The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-08-10
W. E. Sheriff. and Clarence p. cowles

| sn0 par W IdhlIlS seven nOurS TO make
the trip-hve hours from the Inn to the
top OF the mountain. A copper box,
containing a registering book, the prop
erty OF the Mazamas, was carried to the
summit and carefully placed underneath
pile of rocks, where it may be found bv
those desiring to register. Mr.. Sheriff.
reports that the day was damp and that
the fumes of sulphur from the crater
were very strong, owing to the density
OF the atmosphere. The party had a
camera and secured dozen views of in
teresting points along the route. Clouds
IN the west obstructed view of the
Willamette valley.
Supt. Gilbert has made arrangements
with the d. P. & A. N. Co. for a round
trip rate of so cents from The Dalles and
Cascade Locks to Hood River, available
to any and all persons who desire to at
tend the teachers institute to be held
here on the last three days of this
month He has secured a round-trip
rate of 25 cents by stage from Hood
River landing to the school house.
| Special rates will be made to Cloud Cap
Inn, depending on the number who may
desire to make the trip. Friday even-
ing following the close of the institute
luncheon will be served to all in attend
ance by the teachers and patrons of the
Hood River schools. The naptha launch
and boats of the White Salmon ferry
may be hired for evening parties on the
Columbia river
John Koberg should hang out his
shingle and advertise as an expert sur
geon. About two months ago three of
his fine Jersey calves six months old
were caught on the railroad track and
each had leg broken by passenger
train. The bones OF their legs were
broken clean off and their legs were
dangling. He Immediately went to
work to set the fractures, and with the
assistance of his wife, succeeded on all
three. After three or four weeks the
bandges were removed, and now the
calves seem to be all right.
The officials of our town have taken
every precaution to quarantine against
the smallpox across the Columbia. If
any person from the quarantined dis
trict is found in town he will be fined to
the full extent of the law. If case OF
smallpox should develop or is even sus-
pected in Hood River, the house in
which it occurs will be tagged, and any
one disobeying the quarantine laws will
be prosecuted without favor.
Geo. P. Growell is building an ad-
dition to his store. Increased business
has necessitated an enlargement of the
ctn onA
An addition 20x72 feet will be built on
the south side, with a 12-foot extension
the rear, and the old building will be
entirely remodeled on the inside with
new counters and shelving. l.. d. Boyed
has the contract for the carpenter work.
Grant Evans and family and Miss
Bessie Wright, Walter Mcclure and fam
| lily, Judge and Mrs. Henry, Mrs. F. E.
jackson and children, who have been
camped at Maple Dell for the past two
weeks, returned home during the week.
They report that Ike Nealeigh caught
the biggest fish at Maple Dell this sea-
| son. 1t was a salmon trout, measuring
80 inches in length.
Robert Leasure was down from Cloud
Cap Inn, Wednesday. Mr.. Leasure has
made number of trips to the top OF the
mountain this summer in his capacity
as guide, but he says, for himself, he
doesn't see anything in climbing snow
peaks. He started one day with a party
J OF 16, but only six reached the top.
Thomas A. Mckay of Port Townsend,
in partnership with Emil ]. Klinger of
that city, has purchased prosperous
grocery store in Seattle, and will move
4 there soon with his mother and sister,
Leona. Mr.. McKay's Hood River ac-
ouaintances wish him success in his new
venture.
Mrs. F. A. Mauzey of Portland, a
daughter of the late g. w. Backus, was
here for two weeks helping to care for
her sick father, but as he appeared to be
better, she went home Monday
Wednesday morning she was notified OF
his death and came up on the noon train.
A thief entered the dwelling of John
Shaffer, engineer on Davenport's big
mill, Tuesday, and after rummaging
everything in the house, walked off with
some small change he found in valise
and time check on Davenport Bros.
for 1897.
A forest fire, which broke out at the
Oregon Lumber Co.'S saw mill at Cheno-
weth last Friday, destroyed j. Moody's
dwelling house and contents, and the
Maccabee lodge hail. About 40 of the
mill hands were 4kept busy preventing
the burning of the boarding house.
Jones, the tombstone man, is setting
up a monument for the grave of the late
Joseph Mcclure. The monument will
be Is feet in height, and the carving on
it shows artistic workmanship. On one
side is a typical pioneer log cabin with
the inscription, "Pioneer OF 1852.
The White Salmon farmers whose
crops of peaches and tomatoes are just
ripening will be unable to ship their
produce now that that district is under
quarantine. This is certainly hard luck,
and means the loss of several thousand
dollars.
Wednesday the sheriff and health Of
ffcers of Klickitat county made an inves-
tigation of the smallpox case in the set
Elements east Of White Salmon river,
and placed guards at each house where
the disease is known to exist
Our citizens were surprised Wednes-
day morning to wake up and find 1t
raining. A gentle shower fell for sever,
al hours, wetting down the streets and
giving the street sprinkler rest.
Mrs. T. ]. Cunning has started an Or
phan's home at Edgemont for the bene-
fit of the bovine kind She has already
one inmate, Jersey, which she is rails
ing on the bottle.
Mr.. Geo. Williams and family started
Yesterday. overland, for New. Mexico.
George says that he is going to leave
bunion country and go to one where
they raise corn.
r. F. Shoemaker's dryer will be ready
for this years crop Of prunes. Those
having fruit to dry will do we'll to see him.
Warren Miller, the live road super
visor is reconstructing the bridges on