The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-09-13
r. NJ. Hall, of Portland, spent FIR

II. NJ. Hall, of Portland, spent Fri
day in Hood River.
S. f. Bartmess made trip to Col
lins on the boat Monday.
Mrs. Ii. l.. Dumble went to Portland
Saturday for few days. visi with
her sister.
Mrs. f. &. Stuart came up from
Portland Saturday and remained over
Sunday visiting friends.
Miss Ethel Robards, who has been
attending the State Normal at Mon
mouth, has received her diploma, also
passed the examination for state GER
tificate.
The Glacier acknowledges the re-
ceipt of book of views Of Hood Riv
er published by h. h. Bradley 1T is
an excellent collection of views, well
printed on good paper, and will be a
good advertisement of the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yates went to Port
and Sunday to attend the funeral of
Fred M. McElfresh, who committed
suicide on the Wallace farm Friday.
The deceased was cousin of Mr..
Yates. The body was cremated at the
Portland cIematory.
Services in the Unitarian church
next Sunday at IL a. m. and 1880 p.
M, j. A. Baldridge, minister. Top
ic for morning: "The Glory of the
Gospel " Evening: "The Simple
Life " Sunday school at 10 a. m. All
are cordially invited.
MIS-. Chas. II. Castner returned
Saturday from the East, having
stopped in Kansas to finish her visit
with relatives, while MIR. Castner
came right through, arriving here a
couple of weeks ago. Mrs. Castner
reports having had most enjoyable
time.
A box of fine Hood River stIawber-
ries was left on our table Tuesday by
Chas. Hall, proprietor of Williams
pharmacy, who picked them, together
with several other boxes, from his
ranch in West Crapper. They we're OF
fine quality and are quite luxury at
this time of t1e year.
Rev. G. W. Murphy aud wife re-
tTuned Tuesday from Salmon City,
Idaho, where Mr.. Murphy was pastor
of the NJ b. church at that place fol-
the past seven months. They expect
to remain here manently. Mr..
Murphy says that he has travelled the
Pacific coast from San Diego to Alas
ka, and thinks Hood River the best
place to live of any on the coast
W. f. Laraway has received worC
, from Glenwood, Iowa, that Mills
county carried off all the prizes al
the state fair at Des MOines wort
mentioning and that his old orchard
received the sweepstakes prize for ap
, pies. lie also says that local tirn
: advertises that they will take all thu
! apples that are first. class for GO cent
I barrel, "but the apples must b,
} nice.
The government permit to cross th'
reserve and take water out of a cou
pie of lakes to use at Green Point, wa
received very soon after application
% had been made, and the ditch is be
f ing pushed through with all possibl
= speed. 1t is thought that the ditto
!, | Will Db COlDplebtu inO pIbeOip hhuhbll
9 This will ensure plenty of water 70
# the pond and tluming of lumber an
& logs at all seasons of the year.
= p. NJ. Hall Lewis states that tn
i survey of the new Glacier ditch ha
:, been completed and that the ditc
= will cover 2, 600 more inches of arab
!, land than was thought possible. III
route of the ditch will not be difficu
= as a whole. Sand Canyon will be 81
60 phoned to save either flume or seVeri
n miles of ditch, and one place will |
Z tunnelled for short distance. 1t
thought that 5000 inches of water ca
4 be got.
Mis-. Ada Wallace Unruh, nation
i lecturer for the Women's Christie
Temperance union, will give one
her interesting and instructive di
courses in the United Brethren churC
on Sunday evening at s r. IN. : A
are welcome. Mrs. Unruh will co
duct a service in tho Congregation
church on Saturday at p. m. tn
meeting is especially for ladies and
large attendance is expeCtei. L
programme entitled "Pink Rost
which was to be rendered in abo
mentioned church at said time, W
be given the following Sunday eve
ing.
Mrs. NJ. Steinhof, mother OF Ut
Steinhof, recently arrived in Ho
River from Galveston, Texas, acco
"a q haw