The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
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Our German Visitors.
The distinguished party of German agrieul,
turallsts who are making tonr Iua Ul .ne TheIr
object in coming here Is to get Information
concerning Hood River fruit growing, ana y
il desired that the citizens here, especially Ihe
fruit growers extend the courtesy OF noon
inneh followed by a ride through the valley.
Innch will be served in A. y. U, W hall soon
affer the arrival Of the noon train from Fort.
land A committee OF ladies' mas Deen seiecteu Ist
To call upon their neighbors and learn what
each one will contribute toward the luncheoh'
Following is the Committee:
Mesdames s. f. Blythe, Il. e. HARRISON
John Kobu Wm paTSer Seecee Geo Rordan VIM
Ehrck, A. Ingalls, H. Il. Blocher b. +. shoe
macher, II. NJ Nickelsen., f. g. Church, A. D.
Blowers and j. w. Hinrich.
The following named ladies' nad reported |
mn 10 Thursday morning:
Mrs Castner biscuit and butter; Mrs Ed |
Nicholson, bread and pound OF conee; Mrs
Lewis, 25 cents; Mrs Anderson, polled nam
Miss Isenberg, fruit and bread; Mrs MetcaiI,
cake. Mrs Lindas, cake; Mrs Woodworth,
cake. Mrs Potter, cake and strawberries; Mrs
Eby. cake; Mrs Eby, cake; Mrs Boorman,
Boston baked beans; mrs ed CRSfGn, heans pehs anu
Peter Henrichs and l.. Struck VIII proVlue
strawberries, Ii. 'Prigge, cream, ana w. M
KeIlendonk, of Underwood, bologne sausage.
Others
the table should report at once TO MRS. >. r.
Blythe.
Divorces were granted at the May term
of circuit court at the Dalles to Milton
w. Pealer VS.. Phebe A. Pealer and
Joseph A. Knox VS. Katruch ID. Knox.
Mrs. j. T. Bagley is again in Hood
River, after two months visit in Spoo-
kane and Umatilla. Mrs. Bagley is
accompanied by her sister Mrs. Anna
Darcy OF New York city.
= Saturday, May 80, Memorial day, is a
holiday and the bank will be closed on
that day. Don't think bankers do TINS
lust to take it easy, but remember that
banking business transacted on holiday
is Illegal.
The evangelistic services at the taber-
nacle closed Sunday night, when many
were turned away, so great was the
crowd. Evangelist Holmes and Professor
Webb and wife are at che Union church,
Pine Grove, this week.
Barnes, the real estate man, sold j. E.
Hanna's grocery stock, good will and
fixtures to Ralph Reed of Colfax, Wash.
Mr.. Reed is a thorough business man
and a rustler and we have no doubt OF
his success.
Rev. ]. L. Hershner of the Congrega-
tional church is in Portland undergoing
treatment for his eyes. His family re-
ceived word Tuesday morning that the
doctor advised him to remain In the
city for week longer.
The brotherhood of Andrew and Philip
has received an offer of 500 for the
library. on condition that another SlOO
be secured. All parties interested
should confer with Lon Morgan, sec
retary, or Leslie Butler, treasurer.
The city Jail has an inmate in the per.
son Of L. w. Grove, whom Marshal
Cunning arrested Tuesday on charge
of carrying concealed weapons. he,
corder Niekelsen fined the man $lO and
costs, and not being able to pay he is
serving out a seven day sentence.
1t was an oversight that the Glacier
failed to mention last week that j. L
Eean Of White Salmon presented the
editor with box OF handsome strawber
ries. the first of the season. MIR. EgaI
has our best thanks for the deli
cious berries, and we apologize protusely
for our carelessness in the matter
Here's hoping Mr., Egan will have a
handsome berries next year.
ColonellRobert Cowden, Lit. D., of Day
ton. Ohio, will conduct a bible norma
institute in Hood River at the U. B
church June ell DR.. Cowden is Sun
dav school worker OF national fame anC
the opportunity to sit under his tultlol
is A rare one. Members OF all churche
are invited to enroll as members OF tn
class. The cost will be but few cent
each for necessary booklet and papers
There will be three sessions each day.
NJ. Dumas of Mount Hood was il
town Wednesday. He brought alon
and presented to the Glacier two head
of lettuce that beat anything ever see
in these parts. The lettuce was grow
in the open air and the heads measur
l6 inches across. Mr.. Dumas got tn
seed from his old home in France. II
also got a few strawberry plants from hi
old home, and II they do as well in thi
country as the lettuce they will be priz
winners.
Whisky to Indian cases are becomin
numerous. Indian Jake was arreste
last week charged with selling liquor
a reservation Indian. He was placed
iail by the marshal, but was given h
freedom by United States COMMISSIONS
Prather on the grounds OF insutficier
evidence Wednesday, Marshal Cul
ming chased down a white man who's
actions aroused suspicion. An India
claimed he secured whisky from Il
subject, but with no other evidence Il
case had to be dropped.
John Leland Henderson has pu
chased of John Middleton the 50xlO0 |,
now occupied by the law Office of A.
Jayne; consideration s., 500. Mr.. Hel
derson has also purchased 20 acres OF h
brother Louis farm near the But
place for 5000. The timber land de
at Chenowith in which Mr.. Hendersc
was interested has been closed, and Il
Portland capitalists now own practical
all the land along the Little White Ss
mon. Mr. Henderson is Of the opiniC
that the water power at Chenowith VI
be used to develop electricity for POI
land.
The Valley Improvement compaI
have got out contract whereby th'
bind themselves 10 furnish all the wat
needed in the valley, on the West 81 ]
for the next 10 years, or longer il Il
parties want TO contract for a long
period. II is quite necessary that the