The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-12

Phil Warren of Viento was in tow
Saturday. Mr.. Warren will make proc
on his homestead before Judge Prathe
December 20. He has lived upon hi
place continuously for nine years an
doesn't anticipate much trouble il
making proof that he is entitled t
the land. He has 60 acres on the hill
that he is now clearing which will max
good hay land. He is in the wood busi
ness and hopes to get the o. r. & N
to give him spur where he can loat
his wood on cars. He has been in tn
stock business for years, had land rent
ed of Tatum & Bowen, who own The
meadow land at one time owned b,
Lyman Smith, and on which at on
time Mr. Smith cut rs and so tons O
hay. But the big food of '94 damaged
the meadow to such an extent that i
has not produced over 20 tons a season
since. Mr.. Warren uses the land nov
for pasture. lie keeps from 40 to 81
head of cattle, and his hay bill thi
year will amount to $780, He has beer
butchering his cattle this fall to decreas,
his herd. One last March calf, killed il
September, netted him $3.50.
Citizens from the East Side are com
planning about the condition OF the roaC
on the grade leading into town. The,
say that since the rains began great
piles of earth and stones have rolled
down into the road-stones from the
size of pebbles to that of bushel basket
and that this has been the case since
last Friday. The street commissioner
was notified, but as he is unable to rem
edy matters without authority from the
council, that body Of lawmakers might
do we'll to take the matter up and
give the East Siders relief, especially
as it is their time TO haul off the bis
red apples, of which many loads art
coming in daily.
Several young people have expressed
a desire to take up an evening course in
bookkeeping, shorthand and typewrit
ing H. M, Huxley has taken the mat.
ter in hand and is making arrangement:
to give four-months' course in these
studies. If the proper books and sta.
tionery can be obtained in time, work
will begin Nov. %. Mr.. Huxley under.
stands the subject thoroughly and wo lid
like as large class as possible the first
evening. Write, phone or call for fur.
ther particulars.
Fred Deitz has made many improve
ments on his property, formerly the
Robert Rand place just east of the
school house. Mr.. Deitz came to Hood
River last spring from Dakota, and
since then has peen sending weekly re-
ports of Oregon weather to his Eastern
friends. He is well pleased with Hood
River, and says it is his intention to
spend the rest of his life here. He is GA
years old but doesn't look it by 10years.
He is one of five brothers, who served
in the civil war, all of whom are living
In the report of the council meeting
last week the Glacier reporter, in men
tioning the debate on the question OF re-
voking a saloon license, told how each
stood on the question, and
said HF. Davidson sawed wood, "mean-
ing of course, that he "stood pat"
When his better half read the Glacier
she wanted to know why he should 60
1own to the council meeting to saw
wood when he never did anything of
the kind at home.
Judge L. Henry has been in bed for
she past two weeks. He was at first
taken with acute rheumatic pains in
he breast and back. A doctor was
,alled in the middle of the night to re-
ieve him from pain. Then his old
trouble, chronic diarrh9a, came hack
On him, and for the past ten days he
las had the worst attack he has had
ior years. Yesterday he was better, ,and
The Glacier hopes to see him out again
n few days.
Here's chance togo to Europe cheap.
There will be two excursions leave Min.
leapolis and st. Paul in time to take
he steamers from New York November
IS and December z. Tickets on these
excursions will be to men only. John
leland Henderson can sell you a ticket
or these excursions to London as low as
i25 for the ocean passage, and for other
points of Europe at the same cheap
ates, according to distance.
Jesse W. Wagner of Payette, Idaho,
vas in Hood River last week. Mr..
Wagner is an old soldier of the civil
var who served in the 1st Colorado. He
vent to the national encampment at
San Francisco in August and has been
raveling through California and Oregon
ver since. In all the places he visited
le found no place he liked better than
Hood River.
H. Pugh and L. G. Morgan went to
lecil, Eastern Oregon, last week to visit
dr. Pugh's ranch. They found the
country very dry and needing rain. On
he way home Mr.. Morgan stopped off
It Blalock's to go goose hunting. There
we're plenty of wild geese, but his time
vas limited to only two hours and he
anne home without any game.
S. E. Bartmess' big two.story brick
Iddition to his store is nearly complet-
ID, 1t adds greatly to the appearance
# Oak street. When the proposed
hree-story Odd Fellows building is put
Up next spring, where the Paris Fair is
low located, the west end of town will
DC us lively ds any
Johnnie Slowtier of White Salmon
was in Hood River, Saturday, on a bus
ness trip. Johnnie is one Of the noble
-ed family who has given up the chase
If wild game and pale faces for the more
peaceful pursuit of agriculture. He
Owns farm at White Salmon and also
)ne at Yakima
F. N. Jenkins, variously connected
With Sumpter papers for the past four
years, is visiting his uncle, E. S. 0linger.
Mr.. Jenkins is on the way to California,
where he will spend the winter. He
lad not been in Hood River since 1888,
md finds we have grown some in that
line.
T. E. Kellogg traded his so acres at
Mount Hood for 5 acres of A.C. .Parrotts
and near town on the Mount Hood
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