The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-03-26
OREGON NEWS IN BRIEP.

capital stock was fixed at $4,000.
The second annual convention of
the school officers of Linn County
was held in Albany last week.
The Engene Commercial Club will
take a census of the city this spring.
Ihe State census of 1905 gave Eu-
gene population of 5000.
State Grange Organizer VOORHEES,
has organized a new grange at Iry-
Ing with a membership of 45 on the
charter. 1t will be known as Irving
Grange.
The Washington sheepmen who
brought their ilocks into Oregon from
Washington last season without COM
plying with the Oregon laws con-
cerning Inspection and dipping, were
nned 500 in the Circuit Court at
Pendleton last week.
Schwartzschild & Sulzberger, the
biggest independent firm of meat
packers in the United States, will
build packing plant In South Port
land costing $1,000, 900 II the council
will permit the establishment to be
located within the city limits.
While a clerk was engaged in
sweeping the floor at Culver's cigar
store in Roseburg coin sack con-
tanning $27, that had just been re-
moved from the safe and laid mo-
mentarily on billiard table, was
stolen by some unknown person.
W. G. Chase, a member of the
lower house of the Legislature OF
1907 from Coos and Curry counties
has filed his petition with the Secre-
tary of State declaring his candidacy
for denomination on the Republican
ticket for the same Office.
The Senate public buildings com.
mittee has reported favorably on
Senator Fultons bill appropriatins
$4,000 for public building al
Albany, and authorized favorable
report on similar amount for q
Pendleton building.
When Colonel w. F. Butcher oi
Baker City arose the other morning
he found that his trousers, which he
had laid on chair by the side oi
his bed, had been removed and q
search disclosed them on the bach
porch with $50 missing from them.
P. A. Worthington, representing
the Oregon Eastern Railroad, hal
filed at the United States land Of
fee at Burns the amended maps of {
railroad survey and location through
Malheur and Harvey counties. Hi
presence gave rise to much talk o.
early construction.
Roy Collins, electrician in charg'
of the Portland General Electric sub
station at WAGON, on the Oregon
electric line, touched live wire ant
received a shock of $1,000 volts o
electricity. He was severely burned
on the face and arms and rendered
unconscious for time.
George A. Doris, G. S. Williams
F. E. Dunn and A. c. Woodcock. al
substantial citizens of Eugene, hav
Incorporated the Asparagus, CheTr,
and Walnut Company, with a capita
stock of $4,000. They purchased
last fall, the old "Dicky" Robinson
farm, seven miles north of Eugene.
After being locked up all nigh
and celebrating for II hours, tn
Jury In the case of the State of Ore
gon against Louis A. Krosche
charged with violation of the loca
LIQUOR law at Albany, reported l
court that an agreement was impos
sible and was discharged.
Peter Christensen of Oregon Cit
had narrow escape from ueatn
falling Is feet from the second fioo
of the beater room of the Crown
Columbia Pulp & Paper Company
mill. He struck on his head on q Pill
of soft pulp, and this was the onl
thing that saved him. One leg wa
bruised and his head was badly Gu
The most enthusiastic mass NEE
ing ever held in Roseburg occurre
Friday night, when 500 represents
tives of the city assembled to hes
Tom Richardson deliver an addre'
upon improvements and progress
the State of Oregon. At the concl'
s,ou of the speech $6,400 was raise
for advertising purposes.