The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-08-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
ODELL.

leaflet and has the picture of u coat OF
arms at the top Of first page. Mr.
Crocker reluctantly permitted the use
Of 1t for publication. This Is something
quite out Of the ordinary, and we trust
you will give IL space in your valuable
paper. Following Is a copy OF the
invitation:
"l638-- spofford-- Spofford = 1888;
Rather deathe than false OF faythe.
Boston, July 16, 1888. On the 18th day
of August, 1888, the descendants OF
John Spofiord, the progenltor Of the
Spofford family In America, are invited
10 meet ut the old homestead on Sp0f-
fOrd's hill, Georgetown, to observe the
250th anniversary of the emlgrants'
arrival, and to re-dedlcate the spot
whereon was erected the first Spofiord
home Ia this country, and where today
stands the house, which for more than
1850 years has sheltered some member
Of our race.
Believing this to be the most appro-.
pirate place to reunite the members Of
the family, the executive committee
have decided upon the Goth and Both
days of August, 1888 as the time for
holding the reunion, and cordially
invite and earnestly requests all mem.
bers and connections OF the family to
meet upon these days and at the place
named, and assist in making ours one
Of the most memorable In the annals
of family reunion"
Following and covering two pages
Of the booklet 10 a printed program.
Forbearanca sometimes ceases to be
a virtue, aud with the consent Of the
agent OF the o. r. 4 N. Co. at Hood
River, we beg to recite the following:
Last Thursday there arrived at Hood
River 5000 pounds OF groceries for the
Little White Store, and on Friday
morning we sent o team after them,
arriving ut the station about $3.50 q. m,
aud II was 3 p. m. before we could get
any OF them, and then succeeded III
getting only part Of them, and the
goods we failed TO get were the ones
most needed. The trouble lies In the
fact that the business OF the station
has increased far beyond the facilities
for handling II. The agent seems to
be doing everything In bis power TO
serve the public right, but finds II Inn
possible to do so. Saturday, when
requested that he put on q force OF
men sufficient TO move the piled up
goods and give US ours, he replied that
he had no authority TO spend nickel
TO accommodate the public. This con-
dition has been going on for two years
and gradually increasing until II has
become q nuisance, and II Is about
time that the public should be Informed.
There are notices on the depot inform
Ing the public that freight will be de-
livered from 8 a. m. 10 IL III. and from
] D. m. to D. IN. each day except
Sunday. But the fact Is, the only way
shipper can ever get any freight Is to
tackle loaded car and handle the
whole thing over; 80 the shipper has
no rights at all at the hands Of this
gigantic corporation, whose policy Is
TO take all they can, and the shipper
must quietly suomlt. The public will
not always submit 10 such cussed treat
ment, and " the boat companies will
put In wharves at the river the great
big o. II. 4. N. 90. will 90 out Of busl-
ness at Hood River. AT least their
present facilities will prove ample for
what business Ia left them.
Coroner Burgett of The Dalles, ao-
companIed by r.. J. German, passed
Odell Saturday evening on their way
10 Mount Hood TO inquire into the
cause of the death of O sheep herder,
who was In the employ Of AL Roberts
of The Dalles. On arriving at Mount
Hood they found that the body was IL
miles In the interior, six miles Of
which must be made ON foot; and upon
investigation found that to hold an
inquest would only result In large ex-
pense 10 the county. The name OF tue
deceased was Dennis Mccarthy His
brother and the community being sat.
istied In the matter as to the causes
that led up TO his death, they arranged
for the burial of the body and Its sub
seauent removal, as Mr.. Mccarthy left
ample means for christian burial.
In one Of my paragraphs last week
instead OF saying "the readers Of Odell'
/ should have said "the critics OF
0dell."
There are crowds of people going to
and from Lost Lake these sultry days.
Poor fishing and plenty Of mosquitoes
are reported there. Misses Morton and
Anderson and friend of theirs from
Portland, Mr.. Ray, went In Saturday,
returning Sunday. Other reinforce
ments went In last Tuesday, including
Jake Lena and family, Lee 0dell and
wife and b. G. Boardinan and wife.
Mrs. Clara A. Cordiner, wealthy
land owner of Walla Walla, and a
friend of Mrs. Runcorn, visited here
last week with Mesdames Black aud
Runcorn. She was looking over the
valley with view of Investing. She
returned last Saturday.
Grandpa Divers IL quite III ut the
home of Frank Neff. His condition Is
critical, but not much can we expect
In the way Of lease on life at 81 years
of age, Several years ago, upon the
death of Mrs. Divers, Mr.. Divers made
request Of the Neff brothers that
when the time came that he needed
care he wanted them TO care for him.
So few days ago he sent for Frank
Neff and reminded him Of his PROMISE
Frank came at once, and took the old
man home with him, and Is giving
him ~ tender care rs loving hands OF
relatives could give. There is pure
gold In every community and II only
requires the hour Of trouble to develop
il.
The article last week from Pine
Grove signed X was timely and correct,
|, with numerous Others of the patrons
of the telephone system endorse every
word Of 1t. X is right when he says
they are playing with fire. A long
suffering public will finally resent such
tyrannous work as the Bell Telephone
Co. has inflicted upon the patrons at
Hood River. Polk, Benton aud YAM.
hill counties have cut loose from the
Bell Telephone Co., and today ARE get.
ting q much better aud cheaper service
than through the old company. Inde-
pendence, my old home, Is the central
station for three counties. Let Hood
River awake 10 It's rights and cut loose
forever from this Shylock monopoly,
The summer roads In Hood River
valley are almost as bad as in winter
time. Where lies the remedy? The
natural fall Of Hood river would not
only furnish an easy grade, but
ahortar road IN Eaat HnOd Rivar vallav