The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1889-08-03

G. r. Bone took Portland party out
to the glaciers Thursday.
Mr.. Smith informs us the fishing in
Little White Salmon is excellent.
Mr.. John O. Divers was in Portland
during the week on business trip.
The photograph gallery is in full blast
with Mr., Bony furnishing the blast.
G. r. Bone, George Prather and j. ].
Luckey made trip to The Dalles Tues
day.
Mr.. G. w. Wilford is elerking for Mr..
J. H. Middleton during ths latters alb
sence.
Mr.. Stewart of the firm of Abrams &
Stewart of The Dalles was in the CITY
Wednesday.
Mr.. Berdan announces his readiness
and ability to move buildings quickly
and cheaply
Mr. J. A. Solesby and wife, of Pendle-
ton, came down Thursday to visit Mr..
Solesby's parents.
Mr.. Jos. A. Wilson went to Oregon
City Monday to make final proof on his
timber claim and returned Thursday.
Efrs. win Graham and daughter who
have been camping six miles up the
river for a week or more went home
Thursday.
Work was commenced on the GLACIER
building Thursday and it will be COM
pleted as soon as possible. Mr.. Cox is
doing the work.
Mr.. j. FL. Middleton and wife left by
boat Thursday morning for Vancouver,
". I. They will probably visit 1lwaco
during their absence.
We venture the assertion that there is
not town of the size of Hood River in
the state whose merchants carry so large
and complete stocks as ours do.
Matthias & Clark are about through
repairing and overhauling their building
and will put in full stock of paints,
oils, varnishes, etc. in a few days.
Mr.. A. Hamilton has gone to Ellens-
burgh, w. [. after teams and stage
coach which he Will bring here and use
in the Rand & Hamilton livery stable.
From the way new buildings are 60
ing up, the short cuts across blocks will
soon all be closed up. The GLACIER
slides into one Of them and fills it com
pletely.
Audubon Winans and William E.
Nef will make final proof on their
claims before the register and receiver
of the land office at The Dalles on the
18th inst.
Mr.. j. j. Luckey has commenced
building blacksmith shop on Oak
street between Foarth and Fifth and
will soon be ready to attend to any bus-
ness in his line.
Mr.. IL. 6. Coe and family, 0. S.
Stranahan and wife and Mrs. English
and son Went out to the glacier Thurs
day. They will remain away for from
two to three weeks.
Nearly every afternoon down freight
carries from one to three car loads Of
rock for the walls of the canal at the
Cascades. The rock, good granite, is
brought from Spokane Falls.
Mr.. Dearborn returned Thursday from
Walla Wala after week or ten days
visit, and expresses himself delighted
to get back to the cool breezas and
shady groves of Hood River.
Mr.. G. Boney has done considerable
work in the brief time he has been here
A couple OF views OF Middeton's store
are excellent in finish aud the big oaks
loom up as cool looking and natural as
life.
Mr.. A. j. Rand has made final proof
on his claim which covers the outlet to
Lost lake, and thinks the place is worth
$4,000. As he located Il last spring and
the entire cost was less than $500, it
looks like avery good investment,
Major Edwin H. Conger, member of
congress from the DesMoines district,
Iowa, came up from Portland ON the
morning train Thursday 10 make brief