The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-05-14
CORRESPONDENT
ODELL.

nan was agIeesbly surpI ised when her
brother, Frank Wilson, whose home
Is in Logan county, Illinois, came to
her home for a visit. Mr. Wilson Is
a hrick mason and will be employed
Oh the Elliott building In Hood River
and probably on the new high school
building. Mr.. Wilson has Travelled
extensively In the United States and
Mexico, and pronounces Hood River
valley the most beautiful bit OF coun-
try he has seen.
Dorsey and Clyde Smith are home
fIom a visit to Columbus, Wash.
Thos. Lacey wired to his old home
in Newfoundland for nephew Of his
to come and assist him about his or
chsrd.
Wallace Young, Of Carson, was here
over Sunday toi visit with bis par
ents and with his many Odetl friends.
]. W. Mcdonald has men at work
preparing fume and bitches so that
the farmers west OF Odell stole may
irrigate their land.
James Cook has 80 far recovered as
to be able to get about by the aid OF
crutches.
Percy and Albert Shelley are log
ging for the Hansen mill 10 Dukes
Valley.
MIR. Krohn has cleared considerable
land and 10 building house short
distance from the home of Rev. Troy
Shelley.
James Taylor's land shnws the re-
suit OF careful work and everything
about is we'll kept and thrifty.
Not knowing Its location your cor
respondent supposed the Sexton &
Thomson saw mill and hox factory be-
longed to oui neighbor, Pine Grove,
but IL appears this is mistake, as
the mill site is but a short distance
from the home Of Rev. Troy Shelley
and within the bounds of Odell. The
machinery has arrived and most of
the timber near has been secured and
will be made into apple boxes, etc.
The mill will be run by electricity
and will prove Of great benefit to
Hood River valley and particularly
to that portion near the mill and be-
tween that aud Mt. Hood, as 1t will
make the distance boxes must be
hauled so much shorter.
1t is reported that E. j. Young has
sold his Odell property, consisting OF
55 acres, for s35, 600. Mr.. Young pur.
chased this land of Mrs. Lenz less
than two years ago and has since
erected beautiful home and set fruit
trees and berries This Ia one OF the
finest country properties In the val
ley.
Lou Baldwin has the contract for
building house for Henry Lewis Oh
his tract near Odell and will begin
work Immediately.
The Prather and Dewitt tracts re-
ported In last weeks land sales are
both part of the George Prather place,
west of Odell.
Rev. II. II. Ellington will speak TO
the people OF Odell In the church
next Sunday evening. Special music
will be provided. Rev. Ellington
needs no introduction here and those
who heard him before will be glad OF
this opportunity to again listen to
him.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Odell
will meet at the home Of Mrs. Alice
Poole tomorrow friday afternoon.
Rev. Merrill, of Hood River, will
lecture In the church at Odell one
week from tonight, Thursday, May
81. Rev. Merrill Q daughter will
also recite. Rev. Merrill is known as
speaker of ability and all will re-
ceive benefit from heal Ing him.
Mrs. Knapp. is reported quite Ill.
Matt Lenz r. here from Utah for a
visit with his relatives, Mrs. LEM
and children.
Mrs. M. ID. Odell ia In Carson,
Wash.
Good sermons by Rev. Ashley Cash
are reported for last Sunday morning
and evening; also good Christian En-
deavor meeting.
Born--To Mr. and Mrs. q. Il. Bow
erman, Monday, May II, a daughter.