The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-18

T. D. .Hollowell and wife of Falls City,
! Polk county, are visiting his brother, J.
L Hollowell, and family. T. D. Hollo-
we'll has recently returned from Cali.
fornia, where he and his wife went last
fall expecting to look for new home.
Mr.. Hollowell says he looked the state
over pretty thoroughly and inquired
into its resources and became convinced
that he had left better country than
California. Mr.. Hollowell is an extern
sive land holder in Polk county, but he
is thorough nurseryman and gardner
and thinks he missed it by not coming
to Hood River when he. first landed in
Portland Is years ago.
A surprise party was given at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Blythe,
Monday evening, the occasion being Mr..
Blythe's 62d birthday anniversary. He
was the recipient of handsome and
comfortable rocking chair and silk
umbrella. A very enjoyable evening
was spent at games, whist and finch,
and at II o'clock the party sat down to
substantial supper. Mr.. Blythe was
much gratified to receive the good wish
es and tokens of friendship from his
friends and hopes they may all be equal
ly as fortunate when their birthday an
niversaries come round
While the number OF applicants for
teachers certificates now taking the ex-
animation at the court house is not so
large as usual no alarm is expressed by
the examiners that Wasco county's
teachers are about to follow the example
OF their Nebraska sisters and take ad-
vantage Of leap year privileges, for the
10 applicants for county certificates are
all young ladies'. There are beside
these five writing for state papers. Act
ing Superintendent Neff is assisted on
the examining board by Professor G. D
Thompson, OF Hood River and W. H.
White, of Dufur.-Chronicle.
T. F.Johnson has eight acres in straw
berries, q of which are new plants. He
has acres OF berries on Charles Ross,
place, on which he has a lease for five
years. Mr.. Johnson informs the Gla-
cer that his father, in Kentucky, is
emigration agent for the Union Pacific
railroad and that he will start an emf
grant car full of people from Kentucky
for Hood River about the middle OF
March. Mr.. johnson wes asked to en-
gage five houses for some of the party,
but so far he has succeeded in obtain
ing only one house.
At the teachers examination last
week, the following were granted certifi-
Gates First grade-Mrs. Ellen d. Bald
win; second grade-Blanche Brigham,
Cecilia LIE Due, Maud Stranahan and
Mrs. B. D. DrybOrough; third grade
Elizabeth Quinn, Ida E. Stranahan,
Edith Moore, Matte Walton.
]. C. Emmel Of Sherwood, Or, was in
Hood River last week settling up the es-
tate of his son. He has leased the ten
acres of land to c. L. Copple. The
place has five acres in berries and five
in clover, all in good condition.
The ladies' aid of the NJ. E. church
extends cordial invitation to the
friends to attend a dime tea, which will
be given at the home OF Mrs. Jackson on
Friday evening, February l9; tea served
from to I o'clock. Mrs. II. NJ. Wood,
secretary.
Miss Villa Minor OF Heppner is visit
ing in Hood River, the guest OF Miss Vera
jackson Miss Vera returned short time
ago from an extended visit with Miss
Minor at Heppner.
The ladies, aid of the Congregational
church will meet with Mrs. Georgia
Bone on Friday afternoon. A full at
tpndauceis desired