The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-05-16

The public school Of this place hns
extended nn invitation 10 Candy Post
g. A. Il. 10 perform the ceremony Of
raising the tlng.ovcr the school house
which hns been formally accepted and
the time fixed at = o'clock p. N. June
10th.
Mr.. John Parker will we understand
move his family into town IN short
time. They will occupy their own
building, Mr.. Hanna moving into the
Laugille building which will bc COM
plclcd In time for the change 10 be
madc by the first Of June.
The Hood River Townsitc Company
stock holders met Saturday afternoon
and elected the following board Of
directors. Hon r.. l.. Smith, Mrs.
Smith, =. j. LaI'rancc, Mrs. Laf'rnce
aud Captain Frank Coc. Mr.. Smith
X president, and Lawrence Blowers
secretary.
Mr.. j. II. Middleton arrived home
from Boise City Wednesday night, and
tells us he will bring his family here
for n visit some time In June. Mrs.
Middlcton's health has improved ma
terilly, aud j. II. himself II looking us
strong aud hearty as the old sagebrush-
crs always do.
\ pig belonging to DR. Adams, was
taken up by Captain COe and sold nt
auction by tile constable Tuesday.
The DR.. was present at the sale, and
Joe. Backus got The pig, quite crowd
gathered and the DR.. gave vent to his
feelings toa considerable extent. The
pig was turned over to Captain Coe.
w. J. Baker moved his family out 10
his ranch Tuesday. He has made con-
siderable Improvements In his resi-
dcuce on the farm and we understand
will not again move back t0 town.
His orchards will probably begin TO
bear next year to IA considerable extent,
and will require his constant attention.
Mrs. May Dunkln who has been
under the doctors care In Portland for
month or more arrived home Mon
day. She war taken seriously Ill on
the train which was delayed by de-
rallied engine ut the ice house lclow
town until o'clock. She was taken
10 her home on the east side In the
afternoon.
DR.. Siddnll came down from The
Dallcs Saturday, and went out to Par
kcr's mill, returning Monday morn
ing with three dozen fine brook trout,
the trophies Of his skill. He IL cnthu-
siustic In his admiration of the
beauties Of Hood River, aud II II un-
necessary to add that he IL IA gentleman
of excellent taste and judgment.
A young gentleman named Wells
brought small baud Of horses down
from Arlington for NJ. V. Harrison
arriving here Wednesday noon and
making the trip In two days and a
half. One of them fell over the bluff
the other side of Deschutes bridge, II
distance of sixty feet, and as Harrison
expresses II got II severe kink in her
necko
A swarm of bees from Mrs. Backus
hive, examined the town thoroughly
Tuesday seeking II place to settle, and
finally located on an oak grub near the
Congregational church, George Pra-
thcr assisting them with his dulcet
voice aud the mellilious tintinabulatl-
Ons of tin pan worked with club.
While George went after the hive, the
bees fearing he was after another pan
left for parts unknown.
The steamer Baker Is again making
regular trips from The Dalles to the
upper Cascades, after having been laid
up since the middle of last December.
There has not been particle of ice in
the river during that time and her
withdrawal from the river WIS an out
rage. The fuct that the new boat ut
The Dulles will soon be on the river
stirred the company up and 1t is prob
able that If ii were not for this the
Baker would not have been put on the
route during the summer.
George Herbert. mine host of the
Mt. Hood Hotel, with his usual energy
has supplied long felt want, by put
ting an elegant flight of steps from the
depot to -he hotel, thus making it pos
sible to avoid that everlasting eye sore
the sand bank ut the depot. George
deserves the thanks of the community
for his good work, but from our eX-
pcrience. we Judge about all he will get
will be unfaVorable criticisms on the
how he ought to have done 1t.
At an election held last saturday
night ut the armory of ID Company
there was regular line of promotion.
Aud Winans md Lieutenant being
elected LIST Lieutenant; lst Sergeant
Lawrence Blowers 2nd Lieutenant;
Sergeant f. w. Winans lat Sergeant;
Corporal Robt. Mclean Sergeant, and
Grant Evans and VIM. Langille Cor
pQrals. The boys in ID Company are
taking great interest in their drill and
it will make the others get in and
drill to maintain their supremacy. .
w. A. Brooks of White Salmon,
brought u few ripe Strawberries over
Monday. He tells us that he found
the first ripe ones Sunday which would
make honors easy between himself and
Mr.. Coon Of this place, who picked IA
sample or two Sunday. Had the
weather remained warm we would
have had II shipment or two to chroni-
Gle, but Tuesday and Wednesday were
the windiest and generally most disa-
greeable days we ever saw here. Next
week the harvest will be on.
The money has been subscribed for
purchasing IL handsome flag for the
school house, and it will be bought at
once. We understand it is TO be ten
by twenty feet. and that it will float
over the school house during school