The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-02
East Hood River.

1t is not believed that fruit in this
neighborhood is damaged in the least by
the freezing weather. All buds so far
have laid very dormant and the pres
pect for full crop of apples is still as
good as could be desired.
On Saturday last tax of s mills was
voted at Pine Grove for the purpose of
paying interest, seat fund and other in
cidental debts.
A patent medicine vender called the
other day and of course was carrying a
universal cure all" This is the second
fellow of his type who has made the
rounds in short while, and it is to be
hoped that the patronage given them
has not been sufficient to bring them
back again. Medicine suited for any
special case can always be procured from
reputable physicians and druggists, and
these fakirs ought to be kept moving
along the middle of the road.
Messrs. Smith and johnson of Rock
Island, ILL.,, recently arrived in the val
ley and are stopping with Wells Bros.
They are looking for location and are
delighted with our climate and resources
so for as they have become familiar with
them. Mr.. Smith is brother of our
former citizen, Daniel Smith, who re-
turned with his family to Illinois over a
year ago. He has been in poor health
ever since going back and has concluded
that he can stay away from Hood River
no longer. He will be with us again in
few weeks.
Most literature on the resources of
Hood River valley that is intended for
extensive distribution very properly
rates numbering and fruit growing as
the leading industries, but nothing that
we have ever seen explains that plain,
old-fashioned farming is quite profitable
here also. 1t is no more than right that
the outside world should know that
many of our most solid agriculturists
are those who grow but little or no fruit
for market. Hundreds of acres are
sown every year to grain, and a failure
in this crop was never known. Much of
it is cut for hay, but the valley contains
threshing machine and as high as
1000 bushels of wheat, oats and barley
have been threshed in single season.
As irrigating bitches continue to develop,
grasses will gradually take the place of
grain for hay and our other crops will
be greatly multiplied. While the soil
here is not the richest in the world, our
situation in the midst of great lumber
ing interests makes better market for
all we can grow than any place we know
of. On account of extra qualities, our
farmers always realize better price for
everything they can grow than the cost
of outside produce, freight added.
H. Hennagin returned Monday
evening from few days business trip
to Moro and vicinity. He states that
the smallpox scare has subsided in the
town and that no cases of Filipino itch"
have been attended with serious conse-
quences.
]. S. HARRISON returned Tuesday
evening from two weeks trip through
Southern Oregon. The principal local
tiles which he examined closely were
Eugene, Grants Pass, Medford and Ash
land. After reaching Ashland he fonnd
his time limited and decided to come
home instead of visiting California as he
first intended He saw some very fer
tile country on his travels, but most de-
sirable property was very high, some
farming lands selling at 800 per acre
and upwards. Produce sells lower than
on the Columbia and merchandise is
higher. For this reason the Hood River
farmers are as prosperous as their fel
lows anywhere in the state. Mr.. Har
bison has not yet decided to take his in
terests away from the valley because he
fears that he will be like many Others
who 60 away-anxious to get back again
as soon as located elsewhere.
The members of the East Side Meth
odist church will give an oyster supper
at the residence Of Henry Hennagin this
Thursday evening. A good supper ant
good time are assured for the sum of 25c
The proceeds will be used to aid church
work.