The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-12-26

The Artisans society of Hood River
has bought the Middleton property cor
ner of River and Third streets. This
property was formerly occupied by the
Davidson Fruit company as box fac
tory and the Artisans occupy the upper
floor for their lodge room. The society
will make extensive improvements by
building two-story addition on the
west end of the main building fronting
on River street, the lower floor to be oc-
cupied as store room and the upper
will be an extension of the hall room.
The upper story will be fitted up with
ante rooms and kitchen with all modern
improvements, making it desirable
hall for private suppers and entertain
ments, as well as for use Of the lodge on
regular meeting nights. This move by
the Artisans society may be start to-
wards making River street one of the
principal business streets in Hood Riv-
er. 1t has the easiest grade of any
street leading out of town, and when the
street leading through Riverview addition
is opened up to the State road, will be
the favorite driveway for all residents of
the west end from Idlewilde to Viento
and the Phelps creek communities.
Joseph A. Wilson has made sale OF
his farm AZ miles from town on the
Mount Hood road, to William A. Bo-
dine of Washington state and Mary and
Elizabeth Greenwell of Iowa. Consid-
Grafton 10000. This looks like a big
price, but it is one of the most prom
ising places in the valley. Mr..
Wilson is well known as a worker and
had his orchards and strawberry fields
in good shape. For this reason he was
able to sell for the snug sum of $4,000.
A nice Christmas gift, Joe. The par
ties who bought are to be congratulated
upon their good judgment in selecting
piece Of land like Joe Wilson'S. Mr..
Wilson will not leave Hood River; he
says it is good enough for him.
Mrs. Warren Wells arrived home last
Friday from an extended visit in Illinois
where she went 10 weeks ago to visit
her sick mother. Her mother died
while Mrs. Wells was there. Saturday
evening the neighbors gathered in force
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wells and
gave them a surprise. Some of the
neighbors supposed that Mr.. Wells had
been newly married and went prepared
to give the happy couple charivari,
but after matters were explained to
them, all joined in making the evening
pass pleasantly, and very enjoyable
evening was spent.
w. V. Johnson met with a runaway
accident Saturday. He was driving
along the road on the East Side
near ]. B. Rand's place, when his
two-horse team took fright at something
in the road and ran off the grade, throw
ing Mr.Johnson and his top buggy down
the embankment into the brush. He
was pretty badly bruised and stunned
for awhile, but no bones were broken.
His buggy was only slightly damaged,
but he had to cut the harness all to pie
ces to get his horses out OF the tangle in
the bushes.
Thirty-fve sacks of mail were dstrib-
uted by Postmaster Yates Wednesday.
Sherman Young, the rural mail carrier,
had merry Christmas distributing
mail along his route on Christmas day.
He had half dozen mail sacks full, be-
sides boxes and packages, enough to fill
his wagon box which was on runners,
William Kennedy volunteered to go
with him. Mr. Kennedy sent to Port
land and got bob-sleds at cost of SIS
and presented them to Mr.. Young for
Christmas gift. Mr. Young now has a
$500 rig by which he earns the princely
salary Of 5000 year
The Dusty American and the Belle of
Georgia company of colored minstrels
will give a show at the opera house on
the evenings of December 25 and 26
This company of colored folks promise
something good in the way of genu-
inc negro minstrelsy. Sentimental songs
and coon songs till you can't rest for
laughing. To conclude with the funny
after piece entitled "Aucy Long"
DR.. Dumble had runaway accident
on the East Side Tuesday and was
thrown from his sleigh The team got
away and fetched up against tree.
No one was hurt, but the sleigh was
wrecked.
Hon. J. N. Williamson, our congress-
man elect, has been invited TO come to
our good roads meeting tomorrow, and
it is expected he will accept the invita-
tion.
Furniture for Sale.-The furniture
now in the Fox house will be TO-. sale
January l. Call and see it.
H. R. Lewis came up from Portland
Monday to spend the holidays with his
family.