The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-12-29

caring for the stock, etc, till some dis
position Is made of it by the executors.
There are 80 head Of cattle and four
horses, besides chickens, TO look after.
Maltie Dukes and Barton Davidson,
students Of the Oregon agricultural col
lege at Corvallis, came up last week to
spend their two-weeks ChristmQs yaeQ-
ton at home. All male students at the
.. A, G, are required to do military drill
duty one hour each school day, but
Maltie says, fortunately, returned vet
erans from the Philippines are exempt
from this work
Prof. 9. ID. Thompson, principal of
the Hood River public school, reports
2l2 pupils under his charge This is an
increase Of SO over the largest enrolment
Of last year, and is a good indication
that Hood River is still growing The
building Of our big six roomed school
house--fiye rooms of which are now
being oeeupied-is already proving
good investment
W. II. Perry was presented by bis
children on Christmas day with a hand
some and valuable gold watch. Mr..
Perry was GA years old on Christmas
day. A family reunion was held at the
home Of +. E. Lyons and Of course
jolly time was had. f. S. Perry returned
to his home in Portland on Tuesday
morning.
The many Hood River students who
have returned home from the various
schools Of the Willamette valley to
spend their Christmas vacations at
home, seem glad to get back to Hood
| River. The Willamette valley country
may be good enough for webiooters, they
say, but is not congenial for people from
Eastern Oregon.
AS indicating of Hood River peoples
prosperity the merchants Of the town
with one accord pronounce this to have
| been the best Christmas season Hood
River ever had. The weather was clear
and warm all week and every body came
to town and having money to spend
spent it for Christmas presents.
Miss Madge Warren is spending the
holidays with her parents at Frankton.
! Miss Warren has been teaching school
at Cascade Locks for the past two weeks,
having taken Miss Benson's place, who
resigned on account Of trouble with
her eyes Madge expects to complete
the term Of school at Cascade Locks.
The Frankton literary elected officers
ut It's meeting last Friday evening, as
follows. President, Nell Foley; secre-
tary, s. c.. Sheriff.; treasurer, May
Boorman; sergeant at arms, Ihos. Cal
kine After rendering a short pro-
gramme, the meeting adjourned without
debating the question for the evening.
A reunion Of NJ. P. Isenberg's family
gathered at the home in Belmont on
Christmas day and of course jolly and
agreeable day was spent. Five sons
and five daughters ard one son-in-law
with the old folks and grand children
gathered at the Christmas dinner
CONGREGATIONAL Church. = sery ices
will be conducted by the pastor
next Sunday at II a. m. Subject,
From Father Times Standpoint C.E.
service will be held at Z p. m The Ia
dies aid society will meet on Friday al
ternoon at Mrs. Hershner's.
w. b. Shute, who is employed with
the house carpenters OF the Q. r. x N.
on the Snake river branch, came home
/ to spend the holidays. Mr.. Shute says
there has not been as much winter
weather in the Snake river country as
we have had in Hood River
w. J. Smith and daughter Helen
spent several days in Hood River last
week. MIR. Smith is now engaged in the
saw mill business at Astoria. His fam
ily still reside at Cascade Locks where
they are comfortably situated for the
winter.
VIM. Sayre and wife arrived here last
week from Massachusetts and were
taken out to Mt. Hood by Joe Wright,
where they are visiting Mr.. and Mrs,
! II. NJ. Prindle. Mr.. Sayre taught school
in the Baldwin district about 10 years
| ago.
A pound social will be given this Fri
day evening Mt the home OF Mrs. Erwin
/ for the benefit Of Rev Frank Spaulding.
A musical programme will be rendered,
after which refreshments will be served
Price for supper, l0c.
Amos Underwood received dispatch
/ from Mosier Tuesday morning stating
that Herbert Rowland had died at that
! place. Mr. Underwood was instructed
to notify Ira Rowland, who lives near
/ Underwood 5 landing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bailey, who have
| been tentng at the Nicoai-Cameron
mill, returned home last week. Mr..
Bailey is on the sick list, and both will
remain at home till he RECEIVERS.
T. +. Denzer has finished off four
rooms OF his new house in Blowers adj
dition and is occupying the same with
! bis family. The balance OF the house
will be finished at his leisure.
viii Isenberg, student at the Port
/ land university, is up to spend the hol-
i idays. Will while al the university de-
yeloped quite q capacity for foot ball.
Howell Ackerman came up from Port
4 land last Saturday on the Regulator,
and is spending the week with }. + Ar
NOR and family at Belmont.
Fred Bailey returned last week from
| Portland, where he has been at work for
nearly four months. He will remain on
his farm for the present.
Bert TAYLOR writes to his father from
Kendrick, Idaho, that he went to that
country along with Chas. Hill, a Sher-
man county farmer
Omy. Hood Rivers celestial washee
man, presented his friends with Chlnese
| lily bulbs for Christmas. lie didn't for
get the GLACIER.
Chas. Shaw returned Christmas morn
ing from Sherman county, and IS visit
/ ING with his uncle, DR.. NJ +. Shaw and
wife.
Miss Emily Palmer of White Salmon,
student at the Portland university, is
enjoying her holiday vacation at home.
Miss Hester Howe, who is attending
the state normal school at Monmouth,
came home last Friday for the holidays.
Claude Coppe and Ned Blythe are up
from the University Of Oregon at Eu-
gene to spend the holidays at home,
Rev. Frank Spaulding preached the
sermon at the dedication OF the new
NJ. E. church at Boyd last Sunday.
Miss Lucy Morgan returned to Port
land Wednesday, after an enjoyable