The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-15

hand better apply soon. See Shelley
about them.
The county court was out to Odell
last Friday viewing proposed road
through the Lawless place and rem.
dered a decision allowing nominal
damages. This is road that was re
ported by the viewers without dam
ages. The owner of the place, Dudley
Holland, filed a claim for damages In
the sum of $500, and as the award OF
the court Is only s75, the case will
probably go before the circuit court
for final decision.
Dick Fisher of Mosier, who Is now
at Odell with Everett Lafferty, r. b.
Runcorn and Edgar l.. Klemer, spent
about an hour with the scribe last
Sunday afternoon. Joshing and story
telling we're in order, hot air from
Mosier was blown by our Mosier friend
and the future of Hood River was
freely discussed. During their stay
the minister called to phone some
friends, when the conversation took a
religious turn. Mr.. Klemer got the
floor then and told the following aDec-
dote. Mr.. Klemer comes from Mime
sofa and knows whereof he speaks.
The story is as follows: 1.-TWO Swedee,
one from st. Paul and the other from
Minneapolis, we're discussing religious
topics, and the question Of reading
the Bible came up, when the Mime
apolis Swede said to the st. Paul man !.
4 don't like TO read the Bible for the
reason that ii says so much about st.
Paul and never word about Minneap-
olis" MIR. Klemer now wins the belt
at Cdell.
There are times In the work Of news
gathering that we would gladly refrian
from recording certain facts that come
to our notice, yet a feeling of respon-
sibility for the public good constrains
US to furnish what we consider the
facts at all times, regardless Of conse-
quences from personal standpoint.
Along this line we desire to say that
last Friday evening at the Literary,
according to previous arrangements,
the question Of the consolidation Of
the valley districts was considered.
The president announced that the OPP
position arguments would first be
heard and then II any one desired they
could be answered. After this an
nouncement was made, certain parties
who are heads of families in Odell dis
trict, submitted such arguments
against the question as they saw fit
without interference on the part of
any one present, after they had finish
cd, A. |. Mason, one OF the party from
Pine Grove who were invited guests of
Odell, responded and began In forci.
BILE and logical manner to dissect and
scatter the pretended arguments of
the opposition to the four winds;
whereupon the parties opposing the
question at once became disturbing
annoying the speaker and
casting insinuations, two or three Of
them talking at once without regard
for parliamentary law or respect for
themselves or the audience and per-
sistently refusing to acknowledge Ma
,on's right to the floor. They finally
became 90 obnoxious that the presi-
lent of the society adjourned the
The whole trend Of this vi
,ious and unparliamentary opposition
urely made votes for the consolida-
ion, for 1t was an object lesson that
higher education was needed at
)dell, If we expect to maintain our
reedom Of speech and steer clear of
We beg to congratulate Brother Moe
Ipon acquiring title to some excellent J