The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-04-04

Mrs. v +. Banta and baby daughter,
were here last week from The Dalles
y visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Strahm.
P. L. Arthur, who came up last
week from Portland to finish packing
MS household goods for shipment to
that city. returned Wednesday.
Mrs. S. d. Fisher. accompanied by
her daughters, Georgia and Bernice.
and Floyd Gibbs, were here Sunday
from Hood River.
Mrs. e. II. Swain and little son,
John, have returned from Portland,
where Mrs. Swain underwent an oper.
alton. She is rapidly recovering.
Lee Evans, Jr., and Private Ralph
Conley. were here Sunday from Port
land and Vancouver Barracks. for a
visit.
The first subscriber to the third lib
erty loan in Mosier is a woman. Mrs.
Van kleek, who holds this distinction,
declares that she will probably pur-
chase another bond of this same issue.
Miss A. Shogren and her friend.
Mrs. McLynn. came up Wednesday
morning from Portland for stay at
the Nj. 4 A. Shogren ranch.
Miss Ruby'Procter is the first one
to fill an album of Art Posters and We
are glad to pay her $40 in good United
States gold. Who is next? Art Poster
Stores OF Mosier.
G. P. Morden went to The Dalles
Friday night He motored over the
hill Saturday morning in his Ford
which had been stored in a garage
there during the winter months.
Mrs. " c. Young, who visited here
for few days. returned Tuesday to
Portland. She says her husband and
son, Geo. Young. are both employed at
the St. Johns ship yards where they
have good positions.
The accumulation of savings con-
verted into war savings stamps and
thrift stamps in Mosier had reached
yesterday noon a total of 81, l5S. II,
announces Miss Lenora Hunter.
Mrs. }. H. Abrey came up from
Portland Saturday morning to be with
her husband for time. Mr. Abrey is
in charge Of part of the work for the
| Elliott Construction company now
building a portion of the new road up
Dry Creek.
Private Clyde Root stated in a letter
received this week by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Root. that recently
upon entering the Y NJ. c. A. build
ing at Camp Kelly, Texas, the first
/ h.a Pow nntraI Af
| Mosier, who is in the aviation, monthly
ing section.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Strahm left Sat
urday for The Dalles where they will
reside with their daughter and hus-
band, Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Banta, for
a time. They have been residing on
the Mayerdale ranch for over year,
and moved their household goods to
The Dalles.
Geo. Chamberlain returned Tuesday
night from Grants Pass where he had
been on business trip. Mr.. Cham
| berlain, who owns property in that
section of southern Oregon, stated that
considerable rain had fallen last week
in the Willamette valley and down as
far as Roseburg, although at Grants
Pass the weather during the greater
part of his stay there was fine.
Z. A. Race was here from Moro the
first of the week attending to business
matters. Mr.. Race said that the old
Tum-A Alum Lumber Co. building
which was razed and shipped from
here last year to Kent, Oregon, burned
down last Wednesday, The building
had been reconstructed and nearly
completed, shortage of labor there
delaying the work, when kettle of
roofing paint on stove exploded anc
soon the entire structure was in flames
Private James Carroll in letter tC
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J M. Car
roll, writes that his company is If
charge of a rest camp in England
He said that he is glad to be back OF
American rations again instead OF
English rations, although he says h,
has not been sick day and now
weighs 1876 pounds. The weather i,
reported fine. Assigned as military
police, he writes that when not OF
duty he may go where he pleases, bu
if late to report for duty he will los,
his pass, and therefore is taking n,
chances of relinqulshlng his privilege.
Frank Darling. who was formerly
Waterman at the tunnel between here
and Hood River and also was employed
on masonry work for the O.-W. R. 4
N. CO., came Tuesday for few days
visit with friends. Mr.. Darling is nov
employed at West Timber, 60 mile
from Portland on the Tillamook lin
where he is chief cook in a logginI
camp. He was surprised at the sprin,
time weather he found here, for h
said that when he left it had bee
) raining for days and nights. On tn
summit of range of mountains, b.
says that often in the summer there i
is not uncommon to see fall of foo
of snow.
TO fill the vacancy in the otfic
caused by the departure of Clyde Roo
who is now in the service, at a regula
business meeting Of the local Christia
Endeavor society Wednesday night
Miss Clara Carroll was elected pres
dent of the organization. The othe
officers of the society are Miss Mar
l Higley, vice president, and Miss Ros
Carroll, secretary-treasurer. A SCI
vice flag in honor Of the members O
the society and also the Church Q
Christ has been ordered and a goo
program is being planned to be held i
about two weeks at which time tn
= flag will be displayed. Approximate
u members who have enlisted will b
s represented on the flag.
A. p. Bateham was here the first q
: the week from Portland for a shol
visit. Mr.. Bateham, who returne
from trip to the Orient the latte
part of January including the PhiliI
6 pines. China and Japan where he ha
been sent in the government service
investigate apple market conditions
said that the field as yet is practicall
undeveloped but he believes that
r good market for the Northwestern
apple may be found in these countrie.
e except possibly in Japan. In the Phi
ippines Islands and China, he said,
> few boxed apples were in the variou