The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-11-23

for winter pasture. 1t must have
been pleasure trip for the expense
of the trip must have exceeded the
receipts.
Last Sunday afternoon when the
clouds lifted we could see the reason
tor the chill in the air The lowering
of the snow line, the changing of the
color of the surrounding hills, the al
most leafless appearance of the apple
richards on every hand as we look
from our window are all silent wit
nesses to the strenuous work of ma
tuIe and reminds us of the near ap
proach of winter These gray Novem-
Der days have their part to perform
in the work of the changing of the
seasons as does the winter which each
time Is better understood when the
storms are past and we again find
ourselves in the lap of spring
Preparation for winter work is now
on. Stump pullers are anchored. The
man behind the grub hoe is in de-
mand. Many men could go to work
at once about 01ell If they could be
secured. The money is ready and If
white labor cannot be had more Japs
will be brought In. Apple orchards
are to be enlarged and in this work
the one thing needful Is muscle,
Odell is fast becoming the center of
a large pay roll and it requires no
prophetic finger to point to the year
of 1906 as the year of the greatest
strides in development in all the his
tory of Hood River valley. The com
pletion of the Mount Hood railroad
ohlch is now in sight; the work on
the north bank of the Columbia means
much to the town of Hood River, so
taking 1t altogether there is no room
for the pessimistic. We're there sboul-
ders enough to put to all the wheels
that should be turned, we would sur
prise ourselves, so to the knocker we
say, get out of the way; there is no
room for you in Hood River valley.
We are reliably informed that an
effort is being made to lay a tax levy
OF two mills in all the road districts
of the valley for the purpose of pur-
chasing rock crusher in order that
more etfectual permanent work may
be done upon the roads leading into
town. 1t seems that this is the proper
way to solve much vexed question.
The material for the most part of the
way lies close by the roadside and
the owners of rocky land would be
glad to get rid of the surplus rock.
Two mills which Is the estimate is a
small matter where we consider the
permanent benefit that would accrue
from such an undertaking. We all
want good roads. but in order to get
them and the kinds of roads that shall
prove permanent, we must sacrifice
a little Roads made by means of
rock crusher with now and then lit
tie repairing always remain perma
nent. 1t surely would prove good
thing to get together and talk this
matter over,
II. d, Shelley lost small package
Of merchandise last Saturday, con-
tainidg two childs' underwaists, some
where between town and Odell. Any
one finding same leave at the Little
White store or r. b. Bragg 4 Co.
Hood River
If sufficient number of horses can
be secured to Justify another trip to
winter pasture, r, d. Shelley of the
Little White store will take them.
Phone the store.
Remember the literary club meets
next Friday evening at the Odell
school house. Something good awaits |
those who attend. Everybody is in
vited.
Report of the 0dell school for the
second month: