The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-02


crates OF strawberries amounted to 55
scents less than 5000. Although this is
for but part OF his crop, it makes for a
high average. Mr.. Davidson has been
long enough in the berry business 70
know that it doesn't pay to ship soft
berries, SO quit picking when the ex-
tremely hot weather came on. He is
not discouraged over strawberry pros
poets, and believes there are vet many
good years ahead for the growers. Mr..
Davidson had nearly an acre Of berries
destroyed by dust from the road running
along the north line OF his farm. This
he says did more to lessen the amount
of his crop than the hot weather. Al
together his crop fell short 200 crates Of
his spring estimate.
Hon. J. w. Morton, on the Riverside
farm, marketed an average Of 125 crates
of strawberries from three acres. His
place is among the earliest in the valley,
and has produced the first full crate Of
berries for the past two years. He says
he wouldn'tg give one acre Of early ground
for two acres OF the later districts. Mr..
Morton lets his plants go to matted
rows, and on the sandy soil OF Riverside
farm, he barely scratches the top of the
ground with hoe in the spring. This
we believe may be all right in sandy
soil, but on later ground thorough culti-
walton in the spring cannot harm the
plants, and is great factor toward in
suring full crop.
School Directors I. r. Coon and w.
J. Baker and Clerk +. b. Barnes met
Saturday evening and after examining
the old school building found that but
few repairs would be needed The porch
will be made over, and new bla6kboards
will be put on the walls. The new
seats which will have to be bought
will be the chief expense. Another
meeting will be held sometime this week,
when action will be taken on the resig-
nation Of Miss Earl, who has decided
to prepare herself for trained nurse.
The assigning Of grades will also be
completed.
At a meeting of Oleta assembly United
Artisans held last Wednesday evening,
the following officers were elected F.
G. Brosius, M. A.; A. P. Rateham, P.
M. A.; G. d. Heinrich, Supt.; Emma
Koberg, Inspector; Mary A. Clark Sr.
Con-; F. B. Barnes, Secretary; j. II.
Koberg, Treasurer; d. M. jackson, Jr.
Con. G. E. Miller, NJ. of c.; Maggie
Reed, Instructor; G. Gabriel, Warden.
The new Artisan hall will be ready for
use about August 1st, and then Oleta
Assembly will have one of the finest
homes, not only in the city but in the
state.
Two Indian boys-the oldest not over
two horses to town Satur-
day and offered them for sale. II. j..
Byrkett recognized one of the horses as
belonging to Indian Jacob Of White
Salmon, and which Jacob a year ago
valued at $l25. The boys were Offering
the horse for sale at $50 This aroused
suspicion and Marshal Allen thought
best to take the animals into custody.
Jacob was reached by phone and re-
piled that he had authorized the boys to
sell the horses, and the boys got back
their horses.
Three Rand brothers, NJ. ", j. B.
and T. B., attended the encampment
in Portland. 1t is rather an unusual
incident, on the Pacific coast at least,
to find three brothers at Grand Army
John Rand was shot
through the neck, the bullet coming out
OF his mouth, at one of the battles in
Virginia. His brother j. B. took charge
of him after he was wounded, and prob
ably saved his life,as he would have died
from loss of blood had there not been
some one to see that surgeon was pre-
cured.
The Glacier force is enjoying lettuce
from the garden of E. q. Rogers, Mr.
and Mrs. Rogers having brought in
some very fine heads of this wholesome
relish. Whether lettuce will ward off
smallpox or not, the vegetable is good
eating and may be served in various
styles. The Glacier hopes Mr.. Rogers
will call again.
Last Sundays excursion to Hood
River by the Regulator line brought a
large party from Goidendale and quite a
number from Dufur and The Dalles. The
lodge of Eagles at The Dalles chartered
the steamer Maja and were here in force
to cheer for the Dufur baseball players.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Hogan returned
from Portland Monday. Mrs. Hogan
has been suffering from blood poisoning
in her hand, but is recovering. Mr..
Hogan, who was soldier in the lst'
Oregon during the civil war, attended
the reunion OF his regiment in Portland. !
G. D. Ellis and wife, who are stop
ping at Belmont, came here recently
from Oklahoma. Mr.. Ellis is a sketch
artist. He likes Hood River, and thinks
OF engaging in strawberry culture along
with ]. III. Hoover. who induced him to
come to this country.
A workman in the mill yard OF the
Oregon Lumber Coat Viento fell through
the incline Saturday morning and sus-
tanned injuries to his back. A physi-
clan was called from Hood River, and
the injured man was sent to a Portland
hospital.
H. G. Hengst presented the Glacier
with two boxes of delicious strawberries.
The berries we're nice red ones and
tasted as good as if they had been the
first of the season. Mr.. Hengst has the
thanKs OF the Glacier force.
The parents of A. S. and Arthur Dis
brow, from Illinois, are making an ex-
tended visit with relatives on the Pacific
coast. A. S. Disbrow and family are
located at University Park.