The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-09-03
WHITE SALMON NOTES..

Miss Benetta Doris and Mrs. Allen Eaton
Of Eugene, sisters of Mrs. Condor, are visit
ing White Salmon.
very unfortunate accident occurred near
the entrance TO our dock on Monday Rev.
Mr.. Talbot, pastor OF Taylor street church Of
Portland, was quite seriously Injured by the
overturning of wagon. He was cut about
the face and severely injured In one knee.
Everybody is interested in water, and all
are talking water development Keep the
ball rolling. Let's not be satisfied because
our soil produces proftably without irriga-
ton. II does that Butwlth plentiful water
supply II VIII do more and the results viii be
much greater and come quicker.
The social gathering at the church Friday
evening was great success. The house was
filled and so were the people. An unusually
fine pbonograph programme and some inter
pretations from Shakespeare by Rev. MrGar-
rlson were leading features in the literary
line and ice cream and cake galore did the
rest.
The water system owned by Mr. Jewett is
again working nicely, thanks to his energy
and promptness in making small supply do
the work of large one. He has done all he
could and realizes as much as any other res
ident that we need greater plant represent
ing larger investment. There is plenty of
the finest water on earth back of u.s. Some
day we shall have ID in clear, running brooks
all about u.s. and this will be indeed the gem
Of all Columbia river resorts.
The steamer Spencer IL on the river, en-
gagged In hustling for her portion of thetrade,
and getting It, She outfoots her rivals on the
river. We hope she will hold out in legit
innate, honorable competition. The Column
bla is one of this nations grandest waterways
and must not be cornered. The railroads
have held up the Nicaragua canal project,
but they can't dam up the Columbia. That's
the only reason they don't. II Is the Al
mighty's gift to the common people.
We hear many rumors of some big develop
ments on the Little White Salmon. Parties
with capital are, it is said, making invest
ment there, having surveys made for irriga-
ton on a large scale, etc. We hope IL is true.
There is no grander state in this Union than
this, our own Washington. Sound cities
don't know us, but some day steel bands will
unite us to them in close trade relations, and
their residents will come here seeking rest
and inspiration. They will be taken 20 the
foot Of Mount Adams on our electric cars
from White Salmon, and they will find recre
alton In on of the most beautiful park lakes
on earth over what we now know as the can
yon along the Jewett creek.
Weattended the sale at the Lindsay farm
last saturday. We noticed in the assembled
crowd many OF our White salmon people.
Htigler, Crepps, Waldo, Egan, Condor, Woods
and others were there with vehicles to cart
away the plunder. Zelgler bore away trium.
phantly pair of sauce dishes-a dream in
white; Condon had in the back of his wagon
milk-patl with hole in the bottom; Egan
proudly brought home an ice-cream freezer
II had been used in the household of Rameses
ILL., king of Egypt The top wouldn't screw
down and the bottom was out. Waldo came
away with granite pan on which small
piece OF granite was still visible; Dick Crepps
got half dozen reversible cuspidors and
some mosquito netting. There was a big at
tendance. Rolla Aoams, as auctioneer, LAID
aside all his customary piety and told the
truth but twice during the day. Some things
sold for less than their value and some for
more. Everybody was there and II was a
"potlatch" long to be remembered,
r. X. Fields dog drilled six feet deep and
got water. 1t came within three feet of the
top in three hours. He dug down to the
instinct unknown to man, The owner Of the
dog had previously dug Y feet and failed to
ind it.-Enterprise, August 28. The dog is a
well driller by instinct. He carries no witch
hazel and works with no complicated or elab-
orate machinery. That dog had seen his
master perspire over 22foot hole and was
struck with compassion He dug six feet
with his fore feet, and some people seem to
think that he outdid his master, but his mas
ter, with only two feet, had already dug p
feet II his master with two feet dug p feet,
with one loot he could dig one-half of % feet,
or II feet with one foot. The dog with four
feet dug six feet, or one-fourth of six feet, or
"a feet with one foot. So, after all, Mr. Fields
beat the dog. II was wrong for Mr. Fields to
beat his dog. No man should beat his dog;
but he did beat the dog, for with one foot, as
we have already seen, he dug II feet, while
the dog with his fore feet dug but six feet,
and then in three hours came to within three
feet of the top. All White Salmon is agitated
over this thing and we would be glad of some
help from the outside.
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
September 8 and 10, we will have a
Farmers institute at White Salmon. 1t
will be good live one, too. Sessions
will be held on Wednesday at 10 a. M
and p. M, and again at s o'clock in
the evening. On, Thursday, the 10th,
sessions will he held at 10 a m and N