The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-08-02

! lllc CDuSItHSIHtu OH lllclI Trip uoWH lllt
river to Portland. Mr.. Smith showed
us the souvenir menu card for the BAN
quet, Which had small photogr@h Of
Gifford's famous Mt. Hood picture.
farewell party was given at the
home of Mrs. w. b. McGuire, Monday
evening, in honor of Mrs. George Watts
of Baker City, who has been visiting
Mrs. Laura Baldwin. Misses Nettie and
Vera Allen entertained the company
| with music and recitations. Everyone
! enjoyed the bright and charming man
ner IN which they were rendered and
fully appreciated their many talents,
and were sorry when the time came to
disperse. Mrs Watts was well pleased
with Hood River and made many friends
during her brief stay.
NJ. A. Cook, Judge Pratber, George
Stranahan, W, A. lsenberg, b. +. Belieu
and Maltie Dukes, members Of Waucoma
lodge, X. of p, paid a fraternal visit on
invitation to the X. OF Z. lodge atNan-
couver, Monday night. More would
have gone from Hood River, but owing
to change of time in boats of the Reg
ulator line some of the boys gave up the
trip. All report good time.
Professor Friedlander 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.
Geo. Fox has rented the LaFrance
house and opened boarding and lodg-
ing house. He also has the rooms over
the Golden Rule Bazaar Mrs. Fox is an
excellent cook and housekeeper, and |
this being Il central location and one OF |
the prettiest spots in town, the new
boarding house will be popular for the
regular boarder or transient.
j. w. Hinrichs last week sold his
ranch of 1870 acres OH the East Side to
Charles Davis for $1,000 The sale was
made through the Emporium. Mr..
Hinrichs has since purchased the 5. 7. |
Shut country residence and grounds at
Frankton, one Of the pleasantest sub |
urban retreats in Hood River.
q. f. Williams, Doug Payton and ice i
Wilson left Sunday with Doug Langille |
to do geological survey work at the base |
Of Mt. Hood. They will be gone for
three months, and will obtain the height |
OF ridges and make typographical maps |
OF the region between Cloud Cap Inn |
and Government camp.
A rancher driving home the otherday !
invited two pedestrians torde with him.
The men were well dressed, and the
rancher suggested that they couldn't be |
fnr rlyi ~ f1V
Davenport, and one of them had worked |
for him for ten years.
G. j. Gessling, last Friday, after read
ing the clipping from the Buffalo Com
mercal, telling how Hood River farmers
took to fishing for trout when tired of
work, hied himself to the forks of Hood
river. But the fish didn't bite, and it
was tiresome trip.
Rev. Chris Nickelsen returned last
week from San Francisco, where he went
as delegate to the international con-
yention OF Christian Endeavors. He
will visit few days with relatives in
Hood River before returning to his
charge at Goldendale.
The Bailey Gatzert had an accident
Tuesday morning-breaking a pitman
strap, just as she was passing St. Johns,
and had to return to Portland. Repairs
will all be made and the boat will start
Friday morning on regular time.
Mrs. George Watts, who has been
visiting Mrs. Laura Baldwin, spent three
weeks with her neice, Mrs. George Tab
ler of Portland, and returned Monday
on the Gatzert. Mrs. Watts enjoyed the
Columbia's beautiful scenery
A. O. Hershey on Monday sold five
acres of the land he recently purchased
of the jameson place to Mr.. Goodpast-
ure The latter also bought 8 acres OF
Jack Nealeigh and 10 acres of the Smith
Bros, off the same piece
Our old friend j. p. Carson sends us a
copy of the Aparri (P. H. News, Of May
25th. Mr.. Carson, who was chief clerk |
OF the quartermaster's department at
Aparri, is accompanying Captain Povey
to the states.
Messrs, Bigelow and Tlton, who, for
the past month, have been soliciting |
members for the Ancient Order OF the
Red Cross proved themselves thorough |
gentlemen, and their work shows them
to be rusters.
Billy Hay of Mosier was in town, Mon
day. He has fine farm at that place,
which supports him without work in
his old age. Sixty acres of corn on his |
place this year promise a good yield,
Rev. J. l.. Hershner and family left
Thursday for Astoria, where Mr.. Hersh-
ner will exchange pulpits with Rev. +.
F. Dell for the month of August.
Mrs Phil Matthews, while in Hood
River last week, purchased lot u in
block 2, Waucoma, of Alice Cleaver;
consideration, 5000.
Miss Ida Bell Roe, an assistant in the
English department at the state univer-
sity, Eugene, is spending couple of
weeks in Hood River.
Fred Bailey on Monday sold his home
place OF 10 acres, mostly in apple or
chard, to Henry Lewis for $2, 200
Letters remained in the post office,
July 29th, as follows; Mrs.J. "A Knight,
Milton Mcclellan, Mr.. Patterson
C. d. Moore of White Salmon supplied
Reciprocity Corner, Monday, with first
tomatoes OF the season.
Miss Annie Mathews is closing out her
millinery goods and will close her store
until next summer.
Dr. f. T. earns has removed his den
tai office to rooms over II. O. Everhart's
grocery store.
T.. Quackenbush and family of Port
land are summering at Belmont in the
NJ +. parsonage
T. ]. Cunning is having a well dug on
his lots on the heights overlooking
Hood River
&. d. Woodwork picked his first ripe
tomatoes, Sunday. He has 1000 plants.
Mrs. J. Williams of Kenesaw, Neb., is
visiting her daughter, Mrs f.. c. Brosius.
Prather & Barnes sold two lots in
Waucoma park addition last week.
E. l.. Rood is painting the new house
of Judge Byrkett at Bingen.
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