The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22

male quartette. Miss GLADYS Hartley
and Mrs. Truman Butler deserve snecial
mention. This was Mrs. Buffers first
singing, in public in this place and we
are glad to add her to the list of Hood
River singers. Miss Gloria Lane and
Mrs, Boynton gave recitations and were
much appreciated. Clarance Gilbert
with the violin and j. |. Parkins of The
Dalles with the guitar, rendered an in.
strumental duet of special merit. The
one thing that prevented the audience
from outward demonstration in appre.
ciation of these numbers was the respect
for the Sabbath in the church. Rev,
Davis lead the opening devotional exer-
cises and he and Rev. Hershner after
wards gave talks on evenings topic.
Earl and Meigs Bartmess arrived IN
from Corvallis, Monday night, where
they have been pursuing studies in the
Oregon Agricultural College. In recop-
milton of the good work the bows have
been doing at the o. A. c., both OF them
have been commissioned to a corporal
ship in the college battalion, distinc.
ton which is seldom won by students in
their FRESHMAN year.
]. L. Henderson was engaged Tues
day in surveying the town streets for the
location OF halfdozen monument stones.
Mr.. Henderson did the surveying graf
uitously, and the city council is 70 furn-
ish the monument stones. The definite
location of these survey stakes will indi-
cate clearly just where the property
lines ought to lie, should the town be
destroyed at any time by fire.
Peter Brant of Tillamook, who has
been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Henry
Swanson, at White Salmon, came over
to Hood River Saturday to visit his old
neighbor, Hon. ]. w. Morton. Mr..
Brant is a leading citizen of Tillamook.
He is an old soldier of the civil war, hav-
ing served in the 9TH Minnesota, and is
Il delegate to the state encampment of
the Grand Army at La Grande.
G. j. Gessling, secretary of the Hood
River Fruit Growers Union, received
returns Monday morning from
five carloads of strawberries shipped by
the union during the first five days of
June, which netted the growers from
$1.76H to $1.921s per crate. The ship
ments were made to Omaha, and to
points in Montana and the Dakotas.
Hood Rivers proposed new business
blocks may be erected now from mate
rial of home product. L. D. Boyed re-
Gently completed burning a kiln of 50,-
900 brick from clay obtained on NJ. II.
Nickelsen's place at Belmont. Mr..
Boyed says he can supply any quantity
of good building brick. If yon want
bricks read his ad in another column.
Services at the NJ. E. church Sunday
evening, June 9th will be conducted by
the league. Regular league services be-
ginning at 7:l5, with Mr.. Coe as leader,
after which the report from the delegate
to the district convention, Mrs. Ross,
will occupy the time, beginning at
o'clock. An invitation is extend I'd to
all. Com.
81. LaFrance was in Philadelphia
during the week taking in the National
republican convention. In special dis
patch in Wednesdays Oregonian, the
Oregon delegation was reported as hav-
ing secured seats in the convention hal
for Mr.. LaFrance and few other Ore
gon visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Payne of San
Francisco are having two weeks sum-
mer outing at Eggermont. They are
highly delighted with Hood River valley
as a summer resort. Mr.. Payne is man
ager of the London & San Francisco
bank of San Francisco.
Workmen were employed during the
week for the Oregon Telephone Co. in
stringing extra wires to accommodate
the increased business of the local tele-
phone system. Two additional wires
will be strung between Hood River and
Portland.
Mrs. G. D. Thompson and son Claude,
accompanied by her sister, Miss Alice
Horning, left last Saturday for Corvallis,
where they have been spending the week
in attendance at the commencement ex-
ercises of the Oregon Agricultural college.
Miss Alice Horning of Missilla Park,
visiting her brother, Prof. Thompson
and family. Miss Horning holds the
chair of household economy i'll the state
agricultural college of New Mexico.
Maltie Dukes and Barton Davidson
we're expected home yesterday from
Corvallis, where they have been in at
tendance at the Oregon Agricultural
College.
"Peck" Ellison, delivery boy for Reci-
procity Corner, had runaway Monday
morning and now he delivers his wares
on the hurricane deck OF a black cayuse.
Increase of business has necessitated
the finishing up OF some room in the
attic of the Mt. Hood hotel to accom-
modate eight additional beds.
Miss Parker of Portland who has been
visiting Mrs. J. F. Armor for the past
two weeks returned home on the Re-
ulator Wednesday morning.
Geo. F. Coe & Son have just received
shipment of crockery direct from the
potteries in the East including two pat
terms of decorated ware.
On June 14th, Hawaii became terri
tory and part OF the United States
government. Stanford B. Dole is the
first governor.
| ne DAIIGS-hSPO CAtuIploAi, VAC. SAAS
Regulator line, offers chance for HOOD
Riverites to enjoy an outing on the
Fourth.
Hon. E. L. Smith is in Eastern Ore
gon attending to duties connected with
his position as president Of the state
board of horticulture.
Geo. F. Coe & Son are making
specially of fresh roasted pea nuts. Try
their brand the next time you buy pea
nuts.
The editor Of the GLACIER left Monday
noon for LaGrande to attend tn G annua
state encampment of the G. A. Il. a.
that place.
VIM. Rogers has located in Hood klvei
and is occupying the house on the sum
merville place in Belmont.
The hay crop on the East Side is be-
ing harvested and a good yield OF Whea'
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