The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-01-21
OdelI Notes.

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About 80 friends of Mr.. and Mrs. H i.
G. Crockett gave them surprise party
last Thursday evening, and a very pleas
ant evening was spent.
w. H. Sears has fitted up his barn
and converted it into hall, and is hav-
ing dancing parties there. Last Friday
night he gave dance. He has piano
on the platform for the musicians, and
everything in ship shape for good time.
The social side of life is somewhat
neglected at 0dell. There should be a
hall built here. In such event lodges
would probably be organized, besides
there is demand for place for public
meetings. Ii some one would start the
enterprise and incorporate, it would be
an easy matter to get the necessary cap.
ital with which to build.
C. G. Roberts returned Sunday from
Portland where he had been for week
| in attendance on the stock and fruit con-
ventions. He reports good time and
thinks permanent good will result to the
state from the gathering together of
such important conventions.
Two parties were here Sunday looking
over the valley after having spent the
week in Portland. The work OF the
Fruit Growers convention led up to
their visit here and they were highl y
| pleased with the valley.
The Davenport mill at Charlie Davis
place will start up, next Monday, for a
short ron. The buzz of the saw will be
a welcome sound again.
F.. L. Massee and sons have contract
with G. L. Rogers to do some grubbine
on Willow Flat,
Mr. Black, one OF the purchasers OF
the Wyman place, who has been absent
for several weeks for medical treatment,
returned last Wednesday much inn
! proved.
A nice picture of the Odell corner can
now be seen at the Little White Store
showing the store, the warehouse, school
house and church. 1t is the work oi
young Mr., Collins and is very creditable
Grubbing, cutting wood and clearing
up land is the order of the day here
There is no excuse for idleness in this
neighborhood as there is work galore.
The road question is the absorbing
topic now. There is plenty of talk, but
talk is cheap. The only way to build
roads is to go TO work and do it. 1t il
my opinion that the bonding system il
the only feasible plan, but it is qfsstion
able whether this could be done. When
the roads become actually impossible
then it will become a necessity to fix
them.
Hay is now being drawn from town tt
supply the country. The usual order
of things seems to be revesed here. But
be it said to the credit of Hood River
valley, that there are few places thai
could stand such pressure. 1t is usually
the case that the country supplies the
town market. But present indications
point'to the time at no distant date
when the valley will supply the demand
for hay. Where five tons can be cut
from an acre, surely present conditions
should not long prevail.
Frank Neff is getting out a lot of oal
wood on his place mile west of Odell
This morning Yellow Hammer lit il
the topmost branches of the grand ole
oak at the Odell corner The bird haC
evidently been held in captivity before
for it had cord tied around its mech
about two feet long with bunch Of pa
per tied fast to it. AS the school chill
dren gathered they discovered it, anC
pucky Alfred Dethman climbed the
tree after much difficulty and released
the captive. The string was cut anC
the frightened bird tapped its wings ant
flew away. Alfred was the hero OF
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