The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-09

OF clover bunch Of clover from one roo
which weighed several pounds ant
measured 5 feet II inches in height
This sample can be seen at the Glacie
Office. Mr.. Hengst by using land plaste
and water harvests some heavy stand
of hay from his West Side ranch. Las
year from IL acres OF ground he got 81,
tons of timothy hay at one cutting. III,
expects to do as well this summer. By
putting on more land plaster and water
he gets a second cutting of tim mothy
which he says makes splendid COW feed
Mr.. Hengst is one OF Hood Rivers mos
successful farmers.
Grenville Goddard left Wednesday
night for Spokane, where he will visi
for week, then continue on to New
York, where he goes to arrange for the
publication OF some OF his own compost.
tions. The songs are popular melodies
composed and set to music by Mr.. God
dard himself, who will join troupe
when East for the purpose of introduc
ing his songs to the public. Mr.. God
dard will return to his Hood River
home next summer. Although he has
travelled the world over, he declares
there is no more beautiful place than
Hood River.
The 21st international biennial con.
vention of the society of Christian En-
deavor meets at Denver, July 9-I3.
Railroad rates from all parts of the
country win be reduced to one fare or
less for the round trip. return tickets
holding good until August 81. On the
eve of the great convention, the Denver
Endeavorers are glad to announce that
the details of plans preparatory to the
convention have been carefully car
ried out, and that the city is ready for
the coming guests.
]. A. Clemenson stayed over few
days in Hood River during the week on
his return from business trip through
the state of Washington. Mrs. Glenn
enson and children are camped in the oak
grove of Idlewilde and will remain for
the summer. Mr.. Clemenson is en-
gagged in the wholesale and retail drug
business in Portland. He finds his
business materially increased by judi
cious advertising.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Bateham left
Monday noon for their Eastern trip.
They joined the Endeavor excursion
from Portland and will attend the ses-
sions at Denver. From there they will
go to Clearwater, Mimi, where they
will remain until August 6,and continue
on to their old home in Norwalk, Ohio.
They do not expect to return before
falls
l. G. Nealeigh shipped 9l6 crates of
strawberries from four acres and after
he quit picking there were l50 crates
left on the vines. On the last day of
picking he got 38 crates. His Indians
quit, and the berries got too ripe for
picking. The vines were cultivated IA
times last fall and hoed times. In
the spring he cultivated and hoed very
lightly.
William Shipman, night clerk at the
Mount Hood hotel, is suffering severely
from gravel in his kidneys. Last week
he was confined to his bed, but is better
now, and able to be about, though he
suffers great deal. G. L. Gilbert has
been forced to take up the duties of
night clerk, while Mr.. Shipman is re-
Professor G. d. Thompson returned
Monday from two days fishing trip up
the East Fork of Hood River. The
professor was accompanied on the out
ing by N. w, Bone, and together they
caught 240 trout, many of these s to 10
inches in length. The Glacier thanks
Professor Thompson for fine mess OF
trout.
Mrs. M. E. Markley, accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Gladys, and her
grandson Lewis DenBree, left for Port
land last Tuesday where they took
steamer for Port Los Angeles, Cali Mrs.
will visit her daughter, Mrs.
NJ. |. Wheeler OF Los Angeles. She ex-
poets to be gone all winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Butler, accom-
panied by Mrs. ]. A. Earles and son
Leslie of Salt Lake city, and Mrs. H. l..
Snyder of Compton, Kansas, made the
trip to Portland Friday by steamer, re-
turning Sunday evening. The trip
lown the Columbia was very enjoyable.
A young man named John Burns,
aged %, who had been stopping on WI.
Bakers place, died July 4. His remains
we're shipped to his home at The Dailes
BY Undertaken Bartmess, Sunday. The
young man came here hoping to regain
MS health. He died of consumption.
Guests at the Firs the past week were:
Rev. T. Mitchell and wife, Of Boston
Mrs. j B. Montgomery, Portland; Miss
Margaret Montgomery, Portland; Mrs.
W. f. Burrell and two children, Port
and; Sister Eliza, New York; J. M.
Cochran, Meadville, Pa; HID. Langille.
D. N Byerlee, who holds down
Ease in the composing room of the Gla
,ier Office, sent in some Royal Ann
cherries last week after press day from
his Oakdale ranch at Frankton. The
cherries for color and size beat anything
,he Glacier man has seen this year.
P. Sorenson OF Underwood, Wash,
was in town Friday. Mr.. Sorensen farms
he old Jake Hunsaker place, under the
bluff. He has one of the earliest places
IN the Columbia river. His returns on
strawberries this year averaged over So
/ crate.
W. H. Hobson has accepted position
n French & Co.'S bank, and in a short
lime Mrs. Hobson and her two daugh-
ers will return to the city to make
his their permanent home They will
be welcomed by everybody dy,-Mountain-
,er.
A. E. Waterhouse, representing the
Morgan company of Portland, was in
Hood River, Monday, taking orders for
ADVERTISING specialties. Mr.. Water
house had a fine line of samples, and
ook great many orders here.
George Smith left Monday for Couer
L Alene, Idaho, where he has accepted