The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-09-06

o. L. Stranahan went up the road
on the local Monday.
II. W. Joplin, of Portland, spent
several days at Hood River this week.
Emil Schiller, of White Salmon,
who has been confined to the Cottage
hospital here for some time with ty.
phoid fever, is making satisfactory
recovery.
Nick Cascitro, who has charge of
the construction gang on the Hood
River Irrigation Districts ditch went
TO Portland Saturday to spend Sun
day with his family.
Miss Ben Wilkes, of Condor, Ore
gon, arrived at Hood River on train
l Monday and will visit at the home
of Mr.. McCune and also with Miss
Mills of the Cottage hospital.
Thos. Upton and G. G. Conkle,
connected with the purchasing de
partment of the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad, we're here two days last week
in connection with business for that
road.
j. Adrian Epping, the we'll known
singer, who has taken up his resi-
dence at Hood River, where he Ie-
Gently bought ranch, was a passeD-
ger for Portland on the Spokane Fly
er Monday.
Miss Josephine Jenkins, of Port
land, sister of DIR. Jenkins of this
city, spent two days visiting at the
home of hel brother this week. Miss
Jenkins Sis employed at the United
States National bank in Portland and
returned there Monday.
liza Alcorn, who has been in the
butcher business here for some time,
left Monday for Portland, where he
will make his home for the present.
Mr.. AlcoIu hs disposed of the busi-
ness to A. S. Bent who will conduct
it In the future.
Ed Williams, who has been here for
some time visiting friends and rela-
tives, returned to Nebraska Monday
on the Overland. MI. Williams came
here to attend the funeral of his niece
and decided to stay for time at his
old home before returning to the Mid
die West.
George I. Prather left yeste rday for
Portland, where he will join his wife
and daughter, who have been visiting
there for a week, and they will visit
relatives in the Willamette valley for
a couple of weeks. George says he
has not had vacation in 25 years.
and thinks he Is entitled to one. His
~ rnf ft1N snv
from Portland to go to school.
George W. Simons, owner of the
steamer of that name plying between
the Locks and The Dalles and con-
nected with the Pacific Bridge com
pany, of Portland, was in town Sat
urday until Monday Mr.. Simons is
firm believer in proposition to es-
tablish permanent landing for river
boats at thelfoot of the road leading
from First street and says that such a
landing would he worth many thous-
ands Of dollars to the city.
Mrs. Elvira John ston, mother of
the Register boys, and formerly of
this city, died at Kert, Oregon, last
Saturday. The body was brought
here for burial Monday accompanied
by members of the family and the
funeral took place Tuesday morning
at the Christian church. Rev. J. w.
Jenkins conducted the services and
the funeral arrangements were in
charge of S. F.. Bartmess. Interment
was at Idlewilde cemetery.
VIM. Yates has purchased forty
acres of fine fruit land from Axel N.
Rahm, near the Rorden place, and
will have it cleared and set out to ap-
pies. Mr.. Rahm has another forty
for sale, and will retain 80 AGREES of
the quarter section for himself. He
intends to improve that much of his
place as soon as he can let contract
for clef ring, and will set the land
largely to Spitzenbergs. The soil and
locality is especially adapted to Spitz-
enbergs, and will become a very valu-
able property.
9. W. Field was a passenger on No.
| for Portland Tuesday. Mr.. Field
lays that the town of White Salmon
was in great danger from forest fires
Monday. The fire caught in the brush
from slashfngs Saturday, and Sunday
the fire ran up the side of the bluff
from the railroad grade. All the men
10 town turned out and fought the
fire all day. Flying cinders caught in
rubbish near Lauterbach's barn at one
time, but was discovered and put
ont, otherwise the town might have
been swept away, as there was brisk
wind blowing from the wesV.
Herbert Humphrey Morgan, the in
fant son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. q. Nor
gan. died Tuesday night, August 20,
at the residence Of Fred Stewart, at
Portland, aud was buried in ldlewilde
cemetsey at Hood River Th0FEday
The funeral srevices we're conducted
at the residence of II. NJ. Abbott,
Revs. Gilmore and BaldIidge official.
i ing The bereaved parents and rela.
tives have the sympathy of the com.
munity in the loss Of their chill
Those attending the funeral hon
Portland we're Mr. and Mrs H.
Peugh, L. g. Morgan, Mrs. Nettit
Clark and Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Alb
bott.