The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-11-17
3tood River Glacier
BRIEF LOCAL MATTERS.


Wash, visited his brother, S. A. Knapp
during last week.
Judge Prather and Judge Kent have
been attending court in The DaIIes du-
ring the week.
Lost-A childs gold ring, with moon
stone set. Finder will please leave at
s. +. Bartmess' store.
J. L. Cole and family have moved
into the upper story OF the Rand build
ing, over Blowers store.
Lands bought, sold and exchanged at
Emporium. Keep your eye on the En-
porium ad, I'd page OF GLACIER.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Valley Improvement Co.
will be held Monday, November goth.
J. F. Armor sold all his surplus hay
to G. T. Bonney, and is now feeding 25
head OF Mr.. Bonney's cattle on his
place.
Leslie Burke got his foot hurt at the
planer last week by a circular saw fall
ing upon it, and he has since been laid
of Of duty.
+. d. Calkins received word on Mon
day that his brother, Wallace d, Calk-
Us, was very low with typhoid fever at
his home In Colorado.
The Ladies Aid society of the Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs.
James Graham on Friday afternoon. a
full attendance is desired.
DIR. +. c. Brosus has returned and
can be found in his office over Williams
K Brosius' drug store, between the hours
of l0-ll a. M, 2-3 and 81 p. IN.
Letters remain uncalled for in the
post office as follows: J. III. Cox, r. A.
Dableson, +. o. McCauley, Thos. Potter
(in care Mr. Romane), Mrs. Harry
Thornberg.
John L. Henderson received his sur
yeyor's transit last week from New
York. He is very proud OF the instru-
ment, as well he may be, for it is &
beauty. It's cost was $3.50.
Jos. A. Wilson, G. A. Bell and D. r.
Cooper were among the Hood River cit
liens at The Dalles on Monday. H.
Lage, Capt. NJ. f. Jackson, Peter Mohr
and Alfred Boorman are on the circuit
court jury.
II. H. Bailey went fishing up on Hood
River Thursday. He brought home a
fine string of fish, the smallest measur-
ing sixteen inches. Tomorrow he con-
templates going deer hunting. Thanks /;
weill not refuse piece Of venison.
Mrs. w. L. Bradshaw left Sunday
night for Asheville, North Carolina,
where she goes with the hope that the
southern climate may prove beneficial!
10 her health. Her many friends hope
that she may return fully recovered
Mountaineer.
The weather continues warm and
spring like, with occasional showers Of
rain There has been no frost since the
llth OF October. Though it seems like
we have had considerable rain, the rain
fall 80 far is not yet up to the average,
The winter creeks are still dry.
The monthly business meeting and
G. L. social OF the Congregational
church will be given on this (Ffiday)
evening at the residence of Mrs. and
Judge q. T. Prather. Refreshments
will be served All the members and
friends are urgently requested to be
present
Theo. Smith, who is looking after F.
S. Perry's place, says he discovered a
seeding strawberry plant last spring
that kept bearing all summer. Tie
berries were not highly colored but were
of good flavor, and he believes he has q
new kind OF berry well worth propagat
ing.
J.F. Wynn was down from his home
stead on upper Neal creek on Friday
Mr.. Wynn says crops have been good in
his neighborhood The potato crop es.
pecially Is good The soil in this new
settlement seems to be excellent for the
growing of potatoes as well as for wheat
barley and oats.
1t is said that Twell-known German
citizen OF our sister city, White Salmon
telephoned, the other day, to the Wascc
Warehouse Co. at The Dalles, asking
them to send him half ton of barley
The man at the other end of the phopt
inquired ''Who for?" ''For the horse
you blank fool; don't get gay" quickly
came the response.
Uncle Oliver Bartmess turned out OF
Monday and scraped the mud in piles
on Oak street, between Third and Fourtl
streets. The town authorities shoulo
now see that the piles of muck ano
leaves are hauled away. 1t would make
good compost, and any one wishing tt
enrich garden spot or strawberry bee
would do we'll to haul it off.
II. C. Bateham has completed hi
canvass of the town of Hood River fo
the sale of bulbs. roses and ornamentals
He reports much larger trade thaI
last year. Hood River is proud of th'
natural beauty of her oaks, but thel
beauty can be greatly augmented by
judicious planting of roses, shrubber,
and ornamental trees.
f. d. Caikins is still adding improve
ments to his poultry yards at Frankton
He recently completed q scratching
house for his chickens and will sool
have all the latest conveniences anC
improvements. Mr.. Calkins has thor
oughbred Black Langshans and Ligh
Brahmas and will add Buff Plymouth
Rocks
E.B. Clark, the efficient station agen
for the o. r. < n at Hood River, ha
accepted a government position at For
Stevens, near Astoria, and resigned hi
position here. Mr.. Clark regrets Il
leave Hood River, but he finds the du
ties of his Office here too onerous, ant
makes the change for the benefit OF hi
health. He is universally esteemed b,
the people of Hood River for his socia!
qualities and accommodating splrl
shown in the line of his official duties
John A. Bartmess, who has beeI
working at Davenport's mill during tn
past summer, left for Portland on Mon
day, where he will engage as govern
ment teamster to go to the Philippines
A short time before leaving here h
became acquainted with s. E. Bartmes
and family, and while they all agree'
that there was a family resemblance
they could not prove relationship: Tn
young man was born and raised in Cal
itcrnia, while S. E. Bartmess came iron
Indiana.
When Commissioner echanno inspect
ed the nursery stock at Columbia Nur
sery, last week, he not only granted TIN
certificates which certify that "stoci
kahl