The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-08-15

August % or p.
j. Z. Higley, of Portland, spent T.
Sunday in Mosier with his family
Rolaud Depee came up from Port /.
lana Sunday 10 visit few days with /
his kin folks.
Mrs. 5. l.. Evans returned Monday |
from pleasant visit IN Tacoma, Seat !
tie and Portland with her sisters and |
brothers family
Dick Evans and son. Forrest. and |
Mr.. and Mrs j. r. Wilcox have re
turned from their camping trip TO Bad
ger Lake. They report having a fine
time, plenty of fish, cool nights ana
crisp mornings.
Mrs NJ. Harlan and Mrs. Stewart
left Friday for a visit with friends and
relatives in Washougal and Vancouver.
Wash.
Among those attending the memorial
services for Forrest l. lsom in The
Dalles Sunday were c. G.. Nichol.
Robt. W. simpson Dr. W. S. Nichol
and family, &. H. Carroll and wife and
.J. 7. Ross and wife.
f. A. Abingdon and X. W. Simpson
attended the funeral service in Hood
River Friday for Lieut.. W. L. Carson.
Miss Veda knight, Of Dayton,
Wash. arrived Monday to visit her
grandfather, L. Lamb.
Frank Ginger and G. K. Wood ac-
companied Mr.. Lamb to The Dalles
Monday, where he will seek medical
aid His health has not been good for
some time
Miss Doris Marble, of Portland, is
the guest Of Mrs f, J Engelke this
week
Miss J. d. Eivers and sister, Edith,
spent last Sunday at Cloud Cap Inn
They report having splendid trip.
Mrs. Harry Hunt and daughter, of
Bandon, Ore, are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Engelke.
Miss Geneveve Schron and friend,
Miss Georgia Coventon returned to
/ The Dalles after spending the past
week as the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
G. Wyss.
Mrs Gerald Wyss is spending "a few
DAYS this week in The Dalles.
Frank Proctor, brother of j f.. Proc
tor, of this place witnessed lament
able tragedy in New York city recent
/ ly. Mr.. Proctor is manager of the shop
of Gullabi Gulbinkian, New York city
rug dealer and one of the richest Ar.
menans in the world. The wealthy
rug dealer was killed by an emplove.
r,,tt gL.,N h.,
had befriended but who had become so
/ taclturn in recent years that it was
decided to pension him. The employe,
as he bade the merchant good bye,
pulled a revolver and killed hm.
Mr.. Proctor and salesman, both
standing near by. grappled with the
murderer, after he had fired a Shot into
the body of a nephew of the merchant,
and wrested the revolver from him.
The murderer escaped
Letter from Leo Higley to his moth
er.
'Bois, France, July s. Dear Moth
er; The Fourth is a thing Of the past,
for this year We had a pretty nice
time. worked until noon, and in the
afternoon we had races, etc. | won
the sack race and the bicycle race
Was entered in several that did not
win. Another fellow, from Alaska
and | won the ree-legged race. The
only thing | really wanted to go in for
they didn't tave-pie eating contest
No luck at all. 1t is mighty hot today
the hottest have seen. After finish
writing a few letters | am going swim
ming. ! haven't been for some time
Would like to go in the Columbia for a
few hours. We fix up three separate
lunches in the kitchen. Today we sent
lunch for 22 in one place, 35 in another
and 36 in another 1t ism t bad when
you get used to it. We see quite a
number of American nurses over here
hear they are not allowed to talk to
enlisted men. Only officers. have
spoken to several Of them and they al
ways speak to me. 1t would seem
rather good to hear an American girl
talk. Hope Joe has had the operation
and is now we'll again. Glad to hear
that Ruth passed o. k. She will be
teaching first thing know. I'll need
someone to teach me the English Ian
guage when get back. Give my re-
CARDS to all Moser Leo.
The following books and magazines
have been received at the Mosier
branch library during July and August :
Adult Non Fiction
Maeterlnk Wisdom and Destiny.
Brown, In the Heart of German In
trigue.
Root and Croker, Over the Peri.
scope Pond
Lusk, Fundamental Basis of Nutri-
ton.
Adult Fiction
Grey, Lone Star Ranger.
Luther, Hope Chest.
Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea.
Porter, Oh, Money Money
Snedeker, Seth Way.
, Bower, Lonesome Land.
Grey, Spirit of the Border.
Grey, Wildfire
Norris, Heart of Rachael.
Porter, Ladde
Van Worst, Big Tremaine.
White, Blazed Trail.
! Juvenile
, Adeborg, Clean Peter.
t Burgess. Adventures of Unc' Billy
Possum
Wiggin y Smith, Tales Of Laughter.
= Sabin, Boy Settler.
Welsh Mother Goose.
! Periodicals
} A. L. A. Booklist, May and June,
2 1918.
American Magazine, June, 1918.
1 American Boy, June, 1918.
t eCarry On, June, 1918.
Forum. June, 1918.
( Harper's Magazine, May and June,
1918.
t War Library Bulletin, June, 1918,