The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-09-19
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changes that had been made on the face
OF nature in Hood River valley in that
time. He got lost several times before
he found different ones he was looking
Tor. Mr. Blossom says the forest fires at
Mount Hood were awe-inspiring and
destructive of some fine timber, but on
the whole did as much good as harm in
consuming the old trash that had been
accumulating for years. At one time the
store OF Booth q Co. was threatened by
the flames, and a force OF men were
kept fighting fire for several days.
+, G. Church, who came here about
two years ago, is a new settler who is
well satisfied with having come to Hood
River He purchased the country home
OF the late f. +. Savage, 20 acres, pay
ing $500. This last season he kept
strict account OF the work done upon
l1a acres in strawberries. Every item,
even to hauling to town, was jotted
down. After deducting all expenses,
the net income from the y acres was
500. Mr.. Church values his 20 acres,
with the improvements, at $1,000
Rev. G. d. Nickelsen and family, who
have been visiting in Hood River, left
Wednesday for their new home at Col
fax, Wash Mr.. Nickelsen was assigned
to Colfax by the late conference. The
Colfax charge is one OF the best in the
Columbia river district, standing next
to Walla Wala and Spokane. Mr.
Nickelsen keeps moving up. The Gla-
cier eongratulates him on his promo
tion.
M. +. Jacobs and II. J. Frederick re-
turned last week from their trip TO the
coast. They visited Newport and Alsea
Bay, Mr.. Jacobs says he saw the "ele-
phant" and also q whale. A sperm
whale about 60 feet long WAS washed
ashore near Seal Rock, last May and
still lies on the beach in a good state
OF preservation, Mr.. Jacobs could see
nothing in the coast country that would
induce him to live there.
Hon. William Coate of Trout Lake,
who was delegate to the state conyen-
ton at Tacoma, stopped over in Hood
River, last Thursday to visit with his
wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. j, Byr-
kett. The convention endorsed the gov
ernor's railway commission proposition,
renominated Jones and Cushman for
congress, and nominated Humphrey for
the third man on the congressional
ticket.
Mark Il. Thomas has his new house
at Pine Grove inclosed and will give it
the finishing touches after he has moved
in for the winter. He built a wood
shed for Mrs. Jennie Benjamin, also
one for Mr.. Perry, who bought 100 acres
of the Turner place Mr.. Perry will
occupy the wood shed with his family
while his dwelling house is being built
Mr.. Thomas commenced Monday to
build barn for j. R. Crosby at Odell.
Jack Coon, an Indian who resides
here, came in Monday from the buckle.
berry patches near Lost Lake and re-
ports that while he and his family were
absent from camp picking berries on
Sunday the fire visited the camp and
destroyed ally his bedding and provisions
and burned the stock off his gun. He
says that 1t was with difficulty that they
escaped with the team and wagon.
The executive committee of the Hood
River fair held meeting last Saturday,
when it was decided that the price of
admission should be 10 cents. Exhibit
ors will be allowed to- purchase season
tickets for 25 cents. DR.. Watt and A. p.
Bateham resigned from the committee
on programme and G. l., Gilbert,
Charles N. Clarke and Major Booth
were added to the committee.
The teachers of the western end OF
the county met at the Hood River school
house last Saturday and arranged for
meetings to be held once in two weeks
for the purpose of studying Whites
t'Art of Teaching" The next meeting
will be held Saturday, September 27.
All teachers of the valley are cordially
invited to come and take part in these
meetings.
George P. Crowell has commenced
the erection OF brick building on his
lot adjoining the Tieman temple. The
new building will be occupied by Butler
& Co., bankers, and will be constructed
especially for the bank. Workmen are
now engaged removing the big oak tree
and eycavating for the building.
Uncle Oliver Bartmess is the boss
fisherman He went up Hood river
alone two miles, Thursday, and brought
home a gunny sack half full of large
Salmon trout, l6 in ALL Other sports
from town were fishing in the same
neighborhood and didn't get a fish.
Uncle Oliver is SO years old.
DIR. Watt was called to Mosier Friday
to attend Judge l.. j. Davenport, who
was stricken with paralysis on Wednes-
day. He lay unconcious for 48 hours,
but was some better on Friday. Miss
Kate Davenport is in Portland hospi-
tai, where. it is said, she underwent an
operation for appendicitis.
R. P. Groves of Bordulac, n. D., was
visitor in Hood River Wednesday.
Mr.. Groves is school teacher. He
had heard of Hood River, had eaten our
strawberries in Dakota, and while max
ing tour of the Northwest, thought he
ought to see Hood River.
For the Carnival at The Dalles, Sep
tember 80, October /, 2, 3 and 4, and for
the Fruit Fair at Hood River, October
s, 8, 10 and IL the Regulator Line will
sell tickets from points between The
Dalles and Cascade Locks at one fare
for the round trip.
The site OF the Hood River fair has
been located in Oak street, between
Fourth and Fifth. Lumber is now be-
ing hauled for the frame work for the
canvass. The canvass, which is 100 X 40
feet in size, was bought and paid for
for our fair two years ago.
g. w. Parsons lost his watch Wednes-
day morning. He called at the Glacier
office and had an ad written describing
the lost watch. In less than 10 minutes
after the ad was written the watch was
found. 1t pays to advertise in the
Amos Underwood passed through
Hood River for the first time 80 years
ago last Thursday, September IL. The
trail passed through where the town is
now located and through Paradise farm
and on to Frankton, going down the
bluff below Davenport's planer.
Owing to the burning of the railroad
bridge at Multnomah Falls, the train
service between here and Portland was
from SIP. m. Thursday till Q
p. m. Friday OF last week, during which
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