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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-04-12
AS TO PENNELL CASE
Result Of Inquest Into the Cause Of
Their Deaths.
Is NOT DETERMINED.
Justice Murphy Unable 10 Decide as
20 Whether the Fatal AutOmo.
bile Plunge Was an Acct.
deaf or Premeditatcd.

Buffalo. April 1.-THE inquests In
20 the death OF Arthur Pencil and
Mrs Penueil before Justice Murphy
Friday did not throw any light upon
the Burdick murder mystery ana did
not show whether Pencil and his
wife committed suicide or were killed
by accident on March 10. when their
automobile plunged into Genres quar-.
~ The inquest began at o'clock
and was ended By the reading OF Jus.
tice Murphy's verdict
Thos Penny, who has acted as at
torney for the Pennell family since
Arthur Pencils death. declared that
SO Tar as he was aware. nothing In the
papers left by Pencil. would throw
any light upon tho murder OF Edwin
Burdick. when questioned regarding
the alleged dcialcations by Pcnnell.
Mr. Penney declined 90 answer
Frederick pcnnell brother of the dead
lawyer and administrator of his es-
tate. who has possession OF most OF
the papers. was out uf the city and
Mr Penney informed the court that
be did not know where he was OF
when hc would return to Buffalo
Evidence that would show dsi1Ica-
ton would simply Dee cumulative
said Justice Murphy after the cyi
deuco was ail Boo "Nu stronger mo
tive could De- proved than has already
been brought ont here but proving
motive does not establish suicide
The court IS prepared to announce its
findings Judge Murphy then IgI.y
cred his verdict as follows.
= find and certify.
THAT Arthur r Pgnnell came 90
his death on the tenth Iay of March
1903 as a result OF injuries received
while r.dlns Boz au automobile. he
said automobile r'une.ne from an en-
haubmgut into Genres stone quarry
That . cannot Ief.rm Ha fau the
evidence submitted whether such
plunge was accidental 0r designed
That Carrie lam. T.ruaI came fo
her death an a result 0. fbe a.d
piuuge % the automobile into the guar
-.
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FOUR FATALLY HURT.
Result OF Fight in a saloon In a Tow,
la ohio.


la ohio.
Athens April lin a fight at
Jacksonville. twelve miles north OF
Athens, four people were fatally shot
and one seriously shot
The fight occurred IN the saloon
whore Mrs Skro,sky Is proprietress.
shortly after Z o'clock a crowd as.
semblgd in the saloon for an evening
OF card playing and drinking There
were four men sitting at talde
engaged Zoo O friendly game for the
drinks Tinkham and Hoblett as part
ners were playing Riley and Cochran.
who were badly beating their COM
paniOns Presently Tiukham threw
down his cards declaring he had been
cheated. and romlrkIug anElly that
while he could not play with cards
Dc could play with q revolver He
pulled hIs revolver and his three COM
pau.ons followed suit and the four
began to shoot at each other at arms
length a dozen shots We're fired and
when their weapons were cmptIed four
men three dying lay In pools Of blood
while Mrs Skortsky. shot through the
hreas, accidentally. lay behind the
bar dying
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j. wv. Bats
REAL ESTATE
a c E N T
FOR SALE.

B.1os County Land Iaet
FOR SALE.
About i0i acres located one mile
from court house, - acres In cultiva-
tion aud balance in pasture. Fenced
with Gwircs. Price $4,000.
About ore and one-quarter acres
near scho1 house IN southeast part
)f town. Snail ..,W cottage, tenant
house aud veil on premises. Price
1850.
Six room house and two lots Of
ground located four blocks from
main Street. Brick cistern on pre-
misses. Price 1880.
One quarter block near Allen AGA
DENY. East front. Price $4,000
Terms easy.
One half Of block near Allen
academy. Price $4,000.
Lots near school house at slOO
each.
About ~ acres Of land on south
Side OF town, good new i-r0om house
with we'll cistern and out-houses.
Price 500.
4-room house, with pantry, hall
and two galleries. Tub cistern. bor-
ed we'll stable and garden. LOcat-
ed blocks from Courthouse. Rents
for 81 90 per month. Price $4,000.
One-Quarter block aud good broom
house, garden. orchard and neces-
sary 0uthOuses; located IN good
neighbOrbood IN northern part Of
town. Price f525.0O.
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n.tln.n b, lhn rnntLr.

Rome April 1.-THE pope received
Mousiguor Veccla secretary 0f The con.
grcgatlon of The propaganda. who sub
mitied the nance 0f RE Rev John j.
GlaunOu. coaIIut1r bishop of Kansas
City Mo. for C1adiui0r archbishop 10
ST. Louis NO. and DO Itey Henry Noel
Ter bishop of Columbus 3D.. as c1.al.
tutor archbishop 0' Cincinnati o.
which tho p0uud ratified
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-04-12

Chicago, April H. Members Of
board OF election commissioners and
Chief Clerk R0wpll were adiudeod
guilty by Judge fiauccy of contempt OF
court In opening and counting ballots
cast Tor Lorimer and Dmburrow ln
Sixth Congressional district Ia viola
ton of injunction issued TO restrain
such action and fined 800 each. They
refused f0 pay fines and an order was
entered Tor commitment 10 county iall
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-04-12

L1wt0n OEa NHrH TI.H
territory F Mart rH- "
found him guilty off tHa ."..
thur bnnmH.H um lH' a.". ... ...
imprisonment Young Uu.WUIu
In company with hls father ur Do
blossom. was crossing fb. ra
earn near WauriLa during tha .I.
ing. Au appeal Wil probably E..
ed Tor.
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Csarina In Good Health.

81 Petersburg April 1.-THE 70.
port circulated IN Paris that the car.
Ina Us suffering from porltonls Is not
true She is ln perfect health and
leaves here for Moscow with the
Gar.
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SHAVING PARLOR

DORSEY & BELMONT, Props
First-class Holland Cold llTH0
sho " or aud Vapor On 10
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sioner Of our little city, still lives, moves
aud has his being. Pat Williams and
Jim Cluhoc were mere boys of about
10 or l2 years. All the rest have gone,
faded before the breath of the white
man, as the mist before the morning
sun, and in the dreamland of their
happy hunting grounds chase the red
deer from his lair as in days of old.
ORIGIN OF THE NAME "DoG RIVER"
In the early part of June, 1854, N.
Coe, with his son, E. F. Coe, accom-
panied by William Jenkins and his
brother-in-law, Nathan S. Benson, ac-
quaintances of ours from Auburn, New
York, left Portland for Hood River.
Hood River was originally known as
Dog river, and obtained its name in
the following manner. l can not give
the date of the occurrence, though |
conversed with a man only few years
ago who was one of the party. A band
of cattle was being brought down from
The Dalles and reached the river at
dusk. The cattle were driven across
the river, while the party camped on
the east side. In the night heavy
rain storm came up, and in the morn
ing the river was too high to cross.
The rains continued for number of
days, and the party ran out of food and
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| ing down until the immigration was
all in, when they took all the stock
they could get to winter for a stated
price per head. Mr.. Laughlin had
about 100 head of horses and the same
number of cattle of his own, and about
200 head of cattle to herd for others
DIR. Farnsworth had about 100 alto.
gether.
Some time in October they engaged
a fiat boat to take the families and sup
plies down the river, the doctor going
down with them. Mr.. Laughlin, with
two hired men and the DOCTORS 16-
year-old son, drove the stock over the
trail. The boat made the run down
and landed where the ferry landing
now is, in one day, while the stock
took two days to make the trip. After
driving the stock across Dog river, Mr.
Laugblin and his men Joined the fam
lilies in camp, and the next day crossed
the river by fording with OK teams.
Mr.. Laughlin located on the Coe
place and built small log cabin. Ow-
ing to the lateness of the season and
the serious illness of his eldest son,
James, who had typhoid fever, he hast
ened to get shelter over bis family,
DR.. Farnsworth took more time and
built a better and larger cabin on the
place afterwards known as the jenkins
place.
Everything now seemed propitious
to the making of happy and permanent
homes. But short time elapsed until
q very heavy snow fell. l have no
date but know 1t was In November, and
much of the snow remained on the
ground until March. The cabin was in
the edge of beautiful grove of medium
sized fir trees, and all of the cattle from
far and near made their way to that
grove. There were several men down
near Mitchell's Point herding over 500
head of cattle, and they all came up to
the Laughlin cabin.
STARVING CATTLE CRUSH IN CABIN DOOR.
No one who has not witnessed such
q condition can imagine what it was
like. They came In the night, and all
crowded around our poor little cabin,
believing and horning each other, un-
til 1t seemed as If pandemonium had
broken loose. On looking out, there
appeared a sea of heads and horns as
far as the eye could reach. They broke
in the door several times. The family
were terrified, as it seemed as If the
walls would give way. Mr.. Laughlin
fought them away until morning, when
he tried to drive them off, but they
were all gentle animals and came to
the grove for shelter. Our own cows
came to US for protection and all the
rest followed. Mr.. Laughlin felled
trees to make large enclosure to keep
them away. When the storm abated
he sent an Indian with a message to
those men to come and take their stock
away. But the men abandoned the
stock and went to their homes at the
Cascades.
The cattle stayed in that grove until
every one died. All of DIR. Farnsworth's
and all of Mr.. Laughlin's but IA head
also died. At that time there was
WIFE OF FIRST SETTT ER IN
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quite deep ravine running from just
below the spring down through the
grove. By spring that ravlne was full
of dead cattle.
After Christmas, DR.. Farnsworth be-
came discouraged, so he and Mr.. laugh
lin felled a large fir tree, dug and burn
ed and hewed out very large canoe,
in which he loaded everything he
had and drifted away from Hood River
forever.
This left Mr. Laughlin's family very
forlorn. They had a winter of strug-
giles and hardships. With the help of
Indians whom he hired he felled trees
to make corrals to separate the weaker
cattle and try to save some II possible,
hoping from day to day for a chinook
wind. Finally -four gave out. Then
he hired Indians TO go TO the Cascades
to buy some. They were gone for
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02

were compelled to kill oldTowser, the
dog. My mother, Mrs Mary w. Coe,
objected to the name, and as the
stream had its head in Mount Hood,
she proposed to call it Hood river. This
name was thought very appropriate
and was adopted by every one.
have no written data to set the ex-
act day of the departure of
the party from Portland, only
remember little circumstance that
occurred the day before they left, when
Mr.. Jenkins brought to our house a
little brown cornucopia containing II
nice ripe cherries, for which he had
just paid 25 cents. So concluded that
1t must have been early in June.
The party were more than pleased
with the country and decided to make
their homes here. They returned to
Portland for an outfit, and Mr. Jenkins
sent for his family and another brother
in-law, James Benson, and then all
hands returned to Hood River to pre-
pare homes for their families. On
what has Of late been known as the
Coe homestead they found small log
cabin, erected by Judge Laughlin, in
1852, and Oh the land selected by Jen-
kins, house had been built by DIR.
Farnsworth at the same date as the one
built by Judge Laughlin.
Previously to our selection of Hood
River as our future home, our folks had
decided to start in the mercantile busi-
ness at The Dalles and had had bill
of lumber sawed at the Cascades for
store building. This lumber was sent
to Hood River, the old homestead was
built of it, and in September my moth
er and | came up from Portland. We
we're all domieiled in the old Laughlin
house, as the new house was not COM
plete but was finished so that we moved
in before the rainy season set in. The
house was no palace, though much
better than out of doors. There was
no ceiling nor cloth or paper; no par
titions; only one large room 20x40,
The winter, however, proved to be a
remarkably mild one, SO we managed
to live very comfortably.
OTHER SETTLERS ARRIVE FROM THE EAST.
In November, Mrs. jenkins and her
brother James NJ. Benson arrived from
New York, making a very acceptable
addition to our little colony. We had
brought with us a sufficient supply of
WOMAN WHO NAMED HOOD
RIVER
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aOur, pork aud beans, but vegetables
were scarce and high, We having to de-
pend upon our kind neignbors across
the Columbia for them. These we had
to bring from the landing on horse
back, rs we had no team. Our supply
of candles gave out early. as we had
heen able to obtain but a few. We
then resorted to tallow dips, but this
supply also gave out, and our last re-
sort was pitch pine torches. This soOn
became an unbearable nuisance, as it
covered everything with SCOT, which
got in our food and bed clothes; in fact
we could have successfully posed as a
band Of Kentucky negro minstrels. So
We gave up the idea Of light and sat
Continued on sth page.l
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HOOdRiyer5OYe YearsAgO
By H. c. coE
White Mans First Winter Here-Hardshps Endured by
Laughlin Party-Midnight Flight From In
dians-Leaves From an Old Diary.

HOOD RIVER has just passed the
"A half century mark of its first settle
ment. The ranks Of those hardy pio-
neers, who alone can tell the story of It's
earliest settlement, are being SO rapidly
decimated by the Great Destroyer that
very soon the last of these forerunners
of civilization shall have crossed the
dark river and passed into the great
unknown beyond.
Those of you who now, with wonder
ing friends, as you pass from farm to
farm, point with pride to the magnif-
cent orchards that are scattered every
where; as you pass the steepled churches
and overhowing sehoolhouses, can little
appreciate the vast wildness-the utter
loneliness that surrounded the pioneer
settlers of this lovely valley. For lovely
it was, even in its solitude Deer, bear
and elk roamed at will through the
park-like forests; cougar, wolves and
coyotes were in plentiful evidence /;
grouse and pheasants we're found in
abundance, while the streams we're filled
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02

tember 8, 1888. Removed to Rochester, N
Y, when a boy, travelling by OK team all
the way. Was married to Miss Mary White
in 1926, and removed to Hunda, N. Y,
where he remained until he came to Ore.
gon. He was twice elected to the state leg
islature. In 1851 President Fillmore ap-
pointed him special postal agent for the
territory of Oregon, which then included all
the territory lying north of California to
the British line and west of the Rocky
Mountains Removed to Hood River in
1854, where he died October II, 1868.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02
WantAd-

A man 10 make good money for himself in
the next few weeks, A man who understands
pruning fruit trees preferred. Call at
HANNA'S GROCERY.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02


with trout and the river with salmon.
Nature was indeed lavish in her animal
and plant life that could be used by the
pioneer for himself and his herds.
But when winter came with its dreary
SHOWS and storms and he was unable,
work however hard he may, to provide
sufficient sustenance to properly care
for his dumb beasts, then anxiety hovered
over the pioneers home; he eagerly
watched the sunset skies for the first
signs OF the coming west wind that
meant warmth and strength to his fam
ished stock.
Summer, came at last; his
herds became sleek and round as they
fed upon the nutritious grasses, and all
nature seemed to smile upon him. But
anon distant rumors chilled his blood
They came nearer and nearer, until an
Indian war in all it horrors was upon
him. The sickening, monotonous beat
ing of the war drum, the yels of the in
furiated savages, the blazing walls Of
his neighbor's home-all these have
been the experience of the early pioneers
of Hood River.
lam under many obligations to Mrs
Elizabeth Lord, daughter of Judge Will
liam G. Laughlin, the pioneer settler of
Hood River, for very graphic and
thrilling account of their awful
winters experience in our valley. You
who, these winter evenings, sit by your
comfortable firesides, the room flooded
with electric light, let your thoughts
wander back to the horrors Of that
dreadful winter just half century ago.
Imagine ii you can the little log cabin
almost buried in snow, and surrounded
hy hundreds of starving cattle; the des-
perate fight for life itself, the sickness,
hunger and cold within, and then tell
me if you can the quality and number Of
joys that paradise should hold to requite
the pioneer, even in part, for the priva-
tions he has undergone.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02

And wagon repairing attended 10 promptly at
my shop on the ML Hood road, south Of town.
Good work at reasonable prices.
sepl7 G. A HOWELL.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02
n. COe Builds First Permanent Home

N. COe Builds First Permanent Home.
In the following article on the early
history of Hood River | have to depend
largely on my memory from our ar
rival here until 1858, when our family
record begins, to which | shall refer
freely. OF that little band of pioneers
who came to Hood Riverin 1854, James
NJ. Benson of The Dalles and myself
are the only ones living. Mrs. Phila
Burt (nee Jenkins) died IN Los Angeles.
about eight months ago, at a ripe old
age.
William Jenkins, with his son Wal
ter, was drowned at the mouth of Hood
river In 1864. Nathaniel Coe died at
the homestead in 1858. Mary w. Coe
died at Hood River in 1898. n. S.
Benson died in Auburn, New York, in
1869; Charles G. COe at Hood River in
1872; Eugene +. COe in Portland in
1898; and L. w. COe in San Francisco
in 1898.
The only landmark left of these early
days is the old Coe homestead, ON State
street in this city, picture of which is
here given. OF our Indian friends.
uCatA1 oit ~ NuoSc Nho Mcft Oiu enough
to take an active part in those days
have passed over to the happy hunting
grounds. A notable exception is old
John Slibinder, whose picture Is here
given. He must now he close 10 his
centennial year aud is still hale and
hearty old man. After an intimate
acquaintance, lasting nearly half CEN
tury, can truthfnlly say that | never
knew a more honest, truthful or up
right man, black or white, than old
Slibinder II never wavering in his
friendship TO the whites, ever risking
the anger OF the hostiles during the
trnublous times OF the Indian war of
1856. Charlie Copiax, another Indian
friend, still lives on his farm In the
Yakima Indian reservation, and old
George Kinney, the self-inflicted PEN
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02
First Winter Spent in Hood River.

FlTSl W lhttT opthb III HOOu hiNtTs
BY MRS. ELIZABETH LORD.
Hood River was first settled by Will
lam Catesby Laughlin and his wife,
Mary Laughlin. Both of them were
born in Kentucky. They moved to
Illinois in 1882; were married and
moved to Missouri in 1S40. They
crossed the plains to Oregon in 1850,
lived in The Dales two years and
moved to Hood River in The fall of
1852.
Having accumulated quite a number
of cattle and horses by trading with
the Indians and immigrants, Mr..
Laughlin decided to locate on n good
range and make home for himself
and family. DIR. Farnsworth, an old
friend aud family physician, having
arrived from Missouri early in the sea-
son, they concluded to settle at Hood
River then called Dog river. Mr.
Laughlin had looked the country over
and thought it the lOveliest spot on
earth. However they delayed NOV
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02

Lot and ii-room hJuse for sale cheap for
cash. A good cellar aud free water. Apply 20
ale A. FULTON, Hood River.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02
Water 8 Light Notice

All water and light bills are payable at the
Hood River Electric Light, Power and Water
Co.'S office from the LIST TO the 10th Of the
month, In advance.
oSltf \. G. EVANS. Manager.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02
Wood for Sale.
For Sale.

I'D Ficks Of pine wood from large trees. II
sold by April -, any or all q it at 50 cts rick.
AID r. ". ANGUS.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02
Government Land.

l can locate hOme-seekers on government
iand-gOcd fruit land, with springs: some
with water 10 irrigate. easily cleared; u 70 Is
miles from Hood River; near county road.
MI T.. q. MILLER, Hood River. or.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02
BuggV for Sale.
BIacksmithinp

A secondhand Buggy for sale CHEAP. Al
lly 10 ffl1l r. r. ERWIN.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02
Barber Shop,

On the Hill,
S. C, JACKSON, Proprietor. viii
do picture framing in connection. Room
holdings and all kinds ofpicture and window
glass constantly on hand, Call and see sam
Piles OF wall paper. Phone 1888.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02
For Sale.

Ten acres for 500, 3 or @ acres Of Il as good
fruit land as there is in Hood River valley;
Onequarter mile from post Office and school,
near river and railroad Inquire Of
ais NJ r NOBLE,
Eruulrfnn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-05-23
Eating at Bedtime

Eating at bedtime was formerly
considered very injurious; but al
the present time it is favored by
come OF our best physicians, es'
pecially. for ,nvalids who are
troubled will, sIeeplessness. Food OF
a simple kind will induce e'eep. Tue
sinking sensation felt by those Who
cannot sleep is often simply call
for food, while wakefulness Is often
4 symptom Of hunger. Crafty this
desire and you will soon fall asleep.
Tie feeble will be stronger at dawn
II thew partake OF light food before
oo;np to bed. Some twelve or
fourteen hours lie between supper
and breakfast. and by that time tue
fuel Of the body has become ex
pended. When prolonged wake
fitness attacks ns and our Thoughts
90 hitber and yon, and We have no
more control over them than over
the wind, the wisest thing to d" IS
at . craker Or a cold biscuit, or
anne bread and milk; give tile
stomach something to do, and this
oil, draw the surplus blood from
the brain, and YOU will fall asleep
County Gentlemen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-05-23

BY virtue of a writ of seizure and sale
from the honorable the aforesaid court
and to me directed, bearing date April
Is. 1903
will proceed to sell at public euc-
ton, Mt the front door of the Courthouse,
in the town of Covington. Louisiana on
SATURDAY. May 80, 1903. between
legal sale hours, the following de-
scribed property. to-wit:
A certain portion Of ground, together
with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, situated in the town of
Vaudeville, St. Tammany Parish, La.
described as lot in square No. ), on a
plan or Brangier, surveyor, dated Jan.
Is, 1884, and comprised within Lake,
Claiborne, Clausel and Foy streets less a
portion of ground taken from the rear
portion thereof, heretofore sold by ..
+. Vallett, (former owner) by an act
of indenture, registered in the office of
the Parish of st. rammany. on the 3ru
day o. Sept. 1888, said portion of ground
measures 40 feet in depth and front on
Claibon street, by depth and front Of
1913 feet on Foy street, American meas
ure, more or less, Of which 0. F. VAL
lett was owner or proprietor on the 18th
day of March 1899.
Seized in the above entitled SUIT.
Terms of sale-cash, with the bene-
fit CT appraisement.
T. E. BREWSTER, Sheriff.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-05-23

Mrs. HELEN Moornan VS.. Vaudeville
Yacht Club-No. 212.