The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-19
ODELL.

ODELL.
Wife and made trip Sunday to the
bridge on the Cloud Cap Inn road, Q
distance Of about ten miles from here.
Arriving there at noon, lunch was at
once spread, and as usual in the open,
was an enjoyable feature Of the day.
Just as the lunch was finished, Mrs.
Booth our near neighbor, and Mr..
Poole of The Dalles arrived with lunch
basket and about three hours was very
spent. All along the line
improvements are in evil
1ence. Willow fiat especially surprises
the traveller. Business men with enter
prise are spending money and rapidly
the waste places into flower
Ing orchards, clover meadows and
strawberry gardens. III. +. Davidson,
G. X. Bone, G. l.. Rogers and the Lost
Lake lumber people are conspicuous in
the way OF developing that part OF the
country. Thousands Of feet Of lumber
is now being worked into fumes to
carry the water which will be turned on
next Sunday. Passing on up the Booth
hill we see the recent work Of enlarging
and improving the ditch Of the East
Fork Irrig, company which is progress
ing rapidly. The day was an ideal one
and as we journeyed through the wooded
section from there to the bridge, over
with the soft winsome touch
Of nature under the sweet breath OF
spring, laden witt the perfume OF the
wild flowers and the hum OF the lazy
bee, we unconsciously wandered back
again in memory to the sweet sunny
days of childhood, when life was free
from responsibility and care and when
the days that sped swiftly by were but
q dream. Such days and such rides as
we enjoyed carry healing on their wings
for both old and young. And then
touching the high places and standing
midway between the two snow-crowned
sentinels, Hood and Adams, our
thoughts are carried upward instead Of
and Il to some Of the readers
Of The Glacier this savors OF Sabbath
remember that God is every.
where present in nature and to come
poor souls he speaks louder there
than from the pulpit. Make this
trip without delay. 1t will do you good.
r. Livingston OF Portland, who owns
the Roberts place and who is president
of the Chamber OF Commerce in Port
land, came up Saturday and remained
over Sunday at his beautiful summer
home and returned Monday. Mr.. Liv-
ingston has abundant faith in our
charming valley. He will bring his
family here soon for the summer. He
has two very desirable cultivated tracts
Of land for sale which will soon find
purchasers.
A disreputable affair occurred last
Sunday at Pine Grove, the result of
which was that one Mr.. Miller came
out of the fracas badly beaten and
bruised We know little and care less
about the details of the row and the
causes leading up to 1t, and only regret
that it is the dutyof correspondent, in
giving the news, to mention such things
at all.
Mr.. Clark, who last week purchased
the Knapp tract, is already at work on
it and will soon put up house and be
resident Of Odell.
The little runaway Of the big freight
team of the little white store last week,
created quite sensation, but caused
very little damage. The junior member
OF the firm and his dog stuck to the
wagon, and the breaking of line
caused the team to get loose from the
wagon. Already parties want to trade
for the team and for the benefit OF such
will add that the price of the horses has
advanced fifty dollars. z
Are there any candidates this year?
Is there an election? II there is ] desire
to commit myself to the proposed nom'
mating primary law. So far } have only
seen one candidate and l held him up OH
this question. II there are any in Hood
River request that they c0mmitthem-
selves in favor of this question. think
it the duty OF the voters to know how
the politician stands on this, to my
mind, important question. SO far as
am concerned | intend to know, il
possible to find out, how they stand on
this particular question.
An enjoyable surprise party was
given Blanche Wilson last Saturday
evening. There was also dance at the
Sears hall the same evening.
Judge Henry +. McGinn of Portland,
passed 0dell Sunday on his way to the
scene OF the supposed murder for which
Norman Williams is soon to be tried.
the judge is employed to defend Will
liams and will put up, as usual, a hard
fight for his client. Judge McGinn
occupies a unique position in Portland
politics, having recently resigned his
position as hold-over senator from
Multnomah. This demonstrates the
fact that worthy business. men have
little time to devote to politics, notwith-
standing their country needs their
service.
This is nice time for a drive in the
country now. The berry fields on the
west side road furnish a delightful pic
ture. The face of the country there is
studded with buttonhole bOquets, the
practical side Of which is that in a short
time they will change into luscious
fruit and bring the dollars that we are
all in search of. a."
Jake Lenz, supervisor of the Mt.
Hood road district, has demonstrated
that roads can be made without the aid
of grader, His work is the very best
/ have seen in the valley, and his system
of roadside ditching is worthy of imita.
ton by more pretentious districts.
Good roads are essential to the growth
of the country and the only way to get
themis to make them, and Jake Lenz
has set pace that should be COM
mended and followed.
RELMONT