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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1905)
HOOD RIVER GLACIER,r THUK6DAY, JUNE 22, 1905 ODELL EFFECT OF MEETING TO BE FAR-REACHING By Roswsll Sholley. Odell, East River Valley, June 21. It is my opinion that Saturday was the greatest day for Hood River aud tho valley that has occurred during my three yearn residence her. Its effect will be far reaching, for beyond doubt these good roads people of na tional reputation will spread the news far and wide concerning onr "garden of Eden, "with the serpent eliminated, as tersely expressed by the Honorable Martin Dodge. We refrain from entering into de tails, for we know the Glacier will give the proceedings in full, yet we are constrained to refer to the remarks of the silver-tongued orator from Mis souri, Col. Rlxey, before passing from the subject. His address was replete with elo quence and wit, and we thoroughly enjoyed the shakenp he gave the moss hacks of Oregon, but when be drew the gloomy,forbidding picture of the farm home, the one he classed as being quarantined for three or four mouths in the year, he surely overshot the mark If he thought such remarks apply to the valley of Hood River. Situated as we are In the vale of Hood River, 'neath the shadow of the mother of mountains; with its green valleys, Its pure waters, its invigorat ing atmosphere; amid the quickening forces of nature and its majestic scen ery ; its rural delivery service aud a telephone in almost every home, the home life of the Hood River valley farmer is Indeed princely as compared with that of the eastern farmers, or the bloated bond holder in the con gested districts of the larger cities. Like K. P. Powell, we say give us the country home with its freedom amid the song of the birds, the music of the waters, where the glad froe hand of nature is extended to us dally with a revelation of joy and glarings and mystery that servo to point us to a higher, purer and better life, Hen Franklin said: "The farmer of his Ken is taller than a gentleman." Under our square deal administra tion, the government has been un earthing postal frauds ami land frauds aud now its representatives are earn estly engaged in digging op road frauds, and some of us poor fellows out here, who have been giving the government short days' work had bet ter stand from under, lest we find our selves like tne story our Missouri friend told of the condition of the Russian general "In statu quo." All honor is due to these capable men who represent the government aud country in this good roads deal. Let us give them the glad hand, and let us hope and expoct that the good seed sown last Saturday at the masr meeting will spring up and grow into a harvest of good roads, not only to the valley of Hood River, but to the state at large. Then wheu our valley is full of good roads and all the young orchards full of good apples, there will follow carloads of good people falling down over each other to get the flr.-t frivilege of buying a choice bit ol and upon which to locate for life. Then will the millennium come for Hood River valley. Mr. Kggart, father of Jag. Kggart, arrived at Odell last Friday to spend the summer with bis son. Mr. Kg gart's home Is in Kansas and this is his first trip to Oregon. He is a far mer, and is therefore oapable of judg ing the conditions along that line. He is pleased with this section. He will visit the fair and also tour the state of Washington before returning home. His brother, F. Kggert, of Kg germont, is also here, at his summer home and last Monilay met his brother for the first time in years. F. Kg gert' summer home here is perhaps the very nioest one iu all the valley, and truly an inviting spot for a busy man like Mr. Kggurt, whose nerves and body are taxed to the limit in conducting his large and growing bus iness in Portland. Mr. Kggert spends about half his time here during the summer mouths. Fred C. Russell, wife and mother rrom Indian territory, lu company with A. 1. Mason, called last week at Mr. Kussrll was charmed with our val ley and expressed much surprise at the high state of cultivation of our orohards. and the modern style of architect uro in onr homes. The party was on their way to the Portland fair. The liarrott boys were over to Odell last Saturday and met another defeat at the hands of Odoll's base ball nine. The score at the end of 5 innings stood in favor of Odell. Ijast Wednesday Frank Neff, Ulva Collins anil Harry Kemp went to Lost Lake, which was the 1 1 rut trip of the season. Messrs. Neff and Collins went to secure some views of lake and mountain to add to their already large collection. They report a fine trip, catching what fish they needed for camp, aud obtaining some good pic tures. Death of H.C.Cro kett. Travel the wide world over and everywhere in the midst of life you find death. Were this not truo of the vegetable kingdom we could not live at all. Again it is our sad duty to record the death of an honored and respected citizen. H. C. Crockett, the subject of this sketch, departed this life on last Wednesday, the 14th inst., and was laid away in Idlewilde on the fol lowing afternoon. It is often a hard task to record faithfully tho life work of our fellows after they have gone from us. To our mind the strongest evidence of the truth of the old liible lies iu the fact that the liible historian records tho bad along with the good concerning the lives of those iu olden times, while the modern historians are inclined to draw the veil of charity over the faults and frailities when our friends are laid to rest. In Mr. Crockett's case there was only ouo side to his life. It was an open book nothing con cealed, nothing secret. His going forth from this world was without an enemy in this neighborhood. He was a kind, indulgent father, a faithful husband. He was honest, progressive and shared in fullest measure the respect and con fidence of his fellows. What more could be said? He leaves a monument that will endure in the hearts of his friends and loved ones longer than the tallest marble shaft that could 1: Odell on their way from the falls. I placed at bis grave. It is not uiicoin Ml I LIKE PEARLS... There is no finer ornament than a net of white glisten ing teeth- The gems of Golconda are not more beautiful. They add hucii a look of neatness, cleanliness and refine ment. Once lost, nothing can ever replace them. Not everyone can have perfect teeth but all can have sound white ones if they only give them proper care. Use a good tooth brush one adapted to your teeth, not too hard or too soft, and a good reliable tooth powder. Let us help you to select them both. We will show you the merits of our different brushes Prophylactic, Badger hair and Bristle and help select the one most adapted to your teeth and the tooth powder we sell you we guarantee not to harm the teeth. Ask us also for one of our booklets on "The Care Of the Teeth" they are free. REIR CASS, Smith Block. Reliable Druggists. Ayers To be sure, you are growing old. But why let everybody see it, in your gray hair? Keep your hair dark and rich and postpone age. If you will Hair Vigor only use Ayer's Hair Vigor, your gray hair will soon have all the deep, rich color of youth. Sold for 60 years. " T am now over 1 year old. and I'hava a tlilrlt.gloiiy limit of Iodk Imlr wliioli u a wmiflar to every one who ttB it. And not a grar iialr In It. all lsie to Ayor'a llnlr Vii " Una. II It. llusTig, Ueclda, Minn. fl 00 a bottla. All druviri.tii. for White Hair 2Q Pounds for $.100 l a ..W. F. LARA WAY.. D iamonds Pianos Watches Org'ans x Eye Glasses and Spectacles Specially Ground No extra charge for engraving. SMITH'S BRICK BLOCK HOOD RIVER Diil you over notice the llaneo wheel in your watch? The balance wheel of a watch viivcs live vibrations everv second, three hundred every minute, 18,(K.) every hour, W.VOOO everv thiv, and ir7,-S0,000 everv vear. At each vibration it rotates about one and a quarter times, making ltKI.850,000 revolution everv year. In order thnt we may better undcrlund the stupendous amount of labor performed lv these tinv works, let us make comparison with a locomotive having six-foot driving wheels. Let it he run until its wheel shall have given the same number of revolutions that a watch balance given in one vear, and it will have covered a distance equal to twenty-eight complete circuit of the earth. All this a watch does without other attention than winding onre every twenty-four hours. Now, suppose both machines started in good order. Tha locomotive is oiled every fifty minutes, is carefully wiped and cleaned before being oiled. So that while doing the work of a watch for one year, it has been cleaned 6,955 and oiled 2.1,010, (and is now in the shop for repairs.) While vour watch suppose it doen't look verv dirty and even if it still keeps pretty fair time wouldn't it do better service and wear much longer if carefully cleaned and properly oiled ONCt to every H.tHW time a locomotive is? mou to listen to soft worusas-we stand beside the bier of our friends, but no words can unmake or undo the life work of our friends. Tho record is mado, be die is cast wheu death's cold hand relentlessly dragg our loved ones forth into that strange land beyond the mystio river. We hate said before and now repeat to die i-i nothing compared with the responsibility of living aright. Pro fessions conut for little. It iB the life work that tolls here and hereafter. Bo, in the language of some famous auth or: "So live that when tho summons come to join the innumerable cum van that mulches to the pule lealms of death; thou go not like the quarry slave ut night, scourged to his dun geon, but with a pure, unfaltering trust approach thy grave like one who quietly wraps the drapery of his conch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams. " Mr. Crockett's life was such us to insure him the full realization of all that is meant in the above paragraph, and his bereaved family should take comfort in this thought. Words are empty when crepe hangs upon the door. Hut the family can rest assured they have tho sympathy of the com munity. II. ('. Crockett was born July 10, lHTii, boing W) years old at the time of his death. Ho h'ltvcs behind him a wife and seven children, two sons and five daughters, living, besides little Kenneth, who died last winter and who sleeps beside his father iu Idlewilde cometery. The funeral services were conducted by M. I). Odell, assisted by Hev. Troy Shelley. The services wore largely attended aud the remains were followod by a large concourse of friends who watched his body placed beneath sod to remain until the final roll call. Will Have High School. At the annual school meeting at Odell last Monday L. A. E. Clark was eleoted as director for three years, succeeding Chas. Davis, and M. D. Odell was elected clerk, succeeding himself. At the same meeting, which was well attended, the directors were instructed to borrow money and build an additional room to meet tho grow ing demands of tho district. It was also decided to establish the 0th and loth grades, and to arrange with M. D. Odell for spring water and pipe the same a distun e of a mile to the school bouse. This is a sanitary improvement aud is much needed. With a three or four room house and three oompetent teach ers, and tho children furnished with pure spring water, who will say again that Odell is behind the times? With theso needed improvements and the establishing of the higer grades, Odell will at once take front rank among the schools of the valley, and the progres sive spirit that is now abroad in our community will keep her there. The patrons of the school are to be congrat ulated upon the spirit of enterprise pervading the meeting. At a meeting or the directors on the same date J H. Crosby was appointed as director to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of II. C. Crockett. MOUNT HOOD. llerries are going out of here now bythe load, from two to live loads going overy day. K. C. Miller sold his berry crop to A. Lieroux again this year. Mr. Lo roux gives so much per crate. Chester Monroe went to Portland to take in tho fair and returned last Sunday. W. A. Otlleld shipped three bear hides to Portland to J. Wesley Ladd last week. Mr. Ladd bought some marten furs last winter from hint. W. M. Keeling bought ten acres of laud from Klmer dribble last week. We are glad to know that Mr. Keeling is going to settle down and stay with us. V. 11. liurkee is building a new house on his Innd and will have a very ueat little oottage. All the hayseeds are getting ready to cut their Hrst crop of clover, which promises to be very heavy as usual this year. There was a basket social and dance last Friday evening at the hall. It was well attended, especially the dance, aud a good time was had gen erally. PINE GROVE Miss Hlanche Aintlee, of North Da kot i, is the guest of Ada Mark. Miss Pierce, of M on moth, is the guest of l.ulu Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. llnlbert Smith and sons l.aw'ence and llieodore, of Mil waukee, Wisconsin, are visiting with C. 11. Sprout and family. Charles Welles returned home last Monday from a stunt visit to Port land, lie attended the exposition and also visited his nephew, Warren, who is farming a few miles west of tho city. WilliMin Kennedy mado a trip to Portland last week. Fred Weygandt, who is sick In the Portland hospital with appendicitis, is rapidly improving, and will soon be able to return home. Miss Mary Mattdux, of the Willam ette valley, started for home this week after a number of weeks' visit with Mrs. Davis. l'arold Cox, of Hood liiver, is visit ing with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Cox. Miss Irene Sproat came borne from Corvallis Sunday. A number of her school mates accompanied her here. Miss Nellie Perry has been the guest of her uncle, Mr. John Kelly, and family of liarrett. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Dethman and family took in tho excursion to The Dalles last Suuday. For every CASH purchase amounting: to five dollars in Dry Goods, Clothing:, Hats, Shoes, we will give 20 POUNDS FINE GRANULAT ED SUGAR for ONE DOLLAR. Prices reduced on Clothing from 10 to 25 per cent. : : : : : 1 00 Pairs Shoes 33 per cent off and a libera! reduction on all shoes except Douglass and Ricalog. Heautiful Brussels Curtains per pair, only ...LACE CURTAIN BARGAINS... $6.25 Exceptionally low our Lace Curtains. prices on $2.00 Not high a in Cur- 4 K per pair tains, for Our lot ;?()-in. wide and long for only per pair .. $5.50 Xotinghnni Cur tains, per pair $7.50 $4.35 Bed Spreads White Beauti ful Designs, $3.00 Spreads ...BEAUTIFUL BED SPREADS... $2.50 $2. $3.50 BED SPREADS Beautiful Designs $2.00 BED SPJtKADS-M frt White Designs for ftiWU ...LADIES' SUMMER UNDERWEAR... Ladies' der Vests- Miinnier I nder 00 and as low as..., f Eoth for Men and Women 10c Union Suits for Summer wear -f 1.2.") and low as 50c Both for Men and Women.) r BARRETT. John Hicks was looking for a bund of Indians to finish picking his straw berries. Suppose he got them, as we saw several headed that way. J. II. Shoomaker and P. O. Sherrieb are very busy men now-a-days, climb ing the mountains aud helping the surveying party on the new ditch sur vey. They cannot do enough, So thoy borrowed a field glass to help thorn see more and better. (ieorge Stranahiin has ofton headed for his at raw berry patch, (leorgo says it is easier to walk up hill than rido a wheel, so he leaves it in tho shade at Kockford. J. P. fiarrott and family spent a few days camping out last week. J. P. looks fresh and trim from tho ef fects of the mountain air, which is very invigorating. C. O. II ill says ho is not president of a railroad, hut tl at he is president, vice president and chief cook aud bot tle washer on the ranch. Not so pleas ant to be alone, so hurry up, O. C. We noticed a buggy pass along our street the other evening overcrowded. and being wishful to know the occu pants, 1 called out. "Hello! Is that you, Mr. C. ?" Then the face was turned so that I could see the young i man and saw it was one of our friends and neighbors. Well, let thine heart i bo merry iu the days of thy youth ! ' CRAPPER. Miss Nellie Perry returned to her home on the Fast side on Saturday morning alter spending several weeks with her cousin, Miss Susie Kelly. Mr. and Mrs. Hiuth Lister and their four children and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lister of t'ronk county arrived at Hood Itiver on Sunday afternoon. Thev are :it present visiting with their sister, Mrs. II. M:u I n in this neiglihorliooil. 1 hey are also accompanied by their nephew. Clarenei' Lister, also of Crook countv. They vvil remain here and feast on Hood l!.vr strawberries for a few days, and 'I, vug' on to I'oitiand ami "take ! in" 'iu' i;i'e.'e-t show on earth. l'riai l.iiu services by liev. O. .1. j Nelson at the selioolhouse, Sunday after- ; noon, at .'! o' clock. The iii-i-t of the strawberry pickers have f hied their tents and returned to their h nies. There were ipiite a num ber in i hi- neighborhood trom the vicin ity ot Ihi nr. They frequently attended the Sun.l.u school and preaching ser vices at the si'hoolhouse. They appear ed to take co' siderable interest in the religions affairs of the community. The ctrawberry season has about closed. The yield was good, the returns were siiti-factorv and tho growers are smiling. ' ii 1 1 in in mil in mwmai i blacksmith nip- JIfl!',,,sftw.,,,ll,1,,te -r - j 11 1 1 1 1 n -i 1 1 in our shop for all kinds of black-smithing, we invite allthose needing work of this kind to call and see us. Wagon making is one of onr lines. Mr. Mullen is an ex pert in this department, andean do anything from the construction of an entire vehicle to the repair of any of its many parts in a manner that will prove ins SKin and thorough workmanship i). is our specialty. Cour teous treatment and with all our work. I'e- Horseshoeing satisfaction is guaranteed w member the firm. LUCKEV & MULLEN, East end of City. 33 0 CSSS32EZE22S 4 f waiiui.ii. i 1776 IlII V II . 1 1 Iu 1 tefe, 1 Jir7 ViJAT.nv UJ if II 1905 fl arrangement Celebrate the 4th of July this year at H.rnm uty.. and be up-to-date aud have a big time Kvery tainmeiit of a nee. Good speakers and in the evenin' lias l ira made for the enter- visitors. Lxcelleiit music in attend- n Grand Display of Fireworks Notice. I To patrons of Last Fork Irrigation company l'KVi water is now due and p:yshle to the secretary at linker A C'o's otlide. ricase call and Iset'le. j U. K. Hone, 'resident. ! Clarke's (Niugh Klixlr j will cure that cough Price is only 25c. j No intoxicating liquors or into.i ;:;tc thctrronnds, as it will be well nfiiceicd. lie prohibited and every precaution eer "c iioi, ir tii'iioeu 01. 1,',. j 1 , 1 j I persons will be allowed on llie use of small rilles will 'ed to avoid accidents. Fire uneties mid soft drink-! s W. H083 WINANS. id Glacier Want ads are Known to Bring Results 1