The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-07

| small ad was inserted IN Cne OlAcler TWO
weeks later, and last Friday the editor
was notified of its whereabouts. Mr..
Holmes was gratified at the recovery Of
the satchel, not 20 much because OF its
value, but for the family keepsakes it
contained and which could not be re-
placed. Mr.. Holmes and family came
overland from Montana last summer,
spent the fall in Crook county, and are
now located on the Hiscock place, for
merly the Charlie Rogers property, at
Frankton. He is very much pleased
with Hood River.
The new part OF town on Hood River
Heights keeps growing right along. E.
j. Boyle and his partner, Mr.. Jones.
have opened a restaurant and bakery
next to Holman's store, on Mount Hood
avenue. James Farley, late from Lex
ington, Wash, is building store house
on the same street. A stranger from
The Dales is building next to Boyle 4
Jones' restaurant for feed store. W.
T. Hansbury has treated his neat house
to coat of paint and it looks handsome.
The Hood River Irrigating company
have neat Office room adjoining the
store OF Abbott 4 Co.
Z. H. Shepard is now owner of the
d. G. Jackson place, formerly the prop
erty of w. ]. Baker Mr.. Shepard made
purchase of this 40-acre tract last week
for something near $4,000, so it is
reported. At present Mr.. Shepard is
resident of Portland, but he intends to
move his family here Immediately and
will make Hood River his permanent
home. Mr.. Shepard thinks great
deal OF the Hood River country, and he
now has one of the prettiest and best
fruit ranches in the valley.
MIR. Touslee, wife and daughter OF
Glenwood, Iowa, we're in Hood River
last week. Mr.. Touslee is fruit grower
and fruit dealer of southeastern Iowa,
and has handled a great number of
Hood River berries. He says the berries
cost him 50 crate, and he retails them
at l5c box. He was very greatly
pleased with what he saw OF Hood River.
1t took some time to introduce Hood
River berries into the Iowa markets be-
canse Of the high price, but their supe-
rior quality soon won recognition.
]. G. Walker, representing the Miss
issippi Valley Lumberman of Minneap-
oils, was in Hood River last week. Mr..
Walker travels extensively each year for
his publication, covering the United
States every II months from Louisiana
to the British line, and from the New
England states to Oregon. Although he
has been up and down the coast num-
Der of times, this is his first trip up the
Columbia river gorge. Mr.. Walker is
very pleasant man to meet.
D. r. Cooper, the apple man Of Mount
Hood, has been hauling apples for the
past six weeks, and is now about done
hauling for this season. He is shipping
to Portland. Mr.. Cooper was the first
guide on Mount Hood, and Cooper's
spur takes its name from him. He is
man after the presidents own heart,
having raised 10 children.
F. H. Blagg, sexton of Idlewilde cem-
etery, has been resetting the fence on
the north side of the cemetery and max
ing the line conform to the survey of |
the road leading to W. j. Bakers. The
ditch water will be in the cemetery |
some time this week, and Mr.. Blagg is
now prepared to care for lots and put
them in shape for Decoration day.
L. d. Blount returned last week from
his ranch in Gillian county. While there
he made commutation proof on his
homestead and now has 100 acres of
land in the famous wheat section OF |
Eastern Oregon. His land is most tly
under fence and in cultivation. He
has l05 acres in wheat. Mr.. Blount is
here on visit.
w. V. Johnson, last week, sold the
40 acres he bought of John Sch@tzle, to
Fred A. Shonquest, newcomer, for
1880. There is now five acres Of the
place in orchard, and Mr.. Shonquest
says the balance of the 40 acres will be
planted to apple orchard by this time
next year.
Last Friday was as pretty May day
as one could wish for. The balmy spring
air made it seem as il summer were at
hand. Probably few people remember,
but it was just such beautiful day in
Oregon, May /, 1898, five years ago,
when Dewey whipped the Spanish in
Manila bay.
A man from the Mosier neighborhood
has bought William Stevens timber
land on Rock creek and will put in a
25-horse power steam sawmill. The mill
will be located about 4 miles south of
Mark Thomas place. 1t is expected
the mill will be cutting lumber by
Jund l.
G. A. Hickle, who worked as compos-
itor on the Glacier during the past win
ter, has been suffering with neuralgia,
and the disease affected his eyes 80 that
he lost the sight of one OF them. 1t is
hoped that the injury to his sight is
but temporary and that he will soon re-
cover it.
Mrs. Martha Deuber, mother of w. A.
Lockman, arrived lasC week from Law
renee, Nebraska, and will make her
home with her sons family. Mr.. Lock-
mans brother-in-law, S. S. Wilt, with
his family, came from Stewart, Neb.,
and expects to make his home in Hood
River.
Guy Woodwork, who is at Ballard
Sanitarium, Passadina, Cal, is now in
good health. 1t was thought for while
that he would soon return to Hood Riv-
er, but since California climate has re-
stored his health he has concluded to
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remain in that state for some time.
V. L. Everett, brother to Mrs. j. R.
Kinsey, arrived in Hood River last week
with his wife and child. Mr.. Everett
has heen principal of the public school
at Tuscarawas, Ohio. He comes to
make his home in Hood River.
S, A. Skinner came up from Chehalis
last Friday. He has purchased 5 acres
on Methodist lane, of T. D. Tweedy,
and of Thomas Goss. Mr.. Skinner
will make his home in Hood River
G. NJ. Wells, an uncle of Jerome
Wells, arrived from Illinois last week
with the intention of looking up home
here. Mr.. Wells is a veteran Of the
siyil war, haAing served in the SSth
Mrs.H. f. Cross of Oregon City spent
l few days in Hood River visiting her
son Percy Cross, with Mr.. Williams.
the druggist. Mrs. Cross returned to
Oregon City Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. A. Scobee and Mrs. H. +.
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