The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-05-14

so years OF age.
All the leading business and pro-
fessional men Of CoQuille have sign
ed an agreement to support the Uni
versity Of Oregon appropriation bill
at the coming election.
A serious confiagration was mar
rowly sverted in Candy on Sunday.
The house of John Satter was entire
ly destroyed. and the Methodist
Church was barely saved.
About 80 of the Swedish popula-
ton OF Marshfield have returned to
their homes in Sweden. They are
among the older residents of Coos
Bay, and are returning to enjoy the
fruits OF their labor.
The Eugene city council last week
entered into contract with a Port
land civil engineer for the construc-
of the municipal water system, with
the source of supply from Richie
creek and several other creeks 22
miles up the Mckenzie river.
Mayor George F. Rodgers raided
all the card-rooms in Salem last
week In quest Of gambling games,
and found one gambling game in op-
Grafton. This was a poker game in
the cigar store of Charles Pillett, on
State street.
The Albany Band has been pro-
vided with complete outfit of new
suits by the local lodge of Elks, and
will hereafter be known as the Elks
Band. The new equipment Is a
splendid one.
klamath Falls lodge of Masons has
voted to issue bonds to the amount
of $4,000 for the purpose of ac-
Quiring lot and building a Masonic
temple. The bonds will probably be
taken by the members of the lodge.
Charles Giloughly, carpenter
employed In the construction depart.
ment of the Hawley paper mill, OF
Oregon City, fell 20 feet last week
while at work. striking on his back
and received severe, II not serious
spinal injury.
The Monmouth Evaporating &
Canning company has filed com
plant with the railroad commission
that the Southern Pacific has at
tempted to hold up the corporation
In the matter of constructing q
switch for the plant at Monmouth
DR.. @. w. Maston, for 25 years
prominently identified with business
interests of Oregon and engaged
during that period in the practice OF
his profession In this state, whose
death occurred April "a, had wide
experience and was man of strong
personality.
The storage house of the Stand
ard OIL Company at The Dalles was
destroyed by fire Sunday, together
with Its contents. The city fire de-
partment was unable to help, since
the storehouse lay beyond reach oi
its hose. Some slight damage was
done to the tracks of the Great Nor
thern road by burning ties.
The Coast five-mile record wal
broken last week at the special NEE
at the State Fairgrounds under tht
auspices Of the A. A. U. at Salem
The best time was made by Davol
Of the State Agricultural College, hi
time being 28:s9 1-5. The former
record was held by Fred Werner, o
Chicago, and was made August 4
1905, at the Portland Exposition.
Tuesday morning the new city or
dinance of Salem went into effec
requiring that all saloon fronts shall
be open in such a manner that peo
pie walking on the sidewalk ma!
have full and uninterrupted view
of the barroom. Some saloons
had previously complied with tn,
law, a few of them having opened
their fronts two weeks ago. Thu
new ordinance also forbids the salt
of liquor In the restricted district.
Dry weather Is beginning to caus'
mush uneasiness In Umatilla County
Sheepmen have been handicapped oil
their Spring range and In lambin,
this season to large extent. Man!
owners have killed all twin lambs
saving only q single lamb for eacl
eve. Flocks are being driven to thu
mountains three weeks earlier thar
usual. While grain is not damaged
1t is greatly in need OF moisture, ant
every day of present weather EN-
phasizes the need Of rain. Spring
sown grain is specially in need.
w. l.. CASTOR, civil engineer
who was a prominent factor in thu
building of the first railways in thi'
state, died after lingering death a
Portland last week. Mr.. Castor
came west in 1857 as lieutenant o
volunteers sent out by President Blu
chanan to suppress the Mormons
who we're making raids on immi
grant trains as they crossed thu
plains. Later he was detailed fol
service on the immigrant road from
Fort Hall to Fort Walla Walla, t.
suppress the Indians. He made thu
first railway survey from Marysville
Cal, to Portland, and had charg'
cf the transit personally from Jack
aanx,tIla 30 DartIapA