The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-07

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coming from the northwest, sent it dowi
~ degrees in half an hour. Since theI
u has bren cloudy and cool, the ther
mometer ranging from 20 to 27 degree,
above zero. The chinook Of Frida,
melted the snow and made it into slusi
IA the roads and streets. The suddeI
change to treezinng weather soon mad,
the roads and streets glare of ice. The
coasting was improved, and youngster,
since had great sport gliding dowr
tne streets ON their toboggans and sleds
wednesday several inches OF snow fell
and towards evening it turned to rain
The streets and roads are now filled
with slush.
The Red Cross held their basket social
Friday night in Odd Fellows hall. Con.
siderlng the inclement condition OF the
weather, they had good attendance.
Hlelr programme, though short, was
interesting and all parts were very well
rendered. The cadet drill by the Is
yound ladies from the Barrett district
was particularly good, Notwithstanding
the fact that the stage was too small to
allow Tree movement in their evolu-
tlons. Barrett district holds some of
the most graceful, prettiest girlsin Hood
River valley,and we will be glad to have
them come oftener. Everybody was
well entertained and went away from
the hall glad they were alive. Receipts
from baskets and lunches sold amount
ed to $l6.4O.
j. h. Crosby of the East Side was in
town Monday. He reports that the
California quail are fiocking to the ranch
es on the East Side to get something to
eat: Several years ago Hon. Malcolm
A. Moody sent here half dozen of these
quail and they were turned out. Since
then we have had mild winters and the
quail have increased to several hundred.
Mr.. Crosby says about 60 of these hand
some birds feed daily at his place and
have become as tame as domestic fowls.
ID. A. Turner, who is probably the old
est inhabitant now in the valley, saws
that at one time these quail were plen-
tlful IN Hood River valley, but they all
perished one hard winter.
The man Weigle, mentioned by our
correspondent in another column as
starving his horses,is camped in small
one-roomed house near +. Fosberg's
Place. He has five children, one a girl
10 years old, and all are huddled in the
small house. He came. here from Wyo-
ming about two months ago, and being
In destitute circumstances, a subscrip-
ton was taken up for him by the good
people of the M. E. church. He refuses
to allow his daughter to be given home
where she could be properly clothed
and cared for. He should be looked
after by the authorities.
Hon. f. L. Smith returned Wednes-
day from Eastern Washington and Ida
no. He attended the Northwest Fruit
Growers Association at Walla Walla
and afterwards the institute at the uni
versity of Idaho, Moscow. He was
then invited and delivered an address
before the students OF the short course
in horticulture at the agricultural col
lege at Pullman, Wash. There was a
good attendance of farmers and horti-
culturists from the surrounding country.
Among the jurors selected for the
February term of the circuit court for
Wasco county we find the names of
H. j. Hibbard, G, L. Morse, Geo. T.
Prather, II. i. Davidson and d. G. Hill
of Hood River and A. B. Billings of Mt.
Hood These gentlemen are in luck to
be drawn at this time instead of for the
May term, when our strawberry har-
vest will be here. Court meets next
Monday.
The following named members OF the
Hood River lodge X, of p, attended the
X. of p. convention at The Dalles last
Saturday evening: C. E. Markham, Jas.
Stranahan, b. +. Belieu, w. A. Fire
baugh, Frank Stanton, J. f. Hendricks,
G. w. Graham, q. T. Prather. all re
port having been treated handsomely
by the members of the order at The
Dalles.
The icy roads after the sudden freeze
of last Friday caused lots of work for
the blacksmiths. They were kept busy
shoeing horses. j. r. Nickelsen and
VIM. Haynes worked nights and up to
II O'Clock Sunday to shoe horses 'or
those who had to travel. But the sn,.w
fall Tuesday stopped the horseshoeing
business, ,and then it was sleds thutn need
ed ironing.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Endeavor society OF the Val
ley Christian church II be held at the
residence of S. D. Garner, on Lyman
Smith avenue, Friday eyening, Feb. 9TH.
All members and their friends are re-
quested to be present.
Up to Monday, February Sd, only four
voters had registered before Judge Pra-
ther for the coming election. Judge
Prather has the necessary blanks, and
all voters should register before the
rush comes. Every voter must register
every two years.
Sunday was cloudy all day in Hood
River. According to the ground hog
story we may expect spring soon. Hicks,
the great weather prophet, says we will
have two more months of winter. Wen
see which of these two prophets know
best.
The decorations and papering in the
new room for Williams < Brosius' drug
store, in the Often building, are very
handsome. Stop in and see the room
as YOU pas by. The work is 10y
the artists Jackson & Firebaugh Of the
all EapeT EhlpuiIuHi'
The racket you hear in the rear of the
Glacier office, sounding like Maxim
gun in action, is the gasoline engine in
Cook 4 Cox's carpenter shop. This shop
is now well equipped for doing all kinds
of fancy work in house finishing.
Notice All persous having accounts
with me will please come in and settle
by cash or note in the next thirty days,
and those having any accounts against
me bring in your bills.
f. d. CALKINS.
j. w. Thompson, brother-in-law of NJ.
Z. McCarty, OF the firm of Ash & Co.,
arrived here from Quincy, Cal, Monday,
and will take partnership in the Paris
Fair. This brings additional capital to
the already large business of Ash x Co.
Mrs. John L. Henderson, who is now
at Bay st. Louis, Miss, was bequeathed
about $30,000 by her grandfather, who
died recently. Her four brothers and
sisters were each given the same amount.
Rev. w. G. Eliot will preach on his
regular meeting night, Wednesday, Feb.
18th, in A. o. L. W. hall. His subject
will be, "The Way of Life" Everybody
invited.
The conference of the Oregon district
of the r. c. J. G. L. ID. S. will be held
at the Saints church ,l4th, 10th and 10th
of February. There will be new speak
ers present.
The ladies' aid of the U. B, church
will meet this Thursday afternoon in
the lecture room of the U. B. church for
making nnilts- Enll ATTENDANCE de-