The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-07

eiie hours giioed swiftly. Refreshments
were served at three o'clock. Those
present were Vina Hacket. Erma LYONS
susie Kelley, Mamie Wickham. Grace
Binns, Eta Jordan, Hazel Jordan F. f..
ma Miller, Annie Prigge, Johnnie lind.
say, Willie Miller, Ashley Miller Ivan
Miller, Clarence Brown, Robbie Rims
Il hewle Prigge, Roy Kelley, Henry
Mrs. Mary Foster of Hiltonyille, Ind
accompanied by her niece, Miss Pearl
Leonard of Sheridan, Or, is VISITING
with her cousin, Grandma Harbison
Mrs. HARRISON and Mrs. Foster spent
their ,glrl-hood days together in Indiana,
and had not met in nearly 40 wears
Mrs. Foster has been spending some
months with relatives in California and
tne willamette valley. On seeing w. f,
sherrlll's ad in the Glacier she was sur
prlsed to discover in him a nepbew
whom she had lost track OF for MANY
years.
5. G. Sheriff. arrived on the Iralda
from Stevenson, Wednesday morning.
lie expects to leave on the 10Th inst. to
resume his studies in McMinnville col
lege. Mr.. Sheriff. is an energetic Young
man and has been spending his summer
vacation i'll his brothers. store at Steven
son, where he took an interest. in organ
lzlng Sunday school, with such success
that the people of the neighborhood re-
quested that he remain to continue the
good work.
Programmes are out announcing the
musical and literary recital to be given
by Mrs. Louise Boyden, Friday evening,
Sept. 18th, at the M. E. church. Mrs
Boyden will appear in several of her
select readings, and will be assisted by
some OF the best musicians in the CITY.
Several of her pupils will assist, and the
entertainment promises to be one of un-
usual merit. Admission, ,25c ;children l5c.
Don't let anything detain you from at
tending the soldiers camp fire, Saturday,
Sept. Sth. The old soldiers and women
OF the Relief Corps will be glad to see
every man, woman and child in the val
ley at the picnic. Hood River has not
taken holiday so far this year, and
this opportunity for meeting your neigh
bors at a general picnic should not be
neglected.
A fire on Y. Winchell's place on the
East Side got beyond control last Sun
day and threatened considerable dam
age. A dozen or more of the neighbors
turned out and managed to keep the fire
from running over the entire settlement,
but not until some good fences were des-
troyed.
d. H. Clough. from piece of ground
IL by so feet in size, sold 600 pounds of
dry onions for which he received $500.
He sold, besides, green onions to the
value of $4-making total of $3.50.
This, he estimates, is at the rate of 49,
200 pounds to the acre, valued at $40320
The mercantile house of Geo. P. Crow.
ell is being renovated with fresh coat
of paint. The extensive improvements
in the shape of an enlarged warehouse
and new cold storage rooms recently adj
ded make considerable change in the
second oldest business house in town.
Misses Clara and May Chamberlain of
with the family of their uncle, John A.
Wilson, left Monday for their home, and
were accompanied by the Misses Laura,
Grace and Flora Wilson, who will go
hop picking at North Yamhill.
Last Monday was labor day, and
national holiday. Our worthy 2. NJ.
forgot all about it and labored with the
office open till II a. m., after which
hour patrons of the Office were reminded
that it was holiday by finding the de-
livery window closed.
Mrs. Earl NJ. Wilbur, who has been
spending a couple of months at the sum-
mer home of her father, Dr. T. L. Eliot,
ON the banks of Hood river, left Monday
for Portland. Mrs. Wilbur will leave
shortly to join her husband at Meadville,
Penn.
The small pox having entirely disap-
peared from the Underwood neighbor-
hood, and every precaution having been
taken to prevent temperance OF the
disease, the quarantine against Under
wood landing was raised last Sunday.
The Glacier received box of straw
berries last Saturday from the Columbia
nursery that were delicious. Mr.. Bate
ham brought in hand crate full and
sold them readily at 25c q box. They
were of the Clyde variety.
Thos. Chapman filed the pulpit at the
Valley Christian church last Sunday
evening. His subject was, "Does the
reorganized church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints find the doctrines
they teach in the Bible?'
Geo. Wilson, who has been working
in the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines
at Wardner, Idaho, for the past two
years, is expected home shortly. George
expects to 90 to Eugene to enter the
state university.
The Frankton school opened Monday
with an attendance OF rs pupils-35 in
Prof. Barnes department, and 40 in
Miss Browns room. Prof. Barnes, the
principal, has charge of the 9th, 7th, 8th
and 9th grades.
Miss Grace Eliot left Monday for
Portland. She will start East next
week, going by way of Sacramento, for
an extened visit with relatives on the
Atlantic sea board.
Miss Minnie L. Brewin, sister to Mrs.
H. F. Davidson, arrived last week from
Canton, Ill. She will teach the primary
department of our public school, begin
ming next Monday.
A sneak thief is operating in town.
Mrs. Yates lost Is quarts Of canned fruit
from her cellar one evening recently,
and other thefts are reported.
Miss Alice Hill left Wednesday morn
ing on the Regulator for Portland, where
she will spend few days visiting with
the family of Newton Clark.
Two Royal hot-air furnaces are being
placed in the school house. Capt. Blow
ers is having one of the same kind
placed in his residence.
Miss Maude Gilbert went to Portland
Monday, where she goes to spend
three-month's term at the Portland