The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-21
DUKES VALLEY.

We are having all klnQS OF weather
here at present. 1t will snow awhile,
then rain, then frost; then it will
rain, snow and frost all at the same
time. The sun comes out once in
awhile and looks down on us and
smiles. We have had very nice fall
and winter so far; the rain and snow
has hindered outdoor work very little.
Those that are clearing land say they
have lost very few days on account of
bad weather.
The Dodge brothers have received
their new stump puller flom Center
vile, Iowa. 1t is claimed to be the
fastest, strognest and best stump ma
chine made, and is guaranteed against
any breakage for one year. The boys
will have chance to test 1t il the
weather holds good. They have eight
acres to clear on Willow Flat, and then
they will clear some on their own
land.
j. @. Carnahan lost one of his hors-
es last week, cause unknown. j. @.
says he is going to get bone grinder
and go to grinding horse bones for
chicken feed. He says he has enough
horse bones on his ranch to supply
the whole valley for a year.
Two of our townsmen locked horns
up at Bones mill one day last week.
1t looked for awhile ss If we we're 60
ing to see scrap, but both parties
concluded that such work might be
hard on the eyes and parted & od
friends again.
Our school commenced again last
Wednesday with Miss Bess Isenberg
of Belmont as totcher. 1t began to
look as if We we're not eoirg to have
any more school this winter, as Miss
lsenberg was engaged to commence
teaching over two weeks ago, on the
3rd. But when she arrived here she
could find no place where she could
secure board. She finally secured
hoard at the home of l.. d. Boyd.
We expect to have a good school the
rest of the term, as Miss Isenberg
comes well recommendep and is well
liked wherever she has taught.
Mrs. M. G. Carnahn went to Salem
last week to visit her son. Mr.. earn.
ahan went on Monday and will accom-
pany her home this week.
j. A. Knox has had his house moved
out closer to the road. He ia going
to build an ell on the house, put on
new rustic and make a new house out
of it. He will make other improve
ments also.
Mrs. A. T. Dodge received letter
from friend in Kansas. last week, and
she stated that a used d-to-be neighbol
of a. L. Dodge's came out to the
Lewis and Clark fair this summer.
When he returned he was asked hcw
he liked Oregon. lie said he had no
use for Oregon; that it rained all the
time be was here; that it was cold aud
foggy all the time and that the coun-
try was so rolgh that he couldn' I
see nowhere. He was asked why he
didn't stop and see Dodge's folks,
and he said he would but he did net
know where Hood River was. He had
heard something about it, and had
made inquiries about it, but no one
seemed to know much about it, Now
that man must be bughouse and have
wheels in his head, or perhaps coming
from prohibition state, the atmos-
phere was too strong for him, but
more than likely red eye had some
thing to do with it. At any rate W:
are glad he got back to Kansas all
right, and we are glad he likes to live
there.
Say where is our Willow Flat cor
respondent, We havn't heard from him
for long time, he sprung up of a
sudden, he fourished like green bay
tree for season and dropped out of
sight as suddenly. Wake up neigh
Dor, such busy thriving little place
as Willow Flat, ought to report once
10 a while, any way.