The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-04

Hon. Oliver w. Stewart, national
chairman of the prohibition alliance,
and representative in the Illinois legis-
lature from Chicago, will address the
people of Hood River and valley, at the
opera house, Tuesday, March l. Mr..
Stewart was elected from the worst dis
trict of Chicago, a straight prohibition
candidate on positive prohibition plat
form, and made the fight on principle.
He is one of the ablest exponents of pro-
hibition in the United States,is a speak
er of recognized national ability ,and the
people of Hood River, whatever their
their position upon this great question
cannot afford to miss hearing him.
Further particulars as to hour of meet
ing, etc, will be given in later issue.
G. A. Morgan has received copy of
the Dawson Weekly News, forwarded
January 8. with New Years greeting
from Frank Jones. The weekly News is
made up from the daily, is set by limo
type, and furnishes its readers with
Associated Press dispatches. Dawson
people are many miles from civilization.
but by no means behind the times.
Frank Jones has been four years in
Alaska, and is now located at Franklin.
His parents are with him, and his father
is postmaster of the town. Mr.. Morgan
says Frank wrote him last summer that
he intended to remain two years more
in Alaska. His Hood River friends
hope he has struck it rich.
At the annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church, held recently, the fol-
lowing officers were chosen Deacons, G.
j. Hayes and G. r. Castner; trustees,
Geo. P. Crowell, j. H. Dukes and G. d.
Thompson clerk, John S. Booth; treas
urer, F. B. Barnes; chorister, F. G.
Brosius; assistant chorister, A. w.
Onthank; organist, Miss Eunice
Cotton; Sunday school superintend-
ent, A. G. Staten; assistant super
intendent, F. B. Barnes; secretary,
Miss Grace Prather; treasurer, Harold
Hershner; chorister, A. w. Onthank (;
Organist, Cecil Greene; assistant organ
list, Mrs. Ethel Button.
Frank A. Cram of the up.to-date store
advertised in the Glacier a couple of
weeks ago that with winter coming on
people would do well to buy cold wealth
er woolens. Mr.. Grams prophecy on
the weather fell short this time, but he
may be right yet if the old saying holds
true that if the ground hog sees his
shadow the second day of February he
will retire for six weeks more of winter.
Ground hog day in Hood River was
real spring day.
At the base ball meeting in Prather's
Office Friday night committee of three,
consisting of George T. Prather, Charles
T. Early and Frank Davidson, were ap-
pointed to look after the securing of
grounds for baseball purposes. The
committee is to make a report tomorrow
friday at another meeting at Mr..
Prather's office.
The woman's alliance Of the Unitar-
ian church will meet at the home of Mrs.
T. J. Cunning, Friday morning at 10
O'Clock The day will be sTent with an
old-fashioned quilting lee Not only
members of the church, but friends also
are invited to be present.
The family of C. L. Copple have all
recovered from the smallpox. MIR Cop
pie was quite sick for three days before
breaking out He ate freely Of lemons,
for which he had an appetite, and found
them good medicine.
The ladies' aid OF the Congregational
church will meet Friday afternoon of
this week with Mrs George T. Prather.
Miss Mary Stewart Of Albany visited
Mrs. EdWaTd Blvthe during the week