The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-11-17

tion on the death Of Grant. Chas. N.
Clarke sang solo. Lunch time then
arrived and the multitude sat down to a
good repast prepared by the Relief Corps
and its friends. Receipts Sl0.75,
A surprise birthday party was given
Mrs. b. i. Shoemaker last Monday Ii
was n very pleasant occasion and those
present we're; Mr. and Mrs j. ii. Shoe
maker, Mrs. Sturteyant, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs, Harry Bailey, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Chandler, Mr.. and Mrs,
Markham, j. l.. Blount, Mr.. and Mrs,
T. j. Cunning and Mr.. and Mrs. King.
The dinner was prepared by the ladies
and a present OF nice dishes given III
which DR.. and Mrs. Barrett were repre-
sented with the rest Of the visitors. So
cially the affair was a success as also
was the dinner.
Norman Williams OF Mt Hood was
given six or eight copies of the special
edition of the GLACIER Of July l4th b,
s. j. LaFrance. He mailed the papers
TO parties in the East. Saturday he
called upon Mr.. LaFrance and stated
that he had hauled six families of new
comers to Mt. Hood district who had
been induced TO come here from reading
the GLACIERS he had sent out, and that
he expected two or three more fam
lies TO follow 1t is not necessary
TO remark here that the special edition
Of the GLACIER we'll paid those who sub
scribed TO it.
Hugh Gourlay of The Dalles was in
town on Wednesday. He is engaged in
gathering data for an article descriptive
of Wasco county, its manufactures, ag-
ricultural and horticultural productions
and general resources, for the New
Years Oregonian. Mr. Gourlay is the
right man for this work, and Hood
River may expect favorable mention
when he writes of Wasco county.
A change has taken place in the livery
firm of the Mt, Hood Stage Co. IL. ID.
Langlle and Bert Stranahan have pur-
chased the interests of +. S. Olinger and
Abe Foley. The firm consists now Of
Luckey, Langille 4 Stranahan. Mr..
Olinger is the pioneer liyeryman in
Hood River. We have not learned
what business he will engage in.
Sam C. Smith, foreman at the planer,
met with what might have been very
serious accident on Tuesday of last week
lie fell from the flume, distance of II
feet, and struck his neck on snag. He
received injuries to his throat and was
unable to converse until last Monday.
He is now recovering and will resume
his duties at the planer in few days.
Frank Angel, while at work at the ice
house last Monday, accidently struck
his foot against the point of pair of ice
tongs, and the point penetrated clear
through his foot. 1t made an ugly
wound. The young man was carried To
DR.. Shaw's office where the wound was
dressed. He may be laid up for few
weeks.
John L. Henderson has completed his
map of Hood River and surroundings,
with the exception Of placing the names
of the owners of real estate thereon.
He asks land and lot owners to call at
his office and see the map and give him
the names of owners of decided lands.
The new store at Prather's corner is
no longer a mystery. S. ii. Cox is the
proprietor. lie is now opening out q
well selected stock of dress goods, mil
linery, stationary, school supplies, can
dies, cigars and notions. HIS and IL
cent counters will be special features.
The C. f. Society of the T. b. church
appointed committee, consisting OF
Rev. Benson, Miss Ida Foss and Miss
Grace Howell, to collect reading matter
for the railroad camps. The committee
furnished good supply to the camps
on Monday.
Frank Knapp, the man who was SC
badly hurt at Nicolai-Cameron mill
about six weeks ago, has recovered suf-
ticiently to report for work again, and
returned to the mill last week. The
mill is now cutting lumber for its OWL
use.
Some time between the 1st and 18th
of December the ladies of the Nj. +
church will hold sale of aprons and
other useful articles Meals will be
served during the time. Full partic'
ulars will be given later.
Ralph Savage went to Portland last
week to see the football game between
the University of Oregon team and the
Multnomahs. He says the university
boys played good game but were
beaten by score of to 0.
Miss Carrie Byerlee accompanied Mr.
Shere to Portland to spend week or Sc
visiting friends in that city, WoodlawT
and Raleigh, Oregon. She will alsC
visit the schools in Portland with the
view of attending school
The Oregon state poultry association
will hold its annual meeting in Albany
from January 22d to 9th. E. d
Calkins and other poultry fanciers o
Hood River expect to attend.
Omar Hoskins, a contractor on the
railroad work being done at Hood River
is an old soldier OF the civil war anc
served in the 10th Iowa. He will JolI
Candy post at its next meeting.
G. f. HolIenbeck, lately from Wiscon
sin. is visiting L. H. Button. Mr.. Hol
lenbeck is veteran of the civil war
having served in the llth Wisconsin
Abe Foley, who has been logging witt
his team at Stevenson, spent Sunday a
his home in Hood River. Tuesday h'
brought home his team on the boat
! S.lm Campbell was engaged Monda,
and Tuesday in moving the household
effects OF Nlessrs. Robson and Bower
to their new home on the East Side.
Miss Simpson, who had been spend
ing couple of weeks on her place nea
Barrett school honse, returned to he
home in Portland, Monday.
Miss Lucy Shattuck, after two o.
three weeks pleasantly spent in Hoo
River, returned to her home in Portland
last Thursday.
Geo. P. Crowell has started gooc
precedent by having gravel walks lai'
across both streets from the entrance t
his store.
Amos Underwood presented hi
friend II. Pugh on Saturday with hea(
of cabbage that weighed 81 pounds.
The Nieolai-Cameron mill received
their first raft of logs from Bingen ol
Monday, consisting OF $4,000 feet,
R. Kirbyson has contracted to clea
an acre of land along the cliff for D. \
/ Bverlee for early straw berries.