The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-07-25

John Croft, civil war veteran OF
the 46th Illinois, who located here a
little over year ago. has good log
house and barn, clearings and fences
that would indicate much longer res
idence. Himself and son did the work
James Wishart, who lost his house
by fire one day last week, is now haul
ing lumber to rebuild.
Dr. ID. Riggs, the well known vet
erinary surgeon, is located here and
making good farm. lie makes trips
to Hood River every week, and can he
found at the Transfer Cos stables every
Saturday.
w. w. Mason, the stone mason and
contractor Of Hood River, has good
farm and orchard here, which is looked
after by his partner, H. S. Richmond.
Mr.. Richmond has large orchard and
Is doing his share towards keeping up
the reputation of Mount Hood settle
ment for fiue apples.
A. b. Billings, a civil war veteran Of
the 8th Michigan cavalry, has cleared
the tall frs and pines and made farm
with all the conveniences of an older
settled community. He has very
home.like place. Mrs. Billings showed
the Glacier man a cory of the Oregon
Argus, published at Oregon City, Au-
gust 2, 1862, by w. l.. Adams, now and
for the past 25 years resident Of Hood
River and proprietor of Paradise farm.
Uncle Billy Adams manipulated hot
pen for the secessionists Of those days.
A. Laroux, Nj. Dumas and John
Vanthiers have good farms. Mr.. Van
thiers has more land than he needs
and offers for sale an 80 of excellent
land near the post office.
w. II. Edick is the Nasty for the
settlement He has a good place and
a fine orchard. He now runs the stage
line from the post office to Cloud Cap
Inn. Bert Sandman is his obliging
deputy p. NJ.
ID. r. Cooper has big orchard and
delightful home here. His orchard
is celebrated for its produrtiveness and
fine fruit. The Glacier man regretted
to find Mr. Cooper absent from home
when he passed his place.
p. +. Fouts has fine ranch and the
best orchard here. His place is Oh the
main road to Cloud Cap Inn. On
about four acres of meadow on his
place the timothy stands five or six feet
high. Mr.. Fouts offers his place for sale.
William Rodenhiser, bachelor, has
big fields Of improved land and one of
the best farms in the settlement. Mr..
Rodenhiser is a jolly, eood-natured
bachelor on the sunny side of 40, we
guess. When asked why he didn't
marry ne informed the Glacier man
that he never found a girl that would
have him. Evidently it was his mis-
fortune to ask the wrong girl every
time. Here's q chance for some good,
marriageable woman. Address w.
Rodenhiser, Mount Hood, Oregon.
o. Fredenburg now carries the mail
between Hood River and Mount Hood,
succeeding Paul Aubert, who is now
devoting his time to his farm, Mr..
Fredenburg receives and delivers all
mail in boxes on his route, same as the
rural free delivery.
f. w. Lozier, an eX confederate and
one of Mosby's rough riders, has locat-
ed on Booth hill and made a very cred
liable showing towards clearing a farm
since coming here last spring.
Richard Edwards and comrade, Mr..
Scott, recently discharged from the
army in the Philippines, are visiting
Albert Mckinney. Mr.. Edwards con-
tracted chills and fever in the Philip
pines, but he will soon be freed from
all malaria in this healthy country.
Both ex-soders expect to locate here.
Mrs. A. Ries and her four youngest
sons are making good farm of their
place here. They have q fine young
orchard, and their crops of all kinds
look well. The Glacier man was
treated to dish of as fine strawberries
here as he ever tasted. Mrs. Ries de-
serves credit for her management in
bringing up her family and making
such good home for herself and chill
dren.
The Mt Hood settlement supports
two stores. Mr.. Helmer established
the first store year or two ago. He
now intends to build large hotel
building and will open meat market.
w. S, Gribble has charge of the new
store near the postoffice Mr.. Gribble
is an old settler, knows how to run a
store, and is building up good trade.
This store is owned by Booth & Gribbe.
Mr.. Booth is the proprietor of the
we'll known Booths Little Store with
Little Prices of Hood River.
The Mt. Hood Saw Mill Company is
composed of J. j.. Koontz and William
Ruffner. The mill is doing good
business and has all it can do, running
night and day to supply the demand
for lumber. The company employs
four men in the mill and four in the
woods. The capacity of the mill is
5000 feet day. Louis Baldwin runs
the planer on the night shift. Charles
Helmea, Ii, II. Myers and Robert Nc
kamey have contracts to furnish logs.
Fred Larwood is head sawyer. The
company also have a shingle mill that
has capacity of $4,000 shingles day.
K. G. Miller is opening up good
farm on his homestead. Ed is a rustler.
He knows this section of country
thoroughly, and has located good
many settlers on government land. If
you want government land, hunt up
Ed Miller. He is making good inn
prOvements on his place, and is in a
fair way to become in the near future
one of the solid farmers of this section.
NJ. F. Bird, of Viento, is now engaged
carpentering on Mr.. Miller's house.
Mr.. Frazier and daughter, Vina, have
been visiting the family of Mr.. Miller
for the past two weeks.
Robert Leasure has fine piece ofland
and will soon be one of the solid
farmers of this community. His barn
was not large enough to hold his first
crop of clover hay this year, and he
has ordered lumber for Ibig addition.
Mr.. Leasure discovered a plan to cure
his clover hay He cuts only part of il
at time, and after the part cut is
cured and hauled off, he has room to
cure the balance. Mr.. and Mrs. Leas-
ure had son born to them seven weeks
ago, which failed at the time to be an-
nOunced in the Glacier.
George Booth, whose place is known
as the Willow Park fruit ranch, is max
ing success at fruit growing. His
few cherry trees near his house this
year brought him $40 from the ship.
ments he made, besides what he sold to
parties coming to the place after
cherries. Mr.. Booth will set out 100
more cherry trees. His place is cele-
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