The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-04


The Baltimore Belle Who Made the Most
Brilliant Match OF any Girl ip America Is
the tale OF an article In the Ladies' Home
journal for January. housekeeping in q
Millionaire's family,1 " The Little Women
Play" adapted from Miss Aicolt's charm
Ing story, for Stage presentation, aud ilustrat-
ca BY Reginald y. Birch, and two pictorial
pages, " a Winter Service ut Church, by W.
l.. lay lor, and " The Town Meeting by ALB.
Frost, are some others OF tile leading literary
and artistic features with which the Journal
begins the twentieth century, " The Fore
handednessof Lucinda smith, by Josiah a +
lens Wife," Elizabeth stuart Puelps's The
Successors OF Mary the First" The story OF
a Young Man. by Clifford Howard, ana an-
other Blne river Bear story by Charles
Major, are also among TIE many excellent
things presented In the January Journal Two
artic,es show plans and detail for " A Country
House ut Moderate Cost and " A Southel n
Farmhouse to Cost 5000" Edward Box
writes OF The Two Centuries and this Maga-
zine 1.-The Journal. There is also double
pnge, " Through Picturesque America giy-
ing eleven Views of the magnificent scenery OF
Washington and oregon. Practical articles
show tine fashions In woinans wear, ana
touch upon almost every subject for the home
by the Curtis Publishing Company, Phlladel-
phia. one dollar year; ten cents copy,
With It's characteristic enterprise, the Chi
cago Chronicle, ensily thebrightest ana best
OF the Sunday papers OF The west has com
pleted arrangements for a series OF mastery
reviews of progress in various lines during the
nineteenth century The first article,on 'Evo-
luton. appeared IN the issue OF lakt sunday
and Is from the pen of Alfred Russell Wallace,
the eminent British philosopher f0noMlng
this Will appear an essay on "Chemlstry. Dy
Professor W illiam HANSEN OF the university
College OF London. Other equally Interesting
subjects Will be treated In the series, when
will continue throughout the winter season.
Another extremely interesting ana valuable
innovation is the beautiful music supplement-,
fraf lf ~
issue. The Chronicle has always maintained
It's reputation OF doing well every thing 1t un-
dertukes, and we are satisfied that It's new de-
partures will not prove an exception.
Mrs. j. +. Disbman writes from Pasadena,
Cal, Dec. ". 1900, AS follows: "fhnking our
friends would be glad of a word from the land
OF sunshine, VIII senda rev lines. we ar
rived here Dec. I'd, after avery pleasant Trip
drop OF rain since we cnme-evefy day one
OF sunshine. AS write the doors and VIM
dows are open wide and there is no fire, but
the warm rays Of tine sun make II comfortable.
The flowers are In full bloom every where. The
orange trees are bright with gOlden fruit, and
as look around wonder II II Is really rain
ing at Hood River. Many would be glad here
to have some OF the raiu that falls III Oregon
Though the climate here Is more pleasant
doubt ii II is as healthy as Hood River. Cli-
mate aud oranges are good, but they can
never take the place of the world-renowned
Hood kiyerapple."
very pleasant and happy Christmas. Exer-
cises were held Christmas night by the CHILD
ren and young people of the district which re-
fiecled much credit upon all who took part.
There were two large trees loaded With candy,
nuts ana presents for the l5o people:present.
Wednesday evening the following resolution
was adopted by the people OF the neighbor-
hood; Hkesolved, That we, the people of
school district No. Gl, Wasco county, Oregon,
do hereby extend our hearty and sincere
thanks to the merchants of mood River for
their liberal contributions for tie benefit of
our Christmas tree (Signedl Jasper Wick
ham, chairman.
Chas. B. Prathar and son Daniel spent
Christmas In Portland. 1t was their first visit
To the metropolis, and they took in the sights
by spending eight hours on the trolley cars,
seeing thecity by night. They think Portland
is all right. Miss Mslinda Prathar was stay
Ing In Portland when they made their visit.
Vim. Graham and his sister, Mrs Bartsch,
arrived here from Dawson City last saturday.
Mr.. Bartseh Is in Seattle and will be here In
u few days The party left Dawson Dec. 18th,
aud were,nlne days coming out over the ice.
The mercury was down to 08 deow zero before
they left Dawson.
Indian Gardens ranch furnished the turkey
for the Glaciers Christmas dinner. II was
the finest bird that ever graced the Glacier
table, was raised last summer and dressed ~
pounds. It lasted the family full week
Jacob Young, who has been at work at the
sawmill at Cascade Locks, came home last
week with n broken arm. He fell through a
scaffuld, and he thinks he was lucky to escape
with his life.
C. l.. Gilbert Of Hood River school superin-
tendent for Waseo county, was reelected sec
retary Of the Oregon state teachers associa-
tion, at the meeting In Albany, last week.
Richard Kiibyson started for Riverside, Cal,
last Friday. He expects to be g0Le till straw
berries are ripe Ia Hood River, and has left
his place in charge OF Mr.. Leavenworth.
Frances Woo ward, the 8-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs w. f. Woodward, well known
ia Hood River, WIS killed by being run over
by trolley ear. In Portland, Dec. eth.
More work is needed on the school house hill.
w. I'll. Pugh, f. l.. Rood, A. Q. Hershey and
others have offered to dothe hauling of gravel
II the shoveers can be secured.
Frank Davenport. Ir., who has been doing
missionary work al Forest Grove. came home
Monday and went out TO his homestead.
r. p. Ray and family Of Waitsburg. Wash,
are visiting Alien Fulton and wife. Mrs. Ray
the daughter Of Mrs. Fulton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Watson and children of
Lincoln, Wash, are visiting his parents Mr..
and Mrs. W. p. Watson.
Mrs VIM. Thompson is in Spokane, visiting
her son, Gourtland Hunt, who Is Il conductor
on the Northern Pacific.
Joseph Burger, an old citizen Of The Dalles
and Il pioneer Of 40 died in that city, Dec.2, tn.
He was aged %.
John Bradley and family, who have been
visiting in the Willamette valley, returned
home Saturday.
VIM. Jackson of sherman county left his
ranch to spend the HOLIDAYS mt his old home
in Hood River
w p. Watson has one Of his Red June seed
ling apples that is yet as sound as u Spitzen-
berg.
Crapper district is TO have spelling school
that will meet once week, Friday evenings.
Capt. Ferguson has had neat paiing fence
built To fnclpee his lot on Oak street.
Mrs. ]. H. Frary. of Portland spent Christ
mas with her parents at Fucker
DR.. Broslus is having barn built.