The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-02-27

W. 0. Higman IS now local 0--W. r.
& \. ticket agent in the absence Of F.
). Smith. who with his family is visit
ing IN Wisconsin E. F. Gslbraith, OF
Huntington, has taken Mr.. Higman's
place in the Office. Mr.. Galbrsith is
accompanied by his wife.
The Heights Garage will open dis
play room soon in the building on Cas-
eade avenue formerly occupied by the
Anderson Undertaking Co. Albert
kreig and son have been busy the past
week overhauling and remodeling the
structure.
The population of the Odell district
when Andrew Parker will move to
ranch there with his wife and IL chill
dren. Mr.. Parker. who has been re
siding at Wallowa, will have the dis
tinction of being father of the largest
family in 0dell when he arrives there.
In a letter to E. A. Franz, Arno
Letter writes from Tucson, Ariz.,
where he is located for his health:
Living is high down here. You put
an egg, garnished with few slices of
bacon, bun and cup of coffee into
your stomach and take dollar out of
your pocket"
Miss Martha Ferguson won enviable
cOmmendation for her recitals in Port
land at the Y. W. c. A. meeting last
Friday night. Portland newspapers
complimented her very highly. Miss
SC nf tbic t,,fS
Jealous Bible students. She is deter
mined to win one of the Bible rewards
offered by Mrs. Helen Gould Sheppard.
Cpl. j. M. Burdett, who was at
Camp Meade. Nd, with his regiment,
awaiting embarkat when the armis-
tice was signed, after his discharge at
Camp Lewis, has been here visiting
his uncle. J. j. Ward. Mr.. Ward had
not seen his nephew since he was a
small boy.
I. Hart Gardner, of Portland, was
here last week to arrange settlement
of the estate of the late Virgil Bu-
chanan. Mrs. Buchanan, mother of
Mrs. Gardner, returned to Portland
with Mr.. Gardner. After visit there
she will go to Seaside to make her
home with children residing there.
C. W. McCullagh left last week for
southern California with Mrs. McCul-
lagh, the latter's journey south having
been advised by physicians. Mr.. and
Mrs. McCullagh will probably remain
in the south until the former is called
here to prepare for the opening of the
strawberry market.
Mrs. l.. N. Blowers and daughters,
Helen and Alice, have been recent
guests of Mrs. Willis H. Haynes and
Mrs. VIM. Z. Sheets, of Portland, sis.
ters of Judge Blowers. Mrs. Haynes
and Mrs. Sheets made their guests,
visit pleasant with several motor par
ties and dinners at Chantieleer Inn.
After visit here, Mr.. and Mrs. V.
c. Brock have left for Condor. where
they will make their home while Mr..
Brock is engaged in work for the Spo.
kane Land Bank. They had been re-
siding at Eugene for the past several
months. Miss Lillian Brock. we'll
known here for her musical gifts, is
taking special lessons on the pipe or
gan in Seattle.
Miss Martha Ferguson. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Ferguson, left Fri
day for Portland, where Friday night
she gave recital before the Y. W. c.
A. Girls Club at the organization as
sembly hall. Because of her gift of
Interpretation and her knack in deal
ing with dialect, the young woman has
won a marked reputation and in great
demand for recitals.
G. H. MCMILLAN, who has been with
the King Wittenberg Co. at The
/ Dalles, arrived Saturday to be with
Mrs. Mcmillan and assist in the man.
agement Of the cafe and confectionery
store recently purchased from the
Hood Confectionery Co. Mr. and Mrs.
/ Mcmillan plan a number of improve.
ments in their place of business within
the next few weeks.
A number of friends visited the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Geo Chamberlin
on the East Side Wednesday night Of
last week to surprise Mrs. Chamberlin
with birthday celebration. Those
participating in the pleasant event
were: Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Vincent. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alva l.. Day, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Moses, Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Frary and
j. P. Jochimsen.
AS soon as he was mustered out,
Ray Emry. flying cadet of the navy,
who was in service at a naval base in
England when the armistice came. left
for Alaska to accept his old job as
electrical engine er for mining com
pany. He received his discharge at
Pelham Bay, N. Y. His father, M. L..
Emry, received "a letter from the
young man Tuesday stating that he
would be sailing to Alaska by the time
Of it's arrival here.
Mr.. J. K. Nickesen and small twin
sons, Edward and Theodore, of Hood
River, have been spending the month
of February with Mrs. Nckelsen's Sis
ters, Mrs. Willis H. Haynes, of lrv-
ngton, and Mrs. VIM. E. Sheets. of
Laurelhurst, while Senator Nickelsen
is attending official duties in Salem.
Several smart social affairs have been
given by Mrs. Sheets and Mrs. Haynes
in honor of Mrs. Nickelsen and the