The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-09-17

We have ofttimes wondered since We
settled in Hood River valley, why sec
ton OF country that seems to have been
settled by class OF people endowed
with an unusual amount OF intelligence
and blessed with all the advantages to
be derived from church, school and So
cial privileges that can be obtained even
in the cities, and possessing one OF the
most beautiful and fertile tracts OF God S
earth, capable of producing in an abun-
dance any and all kinds OF cereals, fruits
and vegetables, in the raising of which
the most modern methods and appllan-
ces are used, which of itself is evidence
of the intelligence OF the people ;and the
fact that there are over 200 school child
rem in this district give positive evidence
that the doctrine of President Roose-
welt prevails in this section in an un-
usual degree and my wonder has been
why such settlement, possessing all
these advantages is without representa-
ton on the correspondence force of the
Glacier. The only excuse | can think
Of is that the activity of the soil does
not give the farmers any time to devote
to the heralding of the most favort d
spot in the Hood River valley. But
believing that even the most favored
spots should, even at sacrifice OF time,
make public their advantages, we take
up the cudgel on behalf of this section,
coniessing, however, our inability to do
the subject justice, unless the people Of
the community aid us by giving us the
news and latest happenings i'll their inn
mediate neighborhood Receiving such
support we will endeavor to make the
Glacier weekly report of the happen
ings of this community, and while We
ask the aid of our neighbOrs in prepar-
ing these reports. we desire first to say
that we do not propose to accept person
alities, family, or neighborhood differ
ences,a news items. We believe that
in the arduous task of presenting as
good paper as the Glacier, ,once a week,
the editors find troubles enough Of their
own without airing the personal or
neighborhood quarrels. We have not
learned that any such troubles exist in
this section and trust that all future
time will find perpetuation of the
present peace and contentment; but we
want to state our policy, and then no
one can complain if their items Of news
are rejected. Give us the news and let
us jointly make the happenings of this
locality clean, readable news items, that
will be a help to the Glacier editor and
interesting to the public.
Barrett school opened for seven
months term September 7,with Profes
sor g. ID. Thompson, late principal of
Hood River school, in control, and A. b.
Cash and Miss o. Norman, assistants
There was large attendance of child
rem, and lady passing as school was
dismissed, remarked that there must
have been circus somewhere, there
were so many kids on the road.
A. B. Cash spent the first two days of
school in getting the flag pole in posi-
ton so that Old Glory may be unfurled
and serve as patriotic inspiration
to the growing generation.
Rev.. w. jenkins, pastor OF the Val
ley Christian church, who has been en-
joying vacation returned Friday and
resumed services Sunday morning,
preaching an unusually interesting SER
mon.
Raleigh Phelps, who is serving Uncle
Sam as ranger, protecting the woods
from the inroads Of stockmen and in
preventing the spread of forest fires,
was made happy by a visit from his
wife and babies at his camp, but the
weather having turned cold and rainy,
he was compelled to bring them home.
He returned Monday morning with in
struetions to move his camp around TO
the east side OF Mount Hood.
The ladies aid society of the Valley
Christian church, overcome by the ard
uous task at theft last meeting, Of en-
deavoring to persuade one of their mem
bers to work, in which they did not sue
ceed, concluded thOy were entitled to
days rest, 30 last Thursday they took