The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-01-18

the unanimously and well deservedly
popular elocutionist of Odell While
your eye is on Odell remember that
history is being made and that more
than one person will go into history
as having aided IN making Odell fam
Gus and along the lines Of elpcution.
IL takes no prophetic finger to point
to Nettie as having, during the village
days of 0dell occupied conspicuous
place on the roll Of honor. First get
the date and then rustic the price OF
a reserved seat, and come and have
the time of your life. Particulars
later when tickets will be on sale at
the opera house on the Streets OF
Cairo.
While attending the state develop
ment league last Friday In Portland,
the Hood River contingent was a
prominent factor. With the Hon. h.
l.. Smith as its president. While In
the audience we saw the faces Of II.
II. Shepard, A. |. Mason, Joe Wilson,
Mr.. Carter, P. s. Davidson, II. r.
Davidson, g. II. Stranahan, Il. r.
Bradley, A. d. Moe, j. 9. Porter, Fl.
M. Poole, Frank Il. Runcorn, VIM.
Ehrick and others whose names | do
not know recall aud when | listened to
the silver tongued orator, Jrdge
Lowell of eastern Oregon, who in ! rn-
ing words of eloquenGe pictured the
untamed west, the greater west being
harnessed and moving onward and up
ward along the lines of commercial
success, commanding the respect OF
the nation, and when in one of his
loftiest of eloquence and by way of
comparison, Hood River was the pres
ent ideal and the best developed spot
of them aIl. Then it was that my
heart beat high and fast for the future
Of our scenic and productive valley.
Then IL was that rejolced over the
fact Of Il happy home in Hood River
valley.
Our neighbor and competitor across
the way is closing out and will retire
from the grocery business We under
stand that he has purchased 10 acres
Of land from Chas. M. Busy and will
be resident Of Odell. just who Mr..
Boardman's successor will be we are
not informed, yet report has 1t that a
grocery will still be conducted there.
We should have extended our thanks
to the patrons Of the Little White
Store for their liberal patronage dur
ing the past year, sooner. 1t requires
some time to lay the foundation for a
successful business in any place. Yet
int he building of the Little White
store we built better than we knew
Three years ago the forest on our cor
ner yielded to the erection Of the
store, the name of which throughout
the valley soon became household
word. Its management has been such
that It's business has steadily grown
and passing through the throes of
competition last year Its business was
never better and today We are glad to
say that it has passed the experiment
tai stage and few stores are better
known than Is the Little White store.
1t IL the intention of the management
to enlarge he stock In accordance
with the demands of the trade and,
the public can rest assured that the
buisness will continue right along at
the old stand until the end of our
lease which has life of seven years
yet
While / was absent at the meeting
Of the literary last Friday evening,
hat wife informs me that there was a
delightful and interesting program
rendered, several members being en-