The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-06-09
CORRE SPONDENCE.
ODELL.

! ic new AuI oiloChs MN E'NN ,
those who are now paying $40 a to
for old hay.
Hon. Il. l.. Smith passed the Littl
White Store recently showing stranger
the country.
Mr.. Culbertson Is almost daily j.
evidence showing up our valley and h
surely is landing some Of them
Strawberries are now plentiful a
Odel and of the very best quality. w
are in receipt Of orders from friends a
Vancouver, Wash, for berries for can
ming purposes.
East Hood River Is fast coming IL
tile front and non-residents are hunting
investments here, and to all such We
bid a cordial welcome.
During the joyous days Of the straw.
berry harvest il will pay you to take
trip out through the West Side Of the
valley.
White villages, like Jonah's gourd
lave grown up in night and the
fields along the roadside remind us that
something Is doing. Then to close up
the day the camp6res and dancing
platforms are IN evidence and right
merry time is had, and to these happy
pckers II ID both pleasant and profit
able outing
Last Sunday Rev. Troy Shelley con-
Quoted services at the Union church
taking his text from John S. His SER
mon was not only logical but forcible,
showing concllisiveIy that profession,
Thai II matters little what branch 0f
the church yon belong to 50 long us the
Christ life was emulated,
Election day was reminder Of sim.
liar days before. There Is one thing
certain, il the candidates get all the
votes they are promised they will all be
elepted There seemed to to be little
scratching as there were good men on
both the leading tickets.
Hugh Morton, last wpeR la the
misfortune to lose one OF the gray
bunch grass horses just purchased the
day before. He was Wild and vicious
and In some manner after repeatedly
thr wing himself was finally injured
internally and bad to be shot. Mr..
Morton was the recipient last Sunday
evening Of call from Hood River
friends who were loaded down with
delicious lunch which was spread In
the dining room aud right merry
hour was spent
The special music furnished by the
Nefi brothers and their wives was espe.
peelally worthy of mention, 1t wns
truly demonstrated that the old addage
y ever new that music hath charms,
etc. ! think there Is nothing SO touch.
es The human heart as does the sweet
strains OF some dear old song. Like
the breath Of spring, the fragrance ofI
the new-Inown hay or the song of some
BIRD that had sung for US IN the sunny
days of youth, 1t awakens within us
tender recolectiOns and appeals to the
as no logician or orator on
earth can. lfsnch music shall con.
tinne at Odell services the church will
be filled ere long.
While in Hood River last MONDAY
had the pleasure Of meeting Oscar Vnn
who has just closed deaf
paying spot cash for ll5 acres OF Hon
~ l., Smiths Beulah land ranch. Nol
wlihstandng price paid seems good
one, yet he could make money hv sell.
ing again But having purchased tlis
place for home, he viii In few days
move his family there and become
Identified with us, MIR. VanderbuIlt
~ the kind otmen we take pleasure IN
eangratulatiug upon good Investment
for he viii not only prove valuable
acquisition to our nelghborhood bnt
has ample means with which to devel-
0p this ranch to his taste, aud will also
be instrumental In inducing his friends
TO Initiate his example Beulah land
Is truly an ideal home ranch the IN.
ture Of which once fully developed will |
surpass the most dszzling pen picture
we could draw Of IL. So, again we |
welcome him, Mr., Vanderbnlit il moi |
l tendertoot here. Fora long time he
llas been identified with the O. II. II
\ people In the way of immigration
lgent and has been influential IN
anding more Mlssourians than nroba.
lly any other person In Oregon