The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-09-10

committee of Marshfield and Rose
burg citizens, who rode on the spe-
cial train with him from Roseburg
to Eugene, last week, that he would
Immediately send a man to Coos Bay
to investigate conditions there. IL
he could be insured per cent inter-
est on an investment of s5,000,000
for 10 years he would order the road
built.
Seven alarms In IL hours; a col
lision between a streetcar and chemi-
cal l. resulting In injuries to two
firemen. the manning OF a valuable
horse and the wrecking of the ap-
paratus and the sensational fall from
the top OF hose tower OF fire-fight-
er overcome by headache remedy,
is the record of one OF the most stren-
uous days in the history OF the Port
land fire department.
John Caples. a retired merchant
OF Forest Grove. last week received
conscience" money from a man liv-
ing In a small town in Washington.
Over 3b years ago, while conducting
q store In the town from whence the
money came, Mr.. Caples sold the
man dollars worth of goods and
failed to receive the coin. At this
date the man sends 81 to mako
amends for his delay.
The government telephone line
from Starkey. through the mountains
OF Whitman National forest, by way
of the North Powder lakes to Cable
Vile, is completed and In good work.
Ing order. This new line gives the
forest supervisor at Sumpter direct
communication with the lakes. Sheep
Ranch, Starkey, Hilgard, Lehman
Springs and all points between there
and Pendleton
While feeding clover into huller
last week, the crutch under the plat
form on which Walter Berward was
standing gave way and he was pre-
cipitated to the ground, one leg be-
Ing mangled in the huller and the
other broken. Mr.. Berward Is so
years old and Is a wealthy farmer
In the vicinity Of Verboot. Last year
he was a candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket for the legislature. His
condition is critical.
Frank l.. Perkins, of the city staff
of the Portland Evening Telegram,
sustained an injury to an eye as the
result of an accident at Berlin. He
returned from hunting trip, and In
cleaning his gun took bottle OF
ammonia from a shelf in the house
where he was staying. The ammonia
was old and had been In warm
room. and when Perkins was opening
the bottle 1t exploded. His left eye
was filled with the liquid. He came
to Lebanon for treatment and physi-
clans believe they can save the sight.
The Railroad Commission has noti-
fed the Oregon Railroad and Naviga-
tion Company that hearings will be
held to investigate grain rates in
Eastern Oregon The first hearing
will be held at Wasco. Sherman coun-
ty, on September %, at which time
the rates on the Columbia Southern
railroad, or shaniko branch, will be
Investigated. On September 2S a
hearing will be held at Pendleton and
the rates Investigated on the main
line, the Elgin branch, Pilot Rock
branch and Washington division.
Claud Kelsey, an s-year-old boy OF
Huntington, while playing with q
loaded brass hotgun shell, last week
was seriously wounded when the
shell exploded. He had placed the
shell on a block Of wood and driven
It In as far as possible, then taking
q nail and putting 1t on the cap
striking 1t with hammer, The shot
penetrated his left hand and right
leg above the knee, also the stomach
Unless blood poison sets In the boy
will recover.
Mrs. s. A. Yoakan, the State Dairy
and Milk Inspector, will have charge
of the dairy exhibit at the state fair
About $500 was appropriated thi,
year to assist Mrs. Yoakam In heI
work. The machinery will be placed
in separate pavilion where the sep,
arator and other dairy appliances
can be in full operation. There will
be milking machine demonstration
The condensed milk factories have
promised fine exhibits and there will
be butter from creameries and dairy
ranches throughout the state.
A party of Silverton young people
met with serious accident Friday
evening while returning from dance
at Mount Angel. As they were goins
down a steep incline in the road, We
hicle and horses were turned over
The driver was rendered unconscioui
for q few moments, but the other
members of the party escaped with
out injury. One OF the horses sus
tanned a fractured shoulder and was
killed by the owner. The vehicl,
was almost entirely ruined and tn,
damage is estimated at 5000.
Silatz Squatters Ousted.