The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-03-04
BRIEF LOCAL MATTERS.

j, Il Hanna goes 70 Portland to-day.
Cleveland becomes president Mt noon
today.
Mrs. Pratt has been quito sick, but IL
recovering.
Mr., Lyman Smith left for Astoria
Thursday,
Judge Warner, was over from White
Salmon yesterday.
Jamc ."ngilIo Ia putting porch In
front Of hif building.
Mr. nnd Mrs. A. J.. Rand were at
The DSllos Wednesday.
Miss Anne G. Smith, teacher of
plano organ and voice.
Mrs. Haynes aud Mrs. s. II. Howe
went to Portland Monday.
Mr., and Mr.. George Matthias have
gone to California to live.
Mems all wool under clothes at re.
duced prices ut llanna's,
Carload N Roche Harbor lime Just
received at =. T.. Bnrtness'.
Mr. aud Mrs. Xicglcr and daughter
OF Arlington are visiting friends here.
Wallace and Harrison have for sale
apples dried fruit, butter, eggs, bacon,
0tc.
NJ. II. Nickclscr has purchased the
Matthias residence and moved into 1t
Monday.
Captain Rich II quite sick, but we
hope to record his speedy aud complete
recovery.
Ifyou want TO do cash business IN
buying or selling produce, see Wallace
Il Harrison.
Fred Goodfelow, who IL ut present
living In Montana, made this place 1t
flying visit last week
Adjutant Wilson Of the Sons Of Vet
Grams was here Saturday. He Ia an en-
thuslastic worker for the order
james f. Feak has sold half an acre
of land TO Abncr Cox. This Ia small
beginning OF the spring movement In
real estate.
Oingcr Il Bone have Just 'eccived
stock Of timothy, also mixed aud wild
hay. VIII sell 10y the carload ton, or
bale on reasonable terms.
Mr.. Moore, who came here recently
from kencsaw, Neh., has gone up 10
Spokane Falls TO take n look at Wash
ington's most energetic city.
Captain Blowers was over from
White Salmon Monday. 1t is quite
probable he will be Hood River cit
lien upniu i'm the ueur future
w. =. Watson was taken sick last
week and his symptoms for while
Were alarming but prompt treatment
soon placed him out Of danger.
Flour 05 cts per sack, 1915 per bar
rel. Shorts Sl.lO per hundred, $1,000
per ton. Chop barley $l.25 per hun
drcd, $500 per ton, at Ilannas
Mr.. Sklton of The Dallcs stopped off
at Hood River last Wednesday, and
took n look up the valley. lie Is dcsi-
rous OF locating in this happy medium
between the too wet and TOO dry.
Lee, son of John A. Wilson, out
down small tree Wednesday of last
week, and In trimming the limbs from
1t he fell, striking the axe IN his leg
above the knee, and cutting himself
badly.
While gardens are being made and
everything Is spring-like both in town
and for miles up the valley, yet all
across Parkhurst on the hill between,
the snow still lies from eight inches to
one foot in depth.
Lawrence Blowers was over from
White Salmon Thursday. He has pur-
chased his fathers interest in the store
at that point, which no doubt means
that the captain has concluded to again
cast his fate with Hood River.
Scott Boorman in splitting wood one
day last week struck the axe into his
foot, making q cash three inches in
length and running from the toes to tho
instep. 1t Is q bad and painful wound
that will lay him up for a long time.
1t Is a thing never before known that
the price of II bushel of potatoes 80 lbs,
should be greater than bushel of
wheat go lbs. but such seemed to be the
fact according to the last report of the
department of agriculture at Washing
ton.
We have ordered six carloads of fruit
boxes of all kinds, and have arranged
for keeping n good stock constantly.
We also have the agency for tho Web
foot fertilizers. Call and see sample
fruit boxes at our new rooms under X.
of 7. hall. HOOD RIVER FRUIT Co.
II. G. Dallas has purchased the build
ing recently occupied by Mrs. Howells.
has moved it to the east side of his lot
and will erect another building OH the
west side of it. We understand his in
tention is to carry a stock Of stoves and
hardware, and to run tin shop in con
nection Herewith.
A bounty of three cents apiece is
being offered for gophers caught in the
orchards of some of our enterprising
fruit growers up the valley considerable
damage was done by them, and us one
gopher is capable of destroying dozen
trees in one season and still live to re-
peat tho operation the fruit growers
can we'll afford to pay for getting rid
Of them.
The Union Pacific have published n
very neat pictorial worlds fair folder
containing colored lithograph of the va
rious exposition buildings, birds eye
view of the grounds, with complete
map of the city, showing location of
the fair, hotels, railway depots, street
Car lines and city parks. Copy of same
may be had by addressing w. II, Hurl-