The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-06-21

The drpen Point Water Co have Il men and
two teams at work on ditch from the end OF
the old pole road To Green Point. The com
puny expects 10 have 100 inches Of water cut
by August LIST. fhe ditch will be four miles
long ana VIII run through heavy flr timber
It's ntirc distance This ditch will supply
water for irrigation as high as the places OF
A. A. Jayne, j. l. Miller, II. b. Lindsay and
Others IN that neighbOrhOod. NJ NJ. Daveu-
port Is experimenting the work, and Judging
from the progress he has made In uiiching
during the past few years, no doubt this new
enterprise VIII he success. lie has about
finished three miles OF the west lateral for the
Valley Improvement Co.
The Oregon conference of the United Breth.
rem in Christ All convene at Hopewell. June
2 IN, Bishop ". Castle, y. H., presiding. Rev.
~. q. Shaiter VIII close the years work in
Hood River this week. and Sunday evening
viii del yer his farewell sermon. MIR. Shaffer
has endeared himself tO host OF friends I'm
Hood River by his sactive work in good cause,
ana they hope the conference will return him
10 his present charge
Chas. W. Oilmer OF Gimer, Wash, was In
town saturday lie informs us that his
mother Mrs. Elizabeth G. WhiicOmb, Is IN
feeble health. The Old lady ~ a pioneer Of the
White Salmon country, well known by ali
old settlers, who Will regret to learn Of her
poor health. Mr.. Gllmer reports that the
im0thy-hay crop OF HE section Is very prom.
| ising / VI the clover crop Is light.
! John BRADLEY and family started Thursday
! for their old home mt Dayton, oregon, where
| they viii make their home. MIR. Bradley will
| travel with his peanut roasier., lie will be AZ
/ Forest Grove encHmpment OF the q. A. r. and
viii then return 10 Dayton I'LL after the 4tb
lie will then go 10 the coast
/ Mrs. s. $. Noteman was delegate t0 the
| Tpworth League convention at Goldendale
/ She reports good work being done Throughout
1 the district; alSO reports being pleasantly en-
| tertained while there. j. II. Wood, president
/ Of the district league, was elected delegate tC
/ the intel national convention at San Francisco
A basket social will be given by the pupils
OF the lilllstrom school for the purrose o.
getting boolSs,on the evenng Of June 2lst 1901
Al are cor lially invited to attend. Ladei
bring baskets. gentlemen come and buy, and
help along this struggling little mountain
school Remember the night OF June 2lst.
Capt II. G. Cook OF white Salmon was in
! town Saturday. He thinks the late cold
weather has done some injury to the apple
crop. He advises close thinning Of fruit TAX
ing of all imperfect apples. but 10 leave the
| center apple of "A cluster every time.
The Hood River students at Corvallis col
! lege returned home last week. Among them
we noticed Miss Carrie Byerlee Earl and
Melgs Bartmess. Perry Wells, Ernest Hin
rlchs, Barton Davidson and Walter Dickey.
Miss Irene Cailison, a popular school teach
or well known in Hood River, Is now teach
! ing the fourth grade in public school
| Colfax, Wash. While on visit TO her home
| In Lane county. she stopped over i'm Hood
| River to visit relatives and friends for few
days last week.
Ice cream on Strawberries is not q bad disl
| 10 take these ice-cream days. Ernest Jensen
in the kindness of his heart, treated the Gla
cier force on Tuesday, when the mercury wa
up to ~, to this delicious dish. Ernest know
our devil has n lip for the good things Of th,
Cloud Cap Inn confectionery.
ith OF July Committee. The general commit
tee will meet Friday evening, In Williams
BroSius' drug store. at o'clock sharp. Tn
chairmen of all subcommittee will make re
ports at this meeting. j. II. WATT, Secy
Hon. John A. Smith of Blaluck. an exten
sive wheat farmer OF Sherman ami Gillian
counties. is in The valley with his family
Mr. Smith was elected state senator from
Wasco and Sherman counties in 1892
The strawberry crop in the lower valley
about harvesi ed. In the upper valley shT
ping has just fairly commenced and the berre
are large and flnr. Prices remain od,rane
ing from Sl.G0 to TO 81 70 in Hood River.
The Magoon strawberry is bound TO come t
the front as a good shipper. Ii Is n large, firm
handsome berry. and the vine Is prolific, bu
for flavor, in the opinion Of mot people, tn
MagOOn cannot compare with the Clark.
G. A. McCurdy shipped by the union o
Tuesday two crates OF strawberries to the Blu
falO exposition. They we're as handsome
lot Of berries rs ever left Hood River, runnin
; from - 10 81 TO the box.
Is there a man within the confines of Hoo
River valley who has not voted for his choiC
for goddess of liberty on the 4th? If so he wi
find the polls still open at the two drug store
and other stores in town. Vote early an
often.
G. T.. Rogers & Co. bought 100 acres of w.
MulhOland on the last Side.and Will set OF
apple trees and strawberries. They have sine
sold 40 acres TO c. ID. Thompson, who will z
INTO the berry business.
Burns Jones has seven acres in strawberrie
Last Saturday his picking amounted to l2J
] faq xtrnf fola bn on hn IN,
Rogers rec living check for S2lhtO NJ
Jones will have 600 crates this season.
F. p. Friday, wife and child. are newcomer
! TO Hood River. Mr.. Friday is son-ln-la" I
John often, who IS about to erect brio
will have charge of the store, is now merchal
| dising in Chehalis, Wash.
S. jackson. an ex-sodier from tie Phi
ippines has located in Hood River, He Is
] painter and paper-hanger by profession.
! F. NJ. Amen on Saturday treated the Glacit
TO a box of Magoon strawberries. They wei
beautiful specimens and the Magoon may
! the coming strawberry for Hood River, bt
: they lack the delicious flavor of the Clark.
! VIM. TIlrich, n printer from the Time
Mountaineer Office, picked berries for II.
: Hengst He made good 'strings'' each da
and went home Wednesday TO ENJOY h
. wealth.
1 Rev. ]. w. Rigby and bride ended their we,
ding tour on their arrival in Hood River la
/ Z T.
: the congratulations of his fiiends.
4 w. d. Chamberlain of Umatlla county,
brother 10 O. q. Chamberlain, was visitor
Hood River Sunday. MIR. Chamberlain
county clerk of Umatilla county.
! The ladies' aid society ofthe Congregation
j church viii meet on Friday afternoon nj II
S residence of the president, Mrs G. d. Thom
son. A full attendance is desired.
The Epworth League of Belmont will give
Z strawberry and ice cream festival on tt
r church grounds Saturday evening. Csu
r prices.
]. f. Dishman returned home from ldah
= Saturday, where he has been sojournng Il
Y his health. lie is much improved.
h Judge and Mrs L. Henry are camping
o ST. Martins springs. They went to tn
health resort on Wednesday.
Miss Rose Sutcliffe of Portland is rustcatiI
7 in Hood River valley, the guest of Mrs Dis
t man.
O T. Bishop has bought 10 acres of land of q
Zpma place and has lumber on the ground
=, build house.
; Miss Sadie Orr of sherman county is Wis
e ing her aunt, Mrs. Z. Spangler.
WI. Smith came up from Astoria and spe
J. Sunday and Monday In Hood River.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Southern of Boyd v
= tied MIR. and Mrs. +. NJ. Amen Sunday.
W, T. Hansberry is attending the A. c. co
a ference at oInelius as a delegate.
y Remember the ice cream social at Belmo
next Saturday evening.
Rev. ]. T. Merrill is in the city and will
: main till saturday.
~ Regular meeting of the G.. A. X. tomorro
{ Ir.T l.. Eliot was in Hood River Saturda
= Allkinds of fireworks and flags at Jensen
ii Who will be goddess of liberty.
= Advertised letter List.