The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-18
UNDERWOOD.

February Wv. A. Orsey attended
the horticultural meeting at Steven.
son last Tues isy. Officers for the en-.
suing year were elected: President,
). w. Harris; treasurer, Robert Pin
die Gre elected;l secretary, o. G..
Train. The next regular meeting will
be held in Stevenson at the court
house the urst Sunday in March.
b. W. Aiiss went to Hood River
Friday on business.
W. b. Pollard moved to town again
Wednesday. He is engaged in haul
ing building material for Messrs.
Hussey and Lowden.
a. j. Haynes and Geo. Darling
were Dalles visitors Saturday. going
up by way Of Hood River, via o, f.
Il NJ, returning ou North Bank.
Sunday school is gaining in attend
ance very rapidly. The attendance
for some time East has only been six
or seven until the last two weeks.
Last Sunday "a were enrolled. Rev.
Lowdsn has been selected super inten-
dent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. q. Goddard and
daughter Elizabeth came up from
Portland Sunday to spend few days
on the farm.
Ralph Darting's little daughter had
a very narrow escape from death last
Thursday night. The Guild going to
.leep earyl in the evening was put to
bed az stairs rs usual where the FAM
lily sleep. Soon afterwards Mrs. Dart
Ing hearing strange noise fastened
to the bed and found cat lying on
the little giil's chest with paw on
each cheek, its mouth in the child .
mouth, sucking her breath. 1t was
only by Mrs. Dartlng's presence of
mind, coupled with quick action that
she resusitcated the child.
At the meeting OF the Hood Road
Association Thursday the contract
was let to MIR. Lynott to build an ex-
tensions to Hood road By this exten
sion it gives road TO the boat land
ing.
Mr. Hus:ey IL rushing work on his
buildings now as last as possible. He
has been delayed on account OF de-
layed shipment CT material. He is
preparing to build pigeon house.
He has thousand pair in the east to
be shipped as soon he can prepare
/ or them.
Miss Maggie Cline visited with Mrs.
DeHart last Wednesday.
Mrs Jennie Armstrong and grand
daughter departed for their home In
Ontario, ldaLo, last Thurday, after
an extended visit with their relatives
here, the Dartings.
l. 2. Packard has received an
other large shipment OF fruit trees
from Stark Bros Mr.. Packard Is
preparing to set several acres o trees.
Well say, we have figured around
and got a big white button to give to
that fellow that submitted the report
to Better Fruit on SkamAnia county o
fruit trees, but he will have 10 come
up a couple, as We have two more now
than when he completed his report,
as ii. W. Hamlin got wind of his fig
ures and has set out two more, but
in bis doing this We do not consider
Mr.. Hamlin is giving Klickitat county
fair shake, for now we are one tree
ahead of them. This button has been
used some, but owing to both ey es
being knocked into one. we have no
use for it, 80 call and get it.
A meeting was bel at A. j. Haynes
last Thursday afternoon for the pur.
pose OF organizing an improvement
club. W. Ii. Ilamlin. temporary
chairman, +. W. DeHart, temporary
secretary 1t was voted that the or
ganization be known as the Hood De
velopment association. b W. Ariss
was elected president; f.. ". DeHart
secretary and treasurer. The object
OF the association is for the promo
tion aud general development of the
county,