The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-03-02

historical and sociological subjects He
is veteran Of the civil war, having
served III the llth Michigan. In the
battle OF Missionary Ridge he was in
the advance that sealed the heights iii
the face OF shot and she'll and leaden
bullets poured upon the assaultint
troops. The line Of gallant blue-coats
was slashed and rent and scores and
hundreds went down before the wither-
ing fire, but the brave men who sur
vived went on, and up and up to the top
smith was struck by no less than eight
bullets, no one of which, miraculously,
hit hun in vital part, but his body and
face are SCARED to this day by wound,
received in that bloody conflict. The
brave men scaled the heights - ht
climbed to the very top-and was there
with his surviving comrades to answer
to roll-call when the battle was won.
Albert Whitehead, wife and child, of
Canton, ILL.,, arrived here last week and
are visiting relatives. Mrs. Whitehead
is a sister to H. F. Davidson. Upon
their arrival at Hood River, Mr.. White
| head jumped from the train and met
H. F. Davidson. Leaving him to look
after his wife and child, he went to the
baggage car to look after his dog. The
porter on the Pullman insisted that the
train had not arrived at Hood River and
prevented Mrs. Whitehead from going
to the door of the car The conductor
called "All aboard" and the train pull
ed out. Mr.. Davidson boarded the train
and succeeded in getting the conductor
to stop by the time they reached the
section house. The train was behind
time and the conductor didn't want to
stop--he was mad, and what he said to
the porter wouldn't look we'll in print.
Hood River is to have bank. Leslie
Butler of The Dalles has been in Hood
River at different times recently, looking
over the ground, and has decided to
cast his fortunes with Hood River and
open banking business. He has made
arrangements with s. j. LaFrance for
building. Mr. LaFrance will erect a
frame building ON his lot adjoining his
store, and the bank will be ready for
business by the first of May. MIR. Butler
desired brick building, but the bricks
could not be obtained in time. Mr.. La
France will be ready at any time to
build brick adjoining the brick build
ing of Blowers & Son for the use of the
bank.
The box factory will be kept running
for the next three months, making up
strawberry crates, and will give employ
ment to twenty hands every working
day during that time. The price of
strawberry crates this year will be IA
cents, one cent cheaper than ever before
About $4,000 crates will be required
for this years crop, which will take con-
siderable room for storage. If growers
will begin hauling home their crates
from now on, and not wait till their
berries begin to ripen, it will relieve the
press of room that will be required to
store the crates.
Thos. Howard, special agent OF the
post Office department for the inspection
of rural free delivery routes, was in Hood
River last Saturday. Mr. Howard thinks
there is no doubt but that the route in
Hood River valley will be continued if
the people who are benefited by the free
delivery act up to the requirements Of the
department. He says the roads must
be kept in better shape and that iron
mail boxes must be put up in convenient
places for the quick handling of the
mail by the carrier. These iron boxes,
he says, can be procured for about rs
cents each.
Hood River was honored last week by
the presence of one of the boys that
fought with Dewey at Manila. Oscar
King is his name His father, L. K
King, is stopping with his brother, A.W.
King, this winter, and the young man
came here from Seattle to visit his father
and his uncle's family. Oscar King was
in the service three years and two
months and was 16 months in the Phil
ippines. He was honorably discharged
from the service four months ago.
The ladies aid society of the M. E.
church, which met at the home of Mrs.
Jackson last Friday afternoon, was we'll
attended, and the time was spent in lay
ing plans for the future work of the So
ciety. The following ladies who had
been previously elected to office were
present to take their places. President,
Mrs. E. r. Bradley; vice president, Mrs.
0. L. Stranahan; secretary, Mrs. VIM.
Cole; treasurer, Mrs. F. E. Jackson.
John L. Henderson has leased the lot
lying on State street, between the old
school building and E. w. Winans res
idence, for a period of ten years. He
will build an office on the lot for his own
use and expects to let part of the ground
to man from Willamette valley for a
store. The lot is owned by A. A..
Schenck.
D. H. Sears had few Ben Davis ap-
Piles at the institute. They were firm
and beautiful. When the experts who
now have their fun in idiculing growers
of the Ben Davis apple can produce an
apple that is more saleable and more
| profitable to the grower, our leading ap-
| pie growers may be willing to go back on
the Ben Davis.
Col. Hartley was over at Trout Lake
and Camas last week after fat cattle for
Bonney. At Trout Lake he stopped with
our old friend Brykett and was treated
to Gravenstein apples that we're sound
and juicy like the kind we have in Hood
River in September.
Mrs. ]. w. Taylor came up from Viento
/ last Sunday to consult a doctor in re-
gard to her 9-months old child, which
had fall and it is feared dislocated its
hip. Mrs. Taylor and child are now at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
S. Copple, of the East Side.
Supervisor Armor is at work with q
force of men on the school house hill.
He is putting in a covered fiume to carry
the water beyond the state road, and ID
also taking off some OF the hill above the
state road to make an easier and better
grade.
Lyman Smiths ditch that he is dig
ging to his we'll to bring the water out
on the surface OF the ground below his
house now affords a stream of two inches
of water. When he strikes the well he