The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-04-14

Robert Rand's hotel at Frankton is
rapidly nearing completion, and the
work is being done in most excellent
manner. Every one who has visited
Mr.. Rand's house has expressed de-
lighted surprise at the natural beauty
OF the location and surrounding scenery,
and predicts that he has not hall room
enough TO accommodate his guests when
oncethe attractiveness Of his summer
resort becomes known. One OF the
most curious features Of the hotel is an
optical illusion, caused by the dining
hall being built at such an angle that
when the visitor stands on the verandah
in front OF the dining room window, the
reflection Of the water going over the
falls makes il appear to the beholder to
come down the stairway and four
through the floor OF the dining hall.
Washington dispatches stated last
Friday that Land Commissioner Rich
ards had recommended the dismissal of
NJ. p. Isenberg as supervisor OF the north
half Of the Cascade forest reserve. Mr..
Isenberg had been under suspension for
several weeks because OF charges
brought against him by Senator Fnlton
and Representative Williamson. These
charges we're referred to Forest Super
intendent D. B. Shelter OF Washington
who came to Oregon to Investigate. His
report sustained the charges. John
Combs Of Prinevills was recommended
by Fulton and Willianson to succeed
Isenberg, but charges have been pre-
ferred againet him which tend to dis
qualify him in the eyes Of the depart
ment, and it is probable some other
man will have to be named.
Geo. D. Culbertson & Co. were enter
tanning, this week, party OF homeseek-
ers from their Chicago cooperative con-
nection in the persons Of Messrs, Fred
Lundahl of Chicago, John ID. Fink OF
Palatine, Ills., William Peterson, OF
Orion, Ills, and Henry hartman Of
Wapakoneta, Ohio. Mr.. Peterson pur-
chased land in the Hood River country,
and the remainder Of the party were
well impressed with the valley, andWill
return in few days to make selections
of homes. Mr.. Hartman was surprised
and pleased to meet here his old Ohio
friepds, Captain and Mrs. J, p Shaw,
whom he had not seen for many years.
Fred Miller won free round trip
ticket to the st. Louis Worlds fair
in the guessing contest that was open
last year at the Paris Fair store to pur-
chasers of the Hamilton Brown shoes.
The guess was on the number Of bush
els OF wheat raised in the United Stetes
last year. Mr., Miller's guess was 637,-
645, 900, the nearest correct of all the
guesses Submitted by the patrons
Of the Paris Fair. He fell but a
few thousand short ofthe governments
official report. MIR, Miller is elated
over his good luck, and will take in the
great exposition sometime next fall.
J. w. Kirkwood finds no one dissatis-
fed with his work of top-grafting fruit
trees done last spring. But he insists
upon any one who may be dissatisfied
to notify him. He expects to be in
Hood River for years to come. He is
now getting moEe orders for work than
he can fill, but is doing the best be can
towards serving all who call upon his
services. He is in way to furnish ap.
pie trees of best quality u all who may
desire to purchase. Anything wanted
in the line of Sptzenburgs and New
towns can be furnished by him forth
with, first class and guaranteed. The
best trees ever shipped to Hood River.
S. A. Skinner sold the three acres he
recently bought Of Ike Nealeigh to a
newcomer, Henry s. Cole. Mr., Cole is
from pear Lansing, Mich, His family
consists of wife and two daughters.
They will build house at once and oc.
cupy the same. Mr.. Cole % an old SOL
dier, having served9 in the civil Var in
Che l4th Michigan light artillery.
o. H. Bernard OF Batchelder K Ber-
nard, Portland real estate dealers and
publishers of the Homeseekers and In
vestors' Guide, was in Hood River, Mon
day. The Homeseekers' Guide contains
lists of land bargains and has large
circulation in Eastern states. In anoth-
er column will be louod Batcheider &
Bernard's ad.
Geo. D. Culbatson & Co sold last week,
the 7. L. Roberts l45-acre place nine
miles southeast of Hood River, to Lester
M. Greene, recently from Ohio. Mr..
Greene expects to begin at once to i'm
prove his land with the view TO planting
it in part to fruit and making the place
his future permanent home.
W. A. B. Campbell, taxidermist of
this city left this week for the region
around the head OF Hood river. He has
in the neighborhood Of 200 traps out in
that viGniy:and expects to be gone four
or five weeks OF the trip. Most of the
trip Rill be made on skis or Norwegian
snow shoes.--Monntaineer.
S. j. LaFrance was up from Portland,
Tuesday. He intimated that his trip
had to do with that MARY Ann" back
yard. Property of that description is
rapidly becoming scarce commodity
in Hood River.
The Davenport Co. have terrible
time getting up stuff from the Colum-
bia to the mill through channel Of
mud, hub deep and still descending
Nelson Creek notes in Stevenson Pio-
neer.
Mrs. L. s. Rhodes OF Hood River is
down visiting her sons, WI. and W. o..
Robertson and their families. While
here she has made the sale Of her farm
up at Dundee. .-Newberg Graphic.
Geo. d. Culbertson & Co. sold, last
week, lot 10, block 8, Clarkton, to j. II.
Hickso lately of Kentucky. Mr.. Hicks
began building at once and is now living
in new house on the lot.
T. Wood, representing the Portland
FIGURING Mills Co., was in Hood River
last week and arranged with several OF
the merchants to handle their well
known brands OF hour. NJ
JoseTh Zehntbaur OF Portland is
stopping with A. w. King. Mr.. 'Hehnt-
baur is an old soldier, having served in
the 47th Illinois during the war Of the
rebellion.
Since Circles of Endersby has bought
property in Hood River, where be pro-
Pposes to erect substantial residence
next summer.-Mountaineer.
Axtel Rahm made purchase, last week
OF Mrs. G. b. Atterberry's ten acres al
Frankton; consideration $2,400.