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

Hay harvest commenced here last
week. Most Of the hay is down in
the swath or in the shock. The rains
of Friday and Saturday will damage
the hay some, but to no great extent
The berry season came to a close here
last week Most Of the growers real
lied good profits from tier crop and
we hear no kick coming lfOm any of
the berry growers this ear.
Our long looked for saw mill has
come at last. Tomsen and Hansen, of
The Dalles have moved their saw mill
down and are fitting it up in the
lower end of Dukes Valley, on Mr..
Tomsen' place. They expect to be
cutting lumber by tho middle of July.
j. O. Cameron will start crew of
men out with his hay press this week.
He will furnish full crew to go with
the press, and all the farmer will have
to do Is to furnish the hay and the
money and Cameron will do the rest.
The price will be 81. 75 per ton for bal
ing.
G. r. Bone has a force of men at
work on the west lateral of the East
Fork lrrigating Co. s ditch. They
have the ditch completed as far down
as j. q, Carnahan's place, and in two
weeks more they expect to have water
running the full length of the ditch.
Bone X Woods saw mill shut down
last week for the season, having enough
lumber sawed out to finish their flume.
The lumber instead Of being hauled on
wagons is floated down the ditch right
from the mill to the place where it is
to be used, saving quite an expense in
the the shape of team work.
j. 4. Carnahan was taken to Port
land last Monday to be operated on
for appendicitis.
John Reid was out practicing on
his new bicycle last Sunday. We
know how to sympathize with you,
John.
d. p. Shrum and wife of Mitchell
Creek Co., were visiting Mrs. Shrum's
sister, Mrs. A. Il. Dodge, last Sunday
Next Tuesday is the glorious Fourth
The little ones are asking every day
how naLr more days till the Fourth.
Let rs ali hay off from work next Tues
day and trE2 orr kids and our dinners
and go to 4 )d River and have a good
time. The iittlo ones will enjoy it,
even if the oI,tr ones DO not.
Hansen 4 II ouseu have their saw
mill all on tie grouLd and are crowd
ing the construction Of saw mill.
They eXf GCt to have it ready to whis-
tie by the 4th OF July. Mr.. Thomson
has about 15O acres Cf pine timber be
expects to saw out He will raise
clover and apples on the ground where
now stands the pine forest.
j. O. Cameron intends to start his
hay press this week to baling the new
crop.
Floyd Dodson, son of W. G. Dod-
son, met with quite a painful acci-
dent last Sunday. He went out into
the garden and found a pile of dry
ferns and set them on fire and in some
way fell in the fire. His face and
hand we're burnt, but not seriously.
George Tupper said that married life
was more expensive than he antici-
pated, as he had to treat when he got
married. Then on the 18th of June
there was born to them an eight pound
boy and he had to treat again. But
NeOIB6 is all IlSnJ anu SeJ EN- up,
and we all wish him success and we
believe he is a man that will succeed.
At our school election 10. Gamer
on and j. A. Malcom were elected di-
rectors and f. A. Maassee reelected
clerk. No teachers have been chosen
yet, so if any one wants cur school,
now is the time to put in your appli-
cation.
W. G. Dodson is building an addi-
tion to his house and NJ. A. Cameron
is building root house.
j. O. Ce~er0n has bought full
blooded Jersey bgll. and intends to
raise Jersey stock,
A. I. Dodge and rom:lv we're visit
ing II cir daughter, Ms. Fred Chand-
Ter, last Sunday.