The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-04-07
Barrett District.

Barrett District.
Spring, 50 long looked for, is here at
last,
Mr.. Stafford of Portland and Thomas
Bishop, sr., started out last week to
hunt up that pesky ground hog. They
were well prepared, we should Judge,
from the fact that they carried an ex.
tra supply of snow shoes, flask OF
brown sugar and block Of condensed
water. Mr.. Stafford carried, sluDg
from strap over his left shoulder, a
leather case that had very familiar
look, and upon endeavoring to make
Its acquaintance, imagine our disgust
when we found, instead Of the image
of a long time friend, IL was simply a
kodak that he was taking along, as
Bishop had promised him shot at the
ground hog. They struck off in a
n0rtherly direction, and after travelling
few moons they struck the trail and
followed 1t through Wasco county and
into the cattle range of Klickitat coun-
ty, where they found the herders driv-
ing out boviIes by the thousands to
some point In the valley outside of the
snow limit, and leaving numbers OF
them that were so poor they could not
travel. At this point the trail got SO
hot that an extra pair Of snow shoes
became necessary, aud Stafford unslung
his leather case and took pull ut the
little knob so as to be ready for shot
Bishop wiped the sugar and condensed
water, halted the trail with u report Of
the prohibition convention and copy
of the local option bill, then hid behind
one Of the upturned snow shoes, on the
sole OF which was notice Of the dem.
ocratlc primary In Barrett district, and
waited. II was but q short time when
sad, sweet voice was heard carfollng,
"The flowers of spring, ira Ia, and q
beautiful specimen of q weather prog.
nosiicatOr hove In sight. He sampled
the sugar, waded through the local op.
tlon bill, even survived the report oi
prohibition convention, Leslie Buffers
picture and all, but the call for the
democratic primary in Barrett was toe
much for him, aud before Stafford could
get shot at him he gave up the
ghost, and 10! spring is here.
We are sorry to hear that there is
some hitch In the arrangements for the
marriage III high life that was to have
taken place last Sunday. Once more
your correspondents bright visions Of
dead oodles of brides cake, ETC., etc,
have gone gllmmering.
The Valley Christian church have
filed articles of Incorporation,
Charlie Sturgis, who works on Fail
Oaks farm, Is becoming valuable aid
to Road Supervisor Woodwork. In
fact, Methodist lane cannot spare
Woodworth's rlght-hand man,
Rev, A, A. Beery, pastor Of the Val
ley Christian church, was absent from
his charge last Sunday on account O
having to move his family to their new
home at Monmouth, Or. A. b. Casl
occupied Mr.. Beery's pulpit aud gave i
large congregation an excellent EasteI
sermon. Every opportunity given t
Mr.. Cash only demonstrates the laten
possibilities that In him lie only wait
ing development. We sincerely hop,
IN the near future TO see him occupying
a position for which he Is so pfeemi
nently qualified.
Il. y. Register says he has so ar
ranged his affairs that he can move u
any old time.
Barrett's latest -COpple and Hool,
are making thlngs hum IN their nea
Office In Hood River, and are givin,
premiums of sllverware with ever,
piece of property they sell.
Road Supervisor Woodwork is en-
titled 10 great deal Of praise for tn,
excellent road he IL building through
Methodist lane, We are even glad tha
we waited for the road until so able
supervisor could take charge of IL; ant
We are also glad that fate has so or
dained 1t that we were enabled to pro
vide him with such valuable assist
ant, A fine aud lasting thooughfar.
IL now assured.
7. IL. Sparks was visitor to thu
Barrett school last Thursday.
I. A, Reavis has erected new gat,
on his place with posts that rear ~
so high In the air II would afford a sug
gestlve point for a Millerite looking fol
the Millennium.
George Wilson has returned from the
prohibition convention with suspi.
clous redness on the foreward end OF
his proboscls, which he says Is due to
cold contracted from listening to cold
water speeches. George is chuck full
of interesting "reminiscences of the
grand time had while in Portland, and
to listen to him makes one realize
what they miss by not belonging to
the prohibition party and participat-
ing In all the good things they seem to
enjoy,
Frank Sherrieb has also returned
from the cold water diet in Portland.
He says that the great feature of the
convention was that after the exercises
were over there was no tobacco fittle on
the floor. We do not see much feature
in that, How could 1t be otherwise
where there was such an abundance of
waterY II had to I've clean. What will
be do with the school house after
April9?
Ed Dreske Of White Salmon was a
welcome visitor in this district Sunday.
Come often, Ed.
Mrs. Margaret Reid of Hood River
sang a beautiful solo at the Valley
Christian church, Easter Sunday night,
entitled, "The Palms" Mrs. Reid,s
of this beautiful selection
vas fully appreciated by the large con.
course of people in attendance.
The recitation, "Mary at the Sepul. |
'her," rendered by Miss Amy Brosius
n q pleasing ard creditAhle mannar