in general is that
which tells of the amount of work
which the company has ahead of 1t.
Its untitled orders on December 81,
1908, were 3,6o3, 600 tons, which is
a smaller number than at the end OF
any preceding year siaoeIeo3. To
this extent the showing is unfavor
able. But the untitled orders at the
end of 1903 were larger than those
at the end of the two quarters imme
diately preceding ia that year.
From the middle of 1908 onward
there was steady improvement
The orders for work came in faster
than they could be executed. The
margin on the right side of the &C
count, moreover, keeps on increas
Ing. Although the output of the
corporation is somewhat larger than
it was a few months ago, the orders
are pilling up ahead of it, and the
end of March is likely to see more
work booked for it than was shown
at the end of December. As the
United States Steel Corporation
does about half of the entire steel
manufacturing of the country, this
exhibit may be said to afford a
trustworthy indication of the con-
dltion of general trade at this time.
Kansas City Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26

The tariff discussion is now or
the lower house of congress. Con-
gresham Payne spoke five hours in
favor of the bill, by way of opening
the discussion. The senate will not
get look in till the house gets some
kind of bill passed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26
THINKS OF RETURNING.

Castro, the deposed president of
Venezuela, seems to be preparing
to return to Venezuela. He thinks
he can return and organize revolu-
ton that will sweep the country.
He l. immensely rich and will not
lack for funds to set the thing
going.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26

Roosevelt started on his big
African hunt last Tuesday. Many
conjsotures are made that he will
never return alive. However, it is
not probable that the gsod luck Of
this distinguished American citizen
will desert him.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26


frantic with grief and the father
freely stated that he would gladly
give the ten thousand for the safe
return of the boy and would not
prosecute. He finally received a
letter telling him to call a. certain
candy store In the outskirts of
Cleveland, Ohio, and learn some
thing Of his boy.
Mr.. Whitla went to the place
designated and was met by woman
who told him on what terms his boy
would be returned. He accepted
the terms and returned at once to
his hotel. He was told that shortly
after dark the boy would be started
for the hotel. I he father waited
about the hotel in a condition of
almost nervous collapse, for the
time to arrive when he could expect
his boy. Finally he was overoyed
to hear his boys voice inqulring for
papa. He rushed to the boy and
clasped him in his arms, while the
surrounding crowd cheered Justify.
The stricken mother was soon in
formed by phone of the happy
welcome.
The boy had been placed in a
street car in the outskirts of the city
and instructions given the con-
ductor where he was to be delivered.
The abductors kept faith with the
father and the episode is ended so
far as he is concerned, as he will
make no efforts to find the abductors.
But it should not end with the
detectives and police officers, A
big reward should be offered by the
state for the detection and punish
ment of these criminals. They
should be hunted down at any cos,
and expense. 1t is horrible Grim
and sure punishment should be
meted out.
The Kansas City Journal gives
the following list of abductions thai
have been recorded in the last fifty
years:
1S5S-Edgar Mortara, West Indies
kidnapped by officials Of Roman Cath
olic ehurch; was ordained to ministry
where he was till l9e0
1S74-Charlie Ross Germantown
Pa, child and kldnaper were nevel
discovered.
18S2-Walter Saunders Atchisop
Kansas, kidnapped and not heard Of
again.
IsS2-W. W. Dickinson, Dr., Wiscon
| Sln, never Seeh dEdib.
1883 Miss Zerelde Garrison, st
Louis; after few weeks kldnaper:
we're caught.
1SSS-Charles Cannon, Troy, N. Y.
kidnapped by Mary Gilbridge for beg
ging p0rposes, but caught by police
after a few days.
lSS5-Johnny NaviD, Boston, Mass.
disappeared April 13 and never re-
appeared.
1S9l-Miss Greenfield, Arabistan
carried off by Persian Kurds; she
escaped once but WAS recaptured ant
lt is feared she was put TO death.
1893 Mamie Teomer, Geotgia; kid
naped by Dunbar Walton and Louis
E. Frank from orphan asylum for i'm
moral purposes; kienarers were caught
,OUn after.
ls94-Sophia Hasenon, Philadelphia
never returned.
1s96-Sadie and Martin Janison
Newark; kidnapped wAile on way &c
school: never found.
1s97-Hastiugs YouGg, England
kidnapped. by female servant who
demanded ransom; no traces were
found.
1G00-Louis Tonhose, Judd, IP.i
disappeared aad has not besr heard OF
| since.
1903-Edward Cudahy; kidnapped
from Omaha and ransom paid,
1s99-Baby Of A. Levine, Sharon;
stolen from baby carriage; year
later child was discovered in asylum
Ia Pennsylvania.
Roosevelt started on his big
African hunt last Tuesday. Many
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26

A few scattering blooms may be
seen on some of the peach trees.
The crop of peaches must be very
light here if the spring should be
ideal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26

The cold wave from the north
that struck us Wednesday afternoon
sent everybody shivering to the fire.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26

This is not first class weather for
the early gardens that have been
planted.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26

California is now agitating for a
general Asla.ic exclusion law. Ca
fornia should not be too hasty in
t is matter.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26

North Forest avenue is to have a
row Of trees and parking down the
center.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-26

Mrs. Ralph Brown went to Hun
boldt Wednesday.