The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-05-20

A. G. Morrison, of Redding, Calf.
arrived the first of the week for an eX
tended visit with his friend. j. II. BY
water. Mr.. Morrison was connected
with Mr.. Bywater two years ago il
buying fruit here for the Dri-Fresl
Co.. of The Dalles.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Mudgett and Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Snyder, all of Tacoma
arrived Tuesday for two day visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. u. Moe anc
M. M. Hill, en- route on a leisurely
motor trip to Spokane. The return
will be made over the Sunset Highway
by way of Snoqualmie Pass.
j. R. Field, orchardist of Emmett,
Ida, who has been here visiting his
friend, j. w. Lii, and investigating
methods of spraying as used by local
growers, reports that fruit prospects,
except for peaches. are fine in his dis
trict. Mr.. Field predicts as heavy
yield of apples as was produced last
year.
B. F. Beck, who has been physical
director of the high school, has ac-
cepted the position of Smith Hughes
teacher at the Redmond high school
for the coming year. r. V. Wright
recently visited the Redmond school
and on his recommendation the school
board there inaugurated the work.
Arnold Gibson, business man of The
Dalles, was here Tuesday to identify
an automobile found cached in woods
west of the city. The car was stolen
Sunday night. Mr.. Gibson and offic
ers believe the machine was driven
here by Hood River boys, and working
on this clue they expect to apprehend
the guilty parties.
RoIlin P. Grant, vice chairman of
the board of the Irving National Bank.
New York city, and Joseph l.. Boudin,
of Seattle, northwestern representative
of the bank. arrived here yesterday
from Portland on a motor tour of east
ern Oregon and Washington fruit and
grain districts. While here they were
taken for tour of the valley by E. o.
Blanchar. The men left here by mo.
tor for The Dalles. They will visit
Pendleton, Yakima and Wenatchee.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Oxley. of Mo
Derly, Mo-, arrived last week for a
visit with their foster son, j. X. Ed
gar, whom they have not seen since
he Spanish American war. Mr.. Ed
gar, who went to the Philippines with
A Missouri regiment, remained in the
Islands and for number of years was
A merchant in Manila. He came to
Hood River in 1915 with Mrs. Edgar
and two little daughters. Mr.. and
Mrs. Oxley recently decided that they
'ould not postpone a visit to Hood
River any longer on receipt of news
hat a son, John r. Edgar, Jr., had
,een born to Mr.. .sand Mrs. Edgar.
Joe Erwin. Upper Valley homestead
n, who iss recovering from bullet
wound in the shoulder sustained in |
february when he was the victim of a
'icious boy who fired through car in |
he Deep Creek section of Clackamas
ounty, returned home Monday. Mr.. |
Irwin keeps the bullet extracted from |
is shoulder as a souvenir. He was re-
urning from work for a logging train
1hen wounded.
j. r. Nunamaker, who has just re-
urned from southern California, VIII ere
e spent the winter, reports that crop
OF the south are fattering. |
While rains were late, precipitation
,as plentiful and orchards are now in
he pink of condition. 81 am pleased II
18th local fruit prospects, too. he
ays. Apparently the fruit has not
cen injured by the heavy freeze of
'ecember. 1t is now indicated that |
ill have more cherries than | harvest
last year.
Fred letter. who resided here AZ
ears ago. has, he says, not forgotten
he healthful qualities of the mid-Co-
Imbia climate and he has planned to
sturn here to make his home. hoping
Irs. letter will been benefited. Mr..
etter. since he moved from here, has
cen a resident of a number of Wash
gton points. He and Mrs. letter now
,side at Chewelah. Mrs. letter ar
we'd her last week for visit with Mr..
etter's niece. Mrs. C. Dethman, and
lmily.
Climbing on counter stool at de-
store last week to see baby
lat had been laid on counter. Bar
ara, the small daughter of Mr.. and
rs. Max l.. Moore, fell and cut a deep
ash in her throat just under the chin.
ow the cash was sustained cannot be
.counted for. The mother hurried the
to physicians Office. where
le was placed under the influence of
anesthetic and several stitches TAX
}, The doctor found the little girl
ffering from adenoids and these were
moved while she was under the anes-
etic.