The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-09-20
ODELL

Mrs. C. H. Sproat, of Portland. spent
part of the past week visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. E. T. Hull.
L. A. E. Clark has been quite i'll, but
is now able TO be out.
E. G. Hagey, of Hanford. Calf. is
here visiting his daughters, Mrs. Lee
Slutz, and Mrs. Fred ]. Howard. Mr..
Hagey hBs been looking about in Can
ada with view to locating and stopped
over on his homeward journey.
Thurlow Tompkins and Clarence
Conkling enjoyed the Red Cross excur-
sion to Bonneville Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Benefiel and baby, Eve
lyn, are now at home in little cottage
near Odell. Mr.. Benefiel will come to
be at home with them when he has fin.
ished helping in the harvest of wheat
at Mansfield, Wash.
G. H. Deich, deputy district attorney
of Portland, is enjoying vacation stay
with his old time friend, ON. Dewitt.
Miss Eva Boyed entertained the fol.
lowing guests at dinner party Mon
day evening: Misses Helen Davidson,
Florence Brosius and Mary Sheppard.
A surprise farewell party was given
Saturday evening for Miss Leita Bow
erman, who will attend Monmouth Nor
NAL
All boys between the ages of IL and
16 are invited to attend meeting at
the Methodist church in Odell Friday,
tomorrow, at o'clock. Those who are
prepared will be given an opportunity
to take the examination for tender
foot Scout.
Mrs. j. S. Duckwall returned to her
home in Indianapolis, Ind, recently
after having spent the summer here
with her son, j. c. Duckwall, and
daughter, Mrs. Geo. F. Ogden. Mrs.
Duckwall's mother, who was quite ad-
vanced in years, passed away on the
day following Mrs. Duckwall's arrival
home. Friends here extend sympathy.
The rally day program at the Metho-
dist church Sunday was arranged under
the suprvision of Mrs. H. K. Daven-
port and was original, entertaining and
instructive.
About 80 women of Odell expressed
themselves as willing to do their bit
for their country by going to the place
of registration Saturday and filling out
the cards provided by the National
Council of Defense.
The Ladies' Aid society held an all
day meeting Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. M. A. Zeller, who with Mrs. C..
Pfughaupt entertained.
Two Portland specialists, with the
attending physician of Hood River, are
combining their efforts to restore Will
Haskins to health. The outcome of
this case cannot be known, but all hope
decided improvement may very soon
be noted and in time complete recov-
cry. Will and his parents and sisters
have the sympathy of everyone in this
trying time.
The women of Odell who learned
when they were children that with
yarn and needles they might knit
mufiiers, mittens, socks. etc., are now
renewing that knowledge and those
who had not learned are now willing to
be taught. The Red Cross is response
BILE for this industry and mothers sons
away defending their country will en-
| Joy the warmth found in these articles.
Elmer and Louis Eggert returned
home last Sunday. They have spent
the summer in the employ of big
sawmill company at Bend.
And now the apple harvest draws
near. Boxmakers have been busily en-
gagged, as also have growers who are
building warehouses. Carpenters have
no time to linger from the minute they
complete one building until they must
go to the next. j. E. Ferguson is
building the first unit of his warehouse
at Odell. This building is "a "A, of
tile virtually, fireproof and frostproof.
H. Cramer expects to be on the ground
next week to build so X 100 tile ware
house at Odell station. The factory Of
the Cutler Grading Machine Co. is
working overtime to get out machines
ordered in time for this years crop.
Truly Odell grows and every one who
will may be busy.
Usual announcements at both church.
es next Sunday.