The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-05-07
CORRESPOND ENCE
ODELL.

W. ii. Hicks saw and planning mill
is now in operation and Mr. Hicks is
ready to serve the people with what
they may require in his line. This
mill is situated a short distance above
Dukes Valley station in the Tucker
timber.
Mr.. and Mrs. TowIe, OF Vancouver.
Wash, have been here for visit with
their daughter, Mrs. John Kroeger.
They visited their son, who lives near
Olex, Oregon, coming from there here
aud last Tuesday they returned 10
their home at Vancouver. Mr.. and
Mrs. 1owle have many friends here
who are glad to know Of their visits.
The young friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Wilson gave them lively ser
enade Tuesday night OF last week.
]. Wiokham, deputy county asses
sor, visited Odell last week.
Ii. S. Galligsn, proprietor of the
ue-to- Name nursery, is clearing and
improving his land, and Is enlsrging
his house. In comparatively short
time MIR. Galligan has made thiiv-
ing nursery stock to take the place OF
the trees OF the forest.
". L. Carnes has fine prospects for
a heavy yield of strawberi les. Mr.
Carnes has done much In the way OF
clearing and improving his land. .His
daughter, Leona, is happy in the pos
session ct fine new piano.
Leon Owen, his wife and mother
and MIR. and Mrs. Ii. j. Hibbard, Of
Hood River, visited the family of W.
L. Hibbard one day last week. Mr..
and Mrs. Owen and Mr.. Owens moth
er have been In California Tor the
winter and are now ON their way to
their home In Canada. The elder
Mrs. Owen and Mrs. II. j. Hibbard
are sisters.
Henry Lewis, of Portland, was Wis
iting relatives in Odell Sunday. Mr..
Lewis aud family expect Ito be at
home in Odell about the middle Of
June.
The young orchards of Messrs Bow
erman, English, Lacey and Young
give promise of excellent returns, the
treas being heavily laden with bios
SONS.
The Hunter tract just north of
Odell store has been greatly improved
in appearance by new fence Of
woven wire and square posts neatly
painted white.
IL. j. Hibbard is busy about his
land In Odell portion of his time,
building fence, etc.
Election notices have been posted
calling the attention of voters TO the
election Monday, J1ne |. The herd |
law question Is to come before the |
voters of this precinct at this time
for their decision.
Dorsey Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
q. W. Smith, is at home for a short
time. He will return to Penawawa,
Wash, to assist his brother, Silas
Smith, in the fruit harvest beginning
with cherries.
b. Rickter left Hood River Monday |
and will go TO his home In Faribault,
MINI. lie took with him quantity
OF samples OF Hood River apples. MI.
Rickter Is a friend of Il. l.. Klemer
aud has stopped with him several
months. We hear Mr.. Rickter has in
vested In Mosier real estate.
Marie Lockman and M. d.. Odell |
will represent Odell Sunday school at
the County Sunday School Conven-
tion to be held In Hood River, they
having Eeen elected as delegates to I
said convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. W. Latferty, who
are visiting their son and daughter at
Weiser. Idaho, will visit their old
home in Missouri before returning to
Odell. This will be very pleasant
time for them, as they havs not seen
their relatives and friends In Missouri
for about 10 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson aud little
daughter are here from Astoria for a
visit with Mrs Ferguson's brother,
M. Hawthorne.
OF the 40 acre tract purchased by
II. l.. klemer something more than
two years since, MIR. Klemer has but
two and one-halt acres not cleared aud
set to trees. This was heavy clearing
and has required great labor and ex,
pense to convert 1t into what it will