The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-03-09
CORRESPONDENCE.
ODEI,I,.

The past weeks fine weather IL
surely record breaker, and should
the prophesy of the old timer come
true and we get a streak of bad
weather again, so be it, but let's en-
ioy the sunshine now. Wild flowers
are blooming. The leaves are greening
up. The robins are here. In fact,
there are many harbingers of spring.
coming to stay until it lengthens in
to good old summer time.
Last Saturday at lunch hour there
we're seated at the family table of Dad
Fouts' hotel seven Oddities and that
was not all the Odell people who were
in town. And here permit us to re-
mark that Hood River has good hotels
now as any town in Oregon twice the
size. They appear to be having a
profitable patronage, quite consider
able portion of which is furnished by
the country trade. The people Of
Hood River valley are good feeders
and always have the price of square
meal.
Mr.. Dano, the outside man of the
pioneer real estate office, was showing
two strangers the valley last Sunday,
calling at 0dell. Dano knows how to
land them.
Johnnie Roberts, who is as welcome
as the flowers of spring, dropped in
on us last Sunday morning, having
come up from Portland Saturday
night He will spend some time on
his homestead at Gillhoola, near
Tanglewood. Johnnie's numerous
friends greeted him cordially, as they
always do.
Miss Marguerite Shelley, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Shelley, who is
assistant teacher in Gillespie school
of expression in Portland, will give a
recital at Mount Hood hall, Saturday
evening, March IL, 1905, and one at
Odell the first part of the following
week. While here she will spend some
time on her homestead near her
fathers place.
The Little White store people are
trimming up their park near the store
and otherwise improving it, and beg
TO infrom your reades that there is
not nicer natural park in the valley.
In few weeks when 1t Is seated and
tables arranged for lunching parties
the public will be very welcome to
the use of it. A nice running stream Of
water passes through the grounds, and
it is the intention of the promoters to
make this an inviting spot to all such
as are seeking rest and recreation,
while taking day off from their work
in town. Ice cold soft drinks will be
served as well as ice cream This will
be an ideal place for picnics, and you
are welcome.
Frank Strang and j. w. Wilson are
stalking for the planting of l5 acres of
apple trees, under contract with the
East Hood River Orchard Co on
Willow Flat,
III. II. Davidson called at Odell Sun
day afternoon on his return from his
Willow Flat ranch. He says the coun-
try looks good to him. He has an
abiding faith in both town and valley,
and incidentally told me about just
completing the arrangements for float
ing 800, 900 worth of bonds for peri
cd of 20 years on the Electric Light
and Water works of Hood River, In
which he Is largely Interested Such
capable and thorough business means
ii. r. will succeed anywhere, and the
community that can boast of such
men is fortunate.
A trip through the country last Sun
day afternoon to tho home of Mr.. and
Mrs j. M, TAYLOR .a---l~a- --.as..oi'
yIvveIUpment since our last trip. Mr..
Taylor has an ideal homesite end an
excellent ranch for fruit. Although
he Is not an old resident here yet his
systematic and persistent work is tell
ing. Not an acre was cleared when
he bought the ranch, but now he has
ten acres thoroughly cleared and SlS
acres in growing trees, and the bal
ance In alfalfa. In q few years he will
have Erevenue- producing place and
one that will be valuable. Mr.. and
Mrs, Taylor are very happy over the
advent of their first born, daughter
about week old.
Clinton Wood is going TO become a
rancher for this season at least. lie
intends to cultivate his fathers place
at Odell, and will bring his big team
down from Mosier soon.
The Odell school intends to cele-
brate Arbor day by planting trees
along the street in front of the school
house. This is good resolution, and
we trust IL will be carried out. The
school is growing and 1t will be per-
haps necessary in order to keep pace