The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-06-02
Local Matters.

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Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Tehyson returned
Tuesday from trip to Portland.
Joe Wilson boarded the noon train
Tuesday for The Dalles,
Mrs. Eschricht and daughter of Port.
land came up Saturday and spent Sun.
day with her sis er, Mrs. William
Graham.
Hon, j. N. Teal was in Hood River
last week looking after his interest in
the berry crop and investigating the
water question.
William Thompson went to Portland
from The Dalles on No. /, Saturday.
lie had been in attendance as witness
IN the Williams trial.
Miss Ola Norman, who teaches in
Hood River valley, came up from that
place yesterday to attend commence
ment exercises. Chronicle.
l., NJ. Miller of the Wiammette val
ley, brother of Warren Miller, and who
has been on his homestead, was in Hood
River Saturday, on his way home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shoemaker left
Tuesday for their home at Pendleton
after a visit with Mrs. Shoemaker's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Gilbert.
l., N. Blowers, United States deputy
marshal, spent sunday in Hood River
His family returned with him to Port
land, where they will remain for the
summer.
The Echo News says II. J. Hibbard Of
Hood River has bought about 100 acres
OF land at lrrigon, new town which
has sprung up in Morrow county within
the past year.
Hood River is putting on her business
clothes and pushing up her sleeves
ready for the strawberry campaign.
Our streets are filled with vehicles,
strawberry grabbers and siwashes.
The chief clerk OF the governor of the
Samoan Islands wrote, recently to A. !.
Mason, OF the East Side, relative to the
resources and business chances in Hood
River. Hood River has become known
the world over.
A. @. Helms, who has a ranch in
Morrow county has been working in the
Mount Hood country and was in Hood
River Saturday. Monday he went to
his ranch near lone. He has 100 acres
in wheat and will plow 100 acres more
this fall.
The first half crate of berries was
shipped May 10 last year, and the first
this year went out May 49, The days
and nights are growing warmer, how
ever, and the difference of four days
is likely to be caught mp with before
the end OF the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Thornburn Ross were
up from Portland and spent Sunday at
the Country Club Inn. Though resi-
dents of Portland a good many years,
this was their first visit to Hood River
and needless to say they were charmed
with the beauty Of the valley.
r. r. Erwin, after spending several
days looking after his landed interests in
Hood River, went on TO Portland, Mon
day. Mr.. Erwin continues to have
implicit faith in Hood River. He says
a large amount of capital will pour into
the valley this summer,
r. NJ. Hunt has been digging a well
for Claude Copple at Ruthton and is
having quite job He struck fair
vein Of water at 20 feet, but not enough
to satisfy Claude, and he means to. 90
to depth of 60 feet. 1t is cement
hardpan, which is almost impossible to
either pick or blast out.
Deputy Sheriff Olinger came in from
The Dalles on No. !, Saturday. He
says the officers expect to take Williams
to Salem today, and they are very un-
easy and watchful, as the jail is not
too secure and the temper OF the people
none the smoothest. Should Williams
attempt to escape or anything else
should occur TO further irritate the
strong feeling against him that is now
being manifested they fear there might
be serious trouble.
Mrs. G. L. Day arrived yesterday
morning from WallaWalla. Mr.. Day
has been here for a month in the employ
OF the Hood River Electric Light and
Power Co. in the capacity of electrician,
but took a severe cold two weeks ago
which prevented him from working.
With his two children, Fora and Omar,
he has been camping out on the hill,
and Mrs. Day will join the family here
in their camp until Mr.. Day gets around
again, when he will get the family
located here permanently. Mr.. Day
has spent good many years in the
West, principally in Colorado, and says
he found the best part of the Pacific
coast when he struck Hood River
The four Hood River ladies who made
an excursion to the Cascades on the
Charles r. Spencer, Tuesday OF last |
week, were not taken there against their |
will &C prisoners of war, but left their |
precious homes with full intent of visit |
ing that romantic locality, and there
they safely landed. But owing to the |
Regulator failing to get through the
ocks on account Of the high water, they |
we're obliged to wait for the late evening
rain, which was no disappointment. |
However, they were consoled with their |
'oyal entertainment at the Hotel Colo
nal, a fine new hostelry kept by II. G.
Levy, lately from New York, whose
1rincely hospitality and elegant APP
equal II not surpass any
hing Of the kind in Oregon.
Hood River heights is fast becoming
| city, As one reaches the top of the
iill Gill's big grocery is the first store in
view. Mr.. Gill is doing a big business.
He keeps the best of everything in the
grocery line, and consequently pleases
md holds his customers. Across the
itreet is the pioneer store Of the hill,
inder the able management Of H. NJ.
abbott Mr.. Abbott is not doing so