The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-21

DR.. and Mrs. {. A. Macrum went 10
The Oalles Wednesday morning. re-
turning yesterday afternoon. DT.
Macrum. who is a member Of the
State Board Of Horticulture, was con
sulting with County Fruit Inspector
c. r. Galligan. regarding orchard in
speetion work for the coming wear.
]. NJ. Letter, secretary treasurer Of
The Dalles- -MOsier Timber Co. was
here Sunday talking with o. F. VIII
son, who is in the employ of the COM
pany in charge Of the fire patrol for
the eOmpany's extensive interests
south of Nosier. They we've going
over plans for the coming summer
season.
H. Z. Dean, who has been spending
the winter in California, ret--rned 10
MOsier SATURDAY. He spent the great
er part Of the time at Los Angeles
with his son. Frank. and wife and also
with a nephew. Mr.. Dean says that
the winter has been very dry, only .
inches of rain having fallen IN that
vicinity. However, Z inches fell at
once. and did-a great deal of good for
the crops as il came Just at seeding
time.
+. A. Adams. accompanied bl his
wife and two little children, arrived
YESTERDAY from Aberdeen, Wn.. TO re-
side on the Lehowa Fruit Farm. Mr.
Adams will assume the duties OF man
ager of the orchard place on April ],
when Lawrence Scharffenberg. who
has been in charge since Frank Leeper
and family left last fall. will 90 To
Portland and Oregon City. Young
Scharffenberg expects to be called
soon IN the next draft
Clyde Root. who with Leonard Zack-
man left here last week with d contin-
gent of Wasco county boys IN Class
to be taken into the service as truck
drivers in a card received Tuesday
addressed to the editor says We
arrived IN Los Angeles Sunday morn.
ing at Z AS and stopped over until 30
that afternoon. We meet truck driv-
ers all the time and are having a fine
time. We stopped over in Frisco about
: > hours also.
/ Frank Howard was here last week
and the first Of this week from Hood
to move the switchboard and change
the lines of the Mosier Valley Tele.
phone Co., from the drug store to the
new quarters now occupied by Jas. +.
/ Cole who will be in charge. Mr.. How.
ard was assisted by VIM. Barnett, son
Of Mrs. A. NJ. Roop. who is has been
visiting here. Mr.. Barnett. who re.
/ turned home yesterday is employed by
local telephone company in the vii
lamette valley where he is section
| lineman. He also conducts a green.
house Mr.. Howard and MIR. Barnett
worked together on telephone line
work number of years ago.
Mrs. c. G. Stoltz, who WAS a recent
visitor in Portland and at Fort Stevens
with her son, Roy, and nephew. Louis
Powell. both Of whom are members OF
Battery +, 65th Oregon Coast Artill-
cry. has the greatest, praise for the
officers and soldiers at the fort for the
cordial treatment accorded her during
her few days visit. She says that the
boys Jared well and had very comfort
able quarters and plenty of supplies
and equipment. When the company Of
soldiers entrained she bade them fare
well at Portland and said that they
were-in the best of spirits. They were
en- route to San Francisco and she be
lieves it probable that they saileC
through the Panama Canal.
as. f. Cole has purchased the stock
of patent medicines Wd drug sundries
from 7. l.. Arthur, as well as the fix
lures and soda fountain which he is in
stalling in his new location in the ole
bank building. Added to his presen
line, the book store establishment, Mr.
Cole has increased his business consid
erably.
The telephone switchboard has nov
been installed and private booth con
structed for patrons.
The new stock. when all arrange
ments have been completed and good
placed for display, will have an attrac
tive appearance.
The patronage of all local citizens
is earnestly solicited for the new bus
mess as well as a continued patronage
of former trade.