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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-01-05
TURN THEM DOWN,
ONLY SAFE WAY

The business men of this city are as
vie as serpents as far as advertising
takers are concerned and in the course
of time they will turn down all glitter
ing advertising schemes advanced by
strangers, which schemes are invaTia-
bly, designed for the purpose of carry
ing money out of the town without
doing anybody but the takers any
good.
A few evenings ago memDer of the
oily-tOngued tribe called upon a Hood
River merchant and began to explain
his graft. He was going to get some
sort of a business directory for the
benefit of some organization of railway
men. Railroad men are nearly always
generous and kind hearted, willing to
help anyone along. and consequently
easy victims for the takers.
The merchant listened to the faker s
proposition and asked how much the
organization would get out of it.
about half, said the faker. "And
you get the other half?" "Of course. !"
WELL" said the merchant, "Pll be
glad at any time to help the railroad
men, if they ask, but you can bet your
life that | don't contribute one red
cent to such robbing scheme as
yours. "
The CRATER slunk out of the place
and has probably abandoned his VEN
ture for he has been heard of no more
in the city.
Men of this kind, when they desire
to work the town usually call upon
some bis merchant at the start, for If
such merchant puts down his name
for advertising space it makes the bal
ance of the canvassing easy. Other
business men seeing that the Big Mer-
chant Prince has put down his name,
therefore endorsing the scheme by pat
ronizing it, fall into the open trap
without murmur, and ninety-nine
times out Of a hundred are buncoed.
The leading business men OF a town
should realize their responsibility in
such matters. BY subscribing to some
dizzy, wildcat scheme like the one
lust mentioned, they are not onlv put
ting themselves in the way OF being
| heeced, but they are making 1t easy
| for others to be feeced.
The safest plan for business men is
to make a hard and fast agreement to
turn down all advertising schemes
offered by strangers whether endorsed
by the Business Mems Association or
not. Theykwill thus save themselve
money and the everlasting annoyance
Of being bored by solicitors, and they
will have the satisfaction Of doing
something for home industry. The
newspapers of a town, which pay
wages and taxes and contribute to the
general welfare are entitled to all of
the local business in the way of adver-
tising. The business men of many
sprightly towns have agreed to turn
down all outside advertising fake
schemes, such as directories and blank
books, and there are more towns that
should fall INTO line with similar sensi'
| BILE action.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-01-05

donation claims that year-just the
site Of those claims is not now known.
The winter of so was 50 hard that all
their cattle died They got so discour-
aged that they abandoned their settle.
ment in the spring of SO. Mr.. Laugh
lin returned to The Dalles and DR..
Farnsworth went on to Oregon City.
| knew him well, and have heard him
tell Of the extreme peris and hard
ships of that pioneer settlement here
in SO.
The first permanent settlement was
made in 1856. At that date Capt.
Nathaniel Coe took donation claim
of a section, most Of which is now COW
cred by the town of Hood River. Here
he made his family home until his
death in 1868
James Jenkins and j. NJ. Benson
came to this valley in 1854 and filed on
donation claims, but | believe the first
permanent settlement of family here
was that of MIR. Coe two years later.
Benson returned and lived on his
farm quite a number of years. Up to
my landing here early in the eos,
quite good many settlers had entered
the valley. But those early attempts
to farm here were discouraging the
ground squirrels and coyotes seemed to
hold possession. None could see the
possibilities of the coming apple para
disc. Yet the prophecy of it was in
the soil for the wild strawberry liter
ally redeemed the hills in June and all
wild fruits grew to greatest perfec-
tlon. An Indian paradise then.
In 1864, | came through with large
drove of cattle, driving to the Idaho
mines. The bunch grass waved in the
balmy breezes over all these hill, un.
disturbed. We saw only two homes in
this valley then-the Coe place and
the Watson. We slept on the bank OF
this dashing river drank from the
SHOWS of Mt. Hood, and talked of its
wonderful power.
The first steamboat that piled the
waters of upper Columbia was the
James r. Flint, late in the sos, used
to touch here at Hood River landing.
This boat was built by the Bradfords
and j.. r. Flint, of San Francisco.
1t was a small side wheeler with
SlliElI NlBIllGB bNb ~ al" dSD kOl
through on or behind time.
The next was the Steamer Mary,
built also by the Bradfords. Then in
1861 they built the Hassalo. 0, that
old Hassalo, as we used to call 1t. A
mighty vessel for its time but its
whistle was almost as great as its
boiler. 1t made a mighty noise but
was mighty in slowness against the
current of the Columbia. K. r.
Thompson and l.. W. Coe built boat
at upper Cascades in 1859. This
drifted over the falls on its trial triI
and was used on the lower river
Those boats were money makers,
assure you. The fare in those days
was $40 from Portland to The Dalles
and freight 500 per ton. The passen
gers generally had to foot it arounC
Cacsade falls, over the old horse ca
tram, until the railroad portage wal
built and begun to run in 1863 Bu
we were all bound for fortune in tn,
mines of Idaho and there was no uls
couragement in prices. or storms, o
campouts, or Indians, or nighwaymel
| or bandits,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-01-05
Attractive New FOIder-Map Of Oregon.

The Oregon-W ashington Railroad &
Navigation Company and Southern
Pacific Lines of Oregon recently
issued very attractive folder map Of
the state of Oregon. OF booklet shape,
the map presents neat appearance
and may be conveniently carried in the
pocket, but when unfolded IT IS OF
large size, some two and half by
three feet, and may we'll be used for
a wall map.
1t is very comprehensive as to de-
tail. The reverse side contains a care
fully compiled review of the state s
resources. An enormous issue of these
folders have been got out in order to
supply the increasing demand that
seems to be everywhere evident for
information concerning Oregon.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-01-05
What Our NeighbOrS Say.

The editor of the Sherman Observer
was made happy the other day, One OF
his admirable friends presented him
with fat turkey. Not to be applied on
subscription.
The citizens Of Pendleton are more
than iubilant since they Lave nailed
down the branch insane asylum. The
residents won't have to travel so far In
the future.
An exchange informs its readers that
the government dredge is fixing the
mouth of John Day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
GOES TO WAR UPON OPIUM

f. A. Carl OF New York was appoint
ed by President Taft to represent the
United States in the conference called
at The Hague to consider ways and
means for the restriction Of the traf-
fic in opium. The greatest evil in
China today Ia the opium curse. The
government is laboring hard to COM
bat it, and to q certain extent has
succeeded. But the evil in China is
still pronounced and for several years
past 1t has been spreading over other
countries, among the the United
States.
To restrict this evil an international
conference was called at the capital
of Holland In which the representa-
tives of the various world powers par
ticipated. The representative of the
American government was present
with the others.
While opium is useful medicine,
used under doctors prescription. it
is a dangerous agent when other
wise employed. 1t has more human
wrecks to its credit that any of the {
now directing Its energies.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
ALMOST CRAZY WITH ECZEMA

II, the undersigned, cannot give
enough praise to the Cuticura Rem
edies. / had been doctoring for at
least year for eczema on my foot.
had tried doctor after doctor all to
no avail. When a young girl sprained
my ankle three different times, paying
little or no attention to 1t, when five
years ago small spot showed upon
my left ankle. 1 was worried and sent
for doctor. He said 1t was eczema.
He drew small bone from the ankle
about the size Of match and about
an inch long. The small hole grew
to about the size Of an apple, and the
eczema spread to the knee The doc
tors never could heal the hole in the
ankle. The whole foot ran water all
the time.
my husband and my sons were W.
night and day wheeling me from one
room to another in the hope of giving
me some relief. would sit for hours
at a time in front of the fireplace
hoping for daybreak. Tho pain was
SO intense was almost crazy, in fact,
WOulu lOSe NY REASON LOT uOuTB 2C
a time. One day a friend of mine
dropped in to see me. No more had
she glanced at my foot than she ex-
claimed: Mrs. Finnegan, why in the
world don't you try the Cuticura Rem
edies!' Being disgusted with the doc
tors and their medicines, and not be-
ing able to sleep at all, l decided to
give the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment a trial. After using them
three days that night / slept as sound
as a silver dollar for eight long hours.
awoke in the morning with but very
little pain, in fact, thought l was
in heaven. After using the Cuticura
Remedies for three months I was per-
fectly restored to health, thanks to
the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. /
will be sixty-four years of age my
next birthday, hale and hearty at pres
ent." (Signed) Mrs. Julia Finnegan,
2234 Hebert ST., st. Louis, Mo-, Mar.
z, 1911. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere, a sample of each,
with 32-page book, will be mailed
free on application to "Cuticura,"
Dept. IL K, Boston.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
REJECTS TITLED sUIToRS

Though her fortune and great beau
ty call forth persistency on the part
of her many titled suitors, Mrs. Will
liam B. Leeds has turned them all
away and will come back to America
to live.7 She is the youthful widow of
the Tin Plate King former presi-
dent of the Rock Island system, a
woman whom Tellu, the French artist,
enthusiastically testified had 9S Of the
100 points that denote physical perfec-
ton. She has had successful social
season in London and several offers
of marriage, among them being one
from Prince Murat, but she wishes to
return unfettered to America that she
may attend to the education of her
son.
Mrs. Leeds wants her eight-year-old
son, William .Bateman Leeds, to be
brought up under those conditions that
best tend to promote good American
citizenship. More particularly she
wants him taught how to conserve
and manage the $25, 900 estate left
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
Ohio interpretations.

O''S
The following charters were issued
by the secretary of state:
Columbia Slide Co., Of Cleveland;
$4,000. s. A, Lustig, Henry H. Lus-
tig, Ernest Schwartz, Abraham Wir-
mer and Louise R. Dershere.
Ethel Realty Co., of Cleveland
Heights; $4,000. Harrison B. Nc
Graw, Howard l.. Barkdull, M. H. Gal
lagher, X. t. Sanders and Wilford c..
Saeger.
Penton Press Co., Of Cleveland;
100000. H. T. Clark, Sterling Newell,
Ellis r. Diehm, Donald Mcbride and
G. G. Owens.
Schauer Distilling Co., of Dayton;
$4,000. John e. Schauer, William H.
Kiester, Wellmore B. Turner, Earl H.
Turner and Rolla M. Galloway.
Kenton Appliance Co., of Kenton;
gas and electrical appliances; $4,000.
Charles r. Price, j. A. Baird, Harry
Steffen, w. c. Simmons and G. e. Will
leke.
Texarkana Social and Athletic Club,
of Cleveland. G. F. Liebler, A. T.
heegan and others.
Grape Grove Church of Christ, Grape
Grove, Greene county. George w.
Little, Millard K. Ritenour and others.
Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Con.
gregation of st. John the Baptist, of
Alcion. l.. A. Jaron and others.
American Dry Cleaning Co., of
Cleveland; reduction from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
The Insurance Question.

The supreme court of the state will
soon be called upon to pass upon
another insurance case, involving an
odd question. 1t is whether an insur-
ance company must pay the principal
of an insurance policy when the pre-
MUM was paid with a promissory
note, and the one whose life the insur-
ance was issued upon dies before the
day of the policy. The case is that of
Mabel Ford vs.. The Columbian Mutual
Life Insurance company. In 1910
Moses Ford, her husband, took out an
insurance policy for $1,000, paying for
1t with promissory note for $3.50.
Before the policy was delivered he
died of typhoid fever. The common
pleas court decided for the widow.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
NOTED CORRESPONDENT DIES

William q. Curtis, who recently
dropped dead from apoplexy in Phil.
adelphia hotel, was one Of the best
known and most popular journalists
of the present day, and his death
came as shock to his host of friends.
William Elroy Curtis was born at
Akron, O., November s, 1850, and was
graduated from Western Reserve col
lege in 1871. On December "a, 1874,
he married Cora Kepler at Erie, Pa,
at that time and until 1887 being on
the staff of the Chicago Inter Ocean.
In 1887 he went to Washington as cor
respondent of the Chicago Record, and
remained with that paper in such a
connection until 1901, when the union
of the Record and the Herald created
a new newspaper. Mr.. Curtis was re.
tanned by the combined papers, how.
ever, and was serving as correspond:
ent for the Record-Herald at the time
of his death.
During the years 1889 and 1890 Mr..
Curtis served as special commissioners
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
SEES RISE IN LIVING COST

George E. Roberts, director of the
mint, who has recently returned to
Washington from a trip through the
west, predicts that the cost of living
will advance.
He says that while agricultural de-
velopment will be noted, he does not
expect it to keep pace with the in
crease in population. Farm rentals are
advancing, he finds, because many
farmers are being forced back to till
ing of the soil. The consumers must
realize, he says, that the day of cheap
free land has passed, and with an ad-
vance in the cost of everything enter
ing the production of foodstuffs there
must be an increase in prices to the
consumers.
Mr.. Roberts points to the fact that
the census shows the population of
the country increased 81 per cent. be.
tween 1900 and 1910, while the farm
land area increased only AZ per cent,
and says it means higher living cost.
"The fact is" said Mr. Rnherts "that
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
Alleged Lottery.

Charged with selling lottery tickets
in the Honduras and Puerto Rico In
vestment Co., said to handle its Ohio
business from Cincinnati, William F..
Byers, defeated Democratic candidate
for councilman in the Ninth ward pri-
maries; d s. Good, barber and elec-
tion official, and Frank Thum, a sa.
loon keeper, were arrested. Each gave
S1O0 bond for his appearance in police
court.
Byers is alleged to be the general
agent for the company in Columbus,
and the other two are alleged to be
his subagents. The books of the COM
pany in the possession of Byers were
confiscated by the police. They are
said to show that as high as $4,000
worth of business has been done in
Columbus in a month.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
Fraud Warning.

Warnings were sent out by the Ohio
Agricultural Experiment station to be-
ware of fraudulent agents for forestry
stock According to the warning bull
letins, year-old seedlings of locust and
catalpa are being sold at $40 to $40
thousand, whereas catalpa seedlings
year old of 1S to 24-inch stock are
sold by reliable firms at 81 to $11 a
thousand.
Misrepresentation have been made,
it is charged, that the catalpa will gain
post size in three years and pole size
in six years. Planters are being sold
5000 trees for an acre, whereas third
of that number is sufficient. The state
does not pay a bounty for planting the
trees.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
RADICAL CHANGES
SHOULD Be MADE
THE SMITH ONE PER CENT LAW
INCLINED TO MAKE Sc
RIoUS TROUBLE.
SAYS SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
law Demands That Schools Remain
Open Eight Months of Year
Under the Smith Law Would
Be an lmpossibillty.

Columbus.-"Unless radical changes
are made in the Smith / per cent law,
the state schools in many villages in
the state and in many townships will
be unable to operate.
"The law demands that the schools
remain open eight months of the year,
but under the Smith law barely enough
money would be obtained to operate
them one-third of that time"
This announcement, made by State
School Commissioner Miller, follows
close upon the heels Of an investiga-
tion by the commissioner into all
phases of the Smith per cent taxa
ton law as pertain to state schools.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
Eight Lives Saved.

Using the new apparatus recently
purchased by the state, Chief Mine In.
spector George Harrison and Deputy
Inspectors Robert Wheatley and John
L. Mcdonald, saved from death eight
men overcome by gas in the Black Top
mine of the Morris Coal Co., of Cleve-
land, located at Lore City, in Guern-
sey county.
Chief Inspector Harrison wired the
state Office that the fire was still burn
ing in the mine and was not yet under
control. He said the cause of the fire
had not been learned.
There are 240 men employed in the
mine, but, fortunately, only few were
in the mine when the fire started.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
Special Counselorship.

Peter E. Dempsey, second assistant
attorney-general, will be promoted to
a special counselorship in that depart
ment, his salary being increased from
$4,000 to $4,000 on November /. His
place will be taken by P. v. Monahan,
the present chief clerk of the depart
ment The chief clerkship has been
rendered to a young attorney of Ce-
lima, who has not yet accepted the
offer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
An Unbeliever.

Sir" said the naughty American
to his adhesive tailor, II object to this
boorish dunning. I would have you
know that my great-great-grandfather
was one of the early settlers"
And yet" sighed the anxious trades
man, there are people who believe In
eredity."-Argonaut.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
Not Guilty Pleas.

William F. Byers, D. s. Good and
Frank 1hum, charged with selling lot
terry tickets in the Honduras and Porto
Rico Investment companies, whose
Ohio headquarters are said to be In
Cincinnati, pleaded not guilty in po-
lice court, and their cases were con-
tinued until next week. The men are
held in bond of $1,000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27


materials principal
S the occupation of the
there
all affected"
existing
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
Important to Know.

The authority of the state public
service to compel the public utilities
to serve the people was established
when the appeal of c. A. Fresh to have
his gas turned on by the Columbus
Gas and Fuel Co. was granted. 1t was
shown that the gas company was not
justified in turning off the supply.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
The Prison Demon Hurley.

Guard O'Connor, of Hamilton coun-
ty, prevented the escape of Otis Hur-
ley, former prison Demon" from the
penitentiary, when he discovered that
the steel bolt which holds the door of
the cell in which Hurley was confined
had been sawed nine-tenths of the way
through.
Following his attempt to escape six
weeks ago, Hurley was committed to
tho stone-pile, where he soon refused
To work longer. he was then con.
hned In a solitary cell.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27

him by his father, 49,
Murat Prince
Abe Bailey the South African millionaire
missed them saying preferred single because her small
A
Baltimore
discourage
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
Old Enough To Know.

Eighty-one is not too advanced an
age for one to be interested in polit-
ical affairs, according to Mrs. Eliza
beth Garwood, who registered at the
first opportunity this fall, and has thus
declared her intention of voting in the
board of education election. 1t is the
first time, however, that she has so
decided in the last decade. She is
past 81 years of age.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
Lawyers License Revoked.

The supreme court revoked the GER
tificate obtained by James B. Smith on
the fraudulent representation that he
had been admitted to the bar in In,
diana.
1t was shown that he had obtained
certificates showing that William S.
Smith had been admitted to practice
in Indiana, and that he had changed
the name on the certificates to make
It appear that they had been issued to
him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
Contracts At the Pen.

at is fact that the contracts at
the penitentiary are running in abso-
lutte violation of the law, but the mat
ter has now resolved itself into a
question of whether it is better to
turn them out and thus leave the pris-
oners idle, or to let them continue
their operations against the law" said
Otto w. Davis, president of the Co
lumbus Associated Charities.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
Attendant Is Dismissed.

Attendant Edward Diehl, of the Co.
lumbus State hospital, was dismissed
by Supt Gillian, following an investi-
CATION of the escape of Andrew Wool
ary, violent patient. Diehl, who is a
Knox county man, is charged with
negligence.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
An Appeal For Work.

An appeal to the general public to
aid the State Labor bureau in finding
employment for those seeking work
is made by State Labor Commissioner
Fred Lange in the quarterly bulletin
of the department.
Almost 65 per cent of those apply
ing to the free employment Offices
throughout the state supervised by the
department were turned away because
of an inability to furnish situations,
according to the bulletin.
Commissioner Lange urges that the
public cooperate with the service of
these offices by applying to them for
help that may be needed. Labor con-
ditions, as reported in the bulletin for
the last quarter, show no material
change.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27

from the United the South American republics and acted as
director the bureau of American republics from 1890 until 1885, and
al LeoXI n
a
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27

A woman is apt to regard bachelor
as a man who is too much of q coward
to get married.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27

Sambo-Say, gTanmammy, what
makes de moon shine so bright some-
times, while some nights is 80 dark?
Granmammy-Well, chile, l reckon
dat de good Lawd made dem dark
nights so dat poor colored folks kin
lave chicken ithout de formality OBJ
payin' foh 1t.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27

Westbound Baltimore & Ohio Pas
senger train No. 101, was derailed at
Taylor avenue crossing. and Engineer
l. J. Denney, of Columbus, was serl.
uusly injured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27
Some Weight.

Mrs. Sarah Cramer, aged Al, was
removed from the Protestant hospital
to her home by Oficers Buckingham
and Sells.
She was operated upon for tumor,
which was one of the largest ever re-
moved in any Columbus hospital. 1t
was located in the abdomen, and when
taken from her body weighed As
pounds.