The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-12-08

Fireman's Ball December 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Weart came up
from Portland Tuesday.
c. E. Larson was up from Steven
son the first of the week.
Nice primroses at the Greenhouse
on the Heights. Phone 2S4M.
M. l.. Howard and family leave this
week for San Diego to spend the
winter.
Regular meeting of Hood River
Lodge No. los, "A. F. & A. M, Satur-
day evening. Election of officers.
Christ euler, popular hotel keeper,
and o. J. Smith, merchant, of Trout
Lake, were in town Monday on busi-
ness.
If you are a stockholder in the East
Fork lrrigating Co., attend the meet
ing at the Comercial Club rooms Satur-
day afternoon.
Tom T. Bennett, young lawyer of
Marshfield on Coos Bay, was the guest
of his former college class mate,
James E. Montgomery.
Geo. Godfrey, who has been with p.
M. Morse the past summer, has gone
to Portland, where he will take up the
study of drafting and civil engineer
ing.
James E. Montgomery and Charles
l.. Wheeler returned Friday from
Salem where they attended the sessions
of the Oregon Development League
last week.
S. N. Wilkins came up from Portland
Friday to visit his brother-in-law,
| V. C. Brock and family, and Saturday
went to Lyle to visit his daughter, Mrs.
A. j. Churchill.
E. Gilmore and wife, of Portland,
who have been visiting at the home of
j. R. Crosby. in the Odell district, re-
turned home Monday, accompanied by
Mrs. Crosby.
The Dalles city council this year
voted a six and half mill tax for city
purposes. City Recorder Davis esti-
mates that sthe expenditures for 1911
will be $29. 55S.
DIR. Westerwelt, of New York, is
dentist parlors. Mr.. Westerwelt has
had considerable experience, having
practiced twelve years in Germany.
The Fourth Assembly dance will be
given in the Commercial Club rooms
Saturday evening. Newman's full
orchestra will funisha the music and the
event promises to be pleasant one.
H. M. Mckinney, of Baker City,
representative to the legislature and a
candidate for speaker, stopped on his
way home Monday to visit his friend
and classmate, L. A. Henderson.
The Council held a short session
Monday evening, allowing regular
monthly bills, passing the Watt fran
chise for electric light service, and
transacting other matters of routine
business.
VIM. Jory and daughter, of Salem,
visited the Mcclure families here
last week. Mr.. Jory is an uncle of the
Mcclure brothers and passed through
Hood River in 1848 when he crossed
the plains.
Dean & Shaw have in their window
display strings of small incandescent
lamps in the shape of apples, peaches
and pears, for Christmas tree decora-
ton. These produce a fine effect and
are also much safer than the candles.
The Modern Woodmen elected officers
Monday evening, as follows: Frank
Caddy, V. c.; Ed Knott, W. A. !;
Wilbur Carnes, B.. l.. Parrish, E. i; c.
U. Dakin, Clerk; j. Sosey, w. A. r.
Crump, S. A good social time and
banquet followed the business session
of the camp.
Jas. Simmons, State Head Consul of
the M. W. A., was in the city Tuesday
evening on his way to the sanitarium
at Colrado Springs, where he will
remain and be treated for lung
trouble, which threatens to develop
into consumption.
The subject of the sermon at the
Christian church next Sunday morning
will be "The Qualifications and
Duties of Church Officers" evening
subject, "The Meanest Thing in Hood
River" Special music at each SER
vice. 7. 5. Handsaker.
H. C. Smith returned the first of
the week from Goldendale, where he
went last week and purchased the
groceries Of the John Chapel store,
the dry goods going to the Paris Fair.
The grocery stock is being closed out
in Goldendale.
A merchant came down to his place
of business yesterday morning and
was grouchy and sore in spots all day
and none of the employees knew what
was the matter until evening when he
confided to his head salesman that his
wife had compelled him to split her
some wood before he left home in the
morning.
According to the report of the census
bureau, Hood River county has popu-
lation of 8,016. The population of the
city has not been given out yet, but
will probably be in the neighborhood
of 5000. The population of the state
is given at 672. 765, an increase of
259, ,229, or 62.7 per cent over 4l3,5 ,536 in
1900, when the increase over 1890 was
SO. 769, or g., g per cent,