The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-02

W, u. Sneets was passenger Tor
The Dalles yesterday.
Miss Grace Tillard, of The Dalles,
visited Hood River Saturday.
jeff Mosier came down from Mosier
Tuesday morning on the early train
returning on the local
K. Ii. Weber came down from The
Dalles Tuesday and went out to his
ranch on the east side.
John Chappell, of Goldendale, was
In town yesterday and left for Port
land OF delayed No. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. HeilbronneI
went to Portland Tuesday TO spend
New Years with relatives.
j. II. Nunnemaker and wife left for
eastern Oregon New Years day to Wis
it with friends and relatives.
Miss Blanche HARRISON returned
yesterday to Forest Grove o resume
her studies at Pacific university.
Miss Maude Mills, teacher in the
public schools, spent the holidays
with relatives at Chehalem Center.
Mrs. X. A. Kirk, of Salem, who has
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ira Ham
ilton, returned home Tuesday morn
ing
Thos. Jenkins, of Goldendale, left
for home yesterday morning after O
visit with his nephew, Lr. O. I'll. Jen-
kins.
The Donald Bell Co. will be at the
opera house January 8, 10 and IL.
The show ia we'll recommended and
good performances are looked for.
John Leland Henderson spent Sun
day and Monday in Portland. Mr..
Henderson is negotiating sale of his
White Salmon ranch, and thinks that
the deal will go through.
r. H. Waugh has resigned his posi-
tion with the First National bank and
will move out to his" ranch on the east
side 10 the spring. Mayor Blowers
will take Mr.. Waugh's position in the
bank.
The property owners on Maurice
street have made arrangements to
grade the street and build bridge
across the Greek on Paradise avenue.
1t is needed Improvement, and
would provide convenient road to
reach that part of the city.
A. 2. Cazanava, of Casper, Wyo.,
arrived in the city Sunday and will
remain few days visiting his friend,
ID. P. Smith, and looking over the
valley. Mr.. CaZanava has sold out his
business interests at Casper and is
looking for home In the west.
The 6remen's ball New Years eve,
at the Odd Fellow hall, was big sue
cses. One of the largest crowds ever
In the hall we're there, and good
time was bad by all present. The
music, composed of members from
both orchestras, was excellent. The
f1iemen will clear about $50, most of
the business men responding literally
in buying tickets, whether they went
or not.
Postmaster Yates received word
Thursday that stamp cancelling ma
chine, which he asked for, would be
sent him by express from Buffalo.
The Hood River postoffioe has grown
rapidly, on account OF the big growth
In development of the country, and
about 5000 letters per day now have
to Ee stamped by hand, and at time
when everyone is waiting for their
mail. The new machine will do the
work In an hour at the outside.
A. /. Mason and Chris Griesen left
for the Yakima country Sunday to
give q series of lectures at North Yak
ina, Prosser and Sunnyside, at fruit
meetings. Instructors on Hood River
methods are In demand by the enter
prising fruit sections, and Mr.. Mason
Is especially fitted to give valuable
advice, while Mr., Griesen has also
fund of information about union
methods which he viii impart, at the
same time looking after the interests
of Better Fruit.
ii. r. Gearey, wife and d lighter
arrived from st. Paul Wednesday
morning and will make their home
here. Mr.. Gearey is the owner of 10
acres adjoining his bI other in law, &.
S. Smith, and eill erect residence
on the land in the spring. The daugh-
ter, Miss Susan A. Gearey, has had
ten years experience in the st. Paul
telephone exchange, and will have
charge OF the Home Telephone central
as soon as the company are ready for
business
H. l.. Price, merchant from The
Dalles, spent Sunday with the Vogt
brothers and was much interested in
the new suit cabinet which Vogt
Bros. are instslling in theiI new
store. 1t is the first one to be intro
duced in Hood River, or this part of
the state, aud will be an attractive
teatuIe OF the new store. 1t is made
ia Il ve sections. The coats ale all
hung up on a sliding carrier, while
the other parts OF the suit are piled
10 on small receptacles, which can he
pulled out TO show the garments. The
clothes are kept neat and clean, frue
from wrinkles, while hundred pat
terms can be displayed at moments
notice. Glass doors which push back
into the cabinet. can be pulled out
aud the compartments shut up tight.