The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-27
CORRESPONDENCE.
ODELL.

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Henry Lewis, of Portland, has been
visiting relatives in Willow Flat and
Odell the past week.
4. Z. Strang and family have gone
to their new home near MedfoId, Ore.
The best wishes of their many friends
follow them.
T. Lacey is at work in charge ,f n
force of men and a steam shovel get.
ting out gravel for the No. Hood rail
road people.
La grippe seems to have made it.
appearance sbout Odell. Many cases
of more or less severity are reported
In the majority Of these the victim Is
decidedly sick for few days aud does
not regain his usual strength 'or some
two or more weeks. The following
have been iii OF this disease within
the week just passed: Wm. Kemp,
Dane Kemp, Mr.. and Mrs b. +
Young and Baby Young, Louis aud
Lyal Roads, Leita Bowerman, RutA.
Alice and Miriam Clark. These arr
the sufferers so far as your oorrespcE-
dent has been informed.
A. p. Slade and Mrs. Jennie Benia
min we're married Tuesday, Februaiv
Is. and are at home on the Benjan
farm at Pine Grove Their many
friends wish for them long, happy
and prosperous lite.
DR.. i. q. Warren, Of Forest Grove,
Minn., has been here fu; visit with
his nephews, Clarence aud James viii
son, and niece, Emily Wilson. DIR.
Warren left Odell Monday. He will
visit +. E. Strang at his new home in
Rogue River Valley and look over that
portion OF the country.
Miss Winnie Baird Is visiting the
family OF L. d. Boyed. MIS-. Baird is
a sister of Mrs. Boyed
The we'll at VIM. Ehrck's after bav-
ing been drilled to depth vi l35 feet,
had to be abandoned as tho drill stuck
and could not re reooverei The new
well Is at this time (Monda, morning)
down 25 feet. The plan Is To driIl to
about the same depth rs the lIrst well,
then shoot with dynamite with the
hope thus to jai the rock about the
9rst drill SO that the owners may be
able to remove their imprisoned In.
struments, those used for loosening
and raising the drill having been lost
in the attempt to remove 1t.
Mrs. Lenz' gasoline engine aud
pumping plant have been installed
ready for operation.
j. II. Eggert shipped car of wood
via the Mt. Hood railroad Saturday.
Last Tuesday about or 5: 80 p. m.
we were startled to hear that b. II.
Young's house was on fire, but happily
the fire was soon subdued. Mr.. aud
Mrs. J. b. Crosby saw the fire and
ran down TO warn the occupants and
to help in putting out the iiie. The
flames started In the roof around the
pipe from heating stove.
Marie Lockman and Gertrude Cros-
by went to Eugene last week to at
tend the State Christian Endeavor
convention. They were delegates
from Odell Christian Il deavor So
oiety.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Rogers, of
Ruthton, came Sunday for few days
visit with .Mrs. Rogers parents, MIR.
and Mrs. A. Wood.
The following incident illustrates
the wide spread fame of llord River !:
L. A. q. Clark received a sample copy
of paper addressed l. A h. Clark,
Hood River, Okla. Mr. Clark also
received letter from Rolla, N. d.. ,
stating that the writer had been max
ing inquiries about Hood River Val
Icy and believed 1t to be the place for
an ideal home. He contemplates in
vesting here.
w. A. Lockman has received let
ter from Hugh Smith, who recently
removed to Iowa to reside in the fu
ture. Mr.. Smith expresses himself as
not at all satisfied with Iowa after
having been resident OF Hood River
Valley and wishes he were here.
We hear that Mrs. E. I. Folts and
little daughter, Laura, returned home
Saturday from Portland, where the
little girl has been In hospital for
medical treatment. We ale very glad
the little girl has 90 far recovered as
to be brought home.
One of the most interesting meet
ings 10 the report for last Sunday ev-
ening. Many good talks, special