The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-11-21
spitzenberg being grown chiefly as a

Spltzenberg being grown chiefly as a
pollenlzer. While / looked on, men
came into the orchard and beat the
Spitzenberg trees with clubs TO get the
fruit The apples were raked up and
thrown into hog pens or were hauled
away TO be made into apple,jack, or
shipped to the Dago markets. This
grower seemed to be in somewhat bet
ter spirits, so l ventured to beg an
apple Of the choice variety. He handed
me one rather grudgingly and put it
into my pocket intending to bring it
home, but the temptation to taste was
too great, and like a true son of Adam
| took a good bite. Faugh! | spat it
out Immediately. 1t was nothing but
dod gasted Ben Davis
MY disgust was so great that / awoke
with start and found myself back in
the land of opposite conditions in the
culture and marketing of apples.
need add no long moral to this true
dream to point out the fact that
whether on Earth or on Mars the
human kind always prizes that which
Is difficult of attainment, and despises
that which is easily obtained.
DREAMER.
Rev. J. w. Jenkins went to Wasco,
Wednesday and will return about Fri
day. Mr.. Jenkins was the recipient of
$lI5O overcoat, presented by the
Christian Endeavor of the Valley Christ
ian church last Wednesday upon his de.
parture for Wasco. Mr.. jenkins was
taken completely by surprise when
called into the store to try on the over
coat. The endeavor Of this church con-
sists OF abont 100 members, and is one
OF the strongest and most efficient or
ganizations Of the kind in the valley.
Their minister is held in high esteem.
M. P. Isenberg, supervisor of the
northern section of the Cascade forest
reserve, says Secretary Hitchcock has
made ruling that parties desiring to
range cattle and horses on the reserve
must make application for permits to
the supervisor stating the number they
desire to pasture on the reserve, also
giving the brands of such animals.
Heretofore it has not been necessary to
designate brands, however this will be
required in the ture.-Mountaineer.
The Snow Line Water Go. filed arti-
cles of incorporation with the county
clerk last week. 1t is a $4,000 corpora
tion, with its principal office at Cedar
Dell ranch, in Hood River valley. The
incorporators are L. B. Rice, G. W.
Weygandt and l. l.. Rice. The purpose
of the company is to take water out of
Sand and Tilly Jane creeks for irrigation.
The Christian Endeavor of the Val
ley Christian church will give social
and short musical programme, and
serve oysters, at the Parker house on
the evening of Thanksgiving. Proceeds
to go to the Endeavor society. By order
of the committee.
Aubrey Blowers had the first coast of
the season. He coasted with his sled
down the frosty sidewalk on Oak street
Thursday morning, letting out his fa-
miliar yell as he sped along, and had
joyful time.
Will Langille, who has been in Nome
and other parts of Alaska for several
years, arrived in Hood River during the
week. He expects to remain here for
the winter
The phonograph used at l.. Bradley's
show Monday night is fine one but too
big for the A. o. U. w. hall. 1t would
do much better in the opera house.
Thanksgiving services will be held at
the Valley Christian church on Thanks
giving day at IL O'Clock. Sermon by
Rev. j. W. Jenkins.
The Glacier is indebted to Indian
Gardens ranch for big pumpkin. The
force can now have a little pumkin pie
social of their own.
Frank Davenport is attending the ir-
rigation congress in Portland as del
egate from Wasco county.
Born.