The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-11

John Leland Henderson receive
word last week of the marriage of hi
son, Edwin A. Henderson, to Miss Laur
Dwyer of Olympia. Both young peopl
were students together in the Olympi
high school, and have pretty little re
nance in their wedding in that they lei
school and we're married before any on
was aware of it. Mr.. Henderson is
native of Washington. He is 81 year
old and we'll known in Hood River. II
served a full term enlistment in Co. K
99th United States infantry, and sa,
active service in the Philippines Mr.
and Mrs. Henderson are residing a
Whatcom.
H. F. Davidson of the Davidson Frui
Co., who returned last week from a triI
to Ogden, Salt Lake, Helena, Butte anc
Seattle, reports good outlook for Hoo
River strawberries. The markets ar
all anxious to take more Hood Rive
berries, provided they are strictly frs
class. Fruit dealers speak we'll of las
years pack, but say the quality of thu
fruit was not up TO the standard. Mr.
Davidson reports that California will
have a large crop this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Clelland anC
daughter Cora were up from University
Park to attend the funeral of Miss Flor
ence Cox. They returned Sunday &C
companied by Miss Ethel Cox, who will
remain for time in Portland. Burnett
Duncan and M. V. Rand were also up
to attend the funeral.
The Congregational people of Pine
Grove will meet at the Pine Grove
chapel on Friday of this week (Feb. .12),
at 2 p. m., to consider the feasibility Of
organizing church. Rev. HI. Hersh.
ncr will be present. All who are inter
ested are cordially requested to be pres
ent. a.tE 4a
At the meeting OF the Women Of
Woodcraft, last Friday night, after the
regular routine of business and the in
itiation of new member in the mys-
teries of Woodcraft, committee of three
unveiled grand surprise and enter
tanned the circle for about two hours.
Mrs. S, A. Knapp went to Portland,
Wednesday morning, to spend couple
of weeks learning the latest millinery
ideas.
The meeting of the prohibition alli-
ance set for last Monday was postponed
until next Monday.
Mrs. B. +. Belieu, who has been quite
sick for the past two weeks, is improv-
ing slowly.
b. F. Belieu was in Portland during
the week, where he went to figure on a
building.
Aud Winans was Portland visitor,
Wednesday.
Mrs. Scobee is home from The Dalles.
Norman Williams Held for Murder.
Norman Williams was arrested at Bel
lingham, Wash, Monday morning, on a
telegraphic request from Sheriff Sexton
at The Dalles, stating that he was want
ed there on charge of numbering two
women at Hood River four years ago.
Williams was indicted 80 days since
by the federal grand jury in Multnomah
county for completely in United States
land frauds, and is now under $4,000
bonds. While in Portland month ago,
pleading to the indictment, his wife
died at Whatcom, OF strychnine poison
ing, but whether taken with suicidal
intent is not known.
At the time Williams was indicted
by the federal grand jury it was hinted
that he was also wanted on the charge
of numbering Miss Alma Nesbett and her
mother, who occupied adjoining claims
to the one he is accused of defrauding
the government of in the Mount Hood
settlement. Details of Williams sup
posed crime are that Williams and
Miss Nesbett we're friends in Omaha,
Nebraska, and came West together.
They took mp homesteads at Mount
Hood and lived on adjoining claims
for about a year. Miss Nesbett's mother
then came out from the East One
dark, stormy night in March, 1900,
Williams engaged rig at Hood River
stable for the purpose of driving Miss
Nesbett and her mother supposedly to
their homesteads about IL miles from
town. The trio disappeared in the
darkness, and, according TO reports, that
was the last ever seen Of them.
Long after that letters from friends
and relatives in the East poured into
the Mount Hood post office, and this led
the officers to believe that foul play had
been enacted, as it went to show that
the women never returnd home. Will
liams neighbors had such strong suspi-
cions OF him that he was forced to leave
the country. The people of that neigh
borhood havo anything but compli-
remarks for Williams.
According to a report in the Orego-
nian, very damaging evidence has been
secured against Williams A searching
was made of the premises,
resulting in the discovery that the
ground under an old chicken house had
been broken. Digging, the searchers
found the well-defned walls OF a grave
two feet wide by six feet long, the ground
giving evidence of having been disturbed
within few months. At the depth OF
seven feet several gunny sacks were
discovered clotted and stiff with blood,
and two large punches Of human hair,
also blood-stained, one bunch gray and
the other black, answering the descrip-
tion Of the missing women's hair. A
broken dish with hair clinging to the
edges was also in the grave. Nothing
further was found.
With these evidences of the crime he
feared, Mr.. Nesbett returned to Hood
River and swore out the complaint be-
fore District Attorney Menifee. 1t is
his theory that Williams, becoming
about the suspicious ex-
pressed concerning the Nesbetts' where
abouts, and fearing that his premises
might be searched, moved the bodies
within a year to another hiding place.
FARMEBS TURN 1T DOWN.
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