The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03

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Friday, was largely attended by friends
Of deceased and synpathizing neigh
b0Ts. On the way to the church th'
funeral corIege stopped at the residenc,
Of Rev. j. II. Merrill, where Mrs. Har
wood, n sister OF deceased, who was to,
sick to leave her bed, was allowed I,
view the remains by the pall-bearen
taking the coffin tn her bedside Rev
Frank Spaulding preached an eloquent
! sermon in the NJ r. church, altel
which the burial took place in Idle
wilde cemetery.
Mrs. w. j. Baker started, Wednes
day morning, to bring the children L
school In the sleigh, but on The way
collided with an oak tree and broke the
tongue off The sleigh Miss Pansy con
cuded to walk, and afterwards MIR
Baker rugged up shafts and brought the
other children In one horse sleigh
Mrs Baker, who is no novice at driv.
ing a double team, was not altogether u
to blame for the accident. The team
had been out in all the rain of the day
before and the lines had be come some
what unmanageahle.
The contractors begun work Tuesday
at noon on the grading for the railroad
switch for the Davidson mill company
on +. III. Buttons place. This work
will require piling and grading and
will cost $1,000. One hundred and
thrty.eight piles will be driven. The
pile-drlver arrived here Sunday from
Heppner Junction. 1t is expected that
about so men will be employed on the
work.
NJ p. Isenberg, doorkeeper of the
\ house Of representatives at salem, spent
Sunday in Hood River. lie says the
reason our delegation ~ Morton, Cess
ling and Isenberg - don't come home
together is that they all stop at the
same boarding house. and ii all were to
leave at the same time the landlady
would want to collect her bill.
Mr.. J. II. Gerdes, who was severely
injured on the 2lst Of last October by
being struck with ties jumping from
the fume, has 50 far recovered that he
can get about with the aid Of crutch.
He walked to town last Friday. The
right side of his right leg, from the
knee down, seems puralyzed and he
has but little use of that leg.
Capt. r. S. Davidson and sou have
written from their home in Wisconsin
that they will be in Hood River Feb.
10th, and will be ready to make Il start
towards building their mill just as soon
as he side tracks are completed. Their
mill machinery is ready for shipment,
and only awaits the construction of
| the spur.
1t pays to advertise. An Iowa girl
4 advertised for husband and rot him.
| The advertisement and wedding fix
lures cost 50. Within year he enlist
ed and was killed at Santiago, leaving
/ his widow $4,000 insurance. She will
| in addition draw u widows pension
and live happily the rest of her days
H. w. Wait brought down from Mt.
Hood, last Friday, IA load Of Ben Davis
and Baldwin apples from Fred Good
fellows orchard on the Fouts place.
They were bought by the Davidson
Fruit Co. for ST "a box for the Baldwius
and rs cents for The Ben Davis.
Mrs p Spangler has taken charge of
the little babe only two weeks old left
by the death of Mrs. Seaman Cox
The little one has found Il kind and af-
fectiOnate mother, one who Is to he
commended for her selfsacrilice and
charity in the hour of need.
The voters Of Pine Grove school dis
triet, at the SPECIAL meeting last Satur-
day voted to build school house to
cost 81 900 and levied tax of mills
The district advertises to borrow $500
This is good investment for any one
having money to loan.
II. H. Richmond's barn at Mt. Hood
was broken down by the weight of
SNOW, two weeks ago. The barn was
filled with hay. with carrots in the
basement. Nelghbors turned out and
helped him save his produce, and there
was very little lost.
Rev Chris Nickelsen and wife re-
turned to their home at Moro, last FRI
day, after spending couple of weeks
with Mr.. Nickelsen's parents at Bel
mont Chris, unfortunately, contract
ed the grippe and was laid up most of
the time while here.
Mrs $. A Knapp, of The Peoples
Store, left Monday for months visit
in Portland Before returning she will
look up the latest effects in millinery
art for spring and summer, aud select
a stock for opening early in March.
The special school meetings in the
different districts in the valley voted
taxes as follows: Barrett, Is mills;
Pine Grove, 8; Crapper, A.; Mr.. Hood,
Isl Hood River, IA; Frankton, s; Klon-
dixie, No. 43, 10 mills.
A surprise party and dance were
given at the residence of Mr.. and Mis-
Frank Caddy last Friday night. About
twenty were present, a good supper
was spread, and an enjoyable evening
was spent.
Regular meeting of Candy Post and
Relief Corps tomorrow. The matter Of
holding exercises on Lincoln day will
be talked over, and good attendance
is desired.
Prof. Asarod and son, from Port
land, went out To their homestead
claim ut Mt. Hood last week, where
they will rustcate for two or three
weeks.
1t is said that David Wishart of Mt
Hood lost four horses with blind stag
gers and that Orville Knox lost one
and has another sick.
Rev j. w. Jenkins was at Wasco,
where he was to have preached next
Sunday, when he was called home by
telephone by the death of his son.
The timbers for the new bridge across
the East Fork, above Winans, are all
gotten out and it was intended to raise
the bridge last Tuesday.
E. D. Calkns is going into the poul-
try business and has sent TO Portland
for some thoroughbred light Bramah