The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-03-27

Frank Sheppard, who operates a line
of motor busses from Portland to Cas-
cade Locks. was here Tuesday confer
ring with Bert Stranahan as to the
schedule of the bus soon to be put into
commission by the Fashion Livery be-
tween here and Portland,
The Lost Lake Lumber Co, managed
| by Frank l.. Davidson, will begin the
seasons run with their mill near Win
ans City Monday. The company, the
holdings of which are on the west side
of the West Fork of Hood river, cut
$500, 900 feet last year.
Although many returned soldiers
| have resumed their places as skilled
orchardlsts, shortage of expert men
still exists. Wages at the rate of $50
per month and up are paid by orchard
lists A home is furnished for the
rancher and his family.
c. A. Whitemore, division engineer
for the State Highway in charge of
the section of the Highway between
Cascade Locks and Mosier, was here
last week on tour of inspection. He
reports that he finds work on the Hood
| River Mosier stretch of the road pro-
crossing nicely.
Accompanied by his son, Virgil.
Mark Cameron was in Portland the
first Of the week to bring home Nash
automobiles. Mr.. Cameron and E. Z.
Brett will visit Portland the latter
part of the week to meet c. W. Nash,
one of the country's leading motor car
manufacturers. They will try to per-
suade him to visit Hood River.
A tractor show will be held at the
athletic grounds of the high school
Friday afternoon at o'clock under
the auspices of the agricultural depart.
ment. The students of the school will
also participate in a campus cleaning
bee and work the athletic field. The
Case, Cleveland and Fordson tractors
will be exhibited.
Col and Mrs. w. +. Tucker, who
have been in Portland following a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Sieg at
/ Sacramento arrived Yesterday en- route
to their Mount Hood home. Grandma
Forsythe, who has recovered from re-
cent operation on her eyes in Portland,
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Tucker
/ home. She is able to see out of both
eyes for the first time in several
years.
"We are looking for one of our best
business years, says Geo. |. Slocom
of the firm Slocom 4 Garfield. Eve
are making weekly sales of phono-
graphs. Our Pathes seem to meet the
desire of the public" The firm is
also now handling pianos and musical
instruments and a full line of sheet
music. Their magazine and news de-
partment cannot be bettered even in
metropolitan centres.
Judge Bean, presiding over the fed.
eral district court in Portland considers
orchard spraying an emergency. Al
least he so decided in the case of H. ?.
Allen. Mr.. Allen, serving on the fed
eral grand jury, pleaded that his ctor
would suffer serious consequences il
case he were forced to neglect super
vision of spray application. The judge
dismissed him until the work is com
pleted.
Mrs. c. H. Slettons pupils gave I
recital last Wednesday evening at Ii
brary hall, the following l9 pupils tax
ing part Piano. Adah Laraway Dor
othy Rand. Enid Sonnichsen. Verns
Huston. Lillian Lofts. Fay Jones
Pearl Kaesser. Blanche Tucker, Alvir
House, Dorothy House, Prince Koberg
vocal. Helen Forbes, Florence Brosius
Bery Clarke, Dorothy Rand. Eldi
jackson, Elsa Buelow, Martha Fergu
son.
At d. 0. X. K. ceremonial at Tn,
Dalles Saturday night the following
Hood River Knights of Pythias crossed
the hot sands in the advanced Pythial
order: John Hurley, Henry Brown
W. B. North, w. B. Brazeau. l.. S
Boyd, F. G. Lindsey, K w. Sinclair
Jos. Frazer, J...H. Hazlett. |. U. Laf
ferty and A. B. Shelley The loca
candidates were accompanied by
large numter of d. 0. K K. Pythian
who assisted in stimulating their jour
ney across the desert.