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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1912)
- ft. f 1 IIOOD RIVER niinrw THURSDAY, N'OVKMRKr 7 ioio - - i m m. jm ira i , r only Baiting Powder MutelyPnre No Alum No Umo Phosphates msda from Royal Grane (gsmojlaitar. ODELL Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ferguson went to Astoria lant Thursday for a few days business visit. W. M. Barnett went to Wasco Satur day to remain until after 'election day. The illustrated lecture and entertain ment with Mr. Baldwin lecturer, Prof. Harmon.'of Hood River, violin and mandolin, Karl Gardner, tenor and Mrs. W. T.Young, pianist, given in the Odd Fellows hall last Friday evening was attended by a large and apprecia tive audience. Every number received a hearty encore. The net receipts were about $28, a good beginning for the library fund. The Hallowe'en social at Central Vale last Thursday night was a success socially and financially. Mrs. May Greer, piesident of the Rebekah assembly of Oregon, included a visit to Hazel Rebekah lodge in her round of official visits this year. After holding the convention in Hood River Tuesday night, if her plans at this writing carry, she will visit the Re bekah lodge at Odell on Wednesday night. Since the organization of this lodge in December, 1905, this is the third president who has visited in Odell, the other two being Mrs. Emma Galloway and Mrs. Corrie Hubbard. Local Odd Fellows are planning to attend the district convention, I. O. 0. F., in The Dalles November 11. Com munications received advise those who are limited as to time to leave Hood River on the 6:H0 p.m. train, returning after the conveution via special train. Returning hunters report several feet of snow in the mountains up beyond Green Point. E. C. Knapp, of the Inland Empire Sunday school Association will speak at the Methodist church Friday even ing, November 15, at 8 o'clock. Ear lier in the evening the Ferguson Bible class will enjoy a banquet in honor of their first year's existence as an organ ized class on tables. This banquet will be spread on tables in the basement of the church and it is expected plates will be laid for fifty. This class has put in a cement floor in the basement and will provide electric lights and stoves for cooking and for heating. The Ladies Aid society will attend to the cooking and serving and careful atention will be given that the refresh ments served at this time may ap proach perfection. Miss Copper, of Hood River, is spending a lew days with Miss Moore. Mrs. Guy Talmage and-little daugh ter, Rosalie, are here for a visit with Mrs. Talmage's parents, Rev. and Mrs. Troy Shelley, and with other relatives and friends. " Rev. H,A. Roper returned last week to his home in Portland. Kenneth McKay ent to Portlar.Q Saturday for a business visit. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Shank expect to leave soon for Mcdford, Ore. The following attractive program is announced for the meeting of the Par ents' and Teachers' club Friday, to morrow, afternoon at 2:30 at the school house: All present respond to roll call with quotations. Sorg. "The- Rosary," Mrs. Guy Smith. Exercise, primary pupils. Reading, "The Pratt House," Mrs. E. T. Folts. Reading, "Four-thirty in The Dog Kennel," Alice Clark. Paper, "How Can The School Room be Made More Attractive?" Mrs. Katherine Kemp. Discussion. Fifteen Minutes. Paper, "Some Necessary Improve ments The Club Should Work For," Mrs. Mne hhrck. Discussion, Fifteen Minutes. Reading, Selected, Mrs. Nettie Croc kett. The November meeting of the Fer guson Bible class will be held Friday, tomorrow, evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ferguson. At a meeting of the board of direc tors of Out II school held last Saturday evening by unanimous vote it was de cided there should be school on the day following Thanksgiving day ard it is hoped parents, teachers and pupils will unite in making this a school day worth while. By unanimous vote a vacation of two weeks at Christmas holidays was decided upon. The well kept appearance of the house and grounds was noted witn appreciation and credit given M Masiker and the teachers and pupils who have cooper ated with him and made this condition possible. Methodist church next Sunday, Sun day school at 10 a. m. Epworth League 6:30 p. m., Mary Sheppard, leader. Service 7:30 p. m., Rev. Carson. Special music at Epworth League and for service. Good music at Sunday school. Graded lesson helps, teachers especially fitted for their work, classes with a good strong membership. Just a little election forecast :Wood row Wilson.president; Woman'SulIrage in Oregon, carried; Hood River town, dry. J Union church -next Sunday, Sunday school 10:30 a. m. C. E., 7 p. m.. in charge of TemperancecommUtee. rTMrTand Mrs. C. F. Galligan, of Du fur have been here for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Dr. Smith and two daughters, of Toronto, Ontario, expected to ar rive Wednesday noon for an extended vioif with Mm Smith's sister. Mrs. E. E. ould. These ladies have been making me journey uy easy stopping over at points of interest en-route. MOSIER. Christian Yackie died Monday even ing, of heart failure, at hiF home south of Mosier. aeed 78 years. Funeral WHO NEEDS A WATCH ? tit nrlnOH 'A U of 0t Mrr' inSeerv.ni dffi.V '&& rg relatives in the east. A ton and daughter reside in Mos.er, A. Yack.e and Mrs. Gerald Wyss. Mrs Wm. Johnwn w business visit ; to The Dalle. Tuesday. ) J - R. Hargreavea returned Wednesday from trip "rough the east- ., . n- J. Saul was in The aay. Mrs W A. Husbands and Mrs. Km- est Evans were unvVym ""u River Wednesday mor.....- J E. Carpenter returneu ..conesuay afternoon from the " " where he spent several vutks will, reatives. vi a i..... ..turned from Pnrt. land Wednesday, after seeing hi. tm- ilv comfortaDiy locals Mr. riarpnee Dunsmore went to The Dalles Wednesday. n c UorHivick made a hllft-i- ness trip to Portland the first of the week. Chas. Abrnathy came from Portland wnonHnv to attend the fur.eral of Ins grandfather. C. Yackie. Mrs Piercey and two small children returned Wednesday from a visit tu Maupiu. Mrs. M. Sturgess and son, Edward, and Miss Irene Fisher were in Hood River Thursday afternoon. Mrs. J E. Carpenter returned from Portand Thursday evening. E N. Strausa was a Business visitor to Portland Friday. A jolly crowd enjoyed the Hallowe'en oartv Thursday night at the Christian church. The invited guests were told to present themselves at itie sign of where they were received by two tall ghostly hgures, wno oiicnuy guiueu them through the aim ngni to wnere the games and other entertainment were to be enjoyed. After an had ar- : I nlaooflnt and Innahulil.. rivcu . ninny games were played, and refreshments served. Rev. Clark and wife, assisted by Miss Nada. endeavored to make the evening pleasant for all. Mrs. Lizzie Kretzer came from The Dalles Wednesday afternoon to attend the funeral of Mr. Yackie. Dorothy Godberson returned to Port land Friday afternoon. Mr miH Mrs. R. C. McKierman re turned Thursday from a few weiks' stay at Echo. Mrs. R. Ward, of Portland, is visit ing her sister, Mrs. Harlan. C. A. Hoge was in The Dalles Satur day. C. D. Morgan and wife arrived Fri day from the east. Mr. Morgan used to live in Mosier a lew years ago, ana any old friends are glad, to see him again. Leo Higley and Miss Grace were in Hood River Saturday afternoon. Misses Nabendahl and Wilson re turned to Dee Sunday. Mrs. A. Kuhn went to Hood River Monday on business. Mark Mayer went to Portland Mon day. PINE GROVE Rev. Carson will fill the pulpit as usual next Sunday morning. The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs Isaac Jeffreys Thursday afternoon of this week. . Miss Godberson wnt to Portland last Saturday to visit her kisters who will soon leave for California. About 30 citizens met lit grange hall last Saturday evening to study the sit uation regarding election, believing an intelligent ballot is a safeguard to the (ration. Floyd Mason entertained fellow members of his Sunday school class Hallonwe'en. The evening was spent very pleasantly. Nearly all of the orcbardists have their apples picked, hut it will be some time before packing will be finished. At the packing house of J. G. Jarvis over 300 boxes were packed in one day, this being a record breaker here. r . 1- 5rf T 1 I f hi ? i H ftjfts 4 , . ,J ; sp. .!, 1 j 1 ' . jgftjfty- . " . 77 f jt ' v scene ri:oM "Mir. lottery man," moxkok opera iiiii si:, kuiday, November 8. One of the names suggested for the new county and in the list to tie voted on is "Chiwauna," which is Indian for hig river. Many seem to think it would be an appropriate name on account of the county's south boundary line being the Columbia river. Messrs. Maynard and Ripley, who recently arrived from Colorado niul went to Hood River to rent homes for the winter, have returned to White Salmon to reside. Mr. Mavnard savs he intends to buy a well located lot and put up a modern home. Mr. Ripley also expects to build. Both own land northeast of here. Guy Jewett, son of H. K. Jewett, who is a cousin of A. II. Jewett, of White Salmon, died at Ld Angeles at S o'clock, Friday, Oet Sier 25, the body being interred in the Odd Fellows cemetery of this pla ;e Tuesday after noon ol last week, after a icivice at the Congregational church by Uev. Tate. "Camp Mystery" may not remain so lung a mystery after all. It is now well known that the Northern Pacific is paying all the billB for the work go ng on at the camp northeast of Glen- wood, 'I he Enterprise has been told that a 50(100 horse-power plant will be developed, one of the largest single unit plants in the Northwest. What the power will tie used for is, of course, a matter of conjecture. It is not a far carry from the Klickitat to the moun tain crossing of the N. P. That it is not for irrigation purposes is sure from the nature of the work, it being too low for anything but power purposes. MERLE II. NORTON Announces "THE LOTTERY MAN" By Rida Johnson Young Author of "Seven Little Widows" The ( lliicii r Stain i) Works makes Rub ber Stamps of every description, also keep in stuck, letters, Rubber Type, Si'ii Markers, PaiU and Inks. PERSONS IN THE PLAY (In the order in which they first appear) Mrs. Wright Mattie Goodrich "Foxey" Peyton Gordon Harper Jack Wright Herbert Thayer Stevens, Peyton's chauffeur J. Earl Nelson Helen Heyer Emma May Mrs. Peyton Virginia Feltz Lizzie Roberts Emilie Woodward lledwig Jensen Clara Demar Hamilton Francis Gray 4 . SYNOPSIS ACT 1 Living room of the Wright's, in a basement of a house on Twelfth Street, New York, at 11 o'clock at night. ACT II "Foxey's" den. Three months later. ACT Ill-Same as Act 2. Three days later. TIME-Present. Produced for one solid year at Bijou Theatre, New York. EXECUTIVE STAFF FOR MR. NORTON James A. Fells Manager Ed. R. Ernst Business Manager Fred Camion Carpenter George West Properties James L. Harkless Agent How Much Do you Wish to Pay? Come here for a $1.50 Watch, or a $200.00 one, or all the prices in between We are Watch specialists. It is a branch of our busi ness that we think just about the most important of any. We personally select our time-pieces, and we mean it when we tell you that today we are able to meet your Watch needs with particular advantage to you. For years we have studied Watch values from one end to the other and you can safely trust to our 50 years of experience. W. F. Lara way BELMONT. Ed Rugg and brother, Stanford, re turned from North Dakota last Wed nesday. They are very well pleased to be in Hood River again. Mrs. Bishop and granddaughter left Thursday for their home in Elgin. III., having spent the summer with Mrs. Bishop's son, Wilbur, and family. Their many friends wish them a pleas ant journey. Mrs. J. W. Davis, Mrs. Will Davis and son, Frank, spent Wednesday in town, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Isenberg. Will Chubb, of Trout Lake, was vis iting his wife Friday. They went to The Dalles, returning Monday. Mrs. Bertha Austin and children, who have been visiting at the homes of Robert Jones and Mrs. Pearl Ord way, left last Monday on a visit to Iowa. Mrs. Ross, of Sherwood, Oregon, is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. W. Bishop, on Methodist Lane. Th ifoimnnt Ladies Aid will meet at the League room Thursday for an all day session. Tying comforts will be the work of the day. Bring your lunches, ladies, and help the good work along. Mrs. Glass has returned from visit ing friends in Portland. Mrs. Harry Steele enjoyed a visit with her brother last Sunday. His home is in Portland. Will Davis has been in The Dalles, returning in time to vote. Mrs Wilbur Bishop entertained at dinner last Wednesday in honor of her mother, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. BiBhop, sen ior, and niece, Miss Grace Smythe. The home was decorated in Hallowe'en style. Those ladies who attended had a pleasant time. J W. Davis returned to look after his'ranch at Carson.Wnsh., after a few days' visit at home. Mrs. Elmer Isenberg has had Mrs. Millard Merrill, of loledo, Oregon., visiting her. She returned home Fri day. Rev and Mrs. Anderson entertained the young folks of the Sunday school with a Hallowe'en party at the parson age. Mrs. Will Farre" listed Mrs. Anderson. Rally day was observed at Belmont M. E. church. Several of the younger pupils recited and sang solos, acquiting themselves well. The singing by Miss Isenberg and Mr. Kavan was splendid. WHITE 3ALMON. irrom the Enterprme Mr Kalista and Mr. Slanec. from New York Citv, re visiting at the home of F. U. Huback. Ihey are here looking over the w,t In tention of buying, and 'f they do there will be many more to follow. Don't Be Afraid of U. S. Government Carey Act Irrigation Projects in Oregon. The day of irresponsible irrigation companies in tliis state is past. When the Northwest Townsite Company of Philadelphia took over Paisley Project in Lake County, it gave the largest bond evergiven in the state, fifty thousand dollars -guaranteeing completion of the project. Every three months it makes an itemized statement of expenses to the Desert Land Board. All of its advertising books, maps, contracts, subscription agreements and literature is sub mitted to the Desert Land Board for inspection before being issued. THE LAND IS LEVEL, FREE FROM ROCK, AND IS A RICH VOLCANIC ASH SOIL. The climate is perfect for fruit, which now grows to perfection at Paisley. APPLES, PEACHES, PLUMS, PEARS, PRUNES Construction work upon the dam and reservoir has now been in progress for three months, with Thomas Hawthorne, State In spector, on the ground. He was formerly with the U. S. Govern ment Reclamation Service on the Umatilla Project. Send for 32-page illustrated book. Go to Paisley by automo bile stage from Bend and see the land. Our agent at Paisley, Hugh K. Gilmore, will show you the land. It is free to those who pay the cost of putting water on it. Northwest Townsite Co. are among the largest taxpayers in Oregon, owning townsite sub-divisions at Prineville, Madras, Red mond, Bend, Burns, Vale and also the 810-acre Corn ranch at Paisley, including a f0-barrel-a-day capacity flour mill, and general store. Our bank references are: First National Bank, Philadelphia, Pa. Girard National Bank, Philadelphia, Pa. Commercial Trust Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Interstate Finance Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa. Merchants' Trust Co., Camden, N. J. Security Savings & Trust Co., Portland, Ore. Address all communications to our Portland office, 001 Yeon Building. Write now. The average cost of water will be $46 an acre. We will give you a square deal Northwest Townsite Company 308 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 601 Yeon Building, Portland, Ore. if I m 1