The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-05-17

visited friends in Hood River yester-
day.
Master Mechanic DeHuf, of The
Dalles, had charge of the wrecking
train that cleared up the wreck here
Monday.
The Rip Van Wrinkle show, the big
s5enic production calcium light
effects, just the kind of show that
will please all, May %.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Truman Butler re
turned Tuesday from Centralia, Wash,
where they have been visiting relatives
for week.
Miss Lulu Benedict, of Marlette,
Michigan, has been visiting with Mrs.
j. S. Booth on her way home from
/ Los Angeles, Cal, where she has been
spending the winter.
Nj. S. Smith, of Smith & Clark, the
Underwood merchants, arrived from
Cascade Locks yesterday, where he
has been laid up with an attack of the
grip for about eight weeks.
A message just received states that
Mr.. Chaplain, who was to have leCtured
here Saturday evening, cannot come,
owing to some misunderstanding about
dates of other engagements.
I II. j. Frederick and Jas. DeBorde
we're elected delegates to the state
convention of the ForesteIs lodge from
Hood River which met at Condor this
week and left Monday noon.
j. II. Heilbronner has purchased
the fine pair of 4-year old colts which
Bert Stranahan bought at the blooGed
horse sale at Portland recently, and
is now negotiating with Recorder
Nickelsen for vehicle that will be in
keeping with the horses.
The Ladies Aid society of the M. f.
church gave a social yesterday after
noon in honor of Mrs. Porter McMil-
Ian, who leaves this week for Seattle
to join her husband, who is employed
at that place.
N. Fl. Bartlett, father of Mrs. A. S.
Reid, and G. W. Hesler and family ar
rived from Cameron, Wis, Friday,
to make their home in Hood River,
Mr.. Bartlett has the contract to run
a daily stage between Hood River and
Green Point.
W. E. Putnam and F.. Il. Wilcox, of
Milton, Ore, were in Hood River last
week looking over the country and
visiting their friend, j. f. Nichols.
Mr.. Putnam is engaged in the lumber
business and Mr.. Wilcox is postmaster
at Milton.
The White Salmon ferry is now
landing near the railroad depot, the
water being high enough over the bar
to allow the landing at this place.
The water in the Columbia is not rails
ing very fast, and it is thought that
the river will not raise very high this
year. 1t is not high enough yet to al
low the big boats to come in.
Chandler Bloom, of the American
Steel and Wire Co. and E. K. Ihomp-
son, consulting electrical engineer,
we're looking over White Salmon Mon
day, and stopped off at Hood River
to visit their old friends, Mr. and Mrs.
Golf.
The rapid Iipening of the berries
was checked Sunday by cool weather
followed by general rain Monday.
| The warm weather was ripening the
berries little too fast causing too
many small berries. The rain Mon
day will have the effect of holding
them back, giving them better
growth.
Marshal Ganger run in a Siwash
Saturday evening, who was too full of
fire water to navigate, the first one OF
the Indian strawberry piCkers this
year to get into trouble. His bail
was fixed at SO, and later his squaw
put up the money and then marched
her recTeant spouse up the hill, ad-
ministering a good scolding at the
same time.
A party was given by Mrs. G. T..
Cove at Mrs. Kinnaird's residence
last Friday evening The occasion
was geography class of the eight
grade conducted by Mrs Cove Al
ter the class was over, games we're
played and refreshments served. All
expressed themselves as having had a
good time.
1t is said that some stock was killed
| in the valley few days ago by lick
ing spray tanks that had been left in
the road or where the stock could
F6aCn II. lDlB snOuld ne warning To
all to be careful and place spray tanks
out of reach of anything that can
reach it and come to harm.
Jos. Wilson received a carload of
wooden pipe last week and was busy
with delivering it, 1t will be used
for irrigating purposes by the follow
ing: c. d. Moore, Oregon Lnmber
Co, q. W. Smith, Q. Dethman, }. Il.
Galligan, A. H. Cunning, ldlewId
cemetery, W. f. Lsraway and W. L.
earns. In all there was 62GO feet. The
Electric Light Co. had l3O feet for
their water system.
The Dalles is to have a new paper
according to the announcement made
by Bennett & Davenport. A. Ben
nett, recently of the Irrigon Irrigator,
is to be the editor, his partner being
r. q. Davenport, who recently started
job office at that place. The new
paper will be calleI The Dalles Optim-
ist. Here's success 10 the venture.