The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-18

accompanied on his return 70 Inc
Dalles by Tom Henningsen, who is in
charge of the Judge Wilson ranch.
Considerable timber has been cut in
that vicinity this year.
While Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Root were
in Portland last week, Mrs. Root pur-
chased Chevrolet automobile, making
a trade for a mortgage on Ortley
property.
DIR. and Mrs. C. A. Macrum were
visitors on Wednesday in The Dalles.
They were accompanied by Mrs. Jerry
Bronaugh, sister of Mrs. Macrum, who
is here visiting for few days from
Portland.
L. Lamb left week ago Sunday for
Montana where he will make an ex-
tended visit with his daughter, Mrs.
G. w. Milleson, at Polsen. Before
returning he will visit also with his
daughter. Mrs. A. j. Knight, at Day
ton, Wash.
Z. l.. Root was in The Dalles and
Portland this week, returning Wednes-
day night. One of the rear wheels on
the truck twisted out Of the hub the
first Of the week when the fange was
broken and Mr.. Root left to attend to
getting new parts.
Rev. ]. L. Hershner, of Hood River,
will preach at the Emmanuel church
next Sunday both morning and even.
ing. At the close of the evening SER
vice, one Photograph reel will be
shown. Everybody welcome and re-
Quested to bring friend.
Frank E. Wilson, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. o. Wilson, who was grad
uated the past spring from the local
high school, is now enrolled as q
student in the Oregon Agricultural
College. He is majoring in civil
engineering.
Miss Georgia Fisher, Ladd Fisher
and Floyd Gibbs, Of Hood River, were
here Sunday visiting with the sister
of the two former, Mrs. Leslie Root.
Mrs. S. ID. Fisher and daughter, Miss
Irene Fisher, were also here this
week.
P. A. Knoll, who is now a corporal
in the 44th Regiment of the regular
army, stationed at Vancouver Bar
racks, was here from Saturday until
Monday for visit with local friends.
Mr.. Knoll says that his regiment is
expecting call to move soon to Palo
Alto, Calf.
Mrs. j. ID. Biles and Mrs. S. H.
Maddox, mother and sister, respec-
lively Of Mrs. Ed. L. Howe and Miss
Daisy Biles, are here from Portland
visiting at Lehowa Fruit Farm. Mrs.
Biles and Mrs. Maddox, who have
been spending a part of the summer at
their Seaside cottage, expect to re-
main here until after apple harvest.
John P. Ross, who has been suffer-
ing from an acute case of auto-intoxi.
cation, is now much improved and has
been attending to his classes regularly.
For few days at the opening of the
fall term of school, his daughter,
Miss Blanche Ross, conducted the
classes of the seventh and eighth
grades.
Halle S. Rice, who was the Wacso
county treasurer, and who has been at
Camp Lewis, American Lake, as a
member of the national army, after
having first served as corporal. has
been advanced to sergeant. He has
been at the camp for about three
weeks, and expects to be assigned to
a machine gun company.
While hauling baled hay last week,
Henry Dunsmore sustained painful
brushes when he was thrown from
the top of the load, a wheel of the
wagon passing over him. The brake
rope broke, and the horses were
wedged between q tree and the bank.
Mr.. Dunsmore. who was taken to The
Dalles by Arthur Kuhn in his automo-
bile, spent two days in hospital. He
is now at the home Of his mother
where he is recovering.
Arthur Kuhn has left some fine corn
at the Mosier Valley Bank which was
grown on his place in the Grandview
district. Each year Mr.. Kuhn saves
the best seed and yearly his species of
corn is improving. This year he states
that rs per cent may be utilized for
seed corn. The ears are big. the rows
straight and the kernels set in firmly
and matured evenly. He obtained his
first planting from c. j. Littlepage,
who has developed the corn from a
Minnesota variety and acclimated it to
this section of the country. Several
prizes have been won on this corn by
Mr.. Littlepage and Mr.. Kuhn.
W. H. Weber left Saturday night
for The Dalles. Mr.. Weber, who has
been spending the past three months
here on his ranch, the East Hood River
Fruit Company, expected to take train
No. l8 Sunday morning for his home
in Chicago. He says that next year
he will plan to come out to Oregon
later and remain through the apple
harvest. This year 5000 boxes OF
apples are expected and next year the
big acreage in apple trees will show
an appreciable increase. Several tons
of Italian prunes were harvested this
| year. Mr.. Weber has made many
improvements on the big tract this
summer and has plans for additional
work next year.
J. N. Mosier was surprised at his
own home on his 57th birthday week
ago last Friday by a number of his
men friends. Mrs. Jas. E. Cole had
previously prepared dinner at her
home, and there served cake with
81 candles. Later in the evening,
after Mr.. Mosier had returned for a
game of cards at the Cole residence
with some friends, he went into his
house to secure a deck, and when he
turned on the lights. he was completely
surprised to find the room filled with
guests. The evening was spent in
playing cards, after which Mrs. Cole
served bountiful dinner to the men
present.
E. C. Rhodes, who has been spend
ing several weeks in Moro where he
has been assisting in the building of q
hotel, was here Sunday for short
visit with his wife. He was sent to
The Dalles by the conctractor who has
charge of the erection of a garage in
the city. Mrs. Rhodes received tele-
phone message Wednesday. that he
would return to Wasco to receive
treatment from his former physician.
/ Coucad fror,, a tooth which Mr. Rhodao