The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-21

Mrs. Chris Bartsch, who has spent the
winter in Hood River with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Graham, left Mon
day to Join Mr.. Bartsch at Calgary, a
point on the Canadian Pacific railroad
just east of the Rocky mountains. She
was accompanied to Vancouver, B. c.,
by Mrs. G. E. Williams. Mr.. Bartsch
has quite an extensive cattle buying
business at Calgary. He disposed Of
his interest in the Alaskan trade, but is
still supplying that market Mr.. and
Mrs Bartsch will make their home at
Calgary.
Among the guests present at the we'd
ding OF Miss Fay La France to Roy N.
Stearns in Portland last Thursday, were
the following, who are known to Hood
River people. w. J. Smith, Astoria;
Mr. and Mrs Dorrance Smith and Misses
Mildred and Doris Smith, Cascade Locks;
Mr.. and Mrs. s. J. La France and Miss
Mary La France, Portland; Mr.. Lyman
Smith, Miss Hester Howe, Miss Agnes
Dukes and Mrs. A. L. Parker, Hood
River. Mr.. and Mrs. Stearns will live
at 1856 Benton street, Portland.
R. G. Nichols and wife of Everett,
Wash, are in the city. Mr. Nichols is
largely interested in Everett property,
and thinking change desirable, has
come to Hood River valley to look the
country over with a view, that If the half
is true that has been told, of locating
among US and take up the growing Of our
famous big red apples. The Glacier
extends cordial welcome.
Ed Hawkes. says he has received more
benefits and learned more about caring
for fruit trees from the columns of the
Inter Ocean than from all the horticul-
tural reports and horticultural papers
he has read. The Inter Ocean gives
page about farm and horticultural mat
tiers every week. The Inter Ocean costs
bat Accents in clubbing with the Glacier.
G. R. Green, OF Hamilton, North Da-
kota, is a visitor in Hood River. He
has been looking over the coast country
and thinks Hood River is all right In
a trip through the valley, Wednesday,
he counted Is mail boxes in going one
mile. In his part of North Dakota, he
says, the mail boxes might average one
to a mile.
Harvey Sargent Of Corvallis is in the
valley selling his patent animal trap. He
has trap that will kill any sized ami
NAL, from mouse to bear. 1t is a
sure shot for any animal that touches
the bait, or trigger, when the trap is
loaded and set Mr.. Sargent is veteran
of the civil war, having served in the
9th Iowa.
Walter Dickey is home from the Ore
gon Agricultural college at Corvallis,
where he has completed his studies and
earned a B. s. degree. Walter took
work in the department of electrical
engineering, and expects to follow this
line of business. He holds the rank of
lieutenant in the college cadet battalion.
Hood River will soon be thronged
with men, women and children, coming
to pick strawberries. Already squads
of young men way be seen on our streets,
waiting the full ripening of the berries
so that they can go to the fields to gath
er these luscious berries.
II. R. Lewis has sold his small farm
in Crapper district Mrs. Lewis and the
children will remain on the farm until
fall, when they will go to Southern Cali
fornia to make their permanent home,
for the benefit Of their invalid son,
whose health is always better in that
southern and sunny climate.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Tompkins came
up from Portland Friday last to attend
to moving their household goods to that
city, where Mr.. Tompkins is employed
for year. They will probably return
to Hood River at the expiration of that
time.
G. T.. Munro of Spokane has severed
connection with that inland city by the
Falls, and has become fixture in Hood
River valley, having leased partof the
Jim Langille and Mat Fredenberg
places at Mount Hood post office.
L. Anderson is the new salesman in
]. K. Rand's new store. Mr.. Anderson
comes from Minneapolis and is here with
his mother and sister to reside perma-
nently. They are all very much pleased
with Hood River.
w. J. Ross Of Jewell county, Kansas,
is visiting his old neighbor, o. D. Rea.
MIR. Ross comes to Hood River with the
view of locating here. He was in the
mercantile business in Kansas for num-
ber of years.
The Prather Investment company sold
to r. g. Jones the Watson 100 acres
about ten miles southwestern Hood River.
Also sold to VIM. Boorman the Jason
Rand house and lot on Sherman street
T. J. Cunning on Monday sold the re.
naming 40 acres of the Shepard place tc
Miss May Swigert of Portland for $1,000
Mr.. Cunning bought this place, ther
containing so acres, in 1900 for $1,000.
Indian Johnny Slowtier came down
from Yakima Indian reservation Mon.
day. He reports the reservation cleai
of small pox and that the Indians vii
come to Hood River to pick berries.
Mrs. w B. Fitch of Chicago arrived
last week on visit to her sisters, Mrs
Chris Bartsch, Mrs. G.. E. Williams anC
other relatives She is accompanied b!
her daughter Margaret.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Batehelder AM
sons George and Charles are sojournini
at "The Firsn until the first of June
Mr.. Batchelder is looking after bis inter
Q SITS in this place.
Abner Cox of the East Side, probabl.
the oldest man in Hood River valley, wa
in town Friday. Mr.. Cox was born DC
tober 30, 1917, and is now in his S6tl
year.
F. B. Barnes, the real estate man, &C
companied by Claud Thompson, wen
to Portland Wednesday to transact bus
mess and get a glimpse of the President
Miss Lelah Boorman is clerking in tn,
Paris Fair. She goes to and from he
home evenings and mornings on he
whee'.
Mrs. A. Whitehead and daughte
Mariwhitmar, returned, Thursday last
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