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

condition.
Barrett has the honor Of bringing In
the first berries Of this year. Verify,
verify say unto you, great is Barrett
In two weeks we will be masticating
the luscious berries in plenty. Yumi
Yum!
Everyone wants to prepare them
selves to give the old soldiers the time
OF their life on the Is, l6 and IL of June.
We noticed Charlie Copple out in this
district with load Of land seekers last
week. Well, let them come. The more
the nerrier.
The club goat is red headed ON account
OF the way our last weeks communica-
ton was set up. The printers devil
had better steer clear OF Barrett for
awhile.
A. /. Phelps took party out fishing
last Wednesday, consisting OF II. II.
Bailey, Harvey Burkett and Comrade
Dakin. They went to the upper dam
and there met a couple OF experienced
fishermen. who gave the boys some
pointers which they followed, and as a
consequence, we did not feast on fish
as we expected.
Miss Flossie Phelps passed through
Barrett on her way home to spend Sun
day with papa, mama and ---- The
breezy air on the hill seems to agree
with Mi Flossy. We trust to have
Barrett favored often with visits from
all the good looking school maams OF
the valley.
Mrs. Mary Williamson Of Mercer,
Ohio, caught fire from gasoline stove
and was burned to death. Mrs. Will
hanson was sister Of Mrs. j. r. Cash
of this district. The sympathy of this
community is extended to Mrs, Cash
in her bereavement
We want to serve notice on Bro. More
that the citizens along Methodist lane
are on the watch for him, They seri-
ously object to having the lane made the
dumping ground for all of Hood Rivers
filth.
Mr.. G. ]. Thompson of Hood River
was visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.-C. l..
Copple last Friday. She was delighted
with Barrett and expects, as soon as she
returns from the Worlds Fair, TO secure
comfortable home in this district tc
spend the balance of her days.
Quite number OF Hood Riverites at.
tended the evening service at the Valley
Christian church on last Sunday. 1t il
getting to be quite the fashion for the
Hood River people to attend the service
Of this church, drawn thereto by the
| A.ra,llnnA nG Dn,, ,,I h.
music OF the choir in the Valley. Com,
often friends. We will gladly welcome
you.
Again we ask is there any one in thu
vicinity of the Barrett school house who
would like to take two ladies to boart
for the summer? II so, please call OF
or address the Glacier.
The water was turned into the Farm
er's Supply Co.'S. ditch last week ant
those along the line are made happ,
with plenty OF dampness.
Ike Nealeigh says he hasn't any US,
for ditch water, or water raised by gaso
line engines or any other old way. Ii
and Skinner are going to carry waite
from the creek for their berries.
The special music at the Valley Chris
tian church on last Sunday consisted @
beautiful solo entitled Drifting Ava
From God" and the entire choir joine,
in rendering two anthems: "Let tn
Words of my Mouth and "Beautfu
: Golden Gate" The latter was give
on last Sunday and repeated by request
The songs brought the usual crowd an
none were disappointed.
As we came to town the other morn
) ing we noticed Brother Shelly's tear
performing some antics along the roa
that evidened too much feed The
finally unhitched themselves from tn
) wagon, broke the lines and started {
paint the town red, but one look at th
: marshal convinced them OF their erro
and they submitted to capture. N
harm done.
Thomas Shere last week purchase
the six-acre tract joining his homestea
OH the west. This will make his hold
! ing Is acres of beautiful land, and a
he has it well improved he will have
? home second to none in the valley.
We understand there was quite
lively scrap over on the Pine Grove roa
last Sunday evening and the partie
thereto were arrested Monday, one c
3 them being fined 5000. We did no
hear the particulars nor which was i
. fault, but it certainly is not payinI
: proposition to scrap in Hood Rive
valley,
Rev. A. A. Beery delivered an unusu
ally strong sermon on last Sunda
evening and among other good feature
he advised his congregation to refuse t
patronize street fakrs OF all descrip
, tons, Mr.. Beery has won his way int
the affections Of his church by tn
strong stand he takes against anything
he deems detrimental to the welfare 0
his people.
Mrs. Davis and Miss Tippitt o
Eugene, Ore, are visiting their sister
Mrs, IL, j. Cole ON Methodist lane. /
is their first visit to the valley and the,
are perfectly charmed with the who'll
country, but express themselves as ii
favor of Barrett for first choice. w,
trust their visit may be the means 0
finally causing them to makr this thei
permanent honie.
Rev. Shaffer, United Brethren minis
ter of Hood River church, who partici
pated in the temperance meeting at tn,
Valley Christian church on last Frida
evening, made the effort OF his life an
. was so convincing in his arguments tha
> we cannot understand how anyone VIII,
! listened to his Grafton can vote agains
} the local option bill, Mr.. Shaffer hal
the thanks of the Valley Christian
i, church people for the high compliment
he rendered to the church and its pas
tor. Mr., Shaffer is one who believe,
that there are good people outside o
, his church. We would be pleased t.