The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-13
BRIEF LOCAL MATTERS.

Cow for Sale-See E. S. Olinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Coleman spent
Thursday and Friday of last week in
Portland.
Eggs for Matching, pure bred stock,
$l.50 per sitting. E. E. SAVAGE.
, Geo. F. Coe, senior member of the
new firm of Geo. F. Coe & Son, arrived
from Portland last week.
Miss Madge Warren, who is teaching
ct Five Mile, near The Dalles, spent
Saturday and Sunday at home
From and after April list we will de-
liver goods purchased at our store to any
part of town. A. s. Blowers & Son.
All of block Z, Parkhurst addition, ,one
Of the sightliest blocks on the hill, for
sale by Geo. I. Prather- Price $325.
The ladies aid society of the M. E.
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
Mercer Friday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock.
Mrs. R. Kirbyson, who has been
dangerously i'll for the past month, is
now better and in fair way to recover.
Robt. Leasure and Joseph A. Knox Of
Mt. Hood, delegates to the democratic
convention, were in town Monday and
again on Wednesday.
DR.. F. G. Brosius has returned and
can be found in his Office over Williams
y Brosius' drug store, between the hours
OF l0-1l a. M, 2-3 and 6-7 p. IN.
25 acres finely improved land. 80
acres suitable for fruit or dairy. Fine
acreage tract, with house, in town. For
sale E. E. SAVAGE.
G. H. Luther will start for California
Friday, where he has accepted a situa-
tion with his old employers. His fam
ily will remain in Hood River for the
present.
Louis Burkhard of Mt. Hood was in
Town Wednesday. Mr.. Burkhard has
been engaged during the past winter in
getting out cedar posts. He made 5000
which he sells on his place at &c each.
Feed and -four will always be furnish
ed by Rand & Stewart at lowest market
rates. Bran, slipper ton; bran and shorts,
s13 per ton Shorts, $14 per ton. Pea
cock flour, 75c sack; Dalles Diamond,
S5c sack.
Geo. T. Prather has 331s acres of John
1 Sweeney's place for sale. This land is
veil watered. miles from town, and
must be sold in the next 25 days or the
price will be put back to $500. Now $500
The GLACIER failed last week to report
that L. D. Blount had returned from
Kansas, where he has been visiting rel
atives during the past winter. He re.
ports having had a pleasant time.
E. D. Calking is constructing a brooder
Tor his chicks. He has taken notes OF
b. G. MONEYS brooder and others
besides what he learned from the best
poultry journals, and will construct a
brooder after his own ideas.
At the regular meeting of Candy post,
G. A. R., held last Saturday, vote Of
thanks was unanimously rendered the
Hood River Cernet band for music fur
nished on the occasion of the lecture
given by Comrade G. L. Smith on tie
battle of Chickamauga.
The Hood River school will close for
the term April 9th. The last three
days of school will be taken up with
examinations. The Friday or Saturday
evening following the close OF school an
entertainment including the graduating
exercises, will be given in one of the
churches.
E, B. Clark, formerly o. R. & N. agent
at this place, came up from Fort Ste
vens, last Friday, with his family. Mr..
Clark is we'll pleased with his situation
in the government service. Hereturned
to Fort Stevens after a couple of days
pleasantly spent in greeting old friends,
while Mrs. Clark will visit with relatives
here for month.
s. E. Bartmess, Hood Rivers agent
Tor the Oregonian, is giving special
rate to new subscribers for the next &C
days-the daily at 55 cents month, OF
70 cents a month for the daily and Sun
day. The Oregonian is offering $3.50 in
prizes to its agencies which show the
highest percentage of increase of new
subscribers between now and June 1st
Now is your time to subscribe for that
great newspaper that gives all the news
Hood River Valley, including Mosier,
will have two census enumerators. The
dividing line will be the boundary be-
tween East and West Hood River pre-
eincts. AS the new precinct of South
Hood River is not mentioned in the list
of enumeration districts furnished by
the census supervisor, it is no doubt in
Guided in the district of West Hood
River. Viento and Cascade Locks form
another district. The enumerators will
not be appointed before May 1st.
One of the most enjoyable East Side
events of the season was party at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Spangler,
given in honor of Master Joe's seventh
Birthday on the 10th inst. The house
vas tastefully decorated with flowers
terns and japanese ornaments. At SIX
q most delicious lunch was served after
which games were INDUCED in. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Spangler
Mrs. Hartley, Ella Wheeler, Kathryn
Hartley, Aldine Bartmess, Marion Cox
Bessie Wheeler, Clara Rand, Joe Spang'
Ter, Clyde Rand, Waldo Button, Malcom
Button.
Chas. T. Early and family of VientC
visited with Mrs. Early's parents, Capt
and Mrs. A. s. Blowers, last week. Mr.
Early is store keeper for the Oregon
Lumber Co. at Viento. This company
has 250 men in their employ in the mill:
md lumber yards tributary to theil
business. Last month the company
Shipped 100000 feet of lumber. Theil
two mills on the Washington side of the
Columbia have capacity of 10000 feet
ef lumber day of II hours. Their out
BIT will be increased after next month
when the mills will be run night anG
day. Men in their employ get steady
gork and can put in extra time by
working Sundays or after p. M, anG
get in sometimes 80 days in month.
Many visitors recently to W. P. Wat
son's place in town have suggested thai
photograph of the scene in his orchard
looking from the old Coe mansion, witt
the Columbia river and the hills beyonC
And snow-capped Adams in the distance
Should be taken while the orchard was