The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-09-29
DUKES VALLEY.

Rain commenced falling last Wednes-
day, accompanied by thunder and
lightning. Rain fell also on Thursday
and Friday evenings. Enough rain has
fallen now to start the grain that has
been sown, but not enough to wet the
ground for ploughing. The rain came
Just in time to save the old webfoots a
deal OF worry. They say that it contin-
ued dry so long that the moss was
nearly all gone from their backs, and
the webs on their toes were so dry they
cracked, but the rain saved them.
w. G. Dodge returned Saturday from
Portland, where he has been sojourning
for ten days. He reports everything
lively there, with plenty of work at
present, but thinks the city will be
over-run with laborers in few weeks,
as there are hundreds of that class com
ing in every day. While in Portland
w. c. ran across our fellow townsman,
David Salisbury, who, it was reported,
went to Portland to get married Dave
says he doesn't see how in the world
such reports get started, as he never
thought OF getting married.
G. r. Bone has force of men, about
fourteen in number, clearing up forty
acres OF land. Mr.. Bone intends to set
it out to orchard as soon as it is cleared.
Miss Maude Tyler of Belmont, is
visiting friends in the valley this week.
j. A. Kassel returned to Morrow
county last Monday. He intends work
ing there for several weeks, when he
will return to improve hi" homestead.
Miss Ellen Dodge was taken violently
i'll Friday evening with cramps in the
stomach and vomiting. Friends and
relatives worked with her all night and
she was some better by morning. AT
present writing she is improving rapidly.
A few of our young folks land old
ones too) attended the dance at Shelley's
hall given by the Order of Lions, Friday
evening, September %. All reported
fine time.
We had another shower last week
and the weather is fine now.
Our clover fields are nice and green
now. They are dotted with cattle and
horses This is one advantage in rails
ing clover-after the hay is taken off
there is fine pasture until the snow
hys in the fall.
Our school is progressing nicely under
We were somewhat surprised to get as
good teacher as he is from the state
of Arkansas, after all the green tales
We have heard on the Arkansawers.
We had a fine Sunday school and
Christian Endeavor last Sunday, and
the best order we have had for some
time. This is right. We can't run any
kind of meeting and make success
without some interest being taken and
order kept. These two things are nee.
essary and last Sunday we had both.
Mark Cameron and family and w. G.
Dodson and family took dinner with
j. o. Cameron last Sunday. As this
was Marks wedding anniversary, and
within one day of J. 0. Cameron's
birthday, they met and pulled "hare,
and it was Belgian too.
J. A. Kassel has returned to Gillian
county to help take care OF the rest o
the wheat crop. He thinks that county
is ahead OF Hood River and / guess,it
is, in raising wheat, but that is all
Hood River will produce anything that
will grow in this climate and grow it tC
perfection too. Mr.. Kassel has o home
stead west of the valley, and it is like
the rest of them up there, he only goes
on it when his COW does not come up
then he takes to the hills to find het
and comes back and tells how well 'hlt
COW was doing up there.
Roy Slocum G a telegram last weel
to come home, and he took the train fol
the East at once. Roy left here /
single man, but he said he was tireC
of batching and he intended to bring {
cook with him when he returned.
The Salamagundi literary will NEE
next Saturday, October |. This will bC
the first meeting since last spring
When we quit we were having a good
time, and there is no reason why We
can't have a good meeting this fall, i
every one will take hold and help. The
following is a part of the program to be
rendered next Saturday:
Recitation-Willie Dodge.
Recitation-Arle Dodge.
Rectation-Edith Murphy.
Recitation-Mabel Dodson.
Neutrality-suspicious. Carnahan.
Rectation-Bessie Cameron.
Rectation-Floyd Dodson.
Recitation-Haze Kessell.
DeClamation-George Massey.
Observation-Disclosures Edgington.
Declamation-Wiu Dodson.
Solo-Mrs. Carrie c.
Duet-Mr and Mrs. NJ. Cameron.
Recitation-John Murphy.
Monologue-W. G. Dodge.
Probable debate on the Russo-Japa
nese war.