The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-03-16

held convention for the southern
Oregon district at Grants Pass on
Monday and Tuesday, March % and
q, under the auspices of the Grants
Pass Miners Association. Prominent
road experts we're in attendance
d. j. Treiber, who is thoroughly
great result bringers, has induced his
neighbor r. W. Ordway, to tell the
public in the for sale column that
he has dry l6-inch pine wood cheap.
Look up his ad for the price, He lives
near the city.
Capain Arthur Foster, Of the Nine
teenth Infantry, accompanied by Mrs.
Foster, spent yesterday in Portland
as the guests of United States Deputy
Marshal and Mrs. l.. n. BIowres
Captain and Mrs Foster will shortly
leave for the Philippines with the re
giment. Sunday Oregonian
j. u. Holman, who operates a meat
market and grocery store on the
heights, has taken his two sons into
partnership. The firm is now Hol-
man a. Co. and consists of J. T, Hol-
man, W. j. Holman and f. NJ. Hol-
man. f. NJ. Holman will continue
with his bicycling repairing.
G.. ID. Woodworth proprietor of the
Keystone ranch has ordered $1,000
boxes to use in the shipping of his
cherry crop this season. The boxes
are manufactured in California, and
are the finest ever seen in the city.
Mr.. Woodworth is agent for them and
it will pay cherry growers to see him
Merchants on the heights report in
creased business with the opening of
the spring trade. The Ideal market
has become located in the Abbott
store building, and has already made
fast friends with its customers. Car
michael, the drygoods man, is adding
to his stock, and reports business
brisk. Flecher & Co. are doing nice
ly, and expect heavy increase in
business this summer.
w. j. Dolittle, who has been con
nected for five years with the Idaho
Industrial institute at Weiser, Idaho.
as member of the faculty and secreta-
ry and treasurer of the institution,
is in Hood River, the guest of f. D.
Calking of Frankton. The Idaho
Industrial institute was founded by
Rev. Il. A. Paddock, who is a cousin
of Mr.. Calkins. Mr., Dolittle expressed
himself as delighted with the valley.
Rev. Ralph Gillian began a series
of meetings at the M. E. church last
Sunday, which are being well attend
ed Mr.. Gillian is an unusually strong
man in the evangelistic field and his
wide acquaintance of men enables him
to present such truths as men desire
to know. The meeting promises to be
the best Hood River ever had. No
one should miss an opportunity thus
aft ordled. Great results are already
obtained.
f. L. Smith left Tuesady for Port
land, where he will meet with the eX-
ecutive committee of the Development
league and arrange program for
the April meeting. Mr.. Simth will
also attend to some work connected
with the state board of horticulture.
The semi ANNUAL meeting of the state
board of horticulture takes place April
10. when a set of regulations will be
provided for the county fruit inspect
ors, provided for by the recent session
of the legislature.
R.Field of White Salmon has traded
ten acres of his land at White Salmon
and two lots in Hood River to II. M
Abbott for his store building on the
heights; consideration S37OO. The
building is now rented by Frohn 4
Keaton, who are conducting a pros
porous business. Mr.. Field will liv,
on his % acre tract bought last fal
from Mr. Main near the town of Whit
Salmon. Mr.. Field also owns the stor
building at Trout Lake, in which Mr.
Blues store is located.
I. S. Handsaker and wife who con
Quoted a very successful series c
meetings at the Valley Christia
church recently, closed another, eve
better one at The Dalles Sunda
evening. Up to Friday evening ther
had been 64 additions to the chuTcl
nearly all by immersion. These evar
gelsts are to be commended for the
good work and the body Of Chistiar
) who secure their services will mai
: ! no mistake. They go from The DALI
! to Woodburn, Oregon.
P. NJ. Hall Lewis, architect for Il
two-story building to be erected
the Davidson Fruit Co., corner
River and Third streets, will be loca
ed hereafter in Hood River, where
has already secured a large amount
business. Mr.. Hall Lewis com
- from Portland, where he has had e
tensive experience in civil engineerir
D work and architectural designing. /
decided on Hood River as being Oh
D of the best cities on the Pacific coas
\ and one that will enjoy a rapid al
! substantial building development
y the next few years.
The following sales and transfe
of real estate have been made
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