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

Visited Eastern Oregon.
Hon. Il. L. Smith, president of the
state board of horticulture, returned
Wednesday morning from an official
visit to Union and Baker counties.
Judd Geer. of Cove, horticultural COM
missioner for the Fifth district, accom-
panied Mr.. Smith on his trip, and they
went as far as the upper John Day
country and visited Mt. Vernon and
Prairie City. Mr.. Smith says the
fruit raised in these remote sections
Is first class in quality, and the or
chards are comparatively free from
fruit pests. The farmers along the
John Day also raise large quantity
of hay. The ranchers are contented
with their country and are pros
porous lot of people.
Mr.. Smith thinks that with the in
PRODUCTION of railroads into this coun.
try there will be great increase In
the production of fruit of various
kinds. At present apples are grown
only to meet the demands of the
locality. Green aphis Is the chief
fruit pest; as at present the orchards
are troubled but little by the Goblin
moth The isolation of the orchards
and their elevation-3,500 feet above
sea level-is no doubt helping in this
matter.
Union will have a full crop of ap-
Piles and pears this year. While here
Mr.. Smith met Professor A. b. Leck-
enby, who is in charge of the branch
state agricultural experiment station
located at Union. Professor Leckenby
says he has discovered native Ore
gon grow of the Bromus variety,
which he thinks is greatly superior to
the famous imported species.
Arrivals at The Firs the past week en-
route TO Cloud Cap Inn we're: Mr.. and
Mrs. John Schenck Of The Dalles, and
party, Miss May Waldron and Miss
Harriet Murphy Of California and Miss
Harriet Marden Of The Dalles; Mr.. and
Mrs. David Burnett, San Jose, CAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Mcdonald, McMinn-
vile; Mayor and Mrs. G. P. Bishop,
Salem; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Hoyt,
Portland.
Miss Sallie Hoar, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her brother, A. N. Hoar, and
family, on her return trip from an
extended tour through California,
Washington and Oregon. The lady
expresses herself as being delighted
with our country and climate, and
thinks the scenery along the Colum-
bia river is far grander than anything
she has ever witnessed.
Sparks from railroad engine started
a fire last week near the Nicolai mill.
The flames got beyond control and
swept up the bluff to the top Of Bald
mountain. The settlers OF the neighbor-
mood spent severl days and night getting
the fire under control, and in beating
wood camp at the top of Haynes hill
where 300 cords of wood are cut and
stacted.
The hot wave that visited all of Ore
gon last week was not so severe in Hood
River as in other places. In Eastern
Oregon, in some places, it is said the
mercury went up to 1l8e. The hottest
day here this summer was last Satur-
day, when the mercury went up to
96o. Since then it has ranged in the
sos in the hot part of the day.
John Fredburg of Monkl and, one
of the solid farmers Of Sherman
county, was in Hood River during the
week to engage men for harvesting and
crew for his threshing outfit Mr..
| Fredburg has 600 acres in wheat and
says the crop in Sherman county is up
to the usual standard of excellence,
Mrs. M. Sue Adams will soon fence up
the road west of the Jenkins donation
land claim, leaving 80 feet of her land
on the east side for a road. The road
will have to be worked before it can be
travelled. She wishes to call the atten-
tion of the city council to that fact.
Max McClay, representig the Port
land Evening Telegram, was in Hood
River Thursday. Mr.. McClay has his
camera with him, and is gathering
Columbia river scenes for his paper.
He spent Wednesday night on Memo
loose Island.
A stereopticon entertainment will
be given by j. w. Jenkins in the
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July 25. Mrs. Morgan will sing "The
Holy City," Admission-adults, 15c.;
children, lOc.
DIR. G. II. jenkins and family will go
into camp on the Little White Salmon
week from next Monddy. He will make
trips to Hood River Fridays and Sat
urdays Of each week.
Col. H. V. Gates, of Hillsboro, the
man who owns and manages electric
and water plants in various towns
and cities of Oregon, was in Hood
River Wednesday.
/ Misses Joan and Mary Ke lleher, teach
ers in the Chicago schools, arrived in
Hood River Monday last. They are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. N. Tostevin.
Captain Avery Of Hartford, Connecti-
cut is spending the summer at Egger-
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Eggert.
Frank Parker stepped on nail a
short time ago and as result is going
about on crutches. He has suffered a
great deal from his wound.
John Wellburg OF Mosier was in town
Monday, on his way to Stevenson, where
he will work in the timber for the Cas-
cade Lumber Company.
Miss Farnham Of Pacific University,
Forest CIR owe, is spending few days
at Eggermont, the guest of Mrs. F.
Eggert.
Mr.. II. M. Abbott win sell the en-
tire stock of the Horse Shoe Clothing
House at public auction on Saturday,
July 20, at 10 a. IN.
William Pugh is building an addition
to his barn. He has made several improve
ments on his place the past year.
i Louis Baldwin is working nights in
Mr.. Koontz' sawmill out at Mount
Hood, running the planer.
Mrs. L. Parker came up from Port
Ian Monday night TO spend few days
in Hood River.
James Parker returned to Hood River
the first of the week.