The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-07-05

L. A. Ford, representing the Rlchet
Co., of Portland, made Hood River
Monday.
Judge M. G. George and wife, of
Portland, spent the fourth with II. q.
Cotton on his ranch west of town.
Six hours sufficed to complete the
case against Mitchell. AS many days
will be required to put in the defense.
N. W. Bone picked 81 crates of ber-
ries from quarter of an acre on his
Willow Flat ranch this year. This is
one Of the best yields that has been
reported so far.
The band boys have their new band
stand erected in the State street
school ground, and have place to
give banded concerts in the evening.
A dog belonging to J. II. Gill, the
hill merchant, recently had his leg
! broken in some manner, and Mr.. Gill
had the leg amputated. He is now
talking Of getting wooden leg for
the dog.
The Electric Light Co. on Monday
installed larger EXETER for their dy-
namo at the power house. The old
one was a little small for their in
creasing business, and the larger ma
/ chine found necessary.
D. r. Nichols and wife, of Walla
Walla, stayed over in Hood River he
tween trains Monday, on their way to
Portland, to visit his brother, j. Il.
Nichols. Mr.. Nichols was on his way
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Portland Sanitarium.
The Dalles Chronicle has been in
creased to seven columns, and last
week issued 16-page weekly. The
paper has an able and efficient corps
in all departments, and is one of the
best papers that comes to our ex-
change table.
e. p. Kyle and wife, of Salem, who
have been in attendance at the Advent
Christian camp meeting, spent several
days visiting A. ii. Cunning at his
farm in the Crapper district, and also
W. ID. Rogers in Hood River, going
home after the fourth. Mr.. Kyle Gays
that he intends to start a religious
publication at Salem this summer.
6. G. Ruff went in to Portland Sat
rday to stay over the fourth. He says
that he will have good yield on most
of his orchard. The winter varieties
are ulI full, but Kings and smoe of the
summer varieties are dropping quite
bad. He has about TOO trees in bear
ing and will set out ten or twelve
acres more next spring.
The NJ. W. A. will have a Iousing
meeting next Wednesday evening,
and want all of the members TO at
tend. There will be work in both
degrees, followed by lunch. The
lodge has now passed the 100 marx in
membership, with more on the way.
The membership has increased 300 per
cent In the past two years, owing to
effective work among the local mem
beIs OF the organization.
A woman calling herself Mrs. Shir-
ley has made complaint that her hus-
band, who was employed at Green
Point, has disappeared, and that he
lost sum Of moIey in places on Sec
ond street. A warrant was issued for
the arrest of Chas. Pierson, and w.
II. Gray ana MI. Wood summoned as
witnesses. The trial will be held at
The Dalles next Monday. 1t appears
that Mr.. Shirley has deserted the
woman and from letters received by
friends in the lumber camps, he is
supposed to be in Spokane or Seattle.
A sawyer at Green Point was quite
badly burt Tuesday, by being struck
with lever. Owing to the wrong Or
der given the setter, he climbed onto
the log and liberated dog without
stopping the power. The result was
lever flew back and struck him in the
face, breaking his jaw and knocking
him down. A physician was summon
ed and be Is being cared for at the
camp. The accident caused shut
down of the rotary side until sawyer
can be secured.
A crowd of lumber jacks at the de-
pot Saturday afternoon we're looking
over their money, when one of them
dropped a dollar down the crack in
the walk. They Immediately started
to tear up the walk to get the coin.
when Agent Boyle stopped them in
time to save the platform. As train
was due, and he expected one Of the
high officials of the road, he did not
care to have a wrecked walk to meet
him. Instead of waiting for the next
train, the men abandoned the dollar
and went their way. A few small
boys kept their eye on the place, how
ever.
Murray Kay has taken up a propo-
sition to clear and improve a ranch on
long lease for A. A. Schenck in the
Mt. Hood district. Mr.. Kay a coulpe
of years ago leasesd tract of land for
q long term Of years just across Hood
River, near the city, and has got the
place in fire shape. He now has made
q similar deal for a much larger tract
in the Mt. Hood district. The deal
will be of advantage to both parties.
Mr.. Kay has become quite farmer
for a "tenderfoot" and there il
money in raising apples IN Hood Riv-
or valley. MIR. Schenck will have his
property In good hands, and at the
Termination of the lease both will have
made profit.