The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-08-06

The following party went to Cloud
Cap Inn Saturday morning, returning
Monday: Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Craig,
Portland; Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Hall.
Portland Mrs. ]. L. Rand, Hood River
Miss A. G. Smith, Hood River; Misses
Eva and Julia Chesley, Fargo,
North Dakota; George M. Webster,
Portland; A. p. Bateham, Hood
River. The party started at o'clock in
the morning, took breakfast at the toll
bridge and reached the Inn before noon.
The weather was cool and clouds OBJ
structed the view to the west. The
party roamed over the glaciers and
took some 40 or so kodak views OF points
OF interest. The whole party declare
they will return again prepared to make
the summit. Mr.. Bateham says that
the early morning is the time TO make
the trip, when the air is moist and the
dust does not rise. Charlie Rathbun OF
the Transfer company drove for the
party with six horse team.
The Glacier force feasted on trout
from Maple Dell, Monday. The fish
we're delivered by &. X. Castner with
the compliments Of his party who are
camped on the West Fork OF Hood River.
Thev were delicious. Thanks. Mr.
Castner and wife returned Sunday from
an eleven days outing, during which
time trip was made in to Lost Lake
and back the same day. Mre. Castner
walking nearly all the way from Maple
Dell and back. Saturday, Mr.. Castner,
Charlie. Theresa and Mrs. Lou Morse
caught 32O trout in the lake branch. 1t
is a good fisherman who can land a big
ger string than Mrs. Morse, who can
wade the stream and climb the rocks
with the best of them. Among those
camped at Maple dell are Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Castner, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Castner, w. Dash and family and Mrs.
| Lou Morse.
Mrs. ]. f. Batchelder has been enter
tanning many Portland friends at her
UNIQUE camp in the beautiful Idlewilde
grove. among them Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Iombardi, Murice Lombard, Miss Lucy
Lombardi, Frank Bell, A. L. Craig, gen.
eral passenger agent of the 0. r. & N,
and his wife, r. NJ. Hall, advertising
agent for the o. r. & N. and wife and
the Misses Ledyard of Fargo, North Da-
kota. Mr.. Craig and Mr.. Hall were
much surprised and pleased with the
improvements Mr. Batchelder is making
on his property and the enterprise dis
played. The natural attractions of the
site of the proposed Country Club Inn
were a surprise and delight to all. The
cottage now nearing completion will be
ready to receive guests about August 10.
The Hood River Commercial company
has undergone a change in the firm
name. 1t is now Mayes Bros, Ed and
Joe Mayes having purchased the inter
ests of Miss Emma Bonney. Miss Bon
ney will continue as bookkeeper. The
Mayes brothers have well earned the
reputation of being energetic and up
to-date business men, and their friends
are legion. The new firm will 60 out
of the grocery line and confine their bu.
siness to keeping first-class meats and
| vegetables. Improvements to facilitate
the work in the store and add to its at
tractiveness will be made soon.
A rate war is promised on the Colum-
bia. Manager Campbell Of the Regu-
lator line declares that if it is necessary
to force the other company out of busi-
ness he would put on the steamer Bailey
Gatzert and carry passengers between
The Dalles and Portland for the
sum of 25 cents each way and bring
freight back free OF charge. Officers of
the new company, with the steamer
Spencer say they will be in position to
fight the Regulator line until they come
to terms.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Atterbury went
to Portland, Monday, by boat. They
were accompanied by Mrs. lida Ewing
of Salt Lake City, who has been the
guest OF Mrs. Atterbury. Mrs. Atterbury
and Mrs. Ewing, after spending a few
days in Portland, will go BY
steamer to San Francisco. Mr.Atterbury
will follow later, and both expect t.
spend the winter in California, wherC
their daughter, Miss Nola, is attending
school.
The following Hood River young peo
pie Joined party of Dalles excursion
lists, Sunday, and made the trip by
steamer to Collins: Barton Davidson
Miss Vera jackson, Miss Laura Cramer
George Slocom, Will Davidson
Major Booth, Miss Edythe Fisher
They enjoyed good time and George
Slocom, the bookstore mar, says he new
er had so much fun in his life.
Miss Henrietta Eliot and Sam Elio
are up from Portland. For the pas
, three weeks they have been guests o
} Captain G. G. Calkins, on q cruis
down the Oregon coast on the new U. {
| light house tender Heather. Most 0
J the light houses from Cape Blanco t
. Tillamook head were visited, stops
several days being made at Port Ortord
Coos and Yaquina bays. AS pleasur'
trip the voyage was delightful.
Ralph and Edgar Button are hom
from Oakland, Calf. Ralph will ente
I Berkeley next year as freshman AM
pursue some branch OF engineering
. while Edgar will do another year Q
high school work. Ralph says tha
Roy Slocom, who is with the America
Steel and Wire company in San Fran
cisco, will be in Hood River, Saturday.
Mrs. E. A. Klippel of Portland, vii
' of the superintendent OF telegraph fC
the o. R. &. n. company, died Monda
: night, in Hood River, Of tuberculosis
] Mr.. and Mrs. Klippel bad peen campe
on land bought of Lyman Smith. Mrs
| K ippel leaves one child, an S-year-ol
, boy. The body was taken to Portlan
Tuesday, for burial.
G. II Stanton of Dukes valley was
} town Tuesday with load OF spuds froi
! his ranch He says the Bone ditc
is now furnishing plenty Of water to ii
{ farmers of Dukes valley G. r. Boz
! is irrigating 20 acres Of clover and ]. {
Cameron II acres. The little vale
s will now bloom and blossom as the ros
Thomas Calkins and his cousin Re
!, Calkins are preparing to leave for Il
I harvest fields OF Sherman county. RI
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