The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-08-27

Petition for New Road.
Tillamook-Fred C. Skomp has
filed a petition with the county court
In favor OF a new county road which
would bring this city within So miles
Of Portland. A. present 1t takes the
citizens of Portland 80 hours to got
return mail from Tillamoek. BY tsis
route, Mr.. Skomp contonds. the Gov
ernment would save $1,000 each ysAr
on its mail.
Courtney Green, the young man
who Is serving a life sentence for
completely in murder, having been
sent up from Lane county about ten
years ago, was allowed to visit his
mother, last week, who is In a dy-
ing condition In Salem. The old lady
Is in destitute circumstances and has
long been county charge.
There is a dearth of rabbits all
over Crook county. Two years ago
the rabbits were so plentiful one
could almost go into the sagebrush
and knock them over with a club,
but now they are rarely seen. The
disappearance OF these farm pests Is
attributed to incubation performed
by the Government near Madras two
years ago, the contagion rapidly deci-
mating the rabbits.
At public mass meeting in Prime
vile last week, called to consider
subscriptions toward the building of
the proposed Central Oregon rail-
road, from Prineville and Bend to
Madras and Shaniko, 1t was the sense
of the meeting that should Shaniko
be finally selected as the outlet, $780,
900 should be subscribed at Prime
Vile; otherwise, 100000 for con-
nection over the Cascades or down
the Deschutes river to the Columbia
The late Captain Roswell H. Lam
son, in whose honor one of the tor
pedoboat destroyers under construc-
tion has been named by order Of
President Roosevelt, was the father
of r. B. Lamson, member of the
Portland Water Board. The only
surviving daughter of the distin-
guished naval fighter, Mrs. Helen
Lamson Crary, resides at Mayfield,
Cal. Following the close of the Civil
War, Captain Lamson resigned from
the navy and removed to Oregon, To-
eating in Portland, where for many
years he was clerk of the United
States court. He died in 1904.
The southern section of Gillian
county was visited by electrical
storms and a downpour of rain and
hail last week. which put a stop to
all harvesting operations. Lightning
fell on the Charles Helm place, on
Beecher Flat, and the big combined
harvester could hardly be stopped be-
fore the persons became aware of the
great danger. While embarrassing
the 26 horses one of the harvest
hands was struck by lightning and
knocked down. Emma, the 14-year-
old daughter of Mr. Helm, who was
aiding In getting the horses into the
barn, was also knocked senseiess for
a short time.
Two million dollars will be spent
by the Hartman interests In build
Ing the new line into Central Oregon
II the project Just announced by Mr..
Hartman is carried to completion.
II will be about 1870 miles long.
Work of construction on the new line
will be commenced about December
/, according to those In position to
know. The completion of the new
Central Oregon line Is matter OF
perhaps a year. The track should
be completed In time for the next
crop season, and Mr. Hartman has
intimated that he will build about
100 miles of new track year In
future until all the north-and-south
and east-and-west line mapped Out
In this state are completed. II Ii
predicted the new line into the In.
terror will follow the Deschutes river
from Its mouth, 1t being thought that
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ing the territory sought to be tapped
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat-Track prices: Club, SSc
red Russian. SIC; bluestem. 92c
Valley, SSc.
Barley-Feed, $24.50; rolled
| $27@2S.
oats-No. 1 whito. $26.50; gray
s26.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette Valley
fancy $14; do. ordinary, $l1; East
ern Oregon. $3.50; mixed, $l3
alfalfa, s11.
Butter-Extra, SOC; fancy, Csc
choice, 25c; store, lSc.
Eggs-Extra, CSC; firsts, 2S q 25c
seconds, 81 22c; thirds, 15@ zoe,
Hops-1907 crop. 4Q5c.
Wooi-Valley l40151gc; 10
Eastern Oregon. SQ16c. as t
shrinkage.
Mohair-Choice, 1SMl9c,