The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-04-26

Geo. z. Knowles went to Portland
yesterday afternoon.
Jos. Zurcher, recently from Calitor-
MIA, spent a few days in the valley
this week looking for location
He was much pleased with the valley,
and may conclude to locate here.
Geo. IL. Hime, secretary of the Ore
gon Histpri society, was delegate
from Portland to the ministers meet
ing here this week, and left yesterday
noon for Pendleton.
S. f. Blythe brought in hens egg
yesterday that was as large as tur-
keys egg, and says that he Is devei-
oping Alter hen fruit out on his ranch
by feeding the poultry oats once
! day.
| The sewer gang, in digging under
| the water pipe on Sherman avenue,
Monday, allowed it to cave down and
come apart, which caused shutting
off of the water for couple OF hours
while it was being repaired.
Tim Brodeur, employed at Snow u
Upson's blacksmith shop, has had to
quit work for few days on account
of sciatic rheumatism. He Is much
improved and expects to go to work
again next week.
II. f. Davidson IL putting up new
awnings on the south and west sides
of his cement building, which will
add to the looks of the building as
well as to the comfort of the tenants.
Chas. Knecht, of Albany, Ore, an
old friend of E. h. Golf, spent q
couple of days here this week. MIR.
Knecht was formerly of the firm OF
Knecht Il Miser, at Albany, and Is
, looking for business location. lie
was much pleased with Hood River.
CLERK Dakin, of the local camp OF
M. W. A., received an order this week
, for 81, 600 to pay the death claim OF j..
b. johnson, who was killed in the val
I ley month ago while blowing stumps.
The money will be paid to the widow,
@ Mrs. Anna johnson.
g JoeWilson says that his office is any
= where on Oak street from the Paris
t Fair to the Oregon Lumber Co., and
+ if not found, subscriptions for the re-
: left fund can be left at either bank,
who will receipt for the same.
J. Mike Welch, the veterinary sur
n geon. is the only licensed veterinary
!, in this end of the county, and Is be-
u ing Kept pretty busy, not only IN
/ this valley. but across the river, and
# frequently has calls in the eastern
n part of the county, as well as up ana
i down the river on the north bank.
u Axel Rahm is awaiting the sale OF
IL his beautiful ten-acre ranch a mile
, from town, so that he can move out
TO his quarter section adjoining the
Rorden place and develop it. Mr.,
Is Rabm has an ideal home where be nov
l. lives, and it should not wait long fol
Is buyer.
'e Miss Mae Mcmahon, of Hood Rlv'
ID or Ore. was one of the fortunate
l. Winnets of prize credit certificate
70 in the mammoth publicity word con
- test recently conducted by Ellers
~ Piano House, the popular piano ahC
w. organ dealers of Portlanl, but belnl
"a unable to take advantage OF this Ger
~ tihcate, she transferred 1t to W. b
~ Coulter, of Hood River, who applie'
, it toward the purchase of beautiful
IL Hobart M. Gable piano.
ot The Electric Light and Water Cc
AT expect to have their new reservoir
liz completed by the frs, of the month
ne or nearly so, aud will have plenty
,ir water for irrigating by that time
tie While fixing the reservoir about ha
he of the water escapes, so that it is mai
,s. ing a shortage in the supply for dt
,r. nestle use on the upper system. W.T.
I'D the new improvement, however, IL
es. surplus water can be stored so thu
las during the night, when very little
ts. being used, it can accumulate for u
,en during the day, and there will
ample for all purposes. .