The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-09
3tood River Glacier
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1908.
How Hood River Celebrated.

How Hood River Celebrated.
Business and work of all kinds was
put aside last Saturday, and everybody
in Hood River observed the holiday in
someway or another, OF those who left
town the greater part went to The
Dalles, probably about 800 people. The
Goldendae excursion took IS more.
General picnics were held at Winans'
in the forks OF Hood river, and at Crib
BILE hall, Mount Hood, and people who
did not gather here, enjoyed private pic
MICS of their own. tits said nearly 200
people gathered at the Falls. The town
OF Hood River was practically deserted
all day.
THE EXCURSION TO GOLDENDALE.
About IS Hood River people accom-
panied the Hood River base ball nine
10 Goldendale on the 4th. Two hun
dred and seventy-eight passengers were
taken on the steamer Regulator at
Hood River, and 25 went up on the
steamer Maja. Most of them went on
to The Dalles.
The trip from Lyle over the Column
bia River and Northern railroad to
Goldendale, 43 miles, was made in one
hour and three-qnarters. For several
miles the road follows the Klickitat
river, a stream flowing about as much
water as Hood river. The road then
follows up Swale canyon to near Cen
terville No farms and not much signs
of habitation were to be seen until the
cars emerged from the canyon. Then
the excursionists were delighted with
Of al of MI
other cereals extending for miles over
what is called the swale. The black
soil in the swale gives the growing
crops the deepest green color ever seen
by the writer After viewing this
beautiful farming country the excur-
sionsts could account for the building
of the railroad over the desolate route
they had come. One million bushels of
wheat annually produced are tributary
to this road aud will be hauled over 1t
to the Columbia river.
Goldendale was reached at IL 80 am.
The town was pretty well deserted by
picnics which took the people in differ
ent directions. The altitude of Golden
dale is 1906 feet. The town is COM
pactly built and contains about | 200
people. The best of water is piped in
from the hills distance of II miles.
The Goldendale Academy is a we'll
known institution of learning. Many
handsome residences have been built
during the past year. The most inn
posing structure in the town is the Cen
trail hotel, recently opened to the pub
lie. The building is three stories, built
of brick, and contains 81 rooms for
guests. The hotel has its own electric
light plant, and everything about the
building is first class, The cost of the
building, everything complete, was
SIS, 200. Hood River needs just such a
hotel.
The game OF base ball was the attrac-
ton of the day. Goldendale has an
inclosed diamond aud covered grand
stand capable of seating several hun
dred people. The Hood River visitors
filled about one-half of the space occu-
pied in the grand stand. The game
was spirited from start to finish. The
Goldendae nine are experts at the
game and are paid salaries, the town
having raised 81 POO for their benefit.
But the Hood River nine held them
pretty level, and the game resulted s
to 1 in favor of Goldendale. The UNI
pire was the Goldendale postmaster,
and his rulings were decidedly unfair
to Hood River. Hood River people, of
whom about one half were ladies, were
Justly indignant at the loud mouthings
of a roOter for the Goldendale boys on
the grand stand He made himself Oh
noxiOus to every one by his insulting
remarks yelled at the top of his voice.
He might have thought il smart to act
in this rowdy way, but the better class
of the Guldendale citizens were asham-
ed of him. More or less cheering of fa-
vorites is expected at base ball game,
hut spectators should be protected from
such rowdyism as was exhibited at
Goldendale.
The excursionists took the train at
the close of the ball game and were
soon again at Lyle, where they rejoin-
ed the party returning from The Dalles,
aud at S p. m. were landed at Hood
River, well pleased with the way they
had spent the day.
GOLDENDALR DEFEATS HOOD RIVER.
The base ball game, in which Hood
River was defeated to 4, is told about
by innings by the Glaciers special re-
porter as follows:
The game was called at 2:20 by Um-
pire Spaulding, with Hood River at the
bat. Strong opened the performance