The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-06-23

John w. Weaver, of Greencastle,
Ind, is visiting relatives here
Jesse Stearns, attorney, of Portland
was here on business this week.
A. c. Buck is attending the G. A. R.
encampment at Astoria this week.
J. H. Mabee, of Caldwell, Id, visit
ed his sister, Mrs. W. L. Clarke last
week.
Addison Bennett, "the old man from
Rabbitville" of The Dalles Optimist,
was in Hood River yesterday.
Mrs. j. |. Wherry and Miss Louise
Marshall, of Goldendale, are visiting
their uncle, F. W. Blagden and family.
Willis Van Horn bought Cadillac
automobile from the Gilbert Vaughan
Implement company during the last
week.
Misses Pearl Bradley and Jennie
Edgington have returned from Salem
where they attended Willamette Uni
versity during the past year.
Nelson Emery was married last
week to Miss Ruth Wood, daughter of
Rev. j. A. Wood, former pastor of the
Christian church. They are living on
the heights.
Devlin & Firebaugh have had num-
Der of large signs placed along the
roads in various parts Of the valley
and the artist has finished the work of
painting them in very creditable
fashion.
Several residents of Cascade LOCKS
were here Monday attending a session
of the Juvenile Court, two boys from
that town having been accused of
breaking into the postoffice there.
Judge Derby dismissed the boys with
lecture.
M. R. Woodburn bought 40 acres of
unimprOved land in the upper valley
from Chas. T. Early this week. The
property is on the Mt. Hood railroad
near Woodworth and the price was
Sc, 900. Mr. Woodburn owns some
other tracts in the upper valley
country.
j. G. Wagner cane from LaGrande
during the past week and purchased
the harness shop of A. +. Salficky
which he owned seven years ago MIR.
Wagner will be remembered by the
older residents and has since been en-
gagged in the harness business in east
ern Oregon. He sold the shop to Sher-
man Frank, who sold to George Irvine,
from whom Mr.. Salfcky bought last
fall Mr.. Salfcky is as yet undecided d
what he will do. Mr.. Wagner will
bring his family here soon.
A party of sixteen Hood River peo-
pie left Wednesday morning for Trout
Lake where they have evil deigns of
the tinny tribe. The members of the
crowd who went in automobiles were
b. +. Duncan and wife, A. j. Derby
and wife, N. w. Bone and wife, George
|. Slocom and wife, w. +. Sherman
and wife, +. P. Friday and wife, Tru-
man Butler and wife and Misses Mel
lie and Grace Michel. Mr.. and Mrs.
Duncan and MI. and Mrs. Derby will
remain over Sunday while the rest of
the party expect to return this even
ing.
A. W. Onthank received letter the
other day from man in Sleepy Eye,
Mimi, inquiring if there was an open
ing for the gravestone business in
Hood River. Mr.. Onthank replied to
him that there was not much doing in
that line here and the business was
already looked after by firm who
were not kept busy all the time. He
told the Minnesota man that people did
not die here very often and that it was
his understanding that it mad been
necessary to kill a Chinaman in the
early times to start the first grave
ward.
the place of "Shasta Water jack
and Soda Pop Charlie" has now been
completely refitted and John Morrison
and Charles Hayward are khe propri-
etors of the new amusement parlors
which have been installed in the prop
erty recently purchased by Mr.. Morri-
son. In one room may be found the
soft drink bar, confectionery shop and
news stand and the billiard and pool
hall have been furnished with new
tables. This room is light and airy
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