The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-02-07
will be left out unless they get in the
district soon.
DUKES VALLEY.

We are still having snow up here.
Snow fell all day Saturday, Saturday
night and part Of Sunday. Alto
gether snow has fallen to depth OF
nearly 48 inches thi, winter.
Well the ground hog didn't see his
shadow on the End, 80 | suppose we
will get some good weather after q
while. Next summer, maybe.
Charles Stanton made brand new
pair of bobsleds last week and
hitched on to them and started to
town, but before be tad:.got two miles
from home his bobs got tired and laid
down on their sides to rest and they
are still resting. Moral = What is
worth doing at all is worth doing
we'll.
James Weart and father we're down
from on the hill last week and report
snow five feet deep up there. Jim
says he has plenty of grub and warm
house and it can snow until il gets
ready to stop.
Miss Pearl Glascock was up last
week to look after her homestead,
Dut WuCu bblo tuut tuc buOW WAS Ella
feet deep up there she concluded to
let the hhomestead look after itself
for a while.
W. II. Mcclellan and ID. &. Dodge
went over the hill last Monday to
look for horse. After wading snow
nearly shoulder deep In some places
they accidentally run on to the horse,
which had peIished In the storm.
They then made their way down to
Grandpa Collins where they took
dinner. They arrived home that
night about 8 O'Clock petered out.
Mr.. Nc says be would not take that
trip again for four horses, especially
dead ones.
Roy Slocum has been laid up with
q bad knee for some time, having
strnck it with hatchet while cutting
kindling wood.
Mrs. Slocum returned tv Hood River
last week after an extended visit in
Michigan with relatives and friends.
or course she is glad to get home
again.
Fred Chandler and wife we're visit
ng in Dukes Valley Saturday and
Sunday. Fred says the next time
be goes visiting In such a snow storm
you can kick b m out of the country.
Don't mind little thing like that
Fred, 1t Ia not like having to get out
andl cut cord wood or grub stumps In
the snow.
Our school closes this week on Mon
day, February 4th. the present teach
er's term expiring. We have money
enough In the treasury to pay for an.
othei month OF school and would like
toIget teacher for another month.
After the snow leaves a teacher can
secure the job by applying to Il. I.
Folts or Oscar CameIo on.
A party Of young folks gathered at
the store building of Mr.. Whistler
last Saturday evening and enjoyed
little dance. The boys are talking of
fixing up the building and using 1t
for boxing room and to dance In
now and then.
We see by the News Letter that two
somebody's are nearly quarreling over
the name Of this neighborhod. One
wants 1t Skunk Corner the other
wants 1t Hog Holler. Now boys don't
qnarrel over little thing like that.
1t don't pay to quarrel over a place
where 1t gets so cold that it freezes
the handles off the pillow and the cars
have to fire up with crooked wood In
order to get around the curves.
Looks like any old name would do
Tor place like that.
Well we have had sleighing up here
since the Bird of January but the
Young folks don't sleigh ride very
much because the boys that have
leigh have no girls and the boys that
nave girls have no sleighs Get in
md dig boys don't let the old mar
led folks get ahead of you thatway.