The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-11-23

George Soule has purchased 100
acres of land In the Willamette valley
for $500.
Ezra Monson, book-keeper for the
Oregon Lumber Co., spent Sunday in
Portland.
@. j. Olney, manager of the Capital
Box Company, of Tacoma, was re-
cent visitor in town.
Mrs. Mathews, mother of Miss Mary
Mathews, has been spending a week
with her daughter in this city.
Gail P. Ross, formerly of Crapper,
is building a cottage on River street
on one of four lots he recently bought.
Evangelist Handsaker and Mrs.
Handsaker are holding meetings at
Lostine this week where they are hav-
ing good success.
q. +. Merrill, of Red River, MINI.
has purchased the ten acre ranch of
H. s. Lewis near Belmont. The price
paid was 81, 200.
Arthur Spehr, representing Eilers
Music Co. of The Dalles, was visitor
In town Saturday. Mr.. Sephr was
here looking up business.
Mr.. Moore,a resident Of the heights,
returned Sunday from Yakima Valley,
where he has interests, aud where he
has also been visiting friends.
Voyle Lindsay arrived in town from
Cascade Locks last week. Mr.. Lind
say, who had his leg broken recently
by falling tree, is getting along
nicely.
G. F. Fisher, who has been acting
In the capacity of clerk and cashier at
the railroad station here for some
time has left, and has been succeeded
by H. V. LaDow.
9. E. Cove, who has been at Cam
bridge, Idaho, where he owns farm,
for soma time, returned to Hood River
this week and will spend the winter
here.
James F. Ledbetter, who recently
moved here from Montana has rented
H. M Abbott's ranch aud will go
into the poultry business on an ex-
tensive scale.
s. d. Patton aud j. Pa on, Of Port
land, we're In town last Friday. The
former gentleman came to Hood River
16 years ago with H. F. Davidson, and
for some time made his home here.
Roy Wertz, who has been working
for the Hood River Milling company,
has returned to White Salmon for the
winter and will commence clearing
tract of land he recently bought from
N. W. FIeedland.
Rev. r. H. Barnes has rented the
house in Goes addition formerly oc-
cupied by A d. Moe and will occup
it as soon as his household goods can
be gotten into 1t.
The Hood River Milling Company
is distributing very handsome calen-
dars among its friends and patrons.
It Is quite a work Of art and many Of
those who we're fortunate enough to
obtain one are having them framed.
Charles Il. Spidell representing the
National Life Insurance Company,
and who at present resides at Salem,
Ore, was a visitor at this office one
day last week. Mr.. spidell has about
aepided to locate at Hood River and
81pen an office here.
Il. l.. Smiht went to Oregon City
Tuesday to attend meeting Of fruit
growers there for the purpose of form
ing q fruit growers union. Wednes-
day he addressed meeting at that
place, and today be is at Gresham,
where he was also invited to speak.
The Davidson Fruit Company has
had an arc light placed on the corner
opposite it's office. It renders the
streets in that vicinity for block
away navigable on the darkest night.
It might be a good thing if we had
little less prohibition that doesn't
prohibit snd more light.
W. NJ. Musser Of Jules City, Kan.
cousin of j. NJ. Confer Of this city,
will arrive in Hood River this week
and hereafter will make bis home
here. William Moody aud family,
who are also related to Mr.. Confer,
viii arrive here seop from Garden
City, Mo-, and have decided to make
this their home.
j. ii. DaMoss for number of years
resident OF this locality, has decided
TO remove to DeMoss Springs, Sher-
man county, and has been about town
s,ying goodbye to his many friends.
Mr.. DeMoss says that while business
interests are taking him away from
Hood River be knows no more desiIa-
bic place to live than In this city.
The st. Marks Guild held its meet
ing at the home Of Mrs. Walton last
week and II members were present.
Work was commenced for the bazaar
to be held on Wednesday, Of the first