The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-12
BRIEF LOCAL MATTERS.

is getting better.
DR.. F. G. Brosius has returned and
can be found in his Office over Williams
& Brosius drug store, between the hours
of l0-1l a. M, 2-3 and 6-7 p. IN.
As acres suitable for fruit and dairy
ranch. 20 acres well improved. Choice
acreage tract in town, for sale.
z. E. SAVAGE.
Have you secured your water for the
irrigating season of 1900. The Valley
Improvement company, H. H. Bailey,
secretary, will receive your applications
till January 18th.
Chris Bartsch is subbng for Bert Gra-
ham in Crowell's store, while the latter
ia under the weather. We are able to
report that Bert is much improved and
expects to be out again in a few days.
The Hood River cornet band, under
the leadership of Prof. Cubberly, is
making good progress. The band de-
serves well of our citizens and it should
meet with every encouragement in our
power to give.
Sam G. Smith and family started on
Monday for their new home at Dallas,
Polk county, where they will engage in
the hotel business. The best wishes of
their many Hood River friends 60 with
them.
L. d. Blount writes from Parsons,
Kansas, where he is visiting daughter.
He is learning type writing and how to
make butter on dairy ranch. He is
having good time, and expects to re-
turn to Oregon in April next.
M. Lindsay, living on Indian creek,
presented his four-year-old boy an ak
Tor Christmas. Monday last, while
playing with an older sister, the boy
managed to cut her hand, nearly sever
ing two fingers.
Ziba Dimmick of Walla Walla and Joe
Dimmick of The Dalles came to their
home at Mt. Hood last Saturday. This
is the first time all the children of the
family have been together for 13 years,
and Of course they are having joyful
time at their reunion.
Hervey M. Cook died at his home in
Portland, Jan. 4, 1900, aged 81 years, IL
months and 10 days. Deceased was
we'll known in Hood River, where he re-
sided with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
c. NJ. Cook, for about two years. The
afflicted family have the sympathy of
their old neighbors in Hood River in
their bereavement.
A. !. Mason came up from Portland
last week and spent several days on his
ranch on the East Side. He returned to
Portland Monday evening. Mr.. Mason
is convert to the Goth century theory
and labored for half an hour with the
editor, trying to convince him he was
not living in the 18th. But we are still
with the "mossbacks" of the 10th
century.
C. B. Datson, civil engineer with the
\ O. r. 4 n Co., went to Portland Mon
day. Mr.. Datson has been engaged
guarding the Holmes Ice Co.'S. fiume
passing under the railroad bridge while
E the rest Of the engineer corps preceded
him to Portland. Water has been
B turned out of the flume, the ice COM
pany giving up hopes of freezing weather
to make ice.
Joe Wilson returned from his trip to
Pennsylvania last Thursday. He went
by the great Northern route and return
ed by the Southern Pacific. He found
business good in the East. At Altoona,
Pa, on the Pennsylvania Central lines,
10000 freight cars pass every month.
In Washington City he saw Ben Davis
and Baldwin apples selling for the same
price-$3.50 a barrel.
R. P. Orr, one of the commissioners
of Sherman county, with his little six
year-old daughter, is visiting his brother
4 in-law, P. Spangler and wife. Mr.. Orr
reports two cases of smallpox in and
near Wasco. The physicians of Waseo
pronounce the disease the same as that
affecting the quarantined people OF
Moro. Mrs. Orr has recovered from the
injuries she received by being thrown
from a carriage in Hood River last sum.
mer.
A hall suitable for entertainments is
something badly needed in this town.
The armory building, though a little out
of the way, would be all right if it was
put in shape to make it comfortable for
an audience. The building would be
much better if it was cut down by TAX
ing out the lower story. The entrance
could then be made from River street
and be much more convenient than the
steps to the entrance as it is at present.
We need hall, and it is time move
was made to get it.
At the Frankton literary, last Friday
evening, the question debated was, IRE.
solved, That woman should have the
right of suffrage" The question was
decided in the affirmative. Those tax.
ing part in the debate we're: Walter
Hull, Howard Isenberg, Will Sabin and
Walter Gerking for the affirmative
Mrs. J. E. Dishman, S. c. Sheriff., Mel
Foley and Roy Ellis for the negative
The Judges were Miss Margaret Locke
Ralph Savage and Jos. Frazier. The
house was crowded.
Last week the GLACIER copied from
The Dalles papers an item to the effect
that Hans F. Jochimsen and Louisa G.
s. Rordan had procured marriage
license. This couple were married Dec
21, 1898. How The Dalles papers hap
pened to be SO enterprising as to 81
early as last week print the fact of theil
procuring license is mystery. We
thought the names of the matrimonia
candidates had familiar sound, bu
not to be behind in giving the news, the
GLACIER also printed it. We heard iron
the item many times.
Sherman county is undergoing a siegt
of disease called Filipino itch. At More
many houses are quaranitned on ac
count of the disease. By some it il
claimed to be smallpox. At Wasco ;
real case of smallpox is reported. Thi
Filipino itch will likely make its ap
pearance in Hood River, if it is not al
ready here. Warren Miller's children
at Frankton, are sick with some kind 0
breaking out. The Filipino itch begin
like la grippe, with fever, and eruption
appear on the body. With cleanliness
bathing often and proper care of tn
digestive organs, the disease is no
dangerous and soon runs its course.
E. C.. Rogers returned from his CLAIM