The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-05
BRIEF LOCAL MATTERS.

Goldendale last week.
Mrs. Pratt Whitcomb went to Port
land last Saturday by boat.
X Roberts is build ng q neat three
room cottage By the Nicolai-Camerom
mill.
Elmer McCray came up from Portland
Sunday and spent New Years in Hood
The family of Editor Bradley arrived
in Hood River last Saturday from
Canada.
C. A. H,ckie and Geo. Williams spent
Christmas in Portland and returned
home Friday.
Miss Kate Davenport has so pupils
enrolled in the primary department Of
the Frankton school.
Walter MEGA re was lad up last week
with severe attack of nelralg u, VIII ch
affected his right eye.
Thos. Calkins went to The Dalles las
ThursdAy to attend the concert OF th}
University Of Oregon glee club.
J.J. Luckey and family went to Port
land the day after Christmas, TO vis't
relatives and friends during the hol-
idays.
Miss Kate Dayenport Is making Ler
home with Mrs. f. D Ca'kins at F@uk-
ton, since Mrs. S. G. Smith has moved
to her home at Dallas
DR.. F. C. Brosius has returned and
can be found in his Office over Williams
K Brosius' drug store, between the hours
OF l0-ll q. m, 2-3 and 81 p. m
-. As acres suitable for fruit and dairy
! ranch. 20 acres well improved. Choice
acreage tract in town, for sale.
E. E. SAVAGE.
The appraisers of the estate of the late
A. H. Tieman returned from Mt. Hood
Saturday. The estate, including 2l3
acres of land, stock, ETC., was appraised
at $i,233.l0.
Howell Ackerman, who has been
spending the week with J. +. Armor and
family at Belmont, returned to Portland
Monday to resume llis studies in the
Portland academy.
Clyde T. Bonney was presented Christ
mas morning with gold watch chain
and charm by the employees of his store,
as token of the high esteem in which
he. is held by them.
Hennes Koberg's pig weighed %
pounds, beating ] f. Scobee' Just | !
pounds. But Mr. Koberg had the ad-
vantage of feeding his pig two weeks
longer than Mr. Scobee.
F. S. Perry found a red flag on bis
house when he returned to Portland last
week. HIS little girl was sick with
scarlet fever, but was getting better
when he wrote to his parents.
Jas. and Alfred Ilgals made trip to
The Dallss on the Regulator last Thurs
day, returning the ne tmorning. While
in The nalIes they attended the concer
of the University glee club.
A little child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henr
Macumber, aged about one year, d ed
last Thursday morning of congestion Of
the lungs. The family live on NJ. Y.
Rand's place, and lately arrived here
from Kansas.
r. Rand is preparing to build an ad
dition to his house ON the corner OF Oak
and Fourth streets. The add will
front on Oak street. A large oak tree
that stood in the yard had to give way
to the march OF improvement.
Mrs. John Parker returned to Hood
River last Saturday and visited for few
days at the home of Mrs. S. j. LaFrance.
Her health is much improved. James
Parker went to Portland last Thursday,
and accompanied his mother to Hood
River.
An entertainment under the auspices
F., of the W. G.. I. U. will be given on Fri
day evening, Jan. 5th, at o'clock at the
NJ E. church. A programme consisting
of papers, -recitations and music will be
rendered. The public is cordially invited
to be present. Admission free.
Little Benny Gerking, IL years old,
son of B. +. Gerk ng, fell from an oak
tree, IL or 15 feet, last Thursday, and
struck his head on rock. He was quite
badly injured. DR.. Shaw was called
and dressed his injuries, and the ven
turesome lad is i'll fair way to recover.
Benny and his brother had been in the
habit of climbing to the tops Of the high
est trees near their fathers house.
G.. A. R.-A special meeting of Canby
post, for inspection, was held last Sat
urdav, Joint installation services OF
the post and w. r. C. will be held on
Saturday, Jan. 9th, at l 80 O'Clock, at
which the families of the members are
invited and a special invitation is ey-
tended to all members of the Second
Oregon to be present. After the install
lation the post will hold its regular
meeting.
Judge Henry on Saturday received six
headstones for soldiers graves. They
are furnished by the government and
were sent freight pad. The headstoneS
will be placed on the following graves OF
soldiers: Isaac Howe, Idlewilde Gem
etery; A. X. Isenberg, Idlewilde; Claus
Hoeck, Pine Grove; B. Hull, Irving,
Edwin Gorton, Wyeth; W. G. King
Stevenson.
At Davenport Bros planning mill al
HAYNES spur there are ten houses occu'
pied by families, the men of whom are
employed at the planer and on the fiume'
The company also has a store building
well stocked with goods and provisions
The improvements on the railroad will
necessitate new switch for the lumber
ward A closed board fence has beer
built along the north side OF the right o.
wy of the fiume just east of the planel
which is intended to keep the sawdust
from running over the berry field
at Riverside farm, thus lessening the
cost of damage suits.
Things present lively appearance a
Haynes Spur, where the Q. r. & n. Co
has q large force Of men at work reducing
the curves and grade in the railroad bee
at that point. The etcavating neces
states much blasting and tons OF basal
are being removed BY a liberal use o
giant powder. The heavy blasts as the'
echo back and forth across the rlvel
sound like cannonading. With the i'm
provenents in the road bed here mum
Der of sharp curves will be taken ou
and an abrupt grade Of eight feet re
dnnod