The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-04-19
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]. 0. Curtis, after s-week's illness
which confined him to his house, is re-
ported much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Shannon went tc
Hood River Friday. where they attend
ed the meeting of the food raising
campaign in Library hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Edgar and chill.
dren spent the week end in Hood River
at the residence of Mrs. Clara V. Dob
bin.
The burning out of chimney at the
home of Mrs. S. G. Emilio last Thurs
day caused a ripple of excitement. zs5'
County Horticulturist Brown spent
last week putting the finishing touches
on the preparation of his strawberry
ranch.
w. F. Shannon attended the board
meeting of the Apple Growers Associa-
ton in Hood River Saturday, returning
Sunday.
A considerable number of local resi-.
dents went to Hood River Tuesday to
see Annette Kellerman in "A Dsugh-
ter of the Gods, motion picture.
W. c. Ayres, of Portland, was here
Tuesday on business connected with
his real estate holdings on the Flat.
J. Walker West went to Portland
last week on business connected with
the Oregon Lumber Co.
d. j. Lawler, of Parkdale, was a re-
cent visitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Jesse Crenshaw
Herbert Williams, of White Salmon,
visited at the Parker ranch last We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Theodore Shepler took her son,
Marion, to White Salmon Friday to
have his eyes examined.
General Manager Stone and Director
Birge, of the Apple Growers Associa-
tion, were here Monday in connection
with the construction of warehouse
and to confer with W. F. Shannon, who
is member of the warehouse commit
tee.
Patriotic fervor is being shown To-
cally, not only by countless flags flut-
tering to the breeze in front of various
homes, but Old Glory was raised aloft
last week to the tops of two tall poles.
Under the direction of R. M. Stone,
woods boss at the Oregon Lumber
Co. S logging camp, a 75-toot pole was
erected at that camp Saturday and an
immense Star Spangled Banner unfurl-
ed at the top. Not to be outdone in
patriotic display, r. W. Emmett, of
the Oregon Lumber Co., secured 65-
foot mast which he-placed in front of
his dwelling near the station, from
which flag staff proudly floats Uncle
Sans colors. The Flag is also dis
played on the rail autos and steam
train engines, at the Dee hotel and at
the houses of several Japanese resi-
dents. Get the spirit.
Bringing with him handsome 1917
model Ford, Harry Whitley returned
from Hood River Saturday, the trip
having been made under its own steam
with the expert guidance of its proud
owner. Muddy roads were encountered
near Boucher and snow storm near
Winans, but the trip was made from
Hood River to the Whitley garage in
less than two hours with no mlshaps.
The basket social held at the school
house Saturday night under the aus
pices of the grange, drew good at
tendance and highly enjoyable even
ing is reported. The proceeds netted
SIS. 10.
Overshadowing in local Importance
the European war, the seven billion
dollar war measure, the Russian revo.
luton, or the six million dollar road
bonds issue, has been the question
whether the residents of this settle
ment would build grange hall or a
community hall, which now seems
definitely laid to rest. Throughout the
long winter the matter has been ar
gued, debated and discussed by day and
night, attaining a warmth of feeling
which threatened to disrupt the other
wise peaceable community. Friends
and neighbors who had sustained amic-
able relations since Mount Hood was a
hole in the ground, were wrought into
frenzy of feeling that bordered on
fratricidal revolution. Partisan feeling
ran high on this momentous matter
and sects, schisms and secessionists
were developed. Frequent meetings
were held and much fervid oratory un-
loosed. The minority vote of one gath
ering became the majority sentiment
of the next until all were exhausted.
Then came the first breath of spring a
fortnight ago; all differnces were dis
sipated and forgotten and the belliger-
ents have turned to their ploughshares.
That the winters in Oregon are entirely
too long, is the moral pointed. Spring
is here.