The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-06-16

Yesterday, took over 80 crates from ] Y
acres, and absolutely of as fine quality
as can be produced in the world. The
best evidence of their quality Is that all
of his pickers made good wages, one
man picking 1870 boxes, amounting to
az. S5. Mr.. Sanders. on the Guy place,
and f. L. Massey, on Willow fat, John
Lawless, Mr.. Lafferty, and Others, are
not only getting a bountiful harvest,
but better prices than can be had In
other localities in the valley.
II. C. Crockett, our road supervisor,
did an excellent piece Of work on the
Tucker hill last week, and ! assure the
readers that it gives me more pleasure
to make record In my notes
of good road work than II
does to write of bad roads. Good roads
are not only essential but possible, as
little stretches of excellent road be-
tween here and town that used to be
exceedingly bad bear abundant testl.
.mony. Good roads and good schools
are two things that every progressive
community strives for, and, best OF all
they get them when they make up
their minds to have them. These
things secured and there is no trouble
to sell lands that otherwise find no
purchasers. Let us have both and
make east Hood River valley paradise,
as 1t is destined to be when properly
developed.
l.. L. Baker aud his son Claude, from
Tacoma, together with Mrs. Oaks and
her daughter, Ninon, from The Dalles,
spent the day in this section as guests
OF the little white store people. Com
Ing on this early morning train to Hood
River, the writer met them there, then
after reaching Odell took relay oi
horses and j0urneyed to Willow Flat
and Dukes Valley; then In the after.
noon made the trip to the falls, and
with fresh team got them back to the
eight O'Clock train in the evening for
theF return 10 The Dalles. Coming
from treeless section like The Dalles
aud from city like Tacoma. the depths
Of the forest along the falls road to-
gether with the cold, crystal-like
spring water and uplifting scenery
that met the eye, the day proved a
happy one to the strangers to this sec
tiOn within our gates. These people
were childhood friends Of the writer
pioneers of Oregon, aud to entertain
both friends and pioneers is pleasure
beyond words to one who knows az
do what 1t means to be truly q pioneer.
Their ranks are thinning and not
many years hence they will all have
passed over the divide and into the
great unknown beyond. Their event
ful lives make up most Of the history
Of Oregon. They blazed the trail and
endured the hardshlps and enjoyed
the successes that await only the brave
aud true in every walk Of life and
when they depart hence their memory
Is sacred
The abundance Of water for irriga
tlon looks good, and Is q reminder that
we will have good supply by July |
II the contract Is carried out. With
plenty of water here we will show bet
ter results another year.
Mr. Poole, of the Dalles, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with friends a
0dell.
Rev. Troy Shelly, wife and daughter
Nellie, are spending week in the
Willamette valley. Tley were guests
at the graduating exercises last Friday
in Portland, when their daughter, Mar
gufette, graduated la elocution, anC
this week will attend the commence
ment exercises at Eugene when thei
SON Ralph s., graduates at the stat
university.
We regret to learn that the scrib'
from Barrett will no longer sing til,
praises of that section. But Barrett
loss will no doubt prove Kansas gain
Has the greatness of Barrett fled will
the departure of Mr.. Hoole? We hop
uOt