The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-03
ODELL

ODELL
The October business meeting and
I social of the Ferguson Bible class will
be held at the home Of MIR. and Mrs.
j. +. Ferguson next Friday Uomor-
row) evening. Members of this class
have been busy the past month putting
a cement floor in the church basement
and building a walk from the church
north, from plank donated by I. w.
Atkinson, while he was proprietor of
the 0dell store.
w. NJ. Barnett went to Portland Sat
urday for short business visit.
C. A. Galloway, of Fond du Lac.
Wis, is here for visit at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. H. T. Parr.
Messrs. Fordham and Stewart Kim
bali left last week for Boston and
points abroad, where they will spend
several. months in travel and study.
Marion Hunter, Aubrey Davis and
Glenn Young attended the Roundup in
Pendleton last week.
Alex B. Brooke has purchased of j.
W. Wilson two acres of land and a
right of way across Mr.. Wilson's land.
Mr.. Smith, of New York City. a
college teacher of Mr.. McCreery.
visited him in 0dell last week.
Mrs. P. L. Smith is in Portland for
two weeks visit
l.. c. Weinheimer has built tenn
porary house and expects to build a
residence later.
People of Oedll and vicinity who
have business in Hood River must g.
a long way around, as the Tucker
bridge is out and the East Side grade
is the only way into town. Everyone
is hoping the new bridge may be COM
pleted at an early date.
Dave Miller and family, of The
Dalles, Ore, are at home in the prop
erty owned by MIR. Gill. of Iowa. Mr..
Miller is we'll known about Odell. as
he formerly lived here and worked at
his trade as carpenter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dane Kemp expect to
leave about the middle of October for
California for the benefit of Mr..
Kemp's health. They have many
friends who hope the change may
prove beneficial and that they may
return to Odell enjoying perfect health.
Mrs. Maase was called to Portland
last week by the death from fire of her
little grandchild. The mother of the
| little one was also badly burned when
their house burned. Mrs. Maase s
daughter is at home recovering from a
recent operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. Ethel Horn, of Wel5er, Idaho.
arrived Sunday evening for a visit
with the families of G. W. Lafferty,
|. U. Lafferty and W. F. Young.
On Tuesday. October l, the rural
carriers leave Hood River several
hours earlier than they have since May
first. They are now on their winter
schedule.
Mrs. Mark Cameron entertained Miss
Love and Miss Bell at dinner Wednes-
day evening of last week in honor of
Miss Loves birthday anniversary and
the anniversary of the wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. Cameron.
1t is expected the box factory will
close down this week as there is diff
Guilty in securing suitable dry lumber
lOI ibks OC<ASo'
Portland papers tell of an accident
in which Fred Richter, of Trout Lake,
Wash, was injured last week. While
unloading hay Mr.. Richter was thrown
35 feet, sustaining a fracture of the
leg and badly sprained arm. A phys
ician was summoned from White Salm-
on, 26 miles away, and he attended the
injured man.
Odell friends of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H..
Day were grieved to hear that she
passed away suddenly at her home last
Saturday evening.
Those who attend the Union church
have been planning something along
the line of church federation and sew
eral meetings have been held for the
purpose of considering this question.
Next Sunday at p. m. the committee
on constitution for federated church
is expected to report.
At the business meeting of the c. E.
society held last week Wednesday
evening, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: Miss
Leita Bowerman, president Mrs. Harry
Connaway, first vice president; Sum-
ner Cameron, second vice; Alex Lacey,
secretary; Mrs. W. p. Kemp, treas
urer; Mrs. f.. T. Folts, organist; Mrs.
Annie l.. Shelley, corresponding secre-
tary.
Sunday school at 10 a. M, Epworth
League Z p. m. at the Methodist church
next Sunday. Fine music, interesting
lessons, teachers especially suited to
their respective classes and a cordial
welcome to all.
Sunday school 0:30 a. m. Preach
ing. Rev. Troy Shelley, II 80 a. M,
followed by communion. c. E. 7:3C
.. m. at the Union church next Sunday,
Mrs. Nettie Crockett, of Rupert
Idaho, will arrive here within a few
days and make her home with hel
mother, Mrs. Alice X. Poole. Mrs
Crockett gave up her position in tn,
bank at Rupert about two weeks age
and has since visited with relatives an(
friends at Nampa, Idaho, and at Star
buck, Wash. In coming to Odell sh'
is returning to'her former home ant
to a wide circle of friends who will
gladly welcome her.
Next Monday evening. October Z
will be an important meeting of Odel
Development League. Members ant
those interested should be present.