The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-06

place is delightfully."- situated. Mrs.
MGCown is q daugher OF the late
Justin Chenowitb, pioneer OF he
Dailes CheuoWitb creek takes It's
name from him Ills brother, Judge
Chebowith. was q well known ehsraet
eT along the MIDDLE Columbia river.
Before the Cascade massacre an In
dian who had taken the name OF
Cbenowith had taken leading part
in that bloody affair. accosled the
Judge, eayIng "fou big Boston man
ne big lDgiB; both CheDowith +"
The town of Cbenowith, Wash, takes
its name from the Indian
q. M. Kirkpatrick, native Of Ohio,
left Canton tour years ago, and after
travelling over the Pacific coast, locat
ed on a Homestead Of 16o acres east OF
the East Fork in 1905 He bas 81
acres IN cultivation. lp partnership
with bis neighbor, Il V. Cramps, be
Is taking out ditch from Cat creek.
He has 200 trees set. He is we'll
pleased with bis location aud the
prospects fol the east side. The road
that is being built up the east side OF
the East Fork will give the settlers
here close commuD ication with the
main settlement.
II. V. Cramps, native OF Minnesota.
has 80 acres. lie came to Hold River
last September. He lie now clearing
land with FauItless stump puller
and doing good work. He has about
six acres cleared, 600 trees
D. r.. Peelef has homestead OF 40
acrep, 2 acres cleared. Both hi mself
and wife are natives uf Iowa, coming
here from Cerro Gordo county in 1904
and located in 1905. hey have the
best o; land for fruit. rbey have 80
fruit trees, mosly apples There
place Is under the Glacier and Middle
Fork bitches
Henry H. Hardman, native of Kan
sas came here in 1904 and homestead
ed 100 acres lying on both sides OF the
East Fork, His family followed IN
1905 and they have established a good
home, building on the vest side If
the river. Mr. Hardman has built a
good road down the bluff nd bridgeh
the river, his work being helped by
Ed. Mccain and W. Nj. Keeling, whose
places lie beyond on the east side nt
the river.
Valley Crest sNhool house is a mod
ernly constructed building, 26xiO
1t as an organ and up.to date furni-
ure Sunday school every Sunday
and preaching twice month. lie
southern terminus of the electric line
is here.
M. W. SheareI came here from
Jewell, Kansas, in 1904. and home
steaded 160 acres. lie has s acres
cleared, 30 young trees. Good house
and barn and other improvements.
Grand view from his place.
/ ID. M. Shearer has acres, with a
3 email clearing. lie is native OF
> North Carolina, and came to Kansas
; with his parents in 1858 He still
! owns his homestead III Kansas.
q. W. Hanneman, native of Wiscon-
sin, came to Hood River IN 1906 and
homesteaded 40 acres He has 3 acres
cleared an1 a few trees set.
X. Goblin, native of New York
state, came from Wisconsin to Hood
River in 1900 He has 40 acres, 5 clear
ed. Mr. Gobin spent last wipttr
} at his old home in Wisconsin. lie
J brought back with him bis nephew,
AlberG Goblin, who will clear land for
him this summer Other relatives are
' expected to follow He was the means
of inducing Wm, Jones the hlnck
7 smith to come to Mt. Hood. He has
. 80 trees set.
3 +. q. Blaokman, native OF Iowa,
came to Hood River with his family
! last month. lie has 50 acres and IL
just starting cl airing. He will clear
! 70 acres and set to trees next spring.
Joseph Croft, native OF lllinois,
came to Hood River in 1901. lie has
s 100 acres homesteaded, II acres clear
/; ed, 500 young trees, 30 bearing. lie
Is having 10 acres cleared fer oroLard.
lie has good house and other I'm
1 proyements and slightly location.
George Monroe, native of Missouri,
] has 40 acres, 3 cleared and 22l young
s trees. He has one acre In strawber
rles.
j. f. Candee, native OF Kentucky,
came here from Clayton county, Iowa,
\ in 1901 He hes 40 acres, s cleal cd
3 200 apple trees aud Is planting A acTeI
D this spring. Good house and Other
D improvements and comfortable
t home
= Miss Susie MohI, has IA homestead
of 100 acres. About one acre cleared,
a good house and comfortable home,
7 Joseph Michael has homestead OF
0 40 acres, y acre clear ed on which be
3. is planting trees.
! Peter H. Mohr has homestead OF
10 acres at the ELK Beds. Ou bis
place Is the famous cold water spring,
Theodore Dallas at one time located
/ this claim.
g Motherson Rush, late y married to
Miss Anna Mohr, is located on his
+ wife y homestead of 100 acres.
. Peter j. MoLr is homesteudiug l6l
b acres adjoining the claim OF his Sis
& ter Susie lie has small clearing
aud house.
, The Misses Nellie and Alice Roberts
D have claims OF l6O acres each o. Val
/ icy Crest. Their improvements are
. about the same as the neignboring
s homesteads.
D Mrs. M. G. Huckabay nine years
ago homesteaded 100 acres in Valley
Crest settlement, Eden Valley Ranch
Ia the appropriate name ot her place.
1t is one of the pIettiest among the
beautiful rsnohes in the neighbor.
> hood. She has 80 acres cleared, 400
1 trees, mostly bearing apples, one
, acre in awbreTies. Mrs. Huckabay
! is noted for her hospitality. The
9 writer was fortunate to cell at her
= house at the right time to partake of
! an excellent dinner.
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