The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-01-14
WHITE SALMON.

In letter to Mrs. Rosegrant, Mrs
John Hodgklns sends the sad news OF
the death of her husband about foit-
night ago. Mr.. Hodgkins died in the
Astoria hospital, SO suddenly that his
wife was unable to reach his bedside
tefore bis death.
&. klotZ and o Sandblast have
leased the Balsiger Hall and will OF en-
skating link there next Saturday,
January 9th.
We had veIitable blizzard this
week. Tuesday morning it began to
snow, and kent it up almost constant
ly till We went to press, the ground
being covered to depth Cf at least
two feet. On Tuesday there was
stl ong east wind, which dritted the
snow and made the storm more dis
agreeable, but since then the snow
has not drifted. 1t turned cold Mon
day night, aud the mercury continued
TO descend, registering degrees atove
zero last night.
S1me of. ouI church goers had a
narrow escape last Sunday night on
the grade. One Of the bolts holding
the tongue IN place dropped out and
the tongue dropped to the ground.
Fortunately the brake held until rocks
we've put under the wheels. The pas
sengers we're quite willing to get out
Of the rig onto terra hrma. Mr. Earl
Zeigler came to the rescue with ano;h
er bolt aud helped the parties to their
homes.
Monday morning consignment OF
over two tons OF "booze" was put Of
at the White Salmon dock. There
seems o have been some mistake in
the order. The next NOR ming most OF
it WAS reloaded and taken farther
down tie river.
We notice the farmers dewn on the
fiat are supplying their customers
with nice fresh turnips taken from
the field in the middle Of the winter
This should be an item fol- the bou St
ers OF White Salmon.
J. b. Ackley OF this place and Miss
Lillian Poehlman, OF Bickleton, we're
married at the home OF the brides
parents on Wednesday, January 6.
lney took the tram for White Salmon,
Wheie 9 they will spend few weeks,
and then move to their rauch in the
Major Creek vicinity. Mr.. Ackley is
al industrious young rsnoheI OF this
valley, and is we'll known and liked.
His bride is popular and talented
young lady.
A civil engineer aud crew started
work Monday setting grade stakes up
the White Salmon river supposedly
for the much talked OF railway that
Is to pierce the valley. The engine or
OF the river. This side had in Lre
vious Investigations shown up as the
most available route. Uf course there
is generally lot ot talk before a
railroad is built, but let Us assure you
that great many people in Klickitat
are going to st up and take nutice
before June on this proposition, md
it will all prove that Husum will make
IA heavier spot on the map about that
time.
Chas, Premo, A Woods, Fred pur-
ser and Ii. Craig succe eded in killing
a large bear last Monday. Chas.
Premo found his track aud after get
ting up crowd and Woods dogs they
all set out to give MIR. Bruin chase.
In short tine they had him Uu the
run and in very tew hours we're Gu
their way home with the carcass. lie
weighed 800 pounds and was about
four years old This was the second
hunt for Mr.. Woods dogs and they
worked tlne
Mr.. and Mrs L. g. Hopper last
Sunday entertained number OF their
friends at dinner. Mrs Hopper serv
ed a sunp,uous repsst, to which her
gnests did full justice. This vas
third Of delightful series Of Missouri
reunions. Those press Mt, tseu'y-
seven in oil, were the families OF "
A, AfIin and Q. NJ. Patterson OF Bin
gen, A. }. Smith of Hood River, H.
N. Corbin, A. ". and q. Ii. Estes aud
A. d. FaylOr of White Salmon