The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-04-02

iue puohC school Dullolng at Ores
ham Is to be increased In size by the
addition OF four more classrooms and
an assembly hall.
The city election OF Eugene will be
held on April 6, and will be devoid
OF interest excepting in the First
Ward. where there is opposition.
Business done at the Salem post
ofice for the year ending March 81
entities the Office to rank in the fir It
class, with several thousand to spare.
In drilling a well at the residence
OF George Breeding In Eugene the
drillers encountered artesian water.
The flow has not diminished since 1t
began.
The Senate committee on COM
merce- has reported favorably Sena-
tor Fulton's resolution directing the
Secretary OF War to survey and sub
init an estimate for the improvement
OF Hood River.
Investigation has disclosed the
fact that there are so PRECINCTS in
Lane county. and, therefore, the
nominating petition Of II. Robertson,
candidate for Railroad Commission
er, Is valid.
The Chamber of Commerce Of AS
toria has sent a communication to
the City Council asking that fire
limits be established and the con-
struction Of no more frame buildings
be permitted In the business section
Of the city.
Ole Hamilton. who is accused of
having murdered Julius Wallande at
Silver Lake. is now under suspicion
OF having put An end to George Mes
sner, with whom Hamilton Is known
to have left Silver Lake last sum-
mer. Hamilton is still at large.
Vivian French, son OF the late
Josiah w. French, and cashier of the
Wasco Warehouse Milling Company
of The Dalles, was seriously injured
Saturday by falling from the rapid
ly moving eastbound local train, sus-
tanning what Is feared are fatal in
juries.
One Of the largest industries in
Baker City that was affected by the
recent panic. Is soon to begin opera
tions again and will give employment
to several hundred men. The South
Baker Lumber Mills will resume op-
erations as soon as enough logs can
be secured to insure steady run.
Settlers are arriving at Hermiston
the headquarters of the Umatiila ir-
rigation project, so rapidly that all
kinds OF buildings are now used as
temporary dwellings. The Eastern
Oregon Independent Telephone Com
pany is rushing work on the new
telephone exchange in that town.
1t Is understood the Oregon Rail-
road Commission will sustain the
complaint of the Portland Chamber
of Commerce against the o. r. C N
Company and will issue an order this
week requiring material reduction
in class rates over the main and
branch lines of that road throughout
the state.
About 20 citizens of Pendleton
have made a tender to the Northern
Pacific for the purchase Of railroad
lands under the government project
at Hermiston. The same point Is In
volved as In the Southern Oregon
land for which $3.50 an acre is
rendered. The Hermiston land is
worth 800 at the present time.
Rainier will soon be supplied with
an abundance Of water for all pur-
poses. tho laying Of the pipes for the
new water system having been al
most completed to the city limits.
The crews are working in town at
present digging the trenches for the
piping, which is being laid almost as
fast as the trenches are completed.
Water for Are fire purposes will be
in abundance within two weeks.
C. T. Oliver of klamath Falls.
who has just returned from the ter
minus of the California Northeastern
railroad, reports that the construc-
ton forces have been greatly in
creased lately, and that the men are
distributed along the route all the
way from the present terminus at
Bray to four miles this side of Dor
ris. The steel gang Is putting down
rails at the rate of 5000 feet a day.
and all work being done Is OF the
most substantial character.
Through the Joint efforts OF the
klamath Water Users Association
and the Klamath Chamber of Com
nerce, and the personal requests OF
vi thdl oN'tiohb q boii wy
of the Klamath Basin will be made
by a corps of soil experts of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. It is also expected that an
economic botanist will be attached to
the survey. who will give particular
attention to the plants indigenous
to that locality.
silverton-Fire originated In Gra-
ham & Welty's meat market Friday
morning and entirely consumed the
building and contents. A strong
wind was blowing and It looked for
a time as II the entire north part OF
Water street would be ruined. The
Heather building, occupied by Will
liam Earnings saloon, ]. d. brakes
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