The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-29

crossing rapidly, and the owners Of the
road expect to be moving the fall crop
OF Klickitat county wheat before snow
flies. The incline at the Lyle landing
is fast assuming shape. A wharf boat
will be built to enable the rapid trans
| fer OF grain from the cars to the river
steamers. There are large number OF
railroad ties piled near the landing, and
grading for the railroad bed is being
rushed through with large force of men
and teams.
Captain Jack Bagley with his steam
tug Maja took party Of 20 excursion
lists to the Cascades Sunday. The boat
turned in at the Little White Salmon
and assembled nearly to the flume.
While returning in the evening the
Maja proved too much in a race with
the Glenola and reached the Hood
River landing considerably In the lead.
Monday, Captain Bagley took small
crowd to The Dalles for the circus.
III. o. Everhart made sale OF his gro
cery store, last week, to ]. Il. Hanna
and will retire from active business un-
til some future proposition presents it.
sell Mr.. Everhart has been in the
grocery business for the past three or
four years, and the many friends he has
made here during that time hope to see
him remain among them and to cast his
fortunes with a greater Hood River.
I. ]. Cunning has the foundation and
cellar built for a palatial residence on
the hill near the cannon house. The
building, with porch, will be 32x50,
two stories. L. Bradley is the architect
anG j. Il. Blount will do the carpenter
work. MIR. Cunning will have one of
the best buildings in this pleasant
neighborhood, from which the view is
superb
The Lage, Harrison & Hinrichs
threshing crew finished up threshing for
this season on the Malcolm Moody place
last Thursday morning. They threshed
$50 bushels OF wheat and oats on the
Moody place, Of which place H, r. Lage
has charge. The wheat on the Moody
place went 25 bushels to the acre and
the oats so. By weight the oats yielded
at least 60 bushels 20 the acre.
w. P. Watson sold 800 lots Of his prop
erty at Yaquina Bay last week. Mr..
Watson reports 1000 tents at Newport
and lots Of new cottages. He says the
bathing facilities at Newport are per-
fectly safe for men, women and children.
No one has ever been drowned bathing
at Newport
]. ]. Auckey is putting up a black
smith shop on the property adjoining
Jim Hunts paint shop, on First street.
Frederick 4 Arnold are doing the CAR
penter work. Mr.. Luckey will have an
extensive and up-to-date blacksmith
shop, including steam hammer and
other like appliances,
DR.. @. FL. Jenkins and family re
turned, Monday from three-weeks'
outing on the Little White Salmon,
and the doctor is again prepared 10
meet the wants Of his patrons for all
kinds Of dental work. The Glacier is
indebted TO d.. Jenkins for string of
big fat trout.
Rev. II. G. Shaffer brought to town
from q. ID. Woodworth's place some
berries known as the tree strawberry.
They grow on bush and seemto be a
cross between the strawberry and rasp-
berry. The fruit is handsome but its
flavor is something like the thimble
berry.
u. II. Nichols went to The Dalles,
Saturday. About the 1st OF September
he will start East to visit relatives in
Iowa and Arkansas whom he has not
seen for 27 years Mr. Nichols is an
old soldier and served in the oath Iowa
in the civil war,
Fred Bailey was in town Saturday re-
celying the congratulations OF his friends
over the arrival Of bouncing boy at his
house last Saturday morning. This is
No 5 for Fred, and he is as proud of it
as he was of his first born.
/. N. Blowers and wife left Monday
morning for visit with Judge A: D.
Blowers, a cousin of Captain Blowers,
at Seattle. Before returning, Mr.. and
Mrs. Blowers will visit Port Townsend
and Victoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. I. Stadelman OF Trout
Lake spent last week in Portland and
Vancouver on business and pleasure,
and gave the Glacier office a pleasant
call while on their way homes
Dr. j. L, Watt returned last Saturday
from Gearhart Park. Mrs. Watt and
daughter Avis, whose health is improv-
ing at the seaside, will remain there for
some time.
The tax payers Of the new school dis
trict cut off from Pine Grove will meet
at Jerome Wells vacant house, Septem-
Der l3, at 2 O'Clock, to organize the dis
trict.
Mrs. L. Booth, son Hobart and daugh-
Ter Leah, of The Dalles, who have been
camping with Major Booth and mother
at Mount Hood, will return home today.
Elmer Rand, Fred b. Barnes and Pro
fesHor G d. Thompson went up to the
toll bridge, last Friday, for fishing
trip.
Mrs. H X. Hines of Portland was in
Hood River last week, the guest Of Mrs.
George p Crowel.
E. A.. Newly, state organizer for the
Prohibition state committee, was in the
valley last week.
The Prather Investment company are
proud of a new SlS5 Remington type