The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-10-18
BARRETT.

Me and wife thought we would go
to the fair at Hood River, sBo on Fri
day m rning we yoked up the horses
and started out in good shape, so when
we reached town all hitching posts
we're engaged so we took ouI horses
to the U. b. church, that is we hitch
ed them outside, then we set out to
find where the ladies we're serving
dinner and we found them in the old
tin shop near to the Paris Fair. q,
my, there was such IL crowd of folks
that you could not get inside but pa
tience is q virtue 80 we got seated at
last and y0u can bet We did justice to
them and real stunning good di amer
we had. We found a SpTecher and a
HanDa at the doors so we tipped the
% cents each and passed out on the
streets where there we're crowds of
folks and we took look ut DR.. Lara
ways. He had kind of a kondrhem
of a clock thought it was kind
of magnifying glass but some said
it was clock. Well, anyway, that
doctor is an inventative genius so
that he can make the blind to see.
But un we go to the fair and we find
retired grocery man at little bit OF
window and he took ID cents aud just
gave you little ticket. Then some
stranger stood at the door and took
he tickets of you and passed ) ou in.
Well, say, Mr.. Editor, it vas just
"9gnificent. have seen the crystal
palace at London, England, but the
IIood River apple show beats the pal
ace for the apples in their richness of
beauty just make your eye twinkle
aud the pumpkins and squash, carrots
aud spuds was fine but DOM forget it
those Chinese pheasants we're up to
date, but must not forget the dog
kingdom. There we're six fine little
Beigle pups, little short legs, long
backs and fine big ears. All that WAS
needed IN the dog kingdom was some
good Fox Terriers and they could have
Gaen there on hand If the head man
had just whispered to Rockford En-
cry and Son did not forget to supply
some good cider free with some sweet
young ladies to dish it out. We would
not forget to highly commend those
white chickens, for that was surely a
good pen. Well we got plum tired,
started for home feeling that we had
been well paid for our trip besides we
got to know something more about
apples. Trusting we may have the
pleasure next year to visit at the APP
pie fair in Hood River
George Stranahan has put up neat
little cottage un his ranch west of
Rockford avenue. Well it looks like
something was going to to happen but
we will know later.
j. H. Croft is having stone cellar
built with the intention of keeping
things from freezing in winter and
butter from melting in the summer.
The Sherreib boys brought water
melon over to the Rockford on Satur-
day. | am wondering whether the
boys are going to try to raise water
melons all winter. Get glass house,
boys.
Joseph Croft, from the upper Mount
Hood settlement, was visiting with
his father and mother on the Rock.
ford avenue on Sunday last Joe says
that he is tired of patching, so by
that he must be thinking seriously on
the line of matrimony. Well, Joe call
and see us when you are ready.
One man said that recently he start
ed from Mount Hood with swelled
heal and almost blind with toothache
but when he had crossed fuckers
bridge and got on the fiat country the
toothache ceased and the swelling re.
duced. Well said the other man it
vas the warm air you struck in the
mild climate