The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-01-12
CORRESPONDENCE.
ODELL.

F. l.. Massey recently gave bond
for a deed to 40 acres of his Willow Flat
ranch for very satisfactory consid-
Grafton. Jethron, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Massey, left last Thursday for their old
home at Hot Springs, Ark. These
Southerners who come West have a
longing for their Southern sunny home
again. We understand it is their in
tention to return to their old home
provided they can sell the remaining
40. The Masseys belong to the true
type of the Southerners of whom we
have heard so much in song and story.
We regret exceedingly their inclination
to leave the valley, for they are the
kind of people that are missed. Honest
to the core and generous TO fault,
1t affords US great pleasure TO say kind
words concerning them.
William Collins informs US that the
dance given by him and Otto Ehrck,
last Friday night at the Odd Fellows
hall, was the big thing Of the season.
They will give another one OF the series
of dances on Friday, January 20, to
which the public is again invited.
Last week the typo of the Glacier
made US say some awful things IN our
notes quoting from Bryant. We were
quoted as saying "park" for past,
"gradfed" for grateful, and "Haubert
Newton" for Hubert Morton. Mistakes
will happen, however, and when we
reach that condition that we shall be
freed from them, then we will have an
order filled for wings and go to q purer
cline than this.
In our round up at the close of the
year there was one thing omitted that
/ now desire to speak Of, to wit: The
Glacier. BY way of comparison, | am
now taking the Polk County Observer,
published In Dallas, the county seat of
Polk county, and one Of the best coun
ties in the Willamette valley. The
town boasts of more than 1000 inhab-
itants, the center Of agriculture, and
one of the best stock counties in the
state, and yet the paper sonly 4-page
paper with little advertising and scarce
ly represented at all in the column of
correspondents. Bro. Hayter Is a live,
capable editor and remarked this him
self while here last fall that he was
ashamed Of his advertising columns as
compared with the Glacier. 1t Is with
pleasure that we note the fact that the
Glacier Is worthy of It's high calling
and ranks at the head of the list of
weekly papers. And all this Is true
because the business men of the town
and the readers In the country patron
ize your worthy paper and make 1t pos
sible TO give us what we are getting,
the best weekly paper in the state
Long may the Glacier flourish
ID. L. Davidson is now painting the
Odd Fellows building under contract.
Give d. L. o show aud he will do the
rest. His work speaks for ITSELF
Mr.. Wilson, from Montana, who Is a
brother of Mrs. l.. M. Wilson Of 0dell,
is here on a visit, which Is his first trip
to Hood River. The first question he
put to the writer on his arrival here
was: "Did you follow pack of hounds
In here? Othel wise, how did you find
the way in?" Mr.. Wilson Is accus-
toned to the broad expanse of sage
brush plains and didn't relish the idea
of having his vision contracted; but
when described the fellowship Of the
mountain and the boundless revenue of
the valley, It seemed 70 pacify him.
But then Mr.. Wilson comes from state
where they do big things, state that
makes United States senators with
money; a state whose courts are some
times bought.
This reminds me that there Is quite
q mix up In our own state in the recent
developments of the land fraud cases.
And hope the government through
Its agents will follow up these fellows
until every rascal of the crowd is pun
ished by fine or imprisonment. Pres
ident Roosevelt's declaration that no
distinction shall be made between men
in high places or low, that crimes
would be punished regardless of posi-
tion or political influence, should find
for him warm place In the hearts of
oil loyal American citizens. His recent
acts and declarations should surely en-
dear him to the hearts of the American
citizen. ! think the average voter has
supreme contempt for the partisan
politician who finally develops into a
political CRATER. If political parties
fail to do their duty toward the coun-
try much longer, the people will rise
up and do II themselves, and when the
whole people are fully aroused then
will the partisan politician lose his oc-
cupatlon. They had best reform or
pack their grips, for when the people
settle questions they settle them right.
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