The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-04-18

ing a pleasant winter at the Princeton
Club in New York. Princeton, be it
said, beat both Harvard and Yale on
the gridron last autumn, SO John is
planning TO clear an extra ten this
season. John also contempates in
vestment in dog license for Patchin
Boy" who by the way, still tags
around after mother something awful.
"Andy" Brown, the Grand Old Man
of the Sierras, stuck it out all winter,
during which time he split a cord of
fire wood, invented six new games of
solitaire, renamed his horses and re-
ceived a fireless cooker from New
York CITY. The freless cooker is the
real creme de la Camembert, having
successfully stewed a large lima bean
during the early part of March.
Homer Rogers, the distinguished
Alpine climber and lecturer-on-any
old-subiect, visited Hood River last
week On his return he expressed
himself as fatigued by the eXeitements
of the great city.
The executive and administrative
Offices OF the town of EIodgctville
have been moved to new and beauti-
full site to the east of last years loca-
ton. Credit for the truly magnificent
scheme of civic improvement is due to
Robert Lane, a prominent landscape
architect from the East Mr.. Lane
has given his professional services
| gratis, as he is here on vacation, a
much needed and wel-e earned vacation
| it being the first time in over six
months that he has been away from
work for more than two weeks at
time. Mr.. Lane is here primarily for
| his upper health, prominent Boston
tress trainer believing that our won
derful climate possesses great qualities
as a hirsute stimulant.
The right honorable G.. Winslow
! Blodgett - four times mayor of this
city 90 met with an unfortunate accident
last week, in which he nearly lost his
starboard hearer. As soon after the
accident as weather permitted the II On.
George proceeded to Hood River to sub
NIT himself to medical charges, and
while in town his pitiable appearance
caused much comment, some of which
comment we are free to say, was as
unkind as it was untrue. The rumor
| that his honor was kicked by horse
while entering a neighuor's stable the
other night, thinking it was his own
residence, is hereby vigorously denied
as are several other reports equally
malicious and unfounded. Your cores
pondent also takes opportunity to de-
nounce, deny and scathingly to scarify
the base canard which appeared in
certain Portland paper Qf you don't
| know what "base canard" is you
haven't got any thing on the wriIer9
| The true facts concerning the mayors
| misaap is as follows: On Monday last
the common council of Blodgettville
sat for the first time this year. Mayor
Blodgett presided, and upon his return
to his tent. he somewhat absent mind
edly-his thoughts being still occupied
with the business transacted at the
council meeting mistook small red
hot heating stove for his sleeping couch
and laid his weary head against its in
vitng warmth, very natural mistake
and one which may readily be under
stood. To distort simple facts like
these IN order to please and pamper
purent public. is journalistic prac-
tice worthy of only of contempt and
scorn. As to his honor's condition,
his medical advisor reports that though
most of the ear itself is permanently
gone. yet the hearing is scarcely hurn-
ed at all. and few weeks will enable
the sufferer to distinguish between
yes" and mo. +"