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

The mild winter has made light sales
on woolen goods. Large stocks laid in
last fall are not half gone. But the
storekeepers are not worrying, as the
price of wool and cotton goods is sailing
skyward every month. In cotton there
has been 100 per cent advance, and pri-
ces are not likely to drop for year or
so or until the mills catch up with or
ders. This rise in prices will be felt
heavily by the retailers, as the prices
now are about all the market will stand
Frank A. Cram, Hood Rivers leading
dry goods merchant, tells the Glacier he
is selling cottons at from one-half to one
cent less per yard than the wholesalers
would actually ask today. Mr.. Cram is
able to do this because he laid in
large stocks direct from Eastern factor
les before the rise
Hood River Circle, No. 524, Women
OF Woodcraft, held special meeting in
X. of p. hall last Friday night. After
settling the business of the evening the
guards armed themselvesand initiated
young man into the mysteries Of and
showed him the smooth roads, rough
hills and beautiful, pleasant valleys of
the "Wood." The chairman of the social
then took the meeting in hand and after
the appetites were all satisfied, the fun
began. AS the wee sma' hours of the
night set in they adjourned, all feeling
well paid for their coming. The young
man who was initiated into the secret
work of the order by the young ladies
says he is coming again.
S. G. Zeigler of White Salmon was in
town, Monday, and gave the Glacier a
call. He reports Captain II. G. Cook
about recovered from his severe spell OF
sickness, but his partner, j. W. Over
baugh, is in Portland hospital, suffer
ing from dropsy. Mr. Zeigler is build
ing large and substantial residence
that shows up we'll from this side of the
river. He is doing big share of the
work on the building himself during
these winter days, and being first-class
mechanic, as well as the champion
fruit grower of White Salmon, the work
is being well done.
Last Sunday was another big day at
the U. B. church. At the morning SER
vice a baptismal service was held and
an old-fashioned love-feast was enjoyed,
During the day l6 were received into
the church, making a total of 48 since
last conference. The Sunday school is
crowded, the Junior society is 1ourshing
and all departments of the church are
in good condition. At last report, meet
ings are still in progress.
C. A. Bell has accepted a position
with the Mount Hood Lumber Co.,
and is now in charge of camp No. 2, just
above Winans. For the past three years
Mr.. Bell has been interested with Lou
Morse in the livery business, and before
that he was proprietor of the Mount
Hood hotel but the charms of the woods
were too much for him, and he has re-
turned to his former occupation in the
lumber camps.
Il. L. Smith shipped four boxes OF 81
tier Yellow Newtowns to New York,
Tuesday. The apples were being sent
East by President A. L. Mohler Of the
0. X. & N, to some of his railroad
friends. Mr.. Smith also sent box Of
these fancy apples to Roy Slocom in
San Francisco. Apples like these are
worth $3.50 box.
When w. ]. Baker was in Portland
last week he started in to talk Hood
River apples to a shoe drummer. The
drummer hailed from New York and
wasn't stranger to Hood River. "Why,
we hear about Hood River apples on
every corner in New York, " he replied.