The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-04-08

w. X. Wynans, who sometimes regis
tiers at the Perkins from Wynans Cit
and sometimes from Hood River, regis
tered this trip from Dee. When mo-
otherwise engaged Mr.. Wynans cult
Yates homegrown poetry and usually
hasa stock on hand. Oregonian.
Truman Butler, of Hood River, il
| being congratulated on the notable as
sistance he gave to the Oregon COCO
roads caused by his effective participa
tlon in the good roads conference at
Washington. Usually Truman con-
trives to steer all public credit in the
direction Of his distinguished dad, Les
lie Butler. but this time even his sonly
modesty did not save him from some
publicity. He's chip of the old block
and the old block is sound and clear
from sap to heart Each is superla
lively proud of the other and each has
reason to be. Oregon Voter.
Cider is now under the ban, and
orchards soon may be raided as access
ories before the fact. SAYS the Brook
lyn Eagle. Why not arrest a man for
having an Adams apple. St Angus
tine Record. That's also within the
realm of possibilities. Although the
war ended long ago, the SO iety for
the Purpose of Winding Other Peoples
BUSINESS continues passing from one
extreme to another as Satan in Mil
TONS Paradise Lost went around the
globe contriving constantly to "ride
with darknes. Fruit Trade Journal
Contrary to fears of serious short
age in the general cherry crop this
year because of the effects of the ex.
treme cold weather last December,
considerable number of the cherry
growers have reported that the pres
ent appearance of their orchards indi-
Gates good crop, particularly where
the trees are located on high ground
Those growing on the lower levels ap-
| paIently will yield but little fruit this
year, but on the whole the crop should
be fair one if the weather conditions
continue to be favorable. But a short
crop of apricots and peaches seems
probable. The Dalles Chronicle.
Mika Tilicum, whose interesting
letters have recently been appearing
in the Glacier, submits the following,
an advertisement clipped from a news
paper that comes to him.
Strayed loose from mine pig coop
Won chested vite hok. Some man nit |
half bully and scotch color tog baf
barked holes in his ear till it leak and
the peeling almost ISIS skined off, hok
also iss bit loose from his tail alrettv.
like pompador NIT Won bob on-his /
small tail vot iss viggle ven a 1y bite
1fgt do a.II
his crust? Hok faint over and look Il
tead, but sings NIT grunt ven you
hoe him NIT scratch If YOU seen il
like | said it, dots I'm swine, do som
ding quick | needs him for vennie.
surround him in de pig style, call up
halfway" or vot YOU call her, "de
middle?" She haf my number, she
know | "8 someding green, F" den |
come on de yump, and mabe sooner.
Hans SchtutteIbluhn.
The facts are true and appeared a
few days ago in the State Register of
Springfield, Ill.,
Many are the stories of Henry
Ford and his popular automobile. but
is relating what it calls the
best OF the season, and the facts in the
the leading churches of the city that
the pastor took for the text of his SER
mon, Better Church Attendance.
"lhe pastor held that the automo.
bile has taken more people away from
church than any other thing He con-
cluded with the exclamation: The
Ford has taken more people to hell
than any other thing that | can men
Lionp Whereupon an old lady in the
congregation began to clap her hands
and moan, Praise the Lord Praise
he Lord =
What's the matter, sister, asked
he pastor. &
" The Ford never went any place {
hat it couldn't make the round trip,
md ! am sure that all of those people
n hell will .be hack, she answered.
So praise tn Lord 7 Exchange.
During 1919 forest fires burned over i
AZ. 463 acres of land in Oregon, dam e
ging and destroying 472. 4S9. coo feet
( timber having a monetary value of q
5lO,92l. In addition, $24l, LAP was u
)st I'm buildings. logs, equipment and n
improvements burned, making total
{ 1852, O63 damage by forest fire.
hNsN Aie AAANo dit NUN a nNdlNHiCnl is "a
led by the Oregon Foresty Bureau.
OF the l43, 463 acres burned, 56. 73l n
rres, or more than one third, was of n
Ierchantable timber growth. An Il
,reage of "A. S35 of second growth was q
lrned over and 81, ,S79 acres of cut.
yer land and old burns were also q
lrned over in 1919. 4
Patrol and improvement work con- IS
icted by the bureau during 1919 in q
lived an expenditure of SlSI, 790.
ore than half of which was assessed a
yainst privately owned standing tim
n represented in fire associations.
he acreage contributing for this pro-
ction was 1897. $50. The number of
ardens required was SOC. During the
ar 1869 miles of old trails were
cared out, 7S miles of new trail cut.
miles Of new telephone line con-
ructed, ASP miles of old telephone
he repaired and Is cabins, lookouts s
d tool boxes built and repaired.
On top Of all this patrol expense was
e actual cost of fighting the iers-a
tai of Sl76, Sos, making in all more
an $3.50, 600 expended by nation, state
q timber associations through the s
egon Forsetry Bureau in protecting .
d endeavoring TO save 0regon's big
81 merchantahle asset, the forests -
e Oregon Voter.