The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-09-13

Miss Gertrude Morris, who for the
past year has been with the White
Salmon Office of the power concern,
has succeeded Mike Ray in the local
Office. Miss Morris was formerly here.
Sgt. J. B. Garfield. of the quarter
masters department Company B, First
Field hospital now stationed at Camp
Lewis, Wash, has been here spending
short fourlough with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Garfield.
The steamer Dalles City will leave
the Regulator Line dock Sunday next
at 8.45 sharp for Bonneville with Red
Coss excursion. Fare round trip, adults
rs cents, children to II years so cents,
children under five years free.
Hood River county road viewers, j.
T. Holman and F. A. Massee, Deputy
County Engineer Cruikshank and Jesse
Holman, spent Tuesday attending final
formalities in connection with opening
of the new Columbia River Highway
west of town.
Hans Hoerlein was in Portland Sun
day to attend the dedication of the
new pipe organ. the finest in the
northwest, just installed in the public
auditorium. The auditorium, Mr..
Hoerlein declares, will be one of Port
lands biggest assets.
If the Red Cross excursion to Bonne.
vile next Sunday meets with the sue
cess at present anticipated, another
excursion may be arranged later for
the Cello canal. The early autumn
days on the river should be most en-
joyable and add little variety to life.
After visit here with her sister,
Mrs. Alice Williams, and brother, A.
j. Graham, and wife, Mrs. w. B.
Fitch, accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Margaret, and son, Graham, left
Monday to return to her home in Chi
cago. The return trip was made by
a northern route.
Jas. Collier, who has been spending
the summer with the w. +. Cooper
family, in Pine Grove, returned to
Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday to reenter the
state university. Mr.. Collier, who has
particularly pleasing voice, has
made several appearances in local
churches during his visit.
Mrs. A. M. Kelsay, who has been
here spending the summer here with
the family of her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
|. Slocom, left Saturday for Portland
where she will visit for short tine
before returning to her home at Holt
vile in the Imperial valley of southern
California.
Miss Louise Halvorsen, after a vaca-
tion spent with relatives and friends in
the middle western points, returned
home last week. Miss Halvorsen Wis.
tied Minneapolis and st. Paul and en-
route home, the journey made over the
Canadian Pacific line, she stopped for
visit with friends in Vancouver, Sc
attic and Tacoma.
c. W. McCullagh returned Saturday
after an absence of four weeks spent
in reviewing prospects of the markets
of eastern distributing points the com
ingeseason. While away he attended
the International Apple Shippers AS
sociation convention in New York city
Mr.. McCullagh expresses optimism
over the 1917 deal.
w. B. Small, one of the publishers
of the Baker Democrat, and family,
after vacation spent at coast points,
spent the week end here visiting Rev.
and Mrs. W. G. Kennedy. Mr.. Small
is a brother of Mrs. Kennedy. Mr..
Small has been connected with the
eastern Oregon newspaper for 80
years.
Accompanying his nephew, William
Haas, of st. Paul, and Vernon Sher-
nnnI alSo of tho nitU TbanJoro uoac
according to letter received by Mrs.
Haas, has just completed pleasant
automobile trip from here to San Fran
cisco. After a visit in various Califor-
MIA points, he will return up the coast
to Seattle by boat.
Arthur Lofts, who has been in train
ing at San Diego, CAL, arrived last
week for short furlough here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lofts.
All the members of Mr.. Lofts battal-
ion, which will soon be transferred to
the Atlantic coast, were granted fur
Tough. Roy Kunsman, on the way to
Moro, to visit his parents, accompan-
led Mr.. Lofts as far as this city.
The Red Cross steamer trip through
the beautiful Columbia river gorge
next Sunday should attract manv of
our residents. Were we in Europe on
a tour or vacation, we would go out of
our way and pay big money for a
chance to enjoy such beautiful scenery.
| Now that we have 1t at our very door
| let us take advantage of round trip
rates and join the Red Cross excursion
for the benefit of our local Chapter.
The following party motored to Port
land Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W.
Thomson and son, Leonard. MIR. and
Mrs. Edgar Franz, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Franz, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Franz, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. P. Steinhoff and Miss
Leone Steinhoff. Mr.. and Mrs. Stein
hoff and daughter, after a visit here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Franz, were
returning to their home in Seattle.
The Highway, with all dust la d. was
reported in comparativly fine shape.
w. Marquis, who is now engaged
as manager of the vinegar factory just
erected at Odell., was badly injured
last week when. kicked by mule. Mr..
Margulis was adjusting trace chain
when the animal let go with both hind
feet. One shod foot struck the vinegar
man on the left forearm, badly break
ing the bones. After a few days of
rest Mr.. Margulis. his wounded arm in
plaster cast, is again on the job.
In recent letter to the family of
his son, C. H. Castner, Geo. R. Cast
ner stated that he and his granddaugh-
ter, Miss Frances Castner, had just
seen Niagara Falls. They were at the
national encampment of the Grand Ar
my at Boston and have visited various
eastern cities. En- route home Judge
Castner and Miss Castner will stop off
at British Columbia points to visit
| friends and relatives.