The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-22

In the neighborhood of the Columbia
nursery there are quite number OF
substantial improvements. Mr.. Upton
is building house on land bought of j
S. Tendick. Mr.. Tommy has his house
nearly completed. w. A. Chapman is
just finishing commodious barn. Mr..
Mahoney, who bought part of Disbrow' s
place, is building barn. Mr.. Cash has
nearly completed a neat house. Mr.. j.
Emmil is building an addition to his
residence under the hill. Several more
buildings are being planned for the near
future.
James DeBord has purchased the
homestead right OF E. r. Bradley to l50
acres Of land, on the East Side, nine
miles from town. Mr.. DeBord expects
to commute on the claim in about IA
months. The land is admirably situa-
ted for the growing OF fruit trees, and in
the course Of time Jim will become one
of the apple kings in this famous fruit
section.
f. II. Miller is now running the hay
baler alone, his brother Warren having
withdrawn from the firm. Mr.. Miller
reports the hay crop heavy this year.
He has baled so far this season about
$50 tons. Last week he shipped car
load of timothy and clover mixed to the
Oregon Lumber Company at viento.
Clover hay is now selling for $l2 a ton !;
timothy $iS.
The individual who appropriated the
surveyors tape reel from George p.
Crowell's porch Saturday afternoon,
had better return the same to John Le-
land Henderson Immediately. Mr..
Henderson knows the guilty person
and will have him arrested if this is
not done.
Lafe Little and family returned a
week ago last Saturday from Vancouver,
where they visited Mr.. Little's uncle,
W. N. Cross, for ten days. Mr.. Little
and family are camped at Charles
Davis reservoir, on the East Side, where
they will remain until they start for their
new home in the Yakima country.
G. w. Rowan and A. Crawford of
Castle Rock, Cowlitz county, WASH,
were visitors in Hood River Friday.
They had been prospecting for timber
claims in the country east OF Mount
Adams, but found that the good timber
had all been located. Mr.. Rowan is
practicing attorney at Castle Rock
Burnett Duncan made sale last week
Of IS acres of his East Side farm for 5000
to Charles Boardman of Sherman coun-
ty. He also sold corner lot on West
Oak street, near S. II. Cox's new dwell
ing house, to DIR. F. G. Brosius; consid-
Grafton, $780,
Friday & Barnes made sale last week
of 10 acres OF the Harry Bailey place to
T. E. McGrath OF Tacoma; considera-
ton IS, 900. Mr. McGrath will take pos
session of his new fruit ranch the first
of September.
R. Kirbyson and family left during
the week for Alsea Bay, Lincoln county,
where they will sojourn for while and,
if they like the country, will remain. II
not, they will move on to Sonoma coun-
ty, California,
School in the Frankton district will
oEen Monday, September l5. G. ii.
Cromell of California has been secured
as principal with the Misses Edna and
Stella Brown of The Dalles as assistants,
D. S. Sparks. Of ST., Johns, Kansas,
bought, last week the Stephens 80 acres
opposite the Barret school house; con-
sideration, $4,000. Friday & Barnes in
stituted the sale.
Miss Bernice and Frank Wyman will
go to Walla Walla September |, where
they will attend the Seventh Day ,Ad-
vent college near that place.
g. D. Boardman is building a 81, 200
dwelling house on his land bought of w.
G. Clelland, on the East Side. S. H.
Cox has the contract to build the same.
G. D. Eatinger has lumber on the
ground to build an $500 dwelling house
on his place at Belmont. B. +. Belieu
has the contract to build the same.
The Frankton school house recently
received fresh coat of paint. In the
fall the three acres of play ground will
be inclosed with fence.
Benjamin j. Barnett, who recently
purchased the Chris Nicklesen property
at Belmont, is preparing to build house
on the same.
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Mrs. Ida Crapper's house in the eoun-
try. The addition will be IA X %, story
and one-half
George Knapp and family of 0dell,
who have been stopping in John Kra-
gers house, left for Michigan last Fri
day.
John Kreger has good dry yellow pine
l6-ineh wood that he is delivering in
town. See him for your winters wood.
Henry Buskirk and Frank Neff re-
turned, last Friday, from st. Martins
Springs, both much improved in health.
. Mrs. +. /. Smith and daughter Anna
have returned from an outing at Gear
hart Park, Clatsop county.
J. W. Overbaugh Of White Salmon
was q pleasant visitor at the Glacier
Office Saturday.
Professor Gnennell will be principal
OF Pine Grove school and Miss Mara
Smith assistant.
Mrs. r. =. Harrison and two daugh-
ters went to Portland Friday for q
weeks visit.
F. W. Angus sold 10 acres last week to
q. W. Carr Of Cowlitz, Wash.