The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-12-08
CORRESPONDENCE.
ODELL.

Last week was full of activity here.
A force OF eight men has made a big
showing on the hall building that is
IN course Of construction, and before
the close of the present week the roof
will be on.
II. NJ. Poole was home from The
Dalles over Sunday.
A series of meetings Ia being con-
Quoted of evenings at the Union church
under the direction Of the u. h. church.
Rev. Rhoades, the pastor at Hood
River, Is doing the preaching.
Glare Crockett and X. d. Shelley
went to The Dalles overland Saturday,
Mr.. Crockett taking u herd Of horses to
winter pasture and Shelley, jr., Joining
him to Investigate the mule market.
The grubbing season ls again on and
O number of parties are getting ready
to shoot out trees and plant more
profitable kind. Chris Dethman will
clear up 20 acres; Mr.. Carnes 10 or II,
and others will follow suit. The big
outfit, the East Hood River Orchard
Co., Is using quite force on the hill
leading to the Willow fiat country.
The number of Japs seem to be increas-
ing and much development work Is
laid out for this winter,
A look at the country between here
and Nell creek shows rapid and sub
stantIal development. Eggermont Is
prominent this year In the work Inn
provement. Henry and Thomas Avery
are now quartered In cozy, comfort
able homes that are modern In their
style of architecture, with all the nec-
essary outbulldlngs. They are ideal
country homes, and country home
is far more attractive than city home.
We congratulate the Averys on their
pictureaQue aud comfortable surround
fngs, as well as their systematic work
In taking care Of their ranches. That
kind Of work brings Its reward.
Theirs Is q nelghborhood ofgood homes
and the spirit of Improvement mani
fest there will spread all over our val
ley, so that within few years Hood
River valley will be the envy of the
Northwest.
Last Saturday n farmer from Illinois,
who Is visiting friends here, stepped
into the store and about the first words
he uttered were to the effect that the
valley was under the spell Of the boom
er, and saying our apple exhibit was
not fair one-that we ought to put
eulls and all In when we made fruit
exhibit; that the price of land was too
high; that he would sooner farm in
Illinois than raise apples In Hood
River; that Illinois could produce as
good apples as Hood River In reply
naEad him ttNIhxy 1D,,t " xtAttpi1 Ntfnl.A
proof Of the pudding is chewing the
bag" instead Of chewing the rag
When / told him that land was readily
worth Its producing power, and that
our producing power was demonstrated
beyond question, he passed out of the
the store saying he didn't want to
stick his foot into trap that he could
not get out Of. When he investigates
conditions no doubt he will change his
mind, and should he ever return to
Hood River will probably invest in
apple land. Not more than two miles
from the Little White Store, good apple
land can be bought for $50 an acre.
We expect to furnish your readers
next week good item on road work
at Odell.
The Little White store is In receipt
ofa fine line of working gloves, but
they didn't come to stay. They are
already going, so come along and select
pair while sizes are complete. They
are direct from the factory and the
prices are right.
beg leave to correct an item in last
weeks notes concerning Harry Kemp's
hlaakop0iSh ohnKN rafnnual Hn AiApii
move out Of 0dell but only few rod: