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votes have been cast in that city.
Mr., and Mrs. ST.. Tedford and daught
ers Maud and Ora, from Laport City
Iowa, visited last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. M. NJ. Hill Of the East Side.
Roy Large arrived home Monday
from Hood River, where he has been
visiting his grand father, II. C. Rush, in
time to begin studies with his class in
school.-Moro Observer.
Professor J. NJ. Wood was in the CITY
Monday, from Hood River, where he is
conducting store with good success
Mr.. Wood was glad to meet his numer-
GUS friends in this county.-Vancouver
Columbian.
A. w. Balsiger of White Salmon,
Washington, who until recently was en-
gagged in mercantile business here, was
married on Tuesday of last week to Miss
Hattie M. Moore of Greenville, Wash
ington county.-Newberg Graphic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Perry of Portland
are in Hood River visiting Mr.. Perry's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Perry.
Mr.. Perry is foreman of the Standard
box factory at Portland. He still retains
his farm at Hood River.
Henry Teal, Kansas City banker, is
out in the valley rusticating with Mr..
Marshall, Mr.. Teal says the climate OF
Kansas has been simply horrible during
his sojourn in the sunfower state and
that henceforth and forever he has no
apologies to make for Oregon climate.
Four families from Nebraska, three
from Hood River, and others, making
total of about dozen families, will
arrive in Philomath within the next two
months. This influx is largely the result
of the judicious advertising of Henry
Ambler.-Corvallis Gazette.
J. o. Cameron was down from Dukes
valley Monday and reported that there
was sharp frost at his place that
morning, the first frost of the fall. Mr..
Cameron has been kept busy of late
with his hay crop, which amounted to
to 100 tons. He has baled 70 tons.
Miss Villa Minor of Heppner died at
that city September IA. Miss Minor
was well liked by all who knew her, and
was particular friend of Miss Vera
jackson of this city, where she was
known by many of the young people
who will be sorry to learn of her sudden
death.
Louis Henderson, who has been assist
ing his father, John Leland Hender-
son, with his legal and abstract work
for the past year or more, returned last
week to Eugene, where he will resume
his studies at the University of Oregon.
Louis is favorite with the boys of the
athletic club and is expected to do some
ne.stunts on the football gridiron this
fall His brother Ned is taking his
place in the office.
Mr.. Parkins of the Eilers music house,
The Dalles, made business trip to Hood
River, last Thursday. Mr.. Parkins was
just in from tour OF Sherman county,
where he says the farmers are prosper
ing with good prices for their wheat
New buildings are going up, and the
price of land is making a big advance.
Farming lands that three months ago
could be bought for $35 an acre are now
held at S45 an acre.
The Glacier must again state that it
cannot be responsible for errors in noti-
ces sent to theoffice by telephone. Last
week the date for the tea OF the ladies
gid was announced for Saturday, when |
Friday was intended. The Glacier is |
glad to publish these notices, but the
troubles OF the office force could be made |
much less if the interested parties would |
kindly write out such notices and either |
mail or send them in person to the
office.
A. w. Boorman and family returned
from Champoeg, where they went to
pick hops. Hop pickers were SO num-
erous that it took but few days to
clear up the patches. While the family
were there, abouta week, they earned |
$50. Mr.. Boorman says the country
there is very badly In need of rain. He
saw no green vegetation anywhere. Mrs.
Boorman was taken sick while there and !
had to have the services of physician
while in Portland. She is better, but
not yet entirely recovered.
Louis Clark, government engineer at
the Cascade Locks, was in Hood River
Sunday and Monday. Mr.. Clark saws
he has had force OF 80 men and team |
cleaning out the sediment that has col |
lected in the canal during the high wa
ter of the last three or four years. When
this work is completed, Mr.. Clark says
he Will construct wagon road to the
east end of the locks for the accommo-
dation Of the public. Heretofore the
ground near the boat landing has be-
come 70 muddy during the rainy season
as to make it impossible.
District No. l6, created last year from
the upper end Of the Mount Hood dis.
trict, has a new school house built by
the people OF the community. As most
of the land in the community is as yet
sparsely settled and improvements are
few, but little money can be raised by
taxation, and there was no building
fund at hand, so the patrons of the
school donated their own time to put up
the school house. The people of this
district may live far out in the woods,
but they propose to have all the adyan.
tages of civilization.
Miss Carrie Byrlee, teacher Of the Co
lumbia school in the Frankton district,
received notification last week from
superintendent Alderman that she was
successful in the examination for state
certificate. Miss Byrlee took the exami-
nation in the Is branches in three days
at The Dalles last month, besides doing
the work for q county certificate. APP
picants for state certificates usually
take advantage Of the fact that they are
allowed to take only third of the
branches at one time, thus taking a year
or more to the entire list. Her general
average was something over 92 per cent.
Miss Byrlee is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. n. Byrlee, and was graduated
last June with high honors from the
Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallis.