The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1889-06-29
BRIEF LOCAL MATTERS.

School closes next Wednesday.
Winans reports excellent fishing at
his place.
The ferry-boat is proving great ac-
commodation.
Rand's barn is going up rapidly and
is ready for the shingles.
Mrs. Jennie Champlin will take charge
of the postoffice Monday next.
Mr. Samuel Husbands, of Mosier was
here on business last Saturday.
Yet another week and the Mt. Hood
stage will be making daily trips.
M. V. Harrison, of Arlington, was
here on business trip Tuesday.
Mrs. G. P. Hunt, of The Dalles, is
visiting Mrs George T. Prather.
Hood river valley has the best roads
and pleasantest drives IN the northwest.
Mr.. Marion Cone, of Tacoma, is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. ]. N. Reynolds, here.
Mr.. S. E. Grove went to Portland
Sunday, after which he visited The
Dalles.
The ball club is trying to get up a
game for July 4th, but so far haye not
succeeded.
The Columbia river Sunday school
will hold picnic today near the Odell
school house.
1t will take 1900 feet of pipe to bring
the water from the spring below the
glacier to the hotel.
Mrs. P. G. Barrett went to The Dalles
Thursday to attend the Congregational
association meeting.
Mr.. T. H. Balch, who has been lectur-
ing in Eastern Oregon for the past two
months, returned Tuesday.
Professor Henderson and wife came
up from Portland Wednesday and will
remain during the summer.
Work on Winans' hotel is being de-
layed by scarcity of teams, but the boys
are pushing it just the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodward are up from
Portland for a two weeks visit. They
went to Mt. Hood Thursday.
The Wasco Sun says The Dalles club
will play our boys today but up to date
no challenge has been received.
The water is falling in Lost lake and
but little Is now running out of it. The
fishing, however, cannot be excelled.
Jacob Haas, proprietor of the Mer-
chants hotel, Portland, is visiting Mr..
Stevens in the Baldwin neighborhood.
Mr.. George Prather, the retiring post
master, has been in Office three years
and has made most excellent officer.
The Coe building on Oak street is be-
ing repaired, and the butcher shop will
be located there as soon as it is finished.
The Shoemaker Brothers, of Pendle-
ton, are looking for land here with a
view to setting out large prune orchard.
Mr.. J. N. Hamilton, superintendent Of
the Mt. Hood road, was down Tuesday
and reports everything progressing
finely.
Miss Sarah Larabee, of Moscow
Idaho, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sarah
Clark, and will remain here during the
The sociable at Pine Grove school
house last Saturday evening was a very
pleasant affair and the receipts amounted
to $l6,50.
A fine colt belonging to Mr.. 0. s.
Stranahan got fast in the stable Wednes-
day night, and when found in the morn
ing it was dead.
George Prathel has received twenty
boxes OF peas for shipment They were
grown by Mr.. Samuel Clark and are the
first of the season.
Charles Dodson killed a cinnamon
bear on the 10th inst on Charley Bur
CESS place near Stoddard' s mill that
weighed, dressed, 800 pounds.
Mr.. Peter Jockelsen is putting up q
barn after the old country style. 1t is
28x80 feet with walls sixteen feet high.
1t will have drive crosswise through
the center and be provided with q der