The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-07-17

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cealed. like veiled prophet. Truly
IA cloud eompeller" is he, and one to
which our evergreen domain owes
much Of its evergreenness.
but mostly the weather and scenery
are superb, with Hood benlgnly beam
ing down upon atomic moftals. while
the bloomy orchards make the fore
ground "a poseybed Of nature.
From Homer Rogers lodge. four
miles above Parkdale, ones horizon
commands. besides this vigorous prince
of the range, to whose wlnd-swept
slopes it is anchored, St Helens,
"queen of North America" Adams,
which Wainthrop called Tacoma the
Less, but noble enough to be the pride
Of continent" and Rainier, divine
ly majestic, a silver mountain in gol-
den sea, 'as he saw it one day. Though
of course he spelt it Tacoma, adding
that mountains should not be insulted
by being named after undistingushed
bpeds Quite right, Theodore. and
may your sentiments be consistently
adopted by your the national geo.
graphic board.
Here beneticent Creator spread
apart the mighty buttresses of our ca
thedral splre so that wide area of
over $1,000 acres sufficiently level for
farming has been left between an un-
usual formation like a great park, ex-
tending almost from the base of a
great peak. The east and middle forks
of Hood river skirt the sides, and be-
yond them each a chain of the buttres-
sing mountains project themselves
down the valley till lost in the gorge
of the Columbia.
The Neal creek road along the east
side is like a ribbon binding the upper
and neither valleys together, for it ex-
tends above and below the dividing
line between them, Booths hill. Hav-
ing steep and rocky sides. it is likely
to be long left in primeval beauty.
On the west side of the valley is the
famous Punch Bowl, scooped out by
the pounding of the Middle Fork. 1t
is fearsome to gaze into, and from it
none who venture too far ever return.
The bugaboo of rattlers, it is said,
was long since exercised from the
country, and that no snakes of any
variety inhabit these higher attitudes
This, then, may be recommended as a
safety zone wherein nervous females
may summerize in peace.
The loop road is an absorbing subject
and every land owner the whole length
of the valley can give cogent reasons
why it should pass his door. The Base
Line, whose road runs through Port
land, also falls north of Parkdale, an
other connecting link of interest.
There are discouragements in this
garden spot, however, though some OF
them Just now it may still be said,
perhaps, "it is the war" Think of
the aggravation to one who has toiled
long and hard to put 'the blood in the
apple" to receive only 50 cents a box
for the best in the season, and now to
learn that apples are selling in Port.
land at two for quarter And hay
that went out Of here at $40 ton last
fall is being brought back at S42
Then on May u it showed and several
light frosts have visited us since all
of which mine host, not being in the
real estate business, admitted were not
unusal.
The hamlet of Parkdale, which is
the railroad terminus, has two stores
grade school, high school, Photographic
studio. church .and library. The last
named is the only one in the county
outside the county seat, and neatly
painted little bungalow houses its
books and magazines. The community
church, organized by the late Rev. }
V. Millgan, of Portland, and first pas
torized most acceptably by Rev. W
l.. Van Nuys, has charming little ed
ifice- little, but rejoicing in big min
ister, Rev. W. H. Boldly, an almunu!
of Reed college, by the way. He il
not only splendid preacher, fearles:
and forceful. but he takes an active
interest in all community affairs, indi
vdual and collective.
Boy Scouts have lusty troop will
Mr.. Boldly as Scout Master and j. K
Van Nuys, W. C. Smullin and Miltol
Craven as assistant scout masters
One of their activities is the commend
able plan to put half of Memorial Day
into clearing up the cemetery; and thu
men of the community. too, will hell
: by raising 500 or more for the SAM
, purpose. Then here are the Grange
/ the Rebekahs and Oddfelows. A Re,
II Cross organization performed valian
/ service during the war; and So younl
Il patriots from the upper valley alon
| responded to the call to arms, a splen
Il did percentage, and only one gold star
N Illustrating the spirit of the valley
II good story got out during enlistmen
i days of one ardent would-be, VIII
II though bit deaf, determined to try
II out. When his hearing was teste
II with a watch and he was asked at eac
II distance if he heard it. he prompt
II answered yep" When the test wa
Il over the examiner told him the watc
Il was not running. Fact. And he ha
Il a wife and two children here VIII
II might have served him for "weathe
Il strips" if he had chosen to avoid tn
ii draft.
II AS practically all the service me
H have already retsrned. ia big banque
II reception is talked. for the near fl
II ture, to welcome them back to tn
II Valley of Peace, as a speaker on Bios
II som Sunday happily named it.
y c. K. Craven. who lives I'm town
for church and school privileges an
n has a farm outside the "city limits,
II left big studio in the east, where h
II produced photographs of such high OF
II der as to make him a several medals
II Miss Bess Owens, of Portland, al
II other Reed graduate, is principal {
II the high school as we'll as soloist
II the church choir. She is turning out
III fine little class at commencement soor
H incidentally, Milton Runyon, of tn
| same Reed class, has spent some tim
in these parts, though for his heat
| largely, it is said.
H Not far over there for a while live
Eldon Furnish and his bride, Ruth Fra
II ley. well known young Portland pee
HI pie. This was on the place built an
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