The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-02-05
Late News Briefs

A pleasant evening was spent at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. {. Evans
Friday, when the ladies of Wauna Cir
Gle and their husbands gathered at a
birthday dinner given in honor Of Mrs.
Evans, who is president Of the Circle.
After the dinner hour program con
sisting of readings and piano ana vocal
solos was rendered. The latter part Of
the evening was spent in games and
social time. Those present We're Or.
and Mrs. Williams and granddaughter,
Charlotte Rrosius. Judge and Mrs.
Glanville. Mr.. and Mrs. Glaze and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Blagg. MIR.
and Mrs. Field, Mr.. and Mrs Glenn
Marsh. Mr. and Mrs. lrl blagg. Mr..
and Mrs. Benson. Mr.. and Mrs. Swlck,
Mr.. and Mrs Thos. Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Blagg and Mrs. Lottie
Mcl4ain.
Twenty Upper Valley citizens ap
peared before the county court Tues
day to ask that the county offer to
distribute 1900 yards of crushed rock
in the Upper Valley the coming year
provided the citizens Of the district
applouriate funds for crushing the
material They ask this concession in
addition to their regular 20 per cent
apportionment of funds raised in the
district for road purposes.
The Upper Valley men claim they
donated $500 for road work last year,
expecting the county to match II, but
that only $50 in excess OF their ap-
DOrtlOnment was received
A Lincoln birthday celebration will
be held Sunday night. when Hon.
Smith Stimmel. of Fargo, N. d.. for a
number of years member of the
great Emancipator body guard, will
deliver an address on his personal rem
lniscences of Lincoln. The meeting
will be staged under the auspices Of
the Riverside Forum.
Members of the Grand Army. Won
ans Relief Corps and American lie
gion will be invited to attend in body.
The interest of Hood River orchard.
lists in tractors as implements of the
fruit districts was shown Tuesday
when a crowd of 200 prominent grow
ers attended a tractor demonstration
on the East Side. The demonstration
was competitive one between Cleve-
land and Fagoel machines. both Of
which are proving themselves popular
in orchards because of their ability to
work soil in various conditions and the
ease with which they can he turned in
small confines between tree rows.
Truman Butler, appointed bV Gov
Olcott as a member of Oregon's dele
cation which will join similar repre-.
sentations from other Northwestern
states in a conference with a congress
sional committee, to seek notifications
of proposed post road legislation that
Will interest the great forested states.
left today for Chicago. He states that
all members of the Oregon commission
will meet at Chicago and proceed to-
gether to Washington.
One of the few Oregonians to re-
ceive telegram from the New York
World last week, asking for an express.
sion on Hoover's candidacy for presi-
dency was Mrs. c. II. Castner. In her
reply Mrs. Castner stated:
"0f all candidates Mr.. Hoover is a
man to whom the great mass of Amer
lean people would rally regardless of
party attiliation.
One Of the most important real es-
tate sales made here in recent years
has Just been closed by William b.
Dickerson, who has sold to X. Hukari
former grain rancher Of North Dakota
his 40 acre tract on the East Side
Consideration is reported at $4l 600.
The Dickerson ranch is said to be
one Of the best in the fruit district,
last years harvest having exceeded
10000 boxes Of apples.
Accompanied by d. f. Fisher, of
Wenatchee, representative of the bu-
reau of plant industry Of the United
States department of agriculture. Wal
ter 5. Brown, head of the horticultural
department of Q. A. c., will be here
Friday afternoon to address orchardists
on the effects of the December freeze.
Mr.. Fisher will make observations
while here and will later make recon-
mendations as to treatment of frost
affected orchards.
The experts will meet the growers
at the Pine Grove grange hall.
Hood River Post, American Legion
by unanimous action Monday night
adopted a resolution expressing disfa-
vor Of the proposal of local gentle
mans agreement offered as solution
Of the Hood River japanese problem.
The Legion members declare that they
will stick to their policy of agitation
for national and state legislation tend
ing toward japanese exclusion.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church wall meet tomorrow afternoon
at the church parlors for a business
session.
st Mark S Guild will meet tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. f. c. Wittenburg
at her home, 1907 Cascade avenue.
For rent Housekeeping room sos
State St, Tel. 24l6.