The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-04-09
Incoming stages over the Bray and

Pokegema lines have been carrying
full loads for several weeks to Klam-
ath Falls. Nearly all those coming
in are homeseekers and looking for
farming land.
A May day fiesta is being planned
by the students OF the University OF
Oregon. A May pole will be erected
on the campus. and the usual exer-
cises will be held. The election OF
a May queen is now in progress.
The County Court at Astoria has
contributed $500 to the funds OF the
promotion committee of the Chamber
OF Commerce to be used for advertis-
ing purposes Five hundred dollars
has also been set aside for an exhibit
at the State Fair at Salem.
The special election held in
Roseburg Friday on the question of
bonding the city in the sum of $685.
000 for the purpose Of paving and
otherwise improving the streets, re-
suited in an overwhelming majority
for the issuance of the bonds.
Clark w. Carnahan, Collector OF
Customs for the Port of Astoria.
died at the hospital In that city Fri
day evening, after a few days illness
with an abscess in the ear. He was
operated upon Wednesday night and
never recovered consciousness.
The twelfth annual session of the
Oregon conference of the United
Evangelical Church, which closed on
Saturday at Dallas, was a most sue
cessful one. Bishop II. B. Hartzler
of Harrisburg, Pa, presided, and 23
ministerial and lay members of the
conference were present
The County Court at Oregon City
has granted franchises for telephone
mutual farmer lines to the Mount
Scott Telephone Company for line
from Lents over Mount Scott to
Happy Hollow and the Monitor Mu-
tual Telephone Company for line in
road districts Nos. 81, So and AZ.
The city bond issue of Medford
for the acquisition of a water right
and construction of a pipe line to
conduct water to the city from Was
son Creek Spring. at the base of
Mount Pitt. Is miles distant from
Nsdford, was voted upon Friday, re-
sulting in a majority Of S72 In fa-
vor of the issue.
The 2-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Hull was SO severely
burned at the family home near
Crawfordville Friday that she died
soon after. The child was playing
with her 4-year-old brother, when
they lit piece Of paper at the stove
which caught her dress on fire, re-
sulting In serious burns.
At a meeting held at The Dalles
Friday night at the Commercial Club,
1t was decided that the city will be
represented at the rose show in Port
land by a float. The float will be
decorated with the products OF the
vicinity and will be one of the fea-
lures OF the spirit OF the Golden
West parade.
Climatic conditions during the
past winter have been exceptionally
favorable for all farm crops and the
present fair weather Is considered
ideal for fruit The cold spring has
kept the fruit trees back, thus pro-
tecting them to large extent from
danger of injury from frosts and late
rains. Farmers expect large fruit
harvest
An industrial train for the benefit
of farmers will be run by the o. r.
& N. Company through Umatilla
county some time In May. The pur-
pose is the same as 1t was in the
Palouse country, the object being to
discuss with farmers the wisest meth
cd OF soil treatment SO as to do
away with the present summer fal-
low plan and raise crop each year,
An attempt to burn down the
United Brethren Church on East
Morrison and Fifteenth streets, Port
land, last Friday was detected by
Mrs. II. c. Schaffer, wife of the pas
tor, who succeeded in putting out the
blaze. Some one broke open a win
dow in the rear of the building, and
after having saturated the window
sill and the floor inside with kero-
sene, applied a match and ran away.