The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-05

change was beneficial Miss Laura
Bishop, who has been attending the col
lege ut Corvallis, came home with them.
Mr.. Bishop says living is 40 more costly
IN California than it is here He got Il
four room cottage furnished at the
beach for 81 month. The orange
growers Of California, he eays, are meet
ing with great losses this year. and
thousands Of bushels OF this fruit are
rottlng on the ground The price OF
oranges at Christmas was 81 10 box,
but the growers wanted 1925 Now
they would be glad to get 40 cents. Mr..
Bishop says California ie nice place to
20 to spend the winter, but for place
TO make home Hood River is still
ahead OF anything he met with in his
| travels
A fair sized audience greeted Mrs
Goddard and her pupils at the recital,
| Monday evening, Notwithstanding the
wind and rain storm that ragged on the
outside. All who lentured out in the
stern to attend the recital expressed
themselves as well repaid. Mrs God
dsrd's s pupils did we'll in their music and
elocution and all were heartily encored.
! MIR. Goddard's 8 singing was never more
elective in winning applause from a
| Hood River audience, and he was called
back the third time. Mrs Goddard re-
citals are becoming more and more pop
ular, and the storm ON this occasion was
Gu that prevented a crowded house.
l.. d. Blount came in from the ranch |
Wednesday, In cOEapany with Judge I
Cunning, and the boy Arthur Cunning, |
he has been grubbing, and the three
came near making band He SAYS they
have transformed the old Sheppard |
place into blooming paradise, and old |
timers would never know 1t. Mr.. BlOunt /
started for trip to his ranch in Morrow |
county. He took upa government claim |
there two months ago and has been |
offered 5000 for his right.
The ladies' aid Of the Congregational |
church will give their regular monthly |
tea at the residence Of Mrs. j II. Fergu- I
son, on Friday ,irom2 to p. IN. An in
teresting programme consisting of mus
icll and literary selections will be pre-
sented by the best local talent. Lunch
ecu will be served. Both ladies and
gentlemen are invited. The COM
mittee having the tea in charge will /
spare no pains to make ii a success
Jim Cocenton has been in The Dalles
all winter and is in quite feeble health.
Jim came to Oregon with the American
Fur Co. la 1886 In 1897 he wintered in
what is now known as Canyon City,
Grant county. Recently he was grant
ed pension OF $50 Rlonth by special
act OF congress for his services in the
Mexican war, but when he got his
voucher it called for only $l6 a month.
Jim is now nearly 50 years old.
The department OF agriculture is in
uestigating the poisonous plants of Ore
gOn. Ill. ID. Langile has been appoint
ed TO take charge of the work for this
section He made trip up the East
Side on Monday and gathered much val
liable information in regard to plants
poisonous to domestic animals. Any
one versed in this work, if he will re-
port to Mr.. Langile, the Information
will be thankfully received.
A four-horse team belonging to J. J.
LuGkey's livery stable, drawing a long
coupled wagon, in coming down the new
grade on the East Side, last Friday,
JAILED to make a short turn in the road
aud the horses and wagon were forced
over the bluff. The wagon and harness
were badly broken up, but strange to
say, the horses escaped without serious
injury.
Mart Rand received letter from his
old friend and army c0mrade, j. w.
BoydeH, who came out from Wisconsin
last fall and is now ia California look
ing for a location He writes that the
orange crop this year will not pay the
expense of growing, on account Of rot
and low prices. In travelling from Sc
attic to San Diego he saw no place he
liked better than Hood River.
The Portland Association will be in ses-
sion with the First Congregational church
of Portland on April 9th and 10th. The
Congregational church here elected as
delegates, Mr. D. Il. Hill, Mr.. j. +. Ar
NOR, Mr.. and Mrs G. j Hayes, and
Rachel Hershner. Rev ]. L. Hershner
has been appointed to preach the associ-
ational sermon.
Howard Isenberg is the proud posses
sor of handsome badge voted him by
the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias Of
Oregon The badge is given to Oregon
Knights who served in the Spanish
American war. Howard's 5 badge is the
only one of the kind in Hood River and
there are only a few in Oregon.
Norman Williams made trip with a
cattleman to Denver, last week, and &C.
turned to The Dalles Friday. Mr.. Will
Jams is still doing good work for Hood
River valley by telling of its many adj
vantages to intending settlers wherever
he goes.
John l.. Henderson went to Portland
Monday to bring home his wife, but she
was not we'll enough to make the trip.
MIR. Henderson will go to Portland again
next Sunday, when he expects to find s
her well enough to come home. 5
Adelightful serenade was given several
residences up town, last Friday night, !
bv members of the u. B. orchestra !
Those favored will be glad to have the !
music made by the guitars, mandolns |
and voices repeated at any time.
Grenville Goddard will start for Nome
next Monday. He has some mining in ,
terests there, and his partner writes !
there is a chance to make sale on favor j
able conditions.
j. f. Wickham's acres and cottage, l
near Mrs. Alma Howe's. Price $780,
1850 cash, balance on time Will be for
sale for 80 days at the Emporium.
John Mccoy, who has been running
an engine on the Heppner branch OF the
0. r. & N, was in The Dalles Friday, \
intending to go on to Portland.
f. T. Angel has recently been pro- J
NOTED from head waiter to the pantry
on the steamer Dalles City. His next
promotion will be to steward.
Mrs. f. II. Pickard is visiting her
brother at Oregon City. While there I
she was taken quite sick but was better '
1t the last report received. .
W. F. Barger and family from Albany, 5
Oregon, arrived Monday, and moved in
to Mahaney's house in Blowers addi- +,
ton. Z