The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-06-29

protected, and the grading should have
an even slope from center to the side
bitches with fall of one inch to the
foot Side hill grades should have a
ditch one foot deep on the side next
to the hill, and above another to
catch the surface water; the grade
should slope from the outside to the
ditch. Steep grades should not be
tolerad, and strong bridges and cul-
verts should be constructed. A chain
is no stronger than its weakest link !;
no greater load can be hauled over a
road than the weakest bridge or heav-
lest grade will permit. The Grange
is good thing; the horticultural as
sociation excellent, but the best
thing on earth for any county, espe-
cially one devoted to agriculture, is n
live, progressive end aggressive Good
Roads Association. Let this be our
slogan, agitation, education, organ
ization and legislation.
About thirty passengers took the &.
r. & N. Saturday morning from Gold
endale. If this occurred every day,
the railroad company would have no
objections. A brother in law of Mrs.
Ryan, who resides at Vancouver, was
Oh the train. He expects to buy a
farm and make his home here. An
other gentleman had been up looking
for home and is contemplating buy
ing the Smith farm near Blockhouse.
Rev. f. w. Carstens, now of Med
ford, Or, who had come here for the
purpose of delivering the address to
the graduating class of the Academy,
was also a passenger He is looking
hle and hearty, being about 20 pounds
stouter than when he resided here.
Rev. Carstens intends making a visit
to Crater Lake this summer, but the
editor had to decline all invitation to
be ma member of the party, especially
as he is now acting as editor, mana
ger, publisher, foreman and devil, and
there are several other matters that
need his attention.
On the Regulator from The Dalles
we're the Wasco county officials, among
whom were Treasurer Donnell and
Clerk Bolton, formerly Goldendale
residents
The sports of the day opened with a
foot race across the wagon bridge and
approach over Hood River between
Wasco and Klikitat counties, the for
mer represented by Treasurer M. u.
Donnell and the latter by Iolah
Brooks. Brooks led until the finish,
when Donnell overlook him, but until
the end the race was even. The WasCo
man was winded and had to be car
ried into the coming county seat Of
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Several former residents of Golden
dale and Klickitat county were met
with during the day. DR.. Carey Jen-
kins is the leading dentist and has a
beautiful home.
There was considerable talk on the
streets regarding municipal ownership
of the water supply, Hood River vot-
ing on the question Monday. The
present system is owned by private
company Hood River can get along
without its own water system for a
time. The first thing needed is a
sewer system and that town needs it
badly.
A very exciting game of ball was
witnessed in the afternoon between
the Northwestern University and
Hood River teams, tho home nine
winning out in the last half Of the
ninth inning by one tally. Osborne.
the Hood River pitcher, vas pct out
of the game in the second inning for
attacking the umpire.
The editor very much enjoyed a
visit to the Glacier office. Editor
Moe is publishing the best county
weekly in Oregon, and perhaps in the
U. S. He da,otes a great deal Of his
srace to Western Klickitat and is now
preparing a special edition for that
section. The Glacier is the only pa,
per published in Hocd River and ev
cry business man in tie town hfs IN
ad. in the Parer. Hood River Lusi.
ness nen pay tie Glacier more for ad
7ertising than all The Kiickitat negf.
papers receive from the hon" ner'
chants No wonder Che GieC g i 6
"hummer and the Hood bi,u com
try grows.