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The Hood River Glacier

1895 Vitals

At the Hood River County Library this year is available only in bound issues.
All available issues were gleaned for Vitals, and the results appear below.

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ARMOR, ATKINS, BARKENTIN,BILLINGS, BIRT, BLAKELEY,BLOWERS, BROSIUS, BUSKIRK, BUTTON, CHADWICK, CHILDERS, CLEMANS, CONNOLLY, COOK, COON, CORDES, CURTIMAN, DAVIDSON, DAVIS, DUFUR, ELIOT, ELLISON, ELLSWORTH, FOSS, FROST, GREENE, GROVER, GUNN, HANNA, HARTLEY, HENDERSON, HENRY, HERSHNER, HOWE, HOWELL, HUNT, HUSBANDS, IDDINGS, INGALLS, JACKSON, JOHNS, JOSS, KAEG, KELLISH, KEMP, KRAUSE, LaFRANCE, LAGE, LEWIS, LOCKE, LUCY, MARKLEY, MAYES, McCRORY, McNORTON, MORRISON, MORSE, MORTON, NEALEIGH, NICKELSEN, OLSEN, PALMER, PARKHURST, POTTER, PURSER, RAHM, RAND, RIGBY, SHELLEY, SHOEMAKER, SLOPER, SMITH, SOESBE, STANFORD, THOMPSON, THOMSON, TILLOTSON, TRAVERS, UDELL, WAIT, WARNER, WATT, WELLS, WEST, WILLIAMS, WILSON, YATES

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., January 5, 1895, page 2
"Died"

At her home in Hood River, Oregon, January 1, 1895, at 11:30 p.m., of paralysis, Mrs. S.A. Buskirk, aged 76 years, 9 months and 28 days. Funeral services were held in the Congregational church January 3d, at 10 a.m.; Rev. J. L. Hershner officiating.
Sarah Allen Childers was born in Grant county, Kentucky, March 3, 1818. She was united in marriage to William A. Buskirk July 23, 1840. Eight children, six sons and two daughters, were born to them. She leaves an aged husband and six children to mourn their loss, two sons having preceded her to the spirit world. Two sons and one daughter were with her to administer to her every want in her last sickness. She united with the Baptist church at the early age of 15, of which church she remained a faithful member through life. She was an affectionate wife, an intelligent mother, a true friend and kind neighbor, loved by all who knew her. Those who knew her best loved her most. She bore her sickness as she did the trials of life, uncomplainingly. She was stricken with paralysis December 23d, and then realized that her life work was done. During her sickness she gave her family and friends bright testimony of her hope beyond the grave, and was anxious to meet her blessed Redeemer in mansions of bliss. Just a short time before her speech left her she grew weary and explained,

"Dear Jesus, how long on earth have I to stay? Roll along the wheels of time and bring the glad-some day,

She also repeated the twenty-third Psalm at 11:30 p.m. She sweetly fell asleep in the arms of Jesus, resting in full hope of meeting her loved ones in Heaven.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., January 12, 1895, page 2
"Brief Local Matters"

A little girl of Pat Williams, Indian, died Tuesday night.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., January 19, 1895, page 3
"Born"

Monday, January 14, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Coon, a son.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., January 19, 1895, page 2

DEATH OF EX-GOVERNOR CHADWICK

Salem, Jan. 12 - This city was again thrown into great excitement this evening when it was reported that ex-Governor S.F. Chadwick had dropped dead at his residence while eating supper. The cause of his death was heart disease, and the stricken family had no warning of the great bereavement that awaited them.
Governor Chadwick, as he was familiarly called, was present at the state house during most of the day greeting old friends and visiting the legislature; he was apparently in the best of health, and was exceptionally jolly. He returned to his home shortly after 5 o'clock, when he partook of a hearty supper, and was in the act of rising from the table as the first attack came; this was immediately followed by another, which proved fatal.
Ex-Governor Chadwick has been a resident of Salem for many years, and was loved and respected by all who knew him. In 1870 he was elected to the office of secretary of state, which honor was again conferred upon him in 1874. In 1876, when Governor Grover was elected to the United States senate, Mr. Chadwick, by virtue of his office, took the governor's chair, the duties of which he performed with great ability and dignity. Since that time he has been practicing law in this city, and has been prominent in all matters of public welfare. He was born in Middletown, Conn., in 1825, where he resided until he moved to Oregon. The deceased was a member of the Masonic lodge, which order will conduct the funeral. He had a son and daughter residing at Colfax, Wash., who have been sent for and will arrive Thursday. There are also two daughters residing in this city.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., January 26, 1895, page 2
"Born"

In Hood River, Sunday, January 13, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Yates, a son.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., January 26, 1895, page 2

DEATH OF F.W. TRAVERS

The very sudden and unexpected death of Mr. Frank William Travers at his residence in Hood River on last Monday morning was a great shock to the people and is profoundly regretted.
He was taken sick last Thursday, and on Friday he developed a bad case of tonsillitis, but it was not thought that his illness was of a serious nature. But on Sunday night other complications arose which terminated fatally in a few hours.
During their short residence in Hood River Mr. and Mrs. Travers have made many friends among our people by their varied accomplishments and affable manners, and Mrs. Travers, in this sad bereavement and irreparable loss, has the heartfelt sympathy of all our people.
Mr. Travers was born in England, June 9, 1869, and at his death was 25 years, 7 months and 12 days old. To his bereft companion he was united in holy wedlock only last July, and after a most happy and promising married life of about six months she is so unexpectedly led into the deep waters of affliction, but she mourns not as one who has no hope.
Mr. Travers was a member of the church of England, and by request the beautiful and impressive burial service of this church, was read at a private funeral service on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. J. L. Hershner officiating.
The mortal remains of Mr. Travers were taken to Portland Wednesday evening, where they will be placed in a temporary vault until late in the spring, when they will be taken by his sorrowing companion and her sister and family to England.
It seems providential that Mr. James Lewis and wife, who is a sister to Mrs. Travers, should have been guided in their extensive travels to be with Mr. Travers in his fatal illness.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., February 2, 1895, page 3
"Married"

Wednesday, January 30, 1895, by Troy Shelley, east East Hood River church, at his residence, William N. Morrison and Ida Wilson.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., February 2, 1895, page 3
"Died"

At Hood River, Friday, Feb. 1, 1895, Gerden H. Palmer, aged 63 years.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., February 9, 1895, page 3

THE LATE G.H. PALMER

Gurden H. Palmer, whose death was announced last week, was a pioneer of Oregon. He was born in Danville, Illinois, in 1832, when he resided till 1851, when he crossed the plains to Oregon. He lived at the Cascades until 1857, and was there at the time of the Indian massacre. He then went to Tygh Valley, where he resided three years. Coming back to The Dalles, he soon after settled at White Salmon. Two years ago he rented his farm at White Salmon and removed to Hood River, where he resided until his death, February 1st. He leaves a wife and adopted child. Pneumonia was the cause of his death, of which he had the second relapse. Mr. Palmer was of that class of hearty frontiersmen who are fast passing away.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., February 9, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

A family named Frost came to Hood River, about a year ago, from the neighborhood of Dufur. The husband was an invalid, and the wife, in caring for the sick man, overtaxed her strength, and Sunday last was paralyzed and died. The remains were shipped to Dufur for interment.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., February 16, 1895, page 3

IN MEMORIAM

Mrs. Samantha M. Frost, had been a resident of Hood River but two and a half years, leaves many friends in Dufur and in the county where she formerly lived, who sincerely feel a personal loss. She will be missed in the neighborhood where she lived by young and old; they will miss the warm clasp of her hand, the quiet, cordial agreement, the sunny smile. The children will miss their never-forgetting friend, and those bound to her by ties of kinship will find life far poorer than her on the other side of the silent sea. Her humility, patience and brooding mother love, reaching out to any in need of comfort, was the secret of her perennial charm, which kept her heart young and her human interests awake to the very last; and it was in the quiet springs of a deeply religious nature that she found the source of her beautiful life.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., February 16, 1895, page 3
"Born"

On the east side of Hood River, Feb. 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Thomson, a son -- 11½ pounds.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., March 2, 1895, page 2
"Born"

In Hood River valley, Sunday, Feb. 24, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Shoemaker, a son.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., March 9, 1895, page 2
"Born"

In Hood River, March 5, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. L.N. Blowers, a daughter.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., March 2, 1895, page 2

OBITUARY

Julia Case Rigby was born at Mt. Morris, N.Y., March 14, 1842; was converted and joined the M.E. church in December, 1859, while at school in Perry, N.Y. Removed to Iowa in 1870; was married to Rev. J. W. Rigby August 17, 1871, and died at Bickleton, Washington, February 28, 1895.
The deceased, as a pastor's wife, exercised a wide influence. Her piety and devotion was like the deep-flowing stream, not noisy nor demonstrative, but full, strong and prevailing. In her devotion to her husband and children she knew of no bounds but that of possibilities, and all was overshadowed by an unceasing devotion to God in all her private Christian duties. She leaves a husband and four daughters to revere her memory and imitate her virtues.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., March 9, 1895, page 2
"Brief Local Matters"

Rev. Chris Nickelsen, in charge of the M.E. church at Waldron, Crook county, was in Hood River Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Nickelsen accompanied the remains of his mother-in-law, Mrs. J. W. Rigby, from Bickleton.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., March 16, 1895, page 3
"Died"

In Hood River, Monday evening, March 11, 1895, Mrs. Martha Purser, aged 77 years.
Mrs. Purser was born in Bedfordshire, England, came to America in 1850; moved to Oregon in 1874, came to Hood River in April, 1876, and in June, of the same year, her husband, Thomas Purser, died. She leaves five children -- Mrs. Wm. Foss, Mrs. Mary Palmer, David, John and Joseph Purser. She was buried in the Masonic cemetery Thursday, at 10 o'clock.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., March 16, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

David Purser of Beaverton was here Thursday to attend the funeral of his mother.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., March 23, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River Valley, on the East Side, Wednesday, March 20, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wells, a daughter.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., March 23, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River, March 21, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Udell, a son, weight 11½ pounds.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., March 23, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Jacob M. Locke and Miss. Susie Ethel Clemans, both of Klickitat county, Wash., were married at The Dalles, Tuesday, by Judge Blakeley.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., April 27, 1895, page 3
"Died"

In Hood River valley, Sunday, April 21, 1894, Ruth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Cook, aged 4 years.
The funeral services were held at the Congregational church in town, Tuesday, and the sermon was preached by Rev. Wm. Healy of San Diego, Calif. Interment in Idlewilde cemetery.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., April 27, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Ruth Cook died April 21st of whooping cough and complications of diseases. She endured her great suffering with remarkable patience. Though their sorrow is bitter, the loving parents rejoice to know their little one is at rest. They have the sympathy of the entire community.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., April 27, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

The funeral of Mrs. Lizzie A. Kaeg, who died in Portland, took place at Mosier April 21st. Deceased was aged 19, and leaves a babe but 12 years old.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., April 27, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Cook desire to thanks their friends and neighbors for their help and kindly acts during the illness and death of their little girl Ruth.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., May 4, 1895, page 3
"Married"

At The Dalles, May 1, 1895, Thos. Lucy and Miss Ida Billings; both of Hood River.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., May 4, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Alonzo Thompson, aged 16, son of a widow, was drowned in a mill pond at Shutz' mill, near Centerville, April 21st.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., June 8, 1895, page 3
"Born"

At Portland, May 20th, to the wife of E.L. Soesbe, a son.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., June 8, 1895, page 3
"Died"

At Portland, June 3d, Elleanor M. Soesbe, wife of E.L. Soesbe, aged 20 years.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., June 15, 1895, page 2

Hon. A.J. Dufur died at his home in Dufur, June 6, 1895, aged 80 years. Deceased was one of the best known and most prominent citizens of the state. He was born in Vermont in 1815, emigrated to Wisconsin in 1855, and in 1857 was elected to the legislature of that state. In 1859 he came to Oregon. For many years he lived near Portland; he took an active interest in public affairs, and in 1862 was elected to the legislature from Multnomah county. In 1876 he was selected as state commissioner to the Centennial exhibition. In 1872 he removed with his family to Wasco county and founded the town of Dufur. Mr. Dufur was a practical farmer, and was good authority on all questions pertaining to agriculture and stock raising. In 1872 he was agricultural editor of the Portland Bulletin, the leading paper of the state at that time. In politics, Mr. Dufur was a democrat.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., June 22, 1895, page 3
"Married"

In Hood River, June 20, 1895, by Rev. F. C. Krause, W.C. Iddings and Miss Harriett Ellison.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., June 22, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River valley, June 13, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. James Ingalls, a son.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., June 22, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River valley, June 2, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Armor, a daughter.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., June 22, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Mrs. Theodore Cook died at Spokane Falls recently of la grippe and heart disease. Mrs. Cook resided at Hood River for a number of years, and her many friends here will learn with regret of her death.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., June 29, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River valley, June 6, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Morse, a son.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., June 29, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River valley, June 20, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. I.C. Nealeigh, a son.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., June 29, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River, June 26, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Howe, a daughter.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., July 5, 1895, page 3
"Born"

At M.E. parsonage, Belmont, June 20, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Johns, a daughter.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 2, 1895, page 3
"Died"

At Mt. Hood, Sunday, July 28, 1895, Alexander Joss, aged 70 years.
Deceased was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, came to this country seven or eight years ago and located on a claim at Mt. Hood. He was a miller by occupation, and for sixteen years was night foreman of a flouring mill. He contacted miller's asthma, which disease caused his death. He was father-in-law of Wm. Davidson of Hood River valley. A widow and six children are left to mourn his loss.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 2, 1895, page 3
"Died"

At Hood River, Oregon, July 27, 1895; of consumption. Eva W., only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.R. Birt of Portland, aged 16 years, 7 months and 2 days.
The little sufferer was brought to our city about two weeks ago, but the dreaded disease had gained too large a hold on her for our invigorating climate to eradicate. Her last moments were peaceful as a May day.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 2, 1895, page 3

CARD OF THANKS

HOOD RIVER, Ore., July 28, 189. -- Editor GLACIER: would you through the columns of your valuable journal, express to the people of Hood River and vicinity our heartfelt and sincere thanks for their uniform kindness and tender assistance during the late illness of our little daughter Eva.

Mr. and Mrs. I.R. Birt.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 9, 1895, page 2

THREE MEN SUPPOSED TO BE DROWNED

Tuesday morning, about 9 o'clock, while a high wind was blowing on the river, the fishermen on the sandbar below town noticed three men in a large fishing boat heading towards them from the Washington side. Mr. Hubert Ellsworth, who was engaged in hauling in a seine on the bar, saw the men in the boat. He says they were about clear of the breakers when the boat and its crew disappeared. The men were rowing standing up, and very little of the boat could be seen. The waves were rolling at least fifteen feet high. He saw them rise on the crest of the huge waves three times, and realizing that they were in great danger, started up the river for the large fishing boat belonging to Elliott & Kellish. The steamer Regulator was passing down at the time, and the captain reports that he saw the boat swamp with four men in it, but on reaching the point where they disappeared, nothing could be seen of the men or the boat.
A large fishing boat was manned by five men, who immediately pulled for the breakers where the missing men were last seen, but no one was found. The five men who went out in the fishing boat to attempt the rescue of the drowning men went at the peril of their lives. Their boat half filled with water, and they were compelled to pull on through the breakers to the Washington shore to bail out their boat. A fishermen named Dolph, at work for Elliott & Kellish, was in command of the party. Billy Olsen was another of the rescuing party, but the names of the others we failed to learn.
The names of the unfortunate men, or where they belonged, has not been learned. Mr. Ellsworth says the gunwales of the boat were painted white and the hull painted red. It was reported in town Wednesday that Mr. Metcalf, a fishermen of Wyeth, and two or three others had started this way prospecting for fishing grounds, and it was thought they might be the missing party. Mr. J.E. Hanna, merchant of this place, boarded a train Wednesday and went to Wyeth, when he found Metcalf and party at home. Mr. Hanna learned of a fishermen's camp of four men up the river towards Viento. He walked up to their camp and found them all right. He then came on to Viento, when he took the night train for home, after satisfying himself there was no one missing on this side of the river between here and Wyeth.
Thursday morning, young McCrory, who was working for Elliott & Kellish, found a straw hat on the Washington side of the river, washed ashore near where the men was last seen in the boat. He brought the hat back to town and it is now at West Bros.' butcher shop.
It is very strange that three days after the occurrence no one knows who the missing men could be. There is not much doubt but that the men were drowned, but who they were remains a mystery. They may have been tramps who got possession of the boat at The Dalles and were making their way down the river. But the fact that they stood up and rowed their boat would indicate that they were fishermen, as Mr. Ellsworth informs us fishermen generally rowed their boats in this manner. The captain of the Regulator saw four men in the boat when it went down, while Mr. Ellsworth saw but three; but the latter says he could not see something low in the boat, which might have been a man bailing out the water.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 9, 1895, page 2

SO CAROLINE DIED
Times-Mountaineer

Caroline, she of the majestic figure and arid throat, has gone over the river into the happy hunting ground provided for her race. There, lest us hope, she will be judged not according to her deeds but her lights. She was a remarkable woman for an Indian, both physically and intellectually, being of regal height, and mentally far superior to raise her race. She was about fifty years old and known by every-body in the country. The victim of the white man's vices, she took early to hard drink, and had put enough whiskey inside her copper-colored skin to pass for a still. As an all-around fighter she had few equals and no superiors, being able to knock out any half dozen of her tribe and a few white men thrown in, when she got on her muscle, and was, in fact, a regular copper-colored cyclone from Celilo. But her battles and her bottles have been fought, and the end came in the jail which to her was about a home. The fierce, wild nature is stilled, and the moccasin-covered feet pointed skyward today in the undertaking rooms as she submitted, for the first time peacefully, to be sat upon. More sinned against than sinning, she has passed over to the whither, laid low by the wiles of her dusky brethren, two of whom life in jail awaiting examination. She was found last night about 8 o'clock at the corner of First and Washington streets by Watchman Connolly. At that time she was accusing an Indian of poisoning her, and in a few moments she fell to the sidewalk in convulsions. She claimed at that time two Indians had poisoned her, and the assertion seems to be borne out by her death which occurred in the jail an hour later.
Poor old Caroline! Victim of circumstances and of surrounding. The earth in the Potter's field will open and close over her, the west wind will whisper through the pines, the night owl will hoot over her head; who, living, would not stand hooting from any one. The grand old Columbia will continue its dashings, the salmon will run yet again by Celilo, where first her infantile feet made dainty tracks in the sand, and where her baby teeth first met through the rich pinkness of the royal chinook. The seasons will come and go, the leaves will fall, and the zephyrs light out for Grant, but never, never again shall the red-forked lightning from the white man's still gurgle down that patrician neck; never, never shall hard cider bite nor Jamaica ginger deceive to her hurt, or favoring extracts and burning fluid seek to mingled in harmony beneath the mid-sections of her calico gown. The mightiest of her tribe has fallen, fallen, like Wilkins' Dinah, and besides, she is dead.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 9, 1895, page 3

MATRIMONIAL

A very pretty wedding took place on Wednesday evening, August 7, 1895, that the home of Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Hartley, the contracting parties being Prof. Charles Wilson Greene of Palo Alto, Cal., and Miss Flora Rachel Hartley of Hood River, Oregon. The wedding was very quiet, only the immediate relatives of the happy couple being present. Rev. J.L. Hershner, pastor of the Congregational church, performed the ceremony, the beautiful and impressive ritual of the Episcopal Church being used by request. Promptly at 8 o'clock, the contracting parties entered the front parlor, while Mrs. O.B. Hartley presided at the organ, and taking their places surrounded with a bower of floral decorations, they pledged their troth, each with the other, observing the beautiful ring service. At the conclusion of the ceremony, congratulations were informally extended to the happy pair, after which a delicate supper, consisting of the dainties of the market, was served.
Prof. Greene is a teacher in the department of physiology in Leland Stanford university, California. The bride was graduated by that institution in June, and will teach in the department of zoology the coming year. They will return to this famous institution of learning in time to resume their work in September. Happiness and prosperity abide with them.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 16, 1895, page 3
"Died"

At Viento, August 9, 1895, infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tillotson.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 16, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Nothing further has been learned of the three men who were seen to go down in their boat in the river below town during the hard blow Aug. 5th. Several stories are afloat of missing men from different parts of the country, but nothing definite is known of any one missing.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 23, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River, Sunday, August 19, 1895, to Dr. F.C. Brosius and wife, a daughter.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 23, 1895, page 3
"Died"

In Hood River valley, Sunday, Aug. 18, 1895, Mrs. P.F. Cordes, aged 39 years, 3 months and 3 days.
Miss Lena Wrage was born May 14, 1856, in Henstedt Kirckspriel Kallenkirchen, Holstein, Germany. She came to America in 1874, was married to Peter F. Cordes in San Francisco, January 16, 1886, and in the same year came with her husband to Hood River. Deceased leaves a husband and two children - a girl aged 7 and a boy 6 -- to mourn the loss of a good wife and true Christian mother.

She has gone from her pain to a haven of rest,
On the banks of the evergreen shore,
Where the storms that beset her poor life here below
Will darken her pathway no more.

F.R.A.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 30, 1895, page 3
"Died"

In Hood River, Tuesday, August 27, 1895, Walter Harvey Mayes, aged 13 years, 9 months and 7 days. Interment was in Idlewilde cemetery Wednesday, Rev. Criss Nickelsen conducting services.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 30, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Walter Mayes, aged about 14, one of the boys who have been herding the town cows during the summer, died of typhoid fever Tuesday. About a month ago he was thrown from his pony and received injuries that at the time were not considered serious. But while suffering from the accident he was taken with typhoid, which caused his death. He was a worthy young fellow and his family have the sympathy of the community.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., September 6, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River, September 3, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Sloper, a son.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., September 13, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River valley, Sept. 13, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morton, a ten-pound boy.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., September 20, 1895, page 3
"Died"

In Hood River, September 18, 1895, Mrs. Lyman Smith, aged 57 years, 4 months and 28 days.
Helen Jackson was born May 21, 1838, in Chemung, Chemung county, New York. Married to Lyman Smith on November 2, 1858. Mrs. Helen Smith was the mother of four children, three of whom survive her -- Mrs. Eleanor LaFrance, W. J. Smith and Dorrance Smith.
In 1875, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Smith, with their three children, came to Hood River with the company from Pennsylvania under the leadership of the lamented Rev. Parkhurst. Today, all who knew Mrs. Lyman Smith are full of grief at their personal loss, yet in their sadness they are conscious of the blessing her friendship brought to them, and that the influence she ever held in the community was one of the best factors in our pioneer settlement. Our hospitality had been so generous and her ministrations so numerous that it seemed as if the whole neighborhood owed her tribute, and to her may be applied the phrase, "To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die." One other characteristic things of Mrs. Smith's ways was her habit of anticipating a want, and for several winters, when the community united in worship in the school house near her home, she always, with her son's assistance, made the room comfortable for those who came from a distance. So quietly were her favors bestowed that, now she is gone as we reach recount them, we only wish she might know that we are richer in gratitude and quickened to deeds of service because she lived so well. She was a member of the Methodist church, and when there was no church in Hood River valley, she worked faithfully in the union Sunday school. Eight years ago she visited her friends in the East, and her memories of that visit lightened many an hour of weakness. Helen Jackson Smith had the faith to say,

"I go to life, and not to death;
From darkness to life's native sky;
I go from sickness and from pain
To health and immortality.
Let our farewell then be tearless,
Since I bid farewell to tears;
Write this day of my departure
Festive and your coming years."

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., September 20, 1895, page 3
"Died"

In Hood River, September 15, 1895, Ellis, only child of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Morse, aged 2 years, 6 months and 18 days.
Little Ellis was sick eight weeks, during which time loving hands did all in their power to allay his sufferings and win him back to health. The afflicted parents have the sympathy of the community in the loss of their bright little one, the joy of their household. The remains were laid to rest in Odd Fellows' cemetery Monday, the funeral services being conducted by Dr. T. L. Eliot.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., September 20, 1895, page 3
"Died"

In Chenowith, Wash., September 14, 1895, Lily May, daughter of W. H. and Anna Atkins, aged 1 year, 4 months and 18 days. Interment was in Idlewilde cemetery, Hood River, Monday afternoon.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., September 20, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

The funeral of Mrs. Lyman Smith, which took place Thursday at 2 o'clock, was largely attended. The sermon was preached in the Congregational church by Dr. T.L. Eliot.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., September 20, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River, September 18, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. H.N. Wait, a daughter.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., September 20, 1895, page 3

IN MEMORY OF ELLIS MORSE

Could tears and prayers have held him here,
He had not passed away;
Could love have bound him to our home,
He had been ours today.
But tears and prayers and love were vain
The messenger to stay.

Though wearily the day goes by,
And drearily falls the night,
And when the morning comes again,
We do not bless the light;
Though change, nor thought, nor earnest prayers,
Bring back our lost delight.

Still on this darkness of our grief,
There shines a distant star,
And Heaven's own luster makes it bright,
E'en though it shines afar.
Our sweet, loving little Ellis
Is where the angels are.

Pain never more shall shade his brow,
Nor tears his beauteous eyes,
Nor grief the pure and loving lips,
Whose musical cries
Are falling soft upon our ears,
Like deaf words from the skies.

Our Father, who in tender love,
Hath taken from our care
Little Ellis, our fond heart loved so much,
Here this our earnest prayer --
Our loss, such wondrous gain to him,
O, give us strength to bear.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., October 11, 1895, page 3
"Died"

In Hood River, October 10, 1895, John R. Rand, aged 71 years.
Funeral from the residence tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Deceased was born in Virginia, January 29, 1824; lived 30 years in Wisconsin and 12 years in Wyoming, coming to Oregon in 1894.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., October 11, 1895, page 3
Died"

At Viento, October 3, 1895, of croup, Andrew, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tillotson, aged 21 months.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., October 11, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

The 12-year-old daughter of J.N. Watt, a bridge carpenter on the O.R. & N., living four miles south of Mosier, was scalded by falling into a tab of boiling water, Saturday evening about 6 o'clock, and died Monday night.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., October 18, 1895, page 3
"Married"

In Hood River Valley, October 16, 1895, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev. Troy Shelley, James A. Henderson and Miss Laura E. Lage.
Mr. Henderson is a stepson of J. A. Warner of White Salmon, and the bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. H. Lage, a prosperous farmer of the East Side. The young couple will take up their residence at White Salmon.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., October 18, 1895, page 3
"Married"

In Hood River, October 16, 1895, by Rev. J. L. Hershner, James B. Hunt and Miss Jennie Henry.
Mr. Hunt is a well-known citizen of Hood River and his bride is the daughter of Judge L. Henry. The GLACIER extend congratulations.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 1, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River, October 24, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Davidson, a son.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 1, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River valley, October 24, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. L.V. Nealeigh, a daughter.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 1, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River Valley, October 26, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Nealeigh, a son.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 1, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River, October 20, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. J.W. McNorton, a son.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 1, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Tuesday afternoon, Charles Barkentin of Viento, who was working with the steam shovel on the railroad near Mosier, was killed by the bank of sand caving down on him. Every exertion was used to extricate him as quickly as possible, but he was dead when reached. The body was sent to The Dalles, where an inquest was held, the jury finding that no blame could be attached to any one. The remains were brought to Hood River Thursday morning and buried in Idlewilde cemetery. A brother of deceased resides at Viento and is in the employ of Frank Tillotson. Deceased was a native of Denmark, 22 years of age and unmarried.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 1, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Mr. Frederick Kemp of the East Side died suddenly, Saturday, October 26th, of erysipelas, and was buried Sunday. Mrs. Kemp has been dangerously sick with the same disease, but is now improving. Deceased was about 50 years of age, a respected citizen, whose death is a loss to the community.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 15, 1895, page 3
"Married"

In Hood River, at the residence of the officiating clergyman, Rev. J. L. Hershner, November 12, 1895, Mr. Perry McCrory and Miss Jesse Ingalls.
The numerous friends of the happy young couple unite in wishing them abundant happiness and prosperity through life.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 22, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Mrs. J. T. Potter, sister of the West Bros. of this place, died at her home in Wasco, November 19th, of consumption, aged 22 years. W.N. West was called to her bedside one day last week, and his brother Emil went up Wednesday to attend the funeral.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 29, 1895, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

Mr. William Husbands of Mosier was in town Monday. William is now the proud father of four children, as he informed us a son was born to himself and wife a month ago -- a nine pounder.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., December 6, 1895, page 3
"Born"

At Viento, November 30, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Curtiman, a son -- 12 pounds.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., December 6, 1895, page 3
"Died"

In Hood River valley, Dec. 2, 1895, Miss Alvie Markley, aged 19 years.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., December 6, 1895, page 3
"Died"

In Hood River valley, Sunday, Dec. 1, 1895, at the residence of his son-in-law, R.M. Howell, J.V. Gum, aged 66 years, 10 months and 18 days.
Deceased had been in bad health a number of years, yet his fatal thickness was sudden, and death came unexpectedly. An aged wife and two daughters mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate husband and father. Services were held at the house on Monday, with interment in Idlewilde.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., December 13, 1895, page 3
"Born"

On the East Side of Hood River, November 18, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis, a daughter.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., December 13, 1895, page 3
"Born"

At Mosier, December 4, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Husbands, a daughter; 10 pounds.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., December 13, 1895, page 3

CARD OF THANKS

To those of our friends and neighbors who so kindly sympathized with us and helped us materially during the long continued illness and bereavement in our family, we desire to tender our sincere and heartfelt thanks, especially to Dr. Watt, for his kindness and attention to our welfare.

Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Markley.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., December 27, 1895, page 3
"Born"

In Hood River, Christmas morning, 1895, to Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Button, a son.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., December 27, 1895, page 3
"Married"

In Hood River, December 24, 1895, at the residence of Rev. J. L. Hershner, who performed the ceremony that made them one, Axtel N. Rahm and Miss Henrietta Rand.
The bride is the worthy daughter of one of the best known families in Hood River -- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rand, while the bridegroom is one of Hood River valley's most enterprising and worthy citizens. A large circle of friends unite in wishing the happy pair long life, happiness and prosperity. Mr. and Mrs. Rahm are at home in their neat and newly furnished house, one miles south of Hood River.