The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
HOOD RIVER FOLKS
In CALIFORNIA

Editor Glacier: During the visit of
my wife and in California il was our
goodtfortune TO meet with many former
Hood River residents, to some of whom
We are greatly indebted for courtesies
extended.
Our longest stop was in Escondido
valley, at the home of our son-in-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. ID. T. Mar
Tor. Escondido valley is the prettiest
part OF southern California visited by
US. Here. on the high grounds, are
found groves of oranges, lemons and
olives. On the low lands are vineyards,
nay ranches and truck gardening.
Every rancher keeps chickens: some
up into the thousands of hens. Ii might
be said that the poultry business is the
ehiet industry of the valley. Stores all
pay the market price in cash for eggs,
Good roads throughout the valley and
automobiles galore.
A. I. Dodge and his family own good
property in the valley. Fred Chandler
has a ranch of 1l6 acres nine miles
from the town of Escondido. The Car
nahans also are located here. At San
Diego we met with Mr.. and Mrs. 0. H.
Baker. They have a new house in a
delightful part of the city overlooking
Balboa Park, in which is located the
Panama-California exposition. From
their residence grand view is had
every night in the year of the thou
sands of electric lights that brilliantly
illumine the white city and grounds Of
the exposition.
AT Encanto we met with Deacon d.
Z. Hill and wife. They are pleasantly
situated on one Of the highest points in
this city of The Enchanted Hills"
The view from their home takes in the
bay of San Diego and reaches into
Mexico.
At Long Beach we met VIM. Pugh
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. j.
Cunning. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Nj. Hamblet,
Henry Buskirk. Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Markham and their children, and o. P.
Dabney, who has recently returned
home from his tour of California. Mr..
Cunning has purchased a home in
desirable part of this favorite city for
old soldiers. and will make it his per-
manent home. Mrs. Cunning takes
leading part in W. K. G. work and has
made host of acquaintances and
friends in her new home. MIR. Cunning
is a member of the Grand Army Drum
Corps, In which he wields the drum
sticks. The drum corps is in demand
to play for gatherings, especially when
political campaign is on. Every Sat-
urday afternoon meeting of old SOL
dlers is held in the sun parlor out on
| the pier, half mile from shore. At
these meetings some noted speaker will
crate and the drum corps furnishes the
music.
Long Beach is afflicted, like all coast
cities, with the soap box orator who is
agin the government. He holds forth at
| the end of the Pike" under the pier
leading to the sun parlor. On the Sat-
urday we were there the drum corps,
on their return to the city, stopped to
give short concert before leaving the
pier. A policeman came along and
motioned them to stop playing. He
then led them to the spot Immediately
overhead of where a disreputable
speaker was haranguing a crowd on
the Pike below. The officer then asked
the drum corps to proceed with their
music. When the flies and drums rung
out the good old tunes of the Cos the
voice of the speaker was drowned, the
crowd left him, and of course, he sub
| sided.
Mr.. Markham has been in the busi-
ness of contracting and building. His
| partner, with whom he had been asso-
ciated for years, had just died and his
funeral was held while we were in Long
| Beach.
Capt. Henry Coe is in Manhattan
Beach, where he is one of the trustees
of the town. recall election had Just |
been held at which it was attempted to |
oust two of the town officials. 1t failed
by close vote. but the woman at the
head of the recall movement has made
threats to try the recall next time on
Capt. Coe.
At San Francisco we met MIR. Ravlin |
in charge of the big apple on exhibition
in the Horticultural building in the
Panama-Pacific exposition. Mr.. Ravlin |
is doing good work and the big apple is
drawing card. Mr.. Ravlin estimates
that $4,000 people saw the big apple on
opening day and learned of Hood River.
In the city we ran across John Hard |
man. son of MIR. and Mrs. N. W. Hard
man, of the Heights, Hood River. He
has been in the city for the past two
years. We also met the family of VIM.
Wiley, relatives of the McConns, of
Upper Hood River Valley. They live
at $50 Eddy street, and expect soon to
come to Hood River to make their home
in the Upper Valley. S. F. Blythe.