The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-10-20

a good many town folks accepted the
invitation 10 attend the social given bv
the Congregational church at the hos
pitable home Of the HARRISON Bros, on
the East Side, Monday evening. A very
enjoyable evening was spent by all
present. Games were indulged in by
the younger folks of the party and at 10
O'Clock bounteous lunch was partaken
of. A delightful drive in the moonlight
was enjoyed. Those present were: Rev.
j. J.. Hershner, J. f. Armor, Mrs. Mary
HARRISON, Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. HARRISON,
j, s. Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. s. +.
Blythe, Blanch HARRISON, Ruth Harbi-
son, Hester HARRISON, Lucy HARRISON,
j. R. Rand, w. L. McGill, Ralph
Savage, j. X Roberts, Eva Hennagin,
Fred Hennagin, Frank Hennagin, ID. +.
Rand, l.. M. Davidson, Ella Wheeler
Agnes Dukes, Il. N. Benson, Roy jack
son, Mabry Jackson, Percy Yields, A.
Ames, ]. II. Mohr, Myrtle Ames, Loova
Yields, Clara Blythe.
Sam Koplin, the village blacksmith OF
Frankton, raised fine lot Of cabbages
which he will make into krout. He has
invited the editor TO dine with him
when the krout is ripe and promises a
good, old-fashioned York county (Pa.)
dinner, with sauer krout and spec, snits
and kanep, and all the etceteras that
go to make up a square meal like our
mothers used TO make.
II commenced raining in Hood River
Tuesday evening and there has been
steady downpour ever since up to the
hour OF going 10 press on Thursday
morning. Wednesday evening the rain
was very heavy and the streets were
flooded. The rain will be OF great ben
eft to the valley, as the ground had
become too dry to plow.
Thos. Lacey and family and Mrs.
Eliza Billen returned from Grand Forks,
b. c., last Friday. They are all glad to
get back to Hood River-not that Grand
Forks isn't all right, but there is no
place like Hood River for old timers.
Mrs. Billen especially is glad and thank
full to get back among her old friends
and neighbors.
Ed Birth got letter from j. II. Sell
lers, foreman of the gang of wCrkmen
who were at work on the right Of way
for the Lyle e-Goldendale railroad, saying
that he had orders to keep at work with
one man, to hold the right OF way for
the company, which proposes to build
tha road some time.
Reports from Mt. Hood say that a
quartz vein has been discovered on the
East Fork OF Hood river, east of Mt
Hood. The vein is ~ feet wide and an
assay made in Portland gave $3.50 to
the ton. Other lodges, not prospecting
as we'll, have been found.
Chas. Tubbs and family moved down
from Sherman county last week. Geo
Knapp came with them. In coming up
the big hill this side of The Dalles, Mr..
Knapp says, the party encountered a
snow storm, and it showed lively for
about an hour.
Richard Kirbyson has contracted TO
grub half an acre of ground for his
neighbor, Jas. Gordon, who will set the
ground to Strawberries in the spring
He will also grub an acre for d. n. By
erlee and some for Sam Smith.
d. n Byerlee has about completed q
large house for his 100 chickens. Mr..
Byerlee says he will keep raising chick
ems till he can count his birds by the
thousand We wish him success, but
il is q good rule not to count chickens
before they are hatched
Judge Kent has been quite successful
in securing damages from the railroad
company for several parties through
whose premises right of way for
Strengthening the road has been granted.
Bichard Kirbyson, not to be left in
the general wave of prosperity that is
sweeping over the Frankton district, is
mending his roof to keep out the rain.
Contract to let.-Specifications in the
Office OF John Leland Henderson for con-
tract to let to clear AZ acres in southeast
corner of Henderson s fruit farm.
Henry Mcclure and sister returned
from a visit to the Willamette valley
Wednesday. They visited Oregon City,
Butteville and Woodburn.
Geo. Knapp will build a story and
one-half cottage for V. Winchell of the
East Side. The building will be IS by
%, with porches.
Regular meeting of Eastern Star, 0.
E. S., Saturday evening, October 2lst.
All members of the order cordially
invited.
W. A. Lockman returned last week
from Sherman county, where he had
been working with threshing crew.
R. J. Ellis dug a we'll last week He
got water at 20 feet, but had to blast
through rock all the way.
The price OF lots in the Barrett-Sipma
addition has been advanced from $35
| lot to so