The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-08

ing low water. MIR. Davenport has re-
lieved H. H. Bailey as gauger for the
4 improvement CO., while the latter takes
Il much needed rest. Mr.. Bailey received
another fall recently, by which his
broken rib was greatly aggravated, and
he is about ineapacitated for labor.
Hon. j. W. Morton brought 10 this
| Office last Saturday some samples of to-
matoes grown on bis Riverside farm that
are the largest we ever saw. One toma-
to, though yet green, weighed % ounces.
J Mr., Morton has about one-quarter OF an
I acre in tomatoes from which he expects
TO gather 100 boxes or more His peach
crop, though not fnl one, is Of fine
! quality, at least we should judge so from
the sample Of Early Crawfords he left at
our office.
The Hood River Trading Co. is one of
the solid institutions OF Hood River. II
! has Il e)mmodious warehouse, 40 by 100
feet in size with offices fitted for the
\ transaction OF the different lines Of
( business the company viii engage in
Outside OF Strawberries this company
/. buys and ships all kinds of fruit, and
has bought and shipped probably one
hall of the present blackberry crop, pay
( ing all that the market would stand for
the same.
Frank Mcfarland and family re-
turned on the Regulator today, Friday,
to their home Mt Portland. Mr.. McFar-
land says he has thoroughly enjoyed his
vacation, and that he has done consider
able life insurance business among Hood
River people for the Mutual Life Insur-
liance Co, ofNew York, for whichtc com
I,pany he is special agent. 8
The widow OF the late A. X. Isemberg
is lying quite helpless from the effects
of her late stroke of paralysis. For the
past ten days she mas not been able, TO
speak a word. She seems to suffer'n6
pain, and during the past few days has
been able to take some nourishment IN
| the shape OF soft foods.
Miller Bros. have baled over 800 tons
of hay on the west side Of the valley and
have considerable yet to bale. The rain
stopped them last week at A. z. Bate
hams stacks on Paradise farm. Daven-
port, q Boorman have also baled con-
siderable hay on the West Side, and the
East Side is yet TO hear from.
Miss Irene callison passed through
Hood River on the Spokane flyer, Tues
day, en- route to Garfield, Wash, where
she went to visit her sister, who is quite
sick at that place Miss CaIlison will
teach school this fall at Echo Umatila
county, beginning Sept 18th.
Rev. j. w. Jenkins will deliver his
Illustrated lecture on jamaica and "A
Trip to the Tropics at Frankton school
house Saturday evening, Sept. 9Th.
This lecture is well worth hearing, the
Illustrations are fine, and there should
be Il full house on this OCCASION
w. A. Slingerland has his new apple
house about completed. 1t is 24x60 and
is one of the most complete apple houses
in the country. Mr.. Slingerland will
find that it is money we'll invested when
he has another big crop Of apples to have
good place to keep them.
Chas. A. Stats, the man who got his
arm broken by being struck with pitch
fork in the hands OF a farm hand. in
Sherman county, still carries his arm in
a sling. He don't know yet that he will
ever have the use of his arm again
Winnie and Florence Champlin came
up from Portland last Friday and are viz
iting their grandfather, Geo. Booth. The
Misses Pauline Berham and Gretschan
Isegham are visiting with them
Howell Alderman Of Portland, who is
spending the summer at Mr. Arlhor's,
will start the latter part Of THE week Tor
Mt. Hood, and expects to reach the top
before returning.
The Congregational Sunday school
gave Il picnic on Tuesday on the grounds
near theFasidsnce Of Mrs. Bartlett. t.
was well attended considering the
threatening weather.
Hon. J. w. Morton recently COM
pleted an addition - by II to his resi-
dence and built wood shed Is by 24
He Will set out two acres in STRAWBERRIES
this fall.
p. d. Hinrichs sowed seven or eight
acres Of Wheat just before the rains
came, and now his wheat is two or three
inches high with geod stand all over
the field.
Parties intending TO plant fruit trees
will do we'll to see Tillett. lie hats
fine lot Of trees, and has 200 Lambert
cherry trees, two years Old, for l0c each.
D. f. c. Brosius has returned and
can be found in his office over Williams
& Brosius drug store, between the
hours oi 1911 4. M, 23 and CT p. IN.
Capt. A. S. Blowers, last week, sold
10 acres of his 10 near Belmont to Tyler
& Saterlee for $500. The part sold lies
just east OF NJ. H. Nckelsen's place.
l.. Z. Morse of White Salmon is carry
ing his arm in Il sling. In crossing
stile after night he fell and tore his hand
severely on barbed wire fence.
Mark O'Neill, a prominent attorney of
Portland, and wife came up on The
Dalles City last Saturday and went over
to Jewett's at White Salmon
c. D. Henrichs,- while up at Endersby
recently, met Nip Neal, who is still
freighting, driving siy-horse team, and
is the same old ''Nip."
The steamer Regulator has been re-
paired from the injuries received when
she blew out her cylender head, and is
again on the route.
w. A. Slngerland made the first ship
ment of Hood River apples last Saturday. !
He sent s boxes OF Wealthy apples tel
Portland.
+. IL Pickard has finished neat Job |
of papering and decorating the house OF
Miss Ida Roe, which will be occupied
by w. NJ. Stewart.
The new house built by Judge Prather
is almost completed and f. IL Pickard |
is putting on the finishing touches a
A. H. Tieman still improves under
the care of his friends at the home of
c, j. Hayes.
The o. R. & n. Co. are securing right
OF way to straighten the railroad at (
Haynes Spur.
A heavy rain soaked the valley last
Sunday and caught out good deal of
clover hay.
The young grass is starting nicely and
feed on the range will be good in a few
dox