The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-01-14
T RANK a. CRAM

Since Wednesday Judge Blakeey and
Commissioner Hubbard have been en-.
gagged in transacting the routine bust
ness of the county-auditing bills and
hearing arguments on road matters Com.
missioner Hartman is still confined in
the hospital, not having fully recovered
from the typhoid fever. At this term
of court judges and clerks of election
and road supervisors are to be appoint
ed, and the tax levy for 1904 is to be
made, though the levy will not be made
until next week, as the court has not
yet determined the exact amount Of
revenue that will be necessary for the
coming year.-Mountaineer, Jan. 8.
AT the annual meeting, Saturday
week ago, of the Water Supply compa-
ny of Hood River valley, the following
officers and directors were elected: f. G.
Sherrieb, president; f. G. Church, vice
president; G. E. Markham, secretary;G.
j. Gessling, treasurer; H. ]. Hibbard,
A. S. Blowers, Charles Chandler, direc-
tors. This is the ninth year Mr. Cess
ling has held the office OF treasurer The
Water Supply company has a capital
stock of $4,000, of which $1,000 is paid
up. The company is prosperous and
pays valuable dividends. Organization
was perfected in 1875.
u. r. Mears and G. G Bentz, recent
ly from Waterloo, Iowa, are doing good
work in Hood River in their line They
are plasterers, doing mostly hard wall
work, concrete, cement walks, etc. They
completed the work on the Frankton
school house, A. A. Jayne's house,
Unitarian and Episcopal churches,
Bartmess' new building, P. A. Cox's
house and others Their work speaks for
itself, and they ask any one intending
to build to inspect it.
M. F. Jacobs says the little ad of
'house to let" that he had in the Gla-
cier was seen by man who happened
to pick up a copy of the paper on his
way from the East to this coast.
He stopped off in Hood River, and went
right to Jacobs, rented the house and
moved into it the same day. Since then
Mr.. Jacobs has had eight persons call
to see the house.
Mrs. II. A. Cunning and children
spent last week visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jasper Wickham, in the Crap
per district. During the absence of his
family, Mr.. Cunning plastered and
papered the unfurnished rooms of his
residence on the hill. He now offers
this good house and large lot for sale at
the low price Of $500.
r. D. Cooper, the pioneer apple grow
er at Mount Hood, and one of the most
progressive farmers in that part OF the
country, was in the city yesterday look
ing after road matters before the county
court.-Mountaineer.
fl. T. Crawford of Oregon City, rela-
tive of Mrs. F. H. Blagg, visited the
family OF F. II. Blagg last week. Mr..
Crawford is recently from Kansas and
had not met with Mr.. Blagg's family in
Is years.
A letter from L. N. Blowers states
that himself and family will leave Long
Beach, CAL, this week They intend to
make several stops before returning to
Hood River.
Mrs. w. o. Hadley has returned from
the sick room OF her mother, Mrs. Clarke,
in Hood River, now out of danger.-Moro
Observer.
c. +. Waldo of White Salmon sold
two acres and two lots to d. d. Mcclure,
who expects to build thereon this spring.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give "cake" social at the
residence of Mrs. F. Davidson, Friday.