The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-06-21

Salem, Oregon, are here visiting their
son and brother, j. A. Byrne, cashier
of the White Salmon Valley Bank.
A petition is being circulated and
numerously signed, this week, asking
the county commissioners to appoint
r. Field justice of the peace for White
Salmon precinct.
On Tuesday evening, June 9Th, The
Washington Heights Tennis Club was
organized. The following are the off,
GERS: j. II. Byrne, president; Miss
Henderson, vice president; Miss
Swartz, secretary; Miss Wolfard,
treasurer.
Mr.. Bogue's family has moved back
to the farm at Snowden, after picking
Strawberries In White Salmon through
the season. Mr.. Bogue will remain;in
town and work on the Odd Fellow 3
building until 1t is finished.
Miss Henderson entertained the
White Salmon Dramatic Club Tuesday
evening at her home In Bingen. The
feature of the evening was the lunch
con, which was served on small tables,
which we decorated in honeysuckle.
After luncheon, games and stories
were enjoyed around the fireplace.
The jolly crowd departed after mid
night thanking Miss Hen derson for a
most delightful evening.
Mr.. Colburn, of the Citizens Bank,
last winter took check into his
school and instructed his pupils how
to write-and endorse checks. This in
stIuction is soon forgotten unless the
taught has occasion to put into prac-
tice what they have learned. Some Of
those pupils have made a deposit in
the "Citizens' Bank Of the money
earned picking berries, in their own
name, and have check book, just to
learn how to do actual business.
These boys and girls feel free to ask
their old teacher about any points
that they have forgotten or never
knew, and they will find the professor
Just as obliging, and willing to ex-
plain the various forms Of commercial
paper and the history OF check az
when he was In the school room and
desired that his pupils should be just
a little better than any other teachers
pupils.
This year will make a good test of
the mountain berries. Several ranch
ers, among them r. N. Clemens, Mil.
Ter, Mrs. Mccoy, f. Burdoine and F.
M. Freeland, have few acl es each in
berries, and are now picking. So far
they are we'll satisfied with the exper-
ment, and more patches will be set
on the higher attitudes next year.
The berries are very fine, being large,
of good color, and finn. They are be.
lug grown without irrigation, and
while this year has been exceptionally
wet, yet it is thought that good
yield can be expected frcm tho
mountain patches without irrigation.
j. G. Machines will clear ten acre
patch Of ground milo and hllf
fF 1m town ard set it out to Bing cher
ries. The Innate OF White Salmon is
pr culiarly wei adapted to cherries, it
being all southern slope, rich soil and
warm, so that the cherries reach per-
fection. Old trees In the valley bring
in SIS to S25 per tree each year.
DR.. Geary and 'Hm. Goldman have
purchased 1856 acres of land from the
White Salmon Land Co., one 25- acre
piece being about opposite Mosier.
The balance lies several miles back, on
,op of the range just east of town.
VI ost of the orchards are being planted !
II his locality this year, J.Il. Law
being in this neighborhood. About
ifty acres will come into bearing In |
hat locality next year.