The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-03-08
3tood River Glacier
BRIEF LOCAL MATTERS.
Uriah Heep cigars.

II your watch should stop, Chas Riggs,
the jeweler, will charge you nothing for
an accurate diagnosis.
Everything to eat. No matter what
your appetite suggests you will find its
fullillmcnt at Reciprocity; our prices are
low; our clerks are polite; our delivery
il prompt and we are after your trade,
at Reciprocity.
The rule at Reciprocity is to meet the
wishes of customers An expert meat
cutter stands behind the counter and
weighs out to you the very best of stall
fed beef. All OF the beef at Reciprocity
IL strictly first class.
DIR. f. c. Brosus has removed to his
new residence at the west end of Oak
street, midway between the school house
and armOrv, and can he found in his Of
flee over Williams & Br0sius' drug store
between the hours of l0-ll a. m, 23
and 81 p. M.
-Four of r. NJ. Hunts family are laid
up with the grip.
Mrs. j. l.. Henderson is in Portland
making visit Of a few weeks.
John Hullt has been laid up with
rheumatism but is better again.
In consequence Of no quorum, no coun-
Gil meeting was held Monday night.
Mrs. Warren Wells, who has been
wrestling with severe attack OF the
grip, was out Sunday for the first time.
Simply the young and tender beets
picked when the dew is on. They are
delicious, l15c a pound at Reciprocity
Mrs. John Castner returned from
Portland last Friday Her mother, Mrs.
Neweomb, is much improved in health.
The Arm OF Prather & Barnes has re-
ceived large fire proof safe, the largest
in town outeide of the bank, and now
has safe room to rent.
MIR. Brewer and family, consisting of
wife and three children, arrived last week
from Southern Oregon Mr.. Brewer is
an experienced orchardist.
Bert Huckabay returned, Monday,
from a visit to Forest Grove. Miss Ber-
tina Prather subbed for him in the tel
ephone Office during his absence.
Timber for the Cutting.-I will give any
one the small timber for the cutting and
hauling away on my claim. | will de-
liver 4 foot fine limb wood in town at
$l50 per cord. A. o. HERSHEY
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Bishop and son of
Hood River, Or, who have been staying
in Pasadena for the past three months,
have gone to Santa Monica for month S
stav before returning to their home.-
Pasadena News, Feb. 22d.
Miss Laura Wilson, who is employed
in the Oregon Telephone CO. s Office in
Il IL -. L.. Il
returned to Portland Sunday. About
$50 girls are employed in the Oregon
Telephone Co.'s office in Portland.
Mrs. Geo. f. Coe was called to Oakland.
Cal, last Friday, to visit the sick bed OF
her father, David Irwin, who is not
expected to recover from an attack OF
the grip. The old veteran Of four wars
will, il he lives till the llth OF next
April, be l02 wears old.
Later-David Irwin, sr., died in Oak
land Cal. March I'd, at p M, aged
l0l years, 10 months and 81 days. De
ceased was born in New York, April II,
l709
f. w. Angus has packed l ,619 boxes
of apples for his neghbers during the
past fall and winter. When he came to
the valley he knew scarcely anything
about apples, didn't know but two vari
ties of apples, and today he is an expert
packer OF apples.
G. r. Castner this winter sold from
his six-acre orchard, set in the spring oI
1904, $3.50 worth of apples The trees
commenced bearing in 1898 The va
ricties are: $50 Yellow Newtown, sc
Ben Davis, and 90 Spitzenburg. Re
ceipts we're exclusive of boxes.
Judge Prather has given notice thai
the council will have to hunt othel
quarters in which to hold meetings. Mr.
Prather has allowed the council meet
ings in his office for the reason that there
was no other place to meet, but he
needed the room himself and now feels
that his good nature has been imposed
upon long enough and will ask that othe
quarters be provided.
Ernest Jensen has rented Capt Fergu
sons house next door to the Hood Rive
Pharmacy and will open confectionery
store. Mr. Jensen is an old fireman
and recognizing the want of fire protec
ton for Hood River, is trying to organ
ize fire company. He thinks fire plug
put in the present two inch mains will
regulation fire hose, would give good fir'
protection to the business part Of town
We need fire protection more than any
thing else in Hood River and it is hopeC
the council will give his proposition du'
consideration
The devil and Abe Foley took drive
up the valley Sunday. Found the road
in a frightful condition from the stat
road nearly all the way to Harbison'
mill via Tucker Above Harbison's TIN
roads were in a fairly good condition
perhaps from lack Of travel during TIN
Juicy weather we have experienced lately
The grain fields look fine, are brigh
and green, the chipmunks and sprlnI
seem to be here to stay. The on
thing that most surprised the Glacier
satanic representative was the numbe
of vearling calves in the different field
along the way. About 40 were counted
between Harbison's and fuckers an'
vet others this side. In some fields a
many as u and Is were counted
This means money for our rancher
in q year or two.
1t looks now as if Hood River will b
dry town next summer The Hoo,
River Springwater Co. intended thl
month to commence laying 6-inch main
from their big spring to supply the tow
with water for family use and irrigation
and to give better protection agains
fire, but since another company has OF
ganized and asked the privilege OF lay
ing mains, the principal owners in tn
springwater Co. feel disposed to wal
and see what the other company will d
before they expend what will be neces
sary to make the additions TO their plan
that will be required to give the. tow
tho water needed. 1t is estimated tina
TO lay the 6-inch mains and make tn
improvements contemplated will reQuir
an outlay OF about $1,000. The men
bers OF the company feel that they ca
not afford to make this outlay withou