The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-24

nood, good many apple trees are beinl
set. Among those who have planted
and are going TO plant in the spring are
Chris Dethman, Is acres; Friday q
Barnes, 20 acres; G. d. Woodworth, q
acres; r. +. HARRISON, Is acres; San
HARRISON, 10 acres; Sproat Bros, x
acres; Hans Lage, or acres; H. Hen
nagin, IL acres; P. A. Cox. acres
In four or five years from Row, wher
an electric railway will circle the valley
this neighborhood will be shipping ap
pies by the train load.
John Leland Henderson and J. f
Short have purchased one thousand
acres of land of the Oregon Lumber Co.
and will at once place it on the market
in quantities to suit purchasers. This
land lies on the Washington side of the
Columbia river, in Skamania county. II
is right along the river with a good
steamboat landing, known as Drano.
The one thousand acres are compare.
lively level and all is excellent fruit
land.
The old grave yard at the northwest
corner Of Paradise farm is in bad shape.
The few remaining graves there are sad
ly neglected and should be removed to
the cemeteries. This was the firstgrave
yard in Hood River, and since the cem-
etaries have been started, most of the
graves OF deceased relatives residing in
Hood River have been removed to the
cemeteries. The remaining graves are
mostly of persons whose relatives have
left the country.
The weather still continues mild, with
no snow yet in Hood River. A few
fakes of the beautiful were in the air
Tuesday morning, at 7 o'clock, but the
sun came out an hour later, and the day
proved to be one of the most delightful
OF this open winter. Children continue
to gather boquets Of butter cups and
purple iris and other wild flowers in the
fields. The fruit crop is all right yet,
but some fears are entertained for it.
The city marshal and street superin-
tendent has been notified by the mayor
and committees of the common council
tnat he will be required to enforce the
ordinances to prevent stock running
at large within the city limits during
the months Of December, January and
February, protecting shade trees and to
prevent the accumulation of leaves and
rubbish in the streets. A word to the
wise is sufficient.
The county commissioners allowed the
following bills for Hood River citizens !:
A. B. Billings, supervisor road district
35, $67 Robert Leasure, supervisor road
district s, $780, A. Ingalls,, supervisor
road district 4, $3.50; John Kroeger, su-
pervisor road district z, $78; Pioneer
Mills, bridge timber for road district 6,
1868; Mt. Hood hotel, meals to pris-
oners, $3.50.
Grant Evans and James DeBord have
sold the Bon Ton barber parlors to two
gentlemen, BARRIERS, from Portland.
Messrs. Evans & DeBord are artists in
their profession and good citizens, and
If they leave Hood River, as'we learn it
is their intention, they will leave behind
them host of friends who will wish
them prosperity wherever they may To-
cate.
Mr.. Tyler, who now owns the La
France place on Lyman Smith avenue,
is grubbing out the apple orchard and
preparing the land for strawberries.
This is some of the best soil in the val
ley for strawberries, but for apple trees
it is no good.
Frank Noble, who is stopping for the
winter at Beaverton, Washington county,
was in town last Friday on a business
trip. Frank says he will move back to
Hood River in the spring to stay. Too
much rain and fog in Webfoot for him.
s. H. Cox returned last week from
Portland and will remain in Hood River.
He finds there will be plenty OF work
for carpenters and builders to do in Hood
River. In fact the rush of work has
never let up during the winter.
The Dalles dramatic club gave a rem
dition of the play, Nevada, or the Lost
Nine" at Wasco last Friday night This
company may be expected to favor Hood
River with a performance as soon as we
get hall suitable.
Mrs. G. H. Gordon, a prominent
church worker OF Des Moines, Iowa, who
is visiting relatives in Hood River, will
speak at the n lssionary meeting to be
given at the Congregational church on
Sunday evening.
P. f. Fouts, wife and son started Mon
day for protracted visit to their old
Michigan home. Mr.. Fouts took with
him some samples of the fine apples he
grows on his ranch at Mt. Hood.
Another shipment of wall paper just
received at the Wall Paper Emporium.
They have now the largest and best as
sortment of wallpaper ever carried by any
house this side Of Portland.
Two half-grown tiger kittens strayed
to the home of Mrs. +. b. Barnes, Tues
day morning of last week. The owner
is requested to come and take them
away and pay for this ad.
Judge Byrkett Of Bingen, Wash, was
in town, Tuesday, trying to interest our
citizens in telephone line to connect
Hood River with the White Salmon
side.
Mrs. G. w. Phillips of Portland is
spending the winter with Mrs, Jas. In
gals. Mrs. Phillips finds relief from
asthma by coming to Hood River.
Mrs. Ii. f. Davidson gave party
Monday evening. good many OF her
friends attended and all report joyous
time.
Letters remained in the post office,
January 10th, for Mrs. Matte Martin,
]. II. Forsyth and Master Lindon Looky.
The Langile property, known as the
Langille House, in Hood River, is for
sale. Inquire at the Glacier office.
Paul Aubert, the Mount Hood mail
carrier, reports enough snow Tuesday
morning to whiten the ground.
Wanted-A desirable dwelling, CEN
trallv located, by February 18th. Apply
at the Glacier office.
George Alleck, after serving the state
at Salem for one year, returned home
Monday.
Milton Sunderland of Portland is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Howe and
family.
Regular meeting of the G. A. R. and
w. Il. c., tomorrow, at O'Clock.
Miss Bessie Wright is visiting friends
and relatives in Hood River.
B.F. Belieu is laid up with the grip.
S7.2O 10 Walla Walla and Return.
For the Northwest Fruit Growers
Association meeting, to be held at Walla
Walla January 2S-SOth, the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Co. will make a
rate of one and one.third fare 1920
from Hood River. Tickets on sale jan
uary 25th to 29th, and return trip must