The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-10-06
CORRESPONDENCE.
ODELL,

than their present lodge, To wit-HooC
River. II those interested will call al
the Little White Store, Mrs Shelley
will take the matter up, and If agree
able to them, will submit proposition
to lease them the entire upper story oi
the hall building at 0dell, giving O
long lease, say five years, on such terms
as would probably prove mutually
satisfactory. The hall would be 2lx4S
feet on the outside, with ante-r00ms
already cut off. The ball could be
speedily arranged comfortably for
lodge meetings.
L. D. Boyed last week closed deal
on 40 acres Of his home place for II
satisfactory cash consideration. This
leaves him with only 40 acres of his
original 100 acres, and he says he has
refused an q, 900 offer for this 40, upon
which his building stand. Mr.. Boyed
has perhaps the finest appointed home
In East Hood River valley. His house
Is modern and well furnished, and
with an abundance of water he has the
finest lawn In the neighborhood MIR.
Bnyed has set the pace for beautifylng
u home. Have look at It, then 20
and do likewise.
Mr.. Egbert OF The Dalles was here
last week looking the valley over for a
market for hay. But the valley being
supplied with better quality than be
could furnish, think he returned
without making a sale. Mr.. Egbert
runs feed yard at The Dalles.
The writer has 1873 acres of very desir-
able land for sale ut an extremely low
figure. 1t Is cut up into three tracts
Of50, So and 28 acres, all abutting upon
the Mount Hood road, splendidly
improved and with plenty OF natural
water. This is positively the hest bar
gain In Hood River valley. For infor-
nation call ut the Little White store.
Chas. Haight, an old timer In Oregon
from The Dalles, had business here
last week. He sold John Lawless a
pair OF wild horses. have known Mr.
Haight more than 30 years, having
traded horses with him when was
a boy, John Lawless Is a horse tanner
of no mean ability and II you will turn
your eyes toward the juggling bells Of
Johns wood hauling team this week,
you will see these brOnchOs; but not so
wild as they were last Sunday when
he first haltered them up.
The voters Of Odell school district, at
q meeting last Friday, voted to estab.
llsh the ninth grade. This Is as II
should be. II this move had been
made q few weeks sooner, a number of
pupils would have been saved the ex-
pense Of attending school In town.
But better late than not at all. At
this meeting q proposition was dis
cussed concerning the supplying of
spring water to the district as well as
other parties who were willing TO pay
for water for domestic use. This prop
osition meets with my hearty approx
al, and stand ready to aid such an
enterprise In every way possible. The
creek water, which the school children
must now use, 10 not pure, and the
health of the children should be- pro-
tected regardless Of the expense. II Is
estimated that $500 would pipe pure
spring water into the school house aud
from there II could be easily distributed
to few parties who would gladly pay
the price OF city water. Once estab-
llshed II would soon become paying
proposition financially, besides proving
q monument to the names of the par
ties founding the enterprise, BY all
means crowd this matter to a finish,
and furnish the children with abso-
lutely pure water.
On Saturday, the 10th inst, the
Order OF Lions will give q basket social
at their hall here. The social gather
ings OF the Order are becoming a popu-
lar feature with the 400" of 0dell |
There ~ talent both Of musical and
literary character among the lodge
members, and fine program will be
rendered. The exercises will be public
and everybody Is invited. Come along.
At q surprise party last week, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank A. Massee entertained
large number Of their friends, includ-
Ing people from 0dell and Dukes Val
ley. Mr.. and Mrs. Massee without
afiectation proved charming host and
hostess. Their many friends are
Indicted to them for very, pleasant
evening, and wish them success and
happiness.
G. II. Bone, who frequently swaps
lies with the Little White store man,
has some very excellent schemes In his
head concerning the future of our far
famed valley of Hood River, which to
my mind are practical. II he will only
consent to my outlining some of them
for the public good, l will gladly do so.
So after / press the button and turn
the x-ray on him, II they call him
Colonel Sellers 1t will not be my fault.
Truly, believe there will be Won
derful tale unfOlded for our valley In
the near future. So set your house In
order and be ready for 1t.
Work on the new bridge at fuckers
began last Monday.
Charles Pflughaupt and family re-
turned last Thursday from the hop
fields Of Marion county. He reports |
short seasons pick, but with his large |
family Of plckers he did very we'll. The |
party he picked for had force Of 100 |
pickers and dried $4,000 pounds of
hops. AT so cents, the present price,
Il would amount to $4,000. The
expense of placing hops on the market
will not exceed seven cents, 80 allow.
ng one-fourth off this would net the
,r0wer $2l, 200. Not bad income
With hops at the present price. The
,rowers are on velvet. But take the
Years together for the pioneer hop
yrower Of the Willamette valley, and
Imagine they ale not much to the
yood now. The business Is hazardous
and the crop perlshable. Better grow
the famous Hood River apple.
B. T. Young informs me that our old
G, A. Wyman, Is In the Port
land sanitarlum with infiammatory
His friends here are
sorry to learn Of this and wish for him
q speedy recovery. Like most people
who leave Hood River, Mr.. Wyman
now regrets having sold out here.
We are glad to note the substantial
character of the valuable brick build
ing almost completed in town. Every
citizen of our valley should feel Justly
proud of the enterprise of the owners
Of these structures. This kind of i'm
Is an unanswerable argu.
nent in favor Of the future growth and
prosperity of the town, and adds value
to the land In the country. Columns