The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-11-17
WHITE SALMON

Mrs. Kingman of Trout Lake hai
been visiting her daughter, Mrs
Ferguson.
Mr.. Clyde, the surveyor, Is on the
sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett made a trip to
Portland last week.
Hotel Washington Is getting the
finishing touches now, and will be
completed In few days.
A good many fruit trees are coming
TO White Salmon lately. The dock
here was full few days ago.
G. T. Thomas, our retired merchant
has made some sweeping changes on
his house lately, and is now building
a new barn. Mr.. Thomas has nice
store building In Bingen. We always
thought he would move TO Bingen,
but the way he has been building
lately, we take II for granted he ia
going to stay with US on the hill.
Mr.. Turner IL busy catching gophers
In his alfalfa field these days.
Road Supervisor fl. d. Cole passed
through White Salmon last week.
Mr.. Everhart, our real estate agent,
received some inquiries about the
White Salmon country lately. People
are beginning to come our way, where
land Is not so high yet. Mr.. Everhart
has located several people here from
Butte, Mont, during last summer and
spring.
Plenty of beef. We see as many as
three wagons q day coming around
now.
Mr.. Rosegrandt and DIR. Gearhart
returned from u trip to Arlington,
where they have been hunting. They
brought back some wild geese aud
jack rabbits.
Mrs. Zimmerman received word that
her brother at Wasco had committed
suicide.
Mrs. SissOn went to White Salmon
canyon last week TO visit some of her
relatives.
Josh WlUes of Camas Prairie was in
town.
As an evidence OF the growth and
prosperity Of the White Salmon cOun-
try, the fact that Notwithstanding the
establishment during the year of a
number Of new stores In the interior,
the volume of business done by the
merchants of this place has been much
larger than In any preceding year, Is
conclusive proof of the substantial
growth OF the community Enterprise.
A. W. Balsiger returned from his old
home in Eastern Oregon last Wednes-
day. Mr.. Balsiger's father and mother
have been very III with typhoid fever,
but we are pleased to learn they are
now some better, aud hopes for their
full recovery are entertained. Enter.
prise.
The Glacier man spent a few hours
at White Salmon Monday. The rain
kept him from getting around very
much. Mr.. Lauterhach showed him
through the new Washington hotel
recently erected at cost of $4,000.
Mr.. Lauterbach has very fine build.
ing, supplied with all the metropolitan
conveniences. There are 25 rooms and
two bath rooms, supplied with hot
aud cold water. The building will be
well lighted with acetylene gas plant.
BY means of a windmill aud tank
water eau be supplied to all parts OF
the house. A large lawn has been
laid out under the magnificent oaks
For the use of the guests there will be
bowling alleys, billiard rooms and
tennis grounds. Mr.. Lauterbach was
steward for years on an ocean steamer
and Is just the man TO cater to the
wants of the fashionable summer
tourists, who visit White Salmon by
the hundreds each summer
Wyers 4 Krepp, proprietors of the
White Salmon-Trout Lake stage line
announce that they will shortly dis
card their horses and use mule teams
altogether, for their long-distance work