The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-11-24

came with but single bale OF hay for
his 80 COWS. Mr.. Matt had been nc
custOmed daily to haul out, as he re-
turned from his milk deliveries, enough
hay and grain for the night and morn
ing feeding.
He was preparing this week to
transport several tons of feed to his
place.
DIR. f. ID. Kanaga and c. w. McCul-
lagh, who left here last Friday for Ar
lington on a goose hunt, have not been
heard of by local friends or members
of the family since their departure.
With wires down, it has been impos-
sible to learn where the men sought
refuge from the storm. They had
planned gon shooting in the Arlington
district and proceeding to Prinevlle for
visit with Henry Mccall.
The record long time consumed on
journey from the Columbia Gorge ho
tel was made Monday by l.. o. Mea-
cham, who with his wife is spending
the winter at the hostelry. Mr. Mea-
cham came in to look after his city
residence. He Travelled on snowshoes
improvised from the Stats of packing
cases. He made the city in just two
hours.
MIR. Meacham reports that the sloughs
along the Columbia north Of the hotel
are alive with geese and ducks. Old
time residents say they have never
seen so many wild fowls on the low
lands of the Columbia around here.
The storm, it is presumed, has driven
them from their customary haunts
around OleX and Arlington.
Who will bear the loss of the new
Odell school, structure just completed
at cost of an approximate $25, 900. is
present worry to members of the
Odell school board. The roof of the
building collapsed Sunday night from
the burden of snow. The walls of the
structure, according to those who have
visited the scene of the diaster, have
pulled in. and the building is practical
ly total wreck. Reports are to the
effect that firm of Portland contrac-
tors, who built the school, are still un-
der bonds. Others say, however. that
the circumstances are such that the
contractors cannot be held.
Bill Johnson, driver of the United
States Bakery's motor truck, which
daily delivers huge quantities of bread
here and at valley points, was very
much worried when the snow block
AIDED the Highway and left him strand.
ed here. He knew that his wife would
be badly worried. Mr.. Johnson tried
in vain every way of getting a mess
age through. He had thought of start
ing out on skis for the metropolis.
Mr.. johnson finally succeeded Monday
in getting a message by telegraph TO
his wife by way of Salt Lake City and
San Francisco. His motor truck is
stuck@in'a snowbank near Odell.
The snowstorm has worked severe
hardships on all dairymen. Mrs. 7. j.
Mills and her young sons, aided by an
other boy, were kept in feverish ac-
tivity Sunday. The big barns had to
be shoveled off and the cows had to be
watered with pals. The boys in the
evening attempted to make deliveries
of milk with bobsled, but this was
found a physical impossibility. Milk
was sent out to families with children,
and others helped the situation by call
ing for supply.
Bruno Franz telephoned to the Hood
River Creamery and his city milk GUS
toners Monday night that he was
ready to retire that he, his family and
all of the teams of the neighborhood
we're absolutely exhausted. MIR. Franz
motor truck went into the ditch Sat
urday and had to be abandoned. All
of the teams Of the neighborhood were
utilized Sunday and Monday in an ef-
fort to break way through to the
Highway. The folk of the FTankton
sections declare that it was one of the
most discouraging situations they ever
met with.
If anyone had desired to lick City
Street Commissioner Samuel or any of
his official family, they should have
fulfilled that desire along about Mon
day night Mr.. Samuel says he would
have submitted without fighting back.
The street commissioner and all of his
assistants had worked increasingly
throughout the storm in keeping
streets clear and crossings open. They
had cooperated with the fire depart
ment in preventing blockade around
fire hydrants. Mr.. Samuel says he has
never seen a harder snow to handle
than that now piled up on the mid
Columbia.
l.. +. Taft invented a new means Of
coming from the Heighs to town Tues
day morning. He appropriated the
sled of his son, Charles, and mounted.
1t was a wild ride and gay one. He
sailed down across the yards and gar
dens of. various folk en- route. Owe"
fences and past wOodsheds. But he
made the Journey with speed and safe
ty. Mr.. Taft says he hasn't copy
righted the means Of transportation
and recommends It TO others who must
needs come down town for business. |
He hasn't reported on how long it took
him to return the sled home.
Prof. L. r. Henderson, who has been
familiar with Hood River valley life
for more than 80 years and who has
observed many snOWfalls, declares that
he has never seen 50 solid a sheet Of
ice as that now prevailing.
cit is the most difficult snow to
handle" said Prof Henderson, 81
have ever seen. / predict that the rail- I
road company will have the worst time
in It's history digging out after this
storm.
Unless an aerOplane is secured 70
bring in the films. the motion picture
shows. the Liberty and the Rialto,
will be h0rs de combat until Mr.. Fred
rfarr r4r.t-5Hra Hood River uifh train
service again. Manger kolstad keeps
his baseball mustache trimmed with
the usual fastidiOusness, however, and
will give thanks today for the promise
Of better things 20 come.
1t is safe 70 say that Hood River
now has more sore muscles than at any
time IN the history Of the town.