The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21

location Of general merchandise store,
as a great deal OF trade will drift 10 this
landing that hitherto has gone to White
Salmon OF Goldendale.
Adaughter Of Forest Supervisor Asch.
off has been appointed postmistress at
Marmot, Or.
Lightning struck residence in Prime
vile last week, doing damage to the
amount OF $50.
The little city of Grass Valley, Sher.
man county, has installed a Chemical
fire engine at cost Of 800.
"A man in Sherman county struck wa
ter for a well at depth of lo0 feet, and
congratulated himself at finding water
so near the surface.
Mrs. w. II. Peugh and her son Chas.
R. Peugh, who has been visiting his pa
rents in Hood River for month or
more, left last Thursday for Sherman
county.
W. W. Mason has been awarded the
contract for the brick LAYING on the
Smith brick. The front and side of the
building will be faced with a fine uual.
ity of pressed brick.
The Bellingham Reveille of July Is
announces that w. B. Perry. formerly
head of the circulation department Of
the Reveille, has succeeded to the busi-
ness management of that paper. Mr..
Perry is son of w. II. Perry of Hood
River. He at one time owned a farm
here.
y. 7. Egan OF White Salmon market.
ed his first crate Of tomatoes July IL.
Mr.. Egan was Glacier office caller last
Thursday and he says he will have a
fine crop of tomatoes. There was some
blight in his patches, but the crop Is
much better than last year. He will
also have good crop Of peaches.
T. Bishop sold his place in Barrett
district last week to M. N. Moses, new
conner from Minnesota, for 5000, Mr..
Bishop says he will not leave Hood Riv.
er, and as he still keeps his Hambleton-
ian and has been skylarking around
with the gay and festive real estate
agents, it looks as il he would soon be
one OF our successful ranchers again.
Umatilla county is anxious to collect
the 0. X. * NJ 8 last years taxes, over
$50 1000, which it refuses to pay on the
ground that the assessment was excess.
i've. While the courts are settling the
dispute, the school districts of the coun.
ty are becoming short Of funds. The
decision will be an important one, and
somewhat of guide to other assessors.
journal.
Residents of the hill appreciate the
new sidewalk running south on G street
from Sherman avenue. The city coun-
Gil made wise move in allowing the
petition for this side walk. As Council
man Prather remarked, sidewalks 90 a
long way toward making town look
like city. In the summer time it
keeps the pedestrians out of the dust
and in the winter time out of the mud,
besides making walking easier at ali
times OF the year. Money for side walks
is good investment. 1t adds double
the cost to the value Of the property.
P. B. Cobb, who recently conducted
a shooting gallery and pawn shop on
Second street, and was under arrest in
The Dalles for two days on the charge
of larceny by bailee, was examined be-
fore recorder Filloon of that city and
The trouble arose over
,he possession Of couple of trunks.
After hearing the testimony the record
er concluded there was insufficient evil
1ence to hold Cobb to answer to any
rhine and he was discharged Cobb is
'aid to have influential relatives and a
brother in the banking business at Nor
ok, Va.