The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-22

tioDu hlNtI lhrl Ediuiuuls WI. " iiNpA
is a Wholesale gardener and greenhouse
man. lie has 2s0 acres, 62 Of which are
covered with glass. The party while
here visited w. j. Watsons garden and
then made tour Of the valley, inspect
ing w A. Slingerland's place among
others on the East Side Mr.. Wilcox is
favorably impressed with Hood River as
a place TO locate a green house. If he
puts in big green house here we can
have Hood River Strawberries all the
year round. lie said the Front street
men in Portland we're unan-
imous in recommending Hood River as
a good place to locate a green house
John Brown, working for Van John
son, was held up by highwayman near
Hackett's corner, in the Crapper district,
Tuesday evening OF last week. The
highwayman wore gunny-sack mask,
with eve holes When ordered TO hold
up his hands Mr.. Brown attempted to
fight and tried to tear away the mans
mask, but the man told him he would
shoot il he offered resistance. The man
went through Mr.. Browns pockets and
got S5. Next morning Mr.. Brown in
spected the ground where he was held
up and found that the man had worn
gunny sacks over his shoes TO prevent
his footprints giving him away.
Attorney John L. Henderson visited
his son, Ed A. Henderson, at Vancouver
Barracks, last week. Ed is enlisted in
the 39th infantry and likes the service.
He was acting corporal, and his promo
tion to that nOn-cOmmissiOned Office will
no doubt soon follow. The commanding
officer of his company says Ed is the
best soldier in his command; that II he
had full company like him he would
have the crack company of the coast
Mr.. Henderson's letter giving his con-
sent to his sons enlistment was sent to
Washington by the colonel and it was
filed in the archives of the war depart
ment.
B. i. Belieu and son Perry were com
ing into town Saturday morning in their
one-horse rig when the horse took fright
near w. p. Watson's residence and ran
away Both were thrown out at the
end of the block. Mr.. Belieu was
thrown violently to the ground but was
not seriously injured. Perry was not so
fortunate; he received a severe cut on
the forehead and was badly bruised.
The horse had always been considered
gentle and reliable.
w. r.. Winans recently sent block OF
stone from his quarry at Winans to
Portland to have it dressed The block
was pronounced by experts to be good
quality Of granite. 1t is susceptible of a
fine polish which looks too sleek for a
fly to light on Mr.. Schuman, the stone
cutter who did the polishing, asked for
piece big enough to make a monument
for exhibition at the Portland exposi-
tion, and Mr.. Winans will send it down.
Orion Kinersly of The Dalles, travel
ing for the Blake, Mcl'all Paper Co. and
the Whittier, Fuller Co., was in town
last Friday and did good days work
taking orders. Mr.. kinersly being an
old timer is well acquainted, besides be
ing pleasant gentleman to do business
with. He will visit Hood River every
thirty days.
Postmaster Yates makes semi-month-
ly statements of the money order bust
ness of his office. Formerly these state
ments were made monthly. In making
out his last statement he found that the
1 business has increased so that his semi
monthly statements show as big as the
monthly statements of his predecessor
three years ago.
Doug Langille went with +. Y. Judd
of the Pendleton securing mills to Lost
lake last week, where the latter secured
some good views of the lake. This is
the third trip Mr. Judd has made this
season to the lake to get good view oi
that romantic spot.
Miss Fay La France will attend the
Corvallis agricultural college, where she
will take special courses in music anc
! the science of housekeeping. Mrs
La France accompanied her to Corvallis
leaving Hood River Thursday morning
Mrs. Jerome Wells underwent a sur
gical operation in a Portland hospita
September 9th. Mr. Wells was witt
her at the time, and when he left her t.
come home everything seemed favor
able for her recovery.
John Donahoe, lately from Kent
Sherman county, has moved on hi
place at Belmont, where he has built /
barn that he will use for a residence til
next spring, when he expects to build /
good house.
Miss Mella White and Miss Minnie
Elton, teachers in Hood River schools
have rented rooms ut Mrs. Boling's resi-
denee, where they are housekeeping
for themselves.
J. T. Galligan of Portland spent las
week in Hood River and with his broth
er, II. S., went up on the Lake branch
and put in two days fishing with splen
did luck.
G. d. Eatinger is representing The
Walton Tailoring Co. of Chicago and il
taking orders in the valley for clothinl
made by this pioneer house of high clas'
tailors.
Jerome Wells presented the GLAcIEI
with a turnip weighing ~ pounds
grown on his place on the East Side. Ht
says he has many larger ones in the
patch,
Scott Boorman made a trip to Cama'
Prairie last week to look after work fo
his hay baler. He found three baler
there and the hay about all baled.
] Mrs. DlSnmlll anu udugHteIs, -hiH
Gladys Robinson and Mrs. Fred Bale,
and children visited with Mrs. II. II
Bailey last Friday.
Il. f. Decker, nephew Of L. Henry
who made a visit here of about a month
returned to his home in Concordia
| Kansas, last week.
/. Neff and family expect to MAKE
their home at Moscow, Idaho, for tht
winter, where Mr.. Neff has work ON tn,
| n p. railroad.
Miss Susie Mohr returned TO Th'
Dalles last Saturday alters weeks visi
with relatives on the East Side.
Attorney Henderson has been retained
by Ladd & Tilton to fight the bank
ruptcy claim of c. L. Rogers.
John Mohr of the East Side brought
summer cabbage TO Bone & Mcdonald
that weighed l41s pounds.
Mrs. S. A. Knapp will arrive iron
Portland next week with complet
stock of fall millinery.
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