The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-05
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Mr.. MOOdy,s EXPLANATION

Mr.. M0Ody's explanation
The transaction on which the charge
arises relates to the final payment to de-
positors OF The Dalles National bank at
The Dalles, Or, of which Mr.. Moody
was an officer. The department al
Washington had declared the final div
idend and sent letters TO the depositors,
addressed to them at The Dalles, notify
ing them that the final dividends had
been declared. Numbers of the persons
to whom the letters we're addressed did
not live at The Dalles, and the postmas-
Ter asked Mr.. Moody to assist him in
finding their addresses. This he did.
There remained some letters addressed
to persons whose addresses were not
known, among others one to Mrs. Con
roy. Upon inquiry, Mr.. Moody learned
that she lived in Albina. The day of
the presidential reception last May, the
letters having come the day before, Mr..
Moody came to Portland, called up Mrs.
Conroy by telephone and notified her
that the final dividend had been de-
Glared. He made an appointment to
meet her the following morning at her
residence, but, being at the presidential
banquet that night, he did not arise in
time to see her before catching the train
back to The Dalles. Upon reaching
this place he phoned her, excusing him
self for being unable to keep the APP
pointment. She replied that she would
be in The Dalles in few days and asked
if she could get the money there. He
told her "No," that the money was in
Washington. She said she was disap-
pointed, as she was closing up some
business in The Dalles and needed the
money, and asked Mr.. Moody if he
could procure it for her. He replied in
the negative but informed her that the
First National bank of The Dalles had
formerly taken up some OF the certifi-
Gates, but was not doing so at that time.
Upon her request, however, Mr.. Moody
asked the bank if it would cash her GER
tifcate, and the bank agreed to do so.
Mrs. Conroy went to The Dalles and
called upon Mr.. Moody, and at her re-
quest he calculated the interest on her
certificate, which she assigned to the
First National bank, and secured writ
ten request from Mr.. Moody to the bank
to pay her the money due. Some time
later in the day she met Mr.. Wilson,
who had been receiver of the bank, and
he informed her that she had not re-
ceived the full amount due her. Mr..
Wilson went to Mr.. Moody and informed
him that Mrs. Conroy was not satisfied,
and Mr. Moody told him that as the
bank had not been anxious to cash the
certificate, he had no doubt it would re-
turn the certificate and take the money
back. This was done the same after
noon.
MIR. Moody opened the letter which
was addressed to Mrs. Conroy, in her
presence, and gave her the receipt which
it contained for her to sign. This she
did. She then took the receipt, mailed
it to Washington herself, and received
the money in due course OF time.
At his own request Mr.. Moody APP
peared before the grand jury and ey-
planned the entire transaction and his
part in it, as has been set forth above.
DR.. w. T. Rowley, physician, and his
brother, DR.. A. +. Rowley, dentist, with
their father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. b. Rowley, have located in Hood
River with the intention OF making their
permanent home here. For the present
they are located in Mrs. Rogers house,
Just west of the school house. Both
doctors are graduates in their respective
professions from the University OF Mich
igan. DrS. Rowley expect to be located
on the hill after the middle Of Decem-
ber, where Contractor l.. d. Boyed is
putting up building for them. Dr.
w. T. Rowley will put in stock Of
drugs, notions, etc.
]. III. Mi r, who came to Hood River
three years ago from Lewis county,
Wash, has concluded this country suits
him all right, and has decided to remain
permanently. Mr.. Miller has 400 or 500
young apple trees just coming into bear
ing. He expected to have about 10 boxes
this year, but instead sold over 90 boxes
at $3.50 net, His farm is in the East
Side apple belt, just this side of Sears &
Porter's.
Big vegetables have been received at
this office Of late, but it remained for
+. c. Rogers to beat them all. lie
brought in beat that beats the record.
1t was lrJwn in his garden at Belmont.
1t measures 20 inches in length and IL
inches in circumference, and weighs l6
pounds. Who can beat it2
F. 7. Miner has sold his house and
lots on the hill TO a. f. Lane, jr.; con-
sideration $3.50. Mr.. Miner will move
to his place on the East Side. lie has
20 acres in the Pine Grove district
which lie will improve by setting 10
acres to orchard in the spring. He is |
now building house, and expects to
get n owed into it by the last of shis
week.
o. A. Rinehart and family have re-
turned from Northern Idaho, where
they have been part OF the summer.
Wednesday they went TO Cla'ska9i