The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-07-26

A pleasant event took place at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Y. Rand, last
Thursday, in the form of a family re-
union, an event they have not been per-
mitted to enjoy for several years. At q
in the evening a splendid dinner was
served, TO which the family sat down
and enjoyed once more the good things
mother had prepared The family con-
sists OF six children. Mrs Minnie Clel-
land of Portland, Mrs Lucy HARRISON
Of Hood River valley, Mrs Lulu Horn
ung, Kansas City, Mo-, Jason r., Bert
j. and Harvey V. Rand of Hood River.
+. w. Amen returned Tuesday from
his ranch at Kingsley Mr.. Amen says
Tygh Ridge will harvest the biggest
crop of wheat this season in its history,
He has been making hay on his ranch
for the past two weeks. He has 80 acres
in wheat, which he estimates will 90 30
bushels to the acre. His theory is that
it was not the frost that injured the
wheat crop in the neighborhoOd Of
Dufur, but that the wheat&as sown too
thickly, and where the soil was not
heavy enough, the crop suffered when
the dry season came on.
A fishing party consisting Of w b.
Fitch, VIII and Bert uraham, g. r..
Williams, Doug Payton, Elmer Rand,
Lou Morse, G. X. Castner, c. d. Thomp-
SON. and Messrs. Strong and Walker of
| Portland went into camp at Mineral
Springs last Friday and returned home
Tuesday evening. Four Of the party
went 20 Lost lake Monday and found il
raining there Elmer Rand proved to
be the boss fisherman and caught l04 in
four hours on Monday, fishing in the
Lake branch Altogether the party
caught 500 trout
There will be a mortgage burning on
Sunday afternoon ut 3 o clock at the NJ.
E.ochurch services in Blowers grove. As
the Indebtedness on the NJ T.. church
has been paid in full and the mortgage
returned, the event will be celebrated in
this manner, All are invited to attend
these services especially those who SO
kindly assisted in the payment of this
debt.
Davenport Bros, Lumber Co. now have
a 7isXl0 double cylinder donkey engine
at work in their logging camp. The mill
shut down for the last few days during
which time the company tlumed cord
wood at the rate Of 100 cords a day
They flumed $4,000 posts last week in
three days. This is putting wood and
posts on the market pretty lively
Professor Fredlandler and his staff Of
artists will give an unique and novel en-
tertainment, Tuesday evening, August
9th, at Barrett school house. Don't miss
this rare musical treat acknowledged by
press and public to be the finest musical
comedy on the road Popular prices
within the reach Of all-l5c and 25c
Rev. G. w Muckley OF Kansas City,
Mo-, secretary for the board Of church
eXtention for the Christian church, will
deliver an address at the Valley Chris
tian church, Sunday, August ith
Mrs Phil Matthews and daughter
Edith are in the city for few days on a
business trip. Mr.. Matthews is now en-
gagged building a bridge on the o. r. &
n. near Tekoa.
Henry Gannett of the L S. GEOLOGICAL
survey, II. Fielding Read Of Baltimore,
Miss Merriam Of Brooklyn and Miss
Mcbride Of Portland went to Cloud Cap
Inn, Monday.
Professor A. p. Armstrong Of the
Portland business college and Superin-
tendent Gilbert will leave today for a
fishing trip up Hood river
Z. b. Iorning brother to Mrs. G. D,
Thompson, is visiting Hood River for
his health. Mr. lIorning is in the gro
Gerry business in Corvallis
G. p. Ross and Station agent Wilhelm
and their families made a trip to Maple
Dell and the forks Of Hood river last
Sunday.
Chas. n. Clarke left for Dufur, Tues
day noon, in response to a telegram that
his child was quite sick.
II. S. Lewis, SON and daughter Ralph
and Alice, are summering at their Bel
mont place,
Miss Bessie Wright is up from Port
land