The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-28

dltll0uSn lucEC are rev SOFT Huuuk
stretches.
DR.. Thompson Coberth motored over
from The Dalles yesterday in response
to a professional call. He was accom-
panied BY his father. DR.. Coberth.
who was appointed first lieutenant in
the medical reserve corps several
months ago. has been given a captains
commission. DIR. Coberth will be
member of hospital unit number l6,
which will mobilize in Portland within
short time
In letter received by his sister.
Miss Mildred Cooper in The Dalles,
Lieut.. Kenneth L. Cooper, who is a
member of the Reserve Corps stationed
at Camp Lewis, states that he expects
TO be detained there for some time
He is a member of Co. d, 364th Inf.
He wrote that himself and Mrs. Cooper
and Private l.. ] Merrill enjoyed din.
ner together last Sunday at Tacoma.
Mr. Merrill is a member of Ambulance
Co. No. 36l.
Fred Templemire, who went to
Missouri two months ago for visit
to his former home, returned yeste,-
day benedict. He was united in
marriage with Miss Una Belle Pulley
on March II. at Sedalia, Missouri.
| After visit for a week with the
brides sister at Red Oak. Iowa, they
came through Michigan to Spokane.
arriving here on No. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Templemire will reside
on the groom place south of Mosier.
Mrs. G. II. Swain, who underwent
an operation in Portland week ago
Sunday, expects to return home within
week. Since leaving the hospital
she has been under the care of Mrs.
w. P. Laws. Her little boy, John, has
been with her. Mr.. Swain, who is
manager of the East Hood River Fruit
Co. ranch, spent Sunday with his wife
in Portland. He was accompanied by
Mr.. Laws, who is an employe of the
same company, and who remained for
a few days stay.
Letters received from Privates Clyde
Root and Leonard Zackman who left
here recently with contingent from
Oregon and were inducted into the SER
vice as truck drivers. announce their
arrival at Camp Kelly, Texas. They
are not in the same squad, and state
that they have had little opportunity
to get around the camp. Zackman
writes that the airplanes are so thick
overhead, that at night he has been
having difficulty in trying to sleep.
J. K. Newsom was here this week
form Portland visiting with relatives.
He is a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. JAS.
piercey. Mr.. Newsom, who is a rail-
road brakeman, has been convalescing
in Portland from severe injuries re-
ceived when he struck watering tank
while on duty on a train. His damage
suit has not been completely settled in
Portland, but he will leave soon for
Texas to visit a brother who is in an
aviation camp. His mother and sister
reside at Bryson, Texas. where he will
also VISIT before returning.
After an extended visit since last
October with relatives and friends at
his former home near Sedalia, Mo-,
Philip Templemire returned home Sat
urday. He says that the farmers in
that country are now prosperous, rails
ing as specially corn and hogs. The
past winter has been unusually cold.
he declared, but with wood plentiful in
adjacent timbered sections, no fuel
famine existed there, although a big
scarcity was noted in Kansas City and
other metropolitan centers.
l.. M. Nichol went to Hood River
yesterday after a visit here at the
homes of his brothers, c. G. Nichol
and W. S. Nchol, where he will re.
main for few days with his mother,
Mrs. R. E. Roy. Formerly in the gro
Gerry business in this city, l.. M. NichoI
left here years ago with his family
and went to Alaska where he worked
in the mines. Later he went to Neva-
da, and is now employed in big cop
per mine Is miles from Reno as drill
machnist. He says that business ac-
tivities are lively in that part of the
country, and mines and smelters are
J working to full capacity.
The lesson of thrift as taught by the
war saving stamps has been well eX.
emplihed in Mosier by the fact that
the 81, 900 mark has been passed in the
) sale of war certificates and thrift
stickers. Old and young are adherine
firmly to the plan adopted by our gov.
: ernment to promote the investment of
! small earnings saved from incomes tC
! support this government as well as tC
I nculcate sound economic principles
: into the minds of American people fol
their general welfare.
! Miss Lenora Hunter reported yester.
day that the aggregate amount OF
+ sales as reported at the local postoffict
to date had reached 81 020. OF.
J. A. Elliott, highway engineer, was
here this week from The Dalles witt
? a crew to survey the pile of screenings
7 near the rock crusher which the count,
: recently purchased from J. N. Mosie
and the Pacific Bridge Co. From tn,
S survey Mr.. Elliott will be able to fig
$ ure the exact number of yards con
!. tanned in the pile. Guesses on th
: amount by various persons witnessing
S the survey ranged from 5000 to 1900
G yards. However, r. j. Taylor, Will,
e employed here for the Pacific Bridg,
Co., in a survey made by him, figure,
e Is, 900 yards. Since then considerable
amount has been taken away |
seems probable that the county cour
I will use the entire quantity to hard
= surface the new Dry Creek highwa
. from Mosier to the top of Seven Mil
: hill.
i. Mr.. and Mrs. ?. l.. Arthur left her
II Sunday on the steamer Tahoma, afte
r waiting from o'clock in the mornin
: until nearly IL 80 for the boat to al
rive. After an hour spent in unload
3 ing and loading freight, Mr.. and Mrs
h Arthur went aboard as soon as thei
T. automobile had been put on. Loade
IS to capacity with freight and carrying
& number of passengers, the little Tia
e homa now being the only steamer run
z ming the full distance between Tn
Il Dalles and Portland. they arrived a
Cascade Locks at 9 30 p. M Here tn
d car was put ashore, and Mr.. and Mrs
/. Arthur motored over the highway t
f Portland, reaching their destination
a shortly before midnight. They hav
!. secured apartments at 2lst and Elan
a ders streets. Mr.. Arthur returned t