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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1912)
a HOOD RIVER GLACIER. TI1UKSDAY, Xoynil8.- 2, lnl2 AbsoIutelyPure From a series of elaborate chemical tests. Comparative digestibility of food made with different baking powders. An equal quantity of bread (biscuit) was made with each of two kinds of baking powder cream of tartar and alum and submitted separately to the action of the digestive fluid, each for the same length of time. The percentage of the food digested is shown as follows : . Bread mad with Royal Cream of Tartar Powder's 99 Par Cant. Digested j Broad mad with alum powder: 67 Per Cent Digefd"" Royal Baking Powder raised food is shown to be of greatly superior digestibility and healthfulness. ODELL Mrs. E.G. Hagey went to The Dalles last Thursday for a short visit with relatives. She met Mr. Hagey, who was returning home from a four months' stay near Wasco, and they came home Friday. Twenty-seven local Odd Fellows at tended the district convention in The Dalles last week. Mrs. Elmer Chapman went to Cor vallis last Thursday for a visit with relatives. Mr. and 'Mis. Geo. T. Prather and daughter, Lulu, expect '.to leave soon for California where they will spend the winter. Mrs. C. C. Chapman returned last week from a visit with her parents at Olex and Mr. Chapman's parents in Fossil, Ore. Miss Susie Crspson," formerly a teacher in the Odell school but now of Kowena, Ore., spent Sunday here, the guest of Miss Rush. Miss Irene Fisher and Master Laddie Fisher, of Mosier, came down Sunday for a short visit with their grand mother, Mrs. Matilda Wood, and their uncle, Clinton Wood. Abe Ensminger returns this week from a several months' stay in Penn sylvania. Guy F. Smith went to Portland Fri day for a visit with relatives. He will attend the apple show. Chas. Gunn is again with Connaway Mercantile Co. Mr. Gunn has the qualifications necessary for a good salesman and he has also the advantage of tormer experience along this line and is a valuable man for any firm. A meeting will be held in the school houoe Saturday afterncoii, November 30, for the purpose of voting a tax for the maintenance of the school. Tax payers attend this meeting and voice your sentiments, g or forever hold your peace, at least until -another day for voting special tax. A meeting will be held in the Odd Fellows hall on Monday, December 2, for the purpose of voting a special road tax. This is the time and place to decide what amount shall be placed in the hands of those who direct the matter of maintenance and improve ment of roads. If you want the tax be present and vote it If you do not want the tax this is your opportunity to vote against it. Tb class banquet of the Ferguson Bible class last Friday night was a very pleasant affair. The young men of the class, directed by Mrs. Fergu son, worked faithfully until every de tail as to light and heat and decora tions had received their careful consid eraton and the result was the basement was a place of beauty and of comfort. Ihe refreshments, planned for and pro vided by the Ladies' Aid society,- were delicious. Now, as this was in honor of the passing of the first milestone for this class, we wish them many happy returns of their tine class spirit, and many good deeds to their credit Prof. E. C. Knapp delivered a splen did address on Sunady evening instead of on Friday evening s was previously announced. His coining is an added incentive to better work. He gave the school a dare which was accepted and as a result the school must pass the one hundred mark on the sceond Sunday in December. This mark has been passed before, but this is to be in weather perhaps not the best and will mean greater effort. All interested help meet this challenge. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Make a special effort to be on time. Epworth League 6:30 p.m. Preaching 7:30 p. m. at the Methodist church next Sun day. Some one removed the collar from Alex Lacey's dog's neck some days ago. The collar is described as tan leather with silver skies and Mr. Lacey requests that it be returned. The following members of the Meth odist Sunday school of Odell, attended the county Sunday school convention in Hood River this week: Mrs. S. N. Uutchart, Mrs. Job Sheppard, Mrs. E. T. Hull, Mrs. J. E. Ferguson. Mrs. L. A. E. Clark, Miss Susie Moore, Miss Mary Sheppard, Miss Viola Mapes, Miss Florence Moss, Miss Ruth Clark, J. E. Ferguson, Lloyd Moss, Geo. Og den, Horace Sylvester, Algie Wein-heimer. PINE GROVE Miss Paula Keller, of Portland, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Hans Lage. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Radford are en tertaining friends from LeKoy, Minne sota. Mr. and Mrs. King Benton have as their guests friends from Boston, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brock arc attend ing the horticulture exhibit Jn Port land this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Mason attended the National grange held in Spokane. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Thorn have opened a store at their home and are prepared to do a good business this winter. There will be services as usual at the church next Sunday morning. The LadieB Aid spent a pleasant af ternoon at the paraonatre last Fridav. They will meet there again next week, Friday, and arrange fur a supper and sale the first of part of the month. A good congregation greeted Rev. WHO NEEDS A WATCH? 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 60 years of experience. W. F. Laraway Schoenberg, a field ,MU nnr of Uu Lutheran denomination, la-t Sundaj morning. The Sunflower class b oigtnizej psychological society. AIsj hai jcitej the state Sunday school asxistion. Allene Clark returned from White Salmon Saturday. Arthur Hale returned from Collins Springs last week much improved u health. Will Jarvis, youngest brother of J. G. Jarvis, arrived from ri.her, Minne sota, last week. Tuesday, and may re. main during the winter. MOSIER. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. We-t returnd Monday afternoon from Shaniko. W. D. Matthews was a t mines vis itor in The Dalles Monday. Messrs. C. A. Frey and M FU-hrei left Monday to attend the appl,- f r.ow Spokane. R. W. Simpson and Wm. Steveisor walked to Hood River Monday after noon to attend the Masonic ceremonies of Tieman day. G. L. Carroll is doing jiry duty in The Dalles this week. Mrs W. Marsh returned Tuesday evening from Purt land. Mrs. J. H. DeBusscy attended U business in Hood River -luring u.e week. Christine Godberson went tol'i.it land Wednesday for a few days' vin with her sisters. A large crowd of local I. 0. O. F. members attended the district conven tion held in The Dalles Tuesday after noon and evening, as follows: l)r. Robinson, Gus Godberson, A. Grosser, O. E. Wilson, T. J. McClure, K. W. Simpson, J. E. Higley, JChsu. Dennett, G. Wyss, R. Abernathy, Alex Stewart, L. Lamb, D. W. Hudson, l ee Evans, Sr., Frank Munroe, Frank Ginger, t'. J. E. Carlson, R. F. Hardwick, Henj. Veatch. J. E. Carpenter. Wm. Wril,t, Geo. Chamberlain, Wm. Davis and lhos. Gordon. Mrs. W. A. Stark, and Mrs. Geo. Emery came from Hood River Thurs day to spend the day with Mrs. Cobb. Rev. Clark was a business visitor to lloou River on Thursday. F. E. Whitney, post office inspector from Portland, spent two days in Mo sier this week, looking over road for s proposed rural route, and while here he checked up the local office and gave in structions concerning the new star route which began operations on the Kith. Mrs. N. Johnson returned to Hood River Thursady after spending several days with Mrs. P. L. Arthur. Geo. Chamberlain was in The Dalles Thursday. Mrs. C. A. Frey was shopping in Hood River Thursday. W. A. Davis and W. H. Kerslake were in The Dalles Saturday between local trains. Miss Irene Fishre and master Ladd were in Hood River Saturday after noon. W. H. Evans and wife left Sunday to visit their son John at Ruthton. J. M. Carroll returned home Sunday morning from Spokane and continued on to Portland in the evening, accom panied by his wife. Mrs. Chas. Graham left Sunady for a few days stay in Portland. S. S. Stearns and family moved to Portland Monday. W. E. Vensol attended to business in The Dalles Monday. Mrs. Garrett, of Portland, who has visited her relatives here for a week or so, lett Monday tor the Danes, wnere she will spend some time. The Ladies' Aid is preparing to hold the annual bazaar, Dec. 5. BELMONT. Mrs. Will Chubb took her departure Saturday for Eight Mile, Morrow coun ty, where she will teach a six months' term of school. Will Davis returned from The Dalles Friday and went to White Salmon, Wash., Saturday. Mrs. Roy Eastman and daughter spent Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Isenberg. J. R. Nunamaker has gone to Hepp- ner on business. Mrs. Ross, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. W. Bishop, returned to her home, Sherwood, Ore., Tuesday. Mrs. Bishop and daughter accompanied her. Mr. Kettering has leased his ranch and will soon be leaving for Portland, where he and his wife will make their home for some time. Mr. Lenz is having an addition built to the house on his ranch. Mr. Bowers and famly are living there. Mr. Farrell helped Will Somerville move the wood shed at me parsonage Thursday. Quite a number of the ladies of Bel mont met at the parsonage Thursday afternoon and gave the pastor and wife canned fruit shower. A social time was enjoyed. Dainty reiresnments were served. Those present thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The Henney ranch, better known as the Kingsley ranch, was sold to Port land parties last week. Mrs. Carpenter has gone east for the winter. Mrs. Chubb visited at the homes of Mrs. Nunamaker and Downing Wednes day. Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Sherrieb Invited a lew friends to tneir nome tuesaay evening for a farewell visit with Mr. and Mrs. Hodges and family who leave Sunday for Crook county. Very dainty refreshments were served, Miss Ethel Farrell and Lora Shcrri-b waiting on the guests. Mrs. Hill, at the planer, visited sev eral days last week in Portland. Mrs. Goodman returned last Tuesday from California, where she has been visiting since last September. There will be a cottage prayer meet ing and Bible study at the home of Mrs. E. J. Nicholson Thursday eve ning. Everyone is cordially invited to come and enjoy them. Mr. and Mrs. Farrell and Miss Ethel visited at the home (if Mr. and Mrs. Walter Forrey and family Sunday. H. H. Jantzen and family attended morning services at Belmont Sunday. Miss Aileen Eby played tor Sunday morning service at Belmont church. CE STRAL VALE Mr. Durham has commenced work on a grubbing contract in the Mount Hood district. A Mr. Trotter from the east Jias pur chased 40 acres of the Slocom place. Miss Palma Hagen is spending a week or two in Hood River. I. O. Van Osten movid his family to Pine Grove Monday, wl.mjtheyexpect to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cameron, of Odell, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Massee on Willow Flat, Miss Bessie Johnson spent Saturday sid Sunday with her sister in Pine (rove. Ceottie Letter began school Monday. V.r. ar.d Vr. A. J. Harmon and son. of Huxi Kivi-r, spent Sunday at Paul Hansen home. Misa.Zena Miller was i!-o tt.tre Friday evening ar.d Satur day. Miss Ruth Clark took dinner Sunday with Miss Mary Sheppard. Mr. Nerberg performed a work of chanty in fining up the road on the -tral.t bill. Mrs. Millitfsn ig in Portland and is coti ing out Ito fi.end a week or!two j i tli tier cousin, Mr. J. O. Cameron, '1 it outs net storm tins week. Paul Hansen and family epert Sun lav m I'n.e Grove. Torn Cameron took Sundav dinner at '.he Lome of his brother. Oscar Cam- run. Mrs. Simpson is here from Dakota u.-itii g her son. She brings a report of two feet of snow there. Mr. and Mr. Ferny hough drove to Hood River last Wednesday, returning en Thursday. Will Jarvis is here from Minnesota wsitirg his brother, t Ralph. He ex I'tcts to stay here during the winter. Miss Mary Sheppard and Lloyd Moss "i to Hood Kiver Monday to attend! ti e Sunday school convention. Mrs. I Nu-ppard and deorge and also George Vden went down Tuesday, so our in ightiorhood was well represented. Nathan Simpkins has iust returned Irorn a week's trip along the coast and tu the cities of the Willamette valley. Chas. Hounsell was kicked by a horse last week, but fortunately was not ser iously hurt and is able to be about now. UNDERWOOD. The Underwood dancing club gave the first dance of the season Tuesday evening, Nov. 12, at A. J. Haynes' apple house. The muisc was excellent and the floor being in tine condition a very enjoyable time was had. E. M. Cummins spent a few days in Portland last week. The Northwestern Electric Company is erecting a bunk house to accommo date one hundred men. The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs. P. 1. Packard Thursday of last week. Mrs. W. A. Wendorf was called to Portland Friday on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. J 1). Dickover. Hunter Vinton is now taking care of trie Looks at fc. A. rranz store. Mrs. W. F. Cash and son, Rolland, were Hood River visitors Saturday. Miss Zimmerman, of Portland, is visiting Miss Ruth Cooper. A jolly crowd of youne folks went to Hood River Friday night to attend the dance given by the St. Marks' Guild at Heilhronner hall. floor is being put in. Walter Freeland, the night watchman who was accidently shot while on duty, claiming to have tripped over a wire, is making satisfactory recovery. This is rather remrakble inasmuch as the bullet went through his tody, and plowed a hole through his lung. Leslie Swan and Beatrice, the young est daughter of Rufus Byrkett, of this place, were married at the home of the bride at 3 o'clock Sunday. Nov. 10, Kev. Lowden performing the cere mony. It was a pretty little wedding, with only the relatives of the respect ive parties in attendance. The Northwestern Electric Co. have dug their post holes and laid their poles through town, though the poles have not yet been erected. They have about men on the construction gang and they help to make thu gs lively around town Stevenson Pioneer. Rev. Young, of Hood River, has been conducting a series of revival meetings at the M. F. church the past week and they will continue a few days longer. This accounts for the ringing of the bell at six o'clock every morning when early prayers are said at the chruch. S. C. Graham and C. C. Hutchins are in Portland in charge of the White Salmon exhibit at the Pacific North west Land Product show, which opened Monday. The Commercial club has been able to collect forty quarter tier boxes of apples, vegetables, grains and grasses, and there is no doubt that a creditable showing will be made not withstanding the dilliculty of getting the fruit. At the dinner recently held in the Odd Fellows hall, the occasion being the annual meeting of the members and friends of the Congregational church. Rev. Tate was engaged as pas tor for another year. Rev. Tate gives the greatest satis faction to the members of the church and is of much help to the town of White Salmon in more wavs than one. He says he has sometimes ttiought of making such arrangements for the care of his Hood River orchard, or the disposition of it, that he can make his home in this place. Nobody would be more welcome. O-W. ,k N. Time Table. WEST BOUND No. 9. Fast Mail (Mail Only). A :W a. m. No. 7, Portland Local 7 ::i.ri a in. No. 11, Soo-Spokane Portland it iliT a. m. No. 5, Ore. .t Wash. Exp.,. . .10 :Xl a. in. No. 1, Portland Local 3:00 p. in. No, 17, Ore. A Wash. Limited 5 :4.'t p. in. EAST BOUND iNo. 2, l'endleton Uical itlilMI i. in. No. 18, Ore. A Wash. Ltd 11 -.ftS a. in No. H, The Dalles ljoea ti :20 p. id No. Id, Fast Mall (mail only) 8:1! 4 p. m. No. tt, Ore. u ml Wash. r.xp...l() : p. in No. 12. hoo-hpokane-l'ort 10:6o p. in. J. II. FREDRICY, Agent The Glacier Stamp Works makes Rub ler Stamps ol every description, also keep in stock. Daters, Rubber Type, Sign Markers, Pads and Inks. WHITE SALMON. i From the Kiiterprlse) The big rOxlOO building for the White bsltiuin Fruit Growers' Union is nearly completed. It is all enclosed and the elevator for litfing stock to the second Don't ride miles out of your way to get Rub ber Stamps, but drive direct to the GLACIER STAMP WORKS for Your Perfect Printing Rubber Sumps CHRISTMAS PHOTOS NOW Make arrangements for your sittings for Xmas Pho tos at ONCE. We must have time to do your work satisfactorily. Photos make the nicest Xmas gifts and the most inexpensive ones. Make your appointment NOW at DeitzvStudio A Reminder When You are Ready to Make That Eastern Trip Do Not Forget That The Scenic and Comfortable way Is Via SOO-SPOKANE ROUTE Leaving Hood River Daily at 10:55 P. M. An Uo-to-Ddte Train In Every Respect l.leetrie lighted, solid vestibtiled, com partment, library, observation, dining and sleeping cars through coaches. DIRECT LINE TO St. Paul Minneapolis Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburg New York and all other Eastern and Southern Cities For rates, literature and other detailed information call on your local stent, or write M. E. MAI. ONE, or T. J. WALL, T. P. A. General Agent, (j03 Sprague Avenue, Spokane. I FREE FRUIT PAISLEY Don't Be Afraid of U. S. Government Carey Act Irrigation Projects in Oregon. The day of irresponsible irrigation companies in this state is past. When the Northwest Townsite Company of Philadelphia took over Paisley Project in Lake County, it gave the largest bond ever given 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. Co 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 840-acre Corn ranch at Paisley, including a fiO-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 $4G an acre. We will give you a square deal Northwest Townsite Company 308 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 601 Yeon Building, Portland, Ore. i I: i