The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-03-30


Nonresident owners of property are
undesirable in any community. We
want investors WHO will become ono
of us, and who will spend both money
and time in aiding the development
of the country, Now that the railroad
is an assured fact this season, there is
much Development work in contempla,
tion, and many things needed here
that would prove profitable to the
investor It's well as helpful to the com
munity.
WANTS or ODELL
\ boarding house and feed stable;
a one-chair barber shop; a man who
can do both woodwork aud black
smithing to buy the village blacksmith
shop.
Scarcely Il day passes but what some
one calls for meal and horsefeed
Hundreds Of people every year are
compelled to lunch from canned goods
because we cannot serve meals
Harry Kemp, our village black
simth, would sell his shop reasonable
for the reason that much Of his time
is required ON his ranch. Besides
Harry likes a free unfettored life in
natures Wilds high up ON the hills
beyond Mel creek Nesting in the
hillside like a basin, lake has been
drained and reclaimed until he has
perhaps the finest timothy meadow
in the regions of the valley. A crys-
tai spring furnishes an abundant
supply of water.
The peculiar formation of this little
hole in the mountains produces a re-
murkable echo Standing at his
house and speaking in an ordinary
tono Of voice, few hundred yards
across his meadow the voice produces
an echo that returns as quickly as
wireless telephone, and Is perfectly
audible.
During the summer of 1896, | spent
several days there and found that in
stead Of his living the life Of re-
Cluse, he had plenty of company. The
birds and squirrels, the trees and
flowers were his daily companions.
The birds were singing for him, while
the trees aud flowers stirred by the
breeze seemed nodding to him as he
worked away developing what will
soon be valuable ranch. No wonder
Cne'' OllaI l'o "aI'IS 10 sen ms Shol
ana i't4ih 10 ms olu hauht7 ana
"L'uhH nlS tV''ll,anloliS III hatuIc,
Nhore no preaIil ol slanuei comes ana
Thete every co4ulIloh ~ ele'aIlhR'
i.. heaI !, r. r.. l. No"eilS "ooh' Oh Oouh-
Try nome
Frank Strang and j. W. Wilson,
who are developing their land near
Odell, last week went to Eastern Ore
Ron and purchased each team Mr..
StraEg purchased truck wagon from
the Little White Store people and
when Mr.. Wilson gets ono, then some
thing will be doing.
Mr. McC9mov Of Hood River has
the contract Of clearing tho 9O. acre
tract rurrba-nd last fail from Alfred
Woods by Mr. Mckinney also Of Hood
River.
Jobn TawIoss il now q nlplo skim
Nor having recently unrchoend a roir
from Davennort Hrns Lumbar 10
.Inhn can handle mules If he didn't
bail from Missouri.
Arcbie Anderson il the how wonder
of OdoIl liz cbpngnu Lorsoe aa often
as the moon changes and II matters
IittIn to him wLpther hn buries them
or snIIs or tradne thom oIive Archie
il a consnicuons figure here and his
apparently contented life and smiles
should make him fortune.
The pathetic story made public
through the columns of the Portland
Evening Telegram of the finnlaborer,
who, after falling. to secure work,
cFaWigG ullaor fta'lg 20 uie r9Veai5 i5
maI J'" +rnngiv S s,nh i,o U", onit Sm"t"
pdd i'4l tn iiro IN" tho % onn"tr1 " 10 ~.
oo thn,a t'' Vl'o D'i''{ L,t m ~ nri 'ma
rGG. innil,rt ro,,in5ds nav ns 1i tbat ';m' ~
country SO vast in its resources and
so rich there should be neither poyer-
ty nor crime. when land frauders
and political prafters lose their lob.
|Ierhaps then honest labor win be re.
warded and honest efforts commend.
ed. But Til, would perhaps mean
tie dawn of the Millennium. Are We
ready for it?
! I. Towsev visitod his family last
Sunday and returned in the evening
to his school work at Portland. Mr..