The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-30


vicinity Of the Peter Mohr place, five
miles from Hood River, last Wednesday
was turned into a yeritable holiday, the
occasion being the 25th anniversary Of
the marriage Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mohr.
The entire family were at home and rel
atives and neighbors to the number OF
about 80 gathered to help them cele-
brate. A dinner, such as only can be
served at the ideal country home on
such an occasion, was spread on tables
whose dimensions precluded none from
bsing seated, Again in the evening a
b lunteous dinner was enjoyed. Two
participants from The Dalles were Ires-
ent, Rev. A. Bronsgeest and Joseph
Heroux, and we're greatly pleased with
the hospitality accorded them. They
were also delighted with the appea rance
OF the valley, which is beautiful this
time of the year. Joe says he is going
back, but whether it is the beautiful
valley or some other attraction which
draws him is a question with his friends.
Captain J. P. Shaw came near having
to walk in from his Mount Hood ranch
Sunday night. He had gone up in the
morning with a team OF ponies and four
men. After covering the Is mi. es, out of
the goodness OF the captains heart, he
removed the harness from the horses,
fed and watered them and turned them
loose to roll. When he wanted to hitch
them up the ungrateful animals refused
to be caught. Finally after an hours
tuning and chasing, a neighbor hap
pened by who said he could catch the
steeds easily enough. They were start
ed down lane, and in few minutes
stopped for the halters to be put ON
their necks. Moral: When you wish to
be good to broncho first tie him to the
end of long rope.
]. R. Kinsey, who has been appointed
as mail carrier ON r. +. d. No. 2, for
Hood River, commenced delivering mail
last Friday. The route having been dis
continued for week or two, the patrons
were not expecting their mail to be de-
livered. and some OF the boxes were
full of mail before they learned that the
new carrier had gone to work. Mr..
Kinsey will drive double team. He is
having some difficulty in finding the
different pieces of the delivery wagon
belonging to the route, which was taken
to pieces to make it lighter for one
horse. II any one knows the where
abouts of the pole of the wagon they
will confer favor by notifying Mr..
Kinsey.
River street is now open on a straight
line to the state road little west of Or.
Adams cottage. This furnishes much
easier grade out of town to the west
than does State street, and almost all
the travel from Frankton and Nicolai
takes this route to and from town. The
heaviest grade on the streets just to the
west OF Irving street crossing, and can
be easily remedied by little grading.
Just beyond the junction with the
state road there is a short grade which
could be lowered with a little work.
Batchelder & Erwin opened this street
at their own expense, for which they
have the thanks OF all who use it.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hershey, parents
of A. o. Hershey, arrived last week
from Lafayette, Indiana, ,on six weeks
visit in Hood River. Mr.. Hershey was
in Hood River IL years ago, but finds
great changes since then. He keeps up
with the progress OF the communi-
ty by reading the Glacier each week. On
his way West he made several stop overs,
and says that fruit dealers everywhere,
when asked where their strawberries
come from, are quick to reply Hood Riv-
er." w. H. looks young enough to be
brother of A. o. Both Hershey families
left Tuesday for Cloud Cap Inn.
The shady banks of Ditch creek was
the scene OF a pleasant picnic, Tuesday
Of last week. A feature Of the occasion
was the absence Of any men. Those
who enjoyed the day we're: Mrs. John
Kinsey, Mrs. Everett and baby, Mrs. E.
E. Lyons and two children, Mrs. Fred
Perry and two children, Mrs. Huff and
Mrs. Jasper Wickham and
two children, Mrs. Henry Martin, Mrs.
G. A. McCurdy and children.
A monster cougar was killed a couple
Of weeks ago by r. D. Cameron of
White Salmon. The animal had come
into the yard after chickens. Attracted
by the disturbance, Mr.. Cameron went
out to see what it was, when the
cougar took to tree in the barn yard.
Returning in a moment with his rifle,
Mr.. Cameron soon had a handsome tro-
ply in the shape of cougars hide.
Mark Thomas was down from the
Rose Hill district, Wednesday. He says
the new school house is rapidly nearing
completion. The building is 20x30, with
a 12-foOt ceiling and Sx16 vestibule. It
will cost with furnishings 500. Howell
who successfully conducted the
school last year, has applied again for
the position.
The contract for the Unitarian church
building has been awarded to Freder.
ick & Arnold for the sum of $l605. This
does not include the basement, which
cost $500 additional At a meeting OF
the Unitarian association last Sunday
nearly $500 was added to the
blilding fund by subscriptions. This
fund now amounts to about $l40O.
w. G. Dodge OF Dukes valley was in
town Wednesday. He reports the lum-
Der on the ground for the erection of the
Dukes valley school house, which will
be built under his superintendency as
one Of the board Of directors. The house
will be built mostly by volunteer work.
The district will have months school.
The Glacier force is indebted to Mrs.
J. L. Carter of the East Side for bas-
ket of the handsomest and best favored
peaches it has been our fortune to sam
pie this season. The ]. L. Carter fruit
farm, formerly owned by NJ. V. Rand,
has loug beon noted for its never-failing
crop OF fine-aavored peaches.
H. Peugh. his son w. H. and the
Misses Nettie and Cora Peugh went to
Arlington last Saturday, where they
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