The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-07

Will reileve the crowded condluon
our school has endured for the past
school year. The 9th and 10th grades
will be added, which ought to give Us
one OF the best schools in the county.
Three teachers will be employed.
VIM. Boardman and family are
visiting In the valley, having come
down from Eastern Washington about
ten days ago.
Mr.. Marshall and wife were In Port
land for the Fourth.
Mr.. Willis, Fike and Earl Newman
were in Portland ON business and pleas
ure the first Of the week.
3 George Robinson is building an ad-
dition to his residence and otherwise
improving his property. Perry Wells
is doing the carpenter work.
An unusual amount OF good work has
been done on our roads this season. The
big fill at the west approach 70 the river
bridge has cut down the town hill until
it is no longer the terror OF teamsters
with heavy loads. The horse trough
placed against the cliff at that point is
also fine thing andt it is TO be hoped
that its waters will never be allowed TO
dry up. The steep pull at the Reynolds
place is now being diminished by means
OF widened and elevated grade at the
foot. The graveling Of the long East
Side grade, which was made possible by
our special read tax, is a most satisfac-
tory piece OF work. 1t may squash" .
little during the rainy season, but the
foundation for permanent good road
Is laid and repairs will be comparatively
inexpensive. The old slough of des,
pond near Sherman >Young's place has
been. made firm with something more
substantial than twenty thousand
cart loads OF wholesome instructions.
The Sears Il Porter hills have been
graded down and across the ravine ele--
yated some four or five feet with o
heavy layer OF gravel over all. Much
Of this good work IL the result Of Super
visor Lagos painstaking efforts. A
man in Mr. Lagos position who will de.
vote the best part OF the season TO such
a thankless and poorly paid job as that
OF road-oyerseer Is patriot of the first
rank.
Our county roads, as usual, are crowd
ed with scrub stock. First class fences
are needed to keep the starved brutes
ont Of fields and orchards and II gate
is left open half minute, some NANCY
critter lodges through. A herd law Is q
crying necessity.
The need Of another room at Pine
Grove school has been apparent for
some time and by vote OF 10 to eight
at the special school meeting last Sat
urday evening, 1t was decided to ele-
vate the present building and make q
large single room beneath. This will
not only make ample school room but
will make fine hall for Christmas trees
and other entertainments. The esti-
mated cost is In the neighborhood OF
sl200 including all furnishings and o
furnace. Money on long time at low
interest will be secured from the state.
Our advancement in school matters
since the few short years when the lit
tie log school house was the seat Of
learning is something in which all true
Pine Growers take especial pride. Gra-
datim progressens, Is our motto and he
who tries TO block the way leading us to
still higher and better things win surely
be ground into sausage. =. :, .,s.
lrrigating water from the East Fork
ditch continues to conquer new fields
every day, and ere long verdant mead
ows will delight the eye OF the way
farer on all sides. The Hazelwood
Creamery Co. Of Portland has got an
eye on us and hopes to be able TO start
cream route herein the near future.
When this comes to pass our Jersey
cows will take rank alongside OF Hood
Rivers famous apples and straw berries
as money makers. Those who predict
that hay will soon be worth only few
cents q ton, are likely to prove false
prophets. We know OF some Jerseys
that ate valuable hay all last winter
and did not discourage their owners a
bit.
II il tfue. as was mentioned In last