The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-03-07

N, G, Evans was passenger on
the local going east yesterday.
b. F, Smith, of Gilbert, Ida, Wis.,
tied his brother in law, James Han.
ma, Tuesday, leaving for home yester.
day on train 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. @ Il. Dakin returned
yesterday from DeMoss Springs, Ore,
where they have been visiting their
daughter, Mrs. DeMoss, for a couple
OF mont hs.
Scott Boormsn has purchased farm
OF l6O acres four miles from North
Yamhill. Mr.. Boorman will rent his
Hood River property, shipping his
stock and family effects to his new To-
cation.
The Mount Hood ra ilroad are put
ting an enclosure around their
grounds to the east OF the depot, and
VIII endea or to me intain nice grass
plot, with perhaps a few flowers, to
make the place attractive.
q. d. Woodworth received in the
mail mechanical butterfly, sent from
Japan by Jap who worked for him
for four years. The butterfly fiutters
to the floor when the wrapper is re-
moved, and.is good imitation Of the
live article.
Nine. Abbott was unable to get back
from Portland this week owing to the
continued illness of her daughter,
Mrs. Nettie Clark, who underwent an
operation at Portland hospital Sun
day. Mrs. Abbott will bring her
daughter to Hood River as soon as
she is able to leave the hospital.
r. e. HARRISON has purchased 20
acres of j. W. Hamblet for Sl3, 500,
turning in his residence near the high
school as part pay. The farm Is the
one sold by Mr.. Peugh to Mr.. Ham,
blet about a year ago, and Is fine
property, within couple of miles of
town. Both families are moving this
week, making an exchange of places.
The advance guard of the eastern
homeseekers came in Tuesday, when
train 8 arr ived late in the day In two
sections, the first section loaded en-.
tirely with homeseekers. The cheap
rates went into effect March lst, and
thousands of eastern people who are
looking for homes In the west are TAX
ing advantage Of it to come to Ore
gon.
The Hood River Whist club was or.
ganized Tuesday evening at the Com
mercial club rooms, with W. P. An.
drus president, DR.. Brosius secretary
and treasurer, and W. M. Stewart di.
rector. The object of the club Ia to
play duplicate whist, meeting once q
week, and the Commercial club will
probably be named as the place OF
meeting.
Henry G. Cook, Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, Is in Hood RIVER this week
looking over the valley with view Of
locating. Mr.. Cook is looking for q
home In Oregon, and will visit South
ern Oregon before deciding where to
locate. He is very much pleased with
Hood River, and IL he finds some.
thing to suit him, will settle here.
His son and family will also locate
with him.
Frank Chandler came up from Port
land Monday. Mr.. Chandler is get
ting ready to improve his land, just
east of the Pine Grove district, on
the Mosier ridge. He will put ten
ant on one OF the places, and live
with the family until the summer va
cation, when Mrs. Chandler and Will
lie will come up from Portland and
spend the summer on the ranch.
j. p. Barnet has sold his place of
ten acres on Methodist Lane to j. W.
Wollam, for 81, 200. Mr.. Barnet has
been busy for couple Of weeks set
tling up his affairs, end left this
morning on the boat for. Springfield,
Oregon, where he will manage the
farm for his father, and look after his
children, who are at the home of bis
parents.
The bridge gang have got the track
laid across Hood river, and have the
uprights to the main span about com.
pleted. There yet remains the last
span on the east side OF the river, af-
ter which the work of riveting will
commence. About 5000 rivets will
have to be put in, which will be done
by compressed air riveting machine,
and will be the biggestspait of the joi
of erecting the bridge.