The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-08-30

! placlef reporter had a pleasant trip NJ
the Columbia, last Sunday. The Sew.
enth Regiment band, from Vancouver,
was aboard the steamer aud rendered
some good music. The Gatzert was
crowded with excursionists, many OF
them Eastern tourists, who were delight.
ed with the grand Columbia river seem
cry. The remark was frequently heard
that the scenery Of the Columbia sur.
passed in ruggedness and grandeur that
OF the iar-lamed Hudson The Sunday
trips Of the Bailey Galzert are not pat
ronized by the usual order OF Sunday
eXcursiOnists, and they afford the best
class Of Portland people an excellent OPP
portunlty TO enjoy the scenic attractions
so near their doors The service and
meals furnished aboard the steamers of
the White Collar Line are first class in
every respect.
a. A. Bonney, the Wasco county stock
inspector, returned Monday from a trip
to Antelope and Tygh Valley. In the
| Antelope country, Mr. B0nney found
the range horses badly affected with the
\ mango. lie says the stockmen will have
to build watts and dip the horses like
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the disease. The presence Of mango
among the range horses Of Wasco county,
says Mr.. Bonney, undoubtedly came
from contact with The Indian ponies,
which are very foul with the disease on
both the Warm Spring and Simcoe
reservations. Mr.. Bonney reports the
wheat crop in Wasco county 10 be the
best for years, and the prospects are
that the farmers will receive good, prices
for their grain.
III. Hem, station agent at Cascade
Locks, is rusticating in Hood River
Saturday last he made the trip to Cloud
Cap Inn on his bicycle, and the next
day he made the ascent Of the mountain
two-thirds Of the way TO the top. Mr.
Hem reports that the thunder storm AT
Mt Hood, Sunday night was quite
neayy. The storm swung around the
southeastern side OF the mountain, and
the frequent flashes of sheet lightning
that shot athwart the heavens stretched
for miles along the horizon and afforded
"A very brilliant electrical display, far
grander and imposing than anyartificial
fireworks could possibly be. During in
termissions Of the rain storm the rays of
the moon appearing through the clouds
formed q regular rainbow.
Captain A. S. Blowers will leave next
Monday for Buffalo. lie will 20 by way
OF the Canadian Pacific to Fort Will |
Jams, on Lake Superior, where he will /
take steamer for Toronto. Springdale,
30 miles south of Buffalo is Captain !
Blowers old home, which he has not
seen for % years While in the East
the captain will 20 to New York, where |
he will purchase a stock Of dry goods for
the store Of A. s. Blowers 4 Son. On |
his return he will visit his mother at |
st. Paul. The captain will take GO days |
for the trip.
r. c. Judson, the O. r. q n. indus
trial agent, accompanied by Captain +.
IIollingsworth Of the transpaciic liner, |
lndrapura, now loading at Portland for |
Yokohama, came up Sunday on the |
Bailey Gatzert and were driven up the |
valley to w. A, Slingerland's place,
where they sampled some Of Hood Riy-
er's famous apples. The gentlemen were
accompanied by their wives Captain
lollingsworth intends, on his return
from the Orient, to make our valley a
more extended visit. Mr.. Judson thinks
there can be a good market developed
in Japan for Oregon apples.
Clyde T. Bonney and family are now
living on the Bonney dairy ranch in
Tygh Valley, where Mr.. Bonney expects
to stay for a couple of years, he having
retired for the time being from active
in business in Hood River.
The Bonney dairy ranch consists of 800
acres, and is one Of the best dairy farms
in the county. There is plenty Of water
for irrigation, and considerable quanti-
ties of alfalfa are grown. Mr. Bonney
has an extensive dairy business with |
about 45 milch COWS.
The Reciprocity store has recently
been reincorporated under the firm
name of Hood River Commercial comp
any. The members of the new firm are
A, A. Bonney, Miss Emma Bonney and
Ed Mays. In addition to the companys
meat and grocery business here, it is ex-
engaged in the wood business
1t Wyeth. Mr.. Bonney finds it impos-
sibe to retain his wood choppers during
.he summer, as most of them prefer a
'hange and have gone to the harvest
fields of Eastern Oregon,
Considerable building is being done in
he Crapper district } r. Kinsey, who ,
recently came here from Ohio and pur-
chased 5 acres from +. L. Lyons, is
erecting 24x26 dwelling +, f. Lyons
S adding a porch and kitchen to his
house. Henry Prigge is building a 20x40
voodhouse and cold storage cellar. A
number of newcomers are planning to
build houses this fall
Mrs. Gerald Weis Of Moser was Sc
rerely injured in the face and shoulder
II runaway accident Monday after
noon. She and her l2-year-old son were
going down the east grade Of the Mosier
hill when their team started to run.
Mrs Weis jumped, but heoson held to
-he lines till the team came to stop
yoing up the opposite hill, Dr. Brosus
attended the injured woman.
Noble & Eastman, assisted by D. n
Byerlee, have just completed some eX-
ensiye additions to the residence of J
H. Shoemaker, four miles southwest Of
own, The Improvements on Mr.. Shoe
makers house make the building 24X38
IN the west and l4xl6 on the east
Prather & Barnes this week sold 30
eet of the north side of their half block,
'orner Oak and First, to Bell 4 Co., the
livery firm. Mr.. BaEnes informs us that
heyswilI erect a dwelling house on the
;ame block, just east Of the building
low occupied by J. J. Luckey. |
Rev. Rose, who has been conducting
meetings in the Valley Christian church,
vas compelled to return to his work in
eugene, and the meetings closed Tu s |
lay evening in the midst Of good inter- 3
st. Seven persons We're added to the {
hurch during the meeting. fC
VIM, f Cameron Of Ashland, Oregon, !
recent arrival from the East, is desir-
us OF purchasing a pleasant homie in 5
Iood River. Those having land to sell !
hould correspond with him. |