The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-07-13

Miss G. Louise Boyden, the nonnlor
teacher III elocution, has kindly consent.
ed to give rendition of several niecas
at the social to be held after the adiourn.
ment Of the post and corps. The fact
that Mrs. Bnyden is to speak should he
the means Of drawing out full attend.
ance OF members.
A. J.. Mason returned from his East
ern trip last week. His mother. who
had been dangerously sick, was ON q lair
way to recover when he left her. Mr.,
Mason went as far as Xenia, Ohio. He
says an Oregonian could never be salts.
fled to live in that climate, where the
nights are SO hot. He passed through
the Dakotas and other wheat-growing
sections, and says the great drouth has
destroyed the wheat so that very little OF
1t will be worth harvesting. In Missouri
and parts OF Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
the wheat crop is pretty fair.
e. @. Rogers and family spent the 4th
at the settlement on upper Neal creek
and returned home Thursday. About
30 OF the settlers gathered on the 4tll
and held picnic. ]. w. Davis, ranch
er OF that neighborhood, sent the GLA.
cIER a box of Strawberries by Mr.. Rogers.
The berries were Clark's Seedlings, and
though picked two days before, were
solid and in good condition. Mr.. Rog-
ers has new potatoes as large as hens
eggs from seed he planted May 18th.
A fatal accident happened at Viento
last Saturday. Arnold Eccles, the 12-
year-old son OF the superintendent Of
the Oregon Lumber Company, was
running the engine at the mill in the
absence of the regular workman, whose
place he was accustomed to take, when
he got caught in the wire rope of the
drum of hoisting engine. He was
taken to Portland and died in the
hospital Sunday morning from the eff.
fects of his injuries. His remains were
taken to Ogden for burial.
The members of the United Brethren
Sunday school will give their children's
day service next Sunday evening, at
O'Clock. A carefully prepared pro-
gramme of solos, duets, motion
songs and exercises will be rendered.
The participants have shown much in.
terest in their practice, and all who
come may expect ain interesting exer-
else. The usual Sabbath day services
will be held in the morning.
TT. Cunning and wife have purchased
the Shepard place, seven miles south
west of town. The price paid was ST.
500. This place has been for sale for q
good many years, and at one time was
held at $4,000. The place has run down
some through carelessness of renters,
but the new purchasers have secured q
bargain.
Ross Winans, jr., residing at the forks
of Hood river, on Friday brought to
town Fred Snipes, packer for sheer
camp, who had been seriously hurt by
a fall from his horse. Fred found friends
here who sent him to his home at The
| Dalles.
Rev. Herbert Spencer Johnson, for.
merly OF Eugene, now of Pittsfield,
| Mass, was married, June 2lst, to Miss
Mary Crane, who is cousin to Gov
ernor Crane of Massachusetts. Rev
johnson is grandson Of DR.. W. l.
Adams.
County Commissioner Evans was in
attendance ut session of the commits
sioners court last week, returning home
Saturday. Another meeting will be
called soon to wind up some unfinished
business.
The Davidson Fruit Co. shipped car
load Of peach plums from Mosier on
Tuesday. They expect to shipa carload
| from HIND Riyar hy tha last nj the OreS.
ent week. The market for plums is moi
extra good
II. G. Bateham of the Columbia nur.
sery is getting out neat wholesale price
list and catalogue of his nursery stock
E. R. Bradley, Hood Rivers job printer
is doing the printing.
The Hood River Fruit Growers unior
warehouse has been sold, and secretary
Gessling has moved his desk temporaril,
into the Davidson Fruit Cos shipping
warehouse.
Pearl Jones of Heppner was q visitor
in Hood River Saturday and Sunday
He thinks Hood River is all right ano
that he may become citizen with Vi
some day.
VIM. Thompson's street sprinkler
commenced operations Monday morning
Dusty streets, it is hoped, will now p'
a thing of the past in Hood River.
Harvest hands are in great demand TO
Sherman county. Andy Gatchel wen
up Monday to take his old position o
running an engine at 81 day.