The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-11-07


and stone act, it is more difficult to pros
ecute fraudulent mineral entrymen, but
adequate steps have been provided tc
investigate each alleged mineral entry
and in cases where timber is being cut
; from alleged mineral claims upon which
no mineral exists prosecutions will
follow.
The opinion seems to prevail in the
department that if the local land offices
are innocent OF all collusion, they have
been decidedly negligent in not detecting
evidence of fraud long before they be-
came apparent at Washington and were
confirmed by investigation. While the
precautionary steps being taken will
save to the government hundreds OF
| thousands OF dollars in timber lands, it
will yet temporarily retard the tim ber
development of the state, as bona fide
entries will be suspended along with the
| others.
A rather serious runaway accident oc-
Cured last Saturday. While CA. Lean
ing, Walter Leaning, and U. &. Dyer
were coming down the hill by the A. g.
Wright place, where recent rains had
made the roads veryslippery, and the wag-
on crowded upon the team which became
unmanageable and started to run, throw
ing the driver, G. A. Leaning, out upon
a pile of rocks when part way down the
hill, badly bruising one of his legs and
cutting his face in numerous places,
Walter Leaning and Mr. Dyer remained
in the wagon until the bottom OF the
hill was reached, when they hurriedly
left the vehicle, in company with the
spring seat, as the horses rounded a
curve. Mr., Dyer sustained fractured
wrist when they landed, but Walter had
nothing to complain of except that a
large amount OF soil became very much
attached to him. The team ran until
it reached the timber this side of j. |.
Miller's where they distributed the wag-
on over considerable portion of Chas.
Rathburn's place and were found un-
hurt shortly afterward by Voyl Lindsay.
j. K. Binns brought the victims Of the
accident to town where they received
proper medical attention, but they will
| be unable to work for some time.
Runaways seem to be coming into
fashion. Sunday evening, so we are in
formed, G. G. Smith and Henry Fuller
started with lively team for Belmont
to attend church. At the top of the
hill they managed in some way to break
a tug, and turned around to drive back
for repairs. Coming down the hill the
lads lost control of the team which at
once proceeded to give them an enter
tainment worth the price of admission
They came down the hill like toboggan,
unloaded the passengers between sta
tions and broke all the rules OF good
railroading by making complete wreck
of the rolling stock. The young men,
fortunately, were unhurt save a few
abrasions ofthe cuticle on that part OF
Mr.. Fuller's anatomy that the tonsorial
artists charge Is cents to renovate, and
there being irresistible attractions in
the pleasant neighborhood OF Belmont,
the gentlemen, learning lesson OF eau
ton from their experience, hied them to
one of our livery barns, ,and selecting the
most sober, quiet, old family driving
team in the stable, with gait like a
plow team, once more started-to
church.
A pointer indicating the value of Hood
River property is the deal made by q.
S. Smith this week, when he traded two
acres of our wberry land and $75
! for the j. j. Miller ranch of 80 acres,
on which is an orchard of 300 bearing
fruit trees, four and five years old, and
which is situated in Klickitat county,
Washington. Mr.. Smith is to be con-
graduated on thus securing good piece
of property which will eventually make
him fine nome. We understand he
intends to move over soon and identity
himself with the Klickitats. Auf VIE
dersehen, George.
Every gets to go hunting except
the poor devil, but then people think
there is no rest for the wicked. This
time it was Burns Jones, A. G. Staten
and Mr.. ..oozier, who took weeks hunt
up in Sherman county, and rounded up
whole wagon load (?) of geese. If all
of them were as fine and tender as the
one Mr. Staten seut the p. d. for his Sun
day dinner, there was world OF good
chewing in the bunch they captured.
The p.d. extends his thanks to Mrs Staten
for his specimen of the genus anas Cana"
densis.
Did you see the snow on the hills
across the Columbia last Monday morn
ing? Ii you didn't, it was because you
didn't happen to look in that direction
for there was plenty OF it there and it
lasted most of the day. This is gentle
reminder that winter is near at hand
and that we should make our prepara-
tions without delay and be found ready
Later-You didn't have to look over in
to Washington to see snow Thursday
morning. This time the hint was
brought home to US with greater force.
Two young ladies of this community
have taken unto themselves compan-
ion to comfort and cheer them on their
journey of life and the remarkable part
of it is that, being twins, they have
both chosen the same one and expect 10
live happily together hereafter. The
young ladies are Misses 0rpha and
Audry Markley and the fortunate one is
a handsome piano. Congratulations are
in order, and it is hoped that their
friends may ever be able to testify to
the harmony produced by the happy
union.
Order of Washington.-All members
of the order are requested to come out
Saturday evening. Bring a hand-out
with you. Comrade Rogers has secured
the use Of fine phonograph for the
entertainment of the members, and it
will be worth coming in to hear. He
has full programme of new pieces, and |
the machine is one of the best in the
country.
II. NJ. Wood spent few days of last
week on his old stamping ground near
Corvallis. He is committing on his |
homestead there and will soon have his |
patent. He reports that part of the
country as being prosperous and pro-
gressive. The towns, especially Corval- |
lis, are doing great deal of building, |
which shows that ours is not the only |
community that's thriving.
There was serious accident in the |
family Of j. f. Hanna last Monday. |
One of the little ones suffered broken |
leg. The services Of DIR. Dumble were |
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