The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-08-04

phone communication atterWard, Mrs,
Langille says Mr.. Felthousen used his
telescope on the party on the hill, and
was able to see who was doing the sig
mailing, and could even see small boy
who was standing by. This IS the first
time the town Of Hood River has been
seen from the Inn. Heretofore it was
always supposed that some trees on the
hill hid the houses from view.
r. L. Weber was down from The
Dalles last week looking over his Hood
River orchards. Mr.. Weber is enthus-
iastlc over the fruit cannery established
at The Dalles this spring. Some 5000
crates of strawberries were grown at
The Dalles this spring, says Mr.. Weber,
and 1000 OF these went to supply home
consumption. The remainder were used
in the cannery. Of cherries, the can
merry has now 1880 worth of the canned
product on hand. Mr.. Weber believes
the cannery will be in position next
year to use large quantity of small
berries from Hood River. Peach plums
at The Dalles brought the growers p
cents pound this summer. The fruit
was marketed in Portland. Mr.. Weber
believes there is money in peach plums
at this price and he believes there can
always be found market for the fruit.
John S. Pinney, former head of the
American Type Founders Co. at Port.
land, but now Of New, York purchased
20 acers OF L. L. Smith last week. The
land he bought lies among the pines
between DR.. Watts orchard and the
Simpson Copple place. Mr.. Pinney
bought the land through his friend +.
R, Bradley, and paid 800 an acre for
the property. Water can now be placed
on the land from the Bone ditch and
Mr.. Pinney, if he improves it, will soon
have fine fruit ranch. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Pinney took trip through
Hood River valley last spring, Just be-
fore he left for the East, and was SO char.
med with what he saw that he wasn't
contented until he owned some of the
land himself. w. ]. Baker transacred
the deal.
C. J. Hayes heard for the first time
Sunday that a son of his, G. +. Hayes,
was confined in Portland hospital with
an attact of inhammatory rheumatism,
and Monday afternoon he went down to
bring him to Hood River. Mr.. Hayes
says his son was to start down the
Columbia to locate on some timber land
couple of weeks ago, and not hearing
from him he had begun to wonder
what was wrong, when Lawrence
Blowers informed Mr.. Hayes of his sons
illness.
Marriage license was issued last week
to L. Gabriel and Celestia L. Metcalf, OF
this city. This young couple is married
before this date, but no one has said
word to the Glacier about it. We like
to tell the news when our pretty Hood
River girls forsake the old nest for one
of their own, and Miss Celestia and her
new acquisition has the best wishes of
the Glacier just the same, even if they
did turn us down.
The ever viglant city marshal, f. s.
Olinger, dropped onto a deserter from
the Battleship New York, last Saturday
night. The man bad enlisted at Callao,
Peru, and last July 7, had deserted
from the vessel at the Bremerton navy
yard, Puget Sound He enlisted as
John Soloman, while his real name
proves to be John Stevenson. He is %
years old.
Last week Mrs. Joseph Frazier, ST.,
was given pleasant surprise by five Of
her daughters. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Miller and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. SGalligan and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs G. NJ. Porter and
daughter of Wasco; Misses Annie and
and Vina Frazier of Portland.
Mr., Woicha, the senior member of
the Hood River Plumbing Co., is using
G. f. Herman, his partner,
says he put him to work last Saturday
morning, and after climbing up on a
he allowed the ladder to
sissor, and down he came, badly sprain-
ing his ankle.
Adolph Peterson, who was taken to
Trout Lake for his health about three
weeks ago, died at that place Saturday
night, from consumption. The body
was sent to Portland Sunday. Peter
son was aged about 81. brother, W.
Peterson was here to accompany the
body to Portlrne.
Rev. H. J. Kolb, the Lutheran minis
ter returned Sunday from Illinois,
where he spent his two months, vaca-
ton with his parents. He will hold
services again next Sunday at the
Advent church at 2 p. m. as usual.
The Hood River Plumbing Co. has
been awarded the contract for the
plumbing work on the Phil Matthew
on River street. Mr.. Math-
ews expects to be able to occupy his
new house in week or two.
Mrs. L. G. Mooney it is said is grow
ing weaker every day, and at times is
Her condition has become
80 much worse that it has been impos-
sible to remove her to Portland for
treatment.
Mr. Lane and family after a week 8
visit with friends in. Hood River re-
turned to their home at Latah, Wash,
Tuesday. Mr.. Lane was one time sta
ton agent for the 0. R. & N. at Hood
River.
F. f. Brosius believes there is still
strong future in strawberries. He had
nine acres in berries this year and says
next year he will have three times that
many.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Fewel and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Mcclure spent Su nday on
the fishing grounds between Maple Dell
and the Jones ranch, returning in the
evening with 80 trout.
Dawes Divers is reported very sick.
The old man is now 81 years old, and
the illniss is apt to go hard with him.
George T. Prother went out to the old
mans place, Monday.
Word from John Leland Henderson
says his mother was able to recognize
him on his arrival in Chicago, but that
she is sinking rapidly.
II. NJ. Abbot has leased his straw
berry patch for three years to Smith d
Wenther, who expect also to grow gar
den truck and other farm crops.
g. sellinger, Of Mosier, was in the
city Wednesday. He said the fruit crop
of Mosier is larger and better this year
than ever before .-Mountaineer.