The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1892-07-02

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Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett Of White Sal.
mon, started for Omaha, Nebraska,
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Jewett In q
delegate 10 the national convention OF
the peoples purity, which meets at that
plnce July 4th.
II was hotter than healthy Monday
aud Tuesday, but the thermometer told
us II was only O6 We firmly believe
that thermometer formerly belonged to
n government statistlcau, aud Just lied
from the force Of habit.
VIII LangIllc came In from the Elk
beds Wednesday. lio reports the rond
to Cloud Cap Inn m open for travel.
The Inn Itself was opened yesterday,
and to-day two Portland parties are
expected 10 make the first trip OF the
season.
j. II, Middleton ls ag0in home, after
trip 10 Portland and Semitic. From
him we learn that Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Asset nre In excellent health, but that
their daughter Nellie IL In California
sick, nnd that her brother, j. III. Van
Asset, is with her.
J. II. Rankin loaded his furniture
and household goods on the ferry-boat,
wednesday, for the purpose Of moving
to his new home across the Columbia.
The gentle zephyr prevailed, and rs
result the river was too rough tO be
crossed without danger Of damage TO
hls goods.
Some Of our subscribers responded 10
our urgent appeal lust week, but gem
were not appealing 10. Those who
Oge for the paper for more than year,
aud especially those who have forgot
ten us since 1882 are persons we most
desire to have settle up.
We are going TO celebrate on the 4th,
aud we want everybody 10 Join us.
There will bc an interesting pro-
gramme, music by our new band and
fireworks IN the evening The steamer
Regulator will bring quite number
from The Dalles. The river IN still at Il
good stage and the boat will land with
IN iifty yards Of the railroad depot.
II 1t be true as the saying Is that "IIe
who makes two blades of grass 10 grow
where only one grew before IL "A ben
elactor 10 mankind" IL Is certainly also
true that he Is a benefactor who makes
only one fern grow where two grew be-
fore. Our gardeners aud fruit growers
who are kept busy these hot days tight
Ing ferns are welcome 10 all the con-
ISOLATION they can get out Of this.
Messrs. Smith and LaFrance have
built reservoir at their spring on the
hill, and will lay pipes 10 their houses
10 get water for irrigation. The first
100 feet will be pinch pipe, and after
that 800 feet of l. pipe. From this La
France will lay 900 feet Of inch pipe to
his place, aud Mr.. Smith 1900 to his
The reservoir Is ten feet square aud
four feet deep.
Marvin Rand has n fine selection Of
fireworks; he also has IA cub bear. We
offer u suggestion, that In case he has
any sky rockets left, he attach them To
the hedr's collar aud shoot him back
into Washington, where he came from.
Up Ia date there are not more than u
dozen pairs Of scratched hands 10 the
eubs credit, but he is patiently aud
persisLentiy swelling the number.
The steamer Regulator will leave The
Dallcs Monday morning, July ith, at
B O'clock, arriving here shortly after |
aud leaving for The Dalles ut 3. She !
viii leave Ihe Dalles again IN the after |
noon at D, getting back AT $3.50, In time |
for the fireworks. This arrangement |
will permit Dalles people TO visit us for
4 hn titaN lF nantllfA In thnFa / /
will be observed also that the day can |
be spent here and the evening ut our
metropolis.
The citizens of Hood River and vi |
entity, ARE requested TO meet with the
Hood River Horticultural Society Sat
urday afternoon July 2nd at O'clock,
ut the old armory building, To assist in |
arrangements for the enter
tuinment of the State horticultural |
Society which meets here on 1uly 18th |
aud 18th. IL Is earnestly desired that
everybody residing in Hood River
take an active part IN irving to make
this meeting success.
Captain Blowers has moved to White
Salmon, having purchased the Hun
saker place and store. Lawrence and
his vile have also located at that point,
nc taking half interest in the store, of
which he will be IN charge. They will
put up new store building ut the turn /
Ia the road, just south of the present |
store, and Lawrence will build u resi-
dence, the Hood River Manufacturing
already having an order for
all the doors, windows and dressed |
lumber. This company will frame
Lawrence's house and ship it over.