The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-07-15
ODELL

Thursday !. u. Lafferty received {
radio message from ship on the Pa
cific bound from the Philippines to Sar
Francisco. The message was picked
up at a point in Washington and stated
that Mr.. Lafferty's brother, Everett,
was on the ship and critically i'll and
asked that a member of the family
meet the boat at time of landing in
San Francisco. Sunday, July IL. j. b.
Lafferty, of Weiser, Ida, accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. G. w. Lafferty,
left Immediately upon ,receipt of the
message. At this writing no further
word has been received. AS will be
remembered Everett Lafferty went to
the Islands more than year ago to
settle the estate of his brother, Joseph,
and was just returning home.
After having spent the past seven
weeks here visiting her sister, Mrs. ID.
f. Clark, Mrs. Brayden returned to
Portland Friday. Mrs. Clark accom-
panied her sister home for a short
visit.
w, T. Hibbard and daughter, Miss
Mary, formerly of Odell, made flying
trip through Odell one day last week
calling on friends.
Lucille Schempp invited number Of
friends to the home of her parents
Tuesday evening to assist her in OBJ
serving her birthday anniversary.
Grange meeting this evening. I'M
porant business will be considered and
a good attendance of members is neces-
sary.
Members of Kemp Lodge are expect
6. ,,sN
ors and Refreshments. Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs will unite in entertain
ing. Grange hall is the place chosen
for the occasion.
Odell has been well represented at
the Chautauqua and all reports are
alike in one respect, praise for the
quality of the attractions all through
the six days.
Contractors have begun excavating
for the new Dan Wuille q Co. ware
house.
E. C. Owens is just beginning berry
harvest from his berry field on Bald
Butte.
Mrs. Lila Lundy. of North Dakota,
and her son. DR.. John Lunday, of Har-
per Hospital Detroit, have visited rel
atives at Homewood. Accompanied
to Portland by E E. Gould they left
over the Highway for Seattle.
In pursuance of his forestry course
Curtis Gould is spending his vacation
at the rangers station on Zig Tag
mountain after having enjoyed a short
visit at the home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. f. E. Gould.
Quite a number of residents Of Odell
and vicinity suffered from severe at
tacks of stomach and bowel trouble
during the hot spell of weather.
Mrs. II. j. Chevron's sister and
brother-in-law are visiting at the Chew
ron home. They are also looking for a
business location here, they having
sold their business in The Dalles.
w. |. Kirby is operating a saw mill
near Summit and through the men on
his pay roll places a neat sum of
money in circulation. He cuts and |
markets lumber and has a considerable |
quantity of slab wood as a by-product. |
Speaking of wood and the prevailing |
scarcity, an eastern Oregon buyer was
here last week looking for carload
of wood TO ship home and was unsuc- /
cessful in his search.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cutler, Of Port
land, who were recent guests at the |
home of MIR. and Mrs. H. X. Daven.
port, were entertained at several din
ner parties by the young married folks
of and near 0dell
Thinning and haying are the princi-
pal tasks on hand just now.
Friends, are you somewhat ashamed
of Odel's column in The Glaicer some
timcs2 Your Correspondent is. Tell her
the important happenings from all
points in Odell so that every section
may be n resented.