The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-30

F.O. Brace, expects to have the re.
pairs to the East Side grade completed
and the road open for travel, Saturday.
Mr.. Brace and force of from 8 to 10
men have been working on this difficult
piece of road for so days, and ak6ut 5000
has been expended for the work. Hall
Of this amount was appropriated by the
county court, the remainder being sup
piled by cash subscriptions from the
enterprising farmers Of the East Side.
This grade is now from 7 to 10 feet wide
for the whole distance, and teams can
pass at almost any point A railing will
be placed along the most dangerous
parts of the road.
A. Whitehead will shortly open a
short-order restaurant and lunch count
er in the Brosious building, corner OF
Second and Oak. A commodious dining
room has been added to the building
facing Second street, and the other
rooms have been remodeled and reno
vated, Jim Hunt doing very neat Job
of paper hanging and painting. Mr..
Whitehead purchased the outfit of the
Model restaurant and will run strictly
first-class eating house. With the straw
berry season at hand Mr.. Whitehead
should have very successful business.
Sunday, April 23, 1908, marked the
84th anniversary of American Odd Eel
lowship. Monday night Idlewilde lodge
No. 107, /. O. 0. F., held special meet
ing in compliance with a proclamation
issued by the supreme lodge of Odd Eel
lows, ,and also the grand lodge OF Oregon,
that the occasion be observed with
thanksgiving unto God for the blessings
of the order. A banquet was spread and
short speeches made by ]. E. Hanna
and others.
L. E. Clark, who purchased the Levi
Monroe place on the East Side couple
of years ago, set out 450 winter apple
trees this spring, mostly Of the Yellow
Newtown and Spitzenburg varieties. Mr..
Clark took charge of his place about a
year ago, and is we'll pleased with Hood
River. He was in the retail lumber
business in Sherman county for Is years,
four.years of which he spent at Wasco.
N. p. Anderson of Portland came up
Saturday and went out to his ranch in
Dukes valley, where he found his place
in good shape. Monday he went over
to White Salmon, where he has home
stead. Mr.. Anderson is in the brewery
business in Portland and is one OF the
proprietors OF the Portland Weiss Beer
brewery. He is doinga good business.
6. J.Smidthlein OF Woodville, jackson
county, who is member Of the United
States jury in Portland, was in Hood
River over Sunday on a visit to his
daughter, Mrs. w. E. Sheriff.. Mr..
Smidthlein was formerly member OF
the Oregon legislature from jackson
county, and is an extensive stock
raiser of Southern Oregon.
Mr.. ana Mrs. D. Everhart, having
sold their home of five acres, will move
upon the So acres they purchased
year or two ago OF s. j. LaFrance. This
place lies just east of the Butts place,
on the Belmont road and is delightful
location for home. They have named
it Rosecroft. They will tent upon the
ground until their house is built.
In the report of school examinations
last week, Miss Mabel Robinson, who
received the second highest standing in
Wasco county, was by mistake credited
to the Crapper school. Miss Robinson
was student at Pine Grove, and is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Rob
inson. She was the only graduate from
the Pine Grove school.
G. w. Riggs, the shoemaker, who is
slightly deaf, tells the following joke on
himself-or rather on his customer: A
gentleman brought him pair of shoes to
be mended. When he returned for the
shoes, he asked, "How's business?"
Mr.. Riggs understood him to ask, "How
much do | owe you?" and promptly re-
piled, "Six bits.
E. R. Bradley, agent for the Dens-
more typewriter, sold No. 5 machine
this week to Barnes, the real estate man,
and to the Transfer & Livery company.
This typewriter purchased by the livery
company was in the shape Of surprise
for Norman Young, the efficient book
keeper for the firm.
Barnes the real estate man sold an
other of the 20 acres OF the George T.
Galligan property near Belmont; con-
sideration, $1,000 This property was
purchased last Friday by Messrs. Over
land & Homme, from Dallas, Wis, who
will begin improving the place at once.
Captain ]. P. Shaw spent Sunday in
Mosier. Monday morning, having
missed the early train, he footed 1T home
on the railroad track in one hour and
forty-fve minutes. The captain can
still make good use of the early training
he received in the army.
1t ia reported that salmon trout are
being caught with dip nets at the splash
dam on the East Fork of Hood River.
This is against the fish-law of Oregon,
and the parties are warned to discon-
tinue the practice or prosecution viii
follow.
Parties contemplating building will do
well to get sand from the river beach
before the rise in the Columbia. There
is every indication that the water will
remain at hgih stage all summer. The
hill sand is not considered good enough
for making mortar.
Hon. Malcolm A. Moody arrived at