The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-08-13

the same. In tnaJ country nOmeSteau
er need not necessarily reside upon his
claim, but he must make more improv.
ments than are required in the United
States before he can make final proof
Mr.. Knapp thinks Alberta fine coun-
try. 1t is great stock country. They
have rains there in summer, and the
prairies are green through the whole
season. There is more green grass, he
says, on one quarter-sectlon In Alberta
than there is in all Wasco county
A special car of the St.Louis & South.
western railroad sidetracked at Hood
River, Thursday morning of last week
with the following party: II. E. Farrell
general freight and traffic agent Of the
st. Louis & Southwestern G. M. Payne,
commercial agent OF the same company;
W. G. Carlisle and r. w. Pennell of the
Carlisle Lumber company of Atehis0n,
Kans. Accompanying Mr.. Carlisle
were his wife and two children. The
men left next day for Chehalis, where
several OF them have extensive timber
holdings. The whole party expect To
remain here three weeks and to visit
Trout Lake and Mount Adams before
their return.
Portland decorators are putting the
finishing touches on the Batchelder &
Erwin Country Club cottage in Idlewilde,
and the building is expected to be ready
for guests by the latter part of the
week. The spreading caves and wide
columns supporting the porch add to
the attractiveness OF the cottage, and
makes very pretty addition TO the
list of handsome Hood River houses.
The cottage, with laundry and bath
house, will cost $4 900. Workmen are now
breaking ground for the $40, 900 Country
Club Inn.
G. A. Shurte of Arlington came down
last week to look after the shipments OF
peaches from his White Salmon ranch.
He made his first shipment of Early
Crawford peaches Monday. Mr.. Shurte
will have several hundred boxes of Ear
ly Crawfords. They are large, fine and
luscious. His peaches took the blue
ribbon at the Hood River fair last year.
The Glacier acknowledges receipt OF a
box of his Early Crawfords.
The Frankton school house is being
pushed to completion, and by the latter
part Of next week the building will be
ready for the painters. Some changes
have beed made in the original plans,
whereby the hall and stairway are to
be larger. This 4-room building when
completed will cost about $4,000. Com
mensurate with the enterprise OF this
district, the 9th and 10th high school
grades will be taught this winter.
R. R. Erwin was up from Collins hot
springs, Monday, covered with a health
ful coat of tan. He returned the next
day. Mr.. Erwin says when Captain
Belcher's resort is better known and the
Country Club Inn at Hood Riveri is COM
pleted great many Portland people
can be easily induced to come this way.
instead of turning for an hour of recrea-
tion among the chilling fogs of the
coast.
David R. Cooper, the pioneer guide
up Mount Hood, and now one of the
prominent applegrowers of the upper
Hood River valley, was taken to Port
land, last week, to receive treatment for
his eye, which was hurt by a small
stick running into it. Mr.. Cooper's
other eye was injured 40 years ago. His
many friends hope to see him return
with restored health and sight.
Bro. F. L. Davidson, G. g., of Hood
River, was visitor in the city during
the past month. He reports the lodge
doing nicely, and the new hall a great
success. There is some talk ofa Uniform
Rank company at that place, and we
hope ere the snow flies to see good,
strong company organized in that pros
porous burg.-Portland Senator.
A house on the Tucker grade, belong
ing to Fred Perry of Portland, burned
last Thursday. A Mr.. Patterson and
family were occupying the house at the
time. Caleb Richardson happened
along at the time and assisted in saving
considerable OF the furniture. The fire
was caused by a defective flue, with a
high wind blowing.
G. j. Gessling has given up his idea
of buying an automobile, and last week
bought him horse from PIT. Shelley Of
the East Side. Mr.. Gessling made in
Quiries Of a number of Portland people
regarding automobiles, and they were
of the opinion that on rocky country
roads the machines would be difficult to
keep in repair.
j. g. Jarvis, proprietor OF the Bonan-
"a 20-acre farm, formerly the property
of Will Sears on the East Side, reports
that he will have good apple crop this
year. Mr.. Jarvis has IA acres in apples,
six acres OF which are bearing trees.
Last year he marketed 800 boxes. The
Bone ditch reaches his place, and he
will seed five acres to clover.
A. @. Staten finds money in cherries.
This year from one-eighth of an acre he
cleared above all expenses $96. This is
at the rate OF $500 per acre. Most Of
his trees were Black Republicans. He
shipped his fruit through the Hood
River Fruit Growers union.
Mr., and Mrs. Sweeting and daughter
left Wednesday for their old home in
Iowa, where they own a farm. Mr..
Sweeting is the crippled Grand Army
man who peddled bread TO the camps
of the strawberry pickers during the
late strawberry harvest.
Miss Marceline Gross, daughter Of
Hon. H. E. Cross of Oregon City, her
two sisters, Frances and Stella, and
their grandmother, are visiting Percy
Cross of Hood River, brother of the young
women.
r. E. Thompson, who is up from
Hood River valley, reports himself and
family charmed with the new life of
their new home on the fruit farm-Moro
Observer
Henry Mcclure says the party who
stole his buck saw had better return it.
He has been waiting to see if the theft
wouldn't tire OF using it and bring it
back.
The old saying that it is the unexpect.
ed which happens still holds true.
Barnes, the real estate man, moved his
lawn last week.
w. F. Stadelman of Trout Lake and
II. d. Cole Of Camas Prairie were in
town Thursday, and took the train for
Portland.
Mrs. William g. Carlisle, with her
son and daughter Of AtchisOn, Kans. are
visiting her cousin, Mrs. S.E. Bartmess.