The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-08-09

staying with j. J. Jordan, left Tuesda,
night for Eastern Washington. Mr.
Orendorif saw service in the Philippines
as member Of the First Washington
where he did messenger service for Gen
eral Wheaton. At the time of his regi
ments first engagement bugler reck
lessly fired a rifle so close to Mr.. Oren
dorit's head as 10 injure the hearing il
his right ear Mr.. Orendorff has beer
in the oil business for the past two yeari
and he goes to the "hole in the ground
country near Spokane to investigate the
recent oil strikes in that region.
Captain j. II. Dukes with force O
men is engaged moving the building oc
cupied by w. +. Sheriff. furniture store
The house will hereafter face en- ThirC
street, next TO the corner on which i,
Everhart's grocery store. The building
was one OF the first business houses
erecBd in Hood River, having beer
built in 1888 by Il. O. Evans for the first
livery stable. Judge Prather and w. G
Clelland did the carpenter work. The
house on the same lot, wherein G. Weld,
mended the soles OF Hood River people
for many years, is being removed 10y
Rev. J.W. Rgby.
The old Champlin building, now
owned by Prather x Barnes, is being
fitted up, repaired and repainted, and
Prather& q Barnes expect to occupy the
first floor with office rooms, by the mid,
die Of the month-they having found
their present quarters too cramped. The
building when fixed up will have plate
glass front for the office rooms, and an
eight foot sidewalk on each street. The
second floor will contain six room, which
have already been rented TO roomers
Langille d Cook have charge of the car
peHter work.
The strawberry growers in the COM
paratively small community of Hood
River received $S5, 600 for ircropth
summer, and for the rest of the year
can take it comparatively easy and let
the rest of the people do the worrying
about crops, prices and the problem OF
deficit and surplus The Hood River
people are notrich in large areas Of land
or big bank accounts, but they are easi.
y and contentedly prosperous,-Eyen-
ing Telegram
Mrs. III. l.. Howe expects to go onto
their homestead at the head of Neal
creek about the first of September
There is quite a settlement in this neigh
borhood now, and when good grade is
made for the road up the mountain,
this will be one of the most desirable
parts of the valley. The snow peaks OF
Hood, Adams, st. Helens and Rainier
are in sight from here.
The dog and pony show which was tc
perform here last Friday night met with
financial difficulties, and has since been
stranded at The Dalles All the proper.
ty excepting the dogs. monkey and goats
phave been attached by the employees, foi
the amount of 81 200 The horses have
been placed in pasture on Three Mile,
while the tents and other para phernalia
are at the Regulator dock.
c. Yields has bought out the harness
business of John Hullt, and has moved
his shoe shop into the building former.
ly occupied by Hullt, where he will con.
tinue in the boot and shoe repair busi
ness, and will carry leather sundries fol
harness. John Hullt is disposing of his
bicycles and other goods, and thinks Of
leaving Hood River.
The Lost Lake Lumber company has
about completed splash dam on the
east branch of Hood river, three and 9
half miles above the forks. The dam
will hold l6 feet of water, and extends
2S0 feet up the canyon. 1t is expected
that this will furnish sufficient force tC
drive logs beyond the forks.
Jensen, of the Cloud Cap Inn confec.
tionery, has bought Davenport S ice--1j
tons in all Last winter the ice was
taken from Dayenport's mill pond, and
| showed over the foot of the dam, where
it was piled up and covered with saw
dust. The ice was thus secured with
but little expense.
In the strawberry belt near town D. L
Miller is preparing to set four or five
acres in strawberries. r. NJ. Hunt vii
set y acres. The Kiser boys and Nc
Cuistians will set four or five acres. II
H. Holmes will set > acres. d. F
Lamar will set two or three acres.
Judge and Mrs. l.. Henry returned
Tuesday from their outing at st. Mar
tins springs. The judge is much i'm
proved in health and thinks these
springs are all right. There were &C
tents at one time and about 80 guests il
the hotel while he was there.
Since going to Astoria, Rev J. l.
Hershner received telegram offering
him the pastorate of the Congregational
church in Nome City at salary of &, ,00(
year. Mr.. Hershner declined the
offer for the reason that he could moi
take his family to Nome.
Winans Bros. are operating theil
driving posts and logs in Hood river
They have $1,000 posts in the river be
sides 500, 900 feet OF logs, The posts and
logs are arriving in the tlume at the
mouth of the river.
A family of immigrants, man and
wife and four boys, took lodgings at the
City Restaurant and lodging house Sun
day night. They saw the sign, Lodging q
cents and next morning refused tC
pay more than 50 cents for the whole
family.
Chas Russell, who at one time had q
homestead on Wind River, Wash, has
been granted n pension. His where.
abouts now are unknown Any one
knowing his address is asked to commu.
nicate with the Stevenson Pioneer.
The Davidson Fruit company have had
numerous inquiries for strawberry plants
from prospective planters in the valley.
Those who are able to supply good stock
will do well to call at the company's of.
flee and learn particulars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Butler returned
Thursday of last week from a pleasant
months trip to Alaska MIR. and Mrs
Leamer, Mrs. Buffers parents, returned
with them and are spending few days
in Hood River.
c. P. Ross, freight agent at the depot
is taking months vacation, and Louis
Henderson is filling his place Mr..
Henderson is son of John Leland Hen