The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-01-30
THE PEOPLES STORE.

In this weeks Glacier Captain III. G.
Coe furnishes an account of his journey
from New York state to Portland fifty
years ago. He is preparing an article
on the early history of Hood River,
which will appear in the Glacier soon,
with illustrations of some OF the old
TINA residents and landmarks. Captain
Coe, although not our oldest citizen in
years, is the only person in Hood River
who was here in the early fifties and
during the Yakima Indian war.
Amos Underwood holds the same record
on the Washington side of the Columbia,
and these two men have long been
recognized authority on the early his
tory Of Hood River and the middle Co
lumbia river country. Our readers will
peruse with interest Captain Goes mar
rative in this weeks Glacier and his
"reminiscences that will appear later.
The heaviest rain fall of the winter
occurred last Friday night and Saturday.
There was steady down pour for "a
hours ending Saturday evening about
5 o'clock. Hood river and all the small
Ter streams in the valley were booming.
A great many logs were brought down
by the freshet. The dam of the Electric
Light company was washed away and
several sections of the fume went down,
and the town was without light
since last Friday night. The Tucker
bridge was slightly damaged by
saw logs striking the abutments, but trav-
el across the bridge has not been i'm.
peded. Phelps creek was on the ram
page, and the railroad bridge across it
was made unsafe, which detained the
night trains going east till Monday morn
ing.
Sherman Young, the mail carrier on
the free delivery route, had a narrow
escape in making his rounds Saturday.
At upper Neal creek crossing he has
been in the habit of driving into the
creek to water his horses, instead of
crossing the bridge. The heavy rain
fall Of Saturday had swollen the
creek TO the point OF danger. When he
got TO the creek this time he was arrang
ing his mail for delivery and the horses
were in the water almost before he was
conscious of his whereabouts. His team
and wagon where swept down the stream
and it was with some difficulty he man
aged to get out and save his team. The
tongue of his wagon was broken and
small portion OF his mail was lost.
]. P. Jensen, lately from Minnesota,
has purchased p A. Trana's place of 81
acres at White Salmon. Consideration
81 800. The purchase includes furn-
ished house, horse and wagon and all |
the farm implements on the place.
There is 81 acres in strawberries. Mr..
Jensen is well pleased with the White
Salmon country and says he has come to
stay. He has wife and and child, a
daughter eight years old. Mr.. Trana has
another small place at White Salmon,
on which he will make his home,
The Glacier expects every subscriber
TO renew his or her subscription while
we are giving out tickets that will en-
title them to chance to get the buggy
the Glacier will give away. The buggy |
can be seen in the big red barn of the
Hood River Trading Co. It was bought |
Of Ralph Savage, who can get you one
like it at reasonable price if you can't
wait till the Glacier buggy is given
away. Call early and avoid the rush
that is sure to come when the tickets are
nearly all given out.
The taxpayers of Frankton district, at
their meeting Saturday, decided to bond
The district TO the amount of $500 for
.he purpose of building a new school
house. The old school house, besides
not being large enough, is badly in need
II repairs. The vote on bonding the
district was % to Is. The new house
will be built upon the site Of the old one
'r near BY.
Anotherof those popular dances was
leld at the, home Of 0at Eastman last
Friday night. The heavy down pour Of
-ain did net deter some 80 couple from
The next dance at the same
place will Be given on the evening OF
February 19, when it will be a masquer-
Ide, and the best costumed dancer will
De awarded premium of s1.50.
The dancing class OF Ed Smith will
meet Saturday at O'Clock for children,
md at p. m. for ladies. Soiree in the
,vening. The class for both ladies and
gentlemen will meet Tuesday evening Of
lext week. Thursday evening Of next
week for gentlemen only. Arrange
nents can be made for private lessons
It any hour in the day.
The Davenport Lumber Company of
Hood River has been incorporated with
capital stock Of $4,000, divided into
90 shares of 800 each. The incorpor-
tors are Frank Davenport, Warren
Davenport and Claude E. Copple. The
lew company has absorbed the milling
OF Davenport Bros.
Revival services are still in progress
L the NJ. E. church. A number Of pro-
,ationary converts have been taken
nto the church. Deaconess Brown
till occupies the pulpit.
Mrs. Margaret Reid and Miss Nor
nan spent Saturday and Sunday Of last
Feek visitin gfriends at Mosier. They re-
urned 10 the city Sunday evening.
The subscribers to the good roads fund
or the East Side road are requested to
,ay their subscriptions at Butler & Cos.
1ank.
Mrs. John MeVey and sister, Miss R.
made the trip to Portland by
boat last week.