The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-05-16
This is the time that politix
Gets candidates into a fix;
The willy voter plays his triX-
His drink get all into mix
And nail him to his cruciflx.
His head is pillowed on the brix
And he becomes just good for nix.
Portland journal

Wheat in F. H. Buttons field, near
the boat landing, is headed out.
DIR. Jenkins office will be moved into
the Langille house next Monday.
III. Pugh went up to his claim near
Heppner Monday to be gone about a
week.
The Up-to-Date store has full line Of
tents and wagon covers direct from mills
at lowest prices.
Dry cedar shakes and fence posts for
sale at Mt. Hood store or inquire at
BOOTHS store in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Bateham have
adopted Veta, a three-year-old girl, from
the Oregon Children's Home.
Norman Young returned from visit
to his old home in New Brunswick last
week. He was gone two months.
The steamboat wharf at the boat land
ing is under water. The Columbia river
is rising quite perceptably every day.
. Mr.. Cooper of Portland, who has rent
ed the Arnold place near Tucker, ar
rived with his family last week and
took possession.
Hon. E. l.. Smith has bought back
the 40 acres he sold to Fred Bailey, part
of Beulah Land farm. Mr.. Smith sold
for $4,000 and bought back for $1,000.
Attorney B. S. Huntington of The
Dalles was in town last week. He was
engaged by the temperance people to
look after their interests at the council
meeting Thursday night.
The Up-to-Date store is running a
whole counter full of odds and ends in
shoes at prices that will move them
quick-Ladies, mems, boys, ,andchildren's
Come soon. Trading stamps given on
this sale.
Hon. j. w. Morton commenced cut
ting his first crop OF hay last week. This
accounts for the generous downpour OF
rain last Friday and Saturday nights.
Hay making in Hood River, it seems,
generally brings rain.
G. S. Smith took his father, mother
and laborer up to his place, Sunday,
TO put the man to work clearing the
land. This is the 100 acres Mr.. Smith
recently purchased a relinquishment OF
from Robert Wright.
j. B. Hunt is erecting neat office
building on his lot opposite Bone X
McDonald's. He will put in stock OF
paints, wall paper and mouldings, and
will hereafter keep full stocks in these
lines.
Mrs. Caroline Morton, mother Of Hon.
]. w. Morton, and daughter Nettie, OF
Salem, are visiting Mr.. Morton and rel
atives at White Salem. Mrs. Morton
formerly resided in Hood River and is
remembered by old timers.
A. E. Lake, republican candidate for
county clerk, was visitor in Hood XIV
er last Saturday. Mr.. Lake is the pres
ent incumbent of the office, and his
management of this important office has
been so acceptable to the people that he
was renominated by his party without
opposition.
Sam Bartmess put in his time yester-
day giving out yard-sticks to every one
who passed within block Of his store.
II YOU haven't got your yard-stick call
and get one. II Sam isn't running for
office, he may be looking ahead to the
time when he will be called by his par
ty to sacrifice himself on the altar OF
his country.
The ladies' aid society of the Valley
Christian church gave Mrs. +. i. Rich
ardson a pleasant surprise, Thursday
afternoon of last week, in honor OF her
birthday. A large number were present
and the afternoon was spent very pleas.
antly. A dainty lunch was served and
all went home having enjoyed pleas
ant afternoon.
The last monthly tea of the season,
given by the ladies of the Congregation
al church, at the home of DR.. and Mrs
Dumble, was well attended, there being
fifty ladies and gentlemen present. A
programme Of unusual interest and
merit vas presented. These teas have
been literally patronized by the public,
and for which the members of the and
society are highly appreciative. The
ladies will miss these monthly gather
ings until they are resumed again IN
September.
Just as we were going to press last
week w. p. Watson broughta lew speei.
men of vegetables iron his place west oil
town, among them pieplant leaf that
measured ~ inches across, the stalk OF
which was Is inches in length and "a
inches in diameter; asparagus sprouts
42Is inches long; q spud lS1s inches IN
circumference the largest way around
and II. inches by the shortest route, an
other spud that was l2 inches longs q
parsnip Is inches in circumference at
the crown; besides good, frm specimen
of six different kinds Of corn, fully ripe
and sound as a dollar. Now, Bro. Moore,
its your turn to "holler.