The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-12-19

Mrs. W. n. Batty left the first of the
week for medical treatment in Port
land.
j. w. Armstrong has returned from
Portland where he went for an opera
tion to his ear.
Miss Taylor, of The Dalles, arrived
yesterday for visit with her cousin,
Miss Lenore Adams.
The funeral of Mrs. Ben Lage will
be held at the Pine Grove church Sun
day morning at ii o'clock.
G. f. Jones and family are visiting
relatives at Yoncalla. They will spend
about two months in southern Oregon.
Mrs. D. r. Norton and son, Robert,
who have been visiting Mrs. Norton's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Copple, re-
turned home yesterday.
Mrs. A. M. Boyce, who underwent
an operation in Portland the first of
the week for an abscess on the brain,
is reported as doing nicely.
The scholars of the primary grade of
the Methodist Sunday school will rem
der the program at the Christmas exer-
cises next Tusday evening.
Addison Bennett, staff correspondent
of the 0regonian, had long story in
Sundays edition of the 0regonian on
Prof. w. III. Lawrences Hood River
county's plant pathoiogist.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Smith, who have
been living on the ranch of DR. Ed
munds, have left for Silverton, where
they will reside, Mr.. Smith having
purchased a ranch near there.
W. &. Snow, L. V. Drcsoll. Frank
and Arthur Howell and X. G. Bucklir
were in The Dalles last week to attenC
the banquet of the Wasco- Hood River
county horseshoers' convention.
j. X. Carson, High Priest of Hood
River Chapter, No. II, Royal Arch
Masons, was one of ten invited guests
of honor at the annual banquet of
Washington Ghaper. No. 10, of Port.
land. Saturday night.
Mrs. B. E. Duncan and little daugh.
ter, Dorothy, are in Portland with Mrs.
Duncan's S father and mother, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Brown. Mr.. Duncan will ioir
them for the Christmas holidays.
Homemade candy at Kinsey's, the
Elite Grocery, made by E. 4. Hirsh.
Santa Claus, Christmas tree and in.
teresting program at the new OAK
Grove school, Dec %. An opportunity
will be given to see the new school
building before the program, which be.
gins at 7:30 p. m.
J. W. Wilson, representing the Port
land Commons, a general charity or
ganization of the Rose City, was here
to attend the Elks ball last FRIDAY
night, A donation was given Mr.. Viii.
son for charitable work in Portland.
While enroute east, their private ca,
attached to the pendleton train last
Friday morning, Superintendent Bol.
Ions, Assistant Superintendent Jaekels
and Assistant General Manager Bosch.
ke. of the O-.W. r. q N. Co. inspected
the local station.
The regular monthly social meeting
of the Methodist Ladies Aid will be
held Friday afternoon at 2 80 O'Clock
at the home of Mrs. Perigo on Sherman
avenue. A cordial invitation is ex.
tended to all ladies Of the church to be
present.
Millinery sale still continues at Miss
M. b. Lambs. d26
W. F. Laraway is very busy at this
season with the heavy amount of en-
craving that he finds his patrons de.
sire. Mr.. Larawsy, who is one of the
best engravers in the country, does all
engraving for purchasers free of
charge.
Some of the most popular Christmas
gifts appealing TO Hood River people
this year are the photographs of local
scenes offered by Geo. |. Slocom. The
Mount Hoods and scenes of the Lost
Lake district are being sent to eastern
friends by the scores.
J. S. Crutchfeld. a prominent Pitts
burg fruit man, who has been promot-
ing a central selling agency plan
among northwestern fruit growers.
was here Thursday night conferring
Thomas J. Cunning writes the GIa-
cier from Long Beach. Calf: "Am
hard at work building another home,
so as to have plenty Of room to stow
away Hood Riverites, when they come
down. They are all welcome "
= Some Of the largest specimens of
Black Twig apples ever seen in the
valley were grown this year on the
Dukes Valley ranch of w. ID. Allen.
The large apples we're grown on six
wear old trees that were allowed to
bear for the first time. They are al
most as large as Wolf Rivers.
MIR. and Mrs. A. j. Friedly, who
have disposed of their boarding house
at the sawmill Of tde l.. G. Westfall
Co., where lumber is being sawed for
the big Northwestern Electric dam,
have returned to their home at the top
of the Tucker hi! grade.