The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-06-09
Local Matters.


Mrs. G. Z. Hemman went to the
Cascade Locks Tuesday morning for a
weeks visit
j.. Il. Rand, the merchant, accom-.
panied by his father, Robert Rand
made trip to portland, Sunday.
Miss Smith, daughter of the senior
member OF the firm Of Norton & Smith,
the timers and plumbers, returned
Sunday from visit to The Dalles.
Berlin Davis accompanied by his fam.
lily came from Portland and spent Sun
day and Monday in West Clallum with
his mother, who leaves this week for
Hood River
A Cabbage rose, IS inches in circum-
ference, was presented to the Glacier
editor, last Friday, with the compli-
ments OF Mrs. o. d. Rea. The rose was
perfect beauty They don't grow that
large back in North Dakota.
q. $. Smith is up from Portland. He
is on his homestead and will be here
until about the 25th of June, when he
will return aud OCCUPY his position in
Portland. George is staying very close
to his homestead.
b. F. Beheu, the contractor and
builder, came up from Portland last
Friday, having completed the work on
the twodwelling houses huift there. Mr..
Belieu will now spend his time on the
new houses he is building at Eggermont
w. r. Hoole, SO It is learned, will
remain in Kansas, where he has,taken a
merchantile establishment in trade for
his farm in the Barrett district. His
brother-in-law, G. III Sparks expects to
follow Mr.. Hoole to Kansas within a
few weeks.
Garfield B. Datson and f. j. Waltz,
o. X. x. N. surveyors, were in Hood
River Friday morning, returning on the
noon train to Rowena to inspect the
work the railroad company is having
done there in retimbering tunnel No. 5.
Mrs. n. c. Hall of Ridgefeld, Wash,
and Miss Bertha Hewitt of Portland,
came up last Wednesday, and spent a
few days visiting Il. N, Cooke; Mrs.
Hall is the wife Of prominent cream
eryman in Ridgefeld and a niece Of Mr..
Cooke.
Among the Hood River people who
were Mr.. and Mrs, w. o. Ash, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Howe, Mr., and Mrs. Win
Rogers, Mr., and Mrs. Everett McCarty.
They report a very good time in the
capital city.
Adolf Aschoff, supervisor of the north
half of the Cascade forest reserve, rec
commended to the Secretary Of the
Interior that M. J. Anderson be APP
pointed head ranger, the position filled
by Mr.. Aschoff last year under M. p.
Isenberg. Mr.. Anderson has also the
recommendation of ii. d. Langille, the
government forestry agent.
Thieves made quite raid in Trout
Lake Sunday May %, Some one broke in
to Harry Sellenger's and Fred Eckhart's
houses. They took few cartridges |
from Sellinger aud stuffed bear hide
from Eckhart The bear hide Is
well marked, having bullet holes
through the nose and one ear,
The pride of Dalles base ball enthusi-
W. NJ. NJ. Co. team has two
important games scheduled for the near
future. On Sunday, June II, the boys
will 60 to Wasco for game and on the
10th will play return game at Hood |
River. That the home team is appre-
ciated was shown few evenings since
when a considerable purse was raised
Tor the purpose Of defrayng the expen-
ses of these two prospective trips, -
the streets OF Hood River are being |
grayeled gratis by T.. l.. Smith and in |
this manner are receiving some OF the |
best improvements ever put on them. |
The gravel is being taken from the ex-
AVIATION made for the new brick Mr..
Smith is building on the corner of Oak
md Third Streets. The city failed TO
urnish men to spread the gravel after
Mr., Smith had it hauled, so had to hire
lis own workmen to do this. When the
,ravel becomes packed it should be al
most as good as pavement.
George Rordan is limping with cane,
me Of the bones OF his leg being frac.
,ured. The accident happened while Mr..
Rordan was riding astride the reach OF
lis wagon, his leg coming in contact
with a stump and badly bruisng it. The
'ole OF his shoe was torn clear off. Mr.
&ordan called no DOCTOR it is said, and
8 letting nature take care OF the broken
bone. If the injury is as serious
ls reported the man is taking desperate
chances in going without medical aid
j. +. Batchelder. connected with the
COUNTRY Club Inn, was up from Port
and Saturday returning on No |, Sun.
lay. Mr. Bachelder informs the Gla-
.ier that a carload Of iron pipe has ar.
lived, and men have started work on
he water system for the residence sec.
ion of Riveryew Park The company
will get water from three springs, which
will afford a supply for SO houses. Six
nch mains are being laid, so that when
{ becomes necessary to secure an addi-
ional supply Of water from the city,
will be in readiness to make
During the trial of the Williams case
t was estimated by some that the cost
o the county would be in the neighbor-
rood Of $25, 700, which now proves to
rave been greatly exaggerated. Those
Who have occasion TO know estimate that
4 200 will cover. The only witness
rom great distance was II d. Langille,
whom the government sent out from
Washington, d. c., on special business
ringing him here at an opportune
ime. Others came from Oregon and
and the expense of bring
ny them was not great. All feel graft
ed that the case was conducted 30 well
nd at as small expense as it was
,hronicle.
Captain j. p. Shaw came up from
Portland, Saturday. The captain said
le had very pleasant time at Pendle-
on, where he went to deliver the me
norial day address. During his speech
he captain says he made reference to
he hard fighting at Chickamauga, where
lis company lost IL men out Of 54.
lfter the exercises, he met an old col
ier whose right sleeve hung empty by
is side. 81 was at Chicakmauga, re-
marked the old soldier, but fought with
Then you are one of the
cry men who executed such a deadly ,
mbush fire against my company" re-
MARKED Captain Shaw, and the two men ,
once fell to recounting the days when
ne wore the blue and the other the
raw