The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-15


there he enjoyed a visit to the Jewett
cottage. Mr.. and Mrs. A. HI. Jeweti
were early residents OF White Salmon
and selected as building site most
beautiful location. With a little artlfi-
cial aid they have converted an old In.
dian camping ground into the prettiest
home-place on the Columbia river. The
rugged beauty and picturesqueness oi
the scenery to be viewed from the Jew.
EFT home is equal to the noted scenes ol
Switzerland. The Jewett cottage is
favorite summer resort for Portland peo,
Pile, and large numbers Of them spend
their vacation with Mrs Jewett each
year. Mrs. Jewett made no effort this
year to secure summer boarders, but the
Portlanders were only too anxious tc
come. She has IS guests at present
with accommodations for 40.
The Hood River Electric Light com
pany has moved its Office and salesroom
into the Bone Bros. warehouse, the ac
commodations in the old quarters being
too cramped. This week the company
is putting in lights for the following res
dents on the hill: II. G. Stranahan, H
II. Bailey, N. G. Evans, H. j. Hibbard
d. E. Rand. The stores of j. H. Gill
H. M. Abbott and Carmichael Bros. arr
also being wired, while an arc light il
being hung over the street in front o.
the stores. The company is now using
two transmitting wires from the power
house, and when necessary it can put OF
third wire.
Captain Jack Bagley Of the steam tul
Maja took a party of excursionists tx
The Dalles, Sunday. All who went re
port pleasant time, and appreciated
the hospitality Of genial Captain Jack
A stop Of four hours was made in The
Dalles, the party leaving there at A; 81
and getting here at o'clock, after hav
ing made shorp stop at Lyle. The
Maja is well-built little tug, and has {
carrying capacity OF 25 passengers, Gap
tain Bagley is busy these days towing
piling from the White Salmon to thu
railroad camp at Lyle.
Contractor Richardson has completed
neat cottage for Charles jacobson
who .ecently purchased 20 acres of thu
Galligan place near Belmont. Mr.. ia
cobson expects to move here with hi
family faom Perry, Oregon, about Octo
Der l..
G. D. Eatinger harvested 1900 crate
of strawberries on IA acres on the Butt
place. He gave up one-half OF the crol
for rent of the land. Next year he viii
farm his own place, he having purchased
j. R. Nickelsen's 81 acres at Belmont.
Rudolph Andrews OF Wisconsin is Wis
iting j. H. Gill. Mr.. Andrews was {
business partner of Mr.. Gill's back il
Wisconsin, and his unannounced visit tC
Oregon was a pleasant surprise to Mr.
Gill.
Miss Una Wilson OF Dufur returned
home Tuesday, after a two weeks visi
with Miss Vera Jackson. Miss Wilson
and Miss Jackson are classmates al
Pacific university, Forest Grove.
Mrs. S. A. Bubb and two children O
Howell county, Missouri, arrived las
Wednesday with the intention of locat
ing in Hood River. Mrs. Bubb is thu
mother of Frank Gregory.
Miss Ethel Tassel of Laramour, N. D.
has resigned her position as teacher il
the Hood River public school, Th'
board of directors. have offered the posi-
ton to Miss Grace Earl.
G. L. Gilbert, county superintendent
of public instruction, left Monday fo
The Dalles to arrange for the COUNTY
teachers examination, being held il
that city this week
Oleta Assembly, No. 1903, of the United
Artisans, enjoyed a pleasant evening
Wednesday night, at the hospitablt
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Miller a
Frankton.
The ladies of Candy post, W. R. c.
will serve ice cream at the old RanC
store building, Saturday afternoon, from
2 O'Clock until dark, if the ice cream
lasts.
A forest fire ragged in the foothills o
Mount Defiance last week, west of tn,
ldleman place, but was got under con
troll without doing great deal of dam
age.
Mrs. G. II. Stranahan and daughte
Ida left last Thursday for visit will
friends and relatives in Portland. Mr.
Stranahan went down the next day.
The protracted hot spell began Il
moderate Monday when a west wine
sprang up, which by Tuesday mornin,
made things cool and comfortable.
The entertainment and dance at Tn
derwood, Saturday night, nettted some
thing between $40 and $50 for the ben
eft of the public school fund.
Monday night was the date set for an
adjourned meeting of the city council
but it was impossible to secure a quo
rum, and no meeting was held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy WILDER of Wayne
Nebraska, who have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Shoemakes, returned
home, Monday.
The threshing outfit of HARRISON
Lage 4 Hinrichs of the East Side begar
operations Tuesday, commencing at H
Lagos.
DR.. Eliot and family, accompanied
by Ralph Savage, will leave the latter
part of the week for an outing at Lost
lake.
Lindsey Hall OF Portland, who har
been Miss Teal's guest for the past thre,
weeks, returned home last week Thurs
day.
DR.. and Mrs. Guisendorfer of Tn,
Dalles visited in Hood River, Monday
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A
Cram.
Miss Veronique Marsant of Olympi
arrived in Hood River, Saturday, on
short visit to her sister, Mrs. Harrell.
E. P. Tobin, representing the Pacif
Paper company of Portland, was takint
orders in Hood River, Monday.
Miss Mabel Carter, who visited tw
weeks in Portland, returned to her hom
on the East Side last week.
Abe Foley is on the Little White Sal
mon doing team work for the Washing
ton Lumber company.
Mrs. Perry McCrory and daughte
will start today, Thursday, to Join Mr.
McCrory at Kalispel, Montana.
The Gabriel sisters, Iona and Ethel
are employed in the dining room of tn,
Umatilla house, The Dalles.
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