The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-11-29

E. H. Shepard returned from bus.
iness trip to Portland last Saturday.
j. l. Miller, of Crapper, went to
Portland Wednesday to spend Thanks.
giving.
Jas. Lacey made business trip tc
The Dalles Saturday where he was
called on business.
j. L. Netf, of The DaIles, was a.
Hood River Saturday on business
connected with his duties as school
superintendent
Mrs. J. b Nichols left We nesfay
for Milton tlo TO pr' Thank IT,
ing with Mr Nicho s. parents at that
place
J b IIunt returned from triI, G
Port land T'e,day nigh after hay il =
been hung mp on the road Monday
about all day on his way down,
Ed Rand, sheriff of Baker county.
who is a son of Robt. Rand, of tins
city, visited here last week Mr..
Rand left for his home at Baker City
on No. = Saturday.
The members of the lodge of East
ern Stai gave a supper Tuesday eNeE-
| ing The affair was an Informal one
aud was Yttended by good many
members of the lodge ind families.
The supper was a good one and very
pleasant time was had.
Mrs. Susan CIookshanks, aged 81
years, died at the residence of j. X.
King al Chenowith, November %, OF
diabetes. The funeral was held Sun
day November 25 and the services
were conducted by Rev. +. w. De.
hart. Interment was in Chenowith
cemetery.
The roller skating rink is proving q
very popular place of amusement late
ly and many are nightly visitors
there. The sport is not only pleas
ant rastime but a recreation and
good exercise The managers of the
rink have decided to make a charge
of 10 cents admission for spectators
and 25 cents for the use of skates dur
ing the afternoon OF evening. The
rink is open every night but Sunday
and also on Saturday afternoon.
DR.. Watt has purchased an X-ray
will undoubtedly prove of considera-
BILE value in determining the lolcation
of fractures and other things that fre-
qu; ntly battle those engaged in tine
practice OF surgery. The first day 1t
was received the doctor had occasion
to use it on the arm OF one OF his pa
tients and had no trouble in discern
ing the condition of broken bone 6
which we're replaced in their natural
position.
Col. John A. Merritt, of Niagara
Falls, recently visited at the home of
Mr., and Mrs. Willis Van Horn In this
city. Mr.. Merritt was for several
years postmaster at Washington, ID
c., and until recently vas third as
sistant postmaster general He is
| now collector Of customs at NiagaIa
Falls, Ebaving been appointed but a
short time ago. After spending a
week or ten days with Mr.. and Mrs
Van Horn with whom he has been ac-
quainted for a good many years he
returned east.
Carborundum, the new material
manufactured from coal and which
is making considerable of a stir
among scientists of late, is becoming
popular as settings for stickpins. Ar
thur Clarke, the jeweler, has made a
number of hem for hood River GUS
toners and when set ON gold pin
they make very handsome appear
anoe. Carborundum contains many
colors and in bright light has the
bIilliancy OF a rainbow. 1t is said to
be harder than diamonds but Mr..
Clarke says he doubts that this is SO
in the crude state. 1t will however,
cut glass and has been found very USE
full in various purposes for which il
has been employed.