The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-12-28

hour for the meeting was set at IL
O'Clock, but it has since been changed to
IL o'clock. Dinner will be served
promptly at / O'Clock. The change of
time was made to accommodate the peo-
pie in the country, to give them time to
get through and get home before dark
This of course is not intended to reflect
on the appetites of the Grand Army
boys-it is intended to allow their wives
to get home in time to do the milking.
The installation services will be held in
one hall and the tables will be set in the
other. All members of the G. A. r. are
expected to bring their wives, and all
members Of the Relief Corps to bring
their husbands.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Wells of the East Side occurred quite a
social affair on Christmas day, it being a
reunion OF brothers and sisters with the
exception Of one sister, Mrs. Emery
Brock of Savannah, ILL.,, something
which had not occurred before for twelve
years. Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome Wells and family-Perry, Walter,
Warren, jr., Margurite, Edward and
Clifford; Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Wells
and family--William Elsie, Jessie and
Hattie; Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Thomas and
family-Lulu, Earl, Raymond, Eva and
Izetta; and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wells
and family = Greta and Jerome, jr. A
nice Christmas dinner was served.
J.H. Koberg brought to Reciprocity
Corner, Monday morning, IA dozen eggs
gathered the two days previous He
keeps about 200 hens-10O old ones and
as many pullets. His pullets are a mix
ture of Brown Leghorns, Plymouth
Rocks and Wyandottes. The pullets
are laying at least two-thirds Of the eggs
gathered. His hens are two-year-olds.
G. R. French, who owns an island of
Is acres in the Columbia river, near
Mosier, and makes a specially
of raising chickens, keeps about 200
hens. His breeds are White Wyandottes
and Brown Leghorns. His chickens are
not profitable, but he thinks if he could
raise water from the river and irrigate q
clover patch, to give the hens green iced
in the dry season, that they would be
more profitable.
The ROYAL Arch Masons elected and
| installed the following officers last Sat
urday evening: &c Brosius, H P; W
] Baker, King; D Mcdonald, scribe; d
L Smith, G of II Z E Savage, ? s. G X
Castner, R A G.; G E Williams, Master,
lst vail; A S Blowers, master I'd vail II
F Davidson, secretary; w ASlingerland,
treasurer; j w Sonnell, sentinel.
The ladies aid society of the Congre-
gational church purchased from b. e;
Savage latest improved range at cost
of $45, which was taken to the Congre-
pational parsonage as a Christmas sur
i prise. Mr.. and Mrs. Hershner hereby
express their heartfelt gratitude to the
society and the public who have so gen
erously supported the ladies aid for this
very useful token OF appreciation.
/ S, C. Zeigler of White Salmon was in
town Monday. Mr.. Zeigler has been
doing the carpenter work on A. R. Byr-
kett's addition to his residence, which
will cost 50, 800 and make the best coun-
try residence in Klickitat county. Mr..
I Zeieler has rented his farm at Trout
Lake to Nils Venden, an experienced
!, dairyman from Minnesota.
The members and friends of the Con-
, oreoationai church will take possession
of The parsonage on New Years day
Tuesday next,-when the usual annual
dinner will be given. The parsonage is
commodious, and it is hoped that all the
members and friends of the church will
be present to participate i'll this pleasant
annual gathering.
w. T. Hansberry, not being able to
work with his crippled hand, has turned
book agent and is selling valuable
work entitled "The Story of One Hun
dred Years" It is very useful book,
i and should be patronized by all who
need and can afford work OF this KIND
The cake walk at the Armory last Fri
J day night had good audience MIR;
and Mrs. Trice were good in their several
characters in fact, were the whole show.
They easily walked off with the cake.
Tom Trice and wife can count on having
an audience any time they give show
!, in Hood River.
, AT the council meeting held Dec. l7thi
an ordinance granting the Hood River
Electric Light Co. the right to erect
poles and string electric wires In Hood
! River was passed first reading. This
part Of the proceedings was omitted from
the report in last weeks Glacier.
. George Wilson, who left last Septem
! ber to take work in the divinity schoo
/ at Eugene, will not be home for the hol
Z idays, but will go to Pacific Grove, Cal
: ifornia. as delegate from his school t
q the Pacific coast conference OF tn
: Y. M. G. A.
+ Twenty-three new members were IN
itiated into Riverside lodge, No. 68, A
! o. u. W., of Hood River, last Saturda.
d evening. The lodge now numbers .
E members, with good prospects OF maxim
d 1t an even hundred in the near future
If Earl and Meigs Bartmess, Carrie By
II erlee. Maltie Dukes, Barton Davidson
a Perry Wells, Ernst Hinrichs and Be
n Lage. the Hood River students at tn
is Oregon Agricultural college, at Corvallis
are home for the holidays.
. Ralph Shelley arrived upJfrom th
II University Of Oregon at Eugene, Saul
" day, to spend his Christmas vacation I
e home. His sister, who has been spene
+ ing the winter in Portland, came u
e with him.
n Ed. Calkins, Hood Rivers enthus
e astic horse fancier presented the Glacle
n with copy OF the Christmas number!
ot the Horse Review. The magazine is
Y, gem of the printers art.
Ia Judge Prather is distributing han'
Or some Calendars for 1901. The Glaci'
acknowledges receipt of one with con
N pliments OF New Zealand Insurance q
d. Mrs. Laura Baldwin went to Bake
ne CITY last week, and will visit friends an
ID relatives in that city and will then go
d. Spokane and the Palouse country
tn w. B. Shute, who is working with Il
to railroad carpenters at La Grande, can
sn home for the holidays. Henry Shute
be also home from Pendleton.
m AT. Hershner is spending the no
~ days with his family in Corvallis: q
ne two oldest daughters are students in t
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