The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-03-14

the county, was made as follows by tn
democratic central committee Saturday
Antelope, 3; Bakeoven, 2; Baldwin, 8
Boyd, 8; Columbia, 2; East Dalles, s
Bigelow, 8; Trevitt, z; West Dalles, 7
Deschutes, 2; Dufur, 4; Eight Mile, 2
Falls, 3; East Hood River, g; West Hoo
River, 5; South Hood River, 8; Kings
ley, 5; Mosier, 4; Mountain, i f; Nansene
2; Oak Grove, 8; Ramsay, 3; Shaniko
2; Tygh,3; Viento,2; Wamic, 6.
The old armory and the planning mill o
Coe x Stranahan have been purchased b.
company that will fit up the armor,
for big manufacturing concern. Worl
men are now engaged in reftting tn
armory. The new company will manu-
facture all kinds of holdings, brackets
columns, dadoes, ETC., and everythin,
needed in finishing work on new
buildings. The street running through
the Watson tract by the armory will b,
opened and the new manufacturing
plant will be right in town.
George Wilson was elected delegate
from the Christian Sunday school to thu
Sunday school convention at The Dalles
Rev j. W. Jenkins and G. L. Copple o
the same church are in attendance. Mrs
II. G, Shaffer, Mrs. j. r. Nickelsen anC
Mrs. 0. B. Hartley are the delegates
from the U. B. church. From the Con
gregational Sunday school Mrs F. B
Barnes, Mrs. FL. +. Davidson, Mrs. Eth
ell Button, Miss Eva Nicklason and Rev
J. l.. Hershner are delegates.
Capt. Coe returned last week from hii
trip to California. He was at Ft Yuma
and went 200 miles up the Colorado riv
er. He was offered a position at steam.
boating but didn't think he would like
the climate. The thermometer has been
known to keep up to 1856 for days at q
time at Fort Yuma. People sleep in
caves to get away from the mosquitoes.
1t was at Fort Yuma where it is said q
man died and went to hades and then
sent back for his blankets.
An old moss-back from Frankton dis
trict tells us a good one on Supervisor
Miller Of that neighborhood. Monday
when in town, he put on load of pro-
visions, etc., for the little Millers and
when within about 100 yards of home
stuck in the mud in the public highway
pulled his wagon in two and had to
haul his goods home on sled. Some
body ought to warn our supervisor out
to work the roads.
j. T. Bagley has sold his interest in
the Hood River and White Salmon ferry
and is now towing logs for the mill COM
panies with his steamboat. ]. W. Tay-
lor and Mr.. Rowland now own the ferry.
Mr. Taylor went to Portland Wednesday
to purchase a gasoline boat for the ferry.
The new company will also build barge
and will have things in shape to give
good service to the travelling public.
The Portland Association of Congre-
gational churches will meet in Hood
River, April l5-17, and not as formerly
announced, $40. President Stephen B.
l.. Penrose of Whitman college, Walla
Walla, and Rev. S. M. Freeland of Seat
tie will be among the speakers who will
be present.
Friday & Barnes report still another
sale of real estate. Wednesday they
sold A. l.. Newton's 10 acres, two miles
oOuIIl VI GOWH, W Nldih dIIOJG lOI
$4,000 Mr.. Parrott, who recently ar
rived from Nebraska, will move at once
on his place and Mr.. Newton will move
to town.
DIR. Brosius is having a sidewalk
built around his property he bought Of
Judge Prather, known as the Prather
block. 1t will be known hereafter as
the Brosius block. The sidewalk will
be great improvement to this sproperty,
the best business corner in town.
All who are interested in the forma-
ton of chorus choir, under Miss Lizzie
organist and tutor, are kindly
requested to meet at the Congregation
al church on Thursday evening, the Goth
inst at 8 p. m. No fee will be charged.
The Ancient Order of the Red Cross
will hold state convention at Portland,
Wednesday, April 23d. Each lodge
in the state is entitled to a delegate.
Hood River lodge will elect their dele
gate at their next meeting, March 22d.
Wednesday, on the road from
town to Mrs. X c. Clarke's residence,
one red shirt waist, one pink shirt waist,
one gray Russian blouse lined with red
velvet. Finder will please leave at the
Glacier office.
The republican congressional conven-
ton for the second district will be held
in Portland April 1st and the state con-
vention on the I'd. The democratic
state convention will be held in Portland
April 10th.
Eggs are now selling in Hood River
at l21a and l5c a dozen. 1t is not likely
they will go above this price before
awberry time. The hens may then
be expected to go on strike till prices
advance.
All men with fat pocket books or good
bank accounts would better heed
Caesars warning, "Beware of the Ides
Of March" That's the date of the
Easter openings among our milliners.
j. II. Gerdes is raising his building
and enlarging it and making more rooms
and getting ready for the rush of busi-
ness that will soon be here. He will
run boarding and rooming house.
The weather is very much like March
weather-sunshine, rain, wind and more
sunshine. The streets and roads would
be dry and dusty if the rain could let up
for three or four days.
The new box factory of the Davidson
Fruit Co. is finished and the workmen
have been engaged during the past week
in removing the machinery from the old
D. A. Turner has sold his farm on the
East Side and is moving to town. August
PaasCh and George Robinson were the
purchasers of the farm; consideration
$4,000.
Ernest Jensen has large picture of
his little girl and her dog that he is very
proud of, and well he may be, as it is
fine picture. 1t was taken by w. d.
Rogers.
The democratic primary in East Hood
River precinct will be held in the store
room formerly occupied by the Denver
store, March 22d, at 2 O'Clock.
F. H. Stanton will have the Vigorit
stump powder for sale in Hood River
March 15th--powder, caps and
iuse. You can get it in town Saturday.
Pearl Reed from Oregon City, cous-
n of Geo. F. Coe, has bought lots in
Parkhurst and is building preparatory
70 bringing his family here,
Fred Coe is building a neat little cot
age on his lot on State street, adjoining
his fathers house. We understand the
cottage will not be for rent.
Warren Wells brought in a load of
irst-class Yellow Newtown apples on
that were bought by W. ].
Baker at $l.75 per box.
Hon. Z. /. Smith wants half a dozen
boxes of first-class apples of different
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