The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-08-13


ty's holdings was filed at Hillsboro
last week, when a contract for the
sale OF 1900 acres in Washington
county and Gao acres in Tillamook
couD.y was sent for record by L. b.
Menefee of Houston. Tex.
In attempting to steal ride on an
early morning Southern Pacific over
land, last week at Salem, young
man whose name is supposed to be
M. Craig was knocked off the top OF
a passenger coach by trolley wire
and fell to the ground, suffering In
juries from which he cannot recover.
The Portland police are looking
for Albert Nelson, of Hood River,
who Is supposed to have run away
from his home and taken refuge in
Portland to escape arrest on charge
OF bigamy. Besides wife In Hood
River It is alleged that Nelson has
another wife and child In Kalama,
Wash
Adjutant-General w. e. FINER has
announced the officers who Will have
charge of the Oregon team at the Ma
tional rife competition. Major F. b.
Hamlin, OF Roseburg, will be team
coach; Captain Sam White. OF Baker
City, spotter; Lieutenant Eugene
Moshberger, OF Woodburn, range Of
ficer.
Six palms, as large as can be safe
ly brought from California to Ore
gon, have been ordered for the new
Southern Pacific depot at Eugene, by
the promotion department OF the Eu-
gene Commercial Club. They will be
shipped all ready to put into their
places on the big cement platform
of the new station.
At a meeting of racehorse men
from Portland and various parts oil
the Willamette Valley, held in Al
bany last week, an organization Waf
formed to be known as the William
ette Valley Fair and Racing Circuit
The new circuit is composed OF the
following cities: Albany, Eugene
McMinnville, Portland and Scio.
George Sutherland, city marshal Of
Clatskanie, deputy sheriff Of Colum
bia county and one of the proprie
tors of the Grand Central Hotel, O
that city, was shot through the sid'
last week and dangerously injured
Mr.. Sutherland went to the city res
ervoir to shut off water. In stoop
Ing over his gun fell from his pocket
discharging when 1t struck.
To travel 1000 miles from st. Au
gustine, Florida, to Pendleton, II
meet the man of her choice and thel
to be married to him at l o'clocl
in the morning. was the unique ex
perience of Miss Edith G. Rantia
daughter of the chief of police OF tn
Oldest city in the United States, las
week. The lucky young man Is Jess
B. Burrell, a photographer of thi
city.
A deplorable accident happene
last week, whereby Mrs. Emm
Hughes right hand was blown on b
the explosion of giant tirecrackel
Mrs. Hughes took the tirecracker ou
in the yard in front of the house an
in the presence of her children an
. neighbors, lighted a match ana ~
1t off. Mrs Hughes Is widow an
has two young children and herse
to support. She Is 27 years old.
The 1908 wool clip Of the Baldwi
Sheep & Land Company was sold la'
week at Shaniko at private sal
George Abbott, representing the Bo
any Worsted Works of Passaic, wa
the purchaser Of the entire clip, al
gregating 250.O00 pounds. The o.
, act price paid was not made publi
but 1t Is understood to have bee
about 16 cents. This clip Is one
the largest west of the Rocky Moui
tains and has a we'll established re-
utation for quality among deale'
and manufacturers.
!, Topeka, Kaa., Aug. ll,-Hear
Independence party is planning
put a full state ticket in the field
Kansas by means of petition co
, tainng the names of $500 voters.