The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-09

The musical and oratorical recital
in the Knights Of Pythias hall Thursday
night was a pleasing affair Miss
Mabel Lankton Carter, who is teacher of
elecution and oratory at Willamette
University, Salem, presented a carefully
selected programme which won hearty
applause. The musical numbers, both
vocal and instrumental, by Hood River
talent were excellent. Mrs. Parker OF
Washington, d. c., who assisted, has
sweet, well-trained voice, and sings with
much expression. The reserved seats
were all filled and the receipts Of the
evening amounted'to $35.
]. S. Conry Of Waterloo, Iowa, was in
Hood River last week visiting his former
| neighbor M. M. Hill,a substantial apple
grower Of the East Side. Mr.. Conry is
an extensive Iowa farmer and makes
business of fattening cattle for market.
He spent several months of the past
winter looking over the California coun-
try and also the Willamette valley, but
declares that no where has he seen any,
thing>which equals the fertility and pro-
ductiveness of Hood River.
Professor F. G. Young, head of the
department OF sociology and economics
at the University Of Oregon, Eugene,
and A. P. Mckinley, professor Of Latin
at the same institution, were in Hood
| River last week. Both are thinking OF
buying fruit land here. They spent
couple of days at Underwood and
were driven over the Hood River valley
They expressed themselves as well
pleased with the economics and scenic
attractions Of the Hood River country.
Tom Ward died at his home in The
Dalles, April 6. He was a sufferer for
years with bright's disease. Tom Ward
was well known throughout Eastern
Oregon. He served one term as sheriff
Of Wasco county and since then has
been in the livery business. A more
jovial, whole-souled character than Tom
Ward was never known in Wasco
county.
T. H. Williams of the Royal bakery
has painted and papered his bakery and
has just completed new oven, one of
the best in Eastern Oregon. 1t has
capacity of 25l0 loaves Of bread every 10
hours. 1t is equipped with boiler and
steam. No other town the size OF Hood
River can boast OF better bakery than
Mr.. Williams is now possessor of.
DIR. Il. T. earns is suffering from
broken needle in his foot. The needle
was loose on the carpet and after going
part way into the DOCTORS foot it broke
in two. The accident happened at 10
o'clock at night, but when doctor ar
rived the next afternoon an incision fail
ed to locate the point of the needle, which
had shifted in the meantime.
Professor Louis HI. Arneson and Miss.
Grace c., Lindsay, both of Crapper, were
given license to wed, Tuesday. Mr..
Arneson is the popular school teacher
in Crapper district, and Miss. Lindsay
is the daughter of r. B. Lindsay OF the
same neighborhood. The Glacier con-
graduates the happy young couple.
GIL CoppIe returned from his East
ern trip Sunday. His father was much
improved in health when he left him in
his home in Illinois. Mr.. Copple met
Mrs. Burge at Centralia, ILL.,, who is en-
joying good health. Mrs. Burge still
thinks of coming back to Hood River to
make her home.
viii Langille left last week for WASH
ington, d. c., where he expects to re-
ceive an appointment as a government
forestry agent for Southern Alaska.
Doug Langille, who is also in Washing
ton City,it is reported, will take special
course at Yale in the forestry depart
ment.
Fred Deitz OF Mayville, N. D., was
visitor in Hood River last week. Mr.
Deitz is making tour of the Pacific
Northwest in search OF health and in
cidentally to take look at the country.
He is veteran OF the civil war, having
served in the First New York artillery.
L. w. Martin is in the valley selling
very useful household article, useful
to persons putting UP fruit. He has a
fruit jar holder that saves all the hard
work of putting up fruit. He will call
upon you. Don'tN turn him down, as
he has the article you want.
The Prather Investment company
last week sold lot in block 6, ,Waucoma
addition to William II Chipping, who
will build a neatr cottage on the lot
This company also sold five more lots
adjoining, to local parties, who will
build cottages for rent.
Look at the label on your Glacier and
see if you are not entitled to ticket on
the buggy to be given away the first week
in June. If you are in arrears, pay up
and get your tickets. A $40 buggy will
be given away, and every subscriber
should have a ticket.
Warren Miller presented the Glacier,
Wednesday, with six Plymouth Rock
eggs that weigh l8 ounces. One of them
weighs 3A ounces. These eggs were
laid by thoroughbred hens, and he has
these pure eggs for sale at 81 a setting
The w. r. G. will serve dinner in the
A. 0. U. w. .shall, Saturday, from IL to
o'clock. The proceeds of the dinner will |
60 toward the building fund started BY
Mrs. George P, Crowelf for house for
the widow of DR.. II, X. Hines.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Baldwin OF Mount
Hood spent few days last week in
Hood River visiting friends and rela-
tives. Mrs. Baldwin has rented her
cottage on Mob Hill for the summer to
Mrs, DR.. Koontz.
Barnes, the real estate man, sold on
Monday to NJ. Mott another of those
beautiful lotsin Deans subdivision con-
sideration $l75. Mr.. Mott intends put |
ting up neat cottage in the near fu-
ture.
Miss, Fannie Brettell of Portland, who
had visited her sister, Mrs. j T. Nefi, at
The Dalles, visited last week in Hood |
River with Mrs. s. F. Blythe, returning
by boat to Portland Friday morning.
L. n. Blowers last week sold his home
place on River street to Mrs. Leslie But
Ter. Consideration 81 900. Mr.. Blowers
will purchase lot and build. Heis not |
going to leave Hood River.
The information club has adjourned