The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-03-20

A team belonging TO 0. A.Noble, Will.
standing hitched in front Of the Com
mercial Co.'S. market, Saturday after
noon, took fright, pulled down thu
hitching post and started to run. Al
Crowells corner the horses attempted
to go one on each side of the electric
light pole, but the pole Of the wagor
struck the electric light pole center
shot and the horses we're thrown down
The tongue Of the wagon was broken
and the wagon slightly damaged, but
Mr.. Noble gathered up the broken piec'
es, patched them up and was able tc
haul his wagon loaded with his family
and fruit trees TO his homo on the East
Side.
George / Slocom's book store was bur-
glarized Sunday night. The thief en-
tered by breaking window in the print
ing Office Of E. L. Bradley in the rear OF
the store. About six dollars were taken
from the till. Nothing else in the store
was molested. The burglar was famil-
lar with the premises. He knew the
combination on the money drawer and
left it closed II is hoped that the guilty
one will be discovered and punished ac-
cording to his merits. A reward Of $40
will be given for the arrest and convic-
ton Of the thief.
Geo. |. Slocom, while representing
Oregon at the Charleston exposition,
procured pair Of dueling pistols said to
be $50 years old. They are hint-lock
pattern, in an old case musty with age,
with bullet molds, fiints bullets and
everything complete. 1t is said that
two men were killed in duels by the
desperate looking weapons Mr.. Slo-
com will keep the pistols as souvenir
Of his sojourn in the Sunny South, where
dueling was considered the proper way
to uphold mans honor in the days be-
TO- de wah.
G. F. Waldo has purchased 20 acres Of
A. Fl. Jewett at White Salmon and
will move his family there for sum-
mer home. His purchase lies Just east
of G. M. Wolford's residence and is one
of the most inviting spots in the White
Salmon country. The good people Of
White Salmon are to be congratulated
upon the accession OF Mr.. Waldo and
family in their midst.
John F. Dodson went to The Dalles
Monday to purchase agrubbing machine.
He is going to stay on his farm in Dukes
valley from this on and grub his land
and plant apple trees. He has $50 yell
low Newtown apple trees planted this
spring and will plant $50 more. Mr..
Dodson has some of the finest apple
land in Hood River valley.
Uncle John Smith arrived in Hood
River Saturday, He has been visiting
a brother at Sodaville, Oregon, and
since he left here has visited relatives in
Minnesota and at Tacoma. While he
was in Minnesota the thermometer got
down to 40 degrees below zero.
The public auction at III. -Hennagin's
place, East Side, has been postponed on
account Of the sickness Of Mr.. Hennagin.
He is sick abed with erysipelas and
rheumatism. A new date viii be fixed
for the auction and announced next
week.
Mrs. Louise Goddard writes that she
expects to be in Hood River about the
23d of March. Mr.. and Mrs. Goddard
have spent the winter in Tillamook,
where they have been quite successful
in teaching in their different specialties.
The women's alliance of the Unitarian
church meets one week from this Fri-
day with Mrs. w. M. Stewart. Sewing.
Wanted-A man to work on fruit
farm. Apply to I. Steinhilber.