The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-11-24
3tood River Glacier
BRIEF LOCAL MATTERS,
Bamboo furniture al BartmessI

See those hne golden oak Xmas 1
rockers at Bartmess'.
Exceptionally low prices on carpet at
Bartmess' furniture store.
Milk for cooking purposes at cents
quart at the City Bakery.
Mrs. Pratt Whitcomb returned to
Portland last Saturday morning.
Money to loan on real estate by
JOHN L, HENDERSON, agt.
W.. C. 0wrman Of Chicago was the
guest Of N. Tostevin, last Tuesday.
John w. Watson of Portland visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.P. Watson,
last week.
The circuit court grand jury reported
bills of indictment.
Lands bought, sold and exchanged at
Emporium. Keep your eye on. the En-
porium ad, I'd page OF GLACIER.
Mrs. Harwood presides over the des-
tinies OF the new store at Prather's
corner 1t is neat, clean and inviting.
Mrs. A. o. Hershey, who has been
under the Doctors care for some time,
Is reported to be much better and i'm
proving rapidly
letters remain uncalled for in the
post Office for Frank Hickey, III. Macin-
tire, Fred G. Plummer, John Ryan and
Chas. Templmire.
Mrs. Julia Harvey was quite i'll and
confined to the house for several days
last week, but has recovered and on
Friday came down town,
NV, Bone of Wasco is visiting his
brother, G. r. Bone. Mrs. n. w. Bone
has been visiting her old home in the
East for the past two months.
DIR. f. C. Brosus has returned and
can be found in his office over Williams
& Brosius' drug store, between the hours
of I0-ll a. M, 2-3 and 6-7 p. IN.
John r. Bolton, who has been work.
ing for w. A. Slngerland for the past
two wears, left on the boat Monday
morning for his home in Portland.
Joe Purser has built residence at
Hardscrabble for his wife's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Swan of White Salmon,
and the aged couple will shortly move
into it.
Isaac G.. Kent, brother of Judge 7. B.
Kent, arrived here two weeks ago with
his family from Idaho and is living in
the Baldwin house, where he is located
for the winter.
Geo. Booth received fine blooded
pup from Portland, presented by j. l.
Atkinson The pup was in charge o
T. G.. Dallas for several days till Mr.
Booth came to town.
A very fine entertainment will b.
given by the Christian Endeavors OF thu
United Brethren church some evening
next week. For full particulars watci
next weeks GLACIER.
Tie @. r. & N. Co. will build tw'
large stern-wheel steamboats, to ply be
tween Portland and The Dalles. Th'
boats, it is said, will be completed il
time for the spring trade.
i Miss Lethe Hies;and, very capabl
dressmaker recently from the East, dc
aBiresto announce to the public that sh
is prepared to do plain and fancy sew
ing at her residence at the U. Is. pai
sonage.
Van johnson brought to the GLAcIE
office last Saturday l6 potatoes OF tn
Buffalo White variety that weigh .
pounds. One OF the l6 weighs 2 pounds
10 ounces They are hard TO beat &c
beauty and size.
Jos. A. Wilson started last saturda
morning on trip to pennsylvania
visit his old home in Indiana count!
Joe expects to return to Hood Rive
after enjoying the hospitalities OF h
friends in the Keystone state Tor
month or two.
The county survey0r of a county
Arkansas writes to John l.. Henderse
asking if he can locate a colony oil Il
tending emigrants from that state
government lands. Mr.. Henderson say
he can find the lands for them IN IL
npper part OF our valley.
The Advent Christian church will
taken down and rebuilt on j. w Moore
place at Clover Dell. This church "
originally built near Tucker, 1t is sal
in the hope that w. A. SlingerlaT
might be brought within the fold, b
the good people OF the congregation ha
been forced to give up his case as hop
less.
D. II. Clough reports that since t
rains set in great many toadstot
have aboeared among his strawber
nlants. This fungous growth springs
from the middle Of the strawberry pla
and sometimes covers the whole of
Upon digging up the plant he finds Tn
the roots have turned black and see
TO be dead, while the tops are green a
appear thrifty. The ground propat
needs change OF crop
member Of the o. r. & n. engine
corps saws that at point on the ro
above Mosier is another sliding mot
tain like the one near Cascade Locl
Rocks keep sliding and raising up
ties and pushing the track towards !
river. His party explored the top OF t
mountain. where they found the ak
of A mountain goat with the horns co
Dlete. They also found several petrif
trees and parts of trees.
O. G. Hughson, travelling man
Rasmussen 4 Co. Of Portland, was
town last week. MIR. Hughson Il
graduate of the university OF CaliforI
In telling OF his college days he said
served three years at the blacksm
trade before entering the unlVersi
At his first appearance on the cam
he was sporting a new pair OF TOP %
with his pants tucked in and feit n
self some pumpkins. The boys eau
on to his style and commenced TO J
him. Two husky young fellows m
aged to run up against him, at the "a !.
time attempting to make 1t appear |
the severe Jolt they gave him was a
dental. Hughson grabbed the
huskies and holding them out at ar
length, rubbed their heads, togetl
No further attempt was made to
him, but he got rid of his top boots.
The Davidson Fruit CO. has purcha
the Hood River box factory. MI.
wilson attended the sale OF this props
in Portland recently and bought It N
a small advance over what 1t VIC
have cost the company to procul
boiler and engine for the cannery.
company has renewed the lease on
Middleton building for another y
n.I .. IL aud Of that time eXpee