The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-07-06

John Mohr, son of Peter Mohr of the
East Side, was seriously injured one
day last week while helping to clean a
well on John Crosby's place. He was
being hauled up from the well and the
rope broke when near the top and he
fell 30 feet, striking on his heel. He
will be incapacitated for labor for two
or three months.
| Clyde 7. Bonney and family are camp
ed at the bridge over the East Fork.
MIR. Bonney went up on Tuesday with
the camping outfit and prepared the
camp, and his family followed on the
morning of the 4th. They will remain
in camp for week or ten days.
Joseph Frazier is doing fine Job Of
plastering on A. S. Disbrow's new house.
1t is being hard finished throughout.
Mr.. Frazier laid the first of Hood Rivers
new bricks on the chimney of this house,
and he says they are the best bricks he
ever handled in Oregon.
The Y. P. s. G. E. of the Valley
I Christian church will give an ice cream
social in the yard east Of the church on
Thursday evening, July 18th. The pro-
ceeds are to go towards improving the
grounds and church. Everybody will
be made welcome.
Postmaster Yates recently enumerated
the patrons of the free mail delivery and
found that they number 678. For the
first month of the free delivery, one
year ago, the carrier handled 6, ,l20 let
ters; for the month of May last the num-
ber was 10,640.
Burt Belieu vas badly knocked out
by colliding with s street car in Port
land two weeks ago while riding his
wheel. He recovered sufficiently from
his injuries to be able to return to Port
land on Tuesday and resume his work.
| J. d. Williams, who was dangerously
sick with typhoid fever in Hood River
last summer and was taken to his home
in Polk county, returned last week look
| ing well. MIR. Williams reports the
weather fine ard the crops good in the
valley.
Maltie Dukes is band major in the
cadet band at the Oregon Agricultural
college. He also holds seargeantship in
the college battalion, a position of pro-
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their first year at college.
J. L. Gordon on Monday sold his fruit
farm at Frankton to j. J. White and
will move to town and occupy his house
in South Waueoma addition. Mr.. White
recently came here with his family from
Saginaw, Mich.
Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Sammons, with
little slargnrette Sammons were up from
Portland last week. Mrs. Ross and Mrs.
Sammons were the guests of Mrs Mayes.
while Marguerite was the guest Of Miss
Maude Gee.
Elder J. w. Jenkins returned, Mon
day, from the state missionary conven-
tion of the Christian church held at
Turner and reports one of the best con-
ventions in the history of the work in
Oregon.
Neff Bros, who are farming the
Divers place, now owned by Captain
Blowers, will lose much of their hay crop
by the late rains. Their hay crop was
good and would have amounted to 45 or
so tons.
E. B. Clark came up from Fort Ste
vens to spend the 4th in Hood River.
His mother-in-law, Mrs. Everhart, is
now at his home, where she will stay
till she RECEIVERS from her sickness.
Winfield Olinger, who has delivered
the mail on the rural free delivery route,
for the past year, has resigned the posi-
ton, and Harry Bailey takes his place,
assuming his new duties July lst.
To Delinquents.-The GLAcfER is send
ing out statements to its delinquent
subscribers. 1t is hoped they will re-
spond promptly. We need all that is
! owing us to pay our debts.
G. Merritt of the Chicago Art Co. is in
the valley making delivery of pictures.
Mr.. Merritt is an old newspaper man
and recently edited and published the
Heppner Gazette.
Bishop Mills of the United Brethren
church will give free lecture at the
U. B. church on Thursday evening.
Subject, "Will Power in Sociology"
Everybody come.
Mrs. Gee is recovering from her re-
cent severe illness under the skillful
treatment of her physician and hopes
soon to take up her occupation as nurse.
Peter Felthausen came down from his
mines at Mt. Hood last Sunday. He re-
ports recent assay on one of his ledges
gave 81 in gold and $68 in silver.
An old wagon has been left standing
in the road on Lyman Smith avenue
that is said to be nuisance for the rea-
son that it frightens teams.
The children's day exercises of the
u. B, church will take place the evening
of the 18th instead of this coming Sab
bath evening.
Elmer Wright, a brother of F. j..
Wright, arrived here last week from In
diana and expects to make his home in
Hood River.
Judge Prather and daughters. Bertha
and Georgia, went to Portland Tor the
4th and later went to Astoria and the
seaside.
Miss Melyier Dawson and Ed Hostel
Ter of The Dalles we're guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert at the Mt. Hood Hotel on
Sunday.
E.R. Bradley has erected dwelling
house in the Barrett-Sipma additlon,and
moved into it last week.
Miss Pearl Crapper went to Portland
on the boat, last Friday, for a visit with
Mrs. Hackett.
Cant. and Mrs. P.S.Dayidson returned
from a trip to The Dallss on Saturday s
boat.
The acorn crop is full. The weather
prophet will now predict hard winter.
Mrs. Pratt Whitcomb and daughter,
Gertrude returned to Portland, Saturday.
Miss Mary Frazier has been reelected
teacher in the Failing school, Portland
DIR. Brosius attended the Oregon Med
ical society in Portland last week
Dong Payton returned to Hood River
last IVs wesek from British Columbia.
4 v1: ~ poxtIand Is visiting her