The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

HoOd as lar as Cloud Cap Ian, last Sat
urday. The party went on web snow
shoes from the Elk Beds to the inn,
with the exception of Mr.. Langille, who
was on skis. The snow was quite soft
and melting rapidly. As they neared
the inn, towards evening, the snow was
frozen sufficiently to allow the ladies Of
The party to walk upon tie crust. The
party staid all night at the inn and re-
turned to Hood River Sunday. They
enJoyed fine coasting on the mountain.
Mr.. Langilie started from the inn on his
skis and coasted down the ridge TO the
north, takiAg desperate chances OF dash
ing into trees. He thinks he came down
ut the rate of about 40 miles an hour. Al
one time he went over bluff about 20
feet high, and the rest Of the party, fol-
lowing the road on toboggans, expected
to see him killed. But his luck stad
with him.
Mrs. Elizabeth Feak has sold her
place OF 10 acres on the Eaet Side 10
Martin Dragseth of Grand Forks, MINI
She has bought of Judge Prather the
hoAse and lot near the Congregational
parsonage and with her son Jacob, will
move into town within u week or two.
Thursday evening last some 80 of her
friends and neighbors surprised them
with call and spent theevening. Many
regrets we're expressed because they
we're moving out of the neighborhood
where they have so long taken an active
part looking to its moral and social wei.
fare.
Among the many beautiful homes in
Hood River, but few are more attractive
than the residence and grounds Of Robt,
Rand. 1t is wonderful what n trans
formation he has made of the grounds
surrounding his home. His home has
a commanding view OF the scenery
across the Columbia. With his own la
Dor he has grubbed out the rocks and
placed them along graveled walks and
flower beds, and set out plants and orna-
mental shrubson his lawns, making his
place very attractive indeed,
Wm. Penn Watson presented the
Glacier with branch OF his Magnolia
tree in full bloom April 18th. This semi
tropical plant, growing in the open air
in Hood River, is in full bloom at time
when billiards and snow blockades are
blooming in the Eastern states in the
same latitude with us. Last year the
bloom on MIR. Watson's Magnolia tree
| was advanced about the same on the
10Th of March as it was this year on the
18th OF April showing that the season
here is about four weeks later than last
year.
L. D. Blount returned, Tuesday, from
his government claim in Morrow county.
His claim is on the uplands. He says
the old settlers in that section located in
the canyons, and the drifting sands have
filed the canyons in some places 400
feet deep. People raise their houses
and buildings and box their wells to keep
above the sand as it drifts in. Blounts
complexion changed to sandy hue dur
ing the ten days he spent on his claim.
The machinery for the electric light
| works is beginning to arrive. The dy-
namo was shipped from Schenectady, n.
Y, April 8th. The water wheel was
shipped from Ohio on the 10th. The
transformers are now here. The COM
pany will soon be ready to furnish pow
er for all kinds of machinery or the rum
ming of mills. With little extra expense
the company can more than treble its
power.
Frank Davenport has purchased the
thoroughbred COW and calf of VIM Penn
! Watson. Mr. Watson at one time re-
fused $3.50 for this COW, at which time he
expected the COW to make three pounds
of butter day Mr. Davenport has
also added to his herd a Jersey heifer
from Capt. Dukes prize COW, a Jersey
bull from A. Ii. Jewett's herd, and
full blooded Jersey he;fer from Portland.
Mrs. A. /. King, grandmother Of
Henry and Fred Howe, is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Hood River She
has been stopping with her daughter,
Mrs. Fl. L. Crapper, during the winter.
The old lady will be 70 years old May
I'd. She is in good health, excepting
that she is crippled from the effects of
fall she received year or two ago, when
she sustained a broken leg and dslo-
Gated hip and ankle.
A horse beoagng to Thos. Chapman
was killed last Friday morning by the
cars at Koberg's crossing. The animal
got out of the pasture and made his way
TO the boat landing, where he was taken
| from the boat when he was brought from
started up the railroad track and got as
far as Koberg's place when he was
| killed.
The following applicants from Hood
River received teachers certificates at
the examination at The Dalles last week:
First grade-Madge Warren, Howard
Isenberg Second grade-Margaret Ried
Third grade-Eila Miller, Tina Cramer,
Ralph Shelley.
The Mt. Hood hotel received a beau
tiful boquet of Hyacinths Saturday, with
the compliments of the Columbia Nur-
sery, appreciative of Clarence Gilbert's
musical efforts at the U. b. church
Easter evening.
Heavy frosts have visited Hood River
every morning for the past week. Wealth
er sharps who go by the signs of the
moon say frosts will not injure fruit i'll the
dark of the moon.
J.R. Winser of Linn county, Iowa, ar
rived here, Friday, OH visit to the fam
lily of his daughter, Mrs. Jasper Wick
ham. The visitor gave the folks a COM
plete surprise.
Mrs. Laura Baldwin stopped over at
Pendleton, on her way from Baker City,
to visit Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fix. She
found Mrs. Fix much improved in
health.
g. w. Riggs Of Heppner is visiting his
nephew, Chas. Riggs, the jeweler, Mr..
Riggs is q shoemaker and comes to Hood
River with the intention of locating.
Antelope has an ordinance compelling
minors under l6 years to be at their
homes after s o'clock in summer and
Z o'clock in winter.
w. A. Foley of Baker City, cousin to
Abe and Mel Foley, is visiting Hood
River and expects to make his home
here this summer.
j. NJ. Berry,a young man employed in
the box factory, had his arm badly lacer-
ated on Monday by getting it in the feed
rollers Of the resaw.