The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-09-10


David Upton, who recently sold his
farm two miles out on the Mount Hood
road, has purchased five lots in Blow.
ers addition from D. s. Kiser, and Gillis
Hubbard Mr.. Upton is preparing to
build on his lots. He has a fine piece
OF land for gardening on his lots and
will grow tomatoes. He says he can
make it pay growing tomatoes at two
cents pound. He viii put in wind
mill and raise water to irrigate his gar.
den. Mr.. Upton sold his 20 acres to j.
j. Ward OF Walla Walla, who is now
living on the place. The price received
was $4,000. Two years ago Mr.. Upton
paid IS, 600 for % acres. The remaining
five acres he decided 10 his son, w. H,
Upton.
s. D. Skinner returned from the GA
r. encampment at San Francisco last
Friday. D. L. Stranahan also attended
the encampment bnt got home several
days ahead of Mr.. Skinner. Mr.. Skinner
says the old soldiers were royalty enter.
tanned by the people of California. Free
excursions and banquets we're the order
OF the day. He met several of his old
regiment, the 4Sd Wisconsin, among
them his colonel, ,adjutant and leuten-
ant OF his company. Mr.. Skinner says
he never had better time in his life.
The teachers institute held in Hood
River last month was well attended by
the active teachers OF Wasco county.
Some lis teachers were employed in
the schools of the county last year. Fully
so OF these have left the county,
or their certificates have expired, or they
have no present intentions of teaching.
There were "a OF the 1l5 teachers present
at the institute. The remaining eleven
were absent, some, no doubt, of these
were kept away by sickness or other
sufficient cause.
Frank Gregory came up last week to
attend meeting of the Rock Greek
Mining and Milling company. The COM
pany has opened an Office in Hood River
with Mr. Gregory, secretary. A force OF
men will be put at work at once to run a
tunnel on the lead. Mr.. Gregory re-
turned to Bridal Veil for his family.
A brother-in-law of Mr.. Gregory and his
family, and Osborn Jennings, from Pueb-
10, Colo, are expected next month to
locate here.
Mrs. Alfred Wood of 0dell returned
from four-weeks visit with the family
of Dick Fisher, lat Mosier, Saturday. She
brought along some samples Of peaches
grown by S. +. Fisher, which he sent to
the editor Of the Glacier. They were of
the Mount Hood variety and seedlings
of the Early Crawford. The peaches
we're not extra large but the flavor was
all right Mosier district is hard to
beat on rich flavor OF fruit of all kinds.
Do not neglect the Japanese tea and
entertainment to be given by the w. r.
c., Saturday afternoon, September IL.
1t is for worthy object and should be
literally patronized by the patriotic
people of Hood River. The entertain
ment is given for the benefit Of the fund
being raised to build cottages for SOL
diers' families on the soldiers home
grounds.
Mrs. Alma Howe has kindly offered
to care for Indian Nellie if the people OF
Hood River will build cottage for the
crippled old Indian woman. Mrs. G. s.
Jones circulated subscription paper
and the money was raised, S. E. Bart
mess heading the list with a subscrip-
tion Of $40. Indian Nellie is SO crippled
with rheumatism that she is almost
helpless.
Monday was labor day, and in Hood
River it was the quietest week day this
this year. All business houses closed at
12 O'Clock, and nearly everybody must
have gone out of town. Times are too
lively, though, for carpenters and labor
ers to take day off, so they kept on
with their work. The school children
were given holiday.
Judge Byrkett OF White Salmon
brought over crate of his most excel
lent muskmellons last Saturday to open
at the meeting of Candy post. Unfortu-
nately it was not the meeting day OF
the post, but the judge will be on hand
with another crate at the regular meet
ing day, which is next Saturday.
William Wagner, printer recently
from Nebraska, has accepted situation
on William Holders paper at Silver
Lake, Oregon, and left for that place
Monday morning. He will be editor-in-
chief, compositor and devil Of the paper.
Mr.. Wagner is brother OF j. G. Wag-
ner, the Hood River saddler.
A son Of Colonel William Crooks of
the o. r. & N. company was in Hood
River last week. G. H. Stranahan took
him for drive over the valley and
through some of our bestapple orchards.
He gathered some fine samples Of apples
which he will place on exhibition in st.
Paul.
Miss Nora B. johnson returned from
the coast last week. Before going
to the coast she was in q Port
land hospital for time. She is now
fully restored to health. Miss johnson
is known among her acquaintances as
the Kentucky Belle"
II. w. Waits new house fronting on
State street in Blowers addition is ap-
preaching completion and will cost ST.
600. The walls are finished with Frank
Pruitt's Acme plastering, which makes
a fine finish.
Miss Ora Parrott is visiting her old
home in Grand Island, Neb. She trav-
eled East in company with Mrs. 6. A.
Howell, leaving here August 25. She
expects to remain East all winter.
j. w. Hostettler, cashier of French &
Cos bank, The Dalles, with his family,
and F. w. Wilson and family OF Prime
vile, visited in Hood River during the
week with Frank A. Cram and family.
A. B. Billings came down from Mount
Hood last Saturday to enroll his name
on the list of membership of Candy
post, but mistook the date OF meeting
and will try again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Sears of Win
lock, Wash. are visiting Mrs Sears moth
er, Mrs. A. L. Parker. MI. Sears has a160
acre farm at Winlock, likes the country
ard is prospering.
Miss Agnes Dukes, accompanied by
Carl Crowfield, was up from Portland
for over Sunday. Miss Agnes is now in
the employ of the Northern Pacific rail.
road company.
The county board OF equalization for
Wasco county will meet at the court
house in The Dalles, Monday, October
5, and will remain in session for one
week.
G. A. Morgan & Co. have opened 8
frst-class billiard parlOr in connection