The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-07-14
c M Rover of Chicago. was here

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this week looking ever the valley.
Fl. B. jackson, of Seattle, was here
this week looking over the valley with
a view to investing in orchard.
Prof. F. E. Jackson and family, OF
Corvallis, are spending several weeks
in the Hood River valley. Prof. Jack
son is of the department of plant path
olopv in the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege and is doing considerable work in
the orchards during his stay here.
Miss Adele Golf, former Hood
River resident, has returned from
California and will spend several
weeks vissting friends in the town
and valley. Her parents, Mr. and MRS.
E. E. Golf, are now in Seattle, but they
have not yet decided where they will
locate permanently.
The Christian and Missionary Alli-
ance have erected large tent on May
street which they will conduct series
of Gospel meetings beginning July II.
A strong force of workers will assist
the pastor c. E. Perry, and this cam
paign and the public is invited. Ser
vice every evening at :45.
Prof. C. D. Thompson, E. H. Shep-
ard, editor of Better Fruit and
Frank Stanton are in Walla Walla this
week attending the annual meeting OF
the Pacific Coast Nurserymen's Asso-
citation. Prof. Thompson and Mr..
Shepard are both on the program for
addresses before the convention.
Charles Castner, John Castner, A.
J. Derby. T. ]. Kinnaird and j. H.
Fredericy were fishing on the Lake
branch of Hood River Saturday and
Sunday. They report the fishing fair
and that there are great crowds OF
people camping up in the mountain
country now. They went to the Cold
Springs on the Lake branch where Mr..
Fredericy says it is almost uncomfort-
ably cold even during the summer.
E. H. Stewart, who has been en-
ployed in the Hotel Oregon barber
shop has bought the interest of 0.
H. Ferguson, who was in partnership
with Fred Blagdon. The new firm will
be known as Blagdon & Stewart and
they will move into the basement of
the new First National Bank building
in a few weeks where they expect to
run an up-to-date three chair shop.
The subject of the discourse at the
Methodist church next Sunday evening
at o'clock, "The Black Winner, or
The Future of the Blackman." This
is live wire" today, and DR.. Ford
believes in discussing ringing ques-
tions of the day. This is question
not for the South only, but for the
North as we'll and is Nation wide and
involves the "white mans govern
ment," and every citizen of the coun-
try.
w. R. Warner arrived last week
from Philadelphia and will locate in
Hood River. Mr.. Warner is the son
of W. r. Warner leading wholesale
druggist, of Pennsylvania, and he has
recently graduated from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. He also took
brief course in agriculture at Pennsyl-
vania State College. He expects to
work in the orchards for several
months to gain experience before get
ting place of his own in the valley.
E. L. Hall, of Portland, who re-
Gently purchased 20 acres of the Mark
ham place was here Sunday and bought
5 acres more of the same place for
$4,000 which latter tract includes the
residence, apple house and other build
ings. The total for the whole rs
acres was $22,500 and the sale was
made through the agency of Devlin
& Firebaugh. Mrs. Hall and daughter
will come here soon to spend the sum-
mer, on the place.
Invitations will soon be issued by
Rev. and Mrs. j. G. Tate for the mar
riage of their daughter, Nellie Mills
Tate, to M. Leland Kingsley, which
will take place at the home of Fred H.
Tate, Wednesday, July 20 Mr..
Kingsley is well-known young or
chardist of the Belmont district. Fol-
lowing the wedding ceremony recep-
tion will be given the young couple at
the home of Prof. and Mrs. c. d.
Thompson.
Monday evening was the regular
meeting night for the city council and
the Commercial Club but both organi-
cations failed to get enough members
out to do business. The council, will
meet Monday night and the next meet
ing of the club, the second Monday in
August will probably be held in the
new quarters. A delegation from the
Woman's Club was present to meet
with the Commercial Club and discuss
the furnishing of the woman's suite in
the new Club rooms.
There is coyote in the vicinity OF
Summit with a weakness for China
eggs according to P. w. Fuchs. A
few nights ago Mr.. Fuchs neglected
to lock up one of his hens which was
setting in the brush on his place.
Next morning the hen and eggs were
gone and some feathers not far away
showed what had happened. Along
with the other egg there was China
egg in the nest and the coyote took it
Mr.. Fuchs is wondering how the di