The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-09-14

Frank Savage and wife of Waupua,
Wis, visited with r. W, Cross and
family last week.
Hop picking has commenced in the
valley with every prospect
of successful campaign.
Frank Davenport went to The Dalles
ON important business con-
nected with his lumber interests.
A force of men was sent to Green
Point last week and operations will at
once be commenced by the Davenport
Lumber Go.
Miss Nora Boorman returned from
visit to the exposition at Portland,
last Thursday. She reports very en-
joyable time.
S. M. Peugh and wife and 0. J.
CIinkenbeard and wife of Mount
Moriah, Mo-, are in the city, visiting
Mr.. Peugh's brother, W. H. Peugh.
A. f. Sheets, wife and daughter of
Lakota, N. D., visited their cousin,
Will Sheets, last week They we're ac-
companied also by f. A. Kelly, of
the same place.
T.. A. Bishop and mother of Great
Falls, Mont, are the guests of Fred
Howe, brother-in law of Mr.. Bishop.
Mrs. Bishop will make her home in
Hood River, coming from Princeton,
Wis.
Seneca Fouts registered at the Wau
coma last week. Sen cannot keep away
from Hood River and we predict that
he will eventually nail up his shingle
and become permanently identified
with our list of the disciples of Black
stone.
Mrs. f. A. Cram and children and
Miss Esma Il. Jones started Thursday
of last week for an extended visit at
Berkeley and other points in Californ-
ia. They we're accompanied by Mr..
Cram as far as Portland. And now,
| the "Up-to- Date" man Is discOnso-
late.
John Wallin has secured the con-
tract for the erection Of modern D.
room cottage for W. G. Snow west of
the Episcopal church. The cottage
will be 26x40 and will be fitted up in
the best style of architectural art and
modern appliances and is in a very
desirable location. The village black
smith will hereafter rest under his
own vine and fig tree, or words to that
effect.
o. b. Hartley and Ed Mayes have
rented 10 acres for five years from Dr..
Adams and will at once erect a new
slaughter house with steam heat and
bath room on all floors. There Is
nothing that conduces so much to
the attractive appearance of the meats
on the shambles as well conducted
and neatly operated slaughterine
equipment, and these enterprisine
gentlemen will now provide Hood
River with everything to be desired
in this line.
Joseph Batson, sr., and son Eddie
who we're in attendance at the Nation
al encampment of the q. A. X. al
Denver arrived in Hood River Thurs
day morning of last week and will Wis
it Judge Prather and Joseph BatsoI
ir. Mr.. Prather worked for the senio
Batson a year 26 years ago and CAM
direct from there to Hood River anC
has not seen Mr.. Batson since bu
knew him instantly when he stepped
into Mr.. Prather's office Thursda.
morning.
There is nothing like persistency II
business. This was demonstrated b.
: one of our live realestate men las
week in closing the sale of desirabl
tract of land on the East Side, the in
. itial letter in the correspondence re
garding which was written about th
first of July last year. A bunch
o correspondence has accumulated dun
i ing the interval of little over yea
o that would make the tracing clerk {
:, the o. r. & N. turn green with envy
;, But the |. r. e. m. won out as he dt
It served to do and it is an illustratio
% of the great secret of success in Hoo
River business circles-well directe
n persietant effort.
II Miss Annette Newcomer and Mi
J. Elizabeth Wilson of Iowa Falls, low
10 who have been in attendance at Il
> international missionary cOnferent
r. of the Christian church in San Fra
of cisco, took side trip from Portlar
Of on their return and visited Hood Ri
er. They are warm friends OF Eva
J. gelist Handsaker and wife and q
1T latter escorted the ladies over the va
ID ley last week, Wednesday, and shove
ys them the beauties of our hills al
ID mountains, orchards and farms.
r say the ladies we're delighted wou
ut not hardly express it. They we
I'd charmed; and could not find langua
be sufficiently strong to express their a
probation Of our climate, country al