The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-29


William Westerlund and his assistant,
Fred Lundahl, of the William Wester-
lund & company OF chicago, Western
immigration agents of the Hartman
railway system, arrived in the city on
No. 5, Tuesday, in charge of party of
home-seekers consisting of the following
William Westerlund, Fred Lundahl, A.
Ossowski, Otto Anderson, Edward An
derson, Saul Johnson, S. Rosenberg,
John Nelson, Charles Weeks. William
Westerlund < company being the East.
ern agents of Geo. d. Culbertson & Co.,
of Hood River, the party was taken in
charge by the latter gentleman and Civ
en- a ride over Hood Rivers famous val
ley, viewing its vast fields of strawber-
ries and the big red apples that hang
from the trees. The party crossed the
Columbia Wednesday morning to visit
Hood River Fruit Home Colony to get
a view of that section Of the country.
There will be party of eight Dowieites,
members of the Westerlund party to ar
rive today, Wednesday. These gentle
men are bona fide seekers after homes,
not only for themselves, but should they
be suited with our country, many fami-
lies will soon follow,
E. D. West and family returned from
Morrow county, Tuesday, and went out
to their homestead, where they will re-
main until they mako final proof. Mr..
West went to Morrow county and rent
ed wheat farm, hoping to make enough
money to come back to Hood River and
improve his homestead as he would
like. He did better than he could have
done here working in the mills and
lumber camps, but he thinks he had to
work too hard to make what he did. He
says Hood River is good enough for him
and he will wander no more. He found
it no easy job to get up before daylight,
feed and hitch up eight horses, load 70
sacks Of wheat and haul 25 miles to
Arlington over heavy grades. alkali dust
and with poor water to drink; then, at
late hour at night, roll up in his blan-
kets under the wagon. The reality of
such life doesn't lend the enchantment
it might at distance-at least not for
him.
Mcclure Bros have brand new sau-
sage mill, Brecht, one of the best in
use. The mill will grind rs pounds of
meat in Is minutes All their sausages
will now be made in their own shop.
People who have favorite dogs had bet
ter look out for their CANNES. This
firm also has new top for their deliv-
cry wagon, which was smashed in a
runaway last week. III. f. Davidson did
the proper thing by making the delivery
wagon good as new. Snow & Upson
made the new top, which shows their
good workmanship. e. L. Rood did
the painting and lettering.
The sad news of the death OF Lloyd
Cole, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Cole, was received in Hood River last
Saturday by letter from Mrs. Cole to
Mrs Edgar Wright He died at Los
Angeles, CAL, October II, 1903, of scar
let fever and diphtheria. He was a
bright little boy, loved by all who knew
him. His parents have the sympathy
of their many friends in Hood River.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. D.Shafer of Wabash,
Indiana, are visiting Hood River on an
prospect tour with a view of making
Hood River their home should they de-
velop a liking for our valley. So far
they are well pleased with what they
have seen of the valley.
G. S. Wheeler presented the Glacier
with samples of the Rome Beauty apple,
grown ON his place. They are h andsome
apples and good as they look. Mr..
Wheeler claims to have the only trees
of this variety of apple in Hood River.
DR.. 0. A. Shaw, graduate optician,
is in the city this week, stopping at the
Mount Hood hotel. DR.. Shaw is an old
neighbor of our townsman, Colonel W.
b. Perry, when he was living in Ne
vada.
The ladies' aid society of the Gongre.
galional church will meet Friday after
noon in the lecture rom of the church.
Come early; large amount of work to
be done.
Mrs, Scammon ard Mrs. 81 aver came
up from Portland last week and spent
Sunday visiting the family of c. H.
Stranahan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Mckay Of Port
land, accompanied by their daughter,
Mrs. Frank Mccarthy, are guests at the
Country Club.
Mrs. Julia Knapp has sold her home
stead on the coast and invested in bus-
ness property in Hood River
Mr.. and Mrs Phil Mathews went to
Portland Saturday to hear Nordica, re,
turting Sunday morning.
Miss Ethel Robards is teaching school
at Smock. Her school began some two
weeks ago.
Mrs. j. P. Shaw went to Portland
Wednesday. She will return Sunday.
J. |. Miller is building an apple house
16x24.