The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-01
BARRETT.

Frank Gibbons quietly passed away
last week, also his baby daughter, and
we're silently laid to rest in Pasade-
ma, Gal. We extend our sympathy to
the bereaved wife and friends who
mourn their loss.
Mrs. Dean of Rockford avenue is
now very III. DIR. Shaw is attending
to the case and is often called. We
hope she may recover again.
James Ingalls, sold a good fifty
dollar COW last week and also bought
a span of good horses.
1t was the writer's privilege when
in Portland last Friday to visit the
boys and girls aid society's home. l
was escorted through the Institution
and the workings of the home we're
fully explained to me. Ii is very neat
and clean. Most Of the children go
to schools near by,sand all are taught
to work. Mr.. Gardner, the superin-
tendent, requested me to thank the
many friends of Hood River who SO
kindly remembered the children on
Thanksgiving day by their liberal gifts
of potatoes and other vegetables, fruit
and clothes.
G. A. Merriam is having a large
new substantial barn built to replace
the one recently burned. Joel Blount
is the boss carpenter.
Mrs. f. Brayford has just purchased
a full blooded Plymouth Rock rooster
from f. M. Calkins of Lents, who
keeps fine lot of birds. Now Mrs.
Brayford will be ready to furnish
eggs for setting purposes and guaran-
tees satisfaction.
We would like to see our road su-
pervisor out with5a force Of men
working on our roads as soon as pos
sible.
1t was my privilege to attend the
meetings at the Y. M. @. A. rooms on
Sunday in Portland. We were favored
with music by the orchestra band and
then the congregation sang "Thine
the Glory" We were favored with
song from the quartet from the White
Temple. Afterwards Bishop Bell Of
the United Brethren church addressed
the. congregation on the secrets of
manhood and the things essential to
good citizenship. The speaker held
the audience spell bonnd and many
we're the "amens" which came from
that vast audience. The speaker was
an eloquent, truly forceful and persua-
sive speaker. 1t was pleasure to me
to see so many young men gathered
together and seeking after good.
DR.. Shaw was a caller at the Rock
ford store on Monday morning last,
and said that he wa' surprised to find
such a well stocked store of all kinds
of goods. The doctor made an apology
for not making our acquaintance be-
fore. We say, call again, doctor.
II am informed that B. +. Edleman,
G. ID. Woodworth, VIM. Massey of the
east side, and f. W. Angus and r.
Shelley are now out in favor of con-
solidating the whole valley in the pur-
chase of rock crusher. Let it be
unanimous and settle this matter once
for all Now we want good high
school, then we want good roads lead
ing 20 that school, and it is certain
we cannot have good roads unless we
| have the tools to make them. Then
the good rock made roads will benefit
everybody whether by teams or on
foot. We again say, let everybody
support it,
9 Meetings will be held at Pine Grove,
Odell, Crapper and Barrett schools to
discuss the question of building
high school,, Let every one attend
these different meetings and all say,
eyes, we will support the high
school. +"
j. J. Gibbons and Albert returned
home on Monday night, after being
out in California for several weeks.
The directors of the new irrigation
ditch visited and inspected the work
being done and report everything sat
isfactory. There are now 80 men at
work, and as soon as the weather per-
mits the contractors will put on $50
more men. There will be about 200
feet completed by Feb. LIST, and it
looks like having plenty of water at
the porper time,