The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-08-26

Two life lines have been placed on
| Columbia Lake, a swimming beach
! just north o. the city, by the Woman S
club, which recently appropriated $50
| for improvement of swimming places.
e. j. Middleswart placed the lines.
LOUIS Holtzerman, of the Chicago
Store, of Minneapolis, arrived here
last week on a motor trip and gave his
old friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Haas, a pleasant surprise when he
drove up and called.
Douglas Crawford, member of the
staff of the Bankers Trust Co., of
New York city, has been guest Of
Stewart Kimball, former classmate
at Williams college. Mr.. Crawford is
on a tour of the Pacific coast studying
banking conditions.
Mrs. Cyrus A. Dolph, widow of the
late Senator Dolph, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Edward w. Clark,
of Philadelphia, are here spending a
few weeks. Mrs. Dolph and daughter
plan on tours of surrounding points of
scenic interest.
Ernest l.. Chase. son of Mrs. H. C.
Chase, of Odell, the first Hood River
boy to enlist since the great war, has
joined the United States Marine Corps.
Mr.. Chase has already left for Mare
Island Navy Yard, where he will take
his first training.
Gus Miller, accompanied by his wife,
left Wednesday on a tour through Can
ada. Tehy will go to Prince Rupert
and thence by the Grand Trunk Line
back to Duluth. They will visit at
Detroit and spend several months in
the Ohio towns visiting relatives.
An unusual vegetable freak, twin
cucumber, was brought to the city by
Mrs. Mary Neisler from her 0dell
country place. Gardeners declared it
the first twin cucumber they had ever
seen The cucumber was displayed at
the Vincent & Shank grocery store.
Earl Weber left last week for Port
land, where he has taken over the
management of the New Houston hotel
while the proprietor is on a vacation.
He was accompanied on the trip down
by his mother, Mrs. VIM. Weber, and
nephew, Harry Weber.
DR.. w. G. Brown, accompanied by
his son, Clifford. and Rev. William
Ulrich. all of Fargo, N. d., arrived
Sunday after two weeks of motoring.
After a visit with A. G. Lewis the
party will proceed to Los Angeles.
where DR.. Browns family will spend
the winter.
Newton Clark, who recently returned
from Camp Zachary Taylor. KY.
where he attended a military training
school with party of o. A. c. stu
dents, is now engaged with an automo-
bile concern at Forest Grove. w. l..
Clark is with an engineering crew of
the State Highway Commission at
Beaverton.
Walter H. Olin, superintendent of
the agricultural department of the
Denver a. Rio Grande r. r. Co., was
here last week seeking data on orch
arding and allied industries. lie visit
ed the vinegar factory and canning
concerns and accompanied Charles Full
Ter on tour of the orchards. He
praised the methods used by growers
in feeding their soil with cover crops.
c. II. Whitmore, of the engineering
of :the State Highway
Commission, was here from Salem last
week, inspecting work being done by
the county in constructing a mile of
concrete-paving in sthe Odell district.
Grading is being completed and the
pouring of concrete will be started soon.
The work has been delayed by difficult
ties of county officials in securing
equipment.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Elliott, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Kincaid
and Mr.. Eliott's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. +. z. Elliott, of Oregon City, re-
turned last week from a motor tour TO
Peterson's Prairie, in the wilds of
Klckitat county northwest of Trout |
Lake in Mount Adams section. The |
party brought home so gallons of |
huckleberries. They report the fruit |
growing luxuriantly in the remote sec
tion.
A number of pleasant social func- |
tions have been given the past week |
for guests of valley families. Miss |
Dorothy Longman, of New York city. |
was honor guest at reception given /
by Mrs. A. W. Peters Mrs +. X. |
Pooley, whose guest Miss LOngman is |
while here. gave a dancing party at |
the Lotus Grille. IAN outing party to |
Lost Lake was also given for Miss /
Longman. Miss Jean Frazier, of Van /
couver, b. c., the guest of Mrs. c. N.
Ravlin, was entertained last Thursday /
with dancing party at the Oak Grove /
home of the Ravlins.
Rev. John lnkster, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church of Victoria,
B. c., who has been preaching recent
ly in Portland, has been here for
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. p. l.. Msnser.
Rev. Inkster accompanied the Mansers
Tuesday on a call at the home Of Rev.
Billy Sunday.
During the absence Of Rev. d.. NJ.
Helmick. pastor of the Methodist 4
church. Rev. J. F. Gibson. of Bonners |
Ferry. Ida, here on a visit with his /
brother, County School Superintendent /
Gibson, will preach at the regular
hour. II q. m, sunday. Mr.. Helmick /
and wife are motoring at Coast points.
, James, l4-year old son Of Mr.. and |
Mrs. A. I. SOnnicksen, sustained a /
cracked check bone and broken bones i
in his nose Tuesday when kicked.in the
face by work horse. He was rushed |
to the Cottage hospital, where he Is
making a good recovery. One Of his /
or-ou rrec h9d1r- hrrrfeaH huf the 81 rhf /