The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-08-31

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Will be present and deliver an address.
He is an able speaker, one whose pathet.
lc sentences will bring tears to YOUR ewes.
wnile IN the next he may convulse Won
with laughter. Every man. woman and
child in the valley will want to hear II
Y. Gates. Other speakers from among
the old soldiers and the newer ones will
be heard. The exercises will be held at
the beautiful grounds in Blowers addi.
tion, where speakers stand and seats
have been erected. Everyone il expect.
ed to come with well-flled lunch bas.
! ' Fets. Old soldiers from distance will
| welcomed and will find plenty to eat.
he Hood River public school opens
for the coming school year, Sept. 10th.
VI the corps OF teachers employed by the
board OF directors last month. two of
them resigned to accept positions in The
Dalles schools, and their places have
been filled by the selection of Miss Lena
Smell of The Dalles and Miss Minnie
Brewin, recently arrived from Illinois.
The three teachers besides the two lust
named are: Prof. G. D. Thompson.
principal; Miss Mella White and Miss
Kate Davenport. The contractors will
nave the new furnace fixtures placed in
the building before the opening day. In
anticipation of an increased enrolment
OF pupils this winter, the school board
has arranged to supply additional desks.
Bert Rand, accompanied by NJ. l.. and
r. J. Kinney of Wamic, made the as
cent of Mt. Hood last week from the
Barlow road, on the south side. They
made the ascent without guide. Yo-
cum, the guide from Government camp,
preceded them with party of four from
Portland. In coming down the mount
ain, the guide wanted Bert and his COM
panions to use his rope, saying he would
charge them only fl.25 apiece. But the
boys refused his assistance and didn't
pay cent.
The construction gang of the o. r. &
n, at work strengthening the railroad
between Hood River and Mosier, has
established camp among the cotton
woods at the boat landing. The work
men came with the contractor from
Minnesota, and are here with their fam
lilies, and have work which will keep
them here for two years.
A. Paffenbarger, whose very interest
ing and instructive letters to the Pacific
Farmer, under the signature of "Ramb-
Ter" have given that paper wide circu-
lation, is canvassing the valley. Mr..
Paffenbarger is the best informed man
on the road in regard to matters per-
tanning to farming in the Northwest.
W. H. Perry made sale last week of
his ten acres at Belmont to f. HI. Amen
of Kingsley, who will remove here i'm
mediately with his family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry expect soon to make an ex-
tended visit to relatives on the Sound,
and on their return will take up resi-
dence in town this winter.
Friends of Capt. H. G. Coe will be
pleased to learn that he has been mott
fed by the examining board, who in
quired into the charges that he was in
any way responsible for the wrecking of
the Billings, that he has been entirely
exhonorated from all charges of careless
in the matter.
Nelson Sears of the East Side received
telegram from farmer near Medical
Lake, Wash, stating that his son,
Chauncy Sears, had been seriously in
jured in o threshing machine accident
and had been sent to the Sacred Heart
hospital at Spokane.
II you want entire satisfaction in
photographs, it will pay You to patron
lie the Hood River gallery. No need of
going elsewhere for fine work as the pro-
prietor, L. Bradley, has had 16 years of
experience in some of the best studios in
the land.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Davidson, jr., and
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Bone spent week
camping at Gears lakes, three miles
from Stevenson. The party were de-
lighted with their outing and declare
Gears lake to be an ideal place to camp.
Mrs. II. F. Davidson and Mrs. White
head and children spent a week at the
camp of Morse Bros, at Stevenson, re-
turning home Friday. They had very
pleasant outing, and the children came
home much improved in health.
Miss Mary Wolfard, postmistress at
White Salmon, spentsT Tuesday night in
Hood River, the guess of Miss Clara
Blythe. Miss Wolfard expects to go to
Portland, about Nov. lst, to enter the
business college there.
E.. L. Rood and family were camped
at the toll bridge on the Mt. Hood road
last week. Mr.. Rood reports that a
heavy frost Saturday morning killed po-
tato vines on the ranches along the east
fork of Hood river.
Persons who have fruit of an extra
quality that they desire to send to the
| Portland street carnival are requested to
leave it at the Davidson Fruit Co. g
warehouse not later than Saturday,
September 1st.
H. H. Holmes and family, who have
been summering at their place on Ly-
man Smith avenue, returned by boat
Saturday morning to their home In
| Portland.
J.J. Luckey and family were campedi
for week on the East Fork of Hood
river, near D. r. Cooper's place. The
rain last Thursday sent them home.
Gravenstein apples are being shipped
in considerable quantities from Hood
River. The fruit is No. l. Prices range
! from so cents to rs cents box.
Geo. H. Steinhoff, son-in-law OF ]. L;
Blount, who has been visiting in Hood
River during the past two weeks, lett
for Seattle on Tuesday.
Peter Hinrichs, one OF Hood Rivers
most prosperous farmers, treated the
Glacier force, Thursday morning, to a
luscious watermelon.
The old state house at Corvallis In
which the first official business OF Or
egon was transacted in 1855, has Just
been torn down.
BE-. Shoemaker expects to have ms
new fruit dryer at work today. j. II.
Shoemaker started his dryer on prunes
last Saturday.
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