The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-05-13
1OSIER.

r. K. Howard. Of Hood River, was in
Mosier last week.
While burning brush at his home
southeast Of Mosier. Thursday afternoon
Geo. W. Mathews came near having a
serious time with fire. The wind
changed and whipped the fire into the
timber bordering the orchard. At one
time il appeared that more assistance
would be needed to control the flames.
A call was sent INTO Mosier, and lust
as the men arrived on the scene Mr..
Mathews and f. A. Arlington had sue
ceeded in checking the spread of the
fire.
f. A. Arlington and family motored
over Seven HiIe hill Friday to spend a
few hours with Mrs. Allington's broth
err, Geo. uscher, and family.
Mothers Day was appropriately OBJ
served in Mosier churches Sunday
morning with special services and mu-
sic. Each mother was presented with
white carnation. We would like to
say that life does not hold enough Of
wears in which we can repay a mothers s
love, so we should do our best before
she goes away.
E. M. Strauss, C. G. Nichol and Err
nest Evans motored to Hood River
Friday with a number of the high
school students. The ride over the new
Highway was delightful. After reach
ing town they all enjoyed the picture
show and had beautiful drive home
in the moonlight.
Geo. Davenport was up from Port
land recently. Also Mr.. and Mrs.
Rhodes and nephew. from The Dalles.
All visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. T. Davenport.
O. +. Wilson visited his son. Frank,
in Corvallis last week.
G. l.. Carroll and l.. Minton were
attending to business in The Dalles
Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. Emma Mcclure and Mrs. Aman-
da Marsh were attending to business in
The Dali % last week.
Frank Ginger and Char. Bennett
were business visitors in The Dalles
last week Wednesday.
E. A. Race attended to busineas in
| Portland recently.
Msse, May and Ann Shogren spent
last week Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. VIM. johnson.
l.. j. Merrill, Chas. T. Bennett. Ell
mer w. Davidhizar, Frank Ginger and
X. w. Simpson attended an important
meeting of the Masonic order in Hood
River last week Wednesday. They
motored over the new Highway.
An important real estate deal has
been recently settled in which Fred
Evans becomes the owner of 10 acre
tract formerly belonging to Ed Wood.
Mr.. Evans has already made some
changes an Improvements and is now
setting out 500 or more Italian prune
trees, where he is removing old apple |
trees. There are a number of bearing |
cherry trees which Mr.. Evans states
are giving the best possible promise of |
record yield.
Mrs. Catherine Holley left last week |
Wednesday for weeks visit with |
friends in Portland.
l.. j. Merrill motored to Portland |
Tuesday afternoon to meet his father
and mother, who are spending a few
weeks in Portland.
The library has received some new |
books this week. The adult fiction in
cludes the following: A Woman's
Woman, bv Bartley; Good Indian, by |
Bower: Desert Gold, by Grey Voice of |
the Big Firs. an Oregon story the |
scene of which is laid around Hood |
River, by Lohn; Wooden Spoil. by |
Rousseau. The children's books are as
follows: Daniel Boone, Barkswoods
man, by Forbes Lindsay Wonder Stor-
les told for Children, by Andersen;
Spanish Chest. by Brown; Dogs of
Boytown. by Dyer. Eskimo Twins, by
Perkins.
The Moser branch library circulated
575 books, which was the largest circu
lation of any branch library in the
county.
Miss Flora F. Carr. acting librarian
of the Wasco county library, spent Fri
ay afternoon at the Mosier library.
The essay contest on Thrift closes
June |. The library has some material
that will help you in writing your es-
eay. Come to the branch library, and
if you need more than is there. send to
the main library in The Dalles.'
Hood River Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Chown. accom-
panied by Mrs. j. X. Wilcox. .motored
to Hood River Monday afternoon.
C. C. Brooks was in Hood River
Monday morning. He returned home
over the new Highway.
II. II. Nelson attended to business
in Hood River Monday.
Mrs. A. X. Wilson, of Oswego, and
Mrs. Bransford, of Portland. spent
Sunday in Mosier with James M. Will
son, who is Mrs. Wilson nephew.
Representing District No. 81, of
Moiser, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Chamber
lain, accompanied by Mrs. C. G.. NiChol
and Mrs. w. A. Husbands. attended
the county convention for school direc-
tors held in The Dalles Saturday.
There were also Mrs. May Parsley and
Clarence Dunsmore, from District No.
"a, and w. +. Huskey, of District No.
IL.
c. j. f. Carlson was attending to
business in Portland during the week,
returning home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bailey. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clare Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Duvall. Miss Grace Bailey. Clyde Bail
ey and some invited guests motored
over on the Deschutes river for an out.
ing and to try their luck fishing Satur-