The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-11-03

nard labor TO make the showing they did.
At Oak and Second streets the pine tree
that laid in the street in front of the
new barber shop was dragged up and
stretched across from Blowers store 10
their new brick building Wagons, fur
niture, wheel-barrows, packing boxes,
step ladders, and any old thing lying
around loose was carried to this point
and the blockade Of the street was COM
plete. The old wire and lath fence was
taken from Jackson's corner and made
to do duty in blocking Second street
from Prather's corner to Blowers store.
Geo. p Crowell's fence was swinging
out into the street. Two grindstones
were left at Evans & Russell's barber
shop. A box containing $65 worth of
hats was taken from the porch of the
Racket Store, and Mr.. jackson found il
among the debris in the Jam at Second
and Oak streets. He found his wheel.
barrow on Crowell's porch. All the
loose furniture and doors and windows
in front of Bartmess and Sherrill's stores
were also found in the jam. DR.. Watts
sign was hung over the door at Fewel's
pool rooms. An iron hedstead fell on
some sash at Bartmess' store and three
large panes of glass, worth rs cents
apiece, were broken. Everybody took
the mischief of the boys good-naturedly,
thankful, mo doubt, that it was no worse.
The above was written supposing that
the halloween festivities were concluded
for this season. But our staid citizens
were surprised Wednesday morning to
find that insurgents had captured the
town again and the streets we're block
AIDED even more effectually than on the
previous night. 5. j. La Frances lum-
Der that he had on the ground for side
walk formed a substantial Virginia
worm fence across the street from
Blowers store to their new building. A
new privy built for the brick store was
swung by rope and pulley up above the
street in the oak tree in front Of the
building and decorated with the signs
of the photographer and the real estate
emporium. Bonney's chicken coop
with chickens in was at Prather's
corner. A fence made from Bonney's
wood pile completely blocked the street
above the post office. The boys paid
their respects to the GLACIER and hoisted
pig on its flag pole. This might have
been intended to celebrate the victory
of the Beers
Ernest Jensen came up from Astoria
on Tuesday and stopped at Hood River
till Wednesday on his way to The Dalles
He has recently had picture of his
deceased wife enlarged. 1t is a fine
picture, and those who knew her said it
was the best work they had ever seen
The late Mrs. Jensen was Miss Matte
Foley, and the picture will be left with
her parents here. Mr.. Jensen was dis
appointed in going to Astoria. The firm
that engaged his services there, he
found out, wanted a cheap man, and as
he wasn't of that calibre, didn't 90 to
work for them. He will 60 to San Fran
cisco, where a man of his abilities is
pretty sure to strike a good salary.
John Monroe of the East Side was a
caller at the GLACIER Office on Wednes-
day. Mr.. Monroe is probably the oldest
man in Hood River. He was born in
Ohio, Sept. 27, 1915, and is now in his
85th year He voted for William Henry
Harrison in 1886 and again in 1910. He
was a subscriber to the Ohio State Jour
nal in 1889 and is subscriber to that
old-time journal today. Mr.. Monroe
retains his faculties to wonderful
degree and his memory is as keen as
ever. Last June he had an attack of
vertigo and fell against horse and was
kicked in the head, but he has recovered
from the injuries and bids fair to live
many years.
Mrs. ellis Hubbard died of heart
disease last Thursday evening at her
home at the planer. She had been sick
but few days and was thought to be
improving, when she was taken worse
and died suddenly. Deceased was about
80 years old. She was the daughter of
Saul Kiser and was born in Arkansas,
coming to Hood River about seven years
ago. She leaves husband and one
child, q son about 6 years old.
Robt. Leasure was down from Mt.
Hood Tuesday. He reports that Peter
Felthausen and Geo. Winner, the dis
coverers of the quartz mines on the East
Fork, have gone to their mines, accom-
panied by others from the Mt. Hood
neighborhood. H. II. Tomlinson, he
says, is afflicted with something like
erysypelis.
]. F. Armor added samples Of potatoes
to the collection of farm products in the
GLACIER window. His potatoes are of
the Mammoth Pearl and Charles Down
ing Early varieties. One spud weighs
three pounds. Mr.. Armor wants to
know who can beat him. Bring in your
potatoes.
Lyman Smith is delivering milk in
town. He has three good cows and will
get more il there is demand for more
milk. Mr.. Smith has good place for
dairy and can supply good quality OF
milk. The milk famine can now be said
to be at an end.
Robt. Rand says he will file home
stead on the gravel pile in the street in
front of his property at Oak and Second
streets and thinks there is brush enough
in the street below to fence it.
The semi-annual meeting of the Was
co County Forest Protective association,
that was to have met at The Dalles, has
been changed to meet at Wamic, Fri
day, Nov. Sd.
d. r. Cooper brought down a load of
apples from his ranch at Mt. Hood on
Saturday and shipped them to Portland.
He says he will be hauling apples till
next May.
! At SherrilFs store is a picture that
was captured in the Philippines by Roy
Smith. 1t was taken from the insur-
gents congressional hall.
The Y. P. S. G. z. society OF the u. B.
church will hold business meeting at
the home of Mrs. o. B. Hartley on Fri
day evening, at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Cole came over
from Bingen on Tuesday and will re-
main with their son, w. b. Cole, and
family during the winter.
Rev. C. F. Clapp, superintendent of
home missions for Oregon, preached two
able sermons at the Congregational
church last Sunday.
March Morse, son of Lee Morse, has
been quite sick at Davenport's mill, and
DR.. Watt was called to attend him on
Monday,